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PALOS PARK

Village officials approve water rate increase

By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

Photos by Anthony Caciopo

John Rimkunas relaxes on the grass at Cachey Park with his children (from left) John Peter, 9; Allie, 6; Ben, 4 and Julia, 10

A ‘MOST LIVABLE’ CITY Orland Park receives award for sixth time

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

It’s a six-peat for the Village of Orland Park, awarded with the latest City Livability Award by the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM).

“Our City Livability Awards Program gives us the chance to express our pride in cities’ mayoral leadership in making urban areas cleaner, safer, and more livable,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the Conference of Mayors. The award was announced at the conference’s 85th annual meeting which concluded earlier this week.

Orland Park was honored for its Orland Park Substance Awareness Forum (OPSAF) created by former Mayor Dan McLaughlin in 2015, according to village officials in a statement. The forum was created to convene a multi-disciplinary group of community stakeholders to initiate, develop and establish community-wide sustainable resources and support for persons and their families dealing with substance abuse and addiction. The group’s goal is to create awareness, provide resources and information in support of the Orland Park community.

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Randy Kucaba takes a walk with his dog.

After not passing along a water rate hike in two years, Palos Park officials Monday adopted the second rate increase in five months.

But much like the spike approved in January, residents won’t see a drastic change to their water bills.

Village officials voted 3-0 to approve an ordinance setting the water rate at $12.02 per 1,000 gallons effective July 1. Commissioners Nicole Milovich-Walters and G. Darryl Reed were absent.

The previous rate, which was approved during the council meeting on Jan. 23 and effective March 1, was $11.98 per 1,000 gallons. The new rate is less than a one percent increase, according to Mayor John Mahoney.

The minimum water bill, which accounts for 3,000 gallons of water used, is now $42.56, or a 12 cent jump from the previous $42.44 per month, Mahoney said.

Homeowners who use more than 3,000 gallons in a month will pay $12.02 for each additional 1,000

After all, they’re life partners.

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Love at first sight?

If you want to get hold of Phil and Doris Tortorici, call their house---but be prepared to leave a message.

Health club. Senior clubs.

Church groups. Veterans’ organization. Family. Friends. Traveling. Costco…yes, Costco. The Tortoricis enjoy shopping.

The couple is active and engaged in so many areas of life, an impressive feat given all their years of marriage.

And today marks their 60th.

“We just bought our anniversary cards for each other,” Phil said, with a smile. “She was at one end of the (store) aisle, I was at the other.”

The Tortoricis are brimming with playfulness, great spirit and no small amount of visible affection. They sometimes complete each other’s sentences and Doris will occasionally fill in a detail or two for Phil, who seems to almost never be without a smile.

Phil and Doris married June 29, 1957 on the South Side of Chicago. He was from Harvey, she was from the Roseland neighborhood.

Their romance had begun a few years earlier in college.

“I sat next to him in speech class at Northern Illinois University,” said Doris, “and I knew as soon as I first looked at him.”

Phil, however, was not quite so moved—at least, not at first.

“For me, it was more of like ‘Hi, how are you’?” he said, chuckling.

“That’s how it was.”

Phil enrolled at Northern after coming out of military service.

He served with the U.S. Army in the Korean War, stationed at the 38th Parallel which was the dangerous border between North and South Korea before the war.

While stateside at Fort Leavenworth, Phil had visited his brother at Illinois State University and decided that he, too, wanted to go to college when he was discharged.

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Still young at heart and sweet on each other, Phil and Doris Tortorici of Palos Heights display an embroidered pillow which has a picture from their wedding day 60 years ago.

He chose Northern Illinois and met his future bride.

“He was an older guy,” said Doris, with a laugh.

Phil was a letterman in baseball and football. He and Doris both worked hard, earning degrees that

would become the foundation of their careers as educators. They were engaged in 1955, their junior year.

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Cook County beverage tax may sour consumers

By Bob Bong

Married and still going strong after 60 years

gallons. Water bills are mailed to homeowners every other month.

The water rate increase that went into effect on March 1 was also less than one percent.

Palos Park is one of several southwest municipalities to receive water from Chicago via Oak Lawn.

The increase approved Monday stems from Chicago passing an increase to Oak Lawn and Oak Lawn extending the increase to the municipalities it serves.

Village Manager Rick Boehm told the council back in January that Palos Park will “at some point” need to address its water system, which he said is approximately 30 years old and may soon require repairs.

Village officials approved hiring the civil engineering firm Baxter & Woodman at a rate not to exceed $15,000 this March to complete a water and sewer rate study in Palos Park and determine if the current rate structure will sustain the village moving forward. The study is still being completed and

Cook County shoppers buying a presweetened beverage will pay more, a lot more, starting Saturday.

That’s when the county’s new one cent per ounce tax on beverages containing sugar or artificial sweetener kicks in at grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants and even taverns throughout Cook County.

That tax is on top of the 10.25 state and county sales tax, any local municipal sales tax and, in Chicago, the city’s three percent tax on soft drinks.

The tax will drive up the price of drinks by as much as $2.88 for a 24-pack case of pop or 32 cents for a large fountain drink at McDonald’s.

Starting Saturday, retailers will have to start collecting the tax on any non-alcoholic beverage that contains sugar or an artificial sweetener, which includes pop and diet pop, sweet teas, fruit juices that are not 100 percent fruit juice, sports drinks and energy drinks.

It also applies to fountain drinks made from syrups, pop used in mixed drinks at a local tavern and even the free refills that many restaurants offer to dine-in customers. More than 1,000 products will

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It does not apply to 100 percent fruit or vegetable juices, milk and milk substitutes, infant formula, beverages for medical use and any non-sweetened beverage even if sugar is often added by the buyer, such as coffee or iced tea.

When adopted in November, county officials said the tax would bring in about $200 million per year but added it was to promote a healthier lifestyle by making consumers cut down on sugary drinks that lead to conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

Here’s how the tax will work: Retailers will pay the tax to their vendors when the taxed beverages are delivered. The vendors will then remit the tax to the county and the retailers will be required to recoup the tax from their customers.

All consumers will pay unless they are in the SNAP assistance program, which is a federal food stamp program that is exempt from the new tax.

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Trial winds down in Palos Park murder case

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

A decision in the bench trial of Sarah Risner, 21, charged with murder and home invasion in unincorporated Palos Park last July 5, may be handed down today in the Bridgeview courtroom of Judge Stephen Connolly.

If convicted, Risner faces 20 to 60 years for first-degree murder and six to 30 years for home invasion.

Closing arguments in the case were held last Friday, and Risner’s next court appearance is scheduled for today. Risner has been held in Cook County Jail on $2 million bail, along with three co-defendants, since being apprehended shortly after a homeowner fatally shot one of her friends during an alleged botched home invasion

that began as a sex tryst in the 1100 block of West 118th Street.

According to published reports, and what prosecutor Nick D’Angelo said in court last week, Risner drove four friends from Crown Point, Ind., to the Palos Park residence. The group included Brandy Marshall, 19, who had allegedly arranged a sexual tryst with Risner and the homeowner, who was to pay the women $350. Prosecutors alleged that Risner and Marshall had plotted with the three others in the car to beat up and rob the man instead. The three others in the car were Brandy Marshall’s sister, Paige Marshall, 20, and Tyler Gulli, 23, and Anthony Dalton, 19.

Risner did not testify during the trial but her videotaped confession was played. In it, she claimed not to know of the plot to rob the man.

Allegedly, Marshall said she

had to go outside to get condoms, and when the homeowner opened the door for her, he saw Gulli and Dalton outside holding knives and wearing hoods and bandannas over their faces. The homeowner, who was licensed to own a firearm, retrieved his gun and fired at the two men, killing Dalton and hitting Gulli in his leg. According to police reports, Risner and Brandy Marshall left Paige Marshall behind and took Gulli with them in Risner’s vehicle, and dropped him at Silver Cross Hospital before heading back to Indiana. But Cook County police apprehended the women near Interstate 80.

Police who responded to the scene of the shooting found Dalton’s body lying in the doorway.

Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller said after it happened that it was the first shooting of any kind in Palos Park in more than 10 years.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Charge Stickney man with DUI/drugs Orland Park police charged Stickney resident Michael E. Schmidt, 27, with DUI/drugs after they spotted him attempting to change a flat tire on his car near 143rd Street and Greenland Avenue at 12:09 a.m. May 30.

Schmidt reportedly said the tire was damaged when his vehicle hit a curb. During a pat-down, police found six plastic bags containing heroin, according to the police report. They added a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

The vehicle was towed and seized.

Schmidt’s passenger, 26-year-old Orland Park resident Maggie A. Nydam, also was charged with possession of a controlled substance—as well as possession of drug paraphernalia—after police found a bag of heroin on her, as well as needles, syringes, a burnt spoon and other items, according to the police report. Both were due at a bond hearing later that day.

Worth man drove drunk, fled crash, police say Worth resident Michael A. Smaw Jr., 28, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane usage after police responding

to a call about a one-car crash found him walking in the parking lot of Center School, 9407 W. 151st St., at 2:17 a.m. June 6. His car was found nearby, crashed into a pole. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Smaw was set to appear in court in Bridgeview on June 23.

Used phone while driving, according to police Orland Park resident Olga N. Garcia, 37, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while using an electronic communication device, driving on a suspended license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle after police curbed her car in the 15400 block of South LaGrange Road at 10:02 a.m. May 19. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Garcia was due in court in Bridgeview on June 12.

Say Matteson man, woman sexually assaulted Chicago woman Two Matteson residents are due in court in Bridgeview next month, each charged with one count of criminal sexual assault.

Eric O. Pate, 28, and Aniah A. King, 19, both of the 6500 block of Gray Hawk Lane, allegedly assaulted a Chicago woman in her

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early 20s at a party on Hollow Tree Court in Orland Park.

The victim, interviewed by police in the early morning hours of June 18 at a hospital, said that Pate and King made unwanted sexual advances toward her at the party.

Later, she said, she fell asleep on a couch in the basement. When the victim woke up she was in another room of the house and being sexually assaulted by Pate and King, the Orland Park Police Department said in a statement.

The victim said she notified a friend of what had occurred and the friend arranged transportation to a hospital for an examination.

The following day at about 12:15 p.m., at the request of OPPD detectives, Pate and King came to police headquarters, where they were placed under arrest.

Bond was set at $500,000 for Pate and $300,000 for King. Neither was able to post bail and are in custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections.

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Anticipation is heating up for festive celebrations marking Independence Day in Palos Heights and Orland Park.

Palos Heights

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Scott Smith of Marchione Electric, Inc. installs an American flag high above Harlem Avenue in preparation for Independence Day festivities in Palos Heights July 3 and 4.

Orland Park Independence Day festivities begin early with a Liberty Family Fun Run & Walk at 7 p.m. tomorrow from Centennial Park, 15600 West Avenue to the 153rd Street Metra Station. Registration will take place at 5:30 and a Kids’ Run for Fun will be held at 7:30 p.m.

On Sunday, July 2, a concert by the City Lights Orchestra will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., at Centennial Park West, Jillian Road and Park Station Boulevard.

The July 4 celebration begins with a concert by Run Forest Run, a 1990s cover band, from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m., back at Centennial Park, 15600 West Avenue. A presentation of colors will take place at 9:15 p.m. followed by fireworks.

More information about the

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The USCM award recognizes mayoral leadership in developing and implementing programs that improve the quality of life in America’s cities, focusing on the leadership, creativity, and innovation demonstrated by the mayors.

News of the village’s latest “most livable” distinction was literally only hours old when people began weighing in with their experiences of residing in the community. And although this most recent award focused on the village’s substance awareness and support commitment, it was clearly part of a much larger quality of life experience in Orland Park.

Previous Livability Awards include honors for the village’s Open Lands Program in 1995; veterans’ programs and urban forestry in 2007; climate protection in 2008 and anti-bullying in 2015. In 2017, Conference of Mayors representatives traveled to Orland Park to present its “Partner America Program” Small Business Advocate Award to Mayor McLaughlin. The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development honored Orland Park with its Development Process Award in 2007.

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sponder personnel and equipment, civic groups and more.

For more information about the Palos Heights commemoration of Independence Day, call the city’s Parks and Recreation Dept. at (708) 361-1807.

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Palos Heights, Orland Park set Independence Day schedules

The observation of the most American of holidays will begin Monday, July 3 in Memorial Park, located next to the City Administration Center at 7607 W. College Drive. A wide variety of attractions and activities will be offered from 4:30 to 11:30 p.m. including family fun, music and fireworks.

Highlighting the event for many local residents and visitors from communities near and far will be the fireworks display at dusk, of course. After all, what’s an Independence Day celebration without the rockets’ red glare? But the day’s schedule includes many additional ways to enjoy the classic summertime holiday.

Attractions will include food vendors, a beer tent and a petting zoo. On-hand for kids’ enjoyment will be a giant slide, climbing wall, inflatable whale, mini-train rides and face painting.

A DJ will spin music from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by The Breakfast Club, a live band, which will play until 11:30 p.m.

Tickets will be sold at the gazebo in the park from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department notes that it reserves the right to close ticket sales earlier, pending wait times for the attractions. No refunds will be issued for unused tickets.

On July 4th, a classic main street parade will step off at noon on Harlem Avenue. The parade route starts at BMO Harris Bank, 12534 S. Harlem and head north to 119th Place. Participants are expected to include a timeless lineup of military veterans, emergency first-re-

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Orland Park Independence Day activities can be obtained by calling (708) 403-7275.

Boehm said Palos Park is awaiting a first draft of the document.

Depending on the findings in the study, the second water rate hike in Palos Park in 2017 may not necessarily be the last.

“It’s very possible there could be another increase,” Boehm said when asked by The Regional News after the meeting. “The past two increases have just been passthroughs but this [study] is looking at the larger system and system maintenance and what it would cost to operate our system.

“I would hesitate to say what size of an increase but there is likely to be an increase,” he said.

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“We started having babies,” said Doris.

Their eldest, Denise, was born at their Chicago home near 113th Street and Kedzie Avenue. But on July 13, 1959, the small but-soonto-grow family moved to Palos Heights. It was the same year that Palos Heights was incorporated as a city.

Recollections of Palos “Harlem Avenue was only two lanes,” said Phil. “We used to be able to look across the street and see a farm.”

“It was a ‘gentleman’s farm’ where Ishnala is,” said Doris.

“There were horses, sheep and other animals.”

On their own property, recalled Doris, “We had pheasants that made their little trail back and forth.”

Both remember a time before full-scale municipal services were available, when houses often had well water and a septic system underground in the back yard.

“I’d cut the grass and sometimes it’d be mushy under my feet,” said Phil.

Their house filled up with more children following Denise, including Sherry, Linda, Lisa and David.

Doris, after working a year-and-ahalf as an elementary school teacher in Burbank, stayed at home for 17 years to raise the children. The couple has nine grandchildren, and one who is deceased.

Phil worked his first two years as a teacher at the original Morton High School in Cicero, and then for 36 years at Argo Community High School in Summit until he retired in 1992. Doris eventually went back to teaching, as a substitute.

“I really like it here,” Randy Kucaba told The Regional News as he walked on Bob O Link Drive with his pet Pekingese named Shaolin.

“I’ve lived here since 1994 and I wish I had moved here before.”

Kucaba, who resided on the Southwest Side of Chicago before relocating to Orland, said “I live on a cul-de-sac. It’s quiet and kids can play on the street.

Schools are good, stores are good, people are nice and it’s safe. I’m trying to think of a complaint and I really don’t have one,” he said with a laugh.

Kucaba’s assessment was, in part, echoed by Agnes Sporn who walked with her sons as they rode their bikes on Wheeler Drive.

“It’s safe here,” she said. There’s lots of green space and the schools are good.”

Sporn moved to Orland Park less than a year ago from Prospect Heights.

“My sister-in-law lives here,” she said. “Everything is so close, like shopping.”

In the village’s official news release about the latest award, Police Chief Tim McCarthy said “Orland Park has received national recognition for addressing a problem that all communities face — drug use and addiction. Mayor McLaughlin brought together local

leaders from the frontline — police, fire/ems, doctors, educators, pastors, counselors, legislators and others — to share their ideas and host events for a full court press community outreach.”

OPSAF includes four committees that develop strategies and programs to address drug abuse on all fronts, Legislative, Education, Family Support, and Treatment and Recovery.

“Education, intervention or enforcement will not stop this epidemic alone,” McCarthy said.

“Community stakeholders need to commit to work together to address this issue because far too many lives are being lost.”

Orland Park was honored among cities with populations less than 100,000.

“Improving the quality of life for our residents is one of the four major strategic goals of the village board,” said Trustee Dan Calandriello. “Orland Park receiving national recognition for Mayor McLaughlin’s initiative shows the importance of empowering people to make the right choices, raise regional awareness and provide very important resources.”

Information about the Orland Park Substance Awareness Forum can be found on its website at www.opcares.net.

In other news, commuters at the Palos Park Metra train station will soon have a convenient way to pay their daily parking fee but it will come with a cost.

Village officials entered into an agreement with Passport Inc. for a mobile payment parking program that offers commuters the opportunity to pay the $1.25 daily parking fee through the Passport Inc. app on one’s smartphone. The program comes with a 37-cent service fee per transaction, Boehm said.

“This adds another method for our residents to conveniently park in our lot,” Boehm said.

“It’s nice because if you are running late you can pay [for parking] while you are on the train,” said Mahoney, who has used the app while boarding at the Oak

Lawn Metra train station. “You don’t need to be anywhere near the box to pay for your parking.”

The agreement does not call for Passport Inc. to give Palos Park any of its profits.

“It’s just another convenient way to help our customers without costing the village any money,” Boehm said.

In addition to checking the coin box to see which commuters have paid the daily parking fee, the Palos Park Police Department will now receive a print out of those who paid via the app, Boehm said.

The app is available for iPhone and Android users by searching “Passport Parking” in the App Store or Google Play. It is expected to go live in Palos Park later this summer.

She joined the Palos Heights Woman’s Club in 1962 and Phil has been an usher at St. Alexander Catholic Church since 1960, before the current church was built at 7025 W. 126th St. “Sherry was baptized in the garage of what was the rectory then, a house on 70th Avenue,” he said.

specialized therapy features, was in danger of being shut down until citizens rallied and vigorously lobbied public officials last year to keep it open.

“We fought for that,” said Doris.

They enjoy traveling and count among their many experiences trips to the Panama Canal, Alaska, Hawaii, the Mediterranean and even a three-week tour of Europe, aboard a bus.

“It was wonderful,” said Doris.

The Tortoricis are in agreement that couples starting out today face new challenges.

“It’s harder now,” Doris said.

“Most have student loan debt.

Also, both people are working.

You’d think it’d be easier, but it’s not. It’s a strain,” she said, acknowledging that Phil was able to attend college on the G.I. Bill.

Active and involved Phil counts among his other memberships, past and present, the Knights of Columbus, beginning in 1949 while still living in Harvey; Orland-Palos Post 2604 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the Palos Heights seniors and Worth Township Seniors. In addition to her 55-year membership with the Palos Heights Woman’s Club, Doris served as president for six years with the aforementioned Palos seniors group, and as president and vice president with the Worth club.

The Tortoricis are particularly proud of their longtime involvement with Skills USA, an organization described as a “partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has skilled workforce.”

Phil and Doris earned a lifetime achievement award for their volunteer work with Skills USA, which dates back to 1992 when Phil retired from teaching.

And during their spare time—if you can call it that—the vibrant couple took up square dancing not long after the disco era “You had to learn at least 100 calls (movements),” said Doris of their three months of lessons.

“We really enjoyed that. It kind of made us not afraid of being in front of people.”

Although they don’t square dance often these days, Phil and Doris stay physically active by attending their favorite health club three times per week, the Orland Park Health & Fitness Center, formerly known as the Palos Health & Fitness Center. The facility, with

Secrets for 60 happy years of marriage “I just got this from our sisterin-law,” said Doris as she offered a look at a letter sitting on the kitchen table. Inside the envelope were lyrics from the song “Look At Us” by country artist Vince Gill, co-written by Max Barnes. “The words kind of cover our lives,” she said.

Among the touching lyrics of the song is this verse: “Look at us after all these years together / Look at us after all we’ve been through / Look at us, still leaning on each other / If you want to see how true love should be / then just look at us.”

The recipe for a long and loving relationship is pretty straightforward, as expressed by Phil and Doris.

“Compromise,” she said. “You have to have just good sense. And, of course,” Doris said as she playfully leaned toward her sweetheart of more than 60 years, “the lovey.”

A quiet dinner with immediate family is planned to mark their anniversary.

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DEATH NOTICE Valenia J. ‘Val’ Draus Services were yesterday for Valenia J. “Val” Draus (nee Artis), 59, who died Saturday.

Ms. Draus, of Orland Park, had worked as a display advertising sales representative at Southwest Regional Publishing, publishers of The Regional News and The Reporter. Before that, she was an employee of the Penny Saver for more than 30 years.

Survivors include Ms. Draus’ daugh-

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Honor local vets with flight to Washington, D.C.

Palos Heights residents Mike Coughlin and Joe Havel were among U.S. armed forces veterans to take part in last month’s Honor Flight Chicago, a program that “recognizes the bravery, determination and patriotism of America’s senior military veterans with an all-expense paid, one-of-a-kind journey to Washington, D.C. for a day of thanks and inspiration,” according to the organization. Coughlin (above) and Havel (below), each distinguishable by the lanyards around their necks, were surrounded by their respective groups of family and friends at Midway Airport in Chicago.

ters, Rebecca Moss and Valenia Artis; son, Dallas Artis; mother, Margaret (the late William) Artis; brothers, Charles Artis and Dale Artis; sister, Debbie (Michael) Lane and many nieces and nephews.

Services took place at Brady-Gill Funeral Home in Tinley Park, followed by interment at Good Shepherd Cemetery.

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other things that they could tax besides beverages.”

“I don’t think a lot of people are aware that this new tax will be going into effect on Saturday,” said Abdelgader. He said he had received a list of products affected by the new tax from his vendors.

He said the tax would probably cut down on the sale of two liters at his store more so than 16-ounce or 20-ounce bottles because of the amount of tax involved, which is based on the size of the beverage.

The impending tax does not sit well with Kevin McCarthy, manager of Fairplay Foods, 8631 W. 95th St. in Hickory Hills.

“It’s going to be really rough on our consumers and on jobs. It’s pretty scary,” McCarthy said Tuesday afternoon.

He thinks some customers may drive a few miles west to DuPage County to buy their soda pop and other beverages subject to the tax.

And when they do that, they’ll likely remember they need produce, milk, bread, cereal and other items to decide to complete their grocery shopping, meaning money that had been spent at Fairplay and other stores in Cook County will be spent outside the county.

“Exactly. It will hurt everybody all the way down. A lot of people will be affected by this,” McCarthy said.

There are seven Fairplay Foods stores on the South Side of Chicago and in the south suburbs.

McCarthy thinks “it’s a possibility” there may even be layoffs at stores in Cook County as a result of the tax because there could be less money coming in.

“Any time you lose business, you lose revenue,” McCarthy said.

“It’s going to be scary to see what’s going to happen.”

He was never approached by anyone from the county for his opinion on the tax, he said.

This week’s circular for the store includes a reminder — in a bright yellow box — of the impending tax.

There are signs in the beverage aisle that caution a two-liter bottle of soda pop will cost an extra 67 cents thanks to the tax, and urges customers to visit StopTheCookCountyTax.com. “Every sip,” the signs say, “will cost a cent.”

The ads and signs are on display because he doesn’t want customers to blame the store for raising the prices. “Some people don’t understand that it’s out of our control. But when they see the prices, it’s going to be sticker shock,” McCarthy said.

At Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ in Palos Heights, owners Taras and Slavako Grod said “We’re talking about literally getting rid of the pop machine.”

The sit-down and carry-out restaurant at 6523 W. 127th St. has an eight-dispenser fountain machine.

“We have unlimited refills and now we’re supposed to charge more money on the average consumption of a beverage,” he said.

“It’s too hard to regulate.”

Another issue his establishment will have to deal with is customers who may drink sweetened, then unsweetened beverages in the same sitting.

“What happens if a customer has an unsweetened tea and then has some Pepsi,” Taras Grod said.

“I can’t sit there and police it.”

The additional paperwork, the enforcement difficulties and what will probably be a decline in his sales, said Grod, leaves him and his brother unhappy about the looming tax implementation deadline.

“We’re not looking forward to Saturday,” he said.

Some shoppers are not pleased, either.

Mary Ann Smolen, of Justice, said the county should not hike the tax “because I love my pop.”

“They should not raise the tax.

Groceries are expensive enough.

People are going to go to DuPage County. Stores (in Cook County) are going to lose a lot of business.

You’re going to see more pop sitting on the shelves,” Smolen said.

Switching to water is not an option for Smolen.

“Aw, man, there’s no taste in water. And this is good when your stomach is upset,” Smolen said pointing to a two-liter bottle of 7-Up. Sam Toia, president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association, said, “This is a regressive tax that drives up costs for thousands of Cook County businesses, residents and working families. At the very least, businesses deserve more time to comply with the complicated regulations and administrative burden of this misguided tax.”

One last attempt to stop the tax was made Tuesday when the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and several individual stores filed suit in Cook County to issue a restraining order and preliminary injunction that would prevent the tax from being collected.

Despite that effort, the mood on the Southwest Side of Chicago— long weary, many would say, of a parade of sales tax increases over the last 35 years—seemed mostly “Whatever.”

“Yeah, here we go again,” said Garfield Ridge resident Steve Dwyer as he and his daughter, Stacy, 6, walked out of the 7-Eleven at 6559 W. Archer—she holding a blue raspberry Slurpee and he uncapping a Gatorade, both of which will be slightly more expensive on Saturday.

“These politicians tax and tax and tax us--and then they have the nerve to brag about it. They tax everything, even plastic bags in grocery stores. I saw [Mayor] Rahm [Emanuel] a week or two ago, bragging--bragging--about how Chicago has the highest taxes in the nation on cigarettes.

That’s something to be proud of?

Whatever.”

Clearing resident Don Krzyszinki said he didn’t think the new county tax would affect many city businesses.

“When it’s a Chicago-only tax, sure, there’s an impact—especially in neighborhoods like this that border the suburbs,” he said as he waited in line at Beefy’s, an

iconic fast-food restaurant at 5749 S. Harlem.

“City taxes are why you see that over there,” he said, gesturing toward the usual overflow dinner crowd across the street at Portillo’s on the Summit side of Harlem. “That Portillo’s drove Zig’s (a longtime fast-food favorite in Garfield Ridge at 56th and Harlem) out of business back in the ‘90s.

But a countywide tax like this?

No impact. What am I going to do, drive out to DuPage County for a hot dog, fries and a shake?

Nope.”

Clearing resident Patty Ruiz doesn’t like the new tax, “but at this point, who will notice?” she asked rhetorically as she walked out of Fair Share Finer Foods, 6422 W. 63rd St. “These politicians all make their six-figure incomes that we pay them. They make more than double what my husband and I make, put together. But what choice do we have? I’m not going to spend a lot of time getting mad about this. I have a mortgage and two car payments to worry about.

This tax is like, yeah, whatever.”

Tim Hadac, Steve Metsch and Anthony Caciopo contributed to this story.

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Rauner got around media’s filter Gov. Bruce Rauner regularly attempts to “go over the heads” of the news media and talk directly to the public without any journalistic filters. Usually for people in his particular position, that’s just not possible. Governors aren’t presidents, after all. They can’t deliver “Oval Office” addresses that are carried live by television networks or give stump speeches that cable news networks regularly broadcast. They don’t have millions of Twitter followers or Facebook video watchers.

But that hasn’t stopped Rauner from trying. It’s what his prolific television advertising is really about. He has spent millions even in non-election years attempting to frame his issues his own way without any filters – mainly to avoid taking any blame for his state grinding to a halt without a budget and to shift all blame to House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and the Democrats instead.

Aside from those ads, most of his Facebook videos have less than 10,000 or so views, a tiny fraction of Illinois’ population. He only has about 20,000 Twitter followers, which is less than I have.

So, last week’s Old State Capitol speech about the need for “unity” was a true rarity. Rauner’s three minute, 15 second address was carried live by several television stations, including the one with the largest news audience in the Chicago region, Channel 7.

He didn’t break much ground with what he said. What was new was the platform he used. Because he inserted himself into TV news broadcasts, tons of people got a chance to hear him speak live on the topic of his choosing for the very first time without interruption - which has simply never happened before in this state.

The extreme drama of more than two years with no budget, a state teetering on fiscal collapse and a crucial special legislative session starting the following day was just too juicy to resist for the stations. Toss in the location of the Old State Capitol, which was used by both Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama for major speeches, and the setup was nearly perfect.

The governor used lots of buzz words like “compromise,” “bipartisan” and “unity.” He got in his pitches for a property tax freeze, school funding and term limits, all hugely popular out there in Voter Land. Not once did he utter the phrase “tax increase,” even though he supports a plan to increase the income tax rate by about a third. And he called the impasse “unnecessary” even though the Statehouse war was basically his idea from the get-go.

It was all too much for the Democrats, who mostly reacted harshly. Chris Kennedy labeled it as “a few minutes of empty remarks in an empty room.” Sen. Daniel Biss called it “the worst infomercial in our state’s fiscal history.” JB Pritzker said: “Rauner has decided he wants to make people think that he’d like to work together to get something done.” Ameya Pawar called Rauner a “liar, a fraud and a flake.” And the House Democrats’ official response accused the governor of “talking out of both sides of his mouth.”

To the people who watched the speech, that reaction may have been seen as an overreaction. Rauner’s specialty is winning the news cycle, and he most certainly won the week with that little address of his.

Rauner’s speech wasn’t about getting a budget deal. It was about portraying himself as the good guy and the person who is not to blame and then letting the other side take its nastiest shots to prove how they’re not so good. “Why are they picking on this man who only wants bipartisan unity?” would be the preferred message received.

On the other hand, Rauner was poorly lit, his face and head were distractingly shiny, the empty room had lousy acoustics and he had what appeared to be a cold sore on his upper lip.

Television is all about the visuals, which is why the best way to effectively rate a TV ad is to turn off the sound. People see way more than they hear. What they probably heard last week were the poll-tested, tried-and-true buzz words. What they saw may not have been so great.

Still, the fact that Rauner pulled it off is quite an accomplishment. I used to tell Rod Blagojevich to stop trying to go over our heads and learn to deal with the news media’s filter. Rauner figured out how to do what Blagojevich never could.

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There used to be a time when you could turn to the mainstream news media to understand what was really happening in the world, or learn about important issues.

Well, that’s changed. And you can’t blame it all on the Internet. The mainstream news media has become a partisan political party. Instead of getting “facts” from the news media, we get their anger and their political spin.

A good example of this confusion from major media like the New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post involves healthcare.

If you listen to the media, most predict doom and gloom, blaming President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for stripping healthcare from grandma.

Their hysterical attacks fuel exaggerated concerns and fears, because, as we know, the major mainstream media sells fear.

Instead of good journalism, we get political “fear mongering.”

The truth is all of the healthcare plans, from President Obama to Trump are complicated and difficult to understand for the average person.

The purpose of a good news media is to have people, “objective reporters,” to explain things in a clear, concise and educated manner; not take advantage of the difficulties to spin partisan political agendas as the media is doing today.

There is, thankfully, one place where you can get the facts, minus the biased, distorted and often inaccurate political media spin. It’s the Congressional Budget Office which analyzes everything based on numbers. They don’t care who sponsors it,

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RAY HANANIA Republicans, Democrats, or morons.

The CBO gives you the fundamentals, but you still have to do your own thinking.

The GOP Healthcare plan does cut back on Medicaid funding, but not in the way the major media wants you to believe.

The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) dramatically increased government funding of Medicaid. It didn’t come from a money tree in the sky. It came from you and me.

That’s what President Obama, the beloved darling of the media, was good at.

He took money from the wealthy, really mostly the middle class, and gave it to the poor, living in subsidized urban areas like much of Chicago.

What the Republicans did was strip all that increased funding, eliminating all of Obama increases. It isn’t exact, so spending in some areas is still higher while others are even lower than before ObamaCare.

Because it is so complicated, the major mainstream news media, including types like Robin Roberts on Good Morning America, exploits our ignorance and the complexities of the issues to say whatever they want.

Instead of explaining hard-to-understand issues, the biased media uses it to attack Trump and the Republicans, claiming they “hate” the poor and are stripping grandma

of her healthcare benefits.

Another issue being twisted and distorted by the lying mainstream news media is the claim that Republicans have excluded members of Congress from the changes, arguing that they are getting far more than the average Schmoe on the street.

It’s true that the Republican healthcare changes don’t impact members of Congress. The media should point out, though, there is a law that basically says one committee can’t pass legislation impacting congressional members without getting a “super majority” to review it.

The Republicans have taken the route — that Democrats have taken before too — to have their healthcare bill passed by a “simple majority.” As a result, it can’t apply to members of Congress.

What the media is playing down, though, is that they also introduced a separate bill that does require a “super majority” vote to require than if their healthcare bill is passed, it MUST apply to members of Congress.

Oh, and the Democrats did that, too; a political procedure common in the DC beltway.

I’m not saying the GOP healthcare plan or the Obama plans are perfect. Both have problems.

What I am saying is that the major mainstream news media is not giving us the facts. They are playing politics, too.

Ray Hanania is an award winning columnist, author and former Chicago City Hall reporter. Email him at rghanania@ gmail.com.

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Media plays fast and loose with healthcare facts

Hate speech doesn’t work for any person or group in America. The result is always hurt.

The shooting of Majority Whip Steve Scalise at a baseball practice is further proof.

Here are some of the comments and other rhetoric that Sean Hannity recently remarked about on an evening broadcast and his website.

Hollywood Actor Mark Ruffalo calls on NBC News to “cease hiring white conservatives.”

“Knights for Socialism” group at a Florida University teaches students how to “fight the fascists.”

Anti-Trump “resistance” leaders say they want to “Make America Ungovernable,” call for “direct action” tactics against Republicans.

Kathy Griffin’s photo shoot depicting President Trump’s severed head.

Charlie Sheen wishes death on Donald Trump, tweeting, “Dear God; Trump next, please!

Trump next, please!” following the death of actress Carrie Fisher.

President Trump murdered in musician Marilyn Manson’s music video.

Katie Tur insinuates Donald Trump will begin killing journalists on MSNBC, saying “Donald Trump has made no secret about going after journalists” Unhinged NYU professor calls on students to attack conservative speaker Gavin McInnes, calls his supporters “Nazis.”

Rachel Maddow says Donald Trump wants to murder journalists.

Comedian Jim Carrey supports Kathy Griffin’s photo shoot, says he dreams of killing President Trump.

Madonna says she wants to “blow up the White House” during a speech.

Black Lives Matter say they want to “fry cops like bacon” during a rally in Minnesota.

President Obama urges liberal activists to, “Get in their faces.”

Actor Mickey Rourke goes on anti-Trump rant, says “F*** him, F*** the horse he rode in on, his wife’s one of the biggest gold-diggers I know.”

Rapper Big Sean raps about murdering Donald Trump with an icepick.

Late-Night host Stephen Colbert goes on anti-Trump tirade, calls him “Vladimir Putin’s c***-holster.”

Comedian Bill Maher jokes about Trump family incest.

Rapper Snoop Dogg stages phony execution of “clown” Donald Trump.

NBC and New York Times contributor Malcolm Nance calls on ISIS to suicide-bomb Trump-owned properties.

NYC Theater group stages performance of ‘Julius Caesar,’ showing the savage stabbing-death of “Donald Trump.”

Protesters in Philadelphia chant “Kill Trump — Kill Pence” during May Day demonstrations.

Thanks To Sean Hannity and SeanHannity.com for providing this startling information.

We’ve heard many times that sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Words are painful but often lead to very cruel actions.

While some of these American See MOLLETTE, Page 5

READERS WRITE Lock your car to prevent it being stolen Dear Editor: Residents and visitors are encouraged to take steps to prevent motor vehicle burglary.

As temperatures rise each summer, so do the number of motor vehicle burglaries. This is one of the easiest crimes to prevent. Statistics show that over 90 percent of the motor vehicles burglarized were unlocked.

With that information in mind, this summer the Palos Park Department is asking those who live in, work, or visit Palos Park to “Lock It or Lose It.” By increasing awareness of this simple, proactive step anyone can take, we hope to save motorists the hassle and pain of being victimized in this manner and significantly reduce the number of vehicle burglaries

this year.

By working together, we hope to remind residents and visitors that the simple act of locking your car will undoubtedly decrease the odds of you becoming a victim of motor vehicle burglary.

Joe Miller Palos Park Chief of Police

Hail Supreme Court decision on church-run preschool Dear Editor, Religious liberty won at the Supreme Court!

The case involved a church-run Missouri preschool that was denied a state grant for rubberized playground surface material.

In a 7-2 ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts summed things up by saying: “The exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from

a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution… It cannot stand.”

The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the First Amendment right to freely exercise religious faith in the public square.

The court also announced they will take up the Masterpiece Cakes case in Colorado. This case is about whether the government can punish people of faith for not participating in religious ceremonies with which they disagree.

This is the first time the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that will decide the conflict between protected class status for same-sex attraction, sexual behavior and religious freedom.

David E. Smith, Executive Director Illinois Family Institute Tinley Park

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Declare your financial Independence Day We’re getting close to the Fourth of July, when we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in this country. The U.S. constitution grants us many of these liberties, but we have to earn others — such as our financial freedom. What steps can you take to achieve the financial independence you need to reach your long-term goals?

For starters, always work to build your resources. Contribute as much as you can afford to your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. At a minimum, put in enough to earn your employer’s matching contribution, if one is offered. If you don’t take advantage of this match, you are essentially leaving money on the table.

While how much you invest is an essential factor in gaining your financial freedom, how you invest your money is equally important. So make sure you have sufficient growth potential in all your accounts.

While growth-oriented investments, such as stocks and stock-based vehicles, carry investment risk, you can help moderate this risk by also including other investments, such as bonds.

Another way to gain your financial independence is to liberate yourself from the shackles of debt.

This isn’t always easy, of course — most of us have experienced times when our cash flow simply wasn’t sufficient to meet our expenses, so we had to take on some type of debt, either through a credit card or a loan. But the more you can control your debts, the more money you’ll have to save and invest for your future.

One way to manage your debt load is to build an emergency fund, containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, which you can use to pay unexpected costs such as a major car repair or a large medical bill. Ideally, you should keep this money in a liquid, low-risk account, so you can access the funds quickly and without penalty.

Aside from possibly helping you control your debts, an emergency fund also may enable you to avoid dipping into your long-term investments to pay for

short-term needs.

Thus far, we’ve only discussed achieving your financial freedom through methods of saving and investing. But you also need to consider your protection needs, too. If you were to become ill or suffer a serious injury, and you could not work for a while, your financial security could be jeopardized. Your employer might offer you disability insurance as an employee benefit, but it may not be enough for your needs, so you might need to purchase some additional coverage on your own.

And to help ensure your family’s financial security, you’ll also need sufficient life insurance.

You also might want to protect yourself from the catastrophic costs of long-term care, such as an extended nursing home stay. The average annual cost for a private room in a nursing home is more than $92,000, according to the 2016 Cost of Care Study issued by the insurance company Genworth. And Medicare generally covers only a small percentage of these expenses. You may want to consult with a financial professional to learn about ways you can protect yourself from the long-term care burden.

By following these suggestions, you can go a long way toward declaring your own financial independence. Consider taking action soon.

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.

“If taxpayers in Worth Township wish to appeal their reassessment values, they should do it now and not wait until the following year when these new Tax Year 2017 values are reflected on second-installment tax bills mailed in 2018,” Berrios said. “I encourage taxpayers in Worth Township to review their notices carefully and file appeals if they feel their proposed reassessment values are

Be wary of unsolicited calls from people who want money, whether from someone claiming to be the IRS, a credit card company, a bank or another financial institution, Miller said. He added that the best course of action is to hang up on the caller.

Other signs of a scam include: •Pressure for immediate payment.

•Threats of arrest or to involve

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

Orland Park Brooks Edward to Lape Jennifer L, 9121 Helen Ln, $340,000; Smuda Arthur Tr to Sli Saniya, 7310 Tiffany Dr, Unit #73102B, $90,000; Hauser Kevin A to Zhou Ximing, 14340 S Claridge Ct, $490,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Scott Ara, 11257 Endicott Ct, $246,000; Kopera Carole A to Rahman Mamun M, 8125 143rd Pl, $310,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Fashion North LLC, 15451 94th Ave, $1,549,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Aka Village South LLC, 15477 94th Ave, $1,726,500; Shaqildi Ahmad K to Mccarrin Sean M, 15650 Wolf Rd, $188,000; Blaszczak Darlene A to Hughes Faith, 9942 Treetop Dr, Unit #3505, $118,000; Smyth Kevin to First Midwest Bk Tr, 15333 Edgewood Dr, $317,000; Vankerk Melody M Tr Trust 1 to Cissna Gerald, 17823 America Ct, Unit #40, $255,000; Lindgren Carolyn A Tr to Iasillo Robert G, 9940 153rd St, Unit #1C, $80,000; Cissna Gerald L Tr to Dandrea Salvatore, 7919 Palm Ct, $307,500; Camlica Sumeya to Smirnov Andrey, 9105 Sandpiper Ct, Unit

#19, $141,500; Tamayo Gloria to Tamayo Gloria, 11627 Pineview Dr, $160,000; Corcuera Adelio Tr to Haberny Wohciech, 15500 82nd Ave, $265,000; KK Holdings LTD to Amberhouse Rlty LLC-Orland Pk Franklin Series, 9038 Franklin Ct, $659,000.

Palos Heights Chickerillo John to Berry Joan, 7834 Foresthill Ln, Unit #78341DR, $225,000; Kelly Marian to Haack William E, 12830 S 71st Ave, Unit #104, $85,000; Fannie Mae to Bock Stacey,

not fair and accurate.”

The deadline for appeals for Worth Township is Monday, July 24. Berrios stressed that homeowners do not need an attorney to file an appeal and there is no fee.

A single-family homeowner may compare his or her assessment to those of similar homes.

For more information, visit cookcountyassessor.com.

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New barbecue spot opens in Mokena A new restaurant that specializes in Southern barbecue along with craft beer and bourbons opened last week in Mokena.

Doc’s Smokehouse and Craft Bar opened June 19 at 19801 Old LaGrange Road in the largely vacant retail strip center behind Denny’s and White Castle on 191st Street in Mokena.

It’s the third location for Doc’s, which was started by restaurateur Brent Brashier and Dr. Himanshu Doshi last year at 1420 Calumet Ave. in Dyer, Ind., and has a second location in Milwaukee.

The eatery uses locally sourced meats that and prepares its own sauces and rubs. Everything from ribs to briskets are hickory smoked on the premises. It features 64 beers on tap with 30 to 40 available on a regular basis and 25 to 35 that it will rotate seasonally.

It also has a large assortment of whiskeys.

The restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight.

Calls to Brashier were not returned, but Mokena’s director of development Alan Zordan was pleased Doc’s was coming to the village. He said it was one of a host of new restaurants and other businesses coming to the village.

Zordan said a four-story Holiday Inn Express was planned for a site west of LaGrange Road and south of 191st Street. He added that a new smoothie shop and Which Wich sandwich shop would be opening in a strip center south of the Shell station at 191st and LaGrange, in addition to a Chipotle and Starbucks that recently

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the police.

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Police issue warning about ‘fake IRS’ scam Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller has issued a warning about a new scam involving confidence artists who claim to be Internal Revenue Service agents.

Miller said that callers claim a certified letter was sent to the resident, but it was returned undelivered. At this point the caller then launches into the old scam, demanding payment for funds allegedly owed to the government.

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Appeals can be made for tax assessments Reassessment notices have been mailed to more than 40,000 single-family and 12,000 condominium homeowners in Worth Township, said Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.

Reassessment notices contain proposed values for property tax year 2017, which will be reflected on second-installment tax bills to be mailed and due in the summer of 2018.

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BOB BONG opened in the same strip center.

Another restaurant is being developed on an outlot next to the Panda Express at the Mokena Marketplace at Wolf Road and U.S. 30.

Zordan was also excited about Accelerate Indoor Speedway, a 65,000-square-foot indoor go-cart facility that also would have a restaurant, arcade and private party rooms once completed on 88th Avenue.

“That will be a nice addition to the village,” he said.

For more information on Doc’s, call 708-995-5533 or visit them on Facebook at Doc’s Smokehouse Mokena.

Buona Beef sets July 6 opening in Frankfort Berwyn-based Buona Beef has announced that it will open its newest location on Thursday, July 6, in southwest suburban Frankfort.

The location at 20950 S. LaGrange Road will be the chain’s 20th location. The store is part of a five-acre development that was approved in 2014 across the street from Mariano’s supermarket.

The restaurant specializes in Italian beef sandwiches and includes a drive-through window.

Its hours are expected to be from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

The chain was started more than 30 years ago by Joe Buonavolanto, Sr. The original beef recipe was created by his wife, Peggy, according to its history on its website.

Denim shop closes in Orland Jean Therapy closed its doors for good last month after a nineyear run selling blue jeans and other denim products and accessories in Orland Park.

The shop at 14360 S. LaGrange Road in the Miroballi Plaza closed May 13 along with a store in Burr Ridge.

Yoga studio opens in Tinley Park A new yoga studio held its grand opening on Sunday at 17021 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park.

Vibe Yoga Room opened in a medical professional building across the street from the Tinley Park Post Office.

The studio offers classes for everyone from 5 to 95 and who range from beginners to seasoned yoga veterans. The studio offers hot yoga, power yoga and Ashtanga classes among others.

The owner is Patricia Paloumpis.

For information, call 708-8448504 or visit them on Facebook at Vibe Yoga Room.

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

sources such as wind, solar, natural gas and clean coal. We need to work together to help our kids receive good educations without costing the price of a new house. We need to fix the high cost of medical care and prescription drugs. Some of America’s neighborhoods are out of hand with reported murders every night.

Spewing hate filled venomous words at each other solves

nothing. All political sides need to tone it down. Calling for hurt or even death to the President or any law abiding citizen is evil. We need to all become human beings again, stop being stupid, go to work and resolve our problems.

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Food pantry finds new home Palos communities among those served

Debra A. Panzica

Orland Park resident, 63, died June 18.

Ms. Panzica worked as a human resources assistant for the tech company ITT. She is survived by her daughter, Marissa Correa; son, Matthew James;

in alumni associations of University of IL and Northwestern University.

Visitation Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from 3:00pm until 8:00pm at the Krueger Funeral Home, 13050 S. Greenwood Ave., Blue Island. Lying in state Wednesday at Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, 12312 S. 88th Ave., Palos Park, from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am. Interment Palos Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to “The Center” 12700 SW Highway, Palos Park, IL 60464 or Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church greatly appreciated. 708-388-1300 www.kruegerfuneral.com.

sisters, Dee (Moe) Perez, Jaylynn Orozco and Becky (Ed) Lukas; brothers, Jeff (Erin) Pickering and Jim (Esther). Ms. Panzica was an aunt, great-aunt and great-great aunt of many.

Services were Saturday at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park. Interment was private.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Phil Keaggy to perform Look Up Productions has announced that acclaimed Christian-music singer, songwriter and guitarist Phil Keaggy will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July Photos by Steve Metsch

Carol Swanson helps load the cart of Andrew Schrode, a first-time visitor to the Bridgeview Food Pantry that is run by volunteers, many from the Oak Lawn Community Church.

Carol Swanson, co-director of the Bridgeview Food Pantry, double-checks groceries before they are distributed.

On May 31, a first-time visitor is escorted by Swanson, who takes her time leading him through the process, offering him a bag that’s already been filled, along with other items he decided he needs.

“Help yourself to cereal, anything else you want,” Swanson told him.

Andrew Schrode, 59, of Hickory Hills, said he “got notice I’m losing my job in two weeks.

I’ve got to cut ends as much as possible I found this food pantry by accident, and I said, ‘Let me check this one out’,” he said. He shopped for himself, his wife, their son and two grandsons.

A military man for 24 years, he had worked for a warehouse in Hodgkins that’s affiliated with Caterpillar, which announced his job will soon disappear.

He thanked the volunteers as he walked out, his arms filled with groceries.

Scenes like that keep volunteers coming back, said Kim DeJesus, of Burbank. The pantry is for anyone who wants to volunteer. You need not be a church member. DeJesus is not.

But she’s volunteered for about eight years, she said.

“It means everything to me. I enjoy giving back, donating my time and helping people here.

There are people who have never been to a pantry before. They feel awkward being here and

I think I do a really good job letting them know it’s okay,” DeJesus said.

DeJesus said she can’t help but feel good when she leaves, “knowing I’ve helped out a few people.”

“We all need help sometimes.

It’s here. Why not? It’s for everybody. It doesn’t matter if you have a job or not. You’re still welcome to come to our pantry once a month,” DeJesus said.

A new volunteer, Rita McKendrick, of Chicago, started helping in January. “I retired and I wanted something to do,” she said with a laugh. She plans to visit the Greater Chicago Food Depository with Swanson when she visits to stock up on supplies.

For more information about the food pantry or to make donations, call James Nagel, who manages the community center, at 708-458-4675 or 708924-8080.

The Bridgeview Food Pantry serves residents of Alsip, Bedford Park, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Burbank, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Hometown, Justice, Midlothian, Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Stickney, Summit, Worth and Willow Springs. Chicago residents living in the 60632, 60629, 60638, 60655 and 60652 ZIP codes are eligible, as are the homeless.

Stay safe in summer weather, PPPD says With summer’s arrival, Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller has issued several reminders on how people and pets may stay safe in potentially dangerous weather.

• Stay indoors and in air-conditioning as much as possible. Use blinds or shades to block sunlight coming through windows that receive morning or afternoon sun.

• Increase the amount of water and natural juices you drink regardless of your activity level; avoid beverages that contain alcohol, caffeine, and lots of sugar.

• Avoid going out in the blazing heat, as much as possible.

• Minimize the use of electric lights and heat-generating appliances, like ovens.

• Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing.

• Eat light, cool, easy-to-digest foods, such as fruit or salads.

• Check on family members, friends and neighbors or call

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Daniel W. Snyder Jr., 89, of Palos Park, formerly of Blue Island. Beloved husband of the late Sonyanee McGinnis, loving father of Daniel W. Snyder III and Grant Reis Snyder. Former owner of D.W. Snyder Co., charter member and past president of Beverly Ridge Lions Club, long-time director and former chairman of the board 2006 & 2007 of “The Center” in Palos Park, twenty-two years of service in Palos Park Village government; Village Commissioner for eleven years and member and chair of the zoning board of appeals, governing council of Christ Hospital and member of the finance committee of the Evangelical Hospital Association, actively involved

By Steve Metsch For members of the Oak Lawn Community Church and other volunteers, Wednesday is always a special day.

That’s the day they spend hours making sure there’s plenty of food available for their clients, some making a monthly visit, some making their first.

They are at the new Bridgeview Food Pantry, open from noon to 2 p.m. each Wednesday, at the Bridgeview Community Center, 79th Street and Oketo Avenue.

The doors are open to anyone who needs food, provided they live in one of 20 southwest suburbs and parts of nearby Chicago.

Alice Bruce and Carol Swanson are co-coordinators of the food pantry.

“We have a wonderful staff of volunteers, about 15 each week,” Swanson, of Oak Lawn, said.

They arrive around 9 a.m. and proceed to load up brown paper grocery bags with staples such as fruits, vegetables, pasta or rice, tomato sauce and prepackaged “casserole bags,” all the ingredients needed for a casserole.

The food pantry had been running at least 15 years at Oak Lawn Community Church, 91st and Ridgeland. But when the church sold the building last year, the new owner eventually decided there was no room for a food pantry.

Fortunately, Bridgeview Mayor Steve Landek heard about the situation, stepped up and offered the community center as the food pantry’s new home. The village had been running its own food pantry on Friday. This replaces that one.

Landek said he was “happy to give them a home.”

“The most interesting thing about our food pantry is that it is run by a faith-based organization. We relinquished our role to them and the program is bigger and better,” Landek said, thanking the volunteers for “the good work they do.”

Those volunteers take the people around and they have choices of what they can have, Swanson said.

Bruce said it doesn’t happen often, but they occasionally get a homeless person at the food pantry. Such was the case on May 31 when a young woman showed up needing groceries.

“She has an ID with her. She’s moving into the area. We’re giving her food today, but when she comes back she has to bring identification that she lives in the area. We try to take care of everyone, but we don’t want people to take advantage of us,” Bruce said.

Clients can get food at the Bridgeview pantry once a month.

“We make 30 bags each Wednesday, that’s our goal,” Swanson said. Some weeks, those bags go fast. Sometimes they don’t.

Bruce said all kind of economic levels show up, noting “we are all only one paycheck away from being homeless ourselves.”

One anonymous man visits three times a year bringing four cases of spaghetti, four cases of spaghetti sauce, four cases of mac and cheese, and four cases of mashed potatoes. He never says his name and wants nothing in return, Bruce said.

Local churches donate, as do some large chain stores like Costco. The Greater Chicago Food Depository is another valuable source of food items.

DEATH NOTICES

PPPD, who will check on them.

• If you or anyone you know needs emergency medical attention, call 9-1-1.

• If you go outside in the heat, plan strenuous activities for early or late in the day when temperatures are cooler.

• At the first sign of heat illness (dizziness, weakness, headaches, nausea, muscle cramps), move to a cooler location, rest for a few minutes, and slowly drink a cool beverage.

• Seek medical attention immediately if you do not feel better.

• Take cool baths or showers if you feel overheated; use cool towels • Keep a few bottles of water in your freezer. If the power goes out, move them to your refrigerator and keep the doors shut.

• Do not leave children in vehicles. Even in cool temperatures, cars can heat up to dangerous

temperatures very quickly. Even with the windows cracked open, interior temperatures can rise almost 20 degrees within the first 10 minutes.

• Anyone left inside a vehicle is at risk for serious heat-related illnesses or even death. Children who are left unattended in parked cars are at greatest risk for heat stroke and possibly death.

• Any animal can suffer from the heat, particularly very young or very old animals, short nosed breeds of dogs (e.g. pugs, bulldogs), heavy-coated cats and dogs, and pets who are overweight or have a medical condition.

• Provide pets with water and shelter from the sun at all times.

• Never leave pets in parked vehicles. Even moderate heat rapidly increases and can kill the pet quickly.

21 at Calvary Church, 16100 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park.

Keaggy’s lyrics and melodies have won him several Grammy nominations, as well as numerous Dove Awards, the highest honor for Christian musicians, during his

more than 40 years in the music industry. For three years in a row, he was voted one of the top fingerstyle guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers.

Tickets start at $15 and are available by calling 1-800-965-9324.

Back to school health fair coming in July The Orland Township Health Services department is hosting its annual free back-to-school health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at the township offices, 14807 S. Ravina Ave. No appointment is necessary, but proof of residency is required for school and sports physicals and dental examinations. All additional services are open to non-residents.

A variety of back-to-school services will be offered on this day.

Dental screenings will be offered free of charge. This examination will fulfill the State of Illinois requirements. Discounted cleanings for $20 will also be available. School and sports physicals will be offered for $35 and will also fulfill the State of Illinois requirements.

Immunizations will be offered by the Orland Township Health Services department. All state-re-

quired vaccines are available to both residents and non-residents, some eligibility restrictions apply.

Immunizations will not be given without an up-to-date immunization record. Adult vaccines will also be available on this day for a discounted fee.

Vision Screenings will be offered by the Orland Park Lions Club free of charge. Children 6 months to 6 years old can undergo a quick vision screening to detect early vision problems.

This screening does not fulfill the vision examination required by the State of Illinois; the examination needs to be performed in an office.

Vouchers for the state-required screening will be available for purchase for $45.

School supply sign-up for low-income students will also be taking place on this day. Parents should bring proof of residency,

proof of income (tax documents or last two paystubs) and the birth certificates or Medicaid cards for any child receiving school supplies. Distribution of school supplies will be at a later date.

Additional attractions at the back-to-school health fair include: free haircuts, clowns, face painting and balloons, games and prizes, hot dogs, important safety and CPR tips from the Orland Park Police Department and the Orland Fire Protection District, allergy and asthma, drug prevention and concussion prevention information.

New attractions are still being added. For up-to-date information, please visit orlandtownship.org. or call (708) 403-4222. Child-related organizations are also welcome to contact Health Services Coordinator Caitlin McElroy at caitlinm@ orlandtownship.org if interested in providing a service at the fair.

Summer hours at Orland Twp. Health

Free CPR classes are being held

Officials at Orland Township Health Services recently announced expanded summer hours that include the availability of a nurse from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays.

Services are delivered at township headquarters, 14807 S. Ravinia, Orland Park.

A nurse is also available from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Thursday.

Some of the services offered are blood pressure screenings, lipid profile testing ($40 for residents, $50 for non-residents without glucose, $50 for residents, $65 for non-residents with glucose), glucose screenings for diabetes prevention ($10 for residents, $15 for non-residents), medical consultations and weight monitoring.

For details or to make an appointment, call (708) 403-4222.

Orland Township and the Orland Fire Protection District are hosting free CPR classes for individuals age 16 to 54 and for those 55 and older at township headquarters, 14807 S. Ravinia, Orland Park.

Classes for teens and adults 16 to 54 are set for 6 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 17, Sept. 14 and Oct. 19.

Classes for adults 55 and older are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 15, Sept. 12 and Oct. 17.

Registration is required and may be obtained by calling (708) 403-4222.

HEALTH BEAT

LEGAL NOTICE

Palos Health invites adults to quit smoking Palos Health will offer the Respiratory Health Association’s Courage to Quit® program for adults who are ready to quit smoking from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursdays beginning July 11 at Palos Hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights.

The first session meets in the Woodland Café conference room; subsequent sessions meet in Conference Room B. This is a free program.

This comprehensive seven-week group tobacco treatment program provides participants with information, practice skills and support to help them reach their smoke-free goals.

Advance registration is required.

For more information or to register, call (708) 226-2300.

Police offer place for unwanted prescriptions The Palos Park Police Department, 8999 W. 123rd St., is offering the public a place to drop off expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs anytime during the day.

The drugs can be placed in Palos Park Police Department’s prescription drug drop off box. Pills and patches can be dropped off. Liquids or needles or sharps cannot be accepted.

The service is free and anonymous, and no questions will be asked, police say.

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Students compete in math contest

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The Math Macs of Mother McAuley High School traveled to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently for the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics High School Math Contest. The students, which included several local residents, competed against 47 schools including Nazareth Academy, Marian Catholic, St. Francis and Lake Forest Academy in a multitude of competitions. The freshmen team earned 60 points and placed 23rd. The junior team, which included Grace Trippiedi of Orland Park and Kali Foyle of Worth, earned 64 points and placed 17th .

Overall, the Math Macs placed 24th and earned 150 points at the math contest.

STUDENT NEWS Palos Park woman earns degree Palos Park resident Rachel Jozwik earned a Bachelor of Science degree in event management when she graduated from Iowa State University in May. Jazwik was one of almost 5,000 students crossing the stage in Ames, Iowa. Of the students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 1,220 graduated with “with distinction” (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). 125 students graduated both with distinction and as members of the honors program.

Area students earn college degrees Several local students graduated from Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis. These students were among more than 550 who graduated from Carthage College in the past academic year.

Kyle Cachra of Orland Park graduated in January with a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing.

May graduates included two more Orland Park residents.

Michael Von Borstel graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Anna Robertson graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and music and theater.

Palos Heights saw two of their own graduate. Annika Evenhouse graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, and Maura Melfi graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance.

Carthage College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with roots in the Lutheran tradition.

Orland Park woman earns bachelor’s degree Kathryn Devine Ford of Orland Park was among more than 3,000 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebras-

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Lions present Stagg Award

Jim Lewis, Palos Lions Club past president, and Mike Gabel, Lions Club secretary, presented the Stagg High School 2017 scholarship to Bassel Shanab of Palos Hills. Sana Asfour, Shanab’s mother, was on hand for the presentation. Shanab earned a 4.5 grade point average, and completed 171 hours of community service split between tutoring and activity at Christ Hospital. Shanab will be attending Northwestern University, where he will study to become a doctor.

ka-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 5-6.

Ford earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology and criminal justice from the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service.

semester at Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tenn.

Students earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while taking 12 or more credit hours are awarded the distinction of dean’s list honors.

Area students earn dean’s list recognition

Students earn dean’s list honors

Joshua Coleman of Palos Heights, Andrew Gardner of Orland Park and Gregory Wittenberg of Palos Park all were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5, with no grade below a C. Approximately 30 percent of Belmont’s 7,700 students qualified for the spring dean’s list.

The spring dean’s list Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, contains the name of several local students.

Orland Park students earning dean’s list recognition are Andrew Aardema, Ashley Kamholz, Valerie Seehafer and Erich Sneideraitis.

Alexia Maldonado of Palos Park and Reagan Wigboldy of Palos Heights also earned a place on the dean’s list.

To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 grading scale.

Palos Heights woman named to dean’s list Ashley Kay of Palos Heights made the dean’s list for the spring

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CLUB ACTIVITIES Orland Historical Society members will hold annual meeting The annual members meeting/ election of the Orland Historical Society will be held at 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 6th at the Hostert

Log Cabins, 147th and West Ave. If there is inclement weather, the meeting will be held at the Humphrey house, 9830 W. 144th Pl. An election will take place to fill six director positions on the board. Society Vice President Pat

Tracy will discuss the history and construction of the cabins, which will be open for viewing.

Annual $5 membership dues can be paid prior to the meeting.

More information may be obtained by calling (708) 349-0065.

SCHOOL NOTES Car wash to help raise funds for Independence band program Independence Junior High School is hosting a band car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at the school, 6610 W. Highland Drive, Palos Heights.

All proceeds from the District 128 band fundraiser will go to the band program to assist in the purchase and repair of instruments, sheet music and other educational activities.

Marist HS hosts disability awareness event Disability Day, an event designed to promote acceptance and awareness for people with physical and developmental disabilities, is set for 3 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 15 at Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago.

Activities will be held in Marist’s three gymnasiums and cafeteria, and will include games, food and live music.

All attendees must register in advance at disabilitydefenders@ gmail.com. All attendees must be accompanied by an adult chaperone for the entire event.

The event is hosted by Disability Defenders, an organization established by young Marist alumni dedicated to breaking down barriers in society.

no tuition cost.

The Morris Graduate School of Management, a division of Robert Morris University, says it is “strengthening its commitment to our neighboring communities at large.”

For more information, call (800) 225-1520.

Trinity Christian announces new majors Several new majors have been announced at Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.

Beginning this fall, students will be able to major in art therapy, health communication, human resource management, music and worship, recreation and sport management, and writing and web design.

The college has also reorganized and expanded the number of theology and ministry majors into six bachelor of arts degrees: theology, historical and systematic theology, biblical studies, Christian ministry, youth ministry and cross-cultural ministries.

Trinity will also be debuting two new minors this fall: human

Golfers to tee off at new location The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation will host its 36th annual golf outing Tuesday, Sept. 12 at a new location—Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, 1 Pete Dye Drive, Lemont.

Tickets are $185 per golfer, which includes golf, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beverages on the course.

For more information about the outing, sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, call Christine Bennett at (708) 974-5480 or email her at bennettc@morainevalley.edu.

Registration opens at 7 a.m. with tee offs starting at 8:30 a.m.

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“We are convinced that these new majors, most of which are multi-disciplinary, will prepare students to be highly skilled, creative and wise--traits that are essential for fruitful and meaningful work that supports the good of neighborhoods, communities and the broader public,” said Provost Aaron J. Kuecker, Ph.D.

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Breakfast will be served from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Guests may get in some practice on the driving range, which will be open for unlimited use that day prior to the start of the outing.

“Over the years the event has grown to the point where most of the years we are sold out.

By holding it at Ruffled Feathers, one of the premier private country clubs in the Chicago area, we are able to host more golfers and guests,” said Pat Trebe, Foundation assistant director of annual giving and alumni relations.

Golf outing proceeds to date have provided more than $500,000 for student scholarships, financial assistance and college programs.

This year’s sponsors include Demonica Kemper Architects, PepsiCo, UPS, KJWW Engineering, Legat Architects, Comcast, Bridgeview Bank Group, exp, the Personette Group of Wells Fargo advisors, PMA Financial, and Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz and Donahue.

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WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above) is: Historic torch.

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

We had one person answer last week’s photo quiz correctly. Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum knew the photo last week was none other than the Palos Hills City Hall, 10335 S. Roberts Road. A look at last week’s photo had the letters “CIT” visible. With that alone, we thought our readers would at least know it was a local city hall.

We have a couple of cities in our coverage area and it was just a matter of excluding some locations. That’s why we included the clue, “Roberts rules.” In this instance, Roberts did not refer to Roberts Rules of Order. This time it referred to Roberts Road, where the Palos Hills City Hall is located.

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DIY bridal event set at Mona Lisa A “do it yourself” bridal event for brides-to-be is set for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at Mona Lisa Boutique, 12330 S. Harlem, Palos Heights.

Blogger Stephanie Del Ricco, of Del Ricco Events & Décor is teaming up with Mona Lisa “to demonstrate the simple yet chic ways brides-to-be can host their picture-perfect bridal shower and engagement party using Mona Lisa’s beautiful and timeless homeware,” according to a publicity blurb.

Guests can nibble on hors d’oeuvres and sample baked goods provided by Orland Bakery.

Attendees will have the oppor-

Children have fun sitting aboard a fire truck at the Palos Heights Farmers Market.

tunity to enter to win a prize by snapping a photo of the tables and posting it to Instagram using the hashtag #bridalDIY. Contest entrants will have a chance to win either a free bridal event for up to 30 guests, provided by Del Ricco Events, or a $50 gift card to Mona Lisa Boutique.

Reservations for the event may be made by sending an email to stephchicevents@gmail.com.

Cookout for Cops set in Orland Orland Park residents are invited to attend the Orland Park Police Department’s two remaining Cookout with Cops, planned for this summer in different village

parks.

The department’s summer cookouts will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.

Monday, July 10 at Discovery Park, 11500 W. Brookhill Drive and Monday, July 24 at Cachey Park, 8401 W. Wheeler Drive.

Free hot dogs and snacks are provided. Younger residents can enjoy having firsthand views of police equipment, games and prizes.

Cookout With Cops provides police and community residents to meet in a non-emergency situation to find out each other’s concerns.

Residents are welcome to attend one or both of the cookouts. For more information, call the police department non-emergency number at (708) 349-4111.

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Holiday fun at Farmers Market The Independence Day festivities continue at the July 5th Palos Heights Farmers Market.

The market will be open that day with many activities for young and old alike at 12217 S. Harlem Ave. The Palos Heights Fire Department will join the market around 10 a.m. Come meet the firefighters and see the big trucks that keep us safe. At one Community Tent, Palos Christian Preschool will join the market from 7 to 10 a.m. with story hour at 9:15, crafts and other fun activities.

Information about the upcoming vacation bible school will also be available. At 10 a.m. the Palos Heights Library will arrive with “Picnic Time” story hour. Other summertime library information will also be available, including the upcoming book sale.

The other Community Tent welcomes representatives from the State of Illinois Treasurer’s I-Cash office, who can search market attendees’ names for unclaimed money and start the claim process if necessary. Also, questions about the Bright Start College Savings Program and the new “ABLE” savings program for people with disabilities will be

answered. Finally, patrons will also receive free giveaways from the department.

Keep the Independence Day parties and picnics going with delicious farm-fresh fruits and vegetables from the Farmers Market! Berries of all kinds and cherries are abundant, along with summer time vegetables. A large selection of food items is 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, 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, readyto-bake pizza, pesto, organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, coffee and lattes, peanuts and roasted cashews. Multiple varieties of maple syrup and syrup products are on hand. Our vendors also have beautiful perennial and annual plants, herbs and fresh-cut flowers. Finally, get ready for summer barbeques and parties with the Pampered Chef.

They have everything you will need.

The market’s Facebook page will showcase all available produce at the start of the market day. Search Palos Heights Farmers Market. Shop early for best selection.

Make sure to stop by the City Tent. New for 2017, Palos Heights

Farmers Market Gift Certificates are available for purchase. The certificates sell for $5 each, and make great gifts. This week’s recipe, courtesy of Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life is “Watermelon Pudding.”

This and some previous years’ recipes will be available. Previous years’ recipes can be found at wellbeingmd.com, or palosheights.org.

Also, make sure to pick up a 2017 Frequent Shopper Card. 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 would like to thank this year’s Palos Heights Farmers Market sponsors. They include Dr. John Principe, MD of Wellbeing MD Center for Life; Palos Health; The Private Bank; CNB Bank and Trust; United Trust Bank; City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz; Running for Kicks; Golden Shoes and Camille’s Confections.

Additional information about the market can be found at palosheights.org; emailing farmersmarket@palosheights.org; calling (708) 361-1800 or joining the market on Facebook.

LIBRARY NOTES Red, white, blue at Palos Heights Library Several activities for the week ahead has been announced at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 448-1473.

•Red, White, & Blue Day will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, June 30.

The library is asking residents to celebrate the USA’s birthday with all things red, white and blue. Crafts, games and snacks will be patriotic for all to enjoy.

Participants are asked to dress in red, white or blue.

•Chess Club for those age 6 and older will be held at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 5. Weekly summer chess is back, led by teen volunteers. Kids can play and learn from each other without pressure.

•The summer reading program, Build a Better World, is going on now and will continue until Friday, July 21. Patrons can read for a chance to win prizes all summer long. Reading logs are available at the Public Services Desk.

The library will be closed Monday, July 3 while the parking lot is being paved and Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day.

Panelists discuss how to be best news consumer Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia, is hosting a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Monday, July 31 to discuss how people can be more responsible news consumers and recognize whether a link leads to a credible news story or just click-bate.

Most people have seen a blatantly incorrect news story advertising a celebrity death that has not occurred, a scandal that does not exist, or a new cure to a disease

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Library Group enjoys presentation The Library Group from the Palos Heights Woman’s Club recently enjoyed a presentation by author Cleo Lampos. Ms. Lampos discussed her book Dust in the Stitches, a tale of a family caught in the throes of the infamous dust storms of the 1930s and ‘40s and the trials they overcame. With a lovely Sunbonnet Sue quilt as a prop, she told how each character was affected by the horrors of such a calamity. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Mary Lee Lockwood, Donna Boeing and Doris Tortorici; (back row) Audrey Draeger, Bernie Jaworski, Sue Blais, Joan Meyers, Marilyn Herrndobler and author Cleo Lampos. Ladies interested in joining the Woman’s Club are invited to contact Mary Lee Lockwood at (708) 448-1834.

that has not been scientifically proven. Consuming and sharing unreliable news can be dangerous when it is widely shared and acted upon, but libraries are here to help sort the facts from the fiction.

Panelists include Editor Joe Biesk, of the Daily Southtown, School Media Librarian Amy Hamernick of Orland School District 135, Head Librarian Deirdre Rawls, of Robert Morris University and Laura Lauzen-Collins Ph.D., of the psychology faculty at Moraine Valley Community College.

The panelists will encourage

those attending the event to consider the source of their information, to read beyond the headlines, to check the author of the material they are reading and to find supporting sources for information.

Some fact checking websites that will be mentioned during the panel discussion include Politifact. com, Factcheck.org, and Snopes. com. Additionally, panelists will be encouraging those attending to always ask an expert when they are in doubt about a story’s authenticity.

For more information, call (708) 428-5100.

Pet-Palooza brings in record numbers

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Close to 2,000 people attended the seventh annual Orland Township Pet-Palooza, a new record for attendance, pets, food, pet donations and participating vendors. Participants were treated to a pet parade, special contests, special pet contests, free food samples, face painting and inflatables. The Chicago White Sox mascot, Southpaw, led a pack of pets and their owners on musical march around the Palooza while raffle prizes, music and bingo contributed to the number of growing attractions. Pet adoptions were also part of the experience. Proceeds from Pet-Palooza help support the Orland Township Pet Pantry, which provides food and supplies for pet owners experiencing financial difficulty in feeding or caring for a pet. The Pet Pantry, also known as “Crashy’s Corner,” accepts donations of canned dog or cat food, kitty litter, leashes, collars, shampoo, treats, toys and other miscellaneous pet items. Admission was free to those attending but most people brought a 5-pound bag of pet food or a cash donation.

Fire Chief Ritter earns recognition Captain David Ritter of the Palos Heights Fire Protection District received his Chief Fire Officer Recognition at the Illinois Fire Chiefs Symposium in Peoria.

The Chief Officer Certification is awarded by the Office of the Illinois State Captain David Fire Marshal for Ritter command level officers who complete a program of multiple classroom and independent study projects. Completion of the program requires a written research paper by the candidate.

Ritter has been with the Palos Heights Fire Protection District for 14 years and currently serves as a shift commander. Ritter also administers the Emergency Medical Services Division. He has been instrumental in the daily operations of the fire department.

Ritter’s research paper on an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Outreach Program was so comprehensive, that the department has placed the program into service within the Palos Heights Fire Protection District.

Beginning this summer, district personnel will meet with staff at all public occupancies which have an AED on the premises. This is to ensure that the staff are properly trained and versed in its emergency use.

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A baby son’s gift to dad

Bill Stevens snuggles his six-month-old son, Wyatt, on Father’s Day at Memorial Park in Palos Heights. Stevens and his wife, Julie were at the park with Wyatt to watch their daughter, Mary Grace, play with the Palos Power girls softball team.

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REGIONAL/REPORTER ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Three big-time performers honored

Photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Laurence catcher Matt McCormick helped the Vikings take third in the state in Class 4A and has been named the Regional/Reporter Baseball Player of the Year.

MATT MCCORMICK • St. Laurence

By Jason Maholy

off win and ignited a wild celebration that resulted in one broken batting helmet and at least one St. Laurence teammate suffering a bloody nose and forehead.

“That was just crazy. I don’t even know how to describe that,” he said of the excitement.

McCormick, of Orland Park, followed up those heroics with a two-run triple in a state quarterfinal victory over Neuqua Valley, and he clubbed a tworun homer to help the Vikings top New Trier in the Class 4A third-place game. For the season, he hit .456 with 11 doubles, eight home runs and 49 RBI.

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Correspondent

As he stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the winning run on second base, Matt McCormick knew what he had to do to give St. Laurence a victory over rival Brother Rice and a Class 4A sectional title.

“I was just thinking, ‘Don’t try to over-swing or do too much with it,’ ” said the sophomore catcher.

“Just throw my hands at it, because all we needed was a single — or anything, really — even a slow roller up the middle.”

McCormick’s single into left-center field on the second pitch of the at-bat gave the Vikings a walk-

See MCCORMICK, Page 3

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Marist sophomore Angela Zedak was a hitting and pitching star this year and was named the Regional/Reporter Softball Player of the Year.

ANGELA ZEDAK • Marist

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

doesn’t decide she needs to step up even more next year. The second-year player ravaged opposing pitching to the tune of a .500 batting average, .544 onbase percentage and .964 slugging percentage, while belting 12 doubles and 11 home runs, and scoring 43 runs and driving in 56. On the mound she went 19-7 with a 1.78 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 157.2 innings.

For compiling those eye-popping statistics and helping Marist to fourth-place finish in the Class 4A state tournament, Zedak

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Marist softball player Angela Zedak entered the 2017 season knowing she was one of the RedHawks’ best hitters, but she was also prepared to step up as a team leader and ace of the pitching staff.

That’s a lot to expect from any sophomore, particularly one who pitched in just one game during her freshman season. But Zedak, of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community, is not one to shy away from a challenge, and elevate her game she did.

Opposing teams should hope Zedak

See ZEDAK, Page 3 Brother Rice’s Joe Kenzinger makes a point during the state tournament. He was named the Regional/Reporter Boys Volleyball Player of the Year.

JOE KENZINGER • Brother Rice

By Jeff Vorva

BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sports Editor

If anyone heckles Brother Rice’s Joe Kenzinger with the stale line that volleyball is a girls sport, he might not take much offense.

He once had those feelings, too.

“I could have played in fifth grade, but I thought it was a girls sport,” he said. “I didn’t think boys could play volleyball. My mom actually was my first coach and I was put on the B team in sixth grade.’’

His mother, Colleen (maiden name Ryan) was a volleyball star at Morgan Park High School and played at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

She kick-started Joe’s career, and several years later he became one of the top players in the state and was named the Regional/Reporter Boys Volley-

ball Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-6 Lewis Universitybound senior middle hitter smashed down 226 kills and added 107 blocks.

Kenzinger pounded down 11 kills, notched five blocks and had a .500 hitting percentage in a heartbreaking 21-25, 25-20, 25-22 state semifinal loss to eventual three-time champion Glenbard West in the Illinois High School Association tournament. The Crusaders finished fourth in the state.

“That Glenbard game was the best I’ve ever played in,’’ he said. “Both sides were doing some really awesome things. It’s tough to see them win it all after we played them so well. But we

were able to play our best game at the very end.’’

The Mt. Greenwood resident has come a long way since the B team days in sixth grade.

“I would go to as many camps as I could because I knew this was something I wanted to continue on and play the rest of my life,’’ he said. “I went to a lot college camps and the Rice camps. I went to Florida last summer for a USA Volleyball camp and got exposure to the best players in the country.’’

Crusaders coach Dan Dwyer watched him grow — literally and figuratively— the past couple of seasons.

“He became a team leader and a player who wanted the ball in tough situations,” Dwyer said. “And he pushed his teammates to become better.’’

Photo by Jeff Vorva

More superb athletes who contributed to a superb spring

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

When it came to baseball, softball and boys volleyball, the area had one of the best springs in recent memory.

Although no one brought home a firstplace Illinois High School Association state trophy, four teams finished in the fi-

nal four. Chicago Christian’s baseball team took third place in Class 2A, St. Laurence claimed third in Class 4A, Marist’s softball team took fourth in Class 4A and Brother Rice’s volleyball team claimed fourth in the single-class tournament.

While the Regional/Reporter named three Players of the Year in these sports, the following list contains some high-octane

talent. You will likely see some of these players star at their respective colleges.

And there may be a few that will be playing pro ball soon.

A look at area athletes honored by their conferences:

BASEBALL

Richards’ Donivan Williams, who was drafted by St. Louis earlier this month, was named the Player of the Year and joined teammates Angelo Smith (a late-round White Sox pick), Niles Gall, Brett Renken, Andrew Calderon, Aaron Medel and Noah Petrusevski on the first team.

In the South Suburban Conference Red,

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CHICAGO FIRE 4, ORLANDO CITY 0

‘I thought I could do anything on the pitch’ Accam scores three goals, adds assist as Fire rolls for fired-up crowd

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

David Accam is red hot, as he scored a hat trick in the Chicago Fire’s 4-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday night at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

He will not get a chance for a repeat, however, when the Fire takes on Vancouver on Saturday. Instead, he’ll be tangling with his Fire teammate, Dax McCarty. Both talented Fire players have been named to their respective national teams.

Accam is set to join Ghana to play a pair of friendlies against Mexico and the United States.

McCarty has been selected by head coach Bruce Arena for the United States’ final 23-player roster for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Accam and McCarty battle at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Pratt and Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn.

Against a tired Orlando team (7-6-5 and coming off a 1-1 tie with Seattle three days prior), Accam scored twice in the first eight minutes, the first coming off an 18-pass sequence.

He added one more in the 52nd minute in front of the delirious announced sellout crowd of 20,000.

“I thought I could do anything on the pitch, and I just wanted to enjoy myself and help the team win,’’ Accam said. “After my first goal, I just thought I could get more goals and also help the team win.”

Accam also assisted Nemanja Nokolic’s Major League Soccerleading 14th goal of the season, which was the 900th in Chicago Fire history. Goalie Matt Lampson earned his fifth shutout of the season in nine starts after taking over for Jorge Bava in early May.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

David Accam is lifted by Matt Polster after the first of Accam’s three goals in a 4-0 victory over Orlando City.

HOME STREAK HOME

VANCOUVER AT CHICAGO FIRE

The top four home winning steaks for the Chicago Fire, followed by dates, goals scored and goals allowed: 8 Aug. 6, 2000-May 19, 2001 19 4 7 April 8, 2017-current 19 2 May 20, 1998-July 1, 1998 24 5 7 6 July 14, 2012-Sept. 22, 2012 13 5

WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE RECORD: 10-3-4 VANCOUVER RECORD: 6-6-2 NOTEWORTHY: The Fire owns an 8-0-1 record at home, but after this game, its next MLS game at Toyota Park will be Aug. 5.

While a four-goal rout is impressive, the team had chances for more goals with 17 shots overall and seven on-goal.

The Fire finished 10-3-4 in the first half of the season, one point behind Toronto in the East Division. The seven-game winning streak at home is the second longest in team history.

“I think the progress is fantastic,’’ said second-year coach

Veljko Paunovic. “We are keeping a good pace with good results and wins and it’s important because other teams also won this weekend and for us we need to understand now that we have to play every game to get points and to get wins, and it’s not going to be easy.’’

The coach had some warnings about the final 17 games of the campaign.

Dax McCarty leaps for a header Saturday against Orlando City. McCarty and David Accam will miss Saturday’s game against Vancouver as both were called to play with their national teams.

“At this point nothing is done,’’ he said. “We still have to keep the good streak, the good mood and the confidence we have, and we have to understand that in order to earn these kind of situations and confidence that we have now, it took long and it took a lot.

“We have to appreciate it, we have to know that it isn’t always going to be like that and when these moments are here, we have

to enjoy them but also, we have to use these moments to get better and improve, to work with more joy and more confidence.

Right now, we aren’t thinking about where we are right at this point, but we are thinking about where we want to be. The first station is the playoffs. We need to keep working for that and keep playing as a team and keep playing like a team that has confidence and give our best in every game like today.”

The last time the Fire won by a four-goal margin was May 25, 2008, with a 5-1 result against the New York Red Bulls at Gi-

ants Stadium. The last 4-0 win came in that season, against the New England Revolution on April 3, 2008.

The Fire has come a long way after posting the worst record in the MLS the past two seasons.

“I think this year we are more dynamic,’’ said Accam, who has 10 goals this season. “I can go on the right, middle, out front, everywhere. For me, it’s working really hard. We have players that can play out front or in the middle, so we keep changing to get in good positions. We have players who work for each other and also want to help the team win.”

RED STARS 2, SKY BLUE 1

FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SPORTS

Red Stars remain red hot with a comeback victory

Missfittz, Bandits nab Palos Power championships The Missfittz won the 10U team title while the Blue Bandits claimed the 8U title in the Palos Power Girls Softball League.

The Missfittz beat Team Laskowski 9-8 for the title after winning the first two tournament games by a combined 21-4.

Members of the Missfittz are Halle Bradbury, Mia Celauro, Courtney Stoub, Izzy Locascio, Genevieve Sulek, Sophia DeliaGalason, Tessa O’Connell, Ameli Sanchez, Daphne Galason and Kate Ready. Mike Galason is the head coach and is assisted by Mario Sanchez and Jaime Antolec.

The Blue Bandits players are Emma Schroeder, Meredith Cachor, Brianna Bryant, Madison Marshall, Izzy Belsky, Hope Kohler, Molly Sloan, Mary Grace Stevens, Megan Potenza, Mariyah Awad, Grace Woolwine and Emma Gelecke. The head coach is Doug Kohler and is assisted by Joe Potenza and Jim Sloan.

Classes offered for HS officials Free classes are being offered for high school and youth league sports officials. This is the opportunity to earn an Illinois High School Association officials license.

The six-week course begins July 11 and ends Aug. 15. It meets each Tuesday from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Bremen High School in Midlothian. For more information visit www.iacoofficial.org.

Trinity Christian hosts camps Trinity is offering a wide variety of sports camps for kids of various ages. The camps will be directed by Trinity’s head coaches and college athletes. Boys basketball camp for grades 3 through 9 will be held on July 10-14.

Boys and girls volleyball camp for grades kindergarten through 9 takes place July 2427.

For information and to register online, visit www.trollssportscamps.com. For questions, contact the athletics department at 708-239-4779.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The Blue Bandits are 8U champs in the Palos Power Softball League.

Moraine Valley camps The basketball camp for girls and boys entering third through ninth grades will be held July 10 to 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Bill Finn, Moraine Valley athletics director and former men’s basketball coach, is heading this camp.

The volleyball camp for girls and boys entering fifth through ninth grades will take place July 17 to 20, from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Moraine Valley women’s volleyball head coach Lauren Lorenz is leading this camp.

The soccer camp for girls and boys entering third through 12th grades is on Monday, Wednesday and Friday the week of July 19, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Al Palar, Moraine Valley women’s soccer head coach, is leading this camp.

The tennis camp is for girls and boys entering fifth through ninth grades from July 17 to 20, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Robert Gates, Moraine Valley men’s and women’s tennis coach, is instructing this camp.

The cost for each camp is $80. The tennis camp will be held on the outdoor courts on campus while the basketball and volleyball camps will be held in the Health, Fitness and Recreation Center gymnasium (Building H), 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.

The soccer camp will take place on the game field behind Building H. Participants must register through Moraine Valley’s Athletics Department. For more information, call the Athletics Department at 708-974-

FOCUS ON THE WINDY CITY T-BOLTS

Rough week for Thunderbolts includes 20-5 loss to Boomers

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The Missfitts are 10U champs in the Palos Power Softball League.

5727 or visit www.morainevalley.edu/athletics/overview/summer-camps/.

Shepard wrestling camp Shepard High School is hosting the Sean Bormet Wolverine Wrestling camp July 6-7 at the school. Bomet is the associate head coach at Michigan.

It’s open to wrestlers in grades 6 through 12 and cost is $100 per wrestler. For more information, contact Scott Richardson at 815-474-2217.

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After 62 minutes of Chicago Red Stars players failing to find the back of Sky Blue’s net, they struck twice in rapid fashion to pull off a come-from-behind 2-1 victory Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 3,720 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

The Red Stars are unbeaten in seven straight matches and improved to 6-2-2 overall.

They entered this week four points behind National Women’s Soccer League leader North Carolina.

Down 1-0, the Red Stars’ Vanessa DiBernardo broke the ice and scored in the 63rd minute . Four minutes later,

Sofia Huerta scored on a Casey Short assist.

On the health front, Taylor Comeau, who left a June 17 tie against Washington with a lung contusion, came into the game in the 76th minute to replace Danielle Colaprico.

Yuki Nagasato, who recently signed to play for the Red Stars but returned to Japan with what the team is calling a below-the-waist injury, tweeted on Friday: “Hard working out but feeling good. I’m getting to be ready’’ — followed by a symbol of the American flag.

The Red Stars were scheduled to open a four-game road trip Wednesday with a game against Seattle. They will visit Orlando at 4 p.m. Saturday.

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The Windy City ThunderBolts had their worst week of the season, going 1-5 — including a loss of historic proportions.

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The Bolts also were swept in Joliet, including an 8-4 loss on Friday in which Orland Park native and St. Laurence graduate Kyle Wood hit two solo home runs.

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hitting .274 with three homers and 14 RBI with 22 walks and was hit by pitches 11 times — first in the Frontier League.

The Bolts head into this week’s action with a 20-20 mark.

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Soldier Field experience was kind of cool but ...

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he schedules are out!

The Illinois High School Association released the hounds — and the 2017 high school football schedules — last week. As usual, I couldn’t wait to nose around and see what’s what when it comes to the first couple of weeks of non-conference action.

The main event in this area will be Brother Rice at Marist on Aug. 25.

The first lie of the new season is that the game is listed JEFF VORVA at 7:30 p.m. Bank Making the on it that the game to start latExtra Point iser going than that. That’s one of the few predictions about the new season I feel confident about.

Anyway, last season these two teams battled it out at Soldier Field and it was a unique experience. High school players had a chance to play on a field that legends have played on. Playing in an NFL stadium is very cool and something those players will never forget, long after they have forgotten about Jay Cutler.

But it just didn’t feel right for the Marist-Brother Rice rivalry to be played there.

The thousands of fans who showed up were swallowed by the huge stadium. Brother Rice/Marist should be played at either Brother Rice or Marist, where the crowds own the stadium and

Photos By Jeff Vorva

The chance for local teams such as Marist (left photo) and Brother Rice (right photo) to play on a big-time NFL field last year was a great opportunity but columnist Jeff Vorva said the neighborhood game should be played in the neighborhood.

the joint is jumpin’.

I’m all for our teams playing at Soldier Field. If Marist played Mt. Carmel there again, that would be outstanding.

If Brother Rice played a Chicago Public League power such as Phillips or Simeon, that would be great.

But this neighborhood rivalry needs to stay in the neighborhood.

Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel is playing Taft, and St. Rita is playing St. Patrick at Soldier Field on the opening weekend.

Another Friday night opener worth

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Continued from Page 1 Also making the SSC Red team were Shepard’s Jack Carberry, Bob Marincec, Tom Cimoch and Jim Mundo, Oak Lawn’s Brenden Butler, Chad Cwik, Joe Virruso and Nico Uriate, and Evergreen Park’s Pat Doran and Dan Smith.

Honorable mentions were Oak Lawn’s Joey Barnhouse and Shepard’s Eric Bruesch and Tim Dougherty.

The SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue featured Sandburg’s Branden Comia, Ryan Hampe, Kevin Lane, Andrew Tenison and Evan Tenuta, and Stagg’s Danny Russo, Abe Shalabi and Mike Tobin.

In the Chicago Catholic League Blue, Brother Rice’s Ryan Kutt was named Player of the Year and was joined on the all-conference team by teammates

catching is Lyons at Sandburg. At this stage, I am not sure how Sandburg is going to be, but Lyons has a Division Itype quarterback in Ben Bryant for the Eagles defense to worry about.

Bryant has had an interesting offseason. He gave a verbal commitment to Wisconsin in December, but in the spring the University of Georgia made an offer and, soon after that, Wisconsin backed off.

“I called (offensive quality control coach Jon Budmayr) to give him a heads up that I was given the offer and

left a message on his voicemail,” Bryant said in a written statement. “I made it clear that I was still 100 percent committed to the Badgers. The next morning, we spoke on the phone and I was informed that I was no longer a good fit for Wisconsin and I was encouraged to continue looking for a fit.

“The implication that my loyalty to UW had been compromised was not true and is what saddens me the most.’’

Well, he wasn’t going to stay sad for long. This spring, Ole Miss, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Temple,

Bowling Green and other schools have shown interest.

Richards is always good for scheduling some top competition during its non-conference season, and this year the Bulldogs will open the season on the road — all the way up to Mundelein to face Carmel.

There will be other games and many, many storylines to be told between now and the first week of IHSA football.

But for now, let’s all enjoy our summer because this bad-boy season is going to be here before you know it.

FOCUS ON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Neimeier takes over swimming, water polo teams for legend Caliendo

By Jeff Vorva

Marist’s TJ Ivy is ahead of the pack in this play against Brother Rice last year. He announced he is heading to West Virginia.

Sports Editor

With all of the thousands of students and athletes that Jim Caliendo has had an impact on, it seemed only fitting that one of them would replace him after he announced his retirement as boys swimming and water polo coach last season after close to four decades of service.

That honor goes to Matthew Neimeier, who was named to replace the legendary Caliendo in both sports. Neimeier was a member of the Eagles swim team from 2006-2008.

“Having the opportunity Neimeier to return to the program that helped lead me into my current life path is an honor and a privilege,” said Neimeier. “I am very much looking forward to this opportunity and hope to continue to grow the successful program that was established under Jim Caliendo’s leadership.”

Neimeier, an Eastern Illinois University graduate, is just the fourth boys coach in the school’s history. He will be teaching in the physical education department, and he has served in various roles in his career as an educator and coach. Prior to accepting the position at Sandburg, Neimeier taught at York High School where he was a physical education teacher, assistant swim coach and assistant water polo coach.

Neimeier has previous experience working in District 230 as the head girls swim coach and head boys water polo coach for Stagg High School during the 2015-2016 school year.

“We are extremely excited for Matt’s return to Carl Sandburg High School,” said Sandburg athletic director Tom Freyer. “Matt is a very impressive educator who will bring a lot of energy to our program. He is very passionate about swimming and water polo and communicates a strong desire to focus on student growth.

“We will be forever grateful to Jim Caliendo for all of the work that he did to build and define Sandburg’s swim and water polo teams. We feel confident that Matt’s background and desire to

McCormick

Continued from Page 1 Those numbers and his contributions to a team that finished among the top three in the state earned McCormick the title of The Regional/Reporter Baseball Player of the Year.

McCormick’s rise from freshman phenom to sophomore sensation and top player on one of the best teams in the state weren’t the result of anything fancy, just hard work and a wealth of natu-

Ryan King, Shane Gorman and Andy Lopez.

St. Laurence was represented by Jimmy Burnette, Tommy Farrell, Matt McCormick, Angel Sandoval and Brian Lyle.

In the Metro Suburban Conference, Chicago Christian’s Dan Vos was the Player of the Year and was joined on the all-conference team by teammates Zach Frieling, Tommy Moran, John Vander Wall, Tyler Edgar and Jacob Bulthuis.

In the East Suburban Catholic Conference, Marist’s Tom Englehart, Justin Janas and Nate Stiegal made the team.

SOFTBALL Shepard’s Bridget McDermott was named the South Suburban Conference Red Player of the Year and was joined on the all-conference team by teammates Jenna Huisenga, Jenna Sa-

Photo by Jeff Vorva

grow will allow for a seamless transition for our student-athletes.”

It appears Indiana University will not go too long without an area lineman on its roster.

With former Sandburg star Dan Feeney graduating and in NFL camp with the Los Angeles Chargers after the 2016 campaign, a new area star is hoping to make an impact with the Hoosiers starting in 2018, as Brother Rice’s Nick Marozas verbally committed to the Big Ten school.

The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Oak Lawn native also seriously considered Virginia, Minnesota and Cinncinnati.

Marist tight end TJ Ivy announced he has verbally committed to West Virginia. He chose the school over Illinois, Indiana and Iowa and had offers from Iowa State, Oregon State, Purdue, Rutgers and Syracuse.

Scout.com rated the 6-4, 218-pound Chicago resident fourth in the state among tight ends and 11th in the Midwest.

baseball at Western Illinois University.

Cross country and track standout Kelli Callahan was named the Female All-Around Athlete of the Year and signed to run at the University of Illinois, while cross country and track standout Caleb Washington won the same honor for the males and will head to West Point in the fall.

Basketball player Jack Cody won the Bill Gutches Ward for academic excellence, work ethic and service to the school and community. He earned a Chick Evans scholarship and will attend the University of Illinois.

At Richards, football player and wrestler Anthony Quinn won the Male Athlete of the Year award while basketball and volleyball player Shannon Meegan won the Female Athlete of the Year award.

Softball player Becky Wujcik earned the Matt Gavin Award for academic and leadership qualities.

Swimming/water polo/bowling standout Sarah Coffman won the school’s Bobby Bolton award for academics and sportsmanship.

Shepard, Richards honor athletes

A Storm in Schaumburg

Big early football signings

Shepard High School announced that swimming and track star Annie Rangel won the school’s Female Athlete of the Year Award. She will join the track team at Trinity Christian College.

Baseball and football player Jack Carberry was named Male Athlete of the Year. He will play

ral talent.

McCormick transitioned this season to catcher, his natural position, after starting at third base for the Vikings as a freshman. He takes a lot of pride in his defense and managing a pitching staff.

“I think (defense) matters just as much as hitting, maybe even a little bit more,” he said. “I had to work really hard to play third, and I worked hard (last) offseason to prepare for catching. I’m always working on my defense.

Even if I go in a slump I can stay in the lineup.”

maad, Gabriella Graffeo and Jessica Coyle.

Richards’ Becky Wujcik, Sydney Izzo, Katelyn Flahive, Isabel Martinez and Angela Abrand joined Evergreen Park’s Kelly Farmer, Amanda Richter, Hailey Getz, Lizzy Brendich and Maddie Meisl and Oak Lawn’s Annabelle Fritz, Natalia Rafacz and Hailey Melvin on the first team.

Shepard’s Casidy McCarthy and Evergreen Park’s Megan Pyles were named as honorable mentions.

In the SouthWest Suburban Blue, Sandburg’s Sam Coffel, Kaitlin Rusin, Irene Travis and Ashley Wood and Stagg’s Kassie Kawaka made the allconference squad.

In the East Suburban Catholic Conference, Marist’s Angela Zedak was named Player of the Year and was joined on the all-conference team by teammates Madison Garafalo, Cassie

Former Sandburg basketball star Jacquie Storm was named Schaumburg’s girls basketball coach.

Storm was on Sandburg’s Elite Eight team in 2005 and graduated from the University of St. Francis in 2010. She was Sandburg’s freshman girls coach during the 2010-11 campaign.

Zedak

Continued from Page 1 is The Regional/Reporter Softball Player of the Year.

“I thought this season was awesome,” Zedak said. “I just thought I had to step up and play the bigger role for Marist, because I know the pitchers of past years have all been very successful.”

Zedak is never short of confidence, but being thrust into the role of staff ace did make her a little nervous — at least for an inning or so.

“The thing that helped me the most Lindmark and Alexis Rogers.

In the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference, Mother McAuley’s Katie Janiga, Holly Marousek and Maddy Morola made the Red squad while Alex Demma and Ashley Kevin of Queen of Peace were selected to the White squad.

In the Metro Suburban Conference, Chicago Christian’s Hannah Dieck, Bethany Regnerus, Jordan Dryfhout and Christa Janowiak earned spots on the all-conference team.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL In the South Suburban Conference, Oak Lawn’s Michael Ciezczak, Jack Linder and Cody Figus, Richards’ Eyad Omar, Frank Hesik and Steven Serrano and Shepard’s Bryan Leydden and Chad Longfield made the all-conference team.

Honorable mentions were Oak

was, in the (season) opener against Andrew, I was nervous about being the No. 1 pitcher, but I ended up pitching tremendously,” she recalled.

She also cracked a home run in her first at-bat of the season, and hardly slowed down thereafter.

“After that game I was like, ‘This is my season, this is the season I’m going to be very successful and everything’s going to work well for me,’” she said.

“Basically, every pitch I see I want to hit the ball as hard as I can as far as I can, and exactly where it came from. I have an aggressive mindset in everything.’’

Lawn’s Adem Asmari and Donal Nugent and Shepard’s Issac Hernandez and Stanley Thurman.

In the SouthWest Suburban Conference, Sandburg’s Sam Call, Colin Ensalaco and Connor Kelly and Stagg’s John Contant made the team.

In the Chicago Catholic League Blue division, Brother Rice’s Joe Kenzinger earned the Tony Lawless Award for Outstanding Player and was joined on the all-conference team by teammates Jim Baker, Ryan Banky, Tom Kleist and Matt O’Donnell.

In the CCL Green, St. Laurence’s Gilberto Arreola, Nick Garbie and Michael Sack made all-conference.

In the East Suburban Catholic Conference, Marist’s Jack Berglind was named the MVP and he joined teammates Scott Bauer, Mike Coogan and Marty Jepsen on the all-conference team.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ROSEANN C. LOPRESTI, TCF NATIONAL BANK, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 16 CH 005705 12714 S. MOBILE AVENUE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2017, 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 12714 S. MOBILE AVENUE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-102-005-0000.

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 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 14-16-04946.

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.

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.

I721772

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGEIT TRUST 2005-5, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-5 Plaintiff, -v.JORDANAS RUMSA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGEIT Defendants 16 CH 10942 7730 CASHEW DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 26, 2017, 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 7730 CASHEW DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-301-023-0000.

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 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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 256703.

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.

I721202

448-4000

For Sale

For Sale

ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SUSAN B. GORDON AKA SUSAN B. BROUSE AKA SUSAN GORDON AKA SUSAN BETH GORDON, THE OAK LEAF CONDOMINIUM OF OAK LAWN ASSOCIATION, INC., AMANDA GORDON AKA AMANDA KOPP, BONNIE J. COXHEAD INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 13615 10524 SOUTH PULASKI ROAD, UNIT 3ME Oak Lawn, IL 60453

For Sale

5 ACRES RT. 45 IN PEOTONE 600 ft. frontage x 400 ft. deep 40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 For Sale

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2017, 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 10524 SOUTH PULASKI ROAD, UNIT 3ME, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-15-209-029-1012.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $65,982.24.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16090168.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16090168 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 16 CH 13615 TJSC#: 37-5534 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONAL MORTGAGE LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; CHESTNUT HILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES, OF THE PHYLLIS J. MINDEL LAND TRUST #ONE TRUST AGREEMENT; Defendants, 16 CH 15507 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-01-306-027-1009 & 23-01-306-027-1025.

Commonly known as 9147 South Roberts Road, Unit 201, Hickory Hills, IL 60457.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2007-OA5 Plaintiff, -v.MARY P. MILLER, GE MONEY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MONOGRAM CREDIT CARD BANK OF GEORGIA, PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A MANORCARE OF SOUTH HOLLAND, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 48013 26 COUR MADELEINE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 2017, 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 26 COUR MADELEINE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-101-021-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $358,371.66.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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: J. Gregory Scott, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1717 Please refer to file number 47873.

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.

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.

I721027

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

United Shore Financial Services, LLC d/b/a Shore Mortgage Plaintiff, vs.

Bernard Vittoria aka Ben A. Vittoria aka Ben Vittoria; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 16CH4336 Sheriff’s # 170101 F16020209 CNLR Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on July 31st, 2017, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 9337 South 82nd Avenue, Hickory Hills, Illinois 60457 P.I.N: 23-02-406-010-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC Anthony Porto 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com

This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CIM TRUST 2015-4AG MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-4AG Plaintiff, -v.GLEN R. PRATT A/K/A GLEN PRATT, SANDRA L. PRATT A/K/A SANDRA PRATT Defendants 17 CH 2194 10408 SOUTH 82ND AVENUE Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 11, 2017, 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 10408 SOUTH 82ND AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-218-032-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $180,040.79.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. Please refer to file number 17-082211.

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.

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-D, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-D; Plaintiff, vs.

MARJORIE D. ADAMS; WAYNE A. ADAMS; CITIBANK, N.A.; DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS; MARJORIE D. ADAMS AS TRUSTEE OF THE VICTORIA LAND TRUST; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARJORIE D. ADAMS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WAYNE A. ADAMS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 12854 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-27-402-007-0000.

Commonly known as 12401 South 91st Avenue, Palos Park, IL 60464.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA15-0500.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I723672

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.DEIVIDAS TVASKUS A/K/A DEVIDAS TVASKUS, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, RASA TVASKUS Defendants 10 CH 30634 8431 WEST 99TH TERRACE, BUILDING 35, UNIT 205 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 May 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 4, 2017, 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 8431 WEST 99TH TERRACE, BUILDING 35, UNIT 205, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-301-006-1165.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $136,554.70.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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. Please refer to file number 10-037980.

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.

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-7, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7 Plaintiff, -v.AVRAM LUNGU, ANA LUNGU, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 16 CH 00934 10001 S. 81ST AVE. 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 May 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 8, 2017, 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 10001 S. 81ST AVE., Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-401-114-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $384,087.99.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-3032.

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.

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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Excessive sweating could indicate medical condition

By Jackson A. Thomas

Tips and tricks to avoid risk of dehydration this summer

By Jessica Perkins During these busy days of summer, it’s easy to neglect your daily water intake.

While drinking a minimum of eight glasses a day is ideal for staying hydrated, many people simply don’t make it a priority.

“The body is composed of about 70 percent water, so drinking water is essential for proper metabolic functions,” says Ron Ledoux, certified clinical nutritionist and chiropractor.

Failing to drink enough water in a day can lead to dehydration and more significant health conditions if not kept in check.

Signs of dehydration

According to registered dietician Jennifer Markowitz, the symptoms of dehydration include fatigue, dizziness or feelings of lightheadedness, loss of appetite, increased thirst, dry mouth, less frequent urination and dark colored urine, headaches and muscle cramps.

While treating mild dehydration does not generally require the aid of a physician, there are more severe cases that might require

medical attention.

“When (basic) symptoms are accompanied by vomiting, severe diarrhea, weight loss, fever, weakness, confusion or fainting, it is best to seek medical care,” Markowitz says.

Ledoux says that more advanced signs of dehydration can also include poor skin elasticity; the body may cease to sweat or you might experience dizziness, rapid heart rate or fever. If these symptoms are present, then you should seek medical assistance.

Ways to hydrate

While water is the most important resource to stay hydrated, other foods and beverages can help, too. In fact, drinking eight glasses of water each day is simply the minimum recommended intake.

“About 20 percent of fluid intake derives from food,” Markowitz says. “Soup, yogurt, fruits, vegetables, oatmeal and even coffee and tea contribute to daily water intake.”

Many fresh fruits and vegetables contain high concentrations of water: Oranges, melons, celery, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers can also be great hydration sources

Hydration Tips • Apps such as Daily Water and iDrated track fluid intake and remind the user when it’s time to drink more water.

This can be helpful if you’ve got a busy schedule.

• Keep a reusable, insulated water bottle near your workstations at all times.

• Try infusing water with fruits and herbs. Some tasty flavors include oranges, raspberries, strawberries, basil, ginger and mint.

When it comes to sweat, it’s been a love-hate relationship for as long as Ruthy Venegas can remember.

“I have been active in either dance or sports since before elementary school,” she says. “When I was hitting puberty, I didn’t slow down. My perspiration was like a yellow monster that would eat at all my clothes, leaving yellow stains and smells.”

Venegas tends to work up a sweat from her job and exercising.

“As a teacher, I am constantly on my feet,” says Venegas, a nutrition peer educator at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “On a good week, I work out about four times.”

Since she was 12 until age 20, she’s changed deodorant brands, smells and types — including rollons, liquids and solids. “I’ve even DIY-ed,” she says. “It wasn’t until recently that I have found what works best.”

Venegas can chalk up her sweatiness as typical perspiration. But that’s not the case for everyone.

Summer is here, and it’s bringing the heat. If you’re sweating excessively and uncontrollably, it could indicate a more serious medical condition.

The perspiration problem

Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which the sweat glands

produce more sweat than usual. It happens primarily in the armpits, the soles of the feet and the palms of the hand.

“Sweating in hyperhidrosis may be four or five times more than in the aver-age non-hyperhidrotic person,” says registered nurse Angela Ballard, of the International Hyperhidrosis Society in Charleston, South Carolina.

Unfortunately, medical experts don’t know why about 5 percent of the global population (an estimated 367 million people) sweat excessively.

“Recently, it has been reported that there may be a genetic linkage,” Ballard says. “There is a positive family history in 35 percent to 56 percent of patients with hyperhidrosis.”

This genetic linkage is known as primary hyperhidrosis. Secondary hyperhidrosis happens because of another medical condition or a side effect of a medication.

Working up a sweat

Hyperhidrosis can be embarrassing, uncomfortable and anxiety inducing, Ballard says. But when it becomes “serious” is highly subjective. Once a person has to plan for or change their lifestyle around it, then it becomes disruptive and damaging.

“Are clothes and shoes being ruined?” she asks. “Does the person need to carry extra clothes

and towels around? If so, then the condition deserves attention, so the person can be themselves and not be held back by their medical condition.”

Keep in mind that hyperhidrosis doesn’t lead to any other illness, and there are ways to keep the perspiration at bay.

“When you are in the sun and heat, it is best to wear light-colored clothing and clothing that isn’t too heavy — tank-tops, T-shirts and shorts,” says Cody Shearrow, a trainer and fit-ness attendant in suburban Cleveland. “These types of clothing allow the wind to provide more ventilation to the body, which can aid in cooling you.”

Ballard stresses that antiperspirants are a good first choice, and they can be used on other body parts, not just underarms.

“Antiperspirants come in many different strengths, so trying different strengths and niche hyperhidrosis anti-perspirants, like Certain Dri, Stop Sweat and SweatBlock, is always a good idea,” she says.

As for Venegas, she keeps her cool during the summer with a lot of water and dense fruits and vegetables. And she has plenty of baby wipes handy. “I take them everywhere with me and, of course, a normal-size deodorant to apply once I freshen up,” she says.

Finding the right deodorant was just trial and error. “If it didn’t work I probably gave it away to a sweaty friend to try it,” she says.

for the body.

Sports drinks can replenish lost electrolytes and help to rehydrate the body when consumed one hour after rigorous exercise, however, Markowitz advises caution.

“While alternatives like coconut water and sports drinks do help, as well, they don’t provide any extra benefit on a daily basis and can contribute to excessive caloric intake,” she says.

Dehydration is both preventable and treatable. With a bit of advanced planning and basic awareness and knowledge, you can keep your head above water.

Hidden hearing loss is preventable, but it is not the easiest to detect

By Lauren Styx

Photo by Waldemar Reichert

Smith Crossing residents Pat Padula, left, Agnes Intan-Yogya, M.D., Mary Flynn, Lydia Ponczak, Nancy Rusnak and Delphine Borneman thrive on learning new things— including line-dancing routines.

Smith Senior Living: vitality means making the most of every moment Submitted by Kevin McGee, president and CEO of Smith Senior Living During a line-dancing class that meets on the third Saturday of the month at Smith Crossing, a life plan community in Orland Park, residents have learned The Hustle, The Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Boot Scoot and Macarena, Cha Cha Slide and other routines.

“I like to dance,” said Pat Padula, who toured the U.S. as a dancer in the 1960s and 1970s.

Pat stands out as one of the more confident dancers, but the others are just as enthusiastic.

These ladies caught the attention of a group of residents who were touring from Smith Village, another Smith Senior Living-sponsored community in Chicago’s Beverly Morgan Park neighborhood. Smith Village resident Edwina Justice asked, “How come they do linedancing and we don’t?” That circumstance soon changed.

Before long, Smith Village residents, both men and women, were moving through a variety of linedance routines. A few, including Edwina Justice, enjoyed dancing

Photo by Waldemar Reichert

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Kevin McGee, president and CEO of Smith Village resident Elaine SpenSmith Senior Living. cer enjoys traveling without the worry of keeping a home secure.

for the first time in several years.

Since 1924, Smith Senior Living has focused on ensuring older adults live life to the fullest. In my 20 years serving in a variety of roles for Smith communities, I’ve seen many changes. Today’s older adults no longer regard their senior years simply as an end to careers and child rearing. Their sense of purpose remains, and they appreciate a special freedom to learn and try new things.

Smith Crossing and Smith Vil-

lage residents are traveling the world, taking classes, taking better care of their health and exploring new adventures earlier generations would never have considered.

Smith Village resident Elaine Spencer frequently visits Mexico and recently traveled to Cambodia.

Smith Crossing resident Kay Sue Nagle plays the piano and leads the Smith Crossing chorus, Singers See SMITH, Page 8

Imagine you’re out to dinner with friends at a popular local spot. Everyone is talking and laughing around you but you’re having a hard time understanding what they’re saying. You’ve asked “What?” about one thousand times. This eventually becomes so frustrating that you tune out of the conversation altogether.

What’s unusual is that you just had a hearing test last month and passed with flying colors. What’s the deal?

This is “hidden hearing loss,” and if you relate to this scenario at all, you could very well be suffering from it. Harvard researcher Dr. M. Charles Liberman explains that this type of hearing loss can go undetected by a routine hearing test.

To put it simply, sound enters the inner ear, making the eardrum and chain of tiny bones and hair cells vibrate. These hair cells turn the vibrations into electrical signals and send them off to auditory nerve fibers that then deliver the information to the brain. Voila, hearing.

An audiogram is the standard exam to test how well that process is working. An audiologist presents tones at different frequencies and you say when you can hear them. If you can’t hear them, that indicates hearing loss.

When it comes to hearing loss, it’s always been thought that hair cells, or sensory cells, were the most vulnerable element. But seven years ago, what Liberman discovered in mice was that well before the sensory cells were damaged, the connections to the nerve fibers could disappear through exposure to loud sounds. This goes completely undetected by the audiogram and also explains why information isn’t easily delivered to the brain, making it difficult for you to hold a conversation in settings with background noise.

“We always used to think if the audiogram came back normal, your ear was undamaged,” Liber-

man says. “And what we and a bunch of other people have shown in animals is that that’s not true.

Just detecting whether sound is there is much easier to do than to understand it.”

After seeing the same results in studies with mice, rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas and even monkeys, Liberman’s team wanted to find human evidence of this phenomenon. They succeeded.

Their recently published study showed that, when they separated college-aged students with normal audiogram scores into groups of those who always wear ear plugs to concerts and those who don’t, the latter group scored more poorly on a difficult words-in-noise recognition test. These students had done more previously undetected damage to their ears.

“The idea is if you compromise the ear at a young age, then it’s possible subsequent age-related problems will be worse,” he says. “Your ear will deteriorate at a faster rate.”

To avoid this, Liberman advises

wearing earplugs at loud events, as well as while mowing the lawn or using power tools. For concerts, he recommends musician’s earplugs. which don’t compromise the sound of the music.

It’s not all bad news. According to Liberman, in age-related hearing loss, the major complaint is detecting sound but not being able to understand it in a noisy environment. Unfortunately for the elderly, people often write this off as cognitive decline or problems with the brain. But these hidden hearing loss findings might help to better explain—and even prevent—this issue. Because experts know the chemicals required to stimulate and reconnect nerve fibers, treatment can be developed to fix the problem. In fact, they’ve successfully accomplished it in mice, already.

“For the first time, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon that sometime in the next 10-20 years they’re going to figure out how to really do this in people and bring some hearing back,” he says.

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A variety of authorities on aging suggest staying healthy as we age involves certain key factors—exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol use and eating a healthy diet. But beyond these measures, most gerontologists point to the importance of family relationships and social connections. That is why our Smith communities are equipped for entertaining friends and relatives every day and especially during the holidays with restaurant-style dining pared by an executive chef, as well as guest suites for visitors.

Both of our communities serve as intergenerational hubs, where families gather to socialize. Summer family fun fairs, barbecues, car shows and a pet parade hold a special appeal for families with young children.

Also essential to sound health for older adults are opportunities for sharing in pleasurable endeavors regardless of infirmities. This time of year, residents in all lifestyle settings test their green thumbs by raising herbs and vegetables and caring for flowers.

Having the opportunity to give back to others also fosters a sense of vitality—which may explain why Smith Crossing resident Anita Monroe continues to thrive. The very first to commit to moving into Smith Crossing in 2004, she regularly volunteers with other residents who prepare sack lunches for individuals served by the Daybreak Center in Joliet, a Catholic Charities food pantry.

Other Smith residents volunteer onsite stores which raise money for Emilie’s Fund to ensure that residents who outlive their means can continue to reside in Smith communities.

Smith Village and Smith Crossing recently upgraded their onsite fitness centers. They also provide physical therapy gyms, as well as regularly scheduled appointments with visiting physicians, optometrists, hearing specialists, podiatrists and chiropractors.

And our residents enjoy plenty of life enrichment activities in-

cluding field trips to local attractions, card games, enrichment classes, onsite worship services and book discussions. Several residents appreciate their pets could make the move with them and their neighbors agree it’s great to have four-legged friends in the mix. But perhaps most important, our residents take active roles in

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determining their lifestyle by meeting regularly with staff to offer suggestions.

Smith Crossing and Smith Village residents understand the connection between good health and making the most of every moment.

About Smith Senior Living

Smith Senior Living, a not-for-

profit organization serving older adults, sponsors Smith Village in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and Smith Crossing in Orland Park, Ill. These are the only life plan communities located in the Southwest sector of metropolitan Chicago. An innovative leader providing the finest services and care for seniors, Smith established

its first community in 1924, on the same city block where Smith Village stands today.

Both LPCs provide spacious independent living residences, and apartments for assisted living, as well as memory support and skilled nursing care. In addition, they offer short-term rehab programs for residents and others

who have had surgery or a medical incident.

For more information about how Smith Senior Living can help seniors enjoy their retirement, contact Smith Crossing at 708-326-2308 or SmithCrossing. org, and Smith Village at 773474-7303 or SmithVillage.org.