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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

75th Year, NO. 42 • 2 Sections

Orland residents protest mayor’s salary hike Pay raise for new full-time post takes effect after next April’s election

By Dermot Connolly Over the objections of a roomful of residents robocalled in advance, the Orland Park Village Board on Monday approved an ordinance turning the mayor’s office into a full-time position with a $150,000 annually salary, up from $40,000 for part-time.

The changes cannot go until effect until after the April 2017 village election. The mayor’s new job description will include being economic development coordinator.

Mayor Daniel McLaughlin’s current annual salary of $43,000 includes $3,000 as village liquor commissioner. The village manag-

er and assistant village manager positions won’t change.

Residents who came to protest the moves argued that it should have been decided by referendum. Others criticized the boost in the mayor’s pension the pay hike would yield if McLaughlin wins another four-year term.

“Something that changes a

salary from $40,000 to $150,000 should be put to a vote. Give us the vote and allow us to choose our destiny,” Bob Sharkey said during the public comment portion.

“It is truly unconscionable that you’re thinking of taking this step without putting it to the people of the village to vote on,” said Peggy Campbell.

Village Trustee Carole Ruzich explained in an opening statement that a planning study by the Matrix consulting firm in 2012 recommended that the village hire a second assistant village manager and a full-time economic development coordinator to focus on attracting new development.

During recent budget meetings, the Village Board determined that hiring the two professionals would

cost the village $1.2 million in salary and benefits over four years.

Therefore, Ruzich contended the change is really a cost-saving measure because expanding the role and salary of the mayor would only cost an extra $517,000 over four years.

“This is a total realized savings of nearly $700,000 during the same four-year period,” she said.

See PAY HIKE, Page 2

PALOS PARK

Neighbors oppose rezone for medical office building, lot

By Jack Murray Neighbors opposed to the rezoning of five residential parcels to build a medical office building on McCarthy Road are expected to take their case to a hearing before the Palos Park Plan Commission tonight.

The hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Kaptur Administrative Center, 8999 W. 123rd St. The Plan Commission will hear a petition for the rezoning of property at 7831, 7835 and Supplied photo 7919 W. McCarthy Road from R-1 residential to B-2 business in order to construct a 43,769 sq.

The fourth annual Palos 118 Cardinal Chase 5K or one-mile Fun Run took place Sunday morning at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. ft. medical office building on the About 780 runners/walkers participated in the community event sponsored by the Palos 118 Parent Faculty Association (PFA). The weather cooperated properties.

The site is just east of the with mild temperatures, as overnight and morning rain ended just before race time. The overall female winner was Lindsey Wagner, and the male winner Shell gas station, at 123rd and was David Bosak. Complete results and finish times for the Cardinal Chase can be accessed at www.itsyourrace.com.

Palos 118 Cardinal Chase runs at Moraine campus

80th Avenue.

The petitioner seeking the zone change is Frank Radochonski, of Palos Park, along with a land trust.

The development would include 190 parking spaces, neighbors opposed to the zone change say.

Opponents have gathered some 500 petition signatures against the zoning change to present to the Plan Commission tonight and Village Council later.

Two homes on the parcels would be razed for the medical office development if the Plan Commission votes to recommend its approval and it is granted by the Village Council, former village clerk Annette Mucha says in a letter to the editor in this week’s See PALOS PARK, Page 2

Edward F. McElroy, legendary publicist, mourned at 91 Who cares McElroy is gone?

Anyone who ever knew him

Colorful career in radio, PR and on TV spanned 70 years

By Tim Hadac Edward F. McElroy, one of the Chicago area’s longest serving and most effective public relations professionals, died last Thursday at Rush University Medical Center.

He was 91.

Mr. McElroy grew up in Visitation Catholic Parish on Chicago’s South Side. He lost his father, Joseph, when he was a young boy and years later would frequently recall that he grew up quickly, learning the value of hard work, honesty and kindness to others— as well as devotion to his mother, Elizabeth.

He served his country in World War II and in the 1960s would serve as both state and national

commander of the Catholic War Veterans. He was long known as a reliable and cheerful friend to veterans and veterans’ organizations.

Mr. McElroy started his career in mass communications in 1946, working with legendary White Sox broadcaster Bob Elson. He later toiled at WJOB in Hammond and then at WJJD in Chicago, alongside popular disc jockey Eddie Hubbard. At WJJD, he rose quickly and was promoted to news and sports director. Later, he was a TV talk show host for many years, still interviewing guests on his cable broadcast until the end of his life.

In the 1980s, the gregarious Mr. McElroy launched his own public relations firm and set a textbook

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Ed McElroy posing at his 90th birthday party at the Beverly Country Club.

example of effective, old-school, person-to-person techniques that got his clients noticed, helped win elections and assisted not-for-profits in need of a boost.

One of his longtime clients was the Metropolitan Water Reclama-

tion District of Greater Chicago, where he helped put a human face on a large public agency engaged in technologically complicated but important work.

See MCELROY, Page 2

Because I use my personal cell phone more for business than my actual business phone, I always answer “Hello, this is Jeff,’’ rather than the standard “Hello.’’

That way someone who is expecting Jeff the sports editor knows he or she has reached the right person.

Ed McElroy would retort in two ways. He would either say “Who cares?” Or, if he was feeling particularly creative, he would bark: “Who cares except your mother?”

That would cause me to yelp “Hey, you’re the one who is calling me, so you must care a lot.”

Good times.

On Oct. 12, 2015, we played the “who cares” game again and McElroy then told me he had

JEFF VORVA lined up White Sox/Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf to chat with me for all of the Southwest Regional Publishing newspapers, including The Regional.

When I was named sports editor a month before, McElroy told me he was going to get this done, even though Reinsdorf picks and chooses very carefully when he wants to talk to the press. I never See VORVA, Page 2

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Dem committeemen name Moody to 6th Dist. seat on County Board

By Joe Boyle Ed Moody was selected as the unanimous choice to become the new Cook County Board commissioner for the 6th District.

He is replacing Joan Murphy, who served on the Cook County Board since 2002. She died Ed Moody Sept. 18 after a long struggle with breast cancer.

She was 79.

Moody, the Worth Township Highway Commissioner, was selected over several other candidates on Oct. 8 at the Leonard Robinson Family Center in Richton Park. He made his presentation before a panel of eight 6th District township committeemen.

The other candidates were Antoine Bass, of Richton Park, president of the Rich Township High District 227 School Board; John A. Daly, of Oak Forest, vice chairman of the South Suburban College Community College Dis-

trict 510 Board; Donna Miller, of Lynwood, who works in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry and is the wife of former 29th District state Rep. David Miller; Tricia Murphy, of Crestwood, daughter of Joan Murphy; Ed Paesel, of Sauk Village, executive director of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association; and Crestwood Mayor Lou Presta.

Committeemen stated that Moody is replacing someone who was elected from Worth Township by voters in the last election. Committeemen believe that Moody meets the choice of the voters from the area.

“There were a lot of good, strong candidates that were considered,” said Thornton Township Committeeman Frank Zuccarelli.

“We felt that Mr. Moody was the total package for the 6th District.”

Moody’s credentials include serving as the current chairman of the Worth Township Fair Housing Committee, past president of Chicago Ridge School District 127.5, and president of the governing board for the Eisenhower Special Education Co-op.

Committeemen also pointed out

that that he has worked with elected officials in all areas represented by the district. He is familiar with the budget needs of the district and how the county budget impacts the local municipal and township budgets, the committeemen added.

Moody said his experience in negotiating and drafting budgets give him an edge as the next 6th District Commissioner. He added that his experience in dealing with unions would be a plus.

“I think that going down to Springfield, I would have some advantages that maybe some others don’t,” said Moody, pointing to his 25 years go managing campaigns and getting out the vote.

Moody and Vicki, his wife of 21 years, reside in Chicago Ridge.

They have raised their nephew Ryan for the last 13 years. He is currently an administrator with the chief judge at the Bridgeview Courthouse. He is a former technician engineer for the Cook County Highway Department.

Cook County’s 6th District includes portions of Chicago Ridge, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights and Worth.

Elevated lead in water tested from Incarnation School: report Incarnation School in Palos Heights is among 15 south suburban Catholic Schools found to have elevated lead levels in water sources there.

Two water outlets at the school were above the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb), according to a report released by the Archdiocese of Chicago earlier this month.

Testing consultants visited all180 Archdiocesan-sponsored schools and collected water samples from their drinking outlets between July and September.

The complete testing results reports for each school were shared with school leadership, families, faculty and staff.

The voluntary water testing for possible lead content in all archdiocesan-sponsored schools is now completed. An environmental consulting firm was hired to create a water-testing program for

the schools to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations.

In schools that required some level of action, meaning a water outlet (or outlets) tested above the EPA’s action level for lead, the issues found were limited to one to four water outlets in the schools. The Archdiocese did not identify any school-wide or system water quality issues.

“The safety and well-being of our students is our most important priority, so it was important that the Archdiocese complete this testing” said Dr. Jim Rigg, Superintendent of Catholic Schools.

“We are glad to see a high majority of or schools did not have any water issues identified. For the few where issues were detected, those outlets have been removed from service and we are diligently working to address the issues as quickly as possible.”

If a water outlet tested above the EPA’s action level for lead, the Archdiocese immediately worked with the schools to put the affected outlet out of service until the issue is addressed. Remediation plans will vary from installing a filtration system to replacing the water outlet. All of the affected water outlets will be re-tested following the remediation to ensure the issues have been resolved.

The Archdiocese is also working with its schools to implement a standard flushing program for all designated drinking outlets. A flushing program is one of the best ways to help ensure clean and safe water sources. Additionally, the Archdiocese has recommended its schools label all fixtures in the school buildings that are not designated as drinking outlets (i.e. janitorial-type and bathroom sinks) with appropriate signage.

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Palos Park

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The Village Council is expected to consider any recommendation voted by the seven-member Plan Commission as early as its meeting on Nov. 14.

Continued from Page 1 Over the span of his career, he became familiar with Presidents, Popes and paupers alike. Mr. McElroy’s home-based office in Oak Lawn offers a glimpse into his many encounters with political giants, business owners, religious figures, sports stars, big-band leaders and jazz crooners.

Mr. McElroy even had a hand in the early political ascension of President Barack Obama, introducing him to newspaper editors and others, giving his career added momentum back when he was still just a rookie state senator from the South Side.

At his 90th birthday party at the Beverly Country Club in July 2015, Mr. McElroy was greeted with several standing ovations from the ballroom audience, which in some respects was a who’s who of Chicago, Cook County and Illinois politics, its judicial system and the news media.

Also in for warm applause was Mr. McElroy’s longtime wife, Rita, and several speakers praised the genial couple as a model of what a marriage ought to be.

Days before the birthday party, Mr. McElroy was lionized in a Sun-Times column written by Neil Steinberg, long a fan of the elder statesman of shoe-leather public relations.

At the party, Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) announced that Mr. McElroy, a longtime friend of active-duty, disabled and retired police officers—as well as police widows and families—had earned the largely ceremonial but rarely given title of Constable of Chicago.

“To see Ed McElroy walk down the street was a truly a wonder to behold,” Burke said in a reflection offered late last week. “Like a oneman public relations machine, he knew the name of every crossing guard, traffic aide and police officer. He was also accustomed to dropping into small, local newspapers, often with judicial candidates in tow, to make a short introduction.

“Ed never missed a political event,” the veteran alderman added. “And when his car pulled up in front of a downtown hotel, the doorman always jumped to provide him a prime parking spot, right next to the front door. And, yes, Ed always knew the doorman’s name.”

In a quiet, lead-by-example way, Mr. McElroy was a physical fitness proponent, never drinking alcohol or smoking. He was ac-

One of the numerous celebrities and historical figures Mr. McElroy met was U.S. Sen. (and later President) John F. Kennedy.

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Mr. McElroy and his wife, Rita.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke (right) pins a Constable of Chicago badge on Mr. McElroy during his 90th birthday celebration last year.

tive and in good health until his final days. Those half his age often struggled to keep up.

In addition to his wife, Mr. McElroy is survived by his sons, Edward T. (Demetra) and David; and daughter, Beth (Jack) Kirkwood. He was the grandfather of Danny, Lily, Mike, Tim, Megan and the late Emily.

A funeral Mass was said on

Monday at St. Germaine Church in Oak Lawn, where Mr. McElroy served as a Minister of Communion. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Arrangements were by the Curley Funeral Home in Chicago Ridge.

The family welcomes donations in Mr. McElroy’s memory to Mulliganeers.org.

Vorva

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Pay hike

Ruzich, who chairs the board’s Finance Committee, and other board members said the new position was tailored with McLaughlin in mind. He has said that he would quit his current fulltime job as executive director of the Builders Association if he is re-elected mayor next April.

“We thought that by expanding the role of someone who already has the knowledge, expertise and personal commitment to help guide us through the continuous change, that we could save both time and taxpayer dollars while achieving what we all want for the village—a vibrant future,” Ruzich said.

The ordinance must be approved every four years, at least 180 days before any mayoral election. So conceivably, it could revert back to a part-time position in four years.

Although residents had plenty of complaints about how the change was being made, most who spoke out against it complimented McLaughlin on his work as mayor since 1993. Some saw no need for adding the new responsibilities for development.

Sue Schmitz asked, “Did you bite off more than you could chew?” with the downtown triangle at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road.

“If you don’t stay ahead of what others are doing, you fall behind. The new development, including a medical center “will be a tremendous benefit to Orland Park,” McLaughlin replied.

A complaint shared by many disgruntled residents was that they only learned about the planned change from robocalls made over

McElroy

Photo by Dermot Connolly

It was standing-room only Monday in the Orland Park Village Board chambers, where many residents opposed making the mayor’s office full-time with a $150,000 salary.

the weekend. But Trustee James Dodge and others said the calls were politically motivated and gave false information. They pointed out that the issue was discussed at two recent Finance Committee meetings, and covered by local newspapers.

When the issue of unfunded pensions came up, and the board was accused of raising the salary to pad McLaughlin’s pension, he and others on the board said that they pay into the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which Trustee James Dodge and others described as “the healthiest” pension fund in the state, much different from the troubled state, county and city pension funds.

The village will contribute $77,000, or $19,000 annually for four years, toward the mayor’s pension, Ruzich said. “That amounts to less than 75 cents per household per year,” she said. She stressed that the village only contributes to pensions for current

“The proposed commercial development would severely impact the character of our area, and definitely affect the quality of life to our residents,” Mucha said.

Several homes abut the proposed development and parking lot, said one of the neighbors who live next to the site.

employees, not retirees.

“I would say in general, the population in the United States is just plain frustrated with government, but I would hope people can separate a little bit what is happening here, from what is happening in the legislature in Springfield, and at the national level,” McLaughlin told the gathering.

After the ordinance was approved and residents stormed out, some promising to vote the whole board out of office, McLaughlin said time constraints was one reason the issue wasn’t put to a referendum. If it were approved in April 2017, when the mayor’s office is up for election, it could not be implemented for four years.

“Plus, the board members are elected to make difficult decisions and sometimes they have to do that. If we put every big vote out to a referendum, I don’t think we would get a lot done,” he added.

Some neighbors have met with Mayor John Mahoney and Village Commissioner James Pavlatos to urge them to defend the village’s residential zoning and zoning code. They say that the village’s most recent comprehensive plan defends the retention of the parcels’ residential zoning.

doubted McElroy’s ability to get it done. I was surprised, however, that he got it done so quickly.

One year and one day after he set that meeting up, McElroy died at age 91.

Where do start when talking about a guy like this? The Oak Lawn resident was in radio and public relations most of his life and made so many great relationships. He got things done. And he was still active and getting things done until a week or so before his death.

I was honored when he invited my wife, Maggie, and I as his guest for his 90th birthday party in 2015 while I was the editor of the Reporter. I refused to go as a guest. I went as a working reporter.

I was dead set on covering it for our paper with words and photos because I thought it was a pretty important event.

A lot of local big shots were there and it got me to thinking… just how many celebrities and historic people has this guy known?

As he sipped his customary glass of milk late that afternoon at the Beverly Country Club, he rattled off some names.

The list started with nine presidents including JFK and LBJ and seven more who are not known by three initials — Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.

He met Pope John XXIII in the 1960s.

He met countless sports figures with the most famous seemingly being baseball great Ted Williams.

It wasn’t until months later that I found out he met and hung out a lot with Muhammad Ali — one of the most famous world-wide sports figures in history who died earlier this year.

You’ve heard the phrase “He forgets more than you will ever know”? Ed forgot more celebrities that he met than most of us will ever know.

When I asked Ed that day if he met any famous people in show biz, he said, no — he couldn’t think of too many. But when pressed a little more, he remembered meeting Frank Sinatra. It was almost an afterthought.

It must be nice to meet so many

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Ed McElroy (left), Jack Schaller and Jerry Reinsdorf sat down with Southwest Regional Publishing sports editor Jeff Vorva last October. Schaller died in May while Mr. McElroy died Oct. 13 at age 91.

influential people that you can forget Sinatra and Ali. He also met Red Skelton, Ed Sullivan, Pat O’Brien, band leader Tommy Dorsey and danced with Rosemary Clooney and probably knew a lot more than that.

On a smaller scare of importance to world history and of great importance to me, he had pro wrestler Yukon Moose Cholak over at his house. That will always impress me.

Stories? He had a million of them. Some I heard more than once, but all were entertaining.

So on Oct. 16, 2015 Reinsdorf, McElroy and I dined at Schaller’s Pump and the owner, Jack Schaller, joined us. I felt like a little kid because at the time,

Reinsdorf was 79, McElroy 90 and Schaller 91. I shot the photo of these guys who combined for 260 years on this earth and wondered if they were going to outlive me.

Schaller died in May and McElroy followed five months later.

Ed McElroy was the type of guy that you knew was going to die eventually, but I would have wagered he would hit triple digits before that happened.

But now he has been taken from our world and, while I am not sure exactly where he is at, I am crossing my fingers he is somewhere re-meeting all of the friends, family and celebrities that he had outlived.

And I hope Sinatra and Ali are needling him good.

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Orland Twp. voters will get say on seceding from Cook

By Dermot Connolly

Photos by Patricia Bailey

Before the Palos Heights Farmers Market opened for the last time this year Wednesday last week, Beautification Committee members Bob Starzyk, Jan Collopy, market manager Anne Girzadas and Mary McKinstry dished up a hearty breakfast from the Country House Restaurant to all of this year’s vendors. Congratulations went to Veronica Podilla of Burbank, winner of the 2016 Palos Heights Farmers Market Frequent Shopper raffle, held that day. The market will resume again next year on the Wednesday before Mother’s Day.

Joys to remember as the season ends at Heights Farmers Market

Should Orland Township leave Cook County to join Will County next door?

The referendum that the Orland Township board voted to place on the Nov. 8 ballot is only advisory, but could make a statement heard across the region. Early voting begins Monday at the Orland Township Hall, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., in Orland Park.

Voters of Orland Township, which includes most of Orland Park and Tinley Park, all of Orland Hills and unincorporated areas will be asked: “Shall the territory comprising Orland Township be transferred from Cook County, Illinois, to Will County, Illinois?”

Although the referendum is non-binding, Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady thinks it will pass, and said he would take further steps to pursue the switch if a majority of voters say yes.

“This is a grassroots, community effort,” O’Grady said. He agreed to support placing it on the ballot after having “conversations with community residents over the past year.” He said the issue was also a topic of discussion at the annual Orland Township town meeting on April 12.

O’Grady noted that a second advisory referendum, about climate change, that the town board placed on the ballot came about the same way. It asks: “Shall our representatives and senators in the U.S.

Congress sponsor and/or support measures that will: Acknowledge the serious threat posed by climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a clear, transparent, and effective way?”

After hearing from numerous residents and business owners unhappy with higher Cook County taxes and plans to add more, O’Grady anticipates the referendum to leave Cook and join Will county will pass. The latest plan proposed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is to add a penny per ounce tax on soft drinks and sports beverages.

County officials said the tax could raise $75 million annually and help balance the budget. ”Those types of actions lend support to this,” said O’Grady, asserting that taxes like that harm businesses and communities close to the county border, because shoppers will just go elsewhere.

“We border Will County on two sides, 6.6 miles on the west and 6.6 miles on the south,” he pointed out. Businesses already show more interest in locating in the Will County sections of Tinley Park and Orland Park, he noted.

Nothing will change immediately, no matter what the result of the referendum is, because it is advisory. Section 2 of Article 7 of the Illinois Constitution states that “The General Assembly shall provide by law for the Town Meeting formation, consolidation, merger, division, and dissolution of counties, and for the transfer of

territory between counties. County boundaries shall not be changed unless approved by referendum in each county affected.”

But O’Grady said this case is different than what happened with Palatine, Barrington and Hanover townships in northwestern Cook County, which approved non-binding referendums in 2009 to “disconnect from Cook County” but did not leave.

He pointed out that the Orland Township proposes a move to another county, rather than just separation, which would mean the three townships would have to find a way to provide all the services now offered by Cook County.

“If it does pass, my first order of business would be to talk to Will County Executive Larry Walsh, and see if there was a willingness to accept us. This is a grassroots, community-based thing. I will also be talking to the local chambers of commerce to see who would be there to take the process to the next step,” said O’Grady.

“If nothing else, we want to send the message that the taxand-spend attitudes from Cook County are not working for us, and the services provided for the county are too far away,” he said.

“Residents complain about having to go to the Daley Center in downtown Chicago for jury duty.

I just made that trip—it is an hour and half away.”

“The drive down Route 6 [to Will County courtrooms in Joliet] is a lot easier,” he said.

Early Voting starts on Monday Early Voting in suburban Cook County starts Monday, Oct. 24.

The closest early voting sites in the area are as follows: • Orland Township Hall, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.

• Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

• Andrew Biela Senior Citizens Center, 4545 Midlothian Turnpike, in Crestwood.

• Alsip Village Hall, 4500 W. 123rd St. • Oak Forest City Hall, 15440 S. Central Ave. • Lemont Township Hall, 1115 Warner Ave., Lemont.

Early Voting hours are Oct. 24Ona Dahlquist,of Palos Heights, is a frequent Zeldenrust employees Amanda DeGraff, of South Holland, and shopper at the market. She decided to cycle 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov.4, Erica Postema of Hammond, Ind., weigh and price the pumpkins back to the market to purchase the cauliflow- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 and and gourds before their booth opened for the day. er she forgot to buy the first time around.

Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Palos Heights City Hall in NOT an early voting site in

this election.

Grace period voter registration is being held through Nov. 7 at the Cook County Clerk’s Offices in Bridgeview, Markham or downtown. Residents may also register to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8,

but only at their designated polling place with two forms of I.D. For more information or questions, contact the County Clerk’s Election Office at 312-603-5656 or visit www.cookcountyclerk. com/elections.

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EDITOR’S CORNER

OPINION

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Ed McElroy, ‘You are a great American’

By Jack Murray

Regional News editor

“Jack Murray, You’re a great American.”

I never knew what I did to deserve that accolade, but that’s how Ed McElroy cheerfully greeted me more than a few times when I picked up the phone to take his calls to me at The Regional. “No, you are, Ed,” I would usually respond.

The care and feeding of community newspaper editors like me was Ed’s main job in the 23 years I knew the old-school public relations man who died last Thursday at age 91.

What Ed usually wanted when he phoned was to make sure whatever piece of publicity he had sent on behalf of his latest client would make it into the paper: photo, caption, short news release.

But he never went straight to the point without first asking after my health, my family’s well-being, what’s new since I saw him last? There was always a funny quip, an anecdote or a great story to share with me in his ebullient, Top-of-themorning style.

“Remember, your waistline is your lifeline,” was one of his trademark lines before hanging up with me.

Ed might have lived in Oak Lawn, but the streets of Chicago were his true home, where he did much of his business and networking. He was an outgoing storyteller of the first order, carrying it off with deep reserves of Irish charm.

You could take the kid out of Visitation Catholic Parish, but you could never take his old Chicago parish out of Ed McElroy. That’s where his mother raised him after his father died when Ed was only 4 years old on the verge of the Great Depression.

That sainted, widowed mother of his must have been some special, strong lady of powerful virtues because the lad she brought up during those hardest of times grew into the kind of man who would make any mother proud. He was always a gentleman of good manners and affable dignity. I never heard him swear, even around a table full of journalists he invited to lunch before Christmas.

I almost never saw Ed McElroy clad in anything but a cleanly pressed suit and tie, warmed by a long dark or camel-colored woolen topcoat in cold weather. His shoes were always polished and buffed to a good shine. Pinned to his lapel, he wore an American flag, a Celtic cross or the insignia of the Catholic War Veterans, which he served as past national commander as a veteran of World War II. He kept his late-model Cadillac sedan spotless, too.

Washed and waxed, ready to take him on his rounds. To newspaper offices, a fundraiser, or a wake for a police officer, firefighter, a political figure or any of the countless people he knew and cared about.

I met the auto dealers who sold him his big, long Cadillacs at the annual golf outing Ed and his lovely, gracious wife Rita hosted for years at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont. We newspaper types never knew whom we might see at one of those barbecued-ribs laden affairs, where cocktails were served from an open bar. On any given year it was former county sheriff Dick Elrod, or Neil Hartigan, Jesse White, John Stroger, a Chicago police superintendent, the president of the MWRD or some of its commissioners.

And there was always a judge candidate or two.

It would take an entire book to do justice to the biography of Ed McElroy. Indeed, he is the subject of a chapter by his friend Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg. It is titled “Driving with Ed McElroy” in Steinberg’s book, “The Art of Backscratching in Chicago.” It is perhaps the best account in print that gets closest to the story of Ed McElroy’s life and times.

A devout Catholic family man, Ed’s greatest accomplishments were made not in the worlds of politics and journalism, but at home, as the loving husband to his wonderful wife Rita and devoted father of their three children. At Saint Germaine Church in Oak Lawn, he gave the Blood of Christ, serving as a eucharistic minister there for years and years.

Edward F. McElroy’s last Mass was held there Monday.

A long life lived so well is something to admire, as we who know him mourn his passing and pray for his soul. A great American, indeed a very good man, has departed from our lives. God love him, as we do.

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READERS WRITE Oppose zone change for medical building To the editor: Dear Palos Park and Palos Heights residents: The village of Palos Park has received a request for a zoning change from R1A Residential to B2 Business District in order to construct a 43,769 sq. ft. medical building at 7831, 7835 and 7919 McCarthy Road, which would include 190 parking spaces.

This request from petitioner/ owner, a Palos Park resident, includes five parcels of land, two homes would be razed.

The petition will go before the Plan Commission, then the Village Council for final decision.

The proposed commercial development would severely impact the character of our area, and definitely affect the quality of life to our residents.

Residents who are most proud of their bedroom community, large wooded lots, and the beauty of the area.

To quote from literature from current and former Village officials: We must work together to “Continue to enforce the one- acre zoning code,” Protect the Village’s natural and unique character,” Protect the village borders from over development.” Our residential zoning must continue to be protected.

To that end, please attend the Village of Palos Park Plan Commission meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., at 8999 W. 123rd St. The Plan Commission recommendation should then be addressed at the Nov. 14 Village Council meeting.

Also, rumors are being

circulated that if this proposed development is not approved, the petitioner/owner could sell this property as a parking lot.

Per Section 1278.02(n) of the Zoning Code, this use would not be allowed.

Please advise your friends and neighbors of the above information. It has also been posted on the Moms of Palos Facebook site. Thank you.

— Annette Mucha, former Village Clerk of Palos Park

Bad for business To the Editor, On Oct. 5, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a major regulation establishing mandatory Paid Sick Leave in Cook County.

This ordinance directly impacts every single business within Cook County regardless of size.

As commissioner of the suburban 17th District, I have deep concerns about the negative fiscal impact this will have on small businesses throughout suburban Cook County. As a small business owner myself, I can’t imagine how this government regulation would not place greater financial stress on small businesses. Will jobs have to be cut to cover this new significant regulatory cost?

Moreover, the vast majority of the 17th District borders DuPage and Will counties and this ordinance will likely create a serious competitive disadvantage for those Cook County businesses in proximity to the county border. I also believe that this competitive disadvantage would serve to hurt the

extensive efforts by suburban municipalities to attract new businesses, create new economic development opportunities and grow jobs.

Several legal questions were raised regarding the mandatory Paid Sick Leave regulation.

Most importantly, is it even legal for Cook County government to mandate a paid regulation on private employers?

This question was placed to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for a legal opinion and their answer was, “Our legal conclusion is that Cook County lacks the home rule authority to enact a paid leave mandate for employers whether countywide or within unincorporated Cook County.”

The meddling by the Cook County Board to mandate the private sector’s pay requirements is a bridge too far and I fear this ordinance will not meet the legal threshold if challenged in court. A previous ruling by the Illinois State Supreme Court said allowing home rule units to govern local labor conditions would damage the General Assembly’s carefully crafted and balanced economic policies. Which is why the appropriate venue for these types of economic policies to be addressed is in the Illinois General Assembly, not the Cook County Board.

Unfortunately, this is another example of overreaching authority by Cook County government and bad public policy.

For these reasons and several more are why I strongly opposed this ordinance.

— Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner, 17th District

Palos D118 wants to borrow $6.5 million, but have us taxpayers pay off the loan Dear Editor: On the presidential election ballot, you will be asked by the Palos District 118 school board to “pay your fair share” of a new loan (bond issue) amounting to $6.5 million.

In essence, this ballot referendum is nothing more than a real estate tax levy creating yet another new four-year debt obligation for the residents of the district. The board claims that the loan is necessary to better serve “early childhood” and “at risk” pre-kindergarten children ages 3-5. Their 2016 school year projected number of children in these two programs is a total of 81. Here’s what they want to spend your tax dollars on: $3,250,000 – Four new classrooms and a gross motor area at Palos West. (Do we need a single $812,500 classroom-much less four)? $ 600,000 - To build and pave a more convenient drop off/pick up area $1,000,000 - Renovations and reconfiguration of kindergarten classrooms $4,850,000 - Sub-Total $1,650,000 - An additional tax levy for improvements to district schools $6,500, 000 Total borrowing The school board states that this loan will not increase your taxes because the prior loan (a bond issue which wasn’t forced onto a ballot for you to vote on) will be paid off “just in Continued on Page 5

Orland Park sidesteps the will of the people I joined the Oct. 4 village-wide teleconference when Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin and Trustee Jim Dodge announced the Village Board is planning to make the job of mayor full-time rather than part-time.

I broke that story that this was coming in this column last September.

The mayor’s salary would increase to $150,000 a year -- from $43,000 a year (which also includes $3,000 a year as liquor commissioner). That doesn’t include a second pension McLaughlin will get from the Building Trade Association that he now heads as Executive Director.

This all came about following the vacancy created when the very competent Paul Grimes left as village manager. The board named Tim McCarthy, the village’s highly regarded police chief, as temporary successor. The village website lists two assistant Village Managers, Joe La Margo and Ellen Baer, though Baer reportedly resigned last year.

Sadly, I don’t think the village has been totally honest with residents. Sure, they can raise the mayor’s salary any time. But can they simply dump the village manager system without going directly to the people?

Orland Park’s “Village Managerial Form of Government” was set up by communitywide referendum on Nov. 5, 1983, when McLaughlin was first elected as village trustee. I wrote about both back then.

McLaughlin, 62, became mayor 1993.

If he retires on his combined salary of $43,000, his pension will be about $31,000 a year (75 percent). But if he retires at the new salary, he would be looking at a $105,000 a year pension, or more.

The trustees of the village were expected to approve the pay hike at this past Monday’s board meeting.

This has been in planning for a long time. McLaughlin said it was up to the trustees, but no one on the carefully

RAY HANANIA scripted Oct. 4 tele-conference addressed the issue of how this impacts the 1983 referendum, or, more importantly, if a new referendum is required It’s all rushed. I wonder, is the vote legal?

The village will still be a “village manager system” paying huge salaries to several managers. Someone should do a side-byside comparison of how the job will really change from manager system to full-time mayor. McLaughlin might actually lose some powers.

It’s going to make for a very contentious mayoral race this spring, something Orland Park doesn’t need. They knew they were going to do this all along. They should have just been upfront.

With the pain of the LaGrange Road construction destroying everyone’s nerves (and shutting down so many businesses – Burger King, Wendy’s and more), Orland just might see another brutal election campaign.

Meanwhile, Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady has placed a referendum on the ballot asking Orland Township residents if they want to leave Cook County and merge with Will County. And it couldn’t come at a better time as Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has targeted suburbanites to impose a Stroger-like tax on soft drinks.

Most suburban Cook County residents have been trying to break from Chicago’s tax-driven headlock for years. Suburban residents are often forced to fund Chicago’s

revenue shortfalls by raiding suburban taxes paid to the state that are redirected to help Chicago shore up its poor transportation, roads and schools. And now we’re paying for Cook County corruption.

O’Grady is popular. A Mt. Carmel graduate, O’Grady was elected as Township supervisor in 2009. Some people claim he’s considering a run for Orland Park mayor.

Between taxes, pay hikes and road construction, that’s a powerful platform.

Marty Stack is shaking up the race for the Cook County Board of Review against Republican incumbent Dan Patlak.

Stack wants to make the office more property-taxpayer friendly, meaning taxpayers should be able to go online and see immediately if their property is being charged higher than similar properties in their neighborhood. Give taxpayers what they need to challenge unfair taxation themselves. It’s a brilliant idea.

Perfect timing: In Patlak’s last two elections, the battle was fought among Republicans. Democrats are united behind Stack.

Admirably, three of Stack’s daughters are serving this country in the U.S. Military and that’s more than most politicians have done.

In contrast, Patlak supporters vandalized my home three times now, and the homes of others, too, which shows they are desperate.

All hail the Chicago Cubs: The Cubs Curse is dead and no team deserves to win the World Series more. But the bias that has built up over the years against the Cubs from the sports announcers like FOX TV’s Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz when the Cubs crushed San Francisco is so unprofessional.

Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist.

Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Harley stolen from driveway

Fire Prevention visit at St. Alexander

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A 54-year-old man reported that someone stole his blue Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle from his driveway in the 13500 block of South 86th Avenue on Oct. 2.

The victim told police that he last saw the bike at about 2 p.m., but that it was gone when he returned 45 minutes later. He added that he did not hear anything unusual because he was inside watching a football game when the crime occurred. The victim also told police his is the only person with keys to the motorcycle and that he is up to date on payments with it.

Palos Heights firefighters visited St. Alexander School Wednesday last week to discuss fire safety during Fire Prevention Week. First-graders were excited to pose with them after learning how to be safe in both school and Car ransacked in driveway at home. This year’s fire prevention theme is “Don’t Wait - Check the Date,” focusing on replacing smoke alarms A 35-year-old man reported that every 10 years. Fire prevention poster and essay contest winners, including students from St. Alexander School, someone ransacked his car as it sat will be announced on Oct. 25.

parked on his driveway in the 9100 block of West Frances Lane. The victim told police that the crime occurred between 11:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and 7 a.m. the following day.

Stolen were an iPod Nano, a pair of Air Jordan athletic shoes and a 32-roll package of toilet tissue.

The police report did not indicate if the vehicle had been locked.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Charged with DUI Henry T. Sawa, 57, of Palos Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 8:34 p.m. Oct. 10, in the 11700 block of Southwest Highway. Police said he was also cited with improper lane usage. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

Carlos J. Rojas, 22, of Harvey, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop in the 7100 block of West 127th Street, at 12:51 a.m.

Oct. 15. Police said he was found sleeping behind the wheel at a stoplight. He was also charged with driving on a suspended license and improper parking in roadway. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

Corey Lyons, 23, of Palos Hills, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 4:06 a.m. Saturday, in the 11800 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited with speeding. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

Jamie Martin, 37, of Palos Hills, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 11:36 p.m. Saturday, in the 6300 block of West College Drive. She is due in court on Dec. 1.

William P. Maxwell, 27, of Mokena, was charged with DUI

following a traffic stop at 2:25 a.m. Sunday, in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

John P. Weaver, 51, of Crestwood, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 2:28 a.m. in the 12900 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. He was also cited for speeding and improper lane usage. He is due in court on Nov. 21.

Charged with disorderly conduct Brian J. Stephan, 33, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with disorderly conduct following a confrontation in front of a home in the 11800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 2:20 am. Oct. 11.

Police said he allegedly followed a woman to her home and fled the scene after the confrontation. He was arrested following a traffic stop nearby. He was also cited for possession of a marijuana cigarette. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

Charged with driving while license suspended Karim Wazwaz, 34, of Palos

Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:13 a.m. Oct. 12, in the 8000 block of West 135th Street. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on Dec. 1.

Micaela L. McClellan, 31, of Calumet City, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:40 a.m. Oct. 12, in the 12600 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she was also cited for unlawful Palos Park police will join in a use of electronic device. She is program launched by the White due in court on Dec. 1.

House as a response to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Charged with Policing.

The Police Data Initiative strives aggravated speeding to accelerate progress around data Leigh A. Haas, 32, of Oak Fortransparency and analysis to inest, was charged with aggravated crease both trust and understanding speeding following a traffic stop of law enforcement’s interactions at 12:39 p.m. last Thursday in with the public. the 13000 block of South 76th When police departments are Avenue. Police said she is due at the forefront of revealing in court on Nov. 4. what their data means, it’s less Larron B. Roundtree Jr., 23, of likely that the media or public University Park, was charged with will misconstrue it in ways that aggravated speeding following a paint the wrong picture. Such traffic stop at 8:27 a.m. last Thurs- misunderstandings can damage a day, in the 12600 block of South police force’s reputation in ways Harlem Avenue. Police said he that lead to community distrust was also cited for driving without and diminished confidence in the insurance. He is due in court on department’s ability to protect the Nov. 4. public.

Charged with DUI Orland Park police charged Wesley W. Pierce, 56, of Orland Park, with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, failure to give aid or information and no proof of insurance as they investigated a two-vehicle fender bender that reportedly occurred near Sunrise Lane and 94th Avenue at 5:06 p.m.

Oct. 2. The victim, a 28-year-old Tinley Park man, told police that Pierce’s car rear-ended his car.

When he inspected the damage and suggested to Pierce that they pull over to exchange information, Pierce allegedly became belligerent and drove off, parking minutes later at a Jewel-Osco a short distance away. The victim followed Pierce and called police, police said. Pierce’s car was towed and impounded, and he is due in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

Oak Lawn resident Kristen Pietruszka, 32, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, making an improper turn and operating a motor vehicle with only one working headlight after police stopped her car near 160th Street and 80th Avenue at 2:34 a.m. Oct. 2. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Pietruszka is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday, police said.

Police charged Des Plaines resi-

dent Alan Tony Ely, 33, with DUI, failure to signal a lane change, no proof of insurance and driving on a suspended license after they curbed his SUV in the 14700 block of South La Grange Road at 2:18 a.m.

Sept. 29. The vehicle was towed and seized. The police report did not indicate a court date.

Crestwood resident Alissa A. Widlacki, 24, was charged with DUI, failure to signal when required, making an improper turn and no proof of insurance after police stopped her car in the 8800 block of West 159th Street at 1:27 a.m. Sept. 22. The vehicle was towed and seized, and Widlacki is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday.

Two stole baseball jerseys, police say Two Oak Lawn men were charged with felony retail theft after they allegedly stole four Major League Baseball replica sports jerseys from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 10:09 p.m.

Sept. 22. Christopher Campos and Cristian A. Santiago, both age 20, allegedly stole a Jose Abreu White Sox jersey, a Kris Bryant Cubs jersey and two Anthony Rizzo Cubs jerseys—with a total value of $480. Both men were due a bond hearing on Sept. 23.

Palos Park police will participate in national Police Data Initiative Painting a picture of what data looks like includes disclosing why data was collected, how it was collected, when it was collected and what this data means for the department and the community as a whole. When data the public is asking for cannot be released, departments should convey their reasoning, which usually relates to privacy concerns such as victim identity protection.

Village Police Commissioner Dan Polk said: “Reporting data on vehicle and pedestrian stops allows all to see that this Department engages in constitutionally sound policing.”

Polk noted that by providing open data, police are telling your community that one, I serve you.

Two, I’m not afraid what the data says. And in fact, I see that as so

critical to my job, I don’t know how I can be effective if I don’t collect the data. And three, if there are issues that we need to address, then let’s do it together.

Beginning Oct. 30, Palos Park will begin with open data on four fronts and increase the data sets in 2017 as part of the yearly budget document prepared for the village.

•Officer information: Name, hired, Race, gender, education •All Traffic stop data collected under the Illinois Racial profiling data collection requirements.

•All Pedestrian stop data collected under the Illinois Pedestrian Stop receipt data requirement.

•Bi weekly community engagement reports on date, time, location and officer on positive community engagement activity.

— Palos Park PD

years, that is being taken only months after paying off the previous four year debt borrowing and spending plan that the board, unbeknownst to the taxpayers, quietly forced through four years ago.

The ballot question will tell you that it is being used for programming and construction of facilities for programming.

Make no mistake – it is not.

Not a single penny of this money will go to educational programming. Every penny will go to unnecessary construction projects hand-selected by the Superintendent and the board.

Of the $6.5 million, only $3.25 million will go to the construction of the four new classrooms for the programs the Board has publicly discussed.

The Superintendent has struggled with this elementary math, so I ask that you do it yourself to be confident in the financial facts of this classroom expansion. The simple arithmetic involving a total cost of $3.25 million for the construction of four new classrooms – alone – looks like this: $3.25 million (total costs) ÷ 4 new classrooms = $812,500 per classroom.

While the Superintendent, the school board, and question on the ballot all might be deceiving - the analysis for the voter is not, it is straightforward: Vote “No” and you’ve told the Superintendent and the school board that from this point forward you want to have a say in how and when they take your money –and you cast a ballot to lower your taxes.

Vote “Yes” if you wish to maintain your current high taxes and permit the politicians on the school board to continue their past debt borrowing and spending habits that for decades have denied you the opportunity to have a say in the matters of taxes and government spending that you’re obligated to pay for in the end.

Ask yourself, is someone who decides to spend your hard earned tax dollars, in the amount of $812,500 for a single classroom, without so much as seeking your input, or ever thinking they needed to in the first place, a fiscally responsible individual and a good steward of your money?

If your answer is “No” to that simple question, then your answer on your Nov. 8 general election ballot should also be “No.” Vote “No” this election on the “School District 118, Issue Bonds” question and cut your taxes.

Whichever you should choose, that is the ultimate point here– you have a right to choose. Despite fierce opposition from the Superintendent and the board, your friends and neighbors have fought to provide you with the right to choose for the first time ever.

We sincerely hope that you decided to exercise and preserve that choice. Thank you!

— John Thomas Donovan, Palos Park

READERS WRITE Continued from Page 4 time” to borrow more money.

Here’s a refreshing alternative to consider: If the money isn’t borrowed, real estate taxes should be decreased due to the retirement of the existing loan.

Their individual homeowner’s projected cost is based on the average home in the district having an assessed value of $300,000. Based on that home value they say that the annual cost to you is $192, but it’s a four-year loan, so your projected “out of pocket” cost would be $768. You can figure out your personal cost based on your home’s assessed value.

It appears that these projected costs have come from only one architectural firm. At one of District 118’s informational meetings, I asked one member of the board if other architectural firms had been invited to submit alternative recommendations and projected costs. The answer was “I don’t know but I’ll ask the superintendent”. I asked again at the Palos Park Village council meeting (at which the district superintendent was in attendance) and was politely informed by a council member that this meeting was not the proper venue to pose the question. The superintendent didn’t offer an answer. For those of you who do “comparative price shopping” for expenditures of less than $6.5 million, I thought it was a valid question to ask. I have never received an answer.

For your full understanding as a district taxpayer, let me provide some background information. In November of 2015, a $6.5 million bond issue was approved by the seven-member D118 board of education. Did you know this? Was it broadly publicized? Were brochures mailed to your home? The only legal requirement was for the notice to be posted in a newspaper’s “legal notice” section.

Only through the efforts of volunteer citizens (who spent their holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve of 2015 collecting 2,000+ petition signatures) was this

approved loan (called a “working” cash flow bond) stopped and forced to be placed on the 2016 presidential election ballot. For the first time in many years, the taxpayers have been provided with the right to vote on a school bond issue.

Almost a year later, at an Aug. 9 2016 board meeting, the board cancelled the bond they had approved last November.

Moments later, however, they approved a new “construction” bond issue for the same $6.5 million because they say it provided “more transparency”.

What they didn’t provide was effective financial justification. The reason these fellow citizens volunteered their time was because they considered an expenditure of approximately $812,500 for each of the four proposed classrooms (including a “gross motor” area) an appalling and questionable amount of money.

We should provide the “early childhood” children with disabilities an effective education program. However, the outrageous cost seems to be a “want” and not a reasonable “need” for the proposed project.

It simply has never been financially justified.

Your right to vote has been preserved. The decision is yours and not that of a seven-member school board.

— Jim O’Hare, Palos Park

Diapers for needy charity says thanks Dear Editor: SWADDLE (SouthWest Area Diaper Depository for Little Ends) held our 2nd annual Diaper Harvest on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 115 Bourbon Street.

We would like to express our most sincere thanks to all who supported the event by attending, buying raffle tickets, and making donations. It was a tremendous success! We raised money, collected a lot of diapers, and raised awareness of Diaper Need in America and our local communities.

We would like to expressly thank the many Palos Heights

and Palos Park businesses that donated gift certificates and goods for our raffles. Your generosity made a huge difference and we appreciate it more than words can say. Please visit these local businesses as the holiday shopping season begins and show them how awesome they are by buying local: A Relaxed You Therapeutic Massage, Breadsmith, Capri Ristorante Italiano, Chalet Florist, Computer Greeks, Doughs Guys Bakery, Golden Shoes, Julianni’s Pizza, Merci Nail Salon, Mona Lisa Boutique, Palos Golf, Richard’s Bicycles, Royalberry Restaurant, Running for Kicks, The Original Island Shrimp House, and T-USA Martial Arts.

SWADDLE is operated locally and collects disposable diapers and wipes which are given to local social service agencies like Together We Cope, COURAGE, and Respond Now to distribute to needy families.

One in three American families struggle to afford diapers for their children. Diapers can be dropped off during October at the Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn or on the weekend of Oct. 22 and 23 at Saint Alexander in Palos Heights and Saint Elizabeth Seton Church in Tinley Park.

— Kathy Rogers, Palos Heights, Chairman of the board, SWADDLE

Vote No to reduce your taxes in D118 To the editor: By now many readers have probably heard about the upcoming ballot initiative involving yet another government effort to further its unsustainable debt borrowing and spending habits at the expense of the hardworking taxpayers whom they have tried to deny the right to vote on the matter.

In November 2015, consistent with a decades-old practice and in the hope that no one would notice, Palos School District 118 quietly and unilaterally approved a debt borrowing and spending measure without any input from taxpayers that sought

to acquire $6.5 million in working cash fund bonds.

Fortunately for the residents of District 118, people did take notice, and these individuals worked tirelessly to block the measure, ultimately forcing it onto the November 2016 general election ballot.

As a result, beginning Oct. 24, the first day of early voting, resident voters and taxpayers will have a right to decide the matter themselves for the first time.

The District 118 school board, led by its Superintendent, fought this effort for transparency and accountability. They had hoped to deny the public its right to vote on these matters of taxes and debt spending for government construction projects.

In January 2016, thankfully, both the members of the District 118 board and the Superintendent lost this fight.

Despite their resistance and objections, the successful petition efforts of local residents compelled them to reluctantly place the measure on the ballot.

Having the past bond practices exposed, in an attempt to appear “transparent,” the Superintendent and the members of the board decided not to place the originally approved bond issue on the ballot, however.

Instead, they decided to approve a new bond initiative – construction bonds, which are required by law to be voted upon by referendum.

This is not how “transparency” works.

When asked why they didn’t do this in the first place last December, they indicated they were entitled to circumvent the voters through the working cash fund bond process, as was the past practice, and instead of the $6.5 million, they could have asked for approximately $40 million in debt borrowing.

The new bond issue that is now on the ballot – thanks to your concerned friends and neighbors, and not the board or its Superintendent – demands $6.5 million in debt borrowing.

This borrowing will be a new tax burden, for the next four

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HEALTH & FITNESS

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County issues cautionary rabies SENIOR NOTES alert after two cats test positive Orland Park Mayor’s autumn senior coffee

Cook County Animal and Rabies Control is warning Cook County residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies after two outdoor cats tested positive for rabies in Illinois and Missouri.

In the last two weeks, one adult cat in Ogle County, Ill. and one kitten in Cass County, Mo., have tested positive for rabies. Cook County is among the counties that is increasing surveillance for the disease.

“Finding rabies in cats is unusual and Cook County Animal and Rabies Control wants to make sure all domestic animals are protected against the disease, which can be fatal,” Animal and Rabies Control Administrator Dr. Donna Alexander said. “Pet owners should not panic, but should take precaution to protect their pets.”

The County is working with the collar counties and the Illinois De-

partment of Public Health to test feral cats that would not normally meet IDPH protocols for testing.

Those protocols would normally require human contact with an animal suspected of carrying the disease, but arrangements have been made to test deceased feral cats that have not come into contact with a human.

In 2007, Cook County passed the Managed Feral Cat Ordinance, which allows for the vaccination and sterilization of feral cats. More than 100,000 feral cats have been vaccinated and sterilized since the ordnance was adopted. Humane societies that sponsor managed feral cat colonies have been notified to re-vaccinate all cats. Cook County is working with the sponsors to analyze feral cats for rabies.

In addition, Cook County has confirmed 20 bats have tested positive for rabies so far this year.

Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin’s Autumn Senior Coffee will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Monday, Oct 31, at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.

Village seniors are invited.

Speakers include village officials, those from Cook County and information about estate planning.

Free admission and refreshments.

Seniors will be able to complete their village property tax abatement applications. Bring the required documentation.

Reservations are required by calling 403-6133.

Last year, 23 bats tested positive for rabies in the County.

The small brown bat is the major carrier of rabies in Illinois and is small enough enter a home through a crack or small opening.

Cat owners should be sure their indoor cats are vaccinated in the event a rabid brown bat enters the home.

Cook County residents should also make sure all dogs and ferrets, in addition to cats, are vaccinated against rabies; be aware that outdoor cats may also come into contact with infected animals, which Palos SD 118 to host can include skunks and raccoons. Senior Harvest Breakfast Keep pets from roaming outside.

Palos School District 118 will Do not approach stray or unknown cats outside. Instruct all members of their family to use extreme caution in approaching an unattended animal, whether wildlife or domestic.

Women’s health events free at Palos Hospital

Palos Hospital offers two presentations focusing on a different aspect of women’s health. Both are free.

Interventional Radiologist Franklin Tan, M.D., presents “You’re So Vein: How Minimally Invasive Ablation Can Help.” Dr. Tan discusses options for treating varicose veins, including procedures that are minimally invasive, resulting in less disruption to normal activities. It takes place 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27.

Women are almost twice as likely as men to experience panic disorder, generalized anxiety and social phobias. “Don’t Panic: Say Goodbye to Worry and Anxiety” presented by licensed therapist Amy Shanahan, LCSW, CADC, shares how women can get help in managing their emotions and finding relief. This event takes place 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3.

To register for any of these Supplied photo free events, visit PalosCommuMeet Kathy and Rags from Fetch Grooming in Orland Park. Kathy grooms nityHospital.org or call 226-2300.

From heart trouble to cataracts StateVet.com

Dear Dr. Fleming, What are the three Veterinary Truisms?

Matt, vet student Dear Matt, They are (1) Dogs hate nail trims, (2) Cats can’t be medicated, and (3) If someone says their pet won’t bite, it will.

Dear Readers, The EPIC study has been going on for a long time.

This study in dogs was begun to determine if administering pimobendan to dogs with increased heart size, secondary to preclinical (the owner sees no clinical signs of heart failure) mitral valve degeneration, and not receiving any other drugs, would delay the onset of clinical signs of CHF (congestive heart failure), cardiac-related death, or euthanasia.

Pimobendan has been a wonderful new drug in our treatment of heart disease in dogs. In our yearly exams we pick up heart murmurs in many dogs, especially in small dogs over 8 years of age. Heart murmurs are graded on a scale of I – VI, with six being the worst.

Over the past two years I have been anxious to start my grade III and IV murmurs on pimobendan even though the dogs are showing no clinical signs. Every time our clinic’s cardiologist in the clinic to exam one of our clients pets I bug her and ask if I can start these dogs on pimobendan. Every time I ask she tells me, “No, the results of the study are not in yet”.

So I wait. Several months ago our 8-year-old BB’s heart murmur increased from a grade II to grade III. Shortly after I picked that up Dana was in the clinic and I asked her about starting BB. We already knew that his heart was somewhat enlarged from a previous chest radiograph. I was stunned and glad when she said that preliminary, as-yet-unpublished, results of the EPIC study were presented to the cardiology group, and, that since BB has a grade III with radiographic evidence of heart enlargement that I should go ahead and start him.

He is totally asymptomatic and my hope is that by starting him early, before clinical signs of failure (cough, exercise intolerance) occur, I can prolong his life.

Over the past couple of years I have seen many of your dogs at yearly exams and have detected mid-grade murmurs. As you know, historically we wait until the dog goes into early failure and then start either three or four heart meds, which give the dog a good amount of quality time.

Those of you in that category may now want to consider pimobendan.

The study, found at Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2016 Sept. 28. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14586.

[Epub ahead of print] is long and technical but here is the Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Administration of pimobendan to dogs with MMVD (myxomatous mitral valve disease) and evidence of cardiomegaly results in prolongation of preclinical period and is safe and well tolerated. Prolonga-

host its Senior Harvest Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., at Palos South Middle School, 13100 S. 82nd Ave., in Palos Park.

Senior members of the Palos 118 school community are invited to kick off the holiday season for a complimentary breakfast and entertainment by the Palos South Jazz Band and Performing Arts Ensemble. R.S.V.P. attendance to 708-448-4800,or email ksheahan@palos118.org by Oct. 22.

Space is limited.

Worth Township bus trip for Frank Sinatra tribute Worth Township will hold a senior bus trip for a lunch and show to see “Fabulous Frank,” a tribute to Frank Sinatra, on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at White Fence Farm, 1316

Joliet Road, Romeoville.

The bus will leave the Worth Township office, 11601 S. Pulaski, Alsip, at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the show at 1 p.m.

The reservation fee is $65 per person and includes coach bus, show and lunch. The meal will consist of a four-piece fried chicken dinner and includes cole slaw, homemade corn fritters, cottage cheese, kidney bean salad, homemade chicken gravy, pickled beets, baked potato, vanilla ice cream and choice of one non-alcoholic beverage only.

Guests are required to register and pay by Friday, Nov. 4. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 371-2900, ext. 28.

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prepare for a new baby. This interactive program explores the many facets of the grandparent role as well as ways to support the new parents. An update on current childbirth practices and a tour of the Birthing Center are included.

The class takes place Thursday, Nov. 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This is a free class, however registration is required. To register, visit paloshealth.com or call 226-2300.

Managing holiday stress Palos Health will offer a free

presentation on managing stress during the holidays. “Less Hustle and Bustle, More Comfort and Joy,” looks at ways tension and anxiety can affect enjoyment of the season and offers practical tips for overcoming unwelcome emotions.

Led by licensed therapist Mike Azzaline, the class takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Palos Hospital. This is a free class, however registration is encouraged. To register, visit paloshealth. com or call 226-2300.

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our dogs and brought Rags in today for an eye exam.

tion of preclinical period by approximately 15 months represents substantial clinical benefit.

I am glad that BB gets his pimobendan tab each morning and night. The longer we can delay him going into heart failure the happier Connie and I will be.

This new information is still much discussed by the cardiologists on VIN and will be for some time before concrete guidelines filter down to us grunts. In the meantime I am going to incorporate this into my practice. As with anything new you have to talk to your own veterinarian and get their thoughts on this.

Dear Readers, Last week, Frank from Bridgeview asked about the use of product he found online called lanosterol in treating his dog’s cataracts. He wanted my opinion and since I had none I told him I would ask my ophthalmologist friend. Here is her reply: John, I am unfamiliar with this product so I asked three of my peers and here are their answers: (1) In the original study on lanosterol the authors discovered mutations in the lanosterol synthesis in 2 families with cataracts and therefore deduced that cataracts are caused by a lanosterol deficiency. They then immersed rabbit cataractous lene in lanosterol without a control group and saw a trend toward cataract reduction. They then treated seven dogs with “naturally occurring cataracts” by injecting lanosterol into the eye (intravitreally) every third day and topical application

three times daily. This led to a “significant reduction of cataract stage”. However the images show nuclear sclerosis [ which is not cataract – JRF], with pictures taken at various lighting conditions and various angles of the eye.

Does lanosterol work? Maybe, but the article certainly doesn’t give any real indication of efficacy! The commercially available preparation (http://shop.lanomax. com/lanomax.html) is only topical ( I guess the manufacturer could not convince pet owners to inject intravitreally every three days) and 1 – 2 drops are supposed to be given three times daily, even though the maximum holding capacity of the human tear film compartment is 30 microliters and the volume of a drop is between 50 and 70 microliters. (2) Hello Jane, We had a client who ordered the drops online. The client had an old dog with corneal edema and lipid keratopathy. The dog developed keratomalacia [severe corneal problem – JRF] soon after starting the drops. We did not culture the drops as the owners threw them away once the eyes became sore. It has been my experience these older dog with lipid calcium degeneration are especially prone to ulcers so hard to say if the lanosterol contributed and (3) The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology does not condone its use – there is no scientific evidence that it works.

So Frank, you’re on your own if you want to get this stuff online and try it on Spunky.

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Effects of marijuana on the brain, behavior Learn the effects marijuana has on the brain and in behavior of teens and young adults at a seminar hosted by Moraine Valley Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M), 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.

Sessions will be offered from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Presenter Janice Gabe, LCSW, a therapist, will discuss the biological, emotional and behavioral changes stemming from marijuana use; the drug’s impact on memory, attention and academic abilities; and touch on treatment approaches. A question-and-answer session will follow.

This seminar will provide one hour of approved continuing education credit for social workers, professional counselors, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, nurses, and nationally certified counselors. A $10 fee for the continuing education credit is payable at the door.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Nickolas Shizas at (708) 608-4121 or shizasn2@morainevalley.edu.

Joy of Grandparenting class at Palos Hospital All soon-to-be grandparents are invited to attend a free class at Palos Hospital designed to help

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It’s national Save for Retirement Week – so take action to prepare Congress has dedicated the third week of October as National Save for Retirement Week. Clearly, the government feels the need to urge people to do a better job of preparing for retirement. Are you doing all you can?

Many of your peers aren’t – or at least they think they aren’t. In a recent survey conducted by Bankrate.com, respondents reported that “not saving for retirement early enough” was their biggest financial regret. Other evidence seems to show they have good cause for remorse: 52 percent of households 55 and older haven’t saved anything for retirement, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, although half of this group reported having a pension.

Obviously, you’ll want to avoid having either financial regrets or major shortfalls in your retirement savings. And that means you may need to consider making moves such as these: • Take advantage of all your opportunities. You may well have access to more than one tax-advantaged retirement plan. Your employer may offer a 401(k) or similar plan, and even if you participate in your employer’s plan, you are probably still eligible to contribute to an IRA. You may not be able to afford to “max out” on both plans, but try to contribute as much as you can afford. At the very least, put in enough to your employer’s plan to earn a matching contribution, if one is offered, and boost your annual contributions every year in which your salary goes up.

• Create an appropriate investment mix. It’s not enough just to invest regularly through your IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan – you also need to invest wisely. You can fund your IRA with virtually any investments you choose, while your 401(k) or similar plan likely offers an array of investment accounts. So, between your IRA and 401(k), you can create portfolios that reflect your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. It’s especially important

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that your investment mix offers sufficient growth potential to help you make progress toward the retirement lifestyle you’ve envisioned.

• Don’t “raid” your retirement accounts early. If you start withdrawing from your traditional IRA before you turn 59½, you may have to pay a 10% tax penalty in addition to normal income taxes due.

(If you have a Roth IRA and start taking withdrawals before you are 59½, the earnings will be taxed and may be subject to a 10% penalty – but contributions can be withdrawn without any tax and penalty consequences.) As for your 401(k) or similar plan, you may be able to take out a loan, but you’ll have to pay yourself back to avoid any tax or penalty consequences. (Also, not all plans offer a loan option.) More importantly, any money you take out early is money that no longer has a chance to grow to help you meet your goals. Try to do everything you can, then, to keep your retirement plans intact until you actually do retire. One suggestion: Build an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, kept in a liquid, low-risk vehicle outside your IRA or 401(k).

National Save for Retirement Week reminds us that we all must act to help ourselves retire comfortably. By making the moves described above, you can do your part.

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 361-3400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Settlers Pond exotic animal shelter offers Fall Harvest Party Settlers Pond Animal Shelter in Beecher, one of only five exotic animal rescues in the country, is hosting a variety of autumn activities, including its annual Fall Harvest Party this Saturday.

Visitors are invited to interact with unique animals, such as camels, coatimundi, caveys and monkeys; experience the petal tractor racetrack, barrel train ride, wagon ride and bounce house, and play paint ball, putt-putt golf and milk a fiber glass cow.

Located at 1301 E. Offner Road, Settlers Pond’s pumpkin patch is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

In addition to pumpkins and activities, visitors can indulge in the shelter’s famous line of jams, jellies, salsas, homemade Amish fudge and other edibles. The shelter also sells decorations, such as specialty pumpkins, fancy gourds, corn stalks and straw bales.

The Fall Harvest Party this Saturday will feature a live performance by Bernie Glim and the Country Roads Band at 1 p.m. and haunted hayrides starting at 7 p.m.

Other highlights include a costume contest and goodie bags for kids, raffle prizes and 50/50 giveaways and corn maze activities.

Admission to the party for adults over 12 is $8, children 12 and under $6, children 2 and under can enter for free. Visitors can also save money by purchasing a wristband for direct access to rides and activities $10 for adults and $14 for children 12 and under.

Proceeds from the event go to the care and upkeep of Settlers Pond Animal Shelter, a 60-acre facility with a 2,500-gallon pond where about 500 animals are housed. On any given day, shelter volunteers get calls to pick up or take delivery of wayward animals that belong on farms, in the wild,

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One of the monkeys rescued by Settlers Pond Animal Shelter in Beecher.

Its pumpkin patch and country store are open, and Fall Harvest Party is this Saturday.

in a loving home or among the untamed regions of the Rain Forest or Australian Outback.

Over the years, it has taken in such animals as primates, kangaroos, alpaca, African crested porcupines and Potbelly pigs. The shelter also neuters and vaccinates the animals in its care.

Although the shelter has nonprofit status, Settlers Pond relies on donations and fundraisers, particularly from the fall pumpkin patch event.

In addition to the harvest activities in October the animal shelter also hosts Christmas activities in the winter. Starting the Friday after

Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, through Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, Settlers Pond will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for its Merry Christmas event.

Visitors are invited to come pick out a Christmas tree and homemade wreaths, enjoy candy, pastries and hot cocoa, visit the animals and see Santa Clause.

Admission is free for the winter event.

For more information on events at Settlers Pond, call 708-6638103 or visit settlerspondshelter. net.

Warde Academic Center, followed by breakfast and the panel discussion at 8 a.m.

General admission for the event is $15 per person. Pre-registration is encouraged at SXU.edu; the event is expected to sell out and limited seating will be available the day of the event.

For questions or more, contact the Office of Special Events at (773) 298-3748 or email specialevents@sxu.edu.

Employment Security for a hiring fair on Friday, Nov. 18, at Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. This is an opportunity for employers throughout the area to meet with potential employees and network about current and future opportunities.

The event will be open to the public and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first half-hour is set aside for veterans only.

Due to the limited amount of space available, employers must reserve their spot by going to www.senatorbillcunningham.com.

For more, contact the district office of Cunningham and Hurley at 773-445-8128.

BUSINESS NOTES SXU Breakfast with legislators Saint Xavier University will host its 11th annual Breakfast With Your Legislators on Thursday, Oct. 27, where business professionals are invited to meet and mingle with Chicago area elected officials on SXU’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Elected officials scheduled to attend include: U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, state Sens. Bill Cunningham and Mike Hastings, State Rep. Kelly Burke, Cook County Commissioner John Daley and Chicago Alderman Matt O’Shea.

Registration and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Butler Reception Room located in SXU’s

Lawmakers invite employers to job fair State Sen. Bill Cunningham and Rep. Fran Hurley will partner with the Illinois Department of

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Jenna Putman (left) and her friend Ashley Kash network with representatives from OAI Inc. at the Orland Township Fall Job Fair held Monday at the township office in Orland Park.

Orland Twp. holds job fair

Recruiters from more than 37 local and national businesses met with close to 100 job seekers when Orland Township hosted its annual fall job fair Monday.

The fair was held at the Orland Township office, at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave, Orland Park.

Job seekers were looking to fill full-time and part-time positions, as well as seasonal work.

In addition to all the career placement tables, DeVry University’s Michelle Richardson provided a complimentary individualized resume review to attendees needing

assistance with that part of their application process.

“Our fall job fair went very well,” said Supervisor Paul O’Grady. “Many local employers have filled available positions with applicants they met at past Orland Township job fairs and it was great to see we added more representatives from local businesses.” “With the holiday season fast approaching this was a perfect time for local companies to network their plans for hiring seasonal work.”

The Orland Township job fair

also made use of its computer lab so that many of the people attending the fair could actually log in to the companies website a few rooms down and have their application filled out entirely online.

Supervisor O’Grady and the township Board of Trustees sponsored Orland Township’s fall job fair. Upcoming information can be found on the township’s Facebook Page and website at www.orlandtownship.org. For more information, contact Judy McCormick at 403-4222.

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AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Regional News does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

Orland Park Fannie Mae to Whitesell Brenda G, 15836 S 113th Ave, $60,000; Daimid Scott C to Moustis George, 8804 140th St, Unit #216, $117,500; Mccarthy Charles T to Doehler Thomas, 15202 Hilltop Ave, $172,000; Esparza Maria I to Gerhardt Walter B Sr Tr, 7818 Ponderosa Ct, $332,500; Kallemeyn Lynnay F Tr to Murphy Thomas P, 14308 S Vintage Ct, $440,000; Spychalski Mark E to Farnsworth Barbara K, 9048 W 144th Pl, Unit #5A, $150,000; Kosikowski Bridget A Tr to Carrigan Timothy P, 17624 Kelsey Ln, $415,000; Fannie Mae to Sughayer Assad, 15801 76th Ave, Unit #158032D, $102,000; Harrington Thomas J to Butler Michelle L, 15553 Westminster Dr, Unit #52A, $155,000; Olczak Betty J to Clisham John E Sr, 15630 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit #148, $122,000; Egan Erica to Lombard Lianne, 9935 El Cameno Re’al, Unit #3D, $99,500; Hawkins Edward A Tr to Crotty Kathleen F, 13626 Deerpath Dr, $325,000; Beck Charles T Tr Trust 1 to Hoving George L Tr, 10549 Illinois Ct, Unit #184, $200,000; Tzanetakos Spiros to Mullen Kelly C, 15619 Garden View Ct, Unit #33B, $115,000; CXA 16 Corp to Gei Co LLC, 1500 Ravinia Pl, $265,000; Pouder Kim J Tr to Siedlecki Daniel, 9336 Waterford Ln, Unit B, $166,500; B M Cooney Benjamin M to Walsh Eamon T, 9322 Sunrise Ln, $158,000; Palmer Kathleen M to Polk Michael E, 8519 Spruce St, $300,000; Obrien Barbara A to Amador Gabriela, 9024 W 140th St, Unit #90243B, $100,000; Wear Gail E to Brose Dominic A, 15561 Frances Ln, $299,500; Tablerion Sherry to Younis Leila, 9915 Treetop Dr, Unit #9, $176,500; Ryder Eugene Tr to Hipp Larry, 10830 Minnesota Ct, Unit #70, $179,500; Tallon David S to Tyrakowski Raymond C Jr, 17933 Crooked Creek Ct, $380,000; Huebner Susan Tr to B& KW Inc, 8560 Pine St, $130,000; Rauba Joanne M to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 16049 S Laurel Dr, $126,000; Jantz Constance J to Ingram Paul E, 16732 S Winterberry Ln, $262,000; MIF 10499 W 164th Orland Pk LLC to Jabo Associates LLC, 10499 164th Pl, $2,450,000; Flynn Eileen P to Calderon Edgar J, 15020 La Reina Real

St, $227,000; Panozzo Thomas J Jr to Ouri Yousef I, 8949 Berley Corn Ct, $277,000; Brown Shannon L to Melonas Peter, 16740 Robinhood Dr, $128,500; Durling Denis G to Sinclair Daniel C, 15301 Hollywood Dr, $281,000.

Palos Heights Fannie Mae to West Jennifer, 11788 Seagull Ln, $230,000; Touhy Edward T Tr to Daly Daniel G, 12519 E Navajo Dr, $382,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Bllder Jeffry F, 7800 Foresthill Ln, Unit #108B, $180,000; Hornik Mary to Stepanek Michele, 39 Sorrento Dr, Unit #39, $160,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Dunajczan Krzysztof, 6114 W 127th

Pl, $204,000; Palcu John III to Burgan Glen, 6150 W 125th Pl, $400,000; Ephrain Diana L to Neis Sarah, 40 Parliament Dr, $168,000; 13050 S Cypress Lane LLC to Jungman Kayce, 13050 S Cypress Ln, $310,000.

Palos Park Van Meter Kenneth to Holmes Melanie Ann, 11509 Alpine Ave, $198,000; Maloney Robert E Jr Tr to Young William C Jr, 11519 Autobahn Drive East, Unit #11519101, $165,000; Flavin William J Jr Tr to Bennett Frank, 11616 Old Prague Path, $242,000; Warrington Russell B to Leracz Vincent, 9801 W Mill Dr, Unit #B1L42, $162,000; Palarz Stanley to Lomeli Jose L, 12904 S 104th Ave, $406,000.

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Sportscaster, an alum from Heights, visits Marist’s new broadcast studio

Photo by Patricia Bailey

The Palos Park Woman’s Club welcomed the club’s 2016 fine arts scholarship recipients to its luncheon last Thursday. Club scholarship chairwoman Dolores Barnes is shown with Samantha Jankosky, from Andrew High School, and Frank Rodriguez, of Stagg High School. Not shown is the club’s third recipient, clarinetist Amer Hasan, from Sandburg High School.

Palos Park Woman’s Club recognizes fine arts scholarship winners for 2016 in her work! She never settles for simply doing the minimum, she always wants to tell a complete The Palos Park Woman’s Club story with sound. Sam stated that held its annual fine arts scholarship she would use her scholarship luncheon last Thursday after the money at the University of St. Francis which has Summer camp general meeting.

The club annually awards three for those interested in working $500 summer scholarships to stu- with Sound Equipment and other dents from Andrew, Sandburg and behind-the-scenes technology.

Frank Rodriguez, a student at Stagg high schools.

The 2016 fine arts scholars are Stagg High School was recomSamantha Jankosky, Andrew High mended for this scholarship by his speech coach, Michael A. School; Frank Rodriguez, Stagg Colletti Sr., Director of Speech High School and Amer Hasan, Activities at Stagg High School. from Sandburg High School.

Mr. Colletti stated that Frank has a Samantha Jankosky has many terrific work ethic that is reflected interests, including, theatre, tech- in the successes he has had in nical theatre and photography. speech competition in his years as She is a student at Andrew High a member of the A.A. Stagg High School and is very accomplished School Speech Team. His value to in several aspects of theatre. Her the team is not only measured in recommending teacher, Lisa Gon- victories, but in the commitment wa, Auditorium Director, stated he brings to this time-consuming that Samantha is most proficient in activity. He has entered on the the area of sound design. “Sam” Varsity level in contests the last consistently strives for excellence three seasons and finished the

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season as a National Tourney qualifier. Frank is a member of the Drama program and performs in a number of the school’s Bands.

Amer Hasan, a student at Carl Sandburg High School was unable to attend the Woman’s Club Luncheon with the other Scholarship Winners. He sent a letter of extreme appreciation and a DVD to be played at the luncheon for the Woman’s Club members. Stewart Bailey, Director of Bands at Sandburg High School stated that Amer Hasan has been one of the best clarinetists and over all musicians that I have seen in all my years of teaching. As a freshman, Amer was placed 1st chair in orchestra in the Illinois Music Education Assoc. All-District Festival, basically making him the number one overall clarinetist in the district. Amer has handled his section leader position in the top symphonic band with care and maturity.

Marist High School welcomed alumna and sportscaster Victoria Carmen (’06), a former Palos Heights resident, to speak to students enrolled in the school’s new broadcasting course on Oct. 6.

“Marist fueled my discipline, faith, and values to work towards my career and I will forever be grateful. I love seeing the growing opportunities for current and future students,” she told students.

Carmen, who most recently worked as a weekday sports anchor for ABC7 Southwest Florida, offered insider tips to the students who were eager to ask her questions about building a broadcast journalism career. The daughter of a high school football coach, her love of sports started at an early age.

“Sharing my love of sports journalism with Marist students is special because I was in their exact same shoes when I attended Marist,” Carmen explained.

“The television industry can be overwhelming and difficult to pursue, so I’m hoping to inspire and motivate the students to work hard and believe anything is possible if you put your mind to it.”

A 2010 Indiana University graduate, Carmen had stints in Casper, Wyoming, and Toledo, Ohio, before landing the anchor slots in Florida. In November, she will be moving to upstate New York to freelance for multiple networks.

Carmen toured the broadcasting studio, which features a custom anchor desk, sound absorbing backdrop, a production team meeting area, green screen, cameras, lighting and teleprompters. Across the hall, students work on computers to edit their videos. Phase two will include a set stage, production booth, and other amenities. “The new broadcasting facilities are better than what I worked with in my first on-air job! Hands-on experience is huge in the industry and will give the students an edge when heading to the next level,” Carmen said.

This year, 27 students are enrolled in the course and are exploring the integration of technology, storytelling, and scriptwriting. The program will expand next year, as a follow up course will be offered.

Instructor Noelle Trainor, who has worked as an entertainment reporter and on the production side of commercial and corporate projects, is pleased with how the program is going. Students are wrapping up work on their first big project--creating public service

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Marist Principal Larry Tucker poses at the MHS Studio anchor desk with instructor Noelle Trainor (left) and sports reporter and guest speaker Victoria Carmen (‘06).

Formerly of Palos Heights, Carmen toured the school’s new broadcast studio and spoke with students enrolled in the course.

announcements. They also created promotional and recap videos for homecoming week. The students have also started producing weekly newscasts that will be watched during homeroom. During the second semester, Trainor hopes to oversee the students’ production of live newscasts, athletic events, and other school related projects.

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SCHOOL NOTES Open house for high school students, parents at Moraine High school students and their parents are invited to discover the many options of attending Moraine Valley Community College at an open house this Saturday,from 9 a.m. to noon, on the main campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy, in Palos Hills.

Visitors will speak with Moraine Valley representatives from various departments, receive an introduction to the college admissions process, learn how to fund their education, meet faculty members, and attend information sessions.

Presentations on financial aid, general college information and Engineering Pathways begin at 9:30 a.m. Short campus tours also will be available. Families should check in at Building S to receive a program of activities.

For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/openhouse or call 974-5355.

Graduate and professional School Fair at St. Xavier Saint Xavier University will host its annual Graduate and Professional School Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room located on SXU’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Representatives from area graduate and professional schools will be available to discuss their programs of study and admission processes. The fair is free and open to the public. For more, contact SXU’s Career Services Department at (773) 298-3131 or careerservices@sxu.edu.

Stagg invites veterans to luncheon with honors Stagg High School will host its annual Veterans Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 3, from noon to 2 p.m. at the school.

Military veterans living in the community are invited to share a meal with students and be honored for their service. The Student Council works with local veterans posts to invite guests, but is also extending the invitation to other

veterans in the area.

Veterans who would like to attend can RSVP by contacting Student Council sponsor Reneh Abdudayyeh at 974-7400, ext.

7794 or rabudayyeh@d230.org.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Marist Marist High School’s Theater Guild will present “Much Ado About Nothing” Thursday, Nov. 3 through Saturday, Nov.5. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s RedHawk Theater, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago This William Shakespeare classic comedy will take a modern twist, as the setting has moved from Messina, Italy, to the northern suburbs of Chicago in the 1980s, not unlike the famous John Hughes movies of that era. Because the play focuses on gossip, rumors, social status, and relationships, Marist actors have added several pop culture references to teen movies of that decade.

Tickets will be available at the door. The cost is $5 for students and $10 for adults. Guests should enter through the main office entrance at the west end of the campus. The cast includes 21 students plus those behind the scenes on the technology and set crew.

Brother Rice Mother’s Club fashion show The Brother Rice Mother’s Club will host a fashion show and luncheon to celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov 13 at the Beverly County Club, 8700 S. Western Ave., Chicago.

Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. and the fashion show will follow.

Tickets are $50. Online reservations are available on the Brother Rice website at brotherrice.org.

For more information, contact chairperson Laura Kirby at laurakirby32@comcast.net.​

Open house at Chicago Christian High

Chicago Christian High School hosted an Open House on Sunday to allow families a chance to see the various spiritual, academic, athletic, and other co-curricular programs Chicago Christian offers. Here, social studies teacher Christian Altena (right) discusses history with the family of a prospective student at the open house. Various sectionals were available, including STEM courses (engineering and biomedical), which were very popular and well attended. Chicago Christian will host another open house on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6:45 p.m.

Come see why there’s never been a better time to be a Crusader!

Crusader Clash Open House Sunday, November 6th Tuesday, November 22nd, 6PM Sunday,December 4th 11AM - 1PM

To schedule a shadow day or campus tour, please register online or contact Tim O'Connell ‘03 (toconnell@brrice.org) or Bobby Frasor ’05 (bfrasor@brrice.org).

Meadow Ridge seeks alumni veterans to be honored Orland School District 135’s Meadow Ridge School is looking for Meadow Ridge alumni who went on to serve in the military, to be honored at a Veteran’s Day assembly on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

They can email Erin Smolinski at esmolinski@orland135.org.

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Call for crafters for Stagg show Stagg High School Music Boosters organization is accepting applications from crafters and artists for the Art for the Season show Nov. 12 and 13 at Stagg, 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

Cost is $98 per 80 sq. ft. booth space for the two day run of the show. For information or an application, call 974-7520 or361-8298 or go to staggbands.org.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Operation Blessing pancake brunch Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland Food Pantry will hold its annual Pancake Brunch this Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Moraine Valley Church, 6300 W 127th St., in Palos Heights.

All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and fruit. Cost is $7 each or $15 per family. A bake sale and rummage sale are both new this year at the event. All proceeds will support the Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland Food Pantry in Alsip.

National Take Back Day unused drugs drop-off Unused or expired prescription medications can be dropped off this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Orland Park police station, 15100 S. Ravinia Ave., or the Palos Heights police station, 7607 W College Drive.

Palos Park police will also collect expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs and over-thecounter drugs for destruction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at the police station, 8999 W. 123rd St. Participants may dispose of medication in its original container but should remove any identifying information from the prescription label, or remove the medication from its original container and dispose of it directly in the disposal box.

Drugs not accepted include liquid drugs, aerosol medications and hypodermic needles and syringes. For more, call Orland Park police at 349-4111 or Palos Heights police at 448-5060.

Tip a Cop at Red Robin Members of the Orland Park

CLUB ACTIVITIES Founders Crossing Chapter of the NSDAR The Founders Crossing Chapter NSDAR will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. this Saturday in the Old Homer Township Hall, 16057 Cedar Road, Lockport.

Presenting “Remembrances of the Vietnam War: A Family Perspective,” Linda and Wes Davis will tell their story of service and separation, with the aid of letters they exchanged. Guests and those interested in DAR are welcome to attend.

DAR is a service organization, comprised of women who have proven a direct lineal descent from a man or woman who served in the American Revolution. For information about membership or the chapter, call Regent Christina Bannon at 773-208-1156, or Chapter Registrar Susan Snow at 708-751-5154.

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Police Department will serve as volunteer waiters, earning tips to benefit Special Olympics Illinois, this Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Red Robin, 15503 S. La Grange Road, Orland Park. For more, call 873-9110.

Paws Assisting Wounded Warriors October Fest Paws Assisting Wounded Warriors based in Palos Heights will hold Taste of PAWWS-tober Fest this Saturday, from 5 to 10 p.m., at the Glenn Maker American Legion post, 10739 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Chicago Ridge.

Tickets are $20 each. Food, raffles and auction. See a demonstration of PAWWS’s newest 12-week-old service dogs and how they are trained to learn tasks to help disabled military veterans.

For tickets, call 369-1981.

All proceeds go to feed and vet service dogs who are each paired with a wounded warrior.

PAWWS was founded and is led

by Pam Barnett of Pack Leader Academy in Palos Heights. For more, visit Pawws.org.

Orland Park History Museum Cemetery Tour Tour will be held this Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Orland Memorial Park Cemetery, 153rd Street and West Avenue.

The Orland Park History Museum will offer guided tours of the historic burial ground. Hourlong group tours will begin at 1 p.m. and continue every 15 minutes with the final tour at 2 p.m.

The resting places of four former Orland Park mayors, village and fire district officials, war heroes, and local business entrepreneurs will be included in the 10 stops on the tour.

‘Nightmare at the Terrace’ The “Nightmare at the Terrace” Haunted House will be open from 7 to 10 p.m. this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23, at the Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth.

Visitors will make their way through 10 rooms of “nightly terrors.” The event will conclude with the Nightmare at the Terrace from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 30.

The registration fee is $8 per person. For more, call 448-7080 or visit the website worthpark district.org.

A Night to Remember with Rocky Bleier One Vet to Another with Rocky Bleier will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Palos Country Club, 13100 S. La Grange Road.

Bleier, a national champion at Notre Dame, a 16th round 1968 draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Vietnam veteran, will speak as part of Mayor Dan McLaughlin and the village’s Veterans Commission’s event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Tickets are $50 and include a reception and refreshments.

Seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased at the Orland Park Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. For more, call the Clerk’s Office at 708-403-6150 or visit orland park.org.

Palos Park Woman’s Club blood drive The Palos Park Woman’s Club will sponsor its annual community blood drive for the village of Palos Park on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Palos Park Recreation Department, at 8901 W. 123 St. in Palos Park.

For more information and to schedule your appointment, call Mary Ann at 448-1289. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are highly recommended. Donors receive a T-shirt and pizza courtesy of Aurelio’s in Palos Heights. www.heartlandbc.org

Pumpkins at Lake Katherine

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Trophy winner at lake Eleven-year-old Lindsey Quick, of Palos Heights, finished in second place in the bluegill category with a 0.2-pound catch at Lake Katherine’s Fall Fishing Classic on Oct. 8 She is pictured with her trophy with Lake Katherine volunteer Joe McClosky. Jerry Janecke from Crete won first place in the bluegill category.

All events below are free to attend and no registration is needed.

• Showcase: Ben Bedford – this Friday, at 7 p.m. The Orland Park Public Library plays host to the folk music of Ben Bedford whose guitar and vocals have been recognized as one of the “50 most significant Folk singer-songwriters of the past 50 years” by Rich Warren of WFMT-Chicago.

• Haunted Halloween Cupcake Wars – Friday, at 7 p.m. Teens grades 6-12 make the spookiest creation with cupcakes and candy and try to take first place! Prizes will be awarded based on appearance and creativity.

• Cozy Corner Bedtime Storytime – Friday at 7 p.m. Children ages 4 and up wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal.

• Bright Starts Family Storytime – Saturday at 10 a.m. Children of all ages with a parent or caregiver.

• Discovery Depot! – Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Children grades K-8 stop in and discover something new each week at the Discovery Depot maker-space station.

• Pinterest Palooza – Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Adults feeling crafty?

Join in Pinterest-inspired evening to make Button Art. The library provides the supplies.

• Once Upon a Time Storytime – Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Children of all ages with a parent or caregiver join us for stories, songs and more.

• Devils in the White City and Beyond – Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. Author

Children in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in Lake Katherine’s ‘Pumpkins’ children’s program on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The program includes the chance to decorate a mini-pumpkin, take a hike and enjoy eating a pumpkin snack.

Preregistration and payment of $6 per child is required at the nature center for all programs.

Lake Katherine is at 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights. Website: www.lakekath erine.org. Ph. 708-361-1873.

RECREATION ROUNDUP Touch a Truck and Treat

Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Touch a Truck and Treat event Thursday, Oct. 27, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Palos Heights Pool parking lot.

Participants will be able to explore the trucks, tractors, heavy equipment, emergency vehicles and more. Families can come in costumes because each vendor will be handing out a treats.

This is free event for the entire community. will meet on Thursday, Oct. 27, Palos Heights For more, call 361-1807 or stop at Ruffled Feathers Country Club, by the Recreation Center, 6601 Garden Club at 1 Pete Dye Drive in Lemont. W 127th St. The garden club will hold its Cocktails at 11 a.m.; lunch last meeting for 2016 on Monday, served at noon. After a short Oct. 24, at Lake Katherine Nature business meeting, members and Kids Garage Sale Preserve, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Palos Heights Parks and RecDrive in Palos Heights. Fellowship their guests will be entertained by vocalist James Libera.

For begins at 6:30 p.m.; meeting at 7.

Mel Tracy of Wild Birds Un- reservations or information limited in Palos Park will present about this social club, call Terry on bees. Having a collection of at 708-448-6598. hives (apiary), he will explain the role bees play as pollinators, Civil War Round Table making much of modern fruit The South Suburban Civil War and nut growing possible. He Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. will explain his success in honThursday, Oct. 27, at Smokey ey production, typical hive and habitat setup, and the life cycle of Barque, 20 S. Kansas St., Frankbees. Besides eating the honey he fort. Dinner before the program produces, Tracy also uses the wax starts at 5:30 p.m.

Speaker Brian Conroy will disto make lip balm and hand lotion bars, and will bring examples of cuss Military Academies during these. Guest fee to attend is $5. the Civil War. He is vice president of the Will County Historical

Society and serves as a docent at Palos Newcomers Club the Joliet Area Historical Museum.

The Palos Newcomers Club For more, call 815-274-5321.

reation Department will hold the annual Kids Garage Sale on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Recreation Center, 6601 W 127th St.

Shoppers will be able to get good bargains. Spots to sell are still open. Register at the Recreation Center. For more, call 361-1807.

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• Building Blocks for Babies – Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Toddlers ages 0-23 months with a parent or adult caregiver. Drop in for books, music and hands-on activities.

• Spooky Stories & Songs of the Season – Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.

This production includes a variety of stories and songs filled with chills, thrills and some dark humor performed by actors from Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre.

The Orland Park Public Library is at 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. (708428-5205; orlandparklibrary.org).

Palos Heights library upcoming programs • Microsoft PowerPoint Basics - Monday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. Create, edit, and save a basic presentation using PowerPoint. Learn how to insert slides, add text and images to a slide template, beautify a presentation using slide design, show the presentation, and print slide handouts for note taking.

Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills required.

• Hysteria in Salem - Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. Join professional actor Terry Lynch as he portrays the chief Magistrate of the Salem Witch Trials John Hathorne and recounts the hysteria, paranoia, and resulting trials that took place during the mid 17th

century in Salem, Mass.

• The Essential Edgar Allan Poe - Thursday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m. Storyteller and entertainer William Pack examines the tragic life and the remarkable writings of Edgar Allan Poe. This program focuses on the dramatic storytelling that brings Poe’s disturbing world to life.

The following clubs meet weekly at the Palos Heights Public Library: Needle Club – Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Scrabble Club – Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m.

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 www.palosheightslibrary.org. The library is at 12501 S. 71st Ave.

Heights library youth programs • Pokemon and Shopkins Show and Tell Night - Pokemon fans can get together once a month to trade cards, show off your favorites and possibly win a new pack to add to your collection. Meets Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. No registration is needed.

• After School Club for students in 1st through 3rd grades will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. Registration is advised.

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

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DEATH NOTICES Anne (Lozyk) Schmoller Anne (Lozyk) Schmoller died peacefully on October 13, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN, surrounded by family. She succumbed to cancer two months short of her 89th birthday. Dearly loved by her husband Eugene (Hopkins, MN), sons Craig (Tina) of Minnetonka, MN and David (Amy) of Arbor Vitae, WI, daughter Gail Philbin (John) of Grand Rapids, MI, and granddaughter Sarah, currently attending the University of MN at Minneapolis. She is preceded in death by her mother Pelagia, father Andrsej (Andrew), brothers Dmitry (Metro), Piotor (Peter), Alexander, and sisters Kataryna (Katherine) and Anastasia.

Anne was born in 1927 in Plonna, a small Lemko village in the Carpathian Mountains in what is now southeastern Poland. To escape the poverty that plagued the region, her father emigrated to Montreal, Canada. He worked, saved money, and sent for his family in 1935. They set sail on the SS Pilsudkski, arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia. This was several years prior to World War II, which brought waves of ethnic and political violence that destroyed her village. They found housing amidst other Ukrainians in the Saint-Henri and Ville-Enard neighborhoods.

She was enrolled in an English Protestant school, where she learned English and French.

As a young adult, she attended McGill University and others in Quebec for three years, earning a teaching certificate. She tried modeling for a year. She taught first and second grade in Montreal for 5½ years. She transferred to the University of Wisconsin for a summer semester. It was on the sidewalks of the Madison campus that she caught the eye of Eugene Schmoller. They were married in the fall of 1952 in Montreal and honeymooned in the Laurentian Mountains. They moved to Bourbonnais, IL for five months, where she took an office job at AO Smith until Eugene was called up for basic training at Fort Lewis, WA. With a

Janet Louise Gadus

Janet Louise Gadus, nee Racette, age 82, of Orland Park, died on Oct. 13. Loving mother of Lyn (Roger) Tegtmeyer, Walter (Alexandra) Krueger III, Cheryl (Frank) Fallucca and Virginia (Rick) Knowles.

Beloved friend and former wife of Walter Krueger Jr. Cherished grandmother of Jordan, Gary, Walter IV, Tony, Ryan, Jonathan, Christine, Sarah, Daniel and Amanda. Dearest great-grandmother of Cara, Ryan, Luke and Asher. Dear sister of Arthur Racette, Alice McGrath, Raymond Racette and the late

newborn son, they moved to Olympia, WA, living there until Gene was discharged. She loved the lush scenery. She would pick the abundant, large blackberries and make delicious blackberry jelly, developing a habit that persisted for the next 61 years.

Upon his discharge in 1955, Gene took a job near Chicago. They took up residence in Park Forest, IL for two years. There, she began substitute teaching to finance the college courses required to complete her degree. They bought a house in Palos Heights, IL in 1957. Two more children came along while they lived in Palos. She resumed teaching full-time in 1968 as a second grade teacher at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Palos Hills, IL. She was recognized for teaching excellence numerous times. While teaching fulltime, she also took night school classes at National Louis University in Chicago, working on a master’s degree. She retired from teaching in 1995. They moved to Arbor Vitae, WI in 2011 and enjoyed six years at their lakefront cottage. They moved to Hopkins, MN in August 2016.

Anne enjoyed reading, consuming about one book per week during retirement despite failing eyesight.

She was well-known for her baking skills, apple pies in particular, which are impossible to duplicate and should be in the Smithsonian. She was known for her great compassion for her family. She was a champion of her children, granddaughter, nieces and nephews, endlessly sacrificing to provide them the best. Her self-sacrificing efforts helped put all of her descendants through college. She worked tirelessly to assist her parents and siblings during their years of declining health. And she had an irrepressible love of animals.

As she stated, “My greatest accomplishment in life was and is having my three children.” She will be missed.

Gladys Owen, Beatrice Mullins, Delores DeTroye and Marcella Yaggie. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Gadus was born in Iron Mountain, Mich.

She was a retired librarian at Lansing Public Library.

Visitation was held Oct. 17 until time of funeral service at All Saints Lutheran Church, Orland Park. Interment was held at Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood. In lieu of flowers, memorials to All Saints Lutheran Church (The Love Bucket Fund) are appreciated.

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SouthWest Area Diaper Depository for Little Ends (SWADDLE) Board of Directors members are Paula Johnson (from left), Candace Ramirez, Kathy Rogers and Carol Bradtke.

SWADDLE diapers charity builds miles of smiles record The SouthWest Area Diaper Depository for Little Ends (SWADDLE) built the largest diaper cake out of 10,820 diapers on Oct. 6 at Saint Xavier Univsersity.

SWADDLE members together with Saint Xavier University, St. Rita High School, Queen of Martyrs junior high students and youth ministry members. SWADDLE is a not-for-profit diaper bank based in Tinley Park.

The diapers were donated by SXU staff and faculty, Queen of Martyrs parish, and through SWADDLE’s recent Diaper Har-

vest.

SWADDLE is also extremely grateful to the St. Rita High School Student Government for hosting a spirit day, raising $1,227 that was used to purchase the rest of the diapers needed.

Board member Carol Bradtke said the goal was to build a cake with 5,280 diapers (the number of feet in one mile). “We were able to more than double that -- truly bringing miles of smiles to the families we serve!,” she said. “We are so thankful for the tremendous community support we received.”

SWADDLE was founded two years ago to help needy families with diapering needs. One in three American families struggle to afford diapers. SWADDLE provides diapers and wipes free of charge to social service agencies in the southwest side of Chicago and the suburbs. In its first two years, SWADDLE provided more than 125,000 diapers to babies in need.

To learn more, visit www. swaddlediapers.org, or call 708705-5563.

Sacred Heart Church offers Respect Life panel presentation October is Respect Life Month.

Sacred Heart Church’s Respect Life Ministry and pastor, the Rev. Father Jacek Wrona, invite all to a Respect Life presentation on Monday Oct. 24, at 7 p.m.

The event will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Ministry Center, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills.

The presenters from the following organizations will participate: Aid for Women, which helps thousands of women each year in the Chicago metropolitan area who find themselves facing unexpected and difficult pregnancies.

Its services are offered to clients free of charge.

Project Rachel, the Catholic

Church’s ministry to those who have been involved in abortion, is a diocesan-based network of specially trained priests, religious, counselors, and laypersons who provide a team response of care for those suffering in the aftermath of abortion.

Silent No More Awareness aims to make the public aware of the impact abortion brings to women and men. The campaign seeks to expose and heal the secrecy and silence surrounding the emotional and physical pain of abortion. The Campaign is a project of Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life.

The COURAGE Program is a special and unique ministry based

at St. Germaine Parish in Oak Lawn. COURAGE is a volunteer organization built on compassion and Christian values, advocating for pregnant young women and their families.

The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland is a not-for-profit organization, whose purpose is to reach desperate young women with a message of hope and help.

For more information, contact Beth Mikula at 708-974-3336, ext.

239 or emikula@sacredheartpalos. org — Sacred Heart Respect Life Ministry

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The Orland Park History Museum will offer walking tours of the Orland Memorial Park Cemetery this Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. Located at 153rd Street and West Avenue, the cemetery was founded in 1859 and is the final resting place for many notable area residents.

Orland Park History Museum offers cemetery tours this Sunday The burial records of the Orland Memorial Park Cemetery are a walk through Orland Park history.

Names like Humphrey, Loebe, Myrick, Schussler, Voss, Yunker and more remember some of the village’s pioneers of years past.

This Sunday, the village of Orland Park History Museum will conduct walking tours of the cemetery at 153rd Street and West Avenue. Group tours will begin at 1 p.m. and continue every 15 minutes with the final tour beginning at 2 p.m.

“The museum’s cemetery tour is a great way to learn about Orland Park’s early settlers and families that played a part in the village’s history,” said Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin. “There’s a lot of history in that cemetery and we invite everyone to learn more about the people who helped make Orland Park the great community that it is today.”

The cemetery is located on land that was originally owned

by George Cox who sold the initial piece of property for $13 and a lot for himself and his family.

Harry Cox, George’s son, was the village’s third mayor serving from 1915 until 1923. The younger Cox is also remembered for building the first house in the village in 1880 at 14420 Second Avenue.

“We have a few historical cemeteries in and around Orland Park,” said Mayor Dan McLaughlin.

“Most people know about the West Avenue cemetery and we have the Christ Lutheran Cemetery on 82nd Avenue and a number of our early residents are buried at St. Michael Cemetery at 159th and Will-Cook Road. The original St. Michael Church was built at 151st Street and Will-Cook Road in 1847.”

Orland Park’s early residents were buried outside of the village because Village Ordinance Number 30, passed in 1924, prohibited graveyards, cemeteries or burying a dead person within the village’s corporate limits or within a mile of town.

Orland Memorial Park Cemetery was founded in 1859 and

Area notables buried in Orland Memorial Park Cemetery, Samuel Tinley was born in 1838 and died in 1919. Tinley was nearby Bremen’s first railroad agent in the late 1800s. The town’s name of Bremen was changed to Tinley Park in 1890.

was known as the Orland Burial Ground. When Ordinance 30 was amended in 1930, the Village Board annexed the cemetery. According to the cemetery’s website, the current name was adopted in 1936.

Area notables among the Orland Memorial Park Cemetery burials include Samuel Tinley, who was born in 1838 and died in 1919.

Susannah Tinley, born in 1836 and died in 1925, is buried in an adjacent grave.

Samuel Tinley was nearby Bremen’s first railroad agent in the late 1800s. The town’s name of Bremen was changed to Tinley Park in 1890 with the Village of Tinley Park incorporated two years later on June 27, one month after Orland Park became a municipality.

A number of village officials are buried at Orland Memorial Park including five village mayors and some former trustees.

Orland Park’s first mayor, John

Humphrey, and his family are buried there as are more recent community members, Eleanor and Paul Voss. Eleanor Voss was the first female matron for the Orland Park Police Department and her husband, Paul, was an Orland Park police officer, a longtime village trustee followed by serving as a founding trustee for the newly formed Orland Fire Protection District in 1969. Orland Fire Station No. 2, at 151st Street and 80th Avenue, is dedicated to Paul Voss’s memory.

The tour fee for those ages 10 and older is $5 per person, payable in cash or check. Attendees will also be able to become museum members. Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.

For more information about the Orland Park History Museum, located in the former village hall at 14415 S. Beacon Ave., call 873-1622 or email museum@orlandpark.org.

— Village of Orland Park

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Trunk-or-treat at Palos Lutheran Church Palos Lutheran Church and Trusting Hearts Learning Center will host a Trunk-Or-Treat event this Sunday, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the church parking lot, at 12424 S. 71st Court, in Palos Heights.

Families are invited to join in a costume parade, and enjoy snacks and a coloring contest.

suggested donation of a non-perishable food item.

Final Father Stanley Rudcki Heritage Concert The final Father Stanley R. Rudcki Heritage Christmas Concert conducted by Patrick Mooney will be given Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m., at St. Alexander Church, 7025 W. 126th St., Palos Heights.

The concert fund established

by Father Stan’s family after his death in 2013 has been exhausted, so the music brought to the South Side by his musicians will conclude with this year’s Christmas Concert. “Many thanks to all who have contributed to the fund for the many years Father Stan conducted the orchestra himself and since with Maestro Mooney,” said organizer Paul Knez, of Palos Heights.

Domestic violence Silent Witness exhibit Sacred Heart Church Domestic Violence Outreach Ministry will hold the second Silent Witness/ Survivor Speak Out sponsored by Pillars’ Constance Morris House.

It will be held on Friday, Oct. 28, at Sacred Heart Church Ministry Center, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., event starts at 7.

Attendees will listen to domestic violence survivors tell their stories, learn about domestic violence education and resources and view the Silent Witness Exhibit.

The exhibit represents domestic violence homicide victims from Illinois. Each life-size silhouette represents an actual victim. Free;

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PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

50 Years Ago This Week

From Oct. 20, 1966

Palos Heights Scouts set up flags and banners at the entrance to Troop 604’s campsite at Illinois Beach State Park.

The scouts are Joe Grey (from left), Dan Prorok, Eric Johnson, David Thomas, Bill Hepburn and Dave Klaas. They were among the 200 Boy Scouts and their leaders who participated in the recent Burr Oak District Camporee at the Park, north of Waukegan.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 Dash gauge 5 Pawn at a shop 9 Vague shapes 14 Height: Pref.

15 Saintly glow 16 Sportscast rundown 17 *Pest-control device 19 Hersey’s bell town 20 Like paradise 21 Go round and round 23 “Tao Te Ching” poet __-tzu 24 “Yummy!”

25 *Off-the-wall game?

27 Grant-granting gp.

29 Soul automaker 30 *Simple garment 36 Aerobic exercise aid 40 Woodlands man-goat 41 Campus URL suffix 42 Serious 43 Old Russian ruler 44 *One given to flights of fancy 46 Short-lived Egypt-Syr. alliance 48 Drunkard 49 *Hidden explosives activator 54 Overthrow 59 Farm female 60 “__ o’ your throats”: “Measure for Measure” 61 Phobic 62 “Alas and __!”

64 Figuratively, where some wild ideas come out of; literally, a hint to a word and its position when paired with the starts of the answers to starred clues 66 In need of a chill pill 67 Mystery writer Gardner 68 Colombian city 69 Beer holder

70 Ear piece?

71 __-slapper Down 1 Got under control 2 Words after “crack” or “live by” 3 Pitiless 4 Mubarak of Egypt 5 Came out of one’s shell?

6 “Days of __ Lives” 7 Attend uninvited 8 Letter after iota 9 Chastain of women’s soccer 10 Guided 11 City NW of Orlando 12 Unoriginal 13 Thread dispenser 18 Ex-Disney CEO Michael 22 Printer cartridge contents 26 Iraqi port 28 Neighborhood 30 FDR’s last vice president 31 Western defense gp.

32 Actress Hagen 33 IHOP condiment 34 Ice cream maker Joseph 35 Brewski 37 Bagpiper’s topper 38 December 24 or 31 39 Each 42 Exit the bus 44 Tap concern 45 Went round and round 47 Greet the day 49 “__ Life”: Sinatra hit 50 Rented again 51 Silly 52 Romeo and Juliet, e.g.

53 Apply, as pressure 55 Puncture with a pin 56 Song of praise 57 City in northern France 58 Comic Izzard 63 TV forensic drama 65 __ shot (Answers on page 9)

SUDOKU 40 Years Ago This Week

The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers.

Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order.

Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order.

Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

From Oct. 21, 1976

Welcome to Orland: Edward Damstra, funeral director of Colonial Chapel (left), is welcomed to Orland Park by Ted Voss, president of Catalina Construction Co. The Colonial Chapel is being built on 155th Street, west of Harlem and is expected to be completed by December. Damstra will live at the location with his wife and three children.

He has been active as funeral director for 12 years, and has operated locations in Burbank, Oak Lawn and Palos Heights over the past two years.

(Answers on page 9)

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo quiz is: Stage fright.

Send your responses to with your name and hometown by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.

For the second straight week, the Whatizit photo quiz has resulted in no correct answers. We are a little surprised because we through the clue, Cold Steel, would have resulted in some responses. This week the correct answer is the Daniel V. Capuano ice rink at 8900 S. Kedzie Ave. in Evergreen Park.

The rink is named in honor of fallen firefighter who was a member of the Evergreen Park Fire Department for 16 years and a member of the Chicago Fire Department for 15 years. He died in the line of duty as a member of Chicago Fire Department on Dec. 14, 2015.

He left behind a wife and three children.

He was a member of Queen of Martyrs Parish. He was also described as a dedicated coach for the St. Jude Hockey Club. The Evergreen Park ice rink was dedicated in his honor on Feb. 20, 2016.

10 Years Ago This Week

From Oct. 19, 2006

Station suits Palos Park: Palos Park’s long journey en route to a new Metra train station is about to make its final stop. Palos Park officials have scheduled a dedication ceremony of the village’s new commuter rail station for Oct. 25. Among dignitaries invited are former Palos Park mayors Rosemary Kaptur, Jean Moran and Donald Jeanes. Constructed just north of the former station at 123rd Street and 82nd Avenue, the building was built with Lemont limestone for a vintage looks that blends in well with the surrounding community. The station has received praise from residents Village Administrator Pat Jones said.

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Orland Grassland Volunteers offer a bird migration walk at 7 a.m. this Saturday. Meet at the Orland Grassland lot on 167th and LaGrange Road. The group will be looking for migrating songbirds and water birds. There are still flowers blooming everywhere now. Bird monitor Mike McNamee will be on hand to point out the birds. Shown are bird watchers on Old Farm Road at Orland Grassland. For more, call 942-8038 or visit www.orlandgrassland.org.

Artwork by clients of Park Lawn Vocational Center.

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Lyric Opera prize to benefit McCord’s Outreach Program McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park will put two main floor tickets to any opera in the Lyric’s 2016-17 season up for the live auction at its annual fundraiser.

To sweeten the pot, the winner will receive a backstage tour of the Lyric by Costume Director Maureen Reilly.

McCord’s fundraiser, “For Love of the Arts: The Splendors of Spain,” will take place at the Midlothian Country Club on Saturday, Nov. 5. You must be present to bid on this prize. For ticket information or to be a sponsor, call 708-671-0648 or visit www. mccordgallery.org Proceeds from this particular prize will benefit McCord’s Outreach Program, introduced in 2012 to serve area people who have limited access to arts programming. Its main focus are weekly classes at McCord for developmentally disabled adult clients of Park Lawn Vocational Center taught by Sandburg art teacher Mary Michaelson and McCord instructor Beth Leahy. Leahy also conducts other classes each week at the Park Lawn facility and has been developing a project manual for other instructors who work with Park Lawn clients.

McCord also has worked with the Southwest Cook County Cooperative Transition Program to give a scholarship to a deaf client who has aged out of their program so that he can continue to have the means to pursue his artistic talent. McCord instruc-

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Visit Us for Open House Sunday, November 6 and Sunday, December 4 10 am to Noon Join us at 9 am for a free breakfast!

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Funds for this program come through donations and McCord is actively seeking more sponsorships for this exceptional program. Call 671-0648.

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These clinches were cinches

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Benet quarterback Jack Sznajder (left) was hit plenty of times by Marist defensive players, including this play, where he was nailed by defensive back Bobby Gorman.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Agony and ecstasy: Richards quarterback Jake Moran (right) congratulates receiver Noah Petrusevski after the two combined on a touchdown against Reavis. The receiver was in pain and holding his stomach after the score.

MARIST 31, BENET ACADEMY 14

PLAYOFF PICTURE

RICHARDS 54, REAVIS 22

Backup QB and a sack-happy ‘D’ help RedHawks rout Benet

In order to make the postseason, football teams must win at least six of their nine games or win five and go to a tiebreaker (most opponents wins) to round out the playoff field. Here is where area teams stand with one week to go:

The Big Skinny on Richards: Bulldogs are champions again

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

Sophomore quarterback Michael Markett could have started feeling sorry for himself Friday, when his first varsity start at Marist began to go a little sideways.

With the RedHawks up 17-7 in their battle for first place in the East Suburban Catholic with Benet Academy, Markett, after completing 10 of his first 13 passes, turned the ball over on three straight possessions. The last, an errant lateral pass, led to the touchdown that brought the Redwings within 17-14 not quite midway through the third quarter.

“I got down on myself,” Markett, who took over this week as Morgan Taylor comes back from a sprained ankle, conceded. “But our running back, Delonte Harrell, kept telling me, ‘You got this.’”

Besides, Markett knew that whatever he didn’t have, Marist’s defense would take care of.

“They definitely challenge you,” he said. “I’m glad I’m not the other quarterback. But (in practice) it gets you ready for the game — going up against one of the best defenses in the state.”

Marist outlasted Benet 31-14 to guarantee, at the very least, their third shared ESCC title, the previ-

ous two coming in 2011 and ’12. If

By Jeff Vorva the RedHawks (7-1, 6-0) beat Joliet Sports Editor IN: Brother Rice (8-0), Catholic (1-7, 1-5) Friday at Joliet Marist (7-1), St. Laurence It’s party time.

Memorial Stadium, they’ll wrap up (6-2), Richards (6-2) For the first time. their first outright league title ever.

After Richards easily beat Benet (6-2, 5-1) could salvage a IN GOOD SHAPE: Shepard Reavis, 54-22 Friday night in share of the crown with a Week 9 (5-3) Burbank to clinch the South win over Carmel of Mundelein and OUT: Stagg (0-8), Chicago Christian (2-6), Sandburg (3Suburban Conference Red title, a Marist loss.

Bulldogs coach Tony Sheehan The Redwings, however, might 5), Oak Lawn (3-5), Evergreen announced to his troops that for still be recovering from the pound- Park (3-5) the first time in school history, ing put on them by the Marist dethe players are invited to a playoff pairings party fense. The RedHawks stopped Benet quarterat the Oak Lawn school on Saturday night. backs behind the line 10 times — eight sacks and Richards (6-2, 6-0) hosts Tinley Park in a nontwice on designed runs — and threw in five other conference game Friday and hopes for a good tackles for loss, plus linebacker Micah Awodiran’s seed and a first-round home game when the Il20-yard fumble return for the clinching score. linois High School Association announces the “We needed a score right there,” Awodiran said, 256-team field. It’s the eighth SSC Red title (sevseemingly unaware that expecting a defensive enth outright) for the Bulldogs in the 11-year hisscore is not a typical strategy for most teams. tory of the conference.

“With the guys we’ve got,” he added, “it’s someThe Bulldogs were already a dangerous team thing we know we’re capable of.” with quarterback Jake Moran and running backs Against Benet, lineman Gavin McCabe, a Pat Doyle and Anthony Quinn providing big 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, had 3 1/2 sacks and two yards. But just in time for the playoffs, sophotackles for loss. Luke Bullington and Awodiran more Derek Flowers is starting to showcase his See MARIST, Page 4 abilities. Flowers ran for 171 yards and found the

end zone twice against the Rams.

The 5-foot-7, 215-pound Flowers has power and moves to chomp up a lot of yards and his cannonball-like frame has earned him a lot of nicknames from his peers and coaches including “Big Skinny,” “Little Bro,” “Doughboy” and “Big Boy.” “They can all me anything,” Flowers said.

“Anything to do with big, plump, round…I don’t mind.’’

People are also comparing his running style to former NFL star Natrone Means, Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis.

“I think I play like my idol, Walter Payton,” Flowers said. “I got moves. Jerome Bettis didn’t have moves.’’

Reavis (6-2, 4-1) opened the scoring when Marc McClinton lined up at halfback and heaved a pass to BranTrell Seymore for 59 yards.

“I was very surprised and we weren’t expecting that,” Quinn said. “It shocks you and we had to get our heads back in the game.’’

It was all Richards after that with Quinn running in a pair of touchdowns and Flowers adding a third to take a 20-7 halftime lead and led by as much as 34-7. Richards has beaten the Rams 16 straight times by a combined score of 647-137.

Good Knights: CC golfers in top 10; tennis players make history SERVING THEIR WAY TO STATE A list of state girls tennis qualifiers from the area: CLASS 1A SINGLES Ashley Akrami (Chicago Christian) CLASS 1A DOUBLES Brooke Akrami-Raquel Robertson (Chicago Christian) CLASS 2A SINGLES Anna Loureiro (Sandburg) Nicole Micklin (Marist) Julia Canellis (Sandburg) CLASS 2A DOUBLES Stephanie Garoufalis-Agnes Florczyk (Sandburg) Kaitlyn Bowe-Caitlyn Foggie (Marist) Rachel Habbal-Brooke Zielke (Shepard) Jasmine Abuniam-Sophie Sjo (Sandburg)

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The postseason has been good to Chicago Christian so far.

With the first 2016-17 Illinois High School Association state championship in the books, Chicago STATEMENT Christian’s boys golf team took ninth in the state in GAMES Class 2A Friday and Saturday at the Weibring Golf Club in Normal.

That came a year after the Knights finished fifth in Class 1A. The Knights girls’ tennis team made history on Friday and Saturday as they

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A look at how area teams and individuals did this weekend:

Boys and girls golf

CC notched a 650 – 26 shots behind champion Normal U-High in a tight field.

The Knights’ Pete Vos took 14th in the state with a 154, firing a 75 in the first round and a 79 in the second. Dan Vos added a 161, Nate Kamp had a 162, Mark Schaaf added a 173.

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CHICAGO FIRE ANALYSIS

For a few hours, all was right in the Fire’s world

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

On a dreary day toward the end of a drearier season, Chicago Fire fans had some fun for a couple of hours on Sunday.

David Accam did a little dance after scoring what turned out to be the winning goal in the 80th minute of a 2-1 victory over New England in the final game of the season at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. After the game, the players gathered in a circle while Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” played on the stadium’s speakers. Then the team broke the circle and walked around close to the stands while fans cheered.

Few would have guessed that the announced crowd of 18,976 at Toyota Park would have had more fun on Sunday than 61,054 fans at Soldier Field (who watched the Bears piddle away a 13-0 lead in the third quarter to lose 17-16 to Jacksonville) and 42,384 fans at Wrigley Field (who

watched the Cubs offense throw up nine zeros on the board against Los Angeles in the National League Championship Series).

The Fire improved to 7-16-10 and has 31 points in Major League Soccer play. Chicago has the worst record in the league but could escape that fate if it beats Toronto in in a 3 p.m. road game Sunday in the season finale and Houston (7-14-12, 33 points) either ties or loses to Colorado.

“It was a great game and very important for us to win the game… our last game at home in front of our fans,” Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said. “I know it was a hard season for everyone but at least we could grant them this, a good win. I also want to say thanks to our fans who are, during the whole year, with us and supporting team and we look forward to improving and get better for the next season.”

“I think it means a lot,’’ Accam added. “For me, the fans deserve

much more than what we have given them this season. Today, it was all about the fans, about us giving everything we had in the pitch for the fans. That’s what we showed today, we went in to win it for the fans, and we did it.”

Michael de Leeuw opened the scoring in the ninth minute of the game for his sixth goal of the campaign. The game ended with both clubs playing with 10 players after Chicago’s Luis Solignac and Revolution goalie Brad Knighton were kicked out after receiving red cards.

The loss hurt New England’s shot at the playoffs.

The win for the Fire helped erase a miserable showing at Toyota Park three days prior. The Fire allowed an 80th-minute goal to Columbus in a 2-2 tie.

“Yes, we failed,” Paunovic said after the game. “We failed to close, to win the game. Disappointed?

Well, yes.’’

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Chicago Fire players and coaches gathered around in a circle after Sunday’s win — the season finale at Toyota Park.

CROSS COUNTRY POSTSEASON

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGE SPORTS

Sandburg runner wants to play in Peoria this year

Overtime loss to St. Ambrose cripples SXU playoff chances

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Sandburg cross country runner Dylan Jacobs headed into sectional competition last fall with the odds being favorable that he’d run in the state meet the following weekend.

The Eagles were ranked by national publications among the top cross country programs in the country, and with the topfinishing squad at the 12-team Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional automatically qualifying all seven runners for the state final, Jacobs – then a sophomore – was excited about the possibilities. Even if the team faltered, he was confident he would qualify as an individual.

The latter scenario was rendered moot; the Eagles placed first in the competition and went on to win the school’s first boys’ cross country Illinois High School Association state title.

Jacobs did not, however, get to run in the historic championship effort in Peoria. Shortly past the 1-mile marker in the 3-mile sectional race at cold, rainy and muddy Katherine Legge Park in Hinsdale, he pulled his left hamstring and hobbled the rest of the way to a 33rd-place finish. He had helped his team to the sectional crown, but he was done for the season.

“I knew I was hurt,” Jacobs said. “I knew something was different, something was wrong, but I didn’t know what exactly happened. It was challenging (to finish), but everyone on the team, all seven guys, they all gave it their all, so I was going to finish that race and give it my all.”

With regional action opening up on Saturday, Jacobs is hop-

ing he can get thought the next couple of weekends injury free and make that trip to Detweiler Park in Peoria for the state championships on Nov. 5 as a runner and not as a spectator.

Jacobs was thrilled for his teammates in 2015, but not being able to run with them in the most important race of the season the following weekend proved bittersweet.

“It was very disappointing, especially with state coming up the next week and how good our team was looking at the time,” he said. “There were some times at night I was just thinking about that. We had so many guys, though, to back up, and we went to state and everybody performed well and we eventually won. So it was awesome to see that.”

Jacobs rehabbed the injury for two months, and by the start of indoor track season in January was close to being 100 percent.

“At times during some long runs I’d feel it tighten, just a little, but it was pretty normal after that,” he said.

Last year’s disheartening experience inspired Jacobs to work even harder to achieve his goals, and he entered his junior season “fully healed and ready to go” and gunning for more than merely a trip to state. In the three most prestigious races this season – the Lyons, Peoria Notre Dame, and Peoria Central invitationals – Jacobs placed first, second and sixth, respectively. He did not run in Saturday’s SouthWest Suburban Blue meet but said it was not injuryrelated.

“Not being able to race at state last year and not being able to run well at sectionals, that motivated me a lot,” he

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

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Dylan Jacobs is hoping for a big postseason in cross country as the Sandburg junior injured himself in sectional action last season and missed the state meet.

said. “This summer I trained really hard trying to get to my full potential, to where I could stay fully healthy and be ready to go. This year the goals are a lot higher and we’ll see how that goes. My personal goal is to win state.”

A big Saturday

In Class 3A boys action on Saturday, Sandburg, Marist, Oak Lawn, Shepard and Stagg will run at the Sandburg Regional at 10:30 a.m. at Midlothian Meadows in Markham.

In Class 2A, Richards and Brother Rice are at the Hinsdale South Regional at 1:15 p.m. at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. St. Laurence and Evergreen Park are at the RiversideBrookfield Regional at 11 a.m. at the Sundown Meadows Forest Preserve in La Grange.

In girls Class 3A action, Marist, Mother McAuley, Oak Lawn, Sandburg, Shepard and Stagg are the Sandburg Regional at 10 a.m. at Midlothian Meadows in Markham. In Class 2A Richards is at the Hinsdale South Regional at 12:30 p.m. at Legge Park in Hinsdale while Evergreen Park is at the Riverside-Brookfield Regional at 10

a.m. at Sundown Meadows in La Grange.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian, which finished seventh in the state in 2015, is at the Bishop McNamara Regional at 10 a.m. at Kankakee Community College. Queen of Peace is at the Lisle Regional at 10 a.m. at Lisle Community Park.

Conference chatter

Sandburg’s boys finished second in the SouthWest Suburban Blue meet Saturday but Eagles senior Marty Skucas (16 minutes, 14 seconds) took first.

Shepard won both the boys and girls South Sububan red titles and had two individual champions – Caleb Washington (15:51.9) and Kelli Callahan (19:35.6).

Mother McAuley’s Ashley Bryja won the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference with an 18:23.8.

Marist’s Maryclare Leonard won the East Suburban Catholic Conference meet with an 18:12.20 but the RedHawks lost to Benet by one point.

— Sports Editor Jeff Vorva contributed to this report.

FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SPORTS

St. Michael’s girls team claims McAuley Shootout St. Michael’s sixth-grade girls basketball team won the 2016 Great McAuley Shootout at Mother McAuley High School.

Players on the roster are Brooke Panush, Sophia Eid, Elise Ward, Megan Flynn, Angie Domagala, Katy Cupp and Cara Finn, a fifth grader who stepped in for Sophia Davidson.

The head coach is Susan Panush.

Palumbo is as good as Gold in girls wrestling Simmons Middle School eighth grader Mia Rose Palumbo was on the Iowa Gold wrestling team that finished third in the Youth Pool B division of the

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St. Michael’s sixth-grade girls basketball team members hold up the tournament bracket and a plaque after winning the Great McAuley Shootout.

Midwest Mat of Dreams girls youth wrestling meet on Sunday

in Bettendorf, Iowa.

All Stars in Worth Worth Junior High School hosted the 2016 South Suburban Junior High School Conference boys and girls All-Star Game on Oct. 5.

Forty of the top volleyball players from the conference participated.

Worth Junior High School was represented

by Brian Kopec, Eric Longfield, Emma Farrell, and Jessica Marszalek.

It appears that for the second time in four years, St. Xavier University’s football team will not qualify for the NAIA playoffs.

The Cougars’ chances took a big hit Saturday when they were beaten 38-31 in overtime

by St. Ambrose University at the Bettendorf High School Football Field in Bettendorf, Iowa in a Mid-States Football Association game.

The Cougars fell to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

They have never made the playoffs with that many setbacks. Even if the team wins the conference, it would have to snag a top 20 spot in the NAIA coach’s rankings to earn a spot in the postseason.

Running back Jamarri Watson ran for 110 yards and receiver Stephen Simms caught six passes for 105 yards but it was not enough.

The Cougars blocked an SAU field-goal attempt at the end of regulation but couldn’t carry the momentum into the OT. SXU quarterback’s John Rhode’s third interception of the day ended the game moments after the Bees (3-3, 2-1) scored the go-ahead TD. The Cougars visit Trinity International University in Deerfield at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Men’s soccer: A goal by senior Peter London (Bridgeview/Dominican University/ St. Laurence) and a shutout by junior keeper Frank Valle (McHenry/McHenry Community) helped spur the Cougars to a 1-0 win over Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Holy Cross College. Saturday afternoon at Saints Field in Notre Dame, Ind. The Cougars (3-9-2/3-3-2) had two shots on goal and Valle posted five saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season.

Women’s soccer: Senior Christina Sperando (Chicago/ Mother McAuley) recorded a pair of goals and an assist to help lead the Saint Xavier to a 7-0 road win over Holy Cross Saturday afternoon at Saints Field in Notre Dame, Ind. The Cougars (4-9-1/4-4-0) controlled the game at both ends of the field racking up 35 shots (21 on goal) offensively and holding the host Saints to just three shots (two on goal) on the defensive side. It was the most goals in a game for SXU since defeating Holy Cross, 9-0, back on Oct. 8, 2011.

Moraine Valley Men’s cross country: Twelve Cyclones ran their fast-

est times of the season at the Lucian Rosa Invitational Oct. 8 in Somers, Wisc. It was the second fastest meet in school history, according to coach Dimitri Dimizas. The fastest was at the 2010 Lake Forest Invite when Dimizas was on the team.

Overall, the men finished seventh out of 12 teams. Freshman Jordi Rangel (Eisenhower) finished 41st in 27 minutes, 33 seconds.

Volleyball: Moraine beat Joliet Junior College in three sets on Oct. 8 with Jessica Gavras (Oak Lawn) coming up with 16 digs but then fell to nationally ranked Harper in four sets.

Heather Fane (Stagg) had 13 kills and Kam Myles (Queen of Peace) added 10.

Golf: The Cyclones took third out of 10 times in the NJCAA Region IV Tournament Oct. 6-8 and Alec Martinez (Sandburg) qualified for the national tournament after shooting 72, 78 and 78 for sixth place.

Women’s tennis: Moraine took fourth at the NJCAA Region IV Tournament and Alexis Kasper (Reavis) and Ana Karen Lagunas (Bremen) qualified for the national tournament.

Trinity Christian College Women’s volleyball: After dropping two matches to ranked opponents in the first day of the University of St. Francis Big Guns Classic, the Trolls came back with two victories Sunday. They started the morning with a four set victory over Grace College with scores of 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, and 2515 and followed with a win over Spring Arbor University at 25-19, 25-23, and 25-15 to improve to 17-13. Rachel Verhage led the team with 16 kills wile Kacie Stoll had 12 and Tina Massey had 10 in the first match.

Men’s soccer: The Trolls picked up their second conference victory and their third win in their last four games in a 4-2 home contest win over Robert Morris University (Chicago) on Saturday. The teams were tied 1-1 at the half, but a hat trick by Mauricio Salgado in the second period helped the Trolls secure a 4-2 victory. With the win Trinity is 7-7 overall and 2-6 in the CCAC. Women’s soccer: Trinity beat Robert Morris (Chicago) 1-0 on Saturday. Robert Morris received votes in a recent NAIA coaches’ poll. Jessica Owen scored the lone goal and Sierra Christopher had nine saves in the net to record the shutout.

Shooters tryouts South Side Shooters basketball tryouts for the winter session start Monday at Stagg High School.

Tryouts are for players in third-through-eighth grade are Monday, Oct. 27 and Oc t. 287 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

For more information, contact Gary Ferguson at 630-935-1150.

— We welcome community news at sports@regionalpublishing.com

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SXU’s Stephen Simms caught six passes for 105 yards but the Cougars lost a road game to St. Ambrose on Saturday.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST Like Marist and Richards, Majesty Maholy clinched in Week 8. Jason Maholy becomes the fourth different dude to win the regular-season kingship after Ken Karrson (2013), Jeff Vorva (2014) and Wally Findysz (2015), and he is the first to win it in the eighth week. Findysz did have a perfect week, but he’s mired in the muck. So the other five flyweights play for pride in Week 9 and hope for postseason MVP honors when the playoffs begin.

Last week Overall Oak Lawn at Reavis Loyola at Brother Rice Chicago Christian at Guerin Evergreen Park at Eisenhower Marist at Joliet Catholic Tinley Park at Richards Lincoln-Way West at Sandburg Shepard at Argo Stagg at Andrew St. Ignatius at St. Laurence St. Xavier at Trinity International

Jeff Vorva 8-2 63-17 Reavis Loyola CC Eisenhower Marist Richards LWW Shepard Stagg St. L SXU

Joe Boyle 8-2 61-19 Reavis Loyola CC Eisenhower Marist Richards LWW Shepard Andrew St. L SXU

Anthony Nasella 6-4 48-32 Reavis BR CC Eisenhower Marist Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg St. L SXU

Jason Maholy 9-1 67-13 Reavis Loyola CC Eisenhower Marist Richards LWW Shepard Stagg St. L SXU

Wally Findysz 10-0 59-21 Reavis Loyola Guerin Eisenhower Marist Richards LWW Shepard Andrew St. L SXU

Bob Rakow 7-3 56-24 Reavis BR CC Eisenhower Marist Richards LWW Shepard Stagg St. L SXU

WEEK 8 FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Rice survives Rita scare, heads into clash with Loyola

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

One of the goals that Brother Rice head coach Brian Badke had at the beginning of the season was for his team to compete for a Chicago Catholic League Championship.

The Crusaders can still do that as they remained undefeated after beat St. Rita 52-33 despite trailing 20-10 at one point in the third quarter, in a league showdown on Friday. Rice will face its biggest challenge of the year when it hosts defending Class 8A state champion and undefeated Loyola Academy on Friday night.

Brother Rice (8-0, 3-0), which defeated the Mustangs behind Aarion Lacy’s 95-yard go-ahead kickoff return touchdown, Ricky Smalling’s two rushing touchdowns, and quarterback Dino Borrelli’s 377 yards and two touchdowns, will face a Ramblers team that is currently riding a 25-game winning streak.

“We put ourselves in a position to compete for a Catholic League Championship,” Badke said. “Loyola is obviously a very good football team, but we’re also a good football team. We’re going to have to be at our best to knock them off.”

The Ramblers’ winning streak dates back to the final three games of the 2014-15 season. The two teams split decisions in that 2014-15 campaign — with Brother Rice winning 16-13 early in the season and Loyola prevailing 31-14 late in the year in a Catholic League playoff game.

Loyola blanked the Crusaders 28-0 last season during the Ramblers 14-0 state-championship season. The Ramblers have gone 118-24 under John Holecek over 11 seasons. Both teams scored seven-point victories over Mt. Carmel this season.

“Last year’s game didn’t go our way up there last year, but it’s going to be an electric atmosphere on Friday. Badke said.”

Brother Rice was challenged against St. Rita (4-4, 2-2). The Crusaders were down 20-10 midway in third quarter before getting back in the game with a pair of fumble recoveries that led to scores.

“We knew St. Rita was going to be a tough game,” Badke said.

“They came out firing on all cylinders because they needed a win to get in the playoffs – and we didn’t want to be the team for them do that against. We did a good job finishing, and now we’re getting ready for week nine.”

St. Laurence 42 Aurora Christian 35 Quarterback Romello Washington connected with Levy Hamer on a 79-yard touchdown pass with 7:25 left in the fourth quarter, which helped Vikings soar past the Eagles in a thrilling Chicago Catholic White victory on Friday night in Aurora.

The victory sealed a second consecutive state playoff berth for St. Laurence (6-2, 2-0), which bounced back from a 21-12 setback against Marmion Academy in Week 7.

David Lox led the Vikings in rushing with three touchdowns and 193 yards on 35 carries.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Photographers usually get decent football shots when the action is coming toward them. But if the action gets too close, people are the sideline could get seriously injured or, in one case in Pennsylvania, killed.

This job really causes you to backpedal

A Photo by Jeff Vorva

Dino Borrelli and Brother Rice will put their unbeaten season on the line against unbeaten defending Class 8A state champ Loyola.

WIN, WIN, WIN… A look at Loyola and Brother Rice’s seasons so far:

LOYOLA Milwaukee Marquette Maine South Mt. Carmel Wheaton St. Francis Fenwick St. Rita Leo Providence

W W W W W W W W

36-7 44-43 35-28 55-0 52-21 35-3 51-8 42-7

W W W W W W W W

31-7 61-44 45-6 42-7 45-21 49-42 63-7 52-33

BROTHER RICE Marist Crete-Monee Aurora Christian Montini Providence Mt. Carmel St. Joseph St. Rita

Washington was 8 of 13 with 158 yards passing. Keshawn Douglas scored on a 78-yard punt return in the second quarter.

Chris Negrete (7 solo tackles), Adam Andrews (6 solos), and Damon Stewart (5 solos) paced the defense for the Vikings, who will host St. Ignatius in a conference showdown on Friday and also attempt to win the White outright for the second consecutive year.

Shepard 35 Oak Lawn 21 The Astros were powered to the win Friday night in the South Suburban Red battle behind a monster performance by Demetrius Harrison, who rushed for three touchdown and 264 yards on 17 carries.

Harrison scores were from 13, 14 and 80 yards out. Shepard (53, 4-2) will look to seal a guaranteed state playoff berth when it travels to Summit to face an Argo team that it easily handed 41-0 last year.

The Spartans (3-5, 2-4), formally eliminated from state playoff

contention with the loss, will look to conclude their regular season on a winning note when they travel to Burbank to face Reavis in a conference battle on Friday.

Sandburg 32 Fort Zumwalt West (Mo.) 29

A 28-yard field goal by Jared Monett as time expired lifted the Eagles to the thrilling non-conference victory on Friday night.

Sandburg (3-5, 2-3 Southwest Suburban Conference) will wrap up its regular season on Friday when it hosts Lincoln-Way West in a conference battle.

Hillcrest 53 Evergreen Park 0

The Mustangs were officially eliminated from state playoff contention by the Hawks in nonconference action on Friday night, extending their losing streak to three games. Evergreen Park (35, 1-3 South Suburban Red) will wrap its regular season when the team travels to Blue Island for a conference game against Eisenhower on Friday.

Lockport 35, Stagg 0

The Chargers were blanked by the Porters in Friday night’s South Suburban Conference matchup.

Stagg (0-8, 0-6) will shoot for its first win of the season on the road in a Friday night conference battle against a winless Andrew squad which it defeated 42-16 last season. Andrew has scored only 13 more points (95) than the Chargers this season.

Aurora Cent. Cath. 76 Chicago Christian 6

The Knights (2-6, 1-3), which avoided the shutout in Friday’s Metro Suburban Red contest against the Chargers, will conclude the regular season when they travels to River Grove to face Guerin in a conference matchup on Saturday. Chicago Christian dropped a 37-7 decision to the Crusaders a year ago.

moment of silence for Tony “Taps” Cantafio, please.

I didn’t know him but the Associated Press reported that the poor guy died from a brain injury that he suffered after a high school football player collided with him during a game in Pennsylvania.

Cantafio was a retired 67-year-old math teacher who was keeping statistics on the sideline and was hit during a game in September and died 10 days later.

You know who else works the sideline during high school football games?

Me. Stat keepers, reporters and photographers are among the common folks on the sidelines doing their jobs. While in close to 40 years in this racket I’ve never been hit straight on, I had two incidents over the years that were not pleasant.

A long time ago in Morris, a player was rolling my way and I jumped up and did a cool rock and roll maneuver in which my heels hit my rear end and there was minimal contact as he rolled under me. I don’t have those David Lee Rothlike moves any more. I don’t even think David Lee Roth has them, either. If that happened today, my legs might be bent in Gumby-like ways.

Another time in Lake Zurich, players were barreling in on me and I did a quick back pedal only to slip on wet grass and fall not unlike something you would see in a Laurel and Hardy film. It was quite a jolt and I heard something click somewhere but when I got up, my neck felt nice and loose, so it wasn’t a total loss.

Once in the late 1980s, a sports writer in Crystal Lake tried to avoid contact with oncoming players by jumping on top of a bench. Someone crashed into the bench and he hit his head on the ground and had to be taken out of the stadium via ambulance. I had dinner with him months later and he said the fall was still messing with his memory.

He is still alive and although I haven’t seen him in a long time, he kicks my tail in Words With Friends, so the collision didn’t hurt that part of his gray matter.

I didn’t start taking photos until 2008 and learned quickly

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point that objects in the view finder are much closer than in real life. So there were a few comical moments that I did a backpedal when the action was still pretty far away. Oops.

Then I get a little too overconfident and stand there solid as a rock and snap away

not realizing that I was just a few feet away from getting clobbered. There is no happy medium.

The best football photos come when big padded guys are running right in your direction, but it can cause consequences if you are not careful.

So, the key is obviously to be careful. I always knew this part of the job could be a little dicey, but until I heard about Tony “Taps” Cantafio, I never knew it was deadly.

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The Regional News - The Reporter

MVCC soccer players have blast hosting Special Olympics athletes The Moraine Valley Community College women’s soccer team hosted a scrimmage with Special Olympics athletes from Oak Park on Oct. 6 and even though the action had to be moved inside because of bad weather, it turned out to be a joyful event in the Cyclone gym.

“We could have played soccer the rest of the day if we were able to,” said Cyclones assistant coach James Kline, who organized the event. “It was really awesome how excited both students and our players were to see one another even though they had never met. Everyone came together and just had a blast.

“Being former athletes, coaches and teachers we feel that it is our job to give back when we can. As athletes, you are an automatic role model to many kids. They idolize you because of that. We can offer an experience that these students might not have had, and it’s really an experience for both sides. As a special education teacher, I always try to find ways to accommodate or incorporate the students with disabilities any way we can because sadly they sometimes get looked over or forgotten.’’

Moraine Valley athletes assisted some players or hung with the goalkeepers, giving everyone a chance to change positions.

“They were so excited. When they scored it gave them a sense that they could achieve something through whatever obstacle they faced,” said sophomore Dalila Alcala (Eisenhower). “It was great to share something we love with these kids.”

“It was good to give back to the community, and I’d do this again.

It’s nice that we had the connection to the same sport. It was nice to see each kid have a smile when they scored or get the ball,” said freshman Milena Singletary (Joliet Central).

— Moraine Valley Community College

Hugs were a big part of the day as former Stagg player Asmaa Amara embraces a young athlete when Moraine Valley’s soccer team hosted Special Olympians.

Submitted photos

Moraine soccer players leant helping hands during a scrimmage with Special Olympians.

Moraine Valley Community College soccer players and Special Olympics athletes from Oak Park show their enthusiasm after a scrimmage.

IHSA throws hesitation pitch on baseball proposal Vote for 115-pitch limit is tabled until December

a baseline to judge what they’re doing.”

The enforcers

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series looking the Illinois High School Association’s proposed pitch count and rest requirements.

By Frank Gogola Correspondent

The Illinois High School Association delayed its vote for a 115-pitch limit for baseball players.

The IHSA’s board discussed recommendations from the Sports Medicine Advisory and Baseball Advisory committees and tabled the vote until December. The board is seeking input during town hall meetings in November.

If opinions from some area baseball coaches are any indication, 115 might be too high of a number.

The IHSA proposal came after the National Federation of State High School Associations passed a change to Rule 6-2-6 in July that all state associations must adopt a pitch-count policy ahead of the 2017 spring season. This will be the first pitch-count policy created by the IHSA. The rule comes after overuse injuries from playing the same sport year round and coaches leaving starters out well past 100 pitches, which has received national criticism. Its purpose is to lessen the “risk (of injury) that occurs when pitchers overuse their throwing arm,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and student services and staff liaison for baseball, in a July 12 NFHS news release.

The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine concluded in 2015 that pitchers between 15 and 19 years old accounted for 56.7 percent of Tommy John surgeries done in the United States between 2007 and 2011. Tommy John surgery repairs the ulnar collateral ligament, which connects the bone in the foreman with the bone of the upper arm.

UCL injuries stem from repetitive stress or trauma on the elbow ligament, according to WebMD. Chicago Christian coach Eric Brauer believes this rule is being put into place more so to protect ace pitchers than it is for back-of-the-rotation starters or relievers.

Golf/Tennis

Continued from Page 1 In Class 3A, Sandburg freshman Max Farley tied for 32nd with a 157 at the Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington. Brother Rice’s Liam Sweeney tied for 85th with a 169.

In Class 2A girls play, Sandburg senior Emilyee McGiles tied for 35th with a 157 at the Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur. Sophomore Hannah Kilbane of Sandburg was tied for 45th with a 159.

Girls tennis sectionals

At Marian Catholic, Chicago Christian took second place to Providence Catholic but the Knights’ Ashley Akrami took third and the doubles team of Brooke Akrami-Raquel Robertson also took third place to qualify for the first 1A state tournament, to be held Thursday through Saturday at various sites in the northwest suburbs.

In Class 2A, Sandburg won a section-

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Brother Rice baseball coach John McCarthy (middle) said a pitch-count proposal could affect smaller schools.

“If you’re good, then your coach wants to run you out there more,” Brauer said. “The tendency to overuse that pitcher becomes greater. … If you’re a team’s No. 1 pitcher, there’s a great pull by the coach to leave you out there and throw more innings.”

That’s likely why pitchers like Casey Dennison, from Jacobs High School, and Colby Pechin, from Wichita West High in Kansas, threw 125 and 157 pitches, respectively, in a single outing last season. In 2014, Dylan Fosnacht, from Rochester High School in Washington, tossed 194 pitches across a 14-inning start.

Brother Rice coach John McCarthy expects the rule to adversely affect smaller schools in rural

areas with a smaller enrollment and fewer players.

Chicago Christian’s enrollment of 350 is considerably less than Brother Rice’s 1,598 and Richards’ 1,617, but Brauer doesn’t see the rule affecting how he manages his team.

McCarthy believes the 31-to-45 pitch category, which requires one day of rest, could be the toughest part for the smaller schools with a smaller roster.

“The IHSA is doing research on their end and trying to come up with what they feel is best for student-athletes but not hindering what makes IHSA baseball great, which is the ability and the freedom to pitch their guys and not with restrictions,” McCarthy said. “It allows everyone to have

al title for the ninth time in school history and second in a row by raking up 32 points at the Eisenhower Sectional.

Marist took second with 22 points followed by Shepard with 11 points.

Sandburg sophomore Anna Loureiro breezed through three rounds but had a battle with Marist freshman Nicole Micklin, 7-5, 6-0 for her second straight sectional title.

Sandburg freshman Julia Canellis finished third and qualified for state.

Sandburg’s doubles team of Stephanie Garoufalis-Agnes Florczyk took first and Jasmine Abunaim-Sophie Sjo took fourth to qualify.

Marist’s Kaitlyn Bowe-Caitlyn Foggie finished second and Shepard’s Rachel Habbal-Brooke Zielke took third to qualify.

Loureiro and Habbal-Zielke are making repeat appearances in the state finals.

Loureiro won her first two matches but Photo by Jeff Vorva dropped matches in the third and fourth- Brooke Zielke (left) and Rachel Habbal of round consolations while Habbal-Zielke Shepard will make their second straight trip bowed out with a 1-2 record. to the state finals.

To enforce the rule, the IHSA will require coaches to count pitches for their own team and the opponent. They’ll compare pitch counts for both pitchers after even-numbered innings.

Richards coach Brian Wujcik and Brauer expect coaches will have players counting pitches.

Both have concerns if a kid gets distracted talking to someone or misses an inning and the comparison numbers don’t match up.

The proposal says nothing about in-game or next-start consequences if the numbers aren’t identical or if the schools don’t submit pitchers’ names and pitch counts to the IHSA through MaxPreps.

Sam Knox, IHSA assistant executive director and baseball administrator said the even-inning comparisons are something “the coaches need to figure … out on the spot before they proceed.”

He said the IHSA has explored infractions other state associations have had, including suspending the coach, forfeiting the game or penalizing the school financially. He couldn’t confirm if the board of directors was considering any of those penalties if coaches don’t report pitches because it wasn’t up to the Baseball Advisory Committee to formulate penalties.

“That’s going to be something the IHSA is going to really have to take a good look at, at the end of this spring and then decided going forward how we’re either going to better enforce it or more consistently enforce it,” Wujcik said. “I think this first season is going to be trial and error.”

Brauer called the rule “impossible to enforce.”

In addition to kids keeping accurate pitch counts, the Knight coach and athletic director has reservations about schools that don’t have coaching stability.

“There are a lot of coaches who work off campus,” Brauer said. “There are a lot of schools, for example Chicago Public League schools, who don’t have coaches until the day before the season starts. Getting them to understand all the rules and to abide by all the rules and keep accurate pitch counts, I’m not sure how the IHSA plans to enforce the rules. I think it’s a massive undertaking to enforce statewide.”

Marist

Continued from Page 1 had a pair of sacks each while Elijah Teague had one sack, four tackles for loss and a deflected pass. All told, Benet ended up losing 33 yards on the ground on 24 attempts and had to switch quarterbacks after starter Jack Sznajder came up woozy after a hard hit late in the first half.

“It’s fun — it’s really fun,” Teague, a 6-2, 295-pounder, said. “There’s nothing else you can really say.”

“They’re double-teaming him all day,” McCabe said of Teague, a fellow junior. “He’s opening up holes for me.”

Marist coach Pat Dunne celebrated his 36th birthday by declaring this defense “the best” he’s had in his eight years heading the program, adding, “every week, it’s getting better.”

Marist forced punts on Benet’s first

four possessions, grabbing a 10-0 lead on Tom Gillen’s 30-yard field goal and a 26-yard scoring pass from Markett (13-of-20, 171 yards) to Billy Skalitzy (3 receptions, 78 yards).

Midway through the second quarter, Benet got on the board with a sixplay, 75-yard drive capped by a nineyard Sznajder-to-Alec McEachern pass. Marist got that back immediately, Harrell (18 carries, 112 yards) taking the ensuing kickoff back 83 yards for the score.

It was 17-14 when Markett opened the fourth quarter with a 48-yard bomb to Skalitzky to the Benet one-yard line, setting up a keeper for his first varsity touchdown. On the second snap after the ensuing kick, Awodiran scooped up a Benet fumble to all but ice the contest with 10:52 left.

“I saw the ball on the found and I tried to pop it up,” he said. “I bobbled it, then I saw that Sunday hop come up so I just went with it.”

Section 2 Thursday, October 20, 2016

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-HYB 10 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2005-HYB 10 Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH H. SOUTH A/K/A KEN SOUTH A/K/A K. SOUTH A/K/A K. H. SOUTH A/K/A KENNETH H. SOUTH JR., MARIE E. SOUTH, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., PALOS CREEK TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION Defendants 10 CH 11860 11061 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, 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 11061 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-411-006. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $316,245.03. 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 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312372-4398 Please refer to file number 10-033103.

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 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 10-033103 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 10 CH 11860 TJSC#: 36-12044 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.

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15 CH 17645 5844 WEST 88TH PLACE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, 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 5844 WEST 88TH PLACE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-05-209-041-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $170,536.87.

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 F15090172.

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. F15090172 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 17645 TJSC#: 36-10817 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.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination.� Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1 (800) 669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-9 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NANCY D. MURPHY AKA NANCY MURPHY, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, JOAN MURPHY, DENNIS MURPHY AKA DENNIS E. MURPHY, MICHAEL MURPHY, KATIE MURPHY AKA KATHLEEN MURPHY, GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF NANCY D. MURPHY AKA NANCY MURPHY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY vs.

Plaintiff, JONATHAN KWIATEK; CAMBRIDGE IN THE -v.HENRY L. BROWN, NUMARK CREDIT UNION, A HILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants, CORPORATION 16 CH 4605 Defendants NOTICE OF SALE 15 CH 15656 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant 7861 W. 107TH STREET Palos Hills, IL 60465 BHHSBlount.com NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Serving the Palos area for over 50 years Corporation will on Monday, November 7, 2016 and Sale entered in the above cause on August 2, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, at The Juat public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as dicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive set forth below, the following described mortgaged - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public real estate: auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the Commonly known as 8100 West 87th Street, #3D, following described real estate: Commonly known Hickory Hills, IL 60457. as 7861 W. 107TH STREET, Palos Hills, IL 60465 P.I.N. 18-35-407-091-1020.

Property Index No. 23-13-300-031. The real estate The mortgaged real estate is improved with a is improved with a single family residence. The condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit judgment amount was $210,562.23. Sale terms: other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Corporation. No third party checks will be acceptProperty Act ed. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The 34 Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real property will NOT be open for inspection A Palos resident estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s since 1963 thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall 16-003197 F2 be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential 4.25" INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORAreal estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or TION by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose I704961 rights in and to the residential real estate arose Ž prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special This is the watch Stephen Hollingshead, Jr. was taxes levied against said real estate and is offered wearing when he encountered a drunk driver. for sale without any representation as to quality or Time of death 6:55pm. quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk. 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 NOTE building and foreTOthePUB: DO NOT PRINT INFO BELOW, FOR ID ONLY. NO ALTERING OF AD COUNCIL PSAs. closure sale room in Cook County and the same Drunk Driving Prevention - Newspaper - B&W - DDDDP-N-09094-F “Watch� 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 65 line screen identification for sales held at other county venues film at Horan Imaging: (212) 689-8585 Ref#: 121926 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 15-2624. 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 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 15-2624 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 15656 TJSC#: 36-9554 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.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN Comedy improv

The No Limit Laughs Orland Park Comedy Improv Players will perform for a night of improvised comedy this Friday, from 8 to 10 p.m., at the Orland Park Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane. Open to age 18 and older. Admission is $6 payable at the door. For more information, call 403-PARK.

Programs at The Center

• A Walk in Autumn Glory this Saturday, 9 a.m. This labyrinth walk will focus on the startling paradox of autumn. On one hand there is the profound and vibrant beauty of the changing color of the leaves. Those interested are invited to walk the labyrinth on the edge of The Center’s forest and find autumn metaphors that speak to life’s journey. The Center is at 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 • Art for All Ages: Fall Still Life Drawing Class Monday Oct. 24, 6 - 7 p.m. Art Director Heather Young will help students practice drawing skills and learn some new techniques during this fun class. Students will work with pastels to add color. Heather will have a lovely still life set up of colorful pumpkins, squash, gourds, Indian corn, and fall plants. The workshop fee is $10. The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 • Womantalk! Tuesday Oct. 25, 10 - 11:30 a.m. A nurturing and supportive discussion group, focusing on Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance” book, or any other inspirational resources that attendees would like to bring to share. The focus is on learning to live authentically, joyfully, simply, gracefully, and gratefully. Participants are asked to call to confirm attendance.

• Spirituality 101: The Great Chain of Being: Simplifying our Lives Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8 p.m. or Thursday mornings, 10 - 11:30 a.m. beginning October 25 and 27. These meetings revolve around a DVD recording of a conference by the same name held in 2007. It features Richard Rohr, Paula Gonzalez, and Tiki Kurstenmacher. The group will explore the spiritual and ecological reasons for “living simply.” The cost for this five-week class is $25, or $5 per class.

• Woodcarving - Six Wednesday mornings beginning Oct. 27, 9 - 11 a.m. Instructor Keith Miller will help students learn and practice the tools and techniques of woodcarving using a variety of types of wood. Participants will create beautiful animals, objects and faces. New students will make three to six projects such as a bird, a shoe, an egret,

and miniature people. Experienced students may design their own projects. Class fee: $95. Wood and bench knives are available for purchase in class (approximately $25 for wood and bench knives).

• Creative Art Journaling Fridays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 25, noon - 3 p.m. (meets last Friday of the month) Instructor April Schabes will help participants create a colorful artistic record of days, thoughts, and experiences through words, collages, photos, poems, magazine images, drawings and watercolor.

The class fee for the remainder of 2016’s Creative Art Journaling is $30. Call 708-361-3650 for more information.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• NBA Trivia Night & High School After Hours - 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. The Bridge is celebrating the start of the NBA preseason with an NBA Trivia Night. Free food will be provided

by Chipotle. High school students are invited to stay for extended hours from 10:30 p.m. until midnight.

• DIY Coconut Body Butter - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 25, Create your own coconut body butter or give it as a gift.

• The Ecology of Coffee - 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26, Learn about the origin of the coffee bean and the processes it goes through to produce the smell and taste you love. Samples will be given.

• Writing Cliffhangers - 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27, Twists, turns and surprise endings can be the strongest elements to any novel. Discover how to write cliffhangers that keep your readers on the edge of their seat. This is an advanced writing program.

• Behind the Scenes: Funeral Home - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Funeral directors are health-care professionals who serve others during a time of loss, pain and grief. Delve into the funeral industry and learn about mortuary science.

• Glow in the Dark Games/Karaoke Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 28, a night of glow-in-the-dark games and karaoke. Free frozen yogurt provided

by Sweet Frog.

• Free FAFSA Clinic - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29, Get all your questions answered about the financial aid process, getting scholarships, and support for first-generation students while enjoying free Chickfil-A breakfast. Then set up an appointment to sit down with an expert from ISAC who will help you make sure the FAFSA application is completed on time and with accuracy.

For more information about any program, call (708) 532-0500.

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE”: Twenty years later, aliens invade Earth again — now equipped with even more lethal technology — in director Roland Emmerich’s sequel to his sci-fi classic. A number of familiar faces from the original also are back, including Judd Hirsch and Jeff Goldblum as a father and son, and Bill Pullman as the now-former U.S. president return (Sela Ward’s character holds that office here). Will Smith is absent, but Jessie T. Usher plays his stepson, now a similar maverick pilot along with an ally portrayed by Liam Hemsworth.

Brent Spiner also returns, as does Robert Loggia, in one of his final performances before his passing.

DVD extras: theatrical trailer and TV spot; two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Emmerich; deleted scenes; outtakes; art gallery. *** (PG-13: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”: Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland to help the depressed Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) in this mildly effective sequel to Disney’s live-action version of “Alice in Wonderland.” She hopes to help him reclaim his family, using a time-travel device called a Chronosphere, but an individual literally named Time (Sacha Baron Cohen) puts a damper on her plans. Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter are back as the White and Red Queens, with the voices of Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Matt Lucas and (in his last performance) Alan Rickman heard again as other classic Lewis Carroll characters. *** (PG: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “CAFE SOCIETY”: Woody Allen’s engaging comedy-drama follows a 1930s East Coaster (Jesse Eisenberg, returning to the Allen fold after “To Rome With Love”) to Hollywood and back.

He aims to get a job with his talent-agent uncle (Steve Carell), then falls for the man’s secretary

(Kristen Stewart, reunited with Eisenberg from “Adventureland” and “American Ultra”) ... only to find himself in an unexpected love triangle. Blake Lively, Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”), Parker Posey and Anna Camp (“Pitch Perfect”) also star. DVD extras: photo gallery; red-carpet footage. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) “THE NIGHT OF”: The ultimate result of an idea that was intended to bring the late James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”) back to HBO, this compelling drama series casts an excellent John Turturro as a defense lawyer who becomes immersed in the case of a young Pakistani-American murder suspect (Riz Ahmed).

Through that plot, the program examines virtually all participants in the American criminal-justice system, from police to attorneys to prison guards. Gandolfini gets a posthumous executive-producer credit on the project, which was developed by noted writers Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List”) — who also directed most of the eight episodes — and Richard Price (“The Color of Money”) from the British series “Criminal Justice.” Among others in the ensemble cast are Glenne Headly, Ben Shenkman, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Paulo Costanzo and Jeannie Berlin. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) “DOCTOR THORNE”: Adapted by “Downton Abbey” mentor Julian Fellowes, this British miniseries based on Anthony Trollope’s novel clearly shares elements of that globally popular show. Tom Hollander (“The Night Manager”) plays the title character, who resides with his niece (Stefanie Martini) in the same locale as a presumably privileged family. Others don’t know it, but the members of that clan are no longer wealthy, prompting the matriarch (Rebecca Front) to plot her son’s (Harry Richardson) marriage to an heiress ... but he’s fond of the doctor’s niece, thus stirring the “Downton” brand of problems. Alison Brie and Ian McShane also appear. *** (Not rated: AS) “OUR KIND OF TRAITOR”: The writing of master espionage author John le Carre continues to fuel films, as proven by recent adaptations of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “A Most Wanted Man,” as well as this thriller casting Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris (“Skyfall’) as

vacationing spouses who make a dangerous new friendship. Their acquaintance (Stellan Skarsgard) launders money for the Mob, and he wants out ... which is easier desired than done, as a necessary escape across Europe proves. Damian Lewis (“Billions”) also stars.

DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)

COMING SOON:

“LIGHTS OUT” (Oct. 25): A woman (Teresa Palmer) fears her younger brother is facing the same terror that made her question her sanity. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “BAD MOMS” (Nov. 1): Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn play said mothers, who decide to leave their responsibilities behind and cut loose. (R: AS, N, P) “NINE LIVES” (Nov. 1): After being transferred into the body of a cat, a billionaire (Kevin Spacey) tries to make amends to his neglected family. (PG: AS, P) “STAR TREK BEYOND” (Nov. 1): After an attack on the Enterprise, the crew faces challenges while stranded on a remote planet; Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return. (PG-13: P, V) “THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE SEASON 6” (Nov. 1): A lot precedes it, but the arrival of villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is a major highlight here. (Not rated: AS, P, GV) “BILLIONS: SEASON ONE” (Nov. 8): A federal attorney (Paul Giamatti) sets his sights on the hedge-fund king (Damian Lewis) who employs the lawyer’s wife (Maggie Siff).

(Not rated: AS, N, P) “FINDING DORY” (Nov. 15): In the sequel to Disney-Pixar’s animated “Finding Nemo,” fish Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) sets out to find her parents.

(PG: AS) “GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON” (Nov. 15): The fate of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is a major element of this most recent round of the hugely popular HBO series. (Not rated: AS, N, GV) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

Game Day grub, revamped

By Wolfgang Puck Of course, chips and dips are a must when you’re watching weekend football on TV. A pot of homemade chili makes a great addition to the party. So do bratwursts or other favorite sausages.

The list goes on and on of foods that are fun to eat while your eyes are on the action.

But nothing compares to chicken wings, which simply offer the perfect combination of tender meat, crispy skin and finger-licking sauce. Each wing is just a bite or two, so there always seems to be room for just one more.

America’s craze for chicken wings was already going strong when I first moved here back in 1973. It all started in 1964 with Buffalo wings, a specialty of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y., where the specialty of the house was tossed in a spicy-hot sauce and served with a cool, blue-cheese dressing and celery sticks. While that version remains a classic, gradually chefs everywhere began adding their own personal spins, from wings bathed in barbecue sauce down South to those tossed with teriyaki sauce and pineapple in Hawaii.

One of the most delicious versions I’ve ever tasted, though, is served at The Source, my restaurant next to the Newseum, just down the street from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Under Chef Scott Drewno, we’ve gained a reputation for innovative Asian food firmly rooted in tradition but with exciting modern twists. That description certainly sums up what Drewno calls General Tso’s chicken wings, taking its name from a chicken dish popular in Chinese restaurants across the United States and loosely inspired

by Hunanese cooking.

The recipe begins by prepping the wings in a way you won’t normally find them back in upstate New York. It calls only for what some markets call the “drumette,” the largest bone of the wing, trimmed of both the smaller bone and the wing tip. (You can find markets that sell them this way; or do it yourself, saving the trimmings for your stockpot.) To make the wings even more appealing to eat, the skin and meat are loosened from the narrower end and pushed down to the opposite end, forming a plump lollipop shape with a handle.

Marinated with garlic, ginger and scallions, the wings are then dipped in a cornstarch-and-water slurry before being deep-fried. The final touch: Tossing them with a delicious, sticky sauce made from sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic,

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All these deep-fried chicken lollipops need is a quick toss or turn in a spicysweet chili-garlic sauce.

soy, chilies and sesame oil. Prepared in this way, chicken wings come out tangy, spicy, sweet and succulent. Be sure to serve them with lots of napkins, so you don’t get sauce on the remote. And have plenty of beer or another favorite beverage ready to refresh your palate before the next one!

GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN WINGS Serves 4 to 8 FOR THE CHICKEN WINGS: • 24 chicken wing drumettes • 1 bunch scallions, white and light green parts, thinly sliced, dark green parts reserved • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 1 tablespoon grated ginger • 1/4 cup (60 mL) peanut oil • Pinch crushed red pepper flakes, optional • Kosher salt FOR THE SPICY-SWEET CHILI-GARLIC SAUCE: • 1/4 cup (60 mL) peanut oil • 2 or 3 Thai-style dried chili pods, broken into

pieces • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) sugar • 2 cups (500 mL) unseasoned rice vinegar • 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce • 1/4 cup (60 mL) sambal oelek (Indonesian chili paste) • 1 tablespoon grated ginger • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil FOR FRYING AND SERVING: • Peanut oil, for deep frying • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cornstarch, plus extra as needed • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cold water, plus extra as needed • Cilantro leaves, for garnish • Scallions cut on a bias, for garnish Starting at the narrower end of each drumette, carefully cut through the skin and meat all the way around to the bone. With your fingers, push the skin and meat down to the opposite end to form a plump lollipop shape.

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OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can be a night owl or an early bird but you can’t be both. In the week ahead you may be a busy beaver and tempted to work so hard that you exhaust your inner resources. Be sure to plan ahead to get adequate rest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Social events and business meetings might become indistinguishable from one another in the week ahead. Your instincts are on target for love and money, but it might not help you buy items that require taste and discrimination.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Back pedal when you arrive at a crossroads. Delay signing agreements until all the facts are in and be sure to get all promises in writing in the week to come. It isn’t honorable to take an unfair advantage even if you can.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can be shrewd in business as this week unfolds. Rub your pennies together until they squeak.

Although you can charm others with your brilliant oratory it might be difficult to make a romantic proposal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an ear to the ground. You could end up spinning your wheels if you try to initiate something important at work unless you listen carefully to someone’s advice. Find lasting pleasure from a job well done this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make long term security a priority.

In the week ahead your instincts about financial matters are better than usual. You can make your workplace or office more comfortable and eco-friendly, as well as more productive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your generous gestures and tolerant attitude might put you in the leadership seat on the job. As this week unfolds you may find a solution for a health problem through a diet change or develop a sense of contentment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the week ahead you might find that friendliness is next to godliness. Add a teaspoon of sympathy to a cup of knowledge and mix generously with common sense to solve a problem. You may receive helpful advice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Slow down when you encounter the speed bumps of life.

In the week ahead you may be fast

and furious when money making is the subject. At the same time unexpected bills and expenses can slow you down.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Where there is smoke there is fire. You may get a whiff of an opportunity or ideas that lead to forming successful concepts.

Make presentations and showcase your ideas in the best possible light in the week ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid reacting emotionally to matters that require a cool head and logic. Use someone as a gobetween for crucial negotiations.

Sound advice from a professional or a friend can improve financial conditions this week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Attend to matters that need inspiration or a creative touch as this week unfolds. This may be a good week to launch a new health regimen or begin a diet. With very little effort you can mend some very essential fences.

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The Haunting: Terrifying tale and hayride “The Haunting” will be held at the Children’s Farm in Palos Park on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29. “The Haunting” is an evening of frightful fun, featuring a theatrical, scary story and a hayrack ride around the trails of the Children’s Farm. The past comes alive on these special October evenings, suggested for nine-year-olds and above. There are three shows each night: 6:30, 7:15 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each, must be purchased in advance, and are available in the office of The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650

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Instructor Harry Meneghini shows the finer points of stained-glass creation.

Stained glass at the Log Cabin Stained glass will be held six Thursdays, beginning Oct. 27, 1 - 3 p.m. (no class Nov. 24).

Instructor Harry Meneghini will help participants create beautiful stained glass pieces, by learning the principles of glass design and color and the techniques of cutting and soldering, using both lead

came and copper foil to join the pieces of glass.

Starting with simple projects, eventually students will design their own windows, pictures, and lamps. Class fee is $95. A list of glass and supplies which will need to be purchased will be distributed the first day of class,

or may be obtained at The Center office, but students are asked to wait until after the first class to make any purchases.

The Log Cabin Center for the Arts is at 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650

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Quilting at The Center

Quilting will be held six Wednesday afternoons beginning Oct. 26, 1 - 3 p.m. Instructor Denise Dulzo asks participants to bring their own sewing machine and choice of fabrics. Students will learn to design a project, cut fabrics, piece them together, add batting and backing, and stitch it all together to create a baby quilt, wall hanging, or other pieced fabric project. Class fee is $95. Students are asked to purchase fabrics and batting before the first class. A list of required fabrics and supplies is available in the office. The Center is at 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650

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Terry Lynch portrays a 17th New England magistrate in “Hysteria in Salem.”

The Center luncheon: ‘Hysteria in Salem’ The Center will host a luncheon on Tuesday Oct. 25, noon - 2 p.m..

Just in time for Halloween and Supplied photo marking the 320th anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials, local actor Terry Lynch portrays Magistrate Instructor April Schabes shows students how to make artistic collages. Collage will be held six Wednesday morn- John Hathorne as he recounts the hysteria, paranoia, and resulting ings beginning Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m. – noon (no class Nov. 23) Schabes will have students experiment with color and composition to create mixed-media collages, an opportunity trials that took place during the to play in one’s world of artistic expression with a fun and easy art form. Class fee: $116. A list of required supplies 17th century in Salem, Mass. is available in the office of The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 Luncheons cost $22 and reser-

Collage at The Center

Haunted Hills of Palos Hayride!

Papermaking workshop

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Instructor Marilyn VandenBout will show students how to use real leaves and plant matter to create handmade papers in the class to be held Wednesday Oct. 26, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The workshop fee is $16 plus a $5 materials fee. The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

708-361-3650

Pleasure Lake Park - 10801 S. Roberts Road Friday & Saturday, October 28 & 29 6:00 pm - Less scary hayride for the younger folk 7:00-8:45 pm - Haunted Hayride $5.00 Adults $3.00 ten years & younger For information call 708-430-4500.

*concessions will be available for purchase

vations must be made in advance by calling 708-361-3650 The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

mixing bowl. Add the white and some of the green parts of the green onions, along with the garlic, ginger, peanut oil, pepper flakes (if you like) and salt. Toss well.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours or up to overnight.

For the sauce, heat a wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add the peanut oil. When the oil shimmers, add the chiles and cook until they darken, about 1 minute.

Stir in the sugar, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, sambal and ginger. Boil until reduced by half, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the sesame oil. Set aside 1 cup (250 mL), refrigerating the rest for another use.

To cook the wings in an automatic deep-fryer, heat several inches of peanut oil to 350 F (175 C); or heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot to 375 F (190 C) on a deepfrying thermometer. Meanwhile, stir together the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Lightly dredge the wings in the slurry, then carefully place in the oil, taking care not to overcrowd. Cook until golden brown, about 10 minutes; then drain on paper towels.

In a wok or saute pan, bring the 1 cup (250 mL) of sauce to a boil and turn off the heat. Toss or turn the wings in the sauce.

Using tongs, arrange the chicken wings on a platter. Spoon the sauce left in the pan over them. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and sliced scallion greens. Serve immediately.

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