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Rat population grows in Forest Park Residents can have the biggest impact on reducing rodents By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

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Stairway to the Stars performs during the Proviso East Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Maywood. For more photos see page 11.

Library redo right on schedule and under budget Community support key in keeping library programs running By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Forest Park Public Library renovations are progressing on schedule

and slightly under budget, according to library Director Pilar Shaker. She predicts phase one of the three-phase project should be complete by the end of October, and the entire renovation

should be tentatively wrapped up in February. The first phase of the renovation involves the lower level of the library,

The rat population in Forest Park has recently increased, causing the Department of Public Health and Safety to step up efforts to reduce rodents in the area. Forest Park-related Facebook groups have hosted active discussions about this topic, with comments ranging from “Village of Forest Park, your rat breeding program is going swimmingly” to suggestions about how to reach residents to educate them about the problem. Rats are, subjectively speaking, kind of creepy. They come out at dusk, skulking around the edges of your yard or running through the alley, their eyes glowing in the glare of your car’s headlights. They destroy property and can spread disease through the fleas and lice they carry. In fact, in Los Angeles some experts warn that uncontrolled rat populations may bring back medieval diseases like the Bubonic plague and leprosy. Their creepiness is exceeded only by their hardiness. According to the city of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation fact sheet on Norway rats, “They can crawl through holes the size of a quarter, tread water for three days and land unharmed after a five-story fall.” Norway rats also reproduce extremely rapidly. Female rats as young as two or three months old can be impregnated and can produce up to seven litters a year, each litter containing 8-12 pups. These unwelcome critters have recently become a biggerthan-normal problem in Forest Park, with a corresponding increase in calls to the Department of Health and Public

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Breaking your kid’s code

s we slowly lose our ability to write in complete sentences, it’s important to learn the abbreviations kids are using in their text messages. A police department distributes a list of these abbreviations. It’s called “A Parent’s Introduction to Text Messaging Lingo.” It raises the question: “Could your child be hiding a conversation right in front of your eyes?” It’s important for me to study the list of abbreviation because I increasingly communicate with my adult children by text, often when we’re in the same room. For example, “WH5” summarizes the foundation of journalism, “Who, What, Where, When, Why.” To find out answers to these questions, I set up interviews by texting the person “A3” or “Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace.” If I’m running late for the interview, I text “OMW”. I let them know I’m on my way, but if I keep them waiting too long, they may text “WRUD.” Instead of telling them what I’m doing, I may text back “NOYB.” Sometimes, after I tell them it’s none of their business, they reply “WAJ!” No one likes being called a jerk “IMO.” I often add, in my opinion, to a statement, because this is an opinion

column. If I offer an opinion about something I’m ignorant about, a reader will text that I’m “IOMH.” Sure, I’m often in over my head. If I were an authority on every topic, it would be “2G2BT.” “FYI” I need the “411” if I’m going to write knowledgably about an issue. I can only hope readers can relate to the topic, otherwise they text “DKDC.” They don’t know, don’t care about stolen pears! Haven’t they heard about the huge apple heist in Indiana, or is that “TMI.” “AFAIK,” this kind of crime (as far as I know) is on the rise. If you think it’s “NP” that a thief can pick an entire orchard clean, then you obviously don’t care for apple cider. I would love to get “F2F” with a thief like that, or the guy who steals my morning newspaper. “IRL” (in real life) we don’t find this kind of justice. No, we “G2G” (got to go) to court to see “TPTB” (the powers that be) convict the perpetrator. After they are sentenced, we can text the defendant “TTFN.” I don’t know anyone who says, “Ta Ta For Now” except in texts. “BM&Y” I think kids are using these codes for “KPC,” keeping parents clueless being a time-honored tradition with teenagers. They want their parent to

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“MYOB.” They’re so tired of being asked “RUOK?” It’s not like the parent is their “BFF.” Teens may no longer like “H&K” or being called “QT.” When the parents texts them to “PTB,” (please text back)” they may reply “DIKU?” Of course they know it’s their parent texting them. The teen is “J/K” but don’t expect the parent to “LOL.” The parent especially wouldn’t “ROTFL.” They’re too old to roll on the floor laughing. They simply want to know if their teen is “BRD” and wants to come home. When the teen gives them an “ETA,” they can text back “SLAP.” No, this not threatening violence, it means sounds like a plan. It’s not necessary for the parent to get gushy and text “LYSM,” they can simply type “TOY.” I know that sounds like the parent is promising a present but it just means they’re thinking of you. They worry about their teen even if they know they’ll “BRB.” But if you think this kind of communication is too confusing, we can stop using letters altogether and switch to emojis. ■ 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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Remember Bishop’s Chili, a successful Chicago restaurant opened by Mary “Ma” Bishop in the 1920’s on 18th and Damon? Her son, George branched off and continued the family business by opening a second location to the west in Forest Park at the intersection of Roosevelt and Elgin in the 1950’s. Joe Janouch, Vice President of Bishop’s was interviewed in 1992 and said, “I think some of our success comes from the fact that we’ve kept this a family business and we’ve stuck to one recipe all these years.” Janouch was careful not to reveal the secret mixture that gave Bishop’s chili its spicy kick. He only shared that the secret recipe included meat, beans, onions and spices. The chili does not include tomato paste, flour or brown sugar. This favorite restaurant on the south end of town expanded west again in 1970’s to Westmont. In the early 1990s, Bishop’s Chili, after 36 years in Forest Park, was demolished to make way for Walgreens, now at the corner of Roosevelt and Harlem, which fills the corner all the way to Elgin.

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The Roos Cedar Chest factory, which relocated to the corner of Harrison Street and Circle Avenue in Forest Park in 1918, was at one time the largest local manufacturing company, employing 400 people. It expanded to 85,000 square feet by 1928, making cedar chests, which were a “must-have” item for new brides. Edward Roos’ sons Ed and Otto took over the Chicago based business in 1907 when their father died. The Roos boys had many family ties to Forest Park and the early days of Harlem, so it seemed like a natural fit to move their Cedar Chest business to town. The Roos family name is found in the foundations of many organizations, including Waldheim Cemetery, Kiwanis Club, Harlem Maennerchor, Businessmen Association and the Forest Park State Bank. The Roos Cedar Chest business slowed and later became the hub for Fisher Pen Co. and then Castle Soap Co. This photo from 2002 shows the then-vacant Roos building while it was being considered for conversion into lofts. The building would ultimately fall under disrepair, and the Park District of Forest Park purchased the building in 2003 to make way for the Roos Recreation Center.

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Arts Alliance brings creativity, builds community Forest Park group says village is becoming a destination for artists By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The Forest Park Arts Alliance (FPAA) met at Jimmy’s Place on Sept. 25 to brainstorm new ideas for the nonprofit organization. “We’re here to talk about what the future of art in Forest Park looks like,” said Laura Twining, president of FPAA. “I don’t want Forest Parkers to merely live close to opportunities for art. I want Forest Park to be the place with opportunities for artists and art,” said Twining. The Arts Alliance has held similar brainstorming sessions in the past, and projects have come to life from ideas generated by these meetings, including Stoop Sessions and the upcoming mural project near the Roos Recreation Center. FPAA has already held one Faux Pas comedy show to raise money for the large-scale mural and has a second scheduled for Oct. 11. (Find out more at bit.ly/2lIq33D). Over pizza and drinks, the alliance mem-

bers and visitors brought up a wide variety of ideas involving visual art, dance and writing. Collaborations with other community groups or events were discussed, including the Forest Park Public Library and the annual House and Garden Walk. A goal of bringing together like-minded artists was also explored. Networking for painters, writers, potters or sculptors would be a way to allow artists to meet one another for idea sharing and support. The group also talked about how to reach more people and increase membership. Jessica Luciano, owner of Creativita, has been involved with the alliance from the beginning, with the “Cover our Rust” painting project on the Circle Avenue bridge. “It was such a cool event,” she said. “It was a great project and a great group of people.” She particularly likes that FPAA focuses on art being for everyone and includes projects that aren’t strictly related to visual art. “There’s comedy and music and chalk art. And the projects involve the community.” “There’s so much potential,” she said. “The bridge project was magical. I want to help bring that magic to Forest Park again.”

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BIG PLANS: Forest Park Arts Alliance is raising money for a commisioned mural near the Roos Recreation Center.

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It’s not just test scores anymore D91 social workers support mental health By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

The seven social workers employed by Forest Park School District 91 were troubled by the news last year that two Proviso East students committed suicide, but they weren’t shocked. Because of the work they do every day involving the mental health of children, they know that kids these days are dealing with levels of negative stress unheard of in the days when their grandparents were going to school. Emily Milman, social worker at Garfield, recalled the student who was having a hard time at school. She learned that they [plural pronoun used to protect student’s privacy] had no contact with their biological parents, were living with a grandparent and were coming to school without having eaten breakfast. “We had another student,” said Emily Jasinski, the social worker at Field Stevenson, “who lost both parents on separate occasions to gun violence and that child had to come to school and try to learn.” Andrea Coco, social worker at Betsy Ross, listed some of the unique negative stresses kids experience these days: incarceration of a parent, single-parent families, parents’ worries discussed in front of their children, bullying on social media, increasing academic expectations, and world news they see on TV. The D91 school board has been well aware of greater stresses experienced by students and has increased the number of social workers hired so that each of the five schools has their own. Part of the social worker’s job is diagnostic and preventive. Coco explained that,

students can use calmsometime this month, classroom teachers ing strategies like will fill out a questioncounting to 10 or doing naire on each of their wall pushups. students called SAMilman noted that BERS (Social Academthe district has already ic Behavioral Emotiondevoted a whole week al Rating Scale), which to kindness with the will help her and her goal of helping students colleagues identify understand the imporat-risk students and tance of getting along guide them regarding with each other, being what interventions in touch with their feeland resources may be Photo provided ings, and learning how appropriate, such as to manage their emoEmily Milman, social worker at teaching social skills, tions. Last week, a conGarfi eld problem-solving skills sultant gave a presentaor behavior skills. tion on the difference Lucia Suarez, the social worker at Grant between safe touches and unsafe touches, White, added, “A lot of what we do is teacher safe secrets and unsafe secrets. training and sharing information with our Hopper acknowledged that D91 has had staff to help teachers recognize signs that a some students who have come out as transstudent is being abused or self-harming or gender and that her staff has dealt with having suicidal ideation.” those youth in a very straightforward way. “If teachers report suicide ideation to the “I’ve been to conferences where lawyers social workers,” said Michelle Hopper, digive us legal advice on what to do,” she said, rector of student services for D91, “we imregarding the question of which bathroom mediately call SAS (Screening, Assessment to use, “but a lot of it is just having a converand Support Services) and they bring in sation with the students, seeing where they someone to do an evaluation to determinate feel most comfortable and, in the case where if the student should be hospitalized.” “Unfortunately, we’ve had to make way too many SAS calls.” A program called PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support) has been in place in the district for several years now. It’s a program that sets schoolwide expectations and reinforces them with both rewards and consequences. Hopper said that teachers prevent small incidents from escalating by, for example, designating a space in the classroom as a “calm corner” or a break area where their

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Recreation board seeks new members Jessica Voogd, the village of Forest Park’s commissioner of public property, announced at the Sept. 23 village council meeting that the Forest Park Recreation Board is seeking to fill vacancies. The mission of the recreation board, as stated on the village website, “is to influence the maintenance, safety and improvement of village parks and playgrounds.” This includes a safety program to ensure village-owned playgrounds are being regularly inspected. While the Park District of Forest Park is responsible for maintaining and operating the greenspaces and facilities it owns along Harrison Street, the village of Forest Park

they were born female but identify as male, letting them use the bathroom in the nurse’s office.” She also noted that the GSA Club (Gay Straight Alliance) has become increasingly active at the middle school and has helped raise awareness about the issue to both students and faculty. “A year or two ago,” she said, “the students in the GSA Club made a presentation after school, which was optional for both students and staff. In it they did things like review appropriate vocabulary for LGBTQ kids. I thought it was courageous for them to do that.” All seven social workers agreed that tending to their own self-care is extremely important. One way Julie Hantson, D91’s assistant director of Student Services, looks for rejuvenation at the end of the day is by reflecting on what many of the students unknowingly give to her. “We have a lot of really resilient kids, which is pretty amazing,” Hopper said. “Some of them have been through so many tragic and traumatic things, but they come to school and are positive lights here, good friends and good helpers.” She, too, pointed to the positive experiences she’s had as a social worker and added, “We have to find the positives. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to do this every day.”

is responsible for maintaining five “pocket” parks, the dog park and grounds formerly owned by The Altenheim. The recreation board is also the means through which residents can communicate with the department of public property regarding questions or concerns related to park equipment and grounds. Regular meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month. Download an application at bit. ly/2mDzGke. Completed applications should be submitted to the mayor’s office in person or via mail at the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines Ave., Forest Park, 60130.

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Forest Oaks development aims to create community Developer specializes in affordable senior housing By JOHN RICE Contributing Reporter

“Seniors need security and companionship at an affordable price,” declared Phil Moeller, the developer spearheading construction of Forest Oaks, at 7228 Circle Ave. Moeller is a man with an intriguing past and an innovative method for financing affordable housing for seniors. Moeller chose the Forest Park site for reasons dating back to his childhood friendships. When it is completed, it will be his eighth such building for independent-living seniors in the Chicago area. Moeller grew up in Ecuador. His father attended Notre Dame University, where he met his future wife, who was secretary to university president Theodore Hesburgh. After graduation, the young couple moved to Ecuador. When Moeller was 13 years old, they returned to the states to give Moeller an American education. They settled in Oak Park and sent him to Ascension School as an eighth-grader. Moeller didn’t speak a word of English but “met a lot of crazy fun friends.” One of these is Frank Kevil. Moeller later purchased the property the restaurateur owned on Circle Avenue for construction of Forest Oaks. After graduating from Ascension, Moeller attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and went on to graduate from Northern Illinois University with degrees in Political Science and International Relations. He returned to Ecuador while working for an international firm that assigned Moeller to a territory in South America. He didn’t care for the travel and loneliness of the job and moved back to Oak Park. Moeller and his brother formed a real estate company and owned and operated apartment buildings in the village. Once they had a tenant who was behind on her rent, so Moeller paid her a visit. She was a tiny elderly woman, he recalled, who had one piece of furniture, her bed. She felt isolated from the other tenants in the building, who left each day for full-time jobs. She also could not keep up with her rent. Moeller’s encounter with the woman spurred him to develop affordable senior housing that promotes a sense of community. His first development was completed in 1987 in Michigan, where he pioneered a creative way to finance it, securing tax credits from the federal government and selling them to corporations to reduce their tax liability. The federal government had started the tax credit program in 1986 to provide funds for developers to construct affordable housing. To finance Forest Oaks, Moeller secured a tax credit awarded by the Illinois Housing Development Authority and sold the credits to a corporate investor.

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BUILDING COMMUNITY: Forest Oaks development on Circle Avenue will offer an array of services and social events for its senior residents. Moeller was the first developer in Illinois to use tax credits to construct senior housing. He built his first development, Gurnee Meadows, in that far northern suburb. “At first, people thought I was crazy,” he said. “Now everyone’s on board.” Moeller’s corporation, Carefree Development LLC, went on to build developments in Lake Zurich, Hoffman Estates, St. Charles, Elmhurst, Homewood and Schaumburg. His daughters, Jennifer and Jessica, are the financial managers of these developments. They screen applicants through personal interviews and credit checks. Moeller noted that 80 percent of seniors are living on fixed incomes, consisting of Social Security benefits and savings. A small percentage receive pensions. Many live on incomes in the $15,000 to $20,000 range. The incomes of Forest Oaks residents will range from a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $43,000. Moeller said they had 250 applicants for the 56 units. Many were attracted by the reasonable rents. Monthly rent for the 32 one-bedroom units range from $720 to $780. Rent for the 24 two-bedroom units is from $880 to $1,020. Besides screening applicants, Moeller’s daughters oversee a resident manager, maintenance supervisor and an activities director at each facility. Forest Oaks is conveniently close to shop-

ping districts in River Forest and Oak Park and within walking distance of the Green Line for trips to the Loop. There’s even a nearby pharmacy for filling prescriptions. To further address the health needs of residents, Forest Oaks will be affiliated with DK Healthcare, a home health service organization. The organization will have an office in the building, staffed by health professionals, who will assess the mental and physical health needs of residents. Services include skilled nursing care for residents who suffer a short-term health problems. Moeller sees Forest Oaks as an asset to Forest Park. After he chose the site, he purchased a portion of the property from the Stutz family, who own and operate Circle Lanes. His contractor tore down Kevil’s and Culligan Water to create space for the project. The architect is Kim Smith, who can walk to the worksite from her home in Oak Park. She designed a 5-story building that has its main entrance on Marengo Avenue. It has two underground garages with 46 parking spots. The ground floor will house a full-service restaurant. It will be “Kevil’s-like” in quality but Moeller’s boyhood buddy will not be involved. The restaurant will be open to the public and offer discounted meals to Forest Oaks residents.

Moeller received great cooperation from village officials to obtain the necessary construction permits. “I never worked with a village that is so pro-development,” said Moeller, “I can’t say enough about Steve Glinke and Tim Gillian.” The construction crew broke ground on Nov. 18, 2018 and immediately faced severe weather. “Winter killed us,” Moeller recalled. “Then in spring it wouldn’t stop raining.” They had pumps working 24/7 to remove the groundwater. After the weather moderated, they made rapid progress and hope to begin occupancy in January. Forest Oaks is more than a building. It will be a community, featuring an array of services for its residents. These include grocery delivery, laundry service and weekly housekeeping. In addition to a continental breakfast, there will be special meals, like “Pizza Night” and “KFC Night.” Besides activities, such as exercise classes, craftmaking and games, there will be day trips to local attractions. The development will also contain a sorely-needed feature for Forest Park: a banquet space to host weddings and other large gatherings. Forest Oaks replaces a vacant parcel of property with a vibrant community for the 55-and-over crowd. Moeller hopes it will be a win-win for residents and developer alike.

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Two charged with armed robbery outside CTA station Two men face armed robbery charges after allegedly robbing a 29-year-old Oak Park man at knifepoint of his cellphone, book bag, work boots and Apple watch on Sept. 28 about 7:15 p.m. outside the CTA Green Line station at 1 Harlem Ave. Police identified the offenders as Anthony J. Siciliano, 36, of Maywood and Dawayne A. Tolliver, 61, of Maywood. A third suspect was not charged. The victim reported to police that as he exited the CTA station, Tolliver came up from behind and grabbed him by the neck. Then Siciliano allegedly approached, holding a knife, and stated he was robbing the victim. Siciliano also reportedly threatened a 23-year-old Forest Park woman who tried to intervene before both offenders fled the scene. Oak Park police arrested Siciliano near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue, and the robbery victim reportedly identified him to police. Tolliver was taken into custody near the CTA station. In addition to robbery, Siciliano was also charged with aggravated assault. Later, Forest Park police would charge Siciliano with criminal damage to property and four counts of resisting arrest after he allegedly destroyed items in the police station interview room and threw a chair at an assistant state’s attorney interviewing him.

Employee ‘stomped’ trying to stop theft A 25-year-old Oswego man has been charged with robbery, aggravated battery and resisting arrest after he allegedly punched a CVS Pharmacy employee in the head and then stomped him before stealing a pair of socks from the store at 7216 Circle Ave. on Sept. 28 about 6:15 p.m. Police reported that Christopher J. Gill entered CVS holding his shoes in his hands. He allegedly went to a shelf, picked a pair of socks, put them on, and then put his shoes back on before heading toward the door. As Gill was exiting, the employee said, “Hey, you need to pay for those,” but Gill allegedly pushed him aside and walked

out. Moments later, according to the police report, Gill re-entered the store and began striking the employee, knocking him to the ground. The victim reported that Gill “stomped” on his face and kicked him in the head before fleeing the store. Paramedics took the victim to Loyola University Medical Center for treatment, and police apprehended Gill after a foot chase through an alley and several backyards in Forest Park and River Forest. Gill told police he’d injured his hand striking the employee, and he was taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital for treatment.

Non-compliant sex offender arrested Forest Park police charged 34-year-old Maurice Scales, of Elmwood Park, with battery and obstructing justice after he allegedly got into a fight with a store assistant manager at Living Fresh Market, 7520 Roosevelt Road, on Sept. 25 about 11:40 a.m. According to the police report, the assistant manager had tried to stop Scales on suspicion of retail theft. Scales fled the store, and police apprehended him on Roosevelt Road east of the store, where he allegedly gave police a false name. Police were able to verify Scales’ identity using fingerprint records. In doing so, they learned he was wanted on a warrant for failing to register as a sex offender. The Illinois sex offender registry lists Scales as a sexual predator. According to the online archive of the now-defunct DNA Info news organization, Scales in 2013 was charged with criminal sexual abuse and battery for fondling a woman who was lying on a bench at Union Station in Chicago and then punching her when she called police. Scales remains at Cook County Jail while awaiting an Oct. 15 hearing date at the Maybrook courthouse in Maywood.

Construction site burglarized Police responded to a building construction site in the 7200 block of Circle Avenue

Deadly crash on Roosevelt

A 24-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Desplaines and Roosevelt early in the morning of Sept. 29. The deceased, Jose Paz Paz, of Crestwood, was driving a Honda Accord eastbound on Roosevelt Road. According to Forest Park Chief of Police Tom Aftanas, Paz Paz was traveling at a high rate of speed, ran a red light at the intersection and struck the trailer of a semi-truck traveling south on Desplaines Avenue. The driver of the truck was unharmed.

Forest Park police received the 911 call at 3:49 a.m. and responded. They were able to get details and review the crash from the red-light camera footage at that intersection. Paz Paz was pronounced dead at 4:12 a.m. The West Suburban Major Accident Unit is currently investigating, according to Aftanas. The Cook County Medical Examiner reported on Sept. 30 that the cause of Paz Paz’s death was pending toxicology testing.

on the morning of Sept. 23 after someone called to report that someone had broken into the site during the overnight hours. The offender gained access to the second and third floor of the south building and removed about $1,000 worth of copper pipe and pipe fittings.

Wallets heisted at Walmart Two Walmart shoppers went to police on Sept. 27 to report that wallets had been lifted from their purses while they were shopping at the store, 1300 Desplaines Ave. A 29-year-old Maywood woman told police she was shopping between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. when she discovered her wallet was missing as she opened her purse at the register. The silver wallet contained IDs, a debit card, a job badge and $7 in cash. Meanwhile, a 62-year-old River Forest woman said she was in the cosmetics section of the store about 1 p.m. and made a transaction at the cash register in that department. She then placed the wallet back inside her purse, which was in the shopping cart, and continued shopping for another 30 minutes. When she later went to make another purchase, her wallet was gone. The black and white wallet contained about $50 in cash,

several credit cards, debits cards, gift cards and her driver’s license.

Identity theft A 32-year-old Forest Park resident called police on Sept. 27 to report that his Social Security number might have been compromised after he gave it out to someone who called from an 800 number that morning. The victim told police he received a call from someone claiming to represent Dodge Magnum Credit in Texas, advising him there was an outstanding balance on his account. The victim told the caller he didn’t have an account with the company and provided his Social Security number so the caller could “verify” that information. When the call ended, the victim called the number back and was told by the person on the other end that they never called and that he did not have an open account. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Sept. 23-29, 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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Pre-Concert Conversation at 3pm with David Leehey. Free reception after concert

Free parking in the garage located at 1124 N. Bonnie Brae Place (one block west of Harlem Avenue between Division and Thomas Streets) in River Forest. Chapel just west of garage exit. FlexTix subscriptions $96 for our four-concert series online ($100 when purchased on concert day at our box office). Single tickets $28 online ($30 at the door). Students thru college attend our River Forest concerts free of charge. Tickets and subscriptions are available thru our website SymphonyOPRF.org and also at the door on concert day. Email TheSymphonyOPRF@gmail.com or call 708-218-2648 for more information. Please bring items for Beyond Hunger (formerly known as the OPRF Food Pantry).

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October 2 - 9

BIG WEEK

Celebrate 85 years with the park district Friday, October 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. behind the Roos Recreation Center, 7329 Harrison St. Food, beer, music, games, magic show, balloon twisting, carriage rides and more! The Feel Good Party Band will perform at 7 p.m.

Get ready to dance in the streets

Enjoy Forest Park’s first ever Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, an introduction to Latin American culture through dance, food and music. Saturday, Oct. 5 from 2 to 11 p.m. in Constitution Court on Madison Street. Rain date is Saturday, Oct. 12.

Try a new class at the park district Some new classes are starting up at the park district of Forest Park in October, and there are several drop-in classes, like Hip Hop Mamas (but you don’t have to be a mom to participate!) and Core De Force. Browse offerings for children and adults at pdofp.maxgalaxy.net.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH SEPTEMBER 15- OCTOBER 15

Haymarket Martyrs Monumentt and Radical Row Tour Join the Historical Society of Forest Park on Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. for an hour-long tour of the Haymarket Martyrs Monument & Radical Row at Forest Home Cemetery, 863 Desplaines Ave. Learn the story of the Haymarket Affair and the monument. A $10 donation is requested. For more information or to sign up visit bit.ly/2m9WGHU.

Clothing items needed for Hines veterans Free mammograms in October at Rush Rush Oak Park Hospital is offering free mammograms to women in Oak Park, River Forest and Proviso Township during the month of October. Breast cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, and mammography is the most effective screening tool. Experts at Rush recommend that most women have mammograms beginning at the age of 40. Proof of residence will be requested at the time of your visit and mammograms must be performed by Oct. 31. To register for a free mammogram, call 708-660-2355.

Library programs continue offsite Despite much of the Forest Park Library being closed while renovations are completed, programming continues offsite. For kids, there’s Babybugs Lapsit Storytime at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday; Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays; Hello Amigos! Storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Merry Math Makers Storytime on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.; and Exploration Station Storytime on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. All storytime programs will be at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd. For adults, Device Advice, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 is an opportunity to get help with tablets, eReaders, laptops or smartphones at this drop-in Tech Lab at the Howard Mohr Community Center.

Neighbors magazine is teaming up with Berkeley residents Kelly Smock and Bridget Bajkowski to collect NEW socks, underwear, sweatshirts, sweatpants, solid color t-shirts and hats/gloves for the men and women at Hines VA Hospital. Email Kelly at ksmock9@aol. com or Tina at mel60160@aol.com for more information. Monetary donations can be sent to Neighbors, P.O. Box 1501, Melrose Park, IL 60160.

Free women’s self-defense class Join Savanna Tarver, Anna Somers and Lisa Fougere for a free self-defense class on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 4:45 to 7 p.m. at Intercept MMA, 1401-19 Circle Ave. For more information visit bit.ly/2mo8whp. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a bottle of water. Bare feet or socks are allowed on the mat.

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Policymakers talk county’s progress on justice Panel discussion confronted some difficult truths about reform By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A group of area policymakers gathered last month at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., to provide a bird’s eye summary of Cook County’s progress on criminal justice reform. The Sept. 18 panel discussion and subsequent Q&A was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Oak Park-River Forest. Michelle Mbekeani, an Oak Park Township trustee and juvenile justice policy advisor for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, said the office has focused on tackling the mass incarceration of black and brown people in the county. “What doesn’t equate to a safe and thriving community is the mass incarceration of a population that is predominantly black and brown,” Mbekeani said. “That is why this office has been vocal and transparent about the racial disparities that exist within our criminal justice system with our data portal.” Mbekeani said the data portal provides access to every felony case since 2011. More than 350,000 felony offenders are now able to access information about how the state prosecuted their cases. The state’s attorney is the only prosecutor’s office in the country to have implemented the technology, she said, adding that the State’s Attorney’s Office is also creating a data system that will facilitate a process of record clearance for marijuana convictions “that will require no action from the individual.” Sharlyn Grace, executive director of the Chicago Community Bond Fund, a nonprofit that covers bond for people waiting for their cases to resolve and who can’t afford it. Grace said that in the last three years, the fund has paid more than $1 million in bond payments to free 250 people. “More than 60,000 people are being admitted to Cook County Jail every year,” said Grace, adding that the fund’s relatively small impact compared to the population of people in jail is one reason why the organization doesn’t believe private philanthropy is the answer to the county’s bail problem. “We need to change state law and local practices in the way our courts operate, so that money is not a factor in who is locked up and who is free while awaiting trial,” Grace said. Ben Ruddell, director of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Illinois, introduced perhaps the most radical idea of the night

when he said the main driver of mass incarceration is excessively long prison sentences — even for violent offenders. “There’s no way out of mass incarceration without reckoning with the issue of violence,” he said, adding that most of the crimes related to long prison sentences are violent crimes. “It’s politically difficult to talk to legislators about the fact that people who commit murder and rape and acts we all agree are abhorrent and need to be dealt with and punished — the sentences are too long for those crimes,” Ruddell said. “Legislators aren’t excited about hearing that or voting for bills to rectify that, but it’s the truth. And if we’re ever going to get our arms around this problem, everybody needs to understand that that’s the score.” Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (1st) mentioned his sponsorship of an ordinance that moved to eliminate the county’s gang database, which was “loaded with individuals who no one knew how they got on the list and it wasn’t securing safety in communities.” Johnson also noted his sponsorship of a Just Housing Ordinance designed to end housing discrimination for people with criminal records and his vote against a $16 million appropriation for the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office to acquire Tasers. “A Taser is not de-escalation. That’s a weapon,” Johnson said, lambasting the fact that “we can find $16 million for Tasers, but we cannot find the resources to improve the quality of life for individuals.” The progressive policymaker’s predicament, the commissioner said, is always a factor in the difficult, age-old effort to roll back harmful, reactionary injustices. “There is this reaction from a meaningful ideology in our country that overreacts when it comes to conditions that, in many cases, the government is responsible for making as harmful and as damaging as they are,” Johnson said. “It’s difficult to advocate when you are blaming the system you are also trying to hold accountable to make right on what it’s done wrong. It’s a very complicated position as an organizer, a teacher and an elected official. … It’s a difficult conversation, but it’s worth having.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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THRIVE TALKS A FREE Speaker Series: Inspiring Healthy Families Presented by Thrive Counseling Center

7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Oak Park Public Library, Main Library, Veterans Room 834 Lake Street, Oak Park

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Suicide: A Health Crisis Myths, Facts, and What You Need To Know with John Meister, Thrive Director You CAN make a difference. You can bring hope to someone who is having thoughts of suicide. Come learn about this important topic and find out about the tools that are available right now that you can engage in to make the most important difference and possibly save someone’s life. National suicide rates are at an all time high and we have a community health crisis right here in the Oak Park area. Suicide is the most preventable form of death, yet we have so much fear around talking about it. Let’s talk about it! Don’t wait any longer to become a helper in this national epidemic that we can do so much about if we just engage and learn best practices on how to speak to someone having suicidal thoughts. A Thrive Therapist will be on hand during the event in case you need assistance. John Meister has been the Executive Director of the Thrive Counseling Center since 2016. Before becoming the Director, he had a successful career for over two decades at the USG Corporation as President of Building Systems. John is also a retired member and Board Chair of the Thrive Counseling Center. John has recently earned certifications to train others in evidence-based suicide awareness trainings “safeTALK” and “QRP.”

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working on the sewers now,” said Gillian. That area, he pointed out, still has older water mains, some of which were as small as 4 inches diameter. A larger one will be a significant service upgrade. The sewers are also being separated, which allows rainwater and sewage to drain separately. “Any time we can take advantage of an opportunity to separate them, we do. It relieves demand on the storm water system,” said Gillian, and this can help with flooding, though it won’t be a complete fix. The project began about six weeks ago and will hopefully be completed before the first snowfall, said Gillian. The final stages will involve resurfacing of streets and sidewalks as well as landscaping. To make sure residents are inconvenienced as little as possible, all those potentially affected by the project have the cellphone number of Forest Park’s resident engineer. Additionally, Gillian, Public Works Director John Doss, and the water department are involved on an almost daily basis to ensure the project continues smoothly.

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Proviso Proud Proviso East celebrated Homecoming in Maywood on Saturday. 1. Proviso East ROTC members march tall in the parade. 2. Cheerleaders provide pep to the festivities. 3. Brooklyn Garcia, 2, wears her Proviso East pirate hat. 4. Carissa Gallespie grabs some candy. 5. The Proviso East marching band performs. 6. A Proviso West band drummer keeps the beat.

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LIBRARY

On time and under budget from page 1

Stacey Keeler, RN Program Coordinator, Cardiac Innovations & Structural Heart Center®

THIS IS PERSONAL

which will still house the Austin Room and an expanded youth services department. Staff offices will be relocated to the basement, and the restrooms will be redone to include a family and gender-neutral bathroom. The teen section, a popular section of the library, will find its new permanent home on the main floor. “It’s a way for them to transition from young adult library patrons to adult library patrons,” said Shaker. “They’ll get to know the adult staff and the staff will get to know them.” Community Engagement Manager Alicia Hammond added that it will be nice for the teens not to have to share a space with the little kids. “Sometimes the teens don’t want to have to cross through the toddlers’ space to get to their own area. Now they’ll have their own dedicated space,” Hammond said. The new teen area will provide patrons with a social side for interacting and a quiet side for studying or silent reading. Phase two, tentatively scheduled to be completed in January, is all about the main floor of the library, including the new young adult/ teen area. During this phase, scheduled to begin at the end of October, most of the main level of the library will be closed off, and services will function on the lower level. In addition to the new teen programming area on the main floor, other changes include the addition of four new study rooms; a program room that can be used for meetings, classes, or crafting; a quiet reading room for those who desire a traditionally quiet library space; two public computer areas; a renovated adult services department, including better zoning separating

quiet and more social areas, new carpeting and better lighting; a new lounge area; and a renovated lobby and restrooms. In addition, with office and staff areas being relocated to the lower level, there will be new social seating areas near the windows. Phase three is the shortest, and Shaker hopes it will only take 3-4 weeks. During this period, the main level of the library will be inaccessible while new carpeting and finishing touches, such as lighting and painting, are completed. However, services will still be available. During this time, computers will be relocated to the Austin Room on the lower level and a small adult collection will be available there as well. “We only anticipate a period of a few days of complete shutdown,” said Shaker, while the staff moves everything into place once the renovation is complete. Both Shaker and Hammond stressed that renovation so far wouldn’t have gone so smoothly without the help of the community. “The village has provided us so much support from the very beginning,” said Shaker. “Both [Village Administrator] Tim Gillian and [Director of Public Health and Safety] Steve Glinke have been available and extremely helpful.” The Community Center has been hosting library events, including story times for children, allowing the library to continue its programming uninterrupted. And the park district has hosted events as well. “There has been so much community support,” said Shaker, including the partner libraries in neighboring towns who have honored cards from Forest Park and allowed Forest Park Public Library book groups to meet in their spaces. Shaker also gave a shout-out to the “amazing construction manager” Jason Perkunas of Shales McNutt Construction. “He’s the hero of the project,” she said. “He figured out how to put the least amount of imposition on patrons and staff and how to cut costs but not quality along the way.”

No matter where we are, we never really leave our patient’s side. Stacey Keeler may be done working for the day, but in her head she’s still with her structural heart patients, finding all the little ways she can treat them less like patients and more like family. It’s that never-off-the-clock attitude that’s led Edward-Elmhurst Health to become a nationally recognized leader in heart care. Take your free HeartAware Assessment at ThisIsPersonalEEH.org

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CHANGES: The basement of the Forest Park Public Library is going through renovations, as the youth services department is redone.

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Homeowners responsible from page 1 Safety. Steve Glinke, director of Public Health and Safety, said the “hot area” for rats in Forest Park right now is south of the expressway on the east end of the town, though he noted the rats have been pushing west. Forest Park uses the exterminator Smithereen Pest Control, which used to come out biweekly to treat hot spots for rats. As of last week, they’re now coming out weekly as reports from residents rise. The traps set by Smithereen are a combination of bait and snap traps. “Rats can acclimate to the poison,” said Glinke. “A combination trap works best.” Glinke also reported that there have been incidents of people moving or stealing the traps, and he urges residents to leave them where they are. Why are there more rats than usual in Forest Park? People are often under the incorrect assumption that restaurants and abandoned properties are the source of rat problems. But restaurants in town are required to have their own extermination services, and the village night-sweeper vehicle cleans up spilled grease to keep food that attract rats to a minimum. Restaurant owners are also required to maintain their properties and back areas. When the Forest Park Review drove down alleys behind restaurants, the properties viewed were well maintained and clean. Abandoned properties also aren’t typically good places for rats to hole up and start colonies because there generally

aren’t dedicated food or water sources on these properties, something rats look for when choosing a place to colonize. The village helps residents who call by investigating for signs of rat infestations and marking utility poles so Smithereen knows where to set out traps. These traps should not be moved or touched, and children and pets should be kept away from them. The biggest culprit when it comes to increasing rat populations in town? Improperly maintained private property. Glinke says property owners need to take steps to prevent rats from taking up residence in the first place. Rats eat almost any kind of food, and they really like pet waste. Picking up regularly after your dogs, especially in the evening, is a good way to ensure that rats won’t have anything in your yard to feed on overnight. Keeping dumpsters and trash cans securely closed is important because rats can chew through plastic bags. Overgrown plants and weeds provide hiding places for rodents, as do wood piles, lumber, litter, old boxes and junk in the yard. Glinke urges all homeowners to follow the instructions put forth by the village to eliminate rats in the neighborhood. He also plans to work with Smithereen before winter to send out a mass mailing to residents about the problem and to do block-by-block surveillance to look for problem areas and advise residents on making their properties as ratresistant as possible. Rats can be detected by droppings or signs of freshly gnawed surfaces. Rat burrows will typically be found at building foundations, under steps or piles of debris, beneath low shrubs, or along sidewalks. The entrance hole will be about 2 inches wide with a mound of soil next to it. Residents can learn more by reading the fact sheet, “Rats in Our Community,” from the Department of Public Health and Safety at bit.ly/2nkOUuE or pick one up at village hall.

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10 Ways to Control Rats From “Rats in Our Community,” a publication of the village of Forest Park Department of Public Health and Safety ■ Look for rat activity and food sources each month. Take action right away before things get worse. ■ Store trash in rat resistant totes and dumpsters. ■ Rinse cans and bottles for recycling. ■ Eliminate rodent hiding places such as tall grass, weeds and other ground-covering vegetation. Wood piles, lumber, litter, old boxes and junk in the yard must also be eliminated. ■ Immediately clean up after pets in the yard. ■ Remove pet food from the garage and store in heavy duty, tight-closing containers. ■ Clean birdfeeders weekly and rake up bird food on the ground. ■ Weatherize your home. Seal all possible rodent entry points. ■ Cooperate with your neighbors. ■ Contact the village of Forest Park at 708-615-6285 when you see a rat or a damaged bait station.

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ree parking on Madison Street is about to come to an end. That’s good. It’s overdue. The experiment in allowing people to park all the ding-dong day in front of the village’s prime retail and restaurant frontage failed on two fronts. Parking, prime parking, in an urban suburb should not be free. Nothing else about building a viable downtown is free for a town. Not the street sweepng, the policing, the promotion. The village of Forest Park should recoup a portion of those perpetual costs through parking fees. Free parking also failed, as it does just about everywhere, because business owners and their employees actively clog up the prime parking spaces themselves. It’s ridiculous but it seems to be human nature. Free and convenient trump parking cars on side streets for free or, worse, paying for lesser parking in the village-owned lots behind Madison Street. Given the minimum wages that most retail and restaurant staff are inevitably paid and the incentive to leave free parking spaces open for essential customers simply evaporates. The Chamber of Commerce has long understood this reality and has lobbied for the return of paid parking on Madison for a good long time. Good to see the voice of business being heard. A couple of final points. At 75 cents an hour, there will still be business people who choose to plug the pay station and park on Madison. So consistent enforcement will be necessary to battle this impulse. When, after paying back the loan from Forest Park Bank to buy the pay stations, the village starts to make some money, good for them, good for us. No crabbing about the village nickel-and-diming taxpayers. Parking meters along Main Street is Good Government 101.

Things we like

Library reinvention underway: Forest Park’s library cast off the “shhhh” stereotypes a good long time ago. Our library has become a pulsating hub of welcoming and innovation, active inclusion and respect. Now though, after a lot of planning, the library has begun a major renovation that works to transform its still-small space into a physical form that reflects the culture and programs it has long provided. So matching the need for social spaces for kids and for teens with the quiet rooms that draw traditional patrons, adding the digital resources of a modern library while keeping stacks filled with books and videos is the challenge undertaken. Phase one is underway. Phase three ought to be complete by early 2020. Good job. Welcome to the Rec Board: It took us a long while to figure out that Forest Park had both a park district and a village-run recreation board, that the park district basically owns Harrison Street while the village owns and manages those five small pocket-parks that dot the landscape, plus the dog park, plus whatever the Altenheim turns into when it grows up. We’re still not sure why this is the way it is. But for now, it is. So good to see a public call for volunteers to join the rec board. This is a group that has ebbed and flowed over the years. Look forward to new energy, new voices, new ideas.

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onday morning, Pastor Walter Mitty and his friend Michael were sitting in Bernie Rolvaag’s Historical Buzz coffee shop about halfway through their caramel macchiatos when Fr. Bob Sullivan walked in and joined them. “Clergy day off ?” quipped Michael. “Every day,” Fr. Bob winked at Mitty, “except for Sunday, is clergy day off. So what is the hot topic of discussion today?” “Old codgers getting married,” Mitty answered. “Walt asked me if I have ever thought of getting married again, ever since Rachel died,” Michael said. “And what was your answer?” He shook his head. “I don’t know. After Rachel died, I went through stages. At first, I was so self-absorbed with my grieving I couldn’t imagine including another person in my life. The next stage was I got so lonely that I fell in love with every woman who smiled at me.” Pastor Walt said, “Twenty years ago, I went through a similar stage. Loneliness and raging hormones fueled my fantasies about, you know, like six or seven single women I knew at the time.” Fr. Sullivan blushed. “To be honest,” Mitty admitted, “10 years ago I had the same feelings. Then, I got so involved in Poplar Park Community Church — 60 hours a week — that physical and emotional exhaustion trumped my libido. “I can relate to that too,” said the Franciscan. “And then I kind of got comfortable being single,” Walt added. “I get a lot of affection and companionship from my men friends that my dad never got from the men in his life. He needed a woman to fill his emotional needs. That was the arrangement — he was the breadwinner, the disciplinarian, the rational part of the marriage. And my mom was the caretaker of emotional needs, the one who paid attention to relationships.” “You know,” Fr. Sullivan added, “I don’t know how diocesan priests handle celibacy. They seem to be all alone, while I have my order, which supplies a lot of the needs I suppose folks get met in good marriages.” “Besides,” added Bernie Rolvaag as he set Fr. Bob’s espresso on the table. “I was reading in a book on the history of marriage that half of the adults in this country are single. Following my divorce, I felt weird at first until half the people that came into my shop were divorced, widowed or never married, and I didn’t feel so abnormal.” “Look at the four of us,” said Michael with a laugh. “Misery loves company.” Mitty sighed, “Or birds of a feather.” “Why the sigh?” asked Michael, “Walt, are you thinking … I mean you’ve been up to Manitowoc twice last month alone, and you always say it’s because your nephews need a male adult in their lives

but …” Now it was Pastor Walt’s turn to blush. “And why did I ask you if you had thought about getting married again, right?” “You sly fox, you. You keep saying you’ve made your peace with being single.” “OK, OK, but this is just between the four of us, OK? That year I took a leave of absence from the church to take care of my brother Herman as he was dying? They made a little apartment for me in the basement, so I would have some privacy, but I was a full member of the family all that time.” “And …” “And, I figured out that I liked family living better than I thought I would.” The three men looked intensely at Mitty. Expecting there to be more in the story, they asked in chorus, “And?” “OK, I admit I got really close to Susan,” said Mitty with his second blush in 10 minutes. “See, until Herman died, I wouldn’t let myself have sexual feeling toward her. After all, she was my sister-in-law and she was off limits, even to my fantasies.” “But now she’s available,” said Fr. Bob, “I mean, as far as your conscience is concerned.” “That’s right, Bob,” Mitty answered and then sighed a second time. “But I haven’t admitted that to her because one thing worries me.” He sighed again. “Susan voted for Trump. I mean, she’s not one of those redneck, racist, anti-immigrant Trump voters. She said she never held the guy up to Matt or Brian as a role model, and she voted for him only because of the abortion issue. She’s a good and compassionate person, but still …” “I hear you,” said Bernie. “I read in a report from the Pew Center that only 20% of marriages tolerate partners from a different political party. Nowadays marriages between people of different races and even different religions seem to get along better than people who have different political world views.” “I mean, both Susan and I go to church every Sunday, and part of me keeps saying that voting differently shouldn’t matter if Jesus’ love is the foundation we build our life together on.” The four men, each single for their own reasons, had trouble with the Pew report, not because it wasn’t factual, but precisely because it was. Faith in God and the love of Jesus should trump the political divisions in this country. Fr. Bob finally broke the silence, “So, Walt, what are you going to do?” “I’m not sure. Part of me says I should come out and tell her. You know, let her know how I feel and take the risk of finding out where she is.” “But you’re afraid,” said Bernie, “that she won’t feel that way at all and learning that you have romantic feelings will spoil the good, family-like friendship you have with her and your nephews, right?” A fourth sigh. “Exactly.”

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Hometown Halloween

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hat’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Halloween? For me it’s obvious — Forest Park! Why? I can give you about 800,000 reasons. With a population of about 14,000, Forest Park has something like 56 to 1 dead versus living residents. Those numbers vary depending on your search, but they are impressive even at 30 to 1. Back in the day, we were often referred to as “The Village of Cemeteries.” Now there’s a claim to fame! Of course, if you live, shop, work, dine or play in Forest Park, you already know we are so much more. With that bit of history, there should be plenty to do here in October … and there is. It’s safe to say that Forest Park owns Halloween, especially on Oct. 26 when we host the Casket Races. Fortunately, our sinister census relieves me of the burden of explaining why on earth we have a casket race. If you Google coffin or casket races, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Colorado pop up along with the Chamber’s Forest Park Flapper Ghost Casket Races and some great videos of both events. If those videos don’t spark your competitive spirit enough to start building your ride now, they most certainly will convince you to join in the fun as a spectator. Here’s what’s happening on Oct. 26: The family-friendly Casket Races will be held on Beloit Avenue between Madison & Adams with the first race starting at 11 a.m. Enjoy some tasty fall treats while cheering

for your favorite team, rock out to creepy classics played by the Windy City Hitman (the official Casket Race DJ), and delight in watching the kids and pets parade and costume contest. After the races, trick or treat with the kids on Madison Street, then head to the park district for Trunk or Treat from 2 to 4 p.m. After dark, grab your friends and get decked out in your favorite Zombie garb and join us for the creepiest pubcrawl this side of the grave. Wander Madison Street from 8 p.m. till midnight, in search of some blood curdling drink specials and other Halloween fun. Check out the Chamber’s Facebook page @forestparkchamber for event details. Visit some of Forest Park’s famous gravesites at the Historical Society’s Haymarket Monument/Radical Row Tour on Oct. 5. Find out more at www.forestparkhistory.org. For kids 5 and under, the library is hosting Monster Mash Storytime at the Community Center on Oct. 25 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Register now at https://bit. ly/2miC5AL to ensure your space. After all that fun, you’re bound to get hungry. Not to worry. There’s no shortage of dining options. Grab a bite to eat at your favorite spot, or try something new. Happy Halloween, Forest Park! Laurie Kokenes is executive director of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce & Development.

LAURIE KOKENES

O B I T U A R I E S

Joseph Murphy, 77 Oak Park resident Joseph Lee Murphy, aka “Murph,” 77, of Oak Park, died on Sept. 26, 2019. He was the husband of Marcheta (Keta) (nee Shilling) for 56 years; the father of Michael (Dora), Kerry (Tom) Kolzow, and Tim and Katie; papa of Sean, Chelsea (Brett) Clausen, Ryan (fiancée, Alyssa), Kevin Murphy, Kelly, Abby (Mike) Cioffi, Tommy and Michael Kolzow, and Megan and Tim Murphy; the brother of Tom (Lillian) and the late Patrick; and brother-in-law of Gary (Molly) Shilling. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Forest Park’s Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, 7319 W. Madison St. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Oak Park’s St. Giles Church, 1045 Columbian Ave., at 10:30 a.m., followed by private interment. The family appreciates memorials to the Parkinson’s Association (http://www.apdaparkinson.org). Additional information is available at 708-366-2200 or www.ZimmermanHarnett.com.

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Forest Park Public Library staff push their casket down Beloit during the 6th annual Casket Races.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Revenue General

Major Debt Funds Service Property Tax 4,679,538 2,289,853 Replacement Tax 146,729 9,638 Sales Tax 3,425,968 1,944,107 Income Tax 1,465,651 Use Tax 430,721 Other State Taxes 117,383 Utility Taxes 1,465,067 Licenses, Permits, and Fees 1,870,972 Grants 109,384 185,077 Ambulance, Fire and Police 566,244 Water Sales Refuse, Yard Waste and Recycle 958,293 Fines 1,086,137 Rentals 256,466 Pension Contributions Interest/Dividends/Investment Inc. 22,082 94,504 Community Center Activities 408,933 Charges for Services 716,557 Investment Gains/(Losses) Other 121,273 Sales of Assets 3,700 Total Revenue 17,851,098 4,523,179 Expenditures

Annual Treasurer’s Report Village of Forest Park Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Non Major Enterprise Fiduciary Funds 349,080 - 2,299,693 8,689 27,618 389,343 - 5,787,978 258,414 25,024 542,314 22,906 7,319 1,296,236 - 1,128,124 (1,501) - 1,028,432 5,820,321 5,292,484

1,780,750 34,142 18,008 46,829 28,762 2,551

546,306 4,605,182 4,046,029

1,864,871

482,126 1,215,139 1,246,455

46,171

19,272,100 2,567,509

Net Increase/(Decrease) (1,421,002) 1,955,670 in Fund Balance Transfers and Other Sources 1,273,973 241,677 Previous Year Fund Balance (274,842) 9,875,336 Current Year Ending Fund Balance (421,871) 12,072,683 Disbursements Great than $2,500 – May 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019 34 Publishing Inc 7,200; A&F Sewer Company Inc 30,514; AA Rental Center 3,160; ABC Automotive Electronic 3,328; ABRA Auto Body & Glass 13,890; Action Transmission & Auto 25,515; Administrative Consulting Specialists LLC 8,000; Agilant Solutions Inc 6,918; Air One Equipment Inc 12,586; Airy’s Inc 59,632; Alliance Pension Consultants LLC 17,000; Allied Benefit Systems 3,025; Altorfer Industries 3,186; Amalgamated Bank of Chicago 1,008,140; American Door and Dock 2,805; AMS Electric Inc 11,790; Animal Care League 4,550; Artistic Engraving 5,145; Associated Tire & Battery Co. 19,696; AT&T 65,030; AT&T Long Distance 3,032; Axon Enterprise Inc 3,504; B&F Construction Code Service 108,636; Baker & Taylor 97,502; Barnes, Brian 10,125; Battery Service Corporation 3,331; BC Body Craft Inc 6,729; Berwyn Garage 12,683; Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Illinois 1,723,415; BP 7,066; Broadway in Chicago 5,238; Brookfield North Riverside Water Commission 4,470; Burke Beverage Inc 3,798; Burke Engineering LTD, Christopher 379,597; Call One 5,843; CAPERS 29,651; Capital One Bank 62,189; Cargill Salt Road Safety 96,580; Cary Concrete Products Inc 3,125; Case Lots Inc 7,360; CDC Enterprises Inc 142,815; CDS Office Technologies 90,848; Central Parts Warehouse 6,346; Cerniglia Co. 87,862; Certified Fleet Services Inc 31,832; Chicago Police Department 15,904; Chicago Salt Company Inc 19,720; Christopher Burke Engineering 13,913; Cintas Corporation No. 769 11,583; City of Chicago 2,666,202; ComEd 70,351; Comcast 12,535; Constellation Energy Services Inc 68,981; Continental Research Corporation 4,002; Cook County Department of Public Health 24,400; Core & Main LP 43,737; Corky’s Catering 3,136; Corrpro Companies 3,440; Covert Track Group Inc 7,060; Crowe LLP 58,400; Current Technologies 4,375; Currie Motors Chevrolet

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- (231,677) (900,000) 956,145 - 1,445,035 12,825,520 37,004,912 2,622,807 - 1,695,484 13,140,659 38,251,367 3,625,123 11,601; Davis Tree Care 24,505; Dearborn National Life Insurance Co. 11,115; Dell Marketing L.P. 9,769; Delta Dental of Illinois 87,841; Demco 2,907; Earth Paint Org 4,684; Easypermit Postage 2,897; EBSCO Information Services 9,050; Ed Roehr Safety Products 3,674; Elevator Inspection Services 7,343; Elmhurst Chicago Stone Company 4,973; Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co. 7,925; Fire Service Inc 4,232; Firehouse Software ESO 3,480; First Ayd Corp 6,639; Fleet Safety Supply 10,595; Forest Park National Bank Loan 250,758; Forest Park Public Library 34,142; Forest Park Chamber of Commerce 26,735; Forest Printing 32,179; Freeway Ford Sterling Truck 10,314; Full Circle K9 Solution Inc 2,910; Generation Sixty’s 2,500; GFS Marketplace 2,588; Giles, Destinie 2,513; Gizmos Fun Factory 2,862; Goodman Theatre 3,139; Granicus Inc 10,227; Greatline Communications 11,929; Group Theater Tix 3,485; Gulbrandsen Ret., Hon. Perry J. 10,800; Hammad, Ahmad 4,992; Hawk Chrysler Dodge 108,509; Health Endeavors SC 5,375; Henderson Products Inc. 3,353; Heuel, Mike 5,750; Home Depot Credit 5,635; Illinois Tactical Officers Association 2,745; Illinois Safety LLC 3,960; Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust 156,593; Illinois Department Employment Security 10,960; Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 44,983; Illinois EPA 6,000; Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 217,905; Illinois State Police 40,193; IRS (Social Security / Medicare) 317,749; Isaac Ray Forensic Group LLC 4,263; J.G. Uniforms Inc 10,747; Jasper Engine Exchange Inc 6,079; Johnson Paving Co 10,000; Kane McKenna and Association 9,363; K-Five 6,890; Kimball Midwest 6,833; Klein, Thrope & Jenkins 9,348; Koral Maintenance 25,199; Kuzmanovic, Stanoja 13,500; Lakeview Bus Lines Inc 5,313; Lauterbach & Amen, LLP 7,980; Lemeer Design LLC 2,691; Lewis University 13,973; Lexipol LLC 4,312; Libraries of Illinois Risk Agency 8,834; Lindco Equipment

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Sales Inc 9,133; LinkedIn Corporation 4,500; L-K Fire Extinguisher Service-No 2 2,743; Local 701 Welfare Fund, Automobile Mechanics 15,028; Local 705 I.B of T Health and Welfare 287,009; Lyons Pinner Electric Co 148,094; M.E. Simpson Co Inc 6,495; MABAS Division XI 10,000; Makowski, Donna 8,442; Malcor Roofing of Illinois Inc 191,129; McAdam Landscaping 91,427; McCarthy Ford of North Riverside 4,595; McDonald’s 2,835; Meade Electric Co 4,114; Message in a Bottle 2,805; Metro Mortuary Transport 7,275; Midwest Tape 42,419; Mohr Oil Co 151,966; Moore Medical, McKesson 5,925; Muse Community + Design 16,245; N G Plumbing Inc 48,000; Nardulli Concrete Inc 605,425; National Power Rodding Corp 9,926; National Salt Co 37,784; Nelson Systems Inc 4,029; NICOR 8,340; North East Multi-Reg. Training 4,520; Northern Door Garage Door Corp 6,585; Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety 7,015; Nunley LLC 13,316; Oak Leyden Devel Services 16,641; Office 8 3,434; O’Herrin Inc, Ray 2,740; O’Herron Co Inc, Ray 22,491; Onsolve LLC 11,960; O’Shea Consulting Inc, Matthew 36,000; OTM Water Services 11,110; Over Drive, Inc 3,00; Paramedic Services of Illinois 536,509; Paramount Theatre 3,445; Parts 3 LLC 36,634; Paulson’s Rex Paint 5,820; Pitney Bowes 28,615; Praxair Distribution Inc 3,198; ProQuest LLC 3,018; Pro-Tech Security Sales 6,585; Quill 28,373; Recorded Books, Inc 7,717; Republic Services #551 687,304; Ricoh USA Inc 11,519; Rone M.D., Lisa 5,100; Roy Strom Refuse Removal 14,236; RR Donnelly 4,679; Russo Power Equipment 4,626; Rydin Decal 7,203; S&D Prime Maintenance 13,451; S&S Electric Service Inc 5,132; Schaeffer MFG. Co. 3,741; Schauer’s Hardware 8,775; SEPS Inc 3,541; SiteOne Landscape Supply 3,395; Smithereen Pest Management Services 16,550; Southside Motorcycle Company 2,644; Southside Truck Service Inc 9,262; Special T Unlimited 3,734; Specialty Mat Service 26,313; Stanard & Associates Inc 15,548; Standard Equipment Co. 11,716; Starved Rock State Park 2,665; State Treasurer – IDOT 12,090; Stefl Inc, Tim 7,307; Stewart, John B 3,200; Storino Ramello & Durkin 150,329; Suburban Laboratories Inc 8,597; Suburban Mailing Services Inc 13,770; Superior Petroleum Marketers 7,701; Sutton Ford Inc 31,751; Techno Consulting Inc 61,728; Telcom Innovations Group LLC 5,629; Theatre at the Center 3,491; Thomson Reuters-West 4,114; Tommy Guns Garage 3,080; Total Parking Solutions Inc 24,095; Traffic Control & Protection 4,935; Traynor, Raymond 14,805; Tremco/Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc 3,060; Triangle Environmental 6,342; U.S. Arbor Products Inc 2,936; Unifirst Corporation 5,901; Uno Construction Co., Inc 655,706; Value Line Publishing 3,000; Village of Forest Park 190,416; Village of Forest Park Firefighters Pension Fund 1,027,977; Village of Forest Park Police Pension Fund 1,299,334; Verizon Wireless 20,219; Walsh & Associates Inc, R.E. 3,188; West Central Municipal Conference 19,197; West Cook County Solid Waste 193,334; West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center 446,340; West Town Refrigeration 28,637; Wholesale Direct Inc 3,746; Wilke, Carl 8,100; Williams Architects 69,760; Windy City Limousine 40,264; Winter Equipment Co. Inc 2,663; XEROX Corporation 24,015; XEROX Financial Services 2,642; Yonan Carpet One 7,300; Zeigler Ford North Riverside 15,288 Disbursements less than $2,500: 1,319,574 Salaries – May 1, 2018 – April 30, 2019 $25,000 and Under: Aftanas, Joseph; Alvarez, Marcos; Alvarez, Milton; Atherton, Christina; Atwood, Abigail; Bakker, David; Balingit, Peter; Barger, Camille; Becker, James; Bell Jr, James; Bell, Eric; Biscaglio, Anthony; Bolton, Donald; Brown, Johnnie; Burns, Christina; Byrnes, Joseph; Camargo, Rosario; Carfagno, Gina; Carlson, Ann; Castanon, Perla; Clampit, Ljiljana; Clark, Patrick; Collis, Andrew; Constantino, Justine; Cundari, Joanna; Curtis,

Luther; DeSonia, Della; Dillon Jr, Gerald; Dougherty, Casey; Dylewski, Diana; Dylewski, Jessica; Edwards, Johnny; Entler, Rachell; Ferguson, Ashley; Finlay, David; Fluker, Michael; Fuentes, Maribel; Galloway, Lily; Gargiulo, John; Gemkow, Catherine; Gianakopoulos, Jodi; Graham, Tim; Guerrero, Kylie; Harris, Joella; Herscovitch, Raissa; Hoskins, Jasmine; Howard, Christina; Howard, Cory; Jennett, Joshua; Jimenez Cruz, Brenda; Jones, Jamica; Kmiec, Chelsey; Knack, Kenneth; Lay, Michael; Loccoco, Nicholas; Love, Briana; Mannix, Thomas; Mascola, Sherie; McMahon, Terrance; Miller, Sandra; Moravec, Christopher; Moreno, Ivan; Novak, Daniel; Nutley, Sandra; O’Connor, Philip; O’Mara, Sean; Pellettiere, Barbara; Petrey, Nicole; Pitts, Gloria; Plum, Jonathan; Plum, William; Popelka, Scott; Portillo, Gerardo; Powers, Edilia; Pusavc, Briana; Rayford, Christyn; Reda. Caleb; Reilly, Brendan; Rice, Toni; Rios, Miguel; Roldan, Giovanni; Ryan, Brady; Ryan, Dylan; Samutthai, Nat; Scoggins, Wynn; Scott, Debra; Shorner, Samuel; Shorner, Zachary; Shumpert, Vincent; Sinisi Michael; Sivels-Jones, Valerie; Solms, Karl; Stamatakos, Paul; Stone, Marc; Stuart, Karen; Swallow, Joseph; Thiakos, Ethan; Thompson, Analivia; Thompson, James; Thompson, Kathleen; Tideman, Megan; Trausch, Jocelyn; Tsaganos, Georgia; Uhlir, Jenna; Valentino, Dana; Ward, Wendy; Weinbrecht, Marie; Wiebe, Karen; Wiese, Lauren; Zabrodsky, Maxim; Zager, Pollyann;

$25,000 to $49,000 Aliasi, Tina; Banaszak, Keith; Blonska, Urszula; Calderone, Anthony; Casanova, Miguel; Cline, Matthew; Cody, Sally; Collis, James; Corzine, Claudia; Dowdle, Matthew; Dowdle, Meghan; Flanagan, Morna; Fullmer, Denise; Guzman, Cara; Jimenez Cruz, Maria; Keohane, Wendy; Kochan, Arleta; Lane, Francis; Loisi, Michael; Manor, Claire; Marasco, Frank; Marrocco, Donna; Marti, Bentio; Mazurkiewicz, Christopher; Murphy, Kathryn; O’Shea, Sharon; Riggins, LaShan; Stark, Danylle; Wilkinson, Margaret; Zavala, Joel

$50,000 to $74,999 Bassaloff, Christie; Braniff, Patrick; Brhel, Steve; Calamus, Zachary; Doss, John Ryan; Farnum, Susan; Gabino, Vito; Grams, Thomas; Hammond, Alicia; Harris, Deborah; Griffin, Clifford; Knysch, Steven; Lavin, Skye; Marasco, Michael; Murphy, Dora; Myers, Michael; O’Donnell, Laura; Panzani, Rocco; Perez, Amilicar; Powers, Brenda; Radomski, Rafal; Richards, Paul; Riglos, Daysi; Scollard, Belinda; Scollard, Patrick; Townsend, Regina; Trelenberg, James; Weiler, Steven $75,000 to $99,999 Arroyo, Jesus; Barger, Richard; Bryant. Robert; Caines, Andrea; Diano, Justin; Dylewski, Karen; Frey, Scott; Glinke, Stephen; Grimes, Harold; Hannan, Aaron; Hedrick, Kevin; Hriensaitong, Kenneth; McClintock, Scott; Miller, Daniel; Moritz, Vanessa; Olmsted, Letitia; Petrovic, Nicholas; Prescott, George; Ryan, Timothy; Schick, Joseph; Shaker, Pilar Stella, Salvatore; Toth, William; Villasenor, Anthony $100,000 to $124,999 Cannon, Thomas; Chiappetta, Phillip; Chin, Christopher; Damato, Phillip; Davini, Louis; Defors, Nicholas; Doss, John; Flores, Jose; Gross, Kenneth; Hankus, Lindsey; Heveran, Jarlath; Hickey Jr, George; Janopoulos, Tom; Kendall, Robert; Kinder, Michael; Kozak, Nicholas; Maylath, Mark; Myers, Travis; Nelson, Russell; O’Connor, Michael; Reid, Bobby; Soto, Humberto; Spagnolo, Michael; Stasinopoulos, Adam; Trevarthen, Lauren; Valtman, Brian; VanPetten, John; Weber, Andrew; Zanoni, Steven

$125,000 and over Adams, Timothy; Aftanas, Thomas; Conrad, Timothy; Gillian, Timothy; Hall, Tom; Harrison, Michael; Keating, Michael; McDermott, Robert; Morrissette, Peter; Pater, Daniel; Reilly, John

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RELIGION GUIDE

Roman Catholic

Check First.

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

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

William S. Winston Pastor Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.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

Good Shepherd Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00a-Worship 10:30a-Education Hour

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

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

on the corner of Thomas St. & Fair Oaks Ave.

worship on Sundays @ 10am nursery care available fairoakspres.org 744 Fair Oaks Ave. • 708-386-4920

OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

(708) 697-5000 LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service

St. Edmund Catholic Church

ELCA, Lutheran

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

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

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

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Oct 4 St Francis Day Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals Christian 8 Dasara Hindu 9 Yom Kippur Jewish 14-20 Sukkot Jewish 14 Thanksgiving - Canada Interfaith 18 St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist Christian

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

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Many quality items at reasonable prices. Much kitchen miscellaneous: gadgets and small appliances; much silver in excellent condition; much ďŹ ne crystal, especially stemware; several small area rugs and runners; small wool rug with appraisal; a few tools and garden items; several nice pieces of furniture, including glass cabinet; decorative glass storage jars; several small ďŹ le cabinets; white porcelain cookware (unchipped); too much to list; must see to appreciate. No early birds. Forest Park

DONATION FUNDRAISER 1010 DUNLOP AVE SAT 10/5 10AM TO 5PM

Selling bike, clothing (kids+adult), books, shoes, snow blower, dresser, and other donated items. Proceeds beneďŹ t disability advocacy through Chicago Adapt. Oak Park

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE 634 CLINTON SAT 10/5 8AM TO 12PM

Bikes, kids items, clothes, toys, kitchen items, etc... Oak Park

GARAGE SALE 220 N ELMWOOD SAT 10/5 9AM TO 1PM

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BLOCK YARD SALE 900-948 N GROVE AVE SAT 10/5 & SUN 10/6 9AM TO 5PM

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, to consider amendments to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Ordinance which include, but may not be limited to, the following: Additions and amendments to Chapters 10-3 (DeďŹ nitions), 10-7 (Regulations of General Applicability), 10-12 (C1 Commercial Zoning District), 10-13 (C2 Commercial Zoning District), 10-14 (C3 Central Commercial Zoning District), 10-15 (ORIC OfďŹ ce/Research/Industrial/ Commercial Zoning District) and 10-21 (Land Use Chart), to allow the limited operation in the Village of River Forest of certain cannabis business establishments operating under the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 410 ILCS 705/1, et seq., as amended (â&#x20AC;&#x153;CRTAâ&#x20AC;?), and medical cannabis establishments under the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, 410 ILCS 130/1, et seq., as amended (â&#x20AC;&#x153;CUMCPPA), subject to the following limitations, in addition to those limitations which the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or Village President and Board of Trustees may determine are appropriate: A. Cannabis dispensaries and cannabis craft growers operating under the CRTA may be located in the Village of River Forest as a special use in the C1 Commercial Zoning District, C2 Commercial Zoning District, C3 Central Commercial Zoning District and the ORIC OfďŹ ce/ Research/Industrial/Commercial Zoning District. B. Cannabis cultivation centers, cannabis processing organizations and cannabis transporting organizations are prohibited from operating in the Village of River Forest. C. Medical cannabis dispensaries and medical cannabis cultivation centers operating under the CUMCPPA may be may be located in the Village of River Forest as a special use in the C1 Commercial

Zoning District, C2 Commercial Zoning District, C3 Central Commercial Zoning District and the ORIC OfďŹ ce/Research/Industrial/ Commercial Zoning District. D. Consumption of cannabis shall not be permitted on the premises of any cannabis business establishment or medical cannabis establishment. The additions and amendments to the Village of River Forest Zoning Ordinance include, but are not be limited to, those described above, along with, deďŹ ning cannabis business establishments and medical cannabis establishments, establishing additional reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, distance limitations, or other limitations on the operations of cannabis business establishments and medical cannabis establishments as allowed under the CRTA and/or the CUMCPPA, and such other regulations as the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or Village President and Board of Trustees may determine are appropriate. The petitioner for the Text Amendments is the Village President and Board of Trustees. This public hearing is being held pursuant to direction given by the Village President and Board of Trustees for the Zoning Board of Appeals to consider these amendments. For additional information visit www.vrf.us. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. For public comments to be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record at the hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals. For further information or for a copy of the proposed text amendments, please contact Assistant Village Administrator Lisa Scheiner at (708) 714-3554 or at lscheiner@vrf.us or visit www.vrf.us. Sincerely, Clifford Radatz Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals

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LEGAL NOTICE FOREST PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bid Package #01 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Library Furniture

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Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park from Furniture Contractors for FF&E at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park, IL 60130. Sealed bids will be received on or before, but not after 10:00 AM on Wednesday October 9, 2019 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park. IL 60130. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the circulation desk inside the building on or before the time set forth above. Sealed envelopes or packages containing the Bid Forms shall be transmitted to the attention of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Library Directorâ&#x20AC;? and shall be marked or endorsed with the title of Sealed Bid for Bid Package #01-Library Furniture and the Bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full legal name. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Teen Service Room at 10:00 AM on Wednesday October 9, 2019. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements. Contractors may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from Williams Architects, 500 Park Blvd. Suite 800, Itasca, IL. 60143 cakotera@ williams-architects.com or by calling 630-221-1212. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Forest Park Public Library, as a guarantee that the suc-

cessful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes, errors, exclusions, or omissions on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount.

No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, ďŹ nancial and physical resources available to fulďŹ ll the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded such bidder. Bidders will examine the plans and speciďŹ cations and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding known and reasonably foreseen conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity, and judgment. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Require-

ments before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements and the Bidding Requirements will be incorporated into the Contract. Not less than the prevailing wage shall be paid for labor on the work to be done as required by law. The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above. Questions about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Carrie Kotera, Williams Architects at cakotera@williamsarchitects.com By order of the Board of Trustees of the Forest Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. Dated at Forest Park, Illinois this 25th day of September 2019. Pilar Shaker, Library Director

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LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The ZBA will consider an application for major zoning variations submitted by Bayard & Michele Elfvin, owners of the property at 535 Monroe Avenue, who are constructing an addition onto the existing home. The applicants are requesting major variations to Sections 10-9-5 and 10-9-6 of the Zoning Ordinance for the purpose of allowing the attic addition to remain which had been inadvertently constructed in violation of the Floor Area and Building Height regulations. As constructed, the attic includes approximately 474 square feet of area which is deďŹ ned as Floor Area by the Zoning ordinance, increasing the ďŹ&#x201A;oor area ratio to 0.454. Section 10-9-5 (10-8-5) of the Zoning ordinance limits the ďŹ&#x201A;oor area ratio to a maximum of 0.40. As constructed, the knee walls at the north and south sides of the attic are approximately 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-4â&#x20AC;? high. The deďŹ nition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half Storyâ&#x20AC;? from section 10-3-1 of the Zoning ordinance limits the height of perimeter knee walls to 2 feet, and any level which exceeds the limits of the deďŹ nition is considered to be a full sto-

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ry. Consequently, the attic level is considered to be a third story. Section 10-9-6 (10-8-6) of the Zoning ordinance limits the height of buildings to two and one-half stories. The legal description of the property at 535 Monroe Avenue is as follows: LOT 18 IN BLOCK 6 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 600 FEET OF BLOCK 6 AND BLOCK 13 (EXCEPT LOT 1 IN THE COUNTY CLERKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DIVISION OF SAID BLOCK 13) IN QUICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTH OF LAKE STREET, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. A copy of the application and meeting agenda will be available to the public at Village Hall and on the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.vrf.us/ zoningvariation no less than 15 days prior to the public hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting packet will also be available at www.vrf.us/meetings no less than 48 hours prior to the public hearing. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. For public comments to be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record. Interested persons can learn more about how to participate in the hearing by visiting www.vrf.us/zoningvariation. Sincerely, Clifford Radatz Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park is soliciting Request for Proposals Solicitation # 19-P787: 2019 PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS For further information or a copy of the Request for Proposal contact: Parking and Mobility Services Division Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 Tel.: 708/358-7275, Ext 5752 E-mail: parking@oak-park.us Published in Wednesday Journal 10/2/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certiďŹ cation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19002194 on September 18, 2019 Under the Assumed Business Name of ALAN FOX CONSULTING with the business located at: 747 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ALAN FOX, 747 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GRAND BOULEVARD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a redevelopment plan and project (“Redevelopment Plan and Project”) to be known as the “Grand Boulevard Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area” and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described as follows: REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNNYSIDE AVENUE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF GRANT AVENUE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 51 IN BLOCK 18 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 51 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINES OF LOT 51 AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 52 IN SAID BLOCK 18, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 52; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 52 TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE, TO THE NORTHEAST

CORNER OF LOT 45 IN BLOCK 17 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1119370, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF A 16 FOOT NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 17 IN SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 38 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 38, TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 31 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 31, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 31, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTH SOUTH ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 28 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG A SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 28, TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF THE EASTERLY CORNERS OF SAID LOT 28, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST-WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 17; THENCE WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 25 IN BLOCK 17 WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND EAST LINE OF LOT 25, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 25; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH RANGE 12 EAST

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 35 IN SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK 35, BEING ALSO THE WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF FOREST AVENUE, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 35, BEING ALSO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON BOULEVARD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 30, IN GROSSDALE RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 27 AND BLOCKS 29 TO 34, RECORDED JUNE 26, 1890 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1293625; WITH THE SAID NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 5, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 5, BEING ALSO ON THE NORTH LINE OF AN EAST WEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7, BEING ALSO THE NORTH LINE OF AN EASTWEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 31 IN SAID GROSSDALE RESUBDIVISION, BEING ALSO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF AN EAST-WEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 31 WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 31; THENCE NORTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 7, TO THE

NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY, TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID WEST LINE, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF EAST LINE OF THE SUNNYSIDE AVENUE WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNNYSIDE AVENUE, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 19 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, AND INCLUDING ALL OF BLOCK 19 EXCEPT LOTS 39, 40 AND 41 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF-WAY LINE, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS The Redevelopment Project Area is generally described as the Village Downtown, a contiguous area approximately centered around the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Prairie Avenue and generally bounded by the southside of Grant Avenue on the north, the east side of Sunnyside Avenue on the west, certain property on the east and west side of Prairie Avenue to the east, and certain property south of Burlington Boulevard to the south and adjacent rights of way are also included. There will be considered at the public hearing the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan and Project, along with the Eligibility Report for the Redevelopment Project Area, as proposed, are on file and available for public

inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, and are available on the Village’s website at https://brookfieldil.gov/departments/ community-and-economic-development/taxincrement-finance-policy/ village-tif-districts/ . The proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project includes the acquisition and conveyance of land in the Redevelopment Project Area, demolition, clearance and related site preparation activities, the construction, acquisition and installation of certain public works and improvements, if any, including, but not limited to, streets, storm sewers, stormwater detention, water mains, sanitary sewers, traffic signalization, curbs, gutters, landscaping and parking facilities and related costs and expenses, rehabilitation of existing structures, interest rate write downs, school tuition costs, and job training, all as provided in the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as supplemented and amended.

ty within the Redevelopment Project Area; a representative selected by the Village; and a public member selected in accordance with the Act. The first meeting of said joint review board shall be held at 3:30 PM on the 25th day of September, 2019, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513.

Plan and Project, the designation of the Redevelopment Project Area, and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The hearing may be continued by the Village Board without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the date, time and place of the continued hearing.

At the public hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the approval of the Redevelopment

___________________ /s/ Bridget Weber, Village Clerk Village of Brookfield Cook County, Illinois

Prior to the date of the public hearing, each taxing district having authority to directly levy ad valorem property taxes on property in the Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (f/k/a Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING You are hereby notified that a Public Hearing has been called by the Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, Illinois to be held at the Oak Park Village Hall located at 123 Madison Street, (Lombard and Madison), Oak Park, Illinois in Room 101 at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 4, 2019, for the purpose of considering the following item of business: To hear comments from the Public on the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan. The draft of the of the Annual Plan for 2020 along with the public’s comments will be considered by the Authority before adoption of the Annual Plan to be submitted by October 18, 2019 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMENDMENT TO THE 8 CORNERS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the 8 Corners Redevelopment Project Area which amends the Redevelopment Plan and Project to include additional real property in the Redevelopment Project Area (the “Amended Redevelopment Project Area”), increases the budget set forth in the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and makes such other amendments as are necessary to effectuate the same, approval of the Amended Redevelopment Project Area, and approval of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area.  The current Redevelopment Project Area consists of the real property generally located at the intersection of Broadway Avenue, Grand Boulevard, Maple Avenue, and Washington Avenue.

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 The additional property to be included in the Redevelopment Property Area is located near the intersection of Broadway, Monroe and Park Avenues, and along the east side of Maple Avenue, just south of Monroe Avenue.  All property is wholly located within the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois.

The Amended Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION BROOKFIELD 8 CORNERS TIF (as revised by the First Amendment) THAT PART OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE AND THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF MONROE AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO SOUTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 19 IN BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION; BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 13, 1914 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 5455853, SAID POINT BEING ALSO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 23 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 19 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 19, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 19; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 6 IN BLOCK 24 IN BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE SOUTH RIGHT–OFWAY LINE OF MONROE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG

THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 6, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST AND WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 24; THENCE WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHTOF-WAY TO A POINT OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41 IN BLOCK 23 OF SAID BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, THENCE WEST TO SAID NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41, SAID NORTH CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLY SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE IN 2 SAID BLOCK 23; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 39 IN SAID BLOCK 23, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF A NORTHSOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE AND THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 47 IN BLOCK 7 OF GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1119370; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 47 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLYSOUTHEASTERLY ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 34 IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHEASTERLY LINE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY-LINE OF SAID GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 11 IN BLOCK 8 OF SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT THAT IS OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT

53 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER; THENCE WEST ALONG 3 THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 53 AND THE WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OFWAY- LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLYSOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN BLOCK 1 OF PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 1915 AS DOCUMENT NO. 5573274, SAID ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 1, SAID POINT BEING 15 FEET NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLYSOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY (NOW VACATED) AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BROADWAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAID PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 2; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN CLARK AND JOHNSON’S RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 24 AND 25 IN SAID BLOCK 4 2 IN PORTIA MANOR, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 14426614; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 36 IN BLOCK 53

OF S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 27, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1134257; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 36 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF, SAID NORTHWEST CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 48 IN SAID BLOCK 53, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 16 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION, NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 24 IN BLOCK 36 IN SAID S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 24 TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY 5 SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 27 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTH ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 IN SAID BLOCK 36, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF A VACATED NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF MAPLE AVENUE IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 54, TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID VACATED NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID NORTH LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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There will be considered at the public hearing the adoption of the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area, the adoption of the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan and Project and the First Amendment Redevelopment Plan and Project as proposed are on file and available for public inspection during normal business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the office of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, and are available on the Village’s website at https://brookfieldil.gov/departments/ community-and-economic-development/tax-incrementfinance-policy/ village-tif-districts/ . Prior to the date of the public hearing, each taxing district having authority to directly levy ad valorem property taxes on property in the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (formerly known as the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. There is hereby convened a joint review board (the “JRB”) to consider the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of

tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The JRB shall consist of a representative selected by each community college district; local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district; park district; library district; township; fire protection district; and county that has authority to directly levy ad valorem taxes on the property within the Amended Redevelopment Project Area; a representative selected by the Village; and a public member selected in accordance with the Act. The first meeting of the JRB shall be held at 3:30 p.m. on the 25th day of September, 2019, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. At the public hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the approval of the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The hearing may be continued by the Village President and Board of Trustees without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the date, time and place of the continued hearing. ___________________ /s/ Bridget Weber, Village Clerk Village of Brookfield Cook County, Illinois

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HINSDALE FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Plaintiff, -v.CARL T. GROESBECK, LEIGHTON HOLDINGS, LTD., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 009347 331 N. TAYLOR 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 March 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 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 331 N. TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-109-0110000 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-16-08522 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 009347 TJSC#: 39-5161 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 16 CH 009347 I3131739

October 17, 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 1040 W. ONTARIO STREET #2H, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-113-0101012 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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-18-12527 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14368 TJSC#: 39-5802 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2018 CH 14368 I3132109

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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-13-31429 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 13 CH 027299 TJSC#: 39-6051 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 13 CH 027299 I3133416

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. 16-18-208-005-0000. Commonly known as 616 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W18-1595 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3132991

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.TERESA C. TRIPLETT, 1040 ONTARIO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2018 CH 14368 1040 W. ONTARIO STREET #2H 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 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOHN B. BERGEN, ANNE BERGEN A/K/A ANNE MATERN BERGEN, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, YODA INVESTMENTS LLC Defendants 13 CH 027299 128 S. LOMBARD 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 November 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 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 128 S. LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-303-008 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NORMANDY CAPITAL TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. INVESTQUEST PARTNERS HOLDINGS INC.; JENNIFER PARRILLA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 4445 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 Friday, November 8, 2019 at the

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