News Journal (Newspaper) - August 12, 1973, Chicago, Illinois Summer thrills Nothing can quite be compared to the thrill of the ferris wheel as local residents can experience for themselves Aug at the carnival sponsored in Oak Park by the Boys Hockey Assn The Great American Carnival company is moving its many rides and concessions into the Holly court parking lot at Marion and Ontario and proceeds will benefit the hockey program for local youths tactics take a fine hand By MARTIN FISCHER Before taking elevators to an eighth floor suite of offices for their meeting with banking members of local community including Oak Viewpoint Park Citizens Action Program and National Peoples Action on Housing gathered quietly in the lobby of the enclosed skyscraper at 111 E Wacker at 10 a Aug to get last-minute instructions from their leaders let them sit opposite one another Lets not flank said one leader who hoped to prevent direct eye contact among the financial executives during the meeting Seven or eight about half the packed themselves into an elevator On seeing that no one else would a quick decision was made to have the rest of the group take the empty elevator on the opposite side of the hallway After whisking up the elevator the doors opened and the group spilled out into the paneled reception area of the offices of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago couldn't believe this place when I first saw one person told another in the group An attractive receptionist sat calmly behind a large mahogany desk On the opposite side of the room was an antique couch and two stuffed and upholstered with soft yellow material Straight a River Forest to enforce bike rules The River Forest police are ning to crack down on delinquent bicyclists who ignore traffic laws as they ride through the village Within the next local police will be issuing traffic tickets to those cyclists over 16 years old who do not observe the rules of the including riding against coasting through stop signs or violating one way signs Infractions including lack of proper failure to signal or carrying more riders than the bike should hold will also make the cyclist liable for fines from to Pence have already begun stopping under 16 for warning them of the Possible hazards and then sending a letter to their parents advising them of the rules their children have broken So far 195 letters hive been sent out spectacled Benjamin Franklin peered at the group from an old oil well-lit from above and enshrined over some small plastic greenery Gale executive director of and Perry Hamilton of Oak Park CAP were personally greeted by a Albion general counsel of agreed on twenty people How many are there in your derson asked Ms Cincotta said There were fewer than but the small reception area gave the im- pression of a larger number CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 poses as cop A man in his posing as a River Forest police officer stopped two Oak Park forced the younger boy into his car and then took indecent liberties with shortly after mid- Wednesday According to the Oak Park the man pulled up in a green car as the and boys sat in their vehicle stopped for a traffic light at Chicago and Oak Park The man told the boys to pull displayed a badge and said he was going to take the younger boy to the River Forest station for violating curfew The man then drove around Oak Park with the boy for a parked the car and forced him to take part in various sexual activities The man released the boy about an hour later and left him wandering around near Erie and where Oak Park police found the boy Debate residency rules Prompted by a memo from Village Manager Lee the Oak Park board of trustees is considering revising the residency requirements for its fire and police department members Ellis has proposed two changes in the residency which will be discussed by a committee including the Trustee Gene the village attorney and the two chiefs before the board acts upon them Under Ellis new bers of both departments would be required to move into Oak Park within one year of their appointments and present members would have to take up residency in the village to be eligible for promotions applicants for the Oak Park police and fire departments come from a five county-wide of the members live outside of Oak Park and some travel about one hour to get to work In his memo presented to the board Aug Ellis advantage most commonly advanced support of such residency relates to an assumption that employes who live in the community they serve will bring a greater dedication to work than if they live Ellis also cited the need to have public safety personnel available for call back duty in emergencies Ellis currently requires other department heads and members of the management staff to live in the village Although Fire Chief J P said that a comment on the proposed changes would be since the study committee has not yet Chief Wilbur t indicated he personally favored both rule changes While Reichert said he saw no problem with the residency requirement for he foresees some mostly in at- tempting to tie residency to promotion Reichert said that besides obtaining answers to legal questions about the he would like to get some feedback from the men in the department on the issue An informal survey among police officers indicates they agree with asking new men to move into the as long as they are made aware of the requirement when they but many feel making promotions upon residency infringes on their rights Feeling against the recommendation runs highest among married officers who own homes out- side of the village Chief Reichert said he would especially like his supervisory officers to live in Oak Park so they would be available immediately for conferences or special duty Having the patrolmen live in the village as well would help the members of the department become more aware of the community and promote better relations among the police and citizens who would come to know each other personally Reichert pointed out that neighboring communities including Forest Melrose Park and Elmwood Park require police to live within their boundaries and some require up to five year's residency before applying Both Chicago and Detroit have won court battles over residency requirements in the last he added To change the residency the Oak Park trustees can enact an ordinance revising the rules which the Police and Fire com- mission must enforce OAK PARK RIVER FOREST VOL 4 NO 11 AUGUST Single copy Oak Park grants liquor license to church While no one has been turning water into the Oak Park board of trustees performed a miracle of sorts for Ascension Catholic 815 S East when they issued the village's liquor license to the parish at their Aug 6 board meeting The Class F liquor license allows the parish to conduct four functions for its members and four functions for non- members at which liquor may be sold The group will have to pay a permit fee for each event to be held during the next year A benefit Aug 16 for the Sequin school for handicapped 6219 Aug 2b will be che first event at Ascension which will include liquor sale and service Since the liquor sales ordinance was passed by the previous board of trustees March a number of local businesses have shown an interest in obtaining a one of the six types of licenses available for catering halls and special events Fees range from to per year for business licenses to per day for each event sponsored by a club or organization Taverns and packaged goods stores are not ted Applicants must fill out detailed forms which include information on the business and criminal records of the managers and corporation members involved After an interview before the Liquor Control Review board and its preliminary the application is turned over to the local police who conduct an intensive investigation of the business and its owners Depending on the findings of the police who look into state and federal the review board may recommend that the board issue a license In the case of Ascension the police spoke with representatives about the church's liability for the liquor sale and necessary security rather than conduct a background in- While no other churches or organizations have applied for the review board is awaiting the results of the police investigation of owners of the Acorn Banquet 246 Chicago and 408 S Oak Park ave before giving final approval to their applications The review board has rejected submitted by Mr Anthony's 6831 North ave and Royal Oak 6421 North ave Interesting reading The Liebner sisters Mary and of 1107 River compare the progress they've made in the local library's summer reading club The program's theme Big is named after the friendly beast who decorates the cards on which the children record the names of the books they've read this summer Certificates are awarded to those who fill in every spot on the giraffe's coat with a book title Superintendent describes school building program Propose new vehicle fees Oak Park are studying the feasibility of adopting a revised schedule of vehicle license fees proposed at the Aug 6 village board meeting by Village Clerk Virginia Cassin The suggested ascending rate based on one used in Oak would penalize vehicle owners who wait until police issue forcing them into paying the vehicle license tax present system is said Mrs Cassin are con- citizens who purchase their vehicle stickers at the beginning of each and there are others who gamble that they can get by without them The conscientious vehicle owners feel as if they're being penalized by paying fees for those who police issue tickets to those who do not display village tags on their but the tickets are voided after the owners purchase the necessary sticker There also is evidence that the local judges do not impose the fines already set up in village ordinances to penalize late comers when it is necessary for them to go to court for not having stickers Under Mrs plan anyone who has owned a vehicle from Jan 1 and fails to secure the vehicle license by March 1 would be required to pay in addition to the regular annual fee After April 1 the penalty would be after July 1 the penalty would be and after Oct Village Attorney Arthur Thorpe in- to the board that the proposed schedule may exceed the maximum fees specified by state statute He said the matter requires further legal research before the board takes any action Thorpe also pointed out that while a system of discounts may be more the village will have to consider the possible loss of revenues At Monday night's Board of Education Dist 97 Supt ton E Stephens made several on how the district can get the most for their schools with the funds available Stephens submitted a report on the building program for Oak Park's elementary schools in which he tried to outline priorities for future tion While Stephens told the board that there will be about available for school he warned that oftentimes there are hidden costs and that it is important we not ourselves accidentally into something more than we can On Stephens list of priorities were additions of about to square feet for Irving and Whittier schools He added that at the present media center should be used for a multi-purpose room Stephens said that at he would prefer to leave the proposed remodeling of the library to a faculty lounge in abeyance for the present The proposed addition for Whittier should be reduced from the originally recommended square feet to the lesser according to Stephens He said that this could be accomplished by making a two-story addition rather than three stories He also recommended that the planned pupil personnel and special service features not be built into the Whittier addition at this time he suggested that the present media center be used as a multi-purpose room His recommendations for Emerson school pupil personnel and special service center be provided in space now occupied by teachers lounge and learning disabilities con- ference room and testing area be provided in space occupied by selor and learning disabilities center and teachers lounge be relocated to space now used by reading skills programmer and speech therapist The two proposals for Hatch school incorporate existing first floor west corridor between administrative center and auditorium into ad- ministrative center and to redesign the space to provide office space for pupil personnel and special service provide new east-west corridor on second floor so that the existing corridor can be incorporated into the present library Stephens said that some special education money could be used for these space additions at Hatch His recommendations for Longfellow the redesigning of the the existing Related Arts placing both science labs in the southeast corner of the third floor and expansion of the present with a new corridor provided west of the existing one by enclosing the open space above the second floor corridor in that wing Stephens said that through his recommendations he is seeking a mixture of improvements for the schools He admitted that they do not at present include new improved media centers for all schools and much downgrade the em- phasis on science programs Whereas I am a firm believer in good science what I am doing here is suggesting some his report said Outside of the normal sources of funding the building Stephens said that if the school board wished to consider a more extensive they could go for a bond issue Stephens also admitted that public sentiment is at all pathetic to school district referenda for any Set meeting on transit The first public hearing on the proposed Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Authority will be held at p.m Aug 15 at the CSA 6164 W Cermak Cicero The hearing is one of nine ordered by Gov Dan Walker as a result of controversy over legislation to create and finance the RTA in the six Illinois counties Langhorne secretary of the Illinois Department of said public officials and all other interested parties are invited to ex- press their views on the RTA at the hearing Other hearings in Cook county will be held at Park Ridge and Chicago Hearings will also be held in Will and McHenry counties Bond said a transcript of the hearing would be forwarded to Gov Walker and legislative leaders to inform them of public attitudes on the RTA E WS P A PER I Y
