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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Richards coach charged Police say high school volleyball coach illegally filmed female student in locker room

By Dermot Connolly The Richards High School volleyball coach charged with illegal filming a female student in a locker room had been suspended without pay and banned from the grounds of all three District 218 schools.

In addition to Richards, at 10601 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn, the other schools are Shepard High School in Palos Heights, and Eisenhower High School in Blue Island.

Raymond W. Van Syckle, 31, who was a pool and equipment

manager in addition to coaching girls volleyball at Richards, was arrested Nov. 1 at the school. He was then suspended without pay, said District 218 public information officer Bob McParland on Monday.

Police and school personnel had learned on Oct. 30 that a female student had found a cellphone in the girls locker room that she believed had been used to take photos of her while she was changing.

Oak Lawn police said in a statement issued Nov. 4 that after evidence from the phone

confirmed that the girl had been photographed, Van Syckle, of the 800 block of Shorewood Drive in Joliet, was charged with unauthorized video recording, a Class 3 felony. He appeared at a Nov. 3 bond hearing in Bridgeview Courthouse, where bond was set at $75,000. Court records show he has since been released after posting bail.

People waiting to pick up students outside Richards last week were appalled by the news.

“I think it is despicable,” said one father from Evergreen Park, as he waited to pick up his son.

“I’m glad he was found out.

Now it is up to the courts to take care of him,” said the man, who did not want to give his name.

“I was shocked when I heard it. He seemed like a nice guy. He was very friendly with the students,” said Halima Ramahi, who graduated from Richards earlier this year. “A lot of people knew him from taking swimming, and he was also a volleyball coach.

Her younger brother, Ali Ramahi, 14, is a freshman and classmate of the girl who found the cellphone and reported it.

“Everyone was talking about

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Raymond Van Syckle was suspended without pay and banned from District 218 schools after charges were filed against him.

students with information related to the case to please contact Richards High School administration at (708) 499-2550.

it. It’s just disgusting,” said Ali. The Oak Lawn Police Department and Richards High School officials are asking for any other

New vote opens door for video gaming cafés in Palos Hills

By Michael Gilbert

Photo by Joe Boyle

A smashing good time

Jay Gilek, 8, of Evergreen Park, goes into his windup before throwing a large pumpkin against the wall during the fifth annual “Smashing Pumpkins” event held Saturday morning at the Evergreen Park Community Center. More coverage: Page 4.

From “game over” to likely “game on,” so goes the saga of video gaming cafés in Palos Hills.

A little more than a month after city officials voted 5-4 against creating a new classification in the liquor ordinance for the gaming cafés, a revote was taken at the request of Ald. Dawn Nowak (5th) during the meeting on Nov. 5.

This time a different result ensued as Mayor Gerald Bennett broke a 5-5 tie and directed City Attorney George Pappas to draft an ordinance creating the special classification.

The council is expected to vote at the meeting on Nov. 19 to approve licenses for Stella’s to open at 111th Street and Southwest Highway and Durbin’s for a location in the strip mall in the 10100 block of Roberts Road. Representatives of both businesses told city officials at a meeting in Septem-

Threat of dumping sludge in Worth preserve site is removed

By Sharon L. Filkins The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has relinquished the deed for the 78-acre Lucas-Berg Preserve Site in Worth back to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, which will remove the threat of the site being used for the dumping of silt dredged from the Cal-Sag Channel.

Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) said this is great news for Worth. The deed was turned to over from the Army Corps to the MWRD on Oct. 28.

“This is a big victory for the community of Worth and the surrounding area,” Lipinski said. “For many years it has been a priority of mine to remove Lucas-Berg as the Army Corps’ designated site for dumping dredged materials from the Cal-Sag. It was a difficult road to get this done, but it is important for me to do all I can to work with local residents and protect communities in the Third District.”

Lipinski said the final step was accomplished last year to protect the preserve by inserting language into the Water Resources Reform and Development Act in June of 2014, which stopped the Army Corps from ever

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being able to dump dredged materials into the preserve property.

Concern over the future of the LucasBerg site goes back decades to when it was privately owned and was used to excavate sand. The MWRD acquired the land in 1975, and then granted easement rights to the Army Corps’ of Engineers, which opened the door for the possible dumping of sludge into the site.

Under former Worth Mayor Randy Keller, a commission was established to fight plans for using the lake in the preserve as a dumping site. For more than 20 years, Worth has designated two days per year as “Clean-Up Day” at the preserve. For each day, the village requests a permit from the MWRD to open the gate to the site, at 111th and 76th Avenue, to allow volunteers to go in to weed and clean up the preserve.

This year, Clean-up Day was Saturday, and more than 40 people showed up to walk the site and pick up and bag refuse. According to Village Clerk Bonnie Price, an estimated 100 bags of weeds and trash were gathered by the volunteers. Participants included See WORTH, Page 5

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An exhausting week of sports Maddie Gardner, 3, takes a postgame snooze after her team of choice, Mother McAuley, was ousted by Benet in the Class 3A volleyball sectional title match at Lyons Township High School last Thursday. Sources said she was crying loudly during the second set. There was plenty of joy and tears during an exhausting week of sports in the area with the second round of state football, sectional volleyball and state cross country taking place. For all the details on how our area teams did, see Sports.

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The special committee of the whole meeting was arranged at the regular Village Board meeting on Nov. 3 after concerns were raised about details included in the proposed code of ethics to be added to the village code. It will now likely be voted on at the next regular meeting on Nov. 17.

Trustee Sally Durkin said she saw a need for the code of ethics, where all the rules were laid out plainly, and has been working on it since being elected three years ago. All elected and appointed officials, and village employees, would be bound by the new code, but Tokar and several trustees had raised concerns that the proposed ordinance might be unconstitutional because it seemed to prohibit any involvement in political campaigns.

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The reason the vote boiled down to Bennett was the presence of Ald. Joe Marrotta (4th). A deputy sheriff for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Marrotta said he planned on attending the meeting on Oct. 1, but was unable because he was called into court.

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Marrotta, along with aldermen Nowak, Ricky Moore (4th), Mike Lebarre (3rd) and Pauline Stratton (2nd), voted in favor of the special classification. Aldermen Marty Kleefisch (1st), Joan Knox (1st), Mark Brachman (2nd), A.J. Pasek (3rd) and Mary Ann Schultz (5th) voted against.

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EP police officers receive Cook County Sheriff's Unit Citation Award

By Sharon L. Filkins The Evergreen Park Police Department Tactical Unit received the Cook County Sheriff’s Unit Citation Award in a ceremony held Nov. 3 at Moraine Valley Community College.

On hand for the presentation were Mayor James Sexton, Police Chief Michael D. Saunders and 11 police officers. The award was presented by Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart.

Dart grants this award annually for a single incident in which a unit performs, as a whole, in an exceptionally professional manner. It is also awarded to units exhibiting a consistently high degree of professionalism, above and beyond the call of duty, when dealing with a number of incidents.

The members of the Evergreen Park Police Department Tactical Unit were recognized for their “outstanding acts of service and professionalism.” Over the past year, the unit has made over 800

arrests, served over $1,000,000 in arrest warrants, recovered numerous firearms and seized over 1, 500 grams of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription medication, according to the village.

Accepting the award on behalf of the Department’s Tactical Unit was Saunders. “It is with great pleasure that I accept this award on behalf of these officers who demonstrate always the highest level of professionalism in their daily duties. They are an excellent, well-trained group of men.”

“The Village of Evergreen Park is fortunate to have this caliber of highly skilled officers guarding the streets of our community,” said Sexton. “We are very proud of our police department.”

Officers honored were Captain Robert Wall, and Sergeants Adam Zimmer, Steven Hart, David Linn, Abel Salazar and Daniel Trujillo.

Tactical officers cited were Raul Arroyo, Piotr Bielanski, Andrew Pratt, Richard Soso and Steven Stiers.

Man sentenced to 3 years for damaging golf carts at Palos Golf Course Sean Hermansen, 24, of Worth, was sentenced in a Bridgeview courtroom to three years in prison on Oct. 6 following his conviction on a charge of felony criminal damage to property related to an incident that occurred in February 2013, at the Palos Golf Course, 7301 W. 105th St., in Palos Hills.

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A subsequent investigation by detectives led to the arrest of Hermansen on July 17, 2013, at his home in the 7200 block of West 113th Street.

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POLICE REPORTS Chicago Ridge Retail theft charge Barbara J. Klein, 62, of the 11400 block of South Laramie Avenue, Alsip, was charged with retail theft after being stopped by store security outside Carson’s at Chicago Ridge Mall, at 5:59 p.m. Friday. Police said Klein was observed concealing merchandise worth $229 before leaving the store. She is due in court on Dec. 9.

Driving charges filed • Aurelio Flores-Miranda, 37, of the 9700 block of South Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview, was charged with driving without a license, no insurance, and failure to signal when required following a traffic stop on Sunday at 99th Street and Harlem Avenue. He is due in court on Dec. 9.

• Whitney L. Morrow, 28, of Calhoun Avenue in Calumet City, was charged with driving without a license, and improper lighting following a traffic stop at 7:02 p.m. Saturday.

She is due in court on Dec. 18.

• Andrew J. Guerin, 19, of the 10400 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance and no registration, when he was stopped at 4:46 p.m. Saturday, in the 10500 block of Ridgeland Avenue. He was issued a summons to appear in court on Dec. 19.

Evergreen Park Forgery charges filed Kassi Wills, 39, of Evergreen Park, was charged with forgery, a felony, after being arrested 4:21 p.m. Oct. 14 in the 2400 block of 97th Street. Police said Wills forged three of her mother’s checks totaling $490.

Smoking car leads to drug possession charge Rodolfo Castellanos, 50, of Chicago, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance at 12:02 a.m. Nov. 3 in the 8900 block of South Pulaski Road.

Police said Castellanos was pulled over because his car was emitting black smoke. They then found that he was carrying 2.7 grams of heroin. He was also cited for improper registration, unsafe equipment and improper display of registration, and driving without a license or insurance.

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• Nada Elshobasy, 26, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses when she was stopped driving a motorcycle at 1:13 a.m. Oct. 26 in the 3300 block of West 95th Street. Police said she was also cited for speeding, using an electronic device while driving, no insurance, and having

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• Michael Krainas, 23, of Aurora, was charged with DUI when he was stopped at 1 a.m. on Nov. 1, in the 2700 block of West 91st Street. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and disobeying a stop sign.

• Jessie Padilla, 26, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, reckless driving, and fleeing or attempting to elude police when he was stopped at 12:38 a.m. Nov. 1 at 87th Street and Pulaski Road. Police said he ran two stop signs, made an improper turn, and turned off headlights, thereby endangering pedestrians.

He was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia because a glass pipe was found in the car.

Retail theft charges • Cathleen Mazurek, 44, of Oak Lawn, was charged with retail theft at 4:13 p.m. Nov. 1 at CVS, 3201 W. 95th St. Police said she took a $50 pregnancy test from the store.

• Asia Houston, 18, of Crown Point, Ind., and Deja Carter, 18, of Joliet, were both charged with retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 6:01 p.m. Oct. 29.

Police said Houston took seven items of clothing worth $69.10, and Carter took eight clothing items worth $39.76.

• Linus Ellzey, 25, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking a package of underwear worth $39.50 from Carson’s, 9700 S. Western Ave., at 4:14 p.m. Oct 26.

• Rodrigo Gongora, 37, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking two folding knives worth $52 from Menards, 9100 S. Western Ave., at 5:51 p.m.

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Man caught fl eing cab charge William Witte, 38, of Evergreen Park, was charged with theft of service and resisting a police officer following an incident at 5:57 a.m. Nov. 5 in the 9400 block of South Kedzie Avenue.

Police said Witte tried to run away from a cab after refusing to pay a fare, and kicked and fought with officers trying to handcuff him.

Store employee faces charges Yolanda Brewer-Hounlekpo, 44, of Chicago, was charged with theft and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia at 5:21 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Meijer, 9200 block of South Western Avenue. Police said she was an employee, and concealed cosmetics and food worth $34.78 while at work. Police said she was also carrying a spoon and drug paraphernalia.

Multiple driving charges • Ladd Abraham, 49, of Chicago, was charged with criminal trespassing to a vehicle, driving without a license or insurance, and having a cracked windshield when he was stopped in the 3100 block of West 95th Street at 9:50 a.m. Nov. 2. Police said he was driving a vehicle that did not belong to him.

• William Smith, 41, of Chicago, was charged with battery and disorderly conduct after allegedly spitting on a pharmacist and yelling, causing a disturbance at 10:09 a.m. Nov 4 in Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St.

Hickory Hills Multiple driving violations Francisco J. Contreras, 23, of the 7700 block of West 87th Street, Bridgeview, was charged with driving on a suspended license, speeding, and driving without insurance when he was stopped at 3:21 p.m. Nov. 3 in the 8600 block of Thomas Charles Lane. He is due in court on Nov. 19.

Suspended license charges fil d • Clark S. Jones, 25, of Melrose Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license and speeding

following a traffic stop at 3:44 p.m. in the 9700 block of 78th Avenue. Police said he was driving 42 mph in a 20 mph zone.

He is due in court on Dec. 9.

• Michael J. Seminetta, 31, of the 7900 block of South Laramie Avenue, Burbank, was charged with driving on a suspended license when he was stopped at 8:51 p.m. Saturday in the 8700 block of 78th Avenue. Police said he was also cited for having a missing tail light. He is due in court on Dec. 31.

Oak Lawn DUI charges fil d • Anthony J. Mead, 22, of the 10200 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs, when he was stopped at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 1, at Southwest Highway and 93rd Street.

Mead also was charged with aggravated speeding for driving 56 mph in a 30 mph zone, driving without insurance, not carrying driver’s license, and failure to notify secretary of state of address change. He is due in court on Nov. 18.

• Robert J. Pustelnik, 25, of the 5300 block of South Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, was charged with DUI following a three-car collision at 7:55 p.m. Nov. 1 at Cicero Avenue and 87th Street.

Police said he registered .221 blood-alcohol count on a breath test. They reported finding two open cans of beer in the car.

Pustelnik was also cited for illegal transportation of alcohol, operating an uninsured vehicle, expired registration and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.

He is due in court on Dec. 29.

Man charged after incident at bank Alan L. Oliver, 40, of St. Louis, was charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct for causing a disturbance in BMO Harris Bank, 5151 W. 95th St., at 4:41 p.m. Nov. 2.

Bank employees said Oliver became verbally combative, scaring customers, when he was not allowed to withdraw money from bank accounts controlled by his mother. He is due in court on Dec. 29

Driving and drug charges fil d Billal R. Muammar, 24, of the 6600 block of Ridge Drive in Chicago Ridge, was charged with multiple offenses following a traffic stop at 8:29 a.m. Nov. 2 at 96th Street and Southwest Highway. Police said he was charged with speeding, expired registration, driving without a license or insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of 1.5 grams of marijuana. No court information was available.

Man with hammer faces assault charge Kyle E. O’Brien, 26, of the 9500 block of South Kostner Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with assault after police were called to a disturbance at his house at 3:46 a.m. Nov. 6.

Police said a woman told them that he had used a hammer to break into her bedroom, and broke a hole in the wall with it.

As she was fleeing, she said he threatened to throw the hammer at her car. O’Brien was held for a bond hearing the same day.

Party house causes problems Robert M. Hollingsworth, 21, of the 4000 block of West Alamansa Lane, was charged with keeping a disorderly house after police were called to his residence at 12:19 a.m. Nov. 6 to break up a loud party.

Police who said this was the 12th time they responded to complaints about the house over the past year, said neighbors maintain loud parties were a daily occurrence. Broken glass was found

on the porch. Hollingsworth is due in court on Nov. 25.

Animal cruelty and cannabis charges George C. Dunlop, 60, of Emerald Court in Willowbrook, was charged with possession of less than two grams of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and animal cruelty following an incident at 2:19 p.m. Nov. 2 in the 11000 block of South Cicero Avenue.

Police were called to the scene by passersby who saw a dog panting and scratching at windows in his blue SUV. When they opened the door, the officers found a bottle containing cannabis and a marijuana pipe. Dunlop is due in court on Nov. 16.

Palos Hills Man faces trespassing charges Juan Munguina, 23, of Berwyn, was charged with criminal trespassing and resisting arrest after police responded to a disturbance at 9 p.m. Sunday, at a residence in the 10400 block of South 88th Avenue.

Damage to residential building is reported Extensive criminal damage to a multi-unit residential building on South Road was discovered and reported to police at 6:30 a.m. Nov. 9. The building owner said the closing mechanism on the main door was broken, an exit sign and handrail were broken, and a fire extinguisher was missing.

Worth Criminal damage to property charge Nicholas D. Isakson, 19, of the 6500 block of West 111th Street, Worth, was charged with criminal damage to property after allegedly putting his fist through a window of an apartment building in the 10800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

A resident of the building said Isakson caused the damage after he threw him out of his apartment. Police apprehended Isakson at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where he was being treated for hand injuries caused by the glass.

They found he was also wanted on two outstanding Cook County arrest warrants, for aggravated assault and retail theft.

Cellphone use results in additional charges • Natalie E. Iratoo, 36, of the 10900 block of Princess Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving on a suspended license and other offenses following a traffic stop at 10:15 p.m. Nov. 2 in the 7100 block of West 107th Street.

Police said she was seen using a cellphone, and was charged with improper use of an electronic communication device, possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without insurance. They said a ceramic pipe used to smoke marijuana and a small bag of marijuana were in the car. Iratoo is due in court on Dec. 11.

• Angela A. Mizyed, 20, of the 8100 block of Concord Lane, Justice, was charged with driving on a suspended license when she was stopped for talking on a cellphone while driving at 7:48 p.m. Friday, in the 10700 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said that in addition to being charged with improper use of an electronic device, Mizyed also was cited for failure to notify the secretary of state of an address change. She is due in court on Dec. 11.

Man arrested on warrant after bar incident Dennis R. Kaehr, 43, of the 9700 block of Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, was arrested on an outstanding Will County warrant when they responded to a disturbance call at Bar Code, 7016 W. 111th St., at 9:04 p.m.

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Police said he had been told to leave the bar because he arrived intoxicated. He was also issued a village ordinance violation for possession of drug paraphernalia because he was allegedly carrying a pipe used to smoke marijuana.

Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.

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Mayors glad Preckwinkle backed down on amusement tax

By Joe Boyle Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett said he felt a sense of vindication when Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle decided against proposing a three percent amusement tax.

Bennett, the president of the Southwest Conference of Mayors, said his organization was against Preckwinkle’s proposal, which he said would hurt business more than raise revenue.

“Not only our organization but other organizations do their part,” said Bennett, who has been the president of the Southwest Mayors since 2001. “If you don’t ask questions and pay attention to what is going on, they will run all over you. Sometimes you win some battles.”

The Southwest Conference of Mayors voted unanimously on a resolution opposing Preckwinkle’s proposal to raise the amusement tax on bowling alleys, golf courses and cable TV during a meeting

last month at the Lemont Village Hall.

The general assessment of the mayors was that the tax would cause undue hardship on the owners of bowling alleys, golf courses and other sports recreation activities. Raising cable TV rates received criticism from seniors and residents living on fixed incomes. Representatives of cable operators Comcast and AT&T spoke at the meeting and were vocal in their opposition. Raising the amusement tax would result in both companies laying off employees, they said.

After the resolution was passed, Bennett said that letters would be sent to the Cook County Board and legislators of their decision. Those letters and phone calls had an effect.

Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (D-6th) said she received several calls from constituents voicing their disapproval of the amusement tax proposal.

She voted against the proposal last week.

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John Daley (D-11th) said the proposal was going to be a “tough sell.” The message resonated with Preckwinkle, who backed off on the amusement tax.

“She listened to the people and the board and decided to drop it,” said Daley, an ally of Preckwinkle. “But we still have to find ways to bring in revenue.

What surprises me is that month after month, union people vote for contract raises. The reality is they have voted for 16. Where is the revenue going to come from? So, something has to be done.”

Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz said he was pleased that the Cook County Board president took her amusement tax proposal off the table. However, there are other problems that have to be dealt with. The ongoing budget impasse is at the center of that.

“Yeah, I don’t see anything happening until after the new year,” said Straz. “It’s kind of ironic. Here we try to balance our budget and nothing is getting done

in Springfield.”

Preckwinkle had dropped the amusement tax idea for a one percent tax on hotels and motels in the county. The tax proposal was introduced Monday at a special Board of Commissioners meeting. Preckwinkle said that not pursuing a tax on cable TV, golf and bowling leaves a $20.25 million gap in the county’s budget.

The proposed hotel/motel tax is expected to provide $15.4 million in revenue in FY 16 and be coupled with a $750,000 tax on ticket resellers and additional $4.1 million in expenditure reductions to balance the budget, on top of the $107.7 million in cuts already proposed for total reductions of $111.8 million, Preckwinkle said.

“Chicago is a world-class city and a major convention center and this should not discourage people from enjoying all our city has to offer,” Preckwinkle said of the hotel/motel tax, which she stated

would add $1 to a hotel room bill of $100.

“I’m kind of glad that they dropped it and went with the hotel tax,” said Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton.

“I’m sick of paying over a $100 a month for cable. We only can take so much.”

Sexton said Evergreen Park has no hotels so the new Preckwinkle proposal would not matter to him.

“But the suburban areas that have hotels, the fees are more reasonable than Chicago, which already has a hotel tax,” added Sexton.

Straz also said the hotel tax would have no effect on Palos Heights and other southwest suburban communities that have no hotels. Bennett also said it would not have any bearing on Palos Hills. However, he has talked to mayors in other suburban communities that have hotels and they are concerned.

“They have gone through a recession and higher hotel rates could be a problem,” said Bennett.

A man’s dark side is painfully revealed

Oak Lawn pleased with return of state funds

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recall going to the show when I was a kid to see the western “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. The story dates back to 1910, when Stewart’s character, lawyer Ransom Stoddard, arrives in a western territory that is still run by corrupt influences who hire gunman Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) to enforce their will.

Stoddard’s idealism eventually brings him into a gun duel with Valance, even though Stoddard is a novice at shooting. Everyone is stunned when the greenhorn lawyer shoots Valance to death. Or did he?

This is where I guess I should write, spoiler alert!

Stoddard is dismayed that he is known more for killing Valance than for his call for law and order. Tom Doniphon (Wayne) talks to Stoddard alone. Doniphon is in love with Hallie, Joe but she has fallen for Stoddard.

Boyle It was Hallie who contacted Doniphon when Stoddard went to duel Valance. The rough but decent Doniphon explains to Stoddard that he shot and killed Valance.

Doniphon represents the Old West and Stoddard represents progress. Doniphon realized that despite the fact that the girl he loves adores Stoddard. Twenty-five years have passed and Stoddard has become an accomplished legislator while Doniphon has faded into obscurity. Stoddard and his wife, Hallie, come back to the town where he began his career because Doniphon has died.

Local leaders and the town newspaper wonder why Stoddard has come back to pay respects to someone who lived most of his life in anonymity.

Stoddard relents to the newspaper and tells them about Doniphon and that he was the one who killed Valance.

The newspaper editor, Maxwell Scott, would have nothing of that and told Stoddard he was not going to print the story. Stoddard asked why.

“This is the West,” said Scott. “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

Well, I doubt that editor would do that today. A story of that magnitude would be hard to pass up.

I was thinking about that great 1962 western after reading about the twisted life of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz. The 52-year-old veteran officer was believed to be shot and killed on Sept. 1 along a deserted area of Fox Lake. He mentioned three men — two white and one black — that he was going to check on. He called for assistance.

Police found his dead body along a deserted path.

An expansive manhunt for the suspects ensued.

The initial reports we heard on Gliniewicz was that he was a good cop who was revered in the community. He was noted for creating the Explorers program that taught young men and women about preparing for work as a police officer.

But time passed and no suspects were brought in. Police had no solid leads. The local coroner said that Gliniewicz died from shots fired from his own gun and the wounds could have been self-inflicted. The coroner was chastised by the local police. I began to wonder about this case.

How can there be no leads for someone who is described as a pillar of the community and so many officers searching for suspects?

We all heard hints that it was suicide, although local police officials refused to consider that, at least during press conferences. My thinking is that police work can be grueling and it is no secret that the suicide rate is higher for police officers than many other professions.

Finally, local police held a press conference and informed the public that Gliniewicz did commit suicide. But the bombshell aspects of this case that were leaked the day before were that the officer staged this elaborate shooting to look like murder to cover up taking thousands of dollars from the Explorers program over the past seven years.

The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality of Gliniewicz was revealed. We also learned that he was charged with sexual harassment, he was often reportedly intoxicated and he would either arrive late or not at all to work, and he allegedly groped some women at Christmas parties.

Truth sometimes is stranger than fiction. To top all that, Gliniewicz allegedly was considering hiring a hit man to kill a new village administrator, Anne Marrin, who was investigating his Explorers program. According to reports, Gliniewicz knew it was just a matter of time before Marrin would detect that he'd been looting the program.

This does not sound like someone who should receive a solemn funeral attended by thousands.

Gliniewicz had more in common with Liberty Valance than Ransom Stoddard. It appeared many people and the local police force were not willing to accept the fact that Gliniewicz had a dark side.

In their eyes, they saw a legend, not a flawed human being.

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

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Photo by Janelle Frost

Andy Weber, a teacher at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, participants with his sons (from left) Charlie, 4, and Conor, 3, in the Feed6 packaging meals event Saturday in the school's gymnasium. More than 160 volunteers packaged 17,405 meals Saturday to donate for the hungry in the community.

‘It’s good to help out’ Volunteers at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School collect and package food for those in need

By Janelle Frost Taking classes and boxing are typically what Nasser Nagi and Cayla Fett, respectively, do on Saturdays. But this past Saturday the two Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School students instead did something for others in need.

Nasser, 12, and Cayla, 14, were among 162 volunteers who packaged 17,405 meals on Saturday at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School’s gymnasium. The meals of pasta — all fortified with soy protein, nutrients and vitamins — is being donated to local food pantries, the school's food drive, and a veterans’ shelter within the community.

“I wanted to give time back to people in need,” said seventhgrader Nasser. “People around the world are in need. People don’t notice, they just care about their lives.”

Cayla, who raised $100 toward the cost of the food, said a lot of kids don’t have food even though there’s food to give.

“It’s good to help out,” said Cayla, who is in the eighth grade.

This is the third year that the school has participated in the community service event, and has partnered with Feed6, the local affiliate of Outreach — a charity that has been packaging meals for the hungry in the U.S. and abroad since 2004.

Heather McCarthy, organizer of Saturday’s event and a teacher at the school, said the partnership came after she learned about another school that held a meal packaging event and she saw the positive impact it had on the community.

“Our district has a strong belief that students should take part in bettering their school, community, and themselves through community service hours,” McCarthy said. “We require each student to complete two hours of community service each year. I thought this would be a great opportunity for our students to see the positive impact of doing community service.”

In addition to District 123 students, staff, families, alumni and community members helped packaged boxes Saturday, while music played throughout the gym.

EP mayor to give his 'State of Village' address Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton will give his “State of the Village” address during the village’s Senior Council Luncheon and Program on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Evergreen Park Senior Center, 9547 S. Homan Ave. The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Sexton will talk about issues concerning Evergreen Park.

He will join the council in honoring veterans.

The fee for the turkey luncheon is $7. Tickets have to be purchased by Monday, Nov. 16 at the Evergreen Park Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8776. Canned good donations for the Evergreen Park Village Pantry will be accepted.

“We’re having fun doing it,” said teacher Andy Weber, who participated with his sons, Charlie, 4, and Conor, 3.

Feed6 co-founder Chris Coyne said the community service events are “extraordinarily important.”

“The need is great and this is an ideal opportunity for children to express their giving nature in a safe setting,” said Coyne, who helped Saturday with fellow co-founder Bill Kanatas.

Feed6 has been hosting events with schools, churches, corporations, chambers of commerce, and community organizations for four years, Coyne said. During that period, Feed6 has packaged nearly 2.5 million meals for hungry and food insecure local children, families, veterans, and seniors in partnership with thousands of volunteers.

According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, nearly 762,000 individuals of the 5.2 million people in Cook County, which includes Oak Lawn, were food insecure in 2013.

“It’s something a lot of families camouflage,” said Kristin Simpkins, the principal at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, about hunger and food insecurity in the community. “We definitely need to support families in the community. It’s becoming more prevalent.”

Northern Illinois Food Bank states on its website that it “is committed to filling (the)‘meal gap’ and recently announced a strategic plan with a goal of bringing the number of meals distributed by Northern Illinois Food Bank and its network to 75 million annually by the year 2020, and thus providing every meal, every day, for every hungry neighbor.”

Outreach and Feed6 also are working with organizations and individuals to address the overwhelming and growing need, Coyne said. “This year we plan to package 500,000 meals — and we hope in 2016 to initiate the first of an annual series of Chicago-based Million Meal Events.”

From Saturday’s event, 2,500 meals will go to veterans, many of whom are homeless, and the hungry and poor, Coyne said. The others will go to children and families.

The packaged meals are a “good way to get something nutritious to those in need,” Coyne said.

During an unusually brief Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on Tuesday, Village Manager Larry Deetjen broke the news that the Illinois House of Representatives had just voted to allow $1.9 billion in state taxes to be disbursed to municipalities that had been waiting since July for the funds.

“This is money that has been held hostage (by the ongoing budget impasse),” said Deetjen, praising the bipartisan 115-1 vote.

Deetjen credited state Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82nd), the House minority leader whom he referred to as a “friend of Oak Lawn,” for helping ensure passage of the measure, which gained Republican support after Gov. Bruce Rauner said he would sign it if it passed.

Previously, the governor said he would not support "piece-meal" fiscal legislation.

The village manager noted that the funds to be released include 911 service fees, which account for 30 percent of the funding for Oak Lawn’s 911 center, which also handles emergency calls for communities including Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bridgeview, Bedford Park and unincorporated Stickney Township.

Other monies being freed up include local portions of video gaming fees, which Deetjen said have amounted to about $400,000 annually for the village. Oak Lawn also counts on $1.4 million in motor fuel taxes collected annually, and those funds that the village has not received since July will also be released. MFT funds are mainly used for road repairs and maintenance, he added.

Deetjen said after the meeting that Oak Lawn has been able to manage without the funds owed to the village better than smaller communities statewide, “but if it lasted much longer, we might have had a bigger problem.”

One reason for the brevity of the agenda and meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, was due to Mayor Sandra Bury’s absence.

This week, the optometrist is on a mission trip to Ecuador with Volunteer Optometric Service for Humanity (VOSH International).

His colleagues voted for Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd) to serve as president pro tem in her absence.

Trustee Bob Streit (3rd) missed most of the meeting, saying afterward that he was coming from another meeting.

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Annual ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ event held in Evergreen Park The fifth annual “Smashing Pumpkins” event was held Saturday morning at the Evergreen Park Community Center.

Kids of all ages were accompanied by their parents and grandparents for the fun (and messy) event. Young-

sters and their families were encouraged to bring their pumpkins left over from Halloween to the Community Center on Saturday morning. When they arrived, they were encouraged to toss or whip the pumpkins against a wall that had a "Smashing Pumpkins" target sign.

A village employee would then shovel the remains of the pumpkins that were then put in a truck to be recycled.

Village officials who monitored the event offered doughnuts and hot chocolate to those in attendance.

Sy’Mone Chappelle, 8, an Evergreen Park resident, tosses her pumpkin toward the target.

Photos by Joe Boyle A dad hands his young daughter a pumpkin during the fifth annual “Smashing Pumpkins” event Saturday morning.

Local legislators discuss issues at St. Xavier

Commissioner will hold annual ‘Giving Tree’ collection drive Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (D-6th) will hold the annual “Giving Tree” collection drive by joining local charities to provide toys and other gifts to brighten the holidays for families in need.

Murphy’s “Giving Tree” collection drive is accepting donations of new children’s toys and games. New winter hats, gloves, scarves, slippers and socks will also be collected. New pajamas of all sizes are also needed.

“There is no greater joy then the joy of giving, of knowing you have made someone’s life a little better, a little happier,” said Murphy. “Your generosity will make the holidays more meaningful.”

Donations must be dropped off no later than Monday, Dec. 14 at Murphy’s district office, 5405 W. 127th St., Crestwood. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. All items donated to Murphy’s “Giving Tree” will be delivered to local charitable organizations to be distributed to local families.

For more information, call Patrice Capuzzi at Murphy’s office, (708) 389-2125.

The 10th Annual Breakfast with Your Legislators drew over 100 community members last month at the St. Xavier University campus in Chicago.

Elected officials in attendance included Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), state Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th), state Sen. Mike Hastings (D-19th), state Rep. Kelly Burke (D36th), Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board Com-

missioner John Daley (D-11th) and Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea (11th).

Guests listened as elected officials answered questions from the audience about the debt ceiling, Monetary Award Program (MAP) funding and the Illinois budget crisis.

Additionally, the general assembly discussed criminal justice issues and addressed the affects minimum wage has on small business owners.

Artists sought for OLPL Fan Fest: Epic Battles

Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (6th) is preparing for the annual “Giving Tree” collection drive to provide toys and clothes for families in need during the holiday season.

The staff at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., is seeking local artists, writers, creators and vendors to share their knowledge, talents and nerd skills on May 7 for the “OLPL Fan Fest: Epic Battles,” a celebration of pop culture and Free Comic Book Day. The library is looking for people interested in contributing to panel discussions or showcasing their wares in the Exhibit Hall. Complete

an application by Monday, Nov. 30 at http:// bit.ly/OLPLfanfest Over 1,700 fans of all ages visited the library last May for “Fan Fest: Year One.” This pop culture celebration included free comics, exhibits, panels, face painting, story times, photo booth fun and more.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Flap-jack’s raises funds for Park Lawn To celebrate Flap-jack’s oneyear anniversary at their new Oak Lawn location at 4710 W. 95th St., 10 percent of customer’s dining bills were donated back to Park Lawn during the Oct. 17 event.

Park Lawn and Flap-jacks have a long standing history of community support for one another. Owners Nick and George Stamos wanted the anniversary to be truly special.

“Flap-jack’s was proud to present a check to Park Lawn from the customer support that came in. Caring supportive customers helped make this event a success, not to mention we matched the amount,” said Nick Stamos.

A fundraiser was held on Nov. 2 and another is scheduled for Dec. 19. Ten percent of customer’s dining bills will once again be donated to Park Lawn.

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News and events from our archives

Girl rescues family from fire at Palos Hills home • 50 years ago Supplied photo

Flap-jack co-owner George Stamos, manager Mary Janin and staff present Park Lawn’s Director of Development Nancy Schmitz with a donation from the Oct. 17 fundraising event.

Park Lawn is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide services that promote in-

dependence, choice and access to community living for people with developmental disabilities.

‘One Book, One Oak Lawn’ program promotes reading Businesses, organizations and schools will be sponsoring a community-wide “Read” in the fall of 2016 in conjunction with the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. “One Book, One Oak Lawn” is an opportunity to share the experience of reading and discussing the same book at one time.

Residents can get involved in the book selection process by casting a vote for one of the three final titles to be chosen by a committee of librarians. Voting will begin Sunday, Nov. 15 and continue through Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Place a vote at www.olpl.org. or in person at one of the ballot boxes in the library and around the

community – the library at Oak Lawn Community High School, the library at Richards High School, the Village of Oak Lawn and Standard Bank, 4001 W. 95th St. The winning book will be announced in April. For more information about this and other programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

St. Patricia will hosts a wine tasting and dinner event A wine tasting event and dinner will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 at St. Patricia Parish, 9000 S. 86th Ave., Hickory Hills.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Food will be offered along with the tasting of 10 wines. Live music and door prizes are included. Tickets are

$35 each. Seating is limited. More information can be obtained by calling the rectory, (708) 598-5222, or email peg.lauth@comcast.net.

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“We may as well send it down to them. They still have a lot of work to do,” Olejniczak said when Trustee Bud Stalker (5th) asked if it was necessary considering the turn of events.

The trustees also unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposed extension of the Cook County amusement tax.

Due to a lack of support, Cook

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has backed away from her original proposal to extend the county's 3 percent amusement tax to cable TV and recreational activities such as bowling, golf and many for-profit sports leagues. But the Oak Lawn trustees said they want the amusement tax hike to be postponed “indefinitely.”

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Coincidentally, the agenda did include a vote on a resolution urging Illinois state leaders to release non-general fund revenues payable to local governments, which the board went ahead and approved although it looks like it will happen now anyway.

From the Nov. 11, 1965 issue The story: Tragedy was averted in a Palos Hills home by the quick thinking of a 12-year-old girl. Lydia Haganese, a seventh-grade pupil at Oak Ridge School, grabbed her 2-year-old brother, Daniel, from his crib in a burning bedroom, and led her mother, Virginina Haganese, and her brothers, Arthur, 9, and Billy, 5, and sister, Debra, 3, to safety outside when an early morning fire swept through the family home on the 9500 block of 89th Avenue in Palos Hills.

North Palos firefighters said the blaze started when a furnace exploded. Firefighters applied first aid to Daniel, who was the only one from the family who was hospitalized. He had first- and second-degree burns on the left arm and leg. He was reported in fair condition. The father, Arthur Haganese, had already left for work when the fire broke out.

Repairman is mistaken for bank robber • 25 years ago

From the Nov. 8, 1990 issue The story: An Illinois State Police SWAT team stormed a Hickory Hills bank after a man mistakenly thought a cash machine repairman was an armed robber.

Federal agents and state and local police converged on Standard Federal Bank and Savings, 8563 W. 95th St. According to Hickory Hills police, a man went to the bank at 11:40 a.m. on Oct. 31 to cash a bag full of change. Before he arrived, two Illinois Armed Car Corporation employees came to the bank to repair a cash machine. One of the employees left the bank to retrieve his tools to repair the cash machine. He left the door wide open and a customer entered the bank, which was actually closed that day. The customer observed the repairmen and one was dressed in a guard’s uniform.

The repairman removed a gun from his holster and pointed at the startled customer, who ran out and contacted police. The SWAT team and police evacuated the area and stormed the bank to find the frightened repairmen. The one repairman was let go later and not charged for drawing his gun.

Collision results in death and two injuries in Worth • 10 years ago

From the Nov. 12, 2005 issue The story: One woman was killed and two men were injured in a five-vehicle collision on

Interstate 294 near the 107th Street overpass in Worth. The collision occurred on Nov. 4 as traffic slowed on the northbound lanes near the overpass. A truck carrying office supplies slammed into the back end of a Chevrolet van driven by a 76-year-old woman.

The truck shoved the van into another semi-truck ahead of it in traffic. The impact of the crash reportedly caused the van’s fuel tank to rupture and catch fire. Roberts Park and North Palos firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze in 10 minutes.

The woman died and the two truck drivers were treated and released that same day.

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WHATIZIT? The readers have spoken in great numbers this week for Whatizit, and the majority guessed correctly. Apparently many of our readers take walks, run or bike at the Lake Katherine trail in Palos Heights.

The correct answer for Whatizit Photo by Joe Boyle and “Whereizit” is the original old Palos School Arch that can be seen along the western boundaries of the trail at Lake Katherine. The arch used to be at the old Palos School at 127th Street and 69th Court. Carol and Jerry Janicki, of Worth, were the first to answer correctly. But they were not the last.

Worth residents Theresa and George Rebersky Jr. described it as the “Parthenon-Mausoleum” looking structure along the Lake Katherine trail. Hey, close enough. Dan and Kathy Higgins, of Chicago Ridge, said it was the old arch way from Palos School located on the west side of Lake Katherine trail.

Ron Wagenhofer, of Palos Park, and Donna White, of Palos Heights, also guessed that it was the old arch. Ken Kravitz was also correct and sent a photo of Lake Katherine.

We suggest that everyone take the opportunity to either stroll, run or bike around Lake Katherine. Along with the old arch, residents can see a waterfall and a variety of birds and animals.

For this week’s Whatizit (above), the clue we can provide readers is: Nostalgic charm. See if you can guess what is and where it is.

Send those guesses by noon on Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.

Make sure to include your name and hometown.

Finley Junior High School students Yasmine Jaber and Matt Lind lead the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during a Veteran’s Day program held at the school at 10835 Lombard Ave., on Tuesday.

Members of the Richards High School ROTC are behind them. Dozens of area veterans, including some who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and more recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, were treated to breakfast and a program that included patriotic songs, music and poems performed by students.

Finley Junior High School Principal Laura Grachan introduces Marine Sgt. Dave Mitchell and Lisa Smith, mother of the late Chicago Ridge Police Officer Steve Smith, during a ceremony at the Veteran’s Day program held at the school at 10835 Lombard Ave., on Tuesday. Finley students took up a collection over the past week and the National Junior Honor Society presented the donation to Lisa Smith, who asked it go to the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. She thanked the students and staff, noting that her son, a Marine veteran who died Sept. 13, in a car crash on I-294, was a graduate of Finley and loved the school.

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Local commissioner offers reward for information on murdered Chicago boy Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison (D-17th) has offered a $15,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy on Nov. 2 in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

Tyshawn Lee was shot in the alley on the 8000 block of South Damen Avenue at 4:15 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Recent reports suggest that the boy was targeted by gang members.

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Tyshawn Lee,” said Morrison, who also serves as the Palos

Township Republican Committeeman and the Republican State Central Committeeman for the 3rd Congressional District. “A tragedy like this cannot go unanswered. We need people to step forward who might have information that will help law enforcement identify the perpetrators of this heinous act.”

Morrison said one of the biggest problems today is that many good people who have information about this crime and others to stand by and do nothing.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Chicago Police Department or give your anonymous lead to: 1-800-UTELLUS.

Lipinski appointed to committee to work out House-Senate differences The House has approved the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, the first long-term transportation bill since 2005.

Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), the most senior member from Illinois on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he worked hard to improve and pass this bipartisan six-year bill. Following its passage, he was selected to serve on the small conference committee that will reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of this important legislation.

“This bill is far from perfect, but it will provide some certainty in the long process of repairing and upgrading the crumbling infrastructure that we all rely upon,” stated Lipinski. “I was able to make changes in critical areas impacting transit and freight, and hope to continue to build on that with my colleagues in the Senate in the conference committee.”

in May,” she said. “I didn’t know about calling in votes so I was instructed after the meeting that I should have waited until a full city council.

“I think this is fairest way to do it,” she said of taking the vote with all 10 aldermen present.

Any business interested in a video game café license would need to spend $1,800 annually on the license and receive approval from the council. Palos Hills officials have previously said they only intend on issuing a handful of licenses as to not oversaturate the market.

Although no one from Stella’s or Durbin’s was present last week, Nowak said both businesses would still be interested in operating a video gaming café if the council were to create the special classification.

While Palos Hills already allows video gaming terminals in restaurants, the cafés would differ because their menu would consist of lighter options like chicken wings as opposed to a full menu. The cafés would also offer alcoholic drinks.

Nowak was uncertain how much revenue the cafés would generate for Palos Hills, but she believed they would be a welcome addition to a city that at last count had 92 vacant storefronts.

In other news, Bennett and the board paid tribute to building commissioner Gene Nelson, who died on Oct. 29 at age 79. Nelson had two stints with Palos Hills totaling more than 20 years of service, Bennett said.

“I don’t think I need to explain to anybody up here his devotion to that job,” Bennett said. “He loved that job and he loved the City of Palos Hills.

“Gene was always a kind-hearted person and he always did what he could to help people along.”

Bennett then appointed longtime plan commission member and architect Gene Newman to the building commissioner position. The mayor said Nelson actually came to him and recommended Newman for the job approximately a month ago.

“Gene (Newman’s) service to the city on that plan commission has been outstanding,” Bennett said. “We welcome Gene on board as our building commissioner.”

a litany of local non-profit organizations, from the Animal Welfare League to Wounded Warriors that have benefited.

“Without fundraisers, none of that would be possible,” he said.

“I’m not saying this for myself. I’m not even sure I will run for election again, but some of you on the board might want to run for mayor,” said Tokar.

“Well, I donate out of my own pocket when I’m asked, and can afford it,” said Durkin.

When Trustee Bruce Quintos, who has been on the board for 12 years, said that he has never had a campaign fund. Tokar said they both benefited from funds raised by former Mayor Gene Siegel when they were running on his slate.

Durkin said she has heard from employees who felt “coerced” into contributing to political campaigns, and felt a low limit would curtail that. Tokar and Trustee Jack Lind expressed disbelief that any current employees would feel pressured to make political donations, but Trustee Bill McFarland backed her up, saying things were different “four years ago” under the

previous administration.

“As paid on-call firefighters, we definitely felt like we were obligated to buy tickets,” he said.

Tokar suggested $1,000 would be a fair limit, but the board compromised, setting it at $500.

While Cardin said that newly elected officials should be made aware of the code of ethics immediately, Odelson reminded the board that the village does not have an ethics commission, and they cannot oversee themselves. The code of ethics also does not assess penalties.

However, he encouraged anyone who feels there has been a violation of the ethics code should go to the Cook County state’s attorney or even the Illinois attorney general.

Afterward, Cardin said she was pleased with the outcome of the meeting. But said her next project is to begin work on social media and nepotism policies.

“In this day and age, we really need a social media policy, because elected officials need to know what they can and cannot talk about publicly,” she said.

(D-35th) also stopped by.

“We also had people come from other communities this year. There were people from Palos Hills and Alsip,” said Price.

Werner said the village is interested in purchasing the property but it could be at least two years before it may be available.

“The MWRD will have to decide if it may have a corporate use for the property, and if not, it will be sold,” said Werner.

Allison Fore, public information and intergovernmental affairs officer for MWRD,

agrees with Werner.

“The MWRD needs to evaluate whether it has a corporate purpose for this site,” said Fore.“ If not needed, the MWRD is required to sell the property. After this determination is made, the MWRD would move forward in selling part or all of the property. Currently, the MWRD is evaluating a local flooding issue submitted by the Village of Worth and determining whether a portion of Lucas Berg could play a role in alleviating this issue.”

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Kleefisch was particularly vocal in his displeasure that a revote occurred. He noted that even though Marrotta was absent a quorum was still in place on Oct. 1.

“Usually when a quorum votes for or against something that vote stands unless there is a significant change in the proposal,” Kleefisch said. “I don’t see a significant change.

“The alderman that was not here had the ability to call in and for whatever reason he chose not to do that. If you go ahead with this (revote) you are setting a dangerous precedent for revoting things that the losing side does not like.”

Bennett told Kleefisch the council has revoted on things in the past.

“I don’t think this would be precedentsetting at all,” he said. “I don’t think the intention of whatever takes place here on the vote is to keep voting something in and out over a period of time, especially with the full city council present.”

Nowak said after the meeting that she did not know Marrotta was going to be absent on Oct. 1 or else she would have asked the council to table the vote to a later meeting.

“I’m a new alderman, I was just inducted

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should be made more clear. It was also noted that although technically elected officials don’t really have set hours, the prohibition applies to them when they are conducting village business or in the village hall.

Limitations on political donations was another issue that led to extended discussion.

The proposed ordinance initially set annual limits of $150 on any political contributions from people or business entities with contracts or pending bids with the village worth more than $20,000.

“I think that is extremely restrictive. It makes it virtually impossible to raise funds unless you’re independently wealthy,” said Tokar.

The mayor pointed out that seats at fundraisers are typically $50, so it would prevent willing donors from buying tables.

He noted that over the past three years as mayor, he has been able to give back “almost $30,000 because of fundraisers,” reading out

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Scout Pack 3668 and Boy Scout Troop 668, Worth Park District commissioners, Worth Police Chief Mark Mizepick and Deputy Chief Chuck Kulisek, and several village officials including Mayor Mary Werner and Trustee Rich Dziedzic.

Also present were representatives of the Worth Lion’s Club. State Rep. Fran Hurley

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Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett discusses the prospect of video gaming cafés in the city prior to casting the deciding vote to allow the businesses in town.

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Across 1 Ones calling the shots?

5 Rock blasters 9 Californie, for one 13 Apple variety 14 Goal for a runner 15 Renaissance painter Veronese 16 Deep-sea creature, literally 18 Mozart's "King of Instruments" 19 Seat of Dallas County, Alabama 20 Alternative strategies, literally 22 Churchill, for one 24 "Who, me? " 25 1,000 G's 27 Goes out for a bit?

30 Fusion, for one 35 Receptionist on "The Office" 37 It's frowned upon 39 Yellowish tone 40 Infomercial offers, literally 43 Time to say "¡Feliz a-o nuevo!"

44 Pioneers' journey, say 45 Unpopular spots 46 Buck 48 1980s surgeon general 50 Dennings of "Thor" 51 __ lane 53 "Who, me? " 55 Toddler's transport, literally 61 Alley wanderers 64 Certain Middle Easterner 65 Preflight purchase, literally 67 Pirouette, essentially 68 Settled down 69 "Truth in Engineering" automaker 70 First place?

71 Bothersome parasites 72 Block (up) Down 1 Steals, with "off" 2 Former "Fashion Emergency" host

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COMMENTARY

Thursday, November 12, 2015

REPORTER

An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Joe Boyle Editor

Published Weekly Founded March, 16, 1960

Ray Hanania

Southwest Mayors show real leadership in voting against amusement tax

I am proud to be a veteran, anyway

he Southwest Conference of Mayors passed a resolution on Oct. 29 in unanimous opposition to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's proposal to create a three percent amusement tax on cable TV, bowling alleys, golf courses and other sports recreational activities.

The vote signaled a sudden turn of events during the week that resulted in Preckwinkle dropping the idea entirely. Cook County Commissioner John Daley (D-11th) had said before a Cook County Board meeting that it would be a “tough sell.”

Several Cook County Board of Commissioners voted against Preckwinkle’s proposal, including Joan Murphy (D-6th). Murphy said she received many calls opposing the amusement tax.

We believe the opposition began with the Southwest Mayors voting in unison to oppose the idea. Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett, president of the Southwest Mayors, said that letters would be sent to the Cook County Board and local legislators.

The mayors were strongly against the proposal because they felt it was anti-business. Bennett said the proposal was misguided in that Preckwinkle believed the tax would raise revenue, but ultimately it would not. The tax would have hurt middle-class and fixed-income residents. Owners of bowling alleys, golf courses and other sport recreational businesses would have lost business.

We believe the mayors were right in leading the opposition.

The southwest suburbs have many bowling alleys. They also have many golf courses, noted Bennett.

But the greatest opposition came from representatives of cable TV companies. Reps from providers Comcast and AT&T said the tax hike would have been catastrophic. Comcast and AT&T would have been forced to lay off employees. That meant the burden of customer service would have to be taken care of with fewer workers.

Cable TV rates are higher than they should be now. We could see anyone who pays these rates would be upset if they were even higher. It was pointed out at the Southwest Mayors meeting that it is extremely difficult for seniors or residents living on fixed incomes to pay higher rates for cable.

So, Preckwinkle goes back to the drawing board by now proposing a one percent hotel tax. Daley told The Reporter that the Cook County Board would have to take a long look at that.

However, the idea is more conceivable because it will not affect as many residents, Daley said.

While the Southwest Mayors are pleased that Preckwinkle rescinded her proposal for an amusement tax, much still has to be done. The mayors also opposed Gov. Rauner’s proposal to provide low-interest loans to municipalities while the state budget impasse continues. We also oppose that idea because it does not make sense.

How can you in good conscience provide funding to villages and cities across the state and charge them for it? But that’s what Rauner was proposing. Bennett said it best by stating that “it’s like going to a bank and taking out money and the bank charges for you for a loan.”

The mayors did not put much stock in a meeting scheduled for this month that may feature Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-22nd) and other legislators. So many stipulations have been attached for this scheduled meeting that little is going to get done.

The Southwest Mayors would like to see some sense of urgency between Rauner and Madigan. We could not agree more. While the budget stalemate now enters its sixth month, no agreement appears in sight. That concerns us and it concerns the mayors.

Those worries stem from the fact that major programs will shut down by the end of the year if nothing is done. Construction projects will be put on hold until a budget is in place. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, or CMAP, could cease operations by the end of the month if something is not done soon.

Repairs for railroad lines cannot be done without a budget.

That could mean that Metra and Amtrak could shut down after Dec. 31.

Bennett and Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves are concerned that if the funding for the switches and other equipment is not available that indeed Amtrak and Metra will cease operating in the new year. While some worthy programs like early childhood care have been decimated, the pain will be even greater for the majority of residents who count on Amtrak and Metra.

We agree with Bennett. “You don’t grow government by shutting down government,” he said.

It’s time for Rauner and Madigan to get to work.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Every day should be Veteran's Day On behalf of the entire Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the fine Americans who have served our country in time of need and despair.

Veteran’s Day reminds us all of the sacrifices made by the brave men and women who serve our country. And while it is a special day to set aside for this recognition, it should also serve as a reminder that every day is Veteran’s Day. Every time we enjoy the freedoms that we so often take for granted, we should appreciate those who fought to protect those freedoms. As we gather with our families to enjoy the upcoming holiday season, let’s give thanks to our veterans and pray for the safety of all those currently serving our great country.

— Mariyana Spyropoulos, President, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Congress continues to ‘Leave Every Child Behind’

By Alan Shusterman Congress will soon hash out the biggest education reform since the controversial “No Child Left Behind” effort more than a decade ago.

This summer, the House and Senate passed bills reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Now, a conference committee must reconcile the two. Both measures would empower states, rather than the federal government, to set academic standards and police school performance.

But it doesn't matter whether the final bill puts states, the feds, or the government of Finland in charge. U.S. schools are failing because they expect 19th century teaching methods to reach 21st century kids.

Instead of wasting time reorganizing the education bureaucracy, lawmakers should call for the end of conventional, one-size-fits all lecture-based learning and the advent of personalized education.

American students have fallen behind their foreign peers. Our nation's 15-year-olds rank 28th internationally in math and science skills. One-quarter of U.S. students fail to demonstrate even basic skills in math or science.

Our nation's poor schools are also exacerbating racial and economic inequality. Students at schools that serve low-income populations enter high school more than three grade levels behind their peers in affluent areas. And they’re five times less likely to graduate.

The education status quo clearly isn't working. Personalized education approaches can.

Personalized education recognizes that every student is an individual with ever-evolving aptitudes and needs.

And technology can make this possible.

Khan Academy, for instance, with its massive online library of videos and problem sets,

allows students to learn at their own pace and pursue a curriculum tailored to their unique needs.

Research shows that personalized education works. A study from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation found that personalized learning improved math and reading scores across all grades. The gains were biggest among students with lower initial achievement rates.

One of the big reasons personalized education is so effective is that it makes learning more engaging — and fun. Using personalized curricula, students meet their educational goals by choosing the particular topics and learning methods that work best for them.

And personalized education makes learning more fun, too. A survey of Khan Academy users found that more than 70 percent of students enjoyed using the program.

Personalized learning methods can also better develop skills like conflict resolution, relationship-building, and self-awareness.

These “social-emotional” skills get short shrift in the conventional classroom. But research shows they're essential to students’ long-term success.

K-12 students who participate in socialemotional learning programs exhibit better classroom behavior, experience less stress, and suffer lower rates of depression.

Federal policymakers finally appear to be taking note. The new Senate education bill allows schools to engage in some limited experimentation with personalized learning.

That’s a start. But it’s not enough.

Our nation's educational outcomes will never change unless we reform how we teach our students. Personalized learning is the way.

Our leaders should embrace it.

Alan Shusterman is the founder and head of School of Tomorrow.

Americans can't be blamed for their fears about Social Security

By Glenn Mollette Aging Americans within a few years of collecting Social Security are concerned.

Will government leaders push the retirement age to 68 or even 70? Will the current promised benefits be slashed 10, 20 percent or even more?

The government continues collecting Social Security but some politicians are saying it will be impossible to pay out what has been promised with fewer people paying into the system. Even more frightening is that the Social Security Administration is saying the same thing.

While we are told that we are living longer, how many millions of people will pay into Social Security but never live long enough to collect a penny? The government hopes if they can raise the age then a few more million people will never live to collect. Or, possibly a few more million will not collect it very long.

Americans still have to fear disease. People still die from cancer, diabetes and neurological diseases every day. Heart disease still commonly adds to the ranks of death. When was the last time we heard an announcement that a cure for anything had been discovered?

We fear medical bills. Enormous medical bills are still the biggest reason Americans are filing bankruptcy.

We fear the cost of education. Most parents want a better life for their kids, but education only

becomes a burden of debt to parents and students.

Who is trying to help? We don't need bigger and longer loans. We need affordable education.

Millions of Americans have worked their lives for promised pensions that are in question. Many of these pension funds are broke and millions of dollars in debt.

There is a growing horror that what was promised is not going to be there.

We have terrorism from the Middle East to our local movie theaters. Public schools struggle with carrying out their mission due to funding, salaries, bullying and tensions from varying sources. Poverty is growing. So many people have given up and have committed themselves to a life of welfare, which essentially is a life of depression and living with almost nothing.

All the while our communities are changing. People from all over the world are flooding into America and changing every corner of our country. They are working for every dollar they can make and seem to be happy.

As millions of Americans go to bed tonight fewer may be sweet dreaming and more wrestling with the same nightmares shared by too many Americans.

Glenn Mollette is an American syndicated columnist and author. He is the author of 11 books and read in all 50 states.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Illinois voters will next cast ballots for Presidential Primary as savings add up No, you didn’t just miss an Election Day. While voters in a handful of states cast ballots in local and statewide contests this week, Illinoisans don’t need to get to the polls for another four months, when it’s time for the Presidential Primary election.

In the late 1990s, I consolidated Illinois local elections in odd-numbered years – a move that has saved the state an estimated $100 million. Since we had our consolidated election this spring, there was no need for

ne of the smartest things I did was to enlist in the military back in 1973.

My draft number was in the low 30s, and it was a certainty that I would have been drafted anyway.

There were options, like turning to clout to avoid being sent overseas to fight in Vietnam. That’s what kept George W. Bush out of active duty military service. His father and pals helped get him a cushy job that he didn’t always show up for in the reserves.

Keep in mind, the reserves during the Vietnam War were not like the reserves today. During the draft, you couldn’t enlist in the reserves. You needed clout. You had to be a “fortunate son,” as John Fogerty sang with his band Credence Clearwater Revival.

Fogerty was talking about the privileged children of then President Richard M. Nixon. Politicians love to put on the uniform, but so few of them served active duty when the opportunity was there.

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is the focus of a new film called “Truth” starring Robert Redford that explores the issue of politics, clout, and Bush avoiding military service. Rather lost his job reporting that Bush used clout to avoid military service, but the conservative right ramped up to dirty him up, as they did to Senator John Kerry.

Rather was a great journalist and one of the first journalist victims of the rise of conservative fanaticism.

I served during the Vietnam War, but they never sent me overseas. I was trained for it. I was ready to go. But as the war wound down, I trained in a hospital and later served at an F-111 Air Force Base in Idaho.

At least I served and was ready to go overseas. It wasn’t my choice. Had it been, I would have gone.

Although I served during the Vietnam War, I remember back in 1976 going to a VFW post and being told that I couldn’t join because I didn’t go overseas. The “commander” threw in the snipe about me being “Arab anyway.”

America was hostile to Arabs at that time, long before Sept.

11, 2001. The day I was honorably discharged from active duty, the FBI opened an investigation into me that lasted two years. I have the lengthy report they wrote, with all the blackedout lines.

The FBI “suspected” I was a “terrorist” but concluded I was only concerned about bettering my American Arab community.

How much did they waste to come to that conclusion?

They ended the probe only because I had entered journalism, publishing my own newspaper before being hired at the Southtown. They feared I might write about it. (The report cautioned other agents not to interview me because I might write about it.)

Power in this country comes from communications. Journalists have a lot to do with deciding what is or isn’t news. Like the fact Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel never served in the U.S. military. Instead, Emanuel volunteered and wore the uniform of the Israeli military.

It’s one reason why Emanuel has shut down the annual Arab American Heritage Month, which the city started celebrating in the 1980s but ended only when he came to office, and why he won’t talk to me.

None of the journalists covering him have the courage to ask or report on that. None served in the military either, I guess. So what’s so surprising?

Oh yeah, November is Arab American Heritage Month. I guess Emanuel and that other political goof, Bruce Rauner, forgot!

a November election in Illinois.

I estimate the savings of about $4 million on suburban Cook County elections every odd year since the first consolidated election in 1999, or $36 million total savings.

I drafted the consolidated election plan and lobbied for its passage in 1997. The cost of elections comes from materials, supplies, machine transportation and set-up, paper, ballot stock, advertising and paying thousands of pollworkers.

Before elections in Illinois were consolidated, these odd-year local contests were random and turnout could be abysmal.

In 1980, all ad hoc elections in special districts and municipalities were merged in February primaries and April general elections, with school board elections remaining in November. School elections were folded into the April election with municipalities, libraries and parks. The initiative was signed into law by Gov. Jim Edgar on Aug. 10, 1997.

The next election for Cook County voters will be the Presidential Primary Election, to be held on March 15, 2016. Candidates for a wide array of races – including U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, some state senate and representative races, and countywide contests such as state’s attorney and circuit court clerk – can begin filing their nomination papers for the primary on Nov. 23.

— David Orr, Cook County Clerk

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

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS PALOS HILLS Art club for all age groups

An art club for ages 6 and up will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

The program could get messy, so dress accordingly. The art work will be hung in the gallery.

Registration is required and limited to 20. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Teens and adults learn how to crochet Teens and adults can learn basic stitches in a Crochet 101 class to be held from 10 to 11 a.m. or 3 to 4 p.m. every third Wednesday beginning Nov. 18 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Materials will be provided by the library. More information can be obtained by calling Amanda Rubino at (708) 598-8446, ext.

122.

Preschool dance party and movie to be off red at library A preschool dance party will be held for all ages at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at the Green Hills Public Library District, 8611 W. 103rd

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2000C, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-C Plaintiff, -v.JOHN RUZIC A/K/A JOHN M. RUZIC, FOUNDERS BANK, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2007 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 7138, CAPITAL ONE BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

St., Palos Hills.

A Family Movie Time featuring “Minions” will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at the library.

The movie is free. Popcorn and juice will be available for families.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-8446 or visit greenhillslibrary.org.

ages are welcome.

Registration is required and limited to 90. Everyone who plans to attend has to be registered.

Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Science experiments are held for all ages

A screening of the PBS documentary “Latino Americans” will be presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

The documentary deals with 100 years after Columbus’ arrival in the Caribbean, Spanish conquistadors as priests push into North America in search of gold and to spread Catholicism.

With the arrival of the British in North America, the two colonial systems produce contrasting societies that come in conflict as Manifest Destiny pushes the U.S. into the Mexican territories of the Southwest.

More information can be obtained at greenhillslibrary.org.

A science experiment based on a favorite story book will be explored beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hiills.

The experiments tend to get messy, so guests should dress accordingly. All ages are welcome.

However, children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration is required and limited to 30. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

‘James and the Giant Peach’ to arrive at Green Hills Library The musical, “James and the Giant Peach,” will take place with the American Eagle Productions at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

With the help of a spider, ladybug, and centipede, James attempts to travel from the English seaside to New York, inside of an enormous peach. The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book will be brought to the library. All

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.ALEJANDRO LARA A/K/A ALEJANDRO LARA-HERNANDEZ A/K/A ALEJANDRO L. HERNANDEZ A/K/A ALEJANDRO L., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

13 CH 02759 7212 W. 114TH PLACE Worth, IL 60482

14 CH 06159 5700 W. 87TH PLACE Oak Lawn, IL 60453

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2015, 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:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2015, 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:

LOT THREE HUNDRED ONE (301) IN ARTHUR DUNAS HARLEM A VENUE ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

LOT 302 AND LOT 303 IN FRANK DELUGACH'S 87TH STREET HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 7212 W. 114TH PLACE, Worth, IL 60482

Commonly known as 5700 W. 87TH PLACE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Property Index No. 23-24-217-018.

Property Index No. 24-05-202-043-0000 & 24-05202-044-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Screen “Latino Americans’ at library

OAK LAWN

Oak Lawn Library sponsors Book Discussion Club series

The Book Discussion Club continues this month through the Oak Lawn Library.

Library staff welcomes a variety of book discussions based on reading interests, time constraints and locations. Anyone is welcome who wants to talk about books. Copies of each title will be available four weeks before each discussion at the Adult Services desk on the second floor The rest of the lineup for this month includes the 20|30ish Book Club event called “Office Girl" by Joe Meno at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Homestead Barr, 9306 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn.

The Mysteries in the Morning club will discuss “Murder on the Iditarod Trail" by Sue Henry at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at the Oak Lawn Library.

Refreshing Reads (formerly known as Book & Brew) will discuss “In the Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 24 at the Avenue Flower Shop & Wine Bar, 10632 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn.

For more information about

this and other adult programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www. olpl.org.

Thanksgiving potluck dinner is served at Pilgrim Faith The annual potluck Thanksgiving dinner will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn. Each participant is asked to bring an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share, plus $2 to cover the cost of the turkey and beverages.

Advance reservations are required by Tuesday, Nov. 17 by contacting the church office at (708) 422-4200. The church is handicapped accessible.

Beverly Hills Embroiderers Guild The Beverly Hills Embroiderers' Guild will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn.

Linda Tylk, from the Homewood Guild, will teach the Swedish weaving embroidery technique during the day workshop starting at 9 a.m. The evening group will start their “White Poinsettia” embroidery project at the workshop starting at 7 p.m.

There are no specific area residence requirements to join the BHE Guild. The only prerequisite is a passion for or interest in upholding traditions of hand stitching. Admission is free. Visitors interested in sharing hand-stitching skills and learning new techniques are encouraged to join.

The meetings run from September through April. For information about the guild, contact Dana at (708) 424-3189.

Youths will hear Thanksgiving stories and make a craft Children ages 5 to 7 can get ready for Thanksgiving with some stories and make a craft from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 at the Oak Lawn Library. Kids will also receive a snack. Registration is not required.

For more information about this and other youth programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit

Our Lady of Loretto Women's Guild seeks crafters for its Christmas Fair The Our Lady of Loretto Women’s Guild will hold its annual Christmas Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the parish, 8925 S. Kostner Ave.,

Hometown.

Openings for crafters are still available. Applications and more information can be obtained by calling Pat, (708) 423-4206.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

The judgment amount was $117,058.80.

The judgment amount was $282,661.09.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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

COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2006-5, HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-5 PLAINTIFF VS. ANNA SZYC AKA ANNA KIETA, DYCK O'NEAL, INC, CHEYENNE CONDOMINIUMS NO.5, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS CAL 62

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-9 PLAINTIFF VS. LYNETTE P. VAZQUEZ, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8, VILLAGE OF OAK LAWN, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS

NO: 15 CH 14247 Property Address: 10950 S. Central Avenue, Unit 3B Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Cook County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: UNIT 3-B OF 10950 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN CHEYENNE CONDOMINIUMS NO. 5 AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 92567896, IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 24-17-419-029-1014

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-79832.

For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711

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

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-79832 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 02759 TJSC#: 35-13234

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 14 CH 06159 TJSC#: 35-13321

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

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMON ADDRESS: 10950 S. Central Ave, Unit 3B, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 And which mortgages were made by Anna Szyc aka Anna Kieta, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First NLC Financial Services, LLC as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated June 28, 2005, and recorded as Document No.0520814181, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, on or before the 7th day of DECEMBER, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 38413 Our File #: SPSF.2328

NO: 15 CH 14310 Property Address: 8844 S. 51st Oak Lawn, IL 60453 CAL 59 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Cook County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 12 IN BLOCK 3 IN LAWN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 4/10 OF LOT 1 IN THE SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 24-04-213-012-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 8844 S. 51st, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 And which mortgages were made by Lynette P. Vazquez, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain “Mortgage” dated May 16, 2006, and recorded as Document No.0614453032, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, on or before the 30 day of NOVEMBER, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 38413 Our File #: SMSF.0098

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Oak Lawn Camera Club to hear presentation on taking photos of birds

Little Pet Shop Party to be held at Evergreen Park Library

The Oak Lawn Camera Club will hold a meeting at 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 13 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Arnold Koening will give a presentation on “Why Am I Always Looking Up: Tips for Photographing Birds Plus Places to Photograph Birds in the SW Suburbs.” Attend the first meeting at no charge and join OLCC as a member.

OLCC is for residents who enjoy photography and would like to compete with amateur photographers in the area. More information can be obtained by calling Betty, (708) 534-1912, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Littlest Pet Shop Party will be held beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 13 at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy St. Patrons are encouraged to bring their favorite little pet. Registration is required by calling (708) 422-8522 or visit the website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org

New SAT and ACT practice test day will be given at library

Students can take Kaplan’s combined new SAT and ACT sample test from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The practice test day is free and open to all students. Advance registration is required. The test will be given in the lower level meeting room.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Children’s Super Reader Contest off red library The Children’s Super Reader Contest continues at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy St. The contest is open to all readers in the fifth grade and younger.

The tickets can be picked up in the Children’s Department. Each time a youngster checks out a book from the library and reads it, fill out a ticket and drop it off in the box at the children’s desk.

Entries are unlimited.

At the end of each month, winners will be selected and the process will begin again. Prizes include books, free ice cream and more.

No registration is required.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8522 or visit the website at www.

Eddie Korosa Jr. and band to perform

A Polka Party with Eddie Korosa Jr. and the Boys From Illinois will perform beginning at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov 15 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The band, which has been together since 1976, will perform as part of the Sunday with Friends Concert series. They will also perform Big Band waltzes, swing, rock ‘n roll and music from the 1920s to the ‘70s.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

‘Waddle with Scuttle or Swim with Kim’

As part of NaNoWriMo, local author Ashley Pickens will discuss the message of her illustrated children’s book “Waddle with Scuttle or Swim with Kim” and her writing inspirations at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 at the Oak Lawn Public Library.

Books will be available for purchase. For more information about this and other adult programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

WORTH

‘Art of Tangling’ to be presented

The program, “The Art of Tangling,” will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21 in the Worth Public Library District Meeting Room, 6917 W. 111th St. Tangling is described as a popular form of doodling that’s fun and relaxing. The program is presented

by Christine Thornton.

More information can be obtained by calling (708)-448-2855.

DEATH NOTICES John J. Flanagan John J. Flanagan, 70, a Chicago Ridge resident, died Nov. 2 at Loyola Medical Center.

Mr. Flanagan was a warehouse manager with General Motors. He was a bereavement minister, Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Ridge Parish in Chicago Ridge. He was also a member of the Green Oaks American Legion and Marriage Encounters.

Survivors include his wife, Sally (nee Alterson); daughters, Tammy Beebe and Barbara Harrison; son, Robert Welch; sister, Terese Danaher; brother, Terrence Flanagan; and six grandchildren.

Services were Tuesday from Schmaedeke Funeral Home to Our Lady of the Ridge Church. Interment took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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Tilted Kilt in Chicago Ridge closes

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as Vegas-based Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery at Chicago Ridge Mall closed without warning Oct. 29 and workers began gutting the building last week.

The pub — sort of a Gaelic cousin of Hooters with bosomy waitresses wearing plaid miniskirts and open midriffs Bob — occupied Bong an out lot at the mall. A mall spokeswoman said the pub closed at 2 a.m. Oct. 29 and never reopened.

An extensive renovation of the building is planned, Matt Robitaille, a superintendent with Venture Construction Co., based in Greensboro, N.C., said last week.

The plans call for an expansion, he said, and the opening of Miller’s Alehouse is tentatively scheduled for April, he added.

The Chicago Ridge location was the chain's only spot in the south suburbs. It opened several years ago in a former

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Bennigan's restaurant.

Tinley mall begins new construction Crews have begun work on demolishing the former Outriggers seafood restaurant near 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

Outriggers closed recently in Countryside, where it had moved last year after shutting down in Tinley Park.

The demolition will create new parking space for the Tinley Park Plaza, which plans to build a four-unit building of about 10,500 square feet in the existing parking lot closer to Harlem Avenue.

The plaza is owned by Brixmor, a national commercial builder. According to its mall plan, Brixmor has signed leases for a 2,500-square-foot Blaze Pizza and a 2,500-square-foot Noodles and Company to occupy two of the four units.

The remaining units include a 4,117-square-foot space and a smaller 1,400-square-foot space.

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza has opened eight locations in the Chicago area in the past two years under a franchise agreement with Levy Family

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Work has begun on the now closed Tilted Kilt pub at 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge. The Tilted Kilt closed without warning on Oct. 29.

Partners to open 15 locations in the Chicago area. A south suburban location opened over the summer at 6230 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn Work is also underway in the plaza on converting the former Staples office supply store into a Planet Fitness exercise studio.

The store was closed earlier this year when Staples shut down dozens of locations.

Speedway reopens The Speedway gas station at 103rd Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills, which closed in September to undergo a remodeling project, reopened last week.

LEGAL NOTICE

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT AS TRUSTEE OF ARLP TRUST 2 Plaintiff, -v.JILLIAN CARLSON, DANIEL B. O’CONNER, THE LAW OFFICES OF JEFFERY M. LEVING, LTD., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPHINE R. STANEK, STANISLAUS J. STANEK, JR., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF ROCCO ROPPO, ANGELA DORONZO, VINCENT ROPPO, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF ROCCO ROPPO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

12 CH 32040 4628 WEST 88TH PLACE Hometown, IL 60456

12 CH 30645 5512 OAK CENTER DRIVE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 3, 2015, 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: LOT 1191 IN J.E. MERRION AND CO.’S HOMETOWN UNIT NO.5, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4628 WEST 88TH PLACE, Hometown, IL 60456

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 2015, 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: LOT 77 IN RAYMOND L. LUTGERT’S FOURTH ADDITION TO OAKDALE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5512 OAK CENTER DRIVE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-09-326-020-0000.

Property Index No. 24-03-127-010.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $467,173.45.

The judgment amount was $203,878.95.

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: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number 12-1000.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 12-1000 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 32040 TJSC#: 35-13059 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.

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: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number 12-0806.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 12-0806 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 30645 TJSC#: 35-13347 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.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Jimmy Jazz opens in Ford City Jimmy Jazz, a clothing and shoes retailer, has opened a 4,800-square-foot store at Ford City shopping center at 76th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago.

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

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www. southlandbusinessnews.com and www.southlandsavvy.blogspot. com

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15 CH 04784 7709 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE Burbank, IL 60459 NOTICE OF SALE

CROSSWORD Answers

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 27, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2015, 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: LOT 40 IN BLOCK 16 IN F.H. BARTLETT'S FIRST ADDITION TO GREATER 79TH STREET SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7709 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE, Burbank, IL 60459 Property Index No. 19-29-300-005-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $140,890.24.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 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 DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 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.

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 04784 TJSC#: 35-11127 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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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 Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

Chicago Ridge Pic Rehab LLC to Siauciunas Rimas, 10330 Ridgeland Ave, Unit #206, $50,000; Lowisz Walter to Al-Machnee Ibrahim, 10014 Major Ave, $490,000; Judicial Sales Corp to MPJ Inv Inc, 10806 Massasoit Ave, $107,000; Litwinek Mikolaj to Grich Tomas, 10913 Lombard Ave, $177,000; Corner Stone Prop LLC to Janecek Lisa M, 6430 W Pamela Ln, Unit #643012, $64,500; Kiwacz Artur to Walkosz Waclaw, 10540 S Ridgeland Ave, Unit #105403, $54,000; Ramahi Amjad to Lynch Eddie B, 10530 S Ridgeland Ave, Unit #105307, $62,000.

Evergreen Park Costel Jacob J to Power Pierce, 2740 W 94th St, $130,000; Abusaad Mahmoud to Adjayi Taiwo A, 8933 S Albany Ave, $303,000; Mlyniec Christopher M to Johnson Keneatha, 9643 S Hamlin Ave, $229,000; Jachymiak Damian to Veazey Lenita M T, 9313 S Turner Ave, $289,000; Ricker Edward W to Hernandez Alma, 9637 S Richmond Ave, $150,000; Chicago Title Trust Co Tr to Austin Sherri A, 3001 W 87th St, $166,000; Black Debra F to Shorter Lance L, 9127 S Spaulding Ave, $147,000; Mack Inc II LLC to Wei Hai, 2648 W 90th St, $150,000; Fisher Michael O to Auskalnis Sarah, 3101 West 95th St, Unit #8321, $140,000; Fannie Mae to Wrobel Albert K, 2400 West 95th St, $172,000.

Hickory Hills Standard B&T Co Tr to Nowak Norbert, 8121 W 91st St, $197,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Awad Qarwash Mohsen, 9040 W Shady Dr, $180,000; Kocanda Stanislaw to Zermeno Juan C, 9115 S 89th Ave, $260,000; Hynes Michael P to Odonnell Thomas K, 7800 W 95th St, Unit #91581B, $110,500.

Oak Lawn Ralph John P to Fernandez Nelson Reyes, 9944 Merrimac Ave, $192,000; Hogan Ryan to Stutz Michael R, 10429 S Keeler Ave, $140,000; Giacone John J Tr to Chen Fen Lin, 10032 Cook Ave, $100,000; Walsh James T to Moore Kelly A, 9940 Menard Ave, $240,000; Tobias Tobey A Tr to Martin Jane, 10330 Mayfield Ave, Unit #1S, $135,000; Cooper Haylie to Rybacki-Settle Jacqueline, 5700 Circle Dr, Unit #104, $32,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Casillas Maria, 10317 51st Ct, $185,000; Schodrof Michael P to Farfan Jessica K, 10625 S Kolmar Ave, $213,000;

Laylo Renee to Hirmiz Yousef, 8825 Austin Ave, $160,000; Budna Renata to Armas Rodrigo, 10002 Crawford Ave, Unit #203, $37,000; Sherlock Patrick to Standard B&T Co Tr, 10002 Crawford Ave, Unit #209, $37,000; Cunningham Martin F to Konecki John, 10628 Leclaire Ave, $194,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Tseng Katie, 9720 Pulaski Rd, Unit #9720302, $39,000; Danhoff Claudia Susan to Magnum Builders Inc, 5708 W 90th Pl, $56,000; White Michael to Geruliene Fida, 8830 Mobile Ave, Unit #107, $25,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Martin Jared J, 10332 Pulaski Rd, Unit #207, $65,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Diaz Jose, 4844 Oak Center Dr, $155,000; Barbir Bozo to Warren Benjamin C, 5809 W 88th St, $72,000; JA Cap Mgmt LLC Series 4929 to Szczurek Andrzej, 4929 109th St, Unit #18303, $45,000; Warriner Jon T to Ligda John G, 10141 Kedvale Ave, $212,000;

Hansen Regina L to Bradshaw Beau, 10525 Kedvale Ave, $230,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Valencia Adriana, 9524 Menard Ave, $130,500; Heaney Judith J Gdn to Azarone Joseph, 10404 S Keating Ave, Unit #3A, $87,000.

Palos Hills Mace Willard T to Palenik Jozef, 10336 S 81st Ct, $145,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co to Sedor Thomas, 11348 Moraine Dr, Unit F, $124,500; Lacki Joseph J Jr Tr to Leja Andrzej, 9053 W Stratford Ln, $219,000; Bareither David M to Alkhatib Riad, 8216 Mulberry Ct, Unit #8C, $147,500; Khilfeh Hamdi to Francis Birute, 11 Cour D Alene, $136,000.

Worth Ybanc Inc to Kim Kwan Pil, 7428 W 111th St. Unit #708, $33,500; Hamot Kathleen A Extr to Heim Lloyd Decd, 6777 W 113th St, $144,000; Kolodzinski Michael to Cloutier Carol, 10851 Depot St, $175,000.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of Nov. 9) 30-year fi ed

RATES 4.250

APR 4.285

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15-year fi ed

3.375

3.430

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30-year fi ed Jumbo

4.125

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United Trust Bank (as of Nov. 9) 30-year fi ed

RATES 4.050

APR 4.071

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3.375

3.411

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3.250

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Prospect Federal (as of Nov. 9) 30-year fi ed

RATES 4.000

APR 4.047

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20-year fi ed

3.750

3.814

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15-year fi ed

3.125

3.191

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All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

SCHOOL NEWS 9 Dorn School officials praises efforts of volunteer who helps students

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Eileen McCaffery, principal at Dorn School in Hickory Hills, admitted she was suspicious when a woman asked to volunteer at the school and supplied her with an extensive resume.

“This woman has more degrees and endorsements than anyone I know around here,” McCaffrey said. “Why would she want to volunteer when she could use those degrees to land a job as a paid teacher?”

The woman is Betul Al Ahmadi, 56, a native of Turkey. Al Ahmadi and her sons arrived in the U.S. in 2000. She refers to her journey to the U.S. and a “second birth.” She has a Turkish husband who works as a doctor in Saudi Arabia and provides financial support.

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Al Ahmadi holds bachelor’s degrees in political science, early childhood education and elementary education, and holds master’s degrees in early childhood education and special education.

She also has endorsements in English as a Second Language and Spanish bilingual. And she has accomplished all this while having a hearing disability.

Spanish is just one of four languages she speaks, including English, Turkish and Arabic.

Al Ahmadi has become a fixture within the hallways and classrooms at Dorn School. She spends more than 20 hours each week working with kindergarten and first graders struggling with letter recognition and reading.

McCaffrey said Al Ahmadi wanted to

Betu Al Ahmadi

volunteer as much as possible.

“I remember her saying ‘Load me up’ and ‘fill my day’,” McCaffrey said. “Our kids love working with her. She’s always so happy and really connects with

the students.”

Al Ahmadi said her role is that of supporting the teachers.

“My job is to support the teachers so they can better help the children,” she said. “My two sons went through this district and all the teachers and staff here were fantastic. They helped my

boys achieve academic success and I want to pay some of that back.”

She said she develops a relationship with the students before the actual learning begins. “They trust me and they feel comfortable with me,” Al Ahmadi said. “They are both eager and hungry to learn. It is such a feeling of personal satisfaction when I see these students succeed.”

McCaffrey said students who need additional help are pulled out of class and work one-on-one or in small groups with Al Ahmadi. She credits McCaffrey and the Dorn teachers for being great role models to not just the students but to her.

“The kids and I spend a lot of time on letters, letters and sounds and sight

Marist High School to hold open house Nov. 22 An open house will be held for students and their families from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 22 at Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago.

Open house provides grade school grade school parents and their families the chance to tour the school, meet with teachers, coaches, current students and review the academic, athletic and extracurricular programs available at Marist.

The day will also allow visitors to see Marist’s entrepreneurial center, design studio and computer labs, newly renovated fitness and cardio center, and other facilities.

The school will host two Meet Marist events from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 and Friday, Jan. 8. The events will provide students and families with a brief presentation about the school, followed by an abbreviated tour and the chance to talk with students, teachers and coaches.

The opportunity to shadow at Marist as part of the Fridays at Marist program is available through Dec. 11. Students can register in advance online at www.marist. net. For more information on these events, call (773) 881-5330.

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Marist President Br. Hank Hammer, FMS, administration, faculty and students will be on hand to welcome prospective families to the school’s open house on Nov. 22. Visitors will tour the 55-acre campus, see classes and performance groups in action and experience Marist firsthand.

McAuley Theatre Program to present 'Beauty and the Beast' The Mother McAuley High School Theatre Program will present its annual all-school musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, 20 and 21 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at the high school, 3737 W. 99th St., Chicago.

A show for senior citizens will be held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the school.

Mother McAuley students, as well as boys from neighboring high schools, have worked since early September on this production. More than 300 McAuley students participate in the show, whether on stage or as part of the stage crew, tech crew, makeup crew, costume crew or pit orchestra.

Tickets for the show are $12 and are available for purchase at mothermcauley.org.

Two events are set up in conjunction with the performances of “Beauty and the Beast.” All girls in grades six through eight are invited to register for the McAuley Backstage Pass. This VIP pass gives students exclusive access to everything happening behind-the-scenes before the performance starts each night. This free event starts a half hour before the curtain rises, and comes with one ticket per registrant for the show.

The Mother McAuley Fathers’ Club will hold their annual Spaghetti Dinner before the performance from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sat-

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Mother McAuley’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” will run Nov.1922. Pictured are cast members Caitlin Hennessy ’ (standing, from left), Deja Harding, Colleen Hogan, Tom Jakubczak, Eve Moyar, Scarlet Wickert, Sarah Aubin, (kneeling, from left) Allison Pater, Amelia Kennedy, Mallory Brandel and Grace Trippiedi.

urday, Nov. 21 in the McAuley Dining Hall. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and free

to children 5 years and younger.

Tickets include an all-you-can-eat spaghetti buffet.

Dist. 123 sponsors leaf raking day for seniors Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 will be sponsoring a senior citizen leaf raking day Saturday, Nov. 14.

Families interested in participating will meet at their neighborhood D123 schools at 8 a.m. with rakes in hand. Participants will rake until noon.

Due to the age of the elementary students, parents and trusted adults must accompany children in order to participate.

Participants should bring their own raking device. Comfortable work clothing and a set of gloves are suggested. A light snack and a bottle of water will be provided to participants.

A complimentary lunch will be served at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, 5345 W. 99th St., Oak Lawn, at noon. Participants should help identify seniors, veterans or someone in the community who could benefit from the service. Addresses of the homes can be directed to District 123 schools or to Larry Fetchko at lfetchko@d123.org.

Oak Lawn High School Journalism Team excels at competition The Oak Lawn Community High School Journalism Team performed well in mock practice events held last month at the South Suburban Journalism Event at Moraine Valley Community College.

Michaela (Mikki) Horvath led the Spartans by earning a first place in Yearbook Copywriting. Casey Fitzpatrick secured a second place medal for News Writing.

The Journalism team is a combination of the Spartanite school newspaper and the yearbook club Shield. This SSC conference event is an opportunity for students to learn from professionals in the journalism field and to compete in a mock practice of the Illinois High School Association State Journalism competition.

The students got a feel of the local competition. Last minute entry Horvath exclaimed, “I was shocked. I know it sounds cheesy, but I never expected to win.”

The team is composed of some new members like Horvath and has some experienced returning members like Fitzpatrick, a junior.

“Competing in the SSC Moraine Mock Competition is something I look forward to every year,” said Fitzpatrick. “I love going out with the journalism team and learning about real-life

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Oak Lawn High students Michaela (Mikki) Horvath (left) led the Spartans by earning fi st place in Yearbook Copywriting and Casey Fitzpatrick secured a secondplace medal for News Writing at the South Suburban Conference (SSC) Journalism Event.

journalism.”

The SSC Journalism conference marks the beginning of the journalism season. Journalism team coach Patrick DiFilippo said, “I love going to this event because we always have students like Mikki and Casey that rise to the occasion against top notch competition.”

The journalism team will be working towards building on the early season success. In the upcoming months, they will be finalizing a sectional roster and preparing for the state competition at Eastern Illinois University.

Oak Lawn High celebrates National French Week National French Week was recently held and Oak Lawn Community High School took part in a celebration with two contests being held.

The first contest featured teachers in fourth period classes decorated their classrooms with items associated with France or the French language. Participants included a representation of a French-related person with ties to a certain subject area.

During a history class, a picture of a historical French figure was featured. French 2 students on Nov. 5 visited each room to take pictures and select a win-

ner. The top prize was a pizza party, followed by doughnuts.

The third prize was Belgian chocolate coins.

The second contest is “Find the French-Speaking Celebrity.” Twelve teachers will receive a picture of a French-speaking celebrity in their mailbox. The teachers then placed a picture anywhere in their room for the students. When a student located a celebrity picture, they brought it to room 256 to claim the prize.

In order to claim the prize, the student had to know the name of the celebrity.

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Southwest Chicago Christian visits Springfield The fourth-graders at Southwest Chicago Christian School in Oak Lawn visited Springfield on Nov. 2. Students were able to experience what it is like to be a representative, as they were able to sit on the House floor and view a debate about cellphone usage in schools. The students were able to visit various tourist sites in the Springfield area, and learned a great deal about how things work in the state capitol. This is a photo of the fourth-graders visiting the Abraham Lincoln Museum.

OLHS District 229 to hold public forum Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 invites parents to attend a public forum conducted by the Illinois State Board of Education, Division of Special Education

words,” Al Ahmadi said. “My job is to target their specific needs. I’m nothing special. I guess I consider myself a Good Samaritan.”

Al Ahmadi said she will continue volunteering and giving back to the district and the school she says gave so much to her and her sons. She said she lives her life steeped in religious principles. “The Qur’an says to teach people,” she said. “And that’s what I try to do.”

Her dream is to one day open up a special education daycare facility where she can work with students and “teach them with love and passion.”

“Everyone deserves a chance to learn,” Al Ahmadi said. “Some can learn more than others, but we can all learn.”

Services, from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 in Room 119 of the school, 9400 Southwest Highway.

District 229 has been selected for

OLCHS students witness federal arson case

a focused monitoring review regarding educational placement decisions for students with disabilities. The ISBE team leader will explain the focused monitoring process about placement decisions and provide an opportunity to share comments.

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Oak Lawn Community High School science teacher Steve Long took 27 students from his American Society class to the Dirksen Federal Building to see federal courts in action. Half of these students had the opportunity to witness the prosecution’s closing statement in a federal arson case.

All students talked with federal judges and argued their mock trial in a federal courtroom.

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Engineering students at Chicago Christian hold up prosthetic hands they created. Taking part in the project were (back row, from left) Barry Latham, engineering teacher; Stephen Fry, Jacob Contreras, Ryne Sanders, of Hickory Hills; Kendall Bradshaw, (front row, from left) Alphonso Corder, Josh Purnell, Aaron Kraft and Tracey Sneed, of Palos Hills.

Chicago Christian engineering students creat prosthetic devices The Chicago Christian High School Engineering students are working with an organization called e-Nable to create parts used to build prosthetic devices.

The e-Nable is a global network of volunteers who use 3-D printers to create free 3D printed prosthetic hands for those in need.

The group provides the prosthetic hands to underserved populations around the world. As part of a current goal, Chicago Christian High School has agreed to print parts and have them sent, unassembled, to other organizations that put the hands together and ship them to those in need.

Chicago Christian will ship

this week six assembled hands that will go to China, Vietnam, Nepal, Haiti and Ukraine since the need is great in these areas.

Chicago Christian students are also currently creating one right hand and one left hand that would fit someone in their teens.

Chicago Christian High School will host a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Shadow Day on Thursday, Nov. 18 for any students interested in seeing our Project Lead The Way STEM courses. Students can register for the STEM Shadow Day at the website www.swchristian. org or by calling Wilma at (708) 388-7656.

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hoppers, be on alert this holiday season. Don’t be a target. I was recently pickpocketed!

Yep, it happened just like in the movies. I was a distracted shopper and a man bumped into me while thumbing through merchandise. When it happened, I was trying to narrow down a pile of items I’d collected to the “one” I could afford.

The pathetic part about this is…it was a thrift store!

Don’t judge me. My husband, Don, and I are two payments away from paying off his student loan. Let me tell you — that educational doctoral degree didn’t come with a secondhand price tag.

As I was saying, the person I presume stole from me worked at the establishment. He was pushing a big, industrial broom through the store. I noticed him watching me but figured it was because I was in the path he wanted to sweep. As I lifted my selected item for final examination, he bumped me. “Excuse me,” he said, continuing down the aisle shuffling debris.

I sensed something wasn’t right about him and immediately felt for my wallet, which was inside my front jacket pocket. It was there. Relief set in, but briefly. He didn’t get my wallet, it was my cellphone. I’d made a call to Don

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Warning holiday shoppers about a ‘thrift threat’ just minutes earlier. It was clipped to my hip.

I felt a rush of panic. The store was about to close. The store manager kept repeating, “15 minutes, the store will be closing in 15 minutes!” She broadcasted every remaining minute down to the last one. I know because I refused to leave the store until they started locking the doors.

And yes, I confronted the man but I didn’t overtly accuse him. I had no proof. I was subtle. “Sir, did you happen to see my phone fall when you bumped me a moment ago,” I asked?

He looked at me as though he didn’t comprehend. I stared back. It was as if we were sizing each other up, trying to gauge how much the other “really” knew.

“No. I didn’t see your phone,” he said after what seemed like five minutes.

“Trace your steps. Want me to call your number,” he asked?

It just so happened my phone was on vibrate with only a sliver of battery life.

Trying to call it served no purpose.

“It’s an old, beat up, Blackberry and the face is cracked,” I said to the alleged thief. “It has no resale value. It

isn’t useful to anyone but me.”

Don had been riding me to replace that phone. “Babe. Seriously? Don’t pull that thing out in front of anybody! It’s an embarrassment to your profession,” he’d tell me.

Completely undeterred by his disapproval, “Who would actually care,” I wondered? Yes, it was old, cracked, with minimal functionality but it served its purpose.

After not being able to reason with

“the swiping sweeper,” I urged help from the store manager. She was of little assistance. “Leave your name and number. If it turns up, we’ll call you,” she said.

She barely even looked at me. She was busy trying to balance the register while barking orders to the staff. I was the only customer left.

“How? This is my only source of communication. Just call my husband,” I replied, while writing Don’s number on the paper.

One of the workers noticed my pitiful demeanor.

“People lose their phones in here a lot. We clean good at night, we’ll find it,” she assured me. “A lady called the police on us the other night. She swore our guy who sweeps the floor stole her phone. She ended up apologizing because he’s the one who helped her find it. It was on a shelf near where she’d been shopping.”

That little tidbit of information didn’t put me at ease, it solidified my suspicion. I went back over to him, “Please help me find my phone,” I begged.

He did that glazed eye stare again.

“Tomorrow, maybe tomorrow we’ll find

it. Come back then,” he suggested.

Tomorrow came and went. I revisited and called the store and was told it hadn’t been found. I had my brand new phone all of three hours when Don announced, “I just got a call from a lady who has your phone.”

It was retrieved from a private residence who claimed they weren’t affiliated with the thrift store. The interesting thing here is that I’d already ceased the service to that line. Only someone who worked there would’ve known to call Don. However, I’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. I had the best scenario of a bad situation -- a new, modern phone without having to grieve the loss of the information stored in my dusty, cracked, old phone.

A few tips to consider: • Back pockets leave you most vulnerable, which is where my phone was clipped. Store valuables in front pockets.

• Don’t fiddle where your belongings are, it can tip off the perpetrator.

• Don’t count cash in public.

• Avoid pulling your wallet out in front of panhandlers.

• Shorten straps on purses or bags and keep them closest to your person, near the front.

• Leave nothing unattended.

OLCHS nurse speaks at conference Oak Lawn Community High School’s Nurse Gloria Barrera served as a guest speaker at the 66th Annual Student Nurses Association of Illinois Convention last month at Joliet Junior College. Barrera sat on a panel of nurses and presented the need for more community health nurses in Illinois, reviewed licensure requirements and the professional organization of school nurses, and focused on the current school nurse role as it relates to community/public health nursing practice

Burke helps families reclaim over $1 million State Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th) said she has helped local families reclaim over $1 million in property through the state treasurer’s iCash program.

“People here in our communities are working hard to stretch every dollar, so it’s especially important that they are aware of any money that the state owes them or their loved ones,” Burke said. “I’m glad to help the people I represent reclaim property that many don’t even know is waiting for them.”

Burke has worked with the treasurer’s office to locate local families and their relatives who are owed substantial amounts of unclaimed property being held by the state. Burke has helped to locate heirs to five large, unclaimed estates, as well as an Oak

Lawn couple who have been owed money by the state for nearly 40 years.

According to the treasurer’s office, Burke has helped reunite these local families with over $1 million in unclaimed property.

Officials at the treasurer’s office said that one in eight Illinois residents has unclaimed property being held as part of the iCash program. Assets include stocks and closed bank accounts, old payroll checks and tax refunds, and valuables that had been held in safe deposit boxes.

Residents can search for unclaimed property being held in their name or the name of a relative by visiting www.icash.illinois. gov. They can also contact Burke’s constituent service office at (708) 425-0571.

OLCHS graduate completes basic training Army Pvt. Daniel J. Lindemaldes, a 2015 graduate of Oak Lawn Community High School, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Lindemaldes studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction

and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training.

He has also taken part in drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Chicago Ridge Park Dist. to hold turkey shoot The Chicago Ridge Park District will be hosting the annual turkey shoot beginning at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 19 at the park district’s Frontier Field House, 9807 S. Sayre Ave. The turkey shoot consists of teams of a parent and a child com-

peting against other teams in a free throw contest. The winners will receive gift certificates for a turkey.

More information can be obtained by calling Dominic Malito, (708) 636-4900, or email dominicma@chicagoridgeparks.com

LIBRARY BRIEFS Group volunteering sessions are off red at library

Students seeking two hours of service may register for a group volunteering session in which many students will work together on large projects from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27 at Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Registration begins Tuesday, Nov. 17. Space is limited.

The volunteering sessions are for ages 11 to 15. For more information about this and other youth programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www. olpl.org.

Family Reading Night at Oak Lawn Library Celebrate Family Reading Night, an annual statewide event to encourage families to spend quality time together reading, will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Participants can wear sparkles and bowties and sit for a photo with a favorite stuffed animal. The event will include the reading of stories, making crafts and food. Registration is not required.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Pokémon Club at Green Hills Library The Pokemon Club will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. Pokemon fans can bring their Nintendo DS, games, trading cards and books to share and discuss. All ages are welcome. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-8446 or visit greenhillslibrary.org.

Green Hills Library hosts Anime Club The Anime Club for ages 10 to 17 will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 30 at the Green Hills Public Library in Palos Hills.

Guests will discuss anime from a variety of genres. Light snacks will be provided. Registration is required and limited to 25. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

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Sandburg boys cross country team wins state title and gets ready for nationals

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

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PEORIA — There was a time when Super Bowl heroes would look into the camera and yell “We’re going to Disney World!” after capturing the top prize in pro football.

Sandburg’s boys cross country team members did not yell out “We’re going to Terre Haute!” Saturday afternoon after winning their top prize, an Illinois High School Association Class 3A state title at Detweiller Park. It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as going to Disney World.

But it’s pretty important.

The Eagles earned a No. 1 ranking in the nation from MileSplit USA and DyeStat and can take the first step in winning a national championship on Sunday, when they compete in the Midwest Regional of the Nike Cross Nationals — also known at NXN — at the LaVerne Gibson Championship XC in Terre Haute, Ind. They hope to qualify for the Nationals, Photos by Jeff Vorva which take place on Dec. 5 in Portland.

Sandburg seniors (from left to right) Dan Laskero, Tom Brennan and Chris Torpy enjoy the applause and adulation they received Last year, the Eagles finished second in from hundreds of fans in Peoria after winning the Class 3A state cross country championship on Saturday. The team had little the state but won the Nike regional and fintime to celebrate as the Eagles run in a national qualifier on Sunday. ished 15 out of 22 teams in the Nationals.

They will also participate in the Midwest Regional of the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in Kenosha on Nov. 28.

So while they got to bask in winning a state title by getting a police escort in Orland Park to the school and enjoying adulation during a Saturday night celebration, this week is more about looking ahead to Sunday than resting on their laurels.

“This is our shot for a national championship,” said senior Sean Torpy, who led the Eagles and finished third overall as they scored 79 points, 39 points ahead of Lyons Township. “We still have to work hard in the coming weeks. We have to keep getting better every day.

“It’s kind of hard to compare teams from across the nation. Comparing times is not relevant because courses are different and every state is different. It’s excitLeft: Sandburg fans raise the Eagles’ flag before Saturday’s race. Above: Sean Torpy ing to see us ranked that high so we have of Sandburg finished third in the state meet to help lead his team to a state title. to stay focused and confident. We believe

Sandburg’s boys cross country team brought the 20th IHSA athletic state championship trophy home to Orland Park Saturday — the most by any area school. Mother McAuley is second with 18. It was the first state title by Sandburg’s boys cross country program. A look at the other titles:

1993-94: Boys soccer 1995-96: Boys volleyball 1988-99: Girls volleyball; boys volleyball 1999-2000: Boys volleyball 2000-01: Boys soccer; baseball 2001-02: Boys soccer 2004-05: Wrestling 2005-06: Cheerleading; wrestling 2006-07: Wrestling 2008-09: Cheerleading 2009-10: Softball 2010-11: Badminton; boys volleyball 2011-12: Cheerleading; wrestling 2012-13: Wrestling 2015-16: Boys cross country

we belong up there.’’

Due to injuries and other factors, coach John O’Malley said that this season he has not been able to run his fastest lineup and hopes that changes for the national qualifiers.

“They are going to go there and expect to win it,” O’Malley said.

It is Sandburg’s first boys cross country state title and the school’s 20th state championship.

Torpy scored three points for the team with a time of 14 minutes, 25 seconds while Max Leinhardt scored 12, Chris Torpy 14, Brandon Lukas 22 and Tom Brennan 28. Martin Skukas and Dan Laskero also ran. Sophomore Dylan Jacobs sat the meet out with a hamstring injury suffered Nov. 7 at the Hinsdale See SANDBURG, Page 4

A Skal-ding performance for Marist QB accounts for 633 yards in record-setting playoff win

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Marist senior quarterback Brendan Skalitzky had accounted for 630 yards of offense and seven touchdowns.

He threw for 442 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 188 yards and three TDs. And his team was losing.

Time was runCHUGGING ning out.

TO THE The season was QUARTERFINALS almost over.

But on a night when big scoring Three area teams are still plays ruled, the alive in the IHSA state playoffs. Here are their Skalitzky hooked quarterfinal matchups. up with tight end All three games are on James Dunican for Saturday. the first time in the game for a 3-yard CLASS 8A TD completion Brother Rice at with 12 seconds Palatine, 1 p.m. left and the RedMarist at Hawks went on to Oswego, 6 p.m. win a 59-56 Class 8A second-round CLASS 5A football playoff game over seventhTinley Park at seeded Barrington St. Laurence, 7 p.m.

Saturday in Chi• Full coverage: Page 3 cago. It was the highest-scoring 8A playoff game in state history.

Those three precious yards kept the 23rd-seeded RedHawks (7-4) alive as they visit Oswego at

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Top left: Marist quarterback Brendan Skalitzkiy threw for 445 yards and ran for 188 and had a hand or foot in all eight of the Redhawks’ TDs Saturday night. Left: Marist tight end James Dunican celebrates after hauling down what turned out to be the game-winning pass with 12 seconds left in a 59-56 second-round victory. It was his only catch of the night. Above: Stunned Barrington players watch as Marist celebrates winning the highest-scoring Class 8A playoff game in IHSA history.

6 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals.

“We practiced that play and we did it against Joliet Catholic,” Skalitzky said about a 35-28 win over the Hilltoppers on Oct. 23 to get into the playoffs. “We were waiting for it all game. It was perfect. James is one of the hardest workers on the team and he does a great job blocking and I’m so glad it went to him.’’

Dunican waited his turn and it came in the 11th

hour with 12 ticks on the clock.

“I trusted my coaches that they would call a play like that for me and I did my job,” Dunican said. “That’s probably the biggest play of my life.

It’s a great experience and I can’t wait for next week.’’

Coach Pat Dunne called this one of the wildest games he has ever coached, and that’s saying something.

Dunne’s wide open style of football has leant itself to a 64-63 double OT win over Carmel in 2011, a 56-51 win over Joliet Catholic and a 42-37 win over Nazareth in 2012. This year, the team beat Niles Notre Dame 49-42 during the regular season.

So the man knows wild football games.

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Judy, Judy, Judy: Naperville runner makes my day A

few thoughts from another busy week of sports: Not to sound like a grouch but at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, when most respectable people are still sleeping, I was in a demanding mood as I started my drive to Peoria.

I was heading to the Illinois High School Association State Cross Country event at Detweiller Park and I haven’t covered that event since the early 1980s. My hair was longer, I was skinnier and the event was massive. That’s all I remember about it.

My mission on Saturday was to cover our area teams including the top-ranked boys team in the nation -Sandburg.

For most people, that would be enough.

But at 5:30 a.m., I grumbled to myself that I wanted to see some history. I don’t know when the next time I will go back to the meet, so I want to see something people have not seen before, dang it.

I was hoping to see one of the longest records in IHSA history fall.

A guy named Craig Virgin, who looks a little like Ryne Sandberg, ran for Lebanon and set the meet record in 13 minutes, 50.6 seconds. That was back in 1972.

JEFF VORVA

Making the Extra Point Since then, only two runners, who, like a Virgin, have gone under the 14-minute barrier – Neuqua Valley’s Chris Derrick (13:52 in 2007) and the great Lukas Verzbicas of Sandburg (13:52 in 2010).

Fithian Oakwood senior Jon Davis, a Class 1A runner, thought he could have a shot at breaking the Ryno-lookalike’s mark. He had a great race and gave it a great effort and was 45 seconds in front of his nearest competitor. But he finished at 14 minutes flat and my chance to see history fell flat.

Earlier in the day, in the Class 1A girls race, Effingham St. Anthony’s Anna Sophia Keller was taking aim at Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez’s 2012 mark of 16:02. The junior won her third straight individual title with a 16:21 but no record.

She did however, lap a couple of competitor on the three-mile course.

That’s not an official record, but

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Naperville North’s Judy Pendergast made columnist Jeff Vorva’s day complete when she set a state record in cross country.

I couldn’t find anyone around the park who didn’t say “I’ve never seen THAT before.’’

So I was ready to call it a day on seeing a huge record fall until the girls Class 3A race.

Naperville North’s Judy Pendergast, who finished 23rd in the state as a freshman, 44th as a sophomore and had all kinds of health issues her ju-

nior year but still zoomed up to ninth place in the state meet with a 17:06, was ready for the challenge.

This year, she was having a superb season and some thought she had a shot at breaking the 16-minute barrier.

I wasn’t so sure. But I was there at the finish line, camera in hand, just in case.

She not only broke the record, she stomped that record into powder with a 15:54.

“The power of what she did was pretty impressive,” her coach, Dan Iverson, said.

So I was able to watch some great history before settling in for the main event – Sandburg’s state title.

game. With the two teams scoring 115 points, I might have short-circuited the board if I plugged my charger in there.

Power play

In lieu of all-area teams for two sports, we are opening things up and will be presenting Player of the Year stories starting soon.

We will be honoring the top players from nine fall sports – boys and girls golf, girls tennis, boys soccer, boys and girls cross country, girls swimming, girls volleyball and football. Anthony Nasella and myself will be cranking those stories out and we will start running them two or three at a time starting either next week or Nov. 26, depending on how many football teams are still alive after the quarterfinals.

I took so many photos at the cross country meet that during the first quarter of the Lincoln-Way North-Richards my camera battery was getting a little low.

After the quarter ended with the score at 0-0, I was able to find an outlet for my charger on the Bulldogs scoreboard. So for a good 15 minutes or so, I was working the scoreboard harder than the two offenses were.

Lucky I didn’t have that problem when I got to the Barrington-Marist

Hoops, there it is The next two issues of this newspaper will have an extra treat for basketball fans. We will have a special section for the girls and women next Thursday and the boys and men on Nov. 26.

These sections will have capsules, photos, rosters and schedules of our area high schools and colleges. We hope this will kick off what promises to be an exciting season on the right foot.

Players of the Year

BAD NEWS FOR AREA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

Sectional champion Benet might not be going away anytime soon

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Mother McAuley volleyball coach Jen DeJerald wanted to be politically correct.

But it wasn’t easy.

Shortly after her team was bounced from Class 3A sectional play at the hands of Class 4A defending champion Benet, 25-14, 2521, she was asked about the Illinois High School Association’s decision to put the west suburban powerhouse into the same sectional top-heavy with south suburban schools.

Remember, two years ago McAuley beat Benet in the state championship game for its state-best 14th title in school history and last year Benet returned the favor in the supersectional play.

This year the two powers faced in the Lyons Sectional final and McAuley was beaten last Thursday and when asked about facing Benet so soon in the postseason, DeJarld tried to take the high road.

“I don’t ever want to seem like I’m complaining about the state,” she said. “It is what it is. We can’t do anything about it. We still have to be the best and win.

“You can talk until you’re blue in the face about it. I don’t ever want to complain about it, but it does stink.’’

And that bad news for south sub-

urban volleyball fans is that this alignment might not be going away soon.

Benet may be around awhile.

“I think it’s going to be this way the next two or three years,” DeJarld said. “I don’t know when they will realign it again. It’s anyone’s guess.

But from what I’ve been told, it’s going to be like this for the next two to three years.’’

When a reporter joked that maybe the state will have a special rule that will force McAuley and Benet to play in a regional opener, the coach rolled her eyes and said “I wouldn’t doubt it.’’

DeJarld added that Benet is on the same boat. With powerful Wheaton St. Francis coming out of the other sectional, two out of the three established programs have no shot at a state title. St. Francis knocked off Benet 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 at the Bolingbrook Supersectional on Saturday.

“I was surprised because Benet is out that way and has always been in a different sectional,” DeJarld said of this year’s alignment. “So why are they jumping to the South Side of Chicago? I get it – they want to stir things up. But they are eliminating a lot of the powerhouses. It’s a shame.’’

For years, the IHSA has maintained a philosophy of regional

representation rather than best matchups for it state finals in various sports. That has opened it up to criticism, especially when there is a blowout in the state finals. Last year, Benet beat Libertyville 25-10, 25-10 in the title match. Critics also argue the road to the final four is not paved the same way.

“Some of these sectionals…I was looking at the pairings and it’s laughable,” DeJarld said. “There are teams we beat like 25-7 and they are still playing. I’m sure there are more people happy with the state than unhappy because they have a lot of good routes to state.’’

Last Thursday, McAuley seemed to be its own worst enemy, collecting 21 errors on the night in hitting, serve receive, serving and net violations.

“I never saw this coming,” DeJarld said. “But Benet is the defending state champions and they know what’s at stake, just like we know. It was hard for us to come back from an emotional match against Marist (two days prior) and prepare to do it again. It’s a grind.’’

Kayla Caffey and Charley Niego each had seven kills while setter Jane DeJarld racked up 19 assists for the 31-8 Mighty Macs.

The area’s other sectional finalist, Queen of Peace, dropped a 28-26, 25-13 decision to host DeLaSalle on the same night.

STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Above: Mother McAuley players react after the final play of last Thursday’s season-ending 25-14, 25-21 sectional loss to Benet. Left: Benet players celebrate their sectional championship with their fans.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

COMMUNITY FOCUS

No stretch: Chicago Christian takes 7th EP resident Boehm makes

all-conference team for DLS

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

PEORIA – After 208 runners were through huffing and puffing after the running of the Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Girls Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Chicago Christian coach Jake Christiansen was asked where he thought his team finished.

“I’m guessing somewhere between eighth and 14th,” he said. “That’s about where we were ranked.”

When it was pointed out that an eighth-place finish would be big for a team that claimed 18th last year, he said “It would be nice if we finished that high. But that’s probably a little bit of a stretch. But you never know.”

The Knights went one better. They finished seventh at the meet, which was held at Detweiller Park. Tolono Unity was first with 130 points Chicago Christian had 282 points and tied with Springfield Lutheran but earned the seventh spot based on a total time of 1 hour, 38 minutes and .05 seconds compared to Springfield’s 1:33.33.

The jump of 11 spots from 2014 to 2015 made the Knights happy.

“Last year we were very overwhelmed,” junior Jill Van Dyk said. “It was the biggest race we ever ran in and there were a lot of people in the race. This year we were a lot more prepared and a lot calmer.

We were prepared for the

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Juniors April van Ryn (left photo) and Jill Van Dyk were the top two finishers for Chicago Christian in the Class 1A state meet on Saturday.

hills this year.’’

Junior April van Ryn, who is in her first year of cross country, led the Knights as she finished 28th with a time of 18:35, missing the all-state mark by three slots. Despite not racing in the state meet last year, she didn’t run like she was overwhelmed in her first state race.

“I felt good – the race strategy we had worked,” she said. “We were relaxed at the beginning for the first mile and went harder the second mile and harder the third mile. We were mentally prepared.’’

Van Dyk was the second Knight to cross the finish line while Allie Boss, Cassidy VandeKamp and Becca Falb scored for the Knights.

Sarah Claud and Lexy van

Ryn also ran for Chicago Christian.

Christiansen said the mood of the team was different than in 2014.

“It was completely new to us last year – we had no idea what was going to happen,” the coach said. “This year, everyone had some kind of state experience, either from cross country or track. We had some good performances and we had some average performances. But we didn’t have any bad races.’’

Claud is the only senior from the top seven so expectations will be high next year.

“We’re hoping next year to place even higher,” Van Dyk said. “We hope to have six of our top seven returning.’’

In Class 2A, Marist, mak-

ing its first trip to state, finished 16th. The RedHawks have been a Class 3A team for several years and were reclassified in 2015.

Junior Maryclare Leonard, a two-time all-state runner in Class 3A in 2013 and 2014, missed the top 25 cutoff this year but led the team with a 30th-place finish in 18:08. Freshman Jill Borza finished 71st. Colleen Murphy, Carlin McNulty and Bridget McDermott scored for the RedHawks and Catherine Viz and Nora Doyle also competed.

Individually, in Class 3A, Mother McAuley senior Ashley Canner finished 97th and junior teammate Ashley Bryja took 111th. Shepard junior Kelli Callahan was 127th.

Nick Boehm, a sophomore lineman from Evergreen Park, was chosen for the 2015 All-Chicago Catholic League Green Football Team.

Boehm anchored the offense for the Meteors and he got some playing time in on defense as well, racking up 10 tackles on the season.

The Meteors finished 4-6 this season after a 1-8 campaign in 2014. The Meteors racked up wins over Fenwick, Lake Forest Academy, Marmion and Wheaton St. Francis. They were hoping to finish the season with a 5-4 playoff record and a possible playoff berth but dropped the season finale, 43-35, to Bishop McNamara.

The Meteors entered the Catholic League playoffs and lost in the first round to St. Rita, 38-24.

Pizza on sale The Oak Lawn Community High School girls’ cross country team is selling certificates for Lou Malnati’s 9-inch deep dish frozen pizzas.

Certificates are $12 each. Pizza options include cheese, sausage, pepperoni, or spinach. Certificates may be used at any Chicago area Lou Malnati’s location.

Certificates can be purchased through Friday. The order will be placed on Friday and the certificates should arrive within two weeks.

Contact coach Jeremey Cryan at jcryan@olchs.org or any member of the girls’ cross country team to purchase the certificates.

Diggins, Queen of Peace host hoops camp The Skylar Diggins basketball camp will be held at Queen of Peace High School on Saturday Nov. 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Burbank school will be the

only site in Illinois for her 2015 camp tour which includes, Los Angeles, South Bend, New York and Tulsa. To register for the Skylar Diggins’ camp visit www.shoot4thesky.com for details.

Diggins currently plays for the Tulsa Shock of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald’s AllAmerican.

She played point guard for Notre Dame, where she led the Irish to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances. She finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation, while leading her team to a record of 130-20.

Oak Lawn hosts baseball camp Oak Lawn High School is hosting a six-week baseball camp starting Jan. 3. Oak Lawn head coach Bill Gerny will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy.

Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning.

Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com, or call toll-free 866-622-4487.

We welcome submissions from the community at sports@regionalpublishing.com

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LW North closes the door on Richards’ season

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

As improbably as Richards’ end arrived — and in their Class 6A second-round playoff game Friday, the Bulldogs had a 3-point lead with Lincoln-Way North on its own 14-yard line with 83 seconds left in regulation — senior linebacker Sean Good might have been excused if he’d chosen to bemoan the unfairness of it all.

But, while a 17-10, overtime loss may have officially ended his high school career, Good wasn’t quite finished giving lessons to the devastated underclassmen milling around Richards’ Gary Korhonen Field.

“Lead,” he told them. “When the younger guys come up, lead them.

Show them what to do.”

Later, he added, “We always knew we weren’t the best class — these juniors are amazing. The thing the seniors tried to bring is brotherhood toward the juniors.”

Mission accomplished, to hear junior quarterback Jake Moran tell it.

“These seniors are going to be missed,” he said. “They brought a lot of heart to our team — and that’s the most valuable part of this team. Nobody ever gives up.”

That could have been said of the teams on both sidelines.

The Phoenix (11-0) shook off the late deficit with a 72-yard completion to Drew Slager setting up Slager’s game-tying 23-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in regulation. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs (7-4) blunted the impact of two first-half turnovers by thrice stonewalling the Phoenix after North had first downs in the red zone — twice getting the ball back inside their own 5 after North had first-and-goal.

North led 7-0 at the half on a 20-yard run by Slager, who finished with 159 receiving yards on eight catches, four runs for 46 yards and the tying field goal while also handling punting duties and playing in the defensive secondary. Richards finally got on the board at 7:15 of the third quarter on a 40-yard field goal by junior Andrew Calderon and took the lead on Anthony Quinn’s three-yard dive at 1:32 of the fourth.

After Slager’s field goal sent it to overtime, the Phoenix scored on a 10-yard pass from Jake Arthur to Pat Troike.

Mark Myers intercepted a Moran thirddown pass at the goal line to end it.

“Three of the four times we’ve played them, the games have gone to overtime,” North coach George Czart said.

Three of those have been in the playoffs. Add in this year’s season-opener, won in regulation by the Phoenix 30-29, and the teams have split the four contests.

Lincoln-Way North quarterback-running back Jaylin Branch is stuffed by the Richards defense, but his team was still able to pull off a 17-10 overtime win in Oak Lawn on Saturday night.

“Sure would be nice to get a chance to play a tiebreaker,” Czart said.

That’s not possible, as North is closing after this school year. Of course, Czart conceded most teams might not want any part of the Bulldogs in the near future.

“Their future is never bleak,” he said. “They’ve got top-notch athletes, top-notch coaches, top-notch people — even their behavior after games. Some schools play games this tough and they don’t want to shake hands.

“We knew they were going to be tough. They’re young, but they’re ex-

plosive.”

Current juniors Moran, running back Pat Doyle (226 carries,1,519 yards in 2015) and linebacker/running back Anthony Quinn account for much of that.

But, according to coach Tony Sheehan, there is more talent in the pipeline.

The Bulldogs are losing 12 senior starters: Ross, wide receivers Jared Moore and William Bridgewater, defensive backs Jordan Jamerson, Tim Houlihan, Jaylin Williams and Joe Doyle, and linemen Jonathon SaintJuste, Domantus Backus, Devonte Ware, Sultan Benson and Nick Mejia.

THIRD-ROUND PLAYOFF PREVIEWS • CAPSULES AND PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA THE FACTS: Brother Rice, seeded fifth, visits 13thseeded Palatine Saturday at 2 p.m. in a Class 8A quarterfinal game. Palatine High School is located at 111 N. Rohlwing Rd. in Palatine.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Brother Rice whipped Bartlett, 49-21 in the first round and South Elgin 34-28 in the second round on Saturday. The Crusaders scored twice in the final 4:45 to take the win. Running back Clifton Taylor (pictured) broke out with a 146-yard performance on the ground. Palatine beat Sandburg, 20-19 in overtime in the first round and Oak Park River Forest, 41-26, in the second round on Saturday. Quarterback Zach Oles threw three TDs in the second quarter to break the game open.

NOTEWORTHY: Both of Palatine’s losses have come to teams that have been eliminated from postseason play – Stevenson and Fremd. Brother Rice’s 34-point output was its lowest since its 28-0 shutout loss to Loyola Sept. 12.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Homewood-Flossmoor/Loyola winner in the semifi als.

Correspondent

THE FACTS: Marist, seeded 23rd, visits 15th-seeded Oswego at 6 p.m. Saturday in a Class 8A quarterfinal game. Oswego High School is located at 4250 Illinois Route 71 in Oswego.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Marist beat Barrington in the highest-scoring playoff game in Class 8A history, 59-56, in the second round Saturday after stunning Niles Notre Dame, 19-17, in the first round.

In the Barrington shootout quarterback Brendan Skalitzky and receiver Darshon McCullough (pictured) connected five times for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Oswego beat Belleville East 28-20 in the first round and Huntley 17-14 Saturday as quarterback Steven Frank threw for 200 yards and Conor Morton had five catches for 110.

NOTEWORTHY: Marist beat Oswego 21-7 in the 2013 quarterfinals in a rainy game in Chicago. Frank played in that game for Oswego and threw for 141 yards and was intercepted twice. Three East Suburban Catholic Conference teams are still alive.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Naperville Central/Waubonsie Valley winner in the semifinals.

TINLEY PARK (9-2) AT ST. LAURENCE (9-2) THE FACTS: Tinley Park, the eighth-seed in the northern bracket, visits fifth-seeded St. Laurence at 7 p.m.

Saturday in a Class 5A quarterfinal game. St. Laurence High School is located at 5556 W. 77th St. in Burbank.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Tinley Park ripped Payton 41-20 in the first round and Glenbard South 42-32 in the second round Saturday as the Titans recovered from a quick 12-0 deficit on the road. Lemont Brooks ran for 163 yards. St. Laurence beat Rich Central, 41-34 in the first round and King, 41-0 Saturday as running back Fayezon Smart (pictured) had a 221-yard performance and quarterback Alex Martinez threw for 173.

NOTEWORTHY: Tinley Park has eclipsed the 60-point mark twice this season scoring 63 against T.F. North and 62 against Argo. St. Laurence eclipsed the 70-point mark twice, scoring 72 against Chicago Vocational and 70 against a Bishop McNamara team that is still alive in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

UP NEXT: The winner faces the Joliet Catholic Academy-Nazareth winner in the semifi als.

Skalitzky, who could be heading to the Ivy League to play football next year, said his big night was a product of his offensive line and running back-receiver Darshon McCullough, who had five catches for 207 yards and three touchdowns.

“Any time he touches the ball he can break

2ND-ROUND PLAYOFF ROUNDUP

By Anthony Nasella

MARIST (7-4) AT OSWEGO (9-2)

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Replacements will be drawn from the ranks of a 6-3 sophomore squad and an 8-1 freshman team Sheehan described as “probably the best freshman class we’ve ever had here.”

More talented than the current junior class, which produced eight all-conference players?

“Yes,” Sheehan said. “We’ve got some guys who can really play.

“I may be eating my words next year, but I think it’s going to be a fun few years. The next three years, we can make a serious run. Next year, we have the talent to contend for a state title.”

Crusaders, Vikings not at their best but still in quarterfinals

BROTHER RICE (10-1) at PALATINE (9-2)

Marist

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Junior Pat Doyle, who rushed for more than 1,500 yards for Richards this season, tries to break free during Saturday’s game.

free,’’ Skalitzky said.

Dunne is glad he has at least one more game to watch his signalcaller work his magic with this explosive offense.

“You can talk about the best quarterbacks around and he throws well and runs well,” Dunne said. “His stats have shown what he could do all year. He’s such a great team player. And he’s a great leader. He can hurt you in a lot of different ways.’’

Barrington closed its season at 9-2, It was the most points the Broncos scored this year but it was offset by the fact that it was the most points they gave up in 2015. Its only other loss was a 26-24 setback to Palatine, which is still alive in the Class 8A quarterfinals and plays Brother Rice.

Marist is making the most of its postseason as it knocked off Niles Notre Dame, 17-14, in a rematch in the opening round and another three-point win on Saturday.

While the head coaches for Brother Rice and St. Laurence both admitted that their respective teams didn’t play their best game of the season in this past Saturday’s second round of the Illinois High School Association state football playoffs, both teams played well enough to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Vikings had the easier time of the two games, defeating King 41-0 at Gately Stadium, while the Crusaders had to fight a little harder in their Saturday battle against South Elgin before eventually prevailing 34-28.

St. Laurence (9-2) will face Tinley Park at home on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Class 5A quarterfinals, while Brother Rice (10-1) will square off against host Palatine at 2 p.m. in Class 8A. For the Vikings, quarterback Alex Martinez (173 yards) rushed and passed two touchdowns — one to Robert Chayka (50 yards) and the other to Willie Walton (20 yards). Romello Washington had a passing touchdown to Dave Lox, and sophomore Toriano Clinton also rushed for score. Fayezon Smart ran for 221 yards.

“King gave us some things that forced us to go to different people, which is good for us,” St. Laurence head coach Harold Blackmon said. “We just found a way to win the game. It wasn’t pretty at times, but we figured it out and we were able to spread the ball around.

“Alex did a good job creating opportunities and gaps for our backs. Clinton got in the end zone as well; I’m sure he’s on cloud nine. As a sophomore, he was able to get in the game and score a touchdown in a playoff game. That’s pretty cool.”

Blackmon also credited the Vikings’ defense playing a big part of Saturday’s win — with the efforts of junior Chris Negrete (10 tackles) and Jimmy Burnette (two interceptions) as noteworthy standouts.

For Brother Rice, which racked up 486 total yards on the day (209 rushing and 277 passing), was led on offense by Cam Miller (25-for-41, three touchdowns), Clifton Taylor (28 rushes for 146 yards), and Ricky Smalling (seven receptions, 93 yards, one touchdown, and had one interception on defense).

Also, Julian Blain caught two of his five passes for touchdowns — the first one for 51 yards to open up the scoring for the Crusaders — for total of 71 yards. Aarion Lacy (six tackles, one interception), Jack Nelligan (seven tackles), and Jack Keane (one inception) all starred on defense.

“We didn’t play our best football, but we made some plays we needed to,” Brother Rice head coach Brian Badke said. “We played a very good football team that possessed a lot of skill. They were physical and definitely played well.

“Defensively, I was really proud of my guys.

They really stepped up in the second half and really played well. And Clifton Taylor was definitely a difference maker out there. He had a really good game as did Cam Miller once again.”

For the Crusaders, a 3-yard run by Zavian Valladay with 4:45 left in regulation put them ahead for good at 31-28. John Richardson’s second field goal of the day with 1:03 left closed out the scoring.

“I thought we missed some chances to put some points on the board in the first half,” Badke said. “On the first drive of the game we had great field position, and we turned the ball over. We were up 24-21 at halftime, but I felt we left some points on the board that we should have had.

“John Richardson is just sophomore, but he had some big kicks on Saturday. Now, we have to prepare for a talented Palatine team that scored big upset against Oak Park-River Forest. They have a very good quarterback and players at skill positions.”

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FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISITAN

Cross country teams both take 4th in CCAC The men and women’s cross country teams both finished in fourth place at the CCAC Championships hosted by Olivet Nazarene University at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais last week.

The women’s team had two runners finish in the 10 and individually qualify for the NAIA National Championships. Ashley Jourdan ran near her season best to lead the team with a second place finish of the 135 runners. She finished with a time of 18:37. Jessica Disselkoen finished in eight place overall. Her final time was 19:12.

A pair of freshmen was the next two runners for the team. Megan DeWeerd took 23rd place overall and crossed the line with a time of 19:52.

Nicole Syverson was 30 seconds back from DeWeerd at 20:22 for 31st place.

Coming in as the No. 5 runner for the team was Leah VanTol who took 44th place with a time of 20:56.

The men’s team had one individual in the top 15 of the field of 142 competitors. Cody Velthuizen placed 13th overall with a time of 26:29.

With his finish he qualifies for the NAIA National Championship.

The team’s No. 2 finisher was Keegan Fitzsimmons in 29th place.

He clocked a finish of 27:20. Michael Potter was 19 seconds behind Fitzsimmons at 27:29 for 36th place.

The next two runners for the Trolls finished within five seconds of each other. Alex Clark ran a 28:03 for 43the place and Mark Bohdan ran 28:08 for 46th place.

The NAIA National Championships are in Charlotte, North Carolina on Nov. 21.

Men’s basketball opens season with two wins Trinity opened the season with a 112-72 win over Great Lakes Christian College and a 74-68 win over

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Trinity’s Ashley Jourdan in one of three athletes from the school heading to the NAIA national cross country meet.

Silver Lake.

The team was led by Jordan Perry with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the opener. Caleb Jonkman added 20 points. David Buffham hit four treys for 16 points. Austin Halcomb added nine rebounds to the team’s total.

Christian Cantu handed out seven assists and Ryan Tubbs had six.

Against Silver Lake, with 3:00 left, the game was tied at 66-66. In the next minute a lay-up followed by a three-pointer by Jordan Perry gave the Trolls a five-point advantage. Trey Johnson slammed in a dunk to increase the lead to seven points.

The Trolls lost to nationally ranked Olivet in the first round of the CCAC tournament, 3-0. They will participate in the NCCAA Regionals at a time and place to be determined.

Junior forward/midfielder Kayla Diemer (Alto, Michigan) was named the NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week for women’s soccer for October 26-31. For the week the team had two conference victories and Diemer was a leading scorer in each of those contests.

Women’s soccer looks to NCCAA Regionals

The Trolls closed the regular season with a 20-16 overall mark and a 16-3 mark in the CCAC after wins

Volleyball closes out regular season

over Purdue Calumet (25-15, 25-23, 25-19) and Olivet 17-25, 25-21, 2522, 24-26, 15-11.

It was the second time this season the Trolls defeated Olivet -- the top team in the conference.

The Trolls ended the match with a total of 66 kills and a .204 attacking percentage. Olivet Nazarene had 64 kills behind a .177 percent effort.

Kacie Stoll led the charge with 27 kills and Tina Massey had 15. Defensively Michelle Busscher tallied 35 digs and Tori Mantel had 21. Christa Veenstra was involved in six blocks and Karliegh Krchmery had five.

— Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER

Loss to RMU puts St. Xavier’s playoff hopes in jeopardy St. Xavier’s football team, which finished in the top four in the nation in NAIA play last year, may not make it to the 16-team tournament this year.

The Cougars will wait with fingers crossed the NAIA’s announcement on Sunday but they did themselves no favors by losing Saturday’s regular-season finale, 28-14, to Robert Morris University in Arlington Heights.

The Cougars need losses by Robert Morris and University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Saturday to win the league title outright. A win by either team or both puts SXU in a tie-breaker scenario and a potential postseason berth comes down to either head-tohead match-up outcome (two-way tie) or highest national ranking in final poll (three-way tie).

Scoring 14 unanswered points in the final quarter of play, the No. 23 ranked Robert Morris University Eagles claimed the two-TD victory over then- No. 11 Saint Xavier.

The Cougars (7-3 overall) had a fumble early in the fourth quarter come back to bite them as the Eagles took advantage of a short field and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 8:08 to play in the game. RMU secured the win with another touchdown with just under two minutes remaining after SXU turned it over on downs on its final two offensive drives of the game.

Sophomore quarterback Dan Ladd (Chicago,/St. Rita) playing in place of junior quarterback John Rhode (Chicago Heights/Montini Catholic), who missed the game due to injury, was involved in both of Saint Xavier’s touchdowns on the day. He completed 12 of his 28 pass attempts for 132 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 36 yards and a score on 16 carries. Junior wide receiver Stephen Simms (Valparaiso, Ind./

Shepard junior Caleb Washington missed making all-state by two seconds Saturday.

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Valparaiso) led the Cougars in receptions and receiving yards with five catches for 55 yards.

Junior wide receiver Ryan Carroll (Evergreen Park/Marist) had three grabs for 32 yards and a score.

Sophomore running back Mike Ivlow (Channahon/Joliet Catholic) finished with six carries for 49 yards to lead SXU’s ground game.

Football stars earn academic honors Senior linebacker Michael Mettille (Morris/Pennsylvania/Morris) and sophomore placekicker Abdul Mahdi (Chicago/Bogan) were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) College Division Academic All-District Football Team. As Academic AllDistrict First-Team selections, Mettille and Mahdi are automatically eligible for inclusion on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team that is announced at the end of November.

Men’s basketball 1-2 The Cougars dropped an 84-70 decision to Huntington University Nov. 4 to fall to 1-2.

Senior guard Stanley Moore (Rockton/Sauk Valley CC/RocktonHononegah) and sophomore forward Niko Cahue (Orland Park/Moraine Valley CC/Sandburg) both had impressive outings as Moore led the Cougars (1-2 overall) with 26 points connecting on nine of his 17 shot attempts, while Cahue chipped in a double-double performance of 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Fantar a fan of SXU Chanel Fanter, a 5-10 senior guard at Crystal Lake South High School, recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic careers at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar

women’s basketball program.

Fanter is the daughter of Kenneth and Susan Fanter of Crystal Lake.

She is currently coached by Mark Mucha at Crystal Lake South High School and also plays for the club team Midwest Elite under the direction of Ralph Gesualdo and Randy Weibel. During her junior season in 2014-15, Fanter averaged 17 points per game and became just the fourth player in the history of Crystal Lake South girls basketball to surpass 1,000 career points.

“When visiting Saint Xavier, I could not only see myself being successful academically, but also on the basketball court,” said Fanter. “I really liked the campus, because it felt like home.”

Women’s team rolls over Governors State Junior forward Sarah Vozel (Silver Lake, Wis./Ashford University/ Wilmot Union) had game-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds in leading the No. 3 ranked Saint Xavier University women’s basketball team to a convincing 95-48 victory over Governors State University (Ill.) Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Stritch University Radisson Classic at the CSU Field House in Milwaukee, Wis. Vozel was one of five players to score in double figures in Saturday’s big win. In addition to Vozel, sophomore guard Kara Krolicki (Frankfort/ Lincoln-Way East) and junior forward Sami Pawlak (Geneva/NebraskaOmaha/Geneva Community) were both named to the all-tournament team following the event.

Pawlak and junior forward Meaghan McMahon (Frankfort/ Lincoln-Way East) both chipped in 11 points towards the winning effort.

The 11-point output was a careerhigh scoring total for McMahon.

Junior guard Mikayla Leyden (Chi-

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Last year, the team finished second in the state and was not happy about it.

“It was like a funeral all the way home,” O’Malley said.

But with a huge group of fans, including four busloads of students, surrounding the Eagles, Detweiller Park became their own party site for a little while.

“This is the complete opposite side of the spectrum as far as emotions go,” Sean Torpy said. “Last year we were upset and disappointed. We knew when we crossed the finish line that we just knew that we didn’t win that thing. We were kicking ourselves for the next 365 days.

“We wanted to come back here and redeem ourselves here and it’s unbelievable. Words cannot describe

cago/Trinity) and sophomore center Brittany Collins (Des Plaines, Ill./ Maine West) each recorded 10 points for the Cougars. Saint Xavier led from the onset scoring the first 18 points of the game en route to an 18-2 lead after the first quarter.

Hernandez second in CCAC race Finishing second overall with a time of 25 minutes, 15.96, sophomore Abel Hernandez (Alsip, / Shepard) highlighted a third-place team finish for the No. 25 ranked Saint Xavier University men’s cross country team Saturday morning at the 2015 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Cross Country Championships hosted by Olivet Nazarene University at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais.

Hernandez, along with junior Alan Guzman (Berwyn/Morton College/Morton East) and senior Janis Pastars (Ogre, Latvia/Cameron University/Latvia), all came across among the top 15 individuals to each represent SXU on this year’s allconference team. Guzman finished in sixth place with a time of 25:58.98, while Pastars claimed 15th place at26:33.11 in the 8K (8,000 meters) race.

Volleyball team loses to Cardinal Stritch Last Thursday, Cardinal Stritch beat the Cougars 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 in SXU’s final regular season match of the season.

Sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist Sydney McPhillips (Chicago/Hampton University/ Mother McAuley) had 12 kills to lead the Cougars (21-12).

— Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

“This is the complete opposite side of the spectrum as far as emotions go.”

— Sandburg’s Sean Torpy

how I feel.

“Four years ago I never thought I would be at this point.’’

Caleb Washington of Shepard was running as an individual and was gunning for an all-state bid (top 25 finish) but just missed it as he finished 26th with a time of 14:48, two seconds behind Wheeling’s Justin Loquercio. Shepard’s Paul Mikus finished 85th.

In Class 2A, Marist’s Kyle O’Farrell finished 70th, Richards’ Jason Mallo was 105th and Brother Rice’s Joe Sweeney was 128th.

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Karrington Ward is a Moraine Valley player who hopes to join former Cuclone Richaun Holmes in the NBA.

THE NEXT LEVEL

Ward aims to follow Holmes to NBA

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Moraine Valley Community College has one player in the NBA getting his feet wet.

Could another be on the way?

Karrington Ward, who played with the Cyclones in 2012-13, was drafted recently by the NBA Development League.

Ward, who played at Eastern Michigan University from 2013-15, was selected by the Phoenix Suns affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, and then was traded to Boston’s affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. He was the top pick in the second round after averaging 12.5 points per game at EMU. “(It’s) surreal because this is what I’ve wanted so the time is here,” Ward told the Eastern Echo newspaper. “I just have to go out and make it happen now.”

The 6-foot-7 forward was the Skyway Conference Player of the Year in his season at Moraine, averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds per game. He graduated from Lockport High School and hopes to make it to the NBA like another Lockport/Moraine grad, Richaun Holmes.

Holmes, who was drafted in the second round by Philadelphia, is learning the ropes in the infancy of his first season.

In his first four games, the Bowling Green graduate logged 42 minutes including 19 on Nov. 4 against Milwaukee, when he scored seven points – including a dunk -- and hauled down two rebounds but has two goaltending calls against him. “(For a rookie, the NBA is) dramatic with the non-stop information,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown told CSNPhilly. com. “You play against somebody different, the game offers challenges and we had a few illegal defenses the other day and we had to explain those types of things. You get hit with information all the time and you get dizzy.

“It’s going pretty well,” Holmes told the website. “I’m learning from the guys who have been here and figuring out things as I go from each game and try to get better.”

Strus leads Flyers in exhibition loss Max Strus, a graduate of Stagg, had foul problems and was held scoreless in the first half of Lewis University’s exhibition battle with Division I Loyola.

But he heated up in the second half, scoring 15 points in the 75-65 setback at the Gentile Center on Friday night.

He had three 3-pointers, seven rebounds and three assists on the night.

The Flyers open the regular season Friday night with a road game against Cedarville in the GLIAC/GMAC Challenge.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST We did so awful in Week 2 of the playoffs we don’t even want to talk about it except to say that perhaps King Fin may want to return his regular-season crown back to Burger King after his showing. So let’s talk about this week. Vorva is the only member of the quirky quintet to pick H-F, as he still thinks the Vikings are unbeatable even though they were beaten by Bolingbrook. Maholy is predicting he will go 10-0 this week.

He is on his own island in picking Nazareth to beat Joliet Catholic. Our fearless leader, Bob Rakow, is on his own island picking Waubonsie to beat Naperville. And Anthony Nasella is on his own island picking CreteMonee to beat Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. With all those islands, let’s seen who the professors are and who the Gilligans are.

Last week Postseason Regular season Brother Rice at Palatine Marist at Oswego Tinley Park at St. Laurence Homewood-Flossmoor at Loyola Naperville Central at Waubonsie Valley Joliet Catholic at Nazareth Hinsdale South at Lincoln-Way North Sacred Heart Griffin at Crete-Monee Riverside-Brookfield at Prairie Ridge Niles North at Bradley Bourbonnais

Jeff Vorva 6-4 12-8 71-18 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence H-F Naperville Joliet LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Bradley

Anthony Nasella 4-6 11-9 51-38 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Joliet LW North Crete-Monee R-B Niles North

Jason Maholy 6-4 13-7 63-26 Brother Rice Oswego St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Nazareth LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Bradley

Wally Findysz 2-8 10-10 71-18 Brother Rice Oswego St. Laurence Loyola Naperville Joliet LW North Sacred Heart Prairie Ridge Niles North

Bob Rakow 5-5 15-5 63-26 Brother Rice Marist St. Laurence Loyola Waubonsie Joliet LW North Sacred Heart R-B Bradley

Images from last week’s sporting events

Marist quarterback Brendan Skalitzky, who accounted for 633 yards during his team’s 59-56 second-round playoff win over Barrington, heads to the stands for a postgame hug.

Mother McAuley fans — including Santa Claus — cheer during the Mighty Macs’ loss to Benet during volleyball sectional action last Thursday.

Richards fans dress in military garb during their team’s 17-10 overtime football loss to Lincoln-Way North.

Jon Davis (far left photo) of Oakwood Fithian, was hoping to break Craig Virgin’s 1972 record of 13 minutes, 50.6 seconds for best time in a state cross country meet but he finished at 14:00 — the fourth-best time in state history.

Near left: Effingham St.Anthony junior Anna Sophia Keller, right photo, won her third straight Class 1A title and lapped a couple of runners in the race.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANNE STONE, GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 019851 10045 S. WALNUT TERRACE UNIT #101 PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2015, 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 10045 S. WALNUT TERRACE UNIT #101, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-301-006-1001.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-20038. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-20038 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 019851 TJSC#: 35-13083 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.

I674166

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-HYB 10 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HYB 10, Plaintiff V. KENNETH H. SOUTH A/K/A KEN SOUTH A/K/A K. SOUTH A/K/A K.H. SOUTH A/K/A KENNETH H. SOUTH JR.; MARIE E. SOUTH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; PALOS CREEK TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, Defendants 10 CH 11860 Property Address: 11061 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 10-033103 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 22, 2015, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on December 23, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 11061 South 84th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-14-411-006 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If the subject property is a condominium, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay such of the condominium association’s assessments and legal fees as are required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 316,245.03. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier’s checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered “as is,� with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at www.kallenrs.com.

For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I670937

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ILIRJAN RREDHI, HURMA RETHI, MIMOZA RREDHI, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 7132 7 COUR MICHELE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2015, 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 7 COUR MICHELE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-111-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home; detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1502185. 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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1502185 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 15 CH 7132 TJSC#: 35-11414 I673708

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.VALERIE BENNECKE SLACK, FIFTH THIRD BANK S/I/I TO FIFTH THIRD BANK (CHICAGO) Defendants 14 CH 20061 9220 SOUTH 85TH COURT HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 2015, 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 9220 SOUTH 85TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 2302-314-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home; two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1409533.

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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1409533 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 20061 TJSC#: 35-13523 I675231

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For Sale Public Notice Network Ruff, Weidenaar - Brandon Freud IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; Plaintiff vs.

STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 10, 1998 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 16107; PIOTR GACEK ; DANUTA GACEK; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants 15 CH 6645 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 7, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9758 South 90th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

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The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.ANTONIO D. MUSSARI, TASHA S. MUSSARI, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MIDFIRST BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 011246 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 24, 2015, 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 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-321-004. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-12413.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-12413 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011246 TJSC#: 35-15235 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.

I673770

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.PHILLIP N RAINES, PHILLIP N. RAINES, TRUSTEE OF THE PHILLIP N. RAINES REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 21, 2005, CITIBANK, N.A., VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 18079 9316 BRADFORD LANE Orland Park, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2015, 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 9316 BRADFORD LANE, Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-301-026-1074 VOL. 146. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $177,313.04.

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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 14-0974. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 14-0974 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 18079 TJSC#: 35-13179 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.

I673908

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB. Plaintiff, -v.MIROSLAW WISNIEWSKI A/K/A MIROSLAW A WISNIEWSKI, URSZULA WISNIEWSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 14132 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2015, 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 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-104-0240000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a two car attached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1224049. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1224049 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 14132 TJSC#: 35-12852 I674075

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MOREQUITY, INC Plaintiff, -v.ANDRZEJ KULIKOWSKI, RENETA KULIKOWSKI, PNC BANK, N.A. S/I/I TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 13 CH 5764 8115 WEST 90TH STREET HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 26, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2015, 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 8115 WEST 90TH STREET, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-209-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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.

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Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-05492.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS THIS WEEK Fair Trade Bazaar and luncheon

The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host a Fair Trade Luncheon and Bazaar on Tuesday, Nov. 17, featuring the Bright Endeavors candles and soaps, plus handcrafts and food from around the world.

A luncheon incorporating some of the fair trade products will be served at 12 noon, followed by a 1 p.m. presentation by John Guido of Bright Endeavors, a Chicagobased not-for-profit that provides intensive training and a pathway out of poverty for young mothers as they transition into quality permanent employment. Kathy Hahn of Rhythm of Hope will bring other fair trade goods from artisans in Africa and other corners of the world. Coffee, chocolate, and olive oil from the SERRV fair trade organization will also be sold at the bazaar.

Fair Trade is a system of trade in which artisans and farmers receive living wages and employment opportunities for the products they produce.

From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., guests will have an opportunity to shop at the bazaar for Fair Trade items including fair trade coffee, chocolate, candles, soap, jewelry, personal accessories, ornaments and more.

The luncheon costs $20 per person, and requires advance reservations. Folks who do not attend the luncheon may stop in to shop at the bazaar between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call 361-3650.

Laughter Circle

A monthly Laughter Circle meets at 6 p.m. this Sunday evening at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, which is a gathering of people who want to laugh—not from jokes or comedy routines, but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter! Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people get along better. O’Brien is a registered nurse and an advanced certified Laughter Leader.

O’Brien welcomes newcomers the laughter circle at any time. The cost of the laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien donates to The Center. Advance registration is appreciated. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Men’s Discussion Group

“The Four Agreements” will be discussed at a men’s discussion group at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on Tuesday Nov. 17, at 7 p.m.

Dr. Bill Hopkins will facilitate the discussion of Manuel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements,” a book of ancient Toltec wisdom. Known as Men’s Point of View, the discussion group was formed last year

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Harris, Dan Morley, Mark Walker and John Andringa. The group discusses a variety of issues and welcomes newcomers at any time.

No fee is charged, but registration is requested. Call 361-3650.

Cooking in the Colonies at Isle a la Cache

Learn how settlers cooked meals without electricity, gas or appliances during a Cooking in the Colonies program from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this Saturday, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Isle a la Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road.

The program will be led by traveling experts who will show attendees how cooking was done before Illinois was a state or George Washington was president.

The free program is for ages 12 and older. Registration is required; call 815-886-1467.

Orland Autumn Concert Series: The Melamed Band

The Orland Park Arts Commission presents The Melamed Band at 2 p.m. this Sunday.

The second concert in the commission’s autumn series, this show features Th Melamed Band founded by lead singer Tanya Melamed.

The concert will be held at the village’s Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane.

A native of Odessa, Ukraine, Melamed holds a master of arts in classical piano and jazz and has performed throughout the world.

The afternoon’s repertoire will include music from around the world including American, Latin, French, Italian and Eastern European.

Tickets are $20 per person and may be purchased at Recreation Administration, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave., and at the village’s Sportsplex at 11351 W. 159th St.. Tickets may also be purchased online at orland-park.il.us/FormCenter/ General-Forms-5/Melamed-BandConcert-Tickets-82. For more, call the Orland Park Recreation Department at 403-7275.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• Air Hockey with Behind the Heart - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host an Air Hockey Tournament with live music from punk band Behind the Heart. Free food samples will be provided

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• High School After Hours 10:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, The Bridge will extend their hours for high school students, invited to stay until midnight to participate in an air hockey tournament, enjoy live music from Behind the Heart, and for free food samples from Chili’s.

• Rock Climbing - 4 to 6 p.m.

Nov. 17, program with Lifetime Fitness will show students how to rock climb.

• Electric Guitar - 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Nov. 17 and 24, students will learn the basics of the electric guitar.

• Beaded Jewelry - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19, a program with the McCord Art Gallery to show students how to create their own beaded jewelry.

• Knit An Infinity Scarf - 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18, students will learn how to knit their own infinity scarf just in time for winter.

• Final Exam Game Plan - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18, students will learn some tips for final exam studying and for coming up with their own study plan.

• Computer Generated Images (CGI) - 3:45 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, will host a program with Moraine Valley Community College to teach students how to create their own CGI character.

• Zumba - 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, students will learn the basics of this Latin style dance workout.

• Lip Sync Battle - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Lip Sync Battle night. Free food samples will be provided by The Great American Bagel and Meijer.

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

UPCOMING Christmas Crafters Retreat

Registration is currently open for the annual woman’s Christmas retreat featuring handmade crafts and holiday fellowship, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Program Director Lois Lauer and folk-artist Holly Soule will help woman prepare both their hearts and their hearths for the Christmas season. Participants will create swags of fresh balsam, a variety of gift tags, caramel corn in pine-printed cookie tins, and Christmas cakes in holiday mugs.

In addition to crafts, the ladies will enjoy cozy fellowship, a walk in the woods, and time for quiet reflection.

The cost per participant is $75, which includes lunch, dinner, leadership, and supplies. Advance registration is required. The program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Christmas Teas

Tickets are now on sale for the lovely Christmas Teas at Log Cabins of The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. The teas are offered from Dec. 11 to 13 and Dec. 16 to 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Each event includes a large buffet of Christmas tea, cookies, cakes, tea sandwiches, and other goodies, plus an opportunity to make a bag of fragrant fresh Christmas potpourri of balsam, cinnamon, orange peel, cones and holly berries. A heartwarming Christmas story is then read before the fire.

Tickets must be reserved in advance and cost $30 per person.

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OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may enjoy being part of a network of friends. You will shine in group settings as this week unfolds.

At some point, however, you may find that these activities distract you from work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have both feet on the ground and a clear purpose. When your mate or a friend decides to take a new course you can offer support and sound guidance. Be true blue in the week ahead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An arrow can only be launched if it is first drawn backwards. Be generous and compassionate towards those who seem to be going the wrong way. Someone close may reach their target this week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Explore the benefits of taking an unconventional approach this week. Be original and resourceful when dealing with a financial matter, starting a new study, or beginning a creative project.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being popular and trustworthy may dominate your thinking. In the week ahead you can gain attention and make new friends through networking and sharing your openminded outlook with others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can travel far this week. Your journey, however, may only be of the mind, or vicariously through the experiences of a close friend or partner. Focus on learning something new and worthwhile.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may be idealistic about your possessions. You could be tempted to change what you have or how you handle your finances in the week ahead. Focus on working to deserve what you earn.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Change is in the air. Your trustworthiness is highlighted. You can allow your creative side to flourish during the week ahead although you might be wise to pinch a few pennies in the process.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You may work harder than usual in the week to come.

However, it might just seem that way due to low energy levels or emotional drains that stem from a trying family situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some things may not manifest quite in the way that you expect as this week commences. If you adapt, however, you will find a silver lining or a way to transform a problem into a benefit.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can purposefully make progress this week. By making

intelligent choices, and not giving in to unfounded fears, you can make changes that revitalize your financial situation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Draw attention to yourself. In the week ahead your commitment to a cause or personal charms can earn kudos. By demonstrating trustworthiness you can erase someone’s doubts or fears.

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in “Spectre.”

Craig’s Bond has been there and done that “Spectre” is neither bad nor good — it’s your standard run of the mill James Bond featurelength film. James is your standard superhero except for the fact he wears suits, drinks way to many cocktails, and sleeps around with beautiful women. This is not an innovative film: it’s just Bond being the secret agent he is meant to be.

It’s a cliché-driven franchise that has rebooted more times than one can count. This is not an innovative film: it’s just Bond being the secret agent he is meant to be.

In his fourth and hopefully last outing as Bond, we have Daniel Craig. When you can easily tell the lead actor wants nothing to with this film, that tells you all you need to know.

Every feature length 007 is the same for the most part. We get new villains, new gadgets, new places to visit, and most importantly new women for James to pounce on. If you’ve seen one Bond film, you’ve kind of seen them all.

“Spectre” is a so-so Bond film.

It’s no “Casino Royal,” which is the best of the Craig era and arguably best Bond film ever. The biggest thing that makes this only an alright film is Bond himself.

The film opens in Mexico City with a thrilling high octane opener, which sets the scene for a big letdown when the excitement of Mexico City doesn’t carry throughout. The opening action is what a Bond film is supposed to be like.

The first major letdown of the film is the opening credits. Only in a Bond film do the opening credits matter. There have been 23 other Bond films all with artistic opening credits. These credits have an overworked pop ballad with uninspiring visuals.

All the regular Bond characters are brought in: Q, Bond’s gadget maker; M, Bond’s superior; and Moneypenny. Some are portrayed

TONY PINTO by new people. This is the first Bond since 1995 where Judi Dench doesn’t played M, and her acting is missed.

The main villain is played by Christoph Waltz, who is the only other person worth mentioning.

Bond has to stop him from taking over the world’s security.

For a short while this film is politically correct. Toward the beginning Bond is intimate with

someone of his own age (the actress is actually two years older).

Who would have thought Bond would be with someone of his own age? Very quickly she gets tossed away and back he goes to the 20-year-olds that are way too young for him.

Director Sam Mendes keeps this film afloat. He takes unoriginal moments and makes them seem new again. Without him this would be an unoriginal mess.

This is easily the worst 007 to be released in the last 30 years, with the bad storyline, the bad characters, and the uninspired acting. If you’re a die-hard Craig-as- Bond fan, then maybe you might enjoy this soulless, unoriginal film.

Tony Pinto’s grade: C

Showcase Concert

Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 — Respighi Dawn on the Moscow River — Mussorgsky Symphony No. 1 Titan — Mahler 4 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015 Ozinga Auditorium Trinity Christian College 6601 W. College Dr. (Rt. 83), Palos Heights Adults $21-$26 | Seniors 65+ $16-$21 | Students $5 | Children 12 and under are free Tickets can be purchased at the door (cash/check), and in advance by calling 708-802-0686 or online at www.southwestsymphony.com.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency

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Tin bells workshop

Thursday, November 12 , 2015

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The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, will offer an antique tin bells art workshop on Monday, Nov. 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jackie Riffice of the Prairie Godmothers will teach students to make strings of tin bells from tin can lids. The bells are then attached to swags of fresh evergreens to make a hanging antique-looking Christmas decoration. Art student Maryanne O’Callaghan (pictured) shows her handmade tin bells on a swag of fresh balsam. The workshop cost of $15 plus a $6 materials fee. Advance registration is required. Call 361-3650.

Southwest Symphony’s Showcase concert this Sunday

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

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Healthy, flavorful scone recipe makes holiday season extra special Just as so many people consider the Labor Day weekend to be the official start of grilling season, I think of the first weeks of November as the start of baking season.

Halloween is over, and the time has come to turn our thoughts to preparing all the cookies, pies, cakes and other baked goods that we’ll serve and share for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and the new year.

I find sometimes that casual breakfasts and brunches get overlooked during all that celebrating, not to mention the mid-morning coffee get-togethers and afternoon tea gatherings that always seem to happen at the last minute. So, I thought I would share a special recipe for moments like that.

My Spelt Coconut Scones, though rich-tasting and delicious like we want all our baked treats to be, are also surprisingly good for you; the recipe comes from my most recent book, “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy” (Grand Central Life & Style, $30).

You may have heard of spelt, because it’s becoming more and more popular in all sorts of dishes today. This ancient cousin of wheat has not only a delicious nutty flavor but also a generous fiber content that makes it a good choice for people trying to add more good grains to their diets.

You can find both the white and whole-grain spelt flours my recipe calls for in the baking sections of well-stocked markets and health food stores.

The coconut in the recipe comes as rich, sweet-tasting and very satisfying coconut oil. Yes, it is a fat.

But some studies have found this particular form may help lower

cholesterol and reduce belly fat.

Well-stocked markets will carry it. The oil tends to solidify at cool room temperature; but, for the purpose of this recipe, transfer the amount you need to a bowl and chill it in the refrigerator before you cut it into cubes.

When combined with just a little sugar (the coconut oil itself tastes very sweet) and some nonfat yogurt and milk, the resulting dough comes out incredibly tender and flavorful. I like to serve the scones on their own or accompanied by marmalade or fruit jam, or with fresh berries and yogurt. I also love to split a scone and fill it with dollops of jam and nonfat yogurt.

The guests who are fortunate enough to be served these scones will feel they’ve had a very special holiday treat. Then, they’ll be amazed when you reveal that the scones are not only good but also good for them, at just 188 or so, with 72 of those calories coming mostly from what doctors consider “good” fat. Now that really is a holiday miracle!

SPELT COCONUT SCONES Makes about 15 • 3 cups (750 mL) white spelt flour • 3/4 cup (185 mL) whole-grain spelt flour • 1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/2 cup (125 mL) coconut oil, at cool room temperature (cool

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Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2 is featured in the next concert presented by the Southwest Symphony titled SSO Showcase beginning at 4 p.m. this Sunday in the Ozinga Auditorium of Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive. (Route 83), Palos Heights. The repertoire also includes Mussorgsky’s Dawn on the Moscow River, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 Titan. Tickets, $16 to $26, can be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling 708-802-0686 or online at www.southwestsymphony.com. Seniors pay $16 and students, $5. Instrumentalists wishing to audition for the Symphony should email at southwestsymphony@gmail.com.

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

By Wolfgang Puck

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enough to be solid), cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) pieces 1 large cage-free egg 1 cup (250 mL) nonfat plain yogurt 1/2 cup (125 mL) nonfat milk 6 tablespoons heavy cream, optional

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the spelt flours, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix briefly on low speed. Add the coconut oil and continue mixing on low speed, watching carefully, just until the coconut oil forms pea-sized pieces.

In a separate bowl, lightly whisk the egg. Add the yogurt and milk and whisk just until blended.

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Mix briefly on low speed, just until a soft dough forms.

Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface. With floured hands, pat it down into a rough rectangle and fold lengthwise in half. Pat down and fold again two or three times more. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

With a rolling pin on a floured work surface, roll out the chilled dough to a 1 1/4-inch (3-cm) thickness. With a 2-inch (5-cm) round cutter, cut out rounds of dough, placing them on a nonstick baking sheet. Gather up any scraps, knead them together briefly, and roll them out and cut into rounds.

If desired, lightly brush the tops of the scones with cream and sprinkle with a little sugar.

Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

“TERMINATOR GENISYS”: He’ll be back, all right: Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in a reboot of the sci-fi classic that cemented his movie stardom.

Once again, resistance fighter Reese (now played by Jai Courtney) travels back in time to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke, who also has worked with director Alan Taylor in “Game of Thrones”), who’s destined to give birth to the leader of the future pushback by men against machines. It’s a slightly friendlier Schwarzenegger who does his terminating this time, but there’s still room for welcome nods to his original performance.

Jason Clarke, no relation to Emilia, and “Whiplash” Oscar winner J.K. Simmons also star. *** (PG-13: N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TRAINWRECK”: It’s been quite a year for Amy Schumer, whose fame and opportunities have exploded ... verified in part by this comedy that trades heavily on her no-holds-barred image and humor, an area that director Judd Apatow has had considerable experience and success in. Also the picture’s writer, Schumer plays a journalist who has no limits in her approach to romance, until she starts considering being monogamous with the sports doctor (Bill Hader) she’s writing a story about. Basketball icon LeBron James makes a very notable appearance as himself, and in more than just the typical cameo; Tilda Swinton, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn and Vanessa Bayer also are featured. DVD extras: deleted scenes; outtakes; “Line-O-Rama.” *** (R and unrated versions: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BETTER CALL SAUL: SEASON ONE”: Though it was a gamble to attempt a prequel to the widely hailed and much-honored “Breaking Bad,” it was one that executive producer Vince Gilligan and AMC ultimately couldn’t resist. The tone is different, but Bob Odenkirk remains on board as Saul Goodman, depicting the Albuquerque misadventures of the character before he became the lawyer for Walter White ... and when “Saul” wasn’t even his name initially. Jonathan Banks also reprises his “Breaking Bad” role as Mike, with Michael McKean, Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian also in the regular cast. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; outtakes; music video. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “MR. HOLMES”: That’s “Mr. Holmes” as in “Sherlock” in this unique and involving take on the sleuthing legend, as Ian McKellen

plays the detective in retirement ... but that state ends for him when, though his faculties aren’t necessarily up to full speed, he’s determined to solve a case that has bothered him for three decades. Watching McKellen match his acting expertise to such an iconic character is a total joy, and Laura Linney adds typically solid support as Holmes’ housekeeper with Milo Parker also impressive as her son - in the screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“The Duchess”), based on Mitch Cullin’s novel and directed by Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls”). *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SELF/LESS”: It’s sci-fi time as a man’s mind gets a new body in this tale from genre veteran Tarsem Singh (“The Cell”). Ben Kingsley plays a real-estate kingpin whose failing health leads him to pursue a secret procedure, with Ryan Reynolds - who does quite a good job of channeling the Kingsley character - as the man who acquires his consciousness. Not everything is as it seems, though, to the point where the man’s new life may not last very long. Matthew Goode (“The Good Wife”), Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”), Derek Luke, Natalie Martinez and Victor Garber also star ... but the picture ultimately rises or falls on Reynolds, and it’s much to his credit that he keeps it afloat. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “MANIMAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: Confirming the notion that everything finds its way to home video sooner or later, this 1983 NBC series from the late, prolific television producer Glen A. Larson does indeed let a man (played by Simon MacCorkindale) transform himself into any animal he wants to be. That skill is of great help to the police detective

(Melody Anderson) and the exmilitary man (Michael D. Roberts) with whom he’s partnered to fight crime. Ursula Andress and Terry Kiser (“Weekend at Bernie’s”) guest-star in the extended pilot episode. Also new on disc is Larson’s fantasy-adventure “Automan,” starring Desi Arnaz Jr. *** DVD extras: interview with Larson; photo galleries. (Not rated: V)

COMING SOON: “WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS” (Nov. 17): A young disc jockey (Zac Efron) falls for the girlfriend of his new mentor (Wes Bentley).

(R: AS, N, P) “AMERICAN ULTRA” (Nov. 24): Not realizing he’s a CIA operative with deeply implanted spy skills, a slacker (Jesse Eisenberg) is targeted for elimination. (R: AS, P, GV) “RICKI AND THE FLASH” (Nov. 24): A would-be rock star (Meryl Streep) is summoned home to deal with her troubled daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s actual offspring). (PG-13: AS, P) “MINIONS” (Dec. 8): The animated “Despicable Me” characters get their own movie, taking them to 1960s-era New York and London; voices include Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm. (PG: AS) “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION” (Dec. 15): Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is an agent without an agency after the CIA shuts down his team. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “A WALK IN THE WOODS” (Dec. 29): A travel writer (Robert Redford) tackles the Appalachian Trail with a very dissimilar friend (Nick Nolte). (R: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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