Even though it's not on the "official" CAPS beat 2431 meeting notes, I was the one who volunteered to pass out the fliers for the first CAPS beat 2431 walk of the year tomorrow. Jane the propaganda note taker somehow left this information out of the CAPS notes. The above flier with graphics is the "official" flier I had made. I've been placing them along the homes in CAPS beat 2431. I tried to stay above the fray and make this flier as little political modivated looking as possible. I didn't want to play the blame game why we were marching. I just want people to get together on a Friday night, I want people to stand up to the crime around us and say enough is enough, we want our neighborhood back.
There also is a "un-official" yellow flier posted around the neighborhood asking people to attend the walk too. While I appreciate the help in time of need, I also would like to remind the culprit(s), I get blamed for this stuff. If you want credit, please put your name on it. Or are you afraid?
Blognotes: The yellow flier was placed around the neighborhood by Thomas Westgard and his sidekick Frankie. One clue was the tape. I don't use masking tape, it's too cheap and the fliers fall off the wall quicker.
Now the question is, were these two puppets doing this work on behalf of the newest guy running for 49th ward Alderman or are they seriously concerned for the neighborhoods health? Because truthfully, I've never seen Frank or Thomas at any walk regarding the gooning cases of 2004. I never saw Frank or Thomas at any of the court advocacy hearings or trial of the Herron Brothers in the 2004 gooning cases.
If I didn't know better, I think someone's trying to use this CAPS beat 2431 walk for a campaign rally.
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Honestly that flyer cracked me up because it was very non-threatening and looked so -I don't know- wholesome? I liked it, but it was very non-controversial for you :) But then, maybe someone will say something because there were only white people in it.
I suspected the other one was Thomas' because of his post this week.
We'll see you at the walk!
As if Joey Moore isn't using these issues for political leverage. A safety walk can only turn into a political rally if the people allow it - whether it's for Joey, Jimmy or Donnie. C'mon already, everything is going to get political this year with our incompetent, I mean, incumbent Alderman up for his last election - then on to pension land for Joey.
Both of these flyers are ridiculous. One touts a couple of white folks with their dogs, out for a stroll, carefree and taking care of the 'hood. The other uses scare tactics and a big brother approach to get people involved. Neither approach is very helpful in getting action out of people.
At least with the second one, Westgard is trying to hold Joey accountable for his statements. But no one wants to be accountable, do they?
So what do we do? Hold safety walks, bitch on blogs and then never get out to vote. Jeesh.
> WHY is this building listed as "non-residential property"?
Hi Anne,
Which building do you mean?
Where do you see "non-residential property"?
1342 W Morse, PIN 11-32-114-012 (NE corner of Morse & Glenwood)
1341 W Lunt, PIN 11-32-114-001 (SE corner of Lunt & Glenwood)
Both tax class 3-91 "Apartment buildings over three stories"
Cook County Assessor
Definitions for the Codes for Classification of Real Property
Here's some of my suggestions:
1) Why dont you try having an artistic type person paint/draw a "virgin" or other religiously suitable icon on the building. Don't do it all at once but gradually, say over three week's time. Not real visual, but enough that if people stare at it they think they are having a vison. Then put plastic flower's, candles, etc out there and get that vision thing going.
2) Polka music. Walk around nightly with polka music on the boom box. Make sure they're are yodelers.
3) Feed the pigeons. Daily feeding of mass amounts of these digusting birds. Then call the city and complain.
4) You know those: "How's my driving?" signs on trucks, imagine signs saying, "How's my Crack House, call 773-###-#### to compliment or complain"
5) Save every postage paid magazine subscription card you have and fill it out for Mr. Block
6) Call one of those charities that accept property donations and donate it.
7) Advertise Mr. Block on bulletin boards like Craig's list. Looking for man love, etc.
8) Have a neighborhood emergency crisis drill in front of the building one night. Get volunteers to act as victims and volunteer first aid workers.
9) Get a minister and a microphone to preach once a week to the residents of the building, from street level.
10) Arrange an inspection of the building yourself by acting as a prospective tenant to get inside. Once inside ask lots of stupid questions. Comment loudly about code violations. Claim you've just seen a rat. Ask if they have monthly roach treatments. Waste their time, big time.
I will re-post my inconclusive notes toward discerning the slumlord of these two buildings, hoping maybe someone can take it farther than I could, if you will all agree to please STOP CALLING THEM THE BLOCK BUILDINGS. Block is a stooge and every time we refer to these buildings as "the Block Buildings" we help Moore and his pals avoid accountability.
I'll start with the management company.
Plug the PIN numbers (above) in to Maria Pappas' web site:
Cook County Treasurer Payment Status
The taxpayer of record for both Is:
REALTY & MORTGAGE CO
2459 W PETERSON
NORTHBROOK, IL 60659-4112
tel: 773.989.8000
fax: 773.989.6979
Apparently, they are the management company for the buildings (though NOT the owners). Apparently Block works for them.
Here's Realty & Mortgage Co.'s web site.
If you search for an apt using their web site you may even find some openings in our two fav buildings.
Realty & Mortgage Co. is a licensed real estate brokerage, according to the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate
Realty & Management Co. is an Illinois corporation in good standing, according to the Illinois Secretary of State:
President Name & Address
HAROLD D RIDER
2459 W PETERSON AVE
CHGO 60659
Secretary Name & Address
SUSAN S RIDER
SAME
Harold and Susan are also the President and Secretary of another Illinois corporation:
Harold D. Rider & Associates
Harold D. Rider, President & CEO
Two First National Plaza
20 S. Clark Street, Suite 2050
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (312) 853-3580
Fax: (312) 853-3583
E-mail: hdr@realtymort.com
Rider's flagship management contract is the Jens Jensen-designed building downtown at 300 W Adams, on the NW corner of Franklin & Adams, across the street just north of the Sears Tower.
Another portfolio piece is the restored Germania Place, a banquet facility at 108 W. Germania Place, just south of the intersection of Clark St. and North Ave., in Chicago's Gold Coast.
Harold D. Rider of Barrington and Harold D. Rider Jr. of Chicago are both licensed real estate brokers in good standing, according to the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate.
Let's invite Harold & Susan & Harold Jr. to come visit us in Rogers Park. If they are not interested, any of their office or flagship building locations might be interesting locations for some some community activism.
Like to better understand why the problems at these buildings are so dog-goned persistent? Plug some of the names of the people and companies above into the Illinois State Board of Elections web site and all will be revealed.
The Riders are simply FASCINATED by politics! When the Harold Riders are not pursuing their main mission of maximizing profits for themselves and building owners, they indulge their keen interest in helping us pick our Alderman and other elected officials, many times in races where they don't even live! They and their firm have contributed over $16,000 to various local political campaigns in recent years. Thanks for your help, Harold & Harold!
Realty & Management Co.
2459 W. Peterson
$500.00 2/28/2001 Citizens for Joe Moore (49th ward)
$250.00 11/27/1995 Friends Of Howard W Carroll
$450.00 2/24/2005 Friends for Flores (1st ward)
$225.00 7/22/1999 Citizens for Patrick O'Connor (40th ward)
$225.00 12/14/2000 Citizens for Patrick O'Connor (40th ward)
$2,500.00 4/4/2000 People for Natarus (42nd Ward)
$2,500.00 5/8/2002 People for Natarus (42nd Ward)
$1,500.00 10/23/2002 People for Natarus (42nd Ward)
$1,500.00 12/22/2004 People for Natarus (42nd Ward)
$1,500.00 12/21/2005 People for Natarus (42nd Ward)
$350.00 5/16/2000 Democratic Club of the 50th Ward
$175.00 5/14/2001 Democratic Club of the 50th Ward
$500.00 1/21/2003 Bernard L Stone Campaign Comm (50th Ward)
$175.00 6/9/2003 Democratic Club of the 50th Ward
Rider, Harold
109 Otis Road
Barrington, IL
$1,000.00 9/21/1994 Friends of Michael J Madigan
$2,500.00 8/8/1995 House Republican Campaign Comm
$75.00 10/5/2002 Citizens for Lisa Madigan
Rider, Harold
851 W. Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL
$50.00 9/24/2002 Citizens for Lisa Madigan
I hear it's real nice out there in Barrington.
With good friends like these, you wouldn't expect these guys to be profiting from embarrassing problem building situations in our neighborhoods. The Riders are apparently VERY good friends of Aldermen Natarus and Stone. Perhaps they might be willing to do something to help us.
Finally, the owner, best I can tell.
To maintain your anonymity, you have to keep clean and stay out of court. Even as slumlords try to hide behind trusts, we neighbors occasionally get a peek behind the curtain when a housing court cites an owner.
Plug the 1341-1349 W Lunt PIN (11-32-114-001) into the excellent NewsChicago web site maintained by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and click on "Housing Court notices."
In November, 2000 an inspection of 1341-1349 W Lunt resulted in citations for several serious problems with the fire escapes and revealed the owners to be:
Home
STEVE and CLEO KONTOYANNIS
6843 LEXINGTON
NILES IL 60714
(847) 647-1106 (listed)
Conveniently located just steps south of the Touhy PACE bus route.
Scanning the Cook County Recorder of Deeds web site for deeds, we find that the building has not changed hands since 2000.
Steve Kontoyannis is a licensed real estate broker in good standing, according to the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate
Office
Steve Kontoyannis
Olympic Realty
5240 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
Phone (773) 989-0623 (listed)
Just north of Foster, a convenient 4 block walk west from the Clark bus.
Kontoyannis has made a major commitment to The Heart of Rogers Park. He is also the proud owner of the one-story retail building across the street on the SOUTHEAST corner of Morse & Glenwood (1335 W MORSE a.k.a 6930 N Wayne, PIN 11-32-117-001). No one is probably more anxious that we get going with a Morse TIF!
He also owns other buildings in Chicago.
So, check my work. How did I do? What do you think?
Street address numbers are easily changed, it's pretty much whatever between the owner and the Post Office agree to (within reason; Kontoyannis probably couldn't call 1342 W morse 1100 W Morse but One Kontoyannis Estates might be possible).
A little more reliable is a Property Index Number (PIN), (but even that changes, for example when a lot is divided of a building goes condo). So I would recommend that we try and post both addresses and PINs when we talk about buildings in our neighborhood.
Here's an excellent online tool for disambiguating properties:
City News Chicago
(The Assessor also has Interactive Mapping, but I find City News a little easier to use.)
Plig in an address, click on "Map of this property!", and poke around on the map.
Click on "All Information" or "Tax Information" and you will get a photo courtesy of the Assessor.
1340 W Morse Ave is PIN 11-32-114-014, Mama's Fish owned by KYUNG SIK KWAK, directly east of one of our building of interest.
Paradise, Dude, was anyone able to confirm that the Riders and/or Kontoyannises are our guys?
> When we find the true owners of that building what are our legal options?
Maybe the Riders or Steve & Cleo have a pool out back in Niles or Barrington, maybe we can get a group together and meet there and have a dip and talk about what to do next. Or maybe we can pass out little zip-lock bags of rock salt and flyers passing motorists.
First Confirmed gooning Farwell and Wolcott 6/20/2006 9~10 pm. 10 youths 9 black 1 white, 1 police report.
The White kid has been identified locally.
Ok a gooning is where my friend gets his ass kicked well technically they got in the first couple of surprise blows then he got in a couple of good licks before the coward gang fled.
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