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September 14, 2016 Vol. 35, No. 4 ONE DOLLAR
JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest
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OPRF IWS celebrates 100 years Special pullout section
Assaulted Oak Park cop stirs Taser debate Police officer was attacked, bitten at CTA station By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Roots that run deep
purchase adjoining properties to the east. The mayor later revealed, at a public meeting in June of this year, that a developer was already working to control various adjacent and nearby properties in anticipation of the new development. Those sites include two buildings often referred to as the FoleyRice buildings, after the car dealer formerly located in the 600 block of Madi-
An Oak Park police officer is back on the beat after recovering from injuries sustained when she was allegedly struck, bitten and choked by a man at the CTA Green Line-Metra station stop at Harlem Avenue and Marion Street on Sept. 1. The alleged attack, which left Officer Samantha Deuchler with multiple injuries – none of which were life-threatening – and two other Oak Park cops with minor injuries, has prompted a debate about whether Oak Park police officers should begin carrying Tasers. Oak Park’s new police chief, Anthony Ambrose, says he is, in fact, considering using them. Oak Park police report that Deuchler and two other officers were on patrol in the area of the CTA stop just before 6 p.m. and witnessed Demetrius C. Jones, 24, of the 2100 block of North Monitor Avenue in Chicago, “shouting profanities and chasing two juveniles from the station lobby,” according to a statement from police. Jones allegedly chased the juveniles onto the 1100 block of North Boulevard. Deuchler tried to deescalate the situation, when Jones reportedly punched her in the face and attempted to choke her. The two other officers intervened, and Jones punched Deuchler in the face a second time and bit her before he could be subdued, according to police. Oak Park Deputy Police Chief Frank Limon said in a telephone interview that the two other officers sus-
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See TASERS on page 15
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Stephanie Walquist, a member of Wild Ones, a nonprofit dedicated to planting and spreading information about native vegetation, works on installing a new garden path at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School on Sept. 10. Read more on the garden on page 11.
Madison development picks up speed Village set to release RFP tailored to single developer By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
It’s been more than a year since Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb rolled out his vision for the commercial corner of
Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street. Abu-Taleb, during a walking tour of the area in April 2015, said the villageowned parking lot at the northeast corner of that intersection would be sold to a developer and that the village could potentially alter the street to make room for a large mixed-use development. Abu-Taleb said at that time that the village was negotiating with an unnamed developer, who could possibly
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Presidential hopeful visits the West Side
The local frenzy in presidential politics last week seemed all about the two women in the race. For a few moments on Sept. 8, the name of slain Oak Park and River Forest High School student Elijah Sims got injected into this year’s presidential campaign, but not by any of the main three contenders for the nation’s highest office. “This is where Elijah was murdered,” said Austin resident Zerlina Smith to Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, as they walked along Quincy Street with a group of about a half-dozen TV news cameras and reporters who struggled to document the scene without tripping over each other. Stein was in Austin for what was billed as a “Reality Walk” through the West Side neighborhood. The tour took her past the corner of Quincy and Lotus, where a purple cross marked the place where Sims was shot and killed on Aug. 29 by an unidentified assailant. A
teenager with Sims was also shot but survived. Sims died a day later, one day before his 17th birthday. The crosses are the work of the Oak Park-based New Life Community Church, whose mission is to place crosses on the site of every fatal shooting in Austin. Stein referenced several conventional proposals — including tighter gun laws and greater investment in neighborhoods like Austin — that she said would help alleviate some of the problems in the inner cities. Other proposals included a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (“so we can actually have a facilitated conversation to rebuild trust and get on the same page”) and for reparations to the African American community (“for the incredible burden that has fallen on your shoulders even though you built this country with your blood, sweat and tears”). Currently, most national polls show Stein garnering less than 5 percent of
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after a Sept. 8 walk through several blocks in Austin. What was called a ‘Reality Walk’ ended in front of a closed school building. the vote. According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, third-party candidates need at least 15 percent of
Working Moms 4 Hillary
Michael Romain
Lemon Aid
A band of Oak Park mothers have started a closed Facebook group called Oak Park Working Moms 4 Hillary, which had over 400 members as of Sept. 12. Regardless of the group’s name, members say anyone can join — no matter “gender, zip code or parental status,” noted a statement by one of the group’s organizers. The group has scheduled a fundraiser on Wednesday, Sept. 14 called “Love Trumps Hate,” which will take place at 800 S. Kenilworth in Oak Park at 7:30 p.m.
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the national vote in order to get on the debate stage.
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Community members Charlie Lize thanks Chris Hauri for her donation. They enjoyed popcorn, baked goods, live entertainment and a mascot during the 15th annual LemonAid charity lemonade stand, aka Kids Helping Kids. This year, proceeds went to the OP-RF Food Pantry and PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation).
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Sunday morning with Ludwig Sunday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m. (come early at 10 a.m. for cookies and coffee): Church of BeethovenOak Park welcomes San Francisco classical guitarist Matthew Fish to Open Door Theater, 902 S. Ridgeland Ave. Fish is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Seating is limited, reservations recommended. Cost: $10 for adults/$5 for children. Tickets: http://www. churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com/buy-tickets.html. For more information, visit www.churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com
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BIG WEEK Oak Park Film Fest Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St.:
Touting the township Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. (Oak Park) and 4 to 6 p.m. (River Forest): Oak Park and River Forest townships will hold open houses featuring refreshments, musical entertainment, an information carnival and a pair of Township Addresses from Abraham Lincoln re-enactor Kevin Wood. Oak Park’s takes place at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. and 130 S. Oak Park Ave., and the River Forest Township event will be held in the gymnasium of the River Forest Community Center, 8020 Madison St.
For more information, contact Oak Park Township at 708-383-8005, http://www.oakparktownship. org; and River Forest Township at 708-366-2029, supervisor@riverforesttownship.org, or http://www. riverforesttownship.org.
The annual local international film festival is a free event. This year’s theme is “Social Justice Cinema.” Here’s the lineup: 9:38 a.m. – “A Pet is One Thing but a Brand is a Different Animal All Together” is a PSA produced and directed by Wendy Lalli and Michelle Allen. 9:43 a.m. – “Black/White TV,” directed and written by L.C. Saterfield and Lanny Lutz, is a mockumentary on racial stereotypes featuring local actors. 10 a.m. – “I Am,” directed by Darryl Mitchell, is a tone poem on mental illness. Mitchell is also known for directing “The Creature of Thatcher Woods.” 10:06 a.m. – “Oh Well,” directed by Tim Malooly, featuring Renee Domenz, is a satire on modernity. 10:14 a.m. – “College Week” trailer, directed by Derek Grace, features Austin’s Spencer Elementary school kids striving for success in higher education. 10:21 a.m. – “Welcome to Peace House” is part of a trio of Chicago Television Network (CTVN) films on youth and violence. (12 min.) 10:35 a.m. – “You Would Still Be on This Earth,” directed by CTVN. (13 min.) 10:52 a.m. – “Making Peace in the Streets,” directed by CTVN. (31 min.) 11:24 a.m. – Directors chat on youth and violence issues. 11:36 a.m. – “Blaxploitalian,” directed by Fred Kuwornu, a trailer on the history of blacks in the last 100 years of Italian
cinema, is introduced in Italian and English by Jordan West. (2 min.) 11:46 a.m. – “Revisiting Afro Cuba,” directed by Stan West and produced by Brad Martin of Columbia College’s “Doc Unit,” is a trailer showing why we should care about the thaw in U.S./Cuban relations (6 min.) 11:55 a.m. – “The Alley Cat,” directed by Marie Ulrich, features Oak Park actress Joyce Porter, (64 min.) The film was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2014, winning its “Chicago Award.” https://vimeo. com/100740257 All films shown in the Veterans Room, 834 Lake St. For more, visit https://www.facebook.com/oakparkfilmfest.
Under the Gun Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m., St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church, 38 N. Austin Blvd., Oak Park: Parishes Committed to Peace hosts a screening of the film Under the Gun: In the Gun Debate, Truth is the Ultimate Weapon, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders in gun violence prevention efforts. For more, see www.underthegunmovie.com.
Friday, Sept. 16, from 4:30 till 10 p.m and Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon to 10 p.m.: Oaktoberfest is more than adding an “a” to Oktoberfest. The free two-day event in Downtown Oak Park offers a premier music lineup featuring local and national artists, a Kids’ Root Beer Garden, plus microbrews, wine and ethnic food. Music includes Motherfolk (Indie Rock, Folk Rock), the Black Lillies (Americana, Rock, Blues, Soul), the Band of Heathens (American Rock and Roll), Nikki Lane (Country, Americana), Luke Winslow King (Delta Blues, Folk, Ragtime, Rock and Roll, Gospel), the Show Ponies (Americana, Roots, Indie-grass) and Caleb Hawley (Soul). Anyone over 21 can purchase a 22-ounce Oaktoberfest souvenir mug + 3 drink tickets for $20 and choose from microbrews or wine, including locally-brewed beer from Kinslahger Brewing Company, Exit Strategy Brewing Company and Oak Park Brewing Company. A Kids’ Root Beer Garden located on Marion Street on Saturday from 12-5 p.m.
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The American experience
Five-community NEA Big Read explores immigration through Nov. 2 By DEBBY PREISER Contributor
In this presidential election year full of talk about building walls, five area libraries and Dominican University’s Rebecca Crown Library are diving into immigration issues through the NEA Big Read, a program designed to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. A few years ago, the Oak Park Public Library realized that the NEA Big Read, which was started in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Luis Midwest, was expanding Alberto Urrea beyond traditional American authors like Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain to include contemporary authors like Luis Alberto Urrea, a Mexican-American professor of creative writing at UIC and author of the novel Into the Beautiful North. With the election scheduled for Nov. 8, we decided to cross our own village borders and invite the public libraries of Berwyn, which has a large Latino population, and Maywood, which has a growing Latino population, to join Forest Park, River Forest and Oak Park public libraries, along with Dominican University’s Rebecca Crown Library, in applying for an NEA Big Read matching grant for us all to host community book discussions and other activities to explore immigration issues. In May, the library received a $9,000 matching grant for both Spanish and English readers in these communities to explore the immigration-related themes and issues described in Urrea’s novel, in which a 19-yearold woman named Nayeli sees the classic American western film, The Magnificent Seven, and is inspired to gather her friends and launch an illegal border-crossing quest to bring back her father and other men to repopulate her small Mexican village. Her only clue to where her father might be: a postcard of a cornfield from Kankakee, Illinois! From mid-September to Nov. 2, our communities are invited to participate in more than 30 opportunities for cultural exchange. All events are free. Find all events and more information at oppl.org/bigread. ■ Join film historian Doug Deuchler to see and discuss The Magnificent Seven and five other immigration-themed films, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Public Library, and continuing through Oct. 19. ■ Enjoy unique and rich regional styles
DEPOSIT CHECKS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. of Mexican music and instruments with Sones de Mexico at a kickoff concert at Dominican University this Friday evening, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. ■ Discuss the immigration and deportation of women and children with Dr. Lisa Petrov, PhD, and young adult immigrant students from Dominican University at River Forest Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. ■ Meet and listen to the author, Luis Alberto Urrea, talk about his life on the border and the inspiration for his novel at Dominican University on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. ■ Explore local issues of immigration with local immigration attorneys Robert Ahlgren, Mony Ruiz-Velasco and Carlina Tapia-Ruano at Oak Park Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 2:30 p.m. ■ Watch 16th Street Theater founder and artistic director Ann Filmer and other actors share scenes from the theatrical version of Into the Beautiful North on Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. The play was adapted by Karen Zacarias, who was born in Mexico and emigrated north as a young girl. ■ See immigration-themed art created by local artists who have written short essays about how their art is inspired by immigrants, often their own grandparents or parents who came from around the world, in the Oak Park Public Library Art Gallery through Oct. 30. Bilingual Oak Park artist Alex Velazquez Brightbill will exhibit her colorful art at the River Forest Public Library through Oct. 31. ■ Play Loteria, or Mexican Bingo, for all ages on Saturdays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. at Berwyn Public Library. Reservations are required. ■ Discuss the novel in both English and Spanish in a series of library-led discussions between now and the end of October. Debby Preiser is the community relations coordinator at the Oak Park Public Library.
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Islamophobia & the U.S.Elections Thursday, September 15, 7-9 p.m. McDonough Hall St. Giles Parish - Gleeson Building 1101 N. Columbian, Oak Park, IL The run-up to the November elections has featured extraordinary anti-Muslim rhetoric in politicians’ statements, in the media, and in public discourse, signaling an alarming normalization of Islamophobia. Meanwhile, anti-Muslim violence and policies demonizing Muslims increase. Join us as we examine how inflammatory political rhetoric about Muslims affects our communities and the practice of democracy. Kalia Abiade - Advocacy Director at the Center for New Community, a research and advocacy organization that tracks racist movements in the U.S. Donna Nevel - Community psychologist, author, and activist. Founding member of the Network Against Islamophobia, the Facing the Nakba Project, and Jews say No!, and on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. Cosponsors: American Friends Service Committee - Chicago, Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago. CJPIP is a community-based organization dedicated to a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel. Community education is a vital part of our mission. All events are subject to change. Speakers do not necessarily represent the views of CIPIP. www.cjpip.org For more information: Select Contact Us on website
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For Courtney Crook, a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, this past summer was more than a break from school. Crook spent part of her summer in Nicaragua craning her neck at, and even hiking up, that country’s mountains. She also dined on indigenous fare while immersing herself in various social service projects. “This was my first time going abroad,” Crook said during an Aug. 25 regular District 200 school board meeting where the teenager presented her experiences to administrators and board members. “It was the most eyeopening, surreal, breathtaking experience in my life, both because of the people I met and [because] of the scenery, the mountains and everything we don’t have in Illinois.” Crook was one of 15 incoming seniors and three faculty members at OPRF who traveled to three countries over the summer with the program Global Glimpse, which enables high school juniors to travel abroad for twoand-a-half weeks in order to expand their horizons and hone their leadership skills. “About a year ago, OPRF was chosen as one of 10 top high schools in the Chicago area to initiate Global Glimpse [in Illinois],” said Bobbie Raymond, president of the OPRF Alumni Association. “This is a program that, hopefully, will gain momentum and, I think, brings a great deal of credit to both our teachers and our students.” Global Glimpse representative Jameylin Lederhouse described the organization as a “global education leadership development program.” The program also has a presence in dozens of schools in New York and California. In addition to OPRF, the schools
selected to participate in Global Glimpse’s first pool of Illinois schools included Evanston Township High School, Pritzker College Prep, and Hinsdale South High School. Lederhouse said the OPRF students were nominated for the program by school officials. According to Global Glimpse’s website, students who haven’t been nominated can still apply by directly contacting a representative from the organization. Eligible students who aren’t from one of the organization’s partner schools can apply through its website. Lederhouse noted that the Global Glimpse program engages students in three areas, including global education, leadership and service learning. Students learned indigenous farming techniques, taught English, and helped complete development projects (such as painting murals or creating playgrounds), among other activities. OPRF senior Carson McDonald said his time teaching English in Ecuador made him aware of a resource divide. “We taught English in a local school and on the days we shadowed students, I noticed that, while they may be teaching the same topics and curriculum as we do here at OPRF, we’ll learn very differently,” McDonald said, adding that at OPRF, students have many more opportunities to engage in individualized research and self-directed learning because of the technology and materials at their disposal. “They don’t really have that in Ecuador,” he said. “All of our Global Glimpsers from OPRF mentioned they were able to better empathize with people from cultures different from their own, and they have a better understanding of how to value multiple perspectives,” said Lederhouse, before noting that her goal is to recruit 20 OPRF students to travel abroad next summer. “We want students to come away with amazing experiences but also for their worldview to be expanded and to relate well with others,” she said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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Major health care provider signs on at Vantage tower
Leases signed with EdwardElmhurst Health, Cooper’s Hawk Winery By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Edward-Elmhurst Health, one of Chicago’s largest health care systems, has signed a lease to occupy the entire second floor of the new 21-story downtown mixed-use tower, Vantage Oak Park. Developers of the project, Golub & Company and Wood Partners, announced in a press release that Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant also has signed a lease for the ground-floor space at 150 Forest Ave. It could not immediately be learned whether they will be the only two non-residential tenants in the building. The developers previously said the 270-unit luxury apartment building would include 25,000 square feet of retail space. Edward-Elmhurst Health’s website notes that Edward-Elmhurst was established in 2013, when Edward Hospital & Health Services merged with Elmhurst Memorial
Healthcare. Elmhurst Hospital President and CEO Mary Lou Mastro said in a telephone interview that the group aims to have the new facility up and running by the end of January 2017 and will employ approximately 35 people in the first year. Mastro said the 14,000-square-foot space in Vantage will include an immediate care center – for patients who have suffered acute events such as falls and fractures – and a combination of physicians, including primary care doctors, OBGYNs, neurology physicians and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians known as physiatrists. The facility also will offer X-rays and imaging, mammography, ultrasound and other services, she said. “Our overall philosophy is people want care that is convenient, accessible and close to home,” she said. Edward-Elmhurst Health touts itself as one of the larger integrated health systems in Illinois. Edward serves patients in Arlington Heights (Linden Oaks), Aurora, Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Naperville, Oswego, Plainfield, Romeoville, St. Charles (Linden Oaks), Sandwich, Warrenville, Woodridge and
Yorkville. Elmhurst serves patients in Addison, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Clarendon Hills, Elmhurst, Franklin Park, Hinsdale, LaGrange, Lombard, Melrose Park, Oak Brook, Oak Park, River Forest, Westchester and Westmont. Mastro said the group has pursued an “ambulatory growth strategy” for many years, which includes a dozen walk-in clinics at Jewel-Osco grocery stores, noting that Edward-Elmhurst opened a walk-in clinic at the Jewel-Osco in River Forest. 7525 W. Lake St., in October 2014. “We really think ambulatory growth is critical,” she said, noting that inpatient procedures at hospitals are decreasing and more often patients are being treated in ambulatory settings. She said the new facility will not be Edward-Elmhurst’s first foray in Oak Park, noting that four of their primary care physicians – Colleen Weiler, Forrest Robinson, Mary Hutton, Jonathan Littman and Sivikami Krishnan – have operated in office space on Lake Street for at least five years. Mastro said Oak Park was an obvious choice for the facility because many patients currently travel from the area to visit their hospital nine miles away in Elmhurst.
Neither Chicago-based Golub nor Atlantabased Wood Partners could immediately be reached for comment. The press release notes that both EdwardElmhurst and Cooper’s Hawk have signed long-term leases but did not give the terms of the deal. Cooper’s Hawk will feature indoor and outdoor dining spaces and offer a full-service bar, private event space, Napa-style tasting room, and a market for artisan goods, according to the press release. “The addition of these outstanding tenants reinforces the appeal of Oak Park as a commercial destination and Vantage Oak Park as a vibrant, mixed-use community,” Wood Partners’ Chicago-based director Clay Iman said in the press release. “We are pleased to welcome two full-floor tenants who will further enrich downtown Oak Park by delivering an exceptional experience for the Oak Park community and our residential tenants.” The Vantage release also noted that residents are beginning to move into the apartments, describing it as a transit-oriented development with easy access to downtown Chicago. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
Sex ed program expands in Oak Park
Our Whole Lives offers K-8 comprehensive sex education By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Two Oak Park working mothers are on the cutting edge of sex education, which, according to reams of new research, is more effective when it goes beyond the standard instruction on topics like STDs, sexual function and sexual abuse, and starts as young as kindergarten. Earlier this year, Nara Nayar and Nina Brewer-Davis founded Oak Park Our Whole Lives (OWL), a K-8 comprehensive sexual education program modeled on a national program designed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. There are numerous local versions of the OWL program scattered across the country, including a longstanding program at Oak Park’s Unity Temple. The curriculum for each program is based on the Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education drafted by the National Guidelines Task Force. The task force is an arm of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, a national nonprofit that develops and disseminates information on sexual education. Oak Park’s Unity Temple has been offering a similar version of comprehensive sexual education for at least two decades,
said Brewer-Davis. A mother of two young with the help of grant funds. The entire children, Brewer-Davis teaches philoso- program, the founders said, will include phy at Dominican University and grew up not many more than 40 children in its first as a member of Beacon Unitarian Church, year of instruction and will be operated by volunteers with expertise in education or which eventually folded into Unity Temple. “Unity Temple has been doing sexuality social work, and/or who are parents in the education since the 1980s at least,” she said. community. All volunteers will undergo an intensive “When I was 14, I went through a previous version of this program and it made a big training regimen, which will also function difference in my life. I’ve been grateful for as a licensing procedure, before the program begins. Most of the program, with the that and been telling people exception of the optional reliabout it ever since.” gious component and the memUnity Temple’s OWL offers bership restriction, overlaps classes to first, fifth and eighthwith the Unity Temple version. grade children who are memOak Park OWL is scheduled bers of its congregation. On its to begin offering classes in Ocwebsite, the church describes ■ To read more tober at the Oak Park Friends its program as a “values-based VISIT OAKPARK.COM School in three age categories sexuality curriculum.” The pro— kindergarten and first grade, gram, the church notes, doesn’t fourth and fifth grades, and sevcontain any religious doctrine enth and eighth grades. Regisor references outside of an optional component called “Sexuality and Our tration in the fourth- and fifth-grade course Faith.” Participants are encouraged to “act is already full. The K-1 grade and fourthfor justice,” “clarify values and improve fifth grade courses each cost $100 per child decision-making skills,” and are educated while the seventh-eighth grade course costs about “sexual abuse, harassment and ex- $200 per child. Scholarships are available. The program, Nayar and Brewer said, is a ploitation.” step above what’s currently offered in Oak Nayar, whose two children go to District Park. D97’s sex education curriculum, while 97 schools, said she connected with Brewermore rigorous than many districts across Davis last year through OPRF Mom Mail, an email database that includes more than the country, is still not sufficient, Nayar and other parents have said. 8,000 families, seeking information on how “Sex education in the district really to get her children into the curriculum. doesn’t start until the sixth, seventh and The two mothers founded Oak Park OWL
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eighth grades,” said Nayar, an education policy expert and professional researcher. “They undergo about eight hours a year in middle school of sex abuse identification and reporting, basic biological mechanics, puberty, reproduction, pregnancy prevention and the presence of STDs.” By comparison, she said, the length of OWL instruction will range from nine to 10 hours for K-1 students up to 30 hours for grades 7-8. Sarah Homrok, a mother of three D97 students, including a fifth-grader at Longfellow, said she and other parents were disappointed to learn at a recent curriculum meeting that an annual field trip to the Robert Crown Center for Health Education, a Hindsalebased education program that provides general health, family life and substance abuse prevention education to Chicago-area students, would no longer be provided to fifthgraders at all district schools. Homrok said a presentation on the reproductive system, which preceded the field trip, was also being cut out in some schools. “For Oak Park to claim we’re such a progressive community, this is such a huge thing these kids aren’t going to get,” Homrok said. “For many parents, this is the only way their kids find out about this information. This is especially important because our kids are developing sooner than they used to. I think this kind of education should be happening much sooner than fifth grade.”
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Park District pursues liquor license for summer theater
BYO beer/wine would be (officially) allowed during Austin Gardens productions By MARTY FARMER Staff Reporter
Enjoying a glass of wine or beer and taking in an Oak Park Festival Theatre production at Austin Gardens is something many theater-goers informally enjoy. The Park District of Oak Park is taking steps to make it official. “There was a consensus from the park district board to seek a liquor license from the village for BYO (bring your own),” said Jan Arnold, the park district’s executive director. “The language for this rule change will be very specific. The park board hasn’t approved the exact policy change yet, but the change will be written to specify BYO for only beer and wine. “Also the policy change will include time restrictions such as drinking wine or beer only during and one hour following a Festival Theatre performance.” Arnold stressed the importance of park visitors being aware of how specific this change is. Park district staff and the Oak Park police are authorized to enforce park
ordinances for the safety and security of all park patrons. “Other than the times specified at this one park and only during Festival Theatre performances will alcohol be allowed,” Arnold said. “We want to make it clear that alcohol will still not be allowed in our parks.” Park board commissioners Paul Aeschleman, Vic Guarino, David Wick, Sandy Lentz and Kassie Porreca approved seeking a liquor license from the village at the Sept. 1 park board meeting with that stipulation. The license request is exclusively for bring your own wine/beer. The park board has not discussed the idea of selling alcohol at Festival Theatre performances. The hope is to have the new policy in place before the start of the 2017 Festival Theatre season next June. “The park district has already reached out to the village manager and village attorney to begin the process for the necessary approvals,” Arnold said. “The attorney for the park district will be working directly with the village attorney to prepare the language for the requested license. “It’s our understanding that the park district will be required to attend a village meeting, which we anticipate will take
place later this year.” Previously, alcohol has been brought into Austin Gardens during performances albeit against rules and regulations. “The park district is aware that certain guests bring alcoholic beverages to Festival Theatre performances without knowing it’s a violation of park rules,” Arnold said. “It has proven very difficult to enforce our no alcohol policy at these events. There have been no known incidents during the performances.” But after evaluating the situation, the park board determined that allowing beer and wine by theater attendees during and immediately following the performances would be a safe and acceptable practice. The park district makes a distinction between serving alcohol in Austin Gardens and the Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center (AGEEC). “Illinois Park District Code only allows park districts to serve alcohol within its facilities and on golf courses,” Arnold noted. “Since this request is for a park (Austin Gardens), the park district is required to seek a liquor license from the village. The park district already has the ability to offer alcohol inside the AGEEC as it’s a park district facility.”
Rehm Park meeting A community meeting to revisit the site plan for Rehm Park will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Oak Park Conservatory (615 Garfield St.) between 7 and 8:30 p.m. With input from the community, a site plan for Rehm Park was developed in 2008. The upcoming meeting will allow residents an opportunity to express their thoughts about additional improvements to Rehm Park. Visit www.pdop.org to view the current Rehm Park site plan. Acquired in 1913, Rehm Park features an all-purpose field, two tennis courts, one Gaga Ball put, two sand volleyball courts, a playground with play equipment and a sand area. The park also offers the highly popular Rehm Park Trains, which are hand-operated trains that cruise along a track inside the playground (free of charge). A discussion of Rehm Pool will not be a part of this community meeting. For more information or for special accommodations, contact Diane Stanke, director of marketing and customer service at diane.stanke@pdop.org.
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Oak Park considers Airbnb tax
Proposed tax would add 4 percent to guests’bills By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
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Oak Park could soon start taxing Airbnb at the same 4 percent rate it uses for bed and breakfasts and area hotels. The proposal to impose the tax came at the request of Oak Park bed-and-breakfast owners, who have argued Airbnb rental owners have an unfair advantage. Airbnb is a popular website that enables individuals worldwide to rent out rooms or entire residences over the internet. But the business has been largely unregulated. The city of Chicago recently passed its own set of rules on Airbnb and a 4 percent tax intended to fund services for the city’s homeless. Trustees and village staff noted that the 4 percent tax in Oak Park would be used to attract tourism to the village. Airbnb operators turned out to an Oak Park Village Board of Trustees meeting last week to oppose the tax. Many believed the proposed ordinance would require Airbnb operators to release financial information to the village and that it would limit the amount of time guests could stay at the Airbnb. Officials with the village, however, noted that they have negotiated with Airbnb and the proposed ordinance would only impose the tax, which would be collected by Airbnb and distributed to the village. “Please do not penalize us,” said Airbnb operator Valerie Criminger, noting that Airbnb rentals provide an opportunity for travelers to visit Oak Park who would otherwise be unable to afford it. “The guests staying with us would not have stayed at a local hotel due to the cost,” she said. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said he has stayed in an Airbnb before and that he enjoyed it and that the ordinance was a simple tax and nothing more. “We are not trying to eliminate Airbnb,” he said, adding that the village had no intention of going through the financial books of Airbnb operators or to find out who is staying at Airbnb rentals. Oak Park Trustee Colette Lueck reminded the board that the tax, which would be $4 for every $100 spent would be passed on to the customer and would not impact the bottom line of the operators. “The fiscal impact of 4 percent doesn’t seem like that much money,” she said. Trustee Andrea Button-Ott compared the business to app-based businesses like Uber and Lyft, which provide cab service online and are similarly unregulated, noting that policymakers have to catch up in regulating and taxing such businesses.
“I’m glad we didn’t go toward restrictions [with Airbnb],” she said. “I think taxing it the same as a hotel or a regular Airbnb is fair.” It’s uncertain how many Airbnb rentals are operating in Oak Park, according to Tammie Grossman, director of Development Customer Service for the village, noting that Airbnb does not release such information to the public. Grossman said a recent search on Airbnb’s website revealed hundreds of options for Airbnb rentals in Oak Park. It’s unknown how much the proposed tax would generate, she said. Trustee Glenn Brewer was the only board member who said he had not stayed at an Airbnb and had a negative opinion of the company because of criticisms that operators can too easily turn away renters because of race. “I have negative views in that this community stands for inclusion, and Airbnb has run into some problems with inclusion,” Brewer said. The New York Times reported last week that the company said it would reduce the use of photographs on its website that indicate the race and gender of its users. It also is having Airbnb operators sign a nondiscrimination policy, which, among other things, forbids declining guests or imposing different terms or conditions to guests “based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.” Brewer said he would like to hear directly from an Airbnb representative on its discrimination policy. “Airbnb has to address that issue for me,” Brewer said. The issue is expected to be discussed again at a board meeting set for Sept. 19. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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A ‘sanctuary’ garden grows up at Brooks
A refuge for threatened bees, monarch butterflies, other insects By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
What was once gravel walkway and plots of grass along the expanse of Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School facing Clinton Avenue has been transformed into a garden path ripe with native trees and flowers like big bluestem, little bluestem and purple prairie clover. A group of volunteers with West Cook Wild Ones — a nonprofit that encourages residents and organizations to plant shrubs, trees, plants and grasses native to the region — and Brooks students and parents completed the transformation last Saturday morning. Laura Stamp, an eighth-grade science teacher at Brooks, said the project was funded by a $1,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Last year, members of the school’s Eco Eagles Club raised funds for the garden path by selling flowers and hosting a dodgeball tournament. Sebert Landscape, based in Bartlett, donated hardscaping, such as patios and wooden pathways that are ADA-compliant. Oak Park residents Carolyn Cullen and Stephanie Walquist, both longtime Wild Ones members, said the garden at Brooks is an example of an easy but innovative way for homeowners to implement some of their own low-cost, low-maintenance solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems — like climate change and resource depletion. “You don’t have to water [native plants] as much, since their roots will go down 10 or 15 feet,” said Walquist. “They also pull down carbon. Because the roots go down [so deep], most of the natives, like the grasses, suck down the carbon and then every year the root system dies back a little bit so that carbon is always down in the soil, unless you till it and dig it. Everybody in Illinois should be doing it.” “There are Wild Ones chapters all over the country and people can find out what’s native to their area and then plant those kind of things,” said Cullen. “The butterflies and other insects that have lived here for thousands of years — that’s what they like.” “Illinois used to be 60 percent prairie,” added Walquist. “Now, it’s [less than 1 percent] prairie.” Native vegetation also requires less main-
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garden is home in a different kind of way. Dale’s grandmother, who passed away last year, was a garden enthusiast. The 13-yearold, who lugged around a barrel of organic soil, said his own passion for planting was passed down to him from the late matriarch. “Before she got sick, she would always grow plants and stuff,” Dale said. “She’d tell me to come to the backyard so I could help her with gardening. So I kind of learned this from her.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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Marion Street Market closes after 10-year run, costly rehab Operating partner said he and owner had different approaches to success By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
It’s been a decade-long journey for the restaurant formerly known as Marion Street Cheese Market – recently rebranded as Marion Street Market. But the high-end eatery and retailer located at 100 S. Marion St. closed its doors for good on Sept. 6. Operating partner Grant Slauterbeck said in a telephone interview that the restaurant had a good 10-year run, but there was not the support to keep it going. He also said the closure of Marion Street and the opening of his new restaurant, fourteensixteen, in La Grange, which happened on the same day, was purely coincidental. Mary Jo Schuler, founder and owner of Marion Street, could not immediately be reached for comment. Schuler is still owner of the commercial condo which housed the restaurant. Slauterbeck, of GCC Chicagoland, which provides branding, management and business development services for restaurants, said he was hired as a consultant for thenMarion Street Cheese Market in 2014. That year, the restaurant rebranded, getting a new menu, chef and renaming itself Marion Street Market. Slauterbeck took over management of Marion Street about a year later. He acknowledged that the remodeling and rebranding of the business cost somewhere around $500,000, but the changes were not enough to revive the business. Slauterbeck said that in 2016, he began negotiating a possible ownership agreement, where he would become majority owner of the business, but “the older ownership and myself didn’t come to an agreement,” he said. He declined to say how the collapse in negotiations over the ownership agreement led to the closure of the restaurant. The restaurant’s closure was notable because of the abrupt nature of the announcement. Staff reportedly were brought in and told on Sept. 6 that the restaurant was ceasing operations immediately and a press release was issued. “Overall, it has been a remarkable 10year journey, starting as a tiny cheese shop with just a few employees evolving into a 5,000-square-foot business employing dozens and dozens of high-energy, enthusiastic local youth and adults over the years,” Schuler and Slauterbeck wrote in a press release. “We built Marion Street Cheese Market around this core mission: ‘to celebrate culinary creativity by nourishing our community with exceptional food and outstanding service – provided with sustainability in mind.’ In pursuit of this mission, we have enjoyed serving the community by distributing artisanal foods, elevating neighborhood vibrancy and by generating jobs as
well as tax revenue.” The closure of the business on the same day as the opening of fourteensixteen in La Grange has caused some speculation that Marion Street employees all relocated to Slauterbeck’s new venture, but he tells Wednesday Journal that’s not the case. “It is in no way affiliated with Marion Street Market,” Slauterbeck said. He noted that five or six employees, of about 30-plus, made the switch to fouteensixteen. “It bothers me because it was coincidental,” he said.
Slauterbeck described the cuisine at the new restaurant as “new American craft, like someone picked up a restaurant in River North and put it in La Grange.” The restaurant is one of three owned by GCC Chicagoland, he said, the other two being Onesto, which “brings the authentic taste of trattoria to Skokie,” according to GCC’s website, and Subourbon, described as bringing “authentic flavors of Kentucky whiskey to lovers of fine spirits in the suburbs.” Subourbon also offers: “A wide selection of bourbons and other whiskeys, complemented
by a menu of juicy burgers and other irresistible barroom bites, lures guests back again and again,” according to the GCC website. His newest venture is described on the fourteensixteen website as: “New. American. Craft. None of these words are defined by a single other word or action, and 1416 aspires to keep that consistent. New may mean a twist on a classic, it may be something you would have never expected. American is a melting pot of cuisine and culture, and expect nothing less here.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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MADISON RFP coming from page 1 son; and the Car-X Tire & Auto building at 700 Madison. Added to the development equation earlier this year was the plan to bend a portion of Madison Street – a proposal altogether separate from the “road diet” plan to narrow a portion of Madison to two lanes – to widen commercial lots on the corridor to make more room for Oak Park’s next largescale development. Now, the village is poised to release a request for proposals soliciting developers to put forth their vision for the corner. But trustees acknowledged at a meeting last week that the RFP, which had not been released as of press time, was tailored to the still-unnamed developer the village has negotiated with for over a year. The RFP will be issued through the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation, a quasi-governmental entity paid by the village to attract and retain business in the village. John Lynch, executive director of OPEDC, told the Village Board of Trustees at a meeting last week that he hoped to have the RFP released within a few days, but village staff still was working on the document as of Tuesday morning, according to Village Manager Cara Pavlicek. Lynch said last week that the RFP his group is recommending, “be issued is purely for the village-owned lot at the northeast corner of Madison and Oak Park; we are suggesting that respondents – to the extent that they have the interest and particularly if they have the ability to control additional parcels – they are certainly welcome to propose those as part of their response.” “But we are not, as part of this proposal, predetermining a bend or non-bend,” he said. “If a developer were to come in and say, ‘Hey, we have these other parcels under control, and as such we’d like to propose this development,’ we’re certainly more than willing to look at that and will do so.” He said, however, that OPEDC would review all proposals submitted. Lynch said the response time for the RFP would be about three weeks and then OPEDC would spend about two or three weeks picking a preferred developer for the project. The village would then negotiate development agreements with the chosen developer, locking in the project, before the end of 2016. “Our hope is that a year from now that the parcel in question … could be transferred to the developer at that time,” he said, adding that construction could hopefully begin in late summer or early fall of 2017. The short deadline for submitting proposals drew ques-
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MADISON RFP: The village of Oak Park is poised to release a request for proposals for developers interested in developing the village-owned parking lot at the northeast corner of Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street. Village staff and the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation have been negotiating with one particular developer who has yet to be identified. OPEDC released conceptual drawings of the potential project in April. tions from some on the board. Trustee Andrea Button-Ott asked whether the three-week response time was typical for such RFPs. “I do think that there is some concern in the community about the level of transparency …” she said. Lynch said that the fact that the land is up for redevelopment is “not out of the blue” for those in the development community and three or four weeks is a customary timeframe for getting RFP responses. Trustee Colette Lueck acknowledged the timeline for the RFP process but said it’s “fairly typical of how things go.” She said the village has “made no secret” of the fact that they intend to develop the site, adding, “All that groundwork
has been done ahead of time and with what I would feel is some level of transparency, but if you don’t know where to look and you don’t know where to listen and you just see an RFP is being issued, you might not understand the transparency.” “I think that’s where some of the confusion comes up,” she said. Mayor Abu-Taleb, who lives near Madison Street, lauded the announcement that the RFP would soon be released, noting, “This is a day I’ve been waiting for, for the last 30 years.” He said a development of the surface-level parking lot would benefit the neighborhood and Oak Park overall. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Carjacking suspect dead after leap from I-290 ramp Two suspects arrested after police chase near Harlem Ave., two others at large
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A 17-year-old boy involved in an alleged carjacking in Hillside died after jumping onto the Eisenhower Expressway from the eastbound Harlem Avenue exit ramp while trying to run from police on Sept. 9. Tyrece Coleman, of the 7400 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. According to police, Coleman was one of five subjects who hijacked a black Jaguar in Hillside and fled eastbound from that suburb on the Eisenhower Expressway. Police apprehended two suspects, both juveniles, as they attempted to flee on foot. Two others were able to evade capture, with one subject reportedly hijacking a smaller black SUV stopped in traffic on I-290.
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At about 8:30 p.m., Forest Park police were alerted that other agencies were pursuing a black Jaguar that had been hijacked in Hillside and was headed east on I-290. The Jaguar exited the expressway at Desplaines Avenue and headed south, the wrong way, down Troost Avenue to Roosevelt Road, where it headed west, cut through the 7-Eleven gas station parking lot and sped north on Desplaines Avenue. The Jaguar continued north to Jackson Boulevard, where it headed east, cut through the lot at Thorntons Gas Station and then south on Harlem Avenue before crashing into three vehicles stopped in traffic at the entrance to I-290. All five suspects jumped out of the car at that point, with one heading north on Harlem Avenue. He was apprehended by a Bellwood police officer. Another subject fled westbound down the I-290 exit ramp. He was not apprehended by police. Three others, including Coleman, ran
down the eastbound ramp to I-290. A state trooper pursuing the three subjects tried to use a Taser to stop one of them, but the weapon failed to hit its mark. As the subjects ran eastbound down the ramp, Coleman suddenly leapt over the concrete side wall of the ramp into the eastbound lanes of traffic. He was unresponsive when emergency personnel reached him, police said. The two others waded through heavy traffic stopped on I-290, according to police, attempting to get into vehicles. One of the subjects was able to open a passenger door of a black SUV and enter it. The SUV was last seen eastbound on I-290. The remaining subject climbed through a fence onto the railroad tracks south of the expressway and fled west under the Harlem Avenue bridge. A Forest Park Police K-9 unit later found the subject hiding in some bushes in the area along the railroad right of way between Harlem and Circle avenues. He was taken to Oak Park hospital for treat-
been equipped with Taser weapons while taking Jones into custody. “It’s been discussed for years [at the Oak Park Police Department],” Hawkinson said, adding that Oak Park’s is the only police department in the area that does not equip its officers with Tasers, a from page 1 brand of weaponry that delivers electric shocks to tained minor injuries, but that Deuchler was more its target and disrupts voluntary muscle control. Hawkinson acknowledged the controversy surseriously hurt. Deuchler and one of the other officers was trans- rounding the use of such weaponry — the use of ported to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Tasers by police and others has been linked to huntreated and released, and the third officer was dreds of deaths — but said a Taser would help protect police officers from injury or worse. treated for injuries at the scene. “It’s another tool in the toolbox,” he said, adding Doug Deuchler, Samantha’s father and a contribthat there is a “psychological aspect” to uting writer to Wednesday Journal, said the use of Tasers. “A lot of people don’t Monday, Sept. 12, that she was better and want to be Tased.” had returned to work after spending alHe said Tasers could have helped promost two weeks recovering. tect as many as five Oak Park police ofJones was charged with one felony ficers who were injured in the line of count of aggravated battery to a police duty during the last year. officer, two felony counts of resisting Hawkinson described a change in rearrest and obstruction causing injuries cent years where people are “resisting and one misdemeanor count of resistarrest a lot more” and there are “more ing arrest and obstruction. and more attacks on law enforcement.” He is being held in Cook County Jail Oak Park police are making plans to with a bond of $200,000. DEMETRIOUS JONES approach the Oak Park Board of TrustThe attack against his daughter has ees, Hawkinson said, and propose a piprompted Doug Deuchler to raise the islot program on Taser use for officers. sue of arming Oak Park police officers Limon said he believes public opinion on use of with Tasers. He wrote in a letter to the editor in this week’s edition of Wednesday Journal that the Tasers has changed and the weaponry has become Taser is “an effective, well-tested, safe response to more accepted. “I think the point is a lot of departments have violent resistance that has repeatedly proven its looked at the Tasers in terms of reducing injuries usefulness.” “It provides police with a non-lethal option in to officers and to the arrestee when they were able cases where the use of deadly physical force is to- to deploy those as an alternative,” Limon said. Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose said he tally justified,” he wrote. James Hawkinson, president of the Fraternal believes the weapons belong in operation. “I’m preparing a budget for next year and doing Order of Police Lodge 8, the union that represents Oak Park patrol officers and sergeants, said in a my research on it, and it’s something that I’m defitelephone interview that the situation might not nitely going to consider for next year,” he said. have escalated if Deuchler and other officers had CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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ment of injuries sustained during his flight from police. Illinois State Police assumed jurisdiction of the death investigation, while Hillside police took custody of the black Jaguar and the two subjects apprehended by police. A call to Hillside police seeking information on charges against the two suspects who were apprehended was not returned.
Riverside cops: Tasers are working Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel says his cops have been equipped with Tasers since 2008. Weitzel, appointed interim chief in 2007, immediately began pushing the village to invest in the non-lethal weapons, and recalls that he faced strong opposition. “It wasn’t an easy sell in my community,” he said, adding that every weapon used to de-escalate a heated situation — batons, pepper spray, Tasers — have their own shortcomings. Expandable batons are frowned upon by some “because it looks like somebody is being beaten” and if pepper spray is misfired, it can hit a bystander or a police officer, Weitzel said. Tasers also have their problems, he said, noting that they can be less effective in winter because the metal tongs that attach themselves to the target sometimes do not have the force to clamp down through heavy clothing. Weitzel said his board originally aimed to have the Tasers phased in, but he successfully argued that it didn’t make sense to have different shifts of cops carrying differ-
ent weapons. “You could get a different response depending on when you call,” he said. “I didn’t want that; I wanted a uniform response.” He said Riverside cops rarely use Tasers — they deploy the weapons about 3-5 times a year — but they have been effective in preventing officers from being injured. Tasers are typically used when a person is physically fighting a cop, he said. Weitzel, who also is chairman of West Suburban Directed Gang Enforcement (WEDGE) Task Force, which employs cops from various western suburban police departments on a part-time basis, said he believes opinions on Tasers have changed largely because it provides a “less-than-lethal option.” “In 2007 and 2008, a lot of people didn’t agree with me; now in 2016, a lot of the public wants us to carry a non-lethal option,” Weitzel said. “I think they want to give the police the tools to do their job, but they want to hold us accountable.”
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The River Forest Historic Preservation Commission will sponsor a program on several of the community’s architectural and historic gems, from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave. It is free and open to the public. Commissioner Al Popowits will center his program on local architectural gems such as the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Winslow House and River Forest Tennis Club as well as the public library and the First Presbyterian Church. Popowits will describe the
architectural styles and talk about their historic significance to the community, among other aspects. While there were dozens of buildings to choose from, a “nice problem,” Popowits said he narrowed down the choices to structures he “could get inside of.” There also was a fair amount of information available on each. As an example, the Winslow House, one of the most notable structures in River Forest, was the first home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright after he left the office of Adler and
Sullivan. It is on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the village’s list of 296 significant properties. The tennis club is another Wright-designed structure. River Forest’s library was designed by noted architect William Drummond. First Presbyterian, a Gothic revival designed by the Chicago firm Holmes and Flinn, was completed in 1927. The program’s purpose is to build support for the Historic Preservation Commission and its mission as well as to explain how
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glar entered the garage through an open overhead door and stole a men’s Bianchi Milano bicycle. The loss was an estimated $954. ■ A garage was burglarized in the 100 block of Home Avenue at 3:17 p.m. on Sept. 5. The burglar entered the garage through an unlocked door and stole a women’s black and red Serotta Nova bicycle. The loss was an estimated $5,000.
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Alexander Jones, 35, of the 5000 block of Maypole in Chicago, was arrested for aggravated assault, which reportedly occurred in the 100 block of North Harlem on July 16. The subject, who was arrested by Oak Park police at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6, also was charged with a parole violation warrant.
A catalytic converter was stolen from a gray Honda Odyssey, sometime between 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 3 p.m. on Sept. 6. The loss was an estimated $1,000.
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tan Toyota Camry was burglarized in the 1100 block of Erie, sometime between 9 a.m. on Sept.1 and 1:49 p.m. on Sept. 7. The burglar entered through an unlocked door and stole $40. ■ A silver Ford was burglarized in the 800 block of Erie, sometime between 7 p.m. on Sept. 6 and 7:40 a.m. the next day. The burglar entered through an unlocked door and stole cash and a flashlight. ■ A 2008 white Chevy van owned by an Oregon resident was burglarized in the 700 block of South Harvey, sometime between 8 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 7. The offender entered through an unlocked rear door and stole a large black rucksack containing a blackand-silver, continuous positive air-pressure machine; a nose mask; a USB cable; miscellaneous clothing; a Bank of America checkbook; and a belt with a bronze shark buckle. The loss was an estimated $3,150.
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garage was burglarized in the 500 block of North Euclid, sometime between 10 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 9 a.m. on Sept. 3. The burglar entered the garage through an open overhead door and stole a men’s Bianchi Milano bicycle and a men’s white Inspire bicycle. The loss was an estimated $1,754. ■ A garage was burglarized in the 500 block of North Euclid, sometime between midnight and 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 6. The bur-
Residential burglary arrest ■ James Campbell, 26, of the 1600 block of N. Monitor in Chicago, was arrested in the 5600 block of North Avenue at 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 7, for two burglaries — one that occurred on Aug. 27 in the 900 block of North Ridgeland and another that occurred in the same block on Sept. 5.
Theft ■ A white gold bracelet and a white gold ring with diamonds was stolen from the night stand inside the victim’s bedroom in the 300 block of South East Avenue, sometime between 9:32 p.m. on Sept. 4 and 10:32 a.m. on Sept. 6. The loss was an estimated $2,700. ■ A UPS package containing three water guns was stolen from the porch of a residence in the 1000 block of North Taylor, sometime between noon on Aug. 31 and 8:51 on Sept. 2. The estimated loss was $10.
These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 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 as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
— Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger
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Julie Downey Kurt Fielder Yvonne Fiszer-Steele Ramona Fox Chris Garvey Lisa Grimes Dan Halperin Sharon Halperin
Greg Jaroszewski Vee Jaroszewski Joanne Kelly Michael Kinnare Sherree Krisco Jack Lattner Susan Maienza Vince McFadden
Charlotte Messina Kathleen Minaghan Colleen Navigato Rosa Pitassi Katie Possley Michael Roche Sue Ponzio-Pappas Jenny Ruland
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1433 KEYSTONE • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 13
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BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED HOME features a detailed LR, DR and kitchen with east facing sun/breakfast room on 1st FL. 2nd FL features sun filled library w/fireplace, large master suite. Finished basement includes a family room with a fireplace and a game room........................................................................................$985,000
BEAUTIFUL, MOVEIN READY REHAB in River Forest. Large open kitchen with all brand new SS. New 3/4 inch Brazilian Koa wood floors throughout. Designer baths. Wood burning fireplace. Master suite. Full basement. Great backyard with covered patio. Close to great schools! ...........................................................$412,900
BEAUTIFUL, SPACIOUS, MOVEIN READY VICTORIAN. Enjoy an inviting open front porch, rich oak floors, beautiful natural woodwork, pocket doors between LR and DR, and stunning, original leaded glass windows. Eat-in kitchen, expansive finished basement. Two garages. ..........................................................................$728,000
1141 N EUCLID • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 13
ATTRACTIVE BRICK COLONIAL HOME recently painted and hardwood floors redone, offers the modern updates you want! Huge Liv Room with Fireplace, open and updated kitchen floor plan, 1st fl office, four BRs. Attached 2 car garage, LL Family Room, Laundry and Storage....................................................................................$724,500
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ELMWOOD PARK 1812 N 79TH • OPEN SUNDAY 13
BEAUTIFUL THREE BEDROOM BUNGALOW with large rooms, double living area and nice location. Oak floors, well maintained, freshly painted and easy to move into! Spacious pantry, enclosed back porch and/or mud room, inviting front porch, many additional storage areas. .............$244,900
MANOR BRICK COLONIAL HOME sits on an over sized lot w/ mature, professional landscaping. Expansive family room with hardwwod floors and vaulted ceiling, generous sized bedrooms with ample closet space, finished basement with separate laundry room. Many updates! ...............$419,000
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FOREST PARK 227 ELGIN UNIT 6E • OPEN SUNDAY 122
BEAUTIFUL ESTATE HOME in Historic Oak Park with a perfect blend of modern and vintage details including hardwood floors, leaded glass windows and a grand staircase. Large rooms, tall ceilings and a lot of windows make this 5BR, 3-1/2 BA home spacious and bright. ............................................................................$949,500
BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS top floor unit with TONS of closets, split bedroom floor plan, 2 bathrooms, eat-in kitchen, delightful west facing balcony, and 1 heated garage parking space. Coin laundry and additional storage on the building’s main level....................................................................$150,000
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PRICE REDUCED SO MANY IMPROVEMENTS in this 5 BR, 4 full, 5 half BA Victorian. Classic charm w/original wdwk, bullseye trim & soaring ceilings combined w/ modern amenities including the stone fireplace in the 1st FL family rm. Four car garage, beautiful grounds...$939,000 PRICE REDUCED. STUNNING RENOVATION of 5 bedroom, 3 full and 1 half bathroom Georgian with attached two car garage. LR, DR, bedroom, office, fam rm and kit flow beautifully on the first floor. The basement boasts a fifth BR, full BA, finished rec. rm and workout area..$874,000 GREAT COLONIAL HOME on a great block! Move in condition with 3+ bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. Eat in kitchen, den/office space, mudroom, sun/Florida room and screened in back porch. Partially finished basement. Coach house with 2 car garage. You will love the available space! .......$699,000 WELL MAINTAINED center entrance brick & stone colonial with 4 BRs/4BAs. Spacious first floor family room. Travertine marble entry with winding staircase. Refinished hardwood floors. Two fireplaces. 2nd floor office. Finished LL with plenty of storage and pantry areas. .................$664,000 CHARMING, SPACIOUS QUEEN ANNE BUNGALOW in pristine condition. Art glass windows, French doors, wood trim, hdwd flrs. Granite kitchen, breakfast nook. Family room and 1st floor bedroom. 3 bedrooms on 2nd floor. Finished basement, enclosed porch, 2 car garage.$649,900 CHARMING, SUNFILLED DUTCH COLONIAL on beautiful corner lot. Formal living rm with fireplace, separate dining, sunrm, family rm eat-in kitchen and office all on the first floor. 4 bedrooms on the 2nd floor with spacious master bedroom suite + bath..............................$649,000
A ONE OF A KIND HOME! Impeccable restoration of original home with a fabulous addition surrounded by lush professional landscaping. Gorgeous decor & architectural detail throughout, yet warmly welcoming, house is perfect for intimate or grand scale entertaining...................$3,750,000 BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture 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............$2,649,000 HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED traditional brick home for those who appreciate tradition and elegance. Distinctive home offers 5BRs, 2 full/2 half baths. Professionally landscaped fenced yard with in-ground pool and spa. Ample storage in basement. .......$1,489,000 NEW LISTING RESTORE THIS HOUSE with fabulous curb appeal or Build your dream home on this 100’ x 184’ lot. .....................................................................................................................$1,400,000 GEORGOUS FRENCH NORMANDY with 5 bedrooms, 5 full & 5 half baths sits on a 75 foot corner lot. Gleaming hdwd flrs and fireplace in LR, simply stunning eat-in kitchen with adjoining family room. Lower level rec room with gas fireplace. Beautifully landscaped grounds. ..$1,189,000 BEAUTIFUL STYLISH UPDATED HOME with 4 BRs, 3.2 BAs on four floors of living space. Includes LR w/ frpl, new high end kitchen, Breakfast Rm, 1st FL office. LL has Fam Rm, Rec Room, Laundry, Wine Cellar and Full Bath. 2 car garage with extra storage and rooftop deck....$1,049,000 PRICE REDUCED MAGNIFICENT 3STORY HOME with a bright and open flr plan, grand sized rms, gracious foyer, spectacular staircase, amazing millwork, inlaid floors and high ceilings. First flr fam rm overlooks fenced in yard. Three car garage, walk up storage/loft area......$1,039,000 PRICE REDUCED COMPLETELY RENOVATED 4 bedroom home is move-in ready. First floor features a spacious open floor plan. Large, high end kitchen. Full finished bsmt consists of a family room, a wet bar and a bonus room with its own bath. Deep backyard with a large patio and fire pit......................................................................................................................................................$959,000
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! ............... ..............................................................................................................................................................$2,525,000 CLASSIC BRICK COLONIAL has it all! Move right in to this 4BR, 2BA home. Tastefully decorated, updated gourmet kitchen that opens to family room, and hand turned French doors that open to DR. Addl fam room on lower level. Great house for entertaining! ........................................$865,000
2646 N 72ND CT UNIT 1 • OPEN SUNDAY 13 PRICE REDUCED THIS IS IT!! Stunning unit with four extra large bedrooms, new designer kitchen with all exquisite cabinetry, appliances and quartz island! Family room and living room with beautiful lighting opens up to 2 balconies. Bath updated with ceramic tile and glass shower. 1 parking space. ................................................................................................$195,000 PRICE REDUCED SO MUCH TO SEE, LOVE & ADMIRE in this renovated 4BR/3.5BA American 4 Square. You will love the renovated the 3rd flr w/a MSTR suite featuring a high end bath, plus an office. Features include a new back porch retreat, Fin LL Rec Rm, 3 plus car gar. .....$765,000 ROOM FOR EVERYONE and stunning finishes throughout. Newly finished kitchen features 2 dishwashers and a built in bar with beverage center. Top end bathrooms. Master Suite features a deck, walk-in closet and a redone bath. Beautiful decorating. Beautiful landscaping ..........$745,000 BEAUTIFUL KENILWORTH PARKWAY! 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Classic Colonial. Brick, slate roof, curb appeal galore and move in ready!!! Walk up attic, lower level playroom, screened porch overlooks exquisite landscaped backyard. Ideal location. All you need to do is move in!....$694,900 CLASSIC CHICAGO STYLE BUNGALOW with modern day updates, art glass windows and plantation shutters. Remodeled kitchen, 1st FL private back office. Mudroom off back door. MBR has remodeled full bath and fabulous built-ins. Professionally landscaped ..................................$625,000 CHARMING, BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Tasteful updated décor blends seamlessly with original details which include natural wood and art glass windows. Cooks kitchen, family room, spacious finished basement, three car garage...........................$499,000 PRICE REDUCED QUINTENSSENTIAL OAK PARK HOME! This 3BR, 1-1/2 BA home offers lots of space to grow. Enter thru the substantial light filled Living Room, proceed to the DR with coved moldings. 1st floor fam rm located right off the kitchen. Generous sized BRs..$485,000 LARGE, HANDSOME 4 BR, 41/2 BA HOME. Leaded glass windows, hardwood floors, updated bathrooms, master bathroom, two heated sun rooms. Den/family room on third floor. Large basement with another full bath. New first floor windows. This is a lot of space! .....$425,000 CLASSIC OAK PARK HOME ready to move right in. Spacious LR with brick fireplace, formal DR and hardwood floors throughout. Updated kitchen, 3 nicely sized BRs on the 2nd fl and enclosed porch off the back. Finished fam rm in bsmt, enclosed backyard.............................................$409,000 VALUE MAY BE IN THE LAND. Major renovation needed. Being sold “As Is”...........$250,000 GREAT CHARM in this lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on a quiet street. Why own a condo when you can own a cute house with a backyard. Hardwood floors, Enclosed front porch, Side drive. Walk to everything: Transportation, shops and restaurants..................................................................$219,000
P NR EI CWE L RI ES DT UI NC GE !D ! METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BRICK GEORGIAN. Features 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 powder room. Updated kitchen, 1st floor family room, generous sized living and dining room. Partially finished basement with laundry and storage room. Beautiful yard, 2 car garage. ..............................................................................$312,000
FOREST PARK HOMES JUST MOVE IN!! Meticulously maintained new construction built in 2006. Open floor plan. High end kitchen. 4 generously sized BRs. Open basement ready to finish......................................$489,000
ELMWOOD PARK HOMES PRICE REDUCED GEORGIAN STYLE HOME boasting three levels of living space. Solid brick home sits on double lot. Basement has eight ft ceilings and is finished with BR and family rm. Home has all new ss appls. 2.5 car detached garage with driveway and alley access...........$417,650
CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS RIVER FOREST 2 Flat...................................................................................................................$499,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Entertainment area..........................................................................$99,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 3-1/2 BA. Large corner unit. ...........................................................................$489,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2-1/2 BA. Finished basement..........................................................................$325,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA. Art glass windows. ................................................................................$225,000 PRICE REDUCED OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA................................................................................$149,999 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Convenient location ...................................................................................$89,900 FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA. Spacious corner unit........................................................................$295,900 FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA. Large balcony. ..................................................................................$178,000 FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. Wonderful floor plan. .......................................................................$95,000 ELMWOOD PARK 2BR, 1-1/2 BA. Remodeled corner unit. .................................................$169,900 NEW LISTING ELMWOOD PARK 1BR, 1BA........................................................................$85,000
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FRICKE HOUSE Righting Wright from page B1
Accidental caretakers Dawn McGee remembers that she and her husband did not set out to buy an architecturally significant home when they were moving to the Chicago area in 2004. In spite of their best intentions, however, they fell in love with a home that not only dated to 1901, but also garnered plenty of attention for being a Wright design. “We had narrowed down our search to Oak Park and Evanston, and we ended up looking at this house purely by chance. We didn’t have the time to take on a fixer-up-
per, and our real estate agent recommended we see the house. Sure enough, we got inside, and it was pristine.” McGee credits the previous owners, architect Bill Dring and his wife Jan with the condition of the home. McGee said her father-in-law is a huge Frank Lloyd Wright fan, but she didn’t share his enthusiasm at first. “My first thought, besides ‘What a beautiful house!’ is that I didn’t want to be responsible for this landmark. I was very stressed about it and had to get over that just to purchase the home. When you move into this kind of house, you are aware that more people look at it more critically than other houses.” But once they decided to take the plunge, the McGees embraced historic home living. Encouraged by their neighbor, one of the leaders of
the Wright Home & Studio restoration effort, John Thorpe, the couple agreed to have their house be a part of Wright Plus. McGee recalled that was a motivating factor in taking care of some needed maintenance. “The house was built in 1901,” she said, “and she’s a woman of a certain age. With stucco, things are constantly dripping off. When we agreed to be part of Wright Plus, we realized that maybe we should spruce up the house. It’s 3,000 people tromping through, so you think, ‘I need to up my game.’”
Fortune smiles The previous owners of the Fricke House had used Fortune Restoration for their maintenance work, and the McGees turned to the family-owned business as well. Tom Fortune, who founded the company with his brothers Robert and Peter in 1979, said their relationship with the house spans decades. “We had the pleasure to work on the house for 20 to 25 years for the current and former owners,” Tom said. “We’ve done the stucco, replaced rotten wood, repaired stucco, painted the wood trim and window casings. We always maintained the original color scheme and made sure we protected the leaded windows. Bill Dring really appreciated the value of hiring one company to do all of these things.”
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BACK AND FORTH: The McGees and Fortune documented the restoration project with before and after shots. Dawn and Ed McGee brought Fortune back to the house for painting and plaster work and also asked their help when they rebuilt the wall between the garage and the house. Fortune noted that his company’s years of working on architecturally significant homes has created a certain skill set that homeowners and preservationists alike appreciate. “We make sure we do the work in the right order,” he said, “and we train our guys to treat these places like museums. They sand carefully so they don’t damage wood or glass; they don’t put ladders up on copper gutters. We take care and respect. It’s like preserving history.” Experience with Frank Lloyd Wright homes has prepared the company to work on some of the area’s most architecturally significant homes, including Chicago’s Charnley House, designed by Louis Sullivan with help from his draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Chicago’s oldest structure, the
Noble Seymour Crippen House, which dates to the 1830s. While the famous homes are certainly great advertising, Fortune said he and his brothers treat every home they work on with the same respect. “In Oak Park and River Forest alone, we’ve worked on hundreds of homes. Using one company for your painting, stucco and carpentry needs really takes the coordination of various trades out of your hands.” More than 10 years here has led to a certain comfort level for the McGees, who have come to love living in their Wright home. “We realize that stucco needs a facelift every now and then,” McGee said, “and we love that the crew from Fortune is comfortable with everything that we need done. Living in this house is a little like living next door to Madonna. You realize that all of the excitement has nothing to do with you. A lot of Frank Lloyd Wright fans really do care about how these houses look.”
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I have been getting buyers excited about moving to this beautiful community for over 17 years. Call me today and get on the path to a successful sale. 309 N Kenilworth in Oak Park Call Steve today for a private showing.
Steve Scheuring | 708.369.8043 Realtor & Local Expert
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511 Lathrop, River Forest 3 BR, 2.5 BA • $549,000 Charming Tudor, walk-to-everything location! Light and airy home, great for entertaining. Updated kitchen feat granite counter tops, a casual dining area and high-end appls. Lovely living and formal dining rooms. East facing sunroom, the perfect spot for your morning coffee! Master suite has generous closet space, and a large BA with double sinks. Two other nice sized BRs and full bath round out 2nd flr. Finished basement is perfect for family and kids. Landscaped, backyard has newer paver patio. Don't pass this one by!
1024 S. Highland, Oak Park 5BR 4.5BA • $750,000
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GREAT VALUE! You won’t find a better 4000sf home with great finishes & low taxes anywhere in Oak Park! Open layout with kit, fam. rm, and DR. Master Suite has shower, sep BA. 2nd Flr Lndry, Fnshd bsmnt 9’ ceilings, guest suite, storage, rec rm, flood protection. Fnshd 3rd flr. Backyard patio. Deck over garage!
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1526 Clinton Pl, River Forest
Great Opportunity for Business! 130 Chicago Avenue is a commercial property that has served the community for nearly 60 years. Built of brick and stone, the property has five studio apartments on the second level, a ground floor commercial unit and a full basement. Over the past few years, this area has seen tremendous investment. The block has beautifully restored buildings and landscaping with many long term independent businesses from car care to health care, home repair, veterinary services, and more. With approximately 2,700 sf, this commercial space has two bathrooms and two overhead doors. It has great visibility and convenient street parking. The space is adaptable to many types of uses and would be delivered ready for new improvements. The large second floor studios each have enormous window lines that fill the apartments with natural light. This is a well-built building needing thoughtful improvements that would result in a very eye catching addition to the neighborhood. Because it has both residential and commercial components, the property taxes are lower than would apply to a commercial property with no residential component. To find out more about this unique opportunity to have both a great location for a business and additional income to cover expenses, contact Theresa Jurgus at Baird & Warner, 773.851.5479.
4BR 3.5BA• $775,000
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GORGEOUS STONE Georgian. Modern amenities! Fully renovated in 2014. Open layout on 1st flr perfect for family, entertaining. Sep office space. 2nd flr feat 4 BRs, laundry, balcony, master suite. Finished Bsmt has full BR.
823 S. Harvey, Oak Park 4BR, 2.5 BA, 3 Car Garage • $579,900 Call Laura!
BEAUTIFUL REHAB Almost everything is NEW! Gorgeous finishes, spacious rooms, incredible layout make this the ONE!
Laura Maychruk 708.205.7044
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7616 Vine St., River Forest 3BR, 2 Full BA • $599,900
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BUNGALOW with many upgrades, like new! Fabulous state-of-the-art designer kit and fam rm addition. Baths have been completely updated. Basement is fully finished.
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230 S. Scoville, Oak Park New Listing! • 5BR, 3.5BA • $849,000
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Margaret Jones 708.804.0368
Mark Finger 708.990.8115
INCREDIBLE REHAB! Newer windows, HVAC, Electric, Rf, Kit, BAs etc. Kit with center island, applncs. Large fam rm. Master Ste, walk-in closet, BA. 3rd flr + 5th BR, BA. Front/back porches, landscaped grounds. Walk to everything! FOR RENT!
Price Drop! • $2,100/mo 230 S Kenilworth #2 Oak Park
LOCATION, LOCATION!! Beautifully updated spacious unit, freshly painted and floors refinished. Eat-in kitchen with pantry PLUS separate dining room. Tons of closets, storage and laundry in basement. Includes 2 garage spaces at back of building. Walk to schools, trains, parks, downtown OP etc... Don't miss this one!
905 South Lombard Ste. 2 Oak Park, IL 60304
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1357 Highridge Pkwy, Westchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 1646 Harvey Ave, Berwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1008 S . Highland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $244,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1640 Scoville Ave, Berwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1405 Marengo Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 834 N . Austin Blvd, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $270,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 3309 N . Newcastle Ave, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $294,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1710 N . 75th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 1177 S . Elmwood Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classic Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $310,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1101 Beloit Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $315,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 2021 N . 77th Court, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$327,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 311 South Blvd, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $398,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1318 Elgin Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 838 N . Harlem Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $412,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30-12:30 1812 N . 79th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $419,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 916 Pershing Ave, Wheaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1030 S . Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 431 Greenfield, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $489,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 300 S . Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4 1115 Thomas Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 847 S . Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$527,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 6106 N . Leader Ave, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $535,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 511 Lathrop, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gullo & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 9416 Natchez Ave, Morton Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $589,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 623 N . Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $598,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1223 Franklin Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $609,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 711 N . Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $624,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 527 Thatcher Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1141 N . Euclid Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $724,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 320 S . Grove Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $728,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1200 N . Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classic Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $759,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 939 N . Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 402 Lenox St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $919,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 204 S . Scoville, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $925,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1433 Keystone Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $985,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1206 Lathrop Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,089,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
214 S . Oak Park Ave . Unit 1, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12:30 227 Elgin Ave . Unit 6E, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 2646 N . 72nd Court . Unit 1, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $195,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1019 Washington Blvd . Unit 301, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $197,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 7753 Van Buren St . Unit 316, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 222 Clinton Ave . Unit 2S, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $628,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Showroom At 139 S . Oak Park Ave ., Oak Park, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Showroom At 139 S . Oak Park Ave ., Oak Park, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $664,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Maple Place Showroom At 139 S . Oak Park Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
ADDRESS
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
111 Bishop Ln, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 318 Pennsylvania Way, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $539,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1025 Walnut Way, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 319 Chestnut Ln, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $554,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
ADDRESS
REALTY CO.
LISTING PRICE
TIME
7000 16th St, Berwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat . 11-1
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IF YOU ARE LOOKING to renovate a home, this 3 BR Dutch Colonial is the one for you! Hardwood floors, living room brick, woodburning fireplace & many original lighting fixtures. . . . . . . $270,000
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101 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60301 September 14, 2016 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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P R O P E R T Y
T R A N S F E R S
225 S. Euclid Ave. home sells for $775,000
The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from July 1 to July 31, 2016. 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
1531 N Harlem Ave 410 N Kenilworth Ave 718 N Grove Ave 303 Linden Ave 225 S Euclid Ave 314 S Cuyler Ave 603 Woodbine Ave 237 Clinton Ave 704 S Kenilworth Ave 645 Forest Ave 1034 Home Ave 1112 N Elmwood Ave 164 N Elmwood Ave
$6,790,000 $1,334,500 $850,000 $845,000 $775,000 $775,000 $735,000 $715,000 $659,000 $650,000 $645,000 $621,500 $600,000
Oak Tree Plz Inc Pain George H Quek Choon Aun Nohalty Jeanne Maloney Allison B Showalter David Korrison Paul Garnett John Iv Powers Lawrence O Nevels Philip L Sylvester Jessica L Odonnell Philip C Rodriguez Valerie
1138 Wisconsin Ave 531 S Grove Ave 903 Fair Oaks Ave 532 N Marion St 719 Wisconsin Ave 718 Wesley Ave 711 Superior St 636 N Grove Ave 719 N Elmwood Ave 151 Le Moyne Pky 616 Gunderson Ave 847 Home Ave 203 N Ridgeland Ave 847 N Cuyler Ave
$602,000 $589,000 $585,000 $585,000 $580,000 $561,500 $560,000 $560,000 $530,000 $525,000 $521,000 $512,500 $510,000 $500,000
700 S Harvey Ave 1016 Wenonah Ave 831 Mapleton Ave 420 S Grove Ave 1110 N East Ave 806 Linden Ave 311 S Ridgeland Ave
$505,000 $491,500 $478,000 $475,000 $470,500 $465,000 $460,000
Ng Plz Llc Goeden David Arcturus Cap Mgmt Llc Gracie Elizabeth L Powers Lawrence O Tasset Anthony G Gayes Richard Amaya Eduardo J Bahl Kenneth Young Vered Corona Investments Llc Horwich Lynne J Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0000001106894 Alexander Patrick S Gajilan Anette Christine Nagjee Wikramaditya R Lomasney Laurie Mcadams Tr Bertucco Margaret W Tr Swanson Robert D Stolte Keith Hyde Elaiine U S Bk Merrill Alina V Vanlinden James J Knebel Zak Gerlach Mark G Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0008002355549 Davis Thad W Stelter Matthew B Bly Elizabeth Torre Rodrigo Alfonso De La Fannie Mae Rohlfing Harold T Tr Bowling Christohper J
Bell John T Blesch Cara S Johnson Tricia J Foster Trevor Saam Robert C Lindberg Ryan Tr Davis Chad Vora Pallav Buczek Michael A Pangonis Bradley Burton Steven C Shaw Peter M Bosco Michael S Ritchie Shailushi Kavanaugh Diane E Butler Brett Brown Scott S Dias Elizabeth Mccarthy Ryan Petty Nicholas Gellman Michael
ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
154 N Taylor Ave 929 Belleforte Ave 832 S Elmwood Ave 800 Wesley Ave 729 S Cuyler Ave 829 N Humphrey Ave 632 S Humphrey Ave 412 Clinton Ave 1001 S Elmwood Ave 609 Wenonah Ave 523 S Scoville Ave 840 N Humphrey Ave 946 N Humphrey Ave 814 Home Ave 843 N East Ave
$460,000 $455,000 $448,000 $430,000 $427,000 $427,000 $422,500 $420,000 $409,000 $395,500 $395,000 $390,500 $387,000 $385,500 $385,000
Chapman Clayton Liechty Karl Edmund Gibbs Patrick G Perros Tom Racine Mica Heneghan Brendan John White Courtney D Hathaway Jesse W Fullerton Andrew Hahs Christopher Conanan Virgilio Brinson Remer Young Iv Meunier-Jones Perrine Murad Sohail Exodus 1 Llc
523 S Lombard Ave 624 S Highland Ave 130 S Lombard Ave 1015 S Kenilworth Ave
$384,500 $383,000 $379,000 $377,500
Elwood Philip R Weykamp Gregory J Simpson Fergus Palermo Mark J Afable Walter P Tragos James J Bailey Cornelius Bolchert John P Decd Icic Il Rehabs Inc Wilcoxon Sandra K Rossetti Mary E Tr Schnizlein Ryan Schepp Casey J Claud James Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0000000000743 Kamper Derek G Best Neil A Tr Conn Merle K Ilcewicz Sally A Tr
Ballado Katrina Guzman Damian Welsh Paul A Gullette-Jonson Sarah
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P R O P E R T Y
T R A N S F E R S
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
1048 N Austin Blvd
$365,000
Jackson Kamal H
729 Clarence Ave 615 Gunderson Ave 940 N Oak Park Ave 723 S Taylor Ave 126 Wright Ln 1115 S Elmwood Ave 948 S Elmwood Ave 743 S Harvey Ave 1142 Wesley Ave 1013 S Ridgeland Ave 707 N Ridgeland Ave 1219 N Taylor Ave 538 Harrison St 130 Wright Ln 260 Iowa St 1120 W Thomas St 205 847 N Lombard Ave 221 N Kenilworth Ave 202 1156 S Lyman Ave 600 S Scoville Ave 1156 Wesley Ave 814 S Taylor Ave 840 N Humphrey Ave 1039 Garfield St
$359,000 $355,000 $350,000 $350,000 $350,000 $345,000 $340,000 $335,000 $325,000 $300,000 $300,000 $292,500 $289,000 $286,000 $277,000 $275,500 $270,000 $269,000 $265,500 $250,000 $244,000 $223,000 $221,000 $215,000
6340 Roosevelt Rd 318 -320 N Maple Ave 2N 1183 Wenonah Ave 949 Pleasant St 4BW 1160 S Harvey Ave 408 S Lombard Ave 1272 436 Lombard St 4361 1121 N Harlem Ave 500 Washington Blvd 307 1042 Washington Blvd 10423
$220,000 $203,500 $185,000 $185,000 $182,000 $172,500 $158,500 $151,000 $149,000 $110,000
Trident Investors Llc-Designated Series Austin Duboyce Mary Lynn Strudeman Mary T Tr Kadlec Christian R Crantz Gail Fiske Dauphinee Matthew Keegan Mary Smith Rita P Suzuki Helen K Nau James F Burton Joshua C Norton Jerry E Edgebrook Asset Mgmt Llc Eichinger Eric Minin Yury Butler Jewel Edward Rudd Toyia L Fiacchino Melanie Ochoa Santos Zaret Efrem H Eisler Timothy S Thr Prop Il Lp Citimortgage Inc Ortiz Javier Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0000000981078 Klos Marta Jaeger Mark Judicial Sales Corp Record Noah Beal Bk Munoz Brian Morris Meredith A Housing & Urban Development Vaughn-Brown Annette M Zielinski Christine A
228 N Oak Park Ave 3R 950 Washington Blvd MANY 300 Chicago Ave 2N 9 Randolph St 5A 109 S Elmwood Ave 30 1146 Washington Blvd 11461 727 S Maple Ave 301 833 Wisconsin Ave 1017 N Humphrey Ave 1017 N Humphrey Ave 126 S Scoville Ave 1102 N Taylor Ave 826 N Taylor Ave 1233 N East Ave 1114 Woodbine Ave 1156 S Grove Ave 910 S Kenilworth Ave 951 Garfield St 951 Garfield St 645 Garfield St 6433 845 Chicago Ave 181 Linden Ave 1813 1114 S Lombard Ave
$133,000 $99,000 $83,000 $80,500 $70,000 $61,000 $57,000 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Berg Michael Nelson Justin W Oden Peter Louis Florez Klara Ramirez Collis Nancy M Carrington Mtg Services Llc Riddiford James P Tr Mc Phee Louise Moulin Schueler Lynda M Cw Steele Bakker Warren Tr Gonzalez Luis Carmody Philip Lindsey Thomas J Gwinn David H Brooker Thomas G Brooker Thomas Riordan Judette Tr Riordan Judette Tr Kandow Kevin Riley Harrison Edward G Judicial Sales Corp Smith Richard
Giloth Daniel L White Arie O Allgeier Mary J Barber Matthew D Ryan Thomas Polle Deanna R Strutz David K Ryan Robert Bartzen Nicholas P Samara Zeina Norlander Peter D Jmb Real Estate Grp Inc Barraza Ernesto Curran Eileen Kiefer Barbara Strudeman Mary O Rourke Michael C Charest Emile Camacho Marco Reinspired Inc D K Custom Homes Inc Taylor Corp Castaneda Jonathan Hart Robert Charles Haralambous Vasillos Pyne Nora Yoda Inv Llc Aaronson Joyce M Wcislo Zbigniew Dewalt Austin L Miller Matthew P Chopra Vikram Ramirez Jessica Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0008002371576 Achmar Ahmad A Diaz Christina Juarez Laura D Pulido Midland Ira Inc Bliss Alec Glavanovic Mirko P Yashan Olha Mc Phee Louise M Trust Schueler Lynda M Schueler Lynda M Bakker Warren Hauschild Peter Carmody Philip Lindsey Thomas J Trust Gwinn David H Tr Brooker Thomas G Tr Brooker Thomas G Tr G & H Bldg Llc G& H Bldg Llc Kandow Kevin Riley Harrison Edward G Trust Wells Fargo Bk Smith Trust
615 Gunderson Ave., Oak Park
ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
331 N Ridgeland Ave 643 Madison St 129 S Scoville Ave 222 N Grove Ave 3G 934 S Grove Ave 1043 S Elmwood Ave 1200 Linden Ave 604 S Lombard Ave 905 Wenonah Ave
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Shirk Sarah H Judicial Sales Corp Broadie Stephen W Teclaw Norbert M Hutson Charles A Leark William Campbel Richard T Rinder Carl T Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr
439 S Taylor Ave 2C 232 S Euclid Ave 232 S Euclid Ave 220 N Elmwood Ave 315 S Euclid Ave 1035 Mapleton Ave 220 S Maple Ave 38 415 S Maple Ave 703 319 N Oak Park Ave 12 803 S Highland Ave 1124 S Oak Park Ave 806 Hayes Ave 200 S Maple Ave 8 1212 Woodbine Ave 541 N Lombard Ave 741 N Marion St 1011 N Harlem Ave 930 Ontario St 3F 930 Ontario St 3F 930 Ontario St 3F 426 S Elmwood Ave 845 S Lyman Ave
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165 N Kenilworth Ave 5J
Unknown
Judicial Sales Corp Hillman Linda H Hillman John B Morris John P Zardkoohi Omeed Ginsberg Gail C Tr Bodach L Barrett Rezai Kurristynne Hennessey Michael F Hustad Marcia Obis Paul L Kelly Maureen R Walker Fred G Iii Norris David Alexopoulos Peter Vilarino Francisco Javier Toubes Beloz Alejandro Firth Nancy Clauss Robert A Clauss Douglas Lee Lyle Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0000000007836 Judicial Sales Corp
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509 Thomas Ave., Forest Park
ADDRESS
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1130 Park Ave 807 Keystone Ave 143 Keystone Ave 211 Park Ave 527 Park Ave 907 Keystone Ave 301 Forest Ave 918 Park Ave 339 Franklin Ave 815 Franklin Ave 313 Thatcher Ave 830 N Harlem Ave 1005 Bonnie Brae Pl 4F 1009 Bonnie Brae Pl 2A 230 Park Ave 615 Forest Ave 1020 N Harlem Ave E3 407 Franklin Ave 4FS 407 Franklin Ave 5AS 424 Park Ave 206 424 Park Ave 306 8033 Lake St 80331 1553 Monroe Ave 15533 7200 Oak Ave 72102NW 409 Lathrop Ave 4091A 1531 Bonnie Brae Pl P9 7200 Oak Ave 72063NE 1102 Franklin Ave 753 Jackson Ave 714 Ashland Ave 726 Monroe Ave 633 Park Ave 501 Edgewood Pl 839 Ashland Ave 342 Lathrop Ave 409 Lathrop Ave 4092E 409 Lathrop Ave 4092E 530 Forest Ave 405 Lathrop Ave 4051C
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1053 Troost Ave 509 Thomas Ave 834 Beloit Ave
$472,500 $409,000 $386,000
Shekhem Heidi Barker Sa Scott Kelly Ellliott Kristen
532 Ferdinand Ave 7638 Monroe St 929 Harlem Ave 637 Marengo Ave
$390,000 $369,000 $343,000 $349,000
1002 Thomas Ave 925 Harlem Ave 1133 Marengo Ave 143 Des Plaines Ave 7521 Brown Ave 401 7658 Adams St
$339,500 $325,000 $312,500 $309,000 $290,000 $300,000
7240 W Franklin St 2D 830 Lathrop Ave 828 Circle Ave 510 Ferdinand Ave 235 Marengo Ave 6CN 1316 Circle Ave 1400 Elgin Ave 1135 Ferdinand Ave 235 Marengo Ave 2AN 211 Elgin Ave 2C 7314 Randolph St 6C 1518 Marengo Ave
$272,000 $260,000 $255,000 $240,000 $230,000 $225,000 $220,000 $215,000 $205,000 $190,000 $188,000 $190,000
235 Marengo Ave 6FN 310 Circle Ave 840 Hannah Ave 1507 Elgin Ave 1510 Circle Ave 7251 Randolph St MANY 1047 Ferdinand Ave 1041 Marengo Ave
$182,500 $181,000 $179,000 $174,000 $152,000 $127,000 $121,000 $115,000
215 Marengo Ave 5G 1037 Des Plaines Ave E101 1029 Des Plaines Ave D408 235 Marengo Ave 5DN 315 Des Plaines Ave 301 300 Circle Ave 6K 7443 Washington St 610 1029 Des Plaines Ave D506 1021 Des Plaines Ave C403 300 Circle Ave 4I 1101 S Harlem Ave 302 251 Marengo Ave 4DS 444 Marengo Ave 628 Beloit Ave 1026 Lathrop Ave 1327 Harlem Ave
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inally a steel-and-glass, 21-story residential tower worthy of its ink, now completed at the corner of Lake and Forest. This piece of architecture raises the bar for dense housing in the middle of our downtown. The target market is 30-somethings or empty-nester singles or couples who are interested in modern living in an urban village like they would find in the city. This unique option for 270 apartment units with floorto-ceiling glass take advantage of the spectacular views of the city skyline and the charming village scale. The development also seems to have provided the amenities these renters expect, such as a hotel-like lobby with a fireplace; a business center and conference center; a fitness center, community center and spectacular roof terrace; storage and parking; pet facilities and in-unit washers and dryers. Gensler Chicago, the architect, took cues from the rich context to sculpt this interesting new tower. The plan did not reveal a hint of the 588-car parking garage, parking being such a common problem in the typical towers in the Loop with their exposed ugly parking bustles. The glass and aluminum skin of the building is like a layered collage that breaks down the visual bulk of the mass. The east and west elevations are intentionally interrupted with small cantilevered “zipper balconies,” vertically arrayed. The rails are gold-colored glass which produce an almost too-subtle contrast. The extreme south glass façade has butt-glazing, producing the most transparency in the most desirable units as noted by the architect. The design envisioned the materials becoming more and more solid, mimicking the double-hung windows of the private residences as it approached the traditional residential neighborhood to the north.
In theory, this is interesting and does help to reduce the scale through transitioning. In reality the changeover could have been more effective and less harsh by repeating the brick walls and tying in to the masonry walls that face the garage on the east and north. I was pleased to see those facades are completely faced in a beautiful iron-spot Roman brick, recalling the Prairie school. Spectacular use of the brick is seen in angular storefront bay windows facing Lake Street. These rhythmic volumes tie beautifully into the scale and variety of the storefronts along the main street and as a dramatic modern extension. I met three interns who had recently moved into the project’s one-bedroom units. I asked them what were the compelling reasons that temped them to rent at Vantage? I assumed architecture would be the answer. Without hesitation they agreed the parking garage and ease of getting to the hospitals, plus, oddly enough, the convenience of an in-unit laundry. Practicality reins over aesthetics! Shocking! The Lake Theatre managers were delighted at the thought of all these new patrons, just steps from their marquee. The real estate brokers seemed mostly interested in the food and drinks. Appalling! The architects were occupied by the beautifully landscaped courtyard — something for everyone it seems. I was focused to the eloquent green space anchored in the center by a perfect, manicured lawn. Space for outdoor dining, lounging and partying is apparent, a space in which all the tenants would be proud to entertain. The landscape plan is simple, with little wasted space and a decidedly urban vibe. Modern steel frames and defining wood trellis seating areas are attractive and compelling without being predictable. This outdoor room is magnetic, worthy of wedding receptions, retirement parties or
GARRET EAKIN
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spectacular Air and Water Show gatherings. I predict this beautiful public space will see its share of use. Gensler has completed a quality high-rise that will be a benchmark and enduring asset to our community. I am proud that our Preservation and Planning commissions were effectively engaged in this substantial project. Garret Eakin is an architect, an adjunct professor at the School of the Art Institute, and an architectural journalist.
MODERN VANTAGE: 1) A view of the complex from the southeast, showing the brick, glass and aluminum exterior wall and the brick and glass storefront on Lake Street. 2) The residential lobby feels like a hotel with its fireplace and elegant furnishings. 3) The landscaped courtyard is a great asset for the tenants and perhaps the community.
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7000 16th St 4BR , 2.1BA + Coach House $349,900
1710 N. 75th Avenue 3BR, 2.1BA $299,900
1050 N. Humphrey Ave 2BR, 1BA $239,000
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Your local face of real estate since 1933. NEW LISTING
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 623 N KENILWORTH AVE
Oak Park
$598,000
Traditional 4 bed, 1.1 bath 4-Square located in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District. Grand entrance, exquisite tiled decorative fireplace, a nice huge kitchen opens to breakfast area and family room, back deck, 3rd floor office/bedroom, finished lower level, front screened porch. Central AC and 2 car garage. Steve Scheuring - ID# 09271933
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 311 SOUTH BLVD.
Oak Park
$529,000
Luxury, vintage 3 bed, 3 ½ bath condo with family room, completely remodeled. Custom millwork, beautiful dark stained oak floors and gorgeous baths with Ann Sacks tile and custom vanities. Contemporary highend Euro kitchen, in-unit laundry, self-contained HVAC system, elevator tier and 1 assigned parking space. Anne Ferri & Lynn Scheir - ID# 09335704
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12:30-2 847 S KENILWORTH AVE
Oak Park
$527,750
Updated 3 bed, 1.1 bath American 4-Square features remodeled 3 season enclosed front porch, wood burning fireplace, pristine wood floors, detailed trim, colorful leaded glass, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired light fixtures, mission style radiator covers, dining room with beamed ceiling, nursery and full unfinished walkout basement. Bill Geldes - ID# 09314369
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FEATURE PROPERTY OPEN SUNDAY • 1-3PM 222 CLINTON AVE, UNIT 2S
$499,000
Beautiful 4 bedroom, 1.1 bath Oak Park Victorian on corner lot in the heart of it all! Grand foyer with built-in bench, vintage detail throughout....pocket doors, hardwood floors, natural oak woodwork and two fireplaces. Newer high-end kitchen, Updated baths, Central air, newer boiler and hot water heater, 3 car garage and MUCH More! Ann Keeney & Jane Swibel – ID# 09327973
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OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12-2 111 BISHOP QUARTER LN
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Oak Park
$398,000
Beautiful newly renovated 4 bed, 2.1 bath Farmhouse is located in the heart featuring a grand entry foyer, large living room with enough space for multiple conversation areas, formal dining, new high-end kitchen, huge family room opens to back deck, new HVAC and large 2+ car garage. Truly a spectacular home! Steve Scheuring - ID# 09169482
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 834 N AUSTIN BLVD
834 N Austin
$270,000
Completely remodeled 3 bed,1.1 bath with enclosed front porch, hardwood floors, new laminate floor, kitchen features all new stainless steel appliances and new porcelain floor. Basement has new led fixtures and new stairs, roof 7 years, GFA/CA 5 years and Parking for 2 cars. Mary Ann Bednarke - ID#09248459
Elmwood Park
$327,900
Beautiful 3 bed, 1.1 bath Georgian in River Forest Manor. Many recent improvements include refinished hardwood floors, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, new second floor spa like bathroom, breakfast area, family room, finished basement with a separate work/utility area and landscaped yard. Ed Bellock – ID# 09252244
Oak Park
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12:30-2 1357 HIGHRIDGE PRKWY
Westchester
$235,000
Well-maintained 3 bed, 1.1 bath Cape Cod on a large corner lot features hardwood floors, updated windows throughout, crown molding, separate dining room, eat-in kitchen with oak cabinetry, huge finished basement with family room, covered patio is perfect for outdoor dining and entertaining and huge 2.5 car garage. Bethanny Alexander - ID# 09283321
NEW LISTING
$325,000
Beautiful, 2 bed, 2.1 bath private townhome with 18x11ft. private garden patio. Large family room with fireplace, huge living room with fireplace, wood floors, skylights, kitchen with thick granite and loads of cabinetry, and pass-through to dining area. Balcony is off the dining room. Attached two car garage and so much more! Steve Scheuring – ID# 09320118
Elmwood Park
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
Forest Park
$215,000
North facing TOP floor 1 bed + den unit with private balcony! Open concept living with hardwood floors, granite counters and in-unit laundry. Huge master bedroom complete with access to private balcony. High-end kitchen and huge dedicated storage. Fitness center and community room in building. Indoor heated parking included! Kara Keller - ID# 09335306
NEW LISTING
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$299,000
4 bed, 3.1 bath 2 story home features a 2nd floor master suite with sitting room, gas fireplace, spa tub and steam shower! New full bath on the 1st floor with walk in shower, updated kitchen, den with attached full bath could be 4th bedroom, zoned heat and air, lower lever family room with fireplace, office, kitchen and 1/2 bath. Anne Keeney – ID# 09225391
Berwyn
$628,000
Welcome to this beautiful show-stopping duplexed condo in the heart of downtown Oak Park. The ultra-high-end professionally decorated space offers a 2-story living room, pristine oak floors and all the modern amenities you can imagine! This home features a glorious living room with wood burning fireplace and brick surround, formal dining area, chef’s kitchen with marble counter tops, high-end stainless appliances, stainless farm sink, custom cabinetry and crisp marble backsplash. Two large bedrooms share a beautiful Jack N’ Jill bath on this level along with 1st level laundry! A grand staircase leads you to the master suite with luxurious details and a master bath fit for royalty! You can also find a family room, office, 1st floor den, private porch, back yard, 2 garage parking spaces, central AC and heat.
Steve Scheuring – ID# 09278966
F E AT U R E D N E W CO N S T R U C T I O N OPEN SUNDAY • 12-2PM 319 CHESTNUT LANE, OAK PARK
$210,000
Beautiful 3 bed, 1.1 bath Bungalow with formal dining room, hardwood floors, spacious kitchen with Spanish tile backsplash and walk in pantry, updated full bathroom, partially finished basement with family room and den/office. Windows have been updated in last 2 years. Garage roof and A/C unit are new. Sandra Lopez – ID# 09336394
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Oak Park Westchester
$195,000
Completely updated in 2015 2 bed, 1 bath home with hardwood floors, eat in kitchen with newer stainless steel appliances, cabinets, flooring, and granite counters (2015). Luxury bath with jacuzzi tub and walk in shower. Partially finished basement. 2 car garage, big backyard with deck. Roof, furnace, a/c, and water heater replaced in 2015. Meredith Conn and Lisa Andreoli – ID # 09338172
Oak Park
$180,000
Classic EE Roberts Prairie school style 2 bedroom unit with private 17 ft rooftop deck, central gas fireplace, both bath and kitchen both remodeled recently, cross hatched windows, 2 Coveted parking spaces- one deeded garage space and one extra outdoor assigned space. FREE LAUNDRY! Meredith Conn and Lisa Andreoli – ID # 09338009
Oak Park
$179,900
Spacious 2 bed, 2 bath condo in Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District! Southern exposure and private balcony, eat in kitchen, newer windows, balcony door and air conditioning units. Building has new roof and sun deck! Building also features an elevator, laundry, covered parking, visitor parking spaces. and bike storage. Ann Keeney- ID# 09335540
Forest Park
$64,500
Nice 1 bedroom 2nd floor condo features newly painted, new carpeting installed in the living room, bedroom, hallway and closet. In-unit washer/dryer! Parking included!! Walking distance to restaurants, shopping and transportation. Oven-range as is not in working condition. Unit can be rented. Mary Ann Bednarke – ID# 09168022
Starting At: $529,9000
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, balcony off kitchen for grilling, 1st floor office/bedroom that features an en-suite full bath, beautiful master suite, 4th level has cozy loft space - plumbed for wet bar, large private roof deck and 2 car attached garage. Many great cabinet selections with quartz closets, marble bathrooms, oak flooring, and stainless steel appliances! Buy now and pick your finishes! Great center of town location! Delivery Spring 2016! Call for details.
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mall business is hard – especially the restaurant business.
So sorry to see Marion Street Market close this week. No one likes to see any establishment go out of business. This one in particular was created by local folks with mission and intentionality. The owners’ vision was no less than to support an earth-friendly but foodie-grade culinary experience, provide jobs, extend support to the community, contribute tax dollars and prove that business could have a heart and be successful at the same time. Good stuff. Good people. But small business is hard. The cold beauty of capitalism is profit, pure and simple. All the best intentions do not guarantee success unless revenues exceed
expenses. On the journey toward profitability, are there enough investors willing to provide the capital required until that bottom-line turns day-glo green? For how long? I don’t know why Marion Street Market closed. I do not know what set of circumstances forced the owners to make this heart-breaking decision. I assume investors did not foresee a near-term future in which revenues exceed expenses and they were no longer able to fund shortfalls. That’s usually how these things go. You plug the losses with additional cash infusions up until the moment when you can’t. It happens that quickly. One day you are full of hope and the very next day it’s over. Welcome to the independently-owned restaurant industry.
otic about kale and we pretty much expect a sashimi-grade tuna appetizer, expertly prepared and flown in fresh. Yet despite educated consumers, the business model is less profitable than it used to be. All the best to the owners and staff of the former Marion Street Market. Thank you. They gave it a go and gave it their best. Here’s hoping that another entrepreneur with similar community-minded values will set up shop in this prime location and beautiful venue.
Indie-restaurants can be successful. Lots of local examples. But it is hard. Margins are thin. Rent is higher than ever. Customers are more demanding. Not only do we expect good value and phenomenal service, but our culinary I.Q. is growing. There is nothing ex-
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Re-visioning the achievement gap
long with the new fall TV lineup, the commencement of football season, and cooler temperatures, each fall we are reminded that there is an achievement gap in our schools that never closes. This year’s reminder of the omnipresent gap took the form of the snarky question, “Why a referendum on a new pool, but nothing on closing the gap?” I’m sure that almost everyone is terribly frustrated with district 97 and 200’s failure to close the pernicious performance gap between our children based on race and income. That gap has existed for decades, despite the best efforts of lots of very smart and dedicated school boards, educators, parents and students. This is a problem where either everybody is at fault, or nobody is. District 200 has always borne the brunt of the blame, yet District 97 has nine years to prepare kids for the high school. Starting the marathon race at the back of the pack is not a good strategy to win the education race. Now there is a bit of good news. The Aug. 28 issue of the New York Times included an essay, “The Good News About Educational Equality.” It summarized data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. The study revealed that children entering kindergarten today are more equally prepared than they were in the 1990s. The school readiness gap from 1998 to 2000 narrowed by 10 percent in math and 16 percent in reading. Not great, but at least the arrow is pointed in the right direction. The reason for these encouraging developments is not entirely clear. It might be that today 29 percent of 4-year-olds are enrolled in state-funded preschools, up from 14 percent in 2002. But according to the Times article, the more likely explanation is that there have been changes for the better in the homes of the children. Today, both rich and poor kids have more books and read more with their parents, and they have lots more computers, internet access and computer games focused on reading and math skills. Political scientist Robert Putnam calls it “‘Goodnight Moon’ time” (referring to the classic book that parents read to their kids). It just may be that the fairly recent idea that the first few years of life are the most essential ones for cognitive development is gaining greater and greater purchase in not only the educational community, but in more and more families in the United States regardless of cash or color. Maybe there is something D97 and D200 and the rest of the community can learn from their years of frustration and failure. Maybe public education is not the sole solution to this problem. Maybe we need to rethink the problem. The years of failure have taught us what doesn’t work, and that is not without value. Scientists learn as much from failed experiments as successful ones. It is time to go back to school. More on this in my next column in two weeks.
From left to right: Outgoing Oak Park Police Chief Rick Tanksley, incoming chief Anthony Ambrose and former chief Joe Mendrick. The photo was taken less than a week before Mendrick’s death.
A tale of two departments
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n May 30, 2001, as Police Chief Joe Mendrick prepared to step down, we ran a Q&A in which he discussed the previous three decades, during which he stood at the center of an often turbulent department. During that time, this newspaper’s coverage of Mendrick and the police department evolved from probe to praise. The 1980s were a pretty turbulent era for this department. Exactly. We doubled the force in 1976-77. If you look at the problems they’re having in L.A., Chicago and other major cities, they’re putting the finger on bringing in too many people too quickly and not training them. That was a problem in this organization. You bring aboard in a year, 60 or 70 new officers, and you bring them aboard that quickly. What do you instill in them? How do they understand the rules, the responsibilities? I was not the administrator of the organization, but I saw it. You’d bring people aboard right out of the academy, putting them on the street without any training. Back then, police departments re-
ally didn’t have rules and regulations like they do now. They’re like the 10 Commandments. They lay out the philosophy of the organization. That’s why you’ve seen a big change in the department. We didn’t have a lot of this before I was chief. Custom and practice was the way we operated here. If your sergeant said it was right, it was right. On another shift, another sergeant might say it’s wrong. There was no uniformity, no standardization. I think that caused a lot of the problems. It wasn’t that we had a lot of bad officers. It was that the administrator and the organization had to rethink how we did police work. We were fortunate enough to start changing with the times, but we went through bad times during the change. That’s when the newspaper and the police department felt they were at odds. The newspaper was saying, “Society demands this from you.” The police department was rigid, saying, “No, we’re the police. We do what we want.” A lot of issues needed to be aired publicly, and the officers didn’t like it. That’s when you got the name “Wednesday Urinal.” I think it was the police who gave you that name. A lot of the officers began to take it personally. See MENDRICK on page 27
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he greatest danger to cops in Oak Park, and in most communities, is not being shot, it is in being assaulted as they make arrests or bravely intervene in altercations between citizens. Such an altercation took place on Sept. 1 at the Green LineMetra station at Harlem Avenue. The late-afternoon incident involved Demetrius Jones, a 24-year-old Chicago man, chasing two juveniles out of the station. That’s when Officer Samantha Deuchler, a 10-year department vet, sought to intervene and de-escalate. The alleged perpetrator turned on Deuchler punching her twice in the face, choking her and biting her. Two other responding officers received lesser injuries as the trio worked to take down Jones. First, our thanks and gratitude to these three officers. And it is good news that Deuchler, the most seriously battered, is now back at work. This incident, not all that rare, has rightly raised the discussion of whether Oak Park police should be outfitted with Tasers, the electric shock devices, now common in many departments. At a moment when all citizens are rightly concerned with police use of fatal force in making stops or arrests, it is worth considering if Tasers can be a nonlethal method of laying low the berserk among us. The president of Oak Park’s Fraternal Order of Police, Officer James Hawkinson, wants such a discussion and said the FOP has plans to bring the issue forward to the village board. He calls the Taser “another tool in the toolbox.” A deputy chief in the department suggests that top brass might also be ready to consider at least a pilot program. We are open to this discussion, but we’d urge an actual thorough review of the topic. As publishers of newspapers in several communities we have at times wondered if Tasers came out of the toolbox a little soon and we have followed civil suits brought against municipalities by those who have been Tased. So, yes, as the seeming holdout among most other suburban departments, Tasers should be actively considered. But we are reminded of something Joe Mendrick, the former Oak Park chief who died just recently, said to the Journal in his exit interview. Recalling his early days on the force in the 1970s, on the doubling in size of that force in just that year, Mendrick said the department suffered greatly from a stunning lack of regulation, of training, of clear expectations. If Tasers are in the future for Oak Park cops, the tool must come with the regulations, the training and the expectations.
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■ River Forest has long taken its diverse architecture for granted. We believe it is one of the reasons the village came late to the essential mission of historic preservation. Residents may have believed these notable homes and buildings would always be there. Some, we know, took the more libertarian view that home ownership was a property rights issue that ought not be messed with by any level of government. Our view is that the built community is central to the shared community. That’s not an argument against change, but rather for considered, thoughtful change. This Sunday, the gradually empowered River Forest Historic Preservation Commission will sponsor a program touting the history of several local architectural gems. This is a worthy effort and one that helps raise our community consciousness about the greatness of our village. ■ With great respect for the legacy of Parenthesis Family Center, we are intrigued to see this venerable agency being folded into a vigorous West Side social service agency called New Moms. The grassroots Parenthesis will remain as a distinct program within New Moms. But the opportunity here is to link the similar missions of these two agencies and also to actively work across the border of Austin and Oak Park to provide services. Often, generous Oak Parkers volunteer money and time in Austin. Sometimes it can feel paternalistic rather than a partnership. This is a new and interesting model.
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understand that people will question. omeone should start a new kind You’ve got to accept that, and if you of police academy and name it don’t, you’re not going to go anyplace.” after Joe Mendrick, the former Mendrick was willing to change and Oak Park police chief who died the department did go someplace. Much Labor Day weekend at the age of this, by the way, also applies to other of 73. Only this academy would be for overly defensive institutions in our police chiefs, not new recruits. The society that for too long were convinced curriculum would be based on Joe’s their inherent righteousness meant “exit interview” from 2000, which ran they could do no wrong. in Wednesday Journal just before he They were wrong. retired in 2001. You can read the entire How did Mendrick change things? interview beginning on the previous Transparency. page. What he said was remarkable — and is “We opened the doors,” he said. still remarkably timely — 15 years later. “Come and see what we do. We were a His comments should be required readclosed environment before that. We ing by police chiefs in every American opened up, not only to the newspaper city. but to the public. … When we have problems, we’re “If you look at the problems they’re having in open about them. When officers have trouble, they L.A., Chicago and other major cities,” Mendrick go before the board [of Police and Fire Commissaid back then, “they’re putting the finger on bringsioners]. … We’re held to a higher standard, and I ing in too many people too quickly and not training believe in that. An organization is based on ethics, them. That was a problem in this organization.” period. Do the right thing. We’re not in an occupaThe Oak Park Police Department, he noted, tion that is conducive to forgiveness. If there’s doubled in size in the mid-’70s. something in the organization Many of those new recruits (60or atmosphere that’s not up to 70 in one year) were recent Vietthe standards of the way law nam vets, he recalled. Some had enforcement has to operate issues. They weren’t screened in today’s society, then you and they weren’t adequately leave.” trained. I can’t help wondering how Not surprisingly, there were many police chiefs of other problems. In the 1980s, the communities would so freely department went through two espouse that. Maybe they need very public, high-profile probes. to attend the Mendrick Police In both cases, the police chiefs Chief Academy. were pushed out and Mendrick “We opened our arms to the stepped in as acting chief. Folcommunity and said, ‘What’s lowing his second stint in 1990, important to you? Where do he was made permanent chief. you want us to put our resourcThis newspaper was skeptical es and for what? We’re willing at first, thinking he was too to discuss it with you. We don’t “inside” to turn things around. know all the answers.’” JOE MENDRICK Turns out he was the right Mendrick put the “servant” person at the right time. back in public servant. “The main thing you’ve got to remember,” he said, “You realize that you’re just a community service “is that we are accountable to the public. Police, in organization,” he said, “even though you are general, are not trusted. That’s why you have the responsible.” Constitution. They put reins on us.” And that has been the model in Oak Park ever It’s amazing that a lot of police chiefs in other citsince, carried on by Rick Tanksley and now Tony ies still don’t understand that. Their attitude seems Ambrose. Do they need reminding occasionally to be, as Mendrick put it, “We’re the police. We can and does the model need tweaking? Sure, that’s the do what we want.” point. Community input. But the core principles But under Mendrick, that attitude changed. Oak are intact, as articulated by a remarkable police Park was one of the first departments nationwide chief named Joe Mendrick. to institute an FTO program, using field training We are accountable to the public. officers to work with new recruits. We don’t know all the answers. “We really screened our people,” he said. “They’re It’s not that difficult to change. trained. Turning ’em loose on the street to run and Do the right thing. gun, that’s out.” Can that model be adapted and used elsewhere? Oak Park was also one of the first towns to Some will say, “Oh no, it’s too dangerous to use in embrace community policing, which Mendrick said the inner cities.” What’s really dangerous, we now was a real turning point in the 1990s. He rememknow all too well, is conducting law enforcement in bered the lessons he learned when he was a young an adversarial way, based on mutual mistrust. cop in the late-’60s, early-’70s, working the streets of “You’re as good as the people around you,” MenOak Park. drick said in 2000. “What I try to do is find people I “It’s not too hard to tell somebody why you have faith in — their values. That’s what I look for stopped them,” he said. “It’s not too hard when in people — values, period. You can teach anybody you walk by somebody to say hi. It’s not too hard to to be a policeman. What you need to be is a good listen. It’s not too hard to be empathetic. And it’s not person.” that difficult to change. You’ve got to be willing to And it starts at the top.
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It’s time for police to carry Tasers
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o Anan Abu-Taleb, mayor, and Cara Pavlicek, village manager: On Thursday evening, Sept. 1, at the Marion CTA-Metra lobby, my daughter Samantha, a 10-year-veteran Oak Park police officer, encountered a 24-year-old male well-known to her and other officers, using profanity and aggressively challenging a 12-yearold boy to a fight. When she told the individual to leave the youth alone and separated them, he went into a rage and began fighting with my daughter. It is my understanding that he is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. Samantha is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. He punched her in the face several times, choked her against a wall, and bit her hand, breaking the skin and drawing blood. Fortunately two other officers assisted in taking down the violent suspect. My daughter would have been totally justified had she used deadly force on the individual, with or without the assisting officers, as he was strangling her and fear of death was imminent. It is time for Oak Park to re-visit and re-think the need for Tasers by our local police officers. Every single surrounding community — River Forest, Elmwood Park, Forest Park, Berwyn, Cicero, and Chicago — use the electro-shock weapons as non-lethal means to subdue belligerent or potentially dangerous people who would otherwise be subjected to more lethal weapons
(firearms). Tasers are now used by over 16,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. More than 500,000 officers currently carry Tasers. I am strongly convinced that every police officer on the beat should be trained and armed with a Taser. The Taser is an effective, well-tested, safe response to violent resistance that has repeatedly proven its usefulness. Studies show the device has saved lives and reduced injuries of both police officers and criminal suspects. It provides police with a non-lethal option in cases where the use of deadly physical force is totally justified. On Sept. 2, the day after my daughter’s violent encounter, a female officer in Round Lake, a northern suburb, was accosted and was forced to shoot and kill a 22-year-old suspect who attacked her with a shard of glass. We certainly do not want such an incident to happen in our community. As a nearly 50-year resident of Oak Park who has raised three children here and continues to pay taxes, I refuse to believe we are unable to find it in our village budget to purchase Tasers for our police officers. I am certain there are grants available for such expenditures. I ask that our village re-evaluate and consider this significant current need. This would provide a public safety benefit to both our officers and our village. I thank you. Doug Deuchler is a retired educator and the theater critic for Wednesday Journal.
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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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A state of emergency should be declared
n Monday night, Aug. 29, another child was gunned down on the streets of Chicago. He was the 28th child shot to death in Chicago this year. Elijah Sims, 16, was standing with a friend on the corner of 5500 W. Quincy St. between 10 and 10:30 p.m., when he was shot in the head. He died hours later. His death increases the toll of children younger than 17 killed in Chicago to 28 in 2016 so far. That is the same number as the entirety of 2015. Of the children killed this year, 23 were black. Five were Latino. None were white. Would our response and failure to act be the same if this disparity were reversed? Keep in mind that this is just the number of children who have died from their gunshot injuries. It does not reflect the far greater number who have been shot and survived. And it does not take into account the myriad of challenges for their parents, caregivers, and the taxpayers of the city and county. This is the shame of our supposedly world-class city. And our leaders should be deeply ashamed of our failure to solve this problem before these young lives were taken. If the measure of our society is how we treat our most vulnerable citizens — namely our children — can there be any doubt that we are failing as a society? The numbers prove beyond doubt that this crisis is worsening. But this is about more than numbers. It’s about Elijah, who was just two days shy of his 17th birthday. It’s about the senior year of high school cut short, and the graduation that will never take place. It’s about the promise that will never be fulfilled, the 27 other children who will never grow up, and the families forever changed, devastated by unimaginable loss. Simply put, we cannot tolerate this. We cannot tolerate the loss of another 10 or 20 or who knows how many more children in 2016. It is past time for our leaders to resort
to extraordinary measures. These measures include the mobilization of our federal law enforcement partners — the FBI, DEA, ATF and others — in addition to the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff ’s Police. To create access to these additional layers of law enforcement, Governor Bruce Rauner should declare a State of Emergency in Chicago and Cook County immediately. An Emergency Declaration would also create a funnel for an infusion of dollars into these communities, providing social services, counseling, workforce training and economic opportunities that have been missing in parts of Chicago for decades. The General Assembly should also pass, and Gov. Rauner should sign, legislation imposing mandatory minimum sentences on individuals convicted of illegal firearm possession. As both Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson have said, we know who most of the shooters are. But knowing who they are is not enough. We must provide our judges with the structure and tools necessary to keep the shooters off the streets. Gov. Rauner, Mayor Emanuel, and too many of our elected state and city leaders have complained for far too long about systemic limitations on their ability to act. They have allowed politics to stymie the solutions to this crisis. The time for excuses, however, is over. We must leverage all of our resources and our creativity to solve the problem of gun violence in Chicago. If we do not, we will have lost both a generation of children and our humanity. Richard Boykin represents the 1st District on the Cook County Board, which includes Oak Park.
RICHARD BOYKIN
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So many problems, so many ways to address them
hank you, Dr. Janice Matthews Rasheed, for your recent letter [More jobs is only part of the solution, Viewpoints, Sept. 7]. You clearly identified the fact that for marginalized communities, the problems and the solutions are multifaceted and long-lasting. I have observed over my long life, that life comes to us all in two ways: by chance (fate) and by choice, and many of us have had a great deal better luck on the chance side. Taking my own situation into account, I can see that I was born to privilege in many ways: a citizen of the United States; white; with parents who taught me a great deal about life, love, responsibility, options, religion and more; and who persevered through very tough times. I always knew I would go to college (and it was much cheaper in my day), and I chose a career where jobs were plentiful at the time. I made choices of careers and locations — not all of which worked out — one of which led to my relocation to Oak Park, a community to which I relate. Conversely, if one is born into a community where college or technical school is a pipedream (if even considered), a choice is made to have children while very young (as many peers are doing), no jobs are available to those with limited learning, transportation is an issue, mentoring is seldom available, and gangs, drugs and guns are epidemic, the likelihood of being able to move into mainstream society is seriously compromised. Parents try hard to provide and love their
children deeply, but they are not always able to keep them safe, and we all mourn for those who are lost. I am condemning no one here, but these are facts, and society cannot ignore them. At the same time, I find myself overwhelmed with the options for helping to change the dynamic. I want to know more about the families in Austin, but I won’t be moving there to share their experience. I want to help stem the tide of gun violence, but I won’t be going to Austin alone to show that I am unafraid because I am a realist. Instead, like many, I am trying to figure out how best to help. I will continue to support my church, which is very involved in all these issues. But I also hope to sift through the many requests for donations from the various gun violence groups, the racial coalition-building groups, the tutoring and mentoring groups and find one for each area of need. I can contribute dollars and time, make signs, take walks, meet with residents of Austin, lobby the state and federal legislators — but I can’t save everyone. I know that many in Oak Park are already involved in these issues, and I am sure many are facing these same choices! Please, if you are involved in one of these groups, make the case for why yours is the best. I need to know! If you are not involved, would you join me in choosing one? As people of good will, let’s find the things we can do to help improve lives. Janet Haisman is a volunteer and resident from Oak Park.
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Oak Park could invest more in Austin Dear Michael Romain and the staff at Wednesday Journal: Your Sept. 7 news article, In Oak Park teen’s death, a tale of two cities, prompted me to write a response. Thank you for the thought-provoking article. Like many others, I was deeply saddened to hear of 16-year-old Elijah Sims’ senseless murder on Aug. 29 while he visited friends and relatives near Lotus and Quincy streets in Austin. Elijah’s murder evoked the July 3, 2013 murder of 14-year old Damani Hernard as he rode his bike along North Avenue from Keeler Avenue in Austin to his home on Lombard Avenue in Oak Park. Like Elijah, Damani was gunned down by unknown assailants, leaving behind devastation and unanswered questions for those who loved them. I sincerely believe Oak Park’s response to the gang violence and economic difficulties that spill over from the Austin community will have a profound impact on the diversity
and security of the village’s future. No, we cannot solve all the ills Chicago has allowed to fester. The problem is multifaceted, political, and very complex. What we can do as individuals, however, is be proactive and think outside the box to minimize the impact. Beginning with its namesake (Henry Austin), Oak Parkers have invested in Austin for many years. Even today, you will find donors to nonprofits in Austin. Why stop there? Join in the dialogue to explore the purchase of land/property along major corridors and recruit/grow business centers, early childhood education centers, vocational/job training centers, and recreational/educational out-ofschool facilities. Yes, there will be initial push-back (on both sides of Austin Boulevard) but Oak Parkers have weathered many of their own village wars.
Ken Woods
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he Thomas Mass, a nontraditional worship service popular in Europe, will be available regularly in Oak Park starting Sunday, September 18, when United Lutheran Church introduces this innovative ecumenical event locally. The new service will be held at 5 p.m. at the church, 409 Greenfield St. (Ridgeland and Greenfield), and thereafter on the third Sunday evening of each month throughout the fall—October 16, November 20 and December 18. Weekly Thomas Masses are planned for 2017. The Thomas Mass, which began in Finland in 1988, will be an opportunity for people of all faiths—or for doubters or the simply curious with no faith—to celebrate, worship God, serve their neighbors and grow together. The intent is not to tell worshipers what they should believe or what they ought to do with their lives. Rather, the Thomas Mass is meant to provide an interesting, stimulating setting in which to address questions of faith and God, and in which to explore how Jesus
can offer guidance in many of life’s challenges. United Lutheran Church leaders adapted the European model in line with what they learned from conversations with local people and, in particular, from the results of a survey taken during A Day in Our Village in June. “This type of service seems ideally suited to the Oak Park community,” said Pastor Dennis Bushkofsky of United Lutheran. “While it is strongly rooted in deep Christian traditions, the accent of our worship will be on what following Jesus means today, rather than emphasizing doctrinal differences that the church may have had in previous centuries but that are not so relevant now. We invite people from any or no religious background to join us.”
The Thomas Mass will feature lively, engaging music provided by professional musicians, as well as robust worshiper participation in singing. The 40-50 minute worship service will feature readings from the Bible and a brief message. All people may share in the communion meal, and everyone can take part in all the other aspects of the Mass as they consider what it is to be a Christian in the 21st Century. For about 20 minutes before the start of every Thomas Mass, interested worshipers will be able to speak to a prayer leader in confidence about anything for which they seek healing or forgiveness. Worshipers may also light candles at one or more prayer stations and write down prayer requests if they wish.
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A responsible and efficient investment
he long-term facilities plan on the November ballot is a smart investment because it makes more efficient use of the limited space available on the OPRF High School campus. A new pool and parking garage on the current garage site create flexible, efficient space for student learning in the building’s south end. If your home was built early in the last century, you know that maintaining an old structure and making it work efficiently for today’s family requires periodic investment and, often, rearranging the floorplan or adding on — almost always in very limited space. It’s been clear for years that OPRF’s pools need to be replaced. The two pools, built to segregate the sexes in 1928, were designed to last 40-50 years. Today, 88 years later, they leak 3,000 gallons of heated and treated water into the sewer each day, don’t meet health and safety standards, and can no longer be safely repaired because of compromised rebar. (Imagine that failing pipe in your wall: it’s rusting and leaking and could burst at any time.) Two school boards spent years figuring out how to get the most bang for the taxpayer buck when replacing the pools. Both essentially concluded that it was most efficient to replace two pools with one pool outside of the school’s current footprint and free up significant space for other educational uses. (Now that pipe has burst. You have to open the walls and floor, so it’s cost effective to use this opportunity to do other work to make the old house work for today’s family, even if it costs more than you wish it did.) Our land-locked high school has few options for expansion and the board examined all of them. It chose to create flexible, efficient space for student learning inside the school by building on the valuable space occupied by the garage. (That pantry is still useable, but you need to reclaim that space for the kitchen to function and give your kids a place to do homework.)
Here are some of the ways this plan invests in efficiency: Parking & Learning: replaces current garage with one that meets the school’s parking needs in less space and creates additional education space for students over the next 25 years. Physical Education: includes needed boys locker room renovation, retains adaptive gym for students with special needs, consolidates locker rooms for more efficient use, and consolidates aquatics education so faculty can provide differentiated swimming and safety instruction simultaneously. Performing Arts: meets space needs of growing performing arts programs without building an arts addition (as some previous options required). Aquatics & Support: consolidates aquatics facilities into one area, eliminating duplicative support structures; accommodates all seven OPRF aquatics teams (diving teams now practice at RiversideBrookfield); allows for increased community use with more lanes; eliminates need for bathing suit-wearing students to reach locker rooms by walking through the fieldhouse during other teams’ games and practices. New Model Classrooms: helps meet future enrollment growth efficiently in existing space by having three teachers share two technology-enhanced classrooms and one office space. Open Space: does not encroach on open space used by OPRF’s softball, baseball, marching band, and football programs (west fields) or field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer (south field), nor the many community groups that use these fields. Finally, passage of the referendum will enable the board and administration to use their time more efficiently on nonpool work rather than wasting time going back to the drawing board and starting the process again. (You can stop spending hours discussing how to make this old house meet your family’s needs and get on to discussing your kid’s schoolwork.)
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The Huskie Booster Club is a parent organization whose mission is to support the 4-A’s at Oak Park and River Forest High School: Academics, Activities, Arts and Athletics. We believe that the District 200 Board of Education has put forth a very thoughtful, pragmatic Long Term Fa-
cilities Plan to address issues advancing 21st-century education in the areas of Academics, Activities, Arts and Athletics. We publicly support the D200 board in the plan that has been put forth and ask the community to Vote Yes in November.
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December 11: Conley Johnson, known for his authenticity, began his piano studies at the American Conservatory in Chicago. Opening this program; guest performers Freya Pang, age 8 and Emmie Guo, age 7. $20 per concert; students with a school ID are free. Tickets available at the door and www.nineteenthcentury.org. Concert proceeds will fund the Steinway restorations.
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Time to go 100% renewable electricity?
Pick a new name for our village?
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oncerns of climate change as well as the future of affordable energy weighs on the minds of more Americans and particularly the minds of people in Oak Park and River Forest. The two communities have made progress in making houses and businesses more energy efficient and have seen the installation of dozens of solar energy systems. The Oak Park-River Forest Community Sustainability Report Card noted significant progress in reduced energy usage and greenhouse gases. Individual efforts continue while more joint efforts like Community Solar are being planned. The time may have come for the two villages to take a bolder step toward sustainability goals. Oak Park and River Forest may wish to join the growing number of municipalities that plan to get all of their electric power from renewable energy sources. Ten cities so far have committed to 100% renewable electricity, under the Sierra Club’s “Ready for 100” initiative. Three of these cities are located in the Midwest — Grand Rapids, Michigan; Greensburg, Kansas; and Rochester, Minnesota. Committing to 100% renewable electricity is a considerable undertaking, but Oak Park and River Forest have the means to do so if they have the will. One suggestion is a three-pronged strategy consisting of: 1) On-site generation 2) Community Solar from nearby sites, and 3) Buying power from large-scale wind and solar farms located further away. More solar energy systems can be installed on Oak Park and River Forest buildings. But that will not
achieve 100% generation. Two other two tools can complement individual systems. Community Solar enables electric customers to either buy a share of a large installation or otherwise agree to buy electricity from a large-size system (about two football fields’ size) that would be located on brownfields, landfills or other unused sites in the Cook County area — or elsewhere in the ComEd service territory. Community solar has been launched in over a dozen states around the U.S., and is in an early, voluntary phase in Illinois. The third tool is to build upon the success of the municipal aggregation program, which has been successful in making electricity prices competitive. The aggregation program would use 100% renewable electricity but, instead of buying this electricity through short-term renewable energy credits, would use a Power Purchase Agreement from a much larger wind or solar power farm located further away. These installations would be in the planning or construction phase so that new, not reassigned, power would be added to the grid. Committing to 100% renewable energy electricity at competitive rates would be an exciting proposition, contributing to less pollution and more economic development. These cost-effective technologies are available and policy is rapidly catching up. This goal would make a major contribution to our communities and our environment. Oak Parker Mark Burger is a consultant for Seven Generations Ahead and a past president of the Illinois Solar Energy Association.
MARK BURGER One View
Perhaps it is time to pick a new name for the village of Oak Park. With all of the high-density buildings in process in central Oak Park, how about something along the lines of Gridlock, Illinois? Let’s consider for a moment, what with the buildings in progress and the proposed high-density building planned for South Boulevard and Harlem Avenue, that we will have an estimated 2,000 new residents in less than one square mile. And that does not include another proposed high-density building (16 stories) at Lake Street and Forest Avenue (northwest corner)! The village planners (using that term loosely) and the current administration have really created a monster, and future generations will be subjected to the resulting problems long after the current village government group is gone. Traffic alone will be a nightmare with any autos exiting from these new high rises heading onto local streets designed for only very light traffic. Not everyone can walk or ride a bike through this congested area, and forget about anyone coming from elsewhere to Shop Oak Park. Have you checked out Lake Street recently? Multiply that situation by 100 to get an idea of the traffic problems. To make matters much worse, the “planners” propose putting Madison Street on a “diet” (cute name, terrible idea). What’s their rationale? Well, supposedly this narrowing of Madison will make for a better shopping district, and we have the word of the developers for that. In fact, what the developer wants for Madison is mentioned at least three times in the explanation given by our good old planners. What about what local residents want? To that, village hall turns a deaf ear. If you reduce Madison, you will have zero main east-west streets to carry commuters and people just wanting to get from point A to point B. Where will the excess traffic go? It will just be more gridlock brought to you by our “planners” and the administration at village hall. So let’s rename our once quaint village to something more indicative of what we are becoming. What’s your naming choice?
Jim Agin
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‘We are accountable’ from page 19 You have to be upfront with police officers. Police are very difficult to work with. You have to draw a line, and when you set standards for the organization, you have to live by them. You have to be sort of removed, and yet you have to care, and they have to know you care. If you’re right, I’m going to stand behind you. If you’re wrong, you’re going to go down. When [the previous two] chiefs were here, especially [Keith] Bergstrom, society in general was dissatisfied with law enforcement. Bergstrom came in at a time when there was unrest. He had a brand new bunch of officers that weren’t completely trained. Things just didn’t work out. And then there were charges of racial bias. That was another difficult point. That was when I was acting chief. We gave the findings to the newspaper on all of [the allegations]. I still have it. When I was acting chief, my philosophy was you call it the way it is. You let the chips fall where they may. Some of [the charges] were substantiated. We did this openly and honestly. I got caught up in both probes because the two chiefs left in the midst of them. Kohnke left in the midst of the [racial bias probe]. Bergstrom left in the midst of the [corruption probe]. They would always make me the acting chief. The public didn’t trust me because of that. The Journal also wasn’t sure about you at first. That’s because I was willing to step forward and say, “I’ll run it.” I did so because I felt I was a good officer, and I never did the things that were alleged. But that’s the price you pay. I learned a lot during those two years [as acting chief]. I learned a lot about the organization, the people in it, what needed to be done, what didn’t need to be done. What happened to us was we grew too fast. And we grew that quickly at a time when the village was also changing. I think it lacked a
chilled potato salad. But why take chances? While we’re at it, we may as well do a full kitchen makeover. We’ve been talking about it for years. The kitchen layout doesn’t mesh with modern lifestyles and it’s so inflexible. There’s no storage space for all those modern kitchen gadgets that are so much a part of cooking these days. And I’d really love to be more adventurous in my cooking and experiment with different recipes but it’s tough to be creative in such a blah, mundane kitchen. I even picked out my dream refrigerator. It’s a Meneghini La Cambusa; they call it the Rolls Royce of home refrigeration. Trouble
Career timeline During Joe Mendrick’s 35-year career, the Oak Park police force had its downs and ups: July 31, 1967 - Joins the force as an officer Feb. 27, 1975 - Promoted to sergeant Aug. 23, 1982 - Promoted to lieutenant Jan. 16, 1984 - Promoted to deputy chief Nov. 1986 - Police Chief Keith Bergstrom is forced to resign by Village Manager Neil Nielsen. Mendrick is named acting chief. 1987 - William (“Wild Bill”) Kohnke from Battle Creek, Michigan is named police chief. Mendrick returns to deputy chief. Feb. 23, 1990 - Mendrick is named acting chief again, following Kohnke’s firing. Oct. 29, 1990 - Mendrick is named Oak Park Chief of Police. June 1, 2001 - Joe Mendrick retires. lot of direction. The change in the newspaper and the attitude of the police department had a lot to do with the social issues at that time. Police were not held in high regard in the ’60s and ’70s by anybody, and it trickled into the early ’80s. It seems to have changed a lot. For the last five or six years, law enforcement was considered a very valuable asset in communities. Now you’re seeing a reverse in that trend again, with the issues of racial profiling and more accountability to the public from the police. The main thing you’ve got to remember is: We are accountable to the public. Police, in general, are not trusted. That’s why you have the Constitution. They put reins on us. After two difficult probes into corruption and racial bias, what was the turning point for this department? We went deep into recruiting of qualified officers. We set up a Field Training Officers [FTO] program and assured adequate training. When our officers come back from the academy, they go through 14 weeks of train-
is, it’s a little big — I may have to eliminate the powder room to fit it in. That’s OK, we have a full bath upstairs. I just have to figure out how I’m going to pay for it. I know my husband would balk if I ask for $41,500 for a new refrigerator. He’d tell me to get a Subzero Pro, at only $16,650. Yes it would keep the food cold and yes, it would fit in the space. And yes, it’s less costly. But it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles. So I’ll try a Go Fund Me page, see if I can get my community to cover some of the costs. What a stroke of genius! Now I’m interviewing contractors to get estimates. Of course, with a total budget of $50,000, there’s not much left for other appli-
ances or cabinets once I pay for the La Cambusa. But who cares? Seriously, that refrigerator is so special I’ll probably have people paying me just to come admire it. Confused? I’ll let you in on a secret. This little story is an allegory. Need more hints? My kitchen represents new classrooms and performing arts spaces at the high school. And the refrigerator? That’s the swimming pool. It must have been a damn good refrigerator salesperson, that’s all I have left to say. Oh, and Vote NO in NOvember.
ing here. They learn about what’s expected of them from this organization. They have a week’s orientation before they hit the streets. They’re given a day’s diversity training by our people. They spend a day going around, meeting people in the village, trying to understand the village. They’re given the Rules & Regulations to read. Then we monitor them during those 14 weeks, and when they’re finished and pass the FTO program, I get a monthly report on how they’re doing. We were one of the first departments in the country to have [FTO]. We’re used as an example. Back when we first started the program, we began examining the officers we were bringing aboard. Of every 10 we brought aboard, we let go two in the first year. So we really screened our people. They’re trained. They understand what they’re to do. Turning ’em loose on the street to run and gun, that’s out. When we have problems [now], we’re open about them. When officers have trouble, they go before the board. We’ve lost a lot of officers before that Board of Police and Fire Commissioners. I had many officers resign, pending investigations, up to the rank of lieutenant. I’ve demoted commanders here. It’s difficult, but you have to do that. We’re held to a higher standard, and I believe in that. An organization is based on ethics, period. Do the right thing. We’re not in an occupation that is conducive to forgiveness. If there’s something in the organization or atmosphere that’s not up to the standards of the way law enforcement has to operate in today’s society, then you leave.
we do. We changed philosophy in the second 10 years. We were a closed environment before that. We opened up — not only to the newspaper but to the public. And we were well received. Today, a lot of [methods] they’re finding successful in police work and that police departments are just trying, we did 10 years ago. Our officers who walk the beats downtown are evaluated by the citizens and the store people. If they don’t do well, they’re out. When I tell other departments, they think we’re crazy. We have a call-back system where sergeants select [residents] who have been serviced and ask them how the service was. We go to neighborhood meetings. We tried a lot of things to welcome the community in. [This community is] different from block to block. One block, it may be kids in the park late at night. Another block, it may be abandoned cars. You realize that you’re just a customer service organization, even though you are responsible. You have an infrastructure that handles the crime-related stuff, the beat systems, the workload formulas. Before, you were either north or south. Now you have beats and you stay in those beats. We have permanent shifts now, permanent beat assignments so they get to know the people better and service the areas better. That came not just from me. We opened our arms to the community and said, “What’s important to you? Where do you want us to put our resources and for what? We’re willing to discuss it with you. We don’t know all the answers.” We’re just fortunate that Oak Park was welcoming of these concepts.
Did community policing turn things around for this department? Yes it did. There’s no doubt in my mind that our organization is the premier one to start community policing. We started 10, 11 years ago. I learned [about community policing] a long time ago when I worked the street. It’s not too hard to tell somebody why you stopped them. It’s not too hard when you walk by somebody to say hi. It’s not too hard to listen. It’s not too hard to be empathetic. And it’s not that difficult to change. You’ve got to be willing to change. You’ve got to be willing to understand that people will question. You’ve got to accept that, and if you don’t, you’re not going to go anyplace. We opened the doors. Come and see what
Did you take it personally when the Journal took a while before accepting and endorsing you as chief? No, I knew when I took the position that I would have to prove myself, not only with the Journal but with the community. I felt that as long as I was given a fair chance to do that, it didn’t bother me. It was a challenge. I used to sleep here a lot of nights. That couch, that’s where I slept. I still do every now and then. You’re as good as the people around you. What I try to do is find people that I have faith in — their values. That’s what I look for in people — values, period. You can teach anybody to be a policeman. What you need to be is a good person.
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Whitaker, of Oak Park, in the online guest book for Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home in Downers Grove. “He was warm, decent, intelligent, and so knowledgeable about police work. We on the commission loved working with him. I cannot say enough good things about him. He was By KEN TRAINOR a wonderful man.” Staff Reporter In a May 30, 2001 interview just before he Joseph M. Mendrick, 73, of Downers retired, Mendrick said, “You’re as good as Grove, died during Labor Day weekend. He the people around you. What I try to do is was the Oak Park chief of police from 1990 find people I have faith in — their values. to 2001, seeing the force through a period That’s what I look for in people — values, of reform and the beginning of commu- period. You can teach anybody to be a policeman. What you need to be is a good pernity policing. son.” Mendrick joined the Oak Park Joe Mendrick was the husPolice Department in 1967, beband of Nanette E. Mendrick came a sergeant in 1975, a lieu(nee Courchene), and the father tenant in 1982, deputy chief in of Bill (Ana) Mendrick and 1984 and served his first of two James Joseph (Cyndi) Menstints as acting chief in 1986. drick. He was Papa to Kristine, “When we talk about diverKiley, Kira, Connor and Colin, sity,” said new Police Chief and his Airedale terrier Liam, Anthony Ambrose, “Chief and the brother of Edward Mendrick was ahead of his (Jean) Mendrick and the late time.” Mendrick has been credFrank (Joan and the late Elizaited with using transparency JOE MENDRICK beth) Mendrick. and a low-key personality to Memorial visitation will take bring calm and steadiness to a troubled department that had undergone place this Saturday at St. Joseph Church, a high-profile investigation in the decade 4801 Main St., Downers Grove, from 9 a.m. until the memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Interbefore he assumed command. He was also the first to advance African ment will be private. American officers to command roles, namMemorials to Autism Speaks, www.auing Edward Buckney the first black deputy tismspeaks.org; Trinity Services, www. chief and promoting his eventual succes- trinity-services.org; or 100 Club of DuPage sor, Rick Tanksley to commander. County, www.hundredclubofdupage.org “Chief Mendrick was a modest person,” are appreciated. Ambrose added. “He had a quiet passion Arrangements were handled by Adams— for policing, for the people he served. Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home. He didn’t want accolades. He was happy to For more information, call 630/968-1000 or have the credit go elsewhere.” www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com “I was a member of the Oak Park Police http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicaand Fire Commission during Chief Men- gotribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pi drick’s tenure,” recalled Lynne Adams- d=181326018#sthash.5nciEQMs.dpuf
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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
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AgeOptions is committed to improving the quality of life and maintaining the dignity of older adults and those who care about them – through leadership and support, community partnerships, comprehensive services, accurate information and powerful advocacy. AgeOptions is recognized nationally as a leader in developing and helping to deliver innovative community-based resources and options to older populations in transition and through our network of community agencies, serves approximately 200,000 people annually. AgeOptions receives federal, state, private, foundation, and individual charitable contributions. Our offices are conveniently located in downtown Oak Park near the Lake Street L Green line and Union Pacific west Metra train station. We offer a casual work environment with competitive salaries and strong benefit packages. To learn more about what we do, please visit our website at: www.ageoptions.org. BASIC FUNCTION Under the leadership of the Caregiver Coordinator, the Caregiver Community Organizer will be the primary liaison to a number of Caring Together Living Better (CTLB) partners and coordinate the community outreach and communications activities of CTLB. Caring Together, Living Better is an innovative, community-based partnership in Chicago’s south and west suburbs focused on expanding and improving supportive services for informal (unpaid) caregivers of older adults. AgeOptions originally developed a south suburban CTLB partnership and has expanded the partnership into the west suburbs. The Caregiver Community Organizing Specialist will work with select CTLB partners to develop, expand and sustain their caregiver support programs, develop caregiver outreach materials and conduct outreach to caregivers, volunteers and referral sources.
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Director of Food Service, Assistant Director and Department Heads/Coordinators (Where Appropriate)
QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE: A minimum of a High School Degree. Must complete Food Handler Training within two (2) weeks of being hired. Must be able to comprehend detailed oral and or written instructions from supervisory staff. He/ she must be able to work cooperatively with other staff members and be able to work independently on regularly assigned or special tasks. Responsibilities: Oak Park and River Forest High School 1. Performs the advance and daily food preparation for meals served to Dist #200 and/or Dist. #97 District 200 students and staff. General Production/Cashier Staff Position Description Works with otherServices serving area staff to place DEPT/PROGRAM: 2. Food and Nutrition orders with the Department Leads for specific POSITION: General Staffmenu (hot and cold itemsProduction for each day’s (Satellite program support/Cashier) sandwiches, hot entrees, etc.) to be served the following day. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE • Must complete Handler Training within two levels (2) weeks of 3.Food Assists in monitoring the stock of regularly being hired. stocked meal components and supplies and advises the office of the need to rebuild the in• A minimum of a High School Degree. ventory, giving adequate advance notice in order • Prior experience as a cashier. to satisfy the menu each day. • Able to understand and carry out detailed oral and or written instructions from staff. the food components of the 4. supervisory Assists in preparing day’s menu byother operating equipmentstudents such as, and but • Able to work cooperatively with staff members, not limited to, the slicer, steamers, grills, ovens, community members tilt skillet, steam-jacketed kettles and fryers. • Able to work independently on regularly assigned or special tasks. Assists in the set-up and service meals If you or anyone you5.know is interested in applying pleaseofvisit ourto webemphasizing high-quality customer site at: www.oprfhs.org.customers, Go to About Us and Employment Opportunities service. to be directed to our online application system. 6. Closes down and cleans the serving area and equipment, leaving the area ready for the next day’s meal service.
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7. Returns to the Main Kitchen from serving areas by the designated time in order to begin advance Bachelor’s Degree and two years experience in communications, social preparation work for the next meal service. services, community organizing, volunteer coordination or related area or FACILITIES ASSISTANT five years of related experience. Experience working in Latino commu8. Assists the Department Heads by assuming a nities highly preferred. Verbal and written fluency in Spanish and English share of the responsibility of the department’s required. Ability to travel locally with valid driver’s license and proof of The facilities assistant is responsible for daily the general care,orders maintenance work in satisfying and special and auto insurance required. and security primarily ofgeneral the Frank Lloyd Wright production needs.Home & Studio muse um, administrative office building, and museum shop. Assistance may be This position will be located in Oak Park, IL but will involve extensive trav- required at other Trust coordinates collaborates 9. sites. AssistsThe the position Department Heads byand learning all el among the towns of Berwyn, Cicero, Melrose Park and other western with the caretaker to accomplish assigned facilities duties. Carry out astasks in the department and demonstrating the suburbs. signed duties describedability in thetohousekeeping, perform them. maintenance and preserPlease visit our website at www.ageoptions.org. Interested persons,vation manuals. The facilities assistant is also designated as one of the 10. Communicates regularly with the scheduled Departmentdays please e-mail resume with cover letter to: HR@AgeOptions.org or primary respondents on the emergency plan. Regularly Heads to review production needs and matters Fax to: (708)524-0870. EOE. Please put PT Community Organizer in include weekends. of quality in order to maintain a well-run departheader. Older persons encouraged to apply. Please include salary QUALIFICATIONS: ment. history in cover letter. No phone calls please. • Associate’s Degree equivalent trade experience. and 11. or Assists the Department Heads in Mechanical monitoring the technical skills as demonstrated by a minimum of 2 years of prior work condition and operation of department equip experience and/or certified training. Experience with housekeeping ment in order to advise the office of the need for preferred. Ability to learn and apply special procedures related to hisrepair or replacement of these. toric houses and museum environments. 12. Assists thebe Department • Travel to off-site locations may necessary.Heads by assuming a share of the responsibility for the implementation • Ability to lift loads of 75 pounds. Frequently moves,practices. loads, delivers, of all prescribed food sanitation or adjusts supplies and property weighing 35 to 75 pounds. On rare The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates 13. Helps to monitorloads conditions in the production occasion, may move with assistance weighing over 100 pounds. for the position of Records Coordinator. This is a single areas and assists in the routine daily cleaning of class position which performs a wide variety of challeng• Frequently required to climb ladders, work onand roof,storage and in areas. tight spaces the preparation, service (crawlspaces, etc.). ing clerical work in support of managing and maintaining 14. Shares in the deep cleaning of all production and the Village’s complex document system; coordinating room • Weekend and evening hours areas required. serving periodically as the need arises and usage for Village meetings, assisting with the special event the work schedule permits. • Ability to conduct visual, auditory, olfactory inspections. process and providing support to the Finance Department
as needed.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.
15. Performs other duties as assigned by the Director Send Resume to: mcampbell@flwright.org of Food Service, Assistant Director, Satellite
Coordinator or a Department Head.
Physical/Visual Activities: Standing, sitting, lifting, carrying reaching, fine motor dexterity, talking, hearing, visual acuity: near visual
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pushing and pulling heavy items. Must be able to
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, October 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission, acting as the Design Review Commission, of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, September 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:
Cal. No. 23-16-Z: 6049 North Avenue, Hunter
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Cal. No. 03-16-DRC: 460 Lake Street, Deborah Kent
David King, Agent, on behalf of Cedrick Hunter, Applicant, is seeking a variation from Section 3.8.1 (C) (1) of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires that lots devoted to a combination of uses permitted in the B-1/B-2 District shall be landscaped to provide 25% open space for the absorption of moisture, to permit the redevelopment of an existing all commercial use building into a mixed-use development containing a residential unit on the second floor at the premises commonly known as 6049 North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois.
Deborah Kent, Applicant, on behalf of Pilgrim Congregational Church, is requesting that a variation be granted from Section 7.7.14 (Table 2) of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires that pole signs located in Residential Sign Overlay Districts shall not exceed five (5) feet in height and shall not exceed a maximum sign area of 24 square feet, to permit the installation of a pole sign that would be approximately 12 feet in height and approximately 50 square feet in area at the premises commonly known as 460 Lake Street.
Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interested Partiesâ&#x20AC;?) wishing to crossexamine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.
All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 14th Day of September, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 9/14/2016
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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, October 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 24-16-Z: 177 S. Oak Park Avenue, Adam Doe Adam Doe, Applicant, requests a variation from Section 3.9.3 (F) (2) (e) of the Transit-Related Retail Overlay District use restrictions, which Section prohibits general office uses (State Farm Insurance office), which are considered to be incompatible with retail uses at grade level or on the ground floor of any building or structure unless located at least 50 feet from any street line in areas adjacent to and in close proximity to mass transit stations. The applicant seeks to allow the tenant space at 177 S. Oak Park Avenue, a tenant space located at grade or ground level and less than 50 feet from the street line, to be used as a State Farm Insurance office within the TransitRelated Overlay District. Those property owners within 500 foot notice area and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Officer at 708.358.5449. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 14th Day of September, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 9/14/2016
LEGAL NOTICE Attention Jumekia R Starkes & Titlemax Of Illinois, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 2002, Jaguar, X-Type with the following VIN SAJEA51D92XC60302 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1925.00. If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intent to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 10/17/2016. Published in Forest Park Review 9/14/16
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Adewale Olayeni, Petitioner and Uche Olushola Olayeni, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-008174. 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 October 18, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 9/14, 9/21, 9/28/2016
PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in the matter of the petition ofJennifer Catrice McGhee for change of name to Jennifer Catrice Young, Case #2016CONC000916. Notice is given to you, the public, that on August 26, 2016 I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of Jennifer Catrice McGhee to the name of Jennifer Catrice Young. This case will be heard on October 26, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at 50 W. Washington, Chicago, Cook County, IL in courtroom #1707. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/31, 9/7, 9/14/2016
PUBLIC NOTICE Attention Ivan A Nino, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 1998, Dodge, Dakota with the following VIN 1B7FL26XXWS687311 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1925.00. If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intent to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 10/17/16. Published in Forest Park Review 9/14/16
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PUBLIC NOTICE Attention Melvin L Young II, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 2003, Buick, Lesabre with the following VIN 1G4HP52K33U160408 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1925.00. If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intent to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 10/17/2016.
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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8661. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. 8661 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 24561 TJSC#: 36-8620 I699237
described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-13-301-013-0000. Commonly known as 7641 York Street, Forest Park, IL 60130. 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 Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File Number SPSF.2424 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
real estate: Commonly known as 1307 ASHLAND AVENUE, River Forest, IL 60305 Property Index No. 15-01-113-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $943,691.71. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 10-048882. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 2911717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 10-048882 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 10 CH 54095 TJSC#: 36-10508 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. I702645
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, -v.MELISSA J ABATE A/K/A MELISSA ABATE, THE 254 W. CHICAGO AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 24561 254 CHICAGO AVENUE UNIT A Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 11, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 254 CHICAGO AVENUE UNIT A, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-322-030-1001. The real estate is improved with a condominium. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2005NC1, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-NC1; Plaintiff, vs. BRODERICK MCKINNEY; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, TRIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 17415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on June 27, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following
I701940 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P.MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-A3 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT P. ALLEN A/K/A BOB ALLEN, LISA C. ALLEN, THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE INDECOR GROUP D/B/A J.C. LICHT COMPANY Defendants 10 CH 54095 1307 ASHLAND AVENUE River Forest, IL 60305 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 3, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described
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OPRF offense overwhelms Morton Hunt, Houston, Gorens and Scott excel for Huskies By LAUREN RECCHIA Contributing Reporter
While it’s no secret the Oak Park and River Forest High School football team features a ton of scoring threats, some of the team’s top scorers entered the season relatively unproven. Powered by burgeoning playmakers like Terrance Roundy, Michael Houston and Craig Shelton plus a handful of veterans, the Huskies’ firepower was in full effect during their 62-13 win over visiting Morton on Friday. Senior Keyon Blankenbaker started the scoring barrage with a 50-yard punt return for a touchdown with 10:26 left in the first quarter. Quarterback Jeremy Hunt connected with wide receiver Eddie
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OPRF junior Terrance Roundy has emerged as a dual-threat running back this season. Gorens on a 36-yard TD pass to extend the Huskies’ lead to 14-0 at the 7:52 mark of the first quarter. OPRF struck again when Hunt tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Terrance Roundy (6 carries, 33 yards; 2 catches, 36 yards), giving the Huskies a 20-0 lead with 5:32 to go in the first quarter. “Our offense just got in a rhythm early,”
Roundy said. “Our passing game and our running game were good. We just made plays when we needed to. “We got the W this week. We just have to enjoy that and focus on next week.” Hunt, who is having a terrific senior season, completed 10 of 16 passes for 116 yards and three touchdowns. Junior running back Michael Houston (5 carries, 92
yards, 2 TDs) and senior wide receiver Jared Scott (4 catches, 58 yards, 2 TDs) also played major roles offensively. On defense, senior outside linebacker Ryan Molina notched 1 1/2 sacks, while senior defensive lineman Noah Coplan had a sack. “Our defense is great, they always hold it down for us,” Roundy said. “Even when our offense makes mistakes, we always know we have our defense to fall back on. They’re great.” Morton sophomore Timmy Perkins scored on a 47-yard run with 10:36 left in the second quarter to get the Mustangs on the scoreboard. OPRF responded on the next possession, however, as Hunt threw a 38-yard pass to Gorens which set up a 3-yard TD run by Houston to make the score 27-6 with 4:14 left in the second quarter. Second half scoring highlights included a Hunt-to-Scott TD passing play, 15-yard TD catch by Shelton and a 44-yard TD run by Jonathan Mitchell. “We had a few hiccups on offense, but overall I thought we played really well and executed well,” OPRF coach John Hoerster said. “We got an opportunity to get a look at a lot of different guys at a lot of different spots. The kids stepped up and made plays when we needed to make plays. It was a really good night for our offense.” OPRF (3-0) begins West Suburban Conference Silver Division play by hosting Proviso West on Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m.
Men’s college tennis returns to River Forest Tennis Club
Free, annual clay court tourney draws several Division I teams By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor
Although the professional tennis season unofficially culminated at the U.S. Open with Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber winning those coveted singles titles, you can find high-quality tennis on display in River Forest this weekend. The River Forest Collegiate Invitational Men’s Division 1 tennis tournament returns to the Chicago area and will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16-18. The event is free and open to the public, and fans are enthusiastically welcome. The home site for the invitational is the River Forest Tennis Club, 615 Lathrop, with matches also played throughout the event at the Oak Park Tennis Center, 544 N. Harlem. Play begins at 9 a.m. all three days with doubles in the morning on Friday and Saturday followed by singles, and concluding on Sunday morning with the final round of singles. This year’s field includes eight teams from around the Midwest and several leading conferences: DePaul (Chicago/Big East), Detroit Mercy (Detroit/Horizon), Northern Illinois (DeKalb/MAC), St. Louis University (St. Louis/Atlantic 10), South Dakota State (Brookings, S.D./Summit), Southern Illinois (Carbondale/Missouri Valley), UIC
(Chicago/Horizon) and Youngstown State (Youngstown, Ohio/Horizon). “The caliber of Division 1 tennis at our event is outstanding,” said John Griffin, tournament director of the event and past president of the River Forest Tennis Club. “Until you see the players up close, it’s hard to believe how hard they hit the ball and how fast they move. “Whether you come to watch at the River Forest Tennis Club or the Oak Park Tennis Center, you’ll see spectacular points from one court to the next. On top of that, the guys are really pumped up trying to win matches for their teams.” The invite is an official ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) event and will have USTA umpires/referees on site at all times. Matches are played on Har-Tru courts, all with the latest hydro-grid underground watering system. Play will feature three rounds of singles and three rounds of doubles for all players/ teams, which includes main draw, back draw and consolation rounds. The tournament is one of the premier Midwest collegiate tennis events of the fall season. The River Forest Tennis Club, the tournament’s primary host site, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and for many years hosted the U.S. National Men’s Clay Court Championships, as well as the
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Belmont’s Robin DeMasse, from France, prepares to return serve at the 2015 River Forest Collegiate Invitational, a free college men’s tennis tournament annually held at the River Forest Tennis Club and Oak Park Tennis Center. River Forest Junior Open and Girls’ 18 & Under National Clay Court Championships. “This is the seventh year of the event, and each year we try to make it a little bit better,” Griffin said. “We couldn’t do it without the cooperation and volunteers from the two clubs, along with help from the Oak Park Country Club, which generously allows us to use courts for additional matches.” The visiting players and coaches love the experience of playing tennis as well as spending time in the Oak Park and River Forest community. “Our members provide free housing for all of
the out-of-town teams, plus we serve lunches and a dinner for the players and coaches,” Griffin said. “We do everything we can to welcome the teams and make this the most unique event they’ll play all year. And from the reaction of the players, they really appreciate it.” Check the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational Facebook page for additional information. “As always, the event is free and open to the public,” Griffin said. “We welcome any casual or serious fans of tennis to come out to either the River Forest Tennis Club or the Oak Park Tennis Center to watch and enjoy.”
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Formidable Friars from page 36 Sherman Martin (3 catches, 46 yards, TD), Mike O’Laughlin (3 catches, 39 yards) and Lillig (1 catch, 16 yards) all contributed against Montini. Even kicker Conor Hendzel took part in the scoring barrage with a 36-yard field goal. He also had three touchbacks on five kickoffs. The Friars scored on their first four possessions of the first half. Keller threw a 16-yard TD pass to Martin and an 8-yard TD pass to Henige in the first quarter as Fenwick built a 14-0 lead. Hendzel’s field goal and an 11-yard run by Keller extended the lead to 24-0 in the second quarter. In the second half, Lillig and Keller added touchdown runs of eight and seven yards, respectively, to close out the scoring for Fenwick. Defensively, the Friars excelled with strong production from multiple players. Senior linebacker Brett Moorman had a team-high 5½ tackles plus a sack against Montini. Other top contributors included Lorenzano Blakeney (5 tackles, fumble recovery), Ryan Chapman (4 tackles), along with Ellis Taylor and Lorente Blakeney (3 tackles each). Jack Kaminski added a sack. “As a program we had very high expectations going into the season,” Taylor said. “We expect to be a great team and we want to prove ourselves. We know we can compete with anyone and expect to do so every game. 3-0 is nice but we want much more.” Senior running back Will Smith led Montini in rushing with 20 carries for 75 yards. Prince Walker, the Broncos’ top rusher, left the game in the second quarter with a strained quad injury. Michael Cooney kicked a pair of field goals for Montini (1-2, 0-1). In the Friars’ other signature win this season, Keller completed 21 of 39 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns as the host Friars rallied from a 20-point deficit to stun reigning Class 4A state champion Phillips 34-26 at Triton College in the season opener. “We’re all pretty excited, but we know we have a lot of work to do come Monday,” Keller said after the Phillips game. “We’re taking it one game at a time.” So far it’s working. The Friars hit the road for the first time this season, taking on Leo Friday, Sept. 16. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
Fenwick defenders Marty Stein (#47), Adrian Nourse (#54), Jason Ivery (#2) and Brett Moorman (#51) have contributed to the stout unit. (Below) Quarterback Jacob Keller accounted for 4 TD’s against Montini. Photos by Marie Lillig
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Red-hot Friars maul Montini
Keller, Lillig and Moorman power Fenwick past reigning 6A state champs By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor
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he Fenwick High School football team is for real. The Friars’ attention-grabbing 38-6 win over Montini at Triton College, Friday night, reinforced the team’s improved play through three games this season. After a disappointing 3-6 campaign in 2015, Fenwick returned 17 starters this season and already notched victories against Phillips, Bowen and Montini. Phillips and Montini are defending state champs in Class 4A and 6A, respectively. The Friars (3-0, 1-0 Chicago Catholic League Green) have outscored their opponents 123-32 and are averaging 41 points per game. The Friars’ win against Montini on Friday avenged a 48-7 loss to the Broncos last season. “The main key to victory for us was our will to keep fighting,” senior running back Conner Lillig said. “We knew they had a lot of good players, some who play on both sides of the ball. We had to come out with a chip on our shoulder and play at 110 percent on both sides of the ball. “Beating Montini had to be the best feeling in the world for our team. After last year’s disappointing performance, this was a huge accomplishment for the entire program.” Quarterback Jacob Keller and Lillig powered the Friars in their rematch victory. Keller completed 13
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Fenwick senior kicker Conor Hendzel (#11) celebrates with a teammate after a big play during the Friars’ 38-6 win over Montini. of 18 passes for 177 yards and rushed six times for 32 yards. He accounted for four touchdowns overall (2 passing, 2 rushing). Lillig turned in a monster performance offensively with 201 yards and a TD on 31 carries. With Lillig and an excellent
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offensive line leading the way, Fenwick dominated on the ground with 42 carries for 242 yards. The passing game has been potent as well, featuring a cadre of capable receivers. Jack Henige (5 catches, 62 yards, TD), See UNDEFEATED on page 35
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