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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

74th Year, NO. 41 • 2 Sections

Village gets land bridge to annex Cog Hill

By Dermot Connolly Staff reporter

Palos Park is now contiguous to the 1,400 acres of prime real estate in unincorporated Lemont Township whose landowners seek to be annexed by the village, in preference over Lemont.

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement allowing Palos Park to annex a piece of Forest Preserve land, linking the village to the four properties seeking annexation into Palos Park.

Under the intergovernmental agreement approved 11-2 by forest preserve commissioners, Palos Park will provide Lake Michigan water and sanitary and sewer services to a forest preserve police station

on the site property located near 126th Street and Bell Road.

The move is widely seen as the first step toward Palos Park annexing Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, former home of the PGA’s Western Open, as well as Gleneagles Country Club, Mid-Iron Golf Course and Ludwig Farm.

All four properties are adjacent to the village of Lemont, but the owners have requested annexation to Palos Park. The owners of Mid-Iron and Ludwig Farm in particular have said that being in Palos Park will increase their value for prospective residential development. Opponents say it will put an unfair strain on Lemont Township schools and services if new subdivisions are not part of Lemont.

Obtaining the Cook County Forest Preserve District property connecting Palos Park to Mid-Iron, at

126th Street and Bell Road meets the requirement that a municipality be contiguous to property it annexes. The issue has caused a rift between the two villages, with Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves calling it a “misappropriation” of property that has always been considered part of Lemont. Several of the property owners on Monday stated their opposition to being annexed to Lemont, asserting annexation to Palos Park would increase their value for future development.

Commissioner Richard Boykin (D-1st), who voted against the agreement on Monday, reportedly said the action sets a “dangerous precedent” for any future battles between municipalities. Larry Suffredin (D-13th) cast the other dissenting vote, while one commissioner was absent and another voted present.

As expected, Commissioner Sean Morrison

(R-17th), who lives in Palos Park, voted for agreement, saying it would benefit the Forest Preserve District. He said recently that Lemont officials were unfairly accusing Palos Park of a “land grab,” when it was the four property owners who requested annexation.

“We’re a long way off from any (Lemont Township) annexation,” said Rick Boehm, village manager of Palos Park following the vote. He stressed that while it could potentially happen, the intergovernmental agreement which the Village Council still needs to approve “was only about bringing the Forest Preserve property within the corporate boundaries of Palos Park to get Lake Michigan water and sanitary and sewer services to the police facility.” He said Forest Preserve authorities will retain control of the land.

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Harlem Avenue Overlay District will shape future

By Jack Murray

Regional News editor

Photo by Dermot Connolly

Cook County Sheriff’s police responded to a report of a gun brought to school or on a school bus at Shepard High School Monday. Shepard officials placed the campus on security lockdown most of Monday afternoon.

On high alert after Umpqua Turns out a Shepard student brought a BB gun to school

By Dermot Connolly Staff reporter

The first Monday back to school after a student gunman shot to death nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Shepard High School officials placed the Palos Heights campus on security lockdown after hearing rumors sifting up from students that one boy had brought a gun to school.

By the end of the day after Shepard’s dismissal at about 3 p.m., a BB gun had been turned over to authorities, but it was unclear whether the weapon was ever inside the school.

Two students were being questioned by Cook County Sheriff’s Police, who conducted a search of the school during the lockdown in effect most of Monday afternoon at the home of the Astros.

All after-school activities, including sports practices and games, were canceled in response to the perceived threat. In further precautions, school officials said Cook County police would do “a thorough search of the building with the help of the Cook County Canine Unit to ensure the building is safe for school tomorrow.”

Dozens of concerned parents congregated outside the school at 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave. during the lockdown, which lasted from 12:30 until 3 p.m. During that time, students and teachers stayed behind closed doors in classrooms, the cafeteria or whatever part of the school they were in while, while Cook County Sheriff’s Police

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worked with the administration to investigate the incident.

With the most recent of mass school shootings since the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., -- the senseless deaths at Umpqua -- on their minds, Shepard parents waited anxiously outside the school for news, fervidly texting with their sons and daughters inside the building, no one allowed in or out.

Some of the students shared a photo with their parents of a student carrying what they purported to be a gun on a school bus, but the photo seen on one smart phone was dark and unclear.

“This is the second incident in a week,” said David Edwards of Alsip. He and other parents, including Margaret Wojtas, of Palos Heights, and Angel Hill of Crestwood, referred to a similar rumor passed around on social media about someone bringing a gun to Shepard caused them to keep their children home for a day about a week ago.

“Like this, it was a rumor. Some girl said something about a gun but nothing came of it. People were understandably afraid. We take every rumor and every bit of gossip seriously,” said Bob McParland, a spokesman for School District 218.

The last statement issued by the administration after the lockdown, stated: “The investigation for a possible weapon has been completed.

A BB gun has been turned over to authorities. The investigation has confirmed that a BB gun was brought on a school bus by a student See LOCKDOWN, Page 2

Laying the legal groundwork to guide the course of Harlem Avenue’s commercial development for the city’s next half century, the Palos Heights City Council made history with little fanfare Tuesday night.

In rapid succession, aldermen voted unanimously to adopt four ordinances, culminating in their vote to establish the Harlem Avenue Overlay District. The first voted to amend sections of the city code to implement the overlay district and create a new planned unit development process.

The stated purpose and intent of the new overlay district “is to enhance the Harlem Avenue corridor as an area of thriving commerce and positive character for Palos Heights.”

Little discussion attended the ordinances’ adoption, after so much of it already took place during several city council committeeof-the-whole and other special meetings and a public hearing held since last May. “It has been a long time in coming,” Mayor Robert told aldermen after their four votes to enact the recommendations made by the city’s overlay consultant tempered by their own views, reaching consensus over a summertime of deliberations.

“It will be a great accomplishment for the city of Palos Heights,” was all he added before the topic turned to moving the Cal-Sag bicycle trail off Lake Katherine Drive. Aldermen then voted 4-3 against spending $40,000 for an engineering study to move the bike trail off the street and onto the easement along Lake Katherine to the north of it.

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Although the overlay district extends the length of Harlem from the Cal-Sag Channel in the north to 128th Street south, it contains special rules for the two-block Harlem Avenue central business district.

“Given the unique character of development along Harlem Avenue between 122nd and 124th streets,” the ordinance lists exceptions and regulations that apply to the downtown portion of the corridor. One requires any new development having a frontage of 100 feet be subject to the Planned Unit Development process, which governs mixed-use commercial and residential developments.

The overlay district aims to “create a higher quality commercial environment along Harlem Avenue.”

And to “allow high-quality new commercial development; improve the design and appearance of existing development along Harlem Avenue; improve the appearance of public rights of way; support bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access to commercial development along Harlem Avenue; improve access along the corridor for all modes of transportation; ensure that surrounding neighborhoods are adequately buffered from the impacts of commercial development; and allow for new housing development along Harlem Avenue that will support commercial uses.”

Existing single-family residential properties on Harlem within the overlay district are not subject to its regulations.

The ordinance is the codification of the vision for Harlem’s future

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Palos Pet Parade an ark in the park Palos Hills rejects

video poker cafés

By Michael Gilbert

Luck wasn’t on the side of video gaming café owners last Thursday in Palos Hills.

City officials voted 5-4 on Oct. 1 against creating a new classification in the liquor ordinance that would have paved the way for gaming cafés to come to town.

The vote does not impact the city’s current stance of allowing video gaming machines in restaurants.

Aldermen Marty Kleefisch (1st), Joan Knox (1st), Mark Brachman (2nd), A.J. Pasek (3rd) and Mary Ann Schultz (5th) voted against creating the ordinance while aldermen Pauline Stratton (2nd), Mike Lebarre (3rd), Ricky Moore (4th) and Dawn Nowak (5th) were in favor. Alderman Joe Marrotta (4th) was absent.

Photos and text courtesy Julie Maty “It’s absolutely disappointing,” Some 200 people attended the 10th annual Palos Pet Parade held Saturday at Passarelli Park in Palos Heights. The event included T-shirt sales, raffle Nowak, who serves as the chairprizes, kids games, popcorn and pizza compliments of Lou Malnati’s Pizza. A demonstration was given by U.S. Marshal Frank Krutchen and his dog woman of the city’s economic Shamus, the explosive sniffing dog. development committee, said of the vote. “Those (gaming café owners)are going to go someplace else and give their money to other cities.”

Nowak told the council there are 92 vacancies in town and recent efforts to bring Buona Beef to the corner of 111th Street and Roberts Road proved unsuccessful. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality Ventures, which is the parent company of café casino Stella’s Place, and Durbin’s addressed the council last month expressing interest in operating video gaming cafés in town.

“It’s unacceptable to me (to have 92 vacancies in town),” Nowak told her fellow aldermen. “I’m beating the doors down on businesses and there is not a lot of interest. I’d like to ask you all to try (with gaming cafés) and see where it goes.”

Calling herself a “proponent of small businesses,” Stratton was open to creating the new liquor classification for the gaming cafés.

“Even though the government keeps saying the economy is better it really isn’t,” Stratton said. “This is a trendy situation and we have nothing to lose if the businesses are willing to go forward and try something new.

“I’m not a proponent of gambling, but, if you’re looking at Parade-goers brought their furry friends, and some that were not so gambling, churches have raffles furry. Among the most exotic pets were hermit crabs, snakes, a beautiful The Pet Parade had a special visit from Waddles the Penguin, Palos Heights and bingo – both forms of gamParks and Rec. mascot.

Macaw and a colorful chicken visiting from The Farm in Palos Park. bling. If the businesses want to put forth some effort to help themselves and invariably help the city, then I will support it.”

Moore was also in favor of the gaming cafés, noting the city already allows its restaurants the option to have gambling machines.

“First of all, we are not doing or asking for anything that we are not already doing in the city,” Moore said. “It’s a very small footprint.

It’s an occupied storefront instead of a vacant storefront. It’s reve-

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Continued from Page 1 and eventually given to another student who took the BB gun home earlier this morning.”

Officials said in the statement that “we cannot confirm at this time if the BB gun was in the school but we can confirm that the Cook County police are in possession of the BB gun and continue to question the students involved.’

“School safety is always our primary concern and we will always take any precaution to ensure student and staff well-being.

Elsewhere on Monday, a bomb threat that was received about 6 p.m. at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn caused evening classes at that school to be canceled.

Before the incidents on Monday,

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Proceeds from this year’s parade will benefit the Greater Chicago Caged Bird Club (GCCBC) and NAWS of Tinley Park. The GCCBC offers a rescue for caged birds, sets forth high standards of breeding conduct and encourages honest dealings among bird breeders. NAWS offers a pet rescue, food bank, animal adoption and provides affordable veterinary services to the community.

outlined in the 40-page proposed Harlem Avenue Overlay District regulations. The new law was drafted by city administrative staff, overlay consultant Douglas Hammel of the city planning firm Houseal Lavigne Associates and city attorney Tom Brown, according to city Community Development Coordinator Mike Parella.

The city Zoning Commission had voted 5-1 after a public hearing on Aug. 19 to recommend the City Council’s adoption of the overlay district ordinance.

On the way to creating the overlay district, aldermen voted unanimously to streamline the city’s approval process for proposed new Organizers said a big thank you “to all of our human and animal participants developments by combining the for making our event such a huge success every year and for helping us to three separate planning, zoning raise money for these important non profit agencies. See you next year!” and planned unit development

nue for the city. I wouldn’t have any problem supporting the two (Stella’s and Durbin’s) and seeing how it goes.”

Five restaurants in Palos Hills currently have video gaming terminals that generated a total of $65,000 for the city in 2014, Mayor Gerald Bennett said. Revenue from the machines is broken down four ways with 25 percent going to the state, 5 percent to municipality, 35 percent to the establishment owner and 35 percent to the terminal operator.

Although there are plenty of vacant storefronts in town, Schultz said she did not support any of them being filled with gaming cafés.

“I don’t understand this. Why would you not want your municipality to be known for a nice place to raise a family as opposed to a nice place to go gambling,” Schultz asked rhetorically. “We have had businesses empty for I can’t tell you how many years and we have survived this. We will survive this. I just think (by allowing gaming cafés)you are opening up a can of beans that I am so vehemently against.”

Kleefisch told the council he has been opposed to video gaming from the beginning and remains opposed to it.

“I’ll go on record as saying I’m not for increasing the liquor licenses for this purpose,” he said.

“One of the reasons (I’m against video gaming) is that it’s one of the most addictive forms of gambling. I don’t want to be a part of hurting anyone or their family by giving them another opportunity to lose their money.”

Kleefisch also feared allowing the gaming cafés could damage the city’s reputation.

“I believe the reputation of the city is somewhat tied into video gaming,” he said. “I’m concerned about the reputation of the city.

I think we should look for more creative ways to make money for our city and provide services for our citizens other than video gaming.”

Laredo Hospitality Ventures operates nearly 40 gambling cafés in Illinois, including one each in Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge and Hickory Hills. Nowak said the cafés have had no issues with unruly customers or financial troubles.

Nowak said she would not be opposed to revisiting the creation of a liquor class for gaming cafés in the future. Bennett noted all it would take is for one member of the council to bring the topic up at a future meeting.

Bennett anticipated the city would not allow more than three or four gambling cafés in the city, so voting against it last week was not going to cause Palos Hills to lose a lot of money. the mass shooting in Oregon was also on the minds of administrators of local colleges this week, but they all expressed confidence in their security systems already in place.

“Our hearts go out to all of those involved,” said Karla Thomas, executive director of media relations for St. Xavier University, a school with 4,700 students at 3700 W. 103rd St., in Chicago. “We always try to be prepared. We have campus police who work with the Chicago police,” she noted.

“Whenever anything like this happens (we take note) but we’ve got every T crossed and I dotted,” said Mark Horstmeyer, director of college relations in Palos Hills.

He said that school, at 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills, has 17,000 students and its own police force too. commissions into a single, reconstituted Planning and Zoning Commission.

Mayor Straz will appoint its seven members, likely within a month, he said. A separate zoning board of appeals will remain to hear petitions for zoning variances.

To foster a healthier business climate on Harlem, the following uses are specifically prohibited in the Harlem Avenue Overlay District: “Adult or sexually oriented retailers and services (including adult bookstores, adult entertainment, etc.), massage parlors not used for medical services or physical therapy; pawn shops, tattoo establishments, Hookah lounges, smoking lounges, cigar bars, or other similar uses, Medical marijuana provisioning centers, pool or billiard halls and payday loans, cash checking, or short-term lending services not affiliated with a bank.”

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Moving Wall stands solemn witness Woman dies after

crash on Route 83 Authorities delay her identification pending notification of family

By Jack Murray A woman died after a head-on collision with the driver of another car at about 5:20 a.m. Tuesday on Route 83, about one mile east of Archer Road.

The woman was pronounced dead at Palos Community Hospital after the crash involving her silver Honda and a black Chevrolet, driven by another woman, Cook County Sheriff’s Police Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said.

The name of the woman who died in the crash, who is 22 years old, according to published reports, was not being released

Photos by Patt Bailey

The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was on display at the Orland Park Village Center last Thursday through Monday as part of the village’s participation as a community partner for the U.S. Department of Defense Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Staff and volunteers were on hand to assist visitors in finding a veteran’s name panel.

Woman charged with DUI homicide in fatal I-294 crash

By Dermot Connolly Staff reporter

A Vietnam veteran has a quiet private moment as he makes the most solemn of journeys to remember and pay his respects.

Supplied photo

Members of the Swallow Cliff Chapter National Society Daughters of the The Moving Wall is an interactive memorial, on which each name represents American Revolution went to the wall last Friday to say thank you by prea family’s loss of a loved one who died in the Vietnam War. Fellow service senting certificates of appreciation from the DAR to Vietnam veterans, who members and their families bring paper and pencil to transfer the names were there to pay their respects to their fallen comrades, friends, or loved of loved ones onto sheets, to be forever cherished. Perhaps, tucked into ones. Chapter Regent Eles Miller presents a certificate of appreciation to Vietnam War Army veteran Thomas Lamb and his wife Barbara. a family bible.

through the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office pending notification of her family as of this newspaper’s final deadline on Wednesday morning.

Sheriff’s department spokeswoman Ansari had referred questions about the woman’s name, age and hometown to the medical examiner’s office.

Authorities blocked off access to sections of Route 83 as police and fire agencies responded to the crash scene.

Palos Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the crash scene and extricated the drivers from their vehicles, according to Ansari. The female driver of the Chevrolet was taken to an area hospital for treatment of major injuries, she added.

The crash was still under investigation Tuesday afternoon.

A woman who was driving the wrong way has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the crash that killed Chicago Ridge Police Officer Steve Smith on Interstate 294 on Sept. 13.

Sara Lopez, 22, of Bristol, Lopez was charged last Friday and was being held this week in Cook County Jail on $350,000 bond after a hearing Saturday.

According to the preliminary investigation of the crash involving three cars, Lopez was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-294 near the Cermak Road Toll Plaza when her Toyota Camry struck a 2002 Dodge Neon traveling in the correct direction head-on.

The 1998 Camry then spun around and struck a 2013 Chevrolet pickup truck.

Smith was off-duty and a passenger in the Neon driven by his cousin when the collision occurred. The two men had attended a family wedding in Stone Park the previous night, and were

headed back to pick up Smith’s car.

He was scheduled to work late in the day, but was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Lopez was treated for non-life-threatening injuries in Elmhurst Hospital following the crash, according to reports. The drivers of the other vehicles were injured as well.

Many of the people who lined the streets around Our Lady of the Ridge Church in Chicago Ridge on Sept. 19 to show respect for Smith during his funeral questioned why it was taking so long for charges to be filed.

The well-liked officer, who grew up in Chicago Ridge and graduated from Richards High School, was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan. He had joined the Chicago Ridge Police Department as a part-time officer in 2010, and was promoted to full time in February.

“There seems to be a lot of these wrong-way crashes,” said Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar after the crash. The mayor said he would bring the issue up with an advisory committee he was recently named to that will discuss improving a section of I-294 that includes the crash scene.

Flu shots plus blood drive at Orland Twp. Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., will hold a flu shot clinic, community blood drive and bone marrow registration event all in one day on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2 to 7 p.m.

Quadrivalent flu vaccine for township residents 19 and older will be available for $25 beginning at 3 p.m. Children 18 years of age and younger may receive a vacciThe Swallow Cliff DAR Chapter also presented a wreath of remembrance at the panel where nation free of charge. Eligibility the name of John J. Carlone II, member Lynn Gray’s brother and member Audra Gray’s uncle, requirements apply. was inscribed. Swallow Cliff Chapter members Gale Shafer (from left), Eles Miller, Audra Gray, Residents 65 and older with Inside the nearby Civic Center, the Agent Orange Quilt Donna Skubic, Marilyn Earnest, Marria Blinn and Barbara Lamb are pictured.

Medicare Part B are eligible to of Tears, a collection of handmade quilt patches paying receive the immunization free of tribute to the victims of Agent Orange exposure was on charge. A Medicare Part B card exhibit during the Moving wall’s time in Orland Park. must be presented at the time of vaccination. Those with an Medicare Advantage plan are not eligible for a free vaccination.

Senior high-dose flu vaccine is also available for residents 65 and

This jacket says it all. Agent Orange continues to ravage veterans and their families since its effects go on forever.

For a complete list of veterans’ diseases associated with Agent Orange visit publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp

Henry Snyder tells a student group from St. Michael School about the history of the Quilt of Tears. Students learned about two important women who recognized Agent Orange’s effect on thousands of our veterans: Maude E. DeVictor from Chicago, “The Mother of Agent Orange,” a Navy vet and nurse who first recognized the effect on soldiers and Jennie Ruth LeFevre, “The Quilt Lady, who began her “Quilt of Tears” program to educate the American public. Henry and his wife, Sheila, are the current guardians of the Quilt. For more information, visit their website: agentorangequiltoftears.com

older for $40. This vaccine is also free with a Medicare Part B card.

Proof of township residency is required.

LifeSource will be on hand with their donor couch. An ID is required to donate blood. LifeSource provides blood products to thousands of patients who need transfusions each year.

Be the Match organization will be on-site, allowing participants ages 18 to 60 to register for the bone marrow registry, which requires a cheek swab. Joining the registry allows doctors to select a donor as a match for their patients. If considered a match, a donor will be able to donate bone marrow or cells from circulating blood (called PBSC donation), potentially saving a life.

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Theme of National Newspaper Week especially relevant Power of the press: Report news readers need

By Jack McElroy

By Gene Policinski

In 1928, Frank Capra made a silent movie called “The Power of the Press.” Douglas Fairbanks Jr. played Clem Rogers, an ambitious cub reporter hungry for a scoop. He gets more than he bargained for when his big story implicates the mayor’s daughter – who just happens to be Clem’s girlfriend – in a murder.

In the end, the heroic journalist lands the story and the girl, and exposes political chicanery to boot. The film was selected in 2005 by the United States National Film Registry to be preserved by the Library of Congress because it was “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

We’re a long way from the age of silent movies, and the power of the press is being greatly affected by the changing media landscape.

“As news coverage democratizes and as producers proliferate, the fabled ‘power of the press’ may diminish,” warned Carl Session Stepp, University of Maryland journalism professor, in a recent article in American Journalism Review.

“Without that power, how will news organizations stand up for journalists, such as those pushed around by police in Ferguson, Missouri, or targeted abroad by terrorists? Or against the Obama administration’s backward policies on leaks and secrecy?”

Those sorts of questions are why the theme of the 2015 National Newspaper Week -- “The Power of the Press” – is so relevant.

This year is the 75th anniversary of National Newspaper Week. It was created in 1940 by the Newspaper Association Managers as a time to celebrate the newspaper industry.

The week, which this year runs Oct. 4-10, is a chance to remind our communities of what newspapers mean to them, by editorializing about our watchdog role, touting our coverage of local government and politics, and reiterating our commitment to providing reliable community information and public notice.

Of course, maintaining the power of the press doesn’t end with National Newspaper Week. It’s a year-round priority.

We all know the power of the press is still a force to be reckoned with across this nation.

Jack McElroy is editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel and President of the Tennessee Press Association.

The power of the press rests in the ability of journalists to hold government accountable, to mobilize public opinion on matters that are important to individuals, communities or the nation, and to provide necessary information of value.

Notice in those words not a mention of celebrity content, mobile devices nor “aspirational” reportage that feels good without doing any good.

But also notice in those words the key to the future for newsrooms across the nation: A visible role in the daily life of the nation rooted in real benefit and sustained credibility.

Newsprint may not be the medium-of-choice today for many readers, and perhaps certainly not the one for the desired next generation of readers. But the news organizations behind what certainly will be a blend of printed and electronic pages must be again the mediums-of-choice for that group, whether they be thought-leaders in society, officeholders in government or voters.

The nation – our audience – needs facts, presented clearly, accurately and completely. For those who are help rapt by the comings and goings of the Kardashians and turn away from discussion of policy in the Keystone Pipeline System debate: Well, perhaps it’s time to say “goodbye” and leave them to vacuous talking heads, unreal “reality” shows and the assortment of cable TV geek-fests that offer a chance to feel superior just by sitting on a sofa.

“Targeted circulation” indeed. Let’s leave behind the prideful ignorant who proclaim little faith and demonstrate even less actual consumption of news, and target those readers and users who want news and data and informed decisions – and who will pay a reasonable fee to get it.

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chats. It means bucking the system to place journalists in seats where daily decisions are made and social issues discussed – from City Hall to church pews. It means bringing the news of the day in new ways, but with the same old standards that separated opinion from fact, news pages from editorials and commentary from reporting.

The Newseum Institute’s latest State of the First Amendment national survey, published on July 4, showed that 70 percent of respondents disagreed with the statement that “overall, the news media tries to report the news without bias.”

To be sure, the change of bias has been leveled at journalists since the nation began – and was, in fact, welcomed by many in the first “journals of opinion” and later by media moguls making no pretence at publishing anything but “news” filtered through their own views.

But over time, and by dint of the hard work and credible reporting by tens of thousands of journalists – in newspapers, and later in radio, television and now online – readers, listeners, views and users gave their loyalty to news operations that brought them what they needed.

As emotional as one can be when waxing about ink-on-newsprint, it was the information that was printed with that ink, on those pages, that made newspapers strong and powerful – and that information was the stuff – not the fluff – of life.

Of course there is room for entertaining, uplifting stories and reports on that part of the day that makes us chuckle, smile or simply shake a head. But editorial decisions ought not to start and end there. “Clickbait” ought not to squeeze out real debate.

“Metrics” ought not to rule over meaning.

And the challenge in thorough reporting on the county’s budget next year ought to mean finding a new way – perhaps through the new studies of gaming technology as applied to news reporting – of telling a complex story. Decades ago, USA TODAY showed us how color weather maps and

national sports rankings could be fun while still bringing needed information to commuters, gardeners and golfers – and while also reporting on AIDS, national security issues and unsafe military vehicles.

Consider that most news today still originates with mainstream media – and that the value for those aggregators was simply in finding a new way to package and deliver the content. A simple text-and-photo site called Craig’s List wreaked havoc on the financial underpinnings of a massive industry just by finding an easier way to post and peruse the same information. Cannot we collectively continue to find such innovation within newsrooms as well?

Journalists have learned many hard lessons over the last two decades: Nobody really loved us because of our nameplates, innovation was not just a good idea but a daily consideration on survival, and we no longer are the gatekeepers anymore between news makers and news consumers.

But in those tough, even brutal, decades, we’ve also discovered how to make our pages come alive – literally, via the Web – and found new ways to know about and be in contact with those interested in news and information. To the old axiom about being “Clear, concise and accurate” those who have survived have added “responsive.”

The power of the press was, is now, and will be in the future, bringing consumers the news they need – and having the fortitude to seek and report the news they don’t even yet know they need, but will.

Ignorance and apathy is the challenge.

Credibility and necessity are the means to overcome those challenges.

Oct. 4-10, 2015 is National Newspaper Week. Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. A veteran multimedia journalist, he also writes, lectures and is interviewed regularly on First Amendment issues.

READERS WRITE Another wake up call Dear Editor: As most of you know by now there was another tragedy on a U.S. school campus. A mentally unbalanced shooter took nine innocent lives and injured many others. How do we react?

Do we listen to the news, politicians, NRA, and parents who all decry this horrible event; then do nothing?

Whether you support the NRA or oppose them, the simple fact is that it is too easy for anyone to buy a gun. More importantly, it is too easy for a mentally imbalanced individual to acquire weapons. On top of that, why would anyone other than a police officer have the need to own a assault weapon. Please explain that to me.

There is no common sense attached to this argument.

Guns laws have to change in this country. How many more slaughters must we endure before we take action. No person with any evidence of mental illness should own a gun. No individual with a spotty past should own a gun. No one should need to own multiple weapons? You want a gun for protection? Go out and buy ONE! Not a dozen. Change the waiting period to one month.

Give these agencies the proper time to research the person applying for a gun permit.

The minute a person buys a gun at a gun shop or anywhere else, it must be reported to the local authorities. Why? That is simple. If a young man just bought five guns and endless rounds of ammunition don’t you think the Police should

be alerted? We live in a world where all our personal information is floating in cyber space.

Yet when it comes to guns, we think we live in the Old West.

Finally, hug your kids. Tell them to keep a close eye on who is around them. Report odd behavior to authorities and don’t assume violent talk by anyone is to be taken lightly.

Ask your kids who they are hanging out with and be involved with your kids and their friends.

— Brian Callahan, Palos Heights

Unborn Lives Matter, not so much to Obama Dear Editor, It was extremely difficult to listen to the President talk about his anger over the recent shootings at Umpqua College in Oregon. It would seem that he is very adept in choosing which deaths concern him. If the situation and scenario fits his agenda (which is to fundamentally change the USA from a free Constitutional Republic to a tightly controlled and regulated socialistic regime), he hops on his bully pulpit to show his “concern” and to push for more gun regulations and more control. For a lawyer supposedly versed in Constitutional law he is woefully ignorant of that important document’s true meaning and intent, and is dangerously eager to change it.

There are two factors (out of many) I find deeply disturbing. The first is that he did not mention that the shooter targeted Christians to be executed gangland style in cold blood. There was absolutely no

mention of religious bigotry or that this was a blatant example of a hate crime. Christians have long been in his crosshairs and he is quick to mock, bash and chastise them at any opportunity. As the leader of our nation, he is not showing respect or concern for a sizable portion of our population.

Second, he says he is concerned about people killed by bullets. But, as the leader of our nation, shouldn’t he be concerned about the murders of all citizens regardless of what murder weapon is used? His whole M.O. is crystal clear in that he is strangely unmoved by the exorbitant number of Americans tortured, brutalized and savagely slaughtered-- not on college campuses, not in shopping malls, not in theaters or on our city streets, but in what should be the safest, most secure habitat, that of their mother’s womb.

I don’t see him behind his podium protesting the death of those innocent children. I don’t hear him heatedly call for the regulation and strict control of scalpels, knives, suction catheters,cannulas, vacuum pumps, forceps, Sopher clamps and curettes. Those are implements that have been used to murder over 57 million lives, many more than are killed by bullets.

And I certainly have not heard him call for Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, that infamous organization that is in business, not to help women, but to make money from their crisis pregnancies. And, as we have recently learned, thanks to the undercover videos, to make huge profits from the sale of cannibalized babies. In fact,

he is one of their biggest fans and supporters. As a senator, the President had a habit of missing quite a few sessions and votes. He did make it a point however to show his support of partial birth abortion, one of the most gruesome and horrendous ways to die.

To see what PBA entails, go to www.priestsforlife.org for more information on this barbaric practice. He was unwavering in his disregard for vulnerable human life, and his voting record showed an appalling 0% in favor of any right-to-life issues, the first right guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence.

His words against violence carry no weight or credibility when juxtaposed against his virulent and vehement promotion of abortion and PP. ALL lives matter and every death should be mourned-- not just the ones that help promote his radical agenda.

The wisest man that ever lived was also the leader of his nation and he penned these words. They are as spot on today as they were in ancient Israel. “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

But when the wicked rule, the people mourn.” We are a nation in serious crisis and the only hope for us is to turn back to God and His ways. And we desperately need to pray for the president and for all our leaders that they will fear God and do what is right and good. The future of our nation is at stake.

— Susan Tesauro, Palos Heights See READERS WRITE, Page 5

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Oak Lawn woman charged with DUI

Orland Park police charged Nicole K. Pripusich, 22, of Oak Lawn, with DUI, possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic needles and improper stopping on a roadway after they encountered her car in the 17900 block of South Eagle Ridge Drive at 2:56 a.m. Sept. 19. Police said she was asleep and slumped over the steering wheel, and that the car was stopped on the roadway with its engine still running. A search of the vehicle yielded four plastic bags containing a white powder, four hypodermic needles and a spoon with drug residue, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Pripusich was due at a bond hearing later that day.

Driver drags boulder under truck, police say Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner joined the U.S. Air Force JROTC students from Shepard High School at Honor Flight Chicago last week.

Governor joins Astros at Honor Flight For the last six years, the U.S. Air Force JROTC program from Shepard High School has volunteered for the Honor Flight Chicago program.

Gov. Bruce Rauner last week joined the Shepard students and JROTC instructors Maj. and Mas-

ter Sgt. Chris Saberniak.

Honor Flight pays for veterans and a companion to fly to Washington, D.C., for a day of touring historical sites and war memorials.

They leave early in the morning from Midway Airport and return late at night to a rally where

family members, volunteers, and active-duty service members welcome them back to Chicago.

It’s always a festive event, featuring cheering crowds and a brass band playing patriotic music. Last week, however, provided a thrill the Shepard students won’t forget

when Gov. Rauner joined them to welcome home vets returning from an Honor Flight.

They talked with the governor, posed for photos, and shared a great experience welcoming World War II veterans home from the trip to Washington.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Two men charged with string of car burglaries

Logan W. Wittmer, 18, of Elgin, and Victor Bernabe, 20, of West Chicago, were arrested Oct. 2, and charged in connection with multiple burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred in the overnight hours from Oct. 1 to Oct. 2 in Palos Heights.

The men were taken into custody early last Friday morning when an officer saw their vehicle, driven by Bernabe, traveling west on 127th Street near Harlem Avenue with no headlights, police said. A search of the car turned up drug paraphernalia and cannabis, along with multiple identification cards, gift cards, credit cards, and personal belongings identified by victims as being taken from their

unlocked vehicles.

Wittmer was subsequently charged with two counts of burglary to motor vehicle and was taken to a Bernabe bond hearing on Saturday.

Bernabe was charged with two counts of theft, possession of cannabis, possession of drug Wittmer paraphernalia, operating a vehicle with expired registration, and driving without lights when required. Bernabe posted

$1,500 bond and is due in court on Oct. 26.

Charged with speeding

Osvaldo Hernandez, 28, of Palos Park, was charged with driving without a license and speeding 36 mph in a 20 mph zone following a traffic stop at 4:26 p.m. last Thursday, in the 13300 block of 76th Avenue. He is due in court on Nov. 18.

Charged with DUI

Linda K. McQuaid, 55, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:03 a.m. Saturday, in the 13100 block of South Harlem Avenue.

She was also cited for speeding

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Charged with DUI

Thomas E. Zagajowski Jr., 24, of Orland Hills, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses when he was stopped at 2:38 a.m. Sept.

26, in the 9000 block of West 131st St. Police said he was also cited for speeding, driving without insurance or a seatbelt. He was issued a summons to appear in court on Oct. 30.

Charged with license violations

Juan D. Reyes, 50, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a license, or insurance, at 1:45 p.m.

Oct. 1, at Southwest Highway and Route 83. He was also cited for improper display of license plate because the front plate was on the dashboard, police said. He is due in court on Oct. 30.

Devonte A. Brown, 25, of Blue

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Seventy-four heroin overdoses in 72 hours Dear Editor: How could it be — 74 heroin overdoses in 72 hours in Chicago?

Journalists here have written about the Chicago heroin problem, high school kids coming from LaSalle-Peru to buy grade-A Chicago heroin, and sometimes Fentanyl-laced heroin.

But they write not a word about drug policy, just human interest, tear-jerking stuff about the kids that overdose and die that sells papers and wins journalism awards.

They don’t write anything about how the war on drugs makes it impossible for consumers to know what they are buying. Drug-prohibition drug policy accentuates the dangers of heroin use exponentially but columnists haven’t the courage to call for legalized, controlled and regulated dope to prevent overdose through labeling, purity standards, potency limits, and mandated Naloxone antidote sales accompanying every sale of

Island, was charged with driving on a suspended license and no insurance after police driving behind him saw him turn into a driveway of a vacant house in the 9000 block of West 123rd Street at 9:52 a.m. Oct. 1. Police stopped and questioned a woman who got into the driver’s seat and drove away while Brown walked behind the house, police said. Police said he admitted trying to evade the police because of his license status. He is due in court on Oct. 30.

Manuel L. Sanchez, 42, of Blue Island, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 3:42 p.m. Sept. 20 in the 11800 block of Southwest Highway. Police said he was driving on a ticket for the same offense from Chicago Ridge. Due in court on Oct. 30.

Robert J. Fiedler II, 18, of Ev-

ergreen Park, was charged with possession of 2.1 grams of cannabis and speeding following a traffic stop at 1:49 a.m. Oct. 1, at Southwest Highway and Route 83.

Police said an apple used to smoke cannabis was also in the car.

Two Chicago men were issued village ordinance violations for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia when police investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle stopped them at 10:10 a.m. Sept. 29 in the 9600 block of West 119th Street. Brandon Joel Wheatley-Maldonado, 23, and Riley Joseph Delaney, 22, were employees of a moving company and told police they were looking for residence 1t 131st ad Wolf Road. Police said two pipes used to smoke marijuana ad two bags containing marijuana were found in the vehicle. They were issued summons to appear at a hearing at Palos Park Village Hall on Nov. 4.

heroin/opiates.

Neither do they write that legalized drugs would prevent use of contaminated cutting-agents in the manufacturing process that take the breath away of unsuspecting consumers who have no more idea what’s in the dope they buy than the seller of that dope.

The same killer war-on-drugs has the kids shooting one another

over the right to sell dope, while the leader-dopes of politics, journalism, law enforcement and religion just continue their support of the drug war or, more commonly, their silent acquiescence to drug prohibition. Shame on them.

— James E. Gierach, former assistant state’s attorney of Cook County, Palos Park

Charged with cannabis

53 mph in a 35 mph zone. She is due in court on Nov. 18.

Rachel J. Knoll, 40, of Blue Island, was charged with DUI after police stopped her at 8 p.m.

Friday in the 6300 block of 127th Street. Police said they had just heard a Worth police radio report of a hit-and-run in which a light pole was struck, and Knoll’s car had severe front end damage and was leaking fluid. She was also weaving in traffic and was leaking fluid. Court information was not available

Police charged Andrzej Kruczak, 69, of Orland Park, with failure to give notice of an accident, as well as no proof of insurance, after they stopped him as he walked down Wilshire Drive at 3:47 a.m. Sept.

20. A witness told police that about 20 minutes earlier, Kruczak was driving a pickup truck in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 9931 W. 151st St. when he struck a boulder and dragged it across the lot before coming to a stop and walking away from the vehicle. The truck was towed and impounded, and Kruczak was scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday, police said.

Charged with battery in parking lot

Chicago Heights resident Sylvia Rodriguez, 27, was charged with battery after she allegedly punched a 33-year-old woman in the face during an argument in the parking lot of Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland Square Drive, at 2:43 p.m. Sept.

20. The argument was over a minor motor vehicle accident, police said. The alleged victim refused medical treatment, according to the police report, and Rodriguez is set to appear at a hearing today at the Orland Park Civic Center.

Virgin Mary statue vandalized

A 72-year-old Orland Park woman told police that someone vandalized a “blessed mother” statue in her front yard. The crime was discovered by the victim at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15, and the woman said she found the statue, broken in half and face down, on her lawn. Police redacted the location of the crime from the incident report provided to members of the news media.

Trucker charged with hitting co-worker

Police charged Shimone Megale Graves, 37, of Pascagoula, Miss. with battery and aggravated assault after he allegedly punched a co-worker in the mouth and threatened him with a pocket knife during an argument in the cab of their tractor-trailer as they drove in the 13500 block of South La Grange Road at 2:13 p.m. Sept.

17. The fight between the two long-range truckers caused their vehicle to crash into another vehicle, police said. During the fight, the other trucker—a 42-year-old man—bit Graves on the arm, according to the police report.

Graves refused medical treatment, and he is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 6.

Allegedly stole cosmetics

Orland Park resident Zofia Waliczek, 33, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole $43 worth of cosmetics from a department store on Orland Park Place at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 19. She is due at a hearing today at the Orland Park Civic Center.

Charged with speeding

Police charged Tinley Park resident Saidu Momoh, 24, with speeding and driving on a suspended license after they curbed his car in the 8000 block of West 159th Street at 1:16 a.m. Sept. 20.

His vehicle was spotted traveling at 50 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. Momoh was scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

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Nearly 800 run the Palos 118 Cardinal Chase

The third annual Palos 118 Cardinal Chase 5K/1-mile Fun Run took place Sunday morning, starting and finishing at Memorial Park in Palos Heights. Nearly 800 runners/walkers participated in the community event sponsored by the Palos 118 Parent Faculty Association (PFA). Overcast skies and cool fall temperatures provided good running conditions for Cardinal Chase participants. Parents, students, and Palos 118 staff helped with traffic control, lining the race route to cheer on runners, handing out medals, and working at the refreshment station at the end of the route. The female winner was Kim Christensen, age 23, and the male winner was Timothy Komperda, age 16.

Results and times for the Cardinal Chase can be accessed at racetime.info. Proceeds from the event go directly toward educational programming activities sponsored by the PFA at Palos East, West, and South schools.

Catherine McAuley Award given to student, teacher from Heights

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Chgo. Christian welcomes homecoming alumni

Members of the Class of 1965 reunite for a pizza reception when Chicago Christian High School held its homecoming football game last Friday. In addition to the game, the campus in Palos Heights hosted the class reunions of the Classes of 1965 and 1985. The night also featured an alumni tent at the football game, where alumni could visit and watch the varsity Knights’ football game. Eighty members of the Class of 1965 attended a pizza reception in the school cafeteria, and more than 300 alumni visited the alumni tent.

SCHOOL NOTES Chgo. Christian High to host open house Chicago Christian High School will host an open house this Sunday, at 1:45 p.m., at the school, at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights.

Chicago Christian High School is part of the Southwest Chicago Christian School Association, serving Christian families since 1900. Its vision is to be a Christ-centered learning community intent on restoring God’s world. The open house will provide an opportunity to meet the faculty and coaches and attend a variety of sectionals covering topics such as the school’s STEM programs, tuition assistance and co-curricular activities.

Everyone is welcome; no need to register. For more, contact Wilma Persenaire at 388-7656 or visit swchristian.org/admissions.

Palos Heights Dist. 128 band Pumpkin Patch and mums sale The District 128 Band will hold its annual Pump-

kin Patch and chrysanthemums sale this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Independence Junior High School, 6610 W. Highland Drive in Palos Heights.

All proceeds will go to the band program to assist in the purchase and repair of instruments, sheet music, and other educational activities.

Queen of Peace multi-year reunion Queen of Peace High School is hosting a reunion for alumnae who graduated in the following years: 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010.

The reunion will be held on Oct. 23, at The Clubhouse, 298 Oak Brook Center in Oak Brook.

The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. and costs $50 per ticket. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. For more or to reserve a seat, contact Cindy Kmetty at 496-4750, or kmettyc@queenofpeacehs.org or visit queenofpeacehs. org/alumnae/reunions.

STUDENT NEWS Caroline Kruszecki, of Orland Park, has been named a University of Rhode Island 101 Mentor. URI 101 Mentors play an influential role helping first-year students in their transition to college life.

Mentors create effective and comfortable partnerships with instructors and become resourceful team leaders for all students. *** The following local students at Providence Catholic High School earned AP Scholar Awards by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exams, which were taken in May. All live in Orland Park unless otherwise noted.

AP Scholar with Distinction Colin Brankin, Matthew Diehl, Matthew Francis and Meghan Shea.

AP Scholars with Honor Patrick Kay AP Scholars Jacob Alfarah, Michael Bonaguro, Anne Corso (Palos Park), Kyle Struck and John Wolf. *** Kent State University in Ohio welcomed its highest-achieving freshman class ever and continues strong university enrollment.

The following area students are among the more than 6300 newly enrolled students comprising the Kent State University Class of

2019: Emily Herman of Orland Park, Alexia Mantas of Palos Park and Ariana Mantas of Palos Park. *** Juli Yelnick, of Palos Park, received the Master of Science in Acupuncture degree from National University of Health Sciences during commencement ceremonies held in Lombard on Aug. 20.

While completing the Master of Science in Acupuncture degree at NUHS, Yelnick also served a clinical internship with a special focus on integrative medicine. Before entering the Master of Science in Acupuncture program at NUHS, she completed an undergraduate degree at Millikin University.

Two Palos Heights women are the recipients of Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School’s 2015 Catherine McAuley Award.

Teacher Sheila Rave and senior Annie Duffy, both of Palos Heights, are this year’s awardees.

As part of its annual Mercy Day celebration, Mother McAuley bestows the Catherine McAuley Award on a student and faculty member who demonstrate a deep faith and commitment to the school and the students which inspires their co-workers, students and family members to be better stewards of Catherine’s vision.

Mercy Day celebrates Sept. 24, 1827, the day Catherine McAuley opened the first House of Mercy – a place to shelter and educate women and girls – on Lower Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland.

Mother McAuley honors this day with a special student assembly, which features the retelling of the story of Catherine McAuley and the award presentation.

This year marks Sheila Rave’s 35th year teaching theology at McAuley, and her 46th year teaching. With her gift of writing, she has been asked to deliver homilies at prayer services, retreats and also at Masses over the years. She’s guided thousands upon thousands of students in over 100 theology classes. She’s also very well known for creating beautiful, touching and inspiring poetry every single day.

During her acceptance speech, Mrs. Rave spoke about Catherine

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Principal Eileen Boyce (left) presents senior Annie Duffy with the Catherine McAuley Award.

McAuley and how she devoted her life to mercy. She quoted Pope Francis, who has declared this year the “Year of Mercy” for the Catholic Church, as well as Shakespeare, who, in his play The Merchant of Venice, says mercy is “twice blessed.”

Senior Annie Duffy was selected by her peers as this year’s recipient of the Catherine McAuley Award. As an active member and leader in student ambassadors, student council, the upper classwomen advisory board, Eucharistic ministers, varsity club and SADD, Annie makes an impact as a leader at Mother McAuley.

During her speech to students, Annie shared some of her experiences at McAuley, and explained how they made a difference in her life.

Principal Eileen Boyce (left) presents Sheila Rave, who has taught Theology at McAuley for 35 years, with the Catherine McAuley Award.

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Palos Heights Farmers Market season finale this coming Wed. Year-end market raffle at noon

The last Palos Heights Farmers Market of the season will take place Wednesday, Oct. 14. The market will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 .m. on that day.

A cornucopia of delicious fall produce is in the market, such as a wide variety of apples and squashes, pears and other fruits and vegetables. Other food products available include breads, croissants, bakery, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork, bacon, sausages and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, toffee, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties and wraps, soups, desserts and peppers. Big, beautiful mums and other fall flowering plants beautify the market, and your gardens. Make sure to bring your knives and tools to be sharpened onsite, and pick up everything you need for fall gatherings at Pampered Chef.

The year-end market raffle will take place at noon. All completed and returned Frequent Shopper Cards are eligible for the drawing.

Make sure to return your card by noon. Bring a canned good for local food pantries, and receive double credit on your card.

This week’s guests of the Community Tent are Chiro One, and Josie’s Best.

Chiro One, located at 7202 W College Drive in Palos Heights, will be the guest of this week’s Community Tent. Chiro One’s vision is that all people will discover their full potential. They serve that vision by providing free health and wellness information, along with information about the chiropractic services available at the Palos Heights office. The market thanks Chiro One for participating in this year’s market, and helping to promote health within our community.

Just in time for the holidays, this week’s guest Josie’s Best will have crocheted and knitted baby dresses, baby blankets, other baby items as well as knitted blankets, scarves, hats, throws, spa cloths, washcloths. All of her items are hand made in a smoke free home.

More information about the products can be found at www.etsy. com, search JosiesBest.

Many patrons request information about off-season vendor availability. Following is a listing of current information regarding off season vendor/product availability.

Aracely’s Tamales: Continue to enjoy your favorite tamales all winter long. Contact Felipe and Laura at phil.laura@comcast.net, call 708-473-4251, or via Facebook.

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COMMUNITY NOTES

Heights Beautification Recognition Night The Palos Heights Beautification Committee will hold its annual Beautification Recognition Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 22, at the Lake Katherine Clubhouse in Palos Heights.

Letters have been mailed to the residents who were nominated for garden, landscaping, home, addition, remodeling, deck, tree or a business, church or subdivision entrance inviting them to attend this event.

The evening will start with time

for socializing with beer, wine, soft drinks, appetizers, sandwiches and desserts. Jean Gnap, chairman of the Beautification Committee, a subcommittee of the Business and Economic Development Committee, will introduce the chairmen of the Business and Economic Development, Public Arts, Classic Car Show, Adopt a Pot, Farmers Market, Lake Katherine and Beautification Recognition committees who will give a short talk about their events this year.

All nominees will receive a certificate and the winners in the homes and garden categories will

receive a special certificate and a sign to display in their yard.

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experience working for Marshall Field and Company.

League of Voters: Forest Preserves The League of Women Voters of the Palos-Orland Area will hold their second program of the year at 10 a.m. this Saturday at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy will discuss: What’s Happening in the Forest Preserves? Coffee precedes the meeting at 9:30 a.m.

The public is cordially invited to attend.

CLUB ACTIVITIES Daughters of the American Revolution The Swallow Cliff Chapter of Supplied photos the Daughters of the American Above: Trinity Christian College students Nicholas Engel and Eva Miller joined Revolution will hold its 34th annithe Palos Heights Farmers Market Wednesday last week. The last market versary luncheon at noon Saturday, of the season is this Wednesday. Below: Last season’s year-end raffle prize.

Oct. 17, at Beggars Pizza, 15600 products all winter long. Palos S. Cicero Ave., Oak Forest.

Heights bi-weekly or monthly The cost is $15, and reservapickups will be available. Sign tions are required by Friday. Afup prior to November 1st and reter the meal, attendees will make ceive a discount. Sign-up sheets fleece lap blankets for residents of available at tent, email info@ Manteno Veterans Home as part organiceatingwell.com or call of their 125th DAR anniversary 708-401-5278. Check the webservice project. site www.organiceatingwell.com Membership in the DAR is open for more information. to descendants of a patriot of the Hiemenz Nursery: Text or call American Revolution. Prospective Joe at 708-417-0397, or call the members and guests are welcome office at 708-534-7071. at the meeting. For more, inforKatic Breads: Information about mation, email swallowcliffdar@ winter pick-ups can be found at www.katicbreads.com or on Face- sure to have your knives ready book. Sign-up sheet with informa- for the holidays, and tools ready tion will also be at tent. for winter. Super Sharp is locatLyons Fruit Farm: Representa- ed at 13707 S Cicero Avenue in Foods for fall tives from Lyons Fruit Farm will Crestwood, Monday-Saturday 9-5.

Join Chef Mary Gail Bennett be at the Logan Square Winter The store is closed on Sundays. farmers market. Please check the Call 708-389-7737 for more in- for her Foods of the Fall Season program at the Palos Park Public Logan Square farmers market formation.

Library on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 website for dates/time information.

Theresa’s Selections: ContinThe Olive Tap: Continue to re- ue to receive your favorite pas- p.m. Chef Bennett will demonceive your favorite olive oils and ta, BBQ, salsas, mustards, fruit strate how to make a Maple Butvinegars all winter. Gift specials and jalapeno fruit jams all winter. ternut Squash Bisque along with a will also be available for the holi- Email theresasselection@comcast. comforting Warm Chocolate Bread Pudding. days. Information will be available net to place your order.

A tasting and recipes will be at the booth, email olivetapdg@ Windy-Hill Farms: Visit www. provided. Register for this proatt.net or call 630-964-2444. Free windyhill-farms.com or call 815- gram online at www.palosparklidelivery is available for orders 465-6091 to place your beef, brary.org or by phone at 448-1530. over $35.00.

The library is at 12330 Forest Glen The Pampered Chef: The Hol- chicken or sausage order.

Yoder Bakery: Patrons who visit Blvd. in Palos Park. idays are fast approaching. Pampered Chef offers many great gift the Shipshewanna/Topeka IN area Heights library giving products for all the “chefs” are welcome to call 260-768-8160 upcoming programs in your life. Be sure to stop and to order a pick-up of your favorite • The Lunch Bunch Book Dissee what we have to offer. FREE items. Please call in advance to cussion group will discuss Piper Recipe card for anyone who makes place an order.

Zeldenrust Farms: Zeldenrust Kerman’s bestseller “Orange is the a purchase in October. AdditionFarms delivers to Palos Heights New Black” at noon Monday, Oct. al information can be found by twice a week. Please email 12, at the Palos Heights Public calling 708-606-5784, or email rwalsh1964@aol.com for more Library. The book was the basis nancybenck@gmail.com.

Parmesan’s Wood Stove Pizza: information or to place your order. for the hit Netflix show and details LINK, Senior Farmers Market the author’s year in a woman’s Continue to eat your favorite pizza all winter long. Parmesan’s pizza Nutrition Program and WIC cou- prison. Copies of the book will is located at 10235 W Lincoln pons are all accepted at the Palos be available at the Front Desk.

• Learn to use the Google Highway in Frankfort, or at the market. Stop by the City Tent to Tinley Park 80th Avenue train sta- start the LINK process. While Calendar time and appointment tion. Visit www.parmesans.com there, pick up this week’s recipe management application during of the week courtesy of Dr. John a hands-on class session in our for more information.

Richert-Phillips Farms: Contin- Principe MD of WellbeingMD Technology Lab on Tuesday, Oct. ue to receive your favorite winter Center for Life. This and other 13 at 6:30 pm. Space is limited produce at the Palatine Winter seasonal recipes are available. In for this course; please register.

• Thursday @ the Movies – the market, located at the Palatine addition, all previous recipes can train station. Visit the Palatine be found at WellbeingMD.com, or Library will show the Academy Award nominated film “Nebraska” farmers’ market website for more at palosheights.org.

More information about the on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. information.

Stamper Cheese: Sign-up sheets Palos Heights Farmers Market can (w/ subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 will be at the booth for Tinley be found at www.palosheights.org, p.m. Light refreshments will be Park Oak Park Ave train station by calling 361-1800, join us on provided. Run time 114 minutes.

• The following clubs meet Facebook, or email farmersmardelivery. weekly at the library: Needle Club Super Sharp Sharpening: Make ket@palosheights.org

Tinley Moraine Genealogists The group will meet at 7 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Drive.

Leslie Goddard will present “Remembering Marshall Field’s.”

Her lavishly illustrated talk traces the store’s history from its beginnings as a dry good store in 1852 into a world-class fashion and service trendsetter and international tourist destination.

Goddard is a historian who holds a doctorate from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in museum studies. She is a lifelong Chicago resident whose family has more than 50 years’

The Town and Country Art League The League will meet at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th.

Tom Henrichsen will demonstrate his art works. He studied at Illinois State and the Academy of Art, painting his landscapes on location and bird paintings inspired by his photos taken in Illinois or the Ozarks.

The in-house competition for members will be food in any medium. The public is invited. Guests are asked for a $5 donation. Free raffle tickets are given to everyone attending. More at 349-1274.

LIBRARY NOTES

– Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon; Scrabble Club – Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. and Mah Jongg – Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m.

Contact the library to register for these programs at 448-1473 or visit the library’s website at palosheightslibrary.org. The library is located at 12501 S. 71st Ave.

Teen Read Week Meet the Author Orland Park Public Library will celebrate Teen Read Week with a Meet the Author visit from Todd Strasser via Skype on Friday, Oct. 23, starting at 5 p.m. to an audience of sixth to twelfth graders and educators.

Strasser, an author of young adult novels, will take questions from patrons regarding his books.

Strassers tends to write about teens who face hardship and how they react to tense, exciting, and scary situations. Those participating in Teen Read Week can join the conversation on Twitter using #TRW15. The event is free and no registration is necessary. The library is at 14921 Ravinia S. Ave. For more, visit orlandparklibrary.org or call 428-5205.

Heights library youth programs • Caudill Club – grades 4-8 Students are invited to attend this book discussion that explores a nominated book with a food or craft inspired by the story at 4 p.m. today (Thursday). Registration is required.

• Getting Excited About Science

- Presenter Steve Belliveau will astound and amaze everyone with his dramatic demonstrations, easy to see equipment, humor, music and audience participation as he helps us understand, and enjoy, a variety of science concepts this Saturday, at 1 p.m. Registration is needed.

• LEGO Builders - ages 4 and up - Build something new with the library’s ever-expanding LEGO collection on Sunday, at 2 p.m.

No registration is required.

• Columbus Day Craft - all ages - No school today? Drop in the Activity Room to make a Columbus Day themed craft on Monday, Oct. 12 from 12-5 p.m.

No registration is needed.

• After School Club - grades 1-3 - Enjoy stories, activities, crafts, snacks, or possibly giveaways, based on a popular book series on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. Registration is appreciated.

• Chess Club – ages 6 and up - Kids can play chess with each other once a month and get tips from teen volunteers on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 7-8 p.m. No registration necessary.

• Teen Gaming - Youth can come by the library to kick off the weekend with a round of video games on the library’s large screen TV on Fridays, from 3-4:30 p.m.

No registration is needed.

All programs are free and open to everyone at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more or to register, visit palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

Halloween Haunts Spooky Sprint at Lake Katherine Spooky Sprint, a 1.5-mile twilight trail obstacle dash at Lake Katherine, will be held Saturday Oct. 24. The race will start at 5:30 p.m. Race day registration will open at 4:15 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. All registered participants will receive a T-shirt and spooky headband in their goody bag.

Participants can register online at signmeup.com/110174, or pick up a form at one of the following locations: Palos Heights City Hall, Palos Heights Police Department, or Lake Katherine Nature Center.

The cost is $25 per person, and $15 per child age 14 and younger.

This 1.5-mile course includes obstacle such as running/jumping

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Palos AAUW book talk outing

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The book discussion group of the Palos Area Branch of the American Association of University Women is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Several outings have been planned. Some members met at Prairie Path Bookstore in Wheaton for a lively discussion of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” on Sept.

17. They later lunched at Ivy Restaurant. Shown are Janet Musil, Mary Schoenheider, Kathy Hamilton, Jane Surma, Lenette Staudinger, Kay Heafey, Lois Dion and Laura DeMent.

over logs, tires, running around objects on various surfaces (wood chips, grass, pavement), and crossing small walking bridges and wood stairs.

Halloween Parade and Party in the Park Calling all cowboys, princesses, ghosts, and goblins to join Palos Park Rec.’s first outdoor, judged costume parade on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Village Green behind the Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. Parade begins at 6 p.m. Following the parade, the party moves into the gym for a night of fun games, surprises, crafts and more.

Pre-register a child for this event to save $2. Fee is $5 at the door.

For more, call 671-3760 or visit palospark.org.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

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Breast cancer screening can save women’s lives

By Matthew Griffin, MD, Internal Medicine

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—the perfect time to discuss the importance of mammography.

Because breast cancer is often detectable in its early stages when there’s a good chance for a cure, screening is essential to early de- Matthew Griffin, MD tection. Most significantly, mammography can identify tumors even before they can be felt.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. In 2012 (the most recent year numbers are available), 224,147 women in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 41,150 women died from the disease.

The American Cancer Society recommends women have yearly mammograms starting at age 40 and continue for as long as a woman is in good health. If a woman is at high risk for developing breast cancer, her doctor may recommend screening at a younger age, along with additional imaging studies. Talk with your doctor about your history and whether you should have other tests or start testing at an earlier age.

MetroSouth Medical Center provides breast cancer screening

services. The services are accredited by the American College of Radiology and are part of an Illinois certified mammography facility.

Screening and Diagnostic Mammography A conventional screening mammogram is a low-dose X-ray test that creates images of breast tissue doctors can check for lesions or other abnormalities. The X-ray images make it possible to detect tumors that cannot be felt, and can find tiny deposits of calcium called microcalcifications that sometimes indicate the presence of breast cancer.

A mammogram used to check for breast cancer after a lump or other sign or symptom of the disease is called a diagnostic mammogram. Besides a lump, signs of breast cancer can include breast pain, thickening of the skin of the breast, nipple discharge, or a change in breast size or shape; however, these signs may also be signs of benign or non-cancerous breast conditions.

Digital Mammography At MetroSouth Medical Center women who undergo routine mammograms also have up-todate diagnostic technology available with digital mammography.

While digital imaging feels almost identical to conventional mammography, its benefits are a shorter exam time than traditional mammograms, and less chance that patients will be called back

for repeat exams.

Digital images tend to provide doctors with better visibility of the breast, chest wall and dense breast tissue. Through computer-aided technology, radiologists are able to enhance certain areas of the digital images to get a more precise picture of a patient’s condition. The digital images can also be stored electronically, and later retrieved to share with other doctors if needed in the future.

Through the Affordable Care Act, all Marketplace health plans and many other private plans must cover breast cancer mammography screenings every 1 to 2 years for women over 40 without charging a co-payment or coinsurance. Women should contact their mammography facility or health insurance company for confirmation. In addition, Medicare pays for annual screening mammograms for all female Medicare beneficiaries age 40 or older.

Visit MetroSouthMedicalCenter.com/mammo to learn more about digital mammography.

For more information on various breast diseases and conditions, the anatomy of breasts, other screening tools and more, visit MetroSouthMedicalCenter.com, choose the “Health Library� tab and type “Breast Health� in the search box. — Matthew Griffin, MD is a member of the medical staff of MetroSouth Medical center. He is currently accepting new patients at the MetroSouth Health Center at West Beverly, 11250 S. Western Ave., Chicago. Call 773-779-7500 to schedule an appointment.

HEALTH BEAT Palos Community Hospital vein pain presentation Palos Community Hospital will offer a free onehour educational presentation about pain caused by varicose veins.

An interventional radiologist will provide insight on a minimally invasive treatment option to eliminate varicose vein pain and quickly return patients

to their normal routine.

The program, “Pain in the Vein: A Look at Minimally Invasive Ablation,� will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15, at Palos Community Hospital Auditorium, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights. Registration is required. For more information or to register, visit PalosCommunityHospital.org or call 226-2300.

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Some causes of nasal discharge JOHN FLEMING DVM • Prairie StateVet.com Dear Dr. Fleming, My 7-year old cat, Rosco, has been sneezing off and on for about two years. Sometimes there is a nasal discharge. My aunt says she thinks Rosco has sinusitis, probably due to bacteria. Is this possible?

Mark, Crestwood Dear Mark, Your aunt could certainly be correct. Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses and is often accompanied by rhinitis, which is inflammation of the nasal cavity.

Bacterial infection of the nose or sinuses seldom occurs as a primary disease and when it does occur it is usually secondary to a viral, fungal or parasitic disease. A number of viral infections can infect kittens between 6 and 12 weeks of age, while cryptococcosus is the most common fungal infection in older cats.

Allergic conditions rarely cause rhinosinusitis in the cat. Trauma to the nasal cavity or bones of the forehead over the sinuses is a potential cause. Rarely, blades of grass that are ingested may find their way into the nasal cavity, but other nasal foreign bodies are uncommon. Badly infected teeth are often associated with nasal infection as the infection spreads upwards along the roots into the sinuses.

With either of these conditions sneezing and discharge are common. Sometimes gagging occurs from postnasal drainage. Acute onset of episodes of violent sneezing is often associated inhalation of a foreign object while chronic, periodic sneezing is associated with most other nasal diseases.

The discharge may be seen from one or both nostrils and the type of discharge sometimes helps determine the cause. For example, a yellow-green discharge is common with bacterial, viral or fungal infections, whereas a bloody discharge is more likely

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with trauma, foreign body, a bleeding disorder or cancer.

Facial deformity can be seen with tumors, trauma or secondary infection. A swelling below one eye often indicates that a tooth root abscess has extended into the nasal cavity. Occasionally, discharge from one or both eyes may be seen and open-mouth breathing may occur if one or both nasal cavities are obstructed.

You should have a vet do a thorough exam of the head and mouth and he or she may recommend some routine lab tests as well as special fungal assays.

Blood clotting tests may also be recommended and often X-rays are helpful in making a diagnosis, and, if needed, a CT scan or MRI could be considered but these tests are usually cost-prohibited for most owners.

Occasionally cytological examination of the discharge is helpful but usually a biopsy is necessary for best accuracy. Samples can be obtained by forceful flushing of the nasal cavity with saline or by several biopsy techniques.

Rhinoscopy (examination of the nasal cavity with fiberoptic viewing scope) allows direct visualization and the ability to obtain tissue samples for pathology or for culture.

Treatment of course will depend on the cause of the problem.

Obviously, if a bacterial infection is identitifed, antibitocits will be prescribed. Unfortunately when antibiotics are stopped many in-

fections return. Chronic infections of the nasal cavity can extend up into the frontal sinuses and these infections respond poorly to medical therapy and surgery is sometime necessary. Viral infections are usually self-limiting and run their course in two to three weeks. An exception to this is Herpesvirus infections, which can be chronic or recur throughout the cat’s life.

Antivirals can be tried with hit or miss success. If the cause is fungal (cryptococcosus) systemic antifungal medications are available. Tumors will require surgery, infected teeth are removed, traumatically displaced bone fragments are removed and foreign bodies can often be successfully removed using rhinoscopy.

Chronic rhinitis and sinusitis can be very difficult to treat. They are often frustrating for the owner, the pet and the veterinarian. I am currently seeing an 8-year old cat that a specialist and myself are having difficulty in curing. A lot of these cats require an indefinite period of continuous or intermittent antibiotic or antiviral medication and if significant destruction of tissue occurs, the nasal discharge may persist indefinitely. — Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others.

Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, also and what they are doing. Philippians 2: 3-4.

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SENIOR NOTES

Urgent need for homedelivered meals drivers PLOWS Council on Aging, a non-profit senior agency, has an immediate need for dependable volunteers to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens. Routes available in Orland Park, Orland Hills, Tinley Park, Palos Park, Palos Heights, Hickory Hills, and Bridgeview.

Driver commitment is only 2 to 2 ½ hours per week, no nights, no weekends. Drivers must have their own car and be insured. A stipend is provided to defray gas costs. Pre-packed meals are distributed from the PLOWS office, 7808 College Drive, 5th floor, Palos Heights. Call Xenia at 361-0219 for details.

Shared housing PLOWS program The PLOWS Shared Housing Program has offered a unique housing option to area seniors since 1986.

Those seeking roommate situations with affordable shelter and/or companionship find the program a viable alternative to living alone. It can mean extra income to persons who are willing to provide a place for another within their home, condo, or apartment.

The Shared Housing Program offers participants the opportunity for companionship as well as increased security. Eligible applicants must be age 25 or older and one person in each match must be at least 62 years old. Thorough reference checks on both the seeker and provider are made by PLOWS Shared Housing Specialist. There is no fee for this service.

Shared Housing is not emergency housing, nor is it designed as a caregiving, maid, or transportation service. Call 361-0219 to learn if Shared Housing is the right housing option for you.

Free Medicare seminar at Marquette Club The Marquette Club, a social club for Marquette Bank customers over age 50, will host a free Medicare Advantage seminar at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Marquette Bank, 5700 W. 159th St. in Oak Forest.

Learn how Medicare Advantage plans work and what to look for when choosing a plan. The presentation will cover hospital, medical insurance and prescription drugs. This free seminar is open to the public. To register, call 342-8404.

Orland Sportsplex offers Senior Week Healthy lifestyles, physical fitness and medical screenings are just some of the activities that will be offered during Sportsplex Senior Week.

The four-day health and fitness festival will offer healthy activities for the region’s many seniors, age 55 and older Oct. 12-15. All activities will be held at the Orland Park Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. Programs include the walking club, UGI exercise ball workouts, Pilates, pickle ball, spin classes, bocce ball, country line dancing and others. Flu shots will be available for a fee and are free for seniors with Medicare insurance coverage. Total cholesterol checks will be available for a fee and the Sportsplex will offer light refreshments and breakfast on different days.

Information tables with a wealth of information regarding healthy living, home health care, senior medical care and more will be on-hand all four days during the event.

Participating seniors will receive raffle tickets at each of

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Senior-focused activities will held at Orland Park’s Sportsplex, Oct. 12-15.

the activities in which they participate. Hospitals and businesses have donated prizes and baskets.

Prizes from area businesses will be awarded at the end of the week at noon.

Light and Healthy Moves will be held at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday morning to get participants moving. Breakfast by Great American Bagel will be served at 9 a.m., followed by walking club, strength

and stretch and bocce ball. A raffle and mini lunch will wrap up the week.

Registration is required for many of the free events and seniors need not be Sportsplex members or residents of Orland Park to participate. Registration is ongoing and all events are free except for the medical screenings.

For more, call the Sportsplex at 645-7529.

Loyola, Palos affiliation brings cancer center and telestroke program to Palos Primary Care As part of the mission to expand access to top-rated medical programs in the south suburbs, Palos Community Hospital and Loyola University Health System announced today a new and innovative telemedicine program and a new cancer treatment center at Palos.

Loyola and Palos will launch a telestroke program today that will bring the expertise of Loyola stroke specialists to the patient’s bedside at Palos Community.

Construction of the cancer treatment center, to be located in the Palos Primary Care Center at 15300 West Ave. on the hospital’s south campus, will be completed Nov. 1.

The stroke and cancer programs are among several initial patient-care initiatives stemming from an innovative affiliation between Loyola and Palos that was announced last April. The affiliation focuses on coordinated and collaborative patient care. Palos patients receive greater access to Loyola’s renowned specialty care services, while having continued access to Palos’ primary care network. “Rather than asking patients to travel to us, we will come to them,� said Daniel J. Post, Loyola’s executive vice president for Network Development and System Integration.

Loyola neurologists who specialize in stroke care will be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working in close collaboration with Palos physicians and nurses, Loyola’s stroke specialists will use a telemedicine robot to conduct patient exams remotely, in real time.

The robot is equipped with a microphone and a full-color, high-definition camera. The robot can instantly transmit electronic medical records, lab results and images such as CT scans over a secure, high-speed internet connection. Working from a different location, the Loyola neurologist can see, hear and talk to the patient and the patient’s family, doctors and nurses.

When necessary, patients will also have the option to transfer to Loyola’s facilities for surgery or other advanced care.

At the cancer center, Loyola medical oncologists and specially trained oncology infusion nurses will administer chemotherapy.Â

Depending on the patient, chemotherapy is used to control the spread of cancer; cure cancer; destroy cancer cells that remain after surgery; reduce cancer symptoms; or shrink a tumor before cancer surgery. “Palos Community Hospital is working with Loyola University Medical Center to bring university oncology expertise to our south campus in Orland Park,� explained Terrence Moisan, M.D., President and CEO of Palos. “Our affiliation with Loyola means patients may receive specialized cancer care from a leading academic medical center close to home.�

As an academic medical center, Loyola can offer patients the opportunity to enroll in clinical trials of experimental new drugs that are not available at most hospitals. These new treatments potentially can reduce side effects, prolong remissions, and in some cases cure cancers.

Loyola is nationally recognized for its expert team of specially trained oncologists who come from a wide variety of specialties. Loyola recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Loyola is one of only five healthcare facilities in Illinois

and 75 in the U.S. to receive the national honor for surveys performed last year.

Palos has been granted the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award as a result of nationwide surveys performed in 2011 and 2014. Palos’ Oncology unit provides care and services for patients experiencing various stages of cancer, from diagnosis through surgery and chemotherapy.

Palos recently invested in a state-of-the-art medical records program that is compatible with the system used by Loyola, making it easier for clinicians to access medical records across both systems.

Loyola ranks among the top three Illinois hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015-16 Best Hospitals rankings. Loyola’s cancer and neurology programs are rated High Performing.

The American Stroke Association has awarded Loyola its Gold Performance Achievement Award for implementing a higher standard of stroke Care. Loyola’s Stroke Center also has received the Gold Seal of ApprovalŽ for stroke care from the Joint Commission. — Loyola University Health System

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BUSINESS Jet’s Pizza lands in Pizza Heights strip The Regional News

By Jack Murray

Regional News editor Forget Domino’s.

Forget Pappa John’s Jet’s Pizza is the new franchise pizza chain in town.

Jet’s opened last week Monday at 7154 W. 127th St. in the shopping plaza at 127th and Harlem Avenue.

Jet’s could be better positioned for takeoff and have more staying power than the other pizzeria chain, however, because of its very wide selection of hot sandwiches, subs, salads, chicken wings, Triple Cheese Turbo Stix and other sides in addition to several varieties of pizza, and the quality of ingredients.

“We use the highest quality cheese you can buy, grande mozzarella from Wisconsin, and the meats we use [sausage, pepperoni, etc.] are all Fontanini,” a Chicago regional favorite,” district manager Andrew Wolf said during a lull at the shop’s busy lunchtime last Friday.

Jet’s bakes five types of pizza listed in its values-packed menu– signature square, hand tossed round, thin crust, New York style

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and its signature eight-corner pizza – for pickup or delivery. You can get pizza by the slice, or sizes small, medium, large, extra large, eight-corner, all the way up to or the signature square party tray of 30 square pieces for parties and other large group gatherings.

The many menu selections are detailed in Jet’s colorfully photographed four-page foldout carryout menu, as well as helpful signs on the wall on the way to the counter to place an order. The friendly staff behind the counter knows the choices can be a bit overwhelming on a customer’s first visit and are only too happy to help one navigate through them for a good-value dining experience.

Choice of toppings on Jet’s pizzas are: pepperoni, bold pepperoni, ham, Italian sausage, bacon, hamburger, meatballs, anchovies, mushrooms, onions, red onions, green peppers, black olives, green olives, pineapple, mild peppers, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and shredded Parmesan cheese. Add chicken or Feta cheese for an additional charge.

You can also flavorize your crust for free. Flavors include Cajun, poppy seed, sesame seed,

shredded Parmesan, butter, garlic, Romano and Turbo Crust.

The signature squares pizza we tried has a thick crust that has a nice crunch on the outside, and is chewy within. The cheese topping is baked to a tasty golden brown.

Hot slices are available all day.

At the other extreme, Jet’s also does catering for large parties.

We also tried a hearty deli boat, a hot sandwich of freshly baked pizza dough stuffed with ham, salami, cheese, fresh crunchy lettuce and ripe tomatoes. It is served with a side of Italian dressing, except turkey, which includes a side of mayo. One sandwich split in half made a filling lunchtime meal for two people here.

Jet’s still uses the same pizza recipe since the Stering Heights, Mich.-based business began in 1978. Each pizza box tells the story and commitment to quality

by CEO and Founder Eugene Jetts, whose mother’s pizza recipe was so popular with his friends and Photo by Jack Murray customers of the family store that Jet’s Pizza District manager Andrew Wolf (left) and Billy Grapentine show some of the hot slices of pizza ready for they encouraged him to expand. takeout at the new pizzeria, 7154 W. 127th St., Palos Heights.

Palos Heights’ new Jet’s PizJet’s Pizza Palos Heights hours a.m. to 11 p.m. For more, call za is the 20th store to open in owner has also opened a store in Illinois, including in Naperville, Tinley Park. There are about 350 are Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 827-5750, visit JetsPizza.com or Darien and Joliet. Its franchise Jet’s Pizzas in 20 states.

10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 stop by the store for a menu.

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Avoid emotional investment decisions JIM What’s the biggest obstacle to your ability to invest successfully? Is it the ups and downs of the financial markets? Political events? The fact that you weren’t born rich? Actually, the chief hurdle you face is something over which you have control: your own emotions.

Your emotions can lead to a variety of ill-advised investment behaviors, such as these: • Cutting losses – Declines in the financial markets can lead some investors to try to “cut their losses” by selling investments whose price has declined. Yet, when prices have dropped, it may actually be a good time to buy investments, not sell them, especially when the investments are still fundamentally sound.

• Chasing performance – In the investment world, the flip side of “fear” is “greed.” Just as some investors are propelled by fear of loss, others are motivated by quick, big gains.

They may pursue “hot” investments, only to be disappointed when the sizzle quickly fizzles.

Instead of trying to “score” that one big winner, you may be better off spreading your investment dollars among a range of vehicles – stocks, bonds, government securities, certificates of deposit (CDs) and so on. While diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss, it may help reduce the impact of market volatility on your portfolio.

• Focusing on the short term – When the market is down, you might get somewhat upset when you view your monthly investment statements. But any individual statement is just a snapshot in time; if you were to chart your investment results over a period of 10, 15 or 20 years, you’d see the true picture of how your portfolio is doing – and, in all likelihood, that picture would look better than a statement or two you received during a down market. In any case, don’t overreact to short-term downturns by making hasty “buy” or “sell” decisions. Instead, stick with a long-term strategy that’s appropriate

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Edward Jones Investments for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

• Heading to the investment “sidelines” – Some people get so frustrated over market volatility that they throw up their hands and head to the investment “sidelines” until “things calm down.” And it’s certainly true that, when owning stocks, there are no guarantees; you do risk losing some, or all, of your investment. But if you jump in and out of the market to “escape“ volatility, you may take on an even bigger risk – the risk of losing some of the growth you’ll need to reach your goals. Consider this: If you had invested $10,000 in a package of stocks mimicking the S&P 500 in December 1979, your investment would have grown to more than $426,000 by December 2013. But if you had missed just the 10 best days of the market during that time, your $10,000 would only have grown to less than $206,000 – a difference of about $220,000, according to Ned Davis Research, a leading investment research organization. The bottom line? Staying invested over the long term can pay off. (Keep in mind, though, that the S&P 500 is an unmanaged index and isn’t meant to depict an actual investment. Also, as you’ve no doubt heard, past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)

Our emotions are useful in guiding us through many aspects of our lives, but when you invest, you’re better off using your head – and not your heart.

Jim Van Howe is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Palos Heights. His office is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 3613400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

CAREER & BUSINESS MetroSouth Medical Center names new CEO John Baird has been named chief executive officer of MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island effective Oct. 19. He comes to MetroSouth from Presence Health in Chicago.

“I look forward to working with the board, physicians and employees at MetroSouth Medical Center,” said Baird. “Together we will build on the quality care and service to become one of the

premier providers of healthcare in the southland.”

Baird has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience, including 19 years in various CEO roles. At Presence Health, Baird was the Regional President and CEO for three hospitals. He has served at Presence Health since 2005.

“John has the extensive leadership expertise and the business acumen to support the hospital’s continued growth, expansion of

BUSINESS NOTES Orland Twp. recruiting employers for Job Fair Orland Township is seeking employers to participate in its next annual fall job fair taking place on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Orland Township activity center, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.

Employers can participate in the morning session (10 a.m. to noon), afternoon session (noon to 2 p.m.) or both and will be given a table and up to three chairs for

set-up. There are no registration fees. Lunch will be provided.

For more information or to register, call Lea Sullivan at 403-4222.

Vendors fair at Smith Village Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community at 2320 West 113th Place in Chicago, will hold a vendor fair with local artists, hobbyists and retailers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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service lines, fiscal responsibility, quality health care services and promote a culture that provides an exceptional patient experience,” said Brian Dolan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of MetroSouth Medical Center. “We look forward to working with him and welcoming him to MetroSouth.”

Baird holds a master’s degree in business and health administration from Duke University, and a bachelor’s of arts in biology and history from Duke University.

JOB SEARCH Moraine Valley Fall Job Fair Students, alumni and community members who are looking for hourly or salary jobs or paid or non-paid internships can network with quality employers that have job openings at Moraine Valley Community College’s Fall Job Fair on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 5 p.m. The free fair will be in

the Moraine Business and Conference Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.

Professional business attire and resumés are required for entry. Registration is not required.

A complete list of firms that plan to attend and more information at morainevalley.edu/events/falljob-fair or call 974-5737.

COMINGS & GOINGS

Asian market opens in Orland H-Tide, an Asian grocery store, opened last month at 17849 S. Wolf Road in Orland Park.

The store carries an extensive selection of foods and spices from the Far East.Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily

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Villa Rosa Pizza getting face-lift Don’t be deceived by the look of place, Villa Rosa Pizza is just getting a face-lift and the longtime pizzeria at 5786 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community remains open for business.

“There’s some outdoor remodeling going on,” said Vito Centeno, a manager at the restaurant.

“It’s strictly outside work.”

Hours for the pizzeria remain from 3-10 p.m.

Sunday and Monday, from 3 p.m. to midnight Tuesday to Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Villa Rosa also opens at noon during Bears games.

Centeno also said Danny’s Pizza at 6021 S. Archer Ave., the longtime restaurant that Villa Rosa acquired late last year, is still undergoing a major remodeling and is expected to open sometime in the late spring or early summer next year.

Villa Rosa promises that when Danny’s reopens, it will feature food made from the same recipes used by the Terracina family when they operated the restaurant.

Great Clips makes a move

prices to surge past $3 and then drop back to about $2.30 within a couple of weeks. Another cause was last week’s sudden and unexpected jump in Chicago wholesale prices. That jump brought prices locally to among the highest in the nation ... again.

Gasoline analysts say the price locally should start retreating again as cheaper winter blends start to replace more expensive summer blends.

“Retail gasoline prices should be expected to continue a slow but steady descent consistent with what typically occurs when cheaper ‘winter blend’ gasoline becomes more available as we near the beginning of the fourth quarter,” said Gregg Laskoski, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “The Great Lakes region may be the only one where a decline is less likely given the jump in Chicago wholesale fuel prices late last week.

The spike brought Chicago wholesale as high as Los Angeles and to a tie for the highest wholesale gasoline prices nationwide.”

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the area at www.southlandbusinessnews.com and www.southlandsavvy.blogspot. com.

Great Clips of Bridgeview moved recently from 10274 S. Harlem Ave. across the street to 10135 S. Harlem Ave. in the Ridge Plaza in Chicago Ridge.

Hours at the new location are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For information, call 708499-4955.

The Bridgeview location won’t be vacant for long. An AT&T store is in the works for First Midwest Bank (as of Oct. 5) the site and looks like it should

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The only good thing about the recent see-saw effect in gasoline prices is that the range is a lot lower than gas prices were a year ago.

Prices in the south suburbs have been as low as $2.25 and as high as $3 in recent weeks. on Friday, Oct. 23.

The price of gas was close to Vendors will sell bean bags $4 a gallon a year ago. and games, specialty chocolates, The recent price rollercoaster greeting cards by Rosemary’s has been blamed on an outage Creations, Lia Sophia jewelry, at the massive BP plant in Sue’s Tapestries, Jewelry in Na- Whiting, Ind., which caused ture, Tastefully Simple, Everpure Organics, handmade soaps and scented wax animal figurines.

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DEATH NOTICES Ethel, “Key” Schulman

late Christopher J. Schulman. Loving mother of Lynn (Serge) Molohosky, Kay (Andrew) Storniolo, Karen (Robert) Gordon; cherished grandmother of Christie, Eric, James, Michael, Blake, (and the late Krista); and dearest great-grandmother of seven great-grandchildren Jacob, Emma, Madison, Ethan, Caden, Zoe and Zane. A family celebration of life to be held in late October. “Through her life, other lives have been forever touched”

In Memoriam Ethel, “Key” Schulman, nee Anderson, age 96, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2015 in Conroe, Texas. Born in Chicago, the daughter of the late Christian and Mabel Anderson of Danish and Swedish descent. In 1960 was a resident of Palos Park and member of Palos Park Community Church and in 1978 a resident of Sun City West, Arizona. Proceeded in death by her beloved husband, James E. Christensen and the wife of the

Ann F. Ahern

Ann F. Ahern, nee Ferretti, age 92, of Orland Park, died on Sept.

27 at Palos Community Hospital.

Beloved wife of 62 years to the late Dr. James J. Ahern (2011). Loving mother of Ann Marie (Richard) Geary, James D. (Camille), Thomas J. (Mary Ann) and the late baby Michael John. Cherished grandmother of Mark (Letitia) Geary, Dennis (Carrie) Geary, Lisa Geary, Alyssa Ahern, Jim Ahern, Coady Ahern, Sean Ahern, and Colleen Ahern. Dearest great-grandmother of four. Dear sister of the late Joseph Ferretti and the late Lillian Ramazatto. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Ahern was born in Chicago. She was a daughter of Italian immigrants. She was a career Chicago Board of Education administrative assistant. Ann also was a long-time Catholic volunteer for St. Julie Billiart Parish as a Eucharistic minister to the sick as well as a member of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Chicago.

Visitation was held Oct. 1 at St. Supplied photos Julie Billiart Church, until time of the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment Good Shepherd Cemetery, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church held a Blessing of the Animals by its pastor, Orland Park, IL. In lieu of flowers, the Rev. Basil Salkovski, on Sunday at the church, 8530 W. 131st St., Palos Park. “All God’s creatures welcome,” the memorials to The Society of St. church invited people and pets for the blessing. “We had a wonderful time, and here’s a couple photos of how it Vincent de Paul Chicago, 10525 went,” said parishioner Larry Raeder.

Delta Parkway, Schiller Park, IL

Blessing of the animals

PAWS Assisting Wounded WarriorS (PAWWS) plans its third annual Yappy Hour fundraiser set for Friday, Oct. 16, from 3 to 9 p.m., at Joe Daniel’s Neighborhood Eatery and Pub, 12218 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights.

The evening will feature “the soon-to-be famous” PAWWS puppies in training to be paired with veterans with post-traumatic stress.

Cost is $10 for all-you-can-eat

pizza and a PAWWS wristband.

Yappy Hour will also offer raffles and split the pot. Meet the trainer and Day Dreamer Jewelry will be among entertainment and vendors.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will provide food, shelter, vet care and training for the lifetime of PAWWS service dogs that are paired with combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder from the horrors of war.

For more informatiomn or to make a donation, visit PAWWS. org or call Barnett at 369-1981.

McCord Gallery gala seeks sponsors McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s annual gala will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Midlothian Country Club.

This event is a benefit for operational support to maintain the historic McCord House as a center for art classes, music lessons, exhibits and special cultural programs for the entire Southwest Suburban region.

McCord is asking community members to become sponsors of

this very worthwhile fundraiser.

As a thank-you, sponsors will be invited to special champagne reception before the event, will be prominently acknowledged in the program book as well as in all publicity and each level of sponsorship receives complimentary tickets to the event.

McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park.

For more, call 671-0648 or visit mccordgallery.org.

SXU to host internship and job fair Saint Xavier University’s (SXU) Office of Career Services invites the community to meet with employers at the 2015 Fall Internship and Job Fair on Friday, Oct. 16.

The fair is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. in the Shannon Center, at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. This event is free and open to the public.

Employers will recruit for full-time, parttime and internship positions in various industries. Attendees are advised to dress professionally and bring many copies of their resumes.

Organizations that have attended in the past include Advocate Christ Hospital Medical Center; ChildCare Careers; Elim Christian Services; Hayes Beer Distributing Company; Mercy Hospital and Medical Center; Prudential; Standard Bank & Trust Co.; TCF Bank; U.S. Secret Service; United States Army; and Walgreens.

A full list of employers is available on SXU’s website, keyword: job fair. The list of employers attending the fair will be updated on a weekly basis.

For more, call 773-298-3131.

At a cultural moment when celebrity trumps character in America, it took a humble priest from Argentina to remind us of the better angels of our nature — and of the kind of nation we must aspire to build in the 21st century.

Pope Francis arrived in our public square as a self-described migrant, and for a refreshing week his message of compassion and justice drowned out the divisive, ugly, sometimes hateful rhetoric of this political season.

Temporarily pushed out of the headlines was trash talk about immigrants, demonizing language about American Muslims, and the puffed-up buffoonery that passes for political discourse in 2016 America.

The pope didn’t downplay or disguise his convictions about everything from climate change to the sanctity of life “at all of its stages.” But he delivered his views — and here is the lesson many of our political and religious leaders would do well to re-learn — with civility and respect.

Consider the pope’s message on religious freedom, delivered at the cradle of American freedom in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Few topics are more

Robert P. Meany, age 68, of Orland Park, died on Sept. 25 at Palos Community Hospital. US Navy Vietnam Veteran, beloved husband of Geraldine, nee Ifland. Loving father of Eileen (Jon) Ipema, Michael Meany, and Christine (Michael) Safstrom.

Cherished grandfather of Samantha, Shaun, and Sophie Ipema.

Dear brother of Thomas (Paula), Joseph (Anne Marie), Mark, and Kevin (Brigitte). Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Meany was born in San Franciso, Calif. He was a member of IUOE Local 399 and was Chief Engineer for several buildings in Chicago, retiring at the Bell Federal Building, 79 W. Monroe. He also was Past Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus San Salvador Archangel Council 282, member of Samuel Cardinal Stritch Assembly #205 and Fr. Perez Council 1444. Visitation was held Oct. 1, funeral Oct. 2, from Colonial Chapel, Orland Park to St. Julie Billiart Church, Tinley Park for Mass of Christian Burial.

Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. In lieu

Ferdinand P. Schrank

Ferdinand P. Schrank, age 90, of Orland Park died on Sept. 30 at Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. U.S. Navy WWII Veteran.

Beloved husband of 68 years to Phyllis, nee Enders.

Loving father of Susan (Diane Nowak) Schrank, Merri (Marc) Stoddard, Judy (Paul) Vik, Peter (Debbie) Schrank, Lydia (Jeff) Winkelmann, Carol (Joseph) Wrobel and the late Barbara (Bill) Walsh. Cherished grandfather of 11. Dearest great-grandfather of one. Fond brother of Marylee Esklund and the late Clifford Schrank.

Mr. Schrank was born in Marinette, Wis. He was a retired operating engineer for Hulett Corp.

He was a member of American Legion Orland Memorial Post 111. Visitation was held Oct. 4 at Colonial Chapel, Orland Park.

Funeral service was held Oct. 5 at Christ Lutheran Church, in Orland Park. Interment Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Orland Park. Memorials to Christ Lutheran Church or the American Legion Orland Memorial Post 111

The Orland Park Veterans Commission will hold its 16th annual steak fry for Orland Park veterans on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. event will be held at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Tickets are $10 per person and include dinner and beverages, limit two per veteran. Beer, wine and soft drinks are included in the ticket price. Musical entertainment will be provided by Kate & Matt Meyrick from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m.

“The military steak fry dates well back into history,” said Orland Park Veterans Commission Chair Phil Bell. “It was always a treat when serving overseas to be able to sit down and enjoy a steak.

This is why the Vets Commission does this every year --- to bring back the camaraderie of enjoying

a meal with the members of your unit,” he said.

The Steak Fry is open to Orland Park veterans only. If a non-resident is a member of an Orland Park military organization, i.e., the Orland Memorial American Legion Post 111 or the Orland-Palos Reber-Tesmond Veterans of Foreign Wars 2604, a membership card must be presented to purchase tickets.

Tickets must be purchased in advance through Oct. 14 at the Cashier’s Office at Orland Park’s Frederick T. Owens Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The cashier’s office is open on the first and third Monday of the month from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Tickets will not be available at the door.

NOTICE OF THE INTENT OF THE VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK TO LEASE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VILLAGE FOR A TERM IN EXCESS OF TWENTY (20) YEARS NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Palos Park intends to lease a portion of the property, owned by the Village and commonly known as the water tower at 9540 West 123rd Street, Palos Park, Illinois, to New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, for a term of thirty (30) years, commencing December 9, 2015 and ending December 8, 2045, pursuant to a Fifth Amendment to Site Lease Agreement to be approved at the October 26, 2015 Palos Park Village Council meeting; said meeting to be held at the Kaptur Administrative Center, Village Council Room, 8999 West 123rd Street, Palos Park, Illinois, at 7:30 p.m. on said date. The premises to be leased is located on the following-described property: Parcel 1: That part of the South 250.0 feet of the West 15 acres of the South 20 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 37 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows:

Pope Francis re-awakens the American ideal divisive in the United States, with one side proclaiming religious liberty “under assault” and the other side condemning religious liberty as cover for “bigotry.”

Without the rancor or hyperbole that characterizes our culture wars, Pope Francis offered a powerful affirmation of religious freedom as a right “given by God himself.”

And he warned against confining religious expression to “a subculture without right to a voice in the public square.”

After the pope’s departure from the United States, it was revealed that he met privately with Kim Davis — the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds.

Although both sides in the Davis affair are already citing the meeting to attack the other, the pope’s balanced approach to the controversy — signaling support for the right to conscientious objection while avoiding divisive public statements about same-sex marriage — illustrates the tone and balance he brings to conflicts over religious issues in the public square.

As John Gehring, Catholic program director at the liberal advocacy group Faith and Public Life, explained in a New York Times interview, the pope’s approach makes both sides “a little

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bit uncomfortable.”

“I think Pope Francis affirms religious liberty,” said Gehring, “and he rejects the culture wars.

That’s something we need to grapple with.”

Of course, we can, and should, contend with one another over our religious and ideological differences, but if the common good is to be served, we should do so through civil and constructive dialogue.

Standing near the spot where American freedom was born in Philadelphia, Pope Francis called on people of all faiths and beliefs to work for “tolerance and respect for the dignity and rights of others.”

Religious freedom, he argued, thrives best in a society with “a healthy pluralism, which respects differences.”

The pope reminded us that what unites Americans is not religion — we each have our religious and non-religious convictions that rank among our deepest differences — but rather a commitment to pluralism framed by religious liberty, “a fundamental right which shapes the way we interact with neighbors whose religious views differ from our own.”

Just prior to his departure from the United States, the pope modeled the “healthy pluralism” he envisions at a worship service held

at Ground Zero in New York. He met with families of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and participated in a “witness for peace” ceremony with Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and other religious leaders.

The gathering was deliberately and carefully described as “multifaith” — rather than “interfaith” — to underscore that respect for the rights of others does not mean or require uniformity of belief.

At the Ground Zero ceremony, we saw on display the rich possibilities of an America of many faiths and cultures — a nation where citizens affirm distinct religious identities while living and working together for the common good.

Realizing this ideal in an America deeply divided by religion and ideology is one of our greatest challenges in the 21st century.

It will not be easy. But for one, brief shining week, Pope Francis made many of us believe it can — and must — be done.

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and executive director of the Religious Freedom Center. E-mail: chaynes@newseum.org Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org Twitter: @hayneschaynes

Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27 and running thence East along the South line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, a distance of 421.0 feet to a point; thence North at right angles to the last described course, a distance 150.0 feet to the place of beginning; thence continuing North along a prolongation of the last described course, a distance of 75.0 feet to a point; thence East at right angles to the last described course, a distance of 75.0 feet to a point; thence South at right angles to the last described course, a distance of 75.0 feet to a point; thence West at right angles to the last described course; a distance of 75.0 feet to the place of beginning, all in Cook County, Illinois.

Parcel 2: Easement for the benefit of Parcel 1 for ingress and egress over that portion of the parking lot lying West of the Tower site and East of the West line of the East driveway from 123rd Street over the following described property: The East 264.0 feet of the West 506.0 feet of the South 250.0 feet of the West 15 acres of the South 20 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 37 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois; P.I.N.s: 23-27-109-005 and -014; Common Address: 9540 West 123rd Street, Palos Park, Illinois 60464; (the “Subject Property”).

Pursuant to the terms of the proposed Fifth Amendment to Site Lease Agreement, use of the Subject Property, by New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, is for the transmission and reception of communications signals. A copy of the proposed Fifth Amendment to Site Lease Agreement is available for public inspection at the Kaptur Administrative Center, at the address set forth above, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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The Regional News

Thursday, October 8, 2015

PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

50 Years Ago This Week

File photo from Oct. 7, 1965

Near completion of Harlem bridge over Cal-Sag: Widening of Harlem Avenue through Palos Heights will not begin before Jan. 1, 1966. A big obstacle is lack of funds… The bridge carrying Harlem Avenue over the Sag Channel is nearing completion. The County Highway Dept. estimates opening of the four-lane bridge about Nov. 1. Half of the bridge will be opened to traffic this week.

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16 Striking painting of paddles, net and ball?

19 Uber 20 Facebook button 21 Truncation abbr.

22 Austin of “Knot’s Landing” 23 Extraordinary northern bird?

26 Statistician’s challenge 28 Plot component 29 “__ thoughts?”

30 Reasonable 32 Purim heroine 34 Mythological figure who touched 16-, 23-, 46- and 55-Across?

36 Available 39 Anthony Hopkins’ “Thor” role 40 Channel for old films 43 Noodle 44 “I’m not kidding!”

46 Alaskan insects?

51 Chief Justice Warren 52 Subjects of some conspiracy theories 53 Specks on cartes 54 Enthralled 55 Overdevelop a high plain?

60 It may be cautionary 61 “I shall be late!” speaker of fiction 62 Letter director 63 Narrow opening 64 Indo-__ languages 65 Nixon has two Down 1 Angry Birds, e.g.

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10 Years Ago This Week

File photo from Oct. 6, 2005

Heights Candy Day help wanted: The Palos Heights Lions Club Candy Day fundraiser committee members are Skip Lombardo (from left), Dick Welge, district governor Dennis McMillon, Jerry Hogan and George Paulson. Candy Day will be held next Friday and Saturday on the street corners of Palos. Funds raised support programs for the needy, and visually and hearing impaired. Volunteers are needed. Call Jack Clifford.

File photo from Oct. 6, 2005

10 Years Ago This Week

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38 Fictional pilot with the iconic line, “Laugh it up, fuzzball”

10 Free sample limitation 11 Top story 12 Cab driver?

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40 Circus staple 41 Sun block 42 “The Producers” screenwriter Brooks 45 Milk dispenser

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48 Uber

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49 “The View” alum Joy

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27 Z-zebra link 31 Dashboard Confessional’s genre 32 Changes, in a way

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58 Harvard grad Jeremy who’s now a Laker 59 Rises

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Workers also made renovations to the building formerly occupied by Bergman Paint and Wallpaper, just north of the razed drive-thru. [Negotiations at the time sought to bring a Dollar Tree dollar store to the site.]

Before and after on Harlem Avenue: A demolition crew last Friday razed the former Palos Bank and Trust drive-thru facility in the 12300 block of Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights. The facility had been closed for more than two years.

Workers on Tuesday removed the high-profile Bergman “B” from the edifice of the former Bergman Paint and Wallpaper store. The once brightly lit “B” was a beacon for countless customers making home improvements for 40 years. Owner Jack Bergman closed the family store in May. It moved to Palos Heights from Chicago in 1965.

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WHATIZIT?

Goodbye to all that: The demolition of the service garage of the long-shuttered Buick car dealership at Palos Heights’ northern gateway began Thursday morning. The showroom and service center on the northeast corner of Route 83 and Harlem Avenue have been vacant since Rizza Buick closed shop some nine years before. The seven-acre parcel was purchased by developer Bill Basic in 2002. It is contained within the Palos Heights Gateway tax-increment financing district established by the City Council last April.

We had plenty of responses to last week’s Whatizit column. A special bonus goes to those readers who not only guessed what it was but where it is located as well.

But since we can’t give out bonuses, we will settle for putting your names in the paper. Worth residents Carol and Jerry Janicki guessed correctly that is was the Kissing Fish sculpture at Lake Katherine in Palos Heights. Palos Heights resident Jan Pietrzak guessed that it was the fish sculpture at Lake Katherine.

Palos Park resident Karen Lencioni not only guessed correctly but also informed us that it is in the water at the west end of Lake Katherine in Palos Heights. She was not only right but gave directions as well.

Patty Vandenberg, of Chicago Ridge, answered with two questions.

“Are they fish sculptures? Are they at Lake Katherine? Next time Patty, just say it. We will give you this one.

Other correct responses were given by Mary Sheerin, of Palos Heights, and Celeste Cameron, of Worth.

Now we ask our readers if they can identify what is in the photo above? A special mention will be given if anyone can state where this photo was taken.

This week’s clue for the photo above: Caring for the sick.

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Park Women open rummage marketplace

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Lucy Crocilla, president of the Palos Park Woman’s Club, and Palos Park Recreation Department staffer Theresa Tevsh enjoyed seeing the large turnout for the Sell if Again Palos Plus community wide rummage sale held Sept.

26 at the Palos Park Metra station. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Vendor Amy Meier, of Palos Heights, models a fur stole to its possible buyer, Giedra Garbonkus, of Homer Glen. woman’s club’s gifts to the community.

After hearing about the event at another craft show, Barbara Butzin traveled all the way from Berwyn to sell her many hand crocheted items.

St. Francis of Assisi Senior Residence had a vendor table at the event; profits will be used to fund a yoga class for its residents. This senior residence has a mini-mart store and is always open to receiving donations. Contact Vilija Aukstuolis, service coordinator (center) at 630-343-1893

Shoppers were amazed at the huge selection and reasonable prices at the event.

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Left: Guests will receive a complementary caricature as a memento of the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s annual gala on Nov. 7 at Midlothian Country Club. Right: Caricature of the artist himself

Caricature artist among the fun coming at McCord’s annual bash Caricature artist Mike Giba of Home Team Caricatures will be on hand at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s fundraiser, For Love of the Arts, Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Midlothian Country Club.

The evening will be filled with entertainment, great music, and exciting live and silent auctions.

Tickets are $125 per person, and include open bar,

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BROTHER RICE 31, MOUNT CARMEL 14

‘He is ridiculous’

Smalling puts on a show as Crusaders shock Caravan

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Brother Rice junior receiver Ricky Smalling has already dazzled some college scouts and local media in recent weeks.

He’s not a local secret any more.

His performance on Friday night showed a little more of the world what he is all about with more Chicago reporters present and Comcast SportsNet Chicago rolling its cameras.

Playing against favored Mt. Carmel, he caught 14 passes from the right arm of Cam Miller for 169 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-14 home win in the Catholic League Blue. Heading into the game, Mt. Carmel (5-1, 2-1 and ranked second in the state in Class 7A according to the Associated Press) gave up a league-low 28 points in its first five games.

But Smalling used his speed and some power (stiff arming a defender and juking two others) en route to a 17-yard score in the fourth quarter to impress spectators in the stands, watching from home or even on the field.

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Ricky Smalling smiles after he is congratulated by his coaches and teammates on the Brother Rice sideline.

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Brother Rice’s Ricky Smalling stiff-arms Mt. Carmel defender Avery Saffold during a touchdown reception.

It’s the Fun ’n’ Dunne Era for Marist Explosive offenses — and sometimes porous defenses — keeping RedHawks fans excited

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

It’s a good thing that Friday’s homecoming treat of shooting off fireworks after every touchdown is not a regular occurrence.

Otherwise, tuition at the school to pay for all of that could reach six figures a year, the way the RedHawks offense operates.

Since Pat Dunne returned to his alma mater to coach football, his teams have gone 5826 — including Friday night’s 45-21 victory over St. Patrick in an East Suburban Catholic Conference showdown — in 7 1/2 seasons.

Prior to that, Marist was 31-43 in the previous eight years.

And while winning is fun, the coach brought in a spread offense to make things even more enjoyable for the team’s followers.

Call it Fun ’n’ Dunne.

In his tenure, the team has scored 2,711 points in 84 games for a 32-point-per-game average. The previous eight years, the RedHawks scored 1,436 points in 74 games for a 19-point average.

In October, 2011, the RedHawks scored 64 points against Carmel and 56 against Joliet Catholic Academy in back-to-back games for 120 points. In 2006, the team scored 118 points total for a nine-game season.

Dunne, a Palos Heights native who graduated from Marist in 1998 and was a kicker on the team his senior year after injuries robbed him of a chance to play receiver, said offenses are different than when he played.

“Back then, the spread offense wasn’t as big in high school,” he said. “It was just coming about in college. We had close games but not by any means with we have 45 or plus-50 games. As the game has evolved, there are more opportunities. Athletes have gotten better with time, too.’’

In Friday’s triumph, Marist racked up more than 500 yards and quarterback Brendan Skalitzky threw for 369 yards and three

LOTS OF FIREWORKS Five of the wildest Marist games in the Pat Dunne coaching era:

Date Oct. 14, 2011 Oct. 21, 2011 Sept. 13, 2013 Oct. 15, 2010 Sept. 18, 2015

Opponent Carmel Joliet Catholic Nazareth Joliet Catholic Niles ND

Score 64-63 (2 OT) 56-51 42-37 49-42 (loss) 49-42

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Marist’s Darshon McCollough is lifted by Brent Holder after a touchdown in Friday’s 45-21 win over St. Patrick.

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Since coach Pat Dunne took over, the RedHawks have been a scoring machine.

touchdowns while running back Darshon McCullough had two rushing touchdowns and a reception for another score.

Skalitzky is the latest in a series of Fun N’ Dunne quarterbacks who has the luxury of throwing or handing off to a ton of talented skill players.

“For four years, it’s been a great experience,” the quarterback said. “We come in as freshmen and it’s a little tough to learn. Now that we’re all seniors, we are experienced and it’s fun to use it to the full potential.’’

On the other end of the coin…

Dunne’s clubs have also experienced some defensive breakdowns over the years, causing some wild scores.

Those back-to-back games in 2011 with Carmel and JCA? The RedHawks won the Carmel game 64-63 in double overtime in See DUNNE, Page 3

From left, Audrey Stocklen, Mary Stocklen, Ally Claus, Taylor Domina and Kelsey Domina touch racquets after a recent match. The Stocklens and Dominas are twin sisters on the Shepard girls tennis roster, while Claus has a twin sister who didn’t go out for the sport this season.

Usually when the sister combinations start to argue, Astros coach Kelly Myron tells them to touch racquets.

Seeing double at doubles

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Shepard junior tennis player Audrey Stocklen admits that she can’t tell senior twin teammates Alex and Taylor Domina apart.

“I really have a hard time with it,’’ she said.

She’s not the only one. Other teammates and coach Kelly Myron also have a tough time figuring out who is who.

What makes it interesting is that Audrey Stocklen is a twin herself, and her sister, Mary, is also on the tennis team. So, everything that is constantly being said to

Audrey about not being able to tell her apart from Mary is something she is saying about other twins. For the record, Mary also can’t tell the Dominas apart but the Dominas say they can tell one Stocklen from another.

The poor coach? She struggles with them all.

“With the Dominas, I figured out who is who and they make it easy on the court because one is a lefty and the other is right-handed,’’ Myron said. “But I can’t tell who is who if they didn’t have racquets in their hands. With Mary and Audrey… I still can’t tell – especially when they are on the court. I have to yell

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The fall postseason is here and I smell a state championship A rea high school golf regionals were slated to start on Tuesday, and from now until we’re burping up leftover turkey a few days after Thanksgiving, the postseason for fall sports should be exciting.

In this area, it wouldn’t be out of the question if we get a state champion or two. At the very least, there are going to be some fun moments, dramatic moments and some downright awful moments for various teams in the area.

The state championships start on Oct. 16 and 17 with golf in Decatur and Bloomington and Sandburg’s girls, who finished fifth in the state in Class AA last year, are led by an Emily (Cosler) and an Emilyee (McGiles) to go with Erin Cronin and freshman Hannah Kilbane as some of the top performers.

Will the Eagles land a state championship trophy? They have to be considered in the team picture.

The Sandburg boys golf team is a good bet – with a couple of Bretts – to make some noise. Will Schieber, Brett Katalinic and Brett Been have been leading the way during the season for the Eagles.

The following week, Oct. 22-24, the girls state tennis final takes place at all types of schools in the northwest suburbs and traditionally, our area doesn’t have a lot of team firepower to compete with the north and west suburbs. But individually Sandburg freshman Anna Loureiro could be a

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Making the Extra Point player to watch. The way she has been playing, she has a shot at being seeded in the top 32.

On Nov. 6-7, the Class 2A and 3A soccer finals are in Hoffman Estates and that reminds me of something. A few years ago, the soccer finals were held at Lincoln-Way North. North , which is scheduled to close after this school year because of budget woes in its district, opened in 2008.

That has to be the only school in state history to close in less than 10 years and host a state tournament.

But I digress.

Area soccer is goofy this year and even some of the powerhouses are not much above the .500 mark. The seedings came out last week and at the Class 3A sectional, Sandburg earned a No. 2 seed (behind Bradley Bourbonnais) and Stagg was seeded fourth.

Not bad.

The problem is that hours after that announcement was made last Thursday, fifth-seeded Lockport knocked off Sandburg, 1-0, in a SouthWest Suburban Blue contest while Stagg was beaten by 10th-seeded Homewood Flossmoor the same day.

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Sandburg’s boys cross country team, ranked first in the nation by MileSplit UDA, has a legitimate shot of winning a state title.

So in a few weeks, things can get crazier.

That weekend also features the boys and girls cross country championships on Nov. 7 in Peoria.

Sandburg, which just picked up the No. 1 ranking in the country by MileSplit USA earlier in the week, looks like it could be the real deal and bring a Class 3A state championship trophy to Orland Park. No one is going to make it easy on the Eagles. At the beginning of the season, Sandburg was only able to beat Lyons Township by one point in a meet so anything can happen.

On the girls side, it will be interesting to see how high Marist can finish after being moved from Class 3A to 2A.

FOCUS ON VOLLEYBALL

Marist’s Molly Murrihy, left, and Anne Marie Sifter stretch for a block against Mother McAuley on Sept. 15. Over the weekend, the two helped the RedHawks to a fifth-place finish in the ASICS Challenge.

Three days of thrilling action

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

When it comes to high-level girls volleyball, you would be hard-pressed to find a better three-day stretch than this area experienced last week.

From Thursday through Saturday, gyms across the area hosted some of the best teams in the area, state and country.

A look at some of the fun: • Thursday: A couple of national powers from Kentucky who were preparing for the Mother McAuley ASICS Challenge Tournament stopped by for some tuneup games at McAuley and Marist. Assumption beat McAuley, 17-25, 25-16, 25-22 while Marist dropped a two-game battle to the Notre Dame.Pandas.

Also on that night, Shepard won its 21st match of the season 25-6, 25-15 over Richards to improve to 9-0 in the South Suburban Red. Kendall Yerkes 12 kills and Abbey Graham had four aces for Shepard (21-5) . It was a part of a Volley For the Cure night between the two District 218 rivals.

• Friday: The first round of the ASICS Tournament found Marist and McAuley advancing to the Gold round with Marist shocking Florida powerhouse St. Thomas in three games 25-21, 15-25, 32-30. Sandburg finished 1-1 in pool play to earn a spot in the Silver division. Stagg finished 0-2 and headed to the Bronze division.

• Saturday: When the smoke cleared and the final serve and kill were complete at the ASICS Challenge, Sacred Heart of Kentucky won the tournament over Notre Dame. Wheaton St. Francis, a possible supersectional foe if an area team survives sectional play, took third. Marist (18-7) claimed fifth, two spots ahead of McAuley (18-6).

For Marist, Meg Krasowski (14 kills, four blocks), Anne Marie Stifter (11 kills 13 digs, two blocks), and Grace Green (29 digs, six aces) all starred against St. Thomas.

On Nov. 13-14, the girls volleyball championships take place in Normal.

Will we have an area team make it to the final four? It depends on how things shake out a week prior.

Benet, the Class 4A champ three of the last four years, happens to be in the Lyons Sectional mix with the area’s strong squads Mother McAuley, Marist, Sandburg, Shepard and Richards. If one of the area teams breaks out of that loaded sectional, the sky is the limit.

On Nov. 20-21 is the girls swimming and diving finals in Winnetka.

The area should be able to get a few relay teams to state. Individually, Sandburg’s Claire Lawler (who finished seventh in the 50-meter freestyle and seventh in the 100) and Stagg

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Krasowski (26 kills eight blocks), Stifter (21 kills, four blocks), Emily Graff (21 kills, three blocks), and Green (47 digs, six aces) led the way on Saturday.

After concluding a hellacious month of September that was filled with unexpected sickness and illness, the Mother McAuley girls’ volleyball team was finally back at full strength but players are still getting used to each other after so many lineup changes.

“The matches we lost were all three-set matches and were very close,” DeJarld said.

“But we didn’t quite execute well enough. It was nice to have a healthy team against some very strong competition, but we just haven’t hit our stride yet.”

Charley Niego racked up 48 kills for the

tournament, Emma Reilly 70 digs, and Jane DeJarld 120 assists. Kayla Caffey was named to the all-tournament team.

“We haven’t played together in enough high-level matches,” the coach said. “But I liked what I saw out there in the girls’ performance. We just have to be more mentally resilient and be able to finish more consistently.

But I’m confident that the girls will get there.

We’re on the verge.”

Sandburg finished 13th in the tournament and Stagg finished 24th.

Stagg-ering record Stagg’s Maddie Duffner broke the school record for aces with 14 in a 25-5, 25-12 victory over Thornridge on Sept. 29. She had 18 points and seven assists.

Shepard and Richards players band together for their Volley For the Cure night last Thursday.

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COMMUNITY FOCUS

St. Michael team plays for classmate’s mother St. Michael School’s fifth-grade girls basketball teams showed their support for classmate Patrick Arnashus’ mother, Denise by honoring her during a game Sept. 29 Denise was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has been undergoing treatment.

The players from the Orland Park school wore pink socks and other pink accessories with their team uniform and dedicated their games to her. St. Michael has two fifth grade teams due to the number of girls that play.

Coach, Susan Panush, came up with the idea of recognizing Arnashus.

“This is the reason I love St. Michael School,” said parent Jennifer Beeson. “We have a strong community that supports one another.”

from Shane Murray and one each from from Ed Dougherty, Ben Torres, Isaac Maldonado and Molly Hennessy. The goalies were Patrick Hennessy and Lilly Gal. Charlotte Dwyer and Terrence Dougherty also contributed.

Blue Bandits 5, Fireballs 3: In a U12 game, Viktoria Venclovas tallied her first goal of the season for the Fireballs. Jake Lata stayed added a goal.

Neon Lightning 5, Violet Velocity 2: In a U12 matchup, Violet Velocity received their first loss of the season. Justin Lang scored the first goal. After the score was tied, Zach Hansen scored a goal off of a corner kick. Neon closed the game with the remaining goals.

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diver Stagg diver Claire Van Dame hope to qualify for state again.

Finally, there is football on Nov. 27-28 – right after Thanksgiving.

For the second time in three years, the state championships are in DeKalb. Two years ago, Richards was in the Class 6A championship.

Will they return? The road will be tough but not many schools in the state will relish playing them in the early rounds.

Brother Rice, Marist, Sandburg and St. Laurence also could be in the playoffs, but do any of these four have the muscle to make it past the second round?

So that’s a month or so of some fun times ahead.

Enjoy.

FOCUS ON FALL SPORTS

Sandburg boys CC team ranked first in the nation

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

The Sandburg boys cross country team showed how deep it is as it split up its squads and competed in two meets Saturday and won both, taking the Peoria Invite by 41 points and capturing the St. Charles North Invitational by nine points.

And on Tuesday, the Eagles found out they leapfrogged Christian Brothers Academy of New Jersey for No. 1 in the nation, according to the MilesSplit USA website.

They had been second on that site all season.

At Peoria, with 29 schools competing, the Eagles finished with 26 points while Lyons Township finished second with 67 and Neuqua Valley placed third with 97.

Earlier in the season, Sandburg beat Lyons by one point at an invitational at Lyons.

Individually, Max Lehnhardt finished second (14:37.30), Chris Torpy fourth (14:42.40), Tom Brennan fifth (14:45.10), Martin Skucas sixth (14:47.70), Dan Laskero ninth (14:51.40), and Brandon Lukas 11th 14:54.20 in Peoria.

At St. Charles North, with 26 schools competing, Sandburg finished with 67, St. Charles second with 76, and Marmion Academy third with 97. Sean Torpy finished first (15:06.70), Dylan Jacobs second (15:08.40), and Paul Sieczkowski 13th (16:04.90).

Seeds planted for soccer When Marist’s boys soccer team starts the early rounds of state tournament play next week, the RedHawks will compete in the 20-team Class 3A Sandburg Sectional where Bradley and the host Eagles are the top two seeds.

And despite a No. 13 seed, Marist has been playing its best soccer of the season over the past ten games – going 7-3 and playing their most competitive game in a decade against St. Viator in close 1-0 loss in the closing seconds on Sept. 28.

The wins have come against teams like Notre Dame, Providence, St. Patrick, and Marian Catholic, while the few losses lately have come against teams such as Sandburg – which defeated Marist 3-0 on Sept. 17.

Marist has its share of talented players: Senior midfielders Brennan Peltz, Nick Messineo, Tim Adent and David Snooks along with junior midfielders Brice Wyderski and David Regan and senior goal keeper T.J Bjorklund.

“The core of this team has been together for a couple of years, and it’s all starting click for us,” Snooks said.

“We’re all starting to view this more as a team sport. We play with the ball a lot better.

“The loss against St. Viator was devastating, but we choose not to dwell on it,” he said. “We all know one another on the field as well as off the field as friends. We start the state tournament against Stagg, and we’re not taking them or any team we face lightly.”

Other local teams competing at Sandburg are No. 4-seed Stagg, No. 11-seed Oak Lawn, No. 18-seed Shepard, No. 19-seed Brother Rice, and No. 20-seed Richards.

Good Knights In Class A, Chicago Christian (8-11), which has gone 6-4 in its last ten soccer games, carries the No. 4 seed in the Sub-Sectional B of the Gilman-Iroquois West Sectional – where Beecher carries the top seed.

The Vikings will face Carver Military Academy in the first round with the winner to face a Beecher team that carries an impressive 12-1 record.

“We’re a really young team,” Chicago Christian coach Kelly Kirchhoff said. “We graduated about 10 seniors last year, and we have a lot of freshman and sophomores who are logging some big minutes. But we’re getting better every game.’’

A big turning point to the season, according to Kirchhoff, came when the team suffered a 6-0 loss to Oak Lawn. Since then, wins have come much more frequently – and even the setbacks, like a recent 3-0 loss to LincolnWay East, had more positives than negatives.

“After Oak Lawn the kids started to understand the urgency of what we want to accomplish and what we’re doing,” he said. “Our senior captains have led the way, and we actually played very consistent against Lincoln-Way East. We sustained our ball control and kept pressure on the offensive side.”

In addition, Evergreen Park, No. 12 seed, will compete in the 18-team Class 2A Lincoln-Way West Sectional, and St Laurence, No. 11 seed, will play in the Class 2A 20-team Glenbard South Sectional.

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ROUNDUP

Forfeit win could be blessing for aching Brother Rice players

Get Smart!

St. Laurence junior runs wild in win

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

With four starting defensive players and an offensive linemen missing in action last Friday, this week’s forfeit win over Legal Charter Prep may not come at a bad time for Brother Rice.

The Crusaders were able to pull off a stunning 31-14 home victory over previously unbeaten Mt. Carmel and will receive a forfeit win because Legal Charter does not have enough bodies to fill a varsity roster. Rice coach Brian Badke said the team will host Benet in a junior varsity game on Saturday.

Center Brian Gannon, linebackers Iben King and Steven Robinson plus defensive backs Jordan and Bryan Boyd are on the shelf and Badke hopes to get them healthy before hosting defending Class 7A champion Providence Catholic on Oct. 16.

“That’s the plan,” the coach said. “We have to get them back and get them healthy.’’

This week, the Crusaders were expected to work just three days and next week will return to a normal work schedule.

It is an oddity for an Illinois high school team to have a week off.

“We like playing football games so we are not looking forward to having the weekend off,” quarterback Cam Miller said. “But we will deal with it and practice hard and get ready for the next game.’’

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Brother Rice coach Brian Badke, here pumping up his team after its big win over Mt. Carmel on Friday night, will not have any postgame speeches to his troops this weekend as the Crusaders will not play and will receive a forfeit win over Legal Charter Prep.

Playoff outlook With three weeks left in the regular season, here is a look at the area’s playoff prospects.

With five losses Stagg, Oak Lawn and Chicago Christian have been eliminated from postseason contention, leaving the area with seven hopefuls.

The Illinois High School Association will select 32 teams from each of the eight classes for the playoffs based on record and wins for opponents.

Brother Rice (5-1) shot up from 11th to eighth in Class 8A while Sandburg (5-1) moved up from 18th to 14th and Marist (4-2) moved up from 24th to 22nd. Loyola is seeded first. The Ramblers beat Brother Rice, 28-0, earlier in the season.

In Class 6A, Richards (4-2) moved up from 17th to 13th while Shepard (2-4) is 47th and is a

loss away from elimination. Lincoln-Way North, which came from behind to beat Richards, 30-29, the first week of the season, is seeded first.

In Class 5A, St. Laurence moved up from 24th to 23rd. Washington is seeded first.

In Class 4A, Evergreen Park (2-4) is seeded 50th and is a loss away from elimination.

This means nothing but…

Since Class 7A and 8A teams will be seeded 1-32 regardless of geography, if the season ended now, the opening round of the Class 8A playoffs would find Brother Rice hosting Glenbard East, Sandburg hosting Curie and Marist visiting Conant.

With three games left, expect all of that to change.

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The Brother Rice defense reacts in the third quarter after holding Mt. Carmel on a fourth-andtwo play.

Continued from Page 1 “He is ridiculous,’’ Miller said. “The kid is out of this world.’’

The same could be said for Brother Rice on this night.

The Crusaders (5-1, 1-1) have been strong this year, but had their flaws. They will likely get a generous seed in the postseason but the defense gave up 28 points in a 28-0 loss to Loyola, 33 points in a win over Wheaton St. Francis and 35 more in a win over St. Laurence heading into the Mt. Carmel game.

That was a problem.

But that’s a concern that seemed to be addressed by holding the Caravan (which averaged 36 points a game) to just two touchdowns and the first came after the Caravan recovered the ball at the Crusader 12 for a very short field.

“Everybody stepped up and played as a team,” Smalling said. “It was a wonderful thing just playing our game. It’s a great rivalry against Mt. Carmel, we just had to prove that we can also play with the big dogs.’’

Smalling, fellow receiver Julian Blain and running back Zavian Valladay picked up some defensive action in the game as well as the Crusaders nursed some defensive injuries.

“You put your best athletes on the field and defensively we had a pretty good scheme and guys stepped up,” Crusaders coach Brian Badtke said.

“They had their responsibilities and they did their job. That all we ask them. Do your job. Don’t do anyone else’s job, just do your job.’’

Sophomore Brian Olsen led the Crusaders with nine tackles and Tahj Silas added eight. Aarion

Dunne Continued from Page 1 Mundelein and came home the next week to beat the Hilltoppers 56-51.

“Some of those games, I aged a little quicker than I hoped to,” Dunne said. “But at the end of the day, they were great games and they created great memories for the kids that they won’t forget.’’

This year, the tradition continues. The team beat St. Viator 45-28 on Sept. 11 and Niles Notre Dame 49-42 the following week.

All is well when the team wins, but the defensive players are not fond of giving up an average of a touchdown or more per quarter.

“I personally think we should play four quarters and not two,” linebacker Dennis Dickman said. “As a defense, we get bummed out but we’re a family so we can enjoy winning. It’s not just

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In preparing for its battle against Wheaton St. Francis this past Friday night, St. Laurence’s game plan featured plenty of work for its durable running back, Fayezon Smart.

But Smart’s 266-yard rushing performance in the Vikings’ 49-35 victory was encapsulated in a pivotal moment in the second quarter, with the game deadlocked at 14-14, and the team facing a fourth-and-five at its own 34 yard line.

“We had a make a decision at that moment whether to punt or go for it,” St. Laurence coach Harold Blackmon said. “At the time out, the offensive line said we should go for it.”

The next play, Smart broke through a hole created by the Vikings’ offensive line and rumbled for a 66-yard touchdown score that put St. Laurence ahead for good. It was one of five touchdowns that Smart recorded on the night.

In the second half, the Vikings’ defense clamped down and held gave up just one touchdown in the final 24 minutes.

“The kids played a great game,” Blackmon said. “The plan was for Fayezon to carry the heavy load, and he was up for the challenge and the offensive line did a great job blocking for him and giving a lot of holes and opportunities to make some of those long runs.

“And the defense did a great job in second half by giving up just the seven points.”

Blackmon commended both the offense and defense for supporting and complementing one another, while each executing in critical moments of the game.

“This team is very intelligent group of individuals who all support each other and play together,” he said. “It starts with our quarterback, and it builds with the rest of our players. They understand what’s going on and do a very good job of taking advantage of situations.”

Richards 30, Shepard 27

Lacy had an interception.

Rice had a 355-307 yardage advantage. Miller threw for 257 yards and the coach is wondering why his senior signalcaller is not getting as much love from colleges. Miller is 134-of196 for 1,510 yards with 19 touchdowns in six games.

“Why are people waiting on Cam Miller?” the coach asked. “Dartmouth and Ivy League schools are looking at him but there should be more. I told people at the beginning of the year he’s the best quarterback in this league.’’

The Crusaders have a week off as their next scheduled opponent, Legal Prep Charabout us.

“They [offensive players] always have our backs,” he said. “They have been backing us up and we need to get a little better and back them up.’’

Skalitzky has fun with some of the shootout games.

“As long as we win the game, I’m fine with it,” he said. “The defense had our back against Notre Dame when we struggled in the first half. We had their back the second half. I get drained after a game like that but during the game, it gets more exciting as the game goes on, especially when you are scoring points.”

Dunne said it’s all a part of teaching.

“Honestly, I view it as winning and still learning,” Dunne said. “Obviously, you love the offense but there is still a lot to work on and teach.

My no means are these perfect games but it’s great when you can win them. The exciting thing is that we know the potential is there and we can keep increasing it by eliminating those mistakes.’’

ter, will forfeit Friday night’s game and finish the regular season off hosting Providence (the defending Class 7A champions who are 2-4) on Oct. 16 and visiting traditional Catholic League Blue power St. Rita (which is also 2-4) on Oct. 23.

Mt. Carmel was led by A.J. Reis, who had 95 yards. Quarterback Anthony Thompson left the game late in the fourth quarter with an apparent leg injury.

The Caravan host Leo on Friday, will have a forfeit victory over Hales Franciscan on Oct. 16 and will have a showdown with unbeaten Loyola Academy Oct. 24 in Wilmette.

The Bulldogs recorded their third come-frombehind victory of the season, rallying from a 20-6 deficit in the second quarter to edge the Astros on Friday night.

Pat Doyle rushed for 257 yards on 42 carries and scored three touchdowns to help spark Richards (4-2), which stayed undefeated in the South Suburban Red at 3-0. Jack Carberry (104 passing yards) scored two rushing touchdowns (from four and eight yards out) to lead Shepard (2-4, 1-3).

Quarterback Jake Moran’s third-quarter touchdown run from two yards tied the game up at 20-20, and Andrew Calderon’s 40-yard field goal put the Bulldogs up for good at 2330. Doyle’s 5-yard touchdown run closed out the scoring.

“Pat is definitely a workhorse for this team who has put us on his shoulder more than once,” Richards coach Tony Sheehan said.

“He definitely did a great job of running the ball for us, and the line was doing a great job creating holes for him and controlling the line of scrimmage.”

Richards visits Eisenhower (5-1, 3-0) in a showdown for first in the conference.

“We have a really big this week against Eisenhower,” Sheehan said. “Whoever wins this one controls their destiny. We’re going to have our hands full, and we need to get back to work on the fundamentals. Thankfully, these kids are proving to be very resilient.”

Sandburg 55, Joliet Central 19

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Marist’s Darshon McCollough, left photo, was a threat as a runner receiver and kick returner in Friday night’s 45-21 win over St. Patrick. Since coach Pat Dunne, right photo, took over, the RedHawks have been a scoring machine.

Despite trailing 13-0 early, the Eagles improved to 5-1 and 4-0 in the Southwest Suburban Blue with a convincing performance on Friday in Joliet. Alec Fidan’s third-quarter touchdown passes to Collin Friedsam and Ayo Abiona helped lift Sandburg.

Fidan (5-for-8, 153 yards, 3 TDs) helped the Eagles to their best offensive effort of the season, and the defensive line gave up the least amount of points in game through six weeks. On Friday, they will face 3-3 Joliet West, which has been outscored 154-96 this season.

Reavis 55, Oak Lawn 27 Despite their best offensive output since their 20-point, Week 3 win against Argo, the Chargers were unable to stop the Rams explosive offensive assault. Steve Anaya had a pair of scoring runs for Oak Lawn (1-5, 1-3), which will host Shepard on Friday.

Ridgewood 52 Chicago Christian 19 An 89-yard touchdown gallop by Luke Rattler (nine carries, 106 yards) was one of the few bright spots for Chicago Christian (1-5, 0-2 MSC East), which will visit Elmwood Park on Friday – a 41-19 winner last Friday after losing its previous four games by a combined score of 134-14.

Oak Forest 44, Evergreen Park 13 The Mustangs dropped to 2-4 and struggled through their lowest offensive effort of the season against the Bengals. They will face a winless Argo squad that has been outscored 228-53 (a 38-9 average) in six games

Bolingbrook 37, Stagg 7

Marist quarterback Brendan Skalitzky threw for 369 yards against St. Patrick but also found some room to run on Friday night.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Herbert Hughes scored on 13-yard run for the Chargers (1-5, 0-4 SWSC Blue), who were held to single digits for the third time this season.

They are out of playoff contention but will look to bounce back this week against a Lockport team that has been outscored 96-6 in the past two weeks.

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THE NEXT LEVEL

A ‘Rocky’ and rocky start for Holmes in Philly Editor’s Note: While the Next Level is heavy on area athletes’ accomplishments in college, we will occasionally look at those who have gone beyond the college ranks and into professional sports.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Richaun Holmes, shown in June after his number was retired at Moraine Valley, is getting used to Philadelphia but already suffered elbow and ankle injuries.

The only player in Moraine Valley Community College history to be drafted into the NBA is having his “Rocky” and rocky moments when camp opened last week.

Richaun Holmes was drafted by Philadelphia in the second round and told reporters that he ran up the Philadelphia Art Museum like Sylvester Stallone did in “Rocky.’’

“I’ve had a chance to get around [the city] just a little bit,” he said. “I had a chance to go to the ‘Rocky’ stairs. I ran up those. It’s been fun so far. It didn’t look like there were that many [steps in the movie]. Once I got into it I realized it

would be a good workout.”

The 6-foot-9 Holmes, a Lockport High School graduate who attended MVCC and moved on to Bowling Green before being drafted in June, hurt his elbow in the summer but appeared to be all right for camp.

But on Sept. 30, twisted his ankle during a practice and was out a few days.

He inked a four-deal deal in late July and reportedly it’s guaranteed for two years.

The other NBA guy…

The other area player in the NBA, former Richards star Dwyane Wade, opened Miami Heat camp singing and dancing.

During the Heat’s media day, he was filmed for a Jumbotron segment singing – actually lip syncing – to Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It.” Wade, 33, inked a one-year $20-million deal with the Heat during the offseason and some observers were surprised he didn’t pick up a multi-year deal. He said

he was comfortable with the one-year deal and how it was negotiated.

“Sometimes, when you get into contact situations, sometimes it’s always middle people involved, your agents and this person and this person,” Wade told the Florida Sun-Sentinel. “We kind of just said, ‘We have the relationship where you can just take that out. So let’s sit down and talk about everything, the past, the present, the future and figure it out.’

“It just worked out where we were able to set up a meeting,” Wade added. “It was, ‘All right, let’s just meet at my house at 7:30.’ And we just sat down and talked for hours. And that went from talking about contracts to talking about all kinds of things. I’ve never been involved really in the contract negotiations like that, to where I’m sitting down with the owners of the team and just trying to figure out the best scenario for myself and for the organization.”

To the Max For some, it might seem too early to be thinking about college basketball, but Lewis University’s Fan Fest is just around the corner as the men’s basketball team will showcase some of its skills on Oct. 22.

This could be a breakout year for Hickory Hills native and Stagg graduate Max Strus.

Last year the 6-foot-6 Strus was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and named to the conference’s second team. He led the team with 146 field goals and 3-pointers with 45. He averaged 13.3 points per game and had 163 rebounds and 24 blocks.

Strus wasn’t bad in the classroom either as he was the recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award, which is given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence.

He was also named Academic AllGLVC.

FOCUS ON SAINT XAVIER

FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISTIAN

SXU football uses off week to visit kids in hospital

TCC women’s soccer notches another shutout

Saint Xavier University football players and head coach Mike Feminis had the weekend off and used some of the down time to visit with pediatric patients from Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn last Wednesday.

During the visit, players presented patients with presents and a smiling face to try to help brighten their day.

“It’s always great to give back to the community and especially when it comes to children who are sick,” Feminis said. “Seeing these kids really makes you take a step back and realize how fortunate we all are because it’s so easy to take things for granted.”

In attendance for the event were Jackson Shanklin, Mike Sheehy, Dmitri Joe, Ronald Luce, Randall Wells, Bryon Bell, Jack Ladd, Mark Strbjak, Glen Smith III, Kevin Leifker, Maurice Sutton, Dan Ladd, Stephen Simms, Mike Ivlow, and Dennis Vilimek.

Moving on up Helping lead the No. 7 ranked Saint Xavier University football team to a perfect 4-0 mark last month and claiming two MidStates Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week awards in the process, junior quarterback John Rhode (Chicago Heights, /Montini Catholic) was named the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Mover of the Month for September when the award was announced last Thursday.

In addition, sophomore Ellie Willging (Freeport./UIC/Freeport) from the SXU women’s cross country team and redshirt freshman setter Courtney Joyce (Western Illinois University/Mother McAuley) from the Cougar volleyball team were named honorable mention selections for the September award. It was the first installment of the award for the 2015-16 academic year.

Rhode combined for 124 completions and 214 pass attempts for 1,462 yards and 13 touchdowns over four games last month. He also had 33 carries for 124 yards and a touchdown in addition to winning back-to-back MSFA Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week awards on September 14 and 21.

After his big month, Rhode currently leads the entire NAIA in offense yardage with 1,751 yards and No. 2 in the nation in total offense yards per game (350.2).

Willging made an immediate impact finishing second overall in a field of 98 collegiate runners at the Midwest Classic Cross Country Invitational in Bourbonnais, with a 5K (5,000 meters) time of 18:34.47.

Joyce helped lead the Saint Xavier volleyball team to a 6-3 record last month and a 4-1 record in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). She tallied 303 assists on the month averaging 10.1 assists per set. On Sept. 22, she was honored by the conference as the CCAC Setter of the Week.

Submitted photo

Some members of the SXU football team visited sick children at Advocate Medical Center last Wednesday.

Volleyball team splits at Crossover

Left: Kamil Szczesniak, a Reavis graduate, fights for the ball in St. Xavier’s 3-0 victory over the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Below: Mike McLaughlin, a Palos Hills native who graduated from St. Laurence, mixes it up in the Cougars’ victory.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

The Trolls were among the top teams in the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Olivet Nazarene University at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais. In the field of 17 women’s teams running the 5K course, the Trolls came in fourth place. The men’s team was also in the top five with a fifth- place finish of the 16 teams.

This week, the women’s team moved into the NAIA Top 25 ratings and its fourth place finish was behind only a NCAA Division I program and two other ranked NAIA schools.

The Trolls’ high finish was due to the performances

by Ashley Jourdan and Jessica Disselkoen who were both in the top five of the 187 runners. Jourdan ran an 18:43 to take fourth place and just three seconds behind her was Disselkoen at 18:46 for fifth place.

That duo was backed up by the next two runners who were in the top 40. Nicole Syverson finished in 35th place with a time of 19:49 and Megan DeWeerd was 39th at 20:02.

Leading the men’s team was Michael Potter who was 23rd of 169 runners. He finished with a time of 26:32.

Fifteen seconds behind Potter was Cody Velthuizen at 26:47, good for 32nd place.

A pair of first-half goals by sophomore midfielder Ricardo Aldape (Chicago Heights/Bloom Township) propelled the Saint Xavier University men’s soccer team to a key Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) road win over host Judson University, 2-0, Saturday afternoon at Dawson Field in Elgin.

The Cougars (6-4-0 overall/3-1-0 CCAC) have won three straight games. Sophomore keeper Frank Valle (McHenry, Ill./McHenry Community) picked up his third shutout of the season behind one save. Freshman forward Orlando Tapia (Crystal Lake, Ill./ Crystal Lake South) recorded the assist on Aldape’s first goal of the game in the 17th minute.

Earlier in the week, Aldape, senior forward Roger Ciszewski (Alsip/Marist) and senior forward Marco Gutierrez (Stone Park/ St. Joseph) scored in a 3-0 win over the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports.

Continued from Page 1 ‘good job twins!’ to them and that should cover it.’’

Both sets of twins play doubles on the Astros roster and Myron was one player away from having three sets of twins on the team.

Ally and Megan Claus, of Palos Heights, transferred from Marist to Shepard this season and they are…you

The Trolls faced four opponents from the North Division of the conference Friday and Saturday in the CCAC Crossover Tournament hosted by Calumet College of St. Joseph (Whiting, Indiana).

The team split results of their matches with a win and a loss on each day of the tournament. The two victories were against Robert Morris University and St. Ambrose University and the losses were to Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and Saint Xavier University. The Trolls are now 10-12 overall and 7-2 in the conference.

In their first match the Trolls faced their toughest competition in Cardinal Stritch, a team at the top of the North Division standings and receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches Poll and fell in three sets with scores of 15-25, 16-25, and 22-25.

The Trolls faced Robert Morris and needed four sets to get the victory. They won the first two at 25-13 and 26-24 before dropping the third set at 23-25. The Trolls were able to secure the victory in the fourth set with a 25-19 win.

The second day of competition started with a three set win for the Trolls as they took on St. Ambrose.

The team took the set with scores of 25-18, 25-19, and 25-20.

The team’s final match was a four set battle with Saint Xavier. The Trolls took the first set at 25-15, but then dropped the next three at 25-22, 25-16, and 25-19 for the loss.

For the four matches of the tournament Kacie Stoll led the team with a total of 48 kills and Danielle Oeverman had 31. Tori Mantel handed out 114 assists and had six ace serves. Karliegh Krchmery was also effective at the service line with eight aces while also registering 39 digs. Michelle Busscher led the dig category with 59.

CC teams finish high in invites

Men’s soccer team rolling

Doubles

Trinity Christian College’s women’s soccer team recorded its sixth shutout of the year Saturday in a 6-0 conference win over Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Indiana).

After a 1-0 half-time lead Trinity tacked on five goals in the second half for the convincing victory. With the win Trinity is now 8-3 overall and 3-2 in the CCAC. The first half goal came nine minutes into the game when Adrianna Puente fed a pass up the field to Jessica Bianchi who finished for the score.

The game quickly changed in the second period as Trinity continued a constant barrage of shots at the goal. Three of those shots connected in a five minute time span. At the 54th minute Tarryn South scored on a pass from Samantha Burgess. Three minutes later Bianchi got her second goal. Then at the 59th minute Kayla Diemer finished a pass from Puente to bring the score to 4-0.

The Trolls connected again in the 73rd minute as Diemer dribbled through the defense and put on by the keeper. The final goal of the game came at the 82nd minute. A shot by Deirdre Bia was stopped by the goalkeeper, but Caitlin Smith was there to find the rebound and touch it into the goal.

For the game the Trolls had 48 shots of which 26 were on goal. They held Holy Cross without an attempt.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports. guessed it… twins.

Both were doubles partners at Marist but Megan decided to concentrate on basketball this season. While Ally and Megan are not identical twins and it’s easy to tell them apart, Ally said they were usually on the same wavelength on the court.

“It’s weird not having her here because she would always be my backup,” Ally said. ”She would tell me what to do.’’

The two also played lacrosse, bas-

ketball, volleyball and soccer before high school.

Meanwhile the Stocklens and Dominas agree that having a twin sister on the court has its advantages. But they also admit playing tennis with a sister is not always rosy.

“Sometimes we get mad at each other,” Mary Stocklen said. “But then we try to work our way through it.’’

“We fight a lot but coach tells us to touch racquets and that actually helps,’’ Audrey Stocklen said. “Once

we were down 4-1 and we touched racquets and we won 6-4. That helped us work as a team.’’

Myron also occasionally has her hands full with the Domina sisters and has them touching racquets once in a while.

“They were whipping balls at each other [before a recent non-conference match with Sandburg] but that turned out to be an advantage because after I talked with them, they took their anger out on their opponents and played

well.’’ Myron said.

There is one more wrinkle to the Shepard tennis dynamic.

Myron found out last year she was related to the Stocklens.

“My mom showed up at a match last year and they were all looking at each other and they were like ‘wait a minute…’ ’’ Myron said. “My mom recognized their mom. We’re distant cousins. Maybe third cousins.

“It’s a small world, all right.”

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST Holy Maholy! Jason Maholy racked up the season’s first perfect week at 9-0 (his brilliance of being the only one to pick Brother Rice to beat Mt. Carmel sealed it for him) and that came on the heels of a 7-1 mark in Week 5. He is still in fourth place, but a couple more weeks like that and he will be making Vorva and Findysz sweat. Vorva now has a one-game lead over Findysz thanks to being Smart and picking St. Laurence and Fayezon Smart over Wheaton St. Francis. There are three more weeks to go for the battle of King! Note: Brother Rice is winning a forfeit game over Legal Charter Prep. We are not including that game this week for fear that one of these chuckleheads will pick Legal Charter.

Last week: Overall: Richards at Eisenhower Marian Catholic at Marist Evergreen Park at Argo Joliet West at Sandburg Stagg at Lockport St. Laurence at Aurora Christian Chicago Christian at Elmwood Park Oak Lawn at Shepard St. Xavier University at Concordia

Jeff Vorva 8-1 45-15 Richards Marist Evergreen Park Sandburg Lockport St. Laurence Elmwood Park Shepard SXU

Anthony Nasella

Jason Maholy

5-4 32-28 Richards Marist Evergreen Park Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence Chicago Christian Shepard SXU

9-0 41-19 Richards Marist

Argo Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence Elmwood Park Shepard SXU

Wally Findysz 7-2 44-16 Richards Marist Evergreen Park Sandburg Lockport St. Laurence Elmwood Park Shepard SXU

Bob Rakow 7-2 42-18 Richards Marist Evergreen Park Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence Chicago Christian Shepard SXU

Images from last week’s sporting events

Marist student shake up and squeeze hundreds of containers of baby powder to create an eerie scene before the RedHawks beat St. Patrick, 45-21, during homecoming on Friday night.

Marist players were getting ready to run out of the banner Friday night when wind knocked the banner down. It was not a bad omen, however, as the RedHawks won their homecoming game against St. Patrick, 45-21.

Brother Rice fans rejoice during the Crusaders’ 31-14 upset over Mt. Carmel Friday night.

Our photographer has no shame. Comcast SportsNet Chicago crew members lined up helmets and a football just right during the Brother Rice/ Mt. Carmel game and we liked it so much, we poached it.

Now here is a shot Comcast didn’t have – soccer balls are lined up next to ice after St. Xavier University’s 3-0 win over the University of St. Francis in Joliet last Wednesday.

Members of Kentucky’s Assumption volleyball team celebrate a win over Mother McAuley last Thursday as a warmup to the ASICS Challenge. Assumption was seeded first in the tournament but finished fourth.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

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SURE, AT FIRST I WAS A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK

BY THE WHOLE PEEING STANDING UP THING. BUT I TAUGHT HIM TO THROW A STICK AND NOW HANGING OUT WITH HIM IS THE BEST PART OF MY DAY. — EINSTEIN adopted 12-09-10

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For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006HE10, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-HE10 Plaintiff, -v.CHERYL DOLEZAL Defendants 13 CH 13608 10446 SOUTH 80TH COURT Palos Hills, IL 60465

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, - v. JEROME THIELMANN A/K/A JEROME J. THIELMANN, LORI L. THIELMANN Defendants 12 CH 22729 8942 PATTY LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2015, at 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 8942 PATTY LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 23-34-409-0180000. The real estate is improved with a single family 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA1405047. 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. PA1405047 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 22729 TJSC#: 35-11419 I670829

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.RAFAL KOWAL, NATIONAL CITY BANK, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 09 CH 28348 7846 West 99th Place 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 May 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2015, at 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 7846 West 99th Place, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-12-300-023-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $263,046.42.

Sale terms: 100% of 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. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price 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, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 09 CH 28348 TJSC#: 35-13997 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.

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 27, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 29, 2015, at 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 10446 SOUTH 80TH COURT, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-223-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $291,313.58.

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, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F12050113.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12050113 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 13 CH 13608 TJSC#: 35-13758 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.

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Edward G. Morlan; Brenda Jean Thomas aka Brenda J. Thomas aka Brenda J. Buyajian, Richard Irvin Special Representative for the Estate of Edward G. Morlan; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, 14 CH 18807 Sheriff’s # 150375 F14100271 CPN 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 October 30, 2015, at 1pm 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: Common Address: 24 North Woodland Trail, Palos Park, Illinois 60464 P.I.N: 23-23-206-028-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the mortgagee’s attorney, or the court appointed selling officer.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. DIEHL., Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 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.

I670638

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN P. LAUCIELLO A/K/A JOHN LAUCIELLO, MICHELLE LAUCIELLO, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/B/M TO LASALLE BANK N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 14021 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE 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 March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 2015, at 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 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 2732-215-006-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a three 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA1305401. 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. PA1305401 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 14021 TJSC#: 35-12766 I670538

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005FF9, Plaintiff, vs.

ANNA E. NESTOR A/K/A ANNA NESTOR, THOMAS B. NESTOR A/K/A THOMAS NESTOR, LINCOLNWAY COMMUNITY BANK, DOORNBOS HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 11 CH 23296 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 29, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 2, 2015 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 estate: P.I.N. 27-09-108-020-0000.

Commonly known as 14460 Raneys Lane, Orland Park, IL 60462.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I670974

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NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS J. PRZYBYLSKI TRUST DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008, CITY OF PALOS HILLS, HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE THOMAS J. PRZYBYLSKI TRUST DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 002919 9705 MAPLE CREST COURT 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 August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 9, 2015, at 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 9705 MAPLE CREST COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-208-019. The real estate is improved with a single family 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-13-24106.

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. 14-13-24106 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002919 TJSC#: 35-11887 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.

I671370

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CXA-16 CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

LIFTA, LLC-RAVINIA PROPERTY LLC FKA LEFTA, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; JOSE MEDINA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 20019 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 2, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1500 S. Ravinia Place, Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-16-207-018-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building.

The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Millennium Properties/Daniel Hyman at (312) 338-3003.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

For information call Mr. John J. Tully at Thomas M. Tully & Associates, 33 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 917-2411.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I670982

For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF ALAN FILAN, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2002 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 17408, RBS CITIZENS, N.A., GEORGETOWN DETACHED TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALAN FILAN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 11997 9422 GEORGETOWN SQUARE 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 August 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2015, at 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 9422 GEORGETOWN SQUARE, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-22-115-012-0000 VOL. 147. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $88,348.62.

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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-0401.

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. 14-0401 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 11997 TJSC#: 35-11525 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.

I671928

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.MELANIE SEFFENS, MICHELE MARITATO A/K/A MICHELLE MARITATO A/K/A MICHELLE WASZAK A/K/A MICHELLE KEBLERIS, MIDWESTERN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, LINDSAY WILLIS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., WESTBROOK TERRACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 32213 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, UNIT E 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 August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 9, 2015, at 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 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, UNIT E, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-091.

The real estate is improved with a two story single family townhouse/rowhouse. The judgment amount was $360,224.23. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 09-024611.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Attorney File No. 09-024611 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 09 CH 32213 TJSC#: 35-11665 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.

For Sale F14020367 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs.

JENNIFER MACIEJKO; THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 4208 Calendar 57 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 30, 2015 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 estate: Commonly known as 11 Cour Versaille, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a townhouse 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www. fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14020367 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.BRYAN BAILEY, CECILIA MONTALVO, 11304-08 MORAINE DRIVE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Defendants 15 CH 003623 11304 MORAINE DRIVE UNIT C 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 August 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 5, 2015, at 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 11304 MORAINE DRIVE UNIT C, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-24-100-129-1003. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-15-03390.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA GARDEAKOS A/K/A CYNTHIA A. GARDEAKOS A/K/A CYNTHIA A. CINDY GARDEAKOS, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., ARCHER BANK S/B/M TO ALLEGIANCE COMMUNITY BANK, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, BRIGHTON COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BEVERLY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A., LAWRENCE A. SWARTZ, A CALIFORNIA LTD. PARTNERSHIP, LARRY SWARTZ Defendants 15 CH 4051 14255 BRIGHTON COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 2015, at 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 14255 BRIGHTON COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-02-416-006-1027. The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA1410263. 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) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1410263 Attorney Code.

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The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Southwest • Section 2, Page 9

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THIS WEEK

Painting watercolor portraits and figures at McCord

Instructor John Howard will be teaching the basic drawing and painting techniques for portraits and figures at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center on Thursdays, Oct. 8 – Nov. 12, from 3-5 p.m.

Students will experience flesh-tone mixing, the theory of colored light harmony and will explore various brushstrokes that enable artists to render an expressive likeness from a photo to create an emotional response. The price of the class is $98 for members of McCord, $108 for non-members.

McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and La Grange Road), Palos Park. For more information call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

The Bridge Teen Center upcoming programs

• Terraplane - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host their weekly “Friday Night Live” event with live music from Terraplane and with free food samples from Nothing Bundt Cakes.

• High School After Hours -10:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, The Bridge will extend its hours for High School students only during their “Friday Night Live” event. High School Students are invited to stay until midnight to enjoy live music from Terraplane and free food samples from Nothing Bundt Cakes.

• Project Serve: Treasure Chest Foundation - 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 12, a program for students to give back to another local nonprofit. Students will help organize toys for the Treasure Chest Foundation.

• Project Serve: Thrift Store - 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 12, students will volunteer their time at a local thrift store. Students will sort, clean, and shelve donated items.

• Billiards - 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 13, a program with the American Poolplayers Association to teach students how to play pool like a pro.

• DIY Crochet Animals - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 20, teaches students how to create crochet stuffed animals.

• Coffee Bean Art - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13, students will create a textured silhouette of an image out of coffee beans.

• Hip Hop Dancing - 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 14, 21, and 28, a program with Elite Dance Academy to teach students the basics of hip hop dancing.

• Italian Gnocchi - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14, a culinary program with Bartolini’s to teach students how to make Gnocchi.

• Camp Like a Pro - 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 14, teaches students how they can survive a night in the wild.

• Bottle Cap Checkers - 4 to 5:15 p.m. Oct. 15, a program for students to create their own Checkers pieces out of old bottle caps.

• Spiced Cookies - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15, a culinary program with Artesa Baking to teach students how to make cookies flavored with Fall spices.

• Acoustic Guitar (Guys only) - 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 15, 22, and 29, teaches students the basics of the acoustic guitar.

• Parent Program: Bullying Stops Here (What Parents Can Do to Help) - 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, program shows parents how to communicate better with their teens, giving practical tools to implement in their family that will promote new learning experiences and genuine moments of openness. Free dessert will be provided by Baker’s Square. This free event is open to the community. For more, call 532-0500.

• Campfires - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 16, a campfire themed night with live music from Andrew Tufano and Jacob Jones. Free frozen yogurt will be provided by TruGurt.

These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

Family pottery

A pottery class for families will be hosted at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Wednesdays, Oct. 14 and 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. The Log Cabin Art Center is located at 12700 Southwest Highway in

Palos Park.

Instructor Heather Young invites families with children of any age to make autumn leaf platters on Oct. 14 and to come back to glaze their creations on Oct. 21. The class fee is $18 per person and includes all supplies and two kiln firings. Advance reservations are required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Tuesday luncheon: Civil War novel

The Civil War will be the focus at a Tuesday luncheon on Oct. 13, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Local author Joseph Dwyer loves history and has written his first work of historical fiction, entitled “Harvest the Bitter Root — Terror, Love & Border Justice in Civil War Missouri.” Dwyer will talk about the book, why he wrote it, and the experience of publishing one’s first novel. “Harvest the Bitter Root” intertwines stories of flawed personalities who, through bravery, perseverance and redemption, cope with brutality and exploitation during the American Civil War. The story embraces the concept that living freely is contingent on vigilance and self-reliance.

The luncheon costs $20 per person and requires advance reservations. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Laughter Circle

The plot of “The Martian” may sound similar to the recent “Gravity,” which may give you trepidations about seeing this, but director Ridley Scott has made sure this is no “Gravity” and that this stands on its own.

For over two hours we have a movie about NASA astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) trapped alone on Mars. How is he going to survive? Is NASA going to try to save him? The struggle they paint for Watney is one of the things that make this movie great.

Traditionally, Matt Damon plays overly competent people like Jason Bourn, who you know are going to survive no matter what happens. Most of the characters he portrays are not easy to sympathize with, which is something needed here. The film needs Damon to make us sympathize and feel real emotions for Mark, because if he doesn’t the film falters.

In his best work, Damon gets us to feel for this botanist trapped on Mars. For most of the film, Damon is alone on Mars and with no one to interact with so his performance could be quite dull. Ridley Scott and screenwriter Drew Goddard give Watney this sense of humor to help him make light of the deathly situation he’s in.

Damon makes Watney so upbeat during the worst of times, so that when he shows a look of fear we actually feel Mark could die. A-list actors don’t die in movies but for once you feel it’s a realistic possibility.

This is not just the Matt Damon show, even though “The Martian” could be him alone for two hours and still be good. Can you say best actor Oscar nominee for Matt Damon? Speaking of The

A monthly Laughter Circle meets at 6 p.m. this Sunday at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, which is a gathering 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 By Jeraldine Saunders an advanced certified Laughter Leader. O’Brien welcomes newcomers the laughter circle at any time.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The cost of the laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien Roll with the punches. Workdonates to The Center. Registration is appreciated; related disagreements may be call 361-3650. difficult to defuse as this week unfolds. Focus on making a favorable impression on those who Kids’ beading workshop A Beading Workshops for children in kindergarten control your public image.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): through eighth grade is offered on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Mix business with pleasure. In from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. the week ahead you may find that Art instructor Heather Young will teach the chil- a partner or loved one provides dren to create three-strand necklaces and a match- you with an opportunity to excel. ing bracelet from the art center’s large assortment You can use this person’s advice to your advantage. of beads.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The workshop costs $14 per child, which includes It is difficult to fly when your all supplies. Registration is required. Class size is limited so early registration is advised. Call 361-3650. boots are mired in the mud. You may be more focused on the practical and less imaginative during UPCOMING the week ahead. Make headway Watercolor painting class for families with accounting tasks.

An autumn art class for families will be hosted at CANCER (June 21-July 22): the Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Saturday, Oct. Help harness up the horses. Dur17, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Log Cabin Art Center is ing the upcoming week you can located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. team up with someone to make Instructor Heather Young invites families with your dreams come true. Avoid children of any age to join her watercolor workshop, relatives or siblings who may in which participants will sketch a large arrangement drain your energy. of pumpkins, gourds, corn, and other fall items LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): and then turn it into a colorful watercolor paintPush and shove your way to the ing. The class fee is $ 9 per person and includes top. Issues of control and power all supplies. Reservations are required. Call The may arise at the workplace durCenter at 361-3650. ing the upcoming week. Be kind

and diplomatic and you will make more of a profit.

Knitting retreat VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A daylong knitting retreat will be offered on You should be kept on your Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Knitting instructor Georgann Ring invites folks for a fun and relaxing day of creativity. All knitting and crochet skill levels are welcome. The cost per participant is $45, which includes lunch, leadership and instruction. Participants can bring their own projects-in-progress and also knitted items for show and tell.

Registration is required by Tuesday, Oct. 20. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Tony Pinto’s grade: A+

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

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Oscars, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain plays the captain of the ship. She’s the one who decides to leave Mark “dead” on Mars. She may not be in most of the film, but it was never a question after the crew left Mars if those opening scenes were her brief minutes on screen. It becomes when and how we will see her again.

This movie may be somewhat predictable. If you’ve read the novel by Andy Weir or seen any previews you can guess how this film’s going to go. Everything this film does is masqueraded to a point where you don’t think about what is happening next, you just let it happen. This movie goes the way it has to go, only this time it doesn’t lower the standard of the film.

This film has way too many other characters to talk about but we’d be remiss not to mention Jeff Daniels as the head of NASA and Kristen Wiig who plays a serious character for once.

Most people won’t care about any scientific flaws because this is a great film about space. Maybe if we were astronauts (sorry if you’re an astronaut reading this) we would see more flaws. Since we are not, let’s just enjoy the best film of the year so far.

CATS: Vaccine Examination $10 1 year Rabies Vaccine $12+county tag 3 year Rabies Vaccine $25+county tag DRC Vaccine $12 Feline Leukemia Vaccine $12 FIV/FELV Test $20 Microchip $20 Frontline Plus Deworming (price varies by weight)

WELLNESS CLINIC # CALL 815-830-6568 Please leave a message and we will call you back to set up an appointment.

Just Animals is a no-kill, non-profit shelter. All of our funding comes from donations and fundraisers.

We take in hundreds of stray, abused, neglected, and owner surrendered animals every year.

Our goal is to provide the best medical and emotional care to mend their broken bodies and spirits; and when they are ready, offer them for adoption.

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toes in the week to come. Use your drive and determination to complete projects and make your financial dreams a reality. Avoid involvement in petty spats.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It is best to stay in the middle when torn two ways. Family members may want to spread their wings, but you prefer they stay in the nest. A struggle will have a silver lining this week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The three blind mice managed quite well. Take along a cane to feel your way if you are blinded by ambition. In the week to come you will benefit from a mentor’s sage advice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Extra determination pays off.

Your material ambitions can be realized as this week flies by. It may be tempting to rest on your

laurels but you can make progress if you work hard.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be wiser than an owl in a tree. At the same time you might be too focused on swooping down and catching your prey.

Remain balanced about your ambitions this week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can be too generous for your own good. As this week unfolds you may be prompted to spend money for the wrong reasons. Meditate on your intentions before acting.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The good comes with the bad, but avoid the ugly. Be very clear about stating your objectives before taking any crucial action in the week to come. Sympathy can be mistaken for pity.

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Southwest • Section 2, Page 10

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Help spread awareness in your community by educating your neighbors and friends on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, and encourage the women you know to schedule a mammogram today. The following businesses proudly support this message and ongoing breast cancer research.

Early detection is key to successful treatment Although the numbers are decreasing, the American Cancer Society still predicts that the chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer during her lifetime is about one in seven. Most women with breast cancer have no family history of the disease, so all women need to watch for early warning signs through screenings.

Prevention

More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in America each year, but there are steps you can take to reduce your risk. Healthy lifestyle choices like consuming a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables, engaging in regular physical activity and avoiding cigarettes and excessive alcohol are all important steps in helping to prevent breast cancer. Early detection is also key in the fight against breast cancer, so be sure to perform a breast self-exam each month, and ask your doctor when to schedule mammograms and other screenings.

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Orland Arts Commission presents music by soprano trio Trés Belle The Orland Park Arts Commission will present the soprano trio, Trés Belle, this Sunday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the Exhibit Hall of the Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane.

This all-ages show is part of the Arts Commission’s Fall Cultural Series and features vocal performances by Kimberly Jones, Leila Bowie and Marisa Buchheit.

The three sopranos sing operatic arias, duets, musical theater favorites and much more. Trés Belle is accompanied by Pianist Paul Dykstra. The trio hails from

Chicago and regularly performs with Ravinia Festival’s Educational Outreach Program. Trés Belle has also performed at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Musicians Club of Women.

“The Arts Commission’s Cultural Series with Trés Belle is a great addition to the village’s cultural offerings,” said Mayor Dan McLaughlin. “We are excited to have these talented singers perform in Orland Park.”

The women formed their group to be similar to The Three Tenors.

All three singers have performed

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Halloween Tea this Friday Ladies are invited to grab their broomsticks and join in the Halloween Tea this Friday, Oct. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Anderson Center of the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Guests will be greeted by cackling witches, serving spider cider tea, and a buffet table filled with goodies and tea sandwiches. Guests can enter a witch cackling contest and Supplied photo are encouraged to wear a witch hat, as does Judy Carlson shown above.

Professional storyteller Megan Wells will entertain the tea guests with a The Orland Park Arts Commission presents the soprano trio, Trés Belle, unique combination of inspiration and humor. Tickets must be reserved this Sunday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., in the Exhibit Hall of the Cultural Center, 14760 S. Park Lane. in advance and cost $30. Call The Center at 361-3650.

outside of the United States and have been honored for their vocal performances.

On Sunday, Nov. 15, the Arts Commission will present Music Around the World with the Melamed Band.

Tickets for Trés Belle are $20

and can be purchased at the Recreation Administration Office, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave. or at the Sportsplex Office, 11351 W. 159th St. For more information, call the Rec. Department at 403-7275. There are no refunds.

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