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Thursday, June 25, 2015

74rd Year, NO. 26 • 3 Sections

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

Accused home invader targeted house By Tim Hadac

police, found him hiding in an apartment in the 17300 block of South Oak Park Avenue, according to a statement by police. He was brought to Orland Park police headquarters, where he was positively identified by two victims last Thursday, according to the statement. Adkins allegedly was one of two men who entered the unlocked front door of a home in the 7500 block of West Helsia Court shortly after 8 a.m. May 29,

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An Oak Forest man remains held on $750,000 bond after he was arrested and charged last week with a home invasion last month in Orland Park. Timothy R. Adkins, 30, of the 15300 block of South Merlin Court, was apprehended without incident on June 17 when Orland Park police, assisted by Tinley Park

restrained two women inside with plastic twist ties, and fled with a wall safe containing cash and jewelry. According to a published report, Adkins was carrying a hammer during the home invasion and threatened to use it to beat one of the women if she did not cooperate. A third person in the home, a man, was asleep during the entire incident, Orland Park police added. Police have not disclosed exactly how

much cash and jewelry were in the safe or whether any of it has been recovered. The two women called police shortly after the invaders fled. Police said that their investigation determined that the home “was specifically targeted and not randomly chosen,” according to Orland Park police Cmdr. John Keating. A warrant for Adkins’ arrest was issued on June 2. He has been charged with two counts

each of aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery/no firearm, aggravated unlawful Adkins restraint and home invasion. His next court date in Bridgeview is set for July 9. Police said the investigation continues and they are seeking additional persons of interest.

Worth hoping for healthy outlook at Water's Edge course By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent

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Palos Heights will carry on its traditional two-day celebration of the Fourth of July holiday next week. The fun begins Friday, July 3, with the annual festival from 4:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Memorial Park, 119th Street and 76th Avenue. It will offer amusements, food vendors, a DJ, fireworks, beer tent, and music by a live band, Derringer and Rye. On Saturday, July 4, the annual Independence Day Parade starts at noon at BMO Harris Bank and heads north on Harlem Avenue to 119th Street. The Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department plans family-fun recreational events every weekend in July. More on that in next week’s Regional.

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Derringer and Rye, a pop/country band that promises “a blend of boot stompin’ tunes that will make you want to throw down all-American style,” will take the stage from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. and again from 9:45 to 11:30 p.m. next Friday, July 3, at Memorial Park, 7607 W. College Drive. The band boasts that it is “fronted by the sexiest gal in town, Rachel, and the very handsome Valentine…this band will leave y’all quivering in your britches and hankerin’ for some more.” The city’s celebration starts at 4:30 p.m. at the park, with an assortment of carnival-style activities for children, including a petting zoo, pony rides, giant slide, inflatable moon walk, obstacle course, miniature train ride, face painting, balloon art, a photo booth and more. Tickets for the various rides are $1 each, six for $5, or $15 for an “unlimited rides” wristband and are on sale in the park’s gazebo starting at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the event. There will also be a small “touch a truck” event that allows children to climb aboard a fire truck, ambulance, police cruiser and public works vehicles. Several food vendors will be on hand to sell pizza,

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Concert in the Park last Thursday featured Chicago Jazz singer Peter Oprisko and Ensemble who took the stage for the Ravinia-like picnic and evening of music and dancing on Palos Park’s Village Green. For more, see Page 2.

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A “Liberty Family Run and Walk” starts at 7 p.m. Friday, July 3, at Centennial Park, 15600 S. West Ave. Centerpiece of the event is a chip-timed, two-mile race with trophies for the top male and female runners. Village organizers describe the course as “fast and flat.” Registration is $14 for Orland Park residents, $20 for non-residents. Participants are encouraged to register online at orlandpark.org. The event also will include a non-competitive one-mile walk, as well as a brief “dash” for children. Registration for the walk is $8 for residents, $12 for non-residents. There is no charge for children taking part in the dash.

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By Tim Hadac • Staﬀ Reporter Two local celebrations of America’s independence will be punctuated with a bang and a twang this year.

tacos, burritos, elephant ears, Chinese favorites, and more. Returning after a successful first year at the event is the Original Rainbow Cone, a South Side favorite since 1926. The Palos Heights Kiwanis Club will again staff the beer tent, offering a variety of brews, as well as Mike’s Hard Lemonade. A disc jockey will spin a variety of hits from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., and at about 9:15 p.m. the city’s annual fireworks show will be launched from Lake Katherine. The following day, the city’s annual Independence Day parade steps off at noon from Harris Bank, 12534 S. Harlem Ave, and heads north, disbanding just south of College Drive. Local clubs and other organizations interested in marching or entering a float in the parade are encouraged to call 361-1807 or stop by the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St., for an application. All applications must be turned in by Monday.

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Early listing of blasts for the Fourth in Palos-Orland

The Water’s Edge Golf Club in Worth hasn’t always provided good financial news over the years but there may be some ahead. The budget for the club was approved unanimously at the June 16 village board meeting and it represents a chunk of an approximately $10 million village budget that will be presented in the near future. Finance Committee members worked on the overall budget during a special meeting on Tuesday and will continue at a 7 p.m. meeting tonight. The budget for the golf course was presented for approval by Trustee Kevin Ryan, in the absence of Trustee Tedd Muersch, Jr., who is liaison to the village-owned golf course. Muersch was contacted later for his comments on the budget but did not return multiple calls. With an anticipated revenue of $1,602,702 in 2016 and a projected total expenses figure of $1,310,544, the budget presents a fairly healthy financial scenario for the golf club in the coming year. Included in the budget is a loan for $150,000 from Private Bank and Trust for Golf Course Equipment and replacement of computers at Water’s Edge. The loan was also approved at the June 16 meeting. In a previous discussion on the

golf course, Mayor Mary Werner said that the existing maintenance equipment was at least 15 years old and was in constant need of repair. “In the big picture, it makes more sense to take out the loan and purchase new equipment than to spend money and time repairing the old equipment.” The loan is a four-year agreement with a 3.25 percent interest rate on each year. The Water’s Edge Golf Club has been operated by Billy Casper Golf (BCG) since 2010. In a presentation to the village board last month, a company spokesperson said “Since we began operating the course, we have battled challenges of weather and declining numbers of golfers, which has been a nationwide occurrence, not just at Water’s Edge. In 2011 there were 37,000 rounds of golf recorded at the club. In the following years, 2013 and 2014, it dropped to 31,000 rounds.” Offering the caveat “It is a weather-driven business,” he added that the club’s performance had been consistently good and that BCG plans to keep it that way. Recent improvements to the club include drainage and storm sewer replacement last year, and the planned purchase of new maintenance equipment and computers and software this year. Officials said the drainage improvements have helped during recent rainy weeks.

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Rains relent for Concert in the Park

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Photos by Michael Gilbert

Diana Harrison and her son, William, both of Palos Park, share a dance on the Village Green during the village and Palos Fine Arts’ annual Concert in the Park last Thursday. Pop-jazz singer Peter Oprisko performed a 90-minute set that featured many timeless hits by artists such as Frank Sinatra. The iffy weather had threatened to push the concert inside the Rec. Center, but yielded to a pleasant evening for the outdoor event.

Gov. Bruce Rauner, shown at a parade earlier this year, made his point about balancing a bad budget in Oak Forest June 8.

Rauner makes a point – actually five points – about battling budget By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter

Palos Fine Arts member Julea Joseph (left) sells a raffle ticket to fine arts board member Kathy Williams. The PFA drew raffle winners during intermission with prizes ranging from Chicago Bears tickets to a wine basket. Proceeds benefit Palos Fine Arts annual enrichment scholarships.

When Gov. Bruce Rauner gave a speech at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest on June 15, he was met with protests outside from workers and officials from services who fear their state funds will be slashed. But inside, the mood was friendlier as he talked about his five-point ‘turnaround plan’ that he wants the state legislature to implement before he considers tax increases to close the $4 billion gap in the budget that was just passed for the coming year. “We are battling for the future of Illinois,” he told the business leaders and local officials. “Are we going to stay on the path we are on, a long slow decline, or are we going to make changes? This is not about Democrat or Republican. It is about good government

vs. (entrenched) insiders.” The new state boss made a reference to some of the protesters outside the building. “Change isn’t easy,” he said. “If you’re not upsetting somebody, you’re not making changes.” Rauner also talked about the potential of the state and this area. “We should be kicking tails in Illinois,” he said. “Business should be booming. Here in the Southland is the best location, we’re at the crossroads of America, with easy access to Chicago and Lake Michigan.’’ Rauner listed his five-point plan of workers comp reform; tort reform; a property tax freeze unless agreed by referendum; term limits for state government; and redistricting reform. He said that Illinois, with New Jersey, has the highest property taxes in the country, and business owners

leaving the state consistently point to the taxes and workers comp regulations as the reasons why. “Are we going to protect the political class or the middle class?” he asked. He said that despite what his detractors say, all five points on his plan are “directly linked to the budget.” The event was sponsored by area chamber of commerce officials and Rauner suggested the chamber members to contact their state representatives and senators to urge them to pass the bills. “Five new bills isn’t much,” he said, considering that 500 bills were already passed this year. “This is all about the budget and fiscal responsibility,” said Rauner, adding that he would be open to a wide range of revenue increases, and getting an infrastructure bill passed quickly, if they were passed.

Orland Dist. 135 alum named to vacant seat on school board

Orland School District 135 Board of Edpart of my own upbringing,” he said. ucation has a new member after a special The school board had announced at the board meeting was held on Monday night regular meeting on June 9 that it would to select a candidate to fill a board vacancy. accept letters of interest from anyone elThe school board appointed Dahoud igible to fill the position through June “Dave” Shalabi to fill the seat and unex15. Three letters of interest were received pired two-year term of Michael F. Carroll, by the Superintendent’s Office, and each who was elected as village trustee in the candidate was asked to attend Monday April 7 election. Carroll was one of three night’s special meeting. Shalabi trustee candidates of the First Orland slate The current Board of Education went backed by Mayor Dan McLaughlin elected to the into closed session to interview each of the candiVillage Board. dates, followed by a discussion and eventually the Shalabi is a real estate broker with REMAX, selection of Shalabi to fill the position. Shalabi who works out of Orland Park. Shalabi and his was sworn into office immediately following the wife have three young children, one of whom is interviews. currently attending school in the district. The next regular meeting of the Orland School Shalabi has been a part of the district his whole District 135 Board of Education will be held at life, as he attended Park, High Point and Orland 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Administration Junior High schools as a child. “It is an absolute Center, 15100 94th Ave. privilege to be able to give back to the community and to the school district that was an instrumental — Orland School District 135

▲Noah McGonigal, 10, of Oak Forest, blows bubbles during the concert. Event organizers distributed bubbles to many of the children in attendance. Gladys and Manny Ramirez, of Palos Park, attended the concert with their children Alyssa, Cynthia and Bianca. ►

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Participants will automatically be entered into drawings for a number of prizes donated by members of the local business community. Additionally, Buona Beef and Chick-fil-A will be on hand to offer free samples of their sandwiches to participants. A concert featuring Mason Rivers is set for 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 4 at Centennial Park. Billing itself as “the band that rocks coun-

try,” Mason Rivers is a “big vocals, big sound, high-energy country band that covers the best of today’s country music, as well as you favorites classics,” according to a description on its website. Its repertoire includes covers of songs made famous by Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, the Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Jerry Reed and Johnny Cash, as well as rock legends like the Rolling Stones, Lynryd Skynyrd, the Eagles, the Doobie Brothers and John Mellencamp. Immediately after the concert, colors will be presented, and a fireworks show will begin.

Palos Heights resident Mary Jo Neille (left) goes for a chocolate ice cream from Plush Horse employee Madelyn Dollah. Palos Fine Arts scholarship recipients Reagan Wigboldy, Allison Elzinga, Donna Hughes, Warren Wudtke and Jennifer Kozlowski line up on stage behind Kathy Williams, reciting their accomplishments. Supplied photo

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Camp Sullivan opens nearby for camping Forest Preserve touts amenities in campsite facing Jack Gibbons

A remnant of the area’s rural past, an old barn near Camp Sullivan’s entrance stands padlocked and silent as it awaits renovations that will include an indoor climbing wall. Interior plans for the barn (inset) were on display at Saturday’s press conference. Photos by Tim Hadac

Forest Preserves of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall offers his thoughts on Camp Sullivan as Cook County Commissioners Joan Murphy (left) and Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman stand in support.

By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

People who enjoy the outdoors but appreciate an occasional indoor amenity should enjoy the spruced-up Camp Sullivan, a Forest Preserves of Cook County facility at 14630 S. Oak Park Ave., in Oak Forest. The camp has been used primarily for Scouting groups in recent years, but now—for the first time in more than 50 years--families and groups may camp at the site. “I truly love camping, and I love what’s happening in the forest preserve district,” 6th District Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy said at a press conference held Saturday at the camp, which is a part of the 612-acre Tinley Creek Woods. “This is wonderful.” Murphy added that when her children were younger, she was a Cub Scout leader. “Once I was coming here to have the Cubs stay overnight, she said. “So I walked in and looked around the place, and believe me, it was not very nice to look at—and I’m thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, what am I going to do? I’ve got all these kids, they’re eight to 10 years old. Are they going to be crying? Am I going to have to take them

home during the middle of the night?’ “We didn’t have cell phones back then, and I’m showing my age,” Murphy admitted, drawing a few smiles from the audience of campers and other supporters. “So I thought, ‘How am I going to get them back to their mothers? I don’t know what I’m going to do.’ But anyway, I’ll tell you, that night I was the only one who cried. It was cold, damp, uncomfortable, but the kids slept like babies while I’m saying, ‘Why am I here? I wish I was home.’” But the rough-hewn character of the camp has been softened, Murphy noted with pleasure. “I was so excited when I saw a shower—imagine, a shower,” Murphy said, as a few people smiled and nodded and Forest Preserves of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall chuckled and fidgeted with what appeared to be mild embarrassment. “And an indoor potty—I mean, that was really great. We used to have these wooden structures, and they were ugly and horrible and went straight down into the ground. Now we have something we can really flush. So this is a wonderful, wonderful event for me to go to.” Murphy urged everyone to consider

camping in Cook County before choosing sites in Indiana or Wisconsin. Across Oak Park Avenue from the iconic steakhouse Jack Gibbons Gardens, Camp Sullivan is the second campsite to open since Memorial Day weekend when the Forest Preserves of Cook County began the camping season at Camp Shabbona Woods near South Holland, according to a Forest Preserves press release. Three other new and revitalized campgrounds will open throughout the summer, including Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs, Camp Reinberg in Palatine and Camp Dan Bear in Northbrook. Renovation of all five camping facilities is paid for with $29 million in general obligation bonds, a spokeswoman said. “I grew up camping and I often camp with my family,” Randall said. “In fact, for Father’s Day, I’ll be waking up here at Camp Sullivan. I hope people come out and experience camping in the preserves and make their own lasting memories.” Also on hand Saturday to offer support was Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman, who said people from the nearby 17th District, which she represents, will make good use of the renovated camp. The new camping opportunities are especially important for children, said Kyle Macdonald, founder and executive director of Outdoors Empowered Network, a not-forprofit dedicated to getting children outdoors through wilderness training and loans of outdoor gear.

“When you come here, bring kids,” he said. “There are so many [unhealthy] distractions today. These days, kids are in front of screens more than seven hours a day. We need to get them away from screens and to places like this, where they can see the swallow fly by, see the coyote walk out of the woods, and learn about the real world around them in a fun, outdoor classroom.” Camp Sullivan will open in three phases. The first phase—complete now--includes bunkhouses for groups, smaller rustic cabins, primitive group campsites and a picnic program shelter. The next phase, set to be unveiled later this year, includes a wooded family camping area with walk-up and drive-up campsites (with electric service). The third phase, planned for 2016, will feature a renovated “activity barn” with an indoor climbing wall and meeting space, as well as an outdoor “ropes challenge course,” officials added. Camp Sullivan is the host site for a program that trains leaders of large groups with little or no camping experience. The Camping Leadership Immersion Course (CLIC) provides camping and outdoor programing skills and training. Upon completion of the overnight CLIC training course, leaders can register large groups of up to 60 for an overnight campout that includes use of donated gear (tents, sleeping bags, and cooking equipment) by CSX, Columbia, the Outdoor Empowered Network and the

Forest Preserve Foundation. Twenty group leaders from various organizations such as The Field Museum, Mujeres Latinas en Accion, the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Park District, Outdoor Afro Chicago, Burnside Community Baptist Church, Beyond the Ball and several Boy Scout leaders began their CLIC training at Camp Sullivan last weekend. Those interested in signing up for the CLIC program can email experiencecamping@cookcountyil.gov. Unlike other camping sites, Forest Preserves of Cook County Camping will offer optional daily activities and regular special events for campers at all sites, officials added. The free programming is provided by Forest Preserve staff and varies by site. It includes archery, campfires and nature hikes. Gear rental and camping instruction are also available. Fees vary by season and day, but range from $30 for a weekday tent pad to $200 for a Saturday night stay at a 36-bed bunkhouse for Cook County residents. Non-residents will pay $10 more per night. Non-profit organizations are eligible for a 50 percent discount. Reservations can be booked online at fpdcc.com/camping, by phone (1-855-YESCAMP) and in-person at Forest Preserves of Cook County headquarters, 536 N. Harlem Ave., River Forest. Phone and in-person registration are open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

PALOS PARK

Good neighbors comply with hours allowed for construction: Reed By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

Summer is the busiest time for construction projects in Palos Park, and every so often the homeowner or contractor undertaking a project has been known to stretch the legal working hours as set by the village, Building Commissioner G. Darryl Reed says. Reed took a few minutes during his report to the Village Council on Monday to remind residents the hours in which Palos Park allows construction work on residential property. Contractors are allowed to work Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Constructors are required to stop at dusk when it falls earlier, Reed added. They are not allowed to work on Sundays or during federal holidays. Homeowners themselves are able

to undertake construction projects on Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays and holidays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Homeowners must also stop at dusk if it occurs earlier. “Being in compliance means being a good neighbor,” Reed told the council and about two dozen residents in attendance. “The goal [of these codes] is to keep undesirable impacts to a minimum. Respect for neighbors, safety and cleanliness will lead to a successful construction project.” Reed said in the past some homeowners and contractors have taken to setting their own schedule and not adhering to village code. No one has been caught this year bending the rules, but there is likely a good reason for that, according to Community Development Director Lori Sommers. “We haven’t had any complaints [of someone starting a con-

struction project too early or working too late] recently, but this is about the time projects start up,” Sommers said. “We’re just giving everyone a head’s up.” Sommers was unaware of Palos Park ever issuing a ticket to someone for violating construction work hours, she said. “We usually work with the contractors to educate them about [legal] working hours,” she said. “We’ve never reached the point where we’ve had to fine someone.” Construction work hours pertain to any permitted project including the construction of a new home, pool or fence. Residents can report unauthorized construction work to the building department, village hall or the police department, Sommers said.

Dan Polk told residents the Police Department will be increasing its patrol during the Fourth of July holiday. “We are ramping up enforcement to make our roads safer this Fourth of July, including conducting safety checkpoints to get impaired drivers off the streets,” Polk said. “Don’t drink and drive or you will be arrested. The Palos Park ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign means zero tolerance for drunk driving. “The Fourth of July holiday, Palos Park police will be out in full force, aggressively targeting those who put lives in danger.”

Beware sparklers

Polk also reminded residents “to be smart and safe” this Fourth of July. He said the safest way to enjoy fireworks Fourth of July safety is to attend a public fireworks show Also Monday, Police Commissioner put on by professionals and stay at

Donor thanked for commanding vehicles given to Palos Park PD By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

Palos Park resident James Finkl, who moved from Chicago less than two years ago, recently donated a pair of vehicles that are worth a great deal to the Palos Park Police Department. The first is a Forward Command Vehicle, which is equipped with police radios and lighting and will serve as a mobile command post at the scene of an accident. Finkl also donated a Mobile Photo by Michael Gilbert Command Vehicle to be used by Palos Park resident James Finkl (left) hostage barricaded subject negotiathanks the Village Council Monday tors for the South Suburban Special after he was presented a certificate Response Team (SSERT). The unit Supplied photo of appreciation by Police Commishas command and communications Forward command vehicle donated to Palos Park PD by resident James Finkl. sioner Dan Polk. capabilities that include work stations for real-time communications activities, a is no longer associated wih the Finkl steel lice Commissioner Dan Polk told Finkl at conference room for on-site meetings and a work firm. It was sold. Monday’s Village Council meeting. “It is station with access to telephones and radios. Last fall, Finkl became aware that a helpful absolutely from the generosity of people like This larger vehicle will serve the SSERT family lawyer he had dealt with in the past, was you that we are able to have as well funcgroup as the command vehicle for hostage also his mayor of Palos Park, John Mahoney. tioning a police department as well as a well negotiators, who previously set up where they Finkl contacted Mayor Mahoney and wanted functioning village as we have.” could on the scene on a hostage barricade to meet with Village Manager Rick Boehm The forward command vehicle is an oversituation, Police Chief Joe Miller said Tuesday. and Chief Miller. At the meeting, Finkl want- sized van equipped with cameras, radio comPalos Park is a member of the SSERT team. ed to express his appreciation to the village munication work station, serves as a light truck Finkl is a scion of a Chicago steel company for community services and donate the two and on-scene Command Hub for an incident family who reportedly sold his River North vehicles to the village. or event, Miller added. mansion for more than $4 million in 2014. “You have no idea how many lives [both The combined vehicle and equipment doHe owned an Orland Park security firm. He donated vehicles] are going to save,” Po- nation is about $200,000, Miller estimated.

least 500 feet away from the show. “We want people to enjoy themselves, not hurt themselves.” He noted that according to the National Fire Protection Association, the most common firework to cause injury is the sparkler. “As a pediatrician I took an oath to tell you guys that the single most dangerous firework you will encounter on the Fourth of July doesn’t blow up in the sky,” Polk said. “It burns at about 1,800-degrees Fahrenheit and people wave it around in their hands. If people told you to take an 1,800-degree piece of hot wire, hold it in your hand and wave it at your 7-year-old there would be riots in the streets, but that’s what sparklers are. So please, if you feel like you have to involve yourself with fireworks go somewhere where someone who knows what they are doing wont put an 1,800 degree piece of hot wire in your 7-year-old’s hand.”

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Heights revisits how Harlem will rise again

Harlem Avenue looms large this time of year: the Fourth of July parade will march down it next week, the Farmers Market draws people to it and the Classic Car Event is less than a month away. The Palos Heights City Council, however, beat us all to thinking big thoughts about Harlem and its future the day after Memorial Day, no less. Anyone expecting a retail revival along the long-struggling Harlem Avenue business strip in Palos Heights—at least any time soon—is not being realistic and ought to think about alternatives. That’s how our staff reporter Tim Hadac last week aptly summed up the advice the city’s overlay district consultant gave the City Council at a committee-of-the-whole meeting that he covered for us on May 26. Cynics may complain that the realism advocated for Harlem’s commercial future by Douglas J. Hammel, a senior associate at Houseal Lavigne Associates, echoes that of Mayor Bob Straz, who is after all the CEO of the city that is paying him. For years now, the Mayor has taken a realistic view of the need to fill empty storefronts and other gaps on Harlem with firms seeking permits to open there in the here and now. We at The Regional can’t afford to be cynical about Harlem, however, because it’s the street “where we live,” work, write, report and do business. Realism is a nice balance between cynicism about Harlem’s commercial destiny and at the other extreme the temptation of that romantic attachment to Lost Causes -- the nostalgia for Harlem’s Ben Franklin, Palos Royal Blue, the Cinderella shop and Rini’s soda fountain Glory Days that are gone and can never be brought back. It is hard to fault Palos Heights residents for holding fast to that colorful, romantic past of Harlem that exists only in fond memory, somewhat like loyal Jacobites toasting “The King over the Water” long into the reign of the Hanoverian line, or Confederate reveries of what might have been had Pickett’s Charge only taken Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg. Harlem will rise again, however, unlike the Old South. Toward that end, consultant Hammel had more good advice to the City Council on May 26, as also reported by Hadac in his first report on that heady committee meeting: Streamline and make less complicated the review process developments seeking approval must endure. If you can’t recreate the 1960s heyday on Harlem when a young Palos Pines girl drove with her mom and dad uptown on Saturday mornings to drop off mom at the beauty parlor near Golden Shoes while she browsed Bilotti’s shop for music records, sometimes stopped for a sweet roll at the bakery and bought a small sack of penny candy at Ben Franklin while dad picked up a bottle or two of scotch or vodka and some smokes at Palos Royal Blue – all getting home in time for lunch –other ideas can get us moving again in the right direction, at least. We like Alderman Michael McGrogan’s sense of optimism, for example, when he suggests Palos Heights could perhaps encourage more high-end rental housing on Harlem Avenue for twentysomethings who want to stay fairly close to home as an alternative to the trendy urban scene of the North Side, Bucktown or other too-cool ZIP codes. He points to Palos Place, with rental abodes atop, as a good start. Its deep red awnings are up and Tastee Freez’s opening looks imminent there. Bring the people to Harlem to help make it buzz again, McGrogan and others have urged. About Harlem, we seem to have run out of space, but we are never done. Neither is the city. The overlay district spanning the length of Harlem will again be the agenda topic when the council’s committee of the whole will meet again to discuss the corridor’s future at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive. THE THE REGIONAL NEWS REGIONAL NEWS An THEindependent, locally-owned REGIONAL NEWS An independent, locally-owned community newspaper

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Christian Reformed Church celebrates the Pope’s call to climate action By Dr. Steven Timmermans

The Christian Reformed Church welcomes Pope’s Francis’ encyclical on environmental stewardship, integral ecology, and climate change released [last week.] Since its inception, the Christian Reformed Church has boldly affirmed the inherent goodness of the created world and our responsibility, as caretakers and divine image-bearers, to be good stewards of the myriad gifts of creation. We confess that for far too long we have shirked our divinely-ordained vocation of earth care, and we lament the ways in which our abuse and neglect of the created world has led to poverty, hunger, and a dangerously changing climate. The Christian Reformed Church affirms that the gospel must always be both proclaimed in word and demonstrated in deed, and that a central component of this task includes taking seriously God’s command in Genesis 2:15 to serve and to protect the rest of the created order and to exercise responsible stewardship. Along with the original goodness of creation, we affirm the integrity of creation as an evangelical witness to the power and glory of God and the cosmic scope of God’s redemptive work in Jesus as encompassing all of creation. These theological and evangelistic convictions, then, compel us toward faithful participation in the urgent global discussions around creation and climate care. We add our voice to the gathering cry of the global church out of gratitude for the saving work of God in Christ and out of concern for the integrity of God’s good creation. We are doing more than raising our voice, however. The Christian Reformed Church is engaged in a number of concrete actions that seek to live out our conviction that we are called to serve and protect

‘For too long the church has been silent about the moral travesty of climate change. Today, the Pope has said, ‘Enough is enough,’ and the Christian Reformed Church welcomes his voice.’

the creation. Due to a massive structural overhaul at our Grand Rapids headquarters, our denominational building was recently awarded ENERGY STAR certification, scoring in the 97th percentile of all US office buildings and becoming only the second denominational headquarters in the country to receive such a designation (the first being the PCUSA). A pilot project with seven congregations is hoped to yield four additional ENERGY STAR certifications for CRC church buildings in both the US and Canada. Our denominational offices have also developed educational materials for church and small group study on the topics of creation and climate care. In 2012, the Christian Reformed Church became one of the first evangelical denominations in the US to affirm that human-induced climate change is a moral, social justice and religious issue and to call on its institutions, churches, and individual members to take steps to address it. As such, we affirm Pope Francis’ conviction that climate change is fundamentally a moral issue. We have too many brothers and sisters around the world living on the edge of poverty whose livelihoods are threatened to believe otherwise. Brothers and sisters in

Kenya, who are facing the impossible task of deciphering when the once-predictable rains will actually arrive to water their crops. Brothers and sisters Dr. Timmermans in Bangladesh, whose lands are disappearing beneath the relentlessly lapping waves of ever-rising tides. Even brothers and sisters in Miami and southern California, whose lands are simultaneously choked for water and drowned by the sea. We also have too many little ones in our congregations set to inherit a dangerously broken world to believe otherwise. Our children and grandchildren, by no fault of their own, are threatened by an unpredictable future because of our inaction. Covenant children, to whom we have made baptismal promises of love and support, are set to inherit the consequences of our greed and neglect. If climate change is not a moral issue, I cannot imagine what is. We can no longer stand idly by as local fisheries collapse, soils fail, sea levels rise, and more and more people are driven from their homes. We refuse to stay silent as the inheritance of our children and grandchildren is selfishly and wantonly squandered. For too long the church has been silent about the moral travesty of climate change. Today, the Pope has said, “Enough is enough,” and the Christian Reformed Church welcomes his voice. Dr. Steven Timmermans is the executive director of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. He previously served as the president of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

READERS WRITE Accident waiting to happen on Lake Katherine Drive stretch of the Cal-Sag Trail Dear Editor: Residents of the townhome associations along Lake Katherine Drive want to congratulate the city of Palos Heights for its contributions to the development of the Cal-Sag bicycle trail. Many of us are enthusiastic bikers and walkers and have been eagerly following the plans and progress of the trail. It will be an asset to the community for years to come. The bicycle trail extends the entire length of Lake Katherine Drive. It is already heavily used because it is the access point for the Lake Katherine Nature Center. The Nature Center is an increasingly popular southwest suburban attraction. Their website boasts “an estimated 100,000 people come to the park each year.” The Friends of the Cal-Sag Bicycle Trail website similarly claims that the trail will “stitch together more than 185,000 people in fourteen communities.” With the new addition of the bicycle path that winds its way past Lake Katherine, many more visitors to this area can be anticipated. Our chief concern is the safety of all users along Lake Katherine Drive. First, parked cars along the curving north side of Lake Katherine Drive narrow the street, creating a hazard to bikers known as ‘dooring,’ where a car door opens into a passing biker. As League of Illinois Bicyclists research reveals, “[a]bout 30 percent of bicycle crashes in dense urban areas are caused by ‘doorings.” Second, at the east end of Lake Katherine Drive, the route courses through the Lake Katherine Nature Center parking area. Third, at its far west end, Lake Katherine Drive comes to a dead end. Many cars regularly execute a three-point turn immediately in front of this only access point to the Lake Katherine Harbor Townhome Association as well as the exit and access point for the bike path. The potential confluence of cars, bikers

and walkers at this junction is fraught with danger. Last, as the Cal-Sag Trail courses west it lies along 117thstreet. The narrow character of 117th street, along with lack of routing signage of the Trail along this segment is dangerous. In the interest of public safety the residents of the townhome associations along Lake Katherine Drive encourage the city of Palos Heights to reconsider their action to have cars, bicyclists, walkers and strollers using Lake Katherine Drive at the same time. The current configuration places users at an increased risk of harm. As taxpayers we are in complete agreement with the execution of municipal projects in the most economical way possible. Routing the Cal-Sag Trail along Lake Katherine Drive, however, may only prove to be the cheapest solution in the short-run. We fear that an accident involving a biker or stroller and an automobile may prove dangerous and costly in the long run. We are committed to seeking a timely resolution to help ensure that the new multi-purpose bike, walker and stroller path is a place where everyone can enjoy the beauty of the surroundings as safely as possible. — The members of Keep Lake Katherine Natural. David Kobak, President, the Moorings at Lake Katherine; William Tracy, Barbara Gerosa, Liam Flynn, President, Lake Katherine Harbor; Patricia Stifter, Jerry Rule, Paul Kubik, Secretary, Lake Katherine Harbor; Ray Young, Colonial Heights; Willliam and Susan Haas, Palos Landings.

Best wishes to Marge of Brady’s Craft Mart

Dear Editor, For 25 years, Brady’s Craft Mart in Orland Park has been the area’s premier “Year Round Craft Show.” Its success is due to the combined efforts of owner Marge Brady-Tofanelli and her loyal and talented crafters.

As of June 25, Brady’s Craft Mart will close and Marge will be retiring. The second youngest of the 10-member “Brady Bunch” she has decided to open a new chapter in her life. Marge always strove to be the best wife, mother, sister, friend and mentor to her fellow crafters at her businesses. She was generous with her time, advice and encouragement and she enjoyed the accomplishments of those she mentored. I and those who know her hope Marge realizes how much her associates appreciated her cheerleading and support. She is truly loved and respected and we wish her health and happiness in the future. George and Judy Rock Every Good Gift Palos Heights

A call to fall on our knees and pray for our nation

Dear Editor, In years gone by, when our nation faced uncertain and perilous times, our leaders would call all citizens to a time of serious, concerted prayer. One such call was for a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer with a total abstinence from labor and recreation to be observed on May 11,1775. “In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be taken to ward off impending judgments ...at the same time all confidence must be withheld from the means we use and reposed only on that God rules in the armies of Heaven, and without His whole blessing, the best human counsels are but foolishness. Resolved that we humble ourselves before God under the heavy judgments felt and feared, to confess the sins that have deserved these judgments, to implore the forgiveness of all our transgressions, as well as a spirit of repentance and reformation, and a blessing on the Union of the American colonies in Continued on Page 5

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Man charged with battery at the mall

Orland Park police charged Darvel J. Alexander, 30, of Joliet, with battery after he allegedly punched a man who tried to stop him from hitting his 20-year-old girlfriend. The incident occurred as Alexander and his girlfriend were walking in Orland Square Mall at Alexander about 2 p.m. June 1, police said. Alexander reportedly told police that his action was justified because the worker at a mall kiosk who tried to intervene was blocking his path after he had warned him to stay out of the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business. After Alexander allegedly punched the man in the face, he turned to his girlfriend, who sprayed pepper spray in Alexanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face, police said. He then fled on foot and was apprehended by police in the 15200 block of South Ravinia Avenue after a brief foot chase, according to the police report. Police added a charge of domestic battery after the girlfriend agreed to sign a complaint. Alexander was set to appear at a bond hearing on June 2.

Charged with DUI Orland Park resident Susan L. Carroll, 45, was charged with DUI after police found her behind the wheel of a parked SUV near a restaurant in the 15800 block of South La Grange Road at 6:58 p.m. May 29. A witness told police that he saw Carroll drive the vehicle before parking it. The SUV was towed and impounded, and Carroll is due in court in Bridgeview on July 8. Police charged William J. Switalla, 52, of Orland Park, with DUI and failing to report an accident after they took him into custody near his home in the 7300 block of West Evergreen Drive at 7:40 p.m. June 10. A witness who called 911 told police that she saw Switallaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pickup truck hit a parked car and then drive away. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and he is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview tomorrow. Worth resident Pawel Iwan, 26, was charged with DUI and speeding after police curbed his pickup truck in the 12000 block of West 159th Street at 2:28 a.m. May 31. His vehicle was spotted traveling at 91 mph, 41 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and the police report did not include a court date. Police charged Paul M. Behan, 33, of Chicago Heights, with DUI, improper lane usage, making an improper turn, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after they stopped his car in the 15100 block of South Wolf Road at 1:52 a.m. June 10. A search of the vehicle yielded a bag containing cannabis, as well as two smoking pipes, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Behan was given a court date July 15 in Bridgeview. Orland Hills resident Richard W. Stocks, 56, was charged with DUI and speeding after police curbed his pickup truck near 88th Avenue and Crystal Creek Drive at 12:27 a.m. June 4. His vehicle was traveling at 57 mph, 17 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report, which did not give a court date. Police charged Deimante Barauskyte, 23, of Woodridge, with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage and talking on a cell phone while driving after they stopped her car in the 9500 block of West 143rd

Street at 1:41 a.m. June 4. The vehicle was spotted traveling at 46 mph, 16 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. Her car was towed and impounded, and Barauskyte is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 21.

Charged with using cell phone while driving

Chicago resident April D. Barr, 37, was charged with talking on a cell phone while driving, no proof of insurance and driving on a suspended license after police curbed her car in the 9500 block of West 159th Street at 10:17 a.m. June 9. Police added that Barr was wanted on two 2012 warrants for failing to appear in court on charges of driving on a suspended licenseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one from a traffic stop in Orland Park, the other from a stop in Markham. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Barr is due in court in Bridgeview on July 15. Police charged Lisa Bruno, 45, of Addison, with talking on a cell phone while driving, as well as driving on a suspended license, after they stopped her SUV in the 14200 block of South La Grange Road at 12:40 p.m. June 7. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Bruno is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 30. Supplied photo

Charged with felony theft

Organizers of the Dianne Masters Cup golf outing on Aug. 11 include Andrew Leoni (from left), Beth Mahar, Nancy Matteson resident Tammara M. Sykes, 21, was Thoss, Jeff Ficaro, Chris Beele, Maureen Niswonger and Deb Grad.

charged with felony theft after she allegedly used her position as a cashier at an Orland Square Mall department store to steal more than $1,500 in gift cards and merchandiseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;via a combination of fraudulent returns and under-ringing purchases made by friends, according to the police report. The theft occurred over 11 separate incidents between April 5 and May 13, store officials told police, and Sykes was taken into custody when she arrived at work on The Crisis Center for South Suburbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual June 4. Her SUV was towed and impounded, and golf outing is set for Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Silver she was due at a bond hearing on June 5. Lake Country Club in Orland Park. The day will begin with a continental breakfast Charged with felony retail theft at 7:30 a.m. before the shotgun start at 9 a.m. PopPolice charged Joshua W. Steczo, 30, of Cedar ular contests such as the Ball Launcher, Hit to the Lake, Ind., with felony retail theft after he allegedly Raft, Beat the Pro, and others return to add more stole $820 worth of tools from a home improvement challenge to the day. store in the 7300 block of West 159th Street at 2:31 This event honors CCSS founder Dianne Masters, p.m. June 8. Security staff told police that they the visionary who began the Crisis Center in 1978 saw Steczo remove security tags from merchandise by operating a hotline in her kitchen. Her group was before attempting to take it from the store. He was able to open one of the first residential emergendue at a bond hearing on June 9. cy shelters in the country for victims of domestic violence. Tragically, just four years after opening Ladder stolen the center, Masters was slain, and her husband later A 72-year-old man told police that someone stole convicted of conspiring her murder. a six-foot ladder from the backyard of his home â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tragic death encourages CCSS to get in the 14800 block of South Poplar Road, between others involved to fight against domestic violence. May 30 and June 2. The thief apparently forced Participating in the golf outing can do just that. open a gate to gain access. CCSS is always looking for new participants who

Cell phone stolen A 34-year-old woman told police that someone stole her cell phone after she forgot it on a sales counter at a department store in Orland Square Mall at 6:24 p.m. June 5. She said she was gone from the store for 15 minutes before she realized it was not in her purse. When she returned to the store, a clerk told her that two teenage boys left with the cell phone. The victim used a security app to trace the phone to a bus stop near the mall, but police were unable to locate the offenders and said they must have disabled the phoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tracking unit.

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Charged with DUI and talking on cellphone while driving Palos Heights police charged Jan A. Koziol, 35, of Midlothian, with DUI, talking on a cell phone while driving and no proof of insurance after they curbed his van in the 13600 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 11:49 p.m. Friday. Bond was set at $3,000, and Koziol is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 10. Harvey resident Enrigue Paredes, 47, was charged with DUI, talking on a cell phone while driving, illegal transportation of open alcohol, driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance and failure to wear a seatbelt. His car was pulled over by police in the 6400 block of West 127th Street at 3:15 p.m. June 17. Bond was set at $3,000, and Paredes was given a court date of Aug. 7 in Bridgeview.

precious, pre-born children deserve more protection...or not. How unbelievable that this continues to be an issue since our most sacred right is the defense of their rights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for which we desire to right to life. The June 30 deadline is fast approachthank Almighty God.â&#x20AC;? ing for the nuclear agreement negotiations with The truth that our Founding Fathers and past leaders knew â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and lived â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was that God is the Su- Iran â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a militant Islamic regime sworn to a stated Cell phone charge goal of â&#x20AC;&#x153;wiping Israel off the mapâ&#x20AC;? (our closest preme and Ultimate Ruler of the universe. Without ally in the Mid East), and that still is rife with Police charged Ashley C. Vykruta, 21, of North His guidance, help and blessing, we are without daily chants of â&#x20AC;&#x153;death to America.â&#x20AC;? A nuclear-caRiverside, with talking on a cell phone while drivhope in this world. It is only too obvious that we pable Iran is one of our greatest security threats. ing, no proof of insurance, operating a motor vehave come a long way from the old days when And we must not forget about the trade bill that is hicle with expired registration and possession of government and its institutions openly admitted such a secret that our representatives must enter a drug paraphernalia after they stopped her car in that we need God in order for our nation to thrive secure, locked room to read it and are not allowed the 12100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at and even to function efficiently and successfully. to take notes of any kind while there. Numerous, 9:33 a.m. Friday. A search of the vehicle yielded a By ignoring Him, and worse, kicking God out of serious concerns have been raised about how the smoking pipe, according to the police report. Bond the marketplace, halls of learning, government and billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contents will impact our lives, particularly was set at $2,000, and Vykruta is due in court in media, we are now beginning to reap the bitter one regarding our personal records â&#x20AC;&#x201C; such as where Bridgeview on July 10. results of these foolish actions. We disregard Him and His Word at our own peril. Families as well as they are sent, who can view this information and Charged with aggravated speeding how it can be used â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all questions regarding our entire nations and even civilizations crumble when right to privacy. There are many other concerns Bridgeview resident Wahib M. Shaif, 19, was they ignore God. Our nation is now suffering and enduring the fallout of our post-modern mindset â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a including climate change, immigration and abortion. charged with aggravated speeding after police curbed No one is giving out details, despite the message his car in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue culture that has said no to God but yes to anything goes. We have sown the wind and are now reaping on our governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website assuring openness and at 8:39 p.m. Friday. The vehicle was spotted traveling transparency. Could it be that the reason we are not at 64 mph, 29 mph over the posted limit, according the whirlwind. God will have the last word on our being given any information is that this agreement nation. There is hope however, that is, if we, like will put more restrictions and infringements on our those who have gone before us, stop, repent and precious freedoms and rights such as heightened turn back to God. Many will be doing just that on spying on citizens, increased taxation and wealth June 28 in an event entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call 2 Fallâ&#x20AC;? where people across our land will fall to their knees in redistribution, greater suppression of religion and prayer just as they did in 1775. free speech, no border security and added assaults This is a pivotal time in our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s histoon children in the womb? If ever we needed to pray and plead for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ry. The Supreme Court is set to rule on whether forgiveness and help, this is the time. If His people changing the definition of marriage is a right guar121736 client 00:45 will 02/01/01 kev 65 prayer, Dolev unite their hearts in humble, repentant anteed by the U.S. Constitution.This is1a monumental decision and will likely rank as the most historic truly seeking God and His will for our nation, He will hear our petitions, forgive our sin and heal our and far-reaching judgment of the 21st century. The land. He is our only hope...but He is all that we very fact that the highest court in our land is even need. considering this case reveals the extent to which â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Susan Tesauro our nation has turned its back on Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Word. Palos Heights The Senate is ready to decide if our vulnerable, Continued from Page 4

are unfamiliar with the mission of the center to get involved and stand behind such a worthy cause. This event has sold out for two years in a row. Over 150 people attend this incredibly popular event, enjoying the beauty of Silver Lake and the excitement of the contests and prizes,â&#x20AC;? a spokesperson said. Golfing and dinner is $150 per person. Dinner only is $50 per person. The evening also includes raffles, trivia, and the opportunity to mingle with the CCSS family, friends, and enthusiasts. Register at www.crisisctr.org/golf-outing or by phone 429-7255, ext. 116. Raffle tickets can also be purchased for chances of winning the $1,000 grand prize as well as golf, dining, sports, salon/ spa, and many other prizes. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence.

to the police report. Bond was set at $2,000, and Shaif is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 10.

Charged with driving while license suspended

Police charged Muhammed Y. Khudeira, 27, of Bridgeview, with driving on a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle with expired registration after they stopped his car in the 13400 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 10:07 a.m. Friday. Bond was set at $1,500, and Khudeira is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 24. Blue Island resident Camisha Morgan, 34, was charged with driving on a suspended license after police curbed her vehicle in the 6300 block of West 127th Street at 8:57 a.m. Saturday, after a random plate check. Bond was set at $1,500, and Morgan is due in court in Bridgeview on July 24. Police charged Christopher M. Adkins, 41, of Greenville, N.C. with driving on a suspended license and failure to wear a seatbelt after they stopped his SUV in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 4:03 p.m. June 15. Bond was set at $1,500, and Adkins is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 24. Harvey resident Jaleel J. Nowden, 23, was charged with driving on a suspended license and disobeying a traffic control device after police curbed his vehicle in the 11900 block of South Harlem Avenue at 9:39 a.m. Monday. Bond was set at $1,500, and Nowden was given a court date of July 10 in Bridgeview. Police charged Keena Jackson, 34, of Dolton, with driving on a suspended license after they stopped her vehicle in the 6600 block of West College Drive at 1:56 p.m. Saturday, after a random plate check. Bond was set at $1,500, and Jackson is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 24.

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SCHOOLS

Palos Dist. 128 Band car wash at Independence helps fund trips

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STUDENT NEWS

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Deliberately misspelling “car wash” to draw a few smiles and catch the attention of motorists on 127th Street on Saturday are Ismari Rodriguez (from left), Iliana Acosta, Shannon Stokes and Isabela Rodriguez. The students were helping promote the Palos Heights School District 128 band car wash, held at Independence Junior High School, 6610 W. Highland Drive. The hosing down of a car momentarily turns into a friendly water fight, as Daniel Boudreau (foreground) and Maddie Langford give each other a spray, as Debbie Langford watches with a smile before reminding the pair to get back to the task at hand.

Brittany McCarthy (from left), Samella Shive, Ryan Foertsch, Aidan Foertsch, Joan Haluska, Sylvia Filipiak and Claire Filipiak pause before giving a car a suds-filled scrubbing. Several dozen students from Navajo Heights Elementary School and Independence Junior High School, as well as parents, participated in the event.

Matthew Francis, of Orland Park (top), was one of two valedictorians when Providence Catholic High School celebrated the Class of 2015 commencement on June 4 at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. During the special awards portion of the graduation ceremony, Anne Corso, of Palos Park (right), was announced as the recipient of the Senior Athletic-Spirit Award

The following local students were among those honored on the Lewis University in Romeoville Dean’s List for spring semester 2015. Amy Mlynarski of Palos Heights, Chemistry; Sean Cleary of Orland Park, Biology; Cody Marks of Orland Park, Aviation Maintenance Management; Jonathan Ryan of Palos Park, Psychology; Mary Bradley of Palos Heights, Psychology; John Hodul of Orland Park, Chemistry; Daniel Pacella of Orland Park, Aviation Flight Management; Also, Peter Turek of Orland Park, Computer Graphic Design; Nicholas Anderson of Orland Park, Sport Management; Noelle Trainor of Orland Park, Broadcast Journalism; Caitlin Krull of Orland Park, Criminal/Social Justice; Mark Sivak of Orland Park, Chemistry; Alyssa Siwek of Palos Heights, Christen Alcordo of Orland Park, Biology; Kevin McKeown of Palos Park, Computer Science; Sevanna Wojciechowski of Orland Park, Liberal Arts; Jillian Newstat of Orland Park, Psychology; Alexa Sanocki of Palos Heights, Biology; Michael Leone of Orland Park, Sport Management; Ramsey Baya of Orland Park, Computer Science; Also, Natalie Collina of Palos Heights; Jamie Pappanastos of Palos Park, Liberal Arts; Joseph Bianco of Palos Park, Music Merchandising; Nicholas Kaminski, Computer Information Systems; Lauren Besse of Orland Park, Business Administration; Gabriella Rocco of Orland Park, Business Administration; Rene Radloff of Orland Park, Marketing; Georgia Lolis of Orland Park, Elementary Education; Dana Pinkos of Orland Park, Elementary Education; Meghan Carmody of Orland Park, Special Education-Elementary Education; Ashley Battaglia, of Orland Park, Elementary Education; Meghan Craig of Orland Park, Elementary Education; Also, Lauren Guilfoyle of Orland Park, Special Education-Elementary Education; Michael Sloan of Orland Park, Business Administration-Accelerated;

Meghan Puckett of Orland Park, Nursing; Alyssa Kijewski of Orland Park, Nursing (Generic); Samantha Rosenquist of Palos Heights, Nursing-Bachelor’s to BSN at Lewis University. *** Ashley Youngwirth, of Orland Park, was named to the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, spring 2015 president’s list. Youngwirth is majoring in electrical engineering. *** Northern Illinois University named the following local students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2015 semester. Maria Colompos of Palos Heights, Amy Dust of Orland Park, Ashley Grazutis of Palos Park and Lacey Pietsch of Orland Park. *** Joseph Marchese, of Orland Park, was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2015 semester at Dominican University in River Forest He is a graduate of Sandburg High School. Cassy Burke, of Palos Park, was named to the Honor’s List. Burke is a graduate of Stagg, and is majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics *** Jaclyn Novak, of Orland Park, was named to the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, spring 2015 dean’s list. She is majoring in Kinesiology. Miami University students who ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within each division for second semester 2014-2015 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing academic performance. *** Jaclyn Taylor Novak, of Orland Park, was among students from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, who received degrees during spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 16, in Yager Stadium. Novak received a bachelor of science in Kinesiology and Healt, majoring in Kinesiology.

Major Dan Johnson salutes student Josh Reynolds, of Palos Heights, as he accepts the Military Order of the Purple Heart Award at the U.S. Air Force JROTC program’s annual awards ceremony at Shepard High School. Reynolds was named the top cadet in the senior class. His Military Order of the Purple Heart Award is for leadership, support of JROTC activities and academic achievement. Supplied photo

SCHOOL NOTES Stargaze at Moraine Valley observatory open viewing Check out the stars at Moraine Valley Community College as it hosts its series of telescope open viewing nights including this Friday,at 8:45 p.m. Viewings will be canceled if the sky is cloudy or there are high winds. All viewings are held at the telescope dome on the G. Jack Bradley Observation Deck, on the west side of the college’s Nature Study Area, off Kean Band Director Brian Everson (right) supervises the rinse-job conducted by Ray Boersma (left) and Eric Spindler. Funds raised at the annual event typically helps pay for band trips that are part education, part fun, Everson said. Those who missed the car wash but want to make a donation to the band are encouraged to call 448-0737.

CLASS REUNIONS

Wiping the front of a car clean are students Vinnie Tuminello and Brittany McCarthy, with parents Joan Haluska (from left), Karyn Robinson and Elizabeth Foertsch. The threat of rain appeared to keep a number of people away, yet organizers said they hoped to raise as much as $1,000 in free-will donations from motorists.

Sandburg High School, Class of 1970, will celebrate their 45th reunion on Friday, Sept. 11, at Palos Country Club, followed by a picnic on Saturday. For more information, contact Kathy Lovitt at kllskgml@hotmail.com or 609-0108.

Avenue near 107th Street. Observers can park in lots east of Building P or in the west section of the Building D parking lot and then walk on the path to the observation deck. Children must be accompanied by an adult or supervisor. Observers are reminded to dress for the weather, wear insect repellent and bring binoculars if they have them. This season there should be good views of Jupiter, Saturn and the moon. Occasionally, the International Space Station passes into view.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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COMMUNITY NOTES Strawberry Festival at Palos United Methodist Palos United Methodist Church will hold its 25th annual Strawberry Festival this Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the church, 121st Street and Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights. Lunch and dessert costs $8 adults, $4 children under 10; $4 for dessert only. Children’s activities cost $5, including pony rides, petting zoo, bounce house and face painting to raise money for missions. Tickets available at the door, or call 448-0798.

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Toastmasters Club The Center Toastmasters Club meets this summer on Wednesdays, July 1 and 15, and Aug. 5 and 19, at 7 p.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Toastmasters is for people interested in improving and practicing their public speaking skills. Members take turns leading the meetings and giving speeches, gaining confidence from each others’ encouragement. The Center Toastmasters meet on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. New members and guests are always welcome. For more, call Dave Sanders or Lois Lauer at The Center at 361-3650.

RECREATION ROUNDUP More worm races Palos Park Rec. will hold more worm races at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday at Centennial Park, 12216 S. Will-Cook Road. Kids can bring their own worm to compete against others to see who has the fastest worm in Palos Park. Awards will be given to fastest worms. Competitions will include fun worm facts, worm treats,

composting with worms, and Best in Show ribbons. Fastest worm will receive a jar of Gummy Worms. Fee ranges from $4-$6. For those that don’t have a worm, we will provide one on race day. The last running of the worms which takes place on Wednesday, July 1, at 86th and 123rd, across from The Plush Horse. To register or for more information, call 671-3760 or visit palospark.org.

BENEFITS & FUNDRAISERS March with PAWWS for veterans with PTSD People who want to help military veterans living with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can participate in the first-ever March with PAWWS to Stop 22, a “walk, run or bike” fundraiser set for 8 a.m. this Sunday. Participants, who must obtain at least $250 in pledges, will start at 124th Street and Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights and then walk, run or ride a bicycle for all or part of a 22-mile course that runs along the Tinley Creek Trail System. The event is named to recognize the fact that on average, 22 U.S. military veterans commit suicide every day, according to Pam Barnett, founder and director of Paws Assisting Wounded WarriorS

(PAWWS), a not-for-profit that acquires and trains service dogs for veterans struggling with PTSD. More information may be obtained by calling (708) 369-1981 or visiting pawws.org online.

Car show at Elim Scott’s Garage will present its annual Elim Benefit Car Show this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Elim’s campus in Palos Heights, 13020 S. Central Ave. The car show will also include its second annual Art & Craft Show and Kid Zone – fun for the whole family. The show will feature cars, trucks, motorcycles, and food – with proceeds benefitting children and adults with disabilities served by Elim Christian Services. For more, visit elimcs.org or call293-6509.

LIBRARY NOTES Palos ParkYouth programs

• The Palos Park Public Library’s Read to the Rhythm! Summer Reading Program continues until July 25 for children ages toddler to grade 8. Children read books for chances to win prizes all summer long, and will earn raffle tickets by reaching their reading goals and attending library programs. Prizes will be given for the weekly “Get With the Beat” challenges. Save the date for Aug. 1 when prizes will be awarded at the “Super Stolie” program. Sign up at the Front desk. • Stories to Keep You Rocking with Pete the Cat – Children ages 4 and up are invited to visit the library on Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. Put on your groovy shoes and get rocking with Pete the Cat stories, songs, and crafts. • Doing the Animal Bop – doing the animal bop will make kids “laugh and giggle.” Children 3 and up are invited to a music filled hour of stories, dancing and crafts on Saturday, July 25, at 11 a.m. • LEGO’s @ the Library – Calling all LEGO lovers! Make new LEGO creations on Wed. July15 at 3:30 p.m. with the library’s LEGO’s and we’ll put them on display. Bring a friend and let your imaginations run wild! A drawing will be held at the end of the session for a LEGO prize. All programs are free and open to the public at the library, 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. A full calendar

of programs can be found on its website. Call the library to register at 448-1530, or register online at palosparklibrary.org

Heights library Youth programs • Read to the Rhythm 2015 Summer Reading Program – Registration remains open to all ages at the Palos Heights Public Library. Sign up online at www.palosheightslibrary.org or in person. • Tweens (entering grades 4 and 5) – Tweens can stop by the library for an hour of fun with activities and friends today (Thursday), at 1:30 p.m. Registration is appreciated. • Mr. Taps – Ayrie King III, better known as “Mr. Taps,” has been captivating audiences for most of his life with his fancy footwork and can be seen this Friday, at 10 a.m. Registration is required for this event. • Teens (entering grades 6 and up) – Teens are invited to meet friends at the library and have some fun on Monday, June 29 at 1:30 p.m. Registration is appreciated. • Fun Fridays – Come to the library every Friday during Summer Reading for fun. All programs are free and open to everyone at the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register, visit www.palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

The Fourth of July looms at Palos Farmers Market Heights Library, Recreation and Fire departments will visit July 1

Get ready for the Fourth of July holiday at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. The July 1 market will feature visits from the Recreation department, the Palos Heights Public Library and the Palos Heights Fire Protection District. The Palos Heights Fire Department will be at the market from 10 to 11:30 a.m. with the big rigs and fun activities for the patrons. Meet the brave firemen; see the trucks and much more. Also at 10 a.m, the Palos Heights library will have a Red, White and Blue story hour. Listen to some great stories, sing songs, and create fun Fourth of July crafts. Librarians will also be at the market with information about the upcoming Book Sale, summer Library activities, and “Novel Cooking” cookbooks, while supplies last. The first 25 patrons will receive a free library tote bag. Finally, Rita Schultz, Palos Heights Recreation Department Little Learners Preschool teacher, will be at the Community Tent with information about all the Rec. Department summer programs. A pool pass raffle, good for six free visits to the Palos Heights Pool will take place at 1 p.m. All patrons are eligible to enter, regardless of residence. Congratulations to TJ Collopy, of Chicago, winner of the June 17 pool pass raffle. In addition, Rita will be selling her beautiful “Day Dreamer” jewelry. Face painting will be available at the City Tent. Cate has lots of designs to choose from, including American flags, so stop by and have fun picking out your favorite. LINK cards are accepted at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. Recipients must stop at the City Tent to start the process. Also, pick up or have endorsed your “Frequent Shopper Card.” Ten card endorsements will enter you into a year-end market raffle held on Oct. 14 at noon. Bring a can of fruit, vegetables, or protein and receive double credit on your card. All canned goods are donated to local food pantries. Recipients of the canned goods to date have been the Worth Methodist Church Food Pantry, Catholic Charities and Operation Blessing. Just in time for the Fourth of July, berries have come into the market. Blueberries have arrived, and some strawberries may be available. The

selection of vegetables is increasing every week. Stop by and pick up everything you need for the Fourth parties and celebrations. Other food products available include breads, croissants, bakery, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork, bacon, sausages and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, toffee, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties and wraps, soups, desserts and peppers. Make sure to bring your knives and tools to be sharpened onsite, and pick up everything you need for summer parties and picnics at Pampered Chef. The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2015 “Recipes of the Week.” Pick up this week’s recipe along with previous summertime recipes while at the City Tent. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD.com, or at www.palosheights.org . Richert-Phillips Farm has a limited number of CSA applications available for the 2015 season. CSA

stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The patron “buys” a share of the farm, is guaranteed the first picks of the week, and your basket is ready and waiting for you at the market. This program is great for time-crunched patrons. Stop by and speak with Michael or Daniel for more information and to pick up an application. Reservations continue to be taken for this year’s Community Tent. Interested not-for-profit organizations, area businesses and local artisans should email farmersmarket@palosheights.org or call 708-203-6631 for more information. Reservations are taken on a first come first served basis, and dates are available in September and October. Representatives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand at the City Tent with split the pot raffle tickets for this year’s “Car Classic Event.” Tickets are only $2 each. The drawing will be held on July 16, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000. Additional information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www.palosheights. org, by calling 361-1800, or email farmersmarket@palosheights.org

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HEALTH & FITNESS SENIOR NOTES

Tips for new puppy owners Dear Dr. Fleming, My 25-year-old son is finally responsible enough to have a puppy and I was wondering if you have any tips for new puppy owners? Ralph, Orland Park Dear Ralph, I’ll tell you what I tell new puppy owners who come in to see me at the clinic and undoubtedly I’ll forget something. As I’ve gotten older I rely much on my technicians to fill in the gaps during the initial puppy exam. First and foremost, your son should have his new puppy micro-chipped. This is the biggest no-brainer in the world and is the best $37 that will ever be spent on the dog. The rest of my comments are in no special order. Buy pet insurance. By the way, two weeks ago I told my readers that I would report back to them on my own puppy’s experience with pet insurance. You read that my 14-month old Molly was ill and had surgery for a foreign object. Her veterinary bill was $1,200. I had chosen the $200 deductible option with 80 percent reimbursement (Bronze plan). This policy costs us about $27 monthly. Twelve hundred dollars minus the $200 deductible times 80 percent is $800. Last week we received a check in the mail for $800. Bingo. Ralph, ask your son if he would be willing to give up a few monthly gigabytes on his cell phone so he can get insurance on his new little guy. Tell him to have his puppy checked out by a vet within 48 – 72 hours if possible. If a problem, say a heart murmur for instance, is noted, he may not want to keep the puppy and it’s better to return it before he gets too attached. Follow your veterinarian’s advice on vaccination schedules and other preventive medicine issues. They usually know a little more than the breeders and the Internet. Advise your son that he should be willing to invest a little time in taking his puppy to kindergarten-type training classes. I recommend the Oak Lawn Park District Classes or the classes at Pawsitively Heaven on Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge. If he’s too busy to go for a couple of hours once a week he’s too busy to get a dog. A stuffed animal may suffice in that case. Get a decent ID tag to be worn on the collar at all times. PetCo at 159th street and LaGrange Road has a nice machine that makes tags. Put plenty of phone numbers on the tag and offer a good reward. I like Martingale Collars. There is no buckle to defectively unbuckle. You may have to find these on-line. Get a decent coat brush and brush the dog frequently. My favorite

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is the Furminator brand. Tell your son when he’s walking his puppy if some moron lets his or her dog off leash and it comes running toward your puppy, assuming the other dog is bigger than his puppy, bend down and pick his smaller dog up. If the other dog is quite large and is jumping up at you yell loudly and try to kick the crap out of him. Better yet, use the mace or walking stick that you carry when you walk your little dog. Other people are stupid and you are smart. We see too many Big Dog-Little Dog traumas in the clinic. Avoid big name dog food brands. Most of these companies are so large that they have no choice but to buy their white powder vitamin/mineral premix from China. Cool-sounding holistic names doesn’t mean the food is any better either. I recommend Fromm’s foods. This is a 3-generation mid-sized family pet food business located in the Milwaukee suburbs and they do not buy from China. I have never been a big believer in puppy foods. Puppies do just fine on adult dog food. In the wild there is no puppy, momma and grandmother food. There is just food. It’s a good marketing tool, however, to get more shelf space for your product. Crates are not cruel. Dogs quickly learn to love their crates. Crate train your dog. Most dogs under 4 months of age should be fed three times daily. Once they reach 4 months switch to twice-daily feeding. An exception to this is the very small toy dogs, which often have a problem with hypoglycemia and need to be fed 6 to 8 small meals daily until their livers mature a little. Your son’s vet can tell him more about this. Do not buy your pet the little fuzzy toys with the squeeker inside. They are cute but dogs are very clever about chewing that plastic bladder out of the toy and swallowing it. Obstructive squeekers that need to be surgically removed make a lot of money for those of us who do surgery. Deer antlers look cool and the dogs really love to chew them but not all deer are healthy and some of antlers splinter into very sharp shards. A few months ago one of our show-dog clients brought in a plastic sandwich bag full of dozens of razor sharp pointed-end shards. She had just happened to walk into her family room to find the deer antler in pieces as her dog looked up

Orland Township residents who have a family income less than 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, no health insurance or a deductible of $500 more per person and are ineligible for Medicaid, Medicare Part B (Medicare Part A coverage is acceptable), AllKids, FamilyCare or CountyCare can apply for Access to Care at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. An appointment is necessary. The Access to Care program provides visits to an assigned Access to Care doctor for $5, basic lab and X-ray services for $5 per draw or procedure, and prescription medication for $15 (generic), $30 preferred brand and $40 (non-preferred brand). Brand name medications are available only at Walgreens. For an appointment or more info, call 4034222.

Blood pressure, balance and glucose checks at Orland Twp. Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., will host free blood pressure screenings from

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the first and third Friday of the month. No appointment is necessary. In addition to blood pressure screenings, on the first Friday of the month, VCP Home Health Care Inc. will be on hand at the township to conduct balance screenings, which can help prevent dangerous falls. Glucose screenings are also available on this day for $5 ($10 for non-residents). For more information, call 403-4222.

Temporary disability parking placards at Orland Township Residents in need of a temporary Illinois disability parking placard may pick up required paperwork at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. The paperwork must be completed and signed by a physician and returned to Orland Township. The temporary placards are valid for a length of time indicated by the authorizing doctor (not exceeding 90 days). Placards may only be used in a vehicle in which the authorized holder of the parking placard is either the driver or a passenger.

STOCK UP ON GOOD HEALTH Healing with sound is music to my ears Music played a large role in my life, and I have always felt it uplifted me. I had to listen to music wherever I went. I had a radio on my bike and mom always had one in the kitchen. I was never into one particular type of music and loved everything from “Peer Gynt Suite,” to Josh Groban; naturescapes, gospel, U-2, to country. I enjoy it all. There are days when I’m in the mood for gospel or classical and days I want the latest hits. It makes me feel good. I’ve noticed I haven’t had time to listen to music lately. I’ve been researching and reading health issues, because I enjoy doing that, however, I never took the time out to relax and enjoy the sounds of nature or music. Just this week I read an article from Ben Fuchs, PhD, regarding the power of sound and sound healing. Fuchs points out that even in the Bible, David played his harp to relieve King Saul’s depression. He also said the ancient Greeks used the flute and the lyre for treating various physical illnesses. Fuchs writes, “The French ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Alfred Tomatis has devoted the last 50 years to understanding the ear and its function. He believes that the ear is the most important of all our sense organs. The ear controls the body’s

sense of balance, rhythm and movement and is the conductor of the entire nervous system. Through the medulla, the auditory nerve connects with all the muscles of the body. Hence, muscle tone, equilibrium, flexibility and vision are affected by sound. Through the vagus nerve, the inner ear connects with the larynx, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, bladder, kidneys, small intestine and large intestine.’’ Fuchs said that high frequency sounds (3000 hz and above) actually affect cognitive functions such as thinking and listening to those sounds increases alertness. What I found most amazing in the Fuchs article was his explanation of how science was applied in testing the efficacy of music and certain sounds on healing the body of disease. Certain music and certain sounds are used to bring the mind/ body into harmony. It is called Sound Healing. While it’s not always in the form of music, it does deal with various sound frequencies. His example was how modern medicine uses sound waves to break up kidney stones. Amazingly, Fuchs says, “Every organ, every bone, every cell in the body has its own resonant frequency. Together they make up a composite frequency like the instruments of an orchestra. When one organ in the body is out of tune it will affect the whole body. Through sound

Orland Township offers a trip to Memphis, Tenn., and Branson, Mo., Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Seniors will enjoy a five-day, seven-meal trip, which includes free home or local pickup and return, two nights in Memphis and two nights in Branson. Seniors will travel by motorcoach and enjoy live music and food at Alfred’s on Beale Street upon arriving in Memphis. Day two includes a tour of Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, a musical panoramic tour of Memphis including Beale Street, Cotton Row, and the Lorraine Motel followed up with a guided tour of the Gibson guitar factory. The next day, the

group will travel to Branson to see Dublin’s Irish Tenors and the Celtic Ladies. The fourth day will visit the Titanic museum, featuring the Grand Staircase and more than 400 artifacts from the ship. For lunch, seniors will take a cruise on Table Rock Lake aboard the Showboat Branson Belle before finishing up the trip with the Legends in Concert show featuring such acts as The Blues Brothers, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and other legends of yesterday. Tickets for double occupancy ($1,205 per person) and single occupancy (an additional $299) are now available at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. For more information, call 4034222.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK

Meet Jazmine an 11-year-old Labrador retriever owned by Dan and Dee from Orland Park. Jazmine really enjoys the boat rides on their lake in Michigan.

and smiled. Last week Dr. Tasssone over here by us removed a 6-inch section of small intestine that had most likely been perforated by a deer antler shard. Her dog had destroyed the antler some days earlier. The 8-year-old Cocker Spaniel also had secondary peritonitis but is doing quite well now. Too bad the nice lady didn’t have pet insurance. We’d like to do these things for free but our staff and creditors are mean and want to be paid. Tell your son to buy a fresh small bottle of hydrogen peroxide and keep it somewhere in his bathroom closet so when he calls his vet after his puppy has swallowed something poisonous he won’t have to lose time driving to Jewel to get peroxide to make the dog vomit. Tell him to keep this number on the fridge: 888-426-4435, which is the number for an Animal Poison Control Center. Tell him to make sure he picks up any pennies he drops immediately. Pennies minted after the early l980s are composed of 2.5 grams of elemental zinc, one of which can harm a 50-pound dog. Finally tell him to check any gum he is about to purchase to see if it is sweetened with xylitol. If it is tell him not buy it if there is any chance his puppy can get a stick or two unless he’s ready to buy a new puppy. After reading all of this I understand better why our new puppy first-time visit take so long. Getting a puppy is a big commitment. Make sure he’s up to it before proceeding.

Hearing screenings at Orland Township South Suburban Hearing Health Center will be at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., to conduct free hearing screenings on Wednesdays, July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, from 1 pm. to 3 p.m. Orland Hearing Aid Cente will also be conducting free hearing screenings at the township on Tuesdays July 21, Aug. 25 and Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. An appointment is necessary; call 403-4222.

Orland Township residents can borrow med equipment Orland Township Health Services offers a medical equipment loan program to all Orland Township residents. The Nurses’ Closet allows residents in need to borrow a variety of medical equipment, including wheelchairs, crutches, canes, walkers and shower equipment, for a 60-day period. Equipment is donated by members of the community. To borrow an item or to donate, call 403-4222.

DEE WOODS healing it may be possible to bring the diseased organ into harmony with the rest of the body, hence avoiding the need for drugs or surgery.’’ While it may not take the place of necessary surgery, attempting to heal with sounds, light and touch are magnificent beginnings. I attempt to cover any healing that is non-invasive or healing that may be accomplished without medications. Certain sounds have been able to reduce blood pressure and begin the body’s own healing process with medical issues. Our own Palos Heights, author, Sue Busen, has written about the power of healing with affirmations while tapping lightly with the fingers, known as the emotional freedom technique (EFT). While the scientific aspects of healing with sounds are done in a clinical setting with certain sets of sounds and frequencies, it’s clear that music itself is generally relaxing or invigorating, depending on what it is you are attempting to accomplish. So sing, dance, relax and pray. You deserve the break in this uncertain world.

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THE PALOS PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY PLEASE TAKE COOK, NOTICECOUNTY, that ILLINOIS 2015ADOPTION OF On the 1 T h day of June, PUBLIC The Board ofPREY Trustees of WAGE STANDARDS AILING The Palos Park Public Library, Cook County, State of Illinois, Adopted PLEASE TAKEOrdinance NOTICE No. that 06-2015 prevailing 2015 wages pursuant to On theDetermining 1 T h day of June, 820 lLCS 130/0.0 The Board of Trustees ofl et seq., which determination ls now effective The Palos Park Public Library, Cook County, State of Illinois, Dated: June 17, Adopted Ordinance No.2015 06-2015 Determining prevailing wages pursuant to Publish by Order of the Library Board of Trustees of Palos Park. 820 lLCS 130/0.0 l et seq., which determination ls now effective Dated: June 17, 2015 Publish by Order of the Library Board of Trustees of Palos Park.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -v.CHARLOTTE J. O’BRYAN, MARK J. O’BRYAN, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MERIT FINANCIAL INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 31519 12901 S. 82ND COURT Palos Park, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 5, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive – 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 IN GROVER C. ELMORE AND COMPANY’S HOME ADDITION TO PALOS PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 12901 S. 82ND COURT, Palos Park, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-35-207-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $369,944.85. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number 09-0328. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 09-0328 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 09 CH 31519 TJSC#: 35-7429 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-CB8 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES L. GOGGINS, ANGELIA F. GOGGINS, CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants 09 CH 13148 12959 SOUTH MEADE AVENUE Palos Heights, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 12, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive – 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 16 IN BLOCK 12 IN PALOS GARDENS-UNIT #4, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 IN CIRCUIT COURT PARTITION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SAID PALOS GARDENS-UNIT #4 REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTRAR OF TITLE OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS OF AUGUST 1, 1968 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2402333. Commonly known as 12959 SOUTH MEADE AVENUE, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-119-016-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $558,357.92. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95985. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95985 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 09 CH 13148 TJSC#: 35-8315 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

Thursday, June 25, 2015

What are our excuses for not investing? JIM We all make excuses. Most of the time, they’re pretty harmless. But you could be hurting yourself if you make excuses for not taking action in some areas — and one of those areas is investing. Not investing, or not investing enough, can have serious consequences. In fact, a lot of people are poorly prepared financially for retirement. Consider these figures from the Federal Reserve: The median retirement account value for individuals between 35 and 44 is just $42,700; for people 55 to 64, the corresponding figure is $103,000. These figures are frighteningly low, especially when retirement can easily last two or three decades. In short, you need to invest. So, what’s stopping you? Here are some common excuses: • “I’ll do it later.” The longer you wait before you start investing, the less time you have to accumulate money, and the less likely it may be that you’ll achieve your goals, such as a comfortable retirement lifestyle. If you haven’t begun investing, do it today. • “I don’t have enough money to invest.” The cost of living is unquestionably high, and you may feel that you have just enough money to pay your bills before your next paycheck. But if you look for ways to economize, you may well be able to free up even a little money to invest each month. And then, when your salary goes up, you can increase the amount you invest. • “I’ll have Social Security.” Social Security benefits generally account for only about 40% of an individual’s pre-retirement income, according to the Social Security Administration. Unless you want to scale back your lifestyle greatly during your retirement years, you’ll need to supplement Social Security with your employer-backed retirement account, such as a 401(k), plus your own investments, such as those that go inside an IRA.

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Edward Jones Investments • “Can I really invest enough money for my retirement?” Consider this: Going back to 1990, if you had invested $10,000 in the stocks that make up the S&P 500, and simply held on to these stocks, you would have amassed more than $76,000 after taxes by the end of 2013. Of course, past performance of the market is not a guarantee of how it will perform in the future, and the S&P 500 is an unmanaged index and is not meant to depict an actual investment — but this illustration still shows that patient, diligent, long-term investing can produce positive results. • “I don’t know where to begin.” If you work for a company that provides a retirement plan such as a 401(k) or something similar, you’ve already got a great place to begin. You only need to sign up for the plan and start deferring a part of your salary, and you’re an investor. It’s also quite easy to open an IRA, another popular retirement savings account. In any case, if you have doubts about how to get started investing, you will find it valuable to meet with a qualified investment professional. Don’t let excuses get in the way of developing good investment habits. With time, determination and effort, you can overcome many of the obstacles you thought prevented you from becoming a full-fledged investor. Jim Van Howe is a ﬁnancial advisor with Edward Jones, in Palos Heights. His ofﬁce is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 3613400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

FASHION CHAT

A lesson in fuss-free minimalutilitarianism Along with the powerful prevalence of trends in fashion, such as the flourish of bohemian expressions, graphic prints or flirty ‘70s looks, another stirring and profoundly chic aesthetic has been penetrating the zeitgeist with growing fervor (yet understated grace). Arising in wardrobes all over is a morphology of minimalism and utilitarianism. This style is ubiquitously available in stores, though it largely emerges from the styling of the outfit. For instance, high street shops like Zara and Topshop provide excellent building blocks. In seeking the inspiration for this styling, the expressions are thoroughly communicated in the design house The Row. As we come to describe minimal-utilitarianism, we turn to Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen, the duo that has become world renown as what can be arguably be referred to as “style incarnate.” The twin sisters founded the CFDA honored brand and lend their golden touch to fashions in the clean minimal-utilitarian style. Outfits from The Row are composed of clean shapes, often oversized and exaggerated. Muted colors, often entirely monochromatic palettes are utilized in the sartorial equivalent of a Rothko meditation. Should the fit and styling of these garments not get The Row’s characteristically impeccable execution, the fashions could easily fall into the pejorative categorization of “amorphous.” However, this is not the case, as The

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Row creates ensembles of poetic simplicity and the ease of a powerful timelessness. To begin this experience of a wardrobe revolution, one need not look further than simple pieces like a half-tucked plain scoop-neck tee or crisp shirt, wonderfully tailored trousers and simple brogues or flats. The mixing and matching of these items with classic jackets, clean accessories and additional cleansing neutrals will enhance the purity of the expression. Another brilliant aspect of this aesthetic is its gender-neutrality. Men and women alike look wonderful and can similarly embrace these minimal fashions. For an outfit sampling, men can try a snug pair of dark denim cuffed a couple times and worn with black brogues, a plain white tee, a black, round brim hat and a watch or simple necklace. The minimal-utilitarian look is communicated with an intellectual appeal and grace, but it also is happily a fuss-free way to dress. Sample this aesthetic and get more ideas from sources like The Row. You — Caroline Foreman is a fashion model and critic. She lives in Palos Park.

JOB SEARCH State hiring fair State Sen. Bill Cunningham and Rep. Frances Hurley and the Illinois Department of Employment Security will hold a Hiring Fair today (Thursday) at the Orland Park CiviCenter, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Doors open for veterans only starting at 9 a.m.

The general public is invited from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The hiring fair will help provide employers the chance to meet prospective employees, and help those prospective employees find work, along with other opportunities. For more information, including registration information, visit Sen. Cunningham’s website at http://senatorbillcunningham.com/.

AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Regional News does not attempt to correct errors made by that office. Orland Park Lux Steven J Tr to Mcmahon Brian, 8921 Clearview Dr, Unit #8921, $85,000; Lillwitz Ron E to Nast Victoria, 15729 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit #78, $103,000; Fennell John to Warpecha Roseann, 8743 W Golden Rose Dr, $221,000; Turner Joy K to Turner Keith E, 17208 Brushwood Ln, $160,000; Linder Ave Rlty Grp LLC to Hamdan Ashraf, 7718 157th St, $318,000; Lee Alex S to Naser Nader, 11008 168th St, $440,500; Handke Kirsten to Jeffers William M, 15308 Treetop Dr, Unit #3A, $89,000; Salvador Philip Tr to Hum Thomas G, 9210 Birch St, $170,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Dreyer Conrad D, 18114 John Charles Dr, Unit #1, $186,000; Mars Derrick A to Boudonck Eric, 8949 Fairway Dr, $179,000; Fudala Frank J to Mars Derrick A, 15132 Valentina Dr, $305,000; Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Cummings Daiva, 8804 140th St, Unit #316, $100,000;

Hatzell Maureen A to Holoubek Joseph M, 13924 84th Ave, $270,500; Gugluizza Thomas L Tr to Paulus Christine, 10848 Deer Point Dr, $475,000; Park Bruce G to Rimar James S, 11911 Cormoy Ln, $209,000. Palos Heights Gildea Kevin J Tr to Mazies Kathleen M Tr, 7847 Foresthill Ln, Unit #78472CR, $115,000; Kris Const Co to Nicolei Gery, 12631 Parkside Ave, $289,000; Ceja Raul N to Staszel Jozef Jan, 2600 S Harlem, Unit #98396, $95,000. Palos Park Zbela Krystyna Z to Lopez Blanca R, 7909 Langdon Ln, $345,000; Choe Yong-Kyu to Fusion Global Inc, 11801 S 85th Ave, $430,000; Stajszczak Michael to Leon Daniel, 8823 126th St, $285,000.

Heights Business of the Week returns

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Palos Heights’ Business of the Week program is back, with AneMone Caffe & Neapolitan Pizzeria restaurant on 127th Street named. The city of Palos Heights posted the news on its Facebook page last Friday. “Be sure to stop in this week for great food and fantastic service,” the city’s brief Facebook post stated.

COMINGS & GOINGS

Talerico to open retail bakery Summit’s Talerico-Martin bakery, which has been selling baked goods wholesale to convenience stores for about three decades, will open a retail bakery next week at 7334 W. 63rd St., across the street from Argo High School. “We will have a full line of products,” said Gary Willard, assistant general manager. “Doughnuts, cookies, brownies, cakes and pastries.” He said the store would have a full coffee bar as well as offer snacks and juices. Willard said owner Bob Talerico has spared no expense in opening the retail operation. “It’s a pretty decent setup,” he said. “Bob is treating this nice. It’s his baby.” Willard said the store scheduled a soft opening Monday. Customers would eventually be able to order cakes online and have them made any way they like. Store hours will be from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. For information, visit www.talerico-martin. com or check out their Facebook page at Talerico-Martin Retail Bakery. Southwest Airlines now hiring Southwest Airlines is in search of 500 baggage handlers, including positions at Midway Airport on the Southwest Side. The company announced plans to hire 500 new ramp workers at several locations including Midway and Dallas, Denver, Houston and Baltimore. The Dallas-based airline said it would be willing to pay relocation costs for some applicants who live more than 100 miles from the job location. Applications are accepted online at www.southwest.com. The airline reportedly needs the extra help to staff its larger 737-800s that are now in its fleet.

BOB BONG Hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For information, call 708-444-4480. Great American Bagel reopens Great American Bagel held a grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony last week at 9189 W. 151st St. in Orland Park. The store bakes its own bagels on site and carries a wide variety of hand-packed cream cheeses. It is open for breakfast and lunch. For information, call 708-226-0400 or visit www.greatamericanbagel.com. Hours are from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and Thursday and Friday, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Pizza Hut closes A full service Pizza Hut restaurant at 7120 W. 159th St. in Orland Park closed recently after a carry-out only Pizza Hut opened a few blocks away at 7842 W. 159th St. in the village. The new 1,151-square-foot Pizza Hut took the former space of Universal Therapy in the Patio Retail Center. For information, call 708-532-0868, which was the number at the previous location. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and from 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Physical therapy clinic opens in Palos Access Physical Therapy opened a new clinic last month in Palos Heights. The clinic at 11845 Southwest Highway provides injury screenings, physical therapy, functional capacity evaluations, manual therapy, sports medicine, work conditioning and dry needling. Patients can schedule appointments by calling 708-255-0215. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday. Mohammed Abed is the director.

Electronics repair shop opens A new business that caters to electronics on the fritz opened recently at 15845 S. Harlem Ave. in Orland Park, in the same retail strip as Panera Bread. Aptly named UBreakifix, the store is a family business owned by John and Kathy DiNardi of Palos Park. The store will be having its grand opening from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20. “We’ll have some giveaways and some raffles,” If you see a new business in town or wonder said John DiNardi, who owns the store with his what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line wife, Kathy DiNardi. “We specialize in smartphones, tablets and at bobbong@hotmail.com. You can also catch computers,” said John DiNardi, who decided up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the on the electronics repair franchise after starting Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.com an LED lighting company that he sold recently and www.southlandsavvy.blogspot.com after 15 years. “After we sold the business, I was looking at something to do and decided that with the number of electronic devices everybody has today, a repair store made a lot of sense. People just can’t live without their phones. “Our forte is broken screens,” he said. “We can also fix water First Midwest Bank (as of June 22) damage. We dehydrate phones RATES APR POINTS that have been dropped into wa30-year fixed 4.250 4.285 0 ter and see if we can get the 15-year fixed 3.375 3.430 0 electronics to work again.” 30-year fixed Jumbo 4.125 4.170 0 DiNardi said his store has a staff of certified technicians who United Trust Bank (as of June 23) “have had extensive training and RATES APR POINTS who have all of the right tools 30-year fi xed 4.125 4.146 0 needed.” 15-year fixed 3.375 3.411 0 He said the store will first as10-year fi xed 3.125 3.178 0 sess the damage for free before undertaking any repairs. He said Prospect Federal (as of June 22) they can have most devices reRATES APR POINTS paired with 90 minutes, as long 30-year fixed 4.000 4.038 .25 as they have the parts needed. 20-year fixed 3.750 3.802 .25 All parts and labor come with 15-year fixed 3.250 3.314 .25 a 90-day warranty that is valid at each UBreak locations. The All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders. company will also price match all competitors. If you see a competitor with a lower price on a repair, bring in the ad, and DiNardi will be sure to match the price. If things work out at the withoutdiscount discount service. without service. Orland location, DiNardi said It’s accident no accidentmore morepeople people trust It’s no trustState StateFarm. Farm. another store was a defi nite Erik R Nelson, Agent possibility. Erik R Nelson, Agent

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Mary Johnson, gracious gentlewoman at Heights Library By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

Mary L. Johnson, of Palos Heights, the head of public services in the Adult Services Department of the Palos Heights Public Library, died June 16 Mary Johnson at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. She was 63. She was employed at the library for more than 20 years and most recently also served as interim co-administrative librarian, after the retirement of Elaine Savage earlier this spring. Before joining the Palos Heights Public Library in 1995, she served as a librarian in Palos School District 118. “Mary had the greatest smile and the warmest personality,” said Palos Heights Public Library Circulation Manager Karen Skocik, a 20-year colleague and best friend of Mrs. Johnson. “People looked forward to seeing her every day. In fact, one of our patrons described her as ‘the lady with the million-dollar smile.’” “She lived a wonderful life at home with her loving family, and she brought that cheerfulness and warm-heartedness to the library,” Skocik added. “You can’t underestimate the impact her family had on her.” Mrs. Johnson also was a woman who commanded respect and admiration at the library. “She was a wealth of knowledge,” Skocik said. “You loved to go to Mary with a question, because she knew something about everything.”

Public Services Librarian Bruce Sullivan agreed. “She was astoundingly capable and profoundly wise in terms of her profession,” he said. “The amount of information and procedures she handled…I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it.” Sullivan also described Mrs. Johnson as “incredibly kind and patient. She had a way of putting others at ease, including and perhaps especially people who were upset about something, be it a library patron or a co-worker.” As a tribute to Mrs. Johnson, her colleagues tied a number of orange ribbons around the library, as well as on lampposts along Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights. Orange ribbons symbolize the fight against leukemia, the disease that claimed her life literally days after diagnosis. “She would have been overwhelmed by the ribbons,” Skocik said. “She would have thought it was something she didn’t deserve, because in addition to all her other good qualities, Mary was humble.” Mrs. Johnson became a highly visible local television personality on Channel 4. She and Skocik co-hosted a do-it-yourself arts and crafts program and Mrs. Johnson gave a monthly rundown on upcoming programs at the library with the head of youth services in a talk show hosted by Sue Jankowski. Audiences warmed to her friendly, likeable style and informative presentation. She often brought books for discussion as props. She had a way of generating real interest and enthusiasm in the library’s cultural offerings. Mrs. Johnson often served as hostess or emcee for many of the library programs she promoted on television and in

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Orange ribbons, tied in tribute to Mary Johnson, have appeared at dozens of sites in Palos Heights, including at the sculpture of Paige, Booked for the Day, near the public library’s entrance.

library notes she composed and sent for publication in The Regional. A Downton Abbey-themed tea party and viewing of two episodes of the poplar British import last winter was a real standout, recalled Arlene Sypniewski, who attended with a small group of fellow members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club. A gracious hostess, Mrs. Johnson improvised a fun quiz of Downton Abbey trivia for the guests. The large turnout of former and cur-

HOUSES OF WORSHIP St. Spyridon Orthodox Church Greek Festival The parish of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Palos Heights invites everyone to its annual Greek Festival on Saturday, July 11, from 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. St. Spyridon’s Greek Festival has long been known as a mustsee and taste event in the Palos area. The traditional Greek-style festival loaded with great Greek food, fun, fellowship. The grills will be fired up all day and night with Greek-style seasoned chickens and tender, marinated pork shish kebob being grilled. And of course, the ever-popular gyros

— Jack Murray contributed to this story.

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sliced fresh for you. The ladies of the parish bake all sorts of Greek pastries from sweet and nutty baklava to buttery-rich kourambiedes and many other unique and traditional pastries that you won’t find anywhere else. The fest will also feature a typical Greek café to sit and sip a Greek frappe iced coffee and plenty of Greek music and dancing; traditional folk dances of Greece with The St. Spyridon Dancers performing at 7:30 p.m. both days, plus, kiddie rides and games. Free parking and shuttle available Saturday and Sunday from 3 – 11 p.m. from Trinity College and Palos Courts. St. Spyridon is at 12307 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights. Admission $2 for adults,

children 12 and under free. For more information, call the church office at 385-2311.

Living Word Lutheran Vacation Bible school Vacation Bible School will be July 27 – 31, theme is Camp Kilimanjaro at Living Word Lutheran Church, 16301 S Wolf Road in Orland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon for ages 4 years through 5th grade. Early registration is discounted $10 per child for a maximum discount of $30 per family. Registration forms are available online at livingwordorland.org or may be picked up at the church office. (403-9673)

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South Palos Township Sanitary District Consumer Confidence Report Annual Drinking Water Quality Report For the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 IL0310140 This report is intended to provide you with important information about your drinking water and the efforts made by the South Palos Township Sanitary District water system to provide safe drinking water. The source of Drinking water used by South Palos Township Sanitary District is Purchase from The City of Palos Heights. For more information regarding this report, contact: Harold Cowger (708) 935-2159 or attend a District Board meeting held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the District Office located at 8102 West 119th Street Suite 1130, Palos Park, Illinois 60464. Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre el agua que usted bebe. Tradúzcalo ó hable con alguien que lo entienda bien.

Source of Drinking Water

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pickup substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife. Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial, or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming. Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses. Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also, come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems, Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturallyoccurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits fro contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immune-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. We cannot control the variety of the materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposures by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have you water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. Source Water Name; CC -1-Meter Vault 133rd Street and 82nd Street FF Il0312370 TP01: Lake

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT OF PALOS HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY The Palos Heights Public Library hereby provides public notice that an audit of its funds for the period, January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 has been made by Knutte & Associates Certified Public Accountants, and that a report of such audit dated May 1, 2015, has been filed with the County Clerk of Cook, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at the Palos Heights Public Library Public Services Desk during regular business hours 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday except for holidays.

LEGAL NOTICE F14080156 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. JAMES E. TALERICO; VICTORIA M. TALERICO; MARQUETTE BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 14 CH 14266 Calendar 58 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: THE SOUTH 228.00 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 235.0 FEET THEREOF) OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE WEST 25 ACRES (EXCEPT THE NORTH 1/2 ACRE THEREOF AND ALSO EXCEPT THE SOUTH 1046.90 FEET THEREOF) OF THE EAST 100 ACRES OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND CONTAINING 0.92 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. P.I.N. 23-34-100-068-0000. Commonly known as 12920 South 94th Avenue, Palos Park, Illinois 60464. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www. fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14080156 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

Couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

Cluckey and Kerry (Alan) Foster; grandchildren, Abigail, Aiden, Benjamin, Cameron, Ellie and Ethan; and many other family members and friends. Visitation was held at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home in Orland Park on Friday. A funeral Mass was said Saturday at St. Alexander Church in Palos Heights. Interment was private.

rent library co-workers, patrons and other community residents who came to pay their respects at services held for Mrs. Johnson last week “spoke volumes for the high esteem, love and respect in which this kind, gracious gentlewoman was held,” said Regional News editor Jack Murray. “Her sudden loss is a tear in the fabric of the community.” Mrs. Johnson, nee Cowhey, is survived by her husband, Gregory J.; daughters, Erin (Brandon) Brewer, Colleen (Ryan)

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Love and marriage for seven decades: Helen and Leonard Groskopf, of Palos Heights marked a milestone in their marriage on June 9 when they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Capri Restaurant with great food, music and memories shared. Five years ago, the Groskopfs celebrated with their daughters and spouses a combined 150 years of marriage. Five years later they are celebrating 175 years together, daughter Nancy Hunter says.

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Susceptibility to Contamination

The Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great Lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake.

South Palos Township Sanitary District Regulated Contaminants Detected 2014 0316000 Chicago -Definition of Terms-

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG); The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Level Found: This column represents an average of sample result data collected during the CCR calendar year. In some cases, it may represent a single sample if only one sample was collected. Range of Detections: This column represents a range of individual sample results, from lowest to highest that were collected during the CCR calendar year. Date of Sample: If a date appears in this column, the Illinois EPA requires monitoring for this contaminant less than once per year because the concentrations do not frequently change. If no date appears in the column, monitoring for this contaminant was conducted during the Consumer Confidence Report calendar year. Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Treatment Technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. ND: Contaminant Not detectable at testing limits. N/A: Not applicable Definitions: Action Level Goal (ALG): the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety. Action Level: the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Lead & Copper

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Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosion of household plumbing systems.

Water Quality Test Results

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: the level of contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal or MRDLG: the level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level or MRDL: the highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Definitions: the following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation. ppb: micrograms per liter or parts per billion- or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable. Avg: regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. ppm: milligrams per liter or parts per million – or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water.

Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products

Collection Date

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Chlorine

12/31/14

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Water additive used to control microbes.

Total Trihalomethanes

2014

0.5918 - 0.5918

No goal for the total

ppb

By-product of drinking water disinfection.

Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the highest level detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur on the future.

Violation Summary Table The South Palos Township Sanitary District is pleased to announce that no violations were recorded during 2014. One of the main goals of the water department is to keep our valued residents informed about their water quality. The South Palos Township Sanitary District would like to invite you to call Harold “Bud” Cowger, District Water Operator, (708-935-2159) with any questions you might have regarding this report. Respectively Submitted,

Bud Cowger Harold “Bud” Cowger, District Water Operator

South Palos Township Sanitary District - 8102 W 119th Street, Unit 1130 Palos Park, Illinois 60464 -708-448-3166 Peter Costa, President - John Walsh, Vice President/Treasurer - Lawrence Pichman, District Clerk

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

CROSSWORD PUZZLES "Sound Alikes"

File photo from June 26, 1975

40 Years Ago This Week

Members of the Freshminster Youth fellowship at the Palos Park Presbyterian Church got out their buckets, rags and hoses recently to stage a find-raising car wash. Cleaning up one of the vehicles are Kris Stack (from left), Ann Nelson, Julie Albright, John Sim. Laurie Lukes, Scott Glodot and Daryl Steffeter. Funds from the car wash and a spaghetti supper hosted by the youth groups will help pay for a trip to a youth conference.

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File photo from June 22, 1995

20 Years Ago This Week

Fred and Rosemary Heiden, owners of Gourmet Coffees Etc. in Palos Heights, caught up with Juan Valdez (center) at the recent convention of the Specialty Coffee Association of America in Long Beach, Calif. Juan Valdez represents the Colombian Coffee Growers. At convention’s end, the Heidens came home to Palos Heights, and Juan returned to the mountains.

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 12)

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Glennon getting geared up for Marist-to-Marist ride Last week, I wrote about my kid in my column. This week, I am keeping it in the family. My cousin-by-marriage is a guy by the name of Owen Glennon. There are three things I know well about the man. 1—He has a dry sense of humor and a wit so sharp, when you talk to him you need to have bandages and a gallon of Mercurochrome nearby. 2—He teaches high-level math at Marist High School and has done it since 1976. But I have one math problem I can stump him with. It’s a simple addition problem but he’ll never solve it. Heck, John Nash from the film “A Beautiful Mind” wouldn’t be able to get this one. Add up all of the income of every student Glennon has helped with their calculus and integers skills in close to 40 years of teaching. That would be an astronomical number. Heck, add up the number of students he has helped put hypotenuses to good uses and I’ll bet that number is staggering, too. 3—He loves cycling. Long-distance cycling. You could probably never add up all the miles his skinny legs have pumped over the decades. A couple of years ago, the man rode 3,200 miles from Anacortes, Wash., to Brunswick, Maine. Glennon, who hails from Orland Park, has ridden across the state of Iowa a dozen times. Why anyone would want to ride across Iowa even once is beyond me, but he did it 12 times in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which is also known at RAGBRAI, not to be confused the Ames Brothers hit “Rag Mop.” This summer, Glennon is going to use his cycling prowess to be true to his school. He is going to take what, for him, will be a jaunt around the block starting this

JEFF VORVA weekend. Glennon will take off Sunday from upstate New York back to Sweet Home Chicago and figures to ride 1,004 miles to raise money for the Financial Aid Endowment, which helps smart kids whose parents don’t have enough scratch to attend his school. “Owen’s commitment to his students both in and out of the classroom is well known, but this trek takes it to another dimension,” Marist President Brother Hank Hammer said in a news release. “Owen is well aware of the financial challenges that many of our students’ families face, and he has made a commitment to help them through this remarkable effort.” By the way, in bike terms, ‘hammer’’ means to ride strongly in big gears. But I digress… This event should also be called a Marist-to-Marist trip. The journey starts in Esopus, N.Y., which is the home of the Marist Brothers Retreat and she plans on being back July 12 at the Mt. Greenwood campus. Glennon won’t be taking the superhighways, though. It will take him a couple of weeks as he will go through some of the heart – and armpits – of America and he has an itinerary planned with a lot of back roads and rural towns of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. Another challenging math problem: How many items of laundry on clotheslines and old tires on the ground will Glennon see

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Marist teacher Owen Glennon takes a pit stop during a cross country trek in 2013. This summer, he will ride from upstate New York to Chicago in support of students in need at Marist High School.

during his back road trek? His to-do list will also include stops at 15 Catholic churches and shrines, including Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel at Marist College, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, and the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John, Ind. He will stay overnight at several parishes along the route, as well. The longtime mentor talked about “Marist moments” driving him to this ride. “The best of those moments have shaped what we do and who we are,” Glennon said. “We, the Marist family, become ever more blessed if, in our own ways, we look out for the youngest members of Marist… so that they, too, will have those special Marist moments that help to shape what they will do with their lives and who they will become.” As if he’s not going to be busy enough, he will be overseeing a blog. Anyone who wants to throw a little cash his way for the cause can visit www.marist.net. So good luck, Owen. May you have no chain sucks or crash rash on this ride.

WHATIZIT?

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IMPORTANT ANNOUN CEMENT! Those who want to play the game this week need to get us their guesses by SATURDAY night because members of the WHATIZIT Board of Directors are heading to an important leadership convention. None of them are actually going to stay awake any of the seminars, but they are looking forward to the free lunch. Anyway, last week’s photo was the bottom of a theater or stage curtain, hence the break-a-leg clue. Bernadette Pratl of Evergreen Park was the first to come up with the correct answer and let us know that the bottom is called bullion fringe. Others who were stage-struck were Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky and Russ Martin, Chicago Ridge’s George Oswald and Kathy and Dan Higgins, Oak Lawn’s Steve Rosenbaum and Evergreen Park’s Jan Merchantz and Crystal Olson. Incorrect answers were fringe from a chair, sofa, foot rest and the fringe on the Shriners flying carpet go-kart. This week’s clue: Take your best shot guessing this one — this article of clothing dates back to the mid-1500s. Send those guesses by SATURDAY night to thereporter@comcast. net with WHATIZIT in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown. And did we mention the deadline is SATURDAY night?

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‘In the Studio Exhibit’ at McCord

“Strawberries” by Peggy Finnegan.

“Three Red Beauties” by Lois Stanciak.

The McCord Gallery and Cultural Center presents a group exhibition of its students’ works, featuring oil paintings and drawings. The “In the Studio” exhibit continues through Saturday, July 11. A reception with the student-artists will be held this Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park. For more information, call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

Public reception to meet the artists Friday, 6-8 p.m. “Vase and Tangerine” by Bernadette Elenteny.

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Thursday,March June 25, 2015 Thursday, 5, 2015

Southwest • Section 2, Page 1

2015 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL TEAM

Sky(lor) high POY Hilger was an offensive force FIRST TEAM SKYLOR HILGER, Shepard, DH/SS, Jr. * A versatile and talented athlete who took her game to a new level this season, Hilger produced explosive offensive performances and timely hitting throughout the 2015 campaign while helping the Astros compile a program-best 23-10 record. She was named to the Class 4A All-State team and garnered All-South Suburban Conference Red accolades for the third consecutive season in addition to being chosen as this paper’s Player of the Year. Already committed to DePaul University, Hilger batted a sizzling .543 with 69 hits and respective slugging and on-base percentages of .929 and .560. She belted nine homers and had a hand in 105 runs (53 scored, 52 driven in, including 20 twoout RBI). Hilger collected 16 other extra-base hits, stole 17 bases and fanned just seven times in 127 at-bats. She also made a smooth transition from second base to shortstop as she handled all but 10 of her 153 total fielding chances without error; Hilger finished with 75 putouts and 68 assists and took

part in seven double plays. Top offensive games for her were a 5-for-6, seven-RBI effort in an April doubleheader versus Bloom Township; a 4-for-5 performance against Riverside Brookfield that featured a homer and two RBI; four RBI in a win over TF South; and two homers opposite Hillcrest. During the winter season Hilger is a talented gymnast. CAROLINE ANDRADE, Evergreen Park, 2B, Sr. * Both offensively and defensively, Andrade shone for the Mustangs in her second varsity season while helping them to a Class 3A regional championship. She batted .421 with 45 hits, 18 of which were good for extra bases. Those included six homers and four triples. Andrade also drove in 33 runs, scored 24 more and struck out a mere six times in 107 at-bats. Season highlights included 3-for-3 outings against both Oak Lawn and Argo. ZARIYA GONZALEZ, Marist, P, Sr. * Not only did Gonzalez again demonstrate her abilities in the pitching circle and as a hitter, she helped the RedHawks wind

up as state champions in Class 4A for the second time in four years. Her final prep campaign featured a glossy 28-4 record, 1.35 earned-run average and 217 strikeouts in 191 innings. Two of Gonzalez’s top performances came on the biggest stage -- she shut out Lincoln-Way East in the title contest after giving up just one run in Marist’s statesemifinal victory over Oak Park-River Forest. Her pitching alone would have been enough for Gonzalez to bag all-area recognition, but she complemented her arm with a potent stick as she batted .379 with 44 hits -- 14 were of the extra-base variety, including four homers -- 41 runs and 37 RBI. She posted a .421 on-base percentage. Some of Gonzalez’s regular-season high points included 14 strikeouts against Providence Catholic, a homer and three RBI versus Joliet Catholic Academy and a four-hit shutout of Marian Catholic. BREANNA GRAFFEO, Shepard, 3B, Sr. * The Astros captain and three-time All-South Suburban Conference Red selection worked extra hard in preparation for the 2015 season as she

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Skylor Hilger included nine homers among her 69 hits, drove in 52 runs and batted .543 for Shepard this spring as the Astros posted a school-record 23-10 record. That performance enabled Hilger to earn Player of the Year honors for 2015.

was recovering from an ACL injury, but the effort paid off in a .412 average, 42 hits, 30 runs and 26 RBI on behalf of a 23win Shepard squad. A four-year starter for the Astros, Graffeo

ended her prep career as the program leader in doubles, eight of which were poked this spring. Opposing pitchers whiffed her just three times in 102 atbats. Called the “brains of our

defense” by Shepard coach Kelsey Clifford, Graffeo registered 42 assists and 36 assists at the hot corner. She opened the See POY, Page 2

Too much of this just doesn’t compute

this past weekend. A similar schedule will play out through the remainder of June and into July. “Kids are losing their summers,” DiFoggio said. “I told them, ‘Go be a kid or

Technology is a beautiful thing except when it’s not. And as we all know there are plenty of instances when the latter is true. It occurs if Internet service is down, the computer is frozen or websites aren’t properly updated. What’s the purpose of having a site if the most recent entry on it is 18 months old? The great part about living in a computer age, of course, is that we can instantly be in contact with someone halfway around the world without directory assistance or the need for a loan to pay the long-distance charges. I once bought an item from someone in Australia whose existence would have remained a mystery to me if it hadn’t been for eBay. I’d also be a lot more financially well off minus that famous auction site, but that’s fodder for another day. There’s no denying the positive impact email and other directcommunication avenues have had on the workplace. No longer does everyone have to visit their offices daily for eight hours or more to perform their jobs effectively. Reporters, for example, can write and send stories from anywhere — this one is coming from my dining room. But along with the good comes the bad, which describes many things said and done through the use of technological devices. How many online stories that invite reader feedback become breeding grounds for morons? Differences of opinion are fine, but it always helps to have at least a couple of viable brain cells guiding one’s fingers across a keyboard. From the comments I’ve read over the years that are attached to even the most innocuous news items, I’ve come to a few conclusions: * The working-brain-cell suggestion has been ignored en masse. * An awful lot of folks slept soundly during grade-school English classes. * The least tolerant people known to mankind reside at the extreme end of either conservatism or liberalism. * Few individuals are as interesting as they believe themselves to be. That last point cannot be emphasized too strongly. Because of our high rate of self-absorption, we humans tend to weigh in on everything that crosses our path, important or not, and expect others to be captivated by our musings. While that holds true when matters are being handled by highly trained journalistic professionals, in the hands of novices such random ramblings rarely create positive results. As an illustration, let me offer up any one of myriad tweets. Twitter is a technological phenomenon for which there is no logical explanation. As I’ve mentioned to countless associates ever since Twitter became popular, if there was a way to avoid knowing what I was doing at a given moment, I’d gladly travel down that path.

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Mickey Lotus, son of St. Laurence baseball coach Pete Lotus, congratulates players on his dad’s team after a game in 2014. Will the younger Lotus, now age 7, be playing summer ball for his high school one day? Some local coaches think such an opportunity may not exist in the future for him or other kids his age.

SUMMER BASEBALL ROUNDUP

The times are a changin’ By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Change is inevitable regardless of the subject being discussed. While summer and baseball have been seamlessly linked for years, at the high school level modification is becoming the watchword. A couple local programs, Stagg and Evergreen Park, have decided to forgo summer-league play in 2015 although the latter may take part in a tournament at Lockport. And even some of the coaches who are

“Travel [ball] used to be for the elite players, guys [who were] going to play big-time college baseball. Now it’s for anybody who’s willing to sign a check.” — Chicago Christian baseball coach Eric Brauer continuing to field teams have performed alterations. Shepard boss Frank DiFoggio, for example, has chosen to play games in blocks — the Astros competed five times over a three-day span of opening week and then took about a week off before resuming action in a wooden-bat tourney

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POY Continued from page 1 campaign with a bang -- a steal of home came against Bloom Township and Graffeo hit .533 with 14 RBI in her first 30 atbats. Her best game was a 5-for5, four-RBI showing in an April rout of Hillcrest. Graffeo had two of the Astros’ four hits in their 13-inning, season-ending loss to Hinsdale Central in a Class 4A sectional contest. JENNA HAASE, Evergreen Park, C, Sr. * Haase contributed in a measurable way for the Mustangs both at the plate and behind it as Evergreen Park won three times in the postseason and lost a Class 3A sectional final by just one run. Haase batted a scorching .505 with 51 hits in 101 at-bats, 44 RBI and 33 runs. Included among her output were 14 extrabase hits, five of which cleared the fence and five others that went for triples. An All-South Suburban Conference Red pick, Haase slugged a game-winning two-run homer against Oak Lawn in May and banged a twoRBI triple versus Richards that allowed the Mustangs to extend the Bulldogs to 12 innings in another conference contest. SARA KIZIAK, Richards, P, Jr. * Last year’s South Suburban Conference Red Player of the Year served as a tireless and competitive workhorse for a Bulldogs squad that had its share of offensive challenges. As Richards coach Julie Folliard attested, Kiziak demonstrated grit by posting solid pitching numbers again despite having to settle for a 16-16 record. She finished with a 2.77 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 200 innings while striking out more than 11 times as many batters as she walked (174-15). An all-conference selection and National Honor Society member, Kiziak also made a big impact as the team’s leadoff hitter. She finished with the Bulldogs’ second-highest average (.404) and topped Richards with 20 RBI. Kiziak scored 25 runs, fanned just three times and was successful on all five of her stolen-base attempts. KATIE KRZUS, Sandburg, 1B, Sr. * One of the driving forces behind another respectable Eagles squad, Krzus’ performance at the dish and in the field helped her team amass a 23-14 record and capture a Class 4A regional championship. Krzus averaged .471 over 33 games with 49 hits, 34 runs, 29 RBI and respective slugging and on-base percentages of .654 and .509. She included 13 doubles and two homers among her hits, swiped four bases and whiffed only three times in 104 at-bats. One of the round-trippers was delivered in Sandburg’s season-ending 4-3 loss to Mother McAuley in the Class 4A Richards Sectional semifinal. To get there the Eagles beat the Bulldogs 7-0 in a regional-title game behind Krzus’ 4-for-4 performance that featured a double and two runs scored. She was also rock solid defensively throughout the year as she recorded 241 putouts and 11 assists while compiling a .988 fielding percentage. MIA LOYA, Oak Lawn, P, Jr. * One of the anchors of the Spartans’ pitching staff, Loya went 9-6 with a 1.86 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 98 innings. She also registered a save for Oak Lawn, which won a Class 4A regional championship. Loya threw complete games to defeat TF South (eight strikeouts), Richards (11 strikeouts, one walk, four hits over eight innings), Argo twice (nine and six strikeouts) and De La Salle (eight strikeouts) during the regular season and then went the distance versus RiversideBrookfield while chalking up eight more strikeouts as the Spartans clinched their regional crown. Loya also tossed a complete game and fanned eight in an April loss to Eisenhower. Her final outing of the season was against eventual 4A kingpin Marist and Loya hung tough as she held the RedHawks to six hits and struck out five in a 3-0 setback. MADISON NAUJOKAS, Marist, SS, Jr. * One of the many driving offensive forces behind the RedHawks’ run to the Class 4A championship, Naujokas put together another solid season for Marist as she collected 63 hits while constructing a .441 average and .484 on-base percentage. Naujokas went deep nine times, slammed nine doubles

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in 23 runs, scored that same number herself and belted nine doubles while also playing credible defense at the hot corner. Rogers had an RBI in Marist’s supersectional triumph over Downers Grove South and accounted for the go-ahead run versus Oak Park-River Forest in the Class 4A semifinal clash, which the RedHawks captured by a 2-1 count. A regular-season high point was a 3-for-3, three-RBI effort in a 10-4 rout of Providence Catholic. JALYN STEPNEY, Shepard, DH, Jr. * An All-South Suburban Conference Red choice, Stepney was one of the area’s top offensive threats as she supplied the Astros with clutch hitting to augment her dependable defense at shortstop. Stepney compiled a .963 fielding percentage as she was guilty of just seven errors in 190 total chances. She had 160 putouts, 23 assists and took part in nine double plays. Stepney’s bat work led to a .413 average, 45 hits, 12 homers, an .853 slugging percentage and .480 on-base mark. Complementing those statistics were 48 RBI, 32 runs and 12 doubles. Three of Stepney’s Photo by Jeff Vorva round-trippers were gameAlready committed to DePaul University, Skylor Hilger was an offensive force for Shepard in 2015, but she also was solid in the field despite moving winning blows and one was a to shortstop this season. grand slam. Given her numbers, it’s not shocking that she and one triple, scored 49 times were a minuscule 0.49 ERA and homers in a pair of wins resulted in Kubik getting all the was intentionally walked five and knocked in 48 runs. She en- and 156 strikeouts. She issued over Resurrection. way around to third base. She times during the season. joyed perfect days at the plate only 16 walks. Sanders twice drove in 30 runs, drew 14 walks against St. Viator (5-for-5 with fanned 13 in a single game ABBIE BULTHUIS, and was a perfect 10-of-10 in EMILY WETZEL, a homer, six RBI and six runs) (versus Bullitt East (Ky.) in a Chicago Christian, OF, Sr. stolen bases. Eight of her RBI Richards, SS, Sr. * Bulthuis played a key role were rung up in a 12-6 victory and Oak Forest (4-for-4, three 4-0 win and against Fenwick * A four-time All-South RBI, two runs) during the reg- in an 11-1 triumph) and in for the Knights in their jour- over Bremen as she included a Suburban Conference Red ular campaign and had several each instance allowed just one ney to a Class 2A regional grand slam and bases-clearing performer and Richards’ Feother highly productive outings. hit. She also won both ends of crown as she batted .430, triple among her production that male Athlete of the Year, Among those additional notable an April doubleheader with scored 33 runs and was 18- day. Kubik also went deep with Wetzel was a stalwart for the efforts were three hits, five RBI Resurrection, striking out 10 of-19 in stolen bases. Bulthuis a two-run shot in a 4-1 win over Bulldogs as she paced them and two runs against Minooka; in the opener and claiming finished with 43 hits, drew 18 rival Illiana Christian. with her .430 average, four two hits, three RBI and three the Game 2 victory in a relief walks and amassed respective homers and eight doubles. She runs versus Bishop McNamara; appearance, and set down 10 slugging and on-base percent- MARISA LOYA, tallied 29 runs, knocked in and three hits, two RBI and one St. Ignatius batters on third ages of .485 and .520. She had Oak Lawn, 1B, Jr. 20, recorded respective slugrun opposite Tinley Park. Nau- strikes in another contest. In two hits, two steals and tal* In terms of value to her ging and on-base percentages jokas’ two-run double was a key addition to her pitching, Sand- lied twice in Chicago Chris- team, Loya was credited with of .649 and .531, received 17 blow for the RedHawks in their ers contributed a .302 average tian’s 5-0 triumph over Queen being the Spartans’ “best over- bases-on-balls, went 5-for-5 in 5-3 triumph over rival Mother to Mother McAuley’s offense. of Peace that clinched the re- all player, clutch hitter and steals and struck out just seven gional championship and re- power pitcher” by coach Brian times. In addition, Wetzel was McAuley that netted them a seccorded a two-hit, three-run, Frangella. To be sure, she played called a “top-notch defender tional championship. BROOKE WILSON, three-steal performance in a a significant part in Oak Lawn’s with a smooth glove, agile Marist, OF, Sr. HEATHER O’KELLY, * A four-year varsity player May rout of Elmwood Park. successful season that included feet, super perception of deShepard, OF, Jr. for the RedHawks, Wilson a spot in the Class 4A Marist fensive angles and a very ac* An All-South Suburban finished the 2015 season with LINDSAY CUDECKI, Regional championship game. curate arm” by Richards coach Queen of Peace, P, Jr. Conference Red choice and the a distinction: being the first Loya batted .359 with 26 RBI, Julie Folliard. * A second-team All-Girls 16 runs, three homers and seven runner-up in divisional Player of female in school history to the Year voting, O’Kelly provid- win two state championships. Catholic Athletic Conference doubles. Game highlights dured a versatile bat for the Astros. She was a freshman varsity selection, Cuducki helped ing the regular season were mul- HONORABLE MENTION According to Shepard coach player on Marist’s 2012 soft- stabilize the Pride’s pitching tiple-hit performances against Kelsey Clifford, O’Kelly was ball titlist. This season Wil- staff and also added a solid Morton (3-for-3, two doubles, MADDIE MEISL, also praised by many opposing son batted a hefty .475 with bat to the lineup. She finished two RBI), Argo twice (four Evergreen Park leaders as “one of the best out- a team-best 66 hits, .534 on- with a 7-5 record, 3.17 ERA. RBI) and Shepard (homer, three fielders they’ve seen.” As the base percentage, 45 RBI and 1.18 WHIP and 42 strikeouts RBI). As a pitcher Loya struck PAIGE EGAN, Astros’ leadoff hitter O’Kelly 42 runs. Twenty-one of her in the circle and carried a .318 out 104 in 96 innings, posted a Marist accrued an eye-popping .556 av- hits went for extra bases, in- average at the plate. 1.60 ERA and won seven times. EMILY RUX, erage built on 69 hits to go along cluding three homers and Mother McAuley with a .758 slugging percentage three triples. Wilson’s big- HANNAH DIECK, AMANDA MCILHANY, and .593 on-base percentage. gest day was against Marian Chicago Christian, P, Fr. Marist, OF, Jr. * Dieck’s initial high school She tallied 51 runs, had 32 RBI Central Catholic, which she * McIlhany swung a potent KALEIGH HAYES, and stroked 16 extra-base hits, torched with five RBI and season was a memorable one as bat for the Class 4A champs Oak Lawn including three homers. O’Kelly four runs while going 6-for-10 she chipped in to the Knights’ as she had 55 hits and finished demonstrated great self-disci- in a doubleheader. Among her success as both a hitter and with a .385 average. She fea- CAITLIN FITZGERALD, pline at the plate as evidenced safeties were a pair of doubles pitcher. In the former capacity tured four homers among her 13 Queen of Peace by just four strikeouts in 124 and a two-run homer. Wil- the freshman batted .416 with extra-base hits, scored 45 runs, at-bats and successfully execut- son drove in a run and scored a .663 slugging percentage, had 34 RBI and recorded a .467 EMILY JANOZIK, ing 21-of-23 bunt attempts. Her once in the RedHawks’ 5-4 .483 on-base percentage, 42 on-base percentage. McIlhany Queen of Peace biggest day came against Crete- supersectional triumph over hits, 39 runs and 25 RBI. She was at her best in a pair of East Monee in an April doubleheader Downers Grove South and included three homers among Suburban Catholic Conference ERIN JONES, as she went 8-for-9. O’Kelly also shone defensively in the Class her 15 extra-base hits, coaxed twinbills as she went a com- Queen of Peace provided three hits and five RBI 4A finale against Lincoln- 13 bases-on-balls, was 5-of- bined 6-for-8 with three RBI in Shepard’s April conquest of Way East as her four catches 5 in stolen bases and fanned and three runs versus Nazareth ABIE MALOY, Bloom Township and totaled helped preserve a shutout for only five times in 101 at-bats. Academy and 4-for-6 with a Queen of Peace Dieck also pitched 19 games solo homer, five RBI and two four hits and three RBI in one of Zariya Gonzalez. while winning nine times. runs against Carmel. Her 3-for- KATIE O’LEARY, the Astros’ matchups with EvThree of the victories were 5, three-RBI showing keyed the Queen of Peace ergreen Park. Shepard’s center SECOND TEAM by shutout. She was credited RedHawks’ regional-semifinal fielder was credited with 12 aswith one save and whiffed 137 triumph over Hinsdale South. KAYLA RYBOLT, sists in 13 chances on throws to AMBER ANDERSON, in 157 2/3 innings, 11 of them McIlhany didn’t pitch often, but Queen of Peace the plate and made 52 putouts. Queen of Peace, OF, So. coming in a one-hit conquest that might have come as a sur * The only thing that of rival Timothy Christian. In prise to anyone who saw her in KELLIE TONASKOVIC, BETHANY SALAZAR, changed for Anderson in a triumph over Guerin, Dieck the circle in Game 2 against the Queen of Peace Evergreen Park, OF, Jr. * Another key figure in the 2015 was her uniform. After struck out nine Gators and Roadrunners as she tossed a no- Mustangs’ playoff run that enjoying a stellar freshman had three RBI. hitter to enable Marist to com- HAILEY CZERWINSKI, Richards campaign at Mt. Assisi, she brought them to the brink of plete a sweep. was forced to transfer when KELLY FARMER, a Class 3A sectional title was KAITLYN FETCHKO, Salazar, who again proved a re- that school closed its doors Evergreen Park, P, Fr. EMILY REILLY, Richards in 2014. Anderson joined the * Farmer showed great poise Marist, P, Jr. liable offensive performer. She was a virtual certainty to put the Pride this spring and became for the Mustangs in the circle * Zariya Gonzalez was the ball in play -- only one strike- one of their most durable per- despite her freshman status. She RedHawks’ No. 1 pitcher, ABBY GENTILE, out in 93 at-bats -- and 44 times formers. She earned All-Girls was called upon right away as but their run to the Class 4A Richards that resulted in a base hit, giv- Catholic Athletic Conference fellow hurler Maddie Vojacek crown might not have been ing Salazar a healthy .473 aver- recognition after batting .430 was recovering from tendinitis, possible without Reilly’s ster- SAVANAH JULIAN, age. Eleven other times she got with 40 hits, a .494 on-base and all Farmer did in that star- ling relief performance in a Richards aboard via a free pass. Salazar percentage, .648 slugging per- ring role was go 7-1 while see- supersectional conquest of tallied 39 runs, drove in 33 and centage, 27 runs and 17 RBI. ing time in 14 games. She fin- Downers Grove South. That LAURYN MCMANUS, a quarter of her hits were good Anderson slugged three hom- ished 12-3 overall with a 2.85 was her most important con- Richards for extra bases, including three er and four triples, stole 17 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 88 tribution of the year but not homers. Among her season bases and registered 12 assists 2/3 innings. Farmer collected the only one -- Reilly also KRISTEN ZARATE, each of Evergreen Park’s three got a save against Mother Sandburg highlights was a 4-for-6, five- from her outfield position. postseason wins and threw well McAuley in a sectional-final RBI, three-run display in a May enough in the Class 3A section- matchup between the neigh- SAM OWENS, doubleheader versus Queen of AMY BALICH, al-championship contest against borhood foes. During the reg- Stagg Peace. Salazar had a number Mother McAuley, 2B, Jr. * Balich built upon her Nazareth Academy to deserve a ular season Reilly one-hit Oak of other multiple-hit efforts, including against Eisenhower, solid sophomore season and better fate. The Mustangs’ sea- Forest in May while striking COACH OF THE YEAR a game in which she accounted finished as one of the Mighty son came to a close in a 2-1 loss. out eight and limited Bishop for most of Evergreen Park’s Macs’ most dependable offenMcNamara to three hits in an COLLEEN BIEBEL, scoring (two RBI, two runs) in sive threats. She batted .434 SAM KUBIK, East Suburban Catholic Con- Marist with respective slugging and Chicago Christian, C, Sr. a 5-0 victory. ference win. She fanned five * The first-year coach had on-base percentages of .786 * Kubik assumed full-time in the latter contest. Reilly the immediate challenge of and .443 and was involved catching duties when the went 6-0 overall with a 0.52 DARA SANDERS, with 52 runs as she knocked Knights’ projected starter went ERA and 50 strikeouts in 53 guiding a program that had Mother McAuley, P, Sr. been led effectively since its 27 and scored 25. Twice down with a stress fracture in innings. * Sanders earned her first in inception by Denise BromberBalich went 3-for-3 with two all-area berth by being the RBI, doing so in victories her foot. Kubik handled her re ek, but Biebel proved up to the Mighty Macs’ most prominent over Morton and St. Igna- sponsibilities well, including on ALEXIS ROGERS, task as she led the RedHawks hurler. She won all but two of tius. She also collected three the offensive end where she ac- Marist, 3B, So. to their second Class 4A her 17 pitching decisions for a hits, including two homers, crued a .359 average, .641 slug* Another significant mem- championship in four years. club that compiled a 27-6 re- and three RBI versus Regina. ging percentage and .445 on- ber of the RedHawks’ roster Marist’s last loss came in midcord and reached a Class 4A Other notable efforts were a base percentage while totaling was Rogers, who batted .413 April and it will enter the 2016 sectional final. Spicing Sand- three-hit, two-RBI exhibition 33 hits. Four of her 14 extra-base with 52 hits and a .439 on- season with a 28-game winers’ performance in the circle opposite Lincoln-Way North hits left the park and four others base percentage. She knocked ning streak.

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Community Sports News SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO PALOS HEIGHTS

Soccer and basketball camps for young people will be held in Palos Heights this summer. The soccer camp for ages 3-16 will be run in full-day and half-day sessions July 6-10 at Meyers Park, 6601 W. 127th St. Sponsored by Challenger Sports and operated by an elite British coaching staff, the camp will offer an innovative curriculum with age-specific instruction. Each day will include work on individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, coached scrimmages and a tournament. In addition, the international instructors will provide lessons in the areas of leadership, sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and respect. Each camp participant will receive a T-shirt and soccer ball. For details on sessions and rates or to preregister, visit www.palosheightsrec.org or www. challengersports.com. *** The Chicago Bulls’ annual rookie and veteran camp for ages 6-12 will take place Aug. 10-14 at the Palos Heights Recreation Center. The Bulls camp is one of many being conducted throughout the Chicagoland area and will focus on basketball fundamentals such as ball handling, passing, shooting, rebounding, footwork, individual moves and team concepts. Student-to-instructor ratio will be no more than 10-to-1. On the final day all participants will receive an evaluation form and graduation certificate. More than 45,000 young people have taken part in the Bulls’ summer camps, which are in their 18th year. For more information, visit www.palosheightsrec.org or www.bullsoxacademy.com.

ST. LAURENCE HIRES LACROSSE COACH

Jay Clarke comes to St. Laurence as a firstyear coach and teacher with high hopes of raising the level of the Vikings lacrosse program A 2009 graduate of Marian Catholic, Clarke was a standout athlete in both lacrosse and cross country. He went on to study English and political science at Illinois State University, where he was a four-year starter in lacrosse and two-time captain for the Redbirds. His coaching resume includes a five-year stint at Camp Cedar, one of the elite lacrosse camps in Maine, where Clarke was under the tutelage of former Yale coach Jeff Hacker. More recently, he worked for the English Lacrosse Association in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, as a development officer and was the coach of both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams at Newcastle University. Clarke is the founder of Midway Lacrosse, an organization that teaches basic lacrosse skills to youngsters. While in England he also taught the sport to schoolchildren. “We are thrilled to add a coach of Jay’s caliber and character to the St. Laurence community,” St. Laurence athletic director Tim Chandler said. “He is a very impressive and mature young man who will bring a lot of energy to our lacrosse program. “Jay is very passionate about lacrosse and dedicated to growing the sport at St. Laurence and on the South Side. I am very confident in his ability to take our program to the next level.” Clarke is happy for his opportunity to lead the Vikings. “St. Laurence is an excellent academic institution with a strong tradition of athletic success, which is what really drew me to the school in the first place,” he said. “I am excited to be a part of the staff for this upcoming school year, and my goal is to grow the sport of lacrosse on the South Side of Chicago. St. Laurence has already given me amazing support.” Clarke is slated to run a lacrosse camp at St. Laurence this summer. For more information on it, visit www.stlaurence.com.

DE LA SALLE LOOKING FOR BASEBALL COACH

De La Salle Institute in Chicago is looking to fill a head-coaching vacancy with its varsity baseball team. Teaching positions are available for the 2015-16 school year. Interested candidates should contact athletic director Tom White at (312) 842-7355, ext. 118 or white.@dls.org.

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ST. LAURENCE SEEKING FOOTBALL COACHES

St. Laurence is seeking two assistant football coaches for the 2015 season. Offensive coordinators are being sought for both the sophomore and freshman teams. The latter candidate should have a specific ability to coach quarterbacks and both must have a flexible schedule that will allow for attendance at summer practices as well as those conducted during the school year. Previous high school coaching experience or the equivalent is preferred and candidates must hold a valid Illinois teaching certificate or be ASEP certified. Qualified individuals should send a letter of interest and resume to varsity coach Harold Blackmon at hblackmon@ stlaurence.com.

EVERGREEN BOYS CLUB TO HOST RIPKEN TOURNAMENT

The Evergreen Park Boys Club will host the Cal Ripken state baseball tournament for 11-year-olds July 15-19 at Duffy Park. For more details, go to the Evergreen Boys Club website.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR UPWARD SOCCER IN ORLAND PARK

Upward Soccer in Orland Park is accepting registration for the 2015 fall season and will conduct evaluations on Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m.-noon. Practices begin Aug. 15 and the first matches will take place one week later. The league is open to youngsters in grades K-6. For more information, call the Stone Church office at 385-2770 or visit the web site at www. thestonechurch.org/next-steps/ministry/kids/ upward-soccer.

BEARS NON-CONTACT CAMPS COMING THIS SUMMER

Chicago Bears youth football camps for ages 6-14 will return to 26 Illinois locations this summer. Former Bears players Rashied Davis, Jason McKie, Jim Morrissey, Mickey Pruitt and Kris Haines are among those expected to visit the camps, which will offer non-contact instruction. Led by professional, USA Football-certified coaches, kids learn to run, throw, catch, defend and compete the Bears’ way. A comprehensive skills camp is designed for newcomers while the accelerated skills camp is for experienced players between the ages of 9 and 14. The cost is $259 for a five-day camp. To register or for more information, visit www.BearsCamps.com or call (312) 226-7776.

TRINITY RUNNING SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

Trinity Christian College is offering summer sports camps for youngsters in grades K-9. Each week-long camp will be directed by Trolls head coaches and assisted by Trinity student-athletes. Scheduled events are a boys’ basketball camp for grades 3-9 July 13-17; a boys’ baseball camp for grades 1-8 July 6-10; a boys’ and girls’ track-and-field camp for grades 3-8 June 29-July 2; and a boys’ and girls’ volleyball camp for grades 5-9 July 20-24. For more information or to register online, visit www.trnty.edu/summercamps. Information can also be obtained by calling 239-4779.

YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO MORAINE

Moraine Valley College will host youth camps in basketball, tennis and volleyball this summer. Athletic director and former Cyclones basketball coach Bill Finn will conduct a hoops camp for youngsters entering grades 3-8 July 13-16 from 9-10:30 a.m. daily. A volleyball camp for kids entering grades 5-9, headed up by Moraine coach Mark Johnston, will run that same week from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day. Women’s tennis coach and former Cyclones player Nicole Selvaggio will lead a camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 July 6-9. There will be two daily sessions: 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 5-8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 9-12. The cost of each camp is $70. Registration can be made through Moraine’s athletics department. For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics/summer camp.htm. or call 974-5727.

An American League All-Star team starting lineup comprised entirely of Kansas City Royals certainly doesn’t look too good, Continued from page 1 but that was a possibility when voting totals So if I don’t care to follow my own were recently released. Ballot-box stuffing, exploits, why on earth would I feel the allegedly made possible by a glitch in the need to stay abreast of Colin Kaepernick’s automated system Major League Baseball activities or Russell Westbrook’s or Bryce is employing in the latest corporation-goesHarper’s or any other athlete’s? A logical paperless campaign, was supposedly the question, to be sure, but one that apparently culprit. isn’t quite so easy to answer. Sure, the Royals are the defending Because, you see, an awful lot of sports AL champs, but things started looking a fans follow jocks’ Twitter postings with an little suspicious when George Brett, John almost religious fervor. And what they most Mayberry and Freddie Patek were leading often get treated to is utter nonsense. at three of the positions. I’m just kidding Typing before thinking is an all-too-com- about that — I think. mon happening. Rarely do rational thoughts Definitely no laughing matter for get expressed via Twitter, only short bursts baseball honchos is the reported database of blather that make the poster appear non- hacking involving one of the sport’s marsensical at best and cerebrally challenged at quee franchises, the St. Louis Cardinals. worst. Hey, identity theft and information stealing But it’s not only tweets that cause probgoes on all the time these days in the real lems. Boston Red Sox player Pablo Sando- world, so why should baseball be immune val was recently discovered to have been from it? checking out women on Instagram — durAnd while these particular incidents are ing a ballgame. This is merely a supposiisolated, don’t expect them to stay that tion on my part, but the Red Sox probably way. With tech companies involved in condidn’t sign Sandoval away from the San stant competition to one-up each other with Francisco Giants and award him a garganthe Next Big Thing, we can be assured of tuan contract in exchange for his checking more improprieties taking place in the fuout chicks on company time. ture because it’ll keep getting easier to do. However, baseball’s pooh-bahs can’t come In some ways it’d be nice to go back down too hard on Sandoval’s transgressions to the old way of doing things. Evidencebecause they’re too busy trying to clean up destroying was so much simpler when all other, more serious computerized messes that was required were a paper shredder within their sport. and foggy memory.

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Continued from page 1 honor your other commitments [on off days].’ If it’s only one or two times a week [I need them], they know they’ll play.” DiFoggio’s shift in philosophy doesn’t prevent him from thinking about a questionable future for the high school version of the sport. “I won’t be surprised if in five years summer ball [as we now know it] is basically gone,” he said. Chicago Christian coach Eric Brauer is a bit more generous in his outlook but shares DiFoggio’s belief that summer ball’s days in a high school setting are numbered. “I’d say [it’s gone] within the next 10 years,” Brauer said. Travel baseball teams have stolen much of the high schools’ thunder. Brauer, who played collegiately at Valparaiso University, said he was involved with travel ball for one season as an athlete and later coached it for two years. He noted a big difference between then and now. “Travel used to be for the elite players, guys [who were] going to play big-time college baseball,” Brauer said. “Now it’s for anybody who’s willing to sign a check. Travel [balls]’s watered down, but people think it’s a big deal and pay big money for it. If you follow the money, there’s always a business that’ll be glad to take it.” The big problem, in Brauer’s opinion, is that travel baseball often emphasizes individual accomplishments over those of the team, much like the national basketball showcases for high school players do. While Brauer admitted team considerations don’t always have to take precedence, he feels there’s a better team-player balance found at the prep level. Interestingly, Brauer’s not-so-optimistic forecast for summer ball comes at a time when his Knights have “established ourselves as being very competitive.” Annually the smallest school in the area league of which it is a member, Christian long ago showed that it belonged with the big boys. The most recent evidence was offered by victories over Romeoville (9-3), Reavis (8-2), Tinley Park (8-3) and Richards (12-2). The Knights did lose 7-0 to St. Rita in the early going, but six of the Mustangs’ runs were unearned and four of those were plated in the sixth inning. “As a general rule, we’ll play anybody,” said Brauer, whose club last faced off with St. Rita in the summer of 2008. “One of our assistants said, ‘It’s no longer embarrassing to lose to the small school in the summer league.’ I think we’ve earned the respect of the other teams in the league.” Christian has done that while making sure to always share the talent pool with the Knights’ other sports programs. In June, for instance, the baseball team usually plays around 2 p.m., giving multiple-sport athletes the chance to attend football-related activities later in the afternoon and basketball in the evening. “We coordinate it all and we get good attendance,” Brauer said. “It’s tough for us to compete if we’re missing three or four guys.” Among the recent contributors for the Knights are two players, junior-to-be Jacob Bulthuis and senior-to-be Bobby Schaaf, who didn’t see much action in the spring. Bulthuis, in fact, split his time between the varsity and sophomore squads. Given a fresh opportunity both have excelled thus far — Bulthuis went 9-of-16 through five games while Schaaf was batting .450. Veteran Dan Vos also boasted a .450 average and Henry Light, who played sophomore ball as a freshman, hit safely in five of his first 12 at-bats. “We’ve hit the ball reasonably well and not had trouble scoring,” Brauer said. “Every summer inevitably somebody steps up and gets hot and plays a lot.” Brauer used former Knights standout Sean O’Meara as an illustration. After not playing varsity ball as a freshman, O’Meara did very well in the summer before his sophomore year. From there he became a three-year regular and eventually an all-area selection. Christian is seeking a seventh straight winning season in the summer.

SHEPARD

DiFoggio is once again having the Astros swing wooden bats during summer play, something he did for the first time back in 2004. Considering he lost seven guys from his 2015 roster who will play college baseball next season and is relying rather heavily on younger athletes, that strategy might not seem like the best alternative. But so far it’s been good for Shepard, which split its first six games. One of the victories was a 3-1 verdict over Morton on Friday in the aforementioned woodenbat event, where every participating team is employing DiFoggio’s typical strategy for four games. The Astros also defeated Eisenhower (5-1) and Richards (10-7) while falling to Marist (8-1), TF South (11-1) and Oak Lawn (6-5). “To be honest, we could very easily be 5-1,” DiFoggio said. He noted that the Spartans prevailed in the bottom of the seventh in that matchup and the Astros were locked in a 1-all tie with the Rebels through five innings. What makes even a 3-3 ledger impressive is that it’s been compiled with assistance from several sources. “I’ve had summer tryouts in the past [and] 10 years ago we had a hard group of 15 [players],” DiFoggio said. “The influx of travel ball has really put a dent into this summer team [so] the roster is a little more fluid now. I’ve opened it up to a lot of freshmen who are going to be sophomores. “I’m getting an opportunity to see a lot of young kids. I’m learning about [them] and they’re getting a lot of experience.” While those sophomores-to-be are new to varsity play, they’re no strangers to success. Shepard’s freshman club went 23-4 in the spring. “They just don’t know how to lose,” DiFoggio said. “They’re fundamentally sound and very competitive.” Among the early headliners are pitchers Omar Samad, Jeff Robinson and Trevor Lorick. Samad needed only 75 pitches to defeat Morton, Robinson threw 48 pitches while keeping TF South in check over the first five frames and Lorick tossed 90 pitches in 6 2/3 stanzas versus Oak Lawn. Eric Breusch is yet another candidate for mound duty and Nick Dombrowski has already homered despite using a wood bat. That round-tripper sparked the Astros’ comeback from an early 6-0 deficit against Richards. “It’s a great start,” DiFoggio said. “We told them it’s delayed gratification — we won two games last summer and then 24 in the spring. We said, ‘Don’t be concerned about your average because you’re swinging wood.’ “Part of it is getting them to realize you need to generate runs with your legs. And it also puts pressure on your pitching and defense to have to perform [well].”

ST. LAURENCE

Rain gummed up the Vikings’ early schedule as only one game got played before the current week. The outing was a good one, though, as St. Laurence romped past Marian Catholic 10-0 by scoring four times in the third and sixth innings and twice in the fifth. Veteran pitcher Anthony Rios limited the Spartans to

one hit and struck out four during a three-inning stint and all-area first baseman Tommy Farrell contributed two hits and an RBI. What made the win even more satisfying to Vikings coach Pete Lotus was that several youngsters lent a hand to it as well. Chipping in were juniors-to-be Jake Lotz (two hits, including a two-run single), Rob Chayka (two-run single, sacrifice fly) and Juan Escamilla (RBI triple) plus incoming freshman Matt McCormick, who doubled and stroked a two-run single. Lotus thinks the latter is “going to be a pretty special player.” “I’m very encouraged, especially since most of those guys weren’t around last year playing varsity,” Lotus said. “They’re a good group.” Lotus referred to Marian, which played for a Class 4A sectional championship in the spring, “a pretty solid team” thereby making St. Laurence’s success all the more notable. But the Vikings’ junior-to-be newcomers are used to winning as they went 27-5 and took second in the Chicago Catholic League Blue in their sophomore season. As is the case with just about every high school squad in the summer, the Vikings will sport different looks depending on player availability on a given day. Lotus termed it “certainly part of the deal,” but he’d rather have that scenario than be without summer baseball altogether. “I do believe it would be bad,” Lotus said when told what a couple of his coaching peers thought lies in store for high school programs in the near future. “So much of baseball is learning to play together and [building] chemistry. I don’t know how you gain that otherwise. I like having that opportunity in the summer — that’s where you get things done.” But wouldn’t running regular in-depth practices, like Stagg’s Matt O’Neill has chosen to do this summer, pretty much accomplish that goal? Lotus said it could, but he prefers seeing his guys perform in a more competitive setting. “[Non-game situations are] a hard way to prepare,” he said. “Many conversations we have as coaches is [talking about] the reality of what college coaches want to see [from players]. That’s the thing that gets lost a lot of times — things you do to win baseball games aren’t [always] taught at the lower levels [prior to high school].”

RICHARDS

The Bulldogs have been slow out of the gate this summer, although their most recent outing on Saturday in a wooden-bat tournament resulted in an 18-1 mashing of Morton. However, only one other win — an 18-17 verdict over Brother Rice — had been bagged in eight contests. Coach Brian Wujcik takes some solace in the fact his team has not “been blown out in any game,” but he doesn’t deny there are areas of concern. Despite some impressive run totals along the way, Richards carries a team batting average of just .277. The Bulldogs weren’t a whole lot better in the spring as it took them most of the season to boost their cumulative average over .300. Saving them before were a reliable defense and pitchers that combined to keep the team earned-run average below 3.00. The former is still evident, but the latter number has skyrocketed to nearly eight. “I can’t quite explain it,” Wujcik said. “Our problem this summer is pitchers [not] being able to throw strikes — we’ve given up 54 walks in 52 innings — or [us] being able to put an inning together [offensively]. “What’s frustrating is that we are either giving teams extra baserunners and losing late or not getting clutch hits. I’d like to see a little more consistency.” There have been some individual standouts amid the team struggles, most of those being returning veterans. Shortstop Chris Zeschke was hitting .529 heading into the current week, Nick Mejia was at .462 and Ryan Renken at .389 in addition to playing excellent defense at third base. Also stepping forward have been junior-to-be Tom Olson, who is second to Zeschke with his .500 average, and sophomores-to-be Raul Rico (4-for-8) and Arton Bislimi. “Some familiar names are doing what we expect, but I try to get everybody an equal amount of at-bats,” said Wujcik, who had no player with more than 26 through eight games. “We have 24 guys on the roster and we’re playing about 17 or 18 each game. “We routinely bat 10 or 11 guys [in the order] and change defenses every inning. I don’t want anybody to be sitting out. Twenty-four guys are [treated] about equal.” And Wujcik has no plans to alter his methods regardless of how the rest of the summer schedule unfolds. Like his contemporaries, however, he acknowledged the changing landscape. Once upon a time, he said, the Bulldogs ran split squads because “there weren’t travel-ball schedules [factored in].” “And now it’s not just the weekends [for those] — it’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or sometimes Thursday night, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Wujcik said. “What I’d like to do next year is play Tuesdays and Thursdays and practice on Wednesdays. “Stuff comes up in games that needs to be addressed, like situational hitting. We’d work on some very specific things in practice.”

BROTHER RICE

Minus Player of the Year Mike Schalasky, the Crusaders have been robbed of the area’s most dangerous hitter and their own biggest winner on the hill. Third baseman Max Hughes is another graduation-induced absence from the spring roster and Brother Rice also said farewell to a few other contributors. But plenty of talent is back in the fold, which will definitely make the 2016 season one filled with high hopes. This summer’s record hasn’t portended the lofty aspirations, but the Crusaders are no different than any other club in that they’re often operating with makeshift lineups due to athletes’ other obligations. That would account for the 1-3 ledger to date, but the unsettled nature of summer play is actually seen as a plus by Rice coach John McCarthy. “I’d like to be a little more successful, but it’s a process — that’s part of it,” he said. “We’re trying to give everyone an opportunity to succeed right now and it’s up to them to decide what they’re going to do with it. It’s exciting really.” McCarthy likes the way his guys are swinging the bat — the Crusaders have twice tallied double-digit runs in a game — and he said the return of established performers such as first-team all-area picks Ryan King (second base) and Andrew Dyke (outfield), Michael Massey and Ryan Kutt gives him some coaching flexibility. “It allows us to be a little more patient [with newcomers’ development] definitely,” McCarthy said. “We don’t have as many pieces to fill in.” There has also been some noteworthy pitching. McCarthy praised seniors-to-be Jack Butler and AJ Alarcon, neither of whom got much use in the spring, with displaying plenty of promise in their initial summer assignments. Another player who has caught McCarthy’s eye is Ryan Gorman, another senior-to-be who has “really stepped up” in his quest to take over for Hughes. “[The graduated] senior class did a great job of showing the younger guys the ropes and now it’s [the seniors-to-be’s] turn,” McCarthy said. “We need to work even harder on seeing how guys fit in and how they can help us. We’ve got to find out who’s on the bus, who’s off the bus and who’s sitting where in the bus.” One of the underclassmen McCarthy has been pleased with so far is junior-to-be outfielder Brett Bagus, who the coach labels “a bright spot.”

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N CITIMORTGAGE, INC. P l a i n t i f f , v . DAVID SOLLIS, PALOS CREEK TOWNHOME A S S O C I A T I O N D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 10487 10870 S. 84TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10870 S. 84TH AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-410-020-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1404947. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1404947 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 10487 TJSC#: 35-6536 I659853

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Commonly known as 4609 W. 106TH STREET, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-15-116-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $329,582.95. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-92846. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-92846 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 12 CH 40424 TJSC#: 35-6927 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v s . GEORGE KASBOSKE; HANNAH KASBOSKE; J P M O R G A N CHASE BANK, NA; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 43017 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 24, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 6, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-02-103-008-0000. Commonly known as 9040 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1027157. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I659594

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“10 in the Park” For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, -v.RICKEY E. LOEPER A/K/A RICKEY LOEPER, PINEWOOD P.U.D. SOUTH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, PINEWOOD EAST UNIT FIVE ASSOCIATION, PINEWOOD P.U.D. SOUTH ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 01613 11958 S. PINECREEK DRIVE Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 14, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11958 S. PINECREEK DRIVE, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-07-308-016-0000 VOL. 0146. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $54,517.91. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identifi cation issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 14-9420. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 149420 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 01613 TJSC#: 35-4240 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I659802

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris N.A. f/k/a Harris Trust & Savings Bank, P l a i n t i f f , v s . Kazimierz Chlebek, Anna Chlebek, Marquette Bank, solely as Trustee u/t/a dated January 13, 2003 known as Trust No. 16513, Orland Car Wash, Unknown Owners, Unknown Occupants, Unknown Tenants, and Non-Record Claimants, D e f e n d a n t s . 14CH 2501; Sheriff's No. 150106-001F. Pursuant to an Amended Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on July 9, 2015, at 1:00 P.M. in Room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Amended Judgment: PIN.: 27-13-205-005-0000 Address: 7225 W. 151st St., Orland Park, IL 60462.Improvements: A ten bay self serve car wash.Sale shall be under the following terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Mia D. D'Andrea, Chapman and Cutler, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603, Tel. No. (312) 845-3000.This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I659159

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.JADWIGA DZIUBEK, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 14 CH 02122 12001 SOUTH 70TH COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 21, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12001 SOUTH 70TH COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-30-112-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1317767. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1317767 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 02122 TJSC#: 35-6218 I659358

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DAVID J KRAWCZYK, BAXTER CREDIT UNION, PNC BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, GLENMOOR COMMONS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 14603 9439 SOUTH 79TH AVENUE UNIT 302 HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9439 SOUTH 79TH AVENUE UNIT 302, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-318026-1010. The real estate is improved with a 6 unit condominium; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1406039. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1406039 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 14603 TJSC#: 35-6542 I659097

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS This Week The Bridge Teen Center programs Lights, Camera, Action!: Be an Extra – 4 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program give students the chance to participate as an extra in a film. Starship Renegade – 7:30 p.m. to midnight June 26, the weekly Friday Night Live event with live music from Portland band Starship Renegade. Free food will be provided by Wooden Paddle Pizza. Save the Drama for Your Mama – 1 to 2 p.m. June 30, a program to teach students how to deal with conflict. Bead Trees – 2 to 3 p.m. June 30, students will learn to create a cool bead tree accent piece for their room. Nachos and Chit Chat – 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. July 2, a program to show students how to make homemade nachos. Students will then sit down and enjoy nachos with friends. Movie Day: Jurassic Park – 3 to 5 p.m. July 2, a movie day for students to watch Jurassic Park. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

Tinley Park Community Band summer concert The Tinley Park Community Band will give their annual free summer concert this Saturday, from 3 to 4 p.m., at the Tinley Park Park District Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W. 171st St. This outdoor concert includes high school musicians who have been rehearsing with the adult band. Selections include tunes from movies and musicals. Highlights include John Williams music from “Superman” and “Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Sound of Music.” Bring a lawn chair or blanket. In inclement weather, concerts will be held in the Recreation Center Gym. Free water and lemonade will be available while supplies last. Refreshments will sold.

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A Citrasolv class to create abstract pages of color will be held at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center this Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m. Fees are $45 for members, $55 for non-members. Supply list will be provided at registration. Participants will learn the process of creating and manipulating old magazine pages to create scenes and an image transfer. The class will be taught by instructor Lorelei Jones. McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park. To register or for more information call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org

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The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ladies are invited to join the discussion of “Simple Abundanc” and other readings by Sarah Ban Breathnach. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Ladies are invited to contribute an item The film “Love and Mercy” is about Brian to the picnic potluck if they would like to stay Wilson, the legendary singer-songwriter of the after the discussion. Call The Center at 361-3650. Beach Boys. This film brings you the rise, the fall, and the revival of this musical figure. It tells the tale of two Brians. The Brian of the past is played by Paul Dano, Kids’ beading workshop and the Brian of the future is played by John A beading workshop for children in kindergarten Cusack. Both do a phenomenal job of playthrough eighth grade is offered on Friday, July 3, ing Wilson. Even Cusack wearing his familiar so many positive things going fall so hard. from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at The Log Cabin jet-black dye job doesn’t let that undercut his Director Bill Pohlad intertwines the two sepaCenter for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in performance too much. The only major flaw of the film is that John Cusack looks too much like rate Brain’s very well. We can go from a happy Palos Park. Brian hanging with his bandmates to an older Art instructor Heather Young will teach the chil- John Cusack and not enough like Brain Wilson. Brian being verbally attacked by his doctor. This We can probably all agree that Paul Dano is dren to create 3-strand necklaces and a matching is something that could easily go wrong, but bracelet from the art center’s large assortment of not growing up to look like John Cusack, but somehow manages to work. when a movie’s this good you need to nitpick. beads. This may not be the most distributed film out The workshop costs $14 per child, which includes The intent was for these two actors to be sepathere, which could make it hard for you to see all supplies. Advance registration is required. Class rate and different. It is two completely different and that is an issue because this is arguably the size is limited so early registration is advised. Call portrayals of one man. best film of the year to this date. Whether you This could be an issue for some that there is 361-3650. like the Beach Boys or not this is one film you not enough continuity between the two actors. should see. Most won’t even notice or care that there is no resemblance between the two. In all honesty I Tony Pinto’s grade: A+ would like to point out that I didn’t notice they look nothing alike until I saw a ously agreeing to pick up the tab. picture of Paul, John, and Brian LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The focus is on your together. fondness for family in the upcoming week. You That picture ruined a little of may become extravagant when social or romantic the mystique for this writer, but activities beckon, but you won’t end up over your again I’m nitpicking because head if you put home and family first. the film is that good. This is SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Use your mental ultimately what the film wanted: prowess to achieve success in the week ahead. You two actors that were totally difcould absorb information and impressions faster than ferent playing the same part. In Cusack’s story he plays you can handle them. Because you can see the future as easily as the past, you have a great advantage. a mentally screwed up, tenta Sunday, June 28, 2015 You are invited! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Social activi- tive millionaire genius who gets RAIN or SHINE ties could dominate the week ahead. You may be taken advantage of. Somehow more interested in fun than work, so stay focused he is under control legally by and leave the fun and games for after business hours. therapist/guru Dr. Eugene Landy  Free Summer Concert 1-4 PM played by Paul Giamatti. The Be prepared to look your best. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being petted relationship between the two is Featuring: and pampered won’t affect your strong work ethic complicated and depressing. You Southwest Community Concert Band in the upcoming week. You can keep the job engine see a man in Brian who knows Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra humming all day and purr with contentment all night. he needs to escape but can’t figure out how. Your animal magnetism will shine. Starlighters Jazz Ensemble Even though Landy is AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): By using your discerning eye, you can bypass tasteless extravagance. portrayed as this manipulative When others buy into silly fads, you can spend your and controlling person, he did  Food donations accepted from noon to 4:00PM pennies wisely. As the week unfolds, find new ways save Brian from the big mental breakdown that he had. Soon to widen your horizons. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may be called after that the relationship beon to come up with compromises. Your charm and came manipulative, controlling,  Non-perishable Food to be donated to the personal magnetism can be put to good use in the over-medicating and predatory. workplace during the week ahead. People are likely How a man like Landy ever Lockport FISH Food Pantry becomes a doctor is perplexing. to trust your judgment. (serving Lockport & Homer Townships) The story of the past with Paul Dano as Brian Wilson is when the Beach Boys are  Eagle Rock Community Church getting famous. Here we start to see the voices in his head 14367 W. 159th Street; Homer Glen come out, the drug addiction (Also on Blu-ray) “RX: THE QUIET REVOLUTION”: The quality start, and his first marriage fall This event is sponsored by the Southwest Community Concert Band in conjunction with Eagle Rock Community Church of modern health care is surveyed in this PBS docu- apart. It’s a fascinating thing mentary, made by someone with more than a casual to see but it’s also sad and deknowledge of the subject, since David Grubin — who pressing to see someone with has made several presidential profiles for the “American Experience” series, among his many other credits — is the son of a doctor. He crosses America to talk with physicians and nurses whose principal concern remains the sort of treatment patients receive, and not how the price of it will be covered — though the medics interviewed also are implementing cost-lowering measures. *** (Not rated) “THE CAMPBELLS: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: Popular when it aired in Canada in the midto-late 1980s, this Scottish co-production stars Malcolm Stoddard (“Road to Avonlea”) as a doctor and patriarch of a 19th-century Canadian family. The clan and their neighbors face all sorts of challenges, from their environment as well as from others who enter their territory ... which later would be named Ontario. Among the wellknown northern actors featured in the show are Sean McCann (“Tommy Boy”) and Rosemary Dunsmore (“Anne of Green Gables”). *** (Not rated) COMING SOON: “DANNY COLLINS” (June 30): Al Pacino plays a literal rock star who reassesses his life after receiving a special letter. (R: AS, N, P) “GET HARD” (June 30): Headed for prison, a financial manager (Will Ferrell) seeks advice from a man (Kevin Hart) he presumes to be an ex-con. (R: AS, N, P, V) “HOUSE OF CARDS: VOLUME THREE” (July 7): Now the U.S. president, Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) takes his scheming to an entirely different level. (Not rated: AS, P, V) “THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST” (July 7): The recent HBO documentary miniseries that ended quite controversially comes to DVD and Blu-ray. (Not rated: AS, P) “THE LONGEST RIDE” (July 14): Rebounding from an injury, a rodeo rider (Scott Eastwood) falls for an art student (Britt Robertson) in this Nicholas Sparks story. (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) “THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL” (July 14): Richard Gere joins returnees Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy in the seriocomic sequel. (PG: AS, P)

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VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) STARTING THIS WEEK: “WORKAHOLICS: SEASON FIVE”: The Comedy Central series yields another set of misadventures for Adam, Blake and Anders (Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson, Anders Holm), who have a hard time getting past the lure of college-age activities while they work as telemarketers. The show can be an acquired taste for some, but those who were with it for the first four seasons likely will embrace the home-video release of this latest round, televised earlier this year. *** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “ROMAN DE GARE”: Celebrated director Claude Lelouch (“A Man and a Woman”) plays with time in this mystery — whose title translates as “Crossed Tracks” — that involves a crime writer (Fanny Ardant) and an escaped serial killer. A woman (Audrey Dana) abandoned by her fiance becomes a factor as the other characters’ parallel paths converge, with the novelist suspected by police of murders that someone else committed. Lelouch also co-wrote the script of the film, boasting a soundtrack partially composed by the celebrated Gilbert Becaud. Dominique Pinon also stars. *** (R: AS, P) “TOM & JERRY: SPY QUEST”: One of the most celebrated duos in cartoon history is thrust into espionage in an animated adventure, with the feline Tom getting himself and his pal into trouble upon finding a secret code that many other spies want. Much mirth ensues as the cat-and-mouse game advances in more ways than one, and it even comes to involve another iconic Hanna-Barbera character — Jonny Quest, along with many of his usual associates, including Hadji, Race Bannon and dog Bandit. DVD extras: bonus episodes. *** (Not rated) “STYX: LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS”: Fans of classic pop-rock music should be able to guess many of the title included in this concert, recorded last July. “Come Sail Away,” “Lady” and “Too Much Time on My Hands” are on the set list, and there’s a special treat as Eagles veteran Don Felder shows up to join the band on “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights).” Huge video screens back the musicians. DVD extra: interview with Styx members. *** (Not rated)

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