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Wedding Band Turns Up In Kid'sCandy Haul; Police Seek Owner

An 11 -year -old Mount ProspectBoy Scout found an unusual itemamongst his candy after trick -or -treating on Halloween.

He found a man's weddingband with an engraving that read,"LOVE

According to Mount ProspectCrime Prevention Officer GregSill, the boy came across the ringafter going through all his candy,so his mother went to Facebookand tried to find the owner ofthe ring.

After no one came forward to

claim the piece of jewelry, she andher son brought the ring into thepolice station Monday morning.

After determining the areawhere the ring might have comefrom, Sill said the department sentout a message of their own viasocial media seeking the rightfulowner.

According to Sill, the ring islikely to have been accidentallygiven to the boy within the Pros-pect Manor neighborhood, whichis bordered by Kensington Roadto the north, Dale Avenue on the

west, Northwest Highway on thesouth, and Russel Street to the east.

As of Tuesday morning, Sillsaid the department had no leads.

"We hope that the power ofsocial media and the media willhelp find that person," Sill said,adding the department will hangon to the ring as long as possibleuntil the owner is found.

"We are proud of the boy foridentifying something that is im-portant to someone else and forhim telling his parents and doingthe right thing," Sill said. A photo of the ring, courtesy of Mount Prospect police.

Down On The FarmTommy Swiatkiewicz poses with the pigs in a farm cut out during St. Emily School'srecent "field trip." Turn to page 5A. (Bonnie Eiffes/St. Emily photo)

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Same Town,Different PlansDist. 26 ContinuingWith Hybrid LearningModel For Now

By RICHARD MAYERAssociate Editor

Despite other surrounding school dis-tricts going back or staying in full remotelearning due to COVID-19 positivitymetrics increasing, River Trails SchoolDist. 26 for now is not changing course.

By a vote of 6-1, the school boardduring a special meeting Monday, Nov.2 decided to maintain the hybrid model.DonnaJohnson was the lone board mem-ber who voted against keeping studentsin school at this time.

About 65 percent of the district's ap-proximate 1,500 students have elected

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Dist. 57 ElementaryStudents Not ReturningTo Classroom Nov. 9

Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolDist. 57 was planning on having studentsin grades K-5, who chose to return toclassrooms, return for in -person instruc-tion starting Monday, Nov. 9, but thatwill now not happen.

In a letter to parents Nov. 2, Supt.Elaine Aufniller stated that Dist. 57 el-ementary students will not be returningto district buildings for hybrid learningNov. 9, and will instead continue withremote learning for the time being.

"This decision was made througha unanimous consensus by the schoolboard, which has directed district admin-istration to continue carefully monitor ---

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Pandemic Shoots DownMP 'Shining Stars' GalaOptions Being Considered At To Honor Recipients

This year's annual Celestial Celebrationhonoring and recognizing Mount Prospectcommunity members who have gone aboveand beyond for others will not feature a biggala with hundreds of people in attendancethat has been customary in the past.

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemicremaining strong, Mayor Arlene Juracekrecently stated the annual event held atThe Cotillion Banquets in Palatine everyFebruary that sees approximately 600people attend each year, will not be occur-ring this year.

"We are tossing around ideas and wewant to honor our 'Shining Stars'," Ju-racek said.

She said members of the Special EventsCommission are trying to come up withother creative ways to honor those peoplethat community members nominate forthe award.

Each year, the Special Events Commis-sion honors individuals and organizationsthat help make the community a great placein which to live and work. They celebratethem as "Shining Stars" and recognize themeach year. Even during these trying timesthe 28th Annual Shining Stars Gala will beheld Saturday, Feb. 6.

The Shining Star Awards are presentedon the basis of nomination by community

leaders; by business people; by residents;and by men and women who work in thecommunity. The categories cover a widerange of interest areas and are designedespecially to seek out individuals who dothings that often go unnoticed.

This year's award categories are as fol-lows:

Beautify Mount Prospect- This recog-nizes a group or individual that has madea special effort to enhance the physicalcharacter of the village.

Community Partner Award- For a busi-ness that has gone out of its way to be agood corporate citizen.

Champion for Youth- An individual,organization, or program that, as part of hisor her job or its professional responsibilities,enriches the lives of young people in somemeaningful way.

Best Neighbor Award- Recognizes aresident who exemplifies the meaning ofa good neighbor.

Living Legend- This recognizessomeone who has achieved near legend-ary status through his/her standing in thecommunity.

Unsung Hero- This award recognizesa person in the community with a ratherthankless, but necessary, job that is good


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Dist. 23 Pauses Hybrid Model Through ThanksgivingWith COVID-19 infection

numbers on the rise, ProspectHeights Elementary School Dist.23 is reverting back from its hybridmodel to remote learning startingMonday, Nov. 9.

Since the district announced Oct.23 that it would remain in a hybridlearning model, the district hascontinued to monitor COVID-19health metrics for the county andregion, as well as the specific zipcodes of families living within Dist.23 boundaries, which serves Ar-lington Heights, Mount Prospect,Prospect Heights and Wheeling.

According to Supt. Don Angelac-cio , that data is following the sametrends as the rest of the state.

"As we have promised from thestart, we use this data to inform our

decision making process and helpus determine when we believe itis safe to change status betweeninstructional delivery models,"he said.

The district has decided toimplement what the Illinois Dept.of Public Health (IDPH) callsan "adaptive pause" on hybridlearning. Beginning Monday,Nov. 9, Dist. 23 will return totargeted in -person (special needsonly in -person) and distance (re-mote) learning, as they were inSeptember.

An adaptive pause is a strategythat allows for movement into anylevel of remote learning to preventdisease transmission during apandemic. An adaptive pause mayresult in delayed reopening at the

start of a specific school term ora pivot to remote learning oncethe school year is underway forschool officials to have time toplan for next steps with parents,teachers and staff. An adaptivepause may also include a pivot toremote learning for a classroom,a grade level, a wing, a buildingor school- or district -wide remotelearning.

"We are all in agreement thatface-to-face teaching and learningis what's best for our students andwe are all disappointed to have totemporarily suspend our hybrid,in -person instruction,"Angelacciosaid. "However, as we continue toprioritize the health and safety ofour students, staff, and families,an adaptive pause is what is ap-

propriate to minimize spread andprotect our community. We willcontinue to monitor the data andcommunicate with our families,students, and staff as we makefuture decisions."

For those students in grades 1-2,4, and 6 that decided to return tothe classroom as part of the hybridmodel, came back the week ofOct. 19. Students in grades 3, 5,7-8 also returned to the classroomthe following week.

Students will remain in thisadaptive pause model at leastthrough Thanksgiving break.

"I have every confidence thatour Dist. 23 community will rallyto respond to this current situa-tion and move forward together,"Angelaccio concluded.

Compost Pumpkins At Mount Prospect Public Works SaturdayThe village of Mount Prospect

will be collecting pumpkins forcomposting from 9 a.m. to noonSaturday, Nov. 7 at public works,1700 W. Central Rd., MountProspect.

Composting pumpkins reduces

waste sent to landfills and reducesgreenhouse gas emissions. Plain,clean pumpkins of any size willbe accepted, as well as pumpkinspainted with acrylic paint.

Any pumpkin decorations suchas candles, yarn, stickers or other

decorations should be removedprior to drop-off.

No other drop-off materials willbe accepted at this event. Pump-kins will only be accepted fromMount Prospect and SWANCCmember community residents (no

businesses).Republic Services will provide

roll -off containers for the pumpkincollection event and will transportthe pumpkins to the compostingsite at Organix Recycling locatedon the south side of Chicago.

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Home Town- This recognizes agroup or individual who has done

something special to promote thefeeling of community or to furtherunify the diverse groups withinthe community and who exempli-fies the village's motto, "WhereFriendliness is a Way of Life."

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Rising Star- A junior high orhigh school student who goes be-yond what is expected of them.

Invigorated Youth Award- Thisrecognizes an individual, organi-zation, or program who throughvolunteer or part-time work cham-pions the causes of youth.

Stand and Deliver -An individu-al in a higher position who leads byexample as a positive influence tohis or her staff members and as partof his or her job or its professionalresponsibilities, enriches the livesof young people in Mount Prospectin some meaningful way.

Open Arms- This recognizesan individual or organization thathas readily opened its arms and itsheart to the needy, lonely or less

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A detailed list of categories andprevious winners are available onthe village's website. People mayalso submit their nominationselectronically on the village'swebsite, and a printable form isalso available on the same, pagefor those that would like to mailin their nomination.

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Second Teen Charged By PHA second teen has been charged

with armed robbery and attemptedhomicide in connection with anAug. 31 robbery of the 7 -Elevenstore at Wolf and Camp McDonaldroads.

According to an Oct. 29 pressrelease from the Prospect HeightsPolice Dept., a 16 -year old malewas charged with one count of

Robbery, Shooting Occurred At 7 -Eleven In August, Police Say

armed robbery including dis-charging a firearm and one countof attempted homicide. Policesaid he was apprehended Oct.28 with help from the NorthernIllinois Police Alarm System(NIPAS).

Previously, a 15 -year -old maleoffender was apprehended Oct. 22in connection with the incident.He was charged with armed rob-bery and attempted murder, saidProspect Heights Police Chief JimZawlocki.

Police responded to the armedrobbery in progress at 7 -Eleven atapproximately 2:43 a.m. Aug. 31.Before they arrived, the teen sus-pects allegedly entered the storewearing dark masks and hoodiesand proceeded to struggle with the

store clerk. During the struggle,the clerk was shot twice. He wastransported to the hospital withnon -life threatening injuries.

Both alleged offenders fled thescene on foot, said police.

Authorities were able to identifyand locate the suspects througha "thorough investigation," saidpolice.

Lions ClubContinuesCustomary$10,000Donation

Cool and rainy fall weathercould not dampen the Mount Pros-pect Lions Club's efforts to giveback and be a beacon of hope forthe Mount Prospect Food Pantryat the conclusion of its farmersmarket season Sunday, Oct. 25.

After COVID-19 placed manyunplanned restrictions on the foodpantry's operations for most of theyear, the Lions Club expedited itsannual $10,000 donation and ex-tended its farmers market by twoweeks to accommodate holding acommunity food drive in supportof the food pantry. The market'svendors also partnered in thiseffort by donating their leftoverfresh produce.

"Given this year was so chal-

Village, Lions Club and other officials on hand for $10,000 check presentation Oct. 25. (Photo submitted)

lenging for our farmers, vendorsand customers, it is even moreextraordinary that the Lions wereable to lead and coordinate theefforts that allowed for such agenerous donation," MayorArleneJuracek said. "Mount Prospectis so proud of everyone for theirdedication every weekend to mak-

ing our farmers market the best inIllinois and such a success."

Those in attendance for the Oct.25 check presentation includedMount Prospect village officialsand many Lions Club members,including farmers market coor-dinators Nick Acerenza and DonGeisler.

"We are grateful for the commu-nity and everyone who supportedour farmers market, and in turn, af-forded us the opportunity to providemuch neededresources for those inneed right here in Mount Prospectduring this continuing pandemic,"said Fred Steinmiller, Mount Pros-pect Lions Club president.

Founded in 1934, the MountProspect Lions Club is one ofthe area's largest financial con-tributors to local organizations,churches and schools who helpblind, hearing -impaired, disabled,and many other individuals in needin Mount Prospect and surround-ing communities.

St. Emily Students Enjoy Halloween FunIn October, St. Emily School

kindergarten students enjoyed anon -campus field trip to a pumpkinpatch.

Because students could notattend the annual field trip to thepumpkin farm, teachers and staffcreated a hands-on, fun -filled dayin the Mount Prospect school'scourtyard with farm and pumpkin-themed activities.

"Since we could not go tothe pumpkin farm, we broughtthe farm to the students," ex-plained kindergarten teacherKris Tagbo.

The day's activities included avirtual hayride, stringing autumnfoam bead necklaces, teacherpumpkin -carving demonstrations,and an outdoor picnic while sur-rounded by "St. Emily's CourtyardPumpkin Patch" with straw bales,pumpkins, gourds, and farmscenes.

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At St. Emily, Kindergarten teacher Mallory Letica carved a pumpkinand explained how pumpkins grow.

Letica said, "We had a day filledwith pumpkin carving, necklacemaking, virtual hay -riding, pic-nicking fun! The weather wasperfect and I'm so happy the kin-

dergarteners got to experience ourPumpkin Farm tradition."

Each student was able to deco-rate a gourd and pick a pumpkinto take home.

Library Hopes To Receive COVID AidAmidst the COVID pandemic,

Mount Prospect Public Libraryhas sought financial assistancefrom Cook County by applyingfor the Cook County COVID-19Funding Response Plan as part ofthe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, andEconomic Security (CARES)Act.

Under the CARES Act, localgovernments with a population ofover 500,000 residents are able toreceive funding and can distributefunds to, municipalities for ex-penses raised due to COVID.

According to the library'sExecutive Director Su Reynders,the library applied for the maxi-mum relief amount.

"We have applied for fundsthat have been allocated tomunicipalities and library dis-tricts. The max is $5,000 andthat is what we asked for," saidReynders.

If awarded the funds, themoney would be used as re-imbursement for the personal

protective equipment (PPE) thatthe library has already purchasedincluding hand sanitizer, plexi-glass shields, and masks to beable to address health concernsduring the pandemic.

However, the awarded fundswould not be sufficient to re-imburse the library for all theirspending due to COVID. Ac-cording to the budget informa-tion provided by Reynders, thelibrary has spent approximately$43,000.

"MPPL has spent about$43,000 to date on COVIDsupplies, including disinfectantwipes, acrylic desk shields,face masks, book bins, remotetechnology peripherals, socialdistancing floor decals, Zoomsubscriptions, thermometers,hand sanitizer, face shields,safety equipment, etc."

The library submitted theapplication on Oct. 15 and iswaiting to hear back if they wereawarded any funds.


Local Death Toll SeesUptick In AnotherNasty Week For COVID

Twenty-one deaths attributed to CO-VID-19 were reported in Cook County'sNorth and Northwest suburbs over the lastweek, according to Cook County Dept. ofPublic Health data.

Five of those deaths occurred in Arling-ton Heights , which now has 46 dating backto the start of the coronavirus pandemicin mid -March.

Niles still leads the area in death countwith 145, adding four more from Oct. 26 -Nov. 2. Meanwhile. Des Plaines recordedtwo, and Bartlett, Prospect Heights, Nor -ridge, Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates,Wheeling, Evanston, Streamwood, Scha-umburg and Skokie recorded one each.

Des Plaines continues to lead the regionin total number of COVID-19 cases afteradding a whopping 182 over the last week,bringing its total to 3,081. That's 1,150more than the next closest community,Palatine. The prior week, 131 new CO-VID-19 cases were reported in Des Plaines.

In Cook County's data, the Des Plainesarea includes unincorporated MaineTownship.

Palatine, Skokie, Schaumburg, Arling-

ton Heights and Evanston reported triple -digit increases (anywhere between 100and 120) in new COVID-19 cases fromOct. 26 -Nov. 2, with many other townsnot far behind.

New cases have shot up since earlyOctober, with numbers in about half of theJournal coverage area's towns eclipsingthose from the initial wave of COVID-19last spring.

Statewide, as of Nov. 3, over 423,500confirmed cases of COVID-19 had beenreported in Illinois, with over 9,800 deathsand nearly 7,877,000 tests performed,making for a recovery rate of 97%.

BUSINESS GRANTS: More than$700,000 has been awarded to 18 Northsuburban businesses through the secondround of the Business Interruption Grants(BIG) program, and millions of dollars arestill available, State Sen. Laura Murphy(D -Des Plaines) announced Friday.

Grants ranged from $5,000 and $150,000to be used to help cover the costs of payrol Irent, utilities and other working capitalduring the time they have experiencedinterruptions due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Cases in the Journal Coverage Area

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GROVE

693 (23)

PALATINE

1,931 (21)

ARLINGTON

HIS.1,610 (46)

ROLLINGMEADOWS

823 (20)

ELK GROVE

847 (42)

WHEELING1,420 (79)

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HIS.15 (10)

MOUNTPROSPECT

1,374 (12)

DES PLAINES3,081 (112)*

RK RIDGE859 (43)

ROSEMONT,124 (2) '

GLENVIEW1,294 (52)

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Confirmed number of COVID-19 cases in Journal -area communities fromNovember 3 (deaths in parentheses):

March -

Des Plaines 3,081(112)* Mt. Prospect 1,374 (12) Buffalo Grove 693 (23)Palatine 1,931 (21) Glenview 1,294 (52) Prospect Hts. 515 (10)Arlington Hts. 1,610 (46) Park Ridge 859 (43) Rosemont 124 (2)Niles 1,464 (145) Elk Grove Village 847 (42)Wheeling 1,420 (79) Rolling Meadows 823 (20)

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Biden SignsReportedStolen In PR

In the days before the election,Park Ridge saw a small rash ofstolen political yard signs, manyfor presidential candidates JoeBiden and Kamala Harris.

Maine Township DemocraticCommitteeman Laura Murphysaid at least 20 Biden-Harris signswere stolen in Park Ridge alone.She said many thefts were reportedto her on Merrill and Cumberlandavenues, and along Greenwood.She said the same types of theftswere not being reported in DesPlaines, Niles, or other areas ofthe township.

Deputy Park Ridge Police ChiefDuane Mellema said eight signswere reported stolen to police inthe month of October. He said atleast four were Biden-Harris signsand four reports of thefts did nothave what party or candidate'ssigns were stolen. Mellema saidhe suspected two of those fourwere Biden-Harris and two wereTrump -Pence.

Murphy said the typically con-servative Park Ridge displayeda higher number of Democraticyard signs than normal. She saida recent Park Ridge drive -throughsign distribution event saw morethan 70 Biden-Harris signs distrib-uted with an additional 30 morepeople making requests to havesigns ordered.

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Woman Finds Traverse In SinkholeThese items are from Mount

Prospect Police Departmentincident reports. The MountProspect Journal publish-es the police blotter everyWednesday. If anyone has in-formation that can help solvea crime, call Crimestoppers at847-590-7867.

PROPERTY DAMAGE

Police at 7:50 p.m. Oct. 17 re-sponded to 1619 Oneida Ct. for areport of a vehicle in a sinkhole.Upon police arrival, officers ob-served a silver Chevrolet Traversewith its passenger side tire partiallyin a sinkhole with the undersideof the car touching the ground andthe rear driver side tire, oppositeof the hole, about three inchesoff the ground. The report saidthe estimated size of the sinkholewas about 18 inches by three feetacross and two feet deep. Theowner of the car told police sheparked her vehicle on the streetat about 6 p.m. while she visitedher cousin and when she returnedto her vehicle at about 7:15 p.m.,she found the car had sunk in thehole that formed. The vehicle wastowed from the scene and publicworks was notified and delivereda barricade to cover the hole until

a repair could be made.Police at 12:05 p.m. Oct. 11

responded to a report at 1409 Cot-tonwood Ln. regarding a shatteredrear entry glass door. A man toldpolice that at approximately 3-4a.m. Oct. 11, he and his girlfriendheard someone pounding on whatsounded like the rear door of thebuilding. He noticed the shatteredglass on the rear door the morn-ing and contacted the apartment'smanagement, who advised him tomake a police report. Damage wasestimated at $500.

Police at approximately 7:25a.m. Oct. 9 responded to JohnJay School, 1835 Pheasant Tr.,for criminal damage to property.Acustodian told police that a brokenwindow had been discovered theday before.

Police at approximately 2:20p.m. Sept. 15 responded toNorthwest Covenant Church, 300N. Elmhurst Ave., for a criminaldamage to property report. Anemployee told police that overthe past couple weeks, thingshave been damaged on the churchproperty. She noted brick pavershave been moved and severalmore were damaged when theywere dropped down an exteriorstairwell. Decorative lights alongthe front walkway were knocked

over and damaged, and the exteriorhose was left on and caused minorflooding of the church basement.The employee told police shebelieved the damage was causedby juveniles hanging around inthe area.

LOST PROPERTY

Police Oct. 8 received a reportfrom a woman who stated she losther Mexican identification card.She told police she left her apart-ment to run errands at 8 a.m. Sept.28 and when she returned home atnoon, she realized she no longerhad the card.

LICENSE CHARGES

Alice Marie Alamu, 26, of1755 White St., Des Plaines, wascharged Oct. 7 with driving ona suspended license and no rearregistration plate light. Accordingto police, officers at approximately2:45 a.m. were on routine patrolat Rand and Elmhurst roads whenthey observed a red Ford travel-ing without a functioning rearregistration light. Police initiateda traffic stop and during question-ing, Alamu allegedly told policeshe was unaware of the light beingout because she recently passed

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Due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions, the Village andSpecial Events Commission are postponing this year's

Christkindlmarket. We will host this year's tree lighting andmessoe from Mayor Juracek as a virtual ceremony, with

initial broadcast on Wednesday, November 25. Keep an eyeon the Village website and social media accounts to learn

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Victor H. Morales, 30, of 601Pickwick Ct.Apt. 2E, Mount Pros-pect, was charged Sept. 16 withno driver's license. According topolice, officers at approximately12:35 p.m. responded to a personalinjury crash at 1790 W.AlgonquinRd. Police said Morales identifiedhimself as the driver of a 2012Dodge Ram van that was involvedin the crash. He also reportedly toldpolice he has lived in Illinois for afew years and was in the processof obtaining a driver's license. Hewas charged a short time latter.

Moises E. Salazar, 43. of 2700Northampton Dr. Apt. IA. Roll-ing Meadows. was charged Sept.16 with driving on a suspendedlicense, no insurance and no rearregistration plate. According topolice, officers at approximately12:14 a.m. were in the area of Al-gonquin Road and Dempster Streetwhen they observed a black 2008Chevrolet Cobalt traveling withno rear registration light. Officersinitiated a traffic stop and duringquestioning, Salazar allegedlytold police he was unaware theregistration light was out. He wascharged a short time later.

SPEEDING CHARGES

Punnoose Biju Kunnuparampil,32, of 2010 Charlela Ln. Elk GroveVillage, was charged Oct. 8 withspeeding 26-34 mph over the speedlimit. According to police, officersat 3:25 a.m. were on routine patrolin the area of Golf Road and NaWa Ta Avenue when they observeda blue Honda allegedly traveling72 mph in a40 mph zone. Officersinitiated a traffic stop and duringquestioning. Kunnuparampil re-portedly told police he thought hewas traveling 60 mph and thoughtthe speed limit was 45 mph.

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Police Sept. 14 received a reportfrom a man who stated he receiveda phone call that day from a callerin Dallas stating he was wantedon several charges including drugtrafficking and money laundering.He said the individual on the phonestated that his Social Security willbe suspended until he sends them$30,000 after which he will besent a new Social Security cardwith a new number. He told policethe person on the phone wouldnot provide him with an addressof where to send the money and


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Fire Department Recognizes EmployeesChief Lambel Celebrates20 Years With MPFD

Mount Prospect recently recognized threefire department employees celebrating theirQuinquennial anniversaries with the village.

The employees , celebrating multiple fiveyear anniversaries with the village, werehonored in front of the board of trustees,their families, and fellow employees.

Fire Department Chief Brian Lambelpresented.

James Miller, celebrating 25 years,started with the fire department in 1995 asan employee and a paid -on -call member.He later became a lieutenant and retired asa paid -on -call member after 20 years as acaptain. Miller also serves the village as afire prevention specialist and an educator,a certified fire investigator and a certifiedjuvenile fire center intervention specialist.

Miller established and continues tomanage the Mount Prospect CommunityEmergency Response Team (CERT). Dur-ing the COVID pandemic, Miller played acrucial role in working with the village to

aid with the PPE inventory. He currentlyserves as the village's emergency manage-ment coordinator and oversees the NationalIncident Management System (N1MS).

Mike Mangiamele is celebrating 30 yearsof service as a paid -on -call firefighter withthe village. His career started with an inter-est in a fire service cadet program duringhis high school years through District 214.He currently works for school District 59and became a paid -on -call firefighter tobetter help his community. Mangiamele isrecognized for always having a smile and iscelebrated for being a pleasure to work with.

Brian Lambel, chief of the Mount Pros-pect Fire Department, was also recognizedby the village for his 20 years of service.Village Manager Michael Cassady madethe presentation.

"He has proven to be , through his actions,a dedicated leader providing value to thewomen and men of the Mount Prospect FireDepartment," said Cassady.

Cassady praised Lambel for makingeducation a priority value in his fire depart-ment. After becoming chief, Lambel wasaccepted into the Public Administrator Mas-

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ter's Degree Program at Northern IllinoisUniversity and recently graduated. Lambelhas also accepted the Executive Chief Of-ficer Designation from the InternationalFire Chiefs Association. He has served onmany organization boards including as theExecutive Committee Secretary and BoardDirector for the Northeastern Illinois PublicSafety Training Academy, Director of the Il-linois Fire Chief Association and a member

of the diversity task force, Career AdvisoryBoard Member for Harper College, andPresident for the Mount Prospect PensionBoard. Lambel and his family moved tothe village of Mount Prospect after his ap-pointment as chief.

"I just want to thank Mount Prospectfor everything they have given me and myfamily. It's really appreciated, thank you,"said Lambel.

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ing the external and internal metrics, withthe goal of moving the elementary hybridstart date to Monday, Nov. 30," Aumillersaid.

The board has requested this pause in theelementary plan after reviewing the risingexternal metrics and hearing concerns ofthe teachers' union.

"Board members felt that the latest met-rics are simply not at an acceptable levelthat would indicate a safe situation forstudents and staff," Aumiller said. "Overthe course of the past seven days, all ofthe external metrics worsened and are nowwithin the range of 'Substantial CommunityTransmission' ."

Aumiller pointed out that the seven-dayrolling average of the positivity rate forMount Prospect is at 9.39% (rising from

7.78% last week and 5.3% the week beforethat).

"This is extremely disappointing newsfor so many of us in the district, as wehave been working hard on preparationsfor welcoming many students back nextMonday," Aumiller said. "I know that it isdisappointing for many families as well.But I remain cautiously optimistic aboutour ability to move forward with our hybridplans in the near future. I am hopeful thatthe current COVID-19 surge will improve,and I also have confidence in our planningand safety procedures."

For now, elementary students will remainwith their current remote learning teachersand schedules. Students who are goingto the schools for in -person services willcontinue to do so.

Aumiller added the district will bemonitoring the situation for Lincoln MiddleSchool, which is currently scheduled to starthybrid learning on Nov. 30.

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to return to in -person instruction. Studentsin grades K-1 returned to the classroomMonday, Oct. 26, grades 2-3 returnedThursday, Oct. 29, grades 4-5 begin today( Wednesday), and middle schoolers Mon-day, Nov. 9.

Elementary students that return eitherattend in -person instruction during themorning or afternoon, avoiding lunch wheremasks would have to be removed. Middleschoolers were also in morning or afternoonrotations, but are shifting to blocks of timeweeks at a time for each subject.

"We are doing all the recommendationsfrom the CDC that includes 6 -ft. socialdistancing, wearing masks, hand washing,and keeping kids together in pods," Supt.Nancy Wagner said, adding that at RiverTrails Middle School, teachers are rotatingfrom room to room and not the students.

For those students staying in remotelearning, the district has dedicated teach-ers to instruct those students, with a fewspecialized classes that use live streaming,where a teacher teaches both students inthe classroom and at home simultaneously.

"Knock on wood, we have not had a single(positive virus) case in our schools ," Wagnersaid. "We are doing all of those mitigationstrategies to make school a pretty safe place.My biggest concern is what people do whennot in school such as Halloween parties andThanksgiving coming up. The more peopleare exposed, the more they are likely toget sick and spread it and that is the toughthing. People are tired not seeing friendsand family. We need people to be carefulif they are sending their kids to school."

Another reason why the district is notreverting back to full remote learning foreveryone at this time, according to Wagner,is due to trying to balance the social andemotional health of children along withtheir physical health.

"We are hearing more about depressionand anxiety in little ones," Wagner said."They are lonely and getting to see peersand giving them some type of normalcycan be healthy."

Wagner said one kindergartener on thefirst day back to the classroom asked herwhere his teacher was and before he saidher name, he saw her about 100 yards away.He took off running to her since he only sawher through Zoom previously.

"To see that smile in his eyes, even with amask on was amazing to see," Wagner said."This is not an easy decision for anyoneand I understand why districts are going indifferent directions. It is a tough decision."

To revert back to full remote, Wagnersaid the district would have to see a spreadof the virus beyond one classroom, or if allparents stated they do not feel safe havingtheir children in school and want to returnto remote learning.

"If we feel we can't keep students andstaff safe at school, then a decision will bemade," she said.

Wagner added she would not be surprisedif the district had to revert to full remotelearning between Thanksgiving and winterbreaks, especially if numbers continue torise. She added that should the district haveto go back to full remote in the near future,schedules have been arranged where stu-dents and staff can switch back seamlesslywithout changing teachers.

Dist. 26 serves portions of Mount Pros-pect, Prospect Heights and Des Plaines.

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City Hopes To Continue Raising Grant Funds For Sidewalk ProjectBy AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZJournal & Topics Reporter

Aldermen voted in favor ofauthorizing the Sidewalk Exten-sion Project on Wolf Road duringthe Oct. 26 Prospect Heights CityCouncil.

The city had originally re-ceived a $140,000 grant throughthe county's "Invest in Cook"program through the Departmentof Transportation. This fundingwas put toward the constructionof a sidewalk that would run onWolf Road from Old Willow to thePalatine frontage, according to thesupporting documents presentedduring the meeting.

With the project estimated tocost the city approximately $3.2million, the city's grant writer wasable to find more funding throughthe ITEP grant that would be ableto help aid the city in managingthe costs.

The proposed sidewalk wasidentified as part of the 2014Comprehensive Plan and was "oneof the goals of the city," accordingto City Administrator Joe Wade.

Part of this goal was being ableto provide pedestrian access to theProspect Heights Metra Station.

The sidewalk would also benefitHarper Community College, theWolf Road Pace bus stop and theeast side population of Old Wil-low Road.

With the addition of the side-walk, safety concerns would alsobe addressed.

"As it is now Wolf Road is prettydangerous .There are ditches there,very deep ditches. In the winterwhen snow plowing comes along

you often see people walking inthe road," said Wade.

With the project being on thecity's radar for some time, theyhave been able to leverage grantsthat would assist in the cost of theproject, according to Wade. These

include grants from the CookCounty Department ofTransporta-tion for Engineering Services andthe Regional Transportation Au-thority's "Access the Transit" grant.

The ITEP grant program calls forthe city to match $257,068 of the

$1,587,931 that would be awarded.If awarded, Wade told the coun-

cil that they might be able to startseeing construction of the sidewalkin about three to five years, maybeeven two to four years if they arebeing optimistic.

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DECEPTIVE PRACTICES

Police at approximately 7:11p.m. Sept. 14 respond to Wal-mart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza,for a deceptive practices report.An employee told police he wasworking that day when a managerasked him to follow up on a matterregarding a cash register that wasshort nearly $100. According topolice, an unknown male enteredthe store at approximately 2 p.m.,went to the self check out and madea purchase using a debit/creditcard. During the transaction, theman requested $100 cash back.The machine provided him thecash and he went to a register thatwas manned by a cashier wherehe purchased an energy drinkand used a debit/credit card. Theman then quickly made a secondpurchase of fruit snacks using cashand presented the receipt to thecashier where he told the cashierhe did not get his $100 cash backfrom the previous transaction. Thecashier looked at the receipt and

provided the man with $100. Thereport said the man presented areceipt he previously had in hispocket and it was not the mostrecent receipt. The man left thestore and exited the parking lotin an SUV.

Police at approximately 2:03p.m. Sept. 14 responded to Wal-mart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza,for a deceptive practices report. Anemployee told police that whileworkers were counting the cashierdrawers, they came across a $100counterfeit bill. According to po-lice, officers noticed the securitystrip on the bill that showed it wasa $10 bill.

FRAUD REPORT

Police Oct. 14 received a reportfrom a woman who stated sheworked for the village of HoffmanEstates and on that day, the humanresources office informed her theyhad received an unemploymentclaim from the Illinois Dept. ofEmployment Security (IDES) inher name. She told police she wasstill employed and did not file aclaim. She was directed to contacther credit reporting agencies aswell as IDES.

STOLEN AUTO

Police at 9:56 a.m. Sept. 11,were dispatched to Super Auto,Inc., 2020 E. Euclid Ave., for astolen auto report. A man told po-lice that someone unknown stole

a 2011 BMW from his sales lot.He stated the man came into thebusiness the day before and lookedat the vehicle, but did not make apurchase. When he came back towork at 8 a.m. Sept. 11, he noticedthe vehicle was missing.

RETAIL THEFT

Police at 1:19 p.m. Sept. 15 re-sponded to Menards, 740 E. RandRd., fora retail theft.An employeetold police he was routinely watch-ing customers at 11:15 a.m. andabout 30 minutes later, he wentto his office to check surveillancecameras. He observed a man at11:26 a.m. taking a package ofCBD oil off the shelf and walkingoff with it without paying.

Police at 4:26 p.m. Sept. 12were on routine patrol walkingthrough CVS Pharmacy, 1002S. Busse Rd., when the managerapproached officers informingthem of a retail theft that had oc-curred on Sept. 8. The managersaid a man came in at 4:15 p.m.Sept. 8, opened up his backpackand placed four bottles of tequilaand six bottles of vodka valued at$265.90 and left the store withoutpaying for the items. The man leftin an unknown direction and policewere told that the individual hadcommitted a similar offense twoother times in the past.

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Early voting wrapped up strongin suburban Cook County with409,393 ballots cast at more than50 early voting sites and a fewvoting "supercenters" in Chi-cago. By comparison, voters cast315,875 votes during two weeksof early voting in the 2016 GeneralElection.

Joined with those early ballotswere 555,000 vote by mail bal-lots Cook County Clerk KarenYarbrough's office said last weekwere sent to suburban Cook voters-- an unprecedented number ofmail -in ballots. Voters did havethe option of surrendering thosemail -in ballots to vote in person.

Voters often stood in long linesstretching outside as seen and re-ported on by the Journal at NilesVillage Hall, Glenview VillageHall, Elk Grove Village Hall, theDes Plaines Public Library, andMount Prospect Village Hall.

The four early voting siteswith the highest turnout locallywere Schaumburg's Trickster ArtGallery where 14.178 early voteswere cast, Palatine's temporaryVillage Hall where 12,076 earlyvotes were cast.Arlington HeightsVillage Hall where 12.202 early

votes were cast, and GlenviewVillage Hall where 11,251 earlyvotes were cast.

Additionally, mail -in ballotsturned in at secure drop boxeswere collected and fed into sort-ing machines at the county clerk'soffice on a daily basis. Althoughthe clerk's office did not publishhow many of those mail -in ballotswere returned, election officials atthe Glenview Village Hall earlyvoting site did track them on adaily basis, reporting more than5,700 turned in at that location asof Friday, Oct. 30.

Early voting started strong insuburban Cook County with morethan 27,600 ballots cast by Oct. 19the first day more than 50 early vot-ing sites were open in the county.

Before all early voting sitesopened, fi ve suburban courthouseswere open for early voting andgrace period voter registration,allowing the first voters to castballots in -person Oct. 7.

Cook County officials alsoopened voting "supersites" atChicago's Union Station and atthe county clerk's downtown Chi-cago office where suburban voterscould also cast ballots.

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The Zoom connection linking thepublic with Des Plaines' eight alder-men, the mayor and several city de-partment heads was turned off duringMonday night's regular twice -monthlymeeting so no one on the outside couldhear exactly what they were talkingabout.

Two council members objectedto holding a closed meeting say-ing there's no reason why the publicshouldn't be invited to listen. A fewothers, we believe, now have misgiv-ings.

What we've learned is that thepurpose of the closed session was todiscuss Gov. Pritzker's recent shut-down of indoor service at local restau-rants and bars. Those who favored theclosed meeting cited an exemption in the IllinoisOpen Meetings Act that states that such gather-ings can be held if there's imminent or probablelitigation to consider. From everything we'vebeen told from the five people we interviewedwas that no such threat existed.

A key point council members focused onduring the closed meeting was whether the cityshould abide by the governor's indoor dininglockdown and if so, should it enforce the decree.Some suburbs have chosen to ignore Pritzker'sorder. They say he's gone too far and as a result.small businesses in their communities will be

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devastated financially. Some may beforced to close permanently. they add.

A component of the session was ifDes Plaines abides by the governor'sorder, should the city enforce viola-tions? And to be sure there have beenviolations throughout the suburbs.

While at this moment indoor din-ing and drinking at local bars andrestaurants is prohibited, those samebusinesses can sell carry -out orders.serve outdoor diners or apply to thecity to erect a tent and serve customersas long as both sides of the coveringare open.

Will Des Plaines enforce the gover-nor's ruling?

The answer is yes if a complaint islodged. When that occurs, a city zoning

inspector will be sent to the scene to determine ifa violation exists. If it does, the business owner'will be given a warning citation. If the infractionhappens again, a police officer will likely handout a ticket that comes with a fine. City ManagerMike Bartholomew added that the business whohas multiple violations runs the risk of havinghis liquor license suspended by the state and/orcity.

The decision by aldermen seems reasonable.However, don't be so quick to disappear behinda blank computer screen to discuss the peoples'business.

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Phone SavedWould like to thank the

anonymous person that pickedup our friend's iPhone that shedropped while exiting her caron Wednesday, Oct. 28 in frontof Plainfield School and placedthe iPhone in our mailbox. Apersonal thank you would be inorder if this person was known.Thank you.

Great EventDP Trunk or Treat was the

best alternative to trick -or -treating at the houses. It wasso organized and everyone wasspaced apart. All had masks.The weather was just gorgeous.I totally loved it. I would preferthis than having my kids godoor to door. Thank you to allthe volunteers in DP -- could nothave done it without you. Thekids will remember the 2020Trunk or Treat. Please considerthis for next year and on.:)

Stay DistancedTo the person that stated that

we must wear masks while weare walking in our neighbor-hoods, she's wrong. As long asyou distance yourself from thepeople on the sidewalk or atPrairie Lakes you don't need towear one. When I am walkingon my block if someone is ap-proaching I move to the street.

Stop SpeedersDes Plaines police: What does

a citizen need to do to get you toenforce the speed limit on LeeStreet? Even your own vehiclesseem to think that it is OK to flydown a three -lane road crowdedwith pedestrians, bikers, con-struction vehicles, and illegallyparked UPS and FedEx trucks.I see your officers sitting intheir vehicles staring at some-thing like a cellphone on Center

Street. Why aren't.they staringat speed guns instead?

Let Him GoIf Joe Biden is elected

POTUS the very first thing heneeds to do is fire PostmasterLouis DeJoy. This man is a joke.We're seeing mail take twoweeks from postmark in Elgin toget to us in Des Plaines. This isridiculous.

Stop Speeders x2I would like to know why

our aldermen and State Rep.Marty Moylan even have emailsor phone numbers to contactthem when you can't get intouch whatsoever? There is anongoing drag racing problem onForest Avenue that I feel needsto be addressed but since theydon't respond to emails or callsnothing gets done until someoneis seriously hurt or killed. I nowunderstand why people don'twant to get involved because asI have heard, "What's the point,they don't do anything anyway."Now that it's an election year weget tons of mail from them butother than that we don't exist. Iguess we have to make a differ-ence on our ballots. All it wouldtake is to have the police aroundto see what's going on andbelieve me they will have 15-20tickets given out per day.

Masks Up

Dear Des Plaines, if you'rea person who wears their maskunder their nose, then this mes-sage is for you: Why must youbring the downfall of societyto us like it's a roasted turkeyat the neighborhood potluck?A study done by me shows thatthese people have drasticallylower intelligence. And thoseare facts. These types of peopleare the equivalent of the un-popped kernels at the bottom ofthe popcorn bowl: only had onething to do and they do it wrong.Kisses, Kristina.

Could Do BetterTo "Representing us" who

complained about Democratsmaking a mess of the state:Illinois Republicans would domuch better if they stopped put-ting literal Illinois Nazis on theballot. This Dem has no love forMadigan and would welcomesome sane Republicans to dis-

lodge him, but all the Rs we getare ideological cultists, of whomI'm not a fan.

More Like HerMy wife came to this country

back in the '80s and obtainedher citizenship in the '90s. Iwas born in Chicago and movedto Des Plaines in the '60s. Shedoesn't tell the story of herjourney very often, but when shedoes, it is powerful and moving.Her goal was always to make ithere and become a citizen, butconsidering the trajectory of herlife at that time, her arrival is astudy in courage and persever-ance. As "American" as sheis now -- more American thanI am, as weird as that sounds-- she can still offer many freshinsights into everyday things Ihave long taken for granted. Shesees almost everythirig from adifferent perspective -- at leastdifferent from my cynical view.She isn't judgmental. She seesthe good in things. She believesin the greater good and alsobelieves that most people do.And like many, she's a frontlineworker during a pandemic. Forme, she's a counterweight to allthe craziness and divisivenessout there right now. She lovesthis country. But she doesn'twave a flag or make a big showof her patriotism. She doesn'twear a t -shirt or hat expressingher political views. She just qui-etly goes about the business ofmaking things better for every-one. I believe that if this countryis ever going to recover from allthe trials and tribulations we arecurrently experiencing, we aregoing to need more of her andthose like her, and less of meand those like me, regardless ofthe outcome of the election.

Stuck In Past?Hey Des Plaines. You can't

want tons of shopping but thennever support them. You can'tbeg the city to redevelop butthen run around with torchesand pitchforks when they try. Nowonder stores and restaurantsstay far away from Des Plaines.It's full of whiny, curmudgeonswho want things to stay stuckin the '60s. Who wants to set upshop in a town that seems so setagainst any kind of redevelop-ment? Some of us want morethan just a Taco Bell and nailsalons.

Wants TreesWhere have all the trees

gone? Our parkways in front ofour homes are empty. Our cityparks have less and less trees ev-ery year. Aren't parks supposedto have trees? Recently, the DesPlaines Park District cut downand drilled the stumps out ofat least 16 trees at the Admin-istrative and Leisure center.Last month I noticed that theyplanted grass, instead of newtrees. I want trees. Trees helpthe planet. Oh forgive me, myneighbors would have to rakeleaves in 20 years.

Those Darn KidsMaybe some of the precious

parents in Park Ridge shouldstart thinking about what theirdelightful teenage children aredoing. Hinkley bathrooms areagain closed. They've been van-( -Wind. Every time they go tocheck on the bathrooms, some-thing else is broken. Maybe theparents in Park Ridge shouldstart paying the prices of whattheir children are doing. Someconsequences, please.

`Save Cinema'Yes, I'm calling from Park

Ridge. Can you please en-title this Speak Out, "Save OurCinema." The Pickwick Theateris the gem of Park Ridge. Itis open for business Fridaythrough Sunday. I do not knowthe owner, but they must behurting. Help them and help en-sure that the Pickwick survives.My husband and I went Sundaynight to see the movie, "On theRocks," starring Bill Murray.Social distancing was enforcedand it was very easy. Go onlineto reserve a ticket or two, evenif you cannot make it to thatmovie. Help the Pickwick andhelp the community.

For 'Fair Tax'Hello, I'm just calling to com-

ment on your Journal endorse-ment from Oct. 21 about voting"no" for the fair tax. I'm reallydisappointed, I just saw thisnow. I didn't pick up the paperlast week when it came out. Thiskind of reaffirms what I feltalong. This is just a Republicantalking point. Look at otherstates that have a gradual typeof income tax and how they aredoing it.

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If you really wanted to letyour readership know whatthe Fair Tax is, whether it willbenefit or hurt them, you shouldhave published the fair tax cal-culator that the state just put out.Without the information, speakfor yourself, plug in the num-bers to see if it works for you.For me, for my family, middleclass here in Des Plaines, we'revoting "yes" because we believethat this will help the state getout of its debt. Gradually, it'sgoing to help and we are goingto be saving a couple of hundreddollars a year, as well as otherfamily members of ours.

Doesn't Get ItI, for one, cannot understand

and cannot believe the state ofthis country. Policemen be-ing shot. Flags being burned.Statues going down. Somemunicipalities are on fire, espe-cially those by the Democraticleadership in those key cities. Idon't understand it. What wouldour founding fathers say?

So Much 'Pot'Can someone tell me what

group or groups pushed to havepot shops in our communities?As a retired law enforcementofficer, I did my best to keepthat garbage out of my com-munity. Now we are selling it onthe street corners. What is thepriority?

Niles Next?

I just read that Rosemont isno longer making residents buyvehicle stickers. Good for them.They join many nearby citieseliminating this unnecessary taxon its residents. In Niles? Wehave a mayor who thought itwas a good idea to sell five-year stickers. We need seriousleaders in Niles, people whoactually watch how the moneyis spent. They can start withhiring people who don't sendTIF money to the wrong taxingbodies, who don't raise ourproperty taxes more than wasvoted on and don't spend moneyon trucks that sit in the garagebecause they aren't the right ve-hicles. Then maybe they couldeliminate the vehicle sticker tax.I won't hold my breath.


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Maine West's Jesus Vallejo (left) and Adam Gorcyca enjoy a strong finish at Saturday'sHoffman Estates sectional. (Stephen Gordon/Special to the Journal)

Duo Helps Maine West CapStrong Cross Country SeasonBy STEPHEN GORDONJournal & Topics Sports

In past seasons one would find it difficultto get excited about boys cross country atMaine West. But in this age of COVID-19and the maturity of high school athletes,Maine West made it possible for fans toget excited about watching this year's boysvarsity team run...and win.

"This year we had a lot more people takenotice of us and watch us run," Warriorssenior Adam Gorcyca, the team's No. 2runner, said. "We would get more studentsand even teachers come out to watch us andcheer us on. It really meant a lot to us."

Admittedly, the boys cross country mayhave had some help in getting more fans tocome out because of football being movedto spring. But even still, out of their fivedual meets this season, wins over suchteams as Vernon Hills, Deerfield and NilesNorth were nothing to sneeze at.

"I think those wins exceeded our ex-pectations for sure," Warriors senior No.1 runner Jesus Vallejo said. "Even moreso was being selected all -conference thisyear for the second year in a row."

One may wonder how this success allstarted.

"I think it was a matter of just maturing(Continued on page 7AA)

Prospect EnjoysView From TopBy JOHN LEUSCHJournal & Topics Sports

There was no state meet to move on tothis fall, however, Prospect's girls crosscountry team continued in a state of ex-cellence when it comes to IHSA sectionalmeets.

Under the direction of eight -year veteranvarsity coach Pete Wintermute, the Knightsmade it a program -record third straightat the Class 3A event at Hoffman EstatesHigh School last Saturday.

Prospect won with 69 points, 30 points

ahead of runner-up Loyola which was aprogram -best finish for the Ramblers.

Sophomore Hailey Erickson led theMount Prospect runners with a sixth -placefinish (18:11.70) followed by junior Au-drey Ginsberg (11th, 18:33 57) , sophomoreCameron Kalaway (14th, 18:38.20), seniorAnnika Erickson (20th, 18;46.18) fresh-man Lily Ginsberg (29th, 19:08.99) seniorReese Lettow (58th, 19-52.35) and seniorElena Barbaric (119th, 24:48.94).

Those girls combined to make it one ofthe most memorable seasons in Knights'

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Celebrating this year's sectional team championship at Hoffman Estates were Pros-pect runners (from I. to r.) Paige Runkle, Reese Lettow, Annika Erickson and ElenaBarbaric. (Shawn Clisham/Journal photo)

PLAYING DURING PANDEMIC

IHSA Moves Wrestling, Defies IDPH By AllowingBasketballBy DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The Illinois High School Asso-ciation (IHSA) Board of Directorsmet for a special board meetingWednesday, Oct. 28 and droppedsome bombshell news for theupcoming winter sports season.To start off, the board voted tomove the sport of wrestling fromthe winter season to the summerseason,which will run from April19 to June 26, 2021.

The board also approved theIHSA's winter sport guidancefor all low risk sports, which

includes boys swimming anddiving, cheerleading,l dance,boys bowling, girls bowling andgirls gymnastics. They will beginpractice Nov. 16 and wrap up theseason Feb. 13. The mitigatingguidance for each sport will beposted on the IHS A's COVID-19resource page Thursday, Oct.29. The IHSA board will reviewspectator and group gatheringsfor all winter sports at a futuremeeting in November.

But the biggest news is theboard took action to follow theguidance of the IHSA SportMedicine Advisory Committee

(SMAC) and allow boys and girlsbasketball to begin practices, perIHSA Return to Activities 2.0,Monday, Nov. 16. Contests canbegin Nov. 30 within an IllinoisCOVID-Region or within aconference.

As a part of the mitigationplan, masks must be worn by allplayers, coaches and officialsduring play.

Boys and girls basketballteams will follow team limita-tions allowing a maximum of31 games. It will become a localschool decision to determine if aschool will allow their basketball

teams to participate followingthe guidelines developed by theSMAC.

"The Illinois High SchoolAssociation Board of Directorsmade the decision today to con-tinue with the IHSA basketballseason as scheduled in 2020-21,"the IHSA said in a statement."In August, the board slatedbasketball to take place fromNovember to February basedon the Illinois Department ofPublic Health (IDPH) assigninga medium risk level to the sport.The IHSA Sports MedicineAdvisory Committee (SMAC)

offered additional mitigations,such as masks during play andsocial distancing on benches, thatthe SMAC believed would allowbasketball to be played safely."

It wasn't an easy decision,especially after the announce-ment by Gov. JB Pritzker theday before.

"The high school basketballseason was potentially put onhold on Oct. 27, when GovernorPritzker announced that IDPHhad changed basketball's risklevel from medium risk to highrisk," the IHSA said. "After


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By DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

A former St. Viator runner madea huge impact at the South Da-kota High School Activities As-sociation (SDHSAA) girls crosscountry finals after moving earlierthis year from the Journal -area.

Katie Castelli was the No. 1runner for St. Viator the previousthree years, but moved to SouthDakota with her family, includ-ing younger sister Libby, earlierthis year.

The Lions still finished secondthis year in regionals to advanceto the sectional tournament,while Katie was in South Dakotacompeting in the snow coveredSDHSAA Class AA state finalsSaturday, Oct. 24 for O'GormanCatholic High School (SiouxFalls, SD).

O'Gorman won its third SDH-SAA state championship in girlscross country and first in 32years after masterful runs by theCastelli sisters.

Katie finished runner-up atstate with a time of 18:24 .94, plac-ing second only to teammate AleaHardie (17:58.7), the defendingstate champion. SDHSAA allowsyounger runners to compete in themeet and despite being in eighthgrade, Libby finished an impres-sive fifth with a time of 18:55.31to give O'Gorman three of the topfive spots in the race. Ruth Pardy,a ninth grader, also finished in thetop 10 for O'Gorman, crossing thefinish line in eighth place. GraceWaage (20:39.76) finished in 35thfor the final points in the win.

O'Gorman scored 51 pointsin the finals to edge Sioux FallsLincoln (56), Brandon Valley(86), Rapid City Stevens (99) and

Aberdeen Central (166).Katie Castelli arrived in South

Dakota in the first few monthsof 2020 and was undefeated incross country entering the statechampionship. One of those winsincluded the Metro Conferencetitle Oct. 15.

While competing at St. Viator,Katie helped lead the charge forthe Lions and finished 25th at statelast year with a time of 17:58.23.She also finished ninth in 2018(17:38.2) to help the Lions finish16th as a team. She finished 60th(18:42) as a freshman in 2017 forSt. Viator.

Katie is a senior at O'Gormanand will continue her cross coun-try and track and field career atNCAA Division I Santa ClaraUniversity starting in 2021-22.

Before Kate was a star at St.Viator and O'Gorman, she ran forSt. Thomas in Palatine in middleschool. In 2016 she finished 14thin the Class IA Illinois Elemen-tary School Association (IESA)state finals with a time of 12:14.1.St. Thomas finished second as ateam with Katie leading the way.

After St.Thomas, her younger sisterLibby grabbed the flame and ledthe charge from 2017-19. As afifth grader, Libby finished 14thin 12:17.6 to match her sister'sfinishing position as the team fin-ished fourth overall. St. Thomasfinished third in 2018 in the ClasslA state finals as Libby finishedseventh in 12:12.4. In her lastmeet in Illinois, Libby finishedthird in the 2019 Class IA statefinals as a seventh grader with atime of 11:51.3.

Katie passed the torch to Libbyat St.Thomas and now she's doingit again at O'Gorman.

Glenbrook South Soccer Alum DiesBy DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The Glenbrook South com-munity is mourning the loss ofa former student who helped thegirls soccer program break a recordduring the 2011 season.

Kelly Olivia Fleischman (neeMcConnell), 27, died unexpect-edly Sunday, Oct. 25. She movedback to Chicago after graduatingfrom the University of Minnesotain 2015 and was living with herhusband Benjamin Fleischman atthe time of her passing, accordingto her obituary.

The cause of death is currentlyunknown, pending autopsy re-sults.

She was born Aug. 11, 1993

Fleischman(nee McConnell)

to James Edward McConnelland Vikki Marie McConnell(nee Learned). Fleischman wasa loving sister to Nicole MarieMcConnell.

Fleischman is survived by herlarge. extended family. She ispreceded in death by grandfather

William "Bill" McConnel, grand-mother Ruth McConnell and uncleRobert "Bob" McConnell.

She was a lover of dogs (espe-cially her bulldog Baylee), travel-ing and was an amateur baker.

In 2011 she was one of threegoalkeepers for Glenbrook Southcoach Seong Ha and helped makehistory that season. Kelly helpedGBS post a school record 19shutouts during the 2011 season,including 12 consecutive to endthe regular season. The Titans lost4-2 in the playoff opener, but itwas still a memorable season forTitans fans. GBS finished fourthat state the year before and afterthe season, but the Titans accom-plished a lot during the 16-5-3


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Rolling Meadows' Stephen Barretto and a pack of runners pound the course at Hoffman Estates during Saturday's sectional. At far left in background, Glenbrook South's BrianHiltebrand keeps pace. (Shawn Clisham/Journal photos)

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Sectionals Signal Fall FinishAt Hoffman Estates: Loyola AcademyFinishes Top 5 In Boys, Girls Standings

By DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The best runners in the area hitcourses across the state in the finalevent of the shortened season dueto COVID-19 restrictions.

The IHSA won't hold a statechampionship run this year, sosectionals meant more than everthat this was the conclusion tothe season.

The Hoffman Estates Class 3Across country sectional at HoffmanEstates High School was chock fullof Journal -area runners Saturday,Oct. 3L Here's a look at how theboys and girls area teams did:

BOYS: New Trier won the sec-tional title with 50 points, whileBarrington (72 pts.) '_,ake Zu-rich (86) rounded out the top three.Hersey (149) finished fourth tolead the Journal -area, just ahead offifth place LoyolaAcademy (158).If this was a year ago, Hersey andLoyola would be representingthe area at the state meet. Theteams missing the cui would beLibertyville (193). NrAb' ren (204),Prospect (21( 11,...illand Park(273) and Gle. rook South (278)

in the top 10, along with Evanston(289), Hoffman Estates (306),Maine West (309), Cary -Grove(335) and Grant (372).

Warren's Luke Wiley, a junior,won the sectional individual medalby winning the race in 15:07.27.

The top Journal -area runner wasLoyola junior Spencer Werner,who finished fifth in 15:27.85.Werner previously finished sev-enth in 2019 and 39th in 2018during his first two sectional ap-pearances. He qualified for statelast year as an individual.

Rolling Meadows' lone repre-sentative, senior Stephen Barretto,finished sixth in 15:28.25 to endhis stellar prep career. He finished18th at sectionals in 2018 duringhis only state appearance, butwould've qualified for state againthis year as an individual. He was20th last year and 94th as a fresh-man in 2017.

Hersey's streak of three straightsectional championships endedbefore they could have made itfour in a row, but the Huskiesstill finished a strong foufth outof 15 teams.

Quinn Born (15:39.44) was

Stevenson's Wesley Park runs forthe Patriots at Saturday's Hoff-man sectional.

11-.h to lead the Huskies brigadethat also featured Sean Safford(13th place, 15:52.61), LuisVazquez (37th, 16: I 9.56),JohnnyLifka (51st, 16:32.02), Luke Lin-sopa (57th, 16:42.35), ConnorOiler (76th, 16:56.29) and RemyJaikusky (81st, 17:04.34).

Hersey graduated six of itsseven sectional runners from lastyear. Only Vazquez returned afterfinishing 44th last year.

Werner led Loyola as he hasmost of the season. The Ramblers

rounded out their lineup with AidanSimon (24th, 16:02.12), SpencerDzyacky (45th, 16:24.49), HarryWood Prince (53rd, 16:34.38),Michael Solmos (60th, 16:43 .86),Cameron Matejka (75th, 16:56.24)and Leo Stanton (85th, 17:10.30)at the sectional.

Dzyacky ended his prep careeras a four -time sectional competi-tor. He finished 58th in 2017, acareer -high 29th in 2018 and46th last year. Aidan Simon, theson of Loyola girls cross countryand track coach ChrisJon Simon,finished 24th in his sectional debutfor the Ramblers. Wood Princecompeted in his second sectional,but first with Loyola. He finishedsixth in sectionals in 2018 as afreshman at Latin, but raced forLoyola last year, but not in thesectional.

While Hersey and Loyola wouldhave advanced to state, Prospect,Glenbrook South and Maine Westwould have seen their seasons endat sectionals.

Prospect finished eighth as ateam, just as they did in 2017, butgreatly improved over last year's14th place showing. Sean Kura(43rd, 16:23.99) fin i shed 40 spotsbetter than last year's 83rd placefinish at sectionals to lead theKnights this season. Nic Squilla-cioti (46th. 16:25.46) also made an

epic jump m his third and final sec-tional appearance. He was 122ndin 2018 and 126th in 2019, but ran1 minute, 30 seconds faster thisyear to finish 46th, an improve-ment of 80 spots. The Knightsalso used Alex Rider -Leiner(50th, 16:31.25), Jack Dechoud-ens (52nd, 16:32.58), LukaKuzmanovic (67th, 16:50.49),TJ Garland (70th, 16:52.68) andGavin Kafkakis (74th, 16:53.81)in the sectional. Dechoudens wasnearly identical to a year ago,finishing 54th in 2019 and 52ndthis year. Garland also moved upto 70th in sectionals after an 86thplace finish the year before.

Glenbrook South qualified forstate last year, but wouldn't havebeen as lucky this year. GBS wasled by Brian Hiltebrand (35th,16:17.78), Mrugesh Thakor (62nd,16:45.22), Jayson Stamm (66th,16:49.39), Cody Slutzky (72nd,16:52.97), Matt Finkel (88th,17:16.02), Michael Jerva (93rd,17:19.45) and Preston Davidson(100th, 17:27.71).

Hiltebrand was 24th at section-als last year and 53rd in 2018.Stamm was 88th last year, butjumped to 66th this year. Thakormade a giant leap, going fromI Ilth last year to 62nd Saturday.Finkel also improved from last


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history, despite the shortened season dueto COVID-19 restrictions that eliminatedthe state meet in Peoria.

When Wintermute calls this a "specialgroup," he is hardly exaggerating.

The Knights never lost a meet or inviteall fall. They were Mid -Suburban Leaguechamps with seven all -conference run-ners. They had four medalists when theywon their fourth straight regional title andplaced five girls in the top 29 at Saturday'ssectional.

"You always take it one year at a time,but this season we took it one week at atime," Wintermute said referring to stayingin tune with the COVID-19 restrictions. "Itwas really about everyone coming togetherand doing everything for each other. Thisgroup has been really amazing. Not onlythe athletes, but the parents, the fans, andthe kids. It's been a fun year."

It was a fun ending for the sophomoreErickson, who produced her personal besttime.

"That was an amazing job by Halley,"Wintermute said. "Everyone was great.Audrey, Cameron, Annika came in nextand then our freshman (Lily Ginsberg)gets the job done in her first meet backsince an injury.

"This whole group has just been outstand-ing, my hat goes off to them. Not many teamsin the state of Illinois can say they made itthrough the entire season undefeated. Wewish we could have had a little more (time),but they took everything in stride and madethe most of the opportunity."

Erickson made the most of running in

Head coach Pete Wintermute and assistant coach Lisa Cottrell bookend this year's Prospect girls varsity runners after a strong per-formance at Saturdays sectional at Hoffman Estates. (Shawn Clisham/Journal photo)

the early 1-2 flight, the first of five flightsbeginning at 8:50 a.m.

"Since we ran early, the wind was not afactor," said Erickson. who ran in the fifthand sixth spot nearly the entire 3 miles. "Iknow in the later races it became windierbut the weather was really good for me inmy race.

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, 31. Bailey's older sister who placed in thetop 20 in her final high school meet.

Annika said the Knights' success has beenbased on hard work and pushing togetheras a team.

"It's really helpful to remind ourselvesduring a race of our team and that we areworking for our team and not just our-selves," said Annika, who has been in touchwith college coaches and is consideringstudying in the science or business fields."I feel like we make every workout togethercount and that just really helps you duringa race when you think of your teammateinste,lki of just your individual goals."

Lettow is also thinking about running incollege and wants to study sports medicine.She advanced to three straight sectionalsand felt grateful to be able to compete with:,;; team this fall.

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ere 1.loing to be canceled but once I heardr season was on, I was really happy

because this is my only sport. I never eventhought about winning three sectionals\\ hen I came in as a freshman. I've beenso lucky to have this opportunity."

Speaking of freshmen, Lily Ginsbergcame up big in her sectional debut, helpingthe Knights to their winning score.

"Just being with this team means somuch to me," said Lily, the younger sisterof Audrey. "It means so much because Ihave such good teammates and being ableto help them is always a good thing."

Winning sectionals has become good a"thing" for the Knights under Wintermute,who took over for retired hall of famer DaveWurster in 2014 after assisting hall of fameboys coach Mike Stokes since 2002.

"When Dave was retiring he asked if I'dbe brave enough to come over and coach thegirls and I have never looked back," Win-termute said. "It's just been the hard workby these ladies. I just get them on the bus,get them to the meet and let them do theirthing. It's been an awesome experience.

"I've coached with two hall of fathers.You just learn so much from those two guys.They are two of the greatest coaches in thestate of Illinois. My hat goes off to thosetwo guys. A lot of what we do and a lot ofthe culture that we create in the programis a result of what I've learned from Daveand Mike."

Prospect fans learned that even in a short-ened season due to the pandemic, you canstill have plenty of memorable moments.

"There are a lot of things I will remem-ber," Lettow said. "One is definitely theteam but also how successful we've becomeover the years. It's really cool to see theprogress we've made."

And Wintermute has been at the heartof it.

"This group was young and hungry forone last big race to cap off the IHSA season,"he said. "Reese has been a varsity staple forthe past four years .And our other two seniorsAnnika (Erickson) and Elena (Barbaric)have been the seniors who have made thisseason magical. We had young talent butthey were led by amazing individuals."

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At Lyons: Maine South Boys Place 4th, Girls 10thBy DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

Maine South boys and girls werethe only Journal -area cross countryteams to run on Lyons Township'sSouth Campus in Saturday's Class3A IHSA sectional. With it beingthe final meet of the year. theathletes gave their all to end theseason on a high note. Here's alook at how Maine South did inboth races:

BOYS: Maine South finishedfourth for the second straight yearand finished top 5 in sectionalsa third straight year. The Hawkswould have qualified for state thisyear, but won't get the chanceto run in Peoria this year due toCOVID-19 restrictions.

Maine South scored 154 pointsto finish fourth behind St. CharlesEast (58 points), York (63) andLyons (67). The rest of the fieldincluded Wheaton-WarrenvilleSouth (161),GlenbardWest (177),St. Charles North (215), Jacobs(218), Batavia (242), Geneva(257), Taft (291), DeKalb (324),Huntley (329), Hononegah (347)and Rockford Auburn (419).

Matt Coyle (8th place, 15:10.12)and Eamon Brady (10th, 15:13 .03)each finished in the top 10 to leadthe Hawks in a strong field.

Coyle took 28th at the Lake Parksectional a year ago with a 15:58.5time. Coyle was the Hawks toprunner this season, finishing toptwo in many events, before drop-ping to fourth at regionals andeighth at sectionals.

Brady took 55th a year ago insectionals with a 16:23.7 time, butimproved by 1 minutes, 10 secondsthis year as he jumped 45 spots to10th. His older brother TommyBrady was one of the top runnersin state over the last decade.

The rest of the Hawks team atsectionals this year were LucaArcuri (46th, 16:06.43), JoeyKarlesky (49th, 16:14.00), WillHuddleston (57th, 16:23.66) , MattCull (59th, 16:24.81) and LukePravecek (92nd, 17:08.18).

Cull finished 24th last yearat sectionals in 15:53.8 at LakePark's East Campus ,but struggleda little on the Lyons course Sat-urday.

GIRLS: Maine South remainedconsistent, finishing in the top10 each of the last four years insectionals. The Hawks finished10th this year with 218 points, butSouth was ninth in the sectionalsin 2018 (273 pts.) and 2019 (224pts .) . The 218 points is their lowestscore since putting up 210 pointsas they finished fifth in 2017.

Whitney Young Sectional: Niles West Girls Finish 14thBy DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The Whitney Young boys andgirls cross country Class 3A sec-tional only featured Niles Westfrom the Journal -area Saturday,Oct. 31 on the Lincoln Parkcourse. Here's a look at how theWolves performed:

Boys: Niles West senior JohnMcGivern made his third andfinal. sectional appearance, butthe Wolves only qualified fourindividuals instead of the wholeteam. McGivern was the high-est finishing of the four with a93rd place finish with a time of16:50.96. He finished 77th in2019 and 113th in 2018.

Will Lande, a sophomore, fin-ished 97th for West in 16:57.12.

York (40 points) won the sec-tional title over Batavia (108), St.Charles East (111), Lyons (137),St. Charles North (149), W heaton-Warrenville South (151), Huntley(193), South Elgin (208), GlenbardWest (212), Maine South (218),Hononegah (267), Jacobs (278),Geneva (320), Rockford Auburn

Niles \Vest's other two run-ners, both making their sectionaldebuts, were Anthony Raciti(101st, 17:08.76) and Max Nau-man (107th. 17:28.9).

Girls: Niles West girls quali-fied for sectionals as a team, butstruggled to finish 14th out of 15.The Wolves scored 391 pointsto finish ahead of Lincoln Park.Naperville North won with a 41score and would have qualifiedfor state with Oak Park -RiverForest (91), Downers GroveNorth (99), Oswego East (128)and Downers Grove South (159).Unfortunately due to COVID-19restrictions, there is no statechampionship this year.

Niles West's top runner thisyear at sectionals was Lily Careyin 44th place. Carey ran the

(376) and Dundee -Crown (409).Maine South was led by fresh-

man Olivia DeLuca (32nd,18:5059) in her sectional debut.She was the sixth highest finishingfreshman in the sectional.

The Hawks second runner wasjunior Maria Marcucci (37th,19:04.87), making her third sec -

course in 19:09.45. She was 54that sectionals the year before.

The rest of the pack for NilesWest finished 90th on back.

Freshman Nora Graham(20:46.1) finished 93rd in hersectional debut.

West senior Alexis Mazzanga(20:54.42) took 96th a year aftershe placed 123rd in sectionals_She gained 1:18 from last year.

Niles West senior Ella Kinacifinished 102nd in her fourthsectional, but never cracked thetop 100. She finished 104th lastyear, 133rd in 2018 and 125thin 2017.

Heber Mathew (106th,21:47.49), Dia Patel (109th,21:54.73) and Julia Hanson(117th, 23:03.26) rounded outthe Wolves pack of runners.

tional appearance. She was also37th last year (19:25.3) and 62nd(19:29.83) in 2018.

South's other runners were Ra-chel Smith (59th, 19:29 .41),Kend-all Oslowski (63rd,19:33.06),TaraMurphy (67th, 19:35.71), MaryC-lare Koch (92nd, 20:07.81) andPayton Tauber (94th, 20:12.87).

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year, going from 112th to 88th.Maine West finished 13th as a

team, but senior Adam Gorcyca(16:16.52) finished 34th to leadthe way. Gorcyca made the largestleap of anyone over the last year.He finished 2:20 ahead of lastyear's team and jumped 105 spotsfrom his 2019 finish of 139th atLake Park.

For more on Maine West's boysteam, see story in this week's Jour-nal & Topics Sports section.

A few schools sent individualrunners from the Journal -area tothe Hoffman sectional.

Buffalo Grove sophomore Ma-rio Torres finished a solid 17th in15:51.19 for his sectional debut asthe Bison's only runner.

Palatine's only two runners bothfinished in the top 50 of a highlycompetitive field. Brandon Waller(22nd, 15:5555) led the charge,finishing 20 spots ahead of JackCasaccio (42nd, 16:23.28). Wallerwas 75th at sectionals a year ago,but jumped 53 spots after cutting1:04 off his time this year. Casac-cio also improved to 42nd afterfinishing 49th last year.

Conant was led by Nick Frank(64th, 16:47.43) and Vijay Krish-namoorthi (105th. 17:41.26) inboth of their sectional debuts.

Wesley Park was the onlyStevenson runner and the seniorfinished 68th in his final race witha time of 16:51.12. He finished

91st last year.Maine East's Lukasz Iwanowski

qualified for the meet, but didn'tcompete.

GIRLS: The stacked field onthe girls side saw Prospect winthe sectional title again for a thirdstraight year, but Loyola finished .aprogram best second at sectionalsto end the season on a high note.

Prospect scored 69 points toeasily top Loyola Academy's 99points, but both teams would havequalified for state this year if therewas a complete tournament. TheKnights and Ramblers finishedahead of would-be state qualifiersBarrington (101), Lake Zurich(147) and New Trier (151).

Rounding out the field of teams,all of which wouldn't have quali-fied for state, were Lake Forest(155), Hersey (182), Cary -Grove(195), Warren (212), Libertyville(226), Glenbrook South (267),Zion -Benton (275), Evanston(342), Schaumburg (414) andRolling Meadows (435).

Amazingly, seven of the top 12runners were either freshman orsophomores.

Loyola Academy freshmanMorgan Mackie finished runner-upin her sectional debut with a timeof 17:42 .96 , falling to only Grant'sAly Negovetich (17:35.06), whohas won the last three HoffmanEstates sectional races.

Mackie was the 2019 IllinoisElementary School Association

(IESA) Class lA state championlast year when she competed forQueen of All Saints in Chicago.

Mackie wasn't the only formerIESA state champion in the field,with Palatine'sAnne Marie Jordanfinishing 17th (18:43.29) in her fi-nal high school cross country meet.Jordan finished ninth at sectionalsin 2017 as a freshman, a year aftershe was the 2016 IESA Class 1Astate champion for St. Thomasin Palatine. Jordan was also 7thin 2018 at sectionals and 12th in2019. She was a three -time statequalifier and would have qualifiedas an individual this year.

Jordan's sophomore teammateRuth Hall was 40th in 19:25.9,improving on her 59th place finishat sectionals a year ago.

Loyola's Mackie wasn't the onlytop runner for the Ramblers . Loyolasophomore's Maeve Norman (10th,18:31.32) and Ellie Grammas(16th, 18:42.62) both finished inthe top 20. Norman made a greatleap up 34 spots from her 44th placefinish last year. Loyola's other run-ners Saturday were SarahJay (44th,19:33.96), Erin McCarthy (45th,19:36.47), Hayes Flanagan (48th,19:39.02) and Lauren Woodward(61st, 19:58.82).

McCarthy and Woodward weremaking their debuts as freshmen,while Jay and Flanagan made theirreturn to sectionals. Flanagan fin-ished 48th last year at sectionals aswell and was 79th in 2018, whileJay dropped from 32nd last year.

Prospect sophomore Hailey Er-ickson finished sixth in 18:11.7 to

lead the Knights. She was one ofthree sophomores in the top six.

For more on the sectional cham-pion Knights, check out a storyin this week's Journal & TopicsSports section.

Hersey was also led by a sopho-more as Anna Harden (17:57.60)finished fourth a year after placingthird at sectionals. Harden is one ofthe top young runners in the state.Before she became a star at Herseythe last two years, Harden went toArlington Heights school St. Peter.She won the Lutheran state cham-pionship in 2015, 2016, 2017 and2018. She was also 11th in the raceas a fourth grader in 2014.

The Huskies, who finishedseventh as a team, also com-peted with Jane Stefaniak (27th,18:59.90), Mackenzie Ginder(36th, 19:23.83), Norah Viers(72nd, 20:23.61), Isabel Frye(73rd,' 20:26.63), Jenna Sand-ers (82nd, 20:48.97) and KatieO'Brien (87th, 20:55.22).

Glenbrook South finished 11that sectionals this year with juniorMolly Durow (18th, 18:45.68)leading the way. Durow cut 1:13off her sectional time from last yearto finish 18th a year after crossingthe finish line in 53rd place. Durowwould have qualified for state asan individual this year.

Glenbrook South's MaggieJortberg (32nd, 19:13.05), asophomore, improved on her43rd place finish a year ago.The rest of the Titans, includingJackie Milott (81st, 20:46.59),Maya Malecki (85th. 20:52.92).

Grace Tauber (90th, 21:03.73),Alex Kleeman (99th, 21:12.06)and Tara Wirtschoreck (103rd,21:24.48) did their best, but thehigh finishes dropped GBS to justoutside the top 10.

Rolling Meadows finished 15thas a team, but it was their first sec-tional team appearance since 2015.Colette Lampa (77th, 20:31.07)led the Mustangs, while AnitaKonopka (97th, 21:11.7), Re-nata Santinello (101st, 21:19.05),Alexis Pettielli (106th, 21:37.31),Shreya Chacko ( 1 1 1 th, 21:59.84),Irene Park (113th, 22:30.03) andMolly Tavares (117th, 22:57.92)rounded out the lineup. Lampacompeted in sectionals as an indi-vidual last year and made a hugejump from her 115th place finishin 2019. She ran nearly a minutefaster this year.

A number of individuals ranfrom the Journal -area.

Wheeling sophomore BrendaTorres represented the Wildcatswell with a 12th place finish in18:35.02, which would've quali-fied her for state a second straightyear.

Conant only had three runnersat sectionals, led by Lucy Scales(88th, 20:58.32), with Calli Besse-mer (108th, 21:42.82) andAndreaKehai ova (112th ,22:13 .15) round-ing out the Cougars lineup. Scales,a sophomore, finished 109th atsectionals last year.

Elk Grove freshman KayceWadas (21:32.20) finished 105thin her sectional debut as the Grena-diers only sectional competitor.

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St. Viator, Notre Dame Finish Top 10By DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The Class 2A boys and girlscross country sectionals at LatinSchool of Chicago provided amixed bag of emotions forJournal-area teams as they wrapped uptheir seasons Saturday, Oct. 31.

St. Viator and Niles Notre Dameare the only Class 2A teams on theboys side in the Journal coveragearea, while St. Viator and Resur-rection represented local Class 2Agirls teams. Here's a look at howthey ran at Lincoln Park SouthConservation Park:

Boys: If there was a state meet,St. Viator would have likely beenheartbroken finishing sixth atsectionals, but since it's the endof the season, they end as a top10 team in the area.

St. Ignatius won the sectionalwith 62 points, while St. Francis(89), Benet (105), Fenwick (113)and Glenbard South (116) roundedout the top five. Only the top fiveteams traditionally advance to thestate finals out of sectionals.

St. Viator scored 180 points tofinish sixth, ahead of Mather (183),Hinsdale South (189), Payton(239) and Niles Notre Dame (251)to round out the top 10.

Senn (284), St. Patrick (299),Solorio Academy (334), Lind -bloom (437) and Mount Cannel(474) closed out the team stand-ings.

Leading St. Viator was ju-nior Michael Schumacher (4th,15:43.91), while Lucas Dola-nd (33rd, 16:51.96), NathanKochera (43rd, 17:04.21), Alex-ander Marchese (45th, 17:07.08)and Rowan McDonnell (68th,17:47.62) rounded out the teamscore. Peter McLeod (90th,18:26 .2) and

Charles O'Connor (94th,18:34.1) also ran for the Lions, butdidn't count toward team score.

Schumacher was 10th in 2018 insectionals and 40th last year.

Notre Dame's Brady Verdon(16:04.29) finished eighth and wasthe highest finishing sophomorein the race. Filling out the restof the lineup for the Dons wereLiam Newton (41st, 17:01.76),Luke Davey (56th, 17:21.18),Jack Armour (78th, 18:04.78),Ryan McPhillips (92nd,18:30 .31),Emmet Kisor (95th, 18:38.54) andZach Zwolfer (99th, 19:00.39).

Girls: St. Viator finished 10th inthe strong Class 2A sectional with283 points, while Resurrectiontied Fenton for 1 1 th place with340 points. The Bandits fell to12th overall after losing the sixthrunner tiebreaker.

Resurrection was led by a four-some of sophomores: VeronicaDworak (33rd, 20:03.51), MaryStachula (83rd, 22:55.04), MaeveHogan (87th, 23:10.54) andCaleigh Ryle (88th, 23:11.23),while freshman Nina Boyd (90th,

23:27.55) rounded out the teamscore.

Rachael Lally (104th, 24:54.48)and Nora McGovern (107th,25:26.02) rounded out the lineupfor the Bandits. Lally finishedbehind Fenton's No. 6 scorer(Audrey Benitez) by 10 spots onthe course.

Resurrection finished 13th atsectionals last year.

Leading St. Viator to 10th asa team was Nadia Diaz (21st,19:32.35), the highest finishingfreshman in the sectional.

St. Viator sophomores Mad-eline Reddin (61st, 21:12.30) andSidney Jones (70th, 21:41.76)ran No. 2 and No. 3 on the team,while juniors Livia Salituro (76th,22:20.68) and Stella Raftery(80th, 22:32.15) rounded out thefive team scorers. St. Viator'sother two runners were sophomoreBrynn Donahue (98th, 24:00.62)and junior Meave Serb (112th,26:18.79).

St. Viator missed a few weeksof action in October due toCOVID-19 cases at the school,but since returning the Lions wereable to finish strong. Amazingly,St. Viator managed to run strongat sectionals despite having a rela-tively new team compared to lastyear. Five of last year's runnersat sectionals didn't compete thisyear, including two-time sectionalcompetitors Joy Bergstrom andMary Grace Hegberg.

Wolke Takes 2nd; Northridge Runner -UpBy DION MARTORANOJournal & Topics Sports

The Journal -area only has afew schools competing in ClassIA , but they made their presenceknown in the boys and girls crosscountry sectionals Saturday.Oct.31 at Harvest Christian Academyin Elgin. Here's a look at howthe area Class 1 A teams wrappedtheir seasons:

Boys: Northridge is so consis-tent, it might spook you. For thesecond straight year, the Nilesschool finished second at sec-tionals with exactly 100 points.The Knights were also runner-upin the 2018 sectional, but scored59 points that time. Northridgewas sixth in 2017.

Harvest Christian won with62 points.

The Knights were led by An-drew Brockmeier (9th, 16:47.7)for the third time in his four sec-tional appearances. Brockmeierfinished 8th in 2019,12th in 2018and 20th in 2017 in sectionals.

Maximilian Elder (14th,17:17.5), Mark Masaka (20th,17:43.3), Anthony Vazquez(30th, 18:01), Aidan Martin

(38th, 18:11.4). Sam Schuler(39th, 18:14.6) and John Pins(48th, 18:25).

Martin and Vazquez are bothfour -time sectional qualifiers.Martin took 38th Saturday, 31stin 2019, 21st in 2018 and 61stin 2017. Vazquez was 30th thisyear, 76th in 2019, 64th in 2018and 88th in 2017.

Pins is a three -time sectionalqualifier. He was 48th this year,60th in 2019 and 65th in 2018.

Schuler took 38th in 2019 and39th this season. Elder finished17th a year ago in sectionals andimproved to 14th this year. Elderwas the third highest finishingsophomore in the sectional.

Girls: Christian Liberty Acad-emy only has one runner in JuliaWolke of Des Plaines, who con-tinues to shine every year.

Wolke , a junior, saw her perfectrecord at sectionals snapped asshe finished second in Saturday'ssectional with a time of 19:28, agood distance behind Rosary'sLianna Surtz (19:07 .3).

Wolke won the sectional title asan individual in 2018 and 2019. Ifthere was a state tournament thisyear, she would have qualified

for a third straight year.Willows Academy, located in

Des Plaines, didn't advance itsteam to sectionals like they didthe previous year. The Eaglesdid bring sophomore FrancoiseLechner, who finished a respect-able 15th Saturday in 20:58.7.She finished 27th as a freshmanat sectionals last year.

Regina Dominican was theonly complete area team torace and the Panthers finished14th out of 15 teams with 371points.

Despite the far back finish,most of Regina's runners postedpersonal records Saturday.The Panthers were led by Mu-riel Reese (47th, 22:12.6), AnnaGreifelt (84th, 23:58.6), MaryStorino (88th, 24:26.7), TamiaQuach (102nd, 25:51.9), Mar-garet Boysen (105th, 25:56.9),Meghan Martens (113th, 27:21)and Maureen Holihan (114th,27:46.2).

Greifelt is the only one outof four runners from last year'ssectional team that competedin sectionals this year. She was49th last year in 21:55.95 at LisleCommunity Park.

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overtime," Gorcyca said ."For mein the off-season, it was a matterof increasing my miles runningand not eating so much really."

Both runners finished in the top35 at the IHSA Class 3AsectionalSaturday at Hoffman Estates withVallejo finishing the course in atime of 15:33 (30th place) and.Gorcyca finishing two placesbehind him (15:41). Both arelooking to attend the University ofIllinois at Champaign next fall.

"I am hoping to catch on theirteam as a walk-on," Vallejo said,"but we'll see."

Cross country athletes havetheir own way of preparing formeets and Vallejo and Gorcyca,who were both three-year varsitystarters, are no exception.

For Vallejo, it was two piecesof toast early in the morning anda peaceful 10-15 minute jog.

"I also always make sure I

am in bed by 10 p.m. the nightbefore," he said.

With Gorcyca, it is a lot sim-pler. While not eating as much,a simple trip to the bathroombefore a meet is always on histo-do list.

"I want to be as light as pos-sible before a race," he said.

In case Warriors fans may havemissed Vallejo and Gorcyca runthis fall, look for both on thetrack at Maine West in early Maywhen an expected track and fieldseason begins.

"I know I will be prepared torun anywhere from the 800 -me-ter to the 3200 -meter event,"Gorcyca said. "Wherever theteam needs me I will be there."

"With the more miles I randuring the summer I think itreally showed the underclass-men on the team that with hardwork and doing the right things,you can be successful," Vallejosaid. "I had no regrets about thisseason. I was just happy to havea season, to be honest."

IHSA(Continued from page 1AA)

diligent discussion, the boardhas made the decision today tofollow the recommendation ofthe IHSA SMAC as it relates tobasketball. The board remainsconsiderate of rising COVID-19cases in Illinois and understandsthe importance of adhering tosafety guidelines for the good ofall citizens. However, the boardhas not been presented any causalevidence that rising COVID-19cases make basketball moredangerous to play by the IDPHor any other health organizationnationally or internationally. Onthe contrary, the IHSA has beenlooking to bordering states whohave sponsored both medium riskand high risk sports in the fall thathave noted a low incident rate ofCOVID-19 spread. Instead, wewill require all IHSA basketballteams to adhere to those SMACmitigations, and allow localschool officials to make decisionsrelated to participation."

The IHSA saw the outcry forthe #LetUsPlay Twitter hashtagand reports on mental health ofathletes during these times.

"Mounting challenges, fromincreased mental health issuesamong our students to a shrinkingcalendar that limits our ability tomove sport seasons this school

year, were instrumental in thisdecision to move forward withbasketball as scheduled," theIHSA stated. "We see our studentsregularly leaving the state to playsports or covertly continuing toplay locally. Students can be bet-ter protected in the high schoolsetting and the board remainssteadfast that playing under IHSArules and SMAC mitigation is thesafest way to conduct athletics atthis juncture.

"Illinois is a large and diversestate, and the IHSA member-ship is reflective of that. Weunderstand that this decisionwill impact each high schooland district differently. Someschools who remain in remotelearning may not be able to startwinter sports on time and wefeel for those in that situation.However, we have also learnedthat we cannot continue to lookdown the road to a season thatmay never come.

"Contact days for our teamsthis fall have been an incredibleboon to our students' well-being.We fear for the mental health ofstudents who attempt to traversea long winter with no athleticoutlet available. So much aboutdealing with this virus has beenlearned in the past eight monthsand this decision will grant themembership the opportunity toapply that knowledge duringtheir basketball season."

GBS Alum(Continued from page 2AA)season. In all 16 wins and 3 ties,the Titans posted a shutout andallowed only 10 goals the restof the season. GBS also earneda share of the CSL South divisiontitle despite being in one of thetoughest conferences.

Kelly played at Loyola Acad-emy as a freshman and sopho-

more, before playing her finaltwo seasons with the Titans.

"I will remember all thegoalkeeping sessions and greatlaughs we shared," Ha said. "Aworkhorse, she challenged her-self in practice and games to beat the pinnacle of her game. I justloved the infectious personalityshe brought to the position andas a player I loved to coach... wewere better for having cross(ed)paths with you."

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Susie and Sangetha, a volunteer at St. Peter in Arlington Heights. (Photos submitted)

`Eternally Deployed'Comfort Dog Mourned, Contributions Remembered

By DENISE FLEISCHERLifestyles Editor

When an obituary for an animal pops upon a funeral home website usually reservedfor humans, you know they must have beensomeone special.

Susie was an 8 -year -old Lutheran ChurchCharities K-9 Comfort Dog. She was trainedto give support to those suffering from loss,whether locally or throughout the nation.

"Susie became permanently deployedserving the saints on Oct. 6, 2020, after avery short illness," said Stephanie Keller,head of Comfort Dog Ministry at St. PeterLutheran Church in Arlington Heights. "Sheleaves a Susie -sized hole in the hearts ofso many people that she loved, and wholoved her: especially her handlers, caregiv-ers, congregation members, and studentsat school.

"As sad as we are, we can remember withjoy the good work that she did faithfullyfor seven years."

Susie was born in Illinois on Aug. 21,2012. She was one of three sisters trained tobe Comfort Dogs. For a year, she receivedher training at Dwight Women's Correc-tional Facility before it closed in 2013.

At Lutheran Church Charities headquar-ters, she completed her training and lived

with apprentice trainers until being placedat St. Peter Lutheran Church in November2013. Several caregivers gave her a lovinghome, one of whom was Janet Fischer whokindled the effort to bring a comfort dog toSt. Peter Lutheran. She also lived with BradSchroeder, one of her veteran handlers, forfour years, and Bob and Barb Vossel, herrecent handlers.

Susie was one of the first dogs to be "triplevested," which meant that she served threeministries.As an LCC K-9 Comfort Dog shewore a blue vest. While working as an LCCKare 9 Military Ministry Dog, handled byBrad Schroeder and Jon Koester, she workedwith veterans and military personnel. Shealso served as an LCC K-9 Ministry Dog,handled by the late Andy Whowell, whowas a retired police officer.

"Susie went on her first assignment at ninemonths old, to a chemical plant explosionin Texas," Keller explained. "Since her firstdeployment, she has been on many othersincluding: crisis and disaster deploymentsto Arizona when 19 firefighters died; toArkansas and Washington, Illinois, aftertornadoes; Orlando, Florida, for the PulseNight Club shooting; and Prospect Heights,after an apartment fire. Her last majordeployment was to Milwaukee after shoot -

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Girl Scout Troop 40965 isplanning a trip to England. Thesix super -outgoing, high -honorroll students are raising moneyso they can travel to Pax Lodgein Hampstead, London, England,in 2025. The lodge is one of twoWorld Association of Girl Guidesand Girl Scouts World Centers.

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Lutheran Home, a senior living facility in Arlington Heights, hosteda community pumpkin carving contest that ended Friday, Oct. 30 andcrowned three winners. In total, about 40 pumpkins were carved anddecorated by the community that were displayed outside LutheranHome's front porch at 800 W. Oakton St. People were asked to driveby and vote for the best looking pumpkins. First prize went to a "Cin-derella" pumpkin made by Patty Spannagel. She received a.$100 giftcard. Second prize, a $50 gift card, went to Katie Funk, who turned apumpkin into a frog. Third place went to Annette Szafran , who receiveda $25 gift card for turning her pumpkin into the Cowardly Lion from"The Wizard of Oz." (Journal photos)

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I. A public hearing to approve a proposedproperty tax levy for the City of DesPlaines, Illinois (the "taxing district")for 2020 will be held at 7:00 PM onNovember 16, 2020 at Des PlainesCity Hall, Room 102, 1420 MinerStreet, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016.

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ins. She also was at many visita-tions and funerals, including theone for the tragic death of AJFreund in Crystal Lake."

Susie visited schciols, a grouphome, senior living and nurs-ing homes, churches, libraries,the Northwest Central DispatchCenter and even a lawyer's of-fice to help de -stress clients. Sheattended LL(.' -scheduled eventssuch as funerals for police of-ficers or cornfol ted students aftera parent's death or the death of afrzilo student. She de -stressedhigh -school and college studentsb.:tore exams. attended Girl andBoy Scout tneetings, fire stationopen houses, charity 5K runs,veteran cruise nights, or NationalNight Out events.

"Susie attended church to meetand greet congregation mellitus.She visited members when asked,sometimes at homes or hospitals,"said Keller. "Susie went to thePADS shelter at Our Saviour'sLutheran Church in ArlingtonHeights on the nights when ourcongregation was supportingthat mission. She was at manyschool events, sporting events,fine arts events, and other thingslike pumpkin nights and parent/family nights.

"She attended many funerals,hich is how she became con-

nected with Glueckert. When theysaw what a difference a ComfortDog made for the families andfriends of loved ones, they wouldoccasionally call and ask for Susie

Susie visits the gravesites of veterans, one of her many responsibili-ties as a Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog.

to come on behalf of the familyand we would make that happenfor them."

Susie was rewarded for her ser-vice with a massage and a game ofcatch with a tennis ball. You couldtell she loved what she did. Whenher handlers picked her up, shewould wag her whole body.

Keller said that Susie's team willgrieve the loss. They will regroupand discuss how to continue theirministry to the church and in time,select another Comfort Dog.

"We are blessed to have LCCstaff K-9 Comfort Dogs Hannahand Jacob close by, and otherchurch affiliate dogs like JoJo,Flex, Myra, Tobias, Julia andothers that have offered their ser-vices to comfort our communityand fill in for Susie as needed,"said Keller.

St. Peter has started collectingdonations for another ComfortDog. The need for compassionfrom these special dogs contin-ues.


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inside her. The estate becomes a prtsi,..for her -- a claustrophobic chamber ofinner horror and fear, envisioning she'sslowly being drugged, hinting that somemalevolent force or spirit is at work forsake of making sure the child is bornthere and not in a hospital. What are theyhiding from her?

Yes, this sounds a little like "TheOmen," but certainly "Rosemary'sBaby," but as the cryptic story begins tounfold, you come to doubt what ex-actly the true intentions are of keepingher sequestered is all about. That's thebeauty of the script as well as the fru,,ttion. With only Margaret, who need.,cane to get around, and Thomas. all tr.happy to become Charlotte's confidant,is always busy "making lunch." Youhave to ask yourself where is the staffneeded to maintain such a huge mansion.Here again, the filmmakers are toyingwith you as only Margaret, Thomas anda lone stable attendant, Jane, are seen.It is a disarming feeling being alonecreating a nightmarish environment thathas Charlotte slowly descending intomadness.

A number of genres are at force in thispenetrating drama, which is cleverly wo-ven into the narrative in which Charlotteis convinced she's being held captive forsome sinister, possibly demonic purpose.Repeated failed attempts to escape andthe constant appearance of swarmingblack ravens seemingly keeping a watch-ful eye on her dread and melancholy, areall indications that Margaret -- as wellas Thomas and the doctor -- are up tosomething foul and evil. "Kindred" has alow-grade feeling of suspense, understat-ed in some devilish way to a conclusionyou feel will be revelatory, but disguisedthrough the slow -burn descent thatCharlotte must go through to assure thechild is born. Though the ending doesn'tdeliver the goods, it's the dark journeyCharlotte takes under clandestine, night-marish conditions that make "Kindred"worth seeing. Tamara Lawrance shouldbe applauded for delivering a convinc-ing, paranoid and haunting performance.

"Kindred" will be released in selecttheaters, on digital and cable video on -demand on Nov. 6.

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Aiello, PrudenceBerger, MarieCappelen, Julie A.Cobble, Ellsworth L.Dalesandro, RogerDiPalermo, NadiaFlegar, JohnGlass, Richard PeterGrabowski, TadeuszGryzik, Gloria J.Harris, Marlene H.Kobylewski, MargaretKrieter, Margaret D.Lynn, Dale A.Nelson, Johneen R.Nestler, Mildred K.Nordlund, Roy W.O'Reilly, Jean A.Parenteau, Sr., Dudley J.Piszczek, Joseph L.Stranahan, Richard B.Walczynski, JoanneWisnewski, Barbara M.

24. Beger was a homemakerand a former elementary andmiddle school teacher. She ispreceded in death by her par-ents Dr. Nicholas and JessieFrancona and her two sib-lings. She is survived by herhusband of 61 years, RichardD. Beger, two children, fourgrandchildren, one sister, andmany nieces and nephews.Funeral arrangements werehandled by Glueckert FuneralHome. Arlington Heights.

Julie A. Cappelenof Des Plaines

Julie A. Cappelen, 54,died Oct. 28. Wife of RandyCappelen and mother of two,daughter to the late Howardand Virginia Sexton, sisterof Michael Sexton ,Jill Cum-mings. Mary Jo Keeley, Pat -

Prudence Aielloof Buffalo Grove

Prudence Aiello, 92, diedOct. 24 at Northwest Com-munity Hospital in ArlingtonHeights. She was a wife,mother, grandmother andgreat-grandmother. She waspreceded in death by herhusband, Thomas A. Aiello,and her parents, Samuel andJosephine Terranova. Aiellois survived by four children,six grandchildren, and twogreat-grandchildren . Glueck-ert Funeral Home ,ArlingtonHeights, handled funeral ar-rangements.

Marie Begerof Arlington Heights

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Ellsworth "Al" L.Cobbleof the Northwest suburbs

Ellsworth "Al" L. Cobble,90, was involved with FEMA ,

the Des Plaines EMA, thePark Ridge Volunteer FireDepartment, and on call withthe Rosemont Fire Depart-ment. He travelled to Louisi-ana to assist after HurricaneKatrina hit. He also was acharter member of the ParkRidge Speed Skating Cluband National Speed Skatingfinish line judge. Husbandof Arlene, father of three,grandfather of one and father-in-law. Funeral arrangementsprovided by Nelson FuneralHome, Park Ridge.

Roger Dalesandroof Glenview

Roger Dalesandro, 73,died Oct. 24. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents.Dalesandro is survived by abrother, a niece, a nephew,three grand -nieces and twogrand -nephews. Russo'sHillside Chapels, Hillside,handled arrangements.

Nadia DiPalermoof Arlington Heights

Nadia DiPalermo, 76, diedOct. 27. DiPalermo workedas an administrative assistantfor Dr. Krock in ArlingtonHeights and was a memberof Our Lady of the WaysideCatholic Church in ArlingtonHeights. Preceded in deathby her parents, Andrej andEudoka Manusza and brotherGreg Manusza. She is sur-vived by her husband of 53years, Lucas, one daughter,a grandchild, a sister andseveral nieces and nephews.Glueckert Funeral Home,Arlington Heights, handledfuneral arrangements.

John Flegarof Mount Prospect

John Flegar, 86, died Oct.25. Husband of Margaret, for63 years, father of two andgrandfather of four. Funeralarrangements provided byFriedrichs Funeral Home,Mount Prospect.

Richard Peter Glassof Arlington Heights

Richard Peter Glass, 90,died Oct. 24 at NorthwestCommunity Hospital in Ar-lington Heights. Glass servedin the United States MarineCorps during the Korean Warand was employed by A.J.Bergren Company and AlliedShoe Company in Chicago for56 years. Glass also workedfor the original owners ofSuperdawg on MilwaukeeAvenue in the early 1950s.He was preceded in death byhis wife, Patricia, daughter-in-law, son, a granddaughterand brother. Glass is survivedby four children, a daughter-in-law, 10 grandchildren.and two great-grandchildren.Glueckert Funeral Home,Arlington Heights, handledfuneral arrangements.

Tadeusz Grabowskiof Nlount Prospect

Tadeusz Grabowski, 77,died Oct. 23 in ArlingtonHeights. Grabowski workedas a tool and die maker inChicago for 10 years andwas a member of St. EdnaCatholic Church in ArlingtonHeights. Preceded in deathby his parents, Franciszekand Marianna Grabowski.He is survived by his wifeof 51 years, Barbara, and hisdaughter, Dorothy Grabows-ki. Funeral arrangements pro-vided by Glueckert FuneralHome, Arlington Heights.

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Oct. 26. She was preceded indeath by her husband GeraldS . Gryzik. She is survivedby three children and sixgrandchildren. Skaja Ter-race Funeral Home, Niles,handled arrangements.

Marlene H. Harrisof Aurora, formerly of Glenview

Marlene H. Harris (neeWilde), 84, died Oct. 28. Har-ris was preceded in death byher husband, Russell Harris.She is survived by a daughter,a son, six grandchildren, fivegreat-grandchildren and manynieces and nephews. KolssakFuneral Home, Wheeling,handled arrangements.

Margaret T.Kobylewskiof Mount Prospect

Margaret J. Kobylewski,96, died on Oct. 27. Wifeof the late Leo, mother oftwo, grandmother of two,great-grandmother of two,sister and aunt. Funeral ar-rangements provided byFriedrichs Funeral Home,Mount Prospect.

Margaret D. Krieterof Des Plaines

Margaret D. Krieter, 83,died Oct. 19. She was amother of four, the late JamesKrieter and grandmother offive. Oehler Funeral Home,Des Plaines , handled arrange-ments.

Dale A. Lynnof Mount Prospect

Dale A. Lynn, 74, died Oct.25. She impacted many liveswith her selfless service tothe parish of St. Emily andthe community. Wife of Mi-chael R . Lynn, mother of four,grandmother of six, daughterof the late Walter and MarionSchmadebeck, sister, sister-in-law and aunt. Funeralarrangements provided byMatz Funeral Home, MountProspect.

Johneen R. Nelsonof Glenview

Johneen R. Nelson (nee

Yahiro), 65, died Oct. 22.She is survived by her hus-band, Robert E. Nelson,her parents, two sons, threesiblings, nieces, nephewsand friends. Nelson FuneralHome, Park Ridge, handledarrangements.

Mildred K. Nestlerof Glenview

Mildred Nestler, 88, diedOct. 22. Care MemorialCremation of Bridgeview &Romeoville handled arrange-ments.

Roy W. Norlund Jr.of Des Plaines

Roy W. Norlund Jr., 82,died Oct. 24. A 45 -year DesPlaines resident ,Norlund wasalso an Air Force veteran.Norlund is survived by hiswife of 50 years, Sonia, twosons, two grandchildren,and two siblings. G.L. HillsFuneral Home in Des Plaineshandled the funeral arrange-ments.

Jean A. O'Reillyformerly of Elk Grove Village

Jean A. O'Reilly, 84, ofSchaumburg, died Oct. 22, atFriendship Village. She wasa retired hospice nurse for20 years. She was the pastpresident of ACCW and anavid Hummel collector. Thewife of the late Robert E.,mother of three, grandmotherof six and great-grandmotherof one. She also leaves behindmany nieces, nephews andfriends. Funeral arrange-ments provided by Grove

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Dudley J. Parenteau,Sr.of Mount Prospect

Dudley J. Parenteau, Sr.,82, lost his brief battle withleukemia Oct. 27. Husbandof the late Virginia Parenteau,father to three and the lateDudley, Jr., grandfather tothree. Parenteau was a mem-ber of the Des Plaines Elks,and a U.S . Navy veteran. G.L.Hills Funeral Home and Cre-mation Center, Des Plaines,handled arrangements.

Joseph LawrencePiszczek, Jr.of Arlington Heights

Joseph Lawrence PiszczekJr., 83, died Oct. 23. He andhis three brothers served inthe U.S. Armed Forces. Hewas a U.S. Navy veteran anda member of the Knights ofColumbus, a global Catholicfraternal service order. Heserved as a data manager forGeneral Electric while work-ing with the Apollo SpaceProgram from 1963-1970.Piszczek was also a plantengineering supervisor withJuno Lighting for many yearsbefore retiring in 2008. Pre-ceded in death by his parents,Joseph and Bernice Piszczek,his sister and brother, and hisson, Joseph. He is survivedby his wife of 61 years,Carolyn, four children, fivegrandchildren, and two broth-ers . Funeral arrangements byGlueckert Funeral Home,Arlington Heights.

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Joanne Walczynskiof Arlington heights

Joanne Walczynski, 82,died Oct. 22. For nearly 40years, she worked for theArchdiocese of Chicago. Shebegan as a youth ministerin 1974 at St. Edna Parishin Arlington Heights andretired as a vicariate coor-dinator overseeing all theYouth Ministry programsin Lake and Cook counties.Survived by her husband,Steven Walczynski, fivechildren, 11 grandchildren,three great-grandchildren andby her siblings. Preceded indeath by her brothers and byher parents. Funeral arrange-ments provided by GlueckertFuneral Home, ArlingtonHeights.

Barbara M.Wisnewskiof Park Ridge

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There is an excitementbrought about by the motion ofa river... any river...a river thatendlessly flows backward intotime and forward into adven-ture...a river that is banked bypyramids or castles or virginforests...a river that awakensyou to a new destination everyday. The many boutique river-boats (aka "boatels") that plythe world's waterways will giveyou an unforgettable cruise onsome of the most exciting andromantic rivers in the world.

THE DANUBE: The beauti-ful blue Danube, the river aboutwhich Strauss wrote a waltz,is Europe's second -longestriver. If you promise to keep itunder your hat, I'll let you inon a little secret...the beauti-ful blue Danube, isn't blue atall. It is a mocha -green ribbonthat entwines itself through therolling hills, vineyards, vibrantcities and quaint hamlets ofEurope. The Danube Riverpasses through nine countriesand offers a choice of cruiseitineraries.

No matter which itinerary youselect, it will wind you throughwaterways lined with culturaland scenic diversity, and eventu-ally lead you to Budapest, a citygracing both sides of the Dan-ube. As your boat approachesBudapest a breathtaking sightappears before your eyes. In theevening, the city is ablaze withthousands of lights. Lights out-line the regal bridges; lights out-line the neoclassical buildings;lights outline the grand monu-ments. Budapest (pronouncedBudapesht) is a veritablefairyland... a fantasy that WaltDisney might have conjured up.The city we know as Budapestwas once three cities (Obuda,Buda and Pest) that existed sideby side. With the unification ofBuda and Obuda on the westbank, and Pest on the east bank,Budapest became a single citydivided by the Danube.

THE AMAZON: 0 Rio Mar!The River Sea! The world'slargest river, that fires the imagi-nation of all who dare to dream,dominates the land and the peo-ple who come in contact withit. The muddy and mysterious

A felucca sails the Nile in Cairo. (Photos by Janet Steinberg)

Amazon is a majestic presence.To those with an insatiable spiritof adventure, it is a strange mix-ture of primitive and civilized.The Amazon is a kaleidoscopeof mud huts and mini high-rises,dugout canoes and sleek oceanliners. There are man-eatingpiranhas that you don't see andimmense Vitoria Regia waterlilies that you do see.

Cruising the Amazon, you willexperience one of nature's mostspectacular sights. Encontrodas Aguas...the Meeting of theWaters. This rare phenomenonis caused by the sluggish, inkyblack waters of the Rio Negromeeting with the fast -flowing,café-au-lait colored waters ofthe Amazon. The two rivers, dif-fering in density and speed, flowside by side for nearly 40 -milesbefore they integrate completely.Cruising the 1,000 -mile voyageof discovery from the mouth ofthe world's mightiest river to theport city of Manaus gives a tasteof a country as virgin as 16thcentury explorers found it, yet as

modern as civilization allows it.THE SEINE: This famously

beautiful river that flowsthrough Northern France is alsoone of Europe's most romanticrivers. Since most Seine Rivercruises either begin or end inParis, take time to admire themajor sights of the magnificent"City of Light". These willinclude the renowned LouvreMuseum, with its glass pyramidentrance designed by the late. I.M. Pei; the Arc de Triomphe;Eiffel Tower; Palais Gamier Op-era House and the revered NotreDame Cathedral under restora-tion since the devastating fireon April 15, 2019. As the Seineglides your ship northward fromParis, you'll discover France'scountryside; visit Rouen, theCity of a Hundred Spires whereJoan of Arc was burned at thestake; delight in the gorgeousGiverny Gardens that inspiredthe artist Claude Monet; andwalk the hallowed grounds ofOmaha Beach where bikinis, notbombs, now grace the sand.

Bikinis, not bombs, now grace the sands of Omaha Beach.

THE NILE: Arriving in Cai-ro prior to taking a Nile Rivercruise is like falling through thelooking glass and ending up inhistory. Chaotic and crowded,

noisy and exciting, Cairo is onef the most exotic capitals in

the world. The largest city onthe African continent, Cairo is

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so vibrantly alive that even themost jaded traveler must yield toits magic. Although the West hasdefnitely made a huge impacton modern Cairo, its over-allflavor is still very much that ofthe Middle East. After touringCairo, and going to Giza for thearcient Pyramids and the GreatSphinx staring unblinkingly intothe desert, it is time to cruise theN de.

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Nile cruise in Cairo, Luxor orAswan, you'll be experiencingsights and adventures similar tothose of ancient pharaohs some4,000 years ago. However, inlieu of a royal barge poweredby muscular Nubian oarsmen,you can glide along the riverin a floating "boatel" completewith swimming pool, bar, ob-servation lounge and sundeck.Instead of being cooled by fan -bearing crew members, you'llneed only to adjust the thermo-stat in your air-conditioned cab-in. The Temple of Luxor...Kar-nak, with its Avenue of Rams...

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Budapest graces both sides of the Danube.

Dendera...Abydos...and TheValley of the Kings, whereTutankhamen is entombed...it's all there. To visit Egypt, thegift of the N ii e, without sailingthe world's greatest outdoormuseum, would be making anincomplete visit to the Land ofthe Pharaohs,

THE DI:ORO: Duoro Rivercruises usually begin in Porto(aka Oporto), Portugal's secondlargest city. and one of Portu-gal's most historic cities. Asyou drive along the Avenida dosAliados, enroute to the DuoroRiver, you will view some of

this UNESCO -listed city's mostimpressive buildings such asthe 1915 train station, the 18thcentury Church of Clerigos, andthe austere Se Cathedral, a 12th -century Romanewque building.Next, head down to the Ribeiraquarter to enjoy a cruise on theDouro River (River of Gold).

If you do not want to take anextended cruise. there is a largeselection of daily sightseeingboat tours, with the 6 -BridgesTour being one of the mostpopular. As you: boat passes un-der the Duoro's six bridges, thewater affords a totally different

panorama of Porto's skyline.On the opposite bank from

where you board the boat, youcan wander the riverside andvisit Vila Nova de Gaia, hometo the port trade and numerouswine lodges. Most of them wereestablished in the 18th century;their brand -name port winesare known worldwide. A DuoroRiver cruise, that culminateswith a visit to a winery, offersan "OPORTOnity" to learn theprocess of making port wine andto taste some of the world's fin-est Port wine.

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DOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON -RECORD CLAIMANTS De-endants 18 CH 02128 1675 NORTH BELMONT COURTARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60004NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 10, 2020, an agent for TheJudicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 3, 2020, at The Judicial SalesCorporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to thehighest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly knownas 1675 NORTH BELMONT COURT, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60004 Property IndexNo. 03-20-101-015-1018 The real estate is improved with a red brick, two story condo-minium with an attached one car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certi-fied funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third partychecks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the AbandonedResidential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estateat the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchasernot to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to itscredit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring theresidential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to thesale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, orspecial taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representa-tion as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 'AS IS' condi-tion. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of theamount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaserto a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be openfor 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 thisproperty is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other thana mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The CondominiumProperty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit whichis part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure saleother than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium PropertyAct, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOUHAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF ANORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE IL-LINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issuedby a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into ourbuilding and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification forsales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclo-sure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiffs Attorneys, One NorthDearbom Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIALSALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650(312) 236 -SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corpotation at www.tjsc.com for a7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC OneNorth Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E -Mail: [email protected] Attorney File No. 265960 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attomey Code. 61256Case Number: 18 CH 02128 TJSC#: 40-1594 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt CollectionPractices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffs attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at-tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case# 18 CH 02128 13156740

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a virtual public hearing will be held by the Zoning Boardof Appeals of the City of Park Ridge on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.when the following matter will be considered:

Zoning Case Number VA -20-0018: Application for variances to allow the encroachmentof a drive -through into a required yard and relief from the minimum required off-streetparking spaces in the B-2 General Commercial District, at the property commonlyknown as 742 Higgins Rd., Park Ridge, IL 60068. All persons interested in the abovedescribed matter are invited to participate. The hearing will be accessible at thefollowing link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4351139556459727631.Webinar ID: 765-945-859. Remote participation can occur in any of the followingways:

Submission of written comments before the public hearing:Written comments may be emailed to [email protected]. Commentsreceived by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, will be included in themeeting packet sent to the Commission.Written comments received after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12,through 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, will be emailed directly tothe Commission but will not be included in the meeting packet or posted onthe City's website.Written comments received after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, willbe added to the case file.

Remote participation during the public hearing:Participants may register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4351139556459727631 by no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, November19.In addition, participants who wish to comment during the hearing areencouraged to complete the speaker sign-up form by no later than 5 p.m. onThursday, November 19, at this link: https://forms.gle/RZePyYd16VgzaWKW7Participants who cannot or do not wish to comment during the hearing mayalso submit the speaker sign-up form. This form provides an opportunity toindicate support, opposition, or neither position with regard to the application.Participants' names, their position on the application, and any comments maybe stated during the hearing, subject to compliance with the Board's remotepublic hearing rules and procedures.Individuals who sign up to speak in this manner will receive an email after thesign-up time ends with information about how to join the meeting.Individuals who do not complete the speaker sign-up form by the deadline mayparticipate in the hearing by following the instructions provided on the meetingagenda: Listen to the public hearing by dialing +1 (951) 384-3421; Access Code:252-948-290; View a live broadcast via the City website at parkridge.us/events/default.asp or on the City PEG Channel (Comcast Channel 17; WOW Channel 6).

Any individual who requires accommodation to listen to or participate in the meetingshould contact [email protected], 847-318-5203, as soon as possible. The staffmemorandum and proposed project plans will be available for review by 5 p.m. onFriday, November 13, at parkridge.us/events/default.asp. Click on the agenda for theNovember 19 meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals to access the documents.

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Des Plaines Planning and Zoning Board willhold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. in Room 102 ofthe Des Plaines Civic Center, 1420 Miner Street, Des Plaines, Illinois to consider thefollowing petitions:

1. Address: 1535 Ellinwood Street Case Number: 20-047-V

The petitioner is requesting a Major Variation under Section 12-11-6(B) of the 1998 DesPlaines Zoning Ordinance, as amended, to allow a total of 180 square feet of wall signarea on an existing building, where the aggregate building sign area maximum is 125square feet, and the approval of any other such variations, waivers, and zoning reliefas may be necessary.

PINs: 09-17-419-034-0000

Petitioner: Dan Bourbon, 5270 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077

Owner: 1460 Library Plaza, LLC, 15660 Midwest Road, Suite 300,Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

2. Address: 10 E. Golf Road Case Number: 20-025-FPUD-LASR CU -V

The petitioner is requesting the following: (i) a Preliminary and Final Planned UnitDevelopment under Section 12-3-5-1 of the 1998 Des Plaines Zoning Ordinance, asamended, to allow a new fuel station at the existing Mariano's grocery store; (ii) aConditional Use for a Localized Alternative Sign Regulation (LASR) under Section 12-3-4 to allow a modified monument sign and new canopy signs with price readers;and (iii) approval of any other such variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may benecessary.

PINs: 09-18-100-004-0000

Petitioner: Tim Kratz, 3025 Highland Parkway, Suite 850, Downers Grove, IL60015

Owner: Realty Income Illinois Properties 2, LLC, 11995 El Camino Real,San Diego, CA 92130

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When Armistice Day' Became'Veterans Day': A Proclamation

Veterans Day, 1954

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Whereas it has long been our customs to commemorate November 11, the anni-versary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragicstruggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace; and

Whereas in the intervening years the United States has been involved in two othergreat military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans living and dead tothe honor rolls of this Nation; and

Whereas the Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926 (44 Stat.1982), calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate ceremonies, andlater provided in an act approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351) , that the eleventh ofNovember should be a legal holiday and should be known as Armistice Day; and

Whereas, in order to expand the significance of that commemoration and in orderthat a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its warswho have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nation, the Congress, byan act approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 168), changed the name of the holiday toVeterans Day:

Now,Therefore,I , Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America,

do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954, asVeterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those whofought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve ourheritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting anenduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.

I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the displayof the flag of the United States on all public buildings on Veterans Day.

In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all vet-erans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to wish to joinhands in the common purpose.

Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chair-man of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other personsas the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessaryplanning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments andagencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Com-mittee in every way possible.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of theUnited States of America to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of October in the Year of our Lordnineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the United States ofAmerica the one hundred and seventy-ninth.

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Salute To Our Veterans The Journal I November 4-9, 2020 I Page 3

Searching For Your Family's VeteransBy ANNE LUNDEJournal & Topics Reporter

Military service can be a sourceof pride for the men and womenwho serve in the United StatesArmed Forces and their families,but it can be a painful subject aswell, especially if the people whoserved return to negative responsesfrom strangers suffer from lastinginjuries or don't return at all.

If there isn't a way to ask in per-son if you're trying to reconstructa service record or seek clues onwartime experiences, you can do alot of tracking on a home or publiclibrary computer.

Finding the right reference linkscan make a big difference.

Discovering records which arefinally declassified can help. On-line sources and family researchmay unearth clues.

What follows are places to startlooking, primarily online, includ-ing state and national resources:

PARK RIDGE MEMORIES

Park Ridge Library staff re-corded information from WorldWar II veterans, a Reader ServicesDepartment project which startedin 2011. Find the link to the Vet-erans History Project under LocalHistory on the Park Ridge Library

website, www.parkridgelibrary.org/local-history.

STATE ARCHIVES

Illinois Secretary of State JesseWhite is also the state librarianand state archivist. Start with hisgeneral website at cyberdriveil-linos .com.

The Illinois Digital Archivesinclude a local database of over6,000 clippings from Park Ridge's

Mel Tierney American LegionPost 247 which was digitized'from the Park Ridge Library col-lection.

DATABASES OFILLINOIS VETERANS

Records collected over the pastcentury are collected for servicepersonnel with Illinois connec-tions who served in wars and

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conflicts from the War of 1812forward. Civil War rosters, per-sonnel who ended up in veteranshomes, and other lists for earliergenerations are included but maynot be complete.

ILLINOIS VETERANS'HISTORY PROJECT

The Illinois Veterans' HistoryProject, which began in 2004,

seeks to honor those men andwomen from Illinois who haveserved their country by recordingtheir stories. Veterans or their fam-ily members complete and submit.to the Illinois State Archives Il-linois Patriot Information Forms,and are encouraged to write downtheir remembrances and recollec-tions of their service. These willbe in the state archives' permanentcollection and can be searched byname, branch of service or warswhere they fought.

View online at the Illinois Digi-tal Archives to see a copy of theform and read any remembrancesor stories that have been attached.Printed copies can be orderedby writing to: Illinois Veterans'History Project, c/o Illinois StateArchives, Margaret Cross NortonBuilding, Springfield, IL 62756.

The Illinois database also in-cludes some links to national da-tabases through Ancestry LibraryEdition (Ancestry LE) which linkto related national resources likethe World War II hospital admis-sion card files from 1942 to 1954(including some from Korea).

The state site also providesonline links for modern veteransand their families who are seekingassistance in a variety of issues andcontacts across the state to advisors

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NATIONAL SOURCES

A number of databases withmilitary records are accessible forfree for seven days through sitesrelated to Amazon.com.

Search for a person's name onwww.Fold3.com. The search maybe narrowed by the conflict/war;e.g. World War II, and there are112 types of documents that maybe found such as draft cards , enlist-ment records and serial numbers,to name a few. The database isalso available through Ancestry.corn and through the NationalArchives (NARA.gov).

Next, try www.Ancestry.com.Someone may have created a fileabout the person. It is necessary tocreate an account but if one doesnot have one, the database is avail-able complimentarily in the publiclibrary although it is necessary tohave a library card number to login. Type in the person's name us-ing as much exact information aspossible. If you are not sure thatthe information being entered iscompletely correct, click off theterm "Exact" so that the systemwill search broadly. This willlikely pull up many records. Trynarrowing the search by adding a

middle name or initial. Look onthe left. It is possible to narrowthe search further by date, place,event, death, Social Securitynumber -- all sorts of ways. Clickon Military in the filters on theleft, which reduces the numberof records and check the closestmatches. The system searches formilitary -related information simi-lar to Fold3 but holds even moresuch as hospitalizations, pressreleases and discharge papers,etc. There may also be historicnewspaper articles related to theperson.

Newspapers .com is a greatplace to search on its own fora person as well. It includescoverage of hundreds of smallnewspapers across the country.The database offers a seven-dayfree trial which is enough time tofind and download the pertinentarticles.

The National Archives -- www.archives.gov -- is a huge, freedatabase of our national recordsand holds a vast veterans col-lection.

Try the A AD -- Access toArchival Databases: https://aad.archives .gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=893&cat=WR26&tf=F&bc=,s1

Again, type in as much informa-tion about the person as possible.The records are not complete.Millions of the Army's personnel

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The litinCPS Veterans History Project was launched by Secretary of State Jesse White to create a permanent record of the narnes aria stories of

tilinbis war veterans and civilians who served our state and country during war, so that their contributions Mil not be forgotten,

How to ParticipateTh participate in the Sri Bois Veterans History Project, veterans or their family members can obtain anIllinois Patriot Information Form from the Secretary of State's office_ Forms are also available at

ever erv;ces faciikes throughout litinots and at M;nois public libraries. interested persons may alsoprint their own copies by downloading a PDF sermon of the form in either -:-!: or

Veterans or their famiiy members can complete this ?ir remembrances on the back

or on a separate sheet of paper. Those who participate receive Off iciai Certificate of

IllinoisOreterans' History Project

Screenshot of website for Illinois Veterans History Project, which began in 2004.

records were destroyed in a fire inSt. Louis in 1973 so not everyonewho served is there now. If one isnext of kin, the full military filecan be ordered online or by mailthrough the National PersonnelRecords Center:

https://www.archives .gov/vet-erans/military -service-records .

The cost is $20 and the wait islong.

The Library of Congress holdsthe entire Veterans History Project,not just Illinois. The firsthand ac-counts of experiences from WWIto the Iraq War are available in

print, audio and video -- https://www.loc .gov/vets .

The Library of Congress alsoholds in its digital collection theChronicling America HistoricAmerican Newspaper Collec-tion from 1789 to 1963 -- https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.

The library holds online photo-graphs and war footage --https://www.loc.gov/collections/?q=war-- and-- https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=war&new=true&st=. There is no fee and most ofthe images and documents are inthe public domain.

The Smithsonian Museum,national museum , holds countlessimages and videos of our wartimeconflicts -- https://www.si.edu/search ?edan_q=war& . Use of thedatabases is free. Try typing in aperson's name.

Special thanks to the ParkRidge Library's history collec-tors, especially Amber Ensign,Laura Scott and Cathy Thompsonfor collecting records, and tolocal researcher Patricia Loft -house, for their efforts over theyears for sending us in the rightdirection.

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`LEAVE NO VETERAN BEHIND'How Back To WorkBoot Camp EvolvedAmid Pandemic

By LAUREN BARRYJournal & Topics Reporter

Even though the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic has changedhow veterans participate in theannual Des Plaines Chamber ofCommerce Veterans Back to WorkBoot Camp, the program is stillgoing strong.

"It's the best group of veteransyet, who really need this," saidchamber Director Andrea Biwer.She founded the program fouryears ago in honor of her son , Bran-don Thompson, a member of theU.S. Air Force who was recentlydeployed to the Middle East.

"My son's friends were out, anda lot of them were having troublefinding jobs," Biwer explained.

Through the 10 -week program,veterans learn about possiblecareer paths, making resumes,interviewing and more with thehelp of mentors and chambermembers. Participants also receivea "career enhancement package"worth $8 ,000. After they graduatefrom the program, the veterans

The Back to Work Boot Camp gave participants a chance to give back to the community by helping move the Des Plaines Self -Help Closet &Pantry to a new home in October. (Photos submitted)

are also invited to participate ina career fair where they can testout their new skills and potentiallymatch with a desirable job.

So far, 77 veterans have graduat-ed from the boot camp. Graduateshave found work at Jewel-Osco,the Des Plaines Police Dept., the

Elk Grove Village Fire Dept., DesPlaines -based American Eagleweb design company, Mariano's,the Department of Child Protective

HONORING ALL.WHO SERVED

Services, Edward Jones Finapcialand LSG SkyChefs, said Biwer.

Des Plaines police officer and(Continued on page 6)

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Marine Corps veteran Evan Franckof the Mount Prospect/ ArlingtonHeights area was a graduate of the2017 boot camp program.

"I love my job. I am in a posi-tion where I have a path to climband they are training me to oneday be a store director," said bootcamp graduate Laura Johnstone,who found work at Jewel-Oscowhere she currently works as agrocery manager. "I love workingfor Jewel because I can see howmuch they care about and loveveterans and also our communityas a whole. JeWel-Osco donatesto local food pantries continu-ously throughout the year. Withthe spread of [COVID-19] and itseffect on the economy, they haveupped their game by contribut-ing to organizations that providechildren with lunch in the absenceof school programs."

Johnstone said she is gratefulshe was able to find a job throughthe program and that she worksat a place with other veterans onstaff.

Colin Kipping-Ruane, a Navyveteran and graduate of the 2018program who found work withAmerican Eagle, served as a men-tor to both 2019 and 2020 bootcamp participants, she added.

"He's amazing," Biwer said.Since the annual program

started, over 350 area veterans

have applied to participate, includ-ing 80 this year. Biwer said this isthe highest number of applicantsso far and that the pool included35 applicants referred to the pro-gram by the Illinois Departmentof Employment Security.

This year, many more peoplethan usual have been working withthe state office due to the economicimpact of the pandemic.

What makes the most recentcohort of 20 veterans selectedfor the program unique is theirdiversity, said Biwer. Their yearsserved range start in 1983 and endin 2020, and they represent all tra-ditional branches of the military:Army, Air Force, Navy, Marinesand the Coast Guard, are repre-sented, she said. Additionally, the2020 veterans boot campers havea wide range of career interests,including: human resources,information technology, cybersecurity, psychology, criminaljustice, video media, communityoutreach, entrepreneurship supplymanagement and banking.

Campers from last year's pro-gram were not able to participatein the annual career fair at theDes Plaines Library, as it waspostponed indefinitely due to thepandemic. When Biwer realizedthe fair couldn't move forwardas planned, she knew the programwould need to be re -worked.

"We really had to take a look

Participants in the latest Des Plaines Chamber Back to Work Boot Camp meet virtually via Zoom.

at the program and see what wecould do," she told the Journal& Topics.

Biwer said the search for inter-ested veterans began in the sum-mer. A committee was gathered toreview applications and select theveterans they thought would beable to have the most success.

Applicants from Des Plaines,Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights,Wheeling, Schaumburg and Evan-ston made the cut, she said.

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Examples of activities bootcampers get to participate in in-clude a mock interview session,resume review with Oakton Col-lege instructors, communicationworkshops, corporate cultureworkshops and Linkedin work-shops.

"I had my first two interviewswhile I was in the boot camp,

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Christ Church ToHonor VeteransWith Special Service

Christ Church UCC will hold its seventh "Honoring our VeteransService" at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8.

Paul Meincke veteran broadcast journalist and an Honor FlightChicago board director will be the guest speaker.

Due to CDC regulations, only 50 guests are allowed to attend theservice and luncheon. Call the church office to make a reservation, at847-297-4230 and speak to Deborah. Sign up began Oct. 11.

Donations for Honor Flight Chicago will be accepted by mail or inWobbe Hall after the service.

Social distancing and facemasks are required in the church building.Church Church UCC is located at 1492 Henry Ave. in Des Plaines. Veterans who attended last year's "Honoring Our Veterans Service" at Christ Church UCC in Des Plaines.

Boot Camp(Continued from page 6)

not! Luckily, the boot camp's giftpaid for my suit and attire for theinterview as well!"

This year, the veterans willreceive a video of their sessionthat they can study after the campis over.

"We haven't skipped a beat,"said Biwer. "They're really eatingup all of the education."

In addition to the career train-ing sessions, community partnerPlanet Fitness has organizedvirtual workout sessions for the

veterans and their families onSunday nights during the bootcamp.

"While it is about finding theirhappiness in their job, it's alsoabout their health," said Biwer ofthe program.

To wrap up the program eachyear, the veterans participate ina community service project.Last year, they helped completerenovations at American LegionPost 36.

This year, the veterans werescheduled to work with Two Men

and a Truck to help move the DesPlaines Self Help Closet & Pantryfrom its 600 E. Algonquin Rd.location to a new, larger site at 769Holiday Lane in late October.

Veterans are expected to gradu-ate Nov. 4 -- just in time forVeterans Day -- and veteranswill be able to celebrate their ac-complishments in person and viaZoom, Biwer said.

She and the chamber board ofdirectors are working on plansfor the future of the career fair,whether it be held virtual or in -person, based on community andbusiness needs.

As of this fall, Biwer is working

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VET BRINGS DONATIONSTO HEALTH CENTER; POSTPLANS FOR CHRISTMASBy AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZJournal & Topics Reporter

Lee Jensen hasn't let the pandemic stophim from providing aid to fellow localveterans who are in need of a little sugarypick-me-up.

Jensen , whose military service previouslyincluded a tour of duty as a combat engineerduring the Korean War, has long been a partof the Mount Prospect community.

A resident of Mount Prospect for over50 years, Jensen has been a member of theMount Prospect American Legion Post 525and currently serves as a chaplain. Jensenalso is a life member of Mount Prospect Post1337 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Through the post, Jensen has partici-pated in bingo nights at Captain James A.Lovell Federal Health Care Center in NorthChicago since its start about 23 years ago.Jensen explained that every month, for ninemonths out of the year,they would meet andplay bingo, giving away cash prizes andproviding snacks for the veterans.

However, COVID has changed all that.Due to the current health pandemic,

Lovell had to shut down its normal op-erations and they weren't able to continuehosting bingo.

"Now with the COVID situation the vetsare kind of confined to their wards and they

are not able to go to the canteen to purchasesnacks," said Jensen.

Jensen has worked with Kenneth List,chief of community affairs at Lovell, to beable to provide snacks to veterans for thepast three months.

The money used for the donations hasbeen fundraised by the post, which has host-ed fundraisers every year pre-COVID.

"We have a certain amount of moneythat we set aside strictly for veterans,"said Jensen.

Currently, the post is providing donationsfor approximately 20 to 23 veterans whowould participate in bingo.

With no word on when bingo would beable to be reinstated, Jensen is focused onbringing snacks to the health center to helplift veteran spirits.

He is currently taking snacks to the centeronce a month or whenever supplies are run-ning low. Jensen, who previously had twoother people helping him run bingo nights,is currently delivering the donations himselfto try to follow social distancing restrictionsplaced by the center to help aid in minimiz-ing the spread of COVID.

The post is also looking into differentways of moving forward with their otherannual fundraisers, including their Christ-mas party.


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VFW, American Legion Plan Veterans DayProgram To Include Many Area SchoolsSubmitted by the MountProspect Park District

Mount Prospect area veteranshave been working diligentlyto plan and produce this year'sVeterans Day program.

It will feature a (mostly) livetelevision feed broadcast overMount Prospect Comcast Chan-nel 17 and available to all localelementary, middle and highschools.

The project is complex andnew to the posts but Bill Starr,commander of Post 525, andLes Durov, commander of Post

I 337, have been diligently work-ing to make it one of the mostmemorable.

For as long as most folks canremember, every Veterans Day,members of our local posts splitoff into small groups and visitedas many area schools as possible.The students, faculties and staffof these schools like hearingabout the holiday from actualveterans.

For the vets' part, they alwaysenjoy interacting with children -telling stories about their serviceand answering questions. Ofcourse, due to COVID-19, these

types of events will not be pos-sible this year.

The broadcast will begin at 10a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 andshould last until about an hour.By noon, it will be available onYouTube for re -broadcasting toschools that can only see it in theafternoon.

Details of the program are be-ing finalized but Starr, who willemcee the program, reports thatit will include many patrioticmusical selections performedby professional entertainer LucyAriana Gamboa and the MacAr-thur Middle School Band and

Chorus as well as a keynote ad-dress by U.S. Air Force MajorScott Paeth.

Also included will be read-ings from "I am the AmericanFlag" by two local students, a21 -gun salute (prerecorded) bythe joint Color Guard of Post1337 and Post 525 and the liveplaying of Taps at the close ofthe program.

Starr added that schools fromdistricts 15, 21, 23, 26, 54, 57,59, 62 and 214 plus many areaparochial schools have been in-vited to participate in the event.The broadcast will be made

from the Mount Prospect villageboardroom.

On behalf of Post 525, Post1337 and all U.S. veterans every-where, Starr and Durov expresstheir thanks and appreciationto the staffs of the village, theMount Prospect Park District andthe many other volunteers fromboth Posts and the school districtswhose dedication and hard workmade this year's Veterans Dayprogram possible.

For additional informationabout the Veterans Day program,contact Starr at [email protected].

Jensen(Continued from page 9)

"We do have our annual Christ-mas party with the VFW (Veteransof Foreign Wars), when we weregetting together we would bringgifts and eventually we would takethat up to the veterans hospital,"

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"...so our veterans would stillaccumulate gifts and bring that uparound the holidays or mauve afterthe holidays, depends," concludedJensen.

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they grieved.Despite all of these challenges,

Fukuda remained committed to hiseducation. He completed the cer-tified nursing assistant program,emergency medical technicianprogram and practical nursingprograms with Harper.

In October 2019, good newsfinally arrived with Fukuda be-coming a United States citizen.Despite the challenges COVID-19presented, he successfully com-pleted the LPN program this pastsummer and has transitionedinto the bridge to RN program atHarper. He's focused on becominga CRNA and is considering join-ing the Air Force Medical Corps.He's also committed to honoringthe legacy of his biological father,who passed away a few years afterFukuda moved to the U.S.

Fukuda was able to completehis LPN program with the helpof Finish Line Grant funds, whichare designated for students whoare nearing completion (at least75 percent through their program)and have run into an unexpectedfinancial hardship that may keepthem from finishing their degreeor certificate.

When the pandemic struck,Fukuda's hours were cut and hisincome decreased by half. Harperawarded him a grant, which helped

HARPER NURSING STUDENT, ARMY RESERVIST,OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO HELP OTHERSSubmitted by Harper College

Imagine living your entire lifebelieving you knew who yourparents were, only to find out atage 24 that things weren't whatyou thought.

That's exactly what happenedto Harper College nursing stu-dent E.R. Fukuda of Elk GroveVillage.

Fukuda grew up in the Philip-pines living a comfortable life withhis mother, father and.sibl ings. Hisparents were business owners; theywere a successful and happy fam-ily. Life took a turn in 2013 whenFukuda learned his father, the onlyfather he'd ever known , was not infact his biological father.

Fukuda moved to the Chicagoarea to meet his biological fatherand pursue the American dream.His biological father introduced hiswork as a careg iver to Fukuda , whowas drawn to the field as a way togive back and help others. Underhis student visa, Fukuda enrolledat Harper in Palatine and startedworking to help make ends meet.He was working seven days a week,all while taking classes and study-ing. He managed the tough courseload and work hours by squeezingin study time when he could.

"As an in -home caregiver, Iwould study while the clients

slept," Fukuda said.Fukuda's financial challenges

grew when his parents' once suc-cessful business went bankrupt.He started working on campus atStarbucks and Subway,bartendingat a club in Chicago and drivingfor Uber. At the peak, Fukuda wasworking five jobs on top of study-ing - all so he could stay afloatand help his family.

Meanwhile, time was runningout on Fukuda's student visa. Hewasn't ready to leave the U.S.and give up his dream of earninga certified registered nurse anes-thetist (CRNA) credential, so hediscovered a military program thatprovides a pathway to citizenshipand enlisted right away. AddA rmyReserves to his resume.

Upon completion of his serviceand training requirements, Fukudawas to be granted United Statescitizenship. Once again, however,things didn't go quite as planned.

"There were many hurdles, set-backs, delays and a lot of bureau-cratic red tape," Fukuda said.

He was caught up in a wave ofchanging immigration policy, hisfuture uncertain again. Around thesame time, he learned his fatherin the Philippines had died froma heart attack. Because of federalpolicy changes, Fukuda couldn'tgo home to be with his family as

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Triton College Provides Opportunities ForVeterans Seeking Education, Career GuidanceSubmitted by Triton College

Veterans of the United StatesArmed Forces are encouragedto consider enrolling at TritonCollege to further their educationand earn skills to get them to beU.S. workforce ready.

The college has over 110 de-gree and certificate programs,which both recently dischargedand retired veterans can choosefrom.

Popular areas of study for vet-erans include law enforcement,fire science, criminal justiceand youth services. Constructionand professional managementcourses are popular too, withstudent -vets, according to KenSmith, director of Admission andVeterans Resource coordinator.

"The sense of community atTriton, the ethnic diversity andthe campus size helps to makethe transition from Army life tocivilian life much easier. In themilitary, we are used to havingexperiences with a very diversegroup of individuals," said PaulCadogan, Army combat veteranformerly stationed at Ft. Polk,LA, now studying criminal jus-tice with plans to become a youthprobation officer.

"Triton is so close to thecity, making it a melting pot of

students, which is a great thingfor an incoming veteran. I havefound that it is a happy place forpeople continuing their educa-tion," Cadogan said.

Enrolling at Triton providesan opportunity for veterans tostudy and attend classes with busystudents that are in a similar lifestage. Since the average age ofa Triton College student is 29,the likelihood of commonalitiesamong classmates, such as full-time responsibilities outside ofclass including families and jobs,is higher.

Student -Vets have access to allcampus resources and facilities,including the library, fitness andhealth center, advising and tutor-ing, the Transfer Center, CareerServices and the Student Center& Cafeteria, just as any otherstudent.

Ashley Hernandez, formerArmy specialist, decided to en-roll at Triton to study criminaljustice after a 10 -year break. Shecurrently works in the securityindustry for the U.S. governmentand plans to use her education forprofessional advancement.

"I want to move up the ranks. Ireturned to school to finish whatI started years ago, and to putthis hard-earned degree on myresume," Hernandez said.

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Interested veterans shouldvisit https://www.triton.edu/students/Veterans-Services/Veterans -Information -and -Educational -Benefits/, whichprovides several helpful linksfor veterans.

Five steps to enrolling at TritonCollege for veterans include:

familiarize themselves witheducational benefits, includinggrants and scholarships;

visit ebenefits.va.gov to applyfor federal educational benefits.Visit isac.org to apply for statebenefits;

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November 4-9, 2020 I The Journal Salute To Our Veterans

Elk Grove VFW, Community Group Host Veterans Homeless Supply DriveBy TOM ROBBJournal & Topics Reporter

Elk Grove Village VFW Post9284 and Community CharacterCoalition of Elk Grove Villagemembers will hold a supply drivefor a homeless veterans transitioncenter Saturday, Nov. 7 at the ElkGrove VFW post.

The drive will collect cloth-ing and cleaning supplies forthe Eddie Beard Vet House, a

transitional home for veterans inChicago along with a new associ-ated 50 -bed transitional housingfacility, which is expected to openthis winter.

The drive is a drive-thru onlyevent in the parking lot of the VFWPost building at 400 E. DevonAve., Elk Grove Village, from 9a.m. to noon. Volunteers workingthe event and those making dona-tions are asked to wear masks.

Community Character Coalitionmember David Miller, who hasbeen Working with VFW membersto organize the drive, said the twoorganizations have been workingto support the Eddie Beard VetHouse, run by a Chicago -basednonprofit homeless services andadvocacy organization called In-ner Voice.

The CCC and VFW have beenholding supply drives for theEddie Beard House and for thehomeless through the Great Lakes

Elk Grove VFW Hall located on Devon Avenue. (Journal file photo)

Naval Training Center for severalyears. Miller said the suggestionto support the organizations camefrom VFW Service Officer TerryTomaso. He said in spite of repeatedattempts to contact Great Lakes thisyear, calls were not returned.

Needed supplies include newsocks, t -shirts and underwear,

preferably in larger sizes, toilet-ries, health and beauty suppliessuch as body wash, shampoo,toothpaste, in both regular andtravel sizes, along with beddingin twin bed sizes for the new50 -bed facility, cleaning suppliessuch as pine cleaners, dish andlaundry soap.

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Miller said besides housing vet-erans transitioning from homeless-ness, the Eddie Beard Vet Housealso sees homeless veterans on adrop -in basis where travel -sizepersonal hygiene products aredistributed.

CCC has been partnering withVFW Post 9284 for the past several

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Niles VFW Post 3579 is pre-paring to start renovating its newhome: a former medical clinicbuilding purchased in June whilecontending with COVID-19 re-strictions hampering activities.

The VFW closed on the pur-chase of the new building at7255N. Caldwell Ave. The formermedical clinic is set up with smallexam rooms, necessitating a reno-vation to include a larger bar andfunction room for VFW meetings,and rentals for events.

VFW Post 3579 continues tooperate out of its current homein White Eagle Banquets on Mil-waukee Avenue, south of Touhy.VFW Cmdr. Kevin Morrison saidhe hopes if bids and permitting runsmoothly to open the new Caldwellbuilding in April.

Although the recent COVID-19restriction s.closing indoor serviceat bars and restaurants did shutdown the bar, video gaming isconsidered an essential businessby the state, so video gaming inthe VFW's current post is stillopen and operating. Morrison saidjust as people were starting to getcomfortable returning to the post,state restrictions came down cost-ing an important source of revenuefor the post.

The lost revenue comes asrenovations to the new homebegin to come into focus, includ-ing a major unexpected expense.Post members are deep into thatprocess, already accepting bidsfor some trades such as heating,ventilation, air conditioning andstructural work and working witharchitects to prepare drawings tosubmit for permits.

A Boy Scout from Niles, partof Troop 55 out of Glenview,

has offered to do a landscapingproject at the new post home onCaldwell as a project to earn therank of Eagle Scout. Morrisonsaid that scout is working to havethe project approved through theEagle Scout process.

One challenge has been a re-quired sprinkler system to allowfor a capacity of more than 50 inthe building.

The former medical clinic wasnot built with a sprinkler system.Morrison said the building wasgrandfathered not requiring one.The VFW's renovations would,however, require one be installedin order for capacity to exceed50 people.

Morrison said making that

installation happen will be pro-hibitively expengive as a newlarger capacity water feed for thebuilding would need to run fromthe central water main serving thearea. Morrison said the smallerwater line can easily accommo-date faucets and other plumbingin the building, but said sprinklersystems require a larger feed.

Complicating the situation isthe fact that the water main itselfis located across Caldwell Avenuefrom the post building. Morrisonsaid installing the larger waterconaction would require cuttinginto to the roadway to run a pipeunder Caldwell, a state road, andwould require Illinois Dept. of


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Rolling Meadows Celebrate VetsWith Banner, Social Media Mentions

Although traditional VeteransDay celebrations in Rolling Mead-ows are canceled this year due tothe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,the city plans to celebrate veteransin a different way.

"We will be honoring our won-

derful vets with a dedicated largebanner hanging at the CarillonMonument along Kirchoff Roadthis year, along with mentions onsocial media," Lori Ciezak, assis-tant to the city manager, told theJournal & Topics Friday, Oct. 30.

She said city staff hopes to putup the banner Nov. 5 .It is expectedto stay up through Nov. 13.

The Rolling Meadows VeteransMemorial Monument & Carillonbells are located at Kirchoff Roadand Owl Drive.

Veterans Day BloodDrive In Wheeling

Local residents can help savelives this Veterans Day by partici-pating in a blood drive from 2 to7 p.m:Wednesday,Nov. 11 in thefirst floor Scanlon Conferenceroom of Wheeling Village Hall,2 Community Blvd. Appoint-

ments can be made by [email protected] or byvisiting vitalant.org and usinggroup code WH98. Though ap-pointments are recommended,walks -ins are also welcome.Masks are required.

Niles VFW(Continued from page 15)

Transportation permitting. Hesaid installing that water mainconnection and sprinkler systeminfrastructure would cost about$175,000.

Morrison said the sprinklersystem infrastructure would be in-stalled in the building, but withoutthe connection to the water mainacross Caldwell until a later date.He said the village would allowthe post to function with a limit of50 without the operating sprinklersystem.

The post was able to purchasethe building from proceeds fromthe sales of the former ParkRidge and Skokie Valley VFWpost buildings. Those two posts

were recently consolidated withthe Niles VFW post. The post iscurrently fundraising to pay forrenovations.

Although the post set up a GoFund Me page, revenues have notbeen strong. He said contributionsare coming in from donors outsidethe Go Fund Me page. Video gam-bling is bringing in some revenue,but Morrison said revenue from thebar and rentals of the White Eaglespace for events will be missed. Hesaid post members are consider-ing bringing back the Queen ofHearts game if state regulationswould allow.

While plans for some VFWevents are moving forward, othershave been canceled because ofstate COVID-19 restrictions.

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A Veterans Day ceremony atthe Niles Veterans MemorialWaterfall at Milwaukee Avenueand Touhy is moving forward,although the event will not beadvertised as public to limitthe gathering to fewer than 25people, to comply with the stateCOVID-19 order on public gath-erings. Post and village officialssay public attendance is typicallymuch smaller at the VeteransDay event than the MemorialDay event because of the colderweather.

Mayor Andrew Przybylo, Vil-lage Manager Steve Vinezeano,and representatives from thepolice and fire departments alongwith veterans are expected to at-tend and speak at the event along

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with VFW post and Vietnam Vet-erans ofAmerica group members.Village officials said video ofthe event would be recorded andaired on the Niles cable accesschannel at a later date. Morrisonsaid there would not be a normalgathering at the VFW post afterthe event.

The post is also planning aMonday, Nov. 10 celebration ofthe birthday of the United StatesMarine Corps, if it can be donewithin COVID-19 restrictions.

The Marine birthday eventwould have a special guest, a GoldStar family member of a Marinekilled in the Vietnam War.

Carol Badalamenti, whosemaiden name is Bollman, is ex-.pected to honor her late brother

Marine Cpl. Donald Bollman,killed in action in Vietnam in1967. Morrison said a messagefrom the secretary of the Navyand the commandant of the MarineCorps would be read at the Marinebirthday event.

Marines would be represented atthe event by Marine Maj. JosephSteinfels (ret.), who was recentlyappointed to the Niles Arts andCulture Advisory Council byMayor Przybylo.

The VFW is also currentlyhosting a food drive for the NilesFamily Services Food Pantry.

An Oktoberfest event plannedfor Saturday, Nov. 14 at the posthas been canceled as have weeklypromotions to watch ChicagoBears games at the post bar.

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Veterans Benefits For Adult Day CareBy LINDA SMITHMarketing Director at Lutheran Home

An adult daycare center sup-ports the health , nutritional, socialand daily living needs of adultsin a professionally staffed groupsetting.

Typically, adult day care is usedto relieve the caregiver of his orher duties for the day while ensur-ing that the care recipient receivesconsistent care in a safe, friendlyenvironment.

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VETERANS PREPARING FOR THEIR FUTUREVeterans of the U.S. military participated in the 4th annualDes Plaines Chamber of Commerce & Industry's, Veterans -

Back To Work Boot Camp, brought to you by Rivers Casinoand also funded by The Home Depot, Planet Fitness, AMITAHealth, VFW Post 9248 and American Legion Post 36. Manymember companies of the Des Plaines Chamber of Com-merce & Industry have also provided additional in -kindsupport. This fall, due to the pandemic, the Chamber

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Veteran participants having fun and learning at theirweekly boot camp class via Zoom in October.

Veteran and Veteran Mentors meeting each other for the1st time at the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce officein September.

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Introducing

The Des Plaines Chamber ofCommerce & Industry's

2020 Veterans Back To Work Boot Camp Graduates

Shavone AllenWilliam R. Baur

Charles BenfordK. Evan Cramer

Felicia E. Emanuel

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Marines, 1988-1996Marines, 1990-1994

Navy, 1983-1988

Human ResourcesBanking & Finance

Government/ HomelandSecurity

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Ryan GreenDavid Kim

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Angela PooleMariusz Pretnik

Brian Rice

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Army, 1990-1998Navy, 2001-2016

Coast Guard, 2013-2019

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Anthony ChristopherCody Hastings Shepard

Elizabeth D. SotoCameron F. Stewart IV

Carlos A. Uresti Jr.

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Happy Veterans Day to all service members. Today we celebrate the fourth graduating class of the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce & Industry's

Veterans Back To Work Boot Camp.Congratulations to the twenty men and women on their inspiring transition over the past ten weeks. We salute you!

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Park Ridge Legion Post's OnlineArchive Tracks WWII ServiceBy ANNE LUNDEJournal & Topics Reporter

One of the treasures entrustedto the Park Ridge Library over theyears was a collection of informa-tion, primarily news clippings,collected as an archive by ParkRidge's Mel Tierney AmericanLegion Post 247. The post isnamed in honor of the first localcasualty from World War I..

At a time when the North Sub-urban library system to which thePark Ridge Library belonged, wascreating a regional archive anddatabase, Park Ridge sent 6,686images to that collection , and whenthat system disbanded, its com-bined electronic collections weretransferred to the Illinois StateDigital Archive. This is part of agrowing resource created duringthe administration of Secretary ofState Jesse White, whose positionincludes serving as state librarianand state historian.

Most of this particular collec-tion from the Mel Tierney Postis focused on World War II andthe men and women who servedthen. In modern times, they arenot always considered to be from

Park Ridge, as they later settled orworked elsewhere, but many havelinks in the community as gradu-ates of Maine (later East) HighSchool or through family memberswho were still here later.

Read in conjunction with othersources that continue to be postedby family researchers, and withwar records which are eventuallybeing declassified and releasedby the U.S. government, moderngenerations can find out a lotmore.

HIS THIRD WAR

For some in service it was nottheir first military assignment.

Carl N. Danielson, 67, a Nor-wegian emigrant, had studiedmechanical engineering atArmourInstitute (IIT) and served as achief machinist's mate in the U.S.Navy at the Battle of Manila in theSpanish-American War.

He was barely back homewhen World War I started. Hereenlisted and spent most of thatwar helping to ship convoys fromChicago, through the Great Lakes,and across the Atlantic Ocean toFrance.

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He and his wife and their young-est four children were living inPark Ridge when the United Statesentered World War II.

In peace time he was a memberof the motion picture operatorsunion, celebrating his 40th year in1943. He had spent the last 18 yearsas projectionist at the Des PlainesTheater. His son-in-law would fillin , the article said, while he headedto New London, CT, to learn thelatest engineering machinery, butat 67, he had already passed hisphysical. By this time he was acaptain.

"I am not enlisting for the gloryof it," Danielson explained. "Iwant to be sure that my childrenand grandchildren will have a bet-ter world in which to live."

DR. MARKS

Several generations of ParkRidge families were devotedpatients of Dr. Richard Marks,a local pediatrician for 51 years.Marks also was heading off toservice in 1943.

While the clipping archive haslimited information on his latercareer, modern residents may re -

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member the debates a dozen yearsago over renaming the street infront of Park Ridge City Hallin memory of state senator andformer long-time Mayor MartyButler. It was not unanimouslyendorsed by some residents, whoproposed naming what became"Butler Place" for Dr. Marks,who had died just before his 97hbirthday.

TEACHER RETURNS

Harold Browman had beenteaching electricity and machineshop at Maine High School whenhe was recruited to learn new opti-cal skills by the U.S. Navy. Theyneeded specialists to make lensesfor gun sights.

In 39 months of service, hewas eventually shipped to basesin the Pacific Theater, running alens repair base in the Philippines,before coming home to teachmachine shop and driver trainingat Maine.

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James C. W. Lunde grew up onNorth Prospect Avenue. His par -

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ents, Bjarne and Dorothy (Wood)were both graduates of the originalMaine High School in Des Plaines.His mother studied domestic sci-ence at Lewis Institute, later partof Illinois Tech. She was the firstdomestic science teacher in ParkRidge -Niles School Dist. 64.The old Grant Place School wasreopened to provide classroomspace.

Jim Lunde would become adesigner later, but one of his earlyjobs was cleaning up the shop atthe nearby Iannelli Studios, threeblocks from home. When he endedup serving in World War II, it wasas a combat photographer for theCoast Guard.

Ironically, because he docu-mented so many dramatic actionsand reports were sent back toChicago papers, he is one of thelocal vets most documented in thePark Ridge archive.

Most of his time was spent inthe Pacific Theater as a photog-rapher's mate, first class, andhis photos frequently helped toillustrate the war for folks backhome.

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MP Legion Post DonatesOver $7,000 To Aid Vets

Mount Prospect AmericanLegion Post 525 recently pro-vided funds to an organizationthat assists veterans dealing withhomelessness.

Post 525 Cmdr. Bill Starr pre-sented a check earlier this month inthe amount of $7,802.56 to LauraFranz, executive director of TLSVeterans. The funds were gener-ated from the post's fifth annualFall Classic golf tournament.

Starr said this year's tournamentwas successful and mentionedthe check was almost doublethe amount from the 2019 FallClassic.

TLS is a nonprofit whosemission is "to provide veteransin need and their farhilies theservices necessary to experience

VeteransDay SceneShifts ToOutdoors

Due to new COVID-19 restric-tions on public gatherings, DesPlaines American Legion Post36's planned Veterans Day obser-vance will be held at the outdoorLake Park Memorial Pavilion onWednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.weather permitting.

Originally, the event was to beheld indoors at the Prairie LakesCenter auditorium. However, newrestrictions limiting gatherings to25 forced the changes to be made,according to Post CommanderTom Strossner.

.The theme of the observance,"We Are Veterans" has notchanged. The program will beginwith the playing of the NationalAnthem followed by the Pledge ofAllegiance, a prayer and welcom-ing remarks by Strossner. Afterthat, Strossner will present a shortVeterans Day reading followed bya recognition of every branch ofthe U.S. military by the raising oftheir flags. Des Plaines veteranBill Christiansen will then givea short reading after which Tapswill be played.

Attendees are asked to wearmasks.

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hope and achieve success." Thegroup's main focus gears towardveterans who are homeless or atrisk of becoming homeless.

In addition to housing ,TLS alsoprovides food, clothing, counsel-ing, job placement and a variety ofother services aimed at fulfillingthe organization's mission.

This is the third year Post 525donated the tournament proceedsto TLS . In thanking post members,Franz said that the donation wasespecially appreciated this yearwhen her clients experienced theadditional pressures of living in aCOVID-19 world. -

Starr thanked Franz for herdiligent work in helping veterans,a mission shared by both organi-zations.

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Women Also Enlisted For Active DutyBy ANNE LUNDEJournal & Topics Reporter

There is frequently an assumption that all the people who servedin the military in World War II were men, but the archives from ParkRidge's Mel Tierney American Legion Post include articles aboutlocal women who chose to serve their country too.

Nor are these just women who stepped into "Rosie the Riveter"factory jobs when men were sent overseas. They also signed up toserve on the front lines with the troops.

These are some of the women who were recognized in localnewspaper articles:

FIRST DAUGHTER

Elizabeth "Betty" Perkins Buchheit was still a .young girl whenher father, Dr. Albert Buchheit, was elected as the first mayor ofPark Ridge in 1910. His term was only for one year, but his dentalpractice was much longer. The family lived in town and her fatherbuilt storefronts on Vine Street which still bear his name.

The Tierney Post archives give one update on what she did laterin life. After graduating from Maine (East) High School she earnedher degree at Knox College in Galesburg. The college recommendedher to the. WAVE program as potential officer material because ofher high scores in technical and math classes.

She was recruited to trainin radar and communications work andheaded east in late 1943.

The archive can be a starting point, but other references can fillin gaps.

In 2009 as the Park Ridge City Centennial Committee preparedfor Park Ridge's 100th anniversary as a city, online research discov-ered that Betty Buchheit Myers, who had relocated to Wisconsin,had assembled autobiographical materials and a family history was

IOW being posted online.

TEACHER SIGNS UP

Roosevelt School teacher Edna Magnuson left her sixth grade

students behind in 1943 to become an apprentice seaman in theU.S. Navy's women's program. In her six years on Roosevelt's staffshe had supervised the safety patrol, served on the PTA board andas treasurer of the Teacher Council, and was a Camp Fire leader.

LOCAL PILOT JOINS UP

Jeanne Wagner graduated in 1944 from training as a ferry pilot forthe Women's Air Force at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Shetook her ground training at Maine High School and at "AmericanAirport" at Devon and Higgins. She also took classes to be a linkinstructor.

There is a distinction made in the article between that airport andthe Douglas Aircraft Factory and Higgins and Mannheim, wherecargo planes were being built for transport duty. Her regular job at thetime was as an inspector for the C-54 Skymasters for the Air Force.

WAAC LEADER

Local resident Grace Steinfel was made a leader in the WAACsat Fort Des Moines, where she had taken her basic training, Theposition was considered equivalent to a sergeant in the men's army,the news article explained.

PACIFIC REPORTING

Joyce A. Sundellis signed up for the Women's Army Corps andfound herself assigned as a tech third grade in the Ordinance Divi-sion, working in the Pacific Theater.

Nearly the entire passenger list on her ship, heading across theocean, were women. She wanted to do her part, the article said.They were assigned as typists for an anticipated invasion on Leytein the Philippines but saw more action at their next assignment inDutch New Guinea, typing reports 16 hours a day and living ondehydrated foods.

Sent to their next assignment, they learned the Japanese had sur-rendered and they were able to go home.

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Des Plaines LocationBecomes Luna Park DaycareBy DENISE FLEISCHERLifestyles Editor

Luna Park Daycare in DesPlaines strives to provide a high -quality early childhood programfor all its enrolled students.Owners John and Leah Davos ofSchaumburg have renovated the3,400 -square -foot buildinginto a threeclassroom witha small prepkitchen and playground.

Leah, who is the center's direc-tor, and the staff provide infant,toddler and pre -Kindergarten

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programming in a safe and nurtur-ing setting. John proudly served inthe Marines.

Infants are taught through verbaland non-verbal gestures. This isprovided through storytelling andsinging to encourage conversa-tional skills. By reading picturebooks to the children they begin to

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The daycare center is located at88 N. Broadway in Des Plaines.Call 847-220-7339 for more in-formation.

Right: Luna Park Daycare owners John and Leah Davos.(Photo by Bob Wessell)

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Shepherd, looking for their newtransport vehicle, an LST-22, mut-tered,"I wonder what that old scowis?" It was their LST, a 307 ft. longvessel, described as a "mildewedlake barge" in a Chicago Sunfeature on their adventures. Theywould use it to transport troops toand from tiny islands for infantry

landings.Ironically, the best picture the

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Foundation Vows To Continue Search ForLarger Naval Air Station Glenview Museum Site

(Ed. Note: The following ar-ticle was originally publishedin the week of October 25,2020Glenview Journal.)

By TOM ROBBJournal & Topics Reporter

The decades -long effort toconstruct a larger Naval Air Sta-tion Glenview Museum was dealta significant setback Thursdaywhen Glenview Park Board com-missioners rejected a proposedagreement to build the facility inGallery Park.

The area now known as TheGlen was an airfield in the late1920s . It became a naval air stationin the late 1930s and was a keytraining ground for pilots, includ-ing President George H. W. Bush.on their way to fight in the skiesover Europe and the South Pacificduring World War II and beyond.The base closed in 1995 and wasredeveloped into The Glen.

The proposed agreement thatwas voted down would havegiven the Hangar One Foundation,

1110. which currently operates the NavalAir Station Glenview Museum ina small space at 2040 Lehigh Ave.,five years to raise money to build,

Plane prepares for takeoff from the old Naval Air Station Glenview, years before the station was trans-formed into The Glen. In background is Hangar One, which remains today along Tower Drive in the GlenTown Center.

operate and establish an endow-ment fora 16,000 sq. ft. Naval AirStation Glenview Museum andIngenuity Center.

The museum maintains a Viet-nam -era helicopter among other

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For about the last 10 to 15years, the group has been raisingmoney and aggressively lookingfor a larger home for the museum,Bill Marquardt of the Hangar OneFoundation said.

In 2015, Hangar One and BringIt Home Glenview officials ap-proached the park district withthe idea of partnering on 'a navalair station museum.

By 2016, two sites were iden-tified after discussions with thevillage. Park board commissionersalso adopted a resolution calling"for a potential Naval Air StationGlenview Museum," which wouldbe funded through donations to thefoundation and not with taxpayerfunds. At Thursday's meeting,park board commissioners voted torescind that 2016 resolution.

In 2017, a feasibility studywas commissioned and paid forthrough the foundation. Beforethe study, Hangar One Foundationofficials estimated the size of themuseum would be about 7,000square feet. By August 2018, whenthe study identified a potentialsite behind the Park Center, thatsize had grown to about 16,000square feet.

After Thursday's meeting, Mar-quardt acknowledged the setbackbut said his group would continueto work toward finding a largerhome for the museum.

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Website Eases Military Discount Registration ProcessState Rep. Marty Moylan (D -55th) is highlighting a

newly available online registration process for the CookCounty military discount prograin aimed at increasingmilitary and veteran access to the program.

"The military discount program is a simple way toshow veterans how much their service to their countryis appreciated," Moylan said. "Hundreds of businessesin Cook County offer military discounts to veterans,and modernizing this program will help more veteransaccess those benefits."

Registration for the military and veteran discount cardis now available online for active duty military mem-bers, veterans, guard members and reservists throughthe office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. The

program is a public -private partnership with morethan 200 businesses to honor the men and women whohave served. Eligible applicants can register at www.cookrecorder.com/militarydiscount. Once registration iscomplete, they must mail one color headshot photo andone copy of proof of their service to the Cook CountyRecorder of Deeds at 118 N. Clark Street, Room 120,Chicago, IL 60602. Acceptable forms of applicants'proof of service include a DD -214, VA ID, CAC Cardor Retired Military ID.

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of Deeds can be contacted at 312-603-5050."I have the utmost respect and appreciation for the

brave men and women of our military, and this smalltoken of gratitude is just one way to demonstrate howthankful we are," Moylan said. "I am also thankful tothe hundreds of Cook County business owners whooffer this service to the brave men and women whohave served in our military. They remain committedto honoring and serving the members of our militaryduring these trying times."

For questions concerning state issues, legislation ordistrict matters, contact Moylan's full-time constituentoffice. at 847-635-6821 or email [email protected].

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speaking at the meeting said theproject would be entirely funded bydonations and would not cost thepark district any taxpayer dollars.

Park board commissioners Jen-nifer Roberts, Joseph Sullivan,Dave Tosh, Bill Casey votedagainst the measure citing theamount of staff time and park dis-trict resources, already tightenedby declining revenues from theCOVID-l9 pandemic, as reasonsfor their "no" votes.

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Katsamakis voted in favor of themeasure and said as long as notaxpayer funds were used, theyfavored the proposal.

Commissioners on both sidesof the issue discussed the factthat both Wagner Farm and TheGrove were initially funded byvoter referendums.

During public comment, thelast admiral posted to Naval AirStation Glenview,RearAdm.John"Jack" Mumaw (ret.) advocatedfor the museum.

He recalled his daily .drive intothe base and receiving a "smart sa-lute" from Marines at the gate, andrecalled the "special camaraderiebetween the village of Glenview

and the Navy," during those yearswhich included annual air shows.

The admiral said the militarycommunity, "aviation buffs" andcorporations would help fundthe museum, which could serveas the voice of many sailors andMarines. The admiral urged parkcommissioners to, "Look be-yond COVID-19," adding, "Thismuseum will be a showplace.Neighboring communities willenvy you."

After Naval Air Station Glen-view closed in 1995, a groupformed the Hangar One Founda-tion to preserve the history ofthe naval base. In the years thatfollowed, that group first opened

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a temporary museum in The Glen,before moving to a small, second"temporary" location in 2006at 2040 Lehigh Ave., where themuseum has been ever since.

The area which is now LakeGlenview was at one time dry landwhere runways were located. Anair traffic control tower over theVon Maur store in the Glen TownCenter at one time operated.

Also advocating for the museumwas Beverly Dawson of the Glen-view Historical Society. Dawsonsaid in 1993, with the closing of theairbase imminent, the Navy calledon her to put together a history ofNaval Air Station Glenview.

She said she discovered the

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Some of The Glen's street names-- Patriot Boulevard, ConstitutionAvenue, Nimitz Drive, AdmiralCircle,Annapolis Drive and Com-pass Road -- speak to the site'snaval and military history.

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The U.S. Department of Hous-ing and Urban Development andVA's Supportive Housing program,known as HUD-VASH, works withVeterans Matter to help veterans ex-periencing homelessness and whoqualify for rental subsidies to coverthe cost of security deposits.

"Collaborations with organi-zations like Veterans Matter isfundamental to achieving our goalof ending homelessness amongveterans," said VA SecretaryRobert Wilkie. "We celebrate themore than 4,000 veterans that havestable housing as a result of selflessacts of kindness by people whobelieve every veteran deserves aplace to call home."

From 2012 to 2016, the partner-ship helped to house 1,000 veter-ans and has since assisted 3,000additional veterans, an increase of200% during the past four years.Veterans who receive this financialassistance are able to move intoapproved housing quickly, oftenbecause Veterans Matter is able toprovide the security deposits to thelandlord within 24-48 hours.

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Johnson recently loaned thesepieces to the History Center as partof the new exhibit on local avia-tion, "Des Plaines Takes Flight."

Curator of Collections Siobhan1-leraty explains the importance ofthese artifacts: "The Maine Flyeris an inspiring story that illustratesthe positive impact that studentscan have on their community. Inonly two weeks , these high school

Historic Maine Flyer Featured In Des Plaines History Center ExhibitThe Des Plaines History Center

announced that a unique piece ofDes Plaines aviation is now on dis-play: Visitors can see the salvagedcockpit of a historic C-54 plane thatwas built in the Des Plaines areaduring World War II at the ChicagoDouglas Aircraft plant.

Financed through a war bondfundraising drive organized byMaine Township High School stu-dents, this C-54 was called MaineFlyer. Pieces from the Maine Flyercockpit are featured in part of theexhibit "Des Plaines Takes Flight:Aviation, Aviators and Airports inOur Area," that will be on displaythrough 2021.

The Maine Flyer was builtduring World War II at DouglasAircraft's Chicago plant, locatedsouthwest of Higgins and Man-nheim (the site of today's O'HareAirport). Maine Township HighSchool students raised $551,000in war bonds over two weeks inDecember 1944 to fund a C-54at the Chicago Douglas plant. Tohonor their fundraising achieve-ment, Douglas gave the studentsnaming rights for the plane. Theychose the name Maine Flyer. It wasflown by the Navy as a medical airevacuation plane during the finalmonths of World War II.

Until recently, little was knownabout the Maine Flyer's historyafter World War II. Inspired bythe story of the Maine Flyer, Len

Front part of the Maine Flyer on display at the Des Plaines History Center.

Johnson of Park Ridge spent sev-eral years researching the plane'spost -World War II history. Hediscovered that the plane washoused on an abandoned airfieldon a Native American reservationin Arizona. In the summer of 2019,Johnson salvaged several piecesfrom the historic plane includingthe cockpit's instrument panel,steering yolk, and pilot's seat.

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Veterans Aid Drive Proceeds Amid COVID-19-Related ObstaclesBy IGOR STUDENKOVSpecial to the Journal

The Veterans Exiting Homelessprogram has a simple mission.

When veterans transition outof homelessness and get an apart-ment, they likely won't have anyfurniture or baisic supplies tobring with them. For the past fouryears, Military Outreach USA, aNorthbrook -based nonprofit, hasbeen doing their part, collectingsupplies and raising money tobuy beds.

And, for the past two years,American Legion Post 690, ofPalatine, and American LegionPost 208, of Arlington Heights,have been helping, serving ascollection sites and trying to getthe word out.

With the COVID-19 pandemic,donations declined, and it becameharder to arrange for pick-up sites.In the final week of October, theeffort faced a further setback as thetwo post halls had to halt fundrais-ing before it even began due torising COVID-19 cases. But theeffort hadn't stopped altogether-- two Palatine churches will beaccepting supplies and donations,and the two posts plan to restartcollections as soon as the staterestrictions are lifted.

According to its website, Mili-tary Outreach USA is a "faith -based Judeo-Christian organiza-

tion" that provides support forveterans and first -responders. InMay 2015, the organization metwith the Department of VeteranAffairs (VA) representatives to seehow they can work together.

VA has several programs forhomeless veterans, including theVA Supportive Housing programit runs in collaboration with theDepartment of Housing and Ur-ban Development (HUD). Underthis program, veterans get HUDhousing vouchers to help them payrent, and the VA provides supportservices.

"VA case managers may connectthese veterans with support ser-vices such as health care, mentalhealth treatment and substance usecounseling to help them in theirrecovery process and with theirability to maintain housing in thecommunity," states the programwebsite.

Military Outreach USA agreedto help the veterans enrolled inthat program by holding collec-

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Jim Dunne, Military OutreachUSA's district representative forthe Palatine/Arlington Heightsarea, explained that the beds theybuy include a frame and a mattressand that they got a good deal froma Chicago -area manufacturer.Between the start of 2020 andOct. 29, he said, they have beenable to raise enough money to buy100 beds.

According to a list provided tothe Journal, move -in essentialsinclude hygiene items such asshampoo and shaving supplies,bathroom items such as showercurtains, bath towels and toiletcleaners, as well as miscellaneoususeful items such as laundry bas-kets , cookware, lightbulbs and gar-bage bags. They are specificallyasking for new items, with Dunne'noting that items on the list can befound in any dollar store.

"Over the past three years, Ibelieve we generated almost $1.5million worth of items," he said.

Dunne and his fellow volunteerscollect those items and deliverthem to the three Chicago area VAmedical facilities -- Jesse BrownVA Medical Center in Chicago,Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospitalin Hines, and Captain James A.

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Dunne said 2020 started offdecently for his area, with twoJanuary drives collecting around$2,500 worth of supplies and do-nation. A March fundraiser heldbefore the COVID-19 rates spikednetted around $3,000. But sincethen, the collections have declined.

"Some people are still donating,and it helps," Dunne said.

Since he doesn't work - withveterans in the program directly,he had no idea how COVID-19impacted veterans. But accordingto VA's Access to Care website , thethree Chicago area medical centerssaw a total of 3,459 COVID-19cases, 1,522 of which amongveterans specifically; 296 caseswere still marked as "active" asof Oct. 30, and 99 of all casesresulted in deaths. VA warned that"veterans experiencing or at riskfor homelessness are particularlyvulnerable to COVID-19 becauseof limited access to health care,pre-existing conditions, and lackof access to basic infection preven-tion and control methods."

The Palatine and ArlingtonHeights American Legion postsoriginally planned to hold col-lections at their respective hallsevery day on Oct. 30 -Nov. 12. Buton Oct. 28, the state COVID-19mitigation measures kicked inamid the rising number of cases

and hospitalizations.Among otherthings , it included higher limits oncapacity, which forced the poststo close.

Dunne said that residents willstill be able to drop off donations atPalatine's St. Thomas of VillanovaCatholic Church (1201 E. Ander-son Dr.) and St. Theresa CatholicChurch (455 N. Benton St.). Theformer will accept donations onNov. 7-8, while the latter will ac-cept donations on Nov. 14-15.

"We got calls from individualssaying, I want to donate stuff,where we can go?" he said. "Atthis point, we are telling themto drop off at St. Theresa or St.Thomas."

Dunne said that, to the best ofhis knowledge, the posts intendedto collect donations as soon asthe state restrictions relax. Un-der the current regulations, thatwould happen on Nov. 11 at theearliest.

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Aloha everyone, and thank you forjoining us on this special day. Thank you,Admiral Davidson, for that kind intro-duction, and thank you to Governor Igefor the warm welcome and hospitality.It is my great honor to be on the deck ofthis historic ship as we commemoratethe 75th anniversary of the end of WorldWar II, and reflect on the sacrifices andvictories of our Service members andallies who helped fight for - and secure- peace.

I would like to extend a very specialwelcome to the members of the GreatestGeneration here with us this morning,whose remarkable stories of courage andheroism are forever etched into our Na-tion's heart and history. It is because ofyour selfless service and sacrifice that welive in peace and prosperity today. Andit is your legacy that inspires us in ourefforts to uphold the freedoms and valuesfor which you so nobly fought. Thankyou!

It is fitting that we are gathered here onthe USS Missouri, where the conflict inthe Pacific came to an end on this day, in

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This is the story of CharlesLarson, a long-time Park Ridgeresident, who died Oct. 8 at the ageof 95. We know his story, betterthan most, because he has been aregular visitor to the RooseveltSchool Veterans Day assembliesfor years.

These assemblies, started by re-tired principal Mary Jane Cole andcontinued by Dr. Kevin Dwyer,have packed the auditorium stagewith veterans and current servicepersonnel, three generations ofthem. It takes two assemblies tofit all the school's classes into the

auditorium. The guests then visitgroups of classes to answer ques-tions. Larson's daughter CherylWilliams, a Roosevelt teacher,recruited him early for these spe-cial events.

Larson grew up on Chicago'sNorthwest Side, attending HenrySchool and Schurz High School.

He expected to join the familybusiness, C.E. Larson and Sons,a metallurgical forging companyfounded by his grandfather in1895. He planned to earn his de-gree in Metallurgical Engineeringfrom the University of Illinois atUrbana -Champaign.

But Uncle Sam recruited himfirst, mid -college. He was calledup for military service attendingArmy Officer Candidate School.

He rotated through severalcommands, landing in Le Harve,France, in early 1945 with the13th Armored Division. His unit,dubbed the Black Cats, was as-signed to the Third Army underGeneral George Patton. Theyheaded across Europe in what isknown as the Battle of the Bulge,aiming into Nazi -held territory,and were in Austria when the warin Europe ended.

He would return to the fam-ily business, which was makingspecialized forgings for the Navy.They produced forgings and cast-ings for the nuclear -powered ships

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He settled in Park Ridge to raisehis family.

Proud of his war service, hejoined both the Park Ridge MelTierney American Legion Post247 , and the Park Ridge VFW Post3579 (later merged with Niles).He was a frequent visitor at theVeterans Day commemoration atHodges Park.

In 2014 he was chosen by theVeterans Memorial Day ParadeAssociation as grand marshal forthe Park Ridge parade.

In addition to raising a familyof four with his late wife, Shirley.Larson became involved in othercommunity events.

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Throughout the war, millions of ourcountrymen answered the Nation's callwith great courage and selflessness.Americans of all faiths, races, and eth-nicities; from all walks of life and voca-tion, rich to poor; and from all cornersof the country, from cities to suburbs tofarms -- they left behind their loved ones,men and women alike, to sail acrossoceans and join allies in a desperate fightfor liberty.

From the deserts of Tunisia, to theislands of Midway; and from the beachesof Normandy, to the hills of Iwo Jima,these intrepid patriots stood arm -in -arm,and shoulder to shoulder, with our allies,determined to achieve total victory nomatter how long it took.

Meanwhile, on the home front, mil-lions of other Americans served as civildefense volunteers, learning essentialskills such as first -aid, air defense, andfirefighting. Many more bought warbonds, rationed consumer goods, andrecycled scarce materials.

Entrepreneurs, innovators, and produc-tion workers transformed assembly linesand industrial plants into the arsenal ofdemocracy, ensuring military productionkept pace with the needs of our Soldiers,Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and CoastGuardsmen. And, most importantly,though often separated by great distancesand different challenges, the Americanpeople forged an unbreakable commit-ment to the cause of liberty, one that liveson to this day.

World War II was an inflection pointin the history of our - andfor humanity writ large. The global fightagainst tyranny and oppression cost morethan 70 million lives and caused un-imaginable loss for the United States andour allies. Virtually no household wasleft untouched by the scale or scope of itswanton destruction.

The human toll of the deadliest conflictin history led to the creation of a newworld out of the rubble of the old, onethat began with Imperial Japan's surren-der on this ship, 75 years ago. The warfundamentally altered the global balanceof power and reshaped the internationalorder into one led by I ike-m inded na-tions, grounded in common purpose andshared values that prepared them well fora decades -long struggle against Sovietcommunism that would soon follow.

In the aftermath of World War II, theUnited States assumed the mantle andresponsibility of leadership, recogniz-ing that the Atlantic and Pacific Oceanswould no longer protect us from conflictsstarted abroad; from ideologies with he-gemonic ambitions; or from governmentswith malign intentions. It was America'stime to lead, and we did so guided by ourfounding principles and core values.

The United States rose to that chal-lenge. We built relationships with like-minded nations based on reciprocal trade,not predatory economics; based on re-spect for the sovereignty of all countries,not a strategy of "might makes right";based on a commitment to always honor-ing our international obligations, notjust when they serve our,interests; andmost importantly, based on our enduringvalues and beliefs.

The result was today's internationalrules -based order that has provided secu-rity, prosperity, and stability to billions ofpeople around the world for well over .a

half century. It set new standards and pro-tocols when it comes to matters of tradeand diplomacy; it raised the bar when itcomes to human rights and individualfreedoms; and it created new expecta-tions regarding the use of force and theway countries should treat one another.

Today, in the face of new challenges tothis free and open order, we are work-ing to build an even broader coalitionof partners - one that includes bothlongtime friends and former adversar-ies - to protect the hard-fought gains ofgenerations past and present...especiallyin the Pacific. We share an important goal- defending the sacred principles thatbenefit us all: democracy, liberty, sover-eignty, human rights, mutual respect, andthe rule of law.

To do so, we continue to forge newpartnerships and strengthen our exist-ing ones across this region - from ouralliances with Japan, South Korea, andAustralia, to our long collaboration withASEAN countries, India, New Zealand,and the Pacific Islands. Growing, deepen-ing, and unifying this network must re-main central to our collective strategy toensure peace and prosperity for another75 years and beyond. We welcome everynation - especially those that have ben-efited the most from today's internationalsystem - to join us in this effort.

For decades, the United States and ourpartners have based our efforts on thebelief that today's free and open order,however imperfect, is worth fightingfor. And while this system has largelyremained intact, we cannot take it forgranted or leave its future up to chance.That is why, together, we are commit-ted to improving it and remain ready todefend it - much like the Greatest Gen-eration did when history called and fatechallenged them.

Seventy-five years ago today, the greatAmerican naval hero Admiral ChesterNimitz sent a message to the Pacific Fleetregarding the end of the war. He reflectedon the heavy cost of victory, and our"solemn obligation" to the fallen, whichwas, in his words, quote: "The obligationto ensure that their sacrifice will helpto make this a better and safer world inwhich to live."

Our work today continues in this spirit.As we look to the path ahead, we honorthe legacy of those who came before us,and recommit ourselves to defendingtoday's international rules and normsso that the world is safer and better forgenerations yet to come.

This means embracing the importanceof what President Ronald Reagan called"peace through strength," and building amilitary and alliance structure to matchthat imperative.

The United States' commitment to theworld today is the same one we made tothe freedom -loving people of the world in1941: that we will remain ready to fightany foe and defend any friend; and, thatwe will safeguard our values and all thatwe hold dear, at every turn, in any place.We will not back down, and we will notyield. Freedom is far too precious to dootherwise; and the sacrifice of those whocame before us, far too great.

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you onceagain for commemorating this historicanniversary with us today. May Godbless the members of the Greatest Gen-eration, and all of our veterans, Servicemembers, and allies across the globe.

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SPRINGFIELD - Illinois restaurantowners are asking Gov. JB Pritzker torethink the state's efforts to control thespread of COVID-19 as yet another med-ical region was placed under enhancedmitigation measures on Friday, Oct. 30.

"We want to collaborate with the stateof Illinois on a different path, one thataddresses the alarming surges we areseeing while protecting the livelihood ofindustry workers and restaurant owners -operators across Sam Toia, presi-dent and CEO of the Illinois RestaurantAssociation, said during a news confer-ence in Chicago.

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"These are prudent actions we cantake now to support favorable rulings inlawsuits that are underway:' Toia said."There will be more. It is important forthe courts to hear about our rights andhow we've been harmed as an industry"' Pritzker, however, gave no indicationFriday that he was willing to back awayfrom his mitigation strategy.

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son, combined with an ongo-ing pandemic, is motivatingmany Americans to do ev-erything possible to supportimmune health. Fortunately,simple lifestyle habits, like ahealthy diet, can make a bigdifference in strengtheningthe body's defense system.But what foods are best --and why?

When it comes to im-mune -boosting foods, mostpeople immediately turn toorange juice for a quick fixof vitamin C. "While it istrue that citrus fruit helpssupport the immune system,there are many other foodsthat offer an impressiveprofile of nutrients believedto maintain strong immu-nity:' said registered dietitianSheri Kasper. Here are threesurprising, dietitian -recom-mended foods that can helpward off illness this cold andflu season.

1. Farmed salmonFarmed salmon offers

outstanding nutrition thatcan help protect against ev-erything from heart diseaseto depression. Specifically,farmed salmon supportsthe immune system thanksto two key nutrients thatare uncommon in manyother foods: vitamin D andomega -3 fatty acids. Whilevitamin D is often connectedto bone health, emerg-ing research out of BostonUniversity suggests that itmay also be vital to properimmune function. Few foodsare naturally high in vitaminD, but a serving of farmedsalmon offers nearly one-third of daily recommendedneeds. Omega -3 fatty acids,abundantly found in farmedsalmon, are highly anti-in-flammatory and support theimmune system by reduc-ing chronic inflammation.Kasper recommends choos-ing farmed salmon fromChile because it is sustain -ably raised, high in omega -3fats and does not containantibiotics or mercury.

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ed foods contain healthybacteria called probiotics.Probiotics are well-knownfor supporting digestive or"gut" health by preventingovergrowth of bad bacteria.But maintaining a healthybalance of good and badbacteria in the gut is also

believed to boost the im-mune system. "Most peopledo not realize that about 70percent of your body's im-mune system is in your gut:'said Kasper. In addition tocontaining probiotics, yogurtis also one of the few foodsthat is almost always fortifiedwith vitamin D, which offersadditional immune support.Look for yogurt labeled ascontaining "Live and ActiveCultures" and steer clear ofyogurt that contains a lot ofadded sugar. Try plain yo-

gurt and sweeten by addingfresh fruit and a small drizzleof honey.

3. Red bell peppersRed bell peppers are rich

in vitamins and antioxidantsthat support the immunesystem. One example isvitamin C, which encour-ages the production of thewhite blood cells that areresponsible for defending thebody against pathogens. Redbell peppers contain almostthree times more vitamin C

than oranges. They are alsoloaded with vitamin A andthe antioxidant beta -caro-tene, which can be convertedto vitamin A in the body,when needed. Vitamin A isimportant in maintaining thenatural mucus barriers locat-ed in the eyes, gut and otherparts of the body. Thesebarriers are designed to trapbacteria and are essential tooptimal immunity. Be sure tochoose red peppers becausethey have significantly morevitamin A, vitamin C and

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While a healthy dietcannot prevent seasonalcolds, the flu or other viralillnesses, a combination ofthe right foods, plenty ofsleep, regular exercise anda balanced lifestyle willarm your body's defensesand may help minimize thelength and severity of illness.For more information aboutsalmon and wellness, visitchileansalmon.org.

Panino's Pizzeria: ArtisanAltamura-Style Bread

Let's talk bread! Some local pizzerias here in America still con-tinue to offer to their customers homemade rustic artisan breads andFocaccia. Panino's Pizzeria is one of them.

"In 2015, I was off to Parma, Italy to compete with the U.S. PizzaTeam:' said Gino Rago. "After the competition, I went to my fam-ily's hometown of Bari, Italy, and had some amazing bread whichbrought back lots of childhood memories. I did some research on alocal bakery that makes these styles of bread and wanted to learn andbring this style of bread back to Chicago. So I asked my cousin if hecould call the owners and take me to the small town of Altamura,Bari, to visit, see and show me how to make this world famous breadfrom Altamura"

Rago said the famous bakery was called "Panificcio Di Gesu" andthe owners were very inviting and nice and loved the fact that he wasan American with roots in Puglia and that he was on the U.S. PizzaTeam. The next day, he went to the bakery and prepared the breaddough and helped work a very old wood oven. The experience ismemorable.

This style of bread in Italy is made with a mother yeast and remi-lled wheat semolina flour and has been part of the local food culturesince 47 BC. It also has a Protected Region of Italy status.

"We are proud of the rustic Artisan bread and focaccia we make atPanino's for our customers to try and eat:' said Rago. "So please giveus a heads up -- 24 -hour notice -- and give our amazing focaccia andaltamura a try. It freezes and reheats nicely and makes great FrenchToast, too!"

Panino's Pizzeria is located at 28 S. Fairview in Park Ridge.

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5 Ways To Make A DifferenceIn A Senior's Lille

(BPT) - Did you know thatby 2040, 20% of Americanswill be 65 and older? As thepopulation of older adultsincreases, it's crucial to rec-ognize and celebrate the richdepth of experience, talentsand unique perspectives ofsuch a large segment of thecountry. Yet, all too often,older people are overlookedand undervalued.

Eve Gelb, senior vicepresident of Healthcareservices for SCAN HealthPlan, which provides Medi-care Advantage coverageto more than 200,000 olderAmericans, describes waysto "shine a light" on olderpeople in a TEDx talk fromFebruary 2020. Her advicefor connecting meaningfullywith seniors is even morevital in the pandemic land-scape, when so many havebecome isolated from friendsand family.

Gelb stresses the impor-tance of empathy - the abil-ity to imagine what some-one else's experience is like.She says empathy is crucialfor understanding and shin-ing a light on people whomight otherwise becomewithdrawn and disconnect-ed from their communities.To show empathy, Gelb saysyou need to engage with andbe curious about people,listen to them deeply, andappreciate their value.

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tively engaged, they decline,and they decline faster;' saidGelb. "Human interactionhas been shown to slow theaging process:'

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Gelb recommends whatshe calls "micro -volunteer-ing:' Similar to other kindsof volunteering, micro -vol-unteering offers the oppor-tunity to brighten someoneelse's life - and reap therewards of feeling good byknowing you made someoneelse feel good.

However, unlike regularvolunteering, micro -volun-teering does not demand ahuge time commitment ora major change to your life-style. It simply means findingsmall ways throughout yourdaily life to shine a littlelight on someone who couldbenefit from the help, theempathy and the attention -even for just a short time - tofeel more included in theworld around them.

Here are simple ways youcan micro -volunteer to makea difference in a senior's life:

1. Call every week

Make it a regular habit tocall your older friend, neigh-bor or family member eachweek, so they have a friendly

Sim ilarto other kinds of volunteering, micro -volunteering offers the opportunityto brighten someoneelse's life - and reap the rewards of feeling good by knowing you made someone else feel good.

conversation to look forwardto. Ask them about their life,and tell them stories aboutyours. Gelb says this is anactivity SCAN encourages byoffering employees paid timeoff to volunteer.

2. Offer to pick somethingup

Offering to get somegroceries or a prescriptionfor an older person can maketheir lives a lot easier. Don'twait to be asked for help, assomeone living alone may bereluctant to reach out. Just

call and say, "I'm headingout to the store - can I picksomething up for you?"

3. Help them stay safe

Make sure any vulnerableperson you know has facemasks, hand sanitizer andthe ability to order or ask forwhat they need. Mask up andoffer to help them sanitizetheir doorknobs and phoneafter you drop by with a de-livery. Help them use videoconferencing to communi-cate with family members orfriends.

4. Find ways to keep themengaged

Drop by with a care pack-age containing things theymight like to do: a jigsawpuzzle, a deck of cards, largeprint books or crosswords. Ifyou're a good cook or havea green thumb, bring thema sample of your latest dish,offer to help with yard work,or bring them a plant that'seasy to care for - and thatgives you a reason to stop byto check on them next time.

5. Be their tech support

To communicate with theoutside world, seniors mayhave to rely on smartphones,computers or tablets that cansometimes be complicated orconfusing to use. Teach themhow to use apps like Zoom,set up a charging station fortheir phone or tablet, rebootdevices so they run better -or just ask if they're havingany problems accessing theiremail or using their phone.

Making a regular connec-tion, especially with some-one who lives alone, can havea huge impact on their over-all well-being. To exploremore ways to help seniorslive a more fully engaged andconnected life, visit SCAN'SVolunteer Action for Agingpage at Scan.Samaritan.com.

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Volunteer Safely During PandemicVolunteers are vital to the

survival of many charitableorganizations. Without peo-ple willing to offer their timeand expertise free of charge,many nonprofits would findit difficult, if not impossible,to meet their missions.

The global pandemicthat begin in late 2019and continued into 2020changed many aspects of lifeas the world knew it, andthat includes volunteering.Social distancing measuresand stay-at-home mandatesfrom state and local govern-ments discouraged peoplefrom leaving their homes,while various health organi-zations warned aging menand women to stay homeas much as possible. TheCenters for Disease Controland Prevention notes thatthe risk for severe illnessfrom COVID-19 increaseswith age. In recognition of -that threat, many retireeswho were heavily involvedin volunteering prior to thepandemic were forced tocease working as volunteers,which could have a negativeeffect on their mental healthas the pandemic continues. Areport from the Mayo ClinicHealth System noted thatadults over age 60 experi-enced greater life satisfactionand greater positive changesin their perceived health as aresult of volunteering.

Many people have contin-ued to volunteer during the

pandemic, and those thatwant to do so can take thesesteps to make sure their ef-forts to give back are as safeas possible.

Speak with your phy-sician first. Anyone, butespecially seniors, whowants to volunteer duringthe pandemic should discussthose aspirations with theirphysicians prior to offeringtheir services to charitableorganizations. Doctors candiscuss the acute and chronicthreats posed by the CO-

VID-19 virus and examineeach individual's medicalhistory to help potentialvolunteers decide if workingwith a local charity is safe. Inaddition, doctors can checkpatients for COVID-19symptoms and even havethem tested to make surethey won't be putting anyonein danger should they decideto volunteer.

Contact the organiza-tion prior to volunteering.Some organizations maynot be allowing potentially

at -risk volunteers to performin -person tasks. Contact theorganization you hope towork with prior to signingup to confirm your eligibility,but also to discuss the safetyprotocols they've put in placeto protect the health of theirvolunteers.

Monitor your ownhealth. If you've signed up to*volunteer, it's vital that youmonitor your own health.Health officials believe theCOVID-19 virus has spreadso rapidly for a number of

reasons, including the likeli-hood that many people havehad the virus but shownno symptoms. Charitableorganizations will no doubtassess the health of each vol-unteer when they show upto work, but volunteers alsoshould make such assess-ments on their own. Checkyour temperature each dayand familiarize yourself withthe symptoms of COVID-19.If you suspect you are unwellor are even slightly under theweather, contact the charityand tell them you won't beshowing up that day. Operat-ing with an abundance ofcaution during the pandemiccan save lives.

Consider virtual volun-teering. Virtual volunteeringis a safe way to give backthat won't expose volunteersor others to the COVID-19virus. Charitable organiza-tions need behind -the -sceneshelp just as much as theyneed volunteers with theirboots on the ground. Virtualvolunteers can help withfundraising efforts and eventplanning, but also help chari-ties overcome the logisticalchallenges of operating andmeeting their missions dur-ing the pandemic.

Prior to volunteering dur-ing the pandemic, prospec-tive volunteers can follownumerous steps to ensurevolunteering is safe, both forthem and the people they'retrying to help.

Protect -Yourself From Coronavirus FraudRestrictions implemented

to prevent the spread of thenovel coronavirus COVID-19have saved untold num-bers of lives. The world hasadjusted to such restrictions,and many parts of the worldhave relaxed measures as casenumbers have declined.

As communities beginreturning to some semblanceof normalcy, the Centers forDisease Cor )1 and Pre-vention has A, arned peopleagainst letting their guarddown. While many of thosewarnings pertain to theimportance of continuing topractice social distancing aseconomies reopen, advisoriesalso include notices about

fraud schemes related toCOVID-19.

The U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Ser-vices Office of the Inspec-tor General has advised thegeneral public about scamsinvolving Medicare fraud.Such schemes are targetingMedicare beneficiaries in anassortment of ways, includ-ing through text messages,social media, telemarketingcalls, and even door-to-doorvisits. When perpetrat-ing such frauds, scammersseek beneficiaries' personalinformation, which theythen use to fraudulently billfederal health care programs,potentially leaving their

victims on the hook for costlyunapproved tests related toCOVID-19.

The CDC notes the impor-tance of being aware of suchschemes. Awareness can helpconsumers avoid being vic-timized by scammers, and thefollowing are some additionalmeasures people can taketo protect themselves fromCOVID-19-related fraud.

Do not share personalaccount information. Scam-mers need their victims'personal information toperpetrate their fraudulentschemes. The CDC cautionsbeneficiaries to be suspiciousof unsolicited requests fortheir Medicare or Medicaid

numbers. Do not take callers or

visitors at face value. Un-solicited.callers or visitorsrequesting Medicare or Med-icaid information should bemet with extreme caution. Besuspicious of any unexpectedcalls or visitors offeringCOVID-19 tests or supplies.Compromised personalinformation may be used inother fraud schemes.

Never click on links inemails or text messages.Do not respond to, or openhyperlinks in, text messagesor emails about COVID-19from unknown individuals.

Ignore offers or advertise-ments for COVID-19 testing

or treatments on social mediasites. Offers or ads for testingare one of the ways scam-mers are accessing personalinformation. Only a physi-cian or other trusted health-care provider should assessyour condition and approveany requests for COVID-19testing.

The COVID-19 outbreakhas made it easy for crimi-nals to exploit consumersconcerned about their health.Consumers who suspectCOVID-19 fraud can contactthe National Center for Di-saster Fraud Hotline at (866)720-5721 or visit Justice.gov/DisasterComplaintForm tofile a complaint.

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Here's what to consider whensearching for a truly modernsenior living community:

Know what you want - andthink about the big picture.Location, design, services andamenities. Apartments at a high -end senior living communitycan make everyday living feellike a stay at a lavish hotel, with adining experience and premiumdecor to match.

Look for plenty of activitiesto do, both indoors and outside.Are the people socially activeand engaged in their passions?It's also nice to have transporta-tion services and convenientparking to keep you on the go.

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In an effort to promote health andwellness, Lutheran Home in ArlingtonHeights adds services for residents inthe surrounding community by offeringa whole -person approach to keep themhealthy and well and living independentlyin their own homes.

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How COVID-19 Impacted RetirementSecurity, And WhatYou Can Do About It

(BP T) - 2020 has -beet a year fullof challenges like TAD other. Thingsthat were routine before such asc -tatting with a friend less than sixfeet away, going to a hallgame or tak-ing a vacation, have been upendeddue to the COVID=19 pandemic.Add to that broad uncertaintyaround jobs, the economy and thefuture, and it's easy to feel unsettledbe tins turbulence. For those ap-ptioaelting or in retirement, it canfed like the plans you'd anchoredin place are sudden y cut loose andyoUve been set adrift. Ben thereare stens you can take to right yourstrategy and put it back on a steadycourse as we all look toward brighterdays ahead_

:Since the long-term ecanomieeffects of the pandemic are still un-known, taking the time to consideryour lieancial strategy and plan fora more secure retirement is prudent.In fact, October- is Natioeal Retire-ment Security Month, providing agcod excuse to, assess and evaluatethe challenges and opportunitiesfacing your retirement security, andhnw to achieve your goals. If you'reuncertain about your retirementfuture, you are not alone: the Pru-dential Financial Wellness Censusfound 78% of respondents surveyedduring the pandemic said not hav-ing enough savings to last throughretirement is a top financial concern,making that the leading financialconcern found in the survey.

Whether or not ycu nave losta jab or have taken a salary hit,COVID-19 has probably impactedyear retirement plans in other ways.Retirement accounts generally havea mix of stock market and bondexposure, both of which have beenunpredictable since the economy hasslowed down in March. Accordingto .1 survey of individuals aged 45-64conducted by MoneyRates, 44% re-ported losses of at least 10% in their40 l:(k) Curing the market's earlierturmoil, while nearly a quarter (22%)said losses were more than 20%. Sig-nificant yield is hard to find in fixedincome products as 10 -year Treasurybonds are well below 1%, accord-ing to the latest rates from the U.S.Treasury. Therefore, it's important totake a step back and take a hard lookat how your retirement portfolio hasbeen affected and ask if it's, time topivot yonr allocations, savings, orinvestment approach.

While this is a complicated task,fortunately, there's lots of help youcan get along the way Many retire-ment account platforms offer chan-nels to access financial advice cnlineor over the phone. And even thoughsoc al distancing requirements andlockdowns have made meeting inperson with financial professionalscomplicated, many financal profes-sionals are utilizing technology toovercome this obstacle. Clients todaycan easily meet with their financialprofessional via video and tele-conferencing to get advice when itcomes to making complex retirement

planning decisions.Brad Hearn, president of Retail

Advice and Solutions at Prudential,notes that financial professionalshave found new ways of connectingWith their' clients.

"As a first step in the journeytowards helping you achieve realfinancial security, there's no bettertime to communicate with the rightprofessional who understands yourretirement goals. We have seen his-torically teat both financial profes-sionals and clients generally prefermeeting in person, but there areabundant tools available to connectvirtually, and financial profession-als have wasted no time in adoptingthem," said Hearn.

in assessing your retirement secu-rity strategy, a financial professionalis likely to examine your sources ofretirement income to identify risks tofuture income streams and identifyonportunifies and soli ions that canhelp fill any gaps. This could startwith checking how yen are utilizingyour employer -sponsored retirementsavings plan, such as a 401(k) or403(b), and maximizing any match -Mg contributions your employerMay offer. In addition to offeringtax -deferment options in retirementplans some employers may also offerthe option to annuitize a portion ofyour retirement savings. Thanks tothe Setting Every Community Up forRetirement Enhancement (SECURE)Act, which removed one of thebarriers that deterred many employ-ers from offering annuities withinworkplace retirement plans, you maywant to consider taking advantage ofthis option if your employer offers it.In, addition to employer -sponsoredplans, individual retirement accounts(IRAs) are tax -deferred options thatindividuals -can use to save for retire-ment in a tax -efficient manner.

Once you have a handle on yoursources of retirement income, it'stime to ensare they're secured forthe future. That could start with asimple assessment of your invest-ment balance, looking at stocks orequities, bonds and any other cashsavings accounts. With interest ratesnear historic lows and bond marketsproducing little return these days, itmay be prudent to adjust your bal-ance in favor of equities, particularlyif you have a longer time frame untilretirement. Given the uncertainty intoday's economy, protected incomestreams are looking increasinglyattractive for those planning,forretirement. In the past, most Ameri-cans would rely on a mix of SocialSecurity and pension payments forincome deep into retirement. Theretirement picture now is muchdifferent. With corporate pensionsall but nonexistent today and SocialSecuri tv at risk of insolvency by 2034acct>rdiTlg to the program's trustees,when the oldest millennial will onlybe 54, solutions such as annuitiescan help create a guaranteed streamof hit to help shore tip othersources of income in retirement.

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Is It Safe To Travel During A Pandemic?(BPT) - According to the

CDC, traveling safely duringa global pandemic comesdown to two basic things:avoiding close contact withstrangers and following a fewcommon-sense precautions.

With much of the UnitedStates slowly easing travelrestrictions, research fromthe U.S. Travel Associationreveals that 71% of Ameri-cans miss travel and areeager to travel again. Still,most surveyed said theywould approach future travelwith vigilance, and they ratecleanliness and hygiene asmore important than ever.

So, what should travel -anxious Americans consideras they begin to enjoy thegreat wide open once more?

The first thing is howyou'll get to your destina-tion. The experts at NewYork Presbyterian Hospitalsay traveling by car is safest,but if air, train or bus travelare necessary, health expertsrecommend taking a directroute to your destination.

And then there's the ques-tion of where you'll stay.

"It's imperative, especiallynow, to understand and trustthe cleaning protocols a facil-ity follows before, during andafter your arrival:' says SherriSilver, chief marketing officerat Hilton Grand Vacations."For example, we participatein Hilton CleanStay, whichfollows enhanced cleaningschedules for our rooms andsuites and all public, high -touch spaces like front desksand lobbies. Because we onlyuse hospital -grade cleanersand seal our rooms after weclean them to ensure no oneenters before guests arrive,our visitors tell us they havereal peace of mind duringtheir stays:'

Other lodging consider-ations Silver recommendsinclude:

* Will you have a privatekitchen and dining area, orwill you need to eat out atrestaurants each day?

* Can you do laundry eas-ily and safely, if needed?

* Do your accommoda-tions provide complimentaryface coverings, sanitizingwipes and hand sanitizer?

Lastly, carefully consideryour activities. The safestoptions are ones you cando outdoors like bike rides,hikes and visits to open-airattractions like botanical gar-dens. If you opt for indooractivities, check to makesure the establishment limitscrowds, enforces mask -wear-ing and cleans often.

Also consider: Travel during weekdays

and avoid holiday travel.Off-peak times mean lesscrowded rest stops andairports.

Pack snacks and drinks.Having snacks on hand willhelp you avoid standing inline with strangers or anypossible cross -contamina-tion.

Go contactless when-ever possible. Whether it'schecking in digitally, payingby credit card over the phoneor opting for an e -signature,

take advantage of any oppor-tunity to avoid direct contactwith others.

Wear a mask when inpublic. Face coverings arenow mandatory in moststates and in all indoor pub-lic Hilton spaces.

Stock up on hand sani-tizer and use it whenever youcan't wash your hands withsoap and water.

You've no doubt heardit a million times but stayat least six feet away fromothers. It's one of the most

surefire ways to slow thespread of coronavirus.

"As you would expect,we're big proponents of tray -el:' says Silver. "And, researchshows that when people taketime to rest and recharge,their physical and mentalhealth can improve. Peopleneed to unwind in order tobe their best selves:'

Visit hiltongrandvacations.com/plan-your-vacation foradditional travel resources tohelp you plan your next great(safe) adventure.

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Nail Lounge opened Aug. 12,2020. The one -stop shop has afull service nail salon that offersmanicures, pedicures, gel andacrylic nails as well as the latestdip powder colors.

As a full service hair salon,it offers everything from colorand highlights to the latest andgreatest cuts and styles. A medi-cal spa offers everything frombotox and fillers, to liposuction,laser hair removal, and skintightening. Specialty facials aregiven by estheticians, whichinclude hydro -facial, chemicalpeels, microdermabrasion, andanti -aging.

All staff live locally and arepassionate about each servicethey provide. White Pearl islocated at 1952 S. River Rd., inDes Plaines. Come by at 4 p.m.,Nov. 17 for the ribbon cuttingceremony and meet the staff. Toschedule an appointment visitthe website: www.whitepearl-medspanaillounge.com or call1-847-376-8638. Look forwardto seeing you soon!

Right: White Pearl Medical Spaand Nail Lounge recently openedin Des Plaines. Left to right, frontrow: Helen Hellyer, manager; TamieLai - owner; Jenna Callahan, styl-ist. Back row, Ben Pham, nail tech;Carlos Caribay - bar attendant andTeana Thai, nail tech.

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