by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKINorthwest Side legislators dis-

cussed the merits of competing pen-sion reform bills that were passed bythe Illinois House of Representativesand the Illinois Senate.

Senate Bill 2404, which was ap-proved on a 40-16 vote, would givestate employees three options.

One option would give employeesa 3 percent simple cost of livingincrease that they would receive 2years later than when they current-ly would receive their first increaseand access to retiree health care.

Future salary increases would bepensionable, and employees wouldbe eligible to enroll in a cash bal-ance plan and for early retirement.

The second option would let em-ployees retain the 3 percent com-pounded cost of living increase butwithout access to health care, andfuture salary increases would benonpensionable.

The third option would allow em-ployees to retain the 3 percent com-pounded cost of living increase witha 3-year delay, access to health care,pensionable salary increases and an

additional 2 percent contribution tothe pension system.

Under the bill, retirees and em-ployees who have given notice thatthey will retire as of Jan. 1 wouldhave the choice of retaining the 3percent compounded cost of living in-crease but would have to agree toskip their adjustment on a 2-yearstaggered basis in exchange for ac-cess to health care. A second choicewould allow employees retain theircurrent cost of living increase butlose access to health care.

The plan would save an estimat-

ed $45 billion to $51 billion in thenext 30 years, according to SenatePresident John Cullerton (D-6).The states pension debt is $96.8billion. Cullertons bill has thebacking of unions.

Northwest Side senators who vot-ed in favor of the bill were WilliamDelgado (D-2), Dan Kotowski (D-28),Iris Martinez (D-20), John Mulroe(D-10) and Ira Silverstein (D-8). Sen-ators Daniel Biss (D-9) and HeatherSteans (D-7) voted against the bill.

We are trying to get the most rea-sonable bill out there, Mulroe said.

We need something that is reason-able, consistent and significantenough to address the big problem.

Mulroe said that the bill does notsave as much money as the bill of-fered by House Speaker MichaelMadigan (D-22) but that it does offeroptions to employees. Madigans billwould save $150 billion over the next30 years.

Mulroe said that the Senate bill isconstitutional because it gives em-ployees a choice. Under the IllinoisConstitution, pension benefits can-not be reduced, as they would beunder Madigans bill.

I took the oath of office to upholdthe Constitution, Mulroe said. Ifthis bill is not saving enough, thenthe House can look at it and comeup with something that does a bitmore.

THE HOUSE approved anamended version of Senate Bill 1sponsored by Madigan on a 62-51vote, with two representatives vot-ing present.

The bill would raise the retirementage of employees younger than age46. Employees age 40 to 45 wouldsee a 1-year increase, employees age35 to 39 would see a 3-year increase,and employees would see age 34 andyounger would see a 5-year increase.

Employees would have to con-tribute 2 percent more from theirsalaries, pensionable salaries wouldbe capped at $109,000, and cost ofliving adjustments would be basedon the amount of time an employeehas worked. For each year of em-ployment, $1,000 of pension incomewould be eligible for a cost of livingincrease.

The bill does not contain the provi-sion that would shift the cost ofteacher pensions to schools outsideChicago, which already funds teach-er pensions. The bill would fullyfund pension benefits by 2043.

Many legislators say that the

House version would face a consti-tutional challenge in the courts.

Thats taking a big risk because ifthe courts strike it down, then youvegot zero savings and that pushes usfurther behind, Mulroe said. Hesaid that Cullertons bill would havea good chance of passage in theHouse if Madigan would call it for avote.

Madigans bill makes sense if youmake $100,000, but not really ifyoure making $20,000, Mulroesaid. The pension system was notdesigned to get people rich, but tokeep people in existence duringthose later years. People are retiringwhen they are 55 years old now.

State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-28) said in a statement that he sup-ports the Senate bill. No one ishappy about having to reform ourcurrent pension system, but thisplan has brought everyone to thetable, Kotowski said. Its fair,meaningful and constitutional. Itreforms the way the state spendsmoney while protecting seniors whoare living on fixed incomes.

Governor Pat Quinn has ex-pressed support for Madigans bill.

WITH THE passage of this com-prehensive pension reform solution,Illinois is closer than ever toaddressing a decades-long problemthat is plaguing our economy, ourbond rating and the future of ourchildren, Quinn said in a statement.This solution includes the keyreform principles that I have longsupported: a COLA adjustment,increase in the retirement age andan increase in the employee contri-bution. It also includes importantrefinements as outlined in my 2013budget.

State Representative Greg Harris(D-13) voted for Madigans bill. Itgoes the furthest to find ways ofsolving a $140 billion unfunded lia-

by BRIAN NADIGPortage Theater owner Eddie

Carranza closed the landmark the-ater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., onMay 24, forcing the cancellation of amonster film festival that had beenscheduled for the following day.

The closing came on the same daythe city revoked Carranzas liquorlicense for the Congress Theater,2135 N. Milwaukee Ave. Carranzais appealing the revocation, and theCongress can continue to serve liq-uor during the appeals process.

Carranza, who purchased thePortage Theater building last year,bought the management companywhich holds the licenses for the the-ater two weeks ago, and he has untilmid-June to apply for a transfer ofthe liquor license and until the endof June to apply for a transfer of thepublic place of amusement license,according to Owen Brugh, the chiefof staff for Alderman John Arena(45th).

Under the law there was no rea-

son he had to shut down (the Por-tage), Brugh said.

The Portage could be closed formany months or longer while anew operator is sought, Carranzasaid.

Arena has said that he wouldoppose the transfer of the PortageTheaters licenses to Carranza untilhe demonstrates that he can runthe theater responsibly. Under cityordinance, Carranza could apply tohave the licenses transferred tohim, but he would be barred fromever obtaining a new liquor licensein the city if the revocation of thelicense for the Congress Theater isupheld.

Homero Tristan, an attorney forCarranza, said that the PortageTheater was closed after an attor-ney for Dennis Wolkowicz and DaveDziedzic of the management compa-ny informed Carranza that they hadno interest in operating the theateron an interim basis while Carranzaattempted to get the licenses trans-

ferred. The theaters licenses are notvalid if the individuals listed on thelicense are no longer associated withthe theater, Tristan said.

Dziedzic said that the sale of themanagement company included nostipulations requiring that he andWolkowicz operate the theater on aninterim basis. He said that he andWolkowicz were willing to remainduring the transition but that,although there were some discus-sions on the matter with Carranza,there was no formal offer.

Dziedzic was in negotiations topurchase the theater last year atabout the same time the buildingwas sold to Carranza. Dziedzic saidthat he still is interested in acquir-ing the property.

Carranza said that the transitionin management of the theater wouldhave gone more smoothly if Arenahad been more cooperative and hadnot objected to the transfer of thelicenses. The reason its closed isbecause Arena blocked Dennis and I

from operating the theatertogether, Carranza said in a writ-ten statement.

Carranza, who recently purchasedseveral vacant storefronts in the SixCorners shopping district, said, "I'mfixing up (the) theater and bringingin other new business developmentinto Six Corners. Yet Arena isagainst all the desperately needednew business development.

I dont see anyone else trying thishard to stimulate Six Corners, Car-ranza said in the statement. Evenbefore I invested in Portage Park,Six Corners already had a reputa-tion of being a hard place to open upbusiness because of Arena trying tocontrol and scrutinize anyone tryingto open a business in Six Corners.

Brugh said that Arena has arecord of recruiting new businessesto Six Corners, including severalnew restaurants that are in theworks, and that the Arena hasworked to preserve the PortageTheater as the centerpiece of therevitalization of the shopping dis-trict. Arena opposed an attempt toconvert the theater into a churchlast year, saying that the theatersmix of entertainment is needed toattract a diverse group of visitors tothe shopping district.

Our understanding was thatDennis, but not Dave, was going tostay on to manage the place for theinterim 30 days while a new man-agement team was put together,Brugh said in a statement. It was

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The City Clerks Office has an-nounced the start of the 2013-14vehicle sticker sales season.

This summers 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-cles 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, eachvehicles renewal month will be set6 months from the expiration of itslicense plate registration. The stick-ers will expire on the last day of therenewal 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.

Clerks office beginning sale of vehicle stickers

Beaubien getting artificial turf fieldby BRIAN NADIG

As Beaubien School prepares toreplace 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 aZumbathon fund-raiser in the

schools gymnasium, she said.The 5,000-square-foot playlot

would 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 Wardsdiscretionary fund. There were 15funding proposals on the wardsparticipatory budget ballot, whichincluded viaduct improvement and

community 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 requires

less 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.

by BRIAN NADIGThe Patio Theater, 6008 W.

Irving Park Road, will be closedfor the summer due to a brokenair conditioning system, and itmay reopen in the fall under anew business model.

Theater owner Demetri Kouvalissaid that the theater will close inearly June. The theater reopenedin 2011 after being closed for about10 years.

The theater has been showingmovies several weeks after theirrelease, but Kouvalis said hewants to expand the theaters liveprogramming and rental businessand that he is considering operat-ing the theater on a nonprofitbasis. He said that it is difficult foran older single-screen theater tocompete with the amenities at newmultiplexes.

Kouvalis said that if the PatioTheater widens its entertainmentmix, it could be difficult to contin-ue showing first-run movies regu-larly but that he would like tooffer more classic movies. He saidthat the movie industry requiresthat the theaters show newreleases a minimum number oftimes each week, and the theatercould struggle to meet thoserequirements.

Kouvalis hoped to pay for repairsto the air conditioning system witha portion of a $100,000 SmallBusiness Improvement Fundgrant that he was seeking from thecity, but his application was pickednear the bottom of a lottery that allof the 15 applicants were requiredto enter because there was notenough funds to cover all the appli-

Patio Theater closingfor summer for repair

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Chamber seeks to buy parcelby BRIAN NADIG

The Edison Park Chamber ofCommerce is seeking to purchase a6,200-square-foot parcel at 6739 N.Northwest Hwy. in order to guaran-tee that the property will continueto be used as a free communityparking lot.

The chamber has leased the prop-erty from the Chicago Board of Edu-cation since 1997, but last year theboard decided to sell some of its sur-plus properties, which include the25-space parking lot at the northeastcorner of Oshkosh Avenue andNorthwest Highway and several for-mer grammar school buildings. Theparking lot is next to Edison Park,6755 N. Northwest Hwy., where thefieldhouse was once a school.

Chamber executive directorMelissa McIntyre-Panizzi said thatthe loss of the parking lot wouldhurt the commercial district, whereseveral restaurants offer valet park-ing. The lot is constantly filled,McIntyre-Panizzi said. There arecustomers that dont want to valettheir car.

Many park patrons use the cham-ber lot because the park has no park-ing lot, McIntyre-Panizzi said. Thechamber does not charge motoriststo park in the lot, but it limits park-ing to 2 hours until 6 p.m., withovernight parking banned.

Valet services are prohibited fromusing the Northwest Highway lot,but they are allowed to lease parkingspaces between 5 p.m. and midnight

in the chambers 16-space parkinglot at 6718 N. Oliphant Ave. Thechamber purchased the Oliphantproperty in 2003.

McIntyre-Panizzi said that thechamber submitted its sealed bid forthe Northwest Highway property bythe May 15 deadline and that theresult of the bidding could be an-nounced within a few weeks. Thechamber has secured a potentialloan to pay for the property.

McIntyre-Panizzi said that thechamber hopes that in choosing abuyer the school board will takeinto consideration that the chamberhas been a good tenant and that ithas made significant improvementsto the land, including installing awrought iron fence.

A color guard leads the Norwood Park Memorial Day parade, which honoredall Americans who have died in the service.

The parade marshal was Chicago police officer Nick Spencer, a U.S. Army

and Army Reserve veteran who was wounded while providing aircraft securityat an air base in Afghanistan.

(Photo by Bills Digital Photos)

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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 state

resulted 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 conservationpolice enforce laws regard-ing operating a boat underthe influence 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 andyounger must wear a lifejacket while aboard anywatercraft shorter than 26feet in length at all timesthe boat is under way un-less they are below deck inan enclosed cabin or operat-ing on private property.

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

The department offersfree 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.

Our Lady of the Resurrec-tion Medical Center, 5645W. Addison St., has an-nounced its schedule ofhealth events for June.

The Diabetes SupportGroup will meet from 6:30to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4.The group provides supportand education for adults liv-ing with diabetes. For more

information, call 773-794-8329.

A hearing screening willbe offered from 9 a.m. tonoon Wednesday, June 5.Audiologists Dr. StevenWolinsky and Dr. Marie Vet-ter will provide the screen-ing to check for hearingloss. Registration for thescreening is required.

A Healthy Aging pro-gram for people age 55 andolder will be held from 1 to2:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Adietitian will discuss howdiet affects health.

A blood pressure screen-ing will be offered from 9 to10 a.m. Thursday, June 20,in the main lobby. A healthcare professional will per-form the screenings and an-swer questions.

A thyroid screening willbe offered from 8 to 9 a.m.Monday, June 24. The blooddraw tests thyroid-stimu-lating hormone to indicatewhether the thyroid is be-having properly. Test re-sults will be mailed. A $10fee will be payable at thescreening. Registration isrequired.

The Arthritis SupportGroup will meet from 1 to2:30 p.m. Thursday, June27, in the Centennial Con-ference Center.

Ceremony scheduledfor Irish Hall of Fame

June health programsset by medical center

The 16th (Jefferson Park)Police District CAPS officewill hold an online beatmeeting about preventinggarage burglaries on Thurs-day, May 30.

Participants can registerwith the Clear Path onlinemeeting system at www.chicagopolice.org.

For more information, callCAPS office at 312-742-4521.

The Gladstone ParkChamber of Commerce willmeet at 7:45 a.m. Friday,June 7, at the Gale StreetInn, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave.

The meeting will featurea breakfast buffet, and thewinners of the Louis Dre-hobl and Albert Kenarmemorial scholarships willbe presented. The cost is$10, and reservations arerequired by June 3.

The Irish American Her-itage Center, 4626 N. KnoxAve., will induct new mem-bers into its Irish AmericanHall of Fame in a ceremonythat will be held from 6:30to 11 p.m. June 1.

The hall of fame inducteesare James Cagney, BingCrosby, F. Scott Fitzgerald,Dan Rooney, Patrick Moyni-han, Gene Tunney, Monsign-or Ignatius McDermott,Archbishop John Carroll andColonel Eileen Collins.

More than 300 candidateswere nominated for the hall.A screening committee re-viewed the candidates and anational body of individualsrepresenting academia, gov-ernment and Irish-relatedorganizations voted on thenominees.

The event will begin with

a cocktail reception at 6:30p.m., followed by a dinnerand the awards program at8 p.m. Honorees and repre-sentatives who are sched-uled to attend are DanielRooney, Maura Moynihanaccepting the award on be-half of her late father Pat-rick, Jay Tunney acceptingthe award on behalf of hislate father Gene, and Wil-liam McDermott and Hay-market Center presidentRay Soucek accepting theaward for the late Monsign-or McDermott. Eileen Col-lins will accept her awardvia video.

Tickets to the inductionevent cost $175 for HeritageCenter members and $200for nonmembers.

For more information, callthe center at 773-282-7035.

Agency offers tips forSafe Boating Week

Meeting setby GladstonePark chamber

CAPS officeslates onlinebeat meeting

State rep setsmeeting onsenior issues

RTA preparing ridersfor transfer to VentraThe Regional Transporta-

tion Authority has begunmailing notices to informcustomers about the transi-tion of its Reduced Fare,Ride Free and Paratransitprograms to the new Ventracard system.

More than 550,000 cus-tomers enrolled in theagencys programs will re-ceive free permits in themail that will enable themto use the Ventra fare pay-ment system which will al-low RTA and Chicago Tran-sit Authority riders to use as i n g l e c a r d t o t r a v e lthroughout the region.

Customers are asked tocontact the RTA CustomerService Center if their ad-dress or contact informationhas changed to ensure thatthey receive their permitsand future mailings.

Once the passes are acti-vated, RTA customers will beable to add CTA and Pacetransit value or load a re-duced fair 30-day pass totheir permits at CTA rail sta-tions, online, over the phoneand at more than 2,500 retaillocations. Unlike the currentmagnetic strip permits, thetransit value and passesloaded to the Ventra passwill be protected if the per-

mit is lost or stolen. Custom-ers will be able to managetheir transit accounts onlineand over the phone.

In order to pay reducedfares, passengers will taptheir permits to the Ventracard readers at CTA railturnstiles or on CTA or Pacebuses. The transaction willbe faster than insertingcash or magnetic strip cardsinto fare equipment, whichis expected to speed theboarding process.

Customers will use theirpermits on Metra the sameas they now do. Reducedfare customers will presenttheir permits to a Metraticket agent or conductorwhen purchasing a ticket.Ride Free customers willpresent their permits to theconductor.

Paratransit riders willcontinue to pay for theirrides using cash or PaceOne Ride tickets. Theywill be able to use their per-mits to pay for their rides onParatransit vehicles at alater date.

If an RTA Reduced Farecustomer does not use aVentra account for 18 con-secutive months, the CTAwill charge a $5 dormancyfee.

State Representative Rob-ert Martwick will hold ameeting of the Senior IssuesAdvisory Committee from 10to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June4, at the 19th District office,5433 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Martwick is seeking ideasfor legislation and policies.

Martwick also is formingadvisory committees tostudy issues such as youngfamilies, veterans, educa-tion, health care, economicdevelopment, public safety,conservation and manufac-turing.

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Sponsors sought forannual Irish Fest

Making Strides AgainstBreast Cancer NorthwestChicago will hold a fund-raiser walk at 8 a.m. Satur-day, June 8, beginning atResurrection High School,7500 W. Talcott Ave.

The walk is co-sponsoredby the Edison Park and Nor-wood Park chambers of com-merce, Resurrection Hospi-tal and the high school.

For more information, call312-279-7258.

T h e C o n g r e g a t i o n a lChurch of Jefferson Park,5320 W. Giddings St., willhold its annual strawberryfestival at 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, June 8.

The church choir will pres-ent a program titled Show-time, and solos, duets andspecialty acts also will beperformed. Strawberry pro-ducts and refreshments willbe available for purchase,and a raffle will be held.

For more information, callthe church at 773-725-0121.

The Indian Woods Com-munity Association willhold a community garagesale at homes in the neigh-borhood from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday and Sunday,June 8 and 9.

The Thorp Scholastic Aca-demy Parent Teacher Associ-ation will hold a flea marketfrom 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, June 1, at the school,6024 W. Warwick Ave.

The group is seeking sell-ers for the event. For moreinformation, send an e-mailto mrssusanguzman@sbcglobal.com.

The Chicago Creative Coa-lition is seeking submissionsfor a juried photography ex-hibit that will be held duringthe Jeff Fest arts and mu-sic festival.

Winners will receive $500for first place, $250 for sec-ond place, $200 for thirdplace, $50 for three honor-able mentions each and $50for a peoples choice selec-tion.

The cost of submitting upto four images is $35. En-tries will be accepted onlinethrough June 7.

The festival will be heldJuly 26 to 28 at JeffersonPark, 4822 N. Long Ave.

Images can be submittedat www.chicagocreative.org/c3-photoartfest.

For more information,send an e-mail to photoartfest@chicagocreative.org.

The Jefferson Park Li-brary, 5363 W. LawrenceAve., has announced itsschedule of upcoming pro-grams.

A program titled EnergyImpact Illinois will be heldat 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May30. The program will fea-ture a discussion about en-ergy efficiency and an over-view of the Energy ImpactIllinois program.

Children and teenagerscan register for the FullSteam Ahead summerlearning challenge that willbegin June 17.

Story times will be held at10:15 a.m. for toddlers and at10:45 a.m. for children inpreschool on Wednesdays be-ginning June 19.

A program titled SteamStories for children age 5 to10 will be held from 2 to 3p.m. Thursdays beginningJune 20. The program will

feature stories, activitiesand science demonstrations.

A discussion of the bookHow It All Began by Pene-lope Lively will be held at6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4.

A discussion of the bookThe Private Patient by P.D. James will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday, June 12.

A discussion of the bookLet the Great World Spinby Colum McCann will beheld at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,June 18.

A family game night willbe held at 6 p.m. Thursday,June 20.

A program titled Globs,Goo and Guts for childrenage 9 to 12 will be held at3:30 p.m. Thursday, June27. High Tech High TouchChicago will let childrenmake sticky stuff. Registra-tion is required.

For more information, callthe library at 312-744-1998.

Alderman John Arena willhold a meeting on floodingand flood relief from 10 a.m.to noon Saturday, June 1, atthe Copernicus Center An-nex, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave.

Representatives of the cityDepartment of Water Man-agement and the Metropoli-tan Water Reclamation Dis-trict will discuss the causesof the flooding that occurred

in April, what they are doingto prevent future floodingand what steps residents cantake. A representative of theFederal Emergency Manage-ment Agency will discusswhat flood assistance isavailable and how residentscan file a claim.

For more information, callthe ward office at 773-286-4545.

The Irish American Her-itage Center, 4626 N. KnoxAve., is seeking sponsors forits annual Irish Fest,which will be held July 12 to14.

The festival features mu-sic, dance, Irish food andbeverages, speakers, work-shops and vendors.

Sponsorship applicationsmust be submitted by June15. Sponsorships are avail-able for stages, areas andcontests. Contributions alsowill be accepted.

Event sponsorships for$1,000 apply to the sodabread, mashed potato, Menin Kilts , Sham-RockStars and freckle contests.The sponsors name is in-cluded in print advertising,posters, fliers, T-shirts andfestival programs.

The sponsors logo appearson the festivals Web site inJune and July, on a fencebanner outside the centersgrounds and on a gold pagein the festival ad book. Thesponsor also receives 10 tick-ets and the opportunity todistribute promotional mate-rials during the festival.

Major event sponsorshipsfor $2,500 apply to the tearoom and the childrens area.Major event sponsors alsohave their company nameand logo placed on festivalmaterials and on a banneron the festival grounds. They

also receive the opportunityfor promotional displays onfestival grounds, a 10 per-cent discount on facilityrental fees, 15 tickets andtwo parking passes.

Major event sponsors alsowill have the opportunity tosponsor a showcase area.They are the main stage,the folk tent, the childrensarea, the Fifth Provincestage, the auditorium, theEye Square cultural ex-hibits, the Grafton Streetmarket and the Erin Room.

Season sponsorships for$5,000 are acknowledged inthe season brochure, allevent programs, the cen-ters newsletter, all adver-tising for events and pro-grams, and on banners andsigns throughout the center.Season sponsors also mayhave a representative intro-duce Irish Fest entertain-ment, 20 festival tickets,five parking passes and a 15percent discount on facilityrental fees.

Grand sponsorships for$10,000 are designated inall festival promotions, ad-vertising and entrance tick-ets. Grand sponsors receive50 tickets, 10 parking pass-es, a 25 percent discount onfacility rental fees and useof the centers 650-seat the-ater for one event.

For more information, callthe center at 773-282-7035.

June events slated byJefferson Park Library

Alderman schedulesmeeting on flooding

Flea martscheduledat school

Photo contest slated

Cancer walk slated by NWSide groups

Church slatesstrawberryfestival event

Indian Woodsgarage saleevent slated

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FarnsworthThe Farnsworth School

Local School Council hasannounced that a parentvacancy is open on the coun-cil.

Parents are asked to senda statement of interest tothe school office, attentionLSC chairwoman MelanieMoorhouse, by May 31. Thecouncil plans to make theappointment at its meetingat 8:15 a.m. Wednesday,June 5.

For more information, callthe school at 773-534-3515.

Portage ParkPortage Park Helping

Hands will hold its Platesfor Portage spring dinnerdance from 7 p.m. to mid-night Friday, May 31, atBiagio Banquets 4242 N.Central Ave.

The informal event willfeature dinner, dancing tomusic provided by a discjockey, a silent auction andraffles. The group also willunveil its Discover initia-tives.

Admission is $50 per per-son or $450 for a table of 10.Business owners who pur-chase a table will have theirlogos displayed in the centerof their table.

For more information, callBarbara Murphy at 773-510-4072.

St. FerdinandSaint Ferdinand School

will hold a baccalaureatemass for the eighth gradeclass at 8 a.m. Thursday,May 30, in the church and agraduation ceremony for theclass at 7 p.m. that day.

The end ceremonies forthe preschool and kinder-garten classes will be heldon May 31.

For more information, callthe school at 773-622-3022.

Saint Ferdinand Schoolwill offer summer schooland summer camp pro-grams for children in pre-kindergarten through theeighth grade from June 17through July 12.

Summer school will be of-fered from 8 to 11:30 a.m.,and summer camp will beheld from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The school is acceptingapplications for the 2013-14school year. Tours are avail-able.

For more information, callthe school at 773-622-3022.

St. ConstanceSaint Constance School

will hold its Denim andDiamonds dinner dance at5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1.

The program will featurea tribute to Neil Diamondby Doc Diamond, dinner,dancing and raffles.

For more information, callthe school at 773-283-2311.

Lane TechLane Tech High School will

hold a celebration commemo-rating the restoration ofstatutes and fountains in theschools Memorial Gardenfrom 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday,June 7.

The event wil l honordonors who have raised morethan $62,000 through grantsand donations to restore thestructures. It will feature theunveiling of the Young BoysRising from the Sea statuesand fountains by sculptorCharles Umlauf. Andrez Daj-owski, who earlier restoredthe schools garden statue,restored the sculptures andfountains.

The sculptures were cre-ated in 1935. The 12-foot artdeco statues are mirrorimaged in design, made ofcast concrete and sit in areflection pool. Aquaticbirds and foliage surroundthe base of each sculpture.

The Lane Tech CenturyFoundation raised funds forthe restoration project.

Umlauf had two sculpturesexhibited at the 1933-34Chicago Worlds Fair. He alsoreceived honors for his sculp-tures War, Mother andRefugees in 1941. His worksare in the collections at theSmithsonian Institution inWashington and the Metro-politan Museum of Art in

New York.

TaftTaft 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 theschools concert choir andorchestra.

Tickets cost $15 for generaladmission. Premium tick-ets cost $40 each and includeadmission to the post-concertreception and a digital videodisc of the tribute concertand of past Taft chorus per-formances. Executive Pro-ducer tickets cost $200 eachand include preferred seat-ing, recognition in the pro-gram, a full-page ad in theprogram, admission to thereception and the digitalvideo disc.

Program advertisementsand donation forms areavailable on the tribute con-cert Web site, which can bereached at www.jjstammtafttribute. com.

Funds raised by the eventwill go toward purchasing apiano for the schools musicdepartment.

VaughnVaughn Occupational

High School will hold a carwash from 9 a.m. to noonWednesday, June 5, in theparking lot of the school.

Proceeds from the eventwill be used to send theschools 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 thatwil l be held at 2 p.m.Wednesday, June 5. Raffletickets cost $5.

Notre DameThe Notre Dame Prep

High School Alumni Associ-ation will hold its annual golfouting at 9:30 a.m. Monday,July 15, at the White PinesGolf Club in Bensenville.

The outing will feature ashotgun start, and playerswill have access to the driv-ing range at 8:15 a.m. Theregistration fee is $150,which includes a gift, use ofa cart, lunch and dinnerwith an open bar. Proceedswill fund scholarships.

For more information, call847-779-8618.

ResurrectionThe Resurrection Prep

High School Science Club isholding its annual Res-Punzel Project in whichstudents donate their hair.

The goal of the project isto collect enough hair towrap around the academicarea of the school. On May20, 90 students and staffdonated a minimum of 8inches to the project. Thehair will be used to makethe wigs for cancer patients.

Anyone who would like toparticipate in the project isasked to call the Ivana Di-Piero Hair Studio at 708-867-9500 by May 31.

Luther NorthLuther North High School

will hold its final admissionstest of the school year at 8a.m. Saturday, June 1.

Registration for the test isrequired. Participants areasked to send an e-mail toadmissions@luthernorth.org.

Luther North High Schoolis holding registration for theinaugural Grim Mile race,which will be held at 6 p.m.Friday, June 14, to honorcross country coach and ath-letic director David Grim.

Proceeds from the racewill support the newly cre-ated Grim Scholarship.

The registration fee is $10for students, $25 for individ-uals and $50 for families.

The event also offers spon-sorship opportunities rang-ing from $100 to $5,000. T-shirts will be given to thefirst 200 people who register.

The event also will fea-ture bands and a barbecue.

For more information, call773-286-3600.

schoolnewsschoolnews

Group tohold fleamarket

Adventure Day eventslated by park district

Chicago Academy School,3400 N. Austin Ave., willhold a flea market from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,June 1.

The event will featureconcessions and a donationtable for drop-offs from 8 to10 a.m. Vendor spaces areavailable for $20.

For more information, callJulie Alleyne at 773-550-3969.

Members of the BoganHigh School class of 1973will hold a reunion to beheld at 6:30 p.m. Friday,Oct. 11, at the WillowbrookHoliday Inn, 7800 KingeryHighway.

Admission is $60, whichincludes dinner and an openbar. The hotel has set asiderooms for the reunion.

Members of the class are

asked to send an e-mail toGale Semenic-Mokus atmrschgp@gmail.com, PaulMachalek at pvmachalek@comcast.net or Katie Bar-nickel at katieb1002@sbcglobal.net.

A Facebook page dedicat-ed to the reunion can bereached at www.facebook.com/groups/boganclass73reunion.

The Chicago Park Districtwill hold its annual FamilyAdventure Day from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,June 1, at Northerly Island,1521 S. White Drive.

The event will be co-spon-sored by the North Face andwill open Chicago Wilder-ness Leave No Child In-side program of events,which will be held throughJune 30.

The event will featuresand castle building, a climb-ing wall, archery lessons, fortbuilding, mud painting, fish-ing lessons, bike demonstra-tions and kite flying.

Participants can discovernative animals and catchbugs with the Cook County

Forest Preserve District,take part in a clean-up ofthe 12th Street beach withthe Shedd Aquarium, inter-act with animals and makeseed necklaces with theHarvest Garden team. Bin-oculars will be available forbird watching.

The Chicago West Com-munity Music Center willpresent live music by a chil-drens string ensemble. TheNorth Face will offer smoresat the companys camp siteand will raffle six tents.

The program is intendedto benefit health and fostera sense of stewardship ofnatural resources.

For more information, callthe district at 312-742-7529.

Bogan reunion slated

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A WOMAN reported on May 2that she was sexually assaulted atabout 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25,at Foster-Austin Park, 6020 W.Foster Ave., according to 16th (Jef-ferson Park) District police.

The 31-year-old woman reportedthat she was drinking alcohol inthe park and that someonepunched her on the head, knockingher unconscious, according topolice. The woman said that whenshe regained consciousness she dis-covered that she had been sexuallyassaulted, police said.

A MAN WAS arrested on aweapons charge at about 1:35 a.m.Saturday, May 25, in the 3900 blockof North Major Avenue, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

Officers saw a car turn the wrongway onto a street, and the drivergot out of the car and urinated inthe street, according to police. Theman was arrested after he failedsobriety tests and officers discov-ered a loaded .357 caliber revolverin the car, police said.

The suspect was identified bypolice as Luis F. Sanchez, age 29, ofthe 4800 block of North LawndaleAvenue.

A COUPLE reported that twomen broke into their home in the5600 block of West Windsor Avenueand robbed them at about 2 a.m.Saturday, May 25, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

The man and the woman, age 30and 34, reported that they heard anoise and that when the man got upto investigate, a man struck him onthe head with a gun and told themboth to lie on the floor, according topolice. The couple said that afterthe men left they discovered that awallet containing credit cards and$8 in cash was missing, police said.

A MAN REPORTED that he wasrobbed at about 3:20 p.m. Wednes-day, May 22, in the 5100 block ofWest Grace Street, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 31-year-old man reported thatas he was washing his car in analley, two men asked if he wanted tobuy a cell phone, and that when hedeclined, one of them pointed a gunat him and took his cell phone andhis wallet containing $60, accordingto police.

A WOMAN reported that she wasrobbed at about 10 p.m. Thursday,May 23, in the 5700 block of NorthElston Avenue, according to 16th(Jefferson Park) District police.

The 21-year-old woman reportedthat a man pointed a gun at herand took her purse and her cellphone, according to police.

The man was described as white,age 20 to 23, 5-10 to 6-0 and 180 to190 pounds.

TWO MEN WERE arrested ondrug charges at about 9:40 p.m.Thursday, May 23, in the 4900block of West Berenice Avenue, ac-cording to 16th (Jefferson Park)District police.

Officers who executed a searchwarrant on an apartment were con-fronted by a man who was shield-ing himself with a pit bull, accord-ing to police. Officers arrested theman as well as a second man whofled, police said.

The second man dropped a bagcontaining about 170 grams of a sub-stance suspected of being marijuanaand parts of a handgun, according topolice. Officers discovered more

drugs in the apartment as well asammunition, four scales and $1,420in cash, according to police said.

The suspects were identified bypolice as Joseph D. Reyes, age 23,of the 4900 block of West BereniceAvenue, and Adam Garcia, age 22,of the 5200 block of West WavelandAvenue.

A MAN REPORTED that a mantook his money at about 8:15 p.m.Monday, May 27, in the 4300 block ofNorth Central Avenue, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 26-year-old man reportedthat he responded to an online ad-vertisement for a used car and metthe seller at the Jefferson ParkCTA terminal, according to police.The man said that they went to hisbank where he withdrew moneyand the man took him to view thevehicle, and that when he got out ofthe car, the man took a bag contain-ing $1,500 in cash and drove away,police said.

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 Examiners 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 two

men 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.

Witnesses reported that they sawthe men run to a home in the 4100block of Montrose Avenue, and thesuspects were arrested after theywere identified, 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.

THREE MEN reported that astorage facility behind the formerBronkos Tap, 4916 W. Irving ParkRoad, was burglarized between 8p.m. Tuesday, May 21, and 10:35a.m. the following day, according to16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The three men reported that theydiscovered that the rear window hadbeen forced open and that construc-tion tools valued at about $10,500,hockey equipment valued at $1,500and fishing tackle valued at $1,500were missing, according to police.

by RUSS STEWARTA Chicago City Council without a

Cullerton or a Cullerton kin is like aHollywood awards ceremony with-out celebrities. Its obligatory, tradi-tional and predictable and tosome, completely superfluous if notinsulting.

There is a Cullerton Street, namedafter Eddie Cullerton, who was elect-ed alderman from Chicagos WestSide in 1871, before the ChicagoFire, and who served 48 years, until1919. His Cullerton Clan descen-dants moved northwest, and whenthe 38th Ward was created in 1931,in roughly its present locale, hisnephew P.J. (Parky) Cullerton waselected the Democratic committee-man in 1932 and the alderman in1935, and he kept the latter job forthe next 23 years. The CullertonDynasty persevered.

In 1955 P.J. Cullerton made anastute decision: He backed SouthSider Richard J. Daley over BenAdamowski and Mayor MartinKennelly in the Democratic may-oral primary. Daley won the nomi-nation and the election, and Parkygot his reward in 1958, when Daleydumped Assessor Frank Keenan,who had backed Kennelly, and slat-ed Cullerton for the powerful post.

Back in the 38th Ward, it was allin the family, as P.J.s brother Williegot the aldermanic seat, which heheld from 1959 to 1973, followed bynephew Tom from 1973 to 1993,great nephew Tims wifes sistershusband Tom Allen from 1993 to2010 and now great nephew Tim.The ward has had only three Demo-cratic committeemen in the past 81years: P.J. from 1932 to 1981, Tomfrom 1981 to 1993, and now Tomsdaughter Patti Jo, who had a job inthe assessors office for most of heradult life, recently retiring.

FOR THE 140 years from 1873to 2013, a member of the CullertonClan has been the alderman for127. Thats a dynasty.

Tom Cullerton was the chief elec-trical inspector in the city Depart-ment of Buildings from 1952 to1973, and he passed along that jobto his son Tim, who kept it until2005, when he retired.

As an aside, in his twilight yearsP.J. Cullerton recognized that nei-ther he nor Daley would be aroundforever. He chose to go for the goldand make the 38th WardBridgeport North the new cra-dle of mayors. His deputy assessorwas Tom Tully, a 38th Ward productand a protege. Cullerton retired in1974, got Tully slated as his succes-sor, and fully expected that Tullywould be mayor in 1979 or later, butDaley died in 1976 and was succeed-ed by Mike Bilandic of Bridgeport,and Tully inexplicably retired in1978, handing the assessors post toSouth Sider Tom Hynes. Bridge-port North died aborning.

In researching this article, I re-trieved a column I wrote that waspublished on Feb. 2, 1983, whenpolice officer Walter Dudycz wasrunning a quixotic campaign for al-derman. His quote: Being analderman is not a birthright. Onesancestry has nothing to do withperformance. He (Tom Cullerton) isrunning on his familys reputation.

DUDYCZ, WHO was electedstate senator as a Republican in1984, added, Everywhere there aresigns which proclaim that we mustpreserve the Cullerton tradition. Itsas though its more important tokeep a Cullerton in the City Councilthan it is to have an alderman who iseffective and energetic . . . and iftheres one thing that Cullerton isnt,its effective and energetic.Cullerton sniffed that nobodys pay-ing any attention to Dudycz, andthe alderman was re-elected with50.9 percent of the vote in a three-

way race, with Dudycz getting 41.2percent.

As Yogi Berra once said, Its dejavu all over. To be sure, Tim is Tom,and 2015 is another 1983.

The City Councils ward remapdid Cullerton no favors. A new 38thWard was created, extending fromthe aldermans political base inPortage Park, west of Laramie Av-enue, to the citys western limits andnorth along Cumberland Avenue toLawrence Avenue. About 45 percentof the wards precincts are from theold 38th Ward, 45 percent are fromthe old 36th Ward, and 10 percentare from the 29th Ward. Cullertonsbase was cleaved in half, meaninghe will have to introduce himself to35,000 new constituents.

Most ominously, Cullerton, age 64,likely will face opposition in 2015from Alderman Nick Sposato (36th),who had 45 percent of his currentconstituents put into the new ward.Unlike 2011, when Cullerton raised

$332,749 and spent $329,974,thumping the unknown and woeful-ly underfunded Tom Caravette inthe runoff 4,761-3,119 (with 60.4percent of the vote), Sposato will beno patsy.

IF CULLERTONS ward wascleaved, Sposatos was disembow-eled. All of Galewood and a quarterof Montclare (north of North Avenuearound Harlem Avenue) were placedin the black-majority 29th Ward(based in Austin), whose alderman,Deborah Graham, is black. The restof Montclare, plus Sposatos resi-dence, was put into the newHispanic-majority 36th Ward, whichtook all of Cullertons predominantlyHispanic precincts south of AddisonStreet and all of the 36th Ward fromBelmont Avenue to Roscoe Streeteast of Sayre Avenue. Willy Oquino,an ally of county Democratic chair-man Joe Berrios, is expected to getthe seat. They did their best to crip-ple me, Sposato said.

In 2011, against great odds,Sposato, a firefighter, scored a hugeupset over John Rice, the anointedsuccessor to Bill Banks, who servedas the wards alderman from 1983to 2009. Rice was Banks chief ofstaff, but in reality was his driverand factotum. Instead of integrat-ing his 2011 campaign with RahmEmanuels, as Cullerton did, theorganization of Banks and Jim De-Leo decided to go it alone. Rice hadfive opponents, and he got 48 per-cent of the vote to 24 percent forSposato in the general election. In2007 Sposato opposed Banks andgot 2,595 votes (24 percent of thetotal cast). The warning signs werethere: A solid 52 percent of the13,953 2011 voters backed some-body other than Rice in the generalelection and wouldnt back him inthe April runoff.

Sposato spent $48,809 but won 40of 55 precincts, topping Rice 5,651-4,423 and getting 56.1 percent of thevote a clear repudiation of Banksand Rice. Rices vote collapsed from6,709 to 4,423, while the anti-Ricevote of 7,244 waned only to 5,651.Sposato was elected the ward Demo-cratic committeeman in 2012, andthe Banks-DeLeo machine is history.

I will be running in 2015, saidSposato, who has been diagnosedwith multiple sclerosis but who is onmedication and vigorous. Under cityordinance, an alderman must live inhis or her ward for one year prior totaking office, which next will be inMay of 2015. Sposato, age 54, saidthat he has five options. He saidthat he can run for alderman in the29th, 30th, 36th or 38th wards, all ofwhich include parts of his current

ward, or he can run for mayor.Sposato concedes that Emanuel is

the king of the photo ops but said,He does what he wants and he lis-tens to nobody.

Im an alderman, Sposato said.Ive been asking (Emanuels staff)for a meeting for 6 months. He ig-nores me, and many other alder-men.

Sposato said that there are manyissues, such as school closings, char-ter schools, privatization, police hir-ing and pensions, on which there hasbeen no debate in the City Council.Too many aldermen are afraid tostand up to the mayor, he said.

Sposato said there must be an in-dependent candidate to opposeEmanuel in 2015, mentioning Al-dermen Scott Waguespack (32nd),Bob Fioretti (2nd) and Joe Moore(49th). If none of them runs, Imight, Sposato said. I bet Culler-ton hopes I run for mayor.

Sposato named five of his accom-plishments. (1) He and AldermanJohn Arena (45th) opposed Eman-uels library hour and staffing cuts.Two freshman alderman stood upto the mayor, and we won. (2) A newplayground at Shabbona Park. (3)Procurement of federal and stateflooding aid in 2012. (4) Formationand participation in the councilsProgressive Caucus, an anti-Emanuel contingent of nine alder-men. (5) An open and accessibleward office, with mailings, e-mails,newsletters and service withoutasking for reciprocity, as he sayswas the case under Banks-Rice.Sposato said that as a firefighter heworked 85 days a year. Now I work85 hours a week, he said.

I ASKED THE same questions ofCullerton. Are you running for re-election? What are your accomplish-ments? I phoned a request to Culler-tons office for an interview on thepossibility of a 2015 Cullerton-Sposato race. Cullerton phonedSposato, who reiterated his five op-tions, and I received a fax messagefrom the alderman which said: Ispoke with your client, Ald. NickSposato . . . to ask if he was aware ifthere was, indeed, a Cullerton-Sposato contest he was not. Cul-lertons chief of staff, Rita Sattler,then said that the alderman hasanswered my question and to sub-mit all other questions in writing,which I did getting no response.

Sposato has raised $107,353 sinceApril 1, 2011, to $127,219 forCullerton. Sposato had $18,003 onhand as of April 1, 2013, to $29,322for Tim Cullerton and $15,329 forPatti Jo Cullerton. In 2011 Cullertongot $163,250 from 81 political actioncommittees, unions and Democraticpoliticians and $160,600 from 227individuals and businesses. Can hereplicate that in 2015? Sposato willoutwork but not outraise Cullerton.

My predictions: Sposato will moveinto the 38th Ward. The 2015 win-ner will be No Cullerton.

(Editors Note: Stewart, an attor-ney, consulted with Sposato inpreparing his petition filing beforethe last aldermanic election.)

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also our understanding that thenew management team would notinclude Eddie, since there is no wayon Gods green earth the city wouldgrant him another liquor licenseright now, regardless of what thealderman said.

Without his name on the liquorlicense, Carranza would be limitedto receiving no more than 5 percentof the liquor proceeds from the the-ater, Brugh said.

Arena understood that Carranzawas going to transfer his interest inthe management company to some-one else in the next 30 days, Brughsaid. Unsurprisingly, it seems Eddieis unable, unwilling to find someonewilling to work with him, he said.

Brugh said that Arena wantedWolkowicz to assist with the transi-tion. Dennis was eager to remain toprotect the longtime users of the the-ater and his investment of money,time, heart and soul into that build-ing, Brugh said. He saw that withthe film programming that existedand a more robust music programthat befit our demographic, that

building could thrive. And we agreewith him.

Tristan said that Carranza is will-ing to talk with Arena to try to re-solve the issue and to discuss Car-ranzas plans for other buildings inthe area. He said that given theinfluence that the local aldermanhas over licensing and zoning mat-ters, without the blessing of thealderman, it is extremely difficultfor any redevelopment project tomove forward.

Tristan described Carranza as areal player in the ward given theamount of property that he owns inthe shopping district, including theformer Mr. Steer Steakhouse at4033 N. Milwaukee Ave. Carranzahas said that he has plans for sever-al restaurants and possibly a smallgrocery store in the 4000 block ofNorth Milwaukee.

Carranza and Arena have been atodds for several months, as Arenahas called Carranza a liar forbreaking a promise not to file aneviction lawsuit against Wolkowiczand Dziedzic due to a rent dispute.

In response, a former attorney forCarranza said that his client was notafraid to close the Portage becausehe has the resources to carry anempty building for a long time.

A spokesman for the canceled May25 film festival at the Portage said itwas unfortunate that visitors had tobe turned away from the theater dueto a disagreement between Carranzaand Arena. In addition, the North-west Chicago Film Society had tomove its May 27 showing of the filmAll I Desire from the PortageTheater to the Patio Theater, 6008W. Irving Park Road, which itselfwill be closed during the summerbecause of a faulty air conditioner.

The city revoked the liquor licenseat the Congress Theater due to afailure to report a fight which oc-curred at the theater and because ofa series of drug-related incidentsthere. Carranza said that the inci-dents all were reported to police andthat the revocation will send a mes-sage to liquor establishments thatthey risk losing their license if theydo not call 911 to report crime.

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bility that could make the biggestimpact, Harris said. Every year itgets worse, and we are getting tothe point where we wont be able tofund pensions of people who retire.

Harris said that he would considerthe Senate version if Madigan calledit for a vote. If we dont deal withtough decisions now, we will need tocome back at some point and dosomething that will be drastic, hesaid. If a court comes back and saysthat we cant do it, we will have hor-rendous challenges ahead of us. Ifwe dont deal with pension funding,we will have to eliminate educationand other services on a larger scaleand that could prove to be detrimen-tal.

State Representative John DAmi-co (D-15) voted against the bill. Ivoted against it because I think thatit is unconstitutional, DAmicosaid.

The courts wont give us an opin-ion until we send them something,DAmico said. The big issue I havewith it is that it is unfair to the littleguy. When you make at the lowerend, say $30,000 or $40,000, thenyou would have to absorb a biggercost of living cut than if you make$80,000 or $90,000. Madigans cutsare tough to absorb for the littleguy.

Im leaning towards the Senatebill because it has the best chanceof surviving the courts, DAmicosaid. Its definitely a bill that Iwould consider.

State Representative Robert Mart-wick (D-19) said that the House billwould unfairly penalize workers tofix a problem they did not create andthat he thinks that it would be foundunconstitutional.

Employees did not create the pen-sion crisis, but under Senate Bill 1they would bear the burden for dec-ades of financial mismanagementfrom Springfield, Martwick said ina statement. While I am committedto reforms that ensure the long-termviability of the pension systems, andI agree with some of the provisions

in the bill, I could not in good con-science support a bill that I believewill hurt working families.

Martwick said that the reductionsin retirees cost of living adjustmentsare too severe. The proposed changewill limit all future adjustments to aflat amount that will not be indexedfor inflation, he said. Over time, aretirees retirement income will beunable to keep with rising costs.

Other Northwest Side representa-tives who voted against the amend-ed Senate Bill 1 are Lou Lang (D-16) and Michael McAuliffe (R-20).Northwest Side legislators whovoted in favor of the measure areLuis Arroyo (D-3), Deborah Mell (D-40) and Martin Moylan (D-55).

McAuliffe said that he votedagainst the bill because he receiveda lot of negative feedback from hisconstituents about it and he doesnot think that it is constitutional.

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cations. I was picked 13th, andthere was only funds for the firsteight or nine, he said.

Alderman Timothy Cullerton(38th) said that the Patio has helpedrevitalize the commercial district atIrving Park Road and AustinAvenue and that he plans to see ifadditional funds from the WestIrving Park Tax Increment Financ-ing District can be added to theSBIF program. The program, whichis funded through TIF district funds,pays for improvements to smallbusinesses.

Cullerton said that he under-stands that the city has over-budget-ed for the 12 projects chosen beforethe application for the Patio Theaterand that funds could eventuallybecome available for the theater.

Also in the area, the city recentlyobtained a court order to have avacant building at 6038-42 W. IrvingPark Road cleaned up, Cullertonsaid. The owner of the buildingreportedly found out about the courtorder after a clean-up crew set off analarm in one the three storefronts inthe building.

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The Chicago Park Districtwill offer a family campingprogram on Saturday andSunday, Sept. 14 and 15, atGompers Park, 4222 W. Fos-ter Ave.

The program is supportedby the North Face Camping101 program, which is de-signed for novice campersand which gives families anopportunity to camp over-night in Chicago parks.

The programs, which areheld from 2 p.m. Saturdayto 10 a.m. Sunday, featurefishing, fire building, naturehikes and cooking demon-strations.

The programs also will beheld on Aug. 17 and 18 atPalmisano Park, 2700 S.

Halsted St., Sept. 21 and 22at Bull Frog Lake in PalosPark, and Oct. 5 and 6 atJackson Park, 6401 S.Stony Island Ave.

The registration fee is $50per family of six, includingchildren age 6 to 12.

For more information, call312-742-7529 or visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.

The Chicago Botanic Gar-den, 1000 Lake Cook Road,Glencoe, has announced itsschedule of summer pro-grams.

The Model Railroad Gar-den: Landmarks of Ameri-ca exhibit will be held from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dai lythrough Oct. 27. The exhibitwill be open until 8 p.m.Wednesdays from June 5 toAug. 28.

The 7,500-square-foot ex-hibit features 18 modeltrains that run on 17 tracksover bridges and trestlesand around 50 models ofAmerican landmarks in-cluding the Lincoln Memor-ial and the White House.

Admission to the exhibitis $6 for adults, $5 for sen-iors and $4 for children age3 to 12. Botanic gardenmembers receive a $1 dis-count.

The garden will give awayfree plant seedlings at theFruit and Vegetable Gardenfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesday through Fridayand from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sundaysthrough Oct. 6.

The Butterf l ies andBlooms exhibit will be openfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailythrough Sept. 2 in a 2,800-square-foot mesh enclosureon the lawn of the LearningCampus. The exhibit fea-tures butterf l ies fromaround the world as well asthose native to Illinois.

Admission to the exhibitis $6 for adults, $5 for sen-iors and $4 for children age3 to 12. Members received a$1 discount.

The garden will hold itsWorld Environment Daycelebration on Saturday,June 1. The event will fea-ture science activities andspeakers providing informa-tion on how to maintain agarden in a sustainable way.

A panel discussion titledSpaceship Earth: The Fra-gility of Our Planet will beheld at 10:30 a.m. in the Als-dorf Auditorium. The panelwill feature Adler Planetari-um president Michelle Lar-son, astronaut David Hil-mers, Chicago Zoological So-ciety Center for ConservationLeadership director Alejan-dro Grajal, conservation sci-entist Pati Vitt, Dixon Na-tional Tallgrass Prairie SeedBank curators Susan andRoger Stone and ChicagoBotanic Garden associatevice president of educationJennifer Schwarz.

Admission is $10 for bo-tanic garden members and$12 for nonmembers. Regis-tration for the event is re-quired.

Displays will be availablefor viewing from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. They will include Na-tive Spider Identification,White Ladys Slipper: ARare Native Orchid, Dis-coveries in the Dirt , Prairie Enhancement andManagement and Pollina-tors: From Green Roofs tothe Wild West.

Family drop-in activitiesat the Grunsfeld ChildrensGrowing Garden will be heldfrom noon to 4 p.m. week-days and from 0 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturdays and Sundaysthrough Sept. 1. Participantscan discover where foodcomes from and how plantsgrow, and children can polli-nate flowers, dissect seeds,see roots growing, compostwith worms and create arainbow for healthy eating.

Family drop-in activities atthe Kleinman Family Coverwill be held from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdaysand Sundays from June 1through Sept. 1. Participantscan explore plants and ani-mals in aquatic habitats anduse scientific tools to look atcreatures living under waterand find out what makeswater plants different fromland plants.

The garden will a hold aprogram titled NatureNights: Ready, Set, Gardenfrom 5 to 7:30 p.m. Satur-days from June 1 to 15.

Children age 4 to 10 andtheir families can explore dif-ferent areas of the gardenand participate in discovery-based activities. Childrencan learn about what plantsneed to grow and the basicsof gardening as they plan,plant, mulch and water themin the Grunsfeld ChildrensGrowing Garden. The regis-tration fee is $25 for non-members.

A program titled DancinSprouts will held from 5:30to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays,June 5, 12, 19 and 26. Theprogram will feature freemusic. Picnicking is permit-ted during the event on theEsplanade.

The Malott JapaneseGarden Family Sundaysevent will be held Sundays,June 2 and 16, July 7 and 21,Aug. 6 and Sept. 1 and 15.Activities include practicingwith using chopsticks, rak-ing miniature dry gardensand making Japanese kites.

A program titled FathersDay Canoe Adventure willbe held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,June 15 and 16. The gardenand the Friends of the Chica-go River will allow partici-pants to canoe the lakes ofthe garden. Aquatic biologistBob Kirschner will discussthe gardens program to re-store the lakeshore.

Instruction, canoes, lifejackets and paddles will beprovided. The cost of theprogram is $57, and regis-tration is required. There isa maximum of three peopleper canoe.

A program titled CampCBG for children age 2 to15 will be held from June 17through Aug. 16. The gar-den offers weeklong campswith morning, afternoonand all-day options. Thecamps feature nature explo-ration, inquiry-based activi-ties, games, hands-on proj-ects and planting. For moreinformation, call 847-835-6801.

A Biz! Bam! Bugs! FamilyProgram for children age 4to 10 will be held from 10 to11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 2:30p.m. Saturday, June 22.Childrens author Patricia J.Murphy will present a pro-gram that features reading,writing, art and science ex-ploration of bugs.

The cost of the program is$30 for nonmembers. For

more information, call 847-835-6801.

An Herb Garden Week-end event will be held from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, July 27 and 28.Participants can learn aboutgarden herbs and how togrow herbs in containers andin the kitchen. Vendors willoffer plants and herbal prod-ucts for sale. The event alsowill feature activities includ-ing a sniff guess game, plant-ing an herb seed and makinga dried herb mix for herb but-ter.

A program titled NatureNights: Abounding Butter-flies for children age 4 to 10will be held from 5 to 7:30p.m. Saturday, July 6 and20. Participants learn howbutterflies sense the worldaround them, find out aboutthe butterfly life cycle anddiscover how to attract but-terflies to a garden. Theevent also includes a tramride, a planting project anda campfire. The cost is $25for nonmembers.

A program titled NatureNights: Aquatic Adventurefor children age 4 to 10 willbe held from 5 to 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 3 and 17. Par-ticipants can gather watersamples and look at plants,insects and animals that livein the water at the KleinmanFamily Cove using scientifictools.

The event also includes atram ride, a planting projectand a campfire. The cost is$25 for nonmembers.

A Kite Festival will beheld from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, Aug.10 and 11. Members of theChicago Fire Kite Team willperform sport kite balletand precision flying demon-strations. Kids can makekites during workshops.

The event will feature aKids Mad Dash in whichparticipants compete to seewho can get their kite builtand flying the fastest. Thefirst 30 children that regis-ter will receive a free kite tobuild.

The Malott JapaneseGarden Summer Festivalevent will be held from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday andSunday, Aug. 17 and 18.Participants can learn aboutsummer festivals that arecelebrated in Japan, listento taiko drum and koto harpmusic, hear folk tales and

watch a tea ceremony.An Heirloom Tomato

Weekend event will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday, Aug. 24and 25. Volunteers and staffwill provide tips on growingand using tomatoes. Visitorscan ask questions and shopfor tomato-related items inthe Wheelbarrow Shop.

Activities include a creat-ing an herb mix for pastasauce, a tomato toss and atomato test. Visitors will beable to view the tomatoesgrowing in the RegensteinFruit and Vegetable Gardenat 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sat-urday and Sunday. Seed-saving demonstrations willbe offered on the half hour.

For more information, callthe botanic garden at 847-835-5440.

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Botanic Garden slates summer programs Family camping eventslated by park district

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 Fogel will narratethe composition LincolnPortrait by Aaron Copland.Fogel 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 andPictures at an Exhibitionby Modest Mussorgsky.

Admission is $20 foradults, $15 for students andseniors and free for childrenage 12 and younger.

For more information, visitwww.lsso.org.

Paintings concert setby Lake Shore group

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