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Harvey response calls region to duty Former Palos Heights man wades floodwaters

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Have boat, will rescue.

With Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters rising, David Gavril of Belton, Tex. was keeping a close eye on the forecast as he worked his job as a locomotive engineer with the BNSF Railway.

“They were talking about getting 37 inches of water where we were at,” he said. “I was concerned we’d get stuck down there at work and not be able to get home.”

Little did he know at the time, but not long after safely heading home Dave and four buddies from the job would turn around and wade—quite literally—into the thick of floodwaters far deeper than 37 inches, rescuing more than 100 people stranded in their homes without a way out.

The Palos Heights native and his friends heeded the call for rescue personnel and equipment

to come to the aid of countless people in the greater Houston area hammered by the hurricane, which will likely enter the record books David Gavril among the worst national disasters in U.S. history, alongside Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy.

“Once they talked about water from the levees having to be released (to relieve pressure and prevent potential collapse), that’s when they started calling for the boats,” Gavril said. “FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) was talking about how private citizens would need to be the first responders.”

Gavril, along with Matt Von Rajcs, Cliff Kessler, Jason Hodnick and David Reasoner, all of BNSF, headed south to the town of Katy, just west of Houston.

“Driving down there, it took us about two-and-a-half hours and we made it as far as we could go,” Gavril said about the floodwaters on the Interstate that eventually blocked their progress and stopped them at Katy. The friends travelled in two SUVs, each pulling a flat-bottomed aluminum boat, one 18-feet in length and one 16-feet long, both equipped with outboard motors. During the drive, they encountered additional rescuers on the road hauling boats until the caravan was some 20 vehicles strong by the time they had to pull over at approximately 7 p.m. on August 28.

“FEMA was set up at Katy High School with the National Guard,” he said. “We checked in with them and they told us to download an app. The civilian boats were running their own Photo by Cliff Kessler dispatch.”

Palos Heights native Dave Gavril carries two children through Hurricane

Texas hurricane prompts Houstons to help Houston

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Sometimes wordplay can be almost too good to be true.

“Houstons Helping Houston” was an effort over the Labor Day weekend to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief, and the project was the work of Houstons.

Honest-to-goodness Houstons.

“Lemonade! Lemonade! Help Houston! Help out Houston!” yelled children in Palmer Park on the corner of 73rd Court and 124th Street as motorists drove slowly past, many stopping.

“We’re trying to raise money for the Houston Food Bank in Texas,” said William Houston, 9, as he explained the mission of a Harvey floodwaters to the safety of a boat during rescue efforts. Gavril lemonade stand and cookie table and four friends from work drove from their Texas homes to the Houston

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Dist. 230 proposes balanced $143.8 million budget Relief at passage of Senate Bill 1

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

The School District 230 Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the tentative $143.8 million budget for fiscal year 2018 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Andrew High School, at 9001 W. 171st St., Tinley Park.

The hearing will precede the regular monthly school board meeting, when the balanced budget is expected to be adopted. Finance Committee Chairman Tony Serratore noted at the Aug. 31 meeting that if adopted, it would be the

15th consecutive balanced budget passed by the board, which oversees Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Stagg High School in Palos Hills and Andrew in Tinley.

Until the Sept. 28 meeting, the tentative budget is available for viewing on the District 230 website, under the “School News” tab, at www.d230.org. It may also be viewed at the District 230 administration office, 15100 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park.

Members of the board and administration have been keeping close tabs in recent weeks on the wrangling over education funding in Springfield, and Superintendent Dr. James Gay and others expressed relief that Gov. Bruce Rauner finally signed a funding bill just hours before the meeting.

“We anticipate at least the same level of state funding this year,” said John Lavelle, assistant superintendent for business services, adding that the budget numbers might change slightly before Sept.

28, as details come out about the state funding bill.

“We were watching the proceedings in Springfield live today. There are no real numbers yet. I think right now, we are fine. We are held harmless, but it (will change) from year to year,” said Gay, due to the new funding formula that will be in place.

The “hold harmless” provision of SB 1 guarantees no school will receive less state aid under the new model than it currently does.

Responding to Board President Rick Nogal, who asked whether the

elementary schools that feed into 230 would also be held harmless this year, Gay said that was correct.

Those schools would not lose any money, either.

Lavelle said the new funding formula, designed to provide more money to the districts most in need of it, is driven by 27 different elements.

“This district has been very proactive (financially). That helps because the state funding is such a fast-moving target,” said Nogal.

District 230 currently only receives about eight percent of its funding from the state, and that is not likely to increase under the new formula, which places the district in Tier 3, with only Tier 4 above it.

According to reports, most of the new funding dollars being made

available will go to Tier 1 and Tier 2 schools.

Lavelle said that this year, the money allocated to the district is guaranteed, because it has already been budgeted. But in future, general state aid is going to depend more on the number of students enrolled in the district.

“I think we just have to keep an eye on it,” said Gay. The superintendent pointed out the eight percent of funding District 230 receives from the state includes five percent that is specifically for “categoricals,” the term used for transportation and special education. “So without that, we are really only getting three percent of state funding (for general use),” he said.

It was also noted at the meeting that the district just recently

received its last payment for categorials the state owed for the 201516 school year, and the payments for the 2016-17 are still overdue.

“I firmly believe that our voice was heard because some parts of the original bill that were very detrimental to us were removed,” said Gay. “I would like to thank Dr. Gay for fighting for our money. I appreciate it and am very grateful,” said board Vice President Melissa Gracias.

“I want to thank the administration for the long hours and efforts put into this,” agreed board secretary Susan Dalton.

Rep. Lipinski: Protect Dreamers from deportation From staff reports In response to President Trump’s announcement earlier this week that he will be ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in six months, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) renewed his call for Congress to pass H.R. 496, the BRIDGE (Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy) Act, which would protect recipients of DACA from the threat of deportation.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (D-Colorado), the author of the bill, has limited co-sponsorship

by Democrats to those who could also gain the support of a Republican co-sponsor. Four months ago, Lipinski became only the 13th Democratic co-sponsor when he was able to bring on U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Michigan) as a supporter.

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that he would ‘deal with DACA with heart,’ but now it is up to Congress to act to protect these young immigrants,” Lipinski said.

“Congress can do that by passing the bipartisan BRIDGE Act which would ensure that DACA recipients continue to be protected from deportation.

“I have always focused on bringing people together to solve problems, so earlier this year I proactively reached across the aisle to secure Rep. Upton’s support for this bill, which enabled me to also sign on as a cosponsor,” Lipinski continued. “I am hopeful that others join in this bipartisan effort to do what most Americans agree is the right thing to do.”

The BRIDGE Act would grant those eligible under DACA three years of legal protection. DACA provides temporary protection from removal – as well as work authorization – to people who were brought to the United States as children, as long as they register

with the government, pay a fee, and pass a criminal background check. More than 752,000 people have received DACA authorization.

Under the BRIDGE Act, a current DACA recipient would receive provisional protected presence until the expiration date of his or her DACA status and could apply for continued protected presence prior to that expiration. Applicants would be required to pay a reasonable fee, undergo criminal background checks, and meet a number of eligibility criteria indicating that they came to the United States as minors, grew up in this country, have pursued an education, have not committed any serious crimes, and do not pose a threat to the country.

An individual’s provisional protected presence and employment authorization would be subject to revocation by the Department of Homeland Security if it is deter-

mined that the individual no longer meets the eligibility criteria. The BRIDGE Act would provide provisional protected presence and employment authorization for three years after the date of enactment of the legislation.

Lipinski’s leadership on the BRIDGE Act has drawn praise from those concerned about the plight of those who have been given an opportunity under DACA. “The North American Institute for Mexican Advancement (NAIMA) understands that building support for immigration issues also requires the support of centrist legislators such as Congressman Dan Lipinski,” said NAIMA President Sergio Suarez.

“After meeting with the Congressman, NAIMA applauds his endorsement of the Bridge Act in support of DACA youth. Rep. Lipinski’s support, along with his work to identify a Republican colleague to join as a co-sponsor of

the bill, is a significant move in support of immigrant families.”

Cardinal weighs in Cardinal Blase Cupich made his opinion known about the President’s action on Tuesday afternoon.

“Today President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the dreams of nearly a million young people covered by the executive order and applying for inclusion,” the Cardinal said in a statement.

“In the past the President stated that the Dreamer story ‘is about the heart,’ yet today’s decision is nothing short of heartless.

The Dreamers “are now left in a six-month limbo, during which Congress is supposed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, a feat they have been unable to achieve for a decade,” Cupich said. “In fact, this inability to agree on a just immigration system

led President Obama to sign the executive order protecting minor children brought to this country by their parents.”

The Cardinal continued, “As the considerations of the ‘heart’ seemed to be insufficient to keep protection in place, Congress must now act decisively and swiftly.

An immediate first step is for our leaders to pass legislation that will protect those previously covered by the DACA program, while they deal with the long-overdue comprehensive reform of our immigration system. They must be guided by compassion and respect for human dignity, and honestly consider the substantial evidence that deporting these young Americans would do great economic harm to the states where they reside.

“With the bishops in this country, we remain committed to upholding the dignity of all persons and the fundamental right of all to live free from fear in the nation founded on that promise,” he said.

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Local Muslim volunteers open their hearts for Texas Zakat Foundation sends aid caravan to Houston

By Bob Rakow A steady stream of boxes containing toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorant and soap were carried out of a warehouse and emptied onto tables where volunteers formed assembly lines, sorted the supplies and placed them into individual plastic bags.

Across the parking lot, pallets stacked with paper towels, baby formula, diapers, nonperishable food and bottled water were loaded into two 26-foot rental trucks that would leave for Houston before the afternoon was over.

This was the scene Saturday as approximately 50 volunteers gathered in the parking lot of the Zakat Foundation of America in Bridgeview to participate in a relief effort for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. They wore white T-shirts that read, “Is Your Heart as Big as Texas.” The answer was obvious.

“We organized all of this in three days,” said Donna Neil-Demir, the foundation’s health advisor and the wife of Executive Director Halil Demir.

The Zakat Foundation of America is a Muslim nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating the immediate needs of poor communities and providing emergency relief and post-disaster rehabilitation.

“A lot of it comes from donations,” Neil-Demir said. “The American public is one of the most generous groups in the world.”

This is not the Zakat Foundation’s first disaster relief effort.

The organization responded in a

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Rescues begin Gavril and friends obtained addresses of people from the fire department or via the app and headed out in their boats. Among the many people they found was a mother with two kids in chesthigh water. But street addresses, at night, in unfamiliar territory, with standing water in some cases many feet high?

“Believe it or not, Google maps on our phones was still working,” he said. “It was really no different than driving down the street in a truck.”

Another rescuer pulled up and advised Gavril to not wait for addresses, to instead just head out because so many people were waiting to be found.

“Sure enough, we took a left into a subdivision and there were people hanging out their second-story windows, waving at us,” he said.

The team pulled a kayak loaded with supplies behind one of the boats and looked for the signs of people needing rescue—white towels or sheets being displayed and/or flashlights waving.

“We watched the waters slowly rising as we went along,” said Gavril, noting that they had launched their boats in approximately two-and-a-half feet of water but, at one point, “I walked across one of the streets. I’m sixfoot two-inches tall and I could barely keep my head above water.”

Each boat could handle about five people at a time in addition to the crew. Pets were also often along for the ride.

Gavril said he was typically the one from the team to hop off the boat and into the water.

‘It was pretty non-stop,” he said of the back-and-forth journeys with the boats and people. “As quick as we could get in there was as quick as the boats would fill up.”

Gavril said that it was tough when he and the team encountered people they could not assist, usually due to a medical condition.

One such person was a bedridden

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Volunteers load supplies onto one of two trucks that departed the Zakat community, using a home on a Foundation in Bridgeview for Houston on Saturday afternoon.

similar fashion during Hurricane Katrina and the flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Fatima Khalil, of Orland Park, was stationed at the end of a table and helped sort personal hygiene items.

“We’re helping people and making them more comfortable,” Khalil said. “We’re all united. It feels great to help.”

Suzanne Asbour, of Tinley Park, worked at another table with a group of teens from the Prayer Center of Orland Park.

“We need to help,” Asbour said.

“It’s a humanity thing.”

Yara Daoud, the foundation’s outreach coordinator, worked alongside volunteer Nadeen Shaban filling bags with personal items. “This is going to help someone,” Daoud said.

“We’re just here to help,” Shaban added. “We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do.”

Demir emphasized that the foundation will be involved in Houston long after the initial relief effort is over. While in Houston, he will sign a contract for storage space that will be used to house supplies over the next several months.

“We’re going to be there, and we’re going to stay there,” Demir said.

He added that the victims must not be forgotten once Hurricane Henry is no longer a top news story. Over time, he said, the initial relief work will transition into a rebuilding effort.

Demir said the response to the foundation’s relief effort was overwhelming.

“People keep bringing and bringing things. It never stops,” he said.

To donate to the foundation’s relief effort, visit www.zakat.org.

woman using oxygen.

“It was hard walking away from the people we couldn’t help out,” he said. “We’d let the fire department know and fortunately when we’d cruise past the house a couple hours later, the fire department would be getting the people out.”

The National Guard and the Coast Guard were also on the scene providing such rescues.

Gavril observed that many, if not most, of the flooded houses still had working electrical service, which was a serious safety concern.

The former Palos Heights resident had a lot of people interested—and, of course, concerned— about his well-being. His wife, Jennifer and their sons, Joseph, 7 and Mikey, 6 were at home at Belton, which is located just south of Waco and north of Austin. Gavril’s father, Glenn, lives in New Lenox and his mother, Carol Darwent Cody, lives in the same Palos Heights home that David’s grandparents built in Old Westgate in 1963. Gavril has a younger brother, Craig.

“I’m quite proud of him, very proud of him,” said Gavril’s mother. Reflecting on the photo accompanying this article, in which Gavril is carrying two boys from a flooded house toward the rescue boat, Darwent Cody said “They’re about the same age as his sons, my grandsons. It sort of hits home.”

Gavril’s father, Glenn, said “He did what’s in his heart. That’s the way he is, it’s what’s inside him.”

David Gavril attended Navajo, Chippewa and Independence Junior High, graduating from Shepard High School in 1998.

He hired on with BNSF Railway in the Chicago area in 2001 and joined the U.S. Army Reserves the same year. He has served in Afghanistan.

Gavril and his wife relocated to Texas in 2006. “The winters are more bearable,” he said with a laugh.

By Gavril’s count, he and his friends rescued 115 people and about 30 pets. They played a part in the recovery from one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters, a recovery that has barely begun as the death toll now stands at 60 and the costs estimated to be as much as $100 billion dollars or more.

“We just went down there to help out,” he said. Gavril and his friends were back home near midnight of Aug. 29, a whirlwind experience “(David) has a good heart, and the other guys, too,” said his father, Glenn. “He has always been independent, has always followed his own heart.”

“I’m in awe of the young man he turned into,” said Carol, his mother.

Amazing spirit of the people “On the way down we were really trying to get our minds right,” said Gavril. “We were expecting to see utter devastation. We didn’t know what we were getting into.”

In fact, even local law enforcement cautioned the outsiders to be prepared—including having a loaded firearm.

“We never saw a threat (ourselves) and never heard of a threat from anyone else,” Gavril said.

“Everyone was in amazing, high spirits.” Gavril said he even joked with the local people as he and the friends pulled up in their boats, asking if someone had called for Uber.

He did notice a distinct difference in people’s spirits after dark, however.

“In the nighttime, you’d hear a lot more desperation in people’s voices compared to the daytime when people were all smiles,” he said.

Wrapping up Gavril and his friends slept in their vehicles and during the next day of rescue efforts began noticing the arrival of many additional personnel.

“Once we started seeing California fire departments and others out in the water with us, we asked if we were doing more good or if we were going to start to get in the way. We didn’t want to become a burden or liability,” he said.

Gavril had kept his family upto-date with photos, a video and even a live broadcast on Facebook.

quiet residential street in Bridgeview as its base, has come through in impressive fashion to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

Peter Piotrowski, a truck driver, recalling the utter destruction he saw when he helped victims of Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago when he was a contractor, was touched seeing televised reports of the dramatic flooding in Texas last week, his wife, Maggie, said Monday.

So, Peter went on Facebook and put out a plea to fellow Polish-Americans in the Chicago area that they make donations to those in need.

“He said, ‘What do you think about my posting on Facebook about donations, and I’ll take the stuff to Houston?’ Maggie Piotrowski recalled. “I told him that if he was willing to drive, I was willing to help.”

Peter expected to fill one truck outside their home. The outpouring of support was so strong, seven vehicles of various sizes were filled, and they made a caravan journey to Houston to deliver the items.

“None of us thought this was going to bring all these people here,” Maggie Piotrowski said.

She and Kinga Romanowski, of Schiller Park, whose husband Adam is a friend of Peter’s, were

said with a laugh.

Any more donations that are received will be heading to Houston or another destination depending when and if Hurricane Irma hits U.S. soil, they said.

Volunteer Sharon Conrad was busy Monday walking around the neighborhood, distributing hundreds of fliers asking people to donate a wide range of goods needed by the people of Texas. She declined comment, saying “this was Maggie and Peter’s idea.”

The loaded trucks “left at 10:15 Friday night and they made the last drop (in Houston) Sunday night, and the first truck is back. The other trucks should be coming back together,” Maggie Piotrowski said.

The village of Bridgeview chipped in, too, with volunteers coming “from pretty much every department” loading the trucks, she said.

Romanowski said she “cried happy tears” when she watched the volunteers helping. “It’s a big thing just to help, to carry stuff,” she said. “We were here until 4 a.m. Saturday night checking on things.”

Asked if the showing of support from all walks of life gave them more faith in people, both women smiled.

“Oh, yeah,” Romanowski said.

“Just a little bit more,” Piotrowski added.

Donations are still being taken.

They can be dropped off at 6912 Garden Lane, Bridgeview.

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Local children pitched in over the Labor Day weekend with lemonade and homemade cookies to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief in the greater Houston area. They are (from left): William Houston, 9; Olivia Houston, 4; Jake Houston, 7; Sara Burzycki, 9 and Joseph Burzycki, 7.

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“We’re helping the people in Texas that need food,” said Joseph Burzycki, 7.

For an hour-and-a-half Saturday and two hours on Labor Day, a steady stream of drivers and pedestrians stopped at the stand to read the mission hand-printed on a large banner and to make a donation.

“We’d like two lemonades and one cookie,” said Andrea Urban who approached the stand with her three-year-old daughter, Alexandra. “Do you want to pick out a yummy cookie?” she asked the youngster. “Those look so good.

Thank you, guys.”

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busy over the weekend coordinating all the donations at Maggie and Peter’s home in the 6900 block of Garden Lane in Bridgeview.

Both men have Katrina memories as Adam actually was in New Orleans when that hurricane hit hard, his wife said.

Mayor Steve Landek applauded their efforts: “This is what Bridgeview is all about, our residents stepping up and helping others who are in times of dire need.”

Adam Romanowski and Peter Piotrowski were unable to comment Monday as they were busy driving trucks back to Illinois.

Kinga spread the word on Facebook at her site, Polish Mama Bez Cenzury: “I thought, this is something I want to be part of because I felt it was something good to do. I didn’t think this would grow so fast and so big.”

Donations began pouring in.

Volunteers drove around collecting items. You name it, it was probably donated, the women said.

Trucks were donated by people, too. Drivers donated their time.

The women said they had tears in their eyes at times when donations were rolling in. Romanowski said $128 for gas money was raised by kids running a lemonade stand in Franklin Park.

As the women talked Monday afternoon in Piotrowski’s living room, their cell phones kept sounding as messages were received about even more donations.

“It’s only 3’clock and my phone has died a second time,” Maggie

the table both days and said the donations would be sent online to the food bank.

“This is the best way to help, to make an online donation so they (hurricane victims) get it right away,” she said. “They don’t have a way to store goods there. People want to send stuff, but there’s nowhere to put it. A lot of people are donating to the Red Cross, which is fantastic, but I saw online that the food bank is empty. They’ve emptied their shelves.”

William Houston said he and the other kids decided to take action after seeing coverage in the media.

“We were reading a lot about it in the news and it was really sad,” he said, “so we said we’re going to do this.”

The two-day total climbed to $371.16 by quitting time at noon on Labor Day.

“People were emptying out their change,” said Kimberly Houston.

“The kids saw how nice everyone was. It really was an unexpected lesson, to learn to be kind.

Mark Michel walked to the stand with his dog, Clover.

“You know what? I’m going to give you 20 bucks because I haven’t donated much to this,” said Michel, offering a similar contribution as many others who stopped by. “But I’m going to ask for a couple cookies,” he said with a smile.

The children quickly bagged up his request of two homemade cookies in the shape of Texas, decorated in red, white and blue icing.

“It’s Americans taking care of each other,” he said about the importance of making a donation for hurricane relief.

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Police arrest suspect in Palos child-luring case

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

An 18-year-old Chicago man was arrested last week in connection with an alleged child-luring incident on Aug. 25.

Police said that a fifth-grade student at Palos East School in Palos Heights told her parents that two men tried to lure her toward their car when she got off the school bus at the corner of Moraine Drive Photos by Jessie Molloy and Cour D’Alene in Palos Hills.

Clockwise from top left: Molly, a Springer Spaniel mix, has a new, temporary home at P.A.W.S. of Tinley Park, 8301 W. Palos Dist. 118 Schools Superin191st Street. Lynn White, a board member at the shelter, holds a Shitzu named Cookie. Nate, a yellow lab, mugs for tendent Anthony M. Scarsella said the camera. These dogs and many others were brought to P.A.W.S. from a Texas shelter flooded by Hurricane Harvey. the girl, who ran home unharmed, reported the incident when she returned to school on Aug. 28, and a police report was filed. The

girl said two men in a red Ford Mustang attempted to lure the girl toward the car by offering her candy and an iPhone.

Palos Hills Deputy Chief Traci Hlado said Journey Davis, 18, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct on Aug. 30, after he “came in on his own accord with his mother” following an extensive investigation by police.

She said investigators were able to identify the car and the people in it after canvassing the area and conducting interviews Hlado said Davis was the passenger in the vehicle. He is due in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 29.

“The driver of the vehicle was not involved in the incident,” said

Hlado, explaining why the driver was not charged.

Palos Dist. 118 draws students from Palos Hills, Palos Heights and Palos Park, and police in those communities have stepped up patrols around bus stops since the school year began and this incident was reported.

“Now that school has started, I am asking parents to remember to be vigilant at bus stops and immediately report any suspicious activity to local police. Please remember to talk with your children to reinforce important safety tips regarding strangers,” said Scarsella in a statement issued to parents before the arrest was made last week.

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a DuPage County warrant for driving on a suspended license.

After Corvillion was arrested, Klock was charged with driving on a suspended license. The vehicle was towed and impounded.

Police added that they requested felony charges—based on what they said were Corvillion’s five prior burglary convictions and two larceny convictions—but the request was denied by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Corvillion was due at a bond hearing the following day.

Klock is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview tomorrow.

Texas shelter dogs come POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK north to new homes, lives SUV runs off road, man charged with DUI

By Jessie Molloy Correspondent

As Texans continue to clean up the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, groups around the country have been sending truckloads of supplies south to assist in the efforts. One southwest suburban organization has gone a step further, not only bringing supplies to the storm-stricken areas of the Lone Star State, but aiding by bringing full vans back home to Illinois: vans filled with some of the storm’s four-legged survivors.

P.A.W.S. of Tinley Park, which serves many southwest suburban towns including Orland Park and the Palos communities, has already rescued 35 shelter dogs from Hankamer, Tex. P.A.W.S. plans on bringing up more in the coming weeks to help clear flooded shelters and allow those shelters to work on reuniting owners with pets that were lost in the storm.

“We want to stress that we are not taking anybody’s dogs,” said P.A.W.S. board member and volunteer Lynn White. “There was some confusion about that with these efforts at first, but these dogs were already up for adoption in Texas. We’re bringing them up here now so the shelters there can focus on cleaning up and helping people find their pets.”

So far all of the Texas dogs in Tinley Park have come from one shelter, Tall Tails animal rescue in Hankamer.

“The shelter got flooded when a local dam opened up,” explained volunteer Shelly Garlic, who helped coordinate the Harvey relief effort for P.A.W.S. “They had about 130 dogs there, but most of

them were evacuated before the worst of the flooding. A friend of ours, Rachel Ralston-Miller, who used to live in Peoria before she moved to Texas a few years ago, is friends with the shelter owner and went and rescued the remaining 30-some dogs.

“She was keeping them in her barn, which hadn’t flooded, and letting the owners live with her. I called her after I saw the storm damage to see if she was okay, and we offered to take the dogs,” explained Garlic.

Two P.A.W.S. volunteers made the 15-hour drive to Texas and brought back the first 18 dogs from Ralston-Miller’s house last week.

A few days later a second group of volunteers met Ralston-Miller in Louisiana to pick up the remaining 17 animals, which arrived in Tinley last Saturday.

“We brought back two blind dogs, which are already spoken for, and a bulldog that was adopted Monday,” said shelter Vice President Terri Buckley. “The rest are either up for adoption or will be soon after they undergo medical treatment.”

Most of the dogs were already spayed or neutered, but some required additional shots and treatment for heartworms. Most of the Texas dogs will be put up for adoption sometime next week, Buckley said.

While the P.A.W.S. kennel only has space for about 42 dogs, the shelter is receiving assistance in its Texas rescue efforts from its partner veterinary clinic, Midwest Animal Hospital, which is not only providing treatment for some of the animals, but has also offered to house as many as 60 of them.

Although another shelter has

yet to be identified, there are still many animals in Texas that need to be relocated. P.A.W.S. is working with Ralston-Miller and the owners of Tall Tails to find more dogs and cats in need of help.

They plan to bring back another batch this weekend.

In addition to evacuating rescue animals, P.A.W.S. has also been sending assistance in the form of cash and supplies.

“People from the community and our volunteers have been collecting donations,” explained White. “We’re sending down everything: dog food, bottled water, blankets, clothes, money and other personal items that we’ve had donated to us. Everybody needs pretty much everything down there right now.”

While P.A.W.S. is taking special care to assist the shelters in Texas, the volunteers are not giving preferential treatment to the storm animals.

“We’re not going to divulge specifically which animals are from Texas to people looking to adopt,” said White. “A lot of people want them, which is great, but it’s not really fair to the other healthy dogs we have had here for a long time.

They need homes, too. It shouldn’t matter where they came from.”

Despite having more than 200 volunteers from all over the south suburbs, the new influx of animals, in addition to the regular intake of strays and rescues from local communities, has put a strain on P.A.W.S.’ capacity.

All the shelter’s animals are in need of good homes, said P.A.W.S adminstrators. More information can be obtained by calling (815) 464-7298 or visiting www.pawstinleypark.org.

Celebrate monarch butterfly migration at Lake Katherine’s annual festival

The monarch butterfly migration to Mexico is one of nature’s most stunning spectacles. As the colorful butterfly prepares for its great fall journey in the wild, Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights will once again open up its butterfly tents for children and adults to enjoy.

Four hundred butterflies will be released into two tents at this year’s Monarch Butterfly Festival at the non-profit park on Sunday, September 17th between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The celebrated festival, now in its 24th year, will also feature face-painting, live animals, a children’s farm, an arts and crafts fair, children’s crafts, scarecrow making, food and drink vendors and an education area in Lake Katherine’s newly refurbished herb garden.

Tickets are $6 per person. Entry is free entry for children two years of age and under. There will also be early ticket deals featured on Groupon.com the week before the festival. On the day of the festival, visitors will be able to park at Palos Heights City Hall and take a free shuttle to Lake Katherine or use additional parking facilities at 7350 W. College Dr. In the past 20 years the monarch population has dropped from a billion to 30 million largely because of habitat destruction, said Lake Katherine administration in a news release. Monarch caterpillars feed and lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed, but the colorful flower is rapidly disappearing from the countryside due to the overuse of herbicides and decline of the native prairie.

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Orland Park police charged Jose Lopez, 27, of Orland Park, with aggravated DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving on a suspended license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle after they investigated a one-vehicle crash in the 15400 block of South 94th Avenue at 6:51 p.m. Aug. 11. Police said an SUV driven by Lopez ran off the road, struck two trees and came to rest near a pond. They added that they spotted several open cans of Modelo beer in the vehicle, which was towed and seized. A check of records revealed that Lopez’ license was suspended for a DUI conviction, according to the police report. He was due at a bond hearing at 26th and California in Chicago the following day.

Talked on phone while driving, police say Markham resident Rholonda A. Chew, 32, was charged with driving while using an electronic communications device and driving on a suspended license after police curbed her car in the 16300 block of South LaGrange Road at 10:17 p.m. Aug. 14. Police said they saw her talking on a cellphone while driving. The vehicle

Convicted burglar stole power toothbrushes, police say Justice resident Lucas C. Corvillion, 28, was charged with misdemeanor retail theft after he allegedly stole two power toothbrushes—with a combined retail value of $328— from the CVS store at 11201 W. 143rd St. at 2:34 p.m. Aug. 9. A policeman on patrol said Corvillion he saw Corvillion walk out of the store and quickly get into a waiting car that was parked illegally in a handicapped space.

The officer followed and curbed the vehicle in the 14200 block of South Creek Crossing Drive, based on the fact that Corvillion, a passenger in the vehicle, was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the police report. The officer quizzing Corvillion and the driver, Justice resident Nichole A. Klock, 24, said he noticed that Corvillion was concealing the toothbrushes under his jacket. Police said that Corvillion also was wanted on

Fox’s employee charged with cash register/ tip jar scheme Police charged Orland Park resident Abby N. Redwick, 29, with felony theft after she allegedly used her position at Fox’s Pub, 9655 W. 143rd St., to steal more than $1,700 from her employer.

A manager told police that on 24 dates from July 6 through Aug. 11, Redwick used a manager’s password to void orders at the cash register and then either pocket the cash directly or place it in a tip jar for retrieval later. Police arrested Redwick without incident at her home in the early afternoon of Aug. 12. She was due at a bond hearing the following day.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Hazmat spill An unknown red tanker truck spilled a large amount of diesel fuel in the 6200 block of Route 83 at 5:22 p.m. Aug. 28. Police said the roadway was shut down for several hours while the spill was cleaned up.

Suspended license Rachel Morales, 20, of Crestwood, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:05 a.m. Aug. 29, in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she was also cited for speeding. She is due in court on Oct. 5.

Calvin Reyes, 24, of Evergreen Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, in the 12000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for suspended registration. He is due in court on Nov. 3.

DUI Linda J. Underwood, 51, of Tinley Park, was charged with driv-

ing under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 12:12 a.m. Aug. 29, in the 7800 block of West College Drive. Police said she was also cited for driving with a revoked license, improper lane usage, driving without insurance, and having open alcohol. She is due in court on Oct. 5.

Sam Valen, 26, of Palos Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, in the 12400 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on Oct. 20.

Mitchell Rourke, 30, of Joliet, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:41 a.m. Sunday, in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for illegal lane usage. He is due in court on Oct. 7.

Peter Arellano, 28, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:57 a.m. Monday, in the 11800 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said he failed field sobriety

tests and was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on Oct. 5.

Michelle Zavala, 20, of Frankfort, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol following a traffic stop at 1:12 a.m. Saturday, in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said field sobriety tests indicated alcohol consumption, illegal under the zero-tolerance policy. She was also cited for speeding and improper lane usage.

She is due in court at Oct. 5.

Revoked license Edgar Gutierrez, 26, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop at 8:03 a.m. last Thursday, in the 7000 block of West 127th Street. Police said he was also cited for having unsafe equipment. He is due in court on Oct. 20.

Iyad F. Samad, 37, of Palos Heights, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a traffic stop at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday, in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for having no rear registration plate light. He is due in court on Oct. 5.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Possession of cannabis

Photo by Jack Martin

Katie & Ellie Olsen from Palos Heights enjoy watching a monarch butterfly (lower left) at last year’s festival.

As a city, Palos Heights has become increasingly active in helping the monarch butterfly sustain its numbers. Mayor Straz recently signed the National Wildlife Federation (NWF)’s Mayor’s Monarch pledge, making a commitment to take at least three specific actions to help the butterfly.

He will begin by installing a new pollinator garden at City Hall on Tuesday, September 26th with the help of Lake Katherine naturalists.

It will include signage and flyers about the native plants included and information about how the community can replicate the proj-

ect in their own backyards and businesses. Lake Katherine will also showcase a new consultancy service at the festival to help local companies provide native habitat for wildlife.

“Every year at the Monarch Butterfly Festival we highlight the flight of the monarchs and how important the butterfly is as a pollinator,” says Lake Katherine’s operation manager Gareth Blakesley. “This year the festival is more poignant than ever and we are proud of how our city is coming together to celebrate, protect and aid the monarch.”

Ethan Phoenix Ponce, 19, of River Forest, was charged with possession of cannabis following a traffic stop at 9:02 a.m. Aug. 24, in the 12000 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said 121 grams of cannabis, along with $1,900 in cash, two digital scales, a pipe and other drug paraphernalia were found in the car. He was also cited for improper use of electronic communication because he allegedly was texting while driving, according to police. Court information was not available.

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After education funding, it’s on to the next crisis

It’s been clear for decades that the way Illinois funds its public schools has been wrong-headed. But finding a solution has eluded everyone who has tried. Until now.

Gov. Jim Edgar thoroughly defeated a Democratic rival in 1994 who championed a “tax swap” idea. The plan Dawn Clark Netsch backed would have traded an income tax hike for local property tax reductions and an overall funding increase to local schools. For years, property taxes had been rising while the state’s share of overall education funding had plummeted. But Edgar focused on the income tax hike in Netsch’s plan and pummeled her at the polls.

Well into his second term, Edgar unveiled his own school funding plan, which turned out to be eerily similar to Netsch’s proposal. His proposal was backed by House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who had spoken briefly during the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention in favor of school funding reform. The plan was killed by Senate President Pate Philip, a suburban Republican who pointed out that the voters had already thoroughly rejected Netsch’s proposal.

Philip also strongly opposed a last-minute provision to help Chicago Public Schools pay for its teacher pensions. The state picks up all the employer and legacy costs of teacher pensions for the suburbs and Downstate, but not Chicago. And that has been a bone of contention for years.

James Meeks, an African American minister of a huge congregation on Chicago’s South Side, was the next to take up the mantle. Meeks was elected to the Illinois Senate as an independent in 2002, and he made education funding reform his top priority. Meeks threatened to run as an independent candidate for governor in 2006 if incumbent Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn’t come up with his own plan.

Blagojevich convinced Meeks to get out of the race by unveiling a proposal that vastly increased school funding by privatizing the lottery. But after Blagojevich was safely reelected, he double-crossed Meeks and didn’t follow through.

Meeks spent the next few years attempting to pass a huge tax hike package, mainly to help public schools. But it stalled when Speaker Madigan wouldn’t put his House majority at risk.

Along the way, Meeks attempted to organize a boycott of underfunded Chicago Public Schools and brought busloads of kids to suburban Winnetka in a failed bid to enroll them in the top-ranked New Trier High School. He also championed the idea of using tax money to help kids enroll in private schools.

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RICH MILLER It turns out that a Winnetka resident at the time, Bruce Rauner, wound up being elected governor a few years later.

Meeks backed Rauner in the 2014 campaign and Rauner, a school choice champion, appointed Meeks chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education.

At the time of the 2014 election, state Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from the tiny southern Illinois town of Bunker Hill, had already been working on the school funding problem.

Manar had quit his job as Senate President John Cullerton’s chief of staff to run for the legislature in 2012, so he had far more skills and experience than the typical freshman.

After he was inaugurated, Gov. Rauner hired an education funding reform point person, Beth Purvis, and put her in charge of a study commission that actually wanted to get something done this time.

The next two and a half years was filled with excruciating political infighting that made even the most hardened insiders blanche. It looked like it would all go off the rails more times than I could count.

And it really almost did when the governor used his amendatory veto powers in July on a bill passed by both the House and Senate in May. Rauner constantly derided that bill as a “Chicago bailout.” But his amendatory veto introduced new concepts that hadn’t been discussed by his commission and, therefore, brought opponents out of the woodwork.

Faced with yet another revolt by some of the same legislative Republicans who overrode his vetoes of the state budget and income tax hike, Rauner was finally convinced to pare back his excessive demands.

Rauner did win a school choice component: a five-year income tax credit for donations to private and out-of-district public school tuition scholarship funds that Chairman Meeks backed. But he also ended up signing a bill that provided more money for Chicago Public Schools than the one he vetoed, including, finally, some significant state cash for Chicago teacher pensions, a proposal he vetoed almost two years ago.

Without Manar, Purvis and Meeks and those who preceded them, none of this would have happened. And now we can move on to the next Illinois crisis.

Preckwinkle has chased me out of Cook County I used to really look forward to Labor Day weekend. Usually, somewhere in Chicago or Cook County, there’s a fun festival taking place.

But this year, I decided that one penny on every ounce of soda pop that I drink is the straw that broke the camel’s back. So, I decided to find fun far enough away to forget about Toni Preckwinkle’s taxes, Chicago’s crime and the ineffectiveness of the weakling suburbs.

There has to be an alternative to Chicago’s unending crime and Cook County’s outrageous taxes.

“Chicago troubles” have become “Cook County’s troubles.” It’s all one big problem today. I blame Chicago politicians like Preckwinkle and County Clerk David Orr, the so-called reformer who is more of a political insider than anyone. Orr screams about political excesses but has mastered excesses that aid his political agenda.

Orr isn’t screaming about Preckwinkle’s abusive taxes. Instead, he’s attacking his political rival, Assessor Joe Berrios and the county’s assessment procedures.

So, if I have to have hot air, the best place to get it is in Harvard, a city of 9,000 in McHenry County that hosts the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. The Harvard Balloon Festival was phenomenal.

I didn’t feel like I had to walk around coveting my possessions, fearful that I’d lose a wallet or camera like I have at Taste of Chicago. I wasn’t worried some street

RAY HANANIA gang members might decide to turn a Cook County or Chicago event into a shoot-out at the OK Corral.

People were friendly. The fair operated as if it was run by the attendees — also called “taxpayers.” There weren’t a lot of bureaucratic restrictions on the food booths, entertainers or even the rides.

Two helicopters hoisted attendees into the air for 5-minute rides over McHenry County’s majestic farmlands and small towns. It was serene. It was fun. The food was great.

And costs were low.

Yet even if the costs were the same, I’d still pay the money in Harvard as a protest against the abusive way Chicago and some Cook County officials treat its taxpayers.

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is pushing a move to repeal the oppressive Preckwinkle Soda Tax, the abusive one-cent tax per ounce on all sweetened drinks. I hope he’s successful. If not, maybe Morrison can lead a rebellion to separate the suburbs from Chicago’s excessive tax headlock, and its abuses.

Preckwinkle’s tax is slamming a lot of

unsweetened drinks just because retailers are confused. But Preckwinkle doesn’t care about the confusion or how the tax impacts Cook County residents. She only cars about revenues.

And she is getting help the patriarch of another city plagued by crime and outrageous taxes, Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg, the former three-term mayor of New York City, is spending millions for TV commercials trying to convince overtaxed Cook County residents that Preckwinkle’s tax is good for their health.

No, Bloomberg. What’s good for our health is for you to go back to New York.

And you should stay the hell of out Illinois.

Bloomberg is the scion of one of the nation’s most political news operations, constantly pulsating with “fake news.” His commercials are embraced by the local news media because they are profiting from it all.

It’s a pretty sad state of affairs that I am trying to steer clear of by finding alternative things to do outside of Cook County’s excessive taxation.

To tell you the truth, finding alternatives is not too hard to do in Cook County where the “excessive tax-buck” stops at Preckwinkle’s desk.

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

INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT ‘Freedom’ is best response to white supremacy hatemongers

By Gene Policinski

Let them march in Charlottesville. Let them speak.

Hate-propagating neo-Nazis and bottom-dwelling white supremacists — the dregs of our open society — have and should have First Amendment rights to speak and march in public.

We need to see them for what they are: a disappointing Rich Miller also publishes collection of the disaffected; Capitol Fax, a daily political some parading around in silly newsletter, and CapitolFax.com. costumes, often ignorant of the real meaning and history of the symbols they display, carrying torches meant as much to intimidate as to illuminate.

We need to hear them for what they say: advocacy of discredited ideas involving racial purity and intolerance, couched in misrepresentations of U.S. history and the American experience.

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inspire, and indoctrinate rather than educate. Nativists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and others at various times have used fear, prejudice and ignorance to flourish and gain public accommodation or support — sometimes for decades — before crawling back under the social rocks from whence they came.

It’s tempting to believe that if only such domestic terrorists were silenced by government, their views would dissipate; that “out of sight” truly would mean “out of mind.” But such censoring, suppressing and silencing is a betrayal of our core principles — along with being ineffective and often counterproductive. If it ever was possible, never mind desirable, to counter such anti-American sentiments by silencing its proponents, it is now a lost cause in the Age of the Internet and social media.

A few provocative tweets or a viral video can reach a global audience that dwarfs anything possible in earlier human history.

But, the desire “to do something” when we witness demonstrations of hate and regressive ideologies can tempt us to take actions that ultimately erode our freedoms.

More than a decade ago, when the hatemongering Westboro Baptist Church group began appearing at the funerals of U.S. military personnel who died in combat, the tiny assembly gained far more visibility than it could have purchased otherwise through its well-publicized fights with municipal authorities seeking to shut down or shunt to remote locations its offensive messages about gays and others.

Defenders of free expression sometimes are the target of those who espouse what the late First Amendment advocate Nat Hentoff described as “Free Speech for Me, but not for Thee.” The ACLU of Virginia is being vehemently attacked

online for representing in court the white supremacist group that successfully challenged the Charlottesville government’s initial decision to ban the group from gathering in a centrally-located city park, in favor of a more isolated park about a mile away. What other stand should the ACLU, which has been protecting the free speech rights of opposing groups for nearly a century, have taken?

The First Amendment protects us all from government actions based solely on our views or the content of our expression.

There is no national authority on what’s right or acceptable — no “national nanny” to rap knuckles over offensive, disgusting or repugnant views. U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad, in rejecting the government ban on the altright rally in Charlottesville, was not validating the views of those who gathered. Rather, Conrad was upholding the nation’s commitment to free speech, and the view of the nation’s founders that their descendants would, over time and when left to freely discuss and consider all options, arrive at the best solution for the greatest number of people.

Hate speech, racial prejudice and policies rooted in white supremacy beliefs were accepted in much of the nation for decades, until confronted by a modern civil rights movement that finally touched a nation’s conscience — and altered its law books — by using all five of the First Amendment freedoms. And the right of free expression stood strong to counter public officials of that era who also cited “public safety” as justification to oppose or arrest those calling for racial justice.

We don’t want to hand our government, at any level, the authority to restrain free expression on the mere supposition that it may provoke violence — or worse, because many or even most in a locale oppose it. Over

time, we have developed and been well-served by legal doctrines narrowly defining when officials can act to suppress speeches, rallies or marches; doctrines rooted in specific evidence of real, immediate threats to public safety. From schools to sidewalks, those laws focus applying restrictions on conduct rather than suppressing the ideas behind those actions.

Let’s concede that this system is not neat and tidy, nor effective in all cases. It requires both great effort and great restraint on the part of police and elected officials charged with public safety.

We are debating the limits of free expression in other areas of life today. On college campuses, some argue that their right to be “free from” exposure to some views is greater than the freedom for others to express those views. There is also much debate over the extent to which social media platforms and the internet should now be considered “public spaces” rather than private property, and thus subject to the First Amendment.

And the speed and rapidity of the web challenges a legal structure built around communications that moved much more slowly, and less pervasively.

In the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, we must remain committed to our core belief that we’re better off — and ultimately, more secure — when we may freely discuss, debate and decide.

For those who repudiate hate groups and the ugly messages they work to spread, let’s keep in mind another adage of the First Amendment community: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org, or follow him on Twitter at @ genefac.

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Brighten your grandchildren’s financial future Mother’s Day and Father’s Day may get more attention, but National Grandparents Day, observed on Sept. 10, has gained in popularity.

If you’re a grandparent, you might expect to receive some nice cards, but if you want to make the day especially meaningful, you may want to consider giving some long-lasting financial gifts to your grandchildren.

What might come to mind first, of course, is helping your grandchildren pay for college.

You can choose from several college savings vehicles, but you may be especially interested in a 529 savings plan. With a 529 plan, your earnings accumulate tax free, provided they are used for qualified higher education expenses, such as tuition, books, and room and board.

(Keep in mind that 529 plan distributions not used for qualified expenses may be subject to federal and state income taxes and a 10% IRS penalty on the earnings.) You may be eligible for a state income tax incentive for contributing to a 529 plan. Check with your tax advisor regarding these incentives, as well as all tax-related issues pertaining to 529 plans.

One benefit of using a 529 plan is contribution limits are quite generous. Plus, a 529 plan is flexible: If your grandchild decides against college, you can transfer the plan to another beneficiary.

Generally, a 529 plan owned by a grandparent won’t be reported as an asset on the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Photo by Bob Bong

Ricky Rockets Fuel Center is scheduled to open this month at 147th Street and Cicero Avenue in Midlothian.

Ricky Rockets to open location in Midlothian

Halloween stores starting to pop up Halloween is still almost two months away, but Spirit Halloween World has already opened three seasonal stores in the south suburbs and is hiring workers.

Two of the stores are in former Sports Authority locations in Frankfort and Orland Hills.

A Joliet store is in a former HH Gregg appliance store.

A fourth store is coming to a former Sears Hardware store in Schererville in northwest Indiana.

Stores are located at 11185 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort, 9231 W. 159th St. in Orland Hills, 3150 Tonti Drive in Joliet, and 120 U.S. 41 in Schererville.

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New businesses are about ready to open at the long vacant northwest corner of 147th Street and Cicero Avenue in Midlothian.

The main tenant at the development will be a Ricky Rockets Fuel Center, which is set to open this month.

Businesses set to open in an adjoining retail center include Slap Shots sports bar, Dunkin’ Donuts, Steak & Egger restaurant and Oxford Insurance.

Ricky Rockets will feature a Mobil gas station with seven gas islands and three diesel islands, a convenience store, an Ozzie’s Deli restaurant, a video poker area with five machines and a state-of-theart Tommy Car Wash. The center will be open 24 hours.

The Midlothian location will be the second for Ricky Rockets, which is the brainchild of Rick Heidner, former owner of the JJ Peppers convenience store chain.

The original one opened in 2014 in Hoffman Estates. Construction on a third location in Kankakee just started.

“Six more are in development,” said Eric Grabowski, development manager for Ricky Rockets. He said another six locations are being considered.

They will be a combination of corporate-owned locations and franchised locations, he said.

The Midlothian location looks a lot like the original with a glass wall, acrylic roof and a giant Ricky Rocket greeting customers from above the entrance. But inside it’s a little different.

“We kept it big, bright and friendly,” said Grabowski. “But we redesigned the store to make it bigger and better.”

As for the mascot, Ricky Rocket, Grabowski said Heidner wanted it to be nostalgic and family-friendly.

“Rick wanted it to resemble the Sinclair dinosaur,” said Grabowski, alluding to the green dinosaur mascot that used to welcome customers to Sinclair gas stations.

In addition to the Ricky Rockets locations, Heidner’s company manages retail properties across the Chicago area including the Jewel-Osco plaza in Tinley Park.

Construction on the Midlothian fuel center started in October 2016 and had an estimated price tag of $15 million.

The site was a former car dealership and had been vacant for at least eight years.

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BOB BONG For information, visit www. spirithalloween.com.

Halloween City, which is a seasonal branch of Party City, has opened a store at 4640 S. Pulaski Road in Gillespie Plaza in Chicago. It’s a former Staples location.

Additional locations are planned for the former Office Max store at 7360 W. 191st St. in Tinley Park’s Brookside Marketplace; a former Family Christian store at 15115 S. LaGrange Rd. in Orland Park’s Orland Park Place mall; a former Sports Authority site at 9633 S. Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn’s Shops at 95th, and in a former Ashley Furniture store at Fountain Park Plaza in Schererville, Ind.

Marvel Auto joins U-Haul Equipment Marvel Auto at 5717 W. 87th St. in Oak Lawn has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer.

The business will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pickup for boxes.

Normal business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

After-hours drop-off is available for customer convenience. Reserve U-Haul products by calling 708572-7016.

Owners are Feras and Ali Dajani.

Grand opening for Doc’s Smokehouse Doc’s Smokehouse and Craft Bar, which opened its doors June 19 at 19081 Old LaGrange Road in Mokena will hold its ribbon cutting and grand opening at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Grand opening for Mason Crafts Mason Crafts, an art studio and crafts store at 9556 W. 147th St. in Orland Park, will host its grand opening from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.

Owner Andrea Mason will offer raffles, free hot dogs from Joey’s Hotdogs and discounts during the open house.

For information, call 708-3340123.

Country Inn sold in Tinley The Country Inn & Suites hotel in Tinley Park was recently sold. The 99-room hotel switched ownership from CBRE Hotels to Sky Hospitality Inc. for an undisclosed price, according to the CBRE website.

The hotel is located at 18315 S. LaGrange Road in Tinley Park.

Hawkeye Hotels will manage the property.

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

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but withdrawals from the plan are treated as untaxed income to the beneficiary (i.e., your grandchild) — and that has a big impact on financial aid, a much bigger impact than if the plan was listed as a parental asset. Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, however, FAFSA now requires families to report income from two years before the school year starts, rather than income from the prior calendar year.

Consequently, it might be beneficial, from a financial aid standpoint, for you, as a grandparent, to start paying for college expenses from a 529 plan in the year in which your grandchild becomes a junior. Contact a financial aid professional about the potential financial aid impact of any gifts you’re considering.

A 529 plan isn’t the only financial gift you could give to your grandchildren. You might also consider giving them shares of stock, possibly held in a custodial account, usually known as an UTMA or UGMA account. One possible drawback: You only control a custodial

account until your grandchildren reach the age of majority, at which time they can use the money for whatever they want, whereas distributions from a 529 savings plan must be used for qualified higher education expenses.

Still, your grandchildren might be particularly interested in owning the stocks contained in the custodial account – most young people enjoy owning shares of companies that make familiar products. And to further interest your grandchildren in a lifetime of investing, you may want to show them how a particular stock you’ve owned for decades has grown over time. Naturally, you’ll also want to let them know that stocks can move up and down in the short term, and there are no guarantees of profits — but the long-term growth potential of stocks is still a compelling story.

You’d probably do whatever you could for your grandchildren — and with a smart financial gift, you can make a big difference in their lives.

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. Edward Jones, its financial advisors and employees cannot provide tax or legal advice.

BUSINESS NOTES Business owners invited to ‘murder mystery’ A murder mystery-themed “after hours” event for local business owners is set for 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Buca di Beppo, 15350 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park.

The event is hosted by Sterk Family Law and the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce. For ticket information and reservations, call the chamber office at (708) 349-2972.

MVCC looking for professional interviewers The Job Resource Center at Moraine Valley Community College is seeking employers to participate in Mock Interview Day from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 in the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M), 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.

Interviewers should be affiliated with a business and have experience conducting professional interviews. They will engage in a formal, 30-minute mock interview with students, alumni and community members.

During the first 20 minutes, employers will ask a series of

general interview questions provided by the college. The remaining 10 minutes will be used to offer feedback and helpful tips to the interviewees so that they may prepare for the Moraine Valley Job Fair Thursday, Oct. 19.

Business people who are interested in volunteering their time as interviewers should call (708) 974-5313 or email jrc@morainevalley.edu. Job seekers interested in participating should contact the Job Resource Center at (708) 9745737.

Orland Chamber plans Community Expo The Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for vendors to exhibit at their 28th annual Community Expo, to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at Carl Sandburg High School, 13300 S LaGrange Road.

For more information, call the Chamber office at (708) 349-2972.

This upcoming event is a way for businesses and organizations to promote their products or services to the community. Last year nearly 2,000 people from Orland Park and the surrounding communities attended this free event.

CAREER & BUSINESS Dykstra named bank director The Board of Directors of Providence Bank and Trust announced the appointment of Palos Heights resident Kurt D. Dykstra to director of the bank.

Dykstra currently serves as the president of Trinity Christian College in Dykstra Palos Heights.

Prior to serving as president at Trinity Christian College, Dykstra served as mayor of the City of Holland, Mich. and as the senior vice president and community president of Mercantile Bank of Michigan.

Dykstra earned his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) at Northwestern College and his Juris Doctor at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wis., graduating first in his class (summa cum laude).

A former judicial law clerk for a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Dykstra practiced law for 15 years at two National Law Journal 250 firms and was a part-time member of the Hope College faculty.

Dykstra and his wife, Leah, have two daughters.

Providence welcomes Majerczyk Providence Bank & Trust has welcomed Cathy Majerczyk as a branch manager and business development officer based in its Orland Park Office, 16250 S. LaGrange Road.

Majerczyk will use her expertise to expand the bank’s products and services to meet the needs of customers throughout Orland Park and the southwest suburbs.

“We are extremely excited to add someone with Cathy’s experience to our team. It acknowledges

our continued commitment to invest in our local communities and the level of service we provide to our customers,” said Steven Van Drunen, Providence Bank & Trust’s president and CEO. “Her 30-plus years of banking experience will contribute greatly to the high level of personalized service we strive to provide to our customers.”

Majerczyk was most recently with Standard Bank and Trust, serving as a branch manager in Orland Park.

An active member of the community, Majerczyk currently serves as a board member of My Joyful Heart, a Christian organization located in Mokena.

She conducts financial literacy classes at the Women’s Crisis Center and participates in volunteer opportunities with the Orland Park District and events with the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce.

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A number of area businesses and non-profits were on hand last year at the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce’s expo.

Planned entertainment at the expo include musical performances by local school children, a Culinary Corner featuring food samples from area restaurants and caterers, as well as the Advocate Children’s Hospital Kids’ Fair Extraordinaire which will have the following exhibits, syringe painting, doctor dress up, face painting, Rainbow therapy dogs, very unsafe house, candy or medicine, seatbelt safety egg crasher, feed our frog and a medical memory game.

Palos Chamber notes networking event Local business owners are invited to an after-hours networking event set for 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the Double Tree

by Hilton Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip.

The event is sponsored by several local business associations, according to the Palos Area Chamber of Commerce. For more chamber-related information, call the PACC at (708) 480-3025.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of September 5)

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

RATES APR POINTS 4.000 4.045 0 3.125 3.180 0 4.000 4.055 0

United Trust Bank (as of August 28)

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

Prospect Savings Bank (as of August 29)

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

RATES APR POINTS 3.750 3.862 .25 3.500 3.655 .25 3.000 3.197 .25

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of September 5)

RATES 30-year fixed 3.875 20-year fixed 3.625 15-year fixed 3.250

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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Travis Manion Foundation to host 9/11 Heroes Run The Travis Manion Foundation will host the Chicago 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race and one-mile Fun Run at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

9 at 3100 S. Lake Shore Drive.

The annual race will unite the community to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, as well as to honor our veterans, military, and first responders who serve our country and our communities. Proceeds from the 9/11 Heroes Run will benefit the Travis Manion Foundation, which empowers veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop char-

acter in future generations.

The 9/11 Heroes Run 5K series was inspired by Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion, who was killed by a sniper in Iraq in April 2007 as he selflessly protected his battalion. Before his final deployment, Travis visited Rescue One in NYC—famous for losing almost all of their men on 9/11 and returned home with deeper passion about why he was fighting in Iraq.

At its heart, the 9/11 Heroes Run is a tribute to a personal commitment to never forget the

heroes of that day. Now in its tenth year, the 9/11 Heroes Run national race series will be held in more than 50 locations across the country and around the world.

“As I reflect on the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 Heroes Run, I’m in awe at the number of communities across the country and around the world that have united to honor all those touched by the events of Sept. 11, 2001,” said Ryan Manion, president of the Travis Manion Foundation.

“We challenge all Americans to join us this September, to en-

sure our next generation never forgets the sacrifices of our veterans, active duty military, first responders, and civilians who were affected by the attacks on 9/11 and in the wars since.”

Last year, more than 50,000 people participated in race locations around the world or as virtual runners, to support military, veterans, first responders and their families through TMF. For more information and to register, visit 911heroesrun.org.

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Poison kills more than mice

Carol Alesia, of Palos Park, lost a family of Great Horned Owls living in her yard for over 20 years because they ate mice sickened by rodent poison.

She offered natural solutions for rodent control to John Sterling and Karen Jeffrey of Palos Park while at the Palos Heights Farmer’s Market last week.

For more information, visit saferodentcontrol.org.

HEALTH BEAT New pool dehumidifier coming to Orland Health A temporary closure of the pool and the women’s locker room have been announced at Orland Park Health & Fitness Center, 15430 S. West Ave. The shutdown is due to preparations for a new pool dehumidification unit, according to a statement.

The entire pool area will be closed Sept. 18-20.

The women’s locker room will be closed Sept. 18-29.

During this closure, the two family changing areas will be reserved for women only, in an effort to maximize available space for female members.

The timeline is subject to change if complications arise, officials said.

For details, call (708) 226-0555.

Palos Twp. Health Service sets activities The Palos Township Health Service is offering several programs during September.

For more information, call (708) 598-2441.

• Bingo will be played from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 7.

Bingo is free.

• Healthy Heart screenings will be given from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Fees will apply. Registration is necessary.

• Ageless Grace, a brain fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all six functions of the brain and based on natural everyday movements, will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Registration is necessary because the class is limited to 28 members.

Registration is being accepted at the Green Hills Public Library at (708) 598-8446.

• Bingo will be played for the second time in September from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 21.

Bingo is free.

• Cholesterol and hemoglobin A1C tests will be given Monday, Sept. 25. Fees will apply. Appointments are necessary. Please call the township office.

• Free hearing screenings will be given from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26.

National Recovery Month set in Orland The Orland Park Substance Awareness Forum, a nationally recognized community awareness organization, is hosting a public event to observe September as being National Recovery Month.

The group’s Treatment and Recovery Committee will host a free screening of the documentary, “The Anonymous People” held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Marcus Theatres, 16350 S. LaGrange Road.

Admission is free. The evening also includes free popcorn and pop, raffle prizes and time for discussion.

The Orland Park Substance Awareness Forum was created to convene a multi-disciplinary group of community stakeholders to initiate, develop and establish community-wide sustainable resources and support for persons and their families dealing with substance abuse and addiction. The group’s goal is to create awareness, provide resources and information in support of the Orland Park community.

In June 2017, the Orland Park Substance Awareness Forum received national recognition for its efforts receiving the City Livability Award from the United States Conference of Mayors.

Dear Readers, The day before yesterday was a tough day. I had just come back from 10 days of vacation.

Our biggest decisions on our vacation were when to take the boat out, should we swim first or bike or hike first, and what to have for dinner. Sitting around drinking coffee, or going to The Pink Bakery early each day before we took the dogs down to the town dock to see what was new, took some getting used to. We did get used to it but vacation time finally ended, the boat was put back into storage at Beacon Marine and, as usual, we began the process of adjusting to life back home.

Monday at the clinic was OK; it took some hours of returning the messages that had piled up as well as seeing a full caseload before I could relax. Nonetheless, it was nice to be back in the clinic. Tuesday started off sad as the first case was the euthanasia of a dear pet. We proceeded to have four euthanasias that day. As I age, instead of getting easier, euthanizing a pet has become harder. I guess I have more memories that cloud my mind as I’m in the room talking to the owners and putting their pet down.

On Tuesday we also had a number of new puppies to examine and it seemed like I had a euthanasia, then a new puppy, then a euthanasia, then a new puppy, and so on throughout the day. It was an emotional roller coaster. Once in a while I just stopped to think about what was going on back at the town dock in Fish Creek, wishing I was there.

The last euthanasia late in the day was tough.

The dog was 13 years old and the young man euthanizing his beloved friend was just sixteen.

He was torn apart. On top of that he had just lost his cousin a couple of days before to a drug overdose.

Drug abuse is getting worse, as we all are well aware, but it is nothing new to those of us who work in veterinary clinics. We are used to reports of vet clinics being burglarized for drugs and one vet friend of mine came to work one morning to find that the air-conditioning unit on his roof had been removed and set aside so the bad guys could “come down the chimney.” For years we’ve had four layers of security and have been lucky.

We’ve not been so lucky, however, with clients trying to get drugs from us. One young lady told us her dog had injured its leg in a sports competition and that the only thing that her “other vet” found that worked for the dog’s pain was Vicodin. I allowed her to treat her dog with Vicodin for a short while then decided it was time to wean the dog down onto other things that I knew would work as well.

As expected, when we tried the new drugs the owner too quickly reported that there was no help from my new drugs.

I imagine that we have 2-3 people a week trying to get drugs from us. Most people that we get wise to and cut off just never come back. One close friend of the clinic was hitting

Flu shots will be available at Orland Township office HOUSES OF WORSHIP Orland Township is offering a flu shot that helps protect against four different flu viruses. The shots will be given at various times and dates at the township office, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. Shots will be available from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 18, Sept.

25, Oct. 2, Oct. 16, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30. Shots will also be available from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept.

20, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25.

A drive-through clinic will be offered from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14.

Flu shots will be available at a discounted price of $20 for all Orland Township government workers from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. An employee ID is required.

Township residents can also get their flu shots at four additional locations. Flu shots will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravina Ave., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at St. Michael Church, 14327 S. Highland Ave., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 at St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Church, 17500 S. 84th Ave. and St. Francis of Assisi Church, 15050 S. Wolf Road.

Vaccines for those age 19 and older are available for $25. Children 18 and younger may receive a vaccination free of charge. Eligibility requirements apply.

Residents 65 and older with Medicare Part B are eligible to receive an immunization free of charge. A Medicare Part B card must be presented at the time of

vaccination. Those with an Advantage Medicare plan are not eligible for a free vaccination and should visit their primary care physician.

Proof of residency is required.

Orland Township boundaries include Orland Hills, Orland Park (east of Will Cook Road and south of 135th Street), Tinley Park (west of Harlem and north of 183rd Street), and unincorporated Orland Park.

Anyone six months of age and older should get a flu shot, but it’s even more important for some people to get vaccinated. These people include those who are at high risk of developing complications like pneumonia if they catch the flu.

These high-risk individuals include those with medical condition like asthma, diabetes and chronic lung disease, those who live with or care for individuals with these medical conditions, pregnant women and people age 65 and older.

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

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE I, Angelena Battaglia, am petitioning to give my three children (Ashwin, Ava and Cecilia) my maiden family name. They would be changing from their father’s family name of Ulmer to my name of Battaglia.

Orland Presbyterians set events Several events have been announced by The Presbyterian Church in Orland Park, 13401 S. Wolf Road. For details, call the church at (708) 448-8142.

• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 9 to11 a.m., for a time of fellowship and renewal. Childcare is provided for children ages 0-5 years while moms enjoy sharing refreshments, engaging in discussions and cre-

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us up for a controlled substance and we ended up ordering some placebos for her “painful” dog. Again, she was one who knew exactly what Fido needed (of course). Within hours of dispensing the new drug we received a phone call saying that the new drug wasn’t helping her dog. No crap. She was cut off permanently.

Every vet clinic in America has their stories. There are dozens of ploys and I’ve seen most of them. I just heard one where a man came rushing into his veterinarian screaming that his dog had just eaten 100 Ritalin. To the veterinarian and his staff the dog looked fine but they were obligated to induce emesis (make the dog vomit). There were no pills in the vomit. However much it cost the man, he now had in hand a medical report from a veterinarian who had treated his dog for the “overdose accident” and could take that report to his doctor for a new prescription of another 100 pills. The street value was obviously more than the cost of vet visit.

We occasionally hear that a “family member” accidently threw the pills into the garbage.

There are even reports of pet owners taking a blade to their dogs so they can have the pet stitched up and taken home, along with some pain meds. We often have people asking for renewals on phenobarbital and tramadol (Ultram) that make our antenna stick up. Renewal requests before the prescribed amount should have been used up, or requests for more pills than normal are red flags. In the past we have talked to other veterinary clinics and have found out that someone is taking their dog to different practices to get the same medication.

Tramadol (Ultram) has been a great drug for us to use for painful dogs but we are becoming a little more reluctant to prescribe it. The whole profession is keen on possible tramadol abuse now.

We’ve all heard the ploys. We know all the tricks (although I have to say that cutting a pet to get pain meds is a new one to me).

I’m sure we’ll learn of more ways that clients are trying to use us. But beware; we are on the lookout.

Why do we even care? First of all, I don’t like being used and lied to. Second, I don’t want someone hurting themselves or others with something I dispensed. Am I legally liable for any injury to a human that diverts or abuses drugs we dispense? There is great controversy over that issue. As Dr. B. of North Carolina asks, “Why is it the veterinarian’s responsibility to make sure that an idiot human in not abusing the dog’s medication?” One answer from the pros that should send shivers up your veterinary

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• W.O.W. Arts for Kids is an after-school program for children ages 4 years through eighth grade.

It meets on Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. for nine weeks: Sept. 20-Nov. 15. Each week includes puppets, games, music, art projects and a pizza supper. Children in grades 4 and up can also choose to be part of Junior Hand Bells. Cost is $40 for the first child, $20 for the second child from the same family. Registration fees include all meals and supplies, plus the outing to The Children’s Farm at

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spine is, “Because under product liability law you are liable for damages caused by any drug you dispense or prescribe. And you really do not want to be put in the position of feeding a problem, do you? These drugs often get sold to teenagers, and dead teenagers get people really worked up.”

On the other hand, Dr. Debbie comments, “An MD has training in dealing with people’s issues; they spend their entire careers dealing with people. I can see where this is part of an MD’s job.

“Veterinarians are not trained one iota in human psychology, so I hope we would not be held to the same standards,” she said. “Do I want to contribute to someone’s death? Absolutely not. Am I trained to spot a drug seeker or someone who is suicidal? Not at all. Training in human psychology? Zippo.

“What is to stop a drug seeker from getting tramadol from ten different veterinarians for the same dog, one with some kidney disease that can’t take NSAIDS? Not one thing. Sure, I look at the frequency of refills, but I do that for all medications, not just tramadol, Xanax or other controlled substances, but if someone is taking the dog’s tramadol, there is really no way for me to determine.”

The experts respond, “These issues just stated might be part of a veterinarian’s lawyer’s defense argument, but product liability applies to all U.S. citizens, regardless of profession.

Since most vets treat animals that have human owners we cannot escape the human element.

Fail to take into account possible abuse or misuse of drugs, and we, as veterinarians, are increasing our risk.”

We never want to withhold pain medication from a pet that needs it, but as I have aged I have become less tolerant and more suspicious of some people. Hopefully “seekers” will have a hard time fooling the staff at our clinic.

Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

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• An arts and crafts fair is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Applications to be a crafter for the annual event are available from the church office. Crafter fee for table space (8 feet by 4½ feet) with two chairs is $30. Tables are available for an additional $5. Bake sale items will also be needed.

• D.I.G.G. (Drinking In God’s Grace) bible study focusing on the Gospel of Mark, will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

12. The group is for adults age 18 and up, and it meets at Starbucks,

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• The C.T.T.I. group (Christians Tackling Today’s Issues) meets at 11:30 a.m. Sundays, Sept 10 and 17 for one hour after worship, in the classroom behind the kitchen. “A undivided life” is the first week’s topic and “living with cancer” will be explored the following week.

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Lipinski welcomes new teachers U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-3rd) delivered the following remarks at the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 52nd Annual New Teachers and Administrators Welcome Breakfast in La Grange.

“I remember from my days as a teacher how exciting the beginning of a new school year is. This is especially true when starting at a new school. All the enthusiasm with having a clean slate and terrific plans for what I was going to be able to teach and inspire my students to learn that year. It’s an exhilarating feeling. Remember these days and try to hold on to these hopes and dreams for your students throughout the year, especially on those tough days.

“Teaching well is one of the most difficult things to do, but that’s because it is also one of the most important vocations. The ability you have to influence young people is incredible. It is not just reading, writing, arithmetic and every other subject students need to learn these days. During these times in our nation filled with anxiety, especially after we witnessed a horrible display of bigotry and hatred by white supremacists and neo-Nazis leading to violence and murder in Charlottesville, Virg., we are once again reminded how important it is to teach our children the importance of respecting every person and not falling into hate.

“We need to make clear that these vile beliefs and all other forms of hatred towards individuals or groups should be condemned and are never legitimate. The home is the primary place for children to learn this, in addition to churches, mosques, synagogues, and other places of worship, but as teachers you have a tremendous influence on young people by what you teach in words and actions. I know that you will do a great job of this because the fact that you have dedicated yourself to teaching shows how much you care about every child and every person. I thank you for this.

“We never thank teachers enough or give them everything that they deserve for what they do for us. Today I want to thank you for what you do for our communities and our nation by being teachers. I will always work to do all I can to give you the support that you need. Have a great school year!”

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Shepard helps hurricane victims

Top: Shepard High School students and staff members have collected a variety of supplies and food to assist with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. A truck carrying all the supplies left Saturday, Sept. 2 for the Houston area. Security officer Ashaunti Graves, parent liaison Kim Burke and other staff members and teachers organized the campaign.

Showing some of items are (from left) students Veronica Janik, Christen Johnsten, Rachel Guzman, Tesa Gashi, Tyler Harvey and Brandon Zaker.

Bottom: Shepard High School teacher Jennifer Glaz and her digital photography students created signs to help drum up support for Hurricane Harvey victims. The effort was part of a larger drive at the school to assist victims.

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38 Airer of old films 40 Round veggie 42 Best pitcher in the rotation 43 Shocked reaction 45 Brazilian port 47 Search __: online tool 49 WrestleMania venues 52 Electroshock weapon 53 Deflate the overconfidence of 57 __ of the Union address 58 Velocity meas.

59 Pilate’s “Behold!”

62 Georgia __ 63 New beginning ... and what the first words of 17-, 23- and 53-Across can literally have 66 Vicinity 67 Island party 68 Hog hangouts 69 Roast, on le menu 70 Shrill bark 71 “Peter Pan” girl Down 1 Homes for mil. jets 2 Female horse 3 Flower in a “Sound of Music” song title

4 Bovine hybrid 5 Wood shaper with a broad blade 6 Slalom racers 7 Men’s dress shoe 8 Work onstage 9 Boxing ref’s ruling 10 Teen hanging out among shoppers 11 Netherlands Antilles resort island 12 Lucy’s blanket-toting brother 13 Swarms (with) 18 __ out: barely make 22 Ten-percenter: Abbr.

24 Circus covering 25 Unlikely auto trade-in 26 Lauder of cosmetics 27 Vintage video game 28 One-named Irish singer 31 Carpentry fastener 34 Engage in high jinks

35 Unpopular spots in school?

36 Social equal 39 Wisc. neighbor 41 Not in favor of 44 Asian dish topped with crushed peanuts 46 Cereal served hot 48 Texarkana daily 50 Fish eggs 51 Absorbs with bread, as gravy 53 Certain red giant 54 In __: not yet born 55 “Be silent,” in music 56 “Be silent!”

60 Rep on the street 61 Website featuring handicrafts 63 Angler’s lure 64 Deeply regret 65 NNE’s opposite (Answers on page 8)

SUDOKU Students mix at a Marist event.

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

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

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

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

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Marist offers shadowing program Marist’s High School’s Friday at Marist program will run Friday, Sept.8 through Friday, Dec. 1 at the high school, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago.

Students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade can spend a day shadowing a Marist freshman or sophomore and learn what life is

like at the home of the RedHawks.

The day includes a tour, classes, and lunch. It’s a great way for prospective students to get a firsthand understanding of what Marist is like.

Registration and more information are available by calling (773) 881-5363.

for consideration 10 years from the date of their last registered class. Alumni cannot nominate themselves. Completed nomination forms must be received by midnight Saturday, Sept. 30.

For more information, call (708) 974-4300.

local residents to help integrate foreign students into the U.S. and provide a place for them to stay through the Host Home Program, sometimes their main housing option.

Hundreds of international students from countries such as South Korea, Vietnam, China, Poland, Congo, Japan and Sweden enroll at Moraine Valley. On average, more than 70 students are in host homes throughout the area.

Students pay hosts a monthly fee determined by the college.

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SCHOOL NOTES MVCC seeking alumni for hall of fame Moraine Valley Community College is accepting nominations for its 2018 Alumni Hall of Fame, created to recognize and honor alumni who have excelled in their professional fields, made an impact through volunteerism in their community or have made service contributions to the college.

Nominees must have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours at Moraine Valley and are eligible

Seek families to host international students Moraine Valley Community College’s International Student Affairs Department is in need of

Living with a local family helps international students practice English, learn American culture, acclimate to their new environment and minimize cultural shock and loneliness. Hosts also benefit by learning about another country and its language and culture, and contribute to the student’s success.

For more information on hosting an international student, contact Susan Schroering, international student housing specialist, at (708) 974-5756 or schroerings@ morainevalley.edu.

SXU preparing for multi-event homecoming The Saint Xavier University community is preparing for a week of activities and events for its 2017 Homecoming Week, which will take place from Sunday, Sept.

24 to Saturday, Sept. 30. SXU is inviting students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends to enjoy the festivities on the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. For more information, call (844) 468-6798. For more information about alumni events, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 773298-3316.

The Homecoming Liturgy and Spirit of Saint Xavier Awards will be the start to the 2017 Homecoming Week and will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. in SXU’s McDonough Chapel. Alumni to be honored include Magdalen “Midge” Ward ’50 who will receive the Spirit of Saint Xavier Award, Brian Swift ’84 who is the recipient of the Sister Dorothy Marie Peschon ’19 Award and Carol Bradtke ’10 will be given the Rita A. Ford ’98 Faith in the Future Award.

The Academic Distinguished Alumni and the O’Brien Student Leadership Awards are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 in SXU’s Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room. Nearly 100 guests are expected to be in attendance, whose presence will honor the remarkable alumni and students who have embraced the core values and Mercy mission to impact SXU.

Spirit of Mercy Day will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, Sept. 27 in McDonough Chapel.

The Saint Xavier University community joins in prayer, faithful to its Catholic Mercy heritage and in anticipation of the inauguration of Dr. Laurie Joyner, president, to be held on Friday, Sept. 29.

Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) Service Project: Brown Bag Project will take place starting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 in SXU’s Diner Atrium.

In the Spirit of Mercy all are welcome to join us as we prepare peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to benefit those served by PORT Ministries which for 30 years has served community members affected by poverty, hunger and despair in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. In addition to the donation of your time, donations of supplies such as: peanut butter, jelly, snacks, sweets and juice pouches, or monetary donations to offset the cost of additional supplies are always appreciated.

Those who would like help or donate, call (773) 298-3316.

Cougars Connect: Career Networking will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 in SXU’s Butler Reception Room, is a chance to meet alumni from all fields, majors and disciplines to find out their secrets to success after graduation. This event is open to all majors and levels and there will be free pizza.

The Class of 1992 Reunion will

Photo by Joe Boyle

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

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

We had several readers who guessed last week’s quiz. Crystine Busch, of Palos Heights, for instance knew it was Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, 5345 W. 99th St., Oak Lawn. She also knew it was the former property of Gasteyer School.

Oak Lawn resident Jane Foley also knew it was Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School. Steve Rosenbaum, also from Oak Lawn, also knew it was Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, adding that it is the home of the “Mustangs.” Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School is in School District 123.

Officials at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School state that they have an excellent core program that is supplemented by a number of offerings that include foreign language, communication arts, and technology coursework.

be welcoming graduates at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 in SXU’s Warde Academic Center’s Fourth Floor Boardroom to celebrate and reconnect after 25 years. A Week Back will provide live entertainment, and there will be a cash bar to purchase drinks. Online registration is $20, and will be bumped up to $25 at the door.

The cost includes food and soda.

The Class of 1967 Reunion is a 50th reunion celebration that will be held Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30. It will begin at noon on Friday with a mass in McDonough Chapel, followed by a gathering in SXU’s Butler Reception Room at 1 p.m. After Supplied photo the 2:30 p.m. campus tour, the Family poses for a photo at SXU’s Golden Graduates can relax until 2016 Homecoming Tailgate Tent and 5 p.m., when the cocktail recep- Family Fun Zone. tion begins at the Ridge Country Club, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. ton Memorial Field. There will Those in need of hotel accom- be plenty for everyone at this modations can obtain discounted event, including bounce houses rooms through The Hilton in Oak and face painting for kids. AdLawn for $139 per night. Online mission is $15 with an online registration is $65 per person. For registration and $20 at the door more information, call the SXU and includes food and soft drinks, as well as two drink tickets for alumni office.

Supplied photo 17th Annual Cougar 5K Run/ alcoholic beverages for those 21 Walk begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, and older. Children 12 and under Sept. 30 on SXU’s Chicago cam- accompanied by an adult are free. Chicago Christian High School sophomore Emma Dykstra, of Palos Heights, Homecoming Football Game: participates in the “Noodling Around” game last Friday at Camp Manitoqua pus. Hundreds of students, staff, faculty, alumni and community SXU vs. Taylor University is set in Frankfort. All CCHS students and faculty were at the camp for a day of members will take to the pave- to kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday, community building. Upon arrival, students participated in a number of ment for this signature South Side Sept. 30 on the Bruce R. Deaton games that required teamwork and encouragement and fostered the develtradition. Immediately after the Memorial Field. Students, staff, opment of leadership skills. After a few hours of games and activities, the run, the Cougar’s Corner Tailgate faculty and community members students ate lunch and had some free time to get to know each other and Tent and Family Fun Zone starts will cheer on SXU’s Cougars as develop friendships. Students also met in small groups. The day concluded at 11 a.m. on the Bruce R. Dea- they take on Taylor University. with a pep rally back at the school.

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Orland Park collecting goods for hurricane relief The Village of Orland Park is collecting donations to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey with its Orland Park Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort.

Items will be collected until 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15.

Three village facilities have been designated to accept donations from area residents, including Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave.; the village’s Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St.; and the Orland Park Health and Fitness Center, 15430 S. West Ave. Village Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The village’s

Sportsplex is open from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. The Orland Park Health and Fitness Center is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

The village is not collecting clothing and asks residents to donate new baby items--including unopened baby food, toiletries, wipes, new blankets, diapers and formula. Other items requested include batteries, battery operated lights, new blankets, bottled wa-

ter, first-aid supplies, flashlights, non-perishable/non-expired food, paper products and personal hygiene products.

Pet supplies being collected include bowls, pet food and leashes. Orland Park is also collecting ready-to-eat food items like individual servings of applesauce, fruit cups, fruit snacks and granola bars. Sports drinks are also being accepted.

All donations must be new and unopened. Those wanting to make monetary donations are encouraged to donate to the charities of their choice.

History Museum to host events followed by a guided tour of the “Something Old” wedding exhibit.

The fee is $9 for residents and $14 for non-residents. There is a discount for museum members.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, professional wedding coordinator Karen Friker, professional wedding coordinator and Michell’s Flowers and Events of Orland Park will offer tips to create the perfect wedding.

Visitors do not need to be planning a wedding to attend the event, which is free and open to all.

Later in the month, the museum invites the community to its Cemetery Symbolism and Preservation guided tour through Orland Park Memorial Cemetery. The informational tour will provide an expla-

nation of the different symbols and abbreviations on headstones, and the various preservation efforts used to save old cemeteries.

The tour will be given from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 and is open to guests ages 18 and up.

Visitors are to meet at the cemetery, located at 153rd Street and West Avenue and should dress for the weather. The fee is $9 for residents and $14 for non-residents.

There is a discount for museum members.

To register for the movie night or cemetery tour, call the village’s Recreation Department at (708) 403-7275. For general information, call Sarah Konzen, museum curator, at (708) 873-1622.

Some of the group’s activities include, monthly general meetings, monthly games, discussion, The Southwest Suburban Wid- interaction meetings, newcomers’ ow/Widowers Social Club will “get acquainted” meetings, orgameet from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, nized restaurant outings, dances, Sept. 8 at Zion Lutheran Church, trips, theater events and more.

17100 S. 69th Ave., Tinley Park.

For more information. call Beverages and snacks are Danell Chmura at (630) 728served at the monthly meetings. 9368 or Bill Dolehide at (708) There will be entertainment pro- 342-6820. vided on most months. The club offers support to widowed of all faiths and ages. Club members know what the newly widowed All are welcome to are experiencing in dealing with garden club dinner the death of a spouse because The Palos Heights Garden Club is hosting a “harvest dinner” on they’ve all been there.

Monday, Sept. 25 in the Brigid O’Malley Auditorium at Lake Katherine, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive. Hospitality is from 6:30 to 7 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. The potluck event allows members and guests to show off their baking and culinary skills.

The Palos Heights Garden Club meets every fourth Monday of the month from February through October at Lake Katherine. Membership is $20 for individuals, $35 for couples; and the guest fee is $5.

For more information, email Julie Pietrzak, president, at jmpietrzak@sbcglobal.net.

The Orland Park community is invited to check out the many events offered at the Village of Orland Park History Museum, 14415 S. Beacon Ave. The museum opened in April of 2016. The museum’s current exhibit, “Something Old,” displays wedding attire and accessories throughout the decades, starting in the late 1880s. Donated items include wedding gowns, footwear, and men’s suits.

To celebrate the exhibit, the museum will host a showing of the movie “Runaway Bride” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

The 1999 film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and is rated PG. Refreshments will be served,

CLUB ACTIVITIES Widowed club to host September meeting

LIBRARY NOTES Palos Heights Library to discuss Monarch habits 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.

• Monarch butterfly conservation will be the topic of discussion at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. Master Gardener and landscape horticulturist Dolly Foster will facilitate.

Milkweed seeds will be distributed to plant in the fall.

• The Lunch Bunch book discussion will focus on “Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI”

by David Grann at noon Monday, Sept. 11. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. New members are welcome.

• Palos Fine Arts will bring their foreign film series back to the library with the showing of the 2017 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, “The Salesman.”

The showing will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13. This Iranian film tells the story of an event that shatters the well-being of a middle-class couple. Film presenter Steve Frenzel will lead the discussion after the showing of the film. The movie’s runtime is 125 minutes and admission is free.

Light refreshments will be served.

• Individuals who want to learn the basics of Microsoft Publisher

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can come to the library at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 14. Participants will learn how to use Publisher to create projects like flyers, greeting cards, calendars, invitations and more in the class.

• Medicare Made Easy will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14. Diane Adduci, a community educator and licensed insurance representative, will educate patrons about Medicare Parts A and B and will also be discussing Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans. The program is designed for people turning 65, already 65 or older and leaving their employer plan, or people who would simply like to learn more about Medicare.

• 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.

Orland Park Library brings back the 1950s Several activities for the week ahead have been announced at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5115.

• The library will help adults learn more about their ancestry from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

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12 in Room 104. The one-hour program led by Sarah Konzen will provide step-by-step instructions on where to start research and the variety of sources available to help people learn about their ancestry.

• Frank Lamphere, a throwback to the famous pop singers of the 1950s and ‘60s, will perform traditional pop and jazz standards from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in Room 104. A 20-year veteran nightclub and big stage entertainer, Lamphere’s bold and swinging style has an appeal for fans of the Rat Pack, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darrin and straight-ahead jazz.

• The participants of the adult book discussion group will join together by the library’s fireplace from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 to talk about “The Earl: A Devil’s Duke Novel,” by Katherine Ashe.

COMMUNITY NOTES Orland Grassland celebrates summer’s end

at (708) 220-9506.

Orland Grassland volunteers will celebrate summer’s end and mark the site’s recent designation as an important bird area with a small ceremony and brunch Saturday, Sept. 9 when the meet at the west entrance of the site at Old 175th Street on 104th Avenue.

There will be a free, guided bird walk at 7 a.m., a hospitality table serving brunch at 9 a.m. and free guided ecological restoration hikes at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Remarkable restored prairie and oak savanna areas within the site are alive with native wildflowers, butterflies and more. Maps, pamphlets and volunteers are available to tell the story. Participants should dress appropriately for the outdoors, bring binoculars, cameras and bug spray. Visitors can walk the old farm road across the site, or experience the interior on a guided tour in natural terrain.

For more information, call Pat

Explore collage at McCord A “Collage with the Collage Collective” event is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek Road, Palos Park.

The event is billed as “new opportunities for spontaneity and creative exploration.” In the morning, students will learn the fundamentals of collage, design theory and techniques--including altered papers, paint, image transfers, staining paper and the use of the hot-seal tack iron.

The afternoon session will allow students to make their own collage painting from start to finish and to leave with a finished product.

All levels are welcome. Registration is $95 for members of McCord and $105 for non-members (plus a $20 supply fee to be collected by the instructors at the beginning of the workshop session).

For reservations and more information, call (708) 671-0648.

Donate blood with Palos women Sept. 16 “Raise your spirits. Donate blood. Save a life.” That’s the message from the Heartland Blood Centers and the Palos Heights Woman’s Club who are teaming up for a local blood drive Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Palos Heights Fire Department, 123rd Street and Harlem Avenue.

The drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Heartland is the sole provider of blood products to more than 70 hospitals in the Chicagoland area, including Palos Health hospital.

Donors will receive a free entry voucher for Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm Pumpkin Fest in Lockwood.

Appointments can be scheduled online at www.heartlandbc.org or by calling Denise at (708) 3473512. A photo ID is required to donate blood.

Lake Katherine, League of Women Voters and Alzheimer’s Association all join Palos Market The Community Tents will be occupied with many great local organizations on Wednesday, Sept.

13. Representatives from Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens will be on hand with information about the upcoming Monarch Butterfly Festival to be held on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lake Katherine is located at 7402 Lake Katherine Way in Palos Heights. The festival will have a butterfly and educational tent, face-painting, live animals, arts and craft fair and tent, scarecrow making, food vendors and more. Information provided at the market will include how to attract butterflies, especially monarchs, to your own garden. Packets of milkweed seeds will be sold for $1. Additional information about other upcoming fall events, including the Fall Fishing Classic to be held on Oct. 14, the Fall Hayride and Campfire, and the next nature book discussion “The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas” by Jerry Dennis will be available.

U.S. Constitution Day is Sept.

18. Celebrate the day with The League of Women Voters at a Community Tent. The League will be handing out pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions and providing voter registration at the market.

Representatives will have general information about the group, along with the opportunity for membership.

Finally, the Alzheimer’s Association will join the market with information about the group’s Sept.

30 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event, to be held in Orland Park at Centennial Park. More information about the walk can be found at www. alz.org/walk or by calling (815) 272-2010. The walk is free to attend. Representatives will have Alzheimer’s disease information and local resources available to the public.

In addition to all these great organizations, delicious, farm-fresh fall fruits and vegetables are in the market in huge quantities.

Many varieties of apples, along with many winter squashes join the abundant line up of delicious farm-fresh produce at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. Other fruits and vegetables at the market include raspberries, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, melons and

watermelons, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, eggplant, onions, corn, summer squashes 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, jellies, local honey, olive oils, vinegars, beef, pork, chicken, salsas, pasta and BBQ sauces and Italian peppers.

Also, three different varieties of ready to-eat-tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready-to-bake pizza, pesto, organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, coffee and lattes, peanuts and 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: www.

Facebook.com/PalosHeightsFarmersMarket. Shop early for best selection.

Congratulations to the following Farmers Market raffle winners. Tom Kocourek of Worth is the August Farmers Market Gift Certificate Raffle winner.

All completed Frequent Shopper Cards are entered into a month’s end gift certificate raffle, and then the season’s end-market raffle to be held on October 18th. In addition, congratulations to the following Palos Heights Recreation Department Raffle winners, drawn on August 23: Melissa Zolk (one-month fitness membership) and Kelly Knapczyk (five-punch group fitness pass). Look for more Recreation Department raffles at

the Oct. 4 Farmers Market.

At the City Tent, make sure to pick up your Frequent Shopper Card and have it endorsed. Receive double credit on your Frequent Shopper Card every week for donations of either canned goods or fresh produce. Canned donations are given to Palos Methodist Church Food Pantry, 12108 S. Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights, and fresh produce is delivered to Operation Blessing, 4901 W. 128th Pl. in Alsip. LINK cards are also accepted at the Palos Market. The process starts at the City Tent. Also, information about the upcoming Winter Farmers Market, to be held at the Recreation Department starting in November will be available.

Also, while at the City Tent, pick up this week’s recipe, “Spiced Green Beans with Tomatoes” courtesy of Dr. John Principe, M.D. of WellbeingMD Center for Life. This and some previous year’s recipes will be available. Previous year’s recipes can be found at www.wellbeingmd.com, or palosheights.org.

New to the market in 2017, farmers market gift certificates are available for purchase. They make great gifts.

They can be purchased for $5 each and can be used at the vendors.

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 www. palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights.org, visiting the market’s Facebook page, or by calling 708-361-1800.

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Ken Karrson, Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com Jeff Vorva, Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com

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TWO AREA TEAMS TAKE ON NO. 1 POWERS

Vikings conquer IC, but Bulldogs bitten by Phillips

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The week heading into a game against a team ranked No. 1 is usually full of anticipation and excitement.

Then the game is played and one of two things happen: One, the big upset, causing yelling and dancing on the field for the postgame for the underdog.

Two, the No. 1 team plays like the No. 1 team and pulls off the victory and the underdog leaves the field deflated.

Two area football teams had

a chance to play the Associated Press’s No. 1 teams in the state in their respective classes on Friday night, and both scenarios played out.

St. Laurence topped Immaculate Conception Catholic (ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A) 26-23 in Elmhurst while in Oak Lawn, Phillips (ranked No. 1 in Class 5A and coming off a monumental 24-20 win over Loyola in Week 1) beat Richards 34-21.

Outsiders may scoff that St. Laurence, a 6A team, beating a 3A team is not a huge deal, but IC is the defending Class 3A cham-

pion that beat St. Laurence, 63-49, in Burbank last year and opened the season with a 43-7 win over Bishop McNamara. The Vikings, which lost in Week 1 to Class 7A power Benet, 49-28, had no interest in opening the season 0-2.

Devon Rembis hit Matthew Hamer with a 73-yard pass with 3 minutes, 12 seconds left for what turned out to be the winning score for the Vikings. Donte Bronson’s interception in the closing minute helped ice the game for the winners.

“That was a really big win for us,” Vikings assistant coach Corey

Flagg said. “It was up and down.

It was scary. We needed to pull that one out.’’

The next morning, members of the Vikings headed to Orland Hills to load up trucks heading to Texas with supplies to help flooding victims.

Supplied photo St. Laurence, a state semifinal- Members of St. Laurence’s football team do a good deed loading trucks ist in Class 5A in 2015 and 6A in Orland Hills to help out flood victim in Texas Saturday morning after in 2016, plays its first Catholic stunning IC Catholic in Elmhurst the night before.

League White Conference game The Bulldogs (1-1) grabbed of the season against Bishop Mc- a 20-0 lead with 9:08 left in the Namara in Kankakee on Friday. half as quarterback J’Bore Gibbs some momentum before halftime Phillips came to Oak Lawn tossed a couple of touchdown as quarterback Sebastian Castro wanting to prove its stunner over passes and Craig Elmore added See NO. 1, Page 3 Loyola was no fluke and grabbed a scoring run.

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A Hunni of an upset for Cougars

New QB Hunniford accounts for four touchdowns in SXU victory

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The first step in erasing last year’s rare sub .500 season for St. Xavier University’s football team came right away.

The Cougars were 5-6 last year — their first year without a winning season since 1999 — and still picked up a No. 24 ranking in the nation according to NAIA coaches. The Cougars opened their season on Thursday against the fifth-ranked team in the country, Marian, and domiHey, a close one! nated the first half, the The previous three games lost between SXU and Marian lead in the have been blowouts: second half 2016: Marian 56, SXU 10 but rallied 2015: Marian 45, SXU 13 for a 322014: SXU 65, Marian 38 27 victory in front of 1,500 fans at Deaton Field. Marian beat SXU 56-10 to open the season in 2016.

The win not only started the healing process from last year, it may be the start of getting the Cougars back to elite status in the country and it also showed its new quarterback is going to be someone who might give future opponents on the schedule some fits.

Junior Justin Hunniford, a transfer from Division III North Central College, barely beat out sophomore Alex Martinez for the starting job in camp and his debut was legendary as he threw for 425 yards and a two touchdowns and ran for two more scores.

His 54-yard scoring strike to Chris Simmons on a fourth-and-nine with 1 minute, 28 seconds left in the game, put the Cougars back in the lead for good after giving up 20 straight points in the second half to give up a 26-7 halftime lead.

“That was a good ball thrown by Justin Hunniford,” Simmons, a sophomore who attended Nazareth Academy said. “That man has shown in camp he earned that spot and throws like that are big-time plays and that’s the reason we won the game. I don’t know if I ran the right route, but I was open and he put it on me.’’

Hunniford, a former Providence Catholic standout, said he was excited but calm on the play that meant the difference between a win and loss. He hit Simmons at around the Marian 25 yard line and Simmons took it from there.

“It was a one-on-one matchup with my favorite receiver and I just knew he was going to win it,” Hunniford

Above: St. Xavier senior defensive lineman Jeff Cesario basks in the limelight after he recovered a fumble in the closing minutes of the Cougars’ 32-27 upset win over Marian. Right: Quarterback Justin Hunniford runs into the end zone after tossing the ball to the officials after scoring the first touchdown in Thursday’s win. Hunniford threw for 425 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores.

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Mark Strbjak lifts Drey Devereaux after Devereaux’s touchdown reception in the second quarter of SXU’s victory over No. 5 Marian.

said. “Chris has a lot of talent and he was the go-to guy in that situation.

The safety was coming in on him and I knew he was going to catch the ball and I thought a hit was going to come then and there. He made a move and hit speed took over after that.’’

Hunniford, who connected on 24 out of 36 passes, spread the wealth as Simmons had five catches for 96 yards, Drey Devereaux had five catches for 58 yards and a score, Nick Czeszewski added four catches for 131 yards and Harold Davis had four for 108 including a 78-yard grab in the first half to set up a score.

Abdul Mahdi, former star at Bogan, booted a pair of field goals including a 53-yarder with :21 left in the first half.

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It’s now hard to tell when you should take foot off the gas T hree things happened in a four-day stretch.

First, host Edwardsville had a 42-0 lead in the first half in a football game against Naperville North on Aug. 25 and Naperville North came back to win 53-49.

Second, I was watching an episode of the Netflix series “Last Chance U’’ on Aug. 27 and East Mississippi Community College had a 48-0 lead against Mississippi Delta late in the first half of a 2015 game. Coach Buddy Stephens called timeout, and that helped set off a violent brouhaha that was brewing for years. The game was ruled a double forfeit.

Third, the next night, the Windy City Thunderbolts, playing for their Frontier League Playoff lives, had an 11-0 lead heading into the seventh-inning stretch against Lake Erie in Avon Park, Ohio, and they fell 12-11. Lake Erie scored eight runs in the bottom of the ninth without making an out.

Now, if we changed the order in this a little bit and I viewed the “Last Chance U” episode before all of this, I might have thought darkly of ol’ Buddy’s actions in Mississippi. He was accused in the past of running up scores and scoring 90 points in games, but his rationale was that you had

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to do it in order to impress the people voting in the polls so his team could get a top 2 seed and make it to the National Junior College Athletic Association championship game.

But after seeing what Naperville and Lake Erie did, I don’t know.

The Illinois High School Association has a rule to try to curb huge scores. If one team is leading by 40 or more points, there is a running clock in the

second half.

Edwardsville led 42-0 with 5 minutes, 15 seconds left in the first half and looked good for having that clock do some sprinting in the second half.

Somehow Naperville scored twice in the final 3:13 to prevent the running clock.

Then in the second half, the Huskies went to work while Edwardsviille players were coming in and out of the game with cramps and other injuries.

“We obviously did some things wrong and we’ve

got to watch film and get better,” Edwardsville coach Matt Martin told reporters after the game.

Naperville North coach Sean Drendel told reporters his team “stole one.’’

According to the Daily Herald’s research, no team in the NFL or major college football ever came back from a deficit like that. The paper also reported that the IHSA has no record of a comeback like that in this state.

The Windy City collapse could be a little more understandable because baseball is a sport which is controlled by pitching. T-Bolt starter Will Landsheft threw six shutout innings and five relief pitchers gave up 12 runs.

Still, coming back from 11 runs down is monumental.

So now I’m torn. Do I cuss ol’ Buddy for what he has done over the years at East Mississippi for the lack of sportsmanship? Or do I applaud him for not taking his foot off the gas pedal and avoiding a potential collapse that is unlikely but not impossible?

I see both sides, now (thanks Judy Collins).

Even on what used to be cut-and-dried matters, the world of sports sure is getting complicated.

Goerg wants more females and youngsters in the great outdoors

SOCCER ROUNDUP

Fire gets back on winning track

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

On Aug. 26, Basti was boiling after the Chicago Fire dropped a 3-1 home game to expansion team Minnesota.

On Saturday, Basti was bumped, then beaming and then banged up in the Fire’s 1-0 road win over Montreal at Stade Saputo.

Fire star Bastian Schweinsteiger took out some of his frustrations of a fourgame Fire losing streak by scoring the team’s lone goal in the 59th minute of the game. That came nine minutes after he was knocked around by Deian Boldor.

Boldor was given a yellow card, which turned into a red card after a video review and the Fire played with a one-man advantage the rest of the way, which helped allow Matt Polster (who returned from a knee injury) to find Schweinsteiger for his third goal as a Major League Soccer player.

But the German star left the game in the 79th minute with a quadriceps injury.

“We’ll see how it will go this week.

In the end I had to leave the pitch because of my tight quad,’’ he said after the game. “The red card was not ideal for Montreal. For us it was more important to keep the ball in certain moments of the game and we tried to be dangerous and play different than usual. I’m happy to win on the road and get the three points.”

NEW YORK RED BULLS AT CHICAGO FIRE

OUTDOORS

WHEN: 3 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE’S RECORD: 13-9-5 RED BULLS’ RECORD: 12-10-4 NOTEWORTHY: Both teams are trying to upgrade their status for a potential MLS playoff bid as the Fire entered this week in third place in the East with 44 points and the Red Bulls were fifth with 40. The top six teams advance.

Breaking the losing streak was huge because there were so many elements going against the team. David Accam, who had two goals in the last two losses, was on the shelf with a hip injury and joins a large injured list. Dax McCarty was gone as he played with the United States Men’s National team over the weekend.

“This was a very important result,’’ Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said. “It’s been a long time since our last win. We were looking for a game like this. On the road, when it’s even more difficult, it helps to build spirit.

“Our job is now to work and keep our motivation high. It was great to get the three points. It’s important to understand that the team worked hard.

Things happen during a game. It’s about who wants more to win. Tonight we wanted it more. With 11 men we knew what we had to do. Work hard, help each other, be organized and defend

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Photo by Jeff Vorva

Fire star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored a goal but also got injured against Montreal.

the result.’’

Earlier in the week, recently acquired Christian Dean had surgery on his toe and will be out for two or three months.

Red Stars sweep NC

The Red Stars swept the three-game season series against National Women’s Soccer League-leading North Carolina with a 2-1 victory Sunday in the final regular season game this year at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. The Red Stars received goals from Yuki Nagasato in the 52nd minute and Julie Ertz in the 84th.

Chicago (10-6-5) remains tied for third with Orlando and visits FC Kansas City at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Off the field, the Red Stars traded Kristie Mewis to Houston for midfielder Morgan Brian on Aug. 30. Mewis’ brief career with the Red Stars found her scoring one goal in one match since she was acquired 10 days prior.

Brian, 24, is coming to Chicago after spending her entire NWSL career in Houston, where she was selected first overall in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. The standout midfielder has appeared in 33 matches for Houston since 2015, missing a large portion of her first two seasons due to participating with the U.S. WNT in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.

Bolts eliminated from Frontier League playoff bid Sports Editor

It went down to the second-to-thelast game of the season.

The Windy City ThunderBolts were eliminated from Frontier League playoff consideration on Saturday after dropping a 4-1 decision to Schaumburg in front of a Standard Bank Stadium crowd of 1,991.

The four playoff teams are division champs Schaumburg and Florence with Washington and Evansville snagging the wild card bids.

Windy City finished the season 51-45 after Sunday’s 6-5 victory. It was the team’s first winning season since 2013.

Ironically, the ThunderBolts probably missed out on the playoffs because some of their pitchers were too good early in the season.

AREA SPORTS NOTES

Former Sandburg offensive linemen are Charged up

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Orland Park’s Michael Schofield, who won a Super Bowl ring in 2016 as a starting offensive lineman for Denver, was picked up on waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

The former Sandburg High School and University of Michigan star is on the same roster as another Sandburg alum — rookie Dan Feeney, who was picked in the third round of the draft this year. Feeney attended Indiana University.

Round 1 to Kilrea

Lyons’ Dan Kilrea and Sandburg’s Dylan Jacobs, who finished second and third in the Class 3A Illinois High School Association boys cross country state meet last year figure to meet multiple times this year — possibly twice in the postseason.

Kilrea won the first meeting of these nationalyranked runners Saturday at the Lyons Invitational with a time of 14 minutes, 10.25

seconds while Jacobs was at 14:34.83. They finished first and second respectively.

In the girls race, Marist’s Jill Borza finished 12th with a 19:03.64.

Skating Swanson

Shepard freshman Gia Swanson qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating National Solo Dance competition, which was scheduled to start Wednesday and will run through Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Approximately 170 athletes from around the nation qualified from a pool of more than 400 skaters.

Shooters tryouts

The South Side Shooters Girls Basketball Club is hosting tryouts for players in grades three to eight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday at Stagg High School, 8015 W, 111th St., Palos Hills. For more information, contact Gary Ferguson at 630-935-1150 or ssshotersbball@aol.com.

hey say it’s a man’s world when it comes to enjoying the great outdoors.

Not so, according to Diane Goerg of Palos Park who loves hunting, fishing, kayaking, clay-pigeon shooting and any other activities related to the outdoors.

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FOCUS ON THE WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

By Jeff Vorva

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Windy City manager Ron Biga might have felt like climbing a wall after his team blew an 11-0 lead and lost 12-11 at Lake Erie on Aug. 29.

Scott Kuzminsky, Kyle Von Ruden, Kevin Lenik and Brady Muller were gobbled up by major league organizations during the course of the season and those four would have been a big help during the playoff run.

So, while the team didn’t meet its goal of making the postseason, it did what a lot of good independent teams strive for — to give their players a shot at making an affiliated club.

Locally, Orland Park native and former St. Laurence standout Kyle Wood finished his first full season in a Bolts uniform hitting .249 with seven homers and 30 RBI in 86 games. He was also named to the All-Star team in July.

Pitcher Chris Chigas, a Bridgeview native who attended Oak Lawn High School, finished his second year with the club with an 0-3 mark and a 5.90 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 48 innings.

Throw or run?

Richards quarterback Sebastian Castro had throwing and running touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 34-21 loss to Phillips on Friday night.

Submitted photo

Diane Goerg poses after a successful day of pheasant hunting with her friends.

Goerg says “there’s nothing quite like being in a bird field, hunting over a welltrained dog, whether it be pheasants, quail, doves, or partridges, or sitting in a duck blind or goose pit.”

She added: “I’m disappointed in the lack of women and young folks interested in getting outdoors and away from those idiot boxes (television sets) and other electronic devices.”

Diane’s goal is to get more people, young and old, both genders, involved in outdoor activities through youth organizations and others such as Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited and encourages the taking of Hunter and Water Safety Courses. While she is constantly honing her shooting skills at local gun ranges she is equally at home with shotgun, rifle and handgun. Can bowhunting be Diane’s next outdoor challenge?

Fishing is an important part of Diane’s outdoor calendar, fishing for salmon, trout, bass, and panfish and recalls the good old days of smelt fishing along the Chicago Lake Michigan waterfront with her brothers. She’s adept at using bait casting and spinning rods, but looks forward to mastering the art of fly-fishing.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Submitted photo

Diane Goerg, shown with a small bluegill, is hoping more women and youth take to outdoors activities.

It’s not all outdoor fun for Diane who gives back to the community through such activities as teaching young kids to fish at Lake Katherine, promoting the Harlem Ave. Business Association and other civic projects in Palos Heights.

Diane has her own business, Diane’s Place, a truly unique family friendly restaurant/ice cream parlor located at 12306 South Harlem Avenue. Contact her at 708-923-0010 or on Facebook at Diane’s Place, in Palos Heights, where she is always ready to discuss the outdoors with her many like-minded customers.

Jim Kirby’s column appears every first and third Thursday of the month. E-mail him at Kirbyoutdoors@sbcglobal.net.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST

Vorva turned purple and screamed “Who let this #$%@ Whalen guy into our Football Forecast? ’’ Then Vorva banged his head on his desk when he realized it was him. So Whalen finished 10-1 in Week 2 and is 18-2 overall. He’s now the target of a bunch of mopes who finished either 7-4 or 8-3 last week. Vorva, however, is trying to find a loophole to get Whalen kicked out of the group. Good luck with that, genius. On to Week 3…

Last week: Overall: Aurora Christian at Brother Rice Chicago Christian at Wheaton Academy Eisenhower at Evergreen Park Carmel at Marist Oak Lawn at Bremen Richards at Shepard Bolingbrook at Sandburg Homewood-Flossmoor at Stagg St. Laurence at Bishop McNamara St. Xavier University at Missouri Baptist

JEFF VORVA 8-3 16-4 Brother Rice Chicago Christian Eisenhower Marist Oak Lawn Richards Bolingbrook H-F St. Laurence SXU

JASON MAHOLY 8-3 13-7 Brother Rice Wheaton Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Bolingbrook H-F St. Laurence SXU

WALLY FINDYSZ 7-4 14-6 Brother Rice Wheaton Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Shepard Bolingbrook H-F St. Laurence SXU

BOB RAKOW 7-4 13-7 Brother Rice Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg H-F St. Laurence SXU

JOE BOYLE 8-3 15-5 Brother Rice Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Bolingbrook H-F St. Laurence SXU

RANDY WHALEN 10-1 18-2 Brother Rice Wheaton Eisenhower Marist Oak Lawn Richards Bolingbrook H-F St. Laurence SXU

WEEK 2 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Marist ready for ESCC after clubbing Cavemen that has allowed six points in two games.

Sean Doherty booted a field goal and Dan Flores hit two. The Mustangs host Eisenhower Friday to open South Suburban Conference Red play.

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Brother Rice coach Brian Badke and his troops are looking to turn things around after starting the season 0-2 with losses to Marist and Crete-Monee.

CRETE-MONEE 33, BROTHER RICE 25

Rice captain tells team to keep chin up after 0-2 start

By Phil Arvia Corresponent

Shortly before their shared ride home Friday from Crete-Monee, Brother Rice linebacker and captain Keegan Jones didn’t figure his dad would haul out any war stories about the old man’s Crusaders team.

“No, he’s not like that,” Jones said.

But then, Keegan already knew Thomas Jones’ 1981 squad bounced back from an 0-2 start to reel off 11 straight wins, including a 14-0 decision over Reavis for the state Class 6A title. And the younger Jones was painfully aware that the current Crusaders fell to 0-2 with a 33-25 loss to the Warriors.

“Maybe there’s a corollary there,” Keegan said.

In truth, though, Jones was concerned more about having the right words for his teammates, together the first Rice team to fall to 0-2 since 2001, when the Crusaders finished 2-7. Now the mission is to become the second Rice team to make the playoffs after starting 0-2.

“Keep your chin up,” he said.

“The Catholic League hasn’t started yet.

“It’s a matter of execution, keeping your head on straight. It’s not a matter of talent or effort. We have those.”

They didn’t have quite enough to match the hosts in Crete. The Warriors (1-1) dominated the game, posting 510 yards of total offense to Rice’s 250 behind the passing of Isaiah Rucker (20-of32, 262 yards, four touchdowns), the receiving of Joshua Tomas (eight catches, 156 yards, two TDs) and the running of Da’Tuan Carter (25 carries, 115 yards).

“They took it to us,” Rice coach Brian Badke said. “They were ready, we weren’t. Last week, three drops could have been the difference in their (27-7) loss to

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Continued from Page 1 scored on a 1-yard run with 2:09 left and the defense came up with a stop.

Richards closed the gap to 20-14 when Castro hit Niles Gall with a 39-yard scoring strike in the third

Lincoln-Way East. That team’s going to make a lot of noise in 6A, for sure.”

The Crusaders may yet make themselves heard, assuming they can find their voice.

“We started 15 juniors,” Badke said. “We’ve got a lot of younger players. We haven’t found our identity yet.”

The Crusaders went with junior Johnny Bean (7-of-13, 130 yards) at quarterback, one week after Bean split time with senior Evan Sullivan in a loss at Marist.

“It was my decision,” Badke said. “Evan has worked extremely hard and this is still a competition every day. I just felt John led the team a little better last week.”

Against Crete, Bean sped 40 yards with the game’s opening snap for a touchdown. He added a 77-yard scoring pass to Dylan Summer with a shade under three minutes to play to make the score respectable. Otherwise, though, the Rice offense struggled.

The Crusaders’ other points came on a 27-yard field goal by John Richardson and a blocked punt by Matt Olsen that Joe Fitzgerald recovered in the end zone for a short-lived, 17-13 lead midway through the second quarter.

After failing to catch CreteMonee off guard on an ensuing onside-kick attempt, Rice gave up a 13-play, 63-yard scoring drive that enabled the Warriors to take a 20-17 lead at the half. The Warriors opened the second half with a six-play, 80-yard touchdown march to go up 26-17, then just concentrated on eating clock with their ground game.

“Our defense was on the field all night,” Badke said. “We’ve got to do a better job of ball control.”

Rice has reached the playoffs in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Badke, though, tends not to invoke the past when talking to his teams.

“This is 2017,” he said. “We have to look in the mirror.’’ but could get no closer as the Wildcats scored two touchdowns to put the game away. Amaree Beard caught a pass for a late TD for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs open the South Suburban Red season at 7 p.m.

Friday with a road game against Shepard, which is 2-0. Last year, Richards won 38-10 in Oak Lawn.

Marist won the East Suburban Catholic Conference title outright for the first time in history last season and the RedHawks are ready for another.

Marist opens the ESCC season Friday by hosting winless Carmel at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The Redhawks enter the league season with a 2-0 mark after travelling to Indiana to trounce Mishawaka, 42-15, on Friday night.

The host Cavemen gave the RedHawks fits for two quarters and trailed 21-15 at the break. But the Marist defense made some adjustments and allowed zero second-half points. The vaunted RedHawk offense also started clicking behind a strong game by junior quarterback Mike Markett, who bounced back from a rough outing against Brother Rice in Week 1 by throwing for 123 yards and three TDs. The QB threw scores to Billy Skalitzky, Jadon Thompson and TJ Ivy. “He was able to take a big step forward from Week 1 to Week 2,” Marist coach Ron Dawczak said of Markett. “He definitely responded and had a heck of a ballgame.”

Senior running back Delonte Harrell had 180 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Stagg 48, Aurora East 6

The Chargers weren’t able to surpass 400 yards rushing, as they did in Week 1, but ran for 282 in their home opener.

Running back Greg Hoard carried the ball 15 times for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and backfield mate Mike Jennings had 53 yards and found pay-dirt twice. Senior signalcaller Kyle Neputy completed 4-of-5 passes for 105 yards, and hooked up wide receiver Prentise Powell for a 17-yard touchdown.

The Chargers’ (2-0) road to playoff eligibility gets difficult as they host HomewoodFlossmoor Friday. The teams last met in 2015, when the Vikings won 67-6.

Shepard 48, Fenton 12

Rishard Blake ran 78 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage,

Sandburg 23, Curie 20

Jake Monnett booted three field goals — including the 20-yard game-winner in overtime — and the Eagles overcame 273 rushing yards by the Condors’ offense to improve to 1-1.

Monnett, a junior, was also successful from 22 and 28 yards. Senior running back Thomas Smith, who was slated to complement primary ball-carrier Andrew Schaub, rushed 40 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

Sandburg opens SouthWest Suburban Conference play this week against perennial Class 8A powerhouse Bolingbrook. The two teams last squared off in 2015, when the Raiders won 38-20.

Oak Lawn 40, CICS/Quest 0 Photo by Jeff Vorva

Quarterback Mike Markett, who threw for three touchdowns against Mishawaka on Friday, and his Marist teammates are gunning for the second outright ESCC title in school history.

and Shepard rolled.

Blake, a junior quarterback/wide receiver, finished with 88 yards and two touchdowns rushing, while also completing 3-of-3 passes for 64 yards, and catching three passes for 33 more.

Shepard (2-0) has scored 14 offensive touchdowns through two weeks, and has outscored its opponents 104-12 while piling up 858 yards. The Astros host Richards to open South Suburban Conference play, Friday. The Bulldogs thumped Shepard last season, 38-10.

Evergreen Park 43, Longwood 6

Senior running backs Jalen Lynch and David Torres each rushed for two touchdowns, and Evergreen Park improved to 2-0.

Torres also had an interception for a defense

The Spartans scored all 40 points in the first half and are 2-0 for the first time in more than a decade.

Nick Puente made the most of his six carries, going for 116 yards and three touchdowns, including a 74-yard jaunt. The junior running back has 263 rushing yards and six touchdowns in two games.

Oak Lawn’s defense allowed only 53 yards and has held opponents scoreless for the past six quarters. Junior defensive lineman Jalon Gains had a sack and safety. Linebacker Joe Barnhouse recovered a blocked punt and returned it for a touchdown. The Spartans visit Bremen Friday.

Chicago Christian 1 Crossroad Christian 0

The Knights are 2-0 for the first time since 2008 after the forfeit win.

The Knights visit Wheaton Academy, which beat Christian 46-6 last season, Friday. The Warriors have defeated the Knights in eight straight meetings, winning those games by an average margin of 28 points.

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Images from SXU’s home-opening win over No. 5 Marian

Abdul Mahdi adjusts his helmet during SXU’s win over Marian.

St. Xavier football players lock arms and get psyched up before their game against No. 5 Marian.

Drey Devereaux (left) celebrates Abdul Mahdi’s (middle) 53-yard field goal in the first half of a 32-27 win over Marian.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Chris Simmons races down the sideline for what turned out to be the winning score in St. Xavier’s 32-27 victory over Marian.

Members of the Ivlow clan pose with the SXU mascot after the upset victory.

John Ivlow (65) is a freshman lineman; his father, also named John, is the coach at Bolingbrook High School; and Mike is a senior running back.

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Continued from Page 1 to Marian, it came through at a couple of clutch times.

Marian had the ball on a fourth-down play at the SXU 1 in the third quarter and Cougar linebacker Omar Salazar stuffed freshman running back Tristan Tonte for a two-yard loss. On Marian’s final drive, former Nazareth star Dmitri Joe sacked quarterback Luke Johnston and the ball popped loose and was recovered by Jeff Cesario to put the

game on ice.

Originally, the Cougars were supposed to open the season against Western Illinois University but the Leathernecks pulled out of the contract and Marian was still available to play.

“We got a check from Western Illinois and got in a great game against a rival, so it couldn’t have worked out any better,’’ SXU coach Mike Feminis said.

SXU visits Missouri Baptist at noon Saturday in St. Louis. Missouri had six turnovers in a 28-7 road loss to Lyon (Ark.) to open the season.

The SXU band is in form, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Thursday’s season opener.

FOCUS ON COLLEGE SPORTS

Cyclone women’s soccer team eyes third straight national appearance Gorham is a 2009 graduate of Southwest Baptist University (Mo.), and earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from the University of Central Missouri in 2013. A native of Coatesville, Ind., Gorham currently resides in Waukegan with his wife, Sarah.

Volleyball: Following a 6-1 start to the season and four victories last week, Saint Xavier junior Mariana Ayala and senior Courtney Joyce were both selected as recent CCAC Players of the Week.

Baseball: Sophomore first baseman Ben Zordani was named to the Midwestern Collegiate League All-League team this summer. He played for the Joliet Admirals and hit .298 after hitting .326 with 34 RBI for the Cougars in the spring.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Moraine Valley’s women’s soccer team is gunning for a third straight trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association national tournament and started the season with a 3-1 win over South Suburban College Aug. 30.

Down 1-0 in the second half, Moraine responded with goals from Brooke Janeczek, Patty Rzadkosz and Edith Benitez.

Goalie Grace Rolling had seven saves in the victory.

The 2017 has only four returners after a number of Cyclones graduated, including top scorer Marbella Rodriguez. But third-year coach Al Palar thinks his new players can help the team to another big season.

Palar is looking to sophomores Benitez (Reavis) and Jillian Steinke (Andrew) to help lead the young squad. He said their experience at nationals will be beneficial.

Yesenia Perez (Eisenhower) should be a major goal scorer while Janeczek (Lockport Township) and Rzadkosz (Reavis) will be needed set-up players. Colleen Collevy (Marist) and Jennifer Warja (Andrew) will contribute on the back line.

Men’s soccer: Edwardo Manzo had a hat trick in a 7-1 victory over McHenry

Moraine Valley’s women’s soccer team has a chance to qualify for nationals for a third straight season.

County College on Aug. 31.

Basketball: The men’s basketball team is hosting tryout from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept.

15 in Building H on Court 3. All fulltime Moraine Valley students are eligible to participate, but must have a physical prior to tryouts. Anyone who attends must contact head Coach Anthony Amarino at coachama@yahoo.com.

The women’s team is holding tryouts from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26, 4:30-7 p.m.

All full-time Moraine Valley students are eligible to attend. For more information, contact coach Delwyn Jones at 708-9745557 or jonesd@morainevalley.edu.

ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY

New SID: Greg Gorham was named

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the school’s associate athletic director for sports information.

Gorham spent four years as the SID at Trinity International University, where he developed a newly designed athletic website, along with increased video and social media content for the fellow Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference program.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Women’s cross country: The Trolls took second place out of eight teams in the University Of St. Francis Twilight Invitational. Megan DeWeerd took first-place honors with a time of 17 minutes, 55.4 seconds, which shattered the school record by close to 30 seconds. Freshman April Van Ryn, a former star at Chicago Christian took fourth with a 17:55.4.

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Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

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

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

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH KRUSE, GLORIA KRUSE, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH5, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH5 Plaintiff, -v.DEBORAH J. BOYES AKA DEBORAH JEAN BOYES AKA DEBORAH BOYES, CRESTLINE ARMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants

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 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-AR7 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES SAPATO, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 014447 443 SHADOW CREEK DRIVE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 10, 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 443 SHADOW CREEK DRIVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-401-018-0000.

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 14-15-15662.

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. 14-15-15662 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 014447 TJSC#: 37-6291 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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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 21, 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 9013 South 51st Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-218-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $234,599.29.

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.

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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 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.

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.

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 W09110046.

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.

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. W09110046 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 09 CH 52089 TJSC#: 37-7555

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.

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

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

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‘Nashville’ actor Charles Esten remembers his start in music

By Dixie Limbachia

For Charles Esten, creativity has been a constant battle among the muses of music, acting and comedy. He’s exercised his acting muscle in movies like “The Postman” and “Swing Vote” as well as TV series like HBO’s “Big Love” and Disney Channel’s “Jessie.”

Comedy improv show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” with costar Wayne Brady, let him use all three talents at once, and since 2012, he’s played lead guitarist Deacon Claybourne on “Nashville.” Last year, Esten racked up lots of attention with his music project “Every Single Friday,” for which he released a new song each week for more than a year.

And in June he served as host of the CMT Music Awards. But his initial break in the biz came on the small screen, in Fox’s 1995 sitcom “The Crew,” which led to his first mention in Variety in the Aug. 30, 1995, issue.

What do you remember about “The Crew”?

That was the first show I was a cast member, and I was one of the stars of the show. That was a huge amount of time, for me, on camera, compared to anything I had done before. It was a lot of fun playing opposite my old friend

David [Burke]; we made some very funny episodes together. [The writers] were open to trying new things. But the key was working on the joke they had written and finding it in your own comic timing.

What came first: music or acting?

I was a musician long before I was an actor. As a kid, I was practicing on the piano or on the guitar, trying to come up with songs of my own, trying to learn other ones and trying to show off as much as I could to girls. Then when I went to college, I was in a band and continued to write music.

Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT I decided at that point — after Creator of “Nashville” television program, Callie Khouri, left, along with show the band — I knew I wanted to runner Dee Johnson pose for portrait in Khouri’s office. Poster on the wall be an actor too. I’d always been is from “Thelma and Louise,” which Khouri wrote. a singer-songwriter on my own, but I knew I wanted to do this I was heading. There are differ- grew up, and I said I wanted to little thing called acting. I decided ent levels of knowing: Sometimes be a clown. He would ask why, you have to peel away layers to and I would say I want to make to go to Los Angeles.

Were you able to continue get to the thing that you always people laugh.

Did you have any early mendown the path of singing and knew. My whole life, I always loved singing, songwriting and tors? acting?

Kevin Costner. He could not I always kept writing. Somehow doing sketches in talent shows.

I thought I could do both music I started off in stand-up when I have been any kinder, and I really and acting at the same time. Early went out to L.A. because that was got some invaluable time, sort of on, I was able to do that when I the only place you could just get as a fly on a wall, to watch him played Buddy Holly in the musical up and do something. You could negotiating what it was like to be just go do it and be seen. My a star, actor and director. I got to “Buddy” in London.

How early did you know what dad used to tell this story when I run lines with him and see what was really young: He would ask his process was. I respected him your focus would be?

I don’t know that I knew where me what I wanted to do when I a whole lot and I still do.

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE

Steve Smith, Rick Steves’ Europe

European department stores (such as Galeries Lafayette in Paris) can be glamorous platforms for top fashion and people-watching.

In Europe, shop for memories — not stuff

By Rick Steves With each trip I take, I look for cultural souvenirs — experiences and memories are the gold nuggets of travel. Shopping is never my priority, but I find the best souvenirs come from local entrepreneurs and craftspeople. These days, Europe’s modern shopping arenas are also fun spots to witness a slice of contemporary life.

In moderation, it can be fun to immerse yourself in the retail culture of Europe’s grandest cities.

Here are some smart places for shopping, places where you’re experiencing culture rather than collecting things.

OUTDOOR MARKETS: The most colorful shopping in Europe — and a fun way to feel the local vibe — is at its lively open-air markets. A stroll along Portobello Road, one of London’s many lively street markets, has you rubbing elbows with people who brake for garage sales. In Florence, the sprawling San Lorenzo Market has stalls of garments, accessories, and leather jackets ranging from real

to vinyl. Even a place as overrun with visitors as Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has tourist-free nooks and crannies that offer a glimpse into the real Turkey. Jump into the human rivers that flow through these venues.

ARTISAN SHOPS: Try to experience some “creative” tourism when you travel. Seek out and appreciate a local craftsperson.

In Volterra, Italy, visit Roberto and Giorgio’s powdery workshop and watch as they carve alabaster into exquisite, translucent sculptures. In Rothenburg, Germany, appreciate the printmakers selling etchings made with the same copper-plate techniques that artist Albrecht Duerer used 500 years ago. The narrow streets near Vienna’s cathedral are sprinkled with old-fashioned shops that seem to belong to another era — just the place to pick out an elegant dirndl.

Before these local businesses are pushed out by the rising tide of cookie-cutter chains and synthetic conformity, seek out Europe’s true artisans who are committed to doing things the old-fashioned way.

Engaging with these craftspeople

is an exciting way to bring local history and culture to life (and you can return home with a memorable souvenir).

DEPARTMENT STORES: In Europe, many department stores are just as much of an attraction as the souvenirs they sell. In Paris, visit Galeries Lafayette or Printemps. Harrods is London’s most famous and touristy department store, but locals prefer Liberty on Regent Street. In Italy, an upscale department chain is La Rinascente, and in Spain, El Corte Ingles is everywhere. Berlin’s mammoth Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) has a staff of 2,100 to help you sort through its vast selection of 380,000 items. Though lacking the charm of artisan shops and markets, department stores offer an economic and efficient way to pick up souvenirs as well as a glimpse at everyday fashions and local lifestyles.

BOUTIQUES AND SHOPPING ZONES: The best shopping districts not only offer interesting stores, but also let you feel the pulse of the city. In Rome, an early evening stroll down Via del

Corso takes you past local millennials making the scene, as well as the cheap department stores they prefer. Then head over to the Spanish Steps for the beautiful people and their more elegant shops. In Paris, a stroll from the Bon Marche department store to St. Sulpice Church allows you to sample sleek clothing boutiques and clever window displays while enjoying one of the city’s more attractive neighborhoods.

MUSEUM GIFT SHOPS: Gift shops at major museums (such as the Picasso Museum in Barcelona or the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam) are the place to pick up books, postcards, unusual posters, decorative items, or clever knickknacks featuring works by your favorite artist or commemorating a historic event or sight. Museum gift shops are also a good source for books you may not see elsewhere.

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Celebrate last blast of summer eating homemade ice cream

By Wolfgang Puck Even though autumn is three weeks away, most Americans think of Labor Day weekend as the end of summer. Family vacations are over, children are starting school, and grills are being readied for one more grand meal cooked outdoors.

There’s just one problem. Summer doesn’t seem ready to go. In many parts of the country, we’re only now entering the hottest time of year, regardless of what the calendar says or how much earlier the sun sets.

So, I’d like to offer you some tips for your Labor Day cookout.

1. Keep the food simple. Choose items that grill quickly, whether it’s sliced summer vegetables or relatively thin fillets of seafood, poultry or meat. Now is not the time to stand over a hot covered grill as you slow-cook and regularly baste a boneless pork shoulder.

2. Keep accompaniments equally simple — and cool. Classic coleslaw or a salad of sliced sun-ripened tomatoes with basil, for example, will help you feel refreshed throughout your meal.

3. Finally, finish with homemade ice cream. No dessert expresses summer’s pleasures more effectively.

Making ice cream is surprisingly easy. What takes the most time is preparing your ice cream mixture (basically a flavored, pourable custard), and that doesn’t take much more than a half hour of kitchen time. Then comes what used to be the most challenging part of the process: hand-turning an old-fashioned ice cream freezer.

Today, however, you can find a good variety of reasonably priced electric machines that will do that work for you. If you love good ice cream but don’t have one of these appliances, I highly recommend that you get one. You may even find them on sale, now that summer is almost over.

What kind of ice cream should you make? Of course, the instruction booklet that comes with your machine will offer good basic recipes. But I suggest that you start getting more creative as soon as you feel comfortable. To inspire you, let me offer of my own favorite recipes for a uniquely American flavor that symbolically toasts our nation’s workers on Labor Day: Jack Daniel’s chocolate chocolate chip.

The smooth, mellow taste of Tennessee whiskey as exemplified by its most familiar brand, Jack Daniel’s, perfectly complements custardy homemade ice cream flavored and flecked with bittersweet chocolate. Considering the recent boom in artisanal spirits, I’m sure you’ll easily find other good options; or substitute your favorite Kentucky bourbon. (Feel free to make a “virgin” batch, if children will be joining the party. The results will still taste delicious.)

Note that it takes very little liquor to flavor the ice cream: a 1/2-cup (125-mL) serving includes just 3/4 teaspoon. Still, I suggest that you eat (and drink)

responsibly on this unofficial last weekend of summer!

JACK DANIEL’S CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM Makes 2 quarts (2 L) • 1 vanilla bean, carefully split lengthwise with a small, sharp knife • 2 cups (500 mL) milk • 2 cups (500 mL) heavy cream • 8 large cage-free egg yolks • 3/4 cup (185 mL) sugar • 1 cup (250 mL) bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces • 1/4 cup (60 mL) Jack Daniel’s, or other Tennessee whiskey, or Kentucky bourbon, plus more as needed • 1/2 cup (125 mL) melted bittersweet chocolate Put the vanilla bean in a large saucepan. Add the milk and cream.

Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat.

In a heatproof mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until foamy. While whisking constantly, pour half of the hot milk mixture into the sugar-yolk mixture. Pour this mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon; take care not to let the mixture come to a boil, which will curdle this custard and make it unusable.

Pour the thickened custard through a fine-meshed strainer into a large cold bowl. Immediately add the 1 cup (250 mL) of chocolate pieces to the hot custard and stir until they melt and the mixture is smooth. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until the mixture is chilled.

Stir the Jack Daniel’s into the chilled mixture, adding a little more to taste if you like. Transfer the mixture to an ice-cream freezer and freeze following the manufacturer’s instructions.

While the ice cream is freezing, prepare the chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Heat a heavy baking sheet in the preheated oven. Spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of the baking sheet in a thin, even layer. Let cool until the baking sheet is cool to the touch, then transfer to the refrigerator and chill until the chocolate is hard. With a sharp knife, score the chocolate into small 1/4-inch (6-mm) squares. Using a metal pastry scraper or a palette knife, scrape these chips from the baking sheet. Freeze until needed.

When the ice cream is ready, transfer it to a cold freezer-proof bowl. With a spatula or large, wide spoon, fold in the chocolate chips.

Store in the freezer until ready to serve.

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

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“MEGAN LEAVEY’’: Kate Mara (“House of Cards’’) does an affecting job in this true drama of a Marine officer who forged a strong bond with a military combat dog named Rex ... and together, they effected many rescues in Iraq. In their second deployment, they were injured by an IED, but their story didn’t end there; Leavey became a Purple Heart recipient, and her connection to Rex would continue on an even more personal basis.

Though a supporting cast including Edie Falco, Bradley Whitford, Common, Damson Idris (“Snowfall’’), Tom Felton and Will Patton lends strong support, this is Mara’s showcase — and that of her canine co-star. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ROUGH NIGHT’’: The title is an understatement in the case of this very edgy comedy about a bachelorette party gone way awry.

Scarlett Johansson plays a bride-tobe who reunites with her college girlfriends for some premarital fun in Miami ... but the plan and the tone change rapidly after they cause the accidental death of a male stripper hired for the occasion. The more they try to cover up what happened, the worse the circumstances become. Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell,

Ilana Glazer (“Broad City’’) and “Saturday Night Live’’ staple Kate McKinnon play the other conspirators, with Demi Moore and Ty Burrell (“Modern Family’’) as a couple who might know what happened. Paul W. Downs, who plays Johansson’s fiance, also was a writer and producer of the film. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ALL EYEZ ON ME’’: The story of Tupac Shakur is dramatized in this biography, with Demetrius Shipp Jr. playing the rap and hiphop legend whose life came to an untimely end when he was only 25.

While the profile remains centered on him, several other icons in his field also are portrayed, including Dr. Dre (played by Harold House Moore), Snoop Dogg (Jarett Ellis), Notorious B.I.G. (Jamal Woolard) and Suge Knight (Dominic L. Santana). Kat Graham (“The Vampire Diaries’’) appears as Jada Pinkett Smith, and Lauren Cohan (“The Walking Dead’’) also is featured.

DVD extras: two “making-of’’ documentaries. ***(R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HOMELAND: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON’’: The most recent round of the acclaimed, much-honored Showtime drama series brings Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) back to America, in a plot that unfolds between the election of a female president (played

by Elizabeth Marvel) and Inauguration Day. The story also involves Carrie’s efforts to help Muslims in the U.S. through a foundation she’s working for. Rupert Friend still is prominent as CIA veteran

Peter Quinn, though the character has been incapacitated by a stroke, and Mandy Patinkin and F. Murray Abraham continue their parts.

Hill Harper and Robert Knepper (“Prison Break’’) are among other cast members of this season. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “PARIS CAN WAIT’’: Writerdirector Eleanor Coppola — wife of Francis and mother of Sofia — moves from documentaries about moviemaking into narrative films with this engaging tale of suddenly separated spouses and a moveable feast. Diane Lane plays the wife of a movie producer (Alec Baldwin), and since an ear infection

prevents her from flying with him to a Paris vacation, his professional partner (Arnaud Viard) volunteers to deliver her there by car. The sudden chauffeur has an appetite for any food he can find, and he uses his passenger’s credit card to pay for it. The cable network Lifetime was involved as a production entity here. *** (PG: AS, P) (Also on On Demand) “THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS’’: Oprah Winfrey, also an executive producer here, and Rose Byrne (“Damages’’) star in the true HBO drama about the legacy of a woman who unknowingly helped with some medical milestones. Winfrey plays

serving up a healthy dose of holiday spirit and plenty of traditional nutcrackers, ornaments, and sweets. Hand-carved wooden ornaments and nativity scenes, lavish wreaths, and aromatic candles line the booths. In Germany, look for nutcrackers made in the Erzgebirge region, where they originated. Stroll around while sipping hot mulled wine, spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and citrus fruits. This quintessential Christmas market drink (“Gluhwein” in Germanic countries) is served in a holidaythemed ceramic mug, which itself makes a fun, affordable souvenir.

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title role as a holistic practitioner whose car trouble leaves her stranded at a client’s (Connie Britton) dinner party. (R: P, V) “IT COMES AT NIGHT’’ (Sept. 12): A man’s (Joel Edgerton) defense against the outside world is threatened by a family seeking refuge. (R: P, V) “THE MUMMY’’ (Sept. 12): A finder and seller of artifacts (Tom Cruise) becomes the target of an ancient princess’ malevolent spirit (Sofia Boutella). (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Originality will trump the conventional approach. As this week moves forward you may be exposed to the latest technologies and cutting edge ideas. Make apologies and ask for factors in the middle of the week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It does not need to be midnight to unmask the masqueraders. Flattery could be the sign of a spin doctor trying to influence your opinion.

Think before you act and remain skeptical of appearances in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A miscommunication can cause misunderstandings. Focus on being diplomatic and tolerant in the week ahead. Wait until late in the week to make key decisions that affect your financial security.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your true grit gets lit. In the week ahead you may be given plenty of opportunities to display your stamina and determination.

Wait until the middle of the week to put your business and financial ideas into play.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might be a premise short of a valid argument. Someone will meet you halfway and compromise if you choose your timing. In the week to come learn all you can about everything that attracts your interest.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You might be made to feel helpless when faced by a confusing situation in the week ahead. Rather than let a misunderstanding upset a relationship you can turn on the charm and put your communication skills to work.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may be more creative than you think. A romantic partner might inspire you to try something new.

Wait a few days before spending your money on baubles and bling as your taste will improve as the week unfolds.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Awkward is as awkward does. As this week begins you may not be at your best in social situations or when dealing with relationship issues. Focus on reading everything you can about the latest techniques and methods.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A powerful relationship may grow and thrive as this week unfolds. A small difference of opinion may lead to hurt feelings. Sidestep squabbles over minor issues and focus on building strong and lasting relationships.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider every stumbling block as an opportunity to show off your problem-solving ingenuity. Present worries and fears will dissipate quickly as the week unfolds. Focus on crucial financial matters late in the week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Carry on if you are caught in the crosshairs of a miscommunication.

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Tony Award-winning “Hamilton’’ alum Renee Elise Goldsberry (seen in flashbacks as Henrietta), Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll (“NCIS’’) and veteran talent Leslie Uggams also are in the cast. *** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on Bluray and On Demand)

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