Regional news 12 17 15

al resigns as Sandburg grid coach Christmas Worship Services

By Jeff Vorva

TENURE

Sports Editor

e Wierzal had the his team — nine er football coach in l area. Here are the ars served:

hards)

(Shepard) er Rice)

St. Laurence) wn) Christian)

8 8 7 4 3 3 1 1

in the process of hir-

Sandburg’s Dave Wierzal, the longest area tenured football coach, turned in his resignation last week.

But don’t expect him to stay away from the sport for very long.

“I miss it already,” he said a few days after leaving his post as Eagles boss, a job he has held for nine seasons.

Wierzal, the son of former Reavis football coach Dennis Wierzal, has football in his blood and while he is not sure what his next move is going to be, he said he is open to coaching on the lower levels, including at Sandburg.

“A lot will depend on the new coach,” Wierzal said. “He may want his own staff. But if he wants me to coach on the lower levels, I will be happy to do it.’’

Wierzal had a 53-37 mark and the Eagles made it to the playoffs in seven of his nine years.

But he said that early in his career, he wanted to turn the Eagles into a consistent state power and since his team didn’t win conference titles or advance past the second round of the playoffs, it was “unacceptable.’’

This year, the Eagles were a twopoint conversion away from beating

RED STARS COMING HOME Vorva writes about Red Stars’ return to Toyota Park

Sandburg's football coach Page 2 Dave Wierzal BASEBALL IN DECEMBER resigns Cubs hitting coach

PAGE 10

SEE John Mallee visited Marist to talk about his craft

$1 Newsstand

SPORTS

THE REGIONAL NEWS Photo by Jeff Vorva

5 Named best small weekly in Illinois Page five times by the Illinois Press Association See WIERZAL, Page 2

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Dave Wierzal resigned as Sandburg’s football coach after nine seasons on the job, which was the longest tenure among area coaches.

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

74th Year, NO. 51 • 2 Sections

PALOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 118

Hearing tells why borrow $6.5 mil.

Referendum deadline nears

By Jack Murray

Regional News Editor

Village of Palos Park image

Map shows parts of the village of Palos Park in green, proposed annexation areas in light green and the village of Lemont in pink and red.

Move puts Palos Park closer to annex Cog Hill endgame

By Michael Gilbert and Dermot Connolly Palos Park moved Monday one territory closer to annexing Cog Hill Golf & Country Club and three other valuable territories.

Think of a giant game of Risk – played on the map board of Palos and Lemont townships instead of the world’s six continents.

Palos Park has now legally captured without a fight the strategic land bridge that connects the village to the nearly 1,400 acres of property in Lemont Township needed for the village to annex those tracts of land this spring.

The Village Council voted unanimously Monday to approve annexing 190 acres of Cook County Forest Preserve District property along McCarthy Road, between 11900 West and Bell Road.

Annexing the land, which houses a 7,000-square foot Forest Preserve District police station and open space, places Palos Park in “direct contiguity” to four properties – Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Gleneagles Country Club, Mid-Iron Golf Course and Ludwig Farm – whose landowners seek to be annexed into Palos Park, Mayor John Mahoney said.

The owners of Mid-Iron and Ludwig Farm have previously said that being in Palos Park will increase their land values for residential development. The council approved a consent agenda item Monday to continue the Mid-Iron rezoning to the council meeting on March 23.

The vote to annex the forest preserve site followed a seven-minute public hearing at the start of the council meeting. During the hearing, Mahoney outlined the terms of the annexation agreement: The village will install water main and sanitary sewer extensions to the land west of Will-Cook Road within 10 years of the annexation agreement or within one year of the Forest Preserve District notifying Palos Park it is proceeding with a use on the land that requires water or sanitary sewer service.

No one in the audience addressed the council during the public hearing.

Mahoney said water and sanitary sewer mains already exist on McCarthy Road, so the Forest Preserve District can connect the portion of land east of the center line of Will-Cook Road to Palos Park’s water and sanitary sewer lines upon submittal and approval See ANNEXATION, Page 2

The clock is ticking for voters to file a petition to force Palos School District 118’s planned borrowing of $6.5 million onto the ballot as a referendum question in the November presidential election.

Only one resident spoke against the bond issue at a public hearing required by state law on the school board’s intent to sell the working cash fund bonds held by the school board Tuesday at the Central Administration Building, 8800 W. 119th St., Palos Park.

John T. Donovan, of Palos Park, accepted “we have excellent schools,” but said the district has failed to provide “any specifics on a plan” with few details provided for spending the money. He is urging voters to sign the petition to force the bond issue onto the ballot to let voters decide.

Any petition gathering effort, however, is hampered by the timing of the bond issue approved by the school board on Nov. 17: on the verge of Thanksgiving and the busy Christmas holiday season.

Voters have 30 days from the Nov. 26 date of publication of the legal notice of the district’s intent to issue the bonds to file the petition for the referendum.

The petition must be signed by a minimum of 10 percent of the registered voters who reside in the school district.

The Dec. 14 deadline to place a referendum on the March 15 primary election ballot is past.

If sufficient valid petition signatures are filed before the Dec. 28 deadline, the referendum question would appear on the November election ballot.

Donovan has estimated that number to be about 1,600 signatures, given what he cited to be the district’s population of 16,000 registered voters. His views on the bond appear in this week’s Readers Write letters to the editor (see Page 4). An attorney, Donovan now works on the staff of Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart and formerly on the staff of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

He ran unsuccessfully for the High School District 230 board of education last April.

Proceeds for principal and interest payments for the working cash bonds issued by the school district would be automatically levied on the property tax rolls as an obligation assumed by district property-tax payers.

The bonding authority is needed because of anticipated state cuts in education, district Business Manager/Chief School Business Official Justin Veihman had told the school board at its meeting on Nov. 17.

Since then, the administration has identified more specific uses for the bond proceeds that school board President John Faustino outlined during Tuesday’s public hearing in remarks almost identical to the case he makes in a letter to the editor in this week’s Readers Write. The district has historically used a combination of property tax levies and working cash fund bonds to operate its schools, he said. “It’s standard operating procedure for us.”

Superintendent Anthony Scarsella gave his view of the need for the borrowing in an opinion piece he wrote, published in last week’s Regional. The first capital improvement priority he listed is a proposed four-classroom addition to Palos West to house a district-wide pre-kindergarten and early childhood program.

See PALOS 118, Page 3

Mourned firefighter began career at Palos Fire Dist.

By Dermot Connolly Fire departments and communities from Evergreen Park to Palos Park are mourning the tragic loss of Chicago firefighter/paramedic Daniel Capuano, a Sandburg High School alumnus for whom funeral services will be held Friday at St. Rita High School Chapel in Chicago.

In addition to being a 15-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, where he was assigned to Tower Ladder 34 in the South Chicago neighborhood, Capuano also was a part-time Evergreen Park firefighter for the past 16 years.

A former resident of Palos Park, who began his career with the Palos Fire Protection District based there, the 42-year-old father

of three was killed while battling a blaze in a vacant Chicago warehouse early Monday morning.

Chicago Fire Department officials said Capuano was searching through thick smoke on the second floor of the building when he suffered fatal injuries, falling through an unmarked elevator shaft in the warehouse. According to city officials, illegal work, including removal of the elevator, was being done in the building without permits.

He was taken by ambulance to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead after failed efforts to revive him.

Flags flew at half staff and memorial tributes in honor of Mr. Capuano’s memory were made at fire agencies across Palos-Or-

Daniel Capuano

land and other Southwest Suburbs touched by his life and tragic, sudden death in the line of duty.

“It’s a very sad day here,” said Evergreen Park Fire Chief Ronald

Kleinhaus on Monday. “This is the first time something like this has happened to us.”

Kleinhaus and other members of the department had just returned from a visit to Capuano’s wife, Julie, a Chicago Public Schools teacher, and their three children in their nearby Mt. Greenwood home. Their daughter, Amanda, 16, attends Mother McAuley High School, while Nick, 12, and Andrew, 13, are students at Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park, a few blocks from their house.

Supplied photo “It has been very, very rough Comrades at the Palos Fire Protection District, where Daniel Capuano began here,” said Queen of Martyrs his career, paid memorial tribute to his this week.

Principal Kathleen Tomaszews“Dan got his start with us,” ki. “We’ve had two parents pass lie Capuano in Chicago’s Wrightsaid Palos Fire Chief James wood neighborhood. away in the past week.”

Graben. ”He went through our “It is very sad. They are a very In addition to knowing the fire academy and EMT training Capuanos through the school, faithful, very wonderful family,” Tomaszewski grew up with Ju- she said.

See FIREFIGHTER, Page 3

Visit us on the web at www.theregionalnews.com • email: TheRegional@comcast.net • To advertise, call 708-448-4000

2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News

The most wonderful time of the year

Photos by Patt Bailey

More than 220 guests checked in at the registration table at Palos Country Club to celebrate the 12/12 Days of Christmas House Walk on Saturday. This event is the Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s largest fundraiser of the year. Shown are past president, Jeanne Marbach, Sherry TerMaat, committee member, Grace Lyerla, Sherry’s granddaughter and Celeste Kappel, past president.

The Christmas House Walk on Saturday was a huge success due to the efforts of its committee, active members and businesses. Shown “making beautiful music together” are Barb Deckinga, House Walk chair; Rose Zubik, president. back row: Patt Bailey, technology, and Sherry TerMaat, ticket sales.

Lucy Crocilla, Palos Park Woman’s Club president, and Rose Zubik, Palos Heights Woman’s Club president, commend each other on their club’s yearly accomplishments.

Annexation Continued from Page 1 of the plans for such connections.

Fees related to the water and sanitary sewer connections would be waived so long as the Forest Preserve District maintains ownership of the property, Mahoney noted.

Forest Preserve District commissioners voted in October to approve an intergovernmental agreement allowing Palos Park to annex the piece of land into the village. Palos Park Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters praised the cooperation between them to finalize the agreement.

“I was very impressed with how the agreement came together,” Milovich-Walters said. “I thought both entities worked together so well as we have in the past and I am very excited to have this property in town.” She added that she hopes annexing the land will lead to “getting more of our residents interested in those forest preserves and spending more time in there.”

Village Commissioner James Pavlatos called the annexation agreement a “win-win” for Palos Park and the Forest Preserve District. “With Palos Park being a recreational area this just falls hand-in-hand with what we try to do,” Pavlatos said. “I think this will be a wonderful thing.”

With the Forest Preserve District opening the year-round Camp Bullfrog Lake in nearby Willow Springs this summer, Mahoney did not expect development on the annexed land in the near future.

“The Forest Preserve [District] just put a very large bond through to make some improvements to their campgrounds, including one at Camp Bullfrog Lake, so I don’t anticipate they are going to do anything in the near future on those properties,” Mahoney said after the meeting.

He noted that if a project like the campgrounds at Bullfrog Lake were to occur on the land annexed into Palos Park, water and sewer service would be necessary.

“That would be the type of development that would require those services,” Mahoney said, explaining the reasoning why the stipulation is included in the annexation agreement. “But since Camp Bullfrog Lake is so close and brand new and it’s so expensive to build a campground, I don’t think they are going to improve that property anytime soon.”

Attorneys call out Lemont Meanwhile, Lemont village officials approved planning permission for 34 single-family homes for a new subdivision to be known as Equestrian Meadows, paying little attention to attorneys representing Palos Park and neighboring property owners who contend the land in question is not even located in Lemont.

Carol Marie Miller and Jeri Pellegrino were caught discussing their intend- Terry Horvath, treasurer, and Bev Bronowski, cookie chair, supervised the The issue was taken up at the ed route for the tour of homes. Both ladies had guiding duties and had cookie sale. Guests could purchase a pound of homemade cookies for only only so much time to see the other houses before they had to get to their $8. All PHWC members are requested to bake four dozen cookies for the sale. Members assemble the cookies the day before the event. designated home.

Three past Palos Heights Woman’s Club presidents, Eileen Lunter, Marj Hultquest, and Charlotte Belczak relax in the afterglow of the day’s events.

Jean Gnap was a vendor at the day’s event and seemed more excited about showing off her Christmas gym shoes than the sale of her new book, “The Puppy Who Wanted to be a Boy”.

Denise Hyker celebrates the success of the Win Win Raffle, her chairing duty, with a $5 signature martini at Camille’s Confections offered handmade English toffee treats to guests.

Bon a Pit Grill and Smokehouse.

Shown is Mary Lee Lockwood, House Walk guide chair, tasting a sample.

Elaine McClure and Elinor Thielen test out the Chicago-inspired rocking chair. A complete list of the day’s vendors can be found on the club’s Facebook page.

Lemont Village Board meeting on Monday night, where the five trustees present voted unanimously to approve an ordinance granting preliminary plan approval and special use for the subdivision at 12150 S. Bell Road.

The vote was taken immediately after attorneys Benjamin L. Schuster, representing the village of Palos Park, and Bill Hennessy, representing the owners of the Cog Hill Golf & County Club and other nearby properties stated their objections, questioning the legality of the move.

Mayor Brian Reaves and the trustees did not directly respond to the statements made by the attorneys, but just continued on with the meeting and voted to approve the zoning for the residential development.

“Palos Park rejects this action.

It is illegal, and [the property] was never properly annexed,” said Schuster. “This is evident by a simple look at a map,” which he said shows that the land is not connected to Lemont.

Schuster contended that the property remains unincorporated, and within Palos Park’s planning jurisdiction. The attorney said Palos Park will use all its legal rights to nullify the decision made on Monday.

“How can they zone something that has not been properly annexed?” wondered Palos Park Village Manager Rick Boehm when he was asked about the issue recently.

“In the event this village grants any or all of the zoning relief sought by the applicant in furtherance of its proposed development of the subject property, legal action will be brought against both the village and the applicant,” said Hennessy, predicting there will be an expensive legal fight ahead for Lemont. He said he would be seeking a judgment declaring that Lemont’s annexation and the zoning is illegal, according to the Illinois Annexation Statute, and a permanent injunction against the applicant’s development plans.

The property under discussion on Monday is contiguous with the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, which is adjacent to Gleneagles Country Club, Mid-Iron Golf Course, and Ludwig Feed Store Corp., also known as Ludwig Farm. The four properties total 1,400 acres of land that Palos Park is in the process of annexing, with an eye toward developing. Taking a step closer to that plan, the Palos Park Village Board also met on Monday, and approved the annexation of a swath of Cook County Forest Preserve property that will connect that village with Cog Hill and thereby the other properties, making the annexation of the other properties possible.

The annexation issue has been causing friction between the two communities for some time.

The Regional News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

No snow for Winter Wonderland

Photos by Jack Murray

Members of the Keough and Courtney families enjoy hot chocolate as they decorate cookies during Winter Wonderland, held Saturday at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Families also enjoyed making other holiday crafts, games, a candy cane hunt and having pictures taken of the kiddies with no less a personage than Santa Claus himself.

Man charged with child porn after police search computer A 51-year-old South Holland man was charged with felony counts of possession and distribution of child pornography after a three-month investigation by Orland Park police investigators and members of a Cook County State’s Attorney’s task force, police said.

Timothy DeVries was arrested after police executed a search warrant at his home at 7:15 a.m. on Dec. 8. He is accused of making multiple videos and images available for distribution on a file-sharing network, Orland Park police said. Investigators found that DeVries was using a publicly available peer-to- peer software program on his computer to share these files, according to police.

Palos 118

Continued from Page 1 The current classrooms used for that purpose were not designed for them and lack adequate space, he wrote.

To a roomful of teachers, other district staff and some parents at Tuesday’s public hearing, school board member Catherine Maier said the district “is asking for a minimal amount compared to what we could ask for, which is up to $47 million” in its proposed $6.5 million borrowing.

A number of teachers and some

Dapper little Vincent Kozdron is happy to meet Santa after waiting in line with his mom, Magda.

Firefighter

Aaron and Riley Tarczon, of Palos Heights, get their turn to pose with Continued from Page 1 Santa and perhaps tell him what gifts they hope to see under the tree on Christmas morning. here,” he said, and stayed with the

department for about eight years.

“It’s devastating news for all of us,” said Graben, a 35-year veteran of the Palos Fire Protection District who remembers working with Capuano himself. He noted that his parents, Michael and Jacqueline Capuano, still live in Palos Park.

“We’re all affected by this tragic loss. A lot of our guys go on to other departments. Many who are here now also worked with him in Evergreen Park too,” Chief Graben explained. He noted

The Schemper family of Palos Heights arrives at the sign-in table at the Rec. Center to get their cookies to take inside the gym to decorate at tables laden with sprinkles and other candied goodies while sipping hot cocoa.

Hayrides began at 10:45 a.m., taking passengers like this little girl, clad in a smart red coat with gold buttons waving goodbye, around the Rec. Center and back again to the front door for more fun inside.

The hay wagon sent from Lake Katherine heads south toward the back of the Rec. Center, which will be its new main front entrance facing Independence Junior High School after the building’s reconstruction is completed next year. It passes by one of the new precast concrete wall panels that forms part of the two-story addition.

3

Police said a forensic preview analysis of DeVries’ Dell laptop computer found the file-sharing software installed DeVries on the laptop.

A shared file folder, where files were made available for dissemination by Devries on the investigated network contained more than 11,000 files, police said. Many of those files contained child pornography, in which numerous files portrayed children under the age of 13 engaged in sex acts, police said.

DeVries was taken into custody

and transported to the Orland Park Police Department, according to a release from Orland Park police Cmdr. John Keating. Police said DeVries cooperated with investigators and admitted to that the Dell laptop belonged to him, to downloading child pornography through peer to peer file sharing program; to storing the child pornography onto external USB drives; and that the pornography he downloaded was of children.

DeVries was taken to bond hearing at the Bridgeview Courthouse last Thursday. Judge Michael Kane issued a $250,000 bond, and DeVries was given a court date of Jan. 6 in Room 103 in Bridgeview.

parents addressed the hearing to praise the district’s early childhood and pre-kindergarten services now provided, and urge their expansion to better prepare all pupils with any special needs for kindergarten and beyond through 8th grade.

Many used the word “miracle” and “miracle worker” to describe the services provided and the work of the pre-kindergarten teachers like Lee Harwig who perform them.

Maier and Faustino both emphasized that the planned bond issue would keep the bond portion of the property tax bill at current levels because the current debt will be paid off by the time the new

proceeds show up on tax bills.

The district’s highest credit rating from Standard & Poor’s gives the district the ability to borrow the funds at a low interest rate, Faustino said. “Now is the prudent time to issue bonds.”

If voters fail to circulate a petition to gather the legally required minimum valid petition signatures and file it by the deadline, the district will have the legal authority to issue the bonds.

Doing so “will not in itself increase our taxes,” Maier reiterated.

“It will replace our payments because our current bonds are being retired.”

that prior to going to Evergreen Park, Capuano also worked for the Lemont Fire Department.

While there, Capuano was one of four paramedics credited with saving the life of a caddy on the 15th fairway Cog Hill Golf Course, using a portable defibrillator to restart the man’s heart.

In addition to his wife, children and parents, Capuano is also survived by two brothers, one of whom lives in Palos Heights.

Visitation for Mr. Capuano is scheduled scheduled from 3 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, at St. Rita High School Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave. A funeral Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow, followed by interment at Holy

Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.

Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 and the Ende, Menzer, Walsh & Quinn Retirees’ Widows’ and Children’s Assistance Fund have established a memorial fund to benefit the family at BMO Harris Bank. The bank’s locations are accepting cash or check donations from customers and the general public.

Donations can also be mailed to: EMWQ Fund, Attn: Daniel V. Capuano Memorial Fund, 20 S. Clark St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60603. Checks should be made payable to: Daniel V. Capuano Memorial Fund. Donations are also accepted online.

4 Thursday, December 17, 2015

FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY

OPINION

The Regional News

If the IRS is calling, hang up it’s a scam From Palos Heights Police Chief George L. Yott Jr.

The Palos Heights Police Department has recently seen a substantial increase in the number of complaints reporting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) telephone scams.

These scammers use aggressive telephone tactics to trick taxpayers into believing they owe monies, or are entitled to a substantial refund. They may use fake names, or badge numbers, and could possibly have the last four digits of a potential victim’s Social Security number. Potential victims have also been threatened with arrest.

The men and women of Palos Heights Police Department encourage our residents to be vigilant against telephone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages, or social media channels to request personal or financial information.

The below Information may also help you avoid you being scammed: As the 2015 tax filing season nears an end, the IRS issued another strong warning for consumers to guard against sophisticated and aggressive phone scams targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, as reported incidents of this crime continue to rise nationwide. These scams won’t likely end with the filing season so the IRS urges everyone to remain on guard.

The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail. The IRS never asks for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone. For more information or to report a scam, go to www.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box.

People have reported a particularly aggressive phone scam in the last several months. Immigrants are frequently targeted. Potential victims are threatened with deportation, arrest, having their utilities shut off, or having their driver’s licenses revoked. Callers are frequently insulting or hostile - apparently to scare their potential victims.

Potential victims may be told they are entitled to big refunds, or that they owe money that must be paid immediately to the IRS. When unsuccessful the first time, sometimes phone scammers call back trying a new strategy.

Other characteristics of this scam include: • Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.

• Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security number.

• Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.

• Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.

• Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.

• After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.

• If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do: • If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue, if there really is such an issue.

• If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484.

• You can file a complaint using the FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and then “Imposter Scams.” If the complaint involves someone impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.

Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS. If you believe back taxes may be owed, you may contact the IRS directly at 1 800-829-1040 to verify the amount owed. If you think you may have been victimized by one of these scammers, contact the Palos Heights Police Department and immediately report it, 911 for emergency and 448-2131 for non-emergency.

Letters policy The Regional News encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and the name of the writer will be published. Include your address and telephone number for verification purposes. Limit letters to no more than 300 words. We reserve the right to edit letters.

E-mail letters to: theregional@comcast.net

REGIONAL NEWS NEWS REGIONAL An THEindependent, locally-owned REGIONAL NEWS An independent, locally-owned community newspaper THE THE

community publishednewspaper weekly An independent, locally-owned community newspaper Regional Publishing Corporation 12243 S. Harlem Ave. Regional Publishing Corporation Palos Heights, IL 60463 12243 S. Harlem Ave. Voice (708) 448-4000 Palos IL 60463 Fax Heights, (708) 448-4012 Voice (708) 448-4000 www.theregionalnews.com Fax (708) 448-4012 TheRegional@comcast.net www.theregionalnews.com Office Hours: Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mon.Fri. -- 99 a.m. p.m.

Office Hours: Saturday a.m. to to 5noon An independent, locally-owned community Saturday a.m. to to 5noon Mon.Fri. -- 99 a.m. p.m.

SaturdayPublisher - 9 a.m. to noon newspaper published weekly

Publisher Amy Richards Amy Richards Publisher Southwest Regional Publishing Editor Editor Amy Richards 12243 S. Harlem Ave. Jack Murray Jack Murray Palos Heights, IL 60463 Editor Sports Editor Sports Editor Jack Murray Ken Phone: (708) 448-4000 Ken Karrson Karrson Sports Editor Fax: (708) 448-4012 Advertising Sales Ken Phone: 448-4001 Val Karrson Draus Website: www.theregionalnews.com Phone: 448-4001 Advertising Salesemail: TheRegional@comcast.net Classified Manager Phone: Debbie 448-4001 Perrewe Classified Manager Office hours: Debbie 448-4002 Perrewe Phone: Classified Manager Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone: Debbie 448-4002 Perrewe Deadlines: Graphic Design and LayoutPublisher: Amy Richards Phone: 448-4002 Editorial: Noon Saturday Advertising: 5 p.m.Lanning Monday Rebecca Editor: Jack Murray Deadlines:Jackie Santora

Editorial: Noon Editor: Jeff Vorva Subscription rates:Saturday Local, deliveredSports by Advertising: Monday Deadlines: mail, $44 a year5inp.m. advance.

Out-of-State, Advertising Sales: Val Draus (708) 448-4001 $54 a year. Single $1.00.

Editorial: Noon copies, Saturday Subscription rates: Local, delivered by Advertising: 5Classified p.m.

Monday Postmaster: Send address changes to Manager: Debbie Perrewe (708) 448-4002 THE $44 REGIONAL NEWS, 12243 S. Harlem mail, a year in advance.

Out-of-State, Graphic Design and Layout: Lauren Ziemann Subscription rates:copies, Local, delivered by Ave., Heights, IL 60463-0932. $54 a Palos year. Single $1.00. mail, $45 a year in advance. Out-of-State, Postmaster: Send address changes to Deadlines $54 a year. News Single copies, $1.00. for the The REGIONAL Regional cannot be12243 responsible THE NEWS, S. Harlem Postmaster: Send address changesEditorial: to Noon, Saturday return of unsolicited material.

USPS 419-260 Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463-0932.

THE REGIONAL NEWS, Periodical postage paid at Palos12243 Heights,S.ILHarlem 60463 Advertising: 5 p.m., Monday Ave., PalosNews Heights, and additional post offices.

The Regional cannotILbe 60463-0932. responsible for the Subscription rates: Local, delivered by mail, $46 a year in advance. Out-of-State, return unsolicited material.

USPSresponsible 419-260 for The ofRegional cannot Entered as periodical mail at be thecopies, Post Office $54 a News year. $1.atPostmaster: Send address changes to THE REGIONAL Periodical postage paid atSingle Palos Heights, IL 60463 the return of unsolicited material.

USPS 419-260 Palos NEWS, Heights,12243 Illinois, 60463 Ave., and Palos Heights, IL 60463 and additional post offices.

S. Harlem and additional post offices.

Periodical postage at Palos Heights, 60463of additional post paid offices under the IL Act Regional and additional post offices. News cannot be responsible for the return of unsolicited material.

March 3,asThe 1879.

Entered periodical mail at the Post Office at USPS 419-260 Periodical postage paid at Palos Heights, IL 60463 and additional Palos Heights, Illinois, Entered as periodical mail at copyright the 60463 Post Office and at (©Entire contents post offices. additional postIllinois, offices under the Act Palos Heights, 60463 and additional postof 2011 Regional Publishing Corp.)

Entered periodical offices3,under the Act of as March 3, 1879. mail at the Post Office at Palos Heights, IL, 60643 and March 1879.

additional post offices under the Act of March 3, 1879.

(©Entire copyright (©Entire contents contents copyright Entire contents © Publishing 2011 Corp.)copyright 2015 Southwest Regional Publishing 2014 Regional Regional Publishing Corp.)

Th s newspaper is dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives to protect America’s This newspaper is dedicated to freedom of the press, whenever and however it the memory of those who gave may be threatened. their lives to protect America’s free-

dom of the press, whenever and This newspaper newspaper dedicated This dedicated to to however it may beisthreatened. the memory memory of those who the who gave gave theirlives lives to protect America’s their to protect America’s freefreedom of the press, whenever and

The People’s Republic of Christmas

By Joan Hadac I wanted to write a warm and fuzzy Christmas column this week, but I got side tracked.

Let me explain.

The other day, I was picking up a prescription at a familiar pharmacy. (Remember when we called them drug stores?) I was in a Christmassy mood, so I took a detour to browse through the “seasonal” section. (Too bad that “Christmas” has become a dirty word to so many retailers.)

I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. More than anything, I was looking for a few touchstones from my youth to give me a smile and make me feel warm inside.

(Watching my VHS copy of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” always does that to me.)

I was seeking comfort and the familiarity of an old-fashioned American Christmas, or at least the kind I recall from my youth.

Instead, I found myself in the People’s Republic of Christmas.

Just about every item I looked at, it seemed, had three words in common: Made in China.

Let me say at this point that I have absolutely nothing against the Chinese people. In fact, I have a very dear niece who

is ethnically Chinese. And Chicago is the great world-class city it is, in part thanks to the Chinese who live here and have helped build it and maintain it.

But I do have a problem with (and I hope you do, too) the huge amount of goods that used to be made here that are no longer. Things now made in China and elsewhere. Hey, I’m glad they have jobs-but not if it means Americans lose ours.

Up and down the “seasonal” aisles I browsed. Trinkets made in China. Candy made in China. Wrigley’s chewing gum Christmas tin made in China. Charlie Brown and Snoopy figurines made in China. Even Mickey Mouse.

At this store, you couldn’t even cloak yourself in an American Christmas. The Santa suit in a bag? Made in--you guessed it.

Seems like everyone has bolted the USA. Pepperidge Farm now bakes some of its treats in Indonesia. (Remember their TV commercials in the 1970s in which they boasted about their American goodness, and the on-screen pitchman’s Yankee pronunciation--Pep-ridge Faahhm?)

Same with Royal Dansk cookies. Forget Denmark. Jakarta is where it’s at.

So I recoiled from Chinese Charlie Brown, the Mandarin Mickey Mouse, the

Shanghai Snoopy---and I fled to the last bastion of Christmas, the Lord Jesus.

Too late, sad to say. Nativity-themed Christmas cards, trinkets, everything with Jesus, Mary and/or Joseph was made in China.

And given China’s ongoing persecution of Christians (most notably Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants---everything from everyday discrimination to imprisonment and torture), images of Jesus from the People’s Republic of China are a bitter irony.

My head started spinning, so I headed for the ladies room to compose myself. I washed my hands, threw a little water on my face and turned on the automatic dryer.

A large label on the dryer said, “Made in China for the Dayton Electric Manufacturing Co., Niles, Illinois.”

That did it. I headed over to the “pain reliever” aisle to buy some aspirin. They’re not made in China. Yet. Next week, I hope to produce a truly heart-warming Christmas column. Written in the USA. Joan Hadac is an award-winning journalist who is editor and publisher of swchicagopost.com, an online news service serving six Chicago neighborhoods near Midway Airport.

READERS WRITE Know facts before you sign petition in Palos 118 Dear Editor: Dear fellow Palos 118 residents: In last week’s Regional News, a letter from John Thomas Donovan, of Palos Park, was published. In his message, Donovan encouraged residents to sign a petition to get the Palos 118 School Board’s proposed $6.5 million bond issuance on the ballot.

Mr. Donovan’s letter includes several inaccuracies and unsupported statements. I’d like to point out some facts regarding the issues at hand: Historically, Palos 118 has funded our schools through a combination of operating tax levies, and working cash bonds.

Our most recent bond issuance will be paid in full next year. The new issuance we’re contemplating, if made, is expected keep the bond portion of Palos 118 residents’ tax bills at current levels.

A school district’s tax rate is a function of its spending and overall tax base. For the 2014 tax year, Palos 118’s tax rate including debt service payments was among the lowest for all area elementary school districts.

Our high performing schools not only benefit our students and their families, but all district homeowners. High performing schools are a primary factor in home buying decisions, and therefore valuations.

Palos 118 spends right around the state average per pupil, but we achieve significantly higher than average test scores. These results are a function of great teachers and administrators, highly engaged parents, and tremendous support organizations. Details on our relative spending and performance may be found at www.illinoisreportcard.com.

Palos 118 school board members are not paid for their service. We volunteer our time just like the coaches for our neighborhood church, AYSO, and PBO leagues. Each of the board members with whom I’ve served, currently and in the past, takes a non-partisan perspective in executing his/her duties.

The Palos 118 board has run balanced budgets for the last

10 years; including making ontime payments of interest and principal on all previous bond issuances.

The Palos 118 administration and board have received awards for the transparency of budgets, excellence in financial reporting, and communication efforts.

As reported in the Chicago Tribune this past April, the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International awarded Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 its Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in budget presentation during the 2014-15 budget year. This was the 13th consecutive year Palos 118 has earned the prestigious award.

I’m proud of not only what we’ve accomplished, but also how we’ve accomplished it.

The bond issuance the board is currently contemplating is working through the same process as previous issuances, complying with the letter and intent of laws and best practices put forth by school code.

The investments contemplated with our proposed bond issuance relate to: • Expanding educational programs that will reduce instructional costs over the long run.

• Upgrading our learning spaces to provide state-of-theart instructional environments for our students, and maintain schools that will continue to attract young families to our community.

• Reducing operational costs by investing in our technology infrastructure and reducing energy consumption.

Contrary to Mr. Donovan’s assertion in his letter, the improvements we’re proposing will improve the quality of our student’s education, and make our schools operate more efficiently.

Last spring Palos 118 earned the highest credit rating school districts can receive from Standard and Poor’s. This will give us preferred interest rates on this issuance, if made.

Furthermore, certain parts of the bond issuance could benefit from federal subsidies on interest payments. Priority for this consideration is given to issuances that are not subject to referendums (put on ballots).

We believe now is a prudent time to issue these bonds.

If approached to sign Mr. Donovan’s petition, please take the information above into account in making your decision.

— John J. Faustino, president, Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

Palos 118 should Let voters decide Dear Editor, The Superintendent of District 118 recently authored a guest opinion column purporting to explain how the funds from the currently authorized bond proposal will be used.

The aim of that column was to explain further the “investment” discussion District 118 had, prior to any public input, where they rationalized that they faced funding uncertainty due to the budget impasse in Springfield.

First, there is little funding uncertainty facing the District.

Last spring, the legislature passed the Elementary and Secondary Education budget. In June, the Governor signed that budget bill (HB 3763) into law.

The bill provided increased funding for our schools, thereby ensuring both that “State money will flow” to our school districts, and “shielding them from…political war.” The education bill is among a series of legislation—“one of more than 20 budget bills”—passed prior to May 31. HB 3763 funded ALL parts of elementary and secondary education, except for Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) administration and money for student assessments.

Furthermore, according to both legislative and State staffs, District 118 will get approximately $783,000 from their formula claim in FY16, which is $47,000 more than last year. Additionally, District 230 will get approximately $4.414 million, which is $79,000 more than last year. Palos has so far YTD been paid $320,000, with more guaranteed to come.

Clearly, the District is both aware of this incoming state funding, and unlike other parts of State services, and until recently, our own municipal

governments, not operating with any uncertainty as a result of the impasse.

The District seeks to exclude voter input by issuing bonds for a working cash fund, which provides voters with no guarantee or input that the borrowed money will be used for specified purposes. As such, in the name of transparency, accountability, and good government, the borrowing issue should be abandoned and put to a referendum.

— John Thomas Donovan, Palos Park

Many to thank for success of Christmas House Walk Dear Editor, “The 12/12 Days of Christmas,” the Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s 2015 Christmas House Walk, was held last Saturday, and it was a huge success in more ways than one.

Through the many varied efforts of our members, over 220 guests enjoyed the sprawling Palos Country Club venue under the direction of Pat Pykett, the art and craft items from 25 vendors, the members’ homemade Christmas cookies for sale, the 19 raffle baskets, which included two special bonus prizes of either a Disney quilt or 12 Days of Christmas platter, the donated certificates from a host of area merchants, the four homes decorated for Christmas on the house tour itself, and an “Afterglow” held at Bon a Pit Grill and Smokehouse.

Much of the large turnout was due to the coordination of ticket sales with Mona Lisa Boutique, and the wonderful publicity The Regional News provided during the weeks leading up to the house walk.

The Regional has consistently written about all of our club’s meetings, projects, and waysand-means events, and we thank you.

A special thank you to Paul Lunter and Rich TerMaat for placing the house walk signs around the area and to Dennis Hyker for his help with the Win/Win Raffle.

The Palos Heights Woman’s See READERS WRITE, Page 5

The Regional News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Tip leads to drug bust at home in Tinley Park A 30-year-old Tinley Park man faces drug charges after Orland Park police investigated a tip of alleged illegal drug sales from a home just south of Orland Park in the 16000 block of Olcott Avenue, in neighboring Tinley Park, police said.

Lawrence Murillo was arrested after Orland Park police conducted a joint investigation with the Tinley Park Police Department that concluded with a search of his home on Dec. 9.

Executing a search warrant,

police found and seized cocaine, cannabis, several items of drug paraphernalia and cash, police said in a release last Thursday.

Murillo Murillo is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a church, a Class X felony; possession of a controlled

vehicle, a 2005 black minivan, a cellphone, keys, and a 50-inch television that belonged to the victim and were stolen from the apartment, poLowry lice said.

Arrested and charged with burglary were Julian J. Fields, 22, of Calumet City; Adareo R. Lowry, 26, of Chicago; and Bishop O. Nance, 22, of Chicago. The driver of the van, Jacob A. Adejola, 24, of Bolingbrook, was charged with driving while license revoked, police said.

The victim told police that he had responded to an advertisement that was posted on the Internet site Backpage and requested an escort to come to his apartment in Orland Park, police Cmdr. John Keating said in a release.

After the escort, Adareo Lowry, whom police said is a male, arrived at the victim’s apartment, there was a dispute over money

Readers Write

successful event. So many deserve recognition and special thanks go out to The Regional News for all their coverage contributing to the fundraiser’s success.

We thank the community as their ‘The Love for the Arts ‘ did shine through once again! During this beautiful Christmas and holiday season The McCord House doors are open wide, and welcome all to come by and see the lovely gifts made by Artisans in their Holiday Gift Shoppe. You may find just the perfect gift!

Thank you once again for keeping the “Arts Alive”!

— Arlene Adams and Carol Trzcinski, Co-chairs For Love of The Arts

Continued from Page 4 Club is a recognized charitable organization as defined by Internal Revenue Code 501 (c) (3). The profits from the walk will be donated to college scholarships for Stagg and Shepard High School seniors, Moraine Valley Community College scholarship for a woman returning to further her education and local charities.

A complete list of contributing vendors is on our Facebook page and website: phwc.wordpress.com — Rose Zubik, President Palos Heights Woman’s Club Barb Deckinga, Chair of the Christmas House Walk Committee: Patricia Bailey, Sue Blais, Bev Bronowski, Joanne Ferneau, Denise Hyker, Mary Lee Lockwood, Eileen Lunter, Lorene Rathnau, Arlene Sypniewski, Sherry TerMaat, Cherry Vujevich and Rose Zubik.

Love for the arts alive and growing in Palos Dear Editor: Nearly 200 guests showed their support and “Love for the Arts” by attending the McCord Art Gallery & Cultural Centers 11th annual fundraiser on Nov. 7.

As guests entered the event at the Midlothian Country Club, they were welcomed by the melodic sounds of the Heavenly Harps. Everyone enjoyed a gourmet dinner and the entertainment continued with the music of the Nuclear Jazz Quarktet. Throughout the evening the talented caricature artist, Mike Giba, created keepsake portraits that brought smiles from everyone.

“The Love Of The Arts “continued with a silent auction and a spirited live auction lead by talented community auctioneer George Mitchell!

Exciting prizes that included trips to Paris, Florida keys and more items brought lively bidding! Each year the volunteers from the historic McCord house hold a fundraiser to bring the community together in support and to raise operating funds.

The committee and volunteers would like to thank everyone that became a sponsor, donor, bought raffle tickets, bid on auction prizes and attended the

After San Bernardino Dear Editor: Would like to add some comments to your very well-written Dec. 10 Editorial.

The Second Amendment on the right to bear arms was written long before the advent of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Too often common sense on limiting military weapons and ammunition to only the military gets crushed by the NRA gun lobby conveniently interpreting this position, as an attack on the Second Amendment fundamental freedom. This posture has been successful in defeating the extension of the previous ban on assault weapons, leaving this market wide open for abuse.

Another mind numbing gun lobby position was the defeat of the proposed law preventing sale of weapons to individuals on the No Fly List.

We fully embrace the Second Amendment, but appeal to common sense measures to protect everyone’s freedom and right to live in reasonable safety. Once again, the need for balance in one’s rights. Simply put, military assault weapons and high capacity magazines are mass killing hardware required by our military and have no place in civilian society.

This should always be about freedom and common sense, not the stranglehold the NRA has on key parts of our Congress.

— Jim Keough, Palos Heights

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Charged with DUI Eugene D. Lisula, 69, of Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses following a report of erratic driving at 10:26 p.m. Dec. 7, in the 8600 block of West 123rd Street. He registered .253 blood-alcohol count on a breath test, more than three times the legal limit, police said. He was also cited for driving without insurance, not carrying his license while driving, improper turn, improper lane usage and driving in the wrong lane, driving without insurance on person, and no insurance. Lisula is due in court on Jan. 21.

Piotr Koperdowski, 51, of Naples. Fla., was charged with DUI following a traffic stop for er-

substance with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony, a misdeameanor counts of possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Murillo was transported last Thursday to the Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview where he appeared before Judge Michael Kane, who set Murillo’s bond at $15,000, police said. Murillo has a return court date of Jan. 7 at the Bridgeview courthouse, Orland Park police Lt. Tony Farrell Palos Heights man said in a release.

ratic driving at 2:02 a.m. Dec. 10, at Wolf Road and South Old Creek Road. He is due in court on Jan. 21.

License charges James P. Eckert, 49, of Frankfort, was charged with driving without a valid license when he was stopped at 2:51 p.m. Dec. 4, in the 11900 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said his license had expired in 2010. He is due in court on Jan. 21.

Luis A. Diaz, 22, of Orland Park, was charged with driving without a license and speeding following a traffic stop at 5:31 a.m. Dec. 7, in the 8700 block of West 123rd Street. He is due in court on Jan. 21.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK

Three charged with burglary after Internet date goes bad Orland Park police charged three men with one count each of felony residential burglary after they allegedly assaulted an Orland Fields Park man and stole his television set at his apartment in the 15300 block of Treetop Drive after he apparently invited one of them to his home via an online hookup site, police said.

The alleged victim called 911 at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 4 to report that the three suspects had just assaulted him and stolen his television, police said.

The caller provided dispatchers with a description of the suspects and direction of travel of their getaway vehicle, police said.

Patrol officers responding to the area located and stopped the vehicle at 153rd and La Grange Road, where four suspects were arrested.

Police recovered from the suspect

5

arrested in drug bust

Orland Park police charged Dan J. Cachey, 18, of Palos Heights, with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of cocaine, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor after he allegedly sold ecstasy to an undercover police officer in a parking with the viclot at 15892 S. La Grange Road tim, police at 6:05 p.m. Nov. 24, police said. said.

Lowry A search of Cachey and his car then allegedyielded five unopened beer cans, ly opened the several bags of cannabis, a small apartment door bag of cocaine, a bag of Xanax for his accompills, unspecified drug parapherplices, Bishop nalia and $133 cash, according to Nance the police report. The vehicle was Nance and Juseized and towed, and Cachey was lian Fields, who entered without permission. The due at a bond hearing on Nov. 25. victim fled the apartment and called 911. The victim was not Mom charged with DUI assaulted, threatened or injured and child endangerment during this incident, police said.

Tinley Park resident Beata The three suspects were seen Thompson, 36, was charged with fleeing the apartment carrying the DUI, failure to reduce speed to television and entering a 2005 avoid an accident and two counts black minivan, driven by a fourth of child endangerment after police male subject, Jacob Adejola, po- investigated a two-vehicle crash lice said. in the 15600 block of South 80th Fields,Lowry and Nance re- Avenue at 2:28 p.m. Nov. 28. Her ceived $250,000 D bonds from SUV was towed and impounded, Judge Felice and have a return and her two children, ages 5 and court date of Dec. 31 at the Brid- 8, were turned over to their fageview Courthouse, police said. ther, according to the police report.

Adejola bonded on the traffic Thompson is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview today. charge.

There is Hope in these between times Dear Editor, We live in perilous times.

The Bible clearly states that this is to be expected in the last days before the Lord Jesus returns to earth. As international and national news reports make all too clear, things are not getting better. Never before has the world situation appeared so tenuous and so close to critical mass with governments and nations ready to implode and explode. We long for leaders who are honest, truthful, courageous and bold.

We long for there to be perfect justice and world peace. Are these just pipe dreams that can never see the light of day?

History is replete with man’s attempts to produce order in society... yet lawlessness, strife, dictatorships and wars continually impede any progress.

In Edward Gibbon’s great work, “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” he listed five reasons why civilizations decline and fall. First there is the undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home which is the basis of human society.

Then there are ever increasing taxes and the spending of public money for freebies and handouts for the populace. There is a mad craze for pleasure with an emphasis on sports becoming more exciting and brutal every year. There is the building of gigantic armaments when the foremost enemy is found within the decadence of the citizens. And there is the decline of true Biblical faith-- with belief fading into mere form and thereby losing touch with life and becoming impotent to warn and guide the people.

We are seeing this in our own country. We have turned away from God, removing Him from every facet of our national mindset. We have sowed the wind and are now reaping the whirlwind, to our own destruction.

But there is hope! We are currently living “ between the times” - which began during Christ’s first Advent when He introduced God’s new era, and the time when He will return to establish God’s Kingdom in its final form.

At Jesus’ second advent He will claim His Throne and rule with righteousness and justice.

The world will finally have the perfect government. It will be a time of unprecedented blessing, prosperity and peace. This gives hope, even in the midst of turbulent,fearful, uncertain days, to those who put their trust and faith in Christ.

Many of the Christmas hymns we sing look forward to that time. In “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” the last verse looks forward to when Christ will reign. “For lo the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever circling years shall come the time foretold, when the new heaven and earth shall own the Prince of Peace their King, and the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing.” And in another favorite, the entire song references the changes that will take place when the Lord Jesus takes His rightful place on the throne of the universe. “Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing. He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love.”

Jesus will return -- as He promised and as was foretold by many of the Old Testament prophets as well as New Testament writers- not clothed in humility and poverty, but resplendent in glory and majesty, and as the conquering and victorious King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Every eye will see Him. Every knee will bow to Him. Every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord.

Charged with DUI Police charged Tinley Park resident Guy E. Michel, 60, with DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after they investigated a two-vehicle crash at 167th Street and La Grange Road at 9:13 p.m. Nov. 21. His SUV was towed and impounded, and Michel is due in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday.

Wesley J. Snyder, 25, of Worth, was charged with DUI and improper lane usage after police curbed his pickup truck in the 15100 block of South Harlem Avenue at 1:12 a.m. Nov. 29. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Snyder was given a court date of Jan. 12 in Bridgeview.

Charged with retail theft at the mall Police charged Doris A. Galloway, 59, of Calumet City, with felony retail theft after she allegedly stole a $250 pair of boots from a shoe store in Orland Square Mall at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 22.

Police said the Galloway charge was made a felony, based upon Galloway’s prior conviction on a larceny charge. Also charged in the incident—but with misdemeanor

retail theft--was Jacquita J. Costello, 27, of Chicago. Both women were due at a bond hearing on Nov. 23. Galloway is current held on a $50,000 bond and is due in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

Chicago residents DeJuan D. Bolling and Jakharri D. Mims, both age 23, and Shikyra J. Davis, 18, were charged with felony retail theft after they allegedly stole seven items of clothing worth $554 from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 2:21 p.m. Dec. 3. All three were due at a bond hearing on Dec. 4.

Police charged Markham resident Gabrielle A. Jessup, 27, with retail theft after she allegedly stole several items of cosmetics from a store in Orland Square Mall at 2:03 p.m. Nov. 22. She was set to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on Dec. 8.

Mall clerk finds SUV window damaged A department store clerk returning to her SUV after working a shift at Orland Square Mall at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 22 discovered that someone used a blunt object to damage the vehicle’s windshield.

She told police that employees are required to park in the rear of the lot, to save spaces closest to the door for customers. She added that she had no idea who would want to target her vehicle.

This worship will be mandatory with no exceptions. But He will not only come to rule and reign. He will also come to judge the world. Every person will give an account before Him. Every person will answer the question, “What did you do with God’s Gift, the gift too wonderful for words?”

The eternal consequences are beyond serious and merit our utmost consideration.

Now, between the two advents, we live in a time of grace--a time to repent and a time to receive Jesus’ gift of forgiveness and everlasting life. It is crucial that we be prepared and ready when He comes again. Today is the day of salvation --we are not promised tomorrow. And the time of His return is known to God alone.

The hope and promise of Christ’s return is a fact that when believed will change our lives forever. But the question is, do you believe it?

— Susan Tesauro, Palos Heights

Dear Editor, A holiday wine and cheese party was hosted in honor of Jack Murray’s mother, Diane Murray last Thursday.

Despite the busy holiday season, more than 60 people stopped by to purchase Diane’s lovely knitted items and enjoy some holiday cheer. Diane, Jack and I are very grateful for the kindness offered by so many.

We especially wish to thank Diane Fitzgerald for notifying Diane’s former co-workers at Palos Community Hospital, who came in large numbers to the event, making Diane so happy to see them all again at this reunion of sorts for her; and also Janet Harper for conducting a trivia contest and serving on cleanup duty and Patt Bailey for marketing the event and assuming the cashier duties. Have a Merry Christmas and prosperous 2016.

— Jessica Loftus, Palos Heights

Answers

Sudoku

Puzzle on Page 11

Puzzle on Page 11

Grateful for kindness of after-hours guests

Dr. Susan Rife D.O. Dr. Mark McKeigue D.O. Jordan Jackson P.A. Lindsay Gnade, P.A. Joelle Rickey, P.A.

It’s a holiday tradition to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone who’s stopped by to see us this year. It’s been a pleasure serving you.

6 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News

SCHOOL NOTES Holiday Fun Day; plays at Sandburg Sandburg High School will hold a Holiday Fun Day in conjunction with its holiday play in the Performing Arts Center at the school this Saturday, from noon tol 4 p.m.

Families can take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, make holiday arts and crafts, play fun games, and sing-a-long to favorite holiday songs. Admission is just $3 per person or $10 for families of 4 or more.

Sandburg students will also perform the plays “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and a South African folk tale “Abiyoyo” this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. Tickets for the play are $5 for children and $8 for adults.

Proceeds from the Holiday Fun Day and play will support the Sandburg Plays Scotland trip where students will perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Questions can be directed to

Geoff Epperson at 671-4140.

Chicago Christian High School Open House Chicago Christian High School will host an Open House on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6:45 p.m., at the school, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights.

Chicago Christian High School is part of the Southwest Chicago Christian School Association, serving Christian families since 1900.

Its vision is to be a Christ-centered learning community intent on restoring God’s world. The Open House will provide an opportunity to meet the faculty and coaches and attend a variety of sectionals covering topics such as the school’s STEM programs (the only Project Lead the Way STEM courses in the area), tuition assistance, and co-curriculars.

Everyone is welcome; no need to register. For more information, contact Wilma Persenaire at 3887656 or visit www.swchristian.org/ admissions.

STUDENT NEWS Dylan Hansan, of Orland Park, has been admitted to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, for the Fall 2016 semester and has earned the Founders Scholarship. *** Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School announced that 40 students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars, including Palos residents Amy Balich, Caitlin Jandacek, Sandra Khouri, Sarah Law and Meghan Rokas, and Orland Park resident Rachel Todd.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping to make college accessible and afSupplied photos

Students in Paula Dzik’s resource class at Jerling Junior High School interact with comfort dogs brought to their classroom to show the role therapy animals play in physical and mental healing.

Comfort Dogs bring it to students at Jerling Junior High School visit Jerling Junior High School resource teacher Paula Dzik, along with her student teacher Julie Keller, gave her students a project: research therapy animals.

After the youngsters researched all sorts of animals, from alpacas to llamas to dogs, they were rewarded with a visit from the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs upon completion of the project.

Among the visitors were Luther, Ruthie, Darlin, Samuel and Olympia,

in NHS service projects.

Students inducted include juniors Daniel Becker, Jack Bergman, Brenna Braasch, Erika Brann, Emilia Burda, Kelli Callahan, Kevin Callahan, Maura Callahan, Jack Carberry, Alexis Carr, Victoria Churin, John Clohessy, Jack Cody, Nicole Connors, Grace Elliot, Alison Elzinga, Martin Falkner-Rodriguez, Matthew Gibson, Paulina Goryl, Aaron Gowaski.

Also, Nicolas Harnisch, Valeria Hernandez, Jenna Huisenga, Scott

COMMUNITY NOTES Noon Year’s Eve The Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department invites families to ring in the New Year at noon instead of midnight on Thursday, Dec. 31, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Rec. Center, 6601 W. 127th St. The recreation center will be

all golden retrievers trained to provide a calming influence during their visits. The dogs’ handlers provided a short presentation, followed by ample time for the students to interact with the therapy dogs.

The dogs visit schools, nursing homes, hospitals and churches, and have been features in books and on television. Read more about them on their website (www.K9Comfort.org) or on Facebook (/K9Comfort). Heights library — Orland School District 135 upcoming events

Huston, Joseph Iaquinta, Veronica Jacobson, Will Jarman, Michael Kaczmarczyk, Megan Karas, Naledge Killins, Sydney Kleina, Brenna Koepp, Tim Komperda, Reilly Longawa, Chad Longfield, Felicia Lonosky, and Alec Makenas.

Also, Brian Maty, Tom McInerney, Patricia Medina, Hannah Medlin, Ronya Motan, Ellen Mueller, Brian Nelson, Joe Newhall, Kelly Pawlak, Kamryn Perez, Hailey Pezdek, Melissa Pitrowski, Julia Randich, Maryann

Sandoka, Emma Sisk, Oluwatobi Sogebi, Audrey Stocklen, Mary Stocklen, Allison Terry, Emma Toomey, Saul Totozintle, Jacob Walters, Stephanie Wasag, Caleb Washington, and Marley Wiest.

Seniors earning induction included Randall Barnes, Bryanna Cross, Vincent Martin, Maria Munoz, Jacob Nolan, Noah Oprondek, Alaina Peters, Allison Schuldt, Maulika Thakkar, Garrett White, and Jacob Zuiker.

Christmas Holiday Closings – The library will be closed all-day on Christmas Eve, Thursday Dec. 24, and on Christmas Day, Friday Dec. 25. The staff, administration, and Friends of the Palos Heights Library wish you and yours a very happy and joyous holiday.

Announcing DVD Gift Cards - Now get one DVD rental free after five rentals with the library’s $5 cards. DVD Gift Cards are available for purchase at the Circulation Desk.

Thursday @ the Movies – today, 10 a.m. (w/ subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

“The Age of Adaline,” starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford. Run time 112 minutes.

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

Mah Jongg – Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m.

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

Heights library youth programs • Tween Time - Grades 4-5 Join the fun and make crafts while hanging out with friends at 7 p.m. today (Thursday). Registration is requested.

• LEGO Builders - ages 4 and up - Build something new with the library’s ever- expanding Lego collection on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. No registration necessary.

• Gift-Making, all ages - Create some delightful presents for Fifth row from left: Erin Nolan, the special people in your life on Carolan O’Connell, Nicki Paolelli, Monday, Dec. 21 from 10 a.m.Michela Petrosino, Jason Phelan, Jakob Powers, Gloria Robinson, Katherine Ross, Ashley Smialek, Maura Smith, Stephanie Smith, Paige Solcani, Michael St. Lawrence Sixth row from left: Claire Stanecki, Anne Marie Stifter, Maxwell Stinites, Justin Tringl, Benjamin Turcich, Rachel Ulaszek, Vanessa Villansenor, Thomas Wade, Claire Walsh, Rita Walsh, Zachary Wegner, Patricia Witte. Not pictured: Martin Kelly.

Marist names Illinois State Scholars

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently named 75 Marist High School seniors Illinois State Scholars.

This brings the total of Illinois State Scholars from Marist to 341 over the past five years.

Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors, hailing from 671 different high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance

counselors work with ISAC to determine the winners.

Illinois State Scholars at Marist are: first Row from left: Laith Abad, Margaret Berger, Michaela Bernichio, Elizabeth Besenhofer, Grace Callaghan, Tara Carson, Caroline Castelino, Liam Clair, Adrian Clark, Kelly Collins, Robert Conklin, Megan Doah.

Second Row from left: Caroline Doyle, Mary Clare Enright, Elyse Fell, Alexa Ferenzi, Ashley Garla, Josie Gilligan, Emily Graff, Frederick Hofer, Elise Hohl, Brent Holder, Catherine Hynes, Rafaello

transformed into a miniature Times Square, complete with music and a “Countdown to Noon” balloon drop as a special way to spend New Year’s Eve with the kids. There will be a pizza lunch served and New Year’s activities for families with children ages 10 and under. To RSVP, call the Rec. Center at 361-1807.

LIBRARY NOTES

Shepard High School inducts students into National Honor Society chapter Shepard High School in Palos Heights recently inducted a new group of students into its chapter of National Honor Society.

Criteria for National Honor Society membership include a grade point average of at least 3.6/4.0 and participation in at least four extracurricular activities (five if the student is a senior.) Students cannot receive academic credit or compensation for the activities.

To remain in NHS they must continue membership in school activities as well as participate

fordable for Illinois families, bestows this prestigious recognition to top Illinois high school students annually. This year, over 18,800 elite honorees join the other top state students honored for their academic achievements since the designation was first introduced in 1958. *** Samantha Korsak of Palos Heights, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Korsak is pursuing a degree in chemistry at Elmhurst College. ***

Ibrado, Krista Ico. Third row from left: Madeline Jurcev, Claire Kelly, John Kelly, Kevin Kelly, Kevin Keaney, Matt Kettering, Stephanie Kohn, Michael Kumicich, Daniel Labuda, Michael Laird, Alexandra Lenz.

Fourth row from left: Catherine Lewellyn, Julia Linares, Marlynn Lopez, Daniel Lynch, Richard Mauge, Robert Mauge, Alaina McCarthy, Bridget McDermott, Hannah McDermott, Hannah McMahon, Cassidy McNulty, Elizabeth Mineman, Brendan Mullen, Kevin Neumann.

noon and 3-5 p.m. No registration is required.

• Gaming for Teens, 6 Days and Times- Must be 6th grade or older. Play video games on the big screen in the young adult area on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 21-23 and 28-30, 3-6 p.m.

No registration is needed.

• Family Movie Time - Come cuddle up and watch The Polar Express together in the Activity Room on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Registration not required.

• Marble Run Mania - Drop in to make your own marble run using common household items on Wednesday, Dec. 23, from 10noon and 3-5 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, visit palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

Orland Park library upcoming events • Showcase – Maureen Christine Songs of the Season 7 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 18. Vocalist performs holiday favorites at the library, 14921 Ravinia Ave. Orland Park.

• Culture Club – Italy, 11 a.m. this Saturday, Children grades 3-5 will discuss cultures and traditions of Italy.

• Discovery Depot - 1 p.m. Saturday, Drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. to make something new at the discovery depot maker-space station.

• America Girl Holiday Tea - 2 p.m. Saturday, Children in grades K-5 are invited to dress their American Girl or Bitty Baby in their holiday finest and join us for a magnificent afternoon of refreshments, games and crafts.

The Regional News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Chamber Office Phone: 708-480-3025 | www.palosareachamber.org | e-mail: info@palosareachamber.org

Each year, members of the Palos Area Chamber of Commerce dedicate themselves to working together to improving the local business climate. Here are a few ways members help their businesses and our community.

Business / Community serviCe

speCial events

marketing & CommuniCation

• Online member directories • Monthly membership breakfast or lunch programs • Annual Holiday Tree Lighting & Photos with Santa

• Annual Recognition Dinner • Annual Community Expo & Health Fair

• Website advertising • Networking events

(in conjunction with the First Midwest Half Marathon)

• Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Fundraiser

Find the Chamber online and connect!

(including Ribbon Cuttings & Business After Hours)

• Cooperative Retail Advertising opportunities • Meet the Merchant television interviews & other Channel 4 support

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

SAVE THE DATE

Annual Chamber Dinner

Friday, January 29th, 6:30 p.m., Palos Country Club, 13100 Southwest Highway, Orland Park, IL 60462

Palos Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to our Annual Dinner to honor all the 2015 committee members and introduce the new officers and Board of Directors. Come and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and dinner buffet. Invitations will be delivered starting the last week of December, 2015. If you do not receive an invitation, please contact the chamber.

Chamber Membership Renewal for 2016 If you are new to the chamber, and wish to join, please check out the website and give the office a call for any further information.

The chamber now offers a way for chamber members to advertise on the chamber’s website. If you are a current member and have special offers, send the information to the chamber’s office and it will be posted on the website under the tab “special offer.” If you have general information – send that too!

Annual Membership fee is $180.00. Renewal notices will be emailed and mailed to all 2015 chamber members. If you have not received your notice, please contact the chamber at 708-480-3025 or email info@palosareachamber.org.

Pay online!

This year it is even easier to renew online by clicking the pay online link in the email or visiting palosareachamber.org for details. *For more information on any of these events visit our website, e-mail, or call the chamber

7

8 Thursday, December 17, 2015

SENIOR NOTES Orland Township Myrtle Beach trip Orland Township offers seniors an early-spring trip to Myrtle Beach and Charleston, S.C. Tickets are on sale now for this bus tour, a weeklong trip. Transportation will leave at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 3, and will return on Saturday, April 9. Tickets are $585 for double occupancy and add an additional $180 for single occupancy. Cost includes motorcoach transportation, six

HEALTH & FITNESS nights lodging including four consecutive nights in the Myrtle Beach area, 10 meals (six breakfasts and four dinners), three evening shows: Legends in Concert, Carolina Opry, and Alabama Theatre’s ‘One the Show.’

This trip also includes a guided tour of Charleston, a visit to Broadway at the Beach, and admission to the Brookgreen Gardens. Tickets are at the township office, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. Call 403-4222 for more information.

Loyola opens Cancer Center at Palos Hospital’s south campus in Orland Park The new Loyola Center for Cancer Care & Research at Palos Community Hospital is offering cancer patients academic level care close to home.

The center opened Dec. 7 on Palos’ south campus at the Palos Primary Care Center at 15300 West Ave. in Orland Park.

“Rather than asking patients to travel to us, we will come to them,” said Daniel Post, Loyola’s executive vice president for Network Development and System Integration.

Terrence Moisan, MD, president and CEO of Palos Community Hospital, said the affiliation with Loyola “is giving our patients and community access to highly specialized care and expertise from a leading academic medical center.”

As an academic medical center, Loyola can offer patients the opportunity to enroll in clinical trials of experimental new drugs that are not available at most hospitals.

“These new treatments potentially can reduce side effects, prolong remissions, and in some cases cure cancers,” said Patrick Stiff, MD, director of Loyola’s Cardinal

Bernardin Cancer Center.

At the infusion center, Loyola medical oncologists (cancer physicians) and specially trained oncology infusion nurses will administer chemotherapy. Depending on the patient, chemotherapy is used to control the spread of cancer; cure cancer; destroy cancer cells that remain after surgery; reduce cancer symptoms or shrink a tumor before cancer surgery.

Loyola is nationally recognized for its expert team of specially trained oncologists who come from a wide variety of specialties. Loyola recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Loyola is one of only five healthcare facilities in Illinois and 75 in the U.S. to receive the national honor for surveys performed last year.

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

Palos has been granted the Com-

Protect yourself against the flu MetroSouth encourages you to get a flu shot this season Travel and social events increase during the holidays, giving the flu virus more opportunities to spread. Dec. 6-12 is National Influenza Vaccination Week, serving as a reminder to all of the importance of getting a flu shot.

MetroSouth encourages you to get vaccinated to protect yourself and others from the flu. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness.

It can cause mild to severe illness and serious cases can result in hospitalization or death.

“It is crucial for everyone over 6 months of age to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Matthew Griffin, Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

“The flu shot is not guaranteed to prevent the flu, but minimizes your chances of contracting the virus.

If you do get the flu, the shot will help minimize the symptoms. It is especially important for young children, adults over the age of 65, and individuals who have a high risk of developing serious complications to get vaccinated.”

Individuals who should not get the vaccine are children younger than 6 months, people who have previously had a severe reaction

HEALTH BEAT

Treating diabetes on the cheap works JOHN FLEMING

The City of Palos Heights Liquor Commissioner, Mayor Robert S. Straz will hold a public hearing to consider the request for a Retailer’s Class A Liquor License, on property located at 13440 S. Ridgeland Avenue, petitioner Ernesto Velez, d/b/a Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant.

The Liquor Hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Palos Heights, City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

Mayor Robert S. Straz City of Palos Heights Liquor Commissioner

DVM • Prairie StateVet.com

LEGAL NOTICE

Dear Dr. Fleming, Our older German shepherd was drinking a ton of water and lost about 20 pounds of body weight.

We took him to our local vet and they found out that his blood sugar was almost 600, which means he has diabetes.

Until we could afford the insulin from Walgreen’s my husband started giving Rocko some of his own insulin and he isn’t drinking as much. We finally got the type of insulin that our vet recommended and also the amount our vet said to give and he’s doing great. Our vet says we need to bring him in and leave him for a day and do a lot of blood sugar tests over the day to make sure we are giving him the right dose and it will cost a lot. Do you think we need to do this?

Roberta, Worth Supplied photo

Meet Mary-Kate and Luna from Morton Grove. Luna, a 3-year-old Great Dane is still groggy from just having had a C-Section. Mary-Kate will have her hands full with these 12. It’s a nice warm Friday afternoon and were we dumb thinking we’d get out of here early today.

the morning meal and bring the dog on over the clinic where we check a blood sugar every 90 to 120 minutes. These data points help us generate what is called a “glucose curve.” From this curve we can see how low the blood glucose went over the day (the Nadir) and what was the duration of action of the insulin on the blood glucose. Ideally we keep the blood sugar under at least 250 mg for the majority of the day and in a perfect world the duration would be about 12 hours. We use this information to calculate the correct doses to use and what types of insulin to select. A curve should be able to be done for about a hundred dollars for multiple samples over the day using the handheld monitors.

Ideally one would do a curve every couple of weeks until good blood sugar control is achieved.

All that being said, there is another way to regulate these dogs.

Insulin is expensive, syringes not so much so, and curves for some people are costly. What the dog needs first and foremost is insulin. Consider for a moment how would we treat that dog if all testing for whatever reason became impossible to perform? I’ve listened to Dr. Nelson’s lectures over the years and he will spend

Dr. Matthew Griffin

to the flu vaccine and those with mission on Cancer’s Outstanding a severe egg allergy. Individuals Achievement Award as a result of who have a moderate-to-severe nationwide surveys performed in illness, with or without a fever, 2011 and 2014. Palos’ Oncology should wait until they are recovunit provides care and services ered. for patients experiencing various “The flu vaccine cannot cause stages of cancer, from diagnosis the flu and a very small percentthrough surgery and chemotheraage of people experience serious py. The unit also provides shortside effects from the vaccine,” said stay service (eight hours or less) Griffin. “Some may experience for patients needing cancer-related mild side effects such as soreness intravenous treatments. and redness of the injection site The cancer center is part of and low grade fever and aches. an innovative affiliation between These usually happen after vacciLoyola and Palos. The affiliation focuses on coordinated and collaborative patient care. Patients receive greater access to Loyola’s renowned specialty care services, such as oncology and neurosciences, while ensuring continued Orland Township blood pressure checks for residents access to Palos’ primary care Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., will host free blood network. pressure screenings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. this Friday and on Jan. Palos recently invested $50 mil- 15. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call 403-4222. lion in a state-of-the-art medical records program that is compatible LEGAL NOTICE with the system used by Loyola, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING making it easier for clinicians to access medical records across both City of Palos Heights Liquor Hearing systems.

PICK OF THE LITTER

Dear Roberta, So before you bought the insulin your vet prescribed, your husband started giving Rocko his own insulin? That’s probably not the best example for others to follow, but it was pretty gutsy and I’m glad your dog responded. There are a lot of different types of insulins on the market for humans that most vets are probably not used to using.

However, now that you are on the proper insulin and a good starting dose what your vets wants to do is to generate a “glucose curve”.

When I diagnose a new case of diabetes I send the owner home with a script for insulin and needles. I have them start at a particular low dose of insulin to be given twice daily. Dogs that become diabetic have an absolute need for insulin and will die without out it. Their pancreases are exhausted. This is not the case in cats and we handle them a little differently.

Some vets hospitalize their newly diagnosed diabetic cases as soon as the diagnosis is made and try to regulate them over a few days in the clinic. In my opinion, these dogs are so far out of whack (homeostasis) that it is better to send them home on a low dose of insulin for a week and let their bodies “get used to seeing insulin again.”

I learned this from Dr. Nelson at UC Davis, who is the insulin guru. After about a week I like to have the owners give the morning insulin injection along with

The Regional News

that better part of a morning discussing all the nuances of all the different types of insulin and all of the different testing protocols.

At the end of his lecture, he sets down his notes and looks at the audience of veterinarians and says, “All that I have just said aside, if you have no testing available to you, if your client’s dog is not drinking a ton of water, and if the dog is not getting them up in the middle of the night asking to go out and pee, and, if your client’s dog is not losing weight, then your control of that dog’s blood sugar is pretty darn good.”

I really appreciate this comment because I do see clients who cannot afford to do a lot of testing.

Over the years I have used Dr. Nelson’s three-point rule above and have done quite well with many dogs. It’s not ideal, but it is real and it works. Remember this is veterinary medicine. We are not dealing with animals that live 60 and 70 years and therefore we don’t have to deal with the host of medical complications seen in human diabetics. The main thing we see in our diabetic dogs is the development of cataracts in almost 100 percent of dogs with diabetes whether well-controlled or not.

nation and are short lived.”

Besides receiving the flu vaccine there are some additional healthy habits that can help prevent you from getting sick. Wash your hands frequently throughout the day, keep your hands away from your face and stay away from sick individuals. If you are sick, stay at home and give yourself time to recover.

For more information about flu vaccination, or to find a physician who can help you with health concerns, visit MetroSouthMedicalCenter.com or call 489-7925.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -v.CHARLOTTE J. O’BRYAN, MARK J. O’BRYAN, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MERIT FINANCIAL INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 31519 12901 S. 82ND COURT Palos Park, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 29, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 IN GROVER C. ELMORE AND COMPANY’S HOME ADDITION TO PALOS PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 12901 S. 82ND COURT, Palos Park, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-35-207-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $369,944.85.

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: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number 09-0328.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 09-0328 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 09 CH 31519 TJSC#: 35-17012 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.

BUSINESS

The Regional News

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Holiday spending can help teach children about money During this holiday season, you’ll likely be spending money, in various amounts and in various ways.

And you can use this experience to teach your children about money management.

Here are a few ideas for doing just that: • Stick to a budget. Tell your children you’ve set aside a certain amount of money for gifts and holiday events, such as hosting parties, and that you won’t exceed it. And if you have saved money throughout the year in a special holiday fund, let your kids know about that, too. This information should help impress upon them the importance of sticking with a budget and saving for a goal.

• Discuss credit and debt. Ideally, you won’t have to use your credit cards to an unusual degree during the holiday season. If you do, though, explain to your children that using a credit card is not the same thing as “free” money, and that your goal is to pay off the card as soon as possible, so that you won’t have to pay even more for your purchases in the form of interest payments.

• Compare short- and long-term goals. Explain to your children that your holiday spending is the result of having saved for, and met, a short-term goal, but that you are also saving for long-term goals, such as retirement. Depending on the age of your kids, you might want to go into somewhat more detail, such as describing, in general terms, the different ways you save for the different goals.

For example, for your holiday spending, you might be drawing on money from your checking account — or, as mentioned above, a holiday fund, possibly kept in a low-risk, liquid vehicle — while for your long-term goals, you might be relying in part on your employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k). The key point to get across is that you have various financial goals in life with various

COMINGS & GOINGS

MB Financial Inc. has announced it will acquire American Chartered Bank in a stock and cash transaction of about $449 million, or $9.30 per share.

MB Financial has several branches throughout the south suburbs including Tinley Park, South Holland, Countryside, Burbank, Oak Lawn and Frankfort. American Chartered has 15 branches.

One is in Tinley Park but all of its other branches are in the western or northern suburbs and Chicago.

Founded in 1987, American Chartered has about $2.8 billion in total assets, $2.2 billion in deposits and $2 billion in loans. MB Financial has about $15 billion in assets and was founded more than a century ago.

“The acquisition of American Chartered is consistent with our mission of building Chicagoland’s

BUSINESS NOTES

Free business safety inspections

raine Valley to schedule a safety assessment. For more information, e-mail Mary Jo Murphy at murphym272@morainevalley.edu, or call 974-5798.

JIM VAN HOWE

Owner Darryl Abernathy credits decades-old family recipes as his secret ingredient for whipping up delicious pork, chicken, beef and seafood dishes and sandwiches, sides and desserts. Signature offerings include the “One-Pounder,” a corned beef sandwich whose weight lives up to its name.

“We are pleased to join the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce and give the area the ‘one-two punch’ of sandwiches and soul food,” said Abernathy.

“We can’t wait for people to taste what we have to offer—great meals made with fresh ingredients, care and love.”

For more information on D.A.’s Deli & Dining, visit its website, dasdelianddining.com.

This U.S. Gov’t letter may seem like a scam: but it’s authentic

BOB BONG

MB Financial, American Chartered to merge

9

Moraine Valley Community College has partnered with Safety

by Design, a safety consulting firm with over 35 years of experience, to provide free and confidential Orland Chamber onsite safety advice to employ- welcomes soulful ers looking to create or improve D.A.’s Deli & Dining their injury and illness prevention D.A.’s Deli & Dining is ready programs. The goal is to develop to give the Orland Park area a a safety partnership that protects employees, reduces costs and in- taste of soul food. The restaurant recently opened a second location, creases productivity.

According to Dr. David Mi- at 7260 W. 159th St., off of Harlem chaels, assistant secretary of la- Avenue, in Orland Park, adding Edward Jones Investments bor for Occupational Safety and to its Country Club Hills facility.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony with means of working toward achieving them.

Health, 4,679 workers died on the the Orland Park Area Chamber of • Introduce your children to investing. If you’ve job in 2014.

Contact Corporate, Community Commerce is scheduled for 11 already brought up the topic of saving for longterm goals, why not take it a step further and give and Continuing Education at Mo- this a.m. this Saturday. your children a doorway into the investment world?

Specifically, consider giving them a few shares of stock, possibly in companies with which they are already familiar, and help them follow these stocks.

One way of giving stocks to children is through a custodial account, which can be opened under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA). Keep in mind, though, that once your child reaches the All too often people receive a letter or get an the identity information of more than 21 million age of majority — usually 18 or 21 — he or she gets full control of the money in the account. Plus, email warning them of identity theft or urging them Americans, and that most of the affected people to provide personal information for what appears to applied for or underwent government background your gift is irrevocable.

• Be generous. If you’re going to make chari- be an official or legitimate purpose. Most of these investigations.”

“While the letter may look like a scam, unfortutable gifts, let you kids know about it — or even are fakes, designed instead to steal your personal nately it is not,” Bernas stated. “As long as the letter let them help pick the charities. It will show them identity information.

Now, people are receiving authentic letters from provides a specific PIN number at the top and lists that one purpose of wealth accumulation is to give the U.S. Government Office of Personnel Manage- the specific URL of https://www.opm.gov/cyberseback to the world. ment warning them that their personal information curity the letter should be considered authentic.”

By providing some financial education to your “The public’s concern about this matter is legitmay have been compromised. kids this holiday season, you’ll be giving them a gift “People in our area, as well as other regions, imate and good,” he noted. “People have become that can last long after the festivities have ended. are receiving letters offering free credit monitoring aware and sensitized to scam artists and identity

services and listing a website,” explained Steve thieves.”

Jim Van Howe is a financial advisor with Edward J. Bernas, president and CEO of the Better BusiHowever, just because this letter from the Office Jones in Palos Heights. His office is at 7001 W. ness Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. of Personnel Management is legitimate, it doesn’t 127th St. He can be reached at 361-3400.

“Consumers have contacted the BBB because the mean the public should let down its guard.

Bernas warned that scammers may try to take letters look like scams, except in this case they advantage of the situation. “People should be on are authentic.”

Bernas explained that the legitimate letters are the lookout for emails, telephone calls and other being sent by the Office of Personnel Management interactions that may try to confuse people to give because of a cyber hack of government computers last up personal information and steal their identities.”

— The Better Business Bureau year. He said it appears that the hack compromised

Just Shrimp restaurant opens second location in Alsip

Tinley Park’s Just Shrimp seafood restaurant has opened a second location at 5438 W. 127th St. in Alsip.

Managing partner John Mihalos said the Alsip location would offer the same menu of fried seafood and sides that it sells in Tinley Park.

Mihalos said he and Alsip operating partner George Marudas decided to open a second location because of the demand for shrimp and seafood.

“We are bringing back the forgotten local shrimp house. People are on the go and on a tight budget, but still want to enjoy great seafood at a reasonable price. In today’s market place that is difficult to find. Just Shrimp is looking to fill that void. With our unique and affordable menu people can appreciate our products,” said Mihalos in a release.

The Alsip location is primarily a takeout restaurant, but has 15 seats in its dining room.

Hours at the Tinley location are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Hours at Alsip are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Both restaurants are closed on Sunday.

For more information, call the Tinley location at (708) 444-2770 or the Alsip location at (708) 8979192 or visit the website at www. justshrimprestaurant.com.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

premier commercial bank. American Chartered brings a strong middle-market commercial banking lending team and client base, an unparalleled core deposit franchise and a proven track record of profitable organic growth. We look forward to welcoming American Chartered customers and employees to MB Financial,” said Mitchell Feiger, president and chief executive officer of MB Financial, in a release.

“We are excited to join the MB Financial team,” said Robert Riter, founder and Chairman of American Chartered, in the release.

“Our companies have a similar relationship-banking approach and together we will be able to better serve middle-market and emerging middle-market commercial customers in the Chicagoland area. This partnership will provide American Chartered’s commercial bankers and customers with access to MB Financial’s expanded product suite including, for example, capital markets, treasury management and international banking. I am extremely proud of the team for building American Chartered and am convinced this partnership will significantly benefit our stakeholders, banking customers and the communities we serve.”

The merger is expected to close around June 30, 2016.

Studio 63 closes in Summit

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

Orland Park Serc LLC to Makin Wesley, 8815 Carnoustie Dr, $325,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Chicago Title Land Trust Tr, 16048 Crystal Creek Dr, Unit #160482B, $109,000; Adams Michelle M to Goeppner Kevin, 9367 Waterford Ln, Unit C, $158,000; Ferguson Michael R to Shizas Nickolas G, 13820 88th Ave, $295,000; Zabel Gerald C to Sastry Aswathanarayana T R, 7849 W Braeloch Ct, $400,000; Glowacki Joan L to Mcghee Alan D, 14501 Maycliff Dr, $135,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Hamer Mark, 7503 Halasia Ct, $172,000; Smith Nicholas E Tr to Smith Meghan L Jr, 7638 Chestnut Dr, $265,000; Cuevas Marcela L to Qasem Mohammad, 7836 W Braeloch Ct, $383,000; Kasarskis Robert J to Abusini Ahmad, 9151 Merion Dr, $281,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Al Khateeb Ziyad, 14002 Clearview Dr, $250,000; Niemiera John E to Skidmore Wendy E, 15121 Quail Hollow Dr, Unit #506, $121,500; Morrissey Joseph M to Kelly Mario J, 14512 Ridge Ave, $327,000; Maraffino Frank N Tr to ATG Trust Co Tr, 15601 Orange Park Dr, Unit #22, $160,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Markham Sharon L, 14011 Norwich Ln, Unit #103, $144,000; Bankfinancial Tr to HP IL I LLC, 17210 Lakebrook Dr, $178,000; Wolff Melissa to Kirkley Jennifer M, 9255 Montgomery Dr, Unit #151, $117,000; Cournoyer Carol to Hagy Robert B, 8901 147th St, $137,000; Venckus Casimir R Tr to Vroegh John, 15140 Lilac Ct, $236,500; Khan Muhammad A to Plonka Anna, 8952 Silverdale Dr, Unit #7B, $190,000; Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Orland, 10100 W 159th St, $55,000; Oshaughnessy James J to Kalina Jurgita, 15700 86th Ave, Unit #102, $98,500; Hahn Heinz A Extr to Ozark Jeffrey B, 8314 Legend Ln, $295,000; Wyack Daniel B to Patel Akshitkumar, 15826 Farm Hill Dr, Unit #3C, $141,000.

Studio 63 held a farewell party on Saturday after losing its lease at its longtime home in Summit.

“We started having landlord issues about a year ago,” said co-owner Nick Goutos. “They doubled the lease amount, which we agreed to pay, but then kept changing the terms of the lease.”

A call to Arrow Real Estate in LaGrange, which is the leasing agent for the property, was not returned.

Goutos said his family had leased the building at 7225 W. 63rd St. in Summit since his father George Goutos built it 50 years ago in a land-lease deal with the property owner.

The building was home for several years to the Prime N Tender steakhouse.

For a short time it was a country bar called Kickers Corral. For the last 17 years, it has been a nightclub called Studio 63.

Goutos owns the business with his brother Jerry Goutos.

“We are still looking to relocate somewhere in Summit with the same name,” Goutos said. “If we can find the right venue.”

An auction was held Tuesday at the club to liquidate inventory that included everything from Palos Heights Klarich Joan to Dillon Matelectronics to furniture to liquor.

thew, 13010 S Winnebago Rd, $417,500; Foley Edward E to Tatro Scott D, 12022 S 73rd Ct, $195,000; First Midwest Bk to Hackel Barbara, 13346 Oak Hills Pky, Unit #13346, $180,000; Sullivan John K to Henderson Paul E Jr, 7915 Oak Knoll Ln, Unit #7915, $170,000; Waszak Rosanne Extr to Gruppen Kurtis J, 12606 Major Ave,

$173,000; Mossuto Jessica L to Jankiewicz Zbigniew, 13222 Oak Ridge Trl, Unit #132222A, $152,000.

Palos Park First Midwest Bk Tr to Palmer Carol, 8226 131st St, $165,000; Bankfinancial Tr to Gal Emanuel, 3 Commons Dr, $190,000; Crosby Jeffrey Tr to Budz Kazimierz, 7934 121st St, $230,000.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of Dec. 7)

30-year fi ed

RATES 4.125

APR 4.160

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

3.375

3.470

0

30-year fi ed Jumbo

4.000

4.045

0

United Trust Bank (as of Dec. 14)

30-year fi ed

RATES 4.050

APR 4.052

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

3.375

3.379

0

10-year fi ed

3.250

3.255

0

Prospect Federal (as of Dec. 14)

30-year fi ed

RATES 4.000

APR 4.047

POINTS .25

20-year fi ed

3.750

3.814

.25

15-year fi ed

3.125

3.191

.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

10 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News

Christmas Worship Services

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Wayside Chapel Advent vespers Candlelit vesper services are held every Sunday in Advent, at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., in the

Wayside Chapel at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

This Sunday will focus on the journey of the Magi on Dec. 20. The season ends with two

services on Christmas Eve: a Palos Park Police family service at 3 p.m. at the Cadets food drive Anderson Center and a commuThe Palos Park Police Cadet nion service for adults at 4:30 p.m. program is continuing its annual in The Center’s main lodge. For more, call The Center at 361-3650. Holiday Food Drive through Jan. 1. The cadets are looking for donations of non-perishable foods

Interment private. Memorials to the Multiple System Atrophy Coalition (www.multiplesystematrophy.org) preferred.

Medical Center in Maywood.

A funeral service was held on Dec. 12 at Thornridge Funeral Home in Orland Park. Interment was held at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Ms. Metzger is survived by her sister Carol (Jim Johnson) Metzger, her boxer’s Layla and Arnie and many cousins and friends.

Preceded in death by her parents George and Arlene nee Pellegrino.

Ms. Metzger was the owner of Joy’s Best Friends Pet Sitting and Joy’s Best Bites in Orland Park.

Arrangements were entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.

DEATH NOTICES Sylvia Jaimes

Sylvia Jaimes, nee Trevino, age 54, of Orland park, died on Dec. 12 at Palos Community Hospital.

Beloved wife for over 31 years to Michael. Loving mother of Elizabeth and Victoria. Dear daughter of Rosamaria and the late Miguel Trevino. Fond sister of Miguel, Magdalena, Delfino and Robert.

Mrs. Jaimes was an engineer with AT&T. Visitation was held Dec. 14, with an additional visitation Dec. 15 time of funeral service at Colonial Chapel, in Orland Park.

Relatives and friends met at the funeral home Dec. 16 to proceed to St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, for the inurnment.

Christine A. Kiemel

Christine A. Kiemel nee Zuromski, age 66, of Palos Heights , died Nov. 29. Beloved wife of 42 years to William. Loving mother of Kimberly (David) Lowry and the late Ronald. Cherished nana of Charles and Andrew. Dearest sister of William (Pam) Zuromski.

Fond sister-in-law of Peter (Janet) Kiemel and Phyllis (Bill) Johnson. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Devoted friend of many.

Mrs. Kiemel was born in Chicago. Visitation was held Dec. 3 at Colonial Chapel, in Orland Park.

Funeral Service Dec. 4 at Christ Community Church, in Lemont.

SIMPLE GIFTS

Shirley M. Maloney

Shirley M. Maloney nee Voss, age 86, late of Orland Park, died Dec. 9 at Tabor Hills in Naperville.

A Funeral Mass was on Dec. 15 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Orland Park. Interment was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.

Mrs. Maloney is survived by her children, Dr. Thomas (Kimberly), Marybeth (James) Sullivan, Kathleen (James) Conniff, Michael (Sheila), Patrick (Michelle), William, Matthew (Jeanine), and Terrence (Jennifer) Maloney; 22 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; siblings Elizabeth McVevitt and Joseph Voss; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband of 32 years Thomas J. Maloney; parents Herman and Edna Voss and her siblings Mary Sullivan, Donald Voss, Geraldine McCarthy, Virginia Walsh and Veronica Connolly.

Mrs. Maloney was a homemaker. Arrangements were entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.

Joy E. Metzger

Joy E. Metzger, age 61, late of Orland Park, died Dec. 9, at Loyola

such as canned goods or boxed goods for families in need.

The cadets will accept donations at the Palos Park Police Department, at 8999 W. 123rd Street.

All donations will go to the Palos Township Food Pantry, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, which

serves families within the Palos Township border, which include Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Hickory Hills, Worth, and parts of Orland Park.

To request a pick up or for more information, call 671-3770.

Josephine L. Pecyna

Josephine L. Pecyna nee Shakis, 85, of Orland Park, died Dec. 5 at Palos Community Hospital.

Visitation was held at Thornridge Funeral Home in Orland Park on Dec. 8. A Mass was offered at St. Michael Catholic Church in Orland Park on Dec. 9. Interment was at St. Casimir Cemetery.

Mrs. Pecyna is survived by her husband for 65 years Joseph Pecyna.She was the mother of James (Noreen) Pecyna, Gary (Laura) Pecyna and Lisa (Chris) Dzieciol, grandmother of six and great-grandmother of two. Sister of Emily Menke. Mrs. Pecyna was born in Chicago.

Local Montessori pupils aid food drive

Supplied photo

Even the very youngest children at Southwest Suburban Montessori School in Palos Park enjoy helping with the annual holiday food drive, as do Avery, CJ and Griffi shown here. For the past six years, the school had donated canned goods to the Hazel Crest Community United Methodist Church’s food pantry. Fifty families benefit from the children’s generosity. Kaleb Macias, a SWS Montessori alumni, always donates his time to help deliver the goods as well.

The Regional News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

11

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 Parlor action 5 Dorm peer leaders: Abbr.

8 Lidless container 14 Palm that produces purple berries 15 CPR giver 16 Missouri River city 17 “You don’t look a day over 29,” probably 19 One may use a teleprompter 20 IM guff w 21 Hustled 23 Points in math class 24 Didn’t come to pass 28 Chorus for the villain 29 “Dang!”

30 Fellow 31 Drink with sushi 32 Cow or sow 35 Flooring phrase 40 Promos 41 General organization?

50 Years Ago This Week

File photo from Dec. 16, 1965

42 Tetra holder 43 Reining word 44 “Given the circumstances ...”

Jolly Old St. Nick brings season’s joy to Palos: This young lad in Austin View had just presented his bag of gifts to 47 So as not to be noticed the needy. The young ladies assist him in receiving his remembrance from the man who symbolizes the ‘sharing’ 51 Stories of the ages of Christmas.

52 Invalidate

53 Vacation destination 56 Wanted badly 59 Device for exposing the end of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across

2 Tunnel effect

34 Large grazer

3 Help from behind

36 Cowardly Lion player

4 Gather dust

37 Bouncy pace

5 “I can __”

38 Missouri River city

6 __ curiae: friend of the court

39 Sundance Kid’s girlfriend

7 Tough to climb

43 Boll eater

8 Nav. noncom 9 Word before base or ball

44 Actor Will of “The Lego Movie”

10 Kingdoms

45 Many diner dishes

11 Skywalker associate, familiarly

46 Not working

12 Monastic garment

47 Stress-related ailment, possibly

13 Inducing the willies

48 Language on a longship

18 Sea eagles

61 __ Pie

22 Kitchen dweller of song

49 16th-century circumnavigator

62 Great Basin native

25 Spanish 101 verb

50 Turn out

63 Orkin victim

26 Cook quickly, in a way

54 Prepare for a shot

64 Pull out of the water

27 Half-note feature

55 Song and dance

65 TD’s half-dozen

28 Obey

66 Gorillas, e.g.

30 Campus no.

57 Former Abbey Road Studios owner 58 “GoodFellas” boss

31 Farm home

10 Years Ago This Week

Down

32 Unit between levels

1 Go through a lot of tissues

33 Prince in “Frozen”

60 IRA suggester

Answers on Page 5

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.

File photo from Dec. 15, 2005

Answers on Page 5

Recent snowfall left this pristine wintry scene at Navajo Creek behind Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

The creek meanders through the Navajo Hills neighborhood of Palos Heights. (Photo by Joe McGee).

Moraine Valley student named 2015 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar Sarah Osman, a student at Moraine Valley Community College, has been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a 2015 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. The Orland Park resident was one of 207 community college students chosen from more than 1,100 applications.

Independent judges evaluate the applications based on scholastic achievement, community service and leadership potential. Osman is a biomedical engineering major who is on Moraine Valley’s President’s List. She is a member of the college’s Women in Action student club, the conversation partners program and the Honor’s Program. She is the vice president of service for Phi Theta Kappa and a tutor in the Center for Disability Services.

In her leadership role with Phi Theta Kappa, Osman was a key player in planning major campus events such as the inaugural Students by Students Conference where students attended sessions that ranged from financial planning to the transfer process to stress management and how to play board games. The successful event was completely organized and run by Osman and other officers. She also coordinated two food drives on campus.

Osman has volunteered for the Sen. Michael E. Hastings second annual Thanksgiving Shootout and at The Prayer Center of Orland Park, where she assisted teachers with classroom activities and helped students with assignments

during the weekend program. She also volunteered as a judge’s assistant at the Skyway Jazz Festival on campus.

“I was excited and relieved when I found out I had won the scholarship,” Osman said. “I gave the application a lot of time when I didn’t have much time to give because it was finals week. After answering the short answer and essay questions, it was 12 pages long! I was just happy it paid off.”

The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program provides new Phi Theta Kappa members with financial resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are also encouraged to assume leadership roles by participating in Society programs.

“The funds provided by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation not only aid college completion, but provide students with the opportunity to engage in Society programs and develop leadership skills to become future leaders in their communities,” said Dr. Nancy Rieves, CEO of the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. “Research shows that Phi Theta Kappa members are four times more likely to complete a college degree than their peers. The Leaders of Promise Scholarships recognize students for what they have achieved already and assure that financial need isn’t an obstacle to achieving their academic goals.”

Moraine Valley’s Phi Theta Kappa advisor, Kim Golk, praised Osman for her commitment to

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT?

Sarah Osman

earning this scholarship. “Sarah is a dedicated student and outstanding leader. Scholarship opportunities are limited for the second year community college student, and we applaud her grit and determination to achieve

this milestone. Sarah continues to demonstrate strong leadership and engagement to her community college education,” Golk said.

— Moraine Valley Community College

Followers of the Whatizit quiz were out in full force this week.

We thought the sculptures that are present along facade of the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., facing 95th Street would get past some of our readers.

But we were wrong. Even though this is a festive and busy time of the year, readers still found the time to answer in great numbers with the correct answer. This also proves that not only Oak Lawn residents are familiar with the Oak Lawn Library, which offers a variety of programs for adults and youths alike.

Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis, of Hickory Hills, guessed that it was the sculpture on the exterior of the Oak Lawn Library. Evergreen Park resident Vince Vizza also answered correctly. Jackie Wilch, of Worth, also gave the correct answer.

Registering correct answers were Worth residents Theresa and George Rebersky Jr., Worth resident E.J. Oahuekee, the Friday Night Poker Ladies and Book Lovers Club from O-Towns (Oak Lawn, Orland Park and Oak Forest), Joliet resident Nancy Carley, Steger resident Emily Kenny, Chicago Ridge residents Dan and Kathy Higgins, Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum, Evergreen Park resident Jan Merchantz, Chrystine Busch, of Palos Heights, and Oak Lawn resident Mike Sutko.

Jane Foley, of Oak Lawn, also got the quiz right. Jane also told us that she attended the unveiling of the sculptures.

See if you can guess the Whatizit quiz photo above. The clue is: The color of nature.

Send your responses by noon Monday. Make sure to include your name and hometown.

LIFESTYLE

12 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News

Arising the gems CAROLINE FOREMAN

Supplied photos

Revelers enjoy Lake Katherine’s Winterfest hayride.

Lake Katherine makes plans to make tracks to Winterfest As Christmas and New Year’s near, preparations are already underway for Lake Katherine’s magical winter festival.

Winterfest 2016 will take place between noon and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, with attractions, including hayrides, animals, children’s crafts, face-painting and snowshoeing.

Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanical Gardens is located at 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights. Entry to Winterfest costs $5 a ticket, with no fee for children 3 and under.

— Lake Katherine Nature Center Waddles the penguin shown at a previous Winterfest.

Supplied photo

Marist students show off just a ew of the more than 5,000 food items collected during the three week drive.

Marist food drive sends good cheer Marist High School’s Thanksgiving food drive brought in more than 5,000 items for those in need.

The food and toiletries were given to Chicago Veterans, St. Terrence food pantry, and Little Sisters of the Poor.

During the three-week drive sponsored by the school’s service club, Marist Youth, there were several hunger related events. All students attended an assembly about hunger, and representatives from the receiving charities spoke about the need for donations. Students prepared and distributed food and necessities to those in need in Robbins. Photography students created images of hunger. Other students delivered survival kits to the homeless downtown, while others gathered for a prayer service focusing on those facing food insecurity. The library also showcased books on hunger and related novels.

The collection was themed around “The Hunger Games” book series. The halls were decorated with elements from books and movies. Each class competed as a “district” to bring in the most items. The winning class, the seniors, was rewarded with a dress down day. Students also earned the opportunity to be in the lottery, called a reaping in the books, by bringing in items.

Those picked from the reaping competed in front of the whole school at a rally on November 21. The competing students and faculty members took part in a series of elimination games that tested their speed, agility, and accuracy until only one remained.

In the end, sophomore remained,

winning his class a dress down day as well The students were shocked to find out the judges for the rally were the characters from “The Hunger Games.” Marist administrators dressed up as the main characters from the book series to oversee the competition.

“It was amazing to see so many facets of the school come together,” said campus minister Patrick

Meyer ’10. “This was the most successful drive in quite a while, and it was great for the students to see that doing good and having fun can happen at the same time.”

Marist Youth members are now working on the Christmas gift drive for residents of Robbins and a school on the west side of Chicago.

— Marist High School

eason’s reetings S G Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a joyous holiday season.

The City of Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz City Clerk Thomas Kantas Treasurer Frank Oswald Aldermen Donald Bylut and Jeffrey Key – Ward 1 Jack Clifford and Robert Basso – Ward 2 Alan Fulkerson and Dolores Kramarski – Ward 3 Michael McGrogan and Jerry McGovern – Ward 4

Most things in life must be taken with a grain of salt. Fashion and style are not any different. I never subscribed to the conviction often divulged in magazines and blogs that if a garment in your possession has not been worn in such-and-such a time span, you should without further questioning purge it from your closet. This is asserted to be simple logic designed to prevent unnecessary clutter and hoarding.

While vintage shopping, what if you happen upon a rare beauty, an inconceivable bargain, an item of unprecedented charm and quirk?

Surely it cannot be passed up!

These are moments of true discovery and pure creative judgment.

When you acknowledge the value of a fashion treasure, I implore you to scoop up the prize and proclaim your ownership, even if you are not exactly certain at that instant of its styling methodology.

Fashions and tastes change, so why dear magazine and blog contributors, should we restrict our perspective of a garment to a brief moment of evaluation? To be sure, if I had given in to the temptation to subscribe to these notions, I would have never been able to take advantage of brilliant vintage finds in their most exultant ways in accordance with the zeitgeist.

From dresses to handbags, vintage items may not feel particularly relevant or obvious about their outfit possibilities. However, if the most impeccably beaded clutch, ruffled chiffon dress, or emblazoned satin kimono present themselves to your hunting, vintage-loving eyes, take a moment to consider the value and charisma of the piece regardless of any sort of trend-oriented mindset.

For example, several years ago, I came across an admittedly flamboyant blazer. This sky blue suede blazer is surrounded by long fringe along the shoulders and down the sleeves. I picked it up and knew it was a truly unique treasure. I hoped it would enliven my wardrobe in the future, but for the moment, I simply knew it was beautiful, charming, well made, and well-priced. For at least a solid year and a half thereafter, the jacket resided in my closet, lying in waiting for the opportunity to break out into the world.

This year, the jacket’s opportunity arrived. As I was readying for the day, it dawned on me and I walked with zombie-like conviction to the jacket and added it to my seventies-inspired fall ensemble of the day. It finally made a world of sense! The fringe! The suede! The beautiful color! Each detail of the jacket was in full relevance and exaltation in my fall wardrobe. With simple variation in the styling, such as a few sleeve cuffs and adding a small brooch, I had a brand new jacket. Ever since, numerous outfits have come into full fruition by the inclusion of this one-of-a-kind jacket.

This is but one example I have readily in my memory, but similar situations occur very frequently.

Of course, there are a few notes to keep in mind when you are hunting for gems. Keep high standards of quality and variety for yourself. It is easy to get out of hand and become a hoarder of fashions you may not even be wearing for some time.

Also, it is wise not to set out to find gems, but rather remain open to their discovery at any and all times and act quickly to seize the treasures. Further, keep in mind the opportunities that often present these priceless items.

If a giant annual rummage sale without fail presents a plethora of singular vintage goods, be sure to get there and be early!

Another aspect to consider in discerning whether an item is worthwhile for you is considering the feasibility of alterations, such as changing hems or sleeves.

Whether you or a professional can complete an alteration is helpful to determining the practicality of the find. Happy hunting!

Caroline Foreman is a fashion Photo courtesy of Ken Edenhauser model, writer and critic. She lives Caroline Foreman wears a favorite vintage blue suede blazer. in Palos Park.

SPORTS The Regional News • The Reporter

Dramatic victories Stagg, Chicago Christian come up with big wins in boys basketball. Page 3

SXU is No. 1 Can anyone beat Bob Hallberg’s women’s hoops powerhouse? Page 4

Thursday, December 17,2015 2015 Thursday, March 5,

Jeff Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com

KenVorva, Karrson, Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com

Southwest• •Section Section2,2,Page Page11 Southwest

They’re a Tremendous Trio Girls Swimmer of the Year • Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year • Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Left: Sandburg’s Clare Lawlor, shown signing a letter-of-intent to swim for Rutgers, has been named the Reporter-Regional Girls Swimmer of the Year. Center: April van Ryn came out for the cross country team this year at Chicago Christian and led the Knights to regional and sectional titles and a seventh-place finish in Class 1A. Right: Sean Torpy, shown with Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin during a board meeting that honored the state champion Sandburg cross country team, won a sectional title and was third in the state.

CLARE LAWLOR

APRIL VAN RYN

SEAN TORPY

By Anthony Nasella

By Jeff Vorva

By Jeff Vorva

By winning medals in two events at the recent IHSA State Swimming finals at New Trier, Sandburg senior Clare Lawlor raised her career state medals total to seven, including six individual awards.

“It was a very sweet taste at state,” Lawlor said of the experience at New Trier High School on Nov. 20-21.

The seven total medals earned by Lawlor also broke the school swimming record, for both boys and girls, of six medals captured

by Brittany Kamper from 2009-2012. For her acheivements, Lawlor has earned the first Reporter-Regional Girls Swimming Player of the Year honor.

The Rutgers-bound Lawlor finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (51.27) and seventh in the 50 freestyle (23.52). The finish in the 100 was the only time in her career that she qualified in the championship heat (top six places).

“For myself, it was really great to finish off the year so strong,” Lawlor said.

“Also, to be able to share the experience with my teammates who also worked hard was really great. We had a lot of sophomores step up and a freshman who really showed us what she had. She really helped us.”

With a young team to start the season, Lawlor took advantage of the opportunity to mentor the underclassmen. She got her first experience at state as a freshman, when she competed on the Eagles’ 400-free relay team, which finished ninth. That experience whetted her appetite for more.

“Every day in practice I really tried to help the team out because practices are so challenging,” she said. “It was good to help them and to put a perspective on the daily duties and also to positive for my teammates in every practice.”

During her career at Sandburg, Lawlor swam under the guidance of two coaches — the late and beloved Jane Caliendo and current coach Anna McBride. She said she’s grateful for the influence of both.

“Coach Caliendo impacted me significantly as an underclassmen,” she said. “Coach McBride was also a great mentor, and it was great having her as a coach. She worked so hard, and it motivated all of us to work harder.”

When Chicago Christian’s Allie Boss, April van Ryn, Alexis van Ryn and Jill Van Dyk teamed together to win the Class 2A 4x800 meter relay championship at the University High Track and Field Sectional in the spring and qualified for state, they knew they had a special team.

Three of the four athletes were on the cross country team in 2014 that finished 18th in the state and they decided to convince the fourth – April Van Ryn – to come out for the team this year.

Not only did van Ryn join the team, the junior finished first in the McNamara regional to help the Knights easily win that title by 39 points and she took second in the Lisle Sectional and helped the Knights win that event by 43 points.

The big test was going to come at the state meet on Nov. 6. As her teammates attested, the state meet can be overwhelming for a first-time qualifier because of the enormity of the event and the volume of runner in the race at Detweiler Park in Peoria.

She passed the test.

Once again, she led the Knights finishing in 28th place overall with a time of 18 minutes 35 seconds and scored 17 points for her team and is named the Reporter-Regional’s first Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.

The Knights finished seventh in the state meet, up 11 spots from last year and van Ryn’s presence was one of the main reasons.

“She did so well on the track team that we really wanted her on the cross country team,” said Van Dyk, who finished second for the Knights in the state meet. “She really helped us a lot.

We’re hoping next year we can place even higher.’’

The race was not as overwhelming for van Ryan because she knew what to expect, courtesy of the wisdom of her teammates and coach Jake Christiansen.

“I felt good and our race strategy helped a lot,” van Ryn said.

“We needed to relax for the first mile and work harder in the second and third miles.’’

Vince Capuano did not run on Sandburg’s state championship cross country team.

He is not even on the roster.

But he may have had one of the biggest hand in the Eagles’ success without even realizing it six years ago.

Capuano convinced fellow Jerling sixth grader Sean Torpy to go out for cross country.

But Torpy wanted no part of it.

“It was my first day of school and the first day of practice for cross country and I was hemming and hawing about going out for the team,’’ Torpy said. “I was just about to walk out of the building and Vince came over and grabbed me by the hook of my backpack and said ‘I don’t want to go to practice alone.’ ’’ Sean tried out, loved the sport, and convinced his twin brother, Chris, to get involved, too.

In November the Torpys helped the Eagles win their first Class 3A boys cross country state championship and they went on to finish fourth in the nation. Sean Torpy became the Eagles’ top runner in the postseason and has been named the first Reporter-Regional Boys Cross Country Player of the Year.

Torpy finished third in the state with a time of 14 minutes, 25 seconds, and also was first at the Hinsdale Central Sectional.

Odds are, the senior probably would have won a regional race, but many of the top Sandburg runners sat out that event to concentrate on sectionals and state.

Chris, is one of Sean’s biggest fans.

“He’s one of two guys on the team who has been running his whole career,” Chris said. “He’s been doing it since sixth grade. He was motivated for the team to win a state title. It’s been his dream for years even before he got into high school.

Now that he is in high school and we won a state title…I’m proud of him and I love to see him up there and leading us. He motivates me and he motivates the other runners.

“He led the team to our first state title and it’s definitely worth it for him.’’

Correspondent

Sports Editor

Sports Editor

Next Week: Football Player of the Year • Girls Volleyball Player of the Year

Wierzal resigns as Sandburg grid coach

By Jeff Vorva

GRIDIRON TENURE

Sports Editor

Sandburg coach Dave Wierzal had the longest tenure with his team — nine years —than any other football coach in the Reporter-Regional area. Here are the other coaches and years served:

Tony Sheehan (Richards) Pat Dunne (Marist) Dominic Passolano (Shepard) Brian Badke (Brother Rice) Mike Fahey (Stagg) Harold Blackmon (St. Laurence) Nick Novak (Oak Lawn) Nick Cook (Chicago Christian)

8 8 7 4 3 3 1 1

Note: Evergreen Park is in the process of hiring a new coach.

Sandburg’s Dave Wierzal, the longest area tenured football coach, turned in his resignation last week.

But don’t expect him to stay away from the sport for very long.

“I miss it already,” he said a few days after leaving his post as Eagles boss, a job he has held for nine seasons.

Wierzal, the son of former Reavis football coach Dennis Wierzal, has football in his blood and while he is not sure what his next move is going to be, he said he is open to coaching on the lower levels, including at Sandburg.

“A lot will depend on the new coach,” Wierzal said. “He may want his own staff. But if he wants me to coach on the lower levels, I will be happy to do it.’’

Wierzal had a 53-37 mark and the Eagles made it to the playoffs in seven of his nine years.

But he said that early in his career, he wanted to turn the Eagles into a consistent state power and since his team didn’t win conference titles or advance past the second round of the playoffs, it was “unacceptable.’’

This year, the Eagles were a twopoint conversion away from beating See WIERZAL, Page 2

RED STARS COMING HOME Vorva writes about Red Stars’ return to Toyota Park Page 2

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Dave Wierzal resigned as Sandburg’s football coach after nine seasons on the job, which was the longest tenure among area coaches.

BASEBALL IN DECEMBER Cubs hitting coach John Mallee visited Marist to talk about his craft Page 5

2

Section 2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News - The Reporter

Red Stars hope for bigger kick returning to Toyota Park I n an area such as this, where professional teams such as the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks have such a stranglehold on sports fans, it’s hard to break in and survive.

So when a new venture of a women’s soccer team popped up in 2009, I have to admit that I figured it would last three or four years before dissolving like many other sports ventures that dared to go up against the big five.

But the Chicago Red Stars are still around. They have gone through rocky times and I’m not actually sure how strong and stable the organization is financially, but I do know two things: 1) They are still here.

2) They are coming back home.

The team announced last Thursday that it will play its 2016 home games back at the 20,000-seat Toyota Park in Bridgeview. The Red Stars started there in 2009 and 2010 and left for the 3,000-seat Benedictine University venue in Lisle for the last five years.

Coming home will be like a new beginning for the franchise.

“In 2016, it’s time to return to our original home — Toyota Park. Our fans and sponsors will now enjoy an exciting game day environment in a major league stadium, while our players and the rest of the teams throughout the NWSL will enjoy the benefits of competing on a world class, natural grass pitch,” said Arnim Whisler,

RED STARS THROUGH THE YEARS

JEFF VORVA

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Making the Extra Point owner of the Chicago Red Stars in a statement. “It was hard to leave Toyota Park in 2010, but we are thankful for the warm reception and incredible support of Benedictine University and the Village of Lisle over the last three years. It gave us an intimate and affordable setting as our club and the league have grown.”

Bridgeview Mayor Steve Landek said Thursday he is glad to see the Red Stars back in his town.

“Women’s soccer has been growing and we think they can get a couple of thousand fans per game next year,” he said. “This is exciting.’’

The trouble with women’s soccer is that the casual fan only seems to get excited about it when the USA does well in the World Cup. One selling point for the Red Stars is that the National Women’s Soccer League is so strong that fans will get to see every member of the 2015 World Cup champs on their respective team at Toyota Park in 2016.

Another selling point is the price.

Officials say that more than 25 percent of the seating will be priced at

Supplied photo

The Chicago Red Stars are back in Toyota Park and many of the top players from last year’s World Cup champs will be making appearances in Bridgeview.

$25 or less.

Also, parking will be free.

So in this second go-around at Toyota Park, the organization has a solid game plan.

But what is on the field will be just as important.

In 2009, the Red Stars won their first game of the year and then proceeded to go nine straight games

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Lauren O’Leary could be done for the season after suffering a knee injury.

Oak Forest, Thornwood, and Andrew.

Also in Class 4A, Oak Lawn will be competing in a sectional with a host site still to be determined and will feature Reavis St. Ignatius, Whitney Young, Hinsdale South, Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Lyons Township., Proviso East, Riverside-Brookfield and Argo.

Two Class 3A sectionals that feature local teams still have a host yet to be determined. In one sectional, Evergreen Park is in the sub-sectional with Morgan Park, Hillcrest, Tinley Park and Brooks. Sub-Sectional B features Providence, Lincoln-Way West, Rich East and Rich South.

Continued from Page 1 Palatine in the opening round of the Class 8A playoffs this season.

Three rounds later, Palatine gave eventual state champion Loyola a scare in a 24-22 loss in the state semifinals.

There are a lot of “ifs” and “buts” about how the Eagles would have fared in the postseason if they just made that conversion but in the end, Wierzal wasn’t satisfied where the program was going.

“We had some heartbreaking losses during the regular season,” he said. “But this isn’t about wins and losses. After the second year, I had a five-year program where I wanted this program to be. After eight years, we’re not there yet.’’

The timing of the resignation raised a few eyebrows because it came a week after news broke that one of his players, Marcus Payton, was charged by Orland Park police with two counts of misdemeanor criminal sexual abuse.

Wierzal said that had no bearing on his decision.

“Every year right after the season, I talk to my staff and we analyze what needs to be done and

League WPS WPS WPSL WPSL E NWSL NWSL NWSL

without a win and built up an ugly 451-minute stretch without a goal.

That doesn’t put fans in the seats.

The team has changed leagues a couple of times and had some decent seasons in Lisle and is coming off an 8-3-9 season and it made it to the semifinals of the National Women’s Soccer League Tournament. So the product on the field in 2016 should be

pretty decent.

The Southwest Regional Publishing group, of which this newspaper is a part of, plans on giving the Red Stars coverage we hope to step up our coverage on the Chicago Fire as well. The Fire has done an outstanding job staying alive despite the big five.

All the ingredients are there for a better experience at Toyota Park for the Red Stars this time.

Will the Red Stars be able to start knocking off one of the big five?

That’s highly doubtful.

But if they can put a product on the field that will bring fans back to Bridgeview game after game, perhaps they can carve a nice niche out for themselves and stay around awhile longer.

HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK

Tough sectional road ahead

Wierzal

Home venue Toyota Park Toyota Park Benedictine Benedictine Benedictine Benedictine Benedictine

WPS: Women’s Professional Soccer WPSL: Women’s Premier Soccer League WPSL E: Women’s Premier Soccer League Elite NWSL: National Women’s Soccer League

FOCUS ON GIRLS BASKETBALL

When Sandburg and Marist faced each other in last season’s championship of the Class 4A Marist Regional, the Eagles came away with a thrilling 61-57 victory over the RedHawks for their first regional title in a decade in advancing to the Lincoln-Way North Sectional.

Both Marist and Sandburg will be in the same sectional again, this time being hosted by Eisenhower, for the 2015-16 IHSA tournament – along with Richards, Shepard, Stagg and Mother McAuley.

And while Eagles Head Coach Chris Hellrung would love to see his team return to the regional title contest and advance again to the Mother McAuley sectional, right now he would be happy to have a healthy starting lineup for more than a week.

Sandburg lost six of its first 10 games and is trying to weather the storm of some serious physical setbacks. Star forward Victoria Stavropolous is just coming back from a dislocated knee cap injury that she sustained in the second quarter of the team’s opening game after she suffered a leg injury at the sectional last season.

Also, forward Lauren O’Leary is likely lost for the season due to a knee injury, which is thrusting Lisa Theriault – who Hellrung was grooming for an eventual starting role but was sidelined herself recently with a foot injury – into the lineup full time.

“We’re hanging in there, but the injuries have definitely slowed us up this season,” Hellrung said. “We’ve had injuries snowball on us for sure.

Everybody has had to pick up the slack and will have to all the more with O’Leary gone. Jess Merino has done a great job as has Grace Bauer.”

Sandburg, which is in this week’s Oak Lawn Tournament, will also compete this Christmas at the Hillcrest Holiday Classic, opens up against Oak Forest.

Also competing at Eisenhower will be the host Cardinals, Stagg, T.F North, Bloom Twp., Marian Catholic, Crete-Monee, Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way North, Thornton, T.F. South, Bremen, Lincoln-Way Central,

Record 5-10-5 7-11-6 8-1-1 9-4-1 8-8-6 9-7-8 8-3-9

In the other sectional site to be determined, Queen of Peace (7-3 through Monday), will be competing in a large pool of teams which include De La Salle, Phillips, Lindblom, King, and 2014 sectional champion Bogan.

If the Pride keep up the pace they’ve started in the early going, a Queen of Peace-Bogan matchup for the sectional title is not out of the question.

In the Class 2A St. Joseph Sectional, Chicago Christian will be in the sub-sectional A with the likes of Bowen, Beecher, Carver Military Academy, and conference rival Illiana Christian. Sub sectional B features teams like Fenger, Tilden, Westmont, and St. Joseph.

Spartans dish out fall awards Oak Lawn Community High School recently had its Fall Sports Awards Night and several athletes were honored.

In golf, Chris Dunne and Justin Swatek were team Co-Most Valuable Players, while Sean Baldwin and Liam Blake shared the Sportsmanship Award.

Dunne was an all-conference selection as well.

In girls cross country, Tasneem Jaber was the MVP and was an all-conference selection, while Jade Ryerson earned the Sportsmanship Award.

In boys cross country, Steve Raybould was the team MVP and Eric Sciaky was the Sportsmanship Award winner. Raybould and Diego Arana were all-conference selections.

In boys soccer, team MVPs were Michal Szaflarski and Giovanni Barragan, while Michael Ciezczak was the Sportsmanship Award winner. Szaflarski, Barragan and Mohammad Farraj were allconference members.

In girls swimming, sisters Hannah and Ellie Featherstone shared team MVP honors. The sportsmanship award went to Alyssa Bitner and Nayomi Delvalle.

All-conference awards went to Ellie Featherstone in the 200 freestyle, Shannon Mottl in the 100 backstroke, the 200 freestyle relay team of Hannah Featherstone, Ellie Featherstone, Olivia Lizak and Alyssa Bitner, and the 200-medley relay team of Hannah Featherstone, Ellie Featherstone, Bitner and Mottl.

In girls tennis, team MVP awards went to Julia Kasprzak and Giana Thorell, and LeAnn Peschel was the Sportsmanship Award winner.

In girls volleyball, team MVP was Alli Yacko and the Sportsmanship Award went to Rebecca Suarez. Yacko was all-conference, and Sam Lesiak was honorable mention all-conference.

As the team, the Spartans were voted the 2015-16 South Suburban Conference Red Sportsmanship Award.

In Football, team MVP was Luca Jimenez and the Sportsmanship Award winner was Joe Quigley. All-conference selections were Jimenez, Quintin Prince, and David Ward.

Oak Lawn baseball/softball registration open

Registration still open during December for the Oak Lawn Baseball and Softball for kids ages 4-18.

The organization provides instructional leagues for boys and girls, and progress into competitive play for the

older ages. Registration for the spring on is online at www.oaklawnbaseball.com .

PBO registration still open

PBO Registration for the 2016 season is still available. You can register online through the PBO website. Click on the Registration Link on the Registration tab.

Please see the PBO website for more details on the registration and the program at www.palosbaseball.org.

Marist hosts trio of camps

Marist High School’s athletic department will offer three camp options for grade school students this winter.

A softball camp, led by state championship coach Colleen Biebel, will be held Monday. The cost for the session is $30. Times vary by date and grade.

The baseball and football programs will offer camps in late December for seventh- and eighth-grade boys. Football coach Pat Dunne will run a session Dec. 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. He and his staff will help campers increase speed and improve position skills.

On Dec. 29, baseball coach Kevin Sefcik will run a camp from 9 a.m. to noon that will help players improve batting and offensive and defensive skills. The cost of each camp day is $25. Students who register for both camps receive the discount price of $40.

All camps will be held indoors. Campers should wear athletic shoes, and bring bats and gloves for baseball and softball camps. Registration is available online at www.marist.net. For more information, contact the Marist athletic department at 773-881-5310.

Oak Lawn hosting 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

how we need to get better,” he said. “We’ve done it again this year as well. I started considering resigning before that happened.’’

Eagles Athletic director Mark Krusz said he will not comment on a new hire until after tonight’s (Thursday’s) District 230 board meeting.

Wierzel’s resignation won’t be official until it is approved by the board.

But the athletic director said: “Dave is a quality person and a quality coach. He has influenced the lives of many young men that have come through Sandburg. The experiences he helped create for our athletes, students, alumni, staff and the entire community will be hard to duplicate. He should be proud of the program he has created” “It is difficult to accept a resignation from an individual who has had such a positive influence on student athletes and coaching staff,” Sandburg Principal Deb Baker said. “We are, however, inspirited by the fact that Coach Wierzal has expressed an interest to continue his involvement at the lower levels, which we will be more than happy to consider.”

With Wierzal’s exit, Marist’s Pat Dunne and Richards’ Tony Sheehan now share the longest Photos by Jeff Vorva tenure with eight years each from the 10 schools Richards’ Tony Sheehan (left photo) and Marist’s Pat Dunne are now the co-deans of area football coaches with in the Reporter-Regional area. eight years each in the wake of Dave Wierzal’s resignation.

BASKETBALL

The Regional News - The Reporter

Thursday, December 17, 2015 Section 2

3

AREA HOOPS AT A GLANCE

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Stagg’s Shane McMahon dives and steals the ball in the closing seconds of a stunning win over Joliet West.

BOYS Brother Rice Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg St. Laurence

6-3 7-1 2-6 6-1 2-5 5-3 3-4 1-6 6-1 1-6

W1 W5 L4 W1 L3 W1 L3 L6 W5 L1

host St. Rita, Fri.; host St. Ignatius Tue. host Guerin, Fri.; host IC Sat. at Tinley Park, Sat.; at Indianapolis Open, Wed. host Marian Cent., Fri.; host RedHawk Invite, Thur., Sat., Mon., Tue., Wed. at Lemont, Fri. host T.F. South. Fri. at York Tournament, Dec. 26 at Oak Forest, Fri. at Joliet Central, Mon. host Seton, Fri.

GIRLS Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Mother McAuley Oak Lawn Queen of Peace Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg

2-6 6-6 8-2 6-4 4-6 7-2 3-2 4-6 0-9 1-8

L1 L1 L1 W1 L1 L1 W1 W1 L9 L6

at Elmwood Park, Fri.; at IC Prep, Sat. host Tinley Park, Thur.; at Ag School Tourn. Mon.-Wed. at Nike Tournament in Phoenix, Fri.-Tue. at LWE Tournament, Mon. and Wed. host Lemont, Fri.; host Oak Lawn Tourn., Sat. host Kennedy, Thur.; at Stagg, Sat.; at R-B Tourn. Wed. at T.F. South, Thur.; at Ag. School Tourn., Mon.-Wed. at Lockport, Thur.; at Oak Lawn Tourn., Sat. at Oak Forest, Thur.; at R-B Tourn., Wed. host Queen of Peace, Sat.

• All records through Saturday, Dec. 12

STAGG 85, JOLIET WEST 79

Wolterink, Knights Big smiles after Chargers stun Tigers perform last-minute surgery on Illiana

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Stagg staggered through a 13-16 record last year but it didn’t take the players long to realize that 2015-16 would be different.

“After the first few days of practice, we knew we were going to be something special this year,” junior John Contant said.

The rest of the area is finding that out, too.

The Chargers let the rest of the SouthWest Suburban Conference know they mean business when they stunned Joliet West, 85-79 Friday night in Palos Hills. West entered the game 6-0 and ranked 12th in the Chicago area by two Chicago newspapers.

Stagg (6-1 overall) and Joliet Central are the final two teams in the conference unbeaten at 2-0 and the two will hook up in Joliet Monday.

Contant had 30 points against the Tigers, junior Josh Strama added 22 and junior Tom Kazanecki had 14.

The play of the game came in the closing seconds when Joliet West rolled the ball on the court to try to save time off the clock but as the ball passed half court and was ready to roll into a waiting hands of Jason Bingham, Stagg senior Shane McMahon dove to the ground to intercept it.

Coach John Daniels said it’s just the second time in his 12year career he saw one of his players do that.

“What you saw there is a great depiction of a captain,” Daniels said. “He goes all out and goes as hard as he can all the time. He’s our personality and the kids feed off of him. It’s nice to have that senior leadership with some of the young kids we have out there.’’

McMahon, who was a crowd favorite all night as members of the student section held up an oversized photo of his smiling face, said that’s the way he always plays.

“Coach Daniels always says it’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

Above: Stagg fans cheer and hold up an oversized photo of the smiling face of senior guard Shane McMahon during the Chargers’ stunning win over Joliet West Friday night.

Left: John Contant scored 30 points against West and the top three Chargers scorers were juniors who accounted for 66 points on the night.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

of the fight in the dog,” McMahon said. “What I lack in size, I make up for in hustle and hard work. I’m out here grinding.’’

Bingham and Trevian Bell each had 19 points for West.

One of the keys to the game

was free throw shooting as Stagg shot 23 for 28 at the line and West was 8 for 20.

“We heard all about them and about their players and about their style of play,” McMahon said. “We tried to come

together with this game. We came together as one. As a unit.

As a team. The bench was into the game. That was a team win right there.

“And this was a big win for the school.’’

OK, so Trevor Wolterink ranks in the top five of his senior class at Chicago Christian.

And he got a 34 on his ACT. And he’s planning on a career as a surgeon, probably after playing college baseball.

“I don’t doubt he’ll do it, either,” Knights basketball coach Kevin Pittman said. “He does whatever he sets his mind to.”

Sure, but two critical offensive rebounds off of missed free throws in the final 39 seconds of a game in the pulsating gym of the Knights’ biggest rivals and defending conference champs?

“Those two rebounds — that’s why we win that ballgame,” Pittman said Friday after Chicago Christian escaped the Illiana Christian gym with a 50-44, Metro Suburban Conference win. “Those are two of the biggest offensive rebounds I can remember seeing in a ballgame in a long, long time.”

With 39.4 seconds to play and the Knights up 45-41, Wolterink corralled a Jay Spencer miss.

The ball eventually found its way back to Spencer, who was fouled with 33.5 seconds left and made the second of two freebies.

After an Illiana 3-pointer cut the lead to 46-44, the Vikings put Malik Parker on the line with 12.1 seconds to play. Again a split pair, and again Wolterink with the rebound — though this time he was fouled immediately and canned both free throws to essentially seal the win with 9.5 seconds remaining.

“I just tried to get my body low and leveraged (the defender) out of the way,” Wolterink said.

Wolterink finished with a game-high 15 points and added six rebounds. Jack Ellison had 11 points while Spencer had a team-high 10 rebounds as the Knights won their seventh straight to improve to 7-1, 2-0.

Illiana (6-3, 1-1) was led by 11 points from Matthew Zandstra and Sam Vree’s 14 rebounds.

The game was a sloppy but spirited affair, deadlocked at 2 five minutes in. Chicago Christian led by as many as seven points in the second quarter, while Illiana was up five at one point in the third, which ended with the score knotted at 34.

The atmosphere was fitting for rivalry game, played in a packed gym that featured Illiana’s student section decked out in red and green Christmas gear — with the exception of one fan wearing an outfit essentially identical to Pittman’s purple shirt, gray pants and yellow tie.

“The little bugger saw what I was wearing and went home and changed,” Pittman said, laughing. “You could have a marble tournament against these two schools and it’d be like this.”

It helped that both teams had already beaten Timothy Christian--which finished tied for the league crown with the Vikings last season, just ahead of the Knights.

“It’s a huge win,” Wolterink said. “(Illiana is) one of the better teams in the conference and our biggest rival by far — we had a whole spirit week dedicated to it.”

During the week, one of Daylon Washington’s friends won the ugly Christmas sweater contest with an Illiana-themed entry. Washington went his buddy one better by making a play nearly as crucial as Wolterink’s rebounding heroics.

With the Knights up by one, Washington stepped in front of an Illiana pass, intercepted it and went to the basket for a left-handed layup at the 1:24 mark, making the lead 44-41.

That capped his scoring at nine points, not that he was keeping track.

“We’ve been playing together for a while — Trevor and Jay have been on the varsity since they were sophomores, I have since I was a freshman,” Washington said. “When Malik (a transfer from Marist) joined us, everything just clicked.”

FOCUS ON BOYS BASKETBALL

Sectionals will be a challenge for area teams

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Marist head coach Gene Nolan has a coaching philosophy that is rooted in the process of progress.

And while the RedHawks are off to an early 5-1 start to the season, Nolan is patiently holding to that philosophy – even as sectional assignments for the IHSA State Tournament were released last week and as the team readies itself for the always-competitive and challenging Centralia Holiday Tournament.

Marist will join Brother Rice, Richards, Oak Lawn and Shepard at the deep and talented Class 4A Bloom Township Sectional starting in February.

Also competing in the sectional will be Simeon, Honewood-Flossmoor, Eisenhower, Reavis, T.F. North, Hubbard, St. Rita, Washington, Bloom Twp., Marian Catholic, CreteMonee, Thornton, T.F. South, Bremen, Oak Forest, Thornwood, and Argo.

“I tell my kids we’re not a resulted-oriented program,” Nolan said. “We’re a process-oriented program. In that process, we always want to see progress. And early in the season, we have been progressing. It’s been good, but we have a long way to go and our kids know that.”

Being led by the likes of Maurice Commander, Kevin Lerma and Morgan Taylor,

Nolan said the team learned well from last year’s seniors.

“We have had good leadership so far this year and great chemistry,” he said. “We’re excited about their great work habits and that they’re developing an identity of their own. We’ve had a good balance of interior and perimeter shooting, and everyone is doing a good job of sharing the basketball.”

At the Class 4A Lockport Sectional, Sandburg and Stagg will join Bolingbrook, LincolnWay East, Lincoln-Way North, Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lemont, Lockport, Minooka, Neuqua Valley, Lincoln-Way Central, Oswego East, Oswego, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South, Romeoville, Andrew and Yorkville.

In Class 3A, St. Laurence hosts its own sectional and along with Evergreen Park will be joined by the likes of the Chicago area’s top team Morgan Park plus Bogan, Brooks, Chicago Vocational, DuSable, Harlan, Hyde Park, Julian, King, Lindblom, Mt. Carmel, and South Shore.

At the Class 2A Clifton Central Sectional, a presently hot Chicago Christian team will compete in sub Sectional B with Aurora Christian, Beecher, St. Edward, IC Catholic, Timothy Christian, Illiana Christian, Lisle, Momence, Southland College Prep Charter, and Westmont.

The Sub-Sectional A features Reed-Custer, Clifton Central, Dwight, E.P.-Gridley, Putnam County, Bishop McNamara, Fieldcrest, St. Bede, Seneca, Spring Valley Hall, Wilmington.

Holiday Tournament rundown

At the York Holiday Tournament, St. Laurence kicks off the event with a 9 a.m. contest against Downers Grove South. Sandburg will face Conant at noon, and Stagg will battle Waubonsie Valley at 6 p.m.

At Centralia, Marist will conclude the first night of action on December 28 with a 9:15 p.m. game against O’Fallon. The tournament includes three teams from Tennessee and a team from Kentucky as well as downstate teams like Alton, Mt. Vernon, Jacksonville and the host Orphans.

Last year, Marist defeated St. Laurence for 13th place.

“We’re starting the information gathering phase on O’Fallon,” Nolan said. “We definitely be prepared. We’re definitely looking forward to the tournament again. It’s such a great trip for our kids. It’s a real team bonding over three or four days, and the kids always enjoy it.

“It’s also great to experience a different brand of basketball downstate and a different style of play. It’s a good learning experience for the kids.”

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Maurice Commander and Marist’s boys basketball team will be in a tough tournament in Centralia later this month and at the tough Bloom Township Sectional later this season.

4

Section 2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News - The Reporter

Cougars are having fun at No. 1

SXU women preparing for opponents’ best after earning top ranking

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

They know what’s coming.

For the first time in school history, St. Xavier University was ranked No. 1 in the nation among NAIA Division II schools and the players know that every team is going to be giving the Cougars their best shot.

The Cougars first game since receiving the top ranking last week came against winless Trinity Christian Saturday in Palos Heights. The Trolls hung around for a half before the Cougars stepped on the gas and ran away with a 74-50 victory.

“It definitely puts a target on our back,” said sophomore Kara Krolicki, who had 15 points in the game. “Teams are going to come up play their best games against us because if you beat No. 1, you made history yourself. We understand that no matter what their record is, they are coming after us.

Trinity Christian played a great game against us. We have to be ready against every team.’’

SXU (11-0) is the area version of the Carolina Panthers and it will be interesting to see how long the winning streak and top ranking last.

Veteran Cougars coach Bob Hallberg is already looking at the near future for a potential setback. The team hopes it won’t be lozin’ in the Florida Cruzin’ Classic in Ft. Lauderdale Saturday and Sunday. Davenport University is 9-2 and John Brown University is a top 20 team in NAIA Division I. “We have two tough ones in Florida coming up,” Hallberg said. “John Brown is ranked 13th in the Division I side of the NAIA. And we have a group of games in January where we play all of the tough teams in our conference in a row – Olivet, Cardinal Stritch, Purdue Calumet and St. Francis, who is undefeated. We started out with the easy part of the conference and then there are a lot of tough ones.’’

So the coach’s advice is to the players is savor this feeling as long as they can.

Thus far, the hype and hoopla surrounding the team is minimal. Hallberg said the team got a mention on the WBBM-TV news

Hallberg over the moon with his team’s accomplishment

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Xavier sophomore Kara Krolicki gets a face full of hair courtesy of Trinity’s Alexis Knake in Saturday’s 74-50 SXU win. It was the first game the Cougars played since picking up the NAIA Division II No. 1 ranking in the nation.

and he and Krolicki were scheduled for an appearance on CLTV Wednesday night.

“It’s minor but any kind of hoopla is nice for us,” Hallberg said. “We don’t get ESPN following us too much so it’s nice to get some hoopla. We’ve enjoyed the attention.

“It’s extremely special and most players this age don’t even realize it,’’ he said. “For the rest of your life, you are able to say you were ranked No. 1. A lot of basketball play-

ers never play on a winning team.’’

The Cougars have been ranked No. 2 in the past but never reached the top until this year after then-No. 1 Morningside was knocked off.

In the Trinity game junior Sarah Vozel also had 15 points and the Cougars collected 17 steals.

Trinity’s Bethany Jansma led the Trolls with 13 points and Celina Wanta added 11.

Some coaches are stoic and too cool to admit they get a kick out of milestones and accomplishments.

But St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg is enjoying the fact that after last week’s rankings came out and the Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the nation among NAIA Division II schools, he became the only coach in college hoops history to take a men’s and women’s team to No. 1.

The Oak Lawn resident let it sink in and was genuinely pleased with the never-beendone feat.

“I’ve done something no one else has done,” he said.

“There are very few people in this world that can say they did something that nobody else has done. If you climb Mt. Everest, you are not the only guy who did it. More than one guy have walked on the moon. Nobody’s done what I’ve done not only in NAIA but any level.

“You kind of stand alone and that’s a very proud accomplishment. A lot of coaches have won a lot of games but no one can say they coached a men’s team and a women’s team to No. 1.

I’m kind of proud of that.’’

He was at the helm of the Chicago State University men’s basketball team during the 1982-83 season and Hallberg guided those Cougars to the NAIA’s top spot in a national poll released on Jan. 24, 1983.

In his 16th season leading the

FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY/TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Photo by Jeff Vorva

SXU coach Bob Hallberg, an Oak Lawn resident, has coached a men’s team and now a women’s team to a No. 1 ranking in the nation.

SXU women’s team, Hallberg has done it again.

Another bragging right he has is that he has been coaching in Chicago his entire career.

He is a Hall of Fame member at Leo High School, Saint Xavier University, University of Illinois-Chicago, the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame and Chicago State University. The basketball court at SXU was dedicated and named in his honor in November, 2013.

The coach finds it amusing that this new attention for his No. 1 men’s/women’s double milestone has some people surprised.

“A lot of people didn’t know I coached men’s basketball,” he said. “It’s a memory type of thing. It’s a long time ago and some people didn’t realize that we won a lot of games at Chicago State.’’

FOCUS ON MORAINE VALLEY

The Moore the merrier as SXU beats Trinity at buzzer Basketball teams Trinity Christian led most of the game Saturday but a layup as time expired by senior guard Stanley Moore (Rockton/Sauk Valley CC/RocktonHononegah) gave the Saint Xavier University men’s basketball team a thrilling 74-73 road victory over Trinity Christian College in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon at DeVos Gymnasium in Palos Heights.

The Cougars (5-5 overall/4-1 CCAC) trailed 48-35 early in the second half, but mounted a huge comeback and led by 10 (72-62) with three minutes left to play before the Trolls heated up for an 11-0 run and took a 73-72 lead on a three-point play by junior forward Jordan Perry with five seconds remaining.

Moore drove the length of the court in the final five seconds to lay-in the game-winning bucket.

Senior forward Tony Core (Matteson/Tinley Park) and junior point guard Kyle Huppe (Edgerton, Kan./ Gardner Edgerton) led the way for SXU scoring 18 points apiece. Core also pulled down seven rebounds for the Cougars, while sophomore guard Quinn Niego (Chicago/Brother Rice) chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds. Senior forward Mitch Uratchko (Streator/Mid-State Tech/Sauk Valley CC/Streator) also finished in double figures for Saint Xavier with 10 points.

Trinity Christian got off to a great start in the first half building an 11-point halftime advantage thanks to 62 percent shooting (18-for-29) from the field. However, the Cougars turned the tide and took a 58-56 lead

on a three-pointer by Core with 8:51 left to play. The momentum allowed SXU to extend its lead to 72-62 on a lay-up by sophomore guard Larry Motuzis (Darien/Hinsdale South) with 3:10 remaining. The Trolls did not falter though and scored 11 unanswered points over the next three minutes to take back the lead in the closing seconds on Perry’s big play.

Moore’s late-game heroics secured the conference road win to help SXU pick up its fourth win in the last five games.

Perry led the Trolls (4-7, 0-5) with 19 points and six rebounds. Myles Birgans had 17 points and five assists. Nari Garrett ended with 14 points and eight rebounds and Caleb Jonkman was in double-digit scoring with 11 points. Christian Cantu had eight assists.

pull out of skids

SXU blocker honored

Saint Xavier University junior middle blocker Melanie Miller (Chicago/ Western Illinois University/Kenwood Academy) was one of 14 players to earn a spot on the 2015 American Volleyball Coaches Association NAIA Mideast Region First Team when the teams were announced by the national organization Monday morning. Miller was also a first team selection on the 2015 All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Team last month and led the Cougars in total blocks with 95, including a team-leading 27 solo stops. She also finished second on the team in kills with 300 and ranked fifth in the conference with a .298 attack percentage.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Xavier’s Stanley Moore, shown in first-half action against Trinity Christian, had the game-winning buzzer-beating layup in the CCAC win Saturday.

“Melanie made an impact on our team the moment she stepped foot into our gym,” said SXU women’s volleyball coach Robert Heersema.

“Her physical strength and positive attitude filled a need for our team and it showed when she earned both this award and first team all-conference honors. I’m glad to see her get the recognition she deserves.”

Saint Xavier finished the 2015 sea-

son with an overall record of 21-13.

The Cougars finished in second place in the North Division of the CCAC with a 14-5 conference mark and earned the No. 4 seed in the eightteam conference tournament. SXU ended its season in the first round of the CCAC Volleyball Tournament.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports.

THE NEXT LEVEL

Vander Laan misses out on Campbell Award, but Hill repeat could be coming

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Former Chicago Christian football star Jason Vander Laan was in the same room with Brian Bosworth, Jerry Jones, Coach Jim Tressel, Ricky Williams, Condolezza Rice and others.

Vander Laan, who closed out a historic career at Division II Ferris State, was among 12 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on Dec. 8 with some of the biggest names in the sport as a part of the National Football Foundation’s awards banquet.

Oklahoma center Ty Darlington won the award.

Vander Laan was one of only two non-NCAA Division I studentathletes as part of the group and the second-ever National ScholarAthlete Class member from Ferris State, joining former standout line-

backer Mike Klobucher downs and threw for (2006). another 27 to rank secVander Laan finished ond in Division II in his career with an NCAA points responsible for record for any division with 25.5 per game. He with 5,953 rushing yards completed 210 of 320 and if the only player in passes with just sevNCAA history to run at en interceptions and throw for at least 1,000 ranked ninth nationalyards in all four years of ly in passing efficiency play. with a 158.0 rating.

In his four seasons He may have lost out Vander Laan as the Bulldogs’ quaron the Campbell award terback, Vander Laan but was tabbed the naguided FSU to a 37-9 overall mark, tion’s top quarterback for the seconda pair of GLIAC Championships, straight year by the American Foottwo NCAA Playoff appearances and ball Coaches Association. back-to-back unbeaten regular seaVander Laan was chosen as an sons.

AFCA Division II All-America First Vander Laan completed his se- Team selection for the second connior season with 4,167 yards of to- secutive campaign and the only quartal offense after rushing for 1,542 terback from the country in Division yards and passing for 2,625 more. II football named to the All-America His 347.3 yards of total offense team compiled by the national coachper game ranked sixth nationally es organization. and he was also ninth in rushing at In addition, he’s among only three 128.5 yards per game. The senior of the eight Harlon Hill Trophy finalsignal caller rushed for 24 touch- ists chosen to the AFCA All-America

squad. The 2015 Harlon Hill Award recipient, which goes to the nation’s top player, will be announced on Friday with Vander Laan among the favorites as he aims to become a twotime recipient of the honor.

For love of Ivy

Also at the Waldorf in New York the night before Vander Laan was crossing his fingers for the Campbell Award, Oak Lawn’s Will McNamara was hoping to cop the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League’s defensive MVP but lost out to Penn linebacker Taylor Drake.

McNamara, a linebacker for Dartmouth, helped his team earn a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in 19 years. He averaged 8.3 tackles per game in Ivy League action and had 3.5 tackles for losses this season and had two interception against Harvard on Oct. 30.

He was a star at St. Rita High School before heading to the Ivy League.

Moraine Valley’s women’s basketball team picked up some votes in the NJCAA Division II rankings but that was about the only good news the Cyclones received as they dropped a pair of games last week before racking up a win over the weekend.

The Cyclones hit a rock last Thursday as they battling some injuries and fell 74-58 to Rock Valley College.

The Golden Eagles are ranked fourth in the nation in the NJCAA Division III poll, making it a more challenging matchup for the battered Moraine Valley squad.

Michelle Borgen (Andrew) led the way with 28 points and nine boards. Freshman Erin Schaffrath (Bremen) chipped in nine points, three assists and three steals.

Both teams started the game slowly with the Cyclones up 11-9 at the end of the first quarter. However, Rock Valley picked up the pace in the second quarter while Moraine Valley struggled on offense.

The Cyclones were down by as much as 26 points, but fought back with a 16-0 run between the third and fourth quarters to get back to within 10. A string of Cyclone turnovers combined with 3-pointers by the Golden Eagles sealed the deal.

Two days before that, the Cyclones dropped a 65-56 defeat at home to Malcolm X College.

Borgen led the offense with 21 points. Erin Drynan (Mother McAuley) struggled offensively earned her fourth triple-double this season (11 points, 10 rebounds 11 blocked shots).

On Saturday, they broke the skid with a dominating 77-54 victory over Wright College. In region play, the Cyclones are now 2-0.

Three players posted double-doubles.

Drynan scored 21 points with 14 rebounds and five blocks. Borgen scored 20 with 17 rebounds and two blocks. Ashley Carroll (Beecher) had 11 points and 10 boards. Kailey Foster (Joliet West) chipped in 11 points off the bench with three 3-pointers.

X marks the spot for men’s basketball team

The streak is broken.

After a six-game skid, the Cyclones broke through with a 80-77 win over Malcolm X College on Dec. 8.

The Cyclones came out of the gate won the rebound battle 51-33.

Two players had double-doubles—Ermias Nega (Wakefield) was the offensive master with 31 points and added 13 rebounds and four assists while Tommy Demogerontas (Sandburg) had 14 points and 16 rebounds.

On Saturday, they beat Wright College, 9365.

This was the first time four players scored in double digits. Nega led the way again with 23 points. Luke Hook (Andrew) put up his first double-double this season (20 points, 10 rebounds). Demogerontas (16 points, six rebounds) and Oak Forest alum David Gray (12 points) also contributed.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

The Regional News - The Reporter

Thursday, December 17, 2015 Section 2

5

Baseball in December at Marist

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The night before the Cubs made huge news by signing Jason Heyward to a huge contract, the star outfielder’s new hitting coach was busy teaching his craft to more than 100 high school

and younger baseball players and their coaches.

John Mallee, who already had a hand in teaching Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo and others about the fine art of hitting in 2015, will now add Heyward to his group of students and he will be using some of the same theories with them that he used last Thursday night with Marist’s John Carmody, who was

the designated volunteer for some of Mallee’s drills.

Mallee’s two-hour seminar in the Marist gym featured detailed video breakdowns of major league swings, some hands-on demonstrations with Carmody and even some charts that might even challenge a physics or math teacher.

Below are some photos from the event.

Marist slugger John Carmody receives instruction from Cubs hitting coach John Mallee (left photo) and unleashes his swing under Mallee’s watchful eye (right photo).

Marist baseball coach Kevin Sefcik, a sevenyear player in the majors, introduces Cubs hitting coach John Mallee to the crowd.

Photos by Jeff Vorva Cubs hitting coach John Mallee follows through on a swing last Thursday night during a clinic at Marist High School.

The Marist doors featured a Cubs welcome for hitting coach John Mallee. The Cubs wave a flag with a blue W on it at Wrigley Field after victories.

During a break in the seminar, players were able to purchase batting gloves and other items at half price.

6

Section 2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News - The Reporter

BRRRRRR! With these chilly mornings you are probably finding a little frost on your windshield.

Make room in the garage for your car by selling those unwanted items with a

Classified Ad! Call

THE

REGIONAL NEWS Serving this area since 1941

or Harlem

12243 S. Ave. Palos Heights, IL 60463-0932

Still

20 words for $25 Still 20 Words for $25 Call (708) 448-4002 Open Weekdays 9-5

7

Section 2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News - The Reporter

For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL J. BRODERICK III AKA DANIEL J. BRODERICK AKA DANIEL BRODERICK, JENNIFER L. BRODERICK AKA JENNIFER L. HOSTY, CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., LVNV FUNDING, LLC Defendants 14 CH 9567 10541 SOUTH KOLMAR AVENUE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10541 SOUTH KOLMAR AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-15-125-013-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $341,145.29.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14040175.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14040175 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 9567 TJSC#: 35-16929 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF4 Plaintiff, -v.SAWSON HADDAD A/K/A SAWSON R. HADDAD, RAJAEI HADDAD A/K/A RAJAEI J. HADDAD A/K/A RAY HADDAD, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, INLAND BANK AND TRUST, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, INTEGRA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 028055 17128 POINTE DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 17128 POINTE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-313-003. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-11-18640.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-18640 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 028055 TJSC#: 35-16963 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.

I677122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.JEROME MILLER, ELISA MILLER Defendants 13 CH 06586 8711 WEST VAIL DRIVE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8711 WEST VAIL DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-106-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1105427. 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. PA1105427 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 06586 TJSC#: 35-17250 I677566

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

LEONARD R. GARGAS, AN INDIVIDUAL; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ILLINOIS, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 15, 1997 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 4953; COURTYARD PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTER CONDOMINIUM, INC., AN ILLINOIS NOT-FORPROFIT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 14686 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 Friday, January 8, 2016, 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 15414 S. Harlem Ave., Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-13-201-041-1002.

The mortgaged real estate is a commercial condominium. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Mr. Michael Beckerman of Triumph Real Estate at (630) 321-9556. 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.

For information call Mr. Robert L. Dawidiuk at The Collins Law Firm, PC, 1770 North Park Street, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 527-1595.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677443

For Sale

For Sale

For Sale Public Notice Network 14-13-27927 Codilis Associates, P.C. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN PLATOS, AS TRUSTEE FOR CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EVERGREEN PARK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 1-21-1994 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 13551, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS BANK, N.A., Defendants, 12 CH 19383 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9105 Woodland Drive, Hickory Hills, IL 60457.

P.I.N. 23-03-405-019.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527. (630) 794-5300.

14-13-27927 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677344

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY

For Sale Public Notice Network Ref. No. 15-01394 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MICHAEL W. CUNNINGHAM; CLEARVIEW CONDOMINIUM VII ASSOCIATION AND COLLEEN ANN KEHOE AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL W. CUNNINGHAM; UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 9242 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 24, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 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 15639 GARDEN VIEW CT., UNIT 2B, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-13-401-036-1017.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street,Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 15-01394 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677334

Save this ad for a FREE Market Analysis!

34

A Palos resident since 1963

POTENTIAL TO BECOME SPECTACULAR! GOLFING ON ONE SIDE, GREAT SHOPPING California style on wooded on the other, ofranch this quiet gated .8+ acre across from Forest complex means easy access to all you Preserves awaits your ranch talents!

4 need.

Open floorplan townhome bdrms, 3 baths, walkout 35x25 w/2 bdrms, 2 baths, fplc, & full bsmt bsmt w/office.

Being sold “As to Is�this ready for finishing.

Graduate $319,900 easy style of living now! Pets? Yes! Call now for immediate viewing. $319,000

708.448.6100

BHHSBlount.com Serving the Palos area for over 50 years

Your Palos Realtor

708-369-9327

“Follows Me Everywhere!� Ž

“10 in the Park�

NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale 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 CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-8 Plaintiff, -v.NABIL ABDELRAHMAN A/K/A NABIL RAHMAN A/K/A NABIL A. ABDELRAHMAN A/K/A NABEL REHEEM A/K/A NABIL A. RAHMAN A/K/A NABIL A. ABELDELRAHMAN, SAFA ABDELRAHMAN, ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants 12 CH 36476 10527 SOUTH VICKY LANE 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 October 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10527 SOUTH VICKY LANE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-111-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $309,438.23.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 12-061480.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Attorney File No. 12-061480 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 12 CH 36476 TJSC#: 35-14644 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.LAWRENCE A. WROBEL, MARILYNN J. WROBEL AKA MARILYNN J ZEITZ AKA MARILYNN ZEITZ WROBEL AKA MARILYNN WROBEL AKA MARILYN ZEITZ, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 25923 9894 WEST 145TH STREET 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 October 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9894 WEST 145TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-09-216-053-0000.

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. 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 PA1125799. 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. PA1125799 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 25923 TJSC#: 35-14972 I677908

For Sale F13110209 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

MARK A. PELEGRINO AKA MARK PELEGRINO AKA MARK ANTHONY PELEGRINO; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK; OLD NATIONAL BANK S/B/M TO PRAIRIE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 18TH DAY OF APRIL, 2007 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 07-040; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 18TH DAY OF APRIL, 2007 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 07-040; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 26293 Calendar 64 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7159 West 107th Street, Worth, Illinois 60482.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www. fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F13110209 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

For Sale

5 ACRES RT. 45 IN PEOTONE 600 ft. frontage x 400 ft. deep 40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF6, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-FF6; Plaintiff, vs.

VIDA DOUGLAS AKA VIDA MIKLIUS; FIRST MIDWEST BANK AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FDIC AS RECEIVER FOR PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 5, 2007 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-7143; UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 34155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 14, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-26-300-005-0000.

Commonly known as 12321 S. 88th Avenue, Palos Park, IL 60464.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago,Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077.

SPSL.0203 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678837

For Sale Public Notice Network Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; Plaintiff, vs.

MARK J. HOLDA, ET AL; Defendants, REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO; Counter - Plaintiff, vs.

MARK J. HOLDA AKA MARK HOLDA AKA MARK J. HOLDA; LYDIA MICHELLE HOLDA FKA LYDIA ROJAS AKA LYDIA MICHELLE HOLDA; HOLDA ENTERPRISES, INC.; FIRST MIDWEST BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 13, 2000 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-5000; LOMA VISTA NURSERY; CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC DBA CHRYSLER FINANCIAL FKA DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICA, LLC; STATE OF ILLINOIS; CAPITAL ONE BANK, (USA), N.A., CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 13, 2000 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-5000; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Counter - Defendants 12 CH 8082 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, January 18, 2016, 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: P.I.N. 24-31-107-010-0000.

Commonly known as 6833 West 127st Street, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

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. THE SALE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO GENERAL TAXES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND TO A PRIOR RECORDED FIRST MORTGAGE. 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.

(312) 263-3890.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678834

8

Section 2 Thursday, December 17, 2015

The Regional News - The Reporter

Estate Sale

Help Wanted

Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

Saturday and Sunday Dec. 19 and 20 9 AM to 3 PM

PART TIME PRESSMAN

Dec. 16, 17 and 19 9 AM to 3 PM 201 Rich Rd. Park Forest, IL

2323 Olde Mill Rd Plainfield, IL

Hoarder Home Estate Sale House Is Full

708-448-4000 DO YOU HAVE A HOUSE FOR SALE? CALL TO PLACE YOUR AD TODAY! (708) 448-4000

Estate Sale Of Former Gift Shop Owner

50% off everything on Sat., Dec. 19

Do Not Miss!

Great Place To Christmas Shop!

Help Wanted

Wanted

WANTED TO BUY:

South Suburban law firm seeking full time

WALKING CANES AND CANE STAND

LITIGATION SECRETARY

(708) 598-7351

with outstanding proofreading and organizational skills to do work for multiple attorneys.

LEAVE MESSAGE

Must have experience with transcribing and organizing pleadings, discovery and correspondence and must be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Wanted

SNOWBLOWERS,

small engines, regular and riding lawnmowers, bicycles.

Reasonably priced or free.

Call (815) 450-0004

Knowledge of Federal and State court electronic filing systems required. Use of ProLaw a plus.

Please email resumes to: ffrazier@odelsonsterk.com

PAGE 12

Amy Richards at arichards@regionalpublishing.com or call Southwest Regional Publishing at

Monday-Everything 50% off

Do not miss!

50% off clothing on Thurs., Dec. 17

Experienced pressman needed to operate a Goss Community press part time.

20-30 hours per week.

Day shift.

Please email resumes to

Monday, Dec. 21 9 AM to 1 PM

Junk HaulingWEDNESDAY,Plumbing & Sewer FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Blinds

GGEORGE’S E O RG E ’S

siness d ireCtory 496-0265 Blinds And Designs

By Nicolette Designs • Drapes • Flooring We Repair & Clean Blinds

$10 OFF Blind Repair w/cleaning added $20 OFF Custom Blinds $30 OFF Carpet or Tile $40 OFF Top Treatments or Valances FREE PICK UP AND DROP OFF

STAN’S HAULING

Removal of all unwanted items.

From homes, offices, storage areas, garages, apartments, condos, etc.

7 days 773-206-9309

3550 W. 95th St., (Suite B),

•708-952-0700

ERS

Stan’s Hauling www.blindsbynicolette.com

Removal of all unwanted items.

From homes, offices, storage areas, garages, apartments, condos, etc.

7 days 773-206-9309 Cleaning Services www.stanscleanout.com

• Hardwood Flooring

Flood Control Specialists All Types of Plumbing Repairs

• • • • • •

Nurse’s Assistant

Not Valid With Other Offers

We Sell Carpet, Tile & Wood Floor For Much Less Than The Competition Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805 Clean-Out Services

PLUMBING & SEWER

www.stanscleanout.com

•

Lots of Patience & Trustworthy Locks

CAREGIVER LOOKING DEADBOLT HOME/BUSINESS LOCKS TO CARE•FOR THE• Re-keyed ELDERLY Installed Repaired

40 years experience -Lic. #SL574

(City)773-586-7528 (Sub)708-788-9524 Excellent References.

KRYSTAL Instruction Boyle Brother’s • Musical at 708.439.6238 KLEEN Hardwood Floors

TOOSanded BUSY& TO CLEAN? Refinished

dditions ct Designs s

Fascia s

Discounts Discount and Bonded

• Satisfaction Guaranteed • References Available Sanding •Bonded/Insured Installation • Refinishing Repairs FREE • Free ESTIMATES Estimates • Licensed

Gonzalez Hardwood Floor

gonzalezflooring.com

• Floor Sanding

CTION WHY MOVE?

Free Estimates - Andrew Sullivan

onsďż˝

95

30 Yrs. Exp.

Do odeling

ence Additions • Doors s • Decks nsured

79-9111

URPHY

DELING

basements modeling Bonded • red own work! s Available

Rates Vary Please call Mary anytime

PIANO & ORGAN LESSONS Beginners or Advanced.

Leave a message & number Mrs. Stella Bruno 773-586-6747

& Decorating • PaintingRemodeling

G. & J. Decorating

PIPES R US EBERT FAMILY PLUMBING & SEWER

SEWER & DRAIN

~ Family Owned & Operated ~

Senior, Police & Fireman Discounts 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

6274 Archer • 773-699-9255 Licensed ~ Bonded ~ Insured

For Sale

For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A. F/K/A CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT E. SANGOSTI, SUSAN M. SANGOSTI, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Defendants 15 CH 008652 8020 BINFORD DRIVE 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 January 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8020 BINFORD DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-02-415-012. 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 14-15-08655.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-08655 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 008652 TJSC#: 35-13371 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.

I677053

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARY PAWLAK A/K/A MARY MARGARET PAWLAK Defendants 13 CH 9550 10515 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10515 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-202-004-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. 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 PA1305642.

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. PA1305642 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 9550 TJSC#: 35-14544 I676818

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DORLITA MINTU, GOLFVIEW TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DORLITA MINTU, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 08 CH 27897 8314 WEST 95TH 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 October 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8314 WEST 95TH STREET, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-411-031. The real estate is improved with a two-story, single-family townhouse with tan vinyl siding and 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. 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 PA0816837. 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. PA0816837 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 08 CH 27897 TJSC#: 35-14930 I678154

For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA (FANNIE MAE), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED & Plaintiff, EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED -v.STATES OF AMERICA ROGER A SMITH, SHARON E SMITH, UNKNOWN Plaintiff, OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS -v.Defendants JAN MIETUS, LUDWIKA MIETUS, DEUVILLE 14 CH 20807 CONDOMINIUMS 9111 FOREST DRIVE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 15 CH 08148 GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 9105 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD UNIT 1B HICKORY and Sale entered in the above cause on June 11, HILLS, IL 60457 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY will at 10:30 AM on January 8, 2016, at The Judicial GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th and Sale entered in the above cause on September Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to 14, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporathe highest bidder, as set forth below, the following tion, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2016, at The described real estate: Commonly known as 9111 FOREST DRIVE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public Property Index No. 18-34-411-032-0000. The real auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, estate is improved with a single family home with an the following described real estate: Commonly attached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the known as 9105 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD UNIT 1B, highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third 01-306-026-1002. The real estate is improved with party checks will be accepted. The balance, includa tan, brick, condominium; one car attached garage. ing the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be arose prior to the sale. paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real The subject property is subject to general real estate estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor against said real estate and is offered for sale without acquiring the residential real estate whose rights any representation as to quality or quantity of title and in and to the residential real estate arose prior to without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. the sale. The subject property is subject to general The sale is further subject to confirmation by the real estate taxes, special assessments, or special court. taxes levied against said real estate and is offered Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser for sale without any representation as to quality or will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmain \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to tion of the sale. The property will NOT be open for confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to are admonished to check the court file to verify all the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The information. If this property is a condominium unit, property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, makes no representation as to the condition of the other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments property. Prospective bidders are admonished to and the legal fees required by The Condominium check the court file to verify all information. If this Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of this property is a condominium unit which is part of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a morta common interest community, the purchaser of the gagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee fees required by The Condominium Property Act, shall pay the assessments required by The Condo765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property Stan’s minium Property Act,Hauling 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF is a condominium unit which is part of a common Removal of all unwanted (HOMEOWNER), items.

YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the DEADBOLT HOME/BUSINESS LOCKS From offices, areas, YOU homes, HAVE THE RIGHTstorage TO REMAIN IN POSforeclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay garages, apartments, condos, etc. OF AN Installed • Repaired • Re-keyed SESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY the assessments required by0191-348 The Condominium Reasonable rates.

Lic. 7 days 773-206-9309 ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE Property Act,"The 765 ILCS IF YOU Call Tom Lock 605/18.5(g-1).

Doc" WITHwww.stanscleanout.com SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS ARE THE MORTGAGOR Auto Specialist(HOMEOWNER), YOU MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. HAVE THE RIGHT(Sub)708-788-9524 TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION You will need a photo identification issued by(City)773-586-7528 a FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER government agency (driver’s license, passport, OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTforeclosure sale room in Cook County and the same GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a • Drains unclogged • identification for sales held at other county venues photo identification issued by a government agency where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts PIANO •Sewer Repairs & ORGAN LESSONS (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website Advanced. intoBeginners our buildingor and the foreclosure sale room in & Rod-Out Stations Installed• at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of Mrs. Stella Bruno 773-586-6747 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Cook County and the same identification for sales •Power Rod All Drain Lines• held at other county venues where The Judicial •Sump & Ejector Pumps Installed• Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.•For Seepage Tile & Pump Pits Installed• information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. refer to file number PA1409333. •Flood Control Systems Installed• com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 10% Senior Discount & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Sanding • Installation • Refinishing Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number (312) 236-SALE PA1503435.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORARepairs • Free Estimates • Licensed You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at • Interior/Exterior Painting TION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending • Plaster • Drywall Repair IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit sales. • Window Caulking • Puttying The Staining Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com PIERCE & ASSOCIATES & Varnishing for a 7 day status report of pending One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 Also: Carpentry & Tile Work sales. PIERCE gonzalezflooring.com & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Fully Insured 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney Attorney File No. PA1409333 File No. PA1503435 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 20807 Number: 15 CH 08148 TJSC#: 35-13429 TJSC#: 35-15265 I677182 I677758

GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS...

C ALL TO PLACE YOUR AD IN THE SERVICE DIREC TORY!

• Drains unclogged • •Sewer Repairs &Snowblower Rod-Out Stations Repair Installed• •Power Rod All Drain Lines• •Sump & Ejector Pumps Installed• • Seepage Tile & Pump Pits Installed• PAGE 12 •Flood Control Systems Installed• 10% Senior Discount LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED

Snow Blowers Lawn Mowers

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

(708) 448-4000

C lassified • B usiness d ireCtory

(708) 636-4030

Fully Insured (773)418-7888 or (773)447-7592

Sullivan’s Floor Sanding

HOME" • Repairs

708.952.1833

• Plumbing & Sewers

Lic. - 0191-348 Available Mon.-Fri. Call Tom "The Lock Doc" HoursAuto depend on need Specialist

Let New Us Professionally Clean Installation Repairs Your Home or Office.

Call John Boyle 708-218-7943 CLEAR-RIDGE REPORTER

Hot water tanks • Bathroom installations Toilets, Tubs, Sinks & Faucets Sewers rodded • Sump pumps Sewers inspected by camera Foundation leaks repaired Battery back-up systems

FREE ESTIMATES (most cases) Quality Work - Reasonable Prices

Reasonable rates.

Estate Sale

•Floor Sanding •Refinishing Appliance Repair •Repairs & Installations

ED’S REFRIGERATION 708-484-5645 773-586-2358 Garage Doors

APPLIANCE • Garage Doors

REPAIR SERVICE

RON’S Refrigerators OVERHEAD DOOR INC. Washers•Dryers

• Repairs Make Stoves & on AirAny Conditioners

Doors & OpenersW/ AD 15% DISCOUNT •Spring Cable Replacement •2 Yr.&Guarantee on All Parts

We Beat AnyDiscount Price • Senior 24 Hour Emergency Service JIM’S ONE STOP

773-585-3187 APPLIANCE REPAIR 773-586-5300

Major Appliances Repaired

• Handyman The Service Your Neighbors Recommend!

Poor ManÂ’s Friend

PLACE HC

YOUR AD TODAY

Formerly located on 63rd Street Service Since 1970 Home Repairs "We Do It All"

BUYING,Complete SELLING or LOOKING. CLASSIFIED ADS:708-496-0265 Remodeling & Handyman Services

• Interior & Exterior Painting • Kitchens & Bathrooms • Unfinished Basements • Drywall Repair & Install New •Ceramic Tile •Flooring •Laminate, etc • Air Conditioning & Heating • Plumbing • Electrical Repairs

NOTICE TO OUR ADVERTISERS

Special savings on: B&D CONSTRUCTION • Interior/Exterior Painting ALL TYPES •OF HOMERepair REPAIR • Plaster Drywall & REMODELING • Window Caulking • Puttying

Staining & Varnishing Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basements Also: Carpentry & Tile Work WindowsFully • Doors • Painting Insured Porchesor• 312-961-6159 Decks 773-585-2289 FREE ESTIMATES Will Beat Any Written Estimate!!!

•Call Brian (312)388-2636 Plumbing Licensed - Bonded - Insured

Free Estimates 708-253-7535 Repair/Tune-Up 773-735-4571 Will fix at your house Roofing

Reasonable Rates

(708) A Call: & 496-0265 O (815) 450-0004

ROOFING

Absolutely Clear Sewers & Plumbing Service • Carpentry • Carpentry Remodeling 24 Hour Emergency Service Licensed • Bonded • Insured Best Price In Town! • Tear Offs • Slanted Roofs Flood Controls Installed • Flat Roofs • Gutters Sewer & Pipe Repair • Shingles • Repairs Rod out Stations Installed Camera & Locating

FATHER & DAUGHTERS

• Clean-Out Services

EBERT FAMILY SEWER & DRAIN

FREE Estimates • REMODELING. Boyle Brother’s

We do our best to be the one you recommend & use for lifetime! with Notyour Affiliated We do it all to keep your water flowing

FatherAll&Jobs Son Guaranteed

Celebrate Our 20th Senior Year Discount Senior Citizen Discounts

With 1/3 Off All Work FREE Estimates (773)491-6198

•Bathrooms Porches 10% Off any work with this• ad. •Kitchens •Garage Repairs 4337 S. Kildare Suite #3 Chgo. •Rec Rooms •Windows Mike •Attics •Roofs (773)653-5338 (708)813-3307 •Decks •General Repairs

•Tuckpointing •Concrete

Free Estimates Guaranteed Work0 Fully Insured

•Room Additions •Architect Designs •Dormers •Siding •Soffit Fascia • Roofing •Gutters •Shingles

Stekala’s

Construction

• Flat Roofs • Soffit • Fascia Citizen• Discounts • Seamless Sr. Gutters Siding Tuckpointing •Veterans ChimneyDiscount Repair

• Bath & Kitchen708-795-6940 Remodeling

Licensed and Bonded

Gutter Cleaning • Also Cut Trees •

• Deluxe Basement Bathrooms FATHER & SONS • Water Heater-Sump Pump

Home Improvement II, Inc

State Lic #104.01666 7 • Insured CAS CONSTRUCTION Senior Discount

Free Estimates - Service Work

• Locks

Do you have unused items for sale? • Plumbing & Sewers

Hardwood Flooring

• Musical Instruction

Hardwood Floors

Sanded & Refinished New Installation Repairs

Call John Boyle 708-218-7943

Gonzalez Hardwood Floor

• Painting & Decorating

G. & J. Decorating Special savings on:

Fully Insured (773)418-7888 or (773)447-7592

• Floor Sanding

Sullivan’s Floor Sanding •Floor Sanding •Refinishing

773-585-2289 or 312-961-6159

• Plumbing

Absolutely Clear Sewers

Give them a new home and Free Estimates 708-253-7535 773-735-4571 make some • Roofing $$$

A&O

OUT & ABOUT Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, December 17, 2015

PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“In the Heart of the Sea” is directed by Ron Howard and adapted from Nathaniel Philbrick’s nonfi tion book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Chris Hemsworth stars as Owen Chase, the firs -mate of the Essex.

Lack of cohesive plot sinks ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ “In the Heart of the Sea” is a film by director Ron Howard adapted from Nathaniel Philbrick’s acclaimed nonfiction book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. This is the story of the so-called real incident that somewhat inspired Herman Mellville’s novel “Moby-Dick.” Is any of this story real? Who really knows?

This film may be based on acclaimed books, but this film is not going to be acclaimed by most. This is a fairly pedestrian telling of a truly heroic story of survival. The film is a jumbled mess that does not really know what it wants to be. Is it a survival story, a story about love, a story about learning to work with others, or is it a story about how we must learn to respect the creatures of earth?

You could even make a claim this is a film about corporate ethics and that money is more important than the well-being of others. There are so many things this film is trying to be that any description won’t properly do this film justice.

This is a truly ambitious film by Howard that doesn’t reach the high standard that he has achieved in previous films. The sheer scale of the film is amazing from the replica of the Essex ship, the cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle, and the CGI of the whales. It’s a visually stunning film that doesn’t have the screenplay to keep it watchable.

No matter how great a film looks, it still needs a good story.

This sea faring story stars Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase, the first-mate of the fabled Essex. The ship is led by unqualified rich-boy captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker). Most of the story ends up being about the two of them although their stories

TONY PINTO are mostly boring. They bicker like an old married couple and it adds absolutely nothing.

The most exciting scene is when the whale comes.

It’s also the most important scene in the film. We need more of the whale and that might make this film better. Here we have the viewpoint of the ship’s crew, but maybe the whale views would be more exciting.

It’s a film that tries to be historically accurate with its scenes, but chooses to overlook certain details. The biggest flaw is that after these whale hunters are stranded at sea for a ridiculously long time they still somehow look fresh. Hemsworth looks like he just washed his hair, took a shower, had a big meal and trimmed his beard. Nothing about him screams stranded at sea. For a film that looks historically accurate, they seem to overlook keeping the actors looking historically accurate.

Ultimately, this film is 121 minutes of slow moving scenes that only slightly make a coherent story. It’s a disjointed story told through the eyes of one of the survivors to future author Herman Melville. “In the Heart of the Sea” never seems to set sail and makes us clamor for a film adaption of “Moby Dick.”

Tony Pinto’s grade: D

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may sparkle and dazzle the general public with your outgoing style. However, those who are in close connection may be quite busy and leave you feeling isolated for a few days in the early part of the week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You don’t need a sledge hammer to swat a fly. You may be so busy juggling a busy schedule that you are heavy-handed with loved ones. Count on partners to offer the support and inspiration in the last half of the week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your views on social issues can shift drastically in the week ahead.

Someone may pressure you to adopt a more broadminded attitude. If you remember to be respectful and discreet you can mingle with dissenters without fear.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your tactics are deemed to be trustworthy. You might not always be able to get your way in the week ahead, but no one will doubt your sincerity. You will be

Southwest • Section 2, Page 9

able to sidestep misunderstandings like a toreador.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You know how to spin a tale. You could even share a whopper of a fish story in the upcoming week. Your exaggerations are unlikely to cause any serious problems unless you overestimate the health of your bank account.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may become a victim of the too much, too little, too late syndrome in the week ahead. Your generous instincts may send you off on a shopping spree only to find that what you want to buy is out of your price range.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get back in the loop in the second half of the week. Responsibilities and necessity may put a damper on your social activities. The new people you meet this week might not be as charming as they seem will offer a refreshing change of pace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t burn a hole in your credit card in the week ahead. In the enthusiasm of the moment you might make promise you cannot fulfill. Hold off on purchases that might, in hindsight, prove to be

unneeded extravagances.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can ask for forgiveness, but don’t overdo it. You may end up like the famous Peter who cried wolf once too often. In the week ahead you might realize that you can’t take anything or anyone for granted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Use your charm to instill trust.

Those who are suspicious of your motives might be willing to listen to your ideas later in the week.

You may overlook mistakes or be somewhat blind to your own social blunders.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is a good week for creative planning and networking. You can use foresight and wisdom to plan ahead, especially with your health, job or work.

Some people you meet may not say what they mean.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your reaction to someone’s surface insincerity can spoil your prospects. As this week unfolds you may realize that spur-of-themoment purchases are not the best idea. Work hard and don’t fall prey to doubts and fears.

“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — ROGUE NATION”: Some of the franchise’s best stunts fuel the latest entry in the update of the classic TV series, literally getting off the ground right at the outset with Ethan Hunt’s (Tom Cruise) unique and breathtaking way of boarding a departing airplane. He’s an agent without an agency after the CIA shuts down his team, prompting him to act on his own as he re-gathers his colleagues (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) to dismantle an organization of rogue operatives. Rebecca Ferguson is an attractive and effective cast addition as an agent of uncertain loyalties, and Alec Baldwin also appears.

The film was written and directed

by Christopher McQuarrie, who also worked with Cruise on “Jack Reacher.” *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TED 2”: The talking teddy bear (voiced again by Seth MacFarlane, also the picture’s returning director and co-writer) is as profane as ever in this amusing sequel, as he runs into trouble in trying to become an adoptive parent with his new wife (Jessica Barth). The problem? Legally, Ted is not considered a person — so he seeks the help of longtime pal John (Mark Wahlberg) and an offbeat attorney (Amanda Seyfried) to navigate the court system and become the dad he wants to be.

Sam J. Jones (“Flash Gordon”) makes a return appearance in a cast loaded with cameos by everyone from Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno to Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by MacFarlane, Barth and co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild; Comic-Con featurette. (R and unrated versions: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS”: The screen adaptations of James Dashner’s

young-adult novels continue with Dylan O’Brien (“Teen Wolf”) back as the leader of the Gladers, who are out of the maze but now into the Scorch ... a treacherous region that poses danger at many, if not all, turns. The group’s quest is to find information to aid their mission against the organization WCKD, but even if they acquire it, surviving to be able to use it still will be a challenge. Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario and Patricia Clarkson also return, and Giancarlo Esposito and Lili Taylor are among other cast members. DVD extras: theatrical trailers; deleted and extended scenes; outtakes; art galleries. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “FANTASTIC FOUR”: Easily one of the most maligned movies of the year, though director Josh Trank (“Chronicle”) famously defended his vision for it via social media, this adventure reboots the Marvel Comics saga of the quartet imbued with amazing abilities after they’re irradiated during a trip to and from an alternate universe.

Miles Teller (“Whiplash”), Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan (“Fruitvale Station”) and Jamie Bell play the four, who oppose former ally Victor Von Doom (Toby Kebbel) when he plans to use his own powers to destroy Earth and replace it with a planet of his own making.

Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson and Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) also are featured. ** (PG-13: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HE NAMED ME MALALA”: Directed by Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”), this moving documentary traces the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who would not be stopped in her quest to ensure education for young women ... leading to her being targeted by the Taliban and critically wounded in an attack aboard a school bus.

As she recovered, her voice only became stronger — literally and figuratively — as others heard and helped her carry forth her message, to the point where she addressed the United Nations and was declared the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. *** (PG-13: AS) “EXTANT: THE SECOND SEASON”: In what ultimately

became its final round, the CBS sci-fi drama underwent a considerable reboot, evident right from the start with astronaut Molly Woods (Halle Berry) separated from her humanoid son (Pierce Gagnon) and taken into government custody as a possible threat to humanity. A very notable cast addition is Jeffrey Dean Morgan (now of “The Good Wife”) as a bounty hunter who’s initially skeptical of Molly, but later intrigued as he believes she can help him on cases he takes. Grace Gummer — a daughter of Meryl Streep — also returns from the first season’s cast, and newcomers also include two alums of “One Tree Hill,” Hilarie Burton (co-star Morgan’s significant other in real life) and Tyler Hilton. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V)

COMING SOON: “WAR ROOM” (Dec. 22): A martially challenged couple (Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings) is affected by a woman (Karen Abercrombie) who inspires them to fight for their family. (PG: AS) “BLACK MASS” (Dec. 22): Johnny Depp stars as Boston-mob figure James “Whitey” Bulger, an informant for an FBI agent and childhood friend (Joel Edgerton).

(R: AS, P, GV) “PAN” (Dec. 22): The young Peter Pan (Levi Miller) discovers Neverland, the Captain Hook-tobe (Garrett Hedlund) and the pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman).

(PG: P, V) “HITMAN: AGENT 47” (Dec. 29): An assassin (Rupert Friend) turns on the agency that wants to utilize his very special DNA to create a brigade of similar killers; Zachary Quinto also stars.

(R: AS, P, V) “THE INTERN” (Dec. 29): Robert De Niro plays said intern, who becomes invaluable to an ambitious young boss (Anne Hathaway), in director Nancy Meyers’ comedy. (PG-13: AS, P) “THE PERFECT GUY” (Dec. 29): A woman (Sanaa Lathan) comes to regret getting involved with a stranger (Michael Ealy) who begins stalking her; Morris Chestnut also stars. (PG-13: AS, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS THIS WEEK The Bridge Teen Center programs • Star Wars Movie Night 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will celebrate the release of the new “Star Wars” movie by revisiting the old movies that started it all.

Free popcorn will be provided by Costco.

• Project Serve: Thrift Store - 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 22, students will volunteer their time at a local thrift store by cleaning, sorting and shelving donated items.

• Christmas Karaoke - 4 to 5 p.m. Dec. 22, students will get the chance to get on stage and sing their favorite Christmas song with their friends.

• Hot Chocolate Bar - 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 23, a hot chocolate bar will be open for students to enjoy before playing some board games.

• Holiday Movie Day: You Pick - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 23, students will get the chance to pick a holiday movie to watch with free popcorn. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade.

For more information call 5320500.

Yulelog service A Christmas yulelog service will be offered on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

The Yulelog Service features Christmas carols, scripture, stories, and a variety of old-fashioned traditions. The highlight of each evening is the lighting of the huge log and the opportunity for each participant to throw his or her own twig into the fire, symbolizing a fresh start for the New Year.

Special music will be provided

by The Center’s Singers.

The Christmas Story will be read from the Bible by Chris Hopkins. The Rev. Ron Greene

will dramatically deliver his rendition of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The Yulelog Service is a night of warm fellowship, good cheer, and Christmas spirit.

Tickets to the Yulelog Service cost $10 per person, are limited in number, and must be purchased in advance. Call 361-3650 for more information.

OUT & ABOUT Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Southwest • Section 2, Page 10

Photos courtesy Palos Park Recreation and Parks Dept.

All aboard: Santa coming to our town, next stop Palos Park

The Mansini family enjoys a big breakfast before Santa and Mrs. Claus’s arrival during the new Santa is coming to OUR Town event held Saturday morning at the Palos Park Metra train (left photo). Right photo: the Sipple family had a good time making wreaths, stockings and Santa stickers crafts. The event packed the train station with families waiting to see Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by train. Everyone had breakfast and made crafts as they waited for the North Pole couple to arrive on the 11:31 a.m. train into Palos Park. Guests sang “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” before the beloved couple left again for the North Pole.

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

Tangerines, dried cranberries add sweetness to holiday salad

By Wolfgang Puck

Supplied photo

Space is limited for Orland Park’s Cinderella’s Ball planned for Feb. 6 at the village Cultural Center (former library building), 14760 Park Lane.

Orland’s Cinderella’s Ball returns The village of Orland Park Recreation Department hosts its annual Cinderella’s Ball on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane.

The enchanted evening is open to children ages three and older, and all children are to be accompanied by an adult. The royal ball includes a DJ, lots of dancing, a craft, and light refreshments. Children are encouraged to dress up for this magical night.

For those wishing to capture the special

event, Wehmeier Portraits will be on-site providing digital images. Once purchased, the digital photo will be emailed within 24-hours.

Fee is $20 a person for residents and $25 for nonresidents. Space is limited. Registration is available at the Village of Orland Park Recreation Department, 14600 Ravinia Ave., and at the village’s Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. For more, call 403-PARK. — Village of Orland Park

How to recycle your Christmas tree

Supplied photo

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s annual “Recycle the Holiday Spirit” program starts on Sunday, Dec. 27, and concludes on Sunday, Jan. 10. Give the Earth a gift by recycling your live Christmas tree. Every year, millions of Christmas trees end up in landfill . The trees will take on a new life “path” by becoming mulch for the District’s trails and landscaping efforts. Please remove all tinsel, lights and ornaments before dropping off your tree. This program is for individual households; no commercial tree surplus, please. Trees may be dropped off in designated areas from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville, Monee Reservoir in Monee, Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher and Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet. For more information, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.

“Try my special salad,” said the hostess at a holiday party I was invited to in the mid-1970s during my early years in the United States. “It’s called ambrosia.”

Now, I don’t want to disrespect anyone who likes ambrosia, and I know many people to this day have fond memories of that oldfashioned mixture of sweetened canned fruit, marshmallows, shredded coconut and whipped cream. I thought it was a dessert at first, but I kept being urged to put some on my plate alongside the ham and turkey.

Especially during the festive season, people like to include sweet things in salads. I do know that a little something sweet tossed in among an assortment of sometimes bitter salad greens creates a salad that offers the yin and yang of savory and sweet flavors with every bite. That’s why I’d like to share my own special salad for your holiday table. No, it doesn’t include marshmallows, shredded coconut or sweet whipped cream.

But my salad does feature a beautiful assortment of fresh seasonal fruits.

Tangerines, Asian pears and dried cranberries complement beautiful deep-green baby arugula leaves, with their very pleasant touch of bitterness, along with crunchy toasted slivered almonds.

Tying the whole kaleidoscope of ingredients together is a spicy and zesty vinaigrette dressing made with reduced citrus juice, fresh ginger, powdered mustard and a little extra-virgin olive oil.

Yes, I said that there’s just a little oil in the dressing. That’s because this salad, on top of everything else, is also healthy, with less than a third of its calories from fat and hardly any sodium per serving. That makes it a perfect counterpoint to all the rich, often sugary or salty foods that usually join them on the plate.

You can also feel free to vary the recipe depending on your own tastes or what you happen to find in the market. In place of the arugula, try substituting other bitter greens like curly endive, Belgian endive or radicchio. Other firm varieties of pear, or even your favorite crispy apple, can replace the Asian pear. If you prefer, use dried cherries, seedless raisins or diced dried apricots in place of the dried cranberries. Try other types of nuts instead of the almonds, or even eliminate the nuts entirely if you’d like to cut back on the fat even more.

I hope you’ll add this recipe to one of your holiday menus, or bring it along as your contribution to a potluck. No, it isn’t ambrosia.

But it will definitely look beautiful and taste great alongside a turkey or ham.

CRANBERRIES AND TOASTED ALMONDS Serves 4 CITRUS-GINGER VINAIGRETTE: • 1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh orange juice • 1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh lemon juice • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger • 1/2 teaspoon powdered mustard • 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste ARUGULA SALAD: • 1 pound (500 g) baby arugula leaves • 3 large tangerines • 1/4 cup (60 mL) slivered almonds • 2 Asian pears or firm regular pears, cored, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks, about 3 inches by 1/4 inch (7.5 cm by 0.6 cm) • 1/2 cup (125 mL) dried cranberries • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste At least several hours ahead of time, prepare the citrus-ginger vinaigrette. In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine the orange juice, lemon juice, ginger and mustard powder.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, and then continue boiling until reduced to 1/4 cup (60 mL), about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour the cooled

juice reduction into a bowl. Whisk the reduction briskly while drizzling in the olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the dressing to a covered container and refrigerate until ready to use.

About two hours ahead, prepare the arugula salad. Fill a large bowl or basin with ice cubes and water.

Rinse the arugula leaves under cold running water, and then immerse them in the ice water to make them extra crispy. Leave to soak for one hour. Drain and pat thoroughly dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels.

Transfer to a plastic bag or covered container and refrigerate until just before serving time.

Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

Peel the tangerines. With the tip of a small, sharp knife, carefully slit the membrane on each of the segments; then, with your fingertips, assisted by the knife if necessary, peel off and discard the membranes. Put the segments in a bowl, cover and refrigerate.

Spread the slivered almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Bake until toasted golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes, checking and stirring every 3 minutes or so.

Immediately transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.

A few minutes before serving, put the arugula leaves in a large salad bowl. Add half each of the tangerine segments, pear pieces, toasted almonds and cranberries.

Add the dressing, season to taste with salt and pepper and toss thoroughly until the leaves are evenly coated. Leave the mixture in the salad bowl or transfer to an attractive serving bowl or individual bowls or plates. Garnish with the remaining tangerines, pears, almonds and cranberries and serve.

Beverly Environmental, LLC Landscape Architects & Contractors

• Snow & Ice Removal • Custom Hardscapes • Property Master Planning/ Phasing • Ponds & Water Features • Retaining Walls & Natural Stone • Landscapes Design • Garden Design & Lawn Maintenance • Free Estimates

Beverly Environmental, LLC

(708) 331-4911

ARUGULA SALAD WITH TANGERINES, ASIAN PEARS, DRIED

www.beverlyenvironmental.com Spot