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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Big developments appear lean in early 2014 A look ahead at plans in Palos-Orland by Tim Hadac staff reporter

to retailers and vice versa. “There are a lot of providers in [health specialty] areas that barely As the Southwest Suburbs con- existed 15 years ago,” he noted. tinue to recover from the worst “We need to take advantage of economic slide since the Great De- that growth.” pression, several elected officials The mayor added that one spoke with The Regional News strength of Palos Heights is its this week and offered guarded demographics, describing it as a optimism for 2014. desirable mix of established resiPalos Heights, Palos Park and dents with strong levels of disposOrland Park officials agreed that able income coupled with newer, while the economic picture appears younger, upwardly mobile men to be brightening overall, nothing and women. should be taken for granted. Straz pointed out that making Palos Heights more businessPalos Heights friendly can be something as A year ago, Mayor Robert Straz simple as the four blocks of new made a public call for “forward sidewalk that will be poured on thinkers” to “come in and change the north side of College Drive some of those buildings”--build- (west of Harlem Avenue), making ings Straz called “1965 stores up it easier for workers to walk to and down Harlem Avenue.” and from the Pace bus stop. In 2014, that forward thinking Agreeing with the importance includes a “more realistic” per- of infrastructure upgrades was spective on retail in Palos Heights, Alderman Dolores Kramarski particularly in the uptown heart (3rd Ward), who chairs the City of the city. Council’s Roads & Construction “We don’t have the small stores Committee. that we once did. People shop dif“Some of these streets [in ferently than they used to,” he Palos Heights] were new when I said, alluding to the increasing started [as an alderman in 1999]. share of people who shop at big- That needs to be addressed,” she box stores, as well as online. said, expressing confidence that it Straz said he is pursuing a would due in part to a city council strategy to encourage health care “that works well together.” practitioners and other service Fresh off a reconstruction of providers to fill in some of the 76th Avenue [between 127th and vacant storefronts, but in such a 131st streets], Kramarski pointed way that they help drive traffic to 123rd Street/123rdPlace (be-

tween Harlem Avenue and McCarthy Road) as a route that will hopefully receive the green light to be upgraded in 2014—fueled primarily by federal funds. Straz added a bit of good news for the Indian Trails shopping center by disclosing that the Bakers Square restaurant site, 6431 W. 127th St., vacant for the last several years, has just been purchased by a family experienced in owning and operating restaurants. Details will be disclosed in the weeks ahead. Orland Park One of the region’s mightiest economic engines continues its roll forward, slowed down somewhat by the recession, but is moving ahead nonetheless. “We have no trouble attracting retail [development], retail comes to us because we’re the place to be,” observed Orland Park Mayor Daniel McLaughlin. “Our challenge is to maintain and build upon that.” The mayor mentioned the coming Mariano’s grocery store near 142nd and La Grange Road, as well as the development of the Main Street Triangle, as examples of smart development taking shape in Orland Park. Without disclosing names, he said that several bluechip businesses have expressed interest in located in or near the hot spot in the northern part of

the village and implied that announcements may be coming this year. Transportation upgrades are near the top of McLaughlin’s agenda for 2014. “We already have the La Grange Road [widening] project underway,” he said. “We hope that will be completed this year, but we know it could go into 2015. The important thing is to do it right, and I think it should be said that [Orland Park] is going above and beyond what IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation) is doing. We’re adding landscaping and other amenities because we want the road to be the best we can make it—not just wider.” McLaughlin also said he hopes to get IDOT moving forward on improvements to 143rd and 159th streets. Trustee James Dodge added that the village plans to move forward with development of its southernmost slice, a rectangular tract from roughly 183rd Street on the north to Interstate 80 on the south, La Grange Road on the east to roughly Wolf Road on the west. He pointed out that the area is ripe for development, especially since it is the only part of the village in Will County, which boasts a “massive differential” with Cook (See Lean year?, Page 4)

Photo by Tim Hadac

Few things symbolize the mixed results of economic development in Palos Heights better than the sign at the Indian Trails shopping center, 127th and Ridgeland. In 2013, the center suffered a body blow with the loss of anchor tenant Dominick’s (and its gas station), as well as signs of new life with the successful rebirth of the popular Royalberry Restaurant.

New business: Heights sees ‘good signs’ by Tim Hadac staff reporter

S. Ridgeland Ave.],” the mayor interjected. “OK, yeah, there are some leas In a city eager to cut ribbons, es that have been signed, the [new Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz business owners] have to come in promised some good economic for permits, liquor licenses, that news at the outset of Tuesday kind of thing,” Key acknowledged. night’s City Council meeting, hint- “But when those things solidify, I ing that Alderman Jeffrey Key (1st can talk more intelligently about Ward) would have something to it and maybe give some dates and disclose later in the agenda. stuff like that.” For the most part, however, “It’s a good sign that we’re the payoff never came, at least seeing activity,” the mayor rein terms of specifics. sponded. “Around town, we could list “Absolutely, absolutely. It’s all the [vacant] properties that much better than dreaming about we’d like to see filled: [the former] activity,” Key concluded. Bakers Square, Limestone Grill, The meeting was held in counBen Franklin, NorthPointe, Foot cil chambers at City Hall, 7607 Locker — and [at] every one of W. College Drive. About a dozen these things, there’s activity go- citizens were in the audience. ing on…but nothing’s in concrete After the meeting, Mayor Straz right now,” Key said later. Key is elaborated just a bit on the new the council’s liaison to the city’s tenant in the old Limestone space, Business/Economic Development saying it was his understanding Committee. that the new tenant plans “a Photo by Tim Hadac “Well, actually, as of today, I higher-end dining” establishment After Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Palos Heights Mayor received a liquor license applica- “and also banquets.” Robert Straz answers several questions posed by a handful of tion from someone [planning to] He added that a Palos Heights Shepard High School students, in attendance as part of a class as- open up [the former] Limestone family “with experience owning signment to learn about the workings of government. [City Grill and Lounge, 13415 and operating restaurants” re-

cently inked a deal to occupy the long-empty Bakers Square restaurant, 6431 W. 127th St. In response to a question about his own employer, CNB Bank & Trust, opening in a shuttered First Midwest Bank facility at 12727 S. Ridgeland Ave., Straz said that CNB “got the permits [last] Thursday” and anticipates opening for business in about two months. In other matters Tuesday night, the council gave unanimous approval to a motion to authorize the city’s parks and recreation department to move forward with plans to replace the façade on the bath house at the municipal pool, located just south of City Hall. “This is something we’ve actually been discussing for a couple of years in the [city council recreation] committee,” Key said. “It’s a capital [improvement] thing for about $63,000. It’s the façade part with all those old cedar shakes surrounding the pool house [being removed and replaced]. It’s been on the back burner, but it needs to be addressed now.”

Key added that fees paid by pool users are expected to cover the cost of the façade renovation. In response to a question from Alderman Jack Clifford (2nd Ward) about whether the project will include addressing structural concerns — such as the “considerable damage and rot” of several beams holding up the façade at the bath house — Key said that would be addressed, as well. The green light was given pending approval of the 2014 fiscal year budget, a fast-track move taken, Key said, so that the project could move forward now, ensuring that the renovation would be finished before the pool is open to the public on June 1. Alderman Robert Basso (2nd Ward) briefly expressed concern that the matter had not been presented to the council’s municipal grounds and property committee for evaluation. “I would just like the committee to be informed and aware of what might be going on in a public building,” he said. Key (See Heights, Page 4)

Orland panel OKs Mariano’s sales tax share by Tim Hadac staff reporter

Infrastructure site work for the Mariano’s project includes completion of streets (95th Avenue, Orland Park will split its sales and 140th and 141st streets), utiltax revenue with Mariano’s Fresh ity work, pedestrian connections Market when the grocer opens its and landscaping. doors for business near 143rd and In addition to sweetening the La Grange Road, late in 2015 or pot for Mariano’s, the deal will early 2016. include a $187,000 bonus for BradThe plan was approved unani- ford Real Estate, the site’s develmously Monday night by the Vil- oper, if the store is complete and lage Board’s Development Services, ready for occupancy by Mariano’s Planning and Engineering Com- by the end of September. Village mittee. The full board is expected staff said their motivation for that to give its approval in February. is to get the new store up and runAccording to an analysis by vil- ning sooner rather than later, to lage staff, Mariano’s would receive get it generating sales tax revenue as much as $1.45 million over a as quickly as possible. span as long as over 10 years. “It In other committee matters should be noted this does not in- Monday night, trustees on the clude any real estate taxes that panel gave unanimous to a prowould also be generated from the posal to raze the McDonald’s at development of this property,” vil- 14445 S. La Grange Road and lage staff wrote. rebuild it. The deal is being struck to help Village staff said that the curenable Mariano’s to help offset rent McDonald’s was constructed costs for “the amount of site work in 1976, with a drive-through and infrastructure needs of the added in 1978. The newly rebuilt property,” the staff briefing paper restaurant will boast a double-lane stated, quickly adding that such drive-through, as new McDonald’s revenue sharing agreements with typically do. Mariano’s exist in other municiThe measure is expected to be palities and that “other existing approved by the full board next, incentive agreements (auto deal- with demolition expected later ers, Costco, etc.) are structured this year. very similarly. All of the village’s Also Monday night, the Village agreements are ‘pay as you go’ Board’s Parks and Recreation and must be self-generated by the Committee approved a proposed project.” agreement with Orland School

District 135 to share indoor and outdoor athletic facilities. According to a briefing prepared by village staff, the proposed five-year agreement will do two things: • Allow District 135 officials to assign “spare capacity of fields not being utilized for school district purposes to the village for maintenance and programming. This will allow the community’s recreational leagues to have a single entity for scheduling and communications purposes. Under the agreement, the village will maintain the fields in return for adding these facilities to the recreational assets available to the community recreational and competitive leagues. Costs of turf maintenance materials (seed, fertilizer) will be covered by the village, while the costs of materials for capital improvements or fencing will be the district’s responsibility.” • Allow the village to “use certain indoor school district facilities” such as gyms that would be used by village special recreation programs and summer day camp programs. Trustee Patricia Gira praised the move as a common-sense measure to end a bureaucratic mish-mash and spend tax dollars more wisely. “Families coming in for a game would have no idea

whose field was whose,” she said. “Am I scheduling this game at a school field or a village field? And of course, that’s our core com-

petency [as a village]. We have a recreation department. I don’t see why school tax dollars should be used on baseball fields.”

“I’m thrilled to death [with the new agreement]. It’s how we’re supposed to do things, work well together.”

Photo by Tim Hadac

Consultant Damema Mann (at lectern) presents a summary of results of a 2013 survey of business owners in Orland Park at Monday night’s Village Board meeting. The results contained no surprises and, like a survey of residents in 2012, showed generally positive views of the business climate in the village. Survey results should be posted soon at orland-park.il.us.

The Regional News Thursday, January 23, 2014

View from Trinity by Dr. Steven Timmermans

It’s the season for … What comes after Christmas and New Year’s? The season of dieting. If not yourself, certainly you know someone who has begun to watch their calories, increase their activity, and trim their weight this month. Even if you avoided indulging in holiday goodies, the new year is a time to consider goals. Certainly we have plenty of information about the health and fitness, although sometimes it seems to change year to year. Not so many years ago everyone seemed to be pursuing a low-carb diet, and bread stores and shops saw a sharp decrease in business. Not so much now. Remember, too, when fat-free cookies arrived on the grocer’s shelves, suggesting that there was a way to eat cookies and shed our fat! Subway’s Jared showed us that eating at Subway could result in healthy weight loss. Then, more recently, many news outlets carried the story of Gary Cisna, a high school science teacher. Cisna ate exclusively at McDonalds for 90 days. Throughout those three months, his orders focused on staying within 2,000 calories per day, and he carefully tracked his intake of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; his exercised regime was simply a 45-minute walk each day. As a result, he lost 37 pounds and lowered his cholesterol level by 79 points. While there are many approaches, the important step is to develop a plan—hope-

fully with someone who knows about health and nutrition. For example, this month Trinity begins a new season of the Biggest Loser — Troll Style. This year, however, we’re changing the name to Fitness Buster, since the Biggest Loser name implies a single focus on significant weight loss when our goal is the promotion of fitness and health improvement. Our program includes initial assessments of weight, heart rate, blood pressure, body fat, and waist circumference. Then, participants weigh in every Monday morning to monitor their progress. Points are earned by doing the weigh-ins, participating in the workout sessions we provide, and by turning in weekly food logs. At the final assessment, the measures are repeated to assess improvement — another opportunity to gain points. The person with the most points wins. Over the past four years, we have had two students, one faculty member, and one staff member win. And last year the person who won didn’t lose the most weight, but more important, attended the most exercise sessions. So, in this new year, set out to meet your goals. And instead of trying to be the Biggest Loser, maybe it’s best to have a goal to be the Healthiest You! Steve Timmermans, Ph.D., is the president of Trinity Christian College.

For the Public Safety

Polar conditions hit seniors especially hard From Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller The extreme temperatures and snow of winter can be particularly dangerous for older adults. As people age, their ability to maintain a normal internal body temperature often decreases. Because elderly people seem to be relatively insensitive to moderately cold conditions, they can suffer hypothermia without knowing they’re in danger, the American Heart Association has reported. Hypothermia means the body temperature has fallen below normal. It occurs when your body can’t produce enough energy to keep the internal body temperature warm enough and the condition can kill. Heart

failure causes most deaths in hypothermia, the American Heart Association notes. Safety tips • Fill the cupboard. Help your senior stock the staples and groceries they’ll need in the event of a large snowstorm or cold spell. • Maximize energy. Encourage your senior to make sure they have adequate insulation and to check and clean the fireplace and furnace. Replace furnace filters monthly. • Minimize drafts. Help your senior fill old socks with sand and use them in drafty windowsills and door jams. Weather-strip around windows and doors. Keep doors closed to unused rooms and close (Continued on page 3)

Readers Write Protect your kids Dear Editor: Had enough of your tax dollars blown on the Obamacare debacle, the coming “taxpayer bailout of insurance companies” hidden in the law should enough young people not sign up, the 16,000 IRS agents to be hired to enforce the Obamacare penalties, social justice programs, blown global warming prevention investments, foreign aid dollars we borrow from China and send to countries which hate America? How about the IRS scandal, the Fast and Furious gun running scandal in which American’s have been killed with those same guns, the Benghazi cover-up in which four Americans were killed, nobody held accountable and no military assistance sent to protect them? How about the banning of incandescent light bulbs, no voter ID required because it imposes a hardship to acquire one, bogus unemployment numbers which don’t count those who have given up finding a job? How are things going America? In the next few weeks you’ll probably be hearing from our leader about the importance of “early education.” You know, why we need to get our kids prepared for kindergarten! I don’t know about you, but I don’t think we need to start sending our kids to school at age 4! That is unless you’re looking to give free day care to

your voting constituency and appease union supporters by hiring more teachers for the 4-year-olds. What you may or may not hear about in the State of the Union address is a concept called “Common Core.” Yes, now that the federal government has botched our health care system, it is trying to gain control of the education of our children by throwing dollars at states who comply under the auspices of implementing a more effective program. There are those who praise Common Core. Conversely, there are those who call it an effort to brainwash our children with liberal philosophies such as “social justice,” “the threat of global warming,” and minimizing the reading of traditional literature. After what has happened to America over the past 5 years, I’m somewhat skeptical of any federal government program regarding the imposition on local school systems of what is taught. If I still had kids in K thru 12 (oops, “pre K thru 12), I’d be watching very closely what they’re being taught and forced to read. The material may not match your values! Jim O’Hare Palos Park

Grateful for donations of toys Dear Editor: The mission of the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foun-

Keeping Megan’s memory alive Hurckes’ spirit sparks annual bowling event I vividly remember the moment I learned that Megan Hurckes had died. My daughter and I were returning from the grocery store and before I could pull the car to the curb, my wife stepped onto the front porch to deliver the news. I was beyond shocked. What happened? How could this horrific news be true? But, sadly, it was true no matter how hard it was to believe. The news quickly spread throughout Oak Lawn. Megan Hurckes, 10, died in an ATV accident on Labor Day weekend in Wisconsin. Purple ribbons were tied around trees throughout the community to commemorate her short life. Social media was flooded with messages from friends and family offering their condolences and support. Megan was a sweet, adorable girl who had a smile you couldn’t

forget. My daughter, Brigid, played softball with Megan on a team coached by her father, Jerry. Those were good times that I’ll always remember. Jerry Hurckes is a former Oak Lawn trustee, who ran for mayor several years ago. I know him as a politician, a coach, a community activist. He was always a good news source when he represented District 6 on the Oak Lawn Village Board. He and his wife, Maryann, are good people. Perhaps one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done is offer Jerry and Maryann my condolences at Megan’s wake. Hundreds of people stood in line at Blake and Lamb Funeral Home for more than two hours to offer the Hurckes’ their sympathies. When I approached Jerry, we embraced and he said, “She was a good girl, Bob. She was a good girl.” My heart was pounding. I

had no idea what to say. What could I say? This family was grieving over the loss of their 10-year-old daughter, their baby girl. There were no words. More than four years have passed since Megan’s death. She would have turned 15 in February. She would have been a high school freshman. I have no doubt that the Hurckes’ deeply miss Megan every day, but what they’ve done to honor her life is remarkable. The family has gone beyond grieving to celebrate what Megan meant not only to them but to so many others who knew her from the community, St. Louis de Montfort Parish, Kolb School and Westside Baseball. Jerry Hurckes once told me, “To keep her memory going is much more important.” The Hurckes’ will do exactly that on Feb. 1 when they celebrate Megan’s 15th birthday

at the annual Megan Hurckes Memorial Candlelight Bowl. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Arena Lanes, 4700 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn. Tickets for bowling (which is optional) are $10. You can also sponsor a lane for eight bowlers for $150. A cash bar is available and raffles and chances will be held throughout the evening. The event is a good time, I guarantee it. Come out and see some familiar faces, bowl, eat, drink and, most importantly, take a moment to tell Jerry and Maryann Hurckes that Megan’s lives on, not just in our hearts and memories, but in the lives of so many children who’ve benefitted from the scholarship foundation, which was formed shortly after her death. The foundation has raised thousands of dollars for scholarships awarded to students from Oak

Kelly Kretzer, Orland Park “Every aspect of art is important. It allows creativity, and that creativity flows into other aspects of your life.”

Chris Gliwa, Dwight “It is a form of expression, an expression of our times.”

Letters Policy The Regional News encourages letters to the editor. dation is to provide comfort and distraction from painful procedures to children and teens who have been diagnosed with cancer by providing a toy, gift or gift card from a Treasure Chest. During this past December, two local schools and a family hosted a holiday toy drive that resulted in an enormous donation of toys. Each year I am amazed by the fact that these organizations—all located within close proximity to our Orland Park headquarters — are able to provide enough toys to directly benefit nearly 8,600 children and teens monthly at 45 children’s cancer treatment centers in 16 states across the nation. As the Founder and CEO of the Treasure Chest Foundation, I would like to convey my personal thanks and deep sense of gratitude to the following organizations: Palos South Middle School, Oak Ridge Elementary and the Sterling Family. On behalf of the children and teens who have been diagnosed with cancer, the Treasure Chest Foundation Board of Directors and staff wish to thank the parents, students, staff and administration of our community schools along with the area businesses for their tremendous response. We truly feel blessed to have such support. Sincerely and with gratitude, Colleen M. Kisel, Founder and CEO Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation

The B-Side by Bob Rakow Lawn Community High School, Simmons Middle School, Kolb Elementary School and Saint Louis de Montfort. Money also has been contributed to Westside Baseball and the Oak Lawn Children’s Museum, where the Megan’s Maze exhibit is on display for thousands of children to enjoy. The Hurckes’ have said they never would have survived the tragedy of Megan’s death without the support of friends and community members. Let’s show them that love and support once again on Feb. 1 while remembering Megan as well. For information, call (708) 599-7302 or visit www.meganhurckesscholarshipfund.com. If you can’t make it, donations can be sent to the Megan Hurckes Scholarship Foundation, 7036 W. 96th St., Oak Lawn, Ill., 60453.

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Why is art important?

(Asked last Sunday at a high school student art show at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, Palos Park)

Photos by Joan Hadac

Mary Michaelson, La Grange Park “It’s important for people to express themselves creatively. Without a creative outlet, I feel I’d be missing something in my life.”

Paul Garassi, Orland Park “Art is everything, trees, landscaping, building, clothing, furniture. Art makes up the world.”

Nellie Michaelson, La Grange Park “It gives people in general a way to express themselves. To some, it’s another form of entertainment.”

The Regional News Thursday, January 23, 2014

Hundreds taste a Bit of Germany at Shepard

Shepard students Joseph Brewer and Gabrielle Ramirez, both of Worth, pause for a photo under a backdrop of colorful banners representing various regions of Germany. Behind them, volunteers serve bratwurst, German-style potato salad, sauerkraut and other favorites. Also served at the event were “root bier” and hot pretzels with mustard.

Teacher Jennifer Fischer (center) shares a lighter moment with two of her students, Palos Heights residents Karsyn Hettlinger (left) and Michelle Sneddon. Like many students at the event, the girls were wearing T-shirts with a superhero-type logo.

Musicians in lederhosen from the band Paloma provided a cheerful touch at the event, cranking out such familiar tunes as “Fliegerlied” and “Komm Hol Das Lasso Raus Ein Prosit,” as well as polkas, waltzes and other popular styles of music.

Photos by Mary Hadac

Teacher Jennifer Fischer (center) poses for a photo with students Steven Szajek, Trish Hoppenrath and Heidi Szymborski, all of Worth. Hoppenrath is a 2012 graduate of Shepard and came to the event to meet old friends and share fellowship with current students. Fischer, a Palos Heights resident, is also a Shepard alumna.

Nearly 500 men, women and children celebrated German culture last Saturday in the cafeteria at Shepard High School, 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave. The annual “Little Bit of Germany” event was hosted by the school’s International Exchange Club and German Club and raised a record $4,500 to help provide transportation for 17 students and three chaperones to visit Berlin in June. The event was funded in part by donations from several dozen businesses, churches and clubs in the community.

Just another hockey mom? This one has a heavy medal background by Jeff Vorva Reporter editor

medals and one bronze in her collection. She competed in four Olympics with her last one coming A hockey mom from Wiscon- 20 years ago. sin named Bonnie Cruikshank For a span of a decade, fans of was in the area for most of the the Olympics seemingly watched weekend. her grow up before their eyes She spent some time at the and then she was gone from the Arctic Ice Arena in Orland Park public eye for 20 years, save for with her husband, Dave, cheering winning awards, bring named to on their son, Grant, in a hockey various Halls-of-Fame and giving tournament. motivational speeches. She wore bells. Blair took some time on Friday She had horns. to stop by in Palos Hills and give “You have to come with your a speech to Stagg High School toys,” she said. students, hours after watching her For the most part, she was able son play. She is a couple of months to roam around without people shy of 50 and many people walk knowing that she was more than by her without knowing they were just a hockey mom. in the presence of a legend. Her maiden name is Blair. Bon- But she said some do recognie Blair. nize her. Yes, that Bonnie Blair. “There are some people who Blair is a former Olympic speed- do know who I am and people skater who is one of the most are very good to me,” she said. decorated athletes in United “They will come up and either States history with five gold congratulate me for representing

the country or compliment me about my son. “I’m pretty approachable and I didn’t do anything bad. But there are a lot of people who walk by me and they don’t know. It has been awhile. But the funny thing is that my voice can sometimes be a dead giveaway. People will say ‘I know that voice from somewhere.’ ” Around the Orland and Palos area, she is known as Aunt Bonnie to some. Blair’s niece is Christine Collins of Orland Park. Her great nieces are Shannon Collins, a former Stagg student now attending St. Xavier University, and Amanda Collins, a junior at Stagg who helped bring her famous aunt to the school to speak to some of her classmates in the school’s auditorium. Although Shannon and Amanda never took to ice sports, they are both proud of their aunt’s ac-

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Orland Park’s Christine Collins, from left, Bonnie Blair, Shannon Collins and Amanda Collins pose for a photo after Blair’s speech in Palos Hills. Blair is Christine’s aunt and Shannon and Amanda’s great aunt. complishments, even though all of her history was made before they were born. “It is very cool because you go to her house and she has this huge coffee table with all of her gold medals,” Amanda said. Blair also has a daughter named

St. Cajetan

Orland Township assessor offers help to renew Senior Property Tax Exemptions Orland Township senior citizens received renewal applications for senior citizen property tax exemptions earlier this week, and will have until Feb. 5 to return them to the Cook County Assessor’s office. Local senior citizens may call or visit the office of Orland Township Assessor Rich Kelly for help completing the forms. Eligibility: There are two senior citizen tax exemptions. 1. The Senior Exemption, available to all seniors regardless of income, reduces property taxes by about $450. It is available to any owner-occupied residential property whose owner was born in 1948 or earlier. 2. The Senior Freeze provides some seniors with additional savings if the combined income of all members of the household is less

than $55,000, and if the senior has been an owner-occupant of the property since Jan. 1, 2012. The senior applications that have been mailed are for 2013 property taxes, which are paid in calendar year 2014. The savings from the exemptions will appear on the second installment tax bills that will likely be mailed in July of 2014. Law on Erroneous Exemptions. A new law requires taxpayers to repay tax savings received from tax exemptions that they are not eligible for. If a senior citizen recently died or moved, the property may not be eligible for a senior exemption this year. If the senior resided at the property at any time during 2013, the property will be eligible for the 2013 senior citizen exemptions for taxes paid in calendar year 2014. But the property will not

be eligible for senior exemptions on the 2014 taxes (paid in 2015), unless the senior left a surviving spouse who was 65 or older. A surviving spouse who completes an application may continue receiving the senior exemptions. Information for Seniors not Receiving Mailings. Homeowners who were born in 1948 turned sixty-five in 2013, and thus are likely to be eligible for one of the senior exemptions for the first time. “Taxpayers who recently turned 65 will not receive application forms when the senior renewal forms are mailed,” Assessor Kelly said, “I encourage such individuals to call my office to obtain the forms and information necessary to receive the senior benefits. The forms are also available online at www.Cook CountyAssessor.com.”

For the Public Safety (Continued from page 2) curtains at night. • Stay toasty. Advise your senior to add an extra blanket to the bed and warm the bed in advance with a hot water bottle. • Never use electric blankets. A senior may not be able to operate the controls if the temperature needs to be adjusted in the night. • Dress warmly. A senior’s circulation decreases with age. Encourage your senior to wear

an extra sweater or sweatshirt, and sweat pants during the winter. • Monitor the thermostat. Check with your senior to make sure that they’re keeping the thermostat above 65 degrees during the cold weather. Older adults are particularly susceptible to hypothermia, which can develop over a few days and weeks even in the mildly cool indoor temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees. • Beware of budget problems. Make sure your senior

isn’t trying to save money by keeping the thermostat down. Many communities have energy assistance programs for low- and fixed-income household • Avoid slips. Make sure your senior has made arrangements to have driveways and walkways cleaned. Salt and sand should be available to speed melting. • Stay in touch. Check on your neighbor or loved one frequently during periods of cold and snowy weather.

Blair. “Don’t worry — she is Blair Cruikshank not Blair Blair,” Blair said. Blair Cruikshank is a gymnast and Blair said “It’s different being involved in a sport where you are being judged,” she said.

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And being a hockey/gymnastics mom is a learning experience. “There are so many emotions you go through sitting there and you can’t control anything,” Blair said. “Now I know what my mother has gone through all of those years.”

The Regional News Thursday, January 23, 2014

Local police task force probes death of Brother Rice teacher by Jeff Vorva Reporter editor

Park Commander John Keating told Sun-Times Media. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t confirm [it is a homicide]. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; A popular teacher from Brother classified as a death investigation Rice High School was found dead at this pointâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; in his Orland Park home on Tues- â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; An autopsy was scheduled for day and police are investigating Wednesday, after The Regional the possibility of foul play. Publishing deadline. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Al Filan, 62, a longtime busi- â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; A statement from Brother Rice ness teacher at the school and said that Filan taught at the soccer coach in the area, was found school for more than 39 years and dead at his Orland Park home â&#x20AC;&#x153;touched the lives of thousands in the 9400 block of Georgetown of students.â&#x20AC;? Square and multiple media re- â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Filan was also a veteran socports say that the Orland Park cer coach and was a former head Police Department is handing it coach and assistant at Andrew off to the South Suburban Ma- High School in Tinley Park. jor Crimes Task Force for further â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Orland Hillsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tim Neighbors, investigation. who was a goalie coach for Filan â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to leave any at Andrew for a couple of years, stone unturned if there is any was shocked to hear the news. possibility [of] foul play,â&#x20AC;? Orland â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my sons called us,â&#x20AC;?

Neighbors said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;holy cow!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You know people get up in age could have a heart attack or something like that. He was in his 60s. But to find out if it was foul play, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sons, Greg and Tim, played for Andrew in the late 1990s and early 2000s. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Al was more of a quiet coach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but like all of us he had him moments when he got loud,â&#x20AC;? Neighbors said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you what â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he always faced the stiffest competition. He never backed down from a challenge and the teams we played were loaded.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Marist High School held a moment of silence for Filan before the boys basketball game between the Redhawks and Brother Rice on Tuesday night.

Top 10 scams of year listed â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Topping the list of scam activity for 2013 is advance fee brokers, accounting for over 45-percent of scam inquiries to the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB). Advance fee brokers are usually empty promises for a personal or business loan requiring payment of a fee in advance. This scam attracts vulnerable consumers that need cash urgently. Coming in a close second is work-at-home scams. This scam lures consumers by using get-rich-quick approaches. The BBBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top Ten Scams are ranked based on number of specific inquiries made by consumers to provide insight on the deceptive and sometimes illegal business practices in 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2013, consumers were tight for cash and were trying to improve their financial situations,â&#x20AC;? said Steve J. Bernas, president & CEO of the BBB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scammers took advantage of these vulnerable consumers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Bernas explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important to be aware that these scams exist. That way people can avoid losing money or personal financial information.â&#x20AC;? Top 10 scams in 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 1. Advance Fee Brokers. Often these appear to be very professional operations with attractive websites and advertisements. However, it is illegal for a business to charge a fee prior to providing a loan. Typically, after wiring money to the scammer, the victim never receives the loan. These â&#x20AC;&#x153;lendersâ&#x20AC;? will use fake physical addresses or the addresses of real companies. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 2. Work-At-Home Schemes. Legitimate telecommuting jobs do exist; however, many workfrom-home opportunities are scams. Promising convenient work always attracts attention; however, when the requirement is to send money for materials first, consumers should always be on guard. Do not purchase services or products from a firm thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reluctant to answer your questions and be cautious of any company that offers an exceptionally high salary requiring few skills and little work. Check offers out thoroughly for free with the BBB at www.bbb.org. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 3. Credit Repair Services with Advance Fees. Consumers with bad credit ratings are particularly

vulnerable to this scam. Everything a credit-repair operation offers an individual can do personally at little or no cost. Credit repair operations cannot ask for money in advance and they cannot automatically remove legitimate negative reports from your credit history. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 4. Foreign Lotteries. Any lottery from a foreign country is illegal in the United States. Stating a person can win or is a winner already provides a strong incentive; however, people should never send money to obtain lottery money. Scammers using fictitious addresses will request you send â&#x20AC;&#x153;fees and taxesâ&#x20AC;? to them through a wire service, take the cash and never provide any winnings because there are no winners. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 5. Office Supplies - Sale by Deceptive Telemarketing. This scam features fake invoices for office supplies being sent to a business, often for only a couple hundred dollars. This relatively low amount makes it easier for company personnel to quickly sign off and feel it is not worth their time to check the invoiceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s validity, which would be done if it was for a larger amount. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 6. Prize Promotions. There are several variations of this scam, but most include some aspect that requires people who are identified as â&#x20AC;&#x153;winnersâ&#x20AC;? to provide money or some type of personal information, such as a credit card or social security number, to verify being a winner. In the end, no prize is awarded and the personal information is then used to withdraw a victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money from accounts or for identity theft. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 7. Paving, Painting & Home Improvement by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Travelingâ&#x20AC;? Workers. Never pay upfront to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;travelingâ&#x20AC;? contractor who just happens to be in the neighborhood, is doing work nearby, or has extra materials. The technique to get your money often requires you to pay for added materials. Once you pay the contractor, he disappears with the money and no work is ever done. Having access to your property also provide an opportunity for these people to check what valuables you may have for a future burglary or ID theft. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 8. Pyramid Companies. Pyramid schemes within companies are fraudulent because returns to investors are paid from per-

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sonal money or the money paid by the newest investors, rather than from any actual profit earned by an individual or organization running the operation. These scams collapse because payouts exceed investments, or because the legal authorities prosecute the organizers for sale of unregistered securities. Often the organizers simply disappear with funds sent to them. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 9. Sweepstakes. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember entering a sweepstakes, be very suspicious about being declared a winner. If the prize provider wants you to send money or give your social security number to receive your prize, take no action. If you send money you will likely never receive a prize or you will get a prize of lesser value than the money youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sent. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 10. Debt Relief Services (NonCompliant with FTC rule). The Federal Trade Commission has established rules for debt relief services (for profit businesses that represent that they renegotiate, settle or alter the terms of payment for an unsecured debt). The FTC rule governs disclosures and representations that debt relief services can make and does not allow advance fees. There are legitimate debt relief companies that comply with the FTC rule and the Better Business Bureau is identifying only the non-compliant companies as scams. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before giving any company your personal or financial information, review the business on the BBB website,â&#x20AC;? said Bernas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And remember, if an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; For more information on these top 10 scams, visit www.bbb. org. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Better Business Bureau

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A new park will also open this year,â&#x20AC;? Mahoney continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centennial Park will open for use this spring. The park is located just north of McCarthy Road, along Will-Cook Road. While our main park facility remains the Village Green, this new park will offer more opportunities to enjoy recreation in our town with other residents.â&#x20AC;? Palos Park officials are â&#x20AC;&#x153;working on some initiatives that will help protect our quality of life,â&#x20AC;? the mayor added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have improved our community events. Our Autumn In The Park Festival has become a showcase for what a small town can be. The ever-popular Concert in The Park, which is co-sponsored with Palos Fine Arts, is one of our summer favorites. We have planned for our Centennial many more events that will showcase Palos Park as a truly unique community. We have events being planned for each month this year that will provide an opportunity for our residents to gather to celebrate our centennial.â&#x20AC;? Building & Public Property Commissioner Darryl Reed added that the village is â&#x20AC;&#x153;consistently trying to find ways to enhance the economic climateâ&#x20AC;Śthrough outreach efforts to attract busiPhoto by Tim Hadac nesses to open establishments While many bemoaned the loss of dozens of trees along La Grange within our corporate limits as well Road in 2013, the widened road is expected to offer relief to mo- as to maintain those businesses torists frustrated with getting into and around in Orland Park and already here. We will also explore nearby towns. the expansion of our geographic footprint by considering possible Dodge added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People come here annexation initiatives,â&#x20AC;? a familiar from the western suburbs and theme as the village has in the elsewhere, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re amazed. past annexed unincorporated ar(Continued from page 1) They look around and ask, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When eas just east of Bell Road. did all this get built?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Reed also said the village will County, in terms of its lower taxes been successful, we know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re work to streamline the process and overall attractiveness to busi- blessed. But we also know that for obtaining building permits and ness and industry. we have to keep at it. You have to work to foster an environment of McLaughin agreed with the exert constant effort [to improve], innovation, flexibility, â&#x20AC;&#x153;collegiality assessment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Development of or else you decline.â&#x20AC;? and friendliness.â&#x20AC;? that area slowed down when the economy tanked, but now that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palos Park coming back, we look forward to While much of 2014 will be it picking up again. We plan to go a year of looking back [as the after research and development village celebrates its centennial], firms and attractive jobs that Mayor John Mahoney is quick to arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generated by retail,â&#x20AC;? he point out that Palos Park is movsaid, using St. Xavier University, ing ahead. American Technical Publishers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we will see conand the Horton Group as examples struction of the Cal-Sag Trail of successful development of the begin, and Palos Park will be villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southern edge. He added at the center,â&#x20AC;? the mayor said. that the village may hire a resource â&#x20AC;&#x153;The multi-use trail will add coordinator to bolster the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yet another opportunity for our economic development staff. residents to enjoy the awesome The official logo of the Cal Sag â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think an ongoing challenge outdoor recreation opportunities Trail, expected to break ground we face is to simply tell our story,â&#x20AC;? that our town has to offer. in 2014.

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The Regional News Thursday, January 23, 2014

Palos Park cops probe brick shattering sports bar window A large brick with “666” and five-point stars written on it was thrown through the front window of a sports bar in the 12900 block of South La Grange Road, the manager told Palos Park police. The criminal damage was discovered by a cleaning man who arrived at the establishment at 3 a.m. Jan. 5. Police said they were interviewing bartenders and other staff to see if they could identify disgruntled customers or anyone else with a motive to commit the crime. In other Palos Park police news, a large chunk of ice was used to smash a side window of the garage of a home in the 12600 block of South Pawnee Road. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 57-year-old man, at 8 a.m. Jan. 4. Police identified footprints in the snow that may have been made by the offender and were searching for other leads. The victim reported that nothing appeared to be missing from the garage. A large object — possibly a chunk of ice — fell or was thrown from the bridge in the 8500 block of west McCarthy Road onto Southwest Highway below, smashing the windshield of a passing car. The incident occurred at 9:05 p.m. Jan. 3, according to police. While a small amount of glass from the

was charged with improper lane usage and driving without a license. His car was stopped by police at windshield fell into the car, none Route 83 and La Grange Road at of five people inside — including 12:29 a.m. Jan. 8 after police rethe driver, a 34-year-old Hickory portedly detected his car swerving Hills woman, two adults and two and traveling at 25 miles per hour, children age 5 and 6 — required 30 miles per hour below the speed medical treatment, according to limit. Bond was set at $1,000, and police. The driver told police she Poremba is scheduled to appear in saw a person on the bridge, but court in Bridgeview on Feb. 24. could not provide a detailed descrip- An antique sled, decorated for tion. Investigators later spotted a the holidays, was stolen from in point on the bridge where a large front of a home in the 11700 block chunk of ice was missing and have of South Matterhorn Circle. The classified the incident as criminal theft was discovered by the victim, damage to property. a 78-year-old woman, at 7:45 a.m. Scott M. Poremba, 21, of Lockport, Jan. 13.

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Palos Park senior foils grandparent scam call An alert Palos Park senior refused to fall victim to an apparent “grandparent scam” on Tuesday, police said. The would-be victim was contact at about noon by a male caller, who said her grandson “Mark” was in an auto accident in Mexico. “Mark” was OK, but he needed $1,000 for court costs to be sent via Western Union and

he did not want his parents to find out. He needed grandma’s help to avoid jail, the caller claimed. The woman’s grandson is named Mark, however she told the caller that she would call her grandson’s father and hung up on him. She then contacted her son and then called police, Chief Joe Miller said.

Students Johnny Morrisey, Kelly Evancich, and Kayla Cody also provided prevention answers.

AP students at Shepard research reducing teen pregnancy and STDs by Bob McParland High School Dist. 218

The research team also examined the health curriculum and how teachers address the topics. Without a smirk or snicker, the And for those who may view the six Shepard High School students discussion and analysis of such outlined their plan of action to subjects as salacious or controverreduce teen pregnancy and sexu- sial, Holba argued that teenagers ally-transmitted diseases among need to learn everything possible American teenagers. about them. After three weeks of research, “It is so important to get as including guidance from health much factual information about education teacher Tina Holba, sex education to students as posperhaps the topic developed an sible,” Holba said. “Education is academic feel for them. Whatever the key in making important deciplate number of the Chrysler that the reason, the students delivered sions and, in this case, it can be Loftus was driving. The car was a frank and detailed assessment a life changer.” registered to an 86-year-old-woman, of the issues. Misinformation abounds on such reports said. For motivated students, the topics. Last Friday, Oak Lawn police assignment offered limitless “Because health education is picked up Loftus, who was the potential. Teams of students in one semester at the freshman levson of the woman who owned the Advanced Placement English Lan- el, I think it is great that students car, police said. Loftus matched the guage and Composition classes have a continued interest in the composite drawing provided by the chose a law, policy, issue, or prob- facts of sex education and how othstudent. He was identified by the lem they wanted to fix, conducted ers obtain the information. The student in a lineup the next day. research, and then developed a more good information students The Cook County State’s attor- plan of action to seek change. know, the less likely they make ney approved one count of child The pregnancy/STD project poor decisions,” she said. abduction because the offender in- included a peer survey to assess Following the research, the tentionally attempted to lure a child, the need to create greater aware- team developed an action plan. traveling from secondary school, into ness of risk. About 40 percent of “The only sure way to avoid a car without the consent of a par- juniors who answered the survey pregnancy and STDs is abstient for other than a lawful purpose, indicated they were sexually ac- nence,” said junior Nick Martinez police said. tive. That’s below the national in the team’s opening statement average of 48 percent reported by of its action plan. the Centers for Disease Control Holba expanded on how Shepaand Prevention. rd teachers already handle the

subject. “They asked if we only taught abstinence and if we teach students how to use different forms of contraception. We do stress abstinence and the benefits of abstinence. However if students do choose a different path, we teach them the consequences,” Holba said. Teachers do not offer instruction on how to use birth control. “We show them where they can by Bob Rakow find further information on each Staff Reporter and what questions to ask their doctor,” Holba said. A Palos Heights man was charged The team’s action plan also Jan. 13 with child abduction after featured advice for students who he tried to convince a high school choose to engage in sexual activgirl to enter his car, Oak Lawn ity: Know their partner’s history, police said. use condoms, and talk with their Terrence P. Loftus, 59, drove doctor and parents. The team even alongside a 17-year-old girl who offered advice for when students was walking home from school became parents. near 92nd Street and Kilpatrick “One day when you’re a parent, Avenue and asked if she needed a don’t avoid ‘the talk’ with your ride, reports said. Terrence Loftus kids,” Martinez said. The girl declined the ride, but The action plan included an Loftus continued to follow her and the car, they said. educational dimension, too. Afwas persistent in his attempt to con- The girl reached her home and ter peers completed the survey tinue a conversation, police said. He locked herself inside, according to to assess their knowledge on the also motioned for her to get into reports. She memorized the license subjects, the researchers delivered the answers to eradicate misconceptions. “Two-thirds of teen moms do not finish high school, and $7 billion is spent each year on teen moms and their children,” junior Johnny Morrisey said. “The most effective method of birth control, other than abstinence, is a male Orland Park police arrested Stefwith no insurance, improper lane condom.” ORLAND PARK POLICE fen E. Week, 49, of Shawnee, Kan., use and driving without a license, At the end of their presentaDec. 22 and charged him with DUI. reports said. He is scheduled to tion, the team reflected on the Police responded at 6:56 p.m. to a ham, 37, of Alsip, Dec. 24 and appear in court Feb. 6. effectiveness of their project. call of a man sitting in his car with charged him with retail theft follow- Fatima C. Conner, 26, of Chicago, “With the survey results, we his head down in the parking of lot ing a stop at 151st Street and 80th was charged with retail Dec. 14 afwere able to take what students of L.A. Fitness, 163rd Street and Avenue. Graham reportedly told ter allegedly removing boots, jeans did not know and put that into the La Grange Road. Week had been police he had fallen on hard times and other clothing valued $380 PowerPoint,” Martinez said. in the car for about 30 minutes, and stole merchandise from stores from Macy’s at Orland Square, “Hopefully, students will see according to police. Police said two at Orland Square to distribute as police said. Conner appeared in the posters we designed and the bottles of vodka were found in the Christmas gifts, police said. court Dec. 22. message sticks in their heads,” car. Weeks reportedly told police he Alexis M. Bell, 19, of Tinley Park, Magdalena Gruszka, 43, of Palos said junior Jessica Makenas. had recently purchased the alcohol was charged with retail theft Dec. Hills, was charged with retail theft The team had intended to reand was drinking in his car, police 23 after he allegedly removed per- Dec. 22 after stealing clothing and quest changes in the health cursaid. He had consumed approxi- fume valued at $80 from a store at a wallet valued at $420 from a riculum, but learned that the mately half of one of the bottles, Orland Square, police said. store at Orland Square, police instructional materials already according to the police report. Week Melissa A. Souchet, 18, of Tinley said. Gruszka appeared in court Submitted photos covered what the hoped. had a strong odor of alcohol on his Park, was charged with retail theft Dec. 23. Shepard High School students Jessica Makenas and Nick Martinez “Mrs. Holba thought that it breath and swayed when he exited Dec. 23 after stealing $146 worth of Juan E. Landa, 51, of Calumet answer questions from peers during their presentation on reduc- was kind of cool that we were his car, police said. He appeared in merchandise from a store at Orland City, was charged with retail theft ing the rate of teen pregnancy and the risk of sexually-transmitted interested in the curriculum and court on Tuesday. Square, police said. She appeared and resisting a peace officer Dec. diseases. changing it,” Martinez said. In other Orland Park police in court Jan. 10. 28 after stealing clothing from the news, Katrice L. Reynolds, 32, of Lilia Martinez, 47, of Chicago, Gap at Orland Square, police said. Riverdale, was charged with retail was charged with drunken driving, Landa had a Dec. 29 court date. theft Dec. 27 after she allegedly improper lane use and no insur- Dominic F. Saggione, 25, of removed $136 worth of fragrances ance Dec. 22 after being stopped Orland Park, was charged with and bronzer from a store at Orland at 3:09 a.m. at in the 7300 block drunken driving, speeding and Square, police said. She appeared of 159th Street, according to police. improper lane use Dec. 29 after in court Dec. 28. Martinez is scheduled to appear in a 2:05 a.m. stop in the 9300 block of For many years, Connections Learning Center has Vanity M. Wells, 21, of Park For- court Feb. 6. 159th Street, police said. Saggione More than two million students est, was charged with retail theft Police arrested Walter J. White had a Jan. 14 court date. been working with students to prepare them for take the SAT and ACT tests each Dec. 23 after removing two sweat- Jr., 53, of Oak Forest, and charged Brittany N. Hood, 25, of Hazel the ACT exam. We have a proven track record ers and jeans from Macy’s at Orland him with drunken driving at 4:14 Crest, was charged with retail theft year, making for high compeƟƟon Square, according to police. She a.m. Dec. 25 after he was stopped at Dec. 29 after stealing clothing valto be accepted into the best when it comes to significantly raising test scores. In had a Jan. 10 court date. 159th Street and Harlem Avenue, ued at $38 from Sears at Orland colleges and universiƟes. addition to one-on-one tutoring, we now offer a Police arrested Michael G. Gra- police said. He also was charged Square, police said.

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Man charged with drunken driving after allegedly handling cell phone Palos Heights police arrested Ronald G. Koschnitzki, 52, of Oak Forest, and charged him with DUI, no proof of insurance, failure to wear a seatbelt, and unlawful use of an electronic device. Police pulled his vehicle over in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 13 after he reportedly was spotted allegedly talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device. Bond was set at $3,000, and he is due in court on Feb. 26. In other Palos Heights police news, Steven M. Bogovich, 18, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said that he was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation in the 7100 block of West College Drive at 12:34 p.m. Jan. 14. He was allegedly seen holding a pipe with cannabis residue inside. He is set to appear in court on Feb. 26. Margaret McMahon, 32, of Palos Heights, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no proof of

PALOS HEIGHTS POLICE insurance, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police stopped her vehicle in the 12100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 1:06 p.m. last Thursday. Bond was set at $2,000, and her court date is Feb. 26. Police charged Stephen D. Ziel, 28, of Worth, with possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to wear a seatbelt. His vehicle was curbed by police in the 12100 block of South Ridgeland at 10:11 a.m. last Friday. Bond was set at $1,500, and Ziel is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 26. Steven L. Veal, 32, of Park Forest, was charged with driving on a suspended license, as well as driving a vehicle with an expired registration. His vehicle was stopped by police in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue at 2:50 p.m. Jan. 14. Bond was set at $1,500, and his court date is Feb. 26.

Police charged Wardat R. Ibrahim, 34, of Orland Park, with speeding, improper lane usage, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her vehicle was curbed by police in the 12900 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8:52 p.m. Jan. 14. Bond was set at $1,500, and she is scheduled to appear in court on March 13. Dominic M. Piccirillo, 26, of Palos Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, and failure to wear a seatbelt. His vehicle was stopped by police in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue at 12:46 p.m. last Sunday. Bond was set at $2,000, and his court date is Feb. 26. Police charged Rami A. Alkawwas, 38, of Oak Lawn, with driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, and improper display of registration. Police curbed his vehicle in the 12600 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 7:26 a.m. last Sunday. Bond was set at $2,000, and he is set to appear in court on March 13.

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St. Alexander students get excited about the new and innovative learning tools they utilize each day in the classroom. Some of cutting-edge technology includes iMac computers and programs, iPads, Smartboards, Science lab equipment and an Applied Technology Lab. St. Alexander School is the only school in the Archdiocese of Chicago that is equipped with a state-of-the-art Applied Tech lab. St. Alexander is a Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School based on the results of students’ test scores, ranking in the top 10 percent of students nationwide. St. Alexander will host a Prospective Family Open House to usher in Catholic Schools Week this Saturday, Jan. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. All are welcome.

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The St. Alexander School Advantage: Catholic Values, Academic Excellence and Caring Community. A Marion Mass is also part of the St. Alexander religious curriculum and is celebrated each May to honor St. Al’s 2nd-grade communicants. The Mass features the May crowning of Mary and a blessing for the communicants.

St. Alexander Catholic Schools Week events start with open houses this Sat. by Beth Munro St. Alexander School St. Alexander School in Palos Heights will usher in Catholic Schools Week 2014: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service this Saturday, Jan. 25, with a special open house and registration for prospective families from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The Open House will provide an opportunity for parents and prospective students and families to come explore and tour the classrooms and the state-of-the art technology and science labs. St. Alexander serves students from preschool through 8th grade. This Sunday, the celebration will continue with an all-school and parish Mass at noon, followed by an Open House until 2 p.m., where parents can view the Science, Art and Biography Fairs. Catholic Schools Week activities will continue through Friday, Jan. 31. The school week’s schedule of events will kick off on Monday, Jan. 27, and will include Parent Appreciation Day and a School Open House from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. A Scholastic Book Fair will

also be in open for business from Sunday through Wednesday during Catholic Schools week. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Student Appreciation Day will feature an educational and interactive Wheel of Wisdom Assembly that tests the knowledge of students and teachers alike. Participants will compete in a Wheel of Fortune game show style forum and will answer a variety of questions regarding current events and general curriculum. The Wheel of Wisdom Assembly is back by popular demand for a third straight year due to the enthusiasm and excitement it brings to the week’s festivities. Students will also enjoy a dress down day. The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a Basketball Free Throw Contest in the gym from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Next, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, Teacher Appreciation Day will include a luncheon for the faculty as well as a Jump Rope for Heart activity for the students. The Jump Rope for Heart activity will promote heart health and importance of exercise and a healthy lifestyle for students. In the spirit of giving, all student pledges collected will benefit the American Heart Association.

An annual favorite, Grandparent Play Date will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Rev. John Crosby Center gymnasium. The annual event hosts scores of grandparents and students playing a vast array of board games that the students selected. At 1:30 p.m. an all-school prayer service will take place in honor of all grandparents. Parents and grandparents are invited to attend. Lastly, on Friday, students will conclude the 2014 Catholic Schools Week celebration by performing an assortment of service projects for the school and parish including making get well cards for area nursing home residents. Students will wrap up the week’s festivities with the fun-filled classic Faculty vs. Student Volleyball Game to be held at 1:45 p.m. in the gym. In addition to the Catholic Schools Week Open Houses, St. Alexander will be hosting Welcome Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. beginning on Feb. 26. Other Welcome Wednesday dates are March 26, April, 30 and May 21. New offerings for St. Alexander’s 2014-15 Preschool programs include Time for Twos, a four-week Parent and Child introduction to

St. Alexander’s Preschool program. Classes will be offered on Tuesdays starting on March 18 through April 8. Beginning in the Fall, St. Alexander will also offer a full day 4-yearold preschool program in addition to the 3- and 4-year-old half-day programs currently available. St. Alexander School is a Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School committed to the enrichment of God’s Children and quality Catholic education. St. Alexander is the only school in the Archdiocese of Chicago to provide a cuttingedge Applied Technology Lab. In addition, after school enrichment classes, an Extended Day program and a variety of athletic programs are also offered. All are welcome to come and experience and explore the traditions, innovations and academic excellence at St. Alexander School. For more information regarding St. Alexander School, a school tour or to register for the 2014-15 school year, contact the school Administration Office at 448-0408. To see all the St. Alexander has to offer, visit our website at www.stalexanderschool.com and like St. Alexander School on Facebook

Website lists Moraine Valley among top Moraine Valley ranks in the top 25 community colleges in the nation with the highest rated professors and college, according to RateMyProfessors.com. The website, which is the largest online destination for professor and college ratings, ranks community colleges and four-year institutions annually based on analyzing both professor ratings and campus ratings. Moraine Valley was 17th for the 2012-2013 academic year. “We are pleased that our students think as highly as we do of our faculty and campus,” said Mark Horstmeyer, director of College and Community Rela-

tions. “Our ranking, however, is not surprising but confirming of what students have expressed to us over the years and a reason they choose Moraine Valley for their college experience.” Students who responded to the college rating website praised the faculty for their caring and attention and the tutoring center and noted how safe the campus is. Parking, as is the case with most college students, was an issue with some students. “This campus is the closest a student will ever get to experience a university-like school. The staff is excellent and always willing to help. This is not high

school anymore, and professors expect hard work out of their students. Great school. I don’t regret coming here,” one student commented. Stated another, “As a returning student from the military, it is an excellent value for your money.” Commented a third student, “I am a returning student and what impressed me the most was the knowledge and caring of the instructors. The staff is very nice and caring. The use of technology in the classroom helps you learn better. The campus is very safe, and there are a lot of clubs to join if you have the time. I would highly recommend it.”

Student News Two local students have been named to Beloit College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester. They are first-year students Joseph Hunhoff, of Palos Park, and Madalyn McHale, of Orland Park. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or higher and take a minimum of three letter-graded units for the term. *** Nicole Kamzic, of Orland Park, a senior business administration major, the daughter of Susan S. and Paul M. Kamzic, made the Dean’s List at Monmouth College for the Fall 2013 semester. Students must achieve a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to make the Dean’s List.

*** Sean Trainor, of Palos Heights, made the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo.This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. *** The following local students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.: Maude Kingsbury, of Palos Park, accounting. Brett McGowan, of Orland Park, accounting. Joseph Rehfus, of Orland Park, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Taylor Wenzel, of Orland Park, biomedical engineering in bioelectronics. Beth Nance, of Palos Park, biomedical sciences. Nicole Kujawa, of Orland Park, biological sciences. Meredith Atkenson, of Palos Park, exercise physiology. Cassidy Bannon, of Orland Park, exercise physiology. Casey Gray, of Palos Heights, exercise physiology. Margaret Kwak, of Orland Park, exercise physiology. Nicole Germino, of Orland Park, nursing. Rachel Schmiedl, of Palos Heights, nursing. Erin Shea, of Orland Park, nursing. Patrick Garrett, of Orland Park, political science. Clare Dignan, of Palos Heights, speech pathology and audiology. Tricia Randolph, of Palos Park, speech pathology and audiology.

The curriculum at St. Alexander incorporates Academic Excellence and Catholic Values each and every day. Some special highlights of how faith is combined with learning include the Nativity Pageant that is performed by St. Al’s kindergartners each Advent Season. The young students perform the story of Nativity featuring Mary and Joseph as well as the three kings. All primary grade students have an important role in the pageant, including singing Christmas songs and playing musical instruments. It is a heart-warming Christmas tradition that entire student body, faculty, parents and grandparents alike look forward to each year. It educates students on the true meaning of Christmas.

School Notes Heights Dist. 128 preschool screenings Palos Heights School District 128 will conduct a screening for all children residing within district boundaries who are 3 to 5 years old on Monday, Jan. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Indian Hill School, 12800 S. Austin Ave. Areas of development assessed include speech and language, gross motor skills, and visual/auditory strengths. A vision and hearing screening will also be conducted. Children will be screened by a diagnostic team of district personnel. Contact the Student Services office at 597-1285 to make an appointment or to request more information. Its hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Incarnation School open house Incarnation Catholic School in Palos Heights kicks off Catholic Schools week with a family Mass and school open house this Sunday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend. For more information or to schedule a private tour, call 385-6250, or visit Incarnation on the web at incarnationcatholic.com.

The school is at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights. (3887656)

Queen of Peace leadership confab Queen of Peace High School will sponsor a leadership conference for fifth, sixth and seventh grade girls on Saturday, Feb. 8. Eighth grade girls who have already taken the entrance exam at Queen of Peace may also attend. The purpose of the conference is to provide leadership training for female student leaders as they prepare to assume leadership roles in the next few years. Cost is $5. The conference will concentrate on training emerging leaders, as well as provide current leaders new tools in how to lead effectively. To register, contact Mary Kate Love at 496-4753 or lovem@queenofpeacehs.org.

Little Learners preschool open house

Little Learners Preschool will hold an open house on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Attend the open house and receive at $50 off coupon to use towards Little Learners Registration. Chgo. Christian For more, call the Palos Parks High open house and Recreation Department at Chicago Christian High School 361-1807. will host an open house today Little Learners Preschool has an (Thursday). 23. Registration is enhanced and unique curriculum from 6:45 to 7 p.m.; the program that promotes a strong academic begins at 7 p.m. foundation, superior social skills, Opportunity will be given to tour and healthy lifestyle skills. Little the campus and meet faculty and Learner instructors encourage creadministrators; learn more about CCHS academics and our STEM curriculum as well as co-curricular opportunities.

ative expression thru dance, singing, art, yoga, daily aerobics, and even sign language. All children will receive the personal support and attention necessary to build trust and confidence, and parents are a part of the homeschool learning connection that is fostered in order to continually develop skills. Registration for the 2014-15 school year begins Feb. 1.

Chgo. Christian prom dress resale Chicago Christian High School will hold a prom dress resale on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the school, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights. Shop for a prom dress, shoes and purses at discounted prices. For information to sell a dress at the sale or any other information, email to cchspromresale@ gmail.com

Shepard High dance camp for grades K-8 The Shepard High School Astronettes Dance Team offers a three-day dance camp and varsity basketball game performance Feb. 11-14. Grades K-5 meet in the Shepard High School dance studio from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; grades 6-8 meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The performance will be on Feb. 14 at the 7 p.m. game. Cost is $25, which includes a T-shirt. Contact Coach Roth at Jackie. roth@chsd218.org with questions or for a registration form.

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Community Notes Author-pilot Will Martin program at library

terfest on Saturday, Feb. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. This family-friendly event provides both outdoor and indoor Longtime Palos Park resident Will entertainment and activities for Martin, the aviator and author of all ages. “So I Bought an Air Force,” the This year’s Winterfest will true story of his perilous adventures include children’s crafts, winter in Somoza’s Nicaragua, will tell his games, pony rides, ice sculpting, story at the Palos Park Public Li- winter games, hayrides, and live brary this Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 animals from Animal Quest and a.m. Little Red Schoolhouse. Martin will recount his close calls Snowshoes will be available to in the “rough-and-tumble world of rent throughout the day for a small 1960s Latin America from the cock- fee. Vendors will offer hot food pit of some of the hottest American and beverages. aircraft ever built.” Tickets are available at the door Call the library to register at 448- for $5 per person. Children 3 years 1530, or visit the library online at and under are free. palosparklibrary.org. The library is Proceeds from Winterfest will at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. fund education programs and animal care at the nature center. Sponsors are still needed for this Pancake breakfast event. at Independence Lake Katherine Nature Center The annual Palos Heights School & Botanic Gardens is at 7402 W. District 128 Band all-you-can-eat Lake Katherine Drive. For more pancake breakfast will be held Sat- information, call 361-1873, or visit urday, Jan. 25, from 8 to 11 a.m., at www.lakekatherine.org. Independence Junior High School, 6610 W. Highland. History of Palos Park Admission is $6; children under centennial celebration 3 are free. Proceeds support the District 128 Band program. The village of Palos Park and the Palos Park Public Library will present The History of Palos Park: Palos Park the Making of the Centennial Book library annual on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Palos magazine sale Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. The Palos Park Public Library’s 123rd St. annual magazine sale will be held Part of an event series celebratfrom Monday, Jan. 27, to Saturday, ing the centennial anniversary of Feb. 1. Palos Park, the illustrated presen Choose from a selection of past tation will delve the stories and issues of popular magazines for all photos in the newly published ages. The prices are three magazines “Palos Park” book. Refreshfor $1, or 50 cents per magazine. ments will be served after the The library is at 12330 Forest Glen program. Blvd. in Palos Park. (448-1530) This program is free and open to the public. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase Chili in the Park at $21.99. Call to register for the A chili cook-off with tasting will program at 448-1530. be held Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 Palos Heights W. 123rd St. Senior Club CASI and ICS chili cooks will membership opens compete for prizes and points that will take them to their national Only in January and February is competitions. The cooks start early membership open to join the Palos that morning preparing batches Heights Senior Club. of homemade chilis and salsas for Residents must be 55 and older judging. and cost is $20. Resident must also Doors open to the public at 12:30 have a Palos Heights mailing adp.m. before public tasting starts at dress. This includes unincorporated 1:15 p.m. Taste dozens of chilis Palos Heights. for $5. Tasters can participate in Meetings are held at Moraine voting for their favorite cook. Valley Church, 6300 W. 127th St., Fees benefit Palos Park Pedal- on second and fourth Wednesdays. ers and their efforts for safe bike Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and meetroutes throughout the village. ings start promptly at 1 p.m. The village is still accepting com- Transportation, if needed, is availpetitors and judges. Call 671-3760, able thru the Palos Heights Recreor visit palospark.org. ation Department. Call for pick up. Cost is $4 roundtrip. The club enjoys trips, informationWinterfest al speakers and live entertainment. at Lake Katherine Members meet their neighbors and Lake Katherine Nature Center make new friends. and Botanic Gardens in Palos For more information, call PresiHeights will hold its annual Win- dent Edna Craig at 448-7498.

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Palos Lions in search of new den The Palos Lions met at Hackney’s restaurant in Palos Park Wednesday last week as they search for a new home to hold their twice monthly meetings. The Lions had met for more than 50 years at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, but attendance at the regular dinner meetings dropped to such low levels in recent years that the country club can no longer afford to provide the banquet room for their meetings. The Palos Lions meet the first and third Wednesdays of the month. “The Lions are saddened by having to find a new home for their meetings, but are grateful to the country club for hosting the club for so many years,” President Tom Crowhurst spoke for the group. The Lions now hope to increase their membership and attendance at regular meetings, so they can return some day to Silver Lake. Meanwhile, the Lions plan to meet this year at different restaurants in the Palos neighborhood to find a home base. Their first stop was Hackney’s, where they have held many special events such as Football Nights Out for Bears and playoffs games, and Sox vs. Cubs games. For information on joining the Palos Lions, contact Lion Forest at 448-6376, Tom at 448-5274 or visit the Palos Lions Club E-Clubhouse website for Dist 1A Lions clubs at lions1a-us.org. Left photo, Club President Lion Tom Crowhurst is shown with guest speaker Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller, given a certificate of appreciation from the Palos Lions Club for his dedication and service to the community and courtesy and kindness shown to the Lions. Right, President Crowhurst also gave Joe Glynn a certificate of appreciation from the club, for his dedicated service helping set up the Lions’ Christmas tree lot for several years.

Club Activities Dahlia Club

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All gardeners interested in growing spectacular dahlias are invited to join members of the Southtown Dahlia Club. The club will next meet on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m., at the Crestwood Civic Center, 14025 S. Kostner Ave. in Crestwood. A slide presentation featuring the American Dahlia Society’s 2014 dahlia introductions will be shown. This presentation is one of the year’s most important meetings for viewing and selecting newly registered dahlias, available only by mail order from specialized growers (list available at http://www. dahlia.org). Anyone interested in viewing beautiful dahlias is welcome free of charge. Bring a friend. For more information, visit southtowndahliaclub.com/.

Leone D’Oro Lodge of Order Sons of Italy will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. The new meeting place for the lodge is the Orland Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Beef sandwiches, dessert and beverage will be sold for $4. Anyone of Italian descent, or who likes Italian culture is invited to attend. (560-0632)

Recreation Roundup Miss Angie’s Music winter session

also be carried on at home. Miss Angie’s Music was found Registration for Miss An- ed by Palos Heights resident and gie’s Music winter session of professional vocalist Angie Pope. Musikgarten classes at Palos To register, contact the Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Heights Recreation Center, 6601 is now open. W. 127th St. Call 361-1807. This 12-week session starts Jan. 27 and will include four levels: Family Music for Babies (newborn-16 months), Family Music for Toddlers (up to 3 years), Cycle of Seasons (ages 3 to 5), and Music Makers (5 Civil War to 7). Roundtable Music activities are not only The South Suburban Civil fun for children, but provide a War Roundtable will meet today host of benefits for early child(Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Ed & Joe’s hood development. Classes up Sharon Brannigan, candidate Pizza, 17332 S. Oak Park Ave. to age 5 are designed for the for the Republican nomination in Speaker Donna Work is sched- child and an adult to participate the 3rd Congressional District will uled to present the Grand Army in together; the Music Makers host a meet and greet this Sunday, of the Republic’s 1900 Chicago level is a drop-off class. Classes Jan. 26, from noon to 4 p.m., at encampment. If coming for din- will be held at Palos Heights TR’s Pub and Banquet Rooms, ner, arrive by 6 p.m. Parks and Recreation, 6601 W. 3908 W. 111th St. in Chicago. 127th St. While there will be free appetiz Teacher Angie Pope’s teaching ers and drinks, any donations to philosophy not only stresses the Brannigan for Congress would be benefits of music for the child’s appreciated. The candidate will development, but also that the be available to answer questions class environment fosters a feel- and share her views on issues Heights library pany of others while working on • Join author Joe Ziemba for ing of community as well as a for the upcoming March primary Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. When Football was Football, a hu- family music experience that can election. upcoming events to noon. New members always morous look at the early days of The following will take place at welcome. professional football, on Thursday, the Palos Heights Public Library, • Downsizing a lifetime of pos- Jan. 23, at 7p.m. 12501 S. 71st Ave. sessions is often an emotional and • On Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 7 • Thursdays at the Movies on difficult task. Kristine Todd, pro- p.m., join Robert Rodriguez, beJan. 30 will show the film "Impos- fessional organizer and relocation ginning where his first program sible". There will be three show- specialist, will explain how this left off, discussing how the Beatles ings: 10 a.m.(with subtitles), 2 process can be done in a com- broadened their artistry and showp.m. and 6:30 p.m. passionate and efficient manner casing the height of their success, • Bring your projects to the at Downsizing for Seniors today by using performance and promo Needle Club and enjoy the com- (Thursday) at 10 a.m. clips, rare photos and unreleased audio of the group at work. • Learn how to download eBooks from our newly added Axis 360 collection on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Books can be downloaded on any number of devices from the iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Sony Reader, to the Kindle Fire and more. “A Quality Catholic Faith-Based Program registration is always appreciated. Register online at Education Since 1954” palosheightslibrary.org, call 4481473, or in person. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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Orland Twp. airs new cable TV program Orland Township has launched its new television show, “Township Tempo.” The monthly programming Submitted photo will promote upcoming events, and showcase past programs and happenings hosted by Orland Township. The Palos Heights Public Library plans a concert among events that mark Chinese New Year, Jan. This month, “Township Tem31, the start of the lunar new year of the Wooden Horse. po” will air daily at 8 a.m. and 5 Welcoming in the Year of the Horse at the library’s exhibit are Palos Heights residents Kylie Gaeta p.m. on Orland Park/Palos Park (from left), Maggie Klingner, Hung-En Dauber, Ting Dauber and Elizabeth Sodetz. Comcast Channel 4 and on AT&T An instructional workshop will teach people how to play the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong on U-Verse Channel 99. Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. The inaugural episode features The next day, a Chinese New Year Family Concert will be given at the library on Sunday, Jan. 26, the township’s Holiday 2013 Proat 2 p.m. Joy Yu Hoffman will perform, playing Kong Hou, the ancient Chinese harp, and renowned gram, as well as moments from concert violinist Judy Lei will play a medley of Chinese music. Both events are free, but registration is the New Year’s Eve senior dinner required by calling 448-1473 or online at www.palosheightslibrary.org. dance. If you don’t get the chance People born in the Year of the Horse are known for being strong-willed and unbridled, as well as to see it on the TV screen, epicharming and intelligent. Wooden Horses are thought to be the most reasonable of the five types of sode one will be available to watch horses. Wooden horses are less impatient than their brethren, finding it easier to be self-disciplined on the township’s new website, and organized. The other type of horses are fire, water, metal and earth. The last year of Wooden www.orlandtownship.org, in early Horses was 1954. February.

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10 Years Ago This Week Flowing through time: Mill Creek meanders gently through Palos Park this time of year. Deceptively calm, the stream can transform into a raging torrent that ripped away its 121st Street bridge just a few years ago after a thunderstorm in July 1996 poured more than 10 inches of rain on the Southwest Suburbs in a single night. Palos Park replaced the old bridge with a higher and wider limestone structure and named the new bridge Kapturs Crossing in honor of longtime Mayor Rosemary Kaptur and her late husband, Joe. The home where they lived for decades stands on a hill high above, overlooking the creek and bridge.

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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

From Jan. 22, 2004

10 Years Ago This Week A state grant has helped Orland Park purchase Stellwagen farm to preserve it from any kind of future development. Five generations of the family farmed the land, beginning in 1860 when Mathias Stellwagen bought it. A century-old farmhouse and a barn built in 1890, a milk shed and a silo are part of the purchase. Orland Park has purchased more than 200 acres of vacant land over the past several years under its Open Lands program to preserve certain tracts from development.

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Even this Olympic-sized grump will have an interest in games The sports fan in me has no use for the Olympics. Sorry. If I don’t care about sports such as figure skating, skiing and sports where they shoot guns while they are on skis for three years and 11 months, why should I get all excited about them during the Olympics?

Photo by Jeff Vorva

WHATIZIT? Any chances of shutting out the gallery two weeks in a row were turned to powder right away when Willow Springs’ Harrison Debre came right out of the box with the correct answer. Some other folks got it right — it was the chalk that is used by gymnasts. Some got it wrong. But spirits were a little brighter this week after the WHATIZIT? wunderkinds was shut out two weeks ago. Scoring perfect 10s were Chicago Ridge’s Kathy Higgins, Dana Oswald and Patty Vandenberg, Hickory Hills’ Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis, Worth’s German Cordova and Robert Solner, Oak Lawn’s Jane Foley, Evergreen Park’s Tom Fitzpatrick and Palos Hills’ Lois Faragher, Those who fell off the balance beam were those who guessed flour, baking powder, a tub of ice cream from the Plush Horse and a pan full of powdered sugar “just like the ingredient my wife and I put on our homemade Christmas Kolaches.’’ This week’s clue: Icon. Send those guesses to thereporter@comcast.net. Put WHATIZIT in the subject line by Monday night and don’t forget to provide your name and hometown.

Call me a grump and a grouch but I really don’t feel better about myself as an American because our ice dancers outpointed the ice dancers from Japan. Someone’s triple axel will not solve the unemployment problem or pension crisis going in our country and state. Don’t even get me started on the

politics and the cesspool of corruption over the years from Olympic officials and word is that the coming Olympics in Sochi could be the most corrupt in history. However... The writer/editor in me thinks the Olympics are wonderful. I am a guy who prides himself on trying to tell great stories about people and the Olympics certainly provide more than enough great stories. Emotions run high. The triumphs are great. The disappointments are monumental. Just to get to the Olympics, there are plenty of cheers and tears. An athlete has to work hard to reach that elite level. Even the people on snowshoes shooting guns have fascinating tales to tell. Another drama to getting to the big games is timing. You have to be at your top form at just the right time because this event takes place every four years. If an athlete peaks in 2013 or 2015? Oh well. You are out of luck, pal. Legendary Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair was in Palos Hills last Friday to give a motivational talk to students at Stagg High School and it was a very cool assignment. I was able to chat with her afterward and I didn’t feel like I was interviewing an ex-athlete. I felt like I was talking to a historic figure. The sports fan in me wouldn’t watch speed skating. The reporter in me was honored to be able to spend a few minutes talking to Bonnie Blair, who these days goes by Bonnie Cruikshank. One of the things she told the Stagg kids was about working as hard as you can and then work a little harder. She talked about the 5 a.m. wakeup calls for practice. She talked about the heartbreak of races she lost. All good stuff. Great stories Photos by Jeff Vorva abound from Blair and the OlymOlympics legend Bonnie Blair talks to Stagg students Friday after- pic athletes in the past and many noon. more are waiting to be written.

Notes north of the Cal-Sag by Jeff Vorva So as the 2014 Olympics approach in a couple of weeks, the sports fan in me is ready for another long yawn while the editor/reporter in me has a couple of reasons to pay close attention. First, there is former Sandburg student and Palos Heights resident Kendall Coyne. She is on the United States women’s hockey team. The fact that she is a local star is great. The fact that her brother, Kevin, is a freelance reporter for us here at Regional Publishing, makes it that more special. We’re hoping that if Kevin gets to make the trip to Sochi, he will be able to write some columns and stories for us. Now, there is a chance that he will have an undying sense of duty to stay home and cover Chicago Ridge and Moraine Valley meetings instead of watching his sister try to win a gold medal…just kidding. Second, I was able to interview figure skater Jason Brown of Highland Park before he qualified for the Olympics and he couldn’t have been nicer to talk to. If this kid medals, he will be a huge international celebrity. It’s always fun for some writers to brag to anyone who will listen that “I knew so-and-so before he was a big star.’’ So I may, gulp, actually watch some figure skating with interest. I was hoping Palos Hills’ Katie Eberling would get a shot to be on the U.S. bobsled team. Some speculated that she would be a lock to make the team but this weekend she was passed over in favor of, among others, former track star Lolo Jones. So I won’t shout from the mountaintops “BRING ON THE GAMES!!!” but when they get here, I’ll give it a couple of looks.

The Regional News Thursday, January 23, 2014

Healthy Answers for Life by Carolyn Johnson

Don’t suffer with dry skin needlessly Healthy Answers for Life is a column that seeks to answer health questions and concerns from a natural perspective. To submit a question to be answered in a future column send an email to healthyanswersforlife@gmail.com or mail to Healthy Answers for Life c/o Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

men reading this, let me assure you — women do not find dry, leathery, reptilian-like skin attractive. Not all moisturizers are created equal however — it’s important to find a thick, intensive moisturizer. Moisturizers with natural ingredients like borage oil, olive oil, and shea butter can be especially helpful. Sometimes, like Claudette’s husband, if a person has severely dry Dear Carolyn: skin, it can seem as if putting on I’m writing on behalf of my hus- moisturizer doesn’t do much. In band, who has terribly dry skin. He cases like that it’s a good idea to works outside part of the time and apply moisturizer when the skin is his hands can get so bad that the hydrated after a shower or hand skin cracks. I tell him to put on washing. A good hand cream can be moisturizer, but it doesn’t seem to much more effective when applied do much. Do you have any recom- while the skin is moist, where it’s mendations for things I could give able to help lock in that moisture, him to help? rather than when the skin is alThanks, Claudette ready dry. Something many people Dear Claudette: have found effective is to put on a As the temperatures plummet, thick layer of moisturizer on the dry skin is something most of the hands before bed and then wear population struggles with. For peo- light cotton gloves overnight — a ple who have dry skin on a regular technique that works very well for basis, the cold and dryness of winter dry feet and heels also. Reapplying can make the problem even worse. moisturizer frequently is important The first thing I’d recommend, if he as well, since it can take time to doesn’t do this already, is to make fully rehydrate skin. sure he always wears gloves outside One of the most important things in the winter. Exposing skin to the for combating dry skin is to inelements, especially on the hands, crease the amount of beneficial which already take such a beat- oils and essential fatty acids in ing from frequent hand washing, the diet. When thinking about dry is a sure fire recipe for dry skin. skin, the first thing we think of is It can be easy to forget to wear moisturizer, which is certainly helpgloves, but once a person makes it ful, however the root cause of dry a habit to wear protection on the skin goes beyond that. Healthy skin hands every time they go outside desperately needs essential fatty it can make a real difference in acids like Omega-3 and Omega-6 to keeping hands from being a dry, help hydrate skin from the inside cracked mess. out. When the body has adequate Topical moisturizers are impor- amounts of good fats (I mention tant as well, though often I think good fats as opposed to fats that are many men think putting on mois- bad for the skin like hydrogenated turizer is too “feminine.” For the and refined cooking oils and animal

fats which can be detrimental to healthy skin) it is able to better regulate skin cell hydration. Essential fatty acids in the form of fish and borage oil can be especially helpful for people suffering from skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. In one study involving adults with eczema, patients were given omega-6 oils in the form of borage oil. At the end of 12 weeks significant improvement was observed in the omega-6 group with regard to skin inflammation as well as dryness and itch. Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils can be extremely helpful when taken by anyone with dry skin, although sometimes it can take a month of supplement use to see the full benefits. Finally, drinking enough water is also very important for healthy skin (as well as every other function in the body, which is over 60 percent water). Eight glasses of water is the minimum, and many people find large benefits to drinking half their body weight in ounces, for example a 200 lb. man would optimally want to drink 100 ounces of water a day. That sounds like a lot, but most Americans suffer from chronic dehydration. Caffeinated drinks like coffee and soda can further dehydrate the body, and those are drinks that many people consume almost exclusively instead of pure, hydrating water. In a day add up how many glasses of actual water you drink, you may be surprised at how low the number truly is. Drinking from a large sports bottle throughout the day can help some people, since it’s a clear visual of how much water you’ve consumed. Dry skin is not a final judgment. There are steps you can take to re-

verse even the driest of skin. While a good moisturizer is important (one I especially recommend for severely dry skin is Shikai’s Borage Dry Skin Therapy), don’t forget to supplement with extra essential fatty acids to help moisturize your body from the inside out. Another tip in the fight against dry skin is to make sure you aren’t taking too hot of showers or baths, which can be tempting in this frigid weather, since very hot water can strip the natural oils from skin. Running a humidifier in the home is also a good idea to replace some of the moisture loss in skin, and a humidifier is also nice for hydrating the sinuses, a problem many of us deal with during the winter months. Good luck — hydrated skin is within reach! To submit a question to be answered in a future column send an email to healthyanswersforlife@ gmail.com or mail to Healthy Answers for Life c/o Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463. Carolyn Johnson is one of the knowledgeable associates at Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive. Feel free to stop by the store for more information or advice. passhealthfoods.com. This column makes no claims to diagnose, treat, prevent, mitigate, or cure diseases with any advice or products. Any health related information in this article is for educational purposes only. The ultimate responsibility for your choices and their effect on your health are yours and before applying any therapy or use of herbs, supplements, etc., you should consult your health care provider.

Pick of the Litter By John R. Fleming, DVM Dear Readers: Julie was in the clinic a little while ago for me to put her old kitty to sleep. He had been making “funny breathing sounds” for about two weeks, Julie told me. His lung sounds were quite prominent, but the loudest sound was heard when auscultating his throat. An X-ray showed a very large mass compressing his laryngeal area and the decision was made to put him down. While we were putting him to sleep Julie told me stories about him and the crazy things he would do. He would get himself stuck in strange places and they would often not be able to find him. I told how I used to do house calls and saw a lot of cats in that capacity. I also told her how many wasted trips, in time and money that I encountered on cat housecall appointments due to the cat’s disappearing prior to my arrival at their houses. Often owners would say, “I’m sorry Dr. Fleming, it’s like she knew you were coming. I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find her.” Back in the ’80s, I looked under the beds in many of the finest homes in the area trying to find some clever cat that was smarter than me. Once in Midlothian a disabled Vietnam vet and I tore his house apart looking for Cujo. We never did find him. Mark thinks he got into the hot water heater or something? Never did figure that one out. I told Julie that my most memorable incident involving a hiding cat occurred when I was a brand new captain in the Veterinary Corps in the military. Shortly after graduation from vet school, Connie and I were stationed at K.I. Siberia AFB up on Lake Superior, where we got 350 inches of snow our first year, and where -80 degrees was seen periodically and the -30 that we’ve been seeing around here recently was old hat. I think I was on duty for only

ter at the time and she was only about 3 years old and wasn’t in the habit of opening doors yet. We searched for hours. I had visions of being sent to the Aleutian Islands for the remainder of my time in the military. We turned our place inside out and couldn’t find the little monster. Finally I went to the couch for the third time to look at the bottom side inner workings again and still turned up nothing. Then I pushed my hands down into the crack between the seat and the back of the couch and I felt the little guy. I don’t know how he managed to get down into that tight space but he did. He spent the rest of the weekend in a bathroom. I never did tell the Colonel that I Submitted photo lost his cat and over the next few Meet Danny and Joy. Danny oc- years the base veterinarian the casionally sings with Creedence hospital commander developed a Clearwater Revival. strong relationship. Dear Dr. Fleming: about one week when my command- My 5-year-old Labrador retriever ing officer, Col. (Dr.) Merwin, who has been itching due to environwas the hospital commander, called mental allergies since he was 3 me. We had two bird colonels on our years old. It used to be only in SAC base and he was one of them. I the fall, then it became spring and barely knew him at the time and to fall the next year and now it’s yearreceive a direct call from him was a round. I am ready to do allergy little intimidating. The phone rang shots but I heard that now instead at the base vet clinic. Sgt. Tyree of shots I can give him his allergy answered and said, “Doc, it’s Col. medication under the tongue. I’d Merwin, he told me to put you on rather do this instead of giving him the phone!” shots. What do you think? I picked up the phone and said, Jackie, Worth “Good morning sir! Capt. Fleming.” Dear Jackie: He said, “Fleming, my wife and I are Here are some things for you going out of town for the weekend and other people in your situation and you are going to watch my wife’s to consider. Some clients find it cat at your home — we’ll drop him easier to give an injection once off at your place this evening.” weekly or every two weeks than I said, “Yes sir, see you then to consistently administer SLIT sir.” Sure enough about 6 p.m., (sublingual immunotherapy) every the Colonel came by our duplex day; others may find regular daily in base housing and dropped his administration easier (sublingual wife’s favorite cat off and said, “See means under the tongue). Some you Monday.” clients may find it desirable that We let the beautiful middle-aged some SLIT formulations do not reSiamese cat out of its crate and quire refrigeration like injectables he seemed pretty well adapted to do. Another consideration is averus after about an hour. Sometime sion to needles. Some clients find it later panic set in. We couldn’t find easy to give injections to their pets him. Anna was our only daugh- but others are fearful of needles

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MMR, IPV, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Tdap and Varicella. Adult vaccines are offered to Orland Township residents only and are available at a discounted rate. Adult vaccines include HPV, Pneumococcal, Hep A, Tuberculosis, Hep B, Tdap, IPV, Meningococcal, Hep A-Hep B, MMR, Typhoid and Shingles. Proof of residency is required. Orland Township’s next immunization clinics will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4,from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more, call 403-4222 or visit www.orlandtwp. org.

and are relieved to have an oral treatment. I don’t think this is too big a concern. Over the years I’ve had dozens of people with newly diagnosed diabetic pets tell me they can’t give insulin injections (twice daily, every day). When I tell them, “OK, then your pet will die” they come around pretty quickly and after a couple of days of giving insulin injections they call back and say, “Yeah, it’s a piece of cake giving these shots and my dogs doing so much better!” Another consideration in SLIT vs. injectable administration is indeed the attitude of the pet. Most pets tolerate injections at home quite well; however, some may be extremely resistant. Most pets find the SLIT formulations palatable and view their administration as a treat. Another consideration is whether or not molds are part of the medication. Experts recommend that fungal extracts for injection not be mixed with pollens, house dust, etc., but rather given by a separate injection. With the SLIT method fungal extracts can be included within the same vial so separate administration is not necessary. Anaphylactic reactions to allergy shots are extremely rare but even rarer with the oral formulation. And finally, patients that previously experienced no clinical benefit from injection immunotherapy may experience benefits from SLIT and this has shown to be the case in the real world of vet dermatology.

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Palos Community Hospital opens wound healing center Palos Community Hospital is set to open the Center for Wound Healing, a facility providing specialized treatment for patients with chronic or non-healing wounds, on Tuesday, Jan. 28. “We have partnered with Healogics, the nation’s leading wound care provider, to bring our community a diverse team of clinicians focusing their practice on the healing of wounds,” says Glenn Janicki, assistant vice president of Professional Services at Palos Community Hospital. “Patients can be assured their care will be individualized while receiving the latest in clinical treatments, therapies and support services.” The Center uses an interdisciplinary model of care, including infectious-disease management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory evaluation, nutritional management, pain management, diabetes education, radiology testing, and debridement to address the total health care needs of the patient. A comprehensive team of wound care specialists: The Center for

Wound Healing is designed to complement your physicians’ services and is committed to the treatment of chronic or non-healing wounds. The Center is made up of a team of professionals, including: • Physicians with advanced training in wound management and hyperbaric oxygen therapy • Nursing staff trained in the care of chronic wounds • Technicians who perform non-invasive studies and various therapies • Experienced staff to assist with appointments, medical records, and health insurance processing • A personalized wound treatment program. The Center for Wound Healing will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located at the hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., in Palos Heights. Patients are mostly referred by their primary care physician, and the program operates by appointment. For more information, call 923-5280.

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Crisis Center’s Dianne Masters honor to be awarded at annual dinner dance Therese Dubelbeis, of Orland Park, Crisis Center for South Suburbia board member since 2003 and past board president, will be presented the Dianne Masters Award at the Crisis Center’s annual Heart to Heart Dinner Dance. This prestigious award is named after the founder of the organization and recognizes individuals who emulate Dianne’s vision, commitment, and ability to overcome obstacles while creating a brighter future for women and children in crisis. “We chose Therese as the recipient of this award for her dedication and years of service to the Crisis Center,” said Pamela M. Jeanes, past Crisis Center board president. The Corporate Recognition Award will be presented to Steven Campbell, president of BellmanMelcor LLC, which has consistently given back to the community through support of the Crisis Center. Neat Repeats Resale volunteers will be awarded the Crisis Center’s Volunteer Spirit Award

auctions, a raffle, entertainment by The Jimmy O and Rhonda Lee Duo, and celebrity emcee WGN’s Andrea Darlas. The live auction will feature items such as Southwest Airlines tickets, as well as a Chicago Blackhawks logo painting by Elliott From. Dinner dance tickets ($90), raffle tickets, ad book advertising space, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact Christopher Beele at 429-7255, Ext. 118 for reservations and additional information. To date, Diamond Sponsors are Advocate Christ Medical Center and Sheet Metal Werks. Submitted photo The Crisis Center for South Therese Dubelbeis Suburbia’s mission is to provide emergency shelter and other esfor their invaluable contribution sential services for individuals and and service to the Crisis Center families victimized by domestic for nearly 30 years. violence and address the societal The Crisis Center for South issues that contribute to domestic Suburbia’s Heart to Heart Dinner violence. Dance will be held on Saturday, Visit www.crisisctr.org for more Feb. 22, at Silver Lake Country information on the Crisis Center Club in Orland Park. The annual for South Suburbia, ways to supfundraiser will include cocktails, port its mission, and the services a delicious dinner, silent and live it provides.

Death Notices Richard L. Taylor

Richard L. Taylor, 63, of Orland Park, died Jan. 19 at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights. Visitation was held at Colonial Chapel funeral home in Orland Park on Jan. 22. A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at the funeral home. Interment is to be held at Orland Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Alicia; his son, Rob; his daughter, Lauren Brymer; his

sister, Judy Faxel; and three grandchildren. Mr. Taylor was born in Chicago. He worked as a loan officer for more than 41 years with Midland Federal Savings.

Garrett N. Voogt

Garrett N. Voogt, 83, of Orland Park, died Jan. 15. Visitation was at Colonial Chapel funeral home in Orland Park on Jan. 17. A memorial service was held at Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church on Jan. 18.

Houses of Worship Christ Lutheran Church Orland Park

“The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia” will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m., at the Lutheran Special Education church, 14700 S. 94th Ave. A Ministries and the church will general discussion will precede hold a Discovering Disabilities time for some questions and anviewing event to help raise aware- swers. ness about specific disabilities and For more information, contact explore the unique strengths of lsem@luthsped.org, or call (888) individuals with disabilities. 488-LSEM (5736).

CLEWS preschool open houses and registration ahead

Simple Gifts Moraine Valley collecting gently used prom, bridesmaid dresses

dresses will be given away free of charge to local high school girls on Saturday, March 22, from 9 to 11 a.m., in Building S, Room 117, on the main campus, 9000 W. Dig through the closets and pull College Parkway, Palos Hills. out gently used prom and brides- Dresses of all styles and sizes maid dresses to donate to Mo- that are in good condition will raine Valley Community College’s be accepted. Shoes, purses, jewDream Come True Project. The elry, and other accessories also

will be accepted. Donations can be brought to the Multicultural Student Affairs Department in Room 201, on the second floor of Building S, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. C.L.E.W.S. Preschool invites all For more information about families of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds making a donation, call Nereida to either of two open house at Perez at 974-5475. C.L.E.W.S. to see the classroom, and meet the staff to learn more about this unique program. Open house will be held Sunday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. C.L.E.W.S. Preschool offers From Cardinal Joseph of my family.” Eighth-grader Viv- to recognize their talents and small class sizes, where learning Bernardin School ian Mitchell added, “We are not a foster competition. is developmentally appropriate, team, we are sisters. We care for Head Coach Alyssa Kurcz credits hands-on, fun, and incorporates “1-2-3, We are Family” was the each other and worked hard to Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School individualized educational activibattle cry of the Cardinal Joseph get to the top!” And 8th-grader, and its Athletic Department for ties. Bernardin Varsity Cheerleaders Ellie Wasilewski commented, “At their support of the cheer program C.L.E.W.S. provides experibefore they took the floor at each the start of the season we were and the CJB cheer families. “It is ences that enrich each child’s competition this season. The girls just a team but now we have be- a privilege to coach at CJB and cognitive, social, emotional and bonded as family knowing that come a family. We achieved our I am humbled by the strength spiritual development with carthey had a tough year ahead of dream!” and the spirit of my cheerleaders them. The Cardinals outscored their and their families. These girls are Nine varsity cheerleaders had opponents at the IESA State incredible and I am so proud of graduated from CJB, so they had tournament that was held at the their accomplishments”. a new young team and new head Civic Center in Peoria on Jan. 11. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin coach. Undeterred, the girls ral- They took first place over 22 other School is a Catholic elementary lied to once again, capture the teams in their division. school located in Orland Hills, IESA State Championship trophy. The IESA (Illinois Elemen- offering instruction in 3-year- Q: I don’t need religion to have This is an unprecedented, seven tary School Association) exclu- old Pre-Kindergarten through peace. All I need are my pills. Why times State Championship for sively governs interscholastic 8th grade. CJB is a nationally should I bother with God? I can the varsity cheerleaders of Car- activities at the elementary recognized Blue Ribbon School get all the peace I need from my dinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic level. It is a privilege for ath- of Excellence and is included in drugs. — J.V. School. letes to compete at its tourna- ”Chicago” magazine’s list of Top “It is just surreal,” gasped ments. Similar to the IHSA, Private Schools in the Chicago A: Your letter greatly Morgan Coyle, a CJB 8th grader. the IESA brings together elite area. For more information about concerns me, because I know “This team will forever be part athletes from across the state CJB, visit www.cjbschool.org. from experience how hard it is to convince someone they are headed for disaster — when they’re absolutely convinced they aren’t. I’m afraid this is your situation. Why do I say this? One reason is because any “peace” you get from drugs is only temporary, and will last only until the next pill. In fact, the “peace” you are experiencing isn’t real peace; it’s only an illusion (whether you believe me or not). Instead of solving your problems, you are at best only escaping from them — and eventually they’ll catch up with you. Even worse, in time you risk destroying both your mind and body. On the other hand, true peace — the kind of peace God offers us — gives us strength to confront our problems. It also helps us endure life’s storms with strength and courage. This is the kind of peace Jesus offers us — and it comes from knowing we are in God’s hands, and He will be with us every step of the way. When we put our faith and trust in Christ, “the peace of God . . . will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). Don’t be like someone calmly floating down a quiet river — only to discover after it’s too late that it becomes a roaring waterfall.

Cardinal Bernardin varsity cheerleaders capture IESA state championship 7th time

ing experienced teachers in a loving and nurturing Christian environment. “Have your child learn to know and appreciate God’s creations and miracles.” If you attend the open house: Applications and registration fees will be accepted. Placement will be confirmed as you register. “So avoid having to wait in the cold night or early morning and plan on attending one of the Open Houses. C.L.E.W.S. is located in the Christ Lutheran Church, 14700 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park. Questions? Call 349-0171. Patti Bareither, Director Website: clewspreschool.com

Billy Graham’s “My Answer” Instead, turn to Christ for the forgiveness and new life you need, and put your life into His hands. He alone can give you the lasting peace you seek. His promise is for you: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you” (John 14:27). (Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www. billygraham.org.)

Interment was private at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery in Oak Lawn. Mr. Voogt is survived by his wife, Grace; his sons, Gary, David, Ken and Steven; his daughter, Linda Terborg; his step-daughters, Kathy Kuiper and Judy Eriks; 26 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren. Mr. Voogt was born in Chicago. He was a retired, self-employed in computers, and longtime manufacturer of Mrs. Voogt’s Candy.

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how much it costs to put on a wedding, and we know that a bride has a lot of expenses. For more than a quarter century, “We have more than 1,500 women have trusted Eva’s Brid- bridal gowns here [at the salon, als of Orland Park with the most 15641 S. 94th Ave.], ranging in important day of their lives. price from $300 to $5,000, and we “We serve every bride, every will work with a bride to ensure budget, every need,” said owner that she stays within her budget, Hala Sarmiti. “We’ve been in Or- yet gets a wedding gown that is land Park since 1988, and there’s perfect for her.” a reason brides keep coming to Experience is another reason, us.” Sarmiti added. She employs a staff Several reasons, actually. of 10, some of whom have been “We are very competitive, price with her all 25 years. She speaks wise,” Sarmiti noted. “We know with pride about her three seam-

stresses and their skills. “Our commitment is another reason,” she continued. “A wedding day is the most special day of a bride’s life, and we, as a fullservice, head-to-toe salon, will do all we can to make sure that she is pleased and that everyone is happy — whether she plans her wedding a year ahead or whether she walked through our door just a week or two before her wedding day.” A bride at Eva’s Bridals of Orland Park can look forward to a relaxed, no-pressure experience, Sarmiti said. “[Unlike some other bridal shops], we don’t limit brides on how many hours they can spend here. I feel that the bride should be able to stay here as long as she wants, so she can try on as many styles as she wants, so she can see what’s good for her. “I’ve had brides stay as long as four hours here,” she continued. “When it comes to your bridal gown, you cannot make a decision in an hour. The bride often has to go home and think about it, talk with her mother. We encourage her to do that, and we let her know that she will receive the same price, the same full service, whether she comes back the next day or the next week. Photo by Tim Hadac “We’re not like [some other Gowns from the legendary designer Demetrios are just one thing that bridal shops], where the staff sets Eva’s Bridals of Orland Park apart from competitors, according may try to pressure a bride to to owner Hala Sarmiti. make a quick decision based on

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The experience, expertise and commitment to service shown by staff at Eva’s Bridals of Orland Park are impressive, according to owner Hala Sarmiti (from left) and bridal consultants Samia and Shirin. whether a dress is one sale or not,” she added. While some things about brides will never change, Sarmiti has observed changes over the years. Styles have come in and out. “We went from a lot of long-sleeve, high-neckline wedding dresses to strapless to very fitted gowns, and now the long sleeves are coming back. [Today’s wedding gowns are] a bit more modest, [and there is] more coverage,” she said.

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tions. (Keep in mind, though, that to contribute to a Roth IRA, you can’t exceed designated income You need to save and invest limits. Also, not all employers as much as possible to pay for offer the Roth option for 401(k) the retirement lifestyle you’ve plans.) envisioned. But your retirement Of course, “tax free” sounds income also depends, to a certain better than “tax deferred,” so you degree, on how your retirement might think that a Roth option is funds are taxed. And that’s why always going to be preferable. But you may be interested in tax di- that’s not necessarily the case. If versification. you think your tax bracket will To understand the concept of be lower in retirement than when tax diversification, you’ll need to you were working, a traditional be familiar with how two of the IRA or 401(k) might be a better most important retirement-sav- choice, due to the cumulative tax ings vehicles — an IRA and a deductions you took at a higher 401(k) — are taxed. Essentially, tax rate. But if your tax bracket these accounts can be classified as will be the same, or higher, dureither “traditional” or “Roth.” ing retirement, then the value When you invest in a tradi- of tax-free distributions from a tional IRA or 401(k), your con- Roth IRA or 401(k) may outweigh tributions may be tax-deductible the benefits of the tax deductions and your earnings can grow tax you’d get from a traditional IRA deferred. With a Roth IRA or or 401(k). 401(k), your contributions are So making the choice between not deductible, but your distribu- “traditional” and “Roth” could tions can potentially be tax-free, be tricky. But here’s the good provided you meet certain condi- news: You don’t necessarily have

to choose, at least not with your IRA. That’s because you may be able to contribute to both a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA, assuming you meet the Roth’s income guidelines. This allows you to benefit from both the tax deductions of the traditional IRA and the potential tax-free distributions of the Roth IRA. And once you retire, this “tax diversification” can be especially valuable. Why? Because when you have money in different types of accounts, you gain flexibility in how you structure your withdrawals — and this flexibility can help you potentially increase the amount of your after-tax disposable income. If you have a variety of accounts, with different tax treatments, you could decide to first make your required withdrawals (from a traditional IRA and 401(k) or other employer-sponsored plan), followed, in order, by withdrawals from your taxable investment accounts, your tax-deferred ac-

counts and, finally, your tax-free accounts. Keep in mind, though, that you may need to vary your actual sequence of withdrawals from year to year, depending on your tax situation. For example, it might make sense to change the order of withdrawals, or take withdrawals from multiple accounts, to help reduce taxes and avoid moving into a different tax bracket. Clearly, tax diversification can be beneficial. So after consulting with your tax and financial advisors, consider ways of allocating your retirement plan contributions to provide the flexibility you need to maximize your income during your retirement years. Jim Van Howe is a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments, in Palos Heights. His office is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 361-3400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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I think that’s because a lot more women are finishing college and are career oriented these days.” Will Eva’s Bridals of Orland Park still be a successful, full service bridal salon 25 years from now? “We certainly hope so,” Sarmiti concluded. “We take pride in what we do, and it is a joy for all of us to serve brides on their special day. I think that comes across in our service, which is why we have been successful.”

Business Notes Employers needed for Moraine Valley Job, Internship Fair Employers from all industries who have position openings are needed for Moraine Valley Community College’s Spring Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. The fair will be in the Moraine Business and Conference Center, Building M, on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Employer check-in is at noon, and the employer luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. The Spring Job and Internship Fair is a prime opportunity for employers to recruit students, alumni and community members to fulfill employment needs, including hourly or salary jobs and paid or non-paid internships. Commission-only positions and undisclosed third-party recruiting will not be included. The registration fee is $100 for a 6-foot table and lunch for two recruiters. Registration forms are due by March 20, and can be downloaded from the college’s website at morainevalley.edu/jrc. Space is limited.

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source to appease these nagging musings. I sought a clearer definition of Chicago dressing style at the Art Institute’s “After Dark” party last Friday, Jan. 17. That night, the museum’s Modern Wing hosted a chic party for urbanites eager to have a great time and enjoy art. This was the opportune time to observe and draw answers as some of the chicest, liveliest and highly cultured Chicagoans were all gathered together for a party without a dress code. As per the norm, I followed my light-hearted “wear what you want and be expressive” credo of course. Life is a big party, so parties are the most fun events for which we get dressed! I was hoping the Chicagoans that were to be in attendance were going to follow that and stay true to their urban identity. I donned a super shiny, gold flouncy skirt with a black tank and a vintage tan and black woolen jacket with alpaca and floral motifs meandering across in the classic tradition. On the bottom, I wore black tights Photo by Will Navarro and rose gold strappy flats. I was Caroline Foreman and Michael intrigued by the idea of mixing the Gonzalez dressed to express gold and rose gold together excitwhen they attended the After edly leaping off the black palette. Dark party last Friday at the Art Also attending the party with me Institute of Chicago. was local artist Michael Gonza-

lez, who layered a denim button up over a black Henley with red and black plaid skinny trousers and a pair of classic black Doc Martin boots. As we discussed the investigation, we wondered if our ensembles would coincide with the “Chicago vibe” that was projected overall from the guests. We soon found out. The Modern Wing was aglow with warm, colorful lights, thumping music cascaded around the space, the sound of chattering voices and glasses filled the air. The scene was tightly filled with attendees, so slightly overwhelmed, I began my cultural anthropological research. There was no dress code or statement as to the level of dressing for the event made on the tickets or event information, so it seemed the crowd dressed as they pleased. This was perfect for uninhibited expression. People dressed up, down and in-between. Not the blistering weather, not the fact that it was the end of a long work day, nothing could prevent this crowd from wearing the clothes that made them feel festive and joyful. I saw women in high stiletto cage-like booties, a sweet-heart neck tube top worn with a red

bandage pencil skirt and knitted shawl, black legging and combat boots with a furry leopard coat (which was clearly the intended statement piece because she did not check the coat at the door), many cocktail dresses with cutout sections, and sleek separates with a flirty flair. Men were seen in shirts and chinos with ankle boots and oxfords. I saw several cheeky jackets in offbeat colors and printed pocket squares. There was, of course, the ubiquitous flannel, but while I saw flannel shirts as stand-alone tops, I saw them paired nicely with chunky cardigans and jackets. Some men went all out and included items like round-brimmed hats, skinny Gatsby-like scarves, ties of every sheen and shape and perky and buoyant bowties. Upon analyzing my gathered visual data, I realized that the crowd was probably more representative of the general Chicago population than I had originally anticipated. While members of attendee group were clearly familiar with and fond of the museum and its functions, often times their companions tagged along to the (Continued on page 12)

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The art exhibit, which runs through Monday, Feb. 3, marks the first time that many of the artists have shown their works in a professional setting — an important experience for the students, according to studio art teacher Mary Michaelson.

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A stained glass window helps frame a reception held last Sunday at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek Road, Palos Park. The event feted the talent of 15 artists, all students at Sandburg High School. McCord Executive Director Lynne Terr said McCord will host an exhibit of art created by Stagg High School students in February, followed by a celebration of local “emerging young artists” in March. The exhibits are designed to “speak to people’s souls” and “enrich people’s lives,” especially important in a technological age, she added.

Rachel Kalebich, of Oak Forest, shows the brass, nickel and copper Alaina Schneider, of Orland Park, stands near her first-ever water- charms she made and exhibited. She hopes to pursue a career as a Kelsey Kretzer, of Orland Park, was inspired by a trip to Chicago’s color portrait. She chose her subject from a photograph she spotted, teacher. The works of art in the exhibit represent various media and Chinatown community to use a wash technique to produce a work saying she was struck by how the man’s “eyes told the story.” styles, including paintings, illustrations, collages, and jewelry. of art rich in red, gold and green.

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minutes in length) acapella in front of a panel of judges. Auditions are free. If chosen to be a contestant for the show in May, participants will be required to pay the contestant fee of $30. Call Orland Township at 403-4222 to register for auditions. Orland Township Senior American Idol benefits the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation. The event will be held at Georgio’s Banquets, 8800 W. 159th St., Orland Park, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday,

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The definition of Chicago style I desperately sought was difficult event for the camaraderie (and to nail down. Of course, my statedrinks). Unfortunately, the scene ments to describe other major cities was not untainted by frumpy, are entirely generalizing, but surely slumpy chumps. Many people we can be classified into some style were shown to be set in their ways capsule. It is of my conclusion that in terms of wearing unflinching Chicago is a wholly eclectic city. daywear casuals. Often co-work- by Caroline We are enigmatic, but for the most ers came in groups, and people Foreman part, we are style conscious, yet came to spend an evening with weather sensible. We enjoy weartheir artistically inclined signifi- she brought her boyfriend and ing things that make us feel good cant other. When running into a several artistically uninterested and set the mood for an affair. I friend with whom I modeled in coworkers. I pondered this recipe determined that we enjoy a small, the past, for instance, I discovered of Chicago style a long while. pointedly intermittent dose of “any-

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Bulldogs scrap their way to split By Ken Karrson Basketball’s dog days may have already arrived at Richards. That’s because these assuredly aren’t the ’Dogs’ days. At least that was true a couple times in a busy week. Two South Suburban Conference contests, followed by a pair of encounters in Rockford Jefferson’s Martin Luther King holiday tournament proved draining to Richards, an assessment validated by its mostly uninspired performance in the second of two Saturday games. But the resultant 54-46 loss to the tourney hosts wasn’t the Bulldogs’ only low point. Even more frustrating to coach John Chappetto was Richards’ Friday defeat against Oak Forest, which marred the former’s heretofore spotless league ledger. The Bulldogs are still leading the SSC Red and boast a record well over .500, but Chappetto admitted that by Saturday night he was virtually “too tired to coach” and figured his players were equally spent. “Our guys seemed disinterested or tired or something,” he said in the aftermath of the Rockford Jefferson clash. “I didn’t like our focus. We just looked lifeless.” Not at the outset, as Richards raced to a 16-11 first-period lead. But a five-point second stanza indicated trouble, and by the time the J-Hawks constructed a 35-26 edge in the third quarter Chappetto had seen enough. He removed all his starters and prepared to simply ride out the remainder of the game. But a funny thing happened before that — the Bulldogs’ reserves

infused the team with energy. Antoine Listenbee and Ameen Hussein, in particular, gave Richards some fuel by tallying nine points between them in the third frame and bringing the visitors within 37-33 at the break. “It was a [competitive] game the rest of the way,” Chappetto said. It didn’t, however, tilt in the Bulldogs’ direction, although they were still within two after Josh Meier nailed a pair of fourth-quarter free throws. But the Chicago State Universitybound center was assessed with a technical foul right after that — Chappetto said it was a very delayed response to an earlier play — and the J-Hawks’ ensuing charity tosses allowed them to regain some footing. Rockford Jefferson wound up going 21-of-31 at the line and outscoring Richards by 10 from there. Meier (15 points) and Listenbee (11 points) were the scoring leaders for the Bulldogs, who continued tournament play this past Monday with matchups against Rockford Lutheran, a Class 2A power, and Belvidere. *** Richards’ other outing at Rockford Jefferson presented a more favorable result for the locals, who captured Saturday’s 2 p.m. affair versus Belvidere North by a 71-63 count. The final score was close only because Belvidere drilled seven 3-pointers in the last eight minutes and piled up a total of 31 points. “Eighty percent of their offense is 3-point attempts,” Chappetto said. “They were Eisenhower without the trapping defense.”

Before Belvidere North made its late charge, the Bulldogs were in command. A 26-point secondperiod explosion was at the heart of Richards’ dominance as Meier (28 points) was virtually unstoppable inside. Deon Alexander (13 points), Dedrick Shannon (13) and Thaer Othman (11) also contributed for the Bulldogs, who benefited as well from a 19-8 scoring advantage at the foul line. Oak Forest 64 Richards 62 A back-and-forth game leaned the Bengals’ way Friday night, but not officially until the Bulldogs misfired on their final possession. That Richards (12-5, 6-1) was so much in contention was a bit eyeopening, seeing as how Meier was held to four points. “It was another frustrating night for Meier,” Chappetto said. “I don’t think our guys were trying to freeze him out. [Oak Forest] had a good game plan. “You don’t get to 14-2 and win a Christmas tournament by accident. They’re a legitimately good team — it’s their best team since 1987.” Meier was guarded by a 6-foot9 Bengal, as well as a 6-4 one who played a physical style. The Photo by Jeff Vorva biggest Bulldog only took three Sandburg’s Niko Kogionis lets fly with a 3-point shot during the Eagles’ SouthWest Suburban Conshots, but he nevertheless made his presence felt with team highs ference Blue game Saturday at the United Center. Kogionis scored a game-high 22 points to help of eight rebounds, five assists and Sandburg defeat the Chargers 59-46. five blocks. Shannon (16 points), Alexander (15), Othman (12) and Spencer Tears (10) picked up the scoring slack, and that was good enough to keep the visitors in the hunt the entire evening. (Continued on page 3)

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‘Resilient’ Astros knock off TF North By Ken Karrson Few would argue that TF North has been a South Suburban Conference stalwart in basketball ever since the league was initially formed. Thus, any win over the Meteors is considered a satisfying accomplishment. And, in Shepard’s case, it has also been a somewhat rare one. “We beat TF North two years ago at the buzzer,” Astros coach Tony Chiuccariello said, “but we don’t beat them very often.” The odds of Shepard reversing its fortunes Friday night in Palos Heights appeared rather long, especially since the Astros were coming off an emotionally taxing setback against TF South. What made Tuesday’s outcome difficult for Chiuccariello and his players to swallow was that, until a disastrous fourth quarter unfolded, Shepard had been in a reasonably good position to succeed. However, the Astros surprised Chiuccariello with a spirited prac-

tice session on Wednesday, and that energy carried over into Friday. Despite dealing with a distinct height differential that favored TF North, Shepard did enough things right to make off with a 51-42 triumph. “They have nice size and they absolutely dominated us on the boards, but the boys were very resilient,” Chiuccariello said. “We battled pretty hard and the kids did a great job. What helped us was we shot the ball very well and we did play good defense. “You hope this is going to build us some momentum the rest of the way and we’re going to have greater success [overall].” If the Astros (7-9, 4-3) continue to perform in a manner similar to Friday’s, such a thing certainly seems possible. Although the Meteors out-rebounded Shepard 34-21 and collected 15 offensive boards, the visitors actually made four fewer baskets while launching 16 additional shots. TF North’s 29 percent accuracy rate paled in comparison to the Astros’ season-best mark of 54,

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and Chiuccariello liked the fact that seven of his athletes reached the scoring column. “We played good team basketball,” he said. “We’re a much better team when we move the ball around.” Chiuccariello pointed to a few third-period sequences as the perfect illustrations of what Shepard was all about on this occasion. Twice, Jacob Littleton broke the Meteors’ defensive press and earned an assist as both Kenny Gorski and Zack Haxel converted Littleton skip passes into buckets. Another time, Gorski patiently waited to find an open Malcolm Lawson in the corner and the latter then fired in a 3-pointer. Those hoops were keys to a 1710 scoring edge that lifted the Astros into a 40-30 lead after 24 minutes. TF North wasn’t about to quietly surrender, however, and it eventually stormed back to within three during the final stanza. But that’s when Shepard flexed some defensive muscle. The As(Continued on page 6)

Eagles soar past Chargers in Chicago By Ken Karrson

At an arena named after an airline, it was probably appropriate that the group flying highest was the one with wings. The Eagles are only a nickname for Sandburg athletic teams, of course, not an actual description of roster members, but on Saturday at the United Center that moniker was dead-on accurate. In the view of Stagg coach John Daniels, the Eagles were definitely birds of prey. And their quarry was Daniels’ Chargers. While Stagg and Sand-

burg have always shared the same school district, this season they have renewed acquaintances in a conference sense as well as all Chargers squads now compete in the SouthWest Suburban Blue. Stagg did indeed battle the Eagles on pretty even terms, at least for a while. However, a decisive third quarter gave Sandburg a huge boost, both emotionally and on the scoreboard, and the Eagles went on to log a 59-46 triumph. “It was a great experience and a great day,” Sandburg coach Todd Allen said. “I appreciate John tak-

Downright unneighborly RedHawks rough up local rival St. Laurence By Ken Karrson Gene Nolan can empathize with what Mark Sevedge is going through during the 2013-14 basketball season. When he took over as head coach at Marist, Nolan’s first two clubs struggled to find success. At one juncture, the young leader joked that his career record was the worst in Illinois. Much has changed since then, and Nolan believes his counterpart at St. Laurence will eventually enjoy a greater number of bright moments as well. Sevedge is no hoops novice, but some of his current players are, at least from a varsity-experience standpoint,

which has undoubtedly contributed to the Vikings’ difficulties. “They lost a lot to graduation and they’re going through that [rough] stage,” Nolan said. “It’s a testament to their kids on how hard they play. You can tell Mark and his staff are doing a great job. “They’re going to find their identity and they will get better.” That may indeed be true, but it didn’t happen last Tuesday night in Mount Greenwood. Even though Nolan can easily relate to Sevedge’s present dilemma, that was of no consequence to his athletes. The RedHawks were quite

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Mother McAuley’s Molly O’Malley stands in unfriendly territory as she prepares to throw an inbounds pass from in front of Marist’s student section last Wednesday. The Lady RedHawks notched an upset of the Mighty Macs in the neighborhood showdown. Story on Page 2.

ing one of his home games and having us down there. “It’s always tough playing Stagg. They beat us twice last year, including in the regional title game, so I think our kids were looking forward to this.” The Eagles (5-9, 2-3) entered the game with a record far below that of the Chargers (12-5, 2-3), as well as on the heels of two difficult losses. However, Stagg was licking some wounds of its own after falling short of Lockport at home the Friday before. The Chargers appeared to be (Continued on page 3)

Taking control

inhospitable to St. Laurence on game night, jumping out to a 19-3 first-quarter lead and extending that margin to 23 points (34-11) by intermission. The Vikings eventually wound up on the wrong end of a 50-30 final. Sevedge originally thought his club might have caught a break because Marist star Nic Weishar was still sidelined with an injury, but even without the 6-foot-5 senior forward in the lineup the RedHawks (13-4) still outsized their neighborhood rival. And at those times when Marist was unable to do damage inside, it managed to strike effectively from the outside. (Continued on page 5)

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Moraine Valley College’s Kyle Ward starts upcourt after making a steal against Waubonsee College last Thursday in Palos Hills. The Cyclones scored a win in overtime. Story on Page 4.

Section 2 Thursday, January 23, 2014

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Hey, what’s up with this doc? Bartosh Maybe this is why Little Leaguers should be paid. If you recall, an online sportswriter suggested several months ago that those youngsters responsible for taking their baseball teams deep into the Little League World Series tournament should be compensated with more than just slaps on the backside and congratulatory shouts of “Great job!” And he wasn’t simply referring to them being eligible for triple treats at the postgame concession stand. No, this particular writer’s contention was that, seeing as how Little League International earns gobs of money through its World Series and the national televising of it on ESPN, the kids deserve a share of the cash. He wasn’t advocating a big payday, only a stipend, but it nevertheless seemed a bit ridiculous. Revisiting the idea during basketball season, I still think it’s goofy. After hearing about Alan Beck, though, my opinion now is held for a different reason. Suddenly, I don’t think a stipend is anywhere near adequate enough. The players should receive a much bigger slice of the TV-generated pie — say, five or six figures’ worth. And I’m willing to bet Joe Paris agrees with me. Paris is the father of a Little Leaguer who is being sued by — get this — his own coach. As has been previously reported on a number of news sites, Alan Beck, who coached a team in Roseville, Calif., was evidently injured when the younger Paris tossed his helmet while rounding third base with the winning run in a game last spring. According to the lawsuit brought against both the player and Little League, Beck suffered a torn Achilles tendon after being hit with the helmet and now wants compensation for his medical bills, as well as for pain and suffering. Price tag:

$600,000. Wow, that helmet must have packed the wallop of a minivan. If the Paris kid’s arm is that lively at 14 years of age, maybe Beck ought to think about dropping his suit and becoming the youngster’s agent because the latter has a definite, high-paying future in baseball. But apparently, Beck doesn’t want to wait for a potential windfall. He’d rather extract his pound of financial flesh without delay. What’s surprising is that he’s not hurting — at least in a monetary sense — at the moment because he’s a doctor. That’s right, a doctor is the guy engaging in this particular form of malpractice. And, really, how else should one describe what Beck is doing? Suing a kid is bad form in any situation, but considering these were accidental circumstances it’s especially odious. What’s the matter? Doesn’t Beck know anyone in the medical field well enough to have his surgical needs taken care of gratis, or at least at a vastly reduced rate? But that’s not the point here. What happened was purely inadvertent — even Beck and his attorney implied as much in different Internet accounts of the story. So what’s the deal with a lawsuit? I’m not belittling Beck’s injury. A torn Achilles tendon is serious business, and there is going to be a lengthy period of recovery and rehabilitation he’ll have to undergo. But a half-million dollars’ worth? In a statement given to one California TV station, Beck claimed that he was only asking for $20,000 to help with his medical expenses. He said his attorney upped the ante by multiplying it 25 times, an act we all know would never occur within the legal profession.

But if that did indeed happen and Beck really wasn’t a party to it, why hasn’t the doctor been more emphatic about clarifying his stance? Asking a typical family for $20,000 could break them; even in a Californiastyle higher-rent district, it still rates as a substantial amount of money, but at least in that instance Beck doesn’t appear to be going straight for the remuneration-seeking jugular. And before we indict the doctor for behavior not befitting a man in his profession, let’s consider one other version of the story that appeared online. That one featured Beck saying all he wanted was an apology from Joe Paris’ son. OK, so which is it? I know medical people always encourage patients to obtain second and third opinions, but I never realized they were all supposed to come from the same source. A legal expert consulted by the TV station that interviewed Beck said that the latter’s chance of collecting on his suit is probably be rather slim, seeing as how the incident was unintentional. In addition, that same expert said that both players and coaches in baseball should reasonably expect to see objects — balls, bats, helmets, etc. — flying around during a game, so Beck’s case could also be dismissed on those grounds. And, as was pointed out on Yahoo, Little League International features kids throwing equipment while celebrating in a promotional video. If Beck hasn’t already seen that video, maybe he should. Interestingly, in my various searches about the story, I failed to find out what Beck’s specialty is in medicine. Not that it really matters, but I have one suggestion for him: If it’s pediatrics, he might want to pursue a new line of work.

Mustangs looking ‘A-O-Kay’ Win over Kankakee highlights busy week By Ken Karrson From broken hearts to breakthrough — that’s the transformation Evergreen Park underwent last week. In a season that has already included a number of tough-luck losses, the last thing the Mustangs needed was more disappointment. But after Hillcrest bounced Evergreen by 22 points in a South Suburban Conference crossover game on Tuesday, Mustangs coach Pat Flannigan was bracing for another round of heartache. What bothered the third-year boss most was his guys’ inability to hang with the Hawks longer. While he readily acknowledged the quality of Hillcrest’s hoops program, Flannigan also remembered that Evergreen pushed the Hawks to the very limit a year ago before falling to defeat on a last-second shot. “I was expecting a little bit more [this time],” he said after the Mustangs absorbed a 77-55 beating. “We’ve been in it against most teams this year, and I thought we had enough talent to fight back [here].” That didn’t really happen, but instead of belaboring the latest setback, Evergreen players chose to turn their situation around, beginning with a 53-40 conference triumph over Bremen on Friday. That was followed by a pair of wins at Moline’s shootout on Saturday. The Mustangs’ 50-29 rout of Chicago Bulls Prep was somewhat academic; what caught Flannigan’s attention was his club’s 61-56 conquest of Kankakee, which had beaten SSC Red front-runner Richards during Christmas tournament play. The Kays were ahead of Evergreen 37-27 with just under three minutes remaining in the third period, but starting then the Mustangs refused to be denied. A 3-point basket and conventional three-point play by Issac Matthews got things rolling forward for Evergreen, then he added another 3-ball, basket and free throw in the final 1:31 to hand the locals a 42-41 advantage. A 5-0 run during the fourth quarter gave the Mustangs a little more breathing room and they were able to finish off Kankakee. What made Evergreen’s success especially noteworthy is that it was achieved while its top player, senior Jacquet McClendon, was

absent because of a football recruiting trip. “We were not going to talk about that,” Flannigan said of McClendon’s missing-person status. “We just had to move on. We have enough talent in the room [to do well]. “We have a couple sophomores who practice solely with the varsity, and I have no problem sending them into games to pick up some slack. They answered the challenge [here].” While Matthews unquestionably was a big gun for the Mustangs, they also received solid input from other individuals. Included among that group was sophomore Sam Kennedy, who dropped in eight points. “I was very worried about [Kankakee], but we were playing our style of basketball [much of the time],” Flannigan said. “We moved the ball, cut hard and had open [shooting] lanes.” *** Chicago Bulls Prep didn’t pose much of a threat to Evergreen once it fell behind in the second quarter. The Mustangs held a hefty 35-17 scoring edge over the middle two stanzas, thanks in part to a lengthy Bulls Prep dry spell. The latter sank only two field goals over the first 6:35 of the third frame, which allowed Evergreen to create a 40-21 cushion for itself. Jordan Brown aided the Mustangs’ attack in that period with a three-point play, Kennedy nailed a 3-point shot and Matthews chipped in five points. Matthews finished with 11 points and seven rebounds to pace Evergreen, but four other players netted between seven and nine points. Brown augmented his scoring with 10 rebounds and three assists. “We had good balance and we got them out of what they wanted to do,” Flannigan said. “It was challenging playing two games in a day, but we kind of like it.” Two more contests awaited the Mustangs this past Monday, as they completed their tourney stay with confrontations against Moline and Marengo. “Until we get to where we want to be, we call this our state tournament right now,” Flannigan said. “We get to play four games, stay in a hotel and spend a lot of time around one another.” Evergreen Park 53 Bremen 40 Opening runs by the Mustangs

in both the third and fourth quarters lifted them to their initial SSC victory of the season on Friday. Buckets by Tobi Olajedo and Alex Cheatham sparked a 6-0 spurt right after halftime, which extended Evergreen’s lead to 3020. Olajedo hit a total of four baskets, including a 3-pointer, during the stanza. Then Matthews stepped forward with a three-point play and field goal to engineer a 7-2 getaway to the final frame that kept the Mustangs in control. Olajedo finished with 14 points and five of Evergreen’s 16 steals, while Matthews and McClendon both tossed in 13 points. The latter duo also combined for 15 rebounds. “Our full-court pressure in the second half changed the tempo of the game,” Flannigan said. “I think we had a little more inside power than them and we hit some shots. It was nice to get a home win and a conference win all rolled into one.” About the only negative was a technical foul Flannigan incurred after questioning an intentional foul whistled on one of his players. However, he had no complaints about the officiating as a whole. “We’ve had some good crews so far this year — we’ve been blessed,” Flannigan said. “I told our kids this was a life lesson for them. You learn what you’re up against and you adjust to it.” Hillcrest 77 Evergreen Park 55 The Mustangs (7-8, 1-6) never did fully adjust to the Hawks last Tuesday. Particularly damaging to Evergreen was Hillcrest’s 25-7 third-quarter blitz. With the contest basically beyond the Mustangs’ reach, Flannigan summoned his reserves, and several of them contributed to a 17-11 scoring advantage in the fourth period. Included among the production were two baskets by Darren Pritchett, a 3-pointer from Jake Quigley and Joe Moran’s three-point play. Evergreen shot 50 percent from the field and deposited 20 free throws, but it was unable to adequately cope with the Hawks’ defense. In the final stanza, for example, the Mustangs were guilty of seven turnovers within the first four-plus minutes, which paved the way for a 7-0 Hillcrest (Continued on page 4)

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Marist senior Lorna McCall lets loose with a 3-point shot last Wednesday against Mother McAuley.

Girls’ basketball roundup Lady Chargers top Sandburg in SWSC Blue clash By Anthony Nasella When Stagg defeated SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue rival Sandburg 46-28 last Tuesday, it was a significant win in the eyes of Lady Chargers coach Bill Turner. “This was probably our best allaround game this season against a quality opponent,” he said. “This is the type of game that the girls are capable of playing. Now, we need to keep that level of intensity and consistency for the remainder of the season.” Casey McMahon (18 points, seven rebounds) really got Stagg going against the Lady Eagles with three 3-point field goals in the first quarter. Then it was the scoring and board work of Mia DiGiacomo (14 points, 16 rebounds), plus a stellar team-wide defensive effort that carried the Lady Chargers the rest of the way. The defense first flexed its muscle in the second period, when Sandburg was held to two points and fell behind by eight (20-12) at halftime. The margin would have been much greater had Stagg not misfired nine times at the foul line. McMahon and DiGiacomo continued to put the ball in the basket in the third quarter. More long-range sharpshooting by the former — McMahon finished the evening with six 3-point baskets — and some free throws from DiGiacomo helped the Lady Chargers stretch their lead out to 31-20. Hannah Henderson (eight points, three assists, three steals) scored on a putback of her own miss to begin the final frame, then made a steal and converted an uncontested layup to balloon Stagg’s advantage to 15 points and pretty much decide the issue. The Lady Chargers also benefited from a hefty 37-21 edge on the glass. “You can always throw out the records when our two teams play, and our girls played with a lot of energy and enthusiasm,” Turner said. “Sandburg is a good team that has been playing well and

[our] players were looking forward to this challenge.” *** The momentum generated from Tuesday’s success extended into Friday, as the Lady Chargers beat Joliet Central 50-44 in another conference clash. Once again, the trio of McMahon, DiGiacomo and Henderson loomed large as they combined for 36 points and 28 rebounds. McMahon (17 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals) deposited a pair of 3-pointers to get Stagg off and running toward a 13-8 first-period lead. “She did a fantastic job of running the offense throughout the game and is getting more and more comfortable in the role of point guard,” Turner said of McMahon. More struggles at the charity stripe — the Lady Chargers were 1-of-9 from there through the first three stanzas — kept the contest unnecessarily close for longer than Turner would have preferred. When the fourth quarter commenced, Stagg was ahead by only four at 32-28. Ironically, free-throw shooting is what allowed the Lady Chargers to finally put the game on ice. McMahon, Henderson (11 points, seven rebounds, four assists) and sophomore Kate Adams (six points, six rebounds) were the key figures as Stagg sank 12of-14 attempts in the last eight minutes. DiGiacomo wound up with eight points and 12 boards, while sophomore Nora Elmosa tossed in six points and received praise from Turner for her ball handling. The Lady Chargers (8-9, 2-4) out-rebounded Joliet 40-32, making it nine contests in a row where they have held the upper hand on the boards. Next up for Stagg are SWSC Blue road trips to Joliet West and Homewood-Flossmoor. *** Homewood-Flossmoor also got the better of Sandburg last week. The Lady Eagles (12-8, 3-3) were routed 70-30 on Thursday.

OAK LAWN The Lady Spartans dominated a pair of South Suburban Conference foes last week, as they whipped Bremen (65-16) and TF South (73-32) in crossover contests on Tuesday and Friday, respectively. Double-doubles from Brianna Markusic (14 points, 10 rebounds, six steals) and Jannah Mahmoud (13 points, 11 rebounds) led host Oak Lawn past the Lady Braves. Also contributing were Kellie O’Connor (nine points, two assists, two steals), Brooke Annerino (eight points, three assists, three steals) and LaTondra Brooks (six points, five assists, five steals). A 27-2 getaway for the Lady Spartans decided the outcome early. “We really emphasized having a good first quarter,” Oak Lawn coach Janet Meyers said. “We had been having strong first quarters consistently going into the holiday break and faltered against Hillcrest. We wanted to get back to our game plan of coming out strong. “Brianna Markusic had a strong first quarter, scoring 10 of her game-high 14 points. We did a great job defensively and it created a lot of opportunities for us to score in the first quarter. We had a nice balance of scoring throughout the game.” Friday’s matchup between TF South and the Lady Spartans was part of a boys’-girls’ doubleheader. The Lady Rebels entered the contest with a 14-2 record, but Oak Lawn was ready for them and jumped out to a 15-5 lead. Twenty-three second-period points sent the Lady Spartans into halftime with a massive 38-10 advantage. Markusic had another impressive first half, scoring 13 of her game-high 19 points. Oak Lawn dominated the Lady Rebels on the glass, out-rebounding them 47-23 for the game. Also starring for the Lady Spartans (16-1, 6-1) were Brooks (15 points, five assists, four steals), (Continued on page 5)

Win is out of sight Knights triumph without Pittman at helm By Ken Karrson Out of sight didn’t mean out of mind. After getting tagged with two technical fouls the Friday before, Chicago Christian coach Kevin Pittman was forced to miss the Knights’ Suburban Christian Conference encounter with Guerin Prep last Saturday. While his assistant coaches left his seat empty, Pittman and his wife, Joanne, took in a game between Illiana Christian and Timothy Christian. But while his eyes were on the Vikings and Trojans, Pittman’s thoughts were definitely with Chicago Christian. “That was the most difficult thing I’ve had to do in a long time,” Pittman said, referring to watching the Knights’ bus depart for River Grove without him aboard. Almost as difficult for him was seeing the contest play out on tape. While Pittman wasn’t about to give back Christian’s 42-37 victory, by no means did he view it as a work of artistry. Particularly troublesome to him was the Knights’ erratic shooting: 24 percent from the field and 57 percent at the foul line. Even worse than the statistics themselves, at least in Pittman’s opinion, was Christian’s refusal to ever really dictate the game’s flow. “All Guerin wants to do is muck

the game up, slow it down and play at their pace,” he said. “We had a great week of practice and we spent last week, ad nauseum, going through offensive sets. I thought we had things lined up where we’d see dramatic improvement in our offensive play, but we didn’t. “Some of it was poor shooting — if you execute and don’t finish, it looks like garbage. But there were also the bad reads and unforced turnovers. We struggled to find the open guy, and there was no way we should still be playing this way.” Despite their shortcomings, the Knights (7-9, 1-4) never trailed Guerin. They also were unable to ever extend their lead beyond single digits, but senior Blaine Wright made sure the Gators remained at arm’s length down the stretch by sinking six fourthperiod free throws. He totaled 12 points to pace Christian, but no one else had more than nine. Trevor Wolterink reached that plateau and augmented his effort with three steals, which tied him with Wright and Daylon Washington for the team lead in that category. Guerin was charged with twodozen turnovers, twice as many as the Knights, but it wasn’t hurt too badly as Christian collected just six points off the miscues. Still, Pittman was pleased to find

out his guys took reasonably good care of the ball. “Without that, I don’t think there’s any way we can escape [with a win],” he said. “How many areas can you be poor at [and survive]? At least they don’t put pictures in the win-loss column.” Upon further review, Pittman admitted “it wasn’t all bad” for the Knights, but he doesn’t want his athletes to use youth as an excuse. Five members of Christian’s roster are sophomores, but with 16 games already under their belts, Pittman wants them “to act like varsity players.” “We have to recognize things for them [right now], but that has to change,” he said. Pittman will be back on the bench this weekend when the Knights square off with Montini and Marian Central Catholic in a pair of SCC contests. The latter will be part of a boys’-girls’ doubleheader in Woodstock.

Statistics Chgo. Christian Guerin Prep

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Chicago Christian Scoring: Wright 12, Wolterink 9, Parker 8, Washington 6, Fitzpatrick 3, Spencer 3, Leo 1. Rebounds: Spencer 10. Assists: Parker 2, Wright 2. Steals: Washington 3, Wolterink 3, Wright 3.

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Sports wrap By Anthony Nasella

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Sandburg’s Alec Martinez tries to get around Stagg’s Kevin White during Saturday’s game at the United Center.

Eagles (Continued from page 1) over that disappointment, as they tallied 17 first-quarter points and held leads at each of the first two period stops. But as Daniels pointed out, “it was a tale of two halves.” And the second half definitely belonged to Sandburg. It seized control of the proceedings by going on a 22-9 tear in the third stanza, an outburst triggered by a pair of 3-point baskets from Niko Kogionis (22 points) and two three-point plays by junior guard Alec Martinez. Both of the latter resulted from putbacks. “It was kind of methodical,” Allen said, referring to his club’s momentum-shifting run, “but we were able to maintain [a lead after that]. Everybody was a little anxious at the start and we were a little jump shot-happy, but once the initial awe wore off, we got down to business. “Our guys listened well, did what we wanted to and followed the game plan. There were a lot of good contributions, so it was a great team win. It made for a fun night.” Not surprisingly, Daniels didn’t share his counterpart’s level of enthusiasm, although he was quick to praise the Eagles for a job well done. “There’s no excuses — Sandburg beat us,” Daniels said. “I thought Sandburg played well, and a lot of credit goes to [Niko] Cahue and Kogionis. “Their two stars combined for

41 points; mine combined for 20. That was the difference.” Cahue was the Eagles’ go-to guy in the early going, as his eight second-quarter points kept Sandburg close. However, the 19 points with which he finished didn’t represent Cahue’s only measurable input — his presence in the paint also caused Stagg shooters to often hesitate. “Our kids wouldn’t attack the rim all the way,” Daniels said. “Every time we’d get in the lane, he’d be standing there. “I’m a big fan of Cahue. He’s a big, strong boy, and he’s a better player than he was last year.” Max Strus led the Chargers with 16 points, but only six of those came after intermission. No other Stagg player reached double figures, and the Chargers’ other usual headliner, Kevin White, managed just four points while not registering any field goals. The Eagles’ employment of a zone defense slowed Stagg’s progress after the first quarter, and the Chargers also hurt themselves by missing eight free throws. By contrast, Sandburg connected on nearly half of its 39 shots and went 16-of-21 at the stripe, with seven of the makes occurring in the last eight minutes. “They’re a very good 5-9 team,” Daniels said of the Eagles, who committed only 10 turnovers. “They do good things. The only chink in their armor might be handling the press, but we’re not athletic enough to give them any problems with that.” Heading into a busy week, Allen was glad to see Sandburg finally prosper after having “played

well enough to win the last two games” but coming away empty against both Providence Catholic and Joliet West. After meeting Crete-Monee this past Monday at the Joliet Central Shootout, the Eagles tangle with Homewood-Flossmoor and Plainfield East on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Stagg, meanwhile, will try to regroup versus Argo and Joliet Central. The Chargers’ ledger still sits well above the .500 mark, but Daniels feels there is plenty of room for improvement. “We’ve got a lot of games left and we’re good enough where we can get this thing going again,” he said. “[But] we don’t do the little things that make the difference. We’re missing that [Sean] Dwyer, [Mike] Scatena or [Steve] Kubiak type who’ll do that. “I think of great teams as ones that embody what their coach wants. We’ve always had those blue-collar guys who said, ‘You’re going to have to beat us because we’re not going to beat ourselves,’ but unfortunately our early success [this season] has made some kids think that it’s not necessary [to play harder than opponents].”

Statistics Sandburg Stagg

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One trend Sandburg girls’ bowling coach Joe Geiger has noticed with his Lady Eagles is consistency, whether they’re competing in dual matches or invitationals. That steadiness continued last week, when Sandburg racked up a pair of victories at Orland Bowl. The Lady Eagles defeated Chicago Christian (1,553-1,323) on Wednesday and Lincoln-Way East (1,692-1,629) in a SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue encounter on Thursday. “We continue to bowl at, or above, our average every time we compete,” Geiger said. “With last year’s team, we never knew, apart from Nicole Powell, who we would receive consistent contributions from. This year’s team is very consistent. “We’re constantly making strides, and I think we have a good shot at regionals in a couple of weeks.” Freshman Jessica Colson rolled a 212 game and 358 series to lead the way for Sandburg versus the Lady Knights. Teammate Maddie Gowgiel assisted with a 172 game and 321 series. “We slumped a bit in the first game, but in the second game we stepped up and bowled above our average, which is always our goal,” Geiger said. “The 212 game from Jessica was huge.” Geiger has been especially pleased with the progress he has seen from Gowgiel. “Maddie has been stepping up slowly, climbing from our No. 4 bowler to our No. 3,” he said. “She’s not too far from being our No. 2 bowler, in reality. “She’s been battling a little injury on her thumb from a cat scratch. You hate to see injuries in bowling, but she’s emerging.” Colson was also sharp against the Lady Griffins, as she posted a 380 series for the Lady Eagles. Sandburg received other measurable contributions from Gowgiel, Elizabeth Fazy and freshman Kristen Crowe. “We bowled far above our average again, which I was obviously very happy about,” Geiger said. “Elizabeth Fazy really stepped up for us — she came in and bowled a 198 in her first game and a 177 in her second game. Maddie rolled a 210 in her second game, bouncing back from a 121 firstgame effort.” Crowe, a two-handed bowler, has already gained her peers’ respect with her game. “We call Kristen our ‘spare queen,’” Geiger said. “She leads the team in spares, but she’s starting. She had a good first game of 186. “She’s very consistent with a

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In fact, Richards blasted its way into a 24-12 lead in the opening period, doing so on the strength of six 3-point baskets, two of which Stagg Scoring: Strus 16, Gardner 8, Sims were delivered by Alexander. He sank another in the second quar7, White 4. ter, as did Shannon, but that was to be all of the ’Dogs’ production prior to halftime. Richards’ silence enabled the Bengals to climb back into the chase by accruing 16 points of their own in the second frame. At intermission, Oak Forest trailed by just a deuce, 30-28. “It was fool’s gold,” Chappetto said of his team’s lead. “At this point, it feels like we’re losing. We didn’t do a good job of adjusting [to the Bengals’ defense against Meier], and I knew we wouldn’t continue hitting 3s like that.” Oak Forest opened the third stanza on an 8-0 run, and it was ahead 45-36 when the Bulldogs finally fired back. Field goals by Tears, Shannon and Alexander in quick succession reduced Richards’ deficit and positioned it for a competitive fourth period. A series of free throws put the Bengals in control once more, but Othman’s 3-pointer triggered another 8-0 surge by the Bulldogs that muddied the waters again with two minutes to go. When Othman hit a layup, Richards had seemingly gotten back within two, but the bucket was expunged by a traveling call and the Bulldogs’ Sandburg Scoring: Kogionis 22, Cahue 19, Martinez 7, Straka 4, Ruzevich 3, T. Demogerontas 2, Paxinos 2.

150 average; a bad game for her would be in the upper 130s. She’s just very steady.” And Geiger can’t say enough about the steadiest bowler on his team: Colson. “Jessica leads the way for us and sets the pace,” he said. “We can count on her to bowl her best every time out.” *** Shepard began last week on the wrong end of a 1,565-1,402 decision against Richards in a South Suburban Conference Red match on Monday at Centennial Lanes. Miranda Lindgren’s 210 game and 378 series topped the Lady Astros. The gap was narrower versus Oak Forest on Tuesday, but Shepard still wound up 18 pins shy of victory at Oak Forest Bowl. Lindgren led all bowlers with a 313 series, which included a 173 high game. *** Stagg also fell short twice last week, doing so against Oak Forest (1,541-1,347) on Monday at Oak Forest Bowl and Andrew (1,725-1,272) in an SWSC crossover match on Tuesday at Orland Bowl. Breanna Malak’s 308 series made her the No. 1 bowler at Palos Lanes last Monday, but her individual effort couldn’t save Chicago Christian from absorbing a 1,407-1,348 setback versus Oak Lawn. BOYS’ BOWLING Josh Harder’s 1,479 pinfall total earned him the individual championship in Saturday’s Sandburg Regional, and his performance also enabled the host Eagles to place second at Orland Bowl. The Eagles’ total of 6,449 pins was just 41 behind regional champion Romeoville. As for Harder, he outdistanced his closest pursuer, Lincoln-Way West’s Josh Glover, by 104 pins. Harder rolled an 804 morning series, which was largely constructed on games of 288 and 284. Joining Harder in leading Sandburg was Brandon Torres, whose 1,369 score was good for the third position overall. Earlier in the week, the Eagles easily handled Reavis 2,146-1,832 on Wednesday at Orland Bowl. Torres registered meet bests with a 246 game and 472 series, while Brandon Goeringer added a 461 series for Sandburg. *** Brandon Dietz’s perfect game highlighted Shepard’s showing at the Sandburg Regional. Dietz finished 18th with a pinfall total of 1,233 and will join teammate Eric Walters (13th; 1,275 pins) in the sectional round. BOYS’ SWIMMING Shepard defeated Lemont 112-

71 in an SSC crossover meet last Tuesday behind twin victories from Zach Sierzega and Sanders Yu. Sierzega touched out first in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, doing so in 24.08 seconds and 54.52, respectively. Yu’s triumphs, meanwhile, came in the 100-breaststroke (1:06.25) and 200-individual medley (2:13.83). *** Wins by Zack Amendola in the 200-free (1:50.97) and Harlan Long in the 500-free (5:16.02) propelled host Stagg to a 121-64 SWSC Blue victory over Homewood-Flossmoor last Thursday. The two swimmers were also part of the Chargers’ triumphant 200and 400-free relay units, which completed their respective races in 1:33.85 and 3:33.87. *** Sandburg scored 113 points to take fifth place at Saturday’s Al Gillberg Invitational. Finishing ahead of the Eagles were Naperville Central (318.5 points), Marmion Academy (166.5), Brother Rice (158), and Fenwick (155).

rally fizzled after that. “When you look back at a twopoint loss, there’s a lot of things you can point to that you could have done differently,” Chappetto said. “But it just wasn’t meant to be.” Richards 60 Lemont 56 Lemont has never been one of Chappetto’s favorite game sites, in large part because his Bulldogs have rarely been at their best while playing there. Last Tuesday’s SSC crossover matchup was no different. “I knew that game wasn’t going to be easy,” Chappetto said. “[The Indians] are big and physical and well-suited to their gym. And we’re not as highly explosive as we’ve been — this isn’t 2007, 8 or 9. “We were able to get out of there with a win. That’s all we wanted.” For a while, Richards looked ready to roll. Othman’s 3-pointer, Shannon’s drive and Jaylen Catledge’s putback gave the Bulldogs a big push out of the third-quarter gate, and the visitors went ahead by 11 points. An offensive foul wiped out another Richards bucket, Lemont buried a 3-pointer at the other end and, suddenly, the latter caught fire. The Indians got even at one juncture, but Shannon’s 8-of-10 effort at the free-throw line in the fourth stanza helped the ‘Dogs clinch a hard-fought victory. Shannon finished with 23 points and five assists to pace Richards, while Meier backed him with a

double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds. Catledge was also a force for the Bulldogs with 10 points and 12 boards. Richards prevailed despite shooting only 31 percent from the floor and committing 21 turnovers. “We’re like that right now,” Chappetto said, referring to the Bulldogs’ winning-ugly method. “If [the miscues] aren’t a lot, they’re big as far as when they happen.”

WRESTLING Lockport edged Sandburg 2927 in an SWSC Blue showdown Thursday night, thereby ending the Eagles’ four-year reign as conference champion. Sandburg took a 6-0 lead after wins from heavyweight Matt Frostman and Louie Hayes (106 pounds), but the Porters then ripped off five straight decisions to go in front 19-6. John Pellegrino, who was third at state last season, stopped Lockport’s winning streak with a first-round fall at 145. He and teammate Patrick Brucki (170) were the only Eagles who pinned their opponents. Hunter Pindel, whom Sandburg coach Eric Siebert termed a standout, earned a victory at 182 to give the Eagles a 24-23 lead. But a forfeit against undefeated Tyler Johnson at 195 pushed Sandburg back in arrears of the Porters by five points. The evening’s most competitive match came at 152, where the Eagles’ Tom Slattery edged Lockport freshman Trevell Timmons. Slattery took an early lead and survived a late Timmons rally to earn a 7-6 decision. On Saturday at the Sandburg Duals, the Eagles lost 30-18 to Hononegah in the semifinals, but rebounded to beat 14-time Tennessee state champ Baylor 50-15 for third place in the eight-team tourney. Pellegrino, Frostman and Christian Robertson (126) all had pins against Baylor. The Eagles beat South Elgin 61-6 in their first match of the day.

Statistics Richards Lemont

12 15 19 14 - 60 11 15 11 19 - 56

Richards Scoring: Shannon 23, Meier 11, Catledge 10, Alexander 7, Tears 4, T. Othman 3, Listenbee 2. Rebounds: Meier 14, Catledge 12. AssistsL Shannon 5. Richards Oak Forest

24 6 10 22 - 62 12 16 19 17 - 64

Richards Scoring: Shannon 16, Alexander 15, T. Othman 12, Tears 10, Meier 4, Listenbee 3, Anagnostopolous 2. Rebounds: Meier 8. Assists: Meier 5. Richards Belvidere North

12 26 16 17 - 71 8 15 9 31 - 63

Richards Scoring: Meier 28, Alexander 13, Shannon 13, T. Othman 11, Jones 3, Anagnostopolous 2, Hussein 1. Richards 16 5 12 13 - 46 Rockford Jeffer. 11 14 12 17 - 54 Richards Scoring: Meier 15, Listenbee 11, T. Othman 8, Hussein 7, Shannon 4.

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Stagg freshman John Contant has his progress halted by Sandburg’s Niko Cahue Saturday at the United Center.

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Trinity sports report

Trolls rally, beat USF in OT By Tim Cronin

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Moraine Valley College’s Denton Wallace looks for room to make a play last Thursday versus Waubonsee College.

Moraine athletics wrap

Men stop skid, women’s win streak snapped By Maura Vizza Both of Moraine Valley College’s basketball teams saw streaks halted last week. For the men, that was definitely good news, as they were in the throes of a skid. That slide had reached four games after the Cyclones dropped a 78-62 decision to the College of Lake County in an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference matchup last Tuesday. However, Moraine finally reversed course on Thursday, as it slipped past Waubonsee College, 64-58, in overtime. Kyle Ward led the way for the Cyclones with a triple-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, plus four steals. Denton Wallace tossed in 15 points, and together he and Ward enabled Moraine to set the OT pace and snatch away the momentum Waubonsee carried with it into the extra session after forging a 55-all tie with less than a full second remaining in regulation. Also lending a hand for the Cyclones were Johnte Shannon (11 points, five rebounds), Brett Kaiser (eight points, six rebounds) and Des’nique Harris (seven points, 10 rebounds). The win was Moraine’s first in conference play this season. *** Trailing CLC by just four points at halftime on Tuesday, the Cyclones ran aground after the break and were never able to fully recover. Ward (14 points, six rebounds, four steals, three assists) and Paul Ostruskevicius (13 points, seven rebounds, three steals) were Moraine’s top performers in defeat. Three days before falling short of CLC, the Cyclones dropped an 80-73 verdict to Oakton College. Four players accounted for nearly three-fourths of Moraine’s production as Kaiser (16 points, eight rebounds, three assists), Harris (16 points, seven rebounds), Shannon (12 points, four assists) and Ward (11 points, six assists, five rebounds) all tallied in double figures. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL As for the female Cyclones, the end of their streak was unwelcome as it meant a five-game string of successes had been broken. Doing the deed last Thursday was Waubonsee, which prevailed 67-61 in Palos Hills. Moraine, which lost for the first time in ISCC play, fell 18 points in arrears of Waubonsee during

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There is light at the end of the tunnel for Trinity Christian College, and it isn’t an oncoming power forward. The Trolls scored their most significant victory of the season on Saturday, an 85-83 overtime road triumph over fellow Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference member University of St. Francis. To do so, they had to overcome a 16-point deficit, and by doing that Trinity (5-15) gained its first conference triumph after suffering eight straight losses. Such a record is hardly earthshaking, but it does provide something of a foundation for a team that had been getting beaten all around the league. And the way it was accomplished — with a 46-30 halftime margin gradually erased — made at least a small statement: Trinity Christian is not a doormat for the rest of the CCAC. Jake Van Den Berg and Jared Jones provided the Trolls’ heroics. Van Den Berg’s rebound of Joe Hehir’s miss supplied the winning points with a second left in the extra session. But before that could happen, Trinity — which never led until Ezekiel Odonkor’s jumper at the start of overtime — had to force the additional period. Van Den Berg’s driving layup with 40 seconds left in regulation cut the gap to three points. Forced to foul to stop the clock, the Trolls were fortunate the Fighting Saints missed their free throws. Then Jones, fouled at the buzzer on a missed 3-point attempt, made all three charity tosses to knot the score. Jones’ 23 points led Trinity, with Hehir’s 21 — which included an 8-of-8 free-throw effort — offering the Trolls a second viable weapon. Odonkor was a force inside with 12 points and nine rebounds, and Van Den Berg’s eight points and eight rebounds were also critical. Trinity’s 21-of-28 performance at the line far exceeded USF’s 10-of-24 effort. *** The Trolls’ success made up for a close loss to Holy Cross three nights prior. The Saints scored a 64-60 victory in DeVos Gym, with Trinity’s second-half fade the big reason why. The locals were ahead 54-48 with nine minutes remaining, but Holy Cross outplayed the hosts from that point, with the excep-

RedHawks

Stagg alumnus Maggie Yandel fires a pass for Moraine Valley (Continued from page 1) College during last Thursday’s women’s game versus Waubonsee “Marist was able to get whatCollege. ever they wanted,” Sevedge said. the second half before charging four rebounds, four assists and “Marist pressured us hard and all the way back to within three. four steals on the Cyclones’ took us out of what we wanted Two long-range attempts to create behalf, while Jones supplied a to do. Everything was rushed and a tie were off the mark, however, double-double of 13 points and there were only a couple possessions where I felt we executed and the Cyclones were never able 14 boards. Also heard from were Aileen what we wanted. to catch up to the Chiefs. Katie McGann paced Moraine Gorman (11 points, 11 rebounds, “The fact we held them down with 15 points, which came on six steals, four assists), Jaber (10 in the second half was not infive 3-point baskets. Jamilla Jones points, seven rebounds) and Mc- dicative of how the game went. chipped in her third consecutive Gann (10 points, including three I think they called off the dogs [because] there was nothing we double-double by totaling 13 3-point buckets). points and 11 rebounds, Maggie Yandel received her conference did well.” Yandel had 11 points, and Nari- honor after her 20-point outburst Six RedHawks contributed to man Jaber finished with five helped Moraine beat Oakton. That their team’s rapid getaway and points, eight rebounds and five effort came on the heels of a 29- three different players sank 3point display versus Olive-Harvey. pointers in the opening period. blocks. Two other outings wound up Yandel hit 23-of-35 shots over that Kevin Lerma was Marist’s top positively for the Cyclones, who two-game stretch and augmented performer with team-high totals downed the College of Lake Coun- her scoring with 10 rebounds, six of 13 points and six rebounds, but Brian Holland (11 points), ty 69-54 last Tuesday and Oakton steals and six assists. Jeremiah Ferguson (nine) and *** College 71-52 on Jan. 11. A switch to man-to-man pres- The triumph over Oakton also Ken Rivard (seven points, three sure defense late in the first half featured solid showings from assists) also made their presences allowed Moraine to go on an 8-0 McGann (17 points), Jones (12 felt. run and establish a 34-29 halftime points, 18 rebounds), Gorman The RedHawks took only 30 lead over CLC. From there, the (eight points, 10 rebounds, eight shots in the contest, but canned Cyclones gradually pulled away to assists) and Jaber (eight blocks). 60 percent of those. And of their The Cyclones extended a 34-29 14 turnovers, just five occurred post a more convincing victory. Spurring Moraine to its fifth halftime lead to double digits right before halftime. win in a row were Yandel and away and held an advantage as “Efficiency is the end goal,” Jones. Yandel, who was coming big as 25 points in the second Nolan said. “We want balance, off an ISCC Player of the Week half before bagging the 19-point both individually and in terms of spacing the floor, and we always selection, delivered 19 points, victory. want one point — or more — per possession. “I thought we played well from Statistics the start. We took care of the Hillcrest 15 26 25 11 - 77 ball and cut well, and we had (Continued from page 2) Evergreen Park 9 22 7 17 - 55 a combination of interior and perimeter scoring. Anytime you run that handed it a double-digit Evergreen Park Scoring: Weathersby can do both it makes it difficult edge. “Whenever you get down to a 12, Matthews 11, Oladejo 9, Cheatham for the defense because they have good team like that, they smell 4, McClendon 4, Pritchett 4, Moran 3, to make a choice [on what to try blood,” Flannigan said. “[Hawks Quigley 3, Brown 2, Hughes 2, Issaka 1. to stop].” coach Don Houston] has done a Rebounds: Cheatham 5. Assists: Brown 1, Rich Lamb and sophomore Brett Risley had eight points great job with that program, and Moran 1, Oladejo 1, Weathersby 1. apiece to lead St. Laurence, which they just have more depth than 13 7 10 10 - 40 went 9-of-33 from the field. The us. Once they go six, seven, eight Bremen [and] nine deep on us, we can’t Evergreen Park 13 11 16 13 - 53 Vikings were also guilty of 17 turnovers, a happening Sevedge keep up. “If we could have gotten a Evergreen Park Scoring: Oladejo 14, Mat- attributed to good preparation on couple [more] baskets early and thews 13, McClendon 13, Cheatham 6, Marist’s part. built some confidence, it would Weathersby 5, Brown 2. Rebounds: Mc- “Our guards are young and on Clendon 9, Weathersby 8, Matthews 6. the small side,” he said. “When have made a big difference.” teams scout us well, they try to But giving Hillcrest a scare Assists: Brown 3. Steals: Oladejo 5. take advantage of that.” without administering a defeat 8 9 9 3 - 29 is not what Flannigan desired, Bulls Prep 61 Evergreen Park 8 14 21 7 - 50 Harlan either. Marist 59 “We don’t want to come in and say, ‘OK, we played them close Evergreen Park Scoring: Matthews 11, For the third time in as many again,’” he said. “We have to play Brown 9, Kennedy 8, Weathersby 8, seasons, a matchup between the these guys every year now, [so] Oladejo 7, Cheatham 4, Pritchett 2, Quig- RedHawks and Falcons was dewe’ve got to catch up to them ley 1. Rebounds: Brown 10, Matthews 7. cided by a buzzer-beating basket. On Friday, a Harlan player made Assists: Brown 3. Steals: Oladejo 3. soon.” it in overtime to secure a victory Tony Weathersby and Matthews 17 7 17 15 - 56 for his squad. were Evergreen’s top scorers with Kankakee Evergreen Park 15 10 17 19 - 61 Nolan said a photograph taken 12 and 11 points, respectively.

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tion of a rally that saw Van Den Berg (14 points, 17 rebounds) tie the game at 60-all on a layup with a minute to play. The Saints controlled the rest of the game. Beginning with Saturday’s matchup versus Indiana University-South Bend, five of the Trolls’ next eight contests are against clubs with losing records. If Trinity beats those squads, it gets to 10 wins this season. If the Trolls falter against any one of them, however, a doubledigit-victory campaign will be difficult to achieve because the other opponents on the docket include the cream of the CCAC North Division: Roosevelt, Robert Morris, St. Xavier and Cardinal Stritch. *** • Statistics: 5-15 overall, 1-8 CCAC, 2-4 home, 3-8 away, 0-3 neutral. Leaders: Jared Jones 16.8 ppg, 47 assists, 20 steals; Ezekiel Odonkor 8.0 rpg., 17 blocks. • Schedule: Saturday, vs. Indiana University-South Bend, 3 p.m.; Wednesday, at Olivet Nazarene University, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 1, vs. Robert Morris University, 3 p.m.; Feb. 5, at Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 8, vs. Trinity International University, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Trolls’ baby steps are being taken with more confidence these days, even when the occasional stumble occurs. Trinity split last week’s CCAC contests, rolling to a 59-53 home victory over Holy Cross on Wednesday before falling to an 80-51 defeat at the University of St. Francis on Saturday. A failure to keep the Fighting Saints off the boards, and to hit baskets themselves, doomed the Trolls in Joliet. It was 48-23 at intermission, and the margin ballooned to 34 points at one juncture of the second half. Caitlin Cody’s 14-point, 10-rebound showing paced Trinity. The outcome soured moods that were upbeat after the win over Holy Cross. Allie Paluchniak’s 14 points and Cody’s 12 points and 11 boards led the winning effort, with Erynn Schuh adding 11 points and Rebecca DeHaan, the rebounding leader much of last season, contributing 10 caroms. The Trolls jumped ahead 17-7, were up 28-19 at the half, and bounced back from the Saints’ only rally of the night — which moved Holy Cross in front 3534 early in the second half — to

regain the advantage and hold it to the finish. The win came despite Trinity’s 33 percent shooting night from the floor. Holy Cross, partly due to the Trolls’ defense and partly because it was simply off-target, shot 24 percent. Trinity (6-14, 2-7) faced a tough foe this past Wednesday in Purdue University Calumet (14-4, 8-0), but it will be looking Indiana University-South Bend (13-6, 3-4) squarely in the eye on Saturday afternoon. With the improvement seen so far, a 10-plus-win season for the Trolls isn’t beyond the realm of possibility. *** • Statistics: 6-14 overall, 2-7 CCAC, 2-4 home, 3-8 away, 1-2 neutral. Leaders: Caitlin Cody 13.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg., 15 blocks; Allie Paluchniak 40 assists, 29 steals. • Schedule: Saturday, vs. Indiana University-South Bend, 1 p.m.; Jan. 29, at Olivet Nazarene University, 5:30 p.m.; Feb. 1, vs. Robert Morris University, 1 p.m.; Feb. 5, at Roosevelt University, 5:30 p.m.; Feb. 8, vs. Trinity International University, 1 p.m. TRACK & FIELD With a bang from the starter’s pistol, Trinity’s track teams were off and running at Saturday’s indoor meet at Grand Valley State. And as might be expected, the Trolls’ leaders in cross country picked up where they had left off in the distance events. Andy Reidsma placed seventh in the 3,000meter run, scoring the only points for the men’s squad by completing the race in 8 minutes, 33.50 seconds. That clocking also qualified him for both the NAIA and National Christian College Athletic Association indoor meets. Qualifying for the NCCAA gettogether along with Reidsma was Marcus Devers, who made it in the 400 after timing out in 50.42. Anna Bos met the women’s standards for each organization by running 10:29.71 in her 3,000 race. Meanwhile, sophomore Emily Dykstra’s 33-foot, 6 ¼-inch triple jump on her last attempt qualified her for the NCCAA meet. In addition, a slew of school indoor records were set by Trinity’s women, including three by freshmen: Courtney Kalous’ 1:39.06 in the 600, Ashley Jordan’s 5:24.90 in the mile and Erin Wessels’ 8.86 in the 60-dash. Saturday’s stop on the indoor circuit is at Indiana Wesleyan.

of the last play showed the ball still in the athlete’s hands after the clock had hit zero, but he refused to cite that as the difference in the game. Rather, Nolan pointed to his own team’s 21 turnovers and 10 missed free throws, as well as the 18 offensive rebounds it surrendered. “We can’t cheat the game of basketball like that and win,” he said. “It’s really amazing to think we had several chances to win this game.” Lerma’s layup with 20 seconds left in regulation forged a 53-all deadlock, and Marist then got up 57-55 in OT. But after rebounding a missed Falcons free throw, the RedHawks squandered an opportunity to increase their edge by losing possession on a traveling call. Marist had been in good shape through the first three quarters, as it held the lead at each period stop, thanks to significant input from Holland (15 points), Lerma (13 points, seven rebounds), Ferguson (12 points, eight assists, five rebounds), Brian Barry (nine points, four assists) and Ryan Tucker (six rebounds, four assists). “Offensively, we were getting great shots from great players,” Nolan said. “And defensively, we were playing well. [But] in the fourth quarter, they sort of imposed their will on us. Their pressure got to us — they sped us up and turned us over.” Also hampering the RedHawks later on was the loss of three players to fifth fouls. Nolan, though, didn’t want to detract from the Falcons’ accomplishments. “Harlan’s good,” he said. “They lost to Morgan Park about a month ago by two points and lost to Simeon by six about 10 days before they played us. These are the kind of games that test you, but I think our kids are going to respond very well [after this].” Marist returned to action this past Tuesday against another familiar foe, Brother Rice, and will meet Nazareth Academy on Friday. Gordon Tech 44 St. Laurence 37 A 16-1 surge in the third quarter boosted the Rams past the Vikings in a Chicago Catholic League confrontation Friday night in Burbank. That run enabled Gordon Tech to erase a 21-19 halftime deficit. Preceding the Vikings’ disastrous third period was an almostas-devastating second frame. In the earlier one, St. Laurence (2-13,

0-7) mustered just four points and also did not record a basket. The Rams’ switch from a manto-man to zone defense was partially responsible for hamstringing the Vikings, who had tossed in three 3-pointers in the opening stanza and erupted for 17 points. Lamb accounted for eight of those. But his loss to a partially separated shoulder early in the third quarter is what essentially sounded the death knell for St. Laurence. “He’s usually our most consistent scorer,” Sevedge said of Lamb. “When he went down, that hurt us.” Despite his absence for almost the entire second half, Lamb still ended up as the Vikes’ biggest scorer with 10 points. He also pulled down a team-best five rebounds. Quentin Forberg (eight points) and Bob Kelly (seven points, three assists) were other St. Laurence notables. While the Vikings again were unable to find their shooting eye — 25 percent accuracy from the floor and five missed charity tosses in the fourth quarter were the most glaring deficiencies — they never lost sight of Gordon Tech. “I thought, for the most part, we played pretty good defense,” Sevedge said. “And what also helped us stay in the game was that they were 7-of-25 at the line.” A great deal of the Rams’ production came down low, where a 6-foot-6, 275-pound player and another who checked in at 6-4, 230 led them. That beefy duo was responsible for 10 of Gordon Tech’s 16 points in the pivotal third frame. A nonconference encounter with Hancock awaited the Vikings this past Tuesday and they will host St. Joseph in another Catholic League clash on Friday. “We’re [also] hosting a regional this year, so hopefully we’ll be hitting our stride soon,” said Sevedge, whose 2012-13 contingent played its best ball at the end of last season. “It’s been hard. I think [many] people respect what we’re trying to do, but I know [other] people aren’t thinking real positive about me. But we’re working our butts off and staying positive.” And that, he hopes, will be enough to keep all his players on board. “Of our 13 players on the roster, 10 are multi-sport athletes,” Sevedge said. “When you go through (Continued on page 5)

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SXU sports summary

Seven football players honored for academics The 2013 football season has been over for a couple of months, but recognition for St. Xavier University players continues. This time, seven Cougars were feted for their academic exploits by getting named as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must be nominated by their head coach or school’s sports information director, have achieved junior academic standing and maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Representing SXU were junior defensive lineman JD Barchard, senior linebacker Zach Dolph, junior defensive lineman Greg Hayward (Oak Lawn), senior kicker Spencer Nolen, senior offensive lineman Brian Studnicka (Stagg), and junior linebackers Alex Walters and Jacek Wesolowski. WOMEN’S TRACK Senior Ashley Shares (Stagg) became the first Cougar to qualify for the 2014 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships after posting an “A”-standard qualifying time in the 5K run at last weekend’s Lewis University Invitational. Shares captured the event in 18 minutes, 19.44 seconds and advanced to the national meet for the second year in a row. Last season, she finished ninth overall at the NAIA meet with a time of 18:06.70. “I could not be more thrilled with Ashley’s performance,” SXU coach Lisa Ebel said. “It was a great time, especially considering it is her first 5K of the season and she ran the majority of the race alone. She is working phenomenally hard and I am very optimistic about her performance at [the] nationals in March.” The NAIA indoor meet will be held March 6-8 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. MEN’S BASKETBALL So what happens when things don’t go as smoothly as desired? Just chalk up another win anyway. For quite some time now, the Cougars have been living the good life basketball-wise. Thirteen straight victories had lifted SXU to the No. 4 ranking in the latest NAIA Division II poll, the program’s loftiest national perch since it secured the No. 3 spot in a Division I poll back in February of 2003. All of which meant little to Olivet Nazarene University Saturday in Bourbonnais. As one of the Cougars’ longtime rivals within the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Tigers aren’t going to be easily impressed — or, more importantly, intimidated — regardless of what others might say. And joining them in downplaying SXU’s achievements to date was Cougars coach Tom O’Malley. “I constantly tell our kids the only thing we’ve got to worry about is the game right in front of us,” he said. “You can’t think of the past — and ratings all revolve around the past.” O’Malley expected SXU to receive a stern test from Olivet, both because of the aforemen-

tioned familiarity factor and the Tigers’ own recent surge that had translated into a five-game winning streak. And that’s exactly what happened. The Cougars didn’t help themselves any by shooting a sub-par 43 percent from the floor and just 65 percent at the foul line. But at crunch time, they still had enough in their arsenal to accomplish their mission. A combination of eight SXU points and four Olivet turnovers in the last three minutes propelled the visitors to a hard-fought 68-67 triumph at McHie Arena. Brad Karp’s free throw with 6.5 seconds remaining snapped the final tie. “Having that No. 4 tag puts the bull’s-eye on you,” O’Malley said. “And [Olivet’s] a team that’s very difficult to prepare for. They always have good shooters, they run their stuff and they do it well. “If you look at some of the great [college basketball] programs, like Duke or Kansas or Syracuse, they don’t vary what they do [from year to year]. Olivet’s in a situation where they’ve got very young players, as opposed to a lot of juniors and seniors who are used to the way things are done there, but this is the time of year they start to bear fruit from what they do and the tough schedule they play.” O’Malley’s refusal to pepper his own team’s slate with pushovers no doubt aided the Cougars here when they faced adversity. It didn’t hurt, either, to have Jack Krieger on their side. The junior popped in five 3s — the last of those coming after an Olivet miscue and giving SXU a 66-64 lead with 1:32 left — and finished with 31 points. Karp chipped in 15 points, while Michael Simpson contributed 11. Between them, Krieger and Simpson also made off with seven of the Cougars’ 10 steals. Those thefts were part of a 20-turnover performance for the hosts, who had once held a 64-61 lead in the late stages. “We probably missed about 10 easy shots inside the paint and we missed nine free throws — that helps the confidence of the other team,” O’Malley said. “That was a real test, but sometimes you can get some confidence by winning close games like this. And at the end of the year, nobody looks at the win column and says, ‘You only won this game by one point.’ “A lot of people think they have to get a loss to learn, but it’s much better to escape with a close, hardfought win. A win that’s not pretty is always acceptable.” St. Xavier 93 Purdue-North Central 75 The Cougars’ other conquest of last week came in a more typical fashion, as they rolled over the Panthers in another CCAC clash on Wednesday. Four SXU players scored in double figures, a group led by Simpson, who tossed in 24 points and also registered five steals. Krieger had 23 points and five assists, Karp provided the Cougars (18-2, 7-1) with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Munir Smith totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists. O’Malley liked the balance his team displayed, as well as the ability of some SXU reserves to make an impact. That did not surprise

him, however. “When you come in off the bench and it’s a 10- or 15-point game, it’s easier to play well,” O’Malley said. The Cougars fired away at a 52 percent clip and netted 21 points off 20 Purdue-North Central turnovers. SXU steals caused 11 of those miscues. CCAC encounters with Calumet College of St. Joseph and the University of St. Francis were on the Cougars’ docket this week. SXU and the Fighting Saints will meet on Saturday. — Ken Karrson WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Morgan Stuut recently claimed Player of the Week honors in both the NAIA and CCAC, and she showed no signs of resting on her laurels last week. In fact, she may have been better than ever. Veteran Cougars boss Bob Hallberg admitted he’s never seen anything quite like the performance Stuut put on during SXU’s 117-80 rout of CCAC rival Olivet Nazarene last Saturday in Bourbonnais. The junior forward narrowly missed a personal quadruple-double, settling instead for a monster triple-double of 40 points, 23 rebounds and 11 assists. On top of that, Stuut made seven steals on the defensive end. The 40 points established a single-game standard for the Cougars women, the 23 boards equaled another program mark and the 11 assists left Stuut just two shy of still another record. Behind her heroics, NAIA Division II No. 8ranked SXU (17-3, 7-1) won for the 12th time in a row. “I’ve been doing this a long time,” Hallberg said, “and I’ve never seen anyone dominate a game like Morgan Stuut did for us against Olivet Nazarene. It was as dominating of a performance that I’ve ever witnessed in all my years of coaching — and I coached four kids who were NBA draft choices. “This was some performance by an individual to have those kinds of stats in all four of those categories. It was just an amazing outing from a young lady who just continues to play at an incredible level.” Stuut’s staunch board work not only drew raves from Hallberg, but she also became the Cougars’ career rebounding leader in the process. Her 993rd rebound enabled Stuut to pass Erin Hennemann (Class of 2010) on the all-time list. In earning her Player of the Week designations, Stuut averaged 22.5 points and 17 rebounds during SXU’s wins over Trinity Christian College and Indiana University-South Bend the week of Jan. 6. Stuut, the Cougars’ team leader in five major statistical categories, is currently No. 1 among all NAIA Division II rebounders with 271 and in the national top 10 in five other areas, including points per game (20.4) and 3-point field-goal percentage (44.3). Believe it or not, Stuut wasn’t SXU’s only star on Saturday. Fellow junior Suzie Broski sank 15of-25 field-goal attempts to notch a career-high 30 points, guard Niara Harris chipped in 17 points on 7-of-9 marksmanship and Jackie Brandt registered six steals. “To go with Morgan, the efforts of Suzie and Niara were noteworthy, too,” Hallberg said. “And we

RedHawks (Continued from page 4) a tough season, you wonder if they’re [already] thinking about baseball or football workouts.”

Statistics St. Laurence Marist

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St. Laurence Scoring: Lamb 8, Risley 8, Aderman 6, Delaney 2, Gurgone 2, Kelly 2, Don Curley 1, Forberg 1. Rebounds: Lamb 3. Assists: Delaney 2.

Their second and third losses were doled out last week, as NAIA No. 10-ranked Clarke (Iowa) University and No. 6-ranked St. Ambrose prevailed on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Clarke did so by a 25-18, 25-16, 25-22 score at the Shannon Center despite a match-best 15 kills by SXU senior outside hitter Justin Cousin. Cousin passed the 600 plateau in career kills and now sits in the No. 2 position in school annals, behind only Aaron Porter, who totaled 815. Other players of note for the Cougars on Tuesday were sophomore middle blocker Sam Kull (seven kills, team-high six assisted blocks), senior setter Jacob Siska (20 assists and 11 digs, both teambest figures) and freshman middle blocker Noel Bragagnolo (four assisted blocks). Tyler Wills and Joe Biros paced the visiting Crusaders with 10 kills each. *** The Fighting Bees also subdued SXU in straight sets, 25-13, 27-25, 25-23, in Davenport, Iowa. Senior middle blocker J.T. O’Connell was the Cougars’ big gun with six kills and eight total blocks, three of which were solo efforts. Kull matched O’Connell’s kills total, Siska supplied 19 assists, three assisted blocks and a service ace for SXU, and redshirt freshman Matthew Mead had five kills, three digs and two assisted blocks. As a team, the Cougars recorded 19 total blocks, including five solos. George Langheld led St. Ambrose in its season-opener with a match-best 11 kills. SXU (0-3) began Great Lakes MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Three matches into the 2014 Conference play this past Tuesday season, the Cougars remain empty on the road against Robert Morris University. in the win column.

had six other players contribute offensively in the win. “We received incredible contributions on both ends during the entire game. It was one of the best games I’ve ever coached as far as a team playing solidly on both ends of the floor.” As a team, the Cougars shot a season-best 59 percent (52-of-88) from the floor and held a commanding 54-32 edge on the glass. Other notable stats included 36 assists and 21 steals, the latter being part of a 33-turnover exhibition by the Tigers. “In Olivet Nazarene’s last 10 games, they averaged something like 112 points a game,” Hallberg said. “The fact that we were able to hold them to 80 points was quite an effort. Olivet was on a winning streak and had just moved into the NAIA poll after beating Robert Morris [University] 138-117. “Another notable stat was that Olivet averages 54 3-point [tries] a game, and they attempted only 42 against our zone defense. And part of that accomplishment was [due to] Jackie Brandt — I often find her at the top of the key, guarding two and three players at a time. She’s one of the best defensive players in the conference.” SXU led nearly the entire game as it built a 14-7 advantage early on, extended it to 14 (38-24) at the nine-minute mark of the first half on Margaret Wildner’s putback and took a 60-42 lead into intermission. Aiding the Cougars’ cause in the first 20 minutes were 19 Tigers miscues. It was more of the same when play resumed, as SXU’s margin grew to 38 points with five minutes remaining. The 117 points were the most in a single game for the Cougars since January

of 2008, when they amassed 118 against Olivet. *** Illinois Institute of Technology was no match for SXU last Wednesday, either, as it fell to a 92-42 defeat at the Shannon Center. A 25-3 run by the Cougars to open the contest pretty much told the tale. Five SXU players tallied in double digits, a group spearheaded by the trio of Stuut, Wildner and Maloree Johnson, all of whom finished with 11 points. Stuut complemented her scoring with 18 rebounds and five assists. Pitching in, too, were sisters Caitlin and Meaghan McMahon, who produced 10 points apiece. The former also pulled down 10 rebounds, while her freshman sibling added four assists and three steals. All 12 Cougars who took the floor on Wednesday had at least two points and one rebound. “In fairness to IIT, they’re just starting their program back up,” Hallberg said. “Their head coach was a coach at Illinois and played for Rutgers. She’s been around a while, but it’s going to take a while for that program to recruit talented players and become a contender. “We knew the game wasn’t going to be too challenging, so we pretty much stayed back in a 2-3 zone and tried not to put too much pressure on them. Then we were able to recover from a much easier game and win a big game against Olivet.” — Anthony Nasella

Basketball roundup

Lemont last Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs bounced back in another SSC crossover contest to beat Oak Forest 60-48 on Thursday. Sydni Tears’ 16 points and eight rebounds paced Richards versus the Lady Indians, while Carly Stazak added 12 points and three assists. Also contributing were Taylor Sonichsen (nine points, seven assists) and Kennedy Brister (six points), the latter doing so after coming off the bench. The Lady Bulldogs trailed at each period stop, with a 39-32 deficit facing them heading into the fourth quarter. “Lemont is a very disciplined team and very well coached,” Richards coach Jeff Kortz said. “I thought we played hard and did a lot of good things.” Tears was a force again on Thursday, and this time her 25point, six-rebound exhibition was good enough to carry the Lady Bulldogs to victory. Able support for Tears was provided by Sonichsen (14 points, three assists, four steals), Christina Kwartnik (11 points, three steals) and Stazak (nine points, five rebounds). Richards (6-9, 2-5), which shot 21-of-28 at the foul line in the game, led 18-10 after the first eight minutes of play, but was down 2524 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs regained their footing in the third stanza and took a 42-40 advantage into the final quarter. “Oak Forest is well coached, but very young,” Kortz said. “I thought we played very well in the second half and got some turnovers and transition points that helped a lot.” MOTHER MCAULEY In the Battle of Mount Greenwood last Wednesday, the Mighty Macs and Marist faced off in another clash of skill and athleticism. This time, Mother McAuley came up short against its neighbor by a 64-56 count. Brooke Wyderski’s double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds keyed the Lady RedHawks’ performance. Her consecutive 3-point baskets triggered a game-turning 11-0 Marist run in the second half that created double-digit breath-

(Continued from page 2) Mahmoud (10 points, four assists), Duneya Shatat (eight points, three assists, two steals) and Annerino (seven points, six rebounds). “We had really stressed in practice the importance of controlling the boards and being tough in the post, and we worked hard on that for two days,” Meyers said. “I was glad to see the girls come out and execute in the game. “Brianna Markusic had 12 rebounds, Jannah Mahmoud had 14 rebounds, and even our guards blocked out and did a good job on the boards. Brooke Annerino had six defensive rebounds.” Meyers was also pleased with her team’s defense. Knowing TF South was an extremely quick team, the strategy was not to press, but rather to take the Lady Rebels on in the half-court and force them to run their offense. The plan was obviously effective. “The girls did a great job of pressuring the ball, getting in the passing lanes and holding them to one shot,” Meyers said. “I was proud of how the girls played. “We had a tough loss against Hillcrest [the week before] and we have been working to correct our mistakes. The girls put it all together on Friday and beat a good team.” During the first quarter, Brooks became Oak Lawn’s career scoring leader after burying a 3-point shot. She passed Kathy Krzak, who established the previous record of 1,231 points in 1999. “I am happy for LaTondra,” Meyers said. “She has been a great addition to our program. “It is amazing that such an unselfish player can break the scoring record. She leads our team in both scoring and assists. Her main goal is to win, and she will do whatever is necessary to get her team to reach that goal.” RICHARDS After suffering a 51-48 loss to

ing room for it. Other Lady RedHawks heroines included Tehya Fortune (12 points), Madison Naujokas (10) and Katelyn Rosner (nine). Showing the way for the Macs were Elizabeth Nye and Molly McGinty with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Nye, however, did not break into the scoring column until the second quarter. McAuley’s luck was no better on Saturday, as Regina handed it a 35-33 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red loss. Molly O’Malley’s 15 points topped the Macs (14-6, 3-1). Marist, too, did not fare well on Saturday. Defending Class 4A champion Marian Catholic roughed up the Lady RedHawks 68-48 in an East Suburban Catholic Conference contest. Naujokas poured in 19 points for Marist (9-9, 1-3) in the losing cause. EVERGREEN PARK The Lady Mustangs (11-9, 2-4) dropped a 60-43 SSC crossover verdict to Hillcrest last Tuesday. Evergreen Park’s Zoe Monks led all scorers with 22 points. MT. ASSISI MaryKate Wetzel tossed in eight points on both Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, but the Screeching Eagles were only able to gain a two-game split. Seton Academy beat Mt. Assisi 54-40 in the earlier contest, but the Eagles (7-12, 3-3) forgot about that GCAC White setback quickly enough to take down Trinity 50-13. Mt. Assisi’s Sabrina Miller matched Wetzel with eight points in the win. SHEPARD The Lady Astros came up short against TF South last Tuesday in an SSC crossover affair. Heather Banis had a team-best 11 points for Shepard (4-14, 1-5) in the 6339 loss. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN The Lady Knights (5-11, 2-4) defeated Aurora Christian 59-51 in a Suburban Christian Conference Gold tilt last Tuesday behind a combined 41 points from Kaycee Pittman (21) and Anna Persenaire (20).

Marist Scoring: Lerma 13, Holland 11, Ferguson 9, Rivard 7, Hill 5, Tucker 3, Hawkins 1, Sterba 1. Rebounds: Lerma 6, Hawkins 5. Assists: Tucker 5. Marist Harlan

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Marist Scoring: Holland 15, Lerma 13, Ferguson 12, Barry 9, Hill 5, Tucker 3, Rivard 2. Rebounds: Lerma 7, Tucker 6, Ferguson 5. Assists: Ferguson 8. Gordon Tech St. Laurence

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St. Laurence Scoring: Lamb 10, Forberg 8, Kelly 7, Radford 6, Dan Curley 2, Delaney 2, Gurgone 2. Rebounds: Lamb 5. Assists: Delaney 3, Kelly 3.

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Mother McAuley’s Elizabeth Nye has possession of the ball during last Wednesday’s contest versus Marist.

Section 2 Thursday, January 23, 2014

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Orland’s Prunkle named St. Laurence soccer coach

Matt Prunkle, who played soccer at Brother Rice and currently resides in Orland Park, will coach that same sport at St. Laurence beginning next fall. Prunkle has spent the past six years as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, with stops at Moraine Valley College, Olivet Nazarene University and St. Xavier University, his alma mater. He has also worked as a coach with Inter FC for a decade, during which time the team has won one state cup and been runnerup another time. As a player, Prunkle won the Chicago Catholic League’s Tony Lawless Award as a senior, was named to the all-state soccer team and earned All-Midwest honors. The Crusaders placed fourth at the state tournament that year. At SXU, Prunkle was a two-year captain and all-conference performer in his senior season. “I am honored to be joining the St. Laurence family,” said Prunkle, who is teaching history at the school. “The school and athletic department have gone through some major changes in the past few years, and I believe both are set for big things in the near future. “I am excited to be part of the changes at St. Laurence and I look forward to the challenge of making the program a consistent contender in the Catholic League and in the state playoffs.”

Mt. Assisi dance team shines at competition

Mt. Assisi Academy’s dance team withstood the loss of one member to injury well enough to place second in jazz performance and fifth in poms in a competition held at Huntley High School on Jan. 12. Making the accomplishments particularly notable was that the team had to successfully incorporate late changes in its routines to compensate for its reduced number of participants. Mt. Assisi team members include Katie O’Leary (Oak Lawn), Taylor Coughlin, Amy Gesiakowski, Juliana Layman, Shyann Koenig, Jorie Pudil, Molly Williams (Orland Park) and Kylie McGivney. Ashley Sproule and Alyssa Signore are the coaches.

Rice splits pair of basketball games

Brother Rice’s up-and-down basketball tendencies continued last week, despite more heroics from senior Quinn Niego. Niego, who set a Crusaders record for most points in one quarter during a 66-46 thrashing of Bishop McNamara the week before, tossed in a career-high 31

(Continued from page 1) tros recorded three straight stops, limiting the Meteors to just one shot on each possession, and augmented those shows of resistance with some timely scoring. After Darren Cohen and Nick Heidinger sank a free throw apiece to extend Shepard’s advantage to 46-41, Yakov Witherspoon administered the knockout blow by hitting back-to-back baskets, the second being a layup after the Astros executed another press break. Lawson (13 points) and Littleton (11 points, seven assists) were Shepard’s offensive ringleaders, but Chiuccariello appreciated the level of scoring balance behind the duo. Heidinger complemented his five points with a team-best seven rebounds. The Astros, who remained two games in arrears of SSC Red-leading Richards, tangles with Evergreen Park on Friday.

last Tuesday to help Rice down Nazareth Academy 69-58. Niego nailed all four of his 3-point attempts and went 9-of-10 both from the field and at the free-throw line. He also collected six rebounds. His usual sidekick, Ray Rubio, registered a double-double in support of Niego. Rubio totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds, and also dished out a team-best three assists. Dan Scanlon provided 10 points and four other players scored for the Crusaders, who connected on 48 percent of their shots from the floor and hit 27 of their 31 charity tosses. Rice was guilty of only eight turnovers. But after recording back-toback triumphs in rather impressive fashion, the Crusaders stubbed their toes Saturday at Hales Franciscan. The Spartans, who have dominated Rice on their home court through the years, bagged another victory, this time by a 71-58 count. A 17-8 scoring advantage in the third quarter proved critical to Hales’ well-being, as it gave the home team an 11-point lead heading into the final frame. The Spartans’ 51 percent accuracy for the game bettered the Crusaders’ effort by eight points. Also damaging Rice in the Chicago Catholic League contest was a less-than-satisfactory 53 percent conversion rate at the stripe. Once again, Rubio, Niego and Scanlon represented a three-headed monster for the Crusaders (8-8, 2-4), as they racked up all but 11 of their club’s points. Rubio set the pace with 20 points, but Niego supplied a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, plus three assists. Scanlon deposited 10 points.

Athletics events coming to Queen of Peace

Two athletics-related events will be held at Queen of Peace in the coming weeks. The school’s Athletic Hall of Fame will honor its 2014 inductees at a ceremony on Jan. 28. It will follow that night’s basketball game between the Pride and Nazareth Academy. In addition, there will be a reception, for which tickets are available at a cost of $10 for adults and $5 for children aged 10 and under. Also on tap is an alumnae volleyball tournament set for Saturday, Feb. 8. The cost is $30 per player or $300 for a team of 10. All players will receive a T-shirt, and proceeds will go toward the purchase price of a new volleyball net and standards, and a Stairmaster for the fitness center. For more information or to register, contact Anne O’Neill Malone at 458-7600, ext. 4415.

St. Pat’s wins 5th-grade volleyball title

St. Patricia’s 5th-grade girls’ volleyball team captured the title of the Crestwood Winter Tournament. St. Pat’s defeated St. George 21-13, 22-20 in the championship match. St. Pat’s rallied from a 2013 deficit to win the second set.

Stagg’s Kelly named to all-state academic team

Stagg senior Austin Kelly, a twotime member of this paper’s allarea football team, recently added a scholastic honor to his list of accomplishments. Kelly, whose career total of

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Quinn Niego gets crowded by Nazareth Academy’s Christian Davis last Tuesday, but the Crusader got free often enough to tally 31 points and lead his team to victory. and full-time travel teams. Registration date Feb. 8 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday session will be held at Conrady Junior High School, Roberts Road and 97th Street in Hickory Hills. George Czarnik, of Hickory Hills, and Peter Donahue, of Palos Hills, will serve as HBSA president and vice president, reOak Lawn second at spectively. For more information Rice bowling tourney about the new organization or With a pinfall total of 5,905, how to become involved with it, Oak Lawn trailed only Freecontact Czarnik at 599-6983. port and captured second place at Brother Rice’s Winter Finale bowling event. Ryan Kirby was Baseball camps announced the Spartans’ top individual with Chicago Christian will host a 1,354 series, which was good six-week baseball camps during the winter. for third place overall. The host Crusaders, who were Chicago Christian camp starts fifth as a team with 5,728 pins, Feb. 1 under the guidance of boasted the best single-game bowl- Knights coach and school athletic er in Anthony Butler, whose top director Eric Brauer. The camp effort left him just 11 pins shy will be held in conjunction with of a perfect game. St. Laurence’s U.S. Baseball Academy and are Manny Sanlhez took fifth with a open to players in grades 1-12. Session will be offered in adhigh game of 267. vanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning. RegisHickory Hills, Palos Hills tration is now underway, and baseball programs merge classes are limited to six players After years of competing against per coach. each other as local rivals, Hickory For more information on any Hills Youth Baseball and the Palos of three camps, visit www.USHills Baseball Association have BaseballAcademy.com or call 1merged into one organization. 866-622-4487. The new entity will be known as “Hills Baseball Softball Association,” and provide baseball and Midwest Elite looking softball at all levels for children for softball players aged 4-16. HBSA, which will con- Midwest Elite Diamond 19-andduct play on fields in both com- over women’s fast-pitch softball munities, will accept youngsters club is looking for college-rostered from throughout the southwest players to compete in the sumsuburbs for recreational participa- mer of 2014. tion, as well as for its part-time The team will play in four local 1,389 rushing yards made him the Chargers’ No. 2 ground gainer in the new millennium, earned a spot on the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Academic team. Stagg’s former captain sports a 3.8 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale.

tournaments — including nationals — and two round-robin events. All positions will be considered, but specific needs include pitcher, catcher and infield/slapper. No practices are required. For more information, contact Bill Lammel at 289-3438 or ditrfp73@aol.com.

Openings for Diamond in the Rough

Diamond in the Rough fastpitch softball has player openings in its girls’ windmill pitching, beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. For more information, call Bill Lammel at 289-3438 or email ditrfp73@aol.com.

Palos Park to host winter basketball league

Palos Park, in conjunction with the Palos Heights Recreation Department and Worth Park District, will host a winter basketball league for youngsters in grades 1-8 that will play games each Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through March 15. Each child will have one practice and one game per week, with an emphasis being placed on skills development. Separate leagues will be formed for boys and girls, and play will be conducted in a total of four different age groups. For more information, call 6713760.

BASKETBALL STANDINGS 8th Grade

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Junior T-Bolts 51, Sutherland 36 Leading scorers: Tom Rolder (J) 11 points; Jonny Poole (S) 11 points. LAC Indians 31, Burbank Fusion 28 Leading scorers: Jordan Devitt (L) 8 points, Tyler Gray 8 points; Jack Carter (B) 7 points. Cardinals 35, Jr. Phoenix 32 Leading scorers: Sam Rost (C) 13 points; Jared Mutter (J) 12 points. 7th Grade W L Lemont Coyotes 5 0 LAC Indians 4 1 Oak Lawn Deer 3 2 Jr. T-Bolts 2 3 Shooters 1 4 Sutherland 0 5 Results

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Statistics Shepard TF South

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Shepard Scoring: Cohen 15, Littleton 10, Heidinger 4, Lawson 2, Prater 2, Witherspoon 2. Rebounds: Cohen 8. Assists: Heidinger 3. TF North Shepard

13 7 10 12 - 42 11 12 17 11 - 51

Shepard Scoring: Lawson 13, Littleton 11, Witherspoon 8, Cohen 6, Heidinger 5, Gorski 4, Haxel 4. Rebounds: Heidinger 7. Assists: Littleton 7.

Chicago Ridge Park District LAC Indians Jr. Phoenix Burbank Fusion Cardinals Jr. T-Bolts Sutherland Results

Mt. Assisi’s dance team recorded second- and fifth-place finishes at a recent tournament.

TF South 55 Shepard 35 The only thing preventing the Astros from gaining a sweep of their two District 215 foes last week was a Tuesday fourth quarter Chiuccariello would love to forget. Down just 36-30 entering the period after two Witherspoon steals led to late hoops for himself and Cohen at the conclusion of the previous frame, Shepard saw its forward progress abruptly halted by a sudden cold spell. “We definitely had momentum at the end of the third quarter,” Chiuccariello said. “[But] we could not buy a basket [after that]. We kept driving the lane, but we weren’t getting to the free-throw line, either.” The Astros had only three opportunities at the charity stripe, compared to 17 for the Rebels. However, that was only part of Shepard’s problem — also plaguing it were a rebounding shortage (30-23), five more turnovers (17-12) and sub-par shooting (33 percent). TF South clicked on exactly half of its 46 field-goal tries, three of which immediately resulted from Astros miscues in the fourth quarter and helped seal the visitors’ fate. Interestingly, Shepard’s lategame fade ran completely counter to its earlier exhibition. Chiuccariello called the game’s opening stanza “probably our best energy quarter against a quality opponent all year,” but the Astros were still left to chase in the second half after the Rebels took a 24-21 lead into the break. Cohen and Littleton combined for 25 points and 13 rebounds, but Shepard’s attack was relatively silent after that as no one else netted more than four points.

LAC Indians 43, Shooters 32 Leading scorers: Michael Yario (L) 14 points; Casey Griffin (S) 6 points, Joe O’Gorman 6 points, Nick Karas 6 points. Oak Lawn Deer 46, Jr. T-Bolts 29 Leading scorers: Clyde Cobb (O) 13 points; Micah Schnyders (J) 8 points. Lemont Coyotes 70, Sutherland 26 Leading scorers: James Tauer (L) 13 points; Damari Duhart

(S) 16 points. 5th Grade W L Jaguars 5 1 Jr. Knights 5 1 Jr. T-Bolts 5 1 Lemont Coyotes 3 2 Orland Magic 3 3 Shooters 2 4 Palos Demons 1 6 Eagles 0 6 Results Jr. Knights 36, Shooters 15 Leading scorers: Sean Curran (J) 10 points; Joshua Borishade (S) 8 points. Jr. T-Bolts 34, Eagles 13 Leading scorers: Michael Bobber (J) 8 points; Quadri Durojaiye (E) 6 points. Orland Magic 22, Lemont Coyotes 19 Leading scorers: Michael Walsh (O) 8 points; Jake Wilk (L) 9 points. Jaguars 47, Palos Demons 17 Leading scorers: Matthew Somerville (J) 14 points; Matthew Madaras (P) 6 points. 4th Grade W L R-B Bulldogs (Blue) 5 1 Orland Magic 4 2 Lemont Coyotes 3 3 R-B Bulldogs (White) 0 6 Results R-B Bulldogs Blue 31, Orland Magic 21 Leading scorers: Andrew Stokes (R) 10 points; Ben Meehan (O) 6 points. Lemont Coyotes 12, R-B Bulldogs White 9 Leading scorers: Thomas Ulatowski (L) 4 points; Joevonn McCittry (R) 4 points.

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�� For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � PNC BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO MIDAMERICA BANK, F S B � P l a i n t i f f , � v . � STANLEY LITWIN, GRAZYNA LITWIN D e f e n d a n t s � 11 CH 23637 10338 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 14, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 18, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10338 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-203-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1113934. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1113934 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 23637 TJSC#: 33-25146 I583562

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � ARTA GASHI A/K/A ARTA BUSTAMI, HICKORY POINTE CONDOMINIUMS, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A. Defendants 12 CH 024614 9440 S. 79TH COURT UNIT #3SE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 21, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 24, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9440 S. 79TH COURT UNIT #3SE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-303-019-1009. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-11094. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-11094 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 024614 TJSC#: 33-26357 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I584860

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-12CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-12CB Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL M GRECO, STEPHANIE D GRECO, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WOLF ROAD PLAZA, LLC, HAYES PROPERTIES, INC. Defendants 10 CH 21178 12423 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY Palos Park, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12423 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY, Palos Park, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-26-308-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $290,775.15. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-94281. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-94281 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 10 CH 21178 TJSC#: 34-242 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I584617

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , � v . � JEFF BLOCKSON AKA JEFFREY BLOCKSON, JUANITA M. BLOCKSON, AMERICAN CHARTERED BANK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JEFF BLOCKSON AKA JEFFREY BLOCKSON, IF ANY, YCONDA COLLINS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S � D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 32012 8126 ABERDEEN DRIVE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 20, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8126 ABERDEEN DRIVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-35-416-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1016207. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1016207 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 32012 TJSC#: 33-25384 I583547

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, v . � ELENI PASHOS AKA ELENI PASILOS Defendants 13 CH 16858 10331 S. Roberts Rd. Palos Heights, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10331 S. Roberts Rd., Palos Heights, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-102-080-0000. The real estate is improved with a commercial building. The judgment amount was $504,696.71. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 13 CH 16858 TJSC#: 33-27607 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I581753

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, v . � 10 CH 26238 8437 HOLLYWOOD DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 PATRICIA ANN DUDDLESTON Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 31, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 18, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8437 HOLLYWOOD DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-14-103-041-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story single family home with a two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1014968. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1014968 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 26238 TJSC#: 34-540 I585424

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK, P l a i n t i f f � V . � JEREMY KINGERY; SCENIC TREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, D e f e n d a n t s � 13 CH 14597 Property Address: 10152 SOUTH 84TH TERRACE UNIT 12-312 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M � Fisher and Shapiro file # 13-067532 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on November 12, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on February 14, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : � Commonly known as 10152 South 84th Terrace, Unit 12-312, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-11-302-003-1332 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $109,743.87. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I577110

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-5, P l a i n t i f f � V . � KHALED JAMIL SHALTAF; AKRAM QANDEEL; NISREEN AD QANDEEL A/K/A NISREEN AD Q A N D E E K , � D e f e n d a n t s � 09 CH 03352 Property Address: 10112 South 81st Court Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 08-015653 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 14, 2011, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on February 19, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 10112 South 81st Court, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-11-405-040 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $714,784.50. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I580608

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Bridgeview Bank Group, an Illinois banking corporation, P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � First Secure Bank and Trust Co., f/k/a Family Bank and Trust Company as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated October 21, 2005 and known as Trust Number 10-836, Azhar H. Chaudry, Ghania, Inc., A.R.Y. Investment, Corporation, Joseph Murphy, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, D e f e n d a n t s . � 12 CH 37792; Sheriff's No. 140001-001F. Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on February 14, 2014, at 1:00 P.M. in Room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment:PIN: 23-01-309-015-0000.Common address: 7941 W. 92nd St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457.N/K/A PIN: 23-01-309-032-0000.Address: 7941 W. 92nd St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457 a/k/a 7951 W. 92nd St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457.Improvements: 3- two-story brown brick masonry townhomes.Sale shall be under the following terms: 10% down in certified funds at time of the sale with balance due within twenty-four hours after the sale.Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Greiman, Rome & Griesmeyer, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 200 W. Madison St., Ste. 755, Chicago, IL 60606. Tel. No. (312) 428-2750.This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I583953

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J P MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION T R U S T � 2006-CH2, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CH2 P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � ANITA MORAWSKA, DEVONSHIRE C O N D O M I N I U M � A S S O C I A T I O N � D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 7504 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on November 27, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 9051 South Roberts Road, Unit 306, Hickory Hills, Il 60457. P.I.N. 23-01-107-022-1026 & 23-01-107-022-1044. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705. 1 3 0 1 6 0 3 2 � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I584493

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Property Listings For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N ďż˝ GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ CRYSTAL WITHERSPOON A/K/A CRYSTAL H O I N A C K I , ďż˝ TIM WITHERSPOON, RIVERA REGAL I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, RIVERA REGAL CONDOMINIUM UMBRELLA A S S O C I A T I O N ďż˝ D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 12 CH 30799 11103 S. 84TH AVE., 2A Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 4, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 13, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11103 S. 84TH AVE., 2A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-200-026-1009 VOL. 0152. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $139,775.86. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 12-3002. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 12-3002 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 12 CH 30799 TJSC#: 33-24702 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I583105

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005-NC2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-NC2 P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ TEIMOUR FAILY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 09 CH 039125 10100 W. 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 20, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10100 W. 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-16-300-011. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-09-26432. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-09-26432 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 039125 TJSC#: 33-26215 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I584873

For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.MARWAN ALNASS, NOUREL NACHAT, ADRIA TOWNHOMES RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 11 CH 034101 8148 W. 111TH STREET UNIT C3 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 24, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8148 W. 111TH STREET UNIT C3, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-400-107. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-31706. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-31706 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 034101 TJSC#: 33-26077 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I584819

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Broaden Your Horizons This week Aging well luncheon Aging excellently will be the focus of a luncheon program on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Dr. Cheryl Woodson, M.D., advises seniors on how to age gracefully and also how to care for their elders, without destroying their own physical, financial, emotional and spiritual health. She compares the stresses of aging, eldercare, and understanding a new health system as those of a tsunami in which we can either surf or drown. Dr. Woodson offers a surfboard of advice to empower seniors to age excellently. The luncheon begins at noon, costs $17 per person, and requires advance reservations. For more information, call The Center at 361-3650.

Yoga class A new gentle yoga class will be offered at The Center on five Tuesday evenings beginning Jan. 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The class will meet at the Anderson Activity Center of The Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Instructor Valerie Lindstrom will lead the yoga sessions, which will include discussion and practice on breathing, relaxation, and centering, as well as movement and poses. Yoga newcomers are welcome. Students should dress in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. The five-week class costs $50. Registration is required. Call 361-3650.

monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Led by MaryAnn Grzych, ladies are invited to join the discussion of “Simple Abundance” by Sarah Ban Breathnach or other inspirational readings that participants wish to bring. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

New laughter circle A new laughter circle will meet on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle program. A laughter circle is a group of people who want to LAUGH! Not from jokes or comedy routines, but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter. Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people get along better. O’Brien is a registered nurse and an advanced certified laughter leader. She asks a donation to The Center of $10 per participant. Registration is appreciated. Interested persons should call The Center at 361-3650.

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Artist Marilyn VandenBout of Evergreen Park will offer a Papermaking Workshop at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts on two Wednesday evenings, Jan. 29, and Feb. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. VandenBout helps students to make handmade papers, both flat formed in molds for an emWomantalk discussion and bossed look, all useful as valen The Center, 12700 Southwest tines, stationery, or other creative Highway, Palos Park, will host its projects.

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The workshop costs $25, plus a $10 materials fee. Single night registration is also available at $14 per class plus a $5 materials fee. Advance registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Upcoming Center Cinema “Juno” will be shown on Friday, Jan 31, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the monthly Center Cinema series at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Ellen Page plays Juno, a smart teen dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. Diablo Cody won an Oscar for her sharp, laugh-outloud script. A discussion follows the movie. Free popcorn is served. No fee is charged, but pre-registration is necessary. Call The Center at 361-3650.

New pastel painting class A new pastel painting class begins at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, on Monday, Feb. 3, at 9:30 a.m. The class is taught by artist Susan Flanagan of Tinley Park, who invites both beginners and experienced painters to join. Students will develop their own individual styles as they paint using either their own photographs or still life scenes provided by Flanagan. The class will focus on the principles of composition, shape, color, and value, as well as techniques for under painting and pastel applications. The six-week class costs $84. A list of required supplies for the six-week class is available at The Center office. Advance registration is required. Call 361-3650.

Heights senior plays two roles in comedy at Mother McAuley The Mother McAuley High School senior theatre students will present “Waiting in the Wings” on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door. Palos Heights resident, senior Mary Kate Gorman, plays two roles in the performances. “Waiting in the Wings” was written by Noel Coward in 1999. The story focuses on actress May Davenport, who believes she is the leading lady at the retirement home where she lives. Everything is going well until a woman who held comparable star status in her day, and with whom May has been estranged for years, takes up residence at the home. This comedy will keep you laughing. For the production, McAuley and Brother Rice students not only perform in the show, they create the costumes, build the set, and produce the play. The play is directed by Patricia Haynes with technical direction by Kyle Dunleavy. For more information, call (773) 881-6512 or visit www.mothermcauley.org.

Almost everyone is familiar with the phrase “easy as apple pie,” meant to suggest that a task couldn’t be simpler. But I suspect that most people, encountering those words, feel like saying something like, “Yeah, right!” Many home cooks consider piemaking a difficult task. They’d rather just pick up a freshly prepared one from their favorite local bakery or the supermarket’s baked-goods section, or maybe pop a frozen pie in the oven. I think the time has come for a home pie-making revival. And apple pie is a perfect way to start. In fact, I’ll even dare to say that it’s easy, as you’ll see in the recipe I share with you here and another, different kind of apple pie I’ll serve up in my next column. Ask most people to describe a perfect apple pie and you’ll hear a combination of characteristics that sometimes sound to me like a yin-and-yang of food terms. They’ll describe their ideal pastry as flakey and crisp yet tender. The filling, meanwhile, should feature sweet yet tangy apples that are perfectly cooked through and tender yet still with a touch of firmness and crispness. Some people like the taste of cinnamon in the filling, too; others don’t. And there are those who insist on topping each serving with vanilla ice cream, while others (including those of us who grew up in Austria) opt for whipped cream, and some want their pie plain and simple. Then, there’s the English contingent, who like serving their apple pie accompanied by a wedge of sharp Cheddar cheese. Out of all these many characteristics and options, I’ve come up with a version of a traditional apple pie that, to my taste, balances all the yins and yangs. For the filling, I use good, well-balanced, crisp cooking apples such as the Granny Smith or Golden Delicious varieties. I precook the apples with butter and sugar (cinnamon optional), along with a splash of Calvados (apple brandy) to heighten their flavor, until the fruit is surrounding by a rich golden caramel sauce. For the crust, I’ve decided to add Cheddar cheese right into the pastry. A touch of cider vinegar in the dough not only complements the flavor of the filling but also, through its acidity, makes the dough inherently more tender while it bakes to the desired golden-brown color. All in all, the result is an apple pie that tastes familiar enough to please all the traditional-minded people out there, but with a complexity and depth of flavor that may, at first bite, open your eyes just a bit wider and make you feel as if you’re eating apple pie for the first time. And making it all, believe or not, is as easy as apple pie! APPLE PIE WITH CHEDDAR CRUST Serves 8

CHEDDAR CRUST: 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour Mary Kate Gorman, of Palos Heights, performed with her Theatre 1/2 teaspoon salt Seminar class in a short skit with her Theatre Seminar class for 6 ounces unsalted butter, cut into Mercy Day earlier this year. She plays two roles in the upcoming 1-inch chunks and chilled in the freezer for 15 minutes Noel Coward comedy “Waiting in the Wings.” Submitted photo

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Making your own pie crust is actually quite easy! 1-1/2 cups shredded sharp or mild Cheddar cheese 3/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1/3 to 1/2 cup ice water APPLE FILLING: 7 tablespoons unsalted butter 8 medium-sized firm, tangy-sweet organic apples such as Granny Smith or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2inch wedges 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional 4 tablespoons Calvados (apple brandy) or applejack 1 large cage-free egg, beaten Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional First, make the Cheddar Pastry: Put the flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the stainless-steel blade. Pulse 5 or 6 times to combine. Add the chilled butter and process for 5 seconds. Add the Cheddar and pulse the machine on and off 4 times to combine. In a measuring cup, combine the cider vinegar and 1/3 cup of ice water. With the machine running, pour the vinegar-water mixture through the feed tube; continue processing until a ball of dough forms. If the dough doesn’t come together, process in another 1 to 2 tablespoons of ice water. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. With clean hands, form it into an even ball. Cut the ball into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Pat each into a flattened disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, prepare the Apple Filling: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and melt 6 tablespoons of the butter. When

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the butter turns light brown, add the apples and sprinkle with the sugar and, if you like, the cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar has turned golden-brown, 10 to 15 minutes, but the apples are still firm. Stir in the Calvados and remove from the heat. Empty onto a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil. Set aside to cool to room temperature. For the pie, preheat the oven to 400 degree F., positioning a rack in the lower third of the oven. Meanwhile, on a lightly floured work surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll out the smaller disk of dough to an even 11-inch circle. Gently fold the dough in half or quarters, transfer to a 9inch pie pan, unfold, and gently ease into the pan’s contours. Roll out the larger disk to a 12-inch circle. Fill the lined pie pan with the cooled apple mixture and dot with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Top with the larger pastry disk, tucking its edges under the rim of the bottom pastry. With your fingers, press down all around the rim to seal decoratively. With the tip of a small, sharp knife, cut 3 vents, each about 2 inches long, in the center of the top crust. Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F. and bake 20 minutes longer. Remove from the oven, brush the top with the beaten egg, return to the oven, and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature, cut into wedges and accompanied, if you like, by whipped cream or ice cream.

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Videoview by Jay Bobbin â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one star meaning â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;poor,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; four meaning â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;excellentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; STARTING THIS WEEK: â&#x20AC;&#x153;CAPTAIN PHILLIPSâ&#x20AC;?: Tom Hanks is a big factor in the current film award season for his title performance in director Paul Greengrassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compelling drama, re-creating the true 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship by Somali pirates. Capt. Richard Phillips puts himself at major risk to ensure the safety of his crew, whom he orders into hiding; he ultimately ends up literally in the middle of a showdown between his captors and the U.S. Navy. Co-star Barkhad Abdi also earned strong critical notices as the piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leader. DVD extras: â&#x20AC;&#x153;making-ofâ&#x20AC;? documentary; audio commentary by Greengrass. *** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;BLUE JASMINEâ&#x20AC;?: Woody Allen has directed many actors to award nominations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, frequently, to the awards themselves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Cate Blanchett is one of his latest beneficiaries in the title role of this fine comedydrama. Jasmine is a fallen socialite trying to come to grips with losing her status in New York as she attempts to start over there. Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s script also provides parts for Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice

Clay and Peter Sarsgaard. DVD extras: red-carpet footage; press conference. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;MACHETE KILLSâ&#x20AC;?: Just a suggestion ... you may not want to have a big meal before watching director Robert Rodriguezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evenmore-over-the-top sequel to his graphic action ode that elevated Danny Trejo from supporting player to star as troubleshooter Machete. The antihero who â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t textâ&#x20AC;? has even more trouble to shoot when the U.S. president (Carlos Estevez, alias Charlie Sheen) enlists him to prevent a terrorist (Mel Gibson) from instigating the next world war. Antonio Banderas, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard and Cuba Gooding Jr. also are in on the frantic and frequently gruesome proceedings. DVD extras: â&#x20AC;&#x153;making-ofâ&#x20AC;? documentary; deleted and extended scenes. *** (R: AS, P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDEDâ&#x20AC;?: Something of a surprise hit at the box office, this comedy-drama stars director and co-writer Eugenio Derbez â&#x20AC;&#x201D; popular on Mexican television â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a carefree fellow shocked to find a baby left at his doorstep. He relocates to Los Angeles to find the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, picking up work as a stuntman along the way and eventually settling into his new life ... only to find it upended when the mom reappears, wanting custody. Loreto Peralta plays the daughter in later years; Jessica

Lindsey also stars. DVD extra: audio commentary by Derbez. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;NYPD BLUE: SEASON 5â&#x20AC;?: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been quite some time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; almost eight years, in fact â&#x20AC;&#x201D; since the last home video release of executive producer Steven Bochcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-acclaimed police drama, so its fans should find this latest offering quite welcome. Sipowicz and Simone (Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits) are still detective partners, with the latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with fellow cop Russell (Kim Delaney) still on uncertain ground largely due to her personal past. Terrence Howard, Giancarlo Esposito and Mos Def are among the guest stars; regular cast members also include Gordon Clapp, Nicholas Turturro and James McDaniel. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE RETURNEDâ&#x20AC;?: Shown on Sundance Channel, this supernatural French melodrama explores what happens when several deceased people resume their former lives ... initially not realizing theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dead. Their reappearance forces them to reinvent themselves to their loved ones, with added complications posed by a coinciding string of murders. The eerie, wellacted miniseries includes Anne Consigny, Frederic Pierrot and Celine Sallette among its stars. DVD extras: interview with codirector Fabrice Gobert; essay by critic Scott Tobias. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Bluray)

â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; COMING SOON: â&#x20AC;&#x153;CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2â&#x20AC;? (Jan. 28): Flintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (voice by Bill Hader) machine creates strange hybrids of food and animals in the animated sequel. (PG: AS) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 4â&#x20AC;? (Jan. 28): The latest round of the globally popular drama comes to home video, enabling viewers to see several episodes before theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re telecast on PBS. (Not rated: AS) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE FIFTH ESTATEâ&#x20AC;? (Jan. 28): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is enmeshed in a global scandal over the release of classified documents. (R: P, V) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;LAST VEGASâ&#x20AC;? (Jan. 28): Oscar winners all, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline play longtime pals who reunite for a spree in ... you know where. (PG13: AS, P) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;RUSHâ&#x20AC;? (Jan. 28): Auto racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda (Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl) are rivals on the Formula 1 circuit in director Ron Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factbased drama. (R: AS, N, P) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;ESCAPE PLANâ&#x20AC;? (Feb. 4): A security system expert (Sylvester Stallone) gets help from an inmate (Arnold Schwarzenegger) when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trapped inside a prison. (R: AS, P, V) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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by Maane Khatchatourian Julia Louis-Dreyfus: James Gandolfini â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;had a lot of insecuritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; As â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enough Saidâ&#x20AC;? fades to black, the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Jimâ&#x20AC;? appear at the beginning of the end credits. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Just like the film itself, the recent Variety Screening Series Q&A paid homage to the late James Gandolfini. This was Gandolfiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last performance before his tragic death. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who also stars in the film, said the two shared an immediate chemistry. She wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t caught off guard by the connection, but Louis-Dreyfus said she was surprised to learn about the legendary actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeprooted insecurities. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was fascinated to find out fairly quickly that he had a lot of insecurities about playing the part and really questioned whether he was right for the role as we were shooting it,â&#x20AC;? she told the audience at Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ArcLight Cinemas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He kept saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you want to fire me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ... He was just a very sympathetic person, not at all Tony Soprano-like, in fact, very similar to the character of Albert (from this film).â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Despite his anxiety, writerdirector Nicole Holofcener said the former â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sopranosâ&#x20AC;? leading man would deliver an unmatched performance, scene after scene. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;If he had a lot of business to do in a scene, he kind of let me know that he was never going to pull it off,â&#x20AC;? Holofcener said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That kind of feeling of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have to know the lines and perform and eat the spaghetti at the same time as pour the juice in the thing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In the beginning, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, s--t. Maybe I should have him just sit there or whatever.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And then, as soon as we rolled, he did it perfectly.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The two also recalled

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Gandolfiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generosity in both his professional and personal life. The actor bought the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PA, who stood outside by their trailers, a chair with an awning so he could be rested and protected from the sun. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Louis-Dreyfus and Holofcener, who became fast friends while working on this comedy (LouisDreyfus credited â&#x20AC;&#x153;Match.com or CAAâ&#x20AC;? for the union), showed their comedy chops by cracking jokes the entire night. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in a cab in New York and Nicole called and she says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What do you think of Gandolfini,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Louis-Dreyfus recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my god. I love him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so awesome.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Then I hung up the phone and I was next to my husband and I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I think I got this job,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; because I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Her tag team partner then chimed in: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be in it, I just wanted to know.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Unlike most scripts, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enough

Saidâ&#x20AC;? (like its star and director themselves) embraces the struggle to communicate. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I notice that in movies, people are so articulate or smarter than their character should be or better dressed than character should be,â&#x20AC;? Holofcener said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so eloquent. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not. I like real.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; As the former star of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeld,â&#x20AC;? Louis-Dreyfus knows a thing or two about filming awkward scenes. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The awkwardness thing is where I like to live as an actress,â&#x20AC;? Louis-Dreyfus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so brilliantly put on the page by Nicole, as a director, I think she really has this great capacity to stay longer than is comfortable in a moment, which is, I think, a strength of the film, in the sense that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very raw and real.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Despite their hilarious oneliners, the most memorable moment of the night came when a disgruntled audience member, who

was supposed to ask a question during the end of the Q&A session, put down the film. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be straight,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This film doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve (Julia). Our conversations in life are much more meaningful. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how you got the funding for this film, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way too shallow.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The gasps in the almost packed house slowly turned into groans as the anonymous audience memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insults grew more serious. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cause thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a question,â&#x20AC;? Louis-Dreyfus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little hostile.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why did you even stay?â&#x20AC;? Holofcener asked aloud, wondering why she stuck around after the screening. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Another audience member then jumped in with a question to stop the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tirade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Help me, my heart is beating,â&#x20AC;? Louis-Dreyfus said. This was one awkward moment she hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bargained for.

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