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DECEMBER 5, 2018

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Calderone won’t seek re-election, sources say Mayor Anthony Calderone has been in the office for 19 years

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

After nearly two decades in office, Mayor Anthony Calderone will not seek re-election come April 2019, multiple sources have told the Forest Park Review. He has served five

terms as mayor of Forest Park. To some, Calderone’s announcement is surprising. To others, perhaps not. In his email signature, Calderone quotes former President Lyndon B. Johnson, saying, “when the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.”

Calderone was elected mayor in 1999, after serving as a village commissioner for eight years. He has also served in various volunteer roles in the village, including the president of the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park, president of the See CALDERONE on page 11

Students make blankets for the homeless

Some are their fellow students at District 91 By TOM HOLMES

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eventh-graders at Forest Park Middle School are making blankets for the homeless this holiday season. They felt inspired to make the world a better place after reading about those who are homeless in the Forest Park Review. Twenty-one students in Forest Park District 91 are registered as homeless. “You can use your heart and hands to help others and that says a lot about your character,” said student Marie Carlisle, who is also co-advisor of the National Junior Honor Society. Dan Staser, a social studies teacher at the middle school, said that after students in his class read about John Netherly, founder of the Forest ParkSee FPMS on page 12

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Lauren Militello, left, 14, of River Grove, and Hannah Brandon, 18, of Oak Park, perform in the live window display at Jayne as children look through the window and watch on Friday, Nov. 30, during the annual Holiday Walk in downtown Forest Park. See more photos on page 10.

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For dogs who love to bond: Mammoth Floss Chews Rope Tug Playing tug with your dog is a great way for the two of you to bond. It’s a face-to-face activity that can be challenging and rewarding for you and your dog. And if there’s another dog in the house, even better. Dogs will use the rope tug to play with each other, establishing and strengthening their bond between them. Also good in multi dog families to create healthy play between dogs in the same house. Available for $8 to $25 at chewy.com. For the bored dog and the time-constrained owner: A Professional Dog Walk Dogs need activity, especially during those months when they’re less likely to stand out in the yard. Whether your schedule is filled with school drop-offs and pick-ups or last-minute sprints to the Metra to get to work on time— or both—you may not have the time or energy to walk your dog. If you’re like most dog owners, you feel bad about it. A subscription to Yuppie Puppy Dog Walking is the long-term gift that helps you and your dog. You’ll get some peace of mind to alleviate that guilt and your dog will get some much-needed activity to improve her health and mood. Available for $16 per walk at yuppiepuppydogwalking. com For the dog who has everything: Tiffany Dog accessories If you have a dog who loves the finer things in life or—more likely—if you’re an owner who can’t stand that purse dog down the street who thinks she’s so special, you know, with that little pink sweater and bow in her hair, and, well, your dog has nice things, too, like really nice things, you might want to check out Tiffany’s new line of luxury pet products, including dog tags, bowls and more. You’ll get to pamper your dog with some swag in that distinctive “Tiffany Blue” and in the process, feel a lot better about yourself. Available for $150 to $2,500 at tiffany.com/accessories/ pet For that big, boujee dog in your life: Custom Dog Collars That Tiffany collar may work for some but your 200-pound mastiff won’t be letting you put that around his neck anytime soon. He will, however, love sporting a big, custom collar that highlights his livin’-large lifestyle without selling out his street cred. We love these custom collars for our big dogs. They’re durable, they look great and can include custom engraving. Available for $50 at mastiff-dog-breed-store.com/. Jill Showalter owns Yuppie Puppy and Doggie Day Play in Oak Park. She has personally tended to more than 100,000 dogs since 2007 and has shared stories and advice with numerous dog owners. For more information on Responsible Dog Ownership and Dog Care go to:inthedoghouse.blog

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Letting go and moving forward

his season many of us are celebrating a birth. But for my family this year feels more like a re-birth. After 32 years, we moved from our house on Beloit. It had more space than we needed. It was too expensive and too much to keep up. Like many folks, it was time to downsize. The house had served us well. It gave us the room to raise four kids. We hosted family parties and get-togethers with friends and neighbors. Neighborhood kids came over to play. The backyard was a stadium. The basement was a basketball court. Soccer was played in the kitchen and football in the living room. We even invented our own sport, “rough basketball,” for the toy room. The toy room morphed into the music room. The basketball court became a finished basement. We are leaving the property in better shape than we found it. We are also leaving behind many good memories. Neighbors came and went. Some became close friends. There was a parade of fresh faces living in the apartment building next door. The block turned over, with young families replacing many of the old-timers. The question was, where would old-

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We’re enjoying our personal rebirth, while it feels like the whole town is being reborn.

timers like us end up living? My worst fear was to wind up in a sterile suburban condo. Staying in Forest Park was a priority. We were fortunate to find a coach house for rent on Wilcox. We had begun our marriage 38 years ago in a coach house, so it seemed fitting to return to one for our “golden years.” This place is over 100 years old but has many modern conveniences. For the first time in my life, I have central heat and air conditioning. No more “heat-arators” as the kids called them. I have an ice cube dispenser, after a lifetime of filling trays. Most importantly, I have a front porch for the first time in my life. The porch runs the length of the place and we sat out there as much as we could, until the cold drove us indoors. There we enjoy the woodwork and plaster walls that give the place so much character. I’m sure the feeling will wear off but every day in our new place feels like

a vacation. It also feels like we’re living in a location far removed from busy Beloit Avenue. It reminds me of the Shire in “The Hobbit:” A quiet enclave of cozy homes. At the same time, we’re so close to the Blue Line, I can

hear “Doors Closing” from my porch. Our new neighbors are quiet and respectful. Our place has kind of a Rear Window vibe, though none of the neighbors are knife salesmen and no wives have disappeared. It is so peaceful to live on a deadend street. Yet we’re only a short walk from Madison Street. We’re enjoying our personal rebirth, while it feels like the whole town is being reborn. New leaders are replacing the old guard. We have a new director at the Park District, while the 209 Together coalition continues to improve the high schools. We have new candidates running for village council. These changes are needed. Forest Park has become a community of “lifers,” “townies” and “newcomers.” The way the town is changing is dismaying to some “lifers.” But the “newcomers” I’ve spoken with don’t want to alter Forest Park’s unique character. They just want to develop a new vision for how our town can adapt to changing times. We don’t seek major changes, but life can be better when we let go of the things that no longer work for us.

■ 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

A LOOK BACK BACKIN INTIME... TIME ...XXXX THE PACKAGE In December 1988, Forest Park had a brush with Hollywood during the production of “The Package.” Gene Hackman starred as Johnny Gallagher, the Army Special Forces Master Sergeant in this cold war era thriller. The Altenheim German Old People’s Home, originally built in 1885, was featured as the American Military Headquarters in Berlin. This “location” included vintage U.S. Jeeps outside. Hackman took a tour of the Altenheim while he was there, met residents in the dining room and offered holiday greetings and apologized for the filming disruption. The Altenheim also was featured in the 1974 film, “Harry and Tonto,” which included oscar -winning performance by Art Carney. The Forest Park Mall’s Child’s World was used for a segment of Paul Newman and Tom Cruise film, “The Color of Money.”

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Byrnes announces re-election run Commissioner wants to see some of his ideas get off the ground

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Commissioner Joe Byrnes is running for re-election, campaigning on the issues of economic development, developing the proposed Cultural Park, adding compost options to the village’s garbage pickup, and more. “I’ve lived here since 1961 and I’m probably going to die here. What goes on in this town really concerns me,” Byrnes said. “I have life experience, I have a knowledge of the way things are supposed to be, and I am a good listener. I’m the type of guy who can bring people together.” Byrnes said he wasn’t planning on running for re-election but, on the urging of neighbors and businesses like Starship Restaurant & Catering and Hawk, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, he decided to run again, to complete some of the work he started. As commissioner of Accounts and Finance, he pointed to his work helping the fire department recently secure a more than $420,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which they used to purchase a new fire engine. He said he also helped the department buy a new ambulance — “Our old ambulance was down half the time; we had to borrow River Forest’s secondary ambulance to transport patients” — as well as a new automatic stretcher. Last year, Byrnes also introduced the idea of charging a “sewer tax,” as a way to generate revenue to repair the village’s aging water mains. The village council has taken no official action on the matter. “Striking while the iron’s hot and getting everybody on board is the best way to get things done,” he said. “Our council meet-

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INDEPENDENT: Joe Byrnes has helped the fire department secure grant funding, purchase new stretchers, and move. ings should not be 20, 15 minutes long; they should be an hour long with an honest discussion about things. We should have the residents of this town and the business people of this town coming to those meetings.” When the issue of video gaming came up, he said he voted in favor of the practice from a strictly business perspective, pointing out that the village needed an extra influx of cash to help balance its budget. Although he supported the practice for the money it added to village coffers, he said he also sup-

ported a public vote on the issue. “Outlandish referendum questions” that clogged the ballot and prohibited residents from voting on the practice divided the town, he noted. “When you have citizens who are against something, let them vote,” Byrnes said. “Don’t let it build up to the momentum where they have to spend money and take people to court; then you’re tearing the village apart.” After the village council voted to legalize video gaming in October 2016, he said, residents started to look at everything the vil-

Let Forest Park Vote receives Citizen Initiative Award The Citizens Advocacy Center (CAC) has awarded Let Forest Park Vote on Video Gaming a Citizen Initiative Award, an accolade that recognizes the group’s work organizing and advocating for an issue of public concern. “Their perseverance in getting the video gaming issue on the ballot was just so incredible; it took so much organization and dedication,” said Ben Silver, a community lawyer with the group. “We are big fans of direct democracy in the first place, but for them to organize a community like that and get all those signatures to go through all the challenges was really tremendous.” Let Forest Park Vote was the cause behind the historic video gaming referendum on Nov. 6, in which 51 percent of residents voted the practice out of the village. Forest Park is the first community to publicly vote down the practice after the machines

had already been installed. A record number of residents turned out for the vote, with more than twice as many showing up compared to the last mayoral election. Many said they participated because they were fired up about video gaming. “It’s such an incredible example; it’s something that can encourage citizens and activists across the state, not just for that issue but for any issues facing high barriers to getting something done. I think they just served as a shining example,” Silver said, naming the requirement to collect 25 percent of all voters’ signatures in town as a barrier. In an email, Jordan Kuehn, chairman of Let Forest Park Vote, said he hopes the recognition inspires other villages to confront local issues. “This award is special to Let Forest Park Vote because it shows that our efforts to

promote democracy are recognized outside of our little village by a statewide organization,” Kuehn said. “We are honored by this recognition and feel that the CAC is a valuable community resource.” This isn’t the first time CAC has recognized a Forest Park institution. In 2005, they recognized Vox, formerly known as Citizens United in Forest Park, with a Citizen Initiative Award, citing the group’s commitment to attending and taping all public village meetings as one of the reasons for the accolade. Vox disbanded in July 2017, after 13 years of activism in Forest Park. The CAC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan legal organization that supports community groups trying to reform and drive participation in local government.

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lage council did in a “bad light.” That has led to the village council becoming stagnant in its decision making. If elected again with a new set of commissioners, and a new mayor, he might have a better chance of getting some of his ideas off the ground. He named finances as the greatest challenge the village faces, saying the village should work more with the Chamber of Commerce, keep a closer eye on its vendors, and look into new revenue sources to bring increased revenue. “For about 13 years we’ve been rattling Peter to pay Paul. We were taking money from reserves, and now we’re taking money from the water fund to balance the budget and pay our bills. We shouldn’t have to do that,” Byrnes said. “It’s nothing that this council did; it’s nothing that prior councils did, although they should have realized that the money that they’re getting to pay the bills is getting less and less.” Byrnes named increasing costs, such as insurance fees and state mandates, as a few reasons the money coming into the village was decreasing. He said the village should check in with its vendors to make sure they’re doing the job they’re being paid to do at a fair price. “Let’s look for a new collection agency because we’ve had a number of outstanding parking tickets that have been sitting out there. If we collected half the money, we could probably cut about a third of the deficit with it,” he said. He also “kind of agrees” with a proposal submitted by the ad hoc Cultural Park Committee, which states that the village should sell a portion of the north end of the Altenheim property to help fund development of the park’s green space. About a year and a half ago, he solicited a bid for knocking down and environmentally remediating the abandoned buildings and it would have cost $570,000 to complete the job. “Then we procrastinate on this because we don’t have any money,” he said. “I like to do things, I like to get things done. I think that sometimes we wait too long to get things done and people just start to forget what our main purpose on the village council is, to make decisions to make things better.” Byrnes has served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, police officer with the Forest Park Police Department, and as a sales representative for an international freight carrier. He now works part-time in the summer picking up garbage at the Park District of Forest Park. Last round, Byrnes ran as a commissioner on Mayor Anthony Calderone’s slate “for the advertising portion of it,” he said. But this round, there’s “no way” he’d run as a part of a slate. “It’s about time for me to be independent; I feel if I’m more independent, I’m able to voice my opinions more.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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Spirit of Giving (Clockwise from top) Tom Legge of Forest Park fills out his raffle tickets Saturday, Dec. 1 during Christmas with a Cause at McGaffer’s Saloon. Jordan McCotter, 18, of Oak Park, empties a box of donated toys. Signed jerseys and sports memorabilia were available in a silent auction. Mary Jo McGowan of La Grange Park puts her tickets in the raffle box. SARAH MINOR/Contributor

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Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Roos Rec Center 7329 W. Harrison St. • Forest Park

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Come be whisked away to a winter wonderland where Santa and Mrs. Claus will fill your morning with enjoyment. Children will enjoy breakfast with their families and get to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. • Please bring your own camera to take pictures. • $9 for Residents $15 for Non-Residents Seating is limited • Registration required

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Video gambling shut down in town Illinois Gaming Board turned off the machines on Nov. 28 By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

The lights are out, the plugs pulled and video gaming has officially ended in Forest Park. After the Cook County Clerk certified the election results on Nov. 27, the state turned them off the following day. Gene O’Shea, spokesman for the Illinois Gaming Board, said once the clerk certified the election, video gaming was officially illegal in Forest Park, according to state law. Fourteen bars in Forest Park had video gambling machines installed. “We turn them off and we turn them on,” O’Shea said of the machines. “It is my understanding,” he said, that bar owners’ gambling licenses became void after the state certified the election. Bar owners paid the village a $5,000 annual license fee, as well as $25 machine terminal fee. Nick Peppers, attorney with Storino, Ramello and Durkin law firm, which represents the village, did not respond to interview requests about bar owners’ legal recourse, since many of their licenses extend until April 2019. “At this time, the village has no plans to refund any permit fees,” said Tim Gillian, village administrator. The machines belong to a vendor, so I expect they will be removed.” James Watts, owner of O’Sullivan’s Public House and the bar owner who brought the local battle over video gaming to the state Supreme Court, declined to comment. Ronald Milchhoefer Jr., co-owner of R Place, did not immediately respond to an interview request. Martin Considine, manager of daytime operations at Circle Bowling Lanes, posted a somber comment on Facebook about the machines being turned off on Nov. 29. Considine said that when Circle Bowling upgraded its electrical

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GOODBYE: The interior of Blueberry Hill on Nov. 29, where video gaming has been disabled. system a few years ago, the bowling alley made it so video gaming machines could be installed, even going so far as to organize a vendor to eventually bring in the machines. But the late Bonnie Stutz changed her mind on the practice and decided she didn’t want the machines in the alley. “She loved the fact that they were coming into town. She just decided, ‘You know what? We don’t need this,’” Considine said of Stutz, who was Circle Bowling’s office manager. On Nov. 29, Considine was at Blueberry Hill for choir rehearsal, practicing for the Holiday Walk and Live Window Display on Madison Street. He looked over at the bar’s row of dark machines and felt sad. He had voted to keep video gaming legal in Forest Park. “Usually you walk in, people are there, people are happy, people are winning and buying the whole bar rounds of drinks,” Considine said. “I just got in a somber mood; it was strange to see.”

Now that Forest Park will no longer collect revenue from video gaming, he said the village will need to come up with another way to raise funds. Bar owners will also need to rethink their businesses, he said. “There’s going to be some bars coming up for sale, just because they were literally living off the games for the last couple of years. That’s kind of sad,” Considine said. “Places that were slow were just getting by from the games. We’ll see what happens in the next six months.” He said residents’ continued fighting over the practice online helps no one. “There’s so much bickering on all the Forest Park websites. People are bashing, ripping people apart,” he said. “It’s kind of sad; it’s kind of tearing up the town. It’s a shame. Everybody should just get along.”

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Resident accepts $54K settlement from village Three other lawsuits, pending in district court, allege excessive force by police By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

A Forest Park man has accepted a $54,900 settlement from the village of Forest Park in return for dropping a federal lawsuit that alleged a Forest Park police officer “physically attacked” and knocked his teeth out in 2015. The agreement, which includes attorneys’ fees and court costs, did not state that the village’s insurer would cover the cost. It was completed on Nov. 16, according to a copy obtained by the Forest Park Review through a Freedom of Information Act request. Tyrone Roney filed the suit in June 2017 in U.S. District Court’s Northern District of Illinois, against the village and Officer Scott McClintock of the Forest Park Police Department. According to the terms of the settlement, the village and others named in the suit do not admit liability or wrongdoing. The agreement also includes a confidentiality clause lim-

iting comments by Roney. Under the clause, for which the village will pay an additional $100, Roney has agreed to keep the terms of the agreement confidential, other than to state that the matter has been resolved. On June 15, 2015, Roney was in a “landlord discussion” at his residence at 516 Desplaines Ave., across the street from the Forest Park Police Department, 517 Desplaines Ave., according to the suit. McClintock arrived at the residence and he and Roney started talking, the suit claims. The complaint alleges that McClintock knew Roney before the incident. In 2011, the Review reported that Forest Park police arrested a 55-year-old man named Tyrone Roney for a hit-and-run. The two were talking, with Roney standing at the top of a staircase in the home. McClintock then began “to yell and scream” at him before he “charged up the stairs and attacked Roney,” the suit says. He then arrested Roney for aggravated assault, resisting

arrest and battery, as a “cover up,” according to the suit. A judge ruled in April 2015 that Roney was not guilty of those charges. Three other cases are pending in U.S. District Court, alleging excessive force by Forest Park police. In February 2018, the family of Marco Gomez alleged that Forest Park police, in 2017, fatally shot Gomez “without cause or provocation” after they caught him in a stolen car. The suit is ongoing and the village denies most of the Gomez family’s claims. The same month, plaintiff Giovanni LaGioia filed a federal lawsuit alleging a local police officer roughly searched him during a traffic stop in December 2017. And in June 2018, a man filed a federal lawsuit against three local police officers and the village of Forest Park, alleging officers used excessive force and denied him medical treatment after arresting him for armed robbery in 2016. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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BIG WEEK Mayor Anthony Calderone’s Community Toy Drive Bring a new, unwrapped gift or giftcard at the drive from 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 12 at R Place, 1527 Harlem Ave. Enjoy free appetizers and soft drinks. A cash bar will be available. Call the Howard Mohr Community Center at 708-771-7737 with questions.

Breakfast with Santa Enjoy breakfast with Santa from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 15 at the Park District of Forest Park’s Roos Recreation Center, 7329 W. Harrison St. Registration required. Cost $9 residents, $15 non-residents. Bring your own camera. Visit the Park District’s main building, Roos Recreation Center or pdofp. org to register. Call 708-366-7500 for more information. Howard Mohr Community Center at 708-771-7737 with questions.

Meet Us at the Movies: The Hate U Give The Forest Park Public Library was selected for a free screening of The Hate U Give. Teens ages 13 to 18 are eligible for a free ticket. Registration online through Eventbrite is required. Meet Miss Regina and Miss Chris at the lobby of the AMC Galewood Crossing 14, 5530 Homer St. in Chicago, at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 8. Adults can attend, but must pay for their own ticket. Library representatives will be at the screening but will not be responsible for minors.

Meeting of the G.K. Chesterton Society of Metropolitan Chicago

Hollywood Does the Holidays

Discuss “The Ballad of St. Barbara” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St.

Recap some of the best holidaythemed movies with presenter Bob Burton, and test your memory with a Hollywood Holiday Trivia Challenge, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Knitting With Friends Join officials from the Forest Park Public Library for a drop-in knitting group to help stock the Little Free Pantry with warm clothes for the winter. Beginning and advanced knitters welcome. If you bring your own yarn with needles, please make it washable yarn. Knitting runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Firefighters raise $4,500 for cancer support group

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GILDA’S CLUB: Firefighters sold more than 450 t-shirts for the support group. Members of the Forest Park Fire Department unveiled a $4,500 check for Gilda’s Club of Chicago on Dec. 3, af after selling 451 T-shirts inscribed with their logo during the month of October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness

month. “People just love firemen; the community really turned out for the cause,” said firefighter Kevin Hendrick, who noted that this is the first time firefighters have supported Gilda’s Club, a

Chicago-based nonprofit that provides support to those impacted by cancer, as well as their families and friends. Hendrick said firefighters chose Gilda’s Club because a majority of funds raised for the nonprofit directly benefit those affected — and not the organization’s administrative or operations costs. He said Gilda’s Club also goes beyond Chicago’s borders, and supports Chicago-area hospitals. “It’s a one-stop shop for helping people beat cancer medically, but also mentally, and to help families just get through the entire process,” he said. “With cancer as widespread as it is, everybody knows somebody who’s dealing with it.” Firefighter B.J. Reid said the group raised about $4,100 for the cause, and the local firefighters union kicked in the rest. “We’ve really helped this community in a ton of ways and I’m totally proud of our contribution,” Reid said.

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The Play That Goes Wrong Join officials from the Howard Mohr Community Center for a trip to the Oriental Theater in Chicago to see The Play That Goes Wrong, from 8:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 12. Lunch at Latinicity included, and attendees will have time to shopt at Block 37 or Garrett’s next to the theater. Cost $84 residents, $88 non-residents. Reservations required. Call the Howard Mohr Community Center at 708-771-7737 to sign up.

“Faith of a Son” Puppet Show At 10:45 a.m. on Dec. 9 at the Forest Park Baptist Church, 133 Harlem Ave., see a video collaboration of church members along with Michael Thomas’ puppet creation. Thomas wrote a short play, using puppets, where a shepherd boy discovers the meaning of Christmas.

Author Discussion and Signing: John Helmke John Helmke, pastor emeritus at St. John Lutheran Church, will discuss his new book “Philipp Hesse: Unlikely Hero of the Reformation” at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St.

Twisted Cookie Storytime Join officials from the Forest Park Public Library for stories and crafts from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Dec. 10 at Twisted Cookie, 7401 Madison St. Register at fppl.org.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK. I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Forest Park for 2018 will be held on Monday, December 17, 2018, at 6:45 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Village Hall located in the lower level of 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois or at 708-615-6202. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were $7,326,956. The proposed corporate and special property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $7,532,085. This represents a 2.8% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 were $-0-. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018 are $-0-. This represents a 0% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were $7,326,956. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $7,532,085. This represents a 2.8% increase over the previous year.

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“Happy ending” for stray kitten “Archie” will serve as a housewarming gift for head of community center’s growing family By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Thanks to the actions of a group of Forest Park employees and a concerned resident, a stray kitten went from a frigid, snow-filled parking lot to a new home in less than eight hours on Nov. 26. Police Chief Tom Aftanas said a resident brought the kitten to the police station around 3:30 p.m. that day, saying he found it in the parking lot in the 7400 block of Washington Street. Aftanas explained that the department policy is to take strays that are dropped off at the police station, as well as ones that of officers find and pick up, to the Animal Care League in Oak Park, which is a no-kill shelter. He said they kept the kitten for a while in case its owner came looking for it, then started searching for somebody to take it home. As people started filtering into the council chambers in advance of the village council meeting, Aftanas was showing a picture of the kitten on his cell phone, describing it as “very friendly,” and asking if anybody was interested in taking it home. Karen Dylewski, director of the Howard Mohr Community Center, claimed the kitten after seeing it in-person. “I wanted to keep it from going to the shelter,” she explained, admitting her love for cats is known among family and friends. Although she said she would have kept the kitten herself, her daughter, Diana Puente, wound up taking the kitten. The kitten, which she and her husband, Max, named Archie, is a house-warming gift of sorts since Diana and Max, who married recently, are moving into their new home in Naperville. “I’m sure he just wandered off from his mother and the rest of the litter,” Dylewski said of Archie. She estimated him to be

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CAT POWER: Karen Dylewski, director fo the Howard Mohr Community Center, adopted the stray. about six weeks old, which she said is the time a kitten typically starts out on his own. She brought the kitten to the village council meeting and he stayed with her without incident through the 20-minute session. “It’s definitely a happy ending,” Aftanas said.

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Proviso Together pushes forward by looking back More women, people of color are involved in local elections than ever By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Proviso Together is gearing up for another election by reflecting on its past. Connie Brown, chairperson of Proviso Together, and Michelle Woehrle, communications chair, said the experience campaigning has expanded their worldview and empowered them. Now, with local elections gearing up for the mayoral, commissioner and, of course, school board races, they feel excited to see more residents than ever involved, particularly women and people of color. “A couple years ago there were not a lot of people running for anything. Now, just seeing the explosion of interest, I think whatever side you end up picking it’s going to facilitate a really interesting conversation,” Woehrle said. “Now we’re seeing so many people, women, people of color, people who are not straight, who are standing up and they’re saying, ‘You know what? I have a piece of this too.’ It’s about representative government, and just being an active part of

the community, whether it’s a small community like Forest Park, or a larger community like Proviso, Illinois and the country.” At least two slates — including Proviso Together, which is aiming to re-elect Claudia Medina, Nathan Wagner and Theresa Kelly to the D209 board — have announced candidates for the Proviso board this next cycle. At least eight people are running for village commissioner, two have announced runs for mayor, and D91 faces its first competitive race in years, with at least six people running for three open spaces. “I think that for a long time the belief was your elected officials were going to do what you wanted them to do because you elected them. But if no one ever is present in the moment where those decisions are being made, and if things are not going the way we want them to go, it’s totally our fault because we’re not paying attention,” Brown said. The Proviso Together movement started in the fall of 2014 at the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor — which Brown owns — and was spurred by a conversation about the

Lawmaker tapped to co-chair Pritzker transition committee Rep. Welch to co-chair educational transition committee By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A state lawmaker who represents Forest Park in the Illinois General Assembly was recently named to help lead a key committee that is part of Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker’s campaign transition. State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th) was named a co-chair of Pritzker’s Educational Success Transition Committee. Pritzker and Lt. Gov.elect Juliana Stratton announced the appointment at a news conference held last month. Welch is one of four co-chairs of the education committee. The other co-chairs include state Sen. Andy Manar, Illinois Education Association President Kathi Griffin and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson. Welch currently is the chairman of the House Higher Education Committee

and sits on the House committee that is tasked with improving the state’s K-12 education funding. “I am immensely proud of the vision J.B. and Juliana have laid out for Illinois, and EMANUEL WELCH humbled and honored they chose me to serve in this important role to help ensure we have a stronger, more successful system for educating our students from preschool through college,” Welch said in a statement. “We have a big task ahead of us,” he said, “but bringing together this talented and experienced group of educators and policymakers will ensure the Pritzker administration is prepared to start on the right path to give Illinois children what they need to succeed.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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STEP UP: Connie Brown, left, and Michelle Woehrle talk about their campaigning strategies at Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor on Madison Street in Forest Park. schools that started on Facebook. When Brown and Woehrle moved to Forest Park, both said their realtors assured them they could just send their children to nearby private or parochial schools, like most parents in the village. Brown said she believed the schools would be fixed by the time her oldest, Keegan, was ready to graduate from eighth grade. But when that time came, the schools still faced a host of problems. “Academics were not an emphasis for the [D209] administration; most of the time, energy and money spent were based on contracts and patronage,” Brown said. Woehrle added: “It’s a story that Cook County knows well, and Illinois knows well, but it should not play out in our schools.” A few months earlier, Keegan had circulated a petition among classmates at Forest Park Middle School, urging the administration not to cut its Spanish curriculum. He collected dozens of signatures and eventually presented the document to the D91 Board of Education. Rather than doing away with Spanish language classes as a whole, D91 decided to continue offering the subject as a morning club. Brown reflected on her son’s success, and realized she needed to get involved in the schools too. Convening at the Brown Cow helped the group realize that many across the community were concerned about the high schools. The group thought about how they could affect the most change and decided to run a slate of candidates for the upcoming school board race in April 2015. It was both Brown and Woehrle’s first time campaigning, and each brought different skills. Brown brought years of corporate communications and project management experience to Proviso Together. Woehrle helped organize the grassroots organization and connect with people, skills she learned from coldcalling in college and working at a nonprofit. Proviso Together filed their petition papers in December and, shortly after, Ken Snyder, of Forest Park, called the group, wanting to help. Snyder used his professional skills as a community organizer to transform Proviso Together into a political organization. He

taught members to canvass — knocking on doors and asking for money. Proviso Together realized they needed to raise a lot more money than they originally expected, and make sure they were comfortable where donations came from. “If there was a big donation that came in, we had to vet that person to make sure they wouldn’t want a contract at the school,” Brown said. “I was just floored by how political the school board was. Everybody who had a stake in politics was involved, no matter what the school touched, those people were involved and understood that it was political, and it was scary.” The group raised about $30,000, less than half compared to what their opponents — “the old regime, people really connected to the way things have always been” — had collected, Brown said. Proviso Together turned away at least one donor. Yet their candidates ended up winning. The day they won, Woehrle said she walked around with a lightness in her heart. “Recognizing that you’re inspiring to somebody out there who needs the model that you believe in, particularly women who are stepping up for political office, it shows you can win by staying true to your ethics, knowing what they are in the beginning, and making difficult decisions to stay on the right side of them,” she said. Seeing the positive physical impact of the election — which Brown named as the hiring of new principals for Proviso East and West and new Superintendent Jesse Rodriguez; the nearly $77 million D209 has at its disposal to address physical changes to the schools — can make her cry. She also said she learned to be a far better listener and to not back away from conflict. “The role models I saw before me weren’t women who did what we were doing; they were men. It’s not that that deterred me from doing it, but I do hope we are able to show other young women that anybody can step up to do what’s right,” Brown said. “The work that we’re doing isn’t just helping all the kids in our high schools, but it’s helping them also learn to step up and take charge.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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Holiday Walk (Clockwise from the left) The Forest Park Review staff dressed up as characters from the original Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on Friday, Nov. 30, during the annual Holiday Walk in downtown Forest Park. Alex Hovar, 5, of Forest Park, roasts marshmallows for s’mores. A snowman poses in the window at Creativita. Christmas Carolers outside of the Progress Center sing. Students from the Gasse School of Music perform at the Hallmark Store. Participants take horse drawn sleighrides. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

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Chicago man arrested for DUI in Walmart parking lot Police responded to the Walmart parking lot about 3:26 p.m. on Dec. 1, for an accident that occurred at 1300 Desplaines Ave. A woman told police she had parked her Honda Civic in front of the store and was loading groceries in the trunk, when a Dodge Magnum struck her rear bumper. A Chicago man exited the Dodge, and began cursing and yelling at the women. The woman believed he was drunk. A security guard heard there was a disturbance outside the store, and approached the Dodge. He told police the man had a bottle of vodka on his lap, which he threw into the passenger’s seat. The man began to yell at the guard, who also described the man as drunk. When police talked to the man, they smelled a strong odor of alcohol, and, after searching his vehicle, they found four bottles of vodka. The man was transported to the police station, where he blew a blood alcohol content of 0.392, almost five times the legal limit. He told police he was on his way to work at the Walmart in North Riverside. He was cited for driving with his license suspended, failure to reduce speed, two counts of driving while under the influence, and illegal transportation of alcohol. He was transported to Rush Oak Park Hospital due to his high level of intoxication.

DUI on Harlem

A man told police he was robbed on Roosevelt Road about 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 27. The victim said he was walking toward his car, when a man grabbed his wallet and cellphone, shoved him, and fled west through an

Police spotted an Infiniti stopped at a red light at 700 Harlem Ave. about 12:33 a.m. on Dec. 2. When the light changed, the Infiniti made a left turn from the center lane, cutting off and nearly crashing into other vehicles. Officers curbed the vehicle at the entrance ramp of I-290. As police approached the car, they smelled a strong odor of cannabis. The driver rolled down his window, looked at the officer and then fled at a high rate of speed, crossing multiple lanes. Police checked the vehicle’s license plate, and found the driver’s license was suspended. The driver was also charged in July 2018 for aggravated fleeing and eluding and driving with suspended license in Chicago.

Two cars broken into ■■Sometime between 9 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 10 a.m. on Nov. 29, someone entered a BMW 58i parked on the 7400 block of Madison Street and stole two debit cards. The victim said her doors were unlocked. ■■Between 6 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, someone stole a catalytic converter from a Honda Odyssey parked on the 400 block of Beloit.

Garage burglarized Sometime between 9 p.m. on Nov. 30 and 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 1, someone stole two bikes valued at $500 total, a guitar valued at $1,000, and change from a Ford Fusion parked in a garage on the 900 block of Elgin. The doors of the garage were unlocked. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Nov.26-Dec. 3, 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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Tip hotline Anyone with information regarding the cases mentioned in this report, or on another matter, is encouraged to contact the Forest Park police department’s hotline at 708-615-6239. Information may be left anonymously.

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Police spotted a car driving erratically with its caution lights on the 7400 block of Randolph about 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 30. The officer followed the car, watched it nearly strike a parked vehicle at the intersection of Randolph and Circle, and then weaved in and out of lanes on Harlem Ave. Police curbed the vehicle on the 400 block of Harlem in Oak Park. When the officer asked the Riverdale driver for his license and insurance, the man responded by turning up the music. The Riverdale man exited the vehicle, and failed the horizontal gaze, balance and walking tests. He told police he had been celebrating his birthday and that they should just arrest him for driving while under the influence (DUI). Police placed him in custody, and the man began yelling and threatened to knock them out. He refused a breathe test. The man was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and failure to signal lane change.

alley. The man then entered a car with tinted windows. The victim told police his wallet contained $20 cash, a Link card, prepaid debit card and his state ID.

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Forest Park has changed dramatically under Calderone’s leadership, with the revitalization of Madison Street, cosmetic improvements to Roosevelt Road, purchase of the Altenheim property from page 1 and much more. Police Chief Thomas Aftanas, Director of the Department of West Central Municipal Conference, vol- Public Works John Doss, Director of the unteering with the Lions Club and much Howard Mohr Community Center Karen more. A lifelong resident of the village, Dylewski and more have been promoted Calderone is the owner of Illinois Alarm under Calderone’s tenure. Service, an alarm security firm. He has After winning the mayoral election in two children and attended Proviso East 2015, Calderone told the Review he would High School. focus on better communicating with Calderone did not immediateresidents during this term ly respond to interview requests and talked about hosting about why he has decided to community forums with leave the post, accomplishments District 91 where residents he’s proud of during his tenure, could better communicate if he’s prepping anyone to take with him. his place, and any advice he’d “Despite the efforts to have for those seeking to run. communicate with resiThe news comes on the heels dents, we have to do more,” of the shuttering of the Forest he then said. “We have to Park Post, a bimonthly journal figure out how to touch that was run by Amy Rita, a ANTHONY CALDERONE them. And I have to do betlong-time Calderone ally. In a forter in listening and getting Mayor ward in the Post, Rita wrote that feedback from residents.” she was closing the magazine He said he would invite to focus more on family, friends and her the new village council “together in difother businesses. ferent settings, all open to the public, to Calderone’s step from power also fol- set goals” for the new term. Current comlows the historic video gaming referen- missioners Thomas Mannix, Joe Byrnes dum, where a majority of residents voted and Rachell Entler ran on a slate with the practice out of the village. Forest Park Calderone; Commissioner Dan Novak ran is the first community to publicly vote the as an independent. practice out of town after the machines Calderone said he would appoint memhad already been installed. A record num- bers to the Diversity Commission, which ber of residents turned out for the vote, has been created. He was compelled to crewith more than twice as many showing ate the Diversity Commission after proup as compared to the last mayoral elec- posing an ordinance banning residents tion. Many said they were voting against from wearing their pants too low. “Should the practice because of how the village a community have any kind of standards council—and particularly Calderone— and ideals?” he asked at the time. “Is that handled the debate. Before the village proper or should we accept whatever hapcouncil voted to legalize video gaming in pens because it is acceptable in a different October 2016, Calderone promised to hon- culture?” or a 2013 advisory referendum where resiTwo other prospective mayoral have dents decided by a 2-1 margin that they emerged for the April 2019 race: Rory did not want video gaming in Forest Park. Hoskins and Chris Harris, who have both His reverse of course caused sour feel- served as commissioners under Caldeings for many citizens, who felt their rone. Harris has said he is also passing voice was not being adequately represent- petitions for mayor this round. ed by those in power. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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WARM HEARTED: Destiny Freeman, Kayla Gray, Kennedi Waters, and Myla Roy display their handiwork. Submitted photo

FPMS Blankets from page 1 based Bedrock Movement, an initiative that serves those who choose to live on the streets, they invited him to come visit their class on Nov. 30 and talk about how they could help those who are homeless. “I want the students to see where their work is going, to understand homelessness better and get more satisfaction from what they are doing,” Staser said. “What I am doing with Mr. Netherly is talking about which shelter we should go to and safety

concerns while we are there.” “I teach kids. I don’t teach PARCC scores,” Staser added. “I think doing this means more than taking a test. This is a lifelong learning lesson.” The state administers the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to all public elementary and middle schools every spring. Experiential learning projects like making blankets for the homeless are built into the social studies curriculum at the school. “This experience teaches them more about organizing and leadership than if we just talked about it in the classroom because they are involved,” Staser said. During the Friday morning blanketmaking session, Netherly and Staser talked about the students bringing their blankets

to actual homeless people in a shelter in Chicago. Netherly offered three options: the women’s section at Safe Haven, the women’s section at Breakthrough Urban Ministries, and the pregnant women’s section at Pacific Garden Mission. Students have also decided to sponsor a charity dodgeball tournament on Dec. 14. They will use the proceeds to buy toys for children who are homeless. “We got this idea by learning how many homeless people there are in this country — that there are 14,000 homeless people in the Chicago area alone. We voted as a class to choose this as the project we would work on,” said student Jisela Costello. “I think a lot about homeless people in Forest Park,” she added, “especially now that it’s really cold outside.”

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Thank you, from the food pantry To everyone in Forest Park who faithfully filled our blue food pantry donation bags each month in 2018, a big thank you. Wishing you a happy holiday.

Rose Krogh and Grateful Volunteers

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t’s no secret that the Review has been critical of Mayor Anthony Calderone for a good portion of his long tenure. So his decision, reported late Friday by the Review, not to seek yet another term come April is good news to us. This village needs new leadership, fresh energy and some conscious path to get past the bitter divisions that took hold long before they came to a boil over video gaming. The mayor-for-life model usually ends in a whimper rather than hosannas — consider the end of the second Daley era in Chicago. It is why we wish our mayor had retired four years back and why we were concerned that he planned to seek yet another term in 2019. Just too long. That said, could Anthony Calderone have loved Forest Park any more than he does? No. Could he have been more present in more ways big and more ways quiet and unannounced? No. Lost in the archives of the Review are the enthusiastic endorsements this newspaper offered Tony Calderone in his early runs for mayor. We saw him then as the progressive voice for change in a village we thought had become dangerously set in its ways, too rooted to the past. Calderone pushed forward in bringing professional management to village hall, ending the inane practice of having volunteer commissioners actually running specific village departments. While there have been bumps in that road, the change has taken hold and allows Forest Park to run today as a modern suburb. Despite the small social media skirmish over the weekend over whether Calderone or former mayor Lorraine Popelka should get the credit for the rebirth of Madison Street, we’re happy to say Mayor Popelka laid the groundwork for necessary state funding of a new streetscape but that it was Mayor Calderone who had the vision to reimagine Forest Park’s main street. Hard to recall exactly how desolate Madison Street had become as Calderone became mayor. Junk shops posing as antique stores. An incursion of offices in storefronts. Bars that were unchanged over decades. And really, outside of some decent bar food, no real restaurants. Calderone needed and welcomed help from energized retailers, from a trailblazing Main Street Redevelopment effort, sparked out of Forest Park Bank and the Chamber. But Calderone was the face of the village in welcoming new businesses, cutting any red tape, and celebrating the many successes that came. He drove neighboring Oak Park crazy as Forest Park lured their businesses across Harlem. With the Chamber, Calderone’s village hall embraced a series of happy public events through the year. The bold decision early in his tenure for village government to purchase the open land at the Altenheim will, we remain confident, be a genuine legacy for this mayor. So thanks to Tony Calderone for his long service and his many accomplishments. Now let’s look forward. Enough with the sniping, the doom and gloom. The village has challenges. Find one that doesn’t. One thing we are certain that Tony Calderone and the Review agree on is that Forest Park has great possibilities and good days ahead.

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Hanukah and Advent candles

onday morning Pastor Walter Mitty and his neighbor Michael Rosenthal walked over to the Retro for a latte and a chance to unpack the previous week’s ups and downs in the security of their friendship. “Where’d you get your Advent candles?” Michael asked his friend, holding on to the warmth of the coffee cup with both hands and adding, “It’s cold outside.” “Had to order them online,” Mitty replied. “Me too,” said Michael. “Couldn’t find anywhere in Poplar Park that sold a set of candles for Hanukkah.” “What’s Advent?” asked Zaphne, as she cleared away the cups away from the table next to the two friends. “I heard of Hanukkah. Something to do with a dreidel, I think. But I never heard of Advent.” Mitty looked at Michael, raised his eyebrows, turned to the Retro’s young owner and said, “You know about Christmas and Easter, right?” “Sure,” Zaphne replied. “Poinsettias and Easter Lilies. Santa and the Easter Bunny.” Michael noticed how sad his friend looked as Mitty explained, “Well, Christmas is also about the birth of Jesus. . . .” “Oh, I remember that from Sunday school,” Zaphne said, interrupting her regular customer, excited that she could relate to him in a religious way. “Mary, Joseph, a baby in a manger, shepherds, wise men—all of that, right?” “Right you are,” said Mitty, with an attempt at a complimentary smile. “And Advent is the church season right before Christmas. Four Sundays when we prepare for Jesus’ coming.” “Oh, so that’s what the wreath with four candles is about!” Michael added, “And you’re right about the dreidel being part of Hanukkah, but the story of Hanukkah is more important. It’s about a foreign king who ruled over the Jewish people and desecrated everything that was holy to them. So when the Jewish people rebelled and kicked the bad king out of Israel, they had to rededicate the temple. It’s a story about a miracle, about a lamp in the temple burning for eight days when the priests only had enough oil for one day.” “So that’s why Hanukkah cards have that candelabra on them,” said Zaphne, feeling proud of herself for acquiring a new insight. “To remember the miracle!” “Right again,” said Michael, winking at Mitty. After Zaphne had left the two friends, Mitty said, “Michael, I’ve been meaning to ask you. I know all about Judas Maccabeus, the revolt, the cleansing of the temple, and the miracle of the lights. But what do serious Jews make of that story? I mean, what meaning do they get from it for living in these times?” Michael gathered his thoughts for a minute as the two men sipped their coffee. “As you probably suspect,” he began, “the members of my temple respond to the holiday in different ways. Rabbi Horowitz tries to play

the whole thing down. He says it’s a minor holiday to begin with and that it’s gotten too commercial with Hanukkah geld and presents and eating too many pontshkes. He says it’s a weak attempt to compete with Santa Claus.” Mitty had to laugh in spite of himself. “I can relate to that,” he said. “I feel like Santa has hijacked Christmas.” “But others,” Michael continued, “see the story of the lamp burning for eight days with only one day’s worth of oil as a story to strengthen our people’s faith that God will provide what we need.” “But how does that take on the holiday square with what happened at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh?” Michael explained, “You’re right. That’s a question all thoughtful Jews ask. One answer is the perspective that the fact that the Jewish people exist at all—the survival of our people—is a great miracle in itself. We’ve been persecuted, excluded, murdered, confined to ghettoes for how many thousands of years, and yet we have survived.” Mitty let his friend’s words soak in without saying anything. He had visited Dachau on a trip to Germany and could understand a little bit of how Michael felt. “But, you know, Walt,” said Michael, after pausing to let his friend digest what he was saying, “lately I’ve been thinking a lot about Judas Maccabeus, the guy most associated with the revolt which kicked the Seleucids out of Israel. The Seleucids had desecrated the holy temple in Jerusalem, setting up an altar to Zeus in the temple and even sacrificing pigs there.” “If I remember my history correctly,” said Mitty, “the Seleucids were trying to make Hellenistic Greeks out of the Jewish people.” “You’re spot on, Walt. You see why I get emotional about Hanukkah? I know it’s a minor holiday, but the Seleucids tried to ban circumcision. They were trying to erase our identity as a people. And Judas Maccabeus drew a line. We Jews have adapted to all kinds of cultures over the centuries, but there comes a time when your identity is at stake, and you get off your rear end and you fight.” As Mitty listened to his friend, his mind went back to the day before, to the first rehearsal for the children’s Christmas pageant. The pageant was always cute with the children dressing up in bath robes as shepherds and followed a romantic narrative the refrain for which was “sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.” After a long period of silence, in which Mitty and Michael were both lost in their own thoughts, Mitty asked, “So Michael, in these times, what do we need? A Judas Maccabeus or a baby in a manger? What should we pray for? In this darkness, what light should we follow into a better future?” “That one candle we each lit yesterday doesn’t shed much light,” was all Michael had to say. “I know,” said Mitty, “but it’s better than cursing the darkness.”

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

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

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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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Child care available 9-11am

fairoakspres.org 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

Fair Oaks

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

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

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

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

Dec 2-24 Advent Christian 3-10 Hanukkah * Jewish 6 Saint Nicholas Day Christian 8 Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) Buddhist Immaculate Conception of Mary Catholic Christian

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

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COMMUNITY RELATIONS INTERN The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Relations Intern in the Community Relations Department. This is a seasonal position will provide assistance to the Community Relations Department provides intake and referral services for residents to community resources, assists in investigations of landlord/ tenant complaints, etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than December 10, 2018.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of OMOTAYO A. OLORUNDARE, Petitioner and KAMARDEEN OLORUNDARE, Respondent, Case No. 2018D-006150. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 2, 2019, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 11/28, 12/5, 12/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the 2019-20 school year calendar will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the School District’s Administration Building located at 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois in the Board Room (Room 213). This hearing will be for the consideration of District 200’s school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. In accordance with Illinois School Code, the district is required to notify the public that the district’s proposal is to hold school on Columbus Day, October 14, 2019. As we did during the 20182019 school year, this additional day of student attendance during the Fall Semester of 2018 will allow practice SAT tests to be administered to our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students such that teachers will be able to use results to inform their classroom practices during the 2019-2020 school year. Testimony regarding this proposal will be taken from both educators and parents. Published in Wednesday Journal 12/5, 12/12/2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE Special Warrant No. 359

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18155967 on November 20, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of GOLD COAST RESTORATION with the business located at: 1212 N LAKE SHORE DR 33BS, CHICAGO, IL 60610. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: PIERCE EDWARD JOHNSON 4731 TOPEKA DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 91356.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division has rendered judgment for a special assessment upon property benefited by the following improvement: the public alley in the 4100 block between Deyo Avenue and Dubois Boulevard in the Village of Brookfield, as will more fully appear from the certified copy of the judgment on file in my office and that the warrant for the collection of this assessment is in my possession. All persons interested are hereby notified to call and pay the amount assessed at the collector’s office of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 within 30 days from the date hereof. The assessment may be paid in ten (10) equal annual installments at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum payable beginning on January 2, 2019, and on the 2nd day of January of each of the nine successive years. Each installment is to be calculated as follows: ten percent (10%) of the total amount assessed against the tax parcel of property plus interest at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum on the unpaid balance due. Dated: November 30, 2018. Doug Cooper Village Collector, Village of Brookfield Published in RB Landmark 12/5, 12/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING For: HVAC service contract for various buildings for the Park District of Oak Park. Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids for a service contract for the HVAC of our various buildings. The Park District of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids until 2:00 pm (Chicago time) on Friday, December 21st, 2018 at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7th. A pre-bid walk-thru of the facilities will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, December 11 & 12 at 8:00 a.m. starting at the Gymnastics and Rec. Center, 21 Lake St., Oak Park. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or 708-725-2050. This service contract must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. Only the bids in compliance with the provisions of the bidding specifications will be considered. Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 415 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 12/5/2018

Published in Wednesday Journal 11/28, 12/5, 12/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18155987 on November 26, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of HEYSTEEV with the business located at: 7449 WARREN AVE APT 1R, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: STEVEN M WILLIAMS 7449 WARREN AVE APT 1R, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Published in Forest Park Review 11/28, 12/5, 12/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Proposals The Park District of Oak Park will accept proposals from qualified market research firms and other professionals to provide services for a Community Needs Assessment Survey. The results of the Needs Assessment will guide the development of parks, facilities and programming over the next 5 years. Copies of the Request for Proposals are available at https://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ beginning Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Proposals are due Friday, January 4 by 4:00pm local time. All completed proposals and questions should be directed to Diane Stanke, Director of Marketing & Customer Service, Park District of Oak Park, at diane.stanke@pdop.org. The Park District of Oak Park encourages qualified minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprises to compete for and participate in the Park District’s supply requirements. Published in Wednesday Journal 12/5/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18156001 on November 26, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE RUSTIC WINDOW SHOP with the business located at: 1116 WASHINGTON BLVD APT 305, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: CICELY V. FORD 1116 WASHINGTON BLVD APT 305, OAK PARK, IL 60302. Published in Wednesday Journal 12/5, 12/12, 12/19/2018_

Processed USDA Commodity Foods and Selected Commercial Foods The Northern Illinois Independent Purchasing Cooperative will be receiving offers on its Request For Proposals for: Further Processed USDA Commodity Foods and Selected Commercial Foods and for provision of Commercial Equivalents when USDA Entitlement is Exhausted. RFP’s must be received by Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 9:00 AM in the Business Office, Room 270A, of Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. RFP’s should be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Processed USDA Commodity Foods and Selected Commercial Foods ATTENTION: Micheline Piekarski, Food Service Director. If you have any questions, please call Micheline Piekarski at (708) 434-3142. Published in Wednesday Journal 12/5/2018

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA OLIVA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF SANDRA OLIVA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA OLIVA, DECEASED, JOHN SNAKENBORG, ALEXANDRA OLIVA, UNIVERSAL RESTORATION SERVICES, ADAMS MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, GERALD P. NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SANDRA OLIVA, DECEASED Defendants 17 CH 07790 7200 ADAMS STREET, UNIT 4 FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7200 ADAMS STREET, UNIT 4, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-215-0171004 fka 15-13-215-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $183,076.24. 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

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party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 616060918. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 616060918 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 07790 TJSC#: 38-7966 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. I3102238

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B. Plaintiff, -v.EDNA R. MCCOY, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 10/17/1990 A/K/ A TRUST NO. 1182-CH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 00566 205 S HARVEY AVE 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 October 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 8, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 205 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-307-0160000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in

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order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-18077. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-18077 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 00566 TJSC#: 38-7973 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. I3104532

60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 441 SOUTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1C, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-321-0311008. The real estate is improved with a gray vinyl siding, two story townhouse with an attached garage. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identifi-

cation for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 259194. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 259194 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 15592 TJSC#: 38-8909 I3105166

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-05365. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th

Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-05365 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 06228 TJSC#: 38-8099 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. I3104723

Property Index No. 15-13-416-0100000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-17633. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-17633 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 16675 TJSC#: 38-8087 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. I3104721

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.ELISABETH MUSSLEWHITE, THE HERITAGE MANOR CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 15592 441 SOUTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1C 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 October 9, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 10, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JOYCE PILLOW Defendants 2018 CH 06228 1118 N AUSTIN BLVD 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 October 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 9, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1118 N AUSTIN BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-307-028. 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

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P.I.N. 16-18-313-020-0000. Commonly known as 1015 S. Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. James M. Crowley at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Plunkett Cooney, P.C., 221 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. 312-670-6900. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3106349

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WINTRUST MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF BARRINGTON BANK AND TRUST Plaintiff, vs. SARAH GULLETTE-JOHNSON; AARON N. JOHNSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 10102 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

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