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by BRIAN NADIGAbout 80 percent of the 85,000 ash

trees on parkways in the city willreceive a pesticide injection over thenext 2 years in an effort to fight offthe emerald ash borer infestation.

“We think 70,000 are worth sav-ing,” city Bureau of Forestry repre-sentative Michael Brown said of thetrees. “If we don’t do something, theyare all going to die. That’s the onlyfact that we know.”

About 19 percent of the city’s morethan 500,000 parkway trees are ashtrees. The city has 26 crews that aretrained to inoculate the trees, andplans call for about half of the park-way trees to be inoculated this yearand the other half next year.

Brown was one of several speak-ers who discussed efforts to savethe city’s ash trees at a May 9 meet-ing held by Alderman John Arena(45th). About 20 people attendedthe meeting at the Edgebrook Club-house, 6100 N. Central Ave.

Without treatment, tree canopiesthroughout the area will be lost, saidJohn Friedmann of the Save TheAsh Tree Coalition. “If we lose them,we lose a significant part of our fallcolors,” Friedmann said.

The city has found that 99 percentof the emerald ash borer insects in atree can be killed when inoculatedwith emamectin benzoate every 2 or3 years, according to the bureau.

The average cost of an inoculationis $46, compared to approximately$1,000 to remove and replace a tree.

The pesticide is injected into thetree trunk in order to kill emeraldash borer larvae that are growingunder the bark. Emerald ash borerinfestations begin slowly, and it cantake several years before there areclear signs that a tree is dying.

The city will not treat trees thatare considered to be more thanhalfway toward dying.

The Save The Ash Tree Coalitionis coordinating efforts among blocksof home owners to identify ash treesin their neighborhoods and to solic-it discounts from tree companies forlarge orders. Friedmann said thatthe city is only paying for treatmentof trees that are on the public way.

The coalition has expressed con-cern that the Chicago Park Districthas not announced plans to treatits ash trees.

The insect was first identified inNorth American in 2002, and it isbelieved that the insect arrived inwood packing material that wasused in shipping cargo from Asia.The insect has killed more than 50million trees in North America.

There are four types of ash trees inChicago that the emerald ash boreris known to attack, white, green,blue and autumn purple, accordingto the coalition.

A PETTING ZOO and pony rides were among the attrac-tions at a community picnic sponsored by the JeffersonPark Advisory Council on May 18 at the park, 4822 N. Long

Ave.The council held the event as part of an effort to encour-

age residents to use the park.

by JASON PORTERFIELDThe Cook County Clerk’s Office

has certified the election of RonaldCope to the Lincolnwood VillageBoard of Trustees by a four-votemargin over incumbent TrusteeJohn Swanson.

Cope finished third in a field ofnine candidates in the April 9 elec-tion with 759 votes, and Swansonfinished fourth with 755 votes. Theother two candidates to win seatson the board were Craig Klatzco,who led all candidates with 940votes, and incumbent Lawrence

Elster, who received 908 votes.The trustees were sworn in at the

board’s May 7 meeting.Swanson filed a request with the

clerk’s office for a discovery recountof the results in the 6th and 56thprecincts. Swanson outpolled Copeby counts of 128-91 in the 6thPrecinct and by 126-108 in the 56thPrecinct.

A discovery recount serves as anevidence-gathering exercise anddoes not alter the outcome of anelection. Based on the outcome, acandidate may decide to file a law-

suit seeking a full recount of theelection results.

Candidates can request a discov-ery recount of up to 25 percent ofthe precincts and also can selectthe precincts to be recounted.Candidates are charged $10 foreach precinct to be recounted.

The clerk’s office upheld theresults after a recount on May 17.

“It is somewhat remarkable thatan election can be decided by so fewvotes,” Cope said. “In this case,almost every vote did count.”

Cope bests Swanson for seaton Lincolnwood village board

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by JASON PORTERFIELDThe owner of the Purple Hotel

property announced plans to de-molish the structure to make wayfor a new development at the May21 meeting of the LincolnwoodVillage Board of Trustees.

Neal Stein of North Capital Groupsaid that, instead of refurbishingthe hotel, the new plans call forreplacing the building at 4500 W.Touhy Ave. with a new developmenton the 8.5-acre site that will featurea hotel, retail space, offices and apublic gathering space.

Stein said that North CapitalGroup has secured joint ventureagreements with the real estatemanagement firm Urban RetailProperties and the hotel manage-ment company Super Host Enter-prise.

“As the village is aware, we havewithdrawn our previously submit-ted application for (planned unitdevelopment) approval,” Stein said.“It is our desire to demolish thebuilding, at our cost, at a mutuallyagreed upon time.”

“As we have in the past, we willlive up to your expectations ofmaintaining the site in accordancewith all local ordinances to the bestof our ability and partner with staffto ensure that occurs,” Stein said.

“We believe that by having a cleanslate it opens up many possibilitiesfor development.”

Stein said that he does not have atimetable for beginning demolitionbut that he has hired a contractorto carry out the work as soon as hereceives permits from the villageand from Cook County. The countyrequires a permit to demolish anycommercial building. Stein saidthat he hopes to have the buildingtorn down by the end of the year.

Stein said that he does not knowwhat elements will be included inthe development but that a newhotel will anchor the site and a pub-lic gathering space will add greenspace. “Ultimately, our goal is totransform the site into a dynamicdestination for Lincolnwood resi-dents, families and visitors whiledelivering a sustainable, relevantproject to the local and surroundingcommunities,” he said.

Stein said that Jake Weiss ofWeiss Properties is still part ofNorth Capital Group but that he isno longer involved with the devel-opment. Weiss, who led the effort topurchase the property for $8.3 mil-lion at a bankruptcy auction lastMay, had intended to renovate thederelict hotel, which is known for

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The Chicago Park Districtwill present its 13th annual“Movies in the Parks” seriesfrom June 13 through Sept.14.

The series will consist ofmovies in more than 150parks. Admission to theshows is free, and all moviesstart at dusk.

The series is part of thepark district’s “Night Out inthe Parks” initiative, whichfeatures more than 750 cul-tural and arts activities thissummer in an effort to makeparks a safe haven and ahub of activity. The series ispresented by Charter OneBank.

Scheduled screenings in-clude “ParaNorman” onTuesday, June 18, at Olym-pia Park, 6566 N. AvondaleAve., “The Lorax” on Wednes-day, June 19, at Riis Park,6100 W. Fullerton Ave.,“Spaceballs” on Friday, June21, at Independence Park,3945 N. Springfield Ave.,“The Goonies” on Monday,June 24, at Sauganash Park,5861 N. Kostner Ave., and“Madagascar 3: Europe’s

Most Wanted” on Thursday,June 27, at Wildwood Park,6950 N. Hiawatha Ave.

Also, “E.T., the Extra-Ter-restrial” on Wednesday, July10, at Shabbona Park, 6935W. Addison St., “Madagascar3: Europe’s Most Wanted” onThursday, July 11, at Gom-pers Park, 4222 W. FosterAve. , “The Land BeforeTime” on Friday, July 12, atSauganash Park, 5861 N.Kostner Ave., “Hotel Tran-sylvania” on Wednesday,July 17, at Riis Park, 6100W. Fullerton Ave., and “HotelTransylvania” on Thursday,July 18, at Brooks Park,7100 N. Harlem Ave.

Also, “Annie” on Friday,July 19, at Chase Park, 4701N. Ashland Ave., “Madagas-car 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”on Friday, July 19, at Pe-terson Park, 5801 N. PulaskiRoad, “Selena” on Monday,July 22, at Horner Park, 2741W. Montrose Ave., “Madagas-car 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”on Wednesday, July 24, atGladstone Park, 5421 N.

Menard Ave., and “The Lor-ax” on Thursday, July 25, atHollywood Park, 3312 W.Thorndale Ave.

Also, “All Dogs Go toHeaven” on Friday, July 26,at Chopin Park, 3420 N.Long Ave., a selection fromthe “Latino Film Festival” onWednesday, July 31, at Kil-bourn Park, 3501 N. Kil-bourn Ave., “The PrincessBride” on Friday, Aug. 2, atWilson Park, 4630 N. Mil-waukee Ave., “DespicableMe” on Wednesday, Aug. 7, atRiis Park, 6100 W. FullertonAve., and “Madagascar 3: Eu-rope’s Most Wanted” onThursday, Aug. 8, at HamlinPark, 3035 N. Hoyne Ave.

Also, “Despicable Me” onFriday, Aug. 23, at JensenPark, 4650 N. LawndaleAve., “Rise of the Guardians”on Wednesday, Aug. 28, inRiis Park, 6100 W. FullertonAve., and “Madagascar 3: Eu-rope’s Most Wanted” on Sat-urday, Aug. 23, in KelvynPark, 4438 W. WrightwoodAve.

The “Tall Ships Chicago”festival will be held fromAug. 7 through 11 at NavyPier.

Participants can boardand tour participating tallships and sail on some of theships. A free “Parade of Sail”will be held on Wednesday,Aug. 7. Admission is re-quired for other dates.

The event will feature the“Chicago Match Cup” boatrace. The sailing competi-tion is the only stop in theUnited States on the “AlpariWorld Match Racing Tour.”

Boarding admission is $25for adults and $12 for chil-dren age 3 to 12. Regular ad-mission is $5.

For more information, call312-595-5200.

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The Oakton CommunityCollege Alliance for LifelongLearning is holding regis-tration for adult educationcourses that will be offeredbeginning June 10.

A course titled “DrawingI” will examine the basics ofdrawing. The focus of thecourse will be on the devel-opment of skills in propor-tion, value and perspective.The content of the course in-cludes working from stilllife and live models and theuse of pencil, charcoal, inkand pastels.

The 7-week course willmeet from 9:30 a.m. to 12:25p.m. Mondays throughThursdays at the college’sDes Plaines campus, 1600 E.Golf Road. The course fee is$311.

A course titled “PaintingI” will cover the basics ofpainting materials. Stu-dents will study watercol-ors, oils and acrylics, as wellthe development of line,shape, spatial characteris-tics and color.

The 7-week course willmeet from 9:30 a.m. to 12:25p.m. Mondays throughThursdays at the college’sSkokie campus, 7701 N. Lin-coln Ave. The fee is $326.

A course titled “DigitalPhotography” will teach stu-

dents lighting techniques,exposure and color renditionand the use of digital imag-ing software to improve pho-tos. The 6-week course willmeet from 6:30 to 9 p.m.Mondays at the Skokie cam-pus. The fee is $140.

A course titled “Spanish I”will teach students the ba-sics of Spanish grammar,vocabulary, intonation, pro-nunciation, and phrase andsentence structure. The 6-week course will meet from6:15 to 8:55 p.m. Mondaysat the Skokie campus. Thefee is $154.

A course titled “French I”will teach students the ba-sics of French. Separate 8-week sessions will be heldfrom 6:15 to 8:55 p.m. Mon-days at the two campuses.The fee is $154.

A course titled “Polish I”will teach students the ba-sics of Polish. Separate 8-week sessions will be heldfrom 6:15 to 8:55 p.m. Mon-days at the two campuses.The fee is $154.

The registration fee forOakton courses is $8.

For more information, call847-982-9888.

The Edgebrook, EdisonPark and Sauganash cham-bers of commerce will spon-sor a golf outing at 11 a.m.Monday, June 24, at theWhite Pines Golf Club inBensenville.

Registration will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.,and the tournament willopen with a shotgun start at1 p.m. Lunch will be avail-able at the.

A cocktail reception andbegin at 5:30 p.m., followedby an awards ceremony anda buffet dinner. The eventwill feature a silent auction.

Registration for the outingcosts $150, which includesuse of the golf range andlocker facilities, 18 holes ofgolf, a box lunch, a 2-houropen bar and the dinner. Thereception and the dinnercost $50. Registration is re-quired by June 14.

Sponsorships are availablefor $500 at the “Gold” level,$250 at the “Silver” level,$100 at the “Bronze” leveland $50 at the “Patron” level.The sponsorship deadline isJune 14.

For more information, callat 773-631-0063.

Registration open for ALL courses

Golf outing slated byNW Side chambers

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St. TheclaSaint Thecla School will

hold its second annual alum-ni basketball tournamentfrom noon to 6 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday, June 1and 2.

Graduates of NorthwestSide Catholic grade schoolswill compete in the 16-teamtournament.

The participating schoolsare Saint Thecla, Our Ladyof Victory, Saint Juliana,Saint Tarcissus, Saint Mon-ica, Saint John Brebeuf,Saint Paul of the Cross,Saint Edward, Saint Maryof the Woods, Saint Pascal,Saint Eugene, Queen of AllSaints, Saint Ferdinand andSaint Philip.

Last year Saint Tarcissusdefeated Queen of All Saintsto win the championship.

Lane TechThe Lane Tech Century

Foundation will hold its sixthannual carnival over theMemorial Day weekend.

The hours of the event arenoon to 10 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday and noon to 8p.m. Monday.

The event will featurerides provided by Windy CityAmusements and carnivalfood.

The foundation is seekingto raise $2 million to restorethe school.

For more information, callthe school at 773-534-5400.

VaughnVaughn Occupational

High School will hold a carwash from 9 a.m. to noon

Wednesday, June 5, in theparking lot of the school.

Proceeds from the eventwill be used to send theschool’s soccer teams to theSpecial Olympics State Tour-nament at Illinois State Uni-versity.

Donations for a wash willbe accepted.

The event will feature araffle for an iPad Mini thatwill be held at 2 p.m.Wednesday, June 5. Raffletickets cost $5.

TaftTaft High School was rec-

ognized as “National HistoryDay Illinois School of theYear” after students partici-pated in the “Chicago His-tory Fair.”

Seventeen students fromthe school qualified for the“Illinois State History Fair,”including three from thehigh school and 14 from theTaft Academic Center.

State qualifiers in the highschool division are JosephJarvis, Sergio Gutierrez andLuke Micek for “Trapped!The Iroquois Theater Fire.”

State qualifiers in the jun-ior division are JohanaMachuca, Elizabeth Kor-niat , Joanne Lee, AnnaPasek and Jessica Salmi for“Celebrating 40 Years ofTitle IX,” Maya Abundis,Syeda Saberi and HannahKinsel la for “La LecheLeague,” Shannon Andrewsfor “Roller Derby,” KristenRigsby for “Building Illinois:The Legacy of the Illinoisand Michigan Canal” andJulian Kirby, ChristianThorsberg and Ruby Mustill

for “The Bauhaus.”Taft High School will hold

a concert to honor retiredmusic teacher James Stammat 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1.

The program will featurea selection of Broadwaysongs performed by theschool’s concert choir andorchestra.

Tickets cost $15 for generaladmission.

“Premium” tickets cost $40each and include admissionto the post-concert receptionand a digital video disc of thetribute concert and of pastTaft chorus performances.“Executive Producer” ticketscost $200 each and includepreferred seating, recogni-tion in the program, a full-page ad in the program, ad-mission to the reception andthe digital video disc.

Program advertisementsare available at rates of $50for a full-page ad and $30for a half-page ad. Programadvertisements and dona-tion forms are available onthe tribute concert Web site,which can be reached atwww.jjstammtafttribute.com.

Funds raised by the eventwill go toward purchasing apiano for the school’s musicdepartment.

Luther NorthLuther North High School

will hold its final admis-sions test of the school yearat 8 a.m. Saturday, June 1.

Registration for the test isrequired.

Participants are asked tosend an e-mail to admis-sions@luthernorth.org.

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The Illinois ConservationPolice has issued tips forboaters as part of “NationalSafe Boating Week.”

The agency recommendsthat boaters wear a lifejacket at all times while ona boat.

Last year 101 boating-re-lated accidents in the stateresulted in 17 deaths and 77injuries. Alcohol use was acontributing factor in 13 ofthe accidents and five of thefatalities, according to thestate Department of Natu-ral Resources.

The state conservation po-lice enforce laws regardingoperating a boat under theinfluence of alcohol.

The previous year 103boating accidents resultedin 21 deaths and 70 in-juries.

Illinois law requires thatpersonal floatation devicesare available for each per-son on a boat or other wa-tercraft.

People age 13 and youngermust wear a life jacket whileaboard any watercraftshorter than 26 feet inlength at all times the boatis under way unless they arebelow deck in an enclosedcabin or operating on pri-vate property.

State law requires every-one operating a personalwatercraft or a jet ski towear a life jacket.

The department offers

free boating safety coursesthat provide a review ofboating laws and regula-tions and instruction onsafe operation of watercraft.State law requires boatingsafety education for peopleage 12 to 17 who operate aboat.

For information on thecourses, call 800-832-2599.

The Lake Shore Sympho-ny Orchestra will present aconcert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday,June 2, at Northside PrepHigh School, 5501 N. KedzieAve.

Henry Vogel will narratethe composition “LincolnPortrait” by Aaron Copland.Vogel is the dean of the Chi-cago College of PerformingArts at Roosevelt University.

The concert, titled “Paint-ings, Portraits and Pictures,”also will feature the “MotherGoose Suite” by Ravel and“Pictures at an Exhibition”

by Modest Mussorgsky.Admission is $20 for

adults, $15 for students andseniors and free for childrenage 12 and younger.

For more information, visitwww.lsso.org.

Tickets available for‘Taste of Chicago’

The city Department ofCultural Affairs and SpecialEvents has announced thattickets for concert seating atthe Petrillo Music Shell andthe “Mazda 6 Celebrity ChefDu Jour Dining Experience”at the “Taste of Chicago”festival are on sale.

Tickets cost $25 for concertseating. The concerts willfeature Delta Spirit and funat 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July10, Estelle and Robin Thickeat 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July11, Robert Plant presents theSensational Space Shiftersand Lone Bellow at 5:30 p.m.Friday, July 12, Maxi Priestand Jill Scott at 5:30 p.m.Saturday, July 13, and theMowgli and Neon Trees at 4p.m. Sunday, July 14.

Ticket for the chef eventscost $40.

The featured chefs will beRick Bayless of FronteraGrill at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Carrie Nahabedian ofNaha and Brindille at 6:30p.m. Thursday, GiuseppeTentori of Boka Restaurantat 6:30 p.m. Friday, GaleGand and the Hearty Boysof the Hearty Restaurant atnoon Saturday, and PaulKahan of Publican and Pub-lican Quality Meats at noonSunday.

The hours of the fest are11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Friday and 10 a.m.to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day.

Food and beverage ticketswill be sold in strips of 12 for$8. For the first time the fes-tival will feature food trucks.

For more information, visitwww.tasteofchicago.us.

The city Department ofCultural Affairs and SpecialEvents has announced theschedule of concerts at thePetrillo Music Shell duringthe 33rd annual “Taste ofChicago” festival, which willbe held in Grant Park fromJuly 10 through 14.

Tickets for the seatingarea at the pavilion will cost$25, and lawn seating willbe free. Tickets will go onsale beginning May 15 atwww.tasteofchicago.us.

Performances beginningat 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July10, are Delta Spirit andGrammy Award winner fun.

Performances beginningat 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July11, are Grammy Award win-ner Estelle and R&B record-ing artist Robin Thicke.Thicke has written and pro-duced songs for MichaelJackson, Christina Aguileraand Brian McKnight.

Performances beginning at

5:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, aresouthern country rock bandLone Bellow and RobertPlant, who will present the“Robert Plant Presents TheSensational Shape Shifters”show.

Performances at 11:30a.m. Saturday, July 13, aresister duo Chloe and Hallieand IM5, both featured byRadio Disney AM 1300. Per-formances beginning at 5:30p.m. Saturday are reggaemusician Maxi Priest andGrammy Award winner JillScott.

Performances beginningat 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14,are the Mowgli’s and NeonTrees.

Admission is free. Foodand beverage tickets will besold in strips of 12 for $8.For the first time this yearthe festival will feature foodtrucks.

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THE TAFT Academic Center seventh and eighth grade girls’soccer team has completed its first season.

The team members are Natasha Bernett, Katherine Blake,Mary Callaghan, Denise Carvajal , Monik Flores, Victoria

Gnat, Mary Hehn, Colleen Kucharski, London McGarr, JaquelynMendro, Isabella Oganovich, Jocelyn Ortiz, Nancy Popovski,Emma Purcell, Ariana Torres and Lesly Villa. The coaches areRyan Glowacz, Liz Loper and Bobby Oganovich.

The 16th (Jefferson Park)Police District will hold a“Citizen Police Academy”from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdaysfrom June 4 through July30 at the Chicago PoliceAcademy, 1300 W. JacksonBlvd.

For more information, callthe 16th District CAPS of-fice at 312-742-4521.

Oakton Community Col-lege will be closed Fridaysthrough Sundays throughAug. 3 to observe summersemester hours.

Registration for summercourses is open. The collegewill begin 8-week courses onJune 3 and 7-week courseson June 10.

In-person registration isopen from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Thursdayat the college’s Des Plainescampus, 1600 E. Golf Road,and the Skokie campus,7701 N. Lincoln Ave.

Students with an applica-tion on file may register on-line at my.oakton.edu.

For more information, call847- 635-1741.

The Polish Museum ofAmerica, 984 N. MilwaukeeAve., will hold its 33rd an-nual summer ball on Friday,June 7, at Rosewood Res-taurant and Banquets inRosemont.

A cocktail hour at 7 p.m.will be followed by dinner at8 p.m. Music will be provid-ed by the Anthony Kawal-kowski Orchestra.

The Polish Spirit Awardwill be given to the PolishTeachers Association ofAmerica for its contribu-tions to teaching Polish lan-guage, geography and histo-ry and the traditions andculture of the Polish-Ameri-can community.

Tickets cost $175, andreservations are required byMay 31.

The event also will featurea cash raffle with prizes of$2,500, $1,000, $750 and$500. Raffle tickets cost $10each, three for $25 and eightfor $50.

The museum, which wasestablished in 1935, is dedi-cated to the preservationand promotion of Polish andPolish-American culturethrough educational pro-grams and exhibits.

The museum houses a li-brary, the renovated Pade-rewski Room, the RoyalSleigh, the Kusmierczak ArtGallery and archives chron-icling the lives of people ofPolish descent. The muse-um is adding a new entry-way and gift shop.

For more information, callthe museum at 773-782-2601.

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The Chicago Park Districthas announced the scheduleof productions for the 61st“Theater on the Lake” sum-mer theater festival, whichwill run from June 12through Aug. 11 at the the-ater, 2400 N. Lake ShoreDrive.

Each production will beperformed for five eveningsMonday through Friday.Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday through Satur-day and at 6:30 p.m. Sun-days.

A “Theater Thursdays” re-ception will be held at 6p.m. Thursdays. The recep-tions feature cocktails, ap-petizers and a chance tomeet the artists. Admissionis included in the ticketprice.

A “Live Lit” story-tellingseries will be offered at 9:30p.m. Thursdays and Fridaysafter the main stage per-formances. The series willfeature a rotating lineup oflocal writers and performers

who will read their stories,personal essays and com-mentaries.

The “Declaration YouthArts Fest” for teens age 14and older will be held July 3through 7 at a time to be an-nounced. The free festivalwill feature four evenings ofspoken word performance,music, dance, theater andvisual art.

The festival will open witha staging of “The Bear Suitof Happiness” by the NewColony. The Evan Linderplay, which is set in 1943, fol-lows Woody, a young gayAmerican, as he enlists inthe army.

Tickets to the play includeadmission to the openingnight United Service Or-ganization dance at 6 p.m.Wednesday, June 12. Thedance will feature swingmusic provided by big bandMike P’s and the CoolBreeze and jazz singerAbigail Riccards.

The Idris Goodwin play

“Blackademics” will bestaged from June 19through 23 by MPAACT.The play follows two femaleAfrican-American scholarsas they celebrate black his-tory in at a bistro.

Manual Cinema will stagethe Brendan Hill play “Luladel Ray” from June 26through 30. The family-friendly shadow play is per-formed with overhead pro-jectors, shadow puppets andactors in silhouette and in-cludes music and little dia-logue. When a lonely adoles-cent girl named Lula discov-ers a soulful country musicduo on the radio, she leaveshome and enters a world ofdanger and deception to findthem.

Theater Oobleck wil lstage the Mickle Maher play“There is a Happiness thatMorning is” from July 10through 14. The comedy isperformed in rhymed verseand unfolds via two lectureson the poetry of WilliamBlake.

Barrel of Monkeys willpresent a production of thefamily-friendly play “That’sWeird, Grandma” from July17 through 21. The ensem-ble holds creative writingworkshops with ChicagoPublic Schools students andperforms their stories.

The Den Theater willstage the Jane Andersonplay “The Quality of Life”from July 24 through 28.After the death of theirdaughter, church-going con-servatives visit left-wingcousins who continue to cel-ebrate life through hardtimes. Sympathy turns torage when religious andmoral values about life anddeath are tested.

Jackalope Theater willstage the Zayd Dohrn play“Long Way Go Down” fromJuly 31 through Aug. 4. Theplay tells the story of twotruckers and two Mexicanimmigrants being smuggled

into Arizona.Chicago Physical Theater

will present the perform-ance art piece “The Chi-Town Clown Revue” fromAug. 7 through 11. The per-formance features a giganticcreature named “Honey-buns” who is billed as “theworld’s greatest mime.”

Tickets cost $18, and aseason subscription to alleight plays is available for$110. A “Weekend FlexPass” which includes admis-sion for three Friday, Sat-urday or Sunday shows isavailable for $35.

Tickets will go on sale onJune 4, and they can be pur-chased by calling the box of-fice at 312-742-7994.

‘Theater on the Lake’ offers summer plays

The “Stingray Touch” out-door exhibit is open at theShedd Aquarium, 1200 S.Lake Shore Drive, throughthe fall.

Patrons can touch cownoserays in the water and learnabout the animals.

Cownose rays are socialanimals, but the 18,000-gal-lon habitat features retreatareas intended to allowthem to engage or disengagewith patrons at any time.

Stingrays live to be about15 years old. The rays in theexhibit range in age from ju-venile to mature. They canreach a size of up to 36 inch-es from wing tip to wing tip.

The rays in the exhibit hadtheir stinging barbs clippedin a manner similar to clip-ping fingernails. In the wild,rays use their stingers only

as a defense mechanism.The rays will not bite, as

their mouths are under-neath their bodies and theywill only be touched on theupper side of their bodies.

Aquarium staff will guidevisitors through an en-counter that includes rinsinghands before and after inter-acting with the rays to mini-mize the likelihood of trans-mitting any pathogens.

Admission is includedwith the purchase of a “TotalExperience Pass,” whichcosts $37.95 for adults and$28.95 for children age 3 to11, or with “Shedd VIP” tick-ets, which cost $34.

For more information, callthe aquarium at 312-939-2438.

Shedd Aquarium sets‘Stingray Touch’ event

The Chicago Rocks andMineral Society will hold arock swap event from 1 to 5p.m. Saturday, June 8, atSaint Peter United Churchof Christ, 8013 N. LaramieAve., Skokie.

The event will feature amagic show by the group’sGeo Juniors. Participantscan swap rocks, minerals,crystals, geodes and otherlapidary arts items.

Mineral groupslates rockswap event

by RUSS STEWARTIn the Northwest Side 45th Ward,

“cognitive dissonance” reigns su-preme. The condition involves con-flicting and contradictory informa-tion and trends, leading to confu-sion.

Is or is not Alderman John Arena,the winner by a bounteous 30-votemargin in 2011, an anomaly? Arenagot 50.1 percent of the 12,136 bal-lots cast in the 2011 runoff. In award with 31,559 registered voters,Arena’s 6,083 votes were 19.2 per-cent of the total voter pool.

“I’m the first new-style aldermanin this ward in 25 years,” Arenasaid, adding that his predecessor,Pat Levar, had been the ploddingpro-Daley, pro-machine, pro-statusquo alderman since 1987. In effect,like his self-described hero, BarackObama, Arena ran in 2011 as theproverbial “hope and vigor andchange” candidate.

Like Obama, Arena argues thathe needs his full term to “turnaround” the ward, and he realizesthat the 2015 election will be a ref-erendum on his tenure. “I expect tobe held accountable, and I expect towin,” he said.

Arena said that his polling showshim with a 60 percent approval rat-ing, and he won the 2012 wardDemocratic committeeman’s racewith a solid 73.3 percent of the votein a turnout of 5,106, although hisshowing of 3,740 votes was barely60 percent of his 2011 aldermanicvote total.

NEVERTHELESS, by every con-ventional yardstick, Arena shouldbe very, very worried.

First, he has failed to entrenchhimself, create an aura of inevitabil-ity, and discourage 2015 opposition.Of course, for a 30-vote victor, thatisn’t easy. Already sniffing the windand positioning themselves for 2015are John Garrido, the Chicago policelieutenant whom Arena, thankslargely to more than $250,000 innegative mailings and cable televi-sion ads funded by the public sectorService Employees InternationalUnion, beat in the runoff. Garrido isnow a 16th Police District watchcommander, a member of the HitchSchool Local School Council and theGladstone Park Chamber ofCommerce, and he maintains a lawpractice. He has kept himself visibleand his network energized, kepthimself distant from the Republic-ans, and has been busy suing SEIUand Arena for libel.

Rumors are swirling that Garridowon’t run because the aldermanicsalary would mean a pay cut. WhenGarrido ran for Cook County Board

president in 2010 as a Republican,he was reassigned to a South Sidepolice district; now he’s back to hisneighborhood. “I’m keeping my op-tions open,” he said.

A second credible candidate isBeaubien LSC and PTO memberMichelle Baert, whose close ties withthe International Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers and other tradeunions will enable her to raise$100,000, according to her spokes-man. A big booster is IBEW Local134 business manager Terry Allen,who is the brother of former 38thWard alderman (and now judge)Tom Allen.

“We’re involved in a discovery peri-

od,” the spokesman said, with a deci-sion to be made by the end of July.“She is a mother of three, a philan-thropist, has worked to help childrenwith disabilities and special needs,and is involved in the community.She has a pro-labor record, opposed(Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s) Infra-structure Trust, and supports thebuilding trades.” The trust was setup to raise capital from the privatesector that would be used for publicprojects.

THEN THERE are the usualsuspects: Pat Levar Jr., the formeralderman’s son, who has a comfy jobwith the Chicago Park District,Terry Boyke, Levar’s former topaide, who quit and then got creamedin the 2007 aldermanic race, andMarina Faz-Huppert, a food serviceunion official who was Levar’s ill-conceived pick for his successor, get-ting barely 20 percent of the vote.

The point is that a lot of political-ly ambitious people see Arena aseminently beatable.

Second, the best way to discourageopposition is to become a fund-rais-ing tiger. Arena was quick out of thebox in 2011. His campaign commit-tee raised $114,340 in the first quar-ter of the year, part of the electioncycle, but then, despite incumbencyand a multitude of local and Loopfund-raisers, his take diminished,averaging about $21,000 a quarter— solid numbers but not intimidat-ing. From April 1, 2011, to March 31,2013, Arena raised $174,190, and hehad $7,619 on hand as of March 31.

Compared to aldermanic behe-moths like Ed Burke, Dick Mell, PatO’Connor and Brendan O’Reilly,that’s a pittance, but compared tohis potential 2015 foes, that’shumungous. Garrido had no cashon hand, and he still carried a debtof $47,699 from the 2011 campaign(payable to him and his father).Former alderman Levar’s campaigncommittee is dormant, and Baerthas filed no reports.

Third, there’s the “misery index.”In the 1980 Reagan-Carter presiden-tial debate, Reagan famously Ameri-cans, “Are you better off now thanyou were 4 years ago?” Arena wasscathingly critical of Levar’s stew-ardship, citing a plethora of vacantstorefronts and businesses. Accord-ing to one former Arena supporter,Arena’s tenure has “been just moreof the same . . . stagnation, no signif-icant change, no innovation, no busi-ness recruitment . . . He spends allhis time promoting himself . . . Hewants a lifetime sinecure, just likeLevar.” The observer also noted thatArena is now the ward committee-man.

ARENA FORCEFULLY rejectsthat notion. “We’ve brought a newenergy and set a new tone,” he said,arguing that he he’s an “ambassa-dor” and that he and his staff seek to“partner” with business and the cityto make the 45th Ward “a destina-tion.” “Pat never figured it out, nevertried,” Arena said. “Under him, theward stagnated.”

Arena lists a litany of “accomplish-ments,” including more than $1.5million spent from the ward’s taxincrement financing districts, sixnew restaurants around the SixCorners shopping district, new sen-ior housing, a Mariano’s store onElston Avenue, a new Chase Bank, aproposed redevelopment of the Bankof America building, 4901 W. IrvingPark Road, the move to the area ofthe National Veterans Art Museum,the Filament Theater Ensemble andthe “Chicago Fringe Festival,” thelandmarking and blocking of thePortage Theater as a church, thebeautification of “numerous” busi-ness facades, and a bunch of cultur-al events, including creation of theArts Alive/45 organization and arenamed “Jeff Fest.”

Is the 45th Ward better than itwas in 2011? That’s debatable.

Fourth, there is “Emanuel es-trangement.” To his credit, Arenahas not been a mayoral stooge. Heopposed the mayor’s revenue-raisingspeed camera program, the “wheeltax” hike, the 2013 budget and cutsin mental health and public health

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Crime Watch

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Arena rejects label ofalderman by anomaly

Analysisand

Opinionby

RussStewart

A MAN WAS struck by a car andfatally injured at about 9:10 p.m.Tuesday, May 14, while he was rid-ing a bicycle in the 7900 block ofWest Irving Park Road, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

A witness reported that as she wasdriving westbound, a 2011 ChevroletMalibu that was behind her changedlanes to pass her on the right andstruck the 83-year-old man’s bikefrom behind, according to police. Theman was pronounced dead atLutheran General Hospital at 11:51p.m., according to the Cook CountyMedical Examiner’s Office.

The victim was identified by theoffice as Leonard Ratajczyk, age 83,of the 3900 block of North PacificAvenue.

The 49-year-old driver of the Mali-bu was cited for failing to reducespeed to avoid an accident, accord-ing to police.

AN OFF-DUTY Chicago police of-ficer fatally shot a dog at about 3:40p.m. Friday, May 17, in the yard ofhis Norwood Park home, accordingto 16th (Jefferson Park) Districtpolice.

The officer reported that his 5-year-old son was riding his bicycleand that when an unleashed pit bullcame from a gangway and chargedthe boy, he shot the dog, according topolice.

The owners of the animal reportedthat their daughter let the dog outinto their back yard and that the dogran through an unlocked gate, ac-cording to police. They were cited forfailing to restrain the dog and for nothaving a city dog license, police said.

A MAN WAS shot with a pelletgun at about midnight Wednesday,Aug. 15, in the 6100 block of WestAddison Street, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

The 22-year-old man reported thatas he was riding a motorcycle, hefelt an object strike him in the chest,discovered a wound in the left sideof his chest, and drove to Resurrec-tion Hospital, where an X-ray re-vealed the object to be a pellet, ac-cording to police.

A MAN WAS arrested on drug andweapons charges at about 11:45 p.m.Sunday, May 19, at the Filonek’s bar,6213 N. Milwaukee Ave., accordingto 16th (Jefferson Park) Districtpolice.

Officers responding to a report of aman with a gun found a loaded 9mmsemiautomatic handgun and a plas-tic bag containing 1 gram of sus-pected cocaine in his possession,according to police.

The suspect was identified bypolice as James B. Hurn, age 45, ofthe 1000 block of Conrad Court,Elk Grove Village.

TWO TEENAGERS were arrest-ed after they allegedly burglarized avehicle at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday,May 18, in the 5400 block of NorthMelvina Avenue, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

Officers responding to a report oftwo males trying to open vehicledoors found the suspects inside a carin which the glove compartment hadbeen forced open, and one of theteens had a global positioning devicethat was reported missing from a carthat was parked in the 5100 block ofNorth Mobile Avenue in his posses-sion, according to police. Officersalso found two plastic bags contain-ing 1 gram of suspected marijuanain the pockets of the other teen,according to 16th (Jefferson Park)District police.

The suspects were identified bypolice as a 16-year-old male and a17-year-old male.

A MANAGER reported that awoman stole merchandise from theDominick’s grocery store, 6312 N.Nagle Ave., at about 12:35 p.m. Sat-urday, May 18, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

The manager reported that shesaw the woman leave the store witha shopping cart containing 12 con-tainers of Tide laundry detergentvalued at $227.88 without paying forthe items and drive away in a blackFord Escape, according to police.

A MAN REPORTED that hishome in the 5300 block of NorthLynch Avenue was burglarized be-tween 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

The man reported that when he re-turned home he discovered that theside door had been forced open andthat $1,500 in cash, a Nikon cameravalued at $2,000, three camera lens-es, a Gucci watch and a check for$1,000 were missing, according topolice.

A 17-YEAR-OLD teen was fatal-ly shot in an apparent gang-relatedincident at about 2:25 a.m. Monday,May 20, in the 4900 block of NorthWhipple Street, according to 17th(Albany Park) District police.

A 17-year-old girl reported thatshe was in a car with the victimwhen a man fired several shots atthem, according to police. The teen,who was shot twice in the head andtwice in the left shoulder, died atIllinois Masonic Hospital on May22, according to the Cook CountyMedical Examiner’s Office.

The victim was identified by po-lice as Miguel Delaluz, age 17, ofthe 4900 block of Whipple.

A MAN WAS shot at about 5:40p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the 4600block of North Central Park Avenue,according to 17th (Albany Park)District police.

The 28-year-old man reportedthat he was with a group of peoplein a back yard and that he saw twomen in the gangway, according topolice. The man said that as he wasentering the home, he was shottwice in the leg, police said.

THREE MEN were arrested inconnection with a robbery that wasreported in the 4300 block of NorthKeystone Avenue at about 11:05p.m. Sunday, May 19, according to17th (Albany Park) District police.

A 27-year-old man reported thatfour men yelled obscenities at himand broke the rear window of hiscar with a fire hydrant cover, andthat when he got out of the car, themen threatened him and impliedthat they had guns and one of themtook his cell phone and $200 fromhim, according to police. Witnessesreported that they saw the men runto a home in the 4100 block ofMontrose Avenue, and the suspectswere arrested after they were iden-tified, police said.

As officers were making the ar-rests at the home, a woman inter-fered with them, and she was arrest-ed, police said.

The suspects were identified bypolice as Jeremy Figueroa, age 19, ofthe 4300 block of North KedvaleAvenue, Kyle Belcher, age 22, of the4400 block of North Kildare Avenue,Juan P. Correa, age 27, address un-known , and Sandra Vega, age 35, ofthe 4100 block of West MontroseAvenue.

LincolnwoodA MAN WAS arrested on a bat-

tery charge at about 2:45 a.m.Monday, May 20, in the 7000 blockof North Cicero Avenue, accordingto Lincolnwood police.

Officers were stopped by theman, who reported that he wasattacked by a woman in her homeafter he told her that her diamondring was a fake, according to police.The woman reported that the mankissed her, and that when he triedto kiss her again, she punched himin the mouth, police said. Thewoman said that her husband thencame downstairs and told the manto leave, police said.

The suspect was identified by po-lice as Michael Bulagao, age 45, ofthe 8800 block of North WisnerStreet, Niles.

A MAN WAS charged with driv-ing under the influence of alcoholfollowing his arrest at about 12:30p.m. Thursday, May 16, in the 3300block of West Pratt Avenue, accord-ing to Lincolnwood police.

After an officer stopped a car forspeeding, the driver was arrestedafter he failed sobriety tests, accord-ing to police. The man was taken toSaint Francis Hospital because hehad a blood alcohol level of 0.305,according to police.

The suspect was identified bypolice as Nayan V. Patel, age 26, ofthe 3700 block of West ColumbiaAvenue.

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Beaubien gettingartificial turf field

its distinctive purple brick exterior.Stein said that he will provide an

update on plans for the site at thenext village board meeting, whichis scheduled for June 4.

A strip retail building at 7350 N.Lincoln Ave. and the former Suits20/20 building at 4560 W. TouhyAve. have been demolished.

The hotel opened in 1960 as theLincolnwood Hyatt House and lateroperated as a Radisson Hotel andas a Ramada Inn before becomingan independent operation namedthe Purple Hotel in 2004.Maintenance of the buildingdeclined, and the village sued itsowner in 2006 because of mold andother environmental problems thatwere never fixed. The hotel closedin 2007.

Also at the meeting, the villageboard approved an amendment tothe zoning code that eliminatesnotice requirements for fence viola-tions, along with compliance dead-lines and references to the villagefiling fence complaints with theCook County Circuit Court. Withthe creation of the administrativehearing process, the village nolonger files fence complaints withthe court. With the exception of thesign chapter, no other section of thezoning code provides a process forenforcing violations.

The board also approved a reso-lution awarding a bid for sidewalkreplacement services to SuburbanConcrete. The work will be per-formed at a cost of $4.19 per squarefoot for existing sidewalks, $5 persquare foot for new sidewalks,$12.75 per linear foot of curbs and$180 per disability tile.

The village has budgeted $80,000for the sidewalk replacement pro-

gram for the 2013-14 fiscal year, aswell as $15,000 from the NortheastTax Increment Financing Districtfund.

The trustees also approved thestrategic master technology planfor 2013-14. The plan is intended toidentify ways to incorporate tech-nology into village operations. Italso serves as a multi-year planidentifying information technologyprojects to be funded.

The new plan’s initiatives includeimproving document management,expanding communication to resi-dents via the Internet, expandingaudiovisual capabilities, geographic

information systems integration,mobile worker connectivity, cloud-based computing, maximizing effi-ciencies gained through software,increasing productivity through theuse of technology, using technologyfor public safety, disaster recoverypreparedness, information technolo-gy security and information technol-ogy infrastructure improvements.

The board also approved a collec-tive bargaining agreement betweenthe village and the Fraternal Orderof Police Labor Council Communi-cations Operators Union. Theagreement calls for a 2 percent an-nual wage increase through 2015.

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by BRIAN NADIGThe Taft High School Local

School Council at its meeting onMay 14 discussed a police dogsearch of student lockers, plans for$18.33 million in school renova-tions and the donation of a pianoto the Music Department.

“The object is to make this schoolas drug-free as possible,” Taft prin-cipal Mary Kay Cappitelli said ofthe April 17 search, in which drugswere found in one locker. Threearrests for marijuana were made atTaft last month, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

Unlike two police dog searchesthat were conducted at Taft lastschool year, the recent search tookplace while students were atschool. Cappitelli has said that thesearches would have a greaterdeterrent factor if students weremade aware of them.

“We didn’t have as many hits aswe’ve had in the past,” dean SamDuarte, an LSC member, said.“The teachers are very happy with

the way it was conducted.”Also at the meeting, it was an-

nounced that the proposed ChicagoPublic Schools’ 2014 capital budgetincludes $17 million for Taft fornew lockers, tuckpointing, renova-tions to nine science labs and otherimprovements. Another two sci-ence labs are being remodeled aspart of a $1.33 million supplemen-tal appropriation in the capitalbudget for 2013, Taft engineerLarry Hohn said.

Parent LSC member Lisa Schwie-ger reported that Taft recently re-ceived a baby grand piano as part ofa benefit concert. The event, whichis a tribute concert honoring formerTaft music teacher J.J. Stamm, hasraised more than $12,000, and or-ganizers also hope to donate a digi-tal piano to the school, Schwiegersaid.

Tickets for the concert, whichwill be held at 6 p.m. Saturday,June 1, at the school, are avail-able online at www.jjstammtafttribute.com.

At the end of the meeting, theLSC moved into closed session andpresented the results of its annualevaluation to Cappitelli, who iscompleting her first year as theschool’s principal.

“Overall, it was a very good rat-ing, and we do expect more fromthis administration,” LSC chair-man Ted Pirpiris said after themeeting. Cappitelli plans to imple-ment initiatives that are designedto help freshmen and other stu-dents who are struggling academi-cally, Pirpiris said.

It also was reported that a “learn-ing garden,” which is intended toteach students about nutrition, isbeing installed near the school’sentrance on Bryn Mawr Avenue.

The school also will hold a silentauction fund-raiser from 7:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23. Stu-dent-painted furniture that wasinspired by works of art will besold, and the proceeds from theevent will go toward the school’s artscholarship fund.

Officers look for drugs at Taft

by BRIAN NADIGAs Beaubien School prepares to

replace its asphalt playground withan artificial-turf field this summer,school officials hope to eventuallysecure funding for an adjoining play-lot.

The lack of an athletic field and aplaylot at Beaubien, 5025 N. Lara-mie Ave., has been a concern foryears, but the return of recess thisschool year highlighted the need forsafer playing conditions, Beaubienprincipal Michelle Ludford said.Beaubien, Lyon and Thorp are theonly elementary schools on theNorthwest Side that do not have aplaylot, Ludford said.

The school is across the streetfrom Roberts Square Park, 5200 W.Argyle St., but it does not use thepark because at 3.5 acres its sizewould make it difficult to monitorstudents during recess, Ludfordsaid.

The school has raised about$15,000 for a playlot, but the bulkof the estimated $500,000 requiredfor the project likely would have tocome from a private grant or anallocation from the school system,Ludford said. The school is spon-soring a “spare change” program inwhich students have brought inmore than $5,000 in coins, and inFebruary 140 people attended a“Zumbathon” fund-raiser in theschool’s gymnasium, she said.

The 5,000-square-foot playlotwould be constructed north of thesite where the artificial turf will beinstalled along Argyle Street.Padding made from recycled mate-rial will be placed under the turf.

The $183,000 turf project is beingfunded through the 45th Ward’sdiscretionary fund. There were 15funding proposals on the ward’sparticipatory budget ballot, whichincluded viaduct improvement andcommunity garden projects, andAlderman John Arena plans tofund the projects which finished inthe top five of the voting.

“It was really overwhelming howthe community got the word out,”Ludford said. “We received the sec-ond most votes.”

Ludford said that school officialsopted for an artificial surface field,which will measure 13,375 squarefeet and which will include adrainage system, because it requiresless maintenance than grass. Shesaid that access to the field could belimited during non-school hoursbecause of concerns about damage,but a decision has not been made,she said.

The artificial surface may includemarkings for baseball and soccer,but those details have not beendecided, Ludford said. The currentplayground only has lines for theplayground game four square, shesaid.

Governor Pat Quinn has signedlegislation last month that willreduce property tax bills for resi-dents age 65 and older.

The law increases the seniorhomestead exemption from $4,000to $5,000, saving seniors up to $200each year. Seniors in Cook Countywill have the increase applied totheir 2012 taxes, which are due thisyear. The law will take effect forother counties next year.

The law also raises the generalhomestead exemption for CookCounty to $7,000 starting next year.Originally phased-in over 3 years,

the exemption was designed to limityearly increases and assessmentson residential property.

Cook County currently has a 7percent exemption cap, while therest of the state maintains a flatexemption rate of $6,000. Withoutthe law, the reduction under thecap for city home owners wouldhave decreased from $8,000 to$6,000.

Northern Cook County will beaffected by the law next year whenthe cap expires in that region, andsouthern Cook County will be af-fected in 2015.

Recount . . . (Continued from Page 1)

Cope was Lincolnwood’s villageattorney for about 20 years underformer mayors Henry Proesel, JohnPorcelli, Frank Chulay and Made-leine Grant. He lost a bid for a seaton the village board in 2009 when heran against incumbents Elster,Thomas Heidtke and the lateLawrence Froman.

Swanson was appointed to theboard in 2011 following Froman’sdeath. He is the principal of Al-gonquin Middle School in DesPlaines. He has served on the vil-lage’s Zoning Board of Appeals andon the Parks and Recreation Board.

Cope said that he decided to runfor trustee after he becameinvolved with a group that was con-cerned about spending by Lincoln-wood School District 74. Cope saidthat he had planned to back thegroup’s organizer, Mark Collins, ifhe decided to run for a seat on theboard and decided that he wouldrun himself after Collins opted out.

“I’m not enamored of some of thepolicies of the village,” Cope said,citing plans for redeveloping theLincoln Avenue Corridor as anexample. “I think can be a voice inthe community for those who maynot be heard.”

Cope said that he wants to exam-ine flooding in the village. “We needto get more information from prop-erty owners on why their propertiesflood,” he said. “I don’t want tospend large sums on a solution

when we don’t understand whysome areas flood.”

Cope said that he also wants tolook at the rate that the City ofChicago charges for supplyingwater to the village. He said thatoptions such as obtaining waterfrom Evanston should be explored.

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Tax exemption extendedThe City Clerk’s Office has

announced the start of the 2013-14vehicle sticker sales season.

This summer’s renewal seasonwill be the last time that residentsreceive a June-to-June stickerrenewal. Vehicle owners will beassigned a new sticker expirationmonth in 2014, based on each vehi-cle’s license plate expiration. Therewill be a 6-month offset betweenthe expiration of license plate regis-trations and stickers to help house-holds budget for vehicle costs.

Residents are asked to bringtheir renewal forms with themwhen they purchase a vehicle stick-er in person. The renewal formincludes the vehicle identificationnumber, which is required for pur-chasing a sticker.

Drivers also can bring in one ofthree other forms of VIN documen-tation to make an in-person pur-chase. The forms are the vehicleregistration, an insurance card dis-playing the VIN or the vehicle title.

“For the first time ever, we areusing VIN data to match you toyour vehicle,” City Clerk SusanaMendoza said. “This is an anti-

fraud measure and it will help usensure we have the most accuratedata at our disposal to better serveyou. It will also allow us to assignyour new renewal month once ouroffice implements year-round salesin 2014.

Stickers can be purchased throughthe mail, at city clerk offices at 121N. LaSalle St. or 5430 W. Gale St., atthe Department of Finance office at2550 W. Addison St., at more than450 vendors, or online at www.chicityclerk.com.

Sticker prices are $85 for passen-ger vehicles, $135 for large passen-ger vehicles and $30 for residentsage 65 or older. The 2012-13 stickerexpires on June 30, but there is a 2-week grace period until July 15.

Beginning in June of 2014, eachvehicle’s renewal month will be set6 months from the expiration of itslicense plate registration. Thestickers will expire on the last dayof the renewal month.

During the transition, residentswill have the option of buying eithera prorated vehicle sticker valid for 1to 11 months or an extended vehiclesticker valid for 13 to 23 months.

Clerk’s office beginning sale of vehicle stickers

Alderman . . . (Continued from Page 12)

spending, and he supported hiring1,000, rather than 500, new policeofficers. He also opposed Emanuel’sTerminal 5 O’Hare contract and theInfrastructure Trust. “The ‘trust me’mentality is not good for Chicago,”Arena said, adding that he wants“accountability” from the mayor. “If Idon’t get it, I won’t vote for it,” hesaid.

Arena said that Emanuel has an“incredible mind” and that “he’s doinga good job in certain areas.” However,he said, aldermen must “evaluateevery proposal” by the mayor.

Has the SEIU gotten its money’sworth from Arena? They helpedelect him, and they have expendedmore than $150,000 in attorneyfees to defend Garrido’s lawsuit.Emanuel’s comportment during theChicago Teachers Union strike andhis city pension “reforms” do notpromote optimism. Will the publicsector unions oppose Emanuel in2015, and if so, will they fund al-dermen such as Arena?

Fifth, there’s expansion of one’s

political base. In the 2011 runoff,Arena, from Portage Park, won 33of 53 ward precincts, almost all inor around Portage Park.

“SIX CORNERS’ cultural eventsand opposition to Emanuel ‘cut it’ inthe south but have no impact in thenorth,” the Arena critic said. The45th Ward is sort of like New YorkCity, with Portage Park resemblingliberal and elitist Manhattan andthe rest of the ward being theequivalent of conservative Queensand Staten Island.

Arena, for example, has an “artsliaison,” in addition to an “econom-ic development” staffer, on his pay-roll. Who is more effective, and howmany other wards have an “artsliaison”?

Arena has used the social mediato his benefit, e-mailing an onlinenewsletter every week and, he said,attending “over 100” functions inthe ward since 2011. However, hehas not solidified himself outsidePortage Park.

“Inside Portage Park, Arena’s

(anti-Emanuel) stance is very pop-ular, but I question whether thatresonates elsewhere,” the criticsaid.

Sixth, there is the ambiance. Theformer Gateway Chevrolet buildingis still shuttered. Numerous store-fronts along Milwaukee Avenue areempty. The bike store issue stillimpedes development of LawrenceAvenue east of Milwaukee Avenue.Arena contends that more than 650residents participated in his voteon how to spend the ward’s discre-tionary funds.

The bottom line: “Activity” maynot necessarily be competence.There is no doubt that Arena hasbeen an “active” alderman, but hashe been “effective”? If both Garridoand Baert run in 2015, along withthe other “suspects,” a runoff isassured. Arena surely will makethe runoff, but he has not come any-where close to ensuring re-election.

Send e-mail to russ@russstewart.com or visit his Web site at www.russstewart.com.

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306 Help Wanted Miscellaneous

316 Legal Notices/Services

PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given that pursuant toSection 4 of the Self Service Storage Act, State of Illinois, the undersignedwill sell at public sale by competitivebidding on June 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m at W.F. Halls Self-Storage, 3001North Knox Avenue, Chicago, Illi-nois. The personal property describedbelow: the contents of the follow-ing effects such as household furni-ture, kitchen appliances, wheelchair,books, tools, and misc. household items: Unit # 2189 Jacqueline Ortiz;Unit #2063 Gustavo DelaCasa; Unit#2048 Zuzana Malovska; Unit #2035Salvador Padilla; Unit #2281 RonaldWard; Unit #2282 Geir Gronli; Unit#2290 Mary Roane; Unit #3064;Carlos Centeno; Unit #3317 CarolineBarton; Unit #3314 Victor Huertas;Unit #3268 Olga Rivera; Unit #3281Diane Ryan; Unit #3227 LevonHayden; Unit #3230 Olga Moreno;Unit #3231 Calvin Ford; Unit #3241 Diane Ryan; Unit #3246 Manual Per-alata. Unit #3151 Diane Jensen; Unit #3076 Leandra Canady; Purchasemust be made with cash, money order,

and paid for at time of sale. All goodsare sold “as is” and must be removedwithin 24 hours of purchase. Sale issubject to adjournment.

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INDOORS SELLERS READY TO SELL

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333 Flea Markets/Arts & Crafts Fairs

333 Flea Markets/Arts & Crafts Fairs

GARAGE SALE3441 N. NEW CASTLESat 5/25, 9:30am-5pm

Sun 5/26, 9:30-4pmFurniture and HouseholdsSomething For Everyone!!

(5S26D)Moving Sale: 6133 N. Lenox Sat5/25/13, 10-4pm.F Sun 5/26/13, 10-3pm Children Clothes, Toys, Tools, Of-

(5S26R)Garage Sale: 6026 N. Newburg- Fri5/31, 9am-5pm Sat, 6/1 9am-5pm.Something For Everyone!!

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9am-5pm Ainslie, Strong, Argyle - Alleys

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334 Garage/Basement/Yard Bazaar/Rummage Sales

334 Garage/Basement/Yard Bazaar/Rummage Sales

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345 Sporting Goods Rentals

5 WEEK SPECIAL $64.00

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365 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

365 Apartments- City Unfurnished

365 Apartments- City Unfurnished

365 Apartments- City Unfurnished

365 Apartments- City Unfurnished

All real estate advertised in this news-paper is subject to the Federal FairHousing Act, Which makes it illegalto advertise any preference, limitation,or discrimination based on race, color,religion, national orgin, sex, familialstaus or handicap, in the sale, rental, or

Illinois Human Rights Act prohibitsdiscrimination based on age, ancestry,martial status, or unfavorable militarydischarge. The Chicago Human RightsOrdinace further prohibits discrimina-tion based on source of income and sex-ual orientation, and the Cook CountyHuman Rights Ordinance further pro-hibits discrimination on housing status.This publication will not knowingly ac-cepts advertising for real estate that is inviolation of all laws.

(TF)Norwood Park- Extra Clean, First Floor 1 Bedroom Apt. Heated. HardwoodFloors. Laundry & Storage in Base-ment. $850. (773)282-2929.

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(TF5K26R)Jefferson Park Central/Higgins: 6rooms, 3 bedrooms, Newly remodeled,

New appliances, laundry. No pets$1,100 plus utilities. (847) 676-2149

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Irving Park/Cicero/Milwaukee: 5

heated, $900 plus security. Creditckeck (773) 725-5749

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Jefferson Park: BrynMawr/Mil-waukee: 1 bedroom, heated. Re-

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Higgins/Austin: Elegant 4 rooms, 2bedrooms, C/A, Newly remodeled

No pets/non-smokers (773) 750-5651(TF6K2Z)

Jefferson Park: Lawrence/Cen-

laundry available. Heated $890/month with 1 Year lease. Call 1(770) 375-9694

(TF6K2J)

Addison/Laramie-Large, 6 rooms 3

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(TF6K5D)Norwood Park: 2 bedroom, 1 bath.All utilities included. + cabal. Washer/Dryer in unit. $950. Call 312-305-4600

(TF6S5B)Irving/Laramie: Newly remodeled 4

facilities No pets. Unheated $775+ sec.Avail now.(773) 792-1201

(TF6K5D)Kenneth/Ainslie: Newly remodeled 1bedroom apartment heat and gas in-

ties. Near public transportation, $825+security deposit. No pet, non-smokers,Credit check. 773-286-7622

(TF6S5M)Addison/Harlem: 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms

heated. $950/security. No pets/non-smokers (773) 791-2768

(TF6K9A)Bryn Mawr/Milwaukee- 1st Floor, 2

living & dining room. New kitchen/

laundry, heat and water included. Nopets/smokers. $990 (240) 750-8080

(TF6S9J)Milwaukee/Peterson: 1 bedroom base-ment with storage, gas and heat. Laun-dry included. Non smokers only. $700(847) 529-2095

(TF6S9F)Elston/Kedzie/Addison:Newlydecorated 2 bedrooms, Hardwood

No pets/smokers. (847) 470-1210(TF6K9T)

Overlooking Portage Park: Bright clean

Appliances, laundry, storage. No pets/smokers $800 heated. (773) 294-5196

(TF6K9K)

332 Estate & House Sales

Addison/Cicero: Bright 1 bedroom gar-den apartment $720 .Newly remodeled.Heat included. (773) 418-3386 or (773)777-0670

(TF6S12P)Elston/Lawrence: Large 4 rooms, 1bedroom garden apartment $800. New-ly remodeled. Heat included. Laundry.(773) 418-3386 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Belmont/Pulaski: Large studio apart-ment $660. Separate dinette kitchen.Newly remodeled. Heat included. (773)418-3386 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Belmont/Pulaski: 4 rooms, 1 bedroomapartment. $740. Newly remodeled.Heat included. (773) 418-3386 or (773)777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Norwood Park: 1 room, studio apart-ment $560 Newly remodeled. Heat andcooking gas included. Laundry. Park-ing available. (773) 398-7298 or (773)777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Addison / Cicero: Large Studio apart-ment $660. Separate kitchen dinette.Large closet. Newly remodeled. Heatincluded. 773-418-3386 or 773-777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Norwood Park: 3 rooms, 1 bedroom apartment. $720. Newly remodeled.Heat and cooking gas included. Laun-dry, Parking. (773) 398-7298 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Pulaski/Roscoe: 4 rooms, 1 bedroomapartment. $760. Newly remodeled.Heat and cooking gas included. Laun-dry. (773) 418-3388 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)Pulaski/Roscoe: 4 rooms, 2 bedroomsapartment. $880. Newly remodeled.Heat and cooking gas included. Laun-dry. (773) 418-3388 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)Pulaski/Roscoe: Large studio apart-ment. $660. Separate dinette kitchen.Newly remodeled. Heat and cookinggas included. Laundry. (773) 418-3388or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)Lawrence/Kimball: Large 5 rooms, 2bedroom apartment. $1,000. Newlyremodeled. Heat included. (773) 418-3386 or (773) 777-0670

(TF6S12P)

in quiet court yard building. Hardwood

blinds. Janitor and laundry in building.$725 Includes heat. No security deposit(773) 871-0300

(TF6K5C)

Addison / Cicero : Bright 1 bedroom apartment $740. Newly remodeled.Heat included. 773-418-3386 or 773-777-0670

(TF6S12P)Harlem/Northwest Hwy: studio apart-

smokers. Credit Check. Call after 7pm.(708) 246-7917

(TF6S12R)Irving /Pulaski: Bright 1 bedroomapartment $780. Newly remodeled.Heat included. Laundry. 773-418-3388or 773-777-0670

(TF6S12P)Belmont/California: 2 bedroom gardenapt. Dishwasher,Washer/Dryer Hook-up Pets ok. Across from the park $895(773) 510-3643 (773) 510-3117

(TF6K12C)Damen /Montrose:Large 5 room 1 bed-room apartment. $960. Near brown lineel stop. Newly remodeled. Heat andcooking gas included. Laundry. 773-418-3388 or 773-777-0670

(TF6S12P)Irving Park/Menard: Apt for Rent.Heated,Cable ready Appliances, Hard-wood Floors, No pets, Coin laundry.From$585/$785 (773) 736-8668

(5K15S)

Damen /Montrose :Large Studio apart-ment. With separate kitchen and largecloset. $680. Near brown line el stop.Newly remodeled. Heat and cookinggas included. Laundry. 773-418-3388or 773-777-0670

(TF6S12P)

Austin/Bryn Mawr: 5 rooms, 2 bed-rooms, Heated, stove, refrigerator,

curity credit check (773) 775-6268 Be-tween. 6PM-8PM

(TF6K16V)

(847) 331-0606(TF6S16P)

Portage Park/Irving/Central: Large 3bedrooms. Heated, appliances, laundry.$1,300 (773) 512-2190 / 773-267-7517

(TF6S16B)Touhy/California- For rent: 4 rooms 2Bedrooms, newly remodeled, Storage,Laundry Facilities, No pets Heat In-cluded. (312) 391-9907

(TF6S16A)

Close to Metra/School. Applianc-es,$1,100/security. No pets/non-smok-ers. (773) 447-8726

(TF6K16O)Jefferson Park: 4250N-5000W. 6

building. Dishwasher, Microwave,

front balcony. No pets/non-smokers$950 per month. Heat included. (773)545-4721

(TF6S16S)Austin/Higgins: Sunny 5 rooms, 2bedrooms,with yard. Heat & laundry

No pets/non-smokers $1,100+security.Available June 1st (847) 540-8152 or(224) 717-0201

(TF6K16Z)Foster/Nagle: 4 rooms, 1 large bed-

pliances, ceiling fans, modern kitchen,storage. Computer and cable ready.Mini-blinds. Heat included No pets.$650.00 +security Available now After6:00PM. (773) 628-7428

(TF6K16B)Central/Bryn Mawr: Bright clean 5

kitchen, ceramic tile bath, Formal Din-ing room, new windows, appliances, laundry, storage. Near shopping/ex-pressway/ EL. No pets/smokers $985heated (773) 294-5196

(TF6K16K)Sunnyside/Milwaukee: Nice clean 1bedroom garden apt. $750 all utilitiesincluded No pets/non-smokers. (773)895-9494

(TF6K19J)4650-60 N. MILWAUKEE Newly Re-modeled 1 Bedroom, Apts $750 Appli-ances and Heat Included Please Con-tact. Elaine@ (847) 361-7131

(TF6K19M)Elston/Pulaski: 4 large rooms,2 Bed-

cluded $865 plus security Deposit NearGrocery Store Available June 1st (773)329-1353

(TF6K19P)Foster/East River Road: Studio GardenApartment for Rent. No pets. (708)704-2770

(TF6S19G)

Old Portage Park: Spacious BrightCheerful Corner 2 Flat 1st Floor, 2 Bed-room, Computer Room, Rear Porch,C/A, Laundry, No pets/ Non-smokers.Last month & Security Dep. $1,200Available immediately. (773) 616-0530

(TF6K19C)

Higgins/Gale: 1 bedroom, No stairs. Allutilities included except Electric Call(773) 779-0032 after 7pm. Cell: (773)744-5743

(TF6S23S)Bryn Mawr/Milwaukee: Spacious 6

laundry, parking. No pets/smokers.$1,050 + security. (773) 344-8044

(TF6S23O)Central/Belmont: 4 rooms, 1 bedroom,

laundry, storage. $750 (773) 682-9120(TF6K23R)

Addison/Laramie: 3 bedrooms, 2nd

included. $1,100 + security. (773) 777-0444

(TF6K23G)Milwaukee/ Austin: 6 Rooms, 2 Bed-rooms 2nd Floor C/A Newly Remod-eled Appliances, Free Laundry, $990plus Security References Required Nopets/Non-smokers (773) 216-3026

(TF6K26M)Belmont/Harlem: 3 rooms, 1 bedroom,

pliances, Cooking Gas No pets $695.00(773) 545-3748

(TF6K26C)Pulaski/Foster: 3 1/2 rooms 1 bedroom,

$750 (773) 539-4392(TF6K26L)

Diversey/Central: 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms

laundry in basement Heat and hot waterincluded (773)865-9966

(TF6K26J)Irving Park/Laramie: Renovated 3 bed-rooms, Large living/Dining Rooms,Eat-in Kitchen. Appliances,HardwoodFloors. Quist side street. Owner occu-pied. No pets/non-smokers $1,200 plussecurity deposit (312) 287-2500

(TF6K26A)Bryn Mawr/Milwaukee: 4 1/2 rooms,1 bedroom, plus den. Appliances, Nopets/non-smokers $835 + security (773)792-3867

(TF6K26B)Near Foster/Central: 4 Rooms, 1 Bed-room, Heated, Appliances, Some DogOk. Reduced Rent For MaintenancePart Work (773) 716-6300

(TF7K14E)

Harwood Heights: Apartment forRent. One Month Free. 1 Bedroom,Stove, Refrigerator, A/C, Heated.(708)769-0050

(TF5K29V)Park Ridge- Large 1 Bedroom, 1st Floor Heated Appliances, C/A Balcony,Parking, laundry. Carpeting. No pets. 847-518-0130/ 312-961-0492

(TF6K5V)

367 Apartments- Suburban Unfurnished

HARLEM/DEVON Cute and Cozy 1 bedroom

Coach House on Ground Level with Dinning room , updated

Kitchen, Garden area, 7/1/13 $920 plus gas & Electric.

Owner shovels and landscapes 708-785-1433 Dennis

(6S5J)

372 Houses/Condos/ Townhouse & Cottage

6259 N. Milwaukee Ave. Newly Re-

Bathroom, Carpeted. (847) 823-3711(6K2Z)

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Mayfair Commons Apartments

4444 W. Lawrence AveChicago, IL. 60630

Seniors 62 and olderApply now

Affordable and spaciousStudio, 1BR and 2 BR

Apply online atwww.mayfaircommons.com

or call (773) 205-7862

preliminary application.Applications may be returnedin person, by mail, or email.

Mon – Fri 9am-5pmManaged by Metroplex, Inc.

(5C29M)

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