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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

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Palos Park hires annexation impact study Will weigh costs vs. revenue gains of placing Cog Hill ‘western annexation area’ within village’s boundaries hire the same firm that drafted Palos Heights’ recently established Harlem Avenue Overlay District to find out.

Houseal Lavigne Associates, a municipal consulting firm, will perform a fiscal impact analysis of the costs/benefits of annexing the four tracts of land, collectively now dubbed by the village as the “Western Annexation area.” The contract awarded the firm is not to exceed $25,000.

By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

What are the costs vs. benefits for Palos Park of its planned annexation of Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Gleneagles Country Club and two other properties, totaling nearly 1,400 acres in Lemont Township?

Palos Park officials Monday voted to

volve a lot of people,” Mahoney said of why the document will take three months to finish. “They will be talking to the property owners and the school districts that will be involved, all in an effort to understand what the impacts will be for the area.”

Mahoney said representatives of school districts 113A and 210 will be interviewed. School district officials from 118 and 230 are also expected to be interviewed, even though “the subject area is not an area that will necessarily impact them,” Mahoney noted.

Village Manager Rick Boehm said the reason for hiring Houseal Lavigne was an

The study will examine how the potential annexation of the two country clubs and Mid-Iron Golf Course and the Ludwigs Feed Store Corp. will impact property and sales tax revenues, and village personnel needs to serve the annexed area. It is expected to take “a few months to complete,” said Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney.

“This is a study that is going to in-

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easy one considering the firm’s principal, John Houseal, has a long history with Palos Park.

“John has a great familiarity with the village of Palos Park,” Boehm said. “John worked with the village as one of its contract planners years ago. Since he started his own firm, John Houseal and Devin Lavigne have represented the village in creating its comprehensive plan and have done other studies for the village.

“John not only knows the village but its board and plan commissioners as well.”

Boehm said Houseal Lavigne have completed such studies for several See ANNEXATION, Page 2

Rep. Hurley seeks state pay $ owed to cities, villages

By Jack Murray

Regional News Editor State Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35, Chicago) is sponsoring legislation to release motor fuel tax and other state payments owed to local governments that have been delayed during the months-long budget impasse in Springfield.

Hurley announced her support to pay cities and villages the millions the state owes them only days after the Palos Heights City Council voted last week to adopt a resolution also passed by the Southwest Conference of Mayors calling upon the governor and General Assembly to “immediately release all non-general fund state revenues owed to local governments,” including revenues from the motor Photos by Jeff Vorva fuel tax, local government video Finley O’Malley (inset), the 2-month-old son of Sandburg High School’s boys cross country coach John O’Malley, might be the Eagles’ littlest biggest fan gaming, casino gaming, wireless after watching the team win the Illinois High School Association Class 3A title Saturday in Peoria. The Eagles, led by twins Sean (right photo, No. 2075) services and use tax. and Chris Torpy (2074) and Brandon Lukas (2070) brought home the program’s first st te championship trophy and the school’s 20th.

Copies of the resolution were For more on Sandburg’s cross country victory at state, see Sports.

sent to Hurley, fellow area state lawmakers who represent Palos Heights in the General Assembly, Gov. Rauner, the four partisan leaders of the state Senate and House of Representatives and the Illinois Municipal League.

Palos Park voted to adopt the same resolution on Monday.

More than $150 million is owed by the state to municipal governments as a result of the state having no budget since July 1, Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz told his City Council on Nov. 3.

Backing the mayors’ resolution’s call for immediate disbursement of the back-logged funds Illinois owes to cities and villages, Rep. Hurley said: “Some of the most important government work happens at the local level, and these cities and villages not only were promised a portion of this funding, but their essential services See STATE OWES, Page 2

Trash talk gives Orland recycling tips

By Dermot Connolly Correspondent

Orland Park residents have diverted nearly a quarter of the village’s trash away from landfills under the village’s recycling program.

Waste Management representative Mike Morley deemed that to be good progress when he updated the Village Board’s Public Works Committee on the village’s recycling program last week, but gave some do’s and don’ts to not contaminate recyclables with other garbage.

The municipal marketing manager for Waste Management, Morley praised residents for their 85 percent participation rate in recycling efforts. He noted that 5,462 tons of recyclables were collected in 2013, when the village began picking up recycling weekly, rather than every two weeks. In 2014, that number rose to 5,625 tons.

“That’s roughly an equivalent of 32.5 trucks,” Morley said. “That’s good progress from the village residents. That gives you a diversion rate of about 24 percent.”

For the first nine months of 2015, about

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4,025 tons have been collected, he added.

A Waste Management slogan of “recycle often, recycle right,” is increasingly important because although the total waste stream has fallen since 2005, easily recyclable types of trash are falling compared to those impossible to recycle.

Factors such as a reduction in newspaper readership with the advent of the Internet, the low price of petroleum and changes in packaging of consumable goods have all contributed to a drop in refuse production since

2005. Prior to that, the numbers had been increasing annually since 1960, he said.

“I just want to pound away at that message,” he said, offering three pieces of advice to residents who want to recycle effectively.

These include recycling all empty bottles, cans and paper, and keeping food and liquids out of recycling containers.

Morley said that 16 percent of the materials collected in recycling containers are contaminated with food and liquids.

He said the third, and perhaps most important piece of advice, is to keep plastic bags out of recycling containers as well, because the plastic gets caught in machinery and is costly to remove.

Morley said glass bottles, metal cans and paper are highly recyclable. But because rePhoto courtesy Lynne Terr cycling material is measured in weight, rather than volume, the switch to lighter, individualized packaging, more is needed to turn a profit.

For instance, he said, light plastic jars McCord Gallery & Cultural Center felt the love for the arts at its annual are replacing glass, and pet food, juices and Black & White fundraiser Saturday night at Midlothian Country Club. Event other products that used to be sold in cans co-chairwoman Arlene Adams, of Palos Park, is shown with her husband

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municipalities including Naperville, Channahon and Clarendon Hills.

Once the fiscal impact analysis is complete, Boehm said he will seek approval to hire another study

by Houseal Lavigne aimed at setting design guidelines for potential development on the properties.

It is doubtful new development would take place on Cog Hill and Gleneagles, but the Mid-Iron Golf Course, which was not in operation this year, could be part of a commercial development in the future, Mahoney has said.

“The village of Palos Park is a very unique place and we want to keep its uniqueness intact,” Boehm Paulette Santori was honored as said. “So what would set it about Volunteer of the Year at McCord. from other communities is where the design guidelines would come in.”

The design guidelines study is expected to cost around $24,500, Photos courtesy Lynne Terr Mahoney said.

George Mitchell was assisted by Cynthia Weglarz as he auctioned off prizes, including a weekend at the Ocean Mahoney anticipates the anReef Club on Key Largo, during the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center‘s annual Black & White fundraiser Saturday nexation agreement for the four night at Midlothian Country Club. Mrs. Weglarz is a founding benefactress of McCord. properties would come before the

State owes Continued from Page 1 depend on these state dollars.

From upkeep on local streets to life-saving 911 services, we need to be sure that municipalities can continue to function.”

Ann Oliver enjoyed the decorations Hurley’s House Bill 4305 would at the entrance to the event. allocate funding to local villages, cities, and townships from the state tax on motor fuels and gambling they are owed since July. Although Illinois has continued to collect this funding, Gov. Rauner’s veto of the budget eliminated the ability to distribute this money, according to Hurley.

While some communities have considered property tax increases, Hurley believes local governments, and ultimately taxpayers, should not suffer due to the budget Caricaturist Mike Giba had fun sketching subjects Tom and Kara Mintle, and other guests. Funds raised will allow Nancy Mitchell bid on several silent crisis, her office stated.

Palos Heights Mayor Robert McCord to continue in its missions to preserve the historic McCord House in Palos Park as a learning center for auction items.

Straz, decrying “the total maythe arts and cultural history, while showcasing the artworks of local and regional artists. hem in Springfield,” introduced and won unanimous passage by the City Council on Nov. 3 of a resolution urging Gov. Rauner and leaders of the General Assembly to release the revenues payable to local governments.

No state budget has cost Palos Heights about $25,000 a month since July in delayed motor fuel tax revenues that would normally McCord’s Outreach Chairperson be disbursed by the state, Straz Jeanne Krapauskas was on hand to explain that program to guests.

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are often now packaged in light plastic film bags.

“Convenience is trumping sustainability,” said Morley, pointing out that material recovery facilities were built roughly 20 years ago, when 80 percent of recyclables were paper and cardboard, and 20 percent was “everything else.”

“We need a lot more of those film packages and plastic jars to Executive Director Lynne Terr and Board Chairwoman make any money recycling them,” Carol Trzcinski were very pleased to see how much the Jack and Jeanette Wood were among the guests. Mrs. he said. community appreciates and supports McCord.

Wood chairs McCord’s annual golf outing.

Photo by Patt Bailey Also, he said that low petroleum McCord board member Adrienne costs have resulted in the market Jackiw happily helped guests pay for recycled plastics in countries for their auction items at checkout. like China being reduced because

Village Council for approval in the spring of 2016, he has said.

The village has yet to negotiate the terms of the annexation agreements with the four property owners, he said Monday.

“Even to negotiate we need to know what the impact is going to be,” Mahoney said.

In other news, Palos Park joined the growing list of municipalities to adopt a resolution urging the state to release non-general fund revenues to local governments.

Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Tinley Park, Downers Grove and Sugar Grove are a few of the many towns to pass a similar ordinance.

Mahoney did not have the exact figure of money that has been withheld from Palos Park, but said the state has not distributed any money to the village’s motor fuel and local use taxes and its 911 call center fund since the absence of state’s budget in July.

“These are not monies the state has budgeted or given to us; these monies are owed to us,” Mahoney said. “They’re just not turning those funds over. They are holding everything hostage. It’s just terrible.” noted.

He and other local mayors in the 21-member southwest mayors group are also concerned that revenues from the local government distributive fund, or the share of state income taxes disbursed back to municipalities from the state, are in jeopardy.

In a normal year, Illinois’ budget is passed by both houses of the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor before or on or around the deadline of June 30. And now Veterans Day has come and gone, and Illinois is still without a long overdue spending plan.

Straz and fellow mayors many don’t expect the delayed state budget to be adopted until January or February, “maybe even not until April,” he has said.

Meantime, “our communities should not be held hostage over this budget impasse, and there is absolutely no reason that already overburdened homeowners should pay a single dollar more in property taxes because of dysfunction in Springfield,” Hurley said. “The state has continued to collect this revenue, which sits in accounts separate from the rest of the state budget. Communities that count on this funding for things as critical as police and fire services, should be given what they were promised and are owed.” they can make their own products.

And as the stream changes, the stuff that is really not recyclable or hard to recycle is making up a greater percentage of what is coming through.”

“I would imagine for your average recycling family that the most confusing thing is you get pounded by the media about the alleged virtues of plastic bags versus paper, yet you’ve got to keep them out of the recycling,” Trustee James Dodge said. “It’s got to be completely counterintuitive to people not close to those details.”

Morley agreed, and suggested that the best way to dispose of the plastic bags is to bring them back to the grocery stores that collect them.

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Richards volleyball coach charged with filming student in locker room

By Dermot Connolly The Richards High School volleyball coach charged with illegally filming a female student in a locker room had been suspended without pay and banned from the grounds of all three District 218 schools.

In addition to Richards, at 10601 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn, the other schools are Shepard High School in Palos Heights, and Eisenhower High School in Blue Island.

Raymond W. Van Syckle, 31, who was a pool and equipment manager in addition to coaching girls volleyball at Richards, was arrested Nov. 1 at the school. He was then suspended without pay, said District 218 public information officer Bob McParland on Monday.

Police and school personnel had

learned on Oct. 30 that a female student had found a cellphone in the girls locker room that she believed had been used to take photos of her while she was changing.

Oak Lawn police said in a statement issued Nov. 4 that after evidence from the phone confirmed that the girl had been photographed, Van Syckle, of the 800 block of Shortwood Drive in Joliet, was charged with unauthorized video recording, a Class 3 felony. He appeared at a Nov. 3 bond hearing in Bridgeview Courthouse, where bond was set at $75,000. Court records show he has since been released after posting bail.

People waiting to pick up students outside Richards last week were appalled by the news.

“I think it is despicable,” said one father from Evergreen Park, as he waited to pick up his son.

“I’m glad he was found out.

Now it is up to the courts to take care of him,” said the man, who did not want to give his name.

“I was shocked when I heard it. He seemed like a nice guy. He was very friendly with the students,” said Halima Ramahi, who graduated from Richards earlier this year. “A lot of people knew him from taking swimming, and he was also a volleyball coach.

Her younger brother, Ali Ramahi, 14, is a freshman and classmate of the girl who found the cellphone and reported it.

“Everyone was talking about it. It’s just disgusting,” said Ali. The Oak Lawn Police Department and Richards High School officials are asking for any other students with information related to the case to please contact Richards High School administration at (708) 499-2550.

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Honored for service to Palos community

Palos Park resident Lucy Crocilla (left) addresses Mayor John Mahoney and the rest of the Village Council on Monday after she was honored for being named the 3rd Congressional District Senior Citizen of the Year by U.S. Rep Dan Lipinski. Mahoney nominated Crocilla for the designation and she received her award from Lipinski at a breakfast ceremony last week in Hickory Hills. Winners were selected based on their contributions to their communities. Crocilla currently serves as president of the Palos Park Woman’s Club and the vice president of the Palos Park Garden Guild. “She’s involved in a lot of things,” Mahoney said. “She’s a terrific lad .”

Palos Hills will allow video gambling cafés after revote St. Michael’s My ‘Fair’ Lady

By Michael Gilbert

From “game over” to likely “game on,” so goes the saga of video gaming cafés in Palos Hills.

A little more than a month after city officials voted 5-4 against creating a new classification in the liquor ordinance for the gaming cafés, a revote was taken at the request of Ald. Dawn Nowak (5th) during the meeting on Nov. 5.

This time a different result ensued as Mayor Gerald Bennett broke a 5-5 tie and directed City Attorney George Pappas to draft an ordinance creating the special classification.

The council is expected to vote at the meeting on Nov. 19 to approve licenses for Stella’s to open at 111th Street and Southwest Highway and Durbin’s for a location in the strip mall in the 10100 block of Roberts Road. Representatives of both businesses told city officials at a meeting in September they had interest in opening a video game café in Palos Hills.

The reason the vote boiled down to Bennett was the presence of Ald. Joe Marrotta (4th). A deputy sheriff for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Marrotta said he planned on attending the meeting on Oct. 1, but was unable because he was called into court.

“I had all intentions of being at that meeting,” Marrotta said.

“I have a full-time job. Some of you don’t, you are retired. I had no choice but to attend a trial for my full-time job.”

Marrotta, along with aldermen Nowak, Ricky Moore (4th), Mike Lebarre (3rd) and Pauline Stratton (2nd), voted in favor of the special classification. Aldermen Marty Kleefisch (1st), Joan Knox (1st), Mark Brachman (2nd), A.J. Pasek (3rd) and Mary Ann Schultz

(5th) voted against.

Kleefisch was particularly vocal in his displeasure that a revote occurred. He noted that even though Marrotta was absent a quorum was still in place on Oct. 1.

“Usually when a quorum votes for or against something that vote stands unless there is a significant change in the proposal,” Kleefisch said. “I don’t see a significant change.

“The alderman that was not here had the ability to call in and for whatever reason he chose not to do that. If you go ahead with this (revote) you are setting a dangerous precedent for revoting things that the losing side does not like.”

Bennett told Kleefisch the council has revoted on things in the past.

“I don’t think this would be precedent-setting at all,” he said. “I don’t think the intention of whatever takes place here on the vote is to keep voting something in and out over a period of time, especially with the full city council present.”

Nowak said after the meeting that she did not know Marrotta was going to be absent on Oct. 1 or else she would have asked the council to table the vote to a later meeting.

“I’m a new alderman, I was just inducted in May,” she said.

“I didn’t know about calling in votes so I was instructed after the meeting that I should have waited until a full city council.

“I think this is fairest way to do it,” she said of taking the vote with all 10 aldermen present.

Any business interested in a video game café license would need to spend $1,800 annually on the license and receive approval from the council. Palos Hills officials have previously said they only intend on issuing a handful

of licenses as to not oversaturate the market.

Although no one from Stella’s or Durbin’s was present last week, Nowak said both businesses would still be interested in operating a video gaming café if the council were to create the special classification.

While Palos Hills already allows video gaming terminals in restaurants, the cafés would differ because their menu would consist of lighter options like chicken wings as opposed to a full menu.

The cafés would also offer alcoholic drinks.

Nowak was uncertain how much revenue the cafés would generate for Palos Hills, but she believed they would be a welcome addition to a city that at last count had 92 vacant storefronts.

In other news, Bennett and the board paid tribute to building commissioner Gene Nelson, who died on Oct. 29 at age 79.

Nelson had two stints with Palos Hills totaling more than 20 years of service, Bennett said.

“I don’t think I need to explain to anybody up here his devotion to that job,” Bennett said. “He loved that job and he loved the City of Palos Hills.

“Gene was always a kind-hearted person and he always did what he could to help people along.”

Bennett then appointed longtime plan commission member and architect Gene Newman to the building commissioner position.

The mayor said Nelson actually came to him and recommended Newman for the job approximately a month ago.

“Gene (Newman’s) service to the city on that plan commission has been outstanding,” Bennett said. “We welcome Gene on board as our building commissioner.”

vendors fair moves to Hackney’s

St. Michael’s Parish of Orland Park offers My “Fair” Lady, a fun-filled evening full of food, drinks and shopping from unique, upscale vendors on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at a new venue, Hackney’s, 9550 W. 123rd St. in Palos Park.

Admission is free. Shoppers have a chance to win a fit bit, gift baskets and certificates from our vendors. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Mulliganeers, a Southside non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for children and families in need.

Its goal is to support the small business owners and a local charity during the holidays The Fair is still accepting vendor submissions.

Vendors will include Because I like it; Wildtree; 7Stitches Designs; Avon; Premier Designs; Mary Ellen’s Snuggles and Cozy;

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Check out 7Stitches Designs (above) and many more at the My “Fair” Lady event, a fun-filled evening full of food, drinks and shopping from unique, upscale vendors. It will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a new venue, Hackney’s, 9550 W. 123rd St. in Palos Park.

Funkie Fashions; Origami Owl; Jody’s Jems; Younique Tupperware; Tastefully Simple; Bling Art Prints; MaryKay; Jamberry; Rustic8; The Rustic Barn; Matilda Jane; Stella and Dot; Holiday

Home Accents; Pampered Chef; Wildcat Bling; Ultimate Sports Headbands and many more.

For more information or to become a vendor contact Cathy Bonini at cmbonini@gmail.com

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Marist President Br. Hank Hammer, administration, faculty and students are excited to welcome prospective families to the school’s open house on Sunday, Nov. 22. Visitors will tour the 55-acre campus, see classes and performance groups in action, and experience Marist firsthan .

Marist High to host open house

Marist High School invites grammar school students to visit and experience life at the school.

Marist will host an open house event on Sunday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the school, 4200 W. 115th St. in Chicago.

Open house gives grade school students and their families the chance to tour the school, meet with teachers, coaches, and stuSupplied photo dents, and review the academic, Natalie Oliven, Maggie Reed, and Maeli Sanchez represented Palos South Middle School in the annual IMEA Music athletic, and extracurricular proFestival on Saturday at Lockport High School. grams available at Marist. The day will also allow visitors to see Marist’s entrepreneurial center, design studio and computer labs, newly renovated fitness and cardio center, and other dynamic facilities.

The school will host two Meet Marist events on Wednesday, Dec. Three Palos South students took Maggie Reed, and in the band than 60 schools throughout the 9, and Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Both part in the Illinois Music Educa- by 8th-grade horn player Mae- southwestern metropolitan Chi- evenings will run from 6:30 p.m. tors Association Junior Festival at li Sanchez and 7th-grade flutist cago area participated in the fes- to 8 p.m. The events will provide tival. Appearing in concert was students and families with a brief its annual District I Music Festi- Natalie Oliven.

Three vocalists and 14 instru- a 150-member festival band, a presentation about the school, folval at Lockport Township High mentalists from Palos South au- 100-piece festival orchestra, and lowed by an abbreviated tour and School last Saturday.

Palos South was represented ditioned in early October to be a festival chorus numbering over the chance to talk with students, in the chorus by 8th-grade Per- part of the festival. More than 150 voices. teachers, and coaches.

— Palos School District 118 forming Arts Ensemble alto singer 500 students selected from more Additionally, the opportunity

Palos South students selected for Ill. music educators festival

to shadow at Marist as part of the Fridays at Marist program is available through Dec. 11. Students can register in advance on-

line at www.marist.net. For more information on these events, call 773-881-5330.

— Marist High School

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I am proud to be a veteran, anyway One of the smartest things I did was to enlist in the military back in 1973. My draft number was in the low 30s and it was a certainty that I would have been drafted anyway.

There were options, like turning to clout to avoid being sent overseas to fight in Vietnam. That’s what kept George W. Bush out of active duty military service. His father and pals helped get him a cushy job that he didn’t always show up for in the reserves.

Keep in mind, the reserves during the Vietnam War was not like the reserves today. During the draft, you couldn’t enlist in the reserves. You needed clout. You had to be a “fortunate son,” as John Fogerty sang with his band Credence Clearwater Revival.

Fogerty was talking about the privileged children of then President Richard M. Nixon. Politicians love to put on the uniform but so few of them served active duty when the opportunity was there.

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is the focus of a new film called “Truth” starring Robert Redford that explores the issue of politics, clout and Bush avoiding military service. Rather lost his job reporting Bush used clout to avoid military service, but the conservative right ramped up to dirty him up, as they did Senator John Kerry.

Rather was a great journalist, and one of the first journalist victims of the rise of conservative fanaticism.

I served during the Vietnam War but they never sent me overseas. I was trained for it. I was ready to go. But as the war wound down, I trained in a hospital and later served at an F-111 Air Force Base in Idaho.

At least I served and was ready to go overseas. It wasn’t my choice. Had it been, I would have gone.

Although I served during the Vietnam War I remember back in 1976 going to a VFW post and being told that I couldn’t join because I didn’t go overseas. The “commander” threw in the snipe about me being “Arab anyway.”

America was hostile to Arabs at that time, long before Sept. 11, 2001. The day I was honorably discharged from active duty, the FBI opened an investigation into me that lasted two years. I have the lengthy report they wrote, with all the blacked out lines.

The FBI “suspected” I was a “terrorist” but concluded I was only concerned about bettering my American Arab community.

How much did they waste to come to that conclusion?

They ended the probe only because I had entered journalism, publishing my own newspaper before being hired at the Southtown. They feared I might write about it. (The report cautioned other agents not to interview me because I might write about it.)

Power in this country comes from communications. Journalists have a lot to do with deciding what is or isn’t news. Like the fact Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel never served in the U.S. military.

Instead, Emanuel volunteered and wore the uniform of the Israeli military.

It’s one reason why Emanuel has shut down the annual Arab American Heritage Month, which the city started celebrating in the 1980s but ended only when he came to office, and won’t talk to me. None of the journalists covering him have the courage to ask or report on that. None served in the military either, I guess. So what’s so surprising?

Oh yeah, November is Arab American Heritage Month. I guess Emanuel and that other political goof, Bruce Rauner, forgot!

Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.

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READERS WRITE Tragedies never end in lost Drug War Dear Editor, Gun control and tougher gun-sentencing won’t stop the execution of youngsters like Tyshawn Lee. But legalizing drugs and taking the profit out of the drug business might, by undercutting gangs that thrive on drug prohibition profits and

by removing the motivation of gang members to compete in illegal drug markets with guns, killing and endless retaliation.

In a June 22, 2010 editorial declaring that “America’s war on drugs is over — we lost” — the Chicago Sun-Times wisely wrote: “The police will also tell you that the lifeblood of the gangs is the sale of illegal drugs. The gangs are the Al

Capones of our day, peddling an illegal product for which the demand is enormous.... For thousands of high school dropouts who might otherwise be washing dishes for minimum wage, the money in drugs is just too good.”

Yet, Chicago public officials, police brass and faith leaders, who all abhor the violence, are silent on the subject of reform-

ing drug prohibition laws that are at the core of Chicago gang violence, the misuse of guns, and “flash-bang grenade” and SWAT-raid drug-policing aimed at the likes of Tyshawn’s father that destroy all trust and confidence in police, its mission, and community-police relations.

— James E. Gierach, Palos Park

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Free speech as discussion, or distraction?

By Gene Policinski

The great debate over the 2016 presidential primary debates is distracting and disappointing at the least, in free speech terms.

Distracting in that the most-talked about issue at the moment is concern over news media bias and news media credibility, an issue that while troubling is hardly new — or news — to many Americans.

Disappointing in that the purpose of a free and open debate — which is an exchange of differing political views without government intervention or limitation, and is at the core of why we have such strong protection for free speech — thus far seems more of an afterthought than outcome.

Lost in the national kerfuffle, which along with criticism of moderators includes debate hall temperatures and the process for taking bathroom breaks, is a real discussion over improving an already weakened process so that it informs rather than simply inflames.

A starting point for serious talk about using such debates as part of our commitment to free speech, petition and assembly is to acknowledge that the primary season — as opposed to the limited series of debates once presidential candidates are nominated — sets out what well may be an impossible task.

Take an increasingly common double-digit set of primary candidates onto a TV stage to face multiple questions on complex issues in just a few hours. Try to keep the focus on those issues and solicit real responses, even as campaign strategists and

the financial dynamics of running for office today pressure candidates to simply stick to their generic talking points and attempt to motivate donors — or get national attention — with dramatic statements and rhetorical flourishes. Add in personal attack time, whether directed at the moderators, the news media or opponents.

Such a system doesn’t need First Amendment protection for free speech. Let’s just borrow the ropes, ring and format from professional wrestling and issue a whistle to someone who — as proposed in the latest GOP attempt to “reform” the debate structure — declares the appropriate party preference.

In 1858, the Lincoln-Douglas U.S. Senate debates in seven Illinois cities set out a format that at least put the responsibility for quality exchange of views on the candidates themselves. Future Republican president Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Sen. Stephen Douglas, a Democrat, alternated as the opening speaker for 60 minutes, with the other candidate then speaking for 90 minutes, and the first speaker closing with 30 minutes to respond.

To be sure, even then the news media role was controversial. Accounts say newspapers in Chicago sent stenographers to produce transcripts to be published in full, but that some partisan editors using the text edited their candidate’s words, while letting the opponent’s rough language stand. Scholars also note that from plying supporters in the attending crowds with liquor and food to increasingly personal attacks by both Lincoln and Douglas as debates progressed,

there was much to criticize in even this iconic series.

As vocal critics of today’s debates hold forth, some do see the events as acceptable, if not admirable. The Newseum Institute and the online talk leader TYT Network recently co-sponsored a discussion at the Newseum about how millennial voters will consume news of the 2016 elections. Panelists said young voters see lighter questions, along with serious inquiries, as more in keeping with how their generation shares all kinds of news and information.

Free speech matters most when we have something worth saying, regardless of whether the views are popular or not. In a political contest, this constitutional right and duty shouldn’t be wasted on trivial talk or spiteful spats. The news media’s role in a political debate should be to encourage, enable and on occasion, to press candidates with piercing inquiry to be specific, clear and definitive about positions or policy — or journalists have no real reason to be on stage.

The First Amendment provides us with the right to freely debate public policy with the intent of making our nation a better place in which to live. Moderators asking silly questions or candidates hijacking the process simply to shriek for attention or to shill for donor support is just wrong.

Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@ newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter: @ genefac

Gliniewicz’s flaws are finally revealed

By Joe Boyle

The Reporter editor

I recall going to the show when I was a kid to see the western “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. The film dates back to 1910 when Stewart’s character, Ransom Stoddard, is a lawyer who arrives in a western territory that is still run by corrupt influences who hire gunman Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) to enforce their will.

Stoddard’s idealism eventually brings him into a gun duel with Valance even though he is a novice shooting. Everyone is stunned when the greenhorn lawyer shoots Valance to death.

Or did he?

This is where I guess I should write, spoiler alert.

Stoddard is dismayed that he is known more for killing Valance than for his call for law and order. Tom Doniphon (Wayne) talks to Stoddard alone. Doniphon is in love with Hallie, but she has fallen for Stoddard.

It was Hallie that contacted Doniphon when Stoddard went to duel Valance. The rough but decent Doniphon explains to Stoddard that he shot and killed Valance.

Doniphon represents the Old West and Stoddard represents progress. Doniphon realized that despite the fact the girl he loves

adores Stoddard. Twenty-five years have passed and Stoddard has become an accomplished legislator while Doniphon has faded into obscurity. Stoddard and his wife, Hallie, come back to the town where he began his career because Doniphon has died.

Local leaders and the town newspaper wonder why Stoddard has come back to pay respects to someone who lived most of his life in anonymity.

Stoddard relents to the newspaper and tells them about Doniphon and that he was the one that killed Valance.

The newspaper editor, Maxwell Scott, would have nothing of that and told Stoddard he was not going to print the story.

Stoddard asked why. “This is the West,” said Scott. “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

Well, I doubt that editor would do that today. A story of that magnitude would be hard to pass up. I was thinking about that great 1962 western after reading about the twisted life of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz. The 52-year-old veteran officer was believed to be shot and killed on Sept. 1 along a deserted area of Fox Lake. He mentioned three men – two white and one black – that he was going to check on.

He called for assistance. Police found his dead body along a

deserted path. An expansive manhunt for the suspects followed.

The initial reports we heard on Gliniewicz was that he was a good cop who was revered in the community. He was noted for creating the Explorers program that taught young men and women about preparing for work as a police officer.

But time passed and no suspects were brought in. Police had no solid leads. The local coroner said that Gliniewicz died with his own gun and the wounds could be self-inflicted. He was chastised by the local police. I began to wonder about this case. How can there be no leads for someone who is described as a pillar of the community and so many officers searching for suspects?

We all heard hints that it was suicide although local police officials refused to consider that, at least during press conferences. My thinking is that police work can be grueling and it is no secret that the suicide rate is higher for police officers than many other professions.

Finally, local police held a press conference and informed the public that Gliniewicz did commit suicide. But the bombshell aspects of this case that was leaked the day before was that the officer staged this elaborate shooting to look like murder to cover up taking

thousands of dollars from the Explorers program over the past seven years.

The Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde personality of Gliniewicz was revealed. We also learned that he was charged with sexual harassment, was often reportedly intoxicated and would either arrive late or not at all to work, and allegedly groped some women at Christmas parties.

Truth sometimes is stranger than fiction. To top all that, Gliniewicz allegedly was considering hiring a hit man to kill a new village administrator, Anne Marrin, who was investigating his Explorers program.

According to reports, Gliniewicz knew it was just a matter of time before Marrin would detect that he was looting the program.

This does not sound like someone who should receive a solemn funeral attended by thousands. Gliniewicz had more in common with Liberty Valance than Ransom Stoddard.

It appeared many people and the local police force were not willing to accept the fact that Gliniewicz had a dark side.

In their eyes, they saw a legend, not a flawed human being.

Joe Boyle is the editor of The Reporter. He can be reached at thereporter@comcast.net.

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Charged with DUI John M. Pugh Jr., 23, of Crestwood, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped at 3:28 a.m. last Thursday, in the 6400 block of West 127th Street. Police said he was also charged with driving without insurance. He is due in court on Dec. 14.

Burglary at car repair shop A burglary at an oil change business in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue was discovered early Sunday morning. Police said that sometime during the night, an unknown offender pushed in a rear window, unlocked the register, and took $150.

Burglary from car in Metra parking lot

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This way to be generous; give blood

The Palos Park Woman’s Club enlisted the aid of some Palos fi efig ters to promote the club’s upcoming Heartland Blood Drive. Shown are Dan Tornga, Captain Jeff Rath, Mary Ann Parkins, Patt Bailey, Tim Schaller and Josh Goldschnikl. The club invites you to roll up your sleeves and save lives by scheduling an appointment to donate blood on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123 St. Call Mary Ann Parkins to schedule an appointment at 448-1289. All who donate will receive a free gift from Heartland Blood Centers. One out of three people will need blood in their lifetime.

The demand for blood is constant; the supply is not.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Charged with DUI Orland Park police charged Joliet resident Robert Zdanowski, 41, with DUI, improper lane usage and improper display of license plate after they curbed his motorcycle in the 17200 block of South Will-Cook Road at 10:41 p.m.

Oct. 24. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Zdanowski is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 2.

Elena A. Gonzales, 28, of Worth, was charged with DUI and operating a motor vehicle with unsafe tires after police stopped her car in the 15400 block of South La Grange Road at 3:17 a.m. Oct. 25. Police said the front passenger side tire was flat and that the rim was giving off sparks as it scraped the roadway. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Gonzales was given a court date of Nov. 24 in Bridgeview.

Police charged Chase Armstrong, 22, of Orland Park, with DUI and disobeying a traffic control light after they curbed his car near 159th Street and Park Center Drive at 2:23 a.m. Oct. 23. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Armstrong is due in court in Bridgeview tomorrow.

Mokena resident Zarko Farkic, 49, was charged with DUI, im-

proper lane usage, failure to wear seatbelts and illegal transportation of alcohol after police stopped his pickup truck in the 15800 block of South La Grange Road at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 16. A search of the vehicle yielded two open bottles of “a clear, alcohol-based beverage,” according to the police report. The pickup truck was towed and impounded, and Farkic was given a court date of Dec. 10 in Bridgeview.

Accused suspended driver charged with speeding Casandra J. Crane, 31, of Kewanee, Ill. was charged with talking on a cell phone while driving, driving on a suspended license and speeding after police stopped her car in the 16000 block of South 104th Avenue at 1 p.m.

Oct. 15. Her vehicle was spotted traveling at 45 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Crane was expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 30.

Man charged with felony retail theft of liquors Police charged Calumet Park

resident Eugene D. Dent, 55, with felony retail theft after he allegedly stole three bottles of Ketel One vodka and two bottles of Courvoisier cognac from a grocery store in the 9300 block of West 159th Street at 12:57 a.m. Oct. 19.

Dent Police said they found Dent hiding in the driveway of a home in the 15700 block of South Chesterfield Lane, about a block east of the store. While processing Dent, police said they learned he was wanted on a DuPage County warrant for retail theft.

A charge of possession of a controlled substance was added after police found a plastic bag filled with fentanyl in Dent’s left sock, according to the police report. A search of Dent’s vehicle also yielded 12 bottles of Grey Goose vodka, six bottles of Absolut vodka, five bottles of Moet champagne, two bottles of 1800 tequila and two bottles of Crown Royal Black whiskey, according to police, who confiscated them.

His vehicle was seized by police.

Bond was set at $150,000, and

targeted by gang members.

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Tyshawn Lee. A tragedy like this cannot go unanswered. We need people to step forward who might have information that will help law enforcement identify the perpetrators of this heinous act. That is why I have offered a $15,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest, capture and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for this violent crime,” said Commissioner Morrison.

Commissioner Morrison said one of the biggest problems facing our community today is the willingness of good people, with critical knowledge and information regarding

this murder and many others to stand by and do nothing. Unless people step forward and provide vital assistance to law enforcement these offenders will likely go on to murder and victimize many more families in the community.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Chicago Police Department or give your anonymous lead to: 1-800-UTELLUS. — Office of Cook County Commissioner Sean M. Morrison

Palos Park PD now helping USMC collect Toys for Tots Palos Park Police Department staff invites the community to contribute new, unwrapped toys for the 2015 Toys for Tots program, held by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Toys are being collected at the Palos Park Police Station, 8999 W. 123rd St., through Wednesday,

TV’s McElroy and guests

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Ed McElroy (center), host of “The Ed McElroy Show,” recently interviewed Orland Park Mayor Daniel McLaughlin (right) and Commissioner Frank Avila of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

That show will repeat at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, on Comcast Channel 19.

McElroy is past national commander of Catholic War Veterans, U.S.A.

Charged with driving while license suspended Timothy A. Phillips, 28, of

Warning to seniors: Don’t get fooled by the grandparent scam

Many scams and schemes run Dent was due in court in Brid- by con artists are cyclical, in that geview on Tuesday. they come and go.

Sometimes it’s every few months, or following a natural Orland Park man charged with retail theft of vodka disaster, or at a particular time of the year.

Orland Park resident Richard One of those that fall into a P. Clark, 51, was charged with cycle is the “Grandparent Scam” retail theft after he allegedly stole and the Better Business Bureau is a bottle of Smirnoff vodka from a warning the public that reported store in the 11200 block of West “granny scam” calls are on the rise.

143rd Street at 4:09 p.m. Oct. 22.

Here’s how the scam works.

A charge of resisting a peace offi- Generally, the grandparent recer was added after Clark alleged- ceives a distressed phone call ly ran through a nearby field in from someone who claims to be an unsuccessful attempt to elude their grandchild. Charles Nolan police. Clark was set to appear at of Chicago received such a call.

“The first call I got was supposed a bond hearing on Oct. 23. to have been from my grandson.

I didn’t recognize his voice. He Suspect charged with said that he was in jail in Ohio theft from co-worker and needed bail. He said someone Oak Forest resident Keyanta would call me with more info.”

When the second call came it C. Towns, 22, was charged with two counts of theft after he al- was from someone pretending legedly stole $200 cash from a to be his grandson’s lawyer. Mr. co-worker’s purse in the employee Nolan stated: “He said that my break room at McDonald’s 9110 grandson had been in a car acW. 159th St, on Oct. 11, and then cident and gave me a case num$70 cash from another co-work- ber. He said that a girl was in the er’s purse two days later in the car and had been injured and my same area. Police said the crime grandson needed $1,870 for bail.”

After building a sense of urgenwas captured on company surveillance video. Towns was set cy, the scammers generally instruct to appear in court in Bridgeview last Friday.

Cook Commissioner Morrison offers reward after murder of 9-year-old Cook County Commissioner Sean M. Morrison (R-17, Palos Park) is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, of Chicago.

Morrison (R-17, Palos Park) has expressed shock and profound sadness upon hearing the news of the tragic murder of the boy reportedly lured into an alley by his killer or killers.

Tyshawn was shot in an alley on the 8000 block of South Damen Ave. (in Chicago) at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 2. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time thereafter. There are indications that Tyshawn may have been

A car burglary in the Metra station parking lot was discovered and reported at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 3.

The victim said she parked her car at 8 a.m., and returned at 7 p.m. to find the driver’s side windows shattered and items missing from the vehicle.

Dec. 16.

Officer Deb Legatzke said her goal this year is to help brighten the holidays for children in need.

Legatzke noted, “We work in a wonderful place and we are always encouraged by the generous response from our community.”

Bridgeview, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:58 p.m. Nov. 2, in the 7100 block of West College Drive. He is due in court on Dec. 4.

Tiara Worthy, 35, of Worth, was charged with driving on a suspended license and arrested on an outstanding Illinois State Police warrant when she was stopped at 2:02 a.m. Sunday, in the 12100 block of South Harlem Avenue.

She is due in court on Dec. 30.

Marquita C. Currey, 28, of Blue Island, was charged with driving on a suspended license at 9:50 a.m. Friday, in the 6400 block of West College Drive. She was also cited for having an obstructed windshield, and is due in court on Dec. 4.

Christopher D. Jackson, 25, of Harvey, was charged with driving on a suspended license and expired registration following a traffic stop at 1:40 p.m. Friday, in the 7300 block of West College Drive. He is due in court on Dec. 30.

Sarah A. Frazier, 32, of Mokena, was charged with driving on a suspended license when she was stopped at 1:14 a.m. last Thursday, in the 12100 block of South Harlem Avenue. She is due in court on Dec. 30.

the victim to wire money to post bail. Mr. Nolan said, “I was told to go to CVS and send it through MoneyGram and I did it right away.” After sending the money Mr. Nolan contacted his son-inlaw and found out his grandson wasn’t in Ohio at all. Also, Mr. Nolan informed the BBB that he received, yet another, call from the “lawyer” asking for more money.

“Since about 2008, we’ve seen many seniors and their families who have been hurt by this scam.” says Steve J. Bernas, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. “National data tracked by the BBB shows that the grandparent scam or variations of it have increased from 12,000 to 15,000 in the years 2012 to 2015.”

While senior citizens are being targeted, many law enforcement officials believe the scammers are most likely calling random numbers. “The key here is that senior citizens are more than likely to be home during the day to take the phone call. However, some scammer get their information from social media sites like Facebook,” Bernas noted.

— The Better Business Bureau

Rep. Dan Lipinski accepting Service Academy applications

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3) is currently accepting nomination request letters from young men and women in the Third Congressional District who want to enter one of the U.S. Service Academies in 2016.

“One of my congressional duties that I cherish the most is helping young men and women pursue their goal of serving our nation by entering one of our military service academies,” Rep. Lipinski said. “It is an honor and privilege to be able to nominate outstanding young leaders who want to serve others. I encourage those who are interested to begin a process that could truly change their lives and the future of our nation.”

The service academies include: Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD West Point Military Academy, West Point, NY Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY Coast Guard Academy admissions are based on a nationwide

competition with no Congressional nominations.

Potential candidates must have reached their 17th birthday and not passed their 23rd birthday on July 1 of the year they would enter the academy, be a United States citizen, have graduated from high school, be unmarried, have taken the ACT and/or SAT, and have met the stringent entrance requirements of their preferred academy.

The selection of nominees is based upon a “whole person” evaluation. Although nominations will not be made until January of 2016, all interested persons are encouraged to submit their written requests as soon as possible.

The deadline for completed files is Dec. 1. Please be advised that a congressional nomination does not guarantee acceptance into the academy.

Nomination requests should be submitted to Rep. Lipinski’s office at 6245 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL, 60638. The phone number is (773) 948-6223.

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DEATH NOTICES Arlette E. Trowitch

Palos Lions Club marks 66th year The Palos Lions Club recently celebrated its 66th anniversary. Past President Lion Bill Peacock, a member for more than 54 years, is shown with his wife Trixie. Below: new Lion Larry Wiles, formerly of Wiles Drugs, is inducted by former district governor Lion John Coleman, with his sponsor President Tom Crowhurst in support. Crowhurst has served the club as president a total of six times, the most in the club’s history. The Palos Lions meet the third Wednesday of each month at Hackney’s restaurant in Palos Park. For membership info, call Lion Forest Reeder at 448-6376.

MetroSouth puts new defibrillator system under skin of those at risk of cardiac arrest MetroSouth Medical Center (MetroSouth) is now among hospitals in the Chicago southland to implant a Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System for the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

The S-ICD Sean Tierney, M.D. System used at MetroSouth is the only fully subcutaneous (under the skin) implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) that provides protection without touching the heart. The first patient implant at MetroSouth was performed by Sean Tierney, M.D., an Electro- physiologist in the Cardiology Department.

SCA is a serious, life-threaten-

ing condition that happens abruptly and without warning. During SCA, the heart's electrical system malfunctions, and it is no longer able to pump blood to the rest of the body. The lack of blood to the brain causes the person to lose consciousness quickly. If the person does not receive immediate treatment with defibrillation, brain damage and death can occur.

For those at risk of SCA, one treatment option is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which may prevent sudden cardiac death. ICDs are implanted devices that can sense arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and deliver strong electrical shocks to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat. ICD therapy has been shown to effectively stop 95 percent or more of dangerously fast heart rhythms.

With an ICD device, 19 out of

20 people will survive SCA. The S-ICD System is designed to provide the same protection from SCA as traditional transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). However, the entirety of the S-ICD System sits just below the skin without the need for thin, insulated wires known as leads to be placed into the heart itself. This leaves the heart and blood vessels untouched, which may result in a less invasive treatment that avoids potentially serious complications associated with leads in the heart.

For a cardiology referral, contact the MetroSouth Find-A-Doctor Referral Line at 489-7925.

As with any medical procedure or intervention, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as results are patient specific.

— MetroSouth Medical Center

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

be issued at the end of this twoday course. Some Illinois insurance companies offer a discounted premium upon completion. Both dates must be attended. Fee is $15 for AARP members; $20 others. Make check made payable to AARP and call the Palos Park Recreation Department to register at 671-3760. For more, visit palospark.org.

Arlette E. Trowitch, 89, of Bloomington, formerly of Palos Heights, passed away Wednesday (Nov 4, 2015) at BroMenn Medical Center surrounded by loved ones.

Arlette was born January 6, 1926 in Corona, South Dakota the daughter of Arnold and Irene Seehafer. She moved with her family to Chicago as a young child during the Depression. She met her future husband and love of her life, Dr. Robert G. Trowitch at a church picnic for St. John the Divine Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL. They were married May 29, 1948 and later moved to Palos Heights where they would raise their family. After Robert’s passing, Arlette moved to Luther Oaks Retirement Community in Bloomington. Arlette is survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren; Donald (Jayne) Trowitch of Fairbury, IL, Richard (Sharon) Trowitch of Bloomington, IL and Charles (Diane) Trowitch

John Gibaitis

John Gibaitis, 78, a resident of Orland Park, died Friday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Mr. Gibaitis, who formerly

of Grayslake, IL. Devoted grandmother and great grandmother of Matthew (Amber) their children Caden, Landon and Grayson, Julie Ann Read (Jeffrey) their children Tyler, Trenton and Teagan, Adam (Cari), Kathryn Nitz (Zachary), Jennifer, Carter and Justin.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert, her parents, her brother and sister-in-law Wilferd “Bill” Seehafer (Dorothy), her father-in-law and motherin-law Louis and Clara Trowitch, her sister-in-law Lenore Fleischmann (Rev. Paul H) and brotherin-law and sister-in-law Lt. Col. Erwin L “Bud” Trowitch (Virginia). According to her wishes, a private service was held on Saturday, November 7, at Chapel Hill Garden South, Oak Lawn, IL with Rev. Dr. Wayne Basch officiating. Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

lived in Chicago’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood and was born in Lithuania, served the city and the American Lithuanian community as an attorney. He once had an office at 62nd and Kedzie in Chicago Lawn.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Wayside Chapel A morning Family Service will be held at 10 a.m. this Sunday at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Led by the Rev. Chris Hopkins,

the monthly service is for families with children of any ages, and will focus on gratitude this month.

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Leslie Goddard

Golden Oaks hears classic movie history

SENIOR NOTES Senior breakfast, BINGO and bags Palos Park Rec. offers a light breakfast on Monday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. cinnamon rolls, coffee, juice and fresh fruit followed by a beanbags tournament and Bingo. Register by calling or stopping in at the Recreation Center, 8701 W. 123rd St. Fee is $8 resident; $10 others.

AARP drivers safety course at Palos Park The course will be offered Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. A certificate of completion will

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When pancreatitis attacks Dear Dr. Fleming, My dog had spells of vomiting off and on. The vet down in Gainesville says he has chronic pancreatitis. What is this?

— Bo Jackson Dear Bo, The pancreas is a thin flat organ located near the stomach. The pancreas has a hormone function and secretes insulin and glucagon to help regulate blood sugar and it also has a digestive system function by secreting very powerful enzymes that help digest food.

Pancreatitis is defined as inflammation of that part of the pancreas that secretes the digestive enzymes and when it is inflamed it is painful and may affect the stomach, small intestines and liver.

Most dogs get an acute bout of pancreatitis and then never have another problem again. Other dogs have smoldering pancreatitis and have problems every few months. The cause of pancreatitis is not well defined, although some new research points to a genetic predisposition. We do associate pancreatitis often with a dog having been fed a high fat meal such as steak trimmings or bacon drippings. Other risk factors include obesity and the presence of liver disease, small intestines or adrenal glands (Cushing’s syndrome). Trauma or infections are

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Survivors include a sister, Aldona Grigalunas; niece, Ruta Nazareth; and nephews, Paul Gigalunas and Peter Grigalunas.

Services were Tuesday at PalosGaidas Funeral Home

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Elizabeth Downs, of Orland Park, and Daniel O’Connor, of Palos Heights, were married on Oct. 24 at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine in Chicago. The couple met at Marist High School and are both alums of the Class of 2008. Elizabeth recently received her master’s degree in speech language pathology from Governors State University and is beginning a career in speech pathology.

Daniel received his MBA from the University of Notre Dame and is working at Leo Burnett. The couple will be living in downtown Chicago.

Leslie Goddard gave a program about the making of the classic film “Gone with the Wind” to the Golden Oaks Seniors at their meeting Wednesday last week at Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church.

The program followed a luncheon of ham and escalloped potato luncheon catered by Jack and Pat’s.

Goddard shared the story of how “Gone with the Wind” was made, exploring the casting, the costumes, the sets and the music.

This very popular film premiered in 1939 Goddard previously gave programs for the Golden Oaks on the making of Marshall Field and Co. and also Sweet Candy in Chicago.

Her wide repertoire of programs includes Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Civil War Nurse Clara Barton, Violet Jessop, a stewardess on the doomed Titanic stewardess, and Season’s Greetings from the White House. Leslie is shown above with her childhood doll.

Goddard holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, specializing in U.S. history and American studies, as well as a master’s degree in theater. A former museum director, she currently serves on the executive board of the Chicago Civil War Round Table.

Those who would like to attend the Golden Oaks senior club’s monthly meetings, contact the church at 448-5220. Lunch costs $5. The members meet at about 11:30 a.m. before lunch at noon, followed by entertainment, which lasts just about one hour.

— Golden Oaks Seniors

HEALTH BEAT Palos Park blood drive

The village of Palos Park Comalso implicated. munity Blood Drive sponsored by The most common signs of Palos Park Woman’s Club will be pancreatitis are vomiting, dehyheld Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 3 to dration, painful abdomen, lethargy 7 p.m., at the Recreation Center, and fever, signs that are associated 8901 W. 123rd St. with many other conditions. HisSupplied photo To schedule an appointment, call torically, pancreatitis was somewhat difficult to prove but newer Meet Kevin and Camerin from Palos Mary Ann at 448-1289. All who Park. Camerin is a 13-year-old Pe- donate will receive a gift from blood tests are specific for pancre- kapoo.

Heartland Blood Centers. atitis and have been very helpful to the general practitioner. Along to be put into the clinic for IV with the specific pancreas test a fluids for a day or two. For dogs Blood pressure screenings good blood panel will help rule in with chronic relapsing pancreatitis for Orland Twp. residents or rule out other diseases. Occa- every effort should be made to Orland Township, 14807 S. Rasionally it’s necessary to have an identify other abdominal diseases abdominal ultrasound performed. such as inflammatory bowel dis- vinia Ave., will give free blood Dogs with acute pancreatitis ease or cholangiohepatitis because pressure screenings from 9 a.m. usually do well with rehydration the presence of these diseases can to 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

No appointment is necessary. For therapy (either in the clinic or at complicate the picture.

Often after a dog is diag- more, call 403-4222. home), and meds for vomiting and pain. It used to be common nosed with pancreatitis the diet to withhold food and water for is changed to one with a lowVitamin D, thyroid, heart several days but early feeding of er content of fat. If necessary, a bland diet and small amounts of anti-inflammatory medications screenings at Palos Twp. Palos Township Health Service water to drink are now the norm. can be tried. Drugs have to be Severe cases need to be hospital- used carefully due to side effects, will offer Vitamin D, thyroid, and ized on IV fluids and medications especially in diabetics. Chronic Healthy Heart screenings on Tuesas acute pancreatitis can be fatal. pancreatitis can be frustrating to day, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Most dogs with chronic pancre- control and several different treatVitamin D screening costs $25; atitis do not need to be hospital- ment approaches and fine-tuning thyroid screening is $15. Healthy ized but occasionally one needs of the therapies may be required. Heart screening is $60 and includes

CBC, blood chemistry, coronary risk profile body fat testing, blood oxygen and more.

Checks and credit cards are accepted. Cash must be exact. The screening is open to both residents and non-residents. Testing will be done at the township office, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. Call for an appointment, 598-2441.

density cholesterol, triglycerides, ratios, and glucose values. This test is $40 for residents; $50 others.

Call 598-2441 for an appointment.

Cholesterol screenings Palos Township Health Service will offer cholesterol screenings on Monday, Nov. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at the Health Service, 10802 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

The total cholesterol screening gives the total value for $15 for township residents and $20 for those outside of Palos Township.

HA1C reflects the average blood sugar levels over the previous 2-3 months, which is very useful for diabetics. HA1C testing is offered for $15 for township residents; $20 others.

Cholestech screening gives a breakdown of total cholesterol values, high density cholesterol, low

Southwest Alliance Church Sunday Worship Service 11:00AM Followed by food & fellowship

Friday night studies 7:00PM

9855 Kean Ave Palos Hills, IL 60465 Senior Pastor: Pastor Kim & English Ministry Pastor: Pastor Larry welcome you.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Spyropoulos to address League of Women Voters Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos, president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago Board of Trustees, will speak before the Palos Heights League of Women Voters this Saturday, at 10 a.m., at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 71st Ave. League President Barbara Pasquinelli said Spyropoulos will discuss the workings of the MWRD; “How does the MWRD protect us?” Coffee precedes the meeting at 9:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend League meetings.

3 in 1 shredding, recycling event The Orland Township Highway Department, 16125 S. Wolf Road, will offer free electronics recycling and personal document shredding and a food drive this Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Residents can get rid of old televisions, cell phones, computers and keyboards, as volunteers help unload. Shred-It will have a truck on-site to assist residents in shredding away all unwanted personal documents and reduce their

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chance of identity theft. Residents can watch as their materials are shredded, but this event is not intended for businesses and is limited to 50 pounds.

Attendees are encouraged to help stock the shelves for the Orland Township Food Pantry.

The Orland Township Food Pantry helps over 300 families in need who reside in the township. Residents must check the expiration dates of all food products before donating to the Food Pantry. Monetary donations are always welcome as well.

For more information, call 4034222 and for a complete list of accepted electronic items visit orlandtownship.org.

Palos Symphony Fr. Stanley Rudki Heritage Christmas Concert A Father Stanley R. Rudcki Heritage Christmas Concert featuring the Palos Symphony Orchestra with Patrick J. Mooney as conductor will be given at 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 29, at St. Alexander Parish Center, in Palos Heights. It is a free concert, but a free-will offering will be gladly appreciated.

Palos Dist. 118 Senior Holiday Breakfast

Palos School District 118 is set to host their fourth annual Senior Holiday Breakfast on Dec. 3, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at Palos South Middle School, 13100 S. 82nd Christmas Tea Ave. in Palos Park.

A Christmas Tea sponsored by Senior members of the Palos the Palos Park Woman’s Club will community are invited to kick be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, off the holiday season at Palos at the Palos Park Kaptur Center, South Middle School for a com8999 West 123rd St. plimentary breakfast and enterThe tea includes delicious creations by Hummingbird Cakery. tainment by the Palos South Red Entertainment is to be provided Jazz Band and Performing Arts

by MaryAnn Burkhalter. A raffle, Ensemble.

R.S.V.P. attendance by Nov. with prizes will be held to end the day. Call Lucy Crocilla at 23; call 448-4800, or email 448-3253, or Marie Arrigoni at ksheahan@palos118.org. Space 480-4103 to order your tickets. is limited.

CRAFTS & BAZAARS Incarnation Catholic School Craft and Vendor Fair will be held this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafts, vendors, bake sale and raffles. Free admission and complimentary hot chocolate or coffee while you shop at the Incarnation Bernadine Center, 5705 W. 127th St., Palos Heights. *** The Stagg High School Music Booster annual Art for the Season crafts and vendors sale will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14

and 15, at the school, 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

It will feature 170 art, craft, and vendor booths: jewelry, crocheted accessories, soaps and lotions, ceramics, painted and fused glass, dog treats and accessories, children’s and doll clothes, floral and wood decorations, Christmas ornaments, baby blankets, hair bows and accessories, goose clothes and more.

Vendors will sell handbags, candles, women’s accessories, children’s books, beauty products,

and home décor.

Lunch will be sold; also sampling of candy, dips, sauces, bakery and more. The Madrigal choir will perform Christmas music on Saturday morning followed by the Stagg Jazz Band at 1 p. m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Adult admission is $2. Proceeds benefit music programs at Stagg.

For more, visit staggbands.org, call 974-7520 or email staggcraftshow2003@gmail.com. ***

Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Children’s Hospital will host the 5th Annual “Vegas Night” fundraiser on Saturday, Nov, 21, starting at 7 p.m., at 115 Bourbon St. in Merrionette Park.

Proceeds will benefit Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Children’s Hospital, which provides a ‘home away from home’ for up to 16 families of critically ill children just steps away from their

child’s hospital bedside.

Casino games will include black jack, poker, roulette and craps, split-the-pot; raffle prizes, silent auction. Each ticket purchased includes gaming chips, heavy hors d’oeuvres and open bar. In addition to the fun on the casino floor, guests will also enjoy live music by Chicago’s Sean and Charlie.

Ticket donations to enter the event are $65 per person when purchased in advance at RonaldHouseChicago.org/VegasNight, or $75 per person at the door.

CLUB ACTIVITIES Town and Country Art League The Town and Country Art League will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Palos Heights Recreation, Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Graydon Cafarella, of Dixon, will do a demonstration of his artworks in landscaping and watercolors.

Cafarella attended the American Academy of Arts and worked in Commercial Arts.

The members’ competition will be animals in any medium. Artworks by member Anna Grob are being shown at Acorn Public library this month and next. Mary Larke is showing her paintings at Green Hills and Mary Ann Grajak’s art is on display at the Palos Park Public Library through December.

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Operation Christmas Child seeks boxes of gifts for poorest children This month, Moraine Valley Church in Palos Heights will serve as a collection site for Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.

The annual Samaritan’s Purse project is a favorite of many local residents, families, churches and groups who spread joy to millions of children around the world by filling shoeboxes with a “Wow” item—like a doll or soccer ball—other fun toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement.

“Through the simple act of filling a shoebox, someone in the southwest suburbs can make a tangible difference in the life of a child halfway around the world. Anyone can participate and bring joy to a child facing difficult circumstances,” said a volunteer who has participated in Operation Christmas Child for 10 years.

At Moraine Valley Church during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 – 23, anyone can drop off a gift-filled shoebox to send to a child overseas. Palos area residents hope to contribute more than 4,500] shoebox gifts to the 2015 global goal of reaching 11 million children in need.

The Moraine Valley Church is at 6300 W. 127th St. Operating hours are: • Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

• Tuesday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m.noon.

• Wednesday Nov. 18, 6 p.m.

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• Thursday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.noon • Friday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

• Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m to

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noon • Sunday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Monday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed

by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 124 million children in more than 150 countries and territories. For many of these children, a gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.

For more information about how to participate in Operation

Christmas Child call 308-8593.

With a computer or mobile device, anyone can conveniently pack a personalized Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift on the Samaritan’s Purse website. Go to samaritanspurse.org/occ to select toys and gift items, write a note of encouragement and “pack” them in a shoebox. These gifts of hope will go to children in some of the hardest-to-reach countries.

Using special tracking technology, participants can follow their box to discover where in the world their gift is delivered by using the donation form found at samaritanspurse.org/occ.

— Samaritan’s Purse

Engineering, and Math) Shadow Day for any eighth grade students interested in seeing our Project Lead the Way STEM courses. 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.

• The Great American Songbook – Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Entertainer/singer Kym Frankovelgia will bring her unique blend of warmth and sense of humor for an evening of music dedicated to the “Greatest Generation” and the music they created in a toe-tapping, crowd pleasing, memorable performance.

• Thursday @ the Movies –The Water Diviner - Thursday, Nov. 19 Showtimes at 10 a.m. (w/ subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

Russell Crow directs and stars in this award winning movie of a father’s search for his sons after they fought in the Battle of Gallipoli. Runtime 111 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 www.palosheightslibrary.org. The library is at 12501 S. 71st Ave.

• Tween Time - Grades 4-5 Have fun making crafts while hanging out with friends today (Thursday), at 7 p.m. at the Palos Heights Public Library. Reservations appreciated.

• Friday Morning Fun - ages 2-6 - stories, music, treats, and fun on Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m.

No reservation necessary.

• Friday Gaming -grades 6 and up – play Wii and Xbox fun with friends on the library’s large screen TV every Friday from 3-4:30 p.m.

No registration is needed.

• LEGO Builders- ages 4 and up Build something new with the library’s ever expanding Lego collection on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. No registration necessary.

• Crafty Kids - Grades K-4 - Get crafty after school on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. Registration is needed.

• Young Adult Book Discussion - Teens and adults who enjoy young adult fiction and nonfiction are invited to this evening discussion that includes watching trailers of the new movie, “Mockingjay”

by Suzanne Collins on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Registration is requested.

• Teen Advisory Board (TAB) & Teen Chef –grades 6 and up.

Earn service hours by sharing your opinion on what you’d like to see happening at the library while creating another edible masterpiece on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 3-5 p.m. No registration is needed.

• STEAM Stories -ages 3 and up - Enjoy stories and interactive fun based on science, technology, engineering, arts, or math concepts on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. No registration is needed.

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

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BENEFITS & FUNDRAISERS Vegas Night benefit for Ronald McDonald House®

Thursday, November 12, 2015

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 Wednesday, Nov. 18, Chicago Christian will host a STEM (Science, Technology,

LIBRARY NOTES Gifts from your kitchen

The Palos Park Public Library The public is invited. Guests are asked for a $5 donation. Everyone attending will receive a free presents Gifts From Your Kitchen on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. raffle ticket. Info at 349-1274.

Pastry Chef Rose Deneen will demonstrate how to create and Civil War Roundtable package unique homemade gifts Rob Girardi who will discuss General Warren at for the holiday season, including Petersburg-Five Forks at the South Suburban Civil how to make vanilla extract, white War Roundtable meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. chocolate popcorn and candied 19, at Smokey Barque, 20 Kansas St. in Frankfort. pecans. Samples and recipes will If joining the group for dinner, arrive at 5:30 p.m. be provided. Register for this A Loyola University history graduate, Girardi program online at www.palohas authored or edited 10 books. His latest, due sparklibrary.org or by phone at out in February, is “The Soldiers’ General: Major 448-1530. The library is at 12330 General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War.” Forest Glen Blvd.

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Golden Girls of woman's club honored

Rose Zubik, president of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club, honored fi e members who have been members of the club for more than 50 years. They are Doris Tortorici (from left), Jeannine Morey, Marjorie Hultquist and Jeanne Marbach. Not pictured is Shirley Wedlock, who was just honored for 60 years of membership. The recognition took place during the club’s Nov. 3 meeting, where members were informed about the works of WAR (Women At Risk), an international organization working to help eliminate human traffi ing. The WAR volunteers will be selling jewelry, scarves, handbags and other items made by victims being helped by the organization at the club’s annual Christmas Walk to be held on Saturday, Dec. 12. The day starts with breakfast at the Palos Country Club, sale of homemade Christmas cookies, several raffle (including the popular win-win envelopes and beautiful gift baskets) and large vendor sale. Participants will then view several local homes decorated for the Christmas holidays. This annual event is always enjoyed by all who attend. Tickets will be for sale at the Mona Lisa shop at 123rd and Harlem Avenue.

• Organizing for Everyone – today (Thursday), at 6:30 p.m.

Beth Randall, of Joe Organizer LLC, will provide tips and ideas for tackling clutter in the home and office at the Palos Heights Public Library.

• Jane Austen Speaks – this Sunday, at 2 p.m. Actress Debra Miller portrays Jane Austen in the most vibrant and hopeful time in her life. Drawing from letters, juvenilia, and novels, this one hour performance delves deep into the personal life of one of the most beloved and intriguing novelists of the 19th century and the loves and losses that shaped her life and informed her perception of the world.

• Introduction to the Internet – Monday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.

Learn how to access the internet, how to search on it, and discover tips on internet security and privacy during this hands-on course in the Technology Lab. Space is limited for this class; please register.

• Tuesday Evening Book Discussion – Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.

The Tuesday Evening Book discussion will discuss Jami Attenberg’s “The Middlesteins”. Copies of the book are available at the library.

• Basics of Microsoft PowerPoint – Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. Learn to create captivating slide-show presentations during this class in the Technology Lab. Space is limited for this class; please register.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

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Get your affairs in order for an orderly estate You may be quite willing to plan an investment strategy for your retirement years. After all, it can be enjoyable to think about traveling the world, pursuing your hobbies or participating in any of the activities you’ve associated with an active retirement. However, once you do retire, you’ll need to “shift gears” somewhat to focus on your legacy.

Specifically, to protect your loved ones and ensure your intentions are clear and carried out, you’ll need to do some more planning – and you’ll need to share your thoughts with your family.

Here are some moves to consider: • List your assets and debts. Your family needs to be aware of your assets and debts, so share this information with them while you are alive and well.

• Create a durable power of attorney. Give a trusted friend or family member a durable power of attorney to pay bills and make financial choices on your behalf if you are unable to do so.

• Choose an executor. An executor is the person or entity you name in your will to carry out your wishes. An executor has a variety of responsibilities, so pick someone who is honest and capable of dealing with legal and financial matters. Talk with an attorney about how best to name your executor.

• Update your will. You might have written a will many years ago, but, over time, many aspects of your life may have changed. Review your will with your attorney to ensure it reflects your current wishes.

• Review benefits of a living trust. A simple will may not be enough to accommodate your estate-planning needs. You might want to consider establishing a living trust, which provides you with significant flexibility in distributing your assets and can help you avoid the time-consuming, expensive and public process of probate. To create a trust or other estate-planning documents, you will need to work with a qualified legal professional.

• Review your beneficiary designations. The beneficiary designations on your financial accounts (401(k), IRA, etc.) and your insurance policies can even supersede the directions on your will, so it’s

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Edward Jones Investments essential that you update these designations to reflect events such as divorce and remarriage. And make sure your beneficiaries have the facts they need to claim their benefits.

• Share location of your legal documents. Your loved ones should know where you keep documents such as your birth certificate, will and living trust.

If you keep these items in a safe deposit box, tell your family where you keep the key.

• Encourage two-way communication. It’s obviously necessary to communicate your final wishes to your family members – but listen to their wishes and concerns, too. For example, ask your children to agree on who gets those objects of special concern to them, such as furniture, mementos and heirlooms.

As you can see, you’ll need to take several steps to fulfill your intentions – and the above list is certainly not exhaustive. So plan carefully, engage the appropriate team – financial advisor, attorney, tax professional – and put your plans in motion. By being proactive, you can greatly ease the burden on your loved ones in the future.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

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.

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Engineering students holding the prosthetic hands they created are shown with engineering teacher Barry Latham.

Chicago Christian High engineering students create prosthetic devices STEM Shadow Day next Wednesday Chicago Christian High School Engineering students are working with an organization called e-Nable to create parts used to build prosthetic devices.

E-Nable is a global network of volunteers who use 3-D printers to create free 3D printed prosthetic hands for those in need.

The group provides the prosthetic hands to underserved populations around the world. As part of a current goal, Chicago Christian

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.

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Work has begun on the now closed Tilted Kilt pub at 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge. The Tilted Kilt closed without warning on Oct. 29.

Tilted Kilt closes in Chicago Ridge BOB BONG Las Vegas-based Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery at Chicago Ridge Mall closed without warning Oct. 29 and workers began gutting the building last week.

The pub — sort of a Gaelic cousin of Hooters with bosomy waitresses wearing plaid miniskirts and open midriffs — occupied an out lot at the mall, according to a mall spokeswoman. She said the pub closed at 2 a.m. Oct. 29 and never reopened.

Kelly McNamara, an account manager with FishmanPR who represents Tilted Kilt, said in an email, “We were notified yesterday (Oct. 29) at 2:30 p.m. PST of the closure and are still gathering the details. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.”

An extensive renovation of the building is planned, Matt Robitaille, a superintendent with Venture Construction Co., based in Greensboro, N.C., said last week.

The plans call for an expansion, he said, and the opening of Miller’s Alehouse is tentatively scheduled for April, he added.

The Chicago Ridge location was the chain’s only spot in the south suburbs. It opened several years ago in a former Bennigan’s restaurant.

There were plans in 2012 to open a Tilted Kilt in the former Fat Ricky’s at 16255 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park, but that project never moved forward.

There were rumors about the same time that a Tilted Kilt was

planned for the Boulevard Plaza at 191st Street and LaGrange Road in Mokena – fueled in part because a Tilted Kilt van was parked there for several weeks – but nothing ever materialized.

There are still nearby Tilted Kilt locations in Joliet, Bolingbrook and Merrillville in northwest Indiana.

Tinley mall begins new construction Crews have begun work on demolishing the former Outriggers seafood restaurant near 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

Outriggers closed recently in Countryside, where it had moved last year after shutting down in Tinley Park.

The demolition will create new parking space for the Tinley Park Plaza, which plans to build a fourunit building of about 10,500 square feet in the existing parking lot closer to Harlem Avenue.

The plaza is owned by Brixmor, a national commercial builder. According to its mall plan, Brixmor has signed leases for a 2,500-square-foot Blaze Pizza and a 2,500-square-foot Noodles and Company to occupy two of the four units. The remaining units include a 4,117-square-foot space and a smaller 1,400-square-foot space.

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza has opened eight locations in the Chicago area in the past two years under a franchise agreement with Levy Family Partners to open 15 locations in the Chicago area. A south suburban location opened over the summer at 6230 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn The company was started in 2012 and now operates more than

High School has agreed to print parts and have them sent, unassembled, to other organizations that put the hands together and ship them to those in need.

Chicago Christian will ship this week six assembled hands that will go to China, Vietnam, Nepal, Haiti, and Ukraine, as the need is very great in these areas. Chicago Christian students are also currently creating one right hand and one left hand that would fit

someone in their teens.

Chicago Christian High School will host a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Shadow Day on Wednesday, Nov. 18, for any students interested in seeing our Project Lead The Way STEM courses. Students can register for the STEM Shadow Day at the website www.swchristian.org or by calling Wilma at 388-7656.

— Chicago Christian High School

75 pizzerias in 20 states. Blaze specializes in custom-built pizzas that cost about $8 and are ready in three minutes.

Noodles and Company is a national fast-casual chain that specializes in pasta dishes.

Work is also underway in the plaza on converting the former Staples office supply store into a Planet Fitness exercise studio. The store was closed earlier this year when Staples shut down dozens of locations.

Speedway reopens The Speedway gas station at 103rd Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills, which closed in September to undergo a remodeling project, reopened last week.

Orland Park Mente Leslie to Deloya Manuel, 15266 Coventry Ct, $295,000; Kulik Jaime L to Ostruszka Sean, 15644 115th Ct, $247,000; Boucek Robert J to First Midwest Bk Tr, 14700 Hollow Tree Rd, $325,000; Lee Kwi Yun to Standard B&T Tr, 14058 Putney Pl, $220,000; Banks Richard A to Mcdonough Sean, 13469 Feather Ct, $350,000; Klimas Susan F to Mountain Time Inc, 15327 Royal Foxhunt Rd, $260,000; Lee Sung Chu to Micks Jeffrey, 15630 Frances Ln, $260,000; Burns Dustin M to Reszka Stephanie L, 8924 140th St, Unit #201, $93,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Maple Matthew, 14916 Hale Dr, $170,500; MLCFC 2007-9 Retail 8600 LLC to 8600 W 159th St LLC, 8600 159th St, $1,837,500; Wozniak Katherine to Marek Lynda, 18005 Kansas Ct, Unit #190, $164,000; Deboer Marilyn to Carco Jeanette, 15245 Catalina Ct, Unit

#152451, $116,000; American B&T Tr to Brodzinski Edward, 14026 Cheswick Dr, $196,500; Synergy Prop Holdings LLC to AH & Group Inc, 2 Old Tamarack Ln, $75,000; Lewis Mark J Tr to Ahmad Nalela I, 7920 Ponderosa Ct, $233,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Butzow Mark, 10917 Lakeside Dr, $495,000; Stoub William F Jr Tr to Davis Owen M, 18010 Connecticut Ct, Unit #84, $205,000; Wittke James R to Madsen Karin, 9422 Quail Ter, $190,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Bhayankar Ravi P, 14137 Catherine Dr, $230,000; HJH Homes Inc to Chrysanthou Peter, 14163 S 88th Ave, $485,000; BSLB LLC to Highfill Matthew T, 10241 W 144th Pl, $442,500; Seper Susan to Wenzel Trust, 17815 Bernard Dr, Unit #151, $195,000; Smrz Dianna J to Bischoff Richard A, 11226 Cameron Pkwy, $155,000; Kahle William J Tr to Chiao David, 9744 Ravinia Ln, Unit #102, $108,000.

Palos Heights Schwartz Richard P to Vaitkus John, 12332 S 72nd Ct, $242,000;

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of Nov. 9)

Soul food restaurant opens

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APR 4.285

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A new soul food restaurant that’s roots date back to 1996 on Chicago’s South Side has now opened its second location in Orland Park at 7260 W. 159th St. in the Home Depot plaza.

Owner Darry Abernathy started the restaurant in 1996 and has been serving homemade sandwiches and soul food since 2012 at 18348 S. Pulaski Road in Country Club Hills.

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Jimmy Jazz opens in Ford City Jimmy Jazz, a clothing and shoes retailer, has opened a 4,800-square-foot store at Ford City shopping center at 76th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago.

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

United Trust Bank (as of Nov. 9)

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All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

Brown Kevin to Mackey Michael, 12956 S Winnebago Rd, $415,000; Deluca Gail Tr to Kuras Michael S, 6006 W 127th St, $155,000; Primozic Carol C Tr to Ipema Dale E, 6722 W Highland Dr, $286,500; Allison Adam W to Lapa Edyta, 17 Mornings Ct, $303,000.

Palos Park Heldak Maria to Vaisman Ron, 13024 E Tanglewood Cir, $327,500; Standard B&T Co Tr to Gallagher Michael C, 10630 Palos West Dr, $425,000; Kozak Mary M to Murgatroyd Sandra M, 8707 124th St, $309,000; Gremo Gary J to Gawenda Christopher D, 10721 Grandview Dr, $476,500.

LEGAL NOTICE NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (6300801) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. DEANNA M. ADDUCI A/K/A DEANNA ADDUCI, DOMINICK J. ADDUCI A/K/A DOMINICK ADDUCI et. al., Defendants, Case No. 2015 CH 13473.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: UNIT 2N AND GARAGE UNIT G2N IN PALOS WOODS CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: THAT PORTION OF LOT 11 LYING WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 1 AS EXTENDED NORTH TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 1 AS EXTENDED NORTH TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 11 IN PLEASANT VIEW FIRST ADDITION, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 AND 2 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 16.00 FEET OF THE EAST 126.04 FEET OF THE WEST 156.04 FEET OF SAID LOT 2) IN PLEASANT VIEW, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 1 (EXCEPT THE EAST 33.0 FEET THEREOF) AND LOTS 2, 3, AND 4 IN HENRY STANGE'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO A TRACT OF LAND LYING IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 30, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM MADE BY JOHN REGAN GARBER, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON MAY 4, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. 93331976, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGEINTERESTIN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. . PIN: 24-30-203-017-1001.

Commonly known as: 12117 S. NAGLE AVE UNIT 2N, PALOS HEIGHTS IL, 60463, and which said Mortgage was made by DEANNA M. ADDUCI A/K/A DEANNA ADDUCI, DOMINICK J. ADDUCI A/K/A DOMINICK ADDUCI, as Mortgagor(s) to CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0506127030, and the present owner(s) of the property being DEANNA M. ADDUCI A/K/A DEANNA ADDUCI and DOMINICK J. ADDUCI A/K/A DOMINICK ADDUCI, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before DECEMBER 7, 2015 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 2015.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

20 Years Ago This Week

File photo from Nov. 9, 1995

A quiet place: Members of the Palos Park Memorial Post 4861 Howard Braasch (from left), Post Cmdr. Gerald Brown, Adjutant Ted Karamanski, Quartermaster Arthur Mitchell and Bernard Murray pose at the newly completed Palos Park Veterans Memorial. Since the memorial was dedicated the year before, a brick patio, trees and benches have been added by the post. The fi e post members helped organize a fundraiser that brought in $7,000 to build the memorial behind the Palos Park Village hall. Most of the money raised was in the form of anonymous contributions, Karamanski said.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 Ones calling the shots?

5 Rock blasters 9 Californie, for one 13 Apple variety 14 Goal for a runner 15 Renaissance painter Veronese 16 Deep-sea creature, literally 18 Mozart’s “King of Instruments” 19 Seat of Dallas County, Alabama 20 Alternative strategies, literally 22 Churchill, for one 24 “Who, me?”

25 1,000 G’s 27 Goes out for a bit?

30 Fusion, for one 35 Receptionist on “The Office” 37 It’s frowned upon 39 Yellowish tone 40 Infomercial offers, literally 43 Time to say “ÁFeliz a-o nuevo!”

44 Pioneers’ journey, say 45 Unpopular spots 46 Buck 48 1980s surgeon general 50 Dennings of “Thor” 51 __ lane 53 “Who, me?”

55 Toddler’s transport, literally 61 Alley wanderers 64 Certain Middle Easterner 65 Preflig t purchase, literally 67 Pirouette, essentially 68 Settled down 69 “Truth in Engineering” automaker 70 First place?

71 Bothersome parasites 72 Block (up) Down

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File photo from Nov. 10, 2005

Orland Park Rotary Club members gathered last Thursday at the barn at The Children’s Farm of The Center in Palos Park. The club took on the expense and much of the work to rehab the 50-year-old Palos landmark to make it structurally sound as its Centennial Project, marking Rotary International’s 100th year of existence. The Center’s executive director Dave Sanders hosted a luncheon meeting in the lodge and gave members a tour of the barn they rebuilt to show his appreciation for their generous volunteer contributions

1 Steals, with “off” 2 Former “Fashion Emergency” host 3 Surface fractures 4 Blockhead 5 Fire proof 6 Courses taken consecutively?

7 Depressing atmosphere 8 Energy 9 “Downton Abbey” title 10 Draped garment 11 The first “A” in A.A. Milne 12 Piles 15 Michael Jackson, e.g.

17 Tip off 21 One on the other side 23 Half a philosophical duality 25 “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” author Nicholas 26 Adler of Sherlock Holmes lore 28 Look down 29 Snideness 31 Numerical prefi 32 “Look at this!”

33 Battleground 34 Start over, in a way 36 Sushi seaweed 38 Layered snack 41 Venue involving a lot of body contact 42 “Right Now (Na Na Na)” artist 47 Rogers Centre team, on scoreboards 49 Majestic display 52 Like some popular videos 54 Big brass 55 “Heavens to Betsy!”

56 Crossword component 57 Collapsed 58 Aware of 59 Where many subs are assembled 60 Really, really cool 62 Stir 63 Pass over 66 Downed

Answers on Page 7

The object of the game is to fill all the blank squa es 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.

Answers on Page 7

Warning holiday shoppers about a ‘thrift threat’ Shoppers, be on alert this holiday season.

Don’t be a target. I was recently pickpocketed!

Yep, it happened just like in the movies. I was a distracted shopper and a man bumped into me while thumbing through merchandise. When it happened, I was trying to narrow down a pile of items I’d collected to the “one” I could afford.

The pathetic part about this is…it was a thrift store!

Don’t judge me. My husband, Don, and I are two payments away from paying off his student loan. Let me tell you -- that educational doctoral degree didn’t come with a secondhand price tag.

As I was saying, the person I presume stole from me worked at the establishment. He was pushing a big, industrial broom through the store. I noticed him watching me but figured it was because I was in the path he wanted to sweep. As I lifted my selected item for final examination, he bumped me.

“Excuse me,” he said, continuing down the aisle shuffling debris.

I sensed something wasn’t right about him and immediately felt for my wallet, which was inside my front jacket pocket.

It was there. Relief set in, but briefly. He didn’t get my wallet, it was my cellphone.

I’d made a call to Don just minutes earlier.

It was clipped to my hip.

I felt a rush of panic. The store was about to close. The store manager kept repeating, “15 minutes, the store will be closing in 15 minutes!” She broadcasted every remaining minute down to the last one. I know because I refused to leave the store until they started locking the doors.

And yes, I confronted the man but I didn’t overtly accuse him. I had no proof.

I was subtle. “Sir, did you happen to see my phone fall when you bumped me a moment ago,” I asked?

He looked at me as though he didn’t comprehend. I stared back. It was as if we were sizing each other up, trying to gauge how much the other “really” knew.

“No. I didn’t see your phone,” he said after what seemed like five minutes. “Trace your steps. Want me to call your number,” he asked?

It just so happened my phone was on vibrate with only a sliver of battery life.

Trying to call it served no purpose.

“It’s an old, beat up, Blackberry and the face is cracked,” I said to the alleged thief.

“It has no resale value. It isn’t useful to anyone but me.”

Don had been riding me to replace that phone. “Babe. Seriously? Don’t pull that thing out in front of anybody! It’s an embarrassment to your profession,” he’d tell me.

Completely undeterred by his disapproval, “Who would actually care,” I wondered?

Yes, it was old, cracked, with minimal functionality but it served its purpose.

After not being able to reason with “the swiping sweeper,” I urged help from the store manager. She was of little assistance.

“Leave your name and number. If it turns up, we’ll call you,” she said.

She barely even looked at me. She was busy trying to balance the register while barking orders to the staff. I was the only customer left.

“How? This is my only source of communication. Just call my husband,” I replied, while writing Don’s number on the paper.

One of the workers noticed my pitiful

demeanor.

“People lose their phones in here a lot.

We clean good at night, we’ll find it,” she assured me. “A lady called the police on us the other night. She swore our guy who sweeps the floor stole her phone. She ended up apologizing because he’s the one who helped her find it. It was on a shelf near where she’d been shopping.”

That little tidbit of information didn’t put me at ease, it solidified my suspicion. I went back over to him, “Please help me find my phone,” I begged.

He did that glazed eye stare again. “Tomorrow, maybe tomorrow we’ll find it. Come back then,” he suggested.

Tomorrow came and went. I revisited and called the store and was told it hadn’t been found. I had my brand new phone all of three hours when Don announced, “I just got a call from a lady who has your phone.”

It was retrieved from a private residence who claimed they weren’t affiliated with the thrift store. The interesting thing here is that I’d already ceased the service to that line.

Only someone who worked there would’ve known to call Don. However, I’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. I had the best scenario of a bad situation -- a new, modern phone without having to grieve the loss of the information stored in my dusty, cracked, old phone.

A few tips to consider: • Back pockets leave you most vulnerable, which is where my phone was clipped. Store valuables in front pockets.

• Don’t fiddle where your belongings are, it can tip off the perpetrator.

• Don’t count cash in public.

• Avoid pulling your wallet out in front of panhandlers.

• Shorten straps on purses or bags and keep them closest to your person, near the front.

• Leave nothing unattended.

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT? The readers have spoken in great numbers this week for Whatizit and the majority guessed correctly. Apparently many of our readers take walks, run or bike at the Lake Katherine trail in Palos Heights.

The correct answer for Whatizit and “Whereizit” is the original old Palos School Arch that can be seen along the western boundaries of the trail at Lake Katherine. The arch used to be at the old Palos School at 127th Street and 69th Court. Carol and Jerry Janicki, of Worth, were the first to answer correctly. But they were not the last.

Worth residents Theresa and George Rebersky Jr. described it as the “Parthenon-Mausoleum” looking structure along the Lake Katherine trail. Hey, close enough. Dan and Kathy Higgins, of Chicago Ridge, said it was the old arch way from Palos School located on the west side of Lake Katherine trail.

Ron Wagenhofer, of Palos Park, and Donna White, of Palos Heights, also guessed that it was the old arch. Ken Kravitz was also correct and sent a photo of Lake Katherine.

We suggest that everyone take the opportunity to either stroll, run or bike around Lake Katherine. Along with the old arch, residents can see a waterfall and a variety of birds and animals.

In this week’s Whatizit seen above, the clue we can provide readers is: Nostalgic charm. See if you can guess what is and where it is.

Send those guesses by noon on Monday to thereporter@comcast. net. Make sure to include your name and hometown.

ART & STYLE

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Foresters Camera Club offers fun and also some serious competition Foresters Camera Club, an established group of serious amateur to semi-pro photographers, is seeking not only new members to join the fun, but to build new partnerships other area photographers.

If you are a photographer passionate about creating artistic images, familiar with a computer, use an SLR or advanced digital camera, our club may meet your needs.

The Foresters next meeting on Tuesday will play host to Michael Kolbe, a member of the Oak Lawn and Calumet camera clubs who will present “Camera Basics”.

The club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month, at Palos United Methodist Church, 121st Street and Harlem Ave. It offers intermediate to advanced photography programs, field trips, monthly competitions, refreshments, and fellowship. The club belongs to the Chicago Area

Camera Clubs Association (CACCA) and Photographic Society of America (PSA).

At Tuesday’s meeting, Kolbe will explain the many complex functions most cameras have and how to use them to the photographer’s advantage. Having a good camera is just a start. Knowing how to use the tool to one’s advantage is where the skill comes in.

The Foresters held their Print of the Month competition a week ago Tuesday. It was judged by members of the Photographic Art Society of Joliet. Some winners are shown here.

The club’s next competition meeting will be Dec. 1, and the specials category will be unproSupplied photos cessed images out of the camera. Photographer Bill Grabinski, of Orland Park, won the Small Color A of the Photographer Jack Martin, of Palos Park, won the Small Monochrome View the club’s website at for- Foresters’ Print of the Month contest with his photo “Cool Down.” category for his photo “Glass and Steel.” esterscameraclub.org for more information.

— Foresters Camera Club

Grabinski won in the large color category for his “High Steppin.’”

FASHION CHAT

Photo courtesy of Nathan Lee

Chris Carrillo’s Devoid N Deveil line embodies dark couture.

Branch out for a season of change CAROLINE FOREMAN The autumn season is widely-known as a time of change.

As Halloween fades into memory and Thanksgiving swiftly approaches, we look to define our current state of life and take up a cold weather variation of our external presentation.

The annual Masquerade “Via del Corso” Fashion Show show took place at Rio Chicago on Oct. 24, featuring a runway fantasy world of couture. Designer Christopher Carrillo presented his darkly romantic line Devoid N Deveil for the eager masked audience.

Each garment was ornamented with textured accoutrements and highly structured accents accompanied by singularly-crafted masks paired with each model look by Effigy Masks.

The previous week, effervescent designer Borris J. Powell showcased his latest collection in a studio runway show. We wore day dresses, ensembles and jumpsuits with linear patterns. His other looks included tailored pieces great for mixing, many of which were paired with luxe turquois leather. Overall, Borris’ sexy and sleek style perspective was evident throughout the collection.

The next day, designer Bryan K. Osburn held his 30th anniversary fashion show recognizing his years in the fashion design business. Thirty models walked

Photo courtesy of Diego Vargas

Caroline Foreman wears a couture gown by Byran K. Osburn.

the runway showcasing 30 of his elegant black gowns. Osburn’s aesthetic has always been classic and pronounced with nods of adulation to foreign cultural techniques and 1940s femininity.

While designers hold fast to their creation aesthetic, we need not always dress with the same entirely focused perspective. Especially as the season changes, it is exciting to change perspectives, experiment, and mix and match. Try those running shoes with a printed dress under a cozy grandpa sweater! Play with hem lengths and alter the balance of proportions of your ensemble separates. If necessary strip off that mask that may be keeping you confined within the uniform of your same daily aesthetic. Branch out to embrace a broad variety of looks and pairings.

— Caroline Foreman is a fashion model, writer and critic. She lives in Palos Park.

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Benet surfs Redwings put an end to area volleyball run.

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Look out for Eagles, America!

Sandburg boys cross country team wins state title and gets ready for nationals

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

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PEORIA — There was a time when Super Bowl heroes would look into the camera and yell “We’re going to Disney World!” after capturing the top prize in pro football.

Sandburg’s boys cross country team members did not yell out “We’re going to Terre Haute!” Saturday afternoon after winning their top prize, an Illinois High School Association Class 3A state title at Detweiller Park. It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as going to Disney World.

But it’s pretty important.

The Eagles earned a No. 1 ranking in the nation from MileSplit USA and DyeStat and can take the first step in winning a national championship on Sunday, when they compete in the Midwest Regional of the Nike Cross Nationals — also known at NXN — at the LaVerne Gibson Championship XC in Terre Haute, Ind. They hope to qualify for the Nationals, Photos by Jeff Vorva which take place on Dec. 5 in Portland.

Sandburg seniors (from left to right) Dan Laskero, Tom Brennan and Chris Torpy enjoy the applause and adulation they received Last year, the Eagles finished second in from hundreds of fans in Peoria after winning the Class 3A state cross country championship on Saturday. The team had little the state but won the Nike regional and fintime to celebrate as the Eagles run in a national qualifier on Sunday. ished 15 out of 22 teams in the Nationals.

They will also participate in the Midwest Regional of the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in Kenosha on Nov. 28.

So while they got to bask in winning a state title by getting a police escort in Orland Park to the school and enjoying adulation during a Saturday night celebration, this week is more about looking ahead to Sunday than resting on their laurels.

“This is our shot for a national championship,” said senior Sean Torpy, who led the Eagles and finished third overall as they scored 79 points, 39 points ahead of Lyons Township. “We still have to work hard in the coming weeks. We have to keep getting better every day.

“It’s kind of hard to compare teams from across the nation. Comparing times is not relevant because courses are different and every state is different. It’s excitLeft: Sandburg fans raise the Eagles’ flag before Saturday’s race. Above: Sean Torpy ing to see us ranked that high so we have of Sandburg finished third in the state meet to help lead his team to a state title. to stay focused and confident. We believe

Sandburg’s boys cross country team brought the 20th IHSA athletic state championship trophy home to Orland Park Saturday — the most by any area school. Mother McAuley is second with 18. It was the first state title by Sandburg’s boys cross country program. A look at the other titles:

1993-94: Boys soccer 1995-96: Boys volleyball 1988-99: Girls volleyball; boys volleyball 1999-2000: Boys volleyball 2000-01: Boys soccer; baseball 2001-02: Boys soccer 2004-05: Wrestling 2005-06: Cheerleading; wrestling 2006-07: Wrestling 2008-09: Cheerleading 2009-10: Softball 2010-11: Badminton; boys volleyball 2011-12: Cheerleading; wrestling 2012-13: Wrestling 2015-16: Boys cross country

we belong up there.’’

Due to injuries and other factors, coach John O’Malley said that this season he has not been able to run his fastest lineup and hopes that changes for the national qualifiers.

“They are going to go there and expect to win it,” O’Malley said.

It is Sandburg’s first boys cross country state title and the school’s 20th state championship.

Torpy scored three points for the team with a time of 14 minutes, 25 seconds while Max Leinhardt scored 12, Chris Torpy 14, Brandon Lukas 22 and Tom Brennan 28. Martin Skukas and Dan Laskero also ran. Sophomore Dylan Jacobs sat the meet out with a hamstring injury suffered Nov. 7 at the Hinsdale See SANDBURG, Page 4

A Skal-ding performance for Marist QB accounts for 633 yards in record-setting playoff win

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Marist senior quarterback Brendan Skalitzky had accounted for 630 yards of offense and seven touchdowns.

He threw for 442 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 188 yards and three TDs. And his team was losing.

Time was runCHUGGING ning out.

TO THE The season was QUARTERFINALS almost over.

But on a night when big scoring Three area teams are still plays ruled, the alive in the IHSA state playoffs. Here are their Skalitzky hooked quarterfinal matchups. up with tight end All three games are on James Dunican for Saturday. the first time in the game for a 3-yard CLASS 8A TD completion Brother Rice at with 12 seconds Palatine, 1 p.m. left and the RedMarist at Hawks went on to Oswego, 6 p.m. win a 59-56 Class 8A second-round CLASS 5A football playoff game over seventhTinley Park at seeded Barrington St. Laurence, 7 p.m.

Saturday in Chi• Full coverage: Page 3 cago. It was the highest-scoring 8A playoff game in state history.

Those three precious yards kept the 23rd-seeded RedHawks (7-4) alive as they visit Oswego at

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Top left: Marist quarterback Brendan Skalitzkiy threw for 445 yards and ran for 188 and had a hand or foot in all eight of the Redhawks’ TDs Saturday night. Left: Marist tight end James Dunican celebrates after hauling down what turned out to be the game-winning pass with 12 seconds left in a 59-56 second-round victory. It was his only catch of the night. Above: Stunned Barrington players watch as Marist celebrates winning the highest-scoring Class 8A playoff game in IHSA history.

6 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals.

“We practiced that play and we did it against Joliet Catholic,” Skalitzky said about a 35-28 win over the Hilltoppers on Oct. 23 to get into the playoffs. “We were waiting for it all game. It was perfect. James is one of the hardest workers on the team and he does a great job blocking and I’m so glad it went to him.’’

Dunican waited his turn and it came in the 11th

hour with 12 ticks on the clock.

“I trusted my coaches that they would call a play like that for me and I did my job,” Dunican said. “That’s probably the biggest play of my life.

It’s a great experience and I can’t wait for next week.’’

Coach Pat Dunne called this one of the wildest games he has ever coached, and that’s saying something.

Dunne’s wide open style of football has leant itself to a 64-63 double OT win over Carmel in 2011, a 56-51 win over Joliet Catholic and a 42-37 win over Nazareth in 2012. This year, the team beat Niles Notre Dame 49-42 during the regular season.

So the man knows wild football games.

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Judy, Judy, Judy: Naperville runner makes my day A

few thoughts from another busy week of sports: Not to sound like a grouch but at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, when most respectable people are still sleeping, I was in a demanding mood as I started my drive to Peoria.

I was heading to the Illinois High School Association State Cross Country event at Detweiller Park and I haven’t covered that event since the early 1980s. My hair was longer, I was skinnier and the event was massive. That’s all I remember about it.

My mission on Saturday was to cover our area teams including the top-ranked boys team in the nation -Sandburg.

For most people, that would be enough.

But at 5:30 a.m., I grumbled to myself that I wanted to see some history. I don’t know when the next time I will go back to the meet, so I want to see something people have not seen before, dang it.

I was hoping to see one of the longest records in IHSA history fall.

A guy named Craig Virgin, who looks a little like Ryne Sandberg, ran for Lebanon and set the meet record in 13 minutes, 50.6 seconds. That was back in 1972.

JEFF VORVA

Making the Extra Point Since then, only two runners, who, like a Virgin, have gone under the 14-minute barrier – Neuqua Valley’s Chris Derrick (13:52 in 2007) and the great Lukas Verzbicas of Sandburg (13:52 in 2010).

Fithian Oakwood senior Jon Davis, a Class 1A runner, thought he could have a shot at breaking the Ryno-lookalike’s mark. He had a great race and gave it a great effort and was 45 seconds in front of his nearest competitor. But he finished at 14 minutes flat and my chance to see history fell flat.

Earlier in the day, in the Class 1A girls race, Effingham St. Anthony’s Anna Sophia Keller was taking aim at Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez’s 2012 mark of 16:02. The junior won her third straight individual title with a 16:21 but no record.

She did however, lap a couple of competitor on the three-mile course.

That’s not an official record, but

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Naperville North’s Judy Pendergast made columnist Jeff Vorva’s day complete when she set a state record in cross country.

I couldn’t find anyone around the park who didn’t say “I’ve never seen THAT before.’’

So I was ready to call it a day on seeing a huge record fall until the girls Class 3A race.

Naperville North’s Judy Pendergast, who finished 23rd in the state as a freshman, 44th as a sophomore and had all kinds of health issues her ju-

nior year but still zoomed up to ninth place in the state meet with a 17:06, was ready for the challenge.

This year, she was having a superb season and some thought she had a shot at breaking the 16-minute barrier.

I wasn’t so sure. But I was there at the finish line, camera in hand, just in case.

She not only broke the record, she stomped that record into powder with a 15:54.

“The power of what she did was pretty impressive,” her coach, Dan Iverson, said.

So I was able to watch some great history before settling in for the main event – Sandburg’s state title.

game. With the two teams scoring 115 points, I might have short-circuited the board if I plugged my charger in there.

Power play

In lieu of all-area teams for two sports, we are opening things up and will be presenting Player of the Year stories starting soon.

We will be honoring the top players from nine fall sports – boys and girls golf, girls tennis, boys soccer, boys and girls cross country, girls swimming, girls volleyball and football. Anthony Nasella and myself will be cranking those stories out and we will start running them two or three at a time starting either next week or Nov. 26, depending on how many football teams are still alive after the quarterfinals.

I took so many photos at the cross country meet that during the first quarter of the Lincoln-Way North-Richards my camera battery was getting a little low.

After the quarter ended with the score at 0-0, I was able to find an outlet for my charger on the Bulldogs scoreboard. So for a good 15 minutes or so, I was working the scoreboard harder than the two offenses were.

Lucky I didn’t have that problem when I got to the Barrington-Marist

Hoops, there it is The next two issues of this newspaper will have an extra treat for basketball fans. We will have a special section for the girls and women next Thursday and the boys and men on Nov. 26.

These sections will have capsules, photos, rosters and schedules of our area high schools and colleges. We hope this will kick off what promises to be an exciting season on the right foot.

Players of the Year

BAD NEWS FOR AREA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

Sectional champion Benet might not be going away anytime soon

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Mother McAuley volleyball coach Jen DeJerald wanted to be politically correct.

But it wasn’t easy.

Shortly after her team was bounced from Class 3A sectional play at the hands of Class 4A defending champion Benet, 25-14, 2521, she was asked about the Illinois High School Association’s decision to put the west suburban powerhouse into the same sectional top-heavy with south suburban schools.

Remember, two years ago McAuley beat Benet in the state championship game for its state-best 14th title in school history and last year Benet returned the favor in the supersectional play.

This year the two powers faced in the Lyons Sectional final and McAuley was beaten last Thursday and when asked about facing Benet so soon in the postseason, DeJarld tried to take the high road.

“I don’t ever want to seem like I’m complaining about the state,” she said. “It is what it is. We can’t do anything about it. We still have to be the best and win.

“You can talk until you’re blue in the face about it. I don’t ever want to complain about it, but it does stink.’’

And that bad news for south sub-

urban volleyball fans is that this alignment might not be going away soon.

Benet may be around awhile.

“I think it’s going to be this way the next two or three years,” DeJarld said. “I don’t know when they will realign it again. It’s anyone’s guess.

But from what I’ve been told, it’s going to be like this for the next two to three years.’’

When a reporter joked that maybe the state will have a special rule that will force McAuley and Benet to play in a regional opener, the coach rolled her eyes and said “I wouldn’t doubt it.’’

DeJarld added that Benet is on the same boat. With powerful Wheaton St. Francis coming out of the other sectional, two out of the three established programs have no shot at a state title. St. Francis knocked off Benet 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 at the Bolingbrook Supersectional on Saturday.

“I was surprised because Benet is out that way and has always been in a different sectional,” DeJarld said of this year’s alignment. “So why are they jumping to the South Side of Chicago? I get it – they want to stir things up. But they are eliminating a lot of the powerhouses. It’s a shame.’’

For years, the IHSA has maintained a philosophy of regional

representation rather than best matchups for it state finals in various sports. That has opened it up to criticism, especially when there is a blowout in the state finals. Last year, Benet beat Libertyville 25-10, 25-10 in the title match. Critics also argue the road to the final four is not paved the same way.

“Some of these sectionals…I was looking at the pairings and it’s laughable,” DeJarld said. “There are teams we beat like 25-7 and they are still playing. I’m sure there are more people happy with the state than unhappy because they have a lot of good routes to state.’’

Last Thursday, McAuley seemed to be its own worst enemy, collecting 21 errors on the night in hitting, serve receive, serving and net violations.

“I never saw this coming,” DeJarld said. “But Benet is the defending state champions and they know what’s at stake, just like we know. It was hard for us to come back from an emotional match against Marist (two days prior) and prepare to do it again. It’s a grind.’’

Kayla Caffey and Charley Niego each had seven kills while setter Jane DeJarld racked up 19 assists for the 31-8 Mighty Macs.

The area’s other sectional finalist, Queen of Peace, dropped a 28-26, 25-13 decision to host DeLaSalle on the same night.

STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Above: Mother McAuley players react after the final play of last Thursday’s season-ending 25-14, 25-21 sectional loss to Benet. Left: Benet players celebrate their sectional championship with their fans.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

COMMUNITY FOCUS

No stretch: Chicago Christian takes 7th EP resident Boehm makes

all-conference team for DLS

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

PEORIA – After 208 runners were through huffing and puffing after the running of the Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Girls Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Chicago Christian coach Jake Christiansen was asked where he thought his team finished.

“I’m guessing somewhere between eighth and 14th,” he said. “That’s about where we were ranked.”

When it was pointed out that an eighth-place finish would be big for a team that claimed 18th last year, he said “It would be nice if we finished that high. But that’s probably a little bit of a stretch. But you never know.”

The Knights went one better. They finished seventh at the meet, which was held at Detweiller Park. Tolono Unity was first with 130 points Chicago Christian had 282 points and tied with Springfield Lutheran but earned the seventh spot based on a total time of 1 hour, 38 minutes and .05 seconds compared to Springfield’s 1:33.33.

The jump of 11 spots from 2014 to 2015 made the Knights happy.

“Last year we were very overwhelmed,” junior Jill Van Dyk said. “It was the biggest race we ever ran in and there were a lot of people in the race. This year we were a lot more prepared and a lot calmer.

We were prepared for the

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Juniors April van Ryn (left photo) and Jill Van Dyk were the top two finishers for Chicago Christian in the Class 1A state meet on Saturday.

hills this year.’’

Junior April van Ryn, who is in her first year of cross country, led the Knights as she finished 28th with a time of 18:35, missing the all-state mark by three slots. Despite not racing in the state meet last year, she didn’t run like she was overwhelmed in her first state race.

“I felt good – the race strategy we had worked,” she said. “We were relaxed at the beginning for the first mile and went harder the second mile and harder the third mile. We were mentally prepared.’’

Van Dyk was the second Knight to cross the finish line while Allie Boss, Cassidy VandeKamp and Becca Falb scored for the Knights.

Sarah Claud and Lexy van

Ryn also ran for Chicago Christian.

Christiansen said the mood of the team was different than in 2014.

“It was completely new to us last year – we had no idea what was going to happen,” the coach said. “This year, everyone had some kind of state experience, either from cross country or track. We had some good performances and we had some average performances. But we didn’t have any bad races.’’

Claud is the only senior from the top seven so expectations will be high next year.

“We’re hoping next year to place even higher,” Van Dyk said. “We hope to have six of our top seven returning.’’

In Class 2A, Marist, mak-

ing its first trip to state, finished 16th. The RedHawks have been a Class 3A team for several years and were reclassified in 2015.

Junior Maryclare Leonard, a two-time all-state runner in Class 3A in 2013 and 2014, missed the top 25 cutoff this year but led the team with a 30th-place finish in 18:08. Freshman Jill Borza finished 71st. Colleen Murphy, Carlin McNulty and Bridget McDermott scored for the RedHawks and Catherine Viz and Nora Doyle also competed.

Individually, in Class 3A, Mother McAuley senior Ashley Canner finished 97th and junior teammate Ashley Bryja took 111th. Shepard junior Kelli Callahan was 127th.

Nick Boehm, a sophomore lineman from Evergreen Park, was chosen for the 2015 All-Chicago Catholic League Green Football Team.

Boehm anchored the offense for the Meteors and he got some playing time in on defense as well, racking up 10 tackles on the season.

The Meteors finished 4-6 this season after a 1-8 campaign in 2014. The Meteors racked up wins over Fenwick, Lake Forest Academy, Marmion and Wheaton St. Francis. They were hoping to finish the season with a 5-4 playoff record and a possible playoff berth but dropped the season finale, 43-35, to Bishop McNamara.

The Meteors entered the Catholic League playoffs and lost in the first round to St. Rita, 38-24.

Pizza on sale The Oak Lawn Community High School girls’ cross country team is selling certificates for Lou Malnati’s 9-inch deep dish frozen pizzas.

Certificates are $12 each. Pizza options include cheese, sausage, pepperoni, or spinach. Certificates may be used at any Chicago area Lou Malnati’s location.

Certificates can be purchased through Friday. The order will be placed on Friday and the certificates should arrive within two weeks.

Contact coach Jeremey Cryan at jcryan@olchs.org or any member of the girls’ cross country team to purchase the certificates.

Diggins, Queen of Peace host hoops camp The Skylar Diggins basketball camp will be held at Queen of Peace High School on Saturday Nov. 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Burbank school will be the

only site in Illinois for her 2015 camp tour which includes, Los Angeles, South Bend, New York and Tulsa. To register for the Skylar Diggins’ camp visit www.shoot4thesky.com for details.

Diggins currently plays for the Tulsa Shock of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald’s AllAmerican.

She played point guard for Notre Dame, where she led the Irish to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances. She finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation, while leading her team to a record of 130-20.

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

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LW North closes the door on Richards’ season

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

As improbably as Richards’ end arrived — and in their Class 6A second-round playoff game Friday, the Bulldogs had a 3-point lead with Lincoln-Way North on its own 14-yard line with 83 seconds left in regulation — senior linebacker Sean Good might have been excused if he’d chosen to bemoan the unfairness of it all.

But, while a 17-10, overtime loss may have officially ended his high school career, Good wasn’t quite finished giving lessons to the devastated underclassmen milling around Richards’ Gary Korhonen Field.

“Lead,” he told them. “When the younger guys come up, lead them.

Show them what to do.”

Later, he added, “We always knew we weren’t the best class — these juniors are amazing. The thing the seniors tried to bring is brotherhood toward the juniors.”

Mission accomplished, to hear junior quarterback Jake Moran tell it.

“These seniors are going to be missed,” he said. “They brought a lot of heart to our team — and that’s the most valuable part of this team. Nobody ever gives up.”

That could have been said of the teams on both sidelines.

The Phoenix (11-0) shook off the late deficit with a 72-yard completion to Drew Slager setting up Slager’s game-tying 23-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in regulation. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs (7-4) blunted the impact of two first-half turnovers by thrice stonewalling the Phoenix after North had first downs in the red zone — twice getting the ball back inside their own 5 after North had first-and-goal.

North led 7-0 at the half on a 20-yard run by Slager, who finished with 159 receiving yards on eight catches, four runs for 46 yards and the tying field goal while also handling punting duties and playing in the defensive secondary. Richards finally got on the board at 7:15 of the third quarter on a 40-yard field goal by junior Andrew Calderon and took the lead on Anthony Quinn’s three-yard dive at 1:32 of the fourth.

After Slager’s field goal sent it to overtime, the Phoenix scored on a 10-yard pass from Jake Arthur to Pat Troike.

Mark Myers intercepted a Moran thirddown pass at the goal line to end it.

“Three of the four times we’ve played them, the games have gone to overtime,” North coach George Czart said.

Three of those have been in the playoffs. Add in this year’s season-opener, won in regulation by the Phoenix 30-29, and the teams have split the four contests.

Lincoln-Way North quarterback-running back Jaylin Branch is stuffed by the Richards defense, but his team was still able to pull off a 17-10 overtime win in Oak Lawn on Saturday night.

“Sure would be nice to get a chance to play a tiebreaker,” Czart said.

That’s not possible, as North is closing after this school year. Of course, Czart conceded most teams might not want any part of the Bulldogs in the near future.

“Their future is never bleak,” he said. “They’ve got top-notch athletes, top-notch coaches, top-notch people — even their behavior after games. Some schools play games this tough and they don’t want to shake hands.

“We knew they were going to be tough. They’re young, but they’re ex-

plosive.”

Current juniors Moran, running back Pat Doyle (226 carries,1,519 yards in 2015) and linebacker/running back Anthony Quinn account for much of that.

But, according to coach Tony Sheehan, there is more talent in the pipeline.

The Bulldogs are losing 12 senior starters: Ross, wide receivers Jared Moore and William Bridgewater, defensive backs Jordan Jamerson, Tim Houlihan, Jaylin Williams and Joe Doyle, and linemen Jonathon SaintJuste, Domantus Backus, Devonte Ware, Sultan Benson and Nick Mejia.

THIRD-ROUND PLAYOFF PREVIEWS • CAPSULES AND PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA THE FACTS: Brother Rice, seeded fifth, visits 13thseeded Palatine Saturday at 2 p.m. in a Class 8A quarterfinal game. Palatine High School is located at 111 N. Rohlwing Rd. in Palatine.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Brother Rice whipped Bartlett, 49-21 in the first round and South Elgin 34-28 in the second round on Saturday. The Crusaders scored twice in the final 4:45 to take the win. Running back Clifton Taylor (pictured) broke out with a 146-yard performance on the ground. Palatine beat Sandburg, 20-19 in overtime in the first round and Oak Park River Forest, 41-26, in the second round on Saturday. Quarterback Zach Oles threw three TDs in the second quarter to break the game open.

NOTEWORTHY: Both of Palatine’s losses have come to teams that have been eliminated from postseason play – Stevenson and Fremd. Brother Rice’s 34-point output was its lowest since its 28-0 shutout loss to Loyola Sept. 12.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Homewood-Flossmoor/Loyola winner in the semifi als.

Correspondent

THE FACTS: Marist, seeded 23rd, visits 15th-seeded Oswego at 6 p.m. Saturday in a Class 8A quarterfinal game. Oswego High School is located at 4250 Illinois Route 71 in Oswego.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Marist beat Barrington in the highest-scoring playoff game in Class 8A history, 59-56, in the second round Saturday after stunning Niles Notre Dame, 19-17, in the first round.

In the Barrington shootout quarterback Brendan Skalitzky and receiver Darshon McCullough (pictured) connected five times for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Oswego beat Belleville East 28-20 in the first round and Huntley 17-14 Saturday as quarterback Steven Frank threw for 200 yards and Conor Morton had five catches for 110.

NOTEWORTHY: Marist beat Oswego 21-7 in the 2013 quarterfinals in a rainy game in Chicago. Frank played in that game for Oswego and threw for 141 yards and was intercepted twice. Three East Suburban Catholic Conference teams are still alive.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Naperville Central/Waubonsie Valley winner in the semifinals.

TINLEY PARK (9-2) AT ST. LAURENCE (9-2) THE FACTS: Tinley Park, the eighth-seed in the northern bracket, visits fifth-seeded St. Laurence at 7 p.m.

Saturday in a Class 5A quarterfinal game. St. Laurence High School is located at 5556 W. 77th St. in Burbank.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Tinley Park ripped Payton 41-20 in the first round and Glenbard South 42-32 in the second round Saturday as the Titans recovered from a quick 12-0 deficit on the road. Lemont Brooks ran for 163 yards. St. Laurence beat Rich Central, 41-34 in the first round and King, 41-0 Saturday as running back Fayezon Smart (pictured) had a 221-yard performance and quarterback Alex Martinez threw for 173.

NOTEWORTHY: Tinley Park has eclipsed the 60-point mark twice this season scoring 63 against T.F. North and 62 against Argo. St. Laurence eclipsed the 70-point mark twice, scoring 72 against Chicago Vocational and 70 against a Bishop McNamara team that is still alive in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Joliet Catholic Academy-Nazareth winner in the semifi als.

Skalitzky, who could be heading to the Ivy League to play football next year, said his big night was a product of his offensive line and running back-receiver Darshon McCullough, who had five catches for 207 yards and three touchdowns.

“Any time he touches the ball he can break

2ND-ROUND PLAYOFF ROUNDUP

By Anthony Nasella

MARIST (7-4) AT OSWEGO (9-2)

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Replacements will be drawn from the ranks of a 6-3 sophomore squad and an 8-1 freshman team Sheehan described as “probably the best freshman class we’ve ever had here.”

More talented than the current junior class, which produced eight all-conference players?

“Yes,” Sheehan said. “We’ve got some guys who can really play.

“I may be eating my words next year, but I think it’s going to be a fun few years. The next three years, we can make a serious run. Next year, we have the talent to contend for a state title.”

Crusaders, Vikings not at their best but still in quarterfinals

BROTHER RICE (10-1) at PALATINE (9-2)

Marist

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Junior Pat Doyle, who rushed for more than 1,500 yards for Richards this season, tries to break free during Saturday’s game.

free,’’ Skalitzky said.

Dunne is glad he has at least one more game to watch his signalcaller work his magic with this explosive offense.

“You can talk about the best quarterbacks around and he throws well and runs well,” Dunne said. “His stats have shown what he could do all year. He’s such a great team player. And he’s a great leader. He can hurt you in a lot of different ways.’’

Barrington closed its season at 9-2, It was the most points the Broncos scored this year but it was offset by the fact that it was the most points they gave up in 2015. Its only other loss was a 26-24 setback to Palatine, which is still alive in the Class 8A quarterfinals and plays Brother Rice.

Marist is making the most of its postseason as it knocked off Niles Notre Dame, 17-14, in a rematch in the opening round and another three-point win on Saturday.

While the head coaches for Brother Rice and St. Laurence both admitted that their respective teams didn’t play their best game of the season in this past Saturday’s second round of the Illinois High School Association state football playoffs, both teams played well enough to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Vikings had the easier time of the two games, defeating King 41-0 at Gately Stadium, while the Crusaders had to fight a little harder in their Saturday battle against South Elgin before eventually prevailing 34-28.

St. Laurence (9-2) will face Tinley Park at home on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Class 5A quarterfinals, while Brother Rice (10-1) will square off against host Palatine at 2 p.m. in Class 8A. For the Vikings, quarterback Alex Martinez (173 yards) rushed and passed two touchdowns — one to Robert Chayka (50 yards) and the other to Willie Walton (20 yards). Romello Washington had a passing touchdown to Dave Lox, and sophomore Toriano Clinton also rushed for score. Fayezon Smart ran for 221 yards.

“King gave us some things that forced us to go to different people, which is good for us,” St. Laurence head coach Harold Blackmon said. “We just found a way to win the game. It wasn’t pretty at times, but we figured it out and we were able to spread the ball around.

“Alex did a good job creating opportunities and gaps for our backs. Clinton got in the end zone as well; I’m sure he’s on cloud nine. As a sophomore, he was able to get in the game and score a touchdown in a playoff game. That’s pretty cool.”

Blackmon also credited the Vikings’ defense playing a big part of Saturday’s win — with the efforts of junior Chris Negrete (10 tackles) and Jimmy Burnette (two interceptions) as noteworthy standouts.

For Brother Rice, which racked up 486 total yards on the day (209 rushing and 277 passing), was led on offense by Cam Miller (25-for-41, three touchdowns), Clifton Taylor (28 rushes for 146 yards), and Ricky Smalling (seven receptions, 93 yards, one touchdown, and had one interception on defense).

Also, Julian Blain caught two of his five passes for touchdowns — the first one for 51 yards to open up the scoring for the Crusaders — for total of 71 yards. Aarion Lacy (six tackles, one interception), Jack Nelligan (seven tackles), and Jack Keane (one inception) all starred on defense.

“We didn’t play our best football, but we made some plays we needed to,” Brother Rice head coach Brian Badke said. “We played a very good football team that possessed a lot of skill. They were physical and definitely played well.

“Defensively, I was really proud of my guys.

They really stepped up in the second half and really played well. And Clifton Taylor was definitely a difference maker out there. He had a really good game as did Cam Miller once again.”

For the Crusaders, a 3-yard run by Zavian Valladay with 4:45 left in regulation put them ahead for good at 31-28. John Richardson’s second field goal of the day with 1:03 left closed out the scoring.

“I thought we missed some chances to put some points on the board in the first half,” Badke said. “On the first drive of the game we had great field position, and we turned the ball over. We were up 24-21 at halftime, but I felt we left some points on the board that we should have had.

“John Richardson is just sophomore, but he had some big kicks on Saturday. Now, we have to prepare for a talented Palatine team that scored big upset against Oak Park-River Forest. They have a very good quarterback and players at skill positions.”

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FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISITAN

Cross country teams both take 4th in CCAC The men and women’s cross country teams both finished in fourth place at the CCAC Championships hosted by Olivet Nazarene University at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais last week.

The women’s team had two runners finish in the 10 and individually qualify for the NAIA National Championships. Ashley Jourdan ran near her season best to lead the team with a second place finish of the 135 runners. She finished with a time of 18:37. Jessica Disselkoen finished in eight place overall. Her final time was 19:12.

A pair of freshmen was the next two runners for the team. Megan DeWeerd took 23rd place overall and crossed the line with a time of 19:52.

Nicole Syverson was 30 seconds back from DeWeerd at 20:22 for 31st place.

Coming in as the No. 5 runner for the team was Leah VanTol who took 44th place with a time of 20:56.

The men’s team had one individual in the top 15 of the field of 142 competitors. Cody Velthuizen placed 13th overall with a time of 26:29.

With his finish he qualifies for the NAIA National Championship.

The team’s No. 2 finisher was Keegan Fitzsimmons in 29th place.

He clocked a finish of 27:20. Michael Potter was 19 seconds behind Fitzsimmons at 27:29 for 36th place.

The next two runners for the Trolls finished within five seconds of each other. Alex Clark ran a 28:03 for 43the place and Mark Bohdan ran 28:08 for 46th place.

The NAIA National Championships are in Charlotte, North Carolina on Nov. 21.

Men’s basketball opens season with two wins Trinity opened the season with a 112-72 win over Great Lakes Christian College and a 74-68 win over

Supplied photo

Trinity’s Ashley Jourdan in one of three athletes from the school heading to the NAIA national cross country meet.

Silver Lake.

The team was led by Jordan Perry with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the opener. Caleb Jonkman added 20 points. David Buffham hit four treys for 16 points. Austin Halcomb added nine rebounds to the team’s total.

Christian Cantu handed out seven assists and Ryan Tubbs had six.

Against Silver Lake, with 3:00 left, the game was tied at 66-66. In the next minute a lay-up followed by a three-pointer by Jordan Perry gave the Trolls a five-point advantage. Trey Johnson slammed in a dunk to increase the lead to seven points.

The Trolls lost to nationally ranked Olivet in the first round of the CCAC tournament, 3-0. They will participate in the NCCAA Regionals at a time and place to be determined.

Junior forward/midfielder Kayla Diemer (Alto, Michigan) was named the NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week for women’s soccer for October 26-31. For the week the team had two conference victories and Diemer was a leading scorer in each of those contests.

Women’s soccer looks to NCCAA Regionals

The Trolls closed the regular season with a 20-16 overall mark and a 16-3 mark in the CCAC after wins

Volleyball closes out regular season

over Purdue Calumet (25-15, 25-23, 25-19) and Olivet 17-25, 25-21, 2522, 24-26, 15-11.

It was the second time this season the Trolls defeated Olivet -- the top team in the conference.

The Trolls ended the match with a total of 66 kills and a .204 attacking percentage. Olivet Nazarene had 64 kills behind a .177 percent effort.

Kacie Stoll led the charge with 27 kills and Tina Massey had 15. Defensively Michelle Busscher tallied 35 digs and Tori Mantel had 21. Christa Veenstra was involved in six blocks and Karliegh Krchmery had five.

— Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER

Loss to RMU puts St. Xavier’s playoff hopes in jeopardy St. Xavier’s football team, which finished in the top four in the nation in NAIA play last year, may not make it to the 16-team tournament this year.

The Cougars will wait with fingers crossed the NAIA’s announcement on Sunday but they did themselves no favors by losing Saturday’s regular-season finale, 28-14, to Robert Morris University in Arlington Heights.

The Cougars need losses by Robert Morris and University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Saturday to win the league title outright. A win by either team or both puts SXU in a tie-breaker scenario and a potential postseason berth comes down to either head-tohead match-up outcome (two-way tie) or highest national ranking in final poll (three-way tie).

Scoring 14 unanswered points in the final quarter of play, the No. 23 ranked Robert Morris University Eagles claimed the two-TD victory over then- No. 11 Saint Xavier.

The Cougars (7-3 overall) had a fumble early in the fourth quarter come back to bite them as the Eagles took advantage of a short field and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 8:08 to play in the game. RMU secured the win with another touchdown with just under two minutes remaining after SXU turned it over on downs on its final two offensive drives of the game.

Sophomore quarterback Dan Ladd (Chicago,/St. Rita) playing in place of junior quarterback John Rhode (Chicago Heights/Montini Catholic), who missed the game due to injury, was involved in both of Saint Xavier’s touchdowns on the day. He completed 12 of his 28 pass attempts for 132 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 36 yards and a score on 16 carries. Junior wide receiver Stephen Simms (Valparaiso, Ind./

Shepard junior Caleb Washington missed making all-state by two seconds Saturday.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Valparaiso) led the Cougars in receptions and receiving yards with five catches for 55 yards.

Junior wide receiver Ryan Carroll (Evergreen Park/Marist) had three grabs for 32 yards and a score.

Sophomore running back Mike Ivlow (Channahon/Joliet Catholic) finished with six carries for 49 yards to lead SXU’s ground game.

Football stars earn academic honors Senior linebacker Michael Mettille (Morris/Pennsylvania/Morris) and sophomore placekicker Abdul Mahdi (Chicago/Bogan) were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) College Division Academic All-District Football Team. As Academic AllDistrict First-Team selections, Mettille and Mahdi are automatically eligible for inclusion on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team that is announced at the end of November.

Men’s basketball 1-2 The Cougars dropped an 84-70 decision to Huntington University Nov. 4 to fall to 1-2.

Senior guard Stanley Moore (Rockton/Sauk Valley CC/RocktonHononegah) and sophomore forward Niko Cahue (Orland Park/Moraine Valley CC/Sandburg) both had impressive outings as Moore led the Cougars (1-2 overall) with 26 points connecting on nine of his 17 shot attempts, while Cahue chipped in a double-double performance of 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Fantar a fan of SXU Chanel Fanter, a 5-10 senior guard at Crystal Lake South High School, recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic careers at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar

women’s basketball program.

Fanter is the daughter of Kenneth and Susan Fanter of Crystal Lake.

She is currently coached by Mark Mucha at Crystal Lake South High School and also plays for the club team Midwest Elite under the direction of Ralph Gesualdo and Randy Weibel. During her junior season in 2014-15, Fanter averaged 17 points per game and became just the fourth player in the history of Crystal Lake South girls basketball to surpass 1,000 career points.

“When visiting Saint Xavier, I could not only see myself being successful academically, but also on the basketball court,” said Fanter. “I really liked the campus, because it felt like home.”

Women’s team rolls over Governors State Junior forward Sarah Vozel (Silver Lake, Wis./Ashford University/ Wilmot Union) had game-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds in leading the No. 3 ranked Saint Xavier University women’s basketball team to a convincing 95-48 victory over Governors State University (Ill.) Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Stritch University Radisson Classic at the CSU Field House in Milwaukee, Wis. Vozel was one of five players to score in double figures in Saturday’s big win. In addition to Vozel, sophomore guard Kara Krolicki (Frankfort/ Lincoln-Way East) and junior forward Sami Pawlak (Geneva/NebraskaOmaha/Geneva Community) were both named to the all-tournament team following the event.

Pawlak and junior forward Meaghan McMahon (Frankfort/ Lincoln-Way East) both chipped in 11 points towards the winning effort.

The 11-point output was a careerhigh scoring total for McMahon.

Junior guard Mikayla Leyden (Chi-

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Last year, the team finished second in the state and was not happy about it.

“It was like a funeral all the way home,” O’Malley said.

But with a huge group of fans, including four busloads of students, surrounding the Eagles, Detweiller Park became their own party site for a little while.

“This is the complete opposite side of the spectrum as far as emotions go,” Sean Torpy said. “Last year we were upset and disappointed. We knew when we crossed the finish line that we just knew that we didn’t win that thing. We were kicking ourselves for the next 365 days.

“We wanted to come back here and redeem ourselves here and it’s unbelievable. Words cannot describe

cago/Trinity) and sophomore center Brittany Collins (Des Plaines, Ill./ Maine West) each recorded 10 points for the Cougars. Saint Xavier led from the onset scoring the first 18 points of the game en route to an 18-2 lead after the first quarter.

Hernandez second in CCAC race Finishing second overall with a time of 25 minutes, 15.96, sophomore Abel Hernandez (Alsip, / Shepard) highlighted a third-place team finish for the No. 25 ranked Saint Xavier University men’s cross country team Saturday morning at the 2015 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Cross Country Championships hosted by Olivet Nazarene University at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais.

Hernandez, along with junior Alan Guzman (Berwyn/Morton College/Morton East) and senior Janis Pastars (Ogre, Latvia/Cameron University/Latvia), all came across among the top 15 individuals to each represent SXU on this year’s allconference team. Guzman finished in sixth place with a time of 25:58.98, while Pastars claimed 15th place at26:33.11 in the 8K (8,000 meters) race.

Volleyball team loses to Cardinal Stritch Last Thursday, Cardinal Stritch beat the Cougars 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in SXU’s final regular season match of the season.

Sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist Sydney McPhillips (Chicago/Hampton University/ Mother McAuley) had 12 kills to lead the Cougars (21-12).

— Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

“This is the complete opposite side of the spectrum as far as emotions go.”

— Sandburg’s Sean Torpy

how I feel.

“Four years ago I never thought I would be at this point.’’

Caleb Washington of Shepard was running as an individual and was gunning for an all-state bid (top 25 finish) but just missed it as he finished 26th with a time of 14:48, two seconds behind Wheeling’s Justin Loquercio. Shepard’s Paul Mikus finished 85th.

In Class 2A, Marist’s Kyle O’Farrell finished 70th, Richards’ Jason Mallo was 105th and Brother Rice’s Joe Sweeney was 128th.

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Karrington Ward is a Moraine Valley player who hopes to join former Cuclone Richaun Holmes in the NBA.

THE NEXT LEVEL

Ward aims to follow Holmes to NBA

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Moraine Valley Community College has one player in the NBA getting his feet wet.

Could another be on the way?

Karrington Ward, who played with the Cyclones in 2012-13, was drafted recently by the NBA Development League.

Ward, who played at Eastern Michigan University from 2013-15, was selected by the Phoenix Suns affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, and then was traded to Boston’s affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. He was the top pick in the second round after averaging 12.5 points per game at EMU. “(It’s) surreal because this is what I’ve wanted so the time is here,” Ward told the Eastern Echo newspaper. “I just have to go out and make it happen now.”

The 6-foot-7 forward was the Skyway Conference Player of the Year in his season at Moraine, averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds per game. He graduated from Lockport High School and hopes to make it to the NBA like another Lockport/Moraine grad, Richaun Holmes.

Holmes, who was drafted in the second round by Philadelphia, is learning the ropes in the infancy of his first season.

In his first four games, the Bowling Green graduate logged 42 minutes including 19 on Nov. 4 against Milwaukee, when he scored seven points – including a dunk -- and hauled down two rebounds but has two goaltending calls against him. “(For a rookie, the NBA is) dramatic with the non-stop information,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown told CSNPhilly. com. “You play against somebody different, the game offers challenges and we had a few illegal defenses the other day and we had to explain those types of things. You get hit with information all the time and you get dizzy.

“It’s going pretty well,” Holmes told the website. “I’m learning from the guys who have been here and figuring out things as I go from each game and try to get better.”

Strus leads Flyers in exhibition loss Max Strus, a graduate of Stagg, had foul problems and was held scoreless in the first half of Lewis University’s exhibition battle with Division I Loyola.

But he heated up in the second half, scoring 15 points in the 75-65 setback at the Gentile Center on Friday night.

He had three 3-pointers, seven rebounds and three assists on the night.

The Flyers open the regular season Friday night with a road game against Cedarville in the GLIAC/GMAC Challenge.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST We did so awful in Week 2 of the playoffs we don’t even want to talk about it except to say that perhaps King Fin may want to return his regular-season crown back to Burger King after his showing. So let’s talk about this week. Vorva is the only member of the quirky quintet to pick H-F, as he still thinks the Vikings are unbeatable even though they were beaten by Bolingbrook. Maholy is predicting he will go 10-0 this week.

He is on his own island in picking Nazareth to beat Joliet Catholic. Our fearless leader, Bob Rakow, is on his own island picking Waubonsie to beat Naperville. And Anthony Nasella is on his own island picking CreteMonee to beat Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. With all those islands, let’s seen who the professors are and who the Gilligans are.

Last week Postseason Regular season Brother Rice at Palatine Marist at Oswego Tinley Park at St. Laurence Homewood-Flossmoor at Loyola Naperville Central at Waubonsie Valley Joliet Catholic at Nazareth Hinsdale South at Lincoln-Way North Sacred Heart Griffin at Crete-Monee Riverside-Brookfield at Prairie Ridge Niles North at Bradley Bourbonnais

Jeff Vorva 6-4 12-8 71-18 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence H-F Naperville Joliet LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Bradley

Anthony Nasella 4-6 11-9 51-38 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Joliet LW North Crete-Monee R-B Niles North

Jason Maholy 6-4 13-7 63-26 Brother Rice Oswego St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Nazareth LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Bradley

Wally Findysz 2-8 10-10 71-18 Brother Rice Oswego St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Joliet LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Niles North

Bob Rakow 5-5 15-5 63-26 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence Loyola Waubonsie Joliet LW North Sacred Heart R-B Bradley

Images from last week’s sporting events

Marist quarterback Brendan Skalitzky, who accounted for 633 yards during his team’s 59-56 second-round playoff win over Barrington, heads to the stands for a postgame hug.

Mother McAuley fans — including Santa Claus — cheer during the Mighty Macs’ loss to Benet during volleyball sectional action last Thursday.

Richards fans dress in military garb during their team’s 17-10 overtime football loss to Lincoln-Way North.

Jon Davis (far left photo) of Oakwood Fithian, was hoping to break Craig Virgin’s 1972 record of 13 minutes, 50.6 seconds for best time in a state cross country meet but he finished at 14:00 — the fourth-best time in state history.

Near left: Effingham St.Anthony junior Anna Sophia Keller, right photo, won her third straight Class 1A title and lapped a couple of runners in the race.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANNE STONE, GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 019851 10045 S. WALNUT TERRACE UNIT #101 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 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 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 10045 S. WALNUT TERRACE UNIT #101, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-301-006-1001.

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 14-14-20038. 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. 14-14-20038 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 019851 TJSC#: 35-13083 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.

I674166

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-HYB 10 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HYB 10, Plaintiff V. KENNETH H. SOUTH A/K/A KEN SOUTH A/K/A K. SOUTH A/K/A K.H. SOUTH A/K/A KENNETH H. SOUTH JR.; MARIE E. SOUTH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; PALOS CREEK TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, Defendants 10 CH 11860 Property Address: 11061 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 10-033103 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 22, 2015, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on December 23, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 11061 South 84th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-14-411-006 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If the subject property is a condominium, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay such of the condominium association’s assessments and legal fees as are required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 316,245.03. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier’s checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered “as is,� with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at www.kallenrs.com.

For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I670937

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ILIRJAN RREDHI, HURMA RETHI, MIMOZA RREDHI, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 7132 7 COUR MICHELE 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 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 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 7 COUR MICHELE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-111-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home; detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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: 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 PA1502185. 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. PA1502185 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 15 CH 7132 TJSC#: 35-11414 I673708

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.VALERIE BENNECKE SLACK, FIFTH THIRD BANK S/I/I TO FIFTH THIRD BANK (CHICAGO) Defendants 14 CH 20061 9220 SOUTH 85TH 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 September 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 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 9220 SOUTH 85TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 2302-314-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home; two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1409533.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1409533 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 20061 TJSC#: 35-13523 I675231

For Sale

For Sale

For Sale Public Notice Network Ruff, Weidenaar - Brandon Freud IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; Plaintiff vs.

STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 10, 1998 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 16107; PIOTR GACEK ; DANUTA GACEK; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants 15 CH 6645 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 7, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9758 South 90th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

P.I.N. 23-10-202-031-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Brandon R. Freud at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

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NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.ANTONIO D. MUSSARI, TASHA S. MUSSARI, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MIDFIRST BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 011246 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE 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 January 30, 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 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-321-004. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-14-12413.

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. 14-14-12413 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011246 TJSC#: 35-15235 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.PHILLIP N RAINES, PHILLIP N. RAINES, TRUSTEE OF THE PHILLIP N. RAINES REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 21, 2005, CITIBANK, N.A., VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 18079 9316 BRADFORD LANE Orland Park, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 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 9316 BRADFORD LANE, Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-301-026-1074 VOL. 146. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $177,313.04.

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 14-0974. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 14-0974 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 18079 TJSC#: 35-13179 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB. Plaintiff, -v.MIROSLAW WISNIEWSKI A/K/A MIROSLAW A WISNIEWSKI, URSZULA WISNIEWSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 14132 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE 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 September 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 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 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-104-0240000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a two car attached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1224049. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1224049 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 14132 TJSC#: 35-12852 I674075

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MOREQUITY, INC Plaintiff, -v.ANDRZEJ KULIKOWSKI, RENETA KULIKOWSKI, PNC BANK, N.A. S/I/I TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 13 CH 5764 8115 WEST 90TH STREET 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 May 26, 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: Commonly known as 8115 WEST 90TH STREET, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-209-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with an 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.

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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.

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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 14-15-05492.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS THIS WEEK Fair Trade Bazaar and luncheon

The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host a Fair Trade Luncheon and Bazaar on Tuesday, Nov. 17, featuring the Bright Endeavors candles and soaps, plus handcrafts and food from around the world.

A luncheon incorporating some of the fair trade products will be served at 12 noon, followed by a 1 p.m. presentation by John Guido of Bright Endeavors, a Chicagobased not-for-profit that provides intensive training and a pathway out of poverty for young mothers as they transition into quality permanent employment. Kathy Hahn of Rhythm of Hope will bring other fair trade goods from artisans in Africa and other corners of the world. Coffee, chocolate, and olive oil from the SERRV fair trade organization will also be sold at the bazaar.

Fair Trade is a system of trade in which artisans and farmers receive living wages and employment opportunities for the products they produce.

From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., guests will have an opportunity to shop at the bazaar for Fair Trade items including fair trade coffee, chocolate, candles, soap, jewelry, personal accessories, ornaments and more.

The luncheon costs $20 per person, and requires advance reservations. Folks who do not attend the luncheon may stop in to shop at the bazaar between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call 361-3650.

Laughter Circle

A monthly Laughter Circle meets at 6 p.m. this Sunday evening at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, which is a gathering of people who want to laugh—not from jokes or comedy routines, but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter! Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people get along better. O’Brien is a registered nurse and an advanced certified Laughter Leader.

O’Brien welcomes newcomers the laughter circle at any time. The cost of the laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien donates to The Center. Advance registration is appreciated. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Men’s Discussion Group

“The Four Agreements” will be discussed at a men’s discussion group at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on Tuesday Nov. 17, at 7 p.m.

Dr. Bill Hopkins will facilitate the discussion of Manuel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements,” a book of ancient Toltec wisdom. Known as Men’s Point of View, the discussion group was formed last year

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Harris, Dan Morley, Mark Walker and John Andringa. The group discusses a variety of issues and welcomes newcomers at any time.

No fee is charged, but registration is requested. Call 361-3650.

Cooking in the Colonies at Isle a la Cache

Learn how settlers cooked meals without electricity, gas or appliances during a Cooking in the Colonies program from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this Saturday, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Isle a la Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road.

The program will be led by traveling experts who will show attendees how cooking was done before Illinois was a state or George Washington was president.

The free program is for ages 12 and older. Registration is required; call 815-886-1467.

Orland Autumn Concert Series: The Melamed Band

The Orland Park Arts Commission presents The Melamed Band at 2 p.m. this Sunday.

The second concert in the commission’s autumn series, this show features Th Melamed Band founded by lead singer Tanya Melamed.

The concert will be held at the village’s Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane.

A native of Odessa, Ukraine, Melamed holds a master of arts in classical piano and jazz and has performed throughout the world.

The afternoon’s repertoire will include music from around the world including American, Latin, French, Italian and Eastern European.

Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Recreation Administration, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave., and at the village’s Sportsplex at 11351 W. 159th St.. Tickets may also be purchased online at orland-park.il.us/FormCenter/ General-Forms-5/Melamed-BandConcert-Tickets-82. For more, call the Orland Park Recreation Department at 403-7275.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• Air Hockey with Behind the Heart - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host an Air Hockey Tournament with live music from punk band Behind the Heart. Free food samples will be provided

by Chili’s.

• High School After Hours 10:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, The Bridge will extend their hours for high school students, invited to stay until midnight to participate in an air hockey tournament, enjoy live music from Behind the Heart, and for free food samples from Chili’s.

• Rock Climbing - 4 to 6 p.m.

Nov. 17, program with Lifetime Fitness will show students how to rock climb.

• Electric Guitar - 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Nov. 17 and 24, students will learn the basics of the electric guitar.

• Beaded Jewelry - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19, a program with the McCord Art Gallery to show students how to create their own beaded jewelry.

• Knit An Infinity Scarf - 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18, students will learn how to knit their own infinity scarf just in time for winter.

• Final Exam Game Plan - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18, students will learn some tips for final exam studying and for coming up with their own study plan.

• Computer Generated Images (CGI) - 3:45 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, will host a program with Moraine Valley Community College to teach students how to create their own CGI character.

• Zumba - 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, students will learn the basics of this Latin style dance workout.

• Lip Sync Battle - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Lip Sync Battle night. Free food samples will be provided by The Great American Bagel and Meijer.

These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information, call 532-0500.

UPCOMING Christmas Crafters Retreat

Registration is currently open for the annual woman’s Christmas retreat featuring handmade crafts and holiday fellowship, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Program Director Lois Lauer and folk-artist Holly Soule will help woman prepare both their hearts and their hearths for the Christmas season. Participants will create swags of fresh balsam, a variety of gift tags, caramel corn in pine-printed cookie tins, and Christmas cakes in holiday mugs.

In addition to crafts, the ladies will enjoy cozy fellowship, a walk in the woods, and time for quiet reflection.

The cost per participant is $75, which includes lunch, dinner, leadership, and supplies. Advance registration is required. The program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Christmas Teas

Tickets are now on sale for the lovely Christmas Teas at Log Cabins of The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. The teas are offered from Dec. 11 to 13 and Dec. 16 to 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Each event includes a large buffet of Christmas tea, cookies, cakes, tea sandwiches, and other goodies, plus an opportunity to make a bag of fragrant fresh Christmas potpourri of balsam, cinnamon, orange peel, cones and holly berries. A heartwarming Christmas story is then read before the fire.

Tickets must be reserved in advance and cost $30 per person.

Call 361-3650.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may enjoy being part of a network of friends. You will shine in group settings as this week unfolds.

At some point, however, you may find that these activities distract you from work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have both feet on the ground and a clear purpose. When your mate or a friend decides to take a new course you can offer support and sound guidance. Be true blue in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An arrow can only be launched if it is first drawn backwards. Be generous and compassionate towards those who seem to be going the wrong way. Someone close may reach their target this week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Explore the benefits of taking an unconventional approach this week. Be original and resourceful when dealing with a financial matter, starting a new study, or beginning a creative project.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being popular and trustworthy may dominate your thinking. In the week ahead you can gain attention and make new friends through networking and sharing your openminded outlook with others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can travel far this week. Your journey, however, may only be of the mind, or vicariously through the experiences of a close friend or partner. Focus on learning something new and worthwhile.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may be idealistic about your possessions. You could be tempted to change what you have or how you handle your finances in the week ahead. Focus on working to deserve what you earn.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Change is in the air. Your trustworthiness is highlighted. You can allow your creative side to flourish during the week ahead although you might be wise to pinch a few pennies in the process.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You may work harder than usual in the week to come.

However, it might just seem that way due to low energy levels or emotional drains that stem from a trying family situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some things may not manifest quite in the way that you expect as this week commences. If you adapt, however, you will find a silver lining or a way to transform a problem into a benefit.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can purposefully make progress this week. By making

intelligent choices, and not giving in to unfounded fears, you can make changes that revitalize your financial situation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Draw attention to yourself. In the week ahead your commitment to a cause or personal charms can earn kudos. By demonstrating trustworthiness you can erase someone’s doubts or fears.

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in “Spectre.”

Craig’s Bond has been there and done that “Spectre” is neither bad nor good — it’s your standard run of the mill James Bond featurelength film. James is your standard superhero except for the fact he wears suits, drinks way to many cocktails, and sleeps around with beautiful women. This is not an innovative film: it’s just Bond being the secret agent he is meant to be.

It’s a cliché-driven franchise that has rebooted more times than one can count. This is not an innovative film: it’s just Bond being the secret agent he is meant to be.

In his fourth and hopefully last outing as Bond, we have Daniel Craig. When you can easily tell the lead actor wants nothing to with this film, that tells you all you need to know.

Every feature length 007 is the same for the most part. We get new villains, new gadgets, new places to visit, and most importantly new women for James to pounce on. If you’ve seen one Bond film, you’ve kind of seen them all.

“Spectre” is a so-so Bond film.

It’s no “Casino Royal,” which is the best of the Craig era and arguably best Bond film ever. The biggest thing that makes this only an alright film is Bond himself.

The film opens in Mexico City with a thrilling high octane opener, which sets the scene for a big letdown when the excitement of Mexico City doesn’t carry throughout. The opening action is what a Bond film is supposed to be like.

The first major letdown of the film is the opening credits. Only in a Bond film do the opening credits matter. There have been 23 other Bond films all with artistic opening credits. These credits have an overworked pop ballad with uninspiring visuals.

All the regular Bond characters are brought in: Q, Bond’s gadget maker; M, Bond’s superior; and Moneypenny. Some are portrayed

TONY PINTO by new people. This is the first Bond since 1995 where Judi Dench doesn’t played M, and her acting is missed.

The main villain is played by Christoph Waltz, who is the only other person worth mentioning.

Bond has to stop him from taking over the world’s security.

For a short while this film is politically correct. Toward the beginning Bond is intimate with

someone of his own age (the actress is actually two years older).

Who would have thought Bond would be with someone of his own age? Very quickly she gets tossed away and back he goes to the 20-year-olds that are way too young for him.

Director Sam Mendes keeps this film afloat. He takes unoriginal moments and makes them seem new again. Without him this would be an unoriginal mess.

This is easily the worst 007 to be released in the last 30 years, with the bad storyline, the bad characters, and the uninspired acting. If you’re a die-hard Craig-as- Bond fan, then maybe you might enjoy this soulless, unoriginal film.

Tony Pinto’s grade: C

Showcase Concert

Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 — Respighi Dawn on the Moscow River — Mussorgsky Symphony No. 1 Titan — Mahler 4 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015 Ozinga Auditorium Trinity Christian College 6601 W. College Dr. (Rt. 83), Palos Heights Adults $21-$26 | Seniors 65+ $16-$21 | Students $5 | Children 12 and under are free Tickets can be purchased at the door (cash/check), and in advance by calling 708-802-0686 or online at www.southwestsymphony.com.

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The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, will offer an antique tin bells art workshop on Monday, Nov. 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jackie Riffice of the Prairie Godmothers will teach students to make strings of tin bells from tin can lids. The bells are then attached to swags of fresh evergreens to make a hanging antique-looking Christmas decoration. Art student Maryanne O’Callaghan (pictured) shows her handmade tin bells on a swag of fresh balsam. The workshop cost of $15 plus a $6 materials fee. Advance registration is required. Call 361-3650.

Southwest Symphony’s Showcase concert this Sunday

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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Healthy, flavorful scone recipe makes holiday season extra special Just as so many people consider the Labor Day weekend to be the official start of grilling season, I think of the first weeks of November as the start of baking season.

Halloween is over, and the time has come to turn our thoughts to preparing all the cookies, pies, cakes and other baked goods that we’ll serve and share for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and the new year.

I find sometimes that casual breakfasts and brunches get overlooked during all that celebrating, not to mention the mid-morning coffee get-togethers and afternoon tea gatherings that always seem to happen at the last minute. So, I thought I would share a special recipe for moments like that.

My Spelt Coconut Scones, though rich-tasting and delicious like we want all our baked treats to be, are also surprisingly good for you; the recipe comes from my most recent book, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy” (Grand Central Life & Style, $30).

You may have heard of spelt, because it’s becoming more and more popular in all sorts of dishes today. This ancient cousin of wheat has not only a delicious nutty flavor but also a generous fiber content that makes it a good choice for people trying to add more good grains to their diets.

You can find both the white and whole-grain spelt flours my recipe calls for in the baking sections of well-stocked markets and health food stores.

The coconut in the recipe comes as rich, sweet-tasting and very satisfying coconut oil. Yes, it is a fat.

But some studies have found this particular form may help lower

cholesterol and reduce belly fat.

Well-stocked markets will carry it. The oil tends to solidify at cool room temperature; but, for the purpose of this recipe, transfer the amount you need to a bowl and chill it in the refrigerator before you cut it into cubes.

When combined with just a little sugar (the coconut oil itself tastes very sweet) and some nonfat yogurt and milk, the resulting dough comes out incredibly tender and flavorful. I like to serve the scones on their own or accompanied by marmalade or fruit jam, or with fresh berries and yogurt. I also love to split a scone and fill it with dollops of jam and nonfat yogurt.

The guests who are fortunate enough to be served these scones will feel they’ve had a very special holiday treat. Then, they’ll be amazed when you reveal that the scones are not only good but also good for them, at just 188 or so, with 72 of those calories coming mostly from what doctors consider “good” fat. Now that really is a holiday miracle!

SPELT COCONUT SCONES Makes about 15 • 3 cups (750 mL) white spelt flour • 3/4 cup (185 mL) whole-grain spelt flour • 1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/2 cup (125 mL) coconut oil, at cool room temperature (cool

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Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 is featured in the next concert presented by the Southwest Symphony titled SSO Showcase beginning at 4 p.m. this Sunday in the Ozinga Auditorium of Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive. (Route 83), Palos Heights. The repertoire also includes Mussorgsky’s Dawn on the Moscow River, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 Titan. Tickets, $16 to $26, can be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling 708-802-0686 or online at www.southwestsymphony.com. Seniors pay $16 and students, $5. Instrumentalists wishing to audition for the Symphony should email at southwestsymphony@gmail.com.

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

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enough to be solid), cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) pieces 1 large cage-free egg 1 cup (250 mL) nonfat plain yogurt 1/2 cup (125 mL) nonfat milk 6 tablespoons heavy cream, optional

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the spelt flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix briefly on low speed. Add the coconut oil and continue mixing on low speed, watching carefully, just until the coconut oil forms pea-sized pieces.

In a separate bowl, lightly whisk the egg. Add the yogurt and milk and whisk just until blended.

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Mix briefly on low speed, just until a soft dough forms.

Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface. With floured hands, pat it down into a rough rectangle and fold lengthwise in half. Pat down and fold again two or three times more. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

With a rolling pin on a floured work surface, roll out the chilled dough to a 1 1/4-inch (3-cm) thickness. With a 2-inch (5-cm) round cutter, cut out rounds of dough, placing them on a nonstick baking sheet. Gather up any scraps, knead them together briefly, and roll them out and cut into rounds.

If desired, lightly brush the tops of the scones with cream and sprinkle with a little sugar.

Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

“TERMINATOR GENISYS”: He’ll be back, all right: Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in a reboot of the sci-fi classic that cemented his movie stardom.

Once again, resistance fighter Reese (now played by Jai Courtney) travels back in time to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke, who also has worked with director Alan Taylor in “Game of Thrones”), who’s destined to give birth to the leader of the future pushback by men against machines. It’s a slightly friendlier Schwarzenegger who does his terminating this time, but there’s still room for welcome nods to his original performance.

Jason Clarke, no relation to Emilia, and “Whiplash” Oscar winner J.K. Simmons also star. *** (PG-13: N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TRAINWRECK”: It’s been quite a year for Amy Schumer, whose fame and opportunities have exploded ... verified in part by this comedy that trades heavily on her no-holds-barred image and humor, an area that director Judd Apatow has had considerable experience and success in. Also the picture’s writer, Schumer plays a journalist who has no limits in her approach to romance, until she starts considering being monogamous with the sports doctor (Bill Hader) she’s writing a story about. Basketball icon LeBron James makes a very notable appearance as himself, and in more than just the typical cameo; Tilda Swinton, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn and Vanessa Bayer also are featured. DVD extras: deleted scenes; outtakes; “Line-O-Rama.” *** (R and unrated versions: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BETTER CALL SAUL: SEASON ONE”: Though it was a gamble to attempt a prequel to the widely hailed and much-honored “Breaking Bad,” it was one that executive producer Vince Gilligan and AMC ultimately couldn’t resist. The tone is different, but Bob Odenkirk remains on board as Saul Goodman, depicting the Albuquerque misadventures of the character before he became the lawyer for Walter White ... and when “Saul” wasn’t even his name initially. Jonathan Banks also reprises his “Breaking Bad” role as Mike, with Michael McKean, Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian also in the regular cast. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; outtakes; music video. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “MR. HOLMES”: That’s “Mr. Holmes” as in “Sherlock” in this unique and involving take on the sleuthing legend, as Ian McKellen

plays the detective in retirement ... but that state ends for him when, though his faculties aren’t necessarily up to full speed, he’s determined to solve a case that has bothered him for three decades. Watching McKellen match his acting expertise to such an iconic character is a total joy, and Laura Linney adds typically solid support as Holmes’ housekeeper with Milo Parker also impressive as her son - in the screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“The Duchess”), based on Mitch Cullin’s novel and directed by Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls”). *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SELF/LESS”: It’s sci-fi time as a man’s mind gets a new body in this tale from genre veteran Tarsem Singh (“The Cell”). Ben Kingsley plays a real-estate kingpin whose failing health leads him to pursue a secret procedure, with Ryan Reynolds - who does quite a good job of channeling the Kingsley character - as the man who acquires his consciousness. Not everything is as it seems, though, to the point where the man’s new life may not last very long. Matthew Goode (“The Good Wife”), Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”), Derek Luke, Natalie Martinez and Victor Garber also star ... but the picture ultimately rises or falls on Reynolds, and it’s much to his credit that he keeps it afloat. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “MANIMAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: Confirming the notion that everything finds its way to home video sooner or later, this 1983 NBC series from the late, prolific television producer Glen A. Larson does indeed let a man (played by Simon MacCorkindale) transform himself into any animal he wants to be. That skill is of great help to the police detective

(Melody Anderson) and the exmilitary man (Michael D. Roberts) with whom he’s partnered to fight crime. Ursula Andress and Terry Kiser (“Weekend at Bernie’s”) guest-star in the extended pilot episode. Also new on disc is Larson’s fantasy-adventure “Automan,” starring Desi Arnaz Jr. *** DVD extras: interview with Larson; photo galleries. (Not rated: V)

COMING SOON: “WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS” (Nov. 17): A young disc jockey (Zac Efron) falls for the girlfriend of his new mentor (Wes Bentley).

(R: AS, N, P) “AMERICAN ULTRA” (Nov. 24): Not realizing he’s a CIA operative with deeply implanted spy skills, a slacker (Jesse Eisenberg) is targeted for elimination. (R: AS, P, GV) “RICKI AND THE FLASH” (Nov. 24): A would-be rock star (Meryl Streep) is summoned home to deal with her troubled daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s actual offspring). (PG-13: AS, P) “MINIONS” (Dec. 8): The animated “Despicable Me” characters get their own movie, taking them to 1960s-era New York and London; voices include Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm. (PG: AS) “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION” (Dec. 15): Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is an agent without an agency after the CIA shuts down his team. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “A WALK IN THE WOODS” (Dec. 29): A travel writer (Robert Redford) tackles the Appalachian Trail with a very dissimilar friend (Nick Nolte). (R: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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