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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

76th Year, NO. 38 • 2 Sections

Palos Township trustee says ‘I am sorry’ Brannigan reaches out to Arabs and Muslims amid controversy

Opponents say ‘too little, too late’

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

“I am not anti-Arab. I am not anti-Muslim. I am not anti-immigrant. I apologize to anyone who felt offense at my words” Embattled Palos Township Trustee Sharon Brannigan has broken a long public silence regarding controversy that has embroiled her for months regarding social media postings she made that many consider offensive to Muslims and other people of Middle Eastern heritage.

“I want to issue a clarification of my statement to Arabs, Muslims and people from the Middle East of our community who took offense to comments I posted on my Facebook Page,” she said this week in a statement.

“Although my comments were

not intended as being anti-Arab or anti-Muslim, I acknowledge that some residents felt they were and for that I am sorry. After deep reflection, I can honestly say that my words were poorly crafted and my feelings were inadequately expressed. Racism and discrimination is not my intent and is not in my heart,” Brannigan’s statement continued.

“I apologize to anyone who felt offense from my words. I failed to properly express myself.”

The trustee’s entire statement appears on Page 3 in this edition of The Regional News.

Response to Brannigan’s statement was swift from the ad-hoc coalition leading the call, and exerting the pressure, for her resignation or removal from the township board.

A few months ago, activists circulated comments Palos Township Trustee Sharon Brannigan posted on her Facebook page involving immigration.

Brannigan expressed fear at the growing Middle Eastern community population of Arabs and Muslims, suggesting there is something wrong with them.

I read her comments and believe Brannigan was trying to address the nation’s broken immigration system but expressed some unfounded fears.

Many immigrants enter this country illegally without proper vetting. Those who say that are often attacked as “racist.”

Photo by Anthony Caciopo Brannigan made it worse by Sharon Brannigan of the Palos Township Board of Trustees listens to public only pointing her concerns at See PALOS TOWNSHIP, Page 3 testimony at the board’s Sept. 11 meeting.

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Brannigan said she tried to clarify her comments earlier but her critics were so angry it didn’t matter. They’re too enraged and clearly not looking for understanding.

During the past two board meetings, Arabs I know and respect protested, legitimately, about Brannigan’s comments.

After all, Brannigan is a public See HANANIA, Page 4

Orland mayor, board still at odds over commissions

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s attempt to make five appointments to three village commissions was thwarted at the Village Board meeting on Monday, when none of the six trustees would put any of the names forward for a vote.

The disagreement between the board and the mayor about how best to review and improve the 11 volunteer advisory commissions in the village has been going on for months, since Pekau suggested forming an ad-hoc committee to study and reform the commissions after he was elected in April. At a

Going sour on ‘sweet’ tax Palos/Orland political, business and tourism leaders push repeal

By Joan Hadac A proposed repeal of the Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax has been postponed until next month, but not before a few prominent southwest suburban political and business leaders weighed in on the controversial matter at a public showdown last week.

The proposed repeal was referred to the Board’s Finance Committee at a downtown meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 13. The move was made by its sponsor, Commissioner Sean Morrison (R-17th), a Palos Park resident, who saw that the votes to repeal were not there.

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“Ultimately, nobody wanted an ‘up and down’ vote today more than myself, with the exception of nearly 90 percent of the constituents who oppose this regressive tax,” Morrison said at the meeting. “I recognize that there is no political will here today to take up a ‘repeal’ vote;

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The City Council Tuesday evening approved payment no. 2 to Hacienda Landscaping, Inc. in the amount of $24,855 for services rendered in the Meyers Park Renovation Project. The improvements have led to a scheduled re-dedication of the park, which will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Meyers Park, located behind the Palos Heights Recreation Center at 6601 W. 127th St., is named in honor of the late Allen Meyers, who served the city as an alderman. His wife, Joan, is an active member in the Palos Heights Woman’s Club and was

the club’s president from 20082010. She is expected to be on hand for Saturday’s ceremony.

The re-dedication also kicks off the club’s Harvest in the Heights fundraiser at the Rec Center, featuring food, live music, raffles and other activities. Funds raised will be used for the purchase of an 8-ft. by 12-ft. LED sign to be installed outside the Rec Center. Tickets are still available through Mona Lisa Boutique at (708) 361-1551 or through the Palos Heights Recreation Center at (708) 361-1807.

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and out of respect for the process and to ensure that this board does vote on this repeal ordinance, which will be on Oct. 11, I’m going to refer this matter to the Finance Committee for full adjudication.”

The penny-an-ounce Sweetened Beverage Tax was approved late last year after a divided County Board vote in which President Toni Preckwinkle cast the deciding vote. The tax went into effect last month.

Implementation of the new tax has caused confusion and outrage among a number of retailers. It also has angered a number of Cook County residents, many of whom are traveling to stores in other counties to buy groceries.

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village board meeting last month, the board voted against his idea, and instead agreed to host a “committee-of-the-whole” workshop within the next two months and invite public input on the matter.

Several of the people Pekau wanted on the ad-hoc committee were among those he wants to replace commission members whose terms have expired. Those he wants replaced include three people on the Plan Commission, as well as Trustee Patricia Gira, who sits on the Civic Center Authority Board, and Trustee Kathy Fenton, who sits on the Open Lands Commission.

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS DUI Kaitlyn A. Kohler, 27, of Oak Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 10:50 p.m.

Sept. 12, in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for speeding. She is due in court on Oct. 20.

Jonathan M. Whiters, 33, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 12:51 a.m. Saturday, in the 12200 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on Oct. 5.

Kevin R. Palmer, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:38 p.m. Saturday, in the 12600 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without headlights. He is due in court on Oct. 20.

William E. Doyle, 22, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:58 a.m. Sunday, in

the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on Oct. 5.

Aggravated speeding Amar Adnan Wajeeh, 25, of Plainfield, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 6:48 p.m. Sept. 11, in the 12500 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was driving 63 mph in a 35-mph zone. Court information was not available.

Suspended license Nicholas D. Vermillion, 34, of Worth, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 8:08 p.m. Sept. 11, in the 7800 block of College Drive.

Police said he is due in court on Oct. 20.

Maria C. Acevedo, 22, of Downers Grove, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 4:24 a.m. Sept. 12, in the 7800 block of College Drive.

Police said she is due in court on Oct. 5.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Outstanding warrant Samer Z. Bata, 27, of Orland Park, was arrested on an outstanding Will County warrant after police found him in his stalled vehicle on LaGrange Road at Route 83 at 9:56 p.m. Sept. 10. Police said the warrant was for failure to appear in court and he was turned over to the custody of Will County authorities in Joliet.

Cannabis possession Cameron D. Meyer, 23, of Palos Park, was issued a village ordinance violation for possession of cannabis following a traffic stop at 9:34 p.m.

Sept. 12, in the 8100 block of West 123rd Street. Police said a small

Orland Park police charged Rudolph M. Zamora Jr., 47, of Frankfort, with DUI, speeding and improper lane usage after they curbed his car in the 16200 block of South LaGrange Road at 2:03 a.m. Aug. 29. Police said they spotted Zamora’s vehicle traveling at 63 mph, 28 mph over the posted limit. The car was towed and impounded, and Zamora is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

Oak Lawn resident Jacqueline M. Sallas, 54, was charged with DUI and improper lane usage after police stopped her SUV near 143rd Street and Union at 2:04 a.m. Aug. 27. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Sallas is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 11.

Police seize drugs, scales, cash from home An 18-year-old Orland Park man was charged with one felony count of possession of cannabis with intent to deliver and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance, after police searched his home in the 18000 block of South Erickson Court last Friday.

Belal A. Zamat was taken into custody without incident and was due at a bond hearing in Bridgeview last Saturday.

Zamat Police said that they and other members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team (SSERT) conducted a warrant search of the home and found cannabis, cocaine, scales and packaging materials. They also seized an undisclosed amount of cash from the home.

Say Dolton driver used cellphone Dolton resident Kenyona D. Bailey, 20, was charged with driving while using an electronic communications device, as well as driving on a suspended license, after police stopped her car in the 8800 block of West 143rd Street at 6:41 p.m.

Aug. 21. The vehicle was turned over to a friend, and Bailey is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 6.

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amount of cannabis was found in a backpack. Meyer was also issued a warning ticket for disobeying a stop sign. He is due at an adjudication Summer temps and humidity are holding on through at least the final week before fall but they didn’t diminish the spirit of Palos Park residents who took hearing on Oct. 4. to the streets and the Village Green last weekend for the annual Autumn in The Park celebration. Two days of festivities kicked off Friday, Sept. 15 with

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an evening of live music, food and hometown enjoyment at 8901 W. 123rd St. A parade the following day, followed by the village’s twice-annual chili cook-off, launched another fun day in the sun with food vendors, art vendors, more live music and other activities. Top of front page: Mike Famartino of Orland Park, one of the many chili chefs taking part in the tasting and sanctioned competition, stirs a batch of his signature dish he calls Chili Magic 2. Lt. Tom Foley (left) and firefighter paramedic Tom Tonra have an unconventional seat on a Palos Park fire engine while tossing red and blue flying discs out into the crowd of parade spectators. Clockwise from top left: Band Director William Hansen keeps his musicians cool with a squirt bottle as they march and play along 123rd Street in the parade. Alex Sierra, 6, is clearly not enjoying the sirens of the emergency vehicles in the parade but friends Addison Karlin, 5 and Briggs McNab, 6 are ready and waiting for the candy that is sure to be tossed their way. Chelsea Madura on the mellophone and Declan Lally (to her immediate right) rock up the parade along with all their bandmates in the Cardinal Marching Band of School District 118. The performance by the band brought many people out of their seats along the parade route. A lively parade can’t distract five-month-old Nolan Royer from his toy giraffe as his mom, Lauren, takes in the sights and sounds.

A resident of Walnut Ridge Drive filed a complaint against the owner of a construction company to whom he reported paying $3,200 for work that was never done. He said he signed a $9,000 contract to have the man build a patio, fire pit and sidewalk. The resident said that after the business owner cashed a down payment check of $3,200, he never returned to do the work and is supposedly unreachable.

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Two charged with DUI

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Charge JCPenney employee with felony theft Orland Park resident Audie V. Hill, 29, was charged with one felony count of theft after he allegedly used his position at JCPenney to steal $3,510 worth of men’s clothing from his employer. Store security told police that on several occasions over the summer, Hill was spotted putting merchandise in a stock room and later putting it in bags and stealing it. He was apprehended at 11:12 a.m. Aug. 23. Police said he confessed to the crime and that the merchandise was recovered from his home. Hill was due at a bond hearing on Aug. 24.

Police say Palos Park woman had heroin, acid, needles Palos Park resident Kitra M. Gallagher, 19, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis, possession of a hypodermic needle, possession of drug paraphernalia and following another vehicle too closely after police curbed her car near 159th Street and 94th Avenue at 12:25 a.m. Aug. 19. According to the police report, a search of the vehicle yielded various quantities of heroin, acid and cannabis, as well as nine hypodermic syringes, a grinder and a pill cutter. The vehicle was towed and seized, and Gallagher was due at a bond hearing later that day. A passenger in the car, Orland Hills resident Erika L. Ford, 18, was charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was due at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on Sept. 12.

Chicago Ridge man charged with vehicle burglary Chicago Ridge resident Nicholas A. McArthur, 35 was charged with burglary after he allegedly entered several unlocked vehicles parked at Orland Park Nissan, 8550 W. 159th St., at 6:27 a.m. Aug. 26.

An employee who said he saw McArthur rifling through one of the cars called 911 to alert police. They said they confiscated several items from McArthur, including keys to one of the cars, a pair of designer sunglasses, and a large quantity of loose change allegedly stolen from the vehicles. McArthur was due at a bond hearing later that day.

The mayor asserted that his goal is to replace people whose terms have expired. He against having trustees on commissions because he feels it gives them too much input on issues at the advisory commission level, the village board committees they sit on, and ultimately, when it comes before the full village board.

“It is not illegal, but it gives an appearance of impropriety because they get three votes. If something is voted down at the committee level, it must get a supermajority to be approved by the full village board,” said the mayor.

“I feel like it is retribution because we didn’t approve the adhoc commission,” said Gira. She also asserted that Pekau is “not consistent,” because he is trying to

Tax

Continued from Page 1 Locally, retailers in the Will County communities of Mokena, Lockport and Homer Glen have anecdotally reported sharp spikes in sales of regular and diet soda, sports drinks, lemonade and other sweetened beverages.

Morrison has called the new tax “an absolute disaster” that has had “a devastating impact” on Cook County businesses and consumers.

Mayors want repeal His opinion was echoed by Orland Park Village President Keith Pekau.

Noting that Orland Park is second only to Schaumburg in generating sales-tax revenue for Cook County, Pekau said his village’s location makes it especially vulnerable to county taxes.

“I can stand in Cook and Will Counties at the same time,” he told commissioners. “I can stand in Cook County and throw a baseball through the windows of several [Will County} businesses: gas stations, liquor stores, restaurants and convenience stores. Just a few more blocks, it includes grocery stores.”

Pekau said that several local business owners have told him that they will need to change their stores’ software to track the new tax, which will cost them at least $8,000 annually.

“This is a direct attack of about

remove some relatively new commission members, while keeping others who have been serving for much longer.

“Rather than pulling people arbitrarily, I think we need to go ahead and review all of these commissions (through the committee-of-the-whole),” said Gira.

Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich agreed, saying that while she would have been happy to chair the ad-hoc committee as Pekau had wanted, “we committed to a process to review these commissions.”

“It is premature to start moving bodies around,” said Trustee Dan Calandriello, who came up with the idea for the committee-of-thewhole to handle the commissions.

“I don’t particularly like this situation. There are good people who want to serve on both sides and they’ve been treated like political footballs,” said Trustee James

Dodge. “I wish we could find a way to ‘unstick’ the situation. It is very frustrating.”

Dodge pointed out, after consulting with Village Attorney Ken Friker, the only commissions the village is required to have are the 911 Commission, the Police and Fire Pension Board, and the Civic Center Authority Board (until 2019 in that case, when bonds are due to be paid off).

“Maybe we should just get rid of the others,” he suggested.

Pekau noted that he is only trying to make changes to five of the 111 expired terms on the commissions. Aside from the two trustee positions, he focused primarily on the Plan Commission because of its importance relating to economic development in the village.

“This is my prerogative and my responsibility, with the advice and consent of the board,” said the

mayor, adding that he wanted to have more business people on the commission.

Several residents who spoke at the meeting criticized the trustees for making an issue of the commission appointments, and urged them to “get past the election” and start working together.

“You’re elected officials. You’re wasting our time here. You’re not trying to work together at all,” said one woman.

Ruzich took issue with that, asserting that work is being accomplished. She pointed out that the board has agreed on “98 percent of items that have come before the board have been approved unanimously.”

“We do have differences,” said Pekau, asserting that having “healthy discussions” in public, and 4-3 and 5-2 votes are preferable to nothing but 7-0 votes.

10 percent to their income. They have families to support, they have mortgages to pay.”

He added that he has been told that the Orland Park Jewel-Osco has shifted 20 percent of its employees to stores in Will County.

“Where does it stop? Where does it end?” Pekau asked. “Where does the government stay out of our pockets and our lives and allow us to purchase what we want to?”

Worth Village President Mary Werner said that residents of her town “are being hurt by this tax every day.” She noted that Worth “has no industry, no manufacturing and no big-box stores. We rely on a Fairplay grocer, a Family Dollar, a CVS and Walgreens for sales tax revenue that provides essential services like the police and fire protection.

“I have in my possession 23 pages of angry comments and copies of dozens of receipts from my residents who are now shopping outside the Village of Worth,” Werner added. “It would be bad enough if people were leaving Worth just to buy their [sweetened] beverages.

But they are so mad, and they are so angry, and they are so fed up with the taxes in Cook County, they are doing all of their [grocery] shopping [outside Cook County]; and while they’re there, they’re buying their gas, as well.”

She added that a Fairplay employee told her that soda sales are already down 80 percent since the tax was implemented.

“I am a mother, I am a grandmother, I am a wife. I don’t believe

that it is the government’s business to tell me…if I have my grandchildren come over for a sleepover, I shouldn’t buy Hawaiian Punch.”

this. It’s not good for business, it’s not good for visitors.”

Speaking against a possible repeal of the tax at last week’s County Board meeting were an assortment of health and human services professionals who talked about the severe costs—human and financial—of widespread childhood obesity caused in part of overconsumption of sweetened beverages.

They were joined by a handful of evangelical Protestant preachers who made emotional appeals about the welfare of children in the county, particularly in African American communities. Others speaking against a repeal were representatives of several public-sector unions who argued that elimination of the tax would lead to layoffs of government workers.

County Board members serving the southwest suburbs have been divided on the Sweetened Beverage Tax. Morrison has been a leading voice against the measure, joined in his view by Commissioner Jeffrey R. Tobolski (D-16th), whose district includes all or part of Summit, Justice, Bridgeview and other communities.

Among those supporting the tax are Commissioner John P. Daley (D-11th) and Commissioner Edward M. Moody (D-6th). The 11th District includes all or part of Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park and other communities. Moody’s district includes all or parts of unincorporated Palos Heights, Crestwood, Oak Forest and other communities.

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Business leaders see ‘disdain’ Stephanie Dremonas, a member of the family that owns and operates 12 Pete’s Fresh Markets—including stores in Evergreen Park and Bridgeview—said there is “a huge amount of distrust and disdain for this tax.”

She said Pete’s Fresh 11 stores in Cook County have seen a 15 percent decline in sales. Their DuPage County store has seen an increase in sales, presumably from an influx of new customers from Cook County.

“The next five stores we open will not be in Cook County,” Dremonas added. “From Gatorade to [products with] zero percent sugar…we’re getting dinged everywhere…we’re not working on jewelry store margins, we’re working on 2-3 percent [profit] at the end of the day.”

Jim Garrett, president and CEO of the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau said, “Not a single mayor I’ve spoken with” supports the new tax.

The Bureau represents convention and tourism interests for 62 suburban towns, 60 of which are in Cook County.

Garrett added that he recently met with a group of restaurant owners and “not a single one” supports the new tax. “Please repeal

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Quality Plus Photo and Simple Treasure join Sept. 27 market Winter Farmers Market information available Two local Palos Heights stores join the Palos Heights Farmers Market Community Tents on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Quality Plus Photo, of 12240 S. Harlem Ave., will be at on hand with fun, personalized photo gifts, locally inspired wall art and gifts for your home.

Also, it is never too early to start thinking about seasonal gifts. Finally, need to get your old photos and videos organized? Representatives will have information about their photo and video organization and digitization.

Simple Treasure, of 12306 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights will also be a Community Tent guest.

Come see Maureen’s beautiful hand-crafted jewelry creations, including earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Other gift items are also available.

Fall is in the air, and abundant fall produce is at the market. Multiple varieties of apples, pears, plums, grapes and other fruit are in the market now. Fall vegetables include large varieties of hard and summer squashes, along with peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, eggplant, onions, various greens and more.

Large selections of food items are also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, multiple types of bakery items, pies, noodles, multiple varieties of artisan cheeses, eggs, butter, jams and jellies, local honey, olive oils, vinegars, beef, pork, chicken, salsas, pasta, BBQ sauces, Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready-to-eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready-to-bake piz-

za, pesto, organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, coffee, lattes and cinnamon-roasted cashews.

Our vendors also have beautiful perennial and annual plants, herbs and fresh-cut flowers. Finally, get ready for tailgate and fall 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. Visit facebook.com/PalosHeightsFarmersMarket. Shop early for best selection.

The Palos Heights Farmers Market will be moving inside starting Nov. 18. The market can be found from 8 a.m. to noon at the Palos Heights Recreation Department Orchard Room on Saturdays, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16, 2017. When the calendar flips to 2018, visit the market there on Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 10 and April 21, also from 8 a.m. to noon. Many of our current vendors will be participating, along with a few new ones. Mark your calendars now. More information will be available at the City Tent.

While at the City Tent, make sure to pick up your Frequent Shopper

Card and have it endorsed. Receive double credit on your 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 and fresh produce is delivered to Operation Blessing, 4901 W. 128th Pl. in Alsip. All completed cards are entered into the monthly gift certificate raffle and the year-end market raffle to be held at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 18. A gift certificate raffle will take place at 1 p.m. on Sept. 27. The gift certificates are also available for purchase. They can be purchased for $5 each and can be used at the vendors. LINK cards are also accepted at the Palos Market. The process starts at the City Tent.

Finally while at the City Tent, pick up this week’s recipe, “Delicate Squash and Red Cabbage Salad” courtesy of Dr. John Principe, M.D. of Wellbeing MD Center for Life. This and some previous year’s recipes will be available.

Previous year’s recipes can be found at wellbeingmd.com and or palosheights.org.

The market would like to thank this year’s Palos Heights Farmers Market sponsors. They include Dr. John Principe, M.D. of Wellbeing MD Center for Life; Palos Health; The Private Bank; CNB Bank and Trust; United Trust Bank; City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz; Running for Kicks; Golden Shoes and Camille’s Confections.

Additional information about the market can be found at palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights.org, calling (708) 361-1800 or visiting the market’s Facebook page.

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Visitors waited in a long line at Lake Katherine, many for more than an hour, to have a chance to walk among at least 400 Monarch butterflies in a netted enclosure.

A Monarch has alighted on the shoulder of Palos Heights resident Crystle Wilcox as she photographs a gathering of the butterflies in the corner of Bella Palenik, 7, shows a Monarch the tent. Wilcox visited with her husband, Nick. that landed on her finger.

Statement from Palos Township Trustee Sharon Brannigan I want to issue a clarification of my statement to Arabs, Muslims and people from the Middle East of our community who took offense to comments I posted on my Facebook Page.

Although my comments were not intended as being anti-Arab or anti-Muslim, I acknowledge that some residents felt they were and for that I am sorry. After deep reflection, I can honestly say that my words were poorly crafted and my feelings were inadequately expressed. Racism and discrimination is not my intent and is not in my heart.

I wanted to speak to the political issues of immigration, but clearly instead of having a discussion about immigration reform and improving America’s immigration policies, the focus instead turned towards allegations and feelings by some of racism.

I am not anti-Arab. I am not anti-Muslim. I am not anti-immigrant. I am the granddaughter of immigrants who came to this country from Ireland and Italy through Ellis Island with a dream of prosperity and goodness.

I know what racism is and I

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“Palos township Arabs and Muslims remain firm in (their) demand for Brannigan’s resignation,” said Bassem Kawar, advocacy specialist for The Campaign To TAKE ON HATE as part of his own organization’s statement.

The community coalition insists that her apology is “too little, too late.”

“We asked for this apology months ago when it became clear that Brannigan had written racist social media posts attacking the township’s Arabs and Muslims, as well as its Middle East [sic] students,” said Kawar. “She refused back then to apologize, and is only doing this now to try to salvage her political career. We won’t accept it.”

Brannigan’s postings that have sparked the controversy include now-deleted messages in which she questioned the intentions of Middle Easterners entering the U.S., questioned the documentation status of children entering local schools, and compared First Lady Melania Trump with Muslim women who wear headscarves.

“WE AMERICAN WOMEN ARE REPRESENTED WITH DIGNITY,” she posted in upper-case letters, referring to a visit in May by the Trumps to the Middle East.

Beginning July 10, more than 100 protestors packed Palos Township headquarters, as they would for two more monthly meetings.

They also held rallies in the park-

know what discrimination is. It was not my intent to reflect any of those feelings.

Through all the hurt feelings and anger, I believe the issues have been distorted and I unintentionally contributed to that misunderstanding. However, they are important. I want to reach out to Arabs and Muslims in Palos Township to use this as an example of how we can find ways to work and live together, and more importantly, better understand each other.

I believe we can work together to do what’s best for our community. America is a nation of immigrants. Legal immigrants.

Without question I support everyone who defends this country and respects its laws.

As an elected official, I have a responsibility to speak to all of the residents of Palos Township, not just the ones who understand me and agree with me. I am beyond open and happy to sit with anyone who has legitimate concerns and explain my true intent.

I believe responsible public officials need to know when they do right and when they do wrong.

Again, I regret that my words ing lot at 10802 S. Roberts Rd. in Palos Hills.

The seating capacity of the meeting room is 42 and the crowd on July 10 could not be accommodated, resulting in many of those present being forced to wait in a vestibule or even outside the building. The overflow situation prompted concern of fire code violation and possible violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. At that meeting, Brannigan read from a prepared statement (also published in its entirety in The Regional News at that time).

Her statement included a partial quote of the First Amendment, her insistence that the comments she made fell under her First Amendment rights, and “My published words on this platform (Facebook) regarding the taxes are for the sole purpose of bringing awareness to the property taxpayers occurring within our township.”

The August meeting, on the 14th of the month, was held at the same location and a similar-sized crowd arrived. Moments before the scheduled start of the meeting, it was cancelled by Township Supervisor Colleen Schumann, citing the lack of accommodation.

This month’s meeting was held on the 11th, also at the same location. At that meeting, a public-address loudspeaker was installed to enable people outside the room to hear the proceedings.

Talk has occasionally surfaced about the potential viability of a mea culpa from Brannigan.

“She needs to immediately start working toward some sort of apology,” said Oliver Kolb,

offended anyone. That was not my intent. Going forward, it is my hope that we can work together as a community for the benefit of everyone who lives in Palos Township be they Irish, Arab, Muslim, Christian, Italian, Hispanic, Jewish or Middle Eastern. As an elected official, and as responsible activists, we owe it to our community to do so.

I want to repeat: I apologize to anyone who felt offense from my words. I failed to properly express myself.

I am not anti-Arab or anti-Muslim. I am the granddaughter of immigrants who came to this country through Ellis Island and who embraced America. I believe we all desire the same goals.

I am willing to meet with any Arabs or Muslims in Palos Township to discuss this further and have a responsible dialogue.

We don’t have to agree on issues of politics but we should be civil and respectful in our language and rhetoric and that will start with me.

Thank You, Sharon Brannigan who attended the meeting.

“It’s what’s right. I do believe she should probably step down, but regardless, an apology is always a first step,” he said.

In this week’s response to Brannigan from The Campaign To TAKE ON HATE, organizers said “Even though Brannigan’s apology letter states that she believes the ‘issues have been distorted’, the coalition remains firm in continuing to call for her resignation as trustee.

“She also states that she is ‘willing to meet with any Arabs or Muslims in Palos Township’ but she had every opportunity to extend her hand after the statements were discovered, and never did,” said Kawar in the statement.

“In fact, she did the opposite, insisting that she had every right to say whatever she wants. This apology now is insincere and clearly an example of political expediency, and the coalition rejects it.”

The ad-hoc coalition leading the effort to force Trustee Brannigan to resign includes the aforementioned Campaign To TAKE ON HATE, National Network for Arab American Communities, Arab American Action Network, Arab American Family Services, Arab American Democratic Club, AMVOTE PAC, Kiswani Law, P.C., Law Offices of Reem Odeh and individual community residents and activists, according to the coalition’s organizers.

The protestors say they will be present at the next township meeting Oct. 6.

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Palos Heights resident Amelia Jensen wore charming butterfly-related Katie Carberry, a Lake Katherine volunteer, carefully operates a zippered attire to the 2017 Monarch Butterfly doorway to let visitors out while keeping the butterflies in. People had to Festival at Lake Katherine. pass through another zippered opening (behind camera) to exit the exhibit.

Monarch Butterfly Festival The Monarch butterfly was celebrated Sunday at an annual festival hosted by Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Dr. in Palos Heights. The event drew 4,036 people, making it “probably one of highest-attended festivals,” Lake Katherine has held, said Operations Manager Gareth Blakesley.

Four hundred Monarchs were released into a long enclosure of netting that allowed visitors to walk among them, getting up-close looks and even the chance to touch the beautiful creatures whose numbers are on the decline due to herbicides and

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Continued from Page 1 the rear of the Rec Center, which took away the park’s tennis courts.

Meyers Park is situated between Independence Junior High School and the Rec Center, which used to be Crab Orchard school. The school was closed many years ago due to district enrollment totals.

“The park is on school property,” said Ald. Jeff Key of Ward 1. “We’re installing the ball field, making some improvements to the path,” he said. Landscaping upgrades have been completed as well.

The council also approved the awarding of a bid for the Community Park Spectator and Sports Plaza project to Innovation Landscape Inc. in the amount of $139,693. In addition, approval was made for the purchase of spectator bleachers “in an amount not to exceed $12,800.00.”

The Spectator and Sports Plaza is located at the ball fields behind city hall, 7607 W. College Drive.

The council has approved another payment for the full-gut re-

the loss of native prairie.

Palos Heights is now part of the National Wildlife Federation Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, committing to encouraging and supporting efforts to improve and restore habitat for the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators. A pollinator garden will open Tuesday outside City Hall, as detailed elsewhere in this edition of The Regional News.

The festival featured food vendors and more than a dozen family-oriented activities. The Monarchs were released after the event.

modeling underway at the regular council meeting room at city hall, this one in the amount of $89,636.

While the remodeling is in progress, city council meetings are being held in the Orchard Room at the Rec Center and will continue to be held there until further notice. Anticipated completion of the remodeled space at city hall is sometime next month.

The council soundly defeated a motion to adopt an ordinance allowing for the raising of chickens within the city limits.

Mayor Straz told The Regional News following the meeting that the bidding process is underway for demolition of the former Mary Dell’s Corsetieres, 12221 S. Harlem Ave. Demolition will not take place until after Oct. 18 when the Palos Heights Farmers Market, which operates every Wednesday morning in the open air space right next door, pulls up stakes for the season. The building will be knocked down to provide more parking.

In news from the Sept. 5 city council meeting, Franklins Public House at 12306 S. Harlem Ave.

was given a Class A liquor license.

Partners Mike Coogan and Greg Dix spoke briefly to the council members about their plans.

“We are building out Franklin Public House as an American, family-friendly gastro pub, a very traditional setting, unique in the fact that it is traditional and not a sports bar theme,” said Coogan. “It’s a gastro pub theme, high-level food coupled with a nice, tavern feel. We want to be family-friendly because this (the community) is a family-friendly environment.”

Dix, the executive chef, said he has been in the business for 30 years, working for Hyatt Hotels, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Orlando, among many others.

“It’s going to be a hand-crafted menu,” he said. “We’re going to create something special.”

Coogan said the establishment will be open daily and a grand opening date may occur in mind-November.

“It’s a moving target,” he said.

“We’ve been in the process since 201. It’s been a two-year journey.”

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Currie, Lisa Madigan depart; Speaker stays, ‘enjoying himself’ Late last Thursday night, I was chasing a story about the rumored retirement of state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois’ first ever female House majority leader, when I got a text message from a high-level employee of Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

She asked if she could call me Friday morning about something her boss was doing that day. I said of course, and went back to work.

A few minutes later, Currie finally returned my repeated calls and texts; and I forgot all about the AG Madigan request.

Back in 1979 when Currie started her first term, Chicago’s House delegation was packed with very conservative white men.

But, now, “I don’t feel as if I’m leaving a void” by retiring, the liberal legislator from Chicago’s liberal Hyde Park neighborhood told me last Thursday night. The city’s delegation these days is filled with “fresh, bright, able, progressive people,” Currie said.

Currie had a difficult time that night singling out a favored highlight of what will be 40 years in the House and 20 years as majority leader by the time she retires. Instead, she ticked off a long list of subjects, ranging from early childhood education, to civil rights and civil liberties, women’s issues, environmental issues, freedom of information, school funding and even the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich.

Currie said her stamina and energy isn’t what it used to be and it was time to “do something different.”

Currie took a lot of grief when House Speaker Michael J. Madigan made her his majority leader. Some of her fellow independent liberals viewed her as a sell-out to party machine hacks. Downstate legislators were upset that Madigan had picked a fellow Chicagoan instead of maintaining geographic balance by choosing someone from their ranks. And conservative Democrats, some of whom were uncomfortable with a female majority leader, viewed her as too much of an intellectual who was always championing politically “dangerous” ideas like state-regulated needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of AIDS among intravenous drug users.

But she has shown over time that she could effectively work within the system without losing her liberal street cred, and Speaker Madigan is now far more open to liberal causes than he was before he elevated Currie to the second chair. Illinois, for instance, now has five needle exchange centers. Also, as the country has shifted to a partisan divide between urban/suburban vs. exurban/rural, downstate Democrats have been disappearing and losing some influence within the caucus.

I finished talking with Currie and went to bed. The next morning after I’d written the story about her and done a couple of blog posts, my phone rang. It was that same Lisa Madigan employee who’d texted me the night before. I’d completely forgotten about it.

“Hold on a second,” the staffer said, “Lisa wants to talk to you.”

I instantly knew what it was. This was no routine call.

The attorney general informed me that she wasn’t running for reelection or any other office next year.

“I’m ready to move on to a new challenge,” she said when I asked why.

Attorney General Madigan talked about running for governor more than once in the past, but she took herself out four years ago, saying she wouldn’t run as long as her father, Speaker Madigan, was in office.

But AG Madigan told me she doesn’t regret not having the opportunity to run for governor. “I ran for attorney general because I believed this office would be the greatest opportunity to help people,” she said, flatly denying that she got out because she feared she might lose reelection because of her infamous father’s horrific poll ratings.

She didn’t rule out a future run for office and pointedly refused to rule out a bid for governor beyond 2018.

But if a Democrat defeats Gov. Bruce Rauner next year, that’ll put Madigan out of the running for maybe eight more years. I can’t say I blame her for getting out now. She’s also been mentioned as a possible Chicago mayoral candidate, but I was told in no uncertain terms she wouldn’t run for mayor in 2019. It really sounded to me like she was looking forward to a private sector career.

And what about Speaker Madigan, who’s been in office almost forever? Several people close to him have recently retired. And then came Currie’s announcement. And then his own daughter.

But I can’t find anyone who has a convincing argument that he’ll actually hang up his spurs any time soon. He still seems to be enjoying himself.

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Ms. Albrecht, here’s one for you. You claimed that Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats were made in “places like China.” Well, I’m enclosing a picture of my “Make America Great Again” hat. I request the editor to acknowledge the place of origin clearly labeled inside my hat, so as to confirm for the reader that my Trump hat was made in the good old USA.

My Aug. 31 letter was merely an observation that some people in this country want the president to fail, so yes, they are sore losers who actually want America to fail, and I don’t get it.

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Speaking your mind, when free speech has consequences

By Gene Policinski

Some people like Donald Trump, and say nice things about him.

Some people don’t like Donald Trump, and some say things about Donald Trump that are unkind, hurtful and downright insulting. Some people say those things on social media.

And sometimes people who like Donald Trump respond to those comments.

All of that is fine, in free speech terms. And all of that pretty well sums up the tempest in a TV teapot over ESPN host Jemele Hill tweeting a few days ago that the president was a “bigot” and a “white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists.”

In one sense, Hill’s tweeted sentiments were hardly unique in the weeks since Trump spawned controversy with remarks after a deadly incident in Charlottesville, Va., involving alt-right and anti-racist protestors. Trump drew widespread criticism at the time for Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletcondemning violence “on both ter, and CapitolFax.com. sides” and for saying that some “very fine people” marched with the white nationalists in Charlottesville.

But Hill’s tweet seemed to cross the boundaries of acceptable speech for some people.

At a press conference on Sept.

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Ms. Albrecht does not want our president to do a good job.

She wants him to fail. Ms. Albrecht challenges me to open a book and read. OK, I did it. I opened my bankbook and read the total. It’s doing well, thank you.

She runs on about how Trump’s record of action is merely conjecture and that I should prove my facts. OK,

said that she was not sure if Trump had seen the remarks, “but I think that’s one of the more outrageous comments that anyone could make, and certainly something that I think is a fireable offense by ESPN.” For their part, Hill and ESPN took a proper stand during the kerfuffle, asserting the First Amendment right to speak one’s mind, with awareness that the amendment is designed to restrain the government, not private companies.

“My comments on Twitter expressed my personal beliefs,” Hill said. “My regret is that my comments and the public way I made them painted ESPN in an unfair light. My respect for the company and my colleagues remains unconditional.”

ESPN then issued this statement: “Jemele has a right to her personal opinions, but not to publicly share them on a platform that implies that she was in any way speaking on behalf of ESPN. She has acknowledged that her tweets crossed that line and has apologized for doing so. We accept her apology.”

Calls from the White House for anyone to be fired for their speech certainly carry more than a little weight. Sander’s comments raised the twin specters of government censorship and the kind of language reminiscent of the mass firings of the McCarthy era.

But so far, the specters have remained such. Hill remains

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Continued from Page 1 official and has a responsibility to be clear about her views, and not fuel racism or fears. They have a right to protest.

The issue of immigration is contentious, often distorted by the political fighting between Democrats and Republicans. The battle between Democrats and Republicans is extremely tense in Palos Township.

Brannigan is Republican. Many of her critics are Democrats, which explains why Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle quickly called for Brannigan to quit the county’s Commission on Women’s Issues. Brannigan did resign, citing personal reasons. Preckwinkle, a Democrat, is not the progressive she once claimed to be. She’s exploiting this for her own political benefit, not because she cares about Arabs or Muslims.

Preckwinkle is in a fight with suburban Republicans, especially from Palos Township, who are trying to repeal her oppressive sales tax hike on soda pop.

I asked Brannigan to explain her views this week. I met her only once before, in 2014 during the Orland Days Parade when she was running for Congress. She was polite and didn’t treat me with disrespect — and I am pretty “Arab looking.” Most

employed, ESPN seems to consider the matter closed and Sanders and Trump seem to have moved on to other issues.

But let’s parse the issue a bit more, beginning with the question of whether ESPN has been consistent in its reaction to on-air personalities who take a controversial public stance.

Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling was fired in 2016 from ESPN for comments he made on social media that were critical of transgender public bathroom policies. Last Thursday Schilling — while calling Hill a racist — said the sports network has a double-standard favoring liberals.

Others noted Schilling had been warned at least twice previously about using his ESPN platform to advance his personal views on social issues. Still others said if Hill didn’t heed this first warning, the same punishment should apply.

As ugly or argumentative as such discussions may be, they make up the vaunted but messy “marketplace of ideas” — the robust place where ideas, views and philosophies are exchanged, at times with all the emotion that true advocates can bring to such discussion and debate.

On the government’s role in the marketplace, the U.S. Supreme Court has set an unwavering standard. In 2011, in a decision upholding the Westboro Baptist Church group’s right to protest, Chief Justice John Roberts acknowl-

people think I am Muslim, though.

This week, Brannigan released a statement in which she again apologized for her posts. She didn’t apologize for her views on immigration, which I share as an American of Arab heritage — we need to enforce our laws and carefully monitor every immigrant who wants to enter this country, especially those who are sneaking in in violation of federal laws.

Immigration is about security and safety, folks. It doesn’t mean every immigrant sneaking into the country is bad. But it does mean that every immigrant who sneaks into the country illegally hasn’t been properly vetted. So, we don’t know.

Thousands of immigrants enter illegally, but it only takes a few to engage in violence, crime and terrorism against this country. No other country is asked to give amnesty to illegal immigrants, except this country.

Brannigan’s grandparents are immigrants from Ireland and Italy. My parents were immigrants, too. They came here legally with the determination to make America their home. They didn’t abandon their heritage but they made this country their priority. They embraced it.

I’ve been attacked by racists in both the American and Arab community. I am Palestinian Christian and my wife is Jewish.

There are extremists in all communities

edged the pain that the group’s vile chants might bring to individuals, but wrote, “We cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker...As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.”

We have a chance to view, and accept or reject, the personal opinions that Hill and others have on Trump’s motivations and racial views.

ESPN has a right to say that Hill is speaking for herself, but not for the network, when she airs such views.

The most discordant moment — from the First Amendment point of view — in the whole affair was when Trump’s spokesman went beyond mere criticism and suggested that the sports commentator be fired — putting a government chill on Hill’s speech, and in no small way the right to free speech all of us have as private citizens.

We all should keep close watch to be sure the “bully” doesn’t become the predominant part of the White House’s legendary and powerful “bully pulpit.”

Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter: @genefac

who find power by exploiting emotions and inflaming tensions. The majority of Arabs and Muslims are good people, though, with a great culture.

Brannigan admitted she did a poor job of expressing her real intentions, and insisted she is not against immigrants or racist against Arabs or Muslims.

She wrote, in part: “I apologize to anyone who felt offense from my words. I failed to properly express myself. I am not anti-Arab or anti-Muslim. I am the granddaughter of immigrants who came to this country through Ellis Island and who embraced America. I believe we all desire the same goals.”

She also offered to meet with residents who want to discuss this further.

See her entire statement elsewhere in this edition of The Regional News.

Brannigan sounds genuine. I don’t believe she is racist. I accept her apology because that is the American thing to do.

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

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Five tips for women business owners Women are an integral part of the workforce, but they have had to overcome many obstacles along the way. Of course, challenges still remain, but women’s success in the working world is worth commemorating – which will happen on American Business Women’s Day Sept. 22. Are you a woman considering “setting up shop” on your own? If so, here are five tips to consider: • Balance your goals. It’s possible – perhaps even likely – that your business goals will conflict with your personal financial goals.

After all, if you’re purchasing new equipment or services for your business, you’ve got less money – at least for the time being – to put away for your own retirement or your children’s education. Hopefully, your investment in your business will pay off in greater income, but, in any case, you will need to balance your personal and professional goals.

• Create a retirement plan. As mentioned above, your ability to contribute to a retirement plan may be affected by the amount you put into your business – but that certainly doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a retirement plan.

In fact, for your future financial security, it’s essential that you launch such a plan. Fortunately, small-business owners have a choice of plans, including an “owner-only” 401(k), SEP-IRA and SIMPLE IRA. Although the various plans have different requirements and

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contribution limits, they all offer tax-deferred earnings, which means your money has the opportunity to grow faster than if it were placed in a vehicle on which you paid taxes every year. (Taxes are due upon withdrawal, and withdrawals prior to age 59 ½ may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.) Plus, your contributions to a retirement plan may be tax deductible.

• Arrange for “backup.” Virtually all working women are familiar with the conflict between their careers and their roles as caregivers.

Women are still more likely than men to drop out of the workforce for an extended period of time to care for young children or elderly parents. And your caregiving responsibilities won’t end just because you are now a business owner. Consequently, you need to have someone you trust available to step in for you when your family obligations call you away from work.

• Design a succession plan. When you want

to retire, would you like to keep the business in your family? If so, you’ll need to create a succession plan that works for you and whomever you’d like to take control. Such a plan can be complex, so you will need to work with your legal and tax advisors – and you’ll want to give yourself plenty of time to work out the details.

• Build an emergency fund. Maintaining an adequate cash flow will always be a key task – one that involves your sales, billing cycles, inventory and other elements of your business. One way you can help yourself avoid troubles is to maintain an emergency fund consisting of a few months’ worth of your business expenses. You’ll want to keep this fund in a liquid, low-risk account.

Running your own business can be extremely rewarding, but it’s never going to be an easy road. However, with perseverance and careful planning, you can smooth out some of the bumps along the way — and give yourself reason to celebrate American Business Women’s Day. 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.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

COMINGS & GOINGS

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The Old Barn Restaurant has been torn down at 8100 S. Parkside Ave. in Burbank.

Wrecking ball hits Old Barn Bechstein Construction of Tinley Park is in the midst of cleaning up the site of the Old Barn Restaurant at 8100 Parkside Ave. after tearing down the former Burbank landmark.

The Burbank City Council approved a $478,000 contract with Bechstein at its June 28 meeting.

Demolition began late last month.

Burbank took possession of the property in 2015 through a no-cash bid after it sat empty for seven years. No taxes had been paid on the property since 2007 and the delinquent tax bill was $3 million.

City officials tried hard to find a new restaurant or banquet hall owner to revive the site. After that failed, it tried to find any business to breathe new life into the site.

The original building dated to 1921 and was a speakeasy during Prohibition. Famous people such as W.C. Fields, Al Capone and Charles Lindbergh were said to have patronized The Old Barn. That building burned down in 1932, but it was rebuilt and reopened in 1933.

Speedway opens in Bedford Park

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Left: Staff from James Ward Elementary School in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood enjoy a team building exercise at Lake Katherine. Right: Naturalist Sara Barnas leads a corporate retreat at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens.

Lake Katherine offering corporate retreats, team-building Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens now offer day retreats and a consultancy service to help local companies provide native habitat for wildlife.

Research has shown that time spent in nature and green spaces can be beneficial for improving mood, cognition and health, ac-

cording to Lake Katherine staff.

Lake Katherine’s new corporate retreats and team-building activities have been tailor-made to help businesses improve productivity and morale by getting staff out of the office and immersed into nature.

Packages can include team-building activities such as camping, ca-

CAREER & BUSINESS Employers with job openings invited to MVCC job fair Employers from any industry with job openings are invited to Moraine Valley Community College’s Fall Job Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Moraine Business and Conference Center, Building M, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.

The registration fee is $105 for a six-foot table and lunch for two recruiters. Registration must be received by Thursday, Oct. 12.

The job fair is an opportunity for employers to recruit students, alumni and community members to fulfill employment needs, including hourly or salary jobs and paid or non-paid internships. Commission-only po-

A new Speedway station opened last week at 6800 S. Archer Road in Bedford Park on the site of the former Landmark banquet hall.

Construction began in April.

The new station has the usual Speedway features including gas, diesel and E-85 pumps, a Beer Cave and convenience store. It is open 24 hours.

The Bedford Park location is the first in the south suburbs to feature a Speedy Cafe, a casual restaurant that offers a variety of freshly made food and beverages.

The food menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, paninis, hot dogs, cold and toasted sub sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches (from 5-11 a.m.), and 14-inch and 7-inch pizzas. Sides include fries, spuds, wraps and breadsticks. Beverages include smoothies, coffees, mochas, lattes and espresso.

For information, call 708-9241961.

Companies can additionally donate time by signing up for restoration workdays at Lake Katherine or by considering sponsorship of a habitat restoration area.

For more information, call Lake Katherine naturalist Sara Barnas Fratello’s adds second at (708) 761-3055, or email her location in Tinley Park at Sara.barnas@lakekatherine.org.

Life is good for Adriano Martino and Marco Caso and their Fratello’s Cafe and Deli.

After opening a catering business, the co-owners opened their sitions and undisclosed third party recruiting first deli in May 2015 at 18201 will not be included. Hundreds of diverse job Dixie Highway in Homewood.

Last month, they opened a smallseekers from campus and the community are er cafe at 17929 S. Halsted St. in expected to attend.

Homewood in a former Quizno’s For more information, call the Job Resource sandwich shop.

Center at (708) 947-5737 or email jrc@moNext up is a much larger location rainevalley.edu. To register, visit the college’s at 7101 W. 183rd St. in Tinley Park in a former Submarina sub website. Space is limited.

noeing and kayaking, fire starting, shelter building and more. Nature Center staff are also available to provide step-by-step guidance for local businesses about how best to install native landscaping, pollinator gardens, bird boxes, bat houses, bee blocks and even basking logs for turtles to attract wildlife.

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BOB BONG shop location and the adjoining former State Farm Insurance office.

Submarina closed earlier this year after being open for about a year.

It was the California chain’s only Midwest location.

“The idea has always been to open more locations,” said Caso.

The menu at both Homewood locations is about the same with gourmet coffees, teas, salads and sandwiches. The new location also has pizza slices and Polish sausage.

“It’s a pretty extensive menu,” said Caso. “There are a lot of products available.”

The new location has inside seating for 15 and outdoor seating for another 15, weather permitting. The original location can seat about 45, Caso said.

The Tinley location will be the biggest, Caso said. “About 3,000 square feet,” he said. “It will have a brick oven for pizzas.”

He said they are shooting for a Thanksgiving opening. Each location has its own market and draws a different kind of customer, Caso said.

Hours haven’t been decided for the Tinley location, but the Dixie Highway location is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The Halsted location is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

All three locations will offer dine-in service and catering.

New frozen yogurt shop opens A frozen yogurt shop called Yumz is now open at 19985 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort near the Emagine movie theater.

Like most fro-yo shops, Yumz offers a variety of frozen yogurt flavors (including Georgia peach, dreamsicle and cake batter) with fresh fruit and candy or sweet toppings. The shop rotates flavors and toppings on a regular basis.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

For information, call 779-3245058.

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

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

Orland Park Bohren Phillipp to Bzdyk Krzysztof, 11363 Steeplechase Pky, $450,000; Donegan Michael to Diab Sherif, 10849 Lentfer Ct, $538,000; Slanger Robert R Adm to Bynd Grp LLC, 15546 Whitehall Ln, Unit #47D, $175,000; Shelton Richard P to Simrin Walid, 9120 Helen Ln, $317,000; Strocchia Frank to Szwab Natalia, 15333 Treetop Dr, Unit #1004, $117,000; HJH Homes Inc to Lavin Mark A, 10442 Stone Hill Dr, $615,000; Horn Daniel J to Bonnell Aaron K, 14034 Persimmon Dr, $531,000; Ohalloran Mary Jan Tr to Guiliano Kimberly A Tr, 18019 Crooked Creek Ct, $435,000; Dewindt Patricia L to Zayyad Nehad, 15339 Devon Dr, $220,000; Marchese Frank to Oxford B&T Tr, 15705 Old Orchard Ct, Unit #157051S, $153,000; Sharley Diane C to Galvin Michael G, 15702 Brassie Ct, Unit #157022N, $150,000; Elwood William Frances to

Wieczorek Robert, 8755 Butterfield Ln, $460,000; Stefanu Mary to Nadi Fadi Al, 8565 Cedar St, $220,000; Evans Dorothy Tr to Smit James Tr, 7841 W 157th St, Unit #7841206, $150,000; Jachowicz Kimberly S to Vondrak Lisa M, 15318 Regent Dr, $286,000; Sanders Kenneth E to Kalker

Kelly, 14601 Birch St, $235,000; Ritter Susan M to Enright Thomas E, 15315 Treetop Dr, Unit #906, $65,000; Kranz Scott A to Schnyders Michael J, 7855 Silver Ct, $279,000; Bernas David Tr to Stoub Tyler J, 17322 Grange Dr, $374,000; Smith Erin K to Al-Rafati Karam, 15711 Brassie Ct, Unit #157111N, $152,000;

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of September 18)

30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-year fixed Jumbo

RATES APR POINTS 4.000 4.045 0 3.250 3.305 0 4.000 4.055 0

30-year fixed 15-year fixed 10-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.875 3.896 0 3.250 3.286 0 3.250 3.303 0

30-year fixed 20-year fixed 15-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.750 3.862 0 3.500 3.655 0 3.000 3.197 0

30-year fixed 20-year fixed 15-year fixed

RATES APR 3.875 3.9777 3.625 3.7340 3.125 3.2638

United Trust Bank (as of September 18)

Prospect Savings Bank (as of September 19)

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of September 18)

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

Marth Enterprises Inc to Bruce Barbara, 11249 167th St, $424,500; Becker Terry C to Boone Kelly, 9925 Shady Ln, Unit #5005, $117,500.

Palos Heights Kate Lynn B Ten to Szul Margaret, 12135 Nagle Ave, $181,000; Pader Linda to Salahat Hany,

6106 W 127th Pl, $280,000; Vander Wall Kimberly Tr to Rapciak Anna Maria, 13041 S Cypress Ln, $235,000; Braga Thomas to Mcinerney Maureen, 13310 Oak Hills Pky, Unit #13310, $240,000.

Palos Park Muchowski Kamil to Shariff Sadiq Tr, 8167 Brookside Dr, Unit

#102, $291,000; Piasny Michelle to Pobuda Norbert, 9825 W 125th St, $750,000; Pietkiewicz Jeanne Tr to Smoreck Jason, 1 Commons Dr, $208,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Bergmann Renette Tr, 11548 Old Prague Path, $205,000.

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DEATH NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE

Sadie Carlson

Sadie Carlson (Sara Edith Mansell Carlson), 99, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Well Spring Retirement Community in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Sadie was born on January 7, 1918 to the late Otho Franklin Mansell and Daisy Pearl Dunlap Mansell.

In addition to her parents, Sadie was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Carlson; brother, William F. Mansell; and sister, Frances Mansell Justice. A loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by her daughters, Marge Boyd and husband Mickey of Frankfort, Illinois, Betsy Bopp and husband Larry of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Anne Guidish and husband Joe of Naples, Florida. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, one step-grandson, twelve great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

After graduating from Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, Sadie received her degree at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. Later, she worked at the Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina where she met and married her husband Chuck on June 26, 1945 while he served in the U. S. Coast Guard. They raised their three

daughters in the Chicago area, eventually retiring between Brevard, North Carolina and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Travel and golf have been a big part of their married life. Sadie described their extensive travel as unforgettable as they played golf around the world.

Needlework of all kinds provided a relaxing pastime throughout her lifetime. A long-term devoted member of PEO, Sadie was dedicated to both North Carolina and Florida chapters (Chapter BT in Brevard, NC).

The family would like to thank the entire staff at Well Spring for the extraordinary love and care they provided for our mother/ grandmother over the past four years.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Brevard Davidson River Presbyterian Church in Brevard, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Brevard Music Center or the Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, North Carolina.

Hanes-Lineberry N. Elm St. Chapel has the honor of assisting the Carlson family. Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Retreat aims to find joy in the journey The women of St. Michael’s Parish will be hosting their fall retreat on Sat., Oct. 14 at Our Lady of the Angels Retreat Center located at 13820 Main St., Lemont.

The theme this year is “Finding Joy on the Journey” and the retreat

The upcoming wedding of Juliann Jill Czech to Frederich William Eigenmann is being announced by her mother, Mrs. John Dennis Czech of Palos Heights.

Juliann and Fred, son of Lois Moellman of LaPorte, Ind., will be married on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chicago’s Near North neighborhood. The wedding reception will take place at Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North.

Following a two-week honeymoon in Hawaii, the newlyweds will reside in Chicago.

Correction: The original version of this announcement had the groom’s first name, instead of last name, in the headline. The Regional regrets the error.

HEALTH BEAT OPPD will be on hand for child safety seat check

leader will be Dr. Mary Amore.

The retreat will begin with a continental breakfast and gathering from 8 to 9 a.m. There will be four sessions with a break for lunch and the retreat will conclude with Mass at 4:30 p.m.

The cost is $45 and can be paid with registration at the parish office.

PICK OF THE LITTER

Lesson in life from the vet’s exam table JOHN FLEMING

The Orland Park Police Department invites the community to attend one of its two free child safety seat checks scheduled for September in Orland Park.

OPPD’s Traffic Unit will be out at Buy Buy Baby, 15820 S. 94th Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22. The unit will be out again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30. The event will be held at the upper level parking, which faces 94th Avenue. The department store is located at 290 Orland Park Place.

The officers conducting the checks are certified Illinois child passenger safety technicians. Officers will check to make sure car seats are properly installed and properly fitted to each child. Officers will also check seat belts and car seats.

Both stores will offer a discount on new child safety seats to those turning in expired or unsafe car

seats.

For more information, call the Orland Park Police Department’s non-emergency number at (708) 349-4111.

Orland Township to present Medicare seminar Orland Township will present a free “Everything You Need to Know” Medicare seminar from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Orland Township Activity Center, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. This seminar will cover all aspects of Medicare, including enrollment periods, Medicare Part A & B benefits, deductibles and benefit periods, Part D prescription drug plans, assignment/ non-assignment, home health care/ hospice care, skilled nursing facilities, managed care; supplemental/ medigap insurance policies, advantage plans, low-income programs and more.

For more information and to register, call (708) 403-4222.

Smith Crossing to be site of Wellness Fair

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Dear Readers, One joy of being an older veterinarian is that you have the opportunity to talk to many clients about life, about things other than their pet’s care. I’ve often said that we vets and vet techs should have a side-degree in counseling. One of my favorite roles as a pseudo-counselor is that of being an “advice-giver” to young men. Here is a case in point. Yesterday a young, newly married couple came in with their dog. The husband’s new work schedule had changed and he forgot to feed the dog at the time of day the dog is used to being fed. Not unexpectedly, the dog began to vomit the typical white and yellow foamy vomitus that is associated with a condition called bilious vomiting syndrome (BVS).

BVS is a diagnosis associated with early (usually) morning vomiting of bile. The vomitus most often has a foamy, white-yellow consistency. This condition is thought to result from reflux of duodenal fluid (rich in bile) back up into the stomach, causing stomach lining irritation.

A retrospective study performed at Colorado State showed that the canine most likely to present with clinical signs of BVS is a young, mixed breed, male-castrated dog with a chronic history of vomiting bile. The most frequent clinical signs were vomiting bile, poor appetite and nausea. The most common treatments were Reglan, antacids and more frequent (or better-timed) meals. The diagnosis of this syndrome continues to be one of exclusion of other causes.

The young couple both held their dog on the exam table. As I was looking the dog over and explaining BVS to them, the young man mumbled something about how he should have been a better person and fed the dog on time. I could read his mind. His new wife said, “I’m not blaming you!” The young man’s mumbling became more unintelligible. I stopped my exam and looked the young man squarely in the eye and said, “Just say, ‘yes, dear’. Learn that now and your life will be a lot more

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Meet Steve and K.O. from Palos Hills.

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fun.” From my left side I heard the young lady say, “That’s right.”

That’s it in a nutshell. That’s my whole psychological counseling repertoire for young men. Learn it quickly and learn it well.

Dear Readers, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has a number of clinical trials ongoing and often these trials are financially very beneficial to the pet owner. Some of the trials that I am aware of are 1): Canine Aggression Study in Labrador Retrievers, Beagles and Standard Poodles; 2): Vemurafenib Treatment in Dogs with Bladder Cancer; 3): Golden Retriever Pigmentary Uveitis; 4); Atopic Dermatitis in Dogs; 5): MRI for Dogs Suspected to Have Brain Tumors; 6): Surgery for Dogs with Suspect Brain Tumor; 7): Tear Film Osmolarity in Diabetic Dogs and 8): Polyarthritis – Folate-receptor Targeted Drug Delivery. If there is any interest in any of these trials we can help direct you.

Dear Readers, We recently had a client who bought a $3,000 puppy from a pet store. I saw a copy of the invoice and the new owners (young kids) paid $189 dollars for a microchip.

Most vet clinics charge about $45.

I can’t make this crap up! I’ve got a copy of the invoice on my desk.

We aren’t looking for business.

We don’t want the general public rushing over here for a chip. Go to your own vet, but it burns our butts when we see young kids getting ripped off like this.

A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.

Irish Proverb

Smith Crossing, a life plan community at 10501 Emilie Lane, Orland Park, invites the public to attend its wellness fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29.

Starting at 1 p.m. health fair attendees will be encouraged to join “Walk of Ages” and stroll one mile, or four times around the pond located on the 32 - acre campus. The event is planned in tandem with Aegis Therapies, provider of occupational, physical and speech therapies, as well as wellness services for Smith Crossing. It coincides with the International Council on Active Aging celebration of Active Aging Week--from Sunday, Sept.24 through Saturday, Sept. 30.

Smith Crossing Community Hall will host a variety of organizations during the fair. Capital Nutrition of Orland Park will give away vitamin samples and literature. Brannigan Chiropractic of Orland Park will provide complimentary massages and spinal alignment checks. Walgreens will administer flu vaccines and blood pressure checks.

Fair participants can take part in brain games, meditation sessions and balance and strength-

Photo by Waldemar Reichert

Michael Clemens, wellness coordinator for Smith Crossing, will offer tours of the Smith Crossing Wellness Center.

ening classes at various locations throughout Smith Crossing. The Smith Crossing Wellness Center, which features exercise equipment specially designed for seniors, will be open to visitors.

For more information about the Wellness Fair and Walk of Ages, call (708) 326-2300 and ask to speak with Michael Clemens in the Smith Crossing Wellness Center.

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OPPD asks students to name new dog CROSSWORD PUZZLE The Orland Park Police Department has called on Orland Park grammar school students to help name the newest addition to the department, a Hanover Hound.

The dog’s name must be decided by the end of September as that is when he will begin the yearlong training and must obey commands with his name.

The department has called on local school children to submit potential names for the dog with a community wide vote being held online Friday, Sept. 22 to 5 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29.

A hunting and tracking dog, the Hanover Hound, also known as the Hanoverian Hound, descends from the bloodhounds of medieval times. The breed was first introduced in France in the 1980s and is considered rare.

The hound excels above almost all other breeds in its ability to track suspects and missing persons and detect drugs and Orland Park’s will be the first of its kind deployed in the State of Illinois.

“The hound will replace the department’s current K-9, Harry, who will retire next fall after six years of honorable service to the Village of Orland Park,” according to Police Chief Tim McCarthy.

Classrooms within each building are submitting their favorite names and each school will submit one overall favorite from the building. If a classroom’s name is chosen during the community wide vote, that classroom will be honored with a pizza party, invited to meet the dog and will be recognized at an upcoming village board meeting. Each building will submit one name for the public vote.

Those wanting to participate in the community wide vote from should watch the village’s website and social media outlets for the voting link. Details will appear on the village’s website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching Village of Orland Park, Illinois.

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Grammar schools in Orland Park have been invited to help name the Orland Park Police Department’s newest member, a Hanover Hound.

The public will be invited to vote on the dog’s name from Sept. 22-29.

in grade schools located in Orland Park. Those who attend schools outside of the village or are home schooled are invited to be a part of the public voting when it begins on Friday.

They will have 14 options from which to choose — the number of Orland Park school buildings that are submitting names.

District 218 incorporates iPads in classrooms For years, the integration of technologies into classrooms has transformed education.

Depending on the subject area, and certainly on the resources of a district, hardware, software and teacher expertise using them have changed what students experience.

Now, however, the change accelerates. With the distribution of iPads to all students and teachers, Palos Heights Community High School District 218 this year launched a new age of education.

“So far, despite a few hiccups, the iPads have been well received. Students were genuinely excited to get their devices, and they seem to be looking forward to using them,” said Ronell Whitaker, a teacher who devotes a large portion of each day to helping peers maximize the utility of the tablets.

“The rollout and response has been very successful. Like anything new, there is a learning curve for faculty, staff and students. However, there is a real enthusiasm for the potential of what these devices will bring as far as learning opportunities,” said Mike Curta, another instructional technology coach for the district.

Whitaker and Curta and their instructional technology colleagues help teachers how to creatively and effectively utilize the iPads. They’ve encountered many great moments already.

“One of my favorite quotes from a teacher was ‘these things have completely transformed the look and feel of my classroom,’” Whitaker said.

Curta, too, has found faculty members enthused about the evolutionary changes.

“We have a had many ‘ah-ha’ moments. One that comes to mind is a teacher who was trying something for the first time and it didn’t quite work out as planned. The teacher adjusted on the fly and the students actually came up with a great solution to the issue and this will become a learning tool that this

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Shepard High School juniors complete their registration with the new iPads that District 218 provided. More than 5,500 students in District 218 now have iPads to keep as long as they’re enrolled.

Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, has scheduled a slate of events within the next few weeks.

For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 597-3000.

• Stardust Jazz Night is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. Jazz aficionados can join the Trinity Christian College community for its annual evening of jazz in the Kallemeyn Theater in the Art and Communications Center. The event will feature performances

by Greg St. Victor and Company and Trinity’s Jazz Ensemble. The event is free and pre-registration is encouraged.

• Gabriel Moreno’s Artist Lecture will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 with an opening reception at 7 p.m.

Moreno’s exhibit, “Past Perfect Machinations,” will run from Sept.

28 through Thursday, Oct. 26 in the Seerveld Gallery. Moreno is a Chicago-based artist.

• Southwest Symphony Orchestra will play at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. The Southwest Symphony Orchestra will showcase “(Among the) Maestro’s Favorites,” including “Appalachian Spring” by Copland and “Symphony No. 5” by Tchaikovsky. The performance will take place in Ozinga Chapel Auditorium. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the SSO website.

• The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will open its 40th season

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Access to the tablets, wielded by teachers trained to maximize the educational benefits, carries enormous meaning for all students.

“I’ve said this countless times before, but I mean it. Technology and iPads specifically democratizes the classroom and makes learning more accessible to more students,” Whitaker said. “These devices will help teachers reach kids in a way that was difficult before. They also help streamline the feedback process, and make learning reciprocal.”

Curta added, “The iPads will be a great addition to learning, especially giving students opportunities to show their mastery of concepts in a variety of methods. We are still in the learning stages, but because of the willingness to work through failures and successes together, it is going to be a bright future.”

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SCHOOL NOTES Arts events ahead at Trinity Christian College

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in Ozinga Chapel Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 with the program “From Generation to Generation.” Stilian Kirov will conduct Respighi’s “The Birds;” Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” featuring The Hersh Trio and guest artists; and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 5.” For more information and to buy tickets, visit the IPO website.

Chicago Christian sets open house Chicago Christian High School, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights, will host an open house at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15.

Chicago Christian High School is celebrating 100 years of providing Christ-centered learning to the area. The open house will provide an opportunity to meet the faculty and coaches and attend a variety of presentations covering topics such as academic programs, spiritual growth, the school’s STEM programs, tuition assistance, athletics and co-curricular programs.

For more information, contact Wilma Persenaire at (708) 3887656.

Moraine Valley to host Halloween 5K run/walk Dress up with the kids and head to the Halloween 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.

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Valley alumni, $20 for Moraine Valley students, and $10 for the children’s 1K race. The price for all but the children’s race increases by $5 in October. Signing up on race day is $50 for community members, $40 for alumni, $35 for students, and $15 for children.

Participants can walk or run the chip-timed, certified 5K (3.1 mile) loop around campus with the runners taking off first and awards for the top finishers. Children ages 5 to 12 also can run a 1K (.62 miles) which starts at 10 a.m. All pre-registered participants receive a T-shirt. Costumes are encouraged.

The Little Pumpkins Patch is a free family area open during and after the race that includes trunkor-treating, a bounce house, mummy race, face painting, pumpkin decorating, and more.

Proceeds from the race will go to the Moraine Valley Foundation, which provides need-based scholarships to students. Participants interested in dressing up their vehicle and providing candy for Trunk or Treating should email angela.caringella@morainevalley.edu.

For more information or to register, call the Health, Fitness and Recreation Center at (708) 9744300 or visit the college’s website.

LIBRARY NOTES Palos Heights Library to offer hand pain information 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.

• Managing Hand Pain is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Dr. Gary Kronen will discuss the management and treatment options of hand pain.

• The Beer and Books Discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Joe Daniel’s Bar and Grill, 12218 S. Harlem Ave. This group will discuss the book “Prey of the Gods” by Nicky Drayden. Books are available at the library.

• 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 the Mahjong Club from 1 to 4 p.m.

Participants are asked to register in advance because space is limited.

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

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

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was First United Reformed Church of Oak Lawn, 9350 S. 54th Ave. The church is located at the intersection of 94th Street and 54th Avenue and has been a long-time fixture in Oak Lawn.

Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum was the lone reader to answer correctly. First United offers a Vacation Bible School, Bible School and a puppet ministry. The puppet program entertains and enlightens kids of all ages in the Vacation Bible and during the Christmas program. A Bible Studies for Women and a Coffee Break for Women are also offered at the church.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Recreation Dept. to host park grand opening The Palos Heights Parks and Recreation will be holding a grand opening for new Meyers Park, a new playground and pavilion from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 located behind the Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. The entire community is invited to attend the grand opening celebration. There will be a ribbon cutting at 4:15 p.m. followed by fun for the whole family. There will be light snacks and refreshments, giveaways, games, and more.

22nd annual Dutch Festival coming soon The 22nd annual Elim Christian Services Dutch Festival will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 on Elim’s grounds, 13020 S. Central Ave., Palos Heights, There will be free admission, free parking and activities for all ages.

The day’s festivities kick off with a delicious pannenkoek (pancake) breakfast. After breakfast, participants free to nibble away the rest of the day on great Dutch and American cuisine like banket (pastries with almond filling), hutspot (beef and potatoes), oliebollen, pizza, hamburgers, bratwurst, and hotdogs, all available for sale.

Participants can tour Elim’s Dutch Village shops and colorful farmer’s market and enjoy entertainment acts at the festival.

Dutch Festival is Elim’s largest fundraiser of the year with all proceeds directly impacting over 900 children and adults with disabilities that Elim serves each day. Elim’s mission is to equip children and adults with disabilities to pursue their potential by offering person-centered educational, vocational, and therapeutic services and by partnering with their communities.

OPPD to conduct final 2017 public roll call The Orland Park community is invited to watch as the Orland

Park Police Department conducts its Saturday afternoon roll call at 2:45 p.m. Sept. 23 under the pavilion at Doogan Park, 14700 Park Lane.

Residents will also have an opportunity to meet their neighborhood police officers. All are welcome to attend.

Roll call is where supervisors take attendance, inspect uniform and equipment, inform the oncoming shift of any outstanding incidents that may have occurred, inform officers of suspects to be looking for, and share any law or procedural changes.

This will be OPPD’s final public roll call for 2017.

History museum to tour cemetery The Village of Orland Park History Museum will be hosting a cemetery preservation tour from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 in the Orland Memorial Park Cemetery, 15300 West Ave. Participants are invited to join the village’s history museum for a guided tour through the Orland Memorial Park Cemetery. Guests are to meet at the cemetery. The fee is $9 for residents and $14 for non-residents with discounts for museum members.

Tailored for adults age 18 and older, the tour will offer an explanation of the different symbols and abbreviations on headstones. Discussion will also include preservation efforts to save old cemeteries.

Registration is available at Recreation Administration, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information, call the museum at (708) 873-1622.

Moravian Society to host 78th annual festival

Kiwanis to work Peanut Days The Kiwanis Club of Palos Heights will be participating in their annual Peanut Days.

Members will be on the street corners of Palos Heights on the morning of Friday, Sept. 22 and outside Jewel-Osco in Palos Heights on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7. Pictured are (from left) incoming President Rich Fagen and incoming secretary Tim Vorel. Kiwanis helps children and their families locally and internationally.

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Woman’s Club installs leaders

At their September meeting, the Palos Park Woman’s Club held their annual membership installation ceremony. Membership Chair Patricia Bailey (left) conducted the ceremony along with President Lucy Crocilla (right). Standing between the two were five present inductees; Kathryn Sofianos, Gail Pempek, Judith Mokelke, Irena Gavaghan, and Diane Farley. Not shown were Nancy Fee, Christina Gomez, Nancy Ludwig, and Aruna Ravel. The club recently won a state award for membership gains. Anyone interested in joining the Palos Park Woman’s Club can do so by contacting Bailey at ppwcmembership@msn.com.

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Awareness Forum will host a free movie night showing of “The Anonymous People” at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Marcus Theaters, 16350 S. LaGrange Road.

“The Anonymous People,” highlights 23 million Americans in addiction recovery. The group’s Treatment and Recovery Committee will mark September as National Recovery Month. The evening also includes free popcorn and pop, raffle prizes and time for discussion.

OPSAF is a multi-disciplinary group of community residents brought together to initiate, develop and establish community-wide sustainable resources and support

for persons and their families dealing with substance abuse and addiction. The group’s goal is to create awareness, provide resources and information in support of the Orland Park community.

In June 2017, the forum received national recognition for its efforts receiving the City Livability Award from the United States Conference of Mayors.

Palos Newcomers to open club year The Palos Newcomers Club will hold their first meeting for the 2017-2018 club year beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Midlothian Country Club, 5000

W. 147th St. Cocktails are at 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon. After a short business meeting, comedian Bill Brady will entertain the members and their guests.

For reservations or information about the club, call Terry at (708) 448-6598.

Members do not have to be a newcomer or live in Palos to join this social club. The members meet at a local restaurant or country club on the fourth Thursday of each month in September, October, March, April and May. In December, the club members see a play and have lunch at Drury Lane in Oakbrook.

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OPPD invites community to ‘Coffee with a Cop’ The Orland Park Police Department hosts its next “Coffee with a Cop” from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 25 at the Orland Park Barnes and Noble, 160 Orland Park Place.

The community is invited to attend a morning of coffee and conversation to get to know members of the OPPD in an informal and friendly setting.

Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative supported by the United States Department of Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. It was created in Hawthorne, Calif. in 2011 when members of that city’s police department were looking for ways to interact with the citizens they served. Since its inception, Coffee with a Cop is now held in all 50 states and is considered one of the most successful community oriented policing programs in the country.

The United Moravian Society will hold its 78th annual Moravian Day Festival Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24 at the Lithuanian World Center, 14911 E. 127th St., Lemont.

The donation is $20 for adults.

The event, which is open to the Forum to host free movie public, will begin with a welcom- night in Orland Park ing dance and concert at 7 p.m.

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Sept. 23 night in preparation for the main program which will begin at 2 p.m. Sept. 24.

The program on Sunday will consist of traditional Czechoslovak dances and songs, performed by children, teens and adults in authentic costume. A bazaar with traditional Czech items, food, and refreshments will be available throughout the day. A dance and concert will take place after the program with the 13-member Czech Brass Band, Skaličané, visiting from the Czech Republic.

The United Moravian Society is a non-profit organization that promotes Czech, Moravian, and Slovak folklore by demonstrating the ethnic customs of folk dancing, singing, storytelling and crafting.

The first Moravian Day festival was held on Sept. 24,1939 in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call Denise Kadlcek at (708) 785-2294.

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We can’t have do-overs, can we?

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ll 10 high school football teams in the Regional/Reporter area played over the weekend — Week 4 of the Illinois High School Association season.

Speaking of, four, it was heartbreak city for four of those teams.

I know there are no do-overs allowed, but if those four teams — St. Laurence, Brother Rice, Richards and Evergreen Park — had another chance at their opponents…

OK, let’s just have fourthquarter do-overs, OK? Naaah, I know it’s not going to happen.

But it’s rare that 40 percent of our teams lose heartbreakers like that. For some, it could affect playoff consideration down line. Here is a quick look Making the the at the heartaches: Extra Point • Richards, one of the best teams in the South Suburban Conference Blue, had a lead on South Suburban Red power Lemont late in the game in Lemont.

But Martin Mathias found Austin Nagel (how the heck many great Nagels have gone through Lemont and when is it going to stop?) for a touchdown with 1:12 left in the game to give the hosts a 15-10 win.

Richards is 2-2 and is used to being in this position. The Bulldogs play a tough non-conference schedule and have seen 2-2 records before. Odds are good they can run the table for a 7-2 mark. Or if they stumble a little, they can manage a playoffeligible 6-3 record.

• St. Laurence had a 13-10 lead over St. Rita heading into the fourth quarter, but St. Rita scored early in the period and, with two minutes, 25 seconds left, the Mustangs scored a back-breaking touchdown to go ahead 24-13 in Burbank.

If the Vikings could have recorded a stop or picked up a turnover in that drive, the explosive offense could have done its thing in the waning minutes. As it turns out, the offense did put a scoring drive together and trailed 24-19 with 1:09 left.

It’s probably not going to hurt the Vikings’ playoff chances because they can still win their Chicago Catholic League White Division, but it could cost them in the seeding.

• Brother Rice couldn’t afford to go 1-3, but when Montini quarterback Nick Orlando ran in a touchdown and threw a pass for a two-point conversion with :33.8 left in the game, the Crusaders fell to that mark.

Four of the Crusaders’ next five opponents are Providence Catholic, Mt. Carmel, St. Rita and Loyola.

To me, this is uh-oh time for the Crusaders, which trailed 21-10 at halftime and roared back to take a 28-21 lead before Montini’s final drive.

• Evergreen Park lost the heartbreaker of all four heartbreakers when Argo quarterback David Manns scored on a sneak with :15 left to give the Argonauts a 21-20 victory over the Mustangs.

EP’s record is 2-2 and the Mustangs are not out of playoff contention, but with some strong teams such as Richards, Shepard and Reavis on the schedule, this loss could loom large in October.

Are you sure we can’t have some do-overs?

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IHSA crazy game of the week During Week 1 of the season, Naperville North trailed 42-0 and came back for a 53-49 victory over host Edwardsville, and I’m thinking there will not See VORVA, Page 3

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St. Xavier defensive lineman Derek Hosselton (No. 50) is one of the Cougars sacking Lindenwood-Belleville quarterback Brian Chester. The defense ranked up SXU’s first shutout since 2012 in the 45-0 victory at Deaton Field.

ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY 45, LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE 0

Looking out for No. 1

By Jeff Vorva Former Richards High School star Josh Hettiger was brutally honest about the 2016 season for St. Xavier University’s football team, which finished below .500 for the first time since 1999.

“It was a letdown, 100 percent,” the sophomore linebacker said. “All offseason we said, ‘We suck — we’re not a good team.’ We used it as fuel all offseason.’’

The Cougars roared out of the gate this season 3-0 with a shocking opening-season victory over Marian, which was ranked fifth in the nation in the NAIA by the coaches at the time. They followed up with a couple of romps including Saturday night’s 45-0 victory over Lindenwood-Belleville at Deaton Field in a Mid-States Football Association crossover game.

It was their first shutout since a 31-0 pasting of William Penn Nov. 17. 2012 and just the 10th shutout in the history of the school, which started football in 1993 and has played 278 games. On offense, sophomore receiver Harold Davis had three touchdown receptions and senior running back Mike Ivlow broke the school record with a 98-yard run in the third quarter en route to a 189-yard rushing night.

Now, the ultimate test.

The Cougars, ranked 11th in the country, travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take on the No. 1 team in the nation and defending national champion St. Francis, at 5 p.m. at Bishop John D’Arcy Stadium in another crossover.

SXU is 5-8 lifetime against St. Francis (also known as the Cougars) and won 53-26 the last

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How St. Xavier and St. Francis (Ind.) — both with the nickname Cougars — stack up heading into Saturday’s clash:

National ranking Record Points per game Points allowed per game Yards per game Yards allowed per game

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St. Xavier’s Mike Ivlow turns the corner and runs for a school-record 98-yard touchdown run in Saturday’s 45-0 victory over Lindenwood-Belleville.

time these team hooked up on Oct. 11, 2014.

“Our wins and losses are pretty close against them,” SXU coach Mike Feminis said. “We’ve had some huge games with them. We were No. 1 a few different times. They were No. 1 at least a couple of times. There was a game where it was a No. 1 vs. No. 2 one year. We’ve played them in the playoffs three times.

“This is about as big as it gets at our level. It’s a good rivalry and a healthy rivalry. We have a lot of respect for them. It’s going to be a great atmosphere. I can’t wait. Any time you get a

SXU ST. FRANCIS 11th 1st 3-0 3-0 41.7 57.3 13.3 17.0 490.0 614.0 275.7 275.7

Cougars’ QB derby could last all season

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Hunniford?

Martinez?

Which quarterback is going to start for St. Xavier University against the No. 1 team in the nation, St. Francis of Indiana, on Saturday in Fort Wayne?

SXU coach Mike Feminis is not tipping his hand. He is using a week-by-week decision-making process to decide the most important position on his team.

Junior North Central College transfer Justin Hunniford threw for 425 yards and two scores See QB DERBY, Page 2

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Trinity Christian’s Bianchi bunches up the goals

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

St. Laurence defensive back Donte Bronson (15) stops St. Rita receiver Mick Doyle from getting at first down during St. Rita’s 24-19 win on Friday in Burbank.

COUGARS VS. COUGARS

Sports Editor

Trinity Christian College junior Jessica Bianchi was impressive when she scored eight goals in her soccer team’s first three games of the 2017 season.

Her coach was even more impressed with her in the Trolls’ fourth game.

Bianchi scored no goals in a 9-0 win over Lincoln-Christian University.

“She wanted her teammates involved in the scoring,” Trolls coach Josh Lenarz said. “She showed what kind of unselfish player she can be.’’

Don’t get the wrong idea — Bianchi was still pretty active as her three assists in that match proved. But by curbing her shot total, it allowed eight players to enjoy the feeling of putting the ball in the back of the net.

Through seven matches, the Trolls are 7-0-0 and Bianchi had 11 goals and five assists.

TCC was scheduled to open the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Wednesday at Cardinal Stritch and hosts Robert Morris at noon on Saturday.

“I really don’t know what’s happening — I’m just finding the net,’’ Bianchi said. “My teammates are finding me and it has been a good run.”

The forward from Elmhurst, who starred at York

High School, had 17 goals and seven assists last season. She had a career-high four goals against Calumet College of St. Joseph on Oct. 8.

This year’s early explosion was not a huge surprise to Lenarz, who has been coaching TCC for 16 seasons.

“It’s been several years since we’ve had scoring of that magnitude,” he said. “I could see this developing in the spring and I told my coaches, ‘Jess is going to be in for a special season.’ Her confidence has grown and her speed… she can take players on one-on-one and I think she is going to have a lot more goals against quality opponents this year.’’

While wins are more important to Lenarz and Bianchi than records, if Bianchi stays hot, she will leave with a pile of goals but will hard pressed to break the school record. Jessica Eenigenburg had 115 goals from 2002-2005. Bianchi has 42 goals with more than a season and a half left in her career.

The two Jessicas share another bond in that both were two-sport athletes at the Palos Heights school — soccer and basketball.

Bianchi admits it can get a little crazy balancing two sports and schoolwork, but it’s something she relishes.

See BIANCHI, Page 2

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Trinity Christian’s Jessica Bianchi notched two hat tricks (three-goal games) in her first three matches this season.

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Hail! Lake Michigan kings are back

CHICAGO FIRE 3, D.C. UNITED 0

Banged-up Fire does bang-up job vs. United

By Alison Moran With just five games to go before the playoffs, it’s hardly a comfortable feeling to have stars Bastion Schweinsteiger and Juninho out with injuries and Michael de Leeuw serving a one-game suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards.

On Saturday night, Fire Coach Veljko Paunovic relied on a starting lineup that included Heritage Night poster subject/midfielder Arturo Alvarez, Nemanja Nikolic, defender Brandon Vincent, Saturday captain Dax McCarty, David Accam, and Luis Solignac. That group helped earn the Fire a 3-0 shutout in front of an announced crowd of 15,643 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

The Fire (14-9-6, 48 points) are still positioned in third place in the Eastern Conference, and are just three points behind New York City FC for second.

Nikolic made history when he tied Ante Rauzov’s 17-year-old single-season club scoring record by picking up his 18th goal of the year. Goalkeeper Matt Lampson recorded his eighth shutout of the season.

The Fire got on the board in the 23rd minute, courtesy of a D.C. United (8-17-4) own goal. Fire midfielder Matt Polster, who had been listed as questionable prior to the match with a right hamstring issue, sent a long throw into the box, where United midfielder Ian Harkes’ attempt to clear instead went straight into the net.

United goalkeeper Bill Hamid also had his hands full with the opponents as the Fire recorded 21 shots, 18 of which were inside the box.

In the second half, defender Brandon Vincent scored the crucial second goal with a diving header from Alvarez’s near-perfect cross in the 62nd minute. It was Vincent’s second career MLS goal and both came in his last three starts.

“Great ball from Artie, that’s all I can say, really,” Vincent said. “You know he put it on a dime, he put it on an absolute platter for me. I got free at the

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WHEN: 6 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia FIRE’S RECORD: 14-9-6 UNION’S RECORD: 8-12-8 NOTEWORTHY: Philadelphia was thoroughly dominated in possession (62-38 percent) and shots on goal (16-6) but tied the New York Red Bulls 0-0 on Sunday. The Union is 0-1-4 in its last five matches.

CHICAGO FIRE AT SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES WHEN: 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Avaya Stadium, San Jose, Calif.

NOTEWORTHY: The Earthquakes are hanging on for dear life for a playoff spot in the Western Conference as they are fifth and entered this week’s action with an 11-12-6 record.

Nemanja Nikolic, shown during a match earlier in the season, tied the Chicago Fire record with his 17th goal Saturday against D.C. United.

back post, I headed it and it was in. Earlier, I didn’t see anyone tracking me; their wing, I didn’t know where he was. I kind of put my hand up to tell Artie that I was open on the back post and he found me.

That was it.”

Frustrated, to a degree, when two promising shots were denied by Hamid, Nikolic took the penalty shot earned by Solignac in the 90th minute, firing the ball past Hamid to ice the win and tie Rauzov’s record.

With goals in his last two games, his next chance to break the scoring mark will come Saturday in Philadelphia.

“Like always, it was important for a striker to finish the game with a goal,” Nikolic said. “I think I worked a lot. I had some opportunities in the first half. I feel that I deserved this goal. I am happy about the goal, about the victory today. It was really important, these three points.”

Paunovic’s team is 2-0-1 after a lull in which it

went 1-6-1 “I would say from this basis that the Chicago Fire, with the performance in attack, was finally the Chicago Fire that we were used to seeing this year,” Paunovic said. “I think we still have to improve, we still have to do a better job in controlling the game, not committing some easy or innocent mistakes. But I think that we are picking up, we are building momentum for the playoffs, which we still obviously have to earn it, we still have to secure.”

• Earlier in the week, the Fire signed Cuban defender Jorge Corrales from the USL affiliate Tulsa Roughnecks through the 2018 season with club options for 2019 and 2020. The Cuban international will remain with the Roughnecks on loan as the Fire retain the right to recall Corrales, subject to MLS roster.

According to Eunice Kim, Chicago Fire Communications spokesperson, Corrales will likely finish the season with his current team, with an eye toward 2018.

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AREA SPORTS REPORT

It’s a long journey back for Chicago Christian baseball coach He goes from CC to TCC to Dodgers back to TCC and now back to CC

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Paul Konerko’s former teammate is Chicago Christian’s new baseball coach.

Bob Schaaf, a former Chicago Christian and Trinity Christian College baseball star and one of three Regional/Reporter Players of the Year recognized in 1990, takes over the Knights job for Eric Brauer, who left for Lincoln-Way East shortly after leading the team to a thirdplace finish in the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state tournament.

Schaaf, who played in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in the mid-1990s and was Konerko’s teammate, is familiar with the Knights as his son, Mark, is a senior and his youngest son, Tommy, is a freshman at the Palos Heights school.

His oldest son, Bob, Jr., played at Chicago Christian and is not playing for

Trinity Christian College.

The new coach watched many CC games from outside the fences and now he will be on the other side of the fence he knows many of the stars that he watched last year’s 40-win team are gone to graduation.

“It’s going to be interesting because there will be a lot of inexperience,” Schaaf said. “There are several guys who contributed to last year’s team – eight or nine seniors — gone, so there are a lot of holes and inexperienced guys. I know a lot of the guys (through coaching travel baseball in the area in recent years). A lot of guys who haven’t done much at the varsity are going to have to step up and gain some experience.’’

Schaaf also coached at Trinity for four years and guided the Trolls to three National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament appearances.

Colvin named CC girls hoops coach

New Knights Athletic Director Mark Zylstra has been busy this September

with hires as he also announced that Aubrey Colvin would be the new girls basketball coach after John Natanek resigned after one season. Natanek guided the Knights to a 19-9 finish, one year after the team went 8-20.

Colvin, a former Marian Catholic and Robert Morris University sharpshooter, was the Knights’ assistant coach last year.

Milo to coach girls lacrosse at Sandburg

Chris Milo was named the first girls lacrosse coach at Sandburg. Lacrosse will be recognized as an IHSA sport in the spring.

Milo has been an assistant softball coach at the school for 13 seasons and calls the job “a unique experience to be involved in the growth of a sport at the high school level.’’

Volleyball teams roll Marist won the Wheaton Warrenville Classic Saturday with a 25-22, 20-25, 25-23 thriller over Benet. Maggie Meyer was named the tourney’s MVP. The two

East Suburban Catholic Conference foes will have a rematch Oct. 19 in Chicago.

Richards won the Oak Lawn Tournament by beating Stagg in the finals. The Bulldogs’ Sarah Murczek was named MVP.

Jacobs beats the heat Sandburg’s Dylan Jacobs ran in the Richard Spring Classic and it was anything but spring-like weather at Detweiller Park in Peoria – the home of the Illinois High School Association state meet.

Jacobs fought off 82-degree, 65-percent humidity weather conditions to win with a time of 14 minutes 23 seconds, 14 seconds ahead of Arthur Lovington’s Logan Hall.

The senior took third in the state in Class 3A last year with a 14:10.

Shepard duo stays hot

Shepard’s two-time state qualifying girls tennis doubles team of seniors Brooke Zielke-Rachel Habbal opened the season 17-0 and won the 12-team Sandburg Tournament.

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

Moraine Valley’s cross country practice goes to the dogs

By Jeff Vorva

Women’s volleyball: Team members volunteered at the Misericordia Family Fest in Chicago on Sept.

10. The Cyclones helped with children’s games and face painting.

“I’ve been doing this with my family as long as I can remember,” said coach Lauren Lorenz. “I thought it would be a good way to get the players out serving the community.’’

This was the first community project the volleyball has done this season, and the players enjoyed it.

“I’ve never really done anything like that before,” said player Heather Fane. “It’s for such a good cause, and like I said the experience was just amazing. I would definitely do it again!”

Sports Editor

Moraine Valley’s cross country practice on Sept. 8 featured two- and four-legged running.

The Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge brought four dogs to get in a fun run around the practice fields of Moraine Valley’s campus with the Cyclone cross country men’s and women’s teams. This is the second year the two groups have paired up.

“The partnership between the Animal Welfare League and Moraine Valley cross country teams is definitely a good thing for the dogs and the team, AWL Kennel Manager Mark Estrada said. “They get to run with the dogs and the dogs get to experience human interaction and the exercise. We have volunteers who walk them, but they don’t get to run around a huge double soccer field.’’

Thor, Jameison, Mercedes, and Rocko were the dogs who made the trip. Jameison has been a blood donor for the other dogs at the shelter. They are a mix of pit bulls and Labrador and are up for adoption.

Each runner had a chance to take one of the dogs for a run, walk or roll on the grass.

“I thought it was cool. It’s something different from a bake sale or some other activity. Being with the dogs and the teams, it was a good day,” said freshman Cyclone runner Natalie Moreno (a Reavis graduate).

“Just coming out here holding and touching the dogs, it felt good. I really do want to adopt one.”

SXU

Continued from Page 1 chance to play the No. 1 team in the country — how can you not be excited?’’

St. Francis (also 3-0) brings in a powerhouse offense that exploded for 686 yards in a 49-21 victory over St. Ambrose Saturday in Davenport, Iowa. Nick Ferrer threw for 508 yards and six touchdowns. The senior has 110 career TD passes.

Hettiger, who had 2½ sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Belleville, is looking forward to the challenge. He said that the season opener against Marian had a special feel to it and he said he can’t

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Moraine Valley cross country hung out with shelter dogs during a recent practice.

“The dogs were freaking out from being outside in this big field. When I held it, it just took off like a car, like a big hunk of muscle that just wouldn’t stop. You kind of form a connection with them. It was a lot of fun. It’s like meeting a new person,” said freshman Cyclone runner Salah Mustafa (Andrew).

“This is the first time I’ve actually gotten up and close and wrestled with dogs. Personally I don’t get much of a chance to see and play with dogs, but I’m covered in sweat and my arm is full of drool. I’m really happy right now.”

wait for a crack at No. 1.

“The atmosphere is just so different,” Hettiger said.

“You can’t compare it with anything. Once you get out there, it’s just so surreal. I don’t know what it’s going to be like but I’m excited and the team is excited.

“If we bring the same type of energy as we did (against Lindenwood-Bellville), I’m looking for another shutout.’’

Ivlow said the offense should be ready.

“Everyone had us under the radar before the season started,” he said. “We’re ready to roll. They have everything to lose and we have nothing to lose. We’re going in with the same mentality that we have each week, and that’s to be ready to go.’’

QB Derby

Continued from Page 1 and ran for two more touchdowns in his debut in an upset over thenNo. 5 Marian to open the season.

Sophomore Alex Martinez threw for six touchdowns the following week in a blowout at Missouri Baptist.

Hunniford was back at the helm Saturday and threw for 196 yards and four touchdown passes in a 45-0 victory over LindenwoodBelleville.

Bianchi

Continued from Page 1 “I only have a week off and go right into basketball,” the business and communications

St. Xavier University Cross country: The Cougars women’s team took second out of 14 teams in the National Catholic Invitational at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Ellie Willging took fourth with a 17:34.8.

Willging and former Shepard standout Abel Hernandez were recently picked as the CCAC Cross Country Runners of the Week, after the Cougars swept the individual titles at the Midwest Classic, hosted by Olivet Nazarene earlier this month.

Trinity Christian College

Women’s cross country: TCC won the Lake Forest College Forester Invitational. Megan DeWeerd (22:41.5) and April VanRyn (23:04.7) finished first and second.

“It’s a good problem to have,” Feminis said. “I’ll be very, very honest with you, when Justin got here, we knew all about him because we recruited him four years ago. So we knew we had two outstanding quarterbacks.

“Last spring and in preseason camp, they got equal reps and we graded them on every single play.

We even graded them on when they went to the bathroom. It was as even as even could get. I told them that I couldn’t justify naming one of them as a starter. I told them ‘I could win a national champion-

ship with either one of you.’ The chances are, I will need either one of them at some point. I told them we would play both of them.”

Feminis is not interested in having the two stars play alternate series or quarters. The starter is the guy — for that week.

So the starting QB decision will be a weekly storyline.

“We talk about it as a staff and make a decision,” Feminis said.

“It’s a tough choice between the two of them. They both deserve to play and there is only one quarterback position.’’

major said. “I think I would be bored without sports. It’s challenging at times but it’s definitely worth it.’’

The Trolls are working at being a national elite NAIA team and are also counting on Jadyn Wil-

son (three goals), Jessica Owen (three goals) and Taylor Miller (two goals) for offensive punch.

Goalies Emily Ponstein, Sierra Christopher and Lindsey Dykema have earned victories.

fter the gloom and doom of 2016, anglers are gearing up for a much better run of salmon in 2017. Recent trends in the fishery suggest that ups and downs may be the new norm if prey populations do not stabilize.

Spread the word: Lake Michigan kings are back — for now.

After a couple of disappointing years of fishing for ChiOUTDOORS nook salmon along the shoreline of Lake WITH anglers JIM KIRBY Michigan, are once again excited about the late-summer bonanza these king salmon provide. While the final estimates of angler harvest and catch rates will not be known until spring, the long lines of heavy coolers of fish at fish cleaning stations are a very good sign.

The size of the fish is even more impressive. King salmon over 30 pounds have been rare to nonexistent in most recent years. This year has already produced numerous 30-pounders and even one giant that tipped the scales at 41.48 pounds.

Fishing report

Confirming the information above, Greg Katello from the bait and tackle shop Fishing Connection reports that king salmon in the 30 pound class are being taken on Lake Michigan from Waukegan north to Racine on “small body baits.” He also reports kings, cohos and steelheads are running in Trail Creek in Indiana and on a local basis, bass are hitting on surface frog lures in small ponds and lakes.

I rely heavily on local bait and tackle shops for up-to-date fishing reports, they have a constant stream if fishermen either going fishing or coming back from fishing only too happy to relive their experiences on the water.

The Fishing Connection is located at 7897 W. 159th St. in Tinley Park. The phone number is 708-532-1476. Greg is always willing to assist anglers in any way he can, whether it be fishing reports or advice on tackle or bait selection.

At last!

Hunters in Illinois may use crossbows during archery hunting seasons, including the Illinois Archery Deer Season and the Illinois Fall Turkey Archery Season beginning on Oct. 1.

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law House Bill 2893, which amended the Illinois Wildlife Code to repeal restrictions on the use of crossbows during hunting seasons in Illinois.

Illinois law previously allowed the use of crossbows for archery hunting by persons age 62 or older, and those with disabilities who qualified for a crossbow permit. In addition, the previous law allowed certain youth hunters to use crossbows, and allowed all archery hunters to use crossbows beginning the Monday after the second firearm deer season.

Outdoor calendar Sept. 23-24: National Hunting and Fishing Days, Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville, which features family activities, archery, shooting, seminars, exhibits and more.

Sept. 30: Woodchuck trapping season closes.

Oct. 1: First-come, first-served duck and goose permits.

Oct. 1 –Dec. 31: Chinook and Coho salmon snagging season on Lake Michigan shoreline opens. Check regulations.

Oct. 1-Jan.14: Archery deer and turkey season.

Oct. 7: Fall trout fly fishing season opens, 5 a.m. (catch-and-release only).

Oct. 7-9: Youth firearm deer season.

Let’s get ready to bundle

So much for global warming…

Falling right in line with what we saw from the ocean’s surface temperatures, the Great Lakes are also reportedly much cooler than normal at this time of year, and that indicates the possibility of a frosty, cold winter.

As reported by mlive, the average water temperatures are between 3 and 5 degrees cooler than this time last year.

Right now, southern Lake Michigan has water temperatures between 70 and 74 degrees, compared to previous data showing temps of 73 degrees to 77 degrees on August 21, 2016.

According to the Great Lakes Basin Report, when the Great Lakes water temperatures are warmer, they actually serve a much bigger role. The warm lake water actually warms cold air blowing south from Canada, so you can imagine what will happen when there isn’t any warm air to meet the frigid air blowing in from the north.

How this will affect the fishing season remains to be seen.

Think about it

Long ago, when men beat the ground with sticks and cursed, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called golf.

Jim Kirby’s columns run every first and third Thursday. E-Mail him at Kirbyoutdoors@sbcglobal.net.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST

Week 4 proved that Whalen could be as human as the other fi e. Well, “human” might not be the most accurate description of the other fi e. Anyway, Rakow and Vorva turned in some spiffy 9-2 records and Whalen was 8-3, while the other dudes were at 7-4. Week 5 has a few tough games on tap so hang onto your hats:

Last week: Overall: Providence Catholic at Brother Rice Chicago Christian at Walther Christian Shepard at Evergreen Park Marist at Marian Catholic Argo at Oak Lawn Reavis at Richards Thornton as Sandburg Stagg at Thornridge Hope Academy at St. Laurence St. Xavier University at St. Francis (Ind.)

JEFF VORVA 9-2 33-8 Providence Chicago Christian Shepard Marist Argo Richards Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence St. Francis

JASON MAHOLY 7-4 28-13 Providence Chicago Christian Shepard Marist Argo Richards Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence SXU

WALLY FINDYSZ 7-4 28-13 Providence Chicago Christian Shepard Marist Oak Lawn Richards Thornton Stagg St. Laurence SXU

BOB RAKOW 9-2 27-13 Providence Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence St. Francis

JOE BOYLE 7-4 29-12 Brother Rice Chicago Christian Shepard Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Stagg St. Laurence SXU

RANDY WHALEN 8-3 35-6 Providence Chicago Christian Shepard Marist Oak Lawn Richards Thornton Stagg St. Laurence SXU

WEEK 4 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

After Montini loss, Brother Rice has tall task to make playoffs

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Photo by Melissa Tamez

Tori Clinton of St. Laurence rushed for 149 yards against St. Rita Friday night, one week after setting a school record of 375 against Bishop McNamara.

ST. RITA 24, ST. LAURENCE 19

Clinton sees greatness in Vikings, despite 2-2 start

By Isi Frank Ativie Correspondent

After finishing the 2016 season with a respectable 9-4 record and a trip to the Illinois High School Association Class 6A state semifinals, St. Laurence’s football team is hoping to recover from a rocky 2-2 start to this season.

The Vikings have lost 25 of their seniors from last season’s squad, including quarterback Romello Washington and running back Fayezon Smart — two huge offensive threats.

The Vikings are fortunate to have senior running back Tori Clinton, who seems to be the main ingredient by carrying St. Laurence to another winning season.

“We’re still a great football team,” Clinton said. “We need to be disci-

plined and keep our composure.”

The 5-foot-9, 180-pound running back already has rushed for more than 500 yards this season. Clinton had an amazing 375-yard performance against Bishop McNamara on Sept. 8, breaking St. Laurence school president Joe Martinez’s single-game rushing record of 314.

Despite beating St. Rita, 45-42, last year for the first time since 1987, St. Laurence fell short 24-19 on Friday night in Burbank in a tough battle against its the RedHawks.

Clinton had 149 yards on the night but missed a good chunk of the second half with leg cramps.

The Vikings’ offensive power is not only led by upperclassmen such as starting quarterback Devon Rembis, but a handful of the team’s underclassmen have been making

quick adjustments performing at the varsity level.

There are currently 25 sophomores on St. Laurence’s varsity roster, and five of those are starters.

“We’re trying to do what the coach tells us to do,’’ said sophomore wide receiver Miles Scott, who had six catches against St. Rita, including a 10-yard touchdown reception.

Vikings head coach Harold Blackmon isn’t happy with a 2-2 start, but he has high expectations for his players in the next five games.

“We don’t lose confidence,” Blackmon said. “We will never lack confidence.”

The Vikings are seeking their first home victory Friday against tough non-conference opponent Chicago Hope Academy.

IHSA POSTSEASON ASSIGNMENTS

McAuley-Marist could clash with state semis on the line

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Although many other girls volleyball teams are going to try to prevent this from happening, the biggest MaristMother McAuley showdown in the history of this intense rivalry could take place in November.

The Illinois High School Association released its assignment for fall sports and there have been significant changes from recent years. The Class 4A sectional that hosts many area teams have featured west suburban powers Benet and Wheaton St. Francis and both of those teams have gone elsewhere.

Marist and McAuley are usually put in the same sectional group but this year they are split and could face each other at the McAuley Supersectional on Nov. 3. The winner goes to the state’s final four and the loser…well there will probably be some big-time postgame tears. Both teams have picked up national recognition this season and McAuley already beat the RedHawks 25-20, 25-17 Sept. 14 at McAuley in front of approximately 2,000 fans.

McAuley, the defending state champion and recognized as a national champ by three different organizations, competes in the St. Ignatius sectional, which features several Chicago Public League schools. Oak Lawn is also in that sectional. Seeds won’t come out early October, but the Mighty Macs figure to be the overwhelming top seed.

At the Andrew Sectional, Marist, Richards, Sandburg, Shepard and

Vorva

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A long time is not as long as it used to be.

Week 4 saw Peoria Notre Dame high school lead 35-8 after one quarter over host Peoria High School and lead

Stagg are area teams in the 22-team field along with Class 3A defending state champion Marian Catholic.

In Class 3A, Evergreen Park and St. Laurence are in the 23-team Brooks Sectional.

In Class 2A, Chicago Christian hosts its own sectional and now that the Knights have gone from Class 3A back to 2A, they are hoping for a possible final four visit in the state tournament.

Boys soccer

Marist, Oak Lawn, Richards, Sandburg, Shepard and Stagg are all bunched up in the 19-team Class 3A Reavis Sectional.

In Class 2A, Evergreen Park and Brother Rice are at the Brooks Sectional and St. Laurence is at a sectional that does not have a host yet.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian is at the Iroquois West Sectional.

Boys cross country

Marist will host Oak Lawn, Brother Rice, Shepard, Sandburg and Stagg among others in Class 3A. In Class 2A, Evergreen Park and Richards are at the Marist Regional as the RedHawks are hosting regionals in two classes. St. Laurence is at the Riverside-Brookfield Regional.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian is at the Bishop McNamara Regional.

Girls cross country

In Class 2A, Evergreen Park and Richards are at the Marist Regional as the RedHawks are hosting regionals in two classes. St. Laurence is at the Riverside-Brookfield Regional.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian is at the Bishop McNamara Regional.

Boys golf

Sandburg and Stagg are at the LincolnWay Central Class 3A Regional while Marist, Oak Lawn, Richards and Shepard are at the Crete-Monee Regional.

In Class 2A, St. Laurence, Brother Rice and Evergreen Park are at the St. Rita Sectional while Chicago Christian is at the Marian Catholic Regional.

Girls golf

St. Laurence, Marist, Mother McAuley, Richards, Sandburg, Shepard and Stagg will compete at the Hinsdale South Class 2A Regional.

In Class 1A, Evergreen Park is at the St. Viator Regional.

Girls tennis

Marist, Mother McAuley, Oak Lawn, Richards, Sandburg, Shepard and Stagg are at the Shepard Class 2A Sectional.

In Class 1A, Chicago Christian and St. Laurence are at the Joliet Catholic Academy Sectional.

Girls swimming

Marist will host Oak Lawn, Mother McAuley, Shepard, Sandburg and Stagg among others in Class 3A.

Mother McAuley, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn and Richards are at the Lyons Sectional while Marist, Sandburg, Shepard and Stagg are at the Lockport Sectional.

by as much as 34 before Peoria made a comeback.

The final score was Peoria 82, Notre Dame 80. In overtime.

“Honestly, both sides probably deserved to lose,” ND coach Sean Gillen told the Peoria Journal-Star, whose poor sportswriter, Dave Eminian, probably took longer to type in the box score than write the game

story.

The marathon set a record for most points in an IHSA game when both teams score. Last year, Deer CreekMackinaw beat Chicago Hope Academy 91-70 in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.

Chicago Hope, by the way, is visiting St. Laurence on Friday.

Montini avenged last year’s 42-6 trouncing

by Brother Rice in dramatic fashion Friday in Lombard.

Broncos quarterback Nick Orlando scored from one yard out with 33 seconds left in the contest, then tossed a pass to Matt Quaglia for the two-point conversion as Montini stunned the Crusaders 29-28.

Rice had taken the lead, 28-21, after being down by11 at halftime. Quarterback John Bean had three touchdowns.

Rice (1-3) must win four of its last five games to be eligible for the playoffs, and a schedule that has already featured games against unbeaten Marist and one-loss CreteMonee will continue to be unkind. The Crusaders host Providence (2-2) this week, then travel to Mt. Carmel for a Week 6 tilt in which they may be playing for their postseason lives. St. Rita and Loyola, both 3-1, loom in Weeks 8 and 9, respectively.

Marist 42, Marian Central 20 Mike Markett threw for 173 yards and tossed two touchdown passes, and ran for 50 yards and another score to lead the RedHawks over the Hurricanes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.

Markett, a junior quarterback, completed 10 of 13 passes, including a pair of touchdowns to wide receiver Jadon Thompson.

Senior running back D.J. Harrell added two touchdowns.

Marist (4-0, 2-0) scored at least 42 points in three consecutive games.

Stagg 36, Thornwood 18

Senior running back Greg Hoard rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers bounced back from a Week 3 drubbing at the hands of Homewood-Flossmoor to earn their third victory of the season.

Senior receiver/running back/cornerback Prentiss Powell was a force on both sides of the ball, rushing for 54 yards and hauling in three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown, and intercepting two passes.

Kyle Neputy was an efficient 6-of-10 for 87 yards and a touchdown. The senior signal-caller announced last week he will attend Cornell University, an Ivy League school, in 2018.

The Chargers could move within one win of playoff eligibility if they can defeat Thornridge on the road Friday. The Falcons fell to Lincoln-Way West, 49-8, last week.

Shepard 28, Reavis 10

Senior quarterback Marquel Porter accounted for more than 300 yards, and Chris Harrison scored on offense and defense.

Porter threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 99 yards. Harrison, a defensive back pressed into service because of IHSA-imposed suspensions to standout running back Neiko Harris and receiver Rishard Blake, caught three passes for 107 yards and a touchdown and returned an interception for a score.

“Fifty percent of our offense was on the sidelines and we needed kids to step up...

Chris Harrison and Marquel Porter stepped

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Brother Rice quarterback John Bean accounted for a trio of TDs in a loss to Montini.

up,” said Shepard head coach Dominic Passolano, who returned to the sidelines after missing the Richards game due to a family emergency.

Harris and Blake were suspended for the contest because they had been ejected from the Astros’ Week 3 game versus Richards for fighting.

Argo 21, Evergreen Park 20 The Argonauts scored a touchdown with 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, then converted a two-point try to hand the Mustangs their second straight loss.

The Mustangs fought back from a 13-0 halftime deficit behind a strong performance by sophomore quarterback Jack Manso, who was 7-of-12 passing and threw two touchdowns to senior wide receiver Darryn Caston. Senior running back Jalen Lynch ran 18 times for 102 yards.

“The kids fought back in the second half and put themselves into a position to win the game, but we were unable to finish,” said Mustangs head coach Jerry Verde

Immaculate Conception 67 Chicago Christian 17

The Knights started hot and led the defending Class 3A state champions, 17-14, in the first quarter. Knights senior quarterback Henry Light threw for 96 yards and a touchdown — a 62-yarder to Jacob Paluch.

Jonathan Griffin scored a TD and Matt McCarthy hit a 40-yard field goal.

Eisenhower 34, Oak Lawn 7 Spartans junior running back Nick Puente topped 100 yards rushing for the fourth consecutive game, totaling 142 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.

Lincoln-Way E. 46, Sandburg 7 Eagles senior wide receiver Nicky Shelton caught 10 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown, but Sandburg fell to the AP’s top-rated Class 8A team in Illinois.

Eagles senior defensive back Jaimie Marines picked off a pass, and junior linebacker Alex Hirschfield had two sacks.

LEMONT 15, RICHARDS 10

Bulldogs on wrong end of thriller

By John Romando Correspondent

From pregame, you could tell this game was going to be special. The bleachers at Lemont High School were packed for both sides, and the crowd was loud and energetic — even during the sophomore game.

There was still a lot of loud energy at the end of the varsity game as Lemont scored in the closing minutes of a 15-10 victory over Richards on Friday night.

Lemont (3-1) is one of the top teams in the South Suburban Conference Blue and Richards (2-2) is a perennial champion in the SSC Red, but the Bulldogs were missing a pair of starters. Both players were suspended after they were ejected for fighting in the previous week’s win over Shepard.

Lemont capped off a methodical drive in the fourth quarter, as Marcus Mathias hit

Austin Nagel on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 1:12 left in the game, and the Indians hung on to win.

Richards’ Cody Dryer blocked a punt that helped set up a Chris Ruane field goal with 4:59 left in the first quarter.

Quarterback Sebastian Castro hit receiver A’Maree Beard in the second quarter to help give Richards a 10-7 lead at halftime.

Lemont scored in the final 3:39 via a safety on a Richards punt attempt and then clinched it with the final scoring drive.

Richards still appears to be in good shape for a playoff bid as the meat of the South Suburban Red Conference schedule begins Friday when the Bulldogs host Reavis. They visit Eisenhower on Sept. 29, they host Evergreen Park on Oct. 6, they visit Argo on Oct. 13 and they wrap up the regular season Oct. 20 by hosting Oak Lawn.

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Some extra images while clearing out the photo card

Mother McAuley volleyball coach Jen DeJard (standing, on court) and a few shirtless Marist fans watch the action between the two state powers on Sept. 12. McAuley scored a 25-20, 25-17 victory.

St. Laurence goalie Brendan McLaughlin gets ready for a kick against Reavis on Sept. 9 in Bridgeview.

Evergreen Park sophomore QB Jack Manso is roughly escorted out of bounds during his team’s win over Chicago Agriculture Science at Gately Stadium on Aug. 26.

It seems to take a village for Shepard players to bring down Richards running back Derek Flowers in a game Sept. 8.

St. Xavier University quarterback Justin Hunniford talks to coaches in the press box during the Cougars’ upset win over Marian on Aug. 31. Hunniford threw for 425 yards in the game.

Brother Rice fans wave American flags during a football showdown against Marist on Aug. 25.

Stagg finished 0-9 in football last year in part because the Chargers had problems late in close games. Their motto this year has to do with finishing strong.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

St. Laurence volleyball players hit the floor for a cheer in August before their historic first match. Prior to this school year, St. Laurence was an all-boys school.

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Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW G. LABRADOR, MILAGROS LABRADOR Defendants 16 CH 015869 9600 WOODED PATH DRIVE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 16, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9600 WOODED PATH DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-206-028-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14885.

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. 14-16-14885 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 015869 TJSC#: 37-6589 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FRANK GASCA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 2849 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 11, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10650 S. 82ND AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-213-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $176,227.42.

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: WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA, 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 782-9676 FAX 312-782-4201 Please refer to file number WWR#10139550.

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.

WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 782-9676 Fax #: (312) 782-4201 E-Mail: ChicagoREDG@weltman.com Attorney File No. WWR#10139550 Attorney Code. 31495 Case Number: 2016 CH 2849 TJSC#: 37-8169 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC CORP. Plaintiff, -v.PATRICK M. SHINE, ROBIN SHINE, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants 16 CH 015873 12735 S. 84TH AVENUE PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12735 S. 84TH AVENUE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-35-200-042-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-15206.

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. 14-16-15206 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 015873 TJSC#: 37-8307 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Plaintiff, -v.DONALD A. TIETZ, PAMELA D. TIETZ, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., MALLARD LANDINGS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 013551 16810 HIGHBUSH ROAD 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 January 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 30, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 16810 HIGHBUSH ROAD, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-211-007, Property Index No. (27-29-201-010 underlying).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-14568.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-14568 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 013551 TJSC#: 37-8122 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSE J. NEVAREZ YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ; BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION; BROOK HILLS, PUD UNIT SIX HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF ILLINOIS; PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT UNION; JOSE NEVAREZ, JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES) OF YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 33517 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 13, 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. 27-31-105-005-0000.

Commonly known as 11744 Cranna Court, Orland Park, IL 60467.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W10-2893.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3060486

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

JEFFREY DAMIEN, AKA JEFF DAMIEN; DEIDRE M. DAMIEN; RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION Defendants, 17 CH 4505 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, October 3, 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. 23-23-112-022-0000.

Commonly known as 22 Cour Marquis, Palos Hills, IL 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 17-007514 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3059558

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.THE BENEGAS FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, FREDERICK J. BENEGAS, MICHAEL STEVENS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE BENEGAS FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 002244 12132 S. 69TH COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 23, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12132 S. 69TH COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-30-121-009-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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 14-17-00700.

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. 14-17-00700 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 002244 TJSC#: 37-6849 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2007-OA5 Plaintiff, -v.MARY P. MILLER, GE MONEY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MONOGRAM CREDIT CARD BANK OF GEORGIA, PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A MANORCARE OF SOUTH HOLLAND, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 48013 26 COUR MADELEINE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 2, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 26 COUR MADELEINE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465Property Index No. 2323-101-021-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $358,371.66.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 47873.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 47873 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 09 CH 48013 TJSC#: 37-4044 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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16 CH 7039 9722 SOUTH KARLOV AVENUE, UNIT 305 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 18, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9722 SOUTH KARLOV AVENUE, UNIT 305, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-10-225-036-1083.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $113,963.68.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16050003.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16050003 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 16 CH 7039 TJSC#: 37-6872 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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The Center to host family fall fest

The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead.

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

• Fall Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 23. Visitors can experience a day of country-fair fun. Kids’ games, pumpkin painting, horse rides, scarecrow making, animal barn tours, hayrack rides and live music will be featured.

There will be craft booths and flea market vendors, a farmer’s market with freshly picked pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks and the pumpkin patch will be open for those who would like to pick-their-own.

Freshly grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and other goodies will be on sale for lunch. Festival admission is $3 for children and $6 for adults.

• Log Cabin Art for Kids will be held for five Saturday mornings beginning Sept. 23. Students in kindergarten through second Grade will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Students in third through eighth Grade will gather from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructor Ruth Augspurger will demonstrate a world of art and nature for kids. Classes are held at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts studios and outdoors. Within each session, students work on a variety of art projects such as painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery and more. Each session ends with an art show. The class fee is $75, which includes all supplies.

• Vespers in the Pines will be held at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday Sept. 24. The Center ordinarily holds Vespers services in the Wayside Chapel. For these outdoor services, participants will be able to drive the farm road back to the pines, or park in the farm parking lot and stroll past The Center’s farm fields.

Those who have portable chairs are invited to bring them. Fellowship will be served in the pines as well.

• Family Art Class: Fall Leaf and Apple Prints will take place from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday Sept. 26.

Instructor Karen Signore will celebrate fall with a festive fall story and art project. Participants will experiment with and explore shapes, colors and space using leaves and apples to print with. The workshop fee is $10 per person.

• Creative Art Journaling will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday Sept. 29. The group usually meets on the last Friday of each month. Instructor April Schabes will help participants create a colorful artistic record of days, thoughts and experiences through words, collages, photos, poems, magazine images, drawings and watercolor. The class fee is $66.

• On the first Sunday of each month, except December, Communion is offered at both Wayside Chapel services. Volunteers are needed setting up Communion, as well as helping to distribute it. Those who are able and interested should contact Chris Hopkins at The Center. All are welcome. The Wayside Chapel serves a non-alcoholic cup of wine and gluten-free bread.

Family fun is the focus of Fall Fest.

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By Wolfgang Puck restaurants) with a little blanched Poetry slam set in Orland In 1983, after opening my res- spinach, before incorporating it Poets of all ages and skills are invited to bring their taurant Chinois on Main in Santa into the potatoes. Why? Because best original imagery and rhymes to the Orland Park Monica, Calif., I was proud to play the wasabi on its own would only Cultural Center, 14760 S. Park Lane, for a poetry a part in the culinary revolution turn the mashed potatoes pale slam set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. known as Asian fusion. That term green; the spinach, which doesn’t Admission is $5 for spectators, $3 for those par- refers to combining traditional add too much of its own flavor, ticipating. Tickets are available at the door.

Asian ingredients, recipes, and turns the mixture a bright jade “This is the second poetry slam we are running, cooking techniques with those of green that looks beautiful as a and it is sponsored by the Village of Orland Park’s other cuisines, particularly western backdrop for the scallops.

Art Commission,” said Jean Petrow, program supervi- ones. At Chinois, our Asian fuIt all adds up to a beautiful main sor for the Recreation Department. “Participants are sion naturally placed a special em- dish that you can make, start to invited to recite their original compositions. Audience phasis on California cuisine, with finish, in a little more than 30 participation is one of the things that makes this its celebration of local in-season minutes. Thank Asian fusion for event so much fun to attend.” ingredients and simple, relatively the well-deserved “oohs” and Patti Brucki, an Orland Park resident and seasoned quick cooking techniques. “ahs” from everyone at your table. “slammer,” will once again be hosting the all-ages Now, almost 35 years later, event. Brucki teaches in District 205, runs poetry Asian fusion has become part of and speech events, and was named “coach of the the way many people eat today, TERIYAKI-GLAZED year” for coaching various speech and poetry events. both in restaurants and at home. SEA SCALLOPS WITH There are no age restrictions, but all poetry must Supermarket Asian food aisles WASABI MASHED POTATOES Bridge Center discusses have family-friendly content. have expanded, along with the Serves 4 “There will be small prizes awarded to the top dirt bikes and motorcycles number of Asian ingredients in The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Ct., Orland performers. In order to win, all participants must the produce section and even the For the wasabi mashed poPark, offers several free events for teens in seventh perform original pieces,” Petrow said. “Last year wines and spirits department. Evtatoes: we had a fun group. It’s a night of raw talent and through 12th grade. ery day, home cooks and chefs • 1 pound organic baking diversity.”

For more information, call (708) 532-0500. happily use ingredients like soy potatoes, such as To learn more, contact Petrow at (708) 364-0682.

• Students are invited to join at the Bridge Center sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, russets, peeled from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 for a tailgate fresh ginger, lemongrass and sake, • 2 large cloves garlic, party. Lou Malnati’s will provide free food samples. reaching for them as confidently Artist explores miniature peeled • Behind the Scenes: Motorcycle Gear with Cycle as they reach for ketchup, barpainting at McCord • Kosher salt Gear is set from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek becue sauce, parsley and white • 4 tablespoons unsalted 26. Students will get an in-depth look into parts Road, Palos Park, will be hosting a workshop, “The or red wine. butter, cut into pieces and accessories for dirt bikes and street motorcycles.

Looking at the following recipe • 1/4 cup (60 mL) heavy • Knitting Hair Wraps is scheduled from 4 to 6 Art of Miniature Painting” with Marium Rana from for my teriyaki-glazed sea scallops cream, heated p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. Students will knit their 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24.

The workshop at McCord is $35 for members and with wasabi mashed potatoes, I’m • 1/2 pound (250 g) baby own custom hair wrap. surprised by the fact that, exciting spinach leaves, rinsed • Students will learn how to play Djembe Drums $45 for non-members. Reservations are needed. For and delicious though it sounds, and drained, large stems from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. Djembe reservations and more information, call the office at it really doesn’t seem all that (708) 671-0648. drums are from West African. removed The workshop explores miniature-painting tech- unusual. A generation ago, most • Graphic Design & Advertising with DLT Design & • 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi people in the United States would Photography is being held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, niques like transparent washes, black ink and marbling powder have considered it exotic; today it Sept. 28. Students will learn how to develop an effec- with Rana’s adaptions to available materials in the U.S. • Freshly ground white Rana is an American-born Pakistani artist whose simply seems fun and flavorful. tive advertisement that grabs attention, communicates pepper You’ll also find it surprisingly a clear message, and motivates an audience to act. exhibition “A Place to Call Home” will be at the easy. When I tell you it doesn’t use • Students are invited to gather for a colored campfire Moraine Valley Community College Robert F. DeFor the teriyaki-glazed sea store-bought teriyaki sauce, your and S’mores night from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Caprio Art Gallery Monday, Sept. 25 through Satscallops: first thought may be that making it urday, Oct. 28.

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• 1 pound (500 g) fresh This workshop is part of Moraine Valley’s MO- yourself might be complicated or sea scallops, tough SAICS: Muslim Voices in America which explores time-consuming. In fact, the few connective tissue at their Big Run Wolf Ranch sets open house the breadth of American culture through the lens of easy-to-find basic ingredients of a sides peeled off and classic teriyaki sauce — sake, soy Big Run Wolf Ranch, 14857 S. Farrell Road, Lock- Muslim artists living and practicing in the United discarded port, is hosting a family day and open house from States, with a focus on personal narrative. This project sauce, ginger, garlic, and honey • Kosher salt envisions a mosaic of stories to celebrate the diversity (which I use instead of sugar) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.

• Freshly ground black — are added all at once to the Admission is $6 which is payable in cash or credit of Muslims in America. pepper pan in which you’ve first briefly • 1 tablespoon peanut oil seared the scallops. Once those • 1/2 cup (125 mL) sake ingredients quickly reduce to a • 1/2 cup (125 mL) soy coating consistency, the scallops sauce are then returned to finish cooking • 2 tablespoons minced SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. in the sauce, acquiring a shiny water and not choose a definite

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t • 1 teaspoon minced unnecessary accusations if you The mashed potatoes, which ARIES (March 21-April 19): garlic The cosmic seas can change jump the gun. Emotional upsets engage in speculation. In the you make first and keep warm • 1/2 cup (125 mL) honey swiftly in the week ahead. Deal- could provoke you or cause you week to come it will be wise to while you quickly cook the scal• 3 tablespoons bottled ing with unpredictable people and to take an action that will be re- maintain a low profile and avoid lops, are just as easy. The main barbecue sauce situations might make even you gretted later. In the week ahead giving offense. Focus on honoring secret to them is the fact that I • 2 tablespoons minced puree the Japanese hot green musseasick. Avoid taking shortcuts relationship problems need to be obligations. scallions CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. tard powder called wasabi (which that might be deemed less than handled with care to avoid a break or rupture.

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First, prepare the wasabi mashed potatoes: Cut the potatoes into large pieces of equal size.

Put them in a medium-sized pot, with the garlic cloves, add enough cold water to cover, season well with salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.

Cook the potatoes until tender enough to be pierced easily with a fork or skewer, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain thoroughly and return with the garlic cloves to the stillhot pot over very low heat for a few minutes to evaporate excess moisture.

Pass the potatoes and garlic through a ricer or a food mill back into the pot. With a wooden spoon, briskly stir in the butter and hot cream.

Meanwhile, in a clean pot, bring water to a boil; place a mixing bowl filled with ice cubes and water nearby. Add the spinach to the pot, immersing it for 10 seconds; then, drain the spinach and immediately plunge it into the ice water. Drain thoroughly, squeezing out excess liquid from the leaves. Place the spinach in a food processor with the wasabi powder.

Pulse until finely chopped; then, continue processing until pureed, stopping as needed to scrape down the side of the work bowl.

Stir the spinach-wasabi puree into the warm mashed potatoes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm.

For the teriyaki-glazed scallops, cut each scallop in half horizontally to make 2 round pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat.

When the pan is hot, add the oil and sear the scallops for 15 to 30 seconds on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Pour off and discard any excess oil from the pan. Away from the stove, carefully add the sake; then stir and scrape to deglaze the pan deposits.

Return the pan to medium-high heat, add the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, honey and barbecue sauce, and bring to a boil; then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until thickened.

Return the scallops to the pan; stir and turn them in the sauce to coat and heat them through.

Remove from the heat.

Serve immediately, mounding the mashed potatoes on heated plates and spooning the scallops over and around them. Garnish with scallions.

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*** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE BIG SICK”: The critically praised comedy-drama, based on the life of star and cowriter Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”), casts him as a comic whose heritage may get in the way of love. He falls for a graduate student (Zoe Kazan, as a surrogate for co-writer Emily V. Gordon, Nanjiani’s wife), but his very traditional parents don’t approve of the relationship. When his new love develops a health crisis, he has to connect for the first time with Continued on page 8

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LaVar Ball and his basketball family star in Facebook reality-TV show

By Todd Spangler Can LaVar Ball’s boastful antics and familial dramas draw a TV-size audience for Facebook?

The first two episodes of “Ball in the Family” — a docu-series about LaVar Ball, his basketball whiz-kid sons and his wife — will premiere Aug. 31 on the social platform. The show was funded

by Facebook and produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, the company that brought you realityTV fare like “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and “The Real World.”

“You think you know me? You think you know my family?” LaVar Ball says in a teaser for the show. “You have no idea.”

For Facebook, “Ball in the Family” is one of the first original TV-style shows it’s using to launch Facebook Watch: a new feature that aggregates longer-form video content and encourage episodic viewing — ideally giving Facebook more premium midroll ad inventory to sell. For now, access to Facebook Watch is available to a limited number of U.S. users in a test rollout, but any Facebook user can access “Ball in the Family” from its dedicated show page on the service.

Facebook is betting that LaVar Ball and his larger-than-life personality will pull a crowd. The former basketball and football player

has gained notoriety for bragging about his sons’ hoops abilities, and he’s also famous for claiming that in his prime he would have been able to “kill Michael Jordan one-on-one.”

“We wanted to give our fans an unfiltered look into our lives and show them a side of us that isn’t typically seen,” LaVar Ball said in a statement. “We have a big community of fans on Facebook, so we’re excited our series is going to be on Watch. And who better to help us tell our story than Bunim-Murray Productions.”

His official Facebook page has 112,000 followers.

The show follows the lives of the L.A.-based Balls, as LaVar coaches Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo and younger sons LiAngelo and LaMelo, and builds the family’s Big Baller Brand sports-apparel business. “Ball in the Family” also covers the rehabilitation of Tina Ball, LaVar’s wife, as she recovers from a stroke.

“We are thrilled to work with the Ball family to share their remarkable story at a pivotal moment in their lives,” said Gil Goldschein, chairman and CEO Bunim-Murray Productions. “For fans, it will be a front-row seat to how the family deals with the skyhigh expectations heaped upon it.”

The show’s home on Facebook “has enabled us to push the conventions of reality [television] in

a way we think will really drive community engagement,” added Julie Pizzi, co-president of entertainment and development for Bunim-Murray.

Facebook funded the production of the show, and it has paid for other original series as well. Those include Condé Nast Entertainment’s “Virtually Dating,” which bowed Wednesday on Facebook, about couples who go on blind dates that occur entirely in VR; and reality series “Returning the Favor” from Mike Rowe (“Dirty

Jobs”), whose first two episodes premiered Monday. But the company has paid for only a handful of the several hundred shows initially in Facebook Watch, and execs say the seed-funding strategy is simply an effort to jump-start an open ecosystem of long-form video content on the platform.

“Ball in the Family” is executive produced by Bunim-Murray’s Gil Goldschein, Julie Pizzi, Farnaz Farjam and Steve Ezell. LaVar Ball and Tina Ball serve as producers.

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her parents (Holly Hunter, Ray Romano). Directed by Michael Showalter (“Wet Hot American Summer”), the film was produced

by Judd Apatow. DVD extras: four “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Nanjiani, Gordon, Showalter and producer Barry Mendel; deleted scenes; South

by Southwest Film Festival panel. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE HERO”: Veteran actor Sam Elliott gets a terrific showcase with writer-director Brett Haley’s profile of a former Western star who, while dealing with illness, gets an unexpected chance at a career comeback. He also gets another surprise with a shot at love again — with Laura Prepon (“Orange Is the New Black”) as the woman in question, a stand-up comic — while trying to make amends with his estranged daughter (Krysten Ritter, “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”). The fine cast also includes Katharine Ross (“The Graduate”), alias Mrs. Sam Elliott in real life, and Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”). DVD extras: audio commentary by Elliott and Haley; photo gallery. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE VIETNAM WAR”: A new documentary series from genre master Ken Burns (the most recent recipient of the Television Critics Association’s career achievement award) always is a major event, and his latest collaboration with fellow producerdirector Lynn Novick — making its home-video debut the same week it begins its PBS broadcast — traces the title conflict with a particularly bountiful number of firsthand witnesses for a Burns project, from both the American and Vietnamese sides. Archival news footage, home movies, photographs and audio clips also are incorporated. Of special note is the very precise music soundtrack, with the original portions of it composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and contributions by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble — plus classic songs from the relevant era by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and many others. **** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “LETHAL WEAPON: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON”: The popular buddy-cop movie franchise gets a fresh take with this Fox series version, casting Clayne Crawford in Mel Gibson’s feature-film role as Martin Riggs, the personally distressed detective whose troubled history prompts him to take some big risks on the job. In turn, that distresses his new partner Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans Sr., assuming Danny Glover’s part), a family man who’s not a fan of

taking unnecessary chances. Keesha Sharp plays Murtaugh’s wife, Kevin Rahm portrays the cops’ boss, and Jordana Brewster (“The Fast and the Furious”) appears as a psychologist who deems Riggs a very special case. Hilarie Burton (“White Collar”) guest stars in several episodes. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted scenes; extended version of pilot episode; outtakes. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “BATES MOTEL: SEASON FIVE”: The A&E Network series that explained how Norman Bates (played by Freddie Highmore) became a titular “Psycho” ended its run with this set of episodes, involving his mother (Vera Farmiga) in a way that might be suspected by devotees of the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie. The plot partially reinvents that suspense classic, even involving embezzler Marion Crane (music star Rihanna, assuming Janet Leigh’s iconic don’t-go-in-the-shower role). In a scene that evokes a very famous one, executive producer Carlton Cuse appears as a policeman who stops Marion. Kenny Johnson, Brooke Smith (“The Silence of the Lambs”), Austin Nichols (“The Walking Dead”) and Damon Gupton (“Criminal Minds”) also are featured. A complete-series set also is newly available. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)

COMING SOON:

“TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT” (Sept. 26): The alien robots are determined to have a possible link to ancient times; Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins star. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “47 METERS DOWN” (Sept.

26): When their protective cage comes loose, vacationers (Mandy Moore, Claire Holt) are sent to the bottom of the ocean, where sharks target them. (PG-13: P, V) “AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ROANOKE” (Oct. 3): The sixth season of the FX drama series takes the form of a re-enactment show about an encounter with the paranormal.

(Not rated: AS, P, V) “THE BOOK OF HENRY” (Oct. 3): A woman (Naomi Watts) and her surviving son try to carry out her late child’s plans against a neighbor. (PG-13: AS, P) “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES” (Oct. 3): Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has adventures anew as he seeks an artifact that will keep a murderous enemy at bay. (PG-13: AS, V) “THE HOUSE” (Oct. 10): To fund their daughter’s college tuition, a couple (Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler) opens a makeshift casino.

(R: AS, N, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

LaVar Ball greets fans during halftime on July 7, 2017 at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nev.

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