Every year the Community Design Commission
presents Cavalcade of Pride awards to property owners whose
homes and businesses stand out as models of maintenance and
improvement. The 2003 winners are as follows:
Single-family property
Tom Sundling & Nancy Greer, 608 N.
Marion St.
Tom & Julie Keegan, 726 Augusta Ave.
John W. Lee III, 800 N. Lombard Ave.
Mary Ann & Dennis Marks, 235 S. Grove
Ave.
Thomas & Susan McDonough, 311 S.
Elmwood Ave.
J. Rutili & J. Puente, 200 S. Humphrey
Ave.
Matthew & Jennifer Zarosl, 1101 S. Home
Ave.
Mike & Liz Sheridan, 603 S. Scoville
Ave.
Charles R. & Paola Ribaudo Pickrell,
800 S. Lombard Ave.
Multi-family property
Betty & Don Peaslee/Ruth Peaslee,
220-222 S. Clinton Ave.
Martin Milkovic, 1019-1023 S. Oak Park Ave.
Commercial property
Oak Park Bath & Kitchen, 132 N.
Ridgeland Ave.
First Bank of Oak Park, 6011 North Ave.
Block award
The homes of 300 N. Elmwood Ave.
Special award
St. Edmund Catholic Church, 188 S. Oak Park
Ave.
New Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St.
Garden award
Richard & Patricia Spangler, 170 N.
Scoville Ave.
Joyce Pontius, 928 N. Ridgeland Ave.
Best transformed property
Chipolte Grill, 1132 Lake St.
Diane & Glover Johnson, 901 N. Elmwood
Ave.
Best sign
Kate's Garden, 730 Lake St. (owner
Lisa Stern)
Roaring Belly Glass Werks, 334A Harrison
St. (owners David King & Laura Henderson)
Best parking lot beautification
Avenue Parking Garage, North Blvd. (owner
Village of Oak Park)
Good neighbor
Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road
Oak Park Fire Department emergency vehicles
soon will have more than their flashing lights and sirens to
warn other drivers of their approach. Equipment now being
installed at 40 major intersections in the community will allow
fire department vehicles to change traffic lights to green as
they travel to and from an emergency scene. Equipment also is
being installed along perimeter streets such as Harlem Avenue,
which is shared by neighboring communities who participate in
mutual aid agreements with Oak Park. The Village is part of a
larger program that includes 12 surrounding communities that
are equipping some 163 area intersections, including those in
Oak Park. Transmitters installed in the emergency vehicles will
trigger the light changes, making it safer for emergency
vehicles to travel busy routes as they rush to provide aid and
transport victims to area hospitals. More than two-thirds of
the cost of the equipment and its installation was funded by a
federal grant. The system should be fully operational in early
2004. For more information call the Fire Department at 445.3300
or email fire@oak-park.us.
The Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., will hold a Winter Open House
from noon to 4 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 7. Seasonal floral displays,
Santa Claus, craft fair, music and refreshments will be
provided by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory. Forced
Paper White Narcissus will be on sale. For more information,
call 386.4700 or visit www.oakparkparks.com.
The Historical Society of Oak Park &
River Forest and Pleasant Home Foundation will host an Open House at
Pleasant Home, 217 S. Home Ave. from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun.,
Dec. 7. For more information call 848.6755
Cheney Mansion, 220
N. Euclid Ave., will host a Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, Dec. 8 - 11. The
mansion, which is owned and operated by the Park District of
Oak Park, will be decorated for the holiday. Light refreshments
will be served and the Oak Park and River Forest
Children's Chorus will perform each evening. For more
information call 383.2612.