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D91 releases strategic plan results FastBridge data not intended as an accountability measure for the district By NONA TEPPER

F Aimee Faller and Claire Manor, of Forest Park, are board members of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, a nonprofit

orest Park District 91 did not meet any of the academic or social-emotional goals outlined in its strategic plan last year, with administrators noting that the goals might have been ambitious and that their data collection was not perfect. “As a board, we find these results to be disheartening. I’m sure on the part of the administrators you also find it to be frustrating,” President Kyra Tyler said at the school board’s June 13 meeting. “We know that our students have immense potential -- we know that we have a gifted staff, we invest in them, we invest in Macbooks -- so I’m really very curious to see what’s coming up, because I think our students are capable of so much more.” Next year’s strategic plan will address academic achievement, social-emotional support and data collection gaps, administrators said, and they will present the plan to the public at the July 11 board of education meeting. The strategic plan outlines teaching strategies, test scores and social-emotional goals the district aims to achieve. D91 teachers, administrators and staff outlined short-term and long-term academic goals around state

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See STRATEGIC PLAN on page 12

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SWEET SOUNDS: Claire Manor, left, and Aimee Faller, both members of the Lakeside Pride Marching Band, tune up at Constitution Court on Madison Street in downtown Forest Park.

Pride on the Fourth

Many of Lakeside Pride’s members will perform at the Oak Park July 4th parade By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Two local and straight musicians will be performing in a marching band comprised

primarily of members who identify as LGBTQI+ at the Oak Park Fourth of July parade, which will start at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Ridgeland Avenue and Jackson Boulevard.

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The Heritage embraces Plastic Free July International program aims to reduce single-use plastics

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ak Park has joined a worldwide not just plastic straws in the village, movement to encourage citizens and but all single-use plastics, including local restaurants to reduce their impackaging, cups, and utensils. pact on the environment by giving In addition to visiting restaurants up single-use plastics during July. throughout the village to help drive The Plastic Free July Challenge is intended to home the importance of eliminating raise awareness and initiate individual actions. single-use plastics in the village, the While this is the first time Oak Park has particicommittee utilized the Chamber of Compated in the campaign, the village has been workmerce Bite Nite event to get the word out ing to reduce the use of plastics in the village. about their efforts. Eventually their committee The Environment and Energy Commission caught the attention of Stephen Morales, Envi(EEC) received a challenge from Village Trustronment and Energy Commission chair, in Oak ee Deno Andrews in May 2018 when he asked Park. the commission look into the impact of plastic “Our community is already very engaged in straws in the village of Oak Park. Initial analypreserving the environment, and the Plastic Free Food Writer sis revealed groups like Interfaith Green NetJuly campaign is a great way to educate both the work and League of Women Voters were public and restaurants on what individuals already engaged on the topic. can do to reduce waste,” said Morales. “We have a shared goal of eliminating As part of the Plastic Free July campaign all single-use plastics in the village,” said the League’s Environment Committee contactBeverly Graham, League of Women Voters ed approximately 100 local restaurants asking of Oak Park-River Forest president, of her them about their use of disposable plastics. group’s relationship with the EEC. “As a The committee learned several had already rule, our organization supports all efforts made the switch to compostable materials, but to combat global warming and curtail the dumping of plas- most were still using plastic. tics in the ocean.” While it is a shared goal to have all restaurants in the area Inspired by the Shedd Aquarium’s, Shedd the Straw pro- move in a green direction, Graham and Morales are aware gram, Graham joined Marsha Borders, the League’s Envi- of the unique challenges going green presents for restauronment Committee co-chair, and made it a goal to eliminate rants. Their hope is sharing the list of restaurants already

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embracing green practices will inspire other restaurants to make similar changes. The Heritage in Forest Park was named among the best of the best in anticipation of Plastic Free July. General Manager Salvador Lozano-Alvarado points out that The Heritage uses biodegradable, takehome boxes, and never includes plastic forks/knives with leftovers being carried out. In addition, Chef Rick Ohlemacher incorporates a minimalwaste practice in the kitchen, utilizing almost 100 percent of proteins when he’s butchering them and using seasonal produce from Illinois farms to decrease the carbon footprint of the restaurant. The Heritage also pays for recycling, which many restaurants opt out of. “From chef to ownership, The Heritage considers care for the environment a virtue for a successful business and for a sustainable food future,” said Lozano-Alvarado. Village staff will be doing outreach to restaurants to drive participation in Plastic Free July. The program is voluntary for both restaurants and residents. While there is no penalty for non-participation, the village intends to follow up with restaurants and villagers about the program for feedback. If the response to the campaign is positive, the EEC will suggest a more permanent plan to the village board to limit plastic use. “The EEC has been fortunate to have great partners in the Interfaith Green Network and the League of Women Voters to inform our focus,” said Morales, “and limiting single-use plastics is a way that government can respond to the global and local calls for action.” For more information, visit www.oak-park.us/your-government/environmental-initiatives/plastic-free-july or make an individual pledge at https://www.plasticfreejuly.org.

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The Forest Park that Judy knew

udy Baar Topinka was a lifelong resident of Riverside but the late political leader had deep ties to Forest Park. In fact she served as a reporter for the Forest Park Review in the late ’70s. Her saga is captured in a newly-released book, Just Judy, written by her son, Joseph Baar Topinka. The slim volume is partly a tribute to his beloved mother and a much-needed lesson in civics for middle-school kids. Joe is going to host a book signing at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St., on July 6, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. Joe is the only child of the former Judy Baar and Joseph Topinka. He wrote the book to portray the irrepressible spirit of a woman who was a force in Illinois government for decades. She was also a fun person to hang out with, taking Joe on one adventure after another. Their excursions frequently brought them to Forest Park. They shopped at the old Ben Franklin Store on Madison and dined at The Pines on Saturday nights. Judy loved the German culture in Forest Park, just as she was very proud of her Czech heritage. They visited Altenheim and had a ball at the Oktoberfest on Roosevelt Road. They shared desserts at La Maison de Bonbon and shopped next door at the Military and Police Supply Store. Judy purchased what became one of Joe’s prized possessions: a “Space Pen” from the Fisher

Pen Company in Forest Park. They also toured the cemeteries to see the Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument and the grave of Michael Todd. “Keep your eyes open,” Judy alerted Joe. “You might see Liz Taylor.” After she was elected to represent Forest Park in Springfield, she bragged about how many constituents she had below ground. Joe accompanied her on trips to village hall to cover stories for the Review. Armed with a journalism degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Judy wrote for the “Life” newspapers for 10 years before becoming a roving reporter for the Review from late1976 to early-1978. Publisher Bob Haeger hired her. “She got along with Bob,” Joe remembered. “They drove each other nuts — in a good way.” Joe used to visit the tiny Review office on Madison, which had three desks against each wall. He described his mother as a “journalist’s journalist” writing profiles that captured the souls of her subjects. She also wrote passionately about the need for better health care, long before this became a national cause. Judy wasn’t just a prolific writer. “She spent an immense amount of time reading

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newspapers,” Joe recalled. She even read out-of-town newspapers. She sat up late at night, chain-smoking and clipping out articles that interested her. Sometimes she’d send one to the author of the article with a brief note saying, “Great Job!” Judy was very good at connecting with strangers, which is why she became such a popular politician. She served as a Republican who championed social justice issues, while keeping an eye on the bottom line. She held statewide office for many years and narrowly lost her race for governor. This public side of Judy is well-known but Joe sheds light on her inner workings. In the final chapter titled, “The Judy Philosophy,” she promotes quaint values like civility and compromise. She speaks of advocacy and integrity. She also celebrates heritage. Judy was so immersed in Czech culture, she mastered the language along with the accordion. Each chapter of “Just Judy” contains activities and topics for young people. Joe believes it’s important for students to learn the principles of good governance. A feisty woman with fiery red hair would agree. ■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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FOREST PARK MARCH FOR INDEPENDENCE In 1997, Forest Park hosted its first Independence Day Parade, with over 50 entries, which ended at the Park District of Forest Park for a day filled with activities in The Park. The unseasonably chilly day did not deter those from playing bingo, face painting, bucket brigade, kid games and enjoying live music. The night closed with a bang and a spectacular fireworks display.

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In stride: In 1997 the color guard from the Naval Reserve Center, Forest Park, marched at the beginning of the 4th of July parade.

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Three new appointments for police and fire commission Hoskins’s goal: mix longtime views with new perspectives By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

The Police and Fire Commission is once again at full capacity, after a few strategic appointments by new Mayor Rory Hoskins. The commission is charged with hiring police and firefighters and preparing officers for promotions in their respective departments. This includes testing, interviews and recommending to the village council who should be hired or promoted. Rachell Entler, a former village commissioner and the marketing director at the Park District of Forest Park, will serve as the group’s chair. Residents Kate Webster and Jerry Bramwell will round out the three-person group. “I think that Rachell, Kate and Jerry all want to see Forest Park have a very professional police and fire department, and I think they’ll all make really good contributions,” Hoskins said. Every two years, the commission restructures the police and fire departments’ candidate eligibility lists, and the three new members will be charged with redoing those lists this year. They will be administering a firefighter entrance exam, police sergeant exam and firefighter captain exam. Hoskins said he didn’t know when the exams would be scheduled. But once they are he wants to see “good applicants” with a “professional background, good training, good life skills.” When asked if he hoped to attract more racially diverse candidates, Hoskins replied, “I hope we have a really wide pool of qualified candidates.” In an email, Entler called diversifying the police and fire departments “tricky” because so much of the hiring process is based on test scores, noting that commissioners cannot “give extra points to someone because of race, gender or sexual orientation.” She said the Police and Fire Commission will continue to promote open positions at organizations with diverse populations. Aside from the police and fire chiefs, she said, promotions have to be

come from within their departments. Deputy Chief Mike Keating will be retiring in August, and his promotion must come from within the police department. “Being a multi-race/ethnic woman, diversity is always important to me. My role on the Police and Fire Commission is to find the best candidate to do the job, regardless of race, color, gender or sexual orientation,” Entler said in an email. As for how the several recent federal complaints alleging excessive force by the Forest Park police department could inform her hiring perspective, Entler said she planned to meet with Police Chief Thomas Aftanas about his department’s needs and “make sure his vision aligns with the Police and Fire Commission so that we can make sure we are hiring the best candidates,” noting that she wanted to see those with “integrity, professionalism, respectability [and] good judgment.” Entler said she was interested in joining the Police and Fire Commission because she was in active treatment for breast cancer during the last election and did not have the strength to run for another term as village commissioner, but she wanted to continue to serve the village. Because her father previously served as the Forest Park Fire Chief, she has always had an interest in how that department operates, she said. And because she grew up in the village, Entler said she has seen the challenges the police and fire departments face and how they have changed over the past 40 years. “I have established a good working relationship with both the fire and police departments,” she said. “When you are tasked with hiring future employees, it is essential that the departments you are working with trust your judgment and that you understand the challenges they face here in Forest Park.” Hoskins said he thought Entler would be the right person to lead the commission because of her personal and professional experiences and her desire to serve.

“She has experience in the village,” he said. “I think she’s an effective communicator, she’s very involved in the community, she’s a parent, and, because she works in town, she’s in place to observe lots of things.” Jerry Bramwell did not respond to interview requests. Hoskins said he is an employment lawyer and litigator who serves on the executive board of the Chicago Bar Association’s judicial evaluation committee. Hoskins said he also was appointed to that committee, which is how he became acquainted with Bramwell, but that he stepped down from the post after he was elected mayor. “As a lawyer, he has extensive contacts. While Forest Park has its own law firm, as that group deliberates, Jerry can probably add something to the discussion based on his life experience,” Hoskins said. “He also has a desire to serve. He’s somewhat new to Forest Park and so I wanted to have a mix of longtime Forest Parkers and some new perspectives.” Webster was unable to comment on her appointment. She previously served as head of the Diversity Commission but resigned after Hoskins was elected because she wanted to give him a chance to appoint his own chair, Hoskins said, adding that her professional experience — Webster serves as director of student diversity and multicultural affairs at Rush University Medical Center — will inform this position. “I think she brings some new perspective to that board,” Hoskins said. Previously Amy Rita, who also served as publisher of the now defunct Forest Park Post magazine, headed the commission. Hoskins said she “respectfully resigned” from the post after he was elected, and member Steve Hinton moved out of town. Hoskins was unsure about who the third member of the commission was but said that person moved out of town as well. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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County tax rates released, bills due Aug. 1 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced on June 19 that property owners in the county can view their property tax bills online more than a week before paper copies are scheduled to be mailed out at the beginning of July. Tax bills are due on Aug. 1. Property owners can view and download copies of their bills by visiting cookcountytreasurer. com, clicking on “Your Property Tax Overview” and entering their Property Index Number. If they don’t have the number, they can search by entering their property’s address. On June 20, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough released the 2018 Cook County tax rates for the county’s more than 1,400 taxing bodies — the final step in the process before tax bills are mailed out, her office said. “Calculating and publishing these tax rates is a massive effort towards transparency and fairness in taxation, and I want to commend the staff of the Clerk’s Office and the municipal offices for working together and getting this part of the process done in an extremely efficient manner,” Yarbrough explained in a statement. The clerk said that property taxes billed for taxing bodies in the county totaled nearly $15 billion this year, which breaks last year’s record high of $14.4 billion. “As a result, it is expected that individual taxing districts may receive increased property tax revenues due to this 3.7 [percent] increase over last year,” the clerk’s office explained. “Changes to individual tax bills will vary, but in general, single family homes in the northern and central parts of the City of Chicago may see increased tax bills. Property taxes for single family homes in the suburbs and the southern part of the City remain mostly flat.” The 2018 average composite tax rate for Forest Park was 11.845— a number essentially on par with the year prior, which was 11.381. The rates for most individual taxing bodies that are partially or fully in Forest Park increased.

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Spitting-mad inmate charged with aggravated battery As police prepared Tyrone Rice, 37, of Chicago, for bond court about 6:50 a.m. on June 27 at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave., Rice, 37, of Chicago, who had been arrested, entered the booking room and told officers, “I ain’t going nowhere without a phone call.” Police told him he could make a call when they arrived at Maybrook Courthouse. Rice became irate and pushed police away with his back and struck an officer in the face with his elbow. When police forced him to the ground in an effort to handcuff him, Rice spit on an officer’s left leg. He then told police he threatened them and issued a series of other expletives. He spit again, and struck the same officer’s right leg. Police handcuffed him and forced a “spit mask” over his head. Escorted back to his cell, he managed to spit through his mask and hit the same officer on the cheek and shoulder. Rice was charged with aggravated battery, as well as resisting a police officer.

Minus license, driver fails to signal Police observed a car change lanes without signaling at 5:11 a.m. on June 28 on the 700 block of Harlem Avenue. They curbed

the Mazda MPV and approached the driver, Adam Lumpp, 25, of La Porte, Indiana, who told police he has never had a driver’s license, did not have insurance and was a “habitual traffic violator” due to seven previous citations for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). He was charged with felony aggravated driving with a suspended license, along with citations for failure to signal lane change, expired registration, improper use of registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Burglar rides off with car A man’s car was stolen after he stepped inside 7-Eleven for 10 minutes on June 30. The Chicago man, 32, told police he stopped at 205 Harlem Ave. about 9:25 p.m. to buy a bottle of water. When he walked outside 10 minutes later, his Toyota Camry was gone. The victim told police he left his vehicle running with the keys in the ignition.

Exposure on the Blue Line A Broadview woman riding the CTA Blue Line reported a man exposed himself at 6:19 p.m. on June 24. She said she heard movement and noises

coming from the Chicago man sitting across from her, looked up and saw the 47-year-old masturbating. She reported him to Oak Park police, who had been working a security detail at the Forest Park Blue Line stop, 711 Desplaines Ave., and the officer detained the man, who admitted he exposed himself to the woman then started sobbing. He was charged with public indecency.

Registration check reveals cash, cannabis Police conducted a random car registration check at 6:08 p.m. on June 27at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and I-290 and found that the driver’s license was suspended. The driver, a 29-year-old Franklin Park man, handed police his passport as proof of identification and reportedly told officers he knew his license was suspended and that he had cannabis in the Chevrolet Trailblazer. A search revealed $1,100 in cash. The man said he didn’t know who the money belonged to. Three bags of marijuana were recovered from the car, and he was charged with driving with a suspended license, possession of cannabis 30 grams and under, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Thief lifts package A man reported a package stolen from his building lobby at 5:36 p.m. on June 24. Surveillance camera footage captured a man taking the package — which contained a golf watch valued at $127 — from his building lobby on the 300 block of Circle Avenue at approximately 10:10 a.m. Oak Park police apprehended a Forest Park man, 44, whom they believed just committed a package theft in their town. A search of the man recovered the golf watch. The man was charged with burglary.

Thief takes tools Sometime between 10 p.m. on June 27 and 5 a.m. on June 28, someone stole three chainsaws and two weed whackers from Silverman and Weiss, 1303 Desplaines Ave. The chainsaws were valued between $500 and $700 each, and the weed whackers were estimated at $220. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, June 24-30, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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Proviso East student killed in alleged hit-and-run Anthony Alexander Tlahuel was struck by a vehicle while walking in Chicago By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A teenager who attended Proviso East High School was recently killed in an alleged hit-and-run accident that happened on June 25, according to multiple media reports. Anthony Alexander Tlahuel, 18, of Broadview, was a pedestrian in “the wide crosswalk between Buckingham Fountain and the Lakefront Trail,” Streets Blog reports. According to an ABC 7 report, the “incident occurred in the 500-block of South Lake Shore Drive at about 8:47 p.m.

Police said a male pedestrian was hit and killed by a car traveling northbound and the car continued driving north.” ABC 7 reported that Tlahuel was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died. Tlahuel had been in the city to meet with siblings at Buckingham Fountain, relatives said. Roughly 15 minutes after Tlahuel was rushed to the hospital, Chicago Police discovered a damaged Range Rover on Lower Michigan Avenue, according to ABC 7. So far, police haven’t determined whether or not the vehicle was stolen. No one was in custody as of June 26.

Tlahuel’s uncle, Adiel Daman, told ABC 7 that his nephew “was just amazing” and that “he was a kid that, he was just always happy.” According to a WGN report, Tlahuel was a senior at East and had dreams of being a pilot. In a Facebook post, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson wrote that the village “is sadden[ed] by this ANTHONY ALEXANDER untimely death” and urged residents to “keep the Tlahuel family in your TLAHUEL prayers. “If you hear or know anything that can assist in the investigation, please call the Chicago Police Department,” Thompson said.

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Pritzker signs ‘equity-centric’ marijuana legalization bill Possession, adult-use to become legal Jan. 1, 2020 By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – Recreational marijuana use and possession will be legal in Illinois beginning Jan. 1, 2020, after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill supporters said is the “most equity-centric” legalization effort in the nation. “This legislation lives true to the promise to bring justice, equity and opportunity throughout our state,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said. “By including components focused on repairing the harm caused by the failed war on drugs and decades of policies that caused mass incarceration — Illinois is a national leader with policy that’s a national model.” The legalization effort made Illinois the 11th state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana but the first to pass a comprehensive legalization package through the legislature rather than a ballot initiative. “As the first state in the nation to fully legalize adult-use cannabis through the legislative process, Illinois exemplifies the best of democracy: a bipartisan and deep commitment to better the lives of all of our people,” Pritzker said during a signing ceremony at the Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to our state, and it’s the right thing to do.” Beginning Jan. 1, the law will allow for the possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana per Illinois resident over the age of 21. Residents will also be able to possess up to five grams of cannabis concentrate and 500 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol – or THC – contained in a cannabis-infused product. Non-residents can possess half those amounts. Registered medical marijuana patients will be allowed to grow up to five cannabis plants in their home and possess more than

30 grams of marijuana if it is grown and secured in their residence. The new law also includes expungement measures for those with low-level marijuana arrests and convictions. Roughly 700,000 records are eligible for expungement under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Pritzker said. “One of the things that we wanted to make sure we accomplished with legalization was ensuring we put social equity at the center and the heart of our efforts, acac knowledging that while we normalize and legalize something that is happening across the country, that we tie the didi rect nexus to the communicommuni ties that the prohibition has hurt the most,” said state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields. Pritzker said those with arrests for less than 30 grams will have their records cleared through local law enen forcement and the Illinois State Police, and those with convictions up to that amount will have their records referred to the Prisoner Review Board, which will make an expungement recommendation to the governor. Those convicted of possessing between 30 and 500 grams could petition the courts for expungement through a more complex “motion to vacate” process. Marijuana offenses connected to violent crime are ineligible for the automatic expungement processes, but the individual or state’s attorney can still file a motion with the court to vacate conviction. “This legislation recognizes that to move forward and create a new cannabis industry, we have to mend the historic inequalities that have torn communities apart,” said Esther Franco-Payne, executive director of

Cabrini Green Legal Aid. “Expunging the records of hundreds of thousands of people and making social equity at the center of this bill will change lives and revitalize communities.” The measure directs 25 percent of legalization revenues to a newly-established Restore, Reinvest and Renew grant program to “help communities most disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs,” Pritzker said. The bill also creates a $30 million low-in low-interest loan program to defray the start-up costs associated with entering the licensed cannabis industry and establishes a “social equity applicant” status for licens licensing aimed at generating more minority participation in the legalized indus industry. The new law also establish establishes a DUI Cannabis Task Force; regulates advertising, packag packaging and location of cannabis businesses near public spaces, includ including schools and parks; and allows local governments to regulate the location of a cannabis business and home grow. Legalization will generate revenue through a 7 percent tax on the gross receipts from the sale of marijuana by a cultivator and an excise tax on the purchaser. The Illinois Department of Revenue projects that this industry will generate more than $57 million in tax revenue and licensing fees in fiscal year 2020 and as much as $375.5 million by fiscal year 2024. Legalization is expected to generate as much as $500 million each year when the industry is fully mature. For the first year, most of the revenue is expected to come from licensing fees for marijuana cultivators, processors, transporters and sellers.

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When duty calls

Jacob Marchetti begins boot camp at West Point By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Just last Saturday Fenwick High School graduate Jacob Marchetti left for boot camp at the U.S. Military Academy, otherwise known as West Point. Marchetti, of Forest Park, smiled when he recalled how he learned that he had been accepted. He was visiting his father in North Carolina when his mother called, saying that a package from West Point had arrived with $7 worth of postage on it. “I figured that they wouldn’t spend that much on a letter telling me I had not been accepted.” Marchetti laughed. The two of them opened that package together on FaceTime. Just 14 percent of the young men and women who apply to West Point. Marchetti knew that the application process would be very competitive. “I knew I was qualified but it’s still surreal that I got in,” he said. “I like to think that how I conveyed myself in the essay made a difference.” He received the required “nomination”— a necessary qualification from a U.S. representative, senator, vice president or president—from Rep. Danny Davis (D-7th). Marchetti graduated with honors, participated in Fenwick’s STEM and technical competition teams, and was also a part of the math team that won the state championship. He was also honored as an Illinois State Scholar, according to Richard Borsch, the Director of College Counseling at Fenwick. “Academically Jacob was absolutely terrific,” Borsch said. What Borsch said was at least as impressive as his academic performance is his character. “Part of Fenwick’s educational philosophy is that even though you are bright, that doesn’t mean that you are better than others,” Borsch said. “When you leave here you must use your abilities to help other people.”

And that is exactly what Marchetti did during his four years at Fenwick. While in high school, he travelled to Appalachia for three straight summers to build housing and perform service projects in the economically oppressed area. He also has been taking care of residents around the church for three years without pay. “Anyone who gets into West Point,” Borsch concluded, “obviously has a value set that is pretty impressive.” Marchetti’s mother, Elizabeth, noted that her son earned the rank of Eagle Scout, an achievement which less than 1 percent of all scouts ever accomplish. “In scouting he fell in love with the outdoors and nature, and he has a very engineering mind… He loves to discover ‘how things work.’ He also has always believed in working hard to achieve a goal and is very diligent and persistent, all skills that will serve him well in the military,” Elizabeth said. “He has been a leader, helping the younger scouts. He is very caring and this will help lead at West Point. I think scouts is where his dream began.” Rev. James Hurlbert, Marchetti’s pastor at Ascension Catholic Church in Oak Park, added that he has also served as a lector at Mass and was a leader at the Kairos retreat, a faith-based retreat that all graduating Fenwick seniors are required to attend. Looking ahead to the near future, the new cadet said that after getting his head shaved, he will attend boot camp classes for two weeks on campus. After that Marchetti will take a 12 mile ruck—or, a hike with a ruck sack—to the Camp Buckner Military Reservation, where the experience will be much more physical. They will sleep in little shacks, train in weapons and land navigation, complete obstacle courses and more. Boot camp will end, and classes will begin in the middle of August. The daily routine, he said, will be to wake up at 6:30 a.m. and stand in formation before breakfast and

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SERVICE: Graduate Jacob Marchetti, of Forest Park at Fenwick High School on Madison Street in Oak Park. Marchetti will be attending West Point in the Fall. lunch. Classes will be during the day, and attendance at only two dinners a week will be required because of the announcements that will be made at those times. During his sophomore year, he will be able to pick his major which he thinks will be mechanical engineering. When Marchetti explains why he decided

to pursue an at least short-term career as an Army officer, he doesn’t talk about being a fan of Rambo or super hero movies, nor does he cite a long family lineage of military service. What he talked about was a sense of duty saying, “It’s something I didn’t want to leave for someone else to do.”

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Under the Story Tree

Garage Galleries Call for Artists

Still Waters Preschool Co-Op will read stories about trees and people from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the community gardens, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 305 Circle Ave. All ages invited.

Don’t forget to submit your application to feature your artistic work in this year’s Garage Galleries. Submit your application by August 1 at tinyurl. com/garagegalleries. The event will be held on August 24.

4th of July Celebration

Progress Center Open House Learn what services the Progress Center for Independent Living offers youth and families experiencing disabilities from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on July 10 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Fireworks are scheduled for 9 p.m. but the park district will be hosting plenty of fun activities before then for its annual July 4 celebration.

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BIG WEEK Haymarket Martyrs Monument and Radical Row Tour Join the Historical Society of Forest Park for a tour of Haymarket Martyrs Monument and Radical Row Tour from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 6 at the Haymarket Martyrs Monument, 863 Desplaines Ave. Learn the story of the Haymarket Affair, the monument and those who choose to be buried near this monument in honor of the eight-hour work day and those who died for it. $10 donation is requested.

Ronald McDonald Mobile Clinic

Faux Pas Comedy Show

The Ronald McDonald Mobile clinic will offer students free vaccinations and physical examinations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 11 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St. Students will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

The Forest Park Arts Alliance is holding a comedy fundraiser to construct a new mural along Circle Avenue bridge, on the side that faces the Roos Recreation Center. Four local comedians with serious credentials will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on July 18 at Murphy’s, 7414 W. Madison St. Tickets cost $15. Purchase online at https://bit.ly/31KQ7eC

Activist Knitting: An American Tradition

Junction Diner Storytime

Learn about prominent knitters from our country’s the past from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on July 10 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Children ages 3 to 5 can enjoy a storytime and craft from 12 to 12:30 p.m. on July 5 at The Junction Diner, 7401 Madison St.

Forest Home Cemetery Bicycle Tour Enjoy a bicycle tour of Forest Home Cemetery from 9 to 11 a.m. on July 28. Meet guide Anne Alt in front of Buzz Café, 905 S. Lombard Ave. in Oak Park. Purchase tickets online for $20 at forestparkhistory.org.

Peer Support and Art Create art and share stories related to disability from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on July 11 at the Progress Center for Independent Living, 7521 Madison St.

Monarch Community Science Project With The Field Museum This summer, the Field Museum’s Keller Science Action Center is focused on creating community scientist volunteers to track the survival rates of monarch butterfly caterpillars and milkweed plants in their community. Learn how to be part of the initiative from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on July 8 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

House and Garden Walk The Historical Society of Forest Park will host its second annual House and Garden Walk from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 14. Visit seven Forest Park houses and gardens for one day only. Start your tour at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St., to pick up your guidebook. Visit all seven locations at your own pace. Once you’ve seen all seven houses you’ll be able to vote for Best in Show. Purchase advance tickets for $15 online at forestparkhistory.org or by cash or check at Centuries & Sleuths. Purchase tickets the day of for $20. The Historical Society is also looking for volunteers to work three-hour shifts—from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers will receive two free tickets. Email info@forestparkhistory.org to sign up.

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PROVISO: (Clockwise from top left) Guests sample food from Big Guys on Thursday, June 27, 2019, during the Great Chefs for Success fundraiser for District 209 Together at Urban Pioneer Group on Madison Street in downtown Forest Park, Ill. Sarah Gasse plays live music for guests along with Dr. Daniel Gasse. Executive chef and owner of La Notte Giovanni Matteo Mancini serves Italian dishes. Roy Sansone, left, serves drinks. Guests try out different dishes from Zesty Catering. Samplings of asparagus from The Heritage is seen set out for guests to enjoy.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Auditions are not required to join any of Lakeside Pride’s three bands.

Lightford appointed to statewide census board The state senator was chosen to join the Census Advisory Board By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A Maywood lawmaker was recently appointed to a key statewide entity created to ensure that “hard-to-count” communities in Illinois are accurately surveyed in the 2020 U.S. Census. State Sen. Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford was appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to the newly formed Census Advisory Panel. The panel is the result of Executive Order 19-10, which the governor signed on June 20. Along with establishing the advisory panel, the order also establishes a new Census Office within the Illinois Department of Human Services. The Census Office will administer $29 million earmarked in the state budget to “prepare and execute the census in Illinois,” the governor said. The advisory panel, which is comprised of 12 members, will be responsible for ensuring that funding opportunity notices and other communications related to the census are widely distributed, particularly in hard-to-count and undercounted areas. “The commitment to executing the census in Illinois is vital, as it directly correlates with the amount of representation and federal resources our state will receive,” said Lightford, who was also appointed to the Cook County Complete Count Census Commission. “It is our constitutional duty to ensure that every resident from Cook County to Alexander County is counted,” she said. The governor’s executive order comes as many hard-to-count communities in the state have started to explore ways of making sure that their residents are accurately counted in the upcoming census.

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LAKESIDE PRIDE Fourth of July from page 1 marching band, symphonic band and jazz orchestra that does not require auditions. Approximately 300 people are members of Lakeside Pride, which aims to achieve diversity at all levels, member participation in decision-making, accommodation of a range of musical abilities and open communication. About 78 members will march during the Oak Park parade. “I wasn’t in the popular group in high school 20 years ago,” Faller began. “I was a grunge kid—baggy jeans, plaid shirts, wallet chains and jelly bracelets. I was bullied a lot and my locker was broken into and vandalized. “We got mostly positive reactions from most students, but we did have some issues with kids calling us fags. I was also a theater kid which at that time had a stigma attached to it. We were all outcasts anyway so it didn’t really matter much to us how we were viewed,” she said. Faller was also into music, but had a disdain for Britney Spears and boy bands “which didn’t help.” She performed in the band and in the choir. Years later, after several years without playing her flute, she googled “Chicago community bands” and decided to give Lakeside Pride a try. “I came for the music,” she said, “and I stayed for the community.” Like Faller, Manor participated in music and the theater while in high school. Unlike Faller, her high school was in a small town in Virginia, and she was more of a mainstream kid whose connection with the

LGBT community came through close assoThe two women agree there’s been a lot of ciations with gay friends. change in our society regarding gay people, “I don’t think anybody in my high school particularly on the 50th anniversary of the was out, but I was the first person that two Stonewall riots. of my very, very good friends came out to The Stonewall Inn opened as a gay bar in in the summer between our freshman and New York City’s Greenwich Village in 1967, sophomore years,” Manor said. “I was very a time when anti-gay laws were still on the honored that they chose me to tell. It was so books. On June 28, 1969 a police raid touched hard for them.” off a week long series of proAfter graduating from high tests, marches and violence. As school, she attended Columbia the riots progressed, an interCollege in Chicago, where her national gay rights movement best friend at the time came out was born. to her. “He locked us in a bathLooking back at how the culroom and it took him two hours ture has changed regarding its to get his whole story out,” she views of homosexuality, Faller said. “He was crying. It’s the said, “It’s changed a lot in a first political issue I ever deeply short amount of time.” cared about because it affected Manor acknowledged that me so deeply.” the marching band still hears Manor went through a period a few slurs along parade routes of many years without playing and sees a few signs saying they her clarinet. She realized she AIMEE FALLER are going to burn in hell, but missed the practice, looked onLakeside Pride Music Ensemble the times have changed. Most line for community bands and board member major cities in the U.S. have gay started out with Lakeside Pride marching bands. On August 24, in 2013. She loved the idea of not Lakeside Pride’s symphonic having to audition. When she band will perform a joint constarted with Lakeside Pride, cert with the London Gay Symshe first performed with the symphonic band. She sat down in her seat, looked at a phonic Winds in Chicago. In contrast with the violent Stonewall sheet of music for the first time in several Riots, Lakeside Pride members use music years and immediately thought, “This muto express themselves and also to change sic is too hard.” hearts and minds. “But everyone was so accommodating,” “There’s nothing more fundamental to beManor said. “If parts of the piece we are playing are too hard for me, I just don’t play ing human than music,” Faller said, “and what better way to bridge the gap between that part.” She added: “Lakeside is a family, where different groups than to share a love of mucommunity comes first and music comes sic. Once people have faces and stories they second. Literally anyone—any sexual ori- are no longer an abstract concept. Music is entation, gender, ethnicity or level of skill— a way to get people together and realize that can join.” we’re not all so different after all.”

“We were all outcasts anyway so it didn’t really matter much to us how we were viewed.”

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Not your average nail salon Pink Caviar rolls out royal welcome with thrones, chandeliers By JACKIE GLOSNIAK Contributing Reporter

Many people suffer serious setbacks in life. But for sisters Tina and Victoria Quinones, of Forest Park, the otherwise tumultuous trials of life turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After re-evaluating their priorities and yearning for personal rejuvenation, the duo decided to take the plunge into the world of entrepreneurship, opening a boutique nail salon -- a place where they could combine feminine energy and a passion for self-care. So, following nearly a year of preparation and six months of prepping their new space, Pink Caviar Boutique at 3751 Grand Blvd. in Brookfield, is the culmination of the sisters’ efforts in creating a space that is uniquely them. With a main focus on manicures and pedicures, Pink Caviar Boutique also offers eyelash extensions, facials, waxing and makeup application. The sisters said Brookfield was the perfect place to open their premier family business. “We looked around other retail spaces in local neighborhoods and then we found this one,” Victoria Quinones said. “It was definitely a build-out process, but there’s definitely a lot of potential here.” Awash in hot pink and exposed brick walls, oversized pink thrones fit for royalty and chandeliers galore, Pink Caviar Boutique opened earlier this month with the purpose of turning an otherwise routine salon experience into something extraordinary.

“The decor was definitely a lot of Pinterest, but it pretty much complements both of us,” Tina Quinones said of the salon’s aesthetic. “[Victoria] is more of the modern contemporary and I’m more of the pink.” Tina, who previously worked as a nurse, said her positive personal experiences in nail school inspired her and her sister to create a business founded upon the simple principles of kindness and old-fashioned hospitality. “I loved [nail school] so much, just being with the ladies and talking,” Tina said. “It made me so happy.” Victoria agrees with her sister, saying Pink Caviar Boutique aims to offer patrons of all ages a peppy and refreshing experience. “We want to focus on quality over quantity and just focus on the person, what they want and what they need, and make them feel really relaxed and give them the experience they want of being pampered,” she said. To further emphasize the sisters’ goal of having a one-ofa-kind warm and glamorous salon, Victoria said giving the business the right name was a big deal. The name came in a flash, courtesy of Tina’s boyfriend, Tyler Howard, as they were brainstorming ideas. “We wanted it to be something that is completely different from everything else and Tyler said, ‘It’s pink caviar,’” Victoria said. “Caviar is a delicacy and the pink color is very rare. When he said it, it clicked.” So far, the sisters have set up Facebook and Instagram business pages for the salon but said word-of-mouth and foot traffic has helped attract the majority of customers.

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ROYAL TREATMENT: Victoria Quinones (left) and Tina Quinones have taken pampering to a new level at the Pink Caviar nail salon on Grand Boulevard in Brookfield. Customers can sip bubbly while sitting on giant thrones under the twinkling light of chandeliers. For now, appointments are only being taken via phone and walk-ins are accommodated if there is enough staff availability, but once they have a full website available, online scheduling will be the standard. Victoria and Tina are joined by two other staffers, but hope to add four additional employees to their roster to accommodate growing business. The salon’s official grand opening/ribbon cutting with the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, July 11 at 3 p.m. Pink Caviar Boutique’s hours of operation are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.6 p.m. Saturdays; and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. The salon is closed Mondays. The phone number is 708-255-5560.

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Instead the percent of students deemed a low risk in math decreased to 61 percent. The number of low-risk readers also decreased year over year. In May, 58 percent of kindergarten through first-grade readers were deemed low risk in reading, down from from page 1 60 percent the year before. D91 aimed to get and school tests in math and English lan- 70 percent of its young students to score as a guage arts (ELA). low risk in reading. As a way to increase state test scores, D91 As for the social-emotional goals outlined, implemented the FastBridge Learning test fewer students reported feeling that classtwo years ago, which provides educators mates help each other, even if they’re not immediate results on how students score on friends; treat others who are different from particular subjects and identifies materials them with respect; and feel that staff cares they need to work on. about them. At the June 13 meeting, adCavallo partially attributed ministrators revealed that, D91’s decrease in social-emotionin May, 47 percent of secondal scores to eighth-graders not through eighth-grade students taking the survey this school year. reported scoring as “low risk/ “We gave the survey so late, we college pathway” in math on gave it at the last week of school, the FastBridge test, down from probably not the best time to do a 48 percent during the same time survey,” Cavallo said. “And there last year. D91 aimed for 60 peris a thing called survey fatigue. cent of students to score as a This would have been the fourth low risk in math by May 2019. time that they had taken this same The district also hoped to resurvey, so we’re not going to give duce the number of students the same survey again, because I categorized as a “high risk” in think we’ve probably reached the math to 15 percent by the end limit of the number of times we of this school year. Instead, can give the same survey and not the percent of high-risk secget diminished results.” ond- through eighth-graders Board member Eric Connor LOUIS CAVALLO increased to 27 percent, from 25 noted that the district had lost 15 D91 superintendent percent in May 2018. percent of its student population While the percentage of secthis year and wondered if the ond- through eighth-graders decreased number of students who were deemed a low-risk in skewed the academic results. reading increased to 65 percent in May 2019 “What I’m looking at is these data, every -- up from 60 percent the spring before --D91 single one of them, shows a decrease in our did not meet its goal of having 70 percent of performance among students. So the quesstudents score as a low risk in reading. By tion is, ‘Why is that happening?’ Is it hapmid-year, the district decided to put its focus pening because we’re not meeting our eduon English language arts on hold to focus cation standards or is it happening because more on math. we are losing students?” Connor asked at “We didn’t just abandon English language the board meeting. arts, we just did not focus on it this year Cavallo said it was not the loss of students because our math scores are so low on [the that impacted D91’s scores, because the destate test],” Superintendent Louis Cavallo clining scores are at “every grade level at evsaid at the meeting. “We wanted to really ery school, [and] we have not lost the same focus on math and get some things in place.” number of students at every grade level at By May, the district also had aimed to every school.” increase the percentage of kindergarten “What having decreased numbers does through first-grade students deemed a low impact is percentages. You have fewer numrisk in math from 73 percent to 80 percent. bers, so it only takes a few to sway it one way

D91 board approves $1 million fund transfer

FastBridge results

“I think we’ve probably reached the limit of the number of times we can give the same survey and not get diminished results.”

The District 91 school board voted unanimously to transfer $1 million from its transportation fund to its operations and maintenance fund at a regular meeting on June 13, moving the money to fund staff salaries and building upgrades. The transfer was necessitated by the state-mandated tax cap, officials said. “We can’t collect enough property tax revenue to help pay for all that staff to support five schools, so this transfer is going to help fund the day-to-day operations and then, of course, those one-time, non-recurring projects,” Assistant Superintendent Ed Brophy said at the meeting. Brophy noted that 46 percent of the expenditures in the fund are used to fund maintenance staff salaries and benefits. The rest of the money is used to pay for building and resource upgrades, like the potential purchase of a new pickup truck next year. He added that the district still needed to go out to bid for the 1996 pickup truck replacement, which has 75,000

or another,” Cavallo said. He added: “But the purpose of this assessment is just one thing: To guide instruction. It’s for teachers to use to guide instruction. This was never meant to be an accountability measure. We use it to set goals and we report it as if it were an accountability measure, but that’s not really what it is.” Next school year, the district will compare students’ scores from the fall to the spring, so as to more accurately report growth. He called comparing different cohorts of students -- like sixth-graders from May 2018 to sixth-graders in May 2019, for example -- “a little bit problematic.” “I think the biggest thing was realizing that you can’t just compare one set of kids

UIC to train D91 instructors At a regular board meeting on June 13, the Forest Park District 91 school board voted unanimously to approve $40,000 for professional development coaching and membership to the prestigious Metro Chicago Mathematics Initiative (MCMI) out of the University of Illinois Chicago. District 91 previously received free training from MCMI officials eight years ago through a grant that is no longer provided by the West 40 Regional Office of Education. At the June board meeting, Superintendent Louis Cavallo noted that

D91 had “great results” last time MCMI professionals visited, but that staff had since cycled out of the schools and a professional development update was needed. “We can’t just ask folks to do better. If we want things to be better, we have to provide the supports for them to do so,” Cavallo said. For 28 days, MCMI staff will visit all D91 school classrooms, observe teaches working with students and then meet with instructors to discuss what went well and what could be improved. Cavallo said the

schools’ math coaches will be “heavily involved” in these visits in order to reinforce strategies once MCMI officials leave. “It’s a sustainable model; it’s one that we know works; its strategies are very much aligned with the common core standards as well as the strategies necessary to meet those formative standards,” Cavallo said. “We have the time, we have the folks and we have the materials. Now we just need to come back in and work on the instructional piece a little more.”

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miles on it, “and that’s going forward; that’s not counting the miles going backward when it’s plowing. Yes, we have to count the reverse miles too.” The transportation fund does not have a property tax cap, Brophy said, while the operations and maintenance fund does limit the amount of property tax that can be requested in its levy. “There’s a limit to what that can be each year and, unfortunately, until our equalized assessed value starts to increase, we’ve reached that limit,” he said at a May board of education meeting. Adding the $1 million to the operations and maintenance fund will “shore up and make sure to cover its expenditures and have the reserve it needs as well.” As of June 26, the district held $392,794 in the transportation fund and $2,578,022 in its operations and maintenance fund.

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to a different set of kids,” said board member Mary Win Connor, who is on the strategic planning committee. Cavallo also noted that D91’s work analyzing its curriculum, instruction and resources -- like piloting a new math program at Forest Park Middle School -- this past school year will have an impact in the coming years. He noted that D91 also hired instructional coaches at every grade level this past school year, as well as increased the instruction time with a new schedule at FPMS. “There is a thing called implementation lag where it dips before you’ll start having the effect that you want,” he said. He also noted that, next year, all teachers will receive training from the National Equity Project, an Oakland, California-based leadership organization that will help staff close the academic achievement gap between majority and minority students. Cavallo also said teachers will continue to receive training in formative assessment, or how to use FastBridge data to immediately address students learning needs, and that D91 also hopes to identify a new social-emotional learning program for the next school year. “We didn’t meet our goals,” Cavallo said. “That’s OK, as long as we are striving for continuous improvement, and we probably put a little too much in this plan. “The goals that we set were pretty ambitious for everything; we really stretch above. We were high in some places, even last year, just to make sure that we were having continuous improvement.”

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he internal investigation by Forest Park police of an April incident in which an officer slapped a 17-year-old woman who had allegedly spit on him is complete. The department, after many interviews with witnesses, concluded that Officer Scott McClintock did not violate department policy on use of force. We’re not here to second guess the conclusion. Instead we’d start by applauding this department’s transparent approach to an ugly incident from the first moment it surfaced in a Facebook post by a passing citizen. It is not easy to publicly acknowledge possible wrongdoing, to do so in a social media age, to investigate an incident that is replete with racial implications in a police department with a mixed history on race and use of force. But through its openness from the start, the department bought some good faith and, for us, it continues through the conclusion of this investigation. That said, this department, like every department, has work to do when it comes to race and implicit bias, when it comes to de-escalation training. We were heartened by our reporting last week on the department’s expansion of officer training, unrelated to this incident they made clear. A side note: of particular interest to us is an increased focus on training both fire and police personnel on best and most humane ways to engage with people dealing with mental health issues. The remaking of the Police and Fire Commission by Mayor Rory Hoskins is a critical step forward. His appointments of Rachell Entler to chair the commission and Kate Webster – former head of the Diversity Commission—and Jerry Bramwell, an African American lawyer, are proactive and diversity building. We want to see this commission actively work to expand the hiring of black and brown officers so that our police force, which is actually through retirements becoming less racially diverse, mirrors the demographics of our village. This is not simple as hiring regs are fairly rigid under law. But neither is it impossible. Also, the coming retirement of Deputy Chief Mike Keating can be an opportunity to infuse greater diversity in the leadership of the department. The commission, the police chief and the mayor should not waste this opportunity.

Urgency and realism

We admire the determined urgency we see in ambitious academic and social-emotional goals that our District 91 elementary schools set for themselves each year. But we worry about the deflation that follows missing those goals, and this year, actually falling slightly backward on a couple. This school district is aggressively working to turn reading and math scores around. They bring a growing roster of instructional coaches, revised curriculum, new technology, more individualized student testing. These are the right steps. We remain confident that improved results will follow. Perhaps it is time to ease up on expectations of 10 or 15 point gains year over year on test scores and let the innovations percolate a bit through the system. We love the urgency. We worry about discouragement.

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Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

fter church last Sunday Pastor Walter Mitty drove up to Manitowoc to spend a few days with his sister-in-law Susan and his two nephews, Brian and Matt. Monday evening the weather cleared up enough to grill bratwursts in the backyard, heat up some German potato salad, and have a New Glarus beer or two. After the boys had gone off to do their own thing, Susan got serious and said to her brother-in-law, “Walt, you know more God than I do. There’s something that has been bothering me, and I need to hear from someone who’s smarter than I am in these things.” “Wait a minute, Susan,” Mitty said as he placed his Spotted Cow beer on the picnic table. “I don’t know more about God than you do. I know more about religion, and that’s a big difference.” “OK,” Susan replied. After formulating what she wanted to say for a moment, she continued by saying “You know about that new law in Alabama?” “The one about abortion?” “Yeah. Well it has been bothering me.” The pastor of Poplar Park Community Church waited in silence. “You know,” she began, “that I voted for Donald Trump. I never liked the man, but he promised to appoint judges who would roll back Roe vs. Wade, and that promise made me vote for him, even though I held my nose as I entered the voting booth.” “So that new law in Alabama should make you happy,” said Mitty as he got into his pastoral counselor mode. “I know,” Susan continued, “but it doesn’t.” Again a few moments of quiet. “It just feels bad to me,” she explained. “See, abortion has always felt wrong. I mean, it’s ending a human life. But what happened in Alabama feels wrong, too. I mean convicting a doctor who performs an abortion of murder and putting him in prison for life feels way out of proportion.” “That’s how a lot of people form their opinions on abortion,” thought Pastor Mitty, without saying it out loud to Susan. “It just feels right or wrong. It’s based on intuition more than anything rational.” And, he admitted to himself, that’s how he was dealing with the issue himself. The problem for Pastor Mitty was that there were so many conflicting voices in his head, and because each made at least some sense, he couldn’t make up his mind. On the one hand, he empathized with his sister-in-law. From the moment a sperm unites with an egg, an embryo is formed with its own DNA that is distinct from either the father or mother. At that point, it’s certainly not viable apart from its mother, but there is something unique there, something holy. He thought of his brother Herman, how he took a

year’s leave of absence from the church in Poplar Park to help Susan take care of him as he was dying of cancer. Herman, at the end, couldn’t survive outside of the womb of their care either. He was even dependent on his brother and wife to feed him. Remembering that concrete experience of taking care of his brother made him think of what Fr. Sullivan, his Franciscan friend, had told him about what Catholics teach about the right to life. Fr. Sullivan said that the late Cardinal Bernardine had talked about the issue of respect for life as a seamless garment. Whether you are dealing with war, capital punishment, euthanasia, the poor or immigration, he said that to be ethically consistent you have to see every human life as having inherent dignity—before birth as well as after. Another voice was that of Johnny Christian, who on his Sunday evening broadcast had pounded the pulpit as he roared, “The term ‘rights’ is not mentioned once in any of the four gospels. Jesus talks a lot about exchanging the god of this world for the true and living God, but nothing about rights. The god of this world talks about the quality of life. The god we worship talks about the sanctity of life.” On the other hand, he remembered how Bernie Rolvaag, the owner of History/Herstory Book Store, had once noted that for most of human history, it has been men who had power over women, and that Roe v. Wade is basically about empowering women to have the same control over their lives as men have had since the beginning of time. When the subject of abortion had come up at the coffee hour at church a few weeks ago, Sharissa Hawkins had reminded everyone that men have no credibility when they talk pro-life language. “Men!” she hissed. “They are all on board when it’s time for conception, but nowhere to be found when it comes time for the birth and raising the kid. One fourth of our kids are being raised by single women.” And later that day, when Mitty told his neighbor what had happened at church that morning, Michael said, “You know Walt, in a perfect world there would be no abortions. But the world we’re living in is far from perfect, so if abortions are legal, at least there won’t be back alley procedures and lots of women dying because good care was not available.” As he had often done since growing up in Manitowoc, he went down to Lake Michigan to watch wave after wave roll by him, hear the sea gulls squawk and think. After an hour of spiritual wrestling, he decided that Bill Clinton, of all people, was right when he said that abortions should be safe, legal and rare. “If Roe v. Wade is overturned,” he thought, “it won’t be safe and legal, and over 800,000 a year in this country is a long way from rare.” When he got back to Susan’s house he had to tell her that the only response he had to her question was more of his own.

TOM

HOLMES

“ Convicting a doctor who performs an abortion of murder and putting him in prison for life feels way out of proportion.”

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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian

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First Congregational Church of Maywood

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You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

William S. Winston Pastor

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

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United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

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1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

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St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

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CELEBRATING OUR 107TH 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–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

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St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue. Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish. Our Mass is family-friendly. We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy. Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8. For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed Upcoming Religious Holidays

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Martyrdom of the Bab Baha’i St Benedict DayCatholic Christian Obon (Ulambana) Buddhist/Shinto St. Vladimir the Great Day Orthodox Christian 16 Asalha Puja Day Buddhist 24 Pioneer Day Mormon Christian 25 St. James the Great Day Christian

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING On July 25, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., a meeting conducted by Riverside Brookfield High School (RBHS) will take place at 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the District for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are the parent of a home-schooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Riverside Brookfield High School District 208, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Sheila Jercich, Director of Special Education, at 708-442-2180. Published in RB Landmark 7/3, 7/10/2019.

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VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application from the Village of Riverside for text amendments to the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance regarding the Zoning Administrator and Zoning administration and procedures. The Village of Riverside is proposing text amendments to Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Zoning Ordinance (Title 10). These amendments include, but are not limited to, formally designating the director of community development as the zoning administrator and clarifying and revising certain Zoning Ordinance provisions regarding the zoning application and notification process for map and text amendments, variations, special uses, appeals and site plans. Application No.: PZ19-001 Petitioner: Village of Riverside Text Amendments will be Applicable Throughout the Village Copies of the proposed text amendments are available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the public hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on these matters. Persons wishing to appear at the hearings may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed text amendments. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning and Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the public hearings. The public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Dated this 3rd day of July, 2019 Jill Mateo, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission Published in RB Landmark 7/03/2019

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PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice State of Illinois County of Cook PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the adoption of the proposed Annual Budget and Appropriations Ordinance of the Park District of Forest Park, County of Cook, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2019 and ending April 30, 2020 will be held at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 W. Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois on July 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Jackie Iovinelli Park District Board Secretary Dated this 27th day of June, 2019 Published in Forest Park Review 7/3/2019

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2005-2 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 Plaintiff, -v.ANGELICA LOVAAS, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., HUMPHREYWASHINGTON CONDOMINIUMS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANDREW G LOVAAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANDREW G. LOVAAS (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 13242 341 S. HUMPHREY AVE., UNIT #1N 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 March 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 341 S. HUMPHREY AVE., UNIT #1N, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-316-0301013. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The

balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-11497. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-18-11497 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 13242 TJSC#: 39-1858 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. I3122513

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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-07459. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 39-3781 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. I3124243

TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2008; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 13709 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-12-426-024-1021. Commonly known as 215 Marengo Avenue, Unit 4E, Forest Park, IL 60130. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W18-1169 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3124181

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 12, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5934 PARK AVENUE, Berkeley, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-06-301-0560000 (VOL. 156). The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $158,888.68. 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 the 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 116800. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 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 February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 23, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-0401025. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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 the 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 200610; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES GYORY; 215 MARENGO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; LAURA M. KOEHLER, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES E. GYORY DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2008; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES E. GYORY DECLARATION OF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR TOWD POINT MASTER FUNDING TRUST BOA LEGACY 2018 Plaintiff, vs. PHOEBE VAUGHN; ALVIN STRONG; 714 AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM AKA 714 N. AUSTIN CONDO ASSOCIATION Defendants, 18 CH 13285 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-08-105-022-1002. Commonly known as 714 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD, UNIT 102, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-008013 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3124650 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC, D/B/A NEW AMERICAN FUNDING Plaintiff, -v.EMMA R. BRANDON Defendants 18 CH 14208 5934 PARK AVENUE Berkeley, IL 60163

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CHRISTOPHER A. SWIECIONIS, WILMA A. SWIECIONIS Defendants 2018 CH 15847 2230 KEYSTONE AVE NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 15, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2230 KEYSTONE AVE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546 Property Index No. 15-25-100-0290000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the 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

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AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-13789. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-18-13789 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15847 TJSC#: 39-3109 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. I3124150

Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 699 NORTH LEE BOULEVARD, Hillside, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-08-309-0110000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $206,306.95. 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 the 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) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 18-087852. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087852 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 15035 TJSC#: 39-4021 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. I3125037

2018 CH 10406 1048 N ELMWOOD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 15, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1048 N ELMWOOD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302Property Index No. 16-06222-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-07809. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-18-07809 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 10406 TJSC#: 39-3091 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. I3124149

Defendants 10 CH 36911 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY 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 March 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 29, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-102-0290000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $474,475.34. 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 the 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 assess-

ments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-9146 - FT. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-9146 - FT Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 10 CH 36911 TJSC#: 39-3991 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. I3125032

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.CARLOS M BURGOS A/K/A CARLOS BURGOS, CLAUDIA SERRANO A/K/A CLAUDIA R. SERRANO Defendants 17 CH 15035 699 NORTH LEE BOULEVARD 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 April 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 31, 2019, at The Judicial Sales

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES P. CAREY, AS EXECUTOR, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PATRICIA A. SPELLMAN F/K/A PATRICIA A. CAREY, CHARLES P. CAREY, JAMES J. CAREY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

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622 BELOIT AVENUE This is a perfect starter home or a great option for down sizing! A sprawling living room with open views of the South, West, and North allow for sunshine to pour into the room. Two very large bedrooms and a third cozy bedroom for the little one or an office! Oak Hardwood floors running through the home up to the carpeted living room. Large open basement ready for your finishing touches. The lot is extra wide measuring out at 40 feet versus a standard 25. Plenty of grass and room to play. Possible second floor expansion at this price! .........................................................................................$295,000

121 ELGIN AVENUE This home has abounding charm throughout. Immediately when you step into the enclosed porch you can feel the summertime possibilities of open windows and enjoying the evening looking out onto the tree lined street. Once inside you will find 100 year old oak flooring unfolding from room to room. Starting in the office, living room, large dining room, and 1st floor bedroom you make your way to the back of the house and into the huge, open, eat in kitchen, complete with new appliances, plus granite counter tops, white carrera marble back splash, and w/i pantry. A bonus, off of the kitchen is the sunlight drenched laundry room complete with front loaders. Heading upstairs with the sun from the skylight over head, you find two bedrooms and the master bedroom, which has a very nice walk in closet and en suite. The fully finished basement with its exposed beam ceiling is one of the highlights of the home, including a fully integrated wet bar! Two car garage and gorgeous yard. Ideal FP local! ........................................................................................ $495,000

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Bright two bed two bath on 4th. fl. with balcony in gated community w 24 hr. security guard. Ceramic tile fl. in kit and dinette. Complex offers outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and clubhouse. Elevator building w/inside heated garage. coin laundry on 1st.fl. In Des Plaines, close to shopping, schools and highway ........................................................................................ $149,900

Choose your home adventure with this move in ready American four square style home in the heart of Forest Park! The traditional layout will work for many living situations and provides an ideal space to raise a growing family, host an Airbnb or allow extended family to spend the night.Walk in and see the attention to detail for yourself featuring top quality finishes and unbeatable walkability to downtown Forest Park and Oak Park. Every single detail is done from the new Pella windows to the 4 enormous bedrooms, this place is move-in-ready! The spacious eat in kitchen has 42" cabinets, granite counter tops, beautiful ss appliances and ample counter space. Walk up the extra wide staircase to a perfectly designed suite of bedrooms. The master bedroom retreat has sound proof windows, a huge walk in closet and relaxing rain shower for a spa like experience.2nd floor laundry, a 1st floor bonus room and a waterproof basement provide all of the extra amenities needed to call 631 home. ....................................................................................................................................................$499,000

317 ELGIN 2,450 S.F. OF LUXURY! Center unit! 4 floors of living! Enormous master with a soaking tub and enclosed shower, walk in closet, and a private balcony. 2nd fl. offers 2 additional large bedrooms, walk in closet, storage, and full bath. 1st fl is all oak flooring, living room with a fireplace and eating area, and an eat in kitchen. Bedroom #4 is located in the fully finished basement with a family room area, and full bathroom. 1 space garage. This is the LARGEST TOWNHOME on the market IN FOREST PARK!! ............................... $389,000

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