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Thursday, October 22, 2015
Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities
74th Year, NO. 43 • 2 Sections
Palos 118 board hears remap plan Would transfer 150 students from Palos East to West By Jack Murray
Regional News editor The enrollment imbalance between Palos East and West schools is no longer sustainable for Palos School District 118 to give all students equal access to the same quality education without changing the boundary between them next school year, Superintendent Anthony Scarsella told the Palos 118 school board Tuesday. The kindergarten through 5th grade enrollment at Palos East School in Palos Heights has increased from 674 to 810 students since 2009. During the same period, enrollment at Palos West in Palos Park has declined from 442 students to 365. That trend will continue relentlessly into the future, according to Scarsella and his administrative team’s enrollment projections, confirmed by an independent professional demographer who looked at all the data given to him by the district and reached the same conclusion. That’s what Scarsella told scores of parents, teachers and the school board, meeting in the gym of Palos South to accommodate anticipated large crowds that mostly stayed away the night of a Cubs playoffs game. “If we do nothing we will have 800 students at East and West will have under 400 students” for years
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Palos Heights’ Jean Gnap opens her newly published children’s book, “The Puppy Who Wanted to Be a Boy” at the Yappy Hour fundraiser held last Friday at Joe Daniels Pub for PAWWS Assisting Wounded WarriorS (PAWWS). The book tells the tale of a black Labrador puppy who grows up to be a service dog for veterans, inspired by those helped by PAWWS.
FROM BOOK SELLER TO AUTHOR Jean Gnap’s children’s book inspired by story of Lou Palos
By Dermot Connolly Staff reporter
Jean Gnap, one of the most recognizable community volunteers in Palos Heights, a former bookstore owner and alderman, can now add published author to her resume with the recent publication of her first book. Just as the title says, “The Puppy Who Wanted to Be a Boy,” is a children’s book about a black Labrador retriever puppy who wasn’t happy being what he was, until he found a mission in life. “I’ve wanted to write a book since I was a child, but I wanted to write one with a message behind it. So many of them these days don’t have that,” said Gnap, who represented the 1st Ward as alderman on the Palos Heights City Council for 10 years. The former owner of Paperback Trading and then Best Sellers bookstores in Palos Heights, Gnap now serves as a trustee on the
to come, Scarsella emphasized. To reduce crowding at Palos East and boost the student population at West, the administration recommends transferring about 150 students from Palos East to Palos West by shifting the boundary line between their attendance areas from La Grange Road eastward to 86th Avenue. The proposed new map transfers all areas west of 86th Avenue from 111th to 131st streets in Palos Park to Palos West. The planned boundary shift also transfers to Palos West areas south of 135th Street in Palos Heights and unincorporated Orland Township. In all, the boundary shift would transfer 72 Palos Hills students, 55 who live in Palos Park and 20 in Palos Heights and Orland south of 135th Street from Palos East to West, Chief School Business Official Justin Veihman said during his turn at the podium. The proposed remap was shown to all on a projected screen at the school board meeting, but was not yet available on the district’s website as of Wednesday morning. Parents of students affected by the boundary remap have been notified by both U.S. mail and email of the proposed boundary changes. The district provided parents at Tuesday’s meeting with copies of an exhaustive list of frequently asked questions and answers about the boundary change. It can be found on the district’s website, Palos118.org. One asks why cannot an addition be built onto Palos See PALOS 118, Page 2
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Palos Lions hold Candy Day
Palos Lions Club members John Sawyer and Tom Crowhurst were out on the corners of Southwest Highway and Route 83, collecting for the Lions of Illinois Foundation Candy Day earlier this month. Their efforts on behalf of the Palos Lions Club will help fund the foundation’s cause to help the blind and hearing impaired. Crowhurst says it’s all worth the effort when you attend Camp Lions for blind children and see the youngsters having a Photo by Jack Murray good time as those who have sight. Camp Lions is just one of the positive ways Lions of Illinois Foundation support those who have sight impairment. The Palos Lions have supported the Foundation’s cause since its inception and will continue to do so for as long as it lasts. Living up to the motto of The “Ugliest wall in Palos” no longer, Palos Heights Public Arts Commissioner Linda Schiappa told the group of residents, city officials and other commu- Lions everywhere, “We Serve,” Lion Jack Clifford has spearheaded the Palos nity leaders gathered for the unveiling of the new “Sporting Life in Palos Heights” mural in a brief ceremony held Sunday afternoon. The five-paneled Lions efforts for well over 10 years by deploying fellow Lions and more mural celebrates the most popular sports in and recreational accomplishments of Palos Heights. It adorns the south wall of the Palos Heights Public volunteers from other organizations to “shake the can” at street corners, Works garage, facing the swimming pool’s parking lot at Community Park, where all of the sports depicted are practically a stone’s throw away. More and ordering the right amount of candy for the day. Even though it’s a thankless job, Clifford agrees that it is all worth helping out those in need. on Page 2 and see Editorial, Page 4.
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Heights unveils ‘Sporting Life’ mural
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Orland Park Mayor presents Eagle Scout Timothy Klotz with the Community Pride Award for his Eagle Scout project creating the Ronald L. Zim Memorial Garden, honoring the village’s first fatal casualty in Vietnam. Klotz, a member of Troop 383, said he researched Captain Zim, a Sandburg High School graduate and member of the Army’s 173rd Airborne Division who was killed in 1965, and decided that he deserved to be commemorated. Palos Heights Public Arts Commissioner Maria DeCaprio-Sunta greets people who came to see the unveiling of the new “Sporting Life in Palos Heights” mural Sunday on the south wall of the Palos Heights Public Works garage, facing the swimming pool’s parking lot at Community Park. She introduced fellow Public Arts Commissioners Linda Schiappa (from left), Jim Kurth, Rosalie White, Bob Johnson (seated) and John Hanley (behind the camera that took this photo).
Mayor Bob Straz congratulated the arts commission on its latest success. The road to this newest mural began during the city’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2009 with the mayor’s support for the creation of the Art Garden, spearheaded by his administrative assistant Pat Sheppard working with DeCaprio-Sunta and volunteers.
Downtown Orland parking garage contract awarded By Dermot Connolly
The Orland Park Village Board on Monday awarded the construction contract for the Main Street Triangle parking deck, to be built next to the planned University of Chicago Medicine Center for Advanced Care at the northwest corner of LaGrange Road and 143rd Street. Walsh Construction was awarded the contract to build the five-story parking deck, with completion expected in nine to 12 months. The vote was unanimous, and Mayor Daniel McLaughlin said there was not much discussion or questions because the plans have been in the works for a while. “It is a well-established company and they came in with the lowest bid,” said Village Manager Paul Grimes. He explained that the village agreed to provide the multi-story parking structure, as well as an adjoining street-level Photos by John Hanley parking lot, as part of the UniverRunning for Kicks owner Mel Diab, members of the Art Committee of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club, club President Rose Zubik, Library Board President sity of Chicago Medical Center reSusan Snow, aldermen and others all joined in to pull down the covering and unveil the mural depicting the favorite sports enjoyed by city residents. The development agreement. He noted colorfully illustrated new Palos Heights Public Arts Guide was available to all who attended the unveiling. It lists the 21 sites that murals and sculptures that the University of Chicago is putting $10.6 million toward the are on outdoor public display throughout Palos Heights, thanks to the work of the public arts commission and its forerunners. building of the parking structure, which is expected to cost roughly $13 million. He said the village will be responsible for $1 million to $2 million of that amount. Grimes pointed out that the garage, which will have about 530 parking spaces, will be open for public parking, except for the upper two levels, which will be reserved during business hours for U of C employee parking. A 207-space surface parking lot
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The mural designer, David R. Becker (fourth from left), joins public arts commissioners, including John Hanley (left), for a photo in front of his vision fabricated into five panels across the rear wall of public works. An artist, illustrator and art instructor, Becker works in many mediums, including watercolor, oils and acrylics, he is known for his watercolor scenes of Chicago. His works hang in homes and businesses throughout the city and suburbs, most prominently in many Starbucks coffee shops. Most recently he had sold an 11-foot oil painting of Wacker Drive and at the same time was commissioned to do a large painting of the Buckingham Fountain for the CNA building in Chicago.
Jean Gnap
Continued from Page 1 Palos Heights Public Library Board, as well as on the Lake Katherine board of directors. Gnap wrote the first version of the 32-page book 10 years ago, but wasn’t happy with the ending. Then she heard her friend Lou Elsner talk about the work done by Paws Assisting Wounded WarriorS. The Palos Heightsbased organization headed by Pam Barnett trains dogs to be service animals and companions for wounded veterans. “I changed my ending when I heard him,” she said, explaining that her original plan was to have her puppy become a seeing-eye dog. Her husband, John, is a Vietnam War veteran, so the cause is close to her heart. The book is dedicated to their grandchildren, Samantha, Amanda and Sabrina, and to children everywhere. The title character is the fourth little puppy of a litter who thought if he ate pizza instead of dog food, and followed his young owner to school might turn him into a boy.
But he finds happiness when his intelligence is noticed and he goes through the training that allows him to be a companion for a war veteran, a wounded warrior. One of the first dogs trained by PAWWS was a black standard poodle named Lou Palos, in honor of Elsner when funds were donated for his training in Lou’s honor by his friends and co-members of the Palos Heights Classic Car Event Committee. And Gnap named the dog in her book Lou also, although it is a Labrador rather than a poodle. “I thought people would be able to identify more with a Lab,” she said. “It is the breed more people are used to seeing,” she said. Sadly, Lou Elsner died earlier this month, at age 80. “The book came out just in time for him to see it,” said Gnap, who gave him the first copy of the book a week before he died. “We made it just in time,” she said. Like Gnap, Mr. Elsner was no stranger to community service in Palos Heights. Active on the Palos Heights Beautification Committee with then-Alderman Jeff Prestinario, Mr. Elsner helped run the
early farmers markets when they were held in the lot of Founders Bank, 119th and Harlem, and the first Classic Car Event. In addition to writing the book, Gnap also provided input and approval for all the colorful illustrations, which were done by Bonnie Lemaire. “I had to make sure all the dogs had four toes in front,” she laughed. “It wouldn’t be right if they had three.” While this is Gnap’s first book, it certainly won’t be her last. She has the writing bug, and already has a few more started. She said the next one to come out, hopefully next year, will also have local connections, with inspiration taken from the annual Palos Heights Classic Car Show held each July. The setting for all of them is “a town southwest of Chicago.” “The Puppy Who Wanted to Be a Boy” is available for purchase at several sites online, either paperback, hardcover or an ebook. These include Amazon.com, Lybrary.com, as well as through the publisher, at FreisenPress.com/ bookstore.
East to accommodate the school’s growing population? Answer: There is no more room to add on to Palos East, the FAQ states. The district aims for the change “to impact as few families as possible, and keeping siblings intact,” Scarsella said. He outlined plans for open houses, “Buddy Day” visits of transfer students at Palos West and other special activities, so “that no transfer student enters Palos West for the first time” when school starts next August. Parents and families will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed boundary changes at two informational
will be used by the medical clinic but will be available for public parking on nights and weekends. A ceremonial groundbreaking was recently held for the four-story, 108,000-square-foot health center, which U of C expects to have completed by late 2016 or in early 2017, according to the village. Both the clinic and parking garage represent the next phase of development of the Main Street Triangle, a 27-acre site seen by village officials as Orland Park’s new downtown. Adjacent to the Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park apartment building at 143rd Street and Ravinia Avenue, the Triangle is bounded by 143rd Street on the south, La Grange Road on the east, and the Metra SouthWest Service line that runs parallel to Southwest Highway. “We believe having this garage will help attract more development to the Triangle,” said Grimes. In addition to a pharmacy on the main level, the U of C clinic will offer services including radiation oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, cardiology, pediatrics, women’s health and surgical consulting. A restaurant is planned to be built next to the parking garage, and there has been reports of specialty retailers and perhaps a movie theater or entertainment venue coming to the Triangle, but Grimes said he couldn’t say specifically about what might be moving in. “We’re not at that stage yet. We’re still in negotiations,” he said.
meetings scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Palos East and Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Palos West. The school board is expected to vote at its meeting on Nov. 17 whether to accept the administration’s recommendation to redraw the boundary. Between now and then, the district aims for complete transparency and will with parents as partners to make the needed switch to ensure each individual student receives the same quality education in Palos 118, Scarsella indicated. More details about the proposed boundary change can be found on the Palos 118 District website at palos118.org.
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Faithful crowd Orland church to venerate youngest saint St. Maria Goretti was brutally slain at age 11 in Italy By Dermot Connolly Thousands of the faithful came from throughout the Chicago area to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Orland Park Wednesday last week to venerate the major relics of St. Maria Goretti, which are touring the United States for the first time in what the Vatican is calling the “Pilgrimage of Mercy.” The tour also leads up to the Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy, designated by Pope Francis to start on Dec. 8. Maria Goretti was only 11 years old when she died in 1902 in Italy, after a 20-year-old neighbor stabbed her 14 times when she refused his sexual advances. She is said to have forgiven her attacker, Alessandro Serenelli, on her deathbed. While serving a 30-year prison sentence for the crime, he reported having a vision of Maria handing him 14 lilies, which he took as a sign of her forgiveness of him for her murder. He then turned his life around, and became a lay Capuchin brother after his release from prison. Known as the Patroness of Purity, Maria was canonized a saint in 1950. Her mother, Assunta, was there to witness the ceremony, along with Serenelli, who remained a Capuchin brother until his death 1970. Prayer cards
bearing his image and story, along with the saint’s, were given to the flock of visitors. She is also called The Little Saint of Great Mercy for her great act of forgiveness, including her prayers that soul of the man who attacked her be saved from the fires of Hell. The Rev. Artur Sowa, pastor of the church at 15050 S. Wolf Road, said people were lined up out from 9 a.m. to midnight to see the relics. Roads leading to the church, including 143rd and 151st streets, as well as Wolf Road, also were jammed for much of the day. “The lines were huge, stretching out the door for most of the day,” he said, crediting the parish volunteers who kept everything organized. “Everyone was so respectful,” said Sowa, who met people from northern suburbs such as Waukegan and Palatine. The relics that the travelers were willing to wait more than 30 minutes in line to see, were the saint’s skeletal remains, covered by a wax statue of her in a white dress and displayed in a clear glass casket near the altar. Sowa noted that St. Francis of Assisi is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, which is one reason why the large parish was chosen as a stop along the tour. Its location and ability to accommodate large crowds are other reasons. “It was kind of a blessing to be able to host it,” said Sowa. “The message was wonderful. It is all about forgiveness.We all need to
Image of St. Maria Goretti
learn how to forgive.” Among those who lined up in the afternoon to pray before the relics were Palos Heights resident Susan Pichman, with her friends Mary Lu and Mary Kate Conness, traveled from far western Ottawa to view the relics, and all three said the trip was well worth it. “It is amazing that such a young girl has had such an effect on so many people around the world,” said Pichman. Irish musician Malachy Towey, 94, of Chicago’s Mt. Greenwood neighborhood, arrived in a wheelchair with his grandson, Steve Szyman and his wife, Carolina, and their young son, Sebastian. Looking back at the crowds outside the church, Towey said, “It reminds me of visiting Knock,” referring to the village in his native County Mayo that attracts people
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Thousands of people of all ages stood in long lines for a chance to say prayers in front of the relics of St. Maria Goretti, Wednesday last week at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park. The Knights of Columbus provided an honor guard for the relics, which were on display from 9 a.m. to midnight.
from around the world coming to see the shrine built where 15 people reported seeing an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1879. Szyman said St. Maria Goretti has special meaning to him because one of his best friends is named after her. “She is not well-known here, but there are a lot of Maria Gorettis in countries
like Spain, Portugal and Brazil,” he added. Pat Hand, of Crete, who brought her granddaughter, Callie, in a stroller, was joined by her friend, Debbie Ridonski of Dyer, Ind. Hand said that although her granddaughter wouldn’t remember the visit, she wanted her to experience being in the presence
of a saint. “I wouldn’t have missed it for the world,” said Ridonski, who was wiping away tears as she came out of the church. She said she been to churches in Prague and elsewhere in Europe where the relics of saints are housed, but “I might not get to Italy so this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Moraine police chief says veteran department is prepared By Kelly White
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Orland School District 135 will begin registration in November for its full-day kindergarten program that starts next school year.
Orland Dist. 135 offers signup for full-day kindergarten 2016 Orland School District 135 will be able to offer full day kindergarten beginning next school year. The full-day program will mirror the elementary schedule, Monday through Friday. Registration for kindergarten will take place during the month of November. All registrations will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. on the following dates: Prairie: Tuesday, Nov. 3 Centennial: Tuesday, Nov. 10 Park: Thursday, Nov. 12 Center: Tuesday, Nov. 17 While the district encourages all families to opt for the full day program, there will still be half-day kindergarten available for those who are interested. The long-awaited program will hold its registration sessions on
site: Parents will attend registration at their child’s primary school, either Centennial, Center, Park or Prairie, to register their kindergartener. The district hopes that parents and students alike will enjoy getting to visit their school prior to open house and the start of the school year. Kindergarten teachers in the District are excited to implement the new full-day program: “Full Day Kindergarten will allow us to truly delve into the curriculum as well as help the children grow socially and emotionally,” said Elly Rochowicz, kindergarten teacher at Prairie School. “The extra time will give more opportunities for in depth learning and further progress of skills.” Meredith Rucinski, kindergar-
ten teacher at Prairie, said, “Full Day Kindergarten will not only strengthen students’ academic achievement, it strengthens their social and emotional skills as well. Students will have more time to focus on activities, transition from activities, and will have increased time for reflection.” Over the summer, construction began at the district’s primary schools to make room for several new classrooms, and improvements will continue to be made throughout winter break and the summer of 2016.
The police chief of the Moraine Valley Department said that his forces are exceeding expectations in preventative training in the event of any campus shootings. Patrick O’Connor, the police chief, said during the Moraine Valley Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 13 that his department provides primary first responder service to the college community at the main campus in Palos Hills, the Education Center at Blue Island, and the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park. O’Connor said his department is thoroughly trained and educated on handling crisis situations on campus. “We require a minimum of five active years with the State of Illinois or County Police Department before you can even apply to our police force,” O’Connor said. “What we have here on campus is what I refer to as a veteran police department with the average years of service totaling 24 years. We have a very experienced police department.” While Moraine Valley Community College has one of the lowest crime rates of any public institution in the state, there are always those unknowns that occur without warning. Should a violent intruder enter one of the campus buildings, the police department will respond to intervene in the incident. The dispatch staff will automatically lock down the exterior doors to prevent persons from moving from one building to another, stated O’Connor. “Other college campuses have modeled their police departments
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The Golden Oaks Seniors met at the Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church on Oct. 7 for their monthly meeting. Following a delicious roast pork luncheon, the group was entertained by Leo Bialek, who played a harmonica solo. Then Don and Sue Reitsma presented their Oktoberfest sing-along. The Golden Oaks Seniors will next meet on Nov. 4, at 11:30 a.m. Call the church at 448-5228 to make a reservation before the end of October. Leslie Goddard will present “The Making Of Gone With The Wind.”
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after ours here at Moraine Valley,” O’Connor said. “I believe we are farther along in preventative training than most community colleges in this state. I really stress prevention within my department.” Most podiums within the college are equipped with a telephone and a panic button that will immediately alert the Moraine Valley Police Department in the case of an emergency. There are also blue poles located throughout the campus where students can contact the department by the touch of a button. “These poles are 10 feet tall and easily visible from anywhere on campus,” O’Connor said. In an emergency, the college police department will communicate through the school’s integrated public address system that covers all common areas within the college, and through email and a mass text message notification system. Students, staff and faculty members are also encouraged to sign up for live text message alerts during emergencies. An active shooter event usually takes place within a three- to seven-minute span. However, the Moraine Valley Police Department is guaranteed to be on-site within
20 to 30 seconds, according to O’Connor. “We may have to trample over some of the greenery and flowers around campus, but believe me, we will be there,” O’Connor said. The department also has an active threat assessment program and works hand-in-hand with the college’s counseling, outside police departments and the North Palos Fire Department to prevent and locate any unusual incidents or persons on campus. Students are also regularly engaged through training services. O’Connor’s goal is to intercede quickly in the case of an incident. “We are here to help the students, give them someone to talk to, offer counseling,” he said, “We have an open dialogue here between staff and students.” Moraine’s campus is equipped with 200 cameras that run live across the facility inside and out, including one infrared camera located in the quad that is capable of picking up night images. O’Connor’s department monitors all social media websites with any mention to Moraine Valley. “We take everything very seriously and our department stresses preparedness,” O’Connor said.
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Palos Heights’ new “Sporting Life in the Heights” mural is truly something to see, a much needed splash of color that looks great from any vantage point one looks at it from the parking lot shared by the public swimming pool and picnic area and playground of Community Park. Months in the making, the five-paneled artwork commissioned by the Palos Heights Public Arts Commission was unveiled in a short ceremony Sunday. The designer, David R. Becker, joined public arts commissioners, city officials and others for the unveiling under clear blue skies on a picture-perfect autumn day. The mural is affixed to the south wall of the Palos Heights Public Works garage, what arts commissioner Linda Schiappa had called “The ugliest wall in town,” now transformed “into the icing on the cake” topping all the recreational improvements made by and in the city of Palos Heights in recent years, Schiappa said in her remarks at the unveiling. The five panels in vivid color represent the most popular sports in Palos Heights – baseball, running, bicycling, swimming and soccer. The first panel, colored in green, depicts the sport of baseball, close to the ball fields of the Palos Baseball Organization (PBO) and Palos Power Girls Softball. “They hit it out of the park again,” Arlene Sypniewski, a member of the Arts Department of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club who attended the unveiling, gave an apropos compliment to this latest coup of the arts commission. The mural makes an inspirational message to young people that the community cares about them and their interests and goals, she added. Fellow arts department member Joan Meyers, a former president of the woman’s club also at the unveiling, had served on the Art Garden Committee -- the public arts commission and its work around town “mushroomed from that,” she noted. On the next panel down, runners against a purple backdrop pay homage to the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon. It was fitting that its two co-organizers, Running for Kicks shoe store owner Mel Diab and former 3rd Ward alderman Jeff Prestinario, were among the attendees who pulled the black tarp from the mural to help unveil it Sunday afternoon. Bicycling is represented on the mural’s bright yellow panel and makes visual reference to the new Cal-Sag Trail opened last spring, with its inclusion of a bridge over the Calumet-Sag Channel. The blue swimming panel, as do all the rest, faces the city’s beloved municipal swimming pool, built in the 1970s, refurbished about 10 years ago. And the last panel in bright red depicts soccer. Arts Commissioner Maria DeCaprio-Sunta made the point that young people can appreciate the artwork. “Hey, that’s my sport,” they will say when they see it. And adults can say, that’s a sport I better take up or do more of, she added. After seeing this mural, lovely from any vantage point the editor shouted out Sunday, The Regional says congratulations, job well done, to the Palos Heights Public Arts Commission for this latest, and perhaps greatest, achievement. Palos Heights is now dotted with more than 20 sites of public art on display outdoors as listed in the city’s colorful new Public Arts Guide available at City Hall. And congratulations to Mayor Bob Straz who saw fit to create the public arts commission as a vehicle to further his aim to incorporate the arts in the social and economic life and fabric of the city he has worked very hard not only to place on a sound financial footing, but improve its quality of life. Straz has often made the point that public art enhances the commercial vitality of a community: an attractive community attracts – residents, businesses and customers. As the new “Sporting Life” mural shines bright in the sun hard by Palos Heights’ largest, greenest and most lush park, the recreation center across town is being rebuilt and a newly established Harlem Avenue Overlay District lies in between: new ground that awaits investors with big ideas and plans for commercial improvements to propose. Progress is always being made in Palos Heights, and we congratulate the Public Arts Commission for its fine contributions to make the grander scheme of things that much more beautiful and edifying to behold. THE THE REGIONAL NEWS REGIONAL NEWS An THEindependent, locally-owned REGIONAL NEWS An independent, locally-owned community newspaper
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By Carol Alesia What would autumn be without mice coming into our homes and businesses? Many of us have these little visitors as regulars, and we may reach for rodent poison as the solution, but something happened in my Palos Park backyard that shocked, saddened, and educated me regarding the danger of the use of rodenticides: In March I found a magnificent Great Horned Owl dead in my spruce tree. I had heard and seen this owl and his mate for over 16 years, so the loss of him was similar to losing a pet. To confirm my guess as to his cause of death, and with Dr. John Fleming’s help, I sent the owl to the University of Illinois for a necropsy. The results indicated “extensive internal hemorrhage” which is caused by the ingredient in rodenticide. This is an
Harlem Avenue Association a good sign for progress Dear Editor: The commercial and business development within Palos Heights and its strategy leaves a lot to be desired. There is so much potential, but through a combination of failed leadership, poor city planning and a lack of civic responsibility on the part of many landlords and building owners, we are left with a pockmarked central commercial district complimented by partially vacant strip malls throughout our city.
example of secondary poisoning: owls eat poisoned rodents and results in a long and painful death. Unfortunately this is a common occurrence and can affect other wildlife, dogs, cats and children. I would like to suggest an effective alternative to rodent poison. It is a device called the Pesticator, which is readily available at Ace Hardware. You simply plug it into an electrical outlet, and it delivers patented pulse technology, which deters rodents. There are devices that cover 1,000 sq. ft. or 2,000 sq. ft. Pesticators used in conjunction with snap traps (not glue traps which result in a long dying process) and sealing gaps in dwellings which rodents may enter in are great alternatives to the devastating effects of using rodent poison. It is my hope that the owl/owls did not die in vain, but that their deaths result in greater awareness of the devastating effects of using I’m excited to see the activity associated with the building of the new recreation center. This was an initiative that was approved by the forward thinking voters of Palos Heights and will benefit the community, but we need to do more to attract business development. While sitting outside at Diane’s Place one sees the east side of Harlem Avenue with its rundown vacant retail stores, most of which have not seen a renovation since the Eisenhower administration. Our “downtown area” is a sight for sore eyes, however this is not totally the fault of the City. The
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An owl and her baby photographed by Richard Steffen, who gives nature photography lessons at The Center. Owls and other raptors are at grave risk from mice poisoned by the use of conventional rodenticides.
rodent poison. Thank you so much for your consideration in helping our local wildlife survive for years to come, and hopefully there will
be more owls in our future. For more information, visit global-instruments.com, hungryowl.org or saferodentcontrol.org.
building owners need to take more civic pride and invest in their facilities and upgrade them to attract new businesses. The city is trying to improve business development, but either the strategy is flawed or is being controlled by parties that have no interest in seeing it succeed. I am heartened to see that the Harlem Avenue Association is taking the lead in making this district more successful. The city has focused on the development of Harlem Avenue and Route 83 for too long. Just look around Palos Heights and see strip malls that are less
than 50 percent occupied. The last thing we need is another corner strip development with vacancies. This parcel would be better served if it’s turned into an addition to the Lake Katherine forest preserve path In that way the city can then turn attention on the redevelopment of the downtown area. Let’s support a community plan that improves on a business center of the city that we can be proud of and abandon the past failures of haphazard placement of strip malls. — Bill Dowgiallo, Palos Heights
Quirky habits are hard to break or change This is the month for superstitious behavior. Ghosts, goblins and witches are part of Halloween tradition, joined by Star War creatures and the latest Disney animated movie stars. But, truth be told, we all have certain phobias that can be linked back to our childhood. Being superstitious has either influenced or paralyzed gamblers. Playing a hunch or throwing the dice with a lucky number in mind. Many of those actions are influenced by earlier influences. Avoiding walking under a ladder or watching the path of a black cat still has a grip on some of us. But many of us believe we are above all that. I’m not that superstitious but sometimes I may do something impulsively without putting much thought behind it. For instance, I have a habit of eating in a certain order. I seem to eat my favorite foods last. I never thought about until people mentioned it to me. I guess unconsciously I’m rewarding myself by saving the best for last. Again, it is something that I have probably been doing since childhood for the same reasons. This probably would go more under the heading of quirks than superstition. If that is the case, I bet a lot of us follow certain repetitious patterns without even thinking about it. But it all had to start somewhere. I know one habit I had stemmed from an incident that occurred in my childhood. I may have been with my younger sister at the time. We walked from our home at 100th and Michigan to the bus stop. I was probably no older than 9 and I believe we
JOE BOYLE were going to one of the movie theaters somewhere on Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. The bus was crowded and we sat in the back. When we arrived at our destination, we walked to the exit doors in the middle of the bus. I tried to push the doors open but was unable to do so. Being about 9 years old, I cried out that I can’t get off the bus. Some passengers finally alerted the bus driver who let us off about three blocks from where we were supposed to go. It kind of amazes me that I still remember that. What happened was that I was not strong enough to open the doors. Since the bus was crowded, the driver was not even aware we were back there. So, he stopped briefly and drove away. Being a little kid, I panicked. The rest of the day was fine. We saw a couple of movies and returned home. However, I do recall that we made sure we sat in the front of the bus. This way we could exit at the front in the presence of the bus driver. He could see us and he opened the doors for us automatically. Ever since then without even thinking
about it, I would find a seat at the front of the bus. The only exception was when I was in the company of my mother and couple of other siblings. Being with adults made feel more confident exiting from the middle of the bus. But if I was alone, it was the front of the bus for me. This habit continued through my teen years. Sometimes it proved to be beneficial. Staying later after school following football practice, I would take my usual seat in front of the bus. But at a couple of stops, some kids from another high school would get on. Let’s just say these kids had a chip on their shoulder. They would confront some students from my high school. Fights would break out but these incidents always seemed to take place in the back at the back of the bus. Seated in the front was sort of a sanctuary. I continued to find a seat on the front of the bus in high school. That began to change when I started driving when I was a junior. Since then, I have not taken the bus that often. We all have certain habits and superstitions. As long as they don’t control your life, they can do no harm. And I have come a long way. I sit anywhere on a bus now. But I still eat my meals in order. I save the best for last. Joe Boyle is the editor of The Reporter. He can be reached at thereporter@ comcast.net.
Preckwinkle follows record sales tax hike with cable TV tax
Three months after Cook County passed a whopping a $470 million tax hike by increasing the sales tax, Board President Toni Preckwinkle is back demanding a tax hike on cable television and other entertainment activities. The $470 million from the sales tax hike was supposed to put Cook County on an even keel, but it hasn’t. So, Preckwinkle is back claiming that the county budget needs another nearly $200 million. Preckwinkle has proposed new taxes on several entertainment areas including bowling, golf and cable TV. She wants to also tax the liquid used in electronic cigarettes, and the sale of sporting tickets through secondary markets — now that the Cubs are on their way to the World Series championship for the first time in 107 years. Much of the public focus is on the golf and bowling taxes, but that’s the least of our concerns. She wants cable TV subscribers to pay 3 percent more. The increase alone could cost the average cable TV customers as much as $40 more a year. For Chicago residents it’s worse as Preckwinkle’s top two consecutive annual amusement tax increases passed by the mayor and City Council also impacts cable TV. That means most Chicagoans will pay an additional 18 percent in total taxes and fees, or over $200, just to sit at home and watch television.
RAY HANANIA Preckwinkle has made only token cuts in the county administration, reducing spending a paltry $108 million. The cable TV hike may not sound like much, but it will have a punitive impact on one particular taxing group, senior citizens. Seniors spend a lot of time in their homes because they can’t afford to go out. The cost of gasoline is still high, more than $3 a gallon. The price of eating out at restaurants is astronomical. And, the costs of everyday retail items has skyrocketed beyond reason. Targeting cable TV is like targeting the county’s neediest people, who rely on the subscription services for most of their entertainment. It doesn’t make sense mainly because the county spending is increasing dramatically to a record $4.5 billion, up $500 million from last year. So, let me do the math here. What the county is admitting is that the sales tax hike approved earlier this year – that the board rejected once before in response to public complaints – doesn’t really cover a
shortfall. It will cover more spending. Rather than increasing taxes, cut spending. Seniors are not the only ones that will be impacted by the cable TV hike. They’re just the most vulnerable. The hike will also harm young families that can’t afford to hire babysitters or go out to the movies; low-income families that have few other entertainment options; and, anyone just getting by and need to watch their spending, which today is, unfortunately, too many of us. The residents of Cook County should call on President Preckwinkle and the Cook County Board to reconsider this tax increase on the hard working people in our community and look for more equitable ways to address the budget gap, including tightening their belts. Preckwinkle needs to hear directly from you. Call (312) 603-6400 or Fax (312) 443-4397. And, contact your local Cook County commissioner, too. As you look back on the sale tax increase, the projections in shortfalls and the rising budget, I have to ask one question: Does anyone at Cook County know math? That would be a great topic for a cable TV show. Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.
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Swallow Cliff Chapter of DAR sends warmth to veterans home
Members of Swallow Cliff Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution show fleece lap blankets they created for veterans who live at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. After the group’s October luncheon meeting, the tables were cleared, and members pitched in to finish16 double-sided fleece lap blankets for residents at the veterans’ home. Special ones were created for the two female veterans there. In addition, chapter members donated more than 650 packages of candy and snacks that are favorites of the veterans. The treats will bring smiles to the residents, who especially love the individual packages of snacks. “Swallow Cliff is pleased to be able to help these veterans who have already served their country so nobly in the past,” a spokesperson said.
Police charge man with felony home repair fraud David R. Sroge, 58, of Joliet, was arrested on felony home repair fraud charges after a Palos Park couple in the 12200 block of South 90th Avenue reported him to police on Sept. 30. The two homeowners told police that Sroge and his David Sroge company, Generizon HomeResort Co., had done little or no work on a deck renovation project they had hired him to do on June 4, police said. The couple said they found Sroge’s company online, and paid
$13,000 in two checks, which were cashed, with the promise of work to begin on July 14, according to the police report. However, they said workers only came twice, on Sept. 1 and 18, for three hours each day, and left behind a pile of wood taken off the deck. After becoming suspicious, the victims called police when they discovered that there were complaints against him in Crown Point, Ind., and elsewhere. Police came to the home and arrested Sroge on Oct. 13, the day he had told the homeowners that he was coming to work on the job, police said. Officers said he was wearing dressy clothes, and did not seem prepared to do
POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Orland woman hits stoplight; charged with DUI, police say Orland Park police charged Julia M. Copeland, 36, of Orland Park, with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and unlawful damage to a highway after they investigated a crash near 179th Street and Wolf Road at 12:41 a.m. Oct. 1. Police said Copeland’s car hit a stoplight, knocking it from its pole. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and she is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 6.
that inside Daniels’ purse they found a magnet and a flathead screwdriver—items often used to thwart merchandise security tags. Both women were due at a bond hearing on Sept. 24.
Charged with DUI
Orland Park police charged Jorge A. Bencomo, 23, of Orland Hills, with felony retail theft after he allegedly stole three video game consoles from an electronics store in the 15800 block of South La Grange Road, on Sept. 19 and Oct. 1. Store security staff told police they detected the crime after reviewing inventory and surveillance video, police said. Bencomo was detained on Oct. 2 in the store and admitted to the thefts, according to the police report, which added that he used a magnet to thwart theft detection devices. He was due at a bond hearing on Oct. 3.
Orland Park resident Richard J. Casper, 24, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and operating a motor vehicle with no rear registration light after police curbed his car near 80th Avenue and Sycamore Drive at 2:21 a.m. Sept. 30. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Casper is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 6. Homer Glen resident David W. Maier, 43, was charged with DUI and speeding after police stopped his car in the 11200 block of West 143rd Street at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 29. His vehicle was spotted traveling at 59 mph, 19 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. Maier was given a court date of Nov. 13 in Bridgeview. Police charged Donna Massaro-Zarate, 56, of Oak Lawn, with DUI, talking on a cell phone while driving and driving off the roadway as they investigated a crash near 151st Street and 94th Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 30. Her SUV struck a light pole, police said. She is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 13.
Pair face felony retail theft at mall charges
Charged with using cell phone while driving
Chicago residents Artina K. Daniels, 39, and Chanae M. Flemming, 24, were charged with felony retail theft after they allegedly stole nearly $2,000 worth of clothing and shoes from several stores in Orland Square Mall at 7:40 p.m. Sept. 22. Police said
Joliet resident Jason A. Lhotak, 33, was charged with using a cell phone while driving, as well as driving on a suspended license, after police stopped his vehicle in the 18000 block of South La Grange Road at 8:14 a.m. Oct. 1. He is due in court in Bridgeview
Charged with felony retail theft of video game consoles
POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Charged with DUI charge
Sarah N. Olsen, 30, of Burbank, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol when she was stopped at 2:37 a.m. Oct. 18, in the 12400 block of South Harconstruction work. A 50-year-old lem Avenue. Police said she was Frankfort man arrived about the also cited for improper lane usage. same time with a small load of She is due in court on Nov. 3. lumber, different from the type ordered, and told police he had just been hired through a Craigslist ad Charged with driving to deliver the wood, police said. while license suspended Palos Park Police Chief Joe Farid Khatib, 20, of Orland Miller said last Thursday that Park, was charged with driving on Sroge was in custody, facing a suspended license and speeding felony charges and wanted on a when he was stopped at 10:25 home repair fraud complaint by the Carol Stream Police Department. Police also determined that Sroge was already on felony probation after a conviction on a similar charge involving an al- Driver charged with DUI leged home repair scam in Lake after auto in ditch: police County, Ind., police said. Darrius Gaines, 24, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) after police said he drove into a ditch in the 8600 block of Pawnee Road at 2:08 a.m. Oct. 10. Police said on Oct. 30. he was also cited for obstructing Police charged Sinan Masoud, traffic and making an improper 19, of Chicago Ridge, with using turn, and failure to signal. a cell phone while driving, as well as driving on a suspended license, Charged with DUI after they curbed his car on OrAndrea L. Corral, 43, of Pemland Square Drive at 5:48 p.m. Sept. 28. The vehicle was towed broke Township, was charged with and impounded, and Masoud is DUI and other offenses following scheduled to appear in court in a traffic stop at 10:34 p.m., Oct. 6, in the 13100 block of LaGrange Bridgeview on Nov. 13. Tinley Park resident Jeffrey S. Road. Police said she was also Disabato, 51, was charged with cited for driving without insurusing a cell phone while driv- ance, not carrying her license, ing, no proof of insurance and obstructing traffic, and two counts driving on a suspended license of improper lane usage. No court after police stopped his van near information was available. 142nd Street and 87th Avenue at 11:20 a.m. Sept. 28. The vehicle Accused suspended driver was towed and impounded, and charged with speeding Disabato is expected to appear in Juan D. Gallardo, 20, of Midlocourt in Bridgeview on Oct. 30, thian, was charged with driving police said.
a.m. Oct. 16, in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue. He is due in court on Dec. 4. Derrick Wandrick Jr., 22, of Harvey, was charged with driving on a suspended license and no insurance when he was stopped at 6:58 a.m. Saturday, in the 7600 block of Rte. 83. Police said he was also cited for speeding 55mph in a 35mph zone, and had an outstanding warrant from Lemont. He was transferred to Lemont police custody and is due in court on Nov. 18. Nesrin Yassin, 25, of Orland Park, was charged with aggravated speeding and driving on a
suspended license when he was stopped at 4:11 p.m. Oct. 13, in the 12700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he was driving 70 mph in a 40 mph zone. He is due in court on Oct. 28.
Charged with driving with a revoked license Brian E. Maxwell, 50, of Orland Park, was charged with driving on a revoked license when he was stopped at 8:44 p.m. Sunday, in the 12200 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for having an expired registration plate. He is due in court on Dec. 4.
POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK on a suspended license and other offences when he was stopped at 12:44 a.m. Oct. 11, in the 8200 block of West Route 83. Police also cited him for speeding, driving without insurance, improper display of registration, and having no proof of registration. In addition, he was issued a local ordinance violation for possession of cannabis when a small bag of the drug was found in the glove compartment. He is due in court on Oct. 30. Gallardo’s passenger, Mike Anthony Depew 29, of the same address, was arrested on two outstanding warrants.
Driver cited with registration violations Kenneth G. Bodniazowski, 22, of Palos Heights, was charged with multiple registration-related violations when he was stopped at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 13, in the 9500 block of West 123rd Street. Police said the charges include without a valid registration, expired registration, improper use
of registration, and unlawful possession and display of registration sticker. He was also charged with failure to notify the secretary of state of a change of address. Police said the car’s registration plates had expired in July, but the registration sticker, taken from another car that had been junked, had expired in 2008. He is due in court on Oct. 30
Driving into ditch results in cannabis charge, police say Simonas Vansevicius, 22, of Tinley Park, was charged with possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia following a one-car accident at LaGrange Road and Black Walnut Trail, at 2:39 a.m. Oct. 6. Police said he drove through a closed construction zone and hit a raised manhole, and then drove into a ditch. No injuries were reported. A bag of marijuana and a glass pipe was found on the floor of the car. He is due in court on Nov. 4.
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When investing, put time on your side JIM Now that we’re well into autumn, the days are getting noticeably shorter. The change in seasons reminds us that time is passing – and it’s important to use that time wisely. When used well, in fact, time can be your greatest gift in many walks of life – and that’s certainly true when you invest. To illustrate the importance of time, let’s look at a scenario. Suppose you start saving for retirement when you are 25. If you invest $3,000 per year in a tax-deferred vehicle, such as a traditional IRA, and you hypothetically earn a 7% annual return, you will have accumulated more than $640,000 after 40 years, when you reach 65 and are ready to retire. (Keep in mind that you will be taxed on withdrawals.) Now, though, suppose you wait until you’re 55 before you start saving seriously for retirement. If you put that same $3,000 per year in that same IRA, earning that same hypothetical 7 percent return, you’d only end up with slightly more than $44,000 after 10 years, when you reach 65. And to accumulate the $640,000 you would have gotten after 40 years by contributing just $3,000 per year, you would have had to put in about $43,500 per year for the 10 years between ages 55 and 65. Clearly, it’s a lot easier to come up with $3,000 per year than $43,500. So, to accumulate the resources you need for a comfortable retirement, you’ll help your cause greatly by saving and investing as early in your working life as possible – and then continue to save and invest right up to, and even during, your retirement years. The ability to potentially grow your portfolio sizably is the key benefit of using time when you invest – but it’s not the only benefit. You can also
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Edward Jones Investments use time as a target, or a way to frame a specific investment goal. For example, suppose you have an 8-year-old child whom you want to send to college in 10 years. When that day arrives, wouldn’t it be nice to know that you’ve been saving money for a decade? One popular college savings vehicle is a 529 plan, which has high contribution limits and allows tax-free withdrawals, provided the money is used only for qualified higher education expenses. (Withdrawals for other purposes will be taxed and may be subject to an additional penalty.) You can also use time as a signal to adjust your investment strategy. If you’re going to retire in, say, two or three years, you might want to shift some – but certainly not all – of your assets from growth-oriented investments to income-producing ones. As you know, the market will always fluctuate, so you don’t want to be in a position where, once you retire, you need to start taking significant withdrawals – i.e., selling investments –when the market is down. Remember the time-honored rule of investing: “Buy low, sell high.” When you invest, make the best possible use of time – remember, it’s the one asset that can’t be replenished. 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.
BUSINESS NOTES Marquette Bank events Free Family Fall Fest– this Saturday Marquette Bank will host a free Fall Fest at the Marquette Bank located at 7560 W. 159th St. in Orland Park. Enjoy family fun, games, prizes and refreshments
from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids will make their own taffy apple and decorate a pumpkin. For more, call 364-6714. Free Halloween Kids Party– this Saturday Marquette Bank will host a free Halloween kids party at the Marquette Bank at 9612 W. 143rd
St. in Orland Park. Enjoy family fun, games, pumpkin decorating and refreshments. Event is open to the public from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and children are encouraged to wear their costumes. For more information, call (773) 476-5110 ext. 1001.
Orland Chamber holds first Shop Chamber-Member Week As a way to keep sales tax revenue in the Orland Park area as well as encourage people to utilize local businesses first, the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the introduction of Shop OPACC Week from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31. Chamber members will offer shoppers a week’s worth of special deals, coupons and restaurant week-style menus. All discounts will be posted on the Chamber website, orlandparkchamber.org, the week prior to Shop OPACC Week until the end of the month. Residents will also have the opportunity to enter the Selfie Shopping Contest for the chance to win a 52 Ways to Shop Local gift basket filled with a year’s worth of valuable coupons and gift certificates from OPACC member businesses. Simply take a “selfie” photograph inside any OPACC business during Oct. 25 -31 and upload the image on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the tag, #ShopOPACC and the place of business. There is no limit on the number
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Among the special deals and discounts planned for Shop OPACC Week, Oct. 25-31, October 31, the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a Selfie Shopping Contest. Residents are encouraged to take a “selfie” photograph inside Chamber-member businesses for the chance to win the 52 Ways To Shop Local gift basket filled with a year’s worth of valuable gift cards and merchandise from local stores and restaurants.
of entries-- the more selfies taken, the better chance to win. Those entering the contest should make sure their post with the selfie photo is public, not private, in order to be entered.
Winner will be drawn on Nov. 1. For more information on Shop OPACC Week or the Selfie Shopping Contest, visit www.orlandparkchamber.org or call the Chamber office at 349-2972.
Soul food restaurant opening in Orland
Bridgeview Chamber annual toy drive The Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce has started its 26th annual food and toy drive. Now through Dec. 9, chamber
BOB BONG members will be collecting toys and food to benefit needy families and children in the Bridgeview area. More than 1,600 children have received toys through the years. For information on how to donate or how to become a collection site, call the chamber at 598-1700.
Gas prices expected to fall in time for Christmas Although gasoline prices have continued to move up and down in recent weeks, thanks to a variety of reasons including refinery outages, the folks at GasBuddy are still predicting that the price will fall to about $2 per gallon by Christmas. “The most pressing issues on gasoline prices currently remain
the recent surge in oil prices that have brought a barrel of West Texas Intermediate oil to nearly $50/ bbl from $38/bbl in August,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy. “While I believe the rebound is somewhat of a head fake as the oil market remains oversupplied- it will be a temporary rebound, with oil and gasoline prices moving lower again in the months ahead, allowing for relief at the pump again in the months ahead, and we’re sticking to our previous guidance of $1.98 per gallon nationally by Christmas.” The latest price rise was blamed on supply shortfalls created by refinery outages that came as refineries performed seasonal maintenance. The recent plunge that saw prices dip to about $2.25 per gallon had a few of us in the office talking about gas prices when we first started driving. If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.
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Kris Kringle Haus will say farewell after final season
This will be the last year open for Kris Kringle Haus, as the owners will retire after this season’s closing after Christmas. It was 25 years ago that Kris Kringle Haus opened in Geneva, as a year round Christmas Shop. The owners, Jim and Cleo Gierucki, a couple of true Christmas nuts, fulfilled a long held dream by creating an authentic European style Christmas store. With no prior retail experience between them, and not the foggiest idea about importing, they just plowed ahead, learning as they went. The shop was filled with imports from Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia , Switzerland , and the Czech and Slovak Republics, and a fine selection of American made products to round out the unique offererings . Experience was a stern teacher, but the Gieruckis learned fast, and the store took off, eventually having a mailing list of 25,000 names of people who had physically come into the store and asked to be put on the mailing list. Then circumstances beyond
the control of the owners started to cause a downturn. The opening of two major shopping malls nearby caused a serious decline in foot traffic on Third Street, and a decline in walk-in sales. At the same time the booming collectible market bubble burst. Remember the surprising end of the Beanie Baby craze, the steep decline in sales of Hummel, Disney Classics, Precious Moments, Cherished Teddies, and so many more. Collectibles were an important part of year round sales for the store. These factors and rising rent made continued operation unprofitable, and it became necessary to close the shop on Third Street. Not willing to give up their passion, the decision was made to continue running Kris Kringle Haus, but as a seasonal Christmas store, and closer to the Gieruckis’ home in the Southwest Suburbs. For the last 10 years Kris Kringle Haus has been open for the Christmas Season from different locations in Orland Park . The store’s hallmark of importing direct from Europe, and featuring articles made in the good old USA
has been continued through today, and was well-received. With the inevitable advance of age, the physical demands of setting up the shop, working seven days a week, and then tearing down the store have become more onerous. So the decision was made to retire after this last Christmas Season. The retirement sale commenced on the first day of opening, Oct. 5. While the usual broad array of products was brought in, understandably the owners did not bring in a lot of each item. The best advice is to not wait, but to shop early, as merchandise will sell out faster than usual .The last day of operation will be Jan. 9, featuring a retirement party, with cake, cookies, candy, and mulled cider. Old friends, regular customers and new friends are all invited to help celebrate 25 “wonderful years” of indulging in Christmas. Kris Kringle Haus is in Orland Park Crossing, at 9500 W. 143rd St. Suite 200, Orland Park, Ph 3649860; Email : kringle@inil.com; Website : kriskringlehaus.com.
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.
COMINGS & GOINGS
A new soul food restaurant that’s roots date back to 1996 on Chicago’s South Side is planning to open a second location in Orland Park. Owner Darry Abernathy did not return calls, but a message on its website said D.A.’s Deli and Dining was started by Abernathy in Chicago’s Ashburn community in 1996 and has been serving homemade sandwiches and soul food since 2012 at 18348 S. Pulaski Road in Country Club Hills. The restaurant is under construction at 7260 W. 159th St. in Orland Park’s Home Depot plaza in a former Asian fusion buffet restaurant. The site is expected to feature a banquet hall and catering operation as well as be a full-service restaurant. There is no timetable for when the restaurant will be opening.
Kris Kringle Haus is open in Orland Crossing for its last season, owner Jim Gierucki says.
Orland Park First Midwest Bk Tr to Dalfonso Sal, 18138 Vermont Ct, Unit #238, $205,500; Braun & Aldridge Inc to Lentfer Richard, 15122 Huntington Ct, $115,000; Stotts Deanna Tr to Stotts Deanna, 15307 Wilshire Blvd, $110,000; Giannetti Michael Tr to Peluso Peter J, 11018 W 167th Pl, $415,000; Arway Randall C Tr to Abuzir Fedah, 15809 Centennial Dr, $190,000; Desai Jagdeep Tr to Darwishahmad Jamer, 11560 Brookshire Dr, $340,000; Dobrzynski David to Krutal Andrew, 15608 Calypso Dr, $215,000; Fannie Mae to Martin Jason Allen, 9320 Oak St, $169,000; Drop Scott W to Murray Richard M, 17721 Pennsylvania Ct, Unit #215, $180,000; Johnson Inez Trust to Gomez Rosalio, 8837 Carnuotie Dr, $257,000; Stalker Trust to Augle Robert W, 17831 Bernard Dr, Unit #6, $175,000; Johnson William to Dainis Michael W, 9313 Fairway Dr, $268,500; Isenman Colin C to Corsi Michael J, 17517 Orland Woods Ln, $477,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Rabold Wayne, 17100 Austin Ave, $325,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Chicago Land Trust Co Tr, 15700 Liberty Ct, $212,000; Arvanetes John D Tr to Szyszka Justin, 8111 Saint James Ct, $320,000; Szyszka Justin to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, 8111 Saint James Ct, $256,000; Woude Robert J Vander to Vidinich Patricia M, 11130 Shenandoah Dr, $263,000; Martin Edith L Tr to Delesio Christina M, 16672 Grants Trl, $240,000; Frain Jean R Tr to Konior Mark A, 14131 Catherine Dr, $297,000; Vella Rose to Hession John M Tr, 15533 Wilshire Dr, $164,500; Rutkowski Robert S Tr to Beltran David A, 11041 Fawn Creek
Rd, $590,000; Palucki Robert H to Chi 2 SF LLC, 8700 170th St, $182,000; Kreuz James J to Craig Robert C Tr, 9048 W 140th St, Unit #90481D, $90,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Guzman Giselle, 11822 Greenfield Dr, $325,500. Palos Heights First Midwest Bk Tr to Aldrich Patrick L, 12619 S 75th Ave, $657,000; Strutz Robert A Jr Tr to Akarah Rajae, 6710 W Navajo Dr, $240,000;
Knox Pualette to Bukevicius Diana, 12666 London Ln, Unit #82, $130,000; Cremins John J to Murphy Martin Jr, 7664 White Pine Pl, $260,000. Palos Park Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Janik Peter, 11715 Matterhorn Cir, Unit #11715201, $116,500; Povilaitis Vida Tr to Phelan Michael, 15 Laughry Ln, $370,000; Heim Gregory P to Jucys Saugirdas, 8035 129th Pl, $341,000; Dunne Janet C Tr to Byrdlong Cory S, 8525 128th St, $725,000.
Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of Oct. 19) 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-year fixed Jumbo
RATES APR POINTS 3.875 3.910 0 3.125 3.180 0 3.875 3.920 0
United Trust Bank (as of Oct. 19) 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 10-year fixed
RATES APR POINTS 3.875 3.896 0 2.990 3.026 0 2.875 2.927 0
Prospect Federal (as of Oct. 19) 30-year fixed 20-year fixed 15-year fixed
RATES APR POINTS 3.750 3.798 .25 3.500 3.566 .25 3.000 3.067 .25
All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.
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Farmers Market ends season with big prize
Palos Heights Beautification Committee Chairperson Jean Gnap, author of a newly published children’s book (story on Page One), picks the winning ticket for the 2015 Palos Heights Farmers Market Raffle at the last market of the season held Wednesday last week. Farmers Market Manager Anne Girzadas holds the basket containing all 130 returned Frequent Shopper Cards. And the winner is: Rebecca Lanning, of Orland Park. Congratulations! Pictured is the winning prize, a cornucopia of produce and other goodies donated by all vendors of the Palos Heights Farmers Market.
Halloween Haunts Spooky Sprint at Lake Katherine Spooky Sprint, a 1.5-mile twilight trail obstacle dash at Lake Katherine, will be held this Saturday, starting at 5:30 p.m. Race day registration will open at 4:15 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. All registered participants will receive a T-shirt and spooky headband in their goody bag. Participants can register online at signmeup.com/110174, or pick up a form at one of the following locations: Palos Heights City Hall, Palos Heights Police Department, or Lake Katherine Nature Center. The cost is $25 per person, and $15 per child age 14 and younger. Palos Park Rec. is calling all cowboys, princesses, ghosts and goblins to join in its first outdoor, judged costume parade on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to This 1.5-mile course includes 7:30 p.m., on the Village Green behind the Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. The parade begins at 6 p.m. Following the parade, all will move into obstacle such as running/jumping the gym for a night of fun games, surprises, crafts, and more. Pre-register to save $2. Fee is $5 at the door. For more, call 671-3760 or visit palospark.org over logs, tires, running around objects on various surfaces (wood chips, grass, pavement), and crossing small walking bridges and wood stairs. sale of homemade goodies is also residents who were nominated for tee, will introduce the chairmen of Operation Blessing garden, landscaping, home, addi- the Business and Economic De- Halloween party for planned. Pancake Brunch tion, remodeling, deck, tree or a velopment, Public Arts, Classic community at Sandburg Operation Blessing will hold business, church or subdivision Car Show, Adopt a Pot, Farmers The Sandburg High School its 32nd annual Pancake Brunch Heights Beautification entrance inviting them to attend Market, Lake Katherine and BeauCommunity Halloween Parfundraiser this Saturday, from 8 Recognition Night this event. tification Recognition committees a.m. to 1 p.m., at Moraine ValThe Palos Heights BeautifiThe evening will start with time who will give a short talk about ty sponsored by Project AREA ley Church, 6300 W. 127th St. in cation Committee will hold its for socializing with beer, wine, their events this year. Palos Heights. annual Beautification Recognition soft drinks, appetizers, sandwiches All nominees will receive a All-you-can-eat pancakes and Night at 7 p.m. today (Thursday) and desserts. Jean Gnap, chairman certificate and the winners in the sausage; and fruit and beverag- at the Lake Katherine Clubhouse of the Beautification Committee, a homes and garden categories will es. Suggested donation is $7 per in Palos Heights. subcommittee of the Business and receive a special certificate and a Stagg High School Music person or $15 per family. A bake Letters have been mailed to the Economic Development Commit- sign to display in their yard. Boosters organization is accepting applications from crafters and artists for the Art for the Season show on Nov. 14 and 15 at Stagg High School, 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills. Cost is $95 per 80 sq. ft. booth space for the two-day run of the show. For more information or an application, call 974-7520 or
Palos Park offers Halloween parade, party
COMMUNITY NOTES
(All Residents Environmentally Aware) will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 6:15 p.m., in Sandburg High School’s East Gym. Fun includes games, costume party, face painting, crafts, music, trick or treating, painting, coloring, concessions, and more. This event is open to the public and admission is just $2. Kids 5 and under are free. Proceeds benefit CSHS Science Club for green initiatives.
Touch a Truck and Treat The Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Touch a Truck and Treat event Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Palos Heights Pool parking lot. Participants will be able to explore trucks, tractors, heavy equipment, emergency vehicles and more. Families may dress in Halloween costume because each vendor will be handing out a treat. This is free event for the entire community. For more information, call 3611807, or stop by the Recreation Center, 6601 W 127th St.
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Orland library marks Teen Read Week with a Meet the Author visit this Friday Orland Park Public Library will celebrate Teen Read Week with a Meet the Author visit from Todd Strasser via Skype this Friday, starting at 5 p.m., to an audience of 6th- to 12th- graders and educators. Strasser, an author of young adult novels, will take questions from patrons regarding his books. Strasser tends to write about teens who face hardship and how they react to tense, exciting, and scary situations.
Created in 1998, Teen Read Week is a young adult literacy initiative celebrated across the U.S. and created by the Young Adult Library Services Association. It is held every year in October during the week of Columbus Day. “The purpose is to show teens what is possible when they read, because this is the next generation,” said Teen Librarian Sara Dempster of Orland Park Public Library. “Whether they are not
familiar with Strasser, or they are his biggest fans, teens will enjoy this event.” Strasser is set to release a new novel, The Beast of Cretacea, next week. Set on the high seas, this adventure tale inspired by Moby Dick, follows Ishmael into the future, where he harvests resources from an “endless blue ocean” to send back to Earth. Those participating in Teen Read Week can join the conver-
sation on Twitter using #TRW15. Orland Park Library serves Orland Park residents of all ages with Puzzle on Page 11 a collection of over 268,000 books, magazines, e-books, audiobooks, puzzles and more. The event is free and no registration is necessary. For more information, visit orlandparklibrary.org or call 4285205. The Orland Park Public Library is located at 14921 S. Ravinia Ave.
culation for library card carrying patrons to checkout. For more information, visit orlandparklibrary.org or call 4285205. The library is at 14921 S. Ravinia Ave.
free movies and music through the Media On Demand and Freegal Services. This hands-on class will be held in the Technology Lab. Space is limited; please register. • Thursday @ the Movies - The Library will show the classic 1947 comedy Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. (with subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Runtime 83 minutes. • 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 palosheightslibrary.org.
(Thursday), at 6 p.m. “Insurgent,” PG-13 119 minutes, this Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. • Teen Gaming - kick off the weekend with a round of video games on the library’s large-screen TV on Fridays from 3-4:30 p.m. No registration is needed. • Seriously Scary Stories - Halloween stories that will scare your socks off - NOT for the faint of heart or little ones. Followed by ghostly treats, if your stomach can handle it on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Registration is needed for this event. • Tech Time - Downloadable Books, Music and More – ages 10 and up. • Bring your device and your PH library card to the library learn how to download all kinds of free stuff on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6-8 p.m. No registration is needed. All programs are free and open to everyone at the Palos Heights Public Library, located at 12501 S. 71st Ave. in Palos Heights. For more information or to register for a program, visit palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.
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361-8298 or go to staggbands.org. *** Crafters/vendors wanted for Incarnation Catholic School, Palos Heights, annual holiday craft fair on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost of a table is $25. For more information or to reserve your space, contact IncarnationPCevents@yahoo.com.
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LIBRARY NOTES Famed Chicago cemeteries The Palos Park Public Library presents Cemeteries Around Chicagoland on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. Local History Coordinator Kevin Korst explores historic cemeteries and reveals the meanings behind grave symbols and the stories and legends of what lies beneath. Register online at www. palosparklibrary.org or call 708448-1530. The library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. in Palos Park.
Area Author Fair at Orland library Orland Park Public Library will showcase new and aspiring authors at the 9th annual Southland Author Fair this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of the library. This year the theme is children’s and teen literature. Families with children and teens are welcome to attend. Educators are also welcome. Authors will be available to talk to the public about their books, and featured books will be available for purchase. Orland Park Public Library also has each book in cir-
Heights library upcoming programs • iPad Basics- 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday) Join tech specialist Jack Waddick for an informative, multi-media presentation on Apple’s iPad tablets at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. • The Truth about GMOs Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m. A representative from the Cook County Farm Bureau will discuss genetically modified organisms (GMOs), plants used for food that have been genetically altered for a variety of reasons (hardiness, pest-resistance and more). Learn the truth about GMOs and their benefits, along with a discussion of common concerns over their usage. • Streaming Movies and Music - Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. Learn how the Library provides
Heights library youth programs • Teen Movie – The Palos Heights Public Library will show both “Divergent” movies. No registration is needed. See “Divergent,” PG-13 140 minutes, today
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SCHOOL NOTES Queen of Peace presents The Curious Savage The Queen of Peace Theater Company will present The Curious Savage, the story of Mrs. Savage, a widow who has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, despite the efforts of her grown stepchildren to get their hands on it. Performances will take place in the Little Theater
this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets will be on sale at the door for $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Queen of Peace is at 7659 S. Linder Ave., Burbank.
Chicago Christian High School offers student Shadow Days Chicago Christian High School will host a series of “special” Shadow Days in the next few weeks. On
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Wednesday, Oct. 28, Chicago Christian High School will host a Fine Arts Shadow Day for eighth grade students interested in the Arts. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Chicago Christian will host a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Shadow Day for any eighth grade students interested in seeing our Project Lead the Way STEM courses. Finally, on Friday, Dec. 4, Chicago Christian will host an Athletic Shadow Day for students interested in our
athletic programs. Students are allowed to shadow Chicago Christian High School any day of the year, but these special Shadow Days are a great way to spend a day at Chicago Christian and observe some of our various programs. Students can register for a Shadow Day online by visiting the website at swchristian.org/ admissions and click on the Shadow Program tab, or you can call Wilma at 388-7656.
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Palos 118’s music program shines at Harvest Fest
Palos School District 118’s music programs took center stage last Friday at Palos South Middle School, where Palos East, West and South’s choral groups and bands showcased their musical talents. Musical director Bill Hansen is shown performing with the Cardinal Marching Band.
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Stagg High School students Lauren Cowe, Lindsey Grabowski, Needah Abdelrahim, and Isabel Rocha prepare classic French dishes as part of the French National Cooking Festival, called la Fête de la Gastronomie.
Some serious cuisine at Stagg for French National Cooking Festival Stagg a site for la Fête de la Gastronomie Eighteen Stagg High School French students recently participated in the French National Cooking Festival, called la Fête de la Gastronomie. Stagg High School was an official site of the festival, listed on the French Ministry of Economy’s website: economie.gouv. fr/fete-gastronomie/fete-gastronomie-a-stagg As an official site of the festi-
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Original Island Shrimp House a Palos cove for seafood By Tim Hadac While many dozens of businesses along La Grange Road struggle just to keep their doors open during the current, yearslong reconstruction of the road, a newcomer in Palos Park is struggling to keep its doors from being broken down by hungry and appreciative customers. “We knew we’d get a strong response, but what it’s been like here in the last couple of months has exceeded all expectations,” said Tim Keefer, managing director of The Original Island Shrimp House, 12902 S. La Grange Road. “The line moves quickly here, but there have been times when it ran out the door. People are trying us and coming back again and again.” Located in the old Capri Deli space, the shrimp and seafood restaurant opened its doors in a soft launch on July 24 and recently had a formal grand opening celebration. A floor-to-ceiling renovation has resulted in a restaurant with a clean, comfortable design and seating for about 65. Booth seating is high back, which gives a measure of privacy for conversations at individual tables. “It’s family friendly,” Keefer said. “It’s not a fine dining establishment. You can come in, be relaxed, be yourself and enjoy yourself.” A carryout counter offers an option for people on the go. Ambience aside, the star of the show is the food—both its quality and preparation. “Our goal is to cut a path to get into the market where there isn’t anybody,” Keefer said. “We don’t want to be a Red Lobster or anything like that. We have
a simple format with a simple menu with exceedingly high quality food, fried and unfried. “We keep it simple on purpose, so that we can always focus on the quality of the food, and we’ve done exactly that,” he continued. “Our calamari comes from the best vendor in the Midwest, the haddock is from the East Coast, the salmon, which comes in fresh from the Faroe Islands (in the North Atlantic) and which we smoke right here, is beautiful—the marbling is excellent, it’s almost too good to mess with. And the cod, the scallops, the oysters, all first rate.” Keefer added that he buys nothing from Asia or from fish farms because he is concerned about quality. “With our shrimp, I think we’re in a real sweet spot—a beautiful, Texas gulf shrimp with a robust flavor that’s perfect when fried, in addition to our peel-and-eat shrimp. “Our calamari is kind of interesting because we buy it from a man who lives right around here—he owns the production for it throughout the Midwest,” he added. “One time a wholesale fish vendor was in here talking, and he asked me where I get my calamari from. I said, ‘I get it from Mario,’ and the man put up his hands and agreed, ‘He’s got the best in the country,’” which is kind of awesome. The first weekend, we sold 90 pounds, and that’s a lot of calamari.” Keefer, an Orland Park resident, is a patent attorney by profession, although he does have restaurant management experience. His wife, Patty, runs the front end of the restaurant and has a hand in the food. The restaurant employs
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Shrimp Platter
Tim Keefer, managing director of The Original Island Shrimp House, holds a plate of seafood in front of the restaurant’s mascot, a cartoon shrimp with a sly smile—“a bit of a wise-ass little guy,” Keefer laughed, noting that the restaurant may hold a contest to name him. Po' Boy Shrimp Sandwich
about 15 people. “Our sandwiches, our po’ boys (shrimp, scallop or oyster), are also popular,” Keefer added. “My wife makes a honey jalapeno dressing that people love. We do everything by hand here: the slicing, the batter, the breading, even the salads and cornbread, we do all that ourselves. “We have a five-star chef here
who does all this,” he continued. “Our soups are great, and our shrimp bisque is made from our own stock. The harmony of flavors he puts together—from the seafood all the way to the lime tarts made with real juice from the Florida Keys—is exceptional.” The Original Island Shrimp House almost was established in Naperville or in Chicago’s
Hyde Park neighborhood, but a chance drive-by and a meeting with landlord Jim Marth, “a nice guy, an honest guy and absolutely great guy,” Keefer said—led to the restaurant landing where it did. Keefer also praised Palos Park officials for being business-friendly and cooperative throughout. The restaurant’s owners plan to expand upon their concept, with
a second location opening within 9-12 months. “We’ve made a space for ourselves in the market place,” Keefer added. “The object is to build a franchise, but we will be very selective in terms of who our franchisees are. For the moment, we are focused on making this location work, and we are having success in every way.”
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DEATH NOTICES Natalia Anna Budz
Natalia Anna Budz, 25, of Palos Park, formerly of Chicago (Garfield Ridge) died on Oct. 5. Devoted daughter of Anna (nee Duda) and Kazimierz Budz; loving sister of Kevin; dearest granddaughter of Marianna (Franciszek) Duda and Ludwika (Tadeusz) Budz; cherished niece of Kazimierz (Aniela) Duda, Stanislaw (Jozefa) Duda, Barbara (Janusz) Gil, Maria (Andrzej) Budz, Jan (Joanna) Budz, Wladyslaw and Anna Budz. Also survived by many cousins and friends. Natalie was a graduate student at Governors State University. Visitation was held Oct. 8 at Zarzycki Manor Chapels Ltd. in Willow Springs. Funeral Oct. 9 at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Mass. Interment was held at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.
Louis J. Elsner
Louis J. Elsner, age 80, of Palos Heights. Veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. Beloved husband of Janet (nee Nord). Loving father of Scott (Gayle), Jason (Tricia)
and the late Stacey Elsner. Proud grandfather of Benjamin, Elizabeth, Andrew and Jake. Devoted son of the late: Kenneth and Agnes (nee Murphy). Dear brother of the late Thomas Elsner. Fond son-inlaw of the late Clarence Nord. Mr. Elsner was among Palos Heights Beautification Committee volunteers who organized the earliest Palos Heights Farmers Markets and Palos Heights Classic Car Event. Family & Friends gathered Oct. 16 for a memorial visitation until time of service at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, in Palos Heights. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Paws Assisting Wounded Warriors (PAWWS), 12332 S Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463, or The Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL would be appreciated. Arrangements were entrusted to the Kerry Funeral Home in Palos Heights.
John Le Noble
John Le Noble, age 95, of Palos Heights, passed away on Oct. 6. He was preceded in death by his
wife of 63 years, Patricia Brown Le Noble. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Le Noble Strolle (Jeffrey) and his granddaughters, Rachel Strolle and Annika Strolle. John grew up in Roseland, graduated from Fenger High School, and served in the United States Army during World War II. One of the highlights of his later life was being able to go to Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight in April of 2013. John worked for 38 years at Electro-Motive in McCook. A long-time member of Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, John served the church in many capacities over the years. He belonged to the Palos Heights Kiwanis Club, Golden Oaks Senior Group, Nicht Wi’ Burns Committee and Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club. A life member of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society, John was honored in 1992 as “Clansman of the Year” for his ongoing volunteer efforts at the Scottish Home in North Riverside and his contributions to the Chicago Scottish community. A
HEALTH BEAT Drive-thru flu shots at Orland Township Orland Township will host a drive-thru flu shot clinic this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Orland Township Highway Department, 16125 S. Wolf Road, allowing residents to receive a flu shot from their own cars. Flu shots are free for children 6 months to 18 years of age who do
Dutchman by birth, John was a Scot by inclination and proudly wore his kilt, occasionally with his wooden shoes! He was a speaker for several years at the Palos Heights 9/11 Memorial Service. His mind was sharp and he was often called on to offer his renditions of “A Cup of Christmas Tea”, “Shoes in Church”, or Johnny Cash’s “Ragged Old Flag,” all of which he did from memory. He wrote and shared his “Reflections at 95” at a gathering of family and friends. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, 12312 S. 88th Avenue, Palos Park. Memorial gathering of friends and family will take place at the church from 12:30 – 2 p.m. There will be a memorial service at 2 followed by reception and time of sharing in Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Scottish Home, 28th and DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL, or Palos Park Presbyterian Church, 12312 S. 88th Avenue, Palos Park.
Anne Marie Limanowski
Anne Marie Limanowski nee Zilis, age 90, late of Orland Park, died Oct. 11 at Holy Family Villa in Palos Park. Mrs. Limanowski is survived by her children Joan Wisniewski, Dr. John (Susan), James (Lynn), Joseph (Barbara), Janet (Peter) Hopman, Judith (Michael) Hopman, Jeffrey, and Joyce (peter) Larson; 25 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband Boleslaw “Ben” Limanowski and son Jerome. Mrs. Limanowski was the Village Clerk of Orland Park for 14 years. A Funeral Mass was held on Oct. 16 at Holy Family Villa in Palos Park. A private interment was held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Arrangements were entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.
Gladys A. Vergara
Gladys A. Mitchell Vergara, 79, of Orland Park, died on Sept. 30. Daughter of Antonio and Rita Mitchell, Gladys and her older sister Silvia Zuñiga began life in Pica, Chile – an oasis in the
SENIOR NOTES not have vaccine insurance coverage or who are Medicaid-eligible, Native American or Alaskan Native. Flu shots for adults 19 and older and children 3 and older who have insurance coverage are $25. Senior high-dose shots are $40 for those 65 and older. Both the regular adult flu shot and the senior high dose flu shot is covered by Medicare Part B; a Medicare Part B card must be displayed at
the time of vaccination and no Medicare Advantage plans will be accepted. Bring payment and/or Medicare Part B card ready for display. Anyone receiving a shot should be prepared to complete and sign a consent form before vaccination. The day will also include a fun treat for all participants. For more, call 403-4222.
Seminar for caregivers at PLOWS Council on Aging PLOWS will offer a seminar called Caring for a loved one with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the PLOWS Council on Aging office, 7808 College Drive, 5th Floor. This session will discuss han-
dling common behaviors associated with the disease. Topics include hoarding/rummaging behaviors, safe personal care, and dealing with depression of caregivers. Participation is limited to allow caregivers and interested persons time to ask questions and partake in discussions. Call PLOWS to register, 361-0219.
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Chgo. Christian students share joy at Elim
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Students from Chicago Christian High School joined students at Elim Christian School in Palos Heights at Elim’s Pathways Game Day Tuesday afternoon last week. CCHS students Zach Dykstra (from left), Jimmy Brady, of Palos Park, and Mattie Mikitka, of Orland Park, play a game with an adult student at Elim. Pathways Game Day is a field day for children and adults in the autism program at Elim. It includes games designed to meet the sensory and motor needs of autism students. Chicago Christian students helped organize games such as a football toss, Bozo buckets and oversized Jenga. Light refreshments were served as well. The day was rewarding for both the Elim and Chicago Christian students.
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Cornell wins dog bite case JOHN FLEMING DVM • Prairie StateVet.com
I read the most unusual article last night in one of our journals. The title was “Cornell University wins legal fight against former veterinary student.” Disagreement over a biting dog’s aggression led to the expulsion of a veterinary student several years ago. A federal judge in Albany, N.Y., recently sided with Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine over its decision to expel the female student in 2009. Then a student at Cornell, the woman brought her rescued German shepherd into Cornell’s Community Practice Service Clinic on July 11, 2006, because he had an ear infection, according the journal article about the case. The dog bit the student examining him, according to a court document cited in the article. The school’s faculty board suspended the woman for two years for violating the school’s honor code, claiming on the grounds that she knew about the dog’s history of biting, and did not disclose that fact when asked if the had an aggression problem. The woman reportedly described the dog as “a playful puppy that was very protective…a traditional alpha male.” The student was readmitted a
Atacama Desert. Gladys attended the Iquique English College, and later earned a Master’s degree in Bilingual Education from DePaul University. She spent 27 years as a public elementary school teacher. Gladys led church mission trips in Appalachia, the Navajo Nation, Costa Rica and Chile, among others. Since 2008, she was an active member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Orland Park. Gladys is survived by her husband of 58 years Mario; “sus pajaritos,” Roxana, Daniel and Ximena; daughter-in-law Katherine; son-in-law Craig; and granddaughters, Vanessa and Elena. Gladys wished to be remembered for treating all people with respect. Friends are invited to visit with Gladys’ family on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10-11 a.m. with a celebration of Gladys’ life at 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 15101 S. 80th Ave. in Orland Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the ALS Association, Greater Chicago Chapter or Faith United Methodist Church Missions.
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year later in September 2007 on the condition that a final decision would be made in 2008. The faculty board wanted proof that she realized “how her judgment as an aspiring professional was impaired” when she didn’t reveal her dog’s aggression. After a hearing in 2008, the board told her that her petition to return to Cornell was denied. Having lost three years of school credit, she sued Cornell in October 2014 for $500,000, claiming breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of the veterinary school. Judge Gary Sharpe ruled, however, that the breach of contract claim was “inventive pleading” because the university had clearly communicated to her that the faculty board was issue a decision. After leaving Cornell, according to the article, the plaintiff went on the study veterinary medicine
at the American University of Antigua (which closed in 2012) before getting her DVM degree from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. She is now pursuing a master’s degree in public health from Virginia Tech and the dog has been euthanized. I’m glad to see that I am not the only one that takes dog bites seriously, and, actively guards the safety of my employees (and students as in Cornell’s case). If I ever had a client similarly lie to us, they’d never see the inside of our clinic again. I’m glad to see that I am not the only one that takes dog bites seriously, and, actively guards the safety of my employees (and students as in Cornell’s case). This was a very serious step for Cornell to take, and undoubtedly there is more to the story that remains untold.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BYLINE BANK F/K/A NORTH COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROBANK F/K/A CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF ILLINOIS Plaintiff, -v.HUSAM A. HUSSEIN A/K/A HUSAM HUSSEN A/K/A HUSAM A. HAJHASAN, HASAN HAJHASAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 37827 10416 WINTER PARK Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 124 IN LESLIE C. BARNARD’S PALOS ON THE GREEN, UNIT 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 10416 WINTER PARK, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-105-071-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $314,291.70. 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC, 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 422-8000 Please refer to file number 96000-67. 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. LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 422-8000 Attorney File No. 96000-67 Attorney Code. 06204378 Case Number: 12 CH 37827 TJSC#: 35-12515 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.
Golden Oaks Seniors The Golden Oaks Seniors will meet for lunch and entertainment at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church. Leslie Goddard will present “The Making of Gone with the Wind.” Call the church at 4485228 to make a reservation to attend before the end of October.
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Palos Park, Cook County, IL has scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Kaptur Administrative Center, 8999 W. 123rd St., Palos Park, IL to consider the following: ZBA 2015 - 06: The owners, Joseph and Marie Adcock, request a 9.0 foot rear yard setback variation from Chapter 1286.06(a)(6) of the Village Park Code, to reduce the required setback from fifteen (15) feet to six (6) feet, to allow construction of an attached accessory building (garage) to an existing single family residence on the property commonly known as 12325 Seminole Road in Palos Park. The site is legally described as follows: Lots 10 and that part of lot 9 lying easterly of a line parallel to and 10 feet westerly (measured at right angles) of the easterly line of said lot 9, said easterly line being the line between lots 9 and 13 in block 1 in Palos Dells, being a subdivision of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 37 North, Range 12 east of the Third Principal Meridian, (except therefrom that part lying north of Wabash Railroad and right of way of said railroad and also except that triangular shaped piece of land conveyed to Wabash Railroad by deed from Chicago Sharpshooter Association (A Corporation) dated March 23, 1915, and recorded March 31, 1915, as Document 56032780) in Cook County, Illinois. PIN: 23-26-303-017-0000 All are welcome to review the applications for relief, and proposed Village staff recommendations, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing. For further information, please contact the Community Development Director, Lori Sommers at 708-6713731 or lsommers@palospark.org. Respectfully submitted by: Marie Arrigoni, Village Clerk
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Across 1 Many an Amman man 5 Grab, as ice cubes 9 Seuss character who “speaks for the trees” 14 Ship bottom 15 Auth. unknown 16 Fit to be tied 17 Opposed to 18 Flat-topped elevation 19 Consumerist Ralph 20 Rock used for hammering, e.g. 23 Mousse kin 24 NBC skit show 25 Neighbor of Can. 28 Seasoned veteran 31 Sneaker brand 34 Sharper, as vision 36 One that falls in the fall 38 Shari Lewis’ Lamb Chop, memorably 40 Media workers’ org. 42 Mentalist Geller From Oct. 19, 1995 43 Home of baseball’s Marlins 44 First piece moved in chess, often Nature’s children: Kids are flocking to Lake Katherine in Palos Heights during these beautiful fall days. Youngsters 47 Takes a load off from the preschool at Palos Heights Christian reformed Church pack the wagon for a hayride. 48 “Incredible!” 49 __ Piper 51 Half a colon 52 Blog VIPs 53 Bubble bath spot 55 Arctic sea bird
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57 Classic comedy team, with “The” ... and what the last words of 20-, 38- and 44-Across comprise 63 Mexican mom 66 Wrap for a sprain 67 Agatha Christie’s title 68 Universal principle 69 Letter-named thoroughfares in Bklyn. 70 Soprano Gluck 71 Gossipmonger
72 Religious offshoot 73 Ringful on a belt Down 1 Triumphant cries 2 Littlest of a litter 3 Voice below soprano 4 Showy jewelry 5 Fare steamed in corn husks 6 Ten C-notes 7 Wine quality 8 Annoying swarm 9 Kitchen flooring 10 Like much early history 11 “Cool!” 12 Had a bite 13 Gen-__: boomer’s kid, usually 21 Surprised scream 22 Cleaning up after the mess? 25 Still owed 26 Appear that way 27 Palette user 28 Inscribed award
29 Check from the IRS 30 Films featuring chaps in chaps 32 Fasten, as buttons 33 Junkyard metal 35 Protestant denom. 37 Let loose 39 Fuzzy fruit 41 Detested thing 45 Insult 46 Most shipshape 50 Lovebirds, e.g. 54 Software test versions 56 George Eastman’s camera 57 Easy race pace 58 Whence icicles hang 59 Building detail, briefly 60 Big windstorm 61 Award for a sitcom 62 Red and Coral 63 Mother’s Day month 64 Bough breaker 65 Racket
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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.
From Oct. 20, 2005
10 Years Ago This Week Pumpkins ripe for the picking: Nathan Fisher, 6, and his sisters Lily, 4, and Samantha, 10, picked out their Halloween pumpkins with neighbors Torie, 6, and Delaney Churin, 4, on Sunday at the pumpkin patch of The Center’s Children’s Farm in Palos Park.
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Carrie Sirigis, owner of the Harvest Room (from left), greets Palos Heights Woman’s Club members Susan Snow, Joan Meyers, Chef Jon, Arlene Sypniewski, Dorothy Menker and Nancy Mitchell. Also shown are Chef Jon and their server.
WHATIZIT? Two weeks in a row have left our readers stumped in regards to Whatizit. This was a tough one though. Two of our readers, Worth residents Theresa and George Rebersky, took a calculated guess. They thought it was a bridge made of stone. Looking at it, it does resemble a small bridge. But what it is actually is part of a rock formation with water near the entrance of the Water’s Edge Golf Course in Worth. The rock formation can be seen near the entrance facing 115th and Harlem Avenue. The 18-hole golf course is a scenic spot that borders the river to the south and the Worth Park District baseball fields to the west. We believe that readers will guess this week’s Whatizit photo seen above. A special bonus will be given for guessing what it is and where it is. This week’s clue for the photo above: Dark night. Send those guesses by Monday morning to thereporter@comcast. net. Make sure to include your name and hometown.
Arlene Sypniewski, Dorothy Menker, Joan Meyers and Carrie Sirigis, the Susan Snow, Arlene Sypniewski, Dorothy Menker, Joan Meyers and Nancy Mitchell, Chairman and Committee of the Art Department. owner of the Harvest Room Restaurant.
Palos Heights Woman's Club does culinary venue By Eileen Lunter
Palos Heights Woman’s Club Thirteen members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club enjoyed an Art Department Venue last Thursday morning at the Harvest Room restaurant in Palos Heights. The ladies enjoyed Harvest Room’s signature bread pudding, coffee and select teas, the start
of a Fall Cooking Class and threecourse lunch. The club’s art department regularly organizes such cultural, culinary venue outings in the Palos area. Owner Carrie Sirigas joined the ladies and gave them an overview of where the restaurant purchases its organic and locally raised vegetables, meat and chicken.
Chef Jon joined them and prepared the menu, along with sharing information about the Harvest Room Restaurant, which has a gluten-free and vegan menu for guests with special needs. Chef Jon generously shared his cooking experiences, gave many tips to enhance the ladies cooking experiences and prepared a delicious lunch of Fall Risotto, Pan Roast-
ed Airline Chicken with butternut squash puree and wilted arugula in brown butter, a choice of red, white or rose wine, and a special dessert course of deconstructed Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream. The ladies had such an enjoyable afternoon, it was suggested that the club should sponsor another cooking class and lunch next spring.
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From Paris to Monet’s garden, to Normandy, a trip to remember, will be up for auction at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s annual fundraiser gala set for Saturday, Nov. 7.
McCord gala live auction includes cruise from Paris An eight-day journey from Paris to Normandy is among five exciting prizes to be offered in the live auction at the annual black and white fundraiser benefiting the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park. The gala evening will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at Midlothian Country Club. This year’s theme is “For the Love of the Arts.” The cruise from Paris to Normandy includes a stop at Giverny
to visit the home of Impressionist Claude Monet. Walking in his fragrant gardens and around his lily pond, seeing his sunny yellow and blue kitchen, the charming rooms of his home and his studio will help visitors understand his vision, his abundant hospitality, and his success. The cruise will continue on to Normandy, where history unfolds among the remnants of D-Day with a visit to the American Cemetery Museum and out onto
the rolling hills of white crosses above Omaha beach. The medieval cities of Rouen, Les Andelys, and Conflans are also included as the cruise goes back to Paris. Aboard ship, guests will savor delightful cuisine and a stateroom with veranda on the upper deck. Round trip transportation is included. For ticket information, call McCord at 671-0648 or visit mccordgallery.org.
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SPORTS The Regional News • The Reporter
Memories of 2005 Vorva talks to Jerry Reinsdorf about the 2005 World Series title. Page 2
Race for the crown Who will reign as King among the football forecasters? Page 5
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Astros RBs see the light Multiple running back threats make Shepard dangerous if it qualifies for the playoffs By Phil Arvia Correspondent
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R.J. Collins (left) gets close as he is lifted by teammate Martell Beasley after Collins’ 59-yard run in Shepard’s 41-0 victory over Argo on Friday night, which kept the Astros in contention for a state playoff berth.
R.J. Collins didn’t play a lot as a junior. And this season, the Shepard running back saw spot duty for the first half of the season, spelling star running back Demetrius Harrison. But when an opportunity came, Collins had basically the same reaction that he did on his second carry Friday night against Argo, when he popped around left end and spied a wideopen sideline. “I just saw the light,” he said. “It said, ‘Come here, R.J.’” Fifty-nine yards later, the Astros (4-4, 3-3) had their first score in what would become 41-0, South Suburban Red win over Argo (0-8, 0-5). Collins, on the heels of a 123-yard, three-touchdown effort against Oak Lawn, finished with a team-high 83 yards rushing on eight carries. “R.J., being an unselfish kid, just kept working real hard — he waited his turn, and in this day and age you don’t see that too often with kids,” Astros coach Dominic Passolano said. “Then Demetrius went out with a pretty bad thigh bruise.”
AREA PLAYOFF PICTURE IN Brother Rice (8-1) Sandburg (7-2) St. Laurence (7-2) ON THE BUBBLE Richards (5-3) Marist (5-3) Shepard (4-4) OUT Evergreen Park (3-5) Stagg (1-7) Oak Lawn (1-7) Chicago Christian (1-7)
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Big first impressions from young Eagle Sandburg freshman is ready for state after rolling through sectional By Jeff Vorva
bles teams make it to the Illinois High School Association State Tennis Tournament, which STATE-BOUND TENNIS PLAYERS starts Thursday, Oct. 22 at variMoments after she secured ous northwest suburban sites. her first state tournament bid Singles The freshman made it look late Friday afternoon, SandAnna Loureiro (Sandburg) easy with four sectional victoburg freshman Anna Loureiro Natalie Schultz (Sandburg) ries. Two were 6-0, 6-0 wins and couldn’t say enough nice things Doubles one was a 6-0, 6-1 triumph. Her about her teammate Natalie Leeza Bodnar-Silvia Kulbokas (Stagg) semifinal match against LemSchultz. Julia Adduce-Stephanie Garoufalis (Sandburg) ont’s Grace Horky was an injury “She’s an amazing player and Rachel Habbal-Brooke Zielke (Shepard) default victory. an amazing person,” Loureiro Bridget Halleran-Grace Turcich (Mother McAuley) Loureiro said she is not sure said. “She’s helped me out a lot what to expect at the state tourthis year. She’s helped me durnament. She has played in variing some of my matches. She’s ous national events on the USTA circuit so she will likely not cheered me on a lot, so I’m really grateful for that.’’ But on Saturday, the freshman was all business and even be too awed by the state meet. Photo by Jeff Vorva “I’m trying not to put too much pressure on myself,” she her “amazing” friend wasn’t going to catch a break. Sandburg freshman Anna Loureiro (left) shakes hands with Stagg freshman Karolina Loureiro topped Schultz 6-0, 6-0 to claim the Sandburg See TENNIS, Page 4 Wolowiec after sectional quarterfinal action on Friday. Loureiro won the match 6-1, Sectional individual title. The top four individuals and douSports Editor
6-0 and Wolowiec was the only player in the sectional to take a game from her.
A painful homecoming
Chicago Christian boys 5th, Sandburg girls 6th at state golf tournament
Orland Park’s Matt Cotiguala, who graduated from Lyons Township High School and is kicking and punting for St. Ambrose, gets creamed by a St. Xavier player after a punt Saturday. Cotiguala was on the ground in pain for a few minutes but returned to the game and had several more punts and kicked an extra point in SXU’s 27-10 win in Chicago. For more on the game, see page 4.
By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Chicago Christian’s boys golf team finished fifth in the state in Class 1A and Sandburg’s girls team finished sixth in Class AA. But neither team appears to be finished when it comes to future state success. Chicago Christian shot a 674 in the two-round meet at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington Friday and Saturday, 29 shots off the pace set by state champ Byron’s 645. The Knights edged Bloomington Central Catholic by a stroke for fifth. It was the Knights’ best finish in school history after taking 13th in 1A in 2005 and ninth in Class 2A in 2007. The Knights graduate four of their top seven players but if they can’t return to state as a team next year, junior Pete Vos could make some noise as an individual. He finished 10th this year with a 160, firing a 79 in the first round and an 81 in the second. He racked up three birdies in the final nine holes to end his tournament on an upswing. Senior Sean Ozinga fired a 168, Junior Nate Kamp fired a 172, senior Jon Lautenbach had a 177, senior Bobby Schaaf a 184 and Junior Dan Vos had a 94 on the first day and senior Jon Workman an 88 the second round. Sandburg’s girls made their third straight appearance in
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Reinsdorf: Sox World Series title was bigger than Bears’ Super Bowl win Sox boss predicts that if Cubs win ultimate prize, it will be even bigger
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onday will mark the 10th anniversary of the White Sox winning the World Series and Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said that celebration was bigger than any other sports celebration in Chicago sports history, including the Bears’ Super Bowl title in 1986. Reinsdorf, the boss of the Sox and the six-time NBA champion Bulls, brought seven top trophies to town and he is not bashful about stating the importance of the White Sox sweep of Houston, which concluded on Oct. 26, 2005. “The impact on the community of winning a World Series was far greater than winning a basketball championship,” he said. “It was far greater than winning a Super Bowl. Baseball is the one sport that spans generations. Everybody remembers their first baseball game he or she went to and who they went with and who was playing. You ask people about basketball or football, they don’t really remember their first game. Everybody remembers their first baseball game. “And if the Cubs win a World Series, it will be even a bigger effect on the community because there are apparently more Cub fans. But our
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Making the Extra Point fans are better baseball fans.’’ Reinsdorf sat down with this newspaper at a lunch at Schaller’s Pump in Chicago brokered by Oak Lawn legend Ed McElroy. I am on the wrong side of 50 and was the pacifier sucker at a table featuring Reinsdorf (age 79), McElroy (90) and restaurant owner Jack Schaller (91). That’s 260 years between this trio. I covered the playoffs and World Series in 2005 and have my own stories about getting drenched by champagne in the winning locker room in Houston, a sportswriters’ postgame meal at 4 a.m. at a Denny’s after the 14-inning Game 3 and other amusing tales. But when McElroy offered a sitdown with Reinsdorf, I figured he would have better stories to tell and he didn’t fail to deliver. After the clincher, Reinsdorf said he finally got to bed at the team hotel at 4 a.m. At about 6:30 a.m. the phone rang. “Some woman said ‘hold for the President of the United States,’ ” Reinsdorf said. “[George W. Bush] got
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Oak Lawn’s Ed McElroy, Schaller’s Pump owner Jack Schaller and White Sox/Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf – representing 260 years of life on Earth -- pose during a recent lunch at Schallers’ restaurant.
on the phone and apologized for waking me up so early but he said he and Laura were going someplace. He told me what a remarkable achievement it was to win a world championship in two sports.’’ A couple of days later, Reindsdorf and some of the players were supposed to appear on the “Oprah Winfrey Show.’’ The players made it. But not the Chairman. “I overslept,” Reinsdorf said. “I didn’t wake up until noon.” As soon as the final out was made and I witnessed the clinching of the
first Chicago World Series championship in my lifetime and in 88 years, I turned to whoever would listen and said “Well, the coyote finally caught the Road Runner.’’ Reinsdorf said that immediately after the game, things were hectic with the trophy presentations and celebration. It took a little while to sink in. “Obviously I was excited and happy,” he said. “But it didn’t hit me and I didn’t realize the enormity of it until the parade. There were two million people on that parade route. And there wasn’t one arrest. “The other thing was that you could
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have gone to any cemetery the next day and the graves were decorated with White Sox stuff – including Mayor (Richard J.) Daley’s. That’s when it hit me. It was surreal. It was hard to believe.’’ Like him or hate him, Reinsdorf brought championships to a city that had been starving for the sports title for years. He has no plans on stepping down anytime soon. “I want to do this until I reach his age,” Reinsdof said, pointing to the 90-year-old McElroy. “The business of the Bulls is pretty much run by my son, Michael. I have that off my plate. I’m still active day-to-day with the White Sox. But I don’t see any reason to stop unless I die or get feeble. I have a lot of time before I retire.’’ This year’s Cubs team is having a magic year so far and despite biting a rotten apple in New York this weekend, has a chance to win a World Series of its own in the near or distant future and if that happens, it will push the Sox’s accomplishment further in the backs of the minds of a lot of Chicago sports fans. “Look, if the Cubs win the World Series, it would be a great thing for the city of Chicago,” Reinsdorf said. “But most White Sox fans don’t look at it that way and my allegiance is to the White Sox fans.’’
FOCUS ON FALL SPORTS
The hits keep coming for Shepard thanks to Graham Soccer club team helps By Anthony Nasella
“Then we lost to Providence and then came back and beat them in two games. Our sectional is what it is. The best will rise to the top.”
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Any great volleyball setter who sets himself or herself apart statistically has to have some solid hitters who execute the passes that the setter sets up. For Shepard senior setter Caroline Graham, the schools record holder in season and career assists, she has been the benefactor of many great hitters in her four years at the Palos School – and that partnership is continuing to pay dividends of the floor for the Astros in regards to overall success. Coming into this week, Graham has racked up 708 assists, leads the team with 29 aces, and is second in digs with 180. And she has a lot of weapons to set to. Kendall Yerkes (306 kills), her triplet sister, Abbey (194 kills), Sarah Kiwan (107 kills), and Amanda Carberry (91 kills) remain Graham’s favorite targets in 2015. “Caroline has had a great group of hitters and finishers around her, yet I can’t say enough about her because she makes their job ten times easier in putting the ball down,” Shepard coach Dan Grunauer said. “For them to only have to worry about one blocker or no blockers, they can swing freely. “And that happens more often than not with our hitters.” Caroline is one of three triplets with Abbey and her brother Michael, who is on the boys volleyball team. Caroline has monster assist totals but will not challenge Sandburg’s Sarah Kwasigrich’s
About those sectional seeds… The Lyons Sectional seeds found Class 4A defending champion Benet No. 1 with Mother McAuley ranked second. The two teams have gone to war in recent years with McAuley beating Benet in the state title game in 2013 and Benet knocking out McAuley in the 27-25, 37-35 Supersectional last year. The two teams met in the Glenbard East AutumnFest championship Saturday with McAuley pulling off a 28-26, 25-11 victory. Last year, the Mighty Macs also beat Benet in the AutumnFest and the Redwing had revenge in the Supersectional. McAuley’s Kayla Caffey had 11 kills in the title match and was named the tournament’s MVP. McAuley used a 20-6 run in the second game for the win.
Don’t forget Marist
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Caroline Graham is one of the top setters in the state and is demolishing Shepard assist records.
state record of 3,659 from 200104, but she could be in the top 10 and pass the 2,700 mark, according to Grunauer. The team won 30 matches last year and was 24-5 heading into this week’s action.
Could it take the next step and knock off a traditional power such at Mother McAuley, Marist or Sandburg or Benet in sectional play? “We took Mother McAuley to the wire,” the coach said.
Marist is the third seed in that powerful sectional and the RedHawks travelled near the St. Louis area to win the O’Fallon Autumn Classic on Saturday, beating the hosts 2519, 28-26 in the title game. Emily Graff as named tournament MVP and joined Anne Marie Stifter on the All-Tournament team. Sports editor Jeff Vorva contributed to this report.
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Palos AYSO gets ready for tournament The Palos AYSO tournament takes place on Friday and Saturday. Some results from the seventh week: Tidal Waves 3, Red Camo 1: In a U10 game, the Tidal Waves scored first in the third period with a goal by Hamza Sanad. Cesar Urquizo scored the Tidal Waves second goal with an assist by Nathan Quintas. The defense, led by Emerson Mitchell and Julian Perez, helped to keep Red Camo to one goal – which they scored in the final period. Quintas scored on a penalty kick in the final period. Eliminators 5, Green Warriors 1: In a U10 game, the winners scored five straight goals in the contest. Violet Velocity 6, Dark Thunder 2: In a U12 game Zach Hansen and Connor Olsen each scored a goal while Daniel Ellsworth and Kevin Walsh scored two goals apiece. Heba Rashid was the winning goalie. Blue Thunder 7, Fireballs 4: In a U12 game, Shea Fitzgerald scored twice while Markas Venclovas and Jake Lata each scored on rebounds for the Fireballs. Neon Fuego 7, Red Spartans 2: In a U14 game, Michael Quintas and Michael Tyka each scored a goal for the Spartans.
Orland Junior High wins softball title Orland Junior High won the SWIC boys softball title earlier this month. Eighth grade members of the team are Jack Payton, Jimmy Rybarcyk, Brett Sharkey, Jacob Hernandez, Jack Kuchel and Vince Kaple.
Orland Junior High won the SWIC boys softball championship.
Seventh-grade members of the squad are Alex Fonseca, Mike Flood and Luke Wlazlo. Sixth-grade members of the roster are Jake Maziarka, Nick Lotito, Ryan Zoubek and Tyler Skrabis.
PBO registration Nov. 4 The 2016 Palos Baseball Organization registration will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Thursday, Nov.12 from 6 to 9 p.m at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights. Approximately 600 athletes are expected to register. For more information, visit www. palosbaseball.org.
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Oak Lawn hosts baseball camp Oak Lawn High School is hosting a six week baseball camp starting Jan. 3. Oak Lawn head coach Bill Gerny will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning. Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit www.USBaseballAcademy. com, or call toll-free 866-622-4487. We welcome submissions from the community at sports@regionalpublishing.com.
feed the beast at EP By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
When Pam Whitehead became the Evergreen Park boys’ soccer coach two years ago, the program had no feeder program and was suffering as a result of that reality. Two years later, thanks to the growth of Evergreen Park United club team, the Mustangs’ soccer program is growing and making strides. Evergreen Park, which is seeded 12th in the 18-team Class 2A Lincoln-Way West Sectional, was scheduled to meet in the opening round of the Class 2A Lemont Regional on Tuesday against Washington. “When I took the coaching job, there wasn’t much of the focus on the program with a lot of different coaches who came and went,” Whitehead said. “Strong soccer programs need a good feeder program, and I knew it was necessary that we establish one here. “You can see the progress on the field from last year to this year – even if we’ve only won a few games this season. The teams we lost 10-0 last year to we’ve cut that deficit in half.” Part of Evergreen Park’s improvement has been due to play of senior goalie Matt Hayes and senior captain Sam Kennedy, who returned this season after returning from an ACL tear in the last part of the 2014 season. “Matt has been a special player for us because he was a varsity diver in his freshman and sophomore year until he realized that soccer was the game he wanted to play,” Whitehead said. “And because of his diving experience, he has great body control. He’s improved so much and would love to play Division III soccer if he can. “Pat has played in every minute of every game this season for us and is definitely back at full strength. He’s been super instrumental in what success we’ve achieved. He’s also helped out with coaching this year. Our backline and our goalie have been the strongest part of our team.” Kennedy said members of the team have definitely been impacted by the Evergreen Park United club team and its head coach, Kenny Greaves – who was a European professional soccer player and coach.
Sandburg CC fl xes muscles The cross country postseason kicks off Saturday with regional competition and Sandburg’s boys team is heading into its own Class 3A Regional at 1:30 p.m. Midlothian Meadows in Markham with a head of steam. The Eagles, ranked first in the nation by two national websites, tuned up for the postseason by dominating the SouthWest Suburban Blue Conference title last Saturday by taking the first seven spots. Mex Lehnhardt won it with a 15:42. Sean Torpy, Dan
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Oak Lawn’s Shane Skeffington won the creature fi h division of a recent bass fi hing tournament his team hosted.
Laskero, Chris Torpy, Martin Skucas, Brandon Lukas and David Gleisner taking the next six slots. Also in the regional is Shepard’s Caleb Washington, who is the defending regional champ who won the South Suburban Red title over the weekend.
IHSA tennis to go to two classes Thanks in part to Chicago Christian officials, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors voted to move to a two-class system in boys and girls tennis beginning next fall. In a survey of school officials 76 percent out of 265 respondents to the survey supported adding a second class. The IHSA has 338 total member schools that currently field tennis teams. “This is great example of IHSA member schools using their voice to have an impact in the process,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman in a statement. “This concept was born out of a presentation from Chicago Christian athletic director Eric Brauer to the IHSA Board of Directors last year, which was followed by a by-law proposal that provided for additional discussion at the IHSA Town Hall meetings. The support at the various levels throughout the process led us to the decision.” The class enrollment break will be determined based on placing the smallest 50 percent of the participating schools in Class A and the remaining half in Class AA. Based on the 201415 entries, the classification cutoffs would have been 1,378 for girls and 1,427 for boys.
Oak Lawn fifth in bass fishing tourney Oak Lawn hosted a 20-team base fishing tournament and placed fifth at the Des Plaines Conservation area Oct. 3. Streamwood won the event. The creature fish tournament winner was Oak Lawn’s Shane Skeffington, who caught a 15inch walleye from shore. Sports editor Jeff Vorva contributed to this report.
FOOTBALL
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NAZARETH ACADEMY 62, MARIST 45
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ROUNDUP
Another crazy game in wacky ESCC Nothing boring
By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Heading into the final weekend of the regular football season in the wild, wild East Suburban Catholic Conference, six of the 10 teams are still clinging to hope to finish on top. Seemingly unbeatable Joliet Catholic Academy was beaten by Benet on Friday night and now the Hilltoppers share the top spot with Niles Notre Dame while Benet, Marian Central Catholic, Nazareth Academy and Marist sit at 4-2. Two local teams, Marist and Nazareth, played each other Friday with Nazareth pulling off a 62-45 victory in LaGrange Park to help gum things up. “I’ve said it from Day 1 – from top to bottom, no matter who you play, it’s a battle in this conference,” Marist coach Pat Dunne said. Marist can make the conference even more lively if it can beat co-leader Joliet Catholic on the road Friday night. Co-leader Notre Dame hosts Carmel (3-5). Nazareth (6-2) visits St. Viator (1-7). By Sunday, this will all be cleared up, but the memories of a wild season will linger for a little while. The Nazareth-Marist game was full of offense as Roadrunners junior running back Ivory Kelly-Martin ran for 242 yards and six touchdowns while Marist quarterback Brandon Skalitzky ran for 236 yards and threw for 150 more. Arguably the biggest play of the game was a defensive play. Marist (5-3 overall) was trailing all night and closed the gap to 48-37 in the fourth quarter and recovered an onside kick at the Roadrunners 30. The RedHawks had the momentum and a change to close the gap even more but Nazareth defensive back Christian Davis recovered a fumble and ran the ball 65 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 55-37 lead with 8:44 left in the game. “That wasn’t me that caused that play – it was everyone else,” Davis said. “Christian Sampleton had the sack that caused the
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Vikings capture their first conference title in 38 years By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
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Marist quarterback Brandon Skalitzky accounted for 386 passing and rushing yards in a 62-45 road loss to Nazareth Academy on Friday night.
fumble. And people didn’t see it, but Matt [Prendergast] actually tipped it backward. I just had to pick it up and run. I had a touchdown [against Joliet Catholic Oct. 9] on offense but I’m usually a defensive guy. “We got a lot of help from the offense today so it was good the defense could make a big play.’’ Nazareth, the defending Class 6A champion, qualified for the playoffs for the third year in a row and sixth time in the past nine seasons.
Marist qualified for the playoffs six straight years before last year’s 4-5 record put a halt to that streak. If the RedHawks beat Joliet Catholic, they will get back in. If they lose, they will likely get in with enough playoff points but won’t get a very good seed in Class 8A and would open the playoffs on the road. “To be honest, we aren’t looking that far ahead,” Dunne said. “We have a lot we need to get better at. We have to learn from the Nazareth game.’’
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Bubble teams trying to make final push By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Three area teams are experiencing life on the playoff bubble. Two should be OK. The third? That will be interesting when the Illinois High School Association announces its playoff pairings on Saturday night. Playoff bids awarded to conference champions and anyone with six or more victories. At-large bids are given to those remaining five-win teams with the most playoff points. Playoff points are simply the amount of victories for each team’s opponent. Conventional wisdom is that any team in the high 30s or better in playoff points should get in. Marist, 5-3, can make life easy on itself if it beats powerhouse Joliet Catholic (7-1) on the road Friday night. But if the RedHawks stumble, they already have 44 points heading into the final week and will pick up a few more. Richards, which finished second in Class 6A two years ago, is also at 5-3 and will make life easy on itself if it beats crosstown rival Oak Lawn (1-7) Friday night. The Bulldogs have at least 43 playoff points to work with in case they stumble. Shepard (4-4) is hanging on for dear life in Class 6A as the Astros enter the final week ranked 36th out of 40 eligible teams. The IHSA takes 32 teams in each class. The Astros need to beat Bremen (1-7) Friday and then cross their fingers. They have 34 opponents’ wins through eight weeks and are guaranteed to add at least three, and perhaps as many as five, in the final weekend. “As long as we hang around 38-39, we should be all right,” coach Dominic Passolano said. Aside from the three wins from conference opponents, the Astros are hoping that
Astros Continued from Page 1 Harrison saw his first action in three weeks against Argo, gaining 52 yards on five carries and scoring a touchdown. But both backs took a back seat to E.J. Rueck, who caught a 16-yard scoring pass from Jack Carberry (7-of-10, 105 yards) and had touchdown runs of six and 50 yards. “It’s pretty hard to stop our offense,” Rueck said. “If you try to take one person away, somebody else is going to step up.” A win over Bremen (1-7) in the season finale would give Shepard a shot at an at-large playoff berth, which for 5-4 teams are awarded based on the total number of opponents’ wins. Especially since Collins’ emergence should allow Harrison, who ran for 658 yards and five TDs through Shepard’s first five games, to spend more time at free safety.
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Marist and receiver Liam Keffer had a rough and tumble time against Nazareth Friday but could go into the Class 8A playoffs with a head of steam if the RedHawks knock off Joliet Catholic.
non-conference foe Niles North (4-4) can knock off Highland Park (3-5) and Payton (7-1) and beat North Lawndale Charter (35) to bring them up to 39.
Notre Dame, a team the Redhawks beat earlier in the year, 49-42.
This means nothing but…
The IHSA pairings will be shown live Saturday on CSN Chicago and streamed on IHSA.TV and CSNChicago.com. They will be available on MaxPreps, Facebook (IHSA.IL) and Twitter (@IHSA_ IL). Class 1A will be announced at 8:10 p.m., Class 2A at 8:20, Class 3A at 8:30, Class 4A at 8:40, Class 5A at 8:50, Class 6A at 9, Class 7A at 9:10 and 8A at 9:20.
For the final time, we will present a look at potential first-round matchups if the season ended last week. Since Class 7A and 8A teams will be seeded 1-32 regardless of geography, if the season ended now, in Class 8A Brother Rice would host Fremd, Sandburg would visit Conant and Marist would visit Niles
“Their running styles complement each other,” Passolano said. “Demetrius is more elusive. R.J. is a hardnosed, downhill kind of runner — very physical. He’s a fullback-type, every bit of 200, 205 pounds. “With the way R.J. has stepped up, we can use him and save some of the pounding on Demetrius’ thigh. And Demetrius really improves our run defense. He does a great job coming up and filling the hole.” The Argonauts, who dressed 22 players, had no answers for Shepard. The Astros held Argo to 101 total yards on the evening, just 16 of those on the ground. “It is what it is,” Argo coach Todd Evans said. “We start three seniors on offense and two on defense, but the younger guys have a good approach and we’re surprisingly optimistic. “We could have had a couple of wins early, but we really haven’t matched up with anyone lately. You’ve got to give some credit to the
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talent that’s in our conference. “(Shepard has) toughness inside, the ability to grind it out, and speed on the perimeter. Anytime you’ve got the ability to mix it up, you’re going to be a tough matchup for anybody.” Including a potential playoff foe. “We can score a ton of points,” Passolano said. “It’s sort of like the NCAA (basketball) Tournament. If you want to be an upset team, you have to make a lot of threes.” Over their first eight games, the Astros were held to fewer than 27 points just once and scored 32 or more six times. Carberry eclipsed the 1,000-yard passing mark in Week 7 and has thrown for 10 touchdowns. Collins caught two of those, and has run for 10 more. “I’m just humbled, and honored,” Collins said. “You’ve got to take advantage of every opportunity and be a team player. “Now, it’s our time to show everybody what Shepard is all about.”
Funny as it may sound, the motto that St. Laurence head football coach Harold Blackmon has for his Viking team is to just make the game boring. Stressing the importance of just playing football and not heroism, St. Laurence has been responding to that simply motto and is making football history in the process — as evidence of securing the program’s first conference title since 1987 with a 41-6 win over Leo on Friday night. Quarterback Alex Martinez threw for five touchdown passes on 11 of 16 passing and 196 yards and Fayezon Smart rushed for 128 yards — including a 47yard touchdown – on 16 carries for the Vikings (6-2, 4-0 Catholic League White) in their dismantling of the Lions. “Our success has had a lot to do with the kids not trying to be heroes and forcing the issue,” Blackmon said. “Our motto really is to just make the game boring. We get in trouble when the kids try to do too much. The kids have demonstrated a lot of patience this season, and it has paid off. “It’s good to have one of our primary goals out of the way,” Blackmon said. “But the kids understand that we have more goals to realize. It’s also good to know that we’re in the playoffs and have no more guesswork or points to worry about. We just have to keep playing football.” In addition to Smart, Dan Schadt added 117 yards on 18 carries and receivers nabbing TD passes were Levy Hamer (five and 27 yards), Willie Walton (29 yards), Rob Chayka (29 yards), and David Lox (26 yards). “That’s the beauty of what we do,” Blackmon said. “When our opponent takes one option away, we have other guys who can step up. Alex was ready to step up, and it was his night against Leo and found a lot of open receivers. “It was a matter of Alex finding the opportunities, and he found those opportunities. His performance is a testament to him as a quarterback and his ability to control the offense.” St. Laurence will wrap up its regular season hosting Rock Island Alleman, which has its own rich history and a new head coach. “We’re looking forward to playing a storied program and going for our seventh win,” Blackmon said. “Our kids understand what’s at stake, and we’ll be more focused than we’ve ever been.”
Brother Rice 31 Providence 24 The Crusaders bounced back from a 14-point halftime deficit, as Julian Blain scored three times on touchdown receptions in the second half to hand the defending Class 7A Champion Celtics their sixth loss of the season. Brother Rice (7-1, 2-1) was led by quarterback Cam Miller (32-of-38 for 357 yards), Aarion Lacy (three interceptions),
Blain (204 yards receiving, four touchdowns), and Clifton Taylor (113 yards rushing). With the Crusaders still behind 24-17, Blain’s 68-yard touchdown play tied the game and his nine-yard pass with eight minutes left was the game winner. On Friday, Brother Rice will face 3-5 St. Rita – which is coming off a 56-14 loss to Loyola.
H-F 55, Sandburg 21 The host Eagles grabbed an early 13-0 lead over the undefeated Vikings but eventually succumbed to the Associated Press’s No. 1 team in the state ion Class 8A in the SouthWest Suburban blue showdown on Friday. Sandburg (6-2, 5-1) grabbed the early lead on a pair of touchdown runs by Patrick Brucki compliments of quarterback Alec Fidan (215 yards). After Homewood-Flossmoor stormed back with four touchdowns to take the lead in the second quarter, Fidan’s 24-yard TD pass to Avery Verble with 1:06 left pulled the Eagles within 27-19. Sandburg will wrap up the regular season against LincolnWay East (6-2), which routed Joliet Central 70-0 on Friday and has outscored its opponents 295-60.
Richards 35 Evergreen Park 7 The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 and are in a three-way tie for first at 4-1 in the South Suburban Red behind the offensive assault of Pat Doyle, who rushed for four touchdowns and 271 yards on 31 carries to lead way in the win over the Mustangs. Richards, which is still in the hunt for a spot in the ISHA State playoffs, will face Oak Lawn Friday. Evergreen Park (3-5) will square off against Eisenhower (6-2), which is coming off a 35-7 loss to Reavis last week.
Joliet West 28 Stagg 27 (OT)
Despite a pair of first-half touchdown runs by Herbert Hughes (from eight and 12 yards out), the Chargers dropped a heartbreaker to Joliet West, dropping to 1-7 and 0-6 in the SWSC Blue. The team will conclude its season Friday against Joliet Central, which was trounced 70-0 against LincolnWay East.
St. Edward 46 Chicago Christian 21 Luke Rattler (23 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs) and Josh Hill (22yard TD run) led the way for the Knights, which fell to 1-7 and 0-4 MSC East. The team will cap off its season against Guerin (3-5), which dropped a 28-7 decision to Ridgewood on Friday and defeated Walther Christian 74-21 the previous week.
T.F North 34 Oak Lawn 14 Aidan Navarro (133 yards rushing, one touchdown) led the way for the Chargers (1-7), who will wrap up their season Friday against Richards.
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Demetrius Harrison returned from a thigh injury and scored in Shepard’s win Friday night.
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THE NEXT LEVEL
Vander Laan busts NCAA quarterback rushing record By Jeff Vorva
stretch in which they knocked off defending Southern Conference Tournament champion Samford Former Chicago Christian and knocked off last year’s regufootball standout Jason Vander lar-season champ, Furman. It was Wofford’s first win over Laan broke the NCAA record for most rushing yards by a the Paladins since 2012, ending quarterback in Division II Ferris Furman’s six-match series winState’s 38-17 victory over Ohio ning streak. It was also WofDominican Saturday in Big ford’s first series win at home since 2005 and the Terriers’ first Rapids, Mich. He needed 71 yards entering sweep of Furman in the series’ the game to surpass the mark 48-match history, which dates back to 1980.Reilly had and ran for 161 yards in four aces in the match. the outing. The 6-foot Reilly had Vander Laan, now 135 kills and 63 blocks owns 5,218 yards in (including 12 solo) in 40 career games, sur20 matches. passed the previous Mayo, a 5-4 setter, record in impressive racked up 834 assists, fashion with a 53-yard 46 kills and 18 aces. touchdown run down the sideline against the Last year, Mayo was Vander Laan Panthers. a Southern Conference All-Freshman Team With his performance, Vander Laan topped the selection. She led her team and previous all-time career mark ranked third in the Southern of 5,128 yards set by Wofford’s Conference in both total asShawn Graves from 1989-92. sists (1,272) and assists per set The mark stood as the most rush- (10.78). Her 1,272 assists ranks ing yards ever by a QB at the second in school history for a FBS, FCS, D2 or D3 levels prior single season, while her 10.78 assists per set ranks third. to Vander Laan’s historic day. She ended the year No. 44 in “When you think back in the entire history of all the great the NCAA in total assists and rushing quarterbacks to have No. 51 in the NCAA in assists ever played the game in the past per set and had 219 digs, 73 kills, century such as players like Fran 35 total blocks, a team-high 31 Tarkenton, Roger Staubach, aces and 122 total points. Steve Young or Denard Robinson, it’s really amazing to think Salis has Bobcats what this really means,” said roaring FSU head coach Tony Annese. Another former Marist stand“I’ve been blessed to coach a out from Oak Lawn, junior Malstudent-athlete of his caliber and lory Salis, is co-captain of Ohio the young men on our team who University’s volleyball team, have helped him achieve this which recently enjoyed a ninefeat over the past four years. I game winning streak to improve know our entire team and pro- to 16-3. gram take great pride in this acThe outside hitter/libero had complishment.” 100 kills in the first 19 matches Vander Laan had already with 173 digs for the Bobcats. surpassed the all-time NCAA In her first two years, she as Division I mark held by former appeared in 61 matches and reMichigan QB Robinson prior to corded 183 kills, 51 assists, 36 the game and was chasing the service aces, 476 digs and seven D2 record held by Graves. Ad- assisted blocks. Her 2.41 digs per ditionally, the Bulldog standout set rank ninth in school history. presently has 70 career rushing TD’s and is only two away from Saban is right the NCAA Division II record for on course for Bradley most rushing yards by a QB (72) Frankie Saban led Sandburg also held by Graves. to the Eagles’ first two girls In 2014, Vander Laan received golf state finals appearances the Harlon Hill Trophy as the top in school history and is now a NCAA Division II player in the freshman at Bradley. nation, becoming only the third Saban is ranked eighth on GLIAC player to ever receive the team with an 80.86 average the coveted award. He later was per round but the difference bealso named as the 2014-15 re- tween third place and eighth is cipient of the NCAA Division II less than two strokes per round. National Scholar-Athlete of the Her low round is a 76, which Year honor as the nation’s top she hit twice this season. performer on the field and in the Sports Editor
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Marist players give Wooford something to bark about Wooford’s volleyball team had an unspectacular 11-11 record through its first 22 matches but a couple of early-October triumphs have the Terriers optimistic about their season. Wooford has two former Marist stars from Oak Lawn in its starting lineup – sophomore setter Molly Mayo and freshman middle hitter Colleen Reilly. The Terriers had a five-day Former Marist standout Molly Mayo gets ready to set another former Marist standout, hitter Colleen Reilly, for Wooford University. Supplied photo
Corso helping Carelton golf team
Maggie Corso, a junior from Palos Park who prepped at Providence Catholic, is on the Caleton College women’s gold team and is averaging an 88 per round at the Minnesota school. The Knights are coached by Eric Sieger, who is in his 15th season as head coach, and fresh off of his second consecutive regional coach of the year award. The team finished sixth at the NCAA Division III Championships — its first trip to the tournament as a team.
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SXU’s Dmitri Joe, right and Derrick Hosselton put the finishing touches on a sack on St. Ambrose quarterback Patrick Smith Saturday. SXU had seven sacks in the 27-10 victory.
FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER
‘He’s a monster’ SXU coach predicts stardom for Nazareth alum Joe after victory over St. Ambrose By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Former Nazareth Academy defensive standout Dmitri Joe, a freshman at St. Xavier University, spent a lot of time in the St. Ambrose backfield harassing quarterback Patrick Smith and some of the Bees’ running backs on Saturday afternoon. Joe, a 6-foot-3, 255-pound defensive lineman, racked up 3 ½ tackles for loss including two sacks and a forced fumble to help the Cougars, then ranked 14th in the nation, knock out No. 24 St. Ambrose 27-10 in a Midwest League game on Saturday at Deaton Field in Chicago. After the game, coach Mike Feminis raved about his lineman. “He is going to be an All-American here,” Feminis said. “You talk about a kid with legitimate Division I size and we’re really lucky to have him. He is still growing into his body. He’s a monster.’’ Joe’s tackles resulted in 21 lost yards for St. Ambrose (4-2, 1-2). “The scout team did a pretty good job all week showing us the formations,” Joe said. “It all came together for me.’’ The Cougars (5-2, 2-0) moved up to 13th in the rankings with the win. It came a week after a 35-14 loss at Concordia, Mich. The Cougars gave up 21 or more points in their first six games. Saturday, the firststring defense allowed three to the Fighting Bees as St. Ambrose scored a late TD against reserve players. “The defense was phenomenal all game,” Feminis said. “They were flying around today. We all had to look in the mirror after last week’s game because that was the most embarrassing loss we’ve had. We got what we deserved. We were living on the edge all year. We were winning but we weren’t
SXU and St. Ambrose players pile up for a loose ball, which was recovered by the Cougars.
putting everything together. “We took stock of ourselves this week – players, coaches, everybody and we put a full team effort out there today. We played well across the board.’’ SXU junior quarterback John Rhode and sophomore placekicker Abdul Mahdi were both honored by the Mid-States Football Association Monday morning as the Midwest League’s Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively die their roles in the victory. Both have been honored by the MSFA already this season with Rhode claiming the offensive honor twice on September 14 and 21 and Mahdi earning it back on September 7. Rhode was responsible for two of SXU’s three touchdowns in the game Saturday throwing for one and running for another. He completed 17 of his 31 pass attempts for 200 yards and a touchdown and also had eight carries for 26 yards and a score. Rhode scored the first touchdown of the game on a four-yard keeper and completed a 19-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to help the Cougars build a 17-3 halftime lead. Mahdi was perfect on the day and established a new career-long for field goals when his 48-yard attempt split the uprights to close out the scoring in the first half. His other field goal attempt on the day was 43 yards. Mahdi was also perfect on his three extra-point tries Saturday. SXU hosts another MSFA Midwest League game on Saturday when Trinity
International University visits in a 1 p.m. game at Deaton Field.
Big week for cross country stars Sophomores Abel Hernandez and Ellie Willging were named CCAC Cross Country Runners of the Week Oct. 14. Hernandez (Alsip/Shepard) has been named its Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after he paced the Cougars with a personal-best 8K (8,000 meters) time of 25:26 to place third out of 167 runners at the Bethel College (Ind.) Oct. 9. SXU placed fifth overall among 14 teams at the meet, finishing one point behind Goshen (Ind.) and ahead of Trinity Christian, two teams both receiving votes in the latest NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 poll. Establishing a new school record, Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) has claimed the Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week accolades for the seven-day period ending Oct. 11. She also established a new personal best time with her 17:55 at the Bethel College Invite. Willging finished less than four seconds behind winner Alex Berends from NAIA No. 5-ranked Taylor (Ind.). Berends placed 11th overall at last year’s NAIA Cross Country National Championships. Willging broke the previous Saint Xavier record by two seconds and helped lead the Cougars to a third-place team finish behind only two nationally-ranked teams and ahead of one other.
FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISTIAN
Trinity volleyball team nears .500 thanks to conference play Trinity Christian College’s women’s volleyball team inched closer to the .500 mark with a pair of CCAC victories last week. Also, three of the players earned Player of the Week honors for their performances in the team’s five matches the week of October 5-10. Michelle Busscher (Holland, Michigan) and Tori Mantel (Gainesville, Florida) were recognized by the conference and Kacie Stoll (Lombard, Illinois) gained NCCAA acknowledgment. The honors came after a week in which the team defeated Olivet Nazarene University in a CCAC match and were 1-3 in a tournament at Davenport University. Busscher, a junior libero, was the CCAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 21 sets of the week she averaged 5.05 digs per set. In the weekend tournament she led the team in digs in each match with no fewer than 20 digs and had a high of 29 digs (9.6 avg.) in the three set loss to NAIA No. 6 Rocky Mountain College (MT). In addition she posted a .976 serve
Tennis Continued from Page 1 said. “I heard it is intense and a lot of fun, so I’m really excited. And it is great Natalie will be there, too.’’ The two singles players helped Sandburg win the sectional title with 26 points. Andrew took second with 19, Stagg took third with 18 and Shepard claimed fifth with 11. Also qualifying from this sectional were three doubles teams -- Stagg’s Leeza BodnarSilvia Kulbokas, which won the sectional title, the Sandburg doubles team of Julia AdduceStephanie Garoufalis and Shepard sophomores Rachel Habbal-Brooke Zielke. The Stagg tandem enjoyed
reception percentage and a .978 serving percentage with only two misses in 91 attempts. Junior setter, Mantel, was the CCAC Setter of the Week with a 10.7 assist average in the five matches. She had a total of 226 assists with at least 44 assists in four of the matches. Mantel was very instrumental in the four-set victory over Olivet Nazarene, the CCAC top team, with 44 assists, four aces, 12 digs, and six kills with a .500 attack percentage. Overall for the week she had eight aces and averaged 3.14 digs. Stoll, a freshman right side hitter, was named the NCCAA Volleyball StudentAthlete of the Week. She led the team offensively with a total of 95 kills in the five sets for a 4.52 kill per set average while hitting at .321 percent. In the victory over Olivet Nazarene she had 24 of the team’s 55 kills with a .512 attack percentage. For the week she also led the team at the net defensively with a total of 12 blocks.
a long stay at state last year, finishing 3-2 before losing in the fourth-round consolation round, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 to Prairie Ridge’s Natalie Favia-Mikaela McNally. The Sandburg duo qualified last year and finished 1-2, which included a first-round consolation victory over Reavis’s Kate LoRusso-Elizabeth Doory, 6-2, 6-4. Shepard coach Kelly Myron said it was the first time in eight years she had anyone from her squad qualify for the state tournament and added that this is the youngest doubles team in school history to qualify. “It seems like every year we’re getting beat out by someone from Sandburg or Stagg,” she said. “This year we finally made it. I’m proud of the girls and they said they wanted to do
In addition Stoll averaged 2.86 digs and had a .910 serve percentage for the five matches. She was named to the Davenport Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Women’s Soccer drops two The Trolls could not get by No. 14 Olivet Nazarene University in a conference game. Trinity gave up one goal in each half to take the 2-0 loss to the top team in the conference standings. For the game Trinity ended with 11 shots and Olivet had 17. Sierra Christopher was in the goal with eight saves. The Trolls also faced one of the top teams in the conference and came away without a goal. In the CCAC match-up at Robert Morris University, a team receiving votes in the NAIA Poll, Trinity was denied with the 2-0 loss. The team is now 9-5 overall and 4-4 in the conference. Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports Shepard sophomores Brooke Zielke (left) and Rachel Habbal formed the youngest doubles team in school history to make it downstate. Supplied photo
this for [assistant coach] Dmitri Cooper since it’s his last season.’’ Cooper has been an assistant for the girls for 19 years and in the spring it will be his 32nd and final year of being the boys
head tennis head coach. At the St. Ignatius Sectional, Mother McAuley took fifth and Bridget Halleran-Grace Turcich took place, which was good enough to qualify for state.
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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST OK, so there was a screwup last week and Joliet West played Stagg and not Joliet Central as originally reported. We caught the mistake before the games but after the paper came out, and West’s overtime win over Stagg means that Vorva and Findysz are tied for first place going into the final week of the regular season and that Findysz enjoyed a perfect 10-0 week. The two picked the same teams this week so it comes down to a tiebreaker – predicting the amount of points scored in the JCA-Marist game without going over. Vorva predicts high and Findysz is going conservative. There is also a battle for third between Maholy and Rakow that could end in a tie, so they are in on the tiebreaker, too. Nasella can’t tie anyone but thought it would be fun to see his guess on the points that will be scored in Joliet that night. This is it. A king will be crowned! Then next week, we start our postseason MVP race. We are sure you are all getting goosebumps for that…
Last week: Overall: Oak Lawn at Richards Marist at Joliet Catholic Eisenhower at Evergreen Park Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East Brother Rice at St. Rita Joliet Central at Stagg Rock Island Alleman at St. Laurence Guerin Prep at Chicago Christian Shepard at Bremen Trinity International at SXU
Jeff Vorva 9-1 61-18 Richards Joliet Catholic (75) Eisenhower LWE Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Guerin Shepard SXU
Anthony Nasella 5-5 42-37 Richards Marist (70) Eisenhower LWE Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Guerin Shepard SXU
Jason Maholy 9-1 55-24 Richards Marist (88) EIsenhower Sandburg Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Guerin Bremen SXU
Wally Findysz 10-0 61-18 Richards Joliet Catholic (40) Eisenhower LWE Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Guerin Shepard SXU
Bob Rakow 7-3 54-25 Richards Joliet Catholic (24) Eisenhower Sandburg Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Guerin Shepard SXU
Images from last week’s sporting events
Dmitri Cooper, a teacher and tennis coach at Shepard High School for 32 years, planned on taking photos of the pregame festivities (above left) during Shepard’s homecoming game on Friday night. But soon he was the subject of photos as he was surprised to be named honorary captain before the game and participated in the pregame coin flip (right).
Above: A toy Cougar is a part of the St. Xavier University sideline during Saturday’s football win over St. Ambrose. Right: Shepard’s astronaut mascot mingles in with fans dressed in togas during last week’s volleyball match against Eisenhower. Shepard football coach Dominic Passolano gives his players some direction during the Astros’ 41-0 rout of Argo on Friday night.
Photos by Jeff Vorva
Golf Continued from Page 1 the state tournament after taking 11th in 2013 and fifth last year, the Eagles shot a 680, well off the pace by defending champion Hinsdale Central’s 617 at the Hickory Point Golf Course in the Decatur area. The Eagles will have some holes to fill next year but still have enough firepower to make a run at a fourth straight appearance. Freshman Hannah Kilbane and senior Emily Cosler each led the Eagles with 164. They tied two other golfers for 36th overall. Cosler closes out a career with the Eagles in historic style. Prior to her sopho-
more year, the Orland Park school had not qualified for a state meet. This year, the team went undefeated for its second season in a row in dual meets and won a regional crown as well. “This year we had confidence that when we went into a meet we were going to win,” she said. “We’ve been pushed hard to win and everyone wants to win. We always fought for it this year. We were hoping to go into the state with the third time being the charm and going in with some new guns. We were hoping to get a top-3 trophy but there were a lot of good teams out there.’’ Junior Emilyee McGiles fired a 166, senior Erin Cronin a 186, junior Jenna Perdue a 200 and senior Kelly Golden a 220.
Individually, Evergreen Park’s Liz Stalla was tied for 33rd in Class A with a 178 while Brother Rice’s Liam Sweeney was tied for 52nd in Class 3A with a 165 and St. Laurence’s Angel Sandoval tied for 87th in Class 2A with a 175. History was made over the weekend when Hinsdale Central’s boys won their fourth straight Class 3A title. But on the girls side, Neuqua Valley’s Jessica Yeun and Charleston’s Lauren Chappell missed out on becoming the first in state history to win three straight individual titles. Both gave is a strong run as Yeun tied for second with a 145, one shot behind Rockford Guilford sophomore Madasyn Patterson and Chappel finished fourth in Class A, three shots off the pace with a 155.
Chicago Christian’s boys golf team finished fifth in the state in Class A action over the weekend. Supplied photo
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.MELANIE SEFFENS, MICHELE MARITATO A/K/A MICHELLE MARITATO A/K/A MICHELLE WASZAK A/K/A MICHELLE KEBLERIS, MIDWESTERN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, LINDSAY WILLIS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., WESTBROOK TERRACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 32213 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, UNIT E Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, UNIT E, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-091. The real estate is improved with a two story single family townhouse/rowhouse. The judgment amount was $360,224.23. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 09-024611. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Attorney File No. 09-024611 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 09 CH 32213 TJSC#: 35-11665 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF ALAN FILAN, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2002 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 17408, RBS CITIZENS, N.A., GEORGETOWN DETACHED TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALAN FILAN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 11997 9422 GEORGETOWN SQUARE Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9422 GEORGETOWN SQUARE, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-22-115-012-0000 VOL. 147. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $88,348.62. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 14-0401. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 5419710 Attorney File No. 14-0401 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 11997 TJSC#: 3511525 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I671928
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LIBERTY FEDERAL BANK F/K/A HINSDALE FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Plaintiff, -v.DALE R. STOUT, JAMES SAMUELSON, APRIL ZANG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CAROL L. HORTON, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., MSW CAPITAL, LLC, LVNV FUNDING LLC, HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CAROL L. HORTON (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 004138 9339 S. 80TH COURT HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 24, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9339 S. 80TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-409-007. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01844. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-01844 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 004138 TJSC#: 35-12048 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. I672864
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. BEVERLY A. JILEK AKA BEVERLY JILEK; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants 15 CH 6054 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-15-203-009-0000. Commonly known as 8844 West 104th Street, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 605631890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14110009 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I672735
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“10 in the Park� NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS J. PRZYBYLSKI TRUST DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008, CITY OF PALOS HILLS, HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE THOMAS J. PRZYBYLSKI TRUST DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 002919 9705 MAPLE CREST COURT PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9705 MAPLE CREST COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-208-019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-24106. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-24106 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002919 TJSC#: 35-11887 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I671370
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA GARDEAKOS A/K/A CYNTHIA A. GARDEAKOS A/K/A CYNTHIA A. CINDY GARDEAKOS, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., ARCHER BANK S/B/M TO ALLEGIANCE COMMUNITY BANK, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, BRIGHTON COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BEVERLY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A., LAWRENCE A. SWARTZ, A CALIFORNIA LTD. PARTNERSHIP, LARRY SWARTZ Defendants 15 CH 4051 14255 BRIGHTON COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14255 BRIGHTON COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-02-416-006-1027. The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1410263. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1410263 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 4051 TJSC#: 35-14212 I671879
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.PETER KRETT, LUCIA FRIDRIKOVA, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 11 CH 017974 28 COUR MARQUIS PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 28 COUR MARQUIS, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-112-028. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-11-14149. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-14149 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 017974 TJSC#: 35-12054 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. I671372
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 adver-
tising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are herby 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) 6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.
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The Regional News • The Reporter
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Southwest • Section 2, Page 9
PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS
BROADEN Spielberg’s ‘Bridge of Spies’ YOUR HORIZONS excels with Hanks in lead
THIS WEEK
Encore Band concert
The Encore Concert Band begins its 17th concert season with a fall concert at 3 p.m. this Sunday at Mokena Junior High School, 19815 Kirkstone Way in Mokena. This free concert will feature music from the movies King Kong and Superman, Nevermind, based on the Edgar Allen Poe story, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and many other selections. For more, visit encoreband.org.
Woodcarving classes
The Center will offer new sessions of Woodcarving Classes at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, beginning Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m., and Thursday morning, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. Arlene and Don Lesiak teach the Wednesday night class, and Keith Miller teaches the Thursday morning class. Woodcarving students learn techniques of woodcarving in the round, using basswood and butternut woods, in order to produce beautifully carved animals, objects and faces. Woodcarving classes cost $90 for 6 weeks. Students may buy a carving knife and wood in class. Advance registration is required. Call 361-3650.
Womantalk Discussion
The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Led by MaryAnn Grzych, ladies are invited to join the discussion of Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach or other inspirational readings that participants wish to bring. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Call The Center at 361-3650.
The Bridge Teen Center programs
• Karaoke & Open Mic Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Karaoke and Open Mic Night with free food samples from Buca di Beppo. • Chicken Enchiladas - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Cafe Milan will visit The Bridge to teach students how to make tasty chicken enchiladas. • Project Serve: Human Trafficking - 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27, One Light Self-Defense will show students what they can do to help prevent human trafficking. • Hip Hop Dancing - 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 28, Elite Dance Academy will teach students the basics of hip hop dancing. • Scary Movie Makeup - 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 28, students will learn how to transform their face for Halloween with movie makeup. • Drones - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, Lewis University will teach students about drones and show them how they work. • Culinary: Throw A Halloween Party - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, Moraine Valley Community College will show students how to make Halloween themed treats. • Halloween Party - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 30, will host a Halloween party with games, prizes and free food from White Castle. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.
UPCOMING Stained-glass class
A six-week stained-glass class begins at The Center
on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Students 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. With instruction by experienced stained glass artist Harry Meneghini, students start with simple projects and eventually design their own windows, pictures, and lamps. The six-week class costs $90. A list of glass and supplies which will need to be purchased by each student will be distributed the first day of class or may be obtained at the Center, although the instructor suggests waiting until after the first class to make any purchases. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.
Bow-making workshop with George Mitchell
The Log Cabin Center for the Arts will offer a bow-making workshop on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Professional floral designer George Mitchell will help each student create bows from a variety of ribbons. Mitchell will demonstrate and then give each student a bolt of simple floral ribbon. When students master the art of making small bows from their bolt of ribbon, they will move on to wider and fancier ribbons, including the traditional red velvet for Christmas bows. Everyone will go home with a collection of bows, just in time for the holidays. The workshop fee is $12 plus $12 for materials. Students are asked to bring a basket for carrying home their bows. Registration is required. Call 361-3650.
Family pottery owl sculptures
A pottery class for families will be hosted at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. The Log Cabin is at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Instructor Heather Young invites families with children of any age to make ceramic owl sculptures of terra cotta clay. The class fee is $9 per person and includes all supplies and the firing of the pieces in the kiln after drying. The owls will be ready for pickup about a week after the class. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.
Children’s art classes
New six-week sessions of Children’s Art Classes will begin on Saturday morning, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Log Cabin Art Center, a part of The Center at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Teen Pottery classes begin Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., for six weeks. Art instructor Heather Young teaches the children to use a variety of artistic media and techniques, including drawing, painting, papermaking, papiermâché, printmaking, pottery, and more. Children are divided into two grade-level groups: K- 3rd grade meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m., followed by the 4th- through 8th-graders from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The natural areas of The Center’s farm and woods provide subject matter, inspiration and sometimes the raw materials for the classes. Heather Young also teaches the teen potters, who learn to handbuild clay pieces and throw pots on the wheels. The classes combine the worlds of art and nature, and are kept small to encourage individual self-expression. Class fees of $75 for children’s art classes and $80 for teen pottery cover all supplies for each six-week session. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.
Edgar Allen Poe will come to life and tell tales at The Center
A dramatic portrayal of Edgar Allen Poe will be hosted Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Actor Terry Lynch of Orland Park will bring spine-tingling tales as he portrays Edgar Allen Poe. He’ll give a brief biographical sketch of his life, and then focus on retelling some of Poe’s greatest works, including “The Raven” and “The Tell Tale Heart.” Lynch and his wife Laura, an educator, began HFK Presents as an offshoot of their company Histories for Kids, Inc. Authors of two books: “Mistakes Happen: An Historical Guide to Overcoming Adversity” and “Nicholas Comes to America, the Story Of Santa Claus,” the Lynches developed the programs as a way to bring history to life for adults or the “kids at heart.” For more about HFK Presents, call 218-7001 or see the website, hfkpresents.com Program director Lois Lauer says Lynch is an extremely popular performer. The noon luncheon before the program is already filled, but guests may call in a reservation for the 1 p.m. program, which costs Supplied photo $10. Call The Center at 361-3650. Terry Lynch portrays Edgar Allen Poe, with “The Tell Tale Heart.”
Steven Spielberg has done something magical with “Bridge of Spies.” He takes a movie about a Brooklyn insurance lawyer and makes it interesting. In all fairness, this insurance lawyer does get caught up in an international incident. Tom Hanks, in one of his best roles, plays Jim Donovan, an insurance lawyer who gets tasked with “unofficially” negotiating an exchange of a Soviet spy and an American spy during the cold war. He may have been sent to the very dangerous East Germany, but the biggest threat Jim faces is from the sniffles. The film opens conspicuously enough with a man painting a self portrait of himself. The painting is used to show the two sides of Rudolf Abel. He is portrayed as a soft gentle soul who just happens to be a Soviet spy. It’s interesting that we never really get to see the spy that he is. Spielberg lets you know he’s a spy but he tries to make you feel for the man and everything he is going through. In modern times Abel would be labeled a terrorist, sent away, and that would most likely be it, but here he gets a full-on court
TONY PINTO case. It may not be a fair case with any chance of him winning, but with the right lawyer he may at least get a fair shake. That’s where Jim Donovan the Brooklyn insurance lawyer comes in. Someone has to take the case and luckily Jim agrees to. What the movie doesn’t tell you is that many other lawyers turned down the case before he agreed to take it. Many people wanted Jim to do the same, including his concerned wife Mary Donovan (Amy Ryan in the slightly underwritten role). Lawyers turned down the case so they wouldn’t be vilified and labeled a traitor. All that would happen to Jim plus a few gunshots through the living room window. Ultimately this is a cold film with a warm heart. Donovan is just supposed to be this warm body in the courtroom next to Abel. That’s just not who Donovan is.
He can’t just take the easy way out or do the simple thing. When he loses the case, he decides it wasn’t fair and wants to take it to the Supreme Court. A lot of things happen after the court cases, along with some of Hanks’ best scenes of his career. Between all the action with Donovan and Abel, you see American soldiers learning to be spies. Everything the movie shows is very calculated and done to set up situations you haven’t even thought of yet. This may be Hanks’ film to lead but his co-conspirator, the little known British stage legend Mark Rylance, steals the film. “I’m not afraid to die, Mr. Donovan,” Abel states. “But it wouldn’t be my first choice.” Rylance as Able gives a simple understated performance. Most period pieces don’t look as authentic as “Bridge of Spies.” From the different color pallets they use to differentiate East and West Germany to the actors looking like they actually belong in the Cold War era, this is one period piece worth watching. Tony Pinto’s grade: A
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.)
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“JURASSIC WORLD”: The franchise roared back to strength — and then some — with this latest Steven Spielberg-produced chapter, in which the resort’s owners try to goose interest and attendance by introducing a new hybrid creature, the Indominus Rex. And if you know anything whatsoever about “Jurassic Park,” you can bet it will start running amok in 3 ... 2 ... 1. Though it’s hard to take your eyes off the dinosaurs, Chris Pratt is enjoyable as a motorcycle-riding “dinosaur whisperer,” with Bryce Dallas Howard as an ambitious executive who’s hosting her nephews at the site when mayhem erupts anew; BD Wong returns from the original movie, and Vincent D’Onofrio, Jake Johnson and Judy Greer also appear. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. *** (PG-13: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “PAPER TOWNS”: Another story by “The Fault in Our Stars” author John Green fuels this engaging coming-of-age tale, with that movie version’s Nat Wolff as a teen long smitten with his neighbor (model Cara Delevingne). She suddenly vanishes but leaves clues
behind, sending her admirer and his pals (Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage) on a sort of scavenger hunt to find her. DVD extras: theatrical trailer; six “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Green and director Jake Schreier; photo gallery. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ T E S TA M E N T OF YOUTH”: Vera Brittain’s memoir is the source of this drama, casting Alicia Vikander — seen recently in the movie version of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” — as the writer, whose feminist stance was cemented by her personal experiences during World War I. The conflict’s effect on her romance at the time, with Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) playing her beau, was no small factor. The impressive cast also includes Dominic West (“The Affair”), Miranda Richardson, Taron Egerton (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”), Emily Watson and Hayley Atwell (“Marvel’s Agent Carter”). DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Harington and director James Kent; deleted scenes. *** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “NURSE JACKIE: SEASON 7”: The seriocomic Showtime series reached the end of its run with these episodes, which open with Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) trying to battle her way back to personal and professional acceptance after her world came crashing down around her — with everyone now aware of her addiction. Emmy
winner Merritt Wever is among those also returning to lend support, to Falco if not necessarily to Jackie, who has burned a lot of bridges; Peter Facinelli, Anna Deavere Smith and Paul Schulze also appear, but this wrap-up round pretty much belongs to Falco ... and never more so than in the gripping final story. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes; deleted scenes; outtakes. *** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “MR. WARMTH! DON RICKLES: THE ULTIMATE TV COLLECTION”: How many amusing insults can you handle in one sitting? This expansive release will put that to the test, as veteran comic Rickles is seen in numerous home-screen appearances that encompass both seasons of his sitcom “CPO Sharkey” and four comedy specials with guests ranging from Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to John Wayne and close Rickles friend Bob Newhart. A classic clip of another pal, Johnny Carson, invading the “Sharkey” set — to get even for a practical joke Rickles had played on him on the air — is included here. Also featured: Jimmy Kimmel giving Rickles the Legend honor at the TV Land Awards. *** (Not rated: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (Mar 21- Apr. 19): Enthusiasm will be contagious. If you approach a project with a bit of gusto you’ll soon find that others are eager to help out. Reconnecting with an old friend may lead you to recall the reason why you haven’t seen them for so long. TAURUS (Apr. 20- May 20): The busy bee may miss an opportunity. Keep your schedule flexible as you may be the recipient of a rare offer. Focus your free time on family and friends in the early part of the week. GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Let it slide. You are unlikely to resolve difficulties or disputes so it may be best just to look the other way until later in the week. Home and family should receive your total and complete attention. CANCER (June 21- July 22): Turn off and tune out. Find a private place to take it easy and recharge your batteries and let the world’s problems fade this week. Don’t get bent out of shape over
a loved one’s careless choice of words. LEO (July 23- Aug. 22): Show restraint. Giving into a whim could prove costly or a companion’s inability to make up their mind could test your patience. During the upcoming week focus on being the consummate professional. VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Don’t rush to judgment. There may be a tendency for you to think the worst of someone before all the facts are revealed. Bide your time when making decisions regarding love or long term relationships this week. LIBRA (Sept. 23- Oct. 22.): You don’t need the drama. Your light-hearted mood could quickly change when you are drawn into the petty squabbles in the week ahead. Maintain happy thoughts by avoiding those who rain on your parade. SCORPIO (Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Stall for time. When faced with tough decisions you may need more data to make the right choice. Reap the benefits of all hard work and look for ways to strengthen your financial security.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Ideas need time to grow. The plan running through your mind may just be an acorn right now but by the end of the week could sprout into a mighty oak. You’ll fare better using your mind rather than your body. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Avoid dwelling in the past. Nostalgia may drum up long lost memories that remind you just how bad the good old days really were. Put important decisions off until next week when your judgment improves. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Don’t beat around the bush. You won’t be able to charm someone into having your way. You’ll have to lay out a solid case. Don’t expect others to read between the lines. Say exactly what you mean. PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): Some things just aren’t meant to be. Times change and certain ambitions you may have had may no longer be viable. Reassess long term goals and keep objectives realistic rather than grasping at pipe dreams.
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