A large and smoky fire erupted Saturday, April 4 at a pallet factory in Maywood. Fire departments from across the near west suburbs were on the scene fighting the blaze, said Nathaniel Booker, Maywood’s mayor, on social media
There were no immediate reports of injuries or the cause of the fire. Smoke was visible in all directions in Forest Park, River Forest and Oak Park, where social media was following the news. The smoke was also visible to those driving on nearby I-290.
Residents in western parts of Forest Park reported smoke infiltrating their homes despite closed windows.
F&L Pallets, 1301 1st Ave., has been in business for 15 years according to its website. It produces and recycles wooden pallets. The mayor also said there are rubber products on the site
The fire was near the Maybrook county courthouse and just west of Concordia Cemetery and Jewish Waldheim Cemetery in neighboring Forest Park.
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporters
Residents on the 900 block of Lathrop Avenue are asking the village council to create regulations for short-term rental properties in Forest Park, restrictions not mentioned in the village code
At the March 23 council meeting, Samantha Treadman Blaga said that, since last year, a rental property at 905 Lathrop Ave. is a revolving door for large groups of guests, who often bring excessive noise, loitering and cars parked overnight on the street. According to village ordinance, there are noise restrictions between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., and
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Journal hosts Eve Ewing for conversation on Original Sins and Superheroes
Wide-ranging discussion at Dominican will cover equity in comics, poetry and lm
By JACKIE PISANO Contributing Reporter
In recent years, issues of race, neighborhood equity, education and politics have topped news cycle coverage on TV news, social media platfor ms and print news publications
That’s why on Thursday, April 16 Wednesday Journal is partnering with Dominican University’s school of education to host a community talk exploring the intersections of society, diversity and academia. T he discussion will be held at 7 p.m. at the university’s Lund Auditorium inside the Performing Arts Center, 7900 W. Division St
“A Conversation with Dr. Eve L. Ewing: Education, Equity and Justice from Original Sins to Superheroes,” will feature Ewing, an acclaimed author, sociologist and professor at the University of Chicago, whose work centers on the issues of racism, inequality and urban education.
plores the idea that America’s school system has historically reinforced the idea of white intellectual superiority and an upholding of the U.S.’s racial hierarchy.
A New York Times and USA Today bestseller, the book was also named a “Best Book of the Year” by T he New Yorker, Esquire, Elle and the Chicago Public Library, and was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal.
Ewing has also published poetry collections, written “Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side,” and been involved in several projects for Marvel Comics, including the “Black Panther,” “Exceptional XMen” and the “Ironheart” series. Ewing has also co-written a young adult graphic novel, “Change the Game,” alongside former NFL quar terback and American civil rights activist Colin Kaeper nick, and the short story “Timebox” with awardwinning singer and actor Janelle Monae.
In addition to receiving her master’s de gree in teaching from Dominican in 2009, Ewing holds a master’s de gree in educational policy and management from Harvard University (where she served as editor and co-chair of the Harvard Educational Review).
With a combination of work experience as an educator at both the elementary and university level, Ewing is currently an associate professor at the University of Chicago, where she teaches courses on race, education and Afrofuturism.
Outside the classroom, Ewing has authored numerous books, most recently “Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism,” which ex-
Dr. Sara Re zvi, an assistant professor of education at Dominican, will moderate the conversation with Ewing. Re zvi, whose research focuses on inte grating social justice and cultural responsiveness into math education, works to address systemic inequities and explore identity formation.
“Is the purpose of education just to learn reading, writing and arithmetic, or is it something greater than that?” Re zvi said. “I think that’s a question we’re trying to interrogate at the School of Education. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we’re preparing teachers to support students of color and those who are immigrants — all of this is intertwined, as you can’t become an educator in this current sociopolitical moment without reco gnizing that your silence is complicity and you either respond to it or are invoking cognitive dis-
sonance.”
Re zvi says that since Dominican does its best to uphold its Sinsinawa order tradition of justice, the university is the ideal place to host the discussion on these topics.
“This goes beyond DEI language — we’re talking about a spiritual stance, a justice-oriented stance, a faith-oriented stance, in a time when people of color are being kidnapped of f the streets because of who they are perceived to be, which scares me,” she said. “Like all suburbs in Chicago, [Oak Park and River Forest] have very historical antecedents that are still very present to this day about redlining, se gregation, gentrification. This conversation is a conversation with both the present and the past because the past does not go away; it still fractures into the present.”
Dr. Josephine Sarvis, associate dean in the education school, says Dominican is proud to host Ewing not just as an alumna but because she says her work has greatly
contributed to shaping national conversations about education and equity.
“Ewing’s work challenges us to confront the history of education while also imagining a more just and hopeful future for our schools and communities,” Sarvis said.
“[The discussion is] not meant to convince you of one thing or the other, they’re just meant to instigate a conversation,” said. Re zvi. “All of these things are very important in a city like Chicago which we think of as very progressive and liberal but in fact is one of the most se gregated cities in the country. She really does a beautiful job of articulating and analyzing in ways that are coherent to the everyday layman who is not in education research.”
Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for Wednesday Journal subscribers and donors, and free for Dominican students and staf f. To purchase tickets, visit dom.edu/arts-minds.
PHOTO BY NOLIS ANDERSON
Eve Ewing
District 91 names contractor for new science labs, recognizes SCOTY Award winners
By HOPE BAKER Contributing Reporter
Forest Park School District 91 is moving forward with plans to build two new science labs at Forest Park Middle School. The school board unanimously accepted a bid for the project from Reed Construction, with the total cost capped at $474,000, during a board meeting on March 12.
The project was included in District 91’s fiscal year 2026 budget, which was approved by the school board in September 2025.
According to Robert Hubbird, District 91’s interim superintendent, nine construction firms submitted proposals on March 6. Those proposals were then reviewed by the project’s architect, who recommended Reed Construction.
“Reed was the least expensive and I think the proposal they submitted was great,” Hubbird said. “We are happy and excited to go with them.”
The adjacent science labs will feature a collapsible partition that allows the rooms to be combined for collaborative learning, along with a garden wall.
“The staf f helped design it, so everyone’s been really involved,” Hubbird said. “This will really help bring science to life for our students.”
Hubbird said construction is scheduled to begin on June 1 and will be completed in time for the start of the 2026-27 school year.
In addition to approving a proposal to hire Reed Construction, the school board also held a reco gnition ceremony for this year’s School Citizen of the Year (SCOTY) Award winners during the March 12 meeting.
The SCOTY Award honors one student from each District 91 school who exemplifies leadership, kindness and responsibility, and serves as a role model within their school community.
This year’s recipients included Lamont Matthews from Forest Park Middle School, Kat Duffy from Field-Stevenson Elementary, Julia Sankovitch from Garfield Elementary, and Liana Tyler from Betsy Ross Elementary.
Representatives from each school spoke about this year’s winners, who were each presented with a plaque that reco gnized their accomplishment.
“SCOTY Award winners are known for their tremendous leadership, their character, and having a heart for service,” said Kevin Bacon, assistant principal of Forest Park Middle School.
While discussing eight-grader Lamont Matthews, Bacon highlighted the characteristics that led to his selection as this year’s recipient.
“He consistently demonstrates strong leadership qualities,” Bacon said. “He is respectful and compassionate towards others and always takes his academic responsibilities seriously.”
In addition to being dedicated to his
School Citizen of the Year (SCOTY) Award w inners are honored during the District 91 Board of Education meeting on March 12. Award w inners include Julia Sankov itch, Liana Tyler, Kat Du y and Lamont Williams.
studies, Matthews has also served as cocaptain of the middle school’s basketball and volleyball teams this year.
“I didn’t expect to win the SCOTY
Award,” Matthews said. “I was just being me. I tried to do the right thing around school, help my peers, and set an example for my peers. ”
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Beat the Streets Oak Park challenges youth wrestlers
Boys and girls bring home the hardware from state
By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter
Eighth grader Isaiah Morquecho always wanted to wrestle
Why? His big brother Jeremiah Hernandez did, and he wanted to be just like him.
Hernandez went on to wrestle successfully for Oak Park and River Forest High School and is graduating next month.
Taking his place at OPRF next fall will be Morquecho, who has plenty of skill of his own thanks to the Beat the Streets Oak Park youth wrestling program.
Morquecho recorded an eighth-place finish in the Senior Boys Division 118-pound weight class at the IKWF State Championships March 12-14 at the Peoria Civic Center. This, he feels, sets him up perfectly for his transition to high school wrestling
“I have already been training and have been around the high schoolers because of my older brother, so I feel like I’m already connected to the school,” he said. “I’m excited to start my own high school career, and I will be consistently training in the offseason to prepare.”
Fellow eighth grader Diego Navarro took sixth at state in the Senior Boys Division 126-pound weight class, and like Morquecho can’t wait to take the mat at OPRF next year
“I like wrestling because it is both a physical and mental challenge,” Navarro said. “I’m excited to join the OPRF wrestling team next school year. They are really good and I can’t wait to join them.”
Really good may be an understatement for OPRF and coach Jason Renteria, who works with the eighth graders at Beat the Streets Oak Park. The Huskies finished fourth at team state in 2026 and got an individual state title from junior Jamiel Castleber ry at 126 pounds.
With Morquecho, Navarro and Cory Blanchard, who went 3-2 at state, the future
will continue to be bright.
“We had a great year this year, and we have some great kids that are seniors moving on to the next stage of their lives,” Renteria said. “It’s going to be nice to have another group of kids coming into OPRF and having a legacy.”
Jamil Smart coaches all levels at Beat the Streets Oak Park, including the tykes in kindergarten and first grade, to the developmental group from second to fifth grade, and the competition group from third to eighth grade. All told, there are about 120 kids in the program, including 30 girls.
Smart emphasizes Beat the Streets Oak Park isn’t solely about winning like other programs.
“We do a lot of focus on effort, character, integrity, accountability,” Smart said. “We provide a safe environment where parents know they are well taken care of.”
Eighth grader Jade Zambrano took second place at state in the Senior Girls Division 185-pound weight class. She’ll be heading to St. Ignatius next year.
“I got into wrestling about three years ago,” Zambrano said. “I’ve been doing combat sports since I was five years old, and when I learned about wrestling it felt almost impossible not to try it out.”
Zambrano has big goals for herself in the sport.
“I will continue wrestling through high school and colle ge,” she said. “I look forward to accepting the challenge of higherlevel competition and tournaments. My wrestling skills will only improve, constantly strengthening and enhancing them.
“I would like to be an ambassador for my sport and want to give back to the sport as a coach and mentor for the younger generation of girls as women’s wrestling continues to grow.”
Asher Eichert is Zambrano’s coach at Beat the Streets Oak Park. She also coaches fifth grader Alexa Nunn, who took third place at state in her division.
“It’s great to see how she has developed the last three years,” Eichert said of Zambrano. “I’ve seen her develop into a solid wrestler technically speaking. She’s grown in her confidence outside of the wrestling
room. [St. Ignatius] is just starting their program essentially and she’s going to be a leader.”
Third grader Oliver Smart took third place in state in the Bantam Division’s 60-pound weight class, and he has vivid memories of when he started in the sport.
“My dad used to wrestle with me when I was little,” he said. “It was really fun so I wanted to keep doing it when I got older.”
He’s got big goals, too. He wants to seize
first-place finishes at nationals and in state. But more importantly, “I want to keep working hard in practice and try my hardest in every match.”
In other words, the kids are all right, and not only on the mat, but the classroom.
“Because you’re a club, you don’t have to abide by academic standards, but because this is a feeder program for the high school, we focus on academics,” Smart said. “And we hold a standard for that.”
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Beat the Streets eighth-grader Isaiah Morquecho recorded an eighth-place nish in the Senior Boys Division, 118-pound weight class, at the IKWF State Championships, March 12-14, at the Peoria Civic Center.
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Forest Theatre Company performs ‘Arms and the Man’
Shaw’s classic play runs April 23 through May 10 at Madison Street eater
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The western suburb’s only professional year-round theater company, Forest Theatre Company, is wrapping up its first full indoor season this month with George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.”
The plan will run at Madison Street Theater in Oak Park from April 23 through May 10. The satirical comedy follows a Bulgarian woman, Raina, at the end of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Though engaged to be married, Raina falls for a Swiss mercenary fighting for Serbia, leaving her to decide between two men.
A known socialist, Shaw was an early advocate for feminism and was anti-war. Through “Arms and the Man,” first produced in 1894, Shaw punctures illusions of mar riage and international conflict that were popular at the time, and remain so today.
“Shaw felt strongly that war was something promoted by leaders to achieve their ends, and it exploited notions of nobility and heroism that were inculcated in men and women from a very early age,” said Richard Corley, who launched Forest Theatre Company in 2021 as Forest Park Theatre. “He would be one of these people who says, ‘Who says that people have to be a certain way?’”
“We live our lives, many of us, in a kind of illusion that we have adopted from our society and our parents. Some of us, quite honestly, never grow up,” Corley added.
This is Corley’s first time directing “Arms and the Man,” Shaw’s third play and first commercial success. It’s also one of the first opportunities for Forest Theatre Company’s main group of actors to play different roles than they’re used to
“I’m looking for opportunities for these actors to play roles that expand their abilities as actors and expand their notion of what they can do on stage,” Corley said, both as a way to develop actors’ repertoire and surprise audience members with their range.
“One of the great pleasures of having a company is that you get to know the artists well enough that you can see there’s a talent or skill set they have that they
haven’t really had the opportunity to use,” Corley added. “It’s a challenge. These roles don’t necessarily land in the sweet spot of where these actors are. They have to stretch themselves. And at the same time, all of these roles are within their toolkit somewhere.”
For example, he said, Elizabeth Hope Nahulak displayed impressive emotions of g rief and rage as the titular Elektra in the Forest Theatre Company play in November. But in “Arms and the Man,” Nahulak embodies Raina, a noble drama queen with comedic richness, Corley said.
He added that she’s a fantastic singer and hopes to find a future role for her to show that.
Upcoming plays
After “Arms and the Man,” Forest Theatre Company will hold its annual Shakespeare in the Park, performing “All’s Well That Ends Well” in August.
While Forest Theatre Company typically hosts Shakespeare in the Park at the village-owned space at the Altenheim in Forest Park, the annual performance will take place in Oak Park for the first time this year at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Nathan G. Moore House.
“Even though we loved performing [at the Grove], we were looking for more community opportunities and partnerships,” Corley said, mainly as a way to keep the company growing when the arts organization doesn’t yet have a substantial donor base
“Before we started in the fall, I was very concerned that we wouldn’t be able to do this season because of financial issues,” Corley said. “We’re living from play to play, basically.”
While Forest Theatre Company will end in the black this season, it continues the ef fort to raise more money. Last season was the first where the company sold subscription memberships, 65 of them, which Corley is hoping to double in the upcoming season.
“What we’re trying to do ultimately is build something that we can invite all of these communities into and they can find ownership of. We feel like the opportunity is there, and we feel like we’re growing. We’re not at sustainability yet, but we’re hanging in there,” Corley said. “My job is to continue putting really good, high-quality art on the stage and make sure that, when people come to see the work, they’re not only entertained, but they can see the vision behind what we ’re trying to do.”
Forest Theatre Company donates to the Forest Park Review.
“Arms and the Man” runs April 23May 10 at Madison Street Theater, 1010 Madison St., Oak Park. Buy tickets at https://ci.ovationtix.com/36958/production/1268212
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drivers must get permission from the village to park from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m.
A Forest Park resident since 2018, Blaga said during public comment that visitors have thrown out trash in their garbage cans and left litter in the street. Last summer, their block party was crashed by a bachelorette party, and one woman left a cannabis vape in the bounce house they rented
“My daughter was the one that found the device that they dropped,” Lathrop resident Sarah Cutsforth told the Review of the incident. “It caused us to open up a conversation about drugs with my then-8-year-old. … They are not residents. They don’t pay taxes. They just don’t care.”
Now, Lathrop residents are calling for the village council to create regulations for shortterm rental properties, mainly restricting the number of days guests can stay, and prohibiting rental properties within a certain distance from a school.
The next step would be for the council to direct Village Administrator Rachell Entler to tell Steve Glinke, head of the village’s building department, to proceed with amending the code with rental restrictions. There would be a public hearing with the Planning and Zoning Commission to approve the changes before the council takes an official vote
Mike Utomi, owner of 905 Lathrop since Oct. 2024, said restricting rentals to a certain number of days would negatively affect his business, as well as the people who stay at his properties. For example, recent guests were staying at 905 Lathrop until their home was repaired
“I operate my business on a short-term rental. That’s what ensures that I can pay the mortgage, my cleaners, the partial assistance I have, as well as pay taxes in the community,” Utomi told the Review. He said 905 Lathrop has been a short-term rental property since
he bought it, along with about a dozen other properties in the Chicagoland area. Utomi said he’s had contact with his neighbors ov the phone and knows that everything he’s do ing as a property owner is legal.
Utomi said guests at 905 Lathrop must sign an agreement when they book the property to abide by house rules, including quiet hour and filling out the village form if they parking on the street overnight, though he encourages them to park in the property garage. After complaints about guests thr ing trash in the neighbor’s garbage, Utomi tagged his garbage cans with the property address.
Glinke said there’s no policy regardin short-term rentals in the village code. An while there are maybe a dozen short-ter rentals in Forest Park, Glinke said most of them are responsibly managed.
“What it ultimately comes down to is w got the property and how do they manage it?” he said. He added that the village has had few issues with other rental property owners, mainly one man who subdivided his properties to rent out individual rooms to different guests. Glinke ordered a consent inspection for those properties.
dress, four of which were received after the March 23 council meeting this year
Forest Park Police Chief Ken Gross said his department was notified of Blaga’s public comment at the March 23 meeting, asked to monitor the property, issue citations or arrest if appropriate and enforce parking ordinances when able
“Our streets look and feel like a vacation destination, not a residential neighborhood Every single week, the neighbors and I are on edge. We do not know who is coming. We do not know how many people,” Blaga said during public comment. “Short term rentals like this do not belong in residential neighborhoods. They turn family homes into unregulated hotels.”
Calling the police
From Jan. 1, 2021 to April 2, 2026, there’s only been one incident report involving 905 Lathrop, and it was in 2021 before Utomi owned the property. Since Jan. 2021, there have been 10 law enforcement calls to the ad-
Cutsforth accounted for two of those calls, one when there were several unattended children inside some of a dozen visiting, cars parked on the street and a group of men talking loudly on the property. Cutsforth called the police and, later that afternoon, said her daughter was late coming home from school. Cutsforth walked to the school and found her daughter on the swings
“I was worried because there were so many unknown people on our street, in and out of cars, coming and going,” Cutsforth told the Review. “This is a small town. I shouldn’t be worried if my kid is five minutes late walking home from school on a beautiful day.”
Cutsforth said she also wants the village to restrict how close a rental property can be to a school, since Field Stevenson Elementary is no more than two blocks from 905 Lathrop and she worries about increased traffic congestion and the safety of her kids.
In an email she sent to commissioners and Entler, Cutsforth said: “Under Illinois law, certain registered sex offenders are prohibited from residing within 500 feet of a school. While this restriction applies to established
residency, the transient and short-term nature of occupants at this property creates an inherent gap in oversight and accountability, making it difficult for neighbors to reasonably assess or ensure compliance with the intent of these protections. This raises legitimate and serious safety concerns for nearby families.”
The same day Custforth called police, she called them again after guests at 905 Lathrop woke up her kids by slamming their doors and yelling by their cars.
Utomi said he spoke with guests staying at the rental and police after the incident. He said he asked the guests to be mindful of their noise
Cutsforth said neighbors have addressed the issue amicably with Utomi over the phone, but their concerns remain. Though they haven’t called the police for all their issues with the property, they now plan to in order to document complaints
“It feels like a waste of resources for me to be calling 911, an emergency number,” said Cutsforth, a nurse. “But if that’s what it takes to get the village to see what’s actually happening here on our block, I’m not afraid to use that resource.”
OUR QUIETEST NEIGHB OR S
Before Judy, Marcia Moore played Dorothy
Spanish u took her life, she married on her
death bed, buried at Forest Home
By AMY BINNS -CALVEY Contributing Reporter
Marcia Moore 12/12/1891
– 6/28/1920 (Section 22 S1/2 Lot 102)
Long before Judy Garland played Dorothy Gale in the Wizard ofOz, Marcia Moore was the Dorothy adoring silent movie audiences knew from her starring roles in The Land ofOz (1910) and Dorothy and the Scarecrow of Oz (1910). Over the course of 11 years, Moore made an astonishing 44 films, many of them filmed at Essanay Studios – one ofthe earliest film studios in America, located in Chicago on Wells Street. (Essanay famously produced 14 Charlie Chaplin films in 1915 and 1916.)
Moore’s first role was in 1909, playing Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop. Besides the Oz films, she appeared in many Westerns such as The Prairie Trail, Days of ’49, War of the Cattle Range, and An Arrowhead Romance. She also appeared with Lon Chaney in the 1915 movie “Lon ofthe Lone Mountains.” Sadly, many ofMoore’s silent films are lost, and her roles are only captured on still photos or mentions in the press
ticle in 1918 said she was “noted for daring as well as good looks.”
While performing in a 1919 stage production of A Little Mother to Be, Moore made a plea to the public for someone to “loan” her a baby for the play. “It doesn’t make the least bit ofdifference whether it is a boy or a girl baby even ifit has to be leased, rented, borrowed or kidnapped.” She claimed that a “dummy” baby would not do for the live performance.
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Moore be g an performing when she was just 4 years old. Besides films, she also appeared on the stage in plays, vaudeville, and as a singer/dancer in burlesque. Moore was praised in a 1913 newspaper review as being “talented and dainty.” T he article went on to point out that she rode horses bareback , could dance on her toes without slippers, and had a fine singing voice. Another ar-
Moore married screenwriter Joseph Swerling (aka Jo Siverling) on Dec. 17, 1919. (Swerling collaborated with the Marx Brothers, worked on the screenplay ofIt’s a Wonderful Life and wrote the book for the 1950’s musical Guys and Dolls.) The mar riage was short-lived, ending in divorce. Moore then wed John Thomas Davis, Jr. on June 24, 1920. Tragically, Moore died several days after the wedding -- a victim ofinfluenza, presumably the “Spanish Flu.” An article in the Chicago Tribune said the ceremony took place while Moore was on her deathbed. Moore was buried in Forest Home Cemetery in her “bridal robes” –a silent role with a very long run. Moore was born Dec. 12, 1891 and died June 28, 1920. At Forest Home she is buried in Section 22 S1/2 Lot 102.
References: FindaGrave.com, IMBD, Dayton Daily News, The Times (Trenton New Jersey), Chicago Tribune, Grokipedia, IMBD, Indianapolis News
Amy Binns-Calve y is a volunteer with the Historical Society of Forest Park and the author ofMore Dead Than Aliv e: Stories of Forest Park’s Quietest Neighbors.
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It’s true. The needs of academically gifted & talented students can easily fall through the cracks as continued priorities on testing drive schools to teach to a standardized grade level response. The phrase genius denied refers to those who will suffer a profound gap between their fullest potential and what little is asked of them, particularly when one size just doesn’t fit all.
Perhaps this is part of the reason why schooling for the gifted and neurodivergent can be a boring and isolating experience.
Ask a neuro-atypical child what it’s like to learn with peers who learn differently, and the common reply will relate to waiting. Waiting for the other students to understand; waiting to be challenged more; waiting for answers to higherlevel questions; waiting for something to inspire a desire to achieve; waiting… for someone to notice.
Summer enrichment programs for intellectually like-minded students provide inspiring opportunities for both academic and social growth. And quite often, a life defining experience. The Summer Gifted and Talented Program is hosted on the beautiful campus at Dominican University, where our classrooms are buzzing with ideas because we know that talent must be nurtured and fed to fully develop. For us, summer is the highlight of the year. It’s a time when we can feel free to be ourselves, motivated by the energy that comes with the joy of inspired learning.
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Dominican University’s Summer Gifted and Talented Program (SGAT) challenges and inspires highly motivated, academically gifted and talented students entering grades 2-8 in the fall with academic and social enrichment in Math, Science, Writing/Humanities, and Fine/Performing Arts.
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Get it to go at Alpine Food Shop
As fresh as the sandwiches are, it’s a tradition that’s decades old
TBy RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Contributing Reporter
ailgating, teacher appreciation, graduation, weddings, baby showers, funerals and many life events in between, Alpine Food Shop caters them all. Feeding the community is a tradition cherished by the owners and customers alike.
Twenty-six years ago, Kathy Bonaccorsi and her husband, along with other family members, bought Alpine, 7538 W. North Ave., Elmwood Park. Ever since then Kathy has managed the catering business.
“People will call and say, ‘I’m having a party, what do you think I need?’” Bonaccorsi said. “I just try to guide them. I ask questions, ‘What is the age group? Do you have any other food? What’s the occasion, the time of day,’ that kind of thing.”
It’s all very personal and hands-on. Trays
of 3-inch-cut sandwiches fly out of the shop on weekdays and weekends. Experience tells Bonaccorsi that men usually will eat three of the 3-inch sandwiches and women will eat two.
The most popular choice is their Alpine sub: ham, salami, capicollo with provolone cheese. Turkey is next in line, followed closely by veggie subs, which are roasted red pepper, portabella mushroom and provolone.
Salads usually accompany the sand-
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Catering manager and owner Kathy Bonaccorsi
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Alpine Food Shop
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wiches too. Potato salad is a classic. Primavera pasta includes rotini pasta with freshcut vegetables, sliced black olives and a vinegarette dressing. And shells salad has green olives, mushrooms and red peppers in a parsley-pesto-parmesan base.
“Every is cold, we still don’t do anything hot,” she said. But it is fresh. “A big part is that we go through so much. We’re opening hams, turkeys, cooking beefs and corned beef constantly. And our oil and vinegar mixture that we make is unmatched anywhere. It’s not spicy, but there’s some crushed red pepper in there. And there’s a pesto that we make. You can’t just make up this recipe at home. People try all the time.”
The bread is from Turano.
“Literally we get it delivered two, three times a day,” she said. “And the lettuce, the tomato, it’s all fresh and prepared daily. And then there is love.”
Bonaccorsi grew up at North and Central Avenues in Chicago. Her husband grew up in Elmwood Park. It means a great deal to them to continue the traditions that started at Alpine more than 70 years ago.
“People come in all the time, saying, ‘Oh, I went to school here or there. I lived down the street.’ People come from the airport a
lot,” she said. “They’re like, ‘Oh, you’re one of our first stops.’”
Kathy Bonaccorsi remembers everyone’s orders or at least she has a system to help her remember.
“I have folders of orders that I save because I know they’re going to call back,” she said. “Like every St. Patrick’s Day, we do the same parties. Christmas. We do a lot of team orders now with spring sports starting. I’ll save those orders because different parents usually get the orders and they’ll like, ‘Oh, I want whatever we had last game.’ And I’m like, okay, hold on, let me go find you.”
Typically, the shop asks for orders three days in advance.
“If there’s an unknown event, like a death in the family, a birth,” she said. “I never say no. I try not to. If it comforts people, then I’m happy. It’s all about being a part of the community.”
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Man dies after crashing into tree, re hydrant on Harlem
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Police responded to the 900 block of Harlem Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. on April 4 after several callers reported a car struck a tree and fire hydrant. Police reported that there were two people unresponsive and trapped in the car, which was impacted by the tree on the driver’s side and a fire hydrant in the front. The Forest Park Fire Department and North Riverside paramedics responded and helped extract the driver and passenger, who was breathing and in critical condition at the time of this police report. The driver was pronounced dead at Loyola Hospital.
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the woman was unconscious. Police reported that there was no identifying information or drug contraband on the deceased.
Domestic battery
Police responded to the 600 block of Elgin around 10 p.m. on March 28 after getting a call about seeing and hearing a couple physically fighting. Police found a woman standing outside, waving them down. She told them that she had a verbal altercation with her boyfriend and was concerned about his mental health. Police spoke to the man, who they reported to be intoxicated, but cooperative, in the backyard. He said they had a verbal altercation and he was on his way out so it wouldn’t escalate, when the woman pushed him to the ground. He declined medical attention to a few cuts on his hand and declined to sign complaints. As police went to their patrol car, they heard a child crying from a car. The fighting couple’s two kids were in the car, crying hysterically, according to police, who advised the woman to drive away with the children. No one was charged.
Police responded to a building on the 600 block of Harlem on April 4 for the smell of gas throughout the building. A person checking on a recently vacated unit for the property owner called police after smelling a strong odor of gas on the first floor. The second-floor tenant told police he was unharmed. Police disconnected the gas line to the stove and deactivated water heaters for both floors, due to significant hoarding conditions presenting high combustion risk. Police notified the village’s building department of the residence’s condition.
Death investigation
The morning of April 3, police were dispatched to the CTA Forest Park Blue Line station for two unresponsive people on the train. Police were able to awake one person, but reported the other was cold and stiff. After Narcan and CPR yielded ne gative results, a doctor pronounced the person deceased via telemetry. Police reported that there was no identifying information on the subject. There was also no sign of trauma to the body and no drugs or paraphernalia on the subject.
The morning of March 29, police responded to the CTA Forest Park Blue Line station for a woman who was unconscious but breathing. Police gave her Narcan and took her to Rush Oak Park Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The CTA station manager said train passengers alerted her that
Police were dispatched to the 7200 block of Randolph around 11 p.m. on April 1 after a woman called to say her boyfriend was acting irate and had a knife. Police reported that the man was sitting on the living room floor, visibly upset, but appeared to not have any weapons. The woman told police the two had gotten into an argument earlier that day. When they got home, the argument escalated, the woman said, and the man grabbed and pushed her. She told police the man grabbed a knife and locked himself in the bathroom before police arrived. The woman didn’t want to sign complaints against the man, who was taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital.
These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated March 27April 5 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
OPINION
Spring break almost broke
We went to Belize for spring break. All the kids in the family are getting older, as are the grandparents. Got to get things in while you can.
My brother had a friend who had raved for years about a trip to Placencia, Belize, so we looked at that and decided it met our needs. Small, remote, international-yet-accessible, beaches, warm ather … all the things you could want out of a spring break when everyone is going with a parent and everyone on the trip is related to each
et to Placencia required three flights: O’Hare to Miami, Miami to Belize City, and then Belize City to Placencia. The last of these trips is either 25 minutes on an airplane the size of a summer camp van or 2½ hours on a bus of uncertain quality on unlit roads in an underdeveloped nation. We weighed these two options and settled on the tiny plane. It’s a really small plane. Eleven people plus the pilot — and the smallest passenger who is an adult that can be trusted not to touch anything, which disqualified everyone in our party, gets to sit in the passenger seat next to the pilot.
The flight there was uneventful. The small plane, to my surprised gratification, is approximately as loud as a 737 and just as smooth, and has way better windows. It also didn’t have seatbelts, but you can’t have everything.
We made it to Placencia without incident. It is truly compelling to look out the windshield when landing. I envy pilots who get to do this all the time.
The airport in Placencia is essentially one room plus a waiting room. It looks like the Metra station in a minor Western suburb. There’s a waiting room with benches and one ticket counter that is attended only when there is a
temporally proximate flight scheduled.
On the return leg of the trip, we were scheduled to leave the Placencia airport at 8:30 a.m. I sent an email to Mayan Air asking them what time we should show up at the room for our flight. They said 7:30 because of course they did. Airlines are airlines.
We got to the airport at 7:30 as directed. We were a little anxious about getting there because it looked like it was going to rain and we were driving a rented golf cart, as is the tourist fashion in Belize. We checked in for the flight and had our baggage searched for contraband by hand. They did not comment on my toothpaste or on my bottles of Marie Sharp’s delicious hot sauce, all of which were confiscated at air ports on subsequent legs of the trip. We were directed to the waiting room with our boarding passes, laminated pieces of blank pink paper. We exchanged pleasantries with the other passengers, which was the only thing there was to do there. Couldn’t even get a cup of coffee.
At 7:50, a fellow in a Mayan Air golf shirt opened the door that led to the runway and told us that since everybody was here we might as well get going because there was a storm coming. (This is a departure move I could get used to.) We took of f as the first raindrops hit, but we were heading away from the storm so it wasn’t worrying. We flew along the edge of the storm for about 20 minutes. This was really cool.
We began to descend, and I eagerly looked out the windshield to watch for the runway in Belize City. In rapid succession I realized that a) this was not Belize City and b) this might be an airstrip, not an airport.
I was wrong about the second one, kinda. Mayan Island Savannah used to be an airport. Now it is boarded up.
Happily, the runway still works.
We taxied to the plywood-covered front door and the pilot – the aforementioned chap in the golf shirt – said, “We’re going to wait out the storm here,” and got out to stand under the cover of the shuttered building to smoke. This was the first time he had spoken to us since telling us
it was time to go.
I didn’t mean to imply anything by this. He was a pleasant guy, and Belize is an English-speaking country so no language barrier. He just hadn’t had much to say, plus since the copilot seat was occupied by a nervous-looking guy from Seattle he had presumably been concentrating on the parts of his job I preferred him concentrating on.
I only mention the lack of detail because it is how it took me six days to realize we had made an emergency landing. His tone and manner were as if he had been leading a bicycle trip and we had all pulled under an overpass to wait out the rain. (He was probably also annoyed that we couldn’t get a cup of coffee.)
About 20 minutes passed. One of the passengers got out to pee while a couple of others anxiously called about their connecting flights. They were SOL because we were for sure gonna be late and flights out of Belize City are not plentiful. I was proud of myself for having left two and a half hours for us to make our connection. I had done this in anticipation of problems, though not this one.
A short period later the pilot came back in and said — this is a quote — “They’ re sending a rescue plane.”
I inquired as to how the rescue plane would be different vis-à-vis the storm.
He grinned, pointed at the dashboard, and said — this is another direct quote — “That plane is nicer.”
He was telling the truth. It was the same make and model of plane, and otherwise the difference between a 2004 Honda Civic that has had six owners and is cu rrently used to deliver GrubHub and the 2027 Civic that the CEO of Honda will drive in commercials this fall. Among other luxuries there was radar and, unlike the charming hoopty of the first plane, it also featured a working seatbelt for each and every seat.
It’s the little things, really.
We took of f in the rescue plane without incident, flew low in the rain, and made it to Belize City in plenty of time to make the connecting flight.
Flight 2M1087: . Would crash again.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-KS3 Plaintiff, -v.-
LARRY BROWN, PATRICE LOVE-COLEMAN, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants 2024CH10706 218 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 218 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153
Property Index No. 15-10-401023-0000
The real estate is improved with a residence.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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
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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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300
E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com
Attorney File No. 14-24-07262
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762
Case Number: 2024CH10706 TJSC#: 46-617
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2024CH10706 I3284091
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2006-4 NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4
Plaintiff,
-v.-
SHELIA R. DUNN, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Defendants
2023CH04259 1105 MARSHALL AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 30, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 4, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chica-
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com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527
630-794-5300
E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com
Attorney File No. 14-23-02923
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002
Attorney Code. 21762
Case Number: 2023CH04259
TJSC#: 46-346
go, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1105 MARSHALL AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104
Property Index No. 15-16-123040-0000
The real estate is improved with a residence.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.
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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).
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2023CH04259
I3284362
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-W1, ASSET-BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-W1
Plaintiff, -v.-
EDDIE G. FLEMING, FREDA FLEMING, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JEANETTE FLEMING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JEANETTE FLEMING (DECEASED)
Defendants 2025CH01473 3724 ST PAUL BELLWOOD, IL 60104
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 20, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 23, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3724 ST PAUL, BELLWOOD, IL 60104
Property Index No. 15-09-316055-0000, 15-09-316-065-0000 The real estate is improved with a residence.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
UNITED JOINT VENTURE, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Plaintiff, -v.-
FRANCINE HENDERSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300
E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com
Attorney File No. 14-25-00895
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002
Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2025CH01473
TJSC#: 46-274
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2025CH01473 I3283763
Defendants 2025 CH 07329 433 BROADVIEW AVENUE
HILLSIDE, IL 60162
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 11, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 433 BROADVIEW AVENUE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162
Property Index No. 15-08-429016-0000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $206,652.86.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
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 bid-
ders 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 151701(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 EGAN & ALAILY LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 20 South Clark Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL, 60603 (312) 2538640. 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.
EGAN & ALAILY LLC 20 South Clark Street, Suite 2120 Chicago IL, 60603 312-253-8640
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2025 CH 07329 I3284802
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH4 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH4 Plaintiff, -v.-
MARIA LINA ORTIZ, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC, MARIA LINA ORTIZ, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARIA LINA ORTIZ TRUST, A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED THE 28TH OF OCTOBER 2019
Defendants
2025CH07005
744 GARDNER RD WESTCHESTER, IL 60154
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 14, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 744 GARDNER RD, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154
Property Index No. 15-16-409108-0000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $140,243.70.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
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 CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 25-318720. 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.
CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901
E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM
Attorney File No. 25-318720
Attorney ARDC No. 6306439
Attorney Code. 65582
Case Number: 2025CH07005 TJSC#: 46-509
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2025CH07005 I3284848
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.TIMOTHY JOHNSON; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendants. 22 CH 12082 411 50TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/4/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 5/4/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on May 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 411 50TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104
Property Index No. 15-08-307004-0000
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $164,228.66 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 411 50TH AVENUE into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid.
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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 20-03381IL. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 20-03381IL Case Number: 22 CH 12082 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. I3284942
