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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

75th Year, NO. 36 • 3 Sections

Bond issue: Palos 118 informs voters

The question is: Are many paying much attention yet?

By Jack Murray

Regional News Editor Palos School District 118 officials gave the first information night about their proposed building addition and referendum to a mostly empty gym last week at Palos West School.

The forum was the first of three intended to give voters information about the school district’s referendum asking them to approve a $6.5 million school construction bond issue that will appear on the Nov. 8 election ballot.

Two more information nights are scheduled for Wednesdays,

Sept. 14 and Oct. 12, both starting at 6:30 p.m., at Palos West School, 12700 S. 104th Ave., in Palos Park.

Hundreds of empty chairs were set up for the first informational night held on the final day of August when only 20 or so voters showed up for the full-color presentation about the addition and bond issue.

By means of the information nights and the district’s website, the school board strives for full transparency to provide voters with the facts and district’s reasons for the borrowing.

The Palos 118 board of education voted unanimously on Aug.

9 to place the referendum on the ballot.

The school district seeks to borrow the $6.5 million by selling construction bonds in order to build a four-classroom addition with accessible bathrooms for its highly regarded early childhood and pre-kindergarten programs.

Both district wide programs are housed at Palos West School.

Proceeds to repay principal and interest would be levied on real estate tax bills.

In addition to the district’s website, Palos118.org, residents can visit www.prek118.org to view a wealth of information about the proposed building addition and

bond issue, including artists’ renderings and budget figures. The website is updated continuously as new information becomes available.

The referendum question will ask voters: “Shall the Board of Education of Palos Community Consolidated School District Number 118, Cook County, Illinois, build and equip an addition to the Palos West Elementary School Building for the District’s special education early childhood and at-risk pre-kindergarten programs, alter, repair and equip school buildings, improve the sites thereof and is-

Image from Prek118.org

Artist rendering of the interior of the proposed early learning addition.

See PALOS 118, Page 2 More views are shown on the website prek118.org.

PALOS HEIGHTS

City acts to sell parcel to senior units developer

By Jack Murray

Regional News Editor

Photo by Dermot Connolly

Kathryn Sofianos, the new director of Palos Park Library (at right), credits her staff with helping her lead the library she grew up visiting. With her are head of circulation Jessica Rock (from left), youth services head Belinda Bylina, Anne Mayer and Rene Leyva, head of adult programming.

Library’s homecoming team Palos Park Library director Kathryn Sofianos grew up in her hometown

By Dermot Connolly

K

athryn Sofianos hasn’t had time to finish decorating her new office since becoming the new director of Palos Park Library at the end of June.

Otherwise, she has settled in to her new position at the library at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. that she has known since childhood, having lived in Palos Park since she was 7 years old.

“I’ve always loved it here,” she said of Palos Park. “It was like growing up in the country.” She recalled that her best friend’s family owned 10 horses, and she owned a horse herself, which she boarded in local stables.

“I remember coming here for Brownies and Girl Scout meetings,” Sofianos said of the library she now leads.

The 1984 graduate of Sandburg High School said she knew she wanted to become a librarian when she started working part-time at the Orland Park Public Library when she was deciding where to go with her associate’s degree from Moraine Valley Community College. “It opened up a whole new world to me,” she said. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Rosary College, now Benedictine University, she worked in the library at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a school

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“I learned a lot but I was drawn back to community libraries. “I like the hands-on aspect of getting to know people and helping them find what they want,” she said.

Sofianos enjoyed her 18 years at Chicago Ridge Public Library, where she was assistant director before succeeding Sheila Sosnicki, who retired in June as Palos Park library director.

“I couldn’t ask for a better person to follow. This library is so close to my heart. I always dreamed that I would work here. “I’m building on what has been here for years. The investment that people in this community have made and are still making in the library is what makes it so great,” she added.

“The library has been the heart of this community for a long time. The mayor, village manager, and the library board have been very supportive.”

Sofianos arrived just as a major remodeling project was completed. While the 6,100 sq. ft. space was not actually enlarged, it was redesigned with the opening up of interior walls and the addition of more windows to make better use of the available space.

The back glass wall area allows people to relax in See LIBRARY, Page 2

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Palos Heights officials Tuesday laid the groundwork for a proposed senior-living community at Route 83 and Harlem Avenue.

The City Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance approving the sale of 1.16 acres of city property for the Spectrum development project.

The sale of the parcel is contingent upon the developer, Spectrum Retirement Communities, receiving final approvals from the City Council of its plans to build a 180unit senior residence on the site of the former Crown and later Rizza Buick dealership on the northeast corner of Route 83 and Harlem.

The city intends to sell its 1.16-acre parcel on the 8-acre site to Spectrum for $25,000, the appraised price determined by appraiser William H. Metz & Associates Inc. The city obtained the parcel years ago through a no-cash bid program by Cook County at no cost, city attorney Tom Brown pointed out. “The city got it for zero dollars and now will sell it for $25,000,” he added.

Aldermen had no questions and offered no discussion about the planned land sale. The motion to authorize it was made after Mayor Bob Straz briefly presented it under his report to the council.

Spectrum’s plans to build a retirement community easily sailed to unanimous preliminary approval by Palos Heights’ seven-member Planning and Zoning Commission in June. That body must hear it again in order to make its final recommendation to the City Council.

Spectrum seeks city approval

to build a 180-unit, two- and four-story building consisting of 96 independent-living and 84 assisted-living and memory-care units, according to Spectrum senior development Vice President Mike Longfellow’s presentation to plan commissioners last June.

The total cost to build it would be more than $30 million, Longfellow has said.

Under a best case scenario, Spectrum could break ground on the building in spring 2017 and open it by late 2018, Longfellow said in June. Spectrum is now in the process of seeking county, state and other regulatory approvals it needs. One approval that may be needed is that of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), which owns some of the land on the parcel that is leased by the city for Lake Katherine.

Of the triangular-shaped site’s 8 acres, 5.8 acres would be taken up by the senior living building, and 2.25 acres closest to Harlem Avenue reserved for commercial development.

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Roundabout proposed at 151st and West Ave.

Orland Park officials plan an open house public meeting to discuss a proposed roundabout at the intersection of 151st Street and West Avenue.

The open meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m., at the Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave. The purpose of the meeting is to present the proposed plan to replace the existing stop-sign controlled intersection at West Avenue and 151st Street with a roundabout.

A roundabout is defined as a type

of circular intersection that allows traffic to flow almost continuously in one direction around a central island. So-called “modern” roundabouts require entering traffic to yield to traffic already in the circle.

A roundabout is already located in the Orland Crossing Shopping Center at about 144th Street on the way to Mariano’s grocery store.

Village officials have also previously discussed creating a roundabout intersection at 147th and Ravinia near the entrance to the Village Hall parking lot.

Officials plan to provide the transportation and environmental benefits of the modern roundabout intersection and give an opportunity for public comment and input about it.

The open house format will allow interested residents to listen to a brief presentation, ask questions and submit comments. The meeting will be held during the Village Board’s regularly scheduled Development Services, Planning and Engineering Committee meeting.

All about ‘Seinfeld’ at library Monarch Butterfly Festival will

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Families enjoy the butterfly tent at last year’s festival.

The American Writers Museum, opening in March 2017 at 180 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, will host “Jerry & George & Kramer & Elaine: An Evening with the Bestselling Author of Seinfeldia.”

It will be held this Friday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at The Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia

Ave. This event is free and open to the public.

Acclaimed TV historian, entertainment writer and Chicago native, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong will discuss her book, which celebrates the creators and fans of this American TV phenomenon.

The book brings readers behind-

the-scenes of the show, and into the world of devotees for whom it never stopped being relevant.

This event is co-sponsored by the Orland Park Public Library.

Light refreshments will be provided by Rock Bottom Brewery and Rocco Vino’s Italian.

return with two butterfly tents Four hundred butterflies will be released into two tents for the public to enjoy at this year’s Monarch Butterfly Festival in Palos Heights.

The much-loved festival, now in its 23rd year, will take place on Sunday Sept. 18, between 11 a.m. and 4.30.p.m., at Lake Katherine Nature Center.

Other attractions at the festival include face-painting, live animals, a children’s farm, an arts and crafts fair, children’s crafts, storytime, scarecrow making, food and drink vendors, an education tent and a ‘migration maze’ through the prairie to bring the monarch migration to life for both children and adults.

After the festival the butterflies will be released into the wild. In the past 20 years the monarch population has dropped from a billion to 30 million largely because of habitat destruction. 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.

“Not only is our festival is fun it is also educational and sheds a very important light on the monarch migration,” says Lake Katherine’s Operations Manager Gareth Blakesley. “As many people are aware they haven’t been as many monarchs around this year.

Adverse weather in Mexico, and cooler weather in the early parts of the migration in Texas, has probably played a part in reducing those numbers. We also know lack of milkweed plays a part. We think it’s important that the public at large know that planting milkweed is at least something they can do, and if they stop by our education tent at the festival they may learn some more information that might help.”

Tickets are $6 per person and free entry for children two and under. There are also early ticket deals featured on Groupon.com. A free gift bag will be given out to children wearing butterfly or insect costumes, while supplies last.

On the day of the event, festival-goers 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 West College Drive.

Prior to the event, Lake Katherine is offering local businesses the opportunity to promote their trade and support the Monarch butterfly by becoming official sponsors of the Monarch Festival. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Bridget Provost at bridget. provost@lakekatherine.org.

— Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens

Palos 118

Continued from Page 1 Photos by Dermot Connolly

Rene Leyva, head of adult programming at Palos Park Library, stands in the new soundproofed community room, which features a movie screen and Palos Historical Society displays. When it is not being used to show movies or community meetings, the room can be used as a “quiet space” for patrons.

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Continued from Page 1 comfortable chairs to read or just look out on nature.

Children decorated birdhouses that now hang on the trees outside, and deer are often wander by.

“Everybody is so energized.

The remodeling has brought a whole new feel to the place,” she said.

One finishing touch they are awaiting is a larger desk for Belinda Bylina, the head of youth services for 16 years.

“We want it to be a focal point for children to gather around,” she said. Currently, Bylina sits at a desk just big enough for a computer. She is known as Miss B to the youngsters she had watched grow up, and many come back to say hi before heading off to college.

“This staff is phenomenal. I learn from them, and hopefully, they learn from me,” said Sofianos. She also works alongside adult programming director Rene Leyva, and Jessica Rock, who came on board as director of head of circulation around the same time as Sofianos.

Leyva has introduced new programs such as “Rene’s Craft Corner,” and movies on Wednesday afternoons in the newly revamped community room.

“We have a real movie screen and a projector in the ceiling. The advancements in technology are amazing here,” said Sofianos.

The community room, decorated with wall displays provided by the Palos Historical Society, is nearly soundproof when the glass doors are closed and can be used as a quiet space away

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Palos Park library director Kathryn Sofianos prepares to hang a favorite painting of horses in her new office. She owned a horse while growing up in Palos Park, where she continues to live.

from the rest of the library.

“This is not an in-and-out library,” said Leyva. “We know most people who come in by name, and we want that personal interaction so we can get to know their taste in books. Customer service is very important to us.” Besides enlarging the book collection, he plans to add to the DVDs in stock, which people can borrow for a week for $1.

Sofianos said that her future plans include improving the computer management system, so people can sign in to the library’s computers with their library card numbers, rather than having staff hold the cards.

Older patrons often come in to get help getting set up on social media as well as electronic devices such as Kindles, and Sofianos intends to expand on that.

“Digital literacy is very important for people of all ages in this day and age,” she said.

The Palos Park Woman’s Club, which established the first village library in 1936, came through

again this year with funds for a coffee and tea station.

“We now offer free coffee,” said Sofianos. “People can relax with coffee and a book, or their electronic devices,” she said. When the comparison to Starbucks was made, she laughed. “Better than Starbucks. We have gotten a lot of compliments on our coffee, and we all can make it now,” she said.

Sofianos noted the library has long collaborated with the village recreation and parks department on programming, and will be doing more.

She and Bylina agreed that getting teens to come to the library more often is a challenge. They hope game nights and other activities will change that “I get them when they are very young, but when they get to fourth- or fifth- grade, they’re involved in sports and other activities. It is not just computer games.

They have a lot of extracurricular activities,” Bylina said.

sue bonds of said School District to the amount of $6,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?”

The referendum is written in such a way as to let voters know exactly what they are voting on when they go to the polls, Superintendent Anthony Scarsella said.

It has been almost 50 years since District 118 taxpayers passed a school referendum.

The proposed four-classroom addition at Palos West would cost an estimated $4.25 million.

The rest of the bond proceeds would pay for $600,000 in vehicle circulation improvements, with an early childhood drop-off, serving the planned addition, and miscellaneous infrastructure repairs at all of the district schools, including Palos East and South, as well as West. Those projects are listed in detail on the districts’ websites.

Pre-K and early childhood teachers repeated their case for the need for the addition at last week’s information night. They explained that high quality programs need to make good use of time for instructional interaction, but much time is lost because none of their classroom spaces were designed to meet the needs of 3- to 5-year-olds. A great deal of teaching time is wasted just taking pupils to use the bathrooms, a long walk down the hall. The teachers covered much of the same ground they presented at the Aug. 9 board meeting, as reported in The Regional News.

The district notes that the enrollment of such pupils has grown over the last 12 years from 14 early childhood and 20 pre-K pupils in 2005 to 25 EC and 56 pre-K pupils this school year.

The purpose of both programs is to help all 3-5 year old students with disabilities or identified as at risk reach their full potential, serving the district’s most vulnerable students.

A working group of teachers,

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Image from Prek118.org

Schematic drawing of proposed four-classroom addition at the front of Palos West School.

other staff and an early childhood educator from Lewis University had worked for the last year studying the quality of the pre-K/early childhood learning environment in the district, only to find them deficient.

The current spaces were never designed to accommodate such programs and cannot “provide a dedicated area specifically designed for early learning, incorporating best practices,” the district says.

Representatives of the architectural firm Wight & Co. showed plans for the addition and to reconfigure the drop-off and pick up points for the pre-K/early childhood addition. Schematic renderings are shown at prek118.org.

As for costs of the bond issue, the building bonds would be paid off over a four-year period. They will be issued after no bonds are outstanding, and thus the annual payment by taxpayers would remain the same, a financial representative told the information night assembly. A district homeowner could expect to pay 64 cents per $1,000 of home value for the bond issue. The mean home value in the district is $269,000.

For a home with that valuation, it would cost $172 a year to service the bonds.

Interest rates for the bond issue are at historic lows. The interest

rate for the bonds would be 1.5 percent if sold today, but could be 2.1 percent by the time the bonds are sold after the election, and before the end of this year.

Because the district is retiring its old working cash fund bond debt, the referendum will not increase or decrease the bond and interest portion of the district’s tax rate if voters approve the construction bond issue, district business official Justin Veihman has said.

The district operates with a balanced budget each year, Veihman said. Operational spending per student is $12,597 a year, close to the state average of $12,521 and less than the Cook County average of $13,701.

Palos 118 has the lowest tax rate of all High School District 230 feeder schools, officials said.

It also has the lowest year over year growth in the tax rate for all D230 feeder schools. The district has among the highest property values per resident in D230, and the lowest median property tax, according to the 2014 Census.

For all this, PARCC test scores in the district are among the highest in D230, student achievement levels far exceed national scores and the district is rated the top elementary school district in the south suburbs by SchoolDigger. com, officials showed in last week’s session.

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One of Oak Lawn’s Acorns On Parade, decorated by Shepard High School students Emily and Alissa Robinson as a memorial to Megan Hurckes, has found a permanent home among the flowers beside the Oak Lawn water tower, at the western entrance to the village on 95th Street near Harlem Avenue.

Shepard sisters paint ‘acorn’ in Megan Hurckes’ memory

By Dermot Connolly Palos Heights sisters Emily and Alissa Robinson spent a week this summer painting and decorating a four-foot long fiberglass acorn memorializing Megan Hurckes as part of Oak Lawn’s Acorns on Parade project.

Megan was 10 years old and a fifth-grader at Kolb School in Oak Lawn when she died Sept. 6, 2009, in an ATV accident while vacationing with her family over the Labor Day weekend in Wisconsin.

The Robinsons attend Shepard High School, where Emily is a senior and Alissa just started her freshman year. Emily said she was offered the chance to work on the project after getting involved with the Palos Heights Public Arts Commission last year.

“My art teacher suggested I get involved so I could do things like this outside of school,” she said.

Emily then asked Alissa, who is also an artist, to help her finish it before the big unveiling of all the acorns. The project was modeled after the Cows on Parade exhibit in Chicago some years ago, as well as a more recent project featuring benches in Tinley Park.

Local institutions such as Advocate Christ Medical Center and

the Oak Lawn Children’s Museum commissioned acorns, but Emily said she liked the idea of doing one in honor of a local girl.

Megan’s parents, Jerry and Mary Ann, and her sister, Jenna, contributed the $500 cost to commission the acorn, and the girls consulted with the family about how to decorate it.

“Since Megan’s passing, what we’ve tried to do is keep her memory and name alive and on the tip of the tongue. This seemed to fit right into that. Acorns on Parade is a great idea for Oak Lawn too, since the acorn is the village’s symbol,” he said on Monday, which was the seventh anniversary of Megan’s death.

Megan’s acorn is painted purple with an orange cap, which her father said were her favorite colors, and decorated with a softball and glove, surrounded by colorful butterflies and a banner stating “Always in our hearts, Megan Hurckes.”

“Butterflies were her symbol, and she and Jenna loved playing softball for Westside Baseball,” said Jerry Hurckes. Currently the chief of staff for Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), he was an Oak Lawn trustee when his daughter died in 2009.

The acorn was first displayed along with all the others around

the Village Green in Oak Lawn, but has since been moved to its permanent location surrounded by flowers beside the water tower at the western entrance to the village of 95th Street.

“We really appreciate the village allowing us to put it there. We live around the corner so we can see it every day driving home,” he said.

“We did borrow it on Sunday and brought it to the annual memorial Mass we had for Megan in Centennial Park. Everyone loved it,” he said.

Hurckes said about 150 people attended the Catholic Mass for family and friends. “We served food afterward, and released purple and orange balloons, and butterflies, in her memory. It is just an informal way to celebrate Megan’s life,” he said.

The family presented Emily Robinson with a $500 scholarship for her work on the project, from the Megan Hurckes Scholarship Fund established after she died.

“I wasn’t expecting to get a scholarship. That was really nice of them to do. I would have done it for nothing,” said Emily, who is considering becoming a graphic designer. Being only a freshman, Alissa said she just appreciated getting the experience. “It will look good on a resume,” she said.

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By Lois Lauer Sierra Club’s mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the environment. Our group is called the Sauk Calumet group.

We’re part of the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club. The Sauk Calumet group has about 2,000 members, in an area stretching from the Indiana border through Grundy County, and from Oak

Lawn to Kankakee.

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Labored thoughts after Labor Day The Labor Day weekend usually marks a special point in our lives when children go back to school, the weather shifts from swelter to soothing, and we’re reminded politics really has no season and is here with us every day.

It’s supposed to be the start of something new, but honestly, it’s become a blur.

Things have changed. These days, the kids start going back to school in the middle of August and it continues past Labor Day, depending on where you live.

I don’t know why but I figure it has to do with money. Sadly, that’s what most educators really care about. It ain’t the kids (my illiterate protest).

For some, summer has been great. But in many parts of the country, the weather has been punishing. Devastating floods in Baton Rouge, La., were horrible. The East Coast, Texas and Florida slammed, too.

The worst part is how tragedy is now a political football game played on social media.

A few weeks back I wrote about how former President George W. Bush was hammered for not caring about the people of New Orleans during the Katrina devastation in 2005.

Never mind that he was off the golf course the next day and doing his best to direct the slow moving wheels of government to respond – FEMA badly needed and eventually got a make-over.

Yet, the same politics shields President Barack Obama, who played golf for a week during the tragedy in Louisiana without lifting a finger. His defenders are legion arguing, “Not as many people died in Baton Rouge as they did in New Orleans.”

Maybe not. But national politics has a stench of rot and you can’t just blame it on Donald Trump, a businessman whose only stupid mistake was to believe you can make national government responsive to the people. Hillary Clinton is the gift that keeps on taking!

People don’t want responsive government. I’m reminded by that every day on my Facebook page, where vicious debates, quickly spiral into name calling and hate among “Friends.”

Facebook isn’t a place for “Friends.” It’s a battleground for frustration. Technology has allowed every Tom, Lance Bass and Sally to scream about something stupid.

Being stupid is easier than ever these days. Just click on your costly “smart phone,” which really isn’t smart at all.

Common sense is trampled to death by rage.

Are kids getting a good education? No more in the suburbs than Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is doing his best to help, but the problem is the radically charged political ambition of educators who can run our schools but think they can do a better job of running government.

It’s not just Chicago. Every day, I see more and more people at intersections in the southwest suburbs pleading for handouts. One man in tattered clothes held a sign that read, “I’m too ugly to be a prostitute. Please help.”

Even the educated are on the streets trying to survive.

The economy sucks. Schools are hopeless. Politics is at the sewer bottom, taken there by people driven more by a hate of someone than by a belief in someone else.

What’s happened to our society? Has global warming slowed our brains? Is the sun burning out?

All I know is I have one safe haven, and that’s TV. Not Comcast or Xfinity, symbols of how good ideas turn into burdens.

I’m talking about Netflix, the best deal on the planet. I’m still paying $7.99 a month (though it will go up a buck or two soon) and I get to watch everything without an extra charge.

I just saw the Netflix exclusive series “Narcos,” the story about the drug dealer Robin Hood Pablo Escobar, the best series I’ve seen in years.

Ahhhhh! The TV remote. My only true “Friend” these days. It doesn’t talk back.

OPINION

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RAY HANANIA

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

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GUEST OPINION

Chicago in a state of undeclared war

American needs a new Marshall Plan to put inner cities back to work By the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Eighty-four homicides – 84 slaughtered souls.

That is the mind-boggling, spirit-numbing body count for August, the bloodiest month in Chicago in 20 years.

And there were two days left in the month [when I wrote this].

So far this year, according to the Chicago Tribune, there have been 487 homicides and more

than 2,800 people shot, mostly in besieged neighborhoods on the city’s south and west sides.

Chicago is in a state of undeclared war.

Over the weekend, according to the paper, a total of 67 people were shot and 11 of them died.

This is an emergency. Children are afraid to go to school.

Mothers put their lives at risk, trying to enroll them. Nykea Aldridge, the 32-year-old mother of four and cousin of NBA

star Dwyane Wade, was shot in the head and killed when she was caught in a cross-fire Friday afternoon. She was pushing a baby stroller, on her way to enroll her children in school.

Today, four children are motherless and two young men are in jail. No one wins and everybody loses.

But we cannot just throw up our hands and go about business as usual. We must not surrender or accept this as the norm. We must continue to

demand a White House conference on violence and poverty, causes and cures.

The conference must also confront the issues of racial and gender disparities and the urgent need for urban reconstruction, a Marshall Plan to put inner-city America back to work and make our neighborhoods safe.

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is the founder and president of theRainbow PUSH Coalition

Kaepernick’s protest is met with boos I assume most of us have never met or know Colin Kaepernick, the controversial quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.

Kaepernick has been kneeling or sitting during the playing of the national anthem before preseason games. He continues to do that as a protest of police brutality and the oppression of African Americans.

Protests at sporting events and other celebrity events is nothing new. But the cries of injustice have been more vocal than they have been in years. Teenagers, young adults and even the middle-aged have been protesting reports of aggressive police behavior directed towards minorities.

The shouts have been louder and the protests have become more frequent due to the shooting deaths of minority suspects by police. Locally, the Laquan McDonald shooting near 49th and Pulaski in Chicago has drawn national attention. The reason for the outcries is that these incidents have been recorded by police cameras and by witnesses.

Police administrators are attempting to deal with the onslaught of complaints and protests due to these recorded images that in several instances have not shown officers reacting to these incidents in the best of light.

This is an emotional issue that tugs at most of us. My father was a Chicago firefighter and I have relatives and friends who are police officers. No one has to tell me that first responders have a tough job.

Police officers are often in the line of danger.

While I agree with the Blue Lives Matter movement and the neighborhood gatherings saluting the bravery and commitment of police officers, I think everyone needs to see the whole picture. For far too long, some incidents by some rogue cops have been swept under the rug. It took a security videotape several years ago to show an off-duty police officer beating a diminutive female bartender in a Chicago tavern. Without the tape, this officer would have never been prosecuted.

A police officer’s job is difficult and more dangerous than ever. For the majority of police officers who perform their jobs

JOE BOYLE admirably, an overhaul in how administrators train new recruits and make more personnel more accountable to the public will eventually be best for everyone. And for critics and protestors of police, I want to remind them not to paint all of these officers with one brush.

Split-second decisions have to be made during encounters with suspects. The end result is not always the best outcome. But is not always the fault of the police.

And then there is Kaepernick. He was born in 1987 in Milwaukee and was described as a biracial child. He became the adoptive son of white parents Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, also of Milwaukee. The family moved to California four years later where Kaepernick starred in baseball and football in high school.

He starred as a quarterback for University of Nevada Reno and was drafted in the second round by the San Francisco 49ers. While star quarterback Alex Smith was recovering from a series of concussions, Kaepernick’s first start was a

crushing defeat of the Bears.

He started in the Super Bowl in 2013 but the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens. He continued to put up good numbers in 2014 but struggled in 2015.

Kaepernick had a reputation of an erratic arm that negated his great running ability. This season, he is the second-string quarterback.

I’m only providing his football background because I’m not sure what advantage his current opposition against the national anthem serves him. It will not get his starting job back. Many critics, as in the case of athletes who speak out on social issues, criticize Kaepernick. He is viewed as a self-absorbed athlete that should give up his lucrative salary if he is fed up with America.

For the record, it should be pointed out that the 49ers brass support Kaepernick’s right to protest. He has his backers, including former basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who said his protest was “highly patriotic.”

It should also be pointed out that Kapernick’s protest is aimed at certain police officers and not the military, which he holds in high regard.

The bottom line here is that its Kaepernick’s constitutional right to protest. Compare this to say Michael Jordan, who only recently spoke out about

police shootings. During his basketball career, Jordan rarely spoke out about anything and seemed more concerned about protecting his many business interests.

That’s not a criticism of Jordan, it’s just a fact. Sports fans and other Americans get uneasy when athletes express their opinions. Whether you agree or disagree with Kaepernick’s stand, it has people talking about an uncomfortable subject.

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane also sat down before the national anthem during a preseason game. Eric Reid, a safety for the 49ers, also kneeled before the playing of the national anthem during a preseason game.

But Kaepernick is the one under the microscope. I believe there are other ways Kaepernick could have made his protest. But he chose this one and that takes some courage because the overall opinions are negative. The Santa Clara police, where the 49ers play, are so angry they have threatened to boycott working the games.

Perhaps in time the opinions of Kaepernick will change. But for right now, he has made his stand and it is not a popular one.

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

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Tinley Park man charged with aggravated DUI Orland Park police charged Julio C. Rincon, 28, of Tinley Park, with aggravated DUI, driving on a revoked license, no proof of insurance, improper lane usage and failure to signal a lane change after they stopped his SUV in the 8000 block of West 143rd Street at 3:43 a.m. Aug. 18. The DUI charge was made a felony after police learned that Rincon’s license was revoked because of a prior DUI conviction, according to the police report. The vehicle was towed and seized, and Rincon was due at a bond hearing later that day.

Five charged with retail theft

Glenwood man drove drunk in wrong lanes—police Police charged Glenwood resident Michael C. Moore, 36, with DUI, improper lane usage and failure to wear seatbelts after they curbed his pickup truck near 179th Street and Bernard Drive at 11:45 p.m. Aug. 13.

Police responded to a call from a motorist who said she had been run off the road by a man in a pickup truck before they saw Moore’s vehicle traveling east in the westbound lanes of 179th Street, police said. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Moore is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 23.

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A resident was treated for burns and transported to the hospital after a fire at an Orland Park townhouse on Saturday morning.

Orland firefighters rescue resident from burning home A resident was rescued from a townhouse fire Saturday morning in Orland Park.

One resident was treated for burn injuries and transported to Silver Cross Hospital and another evaluated on scene, but not transported. The townhouse unit sustained extensive fire and smoke damage and is not inhabitable.

The Red Cross was called to the scene to assist the occupants of all four units and the complex’s management company.

The Orland Fire Protection District responded to a 9-1-1 call for

a fire inside the four-unit townhouse on Cameron Parkway at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Orland firefighters arrived on the scene in two minutes, reporting fire from a second-floor bedroom window and observed a resident go back into the burning building.

Firefighters followed him in and removed him as others from the crew worked quickly to control and extinguish the fire.

Initially the second resident of the home was unaccounted for.

Crews from Orland, assisted on the scene by Mokena and Homer,

searched for the other occupant, extinguished the fire, and checked the other three units for occupants and fire extension. The fire was under control within 20 minutes.

The fire was confined to the unit of origin with some smoke cleared out of the other units.

The cause of the fire as of Tuesday continues to be investigated by Orland Fire investigators and the Orland Park Police Department.

— Orland Fire Protection District

Attendees at last year’s Orland Fire Open House line up to view an emergency response helicopter.

Police say driver was drunk, speeding Giovanny E. Ospina, 23, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, speeding and failure to signal when required after police stopped his car near 143rd Street and Eynsford Drive at 2:36 a.m. Aug. 13. His vehicle was spotted traveling at 55 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Ospina is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview next Thursday.

Chicago residents Fatima Conner, 28, and Danielle Nikole Maxwell, 26, were charged with retail theft after they allegedly stole three Chicago Cubs T-shirts—worth a total of $140--from a store in Orland Square Mall at 1:50 p.m. Aug. 10. A charge of resisting arrest was added for Conner after she allegedly bolted and had to be chased and tackled by an officer before being taken into custody. Both were due at a bond hearing on Aug. 11.

Judith Naomi Taylor, 35, and Laura Robin Glover, 34, both of Gary, Ind., were charged with retail theft after they allegedly stole three bottles of perfume—worth a total of $272—from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 3:58 p.m. Aug. 12.

They are due in court in Bridgeview next Thursday.

Police charged Chicago resident Yasmin Quinonez, 26, with retail theft after she allegedly stole a bottle of perfume and an assortment of Disney-related merchandise from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 5:44 p.m. Aug. 11. The total retail value of the merchandise was $170, a store representative told police. Because she had no prior criminal history, Quinonez was given a citation and is expected to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on Tuesday.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Karen E. Mazie, 33, of Oak Forest, was charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop at 3:08 a.m. last Thursday, in the 12600 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she was also cited with improper lane usage. She is due in court on Sept. 28.

having expired registration and no insurance. She is due in court on Oct. 13.

Noble Write IV, 22, of Phoenix, Ill., was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 3:24 p.m. Saturday, in the 6700 block of West 127th Street. Police said he was also cited for having no front license plate. He is due in court on Sept. 28.

Charged with driving while license suspended

Charged with aggravated speeding

Dyrell Lee, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 8:43 p.m. Aug. 30, in the 7100 block of West College Drive. Police said she was also cited for

Miroslaw Krupa, 39, of Norridge, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 4:28 p.m. Saturday, in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue. He is due in court on Oct. 21.

Charged with DUI

Photo courtesy of the Orland Fire Protection District

Orland Fire to host open house The Orland Fire Protection District will host its annual Open House on Saturday Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Fire District Training Center, 10728 W. 163rd Place in Orland Park.

The open house will feature a wide range of demonstrations showcasing how firefighters ad-

dress various emergency situations.

The LIFESTAR emergency response helicopter will also land during the open house at 11:30 a.m.

On display will be all of the different major fire equipment used for emergency responses.

There will also be a kids’ section so young people can learn about procedures and responses to emergency situations. The event will also feature activities for children and young people, including face painting, provide free give-a-ways, and a display of fire equipment and clothing

firefighters wear and carry when battling fires or responding to emergencies.

The open house is free to the public. For more information, visit the Fire District website at www.

OrlandFire.org.

— Orland Fire Protection District

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Plush ride home from school

Palos Park is a very special place to enjoy — for a day and a lifetime. The Police Department’s Ride Home program was a big hit last Friday with the staff, students and members of the St. Michael School community and the McCarthy family of Palos Park. Mary Margaret McCarthy and her brother Emmet were given a police ride home from school in appreciation for Mary Margaret’s lemonade stand’s fundraiser for the police foundation. She raised $80 that she donated to the foundation at a recent Village Council meeting.

“Of course all PPPD cars are GPS-programmed to stop at The Plush Horse during their patrols. As Commissioner Polk and Officer Novak did with our ride along guest today,” Chief Joe Miller said.

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First- and eighth-grade students from Incarnation Catholic School in Palos Heights went on a surprise field trip last week to the Crestwood police station.

The students prayed with the police officers, asking God to protect them and their families. Students showed their gratitude by passing out special blue cookies. “This is a great example of honoring our men and women in blue,” a school spokesperson said.

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DEATH NOTICES

HEALTH BEAT Courage to Quit® Smoking Cessation offered at Palos Hospital Palos Hospital will offer the Respiratory Health Association’s Courage to Quit® program for adults who are ready to quit smoking. This comprehensive seven-week group tobacco treatment program provides participants with information, practice skills and support to help them reach their smoke-free goals.

Courage to Quit® will be offered at two convenient times.

A morning session meets from 9 -10 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13. An evening session meets from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14. Both sessions meet at Palos Hospital, 12251 South 80th Ave. in Palos Heights. There is no session week six. This is a free program.

Advance registration is required. To register, visit PalosCommunityHospital.org or call 226-2300.

Palos Hospital to host falls prevention fair Palos Community Hospital will host a free fall prevention fair for those at risk for falls from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Sep. 13, at the Palos Hospital Auditorium, 12251 S. 80th Ave., in Palos Heights.

Falls are a leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans, threatening their well being and independence. However many falls can be prevented by reducing risk factors and making modifications to the living space.

The Palos Health Fall Prevention Fair helps participants identify and eliminate potential safety hazards in addition to offering medication reviews, blood pressure and balance screenings, information on community resources, refreshments and giveaways.

The keynote speaker for the fair is from Home for Life Advantage, Inc., a company that provides innovative solutions for aging safely at home.

Walk-ins are welcome, however registration is encouraged.

To register, visit PalosCommunityHospital.org or call 226-2300.

Honorable Anthony S. Montelione

Make the most of harvest at Palos Hospital

Strategies for healthy aging at Palos Hospital

Participants will learn how to stretch summer’s bounty into fall and beyond at Palos Hospital’s free class, Making the Most of Your Harvest, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Cook County South Suburban Master Gardener Margaret Burns-Westmeyer shares her expertise on preserving vegetables and herbs, as well as how to ensure garden beds are properly prepared for the next planting season. Palos registered dietitian nutritionist Loretta Wojtan shows how to create nutritious recipes using seasonal produce to offer healthy eating through the fall and winter months.

This is a free event. To register, visit PalosCommunityHospital. org or call 226-2300. The hospital is at 12251 S. 80th Ave., in Palos Heights.

Participants can learn how to make the golden years their best years with strategies for staying fit and active through Palos Hospital’s workshop, “Healthy Aging: Setting You Up for Success” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

The free class features a Palos licensed clinical social worker, and highlights how a healthy attitude, proper nutrition and exercise can contribute to longevity and greater enjoyment of all activities, no matter what your stage of life.

Walk-ins are welcome, however registration is encouraged.

To register, please visit PalosCommunityHospital.org or call 708.226.2300. Palos Hospital is The Presbyterian at 12251 S. 80th Ave., in Palos Church programs for Heights. moms and kids

Moraine presentation on prophylactic mastectomy Moraine Valley Community College will host a Medical Education Series presentation on “Prophylactic Mastectomy-Who really benefits?” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Dorothy Menker Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.

The event is co-sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is free and open to the public.

Dr. Swati Kulkarni is the presenter. She attended the Medical College of Pennsylvania and completed a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at Lynn Sage Breast Program of Northwestern University. She has published a number of research articles and book chapters on breast cancer and breast surgery.

Since 2004, Moraine Valley’s Career/Health Sciences Programs and Northwestern Memorial Hospital have collaborated to host this Medical Education Series on health topics.

For more information, contact Mari Smith at 608-4039 or Smithm@morainevalley.edu.

Honorable Anthony S. Montelione, Retired Presiding Judge of the Fifth District Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Beloved husband of Nora nee: Finn. Loving father of Colette Montelione, Nina (Frank) Bertucci and the late Anthony Montelione, Jr. Cherished grandfather of Eileen and Anthony Montelione, Nora and Keighley Lipetzky.

Dear brother and fond uncle of many. A member of the Justinian Society of Lawyers and The Illinois Bar Association.

Visitation was held last Friday, Funeral Saturday, Chapel Prayers from Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth to St. Alexander Catholic Church in Palos Heights, Mass. Interment was held at Holy Sepul-

MOPS (Mothers of Pre-School-

ers) AND W.O.W. (Welcome on Breast impressions at Palos Community Hospital Wednesdays – Arts for Kids) proPalos Hospital presents Breast Impressions: Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk for Breast Cancer.

The hospital will host a night out for women to learn how to reduce their risk of breast cancer. The evening features a “speed dating” format, allowing participants to visit stations focusing on various aspects of breast health. Transition times between stations will feature fun activities and prizes.

The event wraps up with a Q&A session featuring board certified radiologist and breast imaging specialist Rachelle Centeno, D.O. Fresh juices and clean, farm-totable appetizers will be available during the evening. Tours of the spa-like Palos Hospital Women’s Center, featuring comprehensive breast imaging services including 3D mammography and ultrasound equipment, will be available.

The event takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Palos Community Hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave. in Palos Heights.This event is free and open to all women, although you must pre-register to attend. Call 226-2300 or go to paloscommuntiyhospital.org.

Moraine Valley opens new demo kitchen for Culinary Arts of an instructor chopping vegetables so students can clearly see techniques. In the Culinary Arts kitchen across the hall students often crowd around a wide table making it a challenge to see the demonstrated skills. This new space is a greater learning tool, said Rose Deneen, assistant professor of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management.

“It is more engaging for the students. It gives people a better visual, which is really cool. If you really want to see what’s going on, you can put a camera right over the pot,” she said. “We didn’t want it to look industrial. We wanted to make it approachable. This is a nice, smaller space. It’s louder in the kitchen, which we’re used to but other people aren’t.”

With the start of the semester, the instructors have yet to realize all its uses, but they have many ideas. Students can watch instructors teach certain techniques, but the more advanced students also can display their skills. It’s not uncommon for chefs to work in front of peers, and this allows students to practice working com-

Helen Timmel

Helen Timmel, nee Metelinas, 95 years old passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1. She was a resident of Palos Heights. Beloved wife of the late Charles J. Loving mother of Charles E. (Judy), James A. (Angela), and the late Elaine Murcia. Loving grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 11.

Visitation was held Sept. 6 at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, in Crestwood, to St. Terrence Church, Alsip, Mass. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

Moraine Valley Community College Culinary Arts instructors stand in the college’s new demonstration kitchen.

The Culinary Arts Department at Moraine Valley Community College is firing up grub in its new demonstration kitchen in the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M).

Originally in the plans when Building M was first constructed, the demo kitchen couldn’t be incorporated and instead remained a classroom. But the idea was always to make it an interactive kitchen for multiple uses, said Mike O’Shea, associate professor and program coordinator of Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry, and Hospitality Management.

Over the summer, crews created a state-of-the-art kitchen that has the look of a model house design but with all the functionalities for students, including a stove, oven, dishwasher, sinks, industrial-sized refrigerator with freezer, and plenty of counter space. On either side of the room are two TV monitors with one camera on the ceiling closest to the south-facing windows and another moveable one attached to the counter. The camera can hover over pots on the stove or get a close-up view

chre Cemetery, Alsip. Iin lieu of flowers donations to the Poor Clare Monastery of the Immaculate Conception 12210 South Will Cook Rd. Palos Park, IL. 60464 appreciated.

fortably in front of others, Deneen explained.

In addition to credit student usage, the kitchen will be used for continuing education classes, fundraisers and guest speakers.

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Church in Orland Park, 13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park.

MOPS will be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m., starting on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

W.O.W. Arts for Kids in grades 1st through 6th meets on Wednes-

days, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sept. 21Nov. 16. The church is adding a “Little W.O.W.” for children ages 4-5 years.

Contact Cindy for more information at 448-8142 or cindypcop@Comcast.net.

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Dystocia hinders birth of puppies JOHN FLEMING DVM • Prairie StateVet.com

Dear Dr. Fleming, I have an 8-year-old Yorkie that got herself pregnant by my neighbor’s small dog. She is overweight and has a little trouble breathing.

We did the ciphering and think she is due in four to five days.

I’ve never had puppies before and would like to know what to do.

I don’t have a vet yet.

Malinda, Palos Hills Dear Malinda, There are two very fine veterinary hospitals near your home on Southwest Highway and 111th street. I think you should make an appointment at one of those clinics and sit down and talk to someone.

We won’t go into why your 8-year-old dog is overweight, not spayed and pregnant now, but I will give you some thoughts on dystocia (the inability to initiate the act of labor or the delivery of pups).

When I was doing a lot of breeder work years ago, I saw that the breeds most at risk of dystocia, and needing intervention, were Yorkies, miniature poodles, bulldogs, Chihuahuas and Great Danes. The causes of dystocia can generally be classified under those caused by the mother, or those caused by the fetus.

Uterine inertia is a condition in which the uterine muscles either do not contract (primary inertia) or become fatigued during labor from persistent straining against an obstruction in the birth canal (secondary inertia). A narrow birth canal can prevent passage of the fetus. The head of the fetus may be too large to pass through the birth canal, or the fetus may be oversized or malformed. Sometimes an improper position of the fetus as it approaches the birth canal makes passage difficult.

These are the conditions wherein a C-section is normally performed.

Additionally psychological stress can delay the onset of labor. A rare cause of dystocia is twisting of the uterus upon itself (uterine torsion). Be prepared to pay 8 to 15-hundred dollars for a C-section, depending upon the time of day. I will be out of town fishing.

Here are some signs that your dog may be in trouble. (1) Active straining that has occurred for more than 30-60 minutes without

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the birth of a fetus (2) Less- hard straining for more than 2 hours without a birth (3) vomiting (4) weakness (4) abnormal vaginal discharge such as frank blood or pus, or (5) attempts to pass a puppy that are very painful.

If any of the above occurs you should call your new veterinarian immediately.

We do still work with a number of breeders and will stay on call for them 24/7, but we do require that in the week before the anticipated delivery that we radiograph the mom to know exactly how many puppies are present. This prevents us from being called in at 2 a.m. when the bitch has passed 5 puppies and the breeder “is sure” there are more inside and the last one was born at 10 p.m., only to come in and radiograph her at 2 a.m. to find out she only had five! Additionally, if we know how many are in there (say eight) and now a number of hours have passed since the birth of the fifth pup it is appropriate to call us at

2 a.m. to examine her. We have had too many cases where the breeder “thought” the dog was done after five pups only to find out three days later when mom is very ill that there are three decomposing pups still in the uterus.

The pre-delivery X-Ray puts us all on the same page; we don’t get called in unnecessarily and the breeder doesn’t lose puppies needlessly. Don’t be surprised if your vet wants an X-ray done.

We won’t be on call for anyone who won’t do this. It’s not for the money; it’s for our sleep and the baby’s welfare. Good luck.

You’re a little behind the eight ball, so get moving and make the appointment.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Orland Grassland Prairie celebration Orland Grassland Volunteers will lead hikes and seed gathering activities to celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of their seed harvest season this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon. Parking is located on 167th Street, just west of La Grange Road.

A special guest, Chief Joseph Standing Bear Schranz (Ojibwa), President of Midwest SOARRING Foundation, will provide a Native American blessing at 10:30 a.m.

The first hike goes out at 9 a.m. and lasts until 10:30 a.m. At 10:30, Chief Joseph Standing Bear Schranz will deliver his blessing and be available for questions and conversation. At 11 a.m., the last, shorter hike will go out. Throughout the hikes, participants will be guided to collect whatever seed is available, identify native plants, birds and other prairie species, and listen to the restoration story.

The event will also feature exhibits containing informational literature and maps, art displays, field guides and conversation with volunteers. Children will be able to make their own field guides. The hike takes place on footpaths through natural terrain and is not recommended for strollers and unsteady walkers.

For more information on the event, or volunteering, visit the website at orlandgrassland.org or contact Pat Hayes at 708220-9596.

Tax appeal seminar for Palos Township The Cook County Board of Review will hold a property tax appeal seminar for Palos Township residents on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m., in the Palos Park Kaptur Administrative Center council room, 8999 W. 123rd St. Commissioner Dan Patlak will speak and then residents can do an appeal before they leave. There

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is no fee to appeal at the Board of Review. Bring a copy of your most recent copy bill.

Palos Township assessment appeals For residents of Palos Township, the time period to file a property assessment appeal application is open until Sept. 20.

Palos Township is located at 10802 S Roberts Road, Palos Hills, and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 708-5984449.

Appeal applications must be received by the Cook County Board of Review no later than Sept. 20. Palos Township will assist residents with applications until Monday, Sept. 19, allowing the last day, Tuesday, Sept. 20, for delivery.

Fall classes at McCord With construction underway at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, fall art classes will be held in the shopping center across the street from McCord at 12908 S. LaGrange Road. Classes begin the week of Sept. 12 and include: Mondays – Drawing with Beth Leahy, Beginning Watercolor with Carmelo Schifano, Watercolor with John Howard Tuesdays – Oil Studio and Still Life with Beth Leahy, Painting for Children with Liz Wall Wednesdays – Plein Air Painting, Oil/Pastel Studio, and Drawing for Children with Liz Wall Thursdays - T’ai Chi Chih® with Dee Burton, Colored Pencil Technique with Tony Crnkovich, Drawing with John Howard Fridays- Yoga with Paula Gardner, Pastels with Gary Wick McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange Road), Palos Park. For more information call 708-671-0648 or visit www. mccordgallery.org.

Palos Heights Woman’s Club blood drive The Palos Heights Woman’s Club will be dishing out free ice cream cones from Diane’s Place to every blood donor at its blood drive on Saturday, Sept. 17. Donors will also receive a free T-shirt.

The Heartland Blood Center along with the Palos Heights Fire Protection District will help to host this event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of 123rd Street and Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights.

You must be 16 years of age to donate. Appointments can be scheduled online at heartlandbc. org. Or to register for a time to donate, call Denise at 448-3946 or Nancy at 769-5724. Walk-ins are allowed.

The club will also be selling the Carson Community Day Event coupon booklets to raise money for the club project, an LED sign for the recreation center. Call Eileen at 466-7089 for details.

Sell it Again, Plus The Palos Park Woman’s Club will hold Sell it Again – Plus, a community wide rummage sale, on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Palos Park Metra station, 8200 W. 123rd St. Vendor spaces are still available.

For information to reserve a spot, call Lucy at 448-3253 or the Rec Center at 671-3760

Palos Village Players 75th anniversary party Palos Village Players will celebrate 75 years of live community theatre on Friday, Oct. 7, at Palos Country Club 13100 Southwest Highway, Orland Park.

Everyone, past and present, is invited to attend this gala event for an evening of cocktails, live music, dinner and entertainment.

Tickets and information: 815-4630168 Robin or Andy and www. palosvillageplayers.com

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Sierra Club, Trinity Christian Women coming to next Palos Farmers Market

The Palos Heights Farmers Market welcomes The Sierra Club and The Trinity Women’s Organization to the Community Tents on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Sierra Club’s mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the environment. The local unit is the Sauk Calumet group, which is part of the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club. The Sauk Calumet group has about 2,000 members, in an area stretching from the Indiana border through Grundy County, and from Oak Lawn to Kankakee. The chapter sponsors hikes in local natural areas and monthly programs, open to the public, to educate folks about what is going on locally and nationally on environmental issues. At the market, see a display and games focusing on renewable energy and animal habitats, plus information on other environmental issues and Sierra Club activities. For more information, the Sauk Calumet Sierrans’ website is www.sierraclub. org/illinois/sauk-calumet The Trinity Women’s Organization is a volunteer organization of women dedicated to raising funds for Trinity Christian College students. The group’s efforts begin at monthly meetings during they we stay current on college events, distribute our financial returns, plan our fundraising efforts, and provide fellowship. At the market, the Women will be selling Raffle tickets for a great assortment of different Raffle Baskets. The raffle drawing will take place Wednesday Oct. 5 at the Farmer’s Market.

All proceeds will benefit student scholarships offered by Trinity.

Raffle tickets are $3 each or two for $5.

Fall is in the air at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. Beautiful large mums, asters and other fall perennial plants are available

weekly. Great fall fruits and vegetables are also at the market every week. Stop by and pick up everything you need for back to school lunches! There is record crop of Michigan apples this year, and every week more varieties are coming into the market. Other fruit available include pears, plums, melons and tomatoes.

Vegetables at the market include lettuces, kale, spinach, radishes, kohlrabi, beets, summer and fall squashes, carrots, mushrooms, green and wax beans, various onions, green and red cabbage, cucumbers, corn, many colors of peppers, eggplant and more can be purchased very week. Other food products available include breads, bakery, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork, bacon, sausages and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties and wraps, soups, desserts and peppers. Finally, pick up everything you need for fall gatherings, back to school, or football tailgate parties at Pampered Chef.

LINK cards are accepted at the Palos Heights Farmers Market.

New in 2016, the Palos market is offering “Palos Bucks Double

Value” on all LINK transactions, while sponsorship dollars are available. The market is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a LINK UP Illinois USDA Grant, for the support of the promotion of the Palos Heights Farmers Market LINK program. Recipients must stop at the City Tent to start the process. While at the City Tent, pick up or have endorsed your “Frequent Shopper Card”. Ten card endorsements will enter you into a year-end market raffle held on Oct. 12, at noon. Bring a canned food donation (fruit, vegetable or protein only), or donate fresh fruit or vegetables from the market, and double credit will be given to your Frequent Shopper Card. In addition, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and WIC Farmers Market Coupons are accepted at all farmers’ tents.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2016 “Recipes of the Week”. This week’s recipe is “Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls”. Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week’s recipe along with previous summer recipes. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD. com, or at www.palosheights.org.

The market would like to thank this year’s Palos Heights Farmers Market Sponsors. They include Dr. John Principe, MD of Wellbeing MD Center for Life, The Private Bank, BMO Harris Bank, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz, Running for Kicks, Bon A Pit, Golden Shoes and Type Concepts Inc. Additional information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www.palosheights. org, by calling 708-361-1800, Facebook or email farmersmarket@palosheights.org

LIBRARY NOTES Palos Park Public Library free game time for adults Game-Time, Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m., starting Sept. 15.

Do you have a group of friends that simply love table-top games?

With over 15 board games, anyone can host friends and family for an awesome time. No library card required. The Palos Park Public Library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. (448-1530)

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Chgo. Christian High visits Camp Manitoqua Chicago Christian High School freshman Mike Williams, of Palos Heights, tries to knock down pop cans with a rubber band during one of the games held when the entire student body and faculty went to Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort last Friday for a day of community building. Students participated in a number of games that required teamwork and encouragement and fostered the development of leadership skills. After a few hours of games and activities, the students were treated to lunch and some free time to get to know each other and develop friendships.

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

Orland Park Goelitz John C H Jr to Eby Lance, 9161 Sutton Ct, Unit #97, $130,000; Hart Diane L to Gazarin Kahled, 15508 Orland Ct, Unit #255, $145,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Lapapa Anthony, 8630 Sunshine Ln, $340,000; Millennium Trust Co Cust FBO Robert Polark IRA 244 to Wright Morgan, 15339 West Ave, Unit #2B, $121,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Krzyston Franciszek, 16052 Crystal Creek Dr, Unit #160521A, $130,000; Schlenker James David Tr to MP Valuations LLC, 14049 Ravenswood Dr, $480,000; Soch Florence M to Short Lester, 15258 Lilac Ct, $289,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Forst Polly, 7307 154th St, Unit #627307, $122,500; 157 Lagrange LLC to SWC 156th LLC, 15700 La Grange

Rd, $1,615,000; Pawlowski John to Danno Joseph M, 8931 Oakdale Ct, $296,000; Jones Keren L to Stevens Thomas M, 17328 Brook Crossing Dr, $225,000; Revord Jonathan D Tr to Papan Loretta E Tr, 16749 S Winterberry Ln, $255,000; Craig Michael J to Weryk Marian, 14531 Ravinia Ave, Unit #2N, $130,000; Affaneh Jewan to Pilarczyk Ruth N Tr, 7955 Sycamore Dr, $320,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Aka Sunrise LLC, 15631 94th Ave, $3,900,000; CP Sunshine 2 LLC to Kauikeolani E LLC, 14747 La Grange Rd, $2,697,000; Fannie Mae to Ketchum Terica, 9164 Clairmont Ct, Unit #126, $125,000; Grote Brian J to Branski Anna B, 16211 88th Ave, $225,500; Stevens Thomas M to Marchese Colleen J, 11732 Hidden Brook Ct, $315,000; Fannie Mae to Ferguson Mary, 10098 147th St, $200,000; Riofski Peter F to Balinski Kyle A, 8436 Camelia Ln, $295,000; Capri Finl Grp Inc to Devdiya LLC, 9815 El Cameno Ln,

$390,000.

Palos Heights Winkle Jeffrey C to Perales Sergio Jr, 76 W Parliament Dr, Unit #155, $152,500; Schlange Darrell G Tr to Walsh Brian P, 12133 S 69th Ct, $225,000; Ambrosio Victor S III to Dominicci Jose, 12645 S 76th Ave, $315,000; Bagniewski Michael L to Mazur Peter J, 13032 S 71st Ave, $245,000.

Pagoria Joseph N to Daemicke James W, 13030 S Choctaw Rd, $340,000; Oleary Michael E to Miller Gregory T, 6138 W 128th St, $265,000; Niewold Maureen Tr to Smith Victoria M, 12138 Flambeau Dr, $250,000.

Palos Park Miller Nancy A to Aguirre Antonio, 7939 121st St, $265,000; Grieshaber Dolores J to Dedic Mary Sue, 9811 Creek Rd, Unit #B1L26, $172,000; Korkowski Lynn M Tr to Mcclintock Ruth, 7 St. Moritz Dr, Unit #7101, $181,500.

• Creative Coloring for GrownUps - this Sunday, at 2 p.m. Explore your creativity and let your inner artist reign in this stress-free and relaxing hour of coloring designs from the popular coloring books for grown-ups. All materials will be supplied.

• Lunch Bunch Book Discussion - Monday, Sept. 12, 12 p.m.

Come to discuss the nonfiction book Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens in which author Steve Olson interweaves the history and science behind this event with page-turning accounts of what happened to those who lived and those who died. Copies of the book are available at the Front Desk. New members always welcome.

• Intro to Pinterest – Monday, Sept. 12, 2 p.m. Join library staff members Beth Stevens and Karen Skocik for an introduction to this popular social media website and learn how to set up an account, manage your “pins” and share your Pinterest page with friends and family. Seating is limited.

Register for this class online at www.palosheightslibrary.org or by calling the library at 708448-1473.

• Downloading Free Magazines from Zinio – Wednesday, Sept.

14, 2 p.m. Learn how to download digital magazines for free with your library card from the library’s digital magazine service Zinio. A Palos Heights Library card is required.

• Book & Film Series: The Bridge of Spies – Thursday, Sept.

15, 2 p.m. Tom Hanks stars in this Academy Award winning film based on the book “Strangers on a Bridge” by James Donovan about an American lawyer hired to defend a Soviet spy and then facilitate a hostage exchange with the Soviets for a captured American pilot. Runtime 142 minutes.

• Marshall Field’s: The Store That Helped Build Chicago Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago author Gayle Soucek will celebrate the history of Marshall Field’s with a warm look back

• Fall Story Time 10 Week Session - Sept. 12-Nov. 17 Registration open. Story times are a fun, interactive experience for children with stories, songs, finger plays, and flannel board fun. The 6 early literacy skills are touched on in our programs: Print Motivation, Letter Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, Print Awareness, Vocabulary, and Narrative Skills.

Tiny Tots (birth-23 months) Mondays, 10 or 11 a.m.

Terrific Twos (24-35 months) Tuesdays, 10 or 11 a.m.

Story Time (3-6 years) Wednes-

day or Thursdays, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Stories, songs and crafts will focus on a letter each week.

• Roald Dahl Movie Marathon -Enjoy Dahl’s books on the big screen in the Activity Room, popcorn provided. Today (Thursday), at 5:30 p.m.- Matilda, PG, 102 minutes. Friday, Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, PG, 115 minutes. Saturday, Sept.

10, 11:30 a.m. - James and the Giant Peach, PG, 79 minutes • BFG, Willy Wonka, Mr. Fox & More! - Celebrate the 100th birthday of the ever popular author Roald Dahl with stories, games and a bubble gum blowing contest on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.

Registrations are needed.

• Smart Art- K-4th - Kids will use a variety of media to create their very own works of art on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. Reservations needed.

• Pajamarama Story Time- all ages - Wear your pajamas, bring your blankie and listen to some quiet bedtime stories on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. No registration is needed.

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

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at the beloved institution. Learn about the store, those who ran it, and how it shaped the city’s streets, subsidized its culture, and heralded its progress after the Great Chicago Fire, though the Great Depression, and beyond.

The following clubs meet weekly at the Palos Heights Public Library: Needle Club – Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to noon. Scrabble Club – Tuesdays, from 1-3 p.m.

Mah Jongg – Tuesdays, from 1-4 p.m.

Contact the Library to register for these programs at 708-4481473 or visit the Library’s website at www.palosheightslibrary. org. The library is at 12501 S. 71st Ave.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

Make the most of gifts to grandchildren Did you know that National Grandparents Day is less than a week away? While this “Day” is not as widely known as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, it is nonetheless important, as it recognizes the key role that grandparents play. If you are a grandparent yourself, you might expect some cards or phone calls or emails from your own grandchildren – but you will probably experience even greater enjoyment in the gifts you can give them. If you’re thinking of making a financial gift, consider your options carefully.

To begin with, don’t forget about your own needs. As much as you love your grandchildren, you can’t afford to provide significant financial gifts to them at the expense of your own retirement savings or the resources you might need for health care or long-term care.

So, review your budget to determine what you can afford to give. This amount may change year by year, depending on your circumstances, so you may want to review your potential gifts annually.

However, assuming you can afford to give regularly to your grandchildren, how should you go about it? Here are a few possibilities: • Establish a 529 plan. A college degree is a very good investment in your grandchildren’s

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future – but higher education comes with high costs. If you want to help your grandkids go to college, you could establish a 529 plan.

Earnings in a 529 plan can grow federal taxfree and will not be taxed when the money is taken out to pay for college. Plus, you may receive state tax incentives if you invest in your home state’s 529 plan. (However, if withdrawals are not used for higher education expenses, the earnings portion is fully taxable and will incur a 10% penalty.)

Keep in mind, though, that a 529 plan could affect your grandchild’s financial aid. While a 529 plan owned by a grandparents generally won’t be reported as an asset under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), withdrawals used for school will be treated as student income on the next year’s FAFSA, and so could lower your grandchild’s financial aid package. So you could wait for your

grandchild’s final year of college, when he or she won’t be applying for future financial aid, before you allow withdrawals from the 529 plan. (You may want to discuss a 529 plan’s potential financial aid impact with a financial aid professional.)

• Contribute to a custodial account. You can give money to your grandchildren through a custodial account, known as UGMA or UTMA. These are irrevocable gifts that minors gain control of at the age of majority. Be aware, then, that once they get the money, they can do with it as they choose, and their choices may be far different from what you had intended.

• Pay college bills directly. You can simply write a check to the college to help pay for your grandchild’s expenses.

By making any of these gifts, you can help your grandchildren move forward through life — and their journey can provide you with the gifts of pride and joy.

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.

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Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of September 6)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.500 3.535 0

15-year fixed

2.750

2.805

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30-year fixed Jumbo

3.625

3.670

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United Trust Bank (as of September 6)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.500 3.520 0

15-year fixed

2.875

2.911

0

10-year fixed

2.750

2.802

0

Prospect Federal (as of September 6)

30-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.500 3.548 .25

20-year fixed

3.250

3.318

.25

15-year fixed

2.875

2.943

.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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50 Years Ago This Week

File photo from Sept. 8, 1966

Candy for the kids: Harry Semrow, Democratic candidates for president of the Cook County Board, recently toured the Palos Township area. Included in his agenda were stops at the Palos Heights shopping center. Semrow expressed pleasure at the rapid growth of the southwest side and particularly the friendliness of the people living in the Palos area. Here he passes out candy to children at the Palos Heights shopping center. Accepting the proffered candy are the children of Mrs. F. Germino, of Palos Park, and Jacki Rybacki, aged 4. The Germino children are Francis, Mary, Greg and Kevin.

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17 *One harvesting honey 19 Freezing cold 20 Count in music 21 Nothing, in Normandy 23 Floor cleaner scent 24 MIT part: Abbr.

25 *One planning a job 27 Words before grip or life 29 Pub offering 30 Mom-and-pop org.

32 Havens 36 Exorcism target 40 *One calling strikes 43 Cara or Castle 44 Pursue 45 Pop 46 Westminster show org.

48 Wraps up 50 *One working at a low level 56 Dench of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” 59 Biceps exercise 60 Genesis brother 61 Surround 62 Bird that lays blue eggs 64 Lone Ranger epithet, or what each answer to a starred clue often is 66 Muscat resident 67 Not as happy 68 Yale Bowl rooter 69 Class-ending sounds 70 River to the Rhone 71 Fish eggs Down 1 Synagogue official 2 It has a floor but no ceiling

3 Competition with knights 4 Olympian’s blade 5 Novelist Harper 6 “It’s a Wonderful Life” director 7 Strand during a blizzard, say 8 Yankee shortstop Jeter 9 Online “Wow!” 10 “Hey, the light is green!”

11 Wing it at the lectern 12 Augusta’s home 13 Birch family tree 18 Flier usually shorter than its tail 22 Gun lobby gp.

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

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

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

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

File photo from Sept. 7, 2006

Memories of a summer: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, family trip celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Joe and Rosemary McGee, of Palos Heights.

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Park Forest Art Fair enters 61st year Boasting a rich history and wealth of gifted artists, along with status as one of the Southland’s most valued annual treasures, the Park Forest Art Fair, sponsored

by Tall Grass Arts Association (TGAA), in September celebrates its 61st year next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., in Downtown Park Forest on the Village Green.

For three years in a row, the Park Forest Art Fair has won the national “America’s Best Art Fair Awards” competition sponsored

by ArtFairCalendar.com, the #1 website for art fair event listings.

Named as one of the “Best Overall Art Fairs”, the survey recognized Park Forest Art Fair as one of the best small, juried, fine art fairs in the country.

The artists hail from all over the metropolitan area. This year TGAA is pleased to introduce several new artists.

Jill Debardelanen is a fiber artist living in Chicago Heights. She creates hats and scarves out of what she calls “up-cycled” materials. Jill learned to sew from her mother when she was four years old. She remembers the materials her mother used, such as wool gabardine, were very high quality. “Today,” Jill says, “those wonderful fabrics are not available or terribly expensive,” so she shops in thrift stores for them. Jill sells at the One-of-aKind Show in McCormick Place, at fine art fairs and her artworks are available in the Tall Grass Arts Association Gift Shop.

Park Forest artist Georgeann

Davis specializes in hand-made glass beads. She describes herself as self-taught, having been inspired by seeing torch work at the Renaissance Faire. She creates her beads, known as “lampwork”, in her backyard. She introduces glass to flame then places them in a kiln at a high temperature and lets them cool slowly. Beth sells her beads to other artists but shows her completed work at fairs. Besides the Park Forest Art Fair, her jewelry will be on sale in the TGAA holiday show.

Traveling from Madison, Wisconsin, Bill and Sharon Redinger are a watercolor team. She studied graphic design and he was interested in screen-printing but in working together, they both gravitated to watercolor. Showing their work in art fairs, they typically show smaller works, many featuring fruits and vegetables.

“We spend a lot of time in our kitchen,” explained Sharon. “So, naturally much of our art reflects that and we love the lines and colors of fruits and veggies.”

Sheri Kowalski, a photographer from Detroit, recently gave up the life she knew in order to travel the world solo for a year. She sold her house and quit her eleven-year career with a major television network in order to start a new life.

Photography was her passion and she embraced it as her destinations sparked her inspiration. Her photography tells the story of her solo trip around the world. Sheri hopes that “her collection evokes a sense of wanderlust - awakening a longing (in others) to explore”.

She feels great when other people have been inspired to take steps in living their dreams as she has done.

“This is the second oldest juried art fair in the Chicagoland region and it has maintained its quality over the years,” event Chairwoman Janet Muchnik said. Muchnik emphasized the event always attracts a variety of talents, “some new artists and many who have exhibited continuously for nearly four decades.

“Fair visitors have a tradition here of talking with the artists and in fact, the artists expect people to stop by and chat.

As a not-for-profit event with a huge volunteer force, costs to artists are very low. “Consequently, they can sell their works at very reasonable prices. This is the fair where people can buy originals for very reasonable prices.”

The eclectic nature of the fair is quickly visible to visitors who will see ceramics, etchings, sculpture, photographs, paintings in many media, digital art works, jewelry featuring original elements, and hand-blown glass. A glass blower will demonstrate this ancient art.

A new addition to the fair, this year, is the Kids’ Art Alley. It will offer a vast range of activities to delight the younger set, including the almost legendary Children’s Art Contest, self-portraits, castle building, crafts and more.

Music plays an important role in the Park Forest Art Fair. For the third year in a row, the Village will host a music fest on Saturday, Sept. 17 on the Village

Green. The fest will feature Blues Kids from 11:30 a.m. to noon performing America’s root music.

Breezy Radio and the Coolers will play reggae from 12:15 to 1:25 p.m. Muzicnet’s Jazz Band, the teaching staff at Muzicnet School who have performed world-wide, performs from 1:45 to 2:55 p.m.

Rebecca and the Trainmen, an Indie-Americana band, currently working on their second album, opens at 3:15 and plays until 4:25 p.m. The fest concludes with The Big Boppers, featuring rock and roll from the 50s all the way up to today’s top hits, from 4:45 until 6:00 p.m.

Fest favorite, Patchouli, will perform on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This duo performs folk music all day and their multiple CDs will be available for sale.

Patchouli will take a break at 2:30 so the Grand Prairie Choral Arts Group can perform. Under the baton of Jo Rodenburg, they will perform several short popular and traditional selections.

Food vendors will be on site including El Toporo, Southland Catering and Princess Catering.

The acclaimed Tall Grass Arts Association Gallery, 367 Artists Walk in Downtown, will be open during the fair with a traditional summer exhibit of works by gallery artists.

More information is online at www.tallgrassarts.org, on the Tall Grass Facebook page and by calling the gallery, 748-3377.

Photo by Joe Boyle

WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo quiz is: Terrace view.

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

We had several readers who knew that last week’s quiz photo was the Worth Boat Launch off the Cal-Sag River near 115th and Beloit Avenue. Not much activity was taking place when this photo was taken. That’s because this photo was taken during the Worth Days fest that was held near the Worth Boat Launch last month. The boat launch was closed during the four-day festival.

Answering the quiz correctly this past week were Celeste Cameron, of Worth; Steve Rosenbaum, Oak Lawn; John McGinley, Palos Heights; Jerry Buroff, Chicago Ridge; Bob “Captain Morgan” Hartley, Palos Hills; Jane Bojan, Oak Lawn; and Carol and Jerry Janicki, Worth.

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CLUB ACTIVITIES Southwest Suburban WOW The Southwest Suburban widow/widowers social club will meet this Friday and again on Friday, Oct. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Zion Church,17100 S. 69th Ave. in Tinley Park.

The group meets monthly.

Beverages and snacks are served .Entertainment is offered most months. The club offers support to widowed persons of all faiths and ages. Some activities include restaurant outings, dances, trips, theater etc., monthly games, discussion, interaction meetings and newcomers get acquainted meetings. For more, call Danell Chmura at 630-728-9368.

Town and Country Art League The Town and Country Art League will hold their monthly meeting this Friday, at 7 p.m., at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6600 W. 127th.

John Howard, graduate of the American Academy of Art, and a teacher at Moraine Community College, will do a demonstration of his work in oils. The members will have a competition in urban/ city scrapes, any medium. TCAL meetings are open to the public.

A $5 fee is asked of guests. Information at 708-349-1274.

STUDENT NEWS James Amedeo, class of 2019 at Ripon College from Orland Park, with major(s) in Politics and Government and a minor in German has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 Supplied photo semester, which recognizes academic excellence.

Amedeo is the child of James The Foresters Camera Club started its new season on Tuesday. The club meets the first and third Tuesdays, at 7 p.m., September through May, at Palos and Catherine Amedeo of Orland United Methodist Church, 12101 S. Harlem Avenue. The goal of the club is the study and enjoyment of photography. Members consist of serious am- Park. To qualify for the Dean’s ateurs, not so serious amateurs and those new to the hobby who want to learn. Those interested in photography who would like to learn more man List at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.40 grade point visit the club website, www.foresterscamerclub.org.

Foresters Camera Club starts new season

average or higher on a 4.00 scale and complete at least 12 credits of regular letter-graded work. *** The following John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, students were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 term: Mary Connolly, Ryan Donegan and Molly Traverso, all of Orland Park; Bridget Trainor, of Palos Heights.

SCHOOL NOTES Queen of Peace reunion for its first graduating Class The class of 1966, the first graduating class of Queen of Peace High School, is celebrating their 50th reunion. Festivities kick off on Sunday, Sept. 25, with an anniversary luncheon at Eddie Merlot’s in Burr Ridge from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Attendees will the be welcomed back to Queen of Peace and honored at an all school Mass Children explore animals and nature in Junior Farmers at the Children’s Farm of The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, “Building on Tradition” on MonPalos Park. New sessions begin Saturday, Sept. 10, through Friday, Sept. 16. day, Sept. 26, at 9a.m. with a reception immediately following.

For more details on these events, to purchase tickets for the luncheon or reserve seats for Mass, visit www.queenofpeacehs.org/ alumae/reunions/1966 or contact Cindy Kmetty at 496-4750.

Junior Farmers can experience fall at The Children’s Farm

Fall Junior Farmers new sessions begin Saturday, Sept. 10 through Friday, Sept. 16, at The Children’s Farm of The Center in Palos Park.

Junior Farmers is an opportunity for children, ages 3 to 12, to learn about and enjoy the life of the farm, located across from The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy.

The fall session features pumpkin picking, taking the animals for walks around the farm, and learning about their care.

The Junior Farmers program is led by Farm program coordinator Paul Purdy.

Junior Farmers classes meet one hour each week for seven weeks.

Classes are available for children

age 3 to 6, on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Fridays, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 10 and 11:30 a.m.; and for children age 7 to 12 on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Mondays or Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

The cost of the seven-week program is $91. Advance registration is required. For further information, call (708) 361-3650.

Crafters sought for fall show at Reavis Artists and crafters are invited to sell their works at the annual fall arts and crafts fair set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Reavis High School, 6034 W.

77th St., Burbank.

One of the more popular events in the area, it typically features as many as 200 artists and crafters and draws more than a thousand people, browsing and buying. The event is hosted the school’s Drama Club, along with its Drama Mamas and Papas auxiliary.

Admission to the event is a non-perishable food item or a minimum $1 donation to a local food pantry. The event also features raffles and food concessions.

Application deadline is Sept.

9. For more information and a crafter application, send an email to theresashepherd@msn.com.

Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund golf outing at Cog Hill Queen of Peace High School will host the annual “Fore the Girls” golf outing on Monday, Oct. 3, at Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont.

The outing is an 18 hole scramble with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The $150 golf package includes: golf cart, lunch on the course, drink tickets and dinner. Those looking

to support Queen of Peace but do not golf are invited to purchase a $50 ticket to attend the dinner and live/silent auction portion of the program. Auction items include: travel packages, Chicago sports tickets, wine tours, theater tickets and more. Corporate sponsorship packages are also available.

All proceeds will support the Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund, which provides financial support to families challenged with the affordability of a Queen of Peace education. Over half of the Queen of Peace student body receives assistance from this fund.

Registration is open until Friday, Sept. 16. For more, visit queenofpeacehs.org or call 496-4755.

St. Laurence H.S. crafts and vendor fair The annual St. Laurence High School Mothers’ Club Craft and Vendor Fair will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the school, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank. Vendors and crafters are needed. Call Sandy Janeteas at (773) 457-5406 or email saj555@ aol.com for more information.

Forest Preserve photo contest judges entries in monthly bytes A picture of a Chicago garter snake coiled on a plant at Isle a la Cache Preserve in Romeoville was selected as the August winner in the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.

The slithery shot was taken by Ryan Buzzelli of Lockport. The photo’s composition and colors – which included green vegetation, the black snake and pink burdock flowers – impressed the judges.

Honorable mentions for the month went to: Kevin Kuchler of Joliet for an artistic sunset at Rock Run Preserve in Joliet; Michael Fagen of Frankfort for water drops glistening on a spotted jewel weed plant at Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve in New Lenox; Lani Nishimura of Plainfield for a butterfly perched on a bicycle tire at Hammel Woods in Shorewood; and Ronald Kapala of Shorewood for his picture of a solitary cloud reflected in the water at Lake Chaminwood Preserve in Minooka.

To view all of the August entries, visit flickr.com/willcoforests.

While the June, July and August portions of Preserve the Moment are over, participants can continue to submit photos and compete in the September, October, November and December contest segments.

One winner is chosen each month.

After the contest ends on Dec. 31, monthly winners will be posted online, and members of the public will judge the photos and choose the overall contest winners.

For a list of prizes, photo submission instructions and a complete set of contest rules, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.

In the beauty of the dahlias

Photo by Patt Bailey

At last weekend’s Southtown Dahlia Club Show, 676 vases were used to display all the different varieties of dahlias that delighted visitors from both near and far. Corny Morgan is shown showcasing an arrangement of dahlias named Jessica, along with Julie Pietrzak, president of the Palos Heights Garden Club and her husband Jan, of the Palos Restoration Project. The Jessica dahlia just happened to be the winner of the best in show category. Morgan is a longtime organizer of the annual dahlia show.

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Brother Rice’s Xavian Valladay breaks Crete-Monee’s Dabion Couch’s tackle attempt en route to a 55-yard touchdown run in a 61-44 victory Friday night in Chicago. It was the first of his five TDs on the night.

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Dejected St. Laurence defensive standout Jimmy Burnette, who had nine interceptions for the team in 2015, is carted off the field Friday night in the third quarter of a wild 63-49 loss to Immaculate Conception.

BROTHER RICE 61, CRETE-MONEE 44

IC CATHOLIC 63, ST. LAURENCE 49

Muskrat love for Rowell as Knights outslug Vikings

Vallady and Crusaders make Warriors cry uncle

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

A year ago, a unique family dynamic factored in as Brother Rice running back Xavian Valladay played a secondary role, frequently blocking as a lead back for Clifton Taylor — who just happens to be his uncle.

“Nepheeeew,” Crusaders coach Brian Badke said with a smile, mimicking the way Taylor addressed Valladay last season. “He’s just a great kid. But we knew Xavian would step right in this year. “(Valladay) did the work. He put on about 15 pounds this spring. He knows how to read in our zone scheme. He’s not a dancer — he’s just always moving forward.”

Friday, Valladay carried 36 times for 277 yards and five touchdowns in a 6144 win over Crete-Monee that set a Rice record for combined scoring.

“He’s a big-time player,” Badke said.

“He really showed it tonight — he’s like the Kansas Comet (ex-Bears great Gale Sayers). He’s a playmaker who really wants the ball in crucial situations.”

In the afterglow of his performance, one of the first people to come to Valladay’s mind was Taylor.

“I do miss that kid,” he said of his father’s brother. “I miss being around him.

We’ve been growing up together since

we were around six or seven years old.”

After his name-making performance, Valladay anticipated a chat with Taylor.

“The first thing I’ll tell him is we had a big start. We scored on the third play of the game. Like he’d always say, ‘Whatever you decide to do, depend on your offensive line.’”

After being stopped for no gain on the first play from scrimmage, then an encroachment foul against the Warriors, Valladay scampered 55 yards to the touchdown he insisted was his favorite of the night — though he later added scores 56, 8, 1 and 5 yards.

“Those were big blocks John Farano and Kyle (Mehok-)Doherty made for that cutback to just open up on the right side. I just flew through there,” the running back said.

Once Valladay got off and running, it seemed everyone was.

Combined, the teams racked up 1,008 total yards. The first quarter ended with Rice (2-0) up 35-19, and after the Warriors (1-1) closed to within 35-32 at the half, a pair of rushing touchdowns in the third left the Crusaders ahead 49-32 heading into the final 12 minutes.

Crete-Monee, ranked third in Class 6A by the Associated Press, got within 52-44 with 1:58 left, but Valladay set up his own 5-yard run for the final touchdown with a 46-yard burst on the

PLENTY OF FIREWORKS Breaking down the numbers from two wild games Friday night: Bro. Rice ⁄C-M IC/St. Laur.

Total points Total yards Total plays Scheduled start Finish time

105* 1,008 158 7:30 p.m.

11:03 p.m.

112* 1,114 139 7 p.m.

10:09 p.m.

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preceding snap. The scoring wasn’t complete until Rice’s John Richardson kicked his second field goal of the evening, a 41-yarder, with 18.3 seconds left.

Crusaders quarterback Dino Borelli was 14-of-27 for 20 yards and two touchdowns, both to Branden Houston (6 catches, 84 yards). Crete-Monee’s Isaiah Rucker completed 29-of-51 passes for 430 yards and two touchdowns, both to Kevin Pate (11 catches, 195 yards), who also had rushing touchdowns of 1, 3 and 2 yards.

“That could’ve been the longest football game ever,” Badke said. “CreteSee CRUSADERS, Page 4

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here’s a lot of David and Goliath stuff going on in high school football so far.

In Week 1 of the season, St. Laurence, which could either be a Class 5A or 6A team come playoff time, beat a traditionally strong Class 8A team, Benet, on the road.

On Friday night however, the Association Press’s No. 1 Class 3A team in the state, Immaculate Conception Catholic, came to Burbank and beat the Vikings (which was ranked ninth in Class 6A) by a this-is-not-a-misprint score of 63-49.

As the disappointed Vikings left the field and went into the school to talk about the train that hit them, the Knights players and coaches were screaming “We shocked the world — we shocked the world!!!!”

Well, I’m sure that there are a few pockets of the world where a nonconference high school game Illinois would not generate a second thought, but I was sure impressed.

The way this chain of events is going, IC better look over its shoulder because there might be a Class 1A team that is licking its chops, looking for an upset.

As the score indicated, this was a goofy game, maybe even goofier than that game at Brother Rice (a 6144 victory over Crete-Monee on the

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point same night). There were fireworks shot off every time the Vikings scored and converted an extra point or two-point conversion. It was a good thing they didn’t shoot them off for both teams or the school would be in such a debt that only Donald Trump can get it out of with the snap of his smallish fingers.

Jordan Rowell, who ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns in the Knights’ 38-0 season opening win over defending Class 3A champ Bishop McNamara, rushed 19 times for 260 yards and four TDs against St. Laurence and caught five passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.

The pass reception for the score came in the third quarter after the ball was expertly tossed into his mitts from Luke Ricobene, who escaped on defender and was being wrestled to the ground by another.

“Our quarterback is a muskrat, See VORVA, Page 4

Stripped of victory, Mongolian coaches strip and throw tantrums FRANK GOGOLA

Editor’s Note: Since we didn’t have any Olympians from this area that we could celebrate or throw a parade for, we bring in Palos Hills jornalista (at least that’s what it said on his credential) Frank Gogola, who spent the Summer Olympics in August as a media intern. We asked him to write about his most interesting experience and, well, he gave us the near-naked truth.

R

IO DE JANEIRO — “And then the Mongolians started stripping.”

There were many sentences I never dreamed of writing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I saw great soccer matches and swimming races, but two Mongolia wrestling coaches provided the most bizarre and disgraceful scene as they stripped off their clothes, tossed them at the refs and threw a tantrum.

After interviewing U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro, who lost in a bronze-medal match, I

Postcard from Rio raced to the press box to write my story. As I climbed the steps, I noticed the action that led to the stripping.

Mongolian wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was celebrating a bronze-medal win in the 65k division. The problem was there were still seven seconds left in the match. I know from my experience wrestling at Stagg High School that you can’t celebrate while a match is ongoing.

A Russian journalist sitting to my left told me in broken English how the match was rife with “shady” scoring in favor of Uzbekistan

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wrestler Ikhtiyor Navruzov. So it was no wonder Ganzorig had started backpedaling and waving his arms in celebration The clock read 6:00 — the end of the match — with the scoreboard showing 7-6 in favor of the Mongolian. Ganzorig, head coach Tserenbaatar Tsogtbayar and assistant coach Byambarenchin Bayaraa started celebrating what would be a short-lived victory on the mat.

Navruzov challenged and was awarded a penalty point since Ganzorig was evading and not engaging his opponent. With Ganzorig running away, Navruzov was unable to attempt to score a point.

The score was tied, 7-7, but Navruzov technically led on criteria since he scored the last point. Ganzorig and his coaches were in disbelief. I was just taking it all in.

It was Aug. 21, the final day of the Olympics, and I thought I already had seen my Photo by Frank Gogola

See GOGOLA, Page 4 Wrestling coaches strip in protest at the Summer Olympics.

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FOCUS ON COLLEGE SPORTS

Moraine women’s soccer is the ‘team to beat’ First-year Moraine Valley Community College women’s soccer coach Al Palar brought his team to the nationals in 2015 and he aspires to go further in 2016.

The Cyclones were ranked No. 16 in preseason NJCAA Division I polls thanks to a 2015 season that included both an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference and NJCAA Region IV championship as well as a trip to the national tournament, which was a first for the Cyclone women’s soccer program.

“That pressure might scare or make some teams nervous, but I am confident and certain that our coaching staff and our girls are up for the challenge,” the coach said and added the team is making a national championship a goal.

“We now have a target on our backs, and everyone knows about us. We are now the team to beat.’’

The Cyclones lost a handful of players, including All-Conference players Alexis Delgado, Maggie Hacker and Kristina Cypser but the bulk of the 2015 team is back. All-Region player and Skyway Player of the Year Marbella Rodriguez (Kelly) returns after an impressive first year with the Cyclones.

She was second among NJCAA Division I players for shots (104) and 11th for goals (23).

Dalila Alcala (Eisenhower) should be the defensive anchor. Also returning are All-Conference players Diana Lang (Marist), Alex Abed (Stagg), Ewelina Kmin (Reavis), Sintia Salas (Curie), Paulina Stafira (Stagg), and Karina Lopez (Reavis).

Asmaa Amara (Stagg), Edith Benitez (Reavis), Sandy Ortiz (Richards Career Academy), Grace Rollins (Oak Forest), Milena Singletary (Joliet Central), and Jillian Steinke (Andrew) are newcom-

ers who hope to make an impact.

Volleyball: Lauren Lorenz in her inaugural season as coach at Moraine Valley. She played at Southern New Hampshire University, Fort Hays State University and Elmhurst College and coaches at the Ultimate Volleyball Club.

She comes to a team that finished 2211 overall and 5-2 in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference. All-Conference and All-Region libero Carolyn Yerkes as well as All-Conference players Allison Nash, Carly Trinley and Carly Nowaczyk are gone but Trinley will be an assistant coach.

All-conference player Kaitlyn “Kam” Myles (Queen of Peace) is back along with her offensive power for a second season. The other sophomore returning is Kortney Chase (Eisenhower), who will be relied on for key back row defense.

The rest of the team is comprised of first-year players. Jessica Gavras (Oak Lawn) will be a leader on defense particularly with her aggression in the back court. She’ll have help on defense from Chrystal Suich (Andrew) and Sierra Witt (Richards). Lorenz is looking for consistency from her outsides in Heather Fane (Stagg), Kelly Lind (Richards) and Alexa Sweis (Richards). Middle hitters are Samantha Foley (Oak Lawn) and Jovana Koldzic from Serbia. The setters are Kirsten Chase (Eisenhower) and Colleen Murphy (Marist).

St. Xavier University Women’s cross country: Senior Nicole Watkins (Bartlett) took second place in the University of St. Francis Twilight Invite on Friday, running the 5K race in 18 minutes, 25.5 second to help the Cougars finish second.

Men’s cross country: Junior Abel

Hernandez (a Shepard graduate) finished ninth in the University of St. Francis Twilight Invite on Friday, running the 5K race in 15:42.7.

Women’s soccer: Goalie Alex Perry racked up 19 saves in the Cougars’ 0-0 tie on the road against Cornerstone.

Trinity Christian College Men’s soccer: The Trolls opened their home season with a 2-1 overtime victory over Benedictine as Osvaldo Castanon scored the winning goal on Saturday.

Women’s volleyball: Trinity finished 2-2 at the Indiana Wesleyan University Tournament, which finished on Sunday. Rachel Verhage had 14 kills in a 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 win over Indiana University Southeast on the final day.

— Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

FOCUS ON PRO SOCCER

Time running out, but Fire making a little playoff push

By Jeff Vorva

TORONTO FC AT CHICAGO FIRE

Sports Editor

Chicago Fire General Manager Nelson Rodriguez hates where his team is at right now.

But he’s not giving up hope.

Last Thursday, Rodriguez told a group of reporters that he didn’t like the fact the team had the worst record in Major League Soccer but there were nine matches left and the team was nine points behind D.C. United for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

“We control our destiny,” he said. “We still have everything at our feet. Five of those nine games are at home and we play three of the four teams ahead of us head-to-head. I’m optimistic.’’

Two days later, the Fire fueled his optimism even more after stunning Philadelphia, 3-0, before an announced crowd of 16,102 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. Philadelphia fell to 11-10-7.

Philadelphia’s Roland Alberg picked up an owngoal in the 22nd minute while Michael de Leeuw and Arturo Alvarez scored second-half goals for the Fire. Sean Johnson, who gave up six goals at D.C. United on Aug. 27 (five came when the team was down a man) picked up his fifth shutout of the season.

The team is 6-0-6 in its last 12 games at Toyota Park (including MLS and Hunt Cup games) and the joint could be jumping on Saturday as firstyear coach Veljko Paunovic said the game against Toronto is nearly sold out.

“We finally have a foundation,” Johnson said.

“This league, the way it is, the summer months are important — you can win two games and things can turn around quickly.”

It’s still a long shot for the Fire to make the playoffs, but the GM is not giving up hope.

“I feel this team is pounding the rock, as we like to say,” Rodriguez said. “Some of those rocks we put in front of ourselves. Some of those rocks are what I believe are placed the unbelievers and some placed by the make believers.

“I believe in our men and our character. We’re

WHEN: 7 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE RECORD: 6-12-8 TORONTO RECORD: 12-8-7 LAST TIME: Host Toronto beat the Fire, 1-0, on July 9 as Justin Morrow scored in the ninth minute for the lone score of the night.

CHICAGO RED STARS AT FC KANSAS CITY WHEN: 5 p.m., Sunday WHERE: Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, Missouri RED STARS RECORD: 8-4-5 (through Sunday) KANSAS CITY RECORD: 5-8-4 LAST TIME: The Stars won a 1-0 match July 30 at Toyota Park as Stephanie McCaffrey scored in the 53rd minute.

at a point in the season where certain statistics don’t matter anymore, such as having nine players under the age of 23. There are no more rookies at this stage of a season. There are no more surprises within the MLS season. Now it’s a test of character. We’re ready for this home stretch and I look forward to it.”

Accam’s comings and goings David Accam, who leads the Fire with seven goals, was missing in action for Saturday’ game because he was called up by his national team, Ghana.

International professional teams have been trying to obtain him and the Fire is not interested in parting with him. He is under contract through 2017 with an option for 2018 and Rodriguez hopes to keep him around after that.

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The Fire would like to keep star player David Accam through 2020.

“We’re looking to extend his contract all the way to 2020,” Rodriguez said. “We want to keep him here and David says he loves playing here.’’

Newly acquired David Arshakyan was called up to his Armenian national team while Collin Fernandez was called up by the Peruvian U-20 team.

Mexico coming to Toyota Park The annual Mexican National Team U.S. Tour will make its first visit to Toyota Park when El Tricolor takes on CONCACAF rival Panama at 8:30 p.m. on October 11.

Tickets went on sale to the public on Wednesday via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-6538000.

The match — the fifth and final stop of the 2016 Tour — will be key for both squads as they prepare for November CONCACAF World Cup qualifying contests. Mexico currently sits atop Group A in the fourth round of qualifying with a perfect 4-0-0 record and has already qualified for the fifth and final round, known as The Hexagonal. Panama is in second place of Group B with a record of 2-1-1.

Red Stars tie Seattle Seattle raced out to a 2-0 lead but the Chicago Red Stars countered with goals from Sofia Huerta and Christen Press in Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League game at Toyota Park.

FOCUS ON THE WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

Thunderbolts close season under .500 again

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The Windy City Thunderbolts closed the season at 42-53 with a 6-1 road loss to Schaumburg on Sunday. It’s the third year in a row the team finished under .500.

The T-Bolts, who were once 15-5 in the early part of the season, couldn’t get a hit off of Schaumburg’s Gunnar Kines until the eighth inning when Blair Beck hit a solo homer.

While the Thunderbolts

dropped two out of three games in their final series of the season, they had a final successful homestand, beating Schaumburg two out of three and Washington two out of three to finish 24-24 at Standard Bank Stadium.

T-Bolt leaders Tim Zier led the team in hitting (.275), hits (103) and tied Coco Johnson with 47 runs.

Corey Bass led the squad in homers (11) and RBI (22).

Johnson led the team and the Frontier League with 48 stolen bases and Ransom LaLonde led the league by getting hit with 22 pitches in 2016.

On the mound, Jake Fisher and Clay Chapman tied for the team

lead with nine wins and Chapman led the team with 93 strikeouts.

Local heroes Bridgeview native and former Oak Lawn High School standout Chris Chigas wrapped up his first professional season with the T-Bolts. The lefty reliever was 1-2 with a 4.77 ERA. In his final six appearances, covering 8 2-3 innings, he pitched scoreless ball.

Photo by Jeff Vorva Orland Park native and former St. Laurence and Purdue Coco Johnson led the Windy City Thunderbolts and the Frontier University star Kyle Wood hit League with 48 stolen bases. .246 with three homers and 23 RBI. He was hit by 10 pitches. the 2017 Frontier League AllNot far away…

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST

Week 2 was a lot better on our sextet of simpletons than the opening week. Jason Maholy earns some respect for a 10-1 showing to lift him to a 17-4 overall mark. Vorva and Rakow’s 9-2 marks weren’t bad, while Boyle and Findysz’s 8-3 marks were spiffy. Even Nasella’s 7-4 mark was sort of decent. Week 3 is here and Maholy is the target.

Last week: Overall: Brother Rice at Aurora Christian Wheaton Academy at Chicago Christian Evergreen Park at Shepard Marist at Carmel Oak Lawn at Argo Eisenhower at Richards Thornton at Sandburg Bolingbrook at Stagg Bishop McNamara at St. Laurence Ave Maria at SXU

Jeff Vorva 9-2 15-6 BR Wheaton Shepard Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Brook St. L SXU

Joe Boyle 8-3 14-7 BR Wheaton Shepard Marist Argo Richards Sandburg Brook St. L SXU

Anthony Nasella 7-4 12-9 BR Wheaton EP Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Stagg St. L SXU

Jason Maholy 10-1 17-4 BR Wheaton Shepard Marist Oak Lawn Richards Thornton Brook St. L SXU

Richards takes ball away six times, but Phillips takes victory

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

By Tim Cronin Correspondent

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Dylan Jacobs was the individual boys winner at Lyons Township Saturday morning.

Mother McAuley’s Ashley Bryja laughs after finishing sixth in the girls varsity race at Lyons Township.

Defending Illinois High School Association Class 4A state champion Phillips was in a giving mood during Friday night’s battle against Richards, turning the ball over six times.

Unfortunately, the Bulldogs were unable take enough advantage of the Wildcats’ generosity, giving up a 13-6 halftime lead and falling short 28-20 at Gately Stadium.

“We had our chances and shots, and we just didn’t take advantage of them,” Richards head coach Tony Sheehan said.

“We shot ourselves in the foot, even giving up a safety when we snapped the ball over the punter into the end zone.

“We settled for field goals when we should have had touchdowns. Too many plays changed the course of the game.”

Phillips fumbled the opening kickoff, but Richards (0-2) would settle for the first of two Andrew Calderon field goals in the first quarter. Still, the team was ahead by seven at halftime. Phillips, however, would score two touchdowns and a safety in the third to go up 22-13.

A 14-yard pass from Jake Moran to Noah Petruzeski pulled Richards within 22-20, but Phillips broke free for a long run on its next drive and tacked on six more insurance points with 2:09 left. A potential game tying drive by Richards was dashed by an interception in the closing minute.

The Bulldogs remain in search of their first win of the season when they host Eisenhower – whom they lost 33-27 to last season – on Friday in the South Suburban Red. During the Eisenhower game, the Bulldogs will honor Marine Corp. James Smiley as the first Military Service Alumni Fan of the Game.

Evergreen Park 58, CICS/Longwood 6

continue where we left off.”

Stagg was ninth, led by Anthony Koncius (26th, 15:50.81). Marist’s Eddie Slack finished 14th in 15:36.48, but the RedHawks were 12th with 258 points, averaging 17:09.85 with only five runners.

McAuley’s Bryja impresses Valparaiso and Lowell ran 1-2 as teams in the girls varsity race, hogging the top three places and eight of the top 17, with Valparaiso’s Jordyn Boyer winning in 17:32.78. But Lyons, with Sarah Barcelona running fifth (17:58.13) and Cara Paliakas ninth (18:47.17), ran third as a team, scoring 87 points to the 54 of Valparaiso and 67 of Lowell.

The Lions’ average of 19:05.23 was less than 30 seconds behind Valparaiso’s average of 18:38.66, and was built on the mid-pack

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running of Lily Kedzuch (22nd, 19:27.13), Megan Ng (23rd, 19:32.95), Brianna Liddell (28th, 19:40.74) and Kirsten Meyer (19:45.87).

Marist was fourth, its top runner Maryclare Leonard (eighth, 18:32.09).

Mother McAuley’s Ashley Bryja, a senior, was the area’s top finisher as she took sixth at 18:15.68, a personal best, by the simple logic of following the leaders.

“I wanted to stay with the girls from Valparaiso, because last year they all finished in the top five,” Bryja said. “I wanted to stay with them for the first mile, and that was at 5:50. That’s pretty fast for me. But I felt pretty good. At two miles, I heard someone yell 11:50. That was pretty good too. I’m really happy with the time.

“I know I can shave off a couple seconds by sectionals and get into the 17s.”

SXU’s Mike Ivlow is hoisted by lineman Josh Hettiger after the running back’s first touchdown run in the first quarter. Ivlow bookended that touchdown with one in the closing minute of a 42-35 victory over the University of St. Francis.

Ivlow’s run gives SXU another tight victory

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Lately, St. Xavier University’s football team hasn’t been making a habit of blowing out teams.

Five out of seven victories last year were by nine points or less including three by six points or less.

This year, it looks like it could be more of the same.

The Cougars, ranked 10th in the nation among NAIA schools in a coach’s poll, opened their home season as well at the MidStates Football Association Midwest League campaign with a 42-35 victory over 14thranked University of St. Francis on Saturday at Deaton Field in Chicago.

Mike Ivlow barreled in from four-yards out with 30 seconds left to play for what turned out to be the winning score. The two teams combined to scored 35 points in the final 13 minutes, 54 seconds. Ivlow finished with 101 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns to help the Cougars (1-1, 1-0) avoid their first 0-2

Bob Rakow 9-2 15-6 BR Wheaton Shepard Carmel Oak Lawn Richards Thornton Brook St. L Ave Maria

WEEK 2 FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Sandburg’s Jacobs takes 1st but defending champs finish 3rd at Lyons Sandburg’s Dylan Jacobs may have won the individual varsity race in Saturday’s Lion Pride Invitational cross-country showcase in Western Springs, but Lyons Township was in the Zona.

That would be starting with Vince Zona, who chased Jacobs to the finish line and was the lead Lion of six who finished in the top 18 and allowed Lyons Township, second in the 3A state championship last year, to score an easy victory, with 37 points to Indiana powerhouse Lowell’s 76. Sandburg, the defending 3A champion, was a distant third with 102 points.

Jacobs, a junior, ran the flat three-mile route in 14:19.01. Zona, a senior, was right behind in 14:20.68, with junior teammate Danny Kilrea third in 14:24.73. That trio all set personal bests, but Lyons Township showed depth. With LT’s Dan Palmer (eighth, 15:26.88), Graham Kutchek (11th, 15:28.67) and Andrew Tarasuk (13th, 15:32.84) following Zona and Kilrea, the Lions’ dominance of a race that Sandburg beat them in by a point last year was assured.

Jacobs won the race with a fast start and pure speed.

“Me and Danny were planning to go out in 4:45 for the first mile,” Zona explained. “The Sandburg kid went out in 4:26 or so. So we were a couple seconds back at the mile.”

Which was not the plan.

Zona and Kilrea were in danger of an early flameout if they stuck on Jacobs’ heels.

“We were not even at the half-mile mark yet and we both felt a little bit tired already,” Zona said. “Danny dropped back a tiny bit and I kept trying to stay with him. I probably should have dropped back a little bit more.

But we did what we needed to do.”

In Sandburg’s first big race since the graduation of the Torpy twins (Sean and Chris), Max Lehnhardt, Brandon Lukas and Tom Brennan, Jacobs didn’t have the luxury of teamwork. Martin Skucas, the second Sandburg runner to finish and the lone Eagles returnee from last year’s runners in the state final race, was 12th in 15:31.23.

“At the start, Danny was right next to me and I assume Vince was right behind,” Jacobs said. “I just wanted to keep pushing on them and not make it easy for them. I know they fell off a little bit, but they weren’t that far behind.

“It’s a little bit of a rivalry. It’s awesome competing with them. They’re going to do some great things this year. We’re trying to

Wally Findysz 8-3 13-8 BR Wheaton Shepard Carmel Oak Lawn Richards Thornton Brook Bishop Mac SXU

Photo by Jeff Vorva

The Mustangs improved to 2-0 with an offensive outburst Friday night.

Scoring touchdowns for Evergreen Park were Damon Turner (one receiving, one rushing), Jaylen Lynch (two rushing), Julian Rodriguez (65-yard run), Eric Williams (one rushing) and CJ Brown (one rushing). Sean Doherty converted six extra points and added a 25-yard field goal.

On defense, Kenny Rickert (two interceptions, taking one in for a 26-yard TD), Christian McDonough (two tackles for loss and a one forced fumble) and Walter Melancon (one fumble recovery and two tackles for loss) were the standouts.

The Mustangs will look to continue their winning ways against Shepard in a South Suburban Red road showdown Friday night.

“We played much sharper this week, our skill players made some big plays,” head coach Jerry Verde said. “Defensively we were much more aggressive.”

Shepard 42, Fenton 0 The Astros improved to 2-0 behind the offense of quarterback Jack Carberry (188 yards, three passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown), Demetrius Harris (185 rushing yards, two touchdowns) and Nieko Carter (123 rushing yards, one touchdown) in anticipation of its home showdown with Evergreen Park.

Chicago Christian 54, Crossroads 28

The Knights (1-1) grabbed their first victory of the season behind the play of Henry Light, who threw three touchdown passes and also scored on a 28-yard run. Next up is a home contest on Friday against Wheaton Academy, which beat Chicago Christian 35-0 last season.

Marist 24, Simeon 14 The RedHawks bounced back from last week’s setback against Brother Rice against a Wolverines team who went 9-4 in 2015. Marist (1-1) will go on the road Friday to Mundelein to face Carmel in an East Suburban Catholic contest.

Carmel dropped a 38-10 decision to DeKalb on Friday.

Lincoln-Way Central 28, Sandburg 10

With the Eagles behind just 14-10, a Jared Monnett field goal attempt in the closing minute of third quarter was blocked and taken back 80-yards for a touchdown and a 2110 lead for the Knights. Sandburg never recovered.

The Eagles (0-2), which received a receiving touchdown

by Jamare Parker from Jaimie Marines on a trick play and a 29-yard field goal by Monnett, will look for their first win Friday night at home against Thornton in a Southwest Suburban Conference game.

Hillcrest 28, Oak Lawn 6 The Mustangs (0-2) found the end zone on a 10-yard touchdown run in the third quarter by Jabari Clark (14 carries, 54 yards). Oak Lawn visits Argo in the South Suburban Red Friday. The team blanked the Argonauts 20-0 last season for its only win in 2015. start since 2008.

The team opened the season losing to No. 1 Marian (Ind.) 56-10 and was in need of a jolt of confidence.

Stephen Simms helped give the Cougars that jolt with a receiving touchdown, a passing touchdown and had a 73-yard punt return

and finished with 293 all-purpose yards.

Quarterback John Rhode threw for 313 yards and Dan Ladd had nine receptions for 160 yards.

The Cougars host Ave Maria (Fla.) at noon Saturday. Last year, the Cougars had to sweat out a 24-21 victory over the Gyrenes.

Thornton 20, Stagg 16 The Chargers (0-2, 0-1) almost broke through for their first win of the season but fell short against the Wildcats Friday nights in Palos Heights. Next up for the Chargers is a Southwest Suburban Conference home game against Bolingbrook which went 5-5 in 2015 and defeated Stagg 37-7 last season.

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Area soccer teams take over Toyota Park

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The home of the Chicago Fire and Red Stars welcomed two boys soccer matches in the Windy City Ram Classic, and three out of four high school teams represented the area.

Oak Lawn, which had never won a first-round game in the tournament in the past, changed that this season by winning it with a 3-0 victory over

defending champ Bremen on Aug. 31 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, while St. Laurence topped Marist, 2-0, to claim the consolation championship.

For Oak Lawn, Giovanni Barragan scored in the second minute and added a goal and assist while Mohammad Farraj added a goal and assist and goalie Abel Cavada recorded the shutout.

“I haven’t had a goal like that since I was younger,” Barragan said of his early goal. “With the wind, I tried to curl it, which I did. Scoring

early boosted our confidence and got us going.’’

He added that winning this tournament boosted the team’s confidence to do well in the state tournament down the line.

Danny Garcia and George Stock each scored second-half goals for St. Laurence in the consolation match, which essentially was for 17th place in the 32-team tournament.

Shepard finished in fourth place after a 2-1 loss to Bloom in the third-place game at Reavis.

Oak Lawn’s Sadiq Mohamad (left) and a Bremen player make contact during the Ram Classic’s title game, won by Oak Lawn.

Giovanni Barragan (18) and Mohammad Farraj hug after an Oak Lawn goal in the Windy City championship.

Oak Lawn fans grab photos after their team won the Windy City Ram Classic.

There is plenty of exciting soccer action in the coming weeks as Stagg faces Waubonsie Valley at 11:30 a.m. and Shepard battles Juarez at 10 a.m. in the first round of the PepsiCo Showdown at the Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora.

On Sunday, Brother Rice visits Marist at 4 p.m. in a game that will honor veterans and remember the tragic 9/11 events.

Here are some photos from the Toyota Park matches:

Oak Lawn goalie Abel Cavada grabs the ball after a shot from Bremen.

Oak Lawn’s Jose Lopez is lifted in the air as he lifts the trophy in the air after the Spartans beat Bremen, 3-0, to win the Windy City Ram Classic at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

Danny Garcia gets spun around by a teammate after scoring St. Laurence’s first goal in a 2-0 win over Marist.

Marist’s John Julkowski (left) and St. Laurence’s Luis Mendoza head to the ball at Toyota Park during the consolation title match of the Windy City Ram Classic.

Crusaders

Continued from Page 1 Monee is a very good football team, and they came ready to play. Obviously, we gave up a few big plays, but that team has big-play ability. What do they have, six Division I prospects over there?”

One of those is cornerback Juawan Treadwell, the brother of Minnesota Vikings rookie Laquon

Vorva

Continued from Page 1 you know?” Rowell said.

I’m not sure what that meant, but it sounded funny and the quarterback laughed when he heard it. The muskrat said he was happy with the TD. “I don’t know quite what happened but I threw the ball toward Jordan when the guy was getting close to me,” Ricobene said. “I hit the ground and I got up and we said ‘we don’t know what happened, but it’s a touchdown.’ ’’ The Knights had 667 yards on the night. St. Laurence (1-1) had 447, including 167 yards and three touchdowns from Fayezon Smart. Quarterback Romello Washington ran for 78 yards and threw for 174.

To make things even more miserable for the Vikings, the heart and soul of their defense, Jimmy Burnette, had to be carted off the field with an apparent knee injury. He was a leading tackler last

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Treadwell. The younger brother was largely responsible for limiting Brother Rice wideout Ricky Smalling, an Illinois recruit, to 57 yards on four catches.

Valladay, too, has a D-I offer, from Western Illinois. Before the season began, Badke predicted more would come as Valladay moved into the feature back role.

“After tonight,” Badke said, noting scouts from the University of Wyoming were in the stands Friday, “it looks like I might be right.”

year that nabbed nine interceptions in 2015.

It was an entertaining night but not a good one for St. Laurence.

“Obviously IC has a very special team,” Vikings coach Harold Blackmon said. “But we made too many mistakes — too many mistakes all the way around. It’s not just the defense. We gave up an onside kick and we worked on that this week.

They executed and we didn’t.’’

The Vikings host the aforementioned Bishop McNamara Friday night in their first Catholic League White conference game. Last year, St. Laurence beat the Kankakee team, 70-40.

Bishop McNamara, by the way, came close to pulling off a David/Goliath upset of its own during Week 2, dropping a 20-14 overtime decision to traditional Class 8A power Bolingbrook.

McNamara was missing Western Michigan receiving recruit Chris Bell, who injured his thumb and likely won’t play against the Vikings.

I guess the only thing I can advise it to not be surprised by anything that happens in this game.

Gogola

Continued from Page 1 most memorable moment the previous day. I watched Brazil win the gold medal in men’s soccer by beating Germany at the famed Maracanã. It was a moment of glory, redemption and pure elation after a humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinals, a constant criticism of Rio and its numerous problems ahead of the Olympics, and fans questioning Neymar’s commitment to the Olympics.

I saw Katie Ledecky celebrate while others were still swimming after she broke her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle. I watched Lilly King out-swim alleged Russian doper Yulia Efimova, to win gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, after which King’s coach, Ray Looze, said, “I do believe it was good versus evil.”

And for all the negatives spewed about Rio before the Olympics, I found the experience better than expected. The locals really tried to help out, even if they didn’t understand

English. The water didn’t burn my eyes, as many had warned. I saw maybe 10 mosquitoes total over 25 days. The biggest issue was the buses not being on time, but even that wasn’t too bad.

The Mongolian coaches, though, weren’t going to let me and the few remaining fans and journalists in Rio leave without a show.

They tried to challenge the final point, only to find out penalties for passive wrestling can’t be challenged. So, there was obviously only one thing left to do — strip in protest.

Bayaraa, the assistant coach, pulled off his jacket and Tshirt in one swift motion while Tsogtbayar, the head coach, tried to restrain him. He proceeded to spike his shoes on the mat and flex in the direction of the refs.

Several seconds later, Tsogtbayar joined in protest, stripping down to his blue briefs.

Ganzorig showed the only maturity, giving Navruzov a hug and thumbs up while the coaches stripped.

Tsogtbayar picked up his clothes, and I thought, “OK,

this simultaneously hilarious yet disgraceful display, will come to an end.” At least there was no need for police to escort them out of…

Oh, hold on a second. Tsogtbayar was walking over to the refs’ table, and yes, he tossed his balled-up clothes at the refs.

The chants of “Mon-go-lia!” rung throughout the crowd.

Navruzov was awarded another point for the Mongolian coaches’ outburst, making the final tally 8-7. Ganzorig refused to re-enter the mat as the judge held up Navruzov’s hand as the victor.

Not done yet, Bayaraa laid down in the center of the mat, rolled onto his stomach and repeatedly kicked his feet on the ground like he was throwing a tantrum. Both coaches were escorted out by the Brazilian National Public Security Force.

At least Tsogtbayar put on his pants first.

When it was all over and all the sentences were written – sad, happy, disgraceful and unexpected – it’s the memories that will persist.

Besides, some images you just can’t get out of your head.

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For Sale

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL CARBONE, AMY CARBONE A/K/A AMY MARIE CARBONE A/K/A AMY M. STUART A/K/A AMY STUART, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., FV-1, INC. IN TRUST FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC, US CREDIT, WILLOW WOOD VILLAS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 2873 12241 SOUTH DOGWOOD LANE 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 June 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12241 SOUTH DOGWOOD LANE, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-29-100-023-1032.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $155,411.43.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 16-078486. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 16-078486 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 2873 TJSC#: 36-7981 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 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.DENNIS DEMSCO, AUDREY L. DEMSCO, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC. ASSIGNEE FROM HSBC RETAIL Defendants 14 CH 16679 8023 Aberdeen Court Palos Heights, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 26, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8023 Aberdeen Court, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-35-403-009-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $542,784.92.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 16679 TJSC#: 36-8558 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 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALL PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TRUST 2004-7, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-7; Plaintiff, vs.

TERRY CORNELL, JR.; SUSAN PELOZA; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS S/I/I TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; TD AUTO FINANCE LLC F/K/A DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC D/B/A MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK CALUMET, N.A., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATES JANUARY 16, 2002 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 2588; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TERRY CORNELL, JR., IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SUSAN PELOZA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 14907 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 22, 2016 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. 23-29307-006-0000. Commonly known as 24 Romiga Lane, Palos Park, IL 60464. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN Programs at The Center

• Log Cabin Art for Kids Six Saturday mornings beginning Sept. 10, Kindergarten through 2nd Grade: 10 -11:30 a.m.; 3rd through 8th Grade: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Instructor Ruth Augspurger will demonstrate a world of art and nature for kids. Classes are held at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts studios and outdoors. Within each session students work on a variety of art projects such as painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, and more. Each session ends with a fun art show. The class fee is $80, which includes all supplies. The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 • Art for All Ages: Herb Dishes Two Mondays, Sept. 12 (clay) and Sept. 19 (glaze), 6-7 p.m. Art Director Heather Young will help students create a set of ceramic dishes using herbs from our garden to create impressions within the clay and stamps to spell out herb names. The dishes will be glazed with all food-safe glazes. Pieces will need to be fired in the kiln so it will take about a week after the last class to pick them up. The workshop fee is $20 per person for the two-day class.

• Introduction to Mindfulness Eight Tuesdays beginning Sept. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Mindfulness is all the buzz right now. It’s been hailed as a powerful healing tool for many of the stresses of modern life. But what exactly is mindfulness? Mindfulness has been defined as the art of being in the present moment with curiosity and kindness, without judgment. Students interested in becoming present in their lives are asked to join Kitty Riggenbach as she leads this eight-week class. Riggenbach has been studying and practicing the art of Mindfulness for several years, and she is one of the current facilitators for The Center’s Sunday Mindfulness program. She has recently completed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction class at Rush University this past fall.

Registration is mandatory. Class limit is 15 people, so participants are encouraged to sign up early. The cost for the eight week class is $72. Please note: the classes build upon each other. It is important to make a commitment to the full eight weeks. Please call 708-361-3650 for more information. The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

• Pottery Six Tuesday mornings beginning Sept.

13, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or Six Thurs. evenings beginning Sept. 15, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Art Director Heather Young will help students learn the basics of working with ceramics or expand their knowledge if they have already learned the basics. This is a class for beginners and advanced students. Throughout the six-week course students will learn a variety of hand building techniques as well as working on the potter’s wheel. The class will experiment with different types of clay and glazes. Platters, plates, pinch pots, mugs, bowls and sculpture - the possibilities are endless! The class fee is $95 plus a $25 materials fee.

• Teen Pottery (grades 7-12) Six Tuesday evenings beginning Sept. 13, 6-7:30 p.m. Art director Heather Young will show students how to have lots of fun with clay. Throughout the session students learn to create pottery on the potter’s wheel and by handbuilding techniques. The class will feature a variety of different types of clays and glazes. The class fee is $85, which includes all supplies.

• Mommy And Me Art: Adorable Animal Sculptures Made from Nature Wednesday Sept. 14, 11 a.m. – noon. Instructor Karen Signore will guide the group in using creativity, fine motor skills and a variety of natural materials such as pine cones,

seed pods, acorns, corks and more to make adorable small animals like owls, mice, hedge hogs, snakes and more. Participants will be able to take these little creatures home to use in imaginative play or set on a shelf to admire. The class is designed for mothers or grandmothers with children ages 3-6, but the instructor is open to family members of all ages attending “Mommy and Me.” Workshop fees: $10 per person, per class.

• Laughter Circle Wednesday Sept. 14, 6 p.m.

Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien, R.N., brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, a group for people who want to laugh! Beneficial laughs will come not from jokes or comedy routines but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter, reducing stress, alleviating pain, strengthening the immune system, and even fostering interpersonal cooperation. The cost each month of participating in the Laughter Circle is $5, which Kathy donates to The Center.

Call 708-361-3650 to reserve a spot.

• Mother’s Wisdom Circle Thursday Sept. 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Each month a group of moms gather to explore the joys and struggles of raising kindhearted, compassionate, spiritually-grounded children in today’s complex world. September’s theme is “Reclaiming ourselves after a busy summer.” The circle seeks to create an honest and trusting environment to bring and seek their best selves. Registration is appreciated and a free-will donation gratefully accepted. Call 361-3650 to register.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• Back to School Bash - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. Beat the back-to-school blues with food, friends, games, and music. The theme of the night is “Life is a Journey” – focus on the road ahead of you with positivity and friends by your side. Look forward to great music with FUTURE STUFF (a Folk/Pop band from Nashville), and free food from Lou Malnati’s Pizza.

• Music Composition - 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 13, Arrange rhythm, melody, and harmony and set lyrics to create a catchy song. You’ll also become familiar with the key techniques of music production.

• Dominoes Competition - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept.

13, Learn about scoring, blocking, and drawing the tiles as you play with strategy against other students.

• SAT Prep - 5 to 6 p.m. Sept. 14, The SAT is replacing the ACT in all high schools. Learn all about the SAT and some secret strategies to help you do your best on the test.

• Watercolor Florals with Art-a-la-Carte - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Paint gorgeous flowers using watercolors. Experiment with bright colors, negative space, and blending to create trendy modern designs.

• Drums - 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 15, If you’ve got a skilled ear for rhythm and timing and love a good beat, learn the basics of this percussion instrument from the drummer of local high school band, Terraplane.

• Karaoke/Open Mic Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Sept. 16, You’re invited to a Karaoke/Open Mic Night that includes a free coffee bar provided by Dunkin Donuts.

• Project Serve: Thrift Store - 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Sept. 17, Whether you need community service hours or you just want to serve others, spend the morning sorting, cleaning, and shelving the donated items at The Bridge Thrift Store.

These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): Accept a challenge to improve yourself. Find ways to get back in shape through exercise or participation in sports. You could find a pleasant companion or old friend has the same idea this week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take the hint. Someone close may pressure you to perform at the highest level but you’re up to the challenge. You can make a smart business move or financial change in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Encourage everyone. Set a good example and lend a helping hand, especially to family members. In the week to come you might tackle a remodeling job or prefer to work out of your home base.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Things are looking up. You may feel more contented with what you have and how you can get it this week. Key decisions and personal

plans may be strongly influenced by a partner or spouse.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Put the pedal to the metal. In the week ahead your passion for a work project or business idea can pay off. You can make more money than usual if you are willing to work hard to get it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pump up the pace. You possess necessary stamina to achieve success. Ignore people who try to undermine your self-confidence.

Go ahead with a creative venture early in the week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Fan the flames with fanfare. There is no reason to start something unless there you are dedicated to follow through. Someone in your family circle may give you support in the week ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are what you think. Embrace a passion for deep thinking that could produce crucial momentum with a business or financial idea.

Investigate money making ideas

in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pile up the pennies. You can line your coffers with gold in the week ahead if you don’t let family naysayers put doubts in your mind. Remain confident of your ability to turn a profit.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Go for the gusto. You can use your entrepreneurial spirit to overcome any adversity and to overtake any adversary. In the week ahead press forward with a business or financial idea.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Give the squeaky wheel some oil.

The wheels of financial progress may turn slowly in the week ahead.

You are on the brink of financial success but must remain realistic in temporary downturns.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t be discouraged. Some people allow negative scripts to rerun through their heads when their high standards aren’t met. Focus on reaching your goals fearlessly as this week unfolds.

Summer showcase: Classic soup features smorgasbord of veggies

By Wolfgang Puck Anyone who knows me, has eaten in my restaurants or reads my cookbooks probably knows how much I love vegetable soup.

After all, I grew up in a small house with a big garden, the harvest from which helped my mother and grandmother feed our family of six every day. Often, that meant adding generous bowlfuls of freshly cut up vegetables into a big pot simmering away on our stovetop.

We lived in Austria, not far from the Italian border. So it’s not surprising that one of my favorite home-cooked meals featured some version or other of the classic Italian soup called minestrone.

And I say “some version or other” for a good reason. The word “minestrone” literally means “that which is served,” meaning that the soup is really whatever results from what a home cook might find in the garden, the pantry or the refrigerator. In other words, minestrone can vary greatly not only with the seasons but with the personality and style of the person cooking it as well as with the occasion itself. Every home and restaurant cook has his or her own version, and I know of many cooks — myself included — who almost never make minestrone exactly the same way twice.

So I’d like to offer you a recipe for the version of the soup that I think works perfectly in late summer. It abounds with some of the produce you’re likely to find in farmers’ markets or pick from your own vegetable garden, including fresh shell beans such as kidney beans, green beans and yellow wax beans.

But I’d like to emphasize that you should feel free to follow this recipe only as a basic blueprint. You can add diced zucchini or other thin-skinned summer squash, for example, if that’s what you have a bounty of in your garden, substituting them for the fresh beans if you like. Or add more tomatoes for a brighter red, sweeter tasting soup; or use yellow onion instead of the leek. Just be sure to start cooking firmer-textured vegetables earlier and add quick-cooking ones later in the process, so everything will be cooked to the right tenderbut-firm consistency. You can also feel free to leave out the few slices of prosciutto, which I add for the hint of rich, meaty flavor they contribute, if you’d like a vegetarian soup.

Whatever selections you include, you’ll find this yields a robust soup so satisfying that you could make a meal of it, which is why I also include instructions for making Parmesan-topped, ovenbaked toasts to serve alongside.

So please try your own version of minestrone soon and enjoy the best of the season.

HEARTY VEGETABLE MINESTRONE WITH PARMESAN TOASTS Serves 6

For the minestrone:

• 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for seasoning and serving • 1 1/2 large leeks, white and pale green parts only, thoroughly rinsed and cut crosswise into thin slices • 1 large fennel bulb, tops trimmed and reserved for garnish,

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

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“MONEY MONSTER”: Well-known to be good friends, George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite from the “Ocean’s” crime capers in this tense, tightly told (in real time) melodrama directed

by Jodie Foster. Clooney plays a television financial guru — think Jim Cramer — whose advice ends up costing an investor (Jack O’Connell, “Unbroken”) big-time, prompting the vengeful man to take the celebrity hostage while on the air. The program’s producer (Roberts) tries to figure out a way to defuse the situation before a widely watched tragedy results.

Dominic West (“The Affair”), Caltriona Balfe (“Outlander”) and Giancarlo Esposito also are in the cast, but the tale largely boils down to a two-man show between

Clooney and O’Connell, and their teamwork pays off. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes; music video. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “NOW YOU SEE ME 2”: The magicians known as the Four Horsemen are back — though one has been replaced, with Lizzy Caplan (“Masters of Sex”) succeeding the original film’s Isla Fisher — in another clever caper, taking them around the globe and forcing them to help a tech wizard (“Harry Potter” himself,

Daniel Radcliffe) who wants to appropriate their special skills to avenge the theft of his idea. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco are back as the rest of the magic-making quartet, with Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine also returning to the cast. Veteran illusionist David Copperfield lent his expertise to the picture as both a technical consultant and a co-producer.

DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by director Jon M. Chu. *** (PG-13: See VIDEOVIEW, Page 8

Summer’s bounty comes together in a hearty soup.

bulb coarsely chopped • 4 thin slices prosciutto, coarsely chopped (optional) • 2 stalks celery, diced • 1/2 cup (125 mL) shelled fresh kidney beans or other fresh shell beans • 1 large tomato, seeded and diced • 2 rounded teaspoons minced garlic • 1 small sprig fresh rosemary, cut in half • 2 quarts (2 L) good-quality canned vegetable stock or chicken stock • 2 cups (500 mL) good-quality canned tomato sauce • 1 cup (250 mL) diced firm, mild-tasting mushrooms such as shimeji, trumpet, cremini, or regular cultivated mushrooms • Kosher salt • 2/3 cup (165 mL) uncooked small dried pasta tubes, such as elbow macaroni or tubetti • 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped green beans, cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) pieces • 1/2 cup chopped yellow wax beans, cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) pieces • 1 tablespoon honey • Freshly ground black pepper • 3 large sprigs fresh basil, plus extra small sprigs for garnish

For the Parmesan toasts:

• 6 thin slices whole-grain bread • 3/4 cup (185 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

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For the minestrone, heat the olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and fennel and saute, stirring frequently, until they just begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the prosciutto, celery, kidney beans, tomato, garlic, and half the rosemary. Saute 5 minutes longer. Stir in the stock, tomato sauce and mushrooms. Bring to a simmer.

Meanwhile, in another pot, bring salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, tender but still slightly chewy, following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time, then drain.

While the soup continues cooking, make the Parmesan Toasts.

Preheat the oven to 450 F (230 C). Place the bread slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Top with the Parmesan and drizzle with olive oil. Bake until the bread is well toasted and the cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes.

Add the green and yellow beans to the soup. Season with salt. Stir in the honey. Continue simmering until the vegetables are tendercrisp, about 30 minutes total simmering time. Stir in the drained pasta. Season with pepper. Add the basil and remaining rosemary piece. Drizzle generously with olive oil.

Reduce the heat to very low and simmer for a few minutes more.

Remove the herb sprigs. Ladle the soup into heated bowls and garnish with fresh basil sprigs or other herb blossoms. Drizzle with olive oil. Serve with Parmesan toasts.

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Weaving class at Log Cabin Weaving student Jane Gibson, of Palos Park, works on weaving tiny intricate bookmarks. Weaving begins Wednesday Sept. 14, 9:3011:30 a.m. and runs for six weeks at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

Weaving instructor Nettie Botts teaches new weavers the basics while creating a sampler. Students will then design and complete a project of their choice. Returning students move on to more complex weavings. Class fees are $95, plus a $10 materials fee for new weavers. Students purchase their own threads and yarns for future projects. Advance registration is required; call 708-361-3650.

Photo by Mark Walker

Luncheon at The Center: a Chicago River tour

Mark Walker will provide a tour of the Chicago River from the Great Hall of The Center at a luncheon on Tuesday Sept. 13, from noon-2 p.m. Center Development Director Mark Walker will host a luncheon program featuring a pictorial tour of the Chicago River. Mark will share his photographs and observations about the Windy City’s splendid buildings, with a bit of city history and folklore tossed in along the way. The cost of the luncheon is $22 and reservations must be made in advance by calling The Center at 361-3650. The Center is at 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park.

VIDEOVIEW Continued from Page 7

P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ALL THE WAY”: Now up for four Emmy Awards — including one for Bryan Cranston, reprising his Tony-winning stage performance — this HBO offering recalls the multiple challenges President Lyndon B. Johnson faced during his early months in office after the assassination of predecessor John F. Kennedy.

One of his biggest undertakings also involved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Anthony Mackie) in a congressional struggle over the passing of the Civil Rights Act. Melissa Leo is up for an Emmy as well as Lady Bird Johnson, and the Robert Schenkkan script returns co-star Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing”) to the setting of the nation’s capital as Hubert Humphrey. Frank Langella and Joe Morton (“Scandal”) also appear. *** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “THE MEDDLER”: The title describes Susan Sarandon’s character in this seriocomic tale, which casts the veteran actress (also an executive producer here) as a widow determined to shower attention on her screenwriter daughter (Rose Byrne) upon moving to Los Angeles ... whether the latter likes it or not. She often doesn’t, and when she draws the line, Mom finds other outlets for her generous manner. Those include an unexpected romance, with J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) playing the beau. “Saturday Night Live’s” Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael (“The Carmichael Show”), Jason Ritter and Michael McKean also are in writer-director Lorene Scafaria’s cast. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Sarandon and Scafaria; outtakes. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE DARKNESS”: Though it’s a popular vacation destination, some people may think twice

about visiting the Grand Canyon after seeing this thriller. A family returns home from the site, unaware that they’ve brought back with them a supernatural presence that generates terror by preying upon their innermost fears. Kevin Bacon, no stranger to such tales thanks to “Stir of Echoes,” and Radha Mitchell play the heads of the household; David Mazouz (“Gotham”) and Lucy Fry portray their offspring, with MingNa Wen (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Paul Reiser and Jennifer Morrison (“Once Upon a Time”) also in the cast. *** (PG13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “THE FLASH: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: While he’s not one for slowing down, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) has no choice but to do just that when an enemy aptly named Zoom targets his super-speed over

the course of this round of the DC Comics-inspired CW series. All of Central City is threatened by the villain, but Barry also has other concerns that are deeply personal ... since he hopes to reverse time and change the circumstances that cost his mother’s life. Another visit from “Arrow” characters also factors into the action. “Arrow” Shantel VanSanten (“One Tree Hill”) joins the show for part of the season as a police detective and new love interest for Barry; Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton and Carlos Valdes also continue their roles. *** (Not rated: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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