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Thursday, July 13, 2017
Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities
76th Year, NO. 28 • 3 Sections
PALOS TOWNSHIP
Trustee takes heat for Facebook comments
Embattled Trustee Sharon Brannigan listens to one of many speakers who questioned her motivation for comments on Facebook that they considered racist. Photos by Anthony Caciopo
Rush Darwish, board member with amvote.org, kicks off the rally Monday prior to the Palos Township board meeting.
Protesters call for Brannigan’s resignation from the board “We refuse to be victims of hate”
By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor
— Nareman Taha of Arab American Family Services
A crowd of more than 100 protestors jammed Palos Township headquarters Monday to confront an elected official who posted comments on social media that many people consider racist and anti-Muslim. “We refuse to be victims of hate,” said Na-
reman Taha of Arab American Family Services. “Sharon Brannigan has targeted our kids, she’s targeted women with hijabs. Her words have consequences. We want her to resign.” Brannigan’s Facebook posts (now deleted)
Statement from Palos Twp. Trustee Sharon M. Brannigan
question what she claims is a growing number of Muslim children enrolled in schools who lack documentation. “What’s Palos doing? Why are all our schools filling with Middle Eastern students without proper documentation? What is Dan Lipinski 3rd District Rep doing about it?” the post read.
Recently my social media account was cited by someone for controversial statements I published. My published words on this platform regarding the taxes are for the sole purpose of bringing awareness to the property taxpayers occurring within our township. All of which I have no power to change except by the mere written word.
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Orland Park to reap $6.8 million thanks to buy-out of loan By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer
Orland Park officials revealed on Monday that the village has accepted a $50.5 million “takeout offer,” or buy-out, from Flaherty and Collins, developers of Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park, the luxury apartment complex at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road. The takeout offer allows the village to recoup its investment in the development earlier than expected. The village will realize approximately a $6.8 million gain over its total investment in this development, including the tax increment generated, according to information provided by the
village. “This is a significant return for the village of Orland Park,” said Trustee Kathy Fenton, chair of the village’s Development Services Committee, in a statement. “Last fall, we began takeout discussions with Flaherty and Collins based on the knowledge that this offer, which came forward four years earlier than anticipated, would allow the village to recoup its entire investment.” In 2011, the Orland Park Board of Trustees authorized the financing of Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park and created a public-private partnership resulting in 295 luxury residential lease units, 4,000 square feet of first-floor commer-
cial space, 8,666 square feet of residential amenity space, and 365 onsite parking spaces, on 3.4 acres of village-owned land. “From the beginning, Ninety 7 Fifty has exceeded occupancy expectations, with a current occupancy rate of approximately 97 percent,” said Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich, chair of the village’s Finance Committee. “Average residential lease rates have increased significantly since opening, with current lease rates ranging from $1,440 to $2,440. The success of this development is a huge accomplishment for the village.” The agreement received the support of former Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin, who lost
the April 4 election. In a May 11 memo to the village board, McLaughlin wrote, “I believe strongly that the recent offer from Flaherty and Collins of $50.5 million should be seriously considered. This will allow the village to reduce our debt load and enhance our cash flow, while also knowing that we participated in an extremely successful project.” Mayor Keith Pekau also expressed support, saying, “The takeout offer is the best alternative for village taxpayers going forward. It reduces our debt, improves our liquidity and removes the significant risk the village has as owners/ investors in the property.”
Photo by Anthony Caciopo
See ORLAND PARK, Page 2 The village’s loan to developers at Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park is ending early.
Palos Park Beautification Committee receives donation to continue its work By Michael Gilbert Correspondent
There has been no shortage of accomplishments during the first 16 years of the Palos Park Beautification Committee’s existence. The Mailbox Replacement Program, flower planting around the Welcome to Palos Park signs and the successful Rid Litter Days, which has removed more than two tons of garbage from the road, are among the committee’s greatest
contributions. The village council Monday kicked off the committee’s future efforts by presenting a $250 check to Beautification Committee Chairwoman Denise Cowan during a brief ceremony at the start of the council meeting. “Their efforts are all part of the equation to keep Palos Park beautiful,” Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney said of the seven-member Beautification Committee. “One of the many reasons Palos Park is
such a nice place to live is because volunteers donate their time and talents.” Mahoney said the Beautification Committee will put the donation to good use by purchasing plants and other supplies to improve the aesthetics of Palos Park. “This check is a token of our appreciation for everything you have done over the years,” Mahoney said as he handed the oversized check to Cowan. Cowan said the donation would
“go a long way to beautifying Palos Park.” “We really appreciate it,” she said. “Thank you very much for this recognition. It is our pleasure to participate in activities that beautify Palos Park. We are a very small committee, but we are proud of what we have accomplished. We hope people in Palos Park take pride in Palos Park because it really is a special and beautiful place to live.” Mahoney said the ceremony
and check presentation was all about recognizing the Beautification Committee and alerting the public to what the group has accomplished since it was founded on Sept. 11, 2000. “This committee does a lot of work and we just want to make sure they are not forgotten,” he said. “These people don’t do the work for credit but we need to make sure they are appreciated.” Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters personally thanked
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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Charge Mokena man with using cell phone while driving Mokena resident Timothy J. Ignowski, 26, was charged with using an electronic communication device while operating a motor vehicle, as well as driving on a suspended license, after police curbed his car at 183rd Street and Golden Eagle Drive at 5:37 p.m. June 13. The vehicle was towed and Photos by Anthony Caciopo impounded, and Ignowski is due Karim Awwad speaks his mind at the Palos Township meeting Monday. “I was hoping for the “She’s gotta go,” said Sam Elmosa about Trustee Sharon Brannigan at Monday’s Palos Township in court in Bridgeview on July 25. board to take a stronger stance,” he said. meeting.
Man allegedly led police on chase Orland Park resident Chase Alexander Houle, 19, was charged attempting to elude police, speeding, operating a motor vehicle with expired registration, failure to carry a driver’s license while driving and failure to signal when required after police stopped his car near 159th Street and Broadway Lane at 7:28 p.m. June 11. Police said that Houle’s vehicle traveled in excess of 75 mph, more than 30 mph over the posted limit. The car was towed and impounded, and Houle is set to appear in court in Bridgeview next Thursday.
Charged with stealing from Jewel-Osco Bridgeview resident Christina M. Greenberg, 40, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole 20 items worth a total of $138 from Jewel-Osco, 9350 W. 159th St., at 4:16 p.m. June 1. The police report did not include a court date.
Pair swiped steaks, ribs, police say Police charged Chicago resident Cathy L. Jones, 58, and Duluth, Minn. resident Beatrice L. Harvey, 51, with retail theft after they allegedly stole steaks, ribs and other meats—valued at $173--from Meijer, 15701 S. 71st Court, at about 9:30 a.m. June 8. Police were alerted to the situation by Orland Hills Police, who had arrested the pair for allegedly stealing similar merchandise from the ALDI in Orland Hills. Jones and Harvey are expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on July 25.
Traffic stop results in warrant bust
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Brannigan unsuccessfully ran against Lipinski for his congressional seat in 2014. In another now-deleted post, Brannigan expressed admiration for President Trump’s family during their visit to the Middle East in May. “Watching President Trump and family this morning I am so proud that they represent us! Am particularly proud that our women are not wearing the headscarves. WE AMERICAN WOMEN ARE REPRESENTED WITH DIGNITY.” In the parking lot where the protestors assembled, Hatem Abudayyeh rejected Brannigan’s words. “We came together as a broad coalition of Arab, Muslim and peace-and-justice organizations to say that we just don’t accept hate in our community,” he said. As Abudayyeh spoke, a large, mobile electronic billboard parked nearby flashed messages including “Hate Has No Home in Our Community.” Abudayyeh said he was present on behalf of the National Campaign to Take on Hate. Locally, he said, he serves as the executive director of the Arab American Action Network. “Her posts came to our attention a couple of weeks ago,” he said. “We called an emergency meeting and said we need to go to the meeting. An apology is not enough. We intend to demand that she resign. As you can see, there are Arabs and Muslims here, but there are also white people here who live in the community who are against hate.” Among the “white” people in the crowd was Amanda Thomsen of Palos Park and her six-year-old daughter, Hazel. “She (Brannigan) insulted Americans,” said Thomsen. “We’re in this together. This is my neighborhood. They’re my neighbors and being here seemed like the right thing to do.” Thomsen identified herself as one of the leaders of Pantsuit Nation Illinois. “It’s a group of women working for change,” she explained. “We’re not happy with the current (national) administration and their take on hate.” Hazel, who had been crying as she and her mother were approached by The Regional News, brightened up when she showed her visitor her protest sign which read “Be nice to everybody.” On the sign, she had drawn a cookie. The meeting room at 10802 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills was filled beyond seated capacity as meeting time drew near. All 42 public seats were occupied and media representatives stood along two of the four walls. At least 75 more people were unable to be in the meeting room. Some sat in a handful of chairs just outside the open doors with the majority required to stand outside the entrance to the building. Palos Township government provides a variety of services to all or parts of Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Willow Springs and Worth. Colleen G. Schumann, the township supervisor, called the meeting to order and, following roll call and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting, said a motion would be in order for dispensing with the agenda to a future date in order to move into the public comment
A traffic stop led to the arrest of a 24-year-old Orland Park man wanted for a bond violation. John A. Bradley was pulled over by police at 5:07 p.m. June 5 in the 8200 block of West 143rd Street because he was not wearing goggles or any protective eyewear while riding a motorcycle, police said. A check of records showed he was wanted for violation of conditional release by the Cook County Sheriff, according to the police report. The Vulcan 900 Classic motorcycle was left parked, and Bradley was taken to the police station, where he was Continued from Page 1 set to appear at a bond hearing I am happy to see that so many the next day. of you have come to this meeting with the same concerns because, after all, we all pay our fair share of property taxes and do not want to see poor management of the same. In the 8th grade of my pubContinued from Page 1 lic-school education, we were not An evaluation by Pilewski and allowed to pass to high school Associates, an outside financial until passing the Constitution test. consultant, states that “...the takeout As a reminder for all here, the 1st offer allows the village to pay off Amendment to the U.S. Constitution the line of credit/term loan and states, and I quote: “Amendment 1: provides additional cash flow to Congress shall make no law respectsupport village initiatives. Ninety ing an establishment of religion, or 7 Fifty on the Park has been a prohibiting the free exercise thereof; catalyst for additional develop- or abridging the freedom of speech, ment, including a University of or of the press; or the right of the Chicago Medical Center, a 520 space multi-level public parking facility with 12,000 square feet of commercial space and a proposed 80,000 square-foot entertainment Continued from Page 1 and mixed-use building,” referring Those interested in joining the to the planned Cinepolis movie Beautification Committee can find theater project. information on the club by visiting The financing structure defined www.palospark.org. in the original redevelopment In other news, Palos Park offiagreement included a $38.2 milcials voted 4-0 to approve a contract lion developer loan, a $25 million with the Bridgeview-based Jack’s village project incentive and $2 million in equity provided by the Sealcoating Plus in an amount not developer, for a total project cost to exceed $9,575 for repair work to the parking lot of the Kaptur not to exceed $65.2 million. Orland Park Finance Director Administrative Center, 8999 W. Annmarie Mampe said, “With 123rd St. Commissioner G. Darryl the $50.5 million takeout offer, Reed was absent. The project, which is expected to as well as project-related revenues begin later this month and take a collected to date and into the near future, the village will fully recoup few days to complete, will include a its investment and realize a net seal coat, restriping and patch work gain of approximately $6.8 mil- to improve drainage, according to lion, including the tax increment Milovich-Walters. The Kaptur Administrative Center parking lot is generated.” Fenton said, “Not only will the 20 years old and Milovich-Walvillage recoup its original invest- ters said ideally a full replacement ment and capture nearly $7 million would have occurred but was cost on top of that, Ninety 7 Fifty has prohibitive at this time. “That is too expensive to conbeen a great catalyst for Downtown Orland Park. It helped attract the sider at this time,” she told the University of Chicago, Mariano’s, council. “We are looking at alterthe new theater complex and oth- natives to prolong the life of the ers. We are all very proud of this existing pavement.” “Instead of ripping it up and achievement.”
Military veteran William Kuhlman spoke in defense of Brannigan.
Trustee Sharon Brannigan (right) and Trustee Richard C. Riley listen to high school student Nora Qatanani during the public comments portion of the Palos Township board meeting, which focused on now-deleted Facebook posts by Brannigan that many people consider offensive to Muslims.
portion of the meeting. “Palos Township is a diverse community and Palos Township government is proud of the quality of service that is provided to our community,” Schumann said. “The township government conducts business without any bias, prejudice or exclusion,” she said. “Everybody is invited, always. We are one of the most welcoming government agencies in all of the southwest suburbs.” Following Schumann, Trustee Brannigan read from a prepared statement (see sidebar). She is refusing to resign. The floor was then turned over to the public. Among the attendees who chose to address the board, and Brannigan specifically, was Vivian Khalaf. “I’m an attorney practicing immigration law for over 25 years in Palos Hills, just a few blocks north on Roberts Road,” she said. “My Middle Eastern children attended Conrady (Junior High School) and Stagg (High School). They are aspiring lawyers and doctors, contributing and continuing to make America great.” “It pains me to stand before you for the very first time after being in Palos for over 20 years, only to condemn the actions of Trustee Sharon Brannigan and the absence of similar condemnation on the part of the board. Silence is complicity,” she said to applause. Sam Elmosa of Palos Park stood up to ask “Why can’t we all just get along?” “Aren’t we done with this stuff?” he said. “It’s 2017. In this country, this is ridiculous. It hurts a lot of people. Yeah, you have First Amendment rights. This is the most powerful country in the world. Everybody wants to be here. We’re all equal. But she’s gotta go.” One attendee spoke in support of Brannigan. William Kuhlman, who described himself as a “Proud resident of Palos Hills for 20 years and a proud citizen of almost 75 years now,” said “I’m here to defend Sharon Brannigan for free speech. She only asked a simple question of a (political) representative and this is what she gets for free speech?” Kuhlman said “I’m a proud military veteran of the United States of America. I support immigration, but legal immigration.” Supervisor Schumann was repeatedly asked if she “Rescinds her endorsement of Barannigan” and if the board
intended to take any action against her. “I cannot take responsibility for someone else’s words,” Schumann said. “They are not my words. I’ve spent time in your prayer centers. I live with neighbors that are my friends and of the community. I have no issues. I don’t endorse thoughts of hate. That’s where I’ll leave it.” As for removal or disciplinary action against Brannigan, Schumann said “Another elected official doesn’t have the power to take someone off the board. They were elected the same as I was elected.” “I don’t have the authority, the ability or anything by law that I can remove her from this board,” said Schumann. “This is Sharon’s call as to how she proceeds moving forward.” Among the dozens of people unable to get into the meeting room was Oliver Kolb of Palos Hills, who waited outside the building. “I heard about this last minute,” he said. “I didn’t know this was actually a ‘thing’. Growing up my whole life in Palos Hills, I can’t remember ever having any kind of social issue in this town.” Kolb continued “When a public official makes comments like she did, it’s counterproductive and petty. I’m here to support the movement. It’s not right to say things like that and expect no feedback.” “She needs to immediately start working toward some sort of apology,” said Kolb, who doesn’t think an apology will ultimately be enough, “but it’s what is right. I do believe she should probably step down, but regardless, an apology is always a first step.” Protestors vowed to keep pressure on Brannigan and the board, and to keep the issue in the public eye. “We call upon her to resign, and to resign immediately,” said attorney Khalaf during the meeting. “If she chooses not to do so, the community of Middle Easterners and non-Middle Easterners alike, Muslims and non-Muslims, will make sure she is not reelected.” “We have the wherewithal, we have the education and the money to make sure that does not happen, should we decide,” she said. The next general meeting of the Palos Township Board of Trustees is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Aug. 14 at 10802 S. Roberts Rd., Palos Hills.
Statement from Palos Twp. Trustee Sharon M. Brannigan
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people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Ironically, my statements on a social media page fall under that same amendment as do our rights for freedom of religion. With property taxes rising, the income tax increase for the State of Illinois, additional taxes on everything we eat and drink coupled with the mass exodus of residents from the State of Illinois, it is eventually going to be impossible to fund services to non-citizens no matter what their origin. To clarify and underscore for those of you who don’t understand, the point of my statements redoing it all and costing us a lot more money we found a way to fix the drainage and reseal it.” Money from the village’s half-percent sales tax will fund the project, she said. This is not the first time Palos Park has hired Jack’s Sealcoating to perform work in the village. The company was paid approximately $5,800 to crack-seal and restripe the Palos Park Metra station lot last year. They have also done work at the Palos Park Recreation Center parking lot. Since the project was under $10,000, the village was not required to issue a request for proposals for this project, Milovich-Walters said. The parking lot improvements are not expected to present much of an inconvenience for residents coming to the Kaptur Administrative Center. Milovich-Walters said she expects the restriping of the lot to be completed in sections with only the part currently being worked on to be blocked off. She anticipated the resealing would be completed on a Friday so the crack filler would have two days to settle before Village Hall reopened on Monday.
criticizes the federal government’s poor immigration controls including an almost negligible visa tracking system. Again, that criticism falls under my 1st Amendment right. The policies of the school district within the township and the policies of the township are virtually identical as to requirements to receive services. No one has ever been turned away. Finally, to be sure that all here understand. I am fully supportive of inviting all hard-working immigrants who contribute their fair share Photo by Anthony Caciopo to our society and township. Any- Trustee Sharon M. Brannigan looks up as she reads from a prepared statething less would be un-American. ment at the board meeting Monday.
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Seek suspects in Orland Park purse robbery By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer
Orland Park police are looking for two men suspected of committing an armed robbery in the parking lot of Macy’s in Orland Square Mall last Saturday. Two women said that when they returned to their car from shopping about 3:15 p.m., one put her purse in the back seat
as she got into the front. Shortly thereafter, an unknown man wearing a hood opened the back door and took the purse. He then got into a green Ford Mustang parked nearby, which was driven by another man. One of the victims reported seeing the man holding a handgun when she got out of her car and yelled at the men to stop. The Mustang fled eastbound
on 151st Street, where a passing Orland Park police officer spotted it. After an emergency broadcast went out to surrounding police agencies, the vehicle was eventually observed traveling southbound on Interstate 294. Police said the suspects abandoned the vehicle at the southbound I-294 oasis in South Holland, where South Holland police saw them flee on foot. A foot chase ensued
but the suspects escaped. One handgun was found abandoned on the ground during the foot pursuit, according to police reports The green Ford Mustang had been reported stolen earlier that same morning in Tinley Park, police said. The vehicle and the recovered gun were turned over to Orland Park detectives for processing. The two suspects are both described as
male blacks in their late teens or early twenties. Anyone who can help identify the suspects in this
case is being asked to call the Orland Park Police Department at (708) 349-4111.
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Summer weather did not stop the Orland Park Village Board from preparing for winter by approving contracts at its July 5 meeting for the purchase and installation of holiday decorations. The total cost of the lights and custom-made decorations, including installation on trees and poles on main thoroughfares of the village, will be $420,181.76. Several residents during the meeting questioned the price of the decorations, and also questioned that they were referred to as “holiday” rather than Christmas decorations. Officials said, however, that the investment would be worthwhile because the goal is to draw shoppers to Orland Park during the holiday season, from November to January. Village officials acknowledged receiving complaints about the “whimsical” holiday decorations displayed last year, which many people said did not have much to do with Christmas or the holidays. Those decorations have been bought back by the company which provided them. Village resident Andrea Borucke expressed her disappointment with the decorations from last year. “When did we start calling them ‘holiday’ decorations? We celebrate Christmas here,” she said. A few other residents who
didn’t come to the podium shouted similar comments from the audience. Another resident, Heather Kahoun questioned the cost, saying that as part of her job, she had purchased holiday decorations for $30,000 for Joliet. “We’re trying to create an experience here for visitors. We do not celebrate just one holiday here,” said Interim Village Manager Joe La Margo, noting that the decorations, all with LED lights, will be on display from November through January along LaGrange Road, 143rd Street, Ravinia Avenue and elsewhere. The decorations will include lighted bows, tree lights, as well as figures of Santa Claus, penguins and other animals. A lighted sleigh suitable for children to sit in for picture-taking will be among the items on display on the grounds of Village Hall, at 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. “We’re trying to have a Winter Wonderland (in the area around Village Hall),” said Trustee Kathy Fenton, noting that a couple vendors will also be selling treats there during the season. La Margo pointed out that the new decorations are replacing ones that were bought 30 years ago, and are expected to be in use for a long time. He said the only cost in future years will be to put them up and take them down, much of which will be done by village employees. “Hopefully, the new lights will be to everyone’s liking,” said Mayor Keith Pekau. He said the price tag caused him some concern initially, “but not too
much. It is economic development and bringing in people over the Christmas holidays. There is a trade-off. These should last over 10 years.” “We’ve invested a significant amount of money in the LaGrange Road corridor, and business owners are expecting us to make an effort to attract customers to the area,” said Kari Friling, director of development and interim assistant village manager. “The businesses make all their profits in the holiday season, and we get a lot of our tax revenue then too,” she said. In other business, village attorney Kenneth Friker explained that a public hearing on the annexation of the former Army maintenance facility at 15610 S. LaGrange Road will be held at the next village board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 17. The hearing had been scheduled for the July 3 meeting, which was moved to July 5 due to lack of a quorum on the day before the holiday. The petitioner, Joe Bochenski of Location Finders Inc., wants to build a mixed-use commercial planned unit development on two adjacent parcels that Location Finders owns. The lot on the south side, adjacent to Lakeview Plaza, is currently unincorporated, and must be annexed and rezoned before development plans can move forward. Village officials said that there are seven or eight vacant buildings currently on the unincorporated site, and they are all slated for demolition as part of the project.
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Real estate assessment list for Palos Twp. in this issue This issue of the Regional News, distributed in the Township of Palos, contains a 14-page supplement of the Real Estate Assessment List for Palos Township. This list is prepared by the Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO), under the direction of Assessor Joseph Berrios. The Assessor does not set tax rates, levies or the State of Illinois Equalizer nor does he decide the dollar amount of your tax bill. Tax rates and levies are determined by municipalities and other local taxing bodies such as school districts. The Assessor’s only job is to determine the estimated market value of your property, based on an analysis of sales of comparable properties in your neighborhood and area. That analysis is done every three years (triennially). “Assessed Value” (AV) is the portion of market value to which the State Equalizer and local tax rates are applied. Under State and County law, AV for residential property is 10 percent of market value and AV for industrial/ commercial property is 25 percent of market value. Thus, business properties in any area ease the tax burden on residential properties there. Naturally, homeowners in townships which have fewer business properties don’t benefit as much as those who live where there is more of an industrial/commercial base. When local needs for tax rates and levies are decided, that data is given to the Cook County Clerk, who works with the Cook County Treasurer to compute all tax bills. The Assessor plays no role in that computation process, either. Again, he determines only the estimated market value of property and steps aside once that value and corresponding AV have been presented to the County. Bills are issued and payments are received by the Treasurer. The list in this edition of Regional News is arranged by street names and house numbers and provides the Assessed Values for all properties in the township. Assessor Berrios stresses the importance of this listing as it allows property owners to compare their
AVs to those of similar properties in their neighborhoods. Berrios said, “My office works to properly value every property and efficiently administer tax-saving exemptions for homeowners. My primary concerns as Assessor continue to be the fair and equitable assessment of all properties to ensure each property owner only pays his or her fair share of property taxes and the on-time completion of the assessment cycle. The record of Berrios’ office shows on-time completion of assessments for the past seven consecutive years. Under previous assessors, the assessment cycle was late for 34 consecutive years. Late completion had routinely cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in interest charges because their schools and other entities were forced to borrow heavily while waiting for property tax revenue. Reassessment notices were recently mailed to Palos Township taxpayers. Assessor Berrios recently redesigned the notices to include detailed information about the properties which aids taxpayers in better understanding their assessments. “The reassessment notices now provide taxpayers with all tools necessary to determine if their assessments are accurate and fair,” Berrios said. “We continue to work to make the process easy and transparent. Most important, if taxpayers wish to appeal their reassessment values, they should do it now and not wait until next year when these new values affect tax bills.” Property owners who require additional assistance may call CCAO at 312-443-7550 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or visit any CCAO location: -Chicago office: 118 N. Clark St., Room 320, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 443-7550 -Skokie office: 5600 Old Orchard Road, Room 149, Skokie, IL 60007 (847) 470-7237 -Bridgeview office: 10200 S. 76th Ave, Room 237, Bridgeview, IL 60455 (708) 974-6451 -Markham office: 16501 S. Kedzie Ave, Room 237, Markham,
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Detailed assessment and exemption information may also be found by visiting the Assessor’s web site located at www. cookcountyassessor.com.
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Finally, Illinois has begun to move forward ‘We’ve taken the first step toward recovery from the costliest period of inaction in the state’s history by passing a balanced budget that stabilizes the state and gives certainty and stability to state agencies, schools, universities and colleges, among others. As Theodore Roosevelt said, history is driven by “men who take the next step; not those who theorize about the 200th step.” We took the next step last week at a time when inaction was the equivalent of taking 100 steps backward. We cut spending by $3 billion and balanced the budget by accounting for about $4.5 billion in added revenue. To do this, we approved a new income tax rate of 4.95 percent, which is 1.2 percentage points more than is currently paid — that’s just over 1 penny per dollar — and it ensures that Illinoisans will pay a lower income tax than they paid from 2011 to 2014. That extra 1.2 percent will help us pay down our $15 billion pile of unpaid bills that increased by 200 percent under the direction of Gov. Rauner. As we move forward, we cannot understate the damage these last two-plus years of inaction have caused the state of Illinois. While our list of unpaid bills tripled, universities neared closure, and thousands of private businesses sustained undue financial hardship because the state had been unable to pay bills we are contractually obligated to pay. That’s not good government, that’s not fiscal conservatism. That’s chaos, and we had to end it. So, we passed a budget. One that spends $3 billion less than the state spent last year, when we outspent our revenue by nearly $8 billion. It also spends $1 billion less than the budget Gov. Rauner proposed earlier this year. That’s a step forward. Many more will need to be taken, and we in the Senate are committed to taking them. But inaction meant 100 steps back, and a group of more than 110 senators and representatives — Republicans and Democrats alike — stood up and announced we were no longer willing to wait. We took the necessary, yet politically risky action at a time when Gov. Rauner and his super-rich allies were dedicating their limitless resources to making sure no steps forward were taken. Yes, more work needs to be done, but to sit idly by as the state’s public infrastructure crumbles and its debt triples is the epitome of disregard for the state and its citizens. So we took action for history and posterity. The backlash from those that preferred inaction was swift, and it will be continuous. The Rauner-funded television ads will be many, and they will paint all who voted for the budget — including those from Rauner’s own party that stood up and defied him — as callous and uncaring. But the near-three-year period of forced inaction from Gov. Rauner’s camp has been, by far, the costliest in the history of Illinois. There’s nothing conservative about that. There’s nothing noble about that. And there is no good that has come or will come to the state of Illinois because of it. Yes, we understand our new budget is imperfect. But it pulls universities back from the brink of destruction, allows road repair projects to continue and schools to open on time, and even brings the lottery back to the state of Illinois. While it is only the first step, it had to be taken before we can get to the 200th step. We still need more reforms. We still need to find ways tighten our belts where we can. I promise that we in the Senate will continue to lead us down the path to progress. But don’t be fooled by the television ads that seem to never end. Anybody preferring inaction to a step forward does not have the best interests of the state in mind.
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Soda tax is an example of why Cook County needs change When Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle pushed through the tax on soda and sweetened drinks — it’s misleading to make it sound like its only soda — she had a specific purpose. She claims it was to raise money and contribute to a healthier society. Sweetened soda pop and other drinks with artificial sweeteners are unhealthy, she claims. Yet, one of her first acts was to make sure that many of her Chicago constituents, where her voter base is located, are excluded. It’s the politics of poverty. Chicago has more low income residents than any other region of Cook County. There are low income residents in the suburbs, too, but the majority are in Chicago. Chicago controls the Cook County Board. Preckwinkle comes from Chicago where she gets the bulk of her voter support. She has to keep them happy. Preckwinkle excluded recipients of SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) from having to pay the new Sweetened Drink Tax. There are nearly 1.1 million people receiving SNAP benefits in Cook County. The vast majority of them live in Chicago. They vote. Preckwinkle doesn’t need our suburban votes because the county is crafted to dilute suburban voter strength. Several County Districts based in Chicago “steal” suburban areas for padding. In those districts, the suburbanites there are hostage to Chicago. But I have another bigger concern about
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the outrageous Sweetened Drink Tax. If drinking sweetened drinks is so “unhealthy,” why does she think it’s OK to exclude poor recipients of SNAP? Doesn’t their health matter? This tax has nothing to do with health. It has everything to do with money and votes. Preckwinkle also pushed through another ordinance to raise the minimum wage in Cook County. The bill basically incorporates the same minimum wage rates imposed by Chicago. Fortunately, more than 70 percent of the county’s 132 municipalities opted out. The State of Illinois has a minimum wage ordinance that works. The hike would seriously harm suburban businesses. Preckwinkle and the County Board are appealing to a hardcore base of lower income voters, most of which rely on retail jobs where the minimum wage would be impacted. They want those suburban SNAP voters to strengthen their control of the county. Every time Chicago has a problem, Chicago politicians and their minions on the Cook County Board slam the suburbs. Why? Because the suburbs are disjointed
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and divided into 132 municipalities that don’t always see eye-to-eye. The Chicago schools have a problem so Chicago pushes the state to give its under-performing school system more money. Where do they get the money? They are taking millions from money that ordinarily goes to the “suburbs,” which has the image of being wealthy but is not. That means people who live in these suburbs have to pay more school taxes. Did you ever wonder why the largest amount of money from your tax bill, as much as 60 percent to 70 percent, goes to your local schools? Well, that’s because Chicago, with Cook County’s help, push the money to Chicago schools by continually changing the school funding formula to benefit Chicago. They do the same thing with the CTA, a system of transportation that can’t pay for itself. Why do you think the state has a problem? Because the suburbs have been exploiting pension wages? The answer is in Chicago, which is why the only answer anyone has is to raise state income taxes on the people who work. Am I being unfair? Well, as a suburban Cook County taxpayer who works hard and pays a bundle in taxes, I think I have the right.
Writer feels compelled to speak about injustices Dear Editor, In recent weeks I have been writing about Mr. Trump. I have made it clear that his actions and words make him not fit to be our president. Each day it gets worse. There were some writers of Letters to the Editor recently in this newspa-
per who objected to my writing about Mr. Trump. When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was speaking in years past about social injustices, he was told not to speak about those injustices. Dr. King replied; “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter.” I feel the same way! May God look kindly on the USA, and let us all be thankful for the freedom of the press! — Dean Koldenhoven, Palos Heights
Illinois families have no reason to celebrate after vote for tax increase While Illinois families were celebrating Independence Day, Springfield lawmakers dug deeper into their wallets rather than address decades of irresponsible spending and mismanagement. The massive income tax increase that they approved is unfair to the citizens they are supposedly serving. It is egregious that so many politicians chose to place an even heavier burden on those families and businesses that have not yet left the state. In approving these new taxes, lawmakers ignored the “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households” issued just two months ago. This alarming report suggests that 62 percent of Americans can’t cover unexpected expenses and almost a quarter cannot pay all their monthly bills. Taking more resources away from citizens to feed the reckless spending habits of government will only exacerbate these problems. We’ve been here before. From 2011-14, Illinois politicians raised the income tax while promising to pay down the backlog of bills and stabi-
lize the pension crisis. But that didn’t happen. Unpaid bills and pension debt are even more out of control. Instead of using those extra tax dollars in an effective and efficient manner, government leaders squandered it. We have no reason to believe they will do better this time. — David E. Smith, executive director, Illinois Family Institute, Tinley Park
Clerk objects to president’s Voter Integrity Commission From the time he was a presidential candidate, Donald Trump has made unproven claims of widespread voter fraud happening throughout the nation. Now as president, Trump has assembled the inauthentic Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Integrity to investigate voter registration and voter fraud. This partisan commission has been formed on false pretenses. Three to five million people did not vote illegally in the last presidential election, as the president believes, and a true bi-partisan commission requires careful analysis and expertise. Were this commission truly working in the interest of making our elections as error-free and our voter rolls as clean as possible, the focus would be on the following: Bringing every state on-board with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC): This is a nationwide network of states, which includes Illinois, that securely shares voter registration data so that voter information nationwide would be accurate and up-to-date. Update our nation’s election infrastructure. The machines voters use to cast their ballots, which in many election juris-
dictions are a decade or more old and are being held together with replacement parts, often can be purchased on eBay. Pushing all states toward Automatic Voter Registration: A good government tool to help clean voter rolls across the nation. Instead, the president’s commission has told state election authorities to hand over information including the names, addresses, birth dates and party affiliations of registered voters in each state. The Commission also wants a record of felony convictions, military statuses, the last four digits of Social Security numbers and voting records dating back to 2006. I’m happy to see that so far, election authorities in more than 40 states, including Kris Kobach’s own Kansas Secretary of State office, have rejected the commission’s request for this information. I urge the Illinois Board of Elections to stand up against this unnecessary overreach. Voting is a fundamental right. Unfortunately, instead of a genuinely bipartisan group dedicated to protecting the vote, President Trump has stacked the deck of his commission with a number of lawmakers who have shown an inclination towards voter suppression. Furthermore, this comes at a time when Republicans have sought to defund the Election Assistance Commission, a truly bi-partisan commission. I strongly encourage the Illinois Board of Elections, as well as my fellow elections administrators, to be cautious of the motives of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Integrity and not comply with this dangerous request. — Cook County Clerk David Orr
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Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? July is Independent Retailer Month. As you know, local stores bring vitality, creativity and economic growth to their communities, so it’s worth celebrating those “mom and pop” shops. But they aren’t the only entrepreneurs in the country — about 10 percent of workers in the U.S. are self-employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you’re thinking of joining these ranks, you may want to prepare yourself financially. For one thing, you may need to pay more in taxes, depending on your income. Self-employed individuals typically have to pay twice the amount in Social Security and Medicare taxes because they have to cover the portion that employers normally pay. Also, unless you’re fortunate enough to have a spouse who can put you on their employer-based health insurance, you’ll need to find your own, at least until you’re eligible for Medicare. Furthermore, you will need to take charge of your own retirement savings. Fortunately, several retirement plans are available to the self-employed. These plans typically offer tax-deferred growth potential and tax-deductible contributions. Here are a few options to consider: • Owner-only 401(k) — This plan, which is also known as an individual 401(k), is available to self-employed individuals and business owners with no full-time employees other than themselves or a spouse. For 2017, you can put in up to 25 percent of your annual income as an “employer” contribution, and you can defer up to $18,000 (or $24,000 if you’re 50 or older). The sum of your employer contribution and your salary deferrals cannot exceed $54,000, or $60,000 if you’re 50 or older. • SEP IRA — If you have just a few employees or are self-employed with no employees, you may want to consider a SEP IRA. You’ll fund the plan with tax-deductible contributions, and you must cover all eligible employees. As an employer, you can contribute the lesser of 25% of your compensation (if you’re also an employee of your own business) or $54,000.
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• Solo defined benefit plan — Pension plans, also known as defined benefit plans, are still around — and you can set one up for yourself if you’re self-employed or own your own business. This plan has high contribution limits, which are determined by an actuarial calculation, and, as is the case with other retirement plans, your contributions are typically tax-deductible. • SIMPLE IRA — A SIMPLE IRA, as its name suggests, is easy to set up and maintain, and it can be a good plan if your business has fewer than 10 employees. Although planning for your retirement is important, you also need to prepare for unanticipated short-term expenses, such as a major car repair or a new furnace. While everyone should be ready to meet these needs, it’s especially important if you’re self-employed and have a variable income. So, work to build an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, with the money kept in a liquid, low-risk account. You may find self-employment to be quite rewarding — but you’ll likely enjoy it even more if you make the right financial moves. Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation. 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.
Lipinski gives small businesses a boost with amendment to research program The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Improvements Act of 2017 is moving forward with new language from U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) aimed at increasing the success rate of new innovative small businesses. The federal government awards about $2.2 billion per year in research and development grants to small businesses through this competitive program. With 11 participating federal agencies giving out about 145,000 grants annually, the program is the largest source of federal grant funding to small businesses and an essential component of the innovation ecosystem that drives the U.S. economy. “The SBIR/STTR program provides critical research and development funding to innovative small businesses to help them
succeed,” said Lipinski. “These small businesses are the economic engine for our nation and we have to do all we can to help them so they can produce the jobs that Americans need. That is why this reauthorization bill is so important and I’m happy to have worked to improve and move it forward.” Lipinski was able to add an amendment to the bill that would expand a program that he was originally able to create at the National Institutes of Health in the 2011 SBIR Reauthorization Bill. This program has resulted in the establishment of three commercialization hubs that have been successful in improving the commercialization rate of federal research funding, which has helped create new small businesses and jobs around these centers, Lipinski said. Lipinski said his amendment
will help expand the number of these types of successful centers around the country and give small businesses across a variety of sectors more tools to help them prosper. Lipinski also worked with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Brad Schneider (D-10th) to incorporate the Support Startup Businesses Act into the SBIR reauthorization, which would increase the amount of grant funding that a small business can use for technical assistance services like market research, intellectual property protection, and training and education. Lipinski helped pass the SBIR/ STTR Improvements Act of 2017 in the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and it will now go to the House floor.
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 Nocito Mario to Motan Said, 14936 Dogwood Dr, $292,500; Jarka Katy M to Sharma Molly, 10824 Glenlake Dr, $525,000; Hussain Omar to Venusa Victoria T, 15732 Shire Dr, $455,000; Samuelson K Alan Tr to Ostrowski Konstancja Tr, 18202 Vermont Ct, Unit #246, $223,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Bush Brian, 10410 Great Egret Dr, $434,500; Politanski Bogdan to Taylor Reginald D, 11450 Winding Creek Dr, $342,000; Brokop Samuel A to Flavin Kelly, 9156 Sandpiper Ct, Unit #39, $167,000; Hanna Brian to Oradnik Laura E, 7244 153rd St, Unit #49, $150,000; Novack Terrence L to Zielinski Jeffrey, 13510 Mccabe Dr, $389,500; Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1 to Rapciak Damian L, 7659 Sequoia Ct, $250,000; Homeland Grp Inc to Tansey Jenna, 8117 Saint James Ct, $333,000; Schussler Edward G III Tr to Vasilic Branislav, 14455 Ridge Ave, $295,000; Guzzino Samuel Jr Tr to Phan Danh, 16711 Paul Ct, $430,000; Maier Richard to Nofal Bassam Said, 7423 157th St, $247,500; Walsh Thomas to Sheeran Sean T Tr, 8239 Arrowhead Ln, $385,000; Prange Edward Tr to Zayyad Ahmad, 15537 Canterbury Ln, $300,000; Garvin Frank T to Alfonso Igor
L, 15401 West Av, Unit #4405, $131,000; Ricobene James A to Farhan Morad A, 8824 140th St, Unit #304, $113,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to KD Inv LLC Series 5, 18157 Lynn Dr, Unit #110, $149,000; Metallo Rosemary to Murphy Brian P, 16622 Stuart Ave, $315,000; Scholes Kenneth Wm to HP IL I LLC, 14027 Cristina Ave, $265,000; Brown Sandra M to Guzzino Samuel Jr Tr, 17845 Marley Creek Blvd, $290,000; Czapka Thomas J to Lisowski Jenefercielos, 7961 Cascade Ct, $395,000; Judicial Sales Corp to HJH Homesd Inc, 10442 Stone Hill Dr, $455,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Sughayer Assad, 15715 Deerfield Ct, Unit #157151S, $103,000; Gregosanc Nina Tr to Gallacher Nicole M, 7510 Tiffany Dr, $238,000; Tyrell Brian R Tr to Sparks William M, 16605 Grants Trl, $204,000; Lozano Evelyn to Modrytska Kvitoslava, 13645 Cherry Ln, $160,000. Palos Heights
Mackenzie Susan M Tr to Mundt David F, 43 Shadow Creek Circle, $350,000; Wells Fargo Bk to Taxpert Equity Holdings Ida LLC, 12506 Meade Ave, $158,500; Taxpert Equity Holdings Ida LLC to Lima One Cap LLC, 12506 Meade Ave, $154,129; Chisholm Richard A to Nagle Daniel C Tr, 12561 Major Ave, $183,000; Kostolansky Margaret Donahue to Kroll Robert H, 13200 Oak Hills Pky, Unit #132002B, $170,000; Kyros Louis H to Gomez Roland, 12240 S 74th Ave, $417,000; Jensen Nicole M to Johnson Joseph J, 11783 Seagull Ln, $215,000; First Midwest Bk to Power John B, 7839 Arquilla Dr, Unit #78391A, $155,000. Palos Park Marquette Bk Tr to DV Palos Pk LLC, 8102 W 119th St, Unit #800, $80,000; Annan Samuel to Hassan Ahmad, 12551 Sedgwick Dr, $370,000; Parr Gregory A Jr to Krzeminska Sylwia, 11658 Matterhorn Cir, $231,000; Billish Thomas P Tr to Oborka Marek, 11731 Glen Rd, $375,000.
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Mickey’s Gyros remains open in Palos Hills despite a run-in with an errant driver earlier this month.
Mickey’s still open despite errant driver Mickey’s Gyros in Palos Hills may look closed because of the giant plywood sheet covering half of the restaurant’s front end, but the business is open as usual. The wooden sheet is necessary because a vehicle hopped the curb earlier this month and crashed into the front window of the business at 10701 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills. “I think they were on the phone,” said an employee Tuesday, who asked to remain anonymous. Nobody was seriously injured in the crash, he said. The popular restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. It features gyros, hamburgers and hot dogs on its menu. For more information, call (708) 974-0880.
Chicago Ridge goes green, adds stores A new “green” service and two retailers have opened at Chicago Ridge Mall. The mall is the first in the Midwest to offer Go EcoGreen Cleaning, an environmentally friendly car cleaner. This new service enhances the mall’s existing environmental initiatives that include two free charging stations for electric cars powered by Volta. Go EcoGreen Cleaning is now open on the west end of the parking lot between Aldi and Sears. Go EcoGreen Cleaning doesn’t use chemicals, detergents or water. Mall guests can drop off their car for a dry-steam cleaning while shopping and it will be ready for the drive home in about 20 minutes. “We’re happy to provide an eco-friendly car-cleaning service as well as free charging stations for electric cars,” said Steven Yee, mall general manager. “Go EcoGreen Cleaning’s tagline is, ‘You shop. We clean.’ Our cus-
BOB BONG tomers can now drop off their car, enjoy exploring what our new retailers SIZE and J-Bees have to offer, and leave in a freshly cleaned vehicle.” SIZE, located next to Yankee Candle, offers shoppers the hottest brands in clothing, shoes and boots for the entire family from Adidas, Champion and PUMA to Timberland, Uggs and Vans. J-Bees, located next to Forever 21, brings its keen eye for fashion to the mall, offering compelling clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and children with brands including SnapBack Hats, Nike, Creative Recreation, Crooks + Castle, Palladium, Caylor + Sons and more.
Meijer now offers delivery The Michigan-based Meijer supermarket chain announced that it would offer store-to-door delivery service through Shipt as of July 13 in the Chicago and Rockford marketplaces. The chain operates stores in Mokena, Orland Park, Flossmoor, Homer Glen and Evergreen Park in the south suburbs. The retailer said the delivery service started in Detroit in September and is now available in six states and it has made more than 250,000 deliveries so far this year. “Our goal is to provide storeto-door convenience to as many of our customers as possible,” Art Sebastian, vice president of Digital Shopping for Meijer, said in a release. “We believe that the personalized service that Shipt offers, coupled with the freshness and
wide selection our customers love about Meijer, is the perfect meld of online shopping and our brick and mortar locations. Whether you’re too busy or just have difficulty getting around a store, the ability to shop digitally and have it delivered when its most convenient provides a life-changing alternative to the way you’ve always shopped for our groceries.” Meijer said customers must sign up for Shipt memberships in order to have access to delivery. Memberships are available for an annual fee of $99 and members have access to free delivery on all orders over $35. For orders under $35, there is a $7 delivery fee. To sign up for Shipt and learn more about the service and availability, visit Shipt.com/Meijer. Here’s how it works: Using the Shipt smartphone app or placing orders from their computers or tablets, customers are able to access more than 55,000 items available at Meijer stores, note any preferences, choose a one-hour delivery window and pay for their order. Fresh produce, meat, dairy, as well as hard-to-carry items like pet food, diapers, and cleaning supplies can all be delivered to your door when it is convenient for you — as soon as one hour after the order is placed, or up to one day in advance. To celebrate the launch of Meijer home delivery in Chicago, Shipt is offering $25 off the first order to annual members who sign up prior to launch. If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.
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DEATH NOTICES Lois Ann Anleitner
Lois Ann Anleitner 66 of Knox, IN formerly of Orland Park, IL and Midlothian IL, died on Friday, June 30, 2017, in Georgia after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on October 12, 1950. Lois worked at Commonwealth Edison in Chicago for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her very dear friends Mary Jo Moran, Liz and Brian Horner, their children Lucy and Finley who fondly called her “Grandma Monkey”, Joan Horner and Marie Olsofka. Lois is also survived by her sisters Donna and Mary Lou, several aunts,
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Nativity of BVM celebrates Ukrainian culture
Ukrainian heritage and culture were celebrated at a festival June 25 at Nativity of BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church, 8530 W. 131st St., Palos Park. The event featured Ukrainian food, live music, Cossack competitions of skill, children’s games and more. Scenes from the fest included a performance by the children’s school choir; a musician playing a bandera; Nataliya Serafym and son, Damian in traditional attire; and men of the parish in Cossack clothing (from left) Joe and Mark Bregin, John Jula, Tauras Serafym, Vasyl Sobeshkevych, and an unidentified man near the entrance of the church.
Tessie V. Banasiak (nee Staranowicz), 93, died Saturday at Holy Family Villa in Palos Park. Mrs. Banasiak worked in the steel industry. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Services were Wednesday from Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home to
many cousins and friends. She was predeceased by her parents Charles and Rosemary Anleitner. She will be missed by all. A memorial Mass and celebration of life will be held at St. Christopher Catholic Church 4130 W. 147th Midlothian, IL 60445 Friday July 14, 2017 at 10:00am. After lunch, interment will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery 8700 S. Hamlin Ave. Evergreen Park, IL 60805. Memorial donations may be made in Lois’ name to the American Cancer Society.
Sacred Heart Church. Entombment took place at Resurrection Cemetery.
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Orland Park resident Bernard “Bernie” Werkman, 91, died July 4. Mr. Werkman, a retired farmer,
is survived by his sons, Herman (Marcia) and Marvin (Amy); daughters, Alice (Richard) Jousma and Janet (Richard) Loerop; sister, Gertrude (Bill) Buikema; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services were Friday at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park, followed by private burial.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP Phil Keaggy to perform in Orland Park 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
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 at www.itickets.com/ events/376081 or by calling 1-800965-9324.
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Orland Park Veterans’ Commission to collect items for current military The Village of Orland Park Veterans’ Commission will collect items for current military from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 22 at the Orland Park Veterans Center, 15045 S. West Ave. For more information call (708) 403-6115. Items needed include non-perishable food items such as canned fruit, ramen noodles, instant oatmeal, mac and cheese, coffee creamer, dried fruit and microwavable instant dinners. Everyday items such as Advil and Tylenol, body wash and soap, deodorant,
fabric softener sheets, anti-bacterial wipes, batteries, vitamin and travel size mouthwash, shampoo and conditioner are requested as well. A complete list of items is available at the village hall and on the village’s website. The village commission is partnering with Orland Park Cub Scout Pack 372, Veterans’ Voices and Kruse’s Krew to facilitate the collection, packaging and delivery. Once assembled, the packages will be shipped to active duty troops currently serving overseas. The community is asked to
drop off items that will be assembled and shipped to military personnel by Kruse’s Krew, a volunteer organization dedicated to sending items to deployed service personnel. The organization was created by Vietnam War Veteran Jim Kruse. Kruse served in the U.S. Army where he was a teletype and cryptology equipment specialist. Kruse formed the organization to combat the feeling of loneliness and/or depression often felt by soldiers while serving.
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Dear Readers, I often send out medical information to our clients via email and occasionally someone will write back with a good question about the science or physiology of the subject discussed. Recently I sent an email to our clients where I took the liberty to complain a little bit, and boy our computer was jammed with return messages. People like to hear science stuff, but if you talk about human behavior, people really tune in. Below is a copy of an email message I sent to our clients last week. Bodybuilders, moms, doctors, a rock star from Wyoming, pharmacists and many others sent emails thanking us for writing that type of letter. A common theme of their replies was that, they too, are tired of the “me first, I’m important and busy” entitlement attitude. We also received a very nice email from a retired lady client who said she “would be happy to be trained on your phone system and help on the busy days at no cost.” Such a client is to be highly appreciated and valued. Her offer is a kind one but it takes three to four years of doing the job every day to be able to sit at that front desk and do the job properly. A business owner always has to worry that she or he might offend someone with an email like this, one who will then not come back to your business and perhaps even tell their friends you are a jerk. However, when you are old and have been practicing for 36 years and have a staff that you love, you don’t really worry about that stuff anymore. The Wall Street Journal had a good article recently about how we, as a country, are becoming less patient and less civil. This problem extends into every veterinary clinic, every grocery store, every school room, law office, pharmacy, etc., and even into our own homes. Let’s all strive in the future to return to more genteel, polite and courteous behavior (even if we have to fake it for a while). How about for the next 30 days each of us shows a little extra courtesy, gives a brief compliment to, and acknowledges with a smile the person serving us. As an unexpected bonus to the
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Email Letter to Clients June 21, 2017: “Doc’s Turn to Complain” Good morning. No one likes to be put on hold more than I do. Whenever I call another vet, a drug supplier, the university or my reference laboratory I can often expect at least a 5-minute wait. It’s a fact of life in our business. Blessedly, July Fourth is coming, a date that signals a slowing up of the crazy quarter just past. April, May and June are our busiest months. Yesterday one of my receptionists was a little upset with rude clients. She said some people will call, wait one minute, hang up, then call and repeat and then give my receptionist a hard time for their lack of instant service (news flash — none of us is that important). My receptionists do more than just answer the phone. They run the whole front office and phones are just part of that. On a very slow day we will get 80 phone calls. On a crazy (most) days it can easily be three times that number. The techs in the back often jump in and answer calls, too. This is a problem in every busy vet practice. There is no one good answer. One answer would be to double our fees and lose 20 percent of our clients. This is actually a very attractive suggestion made by a nationally known consultant. Another answer would be to put in three more phone lines at a desk in one of the back rooms and hire two more telephone receptionists. This, of course, would also mean jacking our fees up. One thing I’d like to see would be our reception-
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ists learn to stop listening to so many callers’ personal problems, trying to help the callers figure out over the phone what they should do with their pets’ problems, as well as their own. My receptionists are just too darn compassionate. I wish they would be meaner like receptionists at some other places. We had a thousand-dollar electronic thing installed two years ago that would electronically answer calls and queue people but that ended up being a miserable failure. Made us and the clients more stressed. We are old-school. We are doing our best. Be kind and patient with my receptionists. They have the hardest job in the clinic. This is a privately owned practice and we don’t have to keep unhappy clients. There are many wonderful veterinary practices close by that would be happy to serve you. When you call and are in a situation where you can’t be put on hold, as commonly occurs, feel free to ask the receptionist if she can take your number and call you back. We’re very accommodating. Plus, we’re always open to suggestions. And, by the way, while I am complaining, would you please turn off your cell phone ringer before entering our exam rooms. Most of your ring tones are very annoying (so is mine — Rolling Stones — Can’t Get No Satisfaction — very annoying). And, on that note, have a great day! (We thank God for the 98% of our clients who are wonderful). John
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Lions honor Chicago Christian students
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Members of the Palos Lions Club visited Chicago Christian High School recently to present the Lions Club Silver Service Awards to students who completed at least 50 hours of service to the community. They also presented the Lions Club Gold Service Awards to students who completed over 100 hours of service to the community. Pictured are (front, from left) Herb Schumann (Lions Club representative), Tory Sluis, Leah Kuipers, Drew Vande Kamp, Albert Aardsma, Zach Bulthuis, Jake VanDyke, Blake Vande Kamp, Luke VanDyke, Heather Van Dommelen, Savannah Marchbanks and Rachel Sather (Mokena); and (middle, from left) Isaac Cavanaugh, Claire Tiemens, Ellie Tiemens, Emily Goudzwaard, Elizabeth Wardean, Lindsey Sather, Claire O’Neill, Shelby Van Bruggen, Daniel DeBlecourt, Abby Sytsma, Katelyn DeBlecourt, Allie Boss; and (back, from left) Anna Schnyders, Austin Kuipers, Stephen Fry, Caroline Nowacki, Micah Schnyders and Ben Fry.
STUDENT NEWS: DEAN’S LIST Carthage College
The dean’s list for the spring semester at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis., has been released and includes the names of several area students. Dean’s list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester. Local students achieving this honor include Palos Heights residents Stephanie Korbakes and Kelly Evancich. Students from Orland Park earning dean’s list recognition include Roxanne Balaskas, Emily Furmanek, Anna Robertson and Haley Tomchaney. Carthage College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with roots in the Lutheran tradition.
Emerson College Orland Park resident Olivia Kelliher has been named to the spring dean’s list at Emerson College, Boston, Mass. Kelliher is majoring in Media Arts Production. The requirement to make Emerson’s dean’s list is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.
Iowa State University Palos Park resident Joseph. R. Vella, a construction engineering student, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Iowa State University in Ames, AMES, Iowa. Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.
John Carroll University Molly Traverso of Orland Park was named to the spring dean’s list at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio. Traverso is a junior at the school. Students eligible for the dean’s list must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours within one semester and have a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Marquette University Several local students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Palos Heights residents earning
the distinction were biomedical sciences majors Tara Duffy, Gregory Nicorata and Christian Wallace Palos Park resident Grace Scarim, an environmental engineering major, also made the list.
Monmouth College Mary Kate Luzzo, a senior business administration and public relations major, the daughter of John and Janine Luzzo of Orland Park earned a place on the dean’s list at Monmouth College, Monmouth Ill for the spring semester. Dean’s list placement requires a student to earn at least three academic credits with a grade point average of 3.5 or greater.
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Ohio Wesleyan University Palos Park resident Serena George has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Ohio Wesleyan University. To earn the recognition, Ohio Wesleyan students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes.
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LIBRARY NOTES Garage sale tips offered at Palos Heights Library Several activities for the week ahead have been announced at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 448-1473. • Lego Builders 4 and older will gather at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 as they relax after a day of playing at the pool, sports or day camps and build a Better World w i t h Legos. Friends can meet friends at the library to build something unique and display it for a week. Kids 10 and older can play video games in the YA area-a library card is required to check out games. • Your Best Garage Sale Yet features tips and ideas from Beth Randall, a member of Joe Organizer at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. Randall will guide participants on how to make their garage sale the most successful. They will learn how to price items, how to attract crowds, and how to get the customers to make a purchase. • Members of A Tuesday Evening Book Discussion will talk about “The Wonder” by Emma Donoghue at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. A village in 1850s Ireland is mystified by what appears to be a miracle--a little girl seems to be thriving after months without food. Copies of the book are available at the front desk. New members are always welcome. • ”American War” by Omar El Akkad will be the focus of the Beer and Books Book Discussion at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at Joe Daniels Bar and Grill, 12218 S. Harlem, Palos Heights. Books are available at the library.
• My First Book Club for all beginning readers meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19. Participants must be able to read a short chapter book. They will talk briefly about the story line, characters, and setting and decide if the author gets a thumbs-up. • Patrons will learn about Cuba today at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 by getting a look at the daily lives of the people and places in Cuba from the photographs of George Vaselakos on his National Geographic-sponsored cultural exchange photographic trip to the island before it was open to tourism. He will also share the personal stories of the families, musicians, dancers, farmers, and others whom he met on his journey. • A Book and Film come together at 2 p.m. – Thursday, July 20 when the focus is on the book and film “A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness. The movie has a 109-minute runtime. Participants can join together for a brief discuss and then watch the movie based on the book. All participants will be entered into a raffle to win a paperback copy of the book. • Those coming to the library at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 20 can learn Facebook basics in this introductory class. Participants will learn about profiles, messages, posts and adding content to Facebook. Basic computer skills and an email account are required. Several clubs meet each Tuesday at the library, including the Needle Club (for knitting and crocheting) from 10 a.m. to noon, Scrabble Club from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Conference Room and Mah Jong from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants are asked to register because space is limited.
Free adult classes offered at Palos Park Library Adults can participate in two free classes this week at the Palos Park Public Library, 12330 S. Forest Glen Blvd. For more information or to register, call (708) 448-1530. • A class on Essential Oils will help participants prepare their own DIY mosquito repellent at 6 p.m. Monday, July 17. There are many essential oils known for being excellent natural insect repellents. Each registered guest will receive a free sample to take home. • Adults can take a break from the real world and when they attend a free, relaxing coloring program at 1 p.m. Monday, July 17. Participants will listen to soothing music and drink tea while coloring their favorite images.
‘Comic con’ coming to Orland Park Public Library The Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia, is hosting its own mini comic con for the third year in row, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22. Each year OPPL CON, the library’s own comic con, includes an “Artists’ Ally” in room 104 where artists bring their work to the library to show the community. This year the library will host ne different groups of artists. Some of the artists include Beta 3 Comics, Mystery Unincorporated, Sol Comics, Kumate Works, Cinders and Glitters, and the Sketchy Duo. Links to all the arts’ webpages are available at the library’s website. Children will have a chance to take a picture with a snow queen from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
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WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above) is: Learning time. Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net. We had several responses but it was two of our readers who actually guessed last week’s photo quiz. Pam Hagey, a Palos Heights resident, knew it was Chicago Christian High School, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights. Pam knew it as the Chicago Christian Knights logo that can be seen below the marquee along College Drive. Pam is also a graduate of Chicago Christian. Steve Rosenbaum, an Oak Lawn resident, also knew this was Chicago Christian High School, the home of the Chicago Christian Knights.
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Heights Garden Club joins July 19 Palos Farmers Market Palos Christian Preschool, Library at Community Tent The Palos Heights Garden Club joins the Palos Heights Farmers Market on Wednesday, July 19. Members of the club will be selling new and used garden items, and will be offering membership information. Stop by to see what beautiful and useful tools and decorations will be available. Palos Christian Preschool will be at the Community Tent from 7 to 10 a.m. with story hour starting at 9:15. Arts and crafts projects and games will be available for the children all morning. General and registration information about the preschool and vacation bible school will be provided. At 10
a.m. the Palos Heights Library will join the market with “Construction” Story Hour, crafts library information and giveaway items. Patrons may also sign up for a library card while at the Community Tent. Face painting continues to be offered every week from 9 a.m. to noon. Young market guests can pick their favorite design. Also while at the City Tent, make sure to pick up a Frequent Shopper Card and have it endorsed. All completed Frequent Shopper Cards are entered into a gift certificate raffle at the end of July, August and September. All completed cards will be entered into the year-end Farmers Market raffle on October 18, the last day of the outdoor market. Receive double credit on the Frequent Shopper Card every week for donations of either canned goods or fresh produce.
Canned donations are given to Palos Methodist Church Food Pantry, 12108 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights. Fresh produce is delivered to Operation Blessing, 4901 W. 128th Pl. in Alsip. Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coupon Applications continue to be taken at PLOWS Council on Aging, 7808 W. College Drive in Palos Heights. The booklets are available to low-income seniors on a first-come basis. The coupons are good for purchases at the Lyons and Zeldenrust farm stands at the market. Please call PLOWS at (708) 361-0219 for more information. New to the market in 2017, gift certificates are available for purchase. They make great gifts. The cost is $5 each and they can be used at the vendors. Summer is in full swing at the farm stands! All summer fruit and
many summer vegetables are coming into the market every week. Sample produce available includes all varieties of berries, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, melons, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, eggplant, onions, corn, sprouts, microgreens and more! A large selection of food items are also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, multiple types of bakery items, pies, noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, jams, jellies, local honey, olive oils and vinegars. Also available are beef, pork, chicken, salsas, pasta and BBQ sauces, Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready-to-eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready-to-bake pizza, pesto, organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, coffee, 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. Get ready for summer barbecues and parties with the Pampered Chef, who has everything you will need. The market’s Facebook page will showcase all available produce at the start of the market day. Search PalosHeightsFarmersMarket. Shop early for best selection. Make sure to stop by the City Tent. This week’s recipe, courtesy of Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life is “Summer Detox Salad.” This and some previous years’ recipes will be available. Previous years’ recipes can be found at wellbeingmd. com or palosheights.org. This is the last opportunity while at the farmers market to purchase Split the Pot Tickets for the 14th
Annual Classic Car Event on July 20. Tickets are only $5ceach. The drawing will be on the same day as the show and the winner need not be present. 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 www.palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights. org, by calling (708) 361-1800 or by visiting the market’s Facebook page.
Explore the night sky at Lake Katherine
A stargazing event is set for 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, 7602 W. Lake
Katherine Drive, Palos Heights. Weather permitting, participants will meet near the entrance bridge and view Saturn and maybe Mars
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with astronomer Joe Mayer. No registration is required. For more information, call (708) 3611873.
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Palos Heights sisters Abby Elsworth (right), 9 and Lizzy, 11, display tickets for a Split the Pot Raffle drawing that will be held July 20 at the 14th Annual Classic Car Event. Vintage car owners and admirers will once again fill Harlem Avenue between 122nd and 125th streets between 5 and 9 p.m. Admission for spectators is free. Food and drink vendors, music and more will be available at one of the biggest classic car get-togethers in the entire Chicago metropolitan area. Tickets will be available for purchase at multiple locations at the event. Ticket pre-sales and more information can be obtained by calling Bob Starczyk at 708-334-4848. Proceeds will benefit beautification efforts around Palos Heights.
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Anniversary celebration of Harry Potter
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Harry Potter fans gathered at the Palos Heights Public Library recently to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of British author J.K. Rowling’s first fantasy novel chronicling the adventures of a fictitious young wizard and friends. Top: Palos Heights sisters, Bridget, 12, and Maeve Begley, 7, browse through Harry Potter books at the library. Left: Dressed as his favorite fictional character, Matthew Jarmoszka, 7, of Palos Heights, attends the anniversary event marking the June, 2007 publication of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” Right: Karry, 11, and Hailey Wreza, 16, of Palos Heights watch Harry Potter movie clips during the anniversary celebration.
Summer events offered by Village of Orland Park The Village of Orland Park will be hosting several summertime events at various locations. For more information, call (708) 403-6100. • The movie “Moana” will be shown at dusk Friday, July 14 at the Centennial Park Aquatic Center, 15600 S. West Ave. Moviegoers can swim, float, splash and see “Moana.” Daily pool fees of $4 for residents and $20 for non-residents apply. The movie will be shown on the big screen and the Centennial Park Aquatic Center concession stand will be open. Children must be at least 12 years old to be left unattended. Flotation devices will be allowed in the zero-depth pool. The pool will be open until 10 p.m. For more information, call (708) 403-7275. • The Senn Alan Band will be featured from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sunday, July 16 edition of the Village’s Concert in the Park at Crescent Park, 9705 W. 143rd St., near the Metra station. The event is free. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and treats. The Senn Alan Band performs country, hip-hop and rock and roll. • A Village of Orland Park Fun in the Park - Splash into summer event will be held beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 18 at Heritage Park, 14039 S. Concord Drive. An entertainer will be featured at 11 a.m. and a DJ will play at 11:45 a.m. The event is free. Participants can join the village’s Recreation Department for an afternoon of
water-based play, including water balloon toss and a giant water slide. Attendees should pack a picnic and the sunscreen. For more information, call (708) 403-7275. • The Orland Park Grand Slam White Sox Night begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 in their home stadium, Guaranteed Rate Field, 333 W. 35th St., Chicago. The White Sox will be playing the Los Angeles Dodgers. On this special night the White Sox offer specially priced tickets to all Orland Park residents and their families and friends. Attendees do not have to live or work in Orland Park to take advantage of the discounted prices. Lower box reserved seats are available for $31. Outfield reserved seats are $18 and upper box and bleacher seats are $16. Tickets can be purchased at orland-park.il.us. • A Broadway Memory Lane dinner show will take place Sundays, July 23 and 30, at Orland Chateau, 14500 S. LaGrange Road. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., dinner is served at 1 p.m. and the show begins at 2:30 p.m. Orland Park Theatre Troupe’s Broadway Memory Lane dinner theater show includes dinner, dessert and an afternoon of Broadway tunes. The cost is $40 per person which includes dinner with soup and salad, non-alcoholic beverages, and dessert. Reserved seating tickets may be purchased at the Recreation Administration Office, 14600 S. Ravinia. For more information, call (708) 403-7275.
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Get ready for big changes in Catholic League CCL FOOTBALL DIVISIONS 2017-18 BLUE Brother Rice Mt. Carmel St. Rita Providence Catholic Loyola Academy GREEN Marmion Academy De La Salle Montini Fenwick Wheaton St. Francis RED Chicago Hope Academy DePaul Leo St. Joseph WHITE Aurora Christian St. Laurence St. Ignatius Bishop McNamara
2018-19 BLUE Brother Rice St. Rita Providence Catholic Loyola Academy Montini GREEN Mt. Carmel De La Salle St. Laurence Fenwick Marmion RED Chicago Hope Academy DePaul Leo St. Ignatius St. Joseph
By Frank Gogola Correspondent
Chicago Catholic League football will have a new look in 2018 with Blue division mainstay Mount Carmel moving down to the Green division. The realignment of the CCL football conference came as a result of the scheduled departures of three schools (Bishop McNamara, Wheaton St. Francis and football-only member Aurora Christian) in the 2018-19 school year. That loss also affects other sports, with changes to the number of divisions or number of teams in a division yet to be discussed among the coaches, athletic directors and principals. Southwest Regional Publishing area teams affected by the football reorganization include De La Salle, St. Rita, Mount Carmel, Saint Laurence and Brother Rice. Mount Carmel will face St. Laurence, which qualified for state the past three years and finished in the Class 5A and 6A state semifinals the past two seasons respectively, on a regular basis as the Caravan moves to the Green. De La Salle, Fenwick and Marmion are the other Green teams, with Montini moving up to the Blue. “Either Montini or Mount Carmel, neither is an easy opponent,” said St. Laurence athletic director Tim Chandler. “After the success we had, we were ready to take on a more challenging schedule. One team doesn’t change our schedule, but overall it’s tougher top to bottom.” Brother Rice and Mount Carmel had been Blue schools since 2003 — along with Loyola, Providence and St. Rita — and have a rivalry stretching back even further. Montini, which will replace Mount Carmel, beat the Caravan in 2016, so there’s little to no relief in the Blue schedule. Still, Mt. Carmel is the team with the tradition and a team that everyone wants to knock off. “It’s a shame,” said Brother Rice coach Brian Badke. “Not having that rivalry… you’re breaking some traditions. Ri-
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Brother Rice football fans went wild after a 49-42 victory over Mt. Carmel in a Chicago Catholic League Blue game last September. Mt. Carmel will be moved to the Green division starting in 2018 and the future of that game is up in the air.
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Photo by Jeff Vorva St. Laurence’s Matt McCormick and his team and Brother Rice’s baseball team will be Catholic League basketball will have no postseason tournament and will feature two nine-team leagues scrambling to fill their schedules in 2018- in 2017-18 and a league with nine teams and another with seven in 2018-19. Pictured, St. Laurence’s Tom 19 after changes voted by the CCL bosses. Molloy (left) and Brother Rice’s Brendan Coghlan collided in a game in a February game.
valries with Aurora Christian or Montini, we’re never going to have that. Montini is a very good program. So, still, every game in the CCL is like a playoff game.” The approved parity formula to determine divisions was 70
percent for CCL wins with added weight for wins against Blue teams, 15 percent for male enrollment and 15 percent for number of football players across all levels. Travel has been eliminated from conversations of making
divisions. Realignment will be reviewed every two years. The loss of Bishop McNamara, St. Francis and football-only member Aurora Christian to the Metro Suburban Conference in 2018-19 will drop the number
of football teams from 18 to 15. There will be three divisions of five teams each. The Blue coaches were interested in spreading the Blue See CCL, Page 2
Wood taken aback by Frontier League All-Star nod By Jeff Vorva
“I must have
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Some professional baseball scouts have little use for statistics. They prefer to use the eye test for makeup of a player and to see how fundamentally sound a player can be. How smart is a hitter in certain counts? What is his approach? Can he adjust? Does he try to hit to the opposite field instead of pull the ball all the time? It appears those who selected the All-Star teams in the Frontier League might have a similar philosophy. St. Laurence graduate Kyle Wood, a first baseman for the Windy City ThunderBolts, did not put up gaudy numbers this season. Heading into this week’s action, he was hitting .276 with four homers and 20 RBI. All-Star numbers? Hmmmm. Wood, an Orland Park native, said he was not expecting to get the call from T-Bolts manager Ron Biga that he made the East Division squad of the All-Star Game, which was scheduled to take place Wednesday night at Silver Cross Field in Joliet.
impressed enough people. I don’t know how... but I’ll take it.” — Windy City’s Kyle Wood
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Kyle Wood, a St. Laurence graduate and Orland Park native, was named to the East Division All-Star team in the Frontier League.
“I was surprised,” he said. “I didn’t think I had the numbers. But I must have impressed someone. I must have
impressed enough people. I don’t know how…but I’ll take it.’’ Two of his four home runs came at
Silver Cross Field. Windy City catcher Larry Balkwill was selected as a starter while Wood and pitchers Scott Kuzminsky and Brian Loconsole were named as reserves. All four are making their All-Star debuts. Wood is playing his first full season with Windy City. Last year, he graduated from Purdue and was not drafted by a major league club, so he quickly went the independent route. He played 45 games and hit .246 with three homers and 23 RBI. This season, he had three hits in two games, drove in three runs in two games and had a two-homer game against Joliet on June 23. He’s also had two five-game hitting streaks.
“There are better weeks than others and there was a stretch in which I struggled,” he said. “But I feel I’m more consistent than last year.’’ He is eighth in the Frontier with a .419 on-base percentage thanks in part to 27 walks and a getting hit by a pitch a league-leading 11 times. Most of the times he was plunked stung, but one pitch hit his wrist, and that kept him out a couple of games, and another hit him squarely in the nose. “Pitchers must not like me,” he joked. “Pitchers try to throw me inside and if they are going to miss, they are going to miss way inside. They’ve missed way inside more than they’ve wanted to. I’m kind of stubborn. I don’t get out of the way.’’ The ThunderBolts entered the break with a 28-22 mark and had won eight of their last 10. The Crestwood-based team is tied for second in the East with the Washington Wild Things. Both teams are six games behind Schaumburg. Windy City opens the second part of the season Friday at Washington.
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He hates to miss
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Chicago Fire star Nemanja Nikolic is leading Major League Soccer with 16 goals and he usually rejoices and celebrates after each goal. But when he misses, there is plenty of agony and misery to be found. These four photos of him came after one miss against Orlando City in late June.
CHICAGO FIRE 11-3-5 AT THE BREAK
Fire sharing the top of the MSL mountain By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
For a few delirious days, the Chicago Fire was the No. 1 team in Major League Soccer after beating Vancouver 4-0 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview on July 1. But four days later, the Fire was involved with a 1-1 tie at Portland while Toronto beat Orlando City 3-1 on the same evening. As the league shuts down until July 19 for the CONCACAF Gold Cup to be played out, the Fire and Toronto both own 11-3-5 marks, good for 38 points each. They are both on top of the Eastern Conference, well ahead of New York City FC (33 points). No one in the West has more than 31 points. The Fire has an 11-match unbeaten string since a 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls April 29. Greedy fans might be bemoaning a lost opportunity in Portland,
especially when Brandon Vincent energized the team with his first career MLS goal at the 61-minute mark to give the Fire a 2-1 lead. Portland (7-7-6) spoiled the party when Sebastian Blanco scored in the 70th minute. Fire coach Veljko Paunovic wasn’t crushed by the lost opportunity for three points. “The game was fantastic and the guys showed fantastic character coming back from the initial lead that Portland had before even (going on to) take the lead on our side,’’ the second-year boss said. “In the end, unfortunately, we dropped two points, but it was a tough game. “Fantastic opponent… great crowd … great atmosphere. These kinds of games are very helpful for our team to grow and especially when we get a point on the road. We’re obviously not happy with just a point, but we are excited about the character and the way the team played today.”
The coach was also happy second-year defenseman Vincent was able to be the cause of a celebration with his goal. “It’s a huge achievement for him. (I’m) very happy for him,’’ Paunovic said. “He was working very hard for this and he deserves it for sure. (It was a) great goal by the way, and a great combination by our team. Congrats to him and, again, we have to continue and work for after the break even stronger and even better.” “It’s an amazing feeling – hard to describe,’’ Vincent said. “I think it’s just a culmination of a lot of hard work, and having guys out there to celebrate with is amazing.” The team played without star Bastian Schweinsteiger, who missed the game after injuring his hip in the Vancouver game. He is planning on returning for the July Photo by Jeff Vorva 22 road game against New York Brandon Vincent scored his first MLS goal on a City FC. 2-2 draw at Portland July 5.
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Call it a non-touching gesture by Nikolic Fire star has goal taken away after admitting he didn’t make contact with ball By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
In the first half of the Chicago Fire’s 2-2 tie at Portland, it appeared that Nemajna Nikolic added to his Major League Soccer-best goal total with No. 17. But at halftime he admitted on a TV broadcast that he didn’t touch Arturo Alvarez’s shot from the right wing. On first glance, it appeared Nikolic made contact in an effort to redirect the ball. But even though he didn’t touch the ball, it found its way past goalie Jake Gleeson to knot the game at 1-1 in the 34th minute. It was Alvarez’s third goal of the season. “Well if (Nikolic) didn’t touch the ball, it’s my goal,’’ Alvarez said after the game. “Obviously, it was a cross. I saw Niko making that near post run and he said he didn’t touch it. I don’t think he did, but if he didn’t, I’ll take it. Either way, it went in and I’m there to put in dangerous crosses and make things happen. I’m glad it went in.” “I thought (Alvarez) did a fantastic
job for the team,’’ Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said of his goal and assist to Brandon Vincent in the second half. “It’s recognition for him because it was hard for him when he was (receiving less playing time). The team obviously played well and he was waiting for his opportunity. In the last month actually, he had an opportunity to play first in the Open Cup and have an important game. Then his game in our last match — against Vancouver — where he (was) fantastic. Today he (was) fantastic again. I think he scored that goal, but it doesn’t matter. He’s scoring goals for the team and that’s what’s important.”
Two Fire players on All-Star team… so far Major League Soccer announced Friday that the Fire’s Nikolic and Bastian Schweinsteiger have been named to the 2017 MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target. The MLS team will take on Real Madrid at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Soldier Field. More players from the Fire figure to
be named soon. Nikolic currently leads the MLS Golden Boot race with 16 goals, four ahead of his closest competitor. The Serbian-born Designated Player additionally leads the league with four multi-goal games. A Hungarian international, Nikolic was named MLS Player of the Week for weeks seven and 18, and Player of the Month in May. Signed on March 21, Schweinsteiger has scored two goals and added five assists in 15 matches thus far this season. The German World Cup champion took part in the 2014 MLS All-Star game while with Bayern Munich.
Toyota Park thrown a bone Toyota Park in Bridgeview is the Fire’s home field, but Major League Soccer announced in the winter that it would host its All-Star game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug.2. Toyota Park, however, was thrown a bone as it will host the MLS Homegrown team vs. Chivas Under-20 at 7
p.m. Aug. 1. MLS legend Brian McBride will coach the MLS team and he will be assisted by former MLS MVP Mike Magee. It will Face Liga MX club Chivas de Guadalajara’s Under-20 team. For the second consecutive year, the MLS Homegrown Game will be broadcast live on national television on UDN. Tickets, starting at $10, may be purchased on Ticketmaster.com and include entrance to two events during 2017 MLS All-Star Chicago: the MLS Homegrown Game as well as the Generation adidas ESP Showcase Match being held immediately prior at 5 p.m. CT at Toyota Park.
A rare deficit When Portland took a 1-0 lead over the Fire in the 24th minute, it marked the first time the Fire had trailed since the team’s April 29 match at the New York Red Bulls. That streak of 924 minutes without trailing is a club record, breaking the previous streak of 543 minutes, set from June 28 to Aug 9, 2008.
RED STARS 0, BOSTON 0
Red Stars’ whirlwind: Tie, tied and then untied
By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
When the Chicago Red Stars played to a scoreless tie with Boston on the road Friday night, they gained a point and were tied with North Carolina atop the National Women’s Soccer League standings with 24 points each. That lasted about 24 hours. The next night, North Carolina untied things with a 2-0 victory over Seattle
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Continued from Page 1 teams across two separate divisions to give those teams better chances to make the playoffs, Badke and Chandler said. Several coaches were in favor of North and South divisions, Badke said. The athletic directors, who were the voters, and principals wanted to keep the Blue schools together. “The majority of the room felt the model the Blue coaches were pushing for was not parity,” Chandler said. “To just split up the Blue division was not putting our best teams in that division, which was the point of the parity model.” Mount Carmel had the option to pe-
and earned three points to stay ahead of the Red Stars. This could have been a great chance for the Red Stars to earn three points on the road against a team that is tied for eighth in the 10-team league but they couldn’t get its offense going. Christen Press’s apparent second-half goal was disallowed because of an offside call. The defense and goalie Alyssa Naeher notched their second straight shutout. The Red Stars (7-3-3) close out their four-game
tition to move back up to the Blue, but declined to do so. A potential factor in that decision could be that the past four years have been Mount Carmel’s four lowest enrollments totals in the multiplier era, which began in 2005. The 2017 enrollment will be the lowest.
In other CCL sports… Earlier this year, there were CCL changes in basketball announced for the coming season, The athletic directors voted in the winter to realign basketball on a parity model for 2017-18 and 2018-19 and to end the CCL tournament after four years. There will be two nine-team divisions, but with St. Francis and Bishop McNamara leaving in 2018, the divi-
road trip on Saturday against Sky Blue FC (7-6-1). The team has not released any official statement on Japanese star Yuki Nagasato whom they signed in May and has been injured and sent back to Japan to heal. She had tweeted last week that she’s back in Chicago and has been working out and enjoying the city. Fans are hoping she can return either for the Sky Blue game or when the team returns home July 22 for a 2:30 p.m. game against Orlando at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.
sions will be unbalanced at nine and seven teams. “We’ll play the first year that was agreed to and in place because St. Francis and Bishop Mac will still be here” Chandler said. “With them leaving at 2018, we’re going to have to come up with a new schedule this year to be in effect for 2018. They could talk and decide let’s just leave it as it is for one year.” CCL baseball teams will need to fill more non-conference games with an approved schedule for 2017-18 and 2018-19 that lessens the number of conference games. Blue teams will play 16 conference games instead of 21, Chandler said. They’ll play every Blue team twice and only two total crossovers instead
of one crossover with every White team. Chandler said he voted against the reduction of crossovers, which leaves St. Laurence (a team that took third in the state in Class 4A in the spring) with 19 non-conference games to fill. Soccer will be in the second year of an approved schedule for the 201718 school year. A schedule for 201819 and 2019-20 seasons had already been approved for four divisions of four teams, but there will be 14 teams instead of 16 starting in 2018-19 with St. Francis and Bishop McNamara’s departure. “That’s going to have to change with losing two teams,” Chandler said. “I haven’t seen any models for that yet.”
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or longer than the laws of probability should allow, this area, rich in golf courses, has had a dire dearth of quality players. Not the guys who can suddenly improve by four strokes when five bucks is on the line. Not the kids who hammer it 300 yards on the range and then are farther in the woods than Robin Hood for the majority of 18 holes. Not the oldsters who talk about their 71 at Evergreen in 1971 with monotonous regularity at the bar. Real players. Men or women, professional or amateur, TIM CRONIN who can tee it up in a The Locker tournament and finish on the first page of the Room leader board. The last area player to win the Illinois Open was…no one. The Illinois Open has been played since 1950. Tony Holguin, the longtime pro at Midlothian Country Club, shared second place in 1954 and was second to Bob Harris by a stroke in 1956. Since then, nobody’s come close. There hasn’t even been a low amateur from these parts since Rich Dukelow in 1990. Prehaps that will change this year. When the Illinois Open commences at The Glen Club in Glenview and Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield on Aug. 7, there will be people to watch. Four area players finished in among the top 10 of those qualifying for the Illinois Open on June 30 at Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood. One of them is Dukelow, who lives in Evergreen Park and for several years since leaving the amateur ranks has been an in-demand teaching professional at Medinah Country Club. He scored 3-under-par 67 at Ravisloe, a classic Donald Ross course, to tie for fifth. He was joined at 67 by Beverly Country Club pro John Varner and Beverly member and Evergreen Park resident Scott Ten Broeck, a third-generation top player. Two strokes behind at 1-under 69 was Orland Park’s Max Farley, like Ten Broeck an amateur. Farley isn’t the only Orland Parker in the field. On July 5, Tim Tynan, a year removed from a solid four years at Illinois Wesleyan — he was the team MVP as a senior — and now a pro, tagged Maple Meadows in Wood Dale with a bogey-free 3-under 67 to easily make the show. Both Dukelow and Tynan would like to make a big splash in the tournament, which last year featured a $100,000 purse for the first time since 2003. For Dukelow, there’s unfinished business from two years ago, when he tied for fourth but was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. That cost him $5,166.67. Ouch. Tynan’s first big tournament as a pro was the recent Rust-Oleum Championship on the Web.com Tour. He cruised through the four-spot qualifier with a tidy 68 at White Deer Run, but ballooned to 77-80, beating only one player of the 154 who played the first 36 holes at the Ivanhoe Club in Lake County. Miss the cut and you get nothing. Ouch. Matt Lovelace, an amateur from Countryside, qualified at Willow Crest on June 26, but his 78 was 13 strokes behind medalist Brad Marek’s 65.
Around the greens Cog Hill features a Cubs vs. Sox Scramble and Barbecue July 22 on Course No. 2. Two-player teams can enter for $190, get a gift with their team’s logo, and are entered into a ticket raffle as well. For more information, call 630257-5872. Silver Lake’s Senior Summer Scramble is July 26, with breakfast (coffee and rolls) at 8 a.m. and a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The age minimum is 55. Entry fee is $80. For more information, call 708-349-6940. Night golf comes to Water’s Edge in Worth at 8 p.m. July 28. Flashlights are recommended for the 9-hole tournament. The cost is $25, with a $5 discount for Edge passholders. For more info, call 708-671-1032.
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ourth of July deadlines and a small vacation backed me up a little bit, so, like the Cubs, it’s time for me to play catch-up: For some, the Fourth of July means fireworks and picnics. For the high school club volleyball world, it means national tournaments. Evergreen Park-based Michio had a huge holiday weekend as its 17U team took third place in the National Division of the USAV Tournament in Minneapolis. Some of the players on the roster are area players who are looking forward to closing out their careers in style for their high school teams starting in August. Southwest Regional Publishing players on the team are Mother McAuley’s Charley Niego, Lyons Township’s Nicolette Jones and Emma Fink, Marist’s Natalie Davidson and Savannah Thompson, Nazareth’s Bridget Holly and Oak Lawn’s Allison Yacko. Others on the team are LincolnWay Central’s Cassidy Wyman, Fenwick’s Margaret Planek and St. Ignatius’s Jilliene Bennett. The coaches who helped these players take bronze are also familiar faces, as head coach Bob Heersma is a longtime St. Xavier University men’s and women’s volleyball coach. His assistant is former Mother McAuley player Courtney Joyce, who is also on SXU’s roster.
Photo by Jeff Vorva
Sandburg’s Ayo Abonia will be high flying at Illinois in the coming season.
Tracking the stars to Champaign University of Illinois track coaches shored up their recruiting
Ryan Kutt of Brother Rice was named to the USA Today High School Sports Illinois first team.
JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point rosters with a couple of area stars. The men’s team welcomes Sandburg’s Ayo Abonia, a long jumper who finished in eighth place in the Illinois High School Association state meet in May. In 2016, he medaled in the 100-meter race and long jump. The women’s team will feature Shepard’s Kelli Callahan, who qualified for state in the 1600-meter run and is a two-time qualifier in the state cross country meet.
Photo by Jeff Vorva
Bearcat Ben A few weeks ago, I had a note in this column about Lyons Township quarterback Ben Bryant, who committed to the University of Wisconsin in the winter but later received an offer from Georgia and said that Wisconsin suggested he look elsewhere. He found a home with the University of Cincinnati. The dual-threat quarterback’s next game on the high school level will be Aug. 25 at Sandburg.
Big-time baseball talent Baseball America, a magazine I am proud to say I was once a correspondent for, did a story in the Chicago Amateur City Elite 2019 graduating team and it had some local flavor.
The team, sponsored by the White Sox, played competitively against national teams in the Wilson Premier East Championships in Sarasota, Fla. Kevin Coe, who oversees the team, had good things to say about Brother Rice’s Kendall Pettis, who had a double in a quarterfinal loss. “He’s got a bright future,” Coe said of Pettis. “He plays the game hard. He can really play.’’
More big-time baseball talent The USA Today High School Sports website named Brother
Rice’s Ryan Kutt and Richards’ Donivan Williams to its first all-Illinois team and St. Laurence’s Matt McCormick to the second team.
Big-time celebrity talent Maybe the Milwaukee Brewers are for real. They are starting to get celebrities to their games. OK, they aren’t getting Eddie Vedder just yet, but Kato Kaelin, a witness in O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, was at a game earlier this month with a group of friends and family and even won a 50/50 raffle.
Crestwood Panthers roster is filled with area players By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
The Crestwood Panthers have been around for 41 years, helping college players stay sharp during the offseason. This year, the team was struggling, with a 9-19 record in its first 28 games. The Panthers have a host of players from the Southwest Regional Publishing area on its roster. Rob Marinec (who plays for North Central and graduated from Shepard), Mike Martin (St. Xavier University/Evergreen Park), Brett Stratinsky (Middle Tennessee State/Stagg), Ray Hansen (St. Ambrose/ St. Rita), Egan Bailey (Oakton Community College/Mt. Carmel), Kevin Carmody (College of DuPage/Shepard), Jack Pappas (Illinois State/Mt. Carmel), Jack Carberry (Western Illinois University/Shepard) and James Smyth (Robert Morris/Evergreen Park) are members of the squad.
Above: St. Rita grad Ray Hansen works out before Crestwood’s game against Southland at Standard Bank Stadium. Left: Panthers outfielder Brent Feldner has his game face on during Thursday’s game against the Southland Vikings. Far left: Crestwood manager Mark Ayers makes out the lineup card Thursday, which wasn’t an easy task. The team was completing a suspended game against Southland and he was trying to figure out which players were in the game at the time of the suspension. The Panthers lost both the suspended game and a regularly scheduled game on Thursday to fall to 9-19.
Photos by Jeff Vorva
Shepard graduate Kevin Carmody gets ready to take a few cuts against Southland.
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SPORTS
All-American grapplers visit Shepard for two-day camp Shepard hosted a wrestling camp for hundreds of athletes Thursday and Friday, and it featured some big-time college grapplers. University of Michigan assistant coach Sean Bormet brought All-American wrestlers Logan Massa, Myle Amine and Stevan Micec to camp. Bormet and Shepard coach Scott Richardsson were teammates at Providence Catholic High School.
Trinity Christian College 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 and girls volleyball camp for grades kindergarten through 9 takes place July 24-27. For information and to register online, visit www.trollssportscamps.com. For questions, contact the athletics department at 708-239-4779.
Moraine Valley camps
Hundreds of athletes took part in the two-day wrestling camp at Shepard High School.
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 in
The cost for each camp is $80. The tennis camp will be held on the outdoor courts on campus while the volleyball camp will be held in the Health, Fitness and Recreation Center gymnasium (Building H), 9000 W.
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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 708974-5727 or visit www.morainevalley.edu/athletics/overview/ summer-camps/. We are interested in community news. Submit items to sports@ regionalpublishing.com.
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RT. 45 IN PEOTONE 600 ft. frontage x 400 ft. deep 40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, -v.MARIE WHITNEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, DAVID MCELLIGOTT, LINDA BRUCE, JAMES MCELLIGOTT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LAVERNE H. MCELLIGOTT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LAVERNE H. MCELLIGOTT (DECEASED) Defendants 17 CH 003935 8035 ANNE 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 June 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 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 8035 ANNE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-14-216-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02724. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02724 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 003935 TJSC#: 37-6091 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. I725326
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OAK LAWN APARTMENT Oak Lawn deluxe 3 bdrms. plus living room, dining room & family room w/fireplace. No pets. $1,200/mo. Good credit only. Call 630-616-0922 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.NOREEN PARVEZ A/K/A NOREEN A. PARVEZ, IQBAL PARVEZ A/K/A IQBAL A. PARVEZ, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, NA S/I/I TO LASALLE BANK, NA, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 12 CH 11706 14054 PERSIMMON DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 25, 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 14054 PERSIMMON DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-05-306-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with three car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8979. 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. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 8979 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 12 CH 11706 TJSC#: 37-5911 I725162
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LARRY L. BARRIENTOS, COLETTE HIGHLANDS TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 05526 10703 GABRIELLE LN 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 May 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 21, 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 10703 GABRIELLE LN, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-17-402-048-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $361,735.42. 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 2120-10370. 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. I723694
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. MURAD KASHOUR; SECRETARY OF HOUSING A N D U R B A N D E V E L O P M E N T; N E V E E N KASHOUR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 5477 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 14, 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. 23-13-107-038-0000. Commonly known as 10300 South Kathy Court, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 605631890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F15110083 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725078
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.PRECIOUS LUSTER, JR., PHYLLIS A LUSTER, SOUTHMOOR COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR IRWIN UNION BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Defendants 14 CH 20456 9237 BUNDORAN 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 May 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 15, 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 9237 BUNDORAN DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 23-34-311-004-0000. The real estate is improved with a red, brick, single family, two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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) 4165500. Please refer to file number 13614. 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. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 13614 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 14 CH 20456 TJSC#: 37-5875 I725138
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. I722114
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. LEE L. ZALESKI AKA LEE N. ZALESKI; CHARLES L. MCDONALD AKA CHARLES MCDONALD; WOODS EDGE III CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; STATE OF ILLINOIS; TCF NATIONAL BANK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES LEE L. ZALESKI, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHARLES L. MCDONALD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 18657 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 8, 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. 23-22-200-066-1059. Commonly known as 11135 East Road, Unit E, Palos Hills, IL 60465. 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W15-1711. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I724622
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION FirstSecure Bank and Trust Co., f/k/a Family Bank and Trust Company, f/k/a First State Bank and Trust Company of Palos Hills, Plaintiff, v. FirstSecure Bank and Trust Co., t/u/t #4-450; Wealth E One, Inc.. an Illinois corporation; Woodcrest Owners Association, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Village of Crestwood; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants. 15 CH 12331 14000 Walter Dr, Crestwood, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled cause on July 26, 2016, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office will on August 1, 2017 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in their office at Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room LL-06, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: PIN: 28-04-401-066-0000 Commonly Known As: 14000 Walter Drive, Crestwood, IL 60465 The property is improved with a multi-unit apartment building. The property will not be open for inspection. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes or special assessments and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the mortgaged real estate after confirmation of the sale. For information, contact Nicole H. Daniel, Attorney for Plaintiff, (312) 428-2726. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned, an attorney, certifies that Notice of Sale was served by publication according to the attached Certificates of Publication in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Reporter Newspaper on the dates set forth in the Certificates. Nicole H. Daniel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 227 W. Monroe St., Suite 3850 Chicago, IL 60606 Firm No. 58012 (312) 428-2726 nicole.daniel@dinsmore.com I724932
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O&A MOVIE REVIEW
Spider-Man’s ‘homecoming’ is aided by engaging characters There is an undeniable joy for me to report that “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (directed by Jon Watts) is one of the best films of the summer (second only to the sublime “Baby Driver”, also in theaters), not simply because it breaks away from the routinely average Marvel Studio’s fare, but because growing up I was a massive Spider-Man fan with an impressive comic book collection. The highest honor I can bestow upon “Spiderman: Homecoming” is to say simply that it captures perfectly on film the magic from the pulp pages of Marvel’s most iconic hero. Tom Holland plays the titular hero as well as his mild mannered alter ego Peter Parker. To those who do not know of his other personality, Parker seems like an average high schooler, at least he would if he if weren’t so darn late all the time or incredibly absent minded. Peter spends most of his free time trying to catch petty criminals as the web slinger in order to impress Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) enough to be welcomed into the Avengers. He finds the truest and hardest test of his grit when he comes face-to-face with the Vulture (Michael Keaton), a thief with a violent streak and the coolest jet pack in recent memory. Keaton is one of the biggest assets of the film. For too long, Marvel’s cinematic universe has lived without memorable villains. (Name the villains from “Iron Man 2”. I’ll wait….). For someone who has played Batman twice and mocked the entire genre so perfectly and mercilessly in an Oscar nominated performance in “Birdman” (2014, directed Alejandro G. Inarritu), Keaton somehow nimbly strips away any heroic or humorous memories audiences may associate with him. Here he is pure menace. Holland is more than able as Spider-Man. I’ll have
to revisit Sam Raimi’s original trilogy to compare his performance to Tobey Maguire’s — still the reigning champ in my eyes, but Holland is damn close, if not on equal footing. The story — which has so many writers, naming them might actually eat up the rest of my article, so I won’t — is a simple, streamlined narrative, packed with dialogue that is both witty, yet not too cheeky. Director Watts nails the tone of the Spider-Man world perfectly — funny enough that the audience has a good time, but perilous enough that they stay engaged. Though, I do have one very strange criticism. I found myself being more interested in the moments when our characters were out of costume than when they were in costume. This criticism is a largely confusing one. I didn’t mind the action. It’s all well-staged, visually engaging and moves at a decent tempo, but any time I could feel a big set piece coming on, all I could think was, “Oh man, they have to fight now?!” I’ll consider that a credit to the script and to Watts. Usually with this kind of movie, I’m dying for the big set pieces. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” actually engaged me with its characters. RATING: A
Now that ‘Pretty Little Liars’ is over, would the cast return for a reboot? Ever since Freeform announced “Pretty Little Liars” would come to a close after its seventh season, rumors have swirled that the Liars could return someday for a reboot, spinoff, movie or reunion. Creator Marlene King has been vocal about the possibility of bringing the Liars back, and over the past few months, cast members have all chimed in on the possibility if bringing “PLL” to the big screen. “It’s the end — the end for now,” King said on Variety’s podcast earlier this year. “But I feel like this world is so rich, and our fans are so loyal and so passionate and we’re so grateful to them. The fans have so much power in this story, and I think they’ll find a way to say, ‘This is how you should do it.’” Now that the show has officially wrapped, Variety checked in with the “Pretty Little Liars” cast and producers to get a reboot reality check. While there are no official plans to develop any sort of reboot at this time, the stars seem privy to the idea — though a few are not in favor of bringing the show back. “I think it would be tough
because we really wrapped up the mystery in the final episode. I really like where we left our stories,” admits Troian Bellisario, who played Spencer on the series for all seven seasons. Bellisario is now gearing up for her first project after “Pretty Little Liars” with a film titled “Feed,” which she wrote, produced and stars in, opposite Tom Felton. The movie, inspired by the actress’ personal struggle with eating disorders, drops on VOD and digital platforms on July 18. Lucy Hale, who played Aria on “Liars” and is starring in her own upcoming CW show, “Life Sentence,” also doesn’t want to jump right into a reboot, but she’s not ruling out the idea. “Down the road I am open to anything,” Hale says. “We need to let people miss the show a little though.” On the other hand, the rest of the cast would be ready for a revival at any point. “Of course!” Shay Mitchell says when asked if she’d want to be part of any “PLL” reunion in the future. Likewise, Janel Parrish agrees, saying, “Absolutely. Always down to be Mona. Forever.” Andrea Parker, who played two characters on the Freeform series, adds, “Count me in!”
The boys of Rosewood are also on board. Ian Harding says, “Absolutely, but it would have to be on Netflix or something of that nature so we could go all out with the love scenes, death scenes and language.” Tyler Blackburn notes it would be nice to see the character after being tormented by “A” for seven years, explaining, “I would definitely do a reunion at some point. It would be fun to see where the characters ended up in their lives post cyber stalker.” And Keegan Allen quips at the idea of a reboot, saying, “That would be interesting.” Creator Marlene King tells Variety she would do a reunion “in a heartbeat,” while executive producer Charlie Craig jokes he’s been in since “yesterday.” “These are such beloved characters who are like extended family members, so I always say, never say never,” teases executive producer Oliver Goldstick. Better yet, executive producer Joseph Dougherty ponders, “What I’d like to see is each writer do their own individual version of what the reboot-ification should be. Why have one ‘PLL’ when you could have half a dozen or so?”
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Don’t throw caution to the wind. You may be less careful than usual as you could be in a hurry or simply too focused on what you’re doing to pay attention to what’s going on around you. Stay on your guard no matter the circumstances. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Go along to get along. Someone’s assertiveness may rub you the wrong way but you’ll get farther by looking for compromise rather than trying to butt heads. The lights will be all green for romantic pursuits this evening. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let the cat out of the bag. Show your maturity by not revealing privileged information that you have been trusted with. Sharing someone else’s secrets will give you little to gain and a whole lot to lose. CANCER (June 21-July 22): There’s always room for improvement. You’ve done well so far but there’s no reason why you can’t do better in the future. Seek out innovative new methods and routines which could improve your
productivity, health or attitude. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it’s your turn to bat, swing for the fences. You’ll only gain from an opportunity in the spotlight and showing definitive results, so don’t hold back. Your prospects for romance could be higher than usual throughout the day. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Live and let live. Making mistakes are part of life. Allow others to learn from their experiences and don’t be so quick to jump into the affairs of friends or loved ones. If solving a problem seems impossible, try again later. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): There doesn’t have to be winners and losers. Resolving an argument by finding common ground upon which to build could be more beneficial than simply trying to get in the last word. Avoid trying to push someone’s buttons. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Test the waters before you dive in. Get a feel for the general mood before making jokes or offhand comments or others may take it personally. Focus on projects that tap into your creative side to get the most out of it.
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Doc (Kevin Spacey) tells Baby (Ansel Elgort) he has another job for him in TriStar Pictures’ “Baby Driver.”
Are you ‘cool’ enough for ‘Baby Driver’? By Liz Smith “PEOPLE have asked why I waited 23 years to make this movie? I can now honestly say that I was waiting for Ansel Elgort to grow up and be the leading man!” That was director Edgar Wright at the Monday night Cinema Society screening of “Baby Driver.” Wright’s star, Mr. Elgort, was standing with his director, for this charming bit of praise. “Baby Driver” is one the summer’s most eagerly awaited movies, invariably described in advance as “cool,” “the coolest movie of the year” and “the epitome of cool.” Ansel Elgort is the New Big Thing in young male actors. (I predict we’ll see him on the cover of Vanity Fair sooner rather than later.) Elgort, who made a significant impression in “The Fault in Our Stars” about three years ago, is indeed attractive, charismatic and talented. He’s cool. Is “Baby Driver,” however, the crispest summer of film of 2017? At the risk of admitting to my own un-coolness I would have to say no. However, the audience at Metrograph, way downtown on Ludlow Street, was of a differing — dare I say younger? — opinion. This occasionally clever, unrelentingly cacophonous heist film didn’t leave me cold, but it didn’t heighten my “cool.” The basic tale is one that has been told a million times with a million protagonists, male and female. Good-natured, basically decent person (Mr. Elgort, here) gets in trouble somehow, owes a debt, is threatened into committing, or in this case, assisting crimes, robberies. “Baby” — Ansel — is a miraculously clever, fast driver. He assures the getaway. (Kevin Spacey is the head criminal, in his best trademarked love-to-hate-him mode.) Other disreputable types onboard include Jon Hamm, Ja-
mie Foxx, and sexy, heartless Eiza Gonzalez. There’s the standard “good” person dragged into the mess. In “Baby Driver” that would be Lily James, who actually seems to be a bit of a fellow traveler, in the area of recognizing trouble and not running exceptionally fast from it. In other words, she’s not “shocked, shocked!” that Baby has some shady pals. Oh, there’s also Baby’s kindly, wheelchair-bound, deaf foster father (CJ Jones). Yeah, the usual suspects. HERE’S the twist, the new plot point that I like, conceptually. Baby suffers from tinnitus, a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears, the result of a traumatic accident as a child. (The script even reminds us that Barbra Streisand is prey to the affliction.) In order to keep his mind off the ringing, he is constantly listening to music, his earbuds firmly in place. He is shy, monosyllabic and inscrutable. His life is really the music he listens to, and even makes. (He records conversations and turns them into rap music.) But is this enough to build a movie around? Director Edgar Wright thought so, and he has packed his film with nonstop, blaring music — we have to listen to what Baby listens to! And it’s not that he doesn’t have good taste — we get, among others, Queen, Simon and Garfunkel, Martha and the Vandellas, Barry White, Sam and Dave, T Rex, Beck, Carla Thomas, The Beach Boys and on and on. And on. And loud. (But I’ll probably love the CD!) Not only that, there’s an assault of car chases and violence, which eventually moves so fast and furiously (yes, that’s a deliberate allusion to the famous franchise) that it becomes comical, and I’m not always sure it’s supposed to be. I became desperate for dialogue! The idea that Baby is so disconnected, yet so focused, is a good one, and I wouldn’t have minded some music, but after a while it
became clear that director Wright believes in the old Oscar Wilde dictum, “Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.” An attitude, by the way, that is not unique. Sensory overload is de rigueur in contemporary cinema. (Just in case you’ve missed a “Transformers” movie a Marvel or DC epic, or anything by Quentin Tarantino.) I liked all the performances. Young Mr. Elgort is indeed a promising lad. Spacey and Foxx — icy and ferociously hotheaded, respectively — are excellent. And I loved Jon Hamm! His character seems to be positioned one way, then morphs into something else, and then he becomes almost weirdly immortal. Hamm looked like he was having fun, slicing the ham. Am I simply too old for this sort of thing? Was I sitting too close to the screen? Has the questionable “cool” of my youth, slipped away? The answer could be yes to any of those things. Or, I could be right — maybe “Baby” has been overhyped? But what do I know, and why should you care? Andrew Saffir’s star-studded Cinema Society audience — genuine cool people — loved it. THERE WAS a party afterward at a new rooftop spot, The Crown at the Hotel 50 Bowery. Adrien Brody, Anne Hathaway, Rosario Dawson, Gina Gershon, Peter Cincotti, Dan Abrams, Kieran Culkin, Fern Mallis, Will Cotton and more, more, more packed the rooms and the terrace. Avion Tequila cocktails were served, and spicy, summery food — daunting hotdogs. Outside, high above the earthbound stars and the mere mortals, a crescent moon gleamed. My reservations about “Baby Driver” notwithstanding, I am still cool enough to appreciate tequila, hotdogs and the moon! E-mail Liz Smith at MES3838@ aol.com.
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NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- a family-viewing guide, the key Dec. 21): Don’t make assump- for which appears below. tions. While you may feel someone knows exactly what you are thinking, they may actually be on STARTING THIS WEEK: “THE FATE OF THE FURIa completely different wavelength. Go out of your way to do some- OUS”: Even with some twists in thing to please your significant the concept, the franchise remains potent — as confirmed by the huge other. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. box-office take — in this eighth 19): Don’t fret over what you don’t edition, directed by F. Gary Gray have. The green-eyed monster (“Straight Outta Compton”). Vin could rear its ugly head when Diesel’s Dom turn against his harda friend shows off a shiny new driving crew, even after having just toy. This should really have little married his love Letty (Michelle impact on your life. Constructive Rodriguez), at the behest of a mystery woman (Charlize Theron) projects keep your mind busy. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. who wants his help in a scheme 18): Refocus your priorities. Too involving nuclear warheads and much information and mental submarines. The late Paul Walker’s clutter may divert you from the character Brian is referenced, and correct path but employing some additional returnees include the self-discipline and some planning enjoyably paired Dwayne Johnson could quickly have you back on and Jason Statham — who may the right track. be getting their own movie out PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): of this — as well as Kurt RusThere’s always a chance. The sell. Also notable, if improbable, odds of winning or losing could among the newcomers here is be equal, just make sure that you Helen Mirren (seriously, did you can afford the cost if you lose. ever expect to see her in one of Put creativity and originality on these?) ... and, as usual, the stunt display and before too long others performers deserve equal star billwill admire and respect you for it. ing for their engineering of visually
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jaw-dropping scenes. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Gray; extended scenes. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE LOST CITY OF Z”: Inspired by a true story, screenwriterdirector James Gray’s (“We Own the Night”) early-20th-century drama focuses on explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who investigates evidence of an unknown civilization in the Amazon. He returns there time and again to seek what he’s looking for, with considerable backing from his loved ones (Sienna Miller and, as the grown son, Tom Holland) and an associate (Robert Pattinson). Ultimately, he disappears, but others refuse to believe his quest has ended. Brad Pitt (who originally was meant to star) was an executive producer of the film, which also features Angus Macfadyen and veteran performer Franco Nero. *** (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE”: Those lovable blue creatures return in another animated feature, putting them on a search for said title village — which their perennial nemesis Gargamel (voiced by Rainn Wilson) is trying to reach before they do. Smurfette (voice of Demi Lovato) and her cohorts have to
make their way through a Forbidden Forest to reach their destination. Julia Roberts (yes, she’s a Smurf here!) Mandy Patinkin, Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”), Danny Pudi, Joe Manganiello, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper and Ariel Winter (“Modern Family”) also are in the voice cast. DVD extras: 10 “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; music video. *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER”: Richard Gere stars as the title “fixer” in this drama, someone striving to be at the center of power among the Big Apple’s elite. He gets that chance by championing a young politician (Lior Ashkenazi) who eventually becomes a major mover and shaker, making Norman think he’s finally hit the career jackpot. Before he knows it, though, things start to go south ... with an international crisis the potential result. The cast also is loaded with other familiar faces including Hank Azaria, Steve Buscemi, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), Josh Charles (“The Good Wife”) and Harris Yulin. DVD extras: Q&A session with Gere and director Continued on page 8
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RICK STEVES’ EUROPE
How to survive a European road trip By Rick Steves
Horror stories about driving in Europe abound. They’re fun to tell, but driving is really only a problem for those who make it one. If you know what to expect, your drive can be a highlight rather than harrowing. Here are a few tips to know before you get behind the wheel. RESEARCH YOUR RENTAL. Most European rental cars use stick shift (standard transmission), so be sure to ask for an automatic if you’re not used to changing gears, especially if you’ll be driving on narrow, winding roads. Be aware, though, that you’ll pay about 50 percent more for an automatic transmission. It’s Dreamstime.com usually cheaper to arrange rentals This dish is so decadent you won’t even realize it’s vegan. from the U.S. Shop around and always check the fine print for add-on charges. Remember that it might make sense to pick up and return your car in different cities so you don’t have to backtrack. GET TO KNOW YOUR CAR. Once you pick up your car, test the wipers, headlights, and gearshift, and make sure you know what type of fuel the car takes (diesel vs. unleaded), and how to release the gas cap. based diet yourselves! By Wolfgang Puck BE PUMP SAVVY. Learn the local term for your fuel: diesel or Most people today understand VEGAN GNOCCHI WITH unleaded. At gas stations, prices what it means to be vegetarian, MUSHROOMS, GARLIC are by the liter (about a quart, four avoiding meats, poultry or sea- AND CASHEW CREAM to a gallon); regular gas is marked food in their diets. In fact, the SAUCE “95” while super or premium gasoever-rising popularity of farmers’ line is usually designated “97” or Serves 4 markets makes it possible for more “98.” In some countries there’s no and more food lovers to consider difference between the nozzles for For the gnocchi: themselves at least part-time vegdiesel and gasoline — check signs • 1 12- to-16-ounce (380etarians, enjoying the pleasures and before you fill ‘er up. 500g) package fresh health benefits of meals without LEARN THE RULES OF gnocchi animal proteins at least several THE ROAD. Ask your rental • 2 tablespoons extratimes a week. company, or check the U.S. State virgin olive oil Widespread familiarity with Department website (www.travel. • 3 quarts (3 L) cultivated vegetarianism has, in turn, led to state.gov, search for your country mushrooms, cut into 1/4more particular choices when it in the “Learn about your destinainch (6-mm) slices comes to the foods we eat. There tion” box, then click “Travel and • 2 cloves garlic, minced are lacto-vegetarians, who include Transportation”). In many places, • 1 sprig fresh thyme dairy products in plant-based dispeed is monitored by cameras that ets; ovo-vegetarians, who eat eggs; For the cashew cream sauce: click photos, and send speeders and, of course, lacto-ovo-vegetar• 1/2 cup (125 mL) raw ians. Pescatarians — fish-eaters cashews, roasted in a won’t eat any other animals — 350 F (175 C) oven deserve a mention, too. until golden brown, Then there’s the most observant about 15 minutes vegetarian category of all: vegans, Continued from page 7 • 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) who avoid any animal products water Joseph Cedar; red-carpet footage. whatsoever. That means no but• 1/2 cup (125 mL) good*** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray ter, no cheese, no milk, no eggs quality canned vegetable and On Demand) - nothing at all derived from anistock or broth mals. And you find that more and COMING SOON: more people interested in healthy To assemble: “FREE FIRE” (July 18): An eating today follow strictly vegan • Nonstick cooking spray diets, with celebrities including arms deal devolves quickly into • 3 garlic cloves, minced Gwyneth Paltrow, New England • 1/4 cup (60 mL) storePatriots superstar quarterback Tom bought grated vegan Brady, and Brady’s supermodel Parmesan cheese, plus wife Gisele Bundchen all touting extra for serving the health benefits of strictly plant• 1/4 teaspoon freshly based nutrition. ground black pepper With veganism gaining an ever• 1/8 teaspoon salt higher profile, it’s only natural that • Chopped fresh chives, my chefs and I get more and more for serving frequent requests for vegan dishes. Now, you might think that we’d Bring a large saucepan of lightly find it challenging to prepare deli- salted water to a boil. Cook the cious, even luxurious-tasting food gnocchi following manufacturer’s following such restrictions. But, in instructions. fact, more and more products are Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, widely available that make vegan heat the olive oil over mediumcooking not only possible but actu- high heat. Add the mushrooms, ally a pleasure. garlic and thyme, and saute, stirring You can find vegan “cheeses” frequently, until the mushrooms and even vegan cultured “butter” begin to turn golden brown, 7 to spreads made from nuts and oils, 10 minutes. Remove the thyme for example. And it’s also possible sprig and set the mushrooms aside. in your own kitchen to prepare Put the cashews and water in “cream” sauces based on nuts, a food processor fitted with the which turn wonderfully smooth stainless-steel blade. Process unand rich when pureed in a blender, til the nuts form a smooth paste, leading many people who sample stopping as necessary to scrape the results to doubt that a dish made down the side of the bowl with in this way doesn’t include dairy. a rubber spatula. Add half of the Don’t just take my word for it, sauteed mushrooms and process either. Instead, try the following again until smooth, scraping down authentic-tasting Italian recipe, the bowl as needed. which was developed by my team Transfer the puree to a small at Wolfgang Puck Catering. It fea- saucepan. Bring to a boil over tures fresh gnocchi, the traditional medium-high heat, stirring ocbite-sized potato-and-flour pasta casionally with a whisk. Reduce dumplings, which you can find the heat to a gentle simmer and vacuum-packaged and ready to cook until thick and creamy, about cook in the refrigerated section 1 minute, adding a little of the of many well-stocked supermar- vegetable stock if necessary to thin kets and in Italian delis. If you it to coating consistency. want to make sure you’re being To prepare the gnocchi for servstrictly vegan, check the ingre- ing, heat a large nonstick skillet dients listed on the package and coated with cooking spray over select a brand that doesn’t include medium-high heat. Add the garlic eggs. You’ll also want to look for and saute until fragrant, about 30 a store-bought, dairy-free Parme- seconds. Stir in the cashew cream san cheese. Roasted cashew nuts, sauce, gnocchi, remaining sauteed pureed in a food processor, are the mushrooms, grated Parmesan, pepsource of the rich-tasting, garlicky per and salt; cook until thoroughly “cream” sauce. heated through. You and your family and friends Spoon the gnocchi, mushrooms may find it hard to believe this easy, and sauce into individual heated delicious recipe is actually vegan. serving bowls or plates. Garnish And you may realize you’re one with chives and more Parmesan step closer to following a plant- and serve immediately.
Go nuts! Cashew ‘cream’ sauce is the highlight of this vegan gnocchi dish
Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe
Scotland’s sparsely populated Isle of Skye is easiest to explore with a set of wheels that allow you to enjoy the scenery at your own pace.
tickets by mail — one last, pricey souvenir from your trip. PLOT YOUR ROUTE. Study roads and major interchanges and decide whether to take the faster autobahn/strada/route/cesta or a slower scenic route. If you’re headed for a small or midsize town, know which big city is nearby (and most likely to be signposted) to keep you headed in the right direction. Even if you’ll be using GPS or a mapping app, keep a paper map handy and pay attention to road signs. PREPARE FOR TOLLS. It’s free to drive on some expressways, such as Germany’s famous autobahn. But many roads have tolls; some countries, such as Portugal, use automatic, cashless toll systems — but there is often a toll-booth option to pay with cash or a credit card. Some countries’ toll roads require a permit sticker (called a “vignette”) displayed on windshields. Your rental car may already have one; if not, you can buy one at border crossings, gas stations, and post offices. If you don’t have a sticker, you’ll soon
meet your first local ... in uniform. Fines start at around $150. PLAN FOR PARKING. If you’re staying at a hotel, ask about parking. In many cities, it’s best to park your car on the outskirts and use public transportation or taxis; some cities even have free shuttles from parking areas into the city center. Even better, return your rental car. Cities across Europe have taken measures to discourage urban driving. For example, to drive anywhere in downtown London or Stockholm, you’ll pay a “congestion charge.” If you do drive into town, learn what the pavement markings mean (different curb colors can mean free parking-or no parking). Look for signs, or ask a local. Don’t assume that an absence of meters means you can leave your car there: You may need to get a timed ticket from a nearby payand-display machine, or display a parking-clock disc that allows you to use free, time-limited spots. GO WITH THE FLOW. Driving in Europe tends to be more aggressive than in the U.S., but
each country has its quirks. For example, in Germany if you drive less than 100 mph in the fast lane, you’ve got people climbing up your tailpipe. On the other hand, because Germans are almost notoriously good at obeying the rules, if there’s a 100-mph speed-limit sign and they’re driving 180 mph, they’ll slam on the brakes. Rural areas have plenty of other hazards, like high hedges blocking the view on narrow lanes, and the occasional sheep crossing that forces you to wait and enjoy the scenery. Think of it as enjoying the local culture. You may curse the confusing signs, narrow roads, and macho habits, but it’s all part of the experience. Driving at home is mundane; driving in Europe is memorable. Rick Steves (www.ricksteves. com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Email him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.
Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson star. (PG-13: P, V) “THE PROMISE” (July 18): In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a couple’s (Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon) mutual attraction generates problems. (PG-13: AS, V)
“THE BOSS BABY” (July 25): Alec Baldwin voices an infant whose arrival means less attention to his older sibling in this animated comedy. (PG: AS) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN an armed battle among those involved; Brie Larson, Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley star. (R: AS, P, V) “KONG: SKULL ISLAND” (July 18): In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a group of explorers encounters the enormous ape;