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Oak Park to charge for grocery bags Measure, taking effect in 2018, charges 10 cents for paper or plastic By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Oak Park Board of Trustees has strengthened an ordinance that charges a fee for single-use bags at local businesses. The so-called plastic-bag ordinance — approved as one of the last issues considered by the outgoing board of trustees in April before three new trustees were sworn in — made charging the 10-cent fee voluntary. Advocates for reducing the use of single-use bags said the ordinance approved by the outgoing board was “toothless” and argued that businesses would choose not to participate. The ordinance approved unanimously by the board on Aug. 8, requires that all retailers with storefronts over 5,000 square feet charge patrons 10 cents for both paper and plastic bags. The goal is to reduce the use of such bags because of their impact on the environment. The 10-cent fee will be split between the retailer and the village; the village’s portion to be used for environmental sustainability initiatives. Nick Bridge, chairman of the village’s EnSee FEE FOR BAGS on page 13
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FIRST CRACK: Early birds quickly browse through books in the hallway before going into the cafeteria on Friday night during the 47th Annual Book Fair at Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Book fair still charms despite changing culture By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
Charles, a retiree from Northwest Indiana (he declined to give his last name), seemed to have an epiphany as he stood in the west mall on the campus of Oak Park and River Forest High School last Friday, waiting for the doors to open for the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library’s
47th Annual Book Fair. “A lot of book collecting has to do with waiting for another collector to die,” Charles said. “The books of the dead often wind up in a sale like this. But the trouble is I’m finding fewer and fewer books. I’ve realized that people are now waiting for me to croak so they can get my collection. I’m no longer the hunter. I’ve become the hunted.” The hunt nowadays isn’t quite what it
used to be, according to nearly a dozen fair volunteers, booksellers and individual collectors who were interviewed on the fair’s opening night last Friday. Compared with past years, the lines of people waiting outside for the fair to start aren’t nearly as long and the donated books aren’t as numerous — signs that may be See BOOK FAIR on page 14
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West Suburban Temple Har Zion Presents “With strong, pitch-perfect pipes and a stage presence built for Broadway, Midwest native Dame continues to be a gem in the city’s vocal jazz scene.” Time Out Chicago
“Elaine sings standards with old-school insouciance, bringing plenty of rhythmic oomph to the swing she generates with her band. But her devotion to classic jazz aesthetics doesn’t prevent her from mining gold from more contemporary sources—she makes agile vehicles of songs by the likes of Richard Thompson and Joni Mitchell.” Peter Margasak
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River Forest park board near vote on Depot renovations Trustees likely to act at Aug. 14 meeting By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter
River Forest’s park district commissioners are likely to take action on the proposed $782,056 renovation to its headquarters at The Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., at its next meeting on Aug. 14. The board discussed the renovations at its July 31 special meeting but did not take a vote, according to Michael Sletten, park district executive director. Instead, commissioners asked for a few clarifications. If the board approves
the plan on Aug. 14, construction would start in December and finish by June 2018, in time for summer camps. District operations and programming would shift to other sites during the construction, possibly District 90 schools or the River Forest Community Center. “At this point, no decision has been made,” Sletten said. “They asked a couple of additional follow ups on information about the space.” Commissioners are deciding on a new first floor plan which would free up more space for activities and programming, including a new 750-square foot space. Programming space would now be ADA accessible, too. There would be a revamped lobby as well.
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A coal shoot on the southwest corner of the building is being removed, Sletten said Aug. 7. Initially, the district drew up plans to keep the shoot as a “cost saving measure,” but Sletten said it was later determined to be cheaper to take it out. According to Sletten’s memo, district staff would have to relocate during construction, and may shift to vacant apartments directly north of The Depot, across the parking lot. As reported by Wednesday Journal at the time, the park district has worked for several years to find space for expanded programming. In 2015, there were rumors of construction of new administrative offices attached to The Depot, freeing up space inside.
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Pie bakers face off for contest Do you think you have what it takes to be the top pie baker in town? Now’s the chance to show them what you got with the Oak Park Farmers Market’s inaugural pie-baking contest. The Pie Bake-Off will take place at the farmers market – held every Saturday in the parking lot of Pilgrim Church, 460 Lake St. – from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 2. Judges will pick the winner based on taste, appearance and creative use of farmers market ingredients, according to a press release from the village of Oak Park. The deadline for pre-registration is
State’s in tizzy but RF schools sitting pretty
Even as uncertainty over public school funding roils Springfield, River Forest’s elementary schools will not only open on time, with money in the bank, but District 90 just announced that Moody’s has further upgraded its bond rating. The district now has an Aa1 rating from Moody’s, meaning its obligations are “of high quality and subject to very low credit risk.” “The district is gratified to receive this upgraded high quality bond rating,” Supt. Ed Condon said in a press release. “The rating reaffirms District 90’s efforts to develop and implement sound fiscal policies and practices.” With a strong local property tax base and only five percent of its overall fund-
Aug. 22, and contestants can submit entry forms at the farmers market or via email to novackgottshalls@bellsouth. net. Contestants must be at least 16 years of age. Registration for the contest is free. The village notes in the press release that only 15 entries – which will be selected using a lottery system – will be allowed to participate. Winners will receive a ribbon and merchandise gift from the farmers market. More information is available at www.oak-park.us/farmersmarket.
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ing reliant on Springfield, River Forest elementary schools will open as planned on Aug. 24. While the Illinois legislature approved a state budget July 6 political battles over school funding continue between the legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner. In May, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1, which launched a new statewide school funding model intended to lessen funding inequities between wealthier and poorer districts in Illinois. Rauner issued an amendatory veto Aug 1, in part due to his claim that the bill provides a bailout to Chicago’s public schools. Lawmakers can now override Rauner’s veto, agree to his revision or the bill dies. The first payments to local school districts are due Aug 11. “Recent media reports are alerting the public to the alarming fact that state funding from K-12 public schools may be in jeopardy this year due to the lack of a state budget,” Condon wrote in a letter to parents earlier in the summer. “Due to decades of strong community sup-
port, sound fiscal policy and responsible financial management, District 90 is fortunate to have the resources to weather the current budget crisis.”
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Rogals named Journal staff photographer Alexa Rogals has been hired as the new staff photographer for Wednesday Journal and its three companion neighborhood publications. Rogals is a Chicago-area native and currently lives in Oak Park. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Rogals has previously freelanced for the Journal and other area publications. She was also a staff photographer for the daily in Farmington, New Mexico.
Her hiring was announced by Claire Innes, editorial design manager, and Bob Uphues, senior editor. Innes said the strong and varied portfolio presented by Rogals was persuasive, but more compelling was her energy and enthusiasm for community journalism. Rogals succeeds William Camargo, who left the Journal to pursue art and photography interests in his ALEXA ROGALS native CaliforStaff photographer nia. In addition to Wednesday Journal of Oak Park & River Forest, the independently owned Oak Park-based company also publishes the Forest Park Review, Austin Weekly News and Riverside-Brookfield Landmark.
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BIG WEEK Broadway Babies
New Open Mic Night Monday, Aug. 14, 7 to 9 p.m., Buzz Café: Join The Traveling Mollys. Sign up at 6:30; at 8:00,, see featured readers. BYOB,, $$5 suggested g donation. More: 708-524-2 708-524-2899. 905 S. Lombard, Oak Park Park.
Sunday, Aug. 13, 3:00 p.m., Open Door Theater: Hear favorite Broadway songs originally sung by favorite leading ladies, including “Anything Goes,”“Into The Woods,” “The Sound of Music” and more. $20. Tickets: opendoortheater.net, 708-386-5510. 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.
Money Management for Seniors By appointment, Oak Park Township Senior Services: Residents of Oak Park and River Forest with limited incomes can get help managing their finances, including bill sorting, budgeting, and more. Sponsored by the Illinois Department on Aging. Contact: 708-383-8060, oakparktownship.org. 105 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.
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Friday, Aug. 11, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Park Art League: Stop by the reception for “Heat” on Friday evening or enjoy the exhibit through September 1 that is an homage to heat in any iteration - subject matter, materials or tone. Info: 708386-9853. 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.
Weekdays through Aug. 30, Oak Park Township: Oak Park property owners wanting to appeal their property tax assessment can get free help from the Oak Park Township Assessor. The Cook County Board of Review accepts appeals through August 30. The local assessor’s office helps identify comparable properties and prepares evidence. Appointments: 708-383-8005. 105 S. Oak Park Ave.
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Quidditch Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2 to 4 p.m., River Forest Public Library: ary: Learn the wizarding world’s favorite rite sport. No need for a Hogwarts letter; er; open to Grades 5 and up. Wear closed-toed toed shoes. Registration required: riverforestlibrary. restlibrary. org, 708-366-5205. 735 Lathrop. athrop.
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to noon, River Forest Public Library: Get up close to a real fire truck and police car. Weather permitting. All ages with a caregiver. Info: 708-3665205. 735 Lathrop.
By Appointment, Oak Park Fire Departments: Keep your babies and young children safe with free child safety-seat inspections. Bring vehicle owner’s manual and car-seat instructions with child seat(s) to be inspected. No drop-ins; to schedule, e-mail: carseat@oak-park.us. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Main Library: For fiction writers of all types and genres, read a story, poem, or novel chapter and receive feedback from others. More: oppl.org. CALENDAR EVENTS 834 Lake St., Oak Park. ■ As you’ve likely noticed, our Calendar has changed to Big Week. Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, 4 p.m., Pleasant Home: before it needs to be published. We This play reflects on Amish culture and the can’t publish everything, but we’ll limits of compassion. A co-benefit with do our best to feature the week’s Oak Park Festival Theatre. $22. Tickets/info: highlights. pleasanthome.org, 708-445-4440, oakparkEmail calendar@wjinc.com. festival.com. 217 Home Ave., Oak Park.
Writers’ Word Feast
See it Before it’s Gone: “The Amish Project”
F & Fifteenth: First Open Mic Night Tuesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., L!VE Café: Tue Writers, ssingers, poets and spoken word artists are welcome at this twice monthly event. Specialty drinks (21 (21+ entry) and DJ keeps everyone grooving between acts. $5 in advance. To perform, sign up in person or email info@livexclamation.com. More: 708-434708-434-5478. 163 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.
Makin’ Music: Bluegrass Jam Makin Sunday, Aug. A 13, 1 to 3 p.m., Trailside Museum: Come aand make a simple musical instrument or brin bring your own, then join in a bluegrass jam ccircle. Everyone invited to play or listen aat this free event. Inquire: 708-366-6530, ttrailside.museum@cookcountyil.gov. 738 Thatch Thatcher Ave., River Forest.
Frank Lloyd Wright Minecraft Monday, Aug. 14, 4 to 5 p.m. Idea Box, Main Library: Create your own structures on unique build sites. Images from the library’s Special Collections inspired FLW MinecraftEdu World. Grades 5 to 8. Register: 708-452-3420, childrens@oppl.org. 834 Lake St.,
Elaine Dame Trio Sunday, Aug. 13, 3 to 5 p.m., West Suburban Temple Har Zion: Hear a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on what would be her 100th birthday. The trio will also perform jazz greats from the American songbook. $25, adults; $20, student/seniors. Tickets: wsthz.org/cal.php, 708-366-9000. 1040 N. Harlem Ave., River Forest.
Family Garden Workshop Saturday, Aug. 12, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wonder Works Children’s Museum: Join master gardeners from the University of Illinois Extension for a discussion about herbs and spices. Children’s crafts afterwards. Workshop covered by general admission, $7. Info: wonder-works.org, 708-383-4815. 6445 W. North Ave., Oak Park.
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silly man in a top hat, hopelessly attempts to climb upstairs after a long night on the town. Each move is punctuated with improvised ragtime piano accentuating every misstep, every spin around a lazy-susan-style table, every slide down a banister, even rolling up in the carpeting that previously covered the steps. In the cool August evening air, popcorn bags rustle as 2-year-olds to teens to seniors giggle at the antics on the screen, enjoying a pastime from yester-century. Oak Park’s Pleasant Home is showing Silent Movies on the Porch for the fifth summer. Each August, Friday evenings are reserved for a form of entertainment that is hard to find elsewhere. Typically, 100 chairs are put out, an old-fashioned popcorn machine set up, and a baby grand moved out to the porch of this 1897 landmark building, once a private home, now owned by the Park District of Oak Park and home to the Pleasant Home Foundation, which provides programming such as this. This year’s films range from a magical 1898 Georges Méliés short to Charlie Chaplin’s last film, “City Lights,” from 1931. Other films include cinematic greats Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle, and Laurel and Hardy. And there’s a Felix the Cat animation as a bonus. Pleasant Home Program Director Sarah Najera screens many silent films and selects them to represent a variety of talent and styles from that long-gone era. She believes the offering fits well with the house. “John Farson built his home to open it up for entertainment,” she said. “The second owners, the Mills family, stipulated that it be part of the community when it was sold to the park district in 1939. Showing these films is also relevant to the era of the house when it was used as a home.” The Kennedy family from Chicago, including Kendra, Chris, and daughters, Augusta, 21, Cray, 19 (also a Pleasant Home intern for five years), and Francis, 17, block out their calendar in June and have rarely missed a movie night since the program began in 2013. “When you see this at a historical home, it comes alive,” Kendra said. “It’s been edu-
cational. We’ve learned about the different artists. And it’s a family tradition.” Adding to the ambiance and overall enjoyment of the films, is the live piano accompaniment performed by Tom Holmes, actuary by day from Chicago, who has been playing at the event since its inception. When silent films were originally shown, keyboardists used scripted music, which were applied to all chase sequences, villain appearances, and love scenes, and they would improvise the rest. Holmes, who started playing piano in second grade, and improvising as soon as he was given music to practice that he didn’t like, composes and improvises almost all the music for the films shown at Pleasant Home. “I watch and decide if it is characteror scene-based and write based on that,” Holmes said. “It’s incredibly rewarding to take inspiration straight from the film. I have a plan and then react to the audience and improvise. If they are still laughing, I will still play funny music. I just run with it.” Laughing along are some of the youngest members of the audience. Four-year-old Alexandra Mendiola is attending for her second year with her dad Eliazar. Tagging along this year are 2-year-old Alexis and mom Melissa Vonhatten. The family splits their time between LaGrange Park and Bloomingdale. A self-described film buff, Mendiola looked for a venue showing silent movies to attend with Alexandra last summer and finally found a fit in Oak Park. “It’s great sharing this with her,” he said. “It’s amazing to have the piano accompaniment. She loved it and was laughing and laughing.” People come from all over to join in the fun — as far as away as California in one instance. The 100 seats often sell out. But locals fill the seats, too. One Oak Park resident surprised Najera after some Chaplin movies were shown from his Mutual Studio days. “A man came up to me and said he just watched three films he never saw,” she said. “He teaches film at Roosevelt University and has written a book about Charlie Chaplin.” Now Larry Howe introduces the Charlie Chaplin films whenever he’s available. Although not available on the first Friday this month, Chaplin did make an appearance — as the carouser trying to climb his own stairs at 1 a.m.
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Mississippi draws FitzGeralds
ill and Kate FitzGerald bought a very small, red brick bank in Lynxville, Wisconsin. Population 132, except on the nights they stay over, sleeping in the vault. Then the population reaches 134 in the Mississippi River town just north of Prairie du Chien. Since then, the Fitzgeralds have bought an old clapboard house, fronting the river. They’d admired the ramshackle place in nearby Ferryville for 30 years and when they saw the auction sign out front, they went after it. Not before Bill surreptitiously entered the place to sand a spot of the hardwood floor and happily found either old pine or Douglas fir. And that is how their attention started to shift from FitzGerald’s, the iconic music club on Roosevelt Road that Bill started 37 years ago. “Something happens as you get older and your mind just goes to it,” said Bill on Monday as we sat under a tent on the Roosevelt Road FitzGerald’s “campus,” or maybe it is a “compound,” of three carefully tended three buildings. And these days more of Bill’s mind is on the river. More of his time, too, as he often heads solo up north to work on the house, to be on the Mississippi. He shows a picture of the basement and points out what he thinks are wellturned posts from an old town-facing front porch. That might be the clue to what will be a wide new porch, this one facing the river. Over time, it will take shape. That, it turns out, is how the slow decision was made that it was time to sell FitzGerald’s. While they have a real estate broker in place and it was quietly on the market, they weren’t planning a public declaration until the fall. But the announcement of an interim step with Bill handing over the all-important booking of bands to a younger fellow,
Donnie Biggins, led to a call from an intrepid Trib reporter, Oak Parker Steve Johnson. And that led to a front-page Tribune story that has shaken the rafters of the old Deer Lodge. Bill describes the response as “like a bomb got dropped.” Kate says of her reaction, “It makes you feel a little nauseous.” While the publicity has led to constant phone calls from passionate fans and friends, “depressed” musicians, and a good number of imagined future FitzGerald’s owners, the pair caution, “We’re not done yet. We just offered it for sale. We don’t have to take something.” It is clear they want the music to continue, though they know things will surely change with any new owner. Even with Biggins just booking the bands, Bill happily expects the mix of musicians to change, to get younger. But in any sale, they don’t want demolition. They don’t want a row of townhouses. “We’re very proud of what it has become,” says Bill, understating FitzGerald’s core place in Chicago’s live music world. “Bill wildly underestimates his value to FitzGerald’s,” says Kate, who first appeared on the scene 27 years back when she was hired as a waitress. “I don’t see anybody bringing in a horse for a Zydeco band. Or painting the place red, white and blue. It’s just not normal. It’s whimsical.” Bill says musicians like to play the club because it “is less corporate.” That gets a laugh from Kate who says, “It’s the inverse of corporate.” They play here, she says, “because they don’t have too many places where they have a close relationship with guy who owns the place, does the booking, buys the beer.” Still, the Mississippi beckons. Bill, nearing 65, says, “I’ve fallen under the spell of the place.”
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Albion opponents lay out concerns, problems
Opponents plead with Oak Park Plan Commission to reject the tower By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Park residents got their first chance to speak out against the proposed 18-story building by Albion Residential at an Oak Park Plan Commission meeting last Thursday night at village hall. Residents, the Park District of Oak Park, representatives from Oak Park Festival Theatre and others urged the plan commission to reject the proposal, arguing that it would damage the adjacent Austin Gardens, increase traffic downtown and hurt the aesthetics of the area. Opponents have sat through two meetings since the plan commission first began hearings on the proposal, which entailed tree, wind and traffic experts from Albion – mainly stating that the project will have little impact on the surrounding area – and testimony from proponents of the tower. After at least one more meeting this week, the plan comTWIN TOWERS? Oak Park resident and Albion opponent Joshua Klayman argues that the proposed Albion building mission will send a nonbinding recommendation to the Oak in Oak Park (left) resembles this building by the same architect planned for River North (right). Opponents urged the Park Board of Trustees for consideration. That board will ultimately determine whether to allow the project. Oak Park Plan Commission to reject the proposal at a meeting on Aug. 3. Dozens of residents had signed up to testify against the proposal over the last few weeks of plan commission meetings. Jan Arnold, executive director of the park district, told did not have any tree or wind damage to trees in Austin Gar- to JDL Development at 640 N. Wells St. in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. the commission last Thursday that the tower will negative- dens from 2014 to 2015 (prior to Vantage).” “This building is merely a copy,” he said. The Austin Gardens Environmental Center, a freestandly impact Austin Gardens in a number of ways – damaged Ray Hartshorne, a partner with Hartshorne Plunkard trees, turf, plant life and increased winds – and that the vil- ing structure built last year in the southeast corner of Austin Gardens, also would be negatively affected by the high- Architecture defended his design in an email response to lage should reject the proposal. questions, noting that “our Wells project and 1000 Lake are She said the average amount of park space for municipali- rise building, Arnold said. distinct and different designs.” The park district’s building is powered by solar panels, ties across the country is five to 10 acres per 1,000 residents “Wells Street is a much taller, all glass, and symmetrical and additional shade “will eliminate the “which would equate to between 260 and net-zero consumption status of this build- building, whereas our design for Oak Park utilizes multiple 520 acres of park space for a community ing, a goal that we are proud to be produc- materials and treatments to express movement and the enour size.” ing in a community that highly values en- ergy of downtown,” Hartshorne wrote. “Further, the inten“We have 82 acres of green space,” she ergy conservation and sustainability.” tionally asymmetrical design and setbacks of 1000 Lake are said. “That is why we give so much attenTwo of the most vocal opponents of the used to minimize the visual and environmental impact on tion to every square foot of park space.” tower project – Joshua Klayman and Laura Forest Avenue and Austin Gardens.” Much of the opposition to the project Stamp – told the commission that the develStamp, who established the advocacy group Austin has come from concerns over the shade opment would not pay off in the long-run Guards after the building was first proposed, said Austin the building will cast over the park, largeand would damage the quality of life in the Gardens is considered “the jewel of Oak Park by many resily during the winter. Albion has argued village. dents.” Allowing the building to be built along with other that based on computer generated shadow Klayman said he and others have gathdevelopments in and around downtown will have a cumulastudies the park will largely be unaffected ered more than 3,000 signatures from Oak tive negative affect. during the growing season. Parkers in a petition against the project. “Each new development takes away part of the quality of Arnold contradicted Albion’s shade The tower is projected to bring in an es- life in downtown Oak Park,” she said. “It’s the cumulative study, which states only 11 trees would timated $1 million a year in revenue to the effect of all the development that’s negatively impacting be negatively affected in the southeast village, but Klayman said that money will downtown Oak Park, but each development is evaluated incorner of the park, noting that the park be spent on services by the village. dividually and in solitude.” district’s GIS database shows 35 trees are “This is a common pitch from developThe commission also heard from Leonard Grossman, vice located within the shaded area. ers, but it does not hold up to scrutiny,” he president of Festival Theatre, which holds performances in “These trees will receive fewer than six said. “To talk about increased revenues is Austin Gardens each summer. Grossman said he’s not only hours of sunlight during the growing seaLAURA STAMP to book only half of the numbers because concerned about the wind and the shade the tower will creson, which will impact their health,” she Austin Guards founder added residents and businesses cost the ate, but the noise. said. village and the school districts in extra serThe park already is getting noise from the outdoor dining She quoted Dr. Gary Watson, lead scivices required.” area at Cooper’s Hawk Winery in the Vantage building, and entist in arboriculture at Morton ArboHe noted that the nearby District House now it will get additional noise from the proposed patio seatretum, stating, “mature trees get accustomed to a certain amount of sunlight, and when that amount of sunlight is condos being built are projected to bring in $720,000 to the ing that will be associated with a restaurant planned for the decreased the trees are susceptible to secondary diseases village but with far fewer units will require far fewer ser- Albion building. vices from the village. The building also plans a deck on the fifth level on north which could lead to possible death.” “This project is like a bad payday loan – it promises you side of the building that will include an open-air pool that Victor Guarino, a park district board member, told the commission that increased winds rolling off the side of the quick money up front, you end up paying and paying forever will generate noise with which the theater will have to compete. recently constructed Vantage apartment building across the and the company makes off with a huge profit,” he said. Klayman also said that the although the building has “Once we give this away, we don’t get it back,” he said. street from the proposed project have already damaged trees been sold to the commission and public as a unique design The Plan Commission will meet again to discuss the projin the park, leading to the loss of four trees so far. “The trees are snapping due to wind pressure on the cano- to compliment the architecture of Oak Park, Hartshorne ect on Aug. 10. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com pies,” Guarino said. “Park district records indicate that we Plunkard Architecture has sold an almost identical design
“Each new development takes away part of the quality of life in downtown Oak Park. It’s the cumulative effect of all the development that’s negatively impacting downtown Oak Park, but each development is evaluated individually and in solitude.”
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Boykin considering run for county board president
Commissioner says residents are encouraging him to challenge Preckwinkle By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (1st), whose district includes Oak Park, where he lives, said in an interview last week that he’s considering a run to replace Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle — who is currently dealing with the fallout from an unpopular sweetened beverage tax, deep budget cuts and mass layoffs. “President Preckwinkle has taken us as far as she can take us,” Boykin said. “She’s damaged the county in a real way. She’s done as much as she can do. … I expect that this whole beverage tax, the incompetent way it’s been rolled out and the unfairness of it will hurt her. It will damage her [politically].” Boykin, whose first term expires next year, said that while many people have been encouraging him to run against Preckwinkle, he’s focused on retaining his current seat on the board in 2018. But, he didn’t rule out a challenge to the sitting board president — pending the right conditions.
Boykin said he’s open to a third-party commissioning an independent poll showing how he’d fare in a matchup against Preckwinkle. If he’s comfortable enough with the results, Boykin said, he may announce a challenge. “I am not going to rule out a run,” Boykin said. “I think it will be unfair to the voters of Cook County. If voters want me to run, they’ll show it through their support. I believe we have the right ideas and the right kind of reform mantle to do it.” Boykin has been vocal in his opposition to a range of measures that Preckwinkle has pushed, most notably the implementation of a penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax that was approved by the board last year. Boykin voted against the tax; Preckwinkle cast the tie-breaking vote. Before its scheduled July 1 implementation, the Illinois Retail Merchants Association challenged the constitutionality of the tax in a lawsuit that was eventually dismissed by a Chicago judge in late July. The beverage tax took effect on Aug. 2. While the beverage tax was held up in court, Preckwinkle announced that more than 1,100 county employees, most of them in the Sheriff ’s Office, could get layoff notices in order to offset the $68 million in revenue the county had anticipated from the tax. In early August, the county announced
that, due to the delay in implementing the tax, around 110 recruits and trainees from the Sheriff ’s Office received layoff notices. Boykin has described the layoffs as “bullying tactics” made by Preckwinkle to force the court to rule in favor of the beverage tax. In the interview last week, he doubled down on this characterization. “President Preckwinkle is a bully,” Boykin said. “She manufactured a crisis to get the judge to try to sway public opinion in her direction regarding this unfair tax.” Boykin also said that the board president “has turned a deaf ear” to budget-related proposals from his office and added that Preckwinkle hasn’t responded to his requests to hold a special August meeting to handle the budget situation. “There’s no reason we should take the whole month of August off,” Boykin said. “I made a request to her that we convene an emergency meeting for August and she hasn’t responded.” In emailed comments, Frank Shuftan, Preckwinkle’s communications director, called Boykin’s “bully” remarks “absolute nonsense” before noting that Boykin’s request for the emergency meeting “came in the form of a letter which was sent to the president’s office at 4:40 Friday afternoon, after the close of regular business. She has not had a chance to review it and any re-
sponse will go first to the commissioner, as is appropriate.” “The commissioner has mentioned several of the items from this letter during one or more of his numerous media appearances,” Shuftan said. “It seems rather curious to air them in this fashion over a couple of weeks, then send a more formal letter. Perhaps the process might have been reversed if he was seriously interested in dialogue.” Shuftan also said that Boykin’s vote in favor of the county’s 2017 budget, “which included the revenue from the beverage tax as a key component to close a budget gap,” indicated that he “felt comfortable with the budget, its components and assumptions that went into its development.” The relationship between Boykin and Preckwinkle has been strained since Boykin was elected to the board in 2014. During the campaign, Preckwinkle backed Boykin’s main challenger, attorney Blake Sercye. Boykin said that he’s heard that Preckwinkle’s political team has been trying to recruit potential candidates to run for his seat on the board next year. A representative from Preckwinkle’s political operation couldn’t be reached for comment by deadline. Boykin said that he’ll reach a decision on whether to challenge Preckwinkle before the filing deadline in November. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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OPRF grad going coast to coast
Cross-country journey to raise funds for at-risk youth By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter
Twenty-nine-year-old Frank Chiarelli, a 2007 OPRF grad and Dominican University alum, is about halfway through a 3,100 mile walk from Delaware to California. The months-long solo journey, which began on May 1, is Chiarelli’s attempt at increasing awareness about social ills in his hometown, Chicago, and raising money to help atrisk youth in the city through job training and mentorship. He’s already secured about $4,700 and has another $1,000 in pledges, just about half of his $10,000 goal. That money is earmarked for local social service organizations. “A lot of these kids, they don’t want to be in a gang,” Chiarelli said Aug. 4, while walking between Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas. “They just have to be in a gang to put money on the table. The only thing they are afforded is a dead-end job somewhere. They don’t have enough consistent mentorship. They see they could be making much more money on the street. There’s little incentive and opportunity for them to grow and move up.” So by fundraising and donating money to local organizations, Chiarelli hopes to have an impact in Chicago, which continues to see high levels of gun violence, unflattering headlines in the national press, and was a constant target of criticism from Donald Trump on the 2016 presidential campaign trail. “Everyone is bad mouthing Chicago,” Chiarelli said. “It’s just a great city. I’ve been all over. I know I have a little bit of bias, but all the cities I’ve been to, it’s one of my favorites — so much culture, so much tradition.” Chiarelli has about 50 pounds of gear with him — food, clothes and first aid supplies — and has been walking nearly 25 miles a day, significantly more than the 15-mile-a-day mark he originally planned. He’s cutting a path through 14 states and will finish, if all goes well, at Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of San Francisco in about three months.
He lost 11 pounds in the first week and said he is in the best shape of his life. Chiarelli talks with either his aunt or father nearly every day via phone and maintains a website called sevenmillionstrides.com, which tracks his location. He is planning on live straming a 24-hour walking fundraiser and recently brought on a part-time intern to help with social media. Chiarelli, according to his blog, has slept “in a barn, a fishing boat, a park, on the sidewalk under an overhang in case of weather, and the bathroom of a 24-hour diner.” Mostly though, local folks, many affiliated with church groups, put him up each night. He said their show of generosity has reaffirmed his “faith in humanity.” Chiarelli grew up bouncing around Chicago neighborhoods — Rogers Park, Irving Park, Norridge, and Austin — and had a self-described “dangerous and unstable” childhood. His mother fell into drug addiction and alcoholism after some professional troubles with a business partner and died when Chiarelli was 12 years old. He turned to “robbing and stealing” before his dad intervened. He eventually landed in Oak Park with his father and stepmother. He never spent more than two years at any school before matriculating at Oak Park and River Forest High School. He described his childhood as lacking a consistent family support structure. “In a lot of ways, it was good that I experienced that. I have a grit to me now. There’s not really anything I fear,” he said. “I was exposed to it all from such a young age. That was the one positive I took out of it.” It’s likely that attitude has helped Chiarelli on his current walk. He said he passed out from exhaustion three days into his journey, has been bitten by a dog, and had people along his route try to rob him. Ticks, inclement weather, construction trucks barreling down interstate highways while he walks along the shoulder, and the need to find shelter are among his near-daily challenges. “There’s times when I’ll be on the computer, and I’m thinking, ‘Is Amtrak here? I could just go back to Chicago.’” Chiarelli said.
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ON THE MOVE: OPRF alum Frank Chiarelli, 29, is walking across the country to fundraise for at-risk youth in his hometown, Chicago But that’s not an option. “What good would I be if I backed down from this commitment?” he asks. “What kind of man would I be?” Chiarelli studied business administration at Dominican and worked in freight logistics and automobile sales before cashing out his 401(k) and heading on his current journey. He also did some traveling after college in Australia and South America. “I spent a lot of time in remote, indigenous communities in remote mountains,” Chiarelli said. “I stayed with a lot of families in those areas. It was transformative for me. I saw these families, very poor, they have nothing but they had a solid faith, a foundation.” His friends and family were not so supportive and called his idea “crazy.” Some distant family even told him what he was doing wouldn’t help change the status quo. But that negativity, he said, only strengthened his resolve. Chiarelli meets with local officials along his route and says he’s learned a lot from those conversations. He didn’t rule out a foray into politics after his journey ends. Whatever happens, he plans to mentor kids when he’s back in Chicago. “I’m going to have a very hands-on involvement, working with these kids,” he said. “This is going to continue.”
Oak Park couple pleads guilty to food program fraud
Rev. Robbie and Tasha Wilkerson, and three co-defendants, allegedly pocketed $450K for personal expenses By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
An Oak Park pastor, his wife and three associates who were charged in September 2015 with defrauding a federal summer food program for low-income children out of roughly $450,000 pleaded guilty to multiple charges earlier this year. According to a statement released by the Department of Justice on May 30, Rev. Robbie Wilkerson, 49, the founding pastor of New Birth Christian Center in Austin, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. Wilkerson’s wife, Tasha, 44,
pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. to low-income children over the summer alThree of the Oak Park couple’s associates— though an investigation by the Department Downers Grove pastor Anthony of Agriculture determined that Hall, 54; Richard Shumate, 51, and the actual number of meals they a program operations manager served turned out to be fewer than for the food program; and his wife, 100,000, according to the indictEvelyn Shumate, 48, who was an ment. assistant for the program—each Wilkerson and his co-defenpleaded guilty to one count of dants allegedly kept $450,000 for theft of government funds. a range of personal expenses, According to a 2015 indictment, such as $37,000 to buy housing Wilkerson filed paperwork in 2010 in Memphis for Wilkerson’s parfor New Birth to administer the ents and nearly $30,000 to buy a Summer Food Service Program, 2011 Hyundai Sonata. ROBBIE WILKERSON which is offered by an agency of According to the May statethe U.S. Department of Agriculture. ment put out by the Justice Department, The pastor submitted an operating budget both Robbie and Tasha Wilkerson admitted of $446,440 to the Illinois State Board of Educa- “that they embezzled more than $100,000 tion, which administered funding for the fed- from the program, including more than eral food program at the state level. But by the $60,000 in direct payments to themselves, at time the program had ended, the indictment the same time Tasha was paid as an employclaimed, Wilkerson and his co-defendants had ee of Youth Outreach Services, Chicago, as a prevention coordinator. allegedly made $700,000 worth of false claims. “In addition, more than $10,000 was given For instance, the program organizers claimed to have served around 270,000 meals directly to relatives; $20,000 in cash and oth-
er withdrawals from NBCC’s bank account; $46,000 to purchase real estate in Chicago; and $37,109 to purchase a residence in Memphis, Tenn., for Robbie Wilkerson’s parents.” Hall admitted to embezzling roughly $51,000 in USDA funds for personal expenses while the Shumates admitted to embezzling between $40,000 and $95,000 in USDA fund for personal expenses, including nearly $29,000 to buy the Hyundai Sonata. The federal government has recommended that Robbie Wilkerson be sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay at least $400,000 in restitution. The government recommended “a split sentence of five months in prison followed by five months of home confinement” and restitution for each of the pastor’s co-defendants, including Tasha Wilkerson, Hall, and the Richard and Evelyn Shumate. Robbie and Tasha Wilkerson are scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6 while Hall’s sentence date is set for Sept. 22. The sentencing hearing for Richard and Evelyn Shumate is scheduled for Sept. 15. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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Taco Bell withdraws Oak Park Target now hiring store seeks Madison Street application Department roughly 150 employees Decision comes after zoning board’s unanimous rejection By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Opponents of a proposed Taco Bell on Madison Street can rest easy with the announcement that the restaurant chain has pulled its request for a special-use permit for a restaurant with a drive-thru at the location. The announcement came via press release from the village of Oak Park on Aug. 4. Bob Lach, director of real estate for Bell American, Taco Bell’s parent company, could not be reached immediately for comment. Taco Bell’s withdrawal of the proposal that would have built the fast-food restaurant at 500508 S. Lyman Ave. – at the intersection of Lyman and Madison – comes nearly a month after the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected the proposal. That rejection would have been forward-
ed to the Oak Park Board of Trustees for consideration at its Aug. 7 meeting, but the board could have overturned the recommendation. The press release announcing the news noted that Bell American Group LLC gave no reason for withdrawing the permit request. Along with the drive-thru permit request, Bell American also requested relief from the zoning code on setbacks and orientation of the restaurant’s parking lot. Residents roundly opposed the proposal and presented a petition signed by 570 Oak Parkers at the July meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals. They argued that the restaurant would hurt property values near the restaurant and bring noise, traffic congestion and crime, among other things. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
for Oct. 18 opening By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Target department store is coming to downtown Oak Park and has begun accepting applications positions, according to a Target press release. The Oak Park location will be the anchor tenant for the new mixed-use development The Emerson Apartments at Lake Street and Maple Avenue. Prospective employees can apply online at target.com/careers or at a job fair at the Harlem-Irving Plaza, 4050 N. Harlem Ave., in Norridge, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 3-5. It is one of two of Target’s small-format stores opening in the Chicago area. The other new Target will be located in Skokie. Both stores are set to open Oct. 18. Target announced that it is hiring approximately 150 employees between the two stores. That brings Target’s total workforce to about 12,875 in 84 stores in the Chicago area. Target also has small-format stores on State Street and in Streeterville, Lincoln
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ON TARGET: The large retailer is set to open on Lake Street this fall. Park North, Hyde Park, Belmont Station and Lakeview Ashland. “We look forward to continue growing the number of our Chicago-area team members at our two new stores opening in October,” Target district team leader Tony Pena said in the press release. “The Oak Park and Skokie small-format stores will offer local guests an easy, inspiring shopping experience and a unique product assortment that are conveniently located in the heart of these two neighborhoods.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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‘Mighty Mateo’ get his kicks on and off screen
10-year-old Oak Park break dancer also a karate expert By MICHELLE DYBAL Contributing Reporter
If, in June, you watched a TV show called “Little Big Shots” on NBC, you may have caught an act where a 4-foot-tall powerhouse of a boys breaks through a brick wall tagged with the letters “LBS” and into an acrobatic B-boy dance while working the crowd and tossing his hat into the cheering audience. Some 10 year olds dance ballet, tap or hiphop. Mateo Nacu, of Oak Park, break dances. And, he break dances so well, he scored an appearance on NBC’s “Little Big Shots” season finale this summer with Quest Crew. While some 10 year olds play basketball or may watch a Chicago Bulls game, Mateo performs with Bulls Kidz at the Chicago Bulls games, incorporating his break dancing skills along with hip-hop dancing to entertain crowds of more than 20,000 on average. And, some 10 year olds take karate lessons. Mateo competes as a black belt at national and world championships and has medaled multiple times, ranking among the top in his age group in the world. According to Mateo’s dad, Jay Nacu, his son’s interest in break dancing started when he was 2 years old and he saw street performers on a trip to San Francisco. By 4, he was enrolled in classes in Chicago and he started to compete soon after. “When Mateo started competing at 5, he was one of the better in his age group, 17 and under,” said Jay Nacu. “He won a couple of firsts and competed in Chicago, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana and Florida.” He also earned the named “Mighty Mateo” his b-boy, or break dancing name. “My break dance teacher called me that, so it stuck,” Mateo said. His dad said the name was fitting because he was “so powerful and strong.” At the same time, Mateo was also doing gymnastics, from ages 4 to 9 at the Oak Park Gymnastics Center. “It’s helped with his upper body strength
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and with his flips,” Jay Nacu said. Trying out for Bulls Kidz was a natural progression. “Most kids his age don’t have his confidence,” Jay said. “He was very competitive.” Mateo, a rising fifth-grader, has completed two seasons with Bulls Kidz. The dance group, made up of 7 to 12 year olds, performs at 10 to 15 home games each season. Tryouts for next season are later this month and Mateo hopes to continue for a third season. Being part of Bulls Kidz led down the winding road for his “Little Big Shots” TV moment. The Fox show “So You Think You Can Dance” solicited Bulls Kidz to tryout. After Mateo completed his audition in California, it came to light that he was one month too young to be on that show. “The ‘Little Big Shots’ team heard the story and contacted the choreographer of Bulls Kidz,” Jay Nacu said. “We submitted a video that got him onto the show.” Part of appearing included Mateo rehearsing for six hours and performing with the Emmy-nominated Quest Crew, doing an interview with host Steve Harvey, and having to keep the appearance a secret for almost a year. It was taped last summer, but did not appear until this June. “The rehearsal was like being in heaven!” Mateo said. “It went by so fast. During the show, I was excited and nervous at the same time. At first I was nervous with the interview, but when I started dancing I was not nervous.” The Nacus could not talk about the show airing until the previews were released to the general public. When Mateo told his classmates, he didn’t get the reaction he expected. “In the beginning, when it hadn’t aired yet, they didn’t believe me,” he said. “When my family found out, they believed it because my dad put it on Facebook.” When Mateo isn’t dancing, he is often doing something else he loves – karate. He grew up doing karate. His parents, including mom Denise Nacu, own Enso Oak Park, as well as Enso Chicago, both karate dojos. His older sister, Maile, also does karate. Mateo has been competing since age 3. In 2016, He went on the world stage in Ireland, and came in third in his age group among
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THE BEAN: Oak Park 10-year-old “Mighty Mateo” Nacu break dances in Millennium Park (top). (Left) Nacu has been competing in karate since preschool. Photo provided
black and brown belts. His father stressed the importance of making it onto the podium at an event like this. “He competed against 70 others,” Nacu said. “He is also the youngest member on the U.S. Karate Team.” Mateo also placed at the nationals last month in both team and individual events. Through all of this, Mateo, who attends the University of Chicago Lab School, rarely misses a day of class. His dad says he does really well at school, and Mateo says he usu-
ally stays focused in class because it is engaging, but will think about dancing once in a while. When he does have time to dream, he has some big plans. “I want to dance on the ‘Ellen’ show,” Mateo said. “And, go to the 2024 Olympics.” Not yet an Olympic sport, karate will be introduced at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “Mateo will only be 13 at that time, so he is too young,” his dad said. “He’ll be 17 years old for the 2024 Olympics and hopes to make the U.S. Karate Team then.”
Community café attracts investors
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The plan for a community-owned café in northeast Oak Park is gaining momentum, according to Oak Park Trustee Deno Andrews, who is spearheading the business venture. Andrews said more than 220 people have committed to contributing approximately $325,600 toward the project that he estimates will cost roughly $700,000 to get off the ground.
The building would cost about $400,000 to purchase and the demolition and build-out is estimated to run about $300,000, according to Andrews. He also revealed that the group is looking at Zephyr Cleaners, 130 Chicago Ave., as a possible location for the co-op-style business. Andrews estimates that the venture needs about 100 to 200 more investors to move forward. “For me the ideal thing is to have more people putting in less money,” he said, noting that he aims to make it owned by large
numbers of people in the community, rather than a few investors. He emphasized that the Zephyr Cleaners location is preliminary. “We’re not anywhere near making anyone an offer,” he said. The co-op model would ultimately pay dividends to investors, according to Andrews, but the main goal is to open a café in northeast Oak Park. Andrews envisions a small café that serves sandwiches, desserts, coffee and has a small stage for performances. The business would be staffed by at-risk
employees and would pay a living wage, he said. Andrews, who also owns Felony Franks fast-food restaurant, 6427 W. North Ave., employs ex-offenders as staff. Andrews said raising the $700,000 to get the business running prevents the need to borrow money. “The key is raising equity so the business doesn’t have to start in debt,” he said. More information about the project is available at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/697641560441605/ CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Transforming a retaining wall into a dreamscape
Interns install a dreamy mural at Lake and Central By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
For years, the railway retaining wall at the corner of Lake Street and Central Avenue in Austin was an unadorned slab of concrete holding up rail track. This summer, however, the wall has become the stuff of dreams. Roughly 20 young people from Austin and Oak Park worked for three weeks on a mural whose design they said was inspired by the aspirations and hopes of area residents. “When we first came out here, we asked people questions involving dreams,” said Erica Wallace, 19, of Oak Park. “We asked them what they would like to see and what was on their mind at the time.” Wallace was among the 16- to 19-yearold interns, some of whom are currently studying art in college, who participated in the Oak Park Area Arts Council’s annual Off the Wall summer internship program, which ran from June 13 through Aug. 5. Professional artist Carolyn Elaine, who oversaw the mural’s design, said there was some initial trepidation among students who don’t live in Austin about how residents
of the area might perceive their presence. “When you’re doing public art, you want to be the voice of the community,” Elaine said last Friday as the young people put the finishing touches on the mural. “So when you’re coming into a community that’s not your voice, there are concerns.” Elaine, who also oversaw the installation of a mural under the viaduct at Austin Boulevard and Lake Street in Austin for Off the Wall last summer, invited the students to talk to community members and to question their own experiences and dreams, and how they perceive the experiences and dreams of those in other communities. “We asked ourselves, ‘What is it like when you live in your own bubble and what is it like to have to live in someone else’s bubble?’ We encouraged them to look at the dreams and aspirations of people who live on both sides [of Austin Boulevard],” Elaine said. The mural is rich in symbolism — a woman seems to be emerging from a chrysalis (“Is she escaping reality to go into a dream state or escaping a dream for a reality?” Elaine mused) and a butterfly depicts transformation or renewal. Derrell Little, 16, of Austin, said this was his first year participating in the Off the Wall program. From now on, he said, he’ll feel empowered when he walks by this slab of concrete he helped transform into what
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FINISHING TOUCHES: From left, Zaria Gilmore, 21, Jenn Eisner, 18, and Julia Cuneen, 19, all of Oak Park, finish up a new mural last Wednesday, at the corner of Lake Street and Central in Chicago. The ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Aug. 12 at 10:30 a.m. 19-year-old Oak Park native Joey Oldach, who is going to college for interior design, called a “complement” to the Austin Town Hall community center right across the street. “When I walk past this, I’ll feel part of it,” Little said. “I’ll know I did something to better my community.” Zaria Gilmore, 21, of Austin, studies art history at Triton College in River Grove. Before her internship with Off the Wall, she used to work down the block from this mural. “I think that a lot of people who pass here every day will appreciate having some fresh
artwork up like how Oak Park has on its walls,” said Gilmore, who is also an artist. “I think it’s a good thing and we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from residents.” As for her dreams? Those are practical. “I just want to be happy and stable,” she said. A ribbon-cutting for the mural at Lake and Central will take place on Aug. 12, 10:30 a.m. There will also be a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at a second mural located at 401-403 W. Washington Blvd. in Oak Park. Afterwards, there will be a reception at 35 Chicago Ave. in Oak Park. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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More teeth in new ordinance from page 1 ergy & Environment Commission, said at the board meeting that Oak Park is setting an example for neighboring communities to follow by approving the strengthened ordinance, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2018. Trustee Deno Andrews spoke of the regressive nature of the fee, noting that lowincome shoppers will be hit harder by the fee than their affluent counterparts. “We need to make sure we’re supplying an
ample number of bags for people in need,” he said. Trustee Andrea Button echoed hoed AnAn drews’ concerns, noting that part of the village’s take from the he fees collected could be used to help supply bags for lowincome residents. “I am for this ordinance; it’s the responsible thing to do,” she said. “But it’s also responsible to be aware of people’s budgets.” The ordinance that passed in April at the outgoing board’ss final meeting drew an outcry from residents who have worked for several years to enact a bag
fee. Jim Babcock, a member of the environjustice team at First United mental ju Church of Oak Park, said in May Churc that the voluntary ordinance tha “makes it totally ineffective “m iin reducing the large number of bags given out to Oak Park shoppers every year.” That number is an estimateed 17 million plastic bags, Karen Rozmus, Oak Park’s former Environmental Services Manager, Envi earlier this year. said earl Bridge said the goal is to get as many of those bags out of circulation as possible and
the fee would be a deterrent for shoppers taking bags. “The money is really inconsequential in the final analysis,” he said, adding that the fee also would be a “tripwire” for clerks who don’t think before putting items in a bag without asking if patrons even want one. “This puts it at the top of mind,” he said. Board members roundly praised the strengthened ordinance before its unanimous approval. Trustee Dan Moroney said he was disappointed by the ordinance passed by the previous board — the only dissenting vote on that ordinance was cast by former trustee Colette Lueck — because it didn’t go far enough. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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A changing culture from page 1 consistent with a world that is moving away from physical spaces and printed books to online downloads and Kindles. But by all accounts, the charm of what is still a marquee event for many book lovers in Oak Park and many miles beyond remains undiminished by today’s technology. Dan Rosser, 67, traveled from Onarga (“halfway between Kankakee and Champaign-Urbana”) in order spend up to $200 for books on history, astronomy and biblical studies. He also collects specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias and historical surveys. The retired factory worker said he owns an estimated 16,000 books that he’s housed in “my own little building for them.” “I’m just a working man, but I’ve always loved books,” said Rosser, adding that he’s been coming to the fair for the last 20 years. “My mom got me into reading, but she says don’t blame her.” Charles and Rosser were waiting near the South Cafeteria doors in a line reserved for people who had paid the $25 membership fee to become Friends of the OPPL — even though most of the roughly dozen or so people in the dedicated line were booksellers from outside of Oak Park. They pay the fee because it allows them access to the fair a half-hour before doors open to the general public, which pays a $5 entrance fee on Friday. Admission is free on Saturday. Paul Buchbinder has been managing the fair the last two years (“my name sort of qualifies me for the job,” he says). Buchbinder said the fair often takes in as much revenue in its first four hours on Friday, when the presence of booksellers is heaviest and most intense, than it does all day Saturday. On Sundays, teachers and other educators are allowed inside to take, at no cost, the books that didn’t sell. “We’re generous to the booksellers and they’re generous to us,” Buchbinder said. “We researched the books and priced them lower than what they would be on the market so that the booksellers can make a profit on them.” Many of the booksellers said that what makes Oak Park’s fair particularly appealing is the combination of highquality books and low costs — most books hover between $1 and $2. For a book with a resale value of $7, that can be a comfortable
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READY, SET ... BUY: Booksellers and serious private collectors wait for the doors to open on the 47th Annual Book Fair at OPRF on Friday. profit margin in an industry that’s feeling increasingly squeezed from outside forces like eBooks and Amazon. “The younger generation isn’t reading as much as the older generation,” said one bookseller who preferred to remain anonymous. “Technologies like Kindle take away from the business. The easy availability of books online have caused the prices to go way down. A rare book ain’t that rare anymore. Go on Amazon and there’s 20 copies.” Many of those interviewed pointed to the fair itself to indicate what they considered to be the decline of the book industry. In years past, booksellers would line up at 10 a.m. on Friday for a chance to be out in front of the rush of swarming bodies running into the high school by 5:30 p.m., when the doors open. Matt Kerste and Kathy Keil, both of Evanston, said they’ve been coming to the Oak Park fair for at least 10 years. They’d gotten used to the line that would snake north for more than a block past OPRF’s main entrance (where the general public is admitted). But last Friday, it was after 4 p.m. and they were among just five people waiting for the fair to open to the general public at 6 p.m. “The lines used to be nuts at this sale,” Kerste said. “I mean, it would’ve been around the block by this time.” Terry Vanderwell, president of the Friends of the OPPL, and member Joe Larsheid, said that there’s been a noticeable
decline in book donations — even though they estimated the number of books donated this year may still have exceeded 60,000. Vanderwell said the dip in donations may be due to the fact that the organization began soliciting the public two weeks before the start of the fair, as opposed to a whole month, which has been the case in the past. The decline in sales over the years has been noticeable, too, said Larsheid, noting that in recent years, revenue has ranged between $20,000 and $25,000. “At our peak, we’ve grossed as much as $60,000 and around seven years ago, we were in the $60,000 to $70,000 range,” he said. Vanderwell said revenue from the fair typically helps fund programming — such as the annual Barbara Ballinger Lecture and the Folk Music Concert Series — that isn’t included in OPPL’s budget.
Things change, stay the same If the fair symbolized the slow decline of a print-based reading culture for some people, for others it symbolized a world in transition, where book fairs and bound encyclopedias collide, albeit not always gracefully, with collectors and booksellers using electronic bar-code scanners that look like Nintendo Wii controllers. The devices feed information encoded in a book’s barcode to digital software, such as Amazon Marketplace, that instantly tells them
the book’s resale value. Some people used their smart phones, strapped to their arms Rambolike, to retrieve the value. Others had both. When the booksellers and serious private collectors were finally allowed early entry, a volunteer had to remind the adults whisking by that there is no running in the high school hallways. One man — armed with his scanner and cellphone — nearly tripped while speedwalking toward the high school’s cafeteria where the fair takes place. As in the past, the first moments of the book fair feel like a gold rush. Line or no line, Kerste and Keil, along with their friend Erik Johnson — all of whom work at a Barnes & Noble in Evanston — still enjoyed a sidewalk picnic of cheese, crackers, prosciutto and cherries as they waited patiently near the main entrance. The picnic has been a tradition for the past decade, said Keil, who along with Kerste once owned and operated a used bookstore called Sleepy Side Books. The former booksellers said they’ve been on hiatus from the business for the last several years. “We just got overwhelmed,” said Keil. “It’s too much competition and too low margin. Our lives went in different directions.” The three Barnes & Noble employees shared a more measured perspective of the state of the book industry. They all agreed that, rather than a threat, eBooks simply allowed people more options. Even at a corporate chain, customers are still customers. “They still want help finding something great to read and that’s what we all take joy in,” Keil said. For Dr. M. Vetter, an Oak Park resident who was among roughly 50 volunteers who helped sort through the over 60,000 books on display, the book will stay alive as long as there are readers like 14-year-old Jack Duffy, who has been volunteering at the fair since he was 10 years old. “I do it because it’s fun,” Duffy said simply. “I like it.” Vetter, who once owned a metaphysical bookstore called New Moon on North Boulevard, has been volunteering at these fairs since 1975. She moved to Oak Park specifically because of the public library and returns each year to volunteer, in part so she can hang around other book lovers. “This is something you do because you love it,” Vetter said. “I anticipate the pleasure other people will have in finding things.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
Bank of America on North Avenue robbed
Bank of America, 7126 W. North Ave., in Chicago, was robbed on Friday afternoon, according to the Chicago Bureau of the FBI. The FBI reports that the robbery occurred at 1:52 p.m. and was a non-takeover event, meaning no hostages were taken and most bank employees were unaware that a robbery had taken place until later. The robber also is suspected of robbing
U.S. Bank at 5850 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, on Aug. 2. He was described as being between 5-foot4 and 5-foot-6 in height and having a large build. He wore a black hat with red accents, a black shirt and sunglasses. Anyone with information can contact the Chicago Bureau of the FBI at 312-421-6700. Timothy Inklebarger
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Chicago man pepper-sprayed and arrested for assault
A woman was assaulted on a PACE bus around 9:35 p.m. on July 31 at Lake Street and Harlem Avenue. River Forest police responded and took into custody Contrell Turner, a 55-year-old Chicago man, and charged him with aggravated assault. The woman used pepper spray on Turner during the altercation.
Burglary to motor vehicle Two vehicles, a 2017 Chevy Suburban and a 1998 Volvo S70 were burglarized in the 800 and 700 blocks of Linden Avenue, respectively, sometime between 8 p.m. on July 30 and 8:30 a.m. on July 31. The burglar entered both through unlocked doors and ransacked the interiors. No losses reported on either.
Theft A young man stole cash from a storage container underneath a counter at Edible Arrangements, 327 South Blvd., sometime between 5:07 and 5:20 p.m. on July 31. The loss was unknown. He was described as between the ages of 18 and 25 with dreadlocks, wearing a red shirt with a logo on the back, ripped blue jeans, a black hat, and a navy blue and tan backpack.
Criminal damage to property
Disorderly conduct
Retail theft arrest
A 27-year-old River Forest man was arrested around 10:04 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the 700 block of Oak Avenue and charged with disorderly conduct. Police responded to a disturbance in a condo and found the man under the influence of alcohol, screaming and damaging property, which resulted in a broken water pipe.
A 31-year-old Chicago man was arrested at Jewel Foods, 7525 W. Lake St., at 5:48 p.m. on July 29, when he was located outside the store by police in possession of $379 worth of cosmetics and soap products. The man had an active warrant out of Chicago for retail theft. He was charged with retail theft, obstructing, and for the outstanding warrant.
These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, July 27-Aug. 2, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect .
GROWING MINDS. GROWING GARDENS. This past Friday, McAdam Landscaping made a special delivery of compost to the Growing Minds Garden, a volunteer garden at Mann School in Oak Park. The fresh material, provided from local landscaping projects, reflects the company’s longstanding commitment to community. We applaud parents and students, and are honored to come alongside in support of their efforts.
The McDonald’s restaurant at 111 W. Madison St. was vandalized at 12:55 p.m. on July 31, when a man driving a blue van broke the glass drive-thru window by striking it with his hand. The estimated damage is $250.
Attempted robbery arrest A 16-year-old Chicago boy was arrested in the 600 block of Pleasant Street at 5:27 p.m. on July 31. He was charged with attempted robbery of a Beach Park resident in the 100 block of South Oak Park Avenue. No additional information was given. The boy was processed and released to his mother.
Battery arrest A 15-year-old Chicago boy was arrested in the 300 block of Berkshire Street at 8 p.m. on July 31 and charged with the battery of a 13-year-old Oak Park boy in the 1000 block of Fair Oaks Avenue. He was processed and released to his sister.
Theft arrest A laptop computer valued at $1,700 was stolen from Concordia University, 7400 Augusta St., at 6:34 p.m. on July 27 and tracked electronically to a dorm room in Kohn Hall. A 26-year-old River Forest resident was charged with misdemeanor theft for stealing the computer.
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Alleged Community Bank robber captured Phenegar has spent time in prison for four other robberies By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
A man who allegedly robbed Community Bank Oak Park River Forest, 1001 Lake St., on July 19 has been captured, according to the Chicago Bureau of the FBI. Chicago resident Dane Phenegar, 28, was taken into custody on July 28 and had his first appearance in federal court the same day. Court records show that it is not Phenegar’s first bank robbery. He pleaded guilty to robbing four other banks in December 2011 in Elgin, Glendale Heights, Geneva and Wheaton. The criminal complaint against Phenegar in the Community Bank robbery notes that he allegedly stole $2,874 at approximately 2:09 p.m. in a non-takeover robbery, meaning that no hostages were taken and most bank employees were unaware that the bank had been robbed until after the event had taken place. FBI Task Force Officer Paul R. Peraino states in the criminal complaint that Phenegar approached one of the tellers and began a conversation with them, and then stated, “Give me all the money in the drawer. This is a robbery.” The teller opened the cash drawer and began to put money in an envelope, when Phenegar allegedly said, “I don’t want any dye packs or GPS.” Before leaving he told the teller, “Those doors better not be locked or I’ll start shooting.” Phenegar was described as approximately 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, in his 20s and with dreadlocks. He wore a tan floppy hat, gold and brown sunglasses and a T-shirt, according to Peraino’s report. Law enforcement officials collected five fingerprints and partial finger and palm impressions from the scene of the crime, one of which was connected to Phenegar through the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Next Generation Identification (FBINGI) database. The criminal complaint notes that at the time of the robbery Phenegar was on supervised release from prison in the Northern District of Illinois. It could not immediately be determined how Phenegar was taken into custody. About three hours after the July 19 robbery, a witness contacted the Oak Park Police Department and reported they had encountered a man who matched the description of the bank robber in the parking garage at 150 Forest Ave. The witness was in the parking garage at around 2 p.m. and saw “a thin, black male with dreadlocks, in his early 20s that had
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a floppy hat and T-shirt,” according to the criminal complaint. The man asked the witness how he could exit the parking garage. The witness later learned of the bank robbery and contacted police. Both the witness and the bank teller identified Phenegar as the man they encountered the day of the robbery. Video surveillance of the parking garage revealed that an individual who resembled Phenegar entered the garage from Forest Avenue, according to the criminal complaint. “Phenegar can be observed taking the elevator up to the fourth level before taking the stairs to the first level and subsequently exiting the parking garage,” the criminal complaint states. The video also shows a man discarding a rolled up grayish colored floppy hat in a garbage can in the garage, according to the complaint. “A later search of the parking garage conducted by law enforcement revealed a pair of sunglasses in a rolled up, grayish colored floppy hat,” according to the FBI. Court records show that Phenegar was on supervised release from prison after pleading guilty to robbing: ■ $780 from Fifth Third Bank, 1500 North Main St., in Wheaton, on Dec. 5, 2011. ■ $5,053 from First State Bank, 323 West St., in Geneva, on Dec. 5, 2011. ■ $203 from TCF Bank, 567 East North Ave., in Glendale Heights, on Dec. 9, 2011. ■ $4,380 from Elgin State Bank, 1001 South Randall Rd., in Elgin, on Dec. 20, 2011. Phenegar was arrested by St. Charles Police on Dec. 22, 2011, on unrelated charges, according to an FBI press release in 2011. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Italianate villa full of River Forest history By LACEY SIKORA
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f you’ve lived in the area long enough, chances are, you’ve noticed the home at 344 Keystone Ave. in River Forest. Not only is it one of the few Italianate villa-style homes in the River Forest, but its soaring four-story tower makes it hard to miss. Estimated to have been built in 1883, the home has housed only four families. Current owners John and Maureen Heakin have faithfully restored the home for the past 37 years. While the task might have seemed monumental to some, spreading the work over time, the Heakins have managed to save the house from the wrecking ball.
Early Chicago connections First owner William F. Blocki was a Polish immigrant, who along with his partner Edwin O. Gale owned and operated the Gale Blocki Pharmacy in the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. Together, the two purchased acres of land in River Forest and named it the Gale Blocki Subdivision. Although the Heakins cannot substantiate the claim, they are told that the home’s English oak pier mirror, bench and stair rail came from the Palmer House. “The hotel was renovated after the 1871 Chicago fire, and we’ve been told these were taken out at that time and put in storage,” said John Heakin. Blocki and his family of seven lived in the home until 1895, when they sold the house to the Ryan family, who occupied the house for more than 70 years. “Two of the Ryan daughters were unmarried, and they lived at home and operated a nursery school inside the house from 1935 to 1965,” John said. “It was called ‘Ryan’s Playground,’ and generations of River Forest residents went to nursery school here. When we first moved in, people rang the bell to come in and look at their old school.” During the Ryans’ tenure, the house fell
ELEGANCE: The villa built in 1883 by William F. Blocki includes a mirror, bench and stair rail that reportedly came from the Palmer House in Chicago. It’s been meticulously restored by its current owners, who took on renovating the decaying home in 1980. into disrepair, and the sisters lost their license to operate the school due to building code violations. The Ryans sold the house in 1965 to the Felix family. Dr. Robert Felix and his wife, Jean, raised five children in the house. The two added a pool house with an indoor pool to the property for Jean to use for physical therapy. When they divorced, with bankruptcy looming, they put the house on the market in 1977. No interested buyers stepped in to by the house. Maureen Heakin recalls it had been abandoned for three years when she and John first saw it. See VILLA on page B3
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Labor of love from page B1 “There was trash knee-deep on all three floors,” John said. “A boiler had burst, and they didn’t have money to fix it. At the time, there was a rumor that a group of investors was looking to buy it and tear it down, since we’re on almost three lots.” The Heakins had been looking for a Victorian home to purchase for two years, but had not had any luck. “All we could afford was a fixer,” John said. “It’s funny that a young couple without a lot of money ended up with one of the grandest homes in the village.”
Renovation minded As they settled into the house, the Heakins tackled remodeling projects one at a time. They were able to salvage and repair the original plaster moldings and ceiling medallions, uncovered the original pocket doors and repaired, replaced and refinished hardwood floors. They also installed new screen doors using the pattern of the brackets on the roof of the house. While keeping true to the history of the home, they also upgraded the mechanical systems and added insulation and air conditioning, making the home more comfortable and weather-ready. Their restoration did not end on the inside of the house. The Heakins took extensive steps to rehabilitate the exterior of the seven-bedroom, three-bathroom house as well. They rebuilt the rear porch to match the existing, original porches. The rebuilt the porch on the north side of the house, and also rebuilt the wrap-around porch in front. In 2013, they set their sights on the home’s brick exterior. Over the decades, the cream bricks had turned a dark charcoal color. The original buff color was revealed with chemical stripping, and more than 4,000 decaying bricks were meticulously replaced with a
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The present owners also completely renovated a pool house, turning it into a gracious guest house (above and lower right) complete with a full kitchen, full bath and fireplace. Lower left, the front parlor on the villa’s main floor. The villa has seven bedrooms, three bathrooms and striking four-story tower. brick known as Milwaukee Cream. The project took more than 80 days and earned the home a River Forest Historic Preservation Award in 2014. In 2014, they turned their attention to the pool house. They gutted the dilapidated pool and surrounding building, leaving only the exterior walls. They started from scratch to create a welcoming guest house, which features a full kitchen, full bathroom and fireplace. All of the work has been a labor of love. The Heakins have delighted in the historic details. They maintained the original car-
riage entrance on the north side of the house, with the original heavy wooden doors. They framed mementos found during the restoration, including a piece of lionpatterned wall paper discovered behind the pier mirror and a ticket dated 1876 advertising musical entertainment at the home of Charles Marble, which they found in between pieces of woodwork in a closet. The Heakins are ready to downsize, and have listed the home with Andy Gagliardo for $1,779,000. They hope the next owner will treasure the home as they have. The home
has been featured on an HGTV retrospective on the Italianate villa style, and has been opened to the public on four housewalks, including the Infant Welfare Society Showcase House, Wright Plus, the Infant Welfare Society Holiday Housewalk and the Oak Park River Forest Historical Society walk. In spite of all those accolades, its biggest draw may just be its most notable feature. On the third floor, a flight of stairs leads up to the fourth-story tower. “Every child who comes in here has to go to the top of the tower,” said John. “All you can see is the top of the trees.”
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OPEN SUNDAY 1-3PM 514 N Marion St., Oak Park 4 BR, 3.5 BA $763,000 THIS IS THE ONE! Nicely updated in 2013 after a 2004 gut rehab. Lovely Oak Park Victorian on huge lot just 3 blocks to Downtown Oak Park, CTA Green Line & Metra. Sunny open granite & SS kitchen. 1st flr laundry rm + sweet 3 season screened-in porch! Master Call Dave! suite w/soaking tub & separate shower. 2 full baths on the 2nd floor! 2 unit zoned hi-efficiency HVAC. Surround sound “man-cave” + steam shower in the basement. 2.5 car garage w/ storage loft. Huge yard. Newer appliances
OPEN SUNDAY 1-3PM 7601 Vine St., River Forest 4 BR 4 BA• $639,000 STYLISH REHAB of this Classic Brick Home! Nothing else like it in River Forest! If you are looking for NEW everything with vintage character and charm all wrapped up in a super family-friendly neighborhood within walking distance to trains, shopping, dining, TOP-RATED schools, parks and more--This is IT! Call Laura! Open-concept floor plan on first floor is great for entertaining. 1st floor full bedroom and bath are a huge plus for guests or additional master. 2nd floor master suite has everything you need, including walk-in closet. Full, finished basement is a great family space with full bath and laundry room. Charming fully fenced back yard is just the right size for pets, kids and entertaining. This one won’t last!
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NEW PRICE! 7770 WASHINGTON RIVER FOREST 4 BR/ 3.1 BA & 1st Floor Family Room ............................$669,000
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David Gullo, Managing Broker
731 N. GROVE OAK PARK
708.567.1375
GulloAssociates@gmail.com
3 BR/ 1.1 BA ......................................................................$559,000
SOLD Laura Maychruk 708.205.7044
LMaychruk@comcast.net
560 PARK RIVER FOREST 4 BR/ 2.1 BA .....................................................................$649,000
SOLD
Margaret Jones 708.804.0368 Mark Finger 708.990.8115
1442 LATHROP RIVER FOREST
643 Washington Blvd., Oak Park 2-Flat • $649,900
GRACIOUS BRICK! Live in and/ or rent! Each unit has 3 BRs and 2 gorgeous updated BAs, w/master BR suites, and separate central AC units. Fabulous finishes include granite countertops, maple cabs & SS appliances in lg eat-in kitchens. Charming Call Laura! vintage details & woodwork throughout. Formal din. rms, huge liv. rms, front & rear sun rms, upgraded plumbing/electric, full finished basement w/full bath.
4 BR/ 2.1 BA .....................................................................$685,000
SOLD 806 N. GROVE OAK PARK 905 South Lombard Ste. 2 Oak Park, IL 60304
4 BR/ 3.1 BA ......................................................................$889,000
SOLD
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1020 N. HARLEM #2B RIVER FOREST 3 BR/ 2 BA ........................................................................$319,000
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708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest Donna Barnhisel Joe Cibula 7375 West North Avenue Peter Birmingham Don Citrano MANAGING Dan Bogojevich Julie Cliggett BROKER/OWNERS River Forest, Illinois 60305 Anne Brennan Alisa Coghill Karen Byrne JoLyn Crawford 708.771.8040 Kevin Calkins Andy Gagliardo Maria Cullerton Tom Carraher Pat Cesario
Tom Poulos
1410 CLINTON PL • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3
Karen Doty Julie Downey
Kurt Fielder Yvonne Fiszer-Steele Ramona Fox Chris Garvey Lisa Grimes Dan Halperin Sharon Halperin Aubrey Jacknow
749 JACKSON • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3
Greg Jaroszewski Vee Jaroszewski Joanne Kelly Michael Kinnare Sherree Krisco Jack Lattner Susan Maienza Vince McFadden
Charlotte Messina David Miller Kathleen Minaghan Colleen Navigato Rosa Pitassi Sue Ponzio-Pappas Katie Possley Michael Roche
Jenny Ruland Laurel Saltzman Laurie Shapiro Tom Sullivan Debbie Watts George Wohlford Nancy Wohlford
38 PARK • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3
419 S RIDGELAND • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 12-2
BEAUTIFUL 3 LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY offers 3800+ sq/ft of living! Open concept on first floor. Second floor features four spacious bedrooms & a sunroom overlooking backyard. Third floor has great room w/separate guest BR and workout room. Finished basement. ................................................................................................ $650,000
VINTAGE BRICK TWO FLAT on large lot with third floor addition. Front and rear deck on second floor; balcony on third. Third floor features wood floors and front rear staircases, wood-burning fireplace, master bedroom suite, and third bath. Parking for four cars. ........................................................................................ $464,999
PRI C E REDUC ED! SPECTACULAR RENOVATION of a 4 BR, 4-1/2 BA home with an open flow feeling and generous room sizes. Kitchen is a chef’s dream, and has cathedral ceilings. Finished basement includes a rec room, playroom and bonus room. Sits on oversized lot, with a two car garage. ........................................................................... $1,199,000
RARE BRICK BURMA HOME with original coved moldings, leaded glass windows and wood floors accent well-built house. Enjoy sunroom view of park. 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 bath with large bonus room on 2nd fl, den on 1st fl. Authentic tile roof on house and twocar brick garage. .....................................................................$729,900
New Construction Luxury Condominiums in the Village of River Forest
600 CLARENCE • OAK PARK
616 S OAK PARK AVE • OAK PARK
The Avalon The corner of Bonnie Brae & Thomas
15 Luxury Units*
N E W L IS T I NG! STUNNING AMERICAN FOUR SQUARE with 5 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths sits on a 50 foot corner lot in Historic Oak Park! “Urban chic” home has great bones of a 100+ year old property coupled w/all of the improvements. Two tiered deck, two car garage and fenced in yard. ........................................................................................$679,900
RIVER FOREST HOMES
BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in-ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining. .... $2,449,000 SPECTACULARLY UPDATED American Federalist Home. Tremendously restored and improved by the designer/owner. Benefits include 5 BRs, 4 full + 2 half baths, Gourmet Kitchen, Library/Office and private Fam Rm with large-scale windows overlooking backyard. .$1,895,000 LEGENDARY 1883 ITALIANATE VILLA on Keystone available for the first time in 37 years! A one of a kind house with 7BRs, 3BAs, new hdwd flrs, custom stain glass windows, eat-in kitchen. Meticulously preserved features. AND unparalleled 2014 Guest House! ..........$1,779,000 PREPARE TO BE IMPRESSED with this STUNNING 5 bedroom brick home that was renovated from top to bottom in 2010. This home offers endless amounts of quality upgrades. Exceptional lower level like none you have ever seen. New 2 level brick and stucco heated garage.............................................................................................................................................$1,650,000 EXPERT DESIGN RENOVATION! The very best in contemporary design, finishes and mechanicals alongside exquisitely restored leaded glass doors and gleaming hardwoods create the ideal blend of old and new. Massive rooms and high end craftsmanship throughout. Oversized lot. .................................................................................................................................$1,550,000 PRICE REDUCED LIVES VERY LARGE! Each room has been thought out in this six bedroom, two and a half bath home. Kitchen boasts Rift Cut Oak and was completely redone in 2009. MBR has radiant heated floors. Patios and sitting areas off the Master. Everything has been done for you......................................................................................................................................$749,000 PRICE REDUCED ELEGANT HOME with spacious rooms, high ceilings, four bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. Impressive entry. Lots of natural wood decor and hardwood floors throughout. Main level laundry off kitchen. Third floor walk-up and full basement provide plenty of storage. .............................................................................................................................................................$738,000
N E W L I S T I N G!
All Three Bedroom Units
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*All information in this ad is estimated and therefore subject to change. CHARMING, SPACIOUS QUEEN ANNE BUNGALOW in pristine condition. Art glass windows, French doors, wood trim, hdwd floors. Granite kitchen, breakfast nook. Family room and 1st floor BR. 3 BRs on 2nd floor. Finished basement, enclosed porch, 2 car garage..$634,900 CLASSIC TUDOR offers the charm and elegance you’ve come to expect in River Forest. A beautiful brick and stone exterior and timeless interior with natural woodwork in this vintage home. Kitchen overlooks backyard. Two fireplaces, dry basement. Two car garage........$574,900 LOVELY, WELL CARED FOR VICTORIAN offers three bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths and classic Victorian details throughout. All brand new - wood floors, carpeting, kitchen appliances, quartz counter tops, sink & fixtures, and washing machine. The large, deep back yard is fully fenced. ..... .............................................................................................................................................................$499,000
OAK PARK HOMES
UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of Oak Park! This meticulously renovated 5 BR, 5 full / 2 half bath property offers exquisite details and refined finishes that boast timeless materials and over the top custom millwork. This is a showcase home!.............................................................................................................................................$2,300,000 TRULY CLASSIC OP RED BRICK COLONIAL with four or five bedrooms, depending on your needs, and four full and two half baths. Third floor features rec room, or bedroom, and full bath. There is a heated 2 car, with addl 2 tandem space, garage with fabulous coach house above...............................................................................................................................................$1,750,000 GORGEOUS HOME WITH OPEN FLOOR PLAN. 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath brick colonial sits on a majestic corner lot in Historic Oak Park! Spacious living room, sun room or home office, expansive dining room, family room and a true chef’s kitchen with large eat-in area. ...$705,000 LOVELY MEDITERRANEAN INFLUENCED HOME offers 4 BRs/2BAs, two story LR with WBFP, beamed ceiling, French doors and original 1920’s terra cotta tiled floor. New finished bsmt has 5th BR, family room, laundry room. The yard has patio and charming pergola..........$649,000
2 Units SOLD!
IMMERSE YOURSELF in the warmth & beauty of this 5BR/3BA Hulbert home on an oversized lot in Historic OP. Inviting open front porch, expansive LR, beamed ceiling formal DR, full baths on three levels, finished rec room in LL, two fireplaces! Wonderful home!.......$619,900 STUNNING VICTORIAN! Updated 3 bedroom, 3 bath home. Original details have been preserved, and well considered updates added to create an ideal blend of historical character and contemporary design. House sits on an extra large lot with professional landscaping. ...$595,000 PRICE REDUCED THREE CAR GARAGE PARKING a bonus in this three BR, two BA brick Georgian home. Many recent improvements to this well maintained, move-in condition home. Updated kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances. First FL fam rm with fireplace. Heating & Central air. .....................................................................................................................................$499,000 BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED VICTORIAN style three bedroom, two bath home in central Oak Park. Large front porch. Open high end kitchen with granite, perfect for entertaining! All new furnace/ac, windows, siding, roof, etc. make this a nearly maintenance free home.........$498,800 EXQUISITE BRICK BUNGALOW beautifully maintained w/ hardwood floors, natural oak woodwork, stained glass, coved moldings, brick fireplace with built in bookcases. Large deck with view of the professionally landscaped yard, side drive leads to 2 car brick garage. .$450,000 PRICE REDUCED GET THE BEST FOR YOUR MONEY!! 3 BR 2 full BA American Four Square is a beauty in a prime commuter location near the EL and I290. Three full bedrooms and a tandem on the second floor. Finished basement expands your living and entertaining space........ .............................................................................................................................................................$327,500 BEAUTIFUL HOME located in the heart of Oak Park with a large front porch to relax on. Easy walk to Green Line train, schools, pool and restaurants. Sunny rooms, oak floors throughout, high ceiling in the basement. Newer roof. Great back yard too!...................................................$285,0000
CHARMING FAMILY HOME sits on a 50’ x 126’ lot next to Fox Park. Four bedrooms, one and a half baths, hardwood floors, two car garage, plus two additional outside parking spots. Great opportunity for rehabbers - needs some TLC. ............................................... .................................................................................................$325,000
FOREST PARK HOMES METICUOLOUSLY MAINTAINED new construction with open floor plan features 10 foot ceilings, hdwd flrs, and many custom details from crown molding to door handles. High end kitchen. Four generously sized bedrooms. Basement ready to finish. Just move in!!........$474,000 PRICE REDUCED TWO STORY BRICK & FRAME HOME w/open floor plan on first floor with slate entry & hdwd flrs. Large LR, formal DR open to wd cabinet kitchen. 2nd flr has 4 BRs, 5th BR in bsmnt. Bsmnt is semi finished with laundry rm. Fnced in yard, 2 car gar..$435,000 WONDERFUL UPDATED HOME with all the amenities. 3BR, 3BA boasts a large foyer, hardwood floors, beautiful woodwork and high ceilings throughout. Eat-in kitchen, beautiful LR, DR and office complete the 1st FL. Upstairs includes 3 spacious BRs w/wood beam ceilings. ........ .............................................................................................................................................................$399,000 CHARMING THREE BEDROOM FARMHOUSE with updated kitchen, family room that overlooks fenced yard and in-ground pool with pool house. Partially finished basement with finished rec room, updated full bath, laundry room. One car garage, 3 exterior spots.....$274,999
CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Luxurious & unique!..................................................................$285,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 1BA. One parking space.....................................................................$120,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 1BA. Updated bathroom. ....................................................................$99,900 OAK PARK 2 Flat. ........................................................................................................................$549,900 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Unique condo.......................................................................................$250,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2BA. Top floor unit........................................................................................$189,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Open floor plan....................................................................................$159,000
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FOREST PARK
Mixed Use Building .......................$890,000 Sherree Krisco • 708-870-5777
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OAK PARK
LA GRANGE PARK
3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$395,000
3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$450,000
Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946
Rory Dominick • 773-425-9942
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
CHICAGO (MONTCLARE)
5 BR, 3.4 BA .................................................................................................................. $700,000 Steve Nasralla • 708-466-5164
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 P.M. 1036 WENONAH
OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 P.M. 419 S RIDGELAND
4 BR, 2 BA .....................................$449,000
2-Flat ...........................................$464,999
OAK PARK
Cory Kohut • 708-476-8901
OAK PARK
Jolyn Crawford • 708-860-2510
OAK PARK
4 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$494,000 Laurie Shapiro • 708-203-3614
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
OPEN SUNDAY 1:30 - 3:30 P.M. 622 WOODBINE
OAK PARK
3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$549,900 The ATM Team • 708-674-7081
OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 P.M. 413 WISCONSIN AVE
OAK PARK
4 BR, 2.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $488,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946
OAK PARK
2 BR, 2 BA ..................................................................................................................... $539,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy • 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564
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1036 Wenonah Ave 4BR, 2BA $449,000
622 Woodbine Ave 3BR, 2BA $549,900
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546 N Oak Park Ave 5BR, 2.1BA $979,000
936 Chicago Ave 5BR, 3.1BA $649,900
OAK PARK
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944 N East Ave 3BR, 2.1BA $624,900
545 S Oak Park Ave 4BR +1BSMT, 3.2BA $649,000
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625 Clarence Ave 3BR, 1.2BA $489,000
937 Division St 3BR, 2.1BA $450,000
OAK PARK
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847 Lathrop Ave 3BR, 2.1BA $646,000
716 Carpenter Ave 4BR, 2BA $399,000
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308 S Kenilworth 3BR, 2BA $450,000
426 N Humphrey Ave 4BR, 1.1BA $409,900
RIVER FOREST
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1117 Lyman Ave 3BR, 1.1BA $374,900
1133 Paulina St 3BR, 2.1BA $385,000
RIVER FOREST 3D
847 Park Ave 4BR, 5BA $1,025,000
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7770 Washington Blvd 4BR,3.1BA $669,000
703 Bonnie Brae Pl 3BR, 1.1BA $570,000
Townhomes & Condos 613 Grove 3DLn - 2BR, 2.1BA $323,500 224 S Oak Park - 2BR, 2BA $215,000 222 N. Grove Ave - 2BR, 2BA $215,000
1043 Thomas Ave 3BR, 2BA $329,800
1105 Thomas Ave 4BR, 3BA $399,000
7419 Warren St 4BR, 3BA $529,000
121 Des Plaines Ave 3BR, 2BA $225,000
1122 Washington Blvd - 1BR, 1BA $177,500 622 Harrison St - 1BR, 1BA $129,000
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1411 Monroe Ave 4BR, 2.1BA $675,000
1023 Franklin Ave 4BR+1BSMT, 2.2BA $1,099,000
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834 Carpenter Ave 2BR, 1.1BA $325,000
927 Clinton Ave 4BR, 1.1BA $335,000
1029 Marengo Ave 2 Flat + PKG $250,000
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OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2P.M. 1200 BELLEFORT
OAK PARK
5 BR, 2 BA .....................................$649,000 Ramona Fox • 708-363-3394
OAK PARK
OAK PARK
4 BR, 2.1 BA ..................................$685,000
5 BR, 4.2 BA ...............................$1,750,000
Jan Raspatello • 708-476-6070
Gagliardo Realty Associates • 708-771-8040
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2P.M. 335 CLINTON
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3P.M. 156 N OAK PARK AVE #1A
4 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$699,000
3 BR, 2.1 BA ..................................$709,000
OAK PARK
Jane McClelland • 312 504 1146
OAK PARK
OAK PARK
5 BR, 3 BA ..................................................................................................................... $799,800
RIVER FOREST
Linda Rooney • 773-297-3473
3 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$499,000
Caroline Rauch/Patsy Bonniwell • 312-405-3639
Ramona Fox • 708-363-3394
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
NEW PRICE!
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RIVER FOREST
3 BR, 1.2 BA ..................................$499,000 Tagger O’Brien • 708-456-6400
3 0 :DOVK &2 1SVEFOUJBM 6LQFH
OAK PARK
3 BR, 2 BA ..................................................................................................................... $249,900 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3P.M. 749 JACKSON
RIVER FOREST
OAK PARK
4 BR, 3.2 BA ............................................................................................................... $1,550,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946
3 BR, 2.2 BA ..................................$729,900 Gagliardo Realty Associates • 708-771-8040
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RIVER FOREST
3 BR +2 below grade, 3.1 BA .....$1,650,000
6 BR, 3.2 BA ..................................$759,000
Colleen Navigato • 708-989-0989
Tagger O’Brien • 708-456-6400
RIVER FOREST
7 BR, 3 BA ..................................$1,779,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates • 708-771-8040
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7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
RIVER FOREST
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3P.M. 1410 CLINTON PL
RIVER FOREST
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
6 BR, 4.1 BA ............................................................................................................... $1,349,000 John Haagenson • 773-230-6995
RIVER FOREST
4 BR, 4.2 BA ...............................$1,785,000
4 BR, 4.1 BA ...............................$1,199,000
Tagger O’Brien • 708-456-6400
Anne Brennan • 708-917-6379
RIVER FOREST
5 BR, 4.2 BA ...............................$1,895,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates • 708-771-8040
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7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
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RIVER FOREST
3 BR, 2.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $619,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy • 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564
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JUST SOLD
NEW PRICE REDUCTION
1435 PARK AVE, RIVER FOREST $699,500 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath
825 BONNIE BRAE, RIVER FOREST $895,000 :: 5 bed :: 4.5 bath
1142 FRANKLIN AVE, RIVER FOREST $1,445,000 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath
Spacious, meticulously maintained Georgian family home. Walk to elementary school.
Unique Buurma Built home, Great location!
Custom modern 6000 sq. ft. home. Dramatic design and unique detailing throughout.
NEW PRICE REDUCTION
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NEW PRICE REDUCTION
131 GALE AVE, RIVER FOREST $849,000 :: 4 beds :: 2.5 baths
417 N MARION ST, OAK PARK $369,900
7322 RANDOLPH #2, FOREST PARK $307,000 :: 3 bed :: 3.5 bath
Updated Victorian - renovated kitchen & master bath - huge park-like yard walk to train.
Stand alone office building with 4 parking spots. 1,800 sq. ft. Multi-use. Walk to train, shop & restaurants.
Close to CTA & Metra, this solidly built modern townhouse is an elegant oasis tucked into an urban setting.
FOREST PARK
OAK PARK
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 8/13, 123PM 310 CIRCLE
PRICE REDUCED!
NEWLY REHABBED 3 BDRM. Everything has been done from top to bottom. New kitchen & appliances, new baths. Deep fenced yard & 2 car garage. Large front porch. Amazing location, walk to Madison St. Close to Blue & Green lines. Just move right in! This is a must see home. ...$389,900
IN FLW HISTORIC DISTRICT. Prairie influenced 4 bdrm American four square, designed by E.E. Roberts. Hardwood floors throughout, 3.1 Baths. Idyllic screened front porch. Walk to Scoville Park, library, downtown, Green & Metra lines. ......................................................................................$755,000
OAK PARK
3 BEDROOM CONDO in vintage building. Large unit with fp w/built in bookcases. Cove ceiling, updated kitchen, new windows, hardwood floors. Parking. Great location........................................................................ $295,000
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$615,000
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1024 Cedar Lane, Oak Park
Oak Park
$889,000
In the heart of Oak Park’s Estate Section, beautifully updated 5 BR, 3.5 BA features a library, high-end kit. and newly renovated spa like master suite and upper level suite. Bill Geldes - ID# 09574819
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1:30-3 1037 S KENILWORTH
Oak Park
$869,000
Renovated 4000+ sqft 5 BR, 3.5 BA Gunderson American 4-Square on an extra wide lot. Blend of modern, quality craftsmanship and sought after details. Bill Geldes - ID# 09679428
SOLD
Oak Park
$630,000
River Forest
$735,000
Quality 6 BR, 3.1 BA with flexible floor plan allow you choice of master bedroom. Great finishes with view of fenced park like yard from many rooms in this home. Lloyd Behrenbruch - ID# 09594108
$596,000
Oak Park
$365,980
Chicago
$350,000
3+1(basement), 2.1 BA at a great price! Upgraded kitchen with huge breakfast nook, upgraded baths, finished basement with fireplace, deck and 2.5 car garage. Yarnell Green - ID# 09708908
$589,000
SOLD
$240,000
Berwyn
$239,000
4 bed, 2 bath Cute Cape Cod. Refinished oak floors, spacious eat-in kitchen, partially finished basement with dry bar and backyard with paver patio. Sandra Lopez – ID# 09704405
$685,000
Renovated with top quality craftsmanship 3 bedroom, 2.1 bath home. Enjoy the new eat-in kitchen, master bath, powder room. Home has a great flow and outdoor space. Kara Keller - ID# 09642132
$305,000
NEW LISTING
Oak Park
Oak Park
Oak Park
$175,000
Updated 2 bed condo! Beautiful hardwood floors, newer windows, updated kitchen and in-unit washer dryer. Fabulous location at a great value! Bobbi Schaper Eastman – ID# 09708177
$479,900
Oak Park
Oak Park
$286,000
NEW PRICE
$422,000
Amazing 4 bed, 2 bath Craftsman Bungalow features exquisite leaded art glass windows, large kitchen, master suite, stone patio and MUCH MORE! Steve Scheuring - ID# 09654991
Oak Park
Lincoln Park/Chicago $389,000
Old Town/Lincoln Park corner 2 bed, 2 bath condo with high-end Chef’s kitchen, large terrace, outdoor pool, party room, fitness center and parking. Catherine Simon -Vobornik - ID# 09679477
$175,000
Spacious and bright, 2 bed, 2 bath condo includes 2 parking spaces! Master suite, private balcony, generous room sizes, eat-in kitchen has great cabinet space for cooking enthusiasts. Saretta Joyner– ID# 09697933
SOLD
$281,000
Fantastic 3 BR, 2 full BA vintage condo has hdwd flrs, beautiful restored woodwork, kitchen with wow factor, in-unit laundry, and updated plumbing and electrical. Bethanny Alexander - ID# 09611720
NEW LISTING
Berwyn
$245,000
Sun filled 3 BR, 2.1 BA Bungalow. Large living room, hdwd flrs, original wood molding, wd burning fireplace, rec room with Tiki Bar and pool/ping pong table! Sandra Lopez - ID# 09646425
SOLD
Oak Park
$639,000
Renovated in 08, 3 bed, 3.1 bath features open layout oak floors, awesome kitchen opens party size deck and a spacious rec room and full bath in basement. Peggy Letchos - ID# 09689904
SOLD
Renovated 3 bed home with many updates! Large sized rooms, Art Glass windows, formal dining room, eat-in size kitchen and spacious family room. Victoria Atkins – ID# 09648072
Forest Park
$675,000
SOLD
Classic 4 bed, 3 bath brick bungalow features flexible floor plan, wood burning fireplace, updated Chef’s kitchen, master suite and open basement with full bath. Victoria Atkins - ID# 09653581
Oak Park
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 627 BELLEFORTE AVE
Exceptional 5 bed Victorian home with 3 story turret, wrap around deck, great space and amazing curb appeal. Ann Keeney - ID# 09632749
SOLD
Built in 2002, this 2 bed, 2.1 bath with functional layout, modern amenities, has been renovated with several updates and improvements James Salazar – ID# 09589827
NEW LISTING
Unique and beautifully maintained 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath condo. Enjoy roof top wraparound deck from the master bedroom and enjoy views of Chicago’s skyline. Brooks Glenn– ID# 09630693
Oak Park
SOLD
Forest Park
Steve Scheuring - ID# 09705174 SOLD
NEW PRICE
3 bed, 2.1 bath brick Colonial filled with impressive room sizes, updated finishes! Sunken living room, marble fireplace and eat in kitchen with extra room. Kara Keller - ID# 09633064
NEW LISTING
3 BR, 1.1 BA 4-Square with grand foyer, formal DR and fantastic kitchen, 1st floor family room, upgraded electrical, recent tuck-pointing and many more updates! Steve Scheuring - ID# 09612996
Chicago
Oak Park
$488,000
Spacious 4 bed, 2.1 bath, double master townhome! Open floor plan with grand living room with stately fireplace , large cook’s kitchen, 3rd floor master suite with vaulted ceiling and skylights and a lower level that features the attached garage, mud room, and access to home’s grill patio!
SOLD
SOLD
3 BR, 2.1 BA with wood burning fireplace, upgraded kitchen, extended family room, finished basement and backyard has inground pond and a “secret” arbor. Linda Von Vogt - ID# 09510123
SOLD
Oak Park
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12-2 515 CLINTON AVE
SOLD
4 +1 (basement), 3 BA home filled with elegance. Winding staircase, floor-ceiling windows, state of the art kit, master suite, balcony and finished lower level. Cheryl Holtz - ID# 09597478
413 Wisconsin, Ave, Unit D, Oak Park
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$559,900
The Oak Park Oasis, 22, 4 level townhomes with a fresh new approach to townhome living. Sleek and modern with a downtown flair, featuring versatile 3 or 4 bedroom layouts, 3.5 baths, open kitchens with large center island, beautiful master suite, balcony, 4th level loft space and attached 2 car garage.
NEW LISTING
$111,000
High 1st floor 1 bedroom unit with large living room, formal dining room, hardwood floors, in-unit laundry and newly updated kitchen. Bobbi Schaper Eastman - ID# 09522525
Chicago
$65,000
3 BR, 1.1 BA awaiting your special touches! Hardwood floors, separate formal dining room, large eat in kitchen, partially finished basement and large backyard. Fran Anderson - ID# 09707789
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Success
(suk’sess) noun. A favorable result, the gaining of wealth or fame, a successful thing.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Tom Carraher redefines the essence of real estate service.
...unless you select the uncompromising real estate services of Tom Carraher. The successful choice in real estate.
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
637 Park, Flossmoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$275,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 737 S . Monterey Ave, Villa Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 1037 S . Lombard Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 716 Carpenter Ave, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1036 Wenonah Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 622 Woodbine Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$549,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30
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ADDRESS
735 Home Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $585,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 627 Belleforte Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 7601 Vine Ste, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gullo & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 847 Lathrop Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $646,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-1:30 936 Chicago Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 38 Park Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1200 Belleforte Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $685,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 335 Clinton Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 749 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $729,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 515 Clinton Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$735,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 514 N Marion St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gullo & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$763,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Call Tom Carraher at 708-822-0540 to achieve all of your real estate goals.
1230 N . Grove Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $819,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1037 S . Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $869,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3 532 N . Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $889,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3 1410 Clinton Pl, River Foresrt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,199,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
CONDOS
632 Lathrop, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,349,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:30
ADDRESS
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
70 Pine Ave . UNIT 1A, Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-3:30 514 Wenonah Ave . UNIT 3S, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $164,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 1133 Chicago Ave . UNIT 2W, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $669,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 1133 Chicago Ave . UNIT 3W, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
MULTIFAMILY
Tom Carraher
TOWNHOMES
156 N . Oak Park Ave . UNIT 1A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$709,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Realistic Expectation–Proven Results
ADDRESS
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
7836 Madison Ave . UNIT 21A, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat . 11-1 7836 Madison Ave . UNIT 21A, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 1024 Cedar Ln, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$559,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-2
ADDRESS
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
419 S . Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $464,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
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P R O P E R T Y
T R A N S F E R S
1025 N. East Ave. home sells for $925,000
The following propertytransfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from June 1 to June 30, 2017. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
1019 Superior St 814 Clinton Ave 1025 N East Ave 530 N East Ave 639 N Oak Park Ave 1035 Berkshire St 1117 Erie St 322 S Cuyler Ave 1118 N East Ave 416 N Oak Park Ave 245 Clinton Ave 638 Fair Oaks Ave 644 Woodbine Ave 1105 Wisconsin Ave 1127 N East Ave 938 S Euclid Ave
$995,000 $990,000 $925,000 $917,500 $855,000 $755,000 $750,000 $749,000 $735,000 $725,000 $720,000 $700,000 $699,500 $685,000 $670,000 $649,000
Powers John Reed Neeketta Lazarczyk Jacek A Schroeder Corinna L Pautlitz Sheri M Canniff Martin D Ferringno Matthew A Korpics John M Osikanlu Abiodun Skubis Julia Smith Craig Kazyak Brian J Santana Alfredo Sakiyama Scott T Failor Thomas R Kumela Michael
138 Le Moyne Pky 317 S Cuyler Ave 502 N Grove Ave 836 Woodbine Ave 1160 S Harvey Ave 802 Forest Ave 316 S Ridgeland Ave 1124 S Oak Park Ave 233 S Ridgeland Ave 820 S Scoville Ave 847 N Oak Park Ave 800 Forest Ave 706 N Kenilworth Ave 1307 N Harlem Ave
$647,500 $630,000 $630,000 $595,000 $585,000 $569,000 $560,000 $545,000 $538,000 $520,000 $515,000 $515,000 $510,500 $508,500
Zwettler Robin J Oak Homes Dev Inc Wysockey Michael Betke Maryellen Lazarczyk Jacek Tr Bruner Stephen C Dahlstrom Patrick Deberry Benjamin H Roen David I Aumann Todd J Tr Leutgens James W Sugimoto Danny H Jacobsen Paul A Mcguire Luke P Drews Donald C Trident Investors Llc Designated Series Euclid Jmg Real Estate Grop Inc Angle Catherine S Fagan Kevin Vogel Donald C Jr R&w Remodeling Inc Rosa Ayded Vanaria Peter A Obis Janeen S Tr Mahoney Joshua W Wickes John Nery Joseph F Krefman Adam J Blobaum Dean Fiorito Frank R
607 S Euclid Ave 415 N Taylor Ave 104 S Taylor Ave 606 Wesley Ave 524 N Taylor Ave 334 S Oak Park Ave 612 S Euclid Ave 1145 S Scoville Ave 914 N Harvey Ave 533 S East Ave 431 Greenfield St 729 S Oak Park Ave 739 N Harvey Ave 1040 S Scoville Ave
$510,000 $505,000 $494,000 $475,000 $475,000 $465,000 $460,000 $459,000 $455,000 $455,000 $450,000 $450,000 $430,000 $430,000
Ritsert Larry Tr Matyas Ethan J Odonnell Terrence Patrick Broda Reid R Najib Amina L Hoag Jessica Hoerster John Tamillow Terry N Barry Jodi Krypel William Baker C Steven Peterson Rozelda Schroeder Corinna Franklin John J
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1025 N. East Ave., Oak Park
ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
1164 S Humphrey Ave 1100 Clinton Ave 634 N Lombard Ave 434 S Kenilworth Ave 1328 N Austin Blvd 719 Forest Ave 719 N Lombard Ave 848 Home Ave 1151 S Lyman Ave 419 N Humphrey Ave 1184 S Oak Park Ave 917 Home Ave 403 N Humphrey Ave 648 S Taylor Ave 610 N Humphrey Ave 314 N Taylor Ave 1122 Chicago Ave 832 N Ridgeland Ave 940 Wenonah Ave 425 Harvey Ave 527 South Blvd 1219 Hayes Ave 705 S Humphrey Ave 300 S Lombard Ave 1164 S Harvey Ave 216 Le Moyne Pky 6218 Roosevelt Rd 1041 S Cuyler Ave 1153 S Ridgeland Ave
$425,000 $421,000 $420,000 $415,500 $415,000 $410,000 $407,000 $407,000 $403,000 $395,000 $388,500 $385,000 $385,000 $371,000 $370,000 $370,000 $370,000 $364,000 $360,000 $356,000 $349,000 $335,000 $335,000 $325,000 $320,000 $320,000 $320,000 $317,000 $315,000
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PRICE
SELLER
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220 S Maple Ave 38 138 Francisco Ter 736 Clarence Ave 1114 S Highland Ave 913 Wenonah Ave
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736 N Humphrey Ave 221 N Kenilworth Ave 208 1104 S Harvey Ave 717 S Grove Ave 920 Hayes Ave 924 S Maple Ave 427 S Ridgeland Ave 329 N Oak Park Ave 1S 6847 North Ave 1167 S Oak Park Ave 329 S Oak Park Ave 3N 169 N Grove Ave 3B 1009 S Oak Park Ave 104 Madison St
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324 S Ridgeland Ave 324B 425 Home Ave 3E 1176 S Taylor Ave 434 Lombard St 4342 938 North Blvd 401 819 Lake St 8193E 1033 Ontario St 1DN 800 Washington Blvd 402 248 S Marion St 4 220 N Oak Park Ave 2T 222 Washington Blvd 201 834 N Austin Blvd 922 North Blvd 302 425 Wesley Ave 425102 248 S Marion St 206 500 Washington Blvd 406 1301 N Harlem Ave 5 1301 N Harlem Ave 3 1331 N Harlem Ave 13311 7 Division St 3B 100 S Maple Ave 731 Belleforte Ave 225 N Grove Ave 225G 423 Lenox St 428 N Harvey Ave 1NW 451 Greenfield St
$205,000 $192,000 $192,000 $184,500 $172,000 $165,000 $151,000 $146,000 $145,000 $140,000 $135,000 $135,000 $130,000 $112,000 $97,500 $95,000 $91,000 $85,000 $83,000 $36,000 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
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RIVER FOREST 847 Jackson Ave 1215 Ashland Ave 1015 Lathrop Ave 937 Jackson Ave 900 Jackson Ave 1103 Keystone Ave 626 Keystone Ave 1307 Ashland Ave
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306 Keystone Ave 710 Bonnie Brae Pl 925 William St 905 Park Ave 735 Bonnie Brae Pl 609 Clinton Pl 1506 Clinton Pl 1223 Franklin Ave 554 Forest Ave 736 Ashland Ave 1227 Franklin Ave 3 Gale Ave 1003 Bonnie Brae Pl 3D 838 N Harlem Ave 7969 Lake St 1020 N Harlem Ave D1 1535 Park Ave 202 1131 Bonnie Brae Pl 1N 7911 North Ave 421 Edgewood Pl 4211 1553 Monroe Ave 15531 414 Clinton Pl 603
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FOREST PARK 7651 Adams St 525 Marengo Ave 512 Marengo Ave 440 Thomas Ave 918 Lathrop Ave 355 Des Plaines Ave
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1017 Dunlop Ave 315 Marengo Ave 2H 1124 Troost Ave 839 Harlem Ave 1006 Circle Ave 7449 Washington St 202
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t is hard to say good-bye to a colleague who has made a significant, positive impact. Even harder to say good-bye to a friend. Max Austin-Williams, Executive Director of Downtown Oak Park, is leaving this month to relocate to Australia with his husband Rob. I grant that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and of course they should take advantage of it – but knowing that they are making the right choice does not make it any easier to see them go. Max accepted the leadership of our largest business district merchant association in 2012, just about six months before I joined the Chamber in 2013. By the end of 2013, Tammie Grossman was named head of the Village of Oak Park’s Devel-
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opment Customer Services Department. Around the same time, Sara Barnett took over the Visit Oak Park tourism bureau while the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation morphed into its current configuration under the leadership of John Lynch and Viktor Schrader. Within eighteen months, we turned over all the major business support leadership roles in town. Even now, some four years into it, I still feel like we are the new kids on the block, a single cohort, linked by tenure as well as our shared commitment to collaboration across our organizations. Incredibly, that was not always the case, as just five years ago these organizations operated in silos that made meaningful cooperation difficult. Change is good. Without change in leadership and mission, we might not have gotten to this good place – a collegial, supportive, roll-up-your-sleeves kind of team where we are all working in lock-
step to improve the local economy. But change doesn’t feel so good right now, as I prepare for an Oak Park without Max. Professional, creative, curious and accountable, Max showed up daily with no agenda other than enhancing the vitality of Downtown Oak Park. Under Max’s leadership, DTOP enjoyed top-notch marketing, events, advocacy efforts, development support, landscaping and décor and even profitability. Max made my job easier, offering advice, moral support and even tactical help. I expect DTOP will say they have big shoes to fill. For my part, I will miss my friend.
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TOKEN: MY BLACK GIRL NARRATIVE IN OAK PARK, PART II
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n the fall of 2001, I was introduced to an array of new things: a new school, new demographic pockets of Oak Park, and Oreos. Yes … Oreos! Though in elementary school they were two rich chocolate cookies that hugged sweet white cream, in middle school Oreos became more than a dessert. This type of Oreo was far from sweet yet still gave my sense of self a sugar rush of insecurity. At Percy Julian Middle School I was reintroduced to myself as an Oreo, black on the outside and white on the inside. The traditional two chocolate cookies integrated by white cream made me blind to my own color, questioning my pure chocolate flesh. An Oreo is what a black person is called who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behaviors thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, often at the expense of his or her own heritage. My transracial adoption of the values I had learned at home, that dated back to lessons from my great-grandparents in Malawi, Africa, of doing your best in school and being polite and respectful, were now colonized by mainstream white society in my Oak Park middle school. My attitudes, behavior, and values had abruptly become foreigners in my indigenous body. Everything I had known and grown to love now threatened the authenticity of my racial identity, including the lunch table I picked to sit at, the friends I had known for nearly a decade, and even the sport I had grown to love — soccer. Prior to middle school I played on the Strikers team, a private traveling soccer team that was overwhelmingly white but provided meaningful friendships that went beyond the 60 minutes we spent running in circles chasing a ball on manicured grass. Now amidst the soul-penetrating, irrational angst of puberty, coupled with the ever-present threat of “not being black enough,” affiliating with my predominately white teammates on a private traveling soccer team doubled the cream stuffing of my Oreo. I vividly recall standing with a group of my black peers in the hallway when my white teammate approached me and said, “See you at soccer practice Michelle.” I was terrified. One of my black peers bemusedly asked, “You play soccer?” “No,” I abruptly replied, “I just walk past the field on my way back home and say hello.” As if that wasn’t even more awkward. The tone of my voice coupled with living in the
predominately white Horace Mann Elementary School district already made me a prime target for the term “Oreo.” I dreaded being associated with a sport that was affiliated with whiteness in my mind. Despite having skin darker than most of my black peers and two parents who were actually born and raised in Malawi, Africa; despite that the sport of soccer is actually dominated by the African diaspora, so much in fact that children in Africa would collect trash bags and rubber bands to make homemade soccer balls and use tall sticks as goal posts; and despite soccer actually being affiliated with blackness around the world, throughout the hallways of Percy Julian Middle School soccer was white and I couldn’t risk being any more “white on the inside.” The term “Oreo” altered my adolescent experience in middle school, tailoring my interests and behavior not to what I thought defined blackness but what mainstream society defined blackness to be, a stream that I now know to have a current that is dictated by the inevitable white supremacy of our society. It is truly troubling that the only way for me to have explored an array of sports was to be “white on the inside.” This notion degrades the flesh bestowed upon me by a higher power and unrightfully creates a pedestal not based on hard work but by the sheer luck of being born into the white race. An “Oreo” is a demeaning term that greases the engine of structural racism in our society. I now strive to ensure that my race does not internally dictate the opportunities I explore. Michelle Mbekeani, 27, is a lifetime resident of Oak Park. She is an attorney at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. She is the mother of an energetic and loving 2-year-old boy. Michelle enjoys singing and volunteering thoughout the community, supporting Oak Park public schools, and the Oak Park Festival Theatre.
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n a county government that has had little to recommend it to citizens over the decades — taxes too much, innovates not at all — we are enthusiastic about both Toni Preckwinkle, the county board president, and Richard Boykin, our 1st District commissioner. Too bad they hate each other. And may wind up running against each other for county board president in 2018. Boykin confirmed to the Journal this week that he is actively considering a race against Preckwinkle though we kind of figured it out owing to his full-bore attack on Preckwinkle and the hefty sales tax she has worked to impose on sugary drinks in the county. Boykin told us he is waiting for a third-party poll in the fall to tell him if he would be credible in a run against Preckwinkle. Perhaps the poll released this week by a beverage industry group showing that 87 percent of county residents oppose the tax is the only poll he needs. If you support ramped up taxes on tobacco and liquor, and we do, then taxing soft drinks is not much a philosophical leap. If you run a public health system where resources are gobbled up treating obesity and diabetes, then taxing sugar drinks is logical. We have always found Preckwinkle to be unusually candid and effective in confronting the confounding issues county government handles — mainly public health and criminal justice. She has been resolute in improving the physical and mental health care provided by Stroger Hospital in a time of colossal uncertainty in health care. She has been laser focused on the vast inequities of what passes for criminal justice in this county. She speaks plainly about the profound racism built into the courts and County Jail and the impact it has on our struggling communities of color. Boykin, now three years into his term as our commissioner, earns respect for his visibility and outspokenness on critical issues of gun violence and mis-investment in West Side neighborhoods. Lots of money for incarceration, little for job creation. Inevitably we compare Boykin’s activism to the total invisibility of his now pensioned-off predecessor, Earleen Collins. We see in Boykin vitality. We know some see over-the-top grandstanding. No doubt Boykin is ambitious politically. Within a year of earning county office he made noise for months about running for the U.S. Senate. He has been considered, rightly or not, to be the heir apparent to Cong. Danny Davis when he eventually succumbs. And now, potentially, the race for county prez. In a county government that has historically distinguished itself for self-dealing, Preckwinkle and Boykin are legitimate and rare change agents. In a city and county short on African American leadership they are, in contrasting styles, genuine leaders. But the antagonism they feel toward each other is longstanding and palpable if they are in the same room. We would not like to see them destroy each other in a political wrangle.
Tax plastic bags It’s not often that a government body so quickly corrects an obvious whiff. But Oak Park’s village board did that Monday night when it voted to put a fee on the use of plastic or paper bags in any good-sized local retail establishment. Government can sometimes be criticized for an over-reliance on process. That is particularly true in Oak Park. But when it works right, such a process can gradually build a consensus even as it identifies early unnecessary friction points in a plan. The process of imposing a fee for the use of disposable bags was damned near perfect. It took a while but the Environment and Energy Commission worked and evolved a plan for two years. It actively consulted with business owners and environmentalists. Finally, this spring it was ready for a vote when something inexplicable happened. An actively watered-down version of the plan appeared on an agenda and was quickly approved. No one was happy. No one understood. But Monday, the village board made it right, imposing a mandatory fee, correcting its whiff.
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Looking leads to seeing
’ve discovered a new way of seeing. New to me, that is. Painters and photographers — artists in general — have known about this for a long time. And before them, the mystics. Perception is the gateway to mysticism, which sees further, plumbs deeper, outside and within. What they share is an ecstatic approach to the world. “Ecstasy” comes from the Greek, exstasis, “to stand outside oneself.” It means stepping outside of your mind, perceptually speaking, and “entering” the world around you. It dissolves the divide between subject and object, observer and observed. External reality becomes more immediate and present. Another word for this is “immanence,” the root of the name Emmanuel, the one who comes into the world. Reaching this state is how artists tap their “powers of observation” — as opposed to the more superficial way we usually view the world. It is the difference between “glance” and “gaze,” between “glimpse” and “perceive.” Growing up, most of us were taught it’s impolite to stare. It makes people feel self-conscious and might even be interpreted as hostile. We wonder what they’re thinking of us. We fear being judged. Vision is powerful. Not wanting to make others uncomfortable, we glance and avert. Our eyes dart, afraid to settle on anything for long. But artists linger in their looking. They study the world around them. And when they really “see” something, they want to “capture” it — in a painting, a photograph, a sculpture. To let it go would feel like a loss. Recently, I entered the garden on the north end of the Art Institute and felt as if I had just walked into an outdoor extension of the Impressionist painting collection inside. Here people take refuge during the workday, resting on benches, reclining on the lawn, sitting at tables, or just walking slowly through. The place is an oasis, insulated from the bustle and bombast of Michigan Avenue, where refugees momentarily escape the world of hurry and stress. As I looked around, I saw painting after beautifully composed painting: People lost in conversation, lost in their cellphones, lost in the moment. I was standing in a living art gallery, provided for my viewing pleasure. Everyone else was, too, though most seemed not to notice. Part of the pleasure of perusing art is having the luxury to gaze uninterrupted at the forms, the clothing, the composition, the way light and shadow plays with everything in the scene. When we’re not rushed or worried about making anyone uncomfortable, we’re able to see more. We tap the
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power of perception. This, in itself, is pleasurable and accounts for why, when the art “absorbs” us, we feel nourished by the experience. Much of it can be attributed to the skill of the artists, but not entirely. It is also because we’re seeing at a higher level. It’s actually good for us. But viewing a painting is still an object that we, as subjects, observe from a certain distance (and aware that we’re observing). The living paintings in this garden, of course, did not hang inert. The forms moved, as did the sunlight. The breeze rustled hair and billowed garments, or they wrinkled with movement. The only way I could maintain that state of intensified perception was to suspend making judgments about what I was viewing. Judging widens the gap between subject and object. Without it, everyone becomes equally interesting, equally appealing. It didn’t matter how they walked or dressed, whether they were “attractive.” You have to reach a level of complete acceptance in order to “see” everyone’s unique beauty. The longer I maintained this way of seeing, the more I felt I was “entering the painting.” No longer an “outside observer,” I was, as anthropologists put it, a “participant observer,” observing and participating simultaneously. As I walked along Michigan Avenue, I saw so much more, all of it fascinating — even the people staring at their cellphones. When we aren’t self-conscious, it turns out, our bodies assume an infinite variety of natural and interesting poses. An entire series of sculptures could be done on people looking at their cellphones. It was hard to stay “in the painting” and easy to fall back into my default mode of glancing and averting, being in a hurry to get somewhere, getting derailed by emotions or lost in a forest of thought and memory. Myriad distractions of daily life pull us back across the moat separating subject and object. Having a conceptual framework (like a painting) helps. The frame forms a gateway through which the painting can be entered. A friend of mine prefers the metaphor of being in a living sculpture garden. Entering a movie (where you are the camera) is another. Whatever works for you. We all have the capacity. We’re all capable of transcending the “blinders” daily life imposes. There is more to “seeing” than meets the eyes. Try it out in a “gallery” near you. Oak Park’s July 4th parade offered an excellent living exhibition, as does Thursday Night Out on Marion Street (e.g. kids in the fountain), or Farmers Market on Saturday mornings (all that colorful produce), or your neighborhood block party (channel your inner Norman Rockwell). Oak Park, River Forest and Chicago are full of paintings. Looking leads to seeing. Seeing leads to a new appreciation of our wondrous world.
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Access, democracy, and community connection
ince going fine-free on June 1, more than 1,000 Oak Park Public Library cardholders have re-engaged with us. Whether it was to borrow new books, movies, or music, conduct online research, or use a library computer, this means about 1,000 people who were not using their local public library for one reason or another are using it now. And since mid-June, more than 40,000 items have been automatically renewed for Oak Park cardholders. Which means patrons are getting more time, and hopefully more value, from the materials they borrow. Why does this matter? Because better access to library materials and resources impacts all of us. Access to information, public disclosure, deliberation, civic engagement, and opportunities for everyone to connect, to share, to work toward a better future — these are the values to which we commit ourselves. Public libraries uphold these ideals and values to help citizens be better informed, to provide assistance in separating fact from fiction, and to make education and skill development affordable for everyone. We are driven by what you want for yourselves and for your community. That’s why your library will continue to ask, “What kind of community do you want to live in?” You are invited to move your community forward. This fall, please save a date to attend a Harwood Community Conversation at the library:
Sept. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Main Library, 834 Lake St. ■ Oct. 18 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Maze Branch, 845 S. Gunderson Ave. ■ Oct. 19 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Dole Branch, 255 N. Augusta St. ■ Nov. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. again at the Main Library. Come together with 10-15 of your neighbors to talk about Oak Park and how best to move our community forward. Through these 90-minute “kitchen table conversations” we gain public knowledge about community aspirations using a time-tested discussion guide. Why is the library hosting these conversations? Because we are a democratic institution that strives to empower every voice in our community, and to share the information, services, and opportunities that fulfill Oak Park’s aspirations. Your library ensures access to information and lifelong learning regardless of age, education, ethnicity, gender, language, income, physical limitations or geographic barriers. Thank you for using your public library. Please know we hope to see you soon! David J. Seleb is the executive director of the Oak Park Public Library. To learn more about the impact libraries are making across the nation, search #LifeLibertyLibraries. To learn more about local Harwood Community Conversations or to host an on-site conversation, contact David at d.seleb@oppl.org.
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About Viewpoints Our mission is to lead educated conversation about the people, government, schools, businesses and culture of Oak Park and River Forest. As we share the consensus of Wednesday Journal’s editorial board on local matters, we hope our voice will help focus your thinking and, when need be, fire you to action. In a healthy conversation about community concerns, your voice is also vital. We welcome your views, on any topic of community interest, as essays and as letters to the editor. Noted here are our stipulations for filing. Please understand our verification process and circumstances that would lead us not to print a letter or essay. We will call to check that what we received with your signature is something you sent. If we can’t make that verification, we will not print what was sent. When, in addition to opinion, a letter or essay includes information presented as fact, we will check the reference. If we cannot confirm a detail, we may not print the letter or essay. If you have questions, call Viewpoints editor Ken Trainor at 708-613-3310 or email him at ktrainor@wjinc.com.
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e all have that one group of people in our lives that we will drop everything for to meet up with when the siren calls … or the evite is blasted out. The last weekend in July was just such a moment. While our bodies might not bounce back quite as quickly as they once did, and we may need a few more days for our livers to recover, the old stories and bad jokes are still just as funny. The excuse for this get-together at a friend’s summer home on Lake Michigan was a joint birthday celebration for all the men who were born in 1954 (I’ll leave it to you to calculate their age because I refuse to say it out loud) with my husband being the fall-guy because his birthday fell on the first day of this wonderfully indulgent gathering. The men, all local boys, grew up stating their parish rather than their street address: St. Giles, Ascension, St. Edmund, Resurrection … Some have been friends since grade school, first crushes, high school, college, careers. They have been there for each other through marriages; divorces; the birth of children and grandchildren; losses of spouse, partners and parents; relying on each other for an empathetic ear or just a moment of distraction from the chaos of everyday life. Nothing can put your life in perspective like the guy who remembers when you had hair and wore bell-bottoms. While the men regularly have outings with each other — Bocce Tournament in Bridgeman, skiing in Colorado, the annual 10-menin-a-shed Christmas Party (I don’t even know how to explain how that one got started), and the various charity golf outings — we the spouses rarely get invited to join in the festivities. It’s a good thing the women like each other and get along so well because there were times over those 48 hours when I was not
altogether sure the guys even knew we were there. They are a very selfentertaining group of men whom I once described as “their own best audience.” It is a relationship I have often looked upon with envy over the years — those types of friendships are rare in today’s very transient world. While the party may have stayed on the beach long past sunset back in the day, we are now happy to just hang at the house after our sunset viewing, within easy reach of the icemaker, a “real” bathroom and a re-fill of pinot noir. Our long-ago menu of canned Budweiser and hot dogs over a beach bonfire has morphed into grilled salmon on cedar planks and more than a few bottles of 2013 Livio Felluga Sauvignon — my how times, and our tastes, have changed. We played bocce in the yard, bags on the beach, lay out on the deck at midnight looking for shooting stars overhead and watching the waning moon disappear into the dark horizon. We tried to avoid all small talk involving politics, money, and work, re-directing the conversations toward inane topics like the Cubs’ repeat chances, what was in the salmon marinade, and who cheated at bocce. Travel plans, kids and grandchildren, and the occasional health concerns popped up every once in a while, but in the end the conversation always came full circle and right back to us: What time are we going to the beach tomorrow? What are we drinking now? Is there any lasagna left? Can somebody change the Sonos station back to Grateful Dead?’ Before I left for the weekend my mom said, “Yes, you will be exhausted, but don’t go to sleep until you get home; you will be glad you did not miss a minute of this moment.” She was so right. Julianne Wood was born in and grew up in Oak Park, raised her children in River Forest and now resides in Elmwood Park. She vows never to move west of the Des Plaines River.
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ven though I went to elementary school a long time ago in a galaxy far away in California, I am repeatedly surprised by how much my children’s school right here in Illinois looks like my elementary school. I was the type of kid who did well in school. I was good at folding my hands and being quiet. I followed directions and I never got in trouble. I also didn’t ask questions. And I had little to no interest in what I was learning. It was a game to me, I knew the rules, and I was winning. So for the type of kid I was, you could say that school worked. Except it didn’t. I knew math facts, dates in history, and I could memorize spelling words. Fortunately, I did have a couple of great teachers, one who put a moratorium on math for a month so we could build Dictopolis from the Phantom Tollbooth in our classroom. Research shows that people learn best when what they are learning has a personal connection for them, especially if it is an emotional connection. When content builds off what children know, the retention of information is increased. But what if school wasn’t about the retention and regurgitation of information but rather about what students can do and make and solve? What if instead of memorizing the balance of powers in the Constitution, kids debated it? What if instead of learning fractions and ratios, third graders were building scale models of the Titanic like they do at the Children’s School in Berwyn? Traditional schools still work for many children, especially if they are white and from affluent families, but they don’t work for every child. What if the near-western suburbs had a public school option that was more studentfocused, more project-based, and offered a model for kids for whom sitting quietly with folded hands and listening
for multiple hours a day is not an option? Despite efforts by educators to personalize instruction, our schools are still basically a one-size-fitsall operation. Maybe you get some pull-out services or join a robotics club, but instruction still seems pretty uniform. People choose to live in District 97 and District 90 because of the schools — and they are protective of those schools. They are proud of the outcomes and test scores for most of the kids; however, the data (check out school/district Report Cards at isbe.net) show that the schools are clearly not working for everyone. It is possible that we can preserve the traditional school option without trapping every single family inside that box. We can come together as a community to build a new school. We are a forward-looking, diverse group of parents seeking to build that school. We are organizing in Bellwood, Berwyn, Broadview, Forest Park, Maywood, Melrose Park, Oak Park and River Forest to bring a different kind of school to our communities. If any community is open to more diversity and is equipped to handle the differences a multi-district school would have, isn’t Oak Park that community? We want to help educate the community so they have a better understanding of the potential such a school would bring to our area. To do that, we are showing the Sundance-winning education documentary, Most Likely to Succeed (http://www. mltsfilm.org/), on Sunday, Aug. 13 from 2-5 p.m. at Slainte Irish Pub, 7505 Madison St. in Forest Park. This documentary examines the history of education in the U.S., revealing the challenges to our current education system. The film explores compelling new approaches aiming to revolutionize what school is in America. Learn more and connect with us at https://wecanunify.wordpress.com/. Allison Jack is a resident of River Forest.
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Enough with the slogans!
If River Forest — and Oak Park — really want to “Celebrate Seniors All Year Long,” they would do everything they could to get new housing built that the seniors who made these two villages so great can actually afford. River Forest in particular should focus its request for development proposals for the site at Park and Lake on a mixed-use development with a significant amount of affordable senior housing. Except for the wealthiest amongst us, we’re all going to need such dedicated housing some-
day if we are to remain in River Forest. It’s a shame that a cadre of short-sighted, younger folk in River Forest have successfully waged a war against senior housing here. Enabling the seniors who made both River Forest and Oak Park such great places to live to continue to reside here should be one of the top priorities for both River Forest and Oak Park. Enough slogans. Let’s see some action starting with Park and Lake.
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River Forest
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A different approach to Albion
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am an architect living in Oak Park and have walked and jogged and driven from my home in north Oak Park to downtown and south Oak Park countless times in the 23-plus years I have lived here. Count me as one of those Oak Park residents who welcome the trend to higher residential density in downtown Oak Park, which I believe has resulted in more viable downtown businesses and has made downtown Oak Park a livelier, more identifiable gathering place, which I believe in the long run supports the Oak Park community. However, I believe there is a tipping point, where the excessive scale of development hampers and discourages community identity, plunders community assets, and contributes nothing serious in the way of civic amenities. As a Planned Unit Development, the Albion requests extreme allowable increases to the existing zoning requirements as follows: 1. Building height (from 80 feet allowable to 195 feet 6 inches proposed) — an increase of 144% 2. Building stories (from 8 to 18 proposed) — an increase of 125% 3. Unit density (from 40 allowable to 265 proposed) — an increase of 550% 4. Parking (from 1 space per unit or 265 spaces required to actual spaces for 142
units, or a 44% decrease). Note that page 460 of the Albion submission includes 56 inaccessible tandem spaces for larger units that are not usable unless a tenant leases two spaces. And Oak Parkers all know that lack of parking ranks near the top of most controversial issues in the village. 5. Landscaped setbacks from 5 feet to 0 feet The intended Albion site is significant to the urban and architectural landscape of Oak Park. Just north of the Albion site is one of Oak Park’s most unique and valuable assets — Austin Gardens. The Albion will use Austin Gardens as a selling point to its tenants for its views and proximity to green space, and then literally turns its back on it with a north-facing 4-story masonry wall. Just up Forest Avenue, one block away from the Albion site is the idealized late19th-century suburban streetscape of Forest Avenue, capped off by the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio. Visitors from all over the U.S. and even the world, come to see these priceless examples of late Victorian- and Prairie-style architecture. Why did Daniel Burnham imagine Chicago’s lakefront as a park? Think of Chicago
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at that time, as corrupt as it was, foregoing all that lakefront commerce! All those real estate transfer taxes! Heck, Chicago could have been Cleveland, Detroit or Milwaukee. Does a development like Albion contribute to the betterment of our civic landscape or livability in our village? I think not. Does it give Oak Park a one-time or two-time real estate transfer tax bonanza? Yes. Does it give Oak Park some extra tax money, even as it uses village resources, roads, schools, parks and services? Probably — a little. Have any of these developments lowered my tax bill? No. But mostly this development is good for its financial investors in Texas. Its primary purpose is to squeeze as many units with the least parking that they can possibly sell to what they believe are the willing and gullible village administrators and business leaders of Oak Park. Dress it up with a possible LEED rating (although maybe not), make the façade a little interesting by sliding blocks of floors to and fro, and voila! And after citizens pose unforeseen questions, they’ll hire a bunch of experts to answer them after the fact. In reality, the proposed Albion site presents the village of Oak Park with a once-
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in-a-generation opportunity to imagine another, greater civic use for this property. Imagine a world-class pocket art museum (possibly a satellite to the Art Institute) on this site, designed by an architect who wins a worldwide juried competition. Instead of building a wall between suburban Oak Park and urban Oak Park, a museum would be a connector, well within the height and density limitations of the existing zoning for that site. It could facilitate and enhance the connection between Austin Gardens and the village instead of erecting a barrier at the south end of the park. It would also contribute to the life and vitality of downtown Oak Park, maybe bringing in customers to those Lake Street businesses — customers who don’t live in Oak Park but visit because it’s interesting here, and maybe beautiful. Oak Parkers are rightfully proud of the past. That’s why we have codified the historic districts — because they help make Oak Park a coherent community and a desirable place to live. And now we have an opportunity to do something great for Oak Park’s future. Sure, it’s a gamble. It’s not easy to stand in the way of the money train as it’s bearing down on us. I’m willing. Michael Koss is an architect and a resident of Oak Park.
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We need a month’s moratorium on Albion proposal
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his is an open letter to the mayor, Oak Park Board of Trustees and plan commissioners who have a difficult job under intense scrutiny. Your duty is to determine if the Albion proposal would be a positive contribution or detriment for the village of Oak Park and its residents. If commissioners approve, then final approval by the trustees would permit this fundamental alteration of our downtown appearance and utility. The Albion 18-story building’s design and location was determined by the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (EDC), working with the developer of their choice in private negotiations. EDC meetings are not open, nor are their minutes available. The EDC makes the major decisions. The development’s design is then sent to the Plan Commission for adjustments and consideration by its experts in architecture, engineering, city planning and realty, plus citizen appointees. I listened to Albion’s nice presentation for an 18-story building affecting Austin Gardens, resident comments in favor, and our mayor’s forceful support for this development. All have said that we need more high-rise buildings in Oak Park in order to increase our tax base and have a thriving business community. Albion and other developers have adopted the mantra that more high-rises will increase tax revenues for Oak Park which is true, but they do not address the fact that with more residents, more services are required in police and fire protection, infrastructure costs, parking requirements, traffic congestion and, very importantly, schooling costs. The mayor, trustees, and Plan Commission members have all said that their decisions must be fact- and data-driven. This administration has had four years to demonstrate and document that having more density through high-rises results in a worthwhile benefit. Where is the evidence? Have expenditures gone up? Yes. Has traffic congestion gone down? No. Have taxes from the high-rise developers at least held our taxes to previous levels? No. District 97 needed more money to accommodate the increased number of students brought in. The 21-story Vantage building on Lake Street has 33 students in our systems. Albion said their 18-story building will supply only 11 students. I simply don’t believe it. The Vantage comparison is more credible than their computer-generated speculation. Albion and our mayor believe that driverless cars in 15 years will eliminate our need for parking spaces downtown. Where will these cars park, in limbo? Traffic studies have proved that more cars generate more congestion. Driver-less cars will improve and be available in 15 years or less, but what do we do in the interim? The first requirement of a good high-rise
developer is to have an enthusiastic and optimistic sales pitch that will attract support from influential members of a community. Our mayor agrees with Albion and explained his desire to increase the density of Oak Park in the following quotes from the village board meeting of June 19: “Today retail is moving online rapidly.” “Residential is the new retail.” “Our downtown market has matured.” “We do better when we are focused on data and facts.” I totally agree with the last statement. The trustees and plan commissioners were handed six research articles from prestigious economic journals. These studies included hundreds of towns, villages and counties. Each study documented that increasing population density did not benefit the community and resulted in higher taxes. To improve our local businesses, we don’t need more residents; we need more customers. Our Farmers Market attracts people from outside our borders. Why hasn’t this administration worked more closely with our local business community, especially since Oak Park now requires an increase in their minimum wage? Why can’t the village assist with web services and promote our great shops, services, and restaurants to attract more customers to Oak Park? The village provides available locations and assistance for high-rise developers. Why not directly help our businesses? They pay taxes too. What our businesses really need is more available parking. I ask our mayor to supply and discuss the academic and municipal studies documenting that more residents benefit the residential and business community. Let us look at the economic benefits of the high-rises currently being completed and listen to those who do not believe that more tall buildings add to the character and vitality of Oak Park. I suggest that the village not reject highrise proposals in the pipeline, but have a month-long moratorium on approvals until we can see the mayor’s facts and data on which his administration bases this longlasting decision. The mayor said, “The downtown market has matured,” and thus will remain attractive to developers. This moratorium will provide a cooling off period for the over 3,000 residents who have already signed petitions to stop the proposed Albion project negatively affecting people and Austin Gardens. This would allow for far less contentious Plan Commission meetings as the mayor’s data and facts and resident’s opinions are discussed without an intense time pressure. Albion’s proposal was submitted seven months ago. Another month would allow for thoughtful and civil discussions. Robert Kleps is a resident of Oak Park.
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Albion opposition has earned respect
In your July 26 column [Don’t maximize profit, maximize quality, Ken Trainor, Viewpoints], “well-reasoned and -articulated opposition” is what you called for in order to give Village Hall “some backbone when dealing with developers.” Well, on Aug. 3, during the 3½-hour Plan Commission hearing (the third since July 11), I believe that is exactly what happened. Besides the Park District of Oak Park presentation that ultimately did not recommend support for the Albion proposal, the rest of the meeting was filled with a continuous stream of Oak Park citizens who expressed, in well-reasoned and articulate speeches, opposition to the 18-story building at 1000 Lake St. And there might have been even more speakers, but many who had signed up at the first meeting three weeks ago or the July 27 meeting were unable to attend last Thursday. There is something to be said about holding meetings on such an important issue during the middle of the summer.
And, to quote again from your column, “the opposition, of course, must earn respect, and if they do, development supporters, and village hall, must show it.” The opposition clearly earned that respect last week. And now the question is, “What will be the response of the Plan Commission and, ultimately, our elected village board?” The next two meetings will be Aug. 10, and, if needed, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. I urge Oak Parkers to attend or send their thoughts via email to planning@oak-park.us or through the regular mail to the attention of Village Planner Craig Failor, liaison to the volunteer Plan Commission, 123 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302. He can also be reached at 708-358-5418. The Plan Commission will most likely be sending its recommendation to the village board this month, so it is important for citizens to let the nine commissioners know their position on this critical matter in a timely fashion.
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In last week’s Viewpoints, we used an inaccurate headline for Ed McDevitt’s One View about high-rise architecture. Mr. McDevitt referenced only the architecture firms who worked on the Vantage and Emerson buildings, not the proposed Albion development. We changed the headline online and regret the Viewpoints editor’s error in our print edition.
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Getting perspective on politics
Many do not expect 16-year-olds to be engaged and interested in anything political. In the age of social media, it is easy to distract yourself from the uneasy news of our political world. Yet for many, like myself, what happens today inspires me to get involved and to work to make a difference in the world of politics. This is why I am happy I spend my entire summer not just at the beach, but at state Senator Don Harmon’s office listening to constituents and working on important political efforts. Working at his office allowed me to hear different people from across the 39th District and to hear their issues and concerns. This is important for me as it has given me perspective on different people’s struggles in life. It has also given me the opportunity to develop leadership and life skills. This is because I have learned how to keep myself open-minded to other people’s perspectives and ideas. Being a page for a day in Springfield was also a gratifying experience because of how it gave me insight on the hard work that it takes to make legislation pass. Seeing this instilled in my mind how only hard work can lead to good results in life. The experiences I have gained here are truly priceless because of what they have prepared me for in life. I encourage parents and kids to look at Senator Harmon’s office and being a page for a day as an opportunity for leadership and for learning life skills.
Charlie Lemke-Bell Oak Park
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Kieran Phelan Jr., 82
Ida Warner, 80
Kieran J. “K.J.” Phelan Jr., 82, a lifelong resident of Oak Park and River Forest, died on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Born in Oak Park on March 7, 1935, he attended St. Giles Grade School, graduated from Fenwick High School in 1953, and the UniKIERAN PHELAN JR. versity of Notre Dame in 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant on the U.S.S. Valcour and worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington D.C., then returned to Oak Park to take over the family business, the Reliable Credit Company, when his father became ill. In retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his lifelong love, Mary, and their children and grandchildren. A model husband, father, and grandfather, he will be sorely missed but his spirit will endure. K.J. Phelan was the husband of Mary Catherine Phelan (nee Joslin); the father of Kieran III (Jaqueline), John (Amy), Martin (Leann), Daniel (Beth) and Molly (John) Griffin; the son of the late Kieran and Loretta (nee McMonigle) Phelan; the brother of the late Robert McCarthy; the grandfather of John, Anne, Kieran IV, Samantha, Katie, Ben, Molly, Joseph, George, Jack, Sarah, Jimmy, Daniel, Michael, Lizzie and Hannah; and the brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, friend and cousin of many. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 8 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9 at St. Luke Catholic Church, Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue in River Forest, with interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The family appreciates memorials to the Seasons Hospice, the Way Back Inn, or the charity of your choice.
Ida Mary Warner (nee McCutchan), 80, died on Aug. 2, 2017. She recently moved to Oak Park to be closer to her family. Born in Evansville, Indiana in 1937, she grew up in the nearby farming community of McCutchanville, which was named after her ancestors. As a child, she showed promise as a pianist and made her solo debut in 1953 with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. After earning a B.A. in Music Performance from the University of Evansville and an M.A. in Education from Western Michigan University, she taught music in the Wayland Public Schools in Michigan where she met her future husband, the late Jack Warner, a teacher and athletic coach. They were affectionately known to their friends as “Coachie and Cutchie.” Soon after their 1959 marriage, the couple moved to Otsego, Michigan where they raised their family. Ida became an active member of the Otsego United Methodist Church and an elementary school teacher in Allegan, Michigan where she taught kindergarten, first, and second grade during her career. She was known for her soft-spoken, sweet personality and her devotion to her family. In her later years, she thrived as an enthusiastic and proud grandmother, becoming a regular attendee at every concert, school event, and family activity. Ida Warner is survived by her daughters, Lisa (Gary) Falkenberg and Susan Warner (David Griffin); her grandchildren, Kate Falkenberg and Henry and Pearl Griffin; her siblings, Robert (Jeannie) McCutchan, Phyllis (Norman) Hill, and Richard McCutchan (Natalie Jung). She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jack Warner; and her parents, Melvin and Ida McCutchan (nee Hoffman). Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 20 from 2 p.m. until the memorial service at 4 p.m. at Drechsler, Brown, and Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St. in Oak Park. Private Interment will take place at Elmwood Cemetery. The family offers a special thanks to the staff of JourneyCare Hospice in Chicago for their compassionate care.
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Religion Guide Methodist
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First United Methodist Church of Oak Park
First Congregational Church of Maywood
400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.
You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130
William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000
324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Jenny Weber, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship Presbyterian
Fair Oaks
Lutheran—ELCA
United Lutheran Church
409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org
708/386-1576
Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM
LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)
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West Suburban Temple Har Zion
1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org
Lutheran-Independent
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Rev. Daniel deBeer, Interim Pastor
Sunday Schedule Worship Service 9:30am Child care provided
fairoakspres.org OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org
Roman Catholic
Ascension Catholic Church
Lutheran-Missouri Synod
Christ Lutheran Church
607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30 am Adult Bible Class, 10:45 am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 | www.stjohnforestpark.org
St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park
CELEBRATING OUR 105TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca Traditional Catholic
The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass
Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass
Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum Summer Schedule at
thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385
Grace Lutheran School
Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org
Roman Catholic
808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1
Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor
Roman Catholic
St. Edmund Catholic Church
188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 School Phone: 708-386-5131
To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342
301 N. Mayfield, Chicago, near Austin and Lake Unity
UNITY CHURCH OF OAK PARK 405 North Euclid Ave.
We behold the Christ in you. Sunday Services 9 am & 11 am Youth Education 11 am 708-848-0960 — unityoakpark.org
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An American Ramadan
River Forest couple says don’t make assumptions about Muslims By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter
to sunset, every day for four weeks. Nausheen sounds very much like a Jew on Yom Kippur or a Christian during Lent when she describes what Muslims are striving for during Ramadan. “What people may not know,” she said, “is that the purpose of Ramadan is to bring you closer spiritually to your Cre-
ator, to develop patience, gratitude and to perfect one’s character. When fasting, a Muslim is supposed to be on their best behavior, avoid anger, bad language, lies, etc. Many people give up bad habits, for example smoking. It is a time of introspection and self-reflection on how to bet-
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CROSSING GUARD The Forest Park Police Dept. 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 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.
POLICE RECORDS SUPERVISOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Supervisor in the Police Department. This position will manage, supervise, plan and coordinate the activities and operations of the Police Records Division Support Services Bureau, within the Police Department including records maintenance and management services; and to coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies and the general public. 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 August 21, 2017.
VILLAGE OF OAK PARK FINANCE DEPT OFC MANAGER The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Office Manager in the Finance Department. This position will perform a wide variety of responsible and complex administrative and financial duties for the Finance Department. 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 August 21, 2017.
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CROSSING GUARD–Riverside $12.15 hr. Requires working in all weather conditions 4 hrs./day; hours are split as guard is needed morning & afternoon Applications are at Riverside Police Dept., 31 Riverside Rd., Riverside, IL 60546 (708) 447-2127-Sgt. Pontrelli fpontrelli@riverside.il.us ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Some experience required. Must have own transportation and some tools. Call 708-738-3848. PART TIME CHILD CARE West Suburban Montessori School is seeking a part time child care assistant. Applicants must have a love for young children and be detail oriented. Candidates may send a resume to the Head of School, Patty Eggerding, at peggerding@ wsms.org
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AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro. Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up. 773-637-5957
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Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888
GARAGE SALE 3817 RAYMOND AVE FRI - SAT - SUN 8/11 8/12 8/13 9AM TO 6PM
One block from Faith Lutheran Church. EVERYTHING MUST GO! Mattresses, Clothing, Furniture and MORE! Chicago Galewood
BACKYARD SALE 1747 N NASHVILLE (just north of North Ave.)
SAT 8/12 9AM TO 3PM
Cleaning house! Lots of kids toys, clothing, household items, DVDs, sports equipment, bookcases, some furniture, and more.
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GARAGE SALE 7700 ADAMS ST FRI - SAT - SUN 8/11 8/12 8/13 9AM TO 4PM
About 150 new plus size clothing items, sizes 2X to 5X, Big Men’s shirts 3X to 5X, all $5.00 or less. DVD players. Sheets, towels, comforters. Furniture, table + four chairs. Garden hose cart. Grocery pull carts. Much more! Forest Park
GARAGE SALE 1040 S ELGIN SAT 8/12 9AM TO 3PM
CDs, DVDs, & Records and Cheap Guitars. Household items. No Early Birds Please. North Riverside
YARD SALE 2218 WESTOVER FRI 8/11 & SAT 8/12 8AM TO 3PM
Freezer, Bikes, Sports, Toys, Clothes, Coats, Boom Box, Containers, Frames, Jewelry, Kids Kitchen-Books, Water Table Oak Park
GARAGE SALE 1206 N FOREST
(Garage is on back alley, east of Forest Ave.)
SAT 8/11 9AM TO 1PM
****Lots of Designer and sewing fabrics, small home appliances, mens and women’s clothing, small furniture, mini fridge, great window A/C unit, lawnmower, kids sports equipment.****NO EARLY BIRDS! Oak Park
SUPER MOVING SALE 916 N EUCLID SAT 8/12 & SUN 8/13 9AM TO 2PM
WE’RE MOVING and everything must go.... LAWN TOOLS, CARPENTRY TOOLS, KIDS TOYS, CLOTHES, LAWN MOWER, LEAF BLOWER, HEDGE TRIMMER, TABLES, CHAIRS, DRESSERS, STEREO EQUIPMENT, LAWN FURNITURE, “JIM BEAM” DECANTERS, VINTAGE FURNITURE, “STICKLEY” DRESSER, ROCKS and MINERALS, BOOKS, DISH WARE and MORE. Oak Park
BLOCK SALE 500 & 600 BLKS WOODBINE SAT 8/12 9AM TO 1PM
Baseball/softball equip; Bookcase; Desk; Dresser; Rug; Other furniture; Antique sewing machine; Adult walker w/ seat; Toys, games; Books; Household items and Much More!! River Forest
GARAGE SALE 1011 KEYSTONE SAT 8/12 & SUN 8/13 9AM TO 1PM
Lots of neat stuff! Don’t miss it!!
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CLASSIFIED ITEMS FOR SALE BABY TREND TRI-FOLD MINI UNUSED! Bought from Target Stores. Ideal for your life on the go, this lightweight stroller is engineered with a unique fold and can be easily collapsed into an incredibly small footprint. Compact and foldable allows you to fit the stroller into the smallest of vehicles, or simply carry it over your shoulder with the included carry strap. Stroller weight: 13 pounds. Call 708-420-1632. BICYCLE TRAILER The InStep Quick N EZ Plus best value and most fun for recreational bike cyclists who want to ride as a family. It comes with a 2-in-1 weather canopy with rain and bug screens to protect your little ones from bugs and the elements. Plus, it has a rear storage area to keep your things put when you’re on the go. The bike trailer has 16� tires and holds two children with a combined weight up to 100 lbs. It was only used a few times. $100. Call 708-420-1632. KITCHEN APPLIANCES, FURNITURE To be given away for free. You pick up and move items: Gas stove (located in bsmt); Small freezer (located in bsmt); wood kitchen table and chairs. Call 708-387-9070. MOTORCYCLE JACKET Nitro Racing Men’s Medium Gray Black Padded Protective Racing Motorcycle Jacket. Also has a zipped lining that is removable. Item is pre-owned. In excellent condition. Does show some signs of wear. No major rips or tears. I have two jackets: size Medium and size XXL. Each jacket is $50. Call 708-420-1632 POMPOUS CHAIR & STOOL Pompous chair & stool with cushions. $50.00 WINDSURFING BOARD, SAIL & WATERSKIS Windsurfing board together with sail plus waterskis. $200 obo. Call 708-488-8755.
TO BE GIVEN AWAY BLACK SPINET PIANO Winter Musette black spinet piano to be given away. You pick it up and move it. Call 708-848-5278 KIMBALL PIANO School style Kimball piano. You pick up and move. Call 708-447-0531.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District No. 91, in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, the tentative budget for said School District for the Fiscal Year 2018 will be available for public inspection at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, after 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 14th day of September, 2017, at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, in this School District No. 91. Dated this 10th day of August, 2017
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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 25th, 2017 for the following:
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REQUEST FOR BIDS Custodial Services for the Village of Oak Park Proposal Number: 17-202 Issuance Date: 8/9/17
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17151631 on August 4, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of TRUNKS CARPET with the business located at:1019 N. 21ST AVENUE, MELROSE PARK, IL 60160. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: GONZALO GARCIA DE LEON 1019 N. 21ST AVENUE MELROSE PARK, IL 60160
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF FUNDS On August 17, 2017 the Village of Oak Park (Village) will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (PL 93-383) for various projects and activities pursuant to the Program Year (PY) 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, including: public services, public facilities rehabilitation including ADA accessibility, housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, ADA sidewalk/curb reconstruction & alley improvements. These projects will take place within the Village of Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $1,522,537, plus $320,000 in prior year, returned CDBG funds. PY 2017 Projects undertaken by the Emergency Solutions Grant Program will total $136,947. An Environmental Review Record covering these programs has been made by the Village, which documents the environmental review of the projects and activities. This Environmental Review Record is on file at the below address and is available for public examination and copying upon request. The Village of Oak Park will undertake the projects and activities described above with Block Grant funds from HUD, under PL 93-383. The Village of Oak Park and Cara Pavlicek, in her official capacity as Village Manager, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Village may use the Block Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. HUD will accept an objection of its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Officer; (b) that the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Sec. 58.40 or to make the written determination required by Secs. 58.35, 58.47 or 58.53 for the project or activity, as applicable; or (c) that the recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by Sec. 58.75 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by HUD. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to HUD at 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Objections to the release of funds based on other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after August 31, 2017 will be considered by HUD. Cara Pavlicek Village Manager 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 8/9/2017
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Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Heather Robinson-Binns,Petitioner and Floyd Binns Respondent, Case No. 2017D-006457.
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Devan L. Senior,Petitioner and Dudley Senior Respondent, Case No. 2017D-006456.
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.
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.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLNOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Estate of ANGELA BOLESLAV, Deceased No. 2017 P3163 That the Order Admitting Will to Probate and Appointing Representative in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois was granted on June 16, 2017 for the Estate of Angela Boleslav, Deceased and that GEORGE BOLESLAV was appointed as the Independent Executor and letters of office have issued and states under the penalties of perjury that:
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: D17151456 on July 19, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of VENNIE’S INVENTORY SERVICE with the business located at: 935 S BLVD #301, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MELVINA CAMPBELL 935 S BLVD #301 OAK PARK, IL 60302
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: D17151490 on July 24, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of OWL POST GREETINGS with the business located at: 2924 S 12TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARGARET ANN MARTINSON 2924 S 12TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155.
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: D17151580 on July 28, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of FATE MUSIC & MOVIES with the business located at: 2147 SOUTH LUMBER STREET 417, CHICAGO, IL 60616. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CARLOS VILLANUEVA, JR 2147 SOUTH LUMBER STREET 417 CHICAGO, IL 60616
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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 September 6, 2017, 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.
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 September 6, 2017, 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.
DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.
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Published in Wednesday Journal 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/2017
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Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Velia Garcia, Petitioner and Roberto Garcia Respondent, Case No. 2017D-006461.
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Godwin Adeyemi Binutu,Petitioner and Esther Binutu Respondent, Case No. 2017D-004910.
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.
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 September 6, 2017, 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.
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 September 13, 2017, 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.
DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.
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Published in Wednesday Journal 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/2017
1. Anglea Boleslav died April 1, 2016, leaving a will dated July 31, 2012. 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $160,000, Real: $0, Annual Income from Real Estate $0. 3. The names and post office addresses of the testator’s heirs and legatees are set forth on Exhibit A made a part of this petition. 4. The testator nominated as executor of the following, qualified and willing to act: George Boleslav 8735 W Cermak Rd, North Riverside, IL 60546. 5. The name and post office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir or legatee who is a minor or disabled person are shown on Exhibit A, a part of this petition. 6. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein. 7. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims. Petitioner asks that the will be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary issue. Atty Name: Matt Leuck Attorney for Petitioner 84 E. Burlington, 2W Riverside, IL 60546 708-447-3166 Atty No. 11017 Published in Landmark 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR AUDIT PROPOSALS The Oak Park (IL) Housing Authority, a local public housing authority, and the Oak Park Residence Corporation, a not-for-profit housing development corporation, are each seeking proposals for audits of their books and records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The chosen firm will also be responsible for preparing the annual Federal and Illinois income tax returns for the subject entities. Proposals may be submitted for either or both audits. Respondents must be experienced in HUD accounting techniques and requirements. Please visit the Housing Authority’s website: www.oakparkha.org and click on “Downloads” for the complete RFP. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm on September 30, 2017. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/2, 8/9/2017
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application filed by the Village of Brookfield for a text amendment to Chapter 62-Zoning of the Code of Ordinances, Village of Brookfield, Illinois. The proposed text amendment is a change in definition and regulation of setback requirements. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. The application including the proposed text amendments may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513. Please reference PZC Case 17-04. Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall. By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman. Published in RB Landmark 08/09/17
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-EQ1 ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EQ1 Plaintiff, -v.PAMELA ANDERSON, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants 15 CH 01950 917 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 8, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 917 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-126-0300000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $290,375.35. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-90609. 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. 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. I724364
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-113-0130000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18994. 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. 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. I725835
EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8 Plaintiff, -v.ERNADETTE DURAND, SAMUEL DURAND, JEAN DURAND, MATHEW DURAND, JEAN MARC DURAND, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF EDSON DURAND, A MINOR, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF REYNIA DURAND, A MINOR, FLURETTE RIVERT A/K/A FLEURETTE RIVERT, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF CRISIE DURAND, A MINOR Defendants 11 CH 023648 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2007-FM2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FM2,
P.I.N. 16-08-301-021. Commonly known as 143 South Harvey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 ext 1200. C1410779 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
Plaintiff,
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vs.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CYNTHIA R. (DECEASED); ARROW
HICKS
FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF HOUSEHOLD BANK; CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; PRECISION RECOVERY ANALYTICS, INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC; MARY MIAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CYNTHIA R. HICKS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS,
NON-RECORD
Defendants,
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 Plaintiff, -v.ANDREA SIEGLER, CRAIG SIEGLER, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SACO I TRUST 2006-2, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 Defendants
15 CH 1064
2016 CH 11890
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
809 HOME AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 18, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 809 HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-129-0220000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 EN-
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE TRY 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 255218. 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. I725830
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This edition of “Tate’s Take” focuses on a standout Fenwick High School sophomore who’s already accomplished a ton athletically, with his best years assuredly ahead. Recently, Fenwick has had several tremendous studentathletes grace its halls with the likes of Jacob Keller, Conner Lillig, Jamal Nixon, Grace Cronin, Mike Smith, Tricia Liston, Devereaux Peters and
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Mimi Schneider. They all displayed individual brilliance while leading their team to success. That tradition of excellence should continue for the foreseeable future. Everyone knows about sophomore basketball star DJ Steward, but he has a classmate that’s poised to leave a legacy as well - on the football field and the wrestling mat. Riverside resident Jacob Kaminski had a very impressive freshman year. In fact, Steward and Kaminski shared the spotlight as signature breakout athletes for the Friars’ Class of 2020. Kaminski was able to crack the Fenwick football varsity starting lineup as a stalwart on the defensive line. A force along the line of scrimmage at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, he played in all 13 games, recording 35 tackles and 7.5 sacks as the Friars enjoyed a memorable run to the Class 7A semifinals (only the third time in school history that the football team advanced that deep in the state playoffs). Unfortunately, the “Travesty at Triton” occurred when Plainfield North defeated Fenwick 18-17 in overtime of the 7A semifinals. The officials incorrectly ruled on the last play of regulation in a game the Friars should have indisputably won before the play was even completed. Nevertheless, the driven Kaminski shook off that brutal disappointment by transferring his energy to the wrestling mat. The precocious freshman compiled a 22-2 record at 195 pounds while winning Catholic League, regional, and sectional titles. He became the first freshman wrestler in school
Fenwick sophomore Jacob Kaminski (#45) is an excellent pass rusher in football. (Below) Kaminski is also an elite wrestler with viable state title hopes the next three seasons.
history to advance to the state finals and collected All-State accolades. Kaminski was undefeated until the state semifinal, where he lost to eventual champion Jacob Warner of Washington. Yet even after losing that match and subsequently finishing fourth in the state, Kaminski established himself as a rising wrestling star with state title aspirations the next three seasons. The success continued for Kaminski this summer. He traveled to Fargo, North Dakota to compete in the Cadet National tournament, which features many of the nation’s top high school wrestlers. Wrestling in both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions, he placed third in each. Both of the losses - just like in the state finals - came at the hands of the eventual champions. Currently, Kaminski is ranked third nationally in the Cadet Division and is one of the top 20 wrestlers overall in the country. The fact that Kaminski has had a very good start to his Fenwick career shouldn’t come as a surprise. He comes from a family with a history of athletic success. Older sister Paulina was a state champion swimmer for the Friars and is now a successful senior swimmer at Yale. Younger brother Gabriel
has earned his own accolades nationally in wrestling. Based on previous articles I have read about Kaminski, it’s apparent that he’s very humble and highly motivated. Like any great athlete, he’s always looking to do better and never content to just accept what he’s accomplished so far. I’m sure that he will enjoy another highly successful wrestling campaign, but first there’s a bit of unfinished business on the football field to deal with for Kaminski and his teammates. Kaminski is among several returnees defensively for Fenwick. The Friars are focused on building off last year’s success and getting to the state finals in for the first time. Regardless of the team’s fortunes, Kaminski is already viewed as a high end college football prospect. With some colleges already expressing recruiting interest in Kaminski, more scholarships offers will come in both sports. Kaminski will have a difficult but welcomed decision to make down the road about college. Personally, I feel he has potential to play in the Big Ten, SEC and other major college football conferences. And that’s written with full disclosure that wrestling is probably his best sport. No matter what he ultimately decides to do, Kaminski will be a success because he has the necessary drive and focus needed to excel. Fenwick lines up against Bowen at Triton College on August 25 to kick off the 2017 football season. Look for No. 45 on the defensive line. That’s Jacob Kaminski; another Friar destined for greatness.
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Karen McMillin serves the ball while Mark Bloomberg, right, returns it during a pickleball match at the Taylor Park tennis courts in Oak Park.
PICKLEBALL
Pickleball rules are straightforward. Games are played to 11 with the winning point occurring on serve. The serve and return of serve have to bounce once each, and then every shot can be one bounce or a volley like tennis. Both singles and doufrom page 32 bles matches are played (doubles is more While most of the Oak Park group is mid- common) on a badminton-sized court with dle age or seniors, pickleball offers fun for a slightly modified tennis net often lined anybody looking for exercise and fellowship. within a tennis court. “I’ve played a lot of racquet“I think the senior population ball and always loved racket is pretty underserved when sports,” Greg Spear said. “When it comes to sports,” McMillin a friend told me about picklesaid. “Pickleball is a sport for ball in Oak Park, I checked it all ages. The sport is recreationout and really enjoyed it. al and fun but also has a healthy “It’s a good outdoor activity element of competition.” that gets you moving around Perhaps to his own surprise, and you meet some people. I enpickleball has certainly been joy playing indoors as well.” a good fit for Terry Kinsey, a Looking ahead, McMillin regular attendee at the Taylor mentioned a few top priorities Park games. KAREN MCMILLIN for the group. “I’ve never been good in Organizer “We would like to increase sports,” Kinsey said. “The first the number of players,” she time I played pickleball with said. “We also would like to play this group I had fun. Physicalon dedicated pickleball courts ly, it’s less taxing on your body rather than having them lined than some other sports but still within a tennis court. Lastly, a great workout. we’re hoping to find another “Our group is very friendly and caring. We love to get new players, give place to play indoors.” Nationally, pickleball has found a niche. them pointers and get to know them. I think word of mouth has helped spread the sport’s According to the Sports & Fitness Association’s (SIFA) Participant Report, more than popularity in town.”
Growing sport
“After playing just one day, I was hooked.”
2.5 million play pickleball in the United States. There are also 15,000 indoor and outdoor courts across the country, with at least one location in all 50 states. While pickleball attracts many middle-age players and seniors, the sport is commonly introduced in physical education classes at the middleand high-school levels. If you’re wondering why the sport is named pickleball, accounts vary. According to the aforementioned Pritchard, his wife started calling the game pickleball because the combination of different sports reminded her of the pickle
boat in a crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats. Co-founder McCallum suggested, however, that the game was named after the Pritchards’ dog, Pickles, who had a tendency to chase the ball and run off with it. Regardless of its naming origin, people interested in checking out pickleball in Oak Park are encouraged to attend the weekly games at Taylor Park. The games are free as the group currently charges no fees or dues to play. For more information, email McMillin at: karenamcmillin@comcast.net.
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SPORTS
Pickleball nets success in Taylor Park
Group plays three times a week, indoors during the winter BY MARTY FARMER
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Sports Editor
ennis, badminton and ping-pong are generally recognized as worthwhile and fun sports. How about a sport that contains elements of all three? That’s pickleball. It was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, Washington by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum. They created the sport because their kids were bored with typical summer activities. Fifty years later, pickleball surfaced in Oak Park when a small group of people (many from Unity Temple) started
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Greg Spear, of Oak Park, hits the ball on Friday, Aug. 4, during a pickleball match at the Taylor Park tennis courts. Left, Judy Sepsey hits the ball over the net. playing on a regular basis. Since first contact of a pickleball paddle to the whiffleesque paddle ball in town a few years ago, the group has grown to approximately 15 players who meet weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Taylor Park between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The Oak Park pickleballers also play indoors at the United Lutheran gym during winter. They’ve had discussions with the Tennis and Fitness Centre and Park District of Oak Park about new location sites to host their indoor season. “We have outgrown the court at United Lutheran,” said Karen McMillin, the organizer of the group. “We are working with The Tennis and Fitness Centre and the park dis-
trict to find indoor space because we want to keep the momentum going with our group.” Aside from Taylor Park, Maple Park also has pickleballlined courts, as will Euclid Square Park when it re-opens this fall. “I started playing pickleball last summer with some friends in Naperville,” McMillin said. “After playing just one day, I was hooked. It kinda gets in your blood. “Now we’re trying to get more people to join our group. We welcome newcomers and are happy to teach them about the game.” See PICKLEBALL on page 31