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November 9, 2022
New association aims to unite local condo boards Increased communication can solve problems, share information
By LACEY SIKORA
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Contributing Reporter
ondominiums make up nearly 20 percent of Oak Park’s housing stock, according to the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University. Condominium buildings are governed by their own homeowners associations (HOA), but in general each board operates on its own without input from other similarly situated buildings. Until recently, HOAs were left to grapple with issues on their own, often reinventing the wheel each time a problem arose or they needed to find a new service provider. Richard Willis wants to change that. The longtime Oak Park resident and owner of multiple condominiums recently formed the Oak Park River Forest Condominium Boards Network (OPRFCBN.) He hopes other local condo boards will join forces to share knowledge. As the board president for a condominium association, Willis says he was inspired to form the network so associations could share information. “I’ve found there’s no communication amongst the boards,” he said. He says there have been multiple situations in his recent tenure that would have benefitted from crowdsourcing and shared contacts among local boards. For example, he recalls what he describes as a “dog situation” with a neighboring building. It was a small issue that would have been readily resolved, but his board couldn’t figure out how to contact the board at the building where the fourlegged offender resided. “It was a minor issue that would have been so much easier to coordinate across a
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Richard Willis (above) formed the Oak Park River Forest Condominium Boards Network as a way to help condo associations navigate issues they all face without having to reinvent the wheel for each development. group,” Willis said. He cites other instances, such as a building engineer retiring or finding an insurance company, as other examples of times it would be helpful to use a hive mind and increased experience to help out all boards in a consortium. Willis says he was inspired to form the
board after a personal encounter. He was introduced to someone who said she was a member of a local condominium board. Willis asked her who her building used for HVAC services and found she had a great recommendation. While the network is just getting off the ground, he thinks that the group’s benefits
will go well beyond sharing contractor recommendations. He sees a possibility to leverage the power of numbers in any number of transactions that condo boards take part in regularly. See CONDO BOARDS on page B3
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Group purchasing power from page B1 One area that he feels is ripe for collaboration is banking. “Every one of these condo associations, if they’re well run, has a fair amount of money in the bank,” Willis said. “What if we all got together and tried to get a better rate? This would benefit all of us.” He sees this mindset of applying to any number of services used by condo associations, from plumbing to budgeting and accounting. “There’s a lot of benefit to group purchasing,” he said. In the future, Willis thinks the network could negotiate with local hardware stores or big-box stores to get the same discounts that contractors receive for their large-scale purchases. He anticipates that he will do the initial legwork to make contacts with stores and hopes the network grows enough to make group collaboration the norm. Willis says both condo boards and individual unit owners are encouraged to join. He expects that there will be a formalized agreement in place before boards can negotiate with banks or service providers, but says the group also has a more constructive purpose that can already be accessed. The Facebook page for the group, facebook.com/OPRFCBN, is up and running and allows members to share rec-
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ommendations for contractors and service providers as well as ask questions of the group. Willis has also launched a website at OPRFCBN.com. Willis thinks the utility of the group will be quickly evident. “As people cycle on or off boards, you can lose their knowl-
edge, so we want to keep the group open to boards and individual owners,” he said. Emphasizing the large portion of Oak Park housing that is made up of condominiums, he says that condo owners can be overlooked in decision-making of local government. He’s hoping the OPRFCN will change that too.
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Oak Park home sells for $1,600,000
T R A N S F E R S
The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Clerk from July 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk.
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
610 Madison St 431 Linden Ave 647 Linden Ave 430 N Scoville Ave 1101 N Grove Ave 407 N Scoville Ave 528 N Cuyler Ave 914 N Kenilworth Ave 1100 N Kenilworth Ave 624 N East Ave 174 N Taylor Ave 934 Columbian Ave 426 Clinton Ave 815 Linden Ave 708 Gunderson Ave 167 N Elmwood Ave 135 S Taylor Ave 1221 Linden Ave 735 N Humphrey Ave 115 S Euclid Ave 1107 N Grove Ave 846 N Kenilworth Ave 629 Fair Oaks Ave 850 Linden Ave 417 S Humphrey Ave 944 Wesley Ave 233 S Cuyler Ave 343 S Harvey Ave 451 Greenfield St 920 N Lombard Ave 326 N Humphrey Ave 1006 S Euclid Ave 615 N Ridgeland Ave 1013 Clinton Ave 643 N Harvey Ave 229 S Lombard Ave 1211 Edmer Ave
$3,045,000 $1,700,000 $1,600,000 $1,056,000 $1,000,000 $975,000 $930,000 $839,000 $805,000 $803,000 $789,000 $785,000 $780,000 $770,000 $737,000 $700,000 $699,000 $695,000 $690,000 $675,000 $662,500 $660,000 $640,000 $635,000 $630,000 $625,000 $616,000 $612,000 $575,000 $571,500 $565,000 $550,000 $550,000 $543,000 $536,000 $530,000 $525,000
Haberkorn Co Inc - Ii Srinivas Rajesh Moser Sean M Schoenmeyer Joel Korf Sarah Well Tr Rockey Christopher D Shah Amit Jindas Behr John J Partipilo Peter Francesco Tr Andreoli Lisa Welsh Michael F Jr Brozek Christopher J Rodriguez-Nelson Caroline 815 N Linden Llc Angelini Peter M Jr Stephens Donna J Tr Summers Monte A Tr Arvanites Matthew Bear Stream Llc Sheridan Bruce Kruszynski Maureen Hegarty Tr Stirling Jerold Stukel Thomas J Tr Cater Matthew Moehlmann Jason Tr Pych Daniel J Nespeca Lisa M Gingrich Alicia J Kasons Prop Inc Deysach Seth L Lashmanov Valerii Ortega Elias Madden Daniel C Wallace Christyanna R Ortino Kathleen P Tr Heilman Emily D Wagner Mark J Tr
Ap Illinois Dev Llc Williams Rodney Hartenbower Halley Burandt Anna Gorman Robert Gerson Pablo Chapman Christopher Greene William Darley William Leonard Gupta Manya J Leung Vincent H Delpurgatorio Daniel Carson Joshua Brinkman Kacie Jay Ferrick John R Jr Geil Erica Lynn Hansen Tr Parente Abigail Lechowicz Scott Rodriguez Brian A Comm David E Frost Peter Jackson Kevin Weiner Mark Mcnulty Matthew Santella Donna Chiu Alice Niekamp Arnold Cleveland Kelly Maher Sarah Mavrelis Peter Anthony Oldani John Dsouza Edmund Lindsay Katherine Bernardin Sloane Tirotta Robichaud Julie Ann Odwyer Richard J Pokorney Thomas J
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647 Linden Ave., Oak Park
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
514 S East Ave 514 S Harvey Ave 810 S Lombard Ave 532 S Ridgeland Ave 311 Wesley Ave 730 Hayes Ave 644 S Lombard Ave 1124 Gunderson Ave 1141 Linden Ave 1019 S Humphrey Ave 1117 Hayes Ave 105 Bishop Quarter Ln 808 N Humphrey Ave 740 Woodbine Ave 701 Hayes Ave 1122 S Humphrey Ave 1101 S Ridgeland Ave 253 Washington Blvd 306 N Taylor Ave 611 S Lyman Ave 414 Superior St 125 Francisco Ter 229 S Maple Ave 819 Washington Blvd 220 S Maple Ave 1182 S Cuyler Ave 831 Clinton Ave
$525,000 $520,000 $495,000 $489,000 $489,000 $484,000 $482,000 $475,000 $460,000 $455,000 $440,000 $430,000 $420,000 $413,500 $412,500 $410,000 $400,000 $375,000 $370,000 $365,000 $329,000 $325,000 $310,000 $287,500 $284,500 $280,000 $279,000
Airato Scott Hruszkewycz Stephan Lestrang Christian H Tr Bitoy Rafael C Smith Cara Lefevour Tr Ira Harth Hummel Philip T Sehic Nadan Goldberg Michael B Extr Murphy Michelle Finelli Amanda Adrian Thomas E Fitzpatrick James Gordon Mark Martin David H Tr Klette Patrick J Paice Chelsea Haynes Albert Iii Weinstein Tatiana Maria Everett Carolyn Tr Sharpe Robert C Troelstrup William Toper Gdn Daly Robert John Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 9716 Gertz Joshua L Grandview Cap Llc Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp
Conrin Sean Seligman Katya Michael Kyle Newton Grygo Kevin Sheffieck David M Sabarese Gregory John Alwawi Nedaa Oswald Nichole Ashley Bonzak Stephen M Gomez Daniel Ritzman Toterrence Gingrich Alicia Zavala Steffani Bajowala Reena Arensmeier Sarah Seaton Collen Joy Dawkins Russhane Redmond Michelle Jones Joshua Jack Smith Matthew Hall Casey Daniel Xavier Paez Jose F Rodriguez Babcock David Porter Fairbanks Josh Brozek Anna K Kolawole Jamiu Jkkiv Llc
P R O P E R T Y
T R A N S F E R S
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
122 S East Ave 1180 S Lyman Ave 227 S Maple Ave 18 Division St 426 Wisconsin Ave 949 Pleasant St 240 Flournoy St 1025 Randolph St 425 Home Ave 301 W Chicago Ave 201 S Maple Ave 1127 Erie St 414 S Elmwood Ave 938 North Blvd 426 S Lombard Ave 415 Wesley Ave 414 S Scoville Ave 660 Washington Blvd 511 N Humphrey Ave 1161 S Ridgeland Ave
$275,000 $270,000 $257,500 $246,000 $240,000 $235,000 $225,000 $205,000 $188,000 $138,500 $136,500 $127,500 $120,000 $115,000 $115,000 $105,000 $99,000 $94,000 $70,000 Unknown
Hollenbeck Pau Rodriguez Louis Briscoe Thomas A Williams-Hicks Bernadette Varadarajan Srnivasan Muccianti Edward Becker Mary Mendez Karina T Joshi Mary Rose Jones Garrett T Johnson Lauren Gorbonos Alex Mazariegos Angel Salter Lerone Barbosa Maria A De Sousa Bentefour El Hassane Hyer Brian Largenterprises Llc Fenske Michael W The Judicial Sales Corp
Blauw Amelia Grimm Lewis Claudia Maria James Latasha Johnson Carmencita D Gomez Benjamin Huzaifa Muhammad Umer Laclair Dana Marie Smyth Barbara Allen Gladys Katherine Cooper Nikish N Ceaser Geraldine R Varley Jennifer Lapapa Gregory Cantrell Jennifer Lowe Avia Ashira Kimmons Jason L Jaskiewicz-Garcia Margaret Torres Jorge Jr Sanchez Fredy Us Bk Trust Natl Assn Tr
632 Franklin Ave., River Forest
RIVER FOREST ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
632 Franklin Ave 236 Forest Ave 1131 Forest Ave 1205 Monroe Ave 243 Forest Ave 601 Franklin Ave 625 Park Ave 846 Forest Ave 624 Franklin Ave 217 Ashland Ave 349 Park Ave 435 Williams St 17 Ashland Ave 8119 Lake St 407 Ashland Ave 1535 Forest Ave 7344 Lake St 414 Clinton Pl 1543 Monroe Ave 510 Bonnie Brae Pl 510 Bonnie Brae Pl 7221 W Division St
$1,360,000 $1,150,000 $1,049,000 $945,000 $928,000 $830,000 $679,000 $625,000 $575,000 $530,000 $472,500 $385,000 $332,000 $260,000 $255,000 $240,000 $215,000 $205,000 $170,000 $135,000 $120,000 $105,000
Derom Martine Tr Lee David D Saville Charles L Andersen Gene Gambill Tr Mcbrearty Elizabeth Us Bk Na Tr Sherman Ronald P Lundeen William Thomas Derom Martine Tr Eggertsen Arly W Ryan Thomas R Ii Kendal Psp Hs Llc Balint Mary C Pisani Gino Huggins Elizabeth Q Casto Michael J Mathieson Brett Jorge Joseph Irlanda Tamariz G Didonna Deborah Dillon Ann T Extr Trankina Michael
Vandervelde Amanda Carandang Lourdes Skowronski Ann Bloomberg Amanda Nyweide Matthew L Wallace Samantha Alkaraki Joseph P Toerner George P Zinni Mia Kathryn Dobson Derek D Casto Michael J Hageman Mary Lee Gordon Andrew Preffered Prop Buyers Inc Arreola Jennifer Ann Silva Miguel Filla Michael Salgado Desiree Mclean Derrick Hernandez Eloy Losik Robert Marshall Cory A
FOREST PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
850 Des Plaines Ave 116 Rockford Ave 1344 Elgin Ave 423 Marengo Ave 7420 Warren St 821 Marengo Ave 434 Thomas Ave 512 Ferdinand Ave 946 Ferdinand Ave 1100 Lathrop Ave 7231 Jackson Blvd 833 Beloit Ave 1038 Marengo Ave 1415 Harlem Ave 215 Marengo Ave 234 Circle Ave 7250 Dixon St 315 Des Plaines Ave 215 Marengo Ave 324 Marengo Ave 115 Marengo Ave
$1,200,000 $592,000 $550,000 $500,000 $495,000 $465,000 $460,000 $460,000 $425,000 $405,000 $380,000 $360,000 $300,000 $235,000 $227,000 $200,000 $184,500 $161,000 $159,000 $150,000 $108,000
Hatey Dillon T Holley Alan W Palomo Mauricio Kuri Emery Kay Extr West Side Remdl Llc Konstantos Ourania Thomas Gina M Sutton Nicholas A Tr Hosty Mark S Gray Nicole A Sherman Carolyn Faber Susan M Wiese Thomas Hutter Janet Extr Tang Pauline W Persico Dominick Neurauter Steven Nguyen Huong Reed Linda Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 2968 Guler Taunya M
Wilson Linda Alexandria Shaina Joan Kim Samuel Cho Trevino Jesse Mclean John Manor Patricia Wiebers Benjamin Dover Daniel Majicap Holdings Llc Mcelroy Caitlin Smith Benjamin M Fleet Joseph Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002389319 Delgado Hector Mirgati Signey Sutherland-Smith Curissa Cayla Hilker Camellia R White Tera Kernes Jennifer B Tipps Inv Llc Grsing Mareen
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Hearty winter fare at Café Cubano Slow cooked lechon brings holiday feel to Restaurant Row Café Cubano’s owners Mayra and Javier Fernandez Jr. have spent 20 years building their restaurant at 7426 W. North Ave. in Elmwood Park. The extended warm weather has kept the restaurant’s outdoor patio bustling well into November and indoor dining has finally normalized much to Mayra Fernandez’s delight. “We are staying busy because of this warm weather, and we are happy indoor dining is back,” Food Writer said Fernandez. “Things have been slowly coming back to life since the pandemic and I am happy to see people packed in here again.” Café Cubano’s menu is winter-ready and Fernandez is eager to draw attention to the array of warming dishes the Cuban eatery takes pride in serving. The restaurant is known for comforting braised stews and homestyle meat dishes that surge in popularity during the cold winter months and especially during the holiday season. “We are taking our focus away from sandwiches and salads and looking toward the comfort foods we are best
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known for,” said Fernandez. ““Nothing screams holiday more for Cubans than roasted pork!” During the holiday season Café Cubano anticipates prepping more than 400 pounds of Cuban-style roasted pork known as lechon. Chefs use mojo, an assertive citrus and garlic marinade, to bring the classic Cuban flavors of bitter orange, oregano and cumin to the classic dish. Fernandez says Café Cubano marinates their premium pork butt in their house-made Mojo for two to three days before slow roasting the meat four to six hours. “We know it is done when the bone comes out clean,” said Fernandez. A regular menu item at Café Cubano, the succulent pork is served with yucca with garlic and arrzo congri, a traditional mixture of black beans and rice. The lechon meal is also a holiday favorite and preordering of this classic meal is available for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Café Cubano’s heat-and-eat meals, suited to serve 10, tend to sell out. Christmas orders should be placed by Dec. 20. The owners learned everything about large-batch cooking from Javier Fernandez Sr. who served as a cook in the Cuban army. He was a master of high-volume cooking and used his vast experience to set up the family run restaurant for success. Fernandez cooked in the Café Cubano kitchens until 2009 and the restaurant relies on his recipes to this day. “He was here cooking until the day he died,” said Fernandez of her beloved father-in-law. “He loved food, especially Oxtail Stew. That’s why we were serve it today. And God forbid we run out; customers love it!” The homestyle oxtail stew and long cooking Ropa Vieja
Cuban lechon with arrzo congri and boiled yuca with garlic.
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Cheers! Mayra Fernandez dishes about rum cocktails and the hectic holiday season at Cafe Cubano.
An assortment of rums served at Café Cubano used in tasting flights
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S P O N S O R E D offer warming options for diners during the winter months, but the smoked pork chops are a menu standout all year round but prove to be a cold weather favorite at Café Cubano. Cubans “tend to like smoked meats” according to Fernandez who emigrated to the United States from Cuba more than 50 years ago. A smoked pork chop must be “perfectly fried” to rise to restaurant standards and chefs at Café Cubano plate up two golden-brown chops per order. Sides including fluffy rice, savory black beans and tender plantains round out the hearty offering. The chops look unassuming, but diners will have to resist the urge to pick the bones – the crispy edges are devilishly good. Dine in customers at Café Cubano have come to expect a guitarist to be on site on weekend evenings. While he mills around entertaining res-
taurant goers, Fernandez hopes to see customers enjoying a thoughtfully prepared cocktail like autumnal spiced mojitos or an adventurous rum flight. Rum flights, featuring a trio of 1.5 ounce tastings, are gaining in popularity at Café Cubano. Spiced rum cocktails and coffee drinks are also part of the program and Fernandez is especially excited about Café Cubano’s spiced mojito. Made with dark rum, this cold weather take on a traditional summer drink is deceptively complex and comes garnished with a festive cinnamon stick. Those who clamor for classic Cuban sandwiches and rich Chicago-style Jibaritos can still satiate their cravings all winter long at the Restaurant Row mainstay in Elmwood Park. There is something for everyone at Café Cubano!
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A Steak Jibarito is available year-round at Café Cubano.
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