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Thursday, June 2, 2016

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

75th Year, NO. 22 • 4 Sections

The Sabre Room ends its long run Once a star-studded entertainment venue

By Dermot Connolly The 67-year-old Sabre Room banquet hall, a landmark building located at 8900 W. 95th St. in Hickory Hills, held its last events on Saturday and Sunday, before shutting its doors for the last time.

The family-owned business was founded by Arnold and Marie Muzzarelli in 1949, on the 30-acre site of the luxury Dynell Spring Spa dating back to the 1920s.

In recent years, it was known for holding wedding receptions, New Year’s Eve parties, quinceaneras and other celebrations in its various rooms. But in its heyday, with space for up to 2,500 people, it was a popular concert venue for top stars such as Frank Sinatra in 1976, and Dean Martin in 1977. Liberace, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and Rudy Vallee all appeared there over the years as Photo by Jeff Vorva well.

The Muzzarellis, who lived upstairs, had made the connections The Sandburg 4x800 meter team of Sean Torpy (from left), Chris Torpy, Dylan Jacobs and Tom Brennan pose after winning an Illinois High School As- necessary to draw the top acts sociation Class 3A championship. They broke a 10-year-old state record and posted the No. 1 time in the nation at 7 minutes, 37.36 seconds Saturday through their previous training at in Charleston. Sandburg also took third place in Class 3A. the Ambassadors East Hotel and For more stories and photos of a huge week for Sandburg and other area schools, see Sports. Pump Room in downtown Chica-

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go. It helped that the Sabre Room encompassed 100,000 square feet of space, and acres of parking.

“I’m sorry to see it go. But I suppose it had to happen eventually. I have a lot of great memories there,” said Hickory Hills Alderman Tom McAvoy (3rd Ward), whose ward includes the property.

He said he didn’t see Sinatra and the other big names, but he was there for plenty of weddings and other occasions.

“I never got a chance to meet Arnold Muzzarelli [who died in 1992], but I had the pleasure of meeting his wife, Marie. She was there, working the phone until she was 90,” said McAvoy. When Marie Muzzarelli died in 2010, at 90, the business was passed on to their children, Arthur Jr., and daughters, Janice and Yvonne.

The general manager, Art Golden, the current treasurer of the Hills Chamber of Commerce, started working there when he was 15, in the 1970s.

“I wish Art the best of luck.

He was there so much, he was all the time,” McAvoy said of Golden, who could not be reached for comment this week.

Worth residents Ed and Maggie Palenik are also sad to see the See SABRE ROOM, Page 2

Centennial for florist family Mitchell’s Orland Park Flowers celebrates 100th anniversary

By Dermot Connolly George is a raconteur and Palos’ popular auctioneer fundraiser.

Nancy is now president of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club and active in Palos Park’s.

Together, they and the next generation are marking the 100th anniversary of the family business started by George’s great-uncle.

Mitchell’s Orland Park Flowers recently welcomed the fifth generation into the fold in what is the firm’s centennial year.

The business has been located at 14309 S. Beacon Ave., in Orland Park, since 1973, but it dates back to at least 1916. Special promotions will be going on all year.

George Mitchell, the patriarch at 77, explained that the business was founded by his great-uncle, John Mitchell, as Southtown Flowers, at 7057 S. State St. in Chicago.

“My father, Chris, and his brother, Nick, joined him in the business,” George explained.

George now runs the business with his wife, Nancy, sons, Dave and Dan, and Dan’s wife, Megan, and their daughter, Jenna Mitchell.

A second location is in Hinsdale.

“It might go back before 1916.

But when my father died, we found a stack of business licens-

Photo by Dermot Connolly

George Mitchell sits surrounded by family who work alongside him in Mitchell’s Orland Park Flowers, 14309 S. Beacon Ave. With him are his granddaughter, Jenna (from left), sons, Dan and Dave, and Dave’s wife, Megan.

es, and the earliest was 1916,” Mitchell said.

A new shop was built down the street from the original, at 7151 S. State St., in 1948. “They ran a small garden center on that site until building materials became available after World War II,” George said.

George’s brother, Ted, joined

the business in 1954, and he followed him in 1960, after serving in the Army.

The brothers eventually took over the business when their father and uncle retired and passed away.

“I ran the flower shop and Ted ran the garden center. The business was a showplace on the Southeast Side.”

They opened the current location in 1973, attracted by the available space and population trends.

“We were here before the mall opened,” he said. “I think the population of Orland Park was 4,000 back then.”

The original building, which has been expanded, had been the

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“It was like a parsonage that went with the job,” said George.

He and Nancy moved with their children, Dave, Dan and Patty, from Evergreen Park to Orland Park. George and Nancy now live in Palos Park.

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Memorial Day at Oak Hill

HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 218

New iPads for freshmen to have $25 fee attached

By Dermot Connolly

Photos by Michael Gilbert Mary Busch, of the Daughters of the American Rev-

Boy Scout Troop 699 member Kyle Madura holds the American flag during the Palos Historical Society’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Oak Hills Cemetery. The service has been held at the cemetery since 1958.

olution Swallow Cliff Chapter, addresses the 60-plus attendees of the ceremony before placing a wreath of flowers next to the Veterans Monument at Oak Hill Cemetery.

The summer break has just begun, but incoming District 218 freshmen can at least look forward to receiving iPad tablets when they start high school in the fall.

The rollout of the 1:1 computer program will be complete in the fall of 2017, when students in the other grades will also receive iPads.

School board members gave their unanimous final approval to the program at the May 16 meeting. School board member Robert Stokas was absent.

“We’ve already tentatively agreed to this, but this vote makes it official,” said Superintendent Ty Harting. All teachers in the district, which comprises Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Shepard in Palos Heights and Eisenhower in Blue Island, have already received iPads and professional development during the spring semester this year.

Neighboring School District 230 also embarked on a similar 1:1 technology program this year, but the students in those schools, Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew High School, will be receiving Chromebooks.

According to a statement on the District 218 website, “The iPad has a strong connection to education with access to a large vari-

ety of quality apps and resources.

Teacher feedback highlighted the importance of the productivity apps and creativity apps that are often exclusive to the iPad. The iPad includes powerful classroom management apps and access to interactive digital textbooks and course materials.”

It concludes, “We believe that the iPad provides rich opportunities for student engagement and instructional innovation that will meet the needs of diverse learners in our district. “ Through the three-year leasing program, the district will least 2,600 iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi 64 GB tablets and protective cases from Apple Inc., according to information on the district website. The devices will cost the district $424 to lease, but it was pointed out at the meeting that that price represents a $130 decrease from the price originally considered.

Leasing the computers for a three-year period will cost the district about $1 million, saving $160,000 from the cost of buying them.

Students will be asked to pay a $25 fee per school year to insure the tablets against theft or damage.

Harting said the board was advised to institute the $25 fee rather than getting the full-protection insurance offered by Apple Inc., because it would be much too

costly and not worth it for how often it would be used.

However, President Thomas Kosowski noted that students cannot be required to pay the fee to get the iPads.

“I would strongly encourage students to pay the $25,” said Harting, because it would be much more expensive to have to replace a lost or damaged computer.

Students who do not pay the $25 fee, and something happens to their device, they would be required to pay the entire cost of replacing it.

But the board members agreed that students could not technically be forced to pay the entire cost.

“What if a student gets bullied and their iPad is stolen or broken, and they just can’t afford to replace it? We want all our students to be able to participate and learn using these devices,” said Harting. He said the matter would be treated like a lost textbook or any damage caused by a student, in which the board does as much as possible to get the money back, Board member Johnny Holmes pointed out that any fees owed typically follow the student through their time in school, and could prevent a student from participating in graduation and diplomas can be withheld.

“But we can’t withhold diplomas indefinitely,” said Harting.

Sabre Room Continued from Page 1

Sabre Room close, having worked there themselves as bartenders and waitstaff over the years, and just helping out where they could.

Their daughters worked there also in recent years.

“We knew the Muzzarellis well.

They lived upstairs. It was always a very well-run business. A lot of history went on there, and a lot of events were still held there, but just on a smaller scale. Just like the Martinique and other places like it that also closed, everything from the taxes, and gas bills and electric bills just got to be too much. And there were illnesses in the family too.”

McAvoy said that a developer is interested in the property, but he could not go into any details because everything is still in the

Matthew Lalas, of Boy Scout Troop 699, sounds “Taps” to conclude the ceremony.

Photo by Dermot Connolly

The Sabre Room, which has been located in Hickory Hills for 67 years, closed its doors after this weekend. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin each performed there during the 1970s.

preliminary stages.

“What happens there is very important to me and my co-alderman, Brian Fonte,” said McAvoy, who also represents the 3rd Ward.

“With 30 acres, it might be one of the biggest developments in Hickory Hills since the 1960s,” he said.

“It is going to be a planneduse development, so it won’t be

broken up into different parcels,” said McAvoy.

“But it is going to be a long process. The developer still has to get planning permission, of course, and present plans before the full City Council. It is going to take months. No meetings are scheduled yet, but we’ll expect big crowds when they are held,” he said.

its own website also.

“The shop might look empty, but we could have dozens of orders,” said George.

“But we still have a lot of people coming in to order in person, or call on the phone. We don’t want to lose that personal connection, and working directly with people, to get exactly what they want,” said Dan Mitchell.

“All of us are really active in the industry, and the community as well,” said George, who has served as president of the American Association of Floral Designers. He and Dan are both on the board of the American Institute of Floral Designers, and they have lobbied in Washington.

As for Nancy, “there isn’t a charity she doesn’t like or get involved in,” George said. She was attending the annual luncheon of

the Palos Park Woman’s Club that day at Capri. Recently installed as the president of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club, she is among a few members of both Palos woman’s clubs.

She is the past president of McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park, where she co-chairs the Capital Campaign Committee. She is also active in the Palos-Orland branch of the American Association of University Women.

A gourmet cook, Nancy Mitchell often hosts special dining events for the various organizations in which she is active.

“As a family, we are all really involved in the community.

We thank the community for our success, and we believe in giving back,” George Mitchell said.

Mitchell’s

Continued from Page 1 as well, working on four presidential inaugurations—for George H. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

For George W. Bush’s second inauguration, “We were given the plum assignment of the National Ball, with 175 tables,” said George.

Palos Historical Society President Robert Busch (left) and the Rev. Andrew Harrison, pastor emeritus at St. Luke He and his sons have also Orthodox Church, bow their heads during a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives while defend- worked on floats for the Rose ing our country.

Bowl.

At one time, there were locations in Palos Hills and Frankfort until they decided to open the store in Hinsdale three years ago.

“We have a girls shop and a boys shop,” joked Dave Mitchell, noting that his mother and wife are usually in Hinsdale, while the guys are in Orland Park. Jenna floats between the two.

“I enjoy working with the family. I grew up here,” said Jenna Mitchell.

“She is like the rest of us. We all grew up in the business,” her grandfather said of Jenna.

They all agreed that the biggest change in their business over the years has been the introduction of the Internet, allowing people to order flowers online.

“About half of our business is Boy Scout now done through the Internet,” Troop 699 said George, often through worldmember wide websites that send the orders Pepi Gosselin on to local florists. He said that salutes while can cause occasional problems, if reciting the a bouquet does not look like the Pledge of Allephoto online. The company has giance.

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COMMUNITY CHARACTER

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Ed and Mary Dombrowski

Planting fellowship across Palos Heights

By Jessica Loftus Photos by Dermot Connolly

Natalie Dallio sings “The Star Spangled Banner” near the start of the Palos Heights Memorial Day service as VFW Post 2604 member Ed Pahl (from left), Palos Heights Veterans Committee Chairman Scott Kelly and Mayor Bob Straz stand at attention.

Remembering the honored dead

Mayor Bob Straz reads a proclamation from the city during the Memorial Day Service held outside Palos Heights City Hall on Monday. “I think it is fitting that we do this every year to remember those who have died and continue to die in wars and military actions around the world,” said the mayor.

Members of the Swallow Cliff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (from left) Ann Carlson, founding member and historian Marilyn Earnest and Barbara Lamb, lay a wreath at the Palos Heights Veterans Memorial during the ceremony.

Ed Pahl of Orland-Palos VFW Post 2604 places a flower at the Palos Heights Jim Helsdingen of the Palos Heights Veterans Commission salutes at Veterans Memorial Veterans Memorial during the city’s Memorial Day service on Monday.

U.S. Air Force pilot Joe Dombrowski, retired, (front and center) and his wife, Michelle, returned to Palos Heights from California for Memorial Day. They joined family and friends at the Memorial Day service. With them are Mary and Ed Dombrowski (from left), Virginia White, Paul Dombrowski and Brian Bohne. Joe is a Shepard alum; he, Ed and Paul Dombrowski are brothers.

Avid gardeners, Ed and Mary Dombrowski, of Palos Heights, live and thrive by the Gospel Parable of the Sower.

In this parable, Jesus likens the seed of the plant to the human soul.

Just as the seed needs water, sunlight and fertile soil to thrive, the human soul needs family, friends and strong faith to thrive A licensed industry certified professional landscaper through NALP (National Association of Landscape Professionals), Ed owns and operates Edward Dombrowski Landscaping.

Using his green thumb, Ed has chaired the “Adopt-A- Pot” program since it began under the leadership of Alderman Jeff Prestinario in 2006. In this innovative program, community members and business owners can have their names placed in a flowerpot placed in prominent locations in Palos Heights. “We started with five pots; there are 60 today. People love to give to their community, and this is a special way to do it – with flowers.

Anybody can adopt a pot.”

Ed’s other green projects include organizing Trinity Christian College’s one- day cleanup, maintaining the landscaping for the Navajo Hills Homeowners Association and volunteering for the Palos Heights Beautification Committee which embraces the motto “Keep Palos Heights Beautiful.”

In addition to Adopt-A-Pot, the Beautification committee also supports and sponsors the Farmer’s Market. When not tending plants, Ed’s activities have branched into other areas such as serving on the Palos Area Committee Advisory Board (PACAB), fundraising for the Classic Car Event, and serving as Parking Director for the Southwest Half Marathon and 10K. The flower of Ed’s life is his wife, Mary Dombrowski who volunteers by his side with many of his projects, including Adopt-APot, the car event and the half marathon. Mary has worked at St. Alexander School for 14 years, currently serving as Assistant Principal and Third Grade Teacher. No doubt, she is a significant reason that St. Alexander School has been granted the honored designation of “Blue Ribbon School” awarded by the US Department of Education since 2006.

One of the harvests of Mary’s diligent efforts was the prestigious scholarship to attend the 2015 Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teacher Academy (MEMTA) which she described as “phenomenal”.

Mary was one of 150 (3-5th grade) teachers nationwide who were granted the opportunity to attend this week-long academy in New York City. Mary and her peer teachers participated in rigorous scientific and mathematical learning exercises under prominent instructors including NASA astronaut Leland Melvin and golfer Phil Mickelson. One day, they had the opportunity to work and learn with scientists from Exxon Mobil. “I enjoyed the challenge, the great resources we were given, and the way we were treated with the utmost of respect. I returned with a lot of ideas and teaching strategies that

can be applied to all curricular areas, not just science and math.”

Cultivating their strong minds through education is an important value for both of them. Mary earned an associate’s degree in radiologic technology (X-ray) from Moraine Valley, a bachelor’s degree in business from St. Xavier University, a master’s degree in education and teaching from Chicago State University and a master’s degree in educational leadership and principal from Concordia University. Ed pursued his education at Moraine Valley, Loyola University and Chicago State University where he graduated cum Laude in English – professional and technical writing.

Both pursue life-long learning in their professions.

In the little spare time they have, Ed and Mary tend a lovely flower and herb garden in the back yard of their home. According to Mary, Ed plants, she weeds. This probably speaks to more in their lives than just gardening. However, in this sacred place, they enjoy quiet summer evenings together, entertain friends and relax.

Mary and Ed have strong roots at St. Alexander Parish. Not only does St. Al’s nurture their faith, it was the soil that sprouted their relationship. Mary tells this story to her students, “I met my husband (Ed) in the fourth grade at St Alexander. I was the new student.

Unbeknownst to me, he told his friend he was going to marry me.

He left St. Alexander School to attend another school without ever saying a word to me. Our paths did not cross again for 25 years.

Ed ran into my mother and asked about me. He mentioned that he should call me, and mom said ‘yes, you should’. The rest is history.”

In telling her students this story, Mary teaches them to be nice to each other because “you never know”.

Both Ed and Mary serve as lectors at St. Al’s. Additionally, Ed heads the ushers along with participating as a member of the Knights of Columbus, service committee and parish counsel while Mary serves as a Eucharistic Minister.

One of their favorite Gospel stories is the Parable of the Sower: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”

— Matthew 13:1-23.

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FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY

OPINION

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Let’s enjoy a safe, good, long summer

By Palos Park Police Commissioner Dan Polk Summer is a time of parties, cookouts and vacations and keeping residents safe during this season is a top priority for local police departments.

As summer begins and the temperatures rise, jumping into a pool or a cool natural water source offers great relief. That type of refreshment, however, can spell disaster if children are not properly supervised.

Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths for children aged 14 and younger in the United States. A child can drown within seconds of going underwater, even in just one inch of water, often without any sounds or warning. Parents should be extremely vigilant whenever their children are near water.

Palos Park Police remind residents that they should never leave their children unattended in a closed or locked motor vehicle. Parents, guardians, day care providers and babysitters should be educated about the dangers involved in leaving children in cars.

Children are sometimes supervised less during the more relaxed summer months and may play in unlocked cars or trunks. Children should never be left in a locked car or have access to unlocked, parked vehicles or trunks.

During summer weather, temperatures inside of a car can rise into the triple digits in just a matter of minutes. Studies on thermal injury to children show that “dry heat” temperatures, within a closed vehicle, can become dangerous to small children and infants in only minutes. A high level of humidity can reduce that time by one half.

We encourage and offer Bike helmets (free) for outdoor activities. Remember to wear a helmet for many activities.

Adults and children should put on a helmet before getting on a bike, a scooter, and skateboard.

Since elderly are especially susceptible to the high heat and humidity, make it a point to check on older neighbors and parents. Ensure that they are drinking plenty of water and staying out of the heat during peak temperature hours.

Vital tips for pool and swimming safety: • Never leave children (even those who can swim) unattended in, around or near pools or other water sources – not even for a few moments. A child can drown in the moment it takes to answer a phone.

• Never swim alone. Use the buddy system and maintain eye contact.

• Keep pool area locked and secure when not in use.

• Swim only in supervised and approved areas.

• Keep rescue equipment near the pool. Have emergency flotation devices and a phone near the pool.

• Take all toys out of the pool when not swimming so that children will not be tempted to go after the toys.

• Learn CPR and water rescue techniques.

With summer upon us, our most valuable resource will be outside enjoying the weather, playing in the yard and in our driveways. Tragically, over 2, 400 driveway accidents involving young children happen each year in the United States.

Remember, young children are short and they like to play!

If they are in very close to your vehicle, you won’t be able to see them. They may think it would be a fun game to “hide” from you by sneaking up and covering themselves from sight by way of the front or back of your car.

Tell your children when they see a car approaching the driveway that they all have to meet up in the yard or when a car is moving in the driveway, “your feet are touching the grass!” Teach your children to watch for the white rear lights that illuminate when a car is in reverse.

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Remembering the daily newspaper: Who picks one up anymore today?

I'm sitting at the Nissan dealership replacing my brakes when I spotted a crisply folded newspaper sitting lonely on the table nearby. Ignored by everyone. Still in sections. Undisturbed.

Everyone in the waiting room staring at their cellphone screens, including me. But I kept peeking at the lonely, inked orphan on the table. Staring. Should I get up and say hello? Would the newspaper satisfy me?

I wasn’t as fixated on my cellphone as the rest. I don’t play games on the cell.

I use it for texting, checking email and occasionally writing observations and commentary, even though some readers think I should give that up and try my hand at mindless things like Angry Birds or Candy Crush.

I wondered if the others even knew what to do with a “newspaper?” Would they think I was nuts if I wandered over and picked it up?

The newspaper, especially on a Sunday, was a family event in my home growing up. My dad would grab the “News” section and sit back and enjoy a cigar and coffee as he carefully devoured every word.

My mom took the “Sales” sections, my brother the “Sports” section, and my sister grabbed the “Entertainment” section. The dog snatched the “Editorial” section of the newspaper, rightly so I imagine. I was left with what I thought was the most important section, the full color and multi-paged “Comics.”

RAY HANANIA If you took the wrong section of the Sunday newspaper, back then, it would cause a ruckus.

But no one noticed when I got up and walked to the table at the Nissan dealership in Matteson. I carefully slipped Section 1, the News section, off the tight fold. And I walked back to my waiting room chair.

It was pretty thin, far from the behemoth section that it used to be.

I really tried to like it. The front page was promising. I carefully opened it, bringing back all those family memories of something I used to do dozens of times a day, many years before. It felt familiar.

There was an excitement. Anticipation. A wow!

My friend John Kass was on page 2, looking old and ethnic like me. Writing about Sanders, Clinton and Trump. It was interesting. But as I read through the section, the boredom was just too overwhelming. Page after page of blah. Same stories over and over again, it seemed.

Chicago school kids painting a decrepit bathroom in need of repair. Never mind their education sucks. Arnie "who cares?"

Duncan getting another clout job. Mayor Emanuel still being a disconnected jerk.

Hate crime stabbing squeezed to the side.

The Middle East, mass shooting in Austin look back. And opinion that just continued to get worse and bore.

Honestly, I tried to get into it. But it was like I was being lectured to. Downward. It wasn't about me or what I want. The newspaper was talking to itself. And the stories were so thin!

Every story was a ghost of what it should be. Tight. Not enough. I could hear my dad’s voice booming through the little Georgian home on Luella Avenue on Chicago’s Southeast Side, “Don’t they know how to tell a story any more?”

Not any more dad. The big newspaper dailies are even worse, dad! That’s why I spend all my time reading the community newspapers, something that didn’t exist in my dad’s day.

I guess that's what happens with age, and erosion. The thrill is gone. The blonde hair up close loses its luster. The breasts don't bloom. The perfume chokes and coughs.

I put the newspaper back down on the table with as much polite respect as I could muster, and then settled back into the future. My cellphone. Back with everyone else. In our lonely, own cells.

Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Email your thoughts and comments to rghanania@gmail.com.

TOO EARLY FOR PREDICTIONS

Cubs, White Sox have a long season to go This is a column I held off on writing about for a while. I’m talking about the status of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Remember a month ago when TV sportscasters and some columnists wondered if we would have a Crosstown World Series between the Cubs and White Sox? The reason for the optimism was the great starts by both teams.

I haven’t played baseball in a long time but have watched a lot of major league games and suffered through some tough seasons. I do know they play 162 games and that is a marathon. The teams that are blessed with solid starting pitching, solid relief, some timely hitting, good defense, and some luck will be playing in October.

I say luck because winning teams have to avoid serious injuries. If they do suffer some injuries, reserves have to pick up the slack.

And you can never have enough pitching. During a long season, starting pitchers will tire and go through “dead arm” periods. Much has been said how important bullpens are. However, if you have starting pitchers who hardly get through the fifth or sixth inning, the great bullpen will be overused and will go through a period where they can get no one out. In that sense, baseball is a cruel game.

The World Series champions are not always the most talented teams, but they are the best. Winning teams usually have battled-tested veterans who can help lead the way. Some players can have career years.

Let’s take the Cubs for instance. Paraphrasing former Northwestern and Arizona Cardinals football coach Dennis Green, the Cubs are who we thought they were.

This is a ballclub that was on fire at the end of last year and rolled over the Pirates and Cardinals in the playoffs. The team had great starting pitching, a solid bullpen,

JOE BOYLE adequate defense, and an up-and-down offense with power. They also struck out a lot and did not walk much. Despite those deficiencies, their confidence and strengths led them to 97 regular season wins.

The New York Mets shut down the Cubs offense and they advanced to the World Series. But the Cubs had plenty of reasons to be excited. They have kept their team intact and added pieces to the roster to strengthen the club. The surprise signing of center fielder Dexter Fowler solidified the outfield. Signing free agent Ben Zobrist to play second and Jason Heyward to play right field helped. Heyward has struggled offensively but adds defense and speed.

Zobrist has been a player who can play several positions and come up with big hits. He also draws walks, which the Cubs needed more of. Zobrist, who won a World Series title with the Royals last season, is exceeding expectations with a .351 average with seven homers and 35 RBI. His average will probably come down but he is a winner and that rubs off on other teammates.

But the “it” factor is Joe Maddon, the Cubs manager. He keeps his team loose and deals with the press, win or lose. He changed the attitude of Cubs players and even some fans who expect some catastrophe to leap out from behind the outfield vines. The bottom line is that the Cubs are in first place with the best record in baseball and a 35-14 record going into Tuesday’s action.

But Maddon’s leadership is rubbing off on his players. They respond to questions

saying that it’s a long season and they just have to grind it out. In other words, unlike some sportscasters, they are not beating their chests and claiming they are the best team in baseball. They have a long way to go. Right now, they are playing the best baseball.

The White Sox were once 23-10 in April. After a disastrous week and a half, they are now 27-25 and in third place, trailing first-place Kansas City and Cleveland as of Tuesday. So, what happened?

Losing, like wining, can become contagious. TV analyst and former White Sox third baseman Bill Melton mentioned it a month ago that it is great the Sox are winning. However, the back of the rotation was hardly getting through the fifth inning and the bullpen, outstanding at the time, was being overused.

The end result was the disaster Sox fans have witnessed the past couple of weeks.

Despite Todd Frazier’s homers, this team has not hit that well. Perhaps it never will.

But it should hit more homers when Jose Abreu relaxes and lays off breaking balls off the plate.

The bullpen needs some rest. Starters have to go seven or eight innings. The White Sox are still a contender but they will have to surpass Kansas City and Cleveland. And Detroit is just behind them. Maybe acquiring San Diego’s James Shields would help solidify the back of the order. Shields is a veteran with a great changeup and is a competitor. The Sox are rumored to be interested in him.

The White Sox could add some more winners to their roster. But my advice to Chicago fans is that the season is long. A lot can happen. Relax and take it one game at a time.

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

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Flat tire leads to DUI charge

Store clerk charged with stealing thousands

Orland Park police charged Keith C. Chapman, 60, of Tinley Park, with DUI after they stopped to assist him with a flat tire near 159th Street and Ravinia Avenue at 9:29 p.m. May 9. The car was towed and impounded, and Chapman was given a court date of June 28 in Bridgeview, police said.

Chicago resident Rivianna J. Gilmore, 25, was charged with felony theft after she allegedly stole more than $3,200 from her employer, a department store in Orland Square. Police said that Gilmore used her position as a cashier to print duplicate receipts of customer purchases and then later use them to make false returns and receive store gift cards.

Store security staff told police that Gilmore committed the crime on 10 different occasions from April 21 through May 7, police said.

She was taken into custody when she came to work on May 10.

She was due at a bond hearing the following day.

Heights teen hit with zero tolerance/DUI charge Nadia M. Kendra, 19, of Palos Heights, was charged with DUI/ zero tolerance, illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and improper lane usage after police curbed her car in the 9500 block of West 131st Street at 3:35 a.m.

May 17.

Supplied photos Under Illinois’ Zero Tolerance Palos Heights Alderman Jerry McGovern, Police Department Admin. Asst. Nancy Corbett and Officers. D. Berkmeier, Law, drivers under age 21 with G. Drikos and K. Apostal are shown inside the shop on Cop on the Rooftop Friday last month. even a trace of alcohol in their system lose driving privileges.

Police said that Kendra, when questioned, admitted to drinking beer several hours before the traffic stop. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Kendra is set to appear in court in Bridgeview tomorrow.

Heights PD Cop on Rooftop breaks ceiling for donations

Palos Heights police raised a record $5,396 in the recent annual Cop On Rooftop fundraiser.

More than $600,000 was raised by police agencies across the state for the athletes of Illinois Special Olympics.

Through “dedication, great effort, and generous donors,” members of the Palos Heights Police Department raised $5,396, surpassing previous years, police said.

Palos Heights police celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Illinois Torch Run, which also promotes the Illinois Special Olympics Games this year.

“Since 1986, Illinois law enforcement has remained committed to raising funds and awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics of Illinois,” a spokesman said.

“As we celebrate the milestone, it is critical that we remain dedicated Officer G. Drikos, on the rooftop of the Dunkin Donuts, at 12807 S. Harlem Ave., waves in donations for Illinois Special Olympics. in our efforts to raise more funds and awareness for these amazing Private Bank parking lot, 11850 donate to the Special Olympics of individuals.

S. Harlem Ave. Any person who Illinois can contact Ofc. G. Drikos The annual torch run for the wishes to run this leg of the torch Palos Heights Police Department run is welcome to participate in (gdrikos@palosheightspd.org) or Ofc. K. Apostal (kapostal@ will be held on Wednesday, June the run.

Anyone who wishes to run or palosheightspd.org) at 448-5060.

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Ridge man charged with burglary of Heights eatery A 44-year-old Chicago Ridge man was charged with a commercial burglary after he allegedly broke into a Palos Heights restaurant.

Thomas Perconti, 44, of the 9800 block of South Nottingham Avenue, was taken into custody by Chicago Ridge and Palos Heights police Wednesday last week, police said.

Police observed Perconti break the front door glass and enter the eatery in the 6500 block of

West 127th Street, police said.

Police said he was apprehended a short time later when a vehicle that he was a passenger in was stopped by police.

Perconti was transported to the Cook County 5th District Courthouse in Bridgeview for a bond hearing the next day.

Charged with using cell phone/driving Willow Springs resident Adolfo D. King, 21, was charged with using an electronic communications device while driving, driving on a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle with an excessively loud muffler after police stopped his car in the 8100 block of West 151st Street at 9:54 p.m. May 18.

King is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview tomorrow.

Fleeing suspect throws stolen clothes from car: police Police charged Tenicka N. Burton, 37, of Chicago, with felony retail theft after she allegedly stole more than $375 worth of clothing and shoes from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 8:30 p.m. May 11. When confronted by store security officers, Burton sped away in her car and tossed stolen athletic shoes, sandals, a hoodie, a spaghetti-strap lace dress and other garments out the window, according to the police report.

She was apprehended at the BP gas station at 143rd Street and La Grange Road and later positively identified by witnesses, according to police. She was due at a bond hearing on May 12.

Stashed stolen watch in underwear: police Robert Joseph Stein, 23, of El-

wood, was charged with felony retail theft after he allegedly stole a $20 watch from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 7:36 p.m.

May 16. Security staffers who told police they witnessed the theft said they confronted Stein outside the store and retrieved the timepiece from his boxer shorts. Police said that Stein admitted committing the crime, and felony charges were approved due to his “extensive” criminal history, according to the police report. He was due at a bond hearing on May 17.

Man charged with public indecency Elvis Lopez-Chavez, 36, of Orland Park, was charged with public indecency after he allegedly stood naked and touched himself while standing at the front window of his apartment in the 9800 block of West El Cameno Court at 7:58 a.m. May 16.

A 24-year-old woman walking nearby with her children said she witnessed the incident and that Lopez-Chavez allegedly continued the display after he made eye contact with her. After police went to the residence but failed to get an answer at the door, they assembled a photo lineup for the victim, who identified Lopez-Chavez as the naked man in the window. Acting on a tip from a neighbor, police later apprehended Lopez-Chavez at his place of employment. Although Lopez-Chavez allegedly showed himself while in his private residence, he was charged with a crime because “his conduct was reasonably expected to be seen by others,” according to the police report. He was given a court date of July 6 in Bridgeview.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Charged with DUI Krzystof S. Petuchow, 26, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 10:23 p.m. Friday, in the 11900 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage and texting while driving. He is due in court on July 15.

Jeffrey M. Utt, 24, of Midlothian, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 1:08 a.m. May 20, in the 6500 block of West College Drive.Police said he was also charged with aggravated speeding.

He is due in court on June 30.

Juan A. Rodriguez, 43, of Chicago, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 3:29 a.m. May 21, in the 12100 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said he was also cited for speeding and illegal lane usage. He is due in court on June 8.

Brendan J. Ferriter, 47, of Tinley Park, was charged with DUI following a traffic stop at 3:10 a.m. May 22, in the 12900 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said he was also cited with speeding. He is due in court on June 8.

Zulma Ivette Rivera, 21, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs at following a traffic stop in the 7900 block of West College

Drive at 1:17 a.m. May 18. Police said she failed field sobriety tests and admitted smoking cannabis.

She was also cited for driving without a license or insurance, and having no rear registration light. She is due in court on June 30.

Orland man charged with impersonating official Anthony W. Marino, 68, of Orland Park, was charged with false impersonation of a public official following a traffic stop at 12:30 p.m. May 21, in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was driving and owning a vehicle that was highly accessorized to look as if it were an official police vehicle. He is due in court on July 15.

License charge Patrick J. Miller, 24, of Oak Lawn, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 10:29 p.m. Ma 18, in the 12600 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for aggravated speeding and driving without insurance.

He is due in court on June 30.

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Certified chief fire officers in Orland

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Orland Fire Chief/Administrator Mike Schofield (right) and Battalion Chiefs Bill Bonnar Jr. Nick Cinquepalmi and Greg Ferro received their Chief Fire Officer certification last week. This is the highest certification that the Office of the State Fire Marshall recognizes and the Orland Fire Protection District’s Command Staff now all hold this title. Battalion Chief Dan Smith completed his certification previously. The program consists of: Leadership, Communications, Personal & Professional Development, Community Relations, Intergovernmental Relations, Human Resources, Legal Issues, Strategic Planning, Emergency Management, Code Enforcement & Public Education, Budget & Finance, Life Safety Initiatives, and is designed and intended for Command level officers and/or Administrators who have the responsibilities of supervising and administrating a Fire Department or Fire District.

The Orland Park Police Department invites local teens to participate in its Teen Citizens’ Police Academy offered on both June 28 and June 29. The free two-day seminar includes a firsthand look at patrol, investigations, dispatch and more.

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The Orland Park Police Department will again offer its Teen Citizens’ Police Academy giving young adults an inside view of law enforcement. The department will offer a free two-day worksite-based program for village residents between the ages of 15 and 18. The program will introduce teens to a number of the department’s programs and responsibilities.

The teen academy will be held on Tuesday, June 28 and Wednes-

their church and their community to leave many worthy legacies. In sum, Mary and Ed Dombrowski water their good soil with family, friends and faith, which has yielded a prolific crop in the Palos Heights community.

Community Character is a periodic column in which a community member who lives or works in Palos Heights, Palos Park, or Orland Park is featured. Community characters are individuals who strive to embody the qualities of integrity, competence, generosity, tolerance, compassion, strength and perseverance - with a touch

Orland Park PD offers teen academy day, June 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, at the Orland Park Police Department, 15100 South Ravinia Avenue. Participants must pass basic background checks and space is limited.

Participants will learn about recruiting, training, dispatch, patrol, K9, traffic enforcement/DUI, internet investigations, and more.

The Teen Citizens’ Police Academy includes two eight hour sessions with lunch provided by the Village of Orland Park. Those who

complete both eight hour sessions will receive certificates.

Applications are available in the police area of the document center on the village’s website at orlandpark.org, at the Village Hall at 14700 S. Ravinia Ave., or at the Orland Park Police Station at 15100 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information, call the Police Department at 364-8149.

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Center School sculpture project makes connections through art

By Jen Beshansky

Orland School Dist. 135 The front of Center School was adorned with a new sculpture.

The goal for this project was to create connections and lasting memories through art. We wanted to produce a sculpture that would incorporate our entire school community (students, teachers, and parents) and form a partnership with our sister district, Consolidated High School District 230.

To start the project, first- and second-grade pupils were asked to design a fish. One winner was chosen from each grade. Everlyn Zerfass and Haley Borgman’s fish drawings were selected. “I was so happy to find out my fish drawing was chosen,” said Second Grade Artist, Haley Borgman.

A collaboration was formed with Sandburg’s Applied Tech Teacher, William Vasich. Using wood Mr. Vasich donated, his Woods 2 and Building Construction classes designed a template from the girls’ drawings, and then cut and sanded twenty fish. Center School is very thankful for Displaying the finished product of sculpture. their contribution and this project would not have been as successful without their participation.

A few months later, the wood fish were returned to Center School for painting.

Each class voted on what techniques, colors, and elements of art to incorporate.

Students worked together to make final decisions. They were eager to start painting and in the end, each fish expressed the artists’ imaginations and their creativity.

Teachers and parents participated in the painting process as well. Everyone to had an opportunity to express themselves and be apart of this artistic adventure.

Center’s PFE charitably donated money for paint and brushes. They fully supported this sculpture endeavor and the importance of community. Center School Principal Jennifer Nichols commented, “Ms. Heuser has done a wonderful job collaborating with many stakeholders to make this sculpture a success. The students are very excited to see their artwork turned into a sculpture that will welcome Center families for years to come.”

Parents painting.

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Students painting.

Sandburg students cut out fish.

STUDENT NEWS The following local students were named to the Carthage College Dean’s List for Spring 2016: Kelly Evancich of Palos Heights, Stephanie Korbakes of Palos Heights and Maura Melfi of Palos Heights. *** Ashley Kay, of Palos Heights, made Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn. *** Chelsea Mazies, of Palos Heights, was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Berry College in Rome, Ga. The Dean’s List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester. *** Chicago Christian High School recently held its Recognition Assembly to honor students who displayed qualities of Academic Excellence, Christian Character, Leadership, Scholarship, Hard Work and Determination during the third quarter.

Students were recognized during an assembly at the school and treated to lunch to celebrate their efforts. They include Beth

Regnerus (Palos Heights), Lauren Jelderks (Palos Heights), Eleanor Tiemens (Worth), Tori DeJager (Alsip), Liz Evenhouse (Orland Park), Alyssa Van Kuiken (Oak Lawn), Shelby Van Bruggen (Midlothian), Kara DeBlecourt (Mokena), Stephen Fry (Blue Island), Allison Kooiman (Tinley Park), Ted Kruzich (Evergreen Park), Alex Kruzich (Evergreen Park), and TJ Satterly (Orland Park), Also, Nick Jelderks (Palos Heights), Tony Reppman (Evergreen Park), Donovon Anderson (Country Club Hills), Abbie Haan (Palos Heights), Nathan Holwerda (Lockport), Mark Kamp (Orland Park), Annalee Mattson, Jillian Sachs (Palos Heights), Emily Mikitka (Orland Park), Collin Pujdak (Monee), Joseph Mavgrogiannis (Orland Hills) and Cyla Vos (Tinley Park). *** Orland Township held its scholarship awards dinner on May 25 when 22 students, who reside in the Township, were awarded an overall total of $16,500 from the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation.

Of the 22 award recipients, eight were from Carl Sandburg High

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Shepard High School recently honored its students who met the rigorous standards for induction the foreign language national honor society for students of French. Students qualifying for the second straight year included Kathryn Baker, Sara Campione, Alexis Carr, Alison Elzinga, Matt Gibson, Taylor Hoekstra, Emma Lazowski, Reilly Longawa, Kelly Pawlak, Sarah Quattrocki, Annie Rangel, Janet Santoyo, Kylie Sterling, Alyssa Trinko, Marley Wiest, and Hannah Vasil. Shown are many of the students who qualified for induction into Delta Epsilon Phi, the national honor society for French language students. They included Alana Born, Rachel Habbal, Veronica Jacobson and Andreina Romero.

School --Isabella Escobedo, Alyssa Schott, Hayley Christianson, Mateo Cortez, Ian Crain, Gianna Gradowski, Sarah McCatty, Joseph Norwell. Four were from

Victor J. Andrew High School --Tyler Bath, Molly Kosche, Daniel O’Neill, Kyle Radgowski; four from Providence Catholic High School -- Carrie Fuesel,

Kyle Struck, Grace Baffoe, John Dunne; three from Marist High School -- Michael Laird, William Luzzo, Benjamin Turcich; one from Benet Academy Kerry

Steed, one from Mother McAuley High School Grace Turcich and one from Brother Rice High School Nathan Turcich. ***

required. Seating is limited. Registration is required.

• The Victorious Gardener Thursday, June 9, 6:30 p.m. Barb Ottolino of The Cultivated Choice will show how to develop garden beds and to plant without ever turning over the soil. This program is especially helpful to people short on time or with limited strength or mobility. Whether vegetables or ornamentals, you will get much more from your garden this year using these research proven techniques.

• Museum Adventure Pass Your summer adventure begins at the Palos Heights Public Library with the Museum Adventure Pass.

Use your Palos Heights library

card to receive admission or special discounts at participating Chicago area cultural destinations including Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Legoland Discovery Center, the Naper Settlement, and more. Learn more at http://www. museumadventure.org/.

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

Mah Jongg – Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m.

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

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LIBRARY NOTES Heights youth services summer reading program Registration for our Ready, Set, READ summer program started June 1 and is open to all ages.

The six-week program runs June 13-July 22. Sign up online at www.palosheightslibrary.org or in person.

The goal of the summer reading program is to have fun while making reading a daily habit so that kids are ready to do their best at school in the fall. Starting June 13, kids can check in weekly online or by bringing their book logs to the Youth Services desk. Everyone who meets their weekly goal receives a small reward, plus a chance to win something bigger.

Starting July 18, all children who meet their summer goal receive a paperback book of their choice, entry into the Grand Prize Drawing, and more. Last day to check in is July 30. Attendance at all summer events earns each child additional tickets to drop into the prize drawing bags.

Marist offers wealth of summer camps

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Marist High School will host a variety of sports and activity camps this summer for students entering grades one through eight. The 66 sessions beginning June 13 cover everything from sports to art and leadership to technology.

Camps begin June 13 and run through July 25. Complete schedules along with registration forms are available online at www.marist.net. For more information, call 773-881-5310.

Palos Heights library upcoming programs • Microsoft Word Basics - Monday, June 6, 2 p.m.

Learn how to create, edit, save, and print a document. Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills

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COMMUNITY NOTES Salute to Old Glory The Knights of Columbus, Crusader Council will sponsoring its 14th annual Salute to Old Glory on Thursday, June 9, on the Palos Park Village Green, 8901 W. 123rd St. The free concert and program starts at 7 p.m., featuring the Southwest Community Concert Band playing American and patriotic music. There will also be a special ceremony for retiring worn out flags.

Attendees are welcome to come early and bring a blanket or lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy the evening If it rains, the program will be held inside the Rec. Center.

Orland Area Chamber annual golf outing The Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce seeks golfers and sponsors for the 2016 Annual Golf Outing, scheduled for Thursday, June 16, at the Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park.

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More than 150 golfers are expected at the event. Sponsoring business’ names and logos are included in print advertising prior to the day, as well as the program and signage during the event.

Sponsorships are still available for staffed and unstaffed holes, beverage cart, towel, oasis or prizes.

Cost for a day of golf (with cart, Continental breakfast, lunch, beverages on the course and sit-down dinner) is $125/person or $500/ foursome. For more information or to register, call the Chamber office at 349-2972 or visit www. orlandparkchamber.org.

Cook County vehicle stickers at Palos Twp. The 2016 Cook County vehicle stickers for residents of unincorporated Palos Township will be available for purchase at the Township office, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, as of May 26. All residents in unincorporated Cook County must purchase a vehicle

The Center will visit next Palos Hts. Farmers Market

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PHWC flower sale a success Palos Heights Woman’s Club Joanne Ferneau, Conservation Chairman, her committee and members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club recently held a very successful annual Flower Sale.

Pre-ordered plants along with patio pots, hanging plants, flats

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sticker for every vehicle in their household.

Stickers must be purchased and displayed by July 1.Accepted as payment are personal checks, money orders or cashier’s check.

Cash payment, credit cards and debit cards will not be accepted.

Stickers can also be purchased online at countygov.com/revenue.

Seniors that have purchased a vehicle sticker, and have not purchased a new or used car do not need to purchase a new vehicle sticker. The current vehicle sticker is good as long as you own the car.

Stickers must be purchased by July 1, 2016. If residents purchase their stickers after July 1, 2016, they must pay a penalty which is double the sticker fee in most cases.

Clerk Jane Nolan is opening the Township office on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to noon.

This is the last Saturday before the July 1 deadline.

The office will also be open on Thursday, June 30, until 7 p.m. for Center employees Jill Duran and Heather Young (center) and farm volunteer Lois Duran will bring animals to the final sticker sales before July 1. Palos Heights Farmers Market Wednesday June 8.

Palos Heights Woman’s Club members Celeste Kappel, Parliamentarian (from left); Cathie Ference, 2nd Vice President and Program Chairman; Pat Caldwell, Corresponding Secretary and Eileen Lunter, Publicity, are pictured at the flower sale.

By Eileen Lunter

Thursday, June 2, 2016

and herbs were available. Ted’s Greenhouse in Tinley Park supplied the plants and are offering 20 percent of the net sales to the club until June 15 with the presentation of a flyer. Proceeds from this event will benefit local charities and scholarships. For a flyer call The club’s next events will be the sale of reasonably priced gently used jewelry at the community

tent at the Farmer’s Market on June 15 from 7 a.m. to l p.m., and the Garden Walk to be held on Saturday, June 25, with a complete hot breakfast catered by Royalberry Waffle House and tour of local gardens. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Mona Lisa or Royalberry Waffle House.

The members and guests will be riding on a trolley for the Fourth of July Parade.

p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Orland Park, 13401 S. Wolf Road.

An election of directors and a collection of yearly membership dues will precede an informative talk on SOARRING, Save Our Ancestors Remains and Resources Indigenous Network group. The speaker will be Standing Bear, an Ojibwa. He will include the history and traditions of the culture in the Will-Cook area. (349-0065)

Tinley Park.

The 1961 film portrays Steve Allen as he returns to his childhood haunts in Hyde Park. Discussion of the Hyde Park neighborhood with Larry Urbanski will follow.

Farm volunteer Lois Duran and Center employees Jill Duran, Heather Young, and Lois Shive will visit the Palos Heights Farmers Market during the day June 8.

Center representatives will bring small animals for patrons to pet as well as examples from The Center’s art program. Information about The Center and the Children’s Farm programs, including Summer Camp and Farm Camps, the upcoming Rummage Sale, and the Farm and Nature Discovery School will also be available.

The Center is located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

More information can be found at www.thecenterpalos.org or by calling 708-361-3650.

Face Painting will be available at the market every week in June and July. Stop by the City Tent to meet Cate and Lauren, and pick out your favorite design. Congratulations to Therese Devine of Palos Heights winner of the May 25 Palos Pool Pass raffle.

The spring and early summer fruits and vegetables are coming into the market every week. Locally grown hot house and fresh strawberries, lettuces, kale, spinach, rhubarb, radishes, kohlrabi and more can be purchased very week. A large selection of foods are also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, and multiple types of bakery items, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, jams and jellies, local honey and maple syrup, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta and BBQ

sauces and Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, loose leaf teas. Our vendors also have beautiful perennial and annual plants, herbs and flowers. Finally, get ready for summer barbeques and parties are Pampered Chef.

They have everything you will need.

LINK cards are accepted at the Palos Heights Farmers Market.

New in 2016, the Palos market is offering “Palos Bucks Double Value” on all LINK transactions, while sponsorship dollars are available. The market is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a LINK UP Illinois USDA Grant, for the support of the promotion of the Palos Heights Farmers Market LINK program. Recipients must stop at the City Tent to start the process. While at the City Tent, pick up or have endorsed your “Frequent Shopper Card”. Ten card endorsements will enter you into a year-end market raffle held on October 12 at noon. Bring a canned food donation (fruit, vegetable or protein only), or donate fresh fruit or vegetables from the market, and double credit will be given to your Frequent Shopper Card. This year, the market is partnering with The Palos United Methodist Church Food Pantry at 12101 S Harlem Ave. All canned donations will be brought to that location. All fresh produce dona-

tions will be donated to Operation Blessing in Alsip.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2016 “Recipes of the Week”. This week’s recipe is “Cherry Burgers in Lettuce Wraps”. Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week’s recipe along with previous early spring recipes. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD.com, or at www.palosheights.org.

While at the City Tent, representatives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand with split the pot raffle tickets for this year’s “Car Classic Event”. Tickets are only $2 each.

The drawing will be held on July 21, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000.

The market would like to thank this year’s Palos Heights Farmers Market Sponsors. They include Dr. John Principe, MD of Wellbeing MD Center for Life, The Private Bank, BMO Harris Bank, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz, Running for Kicks, Bon A Pit, Golden Shoes and Type Concepts Inc. Additional information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www.palosheights. org, by calling 708-361-1800, Facebook or email farmersmarket@palosheights.org — Palos Heights Farmers Market

CLUB ACTIVITIES SW Suburban widow/ widowers social club SW Suburban WOW will meet 7 to 9 p.m. this Friday at Zion Church, 17100 S. 69th Ave. Tinley Park.

The group meet monthly; beverages and snacks are served, and entertainment often provided. Activities include restaurant outings, dances, trips, theater, monthly games, discussion, interaction meetings, newcomers get- acquainted meetings. For more, call Danell Chmura at 630-728-9368.

Orland Historical Society The Orland Historical Society will meet today (Thursday) at 7

Tinley-Moraine Genealogists The group will hold movie night with “Home Again,”starring Steve Allen, when it meets at 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, at Tinley Public Library, 7851 Timber Drive,

Founders Crossing NSDAR Founders Crossing Chapter NSDAR will meet on Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m., at the Orland Park History Museum, 14413 S. Beacon Ave. Guests are welcome. For information about the chapter or membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution contact Christina Bannon, 773-208-1156, or Susan Snow, 708-751-5154.

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Local vendors sell produce, flowers, foodstuffs and more every Friday as the Orland Park Farmers’ Market begins 15th season tomorrow.

Orland Farmers Market starts fresh new season each Friday

An Orland Park summer favorite, the village’s Farmers’ Market is a Friday morning destination.

This Friday brings the village’s 15th season of fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and potted plants, bakery items, fudge, jams, jellies, Supplied photo gourmet foods, spices, jewelry, garden stones, kitchenware and more.

Held outdoors at the Orland Members of the Navajo Homeowners Association planted flowers at each entrance to the subdivision, as well as Passarelli Park earlier this spring. Shown at the south entrance are Jim Pasquinelli, Jack and Sandy Mudde, Ed Park Village Center, the market Dombrowski and Henry Lang. Not shown is Rick VanDyken. The homeowners’ display has won several beauti- opens for the season every Friday fication awards from the city of Palos Heights. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept.

Navajo planting day

16. There will be no market on Aug. 5, so staff can prepare for the Taste of Orland Park.

The Orland Park Village Center is located at 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. Nearly 40 vendors sell fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants, gourmet food items, oils, bakery goods, salsa, cheese, crafts, jewelry, doggie biscuits, household and personal items, purses and more.

During the summer months, community groups will sponsor

barbecue lunches offering hot dogs, burgers, chicken and brats, along with a bag of chips, a soft drink and a cookie for a nominal price through mid-August.

Children’s activities include the free bounce house and the Orland Park Library Story Time. Adults are invited to learn new techniques at the cooking demonstrations offered this summer.

For more information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 403-PARK.

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Joyce Icenogle baked the cake for the local AAUW book discussion group’s 40th anniversary banquet.

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The non-helmeted Jell-O shaped in a brain mold was already dropped and has splattered on the floor. Physical therapist Alicia Klabunde is preparing to drop the Jell-O brain in the helmet, which did not splatter.

Splat goes the brain without a helmet The Physical Therapy Department at Palos Community Hospital recently participated in a bike helmet safety demonstration at Chippewa School in Palos Heights.

In order to emphasize the importance of wearing a helmet, the therapists dropped Jell-O molds in the shape of a brain—one “wearing a helmet,” and one without. The one in the helmet stayed stay intact, while the other brain went splat.

Palos-Orland AAUW talks books for 40 years

By Jeri Banks

Palos-Orland AAUW The Palos Orland Branch of the American Association of University Women held its annual banquet on May 5 at Francesca’s in Orland Park.

The branch Book Discussion group was named Educational Foundation Honoree for 2016.

A significant donation was presented to the AAUW National Organization in recognition of the Book Discussion Group’s 40th Anniversary. The gift will fund AAUW research and project grants. Every fall the POAB holds an arts and crafts auction to raise money for initiatives that will

improve schools and community organizations and further women’s education.

The Palos Book Group has been meeting continuously for 40 years and also supports a Mystery Book Group. They have supported guest authors, such as Harry Mark Petrakis at Moraine Valley Community College, attended plays and operas related to their reading selections, traveled as a group and celebrated in costumed and novelty type meetings. Some of their favorite authors are Geraldine Brooks, Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Atwood, Louise Erdrich, Elizabeth Strout, Alice Mc Dermott, Joanne Harris, Anne Pachett and Sarah Dunant.

HEALTH BEAT Palos Township health fair; oral cancer screen Palos Township Health Service will sponsor a Health and Resource Fair on Wednesday, June 8, from 9a.m.-3 p.m.

Illumident Inc.will provide oral cancer screenings for $5; call the Health Service at 598-2441 to schedule a screening. The fair will take place at the township building, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Chippewa School Principal Mary Lynn Duffy and Kerry Mahar, a physical Palos Hills.

therapist at Palos Hospital, demonstrate for students the importance of Kerry Mahar is shown with two students during the bicycle helmet safety always wearing a helmet when riding a bike. May is National Bike Safety demonstration.

Awareness Month.

PICK OF THE LITTER

Good options to manage joint pain JOHN FLEMING

DVM • PrairieStateVet.com

Dear Dr. Fleming, My old Husky, Barney, has a lot of pain in his knees and hips. My vet has him on Rimadyl and fish oil and told me to make Barney lose weight. Otherwise he eats fine and still wants to go for walks but I’d like to find something to make him less sore. Can you make any recommendations?

Cathy, Hickory Hills Dear Cathy, If your vet recommended weight loss — and if Barney is like most dogs — without seeing him, I bet he needs to lose quite a bit of weight.

This is the most important, and most difficult, thing to do. Keep working at it. If you are serious about losing weight call our office with Barney’s weight and one of our techs will calculate for you how many calories he needs to eat per day to lose 2 percent of his body weight per week. It can be done but most people just won’t do it even though we know their dog will live longer. Our profession has tried heroically over the past 10 years to get that message out and the latest data shows that we have made absolutely no progress.

That being said, there are a number of good options for pain management. Like your vet we do use a lot of NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories) like Rimadyl and generic meloxicam (in dogs) but I am becoming less and less of a fan of NSAIDS and am trying to get my clients to use them only on the bad days and if possible to limit the use of NSAIDS to 2 to 3 times weekly, due to side effects. We also believe we see positive response (client feedback) from the use of high doses of fish oil.

Other treatment options for arthritis that we use include periodic Adequan injections (given by the owner at home), cold laser, the nutritional supplement Dasuquin, antioxidants, Tylenol (never in cats!), tramadol (a little cousin of morphine) and gabapentin. Recently

Orland Twp. monthly immunization clinic Orland Township will hold its monthly immunization clinic on Tuesday, June 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the township building, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. Free vaccines are available to township children 18 and under.

Some eligibility restrictions apply. Non-residential children who meet the eligibility guidelines are welcome. For children residing outside of the township, a $20 fee per vaccine will be charged (does not apply to those with Medicaid/All Kids). An up-todate shot record is mandatory to receive any vaccine, and children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Children’s vaccines that are available include DTaP, DTaP-Hep B-IPV, DTaP-IPV-Hib, DTaP-IPV, Hep A, Hep B, Hep B-Hib, HPV, Meningococcal, MMR, IPV, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Tdap and Varicella. Adult vaccines that are available include HPV, Pneumococcal, Hep A, Tuberculosis, Hep B, Tdap, IPV, Meningococcal, Hep A-Hep B, MMR, Typhoid, Varicella and Shingles. For more clin-

ic dates and adult immunization prices, visit www.orlandtwp.org.

Smith support for caregivers groups Life plan communities (formerly, continuing care retirement communities) are inviting residents in or near Orland Park and in Chicago’s Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood who are caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to attend a memory support group in June.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, at Smith Crossing, 10501 Emilie Lane (enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street), will have an open forum discussion with a representative from Great Lakes Caring on hand to talk about having home health care assistance for those with dementia. Director of resident services Amie Swim and social services director Amy Majcina will lead the meeting. To reserve a seat, please call 326-2300 or email to familyandfriends@smithcrossing. org.

At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at Smith Village guest speaker Dr. Michael Thomas will talk about dementia and what new research has revealed about cognitive impairment. According to Smith Village’s memory support coordinator Diane Morgan the floor will be open for a brief Q&A session. Smith Village is at 2320 W. 113th Place, in the Beverly/ Morgan Park area of Chicago. To reserve your place, call 773-4747300 or send an email to familyandfriends@smithvillage.org.

Light refreshments will be served before both meetings end at 7:30 p.m.

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Meet Frank and Burly from Palos Park. Burly is an 11-year-old boy and going strong while dealing with his arthritis.

two clients who take the spice turmeric for their own arthritis have told me that they think it is helping their arthritic dogs. This interests me and I’ll let you know what I find out in the literature.

We are very fortunate to have many options to try now. When I graduated in 1981 treating arthritis in our pets was frustrating and I hated to see them come in considering what little we had to offer in the way of treatment. We

used a lot of steroids, aspirin and feldene (piroxicam), all with some undesirable side effects. We still have a few clients come in telling us their dog has been on aspirin and are looking for something else. Like I read in the journal one time, “If the decision is between aspirin and euthanasia, use the aspirin”.

Thou shalt not kill.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

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Take steps to prevent identity theft Identity theft is a big problem. How big? Consider this: In 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with a total fraud amount of $15 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

That’s a lot of victims, and a lot of money. How can you protect yourself from becoming a statistic?

Here are a few suggestions: • Secure your Social Security number. Identity thieves eagerly seek Social Security numbers — so don’t give out yours to anyone who asks for it. In fact, as a general rule, be reluctant to give it out at all. Always ask whomever you’re dealing with if he or she will accept another form of identification, or at the very least will take just the last four digits of your number. And never carry your Social Security card with you.

• Shred credit card offers and bank statements. If you’re not going to apply for the credit cards offered to you, shred the offers. Identity thieves have been known to go through garbage, fill out credit card offers and take advantage of them. At the same time, shred your bank and brokerage statements – and any other statement containing personal or financial information.

• Study your credit card bills and checking account statements. Question any credit card charge or checking account activity you don’t recognize as your own.

• Don’t give out your credit card number unless you’re initiating a purchase. Many of us shop online. As long as you’re dealing with a reputable merchant who uses a secure site — i.e., one that has “https” in the web address — you should be fairly confident that your credit card information will be protected. Never give out your credit card number to people or businesses who, unsolicited, try to sell you something over the phone or Internet.

• Protect your passwords. Do you use a password to log onto your computer? If so, don’t share it with anyone, outside perhaps your most trusted family

Jim Van Howe Edward Jones

members. And use a strong password – one that doesn’t contain your real name or even a complete word that could be used to identify you. Also, it doesn’t hurt to periodically change your password, whether it’s for your computer logon or for entry to any of your financial or consumer accounts.

Even after taking these steps, you could still run into identity theft. That’s why you need to watch for certain signs, such as the arrival of unexpected credit cards or account statements, denials of credit for no clear reason, or calls or letters regarding purchases you didn’t make. If any of these things happen to you, you may want to place a “fraud alert” on your credit reports and review them carefully.

Three national credit-reporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – keep records of your credit history. If someone has misused your personal or financial information, contact one of the companies and ask for an initial fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert is free, but you must provide proof of your identity. And the company you call must tell the other companies about your alert. (For more information on placing a fraud alert, visit the website of any of the three companies.)

You can help preserve your good name from those who want to misuse it – so, stay vigilant.

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

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Bank boosts PHWC Garden Walk

First Merchant Bank in Palos Heights is co-sponsoring the Palos Heights Woman’s Club Garden Walk with a $500 donation to offset expenses for the day. Pictured are Eileen Lunter, Publicity (from left); Sherry TerMaat , Project Chairman; Rose Zubik, Garden Walk Chairman; and Veronica Avila, AVP, Banking Center Manager of First Merchant Bank.The Garden Walk will be held on Saturday, June 25, starting with a hot breakfast catered by Royalberry Waffle House at the Palos Heights Recreation Center followed by a tour of local gardens. Proceeds from this event will be used to finance the club’s current project, an LED sign for the remodeled and enlarged recreation center.

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Mona Lisa or Royalberry Waffle House.

COMINGS & GOINGS

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Blount names raffle winners

Laticia Kaluzny and her daughter are handed their new iPad mini from broker Linda Schaver. Mrs. Kaluzny, of Palos Park, won the first prize in the adult raffle at the Parade of Palos Park Open Houses held May 22 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Blount, Realtors with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Co. Two happy sisters, Kim and Lucia Velez, also each won a raffle prize. Sebastian Gryglak was the third winner for the children’s raffle. He won a stuffed animal. A large gift bag was the second adult prize, won by Marion Willms.

Sports Authority will be closing all of its stores in the south suburbs, including Oak Lawn.

Photo by Bob Bong

Sports Authority to close all stores in the south suburbs BOB BONG Sports retailer Sports Authority, which earlier this month announced it would close several area stores as part of a major reorganization aimed at keeping the struggling company afloat, announced last week that attempts to sell the chain had failed and it would be closing all 31 of its Illinois stores.

Sales have been underway for weeks at stores in Matteson, Orland Hills, Joliet and Calumet City.

Going out of business sales were expected to start this week at the Frankfort store at 11185 Lincoln Highway, Oak Lawn store at 9633 S. Cicero Ave., North Riverside store at 1800 Harlem Ave. and Burbank store at 7720 S. Cicero Ave. A manager at the Calumet City store said that location would act as a clearance outlet for merchandise from other stores and would not be closing immediately.

Many of the Sports Authority locations including Matteson, Calumet City, North Riverside and Oak Lawn were originally Sportsmart stores before that chain was acquired in a 1998 merger.

Noodles restaurant coming to Tinley Plaza A Noodles and Company restaurant is coming soon to a new retail building under construction at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

The restaurant at 15919 S. Harlem Ave. is part of a national chain that features a variety of pasta dishes.

The four-unit building is in a former part of the plaza’s park-

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A Noodles and Company restaurant will be located soon in a new retail building under construction at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

ing lot.

The plaza is owned by Brixmor, a national commercial builder. According to its mall plan, Brixmor has signed leases for a 2,500-square-foot Blaze Pizza in addition to the 2,500-squarefoot Noodles and Company.

The remaining units include a 4,117-square-foot space and a smaller 1,400-square-foot space.

Bob’s Discount Furniture to open three new stores Bob’s Discount Furniture, an East Coast-based furniture chain that opened five Chicago-area stores in February, opened two more stores this week in Calumet City and Schaumburg. A third store will open Thursday in Merrillville, Ind. In preparation for its expansion into the Chicago area, Bob’s leased a distribution center last year in Shorewood.

The company is known for its commercials featuring co-founder Bob Kaufman in person or as a claymation character.

The company was founded in 1991. There are now more than 70 Bob’s showrooms in 12 states.

The Calumet City store is located at 1370 Torrence Ave. in a former office supply store that was originally a movie theater.

Store hours will be from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call (708) 933-8950.

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

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.com and www. southlandsavvy.blogspot.com

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

Orland Park Kinnunen Colleen M Tr to Salgado Ines, 9130 140th St, Unit #201, $72,000; Midland Fed S&L Assn Tr to Buikema Ryan M, 17812 Bernard Dr, Unit #1C, $128,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Trauscht Peter L, 15702 Deerfield Ct, Unit #157021N, $123,000; TCF Natl Bk to Dolan Sean M, 13344 Firestone Dr, $212,000; Ball Rachel Rasgus to Andere Antonio A, 16015 Laurel Dr, $160,000; Mcdonnell Donna to Falco Robert N Jr, 17751 Crestview Dr, $305,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Gavp Inc, 15723 Sunset Ridge Ct, Unit #157232N, $84,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Hatala Jan, 9024 Franklin Ct, $685,000; Fannie Mae to Sandrzyk Margaret, 15354 Aubrieta Ln, Unit #45, $113,000; Roth Mary A Tr to Sternberg Rhea, 8111 Saint James Dr, $267,500; Reilly Tina M Tr to Tylka Tomasz R, 7304 Evergreen Dr, Unit #13B, $90,000; Parente Susan M to Kawalko Michael, 16056 Crystal Creek Dr, Unit #160563B, $113,000; Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Deis Samar, 7805 W 157th St, Unit #78052N, $140,000.

Palos Heights Palmer Thomas F to Buivid Robert, 7360 Palos Ave, $377,500; Seaway B&T Co Tr to Presta David, 12542 Major Ave, $196,000; Callaghan Daniel V to BanosCruz Lisa M, 12730 Algonquin Rd, $330,000.

Palos Park Ladouceur Elizabeth L Tr to Ogrady Lydia, 9809 W Mill Dr, Unit #B1L40, $140,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Ryan James J, 16 Commons Dr, $235,000; Anastos Thomas to Hamed Kifah, 12531 104th Ave, $130,000.

Salon sends some TLC

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Robert Kendal Salon & Day Spa in Palos Heights owner Bob Wigboldy displays some of the hats, bandanas and gift cards collected for children and teens fighting cancer at the Palos Heights salon. The salon collected more than 50 hats, bandanas and $85 in gift cards for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. For more about the POTCF, contact Colleen Kisel at 687-TOYS (8697) or visit the web site at treasurechest.org.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of May 23)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.750 3.785 0

15-year fixed

3.125

3.680

0

30-year fixed Jumbo

3.875

3.920

0

United Trust Bank (as of May 30)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.750 3.770 0

15-year fixed

2.990

3.026

0

10-year fixed

2.990

3.043

0

Prospect Federal (as of May 30)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.625 3.673 .25

20-year fixed

3.375

3.442

.25

15-year fixed

3.000

3.067

.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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IN MEMORIAM

Florence Brennan tended the garden of community

By Marie Van Huis Florence “Flo” Brennan, a Master Gardener whose avocation touched the lives of many in the Palos area, passed away in her home in Palos Park on May 9.

She was 84.

Mrs. Brennan is survived by her husband Donald, four siblings, and nieces and newphews.

An oak tree is to be planted in her honor by the village. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, June 6, at 1 p.m., in the great hall of the lodge at The Center in Palos Park.

A Palos resident for more than 50 years, Florence was born and raised on a farm in Minnesota. She was a wonderful neighbor, friend to the entire village and active in many community affairs.

Flo served on the Palos Park Plan Commission for 24 years, helped establish the village’s Tree Body, a prerequisite for the Tree City USA designation, and organized Arbor Day events.

Her life’s interests were travel, gardening and the environment.

She was a U of I Master Gardener, past president of Palos Park Garden Guild III, founding member of the Palos Heights Garden Club, District 8 director of The Garden

The Palos Heights Public Library had a surprise guest at “The Men of Omaha Beach” program presented by war historian Robert J. Muller last week.

Sitting in the crowd, listening to the presentation on the Normandy invasion, was 93-year-old D-Day combat veteran Leslie M. Harris, who served as an Army corporal in the famed 101st Army Airborne Division.

Harris grew up on the South Side of Chicago; he was drafted for chemical warfare but decided to join the 101st, a unit of elite soldiers trained as paratroops In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Harris parachuted with his unit into France under the cover of dark hours before Operation Overlord’s massive 6:30 a.m. beach invasion, he said. That was 72 years ago this week.

He landed behind enemy lines close to the village of Carentan.

Harris landed in a canal and spent hours in the dark using his clicker to try to find the rest of his regiment.

Harris said he still has that clicker.

Harris’ orders were to secure several towns before the beach landings and he and his regiment were involved in several clashes before the beach landings even began.

Harris was wounded during an invasion jump in Holland, recovered in a French hospital, and then fought in Bastogne, Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge. Harris was involved in three campaigns and survived with 15-20 other men out of the 300 they had started with. He has received several medals including the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, and the Croix de Guerre. Harris is shown in the one photo with Robert J. Muller and also as a 20 year old in uniform.

For his 70th birthday, Harris went skydiving and just two years ago, he went zip lining in Columbia. His family describes him as “fearless”.

Harris keeps busy contacting the families of those he served with and answering their letters. He currently lives in Palos Park.

Harris is shown at 20 years old in his paratroop uniform.

David Glenn

David Glenn, age 66, late of Orland Park, died May 20. A funeral service was held on May 26 at St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Lansing, with the Very Reverend Dr. Milos Vesin officiating. Interment was held at St. Sava Cemetery in Libertyville.

Mr. Glenn is survived by his wife, Marianne; children Amy (Bill) Burke and Katherine (John) Conley; siblings Marilyn (Mike) Szum, Michael (late Rita) Glenn. Preceded in death by his parents Paul and Alice Glenn and brother Patrick (Cheryl) Glenn.

Mr. Glenn was the past owner of a sporting goods business. Arrangements were entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.

Fay Marie King

Fay Marie King, nee Christensen, 79 years of Palos Heights passed away on Friday, May 27. Beloved wife of Russell N. Loving mother of Joanne (Joseph) Costa, Pamela (Brent) Lanier, and Judith (Jeff) Kindermann. Cherished grandma of Jennifer, Heather, Brittany, Daniel, Barrett, and Shelby.

Doting great-grandma of Grace Marie. Special friend to many neighbors.

Fay was very proud to be a hospital pharmacist at Palos Hospital for 28 years. In accordance with Fay’s wishes, funeral services are private. Arrange-

ments entrusted to Becvar & Son Funeral Home.

Florence J. Kolb

Florence J. Kolb, nee Murphy, age 75, late of Palos Park, died on May 28.

A Memorial Visitation was held May 31 at Thornridge Funeral Home in Orland Park, Interment private.

Mrs. Kolb is survived by her husband Richard.

Mother of Todd, Scott and Kevin (Karen) Kolb.

Grandmother of Addison Kolb. Sister of Roy (Maribeth) Murphy. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society.

Elizabeth J. Radomski

Elizabeth J. Radomski nee Vitner, age 84, late of Orland Park, died May 23. A Funeral Mass was held on May 26 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Orland Park. Entombment was held at Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Orland Park.

Mrs. Radomski is survived by her children Jerry Jr. (Judy), Donna (John) Lecky and CJ (Julie); 8 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband Jerome M. Sr. Mrs. Radomski was the only daughter and last survivor of the original C.J. Vitner family.

Arrangements were entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Wayside Chapel Communion Sunday Flo Brennan in a garden (taken at a garden walk).

Clubs of Illinois, and a voting judge for the Midwest Regional Hosta Society.

Mrs. Brennan was featured in The Regional News for her volunteer work on the natural prairie garden she helped create and tend

at the Palos Park Public Library.

Among many accolades, the Cook County Sheriff’s office honored her for working with their community service program at the library, where she also served on its board of trustees.

D-Day 101st Airborne veteran parachutes in to share history

By Jeannine Kacmar

DEATH NOTICES

The Wayside Chapel at The Center in Palos Park this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.- On the first Sunday of each month (except August and December) Communion is offered at both Wayside Chapel services. Volunteers are needed for setting up Communion and helping to distribute it. Contact Chris Hopkins at 708-361-3650. All are welcome.

Please note: The Wayside Chapel

serves a non-alcoholic cup and gluten-free bread.

Multi-parish series: religious liberty topic The Rev. Jack Jura will discuss protecting our religious liberty as part of the Fortnight for Freedom on Monday, June 6, at 7 p.m., at St. Michael Catholic Church in Orland Park, 14327 Highland Ave. “protecting religious liberty—we begin the fortnight for freedom”

The Fortnight for Freedom is a time when dioceses around the country arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious liberty. Bring your family and friends – all, of any faith, are welcome. Sponsored by: the Multi-Parish Knowledge and Prayer Series presented by the Respect Life Ministries of: Our Lady of the Woods, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Bernard, St. Michael and Annunciation Byzantine Catholic parishes.

BILLY GRAHAM'S "MY ANSWER" Face your need of Christ now, not on your deathbed

Q: Since one of the men who was crucified with Jesus turned to Him at the last minute and was saved, why I can’t I do the same?

I’m having too much fun to be a Christian now, but why can’t I turn to Jesus when I’m about to die and still go to heaven? - M.C. A: It’s true; when Jesus was crucified, one of the men executed with Him asked Jesus to save him and take him to heaven, although he was a criminal who deserved only hell. This was an act of deep faith on his part, and Jesus responded by promising to save him. He said, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43).

But another man was also crucified with Jesus, and he refused to believe. Like his fellow criminal, he had only minutes to live, but instead of turning to Christ and asking to be saved, he mocked Jesus and refused to put his trust in Him, and as a result, he was lost.

How do you know which of those two you’d be? The answer is, you don’t. Yes, right now you think you’ll turn to Christ at the last minute, but will you? The further we drift away from God, the harder it is to come back. Sin also has a way of hardening our hearts so much that we’re unable to hear God’s call. This could happen to you.

Don’t gamble with your soul, and don’t be misled into thinking that the life you’re now living will Supplied photos bring you lasting happiness, for it War historian Robert Muller greets D-Day veteran Leslie M. Harris, of Palos won’t. Instead, face your need of Park, during Muller’s program on “The Men of Omaha Beach.” Harris is Christ, and discover the peace and wearing his 101st Airborne Division hat. new life He alone gives. Don’t delay; the Bible warns, “Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

into heaven, although they’ve never faced the truth of their own sin. And sometimes it’s simply because a person is determined to cling to their sin, whatever the cost.

But whatever the reason, only the Holy Spirit can overcome their resistance and open their eyes to their need for God’s forgiveness.

That’s why the most important thing you can do is to pray for your aunt. The Bible says, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (James 5:16).

In addition, ask God to give you an opportunity to confront her, lovingly but clearly, about her spiritual condition. Tell her of Christ’s love for her - a love so great He was willing to die on the cross for her. Whatever her reasons for leaving God out of her life, Christ loves her so much that He wants her to be with Him forever in heaven, and so do you.

Read the Bible carefully before you dismiss it Q: How do you know the Bible is true? Maybe some people just got together one day and made it all up. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a bunch of myths. - J.D.B. A: I know of no reputable historian - even ones who don’t believe in God or believe what the Bible says about Him - who would say the Bible happened because someone decided to make it up, or that it’s only a bunch of myths. Centuries ago, a few skeptics might have said this, but archeological discoveries since

then have repeatedly confirmed the Bible’s historical accuracy.

As I read your letter, however, I couldn’t help but ask myself two questions. First, I wonder if you’ve ever really read the Bible for yourself, or if you’ve only read comments about it written by people determined to destroy it. Whatever your situation, I challenge you to read the Bible with an open mind and heart. (I often suggest people begin with one of the gospels, such as John, because they tell us about Jesus.)

I also wonder why you’re so opposed to the Bible. Is it because you’ve honestly investigated it, and decided it isn’t to be trusted?

Or is it because you sense that if it is true, then you can no longer keep living the way you do? I suspect the latter is the case.

To dismiss the Bible is to dismiss Jesus Christ. Don’t make that mistake, because He was God in human flesh, sent from heaven to save us and give us new life.

Instead, I pray you’ll discover the Bible for yourself, and through it discover Jesus. The Bible “was written to teach us, so that... we might have hope” (Romans 15:4).

Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham. org.

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Encourage elderly aunt to accept Christ before it’s too late

Harris is shown with a pilot some 72 years ago.

Q: My aunt never has had much to do with religion, but I always hoped she’d begin thinking about God as she grew older. That hasn’t happened, although she doesn’t have long to live. Shouldn’t she be worrying about what will happen to her when she dies? - Mrs. V. McK. A: Yes, of course she should be thinking about what will happen when she dies, because someday soon she will enter eternity, and then it will be too late. The Bible solemnly warns, “People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

Why do some people refuse to face this? Sometimes it’s because they steadfastly refuse to believe in God or in Christ; even if they think they might be wrong, their pride keeps them from admitting it. Sometimes, I’ve found, it’s because they hope that somehow they’ve been good enough to get

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PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

20 Years Ago This Week

File photo From May 30, 1996

The first phase of construction is underway on the new baseball field in Community Park along College Drive just west of Palos Heights City Hall. The project is being undertaken by the city Parks and Rec. Department with the Palos Baseball Association. The city budgeted $25,000 for the new ball field. When the City Council approved the 1996 budget.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 It’s often swiped at offices 11 Censor’s target 15 Deer, e.g.

16 Leveret’s dad 17 Reminder, often 18 Largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago 19 Slip in a store: Abbr.

20 Quarters 21 Olympics coach Karolyi et al.

22 “Fooled ya” 24 Corn lead-in 25 Carbon compound found in crude oil 26 Closed up 28 Attire for filmdom’s The Mask 30 Month in el invierno 31 Terminal 32 Member of the fam 33 Tiny time div.

35 Govt. collectors 37 “Sweet!”

40 Norwegian flag feature 42 Indian bigwig 46 Intimate 48 Words to a savior 49 Breaks off 50 Naval NCO 52 Big name in shaving 53 “The Girl Next Door” co-star Hirsch 54 Work unit 56 Much 57 West Virginia resource 58 Lingered 60 Biblical preposition 61 Surrounded 62 High school subject?

63 Commercial success Down 1 Inform

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2 Start work 3 Medieval Iberian kingdom 4 Fictional giant 5 Activity 6 Venture forth 7 PowerShot maker 8 Reduce to minute particles 9 Soaks, as hemp 10 Beats Electronics co-founder 11 Rain may fall in them 12 Hammer-shaped bone 13 Pope who initiated the First Crusade 14 Dollhouse accessories 21 Like shortbread 23 “Blue Velvet” actress 25 Horizontal spar 27 Reason for overtime 29 Goes (for) 31 Maker of the Ultra Set trap 34 Mythical archer 36 Okinawa’s capital

37 Diamond buyer’s choice 38 Red flower created from the blood of Adonis 39 Digress 41 Motion backing 43 Aviation supply 44 Put in order 45 Compulsive subject of a former A&E series 47 Rat out 48 Grinders 51 __ Sound, part of the Salish Sea 54 Alexandrite is one of its birthstones 55 Gaelic language 58 Center 59 Whale __

Answers on Page 6

The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers.

Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order.

Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order.

Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

File photos from June 1, 2006

Memorial Day 2006: Left photo: Five-year old Colin Walsh, of Orland Park, finds the name of his grandfather, August S. Gaydos, engraved on the Orland Park memorial wall at the village’s Memorial Day observance. Right photo: Palos Heights Veterans Commission Chairman and VFW member Don Dahl received a Memorial Day proclamation from Mayor Bob Straz during the city’s ceremony held on Monday, May 29. [A World War II Army combat veteran who fought in Italy, Mr. Dahl has since joined the ranks of his fellow departed comrades of The Greatest Generation.]

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Capturing images, moments in time for years to come The Dr. Seuss book, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ rang loudly in my head this weekend. Friday, my Nikon placed me in the heart of Chicago to capture a senior prom sendoff. The eyes at the door danced with delight every time the prom princess pushed it opened for her guests. Their astonishment of her transformation was evident by their dropped jaws and misty eyes. No longer the little girl they once knew, before them stood a beautiful woman.

Saturday, I traveled to Lake Forest to shoot a surprise birthday party for a woman I believed to be 70 years old. I learned of my ignorance after hearing her spouse gush about their 67 years of marriage. My estimation was way off -- she’s 88!

I fogged up my camera eyecup a few times as I listened to the various voices express the impact she’s had on their lives. The room was filled to capacity. Her loved ones went through great lengths to make the occasion memorable.

Their attention to detail was unmatched. Her family’s attire was color coordinated with hers and the party décor. Each table had floral centerpieces made of framed photo vases with pictures of her at numerous stages. I especially loved the two-foot, nonedible cake, filled with rolled currency.

Technology allowed those unable to attend the festivities to join via video.

Her grateful heart made it difficult for her to remain composed, “I know my time is short. I’m grateful for this day where I can look at each one of you, and tell you how much I love and appreciate you,” she tearfully expressed.

The only part of that gig I wasn’t fond of was the distance it took to get home. My Sunday venue wasn’t close either. It was a Charis

Photo by Claudia Parker

Bible College graduation ceremony in Schererville, Ind. Thank goodness I arrived early. I had to skitter into a Walmart nearby to replace my tripod that I’d left in Lake Forest the day before.

The event crisis on that day was realizing my Speedlight flash batteries were dead, just moments before the surprised birthday recipient was about to enter the dark banquet hall. Being that she was walking up the sidewalk didn’t exactly provide time to run out and buy any. Graciously, the restaurant owner produced the four AA batteries needed. My blood pressure deescalated at the sight of Duracell. I’d been given a specific instruction. “Feel free to use your creativity. However, my MUST HAVE is the element of surprise on her face when she walks through the door,” requested the party host.

The banquet hall in Schererville had plenty of light, but to keep a photograph of a large group crisp, a steady hand is needed. I was actually a little excited about having left my tripod in Lake Forest once I realized my new one was a 2-in-1 Tripod/Monopod to be used for recording video as well.

“Sweet,” I exclaimed as I played around with the panning feature.

I don’t know how other Bible College’s do things but there

wasn’t anything normal about this Charis Bible College graduation.

We’re talking about some high praise unto God going on. At one point, I forgot I was the hired help.

I put my camera on the tripod and started getting my praise on right along with the rest of them.

I am not ashamed of the Gospel and I dare not ever let a rock cry out for me. As long as I have breath, I will give honor to God, wherever I am, especially among other believers. It was a glorious celebration to be a part of. A great end to an exciting weekend of photography.

The family I took photos for on Friday were people I’d never met. The woman explained, “A friend gave me your card.”

I recalled the name and realized that this particular client hadn’t even viewed her proofs yet. “Oh yes, I know exactly who you’re speaking of. I’m honored she referred me without having seen the quality of my work,” I told her.

“Yes, she mentioned that,” said the woman. “She told me, ‘I haven’t seen her work, but she’s very professional.”

“Wow,” I thought. “That’s such a great thing to hear.”

How many opportunities are lost to extremely skilled individuals who lacked professionalism? We must be mindful of our interactions with people at all

times. This particular new client is highly affluent and personally connected to the most powerful people in the United States. An opportunity I gained by a decision to reflect a positive countenance.

I’m happy to serve in the areas God has gifted me. Photography allows me the opportunity to freeze experiences for generations to come and it brings me great joy.

As we approach Memorial Day, many of us have plans to acknowledge those who’ve passed on before us. We either honor or dishonor the legacy of our lost loved ones with the lives that we lead. Many of us still have an open wound from their Heavenly ascend. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than knowing that because God sent His Son, we’ll be granted access to them again.

So, until then, let’s impress them with our lifestyle. “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father, which is in heaven.”

I don’t need Dr. Seuss to tell me where we might end up. If we don’t, there’s a Bible for that!

Claudia Parker is an Evergreen Park mother, author and runner whose columns appear in The Reporter the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT? The Whatizit photo quiz did not get past two of our readers this week. This week’s quiz stayed with the Memorial Day theme with the subject being the Glenn Maker American Legion Post 1160 memorial stone near 108th and Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge.

The memorial can be seen facing Ridgeland Avenue from the post’s parking lot. The stone contains the names of members who have died.

Worth residents Carol and Jerry Janicki knew it was the Glenn Maker memorial. We also want to salute the men and women who served in the U.S. military, and remember those who have paid the ultimate price.

The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo quiz is: Green waters.

Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.

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LIFESTYLE

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Orland presents military concert before Flag Day

Submitted photo

Fishing day this Sat. at Lake Katherine

Lake Katherine in Palos Heights will hold its competitive fishing classic this Saturday. Ten-year-old Joey Egan from Worth (pictured inset with dad Joe) won first place last year for his 2.6-pound bass. Adults and children can fish the south side of the lake at Lake Katherine’s annual catch-and-release fundraiser.

Fishing sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m., with all day ($25) and half day tickets ($15) available. First- and second-place trophies will be awarded for the largest bass, catfish, muskie and walleye. Participants can sign up at the nature center and should bring their own rods for the event. Worm bait that is suitable for the lake habitat will be sold on the day. This will be the last fishing event hosted by Lake Katherine until October.

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Palos West ELL and ALPs students share their ethnic diversity at the annual Celebration of Cultures.

Palos West School celebrates student-body diversity

By Kerri Treacy

Palos School District 118 Palos West Elementary school looked like a scene from Disney World’s “It’s a Small World” attraction at its fourth annual Celebration of Cultures that took place on May 18.

More than 200 people were in attendance to enjoy the colorful displays, food, and entertainment showcasing the heritage and rich ethnic diversity of Palos West English Lan-

guage Learner (ELL) and Accelerated Learning Program (ALPs) students.

Students incorporated the arts into nearly 25 projects and displays, featuring over 16 countries with artwork, artifacts, music, literature, traditional games, clothing, language, food samples, and other items of ethnicity.

Cultures throughout the world were proudly represented with food samples including; Mexican flan, homemade chips and salsa; Italian pizza, meatballs, gelato; Greek chocolate,

The village of Orland Park continues its Military Concert Series on Sunday, June 12, with its Flag Day Concert featuring the Encore Concert Band.

The free 2 p.m. concert will be held at Crescent Park adjacent to the 143rd Street train station.

“We opened the series in May with our Armed Forces Day Concert with the Southwest Community Concert Band,” said Mayor Dan McLaughlin. “We are celebrating Flag Day two days early on June 12 and invite everyone to enjoy a patriotic concert with the Encore Concert Band.”

Hosted by the village’s Veterans Commission, the concert will feature guest speaker Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Allen Lynch.

Lynch is a native of Porter County, Ind. Lynch and joined the Army in 1964. During a firefight in Vietnam in December, 1967, Lynch rescued three wounded soldiers and stayed behind to protect them when the rest of the company withdrew. He single handedly defended the wounded men against enemy attack until they were evacuated. President Richard Nixon presented the Medal of Honor in 1970.

After the war, Lynch lived in Gurnee, and worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He later served as chief of the Illinois Attorney General’s Veterans Rights Bureau until his retirement in 2005. Lynch has volunteered for a number of Vietnam Veteran organizations and is a frequent speaker at military related events.

In 2014, the Village of Orland Park was named a commemorative partner for the Vietnam War Commemoration planned by the United States Department of Defense. The department has been observing the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War during the commemorative period of 2015 to 2017. As a commemorative partner, the Village of Orland Park has and will continue to host Vietnam related events during the commemorative period, 2015 to 2017. These events, held across

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Allen F. Lynch

the country, recognize, thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families.

The Encore Concert Band is a community-based performance ensemble, comprised of more than 60 musicians from the south and west suburbs. Founded in 1999

by Music Director Bill Schuetter, the band performs throughout the year throughout the Chicagoland area. The musicians perform a variety of genres, from the classics to Broadway hits. The Encore Concert Band is a member of the Association of Concert Bands Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, umbrellas, snacks and beverages.

On Sunday, August 7, the Village of Orland Park will host its Welcome Home Concert for Vietnam Veterans. This show will feature a Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute Band and will be held during the Taste of Orland Park beginning at 1 p.m.

More information about the Village of Orland Park and its Veterans Commission is available on the village’s website at www. orlandpark.org and by calling 403-6115.

— Village of Orland Park

powered cookies, and tiropetes; Indian samosa and chakli; Russian tea and cookies; Irish soda bread, and many other ethnic treats. The evening concluded with Greek, Irish, Polish, and Filipino dance performances by students and members of local dance groups.

“Our students did a fantastic job showcasing the heritage they chose to represent,” said Palos West Principal Jennifer Peloquin Biel. “I am so proud of the students and also thankful for such amazing parent support.”

Drone’s eye view of splash-ready Palos Heights Pool

Photo by John Conway

The Palos Heights Pool appears to be “Summer Ready” for the municipal swimming pool’s opening this season on Saturday, wrote John Conway. He sent this photo last Friday and said: “I was flying a drone over by the pool yesterday and took this picture.”

For more, see our Summer Fun special section in this week’s Regional News.

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Meet the new bosses Sandburg and Marist hire new athletic directors.

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NAIA WORLD SERIES

SANDBURG 4 X 800 RELAY TEAM MAKES TRACK HISTORY

SXU in the driver’s seat for national championship

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

June. Eagles coach Joe Nemeth said he would wait until the middle of this week to let his athletes decide if they want to go to that meet.

“They have accomplished so much – do we want to do one more event?” Nemeth said. “These kids have sacrificed their lives for Sandburg running and we will see how they recover from this and see how it goes.’’

While Brennan, Jacobs (who missed the Eagles Class 3A cross country state championship because of a postseason injury) and Sean Torpy setting the table, Chris Torpy had a comfortable lead heading into the final stretch. It was just Torpy vs. the clock and when he crossed the finish line, with his arms extended in the air knowing the team shattered the record.

“We were going to go for the record and throw it all on the line even though we had other races coming up,” Chris Torpy said. “Three of us our graduating and we wanted to do it for Dylan, who is a sophomore. We really wanted to leave a mark.’’

St. Xavier’s softball team is one win away from a national championship.

The Cougars beat Southeastern (Fla.) 3-0 Tuesday night in the third round of the NAIA World Series in Sioux City, Iowa. SXU (46-8-1) takes on the survivor of a group of games between Southeastern, Oklahoma City University and Auburn Montgomery at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, in the double-elimination tournament.

If the Cougars lose, they play the same team again at 7:30 p.m. The worst the Cougars could finish is second in the nation.

Nicole Nonnemacher picked up her third World Series win and shutout on Thursday and Brittany Plimmer drove in two runs.

Nonnemacher, who has put up some incredible performances in her four-year career at SXU, may have pitched her best game yet when the fourth-seeded Cougars beat top-seeded Oklahoma City University, 1-0, on Monday.

Oklahoma came into the game with 542 runs in 65 games and Nonnemacher shut out its hitters and was one strike away from a no-hitter. It was the first time Oklahoma was shut out in 2016.

Savannah Kinsella’s groundout brought home Kasey Kanaga in the bottom of the first for the only run of the game.

“I just take every player like they are the best on their team.

I try to do my best to get them to hit pop-ups and grounders and let my defense work behind me,” said Nonnemacher, who allowed two hits and struck out 22 after her first two World Series games. “My teammates have faith in me in the circle and I have faith in them defensively, so as along as we can put one run on the board, I’m ok with that.”

The Cougars opened the World Series leaving 12 runners on base — including six in the first two innings — but squeaked out a 1-0 victory over fifth-seeded Simpson University on Friday.

Callie Brown singled home former Shepard standout Franchesca Graffeo in the third

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See SXU, Page 4

Sandburg’s Chris Torpy reacts after helping his team set the 4x800 state record in the Illinois High School Association state finals on Saturday in Charleston.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Waking up the state — and nation

By Jeff Vorva

BEST IN THE USA

Sports Editor

CHARLESTON — It started out with a long yawn.

Maybe two.

OK, at least three.

Minutes before Sandburg’s powerhouse 4x800-meter team was ready to perform in the Illinois High School Association state finals Saturday, its leadoff man, Tom Brennan, couldn’t seem to stop yawning. And during one yawn, the third man on the team, Sean Torpy, was rubbing his eyes.

This group looked like it was ready for a late-morning nap.

But once the Eagles lined up and that starter’s pistol fired, Brennan, Dylan Jacobs, Sean Torpy and his twin brother Chris Torpy had a huge chunk of the O’Brien Stadium crowd in Charleston on their feet wide awake and screaming loud enough to wake the dead. The foursome not only broke a decade-old state record, but posted the best 4x800 mark in the country with a run of 7 minutes, 37.36 seconds. Algonquin Jacobs’ held the previous record of 7:40.02, set in 2006.

The top five high school 4x800 performances in the country this season, through Sunday, according to Athletic.net: 1 SANDBURG 7:37.36 May 28 2 Great Oak, Cal. 7:37.61 April 15 3 Green Hope, N.C. 7:38.83 May 21 4 Lafayette (Wildwood), Mo. 7:40.21 May 28 5 Houston Strake Jesuit, Tex. 7:41.58 April 02 Sandburg 4x800 lead runner Tom Brennan looks anything but nervous as he yawns before his team broke a 10-year-old state record and posted the No. 1 time in the nation on Saturday during the IHSA State Boys Track and Field Meet.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

As for the pre-race drowsiness?

“I’m always a little tired,’’ Brennan joked minutes after the race.

“He was just grabbing oxygen,” added Jacobs.

The record-setting team run, plus huge individual performances by the Torpy twins and Ayo Abiona gave the Eagles 40 points, which was good for

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third place in Class 3A behind East St. Louis (54 points) and Edwardsville (42).

It was the Orland Park school’s second top-three trophy in boys track. The 1977 squad took third in Class AA. How long will the Eagles get to keep the No. 1 time in the nation? There is a chance it could fall at the New Balance Nationals in North Carolina in mid-

BOYS VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL

Sandburg looking to leap up three spots at state St. Francis ends Marist’s big season

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Marist was able to survive rain, thunder, lightning delays, Oak Forest, Lemont and top-seeded Tinley Park during this postseason, but the RedHawks’ girls soccer team couldn’t survive Wheaton St. Francis.

The RedHawks had their best season in school history come to an end with a 2-0 loss to St. Francis Tuesday night at the Hinsdale STATEMENT South Supersectional to dash their chances at a trip to the final four in the Illinois High School GAMES Association Class 2A State Tournament. They finished 17-8-3.

Marist, which drew the second seed in the Brooks Sectional, won the first sectional title in school history with a 4-0 victory over top-seeded Tinley Park at Gately Stadium on Saturday.

Claire Collevy scored two goals while Amaya Knoll and freshman Anne Callaghan each scored one in the historic victory.

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Photo by Jeff Vorva

Posing with the champs: Mary Jane Murphy, a Marist fan from Beverly, wanted to pose with Sandburg’s volleyball team after the Eagles beat the RedHawks to win the sectional title at St. Laurence. The Eagles, including Danny Feltman (left) and Peter Zachary (holding the championship plaque) welcomed her and a Fathead of Marist’s Brian Kettering into the group picture.

At about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sandburg boys volleyball star Jake Hanes was told by coach Sean Airola that he was named as an American Volleyball Coaches Association AllAmerican.

A few hours later, he put on an AllAmerican performance as the 6-foot-11 Ohio State-bound Hanes smashed eight kills to help the Eagles beat Marist, 2512, 25-20 to win the St. Laurence Sectional Tuesday night. The Eagles (36-3) face Lyons Township in the state quarter- STATEMENT GAMES finals at 5 p.m. Friday at Hoffman Estates High School.

It’s the Eagles’ second straight trip to state. They finished fourth in the state last year, which Hanes admitted was disappointing. Sandburg was one of two teams to beat powerhouse Glenbard West last year, and the Eagles were stopped by Vernon Hills in the semifinals and never got the chance to make it to the title match against the Hilltoppers.

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FIRE ANALYSIS/NOTES

Fire ties up struggling defending MLS champ

By Alison Moran Correspondent

Three months ago, the Chicago Fire shut out the reigning Major League Soccer champion Portland Timbers at Providence Park in preseason play.

Since then, both teams have struggled to find momentum, on and off the pitch.

As they met again Saturday night at Toyota Park, both were coming off wins — the Fire’s ego-boosting 1-0 shutout over the Western Conference cellar-dwelling Houston Dynamo (3-7-2) and Portland’s 4-2 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps (6-6-2.)

Both teams came away satisfied, if not overjoyed, with a 1-1 draw at Toyota Park.

Portland (4-6-4) came into the game minus the offense of midfielder Darrington Nagbe and defender Jermaine Taylor, who were called up to serve their respective men’s national teams.

The Fire (2-5-5) took advantage of the absences. “We started with three midfielders to close the passage to the middle,” said Fire Coach

Veljko Paunovic.

But in the 18th minute, the Timbers’ Diego Valeri found the passage to the goal by miscuing the Fire’s defense, converting on a right-footed shot into the far left side of the Photo by Jeff Vorva net.

That could have After missing time with a knee injury and a suspen- spelled trouble because sion, the Fire’s David Ac- one of the problems of cam played his first game the Fire’s campaign in Toyota Park since the has been its lack of season opener March 6 offense. The Fire’s and scored a goal Satur- underwhelming, nineday against Portland. goal effort in its first 11 matches has in part been the absence of forward David Accam, who missed several games to a knee injury and another game with a suspension after an incident with another player against the New York Red Bulls.

Accam made his presence felt by Saturday evening by evening as he scored in the 20th minute, assisted by Kennedy Igboananike. Accam and Igboananike combined for nine shots in the game.

The Fire’s solid defense kept the Timbers scoreless in the second half.

Matt Polster, who was chosen Man of the Match by fans voting through an app, had three shot attempts and two blocked shots.

“It’s the closest we’ve come to putting together a full 90 minutes (this season),” he said.

“I thought Chicago was the better team tonight,” admitted Portland Coach Caleb Porter.

“We could’ve done a better job, but we’ll take the point.”

Fire bits

• Fire defenseman Rodrigo Ramos was taken off the field with a possible concussion in the 82nd minute.

• Yellow cards were issued to Ramos, along with teammate Johan Kappelhoff. Timbers yel-

BREAK TIME FOR MLS • The Fire takes a break from Major League Soccer play because of the Copa America Centenario.

• It returns to MLS action Saturday at 8 p.m., June 18 on the road against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Stadium in Commerce City, Colorado.

• The Fire will play in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 15 either at Louisville of against the Indy Eleven at Toyota Park.

low cards were issued to Chris Klute and Liam Ridgewell.

• In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Fire’s Premier Development League team dethroned the reigning champion Chattanooga CFC 2-1 in double overtime Saturday to clinch the Steinbrecher Cup at the US Soccer Amateur National Championship. Mark Segbers had two goals for the Fire.

RED STARS ANALYSIS

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

Red Stars turn in ‘worst performance of the year’ in their tie with Sky Blue

Former Shepard runner finishes 11th in nation

By Alison Moran

Sports Editor

Correspondent

How did the first-place Chicago Red Stars fare Sunday against the struggling Sky Blue FC, without Alyssa Naeher in goal, Coppertone spokeswoman Christen Press at forward, and Julie Johnston defending?

Their coach called it their “worst performance of the year.”

On paper, the Red Stars appeared to have every advantage. Sky Blue FC came into Toyota Park having won only two games this season. It had a new head coach in Christy Holly, who replaced New Zealand-born goalkeeper Erin Nayler with Caroline Stanley, formerly of the Seattle Reign FC. Veteran defender Christie Rampone, 40, was having fitness issues. And on top of all of that, defender Kelley O’Hara was called up to the USA National Team.

In ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn,’ the poet John Keats wrote, “If beauty is truth, and truth, beauty, that is all ye need to know.”

If so, the Red Stars (4-1-2) have a beautiful-minded coach in Rory Dames.

As the stars were away, preparing for a pair of friendlies against Japan with the USA Women’s National Team, Dames summarized the 1-1 draw at Toyota Park taking away one positive: “In our worst performance of the year, we still took a point out of it,” he said.

But he wasn’t a happy man.

“We were poor in the game,” said Dames. “We couldn’t build momentum. We were way too slow. The biggest difference, without our stars, was in our quality of play.”

Despite the draw, the Chicago Red Stars remain at the

PORTLAND AT CHICAGO RED STARS WHEN: 5 p.m., Sunday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview RED STARS RECORD: 4-1-2 PORTLAND RECORD: 3-0-4 LAST TIME: Portland beat the Red Stars, 2-1, Aug. 9 in front of an announced crowd of 15,858 in Portland. Alyssa Mautz had the lone goal for the Red Stars.

top of the NWSL and host the second-place Portland Thorns Saturday.

The game started promisingly enough. In the 34th minute, Red Stars forward Sofia Huerta took a pass from a New Jersey native, midfielder Danielle Colaprico, sending the ball past Stanley to the far side of the net.

For nearly 30 minutes, the Red Stars defended well, but Stanley deflected several scoring attempts by the Red Stars from going past her.

More frustrating for Huerta were two scoring attempts that got away. Just four minutes after scoring the goal, Huerta’s curling shot tipped over the bar. Midway through the second half, defender Arin Gilliland set up a long shot to Huerta, which flicked by Hoy before going narrowly right.

In the second half, Holly substituted British-born rookie Leah Galton, a rookie so new, her name only appears on a supplemental Sky Blue roster and veteran defender Natasha ‘Tasha’ Kai. In the 69th minute, midfielder Taylor Lytle got the ball on the right flank and passed it to Galton, whose foot was positioned perfectly to shoot the equalizer past Red Stars goalkeeper Michelle Dalton, landing at the back of the net to help deny the Red Stars three points.

FOCUS ON WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

T-Bolts are off to their best start in team history

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Like the White Sox and Cubs, the Windy City Thunderbolts got off to a hot start in 2016.

The Crestwood-based team started this season with a 12-3 mark after sweeping the Joliet Slammers at home.

On Sunday, Johnny Eierman hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Bolts a 6-5 victory.

That came one day after Windy City hit four homers — from Blair Beck, Taylor Smart, Cody Keefer and Corey Bass — in a 7-1 victory.

The local angle Chris Chigas, the Oak Lawn Community High School graduate from Bridgeview, struggled in his second start, giving up seven earned runs in 2 2-3 innings in a 16-1 loss to Lake Erie on May 25 to snap an eight-game ThunderBolts winning streak.

Through three appearances including two starts, Chigas was 1-1 with a 6.28 ERA.

By Jeff Vorva

COMING UP Thursday: Hosts Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.

Friday-Sunday: At Normal Wednesday-Thursday: At Washington • Nuts and Bolts: Washington pitcher Devon Davis was playing Double-A ball in the White Sox organization last year.

Elsewhere in the Frontier League…

Florence’s Isaac Wenrich had two hits, a walk and a run in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Gateway. It was the catcher’s first game back from suffering a heart attack on March 28.

“I’ve thought about this day since the heart attack, but I never knew whether I was going to get back on that field,” Wenrich said. “So to finally see my name on the lineup card and be able to make an impact on the team today, it’s something that you can’t really put into words. I wasn’t sure this day would ever get here, so it’s incredible.”

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Sandburg won its second top-3 state trophy in boys track and field on Saturday 39 years after winning its first.

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“The kids really wanted something to cap it,’’ Nemeth said. “This is huge, winning the trophy, but it seemed like they wanted a little extra. To get the state record and the No. 1 time in the country is just amazing.”

Chris Torpy also won the 800 with a 1:50.88, Sean Torpy won the 1600 in 4:15.13 and Abiona took third in the long jump (22 feet, 11.75 inches) and seventh in the 100 (:10.83).

The Eagles were hoping for more points, but had a couple of close calls in the preliminaries on Friday.

Abiona finished 10th in the 200, which missed the finals by one spot.

Jibreel Brown set a school record in the 400 with a :48.73 but he also finished 10th and missed the finals.

In Class 2A, Evergreen Park senior pole vaulter Joey Ryan took fourth with a 139. Geneseo’s Arthur Atwell was first with a vault of 150. The meet is held on the campus of Eastern Illinois University and Ryan plans on going there in the fall and hoping to land on the team as a walk-on.

St. Xavier University and Trinity Christian College competed in the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Cougars had three athletes finish in 11th place, including former Shepard standout Abel Hernandez.

The four-day meet ended Saturday in Gulf Shores, Ala., with Hernandez finishing the 10,000-meter run in 32 minutes, 21.62 seconds which was good for 11th place out of 18 runners.

“For Abel, it didn’t end the way he would have liked, but he had an amazing year,” Cougars coach Kyle Rago said.

Janis Pastars took 11th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a 9:45.96.

On the women’s side, Ellie Willging was 11th in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:51.84 seconds.

Nicole Watkins finished 15th in the 800 with a 2:17.50 and 22nds in the 1500 with a 4:43.27.

TCC’s Michael Potter was 19th out of 46 runners in the marathon with a 2:53:48.5 and Ashley Jourdan was 27th out of 28 runners in the 1500 with a 4:49.75.

TCC baseball goes 1-2 in World Series

Evergreen Park pole vaulter Joey Ryan took fourth place in the state in Class 2A Saturday.

“I felt great,” he said. “I hope the coaches were watching me.’’

Ryan just started vaulting his sophomore year and made it to state his first year and this sea-

son.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian junior Ben Friesen finished fifth in the 400 with a :50.16.

New Berlin’s Kahlil Wassell won with a :49.00.

Trinity finished 1-2 in pool play in the NCCAA World Series, which wrapped up Saturday in Mason, Ohio.

The Trolls were seeded seventh out of eight teams and lost an 11-1 decision to No. 2 Campbellsville on May 25 and recovered to nip No. 6 Southwestern Christian, 4-3, last Thursday. They dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 3 Southwestern Christian Friday to end their run and close their season at 37-23-1.

Top-seeded Oklahoma Baptist won the national championship.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

FOCUS ON AREA HIGH SCHOOLS

Sandburg, Marist name new athletic directors

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Sandburg stayed close and Marist looked far to get their athletic directors last week.

Sandburg hired alum Tom Freyer after the District 230 board’s approval on Thursday night, one day after Marist hired Stephen Smithers from Rock Island Alleman.

Freyer graduated from Sandburg and was a varsity baseball player for the Eagles as well as a member of numerous co-curricular activities. He pursued a degree in finance from the University of Illinois prior to getting a Master’s degree in teaching and learning from National-Louis University.

Freyer returns to Sandburg after eight years at Lyons Township High School where he taught mathematics and where he served as an assistant baseball coach and winter sports coordinator.

“My passion for high school athletics began when I was a student-athlete at Sandburg,” Freyer said. “I was fortunate enough to be coached by hall-of-fame coaches during my four years and their influence had a lasting impact on me.

“One of the main reasons I pursued education as a career is because I wanted to pay it forward and be a positive role model for students much like my coaches and teachers were for me.’’

Freyer

Smithers

Sandburg Principal Deb Baker said that Freyer has “a winning combination of a strong vision, honed leadership skills, and loyalty to his alma mater. We know that his big picture perspective will help cultivate our athletic programming and bring continued success to our school and community.”

Freyer will replace Mark Krusz, who accepted an athletic director’s position at Plainfield Central, closer to his home. Krusz has been at Sandburg for three seasons.

Smithers brings in more than 20 years of administrative and coaching experience.

Smithers served Alleman as athletic director since 2005, and also coached basketball for the school from 2005 to 2009. Alleman’s teams garnered 18 postseason titles in 10 different sports, and earned nine Illinois High School Association state trophies. Be-

fore that, he spent one year as athletic director and basketball coach at Assumption Catholic in Davenport, Iowa. From 1994 to 2004, Smithers worked for St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, as a corporate relations representative and assistant men’s basketball coach.

“We are thrilled to bring someone into this position who first, understands the mission of Catholic education, and second, has a wealth of personal and professional experience that we feel confident will further strengthen our athletic program,” Marist Principal Larry Tucker said. “Stephen understands the opportunities and challenges that exist in today’s high school athletics world, and will be invaluable in guiding Marist.”

“Marist is one of the strongest, most respected Catholic high schools in the state,” Smithers said. “It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to lead its athletic program.”

In recent years, Marist has garnered state titles in softball in 2012 and 2015. Football finished second in state in 2009 and 2015.

Wrestling finished second in state in 2014.

Cheerleading finished second in state in 2013.

Smithers replaces Bob Lim, who had been with the school since 2006. Lim and the school parted ways with at the start of the spring sports season.

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Win or lose, this is a great way to end the baseball regular season wo days after the excitement of a bunch of much-publicized and high caliber games played at Standard Bank Stadium for the Do It Stevie’s Way baseball tournament, there was another event at the Crestwood park.

This one was low-key. It was one game. There weren’t a bunch of media members there — only me.

But it was still pretty special.

Evergreen Park High School’s baseball team hosted its second Tony Knight Night at the park. Evergreen Park played Marist on a summer-like evening on May 23 to close out the regular season for the Mustangs.

I never met Tony Knight, who died in 2014 at age 29, but I wish I did.

Last year, I covered the opening of the Evergreen Park Athletic Association Little League season and it was a Tony Knight love-fest with people saying nice things about the man and his mother, Mary Ellen, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Tony was a former EP student

T

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point who loved Evergreen Park sports and was a fixture at most sporting events ling after he graduated.

His obituary said “His smiles, dimples and laugh were unforgettable.’’

Before the Marist game, there was an announcement about why we were all there that included “He had an enthusiasm for everything that he did — we should all strive to live the way Tony did in our daily lives.’’

The idea for the game is to feed the Tony Knight School Spirit Scholarship fund. For the past two seasons, $1,000 of scholarship money was donated in Knight’s name. In 2014, Mike Rizzo earned the scholarship and this year,

Moraine Valley Community Collegebound Connor McKeever earned the check.

The only think to spoil what seemed like a perfect night for Knight was Marist beating the Mustangs, 13-1 in the game. I don’t think Tony would have enjoyed that.

But don’t make the RedHawks out to be the bad guys. I saw plenty of Marist fans in the stands so the money that they left at the entrance gate is helping the scholarship fund.

The Stevie’s Way Tournament finished up its fifth year of bringing in some state powers to beat each other up all in the name of making money for scholarships at Mt. Carmel in the memory of Steven Bajenski, a Caravan student who died in 2009 at age 17.

St. Rita beat Oak Park, 7-2 for the title on May 21. This tournament was so strong that Brother Rice had its 30-game winning streak snapped and finished third.

Win or lose, the money raised for

BASEBALL REGIONALS

Stevie’s Way and Knight’s Night are going for worthwhile causes and even though the next few weeks will be filled with postseason excitement, these two events are the perfect way to finish off the regular season.

Wood working We will be presenting a longer story in the near future but I thought it was cool that Brad and Kyle Wood — a couple of Orland Park natives who graduated from St. Laurence — made it to their respective all-conference teams.

Kyle, a senior at Purdue, made the third All Big Ten team at first base after hitting 12 home runs and driving in 37 runs. He is the first Boilermaker honored since 2012.Eight of his homers came in March.

Brad, a sophomore at Northern Illinois University, made the all-MidAmerican Conference team at second base after hitting .289 with 37 runs and helped turn 31 double plays.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Evergreen Park’s Connor McKeever earned a $1,000 Tony Knight scholarship.

SOFTBALL REGIONALS

Oak Lawn schools pull off upsets; Marist is shocked by Lyons Twp.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Chicago Christian’s Tyler Edgar celebrates after scoring a run against Bremen on Thursday. There was plenty more celebrating on Saturday for Edgar and his teammates after they upset Oak Forest, 6-5, despite trailing 5-2 heading into the seventh.

Welcome to Class 3A, Knights Chicago Christian wins regional in new class, but it wasn’t easy

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

For the past five years, few baseball teams obtained the success that Chicago Christian had in regional play.

The Knights rolled through 10 opponents by a combined score of 180-10 in Class 2A play but playing easy competition didn’t prove beneficial in sectional play as they were 1-5 and lost several one- and two-run games.

This season, the Knights were bumped up to Class 3A and the games were closer. But the Knights won their sixth straight title after beating Oak Forest 6-5 Saturday to win their own regional. They were seeded fourth in their sub-sectional while Oak Forest was seeded first.

CC trailed 5-2 heading into the seventh and rallied for the win and Tyler Edgar drove in what turned out to be the winning run.

The Knights (27-10) were scheduled to take on Herscher at the Lincoln-Way West Sectional Wednesday.

Knights coach Eric Brauer found out about the move up in class in July and he had mixed emotions about it.

“We’re the smallest school in the state in Class 3A — we have 350 kids and are playing schools with 1,500 kids in 3A,” Brauer said. “That seems unfair, but we weren’t going to back away from the challenge.

We play those kind of schools on our schedule. We play them all summer long. We’ve played Stagg, Sandburg, Oak Lawn and Lincoln-Way East. We don’t mind. We don’t care. We were going to play whoever shows up. But at the same time,

when we’re the smallest school in the state in 3A, it’s hard to ignore that.’’

Chicago Christian made its debut in Class 3A with a 7-1 win over Bremen last Thursday in Palos Heights.

The two teams traded zeros on the board in the first two innings but the Knights exploded for all seven of their runs in the third inning. Adam Schoenle and Trevor Wolterink had doubles to highlight the third-inning onslaught.

Left-handed junior pitcher Dan Vos struck out 13 en route to the victory.

Vos didn’t think the Knights were put in a David vs. Goliath situation.

“The better competition helps immensely,” he said. “We were ready to play in 3A and we wanted to play in 3A. It’s good for us.’’

At Morton: St. Laurence won its sixth straight Class 4A regional title with a 6-0 over Riverside-Brookfield on Saturday as Angel Sandoval threw a one-hit shutout.

The Vikings trailed Argo, 1-0, in the semifinals on May 25 when the game was suspended by lightning. They had a day to think about erasing that deficit and came back last Thursday and put 15 straight runs on the board for a 15-1 victory. Jimmy Burnette hit a grand slam.

St. Laurence (29-8) is scheduled to play Mt. Carmel at 4:30 p.m. today, Thursday, at the St. Rita Sectional.

At Reavis: Brother Rice won its first regional title since 2010 with an 11-1 victory over Oak Lawn in Class 4A action on Saturday. The Crusaders picked up a two-run homer from Joe Preusser.

Brother Rice beat Kennedy, 12-1, on May 25 in the regional semifinals as Jack Guzek belted a pair of homers.

The Crusaders (34-3) were scheduled to face St. Rita at the St. Rita Sectional on Wednesday.

At Homewood-Flossmoor: Marist topped Marian Catholic, 6-1, Saturday in Class 4A action as Brandon Hanik drove in a pair of runs. It was Marist’s third title in five seasons.

The RedHawks squeaked out an 8-7 victory over CreteMonee in the semifinals on May 25 as Matt Donahue’s single drove in what turned out to be the winning run. The next day, Marian won a 4-3 thriller over H-F when Mark DiLuia hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.

Marist (20-17) was scheduled to face Lincoln-Way North Wednesday at the Providence Sectional.

At Evergreen Park: Despite owning a sub-.500 record, the seventh-seeded hosts won their third Class 3A title in four years with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Simeon on Saturday as Pat Doran picked up the victory.

The Mustangs made it to the title game with a 10-0 victory over Chicago Vocational last Thursday as pitcher Connor McKeever struck out 10.

EP (16-17) is scheduled to play third-seeded Harlan at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at the Brooks Sectional.

At Sandburg: Ninth-seeded Lincoln-Way East stunned second-seeded Sandburg, 7-1, in the regional final on Saturday in Class 4A action.

Sandburg and Shepard were deadlocked at 0-0 after three innings in the semifinals on May 25 when rain, thunder and lightning postponed the contest. Because of Shepard’s graduation, the game was resumed Friday morning and The Eagles won, 4-1.

Stagg trailed Lincoln-Way East, 10-0 in the other semifinal game last Thursday and fought back before dropping a 12-10 decision.

At Richards: The hosts were blanked 6-0 by Andrew in the semifinal in Class 4A action on Friday.

For the third time in history, Oak Lawn and Richards softball teams won regional championships the same season.

On Saturday sixth-seeded Oak Lawn knocked out third-seeded Mother McAuley, 2-1 to capture the Morton Class 4A Sectional on the same day that fifth-seeded Richards upended fourth-seeded Shepard, 8-3, to win the Hinsdale South Class 4A Regional crown.

Both Oak Lawn schools also won regional softball crowns the same year in 2005 and 2007. This year, the two teams also have identical 21-11 marks.

Oak Lawn won its sixth regional crown overall and third since 2005 by nipping the Mighty Macs as pitcher Mia Loy helped hold McAuley’s offense down.

The Mighty Macs beat Washington, 16-2 in the semifinals on May 24. Amy Balich’s three-run homer was the big blow for McAuley.

Oak Lawn ended Stagg’s season in the semifinals with a 4-1 victory as Marisa Loy fired the win and whiffed nine Stagg batters.

Richards won its 13th regional title and fourth in the last six years thanks in part to Becky Wujcik’s three-RBI performance.

Shepard beat host Hinsdale South, 5-0 in the semifinals on May 24 with Heather O’Kelly collecting four hits.

Richards knocked out Riverside-Brookfield, 3-0, in the semis with Sara Kiziak firing the shutout.

At Lyons: Eighth-seeded Lyons Township provided one of the biggest upsets of the postseason, knocking off top-seeded and defending Class 4A champion Marist, 5-1, Saturday.

The RedHawks opened the postseason with a 19-0 victory over Eisenhower on May 24 as Cassie Lindmark drove in four runs.

At Reavis: Sandburg won its 26th regional title and eighth in a row with a 19-3 win over Reavis on Saturday in Class 4A action. Brittany Beveridge drove in four runs in the game.

The Eagles, who finished second in the state in Class 4A in 2014, opened the postseason with a 15-1 victory over Kennedy in the semifinals on May 24.

At Evergreen Park: In Class 3A action Evergreen Park won its 16th regional title and fourth in the past six years with a 7-0 victory over Chicago Jones on Saturday as Maddie Vojacek fired the shutout win.

The Mustangs beat Morgan Park, 16-0, on May 24 to advance to the title game.

At Chicago Christian: The hosts won their sixth straight title but first in Class 3A with a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Agriculture Science School. Brooke Veldman drove in three runs.

The Knights opened the postseason with a 19-3 victor over Instituto Health Science Charter on May 24.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Allyson Terrell and her Richards teammates won their fourth regional title in six years after beating Shepard at Hinsdale South.

Oak Lawn’s Mia Loy and her teammates won their first regional since 2007 on Saturday.

SECTIONAL UPDATE • Richards and Chicago Christian were scheduled to open sectional play Tuesday night but the games were rained out. Richards will play Lyons at 11 a.m. Thursday, today, at Marist in Class 4A play while Chicago Christian was scheduled to play Nazareth Academy at Lemont in Class 3A action on Wednesday afternoon.

• On Wednesday night, Sandburg was scheduled to face Oak Lawn at Marist and Evergreen Park was slated to play Lemont at Lemont.

• More on sectional action can be found in next week’s Reporter/Regional.

STATE TENNIS

Stagg singles players get their feet wet at state

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

None of the area’s tennis stars were able to make it to the second day of the Illinois High School Association state meet after being eliminated last Thursday but two Stagg players provided hope for promising results in the next couple of years.

Sophomore Michal Wolan led the area by going 2-2 including a 6-1, 6-3 first-round victory over Marian Catholic’s Donald Flynn. He was stopped

by Chicago Northside’s Nathan Spear, 6-3, 6-3 and was placed in the consolation bracket, where he beat Champaign Central’s Nikhil Thorpe, 6-2, 6-3, before losing to Wauconda’s Brian Hackman.

It was Wolan’s second appearance in the state tournament and first at singles.

Chargers’ freshman Kevin Wacnik opened his state career with a 6-0, 6-3 loss to Plainfield Central’s DJ Colantrone but recovered in the consolation round to beat Lyons’ Max O’Malley 7-6 (7), 6-1. He was eliminated by Streamwood’s

trip to state, dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Oak Park’s Jacob Palley and recovered to blank Warren’s Daniel Nystrom, 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the consolation bracket. He then fell to Wheaton North’s Chase Bremner, 6-3, 5-7 (10-2).

Shepard junior Paul Milkus, making his second appearance at the state meet, went 0-2 to close out the 32-year career of Astros coach Dmitri Cooper.

No doubles team was able to pull out a victory.

Brother Rice’s Ryan Cunnea-Brendan Leibforth and TJ Saas-Joe Mendala, Sandburg’s Adam Caridi-Anthony Coffel, Oak Lawn’s Michael Rodriquez-Patrick Skupien, Chicago Christian’s Charlie Blim-Li Zhang and Stagg’s Patrick Harper-Luke Schend went 0-2.

New Trier won the state tiPhoto by Jeff Vorva tle Saturday to snap Hinsdale Stagg freshman Kevin Wacnik, shown in sectional action, opened Central’s four-year championhis state tennis career going 1-2 on ship streak. Deerfield’s Vuk Budic won the state title at sinThursday. gles and Hinsdale Cenntral’s Christopher Veltkamp, 6-3, ichael Czlonka-Nick Calzolano 6-2. won doubles. The tournament Sandburg’s Jonluke Passett, was held at various sites in the who was making his fourth north and west suburbs.

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Sand for Sandburg: Ayo Abiona gets a face full of sand in Saturday’s long jump event, but his third-place finish in the event was huge in securing a third-place finish for the Eagles in Class 3A boys track.

East St. Louis’s 4x400 relay team needed a win to give its school a Class 3A state title and celebrated after it came through with the victory.

Sandburg’s Sean Torpy uses his shoes as bottle holders for his water and Gatorade on Saturday morning at the IHSA state meet.

Chicago Christian’s Ben Friesen (left) finished fifth in the state in the Class 1A 400 dash in Charleston on Saturday.

Above: Evergreen Park left-hander Pat Doran deals during the Tony Knight Night on May 23 in Crestwood.

Jack Carberry of Shepard gets to deliver a pitch against Sandburg in the regional semifinals.

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Marist second baseman Brandon Hanik gets ready to throw out an Evergreen Park runner in a victory during Tony Knight Night at Standard Bank Stadium.

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inning for the game’s lone run.

Nonnemacher allowed one hit and one walk and fanned 13 batters.

Coach Myra Minuskin recorded her 621st career win in that game to make her the program’s all-time winningest coach.

While at the World Series, Minuskin found out she and assistant coach Erin Mollohan earned the 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association NAIA Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year “I’m truly blessed, because I feel that I have the best assistant coach in the nation in Erin and a team made up of extremely talented players,” said Minuskin. “To me, they deserve all the credit in the world for this honor and I love having the privilege to work with them

The RedHawks made it to the sectional title match after a wild 1-0 victory over Lemont on May 25.

Callaghan, who scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Oak Forest to help her team win a regional title, scored the lone goal against Lemont with 31 minutes left on the clock.

That goal held up.

The match was delayed three times by lightning and played sat around for more than three hours. When lightning was seen yet again with 19 minutes left in the game, the officials called it. Goalie Ashley Smialek recorded the shutout.

On Friday night, the area’s only other regional champ – Sandburg – was knocked out.

The top-seeded Eagles were eliminated in the Lincoln-Way East Class 3A Sectional title game by Lincoln-Way North, 2-1 in a game decided by penalty kicks.

Both teams traded goals in the first half, with Sandburg’s Kylie Hase knotting the game up at 1-1 with 15 minutes left in the opening 40 minutes. After a couple of

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SXU coach Myra Minuskin earned a milestone and an honor during the NAIA World Series.

every day. We aren’t finished yet though. We want to bring a national championship back home to Chicago. To be the best, you have to beat the best and we are very excited about the challenge.”

overtime periods, the game went to PKs, where the Phoenix outscored the Eagles, 4-2.

Coach Katie O’Connell wasn’t happy to end the season short of the team’s goal of making it to the state tournament, but enjoyed her experience coaching this group.

“If you are around this team, it’s kind of an infectious personality group,” the coach said. “They are so much fun and were the epitome of a team. Everyone supports each other from the starters to the players coming off the bench. I wanted to see them succeed so much.’’

The Eagles came roaring into the sectional title game after winning two regional games by a combined score of 14-0 and beating Stagg, 5-0, in the first game in the sectional on May 24.

DeWolf set the tone early with three goals in the first half against the team that knocked the Eagles out of the postseason in 2015. Lauren Willie scored less than three minutes into the game and Sam Moran’s second-half goal gave the Eagles a five-goal cushion.

DeWolf, who is heading to Eastern Illinois University, had seven postseason goals in four matches.

Left: Audry Brauer, the 19-month-old daughter of Chicago Christian coach Eric Brauer, runs around the bases after the Knights’ 7-1 regional win over Bremen last Thursday.

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Continued from Page 1 “The bus ride home last year was tough,” Hanes said. “Watching the seniors and the look on their faces…they were not going to get another chance. We’re just hoping this year we don’t have the same feeling.’’

Setter Grant Burden spread the wealth around. Colin Ensalaco, who played back row last year as a sophomore, banged down seven kills and Avery Verble, who played at Lincoln-Way North last year, added five.

Marist finished 30-9 and was stopped in the sectional final for the second year in a row by the Eagles. Setter Aaron Kummer had 22 assists and eight digs while Mike Murcl had four kills and four blocks.

Marist got to the sectional final after beating Homewood-Flossmoor, 25-19, 25-17 Friday. H-F is coached by Bob St. Leger, who guided the RedHawks to a state championship in 2010, and the Vikings knocked off Brother Rice in regional action earlier in the week. Sandburg reached the title game with a 25-18, 25-17 win over St. Rita.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.RUBEN MARTINEZ, DEBRA L. WILSON AKA DEBRA WILSON Defendants 15 CH 16915 10609 Oxford Ave. Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 1, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10609 Oxford Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-119-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $165,685.69.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 16915 TJSC#: 36-4492 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-4; MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-4; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSE J. NEVAREZ YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ; BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER‘S ASSOCIATION; BROOK HILLS, PUD UNIT SIX HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF ILLINOIS; PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT UNION; JOSE NEVAREZ, JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 33517 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 Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street,Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-31-105-005-0000.

Commonly known as 11744 Cranna Court, 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W10-2893.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I693506

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40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.T H O M A S S . O M I E C I N S K I , N O R M A N F. OMIECINSKI, MARIA T. OMIECINSKI, PRAIRIE TOWN CENTER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 17371 9530 Cook Ave., Unit 614 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9530 Cook Ave., Unit 614, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-09-107-038-1070 ; 2409-107-038-1071.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $302,841.33.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 17371 TJSC#: 36-4810 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JOHN KOSTOPOULOS AKA JOHN KOSTOPUOLOS AKA JOHN X. KOSTOPOULOS AKA JOHN CASTAPLO AKA JOHN J. POULOS, 10510 PARKSIDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS S/I/I TO CHASE BANK, ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC Defendants 15 CH 14544 10510 PARKSIDE AVENUE #8 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 29, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10510 PARKSIDE AVENUE #8, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-206-002-0000 (OLD), 24-17-206-019-1008 (NEW).

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $147,022.32.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F15080226.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15080226 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 14544 TJSC#: 36-4556 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS J. BACLIG A/K/A THOMAS JASON BACLIG, JULIE T. GRUZEWSKI, VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK, PARKSHIRE MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 17641 8724 MOBILE AVENUE, UNIT 1A Oak Lawn, IL 60441 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8724 MOBILE AVENUE, UNIT 1A, Oak Lawn, IL 60441 Property Index No. 24-05-100-021-1037.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $156,790.74.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312372-4398 Please refer to file number 15-077351.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-077351 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 17641 TJSC#: 36-4768 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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NEW as of 7/7/11 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.BRITTANY BRIZEK, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK J. BRIZEK A/K/A FRANK BRIZEK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF FRANK J. BRIZEK A/K/A FRANK BRIZEK, FOUNDERS BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TED SKWARCZEK, GAIL SKWARCZEK, COLONIAL HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 12121 46 PARLIAMENT DRIVE WEST 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 March 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 46 PARLIAMENT DRIVE WEST, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-24-300-114-1034 VOL. 152. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $108,674.03. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

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

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

For information, 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 15-2385. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 15-2385 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 12121 TJSC#: 36-5966 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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Convenient showings Call for more information (708) 430-1651 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CLEARVIEW CONDOMINIUM IV ASSOCIATION, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS, THOMAS, QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, BARBARA A. SINGER A/K/A BARBARA ANN SINGER, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA A. SINGER A/K/A BARBARA ANN SINGER, IF ANY, LOUISE SMITH Defendants 15 CH 9156 7306 EVERGREEN DRIVE 1B 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 April 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 7306 EVERGREEN DRIVE 1B, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-201-033-1112; 27-13-201-0331100. The real estate is improved with a 4 or more condominium units; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1503148. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No.PA1503148 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 9156 TJSC#: 36-5231 I692770

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST Plaintiff, -v.TIFFANY N. JOHNSON, SCENIC TREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 006826 10148 S. 84TH TERRACE #12-315 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 6, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10148 S. 84TH TERRACE #12-315, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-302-003-1335. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1506726. 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. 14-15-06726 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 006826 TJSC#: 36-4760 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RAFAET KHALIL, SABAH KHALIL, THOMAS CHARLES ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 017483 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 18-35-307-040-0000. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1518636. 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. 14-15-18636 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 017483 TJSC#: 36-3534 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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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS THIS WEEK

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• Lapidary Classes start the week of June 6. Instructor Larry Rothenberg teaches Lapidary classes for both teens and adults. He will show participants how to turn rough hunks of stone into polished gemstones that can be used as jewelry pieces or display. A six week class for adults begins Monday June 6 from 9-11 a.m. or six Wednesday nights beginning June 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Teen Lapidary for grades 7-12 begins Wednesday June 8, 5:00-6:30 p.m. and runs for 4 weeks. The class fee for the adult class is $105 and $60 for teens. Advance registration is required, call 708-361-3650.

• Mommy and Me Art Class Wednesday June 8, 11 a.m-noon. Art instructor Karen Signore welcomes mothers or grandmothers with children ages 3-6 to attend this class on making butterfly mobiles. The mobiles will be created by dyeing coffee filters and scrunching them in the middle with pipe cleaners.

Sticks from nature will be collected to create the butterfly designs along with beads and sequins. The class fee is $10 per person and requires advance registration by calling 708-361-3650.

• Stained Glass Class Starts Thursday June 9, 1-3 p.m. A new Stained Glass class taught by Harry Meneghini starts June 9 and runs for six weeks.

Students will create beautiful stained glass pieces, by learning the principals of glass design and color and the techniques of cutting and soldering, using both lead came and copper foil to join the pieces of glass. Starting with simple projects, students will eventually design their own windows, pictures and lamps.

Class fee: $95. A list of glass and supplies needs to be purchased, and the list will be distributed the first day of class. Advance registration is required, call 708-361-3650.

The Bridge Teen Center upcoming programs

• Summer Kick Off - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. Bring your friends for a night celebrating the start of Summer. This event will have

water games, live music from rock band Apollo and free Jamba Juice.

• Open House/Bridge Basics Orientation 10 am to 1 p.m. June 4, The Bridge Teen Center will celebrate their 6th Anniversary with an Open House and a Bridge Basics Orientation (for new students and families). New and current students will also have an opportunity to learn how to use the new online system to sign up for programs.

This free event is open to the community.

• What It’s Like to Be: A Professional Skydiver 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 7, Hear what it’s like to jump from 13,000 feet, get inside a skydiving simulator, and decide if you are ready to take the plunge.

• Ice Cream Sundaes - 3 to 4 p.m. June 7, Mix and match ice cream with your favorite toppings and enjoy it while making new friends.

• Cheesecake Factory - 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 7, Challenge yourself to learn how to cook delicious meals like the chefs at the Cheesecake Factory.

• Fresh Mediterranean Cooking - 2 to 3:30 p.m.

June 8, Learn how to cook foods that are rich in flavor, heart-healthy, and sure to impress your friends and family.

• What It’s Like to Be: A Mental Health Counselor - 4 to 5 p.m. June 8, Discover if you have a calling to help people with achieving mental wellness and overcoming life issues.

• How to Start Your Own Small Business - 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 9, Learn from a recent high school grad about how she started a lawn mowing business when she was just 14-years-old and what you would need to open your own small business.

• Knockerballs - 3 to 4:30 p.m. June 9, This sport puts each player inside a giant inflated bubble while playing soccer. Flip, roll, and knock the other people off their feet to score a goal.

• Handyman: Electrical House Wiring - 4 to 6 p.m. June 9 & 16, Learn how to install electrical wiring or fix a problem in your future home.

• Pool Tournament & Relay Races - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. June 10, You’re invited to a Pool Tournament night with relay races, live music from rap/ hip-hop artist Nehemiah Heckler, and free burgers from Burger 21.

These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more, call (708) 532-0500.

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

Healthy start to grilling season

By Wolfgang Puck The start of the grilling season kicks off on Memorial Day. Although we cook a lot of maindish meats, poultry and seafood year-round over a live fire at my restaurants, at home I can’t wait to head to my patio to fire up the grill for family meals.

At this time of year, though, like many people, my wife and I are also thinking about the fact that we’ll soon be heading off on vacation and putting on our swimsuits. That’s why I like to keep my Memorial Day grilling extra-healthy, following the kinds of cooking principles I also emphasize in my book “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy” ($30, Grand Central Life & Style).

The following recipe makes a perfect choice, not only for your first home-grilled meal this year but also to enjoy all summer long: It’s a light, healthy chopped vegetable salad with grilled salmon.

As it implies, the salad itself follows one of the main principles of healthy eating: Base the majority of your meals on fresh seasonal produce.

In late spring and summer, the farmers’ market offers a wide selection of vegetables on which to base your salad, and those I list in the recipe are just my suggestions for a good mixture of flavors, textures and colors. Feel free to substitute whatever you like, taking care to blanch those vegetables that need a little cooking, with quick immersions first in boiling water and then in an ice-water bath.

The wonderful thing about fresh produce is that you need very little in the way of a dressing to highlight their qualities. The vinaigrette I call for here uses only 3/4 tablespoon of healthy oils per person, along with a touch of Dijon mustard and two flavorful vinegars.

As many guests in my restaurants request when they order my popular Chino Chopped Vegetable Salad, on which this recipe is based, I top these particular light salads with a grilled protein to transform them from an appetizer into a light but satisfying main course suitable for lunch or dinner alike. To keep it healthy, I used fresh salmon fillets; but you could also choose another favorite fish, jumbo shrimp, skinless/ boneless chicken breasts or even a small portion of your a lean cut of meat. Whatever you select, the actual grilling takes just a matter

Start summer off right with a healthy grilled salmon dish.

of minutes. And, if the weather isn’t cooperating, you can cook the fish in your kitchen with a broiler, indoor grill, panini maker or hinged grill.

In either case, I wish you a delicious and healthy Memorial Day meal.

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH GRILLED SALMON Serves 4 For the chopped vegetable salad: • 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard • 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar • 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil • 1 tablespoon safflower oil • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 cup (250 mL) diced carrot • 3/4 cup (185 mL) fresh corn kernels, cut from about 1 medium ear of corn • 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced green beans • 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced red onion • 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced radicchio • 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced celery • 1 small vine-ripened tomato, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch (6mm) dice • 2 cups (500 mL) mixed baby greens of your choice For the grilled salmon: • 4 fresh salmon fillets, skinless, about 4 ounces (125 g) each

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• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper In a mixing bowl, whisk together the mustard, balsamic vinegar and sherry vinegar. Whisking continuously, slowly drizzle in the olive oil and safflower oil to form a smooth emulsion. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Fill a mixing bowl with ice cubes and water. Put the carrots, corn and green beans in a wire sieve, lower into the boiling water, and cook just until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Plunge the sieve into the ice water to stop the cooking.

Drain well.

In a large bowl, combine the blanched vegetables with the diced onion, radicchio, celery and tomato. Cover and refrigerate.

Preheat an outdoor or indoor grill, a panini maker or doublesided indoor grill, or the broiler.

Rub both sides of the salmon fillets with the olive oil and season evenly on both sides with salt and pepper.

Cook until nicely browned and cooked through but still moist in the center, 3 to 4 minutes per side on a regular outdoor or indoor grill or under the broiler, or 3 to 4 minutes total in the panini maker or hinged grill.

While the salmon cooks, drizzle about two thirds of the vinaigrette dressing over the chopped vegetable mixture and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Drizzle the remaining dressing over the salad leaves and toss well.

To serve, arrange beds of salad leaves on top of four chilled salad plates. Mound the chopped vegetables on top of the leaves and place a salmon fillet on top of each mound of vegetables. Serve immediately.

Believes plot of this ‘X-Men’ is indeed an apocalypse The best scene in “X-Men: Apocalypse” is toward the end.

Should I ruin it for you? Spoiler alert: it’s the scene where the screen goes to black and the credits start rolling. What does that tell you about the newest Bryan Singer directed X-Men film? To be brutally honest, it tells you that this film is horrible.

There have been about eight X-Men movies so far, which has been about three or four too many.

Not to confuse all of you, but some of the films in the X-Men timeline didn’t actually happen.

Thanks to time travel, the original few good ones didn’t actually take place. When good story lines go bad, time travel happens, or maybe more accurately, money talks.

Let’s not digress because this is supposed to be about Apocalypse.

The first hour is mostly in service of setting up new players and establishing what the veterans are up to. Charles Xavier/Professor X (James McAvoy) is successfully running his school for mutant kids.

Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) is rescuing mutants, including Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), all while struggling to be seen as a hero based on previous events.

TONY PINTO Then there are the teenaged Scott /Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) and Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), who are struggling to cope with their powers and their growing attraction to each other.

We see the struggles they face and a lack of development from anyone. We also can’t forget about Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) who’s now trying to hide out after the events of the last film with his new family.

What Bryan Singer and his writers do best is waste the talents of some of modern Hollywood’s best actors. Fassbender and Lawrence don’t need to worry about more Oscar nominations because the Academy is laughing this film out of the room. From McAvoy to Lawrence they all look so bored and you can’t blame them.

Out of the three, McAvoy will probably be the only one to re-

prise his role in future installments.

Lawrence is the biggest actress on the planet right now and she doesn’t need X-Men. It needs her star power but don’t count on it.

All superhero films need a villain and here we meet Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen. His Four Horsemen include forgettable portrayals of Angel (Ben Hardy), Psylocke (Olivia Munn) and a young Storm (Alexandra Shipp). His other horsemen is Magneto, who we touched upon enough already.

Despite Apocalypse’s grand almost biblical backstory, he spends more time strengthening the power of his Four Horseman than actually wielding his own. Why would a guy with all this power choose not to use it? It makes no sense, but neither does most of this film.

“X-Men: Apocalypse” is one unmemorable mess of a film. To truly understand this film you’d need to watch “X-Men: Days of Futures Past,” which is the prequel to “Apocalypse.” Better yet, just watch the prequel and skip out on the newest film in this stale and bloated franchise.

Tony Pinto’s grade: D

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

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“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES”: This certainly isn’t your parents’ Jane Austen.

Screenwriter-director Burr Steers (“Igby Goes Down”) puts giant twists on the legendary author’s classic story (which first added the undead in a print version by Seth Grahame-Smith) in this revision that gives the British of the 1800s a lot more to worry about than the class system. Lily James (“Downton Abbey,” “Cinderella”) plays heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who’s skilled against blood-thirsty enemies in surprising ways. Sam Riley (“Maleficent”), Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”), Jack Huston and “Game of Thrones” veterans Lena Headey and Charles Dance also are in on the battle. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries. *** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Bluray and On Demand) “RACE”: The title works in multiple ways for director Stephen Hopkins’ reverent dramatization of the challenges faced both on and off the track by Jesse Owens (Stephan James, in a fine performance) in preparing for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. “Saturday Night Live” alum Jason Sudekis builds on his growing dramatic cred as

Owens’ coach, with master talents Jeremy Irons and William Hurt (the latter reuniting with “Lost in Space” filmmaker Hopkins) as others involved in the negotiating for Owens to participate in the politically charged competition in Nazi Germany. Leni Riefenstahl, a noted movie director of the era, also figures into the story as played

by Carice van Houten. *** (PG13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “GODS OF EGYPT”: Powerful ancient rivals — played

by Gerard Butler and “Game of Thrones” co-star Nikolaj CosterWaldau, two actors who know this turf like the backs of their breastplates — vie for nothing less than control of the world, with the fate of all of mankind in peril, in this expectedly brawny adventure. The tale not only involves mortal combat but also supernatural forces, serving as cues for special effects utilized by a director who’s traveled that turf before, Alex Proyas (“I, Robot”). Geoffrey Rush, Rufus Sewell, Bryan Brown and Chadwick Boseman (“42”) also star ... and fans of the “Mad Max” franchise are likely to recognize Bruce Spence. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries. *** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TRIPLE 9”: An Atlanta robbery gang includes a corrupt cop (Anthony Mackie), giving him a big problem when he gets a by-thebook new partner (Casey Affleck) on his day job, in this impressively

cast action tale. Trying to arrange the next heist becomes problematic with the completely honest policeman on the fringes, so the crooks scheme to make him the fall guy — landing his partner in a dilemma. Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”), Woody Harrelson, new “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”), Chiwetel Ejiofor and Teresa Palmer (“The Choice”) also appear. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, N. P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SUITS: SEASON FIVE”: Fans of the USA Network series have another chance to prepare for the drama’s upcoming season, as law-firm chief Harvey (Gabriel Macht) sees a therapist to help him past his trauma over losing legal secretary Donna (Sarah Rafferty).

Attorneys Mike and Rachel (Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle) keep their engagement quiet, which comes as a mixed blessing to them as circumstances challenge their plans ... particularly the one that marks the season’s closing scene. Gina Torres and Rick Hoffman also star, and guest stars include Wendell Pierce (“Confirmation”), Amy Acker (“Person of Interest”), DB Woodside (“Lucifer”) and Titus Welliver (“Bosch”). *** (Not rated: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): People fuel your passions. In the upcoming week you may prefer to work with someone close by your side. Your aggressiveness in social situations could ruffle a few feathers or a flirtatious attitude could be out of place.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Build up mental muscle. In the week to come you may stumble upon priceless information or become intrigued by a new interest.

The first half of the week is the best time to make key decisions and presentations.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Opposites attract. You may be restless when working at any job unless you have a congenial other by your side. As this week unfolds you might find that a promising relationship is enhanced by some playful flirtations.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are aware that quick fixes aren’t always an option. Perform repairs around the house, or with family members, to the best of your ability. As this week unfolds

you can rely on a partner to point out flaws and fallacies.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Why you are mixed up isn’t much of a mystery. People may hide their feelings or pretend to be happy when they aren’t. Hold off on starting any major enterprises or making a crucial commitment in the week to come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the week to come perform a reality check before making major purchases or considering a career, business, or job related change.

Concentrate on finding common ground with others, so that you can share in the benefits.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your restless need for contact with other human beings can put you in a predicament. You can be overly sociable in the workplace and too aggressive in a social setting. Think before you act in the week to come.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In one pocket, out the other.

Money might go out as fast as it comes in. In the week to come you should make an effort apply thrift to your spending habits.

Overcome a lack of purpose by

sticking to past routines.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the week ahead those with smaller minds may try to convince you that your dreams are too big.

Work hard, live up to your responsibilities and you will prove that the naysayers don’t have a handle on the big picture.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Cruise the headlines with curiosity to cure boredom. If you hone in on subjects that interest you and give them devoted attention, you will break free from tedium in the week ahead. A busy schedule requires a planner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put a pause on parting with your pennies. As this week unfolds you may be tempted to make a large purchase or to enter into a binding commitment that affects your net worth. Hold off on making major monetary decisions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The tenor of your life could be determined by the tone of your questions. A questioning attitude might be your secret weapon in the week ahead. Ask for advice to protect you from fantasies with no basis in reality.

Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

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The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Southwest • Section 2, Page 8

Yarn to table

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Farm to table talk and visit

On a lovely spring afternoon in Old Palos, Clara Van Howe, a pioneer resident and member of the Palos Heights garden and woman’s clubs, lays her hand-knitted critter-topped hats on the table; displaying them with her friend, Alice Gavaghan, of Palos Park. Delighted friends urged Clara to sell her knitted animal chapeaux; to place an order for a specific hat, call Clara at 448-6395. Hats are $25 each.

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Dr. John Principe of WellBeing MD in Palos Heights and The Center Program Director Amy DiDominicis discussed the benefits of organic food and The Center’s SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Green Education) program at a luncheon on May 24. Part of the luncheon included a visit to the SAGE barn to see the operations and visit the animals (shown above).

Forest Preserves offer fun in great outdoors close by With camping, a new rockclimbing wall and activity barn, swimming, night programming at six Nature Centers, a birding competition and more, the Forest Preserves of Cook County are alive with summer activities for area residents of all ages. The Forest Preserves of Cook County have everything area residents need to spend time outdoors and enjoy a summer “getaway” experience close to home: • The Forest Preserves celebrated the grand opening of the new Camp Sullivan Activity Barn in Oak Forest. The historic barn has been transformed into a recreation spot and includes a 28-foot-high indoor rock-climbing wall, suitable for beginner and advanced climbers.

• Campsites throughout Cook County include Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs and Camp Sullivan in Oak Forest. For more information and to book your camping trip visit www.fpdcc. com/camping or call 1-855-YESCAMP • On Saturday, June 25, the Forest Preserves will be celebrating the grand opening of the Swallow Cliff Pavilion and second set of stairs on the west side of the cliff.

The stairs at Swallow Cliff have long been a popular exercise destination, and visitors will soon be able to complete a circuit. After a workout, visitors can stroll over to the new pavilion concession area to purchase a snack or smoothie from Good To Go Food.

• Recreational boating is available on ten of the Preserves’ lakes and rivers. Individuals and families can spend a day paddling, fishing and exploring the waterways of Cook County with their own boat or by renting a watercraft.

Boats, canoes and kayaks can be rented at Busse Resevoir, Maple

Summer camps plus at Lake Katherine

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Children have fun wading in the water at Lake Katherine. Summer Camps run from June 13 to Aug. 12 for children ages 5 to 15 at Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights. Two- to five-day camps range in price from $25 to $95 per week. Preregistration is required and more details can be found on the website, lakekatherine.org. Homeschool days are now available at Lake Katherine to educate children about the natural world. Visit the website for more.

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Rock Climbing: Camp Sullivan campers can now experience rock climbing inside the recently transformed historic barn. Camp Sullivan is located in Oak Forest, and is one of five Forest Preserves campgrounds.

Lake, Tampier Lake and Skokie Lagoons.

• New this season, Nature Center visitors will have the opportunity to relax and unwind with family and friends while experiencing the Forest Preserves at night during evening programs.

There will be a wide range of

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events and programs, including night hikes, astronomy and learning about the creatures that go bump in the night.

Additional programs and activities hosted by the Forest Preserves are also listed in an online events calendar at www.fpdcc. com. Events can be searched by activity type, location and day of the week to best plan for summer schedules.

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