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Action Party says political aiIing possibly fraudParty spokesmancalls on Caucus todisavow 'hate' letter f.BY ANDREW SCHNEIDEReditor@buglenewspapers.com

TheMorton Grove Action

Party held a press conferenceitt front of the Post Office last

Friday. suggesting that a piece ofmail scsi by a resident who oppos-es them stay be fraud and calling ontheir opponents, the Caucus Party torepudiate it.

The mailing was Sent by PartickKattsoec a long-time opponent ofthe expansion of the MuslimEducation Center (MEC) at 8601Menard. lt consisted of two double-sided sheets of paper, one purport-ng to be front a member of theMuslim Conirnunity Center (MCC)SUpportittg the Action Party and onefrom himself, supportittg theCaucus Party.The MCC letter was, according tothe tnailittg, written by SaminaHussaitt. She is also a member of

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Staackmann'sdo not reveal

MortonGrove Mayoral

Candidate and TrusteeDanStaackmann

released his 2003 and 2004 realestate commissions to The Buglein advance of the election andthere is no apparent conflict ofinterest, despite repeated innuen-dos in the public at large and at theregular meetings of the villageboard.

Staackmann has served since2003 and over the two-year peri-od, he has conducted only a hand-ful of real estate transactions,

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commissionsconflictaccording to the documents heprovided. None of those transac-tions occurred in or around areaswhere the village is currentlyengaged in redevelopment throughTax Increment Finance (TIF) dis-tricts or otherwise.

Staackmann said that he wantedto move on from the issue and thathe wasn't running to make money."I'm running because I honestlybelieve that Morton Grove has abright future," Staackmann said."It's not going to work if we'retearing each other apart."

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From left, Dan Staachmann, Action Party candidate for mayor, Dan DiMaria, President, Maria Toth, candidate for trustee and Larry Gomberg,candidate for trustee look on as DiMaria gives a statement on what the party called a bigoted mailing. They callied for their competition to dis-

avow the mailing and its author, Pat Kansoer.Ph.t. 'lb . -

hat's in The Nues Park District has received over 50entries for the contest to name their new multi-

a name purpose gym on Caidwell north of Howard. For

ark RidgeWoman strucky Metra train

Awoman

was struck by aMetra train in Park Ridgelast Thursday evening,

according to Park Ridge Police.At approximately 8 p.m., police

responded loa woman struck by thetrain near 600 N. Serninaty in ParkRidge. Upon arrival at the scene,police learned that the victim wasArdis Dumalski, 28, of the 1200block of Beau Drive, Park Ridge

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Index pOlice Blotrs 6 CommentarY 7 I Business 13 Sports 15 I SenIors 17 j Life 19 j Real Estate 22 I Classified 27

March 31 2005 \oI. 48 No. 44

NEWS

Name for new Nues Gym a hard choice

TheNues Park Dismct has 52

name choices for the new$5.5 million recreation cen-

ter being erected at 7800 CaIdwell.The center, slated to open in thefall, will include two basketballcourts, a concession area, runningtrack, fitness alas, bathmoms withlockers and showers and a socialroom.

The Park District invited sug-gested names fhm the community.The person who submitted thewinning name will receive a $100savings bond.

The suggested names are:All American Multi-PurposeCenterAmerican League of NationsCenterBiasing New Trails Fitness &Social CenterCaldwelt CourtsCaIdwell on the GreensCaidweli Sports ComplexCaidwell's Community CenterCaldwell Fitness CenterChampion CenterComp CenterEdward Bacher CenterElaine Heinen Multi-PurposeCenterFairway Multi-HexFamily Vision Recreation CenterFreedom CenterFun 'N Fit

GolfView Multi-CenterHowell Community Multi-PurposeCenterJoz CenterJozwiak CenterLiberty CenterNew-Age Sports ComplexNicholas R. Blase CenterNicholas B. Blase MultiplexNI-COM CenterNiles Activity SphereNues Blase CenterNiles Community Center (TheNCC)Niles Family Activity CenterNiles Family CenterNues Family FitnessNues Family Fun CenterNiles Metropolitan Center .(NilesMetropolis)

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Six new appointments were madeat the Park Ridge City Councilmeeting Monday night.

New members of the LibraiyBoard, Police Pension Fund,Liquor License Review Board andCivil Service Commission werenamed. In addition, two membersof the Planning and Zoning boardwere reappointed.

Retired banker Dorothy Hynouswas appointed to the LibraryBoard. Hynous, ofthe 100 block ofSummit Avenue, asid she lovesreading and the library. The nine-member Library Board overseesthe operations ofthe library.Accountant Thomas Ahibeck wasappointed to the Police PensionFund.

"I'm an accountant I deal withmoney," he said. "I'm happy tohelp out with the police pensionfund."

Ahlbeck, of the 700 block ofMerrill St., has an accountingdegree from NorthwestemUniversity. He was referred byFirst Ward Alderman Donald

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Steven Huening ofthe 200 blockof N. Prospect Avenue wasappointed to the Liquor LicenseReview Board. This board consistsof five members and the mayorwho also serves in the role ofliquor commissioner. They reviewapplications for liquor licenses.

"I understand the importance ofthe Liquor Board and am proud tobe appointed," Huening asid.

Cynthia Funkhouser. and TomProvencher were reappointed tofour-year terms on the fine-mers-ber Planning and ZoningCommission. Funkhouser is anattomey who studied joumalismand then law at NorthwesternUniversity. Provencher, who holdsa M.B.A. from the University ofChicago, works in marketing andsales.

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Krier uvere deemed usrealtslicby stati. accorditig to a rnctnoill dIC village board packetsShOrtly after the cuts wereitade.

According to village admin-istrator Ralph Czcrwinski,while there were some areasthat could see some minimalsavings, the cuts were made toarcas that could not be cut suchas health care costs and pen-sion funding. Those are amongthe factors that are putting

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Czcrwinski said that, yearsago svlicn lie was head of tiseFire Department, the villagewas on a systcI1 that forcedstaffers to use funds that svereappropriated or risk losingtheiss in the next budget cycle.l-lowevcr, Czcrwtnski said tisaithe budget is now budgetedbased on projected expendi-tures and not ori the prcviousyears expenditures.

There were previous yearswhen we spent money or wedidn't get it the next year,' hesaid. "But that wayjust doesn'tmake sense."

Krier said that he disagreedwith the staff's assessment.

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This season, the park district isoffering new low rates and st midday special: Resident, $12; Non-Resident, S I 6; Senior Resident,$9.50; Senior Non-Resident, 513and Students, $9.50. Mid dayspecial is Tuesday throughFriday, 10:00 ars-2:00 p.m. AllGolfers, 18 & over, $10; Senior,62 & up, $9.

Tam O'Shanter Golf Course islocated at 6700 Howard Street.Please call (847) 965-2344 forfurther information.

The two new bridges arereplacing bridges one and nineand were both budgeted for 2004and 2005. The Park District corn-bined funding for the two bridgesin order to get a better price onboth of them.

The bridges were put in placethis month and constructionequipment was still beingremoved from the site this week.

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To the Residents of theVillage of NuesHi, my name is Ray Czarnik. øn prìi 5, 2OOS I rn ninnnfirTnistte (2 year term) ftr tht ViIIge f Niles. I igín 4m asking fur your supIrt,as it ws just 2 ear ago that you elected me Lo Lhe posiLion of Cominlsstoner of

th NIcs tk Ditrkt. This wtll b thc firg ttmc in ovcr 20 tzars tiut you 1wv4atrs of Nile will luye ihoçe in this upcoming dethon for Tru es TheTrustets have always gone unopposed until now. For the ast two years .i-YOUVOI in th Puk DiMrkt. I iLavc listened to many of your conecri ndsugestîoes and i kd thtr the ViIIg Hoard is where I could be most productive inhelping focus the future of Nilés. I would love the ch3nce to work with MawrBI;t rnd to bdng your yoke whcic ft wdl br hcrd rnd not ignorcd.

MY wife Kathy and i have two clilldrenWe are residence of Miles for the past

15 years, however i hvc pctn my entire Ilk involvcd in flic Nilcs communityeither particiiutìng in the progrns or volunteering in die many special events. iwork with the NiIe Police Department, 2$ a resrse police officerAs reserveofficer, I Iiivc flic opportunity to mcct many popk and I gct a hands on ipprodito huw thisVïllagt operates ind what its needs re for thc future.

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- Commissioner T wa inu-unicnt1 iii introUuçin tIwThor-GuarI Lihtninßdtteçtio vswm mli) the P.ith District md it pasd aprovaL from the Búard ind- -was iÍIed hi our l'irk in November of 2()O4TljS svsern noi oIs varis tIipoplc in our prksbutALT. oft'ites will know that whin you hear tilosc ircniIiiitnin i cIt»ing IFLTIIiS wt major step in pnwithng satty ft evcrytrn in ourVIIage. -

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I.rQfessioxul maimer. teser forgetting the customer is aIwav right. I Want to bringmy proksiionaIiim ro rheViliage ofNilcs aYOURTRUS'TEW,

t ask for your support on Äptil , 2005 i wint to be your voice in the veryimportint future of this great communit- Plcae make the right thoicc ;nd vote forme, Ray Czarnik and LEFYOURVOICE CX)N1INUETC) BE HEARD.

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Maine fl)wnship

Afler a bitter Maine TownshipRepublican primaiy was settledbyjust a handful ofvotes, incum-bent supervisor Bob Dudycz isnow itching to square off againstrival Democrats.

The Democratic slate is led byattorney Karen Dimond for super-visor. She has practiced law for 25years working for Cook Countyand the IllinoisAttomey General'soffice. Dimond also served on theDist. 63 School Board.

"I want to make MaineTownship more open, accessibleand fiscally sound," she said.

She said the township meetingsare not open enough to the publïc.The agendas of the meetings arevague, audience participationrequires advanced notice and fewpeople attend, she said.

Dimond also said three admin-istration officials hired relatives.She said the current assessor hiredhis daughter, the supervisor hiredhis sister and the highway com-missioner hired his brother.

Jim Wozny is the Democraticeandidate for highway commis-sioner. Wozny, who organized theDes Plaines New Year's Eve party,said he would make sure roadswere in good condition in unin-corporated areas as highway corn-missioner.

Wozny said he worked for 23years as thé district manager ofBeatrice Foods where he said he

Senator Barack Obama,

- the nation's most famousfreshman Senator, will

appear in Des Plaines at a rallyto endorse the Democraticslate of candidates for MaineTownship Offices just fivedays before the election on

-April 5, 2005.

manager Mary Ellicson, ParkRidge attomey Peter Ryan andCook County child protectiondivision lawyer Gail Viemeisel.

Republican supervisor candi-date Bob Dudycz touted a longline of accomplishments. He saidpayroll has been cut 7 percent, -funding has increased for Dist. 63after school programs, a new vet-erans assistance program has beenoffered, the food pantry has been

oversaw 30 employees, 25 trucksand a $12 million budget.

If elected, he said he'd like toimprove the Maine Townshipwebsite and 'take a look at thebuses.'

"There were a lot of negativethings uncovered in theRepublican primary," he said. "Alot of in-house fighting and bick-ering."

Wozny said he attended fourtownship meetings and only two,three or four membert of the pub-lic were on hand. -

"You need the public to partici-pate in order to encourage dia-logue and get feedback from thecommunity," Woeny said.

The remainder of theDemocratic slate features a mix ofnewConlers and old hands in localpolitics.

Clerk candidate DennisO'Donovan works as a NilesVillage Inspector. He is also aNues Library Board trustee.

Electrician Alan Sindelar ofNiles is the Democratic assessorcandidate. He is the manager ofBlock Electric in Niles and pastpresident of the Ballad ParkTownhouse Assoctation.

Collector candidate John Jekothas worked for the Niles - ParkDistrict and also served on theDisE. 63 School Board. .

Trustee candidates are attomeyAurora Abella-AuStriaco, office

Democrats, Republicans square offprogram to serve unincorporatedMaine Township. In the past, resi-'dents had to find their own indi-vidual garbage hauler. Now, a sin-gle hauler handles this - area.Dudycz said this has reducedgarbage bills by an average of 30percent per household.

Dudyez responded to thecharges leveled by Democrats.Several Democratic candidatesserve on the Dist. 63 board andDudyez compared the meetingpolicies and practices of theSchool Board to the Town Board.

"They have many of the sameprocedures for meetings," he said."And have you ever seen theiragendas? Talk about vague"

He also said that Democratshave no right to criticize lowattendance at Town board meet-ings since 'they just showèd up afew times before the electiòn.'

Incumbent HighwayCommissioner Bob Provenzanosaid the highway departmentbutlget has increased fewer thantwo percent over the past sevenyears.

upgraded, a summer youth pro-gram has been implemented andthe township clerks office hasstarted issuing passports.

The current administration alsocreated a new garbage collection

"For a government agency, thatis unprecedented," Provenzanosaid.

Provenzano said Dimond'srecord at Dist. 63 is not impres-sive. -

Obama to endorse Maine Township Dems"All of the Democratic can-

didates are honored and excit-cd to have the support ofSenator Obama. We share inhis message of hope and heshares our message of a cleanstart for a bright future inMaine Township," said KarenDimond, Candidate for Maine

Township Supervisor. "We areall proud to call ourselvesObama Democrats."

The Senator ObamaEndorsement Rally

WHO; Senator BarackObama, Congresswoman Jan

Schakowsky, the MaineTownship Democratic Slate ofCandidates and several otherelected officials and candi-dates for municipal offices.

WHEN: Friday AprilI, 2005

Doors Open at 3:30 PM

"They had to go to referendumfor more money at the schools andnow they want to run the town-ship," he said. "It's unbelievable."

Provenzano said he has fivetruck drivers and an office manag-er working at the highway depart-ment.

A campaign flyer released overthe weekend shows money burn-ing and says Dimond's record atDist. 63 is one ofwasting taxpay-er money.

Dimond. catted the campaignmaterial 'inaccurate.'

The Incumbent Republicanslate contains Dudycz for supervi-sor, Tom Rueckert for assessor,Susan Flosi-Moylan fo collector,Gary Warner for- clerk,Provenzano for highway commis-sioner, and trustee candidates-Carol A. Teschky, WalterKazmierczak, Laura Morask, andAudrey N. Nankervis.

The Maine GOP slate haschanged slightly. ' -

Current Maine Townshiptrusteé Bill Bell, who àlso servedas a Park Ridge alderman and

Dist. 64 School Board member,has retired. - -

Nankervis, is now the collector.She is running as a trustee instead. -Newcomer Susan Flosi-Moylanwas selected to join the slate.

WHERE: ' Prairie LakesRecreational Center515 Thacker Street (Thackerand Wolf), Des Plaines

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More Election Coverage... Continues on Page 10

Thursday March 31, 2005 THE BUGLE

POLICE BLOTTER

Bugle Graphic: Locations Approximate

MORTON GRÖ

The following items were takenfrnnz official repo,ts of 112e MortonGrove Police Department for theweek ending Marc/i 25, 2005.

UNewform of ID theft?

( Fort Lauderdale, FL)A Morton Grove woman told policeTuesday afternoon March 22 some-one used her identification to pur-chase a $3,000 money order and toask for a change of address whileshe was on flight from FortLauderdale to Chicago. The womanfirst became aware of the fraudwhen a representative from SearsCredit Card services called her,regarding the change ofaddress andmoney order purchase which weredone in Milford Michigan. Thewoman told police the last time shetook out her Sears credit card was inFort Lauderdale, Florida SundayMarch 20 when she- checked herbags with a skycap outside of theterminal for her return to Chicago.The woman told police the skycapfirst asked for her driver's licenseand then returned and asked her fora credit card. She told police theman was gone for a short time. Thewoman told police she had no prob-lem getting on her flight. She alsosaid her bags arrived on time. Thewoman told police the credit card

company did not charge her for the. purchases and issued her a new

account. Although the woman didnot lose any money she wanted toreport the incident as s matter ofrecord.

Excuse does not measureup (6300 Oakton)

A 28-year-old Chicago man wasarrested Wednesday afternoonMarch 23 after a security officer atthe Menarth storein the 6300 block'ofOakion watched the man removea 35 foot tape measurevalued at$28.98 from a package and hook itOnto his belt. The guard told policethe man then went to pay for somelumber but did not pay for the tapemeasure. After his arrest the mantold police he took the tape measureout of the package to measure the:lumber he was buying and forgot to:put it back. Ajudge will refresh theman's memoty April 29 in Room:103 in Skokie.

nRetailTheft

(5730 Dempster)An employee of the Walgreen'sstore in the 5700 block of Dempster'told police a man walked into thestore Satmrday afternoon March 19and then ran out with nine DVD5totaling $207. The employee saidthe man jumped into a Honda

. hatchback that was later found to be, registered to a man in the 1400

block of Massasoit in Chicago.Morton Grove police could notimmediately obtain a copy of thestore's surveillance tape becausethe,employees did not know how towork the system.

DJustNeed the Box

(6300 Oakton)A 58-year-old Morton Grove mantold police he only needed theboxes when he tried to make offwith two sanders valued at nearlys i oo Saturday afternoon March 19.Security told police they watchedand videotaped She man open tiseboxes and remove the items. Theman also had a roll of Scotch tapefrom the store. During questioningthe man told police he had twoidentical sanders that he wanted toreturn, but Menards would notaccept them without the box. Hetold police hejust needed the boxes.The man was told not to return toany ofthe Menards stores.

BB Gun damage(8800 Mason)

Police believe a BB gun was usedto damage the driver's side winlowof a 1995 Pontiac parked in the8800 block ofMason Monday nightMarch 21.

NILES-The following items were taken

fmm official reports of the Nues

Police Deparnuent for the ss'eekending March 28, 2005,

Burglary. (7000 Wright Terrace)

Three hundred dollars in casIsand an assortment ofjeweliy weretaken during the burglary ofa homein the 7000 block ofWright TerraceSunday night March 27. The 69-year-old owner of the home toldpolice someone forced open therear door even though it was deadbolted. Police said they also found awindow had been damaged by thethief, but window locks prevented itfrom being opened. The owner toldpolice the thief went through thebedrooms looking for casis and jew-eh-y.

Purse snatching(8200 Golf Road)

An 87-year-old Nues woman wasthe victim of a purse snatchingWednesday evening March 23 inthe Jewel parking lot in the 8200block of Golf Road. Police said thewoman told them she was unlock-ing the passenger side of her car toload groceries when a car pulled upnext to her and someone reachedOut and pulled her purse from herami. The woman told police herDiscover card was used by the thiefabout six minutes later at the Jewelstore at 8730 Dempster for a pur-chase of$52. 16, and less than a halfari hour later to make two purchas-es at a Jewel store in the 4700 blockofN. Pueblo for $50.5 I and $5 I .02.The woman also told police thethief used tise card at Citgo stationfor a $50 purchase.

DRetailreturn scam

. ( Golf Mill)A 22-year-old Park Ridge womanwas arrested for retail theft TuesdayMarch 22 after store security at tiseSeam store in GolfMill svatched tisewoman enter the store with nothingand then try to return a food proces-sor sise had removed from a displayfor a store credit. The food proces-sor was valued at $139.99.Thewoman has a Api. 3 court date inSkokie.

URoughnight

( 8800 Milwaukee)Niles police cited the Our Nightsrestaurant in the 8800 block ofMilwaukee Avenue early Sundaymorning March 27 after theyresponded to a figist outside of therestaurant that injured two men.The injured men told police thatdne of them got into an argumentwith a man inside of the restaurant.The victim told police the man fol-lowed him and his friend outsideand confirmed the argument. Thevictim said his friend tried to breakup the fight and he was head buttedby the man from inside. The victimtold police tise man then struck himin the face. The victim also asid theman who struck him displayed ahandgun and returned to therestau-rant. Police said when they tried toenter the restaurant to investigate

the incident they svere blocked by u

large group outside ofthe restaurantwho told them nothing happened.Police could not find the mandescribed by the victims. They did,Isowever, issue a citation to therestaurant for over serving the vie-tini.

PARK RIDGEThe f'ollosving it'1,i,c sVe,-e takes

,ftviii official repos-lu Of the PailRidge Police Department for i/ti'neck ending Mains 28,2005.

lo ( 300 Clifton)Burglary

A Toro snowblower was reponedstolen from a garage in the 300block of Clifton Thursday nigittMarch 24. TIse snowblower wasvalued at $400.

WCheckbooksreported stolen

( 700 Higgins)A man reported two of his check-books were missing from the glovecompartment of his car after hedropped his car off for service in tise700 block of Higgins Thursdayafternoon Marcis IO.

DTheft( 300 S. Northwest Hwy.)A Sony laptop valued at $500 was'reported stolen from a business intise 300 block of NorthwestHighway Tuesday night Marchi 22.

DTheftfrom vehicle

( 200 Ehuore)A $300 JVC stereo and 50 compactdiscs were stolen front a locked996 Honda Civic Wednesday

night March 23. Police do not knowhow the thiefentered the car.

Theft from car( 600 Austin)

A Pioneer stereo valued at $300was stolen fruits a 1994 i-hondaparked in the street in the 600 blockof Austin overnight ThursdayMarch 24. Police do not know howthe thief gained entrance to the car.

DTheftfrom car

( 200 Elmore)Someone removed a Pioneer stereovalued at SISO and IS compactdiscs from a ioeked 1993 HondaAccord parked in tise street its tIse200 block of Elmore Wednesdaysigiti Marcis 23.

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Park RidgeBurglary -7Vandahism-4Theft -3ArrestsResident-INon Resident-13

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Advertising ManagerBarbara Karawacki

Correction

C O4M'N5LDear Editor,

I roceittly retid as article is yourI)uIPr ita)1It the Opp(sientu liaisingagainst Niles Mayor Nicholas Blaseand Tiiistccs Loucha Pre.stors, Robcs't(silero. AnOmie Przyhylo and KimBiedeiitiait waitting to bring"change" to Nues.

As a senior citizen salso hive.s inNiles. I think the present IcarIen aredoing an excellent job. Many seniorcitizens live ori fixed incomes andcouldn't affoid,skvmcketing pmpesiytusses. Mayor BIa.sc and the villageboard understand this and that is whyNUes ha,s one of tIte lowest property

In last aveek's issue ofThe Bugle, a letter that appeared under the headline,"Secret Hearings set a bad precedessi tòr Morton Grove," was incorrectly.run due to tecisnienh difficulties. Those (ItfEculties resulted in numerouatypographical and coistent errors in the letter. such as the transpqsition oftise word "builder" that should have uppeareri in paragrapls I I with theincorrect word. "building." It was sot. therefore, intended to appear.Readers should disregard that letter. The Bugle regrets the error. The cor-rect letter, which should save run instead, is printed below.

Secret Hearings set a badprecedent for Morton GroveDear Editor,

On Jan. 3 I, si "Secret Hearing"kisocked the OTB question (sup-ported by 400 signatures) off theballot depriving our community ofits say on a major neighborhoodissue. No notice SVSIS posted for thismeeting, iso mention made on pub-lic access TV, or at Ehe library, norany notice on tise Intemet. This wasa secret meeting seemingly orchea-traten by Corporate Counsel Liston.At one point in the niecting I heardthc'niayor tell Ms. Liston "I didn'tunderstand wltat you just hsad meread." This is not the MoOots Groveyou and I love. This is the "shad-

We have been ruled for sometime by a shadow goveosment coils-prised ofreal estate conflict of inter-ests. lt's no longer eveit clear if can-didate and real estate agentStaaekmann calls his own shotsamidst published reports power lieselsewhere. Who is behind OTB's,drunken TIF borrowing sprees andrefusal to balance our budget? lt'ssure flot tise residents.

Every single budget cut suggest-ed by Rick Krier was delivered (andpronsptiy ignored) persoisally byMG. residents to the Village Boardtwice, in June and October 2004budget workshops. TIse only "sur-prise" was our shadow govern-menEs selective amnesia. Tise shad-ow didn't want iìfl input, especial-hy froisi mere residents.

Selective amnesia also shsows in

Vote for present leaders in Nues

our 59 million debt for the failed\\'aukegaa TIF. This bill is due. bystatute, almost 20 years before "fiuti

'unding" of pensions is required,yet instead of any repayment plan,the sisados' wants to borrow 540issillion snore TIF dollars. Why?N'lore real estate?

wIsilt better way to cover itsshadow tisais cryissg "tise pensionsare liiiliiig?''

Our lass corporate counsel, GabeBcrruliiio, was allowed (by Ms.Listoit, real estate agent Gonsberg,assit others) to draft a 55 million TIFlsítsi(l(silt I l'cl loived by a $420,000Ilillow-oss) for tise builder of his(sessi souse.

Prior Trustee and TIFChairperson Liston (whose offices

iii Mr. Berrafato's building sheplaced ils tise TIF) has been stmnge-ly silent regarding tise Villages TIF

Advisory Cossimittee member1s1ipe:lring to operaie the real estate

cosuspsssy tIssE secretly bought upMaxwells, River Bank Plaza andthe Studio, literally outside her veryTIF window. Perhaps the proximityoftlse $40 million blinded iser.

Tise OTB died from excessivesusiliglit. So hissE our real estateshadow goverisment and the budget

bi'e',skitsg hackroosss "desse deals"

tisey have brought io MortonGrove. If we ssuiss our chance tocle:tss Ui today, we throw away ail

our 5OisiOfl'°"' Tisis the shadowkssows.

Clsristoplier Arns, Moi'ton Grove

ilS sites iii our utma. Plus, the servicesofiòred by the village, such as theNiles Five Bus and tise new SeniorCenter. provide sunny of us withaltiviuies and independence at little or5501 cost.

lf"clsassgc" means higher propertytaxes and lëwer services for seniors, Idon't want it. I am voting to melecttise mayor and the present villagetrustees and I urge my fellow seniorcitizens to do the same. They havedone ars excellait job for us anddeserve another temi serving ourcommunity.

Nicholas Costantino, Niles

ResidentsupportsLoVerdeDear Editor,

I am a long time Nues resident ofover 45 years. t have seen many'unopposed elections. I am pleasedtoses we have a choice on April 5.I have followed the comments ofJoe LoVerde in the local papers andcouldn't agree more. I was alsoimpressed by his viewpoints andcomments ois his website which Ifind very interesting. As with anysituation, new ideas and a fresh out-look are good for us. People inelected' positions for too long getstale and complacent - business asusual attitude set in.

I have followed the progress ofthe Nues Park District under Joe LoVerde's leadership. Tremendousimprovensents have taken placeover the past eigist years. The con-diSions of our parks complimentour property and our community.He has brought new fresh leader-ship to the park district when it wasdesperately needed. His business

. experience has brought fiscalresponsibility back to government.His leadership at the vihlageievel asa tRastee would be a welcome ìight.

t have seen finit hand his dedica-tion and commitment to makeNues a better place for ali ofus. Hisyears of construction experienceand his input would be of greatvalue for the vision of theMilwaukee Ave. Corridor Study. Iencourage ali our residents to makethis election the one that willchange 'business as usuai' in Niles.Vote tòr Joe LoVeitle on April 5.Let's give him a chance io btissg hisnew idean and energy to our vil-lage. I am confident he will serve uswell. -

Niles Residentsanie withheld by requeat

Thursday March 3 1,2005

AnotherPerspective

Motan DuColumniai

Up the FlagpoleY°°

are probably familiar with the new flagpole at Oasis Park. Whatyou may not know is that it is actually a cell tower that is expectedto earn the Park District around S 100,000 a year. That's innovation.

innovation is very rare in govern-mot. Bureaucrats hate change andfear error. That is why they are sobureaucratic. Paperwork is theirfriend. lt protects them. They hovepolicy manuals, double-talk andcaich-22s. When we see any inno-vation at the govemment we shouldbe grateful.

Innovation is doing the samething for less money or doing morefor the same amount of money. Taxincreases are not inevitable. Theyare a function of spending. Becausespending goes up, taxes go up.

As a Nues Library trustee, I amgrateful for the example set by theNiles Park District. Actually, I wishit were we that set the example ofinnovation. In that vein, it is myhope that we start a focused pro-gram of innovation. Hunting outwaste is an important task One thatis often ignored, at the expense ofyour pocketbook.

For more than five years thelibrary knew it was playing withfinancial fire. We were graduallywooing into deficit and would haveto raise taxes. Sadly, the administra-tien only suggested drastic servicecuts like closing the library a day órtwo a week and reducing the hoursof service.

This is the typical bureaucraticresponse. To admit that there isroom for improvement in efficiencyor that there aye budget cuts that canbe made that will not adverselyeffect'the library is to admit to pastfailures to find them. This, obvious-ly, points straight at the bureaucratsheart -' guilty as charged. Insteadthey say the problem is environ-

mental and beyond their control.This is a blame game and the tax-payer geta tapped again.

Innovation does occur, despitethe reticence st the top. IreneCostello, the longest serving trusteeand scheduled to retire this year, isthe liaison to the Friends of theLibrary. They hold a semi-annualused book sale with the profitsaccruing to the library. On the mi-tiative of the library staff this hasbeen changed to a continuous booksale. Profits quadrupled. That is trueinnovation.

Those profits directly offset theneed to raise future taxes. In myopinion, the recent tax increasecould have been avoided, if thelibrary committed to a regular cam-paign of innovation and cost say-ings. Tax increases go hand in handwith spending increases.

The library has a terrific staff oftalented people who want to dotheir best. They are an untappedresource, a gold mine of cost-cut-tees. For instance, the library spendsabout 7 hours a day calling peopleregarding their holds.

Imagine if we went entirelytoemail, accounting for those who donot have it, and were able to savejust 3.5 hours a day in time, Thatcornes to over 1200 man hours insavings. That is nearly a full timeposition in savings.

Innovation is an attitude. lt startsat the top. innovation saves jobs,lowers taxes and improves services.That is the goal. My hope is wenever need to raise taxes again. Youhave to live within your means. Thelibrary can do it, too.

Return incumbents to office in NuesDear Editor, straight.

He attacks all the incumbenttrustees for being appointed. Whatdoes he want? if a trustee does ormoves on to higher office or evenleaves tIse community, should theseat rensain vacant'? Or should it befilled by a qualified candidate?

On Electiosi Day, vote for thepeople who give you the true facts.Make sure we keep Mayor Blaseand his team. Let Joe play in thepark.

Nues is facing a critical election.Joe Lo Verde is making a lot ofcrazy charges and people need toknow the truth. He states things asfacts that are plain.wrong. When heis wrong on basic facts, how canwe trust anything he says'?

For example, he says LouelhaPreston was appointed. She wasn't.She beeanie an elected trustee inthe contested April. 1985 election,In fact, she beat an incumbenttrustee, Sorry Joe. Get your facts J, Karpinski, Nues.

Hussain: I did not write letter being circulatedDear Editors.

This letter is in response to aninfomiation package being circu-lated in varions Morton Groveneighborhoods by Patrick C.Kansoer. Sr. i am quite concernedahoutthc contents of the packagewhkb alleges that certain pieces ofinformation have been sent by me.One letter s regarding a meeting inwhich both my first and last namesare misspelled, my e-mail addressis incorrect and there is no signa-toreanyone who knows mecaught this right away. Secondly,the other side of this letter has acopy of a flyer endorsing certaincandidates for the upcoming dee-tions in Morton Grove and attack-ing other candidates. This was alsonot sent by me. Although it is wellwithin my rights to support anycandidate of my choice based onissues that are important to me, Icannot imagine why someonewould choose to falsify documentsand information. The only correctinformation was my phone num-ber, d I have been able to cladfymatters to those residents who arecalling me. Apparently, this pack-age is being dropped off at resi-dents' doors and sorne are misled

Dear Editor,

The local election in Niles is justa few weeks away and hopefully thecitizens ofNiles will take the disse tocome out and vote. Usually, in theseelections. the people figure it is notall that important to go to the polls.

This election is different as wehave a candidate who has placed hissanie on the ballot hoping to bringsorne new blood to the Niles politi-cal scene. Niles, it is time for achange. The - candidate we areendorsing is Joe LoVerde who willbnng with him some new ideas and

Dear Editar,

Your unbiased report on the back-ground and comments of the may-oral and trustees candidates is verymuch appreciated in view of thefew and selected mailed invitationsto "Meet the Candidates" receivedby our 14,037 registered MortonGrove voters. As concerned citizenand Taxpayer, I appeal to all MortonGrove residents and Voters to makethe right calculated choice of aMayor and trustees capable of sols'-ing our Morton Grove critical cashflow problem and economic devel-

More Letters, pg. 12

to believe I am the sender.Mr. Kansoer also mentions that I

serve on the "Morton Grovelluman[sicj Relations Commissionthat oversees the Federal agree-ment bettveen the Village and theMEC." It seems quite evident thatMEC is still heilig used as a politi-cal tool by individuals andlor par-ties. Mc Kansoer has protested myappointment 50 tIse ConirnunityRelations Commission in the pastand has yet to come up with a legit-miSte reason aside from the factthat I alTI a meiiibcr of MCC.Being a Morton Grove resident anda member of MCC. I feel thatgiven the issues surroutsding theMEC project, there is more reasonthan ever for nie to be part of a res-olution, to open more effectivèlines ofcornrnunication, and to cre-ate an understanding amongst ourfellow residents. Mr. Kansoerinsinuates that anyone related toMEC or MCC is an utsfit person tohold a position in our Vtllage. Heinsinuates that anyone affiliatedwith MEC has disingenuous con-cerna and should not voice hisopinionsthat they are second-class citizens who should hot beable to express their worries. Heinsinuatas that MCC is responsible

for these flyers svhen they arc noton an MCC letterhead or signed byan MCC officer. One flyer claimslo be by Citizens for Fairness inGovernment.

I have contacted a c'andidatcendorsed by Mr. Kansoer to getsome answers, and I have been toldthat Mr. Kansoer is acting on hisosen. Could it not be that individu-als sending ostt fliers to endorsecandidates of the otltar party couldbe acting on his/her own?

ht truly saddens use thai someonewould go throstgh great lengths tospread false and distorted infomm-tion. lt is unfortunate that this cani-paign has come to this level. I dolint understand how Mr. Kansoerseems to feel threatened by me, butifhis goal is to intimidate, it woti'twork. I will continue to stand forwhat I feel is right and do what Ifeel is right for our community andour families. I really wish Mr.Kansoer would have called mebefore presenting certain matters as"fact". A person who truly wishesto get the facts will at least try toget in touch with the source!Apparently, he does have myphone number.

Sanina Hussain

Barbaglias support LoVerdesonic positive visions for our flitute.

Our family has known Joe fòrover 37 years. Joe is dedicated toNiles and its people. He has servedunselfishly and given back to thetown he loves. Over the past yearshe has been a director ofthe Bank ofNues, a director of St. JohnBrebeuf's Parish and a cotnmission-er on the Nues Zoning Board.

For many years, Joe and his fam-ily ran a successfl.sl business inNiles. When he decided io take anearly retirement from the construe-don business, he was chosen asexecutive director of Nues Parks.

opment.h appeal to all voters to be well

informed and to ask questions and sosafeguard our Village values andstandards of living. More so becauseof the discretionazy powers of ourlocal representatives under ourVillage Home Rules powers of arti-ele VII section 6 ofour Illinois con-stitution.

My questions to candidates are:I - In view of the cash balancesshown in ourVillage General LedgerBalance sheet as at December3 1.2004 and the $44,422,264 expen-ditures projected for 2005, how

While servitig in this position he liasinitiated many successful programsfor children and adults. l-le has takena financially strapped park systensand turned it into a financially stable015e it iS 50th)'.

Joe is a devoted family man ofhigh integrity and moral value, atrue and loyal friend and a hardworking businessman. It has beenourprivilege to call Joe a friend. lt isour hope that on April 5th you willcast your vote for Joe Lo Verde astrustee of Niles.

Carole and Chuck Bathaglia, Nues

should the amount of our Villagecash flow be made adequate to sus-tain the increased cost ofour Villageeconomic development?a)Borrowing b)Tax Hikes e)Cutting cost ofnon-necessary opera-tions. By which amount or percent-age should our present Village taxratebeaffected?h! - Should the 2003'and 2004 votingrecords of candidates for VillagePresident, as shown in the minutesavailable at our Morton GroveLibrary as well as their accomplish-ments in the various commissions inwhich they served be made available

Fortunately, this allows me todelve into the s'orld, nay, universe,ofNorwegian fish products withouthaving to eat any of the ghastlythings. I cats see the appeal of tuck-

. ing into a chunk ofsaltnon, but overhere they have thought ofway morediabolicFl cooking possibilities thanbroiled and garnished with a alice oflemon.

Probably the tisost famous ofthese unusual fish dishes is lutefisk.Lutefisk is dried cod which hasbeen soaked in lye. Lye is a ehem-ical used to make soap. lt is also apoisou. Naturally, no one wants anical of lutefisk to be theîir last, soit is vey important to leave the codunder cold runnitsg water for a cou-pIe of hours to rinse tlte poison out.After that, boil it up, dump a cup ofmelted buttes and dill sauce over it,and, voila, fish the consistency ofjelly. I should point out that mymother loves this stsiff, but she ishalf Norwegian herself and proba-bly has sorne sort of imnsunity builtup.

1f lutefisk sounds a little toounusual, how about sonic caviar? I

mean, kaviar with a "K." Caviaranti kaviar have 'ery little in eom-mon. Where fine Rstssian caviar isharvested from the finest belugawhale and ststrgeons and servedwith a horn spoon onto rounds ofmelba toasts, Norwegian kaviar isbrightpink cod eggs squeezed from

for evaluation?111-Will Mayoral candidates pledgeto serve only their present term ofoffice expiring in 2009 if our Villageis unable ta balance our 2006 budg-et without reducing essential servie-es or increasing taxes and fees orincreasing our long teint debt whichis above $25 millions and about $2millions debt service?1V-Will candidates reduce the cost ofwater which is $3.60 pet 1000 gal-Ions plus 95 cents sewer chargewhen we are buying water at $1.29per I 000 gallons and the cost of ourwater sewer department is

FishIhave

a ltorrible affliction. lt never caused nie any problems hack honiein Park Ridge, but aller moving to Stavsnger. Norway it has reared itshead as a definite social ill. I will admit it, I ans allergic to fish.

toothpaste-style tube onto a crackeror a slice of bread. Weirdly, thissWfl'is h,opstlar with Russians so theguys packing the finest gradesmight be eatitsg the lowest oIlesdurmg tlteir lunch breaks,

The previous examples of tItebounty of the sea gone horriblywrotig pale in comparison to a sin-gle simple entree: the dreadgravlaks. The naine itself tries tosvarn the eater since "goss" literallymeans "grave." At the beginning ofthe process it is simply a raw filet ofsalmon covered in seasonings.Then, just when things start tosoutsd appetizing, the fish issvrapped in a sack and buried deepill tIte grouttd for a niollth. Vhenthe maker gets around to digging upthis delicacy, tIte bacteria in the fishsave actually cooked it lcavtng it, in

theory. safe to eat. Hosvevcr, if it isnot buried deep enough in the coldground it breeds a healthy colony (ltbotulism just svaiting for the initiestable. Even otice Iii S svhile aNorwegian dies troni eating t.Strangely. this doss hot adeln toiiiake people refuse to eat it and acttrious visitor could always digsouse up anytime he is in Norway.

As for me, due to that pesky aller-gy, I will have to pass on the fistsand help myself to sonic freshlyboiled North Sea shrimp and a fewdelicate local mussels steamed inwhite svine.

Resident has more questions for Morton Grove candidates$4,123,825 as budgeted for 2005?V- What our mayoral and trusteescandidates do to make the budgetformat simpler, understandable andmore friendly with a quarterlyTreasurer report at our MortonGrove Library.VI-Wiji the mayoral and trusteescandidates reduce the per capita costo government expenditwes of ourVillage which is S 1902 per capitawhen Nues is $1864 andSehaumbuig $1768 as per ParkRidge 2005 comparison survey?

Raymond Solai, Morton Grove

Learn to swim at Nues Fitness Center

Hies FamHy

Fitness Center

4/f 1/1)5 -4/13/05 Members Only4/14)05-4/22/05 Open RegistrationS43 Members I SSS Non-Members

The Nifes Faisiily FitnessCenter's Leant to Swini Program isssnictsired around the AmericanRed C'rosa. All sessions mil sixsvceks (lid each lesson ssill list 35ilililliteS. Duc to the iiuniber ofclasses otThred and tight classschedule, it is ilnlier,ttive tts:st class-es start on linie. Please sisake slirelotir child is dressed incl ready tbrclass at least 5 minutes prior to yourclass start tiiiliì.

Learn toSwimRegistration

LEARN TO SWiM PLACE-MENT TESTINGin order to ensure that your child sin thc appropriate class, all new par-ticipasits Sc) the Learn To Swiiis pro-grassi assisi attend a Placement Day.Cliiktreii svill be tested on theira,,s iiiiming skills and advised whichclass level to register for.

Participation in this class doesnoi guarantee your child a spot utthe Learn To Ssviiii program.

Placesiieni Tess: SAT 4/9 I 1:00ANt-I I :5(3 PMPlaccissesit Vest: TUES 4/I?6:5)51 I')? - 7:00 PtvlPlaceniesit Tess: \VED 4/13 5:00PM - 7:00 PMPl:iccssiciit festSAI -I l(, 9:00AM - 11:00

A Nl

Privaie/seilii-priV(Ite lessons alsoaval fable.

PioneerPark toreopen

Little Ladies Tea Party

Ladies, ages 3-8 & Adult, put on your favorite dress andcome to Nilcs Park District's afternoon tea patty. This ele-

gant tinti fuis evetit will include hot and iced tea, punch, fin-

ger sandwiches, sweets, crafts and a special photo. All girls

are asked to briitg a decorated hat to niodet for our "Paradeof Hats". Event takes place Saturday, April 23 from Noon-4:30 p.m. in tise l-losvard Leisure Center Banqsiet Room.

Please cull (847) 967-6633 for additiolsal information.

Pioneer Park Re-Opens for the Season, April 9th

Come out to practice your swing, svhether st is with a golf

club or a baseball bat. Nues Park District Pioneer Park bat-

ting cages will be re-opening for the 2005 season Saturday,

Aprii 9th. We have made some new and exciting improve-

ments on our miniature golf course, which will be opening

Saturday, Aprii 30th. While you are working up an appetite,

visit ottr concession stand for a cool drink and something to

eat. Parties and fundraisers are also available.Our Spring hours are as follows: Saturday April 9th -

Friday May 27th, Mon. - Fri. 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.,

Saturday 10:30 am. - 10:30 p.m. and Sunday 10:30

am. - iO:00 p.m.Pioneer Park is located at 7135 N. Harlem, near Touhy.

For more information, contact miene at (847) 6476777.

io.u.HCommunity Announcements

Whenthe world's

largest homeimprovement retail-

er partners with Glenview'spre-eminent Alzheimers spe-cistlists '- they create a very"constructive" activity forresidents.

On March 15, the HomeDepot Vernon Hills visitedGlenview TerraceAlzhcinsers program,Reflections, to engage resi-dents in a 'tssinds on" work-shop therapeuticallydesigned to stimulate imagi-nation and creativity. Littledid they know how success-ful it would bel

According to Nila Shah,program director of.Reflections. the .. visit byBorne Depot became tIse cat-alyst for families, staff andresidents to work together ona project very reminiscent ofones that might have beendone at home.

"The visit from HomeDepot really began with oneof our families suggestingwe might be able to partnerin an innovative activity,"said Nila. "Our familieswere very excited and many

were here that day to helpwork with the tools that werebrought. Our residents reallyenjoyed working with tools

Prairie View 5K,Family Garage Sale

Glenview Terrace and Home Depot'Building' Relationships

similar to the ones they usedto use.". Everyone was able to safe-ly construct a small woodenracecar from parts, wheels,glue and nails. EilenRaiman, Community!Customer Relations for theHome Depot Vernon Hillsstore, was not surprised.thatboth men and women wereso enthusiastic.

"h have had similar work-shops at the store, but neverst a nursing home," saidEllen. "Once someoneattends our workshops, theyfeel more confident that theycan create a project. I sawthat same confidence withthe residents at GlenviewTerrace."

White this was the firstsuch workshop that Ellen hascoordinated for a nursinghome - it won't be the last.

Ellen plans . to conductthese monthly at GlenviewTerrace and include suchprojects as building a birdhouse, planters and caddiesthat could Isold shampoo andtoothpaste.

Morton Grove Park District's Family Garage Sale- Saturday, April 16th - Join our family garage sale

and clear out ali the stuff you've been dying to get rid of. Rent a table and sell your surplus all st once,

Selling space is limited to 30 tables. The event will take place on Saturday, Aprii 16th from 9:00am -

I :OOpm outside in Prairie View Park located at 6834 Dempster St. Cost is only $12/table for residents and. $16 for non-residents. in ease of inclement weather the garage saie will be held indoors in the Prairie View

Gymnasium. The publie is invited to visit this event at no charge.

Prairie View 5K Run/Walk - Sunday, Aprii 17 - 8:00am: Runners and walkers ofail ages can enjoy this

3. mile Run and Fun Walk as it winds through the streets and forest preserve in Morton Grove. Awards

presented to the top male and female finishers overall and to the top three male and female finishers in each

age division. Participants will also be able to collect pledges to benefit Maine NilesAssociation of SpecialRecreation. M-NASR is a not-for profit agency providing therapeutic recreation for children and adultswith disabilities. Fee is $17 early registration and $20 - Day ofRace. Stop by Prairie View CommunityCenter, 6834 Dempater Street for a registration form. Register on-line at www.mortongroveparks.com by

Aprii 15th and save $1. Any questions, please call us at 847-965-1200.

P1.a* noie the nIOfl io, this ocdOfl has beon poded by membem ol the conNty, and does ot ,elisd h. opinione of th &g. no, in. ,onnass,, e, 15e B.gIs.

Norway,Kathryn Sjttiaet

My Way Columnisti'ili': Btscl.F: Thursday March 3 1, 2005

THE BUGLE C 2 ILM'NrARY Thursday March 31,2005,

Park Ridge Park District

Freshblood is coming to the

parks of T'ark Ridge. Fournew faces will be on the

Park Ridge Recreation and ParkDistrict Board of Commissionersafter the April 5 election.

New Park Board membersDick Barton, Sal Raspanti, JoyceCarmichael and Terry Majewskido not face opposition on theAprit 5 ballot. The four replaceHelen SchaeffeÇGal Wilkening,Fred Angelini and president BobTrizna.

One of the main issues isOakton Park renovation.

The April 5 ballot contains tworeferendum questions. The dualquestions ask voters their opinionon Oakìon changes. The advisoryreferendum is non-binding and is

StateSenator Dave Sullivan and Cook

County Commissioner Peter Siivestriendorsed Fourth Ward Alderman

Howard Frimark in the race for Park Ridge.mayor last week.

"1 hare the please of knowing and work-ing with Howard Frimark during his manyyears serving on Pakr Ridge civic boardsand now as alderman, without a doubt he isthe best man to lead Park Ridge," saidSullivan.

"As Chamber of Commerce President,"he continued, "Howard Frimark worked

meant to inform officials aboutpublic opinion before they pro-ceed.

The first question is: "Shouldthe Park Ridge Recreation andPark District demolish theOakton Park swimming pool,diving tank, diving platform, pooldeck and two story entry/lockerrooms/showers/and office area atthe ice arena and construct a new46,600 square foot indoor recre-ation center containing a 31,880square foot field house and a newentry, lounge, offices and lockerarea, and additional parking at acost of approximately $1 I .5 mii-lion, as part ofthe overall OaktonSports Complex renovation?"

The second question . is:"Should the Park Ridge

Sullivan, Silvestri endorse Frimar

New, board will face big challengesRecreation and Park Districtdemolish the Oakton Park swim-ming pool, diving tank, divingplatform, pool deck and two-story entry/locker rooms/show-era/and office area at the ice arenaand construct a new 4 1,000-square- foot outdoor aquatic parkin their place plus additionalparking and new locker roomsandshowers at a cost of approxi-mately $13.0 million, as part ofthe overall Oskton SportsComplex renovation?"

Barton, a former reporter andowner of a public relations corn-pany, said the new Park Boardwill consider this input from thepublic. A second binding referen-durn could then be on the hon-zon.

hard to bring a balance between the con-cerna of our residents and the need for busi-ness redevelopment in Park Ridge. Heknows that a healthy commercial tax basehelps our schools and city and puts less of aburden on local residential property taxes."

Silvestri agreed, "Intergovernmentalcooperation is crucial with today's tightbudgets," he said. "Howard Frimark will bea welcome partner to the Cook CountyBoard in forging new alliances and solvingmutual problems of traffic and emergencyresponse creatively and efficiently."

linaglia Unveils More Endorsements

MichaelTinaglia announced the

endorsements of two morePark Ridge Alderman today

adding Aid. Mark Anderson and Aid.Jeff Cox to his list of local officialsbacking his campaign for Mayor. Theendorsements mean that Tinaglia hassecured the backing of a majority ofCity Council members who have pub-licly endorsed a candidate.

Aid. Anderson pointgd to Tinaglia'aexperience as an eight year incumbentof the city Council as a major factor inthe endorsement. "1 support MichaelTinaglia because he is clearly the bestman for the job. I served with him onthe City Councïl and seen him in action;I know he will make a great mayor. Heis honest, ethical and dependable. Hecares about the things I care about.Most,importantiy, he knows City goy-ernment should be for all the people,notjuse a chosen few. Park Ridge is for-tunate to have such a fine public ser-vant. "

Aid. Cox was clear that it wasTinaglia's integrity and judgment thatlead to his endorsement.

"At every City Council meeting Ihave the opportunity to first hand eval-uate the leadership and integrity of bothmayoral candidates. Based on myobservations over the last two years, Ihave absolutely no doubt as to

Michael's honesty and sound judg-ment." Aid. Cox also noted thatTinaglia understands the concerns ofparents raising their families in ParkRidge. "Michael is more in tune withissues that currently confront parents inour community" Cox said.

Tinaglia's daughter Elena is a seniorat Maine South.

Anderson and Cox join Larry Friel,Don Crampton, Rex Parker and ActingMayor Michael Marous in their supportfor The Tinaglia Campaign.

"I am very proudto add Mark and Jeffto the list of elected officials in ParkRidge who have announced their sup-port for me," Tinaglia said. "It is evenmore gratifying knowing that I have thesupport of a majority of the people Iwork with and will work with if electedmayor."

"1 am honored to have earned the sup-port of these fine elected officials. Inthe last analysis endorsements from theofficials who are actually dealing withlocal issues everyday are the most satis-fying and important," Tinaglia contin-ucd. .

"Not just because they understand theissues at hand but because they have themost invested in the process." .

Michael Tinaglia is in his second termon the city council as Alderman of theFirst Ward. Tinaglia is chairman of the

A HoùseDivided

Barton said he is running forthe Park Board and has past expe-rience working for the parks.

"I'm looking forward to usingmy skills to help Park Ridge," hesaid.

Sal Raspanti said new ParkBoard members have a "tremen-dous opportunity" to bringchange to the parks.

He said he favors a mixture ofthe two referendum items, whichmeans he'd prefer the Oakton siteto mix outdoor water facilitiesand a field house. .

Raspanti, a commercial insur-ance salesman in Park Ridge, alsosaid he'd like to improve mainte-nance and facility upgrades at theparks.

"We need to make sure our

Thevillage of Morton Grove cur-

rently has absentee voting in-house at the Richard T.

Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101Capulina Ave. from 8:30 am. to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday.

This will close at 5 p.m. on Apr. 4 theday before the election. Residents whowill be out oftown or unable lo vote onthe day of the election are invited tovote absentee at village hall or submitan absentee ballot to the Cook CountyClerk's Office.

facilities are modem for the nextgeneration," Raspanti said.

When asked how he plans tovote on the advisory referendumApril 5, Raspanti stated heprefers a fleidhouse to an outdoorwaler facility but reiterated hisbelief that a combination of thetwo would be ideal.

Barton said Park Ridge hasmany pools, but lacks facilitiesthat could be offered in a field-house.

At the first meeting, the newcommissioners will select a newPark Board president. Bartonsaid he knows who he favors forthe position, but would not saywho that is.

"lt wouldn't be appropriate,"he said.

Residents of this homo on Sibley In Park Ridgehave four signs in their fmnt yard two for John Ibert

. and two forKid$. Màchón. Both men aw.wnningfor a signie avallble seat on the citycouncil for theist Wthti'tderman, Their signs have teen appear

Morton Grove absentee votingApplications for absentee ballots

may be obtained at the front desk in vil-lage hall.

A ride to the pollson the Seniortranmay be obtained for election day bycalling the senior hot line at (847) 470-5223.

1f you have any questions or needmore election information, please visitwww.voterjnfonet coni or call theCounty Clerk's office at (312) 603-09.06 or call Village Clerk MarilynSneider at (847) 663-61 13.

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Joe LoVerde for Trustee of NuesNew Ideas. . . New Enthusiasm. . . New Direction. ..

I am not running for an OFFICE, I am running for a REASON:

- Increased Traffic Problems and Pedestrian Safety issues '

b4 Excessive Spending on Capital Projectsd Detenoration of MilwaukeeAvenue .

4. Continued Revenue Loss in Village-Operated Nues Family Fitness Centerw0 Increased Taxes liriposed Each and Every Year

This current Board of Trustees has increased:

. our property taxes 4.9% each year for the last ten years

salestax. utility taxes

e water rate each year for the last four years

The Present 1'nistcc iie runnIfl utidet the banner of Leaders far Fitìancia Securit\ yet utìder their LeadershipWC have seen constant Lt\ ltClC.. ihc VtIagc ot' Nues has ari unreserved lund batuince ol' over $2 I .700,000.00,

hich is avaijable ti .pctiJiii ut hic Board ot''ír ustec's discretion. tfeleetcd as YOUR TRUSTEE, my positionwould be to use tht' ujtrcserved funds Io reward our residents with tax relief, NOT tax inu'eases.

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