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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

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Heights senior-living plan set for hearing

By Jack Murray

Regional News Editor Plans to build a senior living complex at Palos Heights’ vacant northern gateway at Route 83 and Harlem Avenue will be heard by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commisson on Monday.

Spectrum Retirement Communities made two presentations to the City Council, first last December and then in April, of its plan to build an independent living,

assisted living and memory care residential building on the nearly 7-acre vacant parcel on which Crown Buick’s landmark rotunda showroom once stood.

Monday’s hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Spectrum vice president Mike Longfellow in April described his firm’s plans for a 175-unit building of 90 independent living and 85 assisted-living and memory-care units. Memory care houses people with Alzheimer’s disease and oth-

er forms of dementia. All would be rental units.

Initially, Spectrum planned only an assisted-living and memory-care residential facility. “We added an independent living component because of the large unmet demand for it,” Longfellow told the council in April.

Longfellow at that time maintained that Spectrum wants to buy the entire triangle-shaped parcel that points from Harlem eastward along Route 83. The Cal-Sag Trail

runs along the parcel’s north side, between it and the channel.

“That way we can control the land and influence the commercial development on the corner [of Route 83 and Harlem],” he had said. An architect, Longfellow added that Spectrum wants to make sure that the complex, nearby businesses and neighborSpectrum Retirement Communities graphic hoods “fit in with each other.”

The plans must be heard and Rendering shows the entry perspective of the 175-unit senior-living building proposed for the vacant triangle located at the northeast corner of

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Orland teen struck by car is mourned Investigation still ongoing, cops say

By Jack Murray Services were held this week for the 17-year-old Orland Park boy who died after he was struck by a car while mowing the lawn in the Silo Ridge subdivision.

David Dolitsky is being mourned by family and friends after a 2009 Mercedes Benz sedan, driven by a 73-year-old man, veered off the street and fatally struck him last Friday afternoon.

No charges have yet been filed against the driver, pending the Supplied photo completion of the Police Department’s investigation of the crash.

The driver of the Mercedes-Benz The Palos Heights Woman’s Club will hold its Garden Walk benefit for the Rec. Center on Saturday. Pictured is one of six gardens that will be open for was not injured. The investigation

Heights Garden Walk steps up Saturday

was still ongoing as of Tuesday, Orland Park police Lt. Tony Farrell told The Regional.

Dolitsky would have been a senior next school year at Sandburg High School. He played on the Eagles Hockey Club junior varsity all-star hockey team.

“The Eagles community lost one of our own in a tragic accident,” the Eagles Hockey Club stated in a tribute to the young athlete on its website. “David Dolitsky will be missed by all. He of great intellect, humor and strength, was a friend to many and invited all into his life. We will all miss his warrior stature on and off the ice.”

He was also remembered by the Vikings youth hockey program he played with as a youngster. “Our Vikings family is deeply saddened to inform you that former Viking See TEEN KILLED, Page 2

viewing from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The morning will start with a full, hot breakfast catered by Royalberry Waffle House & Restaurant at 9:30 a.m. at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Tickets are $30 and still available at Mona Lisa Boutique, 12330 S. Harlem Ave. Also, several gift baskets will be raffled at the Garden Walk. The baskets will be filled with garden or recreational items, timely for the summer season. There will also be five gift cards given as door prizes to all the participants. Proceeds from this event will be used to fund an LED sign for the Rec Center.

Orland, Palos hospital extend pact to transfer PHFC to village

By Dermot Connolly The village of Orland Park is scheduled to take ownership of the Palos Health and Fitness Center next month in accordance with its agreement with Palos Community Hospital.

The Village Board agreed on Monday to extend through July the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the property transfer between the village and the hospital and its parent organizations, St. George Corp. and St. George Wellness Center.

The MOU announced in

March saved the fitness center and its indoor swimming pool and warm-water therapy pool, at 15430 S. West Ave., from demolition.

Since then, members of the Save Palos Health & Fitness Center grassroots group of members have been carefully watching all Village Board meetings to keep on top of any developments to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Several members of Save PHFC came to the meeting on Monday, expecting the issues to be voted on, but left when they learned it was not on the agenda. Some ex-

pressed concern recently because the café in the fitness center closed when its lease ran out in April.

Assistant Village Manager Joe La Margo said the extension agreed to on Monday was necessary because the existing MOU expired on Tuesday and more time was needed to finalize everything. The agreement calls for a land swap between the village and hospital -- the village getting the health center in exchange for a piece of village land nearby that will give the hospital the space to further develop its south campus after expanding its Primary Care

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Art Walk on Harlem a new first to grace downtown Palos Heights

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approved by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission as the first step in the city’s approval process. A tentative hearing date had been scheduled for May 18, as The Regional News reported in advance of the hearing, but it was postponed at Spectrum’s request.

Spectrum is the owner/operator of 3,500 senior living units across 11 states, concentrated in the Midwest, with six properties in the Chicago area, including Burr Ridge, Lombard and Libertyville, according to Longfellow.

Spectrum has 2,000 employees nationwide, 20 of them in project development, such as himself, he added.

The Palos Heights complex would bring 80 jobs, he answered Mayor Bob Straz during the April presentation.

The residential complex would have a 4-story section connected Photos by Patricia Bailey to a 2-story one. Independent livDiane Goerg, owner of Diane’s Place and initiator of the first Art Walk on Harlem, addressed the morning hour exercise warriors as they “Barred in the Park” ing units range from studio, onewith Angie Dalrymple of pure barre® of Orland Park. The scene is the Palos Heights Art Park, behind Palos Place, hours before the Art Walk began at noon. and two-bedroom units in size.

Larger units have kitchenettes.

For the commercial outlots on the western portion of the parcel closest to Harlem, Longfellow said in April that Spectrum would work with the city to attract businesses that are the right fit.

“It’s a holistic concept that all blends with each other,” he said.

Spectrum favors complementary businesses that are “the right sort of restaurant or the right sorts of general retail,” he added.“Controlling the site, we would work with the city” to approve them.

“We have had a fair amount of interest already shown to us.”

Spectrum provides three meals a day in dining rooms, house-cleaning and laundry services for its

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While on the Art Walk, visitors discovered three unique stores inside The Shoppes of Palos Place: Every Good Gift, Bleu House and Simple Treasures.

Shown adjusting her store’s artwork is Nancy Bucur, owner of Bleu House.

The Harlem Avenue Business Association organized the Art Walk, its third seasonal event since last December’s Holidays on Harlem.

Fine artist Marge Coughlin of Oak Forest, explains her jewelry techniques to Rosemary Noble and her granddaughter, Ava Rose, while Ray Gavin serenades from behind. Marge belongs to the Town and Country Art League, which has been meeting for more than 20 years at the Palos Heights Rec Center on the second Friday of each month from September through May. Visitors are welcome.

and current Sandburg hockey player, David Dolitsky tragically lost his life yesterday,” the organization stated. “His brother Danny is a player on the Vikings 03 CSDHL team. Please pray for his mom and dad, Laura and Bruce, his brother Danny and sister Sarah.”

Orland Park police responded to the traffic crash at 4:33 p.m., police said in a press release issued soon after last Friday.

Police said the teen, whose name they withheld in that release, was on the lawn, on foot, pushing a lawn mower when he was struck by the Mercedes. A brick mailbox was also struck by the vehicle.

The initial investigation revealed that the driver was westbound on Silo Ridge Road North from the area of Silo Ridge Road East, police said.

Dolitsky was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. after he was transported by Orland Fire Protection District ambulance to Franciscan St. James Health in Olympia Fields, police said.

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independent living as well as its assisted living and memory care residents. To that extent it is very different than age-restricted multi-family housing.

Mayor Straz noted that the city’s demographics of an aging population is a consideration to take into account when weighing proposals for senior living developments, such as Spectrum’s.

Projections forecast a slow decline in Palos Heights’ population growth for years into the future.

The population has already slightly decreased from 12,515 in 2010 to 12,415 in 2015, according to the demographic overview provided by the strategic plan conducted for the Parks and Recreation Department, released early this year.

The overview forecasts the slow decline will continue, dropping to 12,408 residents in 2020 and 12,286 by 2030. Proposals for new senior-living buildings such as Spectrum’s would slow that trend in one fell swoop.

Palos Heights’ median household income of $83,320 and per capita income ($45,668), both well above the state and national averages, make the city an attractive place to develop late-in-life senior housing facilities.

A crucial fact is Palos Heights is aging. Based on the 2010 Census, the median age of the city’s population is 51.4 years, much higher than that of the U.S. at 37.2 years. Projections show that by 2030 the trend will increase the 55-plus age group to more than 50 percent of the total population, according to the parks’ strategic plan report.

Senior living facilities would allow aging Palos Heights homeowners to stay in the city after selling the family home, the mayor has noted.

To investigate the crash, the Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit was called to the scene for crash reconstruction.

“The thoughts and prayers of the Orland Park Police Department staff are with all the families involved during this difficult time,” Lt. Farrell of the investigations division said in his release A vigil was held Sunday night, which was Father’s Day, for David at Centennial Park in Orland Park.

The Eagles Hockey Club has begun a drive for donations in David’s name to give a senior scholarship for college. Donations can be made to the hockey club, please mention David’s fund.

Mailing address is available on their site EaglesHockeyClub.org.

David is survived by his parents Bruce and Laura (nee Formas) Dolitsky, brothers Joshua (Chrissy) and Danny Dolitsky, and sister, Sarah.

Visitation was held Tuesday. Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, Orland Park, to Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Mass. Interment was at Good Shepherd Cemetery

the plan is to bring the final agreement up for a vote at the July 18 board meeting. The village has a responsibility to make sure that we are doing our due diligence, so we are not rushing the process,” said La Margo, adding that the village is not aware of anything that would hold up the process further.”

The July 18 board meeting is also expected to be the last one that outgoing Village Manager Paul Grimes will attend. He is scheduled to start his new job as city manager in McKinney, Texas, on Aug 1, and he said recently that he was looking forward to getting the fitness center agreement “buttoned down” before he leaves.

They said there would not be room for the fitness center and the new medical center being built on the same 10-acre site.

The Village Board’s planning and development committee on Monday approved preliminary site plans for Palos Hospital’s medical Artists mingled and visitors enjoyed live music while dining outside of Diane’s Place during Saturday’s Art Walk. Harlem Avenue merchants and restaurants offered specials during the Freshly painted Sedona begins tracing her floral mandala center expansion. event. Patterned after the Classic Car Event, the Art Walk aimed to boost business in down- design on an acrylic frame while being helped by her Village officials said that the grandmother, Judy Weber of Quality Plus Photo. town Palos Heights. goal is to combine the site plans and the agreement with Palos Community Hospital to transfer ownership of the fitness center to the village and vote on them together on July 19.

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Orland house-cleaning man charged with theft of jewelry

By Jack Murray

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An Orland Park man advertising his cleaning service was charged with felony theft after he pawned jewelry he stole from an Orland Park family who hired him, police said.

John A. Maslar Jr., 47, of the 14200 block Maslar of 84th Avenue, was arrested Wednesday last week by Orland Park police detectives and charged with theft, a Class 2 felony.

Police said the theft took place in late May. The family who reported the theft to police had hired Maslar

to clean their home after seeing one of his advertising signs he posted in their area, Orland Park police Lt. Tony Farrell said in a release last Friday.

Maslar’s signs, which he placed on parkways and at intersections in the Orland Park area, bore a phone number but named no company name, Lt. Farrell added.

Maslar allegedly came to the victim’s Orland Park home on May 27 to clean it for the third time. He was left unattended in the home for a short time while the homeowner left to run errands, Lt. Farrell said.

When the homeowner returned home, Maslar was reportedly packing up and leaving early. The homeowner then discovered that the home had not been cleaned and several valuable pieces of

jewelry were now missing from the residence, Lt. Farrell said.

Detectives began an investigation and found one specific jewelry item taken from the home had been pawned at a south suburban pawn shop. Maslar was identified as the person who pawned the item, Lt. Farrell said.

At the time of his arrest, Maslar was found to have two active arrest warrants on charges related to theft issued by Texas authorities, police said. He faces extradition to Texas after he answers to the charges in Illinois, according to Lt. Farrell.

Maslar was transported to the Cook County Circuit Court in Bridgeview the day after his arrest. His bond was set at $75,000, and he has a return court date of June 29, police said.

Construction signs remained up this week on Harlem Avenue, but scheduled repair work had not yet begun on the bridge over the Calumet-Sag Channel that connects Worth and Palos Heights between 117th Street and Route 83. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) officials originally said the work being done for safety reasons was to be completed during the summer. An IDOT spokesperson was unable to say why work that was originally due to start on June 1 did not begin on Monday, but said it was not necessarily due to the budget impasse in Springfield. Traffic jams are expected when it does get underway due to lane closures.

Unlocked vehicles entered in Palos Park, police warn Palos Park police are again urging people to lock their vehicles after receiving two reports of unlocked vehicles entered and gone through last week.

A GPS and radar device were stolen from one of the vehicles.

The incidents took place between the 8000 West and 8600 blocks, and from 119th Street to Route 83, during the 48 hours prior to when police alerted the public shortly last Thursday afternoon.

The time frame was overnight, from 10 a.m. to 7 a.m. both days, police said. Police did not say how many cars were involved.

In response to the incidents, Police Chief Joe Miller urges residents to report suspicious activity. “Don’t hesitate to call the PPPD to report ANY suspicious activities, persons or vehicles,” he said in a release. “ Do your part by taking preventive action

and spreading the word. You can make a difference.”

Report suspicious activity, which would include: • Persons walking up and down aisles of parking lots looking into cars or trying door handles • Vehicles cruising parking lots at very slow speeds for extended periods while observing parked cars • Persons making any kind of mark or placing anything ON parked vehicles • Persons sitting in running parked cars for protracted periods • Vehicles dropping one person off while continuing to cruise the same area. We’d prefer to check on an innocent citizen going about their business than to not check and end up taking theft-from-vehicle reports.

Suspicious persons or activities in parking lots or anywhere in

town should be reported immediately to the Palos Park Police by calling 9-1-1 or 448 2191.

Palos Park Police offer these tips to prevent car break-ins: • Park vehicles inside your garage areas.

• Remove all valuables from inside your vehicle.

• Maintain a log of serial numbers for property that is installed in your vehicles. (Stereo system, GPS, etc.)

• Keep exterior lights on such as garage lights and porch lights.

• Install motion sensors on exterior lights.

• Communicate with neighbors about unusual activity in the neighborhood.

• Setup any possible exterior camera system/recording device you may have available

All roads lead to Heights marketplace

It was “Classic Heat” Wednesday last week at the Palos Heights Farmer’s Market, where Bob “Classic Car” Starzyk, Sue Blattner, local author Jean Gnap and Ed “Mr. Adopt-a-Pot” Dombrowski of the Beautification Committee braved the sun and heat to sell split-the-pot raffle tickets for the Classic Car Event to be held on July 21. Starzyk is in need of volunteers to sell raffle tickets the day of the event from 2-8 p.m. He can be reached at 334-4848 or you may contact Jan Collopy at 738-8287.

Worth reaches agreement for MWRD rain barrels

By Sharon L. Filkins

Thanks to approval of an ordinance amending the municipal code at the Worth Village Board meeting on Tuesday, regulations are now in place regarding the free rain barrels distributed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

While the MWRD program allows four barrels to a household, only two barrels will be permitted in Worth. However, there will be no restrictions on the placement of the barrels other than being located to receive water from a downspout.

The approval came after much discussion in earlier meetings where the trustees had voiced numerous concerns about the number of barrels allowed as well as the placement of the them. Trustee

Pete Kats had said he did not want to see the barrels haphazardly placed in front yards creating an unsightly view.

“We need some kind of control in place before problems arise,” Kats said.

In an ironic twist after the ordinance was approved, Mayor Mary Werner said she had received a letter from the MWRD this week stating that as of Dec. 31, 2016, the MWRD will no longer be offering the free rain barrels to residents.

Additionally, residents applying for barrels now can expect up to a 10-week delay in delivery.

“In other words, if you are ordering barrels now, it could be as late as September or October before they are delivered,” she said. She added that MWRD reported that 126,000 free barrels have been distributed since the program began three years ago.

LEGAL NOTICE Disbursements:

Statement of Revenues for 12 month period ending December 31, 2015: Property Taxes $ 5,504,839.00 Sales Tax $ 1,268,593.00 Income Tax $ 1,353,236.00 Utility Tax $ 1,208,116.00 Other Taxes $ 295,417.00 Charges for Services $ 6,917,400.00 Licenses and Fees by Agreement $ 555,699.00 Fines, forfeitures and penalties $ 509,125.00 Grants $ 197,542.00 Interest Income/Loss $ (86,454.00) Licenses, permits and inspections $ 689,732.00 Swimming pool $ 263,345.00 Vehicle Tag Income $ 189,788.00 Allotments $ 317,090.00 Proceeds from sale of capital assets $ 24,400.00 Sales of water meters $ 14,160.00 Other Income $ 766,749.00 Proceeds/Premium from bond issuance $ 6,598,022.00 Compensation Summary for 12 month period ending December 31, 2015

MWRD makes history

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Mariyana Spyropoulos, MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan, President of Environmental Advocate and Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and MWRD Commissioners Frank Avila, Kari Steel and David Walsh officially opened the world’s largest nutrient recovery facility. It’s nows open for business, working to clean the country’s waterways, save taxpayers money, provide for farmers and protect the planet facing a scarcity of phosphorus. Shown are Kennedy and Spyropoulos.

Clarification A story last week about the Friends of the Forest Preserves noted that annual membership costs $25 to join the organization. To be clear, there is no cost to join the Palos Restoration Project, a local ancillary of the Friends. For information to become a member of either, visit fotfp.org or call (312) 356-9990. And find the Palos Restoration Project on Facebook.

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A Auto-Truck Repair, Inc. $7,280.00, Accessibility Consultation & Training $ 2,775.00, ADDCO Acquisition $16,660.58, Advanced Elevator $3,6156.69, Airy’s Inc. $77,800.48, A-K Underground, Inc. $5,905.85, All Star Sports Instruction $7,611.00, Alternative Energy Solutions, Ltd. $8,184.42, Amber Mechanical Contractors, Inc. $17,368.30, American Landscaping, Inc. $66,063.65, AMERICANEAGLE.COM, INC. $2,940.00, Anagnos Door Co. $5,799.20, Aqua Pure Enterprises, Inc. $24,770.20, Architectural Bronze & Aluminum $11,701.45, Architectural Resource Corporation $15,408.18, Asbestos Project Management $18,500.00, AT&T $13,503.77, Autoliv, Asp, Inc. $ 19,470.31, B&F Construction Code Services $14,280.25, Bannerville USA, Inc. $4,500.00, Barcelona & Company, Inc. $3,223.11, Berdusis Architects, Inc. $7,928.35, Big Top Tents & Party Rentals $9,179.80, Brigid Capital, LLC $22,500.00, Thomas A. Brown $25,226.96, Brusseau Design Group, LLC $6,160.58, BTI Communications Group $7,433.55, Busse Consulting, Inc. $14,369.06, C & M Pipe & Supply Co. $3,129.00, Call One $57,563.15, Capers North America LLC $28,250.00, Capri on 87th Street $4,133.95, Carcrafters Collision Inc. $14,779.33, Carlson Asphalt Company $6,385.00, Cassidy Home Builders $4,976.75, CDS Office Technologies $17m808.00, CDW Government, Inc. $92,836.42, Cedar Valley Express Blower, Inc. $7,522.50, Central States Fireworks, Inc. $13,222.00, Chesterfield Awning Co. $3,329.00, Chicago Office Products $17,930.60, Chicago Tribune Media Group $2,825.98, Cintas Corporation $4,688.61, City of Palos Heights Petty Cash $5,704.70, City of Palos Hills $3,013.44, Civic Systems, LLC $14,422.00, Comcast Cable $7,156.23, ComEd $115,059.35, Conserv FS, Inc. $2,624.78, Constellation Newenergy, Inc. $36,978.35, Cook County Bureau of Technology $2,689.50, Cook County Department of Public Health $12,460.00, Copenhaver Construction $83,283.00, Cornersite Palos LLC $22,619.25, Corrpro Companies, Inc. $3,900.00, Coverttrack Group, Inc. $3,300.00, Creative Product Sourcing, Inc. $3,444.27, Critical Technology Solutions $3,400.00, Crowley Sheppard Asphalt $121,235.75, Currie Motors $30,250.60, D Construction $370,402.39, Davis Concrete Construction $12,924.36, Drop Zone Portable Services $2,985.72, Dunn-Rite Building, Inc. $13,949.00, EJ USA, Inc. $5,709.30, El Grande Products $7,195.55, Elevator Inspection Service Co. $6,827.00, Embroidme $9,030.14, Envision General Contractors LLC $100,000.00, Factory Motor Parts, Inc. $9,667.97, First Midwest Bank – VISA $112,024.99, Flaherty Builders, Inc. $5,705.00, Food Service Warehouse $3,833.00, FSCI $2,646.50, Fuller’s Car Wash $8,604.05, Funk’s Trailer Sales, Inc. $7,329.00, G Cooper Oil $144,038.99, Gallagher Materials, Inc. $5,782.08, Gasvoda & Associates, Inc. $19,708.97, Genco Industries $8,880.00, Geocon $14,300.50, George Thomas Painting Decorating Inc. $7,650.00, Gilbane Building Company $1,004,577.65, Gold Medal – Chicago $7,363.28, Goldy Locks, Inc. $3,418.50, Gordon Flesch Co. $15,240.10, Grainger $22,402.49, Griswold Industries $3,095.76, Guardian – Appleton $3,188.82, H&H Electric $3,363.30, Hach Company $2,641.36, Harts Top Shop $8,455.00, Hawk Chevrolet $17,591.29, HD Water Supply Waterworks, Ltd. $68,038.06, Henricksen & Company $4,302.95, Hoerr Construction $169,470.30, Homer Tree Care, Inc. $39,719.00, Houseal Lavigne Associates $17,576.88, Hunt Insuarnce Agency, Inc. $4,500.00, Illinois Drilling & Testing Co. $4,600.00, Image Plus $15,949.77, Industrial Systems Ltd. $3,045.00, Innovative Surfaces $3,240.00, In-Print Graphics $2,672.00, Interstate Batteries $3,875.20, IRMA $258,081.39, J&L Electronic Service $6,412.90, J.G. Uniforms $3,033.36, J.M.D. Sox Outlet, Inc. $2,924.85, Jake the Striper $5,325.00, Joe’s Italian Villa $2,683.85, John Kurdts Painting & Decorating $2,578.00, Joseph Audio Video Solutions $4,073.31, Judith Irene Smyth $5,300.00, JULIE, Inc. $2,878.31, K&K Computer Solutions $4,041.00, Kevron Printing $3,659.30, Key Log Rolling $3,870.00, Kiesler’s Police Supply $9,125.71, Landmark Automotive Group $47,619.00, Laner Muchin Dombrow Becker $17,436.18, Larry’s Brake Service $2,747.11, Lauterbach & Amen $2,600.00, Liberty Flag and Banner $4,408.00, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company $14,439.05, Lowery McDonnell Company $4,202.00, M.E. Simpson Company, Inc. $35,781.00, Marchione Electric, Inc. $45,306.00, Markertek Video Supply $9,691.85, Martin Implement Sales, Inc. $3,389.23, Mc Master Carr $4,812.74, Jerry McGovern $2,783.98, Menard, Inc. $8,098.31, Metropolitan Industries, Inc. $31,763.54, Midwest Digital Corp. $2,950.00, Mona Lisa $2,500.00, Morgan Birge & Associates, Inc. $7,807.60, Morris Engineering, Inc. $334,182.03, Morton Salt $105,594.05, Mulcahy, Pauritsch, Salvador & Co. $39,028.00, Municipal Systems, Inc. $9,921.30, Musco Finance, LLC $23,432.57, Nationwide Trust Company $69,942.07, Nelson Fire Protection $26,654.00, New Albertson’s Inc. $247,518.00, Nextel Communications $33,718.85, Nicor Gas $28,259.29, North East Multi-Regional Training $4,230.00, Northeastern IL Regional Crime Lab $19,520.00, Nutoys Leisure Products $4,719.00, Omni-Site.net $3,671.83, P.F. Pettibone & Co. $3,578.20, Palos Ace Hardware $11,582.33, Palos Heights Police Pension Fund $207,931.00, Palos Heights Public Library $8,367.73, Palos Heights School District #128 $9,590.00, Palos Heights Senior Citizens $4,060.00, Palos Medical Group LLC $4,395.00, Parnitzke, John $3,772.51, Patten Industries, Inc. $11,598.00, PCS Industries $12,513.36, Pepsi-Cola $4,212.61, Phillips Chevrolet $33,467.69, Pomp’s Tire Service $12,617.50, Pope, Angeline $4,487.70, Positive Connections $5,041.50, Postmaster $11,225.00, Postmaster $6,975.36, Presto Marketing, Inc. $7,347.31, Pro Page Construction $4,061.87, Promos 911, Inc. $4,038.07, Proven Business Systems $3,161.47, Purchase Power – Easypermit Postage $9,294.77, Quality Alarm Systems $12,973.00, Quill Corporation $5,591.84, R.W.S. Landscape & Lawn Care $13,465.00, Rainbow Cleaning Specialists $17,151.00, Rainbow Electric $4,534.02, Ray O’Herron Co., Inc. $54,616.08, Record-a-hit $7,705.00, Regional Publishing Corporation $7,855.59, Regional Truck Equipment $22,852.14, Reliable Fire Equipment Co. $2,966.09, Renaissance Maintenance $4,352.50, Right Way Signs $3,200.00, Roberts Auto & Truck Repair $3,819.37, Ronald A. Longanecker $4,665.60, Roy Erikson Outdoor Maintenance Inc. $10,528.00, Rush Truck Centers of Illinois, Inc. $7,215.54, Russo’s Power Equipment $6,865.46, Sam’s Club $18,511.25, Santo Sport Store $5,056.40, Michael J. Schmitt $10,588.00, Schroeder Material, Inc. $35,509.43, Seeco Consultants, Inc. $8,610.00, Sertoma Centre, Inc. $10,210.00, Service Sanitation Inc. $4,435.35, Sewer Cleaning & Televising $3,495.80, Sign Outlet, Inc. $4,444.40, Site Environmental Services $12,853.06, South West Special Recreation Association $84,874.68, Southside Electrical Distributors $3,176.43, Southwest Central Dispatch Inc. $317,994.11, Southwest Conference of Mayors $5,660.00, Squad Car Services, Inc. $28,097.71, SRN, Inc. $4,597.00, Standard Equipment Company $22,925.31, Standard Industrial $4,711.55, State Treasurer $15,654.10, Swanson & Brown $9,322.45, Taylor, Joseph $22,999.92, Tee Jay Service Company $13,463.90, The Printing Press $6,379.54, The Yoga Teacher’s Group, Inc. $12,367.50, Third Millennium Associates, Inc. $8,121.48, Thomas Pump Company $6,340.00, Timberwerks $3,850.00, Tinley Park Park District $5,045.97, TKB Associates, Inc. $7,516.00, Todds Techies $33,560.00, Total Automation Concepts $33,540.00, Treasurer, State of Illinois $329,013.90, Trugreen $11,417.00, Tyco Integrated Security LLC $4,625.30, U.S. Bank Equipment Finance $3,401.74, United Healthcare Insurance $1,062,345.29, University of Illinois Extension $7,000.00, URS Corporation $43,100.00, USA Blue Book $10,340.46, Utility Service Co. $100,073.75, Vermont Systems, Inc. $9,753.84, Village of Alsip $2,825,449.01, Visucom Signs & Graphics $3,388.92, VR6Systems $19,780.00, WebQA, Inc. $6,600.00, Wille Brothers Company $5,149.76, Williams Architects $315,848.91, Wm. F. Meyer Company $4,047.83, Wodka, Gerard $5,755.10, Woodward Printing Services $18,046.00, Work Zone Safety, Inc. $6,260.50, Yott, Michael $6,210.47, Zachary’s $2,500.00, Zee Medical Inc. $3,622.54, Zerene Landscapes, Inc. $20,965.05, Ziebell Water Service Products, Inc. $4,242.00. All other Disbursements less than $2,500.00, $385,287.40 Total Disbursements to Vendors $11,572,539.35

4 Thursday, June 23, 2016

INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT

OPINION

The Regional News

Reclaiming our common humanity after Orlando terror

By Charles C. Haynes Horrific events like the heartbreaking tragedy in Orlando — the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — bring out the best and the worst in the American character.

After Omar Mateen murdered 49 people and injured 53 others, many clergy who rarely, if ever, acknowledge the LGBT community in positive terms offered prayers for LGBT people — actually reciting the letters. This one, brief shining moment was both unprecedented and heartening.

On the worst side of the ledger, however, a small minority of clergy used the shooting as an opportunity to preach hate in the name of religion.

Mere hours after the attack, two Christian ministers posted videos of their sermons (since deleted by YouTube) celebrating the murder of 49 “pedophiles” and “predators.”

“I wish the government would round them all up,” preached Pastor Roger Jimenez of the Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento, Calif. “Put them up against a wall, put a firing squad in front of them and blow their brains out.”

Pastor Steven Anderson of the Faithful World Baptist Church in Tempe, Ariz. declared that LGBT people should be “executed by a righteous government.” While claiming not to advocate violence, Anderson celebrated that “these dangerous, filthy predators are off the streets,” adding, “I’m just trying to look on the bright side.”

Disturbingly, advocates of the death penalty for LGBT people are found in any number of religious movements. In some African countries and parts of the Middle East, hard-line Christian ministers and Islamic imams encourage and support laws with severe punishments for homosexuality, including death.

After the Orlando attack, chilling video surfaced of sermons

by Sheikh Farrokh Sekaleshfar, an Iranian Muslim cleric, who travels the world advocating the death penalty for “homosexuals.”

Sekaleshfar had delivered his hateful message at an Islamic center in suburban Orlando just weeks before the massacre.

Although the motivations of the Orlando shooter are still murky, Mateen claimed to be acting in support of the so-called Islamic State — a terrorist movement that murders LGBT people by throwing them from rooftops in the name of God. It may be small comfort to families of the victims, but the vast majority of Christians and Muslims in the United States reject ministers and clerics who distort scriptures to advocate harsh and violent treatment of LGBT people.

But hate speech by outliers is the easy-to-condemn fringe of a much larger problem. Many mainstream, widely respected religious voices often indulge in anti-LGBT rhetoric that marginalizes and dehumanizes the “other,” speech that contributes to a climate of intolerance and fear.

“Sadly it is religion, including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people,” wrote Catholic Bishop Robert Lynch immediately after the Orlando shooting. “Attacks today on LGBT men and women often plant the seed of contempt, then hatred, which can ultimately lead to violence. Those women and men who were mowed down early yesterday morning were all made in the image and likeness of God. We teach that. We should believe that. We must stand for that.”

American Muslim leaders joined with many other religious and civil rights leaders in speaking out in support of the LGBT community. “Homophobia, transphobia and Islamophobia are interconnected systems of oppression,” said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), “and we cannot dismantle one without dismantling the other.”

At the same time, some Muslim leaders also acknowledged the need to confront prejudices and silence about LGBT Muslims within their own faith communities. Post-Orlando is a “historic opportunity for us to talk to one another,” Faisal Alam, gay founder of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity told The Associated Press.

It remains to be seen if the unifying post-Orlando spirit will translate into any lasting change in how we speak about the intersection of religion and sexual orientation. But at the very least, we can do more to call out divisive and hateful speech when we hear it.

“You can’t make up the world into ‘us’ and ‘them,’ and denigrate and express hatred towards groups because of the color of their skin, or their faith, or their sexual orientation,” President Barack Obama said in Orlando last week, “and not feed something

Time to crack down hard on guns The bureaucrats, the NRA lobbyists and weak legislators have made America’s gun laws so confusing only a criminal with bad intent knows what is and what isn’t legal when it comes to owning a gun.

The truth is, we need to start from scratch and seriously restrict what types of guns can be owned.

1 – Severely limit the kinds of guns that can be owned.

2 – Require a lengthy background check of 30 days.

3 – Deny weapon ownership to anyone suspected of any kind of violence, not just terrorism. Street gangs and drug dealers are terrorists, too.

4 – Make the punishment severe. Prison of 25 years for anyone convicted of using any kind of weapon in a crime; and, the death sentence for anyone who took another person’s life with a gun.

5 – Increase taxation on gun ownership.

The problem is the right wing fanatics have used the “terrorism” argument to block gun control.

In response to the massacre of 49 people in Orlando, and a string of similar massacres across this country, the NRA has proposed we ban guns for anyone “suspected” of being a “terrorist.”

But why stop there? Why not ban guns for anyone suspected of being a criminal?

If you want to prevent people on the “Terrorism Watch List” from obtaining a gun, why not create other Watch Lists for Street Gangs, Drug Dealers, bank robbers, or anyone who might commit any kind of armed robbery?

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Suddenly, it becomes harder to “predict” who will or won’t commit a crime.

Because all crime is terrorism.

The only answer is to simplify the laws and make the punishment excessively brutal and punitive.

Limit Guns: The only guns that should be allowed are handguns with chambers for six bullets that are large and bulky, and difficult to hide; and shotguns and rifles with limited fire power.

Background checks: They should take at least 30 days before you can get the gun.

What’s the rush?

Toughen punishment: Use a gun in a crime, go to jail for 25 years. No second chances 10 years later when you “find Jesus.” The person whose life you took doesn’t get that chance.

Ban all automatic weapons: Orlando killer Omar Mateen wasn’t using an AR-15 automatic rifle. The NRA claims he used a Sig Sauer MCX. What’s the difference? It’s a powerful, unnecessary automatic weapon that anyone can get today.

Much of the current debate about Orlando killer Omar Mateen, focused on the fact that he was an extremist.

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gion, as the NRA is really arguing. It’s about committing a crime against innocent people. Maybe the NRA argument that banning people on the Terrorism Watch List might have prevented the Pulse nightclub killings is right. But what about the other extremists who have committed mass murders?

You want to stop terrorism? So do I. But people living in crime-ridden communities are living in terrorism, too.

In the first half of this year, there were nearly 1,800 shooting victims in Chicago (299 dead). Last year, there were nearly 3,000 shooting victims in Chicago (489 dead).

Many Chicago suburbs are just as bad.

We do need bigger prisons. Violent criminals should be thrown away like garbage.

Those that commit murder should be held in solitary confinement until their appeals have been processed fully, and then put to death. No benefits. No conveniences.

Smaller cells. Make prison hell!

And, make gun owners pay for the prisons with huge taxes, kind of like the way we impose huge taxes on people who smoke cigarettes.

Cigarettes kill. But so do guns!

And when extremists like the NRA’s Chris Cox threatens public officials who support gun control saying they “will pay a price for it,” (ABC TV “This Week,” June 19), they should be prosecuted, too.

JOE BOYLE ing that even occurred. This year, it was not until I came home from work Monday evening and began watching the news did I realize something historical took place.

This year coincided with the “strawberry moon,” the folkloric name given to June’s full moon.

The term strawberry moon had nothing to do with color. It was given that name by the Algonquin tribes because it occurs right at the height of the season when strawberries are harvested, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

I did see the full moon that evening but did not realize the significance. This was the first time this has occurred in about 50 years. The last strawberry moon and the summer solstice occurred at the beginning the so-called “Summer of Love” in 1967.

This won’t happen again until 2062.

All I know is that we are experiencing more warmer days. When I was a kid, if I was not practicing baseball or playing a game that evening, those hot, lazy day were spent a number of ways. I had a friend who lived across the street from me by the name of Jim Prendergast. He was from a large family and had several brothers. Some of those days were spent playing Wiffle ball off the front steps of their bungalow home. Usually it was just us playing. Essentially, the steps served as

the catcher because the ball would come back to you. The pitcher was also the fielder. Balls hit on the ground that were caught meant the batter was out. That also went for popups.

Several games would be played a day on our block at 97th and Throop in Chicago.

Sometimes we would drift from our block to catch up with other friends. But a few innings of Wiffle ball passed the time of day. I already mentioned that if the pitcher either strikes out, catches grounders or fly balls, then an out was recorded. But if the batter hit the ball past the pitcher it was a single. A double was when the ball went over the pitcher’s head and hit the street. If the batter’s hit reached the grass just over the curb on a fly, that was a triple. Hit the ball over the sidewalk on the other side of the street and that was a home run.

We had fun and there were occasional arguments over strikes and balls called. I don’t see too many kids doing this anymore, but the suburbs don’t have as many bungalows or Georgians where you could use the stairs as a catcher.

Nearby schools also served as a place to play ball. Wiffle balls were replaced by rubber balls and a strike zone was made with chalk against the building wall. We would listen to music and probably heard Dancing in the Streets more than a few times.

Those summer days seemed to last forever. I had fun even if I don’t remember summer solstices or strawberry moons.

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

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Using replica gun in public puts holder in great danger From Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller Having a replica gun in the car could lead to tragic consequences if the driver happens to be stopped by police.

In all cases where replica guns are used in public, they put the person holding the weapon at great personal danger.

A Palos Park police officer stopped an erratic driver and two passengers, all 16, last Thursday night. Concerned about some drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and one of the teens having snuck out of his home for the night, they scrambled to hide the items.

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Replica gun taken from one of three teenagers stopped by Palos Park police last Thursday night. Think about it, the officer had a split second to decide, real gun or a replica?

A passenger in the back seat of the stopped car grabbed and tried to hide the replica gun pictured with this story It’s bright orange barrel marker had been removed.

The officer saw the young man hiding what appeared to be a gun in his pants, and backup officers secured the teen who possessed what was actually a replica semi-automatic pistol.

All three teens were released to family members.

We remind parents and kids about the dangers of using this kind of weapon in a public place.

People see the weapons and they believe them to be real, and they call police.

Police officers have to make a split second-decision, if someone turns and brandishes a weapon it could be tragic for everybody and we want to avoid that if at all possible.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Accused suspended driver charged with leaving scene Timothy J Witherspoon, 35, of the 15400 block of 130th Place, Lemont, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and other offenses following a hitand-run accident at 4:23 p.m. June 13, at Will-Cook and McCarthy Roads.

Police said that when he was stopped at Wolf Road and McCarthy Road, he was carrying 16 hydrocodone pills and 2.5 oxycodone pills. He was also charged with driving on a suspended license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, leaving the scene of

a property damage accident, and driving without insurance. Witherspoon was held for a bond hearing.

Road. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on June 28.

Charged with driving while license suspended

Woman cited with fake ID possession

Carlos A. Flores, 23, of Blue Island, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 10:22 p.m. June 3, at Route 83 and Southwest Highway. He was also cited for driving without registration. He is due in court on June 28.

Cristhian G. Ruiz, 20, of Hickory Hills, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:30 a.m. June 8, in the 12200 block of LaGrange

Nicolette S. Marrotta, 20, of Justice, was charged with possession of a fraudulent ID found in her wallet, which had been left in the Plush Horse, 12301 S. 86th Ave., at 11:05 a.m. June 5.

Police contacted her using information on her Illinois driver’s license, and found a fraudulent Tennessee driver’s license in the wallet. When she picked it up, she was charged and released after paying a fine.

Orland talks mosquito control Orland Park village officials recently met with administrators from the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District to learn more about the agency’s mosquito control efforts in the village and how residents can help minimize mosquito populations.

“The South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District serves more than 50 south suburbs and regularly monitors mosquito activity in Orland Park,” said Trustee Mike Carroll, chair of the village’s Public Works Committee. “They are in Orland Park on a daily basis, monitoring mosquito activity in the area.”

South Cook County is the largest district in Illinois and one of the largest in the Midwest. It is divided into four divisions with Orland Township being part of the Western Division.

During mosquito breeding season, district personnel regularly check all potential breeding areas.

These include roadside ditches, retention ponds, runoff areas, marshes and wetlands and other low areas that hold water after it rains.

Mosquito operators are licensed by the state for mosquito control. The district also works closely with area businesses, cemeteries and other entities reminding them to eliminate standing water on their properties.

Douglas Wright, general manager for the district, explained how the district monitors mosquito presence in its communities.

“We follow a procedure that includes surveillance, scouting, identifying the types of mosquitoes, larva control, adult control and public education and outreach,” Wright explained.

The district monitors adult mosquito populations with mosquito traps during the season and regularly collecting samples. The district also uses Gravid Traps to collect the mosquitoes responsible for spreading West Nile Virus.

While scouting mosquitoes in a community, abatement district employees collect water samples to test for larvae to determine if treatment is required. Water areas are treated with water based environmentally sensitive briquettes.

very dangerous in this world.”

A modest, but difficult, first step would be to abandon labels and name-calling in the marriage debate — “homosexual agenda” from one side, “religious bigotry” from the other — in service of seeking civil dialogue across deep differences.

Under the First Amendment every voice has the right to be

Ambulance takes out store wall

The Trace ambulance that crashed into the Palos Heights Radio Shack Sunday afternoon had no patient onboard.

The driver pulled to the front of the Radio Shack, applied the brakes, and the ambulance accelerated through the front store window, Palos Heights Deputy Police Chief Bill Czajkowski said the driver reported. No citations were issued. The business was open but there were no customers inside. The building was found to be structurally safe and repairs began on Monday.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Driver drunk in drive-thru, police say Orland Park police charged Byron Augustine Jackson II, 31, of Orland Park, with DUI after they encountered him behind the wheel of his car at the McDonald’s at 14445 S. La Grange Road at 11:33 p.m. May 30, after it had closed for the night.

Acting on a 911 call about a man asleep at the wheel in the restaurant’s drive-thru, police said they found Jackson in his car, which was stopped, although the engine was running and the vehicle was in gear, according to the police report. They put the car in park, turned off the engine and woke Jackson, police added. Police added a charge of failure to notify the Illinois Secretary State of an address change after they learned that while Jackson has lived in the state for two years, his license plate and driver’s license are from Texas. The car was towed and impounded, and Jackson was due in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

Drivers charged with DUI

Orland Park Village Trustee Michael Carroll (standing, right) listens as South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District General Manager Douglas Wright talks about the different species of mosquitoes. Village officials recently met with abatement district personnel to discuss mosquito control in Orland Park.

Adult mosquitoes collected in traps are tested for the West Nile Virus bacteria.

When mosquito larvae are found, environmentally sensitive larvicides are used to kill them.

Killing mosquitoes at the larval stage is the most effective means of controlling mosquito populations. Mosquitoes grow from larva to adult in six days.

“The most important thing that residents can do is eliminate standing water on their properties,” said Orland Park Public Works Director John Ingram. “Walk around your property and look for things that hold water after it rains, making sure they’re emptied every time it rains.”

Bird baths should be regularly emptied and re-filled with fresh water so mosquitoes cannot leave their larva. Residents using rain barrels should have wire mesh screening covering the top of the barrels.

“Rain barrels can produce thousands of mosquitoes if they’re not properly covered,” Wright said.

Other areas ideal for breeding mosquitoes include grass clippings, compost piles and organic matter that collect in a home’s gutter.

“Residents play a big part in this operation,” Wright said. “We need everyone to look closely at their homes and eliminate anything that gives mosquitoes places to breed.”

The abatement district offers a number of steps to prevent mosquito bites including wearing light colored long sleeved shirts and long pants. The district recommends staying in places with air conditioning and windows and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside. Residents are encouraged to take steps to control mosquitoes inside and outside of their homes and to use Environmental Protection Agency registered insect repellents.

To avoid large populations of mosquitoes, avoid being outside at times when mosquitoes are most active. Residents are encouraged to keep window screens in good repair and keep doors closed.

Mosquitoes hid in tall grass so keep lawns well cut. Strong house fans used outside on a patio or deck will also keep mosquitoes away. Mosquitoes don’t like to fly in a breeze and the fans help to blow away the CO2 humans exhale making them less detectable to mosquitoes.

“Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus thrive in stagnant, hot weather,” Wright noted, adding that residents monitoring their yards are key to combatting the virus.

During the presentation, mosquito abatement officials noted that the Farmers’ Almanac is calling for a hot and dry summer — ideal for West Nile Virus.

— Village of Orland Park

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heard in America — however offensive or disturbing. But a free society that would also be civil requires a critical mass of people willing to answer hatred and intolerance with love and compassion. Unanswered religious and ideological speech demonizing the “other” poisons the body politic and inspires acts of prejudice and violence.

Nothing we can say will bring back the victims of the Orlando massacre. But if we

commit to speak about one another with civility and respect, we honor their memory — and represent the best of what it means to be an American.

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and founding director of the Religious Freedom Center.

E-mail: chaynes@newseum. org Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org Twitter: @ hayneschaynes

Robert L. Brown, 54, of Orland Park, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, failure to signal when making a lane change and driving on a revoked license after they curbed his SUV in the 15100 block of South 73rd Avenue at 5:59 p.m.

June 1. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Brown was given a court date of July 12 in Bridgeview.

Oak Lawn resident Eric B. Erickson, 33, was charged with DUI and disobeying a traffic light after police stopped his car in the 15800 block of South Orlan Brook Drive at 11:30 p.m. June 5. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Erickson is due in court in Bridgeview on July 27.

Police charged Sergio Garcia Valle, 28, of Crestwood, with DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, improper lane usage and failure to use headlights when required after they stopped his car in the 15800 block of South 71st Court at 11:50 p.m.

June 5. A search of the vehicle yielded “numerous” empty beer cans and bottles, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Garcia Valle is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 6.

Orland Park resident Joseph A. Nelligan, 59, was charged with DUI, driving without a valid license, disobeying a traffic light and failure to signal when required after police curbed his SUV near 143rd Street and 88th Avenue at 2:22 a.m.

June 8. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Nelligan is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 6.

Min Noh, 48, of Orland Park, was charged with DUI, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found him at the wheel of his pickup truck in the 17800 block of South Rachel Lane at 11:30 p.m. June 3. Police said Noh appeared to be asleep at the wheel of the stopped vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a small amount of cannabis, a smoking pipe and a grinder, according to the police report. The truck was towed and impounded. The police report did not indicate a court date.

Mom coached boy into shoplifting, police say Chicago Ridge resident Ala Abdelhadi, 31, was charged with retail theft and one felony count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she allegedly coached a boy to help her steal assorted shoes and clothing—worth $216—from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 7:16 p.m. June 2. The boy was one of three children with Abdelhadi, police said, and were first noticed by store security as they played on an escalator.

Police called the mother of the boy, who came to the shopping center to pick up her son and claimed to have no knowledge of the incident. Abdelhadi is the mother of the other two children, according to the police report, which did not disclose the children’s ages.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Man charged with aggravated assault Robert R. Milcarek, 45, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer after police were called to a disturbance at 5:13 p.m. June 14, in the 12700 block of South Oak Park Avenue.

Police said Milcarek went to a relative’s house with a rifle and threatened to shoot the victim while pointing it at him. When police arrived, he handed it over He was also cited for aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was being held for a bond hearing.

Charged with DUI David Coughlin, 47, of New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 12:34 a.m. Friday, in the 7400 block of West 131st Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on July 15.

License charges Martha Y. Avila, 40, of Alsip, was charged with driving without a valid license at 11:25 a.m. Friday, in the 13300 block of South 76th Avenue. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance. She is due in court on July 15.

Antoine J. Hollins, 43, of Hazel Crest, was charged with driving on a revoked license following a traffic stop at 2:30 p.m. Friday, in the 6300 block of West Route 83. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and expired registration. He is due in court on July 29.

Jonetta Haymer, 26, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:40 p.m. June 13, in

the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she was also cited for speeding. She is due in court on July 15.

Raymond V. Cousins, 21, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license at 1:22 a.m. June 14, in the 12400 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said he was also cited for having one headlight. He is due in court on June 30.

Amanda M. Hillman, 27, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 7:34 a.m. June 14, in the 6300 block of West Route 83. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance. She is due in court on July 29.

Bilal M. Agha Shihabi, 24, of Worth, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 8:31 p.m. June 15, in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on July 15.

Charged with aggravated speeding Yousef V. Norman, 53, of Bridgeview, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 11:42 p.m. last Thursday, in the 12900 block of South Harlem Avenue.,Police said he was driving 61 mph in a 35 mph zone. He is due in court on July 15.

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Gen Xers must juggle both money and time

Vendors party at Mona Lisa Mona Lisa in Palos Heights will present a “Girls Guide To Shopping” vendor party today (Thursday), from 5 to 8 p.m.

Everyone is invited to come out and shop for items from Mona Lisa’s array of clothing, accessories and home decor; along with featured vendors, Ba Da Bling, Beauty Counter, Camille’s Confections, Do Terra, Hilltop Designs, LuLaRoe Simply Comfortable, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Noonday Collection, Stella & Dot and Thirty-One Bags.

Complimentary food and drinks will be served; and are provided by three Palos Heights Restaurants; AneMoNe Caffe & Neapolitan Pizzeria, Jet’s Pizza and Nick’s Barbecue. RSVP to 708-361-1551 to attend.

Neat Repeats sale Neat Repeats Resale will hold its half-off sale this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The stores are bursting with beautiful fashions for women’s , men’s and children’s as well as housewares, jewelry, designer purses and more at 50 % their already low prices.Visit the stores in Orland Park 9028 W. 159th St. 364-7605 or in Worth 7026 W. 111th St. 361-6860.

Neat Repeats Resale is owned and operated by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, and all proceeds support programs for victims of domestic violence.

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If you’re an older member of Generation X — that is, if you were born in the early- to-mid-1960s — you may have a lot of “balls in the air.” You are saving for your own retirement — which might not be that far away — while at the same time possibly wanting to help pay for your children’s college education. And you may also be assisting your aging parents in some ways. How can you manage this juggling act?

To begin with, you need to emphasize your retirement. Now that you are likely in, or near, your peak earning years, you should contribute as much as you can afford to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. Your plan likely offers you a range of investment options, so you can create a portfolio that’s appropriate for your needs. The money in your 401(k) or similar plan can grow on a tax-deferred basis, and your contributions are typically made with pretax dollars. So, the more you put in, the lower your annual taxable income.

You won’t have to pay taxes until you take withdrawals, but if you do withdraw money before you reach 59½, the withdrawals may be subject to a 10 percent IRS penalty.

Even if you’re contributing to a 401(k) or similar plan, you’re probably still eligible to contribute to Supplied photo an IRA. Like a 401(k), a traditional IRA offers tax-deferred growth potential, while a Roth IRA can provide tax-free earnings distributions if you’ve Gabriel Fennema of Doughs Guys bakery participates in the collective had your account at least five years and don’t take poetry project sponsored by the Palos Heights Public Library and the Palos Heights Farmers Market. The bakery is a weekly vendor at the farmers withdrawals until you’re at least 59½.

If you devote most of your investable income to market, held Wednesdays. your retirement plans, you may not have much left to help pay for your children’s college education.

But that may not be a disaster — after all, they could get scholarships and financial aid. And even if they need to take out student loans, they have a lot more years to pay them back than you have until your retirement. If you can afford to help your children, choose a smart college-savings vehicle,

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such as a 529 plan, which offers tax-free earnings distributions as long as the money is used exclusively for qualified higher education expenses. (If it’s used for other purposes, you’ll be taxed on it and also could face a penalty.)

How about your elderly parents? How can you best help them? Hopefully, they will not require any outright financial assistance from you — but that doesn’t mean you can’t assist them in other ways.

If you haven’t already done so, try to find out as much as you can about their estate plans and any arrangements they’ve made should they become incapacitated. Ideally, you’ll want to get answers to questions such as these: • Have they named a durable power of attorney?

• Have they chosen an executor for their estate?

• Have they thought about they would pay for any long-term care services they might need, such as a nursing home stay?

It may not be that easy to have these conversations, but they are important — especially if you are going to play an active role in your parents’ plans.

Clearly, as a Gen Xer concerned about retirement, college-age children and aging parents, you’ll have a balancing act involving both money and time. But with planning, patience and realistic expectations, you can help yourself and the ones you love.

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.

Hunt helps Lake Katherine get $4,000 award from Safeco

FelFel, which features Mediterranean-style food, has opened in Tinley Park.

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Mediterranean restaurant opens FelFel, a new Mediterranean-style restaurant, has opened at 6905 W. 159th St. in Tinley Park, in front of the Menards store.

The site has been home to a number of eateries over the years, most recently a Peppo’s Great Sub Sandwich shop, which closed a year ago.

FelFel features shawarma, gyros and falafel served in either a pita, wrap or bowl with sauces including Tahini sauce.

For more information, call (708) 620-8820 or visit www.myfelfel. net.

Fashion store opens at Chicago Ridge Mall Premiere Attire, a store that carries fashions for men and women, opened last week at Chicago Ridge Mall.

Eli’s gaming cafe opens in Worth A new video gaming store called Eli’s Cafe has opened at 10652 S. Harlem Ave. in Worth in the former Flowers With Victorian Elegance florist.

The flower shop closed last summer.

Lipinski announces $11.8 million grant for Midway Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Midway Airport an $11.8 million grant to improve safety at the airport. The grant will pay for the rehabilitation of 4,747 feet of runway to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement “I am proud to announce this federal grant which will help maintain and improve the infrastructure of a facility that is a ma-

BOB BONG jor economic engine for both the surrounding area and the region,” Lipinski said. “For the record number of passengers flying in and out of Midway Airport, this investment will help ensure that the airport is operating as safely and efficiently as possible. I will continue working to see that the federal government keeps investing in Midway and the neighborhoods and communities that surround it.”

Lipinski is the senior member from the state on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and serves on the Aviation Subcommittee.

Shell station, Circle K reopens in Bridgeview The Shell gas station and Circle K convenience store has reopened at 87th Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview.

The station was torn down last year and rebuilt and reconfigured to match a Circle K and Shell station that was built at Toyota Park at 71st Street and Harlem in Bridgeview.

Grand reopening delayed for The Salon The Salon by InStyle store within a store grand reopening has been pushed back to July 1 inside the JCPenney store at Ford City Mall.

The first 100 people in line that day will receive free goody bags filled with free samples, discount coupons and gift cards ranging

At Hunt Insurance Group, our mission has always included giving back, because we recognize building a stronger community is something that benefits us all.

Safeco Insurance recognizes that, too — and we’re honored to be among the 2016 winners of the company’s Make More Happen Award!

We were selected for the award because of the Agency’s commitment to volunteer work with Lake Katherine. The award includes a $4,000 donation from Safeco to Lake Katherine on our behalf.

We would now appreciate your support to help increase that donation!

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The closing of Lincoln-Way North High School in Frankfort Square may have claimed its first nonschool victim with the closing of DeBo’s Dogs restaurant.

The hot dog restaurant at 19866 S. Harlem Ave. (Harlem and Vollmer Road) in the Harlem Crossing shopping center was virtually next door to the high school that is slated for closing by the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Board of Education.

The 1,300-square-foot eatery closed its doors for good at the end of May, which was just about the same time the high school finished final exams and sent students home for the summer.

There is no indication on DeBo’s website or Facebook about being closed, but its phone number has been changed to “unknown” and there are two closed signs in the front window.

A listing of the property on Loopnet.com indicates the site would be coming available after April 2016.

The restaurant opened in 2008, the same year as the high school, and catered to students going as far as to offer a discount to anyone with a student ID. Students would often pack the restaurant on their way home after school ended.

on our story when it is live on Safeco.com, Lake Katherine will win an additional $1,000. The full story went live today for the week of June 20.

This award is a wonderful testament to the work of those that volunteer at Lake Katherine and the vital mission of Lake Katherine. Together, we’re making a difference in Palos Heights and the surrounding communities.

Over the course of the year, Safeco is naming 66 Make More Happen Award winners, so visit Safeco.com regularly to read

more stories. You can help charities across the country earn extra donations, and come away with some inspiration of your own.

And when you’re ready to start making a difference — or add to your current efforts — you can get involved with Lake Katherine.

Just go to Lake Katherine website (www.lakekatherine.org) to find out how.

Thanks for your support. We’re proud to call Palos Heights home for nearly 40 years, and we’re committed to making it better.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing (Docket 2016-05) to be held before the Palos Heights Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM, at the Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL to consider a petition filed by David Neary for a 9 ft. 6 in. rear yard variance and an 8 ft. side yard variance for the installation of a detached garage on property located at 12023 S. 72nd Court.

PIN 23-25-213-013-0000 Patricia M. Sheppard Deputy City Clerk

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COMMUNITY NOTES Palos Park library grand reopening fun The Palos Park Library will host a grand reopening this Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This event will also celebrate the start of the Summer Reading program, and a farewell to Sheila Sosnicki, Library Director. A full day of entertainment begins at 11 a.m. with a musical interactive program for children of all ages, Scribble Monsters. To cap-off the all-day event, the four piece Celtic folk group, Dyed in the Wool, will play live music at 2

Palos United Methodist Church will hold its 26th annual Strawberry Fest on Sunday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the church, 121st and Harlem Avenue.

Grilled hamburger or hot dog, cole slaw, chips, beverage, straw-

berry shortcake or sundae lunch and dessert cost for adults is $9, children (under 12) $4; dessert only $5, choice of strawberry shortcake or sundae.

Tickets will be sold at the door.

Proceeds aid church missions.

Also includes bake sale, crafts and Bee Faithful Quilters sale of handmade items.

Unlimited activity wristband $5 includes: Pony Rides/Petting Zoo/Bounce House/Face PaintingCrafts for Kids - Additional charge $2 to $6 per activity Includes Candy Art/Rock Art/Spin Art.

Village at 2320 W. 113th Place.

The hour-long gathering will be an open topic get-together where family members and friends can address issues such as sun-downing, wandering, memory loss, sleeping too little or too much, etc.

Diane Morgan, memory support coordinator at the continuing

care retirement community, will lead the discussion and answer questions participants have. Before ending at 7:30 p.m., light refreshments will be served. To reserve a seat, call 773-474-7300 or send an email to familyandfriends@smithvillage.org.

p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The library is 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. For more, call (708) 4481530 or visit the library online at palosparklibrary.org.

Strawberry Festival at Palos United Methodist

HEALTH BEAT Smith Village free support group Beverly/Morgan Park residents who are caregivers for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are welcome to join a free support group at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, at Smith

SCHOOL NOTES Onstage at Mother McAuley McAuley “Curtain Call” Theatre and Music Camp will present two shows this summer on June 29 and 30.

Performances of Willy Won-

ka and the Chocolate Factory will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 and 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 30. Seussical the Musical will be performed at 5 p.m. on June 29 and noon on the June 30. Both shows will run

on the Mother McAuley Auditorium stage, 3737 W. 99th Street.

Admission is $5 and tickets may be purchased online or at the door.

For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www.mothermcauley.org.

STUDENT NEWS Wheaton College student Kevin Lynch, of Orland Park, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale. *** Nora Lipetzky, of Palos Heights, was one of more than 2,100 students from Saginaw Valley State University whose academic dedication earned them a place on the Deans’ List for the winter 2016 semester. *** Tyler Esser, of Palos Park, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Esser is pursuing a doctoral degree in physical therapy.

*** The following local residents made the University of Dayton dean’s list for achieving a minimum 3.5 GPA for the spring 2016 semester. Kristin Galvin of Palos Heights, Conor Doyle of Orland Park and Julie Baffoe of Orland Park. *** Sean Trainor of Palos Heights made the dean’s list at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., for the spring 2016 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. *** Alexandra Foley, formerly of Orland Park, was named to the dean’s list at Loyola University in Chicago. She is a graduate of Sandburg High School.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Christ Lutheran Church Christ Lutheran Church in Orland Park has been given an original painting of St. Michael Archangel by awarded artist Edward Riojas.

This specially commissioned and donated depiction of St. Michael incorporates his role as patron of Military Personnel and Law Enforcement with the rever-

ent memorial inclusion of a fallen officer being held by the angel and small depictions of the military battlefield cross and law enforcement shield with black ribbon.

This Sunday, after the 10 a.m. service, a special blessing and unveiling of the St. Michael Archangel Memorial Painting will be conducted in the Fireside Room of Christ Lutheran, 14700 S. 94th Ave., beginning at 11:30 a.m. The

intention is to seek God’s blessing upon our military and law enforcement officers as this representation of their work is blessed and unveiled. The service will include the posting of the Colors by the American Legion Post 111 Color Guard, prayerful unveiling, a letter from Mayor Dan McLaughlin, and presentations by Cmdr. Gene Montalbano and others.

planning meeting for the group’s upcoming service opportunities.

• Spoiler Alert! Teen Book Discussion Group: The Trials of Apollo – June 27 at 7 p.m. Teens grade 6 to 12 can participate in this brand new discussion group just for teens.

• Babe Didrickson – The Greatest Female Athlete in History – June 28 at 7 p.m. No registration required.

For more information visit orlandparklibrary.org or call 4285100.

Heights library youth programs

LIBRARY NOTES Film historian Learn the history and the magic of making movies, Thursday, June 30, at 1 p.m. at the Palos Park Public Library.

Film historian Eric Grayson will bring his collection of film reels to show the development of color in film. See examples of Kinemacolor, Technicolor, Kodachrome, and others. Everything shown from real film on reel projectors. The library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. Call the library to register at 448-150. For more, visit palosparklibrary.org.

Orland Park library upcoming programs • Eureka! Marble Marathon – today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. Children grades K-3 and their adult can participate. Explore the wonders of marbles at this science-based event. Children must be registered for the Read for the Win summer reading challenge.

• Pinterest Basics – this Friday, at 11:30 a..m. Adults can learn the basics of Pinterest, create an account, and start pinning. No registration required.

• EnvironMental Club 2 – June 24 at 4 p.m. Children grades 3 to 5 can learn how to save the earth through science activities.

• Pinterest Palooza Junior – June 25 at 11 a.m. Children grades 4 to 5 can participate in this crafty activity. Please register ahead of time.

• Summer Concert Series: Lollipop – June 26 at 2 p.m. All ages event. Enjoy this classic rock tribute band.

• Teen Inc. – June 27 at 6 p.m.

Teens grades 6 to 12 can earn community service to attend this

Palos Heights library upcoming programs • Summer hours: The library will be closed on Sundays through Labor Day. • Microsoft Word: Resumes -Monday, June 27, 2 p.m.

Learn how to create, format, and save a resume in Microsoft Word. Basic computer, keyboard, mouse and Internet browsing skills required.

• Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist - Tuesday, June 28, 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Anton Fakhouri will discuss the symptoms of arthritis of the hand and wrist, who get arthritis in the hand and wrist, when it is time to ask your doctor for help, and the current treatment options.

• 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 Palos Heights Public Library is at 12501 S. 71st Ave.

• ScribbleMonster Musical Fit Club - A workout routine that targets the body and mind. Warm-ups begin with sharing songs and ideas about fitness and healthy eating, followed by a few reps of page turning as ScribbleMonster sings a favorite book. Musical Fit Club targets physical skills with fine and gross motor movements, builds self-confidence, and reinforces the positive aspects of exercise and nutrition through music and play.

This event takes place this Friday, at 10 a.m. Registration is needed.

• Teen Time– grades 6 and up - Unwind at the end of the week with gaming, board games, or detailed coloring sheets in our Young Adult Section every Friday in May from 2:30-4:30 p.m. No registration is needed.

• Father Son Book Discussions - Fathers and sons are welcome to come to the library to discuss a book on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. Registration is needed.

• Lego Builders-ages 4 and up - Meet your friends at the library to build something unique on Wednesday, June 29, at 10 a.m.

No registration is needed.

• Chess Club – ages 6 and up Weekly summer chess is back, led by teen volunteers on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. No registration is needed.

All programs are free and open to everyone at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, visit www.palosheightslibrary.org, call 448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

Bicycle Day at the Market Heights police will give free bike helmets; Richards Bikes, Day Dreamer Jewelry and more will visit Farmers Market Officer Kevin Apostal of the Palos Heights Police Department will be a guest of the Palos Heights Farmers Market on Wednesday June 29. He will be offering 100 free children’s bicycle helmets on a first come first served basis. Find him at the Community Tent with representatives of Richards Bikes.

Richards Bikes, a fixture of the Palos Heights community since April 1980 located at 11933 S Harlem Ave, will be featuring their newest venture, the Ebike. The Ebike is an electric motor assisted bicycle. Come see the full line of Ebikes bikes at the tent.

The Palos Heights Fire Department will also visit the market with the big fire rigs and more.

Come meet the brave firefighters, climb on the trucks, and receive your own fire hat. Look for the trucks along the east side of the market.

The Palos Heights Recreation Department will be a guest of the Community Tent. The Department will be offering a pool pass raffle, good for 6 visits to the Palos Heights Pool (Palos Heights residency not required), Also, information about the upcoming July 3rd Independence Day Celebration on Sunday, July 3, from 4:30-11:30 p.m. at Memorial Park (College Drive/Route 83 and 76th Ave) will be available. Children’s attractions include inflatable rides, pony rides, petting zoo, climbing wall, and mini train rides. A DJ will play from 4:30-8:30 p.m., and a live band from 8:30-11:30 p.m. A beer tent and many food vendors will be on hand, and of course fireworks after dark. Continue the National Independence Celebration with the Fourth of July parade starting at noon on July 4, running north on Harlem.

Rita Schultz will be on hand with all information, and her beautiful Day Dreamer Jewelry.

Face Painting will be available from 9-12:30. Have your favorite design, or a American Flag, painted on your face, arm or hand.

Summer fruits and vegetables are coming into the market every week. Locally grown fresh strawberries and other berries, tomatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, radishes, kohlrabi, beets, early summer squashes, carrots, mushrooms, beans, onions, cabbage, cucumbers and more can be purchased very week. A large selection of food items 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, olive oils and vinegars, 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 donations 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 Dr. John’s Easy Sesame Cucumber Noodles. Stop by the City Tent to pick up this

week’s recipe along with previous summer 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

LEGAL NOTICE

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL July 11–15, 2016 • 9:00–11:30 a.m.

Trinity Covenant Church VBS is a fun place for children 3 years old (toilet trained) thru 6th grade. At Barnyard Roundup, future farmers of all ages will learn that Jesus gathers us all together.

Kids will discover that Jesus, their Savior, knows them by name, rounds them up, and brings them home. Bible learning, singing, crafts, snacks and games each day…come join the fun!

This is a free program for the community Program and Dinner - Thursday, July 14 • 6-8 P.M. For information or to register online: www.trinitycovoaklawn.org OR Call the church office at 708-422-5111

Trinity Evangelical Covenant Church 9230 S. Pulaski Road | Oak Lawn | 708-422-5111

RUMMAGE SALE Friday, June 24 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Children’s, Women’s and Men’s Clothing • Shoes Toys Jewelry • Giftware • Cookbooks • Books • Videos CD’s • DVD’s • Household Items • Tools • Rugs Small Appliances Electronics • Furniture Sports & Exercise Equipment • No TV’s please

Trinity Evangelical Covenant Church 9230 S. Pulaski Road | Oak Lawn | 708-422-5111

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Mark your calendar for the return of Orland Township’s Pet Parade & Fair

Hosted by Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady & the Board of Trustees

Saturday, June 25, 2016 • Noon to 3:00 p.m.

Orland Township Grounds at 14807 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462 • Benefiting the Orland Township Pet Food Pantry

Pictures and autographs with your favorite Chicagoland team mascots & superheroes!

• Inflatable Bounce Houses • Pet Parade • Bingo • Pet Contests, Games & Demonstrations • Kids’ Zone & Games • Train Rides • Exhibitors & Vendors • Pet Adoptions • Ask a Vet Booth • Entertainment • Food, Fun & Much More!

FREE ADMISSION A donation of one 5 lb. bag of pet food or a cash donation Well-mannered, leashed & tagged pets welcome! to the Pet Food Pantry is strongly encouraged.

More activities and attractions are being added daily, so visit www.orlandtownship.org for the most up-to-date information regarding Pet-palooza.

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WEEKEND WARRIOR Sports safety tips for the casual athlete

By Benji Feldheim If you spend your summer weekends shooting hoops or tossing a football around with the guys, you probably know just how real the risk of injury is. In fact, you may have even experienced an injury at some point.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 2 million people who are otherwise in good health experience sports injuries and are treated in medical emergency departments.

Dr. Raza Ahmad, sports medicine specialist at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, suggests stretching, preferably before and after playing sports. If you do get injured, know when to see Photo by Smith Village a doctor and understand how to Smith Village fitness program specialist Jaimie Wall, right, advocates the importance of regular exercise for older men like Smith Village resident care for the injury.

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Smith Village fitness program helps older men keep muscle mass By skipping exercise to nap or veg out in front of the TV, older adults can lose muscle mass and conditioning at a rate far quicker than younger individuals, according to Jaimie Wall, fitness program specialist at Smith Village, a life plan community located at 2320 W. 113th Place in Chicago’s Southside Beverly neighborhood.

A variety of sources indicate adults lose as much as 10 percent of their muscle mass per decade from age 50 on. Aerobic and strength conditioning gained over several months diminishes dramatically within two months with no exercise, according to Wall.

Compounding these factors is the fact older adults no longer report to work, so their bodies are no longer conditioned by rigorous walks to the train or an average day of business.

“It’s my observation that older men may be more likely than women to neglect exercise,” says Wall, who earned a degree in kinesiology from the University of Illinois. “Women typically are more self-conscious about their appearance, so they try to exercise. Unfortunately, men don’t realize how inactivity leads to muscle loss.”

Lack of exercise and loss of muscle mass negatively impact strength, mobility, mental clarity and overall health, says Wall, who assumed the role of Smith Village fitness program specialist in August of 2015. Lack of exercise may be a contributing factor to men not living as long as women, she adds.

The good news at Smith Village is that participation rates in the onsite exercise program are strong for both men and women.

Though male residents are fewer in number, their participation rate is 67 percent—51 of 76 men. The participation rate for women is 59 percent—145 of 245 women.

There are some differences in how men and women choose to exercise at Smith Village, according to Wall. The men tend to prefer regular workouts in the onsite gym—using recumbent steppers, nautilus machines, resistance bands, leg weights and dumbbells—over participating in onsite classes, which include: balance, stretch and strengthen, hand strengthening and brain fitness.

Men also tend to enjoy competitive endeavors such as golf or tossing bean bags.

“Regardless of what forms of physical activity work best for you, it’s important to do something on a regular basis,” Wall says.

Wall offers the following tips to help older adults stay fit: 1. Get your doctor’s OK to exercise. Anyone can have a health concern, but adults over 65 usually have more. Know your health concerns so you can develop a routine that doesn’t cause more problems.

For example, if you have a heart problem, you may want to avoid stair stepping until first checking with your doctor.

2. Commit to a regular routine.

Many people want to simply do exercises at home, but people frequently aren’t motivated or forget to do them. So check out your local park district or recreation center for fitness classes. Balance classes are especially beneficial for preventing falls. Any weight bearing activity is good. Walking, weight lifting, bicycling, even swimming, all put weight on the bones, adding to

overall strength. Water aerobics and water walking can be great fun and very beneficial.

3. Exercise with a buddy or group of friends. Some call these individuals “accountability partners.” By making a commitment to others, you’re more likely will stay on track. Enjoy new opportunities to socialize and add to the fun by getting together for coffee or a light meal afterward.

4. Use walking aids and wear practical footwear. If you need a cane or walker for balance, don’t leave it at home for appearance’s sake. Better safe than sorry. You’ll cover more ground and avoid getting discouraged.

“Regardless of any special concerns, older adults should remember exercise is extremely important for preserving abilities and preventing falls,” says Wall.

About Smith Village

Smith Village is sponsored by Smith Senior Living, a not-forprofit organization serving older adults since 1924. It provides spacious residences and engaging programs for independent living, as well as assisted living, memory support and skilled nursing care.

Smith Village also offers shortterm rehabilitation services for residents and others requiring assistance after surgery or a medical incident. For more information, call 773-474-7300 or visit SmithVillage.org.

Sprained ankles Ankle sprains are the most common of sports injuries, typically happening when the foot is rolled inward, with weight applied on the foot’s outer edge.

Be on the lookout for: • Swelling • Bruising • Pain as you bear weight on the ankle How to treat it: • Use the RiCe method: Rest the injured limb. ice the injured area.

Compress the injured area with an elastic wrap or bandage. elevate the injured limb above your heart to reduce swelling.

• When you feel ready, try to move your ankle as gently as possible. Start out slow.

How to avoid it: Wear an ankle brace—it can help reduce the chance of sprains.

If you have a history of sprains, look into physical therapy to rebuild strength in the ankle, Ahmad says.

Sprained knees Knee sprains tend to happen from contact following an unstable landing. Most knee sprains involve ligaments, including the medial collateral ligament, or MCL, and the lateral collateral ligament, or LCL, both of which are located on the outside of the knee.

Be on the lookout for: • Pain and tenderness along the ligaments how to treat it: • Follow the RICE method.

• Wear a hinged brace and stick to a gentle range of motion, as recommended by your doctor, for the first couple of weeks.

How to avoid it: Avoiding a knee sprain is mostly a matter of chance, Ahmad says.

“I wouldn’t say don’t play sports,

but if this happens on a repeated basis you maybe should reconsider playing,” he says

Wrist injuries While it is a natural instinct to put hands up to break a fall, doing so can lead to wrist fractures.

Be on the lookout for: • Swelling • Tenderness • Pain, especially when applying pressure between the thumb and index finger How to treat them: Wrist fractures could lead to arthritis in the future. It’s best to

have these injuries examined by a doctor as early as possible. If it isn’t serious, spica splints, a type of orthopedic brace that wraps around your thumb and wrist, are commonly used for treatment. Serious cases could need surgery.

Skull fractures Skull fractures at or near the base of the skull also can happen while playing sports, and they can be accompanied by concussion or other serious injury to the brain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Be on the lookout for:

• Bruising around the eyes • Clear fluid leaking from the nose or ears • Headache • Slurred speech • Swelling • Nausea and vomiting • Stiff neck • Drowsiness • Difficulty balancing • Confusion How to treat it: Skull fractures are serious and need immediate treatment. If you think you or someone you know has a head injury, go to the nearest emergency medical facility.

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Men are taking small steps to better skincare

By Benji Feldheim When it comes to grooming, men have moved into a new age.

We know exfoliation doesn’t have to do with plant life.

We’re no longer using stodgy bars of soap to clean our faces.

We know what facial scrub is, and we just might use one.

On the other hand, women still outpace men in how much they care for their faces. The 2012 Men’s Grooming Consumer Report found more than 90 percent of the men age 18 and older who were surveyed used grooming products, including facial or body skin care. These men helped bolster the 11 percent increase in men’s facial care spending from 2010 to 2011.

But only 25 percent of men surveyed used more advanced facial skin care items such as eye creams and anti-aging products. What do men need to care for their faces?

And realistically, what will they actually use?

Scrub the bar Men aren’t likely to venture out too far beyond face wash, says Andrea Megaris, director of

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JA Products from John Allan’s, a luxury men’s grooming club with locations in New York, California and Toronto.

“Guys aren’t running in for facials,” she says. “Maybe if their significant others push them to, or they do it before their weddings, but it’s far from common.”

If face wash is the only product you use on your face, make it a good one. It definitely shouldn’t be the same bar of soap you use on your body. Using products specially formulated for your face can make a big difference for your skin, Megaris says.

“Thirteen or so years ago, men were just using regular soap, but now they see the difference made in their skin with a quality face wash,” Megaris says.

While a good razor is important, patience and preparation are really the keys to getting a good shave, Megaris says.

“You can use a razor with 12 blades, and have the best of the best products, but if you’re doing it in the shower and you try to just squeeze it in, you’re not going to get a really good shave,” she says.

“Focus on time and hot water.”

Don’t forget to prep before you shave— that may include simply splashing your face with some water or applying product to the shave area. Megaris recommends using a water-based product that doesn’t clog up blades or leave a “salad dressing” residue on the face.

Post-shave, forget using your grandpa’s aftershave. Instead, use products that moisturize.

Keep it simple

Man up your salad

Even the best product regimen is useless if you don’t stick to it. So Megaris says to keep your routine simple.

“Less is more,” Megaris says. By Tim Dudik “Get a good facial cleanser, and Community Health House Chef really use it when you wash. Use Cars run most efficiently when a moisturizer with sun protection. they get the right fuel. It’s the same Stick with a simple regimen.” with the human body. But according to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, men are eating far less fruit and dark green vegetables than they should. In fact, only about 20% of middle-aged men meet the daily recommendation of two to threeand-a-half cups of vegetables per day.

While a fresh, colorful salad are more in line with who they sounds like a great way to fill really are,” Diller says. “They the gap, many guys turn up their are not striving so much to be noses at a plateful of “rabbit food.” something else.”

But with some tasty additions, any salad can become a hearty, healthy meal fit for even the manliest taste Plan for a long life buds.

The best way to age is to get ready for it. Being in good health How to build your salad and in good shape financially can Add different toppings—there help ease the transition into a new are no limits. For quick and lean stage of life. protein, top your greens with beef “If you aren’t physically and jerky. Smoked cheeses like Gouda financially prepared to age, of or mozzarella add plenty of flavor course you won’t feel good about with the benefits of dairy. it,” Diller says.

Keep it simple. Use ingredients “You age from the day you are that don’t require cooking or too born until the day you die. Start much prep work. This will help planning for it right away. It will you get into the routine of eating salad more often. Use leftover be worth it.” meats and pre-cut lettuce and vegetables to create a simple lunchtime Take a look around salad.

Fill a large bowl with greens Let go of your youth, and accept your age, Diller says. Mourn it if and vegetables at the beginning of need be, but take comfort in the the week to make a “master salad” good decisions you’ve made, and that you can eat off for the next from the lessons you’ve learned. several days. You can make salad “When people get older, the the main meal or a side to your playing field is leveled,” she says. entrée. Keeping salad on hand, “Money, prestige and power aren’t ready to assemble and eat, makes as important. Families can get clos- it much easier to stay on a healthy er because they feel the passing of track, especially when you really time makes them appreciate each don’t feel like cooking. other more. Feel satisfaction in STEAK AND EGG your decisions.”

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Five ways to turn a midlife crisis into a midlife revival

By Benji Feldheim Men often don’t face aging in a positive way, even going as far as to add the word “crisis” to our midlife. But hitting your mid-40s doesn’t mean you have to turn your life upside-down by quitting your job, divorcing your wife and driving away in a cherry red sports car you can barely afford.

Instead, flip a potential midlife crisis into a positive experience, a time you can enjoy, says New York City-based clinical psychologist Vivian Diller. When midlife comes knocking, answer the door with a sense of calm, and use the wisdom gained throughout your life to make good decisions.

Don’t panic Being in your mid-40s means you have 30, 40, maybe even 50 years still ahead of you. As you age, biological changes will happen, which is something that often instigates men to do something drastic, Diller says.

“Men see their physicality and virility change, and that usually sets them off,” Diller says.

“Rather than buying a new car and leaving the wife, the longer view should be, ‘Can I be satis-

fied with the life I’ve created thus far for the next 30 or 40 years?’

And try to think on that without panicking. You may realize there’s plenty to be happy about.”

Stop and think Instead of looking at aging with a doom-and-gloom attitude, consider how you got to this point.

A knee-jerk reaction to throw out what might seem mundane could actually end up sabotaging your happiness. You could end up right back where you started.

“I tell people to pause and think about all that has led you to where you are,” Diller says.

“That gut-feeling action you take might prolong or repeat what you have done before. Ask yourself, ‘Does it make sense to leave my job for something else? Can I do this, financially speaking?’”

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 See the 67-Across clue 5 Suitor’s purchase 10 Geological age 14 Major follower?

15 Like the accent on “passe” 16 Proofer’s catch 17 Sandwich option 20 Good-humored banter 21 Superstore division 22 Mandela’s org.

23 Wrath 24 Very, in music 26 Rats, gnats and brats 28 Loads 29 E. Berlin’s land 32 13-mile race 36 Prefix with European

Down

31 Genetic letters

1 Bundle up again

33 One who won’t let go

2 Natural gas component

34 Produces produce

3 Unemotional types

35 Associations

4 Spill the beans

36 Educ. testing data

5 Less experienced, as a recruit

37 Bolt partner

6 Natural earth shade

38 Repeat symbol, in scores

50 Goldman’s son-in-law and partner

7 Chop __

42 “Be silent,” in music

8 DFW posting

43 Filled to the limit

52 Share of the profits

9 Arrange dishes and utensils on

47 Maker of brief briefs

54 Poke one’s nose (into)

10 Skylit lobbies

48 Political philosopher Hannah

11 Ophthalmologist’s concern

49 South Carolina’s __ Beach

39 Words on Alice’s cake 40 Chichen __: pyramid site 41 Equine sprinter 44 Home of the NFL’s Rams 45 High spot 46 Indian region known for its tea

40 Years Ago This Week

File photo from June 24, 1976

Preparing for the parade: A group of young people are busy decorating the fire hydrants on Harlem Avenue for 55 What we have here the Palos Heights bicentennial parade on July 3. Among the artists are Emily LeBarge (from left), Lisa Marhoefer, and Nancy and Cathy Lunter. Pat Hoban, Kenneth Kraus, Dan Gallo, Scott Justyn and Paul Lunter also helped paint 57 Borax-transporting driver the hydrants. McDonald’s treated the group to hamburgers and Cokes for lunch.

51 Sickly looking

13 Botanical junction

52 Offstage aides 53 Forearm bones

62 Coastal bird of prey

18 Woman in a “Paint Your Wagon” song

55 Babysitter, often

63 Met event

19 Enzo’s “Enough!”

56 Charter, as a bus

64 More: Abbr.

24 San Antonio mission

57 Fr. wives

65 Sign that stands out

25 More achy

58 Eliot Ness, e.g.

66 Old West trackers

27 Hammer-toting god

60 Bounce

67 It can follow the starts of 17-, 32-, 41- and 59-Across

28 The Beatles’ “I __ Walrus”

61 GI’s address

30 Donut box qty.

59 It prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

20 Years Ago This Week

12 Australian gem

Answers on Page 8

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 photo from June 20, 1996

Bridge work: The structural span of the McCarthy Road (123rd Street) bridge over the Metra railroad tracks was completed last week. The Illinois Department of Transportation expects the thoroughfare to open around the end of October.

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PICK OF THE LITTER

Tests can diagnose source of fever

Dear Dr. Fleming, I have a 6-year old Labrador retriever, Carl, who hasn’t been himself for about 3 weeks now. I can’t find anything wrong with him at home, no blood-shot eyes, limping or vomiting, just a temperature of around 103 degrees.

He is eating, although a little less, and is a little lazier. I finally took him to my vet and she did a really good exam and the only thing we have come up with is a fever. She gave me some antibiotics and I’ve had him on them for three days and he still is running almost 104 degrees now. My vet says it’s time to run some tests. I will do anything for my dog and I’m glad I have pet insurance.

What can I expect tomorrow when I see my vet again? Thanks for coming in, see you next week.

Tom, Worth Dear Tom, I’m glad you have pet insurance because that is what might enable you to do enough testing to get a diagnosis and a proper treatment plan. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be a challenging problem to solve.

A fever is a body temperature higher than the normal range. In dogs and cats a normal body temperature is about 100 -102 degrees.

FUO is diagnosed when the fever is chronic (over 3 weeks) or recurs frequently and physical exams and routine lab tests have not identified the source of the fever.

The most common causes of fever are (1) infection, (2) immune system diseases, (3) inflammation and (4) cancer. Infectious causes in dogs include tick-related diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, lyme, hemobartonella, hemotropic mycoplasma, neorickettsia, hepatozoon spp. and babesiosis. Examples of some bacterial infections include difficult-to-find bite or penetrating wounds, pneumonia, infections of the heart valves, uterus, urinary tract, joints or bones. Protozoal agents such as neosporsis can also cause FUO. Inflammatory and im-

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mune-mediated causes include drug reactions, immune-mediated anemia (self-destruction of red blood cells -common), thrombocytopenia (self-destruction of platelets), or immune-mediated joint disease. Viral infections must also be considered. Any type of cancer can cause a fever by release of inflammatory chemicals or destruction of normal tissue by tumor cells.

Clinical sign depend largely on the underlying cause but are often vague and non-specific.

Many patients are lethargic and have a poor appetite; they may lose weight and become dehydrated. These patients tend to be ill for several weeks as the fever persists and the underlying cause goes unidentified. These pets are NS (not self) or ADR (ain’t doing right).

A very thorough history is needed to determine the cause of the fever. A detailed physical exam should be performed and don’t forget to give your vet any recent travel history or history of exposure to other animals such as at a dog show or boarding facility. Always tell us if your dog has been on vacation out west especially to Arizona, New Mexico, California, western Nevada or southern Oregon.

The number of cases of plague in animals is increasing and fever is present in 100 percent of the infected animals followed by lethargy (97 percent) and poor appetite (77 percent).

In working up a dog with FUO numerous lab tests are usually needed and could include a complete blood count, serum biochemistry panel, urinalysis and urine culture, radiographs of the organs and bones, tests for tick-borne diseases, pancreatic tests, fecal exam, possible lymph node cytology, titers for diseases such as toxoplamosis, babesia, hepatozoonosis, cy-

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Meet Nanci and Prance from Chicago. Prance is a 17-year -old Siamese.

tauxzoonosis, and leishmaniasis, as mentioned above, systemic fungal titer tests for organisms such as blastomycosis (which is common in the Great Lakes region) and blood cultures for endocarditis (infection of the heart valves).

Other tests that might be necessary to make a diagnosis include abdominal ultrasound, CT scan, heart ECHO, bone marrow evaluation, joint cultures and spinal tap and analysis of cerebrospinal fluid.

Diagnosing the cause of FUO requires time, patience and money. Once the cause is identified specific treatment can be prescribed. In some cases the cause is never found, usually due to the client giving up somewhere along the way in the workup. In some cases of prolonged illness or very high fever, the pet may require hospitalization for nutritional support, intravenous fluid therapy and administration of medications.

Thou shalt not bear false witness.

— The ninth of the Ten Commandments

Perhaps it is he summer heat that put our readers into a minslump trying to guess the correct answer to Whatizit photo quiz last week. No one knew it was the garden at Oak Lawn Centennial Park, 9400 S. Nashville Ave., which has undergone a facelift over the past couple of years.

We did have one good guess from Bob Hartley, of Palos Hills.

Hartley, who is also known as Cap’n Morgan, thought it was the statue at the Green Hills Library in Palos Hills. That library does feature a lot of flowers and new landscaping outside along the grounds.

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Clockwise from above: Chris Torpy was No. 1 in the state in the 800 and the 4x800 relay and is the Reporter/Regional’s first Boys Track Player of the Year; Jada Jackson, who finished second in the state in the discus, is the Girls Track Player of the Year; Jake Hanes is a huge presence on the volleyball court and is named the Boys Volleyball Player of the Year; Michal Wolan helped Stagg wins its first sectional title in 12 years and is the Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

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Chris Torpy was jumping and cheering for his twin brother, Sean, so hard in the 1600-meter run at the Illinois High School Association Track and Field state finals on May 28 that the medal he won for winning the 800 broke.

The brothers may cheer for each other like crazy but they are also competitive against each other. In the fall, Sean got a little more attention helping the cross country team win a state championship.

But in May, Chris picked up a little more adulation for BOYS TRACK winning the 800 and ATHLETE OF being the anchor on THE YEAR a 4x800 relay team that broke a 10-year CHRIS TORPY old state record with Sandburg a time of 7 minutes, 37.36 second, which was briefly the No. 1 time in the nation.

Chris has been named the Reporter/Regional’s first Boys Track Player of the Year.

“It’s nice to make a name for myself,” he said. “My brother has generally had some better times and it’s nice to get to beat him. It’s a friendly rivalry. But our mind has always been on the team. I was able to wear the Sandburg jersey and all the pictures with me have the Sandburg name on it, not my name. It brings a lot of attention to the school.’’

The Torpys, Dylan Jacobs, Tom Brennan and Ayo Abiona gave the Eagles 40 points, which was good for 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. Chris credits Sean for getting him involved in running.

“I played football and any type of running was a punishment to me,” Chris said. “Sean got me into running in eighth grade and it eventually worked itself out.’’

Shepard senior Jada Jackson received the hero treatment twice.

Two days before competing in the discus throw at the Illinois High School Association Class 3A State Meet, she threw it around in front of hundreds of grade school kids participating in a meet at the Palos Heights campus.

“They got a chance to see what someone can do with hard work,’’ said Astros coach Scot Rybarcyk. “Some of the kids were in awe of her.’’

The next morning, GIRLS TRACK she was celebrated ATHLETE OF during a pep assembly THE YEAR at the school. that the seaJADA JACKSON sonNow is over and she Shepard came up with a lofty second-place finish in the state the event, there is still more adulation to be found. She has been named the Reporter/Regional’s first Girls Track and Field Player of the Year.

Jackson had a sectional throw of 145 feet, 1 inch which was the best sectional distance in the state, ahead of Cary-Grove’s Nikki Freeman (142-9). But none of the 32 qualifiers could touch 140 on the rainy, windy first day of state competition at Eastern Illinois in Charleston.

Jackson was seventh with a 117-3, which was good enough to get her into the finals.

The next day, the weather was better and so were the throws. Jackson was hoping to become just the second Astro to win a state title (April Griffin won the 400 in 1997) but the Indiana State-bound thrower came up short. Freeman threw a 142-5 and Jackson was the only other competitor to break the 140 barrier with a 140-11.

She says that one of the reasons she loves the discus event is people — including opponents — are supportive during good and bad times.

“It’s a family thing — it doesn’t matter what school you are from,” the Alsip resident said.

Stagg’s Michal Wolan has the bloodlines to be a pretty good soccer player.

His father, Zbigniew, played pro soccer in Poland from 1977 to 1987 but after coming to America, he took a liking to tennis. That has benefitted Michal, who won the Stagg Sectional this season and is named the Reporter/Regional’s first Boy Tennis Player of the Year.

“He loved tennis and learned to play at 30 and started to teach my brothers (older brother Brendan and younger brother Ian) and me,” Michal said of his father. “He’s a very good teacher.”

BOYS TENNIS Brendan was a four-time PLAYER OF state qualifier who is a stuTHE YEAR dent at the University of Illinois and Michal qualified MICHAL WOLAN in doubles last year and at Stagg singles this season while helping the Chargers to their first sectional title since 2003, breaking Sandburg’s stronghold of winning 11 out of the previous 12 sectional crowns.

“Michal had big shoes to fill and he filled them this year,” Stagg coach John Daniels said. “He did something his brother never did and that’s win a (team) sectional.”

Wolan finished 2-2 in his first trip to state as a singles player, winning his first-round match against Marian’s Donald Flynn, dropping a second-round battle to Northside’s Natan Spear, winning a consolation match with Champaign Central’s Nikhil Thorpe before ending a marathon first day with a loss to Wauconda’s Brian Hackman.

With Wolan and freshman Kevin Wacnik, another state qualifier, the Chargers figure to be strong for the next couple of years.

Although Michal said he has had plenty of help from his father and brother, he loves the individuality of the sport.

“You are in charge of yourself,’’ he said. “You don’t have to worry about anybody else. It’s very competitive. It’s enduring. It’s challenging. It’s fun. And I love to win.”

Everything Jake Hanes does is big.

Everywhere he goes, the 6-foot-11 Sandburg High School senior gets noticed.

When he gets onto a volleyball court he is especially noticed as he plays all over the court and helped the Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the state in 2015 and a third-place finish this spring and has been named the Reporter/Regional’s first Boys Volleyball Player of the Year.

Hanes racked up 346 kills, 34 blocks and 49 aces. He also BOYS VOLLEYBALL plays the back row and came up with 145 PLAYER OF digs and was named THE YEAR an American Volleyball Coaches AssociJAKE HANES ation All-American.

Sandburg One of the disadvantages of being so tall is constantly answering questions about his height but he said he tries to handle it in a tactful manner.

“It’s just natural,” Hanes said. “I’m just used to it. I have some programmed answers when people ask me questions. I like when people ask why I don’t play basketball. I stopped playing when I was in fifth grade and never got back into it. By the time I grew a foot, it was too late to get back into it.’’

Hanes will attend Ohio State University, which won the NCAA Division I title in the spring and has a powerful lineup returning.

Another big part of his game is his outbursts.

He has been suspended for four games for yelling at a referee this season and was sat after kicking a ball in frustration in the state’s thirdplace game. He said must try to curb his emotions when he gets to Columbus.

“It’s like a state of mind, I guess,” Hanes said.

“It’s not a physical thing. It’s just that I have to mentally be there for my team. I need to focus on my team and not the refs and what’s going on around me.’’

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A look at the area’s many other spring stars

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The four Players of the Year that are featured this week are just the four tips of the iceberg. The area was not hurting for talent and even though the Reporter/Regional picked recognized one player in sports in which at least half of the area school participated in, there are many more who deserve recognition and received it.

Here is a look of those stars:

BOYS VOLLEYBALL AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES’ ASSOCIATION: Our Player of the Year, Sandburg’s Jake Hanes, was named to the AllAmerica team.

ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES AS-

SOCIATION: Hanes made the first team, Sandburg teammate Grant Burdon made the second team, Brother Rice’s Jimmy Baker and Garrett Dedrichs made the third team and Marist’s Aaron Kumer and Mike Burci were honorable mention.

CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE: Brother Rice’s Jack Burke, Steve Lona, Dedrichs, Zach Rothstein and Joe Kenzinger were named to the Blue Division team while St. Laurence freshman Mike Sack made it to the White team.

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE: Marist’s Kummer was named Player of the Year. Jack Berglind, Burci and Colin Meyer were named to the all-conference team.

SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENE: Senior outside hitter David Allen of Richards was named the league’s Player of the Year while See SPRING STARS, Page 3

Evergreen Park’s Joey Ryan fi ished fourth place in the state in Class 2A in the pole vault.

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CHICAGO FIRE ANALYSIS AND NOTES

Late becomes never for struggling Fire

Moraine athletes earn plethora of academic awards

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The Chicago Fire continues to get bitten late in games.

In the 89th minute, Colorado’s Marco Pappa’s shot from distance got by goalie Sean Johnson and the Rapids won a 2-1 battle Saturday night in Commerce City Colorado.

Dejected rookie coach Veljko Paunovic has seen this before: • On April 16, Montreal’s Ignacio Piatti scored in extra time of a 2-1 victory over the Fire.

• On May 11, Vancouver’s Blaz Perez score in the 88th minute of a 2-1 victory over Chicago.

• On May 14, New England’s Femi HollingerJanzen scored in the 84th minute to all but dash the Fire’s hope for a point in a 2-0 Revolution victory.

And it happened again Saturday night not long after midfielder Joey Calistri became the first homegrown player in team history to score a goal as he scored in the 81st minute.

Then Pappa scored a day before Father’s Day to make for a miserable weekend for the Fire (2-6-5).

“We have to be less innocent in these kind of games,’’ the coach said. “Of course nobody is happy with that, but the only thing we can do is move forPhotos by Jeff Vorva ward — move forward and keep on working and believing. I think that’s what we also have to improve Chicago Fire star David Accam (right) had an overtime goal and the winning penalty kick in a 2-1 victory over Indy our faith in that we can be a winning team on the Eleven on June 15. road, so that’s also something that we have to improve on.”

LAMAR HUNT CUP ROUND OF 16: The Fire has not won an MLS match on the road COLUMBUS CREW AT CHICAGO FIRE since 2014 — a span of 31 matches.

Chicago continues to battle injuries and other issues WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday with players the organization is counting on.

Gilberto missed the match as he is going through WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview personal issues. Midfielder Arturo Alvarez came out LAST TIME: Columbus and the Fire engaged in a 0-0 tie of Saturday’s match with a knee injury. John Goos- in a Major League Soccer game on a cold day at Toyota sens and his sore legs haven’t played since April 16. Park on March 19.

The only good news on the injury front is that Michael Harrington returned on Saturday. The defenseman had a right adductor strain and had not played against Indy in regulation. Both teams traded goals in the overtime periods and David Accam scored the OT since May 14.

The Fire was scheduled to play Wednesday at Phila- goal and the PK winner. delphia its next MSL action isn’t until July 1, when it “It was a very important win,” Paunovic said. “Of hosts the San Jose Earthquakes. course it was a hard start for us because, we expectOffensive help will be on the way after that as Dutch ed, we are playing against the champions of the first star Michael de Leeuw will be eligible to make his half of the NASL season that is going to be very Fire debut on July 9 at Toronto. General manager Nel- hard to beat. We knew from the very first touch it son Rodriguez called de Leeuw “a predator in the box. was going to be the most important skill we have “He is one who hunts down goals at every turn.’’ today: mental toughness. And I think in the end we The GM boasted. did well, especially when we were down with that Given that the Fire is one of just four teams in the lead of 1-0. We reacted very well with that goal by 20-team MLS, it needs all the help it can get.

David but also we created a lot of chances because we wanted to win.

Still in the Hunt “Reaction was positive and on the other side I think The Fire enjoyed some success outside the MLS on the penalties we were very tough. Mentality was when it beat the Indy Eleven out of the North American Soccer League, 2-1 in a match decided by penalty very good with the pressure so I’m very, very happy kicks June 15 at Toyota Park in the fourth round of the about it.’’

Matt Lampson, who opened the season as the Fire’s Lamar Hunt Cup. The Fire faces fellow MLS squad goalie but was replaced by Sean Johnson in May af- Chicago Fire rookie Brandon Vincent handles the ball in Columbus Tuesday in the Round of 16.

The Fire’s offense continued to sputter in a 0-0 draw ter six matches, picked up the victory. the fourth-round of the Hunt Cup on June 15.

RED STARS ANALYSIS AND NOTES

Huerta puts a hurtin’ on Breakers with two goals

By Alison Moran Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Red Stars forward Sophia Huerta, shown in a game earlier this season, had two goals Saturday night against Boston.

A sendoff of Olympic proportions was in the works for the Chicago Red Stars at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

And Sophia Huerta helped send things off in style with two goals in the host team’s 3-0 victory over Boston.

At stake was sole possession of first place in the National Women’s Soccer League as the Red Stars (5-1-3) blanked the Breakers (1-7-1). Plus, it was the last home game for the Red Stars’ Rio Olympians — forward Christen Press, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, and defender Julie Johnston — until late August.

The three were scheduled to play in Wednesday’s road game against Portland and will miss five games as they head to camp in July and Rio in August.

Since losing 1-0 in its previous meeting with the Red Stars, Boston came into the game buoyed by a 1-0 win over defending champion FC Kansas City in May and a 1-1 draw with Washington on June 10.

But Saturday, it was all Chicago.

“Our goal is to create more chances than any opponent,” said Rio-bound Johnston, who also denied a chance for the Breakers to score with a 34th-minute block on midfielder Kyah Simon.

Create chances they did.

In what was arguably their most complete game of the season, the Red Stars pounced on their opportunities early and often, correcting recent slow starts and sluggish first-half offense.

In the third minute, Naperville native and midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo contributed the first of two quality passes during the match — a low drive from the left side to Huerta, who tapped it into the net, past goalkeeper Libby Stout.

Huerta would strike again in the 45th minute, just past the half. On a pass from midfielder Alyssa Mautz, she leveled a shot past Stout’s fully extended form and fingertips to the top corner of the net.

Another Naperville native, defender Casey Short, avenged a goal flagged

offside in the first half by scoring the third goal of the game, teaming with DiBernardo to push a shot past Stout in the 62nd minute. It was the first NWSL goal for the 25-year-old, a Breakers draft pick in 2013.

“I think Vanessa’s been our most consistent player throughout the season so far,” said Red Stars coach Rory Dames.

Yellow cards were issued to three Breakers — Kyah Simon, Louise Schoolyard, and Eunice Beckman, for defensive handling, and to Huerta, for a reckless foul.

Press earns another honor

Press earned NWSL Goal of the Week honors for neutralizing the Portland Thorns June 12 in the 61st minute.

This is the third time she’s received the honor.

Another legend honored Retired Red Stars captain Lori Chalupny will be honored on July 30. The Red Stars host FC Kansas City at 7 p.m. at Toyota Park.

FOCUS ON WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

Orland Park slugger Wood signs up with Thunderbolts

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Orland Park’s Kyle Wood was determined to

stay in baseball.

A few weeks ago, the former St. Laurence High School and Purdue University standout said that if he wasn’t selected in the Major League Base-

ball draft, he would pursue a contract on the independent circuit.

His name was never called by the big boys and Monday he inked a deal to stay local and play with the Windy City Thunderbolts in the Frontier League.

Wood finished his college career hitting 12 homers and driving in 37 runs and was named to the All-Big Ten Conference team. The first baseman had the best power numbers of any Boilermaaker since 2009.

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Tyler Murphy picked up a spot start on Sunday, and his start hit the spot as he helped stop a twogame losing streak for Windy City.

Murphy gave up a run in seven innings and the Thunderbolts picked up a 4-1 Frontier League road victory over Washington as they improved to 20-13 heading into this week’s action.

After putting zeros on the board in the first five innings, the T-Bolts scored a run in the sixth as Ransom LaLonde singled home John Williams.

Windy City added two more runs in the seventh as Reggie Lawson and Williams drove in runs.

Strange double play Sunday’s game featured a double play fans don’t get to see every day.

Washington’s Jamal Austin walked and Ricky Rodriguez singled. Rodriguez got greedy and tried to stretch his hit into a double but was thrown

Several area athletes who attended Moraine Valley Community College earned academic honors for the 2015-16 school year.

Being named an NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete requires having higher than a 3.6 GPA and participating in the college’s sport for a least one season. Area Moraine athletes winning this honor were runners Alec Altman (Sandburg), Hannah Funk (Sandburg), Gabriela Plewa (Reavis) and Weronika Staszel (Reavis); soccer players Kortnie Hanold (Shepard), Wiktoria Paczkowska (Reavis) and Daniel Vallejo (Reavis); basketball players Abdal Ishtaiah (Reavis), Alec Martinez (Sandburg) and Joe Ruzevich (Brother Rice), tennis players Agnieszka Szudy (Stagg), Breanna Vollan (Chicago Christian), Eric Smith (Sandburg) and Aleksandar Lucic (Sandburg) and softball players Molly Pohrebny (Richards) and Alexis Lyons (Shepard).

To earn the ISCC distinction, students must have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA after completing at least 48 course credit hours while participating in one of the college’s 12 sports. The athletes selected were baseball players Shawn Chiaramonte (Richards), Jorge Hernandez (Reavis), Jeff Kosiek (Sandburg), Tyler O’Connell (Sandburg), and Ryan Trokey (Sandburg), runners Morgan, Braulio Castellanos (Reavis), Amy Miller (Shepard), and Tonie Wasco (Sandburg); soccer players Liliana Cabrera (Hubbard), Alan Garcia (Sandburg), John Nowobilski (St. Rita), Miguel Ruiz (Kelly), Rafal Slomba (Reavis) and Ivan Velazquez (Reavis), tennis player Reigh Lamparas (Reavis),volleyball players Nicole Alfini (Sandburg) and Carolyn Yerkes (Marist).

The All-Conference Freshmen Academic Athletes must have completed at least 24 credit hours with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Moraine Valley recipients are baseball players Nick Gerzon (Stagg), Adrian Gonzalez (Brother Rice), Yunis Halim (Oak Lawn), Niko Kutsulis (Providence), Anthony Lauciello (Sandburg), Ryne Melnik (Oak Lawn) and Kyle Phillips (Sandburg); basketball players Brill, Erin Drynan (Mother McAuley), Ciara Holloway (Argo), Martinez, Ruzevich, Tommy Demogerontas (Sandburg), Zack Haxel (Shepard), runners Altman, Michael Bradley (Mount Carmel), Stephanie Majewski (Reavis) and Yuliana Olivares (Reavis); soccer players Paczkowska, Alex Abed (Stagg), Dalila Alcala, Kaylyn Egyarto (Sandburg), Ewelina Kmin (Reavis), Diana Lang (Marist), Paulina Stafira (Stagg), Dayem, Daniel Navar (Morton), Thomas Nie (Sandburg), and Evan Vouris (Sandburg); tennis players Alexis Kasper (Reavis), Haley Reiher (Chicago Christian) and Azizah Zayed (Reavis), softball players, Alyssa DeChene (Shepard), Bailey Gala (Mother McAuley) and Maddie Poole (Sandburg) and volleyball player Kaitlyn Myles (Queen of Peace).

“We continue to produce high achieving students on and off the field, and we couldn’t be more proud. It’s a testament to the hard work of these athletes and is a fine representation of Moraine Valley,” said Athletics Director Bill Finn.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

UP NEXT FOR THE THUNDERBOLTS Thursday: host Joliet, 7:05 p.m.

Friday: host Traverse City, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday: host Traverse City, 6:05 p.m.

Sunday: host Traverse City, 2:05 p.m.

Monday: host Traverse City, 10:35 a.m.

Tuesday through Thursday: visit Evansville • Nuts and Bolts: Friday’s promotion will feature Dueling Pianos after the game.

out at second. While that was going on, Austin tried to score and he, too, was gunned down to get the Thunderbolts out of a jam.

Blankety-blank It took 31 games before Windy City was shut out and it finally came Friday night against Washington when Trevor Foss shut the Thunderbolts down in a 3-0 victory.

Foss threw just 92 pitches in nine innings and allowed three hits with one walk and five strikeouts and he hit one batter. Foss improved to 5-2 with the victory and lowered his ERA to 1.83.

Entering this week’s action, his five wins are the most in the Frontier League and his ERA is third.

The local angle Bridgeview native and former Oak Lawn Community High School standout Chris Chigas pitched a scoreless inning in Friday’s loss to Washington to lower his ERA to 6.08.

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‘Look at Tommy Kelley’s gun! Ohhh, ho, ho, ho’ F

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Orland Park’s Tom Kelley’s throw from right field in the state championship made ESPN’s top 10 plays.

ood for thought for those who aren’t very hungry: Sorry, Klay Thompson.

Sorry, Ryan Zimmerman.

Sorry, Michael Bourne.

Sorry, soccer players from Ireland and Mexico.

You all were beat out by Orland Park’s Tom Kelley.

Kelley, a right fielder for Providence Catholic, gunned down a Mundelein runner trying to advance from second to third on a fly to deep right field during the June 11 Class 4A state championship victory. The ball hit third baseman Zac Pych’s glove on the fly and Pych made the tag to put an exclamation point on the Celtics’ third straight title. No team in Illinois ever won three in a row.

Two nights later, ESPN’s SportCenter ranked it No. 3 on its top 10 plays, beating out some pretty heavy competition. Only a Venezuelan soccer goal and a dunk by Golden

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point State’s Shaun Livingston beat his throw.

During Kelley’s highlight, one Bristol announcer bellowed “Tommy Kelley! Look at Tommy Kelley’s gun! Ohhh, ho, ho, ho!”

A few others were probably laughing like drunk Santas, too — especially the coaches at Miami of Ohio, where he plans to play baseball and continue his education.

Rizzie meet the Mets Sandburg graduate Dan Rizzie, who was a catcher at Xavier University, was taken in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball draft

by the New York Mets earlier this month — one year after he wasn’t on too many major league radar screens.

In 2015 he injured his hand and missed most of that campaign.

But he rebounded nicely in 2016 and hit .317, including a .383 mark in a 22-game stretch to help his team go 18-4. He was named to the All-Big East First Team as the Musketeers won regular-season and league tournament titles for the first time in school history and in the postseason, he was nearly unstoppable with a .483 average with eight runs and eight RBI in seven games.

Shields’ sorrows I rarely feel bad for athletes making millions but I kind of feel sorry for new White Sox pitcher James Shields, who is making John Danks and Mat Latos look like Hall of Famers.

I don’t care who you are or what kind of money you make, to have your skills go this far south in a four-game stretch is horrifying. Is this just a freak thing? Is his career cooked?

Of course, you really have to feel sorry for White Sox fans for having to watch him shield the White Sox from winning these past couple of weeks.

Thorny Rose Pete Rose has been yapping about how the Cubs will “find a way to screw it up” when it comes to a World Series title and is upset that people are trying to make Ichiro Suzuki “the hit queen” when it comes to all-time professional hits.

I’m not saying he’s wrong, but listening to this bitter old man blather makes me wonder if he’s trying to become Donald Trump’s running mate.

A FEW IMAGES OF LACROSSE AND BASKETBALL

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Who said the sports season around here dies down in the summer?

For some sports, such as basketball and volleyball, there are plenty of travel and club teams going full force and many area athletes have better shots of catching college coaches’ eyes than they do during the high school season.

The summer also gives high school coaches a window to see their athletes in baseball, basketball, football and other sports.

And, there is usually an all-star game or two popping up somewhere in softball, baseball and other sports.

Marist High School hosted two Illinois High School Lacrosse Association All-Star games on June 14, which featured several local players. Three days later, Stagg hosted its 22nd annual shootout — one of the oldest summer showcases in the state.

Here is a look at some action from those events:

Left photo: Joel Hardy (left) was one of many Geneva High School players in the B level AllStar game at Marist. Geneva won the IHSLA state title. Above: Marist’s Mike Laird (left) and Kevin Corrigan were on the White Team at the IHSLA All-Star game, which was held at their school on June 14.

Left photo: Mike Drynan of Evergreen Park hauls down a rebound against Argo Friday at the Stagg Shootout.

Above: Shepard’s Yousef Isu (right) watches the ball after launhching a 3-point shot against Leyden in the Stagg Shootout. Right: Sandburg’s Barlow Alleruzzo, a transfer from St. Rita, plays defense against Hinsdale Central at the Stagg Shootout. Even though the Eagles lost the game, they opened the shootout with a win over 2015 Class 3A champion Westchester St. Joseph.

Dylan Ruff of the Chiefs (comprised of Stagg, Sandburg and Andrew players) smiles before the all-star game.

The main Stagg gym was out of commission Friday and Saturday because of construction of new bleachers.

Photos by Jeff orva

Spring Stars

Continued from Page 1 Jake Fleming, Carlos Draper, Frank Hesik and Eyad Omar were named to the all-conference team.

Oak Lawn’s Jack Linder and Cody Figus also made the team along with Shepard’s Candelario Delfin, David Prince and Dylan Dodge.

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE: Sandburg’s Colin Ensalaco, Burden and Hanes made the Blue

Stagg’s basketball team had long days at the scorers tables and concession stands on Friday and Saturday before playing afternoon and night games.

team and Stagg’s Pat Roach was named to the Red squad.

BOYS TRACK

Individuals who qualified for state were Chris and Sean Torpy, Ayo Abiona, Jibreel Brown and Dylan Jacobs of Sandburg, Neiko Carter Caleb Washington and Corey Williams of Shepard, Jelani Edmond and Tajh Salas of Brother Rice, Doug Kosch and Lonnie Chambers of St. Laurence, Joey Ryan of Evergreen Park and Elijah Butler and Ben Friesen of Chicago Christian.

Relay team members who ran at state

were Sandburg’s Tom Brennan Brandon Lukas, David Gleisner, Jordon Woods, Jibreel Brown, Leo Epsino, Josh Scheldberg, Jacobs and the Torpy twins, and Chicago Christian’s Friesen, Nathan Krygsheld, Toddy Kruzich, Alex Kruzich, Daniel Bailey, Luke Rattler, Butler, Connor Pearson and Joe Hoefler.

GIRLS TRACK

Individuals who qualified for state were Raquel Funches and Ashley Bryja of Mother McAuley, Kyla Jimmar of Richards, Maryclare Leonard of Marist, Jada Jackson of Shepard,

freshman Chibueze Obia of Sandburg, Deanna Stewart, Kaitlyn Murphy, Grace O’Toole, Shaketta Bracey, Lily Sadler and Meleah Tines of Evergreen Park, Arianna Jones and Elizabeth Graczyk of Queen of Peace and Jill VanDyk, Rylei Jackson and April VanRyn of Chicago Christian.

Relay team members who ran at state were Marist’s Coleen Murphy, Carlin McNulty, Nora Doyle and Jill Broza, McAuley’s Osayi Osaremwinda, Alexandria Bryant, Evelyn Gorman, Funches, Cassandra Grosskopf, Kelly Gallagher and Ashley Bryja and Chicago

Christian’s Allie Boss, Alexis VanRyn, April VanRyn and VanDyk.

BOYS TENNIS

Singles state qualifiers were Michal Wolan and Kevin Wancik, Sandburg’s Jonluke Passett, Shepard’s Paul Milkus, Doubes qualifiers were Brother Rice’s Ryan Cunnea-Brenden Leibforth and TJ Saas-Joe Mendala, Stagg’s Patrick Harper-Luke Schendl, Sandburg’s Adam Cardidi-Anthony Coffel, Oak Lawn’s Michael Rodriguez-Patrick Skupien and Chicago Christian’s Charlie Blim-Li Zhang.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY SMERTENE, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 A/K/A TRUST NUMBER 19037, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 017396 8745 W. 96TH PLACE 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 March 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 25, 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 8745 W. 96TH PLACE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-105-004-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18281.

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. 14-15-18281 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 017396 TJSC#: 36-4332 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.

I694171

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff, -v.WASFI TOLAYMAT, CYNTHIA R. TOLAYMAT AKA CYNTHIA TOLAYMAT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORP, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KHALIL OUYUON, ENTERPRISE LEASING CO OF CHICAGO D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 5840 7911 WEST 101ST STREET 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 July 11, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 15, 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 7911 WEST 101ST STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-12-306-004. The real estate is improved with a two level, red brick, single family house; detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 PA1037061. 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. PA1037061 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 5840 TJSC#: 36-7283 I696048

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL S. BULTHUIS, STONY CREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 000924 2 COBBLESTONE COURT UNIT #2B 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 June 1, 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 2 COBBLESTONE COURT UNIT #2B, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-400-071-1062.

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 14-15-17379.

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. 14-15-17379 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 000924 TJSC#: 36-7103 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.

I695829

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARGARET M. GERZON, FRED J. GERZON, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. F/K/A BANK ONE, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 3097 13455 FEATHER COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 15, 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 13455 FEATHER COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 23-35-312-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car garage.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 4765500. Please refer to file number PA1500329. 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. PA1500329 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 3097 TJSC#: 36-7282 I696052

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-OPT1 Plaintiff, -v.ROGER D. LIS, LYNN M. LIS, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 15 CH 018004 9980 S. WOOD LANE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 18, 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 9980 S. WOOD LANE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-415-038-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-17776.

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. 14-15-17776 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 018004 TJSC#: 36-3367 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.

I693891

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NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION M&T BANK Plaintiff, vs.

ANTANAS VAICIUS; VILMA VAICIENE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DMR HOME LENDING, LLC; Defendants, 12 CH 35167 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 7, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 11, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 27-14-105-019-0000.

Commonly known as 8419 FLAMINGO CIRCLE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service. atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1218073.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I695132

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; Plaintiff, vs.

STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 10, 1998 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 16107; PIOTR GACEK; DANUTA GACEK; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 17282 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 22, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-10-202-005-0000.

Commonly known as 9800 South 90th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence.

If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Brandon R. Freud at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 263-3890.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I695717

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination.� Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1 (800) 669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TADEUSZ PUSTUL, DANUTA PUSTUL Defendants 12 CH 23545 8921 MOODY AVENUE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 21, 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 8921 MOODY AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-05-105-108-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $375,903.87.

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 12-059735.

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. 12-059735 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 12 CH 23545 TJSC#: 36-7095 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JERRIE A. SHERMAN, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 3, 2015 AND KNOWN AS JOHN R. MORIARITY TRUST DATED JANUARY 3, 2015, TERRY N. SHERMAN, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 3, 2015 AND KNOWN AS JOHN R. MORIARITY TRUST DATED JANUARY 3, 2015, BRIDGET MORIARITY, MICHAEL MORIARITY Defendants 15 CH 11119 12233 S. 70th Ave. Palos Heights, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 26, 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 12233 S. 70th Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-30-129-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $214,656.78.

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 11119 TJSC#: 36-5831 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.

I694662

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JOANNE TROAKE, GARETH M. TROAKE, THE FOREST RIDGE AT WESTGATE VALLEY TOWNHOME CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, FOREST RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 008654 13368 FOREST RIDGE DRIVE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 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 13368 FOREST RIDGE DRIVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-300-056-1069, Property Index No. (24-32-300-023 Underlying).

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-09243. 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. 14-14-09243 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 008654 TJSC#: 36-5681 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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Thursday, June 23, 2016

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

Try this Asian appetizer for your next barbecue

Southwest • Section 2, Page 7

PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS

By Wolfgang Puck What are you serving as appetizers when you entertain outdoors this summer?

Too often, grill cooks think only about their main courses and maybe side dishes like grilled vegetables and old standbys like potato salad or coleslaw. When it comes to first courses, though, most default to dishes like guacamole or other dips, prepared away from the grill, accompanied by the inevitable chips.

I’d like to propose another approach. As long as you’re making the effort to heat up your backyard grill, why not be fuel-efficient (as well as conserving your own energy) and cook an appetizer on the grill too?

The point, of course, is to be creative while also making less work for yourself, not more. Most importantly, you want a recipe that will be fairly quick and easy to prepare and serve, so you have time to get the larger main dishes cooking while everyone is enjoying your appetizer.

One appetizer recipe that meets those requirements is the slender Asian kabob known as a satay.

These are basically small, thin, pieces of meat, poultry or seafood threaded onto skewers, designed to cook almost instantly over an open fire for less than 5 minutes.

And the individual skewers make passing and serving them both easy for you, the cook and host, and fun for your guests.

As a great example, I’m happy to share my recipe for a beef satay I’ve served from time to time over the years in my restaurants. For a special-occasion, you can prepare it with good-quality, tender New York strip or fillet; but it’s just as good made with less costly skirt or flank steak, which is the traditional choice in Asian kitchens.

For convenience and authenticity, I suggest preparing the satays on individual bamboo or wooden skewers, which you’ll need to soak briefly in water so they won’t scorch or catch fire on the outdoor grill. You can also cook them indoors on a countertop grill, under the broiler, or in half the time with an electric panini grill or hinged contact grill that cooks the meat from both sides at once.

The satays are so easy that they also allow you time to prepare a delicious dipping sauce to go with them. My recipe takes only a few minutes to make, yet it delivers big flavor.

Once you’ve tried this dish, feel free to vary it with different seasons or by substituting other proteins like pork, chicken or shrimp.

You can also serve the skewers as a main dish, accompanied by rice and vegetables.

Have creative fun with your grilling this summer!

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in “Central Intelligence.”

‘Central Intelligence’ lacks cohesive plot and humor Fotolia.com

An easy starter for your grilled dinner, beef satays are quick to prep and cook.

HONEY-MARINATED BEEF SATAYS WITH SPICY BUTTER SAUCE Makes 24 skewers, serves 8 to 12 BEEF SATAYS: • 3/4 pound (374 g) New York strip or fillet steak, trimmed • 1/2 cup (125 mL) soy sauce • 1 tablespoon honey • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil SPICY BUTTER SAUCE: • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger • 1 green onion, finely chopped • 1 cup (250 mL) organic chicken broth • 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce • 1 teaspoon honey • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce or bottled barbecue sauce • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Soak 2 dozen 6-inch (15-cm) bamboo or wooden skewers in water for 30 to 60 minutes. Drain and pat dry.

With a sharp knife, cut the steak into 24 long, thin strips. Thread 1 strip onto each skewer, weaving the skewer back and forth along the

length of each steak strip. Arrange the skewers on a large platter or baking tray. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.

Until 30 minutes before you plan to grill the skewers, combine the soy sauce, honey, red pepper flakes, cumin, turmeric and oil in a small bowl. Pour this marinade over the steak skewers, turning to coat the meat evenly. Leave the skewers to marinate at room temperature for about 20 minutes.

Preheat an outdoor grill, stovetop grill, broiler, panini grill or hinged grill.

Meanwhile, make the sauce: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the garlic cloves and blanch them in the boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. Drain well, pat dry with paper towels, and chop finely.

In a small skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over mediumhigh heat. Add the garlic, ginger and green onion; saute just until they begin to soften and smell fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the broth, soy sauce, honey, hoisin or barbecue sauce, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Pour the sauce through a strainer into a clean pan and, over medium heat, whisk in the remaining butter a little bit at a time. Keep warm.

Grill the skewers, in batches if necessary to prevent overcrowding, until cooked through and nicely browned, about 2 minutes per side on the outdoor grill or in the grill pan or broiler, or 2 minutes total in the panini grill or hinged grill — or 1 minute total for rare. (Take care that the skewers don’t prevent the panini grill or hinged grill from closing properly.) Transfer to a platter, pour on the sauce, and serve; or serve the sauce on the side for dipping.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be all you can be. In the week to come your work ethic may impress the boss or your business dealings will upgrade your reputation. Beneficial relationships can be forged with those who share your sense of values.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Wear your white hat and do your best. You may even be able to ride off into the sunset with a sweetheart if you make a pretty apology and mend the fences. Your creative talents are in high gear during the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gentle persuasion is a powerful palliative. You won’t need to force your ideas on others in the week to come in order to get results.

Your wisdom about family matters is better than average; make crucial decisions now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Fate and fortune favor the freehanded. You may have an occasional impulse to dwell on fantasies or to blindly swallow an advertising ploy indulge in the

week ahead. Yet you will never fail if you are generous to others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Go along with the crowd and offer the gift of giving. What you gain from being generous can be more fulfilling and satisfying than being miserly. Butter someone up with some form of flattery in the week ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take pride in having integrity.

If you prove your trustworthiness, by fulfilling promises and honoring contracts, people will develop faith in you. This is a good week to demonstrate your leadership abilities and wisdom.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Chasing your tail can be fun, but impractical. You could have some delightful ideas but not the levelheadedness to put them into action. Rely upon good financial advice from more grounded advisors in the week ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some people dig in their heels and get the job done, but others are mere dreamers. If you are a heel digger this may be the best possible week to start any project that relies upon making smart and

wise financial decisions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may reach down and find the bottom of the well. Gauge the depth of your feelings as well as the solidity of your financial security. In the week head you should focus on ways to replenish your resources.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your glass ceiling may be equipped with a skylight. Your potential for making giant leaps forward with career and finances may have few limits in the week to come. Accept any opportunity for advancement that comes along.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You won’t be fooled by fate if you focus on fulfilling your fantasies. Be extra nice to the new person in the office and be optimistic about starting a new project.

The stars smile on romance and relationships this week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Too many choices can be confusing. Remain precise and concise in the week ahead to dispel confusion. You may be torn in two directions but can make the right choice if you do your best to live up to someone’s expectations.

The biggest surprise of the film “Central Intelligence” is that it is not as awful as you might expect it to be. It’s bad, but with the horrible summer blockbuster slate so far, that’s fairly high praise.

Kevin Hart plays Calvin Joyner, a worrywart who was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” in high school.

He has a good job and a charming wife but still feels like a huge failure. Dwayne Johnson plays his old high school classmate, Robert Weirdicht, a bullied fat kid who grew up to become a muscular CIA agent who still wears a fanny pack and can’t stop talking about “Sixteen Candles.”

It’s funny how in the space of two decades the tables have turned. Muscled Rob is now the rock star; a rogue CIA agent who radiates charisma, while Calvin is a loser accountant whose lawyer wife (Danielle Nicolet) unintentionally makes him feel like half a man.

After one timely Facebook friend request, the two men catch up over drinks. The meeting is just a clever ploy. Robert tricks

TONY PINTO Calvin into helping him intercept some valuable data from foreign spies, and pretty soon the pair is on the run from some dangerous people, including a CIA big shot (Amy Ryan), who believes Robert murdered his last partner. It doesn’t take long for the panicky Calvin to start missing his ho-hum former existence.

Some might find it refreshing to see Hart play the straight man for a change. Usually he’s the “funny” one but here they have The Rock do all the comedic heavy lifting. If you’re a huge fan of either actor you’ll find this film great, but if you’re at all like this writer you will see this for the waste of time it is. The duo does have some on screen chemistry, but that chemistry can’t save the film.

The jokes here are nonstop and that sounds great. The problem is that they are just not funny.

There is a lot of bathroom humor that doesn’t work here at all.

Ultimately, this film just tries too hard to be funny and it fails miserably. It’s one unfunny joke after unfunny joke.

Besides an uncredited Jason Bateman, who has a bit role as Robert’s childhood bully, nobody seems to be playing a consistent character. There are other cameos as well and most of those don’t work well, just like most of this film.

If you’re expecting continuity in the storylines, you’re in the wrong theater. “Central Intelligence” takes the lazy way out all the time. None of the storylines make any sense at all. That might not bother everyone but it should bother most.

“Central Intelligence” is an unfunny comedy that doesn’t deserve your time. Basically this is the unfunny Kevin Hart.

Tony Pinto’s grade: D

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS THIS WEEK Programs at The Center

• Gentle Yoga Classes five Tuesday evenings, beginning June 28, 6:30-8 p.m. This series of gentle, restorative yoga classes is taught by yoga instructor Carolyn Harms. The classes will include discussion and practice on breathing, relaxation, and centering, as well as movement and poses. Students are asked to dress in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. The Anderson Center at the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. Class fee: $50.

Preregistration is required.

• Strawberry Jam Workshop Saturday June 25, 10 a.m.- noon. Lois Lauer will guide participants in picking berries from the garden, then the group will cook a batch of strawberry jam in the Anderson Center kitchen. (In the event the berry patch doesn’t yield at the estimated time, the workshop will use berries from the farmers’ market.) Everyone will go home with a jar of fresh strawberry jam. Class fee: $16, plus $6 materials fee. The workshop will meet at the Children’s Farm garden.

• Womantalk! Tuesday, June 28, 10-11:30 a.m.

Womantalk! is a nurturing and supportive discussion group, focusing on the June readings in Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance” book, or any other inspirational resources that attendees would like to bring to share. The focus is on learning to live authentically, joyfully, simply, gracefully, and gratefully. Participants are asked to call to confirm attendance, and to bring something to eat if planning to stay for a potluck picnic.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• Shark Week Trivia Night/High School After Hours - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. Invite your friends for a Shark Week themed trivia. High School students are invited to stay until midnight for High School After Hours. Free food will be provided by Fox’s Restaurant.

• Lead U: True To You - 3 to 5 p.m. June 27, In order to become a great leader it is important that you know yourself well. Participate in activities and discussions to find out what your strengths are, how you see the world, how the world sees you, and most importantly - how you see yourself.

• Project Serve: Thrift Store - 2 to 4 p.m. June 28, Earn valuable retail experience and be a part of positive change in the community as you contribute your service to The Bridge Thrift Store.

• Handyman: How to Lay a Brick Wall - 4 to 6

p.m. June 28, Exposed brick walls are a coveted design element in any modern home. Get your hands on some bricks and mortar to learn this practical life skill for your future dream home or outdoor fire pit.

• Hot Air Balloon Crew - 4:45 to 6 p.m. June 28, Be part of the balloon crew as you inflate and deflate a hot air balloon with the direction of a certified RE/MAX balloon pilot.

• Pom Pom Animals - 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 29, Create fluffy, crafty, and cute animals made out of yarn pom-poms. Choose from a variety of colors and textures of yarn.

• Drop In: Juggling Competition - 2 to 3 p.m.

June 29, Come, hang out, and try your hand at juggling. It can be challenging, but all it requires is a little focus and hand/eye coordination.

• Sewing Aprons - 3 to 5 p.m. June 29, Learn the essential life skills of stitching, sewing, and ironing.

• Self-Defense - 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. June 29, Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. This selfdefense workshop will prepare you to use countermeasure to defend yourself against harm if the need arises down the road.

• Survival Skills - 2 to 3:30 p.m. June 30, Hear real stories about people who faced unexpected, life-threatening situations in the wilderness. Learn survival skills and then put them to the test.

• Breath of Color Painting - 3 to 4 p.m. June 30, Create abstract, colorful art by dropping paint on a canvas, then using a straw to blow the paint around the canvas.

• Grilled Steak & Potatoes Au Gratin with Bonefish Grill - 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 30, Potatoes au Gratin is a delicious dish with potatoes, cheese, herbs, and spices – paired up with grilled steaks. This is a summer dish everyone should know how to prepare.

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

UPCOMING Bike and Brake for History

Bicycle along the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 2.

The program starts with a tour of Heritage Village, 249 W. Second St., in Lockort and is followed by a 4.5 mile one-way bike ride on the crushed limestone I&M Canal Trail.

Learn all about the canal and its impact on Will County. A water bottle and helmet are strongly recommended. The free program is for ages 12 and older. Registration is required by June 30; call 815886-1467. For more, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.

Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

OUT & ABOUT

The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Southwest • Section 2, Page 8

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2’’: It took so long — 14 years — to mount a sequel, writer-star Nia Vardalos and company don’t mess much with the original recipe in this easy-to-take follow-up. The wedding in this case is one that never actually took place, though others believed it did ... the nuptials of Toula’s (Vardalos) mother and father (Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine). While plans are initiated to change that, the daughter (Elena Kampouris) Toula has with husband Ian (John Corbett) plots a getaway from her relatives, who sometimes are too much for her to deal with it. Rita Wilson (also a producer of the picture) and John Stamos join the cast, which also includes returnees Andrea Martin, Joey Fatone, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor and Bess Meisler. DVD extras: two “making-of’’ documentaries; outtakes. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY’’: Put traditionally offbeat star and co-writer Sacha Baron Cohen together with action-specialist Louis Leterrier (“The Transporter’’), and this genre jumble is what you get. Cohen plays a generally unambitious Englishman who has but one desire — to reunite with the brother (Mark Strong) he hasn’t seen in almost 30 years.

The missing sibling turns out to be a killer for MI6, and he has to stop a plot to nuke the world ... with his rather dim relative’s help. Isla Fisher (alias Mrs. Cohen), Rebel Wilson, Ian McShane (“Deadwood’’), Penelope Cruz and Gabourey Sidibe also appear. DVD extras: “making-of’’ documentary; outtakes. ** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also

on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON’’: The Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC drama series continues with new cases for Annalise Keating (Emmy winner Viola Davis) and the law students who are learning from her ... possibly to their detriment more than their benefit. However, the matter of Rebecca’s murder also continues to hang over them, taking then into fresh trouble over it as they dig deeper. Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Karla Souza, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil also continue in the regular cast. DVD extras: deleted scenes; outtakes. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) “MIDNIGHT SPECIAL’’: A man’s unfailing dedication to his son under very unusual circumstances fuels writer-director Jeff Nichols’ (“Mud’’) science-fictionflavored drama, casting Michael Shannon (“Man of Steel’’) as a dad whose son (Jordan Lieberher) has special powers. Many factions are after the boy, wanting him for their own purposes ... but his parent’s determination to protect him takes the two of them across the country, fleeing from the government and other forces. Joel Edgerton (“Black Mass’’), Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens’’) and Sam Shepard also star. DVD extras: six “making-of’’ documentaries. *** (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “KNIGHT OF CUPS’’: Terrence Malick, the visionary filmmaker behind “Badlands,’’ “Days of Heaven’’ and “The Tree of Life,’’ wrote and directed this drama about a man — played

by Christian Bale — who tries to break through his general dissatisfaction with life through involvements with six women including his ex-wife (Cate Blanchett). Natalie Portman, Imogen Poots, Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire’’), Teresa Palmer (“The Choice’’) and Isabel Lucas portray the others.

Wes Bentley, Brian Dennehy and Antonio Banderas also are in the

impressive cast of the sometimes surreal story. *** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ANESTHESIA’’: Written, produced and directed by actor Tim Blake Nelson (“O Brother, Where Art Thou?’’), this drama links the stories of several New Yorkers. A professor (Sam Waterston) who has retirement in mind is mugged, with the aftermath revealing how many other lives he has impacted — including those of his wife (Glenn Close), his daughter-in-law (Jessica Hecht) and a student (Kristen Stewart).

Corey Stoll (“House of Cards’’), Gretchen Mol, Michael K. Williams (“Boardwalk Empire’’), Gloria Reuben (“ER’’) and filmmaker Nelson also are in the strong ensemble cast. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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Camp rodeo ahead

Campers demonstrate their equestrian skills at a rodeo at The Center.

The Center invites parents and friends of first session campers, as well as the community at large, to come out to the Children’s Farm to cheer on the campers as they describe their experiences, introduce the animals, and put on a riding display. It will be held Friday, July 1, 5 p.m. The Children’s Farm at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

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