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n Dec. 20, students from Forest Park Middle School (FPMS) traveled downtown to Pacific Garden Missions, the oldest homeless shelter in Chicago. They toured the facility, learned about Pacific’s mission, enjoyed a free lunch and, when the time came, presented homemade blankets they created as part of a student-led class project to help those who are homeless. Students said 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 considered homeless. It is just one community service project students have focused on this year. “We do a lot of community service,” said Natalie Taeftro, an eighth grader and president of the FPMS National Junior Honor Society. “It makes my day to do something to help someone.” Involving students in community service is just one tactic middle school teachers use to instill the values of empathy and compassion, along with attitudes of self-efficacy and empowerment, in See CHARACTER on page 12
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RISE UP: Etta Worthington, of Forest Park, holds up a sign and marches near the speakers on Saturday, June 30, 2018, during the Families Belong Together rally and march at the Richard J. Daley Center in downtown Chicago.
A year to remember
Anniversaries, accomplishment and personnel changes mark 2018 By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
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2018 through the lens of one man’s column
t was a tumultuous year in Forest Park. We saw the departure of several longtime businesses and veteran public servants. Some of these departures could be tied to the repeal of video gambling. I faced divisive issues like these with hard-hitting columns about the history of snow, a mythical army unit called Dental Team Six, and how my high school, St. Ignatius, was really Hogwarts. In 2018, I launched my advice column, “Ask Johnny,” which deals exclusively with the problems of my family. It was the end for another column: Jackie Schulz retired from her weekly “Talk of the Town” after a 47year run. She was honored by the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park for her “Dedication and Commitment to Forest Park.” Well deserved. I interviewed another longtime resident, Bev Jagow, who grew up in Concordia Cemetery. She was a childhood friend of Gary Neubieser, who stepped down as director in August — after a 56-year career! Speaking of cemeteries, Professor Joseph Corbin, an African-American educator buried in Forest Home Cemetery, was honored in a book by Gladys Turner titled, Father of Higher Education for African Americans in Arkansas. Professor Corbin was also portrayed during the “Tale of the Tombstones” tour organized by the Oak Park-River For-
est Historical Society. Support for minorities was certainly on display at the “Forest Park 4 Puerto Rico” fundraiser at McGaffer’s. We recounted the history of race relations at Proviso East High School, as recalled by retired teacher, Doug Deuchler. That column coincided with District 209 students participating in a national walkout to protest school shootings. Speaking of tragic deaths, the 100th anniversary of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train disaster was observed at Woodlawn Cemetery, where 56 of the victims are buried in the section called “Showmen’s Rest.” A documentary was also filmed in Forest Park titled, “The Day the Circus Didn’t Come to Town.” In other cultural news, the Shedd Aquarium commissioned a mural of the peacock mantis shrimp on the west wall of Healy’s Westside. This prompted my family to visit Shedd to see this predator, who has enough strength to shatter aquarium glass. We found it cowering behind a rock. Getting back to cemeteries, longtime activists Ted and Kathy Pearson donated a granite bench for visitors to view the Haymarket Martyrs Monument. The bench bears an inscription, “Sit and Hear the Voices for Peace, Justice and Freedom.” Meanwhile, softball fans enjoyed the 50th Annual No Gloves Tournament. The mile-
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stone was celebrated by two quilts fashioned by Sandy Byrnes, bearing commemorative shirts from those 50 tournaments. The Park was also the setting for several concerts. On July 4th, the youth band 24/7 opened for The Redmonds. 24/7 also became the youngest band to play at Groovin’ in the Grove. Not far from the grove, Pepperfest was held in the alley between the 7700 blocks of Monroe and Adams. This alley is also notable for having garages converted into coach houses. Another annual alley celebration was held when residents raised their overhead doors for Garage Galleries. 2018 was called the Year of the Woman because so many female candidates ran for office. We looked back at female pioneer, Pat Hemstreet, who ran for commissioner in 1971. Pat is 95 now and praised the new leadership in our local schools. Speaking of our schools, the Ferrara Women Who Lead donated coats and candy to students at Garfield School. In other school news, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Hinsdale South High School helped Forest Parker Kevin O’Connor land a full-time job with benefits. I look forward to uncovering more feelgood stories like Kevin’s in the coming year. ■ 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 IN TIME ... SCHOOL HAPPENINGS A LOOK BACK IN TIME... XXXX As we look back this week, we thought it might be fun to see the faces of our elementary schools in 1975. Many of the youth from yesterday are still invested in town today. Just as many of the youth today will be invested leaders tomorrow. Holiday features at the five schools in 1975 included concerts, plays and showcases for friends and families. Betsy Ross, on the south end of town, featured a little history in their live performance of Mr. and Mrs. Betsy Ross who discussed Christmas past. Up north, Grant -White featured Christmas around the World. Garfield featured “All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth,” and students at Field Stevenson featured songs of the season at their holiday show. The Forest Park Middle School student council fundraised for food baskets which included turkeys and canned goods which they wrapped in hand decorated gift wrap.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: 1975 Forest Park Middle School Council, left to right, Peter Eterno, Jim Milton, Maureen McDermott, Larry Steinbach, Denise Sciaccotta, Margie Silva, Brenda Henderson and Jim Lane with boxes collected full turkey and canned goods for some needy families in town.
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Library prioritizes accessibility, space in remodel The remodel is expected to start next May By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
Six years ago, Carol Good was laid off from her job, and used the public computers at the Forest Park Public Library to search for new positions. She’s been returning to the library ever since. About twice a week, Good stops at the library and uses the public computers to check her email, research housing prices, look into facts she’s heard on the news and more. “I use the computers a lot, I don’t have one at home. They’re my main concern,” Good said. On Dec. 17, she attended a public hearing at the library, where an architect, construction manager and staff talked about plans for the approximately $1 million redesign of the library’s interior spaces, as a reaction to the changing ways residents are using the library. Good said she was concerned about noise, accessibility and how the library was going to stay open while the crew renovated the space—her concerns mirrored the ques-
tions of the some 10 community members who attended. “How are we going to be able to use the library while all this is going on?” Good said. “It’ll be interesting to see how all this works out. I understand that it’s going to be a process, and it’s going to take months, but they sound like they have a plan.” The library announced plans for a redesign in November and, since then, officials have been looking for ways to divide the social activities in the library from the quiet spaces, said Andy Dogan, associate
principal at Williams Architects, the firm redesigning the space. He said the library plans to separate the public computers into two areas—a quiet and social area, both on the top floor—will add a new program room near the entrance for book clubs and other meetings and doubled its number of group study rooms to four, which will be equipped with white boards, outlets and be soundproofed. “So instead of having those people who run small businesses out in the middle of the floor in a study table trying to take calls,
Village approves levy increase The amount levied increased 2 percent year over year By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter
Forest Park officials will have $115,419 more in property tax revenue next fiscal year following adoption of the village’s annual tax levy Dec. 17. The Village Council voted 4-0 to adopt the ordinance calling for $5,611,538 to be raised through property taxes for fiscal year 2018-19. That’s an increase of approximately 2 percent over the FY2017-18 levy of $5,502,948. Commissioner Rachel Entler did not attend the meeting. The fiscal year began May 1, 2018, and will end April 30, 2019. The 2017-18 levy was $239,0000 higher than the 2016-17 levy of $5,263,243, but almost half of that increase was due to the termination of the Roosevelt Road tax increment financing (TIF) district. Still, the increase is higher than it had been in prior years, when it averaged less than $50,000, according to village officials. Leticia Olmstead, village finance director, explained that the levy is limited by the consumer price index (CPI). This year’s CPI is 2.1, the same as it was last year but higher than in previous years, when it averaged less than 1.0.
The property tax levy covers approximately 23 percent of the village’s appropriation with the remaining revenue coming from sales taxes, fees and grants, according to Olmstead. In the past, village officials have noted that the village portion of the average village homeowner’s property tax bill is not as significant as portions for education, specifically Forest Park Elementary School District 91 and Proviso High School District 209. Olmsted noted that pension obligations have a major impact on the levy. Of the $115,419 increase, $40,000 will go toward pensions, she said. She added that approximately half of the money raised through property taxes goes toward pensions, including Social Security and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The council also approved the annual tax levy for the Forest Park Public Library, which falls under the auspices of the village but is governed separately. The library levy for 2018-19 is $1,920,547, a 4.9 percent increase from the $1,830,836 levied the year prior. The council also passed two additional levy-related ordinances on Dec. 17, one directing the Cook County clerk to calculate
separate limiting rates for the village and for the library and the other directing the Cook County clerk to reduce the corporate fund portion of the village’s levy if the overall amount requested needs to be reduced. The village and the library are both subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, which limits property tax levy increases to 5 percent or the CPI, whichever is lower. Olmstead said the police department pensions are funded at 46 percent and the fire department at 58 percent of the Illinois statutory minimum contributions. The Illinois Pension Code calls for pensions to be funded at 90 percent by 2040. The corporate fund levy increased by 16 percent while all other fund levies decreased slightly. Olmstead explained that new revenue in the levy, except for the pension contributions, has been directed to the corporate fund “due to the depletion of the general fund reserves and revenue deficit.” Of the village’s levy request, $1,059,858 is for the Office of Public Affairs, which includes $900,000 for the Police Department, and $3,470,000 is for the Office of Accounts and Finances, which includes $960,000 for the Fire Department.
we can let them sign up for a room and get the same amount of time as anybody else,” Dogan said. “As we’re kind of moving to a gig economy, people need a place to do their gigs and the public library is a great place for it.” He said the library was also looking into adding a quiet reading room. Dogan named bringing the teen area upstairs as another big move—“They identify more with adults, they want to use adult services and adult computers, so reorganizing space so that can happen,” he said—as well as moving most staff spaces downstairs so they can “just give that [light] back to the public, and make that a more social area with table and chair seating, maybe even a coffee machine, where it’s OK for groups to get together.” All bathrooms will be updated, and a family and companion bathroom will be added to the ground floor of the library, as a way to achieve greater accessibility. Officials also plan to replace as much of the fluorescent lighting with LED fixtures as possible and will apply to grants from ComEd to help fund the replacement. “Even thinking about the type of furniture that you’re going to use, if you expect an area to be quiet you don’t provide a fourperson table because that will encourage collaboration,” Dogan said. “The entire plan is thought about in terms of dividing social activities in the library from quiet activities and giving people the opportunity to have the experience they’re looking for with as little disruption as possible.” Under the architect’s plans, the library’s lower level would include staff space; the youth collection and program room; early literacy play area; meeting room; two quiet study rooms; and a kitchen. The upper level would house four study rooms; the teen program area and library; audio visual and new materials; quiet room, computers and tables; adult services; vending café; collaborative computer and technology zone; and lounge seating. “Overall, we’re going to be utilizing our space much more efficiently, there’s not going to be as much open areas,” said James Pekoll, library trustee. The library’s physical footprint will not be expanded at all for the project—architects are just reorganizing the interior space. The project will cost no more than $1.3 million and is funded totally through the library’s fund reserves. Staff and trustees have been planning for the renovation for about three years. The renovation is planned to begin in May 2019 and will take about six months. “We work in some communities where there’s a lot of inherent opposition to any sort of change, whether it’s good, whether it’s bad, people just don’t like change,” Dogan said. “We found this community is very open to new ideas, our firm also did the Roos Recreation Center. That was a successful project for us and we’re hoping this will be too.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
Forest Park Review, December 26, 2018
Special Delivery While Sandy Byrnes, right, reads off a ticket for the meal deliveries, Forest Park firefighters grab bags full of stockings to go along with the meal deliveries at the Howard Mohr Community Center. The community center donated approximately 160 meals this year. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
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Woman smoking weed outside FP Middle School
Police arrived at Forest Park Middle School, 925 Beloit Ave., about 1:45 p.m. on Dec. 19, on a call that a woman was smoking marijuana outside of the school. Officers approached the 20-year-old from Berwyn, and she gave them the blunt, saying, “I’m sorry.” She told police she was smoking to relax while waiting for a friend. Police searched the woman’s backpack and found several “apple” zip-lock baggies, which the officer “recognized through his experience and training, said ‘apple’ baggies as packaging for the distribution/delivery of cannabis,” according to the report. They also found 122 grams of cannabis and a digital scale. She received a felony charge for possession of cannabis.
Man shot in hand A man said he was shot in the hand at the intersection of Desplaines and Madison at 4:44 a.m. on Dec. 18. At first, the Maywood man told police he was standing at the intersection waiting for a bus when the incident occurred and that his co-worker drove him to Elmhurst Hospital. Then he told police he was waiting for his fiancé, eating a burger and fries, when a black sedan pulled up, yelled out the window and shot him. He said he walked to Madison and 1st Avenue in Maywood, where a good Samaritan picked him up and drove him to the hospital. Finally, he told police he was walking with a group of people about 3 a.m., when a man standing across the street
shot at the group, striking the Maywood man in his left hand. The man said he fell to the ground, the group ran away and a good Samaritan picked him up and drove him to the hospital. The bullet entered the man’s palm and exited his wrist. When asked if he knew the shooter, the Maywood man told police “he would take care of it.” The man did not wish to sign complaints and said it “was not a matter for police.”
‘iPhone Technician’ scammer On Nov. 22, someone claiming to be an engineer for Microsoft called a 76-year-old resident of the 1000 block of Beloit, offering to service his computer. The caller told the man he needed his American Express credit card number to pay for the service. The man provided the number and his card was charged; American Express cancelled the transaction. On Dec. 14, the man received another call from a scammer claiming to be an iPhone technician. The caller said the man’s iPhone had been hacked, that he needed to fix it. The man purchased $5,400 worth of gift cards and provided the caller with the card number for each gift card. Each card has been redeemed. His wife and daughter found out what happened and told him that he was being scammed. Because all the cards have been redeemed, American Express would not cancel the transactions. On Dec. 15, the scammer
called the man several times again, trying to get him to purchase more gift cards.
Loan scam hits village A 19-year-old woman came into the Forest Park Police Department on Dec.12, saying she was the victim of a fraud. She told police she had been looking into personal loans on the internet and a man called her, saying he could offer her a $9,000 loan, an amount higher than other lenders. The caller told her she needed to go to Walmart and purchase $980 in gift cards as a guarantee on her loan. She provided the man her TCF bank account and routing numbers, claiming he would deposit the money directly into her account. She then saw that about $3,500 had been deposited in her account, and she took out $1,000. Later, she noticed her account had been overdrawn; the deposits had been rejected because they were fraudulent checks. She called the scammer back, who told her “they” could not do business with her anymore since she had taken the money out of her account prematurely. The victim “accused of not following instructions was most likely due to her pulling money out of the fraudulently deposited checks before the offenders could withdraw the entire amount,” according to the report.
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on Dec. 15, someone broke into a Mercedes Benz parked on the 1500 block of Harlem and took two purses containing a iPhone 5 and MacBook computer. ■■Sometime between 11 p.m. on Dec. 18 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 20, someone broke into a Chevrolet Uplander parked on the 1000 block of Lathrop and stole an iPhone 6, $200 cash and a real estate textbook. ■■A woman parked her Jeep on the 700 block of Hannah at 11:37 a.m. on Dec. 17. She took her child to a nearby park, where the two played for about 30 minutes. When she returned to her Jeep, she found someone broke her driver’s door and stole her purse. The purse contained $100 in cash, her driver’s license, several credit cards, and her mother’s medical marijuana card. ■■Sometime between 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 11, someone broke into a Kia parked on the 7700 block of Van Buren and stole a pair of prescription sunglasses, hand sanitizer and the car manual, totaling $70. The victim reported the theft to police on Dec. 17 and said he must have forgotten to lock his doors.
Christmas presents stolen Between 8 a.m. Dec. 19 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20, someone broke into a home on the 1100 block of Lathrop, rummaged through closets and opened then stole Christmas gifts. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Dec. 16-21, 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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Hires, retires and seized funds all move police department The state asset forfeiture account was $280,000 in December By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter
The Forest Park Police Department filled vacancies on the force Dec. 17 with the addition of two new probationary officers. The announced retirement in January of Lt. Justin Diano will leave the department shorthanded again. Marc R. Stone and Miguel A. Rios replace Lt. Steve Weiler and Officer Harold Grimes, who both retired in October. Stone, 29, of Naperville, received a bachelor of science degree in engineering technology from Illinois State University in Normal. He has served with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unit based in Forest Park. Rios, 45, of North Riverside, previously served with the Cicero Police Department for 11 years. He held the rank of detective when he resigned to move out of state. According to Police Chief Tom Aftanas, he wanted to resume his police career when he returned to Illinois and applied to Forest Park. Aftanas said Stone would undergo orientation prior to starting at the Chicago Police Academy Jan. 2. With his background, Rios will not need to attend the police academy and was scheduled to begin field training Dec. 18. According to the chief, there is a “definite possibility” the
department will add a third probationary officer in time for him to join Stone at the police academy training. A candidate has been identified but he was unable to complete the vetting process in time for the Dec. 17 swearing in. If testing and other requirements are completed in time, his oath of office would be administered in a private ceremony. Aftanas had hoped to hire Grimes’ replacement in time to send the new officer to the police academy in September, but the hiring of two probationary officers in August exhausted the eligibility list. A new list was created after a written exam was administered in September. The department has added 10 probationary officers since the beginning of 2017 although one dropped out of the police academy and another resigned shortly after graduating from the police academy. The addition of three probationary officers in December 2017, added to the two officers hired previously in 2017, brought the department to full strength for the first time since 2015. Three officers were hired previously in 2018. In addition to the new probationary officers, the Police Department gained a new police vehicle at the Dec. 17 meeting when the Village Council approved the purchase of a
2018 Ford Explorer for the patrol fleet, replacing a vehicle that was totaled during a chase Nov. 21 that followed a carjacking. The officer driving the vehicle was not injured. The Village Council voted 4-0 to purchase the vehicle from Sutton Ford in Matteson for $31,545.00. Commissioner Rachell Entler did not attend the meeting. Aftanas explained he was unable to obtain additional bids because Sutton Ford is the only Ford dealer offering the Explorer with a “police package.” Waiting for a 2019 model would have delayed the purchase and led to a higher price, he added. The cost will be covered by state asset forfeiture account funds, according to Aftanas. He explained that the forfeiture account includes cash and other valuables confiscated from suspects arrested and charged with drug crimes. The federal customs asset seizure account is similar, he added. He explained that the amount in the accounts vary from year to year, depending on the number of arrests and what valuables are in the suspects’ possession. The state account was at $280,000 and the federal customs account at $306,000 in December, according to Aftanas. “A lot of these guys carry a lot of money,” he noted.
Forest Park Review, December 26, 2018
Dec. 26 - Jan. 2
BIG WEEK New Year’s Eve Gala Extravaganza Join the Howard Mohr Community Center in ringing in the new year, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 at 7640 Jackson Blvd. Enjoy an elegant meal, music, raffles, champagne toast and more. Tickets $46 resident; $50 non-resident. Reservations required. Please call the Howard Mohr Community Center at 708-771-7737 to sign up.
New Year, No Clutter Learn how to recognize and eliminate clutter, and get the most out of your belongings, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.
Oak Park Area Arts Council Show View the work of Mary Jo O’Hearn, whose compositions blend abstract with figurative. She uses acrylic with charcoal, sometimes with collage. Drop in Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Forest Park National Bank, 7348 W. Madison St.
Knitting With Friends Join the Forest Park Public Library in knitting warm clothes for the winter. Beginning and advanced knitters welcome. Supplies limited. If you bring your own yarn with your own needles, please make it washable yarn. Fun runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 at 7555 Jackson Blvd.
Season of Giving Classmates Keivon Walker, Emmanuel Wren, Kendall Edwards, Destiny Freeman, Myla Roy and Kennedi Waters pose at Forest Park Middle School with the presents they bought for the needy in Forest Park. Students used proceeds from the Dodgeball Tournament for Charity they organized on Dec. 14 to buy the gifts. Students organized the dodgeball tournament against different age groups, and eighth-graders were the victor.
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Forest Park Review, December 26, 2018
With finances steadied, D209 moves ahead to fix facilities
D91 sets the stage New school schedule, curriculum and board member all highlights of 2018 for D91 By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
Forest Park District 91 schools celebrated a year of firsts in 2018. Forest Park Middle School (FPMS) unveiled a new curriculum and student schedule, which Superintendent Louis Cavallo said will eventually drive higher test scores for students. The state named the district “commendable” in its first ranking in the annual report card—the second highest rating a district can receive—but “we are in our first year in a multiyear endeavor,” Cavallo said at the time, with the district aiming to raise state Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) scores by 10 percent by 2020. PARCC scores have also revealed a continuing academic gap between minority and majority students. As a response, the IN D91 Board of Education contracted in April with the National Equity Project, a leadership organization that helps identify biases and improve education outcomes for all students. It was not the only major move the board made this year. After a vacancy on the board opened, board members appointed Greg Mitchell to the post in September, amid some pushback over Mitchell’s seeming lack of involvement in the school and community. The D91 board now faces its first contested school board race in recent memory come election in April 2019: seven challengers have emerged for the three seats that will open. Mitchell is among those competing in the spring election. For now, board members are focusing on driving a greater connection with the community and have introduced “Engage Cafes,” where once a month two board members hold office hours for community members to come down for an informal conversation. At least two teachers were also recognized for their work this year, with Cheryl Frawley, a kindergarten teacher at Betsy Ross Elementary School, named a finalist for the esteemed Golden Apple award in February; and Grace Finn, D91 challenge teacher, a recipient of a Lego Master Educator award in June. Teachers impact on students was seen outside the classroom, too. In March, FPMS and Proviso high school students marched out of class en masse to raise awareness about gun violence and honor the 17 victims fatally shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Daniel Contreras, a seventh-grader at FPMS, also spent 2018 thinking beyond the village’s borders. For a little over two weeks, Contreras dedicated his mornings, evenings and lunches to making slime. He sold the squishy substance and donated the more than $400 in proceeds to LifeStraw, a nonprofit that creates clean water filters for schools in Kenya and was recognized by the organizers of “We Day” in April. Then, Contreras was invited onto the stage at the Allstate Arena, where officials talked about why he served as a model for volunteerism. He was not the only D91 student to dedicate themselves to a greater cause. Fourth-graders at Grant-White Elementary School raised more than $350 to buy fans for students in the Philippines in February; and seventh-graders also made blankets that they delivered to a homeless shelter in Chicago in December.
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This was the year of facilities within Proviso Township High Schools District 209. After long study and preparation, the district moved ahead with a master facilities plan and a route to funding it after decades of only minimal repairs to the three school buildings in the district. The planning did not come without tensions. In April came news that district architects from Perkins and Will — which had been hired in 2017 to facilitate the district’s long-term master facilities planning process — and community members had even dared to contemplate possibly closing the Forest Park campus of Proviso Math and Science during a public meeting in February. What followed were weeks of public protest and debate that threatened to undo D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez’s oft-repeated motto “One Proviso.” As PMSA students expressed their fears of attending school within closer proximity to students at either Proviso East or Proviso West (they brought up fears of bullying and chaos, among other issues), students
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at the latter institutions pushed back against what they perceived as a process of unfair demonization. And as the awards and honors rolled in for PMSA this year — ranked among the top 10 schools in the state by U.S. News & World Report, listed as the third best school in the Chicago suburbs by Chicago Magazine and named a National Blue Ribbon school in October — the inter-school rift between the Forest Park school and its less luminous sibling schools seemed to widen. Headed into 2019, the inequity between the district’s premier institution and its seemingly lesser lights promises to be a major campaign issue ahead of the April 2 election. Still, the echo created by the equity
gap may not be loud enough to obscure the sound of financial success that greeted the district this year. In August, Standard and Poor’s announced that the district’s credit rating improved from A to A+, and earlier this year, Rodriguez outlined a financial strategy for paying for the district’s long-term master plan that would seem to put D209 on a path to long-term sustainability. The year ended in tragedy in November and December, when two sophomores at Proviso East died by suicide within less than a month of each other. But if, on a certain level, success at one school seemed to widen the rift separating it from the others, the tragedy at East seems to have resulted in the mending of fences, the stitching together of ties. Feeder districts have lent resources and community organizations have mobilized to support the District 209 community — such that a year that seemed destined to be marked by friction might be repaired by a more powerful force. Three social workers from Forest Park District 91 assisted the D209 community. “We’re trying to let students know that we love them,” said District 209 Board President Ned Wagner, in the wake of the suicides.
Most checked out books of 2018 At least one tell-all on President Trump made the list By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
What burning items singed the edges of Forest Park Public Library cards this year? Read below for the top 10 most checked out books of 2018: ■ The Woman in the Window, A.J. Finn ■ Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng ■ The Wife Between Us, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ■ The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah ■ The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin ■ Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance ■ Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann ■ Educated, Tara Westover ■ Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Michael Wolff ■ Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
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A YEAR IN FOREST PARK: (Clockwise) A’Mya Robinson attempts to climb a shaky ladder on a bounce house on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, during the Proviso Back-To-School Bash outside of Proviso Math and Science Academy on Roosevelt Road in Forest Park. Parade-goers play with blow horns on Saturday, March 3, 2018, during the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on Madison Street. Members of the Forest Park Public Library run down the street pulling their casket on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, during the 6th annual Casket Races. The Proviso East Marching Band performs for students on Monday, May 7, 2018, at Field-Stevenson School in Forest Park.
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The village faces a more than $1 million projected deficit this year. In 2018, commissioners voted to increase the cost of business licenses, ambulance rides, water fees and more, all in an effort to narrow the budget hole, which many have said will continfrom page 1 ue only to grow due to increasing fees and celebrate. The No Gloves Nationals softball unfunded state mandates. After 14 years, the tournament celebrated its 50th year in ex- Forest Park Post also bid farewell in 2018. In addition to raising fees, commissioners istence, with the Tito’s 45s team taking the tourney’s top title for the second year in a approved several marquee developments this year, including a four-story mixed-use row. And after a series of setbacks — legal and development for Madison Street that White otherwise — Let Forest Park Vote on Vid- Sox boss Jerry Reinsdorf proposed to the eo Gaming celebrated one major win: the village council in April. The Forest Park group got a binding referendum question Fire Department received a federal grant to purchase a new fire engine; related to video gambling on the Forest Park Police De Dethe November ballot. The vote partment celebrated the pur purwas historic: Forest Park was chase of a new mobile stroke the first village to get a vote on unit; the Forest Park Public the practice after the machines Library unveiled plans for a IN had been installed, and a nar$1 million renovation of its row majority of residents voted space; and the Howard Mohr video gambling out of town. It was the biggest story of 2018 and shock Community Center also raised more than waves from the historic vote continue into $20,000 to build a new kitchen. It was indeed a banner year for many comthe new year: Many residents said they felt inspired by the group’s work engaging the munity institutions, particularly the Park community—and the high voter turnout District of Forest Park. After nearly a year of construction, and that ensued—and have thrown their name in the ring for the four commissioner seats, several years spent raising the $6 million mayor’s post and three Forest Park District necessary to build the new center, the Roos 91 and Proviso Township District 209 Board Recreation Center opened in May. Park disof Education spots that will open come elec- trict officials secured about $4.1 million in state and federal grants to build the facility. tion in April 2019. Two challengers have emerged for the open mayor’s spot, 10 came forward for commissioners seats and one challenger, Chris Harris, has thrown his name in the ring for both spaces. He has until Jan. 24 to decide which position he wants to run for. D209 faces a competitive race between two political parties—including the homegrown Proviso Together group, whose three incumbents are seeking re-election—and one independent slate. D91 also faces its first contested election in recent memory, with seven challengers vying for the three open spots. Mayor Anthony Calderone announced in early December that he will not seek a sixth term, writing on Facebook that “the challenges of zoning regulation in a mature village, unfunded mandates and limited finances will continue to be challenging” for Forest Park.
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After Roos opened, Larry Piekarz retired as director of the park district, after 29 years of service. He was succeeded by Jackie Iovinelli, the former superintendent of recreation at the Park District of Franklin Park. Conversations centered on the creation of another park this year—a Cultural Park. Residents and a representative from the National Parks Service presented their final reports on possible uses for the villageowned property near the Altenheim Retirement Home this fall. In September, the resident-led, ad hoc Cultural Park Committee recommended to
village officials that they consider selling a portion on the north end of the property to a developer and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt; pay to demolish crumbling structures on the south end, including the chapel; and fund a feasibility study. The committee also suggested that village officials create a tax increment financing (TIF) district along Madison and Van Buren and use proceeds for sidewalks and street improvements. Calderone said the village will hold a public hearing in the new year to solicit public input on the idea. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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CHARACTER
FPMS Community Service from page 1 their sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Their goal is to help students acquire character as well as the skills necessary to do well on achievement tests. “We do social and emotional learning one day a week,” said Daniel Staser, a social studies teacher at the middle school. “We have a program in the seventh grade, for example, called Second Step in which we’re teaching empathy and compassion.” Marie Carlisle, who has been teaching at the middle school for 20 years, is a co-advisor of the National Junior Honor Society. She explained why community service is part of the school’s curriculum by quoting Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Carlisle noted that the five pillars of the honor society—scholarship, character, service, leadership, citizenship—complement D91’s emphasis on instilling values in all students at the middle school. Student Karen Lunapina, for example, said that she and her classmates have decided to focus their energy on the issue of literacy. After doing research, Lunapina’s group chose two ways to advocate for change—students held a book drive and plan to donate the books to a local hospital, and read to third graders at the Field-Stevenson Elementary School. “I think that was really cool,” Lunapina said. “When I was in third grade I didn’t get that experience. I would have liked it.” Another class chose to focus on the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria. Students collected toys and gifts that they plan to donate to the island. “Learning about how bad things are in Puerto Rico made me feel sad,” said student Jakobie Acrue. “They lost all their stuff. If that was me I wouldn’t know what to do.” Classmate Diamond Macklin added that students are planning a “Photos for Families” event, where they will snap family photos against a background, to get money to ship the toys. “We’re doing it after the holiday season, because we feel like that’s when people just like stop caring,” Macklin said. “If I had lost all my stuff and somebody gave me a teddy bear I would feel like someone cared.” Student Natalie Taeftro said her class is addressing the issue of hunger, calling it “one of the world’s biggest problems.” “We want to help people who don’t have food, so they can live as we are living,” Taeftro said, adding: “Sometimes I take what I have for granted. I look at myself, and if I see things from their perspective, I want to help. I want to be respectful to everyone I meet, because I don’t know what they are going through.” Staser said the class that is working on hunger will also be going to a food bank in Geneva to help out by bagging potatoes
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HOT GIFTS: (Top) 7th-grader Wade Gillespie, of Forest Park, seperates clean sheets at Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. (Above left) Seventh-graders from Forest Park Middle School bring in bags filled with hand-made blankets to donate. (Above right) Students separate the clean bedding sheets. or doing other work that needs to be done there. Seventh grader Kaylee Allen is responding to the issue of malnutrition by raising money to send gummy vitamins to a city in Kenya called Rongai, because she heard that children are not getting a balanced diet. In addition to what she does with her classmates in school, Sabrina James joins her family in working for an organization called Cradles to Crayons, which collects lightly used clothing, books, toys and more for needy families. “Lots of people should try something different to help other people,” James said. “Maybe they don’t help because they don’t know what’s going on in the world. Maybe it’s because they think that other people are doing it so they don’t have to, but people need to get involved. The more people who get involved, the faster we can solve problems. Just devote an hour or half an hour to one specific thing.” Staser said that other classes are address-
ing issues like gun violence and animal abuse. He said students pick the issues they work on, plan how they will make the community aware of the issue and organize creative fundraising events. At the time he was interviewed, student Hector Galant was organizing a secret fundraiser, which he called “The Friday Night Thing.” He wasn’t telling any of his classmates what they would encounter at the event. He shared with the Review, however, that by donating a can of food and paying a dollar to get in, his friends would see the movie Home Alone, eat pizza, try their hand at an obstacle course and have the opportunity to get in on a raffle. He planned to donate the food and money raised to a classmate in a vulnerable situation. Explaining part of the motivation for his community service, Galant said: “I used to be in the same situation. My parents didn’t have enough money. I know what the struggle feels like. I don’t want other kids to go through what I went through. My grand-
father died because he didn’t have enough money to see a doctor. When I grow up, I want to be a doctor and help people who are in that same situation.” One way middle school staff reinforces the importance of empathy and compassion to students is by bringing 20 of them to the annual We Day at the Allstate Arena to join 15,000 other kids their age who are declaring that “we” is as important as “me” and are passionate about community service. Richard Hearn, the middle school’s media specialist, acknowledged that there is no achievement test that can prove that his students are acquiring the values the teachers are trying to instill. But “I hope and feel strongly that many of them come away with reduced stereotypes and greater intercultural understanding,” he said. “I’m hoping they gain a greater sense of their identity and personal efficacy as well. I definitely see stronger relationships being formed with the faculty and the community.”
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t used to be our annual appeal. Then we let it go because it became clear no change was coming. But with the certainty of a new mayor come spring, as well as at least two new council members, the Review is back on the case of just why our village still has a Commission form of government. What is a Commission form of government? What’s the alternative? Why should we care? What is it? It’s the legal structure under which Forest Park is incorporated. So this goes back a long ways. The model is fully obsolete for an urban suburb of our size. You still find the Commission form in use but only in small rural and semi-rural towns that are not big enough to fund professional staff. Under this form, each elected commissioner — that’s five people, including the mayor — is assigned to oversee specific governing functions within the municipality. Among the oddities, those assignments are not based on any individual commissioner’s life skills but rather on total vote counts. The mayor oversees police and the community center. The person with the next highest vote total is assigned to “Accounts and Finance.” In the small-town version of this an elected commissioner was actually running the public works department. Forest Park gerry-rigged the Commissioner form some 25 years ago and layered in a village administrator between the elected officials and the hired professional staff. That’s better but still odd and confusing. After going through a handful of professional administrators in fairly short order, Mayor Anthony Calderone ultimately turned to Tim Gillian, a former commissioner and longtime friend, to fill the administrator’s post. Our concern here isn’t Gillian. While he doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of a traditional municipal administrator, he has the experience and the history to do the job. Our issue is going forward. When Gillian is ready to move on, whenever that is, are professional city managers going to want to climb into a position where the mayor and the chief of police have a direct reporting relationship? Where the commissioner of Accounts and Finances has a direct line to the finance director? It is time to clean up the governing structure and to adopt the much more common village manager form of government. The elected officials have one employee. That is the village manager. Everyone on the payroll reports to the manager exclusively. It will take a referendum — yikes, a referendum! — to change the form of incorporation. But sooner than later, this has to happen. And if Forest Park is going to solve its chronic financial issues, drive economic development, attract the most talented department heads, and find the most capable manager, it needs a form of government that matches those ambitions.
Character as a qualification for public office
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e have another election coming up on April 2, for mayor and the other four commissioners among other offices and boards. All of the candidates will be proposing their plans to get the village out of the red and that’s important, but one thing I’ll also be looking for in the candidates is character. The many eulogies for George H.W. Bush, the contrast between 41’s and 45’s styles and the tone of the campaign to keep or reject video gambling here in town have made me conscious of how important values, temperament and character are to me. Two years ago, in the March 2016 issue of Psychology Today, Dr. Ryne Sherman did a values profile of Donald Trump. It portrays the kind of character I do not want in my community leaders. “When considering Mr. Trump’s values profile in summary, we see a clear driver for status. He wants to win, be in charge, be famous, and create a legacy for himself. Combined with his penchant for making money, Mr. Trump has all the markings of an Enterprising (or Entrepreneurial) individual. . . . When we combine this with Mr. Trump’s low Altruism and high Tradition, the result is an individual who is—quite frankly—interested in dominance. Mr. Trump likes to be in charge of others, wants everyone to know he is charge, has little sympathy for those who are unsuccessful, and prefers to maintain the current social hierarchy.” If you are with me thus far, the next question is, “Which set of values?” So, I searched my memory for a set of values I would want our future mayor and commissioners to be models of, and I could not find any list better than what I learned over 50 years ago in the Boy Scout Law. A Scout is: TRUSTWORTHY. Tell the truth and keep promises. People can depend on you. LOYAL. Show that you care about your family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and country. HELPFUL. Volunteer to help others without expecting a reward. FRIENDLY. Be a friend to everyone even people who are very different from you COURTEOUS. Be polite to everyone and always use good manners. KIND. Treat others as you want to be treated . OBEDIENT. Follow the rules. Obey the laws of your community and country. CHEERFUL. Look for the bright side of life.
THRIFTY. Work to pay your own way. Use natural resources wisely. BRAVE. Face difficult situations even when you feel afraid. Do what you think is right. CLEAN. Keep your body and mind fit . REVERENT. Be reverent toward God. Be faithful in your religious duties. Respect the beliefs of others. Whether you liked 41’s policies or not, everyone agrees that he had character. He would get a high score on a Boy Scout Law achievement test. Whether you like 45’s policies or not, almost everyone agrees that character is one thing he is lacking. Way back in 1923 Martin Buber published a book titled “I and Thou,” in which he argued that we can treat other people as an “it” or as a “thou,” as an object to be used or as a person with whom you can have a respectful relationship. President Trump’s leadership style is often called “transactional,” i.e. people are objects to be used for your own purposes. The Boy Scout Law, it seems to me, holds up a standard of behavior which calls for us to engage with other people—and that includes even political opponents—as “thous” to be treated with respect and dignity. I intend to vote for candidates which exhibit character as well as competence. It’s not either/or. In these polarized times, it has to be both/and. Please don’t read this as a judgment on those presently in office here in town. As far as I know, none of them colluded with the Russians or cheated on their income tax. This about the future. This is about what I’m looking for in the candidates or will be running for office. What I’m looking for is office holders who are able to articulate a moral vision for our community as well as being competent in running it. In other words, I want our elected officials to follow the lead of our kids in middle school who value empathy, community service, inter-cultural understanding and trusting relationships. I want leaders who openly and intentionally hold those values up as expectations for all of us. Again, I’m not saying that our current elected officials don’t hold those values. What I’m saying is that I want leaders who don’t keep their lights hidden under a basket but openly lead our village according to the values our kids are learning in school and in their Scout troops. It’s the role John Kennedy played when he inspired 230,000 Americans to serve in the Peace Corps over the years when he declared, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
TOM
HOLMES
The many eulogies
for George H.W. Bush, the contrast between 41’s and 45’s styles and the tone of the campaign to keep or reject video gambling here in town have made me conscious of how important values, temperament and character are to me.
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O B I T UA R I E S
Herman Ziebell, 64
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Forest Park’s role in solving homelessness
Resident of Forest Park Herman Daniel Ziebell, 64, a lifelong resident of Forest Park has died. He was the son of the late Edwin and the late Mary; the grandson and namesake of the late Lt. Herman W. Ziebell, of the Forest Park Police Department, and the late Bernice Ziebell; the brother of Mary Catherine (Philip) Schuster and Gerald Ziebell; uncle of Sarah Grace Schuster, “Godchild” Kristina and Nicholas Ziebell; cousin of Kathy Bailey Kelly and many others; and a friend to many. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass, 10:30 a.m., at St. Luke Church, 7600 W. Lake St., in River Forest followed by private interment. Additional information is available at 708-383-3191 or www.drechslerbrownwilliams.com.
Donald Storto, 86 Avid golfer and gifted storyteller Donald L. Storto Sr., 86, of Forest Park, formerly of River Forest, died on Dec. 19, 2018. Born on March 5, 1932, he attended St. Mel High School and was a starter on the varsity football Squad as a freshman, where he won the Monogram Club Award for Best Defensive Player in 1949. He graduated from Lake Forest College, earning a degree in Business. A member of the Phi Pi Epsilon Fraternity, and a defensive end for the football team. Directly after graduation, Donald joined the family business (Tri-State Automotive Warehouse Inc.) as a salesman and later as vice president. He developed a love for golf while caddying for his father as a young boy. He was a member and avid golfer at Riverside Golf Club, with two holes-in-one to his credit. Known for his caring nature and sense of humor, he was a gifted storyteller and cultivated long-lasting friendships. He taught us love, respect, and loyalty to the family and the family name. Donald Storto was the husband of the late Claire A. (nee Sansone), the father of Donald Jr., Ronald, Dee Dee, and the late Cara Mae; the brother of Josephine Mago, Louis Storto and the late Marie Griffin and Joseph Storto; and uncle to many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are asked to meet Thursday, Dec. 27, 10:15 a.m. at the office of Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf Road in Hillside, where a chapel service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Memorials to Misericordia are appreciated.
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While working as a volunteer in a local shelter for Housing Forward I’ve begun to realize a simple solution to homelessness is making sure eveyone has a home. I realize that that goal is as challenging as it goes. Now that there are so many good candidates who have shown a willingness to serve our village as council members or mayor, perhaps we might ask them their own ideas about our village’s role in helping to solve this national problem.
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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian
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First Congregational Church of Maywood
400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.
You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130
William S. Winston Pastor
ELCA, Lutheran
Good Shepherd
Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship
All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741
Lutheran—ELCA
United Lutheran Church
409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
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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
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 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM
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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
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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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION STERLING NATIONAL BANKAS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ASTORIA BANK Plaintiff, -v.CARL M. WAHLSTROM A/K/A CARL M. WAHLSTROM JR., SUSAN I. WAHLSTROM, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TARGET NATIONAL BANK, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 17 CH 009087 522 NORTH HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 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 522 NORTH HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-326-0080000. 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 14-17-07164. 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. 14-17-07164 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 009087 TJSC#: 38-9287 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. I3107527
PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of KORNELIA ERDELYI, Petitioner, and LEO RIVERA, Respondent. No. 2018 D 010236 The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Leo Rivera, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Kornelia Erdelyi, 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, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 9, 2018, 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 BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2018
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: Y18000107 on December 12, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of JANET VARN TRAVEL CONSULTANT with the business located at: 1123 PLEASANT STREET, UNIT 4, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JANET VARN 1123 PLEASANT STREET, UNIT 4, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 12/19, 12/26/2018, 1/2/2019
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act., which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. WEDNESDAY JOURNAL Forest Park Review, Landmark
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