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Saturday, June 22, 2013 Volume 49 Number 25 Special service area proposed for Albany Park Nadig Newspapers Serving . . . Edgebrook, Wildwood, Sauganash, Indian Woods, Lincolnwood, Niles 50 Cents Per Copy by JASON PORTERFIELD The North River Commission is working with Albany Park's busi- ness owners to establish a special service area to pay for improvements to the neighborhood's commercial area. Special service areas are local tax- ing districts that fund services and programs through a tax levy on properties in the service area. The properties that would be affected by the taxing district are those located along Lawrence Avenue from 2901 W. Lawrence to Kimball Avenue, along Montrose Avenue from 2650 W. Montrose to Central Park Ave- nue, along Irving Park Road from Sacramento Avenue to Spaulding Avenue, along Kedzie Avenue from 4907 N. Kedzie to Irving Park Road, and along Kimball Avenue from Lawrence Avenue to Leland Avenue. When a special service area is es- tablished, the city contracts with a local nonprofit organization to ad- minister it. Commissioners ap- pointed by the mayor oversee and recommend the annual services, budget and service provider agency. If approved, the special service area would be managed by the North River Commission. If the City Council approves the special service area, property owners would see their property taxes increase by 4 percent, with a 4.25 percent cap, according to Albany Park Chamber of Commerce and Lawrence Avenue Development Cor- poration director Carla Agostinelli. The services that would be funded are street and sidewalk cleaning and snow removal, private security and improvements to public areas along the arterial streets. Agostinelli said that the property owners would see the increase when they get their tax bills in the fall. She said that the average tax in- crease for a condominium along one of the service area streets would be between $175 and $200 per year, and that the increase for a small mixed-use building could be less than $500 annually. The tax rate that is set by the special service commission is levied on the equalized assessed valuation of each property. Agostinelli said that the chamber has been discussing creating a spe- cial service area in Albany Park for years and that an advisory commit- tee was formed in January to begin the push for the special services area. "People have been saying that Al- bany Park is an up-and-coming neighborhood for 30 years," Agos- tinelli said. "We've watched re- sources go to other parts of the city and all of our surrounding areas have special service areas." Three public forums to gather comments on the proposal have been held. City staff will review the appli- cation, which was submitted on June 14, and a final public meeting will be held in the fall, Agostinelli said. It would then be up to the City Council to decide whether to approve the special service area. If it is approved, services can begin in January of 2014. Agostinelli said that support for the effort has been strong among residents and property owners. "We have gotten really great community support," she said. "People know that their taxes might go up, but they will be getting services that the city doesn't provide and that will benefit the whole community and hopefully draw more businesses to the area." Prospective special service area commissioners have until June 20 to apply. Commissioners are required Two men were arrested after they allegedly tried to resell a stolen car to an undercover police officer at about 7:50 p.m. Friday, June 14, in the parking lot of the Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant, 5050 N. Cicero Ave., according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. A 30-year-old man reported that after he bought a 2010 Toyota Camry on June 12 for $8,500 through an ad posted on the Craigslist Web site he parked the car in his garage, and that the following day he discovered that the car was missing, according to police. The man contacted police after he saw the Camry again listed for sale for $12,500 on Craigslist the follow- ing day and recognized the phone number listed in the ad as the same number that he called when he bought the car, police said. Undercover officers contacted the seller and arranged to meet him at the restaurant, and when the man gave the keys to the vehicle to the officers he and a man who was with him were arrested, according to police. Officers found a global posi- tioning system device that had been concealed in the trunk of the Camry, apparently so it could be found, and learned that the title to the vehicle was forged and its vehi- cle identification number was falsi- fied, police said. The suspects were identified by police as Eddie Simmons, age 22, of the 2000 block of Dewey Avenue, Evanston, and Michael Childress, age 34, of the 1000 block of Blackhawk Drive, University Park. Both suspects were charged with receiving, possessing or selling a stolen vehicle, and Simmons also was charged with burglary and forging registration, police said. Men arrested for trying to resell stolen vehicle (Continued on Page 15) by BRIAN NADIG As the Taft High School Local School Council was learning about the successes of Taft’s new fund- raising foundation, it also received news that the school’s operating budget is being cut by about $800,000 despite a projected enroll- ment increase of up to 300 students in the fall. It was reported at the council’s June 4 meeting that schools could face up to a 15 percent reduction in their 2013-14 budget as the Chicago Public Schools switches from a per- staffing-position funding formula to a per-pupil funding. Schools were given their budget totals later that week. School system officials say that the previous funding formula was out- dated and that the change will give principals unprecedented autonomy in spending matters in an effort to create budgets to best fit the needs of their students. The pool of newly flexible funds given to each principal will include money for teachers, sup- port personnel, supplies and addi- tional instructional programming. However, principals also are being asked to use their new budget pow- ers to make cutbacks which could affect programming and staffing due to a projected $1 billion budget defi- cit that the system is facing. Chicago Public Schools officials have said that the deficit is the result of declin- ing or flat revenues and a $400 mil- lion increase in annual pension pay- ments and that they likely will be forced to use “one-time reserves” in order to balance the budget. Details of Taft’s budget will be pre- sented at an LSC meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20, but it is estimat- ed that the new budget will be between 3 percent and 4 percent less than last school year’s budget of approximately $24 million. Taft’s enrollment is projected to increase from about 3,100 to about 3,400. LSC chairman Ted Pirpiris said that the reduction would have been larger if it were not for the extra resources that Taft was promised as part of its transition to a full Inter- national Baccalaureate Program school. The program encourages crit- ical thinking and independent stu- dent projects. Pirpiris said that under the new per-student formula, budget adjust- ments will be made on the 10th day of the school year instead of on the 20th day as in the past. He said that late-enrolling students could cost schools funding and that the earlier start to the school year, which traditionally has been after Labor Day, makes that more likely. Also at the meeting, Taft principal Mary Kay Cappitelli announced that a graduate of the school made a $10,000 donation to the school at a recent tribute to former Taft music teacher J.J. Stamm. Organizers of the tribute concert have created a nonprofit 501c3 corporation which will serve as a fund-raising tool for the school and provide tax benefits Taft budget cut by $800,000, enrollment slated to increase Trustees continue TIF district hearing by JASON PORTERFIELD The Lincolnwood Village Board of Trustees at its meeting June 18 con- tinued a hearing on the proposed Devon-Lincoln Tax Increment Financing District and the designa- tion of a redevelopment project area. The proposed district would en- compass the “Proesel Triangle” com- mercial area bounded by Lincoln Avenue on the east, Proesel Avenue on the west and Devon Avenue on the south, as well as a portion of Devon Avenue east of Lincoln Avenue. It would contain 113 parcels and would be the fourth TIF district in the village, joining the Lincoln- Touhy, Northeast Industrial and Touhy-Lawndale districts. As part of the process for creating a TIF district, a joint review board was formed consisting of the taxing bodies that overlap the district, including Lincolnwood School Dis- trict 74, Niles Township High School District 219, Oakton Community College, Niles Township, Cook County, the Lincolnwood Library District and the village. The review board voted 6-0 against creating the TIF district in February, with District 74 and the library district expressing concern that a new TIF district would not increase the tax base. At an April 16 hearing, several speakers expressed concern that the TIF district would place an additional tax burden on residen- tial property owners and that that the village should look for other ways to raise funds for redevelop- ment. (Continued on Page 15) (Continued on Page 15) A BUILDING at 5895 N. Rogers Ave. that formerly was occupied by Reliable Perforating is being demolished to allow construction of a new building for use by New World Van Lines, 5879 N. Rogers Ave., according to the Peterson Pulaski Business and Industrial Council. The new building will be used for storage and for unloading trucks, according to the council. The two parcels are across the street from the Sauganash Village townhouse complex. (Photo by Cyryl Jakubowski)
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Saturday, June 22, 2013Volume 49Number 25
Special servicearea proposedfor Albany Park
Nadig Newspapers Serving . . . Edgebrook, Wildwood, Sauganash, Indian Woods, Lincolnwood, Niles
50 Cents Per Copy
by JASON PORTERFIELDThe North River Commission is
working with Albany Park's busi-ness owners to establish a specialservice area to pay for improvementsto the neighborhood's commercialarea.
Special service areas are local tax-ing districts that fund services andprograms through a tax levy onproperties in the service area. Theproperties that would be affected bythe taxing district are those locatedalong Lawrence Avenue from 2901W. Lawrence to Kimball Avenue,along Montrose Avenue from 2650W. Montrose to Central Park Ave-nue, along Irving Park Road fromSacramento Avenue to SpauldingAvenue, along Kedzie Avenue from4907 N. Kedzie to Irving Park Road,and along Kimball Avenue fromLawrence Avenue to Leland Avenue.
When a special service area is es-tablished, the city contracts with alocal nonprofit organization to ad-minister it. Commissioners ap-pointed by the mayor oversee andrecommend the annual services,budget and service provider agency.If approved, the special service areawould be managed by the NorthRiver Commission.
If the City Council approves thespecial service area, property ownerswould see their property taxesincrease by 4 percent, with a 4.25percent cap, according to AlbanyPark Chamber of Commerce andLawrence Avenue Development Cor-poration director Carla Agostinelli.The services that would be fundedare street and sidewalk cleaning andsnow removal, private security andimprovements to public areas alongthe arterial streets.
Agostinelli said that the propertyowners would see the increase whenthey get their tax bills in the fall.She said that the average tax in-
crease for a condominium along oneof the service area streets would bebetween $175 and $200 per year,and that the increase for a smallmixed-use building could be lessthan $500 annually.
The tax rate that is set by thespecial service commission is leviedon the equalized assessed valuationof each property.
Agostinelli said that the chamberhas been discussing creating a spe-cial service area in Albany Park foryears and that an advisory commit-tee was formed in January to beginthe push for the special servicesarea.
"People have been saying that Al-bany Park is an up-and-comingneighborhood for 30 years," Agos-tinelli said. "We've watched re-sources go to other parts of the cityand all of our surrounding areashave special service areas."
Three public forums to gathercomments on the proposal have beenheld. City staff will review the appli-cation, which was submitted on June14, and a final public meeting will beheld in the fall, Agostinelli said. Itwould then be up to the City Councilto decide whether to approve thespecial service area. If it is approved,services can begin in January of2014.
Agostinelli said that support forthe effort has been strong amongresidents and property owners. "Wehave gotten really great communitysupport," she said. "People knowthat their taxes might go up, butthey will be getting services that thecity doesn't provide and that willbenefit the whole community andhopefully draw more businesses tothe area."
Prospective special service areacommissioners have until June 20 toapply. Commissioners are required
Two men were arrested after theyallegedly tried to resell a stolen carto an undercover police officer atabout 7:50 p.m. Friday, June 14, inthe parking lot of the Dunkin’Donuts restaurant, 5050 N. CiceroAve., according to 16th (JeffersonPark) District police.
A 30-year-old man reported thatafter he bought a 2010 Toyota Camryon June 12 for $8,500 through an adposted on the Craigslist Web site heparked the car in his garage, andthat the following day he discoveredthat the car was missing, accordingto police.
The man contacted police after hesaw the Camry again listed for salefor $12,500 on Craigslist the follow-ing day and recognized the phonenumber listed in the ad as the samenumber that he called when hebought the car, police said.
Undercover officers contacted the
seller and arranged to meet him atthe restaurant, and when the mangave the keys to the vehicle to theofficers he and a man who was withhim were arrested, according topolice. Officers found a global posi-tioning system device that hadbeen concealed in the trunk of theCamry, apparently so it could befound, and learned that the title tothe vehicle was forged and its vehi-cle identification number was falsi-fied, police said.
The suspects were identified bypolice as Eddie Simmons, age 22, ofthe 2000 block of Dewey Avenue,Evanston, and Michael Childress,age 34, of the 1000 block ofBlackhawk Drive, University Park.Both suspects were charged withreceiving, possessing or selling astolen vehicle, and Simmons alsowas charged with burglary andforging registration, police said.
Men arrested for tryingto resell stolen vehicle
(Continued on Page 15)
by BRIAN NADIGAs the Taft High School Local
School Council was learning aboutthe successes of Taft’s new fund-raising foundation, it also receivednews that the school’s operatingbudget is being cut by about$800,000 despite a projected enroll-ment increase of up to 300 studentsin the fall.
It was reported at the council’sJune 4 meeting that schools couldface up to a 15 percent reduction intheir 2013-14 budget as the ChicagoPublic Schools switches from a per-staffing-position funding formula toa per-pupil funding. Schools weregiven their budget totals later thatweek.
School system officials say that theprevious funding formula was out-dated and that the change will giveprincipals unprecedented autonomyin spending matters in an effort tocreate budgets to best fit the needs oftheir students. The pool of newlyflexible funds given to each principalwill include money for teachers, sup-port personnel, supplies and addi-tional instructional programming.
However, principals also are beingasked to use their new budget pow-ers to make cutbacks which couldaffect programming and staffing dueto a projected $1 billion budget defi-cit that the system is facing. ChicagoPublic Schools officials have saidthat the deficit is the result of declin-ing or flat revenues and a $400 mil-lion increase in annual pension pay-ments and that they likely will beforced to use “one-time reserves” inorder to balance the budget.
Details of Taft’s budget will be pre-sented at an LSC meeting at 6 p.m.Thursday, June 20, but it is estimat-ed that the new budget will bebetween 3 percent and 4 percent less
than last school year’s budget ofapproximately $24 million. Taft’senrollment is projected to increasefrom about 3,100 to about 3,400.
LSC chairman Ted Pirpiris saidthat the reduction would have beenlarger if it were not for the extraresources that Taft was promised aspart of its transition to a full Inter-national Baccalaureate Programschool. The program encourages crit-ical thinking and independent stu-dent projects.
Pirpiris said that under the newper-student formula, budget adjust-ments will be made on the 10th dayof the school year instead of on the
20th day as in the past. He saidthat late-enrolling students couldcost schools funding and that theearlier start to the school year,which traditionally has been afterLabor Day, makes that more likely.
Also at the meeting, Taft principalMary Kay Cappitelli announcedthat a graduate of the school made a$10,000 donation to the school at arecent tribute to former Taft musicteacher J.J. Stamm. Organizers ofthe tribute concert have created anonprofit 501c3 corporation whichwill serve as a fund-raising tool forthe school and provide tax benefits
Taft budget cut by $800,000,enrollment slated to increase
Trustees continueTIF district hearing
by JASON PORTERFIELDThe Lincolnwood Village Board of
Trustees at its meeting June 18 con-tinued a hearing on the proposedDevon-Lincoln Tax IncrementFinancing District and the designa-tion of a redevelopment project area.
The proposed district would en-compass the “Proesel Triangle” com-mercial area bounded by LincolnAvenue on the east, Proesel Avenueon the west and Devon Avenue onthe south, as well as a portion ofDevon Avenue east of LincolnAvenue. It would contain 113 parcelsand would be the fourth TIF districtin the village, joining the Lincoln-Touhy, Northeast Industrial andTouhy-Lawndale districts.
As part of the process for creatinga TIF district, a joint review boardwas formed consisting of the taxing
bodies that overlap the district,including Lincolnwood School Dis-trict 74, Niles Township High SchoolDistrict 219, Oakton CommunityCollege, Niles Township, CookCounty, the Lincolnwood LibraryDistrict and the village. The reviewboard voted 6-0 against creating theTIF district in February, withDistrict 74 and the library districtexpressing concern that a new TIFdistrict would not increase the taxbase.
At an April 16 hearing, severalspeakers expressed concern thatthe TIF district would place anadditional tax burden on residen-tial property owners and that thatthe village should look for otherways to raise funds for redevelop-ment.
(Continued on Page 15)
(Continued on Page 15)
A BUILDING at 5895 N. Rogers Ave. that formerly wasoccupied by Reliable Perforating is being demolished toallow construction of a new building for use by New WorldVan Lines, 5879 N. Rogers Ave., according to the PetersonPulaski Business and Industrial Council.
The new building will be used for storage and forunloading trucks, according to the council. The twoparcels are across the street from the Sauganash Villagetownhouse complex.
(Photo by Cyryl Jakubowski)
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The Edgebrook Communi-ty Association and NorthBranch Arts will sponsor agarden walk from 11 a.m. to4 p.m. Sunday, June 23, be-ginning at the North BranchArts Community Garden,6431 N. Kinzua Ave.
The event will feature aself-guided walk of gardensat homes in the area, asilent auction, a workshopon painting pots, demon-strations and an arts studio
time for children age 3 to12. The studio time costs$20 for two children and $5for each additional child.
A party will be held at thegarden from 4:15 to 5:30p.m.
The cost of the walk is $10for those age 8 and older.Discounts are available forseniors and associationmembers.
For more information, call773-774-6161.
Edgebrook groups set‘Garden Walk’ event
THE GLADSTONE PARK Chamber of Commerce held its an-nual Flag Day ceremony on Friday, June 14, at the pedestriantriable at Elston and Milwaukee avenues.
Members of the Taft High School Naval ROTC program pro-vided the color guard for the observance, which was attendedby local officials.
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SteinmetzThe Steinmetz High School
Alumni Association withhold its 60th annual picnicfrom 1 0 a . m . t o 4 p . m .Sunday, June 23, at Grove2 in the Chevalier ForestPreserve.
The entrance to the pre-serve is at East River Roadand Gregory Street.
Northside PrepNorthside Prep High
School will hold a chesscamp for children age 6 to13 from 9 a.m. to noon June25 through June 28.
Campers should have abasic familiarity with chess.Florin Felecan will serve asthe lead instructor. Felecanis the coach of the highschool’s chess team and isone of the highest-ratedtournament players in thecountry. He plays for theChicago Blaze professionalchess team.
Campers also will workwith members of the highschool’s varsity chess team.The team placed 15th in thenation this year 2013.
The fee for the camp is$175. Each camper will re-ceive a T-shirt, and a pizzaparty will be held on thefinal day of camp.
Registration forms areavailable on the school’s Website, which can be reached atwww.nscollegeprep.cps.k12.il.us.
For more information, callMichael Bologna at 773-775-8801.
Luther NorthLuther North High School
will hold summer schoolfrom July 8 through 26.
The high school offersclasses in English, mathe-matics, social studies andscience. Students who do notattend Luther North mayregister for classes begin-ning June 10.
The school will hold areunion for the LutherInstitute and Luther Northclasses through class of 1969from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesday, June 25, at Biagio’sBanquets, 4242 N. CentralAve. Tickets cost $30.
Luther North is holdingregistration for summercamps for children in fifththrough eighth grade thatwill be held in July.
A basketball camp will beheld from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Monday through Friday, July8 to 12, a band camp will beheld from 9 a.m. to noon July15 to 19, and a theater camp
will be held from 12:30 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. July 15 to 19.The cost is $125 per class,$225 for two classes and$300 for three classes.
For more information, callthe school at 773-286-3300.
St. PatrickThe Saint Patrick High
School Science Departmentis holding registration forscience and engineeringcamps for children in thefifth through eighth gradebeing offered this summer.
The camps will be heldfrom 1 to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, June 24 to28 and July 15 to 19.
The June camp will offerinstruction in anatomy,physiology and the diges-tive, circulatory and visualsystems. Dissections will in-clude a rat, a fetal pig and asheep’s eye.
The July camp will offerinstruction on the science offood and energy. Camperswill use chemistry to create
food and will build a devicethat runs on an alternativefuel.
The camp programs areintended to help studentsprepare for high school sci-ence and to build skills foradvanced testing programs.
For more information, callBrian Glorioso at 773-282-8844, extension 235.
Notre DameThe Notre Dame Prep
High School Alumni Associ-ation will hold its annual golfouting at 9:30 a.m. Monday,July 15, at the White PinesGolf Club in Bensenville.
The outing will feature ashotgun start, and playerswill have access to the driv-ing range at 8:15 a.m. Theregistration fee is $150,which includes a gift, use ofa cart, lunch and dinnerwith an open bar.
Proceeds from the outingwill fund scholarships.
For more information, call847-779-8618.
schoolnewsschoolnewsschoolnews
The Oakton CommunityCollege Alliance for LifelongLearning is holding regis-tration for adult educationclasses.
A class titled “AdvancedFacebook” will teach stu-dents how to add links, up-load photos and videos andcreate events and aboutthird party applications,business profiles, fan pages,advertising and privacy is-sues. The class will meetfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Monday,June 24, at the college’s DesPlaines campus, 1600 E.Golf Road. The course fee is$20.
A class titled “StoneSculpture Workshop” willteach students techniquesincluding using a hammerand chisel, rasps, files,sanding and polishing tocreate an art piece. One ses-sion will be held from 9:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday,June 24, and a second ses-sion will be held at the sametime Wednesday, June 26,at the instructor’s studio at2115 W. Touhy Ave. The feeis $175.
A course titled “BeginningLandscape Watercolor” willteach students watercolorlandscape techniques suchas washes and dry brush.The 6-week course will meet
from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednes-days beginning June 26 atthe Chicago Botanic Gar-den, 1000 Lake Cook Road,Glencoe. The course fee is$237.
A class t i t led “GoogleApps: A Quick Look” willteach students how to usethe Web site’s online appli-cations to organize a sched-ule, share events, and cre-ate and share documents,presentations and spread-sheets. The class will meetfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday,June 27, at Oakton’s Skokiecampus, 7701 N. LincolnAve. The fee is $20.
The registration for Oak-ton courses is $8.
For more information, call847-982-9888.
Registration open forOakton ALL classes
OCC baseballplayer namedAll-American
The National Junior Col-lege Athletic Associationnamed Oakton College soph-omore outfielder Joe Walshto the Division II All-Ameri-can first team.
Walsh helped lead theRaiders to a 38-18-1 recordthis season, with a .412 bat-ting average, seven homeruns, 51 runs batted in anda NCJAA Division II-lead-ing 26 doubles.
Walsh also was namedthe North Central Districtplayer of the year and to theIllinois Skyway CollegiateConference first team.
Nadig Newspapers— 773-286-6100
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The Chicago Park Districtwill hold its inaugural “Dec-laration Youth Arts Festi-val” from 5 to 9 p.m.Wednesday, July 3, and Fri-day through Sunday, July 5through 7, at Theater on theLake, 2401 N. Lake ShoreDrive.
The free talent showcasefor teens age 14 and olderwill feature spoken word,music, dance, theater andvisual art presentations.
The event is part of thepark district’s “Night Out inthe Parks” initiative, whichfeatures more than 750 cul-tural and arts activitiesthroughout the city.
The festival will open onJuly 3 with music providedby disc jockey Kid Color inthe southern pavilion. Theperformance also will openthe “Summer Dance in theParks” series, which is aprogram presented by thepark district and the cityDepartment of Cultural Af-fairs and Special Events.The northern pavilion willfeature a mural by YollocalliArts Reach teaching artistGloria Talamantes-Data
and art work by youths inthe Yollocalli program.
Events scheduled for July5 are a spoken word pro-gram titled “English ClassHeretics” by the Young Chi-cago Authors, a verbal andmusical variety show titled“The Encyclopedia Show”featuring local and touringartists and experts fromvarious disciplines, and aperformance by rhythm andblues and soul artists Miloand Otis.
Pre-show entertainmentwill be provided by three fi-nalists from last year’sAugust Wilson monologuecompetition.
On July 6 Kuumba Lynxwill perform a tribute to Chi-cago hip hop artist and ac-tivist John Vietnam Nguyen.Teens can make recordingsat the park district’s “Infer-no” mobile recording studio.
Events scheduled for July7 include a performance ofthe play “It’s for Real” by theAbout Face Theater, fol-lowed by a discussion led bymembers of the youth en-semble.
The play is about the is-
sues of race, class, gender,age, sexuality and bullying.
The American TheaterCompany’s Youth Ensemblewill perform excerpts fromthe play “The People’s Tem-ple,” which explores the1978 Jonestown tragedy.The Jazz Links youth en-semble of the Jazz Instituteof Chicago also will perform.
For more information, callthe park district at 312-742-7529.
Use the Classified — Nadig Newspapers
Park district slates youth arts fest
RESURRECTION High School recently heldits spring sports awards banquet.
Athletes who received All-Girls CatholicAthletic Conference honors are senior
Kristy Getty and juniors Maddie Dineenand Hannah Witczak for soccer and juniorsSarah Benavides, Courtney Grasz and KateMoriarty for softball.
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‘Sunday Market’ salescheduled by groups
The Oakton CommunityCollege Emeritus Programwill offer a course that willscreen episodes from thetelevision show “AlfredHitchcock Presents” in Julyat the college’s Skokie cam-pus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave.
The 4-week course willmeet from 1 to 2:30 p.m.Mondays beginning July15. The show aired in the1950s and 1960s. Thecourse fee is $64.
For more information, call847-635-1414.
The Chicago Food Deposi-tory will hold its 28th annu-al “Hunger Walk” on Satur-day, June 29, beginning atSoldier Field, 1410 MuseumCampus Drive.
A portion of the proceedsfrom the 5-kilometer walkwill benefit the Irving Park
Community Food Pantry.The event will feature
special guests, music andactivities. Participants willreceive a goody bag, snacksand a T-shirt. The cost toparticipate is $25.For moreinformation, visit www.irv-ingparkfoodpantry. org.
A “Sunday Market” salewill be held from 9:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23,at the Jefferson Park field-house, 4822 N. Long Ave.
The markets are spon-sored by the Jefferson ParkChamber of Commerce, theJefferson Park Neighbor-hood Association, the Chica-go Park District, the Jeffer-son Park Advisory Counciland Nadig Newspapers.
The event will feature theMeat loaf -a -Go-Go food
truck, music by Daniel Con-nolly and an arts and craftsfair.
The neighborhood associ-ation is seeking volunteersfor the event. For more in-formation, send an e-mail [email protected].
Craft vendors who wouldlike to rent a space areasked to call Eva Skowrons-ki at 773-282-3879.
For more information, callthe chamber office at 773-736-6697.
Oakton Community Col-lege is one of 13 schools thisyear to be included in theAchieving the Dream Na-tional Reform Network towork on closing achieve-ment gaps and increasingstudent success in highereducation.
The college will work onidentifying and implement-ing evidence-based strate-gies for closing achievementgaps and increasing studentretention and completionrates.
Oakton has begun usingthe Student-Centered Modelof Institutional Improve-ment and the InterventionsShowcase, a tool whichserves as a platform to ex-plore student success inter-ventions and to find collegesthat are implementing simi-lar strategies. Oakton canconnect with other schools inthe network to exchange
ideas and findings.Achieving the Dream will
release more informationabout the InterventionsShowcase and make the toolavailable to the public inSeptember.
Achieving the Dream is anational nonprofit organiza-tion that leads a reform net-work for student success.
The other colleges select-ed for the network this yearare Bevill State CommunityCollege in Alabama, DineCollege in Arizona, GreenRiver Community Collegein Washington, GwinnettTechnical College in Geor-gia, Kern Community Col-lege in California, IndianRiver State College in Flori-da, Salish Kootenai Collegein Montana, South GeorgiaTechnical College in Geor-gia, Southeastern TechnicalCollege in Georgia andWalla Walla CommunityCollege in Washington.
Oakton classon Hitchcockshow slated
‘Hunger Walk’ slated
Oakton to take part inachievement program
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The Field Museum of Nat-ural History, 1400 S. LakeShore Drive, has announcedits schedule of programs.
The “Creatures of Light:Nature’s Bioluminescence”exhibit will be open throughSept. 8. The exhibit featuresliving bioluminescent crea-tures.
The exhibit “Scenes Fromthe Stone Age: The CavePaintings of Lascaux” willbe open through Sept. 8.The exhibit features full-sized replicas of cave paint-ings that were discovered in1940 by four teenagers inthe Lascaux cave in south-ern France. Early humanscreated the paintings al-most 20,000 years ago.
The exhibit “Science, OffScript: Teens Take the Field”will be open through Dec. 31.The exhibit features teen-agers from the “YouthDesign Team” and “DigitalPlanet” programs at the mu-seum who work with scien-tists, discuss scientific topicsand explore the museum’sgalleries. Participants canmeet the teens and followhow they learn science bycreating video productions.
The museum is holdingregistration for its “Dozin’with the Dinos” sleepoverprogram for children age 6to 12 that will be held onFriday, June 7. Children canspend the night at the mu-seum.
The cost for a standardpackage is $53 for museummembers and groups and$63 for nonmembers. Thestay is from 5:45 p.m. Fridayto 9 a.m. the following day,
The cost of a premiumpackage that allows partici-pants to sleep in the “Evolv-ing Planet” exhibit is $65 formembers and $87 for non-members. The cost for a pre-mium package with a tourand a sleepover in the planetexhibit is $77 for membersand $87 for nonmembers.
The museum will hold an“Artists and Authors” storytime from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, May 18, in theCrown Family Play Lab. Theevent will feature a readingof a story about wolves andinformation about how tocompare and contrast animaltracks.
The museum is holdingregistration for its “Dino
Camp: I Spy a Dinosaur DoYou?” summer camp forchildren age 3 to 4 which isheld in the Crown FamilyPlay Lab. The cost is $65 formuseum members and $75for nonmembers.
The exhibit “Fashion andthe Field Museum Collec-tion: Maria Pinto” will beopen through June 16. Theevent features the works ofthe fashion designer whohas designed clothing suchas a translucent raincoatmade of seal intestines, avest made of crocodile skinand an evening gown of rub-ber-coated thread.
The exhibit “Images of theAfterlife” will be openthrough June 11. The exhib-it features images of a 40-year-old woman and a teen-age boy of ancient Egyptwho have been mummified.
Admission to all exhibits isincluded with the purchaseof an all-access pass, whichcosts $29 for adults, $24 forseniors and students and $20for children. Basic admissionis $15 for adults, $10 for chil-dren age 3 to 11 and $12 forseniors age older than age65.
Programs set by Field Museum
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The Chicago Botanic Gar-den, 1000 Lake Cook Road,Glencoe, has announced itsschedule of summer pro-grams.
The “Model Railroad Gar-den: Landmarks of Ameri-ca” exhibit will be held from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailythrough Oct. 27. The exhibitwill be open until 8 p.m.Wednesdays from June 5 toAug. 28.
The 7,500-square-foot ex-hibit features 18 modeltrains that run on 17 tracksover bridges and trestlesand around 50 models ofAmerican landmarks in-cluding the Lincoln Memor-ial and the White House.
Admission to the exhibitis $6 for adults, $5 for sen-iors and $4 for children age3 to 12. Botanic gardenmembers receive a $1 dis-count.
The garden will give awayfree plant seedlings at theFruit and Vegetable Gardenfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesday through Fridayand from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sundaysthrough Oct. 6.
The “Butterflies andBlooms” exhibit will be openfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailythrough Sept. 2 in a 2,800-square-foot mesh enclosureon the lawn of the LearningCampus. The exhibit fea-tures butterflies fromaround the world as well asthose native to Illinois.
Admission to the exhibitis $6 for adults, $5 for sen-iors and $4 for children age3 to 12. Members received a$1 discount.
Family drop-in activitiesat the Grunsfeld Children’sGrowing Garden will be heldfrom noon to 4 p.m. week-days and from 0 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturdays and Sundaysthrough Sept. 1. Participantscan discover where foodcomes from and how plantsgrow, and children can polli-nate flowers, dissect seeds,see roots growing, compostwith worms and create arainbow for healthy eating.
Family drop-in activities atthe Kleinman Family Coverwill be held from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdaysand Sundays from June 1through Sept. 1. Participantscan explore plants and ani-mals in aquatic habitats and
use scientific tools to look atcreatures living under waterand find out what makes wa-ter plants different from landplants.
The “Malott JapaneseGarden Family Sundays”event will be held Sundays,July 7 and 21, Aug. 6 andSept. 1 and 15. Activities in-clude practicing with usingchopsticks, raking minia-ture dry gardens and mak-ing Japanese kites.
A family camp out will beheld from 5 p.m. Saturday,July 27, to 8 a.m. Sunday,the following day. The pro-gram is designed for chil-dren age 5 to 6. Activitieswill include a scavengerhunt, an evening hikethrough the prairie and acampfire. The cost is is $50for children and $20 foradults.
An “Herb Garden Week-end” event will be held from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, July 27 and 28.Participants can learnabout garden herbs and howto grow herbs in containersand in the kitchen. Vendorswill offer plants and herbalproducts for sale. The eventalso will feature activitiesincluding a sniff guessgame, planting an herb seedand making a dried herbmix for herb butter.
A program titled “NatureNights: Abounding Butter-flies” for children age 4 to 10will be held from 5 to 7:30p.m. Saturday, July 6 and20. Participants learn howbutterflies sense the worldaround them, find out aboutthe butterfly life cycle anddiscover how to attract but-terflies to a garden. Theevent also includes a tramride, a planting project anda campfire. The cost is $25for nonmembers.
A program titled “NatureNights: Aquatic Adventure”for children age 4 to 10 willbe held from 5 to 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 3 and 17.Participants can gatherwater samples and look atplants, insects and animalsthat live in the water at theKleinman Family Coveusing scientific tools. Theevent also includes a tramride, a planting project anda campfire. The cost is $25for nonmembers.
A “Kite Festival” will be
held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, Aug.10 and 11. Members of theChicago Fire Kite Team willperform sport kite balletand precision flying demon-strations. Kids can makekites during workshops.
The event will feature a“Kids Mad Dash” in whichparticipants compete to seewho can get their kite builtand flying the fastest. Thefirst 30 children that regis-ter will receive a free kite tobuild.
The “Malott Japanese Gar-den Summer Festival” eventwill be held from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday and Sunday,Aug. 17 and 18. Participantscan learn about summer fes-tivals that are celebrated inJapan, listen to taiko drumand koto harp music, hearfolk tales and watch a tea cer-emony.
An “Heirloom TomatoWeekend” event will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday, Aug. 24and 25. Volunteers and staffwill provide tips on growingand using tomatoes. Visitorscan ask questions and shopfor tomato-related items inthe Wheelbarrow Shop.
Activities include creatingan herb mix for pasta sauce,a tomato toss and a tomatotest. Visitors will be able toview the tomatoes growingin the Regenstein Fruit andVegetable Garden at 1 p.m.and 3 p.m. on Saturday andSunday. Seed-saving de-monstrations will be offeredon the half hour.
For more information, call847-835-5440.
The Quilt Connection willhold an open house from 1 to7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, atM a y f a i r P r e s b y t e r i a nChurch, 4358 N. Ainslie Ave.
The group recently movedto the church, and the eventwill feature finished needle-work projects.
For more information, visitwww.quiltconnection. org.
Open housescheduled byquilting group
Garden slates summer programs
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The Chicago Park Districtwill sponsor classical musicconcerts at neighborhoodparks this summer throughthe “Festival Connect” initia-tive, which is designed to in-crease music education andengagement opportunities.
The concerts are part ofthe park district’s “NightOut in the Parks” initiative,which features more than750 cultural and arts activi-ties in 230 parks this sum-mer.
Grant Park Chorus direc-tor Christopher Bell willlead the chorus in a pro-gram of a cappella music ti-tled “Songs of Praise andPassion” at 7 p.m. Tuesday,July 30, at the South ShoreCultural Center, 7059 S.South Shore Drive, and at 7p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, atthe Columbus Park Refecto-ry, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd.
The Grant Chicago Sinfo-nietta will offer a profes-sional development pro-gram titled “Project Inclu-sion” to guide young minori-ty musicians in their career.Four string musicians havebeen selected to spend theirsummer rehearsing andperforming with conductorCarlos Kalmar and theGrant Park Orchestra.
The musicians will per-
form at 6:30 p.m. Monday,July 8, in Gage Park, 2411W. 55th St., at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, July 9, at MozartPark, 2036 N. Avers Avenue,and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,July 11, at the Berger ParkCultural Center, 6205 N.Sheridan Road.
The DePaul UniversitySchool of Music and Roose-velt University’s ChicagoCollege of Performing Arts tooffer advanced training andperformance opportunitiesfor pre-professional vocalstudents through the “Ap-prentice Chorale” program.Led by Christopher Bell, the18 students in the choralewill perform with the GrantPark Orchestra and Chorus.
The Apprentice Choraleand the participants in“Project Inclusion” will per-form at 7 p.m. Monday,June 17, at Hamilton Park,
513 W. 72nd St.The “Classical Campers”
arts immersion programwill introduce 1,600 parkdistrict day campers to clas-sical music. The half-daymusic and arts immersionprogram for children age 6through 12 is being offeredas part of the park district’sday camp program.
Throughout the season,day campers will tour Mil-lennium Park and the LurieGarden, learn about the in-struments and sections ofthe orchestra with partici-pants from “Project Inclu-sion,” participate in an artproject that focuses on theconnections between music,architecture and nature,and conclude their day witha visit to a “Grant Park Mu-sic Festival” rehearsal.
For more information, call312-742-7638.
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The Chicago Park Districtwill offer a family campingprogram on Saturday andSunday, Sept. 14 and 15, atGompers Park, 4222 W. Fos-ter Ave.
The program is supportedby the North Face Camping101 program, which is de-signed for novice campersand which gives families anopportunity to camp over-night in Chicago parks.
The programs, which areheld from 2 p.m. Saturdayto 10 a.m. Sunday, feature
fishing, fire building, naturehikes and cooking demon-strations.
The programs also will beheld Aug. 17 and 18 atPalmisano Park, 2700 S.Halsted St., Sept. 21 and 22at Bull Frog Lake in PalosPark, and Oct. 5 and 6 atJackson Park, 6401 S.Stony Island Ave.
The registration fee is $50per family of six, includingchildren age 6 to 12.
For more information, call312-742-7529.
The city Department ofCultural Affairs and SpecialEvents has announced thattickets for concert seating atthe Petrillo Music Shell andthe “Mazda 6 Celebrity ChefDu Jour Dining Experience”at the “Taste of Chicago”festival are on sale.
Tickets cost $25 for concertseating. The concerts willfeature Delta Spirit and funat 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July10, Estelle and Robin Thickeat 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July11, Robert Plant presents theSensational Space Shiftersand Lone Bellow at 5:30 p.m.Friday, July 12, Maxi Priestand Jill Scott at 5:30 p.m.Saturday, July 13, and theMowgli and Neon Trees at 4p.m. Sunday, July 14.
Ticket for the chef eventscost $40.
The featured chefs will beRick Bayless of FronteraGrill at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Carrie Nahabedian ofNaha and Brindille at 6:30p.m. Thursday, GiuseppeTentori of Boka Restaurantat 6:30 p.m. Friday, GaleGand and the Hearty Boysof the Hearty Restaurant atnoon Saturday, and PaulKahan of Publican and Pub-lican Meats at noon Sunday.
The festival hours are 11a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Friday and 10 a.m.to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day.
Admission is free. Foodand beverage tickets will besold in strips of 12 for $8. Forthe first time the festival willfeature food trucks this year.
For more information, visitwww.tasteofchicago.us.
Classical concerts slated at parks
Family camping eventslated by park district
Concert tickets soldfor ‘Taste’ fest events
Call 773-286-6100 or send news to:[email protected]
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Oakton Community Col-lege, 1600 E. Golf Road, DesPlaines, is seeking entriesfrom women artists for a ju-ried exhibition titled “Bod-ies by Design: Modification,Coercion and Resistance”that will be held Oct. 3 to 25at the college’s KoehnlineMuseum of Art.
The exhibit, which is co-sponsored by the museumand the Women’s and Gen-
der Studies program at thecollege, will focus on issuesand ideas involving womenand the feminine and howwomen’s bodies are modi-fied.
Artists may submit oneoriginal work on a compactdisc as a JPEG image with aresolution of at least 300dots per inch and labeledwith the artist’s name, thetitle of the work and themedium. The disc shouldcontain an artist biographyin narrative form saved as aMicrosoft Word documentnot exceeding 150 words.
Entries may be sent toBodies by Design Exhibition,Koehnline Museum of Art,Oakton Community College,1600 E. Golf Road, DesPlaines 60016. The deadlineto submit entries is Aug. 8.
For more information, callNathan Harpaz at 847-635-2633.
The Chicago Park Districtwill present its 13th annual“Movies in the Parks” seriesthrough Sept. 14.
The series will consist ofmovies in more than 150parks. Admission to theshows is free, and all moviesstart at dusk.
The series is part of thepark district’s “Night Out inthe Parks” initiative, whichfeatures more than 750 cul-tural and arts activities thissummer in an effort to makeparks a safe haven and ahub of activity. The series ispresented by Charter OneBank.
Scheduled screenings in-clude “The Goonies” on Mon-day, June 24, at SauganashPark, 5861 N. Kostner Ave.,and “Madagascar 3: Europe’sMost Wanted” on Thursday,June 27, at Wildwood Park,6950 N. Hiawatha Ave.
Also, “E.T., the Extra-Ter-restrial” on Wednesday, July10, at Shabbona Park, 6935W. Addison St., “Madagascar3: Europe’s Most Wanted” onThursday, July 11, at Gom-
pers Park, 4222 W. FosterAve. , “The Land BeforeTime” on Friday, July 12, atSauganash Park, 5861 N.Kostner Ave., “Hotel Tran-sylvania” on Wednesday,July 17, at Riis Park, 6100W. Fullerton Ave., and “HotelTransylvania” on Thursday,July 18, at Brooks Park,7100 N. Harlem Ave.
Also, “Annie” on Friday,July 19, at Chase Park, 4701N. Ashland Ave., “Madagas-car 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”on Friday, July 19, at Pe-terson Park, 5801 N. PulaskiRoad, “Selena” on Monday,July 22, at Horner Park,2741 W. Montrose Ave., “Ma-dagascar 3: Europe’s MostWanted” on Wednesday, July24, at Gladstone Park, 5421N. Menard Ave., and “TheLorax” on Thursday, July 25,at Hollywood Park, 3312 W.Thorndale Ave.
Also, “All Dogs Go toHeaven” on Friday, July 26,at Chopin Park, 3420 N.Long Ave., a selection fromthe “Latino Film Festival” onWednesday, July 31, at Kil-
bourn Park, 3501 N. Kil-bourn Ave., “The PrincessBride” on Friday, Aug. 2, atWilson Park, 4630 N. Mil-waukee Ave., “DespicableMe” on Wednesday, Aug. 7, atRiis Park, 6100 W. FullertonAve., and “Madagascar 3:Europe’s Most Wanted” onThursday, Aug. 8, at HamlinPark, 3035 N. Hoyne Ave.
Also, “Despicable Me” onFriday, Aug. 23, at JensenPark, 4650 N. LawndaleAve., “Rise of the Guard-ians” on Wednesday, Aug.28, at Riis Park, 6100 W.Fullerton Ave., and “Mada-gascar 3: Europe’s MostWanted” on Saturday, Aug.23, in Kelvyn Park, 4438 W.Wrightwood Ave.
The Village of Skokie willhold farmers’ markets from7:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sun-days from June 16 throughOct. 27 in the parking lot atVillage Hall, 5127 W. Oak-ton St.
Farmers’ martevents slatedby Skokie
‘Movies in the Parks’ series open
Oakton seeks femaleartists for exhibition
Wisconsin MusicArts Festival
Monroe, WisconsinTickets & information:monroeartscenter.com608-325-5700888-596-1249
June 20–22
by RUSS STEWARTIn Poland, the international air-
line is named LOT. In Chicago andCook County, among Polish-Ameri-can politicians, the operative wordis “not.”
As in, not have any real politicalclout — in the past, present or fu-ture. In fact, Chicago’s history is alitany of failure for Polish-Americanpoliticians: misplaced trust, ethnicjealousy and rivalries, factions, geog-raphy, unrealistic expectations, pro-crastination, timidity. Those factorsallowed Chicago’s Irish-Americanpols, especially Mayor Richard J.Daley, to play the Poles like a fiddle.Divide and conquer was his strategy,and it never failed.
It was said that at one time Chi-cago had more Poles than Warsaw.In the 1970s, almost a quarter ofChicago’s population was of Polishancestry. Yet Chicago has never hada Polish-American mayor or CookCounty Board president. Instead,Polish politicians were content witha few crumbs from the table, suchas the city clerk or county clerkoffice.
Fifty years ago, Cook County hadfour Polish-American congressmen,Democrats Dan Rostenkowski, Ro-man Pucinski and John Klucynskiand Republican Ed Derwinski.Pucinski was the “Polish Prince,”and Rostenkowski was the “GoldenBoy.” Both were ostensibly on trackto be mayor, they detested eachother, and both readily allied withthe Irish to block their rival’s ad-vancement. Polish-American JohnMarcin was the city clerk, and Stan-ley Kusper was the county clerk.
Eight of Chicago’s 50 aldermenwere of Polish ancestry, including, onthe Northwest Side, in the 26th(Stanley Zydlo), 32nd (Terry Gabin-ski), 35th (Casey Laskowski) and45th (Ed Fifielski) wards, and in theSouthwest Side 12th, 13th, 22nd and23rd wards. Aldermen Joe Potempa(23rd) and Casimir Staszcuk (13th)were Republicans. The 30th and41st wards had Polish-AmericanDemocratic committeeman in TedLechowicz and Pucinski, respective-ly.
There were a handful of PolishAmericans in the Illinois GeneralAssembly: Lechowicz, Roman Kosin-ski, Peter Piotrowicz Peters, NorbertKosinski, Don Swinarski, John Fary,Henry Klosak, Ed Kucharski andBob Terzich. Matt Bieszczat (theboss of the 26th Ward), Charlie Bonkand Lillian Piotrowski were on thecounty board, and Valentine Janickiwas a commissioner for the oldMetropolitan Sanitary District.
Today that Polish beachhead has
totally eroded. Klucynski died in1975 and was succeeded by Fary,who was replaced by 23rd Ward Al-derman Bill Lipinski in 1982, whopalmed off his seat, now mostlysouthwest suburban, to his son DanLipinski in 2004. Pucinski forfeitedhis seat in a losing 1972 U.S. Senatebid, but he became the 41st Wardalderman in 1973, serving until1991. He had hoped that runningwith Democrat Ed Muskie as the“Polish Twosome” would propel himto victory, but Muskie never gotnominated for president. Rosten-kowski, who was the powerful Waysand Means Committee chairman,was hit with a 17-count indictment
in 1994 that charged him with em-bezzlement, fraud, witness tamper-ing and misusing his office stampallowance; he lost a re-election try in1994, and he was later convicted andjailed. Derwinski was defeated in a1982 primary. Only the youngerLipinski remains in the 18-memberIllinois delegation.
There are no Polish-Americancountywide officials, only one countycommissioner (suburbanite JeffTobolski), and a handful of the 177state legislators: Dan Kotowski,Steve Landek, Mike Zalewski Jr.and Joe Sosnowski. There is only onePolish-American Chicago alderman— Mike Zalewski Sr. (23rd), wherethe elder Lipinski remains commit-teeman.
Polish migration to Chicago beganin the 1890s, and by the 1930s thearea around Milwaukee-Division-Ashland was known as “Little Po-land,” with a Polish-language news-paper (the Daily Zgoda), and Polishmasses said daily at churches suchas Saint Helen, Saint Stanislaus,Saint Boniface and Saint Mary ofthe Angels.
The rising Polish political star wasBen Adamowski, who was elected tothe Illinois House in 1932 at the ageof 24, but the political boss of the32nd Ward, including Bucktown,West Town and Wicker Park, wasJoe Rostenkowski, the ward’s alder-man from 1933 until 1955, and thecommitteeman until 1964. The elderRostenkowski made his son a staterepresentative in 1952 at age 24, a
state senator in 1954 at age 26, anda U.S. congressman in 1958 at age30. By 1980 Rostenkowski had, bydint of seniority, risen to becomeWays and Means chairman.
The continuing waves of Polishimmigrants moved up the Milwau-kee Avenue corridor, lined withPolish delis and restaurants, result-ing in a huge Polish presence aroundCentral Park and Milwaukee, in theneighborhood called Jackowo, orPolish Village, in the 35th Ward,where City Clerk John Marcin wasthe political boss. Saint Hyacinthwas the principal parish, andKosciuszko Park was the main socialvenue. The area’s longtime alder-man (from 1955 to 1979) was CaseyLaskowski, a funeral director. Thearea remained heavily Polish wellinto the late 1980s, and Lechowiczbecame the political boss after Mar-cin was ousted as alderman in 1983.
Economic stagnation in Polandprecipitated a new wave of Polishemigration in the 1980s, with themore ambitious and entrepreneurial— and least communistic — Polesencouraged to depart. More than ahundred thousand settled in Chica-go, most around Belmont-Centraland near Midway Airport. Manyengaged in the home constructionindustry and routinely bought andsold properties for profit. The col-lapse of the housing market, and therevival of capitalism in Poland, sentmany Poles back to the homeland.
“Little Poland” is now upscale andyuppified, Jackowo and Belmont-Central are now Hispanic, and mostPolish Americans have moved to the41st Ward or to nearby suburbs likeRiver Grove, Niles and HarwoodHeights.
The point is, if African Americans,who make up 30 to 35 percent ofChicago’s electorate, could elect ablack mayor in 1983 and 1987, whycouldn’t Polish Americans, whomade up 30 to 35 percent of thewhite voters, elect a mayor? To un-derstand, look at some critical elec-tions:
1931: Republican William HaleThompson had been the city’s mayorfor 12 of the previous 16 years, butthe Great Depression doomed him.The Democrat who trounced himwas West Side county board presi-dent Anton Cermak, then character-ized as a Bohemian, meaning ofSlavic heritage. However, Cermakwas killed in an assassination at-tempt on Franklin Roosevelt in1933, and Ed Kelly, an Irish Ameri-can from Bridgeport, the local sani-tary district commissioner, took hisplace. He fashioned the Kelly-Nash
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Crime Watch
(Continued on Page 15)
Polish-American polsmissed opportunities
Analysisand
Opinionby
RussStewart
A 16-YEAR-OLD teen was shotby a Chicago police officer followinga foot chase at about 12:30 a.m. Fri-day, June 14, in the 4400 block ofNorth Mulligan Avenue, accordingto the Chicago Police DepartmentOffice of News Affairs.
As officers from the 16th (JeffersonPark) District approached threemales, the 16-year-old male fled intothe gangway of a residence and at-tempted to jump a fence, accordingto police. As the officer entered thegangway the teen confronted himwith a board from a section of thefence, and when the officer orderedhim to drop the board the teen ad-vanced on the officer in an aggres-sive manner and the officer fired hisweapon, striking the teen, policesaid.
The teen was admitted to IllinoisMasonic Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries, according topolice.
A MAN REPORTED that he wasrobbed at about 10:20 Friday, June14, in his apartment building in the5100 block of West Montrose Ave-nue, according to 16th (JeffersonPark) District police.
The 50-year-old man reported thathe passed a group of male teens out-side the building, that as he enteredthe lobby he felt a sharp pain in theback of his head and fell down, andthat his wallet containing a debitcard and $75 in cash was removedfrom his back pocket, according topolice.
AN EMPLOYEE reported thatthe Mr. Submarine restaurant,3924 N. Cicero Ave., was robbed atabout 9:55 p.m. Monday, June 17,according to 16th (Jefferson Park)District police.
The 29-year-old clerk reportedthat a man entered the restaurant,pulled the cash register off thecounter and took $300 from it, ac-cording to police.
A MAN REPORTED that he wasrobbed at about 11:15 p.m. Monday,June 10, in the 3400 block of NorthLaramie Avenue, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.
The 23-year-old man reported thatthree men approached him, that oneof them threw a rock at him, andthat as he fled he dropped hisMotorola cell phone valued at $499and they took it, according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that he wasrobbed at about 6:45 a.m. Wednes-day, June 12, in the 7700 block ofWest Belmont Avenue, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The 20-year-old man reported thattwo men approached him, that oneof them displayed a handgun, andthat they took his iPhone valued at$200 and his wallet containing$100, according to police.
A MAN WAS arrested after heand another man allegedly stolemerchandise and a clerk’s cell phonefrom the 7-Eleven store, 4859 N.Milwaukee Ave., at about 2:30 a.m.Monday, June 17, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.
The 24-year-old clerk reportedthat the two men entered the storeand that one of them distracted herwhile the other man took a sand-wich and two candy bars valued at$7 and left the store without payingfor the items, and that the otherman took her Samsung Galaxy cellphone valued at $200 from thesales counter, according to police.One of the men was arrested whenhe returned to the store, policesaid.
The suspect was identified bypolice as Terrill English, age 24, ofthe 500 block of West 114th Place.
A MAN REPORTED that hisjacket and wallet were stolen be-tween 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Tues-day, June 11, while he slept at theMcDonald’s restaurant, 4942 N.Milwaukee Ave., according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.
The 49-year-old man reported thathe fell asleep in a booth and thatwhen he woke up he discovered thathis jacket and his wallet containingcredit cards was missing, accordingto police.
WORKERS at a commercial con-struction site in the 4800 block ofWest Irving Park Road was bur-glarized between 2:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, Jan. 12, and 6 a.m. the follow-ing day, according to 16th (JeffersonPark) District police.
The workers reported that theydiscovered that a lock box containingthe key to the front door had beenbroken and the key was used to gainentry to the building, and that fourtool boxes belonging to four contract-ing firms had been forced open andhand tools and power tools valued ata total of $19,000 were missing,according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that hishome in the 6000 block of WestWaveland Avenue was burglarizedbetween 2:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.Sunday, June 16, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.
The man reported that when he re-turned home he discovered that thepatio door had been forced open andthat an envelope containing $5,000in cash was missing, according topolice.
A MAN REPORTED that hishome in the 5900 block of West Wil-son Avenue was burglarized atabout 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 12,according to 16th (Jefferson Park)District police.
The man reported that when he re-turned home he discovered that thefront door had been forced open andthat $650 in cash and a gold coin val-ued at $350 were missing, accordingto police.
A MAN REPORTED that hishome in the 5400 block of WestBerenice Avenue was burglarizedbetween 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Thurs-day, June 13, according to 16th (Jef-ferson Park) District police.
The man reported that when hereturned home he discovered thatthree television sets were missing,according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that hewas robbed at about 2 p.m. Friday,June 14, in the 4300 block of NorthKimball Avenue, according to 17th(Albany Park) District police.
The 33-year-old man reported thathe met a man who offered to sellhim a cell phone, and that the manthen displayed a knife and took$200 from him, according to police.
A WOMAN reported that shewas robbed at about 12:15 a.m.Wednesday, June 12, in the 3900block of West Irving Park Road,according to 17th (Albany Park)District police.
The 23-year-old woman reportedthat a teenager grabbed her back-pack, and that when she turnedaround, he took her cell phone,according to police.
A TEENAGER was arrested onrobbery charges after an incidentat about 11:20 a.m. Friday, June14, in the 5000 block of North Kim-ball Avenue, according to 17th (Al-bany Park) District police.
An employee of Von SteubenHigh School reported that a 15-year-old student told her thatanother student took his cell phonevalued at $399, according to police.
The suspect was identified bypolice as Julius S. Wofford, age 19,of the 1900 block of West EstesAvenue.
LincolnwoodA MAN WAS arrested on retail
theft charges at about 5:45 p.m.Friday, June 14, at the Kohl’s storein the Lincolnwood Town Center,3333 W. Touhy Ave., according toLincolnwood police.
An employee reported that shesaw the man place a pair of sun-glasses valued at $28 in a bag andleave the store without paying forthe item, according to police.
The suspect was identified bypolice as Esvin A. Vasquez, age 28,of the 2800 block of North AversAvenue.
A WOMAN reported that herwallet was stolen at about 5:35p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Lincoln-wood Produce, 7175 N. LincolnAve., according to Lincolnwood po-lice.
The 75-year-old woman reportedthat a man and a woman asked forhelp finding an item, and thatwhile she was distracted, the mantook her wallet containing $200from her purse, which was in hercart, according to police.
by JASON PORTERFIELDThe Arts Alive 45 organization is
planning a “gateway” mural honor-ing the late Chicago artist EdPaschke that would be paintedunder the Metra viaduct at Law-rence and Avondale avenues.
The mural project will consist oforiginal murals featuring Paschke’swork painted on both walls of theviaduct, which is east of the Coper-nicus Cultural and Civic Center,5216 W. Lawrence Ave. A requestfor proposals for a design for theproject closed on June 12. The proj-ect is being done by the PaschkeFoundation and the Rabb FamilyFoundation.
The north wall of the viaductmeasures 120 feet by 12 feet, with a20-foot wraparound on the east side.The south wall is 110 feet by 12 feet,with a 20-foot wraparound on theeast side. The sidewalk-facing wallsof two column walls that separatethe sidewalk from the roadway with11 30-inch-wide columns each alsowill be painted.
“Both the alderman’s arts adviso-ry committee and a number of areabusinesses have discussed wantingto clean up the underpasses viewedas gateways to the neighborhood,”Arts Alive 45 president Cyd Smilliesaid. “Arts Alive contacted the RabbFamily Foundation to fund a mural,
and discussions led to including thePaschke Foundation and designingan entirely Paschke mural to honorhis Chicago and Polish roots. Theobvious gateway at that point be-came the one at Avondale.”
The “Jazz, Jefferson Park” murallocated on the northwest wall of theviaduct will remain and will beincorporated into the design. Theexisting mural features dancers, atrain car and symbols of Polish andAmerican culture and was spon-sored in part by the CopernicusFoundation. A community markerand plantings placed at the south-west wall by the Wilson AvenueCommunity Association also willremain in place.
“It is fortuitous and very cool thatearly Paschke work from the 1960sis very sympathetic in the use ofcolor and symbols to what is alreadythere,” Smillie said. “It is very, verypossible to have them side by side ifall parties agree that it doesn’t takeaway from either design.”
The request for proposals specifiesthat all work must incorporatePaschke’s art “in a manner thatfully respects the integrity of hiswork and represents his accomplish-ments as a great Chicago artist.”Arts Alive 45 will supply artists andpaint for the mural, and the artistselected will be paid $500 for thedesign and will receive credit as thedesigner. More than one artist maybe selected.
Smillie said that the PaschkeFoundation does not want a muralthat would be derivative of Paschke’swork. “Their guidelines have been toshow Mr. Paschke’s art in its trueform,” she said. “Arts Alive is hopingto have a proposal that both respectsthe integrity and specifics of Mr.Paschke’s work and the location. Itwould be less honorable to paint oneimage after another at twice thescale of the original work without aplace for the eye to rest.”
Smillie said that the PaschkeFoundation does not want to see ele-ments of the artist’s work separatedfrom each other or taken out of con-text. “We have to establish a com-
promise between reproduction andinterpretation,” she said.
Smillie said that she has obtainedpermits for the mural and that she isready to begin preparing the site assoon as the foundation chooses adesign, pending approval from the45th Ward Arts Advisory Committee.
Smillie said that the north wall ofthe viaduct is in good shape but thatthe south wall will require extensivecleaning. She said that the muralelements that are painted on thecolumns probably will only be on theside facing pedestrians.
Other Arts Alive 45 murals includethe “End of Watch” fallen police offi-cer mural located on the Metraviaduct at Montrose and Knox ave-nues, the “First Responders” memo-rial mural at Sunnyside and Mil-waukee avenues, and the “DecoHounds” mural in the pass-throughat the Klee Building, 4006 N. Mil-waukee Ave.
Paschke was born at SaintElizabeth Hospital in 1939. He andhis family lived in the neighborhoodnear Diversey and Central Parkavenues until 1948 and later nearAddison Street and Harlem Avenue.
Paschke earned a bachelor of finearts degree from the School of theArt Institute of Chicago in 1961and a master of fine arts degreefrom the school in 1970. He taughtart at Northwestern Universityfrom 1978 until his death in 2004.
Paschke belonged to a group ofartists known as the Imagists andpainted in as style that was influ-enced by abstract and expressionistart and by the pop art movement ofthe 1960s. He specialized in a por-trait style that incorporated imagesgathered from such sources as news-papers, magazines and television.
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machine, and the Irish were in pow-er. Eastern European ethnics wereout the door.
1955: This was the watershed.Daley, who had been elected countyclerk in 1950, allied with countyDemocratic Chairman Jacob Arveyto get slated for mayor, and incum-bent Martin Kennelly, who replacedKelly in 1947, was dumped.Adamowski entered the race. It wasa titanic Irish-versus-Polish war.The winner would rule for decades.But it was no contest, because thePolish bosses, Rostenkowski andMarcin, sided with Daley. Chicagocould have had a Polish mayor, butAdamowski was not their puppet,so they allied with Daley, who wona three-way primary over Kennellyand Adamowski and went on to winelection to his first term.
1956: Enraged, Adamowski be-came a Republican, ran for state’sattorney, beat machine incumbentJohn Gutknecht, and spent thenext 4 years unearthing city scan-dals.
1960: Daley knew that Adamowskihad to go. If he had been re-elected,Adamowski would have been in apowerful position to run for mayor in1963. Daley recruited law professorDaniel Patrick Ward to run forstate’s attorney and put the fullmight of his machine behind JohnKennedy and Ward. Kennedy wonCook County by 318,736 votes and
Illinois by 8,858 votes, amid chargesof voter fraud. Adamowski lost by26,000 votes, getting 292,000 morevotes than Nixon.
1963: This was the biggie. Ada-mowski challenged Daley as a Re-publican and blasted the mayor forhis alleged “liberalism,” for support-ing open housing, school busing,desegregation and public aid. Daley,ever the master, tacked left. Heallied himself with African-Ameri-can boss Bill Dawson, won the pre-dominantly black wards with 90 per-cent-plus of the vote, got hismachine to eke out 30 to 35 percentof the vote in the outlying predomi-nantly white wards, and beatAdamowski by 138,792 votes.
After that election, Daley wouldnever again be seriously chal-lenged by a Republican. He wouldnever again let himself be labeled aliberal, and he would make noPolish-American mayor. City Hallwould be run by Bridgeport and theDaley family, with his son Rich theheir apparent.
1977: Daley died in 1976, and, pre-dictably, the City Council chose 11thWard (Bridgeport) alderman MikeBilandic as his successor. Bilandicwas a place holder for the youngerDaley. Pucinski announced for may-or, fomenting a classic ethnic andgeographic brawl between theBridgeport insiders and theNorthwest Side outsiders. Bilandic
prevailed: 340,363-276,858, getting51.0 percent of the vote to 32.4 per-cent for Pucinski, with HaroldWashington getting 73,215 votes.Pucinski won seven of theNorthwest Side wards, but Bilandicwon all but four of the black wards,the Lakefront, and the SouthwestSide 11th (20,475-2,216), 13th(15,124-7,430), 14th (9,691-4,864),19th (11,567-4,467) and 23rd(11,685-8,246) wards. Bilandic wonRostenkowski’s 32nd Ward 6,083-5,141. So much for Polish “solidari-ty.”
1990: That was the last chance.Daley and Washington were dead,and Rich Daley of Bridgeport wasthe mayor. George Dunne finallyretired as the county board presi-dent after serving from 1969 to1990. So what happened? TwoPolish Americans, Lechowicz andKusper, ran in the primary.Combined, they got 17 percent of thevote, with Gene Pincham getting 32percent and big-spending “reformer”Dick Phelan getting 39 percent.
It’s koniec — finished. There areno looming Polish princes orprincesses. There will never be aPolish-American mayor of Chicago.And the blame lies with perfidious,gullible and timid Polish-Americanpoliticians.
Send e-mail to [email protected] or visit his Web site at www.russstewart.com.
Trustee Ronald Cope said that hedoes not favor “speculative” TIFdistricts that are created in thehope that they will attract develop-ers and that he does not believethat the area is ideal for creating aTIF district. Cope said that he wasin favor of continuing the hearingto see if a plan for the area devel-ops.
Trustee Jesal Patel said thatthere were no developers lined upwhen the Lincoln-Touhy TIF Dis-trict was created, and that while itwas originally designed to spur theredevelopment of the Purple Hotelproperty, 4500 W. Touhy Ave., itlater expanded to include otherproperties. Patel said that the vil-lage has a “unique opportunity” tocreate a TIF district that will bene-fit the village.
The trustees voted 5-0 to contin-ue the public hearing to Sept. 3.Trustee Craig Klatzco, who ownstwo businesses in the area, recusedhimself from the discussion.
Also at the meeting, the trusteesapproved a recommendation by theTraffic Commission to require vehi-cles to turn right as they enterKilpatrick Avenue from the park-ing lot of Psistaria Restaurant,4711 W. Touhy Ave. Residents ofthe condominium building at 4601W. Touhy Ave. have complainedabout traffic generated by the
restaurant.Motorists would be expected to
use the alley behind the restaurantto go west to Keating Avenue.
The commission discussed estab-lishing a left turn lane from TouhyAvenue into the east parking lot ofthe condominium building, com-plaints of cars parking illegally fac-ing northbound on the 7100 block ofKilpatrick, and left turns from thenortheastern driveway of therestaurant parking lot.
The village board also approvedthe purchase of a 2014 Internationaldump truck from Prairie/ArchwayInternational Trucks of Springfieldthrough the State of Illinois JointPurchasing Program for $120,292.The new truck will replace a 1995Ford F-800 dump truck which is fre-quently in need of repair.
The trustees also approved thepurchase of a 2013 Ford F-450 pick-up truck with an aerial bucket fromCurrie Motors Fleet of Frankfortthrough the Suburban PurchasingCooperative for $77,968. The truckwill have an aerial bucket with a41-foot reach.
The board also recognized policeofficer Joe Lamantia, who is retir-ing after 30 years of service. La-mantia served as a patrol officer, adetective, an evidence technician, afirearms range instructor, a trafficofficer and a field training officer.
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to donors.“There will be a lot more of those
(donations),” tribute organizer RichWinge said. “We have the potentialas a group to do wonderful things atthis school. The benefit of having a501c3 is clear.”
Proceeds from the tribute concerthave been used to buy the school anew digital piano, which allowsusers to record music on a flashdrive, and to pay for refurbishingStamm’s grand piano, which he do-nated to the school.
Stamm, who worked at Taft from1958 to 1983, directed the school’smixed chorus, and in 1964 hedirected Taft’s production of “AnnieGet Your Gun,” which is believed tohave been the first Broadway musi-cal to be performed at the school.
Cappitelli also reported that Tafthad 28 Illinois State Scholars thisyear and that, while an exact figurewas not available, the school posteda “slight increase” this year in itsaverage ACT score, which last yearwas 18.4.
The council also honored four
retiring members, parent membersPirpiris and Liz Meersman and stu-dents Ciara McNaughton and Kath-leen Meersman.
Pirpiris, who served on the LSC for7 years, praised former Taft princi-pal Dr. Arthur Tarvardian for theleadership he demonstrated in reviv-ing the school, calling him “a verycomplex principal” who could beabrasive at times but who was “usu-ally right.”
Pirpiris said that he hopes thecouncil will give Cappitelli, who iscompleting her first year as princi-pal, the support that she needs to besuccessful.
The student fee at Taft next yearwill be about $240, in addition toother expenses that students may becharged. The additional expensesinclude a graduation ceremony fee of$90, a school lock for $15, a Spanishor French workbook for $20, and avariety of science, art, music andadvanced placement test fees. Low-income families are eligible for awaiver on a portion of the standardfee.
to own a property or business in thedistrict or to be an agent or repre-sentative of a property or businessowner. The commission also canchoose to have people who do notown a property or business to serveas ex-officio members.
Commissioners serve 2-year termsand are eligible to renew their termsas long as they continue to maintaina business or ownership interest inthe district and are approved by thealderman and the mayor.
The Sauganash Chamber of Com-merce is seeking to create a specialservice area at Cicero and Petersonavenues.
THE ARTS ALIVE 45 organization is working to bring amural honoring the late Chicago artist Ed Paschke to theMetra viaduct at Lawrence and Avondale avenues.
Arts Alive is working with the Paschke Foundation and
the Rabb Family Foundation to create a design for themural. The “Jazz Jefferson Park” mural shown wouldremain in place.
(Photo by Cyryl Jakubowski)
Mural honoring Chicago artistPaschke planned for viaduct
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Drywall & Decks.GALACO CARPENTRY(Established Home Remodeler)
773-588-1888(6K30G))
304 Help Wanted Industrial/Tech Trades
304 Help Wanted Industrial/Tech Trades
NOW HIRINGFULL TIME OR PART TIME
*CASHIER**DELI CLERK**BUTCHER*
Apply WithinTHE PRODUCE CENTER5820 N Milwaukee
(773) 775-3200(6S22P)
NOW HIRINGFULL TIME OR PART TIME
*CASHIER**DELI CLERK**BUTCHER*
Apply WithinTHE PRODUCE CENTER5820 N Milwaukee
(773) 775-3200(6S22P)
WAITRESS/WAITER& BUS BOYS
WANTEDEXPERIENCEDApply With-InAfter 3:00P.M.
3638 N. PULASKI RD.(773) 283-7980
(6K26L)
WAITRESS/WAITER& BUS BOYS
WANTEDEXPERIENCEDApply With-InAfter 3:00P.M.
3638 N. PULASKI RD.(773) 283-7980
(6K26L)( )
WE HAVE MULTIPLE ONGOING ORIENTATION DATES. Offering: $ Generous hourly Rates with Bonus
up to $12.50 $ Multiple shifts $ Paid campaign training The ideal candidate must be able to:
* type 25 WMP * Have e-mail, computer & Internet knowledge * work with multiple screens simultaneously
* Have PERFECT voice quality no use of slang-proper pronunciation, great enunciation & diction
* POSSESS THE 3 E\’s Energy, Emphasis, Enthusiasm NO PHONE CALLS !
Walk in to interview Mon - Fri June 24-28 8:30am - 3:00pm 3945 N. Neenah Ave
Chicago, IL 60634 Bring your resume if you have one No visible tattoos allowed No piercing
allowed-(except ears) Dress for success WE ARE EAGER TO MEET YOU!
WE HAVE MULTIPLE ONGOING ORIENTATION DATES.Offering: $ Generous hourly Rates with Bonus
up to $12.50 $ Multiple shifts $ Paid campaign trainingThe ideal candidate must be able to:
* type 25 WMP * Have e-mail, computer & Internet knowledge* work with multiple screens simultaneously
* Have PERFECT voice quality no use of slang-properpronunciation, great enunciation & diction
* POSSESS THE 3 E\’s Energy, Emphasis, EnthusiasmNO PHONE CALLS !
Walk in to interview Mon - Fri June 24-28 8:30am - 3:00pm3945 N. Neenah Ave
Chicago, IL 60634Bring your resume if you have one No visible tattoos allowed No piercing
allowed-(except ears) Dress for successWE ARE EAGER TO MEET YOU!
TTC Marketing Solutions
seeks enthusiast, energetic Telesales agents!
Make or take calls on behalf of our clients.
306 Help Wanted Miscellaneous
306 Help Wanted Miscellaneous
306 Help Wanted Miscellaneous
313 Announcements
JEFF FESTJULY 26th-28th
Sponsors &Business/Art
Vendors Wanted(773) 736-6697
jefffest.org(7S13J)
316 Legal Notices/Services
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 cer-
60631 The true name(s) and resi-
(7S7B)
JEFF PARKSUNDAYMARKET
9:30AM-1:30PMSunday June 23rdProduce & Crafters
@ Higgins/Long(773) 282-3879
(6K23J)
CALL FOR ARTISTS52nd ANNUAL SKOKIE
ART FAIRJuly 13th +14th Fine Art
PRIZES & AWARDSAPPLY [email protected]
(847) 677-8163(TF7K7S)
333 Flea Markets/Arts & Crafts Fairs
WANTED TO BUY- NEW OR USED
(TF)
325 Wanted To Buy Antiques
$$PAYING CASH$$“Don’t Throw it Out!”
Estate Clean Out Service.Buying Furniture and Collectibles.
Antiques and Modern. Rich’s Oldies and Goodies
-SINCE 1980-www.richsoldiesandgoodies
3119 W. MontroseAppointment Only773-718-5410
(9S8R)
2938 N. LUNAFri. 6/21, Sat. 6/22 & Sun. 6/23
9am-5pm Each DayTools, Typewriter, Ladder,
Portable Washer & Much More.Everything Must Go!
(6C23D)
3RD ANNUALBLOCK WIDE
GARAGE/YARD SALE5300 N. MOBILE AVE.
JUNE 21, 22, 239:00AM-5:00PM
(2 BLKS E. OF NAGLE/2 BLKS N. OF FOSTER)
Different Participants Each Day.Look For Balloons
For Participating Houses.(6S23B)
Glenview Garage Sale2846 Linneman St.9am-4pm Sat. 6/22
Clothes, Books & More. Great Bargins! One Day Only!
(6C23B)
AMAZING & HUGENEIGHBORHOOD
GARAGE/YARD SALE5600 & 5700 BLOCKS
OF N. KEYSTONE, KARLOV,
& KEDVALE.Sat. June 29th
9am-4pmSomething For Everything!!
(6S26L)
334 Garage/Basement/Yard Bazaar/Rummage Sales
Nadig Classifi eds Get Results
773-286-6100
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(6S23F)
ney H-D, Furniture, + More!!(6S23L)
(6S26M)
thing Must Go!!(6S26A)
GARAGE SALEFRI. JUNE 28THSAT. JUNE 29TH
9AM-3PM4148 N. MOODY
Vintage Dinnerware, Electronics,Appliances, Home interior,
Designs Items. Phaltz Crafts Dinnerware & accessories.
(6S26G)
MULTI FAMILYGARAGE SALE
5831 W. DAKIN AVE5827 W. DAKIN AVE.
Thurs. Fri. Sat. JUNE 27th, 28th, 29th 8:00AM-4:00PM
Lots of Misc.Good buys!
Something For Everyone!!(6S26M)
334 Garage/Basement/Yard Bazaar/Rummage Sales
(TF6S30G)
(TF7S10P)
336 Household & Miscellaneous
PRO VOLLEYBALL NETSYSTEM RENTALS
Graduations & Block Parties,Festivals, Picnics &
Tournaments complete syst. and scoreboards.
$35.00 a weekend(773) 590-1763vballnets4u.com
(6K12S)
345 Sporting Goods Rentals
5 WEEK SPECIAL $64.00
WE WILL ADVERTISE IN ALL OUR NA-DIG NEWSPAPERS YOUR PERSONAL AD IN THIS LISTING UNTIL YOU GET RESULTS OR MAXIMUM 5 WEEKS, WHICH COMES FIRST, NO AD COPY CHANGES ALLOWED, A 3 LINE (15 WORDS) AD $64.00. EACH ADDI-TIONAL 5 WORDS $12.00. ALL ADS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. NO COUPONS ACCEPTED ON THIS OFFER, VISA & MASTER CARDS ACCEPTED.
365 APARTMENTS FOR RENT
365 Apartments- City Unfurnished
365 Apartments- City Unfurnished
365 Apartments- City Unfurnished
365 Apartments- City Unfurnished
365 Apartments- City Unfurnished
paper is subject to the Federal Fair
to advertise any preference, limitation,or discrimination based on race, color,religion, national orgin, sex, familialstaus or handicap, in the sale, rental, or
discrimination based on age, ancestry,martial status, or unfavorable military
Ordinace further prohibits discrimina-tion based on source of income and sex-
Human Rights Ordinance further pro-
cepts advertising for real estate that is inviolation
(TF)
utilities included except Electric Call
744-5743(TF6S23S)
(TF6S23O)
0444(TF6K23G)
plus Security References Required No
(TF6K26M)
(773) 545-3748(TF6K26C)
(TF6K26L)
included (773)865-9966(TF6K26J)
rooms, Large living/Dining Rooms,
security deposit (312) 287-2500(TF6K26A)
(773) 792-3867(TF6K26B)
(TF6K30H)
(TF6K30T)
848-9862(TF6K30P)
5360 (TF7S3F)
(TF7K3N)
(TF7S3L)
Full size laundry appliances, heated,
(TF7S3C)
(773) 540-5502(TF7K7Z)
(TF7C7K)
(TF7S7H)Long/Fletcher 4 large rooms, 1 bed-room, Dining room, Kitchen, lots of
(847) 395-1813(TF7S7B)
rooms, 2 bedrooms, Appliances, Heat
806-0592(TF7K7W)
(TF7K7M)
fans, mini-blinds laundry & janitor in
(TF7K7M)Foster/Nagle- 4 Room Garden Apart-
(TF7C10K)
(773) 871-0300(TF7K10K)
771-1118(TF7K10T)
bedroom apartment heat and gas in-
(TF7S10M)
(312) 659-1254(TF7S10T)
(TF7S10L)Cragin Area- Extra Clean, Large
(TF7C10L)
8327(TF7S10N)
room, Heated, Appliances, Some Dog
(TF7K14E)
(TF7C14S)
7869(TF7S14H)
(TF7K17S)
carpet Heat included (773) 267-8491(847) 347-7313
(TF7S17S)
(TF7S17O)
bedroom apartment , appliances, un-
call after 6pm(TF7S17G)
619-2842(TF7S17S)
Floors, Enclosed porch, storage No
(TF7S17A)
Decorated, Heated, Appliances,
736-5017 or 773-484-0349 after
(TF7C21C)
(TF7S21B)
(773) 456-3322 or (773) 631-5106(TF7S21T)
8243(TF7S21W)
(TF7S21A)Diversey/Central 2 bedrooms, 2nd
(773) 774-3037 (773) 636-3037(TF7S21L)
(TF7K24M)
(773) 763-7716 (TF7S24J)
(773) 283-2264/ (773) 562-0884(TF7S24P)
(TF7S24P)
(TF7S24E)
777-0670(TF7S24P)
777-0670(TF7S24P)
heated (773) 294-5196(TF7S24K)
418-3386 or (773) 777-0670(TF7S24P)
(TF7S24PK)
777-0670(TF7S24P)
(TF7S24P)
(TF7S24P)
213-1054(TF7S17L)
(TF7S17W)
366 Apartments- City furnished
ly remodeled 2 bedrooms, Carpet-
(TF6K30P)
(847) 540-0732 (847) 338-3857(TF7S21D)
367 Apartments- Suburban Unfurnished
Mayfair Commons Apartments
4444 W. Lawrence AveChicago, IL. 60630
Seniors 62 and olderApply now
Affordable and spaciousStudio, 1BR and 2 BR
Apply online atwww.mayfaircommons.com
or call (773) 205-7862
preliminary application.Applications may be returnedin person, by mail, or email.
Mon – Fri 9am-5pmManaged by Metroplex, Inc.
(6C30M)
374 Senior Housing
potential, Full Basement, 2 Car Ga-
(6C29R)
387 Houses- City For Sale
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