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Orland Park ‘crime-free’ program applauded By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

Rental housing inspection initiative called ‘extremely successful’

Six years after it started as a pilot initiative, Orland Park’s Crime-Free Rental Housing program appears on its way to being a permanent part of the village code. In its first six years, the program “has been extremely successful,” Development Services Director Karie Friling told a Village Board panel on Nov. 17. The initiative aims to maintain proper-

ty values in the Orland Park by “ensuring all residential rental housing is safe and crime-free by requiring minimum property maintenance standards and further, to prevent blighted and deteriorated rental housing areas,” according to a village fact sheet. Under the program, all rental properties must be registered and inspected by village staff once every three years.

Further, landlords must attend training, and tenants are required to sign a crimefree lease addendum, which states that should any tenant be found engaging in any criminal activity on or near the rental property or its common areas, then it will be considered a violation of the lease and good cause for eviction. Crime-free rental housing ordinances have proven popular in recent years.

Statewide, more than 50 municipalities have adopted such laws. Those towns include Alsip, Chicago Ridge, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn and Tinley Park. Palos Heights and Palos Park do not have such ordinances because they are not home-rule communities. There are 2,171 total registered rental units in 751 rental buildings in Orland Park; the Development Services De-

partment has conducted 1,389 rental housing inspections and re-inspections since 2009, Friling said. The department conducts an average of 231 rental housing inspections per year. The ordinance covers any residential property that is rented, from multi-unit dwellings to single-family homes. Members of the Village Board’s Development Services, Planning and Engineering Committee--Trustees Dan See ORLAND, Page 2

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Dropped call: T-Mobile halts bid for cell tower

Move comes after village plan panel voted unanimously against the project By Michael Gilbert

Regional correspondent T-Mobile has scrapped plans for a cell tower in Palos Park less than a week after the village’s Plan Commission voted unanimously against recommending the project to the Village Council. Palos Park Building Commissioner G. Darryl Reed told the council Monday that T-Mobile had informed village staff earlier in the day it was withdrawing its request for a special use to erect a 150-foot cell tower at the Palos Park Public Works Pumping Station, 12101 Southwest Highway. The village Plan Commission had voted against the special-use permit at a hearing last Thursday, meaning the request would have needed super-majority approval

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Palos Park resident Diane Linkowski (left) holds a tray of fresh apple pie filling, while Alex Schickel, of Mokena, shows a pie brushed with butter, moments before it rested on an oven rack in Christ Lutheran Church’s kitchen.

‘MADE WITH LOVE’

from the council to overturn to plan body’s negative recommendation. The special-use request was to be discussed at the next council meeting on Monday, Dec. 8. “[T-Mobile] is going to reassess if they’re going to change the design and height,” Palos Park Community Development Director Lori Sommers said Monday when asked after the meeting why T-Mobile had withdrawn its plans. “They may [come back with new plans], but they withdrew this plan so we don’t know.” T-Mobile would have paid the village a monthly fee to lease the land for the cell tower, however Sommers said the exact amount had not yet been agreed upon. The cell tower was sought to See T-MOBILE, Page 2

Sweet tradition of baking pies for Thanksgiving continues at Christ Lutheran

McCord Holiday Shoppe set to open

By Tim Hadac • Staff reporter

Thanksgiving tradition that is now more than a decade old at Christ Lutheran Church in Orland Park was kept last Saturday, as the congregation’s best bakers produced hundreds of apple, cherry and pumpkin pies.

“We like to say that these pies aren’t perfect, but they’re made with love,” said Orland Park resident Karen Delcourt with a smile, as she carefully slid a tray with four apple pies into an oven in the church, 14700 S. 94th Ave. She laughed and agreed with a visitor’s observation that pies baked by Christians may not be perfect, but they are forgiven. Delcourt was helping lead Christ Lutheran’s annual pie baking event by the church’s CHOICE (Christians

Volunteer Paulette Santori works on the displays of handcrafted gift items made by local artisans in the Holiday Shoppe, supporting local artists for the 11th year, at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park. Hours (beginning Friday) are Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Dec. 22. McCord Gallery and Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange Road). For more information, call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

Helping Others In Communities Everywhere) bakers, a kitchen-based ministry where congregation members use their culinary skills to indirectly help those in need. As many as 60 people at the church had a hand in the project, from preparing the pie dough to peeling apples to packaging to clean up. Volunteers ranged in age from about 8 to 80, Delcourt said. See BAKING, Page 2

Using a rolling pin to make a joke and keep the mood light in the kitchen is Orland Park resident Judy Oliva, who was introduced to pie baking at age 3. Photo by Joan Hadac

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Orland to welcome holiday season at Winter Festival and tree lighting The village of Orland Park will begin the holiday season with its free Holiday Festival this Sunday, Nov. 30. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. with the arrival of Mayor Dan McLaughlin and Santa Claus at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Activities at the Civic Center will be offered from 3 to 5:30 p.m. “We invite everyone to enjoy the Holiday Festival at the Civic Center and then to come outside as we light the village’s tree in front of the Village Hall,” Mayor McLaughlin said. Horse-drawn sleigh rides around the Village Center will be available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Musical entertainment will

be provided by the Encore Concert Band from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the Carl Sandburg High School Chamber Singers from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and during the tree lighting ceremony. The village’s dance companies will perform from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with Ken Schultz’s Holly Folly Show from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Santa’s helper, Dale, will entertain those waiting in line to see Santa. Holiday elves will provide face painting and children will be able to make and take a craft home. Parents may bring their cameras to take photos of their children with Santa. Concessions will be available for purchase. The Mayor’s Tree Lighting Cer-

emony will follow at 5:45 p.m. outside of the adjacent Frederick T. Owens Village Hall, where Mayor McLaughlin will light the village’s tree and holiday displays along Ravinia Avenue, officially marking the start of the holiday season in the Village of Orland Park. “Individuals, families, scout groups and organizations from throughout Orland Park have created decorations for the tree, making it a true community wide effort,” the mayor said, adding. “When we light the tree at the Village Hall, all of the lights down Ravinia Avenue go on at the same time.” For more information, call the Recreation Department at 403-7275.

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Wearing their chef’s hats with pride are apprentice bakers Alexis Walz, 7, (seated, from left) and Kaden Walz, 6, of New Lenox, and Orland Park resident John Howaniec, 8, (standing, left) and Billy Mutz, 7, of Plainfield.

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Continued from Page 1 The end result was nearly 250 pies that were sold after church services on Saturday and Sunday, with several thousand dollars raised. As always, the pies sold out. The event has grown in popularity since its first year, when 50 pies were baked and sold. Funds raised this year will help a congregation member struggling to pay the medical bills of a child, as well as help replenish the church’s Home Welfare Fund, which offers modest but important assistance to people in the community who need help purchasing food, clothing, gasoline or other necessities. In 11 years, the CHOICE fundraisers (they also have an annual cookie baking event) have generated about $44,000, according to Orland Park resident Linda Day, chairperson of Christ Lutheran’s Board of Evangelism. “Everything we raise through this effort goes outside our four walls to help people in the community, whether it’s an individual in need or a charitable organization,” she said. “This is all about reaching out to others.” This year’s effort was dedicated to the memory of Lydia Wendling, a CHOICE baker who died at age 94 in September and was described by Delcourt as a mainstay of the annual pie-baking effort. Next up for the CHOICE bakers

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Continued from Page 1 fill a gap in T-Mobile’s coverage area and to handle future capacity, Sommers said. More than 70 people as of Monday evening had signed an online petition urging Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney not to allow the zoning changes necessary for the cell tower. The petition, drafted by resident Joe Jeka, claims the cell tower would create “definite diminished property values, possible disruption to adjacent underground water reservoir and blights the beauty of the area.” No one from the audience addressed the council regarding the cell tower at Monday’s meeting. Heights Pool use Also Monday, village officials voted unanimously to renew an intergovernmental agreement with neighboring Palos Heights to allow Palos Park residents to purchase discounted annual mem-

is their cookie baking event and sale, held “just before Valentine’s Day,” according to Delcourt. “Lutherans are really appreciative of good food, and we know how to prepare it,” added the Rev.

Ray Rohlfs, senior administrative pastor at Christ Lutheran. “It’s one of our strengths.” “We share God’s love with people in the community, and this is one of many ways we do it,”

Rohlfs added. “This event is part fundraiser, part fellowship. The end result is that a people in the community will be helped, but the bakers and helpers here are also building and strengthening relationships between themselves, and that means a stronger church.” Christ Lutheran’s congregation stands at about 2,000 people, with somewhat less than that attending weekend services. “People find our worship services — we like to call it Today’s Liturgy--very accessible, a good combination of the wonderful traditions of the church, but also new songs to the Lord, right together,” Rohlfs observed. “People feel a nice, welcoming spirit that way.” The church is “always working on being welcoming,” Rohlfs added. “We share the good news of God in Christ. Our message to everyone in the area is, ‘Stop by any time.’ If I’m around, I’ll gladly speak with you—but I’m a busy pastor, so if I’m not around, our friendly staff will be glad to meet with you. “This is a vibrant church, and there are volunteers working on something here all the time,” he continued, gesturing at the busy church kitchen. “My goal when I got here as a minister [in 2002] was--by God’s grace and with wonderful people serving--to have so many things happening in this church, that I couldn’t possibly be at all of them—and now it’s happened. “That’s what I’m thankful for.”

berships for the municipal pool. Under the terms of the agreement, Palos Park families can save up to $30 from the non-resident price if the memberships are purchased by May 15. Public Works Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters said the “early bird” price for a Palos Park family membership is $205, which is a $30 savings from the normal non-resident cost of $235. An individual membership is $95 if purchased by May 15, a savings of $10 from the non-resident price of $105. “If you live in Palos Heights the membership cost is less than [the discounted rate for Palos Park residents], but if you live in Palos Hills or Tinley Park you are going to pay more than a Palos Park resident,” Milovich-Walters said. “It’s a good deal for Palos Park residents. I don’t know exactly how many residents take advantage of it, but I do see a lot of our resident there.”

The agreement has been in place for several years – possibly over a decade, Milovich-Walters said. “It’s a way to not only boost membership for Palos Heights but also have our towns working together,” she said. “It develops a nice agreement and relationship between the towns.” Mayor John Mahoney praised Palos Heights for offering the dis-

counts to Palos Park residents. “Thank you Palos Heights for that spirit of cooperation,” Mahoney said. “It’s a great program. I use their pool and it is a tremendous asset to the community.” Those Palos Parks residents interested in purchasing a pool membership should contact the Palos Heights Recreation Department at 361-1807.

Above: Karen Delcourt carefully slides a foil-lined tray of pies into an oven in the church kitchen. Left: Linda Day inspects the gala, Fuji and honeycrisp apples that formed the filling of this year’s apple pies. Photos by Joan Hadac

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Continued from Page 1 Calandriello, Kathleen Fenton and Patricia Gira--voted to recommend removing the enabling ordinance’s sunset provision. The full Village Board is expected to take similar action at its next meeting, set for 7 p.m. Monday at Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. Friling showed data that appeared to indicate that as landlords and tenants have become accustomed to the program, the failure rate of inspections has declined. Typical reasons for failure of an inspection are: • Inoperable/non-existent smoke detector or fire extinguisher. • Minor evidence of mold in bathroom. • Minor plumbing issues (such as corrosion on pipes under sink). • No deadbolt locks. • Exterior landscaping and site maintenance. Friling told trustees that while the number of rental units in the village has risen in recent years, statistics provided by Orland Park Police Department show a decrease in criminal activity. Calls for police service related to rental units plummeted from about 1,400 in 2009 to a projected 500 in 2014. The number of arrests dropped from more than 100 in 2009 to a projected 40 this year. Calandriello called the program “terrific” and said that one of the best aspects of the program is the establishment of the Southwest

Landlord’s Association, comprised of more than 60 landlords from Orland Park, Tinley Park, and other nearby towns who share information on issues affecting rental properties. The association typically meets at the police station in Orland Park or Tinley Park. In six years, there have been about 90 cases where Orland Park police worked with landlords to remove a problem tenant, according to a village briefing paper. Critics of crime-free rental housing laws have cited a number of concerns. A 2013 analysis conducted by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law concluded that the measures “can often have very costly consequences for tenant families, landlords, and the whole community. They can reduce the supply of rental housing, displace crime victims and others who need to reach out to the police for help, chill reporting of crime to the police in the first place, increase the number of vacant properties and the rate of family homelessness, deny persons with disabilities the opportunity to access housing that is integrated into the community, and prevent persons with criminal records from finding stable housing, among other concerns. When municipalities adopt and enforce these ordinances, they are exposing themselves to legal liability for housing discrimination and other violations of tenants’ and landlords’ rights.”

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Budget award for Palos Park

Palos Park Finance Director Barbara Maziarek and Finance Commissioner James Pavlatos hold the Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards the village received from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award is given annually by the GFOA to municipalities that prepare high quality budget documents reflecting the guidelines established by the National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting. Maziarek is displaying the award she received from the GFOA for preparing Palos Park’s budget.

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No happy ending in arrest at Orland massage parlor By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

An Orland Park massage parlor remains shut down this week, after police arrested a massage therapist who allegedly offered a sex act to an undercover officer on Nov. 19. HM Spa, 9955 W. 151st St., was

ordered closed pending a hearing by the village, according to Orland Park police. Orland Park spokesman Joseph La Margo told The Regional News on Tuesday that he expects the hearing to be held “within a week or so” at Village Hall, presided over by Village Manager Paul Grimes.

Police charged Keying Peng, 43, of Chicago, with one count of prostitution. She is due in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 9. She also was cited for practicing massage without a state license. Also cited was HM Spa manager Man Zheng, 25, for employing an unlicensed massage therapist, po-

lice said. Police said their investigation began in response to a complaint by a customer of the establishment, who claimed that while he was receiving a massage, the masseuse “inappropriately touched him” and offered a sex act in exchange for money. A spa employee who did not give

her name told The Regional News on Tuesday that the business is closed down temporarily because the “heat [is] not working.” HM Spa’s page on Yelp notes that the establishment offers Asian, Swedish, deep-tissue and four-handed massage, as well as hot-stone therapy.

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Dist. 230 will OK zero rise in $104.47 million tax levy

and achievements and the recognition,” he said. “It’s quite an administrative accomplishment, and it starts with our superintendent and permeates through all of our schools, our personnel, our teachers, our support people, and all our contractors.”

By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

Three hundred sixty-four days after they announced they were holding the line on taxes, members of the High School District 230 Board of Education did it again. “We are proposing to levy a 0.0 percent increase to the 2013 extension,” wrote Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Steve Langert in a Nov. 17 memo released at last Thursday’s board of meeting, held at Sandburg High School. The board agreed, and on a motion made by Vice President Patrick O’Sullivan and seconded by Melissa Gracias, adopted the estimated levy on a unanimous roll-call vote. “In accordance with Cook County’s current tax capped extension procedure, we are estimating that the County will extend taxes 1.7 percent greater than our levy request,” Langert wrote. “Without tax caps, the County would have extended 3 percent greater than our levy request in order to account for potential ‘loss and cost’ from certificate of errors, tax payment defaults, specific objections, tax objections and property tax appeals.” The bottom line is that the district’s 2014 estimated property tax levy of $104. 47 million is

Enrollment forecasts

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High School District 230 Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Steve Langert (left) makes a point about enrollment projections as board members Tony Serratore and Melissa Gracias listen.

identical to the 2013 tax extension. The board is expected to approve the final levy at its next meeting, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 at Sandburg. “Once again, the levy (increase) is zero, so we are not raising taxes,” said board member Tony Serratore. “We’ve done it by continuing to balance the budget,

without cutting any programs, without having to raise fees, and I think that Steve (Langert) and his group and basically the entire administration really should be commended for their efforts — controlling costs, watching what we do and making sure that everyone’s accountable for what goes on.

Serratore also praised Director of Facilities Bob Hughes and his staff for their role in delivering maximum service for minimal cost. “It’s nice to be able to go back to the taxpayers and tell them, ‘We’re not increasing your taxes, and we’re not going to try to get the money in other ways,’” Serratore added. “We’re fiscally

responsible. I think a lot of credit should be given to people who work here, because they’ve done a tremendous job.” Board President Rick Nogal agreed. “It’s a kind of delicate balance, being prudent financial stewards with no tax increase and yet still have the programs we do

Also last Thursday, Langert rolled out five-year enrollment projections for all three high schools in the district. Sandburg’s enrollment, currently at 3,270, is expected to drop to 2,941 in the 2019-20 school year. Andrew High School is expected to see its number of students drop slightly, from 1,995 today to 1,839 in 2019-20. Stagg High School should see a surge of more than 10 percent, from its current enrollment of 2,365 to 2,640 in 2019-20. Langert noted that the projections are made annually and have an impact on budgeting, financial forecasts, attendance and facility planning, but not staffing for next year. “Staffing for next school year is driven by the course requests from both existing high school students and incoming eighth grade students, which will be finalized in March,” Langert wrote in a memo to Superintendent James Gay.

Dist. 230 schools are world champs in Relay for Life for 18th year in a row By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

Most high schools are thrilled to win a state championship. The three schools in Consolidated High School District 230 — Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew — just won a world championship, for the 18th year in a row. “It takes a lot of time, commitment and grit to consistently and so perfectly make a difference, and our students have that,” Sandburg Principal Deborah Baker said at last Thursday’s District 230 board meeting, as she announced that the district once again is the top school fundraiser in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life campaign. The district raised more than $320,000 this year, adding to the more than $3.5 million that the student-led effort has produced over the years, Baker said. Relay For Life was founded in

1985 by a physician who walked and ran around a track in Tacoma, Wash., for 24 hours, raising $27,000. Since then, Relay For Life has grown to 5,200 annual events in 20 countries around the world. The events are designed to “honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much,” according to the American Cancer Society website. “The funds you raise truly make a difference in the fight against cancer – just ask one of the nearly 14 million cancer survivors who will celebrate another birthday this year!” Relay For Life fundraising teams typically camp out overnight and take turns walking or running around a track or path at a local high school, park, or fairground. Events are up to 24 hours long—to emphasize the point that “cancer never sleeps” — and each team is asked to

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Emphasizing that the District 230 Relay For Life world championship is a team effort are board members Tony Serratore (from left), Kathy Quilty, and Melissa Gracias, students Jenna Ryan (Andrew), Julie Zielinski (Stagg) and Emily Krusenoski (Sandburg), American Cancer Society representative Kristen Kolwelter, faculty/staff members Jake Kruchten, Patricia Regan, Sara Sweeney and Katie Fitzpatrick, and board members Kate Murphy-Peterson and Susan Dalton, Superintendent James Gay, and board President Rick Nogal.

have at least one participant on the track at all times. Singled out for praise at last Thursday’s board meeting were Relay For Life student event chairs Emily Krusenoski, of Sandburg, Julie Zielinski, of Stagg, and Jenna Ryan, of Andrew. “These are truly some of the most passionate and hard work-

ing volunteers I’ve ever had the privilege of working with,” said American Cancer Society representative Kristen Kolwelter, as she nodded at the three students. Also earning praise at the board meeting were Relay For Life faculty/staff mentors Jake Kruchten, of Sandburg, Sara Sweeney, of Andrew, and Patricia Regan and

Katie Fitzpatrick, of Stagg. “I don’t think a lot of people realize that our staff doesn’t get paid for this,” added board member Kathy Quilty. “They do it as volunteers.” “I think this event doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, said board President Rick Nogal. “It’s truly remarkable. It’s quite a

tribute, and we’re very proud of you. Something, like, a third of our student body participates… it’s very rare to get a third of our student body to participate in any one event,” he added, as several colleagues chuckled. The district’s next Relay For Life event is already set for Friday, May 8, 2015.

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In public schools, when should holy days become holidays? By Charles C. Haynes

he school board in Montgomery County, Maryland ignited a national debate earlier this month by voting to eliminate the names of Christian and Jewish religious holidays on the school calendar — while still planning to close schools on those days. The board’s action was in response to the local Muslim community’s longstanding request to add at least one Muslim holiday to the list of days when the district’s schools would close. Not surprisingly, the “compromise” — closing on Christian and Jewish holidays, but labeling these days something else — is having the unfortunate effect of making people on all sides mad. Many Christians and Jews aren’t happy to see all recognition of their traditions removed from the calendar. And Muslims aren’t satisfied because they still want one of their holy days to be a school holiday. In other words, the school board achieved little by scrubbing the calendar of religious references. Yom Kippur, Christmas, Passover and Good Friday are still Yom Kippur, Christmas, Passover and Good Friday by any other name. And Muslims continue to feel ignored. In fairness to school boards facing this issue, there’s no solution that will satisfy everyone. And that’s because “everyone” now includes people of a growing variety of faiths and beliefs in every region of the country. As religious diversity expands, so will the school calendar dilemma. The starting point for deciding if and when public schools should close on a religious holiday is the First Amendment. Under the Establishment clause, schools may not close for religious reasons or to accommodate the religious requirements of any faith. Public schools may only add a religious holiday as a “day off” if, and only if, there is a legitimate secular purpose for doing so — a purpose that is consistent with the educational mission of public schools. The most obvious secular reason for shutting schools on a religious holiday is absenteeism. If a large number of students and teachers aren’t in school, the district can probably justify adding that day to the list of days when schools are closed. What constitutes a “large number,” of course, is a matter of some debate in Montgomery County and in many other school districts. Because schools don’t ask students about religious affiliation (and they shouldn’t), numbers are hard to come by. The only solid evidence would be a history of high absenteeism on

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holy days that makes the case for closing schools. At least one New Jersey school district is currently using 15 percent or higher of anticipated student absences on a particular day as the threshold for considering whether to add a religious holiday to the list of days the schools will close. It’s hard to draw a bright line absent more direction from the courts, but 15 percent or higher is likely pass constitutional muster. But for many minority religious communities, focusing solely on numbers seems a bit unfair. After all, Christians — and in many districts Jews — have long been accommodated usually without much gathering of data or counting of heads. Christian holidays, of course, were baked into the school calendar from the founding of public schools — including Sunday, a day of worship for most Christian groups. More recently, Jewish holidays have made the list for school closings, especially in communities with significant Jewish populations. But in America today, expanding religious diversity makes it impractical to keep adding religious holidays to the school calendar without strong evidence that classes can’t function well on those days. And even with such evidence, schools can’t keep adding days off without seriously undermining their educational mission. All public schools can, however, accommodate students of all faiths by having a clear policy allowing every student a reasonable number of excused absences for religious observance — without penalty. And schools can level the playing somewhat by trying to avoid scheduling major tests and events on religious holidays that are celebrated widely in their community. There is no do-over when it comes to some aspects of our history. Christmas Day, for example, is now a national — and therefore secular — holiday. And Sunday may be designated at a secular “day of rest” by government, according to the Supreme Court. That’s all the more reason for local public school officials to do what they can to meet the religious needs and requirements of religious minorities in their communities. Schools can’t close for every religious holy day, but they can find ways to make sure that students of all faiths and none are treated with fairness and respect. Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. Web: www. religiousfreedomcenter.org Email:

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READERS WRITE Thankful for return of lost wedding ring Dear Editor: I stopped at the Jewel Store on 131st and La Grange Road on Monday last week to pick up a prescription. In removing my gloves, unknowingly, my wedding band came off my finger also, and fell to the floor. I did not miss the ring until the next day. In retracing my steps that Monday, I knew I had only been to three places— one being the Jewel. Returning to the Jewel on Tuesday, I found that, indeed, my ring was there and had been picked up by someone and given to one of the

pharmacists. The pharmacist retained the ring until closing time hoping that someone would call for and claim it. As no one called, the pharmacist took the ring and left it at the customer service counter. It was my very good fortune to go there and reclaim my ring—the ring placed on my finger 40 years ago, (and counting), by my bride. This act, for sure, has served to renew my faith in the goodness of man. My very sincerest thanks go to that person who found the ring, which ultimately made its return to me possible. Again, my thanks.

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It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ on the Illinois Tollway Have you ever seen the 1993 Harold Ramis movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott? It’s the story of a weatherman who keeps living the same day over and over again until he is forced to re-examine his life and become a better person. Well, Donna Nagel of nearby Alsip is going through something similar. Instead of re-examining her life, though, I’m thinking Governor-Elect Bruce Rauner and the State of Illinois should re-examine the Illinois Tollway Authority. Nagel loves her license plates. She got them 40 years ago when she was 17 years old. It isn’t a vanity plate, just her initials and a number, and that is cool. But what’s not cool is that for the past five years, Nagel has been the victim of a problem caused by the Illinois Tollway, which is making the same mistake over and over again without fixing it. Since 2009, Nagel has received citations claiming she failed to pay her tolls at Illinois tollbooths. It’s not just a couple of tolls. It’s hundreds of tolls and the fines are in the thousands of dollars. Each time you skip a $1.50 or $1.80 toll, you are fined $20, plus the missed toll. If you fail to pay the fine, they slam you with another $50. Unfortunately, the tolls Nagel is allegedly missing belong to another driver whose vehicle license plate is almost identical, except for one letter: “My license plate starts with a D and the license plate in the pictures driving through the tollbooths without paying the tolls starts with an O. The rest of the plate letters and numbers are the same,” Nagel says with an enthusiasm that has broken

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RAY HANANIA through years of frustration. Donna drives a gold Ford. The scofflaw drives a blueish-green Saturn Vue. “Apparently, they just look at the license plates,” Nagel said. And not very well either. Each time Nagel gets a new Tollway citation, she goes through a familiar routine, calling the state and pointing out the license plate is wrong. The state employees she speaks with – different each time she calls – promise to correct the error. Within a few weeks, she gets an apology letter from the Tollway. But the other driver continues to skip through more tolls without paying and racking up more fines, and Nagel gets another threatening letter and demanding for payment. “I just received a letter saying I owe $640 for toll violations in September,” Nagel said. The bill represents 32 separate toll violations. Last month the bill was $1,400 for 70 toll violations. “I call the state every month to clear my account and they can’t seem to fix the problem. They’re wrong. I’m right. What’s happening to the person who owes the money?” That’s the scary part. Someone keeps driving through the tollbooths without paying, and no one seems to care. Not just a few times but hundreds of times. Who is

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Miles of mail has been sent to Donna Nagel of Alsip regarding erroneous toll violations.

holding the scofflaw accountable? Instead of harassing Donna Nagel dozens of times, the Tollway should crack down on the real scofflaw. I haven’t even calculated the tax dollars being wasted on this Tollway screw-up. This isn’t just a Groundhog Day scenario for Donna Nagel, it’s a nightmare for Illinois taxpayers. If the Tollway can’t handle something this simple, maybe it needs to be replaced. Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

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Clarence Nowicki Evergreen Park “Beets. I’ll throw them out and the person who served them.”

Peter Zic Evergreen Park “I like everything but I can’t eat stuffing.”

Paula Hallberg Evergreen Park “Probably gravy. I’m not a big gravy person. I can live without gravy.”

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Dennis Hallberg Evergreen Park “Sweet potatoes. I don’t know what it is, I just don’t like them.”

Maun Ryan Evergreen Park “Carrots. I just don’t like carrots.”

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Drivers charged with DUI Two people were charged with DUI, as well as improper lane usage, exactly 24 hours apart in unrelated incidents. Cody Bakr, 24, of Oak Forest, was charged when police curbed his vehicle in the 7100 block of West College Drive at 1:56 a.m. Saturday. Debbie A. Bruce, 51, of Orland Park, was charged after police stopped her vehicle in the 12200 block of South Harlem Avenue at 1:56 a.m. Sunday. Both are due in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 29.

Power tools stolen from road construction site Thieves stole an undisclosed number of power tools from the road construction site near the Ridgeland Avenue bridge and Cal-Sag Channel, Palos Heights police said. The crime was discovered by a worker at 7:22 a.m. Nov. 12. Police did not disclose the value of the stolen tools, but said it is considerably more than $500. Detectives are investigating, they added.

Part stolen from car parked at Chicago Christian High A 47-year-old Worth man told police that someone sawed off and stole the catalytic converter from his vehicle while it sat in the parking lot at Chicago Christian High School, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., between noon Nov. 14 and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 15.

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Blood drive a first for Park Woman’s Club

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The Palos Park Woman’s Club held its first-ever blood drive on Nov. 18 with Heartland Blood Centers at the Pals Park Rec. Center. Twenty-five donors gave the gift of life at the event. Mary Ann Parkins, the club’s director of health, signed in blood donors and Heartland workers (top). Parkins is shown above with her committee members who organized the blood collection, Lillian Courtney and Evelyn Fitzgerald.

A 54-year-old Palos Park man told police that someone stole a cell phone from his vehicle while it was parked at Jewel-Osco, 12803 S. Harlem Ave., at about 2:15 p.m. Nov. 14. He

told police he did not know whether he locked his vehicle or not.

Drunken driver charged with open alcohol, cannabis: police Police charged James C. O’Callaghan, 24, of Oak Forest, with DUI, speeding, illegal transportation of alcohol, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police curbed his vehicle in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 2:17 a.m. Friday, after police said they saw it travelling at 55 mph, 20 mph over the posted limit. A search of the vehicle yielded an open container with an alcoholic beverage, a glass smoking pipe, and a small plastic bag containing cannabis, police said. Bond was set at $3,000, and O’Callaghan is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 29.

Charged with driving while license suspended Police charged David H. DiMaggio, 32, of Tinley Park, with speeding, as well as driving on a suspended license. His vehicle was pulled over by police in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue at 11:25 p.m. Saturday, after they saw it travelling at 50 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit, police said. Bond was set at $1,500, and DiMaggio is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 29. Tamatha M. Otero, 47, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, and operating a motor vehicle with an obstructed windshield. Police stopped her vehicle in the 12200 block of South Harlem Avenue at 1:09 a.m. Saturday, after they saw several large objects hanging from the rear view mirror, police said. Bond was set at $1,500, and Otero is due in court in Bridgeview on Dec. 29.

Palos Park police plan traffic-safety crackdown this Thanksgiving weekend

Palos Park kicks off the village’s “Ice and Snow, Take it Slow” campaign to raise awareness about winter driving. store in Orland Square Mall at 4:05 p.m. Nov. 6. A The campaign reminds drivers Woman’s wallet stolen of safe driving tactics in winstore security officer said he saw Paris D. Garrett and shopping at Goodwill ter conditions, including slower Yaser Y. Mohamud, both 18, take two shirts, valued A 77-year-old woman told Orland Park police speeds, slower acceleration, slower at $89 each, after bringing them to a fitting room in that her wallet was stolen from her purse while she the store. Both men are expected to appear at a hear- steering and slower braking. We shopped at Goodwill, 7400 W. 159th St., at 3:45 all realize that Ice and snow, coming at the Orland Park Civic Center on Dec. 9. p.m. Oct. 29. She said she had last used her wallet bined with Palos Park’s steep hills, earlier in the day, when she paid for lunch at a Lock- Accused of driving can make for hazardous driving port restaurant. The wallet contained credit cards, a conditions. while license suspended driver’s license and an undisclosed amount of cash, As motorists hit the road to visit according to the victim. Police charged Lisa L. Schaefer, 20, of Everwith family and friends, the Palos green Park, with driving on a suspended license, Park Police Department wants no working light illuminating the rear license plate, every celebration to be a joyous Woman charged with DUI, and operating a motor vehicle with overly tinted occasion, so travelers are reminded and speeding 19 mph over side windows. Police curbed her car in the 14300 Jacalyn R. Dooley, 22, of Tinley Park, was charged block of South Harlem Avenue at 12:35 a.m. Nov. 7. with DUI, speeding, and making an improper turn. Schaefer was scheduled to appear in court in BridHer car was stopped by police near 161st Street and geview yesterday. 80th Avenue at 4:15 a.m. Nov. 6 after they said they Police charged Joshua E. Jones, 25, of Park Forest, saw it traveling at 54 mph, 19 mph over the posted with driving on a suspended license, no proof of inlimit. Her vehicle was towed and impounded, and surance, and operating a motor vehicle with no front Dooley is due in court in Bridgeview on Jan. 2. license plate. His car was pulled over by police in the 16300 block of South La Grange Road at 10:19 a.m. Nov. 7, police said. His vehicle was towed and Charged with retail theft impounded, and the police report did not indicate a Police charged Georgia F. Chionis, 18, of Orcourt date. land Park, with retail theft after she allegedly stole bath accessories, mascara and a lip hydrator from a Accused of lube lifting department store in Orland Square Mall at 2:56 p.m. Nov. 2. She was set to appear at a hearing at the A Western Springs man was charged with theft afOrland Park Civic Center on Nov. 18. ter he allegedly stole a tube of Good Head lubricant Anthony P. Jones, 23, of Joliet, was charged with from a gift shop in Orland Square Mall at 5:45 p.m. retail theft after he allegedly stole five pairs of orNov. 3. A store security officer told police that he ange, pink, red, and blue women’s underwear from a saw Bradley J. Helson, 18, loitering with friends in department store in Orland Square Mall at 10:46 a.m. the “adult novelty” section of the store. When conNov. 3. The items were valued at $41, according to fronted outside the store, Helson reportedly admitted store security. Jones was given a hearing date of Dec. stealing the item, worth about $13, and then gave it 9 at the Orland Park Civic Center. back, according to the police report. He was given Two Joliet men were charged with retail theft after a hearing date of Dec. 9 at the Orland Park Civic they allegedly stole Polo shirts from a department Center.

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that state and local law enforcement will be out in force through the Thanksgiving weekend. Palos Park police officers will be out in force over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend looking for speeders and others violating traffic laws. The night before Thanksgiving is considered one of the biggest party nights of the year, known as Black Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. This “black” is ominous — blacking out from drinking too much alcohol. For youth, particularly college students, Wednesday is a time to spend with friends before family

get-togethers begin. Chief Joe Miller said Palos Park officers will be deployed to watch for speeding, and focus on high-risk behaviors like impaired driving, seatbelt violations and aggressive and distracted driving. “We hope our efforts work to end senseless tragedies that in most cases could have been prevented,” Miller said. “Palos Park’s frontline officers will be highly visible throughout the weekend and will have a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to drivers recklessly putting others’ lives at risk.” — Palos Park PD

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Christmastide concert nears at Trinity

Trinity Christian College’s music department invites the community to attend the 13th annual Christmastide celebration, “Mystery Revealed,” on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m., in the Ozinga Chapel Auditorium, 6601 W. College Drive in Palos Heights. The event will feature a variety of music, including traditional Christmas songs, and more than 100 vocal and instrumental artists, with performances by Trinity’s Concert Choir, Gospel Choir, Honors Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Brass Quintet and Woodwind Ensemble. General admission is $10; Submitted photo college students and children (2-18) are $5. To order tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite. Shepard High School senior Tyler Callahan, of Palos Heights, donates one of com/e/christmastide-2014-tickthe 148 units of blood for Heartland Blood Centers collected at Shepard this ets-13605034023 or call 597week during its annual fall blood drive sponsored by National Honor Society. 3000.

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Pupils create jive turkeys at St. Michael School

Second-graders at St. Michael School in Orland Park participated in the “I am not a Turkey!” project heading into Thanksgiving. Students used their imaginations to create characters of turkeys disguised in order to make it through the holidays alive, and not turned into holiday dinner. Shown are Grace Kowalczyk, Orland Park (from left); Zack Hnilo, Homer Glen; Mya Marciano, Homer Glen; Louis Kulekowski, Orland Park and Cameron Molinets, Orland Park.

SCHOOL NOTES Spectrum concert at Stagg High The Stagg High School Music Department will presents its third annual Spectrum concert with three shows on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 6 and 8:15 p.m. and on Submitted photo Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. in The Palos Heights Woman’s Club has awarded a new scholarship to a the Performing Arts Center at the Moraine Valley Community College student. The 2014 recipient is Kristina school, 111th Street and Roberts Lapienyte, a nursing student who resides in Palos Hills (right), shown with Road in Palos Hills. Mary Lee Lockwood, of the PHWC Education Department. The club began offering a Returning Woman Scholarship through the Moraine Valley Community College Foundation this year to support the efforts of students returning to school. Ms. Lapientye is the recipient of this PHWC scholarship.

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Plan Commission of the Village of Palos Park, Cook County, IL has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Kaptur Administrative Center, 8999 W. 123rd St., Palos Park, IL to consider the following: PC 2014 – 08: The owner of 12325 Seminole Road has requested a Zoning Text Amendment to Section 1264.04(b) of the Village Code of Ordinances regarding variances. The Text Amendment proposed is to amend Subsection (b): to allow a variation to permit the placement of an existing or previously existing non-conforming building provided that no new nonconformities are created, and that the existing degree of non-conformity is not increased by said replacement. PC 2014 – 09: The owner of 12325 Seminole Road has requested a variation from Section 1264.04(b) of the Village Code of Ordinances regarding variances to allow an existing legal nonconforming building to be replaced without any increase in the non-conformity by the replacement building. The variation requested is contingent on the text amendment to Section 1264.04(b) of the Village Code of Ordinances being approved. The site is legally described as follows: Lots 10 and that part of lot 9 lying easterly of a line parallel to and 10 feet westerly (measured at right angles) of the easterly line of said lot 9, said easterly line being the line between lots 9 and 13 in block 1 in Palos Dells, being a subdivision of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 37 North, Range 12 east of the Third Principal Meridian, (except therefrom that part lying north of Wabash Railroad and right of way of said railroad and also except that triangular shaped piece of land conveyed to Wabash Railroad by deed from Chicago Sharpshooter Association (A Corporation) dated March 23, 1915, and recorded March 31, 1915, as Document 56032780) in Cook County, Illinois. PIN: 23-26-303-017-0000 All are welcome to review the applications for relief, and proposed Village staff recommendations, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing. For further information, please contact the Community Development Director, Lori Sommers at 708-671-3731 or lsommers@palospark.org. Respectfully submitted by: Marie Arrigoni, Village Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICE Annual Statement of Affairs Summary for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2014. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Palos Heights School District 128 12809 S. McVicker, Palos Heights, IL 60463 School District/Joint Agreement Name Address 708-597-9040 8:30 - 4:00 Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, 2015 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education's website@ www.isbe.net. SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year. Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2014 Local Sources: Educational 5,885,797; Operations & Maintenance 1,387,073; Debt Services 969,213; Transportation 323,895; Municipal Retirement/ Social Security 342,518; Capital Projects 2,408; Working Cash 19,477; Tort 843; Fire Prevention & Safety 1,171 State Sources: Educational 798,878; Operations & Maintenance 50,000; Transportation 173,089 Federal Sources: Educational 233,703 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues: Educational 6,918,378; Operations & Maintenance 1,437,073; Debt Services 969,213; Transportation 496,984; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 342,518; Capital Projects 2,408; Working Cash 19,477; Tort 843; Fire Prevention & Safety 1,171 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures: Educational 6,643,040; Operations & Maintenance 1,227,517; Debt Services 916,100; Transportation 486,173; Municipal Retirement/Social Security 327,570 Other Sources/Uses of Funds: Educational 100,000; Operations & Maintenance (100,000) Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 Educational 1,964,697; Operations & Maintenance 2,662,143; Debt Services 1,264,854; Transportation 336,866; Municipal Retirement/Social Security (60,482); Capital Projects 221,263; Working Cash 1,921,265; Tort 1,228; Fire Prevention & Safety 34,937 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2014: Educational 2,340,035; Operations & Maintenance 2,771,699; Debt Services 1,317,967; Transportation 347,677; Municipal Retirement/Social Security (45,534); Capital Projects 223,671; Working Cash 1,940,742; Tort 2,071; Fire Prevention & Safety 36,108 Gross Payment for Certificated Personnel Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Aherne, Damien P; Brandt, Nancy S; Dolan, Emilie C; Macfarlane, Julie A; Musso, Christy A; Pilewski, Susan K Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Fitzgibbons, Tara M; Weaver, Lauren Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Agema, Amy L; Anicich, Linda A; Armon, Jean M; Bresnahan, Nancy E; Castellana, Marilyn M; Cavato, Bridget D; Curtin, Maria L; Diab, Noora; Dinolfo, Joseph C; Everson, Brian; Gabriel, Jessica L; Gaw, Sally; Germany, Erica K; Hinker, Allison M; Hoban, Carrie L; Hunter, Jennifer A; Janotta, Andrew J; Kenney, Kathleen; Klucharik, Megan A; Lauer, Stacey M; Lelo, Amanda; Maholland, Michael; Matula, Juliet A; McAndrews, Mary Ellen; Muller, Diane N; Noort, Elizabeth A; OstrowskiDudek, Jennifer L; Pierce, Lori A; Puhala, Samantha L; Rolla, Carolyn N; Ryan, Jessica; Scully, Kelly A; Sinclair, Christine M; Sinovich, Lisa E; Smuksta, Vivian V; Sullivan, Brigitte R; Szydelko, Kristin L; Urdal, Gregory H; Willner, Desiree G; Woods, Nicole T Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999 Adamonis, Evelynn; Boulukos, Dana L; Breyne, Corey M; Duffy, Marylynn; Faletti, Maureen E; Gasik, Lori S; Greenwald, Gayle I; Kurtz, Kim A; Lynch, Barbara A; Mahoney, Ryan P; Meskimen, Heather M; Peters, Pamela S; Plecki, Janet M; Ramsay, Diane B; White, Maryann B Salary Range: $90,000 And Over Casey, Kathleen M; Herman, Sharon A; Leslie, Catherine; McDermott, Paul J Gross Payment for Non-Certificated Personnel Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Anderson, Patricia M; Balcitis, Edward J; Baldwin, Cindy A; Barista, Elizabeth; Baudo, Leslie; Blouzdis, Gregory Joseph; Borosky, Judith J; Boyle, Judith M; Brachman, Andreatte; Braglia, Randi M; Britt, Rebecca; Bruton, Nancy J; Callahan, Darlene K; Carter, Erika; Collier, Andrea; Collier, Diane; Crot, Tara; Culbreth, Dawn M; Debellis, Barbara J; Donahue, Kandice; Duggan, Martin M; Duran, Carrie L; Durant, Doreen M; Freeman, Megan M; Gainer, Joseph; Garbie, Shannon M; Gaw, Christine F; Gaw, Thomas J; Glynn, Denise; Hallberg, Patricia; Hardiman, Carol G; Harroun, Marcia L; Holman, Elizabeth L; Kastner, Mary K; Keogh, Kathleen; Kilburg, Susan J; Klauba, Daneen M; Kolecki, Julie A; Kopera, Joyce M; Koutras, Pamela J; Kribs, Jan E; Lange, Ellen M; Lawler, Raina Lynn; Lindbergh, Hollis; Lindbergh, Michael A; Livers, Gina L; Longawa, Mary Ellen; Lonosky, Jeanna M; Mandra, Lindsay; Martinkus, Lauren E; Martlink, Marianne J; Matta, Jozef; McGuire, Susan Y; Mead, Kelly; Mintle, Kara K; Molloy, Kathleen; Montoya, Rachel A; Mundo, Sharon A; Neuhaus, Stephen R; Nisavic, Karen L; Palcu, John Iii; Parsons, Abigail E; Patla, Kimberly R; Patlan, Jose L Jr; Patnaude, Pamela J; Roat, Jennifer L; Rodrick, Nicole E; Rohan, Noreen M; Rosynek, Sharon R; Rot, Jeffrey M; Ryan, Bridget C; Sawertailo, Mary; Scully, Barbara L; Smith, Edward J; Tanke, Gina M; Tellefsen, Sharon A; Tracy, Susan; Walta, Trudy A; Ward, Rosemary; Warner, Sara A; Weldon, Laura M; Werges, Denise A; Werniak, Amanda; Wheeler, Debby; Wilda, Stephanie E; Witte, Patricia G; Young, Britany A Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Davis, Janet R; Drabeck, Cynthia M; Dziedzic, Kristina M; Kraatz, David S; McAndrews, Joseph; McGowan, Cheryl L; Meier, John R; Naughton, Edward F; Ortman, Kristen A; Schwartzkopf, Duane; Vrljicak, Joseph W; Weber, Jo Ann Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Beierle, Mary; D'agostaro, Marie T; Grawunder, Amanda; Pfeifer, Donna L Salary Range: $60,000 and Over: Kunkel, Walter L; Poepsel, Curt J; Skibinski, Brian J Vendors Over $2,500 A Cut Above Tree & Stump Removal 5,800.00; Adirondack Direct 4,051.45; Affiliated Customer Service Inc 9,734.98; AIG Retirement/Valic 44,631.50; All American Paper Co. 17,780.15; Allied Waste Services 8,288.76; Alpha School Bus 89,117.47; Ameren Energy Marketing 42,974.49; American Building Services, Llc 5,772.48; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc 32,712.00; Apple Computer Inc 9,477.10; AT&T 37,587.59; Brongiel Plumbing Inc 4,650.00; C & C Dairy 21,187.44; C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co. 15,004.31; Call One_26923 14,872.23; Canon Financial Services, Inc. 6,771.62; Capstan Networks, Llc 5,850.00; CDW Government, Inc._11767 23,672.24; Centerpoint Energy Marketing, Inc. 62,116.12; Chase Card Services 27,930.97; Chicago Autism Academy, Inc. 28,503.23; Chicago Laser & Computer Service, Inc 5,283.02; Chippewa School 4,121.72; City Of Palos Heights 8,445.07; Computer Logic Group 3,000.00; Conference Technologies, Inc. 6,712.00; COTG 4,589.00; Crisis Go 3,000.00; Delta Dental - Risk 46,423.16; Derbytech Computers, Inc. 5,345.00; Discovery Education 4,290.00; District #128 - Imprest Fund 8,468.14; E.F.T.P.S (Deduction Vendor) 815,183.28; Educ. Benefit Coop Health 762,881.13; Educational Benefit Coop./Life 3,818.00; Educational Research Associates 3,325.00; Eisenhower Cooperative 105,874.58; Elim Christian Services 180,275.66; Filewave 8,214.75; Follett Library Resources, 6,998.85; Follett School Solutions, Inc. 2,710.56; GE Capital 81,672.33; Grainger 12,863.44; Handwriting Without Tears 3,192.30; Heinemann 7,313.00; Higher Ground 8,443.62; HM Receivables Co Llc 2,504.75; Hm Receivables Co. Llc 5,638.14; Homefield Energy 67,877.96; Iasb 5,143.00; Ill. Municipal Retirement Fund 228,395.02; Illinois Department Of Revenue 218,191.74; Illinois Principals Assn. 2,629.00; Illinois School Bus 286,646.75; Imagetec L.P. 12,468.22; Independence Jr High 3,467.35; Indian Hill School 2,917.72; Internal Revenue Service 8,427.33; Jennifer Hunter 3,731.19; Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Inc 10,889.55; Kristen Ortman 2,631.08; Lakeshore Learning Materials 3,983.21; Liberty Creative Solutions 4,796.75; Library Store. 5,648.47; McGladrey & Pullen 13,930.00; McGraw-Hill Companies 12,732.98; McGraw-Hill Education 13,364.79; Melissa Cosme 42,500.00; Menards, Inc. 8,177.43; Murnane Paper Company 10,728.40; NCS Pearson_25380 10,614.35; New Century Federal Credit Union 9,100.00; North-West Drapery 9,070.00; NWEA 7,925.00; Palos Heights Educational Association 37,126.94; Palos Heights School Dist #128 3,286,841.91; Palos Sports Inc 2,854.60; Parkland Preparatory Academy South 49,515.18; Pavement Systems 10,656.00; Quinlan & Fabish Music Co 4,599.98; Really Good Stuff 3,010.81; Ruder Communications 18,499.51; Rush Day School 16,902.55; Ryan Mahoney 3,024.00; Samantha Puhala 3,541.29; SASED_3788 45,592.00; Scholastic_23189 7,588.76; Self 29,376.00; Sharon Herman 2,836.51; Smekens Education Solutions 8,325.51; Southwest Town Mechanical Services 207,212.66; Spot Coolers 3,586.25; Sraga Hauser, Llc 32,813.50; SSJHSC 4,600.00; Stabrawa, Loretta 10,000.00; Stacey Lauer 3,375.00; Staples Advantage_12999 10,876.48; Suburban School Coop Ins Pool 33,498.00; Sunrise Southwest Llc 65,511.96; Tci 3,509.80; Teachers Retirement System Of Ill 416,286.41; Teachers Retirement System Of Illinois. 65,668.40; Teachers' Health Insurance Security_9170 66,495.21; The Equitable 69,357.47; Township Treasurer Cost 33,605.39; Van Gogh School Photographers, Inc. 9,154.30; Zonar 3,803.76

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COMMUNITY NOTES Palos Symphony Christmas concert The Palos Symphony will present its Father Stan Rudcki Heritage Concert Series’ annual Christmas concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at St. Alexander Church’s Crosby Center, 7025 W. 126th St. in Palos Heights. Director Patrick Mooney carries on the concert tradition of the late Rev. Stan Rudcki.

Palos Heights Woman’s Club Christmas Walk The Palos Heights Woman’s Club will present its annual Christmas Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at Palos Country Club, 131st Street and Southwest Highway. Tickets cost $40, and must be purchased in advance at Mona Lisa Boutique, 12330 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights, or from a member of the club. The Christmas Walk will start with a full breakfast Palos Country Club and shopping from many vendors selling Christmas and food items. Raffles include several gift baskets and the Win-Win. Homemade cookies will also be sold. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., several local homes decorated for the holidays will be open for viewing.

Southwest Symphony Christmas concerts The 35-member Southwest Symphony Orchestra will give its Holiday Memories concert of Christmas music twice: at St. Michael Church, 14327 S. Highland

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CLUB ACTIVITIES Swallow Cliff, NSDAR Christmas luncheon The Swallow Cliff Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its Christmas Luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St. in Alsip. The cost is $24, and reservations are required by Dec. 1. It will be a time to celebrate DAR through the generations and to participate in the annual silent auction. Membership in the DAR is a unique opportunity to honor one’s lineage and heritage as a descendant

League of Women Voters Fireside Dinner with Senate GOP leader The League of Women Voters of the Palos Orland Area will host its annual Fireside Potluck Dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m., at the Lake Katherine Clubhouse in Palos Heights. The special guest speaker will be Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno. League meetings are always open to the public. However, reservations are necessary for dinner. Come and learn about items of interest in the Illinois General Assembly for the coming session. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization dedicated to providing information for an informed electorate. For more information or to make a reservation, email co-president Barbara Pasquinelli at barbaralwv@aol.com. There is no cost for this event.

Entrance cost is $2 per person at door 12. Parking is free and concessions will be available all day. More than 100 crafters.

The Palos Heights Library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and it will remain closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 27. The library will re-open on Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. • Christmastime in Palos will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come to the library for this annual event featuring live music, a selection of holiday offerings for sale from our Book Sale, and tasty treats from local stores and restaurants. • Featured Database – Home Improvement Reference Center features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online, and videos of popular home repair projects. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly gain the information they need. The following clubs meet at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. No registration necessary. • NEEDLE CLUB – Bring your projects to the Needle Club, and enjoy the company of others while working, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. New members always welcome. • MAH JONGG – bring your game to play American Mah Jongg on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. Novice and experienced players welcome. • SCRABBLE CLUB - Join others who love the game at the Scrabble Club (first and third Tuesdays monthly), on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. New players always welcome. • Thursday @ the Movies – The library will show the “Jersey Boys” on Thursday, Dec. 4. Showings will take place at 10 a.m. (with subtitles), 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m. • Intro to Microsoft Word – Learn how to create, edit, save, and print a document. Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills required. This class will be held in our new Technology Lab on Tuesday,

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Some of the organizers of the annual Christmastime in Palos celebration get into the holiday spirit for the event set for Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Palos Heights Public Library are Bill Poore, event chairman (from left); Jane Shimkus, Administrative Librarian Elaine Savage and Joyce Eddy, Friends’ President.

Christmastime in Palos will return for 10th yuletide at Heights library

The 10th annual Christmastime in Palos celebration undertaken by the Friends of the Palos Heights of a patriot of the American Revolution. Prospective Library and sponsored by First members and guests are welcome. For information, Midwest Bank will be held Saturemail swallowcliffdar@gmail.com. day, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. The festivities will include holPalos Heights iday music, entertainment, food Woman’s Club The Palos Heights Woman’s Club will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 2, the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Refreshments at 7 p.m.; business portion starts at 7:30. Entertainment for the members and their guests will be a holiday musical program by Palos South Middle School students.

LIBRARY NOTES Heights library upcoming events

Ave., Orland Park, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and again at St. Francis of Assisi, 15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park, at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14. Highlights include Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and a medley from Disney’s Polar Express. Performing with the Symphony will be members of the music ministries from both churches and the Voices of the Valley singing the John Rutter Gloria. The Austrian Mixed Choir of Chicago will also perform at St. Francis. Tickets, $20-$25, can be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.southwestsymphony.com. Seniors pay $16. Instrumentalists wishing to audition for the orchestra should call the number above or email southwestsymphony@gmail.com.

CRAFTS & BAZAARS Shepard High School’s Fall Arts/Crafts show will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 to 3 p.m., at the school, 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Palos Heights.

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Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. • PowerPoint for beginners – meet in the library’s new Technology Lab on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. This program will cover the basics of how to create a PowerPoint slide presentation. • Holiday greens – Learn to decorate using natural elements for the holidays. A local floral designer will discuss holiday decorations on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Program registration for events is recommended. Register for events online at www.palosheightslibrary.org, by calling 448-1473, or in person. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Heights library youth programs • Friday Gaming - Grades 6 and up are welcome to start the weekend off with some Wii and Xbox fun with friends every Friday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Palos Heights Public Library. • Holiday Guess Contest - Guess how many ornaments are in the jar in Youth Services from Dec. 1-20. The child with the closest guess will win a children’s Christmas book. • December Story Time - Children ages 2-6 will hear winter stories on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. No registration is required for this event. • Pajamarama - Young children are invited to wear your pajamas, bring your blanket, and hear some good bedtime stories on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. No registration is necessary. • Check out the library’s teen blog at http:// phplya.blogspot.com. Find out what’s happening at the library, and read reviews of books and movies. Give your feedback. All programs are free and open to everyone at the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. in Palos Heights. For more information or to register for a program, visit www.palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

donated by local businesses and a holiday sing-along led by city officials at 11 a.m. The tree is trimmed in the festively decorated reading room, where guests will enjoy punch, coffees and refreshments. Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet the children who will also be en-

tertained with face painting, arts and craft projects and a magician at 11:30 a.m. Additionally, there will be antique, coffee table and Christmas-themed books for sale, as well as a silent book auction. The event is free and open to all area residents.

Christmas Walk will visit five homes Five local homes, decorated for the holidays, will be featured on the Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s Christmas House Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6. The home shown HERE features 30 themed Christmas trees displayed throughout the 2-story manse. The event starts at 8 a.m. when the vendors boutique opens at the Palos Country Club, 131st Street and Southwest Highway. A hot breakfast is served from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Homemade cookies will be sold; raffles will be held for large gift baskets, wine raffle and the win-win raffle. Tickets are $40 and must be purchase in advance at Mona Lisa Boutique, 12330 S. Harlem Ave., or call 945-6254.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Recommends That Every Child Visit The Dentist By Their First Birthday Infant Screenings to Prevent Oral Disease Goodbye toothless smiles, hello pearly whites! New parents can sometimes question when to start bringing their children to the dentist. Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that every child visit the dentist by the child’s first birthday or within six months after the first tooth appears? The Pediatric dental office of Dr. Ned Savide and Dr. Christopher Neal would like to help parents make good decisions regarding their children’s teeth and dental hygiene. We believe that education along with proper care is key to a smile that will last your child’s lifetime. Many parents don’t realize that dental caries (cavities) is the most prevalent disease in our nation’s children. As a past president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, no one would know about this epidemic better than Palos’ own Dr. Ned. With over 35 years of experience serving Palos Heights and the surrounding towns, we would like to give back to the community that has helped us grow and allowed us to care for their children. Our office will be providing dental screenings for infants along with dental health education for parents as a community service on December 12th, 2014 and January 30th, 2015. We will answer all your questions about pacifiers, bottle-feeding, and infant oral hygiene. This event will be by reservation only. Call our office at 708-448-6700 to secure a spot for your little one and to start a relationship that will secure a healthy and happy smile for your child.

Christopher Neal D.D.S. • Ned Savide D.D.S.

12001 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463 • (708) 448-6700

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Meet Darrin and Rocko Kelly is preparing Rocko for an examination. Over the last 30 years we have very much enjoyed working with many police officer clients. Submitted photo

Latest mouse poisons can kill your dog dead Cold weather is here and the mice are coming into our homes. Traditionally we treat a number of dogs this time of year for rodenticide toxicity. Most are treated with Vitamin-K1 because the old D-Con products decrease the liver’s ability to synthesize Vitamin K-1, a co-factor needed in blood clotting. Dogs (and mice) that eat the old D-Con products bleed to death. With this type of toxicity we, as veterinarians, have time to make the diagnosis, based upon classic clinical signs, and almost invariably the pets do well. Now comes the gov’ment. New federal mandates issued in May 2014 by the EPA require that the old anticoagulant rodenticides be taken off the market. Two newer ingredients will be used instead: Bromethalin (which causes brain swelling) and cholecalciferol (which destroys the kidneys). If a vet accidently treats either of these latter two types of poisoning with Vitamin-K1, the pet will mostly likely die if they consumed enough bromethalin or cholecalciferol. Bromethalin, a neurotoxic rodenticide, is marketed under such names as Assault, Tomcat Mole Killer, Clout, Fastrac, and Vengence, Rampage and Hawk. There are probably other cool names out there too. Bromthalin works by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation in the brain and liver mitochondria. This results in a decreased ATP production, which affects the cell’s sodium and potassium pumps; as a result, lipid peroxidation occurs, resulting in sodium accumulation within the cell. Edema of the CNS may then result. In dogs it only takes 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight to cause death. Signs are usually seen within two to 24 hours and some of the signs you may see in your dog are CNS stimulation or depression, abnormal behavior, dizziness, seizures, coma, weakness, different sized pupils, nystagmus (wobbly eyeballs) and tremors. There are some treatments for this toxicity but getting your dog to the vet sooner rather than later, and having a vet who has a high index of suspicion for this potential toxicity are critical. With the way a lot of people watch a sick dog be sick for a few days before they bring him or her to a vet, I imagine we’ll see more dead dogs from this product than from the old D-Con types. Cholecalciferol, the chemical name for Vitamin D3, is a clever, new way to kill mammals. This is one of the most deadly and most costly of the rodenticides. One product I found is called Agrid-3. After ingesting cholecalciferol, the mice’s (or pet’s) blood calcium level skyrockets, as does the serum phosphorous level. The kidneys try like crazy to excrete these minerals from the body but end up being the victim of dystrophic calcification (i.e. the kidneys mineralize and die). Some over- the- counter psoriasis creams also contain Vitamin D3 (in the form of calcipotriene) and should be kept away from dogs. With the rodenticide form of D3 only a tiny amount is necessary to cause clinical toxicity and there is a very narrow margin of safety. Doses of Vitamin D3 greater than 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg can be lethal. Unfortunately, unless an owner sees their pet eating this crap the patient will probably present to the vet one to three days following ingestion when acute kidney injury has already occurred. That said, kidney failure can occur 12 to 36 hours after ingestion. Signs you and your vet may see include increased thirst and urination, weakness, lethargy, not eating, vomiting, generalized malaise, bad breath (uremia), dehydration, blood in the stool, bloody diarrhea and of course, death. Aggressive and expensive hospitalized-treatment can be tried and an outcome is usually

JOHN FLEMING DVM • Prairie StateVet.com determined by about seven days. Those dogs that do go home are on medications and blood tests for several months afterward. Even with aggressive and successful treatment (saving the dog) chronic renal failure may occur and the dog left with whatever kidney function there is. Here is my take home message. Try to avoid buying products that contain bromethelin or cholecalciferol. Most importantly, do NOT throw away the packaging of any rodenticide you purchase and use. You may wish you had it later when you are trying to tell your vet what type of product you used.

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Allergy treatments

Many of you know by now that there is an attractive alternative to prednisone for our itchy allergy pets. That product is Apoquel. We had some on backorder a few months ago, but we got kicked off the backorder list by Pfizer due to the great demand. Seems they under-estimated how popular this new drug would be. Anyway, there are some compounding pharmacies claiming to provide veterinarians with compounded versions of Apoquel. Pfizer Company got hold of some of these products and analyzed them and found them to NOT contain the active ingredient in Apoquel (oclacitnib maleate). The compounded products included the free base form, which is highly insoluble. One of the main suppliers of the bulk drug is located in China. Take that for what it’s worth. I understand the real McCoy will be available in the spring of 2015.

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True meaning of Thanksgiving

A timely reminder that puts Thanksgiving in a spiritual frame is offered this week by Richard Jakes & Associates, 12131 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights. The Jakes message board is known year round for its humorous, ironic or otherwise thought-provoking bons mots.

AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transAdams Arthur III Tr to Milosheski fers in the area, according to the latest Mitko, 15710 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit report, as received from the Cook #157, $105,000; County Recorder of Deeds Office. Ouwerkerk Louis P to Affaneh The Regional News does not attempt Jewan, 7955 Sycamore Dr, $217,000; to correct errors made by that office. Bankfinancial Tr to Kerr Authur J, 8533 145th Pl, $229,500; Orland Park Sen James to Kucinskas Arunas, Conwell Thomas J to Pagurko 15711 Torrey Pine Dr, $255,000; Julie, 7906 Keystone Rd, $340,000; Murray Sean to Martino Allison K, Citimortgage Inc to Al-Dadah Mai, 15714 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit #180, 8238 Stonehenge Dr, $112,000; $98,000; Henry William T to Jutzi Karen Obrien Sean M to Ally Michael A, A, 8340 145th Pl, $600,000; 11111 Laurel Hill, $269,000. Webber William R to Kilcoyne Joseph A, 18071 Owen Dr, $330,000; Palos Heights Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Evans Marion B Tr to Touhy to Mobile Investors 5 LLC, 15657 Edward, 12112 S Oak Park Ave, Harlem Ave, $2,057,000; $129,000; Medema Linda N Tr to Fadhel SalStepak Rick to Koeppen Christian ar N, 14036 Catherine Dr, $220,000; C, 61 Carriage Trl, $395,000; Gabel Mary E to Zhang RayQuist Daniel to Steven C Vryhof mond, 7345 157th St, Unit #73452A, Trust, 12545 S 70th Ave, $2,500; $88,000; Randall June E Tr to Bass NichoHSBC Bk USA to Miller Ryan, las J, 6839 W Linden Dr, $175,000; 15245 Hiawatha Dr, $95,500; Palos Park Standard B&T Co Tr to DutkleDefranco John N to Fletcher Bradwicz Robert, 7332 W 153rd St, Unit ley, 10711 Sedgwick Dr, $397,500; #9, $140,000; Costello James R Tr to SchilCachey Andrew J to Merva Jen- ling Nicholas J, 1 Mccord Trace, nifer R, 15719 Chesterfield Ln, $357,500; Mihalkanin Peter Tr to Slavin $165,000; Omalley Bernice J to Nwizu An- Kathleen, 1 St. Moritz Dr, Unit thony, 8431 Flamingo Cir, $233,000; #9102, $170,000; Delivery Support: 212.237.7000 Lazzeroni Stephanie Wilz Tr to Preferred-Palos LLC to Standard B&T Co Tr, 15320 Nicole Ct, Serenity Valley, 46 Old Creek Rd, $280,000; $750,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Urdiales Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Paula, 15001 Mayor Dr, Unit #21D, to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, $155,000; 12323 Wolf Rd, $248,000.

As 2014 draws to a close, you may want to look back on the progress you’ve made this past year in various areas of your life — and that certainly includes progress toward your financial goals. At the same time, you may want to make some end-of-year moves that can close out 2014 on a positive note while paving the way for a productive 2015. Here are a few such moves to consider: • Boost your retirement plan contributions. This actually isn’t an end-ofyear move because you have until April 15, to contribute to your Roth or Traditional IRA for the 2014 tax year. Nonetheless, the sooner you get extra dollars working for you in your IRA, the better. You can put in up to $5,500 to your IRA (or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older) for 2014. If you are self-employed, or run a small business, you also have until April 15 to contribute to a retirement account, such as a SEP IRA or a SIMPLE plan. In addition to helping you build resources for retirement, these types of plans can offer you some tax advantages — so if you haven’t established a retirement plan yet, consult with your financial and tax professionals • Sell your “losers.” If you own investments that have lost value since you purchased them, you can sell them before 2014 ends and use the tax loss to offset some capital gains you may have earned in other investments. If you don’t have any capital gains, you can use up to $3,000 of your tax losses to offset other

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Edward Jones Investments ordinary income. And for a loss greater than $3,000, you can “carry over” the excess and deduct it from your taxes in future years. If you still liked the investment that you sold at a loss, and you want to keep it in your portfolio, you could repurchase it, but you’ll have to wait 31 days to avoid violating the IRS’ “wash sale” rules. Keep in mind that these suggestions only apply to investments held outside your employer-sponsored retirement account; you can’t take a tax deduction on capital losses in a 401(k) or similar plan. • Evaluate your 401(k) investment mix. You may be able to adjust the investment mix in your 401(k) as often as you like. So when evaluating your 401(k), make sure your holdings aren’t concentrated in just a few investments, and try to determine Landscape if your portfolio is still appropriate for your risk tolerance — not too aggressive or too conser-

Jim Van Howe is a ﬁnancial advisor with Edward Jones Investments, in Palos Heights. His ofﬁce is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 361-3400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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vative. Also, if your plan offers a “Roth” option, consider taking advantage of it — with a Roth, you won’t be able to deduct your 401(k) contributions from your taxes, but once you retire, you won’t be taxed on your withdrawals. • Review your insurance coverage. If you’ve experienced any changes in your life in 2014 — new spouse, new child, divorce, new job, etc. — you may need to review your life insurance coverage to make sure that it’s still sufficient for your needs and that you have the correct beneficiaries in place. By making these and other moves, you can say a fond farewell to 2014, knowing that you’ve done what you could to help bolster your financial position — for 2015 and beyond.

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DEATH NOTICES Dorothy L. Cole

Dorothy “Dottie” L. Cole, 84, of Orland Park, died on Nov. 18 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Visitation was held at Colonial Chapel funeral home in Orland Park on Nov. 21. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on Nov. 22. Interment was at Orland Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Cole is survived by her daughter, Linda Dore; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Cole was born in Fullerton, N.D. She was a retired bartender at Louisa’s restaurant.

Russell Easha

Russell “Russ” Edward Easha, 74, of Orland Park, died on Nov. 22. Visitation was held at Colonial Chapel funeral home in Orland Park on Nov. 26 until time of

funeral service at the funeral home. Interment was private. Mr. Easha is survived by his daughter, Kim Paske; sons, Ed and Tim; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Easha was born in Monroeville, Penn. He was a retired chemist.

Ruth Jean Metzger

Ruth Jean Metzger, nee Peterson, 95, of Orland Park, died on Nov. 18 at home. A memorial gathering was held at Faith United Methodist Church in Orland Park on Nov. 21. Burial was private. Mrs. Metzger is survived by her daughter, Jeannine Westerlund; and two grandchildren. Mrs. Metzger was born in Chicago. She was a homemaker.

SIMPLE GIFTS Food for fines at Palos library The Palos Park Public Library will participate in the Palos Park Police Cadet’s annual holiday food drive with its Food for Fines program. From Dec.1 - Dec. 31., Palos Park library cardholders may bring in one nonperishable food item for every dollar owed in overdue fines and the library will donate these items to the Palos Park Police Cadet Food Drive to be distributed during this holiday season. Food donations should be nonperishable, boxed or canned, and within any expiration dates. (448-1530)

Palos Park police cadets food dive The Palos Park Police Cadet program continues its 15th annual holiday food drive now through New Year’s Day. The cadets are accepting donations of non-perishable foods, such as canned goods or boxed goods, at the Palos Park Police Department, 8999 W. 123rd St. All donations will go to the Palos

Township Food Pantry, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, which serves families in Palos Township, including Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Hickory Hills, Worth, Willow Springs and parts of Orland Park. To request a pick-up or for more information, call 671-3770.

cheer children and teens fighting cancer by donating a new toy or gift during the Orland Park-based Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation annual holiday toy drive. Toys or gifts may be dropped off now through Dec. 23 at every Orland fire station in Orland Park. Stations are at 9790 W. 151st St., 15100 S. 80th Ave., 15101 S. Wolf Road, 16565 S. 94th Ave., 8851 W. Neat Repeats 143rd St. and 17640 S. Wolf Road. season’s gift drive For information, contact Colleen for Crisis Center Kisel at 687-TOYS (8697) or visit Donations of new and gently used the POTCF website at treaurechest. winter coats, clothing and toys for org. battered women and their children finding refuge at the Crisis Center Palos GOP drive for South Suburbia shelter are befor food pantry ing accepted at Neat Repeats Resale stores in Worth, 7026 W. 111th St., The Palos Township Republican ph. 361-6860; and Orland Park, 9028 organization will collect food and W. 159th St. ph. 364-7605. other items that can be dropped off Neat Repeats Resale is open sev- Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to en days a week. All sales benefit 2 p.m., at the Palos Township Hall, Crisis Center programs for victims 10802 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills. of domestic violence. The food drive will benefit The Palos Township Food Pantry. Needed items include canned, boxed and Orland Fire Dist. dry goods; cleaning supplies; baby toy drive for supplies like wipes, diapers and kids with cancer clothing; hygiene supplies, toiletries Area residents and businesses can and other incidentals.

St. Alexander School’s 1st-grade enjoyed a Jeans for GI dressdown day to support our troops earlier this month.

Resident donates 40 handmade hats for Orland Twp. holiday program When Judy Prochaska walked into Orland Township one chilly winter-like morning, it wasn’t so much her bright purple hat topped with a puffy tassel that caught people’s attention, but instead the bags that were overflowing with 40 similar looking hats, which she was donating to Orland Township’s Holiday Program. Prochaska, 72, a longtime resident of Orland Park, has been making hats since she can remember. A few years ago she began donating her handmade treasures to various non-profit organizations

around the holidays. This is the first year she donated to Orland Township. Prochaska started the first few of the 40 late last December, but on New Year’s Eve she suffered a stroke, after which she found herself in the hospital for 17 days. She thought knitting might be out of the question, but her doctor told her it would be good for her fingers. He encouraged her not to give up, and she didn’t. Although life isn’t 100 percent back to normal for Prochaska, she has recovered quite well and is

thankful she has been able to keep knitting. “The hats got me through a tough time,” she said. “I hope they can do the same for others.” Prochaska’s hats were double knitted to ensure sturdiness, and they came in a variety of colors, making them not only warm, but stylish. To learn more about donations sought and collected by Orland Township’s Holiday 2014 Program, visit www.orlandtownship. org or call 403-4222. — Orland Township

HOUSES OF WORSHIP The Wayside Chapel Palos Park

of Christ. The narrated performance featuring live animals and costumed Candlelit vesper services will actors will take place in the covered be held every Sunday in Advent, outdoor pavilion in the church’s starting Nov. 30, at 12:30 p.m. and north parking lot, 14700 S. 94th 4:30 p.m., in the Wayside Chapel at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Center pastoral director the Rev. Chris Hopkins invites all who wish to meditate upon the meaning of Christmas. This Sunday’s services will feature a Christmas The Center, 12700 Southwest cantata of sacred music by The Highway, Palos Park, will host Center Singers, led by director a luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 2, Penny Wills. featuring the history and a live The remaining services will fo- re-enactment of the Christmas cus on the birth of Jesus of Naza- crèche. reth on Dec. 7, on the Shepherds’ Center Program Director Lois experience on Dec. 14, and on the Lauer will share the story of how journey of the Magi on Dec. 21. St. Francis began the tradition of The season ends with two services reenacting the story of Christmas, on Christmas Eve, one for families and then she’ll be joined by the at 3 p.m., and a communion service Rev. Chris Hopkins and several for adults at 4:30 p.m. (361-3650) other members of The Center’s staff to stage a live re-enactment

Ave. in Orland Park. Show times are Friday at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 6 p.m. No reservations needed; admission is free. (349-0431; christlutheranorland. com)

Nativity luncheon at The Center will revisit the Christmas manger

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St. Alexander School gives thanks to our veterans and those who serve St. Alexander School in Palos Heights has been honoring, celebrating and giving back to our country’s veterans and current military members at several special events during November, including a Veterans Day Mass and reception held at St. Alexander Church.

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Judy Prochaska shows the 40 hats she donated last Friday to Orland Township for its holiday program to aid needy families.

At the reception immediately following Mass, Bob McCann, of Mount Greenwood, a World War II veteran, was greeted by 4th-grade students Paul Arquilla, Frankie Wagner and Christian Chavez. A few weeks earlier, students in

Preschool helps feed needy Students at Palos Christian Preschool collected 45 boxes of breakfast cereal to donate to families served by Roseland Christian Ministries Center.

4th and 5th grades wrote letters to McCann to be presented to him during “mail call” on the Honor Flight he took to Washington, D.C., to view the war memorials, St. Alexander Principal Cathy Biel explained. Student Council member Julia Crowley invited McCann to the reception following the Veterans Day Mass. He was happy to attend. Later in November, St. Alexander students enjoyed a Jeans for GIs dress down day. Students donated a $1 each to participate and all proceeds will benefit the charity GI GO FUND. The charity helps support veterans as they transition back into civilian life. For information about St. Alexander School, call 448-0408 and visit www.stalexanderschool.com.

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of the Nativity with a real donkey and sheep inside the Great Hall of The Center’s Lodge. Several beautiful examples of ceramic and wood nativity sets will be on display, and attendees are invited to bring their treasured or unusual nativity sets to add to the display. The luncheon begins at noon, costs $18 and requires advance reservations. The program at 1 p.m. will follow luncheon. For reservations or information, call The Center at 361-3650.

The church is supporting the residential and foster care ministry of Lutheran Child and Family Services again this Christmas. Angel Tree ornaments in the narthex specify gifts for children at the Lutherbrook Center due by Dec. 14. On Dec. 6 and 7, a door offering will be received to support the LCFS Foster Family Christmas Party. The church is at 14700 S. 94th Ave. (349-0431)

A live Nativity at Christ Lutheran

The church will Journey to Bethlehem on Friday and SaturSubmitted photo day, Dec. 12 and Dec. 13, for its Garrett Golden and Beth and Zoe Eliadis portray the Holy Family at a prior — St Alexander Parish live nativity re-creating the birth Living Nativity luncheon held by The Center in Palos Park.

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Respect Life liturgy will end 2014 series A special Respect Life Liturgy at Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 will mark the conclusion of the fourth year of the Knowledge and Prayer prolife series sponsored by five local parishes. All are invited as the Rev.

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PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

Thursday, November 27, 2014

CROSSWORD PUZZLE "C Food" Across

1 Musical movie starring Madonna

6 "Ages 3 ___" (toy safety warning)

15 Make fun of

16 Mined material

17 Food served with oyster crackers

19 Cost

21 Up to this point

30 "Jane Eyre" author Charlotte 31 It goes on the bed 32 Tosses, as a coin 33 Pen's top

32 37

40 42

29 Capital of Greece

23 There are six on a pool table 27 Series of related steps

20 Pet food brand

11 16

14 Squashed

25 Years Ago This Week

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11 Taxi

File photos from Nov. 30, 1989

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46 49

36 New driver's license recipient, often

Jim Vogel of Orland Park remarks about the high quality of this year’s crop of trees at the Orland Lion Club’s Christmas tree lot (left). Jenny Scanlon of Worth (right) shops for a tree at the Palos Lions’ tree lot. [Back to the present: The Orland Lions Club’s tree sale starts this week at the northwest corner of 143rd Street and La Grange Road. The Palos Lions’ lot opens on Harlem Avenue just north of 127th Street between First Midwest Bank’s Threadneedle Square and Nick’s.]

37 Rook or bishop, in chess 38 Part of a book 39 Hospital parts: abbr. 40 Untrue 41 Creates

61 "Absolutely!"

12 Sections

41 Bullfighter

62 Takes it easy

13 Six-pack beverages

43 Light knock

63 Go back to square one

18 Bowler, derby, etc.

44 Tennis great Sampras

23 Alternative to glue

Down

42 Uses one end of a pencil

2 Actor Kilmer

45 Finds new actors for

3 Call ___ day

25 Food that's part of "poutine" 26 Sharp

4 One of the Smothers Brothers

47 Hates 48 Blow, as a volcano

27 Cost 28 One of the weapon in the game Clue

5 Very old

49 Second Greek letter

6 Tiny particles

50 "___ favor" ("Please," in Spanish)

7 The latest

51 Yellow side dish 58 Do some arithmetic

60 "___ sight!"

24 Different

1 Computer key

44 Mother or father

59 Sound part of a broadcast

22 Tenth mo.

30 "God ___ America"

8 Papa

32 Computer documents

9 Find work for

34 FBI employee

10 People, another way

45 Make good on a loan 46 Eat away 47 Band's tapes 49 Fisherman's need 52 Wish you hadn't 53 Bradley and Asner 54 Actor's signal 55 Extra periods in a game: abbr. 56 Highway: abbr. 57 ___ King Cole

35 Irritations 37 One of the tenses

11 Foods named for a drink

38 Whittle (down) 40 Hot rod

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Sudoku Puzzle #3257-M

1 4 2

3 5 6 4 2 8 9 5 7 File photo from Nov. 30, 1989

25 Years Ago This Week

Janet Evans (left) and President Esther Johnson, members of Palos Park Garden Guild I, gather at the Palos Park Public Library to dedicate an engraved stone in memory of Dana Fuhrberg, founder of the guild. The stone was purchased with a donation given to the guild by Doris Squires, Mrs. Fuhrberg’s daughter. It rests near a hawthorn tree, planted earlier this year as a living memorial to Mrs. Fuhrberg.

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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9. (Answers on page 6)

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IMPRESSIONS

A Vorva you should know a.k.a. the Great Ape Advocate Once upon a time in the old, old days before the Internet, I used to play a game in a hotel room. OK, get your minds out of the gutter – this is innocent. Any time I would travel, I would find the phone book (remember them?) in the hotel room and see if there was anyone listed by the name of Vorva. It never happened. Vorva is not a common name. But I knew there had to be some out there. It turned out to be impossible to find another one. Maybe they were there but unlisted. And then came the big I. The information superhighway. Google! And yes, there are Vorvas scattered in cyberspace. At first there was a Michigan politician named Jerry Vorva who seemed to get a lot of love from the Internet. Then a lot of my stories began popping up in newspapers, and when I started covering the Cubs, it appeared I was the most famous Vorva on the Internet. Or at least the one who got his name out there the most. For a little while, I was King Vorva. Then this girl scout in Michigan named Madison Vorva burst on the scene a few years ago. What does a Vorva, girl scout cookies and orangutans have in common? If you guessed that me eating girl scout cookies gives me the shape of an Madison Vorva orangutan, you are not far off the mark, but you are wrong. Madison started this crusade in which she tried to get the Girl Scout organization to change the oils in their cookies. See, she figured out in 2007 that the palm oil used can contribute to the “deforestation, destruction of orangutangs’ habitat, climate changes and human rights abuses,” according to a news release put out by Pomona College, which she is attending. Vorva and fellow scout Rhiannon Tomtishen, won a Bronze Star for their efforts but they also started making news.

JEFF VORVA Heck, they made the Huffington Post. Even I haven’t gotten that far. Earlier this year, Kellogg announced a global commitment to use “fully traceable palm oil, produced in a manner that’s environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable” when it manufactures its foods – including Girl Scout cookies. “The Girls Scout cookie campaign was really the bridge to Kellogg,” said Vorva in the Poloma news release. “They’re one of two bakers of Girl Scout cookies. They are also a Michigan company, right in my backyard. Because big corporations like Kellogg use a lot more palm oil than the Girls Scouts, we wanted to influence them as well. “We had an in-person meeting [with Kellogg] in April. 2012 and promised to stay in touch. Last August, we delivered over 115,000 petitions to Kellogg’s headquarters in partnership with an organization called SumofUs. The petitions asked Kellogg to use their influence to persuade Wilmar - a Singaporean company with whom they have major joint ventures - to adopt a deforestation-free palm oil policy. “Kellogg’s new policy is really the strongest commitment by an American company taking a stand to prevent deforestation for palm oil production because of its traceability guidelines and implementation timeline and it means the portion of Girl Scout Cookies the company bakes will also be deforestation-free. I’ve been working on this since I was 11 years old, and all of this hard work finally translated into a truly responsible policy. It’s very much a victory!” In 2009, she was invited to Brookfield Zoo and they dubbed her the “Great Ape Advocate.’’ Vorva was invited to speak at the United Nations’ celebration of International Forests’ Day in March.

She has not even turned 20 and has already made a huge impact to help change the world. I never met her, but I feel like I know a lot about her. I’m proud she’s a Vorva.

More comedy from the cowards

We haven’t poked fun at the Cowardly Blog in Oak Lawn for a while because quite frankly their hysterical bleatings were getting boring. I mean, how many times can you beat the same horses? Yes, we know the mayor is bad and crooked. The village manager is bad and crooked. Some trustees are bad and crooked. The mayor is bad and crooked. The village manager is bad and crooked. Some trustees are bad and crooked. The mayor is bad and crooked… And they refuse to put names to the blog, which is still a joke. But now they hit home and home is going to hit back. Two weeks ago, we ran public comments made by Trustee Tim Desmond (one of those bad and crooked trustees) at the Oak Lawn UFC battle, er, board meeting, criticizing the blog over a brochure distributed on Election Day. In last week’s paper, we ran a story about an open letter written by trustees Terry Vorderer and Alex Olejniczak (two more of those bad and crooked trustees) that took issue with the Cowardly Blog, and Bob Rakow did a fine analysis about the situation. The Cowardly Blog, however, did another anonymous bleating piece and decided to teach us all some journalism lessons. OK, I’m not too old to learn some new lessons, so I read their suggestion. The Cowardly Blog’s attorney, Dennis Brennan, was quoted as saying the Reporter and another news source never bothered to call the Cowardly Blog to verify the “outrageous falsehood.” Uh, Dennis. There is no one to call. Your boys and girls are anonymous. Ghosts. Oh, and as of Friday afternoon, there was no phone number provided on the Cowardly Blog to call. Otherwise, barrister, you make a fine argument.

WHATIZIT

Photo by Jeﬀ Vorva

Well, this is appropriate. We had, if you will, a photo finish. That’s appropriate for a game that involves photos. The first winning guess of last week’s Guest Whatizit submission by Worth’s Donna Hirsch (a Selenicereus grandiflorus, otherwise known as a Night-blooming cereus, which is pronounced ‘serious’) came Thursday morning from Theresa and George Rebersky of Worth. One minute later, Oak Lawn’s Steve Rosenbaum popped in with the right answer. Two minutes later, the Rebersky tag-team sent another e-mail with the correct guess again and explained that the first time they sent it, they received an error message that it didn’t go through. Luckily for the Reberskys, the first e-mail made it. Luckily for the lazy members of our Board of Directors, they don’t have to make the call on a controversial decision. That would cause them to actually have to think. And it would interfere with nap time. The Night-blooming cerius, once a prop in a “Dennis the Menace” TV episode, blooms at night and sometimes blooms just once a year. Other not-so-late bloomers who guessed right were Chicago Ridge’s Mike and Linda Denham and Dana Oswald, Palos Hills’ Karen Gruns and Linda Pinto and Evergreen Park’s Henrietta Mysliwiec. Incorrect guesses were of Dahlias, a Titan Arum Corpse Flower and a Mock Orchard. This week’s clue is that these products are being sold locally starting on Black Friday. Send those guesses to thereporter @comcast.net with WHATIZIT in the subject line by Monday night. Don’t forget your name and hometowns!

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

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In the soup Cougars edge Campbellsville, move on in NAIA playoffs By Ken Karrson

Against Campbellsville, St. Xavier University was m-m-m, m-m-m good when it had to be. No argument to the contrary would likely be made about the Cougars’ offense, which surpassed the 600-yard mark in Saturday afternoon’s NAIA playoff opener versus the Kentucky-based Tigers. However, some might have disagreed in regard to SXU’s defense, which surrendered nearly 450 yards and 35 points to the visitors. But when the game was on the line, that prevention unit was equal to the test. The Cougars registered sacks on three straight plays to quash one late Campbellsville series and then coaxed Tigers quarterback Jacob Russell into firing four incompletions one possession later. And that second defensive stand sealed the deal for SXU, which held on for a 38-35 victory over the Tigers at Bruce R. Deaton Field. That’ll be the site for the No. 3-ranked Cougars’ next encounter as well as they’ll host No. 6 Lindsey Wilson College in a quarterfinal matchup on Saturday. SXU (9-2) has never before Photo by Jeff Vorva squared off with the Blue RaidBrother Rice quarterback Alex Alarcon looks for an open receiver during Friday night’s Chicago Catholic League championship ers, which was the same situation game against Loyola Academy at Joe Johnston Field. The Ramblers avenged a regular-season loss to the Crusaders by bagging the locals found themselves in against Campbellsville. That una 31-14 victory.

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familiarity with their opponent contributed to the Cougars’ difficulties in subduing it, according to coach Mike Feminis. “It’s not easy [to prepare],” he said. “We get the entire season on film, but you can’t go over 10 games. You don’t have the time. You see opponents that were similar and try to prepare off that.” Feminis credited Tigers coaches, saying they “did their homework” in using Russell to torment an SXU squad that “had some trouble with running quarterbacks.” Russell used his arm to get Campbellsville on the board for the first time, though, as he hooked up with Demytreus Gipson on an 8-yard touchdown pass with less than four minutes gone in the first quarter. The two collaborated again on a 14-yard scoring toss with 31 seconds left before halftime that eased the Tigers into a 2117 lead. The Cougars’ TDs came on Mike Ivlow’s 9-yard dash and Stephen Simms’ 95-yard reception, the longest scoring play of the season for SXU. But Feminis thought the Cougars had not capitalized fully on their opportunities. “It really should have been more — we probably should have had about 31 [points],” he said. “We weren’t converting enough (Continued on page 6)

Crusaders unable to repeat success vs. Loyola By Ken Karrson After Loyola Academy fumbled on its first offensive play Friday night at Joe Johnston Field, Brother Rice fans were hoping a case of déjà vu was in store for the Crusaders. After all, Rice’s regular-season upending of the Ramblers was realized largely through its ability to make Loyola pay dearly for mistakes. That earlier contest had been played in less-thanideal weather, something Crusaders coach Brian Badke said was a factor. The conditions weren’t so bad this time, but that didn’t keep Rice from having its parade rained on. Dampening the Crusaders’ spirits was a second half that began with the Ramblers’ recovery of their own squibbed kickoff and featured scoring only from the visitors.

Loyola rang up 17 unanswered points after intermission to seize control of the Chicago Catholic League championship contest and earn a berth in Friday’s Prep Bowl. The Ramblers avenged their earlier 16-13 defeat against Rice by capturing a 31-14 triumph. “That’s the most points we lost by all year,” Badke said. “I feel bad for our seniors not getting down to the Prep Bowl. [If we’re] healthy, I like our chances [of beating Loyola]. We were right there [for a while].” Badke felt his depleted defense, in particular, eventually got overpowered by a potent Ramblers attack. Crusaders deep back Jordan Boyd was the latest athlete to go down as he separated his shoulder during the game. Over the course of the season Rice (7-5) lost nine players who had started at some juncture.

front line, too. It wasn’t supposed to be that way.” A shortened field also benefited “Everyone this time of year Loyola later in the third period is dealing with injuries,” Badke as Mark Nichols’ 1-yard plunge said. “We were ready to go [at successfully culminated a drive the game’s outset] — defensively that extended the Ramblers’ edge we knew what they were going to to 28-14. The Crusaders ventured do and played really well in the inside Loyola’s 20 once after that first half. [But] we’ve got guys but couldn’t reach the end zone. playing both ways and they got “It was not a good time to kick worn down.” a field goal,” Badke said. “We had And not only physically. The to go for it and we didn’t get it.” Crusaders also took a psycho- Clifton Taylor tallied both of logical hit when the second-half Rice’s TDs, the first of those on kickoff bounced off one of their a 1-yard run shortly after Jake players and Loyola was able to Johnson’s fumble recovery. Taylor recover the loose ball. (eight carries, 31 rushing yards) The Ramblers did not score also scored on a 19-yard pass from on that possession, but they did Alex Alarcon. so one series later after stopping Northern Illinois UniversiRice’s offense cold and getting ty-bound Marcus Jones accounted good field position following a for nearly two-thirds of the Crupunt. Aiden Walsh tossed a 10- saders’ 311 total yards. He caught yard touchdown pass to Spencer 10 Alarcon throws for 135 yards Cecola that handed the visitors a and gained 67 on the ground, both lead they would not relinquish. team-high totals. “It was a fluke thing,” Badke said of the kickoff. “It was on the (Continued on page 6)

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New season and new era

Richards boys basketball coach Jevon Mamon makes his debut as the Bulldogs’ coach after he replaced longtime boss John Chappetto, who retired last year after 12 seasons and a state championship. Mamon and the Bulldogs opened the season Monday night with a 53-46 victory over Perspectives-Calumet in the first round of the District 218 Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic at Eisenhower. A preview of the season is inside this sports section and more on the D218 tournament will come next Thursday.

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL FORECAST

It’s down to King vs. King vs. Wally in the battle for postseason MVP in the Playoff Football Forecast. The 2014 regular-season king, Jeff Vorva, is 36-4 heading into the final week of the football season. The 2013 regular-season king, Ken Karrson, is three games behind and the two Lordships disagree on four games. Wally Findyz is also three games behind Vorva and disagrees with three of his picks. So it’s shaping up to be a big finish featuring games that involve teams from towns that some of these screwballs couldn’t find on a map. The tiebreaker is the SXU game point differential (closest without going over). So it comes down to this… Last week: Playoffs: Regular season: Lindsey Wilson at SXU Curie vs. Loyola Stevenson vs. Homewood-Flossmoor Providence vs. Cary-Grove Nazareth vs. Lemont Montini vs. Springfield Sacred Heart Rochester vs. Phillips Williamsville vs. Wilmington Eastland-Pearl City vs. Maroa-Forsyth Carrollton vs. Forreston

Ken Karrson 10-0 33-7 67-19 SXU by 10 Loyola Stevenson Providence Nazareth Montini Phillips Wilmington Maroa Carrollton

Jeff Vorva 10-0 36-4 68-18 L-Wilson by 7 Loyola Stevenson Providence Nazareth Sacred Heart Rochester Wilmington Pearl City Carrollton

Anthony Nasella 3-7 20-20 56-30 SXU by 10 Loyola H-F Providence Nazareth Sacred Heart Rochester Williamsville Pearl City Carrollton

Jason Maholy Wally Findysz 9-1 8-2 28-12 33-7 67-19 61-25 SXU by 18 SXU by 6 Loyola Loyola Stevenson Stevenson Providence Providence Nazareth Lemont Montini Sacred Heart Rochester Rochester Wilmington Williamsville Pearl City Pearl City Carrollton Carrollton

Bob Rakow 8-2 30-10 62-24 SXU by 10 Loyola H-F Providence Lemont Montini Rochester Wilmington Pearl City Carrollton

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Not afraid to ask the dumb questions Reprinted from May 6, 2010 Answering tough questions asked by a prospective employer is a must for anyone who seeks to work for that organization. Answering stupid ones is another matter altogether. Several NFL team representatives nevertheless posed a few of the latter during pre-draft screenings of college players who are on the verge of becoming very rich professionals. Some might say that no query is out of bounds, that pro franchises about to spend millions on an individual have a right to learn everything they can about said person before investing so heavily in him. Of course, given the number of transgression-committing boobs that have been revealed over the past few years, NFL teams apparently aren’t very good at unearthing bad character traits. Or maybe those clubs simply hope their fans overlook the misdeeds and focus instead on the running back’s 1,500 rushing yards, the quarterback’s 35 touchdown passes or the defensive lineman’s 18 sacks. Let’s face it, pro football fans aren’t very demanding when it comes to how their favorite players act off the field, as long as those athletes routinely perform at a high level on it. But that’s not the issue here. While NFL teams should be able to delve into a player’s personal background without fear of criticism — as is the case with employers everywhere — a demarcation line must be drawn. Finding out whether someone carries a criminal record or has been accused of wrongdoing, has a previously undisclosed physical or psychological issue, or has been involved with drugs is merely a smart hiring practice. But the NFL went beyond

that. Last week, in fact, the general manager of the Miami Dolphins actually issued an apology to former Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant for a previous line of questioning. According to the website Yahoo! Sports, one of the things Jeff Ireland asked Bryant — who wound up being chosen by Dallas in the 2010 draft — was if the player’s mother was a prostitute. Apparently, the woman has had past legal troubles, so Ireland evidently felt it was within his jurisdiction to probe further. Bryant told Yahoo! Sports he “got mad — really mad — but I didn’t show it.” Who wouldn’t have reacted in a similar manner? The website also printed a reaction from former NFL lineman Kyle Turley, who supplied the following comment: “I don’t care who you are or who you’re talking to — that kind of question usually gets your [expletive] teeth kicked in. I mean, where do these people come from? That’s just completely [expletive] classless and totally unprofessional.” Here’s the overriding factor — even if Bryant’s mother had been engaging in such an activity, how does that impact her son’s potential as an NFL player? Unless Bryant were acting as his mother’s pimp, he can’t be held responsible for any of her actions, nor should those automatically be seen as a reflection on what Bryant can offer a football team. Interestingly, the question asked of Bryant was only a sampling of the weirdness. While other inquiries weren’t quite as crass, they could certainly be defined as strange. Here are a few examples provided by Yahoo! Sports: • — “Do you play in a G-string or jock strap?” (Asked of former Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy). • — “Does being a white running back make you feel

‘entitled’?” (Asked of former Stanford running back Toby Gerhart). • — “What did it feel like to desert your team?” (Asked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of former Florida State safety Myron Rolle, who passed up his senior season to accept a Rhodes scholarship). Hey, you can’t blame the Buccaneers for that last one. You’ve always got to be wary of those egg-headed types, lest they ask too many questions of their own. Maybe theirs would actually make some sense. As Yahoo! Sports writer Michael Silver reminded us, job interviews in the non-sports world would never include such bizarre tactics. Imagine the reaction if the “entitlement” question had been posed to a minority applicant in a standard business setting — think that’d be glossed over with no repercussions for the interviewer? Silver also correctly pointed out that in today’s corporate sector, even asking one’s age and marital status can potentially put the interviewer in hot water. So if that’s considered off-limits in business, why are far more invasive questions allowed in the NFL? Since Miami didn’t end up drafting Bryant, did that mean he didn’t give Ireland the reaction the GM was seeking? Maybe Bryant’s ability to hold his anger in check worked against him — NFL personnel gurus, after all, love what loose cannons can do between the white lines. Perhaps it’s best that the Dolphins passed on Bryant. Maybe he’ll get what he wants from his employers down in Dallas. And here’s hoping all those wannabe shrinks in NFL front offices wind up getting what their actions say they deserve.

Moraine athletics wrap

Basketball team reaches out to community By Maura Vizza Life isn't only about basketball. Members of Moraine Valley College's men's hoops squad relearned that lesson recently when community-service work was substituted for a Sunday practice. Instead of baskets the Cyclones dealt with boxes, ones containing food to feed needy families. Moraine players volunteered several hours of their time to the Harvest for the World food pantry in Chicago. They passed out goods, carried boxes to people's cars and helped set up and break down the pantry. “This is just one way of showing that the men's basketball team is giving back to our community as well as learning life lessons along the way," Cyclones coach David Howard said. "Each player was told that the Moraine Valley coaches are teaching them life through basketball. We want them to be prepared to be productive citizens who always faces the trials and tribulations of life with integrity, humility and dedication. So while we have plenty of work to do to get better on the basketball court, we owe it to our players and to our communities to show them how to give back.” *** On the court turnovers hurt

the Cyclones last Monday as they suffered a 77-64 loss to Kankakee College. Moraine trailed by 10 at halftime and never drew closer than six during the second half. Evergreen Park grad Brian Townsend was the top scorer for the night with 16 points to go along with eight rebounds and two steals. Vicpatrick Harris (14 points, four assists, three rebounds), Nick Bal (10 points), Deland “DJ” Deere (eight points, two rebounds, two steals) and Richards alumnus Randall Rushing (eight points, four rebounds, two steals) also lent a hand in a losing cause. *** The Cyclones faced another 10-point halftime deficit last Wednesday against Elmhurst College’s JV team and once again couldn’t fully recover. Moraine was within three at one juncture but eventually got tagged with a 72-63 setback. Townsend posted his second dou-

ble-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Deere added 14 points, five assists and two steals. Sandburg product Niko Cahue and Paul Ostruskevicius both tossed in eight points while combining for 11 boards, eight of which were gathered in by Cahue. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Aggressiveness is often beneficial to a sports team, but that wasn’t the case for the Cyclones last Wednesday a benefit in sports. After holding a double-digit lead for much of the contest, Moraine watched it get reduced and then expunged by Kennedy-King College. The Statesmen, who had missed a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left that kept the score tied at 65-all, hit a putback with no time remaining to grab a 67-65 triumph. In between Kennedy-King’s trip to the line and winning bucket, the Cyclones had a chance to get the final say but were unable to convert an inside shot. “I should have called [a] timeout to look for the last shot, but I thought we had Kennedy-King on their heels,” Moraine coach Delwyn Jones said. “I was thinking aggressive and it backfired on me.” Nariman Jaber finished with 18 points to pace the Cyclones. Kailey Foster chipped in 17, Rachel Ruzevich had 11 and McKayla Smith scored nine.

Sports Wrap By Anthony Nasella Despite high hopes for Sandburg junior Claire Lawlor and her teammates at last weekend’s state swimming finals in Evanston, Eagles coach Anna McBride knew nothing was guaranteed. Yet McBride and her athletes came away from the event with a strong sense of satisfaction and accomplishment despite not fulfilling all the goals they had set. Lawlor swam well enough in Friday’s 50- and 100-yard freestyle prelims to return on Saturday and the junior saved her best effort for last. She took first in the consolation swims of both events and was seventh overall with times that were higher than some swimmers in the championship bracket. “It was an awesome event,” McBride said. “The girls went out and competed hard. Claire was especially solid. She came into the state finals seeded 15th in the 50 and 27th in the 100, and she far exceeded [that] and performed well on Friday and especially Saturday. “Claire’s goal was the top six and she was super motivated and

very focused on her goals. Even though she didn’t make top six, she still finished strong.” Lawlor cut .35 seconds off her Friday time in the 50-free with her 23-minute, 52-second clocking and dropped .32 seconds in the 100-free (51.27). Her time in the shorter race set a school record. The state medals were Lawlor's fourth and fifth. In diving, Sandburg’s Anna Girlich did not disappoint. After finishing 18th last season, Girlich moved up a dozen spots by piling up 401 points. Swimming in all four athletes-with-disabilities races Saturday, Eagles sophomore Rachael Apter, who is legally blind, excelled. She won the 100-breaststroke (1:48.36) and finished second in the 50- (33.97), 100(1:14.05) and 200- (2:39.20) frees. Lawlor joined Diana Capota, Kelly Cordes and Constance Chrones to tie for 19th in Friday’s prelims in the 200-free relay (1:37.45). Lawlor, Mia Robin, Caitlyn Olsen and Isabella Wrobel placed 23rd in the 400-free relay (3:36.53) on Friday’s prelims (3:36.53).

Devin Apps was 20th in the 100-breaststroke prelim (1:05.93) and teamed with Madison Stuursma, Stephanie Pappas and Tricia Mangila to place 32nd in the 200-medley relay (1:51.69) “The 200-medley relay time was only a half-second slower than they were at sectionals, and the freshmen dropped their times,” McBride said. “The 400-free team dropped three seconds from their sectional times. And the most important thing was the younger swimmers, especially the freshmen, got state experience under their belts, which I hope will pay off down the road as they mature and get more opportunities to compete in the state meet.” McBride said she was especially pleased with the leadership demonstrated by Lawlor throughout the season. “I was super nervous as coach [at state] and Claire was telling me not to worry,” she said. “With the passing of Coach (Jane Caliendo), she and the team could have laid down, but that’s not what Jane taught these girls. And Claire really helped model that (Continued on page 3)

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Richards sophomore Christine Philemy tries to drive around Bulldogs varsity player Takesha Powell last Wednesday. The two teams met because Curie failed to show at the Bobby Bolton Tournament.

Girls' basketball roundup

Mustangs hopeful after opening week By Anthony Nasella After Evergreen Park opened its season with two wins at the Argo Tournament against Universal and the host Argonauts, Mustangs coach Bruce Scaduto was hoping a letdown was not looming on the horizon. And while the team did experience a downer on Saturday, dropping a 50-42 decision to Immaculate Conception, Scaduto and his players put the setback in perspective and will look to build on the 2-1 start. Evergreen Park began with a 62-37 win over Universal on Tuesday and followed that up the next night with a 59-53 decision over Argo. “We had some good moments in the first two wins,” Scaduto said. “The loss on Saturday was definitely a disappointment but at least the loss was at a tournament.” Maddie Vojacek led the way versus Universal with 15 points. Megan Pfister added 13 points for the Mustangs and Nicole Larkin chipped in 12. “I was happy with the effort by the girls,” Scaduto said. “Everything was pretty much spread out. We kind of started slow and moved up as the game went on. The game ended well and we were able to get everyone in.” Pfister poured in 25 points opposite the Argonauts and Vojacek scored 12. Evergreen jumped out to an 8-0 lead and was never headed. “We played well throughout the game and it was nice to keep the lead,” Scaduto said. “We played a little better from the night before. "Megan was 6-of-7 from the free-throw line — 5- of-6 down the stretch — and was 3-for-6 from 3-point land. She also had five assists and eight rebounds. She’s doing what she is capable of doing — leading us in scoring, rebounds and assists — and played a nice game for us.” Scaduto also commended the play of Vojacek, who added eight rebounds against Argo. “As a junior, Maddie is learning the game along with other players,” he said. “She’s coming along well and had a great game against Argo.” But it was the varsity experience of seniors Pfister and Larkin that led the way against the Argonauts and must continue if the Mustangs are to succeed over the long haul. “Megan and Nicole have been starters since their freshman year so they know what it takes,” Scaduto said. “They’re more settled down and subtle in their shooting. Maddie played a bit for us last year and we’re trying to give her that same experience. “The girls played a smart game against Argo [and were] hitting their shots. Argo had a couple of big girls and is a well-rounded team, [so] it was a good test for us and we grew a little more as

Richards’ varsity player Andy Sonichsen is guarded by Bulldogs sophomore Klaudia Sulka last Wednesday in an opening-round game in the Bobby Bolton Classic. The two Richards squads squared off because Curie did not show up. a team in the win.” Scaduto wasn’t sure if an uncharacteristic afternoon game led to Evergreen's defeat or it was just one of those off days most teams experience at some point each season. “We definitely didn’t play the same game we played against Argo,” he said. “We’re definitely not used to Saturday afternoon games and everything that could go wrong went wrong for us. Hopefully, we got the bad the game out of us. “We have four games this week — that’s as many as you can get. Once we get to practice, we’ll have a lot to work on.” STAGG The Chargers opened up their season with a pair of losses at the Hinsdale South Tournament. They dropped a 71-28 decision to defending Class 3A champion Montini on Thursday and a 7554 verdict to Reavis on Saturday. Montini came out firing on all cylinders while Stagg sputtered. It fell behind 30-12 by the end of the first quarterand trailed 48-15 at halftime. “We only managed to get three baskets in the first half,” Chargers coach Bill Turner said. “Junior guard Noor Elmosa tried to keep us in the game early and led the team in scoring [with nine points]. Senior forward Mia DiGiacomo (eight points, four rebounds) contributed three buckets in the third quarter, which was half of the team’s six baskets for the entire game. Montini, on the other hand, had 10 3-point field goals and 15 baskets on the night. “Their pressure defense caused a lot of turnovers and their dominance on the offensive boards really hurt us,” Turner said. “We

Richards varsity player Kennedy Brister fires a pass down the court in a win over the Bulldogs sophomore team last Wednesday. The game between the two squads got played because Curie forfeited its scheduled contest with Richards’ varsity at the Bobby Bolton.

did not get a lot of shot attempts and misfired on most of those, shooting only 21 percent from the field. One positive to take away from the game was our free-throw shooting [14-of 18].” Against Reavis two days later Stagg went from the frying pan to the fire as it ran into another hot-shooting opponent. The Rams sank 12 3-pointers to keep the Chargers at arm's length the entire contest. After being ahead by just three after one quarter, Reavis extended its lead to 16 by intermission and 20 at the third-period break. Junior guard Kate Adams paced Stagg with 15 points, DiGiacomo added 13 points, senior guard Alex Abed had 11 and Elmosa eight. “I know we are a better defensive team than the numbers show from the first two games,” Turner said. “We ran into some very good shooting teams out of the gate. We will make some adjustments on the defensive end and I expect our own point totals to keep rising as we move forward. “Some nights there is not much you can do when your opponent shoots the ball that well.” MOTHER MCAULEY The Mighty Macs took two of three games during their first week of action, the wins coming over Grayslake Central (67-45 on Thursday) and Maine South (60-51 on Saturday) following a season-opening 52-45 loss to Morgan Park on Tuesday. Molly O’Malley led Mother McAuley with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, against the Mustangs despite being hampered by second-half foul trouble. Amy Balich finished with 10 points. Thursday’s and Saturday’s wins came in the Buffalo Grove Tournament. O’Malley (13 points), Balich (11) and Caitlin Jandacek (11) spearheaded the victory over Grayslake and O'Malley stepped forward again opposite the Hawks as she poured in 26 points. OAK LAWN Earning a Week 1 split were the Spartans, who bested neighboring Queen of Peace (49-44) on Tuesday before getting routed by Geneva 64-27 at the Glenbard East Tournament on Saturday. Brianna Markusic posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds for Oak Lawn in its win and Kelly Touchie (10 points, 13 rebounds) did likewise. Kara Shimko tallied 21 points for the Pride in a losing effort. Markusic was at it once more on Saturday as she recorded another double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds), although that wasn't enough to lift the Spartans past Geneva. SANDBURG Despite some commendable individual performances, the Eagles (Continued on page 3)

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BROTHER RICE 2013-14 Record: 14-14. Head coach: Rick Harrigan. Assistant coaches: Tim Harrigan, Ryan O’Reilly, Anthony Patella. • Who’s gone: Quinn Niego, G; Ray Rubio, G; Dan Scanlon, F; Luke Mueller, F. • Who’s back: Connor Finn, F/G, Sr. (10 ppg); Kevin Baldali, F, Sr.; Shane Clifford, G, Sr.; Jack Conlisk, G, Sr.; Mike Shepski, G, So. (22 ppg for sophomore team). • Who’s new: Joe Ruzevich, F, Sr.; Josh Niego, F, So.; Jake Kozokowski, F, Fr. • Outlook: Rick Harrigan’s inaugural season coaching his high school alma mater certainly wasn’t the worst of times, but it wasn’t the best, either. What it was was smack dab in the middle, as indicated by the Crusaders’ break-even record. Brother Rice did as much giving as getting when it came to game-night accomplishments. That would be plenty good enough at a lot of schools but not within a storied program such as the Crusaders’. Harrigan contributed to some of that history in the early 2000s while establishing a few single-season offensive records, so he’s one of the reasons his current job has so many expectations attached to it. Those won’t change this year, although Rice’s dynamic will because of the graduation of its two headliners from a season ago. Both Quinn Niego (St. Xavier University) and Ray Rubio (Loras College) are playing college basketball, which is good for them but not so pleasant for the Crusaders, who must attempt to find suitable replacements. Chances are a by-committee approach will be required because Niego and Rubio provided Rice with more than just scoring (a combined 34.7 points per game and 99 total 3s). At a given time either athlete was also capable of being the team leader in rebounding, assists or steals as well — they ranked 1-2 for the season in the first of those categories and Rubio topped the Crusaders in the latter two. So the holes Harrigan has to fill are somewhat substantial. There are seniors to serve as

cornerstones this season, but only Connor Finn pulled regular duty last winter. He’ll be the new ringleader based on experience, but Harrigan thinks other influential types are on hand. A few of them — Kevin Baldali, Shane Clifford, Jack Conlisk and sophomore Mike Shepski — saw playing time last year. Shepski could be a star in the making — before getting called up to varsity as a freshman he scored at a 22-points-per-game clip for Rice’s sophomore club. Help may also come from senior Joe Ruzevich, a 6-foot-5 Sandburg transfer, and a couple talented underclassmen. One is Niego’s brother Josh, a sophomore who helped the Crusaders’ freshman team compile a 22-3 ledger. The other is 6-5 Jake Kozokowski, the first freshman since Britt Booker 20 years ago to be on the varsity roster at the outset of a season. There are a number of new parts to fit into Rice’s basketball machine, but the Crusaders’ overall potential appears pretty broad. Once Ruzevich and Kozokowski acclimate to their surroundings Rice will have a little bit of size to throw at opponents and, of course, the Crusaders are never at a loss when it comes to trotting out an array of perimeter marksmen. Success realized at the lower levels is also a plus because the youngsters will arrive with a winning mind-set and should not be intimidated by the parade of Chicago Catholic League heavyweights that will be encountered. • Coach’s comments: “Losing two college basketball players will hurt, but it provides opportunity for players like Shepski, Niego and Finn [to have an impact]. Seven seniors on our roster will give us some great leadership and experience, [but] we will look for contributions from underclassmen. We will use a blend of talented young players and veteran leaders to win games. “Like every year the Catholic League is loaded. We will have to compete hard, execute game plans and limit mistakes to have a chance every night in the league.” — Harrigan

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No. Name 1 Jack Conlisk 3 Isaiah Malone 5 Mike Shepski 10 Jack Mahay 11 Viktor Balchunas 13 Mike Glennon 14 John Ryan 21 Josh Niego 23 Shane Clifford 24 Joe Swiatek 25 Connor Finn 32 Jack Collins 33 Jake Kosakowski 44 Joe Ruzevich 55 Kevin Badali

Girls basketball (Continued from page 2) were unable to capture a victory in opening week. Reavis (64-54) and Neuqua Valley (52-40) both doled out losses at the Hinsdale South Tournament. Victoria Stavropoulos topped Sandburg with 26 points and 11 rebounds versus the Rams, while Sam Youngwirth added 14 points. The Eagles had to fight from behind after missing 19 of their first 22 shots but eventually pulled within 52-50 with 3:15 left before running out of gas. Youngwirth (11 points) and Stavropoulos (nine) were also Sandburg's notables in Saturday's defeat. MARIST The RedHawks slipped past Fenwick 68-60 in an East Suburban Catholic Conference contest last Tuesday. Claire Austin (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Tehya Fortune (15 points) paced Marist in its season-opener.

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Pos. G G G G G G F F G G F F F/C F/C F

Ht. Yr. 5-8 Sr. 5-10 Jr. 5-11 So. 6-0 Jr. 6-0 Jr. 5-9 Jr. 6-1 Jr. 6-4 So. 5-10 Sr. 5-9 Sr. 6-2 Sr. 6-3 Sr. 6-5 Fr. 6-5 Sr. 6-3 Sr.

RICHARDS Curie was a no-show at the Bobby Bolton Tournament, which handed the Bulldogs a forfeit victory last week. In its first oncourt clash, however, the news wasn't so good for Richards as it got tagged with a 62-37 loss by Lincoln-Way East. Takesha Powell scored 14 points for the Bulldogs and Sydni Tears had 11, including the last basket Richards netted for a span of almost seven minutes that bridged the second and third quarters. SHEPARD The Astros dropped a 63-39 decision to Plainfield North last Tuesday. Jenny Payne (12 points, seven rebounds), Abby Newsome (11 points) and Myrissha Mitchell (10) accounted for all but six of Shepard's points. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN Freeport nipped the Knights 39-37 last Tuesday at the Harvest Christian Academy Tournament. Leah Kamp led Chicago Christian with 13 points.

Sports Wrap Tom Hassel (423 series) propelled the Knights versus he Chargers, drive to the team while Marty Jaraczewski’s 257 “Claire not only excels for us, game and 636 series led them but she has also competed in places against Glenbard East. where we needed her for points — she filled in for the butterfly *** and backstroke at conference. Shepard split a pair of South She’s not selfish and definitely Suburban Conference crossover leads by example. Others around matches last week. her are motivated by her focus The Astros took down TF North and drive to get better. 2,715-2,270 on Tuesday at Cen "It was an amazing and mem- tennial Lanes as Trevor Lorek led orable season.” the way with a 641 series and 264 BOYS' BOWLING high game. TF South beat Shepard Chicago Christian won two more on Thursday at Lynwood Bowl, matches last week as it edged 3,150-2,888. Stagg 1,815-1,802 at Palos Lanes *** on Tuesday and defeated Glenbard Andrew defeated Sandburg East 2,801-2,773 at Orland Bowl 2,104-1,942 in a SouthWest Subon Thursday. urban Conference crossover match Kyle Starostka (237 game) and last Tuesday at Orland Bowl.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 2013-14 Record: 8-19. Head coach: Kevin Pittman. Assistant coaches: Kevin Pittman Jr., Ron Slager, Dan Chiarito, Wally Ottenhoff. • Who’s gone: Blaine Wright, F; Nathan Leo, G; T.J. Decker, G. • Who’s back: Trevor Wolterink, F, Jr.; Bradford Fitzpatrick, F, Sr. (5 ppg, 7 rpg); Anajuwon Spencer, C, Jr. (6 ppg, 5rpg); Daylon Washington, G. Jr. (5 ppg); Marcus Parker, G, Sr. (5 ppg, 3 apg); Farrell Winchester, F, Jr. • Who’s new: Josh Decker, F/C, Jr.; Bobby Schaaf, G, Jr.; Jeffrey Mayberry, G/F, So.; Frank Johnson, G, So.; Jack Ellison, G/F, Fr. • Outlook: They’re called growing pains for a reason. With five sophomores on his 2013-14 roster Knights coach Kevin Pittman understood it would not be a season’s worth of smooth sailing, but he pinned his hopes on seeing significant development before the end of the campaign. Growth did indeed occur, but overshadowing it were lengthier periods of pain. Chicago Christian’s final year in the now-disbanded Suburban Christian Conference wasn’t an especially memorable one. Oh, there were certainly moments worth celebrating, but they were scattered and the team’s entire body of work engendered more frustration than fulfillment. However, Pittman retained all but one of those youngsters, meaning the Knights have suddenly gone from rookie to ready.

Six-foot-7 junior Anajuwon Spencer performed similarly as a varsity sophomore, but Pittman said the center has worked hard on his offensive game. Spencer runs the floor well for a big man, and his increased shooting range and durability should make him a positive factor on a steadier basis. Trevor Wolterink earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and is a solid inside presence. He, too, has focused on becoming more effective farther away from the basket. If Farrell Winchester can shake off the effects of an ankle injury, he’ll be a valuable reserve up front and junior Josh Decker is also available for duty after getting a taste of varsity play late last season. Pittman is exited about the impact speedy Daylon Washington can have. The explosive junior guard possesses better-than-average defensive skills and, according to his coach, “has shown the biggest uptick in his game since last season.” Senior Marcus Parker should start alongside Washington, but junior Bobby Schaaf is expected to log minutes as well. Among the younger newcomers are two more sophomores, Jeffrey Mayberry and Frank Johnson, and freshman Jack Ellison.

In the Metro Suburban Catholic Conference, the Knights will be reunited with longtime Private School League rivals Illiana Christian and Timothy Christian. Challenging for a divisional title might still be They’ll miss Blaine Wright a year off, but Chicago Chrisand defensive specialist Na- tian should almost assuredly be than Leo, but a few Christian much improved over a season players could be poised for ago and a handful for the mabreakthroughs this winter. Se- jority of foes on its schedule. nior Bradford Fitzpatrick, for • Coach’s comments: “Last example, averaged just over year was a valuable learning five points per game last sea- year for our young players [and] son but demonstrated enough we are still a young team with genuine ability along the way only three seniors. We have -- Luther North was victimized three sophomores and a freshfor 23 points and 20 rebounds in man playing up. one contest -- to warrant clos“This is one of the most ather watching in his final prep letic teams I have had in quite a year. All that’s really missing while and we will push the ball is consistency, something Pitt- and get out in transition. This man believes can manifest itself should be an exciting year for now that Fitzpatrick has more Chicago Christian basketball.” experience from which to draw. —Pittman

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN No. Name 0 Marcus Parker 1 Daylon Washington 3 Bradford Fitzpatrick 10 Frank Johnson 11 Bobby Schaaf 20 Josh Hill 23 Ethan Frierson 24 Josh Decker 30 Anajuwon Spencer 32 Trevor Wolterink 33 Farrell Winchester 40 Jeff Mayberry 45 Jack Ellison

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EVERGREEN PARK 2013-14 Record: 13-14. Head coach: Pat Flannigan. Assistant coaches: Chris Burras, John Lettier, Matt Stefani, Mike Stefani. • Who’s gone: Jacquet McClendon, F; Tobi Oladejo, G; Tony Weathersby, F; Alex Cheatham, F. • Who’s back: Isaac Matthews, G, Sr. (14.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 64 steals, 50 assists); Jordan Brown F, Sr.; Darren Pritchett, C, Sr.; Tyler Sorbellini, G, Jr.; Joe Moran, F, Sr. • Who’s new: Horton Kamron, G, Jr.; Kyree Hannah, F, So.; Dan Smith, G, So.; Brad Ford, C, Jr. • Outlook: Baby steps — that’s what the Mustangs took last winter. Fourth-year coach Pat Flannigan certainly doesn’t want his players to adopt a .500 ledger as their annual goal, but Evergreen Park’s ability to perform at that level a season ago meant the program had produced its best record since 2008-09. Solid victories over Lincoln-Way West and Argo late in the year were good indicators of the progress made, and although the Mustangs couldn’t parlay that surge into an extended postseason run they nevertheless laid some groundwork for the current campaign. And helping to keep the mood upbeat is the return of some principal figures from 2013-14. Evergreen will miss the sheer athleticism of forward Jacquet McClendon, who is now playing football at Indiana State University, and intelligent court play of Tobi Oladejo, who received an academic scholarship to Hampton University. Forwards Tony Weathersby and Alex Cheatham are gone, too, but no extensive rebuilding of the roster is necessary. That’s because guard Isaac Matthews is back to lead the charge after garnering all-area honors as a junior. Matthews paced the Mustangs in most key categories and should make an impact both offensively (14.3 ppg a year ago) and defensively (64 steals). Flannigan acknowledges the need for Matthews to “carry an even heavier load this season,” but the latter won’t have to go it alone. Also returning are frontcourters Jordan Brown and Darren Pritchett. Brown was a streaky

player as a junior, but when he was on his game he was valuable to Evergreen. If Brown can produce more than flashes this time around, Matthews will have a reliable sidekick. As for Pritchett, he’s about 6½ feet tall and defensive-minded, giving the Mustangs a much-needed interior presence. Flannigan thinks the big guy can also generate better offensive numbers as a senior. Joe Moran and Tyler Sorbellini should also be heard from during the season, the latter as a pretty decent 3-point threat. Flannigan was unsure, at least prior to the season, as to which of his newcomers would emerge as a factor. That’ll make game-planning tough for opponents, who won’t know what to expect, but the same goes for Flannigan, too. One thing’s for sure — Evergreen can use a boost when it comes to shooting accuracy as a lack of that often prevented last year’s Mustangs from embarking on momentum-creating runs and hamstrung their efforts to battle back from deficits. Flannigan pegs nine-time defending South Suburban Conference Red champion Richards and Reavis as the divisional front-runners heading into the season, but neither squad appears so talent-laden that it can’t be caught and passed in the standings by an enterprising and hard-working challenger. After forgoing Thanksgiving tournament play a year ago, Flannigan opted to have Evergreen return to it this season, which it did at this week’s inaugural Oak Lawn-hosted event. Thus he will get an early read on his younger players and see how they react to varsity competition. • Coach’s comments: “We not only lost a core of great kids to graduation, we also lost most of our junior class for a variety of reasons, [so] the help-wanted sign is still up in my office. If nobody applies, we will be forced to play some underclassmen. “We are not long on talent by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have a couple of guys that will come and compete every night.” — Flannigan

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MARIST 2013-14 Record: 19-10. Head coach: Gene Nolan. Assistant coaches: Glenn Pacek, Brian Hynes, Rich Jercich, Rob Topps, Pat Hogan, Dan Higgins, PJ Murphy. • Who’s gone: Nic Weishar, F; Ryan Tucker, F; Brian Holland, G; Ken Rivard, C; Brian Sterba, G; Andre Turner, G. • Who’s back: Jeremiah Ferguson, G, Sr. (10.0 ppg, 4.5 apg); Kevin Lerma, G, Jr. (10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Bradley Hill, G, Sr. (5.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg); Brian Barry, G, Sr. (3.5 ppg, 2.0 apg); Chamar Hawkins, G, Jr. • Who’s new: Malik Parker, G, So. • Outlook: Trying to predict what the RedHawks will do would give even seasoned prognosticators the cold sweats. Take the 2013-14 season, for instance -- no starter from the previous year was returning and the absentees included Marist’s career scoring and assist leaders. Nic Weishar was coming back after sitting out his junior season, but injuries dogged the current Notre Dame University football player and he was in and out of the RedHawks’ lineup throughout the winter. Anyone guessing that mediocrity would be Marist’s constant companion could have been forgiven for housing such a disparaging opinion. Believing otherwise was foolhardy -- or at least it seemed that way. It turned out those guys suiting up for the RedHawks refused to engage in such negative thinking. Not only did Marist avoid the expected freefall, it actually got better. While no one replaced four-year starters LJ McIntosh and Lexus Williams in regard to individual excellence, the RedHawks’ sum was better than their parts as they piled up 19 wins -- one more than in the previous campaign. They also lost one fewer game. Marist’s victory total was almost identical to its per-year average (19.8) over the past 11 seasons and there’s no reason to anticipate a drop-off in that trend. After all, the RedHawks are better off this time around in an experience sense. Foremost

among a quintet of returnees is senior guard Jeremiah Ferguson, who garnered all-area and All-East Suburban Catholic Conference recognition after averaging 10 points and 4 ½ assists per outing, statistics that will probably rise in 201415. Junior guard Kevin Lerma equaled Ferguson’s scoring output and proved a capable rebounder at just 6-foot-1 as he averaged slightly over four boards per game. Reserves Bradley Hill, Brian Barry and Chamar Hawkins should all figure prominently, too, probably as starters. Hawkins is one of Marist’s toughest defenders. At least a few youngsters will be transitioned into the rotation, although 15 th-year coach Gene Nolan mentioned only one -- guard Malik Parker, who played sophomore ball as a freshman last winter -- in his preseason forecast. The rest of the lineup and roster weren’t going to be finalized until just before the 2014-15 season commenced, but don’t be shocked to see some pretty good marksmen unleashed on unsuspecting foes. The RedHawks have a knack for doing that; last year’s discovery was Brian Holland, who buried 64 3s and shot 51 percent from behind the arc. Benet Academy and Marian Catholic have controlled the ESCC the past few years -- both schools have alumni playing in NCAA Division I -- but appear a bit more vulnerable. If Marist can maintain what has become its status quo, it has a chance to be a bigger noisemaker within the league than it has been of late. • Coach’s comments: “We were very proud of our kids’ effort last year [and] we are very excited to get started. We once again have a tremendous group of young men, led by our three seniors Brian Barry, Jeremiah Ferguson and Bradley Hill. The whole team has shown outstanding work habits throughout the offseason and I know [the players] are [also] excited for the season to begin.” —Nolan

MARIST No. Name 3 Maurice Commander 4 Taylor Weaver 5 Jeremiah Ferguson 12 Brian Barry 15 Malik Parker 20 Andre Hardin 21 James Dunican 25 Bradley Hill 32 Kyle Reynolds

Pos. G G F G G G F F F

Ht. Yr. 5-9 Fr. 5-10 Jr. 6-1 Sr. 5-11 Sr. 5-11 So. 5-7 Jr. 6-1 Jr. 6-1 Sr. 6-3 Jr.

OAK LAWN 2013-14 Record: 11-15. Head coach: Jason Rhodes. Assistant coaches: Jim Lamb, Mark Kleeman, Eddie Bryant. • Who’s gone: David Stacy, G; Mitch Swatek, F; Ibrahim Samra, G; Justin Schutt, G; Nate Jones, F. • Who’s back: Josh Prince, F, Sr.; Joe Cosenza, G, Sr.; Leo Nelson, G, Sr.; Carlos Alvarado, G, Sr.; Kenny Richardson, G, Sr. • Who’s new: Odeh Alsheikh, G/F, Jr.; Jimmy Wiltzius, G, Jr.; Rashad Johnson, G, So. • Outlook: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish -- that old chestnut has been bandied about in sports circles for a long time, but the Spartans discovered the theory is only partially true. Oak Lawn closed its 2013-14 season in strong fashion, winning seven of its final 11 games, but that respectable conclusion couldn’t salvage a plus-.500 record for the Spartans, whose earlier struggles dug a hole that was a little too deep to climb out of completely. Hurting Oak Lawn at the outset was the need to adjust to basketball life without all-area forward Shawn Cannon, its primary weapon from the 2011-12 roster. Then-junior forward Josh Prince eventually picked up some of the scoring and rebounding slack and became a solid performer in his own right, but the Spartans still lacked overall offensive punch. What was encouraging -- and perhaps a little maddening for coach Jason Rhodes -- was that Oak Lawn did show flashes of being able to do damage from the perimeter and keep opposing defenses from hounding Prince too closely. Steadiness in that area, however, could never be sustained for extended periods. With size again not an asset for them, the Spartans could definitely use some outside pick-me-up. Senior Leo Nelson will be Oak Lawn’s main man in that regard, but Rhodes doesn’t want to solely rely on that phase of the game to fuel the attack. Of course, the Spartans have become known in recent years for their defensive play, meaning they shouldn’t have to transform themselves into wildeyed gunslingers and try to out-

shoot foes in order to prosper. One of the anchors of this year’s defense will be Joe Cosenza, a third-year varsity player whose toughness has been well documented on the football field. An unsung plus for Oak Lawn last season was the emergence of a vocal student section that Rhodes readily acknowledges “gave us a boost at home.” If the Spartans can learn to adapt to more unfriendly surroundings and perhaps break even in road games, the season could offer some genuine promise. Thanks to its late burst, Oak Lawn improved its record by 4 ½ games from the year before, a trend Rhodes obviously would love to see duplicated at the very least. A positive occurrence was the Spartans’ development of a proper crunch-time mind-set -- a few of their successes in the second half of the season resulted from being able to execute plays correctly over the last two or three possessions of games. Rhodes wants to see Oak Lawn be more of a factor in the South Suburban Conference Red, which has been the domain of cross-town neighbor Richards for a decade. For that to happen, the Spartans can’t afford to lose too many Friday games in December and January and be forced to play catch-up. • Coach’s comments: “I was happy overall with our team’s level of execution and resilience. Our lack of size is again a concern, and we will have to work tremendously hard defensively and execute our defensive system in order to be competitive. Though at times we shot the 3 well last year, we still need to find ways to put pressure on the rim and get to the foul line in order to be successful offensively. “I view Richards and Eisenhower as the favorites on our side of the conference, [but] Reavis has an excellent junior class and will be dangerous. It will be interesting to see where we stack up, but we’re looking forward to the challenge. We have to get off to a better start in conference play in order to be playing important games on our side of the SSC in February. We have a solid group -- don’t count us out.” —Rhodes

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No. Name 1 Luai Abbasi 3 Rashad Johnson 4 James Wiltzius 10 Kenny Richardson 11 Leo Nelson 12 Cecilio Rodriguez 20 Josh Prince 21 Jorge Ramirez 22 Carlos Alvarado 23 Spencer Smith 24 Odeh Alshaikh 32 Dean Khater 34 Joe Cosenza

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RICHARDS 2013-14 Record: 17-12. Head coach: Jevon Mamon. Assistant coaches: Chris Passafiume, Corey Wolf, Derek Johnson, Michael Murphy. • Who’s gone: Josh Meier, F; Dedrick Shannon, G; Deon Alexander, G; Thaer Othman, G; Evangelo Anagastopolous, F. • Who’s back: Spencer Tears, G/F. Sr.; Marcus Burton, F, Sr.; Lucas White, F, Sr.; Othman Othman, G, Jr. • Who’s new: Chris Bender, G, Jr.; Carlos Draper, F, Jr.; Gershawn Young, F, Jr.; Kush Baxter, G, Jr. • Outlook: The honeymoon period afforded Jevon Mamon may very well be brief. That’s probably not fair for any incoming coach, but the former Perspectives Charter/Leadership boss -- who won 43 games in three seasons there -- understands the situation is a little different at Richards than at many other schools. That’s what capturing a state title, which the Bulldogs did seven years ago, does to annual expectations afterward. Richards hasn’t been at the doorstep of another Class 4A championship since the spring of 2008, but Mamon does inherit a program that is still considered in the upper echelon and enters the current campaign with a string of nine straight South Suburban Conference Red crowns in its possession. What the Bulldogs don’t have available is their two biggest weapons from last winter. Forward Josh Meier was a senior, so there’s no surprise about his departure. The same can’t be said, however, for guard Dedrick Shannon Jr., a varsity regular since his freshman season and anticipated to be the cornerstone of Richards’ 2014-15 squad. But the son of Moraine Valley College’s former men’s basketball coach has transferred to Rich South, leaving Mamon with the unexpected task of finding a new guy to be the Bulldogs’ floor general. One athlete who’ll provide both experience and a winning attitude to Richards’ younger players No. Name 1 Spencer Tears 3 Chris Bender 5 Ameen Hussein 10 Othman Othman 11 Paris Durden 21 Jaaron Coleman 22 Lucas White 23 Marcus Burton 30 Carl Williams 32 Kush Baxter 33 Carlos Draper 40 Omari Holloway 44 Doug Brown 50 Dion McClellan

is senior wing Spencer Tears, a third-year varsity performer who has also been a mainstay on the Bulldogs’ last two football teams -- which went a combined 22-4 and won six postseason games -- as a receiver. Another football player, Lucas White, will also be counted on as a steady contributor and Marcus Burton should be Richards’ chairman of the boards. While Shannon has left, two transfers arrive from the city. Gershawn Young comes in from King while Kush Baxter, yet another member of the football team, previously attended Morgan Park. Baxter, a good defender, may assume the lead guard duties. Also figuring to be in the rotation are athletic forward Carlos Draper and guards Chris Bender and Othman Othman. Bender can go strong to the rim and has developed a solid mid-range offensive game, making him a valuable commodity. The Bulldogs’ rather large amount of inexperience could present a few bumps along the way, particularly in the early part of the schedule, but one thing they have going for them is reputation. What former coach John Chappetto, and before him Jack Fitzgerald, built is a program likely to intimidate at least some of its foes on name alone. That, of course, won’t get it done over the long haul, but it could buy Mamon some time to get his coaching elements firmly set in place and his players accustomed to them so Richards can eventually add to its conference-title collection and make more than peripheral noise when the playoffs roll around. • Coach’s comments: “Our guys will have to grow up quickly if we want to get off to a solid start. [But] it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish and I expect us to get better as the season progresses. “We have the ability to be a good young team depending on how disciplined we are. One thing that is in our favor is that we have a group of hard-working kids who’ll compete.” —Mamon

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SANDBURG 2013-14 Record: 10-18. Head coach: Todd Allen. Assistant coaches: Randy Voels, Dan Lange, Fred Peronto, Nick Fotopoulos, Ryan Peronto. • Who’s gone: Niko Cahue, F/C; Eric Straka, F; T.J. Vorva, F/C; Joe Ruzevich, F. • Who’s back: Niko Kogionis, G, Sr. (11.8 ppg, 87 3s); Alec Martinez, G, Sr. (8.0 ppg, 4.3 apg); Peter Paxinos, G, Sr. (2.4 ppg); Tommy Demogerontas, F, Sr. (2.2 ppg). • Who’s new: Jake Hyde, G, Sr.; Mo Abed, G, Sr.; Zak Razik, F/G, Jr.; Teddy Kotsogiannis, F, Jr.; Kristijan Ristovski, F, Jr. • Outlook: The Eagles have endured a couple winters of discontent, each of which was made colder by the reality of 18 losses in 28 games. It’s not what longtime coach Todd Allen envisioned in the fall of 2012, but Sandburg was dealt a few bad hands along the way beginning with a lengthy suspension of its best player that year, that same player’s subsequent departure before last season and an assortment of injuries and ailments. And the Eagles haven’t been spared this year, either -- senior T.J. Vorva’s decision to focus on volleyball removed a 6-foot7 center from the mix and Joe Ruzevich’s transfer took away another big body. Coupled with the graduation of 6-7 Niko Cahue (Moraine Valley College), those departures mean Sandburg is suddenly undersized, at least by its recent standards. Orland Park hasn’t exactly become Lilliput, but the Eagles’ taller individuals are for the most part untested. The front line has 6-7 Tommy Demogerontas as its only known commodity, so it’s imperative that some younger players make their presences felt. One candidate to do so is Zak Razik, who played wide receiver for the football team this fall, and the 6-4 duo of Teddy Kotsogiannis and Kristijan Ristovski is intriguing. Luckily, Sandburg is well fortified in the backcourt with the return of third-year starters Niko Kogionis and Alec Martinez. Kogionis will be one of the area’s top perimeter-shooting threats --

he dropped in 87 3-pointers as a junior and has 155 to his credit in two seasons -- while Martinez provides the Eagles with a reliable floor general. Senior Peter Paxinos will see increased court time as a key reserve or perhaps part of a three-guard alignment. Two newcomers who will vie for playing time at guard will be Mo Abed and Jake Hyde, neither of whom will help Sandburg solve its height deficiency as each stands under 6 feet. Being part of the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue means the Eagles never lack for challenges. Homewood-Flossmoor, Lockport and Bolingbrook are almost always formidable and fellow District 230 member Stagg is no slouch, either -- it was the Chargers, in fact, who bounced Sandburg from the postseason a couple years ago. But Allen prepped his guys for the rugged league slate right from the outset, entering them into a Thanksgiving tournament in Hinsdale that was to pit the Eagles against a few heralded west-suburban foes. One thing the locals must try hard to avoid is playing from behind, a shortcoming that hampered them frequently last winter. Allen is coming off a successful fall season as he coached Sandburg’s girls’ golf team to a fifthplace finish at state in Class AA. That followed a top-12 showing the year before. While transferring success from one sport to another is impossible, of course, experiencing it is just as rewarding to a coach as an athlete. It’s quite likely Allen was invigorated by the Eagles’ golf exploits and will enter the basketball schedule ready to roll. • Coach’s comments: “We will be small and have to really compete on the boards and on the defensive end. We have some experience back and will hopefully be able to play 10 guys. Last year we lost a very tough and close game to eventual regional champion Thornwood in the regional semifinals [in March, but] we are excited about the season [ahead] and look to compete for the conference championship.” —Allen

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No. Name 1 Brandon McLin 2 Rory Gallagher 3 Alec Martinez 4 Niko Kogionis 5 Kyle Maras 10 Frank Demogerontas 11 Jacob Hyde 12 Tommy Demogerontas 13 Peter Paxinos 15 Zak Razik 21 Lee Demogerontas 23 Kristijan Ristovski 24 Mo Abed 32 Sean McShane 33 Teddy Kotsogiannis 34 Taylor Gold

ST. LAURENCE 2013-14 Record: 6-22. Head coach: Jim Maley. Assistant coaches: Jim Maley Sr., Jeremy Nash. • Who’s gone: Bob Kelly, F; Romello Radford, G; Dan Curley, F; Mike Finger, F. • Who’s back: Matt Gurgone, G/F, Sr. (10.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 48 FG Pct., 43 3-point FG Pct., 48 3s); Quentin Forberg, G, Sr.; Rich Lamb, G/F, Sr.; Tim Delaney, G, Sr.; Dan Cummings, G, Sr. • Who’s new: Brett Risley, G, Jr.; Miguel Del Villar, G, Jr.; Christian Ferrer, G, So.; Chris Carli, F, Jr. • Outlook: New coach Jim Maley has a tough act to follow -- not because the Vikings won so often under former boss Mark Sevedge but because they didn’t. Sevedge’s inability to lift St. Laurence into the upper reaches of the Chicago Catholic League during his fiveyear tenure mirrored the struggles of many of his predecessors. The

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Pos. F G G G F G G C G F/G F F G F F F

Ht. Yr. 6-3 Jr. 5-8 Jr. 6-0 Sr. 6-2 Sr. 6-2 Jr. 6-1 Sr. 5-9 Sr. 6-7 Sr. 5-9 Sr. 6-1 Jr. 6-3 Sr. 6-4 Jr. 5-11 Sr. 6-5 Jr. 6-4 Jr. 6-2 Jr.

Vikings have not posted a winning record since 2002-03 and one has to travel back 35 years to find St. Laurence’s true heyday -- in 1979-80 the Vikings were 20-game winners for the sixth season in a row and just three years removed from a fourth-place finish in Class AA. So what does Maley, who arrives in Burbank from Kenwood Academy, have up his sleeve to change St. Laurence’s fortunes for the better? Well, he hasn’t revealed specifics, but he said at the time of his hiring that he “felt there was an opportunity to build something special based on the facilities, location and direction of the school.” Maley went on to say he was “extremely impressed by the leadership at St. Laurence, starting with President Joe Martinez, Principal Jim Muting and AD Tim Chandler. I believe we share similar values and ambition for the school and athletic programs.” One hurdle all schools with modest enrollment numbers face

is having to share athletes with other sports. A couple of individuals on whom the Vikings will depend this season, sharpshooting Matt Gurgone and guard Tim Delaney, were members of the football squad and away from basketball longer than usual because St. Laurence qualified for the playoffs for the first time in five years and played two extra games. Of course, the plus side to that situation is the two seniors developed a winning attitude, something that shouldn’t be cavalierly dismissed by a program seeking to make some measurable inroads of its own. Quentin Forberg, Rich Lamb and Dan Cummings are other returning seniors who logged substantial minutes a year ago. So assuming good health can be maintained and no one falls victim to non-basketball hardships (academic ineligibility or sudden financial concerns that would necessitate a return to public school, for example), the Vikings are in better shape experience-wise than they’ve been in a few seasons. For what seems like an eternity St. Laurence must once again cope with a shortage issue as none of its projected top nine stands taller than 6-foot-2. That’ll limit

some things the Vikings can do, but Maley had a winning record a year ago at Kenwood and owns a career ledger that sits 12 games over .500 so he obviously knows what he’s doing. Assisting him will be his dad, Jim Sr., and former Marist standout Jeremy Nash. Competing for Catholic League supremacy isn’t likely, but if St. Laurence can pull off a couple early surprises and get some positive momentum going it should be able to improve significantly on last year’s accomplishments. • Coach’s comments: “I think we have a chance to surprise some people this year. I’ve been really impressed with our kids all summer in terms of their work ethic, toughness and ‘coachability’. Combine those traits with an ability to shoot and pass the ball extremely well as a team, and I expect that we will give opposing teams fits. “We are looking to build a program that can achieve sustained success. While that may take some time, I’m confident that we have the players in our locker room to win games now. Our coaching staff firmly believes that and I believe that our players do as well.” —Maley

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No. Name 1 Christian Ferrer 3 Tim Delaney 4 Quentin Forberg 5 Dan Cummings 10 Kevin Aderman 11 Brett Risley 21 Matt Gurgone 22 Rob Dorencz 23 Miguel Delvillar 24 Rich Lamb 25 Chris Carli 31 Chris Gutierrez 32 Justin Wierzgac 33 Tom Condito

Pos. G G G G/F G/F G/F F G G F F F F G

SHEPARD 2013-14 Record: 11-16. Head coach: Tony Chiuccariello. Assistant coaches: Pat O’Boye, Scot Rybarczyk, David Bridgewater. • Who’s gone: Jacob Littleton, G; Darren Cohen, G/F; Malcolm Lawson, G; Nick Heidinger, F; Dylan Vitello, G; Yakov Witherspoon, F. • Who’s back: Kyle Longfield, F/C, Sr. (10.0 ppg); Zack Haxel, F, Sr. (3.7 ppg); Kenny Gorski, G/F, Sr. (3.2 ppg); Malik Smith, F, Sr. • Who’s new: Marlon Perkins, G, Sr.; Kenjrick Watson, G, Jr.; Joe Newhall, G, So.; Tamer Ashkar, F, Fr. • Outlook: Entering his 17th season as head coach, Astros boss Tony Chiuccariello isn’t going to be fazed by much. Consider that a number of his earlier seasons were spent in the old SICA East, which was arguably the best suburban basketball conference in the state at the time, and Shepard took its share of lumps. But the Astros never backed down and even contended for a few years, and since getting repositioned in the more-balanced South Suburban Conference Red they’ve pretty much stayed competitive on an annual basis. Last season, in fact, Shepard overcame its sub-.500 overall ledger well enough to be in the hunt for the SSC Red crown. District 218 sister school Richards eventually wore it for the ninth consecutive year, but the Astros weren’t officially eliminated until the second-to-last week of the season and finished with eight wins in 13 outings. They tied for second in the final standings. Now the question is can Shepard build off the previous year? The odds are somewhat long, in part because graduation removed key figures such as Jacob Littleton and Darren Cohen from the mix. The latter is playing basketball at Benedictine

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University this winter and Littleton may soon be joining him as a student at the school. One athlete Chiuccariello expected to have back was forward Yakov Witherspoon, but the sophomore has transferred to Thornridge. So where does that leave the Astros? Plenty of question marks exist simply because there is little in the way of proven talent. One exception could be senior forward Kyle Longfield, who appears capable of inflicting damage on opponents but missed most of last year with an injury. If he has regained his endurance and can stay healthy this time around, figure on Longfield to up his 10-point scoring average several notches. Forward Zack Haxel and swingman Kenny Gorski must both step forward in a greater way, too, and substantially increase their combined seven-pointsper-contest average. Chiuccariello will need to lean on newcomers perhaps a little more heavily than in recent seasons and that doesn’t come without concerns -- besides their obvious lack of previous varsity experience the newbies haven’t enjoyed a great deal of success on the lower levels, so the learning curve could be rather steep. However, Chiuccariello is accustomed to coaching squads that have more want-to than pure talent -- Shepard hasn’t had a bona fide star in its midst for more than a decade, but there’ve been winning campaigns during that stretch. So if Chiuccariello can convince another group of kids to place the team’s welfare ahead of their individual accomplishments, the Astros won’t fade away. And in an SSC Red that doesn’t appear overly stacked, those acts of selflessness might be enough to return Shepard to the upper half of the division. • Coach’s comments: “Last year we had a hard-working group that worked well together as a

team, [but] we lost a lot of scoring, rebounding and experience. We are looking to fill the scoring void as a collective group by working the ball offensively to get the best open shot. “Strong team defense, combined with selflessness on offense,

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No. Name 1 Joe Zaremba 3 John Contant 5 Shane McMahon 10 Brian Kosch 12 Darek Liput 14 Josh Sterling 20 Tyquan Foster 21 Brett Stratinsky 22 Nick Worst 23 Josh Strama 30 George Kazanecki 32 Yousef Qasem 33 Jeff Goral 35 Matt Mohan 40 Tom Kazanecki

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STAGG 2013-14 Record: 22-8. Head coach: John Daniels. Assistant coaches: Steve Berg, Tom Carroll, Mike Cibelli, Eric Malone, Ray Milnes, Chris Wendelin. • Who’s gone: Max Strus, G; Kevin White, G; Nick Sims, G; Sebastian Kolpak, F. • Who’s back: Jeff Goral, F, Sr. (8.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg); Brett Stratinsky, F, Sr. (1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg). • Who’s new: John Contant, G, So. (2.0 ppg). • Outlook: Wise opponents long ago learned to never underestimate a John Daniels-coached basketball team, and with good reason. Not only has Stagg’s finest period of accomplishment coincided with Daniels’ tenure at the school, but it has developed a reputation for peskiness that any kid brother would envy. In short, the Chargers are rarely an easy out, regardless of the opposition’s talent level. The 2013-14 postseason offered the latest example of that as Stagg went down to the wire with fourtime defending state champion Simeon before losing a 47-45 verdict in the Class 4A Shepard Regional final. That Chargers team benefited from an individual standout, area Player of the Year Max Strus, but having someone of such magnitude is not necessary in order for Stagg to be a frustrating bunch to foes. Strus’ graduation and that of two-time all-area point guard Kevin White place the Chargers back into their more familiar role of full-blown underdog. Stagg’s latest group is comprised mostly of nondescript types who are easy to overlook but will probably manage to cause fits before very long. The lone returnee with any sort of significant court time under his belt is forward Jeff Goral, who is coming off an injury suffered in football. He’s good to go, but Goral must step up his scoring and rebounding numbers as he assumes a leadership role this winter.

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Clifton Taylor scores the first of his two touchdowns for Brother Rice Friday night against Loyola Academy. The Crusaders couldn’t do any other damage, however, and suffered a season-ending 31-14 defeat. “We could have put some cupcakes on our schedule and been 9-0 and hosting [in early rounds of the Class 8A tournament], but I firmly believe if we don’t schedule the way we did we don’t beat the Mt. Carmels, Loyolas and St. Ritas. Overall, I’m really proud of the kids.”

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Although Johnson (three solo stops and one assist in addition to the fumble recovery), Julian Blain (seven solos), Steven Robinson (six solos, one assists, one tackle for loss), Derrick Frye (four solos, two tackles for loss, one sack) and Robert Woods (four solos, one assist, fumble recovery) all performed well on Rice’s behalf, its defense yielded more than 400 yards to the Ramblers. Badke traced Loyola’s improvement from the earlier game to Walsh, who began the season as its thirdstring signal-caller but eventually

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offensively.” And things grew darker when Trevon Chatman caught his second touchdown pass of the day early in the third period. The six-pointer increased Campbellsville’s advantage to 28-17. “There’s a reason they made the playoffs,” Feminis said of the Tigers. “They were a very good team offensively — they had a couple receivers we were really concerned with and they made some big plays. “We could have folded our tents right there, but our guys showed a lot of composure. I thought our confidence was good the whole game.” It was good enough to enable SXU to respond quickly to Campbellsville’s third-quarter body blow. Nick DeBenedetti’s 32-yard kickoff return, plus a face-mask penalty whistled against the visitors positioned the Cougars near midfield. A few plays later DeBenedetti hauled in a 25-yard throw from John Rhode to breathe life into SXU. “If I wasn’t coaching and was sitting as a fan in the stands, this would have been a heck of an entertaining game,” Feminis said with a chuckle. “But it’s hard on the old ticker.” Three-and-a-half minutes after DeBenedetti reached the Tigers’ end zone Simms did so for the second time on a 47-yard reception. That put the Cougars ahead to stay, but Rhode notched an insurance TD that wound up being necessary when he scrambled 4 yards with 10:41 left in the game. Rhode’s touchdown was set up by a Campbellsville fumble that Dan Fitzgerald caused and Joe DeMarco recovered. Fitzgerald (three solo stops, four assists and 1 ½ tackles for loss in addition to the forced fumble) was one

settled into the starter’s role and brought “a quarterback carousel” to a halt. As for his own club, Badke said there were “a lot of things you can look back on and be extremely proud of.” Among those achievements were the first Catholic League Blue championship in a decade and a victory trifecta over Loyola, Mt. Carmel and St. Rita unseen by the Crusaders in the same season since the mid-1970s. “The kids saw for themselves that if they do things the right way, good things can happen,” Badke said. “I think the kids believed they could compete with anybody and beat anybody. of several influential individuals on that side of the ball. Greg Hayward was the undisputed standout as he included four sacks and 5½ tackles for loss among his afternoon’s work. The Oak Lawn High School alumnus finished with seven solos and two quarterback hurries. “Greg Hayward is just unbelievable,” Feminis said. “He leads by his actions and he’s a relentless, relentless player. At our level he’s just a dominating player. If he’s not a first-team All-American, I don’t know who is.” Also contributing on defense were Mark Williams (five solos, two assists, two pass breakups, one tackle for loss), Tyler Hoeg (five solos, one assist, two breakups) and Alex Walters (three solos, four assists, one tackle for loss). SXU totaled 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks, an exhibition that seemed almost unbelievable in light of Campbellsville’s offensive numbers. “That’s football in today’s world of spread offenses,” Feminis said. “You’re probably not going to see too many 10-7 games.” It was Hayward recording 1½ sacks during the Cougars’ late show of resistance. Nick Cemeno also dropped Russell once on that pivotal series and Tom Hitz was credited with a half-sack. As for the offense, Simms (eight catches, 210 yards), Randall Wells (eight receptions, 107 yards) and DeBenedetti (seven catches, 82 yards) were a trio of inviting targets for Rhode (30of-50, 416 yards). Ivlow gave the ground attack a lift with 97 rushing yards, and Feminis also complimented his special teams. In particular, he praised freshman Drey Devereaux, who took over as the holder on kicks after Pat Kelso suffered an injury. “It was a total team effort,” Feminis said. “[And] this is go-

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LA BR 24 15 137 135 286 176 423 311 26-17 30-16 2 0 0 1 1-5 10-90 1-32.0 3-26.7

Scoring BR — Clifton Taylor 1 run (Matt Pikowski kick) LA — Dara Laja 18 run (Mike Kurzydlowski kick) LA — Lara 1 run (Kurzydlowski kick) BR — Taylor 19 pass from Alex Alarcon (Pikowski kick) LA — Spencer Cecola 10 pass from Aiden Walsh (Kurzydlowski kick) LA — Mark Nichols 1 run (Kurzydlowski kick) LA — Kurzydlowski 20 field field goal Brother Rice Rushing: Jones 9-67, Alarcon 10-37, Taylor 8-31. Passing: Alarcon 29-16-176, Jones 1-0-0. Receiving: Jones 10-135, Kubil 4-26, Taylor 1-19, Hayes 1-(-4).

ing to help us down the road. We told our guys right after the game, ‘You got challenged.’ We had to play with confidence and not give up.” The win was SXU’s 10th in a row over teams from the MidSouth Conference, which is also the league to which Lindsey Wilson belongs.

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St. Xavier University football coach Mike Feminis recently stated that if senior defensive lineman Greg Hayward “isn’t a first team [NAIA] All-American, I don’t know who is.” While the 2014 season continues with the Cougars in the national quarterfinals, Hayward’s status in that regard isn’t yet known. But as a precursor to further honors the Oak Lawn High School graduate was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League. “Greg is very deserving of this award and it could not have happened to a better young man,” Feminis said. “He is absolutely relentless on the football field and his work ethic is second to none. Greg will no doubt go down as one of the best defensive linemen in our program’s history and hopefully he can lead us to another national championship in Daytona.” Hayward’s selection highlighted the appearance of 17 SXU players on the All-MFSA Midwest League squad. Five Cougars joined Hayward on the first team, eight were chosen as second-teamers and three received honorable mention. In addition, offensive coordinator Mark Yanule was pegged as the Midwest League Assistant Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career. Besides Hayward SXU’s other headliner was senior Nick DeBenedetti, who actually filled two first-team spots as he was feted as both a wide receiver and return specialist. Along with Hayward and DeBenedetti, Cougars first-teamers were sophomore offensive lineman Kevin Lonergan (Oak Lawn), freshman offensive lineman Justin Hunter, junior linebacker Dan Fitzgerald and junior defensive back Mark Williams. Representing SXU on the allleague second unit were quarterback John Rhode, sophomore receiver Stephen Simms, junior receiver Randall Wells, sophomore offensive lineman Sean Jones, freshman kicker Abdul Mahdi, senior defensive lineman Nick Cemeno, senior defensive back Danny Lombardo and freshman punter Joe Bailey. Collecting honorable mentions were senior offensive lineman Frank Markasovic, senior defensive lineman Marcus Maas and freshman running back Mike Ivlow. “I’m really happy for each of our guys who made it and they’re all deserving,” Feminis said. “The MSFA is the best conference in the country at our level, so to be named to this team is a tremendous honor. “As for Mark’s honor, he has been with me from Day 1 and our program’s offensive coordinator since 2003. He’s as good as it gets and very deserving of this award. I wouldn’t trade Mark for anyone at any level.” *** Along with his all-league selection, Bailey also garnered Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the Cougars’ regular-season-ending 36-6 victory over Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 15. Bailey also received the award on Sept. 29. His latest achievement came after he averaged 37 yards on four punts with a long of 54 yards. The latter pinned the Tigers at their own 7 and soon after SXU recorded a safety. A second Bailey punt also landed inside Olivet’s 20. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL After the Cougars racked up another pair of impressive wins last week, coach Bob Hallberg became more convinced that he has a different team than in the previous three seasons. And the biggest difference was once again demonstrated by SXU’s offensive output. Four Cougars scored in double figures as No. 6 SXU routed No. 12 Cardinal Stritch 77-57 in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic

Conference matchup last Wednesday. Three days later five players tallied at least 10 points in the Cougars' 76-57 road victory over Taylor University. The triumphs improved the Cougars' overall record to 7-1. It would stay that way for a while, too, as SXU took a 10-day break following Saturday's game in Upland, Ind. “In both wins [last] week we received a lot of contributions offensively,” Hallberg said. “Everybody knows they have to stop Morgan Stuut and Suzie Broski, but to have four and five players in double figures is a great luxury. “Having a balanced attack like we’ve had is hard to overcome and we’re seeing that working in our favor so far this season.” Broski had a game-best 19 points of 8-of-12 shooting to spearhead the Cougars' effort in their home opener on Wednesday. Freshman Kara Krolicki added 17 points on 6-of-10 accuracy, Stuut posted a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Caitlin McMahon pitched in with 12 points, six boards and three blocks. Five of Krolicki's baskets were 3-pointers. Along with that offense, SXU exhibited solid defense. The Cougars' forced nine first-half turnovers and held the Wolves to a 26 percent success rate from the field, which helped them construct a 39-24 halftime edge. Fifty-two percent shooting by SXU over the last 20 minutes allowed it to keep control of the proceedings. “The amazing part about the win was that the game was supposed to be closer,” Hallberg said. “Cardinal Stritch is fresh off a Final Four season. The team got hot at the right time and advanced all the way to the semifinals, [but] my team played a great ballgame [here] and was successful in neutralizing them. “We got off to a fast start [and] we also shot 11-for-24 from the 3-point line.” *** Stuut became the Cougars' No. 2 career scorer after notching a game-high 16 points versus Taylor. Her 1,890 points leave her just 78 behind all-time leader Mary Cain (2000-04). Stuut complemented her offense with six rebounds and five steals. McMahon finished with 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting, 13 rebounds and three blocks, Broski tossed in 13 points, Mikayla Leyden had 11 and Krolicki 10. SXU led nearly the entire game but owned just a four-point edge (34-30) at the half. However, the Cougars pulled away in the second half and were ahead by as many as 25. The big surge came after McMahon's jumper sparked a 21-4 run that lasted nearly seven minutes. Leyden capped the blitz with nine minutes left to play. "Caitlyn McMahon played her best college game by far in three years,” Hallberg said. “Kara Krolicki also had a real good game [and] Mikayla can rebound as well as score. "Having a rebounding guard is something we haven’t had much of in the past. That really helps our inside players and it demonstrates how versatile Mikayla is.” SXU limited the Trojans to 18 percent shooting from 3-point range, made 13 steals and caused 21 turnovers in all. “The girls were able to trigger some open-court and transition basketball — a lot of those steals were triggered by Morgan Stuut," Hallberg said. "To go from being up seven points to 16 points in a short time, that’s very demoralizing to an opponent. We also have the capability of [posting a] high shooting percentage every game.” With all the early success, the only real dilemma that Hallberg admits to having is finding enough playing time to go around for a talented roster.

“It’s always a juggling act, but it’s a nice challenge to have," he said. "We’re on a nice roll now. We always seem to have somebody there to pick someone [else] up.” — Anthony Nasella MEN’S BASKETBALL The Cougars had to settle for merely coming close last Wednesday night. Their CCAC opener at the Shannon Center pitted them against NAIA No. 2-ranked Cardinal Stritch, a 30-game winner in 201314 and the national champion in Division II the year before that. And considering the Wolves’ roster was left relatively unscathed by graduation, especially compared to SXU’s, the locals were guaranteed to have their hands full. That part was true, but it went both ways. With a couple of their newcomers chipping in big performances, the Cougars gave Stritch all it could handle; in fact after freshman guard Larry Motuzis nailed a 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining SXU was within three of the Wolves. The Cougars were unable to finish the job, however. Two free throws from sophomore Tyler Semenas finalized the verdict in the visitors’ favor, 87-82. “Going into it, if I’d have thought we had a chance [to win] at the end I would have said, ‘Hey, that’s pretty good knowing the kind of opponent we were playing,’” SXU coach Tom O’Malley said. Coming out of it, the veteran leader wasn’t quite as content. “I’m happy at the progress, but I’m not satisfied,” O’Malley said. “We’ve got to continue [working] and keep going forward.” Motuzis registered 21 points for the Cougars (3-2, 0-1), second to senior Jack Krieger’s team-best 22. Each player connected on better than 55 percent of his field-goal attempts and SXU shot 50 percent as a team overall, 58 percent over the final 20 minutes. Also catching O’Malley’s eye with his play was junior guard Stanley Moore, who totaled 19 points, five rebounds and five assists. A problem for the Cougars was that no one could top Moore’s effort on the glass; the Wolves, meanwhile, used their tall front line to maximum efficiency and out-rebounded SXU by a 2-to-1 margin (48-24). “Their point guard had six,” O’Malley said of Stritch. “I think some of our guys realize they didn’t do enough. We know we need to rebound a little bit better.” Except for a 2-0 lead at the outset, the Cougars were never in front. The Wolves’ 13-2 run right after that put them in control and they fended off several SXU surges the rest of the way. The Cougars trailed by nine at intermission but shaved the differential to one (43-42) on Krieger’s layup three minutes into the second half. Stritch’s response was an 11-2 blitz and SXU didn’t get close again until Motuzis, Krieger and Kyle Huppe all delivered baskets in the late going. “We’re kind of looking at it as we’re still a work in progress,” O’Malley said. “We haven’t gotten to the point where we’re comfortable yet, [but] we didn’t set this schedule up to be a patsy schedule. Out of our first eight games, we [will have] played two [NCAA] Division I teams and several others that are very good — that’s as big and formidable as you can get.” Obviously, some of O’Malley’s guys were having their initial dealings with Stritch, but the coach said there’s no reason to get cowed by a reputation. “To me, the name doesn’t do it as much as the experience level of their players,” O’Malley said. “Eight of [the Wolves’] first nine all played for them last year. That’s a great advantage.” The Cougars, who already played Division I Oakland University in an exhibition contest, faced the University of Illinois-Chicago in another one this past Tuesday. SXU hosts its own Thanksgiving tournament over the weekend. — Ken Karrson

St. Xavier Rushing: Ivlow 15-97, Simms 3-28, Ferguson 2-9, Carroll 1-5, Devereaux 1-2, Wells 1-1, Fenney 1-0, Rhode 6-(-2). Passing: Rhode 50-30-416, Carroll 1-1-46. Receiving: Simms 8-210, Wells 8-107, DeBenedetti 7-82, Carroll 4-36, Ivlow 2-13, Ladd 1-9, Strbjak 1-5.

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Sandburg runners Max Lehnhardt, Chris Torpy and Sean Torpy Midwest Regional.

Sandburg reigns at Nike Midwest Regional cross country meet

Sandburg may have missed out on a Class 3A cross country championship in Illinois earlier this month, but the Eagles weren’t denied the title at an even bigger venue. Facing 54 invited teams representing a half-dozen Midwestern states, Sandburg ruled over the field at the Nike Midwest Regional. Among the vanquished squads were Illinois state champ Hinsdale Central, which trailed the Eagles by 150 points, and Indiana kingpin Carmel High School, which wound up 70 points in arrears of Sandburg. The Eagles will now be part of the national championship lineup on Dec. 6 in Portland, Ore. Eighteen programs in all will take part in the event, which will be streamed live on the Nike website.

Evergreen bowlers fall short in SSC crossovers

Evergreen Park’s boys’ bowling team fell short against both Hillcrest and Tinley Park in South Suburban Conference crossover matches last week. The Hawks defeated the Mustangs 1,732-1,607 at Arena Lanes behind Xavier Muhammad’s 484 series and high game of 258. Jacoby Ottenfeld paced Evergreen in the two-game match with a 409 series and 214 high game. Tinley Park knocked off the Mustangs 1,892-1,782 at Arena Lanes as Nick Shveryt (258 high game, 448 series) led the way. Ottenfeld was again Evergreen’s top performer with a 478 series that was highlighted by a team-best 256 game.

Seven Mother McAuley athletes make college choices

Seven student-athletes from Mother McAuley made official their college decisions by signing National Letters of Intent recently. Each was awarded a scholarship. Four volleyball players were among the seven, including Ryann DeJarld, the daughter of Mighty Macs coach Jen DeJarld. The younger DeJarld, who hails from Evergreen Park, will attend Notre Dame. Kennedy Arundel, an Oak Lawn resident, is also headed to the Big East as she signed with the University of Connecticut. Others finalizing their selections were Kelsey Clark (George Washington University) and Amber Casey (University of St. Francis). Softball players making their choices were Dara Sanders (Lewis University), Evergreen Park resident

Jen Crowley (Lewis) and Emily Rux (Wisconsin-Whitewater).

Evergreen nominates two for High School Heisman

Seniors Nicole Larkin and John Zofkie were picked as Evergreen Park High School’s representatives for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award. The award, given in conjunction with the collegiate Heisman, celebrates the achievements of the nation’s top high school seniors both in and out of the classroom. To become eligible students must exhibit excellence in athletics, academics and community/school leadership.

Shepard sets three school swim records

While Sandburg had the starring role in its own swimming sectional, Shepard was not without a few individual feats of its own. The Astros established three school records during the meet and came within .3 seconds of setting a fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Shepard was fifth in that race. Senior Mary Lippert erased a mark that had stood since 1982 when she completed the 50-free in 25.39 seconds. The clocking, which was .52 seconds faster than the existing school standard, netted Lippert fifth place. Sophomore Annie Rangel eclipsed her own record in the 200free set a year ago at sectionals. Her 2:07.24 time was good for the No. 6 position. Lippert and Rangel then joined senior Becca Gleich and junior Grace Spindler in the 400-free relay, where the foursome wound up third by finishing the event in 3:56.23, which wiped out a 16-year-old standard by 2.62 seconds. Other Shepard swimmers at sectional who scored points and posted season-best times were Hannah Vasil, Maggie Frausto, Emilia Burda, Joanna Rangel and Yessenia Martinez.

Moraine looking for basketball alumni

Moraine Valley College is reaching out to its former basketball players. In celebration of the school’s new basketball courts and Health, Fitness and Recreation Center, the Cyclones are inviting anyone who has played for either the men’s or women’s hoops program over the past 35 years to attend a basketball doubleheader on Jan. 17. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. and a reception will be held at the

On the season's biggest stage, Anna Bos loomed large. Bos earned NAIA All-America status and posted Trinity Christian College's highest finish ever in the national cross country meet by taking 20th at last Saturday's NAIA Championship at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan. The senior, who was making her fourth consecutive appearance at the national event, completed her 5K race in 18 minutes, 26.90 seconds. Also representing the Trolls in the 336-runner women's field were Ashley Jourdan and Jessica Disselkoen, who placed 100th and 118th in respective times of 19:23.00 and 19:31.90. Submitted photo helped the Eagles win the Nike In the men's 8K race, Cody Velthuizen matched Jourdan by reaching the chute in the 100th conclusion of the second contest. position after clocking a 26:28.40. In addition, athletic director Bill There were 320 male competitors Finn will name Moraine’s all-de- in all. cade teams. For more information, VOLLEYBALL call 974-5727 or email NagelM3@ Headed to the National Chrismorainevalley.edu. tian College Athletic Association national tournament is the Trolls Palos Stampede 13U team volleyball squad, which advanced looking for players by winning the North Central Palos Stampede Baseball’s 13U Region title over the weekend. team is looking for two Gold-level Trinity (32-10) beat Bethel players to fill out its roster for the College (25-20, 25-18, 25-16) in 2015 season. the championship encounter af Pitching experience is a plus. ter outlasting Lincoln Christian Players must be 13 years of age University in four sets (25-10, 20by May 1. 25, 29-27, 25-12 in the semifinal Winter workouts begin in early round. The Trolls will play in January. The Stampede play a com- Kissimmee, Fla., Dec. 4-6. petitive schedule that includes ap- The Trolls had relatively little pearances in several tournaments, trouble with Bethel in Game 1, including one out-of-town event, but the Pilots hung tough in the and their main goal is preparing remaining two sets. Rachel Verplayers for high school baseball. hage's kill gave Trinity an 11-10 For more information or a pri- advantage in Game 2 and the vate tryout, contact Dan Szykowny Trolls kept control after that. at 906-7148 or dannyszy@yahoo. Verhage struck again in the com. third set as she was at the service line when Trinity reeled off 11 straight points to grab an insurSPBL seeking players The Southside Pony Baseball mountable 24-13 lead. Three aces League is seeking players aged figured in the run, as did three 13 and 14 for the 2015 season. kills from Danielle Oeverman. Players must be in grades 7-9 as Bethel staved off match point three times before the Trolls of May 1. All games will be played at finally prevailed. the Spartan Athletic Complex in Trinity totaled 44 kills, oneOak Lawn. The season runs April fourth of them delivered by Tori Mantel, who augmented her through June. For more information, email 11 kills with 18 digs. Lauren pony@oaklawnbaseball.com. To Macadlo put down 10 kills and register, go to www.oaklawnbase- Oeverman and Brittany Dykstra had eight apiece. ball.com. Also contributing to the win were Erynn Schuh (38 assists, Online registration for 12 digs) and Karleigh Krchmery Oak Lawn baseball, softball (14 digs). Oak Lawn Baseball and Softball *** is currently conducting online reg- Oeverman's kill and a Linistration and accepting payment coln Christian error enabled for the 2015 spring season. the Trolls to get the final say Registration in both sports is in Game 3 of their semifinal open to players aged 5-18. Visit match and they carried that www.oaklawnbaseball.com. momentum to a convincing fourth-set victory. Trinity was U.S. Baseball Academy also impressive in Game 1 as it 14 kills and only two hitting returning to Oak Lawn U.S. Baseball Academy, which errors, good for a .444 attack operates a national network of af- percentage. fordable hitting, pitching, catching, Oeverman wound up with fielding and base-running camps 12 of the Trolls' 51 kills, while for players in grades 1-12, will Mantel and Macadlo each regbe returning to Oak Lawn High School for a winter session. The session is scheduled to run Jan. 4-Feb. 15 under the direction of Spartans head coach Bill Gerny. Registration is now underway at www.USBaseballAcademy.com and will conclude approximately six weeks before the beginning of the session, although last year’s camp filled up before that. For more information, visit the website or call 1-866-622-4487.

ing eight 3-pointers) was the Trolls' big gun, but Hehir (17 points) and Logan Vos (14) also make their presences felt. Cody Rhorer collected a team-best nine rebounds and Ryan Tubbs dished out eight assists. Trinity hosted Roosevelt University in a CCAC game this past Tuesday and will participate in St. Xavier's Thanksgiving tournament over the weekend. istered 11. Verhage and Dykstra had four blocks apiece and Schuh finished with 46 assists and 16 digs. MEN'S BASKETBALL NAIA Division II No. 8-ranked Robert Morris University beat the Trolls last Wednesday in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest but not without a fight. Trinity was down by only five at halftime and came up short by seven (71-64) at game's end. The Trolls (3-4, 0-2) used 3-pointers by Jared Jones and David Buffham to keep heat on the Eagles in the second half, but an untimely dry spell was costly to Trinity. It notched just two points over the last three minutes, which prevented it from overtaking Robert Morris after climbing within a deuce. Trey Johnson had 14 points and eight rebounds to pace the Trolls, while Jones (11 points), Joe Hehir (11) and Buffham (10) all scored in double digits as well. Caleb Jonkman grabbed eight rebounds for Trinity, which collected 43. The Trolls also outshot the Eagles from the field (45 percent to 38) and behind the 3-point arc (63 percent to 30). Undermining the locals were 21 turnovers, 13 more than were charged to Robert Morris. Trinity also hurt itself by converting only 50 percent of its free throws compared to the Eagles' 71 percent. *** Stepping outside of conference didn't do the Trolls any favors on Friday as they dropped an 87-80 verdict to Goshen. The Maple Leafs raced out to a 9-0 lead behind three 3-pointers and sank 10 of their first 12 shots, six of which were fired up from long distance. But Goshen wasn't the only club that began on a strong note — Trinity also drilled five 3-balls in the early going. The Maple Leafs stretched their lead out to 14 points with five minutes remaining in the opening half, but the Trolls embarked on a 15-3 to bring themselves back into contention. After slipping back again during the second half, Trinity pulled even at 74-all on Jonathan Zandstra's 3-pointer with five minutes left but could never inch in front. Jones (26 points, includ-

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Robert Morris' women's team also got the better of Trinity as the Trolls absorbed a 72-62 setback last Wednesday. The Trolls were guilty of 45 turnovers, 26 before halftime, but they survived that sloppiness by hitting 5-of-9 3-pointers before the break and holding a decisive advantage on the glass (50-31) for the game. The two teams were locked in a 32-all tie at halftime after Allie Paluchniak beat the buzzer with a 3 for Trinity. But the miscues kept coming and the Trolls eventually fell back by double digits and couldn't recover. Kelsie Foster (27 points, including five 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Palucniak (17 points, four assists) and Holly Boetsma (nine rebounds) were Trinity's ringleaders. Not much separated the Eagles and Trolls in field-goal shooting, but the former buried 16 free throws, five more than Trinity attempted. The locals went 4-of-11 at the stripe. *** The Trolls also came up short in the first game at the San Diego Christian College Tournament as Arizona Christian administered a 61-55 loss on Friday. Trinity was ahead by 10 at intermission but scored only 19 points over the last 20 minutes. Caitlin Cody (15 points, 10 rebounds), Foster (eight points), Celina Wanta (eight) and Rebecca DeHaan (seven rebounds) were the Trolls' notables in defeat. Trinity connected on just 32 percent of its field-goal tries, which offset a slight edge (4238) on the glass. *** The Trolls (4-5) fared better on Saturday as they knocked off the host school 64-56 behind big outings from DeHaan (18 points, six rebounds), Cody (15 points, five rebounds), Paluchniak (15 points) and Lauren Stokes (six rebounds). The teams were tied four times in the first 10 minutes and separated by only six points after 20. Trinity stretched its advantage out to 15 points in the second half before nailing down its eight-point win. It shot 44 percent from the floor, 77 percent at the line. The Trolls visited Roosevelt this past Tuesday for a CCAC game.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR HLSS MORTGAGE MASTER TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF THE SERIES 2014-1 CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY HLSS MORTGAGE MASTER TRUST Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD KAMPANATKOSOL, CHOMRAWEE SOMKUL Defendants 12 CH 015408 10630 S. LORI 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 September 3, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on December 10, 2014, 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 10630 S. LORI LANE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-110-025. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH FORVH RI WKH 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 WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO 127 be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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 ,/&6 J DQG J ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ LV D 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 3URSHUW\ $FW ,/&6 J ,) <28 ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR 5,'*( ,/ 3OHDVH UHIHU WR ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 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 %855 5,'*( ,/ $WWRUQH\ )LOH 1R $WWRUQH\ $5'& 1R 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: &+ 7-6& 127( 3XUVXDQW to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I632868

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.FIRST MIDWEST BANK AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1/22/2004 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-5992, HERITAGE COVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST MIDWEST BANK U/T/A DATED 1/22/2004 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-5992, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 007830 11112 E. COVE CIRCLE UNIT #3-1D 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 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 15, 2014, 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 11112 E. COVE CIRCLE UNIT #3-1D, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-109-1034. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale WHUPV GRZQ RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG 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 purFKDVHU QRW WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condiWLRQ 7KH VDOH LV IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, WKH SXUFKDVHU ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real esWDWH DIWHU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-03848 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 007830 TJSC#: 34-16153 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I633035

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;10 in the Parkâ&#x20AC;? For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. Plaintiff, -v.ODEET SYRIANI, SOUZAN SYRIANI, ANTON SYRIANI, HARRIS, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, CITIBANK, N.A. F/K/A CITIBANK, FSB, CENTENNIAL VILLAGE UNIT II TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION Defendants 08 CH 018549 15715 LIBERTY COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2014, 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 15715 LIBERTY COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-16-407-009. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH FORVH 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 WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO 127 be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 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. 14-08-12871 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 08 CH 018549 TJSC#: 34-16287 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I632692

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . KELLY A. MCGUIRE; ORLAND GOLF VIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 9346 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 19, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-14-401-021-1059. Commonly known as 15714 South Sunset Ridge Court Unit 2N, Orland Park, Illinois 60462. 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, 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, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg 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. 13030410 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I633931

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RORY SLOAN A/K/A RORY J. SLOAN A/K/A RORY J. SLAUGHTER, CITIBANK, N.A., SILVER LAKE GARDENS VILLAS I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Defendants 12 CH 032004 15354 AUBRIETA LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 6, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2014, 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 15354 AUBRIETA LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-200-024-1040. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% GRZQ RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH 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 WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO 127 be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 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. 14-12-22188 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 032004 TJSC#: 34-18942 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I633012

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Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1’

This movie doesn’t end, but it’s worth seeing “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” is only half a movie. With the final book of the Hunger Games franchise being made into two movies (think Harry Potter), this movie seems unfinished. This is the one of the few times you will see a movie with no real ending. What may seem to some like a business decision more than an artistic decision, this film takes us to chapter 13 of this 27-chapter behemoth of a book. This film is a little less than half a book and it’s the half without much action. This is the lead up to the dramatic conclusion. This is not some action packed movie like the previous two. There is no “Hunger Games” that takes place in this Submitted photo film, like in the previous two. Most of the action that happened in the previous films was during the games and this leads to a film In addition to their Merlot and Monet evening when members tried their hand painting Monet’s famous somewhat starved for action. Part 1 picks up right where work, Venice at Sunset, at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, the Arts Department of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club recently sponsored a tour of the newly dedicated collection of “Catching Fire” ended. For those outdoor sculptures and murals arranged by the Palos Heights Arts Commission. Members toured in two who haven’t seen “Catching Fire” sessions, with Bob Starzyk driving, and arts Commissioner Maria DeCaprio-Sunta narrating the tour. yet, you need to see that film first in order to understand this film. This film is about the revolution against the capital of Panem. The capital is the life-sucking overlord of the districts (basically states) run by President Snow (Donald by Jay Bobbin

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Motion Picture Association of STARTING THIS WEEK: America rating, and then by a “THE EXPENDABLES 3”: If family-viewing guide, the key for you’re in need of a serious dose which appears below.) of testosterone for Thanksgiving, look no further. The third edition of the adventure franchise expectedly has Sylvester Stallone leading the band of troubleshooters, and this time, they’re up against one of their own: the group’s cofounder (cast newcomer Mel Gibson), who has turned villainous. Some new blood is needed to help defeat him — with Kellan Lutz (“Twilight”) among those recruits — but action-driven fun also is provided by such other returnees as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason

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THE APOLLO CHORUS OF CHICAGO presents

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Messiah Saturday, December 6, at 3:00 pm Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center

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Pinto’s Popcorn Picks by Tony Pinto Sutherland.) To keep a long story short, the capital takes the resources of the other districts in exchange for keeping so-called peace, while leaving the constituents to starve and live in rubble. The reluctant face of the revolution is Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). She’s an unwilling propaganda piece set to bring hope to the districts, while uniting them all against the evil capital. As a pawn in a war led by Plutarch Heavensbee (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), she has to deal with the burden of Panem looking at her for hope during this revolution she didn’t mean to start. Within all the political drama and dark undertones that cloud the movie we also have this love triangle which is used to keep the movie more about the star: Jennifer Lawrence. You have the

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vites families with children of any age to make ceramic snowmen on Dec. 3 and to come back to glaze their creations on Dec. 10. The class fee is $18 per person and includes all supplies and two kiln firings. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Orland Park, will host its Friday Night Live event with live music from America’s Got Talent finalist Family pottery Reverse Order and free cookies snowmen courtesy of Barnes and Noble. The Bridge will also be extending its hours, from 10:30 p.m. until midA pottery class for families will night that night, for high school be hosted at the Log Cabin Center students only. This free event is for for the Arts on Wednesdays, Dec. teens in 7th through 12th grade. 3 and 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Ribbon tree High School After Hours - 10:30 The Log Cabin is at The Cenworkshop with p.m. to midnight Dec. 5, The ter, 12700 Southwest Highway in Alice Collins Bridge Teen Center will be exPalos Park. Instructor heather Young inA Christmas tree workshop tending its hours for High School will be offered at The Center students only. During the night on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m., students can participate in games, at 12700 Southwest Highway in win prizes and eat free cookies from Barnes and Noble. This free Palos Park. Columnist Alice Collins joins event is for teens in 9th through the Log Cabin Center for the 12th grade. For more information Arts staff for the holidays to call 532-0500. teach ladies to make decorative Christmas trees of shiny ribbons. The fee is $12 plus a $19 materials fee, which includes the cone, Stained-glass pins, and three bolts of ribbon studio open house for each student. Registration is required. Call 361-3650. The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, will host an open Yoga class house for its stained-glass studio A new five-week series of gentle on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. yoga classes will be offered at The to noon. Instructor Harry Meneghini Center on Tuesdays, beginning Dec. 2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The has organized the open house class will meet at the Anderson for people intrigued by stained Activity Center of The Children’s glass but timid about commitFarm, 12700 Southwest Highway, ting to a six-week class. He offers this opportunity for folks to meet Palos Park. Instructor Valerie Lindstrom him, and be introduced to the art will lead the yoga sessions, which of stained glass. He’ll show the will include discussion and prac- tools used, explain the procedures, tice on breathing, relaxation, and demonstrate how it’s done, and centering, as well as movement show some examples of stained glass pieces he and his students and poses. Yoga newcomers are welcome. have made. There is no fee for the open Students should dress in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga house, but an RSVP is apprecimat. The five-week class costs $50. ated. Call 361-3650. Registration is required. Call The Center: 361-3650. Tinley Park

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original love in Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) who’s always been there for her. On the other hand you have Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) who’s the newer guy that she sort of fell for during the games. This love sometimes seems forced and unneeded in the grand scheme of things. It’s just a device to make the movie more about its star, which this does expertly well. This movie is all about the actors and actresses. It’s a bigbudget film that uses its big budget to get big stars to help carry the plot of the story. It’s not an overly complex story. It’s based on a young adult book, so you get what you expect from that. These actors and actresses carry the film even when the plot doesn’t carry itself. Part 1 is exactly what you would expect from half a book. It seems incomplete because it is, but it does fulfill its purpose of setting the scene for part 2. It sometimes a little slow moving and that’s so we get a part two. Most importantly this is a fitting beginning to the end of what should have ultimately just been a trilogy.

Community Band holiday concert

The Tinley Park Community Band, directed by Barbara Abarro, presents their annual free Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m., in the Art Beckmann Performing Arts Center (enter door No. 3) at Central Middle School, 18146 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. Music will include selections composed by former band director, Stephen J. Platko. Get in the holiday mood with some seasonal tunes including LeRoy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.” The concert band was established in 1987. Members come from all over Chicagoland. Musicians age 14 and older are invited to join. There are no auditions or residency requirements. Rehearsals and are on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCarthy Park, 16801 S. 80th Ave., Tinley Park. For more information, visit the website at www.tinleyband.org, e-mail tinleyband@gmail.com or call 620-7701

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Although the runtime of Broiled isn’t expected to exceed 30 minutes, St. John expects the postproduction process to span three to four months. A rough cut of the film has already started to come together, but the final prod-

take the film to the next step, it’s going to cost money. Festivals can be very expensive to enter, so we need all the help we can get.” Broiled’s teaser trailer launched on Nov. 10 as part of the film’s Indiegogo campaign. Also part of the campaign is a pitch video featuring St. John and Andrew Klass of Orland Park, who plays Tank in the film. Funding enthusiasts will also find “perks” on the campaign page, which offer fun gifts in exchange for investing, such as sweet potato recipes, character T-shirts, movie posters and more. The campaign runs through Saturday, Dec. 20. To watch the trailer, learn more about Broiled and find out how you can help, visit www.indiegogo.com/ projects/broiled. St. John hopes to have the film finished in January 2015, and plans on having a local premiere screening in the spring.

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(Continued from page 11) Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews and Randy Couture. Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford and Kelsey Grammer also are newly on board this time. *** (PG-13 and unrated versions: AS, P, V) (Also on Bluray and On Demand) “THE GIVER”: Lois Lowry’s popular young-adult novel yields a film that’s ultimately more notable for its performers than for the adaptation. Jeff Bridges has the title role of an enigmatic figure who knows the entire history, both the good and the bad, of his society ... which is imparted to a youth (Brenton Thwaites) who determines the only way to survive, and to protect those he loves, is to leave. Others are intent on not letting him do that, though. Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”) and music superstar Taylor Swift also are in director Phillip Noyce’s (“Patriot Games”) cast. *** (PG13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE NOVEMBER MAN”: Pierce Brosnan gets to put some of his James Bond moves back into practice in this espionage thriller, clearly making its homevideo debut in the right month. He plays a former CIA operative brought out of retirement — and

quickly enmeshed in a fresh web of double-crossings as he battles his protege (Luke Bracey) to protect a witness (Olga Kurylenko, also a 007 alum courtesy of “Quantum of Solace”). Caterina Scorsone (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and ever-reliable character actors Will Patton and Bill Smitrovich also appear in the film, based on a Bill Granger novel and reuniting Brosnan with director Roger Donaldson (“Dante’s Peak”). *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TYLER PERRY’S A MEDEA CHRISTMAS”: Whatever else he may do — which, lately, has included hiring himself out to other filmmakers for projects such as “Gone Girl” — Perry always will have his brassy female alter ego to trade on. Madea marks the holidays in her own way in this comedy, joining her niece (Anna Maria Horsford) for a surprise visit to the latter’s daughter (Tika Sumpter) ... who furnishes some surprises of her own. Star and director Perry adapted his stage play for the film, which also features Larry the Cable Guy, Chad Michael Murray and “The Facts of Life” alum Lisa Whelchel. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “WHAT IF”: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry may have seemed a lot easier to Dan-

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