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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

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ORLAND PARK

Mayor says ‘no’ to county law on wages

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s proposal to override a new Cook County law requiring private companies getting tax incentives to pay prevailing wages was not well-received by labor leaders and supporters who crowded into the Orland Park meeting on March 29.

Among the crowd was former mayor Dan McLaughlin, executive director of the newly formed Pekau Chicagoland General Contractors, representing Chicago-area construction companies. Previ-

ously, he was executive director of the Builders Association, which merged with the Fox Valley Associated General Contractors to create the new group. This was the first village board meeting he attended since losing the election to Pekau last April.

In recent months, the board has voted to override the Cook County minimum wage law, as well as

other county rules mandating sick leave and vacation time. Labor leaders voiced opposition in those cases also, but not in such big numbers.

Pekau said he and other south suburban mayors brought their concerns about the prevailing wage law to the Cook County Board before it was passed last week. “But we were ignored.”

He maintains that the law is too costly for small, private companies, many owned by minorities, women and veterans, and would prevent them from taking advantage of the tax incentives.

“The mandates of the county are breaking the back of communities.

Those to the east of us, closer to the Indiana border, are particularly suffering,” he said.

Pekau also said the prevailing wages that companies would have to meet are often much higher than union scale. The Cook County legislation requires that in addition to paying the prevailing wage, union apprentices have to be hired as well.

The first to speak against Pekau’s proposed resolution was See ORLAND PARK, Page 2

Pickleball sport soars in popularity

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

As sports go, there’s few names as unusual as “pickleball.”

Bog snorkeling and clog cobbing, anyone? Perhaps a quick round of conker smashing? But cow-tipping doesn’t count. It’s not really a sport, and it annoys the heck out of the cows.

Pickleball, on the other hand, is bringing smiles to a lot of faces and the popularity of the sport is increasing rapidly.

According to the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), there are more than 4,000 places to play across the country. That’s a 100 percent increase in less than 10 years.

“I think it’s a great game, good exercise, and it’s a game almost anyone can play,” said Ted Graf as he paused after a match this week.

Graf and his wife Linda are Oak Lawn residents who come to the Palos Heights Recreation Center to play pickleball, and they love it.

“It’s a lot of fun and I really enjoy it,” said Linda Graf. She and Ted have been playing only about two months. “The people are so nice.”

The indoor courts were humming last Monday morning as about two dozen players volleyed pickleballs back and forth in a series of doubles matches that ran from 9 to 11 a.m.

Movement on the courts varied from fairly casual to much

On the hunt for eggs in Palos Heights Above: It was a mad dash toward thousands of plastic eggs scattered at Community Park in Palos Heights last Saturday as part of an Easter celebration. Approximately 250 children raced about, picking up eggs that had been placed by staff of the Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Dept. The day’s fun began with a visit by Peter Rabbit at the Rec Center.

Right: His small arms brimming with plastic eggs, Jack Johnson shows his holiday haul to his dad, Joe, a former long-time Palos Heights resident. The Johnson family, which also includes Jack’s mom, Joanne and his little brothers Nate, 2 and Luke, 5 months, now live in the northwest suburbs but say they enjoy coming back to Palos Heights.

Photos by Anthony Caciopo

more energetic as players ranging in age from their 30s to 80s swung short-handled paddles at white-plastic balls that resemble Whiffle balls, but are a bit heavier, complete with the characteristic holes.

“Thwack!” is a close approximation of the sound as the players hit the pickleballs with enthusiasm.

Despite the spread in age of the participants, no one age range was lumped in with the same—unless, of course, the individual players might prefer that.

Not Lu Jeffrey of Palos Heights, however. She told The Regional News she’s lived in town her whole life and during a visit Monday she could be seen enjoying a match against women about half her age.

“I’m going to be 82 years old,” she said, “and I’m playing the game three days a week. You have to keep moving.”

“The play is competitive but also very social,” said Andy Ventress, a certified tennis teaching professional and an ambassador for USAPA, the USA Pickleball Association.

“The people here are just great people,” he said. “We play here every day of the week and Monday is the big day.”

Ventress is particularly enthusiastic about the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th Street.

“I just walk in here and get great attitude,” he said. “It’s beautiful See PICKLEBALL, Page 2

Lipinski’s win fueled by Chicago precincts Newman ‘not ready’ to make decision about a future challenge

By Steve Metsch Several lessons were learned in the narrow victory U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski posted over political newcomer Marie Newman in their hotly contested race for the Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District.

One was that a challenger with plenty of financial backing, and who represented a distinct difference from him, can give Lipinski a run for his money.

Another is that politics can be a rough-and-tumble sport.

The other lesson? It’s hard, really hard, to win precincts in

Chicago when running against the Lipinski name on the city’s Southwest Side.

On Monday, nearly a week after her defeat, Newman said she was enjoying a fifth straight day rediscovering her family. She had been going 100 mph since filing her candidacy on April 1, 2017.

Fighting a nasty cough, she reflected on what could have been, and said she had no regrets.

“The numbers are what they are. They’ll still be there when I get to them. When I get ready, I will analyze them. And I’ll have some better learnings from that,” Newman said.

Final totals showed Lipinski with 48,432 votes to Newman’s 46,230.

The difference was his convincing win in Chicago, getting 22,274 votes to Newman’s 17,233.

But she was the clear-cut winner in suburban Cook County, 24,705 to 23,131, and in Will County, outpolling him 4,212 to 2,975.

She even managed to beat Lipinski in the district’s lone precinct in DuPage County, 80-52.

She enjoyed the campaign, despite the outcome.

“I learned a lot and grew a lot.

See LIPINSKI, Page 3

3rd District results CHICAGO Lipinski 22,274 Newman 17,233 COOK COUNTY Lipinski 23,131 Newman 24,705 DUPAGE COUNTY Lipinski 52 Newman 80 WILL COUNTY Lipinski 2,975 Newman 4,212 TOTALS Lipinski 48,432 Newman 46,230

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Ted Graf plays a pickleball match at the Palos Heights Recreation Center. He and his wife, Linda, have been playing the sport for two months.

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Palos Park water rate goes up

By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

“The Shape of Water” has received critical acclaim and received numerous awards including Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards earlier this month.

Monday “The Cost of Water” was playing at the Palos Park Village Council meeting and probably will not garner nearly the same praise as Guillermo del Toro’s 2017 film.

Village officials voted 4-0 to increase the per-1,000 gallon water rate from $12.06 to $12.33 effective April 20. The hike means the minimum water bill will now be $43.49, or more than $2 higher than the previous rate of about $41, Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters said. Commissioner G. Darryl Reed was absent.

The water rate spike ultimately stems from Chicago hiking its prices to Oak Lawn, she said.

Palos Park receives its lake water from Chicago via Oak Lawn.

“The village of Oak Lawn is raising the cost of delivering water effective Jan. 1, 2018, and the city of Chicago is raising the cost of delivering water as of June 1, 2018, so to cover the cost Palos Park needs to increase its 2018 water rate,” Milovich-Walters

said. “The increase wasn’t unexpected though because of all the infrastructure improvements that have to be made in Chicago, and once they raise the rates then Oak Lawn has to pass them through.

We’re not tacking on extra, we are just passing through [the increases from Chicago and Oak Lawn].”

A dozen other southwest suburban communities also receive water from Chicago via Oak Lawn.

Neighboring Palos Hills is one of the dozen and passed along a 1.5 percent increase this January citing a hike passed down from Oak Lawn because of Chicago rate increases.

The water rate hike will be the third for Palos Park residents since the start of 2017. In March of 2017 village officials approved a rate hike of less than one percent that increased the 1,000-gallon price to $11.98. Then just a few months later in June of 2017, the council raised the rate to $12.06.

Milovich-Walters anticipated this would be the only water rate increase residents would see in 2018. The only way that would change, she said, is if Oak Lawn commissions improvements to its water system this year. No timetable for those improvements has been given.

“When the next infrastructure

improvement goes through there will be a lump sum payment we will need to make and that’s usually when we have to tack on an increase,” she said.

In other news, Palos Park officials unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with Palos Heights-based athletic store Running for Kicks and the Chicago Special Events Management Company for the planning and administering of the annual Southwest Half Marathon and 10K. The event, which is in its 11th year and has previously been known as the Palos Bank Southwest Half Marathon and the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 6. The intergovernmental agreement allows both races to traverse through Palos Park.

Each race starts and finishes near the Palos Heights Police Department at Parliament Drive on Route 83. The 13.1-mile half marathon continues west on Route 83 until almost Archer Avenue where participants turn around in the parking lot for Camp Sagiwau and return to the finish. The 6.2mile 10K race follows the same path except runners turn around for the finish line about three miles earlier at the McClaughry Springs Woods in Palos Park.

Nearly 1,200 total runners participated in the two races last year. The women’s half marathon was won by 2001 Queen of Peace graduate and one-time Olympic steeple chase hopeful Delilah DiCrescenzo. Those interested in registering for either the half marathon or 10K should visit www. southwesthalfmarathon.com. The cost to enter the half marathon is $85, while the price of the 10K is $65.

A Kid’s Dash will be part of race-day activities again this year, along with Run, Walk or Roll, a half-mile event open to people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities.

The event will prompt the closure of Route 83 from Harlem Avenue to Archer Avenue from 6 to 11:30 a.m. on race day, Commissioner Dan Polk said. A Palos Park police officer is expected to be located in the Edelweiss subdivision to assist homeowners trying to leave, Polk said.

Possible alternatives to Route 83 include 111th, 123rd and 131st streets, LaGrange Road, Harlem Avenue and Ridgeland Avenue.

Polk encouraged anyone with questions about alternate routes to contact the police department at (708) 671-3770.

Stagg students can ‘say something’ to help prevent school violence

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Some students at Stagg High School in Palos Hills participated in National Walkout Day on March 14, calling for action to prevent school shootings. But the whole school has actually been proactive for years, through the “Say Something” program, and now Stagg is being nationally recognized for its involvement.

The Say Something program for students in sixth through 12th grade was created by Sandy Hook Promise, a national non-profit gun violence prevention organization founded by several people whose family members were among the 26 people killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012.

The program, in which Stagg has been involved since 2015, teaches youth and adults how to identify warning signs and signals, especially in social media, from individuals who may want to hurt themselves or others and how to “say something” to a trusted adult to get them help. The school at 11100 S. Roberts Rd. was named the Sandy Hook Promise’s 2017 Say Something Week winner, a national award, for Student Spirit, Creativity and Sustainability.

At the District 230 meeting held

at Stagg on March 22, faculty members on the Say Something Committee that organizes the program explained how it works. The committee includes Head Dean Mary Pat Carr, Assistant Principal Ian MacLeod, Dean Kristyn Koss and teachers Erin Wendt and Corky Lyons. Many of them will be representing Stagg at the National Sandy Hook Promise SAVE Summit on April 21 in Raleigh, N.C., where they will receive the award.

The two other high schools in District 230, Sandburg in Orland Park and Andrew in Tinley Park are also involved in the program, but to a lesser extent.

“Stagg has been ‘saying something’ since 2015. The week in October was designed by Sandy Hook Promise to empower students to speak to a trusted adult when or if they are concerned about a safety issue at school, with a friend, or in their community,” said Principal Eric Olsen.

A student-produced and narrated film explaining Say Something, and what goes on during Say Something Week, was also shown to the board. Students are shown the film in advisory periods that week, when the school is emblazoned with green, the color of the Say Something program.

Students get green bracelets and

staff wear green shirts as a visible reminder that they will “say something.”

A large banner is also on display, which staff and students alike sign as a pledge that they will “say something.”

Through the Say Something program, each student is assigned a faculty member to whom they can feel comfortable reporting any concerns. In most of the school shooting cases, it has been found that the shooter told someone about their plans.

“We want the students to be advocates for themselves and their community. We stress the difference between snitching and reporting. When you have a safety concern, you’re not telling on them,” said Koss. “You’re looking out for the safety of everyone.”

The school works closely with the Palos Hills Police Department and the North Palos Fire Department on safety programs yearround, but especially during the Say Something Week.

“This year, we wanted to reach out to the greater Palos area, and we reached out to Conrady and Palos South junior high schools,” said Carr. Many of those students will eventually attend Stagg.

The t-shirts and bracelets were given to all the board members, but many, including Tony Serra-

tore, were already proudly wearing the bracelet.

“It is not just a week. Being recognized by the Sandy Hook Foundation shows that it has been ingrained in the culture of Stagg High School,” said Carr.

“The Say Something program has affected me in a big way,” senior Sabrina Vasquez told the board. Just knowing that I have signed the pledge to say something gives me great pride. And knowing that I have a trusted member of the administration that I can go to with any concern gives me confidence.”

Junior Maggie Gorman noted that the Say Something program has been part of her entire high school experience. “I feel like I have grown up with it. My friends are turning to me to ask what to do. It makes the school feel smaller and helps people feel safer,” she said.

“To be recognized as the leading program in the entire country is quite an honor,” said School Board President Rick Nogal. “Our community has expressed understandable concern, considering what has happened at schools around the country. We have school resource officers at our schools. But this is quite a program to have, in addition to all the safety measures in place.”

Palos Hts. streets named for resurfacing

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Road construction season will soon be coming to Palos Heights, as miles of streets will undergo resurfacing.

“Our Road Program consists of streets that need to be resurfaced and it’s done on a visual and computerized program,” said Ald. Dolores Kramarski, Ward 3, the chairperson of the Roads and Construction Committee.

At the March 20 City Council meeting, Kramarski introduced a motion to authorize the director of Public Works to go out for bid for the 2018 Road Program.

The motion passed unanimously.

“Our engineers and our Public Works Department go out and inspect all the streets and they put their (findings) into a computer program, called the Paver Program, and it gives them the function of how many years are left on those streets,” she told The Regional News.

The typical life of a residential street surface is 15 to 20 years, she said.

Streets scheduled to be resurfaced in 2018 include (in no particular order): • Sycamore Lane, Sequoia Road to White Pine Place • West Ponderosa Drive, Sycamore Drive to South Ponderosa Drive • Choctaw Road, Ishnala Avenue to Shoshone Road • Edgewood Road, 70th Avenue to Oak Park Avenue • Highland Drive, Oak Park Avenue to Westgate Drive • South Navajo Drive, 127th Street to East Navajo Drive (Both sides and part of East Navajo Drive) • Shiawassie Drive, West Navajo Drive to East Navajo Drive Also: • 71st Court, south dead end to 125th Street • 126th Street, Harlem Avenue to St. Al’s • 126th Street, St. Al’s to 70th

Avenue (portion of intersection) • 120th Street, 72nd Court to Harlem Avenue • 75th Avenue, 121st Street to 120th Street • Richard Avenue, 121st Street to 120th Street • 117th Street, western limits to Southwest Highway • 124th Street, 71st Court to 71st Avenue • 121st Street, 69th Court to Oak Park Avenue • 71st Avenue, 120th Street to College Drive • 70th Avenue, 120th Street to College Drive • 69th Avenue, 121st Street to College Drive (skip 120th intersection) Work is expected to begin in July.

“The bid packages are prepared and advertised,” said Kramarski, who explained that interested construction companies submit their bids, which are collected and opened at a City Council meeting.

The bids are referred to Public

Works and the Roads Committee to review. The lowest, qualified bid is accepted and sent to the Council for approval. A pre-construction meeting is then held where a decision is made on a start date.

In other news from the meeting, the Council unanimously approved a motion to renew the City’s health insurance coverage with United Health Care at an increase of 5.5 percent.

Construction may now begin at 7 a.m., one half hour earlier than previously allowed, at the Palos Heights Senior Living site on College Drive east of Harlem Avenue.

Teska Associates’ proposal was approved to renovate the tennis courts at Community Park and Palmer Park at a cost of $14, 610.

Upland Design has been approved for hiring to “provide professional services for the development of the Palmer Park Master Plan in the amount of $11,978.”

Two Orland Park men found dead from suicide

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Two men were found dead from suicide in separate cases in Orland Park in the past week.

In the first case, Orland Park police responded to a report of a body found at the edge of a

pond in the 15700 block of South 76th Avenue at 7:52 a.m. Friday.

A dog-walker reportedly sighted the body first. Police said the death appeared to the caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest and the gun was found nearby.

After conducting an autopsy, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s

office said the man, identified as Steven J. Janicki, 25, died of a gunshot wound to the chest. He lived in the 7900 block of West 157th Street, just a few blocks from where he died.

In the second incident, police said the body of a 67-year-old man was found in the parkway of the 17800 block of Bernard

Drive, at 1:12 a.m. Sunday. The medical examiner’s office identified the man as Manfred Ayers, who lived on the block where he died. An autopsy done on Monday confirmed that he died of a gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a suicide. Police said the weapon was located at the scene.

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Lu Jeffrey rears back to take a shot in a pickleball doubles match. “I’m going to be 82 years old,” she said, “and I’m playing the game three days a week.”

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Ventress explained how pickleball works.

“This game is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong,” he said. “It is played with a plastic ball with holes and a graphite, fiberglass, or wooden paddle.”

The playing area is the same size as a badminton court, with the top of the net, at center, 34 inches above the ground. To a first-time visitor, the pickleball court looks very much like a tennis court, but smaller.

In order to become a somewhat proficient player, Ventress has devoted time studying the strategy and tactics of pickleball and how the strokes, volleys, and serves differ from tennis.

“There are a number of differences including the positions on the court, the importance of the drop-volleys shots (some which are called dinks) and the serve, which must be delivered underhand,” he said.

“There is an area of the pickleball court called the kitchen where no volleys (balls hit before bouncing) are allowed,” Ventress explained. “This is one of the big differences between tennis and pickleball. The other big difference is the scoring system, with the score given using three numbers in pickleball.”

For Judy O’Sullivan, pickleball brings her back to her younger days playing racquetball and table tennis.

O’Sullivan is a former Palos Heights resident who now lives in Orland Park. She began playing just this past December and learned about the game when she used to travel to Florida during Chicago’s cold-weather months.

“It’s becoming a big thing there,” she said. “I wasn’t going to Florida anymore and I found (a league) here and thought I’d try it.”

O’Sullivan says Orland Park has some pickleball activity one day a week and she’d like to see it develop further. For now, she enjoys coming to the Palos Heights

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State Sen. Michael Hastings (D-19th), whose district includes part of Orland Park, as well as Orland Hills and other parts of Orland Township.

“I am here to support the working families in this district,” he said, asserting that 30,000 union members live in the area. “Everybody in this room knows somebody in a union. Rather than demonizing union members, we should be helping them and their families.”

“If you get a property tax incentive, you should have to pay the prevailing wage.”

Hastings said that having trained professionals doing the work saves money, and provisions are already in place to encourage the use of companies owned by minorities, women and veterans.

“Why would Orland Park have an issue with any of these things?” he asked.

In his remarks, Orland Park resident Robert G. Reiter, secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said the only reason prevailing wages are higher than union scale is when the company is not providing health benefits to employees. The companies must then pay the equivalent cost as part of wages.

Dan Allen, executive director of the Construction Industry Service Organization, also said Indiana officials found that repealing prevailing wage laws in 2015 “did not save a penny.”

“It does not limit participation, and veterans are more likely to work for union contractors,” he said.

“The resolution is ill-timed and not appropriate,” said Trust-

Rec Center.

“I came out all by myself the first time,” she said. “I want everyone to know how nice the people have been. I’m a beginner and the people are so kind. I feel comfortable.”

Ventress says he plays pickleball regularly when he is not instructing tennis. He said at his age, playing on the pickleball court (about a third the size of a tennis court) is much easier on his knees.

“This is true for many pickleball players,” he said.

The quirky name of the game, according to the USAPA website, comes from the name of a dog, Pickles, belonging to one of the men who founded the game in 1965.

Lu Jeffrey, the 82-year-old player, has been playing the game before the current wave of popularity, starting six or seven years ago in the Rec Center’s old gym.

“We had one net and one court,” she recalled. “We’d have eight people playing—four in, four out.”

Jeffrey said that word built quietly until “We had so many people we couldn’t accommodate everybody.”

Asked if some of her friends are still playing, she said with a smile “There’s a lot of them.”

The Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St., hosts pickleball Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. The resident/non-resident fee is $3/$5 which includes paddles and pickleballs. A clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon April 7 for all skill levels. Registration is requested by March 31 at (708) 361-1807. The clinic will be directed by Ventress, Rick Prewitt and Bill Voigt, all USAPA ambassadors.

The Oak Lawn Racquet Club, 10444 S. Central Ave., has pickleball games every day between 6 a.m. and noon. A nominal fee is charged.

In Orland Park, pickleball enthusiasts can play from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. The resident/ non-resident fee is $4/$15.

ee Mike Carroll, adding that the county law is the same as the state law. “If you’re getting a benefit for property tax incentives, you should pay the prevailing wage.”

When Trustee Carole Ruzich asked how passing the resolution would affect the village, Pekau said 12 projects now underway with $1.2 million in property tax incentives could be impacted.

Following questions from other trustees, the board approved a request by Trustee Patricia Gira to table the resolution, at least until the next meeting on April 2, so more information can be gathered.

Later in the meeting, McLaughlin returned to the podium to address the board about a robo-call he and other residents received, attacking his record as mayor.

“In addition to being illegal, it is inaccurate,” he said, going point by point over several issues covered in it, mainly relating to the development of the downtown area while he was mayor.

He also handed out copies of a 20-page “white paper” detailing all the issues, many of which he felt he was unfairly criticized for during the mayoral campaign last year. McLaughlin asked that the white paper be published on the village website.

“I have been told that Mayor Pekau knows who did the robo-call, and I would like him to tell us,” said McLaughlin.

Pekau denied knowing anything about the robo-call, and he and Trustee Jim Dodge said any illegal robo-calls should be reported to the FCC. He also sarcastically thanked McLaughlin for the “five minutes of his time” he said the former mayor gave him during the transition period following the contentious election last year.

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At Running For Kicks, 7158 W. 127th St., Maria Jennison marvels at the size and weight of Kendall Coyne’s gold medal. It weighs approximately a pound and measures a third of an inch thick. “I never thought I’d have the opportunity to hold it,” she said.

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Kendall approaches her former sixth grade teacher, DebKendall sits with students from Palos South Middle School during an all-school assembly. Not all students are bie Satler, for a hug at a March 14 all-student assembly at shown. Coyne graduated from the school.

Palos South Middle School.

Olympian makes the rounds around town Space considerations in last week’s Regional News due to election coverage limited the number of photos we could provide in our homecoming story about Kendall Coyne of Palos Heights, who returned to town after winning an Olympic gold medal last month with the USA women’s hockey team in South Korea.

Coyne has made several stops in Palos Heights, Palos Park and Orland Park, meeting hundreds Coyne’s hands cradle her 2018 Winter Olympics gold medal. of local well-wishers, signing autoKendall Coyne high-fives students at an assembly at Palos South Middle School on March 14. graphs and posing for pictures.

Here are a few additional scenes with just a fraction of the number of local people who’ve had the chance to meet her.

The Regional was unable to attend a fundraising appearance Coyne made at The Plush Horse in Palos Park with her fiancé, Michael Schofield of the Los Angeles Chargers. The fundraiser was held for the benefit of Orland Park resident David Chiappetti, who was seriously injured in a recent snowmobile accident. We’re happy to prove the following link to a website that is accepting donations to help offset expenses for Kendall Coyne chats with Molly Salvino, 12 and her sister Isabella, 13 at his medical care: www.gofundme. a meet-and-greet at Palos Heights City Hall. The girls—obviously big com/david-chiappetti fans—were brought to the event by their grandmother, Peggy Blake of Coyne signs the t-shirt of Palos Heights resident Thomas Strack at City Hall. Kendall Coyne smiles as she greets Palos Heights.

All photos by Anthony Caciopo Strack, an ice skater, has competed in Illinois Special Olympics. visitors at Running For Kicks.

Orland Park detectives bust Worth man for Class 3 felony Orland Park police arrested and charged Murad Nassar, 38, of Worth with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, a Class 3 felony.

“Recently, a drug investigation that began in Orland Park led the Orland Park Police Department to information regarding possible unlawful drug sales coming from a tobacco business located in Lockport,” OPPD said in a news release.

“Acting on this information, the

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Continued from Page 1 It was a fantastic experience. I met absolutely wonderful people.

That’s the joy. I met with (an estimated) 8,000 people individually,” Newman said.

Asked if the close outcome convinced her to run again in 2020, Newman did not commit.

“Oh, gosh, I am not ready to make any decisions at all. I would say there are lots of options and I have no idea what the future holds right now.”

Newman did not like that, in her opinion, Lipinski “did nothing but smear and make up stories about me.” She called him “a Machine politician who is unscrupulous.”

She was surprised, “that, with the exception of the Lipinski camp, everyone was open-armed and helpful across the board.”

Asked if she got votes from residents who disliked the negative tone seen in campaign literature, she said, “I don’t know. That’s a good question.”

For Lipinski, the victory was helped in large part by his strong political base in the city.

Built by his father, William, a former Chicago alderman and longtime congressman, the base has been maintained by the younger Lipinski since he took his father’s seat in Congress.

Orland Park Police Department conducted an investigation lasting several weeks,” the statement continued. “This Nassar investigation concluded on the morning of March 23 with Orland Park investigators executing a search warrant at Tobacco Empire, 1051 E. 9th Street,

Lockport.”

Police said the search of the business resulted in the recovery of a felony amount of cannabis and numerous items of drug paraphernalia. Also, cash proceeds in the amount of $2,333.50 were seized from the business, according to police.

Following his arrest and processing, Nassar was transported to Will County Jail pending a bond hearing.

“I want to thank the people who knocked on doors, made phone calls, put up signs. I want to thank all of you who helped this campaign,” Lipinski said late March 20 at what turned out to be a victory party.

Lipinski’s chief of staff, Jerry Hurckes, said the large margin in the city was the result “of Dan working hard and having a great name (with Chicago voters).”

“So many people love this guy, love his father,” Hurckes added.

Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty, a Lipinski supporter, shrugged and said “no comment” when asked about a race that he called “too close for comfort.” He added that Lipinski has been good for Lyons and other towns.

“It’s a changing electorate.

The Millennials need to get out and vote, they need to be more involved,” said Sam Krneta, a Lipinski booster.

Lipinski thinks the large amount of funding, a reported more than $2.5 million on behalf of Newman, made the race closer. But he also spent around $2 million. Both are large amounts of money when it comes to a primary, sources said.

“I was hoping it wouldn’t be so close,” Lipinski said, “but it’s good to be in this position.”

“More than $2 million poured in here to attack me. It’s not just about fighting President Trump, but we need to bring people together to

get things done, “said Lipinski, who thought Newman appealed to “the Tea Party of the Left.”

A campaign insider said “$2.5 million does a good job of keeping it close.”

The source said, “I didn’t see this coming. You talk to seniors, walk the precincts, train stations in the morning, senior centers in the afternoon … everybody loves him.

They said, ‘Dan, you’re the best’ and ‘I’ve never voted Democrat.

I’m taking a Democratic ballot this time’.”

Painted by Newman as being closer to Trump than the Democrats, Lipinski said he has opposed the President on several issues.

Newman also often hammered Lipinski on his pro-life stance, which may have won her some votes with pro-choice voters.

One source said, “I’ve never seen (political) ads use the word ‘abortion’ so often. Usually it’s code words like ‘Planned Parenthood’ or ‘a woman’s right to choose’.”

The source added that Lipinski “would rather lose an election that have to change his pro-life stance.

That says a lot.”

In the end, Lipinski said: “We’ve got to bring people together in this country. We’re all Americans. I’m fighting to restore the American Dream.”

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Madigan, Chuy win big in Dem primary The oddest political couple in all of Illinois did pretty well in last Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Two years ago, progressive firebrand Cook County Commissioner Chuy García helped lead Bernie Sanders’ Democratic campaign in the Chicago area and was eventually named a national Sanders media surrogate.

At the same time, García also endorsed House Speaker Michael J. Madigan against a well-funded Democratic primary opponent.

“Now more than ever,” García said in a statement back then, “local families need Michael Madigan in the State Capitol fighting for them.”

It was mainly a marriage of convenience. Madigan needed help with his ward’s Latino voters, and García had some plans of his own that Madigan could help him with. Madigan also likely wanted to make sure that García’s future plans didn’t include trying to knock him off his perch.

García, along with his allies in the Bernie Sanders Our Revolution organization, ran the table in Cook County last week.

They helped trounce Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios by almost 12 points. They soundly defeated State Rep. Dan Burke (D-1st), the younger brother of one of the most powerful Democrats in Chicago (14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke, who they are going after next). They cruised through a hotly contested, four-way primary to replace retiring Rep. Cynthia Soto (D-Chicago) with Delia Ramirez by 27 points. They buried machine-linked Sen. Martin Sandoval’s (D-11th) daughter, Angie, by 15 points in the race to replace García on the county board despite massive spending by her campaign. They won a judicial race. And, of course, García walked away with his own congressional nomination by 45 points.

Speaker Madigan carried Mayor Rahm Emanuel to victory in the 13th Ward in Emanuel’s 2015 race against García, but after García endorsed Madigan in 2016, Madigan allied with García on some of this year’s races, including the defeat of Sandoval.

There was admittedly nothing Madigan could do to help Berrios outside of the 13th Ward (which Berrios won with 56 percent). Berrios had become so toxic that even several politicians who’d endorsed him wouldn’t put his name on their election-day palm cards for fear of alienating voters they needed for other races.

Dan Burke was beyond saving, as well. Progressive Latinos are demanding their own representation. But because of Madigan’s relationship with García, it’s a fairly safe bet that Aaron Ortiz, who beat Burke, won’t be a thorn in Madigan’s side when he takes office next year.

Without Madigan and the hundreds of precinct captains he controls, U.S. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) would be polishing up his thin resume this week. The conservative Democrat Lipinski narrowly defeated a progressive challenger.

With Assessor Berrios defeated, that’s one less issue that Gov. Bruce Rauner will have against Madigan’s favored gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker, who won last week by 18 points over two public Madigan haters, Chris Kennedy and Sen. Daniel Biss.

Madigan also won some House races against Democratic candidates who talked openly about opposing him.

Madigan’s 17th House District candidate, Jennifer Gong Gershowitz, won by almost 600 votes over Candance Chow, who had vowed to vote against Madigan for House Speaker. Madigan’s candidate Lamont Robinson won a four-way primary to replace Lt. Governor nominee Juliana Stratton by 14 points. Madigan’s bitter foe, Ken Dunkin, came in third in that primary, scoring just 18 percent.

Jill Bernal had pledged to vote against Madigan, but she lost to the pro-Madigan Lance Yednock by 15 points to take on freshman Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator).

Madigan’s ally Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) fended off her primary opponent by 15 points. The House Speaker’s favored candidate to replace retiring Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills), Daniel Didech, prevailed by 21 points. His candidate to take on Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), Marsha Griffin, sailed through by 26 points.

Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago) triumphed by over 65 points. Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D-Calumet City) dominated with a 29-point victory. Madigan lieutenant Rep. Bob Rita (D-Blue Island) thrashed his opponent by a whopping 53 points despite countless negative news stories about his past.

The one candidate Madigan reportedly didn’t want to win in the crowded primary race to replace retiring House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago) was Flynn Rush, the son of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush. The younger Rush lost to Curtis Tarver by nine points.

As far as I can tell, not a single anti-Madigan candidate won a House Democratic primary last week.

As I write this, nobody has yet compiled Democratic state central committee race results, so we don’t yet know how Madigan fared there. Stay tuned on that, because Madigan is the state party chairman, and several folks were running to topple him.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

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Anti-gun protests are missing the target Nearly half a million “young people” converged on Washington, D.C. this week protesting violence sweeping across America, especially in schools.

They had a lot of slogans, made a lot of news and got a lot of interviews as they screamed and hollered.

Yet their message is misdirected, an expression of anger that will go nowhere and that is being exploited by political activists to bolster one-sided partisan agendas, like Senator Dick Durbin, the Rev. Michael Pfleger and other liberal politicians across the country.

That’s too bad.

Cracking down on guns and attacking the NRA are pure partisan politics. Some things must be done to toughen the process of obtaining a gun. But even if criminals can’t get guns legally, they’ll get them illegally. The real problem is that the people committing crimes are people who need help. In many cases, the criminals are “young people,” too, who have been abandoned by their parents.

Protestors failed to address

problems that more directly contribute to rising crime in America and that take more lives.

What about the street gangs plaguing Chicagoland neighborhoods? Tougher gun laws won’t change that. Confronting street gangs will. Street gangs are slaughtering people outside schools, and yet no one addressed that in the Washington, D.C. protests.

They don’t care about that issue because it involves the failure of parents to “parent” their children. Parents are failing to do their jobs and no one cares as their children become brutal, vicious street gang thugs who deal in drugs, crime and murder?

I also didn’t hear the protestors scream about the news media which plays a major role in

fueling violence in this country.

“If it bleeds it leads” is the core principle of news journalism. In other words, major mainstream news media put emphasis on shock and slaughter. The more gruesome a crime the more coverage it gets. They know that the public doesn’t care about “good news.” They only care about “bad news.”

When it comes to the major mainstream news media, bad news sells newspapers, but good news does not.

This is politics, which is not just about electing people to government office. Politics is also about personal advantage, personal achievement, and empowerment for the wrong reasons.

Can you imagine the message 500,000 “young people” would send by protesting in Chicago’s worst street gang crime-ridden neighborhoods and attacking the real culprits, street gangs?

Scream all you want about the NRA. It won’t do any good. They are a part of the problem, too, but they are no worse or better than those who

oppose them.

I’m not an NRA member and I support tougher laws on gun sales. But, the more important goal is to crack down on criminals. Stop coddling them. Stop giving them benefits. Toughen the laws. If you use a gun in a crime, you should go to jail for 20 years. If you kill someone with a gun in committing a crime, you should go to jail for life. No parole.

Prisoners should also be forced to work to earn money to pay for their food and board.

If they don’t, let them die. It’s their choice.

A lot of “leaders” will rise from the protests. Some will even run for public office and probably win. But, they won’t be any different than any of the people they are complaining about and they’ll end up doing nothing, too.

security adviser; Sebastian Gorka, White House Adviser; Hope Hicks, communications director; K.T. McFarland, deputy national security adviser and Omarosa Manigault Newman, director of communications for public liaison.

Also, Rob Porter, staff secretary; Dina Powell, deputy national security adviser; Reince Priebus, chief of staff; Anthony Scaramucci, communications director; Keith Schiller, director of Oval Office operations; Sean Spicer, press secretary; Katie

Walsh, deputy chief of staff; Ezra Cohen-Watnick, senior director of Intelligence; Tera Dahl, deputy chief of staff and Derek Harvey, Middle East adviser.

Also, Rich Higgins, director, Strategic Planning Office; Josh Raffel, senior communications official; Michael Short, senior assistant press secretary and Gary Cohn, economic adviser.

Kushner, Ivanka and McMaster could be next. FBI Director Comey, Deputy FBI Director McCabe and Secretary of State Tillerson were fired.

This turmoil is occurring during an investigation into Russian meddling in our election; Putin threatening us with nuclear weapons; China expanding its influence in the world; North Korea developing long range nuclear missile systems; Iran fomenting war in the Middle East; Muslim terrorists attacking the Western world and domestic shooters killing Americans with assault weapons.

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READERS WRITE Trump the Terrible?

President Trump’s character flaws are overwhelming his administration and placing our country in jeopardy. Former CIA Director John Brennan referred to Trump as “unstable, inept, inexperienced, and also unethical.” I add divisive, chaotic, and having terrible judgement.

In the past 15 months the following White House personnel have left: Stephen Bannon, chief strategist; Mike Dubke, communications director; Michael Flynn, national

INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT Are high schools teaching students to devalue free speech?

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‘60s at Berkeley.

I enjoy that as much as the next person, but let’s skip it for today. Why do college students have a shaky understanding of the First Amendment and an aversion to opposing or controversial views?

The problem starts in high school. I’m not just referring to the lack of mandatory civic education in public schools.

Even in schools where students do learn about the First Amendment, many school administrators don’t particularly want their students exercising their freedom of speech once they’ve learned about it.

Take the school walkouts that took place across the nation on March 14 to protest gun violence. About a week before that, my colleague Gene Policinski and I wrote a set of guidelines for students, teachers and school administrators trying to figure out how to approach the event. We advised students to weigh their options carefully, as their First Amendment rights would probably not protect them if their school decided to discipline them for taking part in the walkout.

(Public schools can punish students for speech that “substantially disrupts” the learning environment, and a walkout

could very well do just that.)

But we also advised school administrators to think twice before defaulting to disciplinary action — “Given that we live in an age where there is much concern that young people don’t understand the Constitution or support free speech, punishing them for exercising it, even if...school administrators [have] that discretion, seems counterproductive.”

That’s why it saddened me to read that a high school in Arkansas decided to punish the three students who participated in the walkout by giving them a choice between a two-day suspension and corporal punishment. (Fun fact: corporal punishment is still legal in 22 states.) All of the students chose corporal punishment; one of them wrote a fair-minded and eloquent account of the experience for the Daily Beast: “The punishment was not dealt with malice or cruelty, in fact, I have the utmost respect for all the adults involved.

They were merely doing their job as the school board and school policy dictated...I believe that corporal punishment has no place in schools, even if it wasn’t painful to me. The idea that violence should be used against someone who was pro-

testing violence as a means to discipline them is appalling.”

Even a two-day suspension seems disproportionate to the offense of leaving your classroom for 17 minutes.

It was also disheartening for me to talk to the two high school journalists who published a meticulously-researched story about a fired teacher — and ended up having their story censored by the administration and their newspaper privileges revoked.

As one of the journalists, Max Gordon, said, “[T]he whole point of a student newspaper is to teach the students.

We want to grow and learn and experience these things, but if the administration tries to shut down any form of outside-thebox thinking...it really hampers the growth by journalists.”

And when educators emphasize obedience and conformity over the free expression, they need to think about what lessons they’re actually conveying.

Lata Nott is executive director of the First Amendment Center of the Newseum Institute.

Contact her via email at lnott@ newseum.org, or follow her on Twitter at @LataNott.

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Newer investors: Don’t panic if bear market returns

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New Dunkin’ ready to open in Bridgeview

Miller’s Ale House opens in Orland Park Florida-based Miller’s Ale House kicked off a busy week of business openings in the south suburbs when it opened Monday at 15630 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park.

The chain bills itself as a restaurant and sports bar. The menu features boneless chicken zingers and sauces, steaks, pasta, salads, sandwiches, desserts and appetizers. The full-service bar features specialty cocktails, wine and more than 75 selections of local craft, seasonal and domestic beers.

It’s the second south suburban location for the chain, which also operates a location in an outlot at Chicago Ridge Mall in Chicago Ridge. There are seven in Illinois.

The chain now has 83 locations in 12 states and plans to open eight to 10 new spots each year.

Hours in Orland Park are 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday to Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to midnight on Sundays.

For information, call 708-2920335.

Second Stella’s opens in Tinley Stella’s Place video gaming café held a grand opening Tuesday for its second location in Tinley Park.

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Work is just about complete on a new Dunkin’ Donuts-Baskin Robbins store on 79th Street in Bridgeview.

Work is just about complete on the new Dunkin’ Donuts-Baskin Robbins store on 79th Street near Roberts Road in Bridgeview.

It will take the place of the Dunkin’ Donuts store at 79th Street and Roberts Road in Justice, about a block away from the new site.

The Bridgeview Village Board approved the new location on Nov. 15.

According to the architect Peter Paraskis, “The new building will have a drive-through, which was a huge factor in deciding to relocate and build in Bridgeview. The current store in Justice just doesn’t meet the needs of the growing business and change in customer habits. There was a need for our building and location to respond to the changing economy.”

Also included in the two-story building will be the administrative offices of the group, which owns multiple Dunkin’ Donuts locations.

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BOB BONG The café is in the former Eagle Dry Cleaners in the shopping center at 171st Street and Harlem Avenue.

The café features a beer and wine menu and has five video poker machines.

Buona Beef opens in northwest Indiana Berwyn-based Buona Beef expanded into northwest Indiana Tuesday with its first location outside of Illinois.

The chain’s 23rd location opened at 324 U.S. 42 in Schererville near Jak’s Warehouse.

The new location has seating for 130, which will expand with outdoor seating once the weather permits.

“This move is the first wave of spreading some Buona Beef love outside of Illinois,” second-generation owner Joe Buonavolanto Jr. said in a news release. “We’re excited to share Chicago’s original Italian beef sandwich with the residents of Schererville — made exactly like it was in 1930’s Chicago, spiced just right and free of additives and preservatives.”

Ranch Frostie opens in New Lenox Ranch Frostie ice cream parlor, which was sold by longtime owner Teri Hoyt in February, reopened on Saturday at 1259 N. Cedar Road in New Lenox.

Its menu also includes fast food such as hot dogs. Buyers beware;

it’s cash only.

Hours start at 11 a.m. daily.

For information, call 815-4853264.

Red Mango & Smoothie Factory grand reopening

If you’re in your twenties or thirties, you might be starting to focus more on investing to reach your financial goals. Because of this, you also may be more attuned to moves in the financial markets.

Depending on your age, you may have only experienced the bull market of the past nine years, so you might not know what to expect — or how to respond — whenever the next bear market strikes.

Of course, just recently, you’ve witnessed a market correction — a drop of at least 10 percent in the major stock market indices, such as the S&P 500. This sudden plunge made big news and reminded many investors of how volatile the financial markets can be. But a full-fledged bear market usually isn’t identified until the markets are down 20 percent from their recent highs. Plus, bear markets, unlike corrections, tend to linger for a while.

The last “bear” emerged from hibernation in October 2007 and stayed on the prowl until early March 2009. During that time, the S&P 500 declined by about 50 percent. Clearly, investors were not happy – but the market recovered and moved to new heights.

This long and strong run-up may

Red Mango & Smoothie Factory celebrated their grand reopening under new ownership last week inside Orland Square Mall.

Red Mango’s mascot Miss Mango was on hand to help kick off the new ownership.

There are more than 40 Smoothie Factory locations in the United States.

For information, call 708-620Following are the property 0395. transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received Popeyes opens in Lansing from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Regional Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen News does not attempt to correct opened last month at its newest errors made by that office. location at 18100 S. Torrence Ave. in southeast suburban Lansing. Orland Park The restaurant is the 13th Mohammed Saleem to Heinowned by Nizar Kassam’s family, rich Joseph F, 8311 Hillcrest Dr, which opened its 12th location in $200,500.00; December in Summit.

Haleem Reyad to Salama They also own locations in Atef, 10911 Crystal Springs Ln, Calumet City, South Holland, $220,000.00; Glenwood and Sauk Village.

Judicial Sales Corp to Azf The new Popeyes was built on Llc, 11510 Kingswood Dr, the site of former businesses that were bought and torn down to make room for the development.

It features a dining room and a drive-through lane.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

The Lansing location opened Feb. 8.

Matthew Van Howe Edward Jones

have obliterated your bear market memories, if you ever had them at all. And that’s why you might want to familiarize yourself with some of the bare facts about bear markets: • Bear markets may provide good buying opportunities. When gas is expensive, you may just buy a few gallons at a time – but when the price falls, you’re probably more likely to fill up your tank.

The same principle can apply to investing – when stock prices are down, your investment dollars will buy more shares. And the more shares you own, the greater your ability to build wealth once the share price rises. In short, a bear market may provide you with a chance to buy quality investments at good prices.

• Bear markets don’t last forever. No one can predict precisely how long bear markets will run, but they’ve typically been much shorter than bull markets. So, while you might not particularly like looking at your investment

statement during a decline, you can take some comfort in knowing such downturns are a normal feature of the investment landscape.

• Bear markets don’t affect all investments equally. If you only own U.S. stocks, your portfolio may well take a sizable hit during a bear market. But other types of investment vehicles may not be as directly affected — and some may even show positive results.

Consequently, you could reduce the bear’s “bite” if you also own a variety of other investments, such as international stocks, bonds, government securities, certificates of deposit (CDs) and so on. However, while owning this type of diversified portfolio can help reduce the impact of market volatility, it does not guarantee profits or protect against losses.

A bear market can be challenging. But by making the right moves, such as staying patient, looking for buying opportunities and maintaining a diversified portfolio, you may be able to prevent a market decline from becoming unbearable.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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$241,000.00; McDermott Kevin to Cerberus Sfr Holdings Lp, 13819 Elm St, $210,000.00; Marquette Bk Tr to Dabrowski Marek, 14821 88th Ave, $239,000.00; Jansen Jonathan W Tr to AlBdour Belal M, 13801 Mayflower Ln, $520,000.00; Arredondo Jacob L to Aguilar Geronimo, 14740 Montgomery Dr, $170,000.00; Mannino Vincent to Dal Santo Anthony, 15349 West Ave, Unit #4504, $128,500.00; Rule Joseph W to Bailey Bran-

don, 15833 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit #11, $132,500.00; Keating Carol A to Crudo Marguerite A, 9027 Somerset Ct, Unit #2, $180,000.00; Mels Kenneth to Miskowicz Ewa, 13741 Elm St, $242,500.00.

Palos Park Nikuba Dorothy V to Perez Daneila, 11661 Matterhorn Cir, Unit #11661202, $146,500.00; Pedroza Adela to Roxbarry Llc, 12533 Iroquois Rd, $317,500.00; Bodinet Janice to Williams Edward G III, 8129 129th St, $170,000.00.

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DEATH NOTICES PICK OF THE LITTER Michael J. Janisch

Orland Park resident Michael J. Janisch, 88, died Sunday.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 31 at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. in Orland Park. A funeral service will take place at noon with interment o follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Mr. Janisch was a retired printer for Wright Business Forms. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War. Survivors include Mr. Janisch’s wife, Juanita; daughters, Karen and Linda and many nieces and nephews.

CLUB ACTIVITIES Widowed club to host meeting The Southwest Suburban Widow/Widowers Social Club will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 6 at Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 S. 69th Ave., Tinley Park.

Beverages and snacks are served at the monthly meetings. There will be entertainment provided on most months. The club offers support to widowed people of all faiths and ages.

The South Suburban Widow/ Widowers is a group of people, caring, sharing and reaching out to one another in friendship, according to a statement. Some of the group’s activities include monthly general meetings, monthly games, restaurant outings, dances, trips, theater events and more.

For more information call Danell Chmura at (630) 728-9368 or Bill Dolehide at (708) 342-6820.

Doodling with different breeds of dogs Dear Readers, Lest anyone think I don’t know my Golden Retrievers from a hole in the ground, let me make a correction.

The dog in the photo in the March 15 edition with young Nataniel is not a purebred Golden. She is a Golden-doodle. Her mother is purebred poodle and her father is half-Golden and half-poodle.

Master Nataniel was in the clinic again today with his dog for her final puppy shots.

He asked me during the course of the exam which leash I thought was best - a regular 5-foot leash or a 15-foot retractable leash.

I told him he should have one of each; a short leash for walking where cars can be found driving and a retractable leash for off-road, open walks.

I told him that I also have a 50-foot leash for Molly which I use when we are walking in the forest preserves. I told him that with a 50’ leash my dog has a radius of 50’ and a diameter of 100’ giving her plenty of exercise room. I started to mention something about the circumference of the circle Molly could take advantage of in her running and he quickly calculated the circumference for me. He said “The circumference of the circle Molly could run can be determined by using the formula Pi x the diameter of the circle (3.14 X 100 feet). He actually quoted the value of Pi out to the 8th decimal.

Later, he informed me that he is in 5th grade higher math. Smart kid. He is one the few kids who engage me in conversation about their dog, asks interesting questions, states some dog-care facts and seems eager to learn. Most kids sit slumped over in the corner of the exam room on the bench with their face glued to some stupid screen playing some mind-warping game. These

Mickey, gets carsick and by the time we reach I-294 he has vomited at least once in the car and drools everywhere. I’ve tried Benadryl, Dramamine and some herbal products. Nothing has helped. Do you have any recommendations?

Bob, Palos Park Dear Bob, Ask your vet for some maropitant tablets.

JOHN FLEMING

DVM • PrairieStateVet.com games are great babysitters but destroy the kid’s natural inquisitiveness.

About two weeks ago in our clinic email inbox was a request from an older gentleman in Massachusetts. His name is Paul and he has an older little dog named Happy.

Along with his letter was a photograph of the roof of Happy’s mouth. It was a good, clear photo which showed a raised smooth pink mass about 1 inch in diameter and about ¾ of an inch in thickness.

His vets had told him the mass was inoperable at their place and told him there may be some hope at the university. Somehow, from scouring the internet Paul had come across a short video on our website showing cryosurgery as palliative treatment for oral tumors. His request to us was for help in finding someone in his area that does cryosurgery.

He understands that we may not (or may) affect a cure but can at least buy good chunks of time for Happy. We went to our national veterinary website and put out the call. We posted our request in the “In The Trenches” folder and quickly got a reply from Dr. Catherine in southern Connecticut. That was a little far for Paul to drive. I contacted the Brymill Corporation, the company who makes the cryogun we use, and asked them if they had sold any units to any vet in his area. The lady who took my call told me that Paul had already contacted them. On our web vid-

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Megan, who goes to Sandburg, comes to our clinic after school to help us clean. Her young Cavalier, Indy, hurt her leg as Megan was preparing to come in to work so she brought Indy in for an exam. I think Dr. Tassone just fixed her!

eo, I guess I mentioned the name of the Brymill Corporation and, being a sharp old guy, Paul beat me to the punch. The Brymill representative gave him the name of an animal hospital in his area.

A couple of days ago we received a follow-up email from Paul telling us that Happy “took the anesthesia well” and had his treatment. Paul thanked us for our help.

It will be rewarding for us here in Orland Park to have had a little part in giving Paul more time with his dog, Dear Dr. Fleming, We recently bought a cottage in Indiana and will be going there frequently on the weekends now. Our 4-year old Schnauzer,

Easter Worship Services Palos Community Church 123rd Street and 88th Avenue, Palos Park (708) 448-5220 www.pppcc.org Palm Sunday — March 25 Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.

Brunch 10:45 a.m.

Maundy Thursday — March 29

Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church

7059 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights 708-448-0186 • www.paloschurch.org Palm Sunday Services, March 25

at 9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Jr. Choir will provide special music at the morning services

Dear Dr. Fleming, I have been watching my son’s dog Barney since my son went out of town on a job. He has been gone about three months. Recently Barney, who is a 9-year old Lab, developed a growth behind his right shoulder. It has only been there about two weeks but is quite large now. I know my son will accuse me of neglecting Barney because the size of this thing. Is this common?

Jean, Palos Hills Dear Jean, Yes, it is common for kids to be ungrateful. You’ve been watching his darn dog for three months so he should be nothing but thankful to you. If he gives you any grief over the tumor, have him call me and I’ll give him an exercise to do. I will tell him to put a penny in jar and walk out of the room and come back into the room and deposit two pennies into the jar. Then he is to leave the room and come back in and put 4 pennies into the jar. He is to do this doubling exercise 24 times. It will take him less than 10 minutes. At the end of 24 doublings he is to count his pennies.

He should have $166,912 dollars. Tumor growth can be the same way. I have heard it said in lectures that some tumors can double in size every 80 hours. Good luck.

Palos United Methodist Church 12101 S. Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights 708-448-0798 Palm Sunday, March 25 10 a.m. Worship

Maundy Thursday, March 29 7 p.m. Worship

Good Friday, March 30 12 Noon Worship

Easter Sunday, April 1 10 a.m. Worship

Christ Lutheran Church

Sanctuary is open for prayer from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

with Lord’s Supper

at 7:00 p.m.

14700 S. 94th Avenue, Orland Park 708-349-0431 – Fax 708-349-0668 South on 94th Avenue at John Humphrey Drive

Easter Sunday — April 1

Easter Morning Services, April 1

HOLY WEEK

Communion Service at 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday — March 30 Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m.

Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.

Our Lady of the Woods Parish 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park 361-4754 Palm Sunday, March 25

Palms will be distributed at all Masses 5:00 p.m. (Sat.) 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

A special procession with our children of the Lord will grace the 9:30 a.m. Mass.

Holy Thursday, March 29

There will be no morning Mass 8:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8:00 p.m. to Midnight – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Midnight-Church Closes

Good Friday, March 30

There will be no morning Mass 8:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer 3:00 p.m. – Living Stations of the Cross presented by OLW-Jr. High 7:00 p.m. – Liturgy of the Passion with Passion Play Plays presented by OLW Youth Ministry

Holy Saturday, March 31

There will be no morning Mass 8:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Confessions 12 Noon – Blessing of Easter Foods/Baskets There is no 5:00 p.m. Liturgy 7:30 p.m. – Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 1

The Celebration of the Resurrection Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

No 6:00 p.m. Mass

The Wayside Chapel at The Center

Good Friday Service, March 30

6:30 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.

(Childcare is available at all services)

St. Alexander Catholic Church 126th & 71st Avenue, Palos Heights (708) 448-4861 Palm Sunday Masses

8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Holy Communion at all services

Maundy Thursday, March 29 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Holy Communion Laying Bare of the Altar

Good Friday, March 30

Saturday, March 24

Tenebrae Services 11:00 a.m. – “Seven Words of Christ” 7:00 p.m. – “Song of the Shadows” Choral

Sunday, March 25

Please note: NO Regular Service

5:00 p.m. Vigil

7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. 12:00 Noon, 6:00 p.m.

Holy Week Masses Holy Thursday – March 29

7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (after Mass until Midnight)

Saturday, March 31

Easter Sunday, April 1

6:30 a.m. Sunrise Communion with Outside Procession 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast hosted by the Youth 9:00 a.m. Family Service with Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Festival Communion

Good Friday – March 30

3:00 p.m. The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord & Veneration of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, March 31

The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

Saturday Easter Vigil

7800 W. McCarthy Rd., Palos Heights • 708-448-4170 Pastors: Wayne A. Basch & Chris Buresh

12:00 Noon Blessing of Easter Baskets

Saturday, March 31

Palm Sunday, March 25

Easter Sunday Masses

Maundy Thursday, March 29

8:00 p.m. Celebration of the Easter Vigil

Sunday, April 1

7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 Noon (10:30 a.m. Mass in Church & Parish Center) There will not be a 6:00 p.m. Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Worship 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

7:30 p.m. - Holy Communion

Good Friday, March 30

12:30 p.m. - Noonday Service 7:30 p.m. - Tenebrae Service

Easter Sunday, April 1

All Saturdays after 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mass.

No Reconciliation during Sacred Triduum.

Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m.

Festival Worship Service at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

St. Damian Church

United Church of Christ

5300 W. 155th St., Oak Forest, IL 60452 708-687-1370 www.stdamianchurch.org

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2018 Holy Thursday, March 28 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 7:30 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park 708-361-3650 Rev. Chris Hopkins, Rev. Rich Homa, The Center Singers

Good Friday, March 30 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 3:00 p.m. Passion Play 7:30 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

Our Easter Sunrise Service begins in the great hall of the lodge followed by a procession to the hilltop. Fellowship and our traditional hot-cross buns following the service.

Holy Saturday, March 31 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 1:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Baskets 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 1 – 7:00 a.m.

Nondenominational Service All Welcome

Easter Sunday Masses, April 1 6:45 a.m. Church 8:00 a.m. Church 9:30 a.m. Church 9:45 a.m. Fr. Shaw/Msgr. O’Day Halls 11:00 a.m. Church 12:30 p.m. Church

Come Celebrate The Glory Of Easter With Us!

Palm Sunday, March 25

Peace Memorial Church 10300 W. 131st Street, Palos Park 708-448-7833

Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday, March 29 6:00 p.m. - Community Dinner 7:30 p.m. – The Lord’s Supper

Good Friday, March 30 7:30 p.m. – Tenebrae

Easter Sunday, April 1

“Christ Has Risen Indeed” 8:00 a.m. – Easter Breakfast 9:30 a.m. – Easter Celebration Service with Brass Quintet www.pmcucc.org

The Regional News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Shepard wins ‘Most Spirited Team’ at Polar Plunge; raises $14K for ISO

By Bob McParland Dist. 218 Admin. Staff

Standing on the shores of Leisure Lake, people shivered as they waited for the start of the Polar Plunge.

The cold wind blew and some complained. “Come on, it’s cold. Let’s get started!”

The grumbling came not from the volunteers dressed in bathing suits, superhero costumes, tutus, and pajamas — the brave souls raising money for Special Olympics — but from those dressed in winter coats who assembled to cheer them.

No, the hundreds waiting to race into the icy waters created a party atmosphere. Soon enough, someone grabbed a bullhorn, said “go,” and groups of five to seven at a time ran screaming into the lake.

And as the exited the water, frozen to their cores, all smiled and laughed – some held hands, perhaps feeling the warmth of their good deed.

This year Shepard High School nearly doubled the amount of money raised by its volunteers to nearly $14,000. Led by teacher Ashley Lythberg, Shepard recruited 60 students and staff members (50 percent more than 2017) to participate in the Polar Plunge.

Photo by Bob McParland

Shepard High School students race to escape the icy water of Leisure Lake at the Polar Plunge, a fund raiser for Special Olympics of Illinois. Shepard doubled the amount of money raised last year to nearly $14,000.

Organizers from Special Olympics of Illinois honored the Shepard group with the Most Spirited Team Award. And Lythberg’s daughter won the Tadpole Award as the youngest plunger.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Outstanding warrants

Belal A. Zamat, 18, of Orland Park, was arrested on three outstanding warrants after being found unconscious in the back seat of a car that was pulled over for a traffic violation at 2:08 a.m. March 4, in the 18000 block of Wolf Road.

Police said the warrants for failure to appear in court were from Cook County for possession with intent to deliver drugs, DeKalb County for aggravated battery and Palos Heights for obstructing identification. Police said there was evidence that he had passed out from drinking alcohol, and was taken to Silver Cross Hospital for treatment before being returned to the police station, where he awaited a bond hearing the next day. The driver of the vehicle, Ebed Alhadi J. Saeid Issa, 19, was issued a citation for speeding.

Aggravated battery Constance A. Warren, 32, of Calumet City, was charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery of a police officer following a disturbance in a bathroom at Wendy’s, 7360 W. 159th St., at 8:48 p.m. March 4. Police said they were called to the scene after Warren, who was described as homeless, allegedly locked herself in the bathroom and refused requests to leave.

They said she spit at and fought with

police officers at the restaurant and at the police station. She was also charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, before being taken to Silver Cross Hospital for observation when police said she began speaking gibberish.

Retail theft Deandre A. Robinson, 23, of Harvey, was charged with two counts of felony retail theft at Sunglass Hut in Orland Square Mall at 7:03 p.m. March 12. Police said 72 pairs of sunglasses were found in his pockets and the bags he was carrying when he left the store. It was later determined that 33 pairs of glasses worth $9,902 were taken from Sunglass Hut, and 39 pairs worth $8,659 were taken from LensCrafters in the mall. He was also carrying two bottles of anabolic steroids and supplements worth $200 that had been taken from a GNC store in the mall. He was held for a bond hearing.

Leah A. Zerlentes, 35, of Orland Park, was charged with retail theft at Charlotte Russe in Orland Square Mall at 7:28 p.m. March 7. Police said she was seen taking sensor tags off clothing and placing it in a canvas bag she brought in.

When she was stopped outside, items evidently taken from H&M store in the mall were also found in her bag, police said. The eight

items of clothing were valued at $172.43 in total. Zerlentes was also charged with criminal trespassing because she had been banned from the mall following a previous retail theft, said police. She was due in court on March 26.

Two women were charged with retail theft at Ulta Beauty, 15754 S. LaGrange Road, at 5:44 p.m. March 8. Police said Lucretia L. Daniels, 27, of Riverdale, and Desiree Skipper, 22, of Chicago, were stopped outside the store after filling their purses with bottles of nail polish.

They said 12 bottles worth $116.91 were found in Daniels’ purse, and Skipper had 50 bottles worth $587.

Skipper also had an outstanding warrant from Bedford Park for retail theft. Police said both women fit the descriptions of suspects wanted for similar retail thefts at the same Ulta store on Feb. 27, and at one in Merrillville, Ind., earlier on March 8. They were both taken to the Bridgeview Courthouse for a bond hearing.

Two women were charged with retail theft at Jewel, 9350 W. 159th St., at 3:48 p.m. March 9. Police said Reiny S. Smith-Johnson, 20, of Chicago, and Autumn N. Leak, 24, of Milwaukee, were stopped outside with a cart full of unbagged groceries, amounting to 49 items worth $230.87. They were due in court on March 26.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Suspended license Kevin J. Weller, 57, of Joliet, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 6:12 p.m. March 15, at 123rd Street and 104th Avenue.

Police said he is due in court on April 26.

Rhonda L. Ingram, 46, of Bridgeview, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 8:09 p.m. March 15, in the 11900 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said she was also cited for driving a car with expired registration and without insurance. She is due in court on April 26.

Outstanding warrant David Corona, 21, of Bridgeview, was arrested on an outstanding Bridgeview warrant when he arrived for his shift at the Circle

K convenience store, 13056 S. LaGrange Road, at 11 p.m. March 21. Police said the warrant was for domestic battery. He was brought to the Bridgeview Police Department, where he was taken into custody.

Possession of cannabis Wendy Guidino, 18, of Chicago, was cited for having no rear registration plate light following a traffic stop at 1:43 a.m. March 20, in the 12100 block of Southwest Highway. Police said she was also issued local ordinance violations for underage possession of alcohol and possession of cannabis because a bottle of rum and three marijuana cigarettes were found in the car. Her passengers, Lorenzo Sanchez Herrera, 19, and Jacqueline Sanchez Jimenez, 19, were both issued local ordinance violations for possession of cannabis too, because they each

laid claim to one of the marijuana cigarettes, according to police. All three are due at a hearing in Palos Park Village Hall on April 4.

Credit card stolen A 37-year-old Chicago man reported his wallet stolen from inside the Circle K convenience store, 13056 S. LaGrange Road, at 7:29 p.m. March 17. Police said the man had come into the store to buy something and check lottery tickets, and realized shortly after he left the store that he had left his wallet on the counter. The wallet was found in the women’s bathroom with a credit card missing. By the time the theft was reported, the card had been used to make a $45 purchase at a nearby Walgreens, a $20 purchase at a local Shell gas station, and a $53 purchase at a store in Chicago, said police.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Aggravated speeding Mohammed Y. Almaru, 27, of Tinley Park, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 8:59 a.m. March 19, in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he is due in court on April 30.

Nicholas Mendoza, 19, of Tinley Park, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 8:49 p.m. Saturday, in the 13200 block of South Ridgeland Avenue.

Police said he is due in court on May 14.

Suspended license Cheri A. Plesniak, 39, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:02 p.m. March 19, in the 12400 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she was also cited for speeding. She is due in court on April 30.

Sergio Cabada, 42, of Oak Lawn, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 8:47 p.m. March 19, in the 12800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he is due in court on April 20.

Adam S. Elmosa, 19, of Palos Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:50 a.m. Satur-

day, in the 12000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and improper display of registration plates. Police said he is due in court on May 14.

Outstanding warrants James E. McGhee Jr., 31, of Chicago, was arrested on an outstanding Cook County warrant following a traffic stop at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, in the 7700 block of West College Drive. Police said he was also cited for speeding. Court information was not available.

DUI Leo W. Donovan Jr., 62, of Scituate, Mass., was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:29 a.m. Saturday, in the 7600 block of West 131st Street. Police said he was also cited for making an improper turn and speeding. He is due in court on April 20.

Jozef M. Lukaszewski, 49, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 9:50 p.m.

Saturday, in the 7300 block of West Route 83. Police said he was also cited for driving without a valid license, improper lane usage and improper turning. He is due in court on May 14.

David M. MacDonald, 39, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:32 a.m. Sunday, in the 13200 block of South Ridgeland Avenue.

Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage and speeding.

He is due in court on May 14.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Defunct social networking service 5. Facial expressions 11. Forebears 14. A portable gun 15. Decrees 18. Resin obtained from tropical trees 19. One who divines the future 21. River in Oregon 23. Norse god of thunder 24. It’s on the lawn 28. Speaks 29. Polish beer 30. Ethnic group in Laos 32. Insecticide 33. Surface of the ground 35. Third-party access 36. Senior officer 39. Makes a living with difficulty 41. Expression of sympathy 42. Former U.S. president 44. Passover feast and ceremony 46. Wild sheep of northern Africa 47. Pouch 49. Public buildings 52. Type of cuisine 56. “Hotel California” rockers 58. Universal 60. Eloquently 62. Scantily 63. Japanese alcoholic drink DOWN 1. Kilogram force (abbr.)

2. Lake __, one of the Great 3. Seahawks safety Thomas 4. Take a __ 5. Gazelles

6. One’s mother 7. Iridium 8. Comics writer Stan 9. Within 10. Excite 12. Long-legged gazelle 13. Leaves 16. African nation 17. System of handcraft-based education 20. Formerly (archaic) 22. Argon 25. Equally 26. Standardized test 27. Not part of 29. Midway between east and southeast 31. Native American tribe

34. Marlins infielder Gordon 36. Places to relax 37. Phonology units 38. Bastard wing 40. South Dakota 43. Lake in Uganda 45. Spanish be 48. Town in Galilee 50. Mediation counsel 51. Hair-like structure 53. Domesticated animals 54. Region 55. He cured polio 57. Title of respect 58. Carpet design 59. Strongly alkaline solution 61. Cerium (Answers on page 5)

SUDOKU

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

(Answers on page 5)

Chocolate Chase Rabbit Race runs this Saturday Registration is due ASAP for the 8th Annual Chocolate Chase Rabbit Race which steps off at 9 a.m. Saturday behind Harvest Bible Chapel, 6600 W. 127th St. in Palos Heights.

The race course is USATF certified and runs through neighborhood streets. There will be chip timing and prizes will be given out to the top overall, male and female and the top three in each age group, male and female.

Last year’s race drew almost 200 runners.

After the race, runners are invited to stay for refreshments, music, the awards ceremony, and lots of chocolate treats.

Race day parking is available at Harvest Bible Chapel, at the Recreation Center parking lot across the street at 6601 W. 127th St. and at Independence Junior High School, located behind the Rec Center. Illegally parked cars are subjected to be ticketed or towed.

The cost of the race is $32 per person, with a small processing fee.

Visit www.palosheightsrec.org/ programs/special-events to register.

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit (above) is: Noah’s Ark. Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to: thereporter@comcast.net.

Several readers pounced quickly on last week’s quiz photo. The correct answer was St. Germaine School, 9735 S. Kolin Ave., Oak Lawn. We also accepted St. Germaine Church. The first reader who had the right answer was Ron Wagenhofer, of Palos Park, who knew the COURAGE program is offered through the parish. The quiz clue for last week was: Courage home.

We had a new entry this week with Oak Lawn resident Mary Roti, who is a member of the parish. Oak Lawn resident Jane Foley had the right answer and added that she is a proud 1973 graduate of the school.

Other readers who knew it was St. Germaine were: Rich Rahn, of Evergreen Park; Crystine Busch, of Palos Heights; and Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum, who also knew it was the home of the COURAGE program, which assists unwed mothers.

8 Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Regional News

Palos Park explores connectivity with bikeways and trails

By Kelly White Correspondent

The city of Palos Park is hoping to get more residents outdoors, both on their feet and on their bicycles.

Through the development of the Bikeways and Trails Plan, Palos Park officials have been focused on improving connectivity throughout the entire village by the anticipated creation of bike and trail paths, making it easy to get to various locations from any starting point.

The village recently hosted an open house and a bike planning commission meeting at Palos Park village hall to review the bikeway and trails network concepts. The March 15 event drew approximately 40-50 people.

This effort invited input from community members toward addressing connectivity between neighborhoods, village destinations and regional trails, according to Palos Park Mayor John F. Mahoney.

“I have supported for many years this type of planning and the new bike routes that will make our village both more pedestrian and bike friendly,” Mahoney said.

“Along with our direct access to over 11,000 acres of Cook County Forest Preserves, the bike paths are just one part of our plan to make Palos Park one of the best towns for outdoor recreation in the Chicago suburbs.”

The Bikeways and Trails Plan is funded in part by a grant through the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).

The Village of Palos Park applied for the 2016 CMAP Local Technical Assistance (LTA) Program in June of 2015 for a Bikeway and Trails Plan, partnering with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. The Village was awarded the LTA grant in October of 2015 and the Village Board approved the Intergovernmental Agreement

with CMAP for the Bikeways and Trails Plan in June 2016.

According to Lauren Pruss, Community Development Director of Palos Park, the total cost of the project is $97,366, of which 80 percent is funded through CMAP as part of the Local Technical Assistance program. The 20 percent village match for the grant was $19,473, which was paid out of the fiscal year 2017 budget.

“Upon completion and opening of the Village portion of the Cal Sag Trail, there was a lot of momentum and excitement about finding new connections and improving existing connections to the new trail,” Pruss said. “This momentum inspired the Village to apply for the LTA grant. The Bike Plan is intended to be a planning document specifically focused on improving bicycle trail connectivity within the village from our westernmost boundary to our easternmost boundary. When complete, it will make recommendations regarding future bike path and trail development throughout the village that will help guide village officials in decision-making regarding future transportation improvements.”

However, plans are still very much in the preliminary brainstorming process, as far as the actual bike trail itself, with no construction start date scheduled as of yet, according Stacey Meekins, director of Transportation Planning for Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, who presented at Thursday evening’s meeting.

“There is no one bike path route or a plan of action to construct anything at this point,” Rick Boehm, Village Manager, said.

However, plans would consist of a very long-term project, consisting of a possible 20-year or more construction process until full completion, according to Meekins.

She discussed adding signalized

crossing tools and connections to existing bike trails, along with adding bicycle lanes, paved shoulders, side paths or “advisory shoulders” to streets within the village.

Advisory shoulders create usable shoulders for bicyclists on a roadway that is otherwise too narrow to accommodate one.

“We are hoping for access and connectivity to other bike trails, including trails in Orland Park, Palos Heights and the Cal-Sag from the village itself without having to pile everyone into the car to get to a specific bike trail,” said Don Finan, Palos Park Bike Planning committee member.

Finan, who lives in town, is also president of the Palos Park Pedalers’ Bike Club and actively promotes safe biking.

“The roads within the city of Palos Park are just too narrow to allow for biking,” Finan said. “The goal of the Palos Park Bikeways and Trails plan is ultimately to provide safe biking for everyone in the community. We want to make

it safe for our grandchildren and many generations to come. This is very important for the future.”

Some residential suggestions for the new bike trail included: Connecting the new LaGrange Rd. trail at Wild Cherry Lane to the existing FPCC trail to the north by the 119th St. underpass, including adding a bike or trail crossing at McCarthy Rd. A map showing, ‘You Are Here’ with relation to nearby village streets and the Plush Horse ice cream shop marked.

A bike lane along McCarthy Road between 80th Ave. and WillCook Road.

Until plans develop further, resPhoto by Kelly White idents are still able to enjoy the wooded atmosphere of Palos Park Local residents gathered at meeting March 15 to review the Palos Park Bikeways and Trails Plan at the Palos Park Village Hall, 8999 W. 123rd Street. along the Cal-Sag Trail. The trail is a multi-use path built almost titudes of wildflowers, wildlife The Palos Park Pedalers will entirely along the banks of the Cal- and 51 miles of trails scattered meet from 7-8 p.m. April 11, and Sag Channel and Calumet River. throughout the village. the second Wednesday of every For walking purposes, residents Palos Park residents can visit can enjoy Palos Park’s woodlands, https://palosparkbikeplan.org to month, in the basement of the prairies, ravines and nearly 100 share bike plan ideas and to be Palos Park Recreation Center, lakes, ponds and sloughs, mul- updated on any progress made.

8901 W. 123rd St.

LIBRARY NOTES Palos Heights Public Library to show ‘Loving Vincent’ Several activities for the week ahead have been announced at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 448-1473.

• Library story times will be held through Thursday, April 19 in different programs for various age groups. Library story times are an interactive experience for children with stories, songs, finger plays and a flannel board. The six early literacy skills are touched on in the library’s programs and include print motivation, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, print awareness, vocabulary and narrative skills. Parents have to register only once for the sixweek session.

• Tiny Tots for children six weeks to 23 months will be held at 10 or 11 a.m. Mondays.

•Terrific Twos for children 24 to 35 months will be held at 10 or 11 a.m. Tuesdays.

• Preschool Story Time for children 3 to 5 years old will be held at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Thursdays.

• Cowboy Randy visits the library at 10 a.m. Friday, March 30. Children of all ages can come to the library to learn about the origins of cowboy culture, about the animals that worked with them and the physics of trick roping.

• Toddler Art for children 2 to 5 years old will be held at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. Parents and guardians are invited to the library with their little ones for a story, songs and an art project. Smocks will be provided but participants are asked to dress for a mess. This month’s attendees will be making bubble wrap creations.

• Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michal Szczodry will discuss “Misconceptions About Your Spine” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3.

• Palos Fine Arts Foreign Film Series: “Loving Vincent” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. The Palos Fine Arts Foreign Film Series returns to the Palos Heights Library with the showing of this Academy Award-nominated film, which has a runtime of 94 minutes. Steven Frenzel from Marquee Movie Presentations will lead the discussion after the movie. Refreshments will be provided.

Low Maintenance Gardening will be taught at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5. Avid gardener and blogger Carol Cichorski will share the principles she uses for less work and low cost that debuted at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show and can be used anywhere in creating a beautiful, low maintenance garden.

Also, there are several clubs that meet weekly at the library, such as the Needle Club (for knitting and crocheting), Scrabble Club, Chess Club and Mah Jongg Club.

Members and interested patrons are asked to call ahead for times and dates.

Learn Spanish at Orland Park Public Library Several events are coming up at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5100.

• Buenas Noches is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30.

Children 4 years and older with a parent or adult caregiver can drop in and learn basic Spanish through stories and songs during this interactive story time.

• Mr. D’s Magic Show will appear at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31 and is for children of all ages.

Mr. D is coming by to show the audience what tricks he has up his sleeves. He’s also bringing a few of his animal friends to join the fun. No registration is required, but space is limited.

• Bookmark Competition for Children’s Book Week is a monthlong activity scheduled from Monday, April 2 through Monday, April 30. Children in kindergarten through fifth grades can celebrate Children’s Book Week Monday, April 30 to Sunday, May 6 with the library staff. They can enter the library’s bookmark creation contest for the chance to have their designs made into a bookmark.

Forms are available at the Youth Services desk starting April 2.

• Family Bingo will be played at 3 p.m. Monday, April 2 at 3 p.m.

Participants can bring the whole family for a round of bingo on their day off of school. Children must have an adult present to play.

Registration is not required, but space is limited.

• In the Belly of the Beast: King in Chicago will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3. From Montgomery to Memphis and to the Mountaintop, Martin Luther King’s brief but profound life covered countless miles and countless cities, including Chicago. His legacy radiates and resonates here still. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of his death, patrons can join Clarence Goodman for Dr. King’s Chicago connection.

• Building Blocks for Babies is scheduled for 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 4. Children ages birth through 23 months with parent or caregiver are invited to spend time interacting during this story time designed especially for the library’s youngest audience.

Storytellers will lead participants in stories and songs, both familiar and new.

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Charging out of the gate Walk-off win over CC gets Stagg rolling

By Jason Maholy Sports Editor

A walk-off win might not carry with it the same drama in the cold, gray days of March as it does in the warm sunshine of May, but a late-inning rally to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat can at any point of the season have a meaningful impact on a team.

Two huge two-out hits helped lift Stagg to just such a victory last week over Chicago Christian.

Mike Abraham hit a bases loaded single on an 0-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Jordan Thompson and lift the Chargers to a 5-4 victory over the Knights on Thursday, March 22.

Thompson’s heroics were made possible by Danny Russo’s gametying three-run homer into a frigid breeze with two outs in the seventh. The Chargers had until the final two innings mustered only five hits and one run, but took advantage of wildness by Knights’ pitchers Matt McCarthy in the seventh and Matt Dieck in the eighth.

“We had talked before that inning that we just needed to get the order turned over to have chance,” O’Neill said of the seventh-inning rally.

Mike Naounas led off the frame by being hit by a pitch and Abraham worked a walk before Russo connected for his first home run of the season on a day that was not friendly to hitters.

“With the wind I thought it would hit the top of the fence, but it just got out,” O’Neill said.

A single and two walks in the Photo by Jason Maholy Stagg players congratulate Danny Russo after his game-tying three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a game last eighth set up Thompson’s gameweek against Chicago Christian. The Chargers won the contest in eight innings. winning hit, but the key play was

BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

McAuley’s Tara O’Malley burns to give it her all

Morgan Taylor raised his game and helped lead Marist to a great season

By Jason Maholy Sports Editor

By Jason Maholy Sports Editor

Photo by Jason Maholy

Marist senior Morgan Taylor averaged 21.8 points, 3.4 assist and 2.3 steals per game while helping lead the RedHawks to their third sectional title game in 37 years.

Taylor and his teammates worked to improve their games and chemistry during summer league contests and practices, and once the winter season began devoted themselves to early-morning workouts. Individually, Taylor worked on the holes in his game that limited him during his junior season, and improved on the things he already did do well.

“Free throws, jump shots, defense — it was just working on trying to be the best two way player I had to be for the team to win,” he said. “It was just a lot of effort put in, overall. A lot of long games at the gym over the summer... We knew how much work we’d have to put in to be successful.”

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Tara O’Malley took it to heart when Mother McAuley girls basketball coach Ashley LukeClanton told her squad before this season that 2017-18 could be “the year.”

With O’Malley and fellow seniors Kelly Gallagher and Vanessa Gavin, and a plethora of talented underclassmen, the time was now for the Mighty Macs. And O’Malley, in her final year of high school basketball — and possibly her last year of organized hoops — was going to do everything within her power to make it a special season.

“It was my last year and I wanted to leave everything on the floor that I could, and not only do good for myself but for my teammates because I wanted to leave them with everything I had,” she said. “I knew that (come the playoffs) if you lose, you’re done.”

Leaving it all on the floor — sometimes literally — wasn’t something the gritty and tenacious O’Malley had to try particularly hard to do. She grew up hooping with her grandfathers, dad and two brothers, and because she was smaller and not as strong had to play to her strengths and develop new ones to compete with the boys.

“It definitely influenced me because I knew I had to play with a lot more speed and lot more

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Mother McAuley senior Tara O’Malley averaged 14.2 points per game while helping the Mighty Macs to the Class 4A Elite Eight.

intensity,” she said. “I had to be just be a little bit quicker and it just made me a better player overall because I was playing against competition that was better than me. That’s always the best way to improve is to play someone who is better than you.”

There weren’t too many girls better than O’Malley

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a double steal that forced Dieck to intentionally walk Mike Kaunas and the Knights to pull their infield in.

“That may have been the biggest play of the game, other than the home run,” O’Neill said. “I think a win like that is always big in the beginning of the year because you get to see what you’re team is made of. Their pitching had kept us in check all game and we just took advantage of some things late.”

For the Knights, who took third in the state in Class 2A a season ago, it was tough loss for a team that will almost certainly experience some growing pains. Minus senior shortstop and No. 2 pitcher Mark Schaaf, who is expected to miss at least half the season as he recovers from a broken leg, Christian returns only two players who saw significant playing time on last season’s squad that went 40-2.

Passion player

Step-up Day There was a moment prior to the start of the 201718 basketball season that Morgan Taylor said was “gut-check time” for him and his Marist teammates.

Gone from the team that won 27 games the previous season were graduates Justin Brown and Bobby Hawkinson, who had been the team’s top two interior defenders; and reigning East Suburban Catholic League Player of the Year Maurice Commander and Chase Robinson, who transferred to Curie and Riverside-Brookfield, respectively. The RedHawks would also have to integrate into the starting lineup Jack Ellison, a senior transfer from Chicago Christian, who while talented would have to build chemistry with his new teammates.

Taylor, showing the maturity of a young man who had played on the varsity squad since his sophomore season, knew there was nothing he could do about what was lost.

“The only thing I could do, personally, was focus on the team we had here that would be playing this season,” Taylor said. “It was gut-check time as to how we wanted the season to go, and we said we wanted to have one of the best seasons (in Marist history).”

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Chicago Christian freshman Andrew Brouwer allowed one run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings against Stagg in his first high school start.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Vikings set sail on new journey St. Laurence will be hard-pressed to repeat historic success of 2017, but Pete Lotus’ teams are always up for a challenge

By Jon DePaolis Correspondent

St. Laurence baseball fans worried about a substantial falloff from last season’s program-best record should take the first week of the Vikings’ 2018 season as a sign to relax.

The Vikings finished up the first week of play 3-0, with wins against Simeon, Bishop McNamara and Joliet West. A home game scheduled against St. Francis de Sales was canceled Saturday, March 24, due to frigid weather.

The team is in Tucson, Arizona, this week for the Chris Moon Memorial Tournement, which the Vikings won last season to jump-start what would be a historic campaign.

A year ago, the Vikings experienced one of the greatest seasons in school history, going 38-6 and defeating New Trier, 11-6, in the Class 4A third-place game. A season like that can tend to raise expectations for a program, even one that is a perennial contender to make significant noise in the playoffs.

So, how has 2018 differed thus far for coach Peter Lotus? For the most part, it comes down to the experience of the players on his roster.

“It’s been different, for sure,” Lotus said. “The players that we

had last year were very experienced, and most had been playing on the varsity for three years.

They had been through a lot of adversity, and they had a pretty good idea of how to deal with it.

“This year, it’s a little bit different. We’re a lot younger, but I think we still have a pretty talented group of kids. But we definitely don’t have the experience we had last year.”

Lotus hoped the guys who were around the program last season absorbed some of that experience to help ease the transition.

But while some of the younger players learn on the job, Lotus has some seniors who are leading by example.

“The seniors that we have playing have really done a nice job,” Lotus said. “Experience is so key — so important. Guys like Zach Verta and Gage Olszak and Justin Rios have been huge for us the first three games. They have really done a nice job not only producing at the plate or in some cases on the mound, but also with that leadership in helping some of those younger guys get through at-bats.”

Those three, in particular, played key roles in the Vikings’ trio of wins to start the season.

In the opener against Simeon on March 19, Olszak had two RBI. Meanwhile, on the mound, junior right-hander Nick Heiden went

Taylor

Continued from Page 1 And the RedHawks went on to have one of the best seasons in school history, matching their 27 wins from the prior season and advancing to a Class 4A sectional final, where they came within a couple plays of pulling off what would have been an epic upset of a Simeon team stacked with Division I recruits.

For his contributions — which included standout play and embracing the role of team leader — Taylor is the Regional/Reporter 2018 Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The senior guard averaged 21.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steal per game, while shooting 53 percent of his shots from the field and 70 percent from the charity stripe. He earned ESCC co-player of the year honors, and finished his career as Marist’s singleseason record-holder in points (698) and sixth in career points (1,212).

But Taylor never focused on stuffing the stat box or on his individual accomplishments.

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Continued from Page 1 this season. She didn’t stack the box score — she averaged 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field, including 33 percent from 3-point range, and made 88 percent of her free throws — but her impact on the game with her all-around skill set and leadership was a huge factor in the Macs’ success. McAuley advanced to the Class 4A Elite Eight before bowing out of the playoffs.

“We showed people what we can do when we work together as a team, and it turned out to be a great season for us,” she added.

“We had some rough games and rough things along the way, but we knew in the end what we had to do and we brought everything together in the end did the best we could.”

For her contributions to the Macs’ outstanding season, O’Malley has earned the honor of The Regional/Reporter’s 2018 Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

O’Malley fully embraced the role of the Macs’ leader on the court, to the extent she was essentially an extension of Clanton. The senior guard and four-year varsity player

four innings and struck out four en route to a 5-2 St. Laurence win.

The next day, the Vikings crushed Bishop McNamara 181. Rios went 3-for-3 with three RBI. But Verta was the star of the game, pitching three innings and striking out five, while slugging a home run and driving in five runs.

“He had an RBI in the first inning, doing a great job of getting us on the board,” Lotus said.

“That’s always a huge priority for us. He came up with guys on second and third, and he hit a ground ball up the middle.

“Then, in our huge inning in the second, he hit a three-run homer.

That was a big hit for us. Hitting in the [cleanup] spot for us, he’s a guy that we have to rely on to be a run producer.”

On March 22, St. Laurence shut out Joliet West 3-0. Olszak took center stage, pitching six innings and striking out four. He also drove in all of the Vikings’ runs on a bases-loaded double in the bottom of the third.

“From the middle to the end of our (2017) season, Gage was our designated hitter,” Lotus said of Olszak. “At first base, he was behind Tommy Doyle, who was a three-year starter. So, he didn’t get much time there, but at least he did have some experience swinging the bat. I thought he did a really good job last year, and now

being pushed into the middle of our lineup, he has to be able to drive in runs. He’s done a great job so far.”

After a successful first week of games, Lotus said he was pleased with how his pitchers have looked.

“I think the biggest thing is that they have been throwing strikes with multiple pitches,” Lotus said.

“All three of those guys have pitched in the past, and especially Nick and Gage, who were major parts of our team last year. They weren’t in starting roles, but they were able to come in games.

“Nick led us in innings pitched last year in a long-relief role, and Gage was a closer. We were in a lot of tight games last year, so I guess the biggest and most encouraging thing has been seeing that transition from both of them from bullpen to being relied upon as starters.”

Still, even after a good week, the Vikings coach spotted something he’d like to see his group get better at going into the next week of game — hitting with runners in scoring position.

“There were times in games when we’ve had some guys in scoring position and didn’t get them in,” Lotus said. “I think, as a young team, that’s something we need to learn to get better at if we’re going to be successful.”

And for a team that started the season 3-0, what does it mean if there is room for improvement?

It means other teams in the area better take notice of the 2018 Vikings.

His only goal was to help his team win.

“I try to focus on the team, and by doing that I had a lot of personal success, but my main goal was just focusing on the team and doing whatever the team needed,” he said.

The unity he and his teammates forged throughout the season, and the success to which that cohesion contributed, is something he will always cherish.

“Coming into the season we weren’t talked about a lot, but we couldn’t really focus on that, as a team we made the decision to focus on ourselves and just continued to get better throughout the season, and just have the confidence in each other and show what we could do.”

Taylor has been playing organized basketball since he was 5 years old, and in his earliest days on the hardcourt developed his game playing at the Blue Island Recreation Center.

The game had always been his favorite sport, and upon entering high school he realized it was what he wanted to do and at what he wanted to excel.

He did just that, playing on varsity as a

sophomore and gaining valuable experience that would pay dividends down the road.

“I had to take something from each year,” he said. “I realized you have to go into games with confidence, and that’s something I tried to take with me into my senior year, not taking anything lightly, and knowing it can be done.”

Taylor will leave Marist with the core values instilled into him as a member of the RedHawks, including community, commitment, passion and unselfishness — all of which he has tried to incorporate into his life outside of basketball and will carry with him beyond high school, he said.

“Those are things you learn with a team and learn with other guys, and implement it in your life long after basketball,” he added.

His goal is to play basketball in college, though he does not yet know where he will attend or whether he will play. Montana and Chicago State are among the schools to which he has spoken.

“Basketball is something I really love doing and want to keep doing as much as possible,” he said.

entered the season determined to show her younger teammates how a senior should lead, and how to work together as a team to attain the goals set forth. It was in her mind an obligation, given how much she learned from the seniors who came before her and set the example she would follow.

“Having seen three classes of seniors and how they led, each person brought something different,” O’Malley said. “They helped me see what works with certain girls and what doesn’t, how to approach certain girls and help them reach their best abilities. I loved playing with the girls above me and they taught me so much, and I think that’s what helped us come together as a team.”

O’Malley is the type of player every coach wishes to have: highly skilled, unselfish, tough as nails, and willing to take the big shot or pass it to a teammate who has a better look.

She simply has a passion for the game of basketball.

“I love playing offense because I love being able to shoot, but I also love being able to assist my teammates in scoring because that’s just as much a reward as making the basket yourself,” she said. “And I like a good challenge, so as for defense I like being able to stop someone and being able

to say I did that.”

While every player on every team has the dream of ending the season with a state championship, O’Malley was after the Macs’ super-sectional loss of Edwardsville at peace with what had transpired because she knew she gave all she had to give.

“I believe I ended my high school career probably the best way possible, because having been able to play the last two games against Marist and Lincoln Way East at home (in the Mother McAuley Class 4A Sectional) was the greatest feeling ever,” she said. “To have all of those fans there cheering, it was an indescribable feeling because they were all there for you and your team. It makes you want to play and it’s what makes you love the game.”

O’Malley will attend the University of Illinois in the fall, and may attempt to walk on to the Illini women’s basketball team.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” she said of her basketball career possibly being over, “because I know I left it on a high note, but then I know that the game is always there if I need it to be. I can always play and I’ll always have that piece of me. And I can look back on high school as the best four years of my life.”

RECENT REGIONAL/REPORTER ATHLETES OF THE YEAR A partial list of the Regional/Reporter Athlete of the Year honors in their respective sports:

WINTER BOYS BASKETBALL

1987: Ray Thompson (Argo) and Delano Brazil (Brother Rice) 1988: Raymond Thompson (Argo) 1989: Dave Rettker (Sandburg) and Cleveland Anderson (Richards) 1990: Steve Payne (Shepard) and Dave Rettker (Sandburg) 1991: Steve Payne (Shepard) 1992: Gene Nolan (Marist) 1993: Jim Sexton (Brother Rice) 1994: Jim Sexton (Brother Rice) 1995: John Economus (Shepard) 1996: Chad Harris (Chicago Christian) 1997: Wayne Plowman (Marist) 1998: Demetrius McDaniel (Richards) 1999: Joe Scott (Stagg) 2000: Dwayne Wade (Richards) 2001: Cory Cummens (Sandburg) 2002: Rick Harrigan (Brother Rice) 2003: Dan Hackstock (Oak Lawn) 2004: Dave Telander (Brother Rice) 2005: Ross Stuursma (Chicago Christian) 2006: Cordelro Yelder (Richards) 2007: Jeff Miller (Stagg) 2008: Joel Kamp (Chicago Christian) 2009: Nick Valla (Marist) 2010: Nick Valla (Marist)

2011: Darius Draper (Stagg) 2012: Michael Kamp (Chicago Christian) 2013: Alex Majewski (Brother Rice) 2014: Max Strus (Stagg) 2015: Jaylan Catledge (Richards) 2016: Jaylan Catledge (Richards) and Malik Parker (Chicago Christian) 2017: Josh Niego (Brother Rice) 2018: Morgan Taylor (Marist)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

1994: Anne McDonald (Mother McAuley) 1995: Anne McDonald (Mother McAuley) 1996: Ann Mullins (Sandburg) 1997: Katie Schumacher (Mother McAuley) 1998: Sarah Kustok (Sandburg) 1999: Sarah Kustok (Sandburg) 2000: Sarah Kustok (Sandburg) 2001: Emily Heikes (Stagg) 2002: Tina Hill (Richards) 2003: Heather King (Stagg) 2004: Heather King (Stagg) 2005: Erin Cattell (Sandburg) 2006: Maureen Downs (Marist) 2007: Kelsey James (Marist) 2008: Maureen Mulchrone (Mother McAuley) 2009: Haley Stercic (Marist) 2010: Jessica Contant (Stagg) 2011: None named 2012: None named

2013: JaTuan Rouse (Marist) 2014: LaTondra Brooks (Oak Lawn) 2015: Brianna Markusic (Oak Lawn) 2016: Kara Shimko (Queen of Peace) 2017: Kara Shimko (Queen of Peace) 2018: Tara O’Malley (Mother McAuley)

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Stagg second baseman Leo Angelos drops the ball while making a play against Chicago Christian. Angelos recovered to force a Knights base runner at second.

Stagg

Continued from Page 1 One of those players, senior catcher Matt McCarthy, allowed Russo’s game-tying blast. McCarthy is in his third varsity season the Knights’ most experienced player.

“I wanted him to get out there and give him an inning and it didn’t work out so well,” said Knights first-year coach Bob Schaaf.

Prior to that, Christian freshman Adam Brouwer was nearly unhittable. The lanky, red-haired right-hander went 5 2/3 innings while allowing four hits and walking one.

“For his first start he pitched great, he pitched incredible,” Schaaf said. “He’s a got a lot of talent and we’ll be looking for teal good things out if him this year and in the future.”

Christian started four freshman against the Chargers, and will be counting on a host of youngsters to fill key roles this season. Th Knights lost nine seniors to graduation, and all were significant contributors on last year’s historically good team.

“When you lose that many guys that were all contributing, it’s kind of hard to change that all over in one year,” Schaaf said.

“We’re really young, but we’ve got some talent. I just think it’s going to take some time for these guys to get better.

“I think we can win this year – not, obviously, at the same level as last year – bit in time I think the season will have some good things come out of it.”

The Knights bounced back to top Bremen, 3-2, the following day to even their record at 3-3 heading into this week.

Stagg, meanwhile, moved to 4-0 with a 22-3 beatdown of Thornwood on Monday. Mike Tobin had two hits and three RBI, Luke Goral had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a pair, and Jordan Thompson reached base three times, stole two bases and scored two runs. Five pitchers combined to allow three hits over five innings.

Baseball Weekly Wrap Brother Rice

The Crusaders are off to a solid start, and topped Sandburg, 9-1, on Thursday, March 22, then blitzed St. Jospeh, 17-1, on Monday to improve to 5-1.

Mike Maher went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored against the Eagles.

Versus St. Joe’s, Same Jones,

Jack Payton, Pat Hayes, Dan Doligale and Kelvin Petty all had two hits. Jones drove in four RBI to lead the attack, and Payton ripped two doubles and drove in a pair.

Payton has been hot in the early going, including a three RBI performance in a 9-8 win over Simeon last week. Mike Hopkins also drove in three in that contest.

Marist The RedHawks dropped their first game in four contests Sunday when St. Rita topped them, 6-4. Jason Hodges was 2-for-3 with a homer, double and two RBI and two runs scored. Nick Doman was 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. In a 10-0 win over Marmion on Friday, Macrh 23, John Kubin got the victory by pitched four innings while allowing only one hit and striking out eight. Jack Brannigan 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored, and Justin Janas was 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored.

Shepard

Tom Dougherty struck out five and threw five shutout innings to help the Astros to a 3-2 victory over Reavis on Friday, March 23.

Eric Bruesch went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored, and Nick McLawhorn had two hits with an RBI and run scored.

Dougherty has been good on the mound and at the plate. The junior pitcher/outfielder came onto this week owning both of the Astros’ wins, including an 11-1 victory over Kennedy in the season opener. Dougherty went 2-for-2 with three RBI in that game.

Softball Roundup Chicago Christian The Knights topped St. Edward, 7-0, on Friday, March 23, then defeated Bremen, 12-4, on Monday.

Hannah Decker pitched a complete game against St. Edward, striking out 14, and moved to 2-0 on the season. She also went 2-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and two RBI. Beth Regnerus also had two hits and two RBI. Regnerus earned the win against the Braves, allowing one earned run and striking out five in four innings. Hannah Dieck struck out five over the final three innings to earn her first save.

Regnerus was a force at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored.

BOYS BOWLING

2016: Cameron Crowe (Sandburg), Fr. 2017: Cameron Crowe (Sandburg), So. 2018: Zack McCormick (Evergreen Park), Jr.

GIRLS BOWLING

2016: Emily Schrader (Sandburg) so.

2017: Emily Schrader (Sandburg) Jr. and Alexandra Wozniak (Richards) 2018: Emily Schrader (Sandburg), Sr

BOYS SWIMMING

2016: Aidan Farley (Sandburg) Jr. 2017: Lucas Smiarowski (Stagg) Sr.

WRESTLER

2016: Rudy Yates (Sandburg) Sr. 2017: Pat Brucki (Sandburg) Sr. 2018: Hassan Johnson (Brother Rice), Sr.

OVERALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

2016: Sean and Chris Torpy (Sandburg) Srs. 2017: Charley Niego (Mother McAuley) Jr.

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Chicago Christian senior Mark Schaaf puts the ball in play and drives in a run during a game last week against Stagg.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018 Section 2

GIRLS SOCCER

FOCUS ON LOCAL COLLEGES

Knights shoot down ’Dogs for first win

Cougars to tackle Redbirds

Defense has been very encouraging for Chicago Christian in early going

SXU will play a Div. I foe for fifth time in program history

By Alison Moran Correspondent

Though the Chicago Christian girls soccer team lost eight seniors to graduation last year, Knights coach Kelly Kirchhoff is focused on this season — and has remained so even after a rough start.

The Knights were 1-3-1 after five games, but Kirchhoff has seen some positives, particularly from some of her more inexperienced players and in her squad’s versatility.

“Our experience took a hit, but our younger players are really stepping up,” Kirchhoff said.

“We have interchangeable players that can be moved to different positions on the field without having to remove from the game via substitution.”

Following an opening day loss to Lisle, the Knights’ held opponents scoreless in consecutive games, beginning with a 0-0 tie in the home opener against Evergreen Park. Christian secured its first victory of the season in the next game, a 2-0 defeat of Richards in the Bulldogs’ season opener.

And there was one name and two players to watch in the game against Richards: Schaafsma.

In the first half, it was senior captain Kayliee Schaafsma who received a pass and turned it from 20 yards out, driving the ball into the back of the net. Junior Chloe Schaafsma, who is no relation to the senior, scored the second goal on a penalty kick after Kaylie was taken down in the penalty area. “(Chloe) has been getting better every match, though she is still learning how to play in the middle of the field,” Kirchhoff said.

The Bulldogs lived up to their nickname, giving Knights sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Nowacki all she could handle. But Nowacki held them off, finishing with nine saves on the day.

“We knew she had talent, but she has gotten it together early,” Kirchhoff said of Nowacki. “ln the first three matches, she was 1-1-1 with only two goals allowed and two shutouts.”

Kirchhoff also likes what she has seen from one of the team’s youngest players, freshman Maddie Zamora.

“We thought she was an outside midfielder,” he said, “But we were forced to try her in the middle due to an injury, and she’s been very solid. Maddie can play with both feet and will continue to become one of our better players.”

Despite losses to Willowbrook and Bremen last weekend, Kirchhoff remains doggedly supportive of her team.

“As we go through the season, we will con-

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Chicago Christian’s Kaylie Schaafsma heads upfield with the ball during last week’s game vs. Richards.

tinue to grow together as a group,” she said “Our play will get better with some hiccups along the way. That will show what kind of character we have, but we feel that we can be as solid as past years with this group of young ladies.”

Richards (0-1), meanwhile, returns several players from last year’s team that lost in a regional title game. Bulldos coach Dan Scanlan was encouraged by his team’s inaugural outing of the season against Chicago Christian.

“We hit a post twice and had some good chances in the box that didn’t materialize into goals,” he said.

Richards is led by Jade Ingraham, Victoria Jeziorczak and King Wrobel, and Scanlan is looking forward to strong seasons from Isabella Nelson, Haley Moran, Delilah Caldera and Samantha Caldera. He expressed confidence in the team as they learn from their mistakes in their opening games. “lt was our first game and the girls saw the urgency needed in the attacking third,” he said.

“Our positioning in relation to our teammates needs to improve and finishing will be vital. We expect to win a few games and struggle with some of the established powerhouses in the area.”

Richards opened the season with a 2-0 loss to Chicago Christian.

Both teams are in action this week. Chicago Christian takes on University High School on April 6 at home. Richards plays Oak Forest at home on April 3.

Richards-Shepard water polo remembers Co-op team honors loved ones at Dedication Game Despite their exhaustion from playing a double overtime match, the girls water polo players from Richards and Shepard high schools bounded out of the pool.

They raced to the bleachers to find them: Soaked to the bone and still wearing their head gear, the players presented flowers, hugs, and words of thanks to those they had chosen to honor at the program’s first Dedication Game on Wednesday, March 21.

For coach Joel Staszewski, too, the event offered an opportunity to recognize a mentor and friend.

“As a 14-year-old embarking on my water polo career as a freshman at Brother Rice, Bill Dolehide reffed many of my games and he took extra steps in teaching us the game,” said Staszewski.

Dolehide, the father of three Shepard graduates and a longtime water polo official, died from a gunshot wound on March 7.

Staszewski won’t forget him.

“As I got older, I remained in contact with Bill through Brother Rice alumni events,” Staszewski said. “In fact Bill was on the board of directors at Rice for several years.

As a young man I played with bill

at a couple polo games in the Chicago Park District.”

Last year, Staszewski suffered through a critical illness that nearly killed him. Dolehide remembered him.

“When I became a coach at Richards, Bill reffed many of our games,” he said. “Things came full circle this fall when my daughter played in a club water polo tournament and Bill was her ref. Last year when I was sick, Bill was very supportive. He was a great ref and an even better man. He will be missed but his legacy will live on.”

Others honored by the team included Shepard physical education teacher and swim coach Barb Larson, who will retire after the school year; retired Richards counselor John Kocher; and grandparents of several players.

Shepard and Richards high schools sponsor a combined girls water polo team. They tied BradleyBourbonnais by a score of 10-10 at the Dedication Game.

— Special from Bob McParland and Community High School District 218

Above: Shepard teacher Barb Larson receives flowers from students Lauryn Hodges (left) and Sara Dziadkowiec at the first Dedication Game sponsored by the combined Shepard and Richards high school girls water polo team.

Left: Water polo coach Joel Staszewski shakes hands with retired Richards High School counselor John Kocher.

Photo courtesy of Community High School District 218

Comeau’s goal in stoppage time earns tie in season opener just past Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher for a 1-0 lead.

Houston led the first half with seven shots to Chicago’s one.

Minutes in to the second half, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was called upon, making a critical save off a one-on-one situation with Veronica Latsko.

The Red Stars narrowly missed a goal as National Team replacement Erin Yenney made a mark on the game in the final minutes, striking a ball off the crossbar, only to bounce off and be cleared. The ball fell to Colaprico’s feet, and from 20-yards out she struck the ball first time that required a save from Jane Campbell.

After a third consecutive playoff run in 2017, the Red Stars return 16 players from last year’s roster including four U.S. Women’s National

The Saint Xavier football team will take on the challenge of facing an NCAA Division I opponent when they travel to Normal in September to face Illinois State.

The Cougars’ game against the Redbirds, scheduled for Sept. 1, will be the fifth time in program history the program has played a Division I school, and the first since losing to Illinois State, 44-14, in 2004.

Saint Xavier will open the season Aug. 25 on the road against rival Marian (Ind.), marking the sixth consecutive season the Cougars will face the Knights in Week 1.

“I would venture to say there’s not a small college team in America who has a tougher first two weeks of the season than us — and they’re both on the road,” said Cougars head coach Mike Feminis. “Marian and SXU has developed into a great rivalry and they’ll be extra motivated after we beat them in the last minute last year.

“Illinois State is a top NCAA FCS program who actually beat Northwestern a couple years ago, so playing them is certainly a tremendous opportunity for our players and coaches.”

The Cougars are 9-3 all-time against Marian, winning against the Knights last season for the first time since 2014.

SXU’s home opener at Deaton Field will be Sept. 8 against Missouri Baptist in an MFSA crossover contest. Homecoming Weekend is set for Sept. 22, when the team welcomes two-time defending NAIA National Champions St. Francis (Ind.), and a visit from Robert Morris kicks off the MSFA Midwest League slate on Oct. 6. Senior Day is scheduled for Oct. 27 against Midwest League rival St. Francis (Ill.), and the regular season finale will be Nov. 3 when the Cougars travel to Bourbonnais for a date with Olivet Nazarene.

The Cougars qualified for the playoffs in 2017 fr the eighth time, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 16-team tournament. Spring practice began March 23, and a spring scrimmage is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 21 at Deaton Field.

Baseball: Saint Xavier pitcher Tyler Hebel capped off a dominant series over Trinity International on Friday, March 23, recording his second career no-hitter as the Cougars earned the doubleheader sweep, winning 17-5 in Game 1 and 25-0 behind Hebel’s performance in the abbreviated nightcap.

Hebel struck out three and walked just one over five innings of work, as the second Hebel game was called due to darkness at the end of five innings. At the plate, the Cougars collected 31 hits over just 12 innings between both contests.

Jack Gainer, of Oak Lawn, slugged his third home run of the season during a sevenrun second inning in the opening game. Ben Zordani and Matt Monahan had RBI doubles in the contest, and Drey Devereaux hit a Powell bases-clearing double during a six-run fifth inning. Logan Demato earned the win, throwing six innings and striking our five.

In Game 2, seven Cougar players recorded RBI during an 11-run outburst in the third inning. SXU recorded seven hits and drew four walks in the inning. The Cougars tacked on eight more runs in the following frame, half of them coming on a grand slam by Cameron Powell, his second home run of the season. Gainer struck again later in the inning with a three-run bomb.

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Better late than never for Red Stars Taylor Comeau scored the equalizing goal on a header off a corner kick in stoppage time as the Red Stars opened the season in dramatic fashion with a tie on the road against Houston.

The defender’s goal to knot the score at 1-1 came in the 91st minute of a game in which the Stars had trailed for more than 50 minutes.

With seconds remaining, Danielle Colaprico took a corner kick, where Comeau was met with the ball and headed it past the goalkeeper.

Halfway through the first half, Houston found its way into the 18-yard box, creating chaos for the Red Stars. Comeau made two big plays in the box that kept the game scoreless. Houston would take the lead in the 38th minute when forward Savannah Jordan dribbled into the box and sent the ball toward the far post, where rookie Kimberly Keever slotted the ball

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Team players: Julie Ertz, Sofia Huerta, Naeher and Casey Short. Following another strong preseason, Chicago has signed two new players to contracts ahead of the new season in 2018 NWSL college draft pick Emily Boyd and 2017 NWSL college draft pick Michele Vasconcelos.

Chicago will showcase some new faces including 2017 NWSL Golden Boot and MVP Sam Kerr, former Sky Blue FC midfielder Nikki Stanton and former Boston Breaker and New Zealand international team member Rosie White.

The Red Stars will return home to Toyota Park on Saturday, March 31, against the Portland Thorns. The match will take place following the Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers game, as part of a doubleheader.

Men’s basketball: Cyclones coach Tony Amarino is optimistic his program can keep the momentum going next season after a strong finish in 2017-18.

With a largely young and inexperienced team, the Cyclones needed some time to form a cohesive unit on the court, but after a 7-7 start finished the campaign 19-13 and 10-4 in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference. They held first place in the Skyway and could have secured a conference championship with a win in the final regular season game, but fell short.

“I think it went pretty well,” Amarino said to sum up the season. “We didn’t start off well, and down the stretch we lost some games we shouldn’t have. There were a lot of nice wins, and we played pretty well as a team, even in the losses.

We were in every game.”

Moraine will next season lose sophomores DeShawn Wilson, who earned All-Conference first team honors and was named to the All-Region second, and ranked third in NJCAA Division II with 105 steals; and David Gray, who was second team All-Conference and All-Region, but Amarino hopes to bring back a solid core and supplement those players with talented recruits.

“We have good incoming players and we’re still recruiting, but we can turn it around and have another good year,” he said.

Women’s basketball: The Cyclones faced the challenge of following up a 2016-17 season that ended with a trip to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament, and although they couldn’t repeat the same success did earn more than 20 wins and broke several offensive records.

Moraine’s season ended with a loss to Bryant & Stratton in the NJCAA Region IV semifinals. The Cyclones went 21-11 overall and 9-5 in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference, and twice broke the program record for points in game, scoring 122 to break the record of 113, then topping that with a 124-point performance. Moraine scored 100 points or more six times, and topped 90 points 10 times. They averaged 85.9 points per game, besting last year’s 79.8 average.

Players who added their names to the record books included freshman Ashley Hunter, who scored a school record for most points in a single game with 48, and in that contest finished 21-of-29 from the field to break the national record for field goals in a game. Hunter tallied 670 points for the season to put herself second in the Cyclone record book in that department.

Creighton Fed also got on the list for points in a single game, banking 43 to rank third all-time. Fed amassed 611 points this season, third best among Cyclones, while Kristin McGee collected 520.

Hunter, Fed and McGee each were named to the All-Region and All-Conference teams. Freshman Elizabeth Coffey also was named an All-Conference player.

“If you told me last May I’d finish with a 21-11 record, I wouldn’t believe it,” said Cyclones coach Delwyn Jones.

“We had a successful season. We accomplished a lot, were good and were one of the top teams in the region. I’m proud of these ladies for battling and fighting.”

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Section 2 Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Reporter Newspapers Call 448-6161 Deadline 5 p.m. Monday Hours M-F 9 to 5 Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.MARK J. HOLDA AKA MARK HOLDA AKA MARK J. HOLD A, LYDIA MICHELLE HOLDA FKA LYDIA ROJAS AKA LYDIA MICHELLE HOLDA, FIRST MIDWEST BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRU 2000 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-500, LOMA VISTA NURSERY, CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC DBA CHRYSLER FINANCIAL FKA DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICA LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMP S TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 13, AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-5000, REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 8082 6833 WEST 127TH STREET 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 February 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6833 WEST 127TH STREET, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-107-010-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $305,827.17.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.

AnselmoLindberg.com. Please refer to file number F12020147.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F12020147 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 12 CH 8082 TJSC#: 38-1206 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.

Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

JULIE KOKOSKA; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Defendants, 17 CH 12210 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-22-401-010-0000.

Commonly known as 8930 Chadbourn Drive, Orland Park, IL 60462.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 17-029923 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3079520

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Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.LETICIA IBARRA, CORDOBA COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 17 CH 12192 9865 CORDOBA COURT, UNIT 2B Orland Park, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 19, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 9, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9865 CORDOBA COURT, UNIT 2B, Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-16-204-025-1006 Vol. 146; 27-16-204-025-1019 Vol. 146; 27-16-204-0251020 Vol. 146.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $129,281.18.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4080.

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 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-4080 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 12192 TJSC#: 38-774 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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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1 (800) 669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GUARANTEED RATE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH S. SULLIVAN, JUDITH SULLIVAN Defendants 17 CH 005094 12939 S. SENECA ROAD 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 January 31, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12939 S. SENECA ROAD, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-36-215-009-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-03702.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-03702 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 005094 TJSC#: 38-1279 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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Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.APRIL MCDONNELL, MICHAEL DEMARCO Defendants 15 CH 011598 16718 HILLTOP AVENUE ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 16718 HILLTOP AVENUE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 Property Index No. 27-27-206-050-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-11358.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-11358 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011598 TJSC#: 38-2249 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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-J Plaintiff, vs.

STANLEY S. LATEK; BOBBIE LATEK; FIFTH THIRD BANK; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; SILO RIDGE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 2300 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 Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-07-403-007-0000.

Commonly known as 71 SILO RIDGE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

15-002926 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3080590

Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

DAWN WILKUS; RICHARD J. WILKUS; CITIBANK, NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK, FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; ORLAN-BROOK CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 12172 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 12, 2018 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-14-302-018-1014 and 27-14-302-0181112.

Commonly known as 15833 Orlan Brook Drive, Unit 14, Orland Park, IL 60462.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 981-7385.

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Fountain of youth The latest in wellness trends can do more than just aid in appearances

By Jackson A. Thomas It’s often associated with surgery to achieve fuller lips. But these days, collagen has become a lip-worthy word in the wellness world. It’s being used as an injection, people are drinking it and it’s being used topically for its beauty perks.

Collagen has also been praised as a new go-to ingredient for soothing achy joints, improving gut and liver health, increasing metabolism and enhancing athletic performance. But can it really make a difference in your health?

Fighting through the pain March is Multiple Sclerosis Education Month. Find out how multiple sclerosis affects those diagnosed.

By Jackson A. Thomas

The ability to bring laundry to the basement and back upstairs to fold it can sometimes be taken for granted. For Chris Szabo, just walking to her patio became a serious situation. “Last summer, my right leg gave out going out to the patio,” says Szabo, a wife and mother in Rootstown, Ohio, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. “I hit my head on concrete, and (my husband) Mike found me there passed out.

I was a little bruised and scraped up. We now have a medical alert system in place.”

When they moved into their house about five years ago, Szabo says everything had to be on the same floor. “I do not do stairs at all,” she says. “We never know when my right leg will go out. I have had numerous falls.”

She’s one of more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and more than two million worldwide who have MS, a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous system in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue.

Different for everyone

Neurologist Dr. Elizabeth Morrison-Banks of the University of California Riverside School of Medicine says common signs and

symptoms include difficulty walking; balance impairment; numbness, tingling or pain; bladder and bowel dysfunction or vision impairment. Symptoms may fluctuate day to day depending on energy levels, exertion, acute illnesses and heat sensitivity.

“Everyone’s MS is different,” Morrison-Banks says. “Some people have a more severe disease course and develop multiple problems. Others have a much milder course with no visible symptoms.

At least initially, most people experience relapses and remissions of their neurological symptoms.”

Szabo is limited with her right leg and right hand and experiences weakness, numbness and fatigue.

“My mind blurs a lot,” she says.

“I tire quickly. MS patients have a low immune system, so I catch colds or the flu easy.”

Anyone may develop MS, but some patterns exist. “The average age of MS diagnosis is 33, but age at diagnosis can range from 18 to 55,” says neurologist Dr. Bruce Hughes of the Mercy Ruan Neurology Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa.

“Like most immune diseases, it is three times more common in females compared to males.”

Strong support system

Pain is a common issue, and physical therapy is one way to

help ease that pain and determine limitations and functionality.

Szabo says her support system has also helped improve and maintain her quality of life, especially since she can’t work and her husband is her primary caregiver. “He does a lot of the chores when I am not up to doing them,” she says.

“He takes me to all my doctors appointments and makes sure I am taking all my medications,.”

Morrison-Banks says a strong support system is important for a number of reasons. “Sometimes all the person with MS may need is for loved ones to be understanding when the person is having a challenging day,” she says.

You can also get involved with organizations such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, which hold walks to raise money for research and support programs.

Szabo says some days it’s scary and frustrating to have MS. But most days she has a positive attitude and is grateful for the life she has.

“Sometimes I shed a tear or two,” she says. “I manage it. Day by day. I garden in the spring and summer. … I get up, move, stretch and rejoice that I only have MS, and I have a loving family and I can do this.”

The superfood status of fungi

By Lauren Styx Are you on mushrooms right now? If not, you should be. It’s not what you think. Yes, some people use them to enhance chicken marsala, and some use them to pursue psychedelic enlightenment, but if that’s all you see in a mushroom then you’re selling it short. People creatively consume fungi to sleep better, feel stronger and live longer.

Well, we have one question: Are mushrooms really magic?

Wellness trends come and go, and medicinal mushrooms might seem like the newest self-care method right now, but their benefits have been known for quite some time. For centuries, mushrooms have been used to produce health benefits of immunity, energy and longevity — even cancer-fighting properties.

You’ll see a lot of ‘shroom-usage in traditional Chinese medicine to fight viral, bacterial and fungal infections. And they provide important vitamins and antioxidants, as well.

So why do they seem to being gaining popularity now? Starla Sholl, a therapist in Chicago who swears by medicinal mushrooms and even leads workshops to educate the public about them, says it all has to do with science. Bottom line, Western cultures wanted clinical proof.

“In the last 20 years or so, the science has developed to actually demonstrate how and why mushrooms help us,” Sholl says. “Asian cultures have known the power of mushrooms for a long time, and now research is validating their use. Hundreds of studies are currently being done one everything from diabetes to cancer.”

Don’t be fooled by the term “medicinal mushrooms.” They don’t need to be prescribed by a doctor. You might even be famil-

Funky Fungi A quick rundown of the health benefits these spores can provide Reishi • Sleep aid • Stress relief • Immune system boost Cordyceps • Stress relief • Immune system boost • Improves liver function Lion’s Mane • Aids brain function Tremella • Beauty aid • Achy joint relief • Skin hydration Shiitake • Good source of Vitamin D • Brightens skin • Fights inflammation Chaga • Protects skin • High in antioxidants • Immune system boost Turkey Tail • Used in cancer treatment • Aids digestion iar with some of the most common consumed like shiitake and chaga. Others sound straight out of a fairy-tale, such as lion’s mane and turkey tail.

You don’t need to get your feet wet foraging in the forest to hop on this health trend. Companies like Four Sigmatic hope to inject medicinal mushrooms into the mainstream with products like mushroom coffee and hot chocolate. Via their website, you can order coffees, elixirs, cocoas, teas and more by the box. In hopes of further educating the public, the Finnish company even launched The Mushroom Academy, a free online video education course on mushrooms.

Another ‘shroom boomer is California-based smoothie and tonic

shop Lifehouse Tonics, which incorporates mushrooms into its offerings like the “fungi palmer,” an elixir of cold-pressed juice and four types of mushrooms. Don’t be surprised if you start to notice more mushrooms on a menu near you.

Whether you consume them via tea, coffee or capsule, mushroom blends can be eaten according to the season or health issue. Sholl takes kidney-related mushrooms in winter because the kidney is weakest during that time. She also shares a story about a woman who rid herself of allergies thanks to incorporating lung-related mushrooms into her diet. You just have to do your research. Most importantly, Sholl recommends 60-90 days of mushroom consumption to see real results.

“Some people believe these mushrooms are like Western medicine so they try them for a week or two,” Sholl says. “We’ve become so used to seeing products cure the symptom as opposed to what’s underneath. Medicinal mushrooms can help to heal the underlying cause.”

Just like anything else we consume, it’s good to be concerned about the origins of the mushrooms you’re about to eat.

Are they truly organic? Are they harvested sustainably? Is the whole mushroom being used, or just the root? Before you buy a year’s supply of mushroom matcha mix, make sure the fungi fruiting bodies are dual extracted, which means you’ll get both the waterand fat-soluble compounds of that mushroom — aka all the good, immunity-boosting stuff.

Plain or powdered, mushrooms provide undeniable health benefits.

So, whether you want to better your mood, boost your energy, strengthen your immune system or just get a better night’s sleep, there’s a ‘shroom for you.

Smooth skin like a baby

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, says Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, owner of the Ash Center for Comprehensive Medicine in New York City. “It makes up a third of all protein found within the body,” Lyon says. “Collagen, in essence, gives structure and strength to our bodies.”

It’s made up of amino acids, the building blocks of protein, which are needed to repair muscles, bones and joints, and also keep hair and skin healthy. The body naturally produces collagen from amino acids, vitamins and minerals that we eat. It also may help heal gut issues, boost metabolism and muscle mass, improve liver health and protect the heart.

But production naturally declines as we get older, which means

the body can’t repair itself as fast as it once did.

“Although the process starts in our 20s, by age 40, the typical loss of collagen is 1 percent per year,” Lyon says. “Collagen loss is a natural process of the body. …

Genetics are the ultimate culprit.”

Collagen can help strengthen the skin and rebuild dead skin cells, as well as maintain the skin’s elasticity, says Dr. Shelena Lalji, founder of the Dr. Shel Wellness & Aesthetic Center in Sugar Land, Texas.

“Approximately 75 percent of the skin is comprised of collagen,” she says. “The loss of collagen as we age is what causes wrinkles, sagging skin and joint pain. Factor in other lifestyle factors, such as sun exposure, smoking and a high-sugar diet, and this also contributes to our bodies’ depletion of collagen.”

It’s not hard to tell when skin has sufficient collagen because it has a youthful and supple appearance. “Think of a baby’s face,” Lalji says. “Babies have so much collagen in their skin, which is what gives it that full and perfect appearance. Collagen is the adhesive that really holds the body together.”

Cost and safety

Collagen is typically safe to consume, Lyon says. Rarely, people may experience bloating, constipation or fatigue.

Some may experience more

severe symptoms if they have an allergic reaction, but the most common side effect is usually just a lingering taste in your mouth.

“When it comes to supplementing with a powder form of collagen, the benefits far outweigh the side effects, which affect less than 0.1 percent of the population that consume collagen supplements,” she says. “Collagen is very safe to consume in therapeutic doses.”

Jonny Bowden, a nutrition specialist based in Woodland Hills, California, echoes Lyon and Lalji.

Bowden says the cost of products won’t break your bank account, either. “It’s not expensive at all,” he says, adding that prices for pills, powders and other supplements can range between $7 to $50.

“Considering that some supplements … can run as high as 60 bucks a bottle, collagen is relatively cheap.”

Lyon says it’s hard to argue with the results. However, “The jury is still out when it comes to supplementing with collagen,” she says. “More rigorous studies are needed not just to know if they are useful but what the effective dosage may be for each issue.”

Fresh ‘people’ foods prove to be a healthy feast for pets

By Jessica Perkins Feeding a pet table scraps has long been discouraged, for fear of poor pet nutrition or gastronomical problems. However, a growing number of veterinarians and pet nutritionists are steering their patients away from processed pet foods toward a fresh diet, which includes human-grade meats and vegetables.

According to veterinary nutritionist Dr. Justin Shmalberg, the benefits of a fresh diet include increased energy, a stronger immune system, smaller stools and improved weight control. A fresh diet will also help protect pets from carcinogens and artificial ingredients that can be found in wet and dry processed pet foods.

With the introduction of genetically modified foods, the idea of what constitutes good pet nutrition has become more complicated, says holistic veterinarian Cynthia Maro.

“Truth in labeling in pet food is not the same as it is in human food,” she says. “It’s become more and more challenging to recommend processed foods and more of my clients are moving towards raw diets1 (for their pets).”

Good food for pets includes raw or steamed vegetables such as broccoli stems and unprocessed

pumpkin filling, which are both rich source of fiber, says Maro.

For her own dogs, she uses raw apple slices for treats, and raw animal bones instead of processed dog biscuits.

Schmalberg recommends a diet that consists of real, whole ingredients — meat, vegetables, healthy oils and vitamins and minerals.

Other healthy options include carrots, kale, spinach, human-grade meat and fresh fish.

“The biggest misconception I see pet owners having about nutrition is that dogs are carnivores, when we know that nutritionally they are omnivores,” Shmalberg says. “Vegetables have a variety of interesting compounds that can affect health and the response to disease.”

Cats, unlike dogs, according to Shmalberg, are carnivores, and

their diets require more protein and fats. Therefore, they should be fed moderate amounts of vegetables and starches and higher amounts of protein-rich foods.

While fresh food is ideal, there are a few things to consider when buying processed pet foods. Maro suggests that owners regularly review pet recall lists. She also warns against pet foods that include “meal” as a primary ingredient. Look for ingredient lists that include protein.

Maro and Schmalberg recommend that pet owners consult a pet nutritionist when establishing a homemade diet.

1. The FDA discourages feeding raw meats to pets, as this can present bacteria risks. However, Dr. Maro says pets can eat properly prepared raw meat.

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Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s 40th Anniversary season finale on April 14 pairs the work of an up and coming composer (and former classmate of Maestro Kirov) with two beloved masters: Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

“I am very excited for us to present this wonderful and diverse program at our season finale,” Kirov said. “Opening the evening with Gity Razaz’s piece, “Arizona Dreams” is more than inspiring.

I got to know Gity’s work when we were both students at Juilliard and was always impressed by the magical orchestral universes she creates.”

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Ozinga Chapel, 6601 W. College Drive, on the campus of Trinity Christian College in Palos

Heights.

Hailed by the New York Times as “ravishing and engulfing,” Gity Razaz’s music ranges from concert solo pieces to large symphonic works. Her compositions have been commissioned and performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra and others. Her original score for Ballet Moscow had its world premiere in June 2017.

The evening program also includes Dvořák’s folk-inspired, nature-themed Czech Suiteand Tchaikovsky’s expressive Fifth Symphony, one of the greatest symphonic masterpieces of all times.

“With all these exciting elements in place, I am confident that

we are in for another unforgettable night at the IPO!” Kirov said.

A pre-concert Q&A with Maestro Kirov and new IPO Concertmaster Azusa Tashiro will take place in the hall at 6:25 p.m.

Pre-concert lobby music will be provided by the H-F Strings from 6:45-7:15 p.m.

The IPO Ozinga Chapel box office opens one hour before the performance on concert night.

Single tickets start at $25 in advance. Student tickets are $10, and group tickets are available with a minimum of seven patrons.

Ticketing fees may apply.

Tickets may be ordered online at ipomusic.org or by calling (708) 481-7774.

Daversa, Marshall Gilkes, Shawn Purcell and others.

In February, he performed as a

tuba soloist with the Illinois Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the IWU Concerto-Aria Competition.

Gardner has experience with students of all ages, specializing in band instruments and bass guitar, and loves sharing his passion for music with everyone, said McCord Gallery in a news release. “His positive energy fosters a love of music and a desire to strive for excellence in his students.”

Lessons with Gardner are available in bass, brass and woodwind instruments. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 671-0648.

The Center to celebrate Easter, spring with activities Musician Jack Gardner returns to McCord Gallery The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead.

For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 361-3650.

• Easter Egg Roundup at the Children’s Farm happens Saturday March 31 and there are only a few afternoon time slots remaining.

Children ages 9 and younger, accompanied by parents, are invited for a special day of decorating an egg from the chicken coop, visiting the bunnies, riding a horse, seeing the farm animals wearing their best Easter bonnets, meeting the Easter Bunny and finding a colored egg in the Easter Bunny’s Magic Forest. Advance tickets for the Easter Egg Roundup are required to make sure enough eggs and treats on are hand for all participants. Tickets are $25 per child and there is no charge for accompanying adults or older siblings. Call ahead to inquire about ticket availability.

• Easter Sunrise Service will be celebrated at 7 a.m. Sunday, April 1. The service starts in the Great Hall of the Lodge and moves up to the Chapel garden for the conclusion of the celebration. After the service, all are invited back to the Lodge for coffee, fellowship and hot cross buns. Participants should dress to be outdoors.

• Spring Junior Farmers Sessions begin Monday, April 2.

Paul Purdy, The Center’s youth program manager, will lead the 2018 late spring session of Junior Farmers. Classes during the sixweek session are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Offerings are available for children from 3 to 12. The program will be embracing the warmer weather and welcoming all of 2018’s new babies. Springtime Junior Farmers

The McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek Rd. in Palos Park has announced the return of Jack Gardner, an alumnus of McCord’s music program.

Gardner studied bass with Damien Aherne and has since graduated summa cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University with a B.M.E. degree, completing his student teaching in the Indian Prairie School District (Naperville and Aurora).

A dedicated performer as well as an educator, Jack has played across genres, with experience in jazz, rock, pop and classical settings. He has played with John

The Children’s Farm fun.

will be interacting with chicks, ducklings, lambs, calves, kids and more.

• The Six Wives of Henry VIII Luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday April 3. Six women and their six stories will be told. These fascinating women led equally fascinating lives—apart from the manner in which they ended. Educational entertainer Martina Mathisen interweaves tales of power, personality, and politics. Luncheons cost $22 and Educational entertainer Martina advance reservations are necessary. Mathisen.

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS Guided bird walks at Orland Grassland

Two days of guided birding in one weekend is approaching at Orland Grassland, just west of 167th and LaGrange Road.

A bird migration walk is set for 7 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31.

A walk to see American Woodcocks and their aerial mating show is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 1.

Master Naturalist Marnie Baker and Bird Conservation Network monitor Mike McNamee are the Orland Grassland volunteers leading the walks. The evening walk is by special permit from the Forest Preserves of Cook County, as the site closes at dusk to the public.

Meet-up is at the parking lot on 167th Street just west of La Grange road. Dress for the weather and wear shoes appropriate for walking in natural terrain. Bring bug spray, binoculars and a camera for photo ops. For the woodcock walk, bring a flashlight, too.

For more information about Orland Grassland, visit orlandgrassland.org.

Finish school year strong at Bridge Teen Center

The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers several free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade.

For more information, call (708) 532-0500.

• Knitting Basics will be taught from 4 to 6 p.m. today, March 29. Students will practice important skills every knitter needs, like making a slipknot, casting on yarn, and weaving in the ends.

• Project Serve: Thrift Store is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. today, March 29. Students will spend an afternoon sorting, cleaning, and shelving donated items at The Bridge Thrift Store. Community service hours will be given.

• Students will be taught how to “Reboot Your Tired Brain” from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3. Students will learn how to finish the school year strong with tips on studying with more purpose and less stress.

• Chocolate and Charades will be featured from 4 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4. Students will enjoy a game of charades while eating all types of chocolate.

• DIY Worry Boxes will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. Students will design and take home their own worry boxes to help them better control and process various thoughts and emotions.

Band cavalcade set at Moraine Valley

The Moraine Valley Commu-

nity College Academic Music Department will present a Cavalcade of the Bands at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7 in Building G gymnasium, at the college, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.

Admission is free.

The concert will feature the Moraine Valley Concert Band, directed by Douglass Bratt; Tinley Park Community Band, directed by Barbara Abarro; West Suburban Concert Band, directed

by Hank Hiorns; and the Joliet American Legion Band, under the director of Kevin Macha.

“This concert will be the first time since 2014 the groups have gotten together to perform. Combined community band concerts are a fun way to build connections between like-minded adult and college band musicians who have a passion for performing great concert band music,” Bratt said.

Each band will perform selections that include traditional concert band melodies, show tunes, movie themes and concert marches. The bands will combine to perform the “Star Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful,” and will close the concert with John Phillip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

For more information, contact Bratt at bratt@morainevalley.edu

Borscht with Crème Fraîche.

A soup suitable for springtime Spring might not be a season many people associate with soup, but the following recipe for “Borscht with Crème Fraîche” from Laurey Masterton’s “The Fresh Honey Cookbook” (Storey) makes an ideal spring appetizer, even for those people who are not big on beets.

BORSCHT WITH CRÈME FRAÎCHE Serves 4 For the crème fraîche • 2 cups heavy cream • 2 cups sour cream For the borscht • 1 bunch (1 pound) baby beets, with tops • 1 pound new potatoes • 1/2 cup honey, preferably avocado honey • Sea salt • Fresh dill for garnish (optional) 1. To make the crème fraîche, combine the heavy cream and sour

cream in a jar. Shake thoroughly to mix and place in a warm pot overnight. Once the cream has thickened, refrigerate until ready to use. Crème fraîche will keep in the refrigerator for 1 week.

2. Cut off the beet tops and chop them. Combine the beets, the chopped tops and the potatoes in a 6-quart soup pot and cover with about 2 quarts of cold water. (Don’t completely fill the pot; put in just enough water to cover the vegetables.) Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the beets can be pierced with a fork, about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the vegetables.

3. Prepare an ice-water bath by filling a large bowl with ice water. Remove the beets and the potatoes from the cooking liquid using a slotted spoon. Plunge the cooked beets into the ice-water bath and slip the skins off. Strain the cooking liquid through a sieve or colander and into a bowl. Compost the beet skins and the cooked

beet greens.

4. Grate or chop the beets and potatoes and return to the broth.

Add the honey and season with salt to taste.

5. Serve hot with 1 tablespoon crème fraîche per serving. Add a sprinkle of fresh dill on top, if you like.