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Chuck E. Cheese’s closing its Oak Lawn location By Dermot Connolly Chuck E. Cheese’s officials have decided to close the company’s Oak Lawn location instead of getting entangled in a court battle. The parent company of the Chuck E. Cheese’s franchise in Oak Lawn made the surprise announcement on Dec. 7 that the restaurant and entertainment center at 4031 W. 95th St. would be leaving town. The announcement came shortly before the village board was to meet in a special emergency session that could have led to the restaurant’s business license being revoked. Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th), whose district includes Chuck E. Cheese’s, had organized several meetings in recent months to discuss the chronic problem of violent altercations inside and outside the business that resulted in frequent 911 calls. The company had added more security and lighting
inside and outside the business. It has made other changes inside aimed at reducing the chances of fights breaking out. But Chris Kelly, the regional vice president of Chuck E. Cheese’s, was given an ultimatum at the Nov. 22 village board meeting: If problems continued, the next step would be starting the process of revoking the business license. Vorderer had formed a residents’ advisory group to monitor the situation. But after a drive-by shooting incident involving a restaurant patron that occurred Dec. 3 in Evergreen Park, Vorderer asked Mayor Sandra Bury to call a special emergency meeting of the village board. The shooting victim had just left Chuck E. Cheese’s when the incident occurred at 9 p.m. on Dec. 3. According to reports, he was about two blocks from the restaurant, driving east on 95th Street near Springfield See OAK LAWN, Page 8
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The Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant and entertainment center at 4031 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn soon will close its doors.
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Mayor wants plans for Ridgefest 2017 By Dermot Connolly
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Worth Lion John Bruce trims the trunk of a newly bought Christmas tree for Mike Nelin in the Lions Club tree lot at 116th Street and Harlem Avenue on Saturday.
Lions spread joy with Christmas trees By Dermot Connolly Members of the Worth Lions Club have been happily selling Christmas trees once again, a tradition that began soon after the chapter was founded in 1953. On Saturday, the Lions Club tree lot at 116th and Harlem Avenue was bustling with activity, as people came to pick out their trees before the snow fell. Many left with the trees either tied to the roof of their vehicles, or in some cases stuffed in the back of a van. “This is our one fundraiser of the year. We’re here from the day after Thanksgiving to whenever the trees are sold out, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily,” said Greg Mazak, the chairman of the tree lot committee. “If we only have a couple left, we will donate them to local needy residents.
Worth Lion Bob Zabka (at right) joins Therese and Tony Wyatt for a photo after helping them load a tree into their pickup truck at the Worth Lions Club tree lot Saturday.
“Every chapter has to support itself with fundraisers, and our founders came up with the idea of the tree sales,” he explained. The Palos and Orland Lions Clubs also sell Christmas trees.
Although it is still 2016, local communities are already looking forward to their 2017 summer festivals. Chicago Ridge Mayor Charles Tokar told the Village Board at the Dec. 6 meeting that it was time to starting thinking about RidgeFest 2017, traditionally held the last weekend in July. The board agreed to discuss the issue at the next meeting, on Dec. 20. “We have to decide whether we are going to continue with RidgeFest, for the 28th year. I’m already getting calls from bands (to gauge our interest). And a lot of these bands book up at least six months ahead of time, especially the good bands, like Infinity, that we have been getting,” the mayor said. Tokar provided printouts showing that RidgeFest 2016 raised a total of $19,239 for local nonprofits this year, up from $16,499 in 2015. At the Dec. 6 meeting, the mayor presented checks of varying amounts to a dozen local programs, including the Friendship Club, Ridge Seniors, the Park District, Chicago Ridge Library, Southwest Ball Hockey, and several scouting troops.
Money also was raised for the Kids Christmas Party, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Knights of Columbus and Operation Santa, an annual tradition held last Saturday in which Santa and dozens of volunteer elves of all ages travel through the village on fire engines dropping off gifts for every child in town. Tokar pointed out that since the fest began in 1990, more than $1.15 million has been raised for local non-profits. According to the information provided, 1994 was the most profitable year, when $43,700 was raised. “What is this talk about ending RidgeFest?” asked Trustee Jack Lind. “We’re not seriously considering that, are we?” Trustee Sally Durkin said she was not asking for it to end, but she told Tokar, who chairs the RidgeFest committee, that she would like to see details about how much the fest costs, which she has asked for previously. Tokar said residents have asked him about rumors they heard that the fest would be ending, and wanted to gauge the interest of the trustees in keeping it. An informal poll determined that all See RIDGEFEST, Page 8
“We always start out with 1,000 trees, as well as some wreaths. We go through a broker and get balsam firs from Nova See LIONS, Page 8
Hickory Hills makes push to aid fire-ravaged Gatlinburg By Sharon L. Filkins
The Hickory Hills City Council voted to donate funds to aid recovery efforts in fireravaged Gatlinburg, Tenn., during the council meeting held last Thursday. Responding to a request from Ald. Tom McAvoy (3rd Ward) and Mayor Mike Howley, the council called for the vote on a donation of $200. The donation funds will be provided through the non-taxpayer funded Discretionary Fund.
McAvoy stated that he had contacted the municipalities of both Gatlinburg and Sevier, Tenn., at the request of a 3rd Ward resident who had family members in that area. “It was very difficult to reach anyone, as normal communications were all down,” he said. “I was told that any money sent would be directed to the Red Cross for clean-up and survival efforts.” McAvoy said he personally understood the devastation caused by fire, as his home had burned down 27 years ago.
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“But I had neighbors who were there to help me,” McAvoy said. “I can’t imagine how these people feel with their entire neighborhoods destroyed.” He said anyone wishing to donate can send checks to Sevier County Fire Relief Fund, c/o Citizens National Bank, 200 Forks of the River Pkwy, Sevierville, TN 37862, or, Gatlinburg Relief Fund, c/o SmartBank, P.O. Box 1910, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863. See HICKORY HILLS, Page 11
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A grand honor for hitting 1,000
St. Xavier women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg (left) was honored Saturday for recently earning his 1,000th career victory. The Oak Lawn native started coaching at Kennedy High School in 1966 and went on to coach SXU’s men, Chicago State’s men, and the University of IllinoisChicago’s men. In 2000 he started the SXU women’s program. Former longtime voice of SXU, Robert Maszak (right), read off the 72-year-old coach’s many accomplishments to the audience at Bob Hallberg Court in the Shannon Center. More coverage in Sports.
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Police put drivers on alert for holiday season The Chicago Ridge Police Department is looking for drunk drivers this holiday season as part of a special yearend “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement. Beginning Friday, Dec. 16, and continuing into the New Year, motorists will see stepped-up enforcement to watch for anyone who is driving impaired, distracted or without a seat belt. Too often, drivers take to the roads after drinking at holiday celebrations. Police said that shows the decision to drive while impaired can have serious and sometimes deadly consequences.
ing is causing a traffic crash that could result in injury or death. Some of the tips to stay safe on the road this holiday season include that if you are drinking, plan on not driving. Arrange for a safe ride home or designate a sober driver before attending a party. If you become intoxicated or drug-impaired, do not drive for any reason, according to police. Call a taxi, phone a sober friend or family member. or use public transportation Police said that if someone you know has been drinking, do not let that person get behind the wheel.
In 2015, 35,092 people in the U.S. were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, and 29 percent (10,265) died in crashes where the driver had a blood alcohol concentration over the limit of .08, according to police. Drunk or drug-impaired driving offenders often serve jail time, lose their driver’s license, are charged higher insurance rates and pay dozens of unanticipated expenses ranging from attorney fees, court costs, car towing and repairs, and lost wages due to time off work. The Chicago Ridge Police Department said the ultimate cost of impaired driv-
Oak Lawn police charge man for attempted car burglary The Oak Lawn police arrested and charged a man for attempted car burglary on Saturday in the 10700 block of South Lorel Avenue. David M. Cornwell-Adams, 26, of the 11700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, Worth, was arrested by police. At 7:22 p.m. on Dec. 10, a resident observed someone entering two parked vehicles. A short time later, Oak Lawn police police said they observed someone matching the offender’s description given by the resident. The suspect attempted to hide, police said. The resident positively identified the man as the one attempting to gain entry to two vehicles, according to police. Police said Cornwell-Adams was taken into custody after several items be-
Chicago Ridge Criminal trespassing James P. Gram, 23, of the 10000 block of South 86th Terrace, Palos Hills, was charged with criminal trespassing to a stolen motor vehicle following a traffic stop at 10:11 a.m. Friday in the 10200 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said they recognized the vehicle he was driving as one reported stolen several weeks ago from a business on 111th Street. He was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for domestic battery. He was also charged with two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance after police said several Alprazolam pills and a small quantity of heroin were found in his car. He was also cited for driving on a suspended license and obstructing identification because he gave a false name. He was held for a bond hearing. • Jamil J. Khalic, 19, of the 6500 block of West 157th Street, Oak Forest, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at Sayre and Virginia avenues at 12:20 a.m. Friday. Police said he was also cited for improper display of a license plate. He is due in court on Jan. 5. • Akell M. Awad, 38, of the 9700 block of Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:05 p.m. Friday in the 10300 block of South Harlem Avenue. He was also cited for a license plate violation. He is due in court on Dec. 29.
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Evergreen Park Aggravated assault Buford Arrington, 59, of Chicago, was charged with battery and aggravated assault following an incident at a gas station in the 2600 block of West 95th Street at 4:25 p.m. Dec. 3. Police said the gas station manager reported that Arrington got into a verbal altercation with him, and threatened him by displaying a gun in a holster. He then allegedly reversed his vehicle into the manager.
Identity theft Lawrence Kalafut, 22, of Evergreen Park, was charged with felony identity theft following an investigation that led to his arrest at his home in the 9400 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Dec. 2. Police said a woman first reported suspicious activity on her credit card in April, and Kalafut allegedly charged up to $7,800 in fraudulent charges using her credit information.
Solicitation of a minor Police said an investigation led to the arrest of Israel Beltran, 37, of Franklin Park, on a charge of indecent solicitation of a child at 4:45 p.m. Dec. 6 in the 9400 block of South Kedzie Avenue. Police said he conversed about sex using the internet and traveled to meet a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl. He was also charged with traveling to meet a minor for sex.
Retail theft • Gregory Holland, 32, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said he took a $78 sound bar. • Daniel Codo, 22, of Evergreen Park, was charged with retail theft at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said he took five items, including a cell phone power cord and T-shirts worth $48.95 in total. • Brian Guilfoyle, 21, of Demotte, Ind., was charged with retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 5:52 p.m. Dec. 2. Police said he took two electronics items worth $57.76. • Maliqua Brandon, 23, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 4:32 p.m. Dec. 1. Police said that while working as a cashier, she deliberately under rang groceries and merchandise on three occasions, on Nov. 18, 19 and 25, costing the company more than $395.
Public intoxication James Siciliani, 21, of Evergreen Park, was charged with use of intoxicating compounds following his arrest at 2:18 p.m. Dec. 2 in the 2800 block of West 95th Street. Police said he urinated in public, and was visibly intoxicated.
Hickory Hills Marijuana possession Omar Mahmoud, 23, of the 9100 block of South Komensky Avenue, Oak Lawn, was issued a local ordinance violation for possession of cannabis following a traffic stop in the 9100 block of Roberts Road at 9:32 p.m. Friday. Police said they stopped Mahmoud’s car after
seeing his 22-year-old passenger smoking a marijuana pipe. The pipe was turned over to police and the passenger was not cited, but Mahmoud was after 2.2 grams of marijuana was found in the glove box of his car. He is due at a hearing in City Hall on Jan. 10.
one, blocking it in, in a gas station parking lot. He was also cited for obstructing identification, leaving a motor vehicle unattended and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was issued a local ordinance violation for possession of cannabis. He is due in court on Jan. 4.
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License charges • Patricia Rubio-Resendez, 44, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 3:40 p.m. Dec. 6 in the 4100 block of West 93rd Street. Police said she was also cited for passing a stopped school bus while passengers were getting off. She is due in court on Jan. 7. • Joe R. Cooley, 51, of Rockford, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 4:25 p.m. Dec. 8 in the 10700 block of South Pulaski Road. He also had an outstanding DuPage County warrant for failure to appear in court on a traffic offense. He was held pending bond and is due in court on Jan. 25.
Retail theft Olivia V. Howell, 24, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., at 6:26 p.m. Dec. 5. Police said she was observed taking merchandise off shelves and putting it in Kmart bags she had taken from behind a counter. She was stopped outside after leaving with the bags, allegedly containing six Chicago Bears hats, four Lego toys and other items worth about $200. She initially gave a false name, and was also cited for obstructing identification. She is due in court on Jan. 24.
Hit-and-run Ulesha RJ McNairy, 21, of Chicago, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident at 3:09 p.m. Dec. 1 in a parking lot of a shopping plaza at 8816 S. Cicero Ave. Police said she was stopped shortly afterward at Southwest Highway and 48th Court. She was also cited for improper overtaking on the left, failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, and driving without insurance. She is due in court on Jan. 24.
DUI charge Matthew R. Alaniz, 32, of Dixmoor, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a three-car collision at 10:29 p.m. Nov. 25 at 95th Street and Melvina Avenue. Police said his Kia was traveling in the eastbound lanes when it struck a car in front of it, causing it to hit a third car stopped at a red light. They said he registered a .157 blood-alcohol count on a breath test. He was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash. He is due in court on Jan. 6.
Palos Hills DUI charge Ahmed Braqa, 19, of Bridgeview, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 9 p.m. Dec. 6 in the 10300 block of South Roberts Road. Police said they stopped and questioned him after he parked a car behind another
• Police are investigating a fraud complaint received from Webb Auto Outlet, 10926 Southwest Highway, at noon on Dec. 6. Police were informed that someone had purchased a vehicle with a fraudulent cashier’s check. • A Palos Hills resident reported falling victim to deceptive practice scam involving a computer at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. The person told police that their computer froze and a notice appeared on the screen advising them to call a listed telephone number for assistance. The victim dialed the number and was advised to send money via iTunes gift cards in order for the computer to be restored. When the gift cards were sent, the offenders requested more money. Officials at the victim’s bank advised calling the police.
Theft and battery An employee of Papa John’s, 8803 W. 95th St., reported a theft and battery at 9 p.m. Friday. Police were informed that two people had agreed through social media to meet at Papa John’s to fight each other. An employee from Papa John’s stepped in to stop the fight, and during the scuffle, his sweatshirt and keys were taken and the offenders fled the area.
Theft incident A package containing cellphones was reported stolen off a porch in the 8900 block of West 100th Place at 3 p.m. Saturday. The victim said the package was delivered by UPS but someone had removed the package from outside his front door before he arrived home.
Robbery incident A woman reported being robbed of her purse while she was walking in the 10500 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8 p.m. Dec. 10. She said she was stopped by three of four people who pushed her to the ground and took her purse. She was not injured and the purse and all its contents were located behind a nearby car wash.
Worth Driving offenses • Muhanad Farraj, 25, of the 15000 block of Evergreen Drive, Orland Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:25 a.m. Dec. 4 in the 7300 block of West 111th Street. Police said he was also cited for having no rear license plate light and tinted side and rear windows. He is due in court on Jan. 9. • A. Gancarski, 37, of the 8000 block of South Central Avenue, Burbank, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:10 p.m. Dec. 7 in the 11300 block of South Oak Park Avenue. Police said he was also cited for speeding 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. He also was wanted on a DuPage County warrant for failure to appear in court. He is due in court on Jan. 9. • Luis A. Cortez, 20, of the 4100 block of West 119th Street, Alsip, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:01 a.m. last Thursday, in the 7200 block of West 109th Street. Police said he was also cited for having an obstructed windshield. He is due in court on Jan. 9.
Police reports are 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 guility in a court of law.
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Learning about giving during Christmas
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hristmas is just 10 days away. It’s funny how time goes by so quickly when we grow older. For a child, 10 days is an eternity. St. Nick’s arrival seems like it will never get here. I can’t recall all of my earliest moments of Christmas. But I knew I was getting a little older when my mother suggested that Christmas is also about giving. She reminded me that it is better to give than receive. Well, I knew she was right, of course. But I guess there was the part of me that liked that receiving part. When you are very young, Christmas puts you in a euphoric state. Little kids receive the gifts and are excited about the prospects the big day brings. Parents are delighted to see their kids excited when they are opening their presents. But that one year when my mother suggested that maybe I should buy some gifts sticks out in my mind. My older sister was already Joe buying little gifts for my parents and siblings. Boyle So, I got in the spirit of things. The main obstacle was money. The weather could play a large role in having additional money to purchase gifts. A heavy snowfall like we have experienced this December could be lucrative. I would grab a shovel and ask neighbors if they needed their sidewalks cleared of snow. The majority of residents would say yes. During the 1960s, we had more stay-at-home moms. In many cases, those moms could not work because they had several small children to take care of. The dads were usually still out working. That seemed to be the majority of residents for whom I would shovel snow. My mother realized my dilemma. She would suggest chores I could perform that she would pay me for so that I could go Christmas shopping. During my early years, I lived in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, at 100th and Michigan Avenue. I think the first time I actually went shopping was at a Ben Franklin store that was east on 103rd Street. I recall that I purchased a small doll for my younger sister and a large pink cup for my mother. I just felt they were going to be thrilled when they opened their presents. Well, let’s put it this way: It’s a good thing that Santa Claus makes house calls. I imagine my mother got a chuckle out of that. While living in Roseland, my father often would drive us to 111th and Michigan Avenue, where the main stores were all located for shopping. We would drive into the Gately’s Peoples Store parking lot in the back. Large crowds of shoppers can be seen walking up and down Michigan Avenue. The parking lot was on several floors. I remember seemingly going in circles before my father found a parking place Gately’s was great in that it was a family-owned operation that had several floors and a variety of goods. I recall the toys were at the bottom level and I spent a lot of time down there. My mother often would look over my shoulder and ask if I liked something. Amazingly, those gifts often ended up under our Christmas tree. But a trip to Gately’s provided opportunity for all of us to do some shopping. I could buy some little gifts for my parents and my brothers and sisters in one trip. A trip to Gately’s might also mean that our parents would buy us some popcorn. I always remember the popcorn machine at Gately’s. They had a dinette as well. Even after we moved to Chicago’s Washington Heights neighborhood, we still would occasionally go to Gately’s. But a lot of our Christmas shopping was now done at the Evergreen Plaza. We actually went there a couple of times when we lived in Roseland. I recall being there once with the snow coming down and looking at the long series of retail shops and restaurants. I remember my mom telling me that they were going to put a roof on it. I thought that was amazing. In 1966, they did just that. The Plaza allowed for plenty of opportunities for shopping because there were so many stores. Many times I would go with my sister, taking the bus from 95th and Throop to 95th and Western. At that point, I had more money over the holidays. I would continue to shovel snow and sometimes receive a couple of bucks for pushing drivers out of snow drifts. The presents I bought were of a higher quality, too. But I don’t always remember the presents. I just remember having a good time. Those days of Christmas shopping at Gately’s and the Evergreen Plaza were special.
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Hickory Hills sisters Yoli and Cieli Cruz sit on their plastic toboggans and wait for others to clear a path before they push off for a gleeful ride down a hill at Kasey Meadow Park, 8045 W. 91st Place, Hickory Hills. Several hundred people took advantage of last weekend’s heavy snowfall to hit the familiar slope.
Oak Lawn board appproves lowering property taxes, increasing pension funds By Dermot Connolly The Oak Lawn Village Board approved the 2017 tax levy and budget, following a public hearing that preceded the regular meeting on Tuesday. There was no public comment during the hearing. Village Manager Larry Deetjen noted that three public workshops were held to discuss the budget over the last month prior to the vote. He said the 2017 budget amounts to just over $56 million. All funds, together with the general operating fund, total $157 million, which is down from $161.9 million for 2016. “There is no increase in the tax levy,” Deetjen stated. “The board has also proposed to put more money into the police and fire local pension funds,” he said, referring to a spending plan agreed upon earlier this year that guarantees an increasing amount of money will be allocated for pension funds. “You’ll see overall efforts to reduce debt,” he said. The village manager said a copy of the proposed budget has been available for public viewing in the village clerk’s office, and it will be made available on the village website. “This is the fourth year in a row that we have reduced property taxes,” said Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th). “It is by a small amount, but it is still a reduction.
We’ve increased pension funding and we’ve basically cut the budget to the bone.” While the tax levy was passed unanimously, the budget was approved 5-1, with the dissenting cast by Trustee Bob Streit (3rd). He is planning to run against Mayor Sandra Bury in the April 4 municipal election. Bury has already filed her nominating petitions, and Streit said he is planning to do so before the Dec. 19 deadline. Vorderer and fellow trustees Alex Olejniczak (2nd) and Michael Carberry (6th) are also planning to run for re-election. After the meeting, Streit said “there are many reasons” he voted against the budget. For one thing, he said, “We budgeted some revenues that we haven’t generated yet, including funds due from Advocate Christ Medical Center.” During the meeting, the board voted to authorize the execution of a letter of intent to sell a piece of property at 9500 S. 50th Court to Shamsuddin Panjwani, who owns multiple Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the village. Deetjen said Panjwani plans to build out of what was a dental office and turn it into another restaurant. But Streit said the funds from the sale have already been built into the budget. “It’s one-time revenue and it is not good business practice,” Streit said. It was pointed out that some-
thing similar was done during the previous administration when the property beside the Village Hall that Oak Lawn Bank & Trust now sits on was sold. “Well, if it was criticized as bad business, then it still is,” Streit said. In other business, the board voted unanimously against approving a special-use permit needed for a used-car dealership to be built at 4871 W. 95th St. The Planning and Development Com-
mission voted 8-0 to recommend the permit. But Olejniczak cited the village ordinance prohibiting used car businesses in the village unless they are connected to new car dealerships. “It is not that it is a bad business, but it just won’t work here,” the trustee said. Several other trustees voiced agreement, saying it would be unfair to the many existing car dealerships that have stood by the village through thick and thin.
Joe Boyle is the editor of The Reporter. He can be reached at thereporter@comcast.net.
Southwest Half Marathon will add a youth race in 2017 By Jeff Vorva The 10th running of the Southwest Half Marathon will have a new wrinkle — a third race. The event already has a half marathon and it added a 10K run in 2014. Organizers are adding a 1-mile youth race to the event in 2017. “We are very excited about adding a youth race,” co-race coordinator Jeff Prestinario said. “Now our races will be more of
an entire family event.” The event, which is run mostly though Palos Heights on Route 83, will take place on May 7. Oakwood Hills’ Ryan Giuliano is the defending halfmarathon champ. He also won in 2014. His wife, Jacqui, won in 2013. Chicago’s Wendy Jaehn was the women’s winner in 2016. Chicago Ridge’s Robert Ortega won the 10K race and Chicago’s Veronica Laureano was the top female finisher.
Feed6 event to aid food pantries, veterans The fourth annual Feed6 Meal Packaging event will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, 5345 W. 99th St., Oak Lawn. Students, families, teachers and staff are invited to come out to the two-hour event. Students have been working to raise a minimum of $30,000 to
help cover the costs of the food, materials and delivery. Anyone who is interested must raise a minimum of $20. The event is a chance for the community to come together and give back during this season of giving. Last year, over 150 volunteers were able to donate more than 17,000 meals for veterans and local food pantries.
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‘Big Balloon Show’ is big fun at Oak Lawn Library A large crowd of parents and children attended The Big Balloon Show on Sunday afternoon at the Oak Lawn Library despite the snow that was accumulating outside.
The family event was led by “Smartypants,” who entertained kids and adults alike with various tricks and amusing stunts. He was assisted by Miss Dena, who also happens to
be his wife. The theatrical-style balloon show featured magic, comedy, audience participation and balloon props. Smartypants, with the assistance
of Miss Dena, balanced balloons on his nose and made an assortment of animals from the balloons. Smartypants also made a hula hoop out of balloons. He also entertained the
crowd by making a large snowman. More information about this and other youth programs can be obtained by calling the Oak Lawn Library, (708) 422-4990 or visit wwwolpl.org.
The performers of The Big Balloon Show played tricks with balloons and even made a large snowman to the delight of the kids Sunday at the Oak Lawn Library.
Children laugh at the antics taking place at The Big Balloon Show. “Smartypants” balances a balloon on his nose during The Big Balloon Show at the Oak Lawn Library.
Smartypants entertains the crowd by making a hat out of balloons during The Big Balloon Show.
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Lipinski introduces ‘Buy American’ legislation with bipartisan support Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), along with Cong. Cheri Bustos (D-17th) and Cong. Walter Jones (RN.C.), have introduced the Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act. This legislation is designed to create jobs and grow the economy by ensuring that all iron and steel products is used for projects in the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). “We must strengthen Buy America laws and close the loopholes that allow our tax dollars to employ foreign workers rather than Americans,” said Lipinski. “Buying American is one of the fastest and most effective ways to create jobs and give the overall economy a boost. This legislation would help ensure that we are supporting American workers, especially the hard-working middle class.” “Growing our local economy and boosting the manufacturing industry in our region have always been among my top priorities – that’s why I’m introducing this bipartisan, common-sense Buy
America legislation,” Bustos said. “Our state and federally funded construction projects should use American-made steel and iron while benefitting American workers. I’m proud to join Representatives Lipinski and Jones in this effort, and I will continue to fight for Illinois’ manufacturers and working families.” Many infrastructure projects are subject to “Buy America” provisions that require the use of American-made iron and steel. In the fall, the Senate passed their version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including a permanent “Buy America” requirement for projects funded by the DWSRF. Two weeks ago, Lipinski led members, including Bustos and Jones, in calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to include permanent Buy America provisions for any DWSRF projects in the final WRDA bill. The current WRDA bill only contains a one year application of Buy America to the DWSRF, Lipinski said.
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News and events from our archives
New school will be built in Oak Lawn • 50 years ago
From the Dec. 15, 1966 issue The story: Nearly 50 people braved the heavy snow fall and icy conditions to attend the ground-breaking ceremonies by the District 125 school location at 110th Street and Knox Avenue in Oak Lawn. This will be the fourth school for the district. Present at the ground-breaking were some individuals who first suggested the school name, Oak View. On hand for the groundbreaking were Emerson Thoms, school board building secretary; board member Richard Crawford; and Al Hager, architect for the school and member of the firm Childs and Smith. Also in attendance at the ground-breaking were Charles Smith, who is also a member of Childs and Smith; J.J. Salovaaro, village manager of Oak Lawn; and William Smith, the district school superintendent.
Chicago Ridge SD expects to be operating at deficit • 25 years ago
From the Dec. 12, 1991 issue The story: The Chicago Ridge School District 1271/2 Board of Education adopted its 1991 tax levy on Tuesday night. However, school board members expect to be operating at a deficit in the coming years. Although the estimated 1991 levy of $2,375,013 is seven percent higher than the $2,330,206 levied in 1990, District 1271/2 Business Manager Betty Hansen said they will probably be operating with a deficit for 1992-93. Hansen said that the district is levying more money than it did last year. The state multiplier is used to determine the equalized assesses valuation (EAV) of real estate. She said it is expected to go down in the future, meaning less money for the district. The quote: “It’s a concept that confuses a lot of people,” said Hansen. “The levy is just a request for money, but lower EAV rates can mean less money.”
Minimum wage bill is step closer to becoming law • 10 years ago
From the Dec. 14, 2006 issue The story: A bill to increase the minimum wage in Illinois has passed in both the state House and Senate and is awaiting Gov. Blagojevich’s signature. State Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-16th), whose district includes portions of Oak Lawn, said that more than 600,000 Illinois workers will benefit from the increase. Voters were asked on the November ballot by a non-binding advisory referendum the question whether Illinois should enact legislation to increase the minimum wage for state workers from $6.50 an hour to $7.50 an hour. The question received 80.24 percent of the votes in favor of the increase and 19.76 against. The quote: “I think in fairness there was a need (for the increase),” said state Sen. Ed Maloney (D-18th). “It made sense.”
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Local state rep joins lawsuit over holding back of legislators’ pay By Joe Boyle
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The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above is): Menard worship. Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net. We had several correct answers to last week’s Whatizit. The answer was Sullivan Park, at 9900 S. Kostner Ave., Oak Lawn. The full name of the park is Patrick Sullivan Park, named after an Oak Lawn Park District commissioner who died in 1998. Providing the correct answer was Oak Lawn resident Mike Sutko, who pointed out that the statues of the two children can be found at the northeast corner of the park. Evergreen Park resident Henrietta Mysliwiec also knew it was Sullivan Park, as did Oak Lawn residents Carol and Jerry Janicki, and Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum. The park was dedicated during a ceremony with members of the Oak Lawn Park District in 2010.
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A local state representative was among a group of Democrats who filed a lawsuit against former comptroller Leslie Munger on Dec. 2, protesting Munger’s decision to hold up legislators’ paychecks during the budget stalemate. State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31st), whose district includes large portions of Oak Lawn, said Munger’s call to stop paying legislators is wrong and unconstitutional. “I work for the 31st District and I work for the people of Illinois,” said Flowers, who has been a state representative since 1985. “And I am not beholden to Gov. Rauner and Leslie Munger and will not adhere to their wishes. I’m not going to go along with his turnaround agenda.” Flowers joined five other state representatives in the lawsuit. She is joined by Kate Cloonen (D-79th), Lisa Hernandez (D-24th), Sonya Harper (D-6th), Silvana Tabares (D21st), and Emanuel “Chris” Welch ( D-7th). Munger held a news conference on the day the lawsuit was filed, which also happened to be her final day in office. “Their action comes eight months after
I implemented a policy requiring that all state elected leaders — myself included — be treated just like everyone else,” said Munger. “How cowardly and self-serving that while they refused to challenge my action while Flowers I was in office, they are now going to court when there will be a new administration led by one of their own.” Former Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza was sworn in as the new state comptroller on Dec. 5 in Springfield. Munger was appointed by Rauner to complete the term of Judy Baar Topinka, who died in December 2014. Munger lost to Mendoza in the Nov. 8 election. Mendoza has stated that she will look out for the most vulnerable during the budget stalemate. She said she will not be paying legislators during the budget impasse unless the courts inform her otherwise. Flowers was asked if the lawsuit would continue under Mendoza, a Democrat. She said it would.
“I think it is very unfortunate that the new comptroller has taken the stand that she believes is most popular. That is something she is going to have to wrestle with. But, yes, the lawsuit continues.” Flowers then took her frustrations out on Rauner, whom she said has done nothing to create dialogue and come up with a solution to break the budget deadlock. “This is a person (Rauner) who would do away with the constitution,” said Flowers. “I have to fight for my rights, too. And I would fight the same way for the rights of the people who live in my district. It is the law that we should be paid. I am not a vendor. If the governor can do this to us, what else can he do to us later if we let him?” Despite those concerns, Flowers said she believes a budget can be reached next month. She said that Rauner never presents a budget. He makes certain demands and wants Democrats to adhere to them, Flowers said. “If he would make a proposal, we could debate certain issues and come to agreement on some things,” said Flowers. “I have been working every day. I have not missed any committee meetings. I am very optimistic that we are going to get something done.”
Santa and his helpers bring toys to kids Santa Claus and his volunteer helpers carrying sacks of toys walk down Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge on Saturday, dropping toys off at every house with children during Operation Santa. The event is held annually in Chicago Ridge. This year, 5,000 gifts were wrapped and dropped off at homes throughout the village by Santa and his helpers. Photo by Dermot Connolly
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Lipinski calls for probe of Russia’s alleged hacking Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) calls for a full investigation over Russia’s alleged hacking and attempts to influence the presidential election in November. “I am deeply troubled by reports coming from the CIA regarding possible Russian interference in our recent elections. Based on Russia’s actions taken against other nations, including Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine, it is of little surprise that President Putin would
attempt to influence our democratic process,” said Lipinski. “It is vital that we examine what occurred, and whether Russia sought to influence or more directly tamper with our elections. I support the calls for a special investigation into this, not to cast doubt on the results of the election so much as to identify the scope and consequence of Russia’s attempted influence, and to assure we put in place measures to prevent this from occurring again.”
Lipinski said that he will continue to make cybersecurity a top priority. The congressman said that this will require cooperation from everyone in Washington, D.C. “Democrats and Republicans need to work together with the outgoing Obama administration and the incoming Trump administration to develop a bipartisan proactive approach to protecting Americans from cyber thefts and attacks,” he said.
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Worth police officer shows us what a hero looks like
Local writer shines light on a true lifesaver
he life of a police officer can be dangerous. And although recent years have been a tense period for law officers, we also know the job they perform can be rewarding. Take Worth Police Officer Michael Wirth, for example. Wirth, 24, became a police officer last Jan. 4 after graduating from the Police Academy. He has had a monumental first year on the job. Wirth was on his regular shift when he noticed heavy smoke coming from a home in Worth at 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 28. He immediately approached the residence and noticed flames reaching the ceiling. He alerted the family inside and was able to get the family members out of the burning home safely. Wirth was able to rescue two adults and four children. He also rescued two dogs and one cat. The home of the Skaggs family was totally destroyed in the blaze. Wirth’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. During the Dec. 6 Worth Village Board meeting, Sgt. Chris LaPorte presented Wirth with a plaque recognizing him for his bravery. A member of the Skaggs family presented Wirth with a plaque that referred to him as “Our Hero.” An emotional Mayor Mary Werner also praised the efforts of Wirth, who indeed acted heroically and quickly to save the family. The young officer was touched by the honors. Like many police officers, Wirth said he was just doing his job. Yes, he did just that. But this officer put his life on the line in an effort to save this family. We are pleased that the Worth Village Board and the police department took the time to honor this police officer. Sgt. Chris LaPorte presented him with the Commendation of Valor and shook his hand for a job well done. We also are glad that these honors took place at the Worth Village Board meeting so that residents on hand could see that local officers do go beyond the call of duty. The fact that the plaques were presented to Wirth at the village board meeting meant that the presentation received coverage from this paper in last week’s edition. We believe this is important. Residents of all ages need to know when our police officers are doing their jobs to the greatest degree. We hear when the actions of police officers are questioned. And yes, officers must be held accountable when questionable police shootings take place. We can’t turn away from that. In the long run, it will make our police departments better. All we ask is that in each incident that police should not be judged as a whole. Each incident is different from the other. And when police perform their jobs admirably, it should be noted. While police should not be immune to criticism, they should be recognized when they go out of their way for local citizens. Wirth may have just been doing his job that day, but it was due to his actions that a Worth family avoided a terrible tragedy. The honors Wirth received are not only representative of him but of most police officers in the southwest suburbs and elsewhere. We salute the efforts of Wirth and the men and women who serve and protect throughout the southwest suburbs.
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An autopsy of Clinton’s loss I am perturbed that Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff are blaming FBI Director James Comey for Clinton’s election defeat. Comey sent out a letter to Congress 11 days prior to the election reopening the investigation into Clinton’s emails. Two days prior to the election he stated there was nothing incriminating in the emails, and he was closing out the investigation. They claim he adversely impacted her momentum a week before the election, which is probably true. However, Comey should not be scapegoated for Clinton’s loss. I think the primary reason Clinton lost was serious mistakes made by her campaign staff. They didn’t learn from the big mistake of the 2008 Democratic primary when they decided not to campaign in Iowa, and Barack Obama took Iowa, which catapulted him to a primary victory. Fast forward to 2016. They didn’t campaign in Wisconsin, and had minimal campaigning in Michigan. They took Pennsylvania for granted and didn’t realize it was in play until just before the election. President Obama, while trying to promote his legacy, helped Clinton lose Florida by reestablishing relations with Cuba. This alienated the large CubanAmerican population in Florida and probably was a major factor in Clinton losing the election in a key battleground state. Wellesley College, Clinton’s alma mater, hosted a Clinton victory party the night of the election attended by 3,000 alumnae who descended on the party from all over the country and some parts of the world. Did they all vote in the election? Maybe they should have been out campaigning in the battleground states. Donald Trump heavily campaigned in all the battleground states, and they provided his victory. The Clinton campaign staff had an arrogant attitude and did not seek outside help or counsel. The DNC staff said they tried to provide advice but were rebuffed by Clinton’s staff every time. They even ignored Bill Clinton’s
request to campaign more in the critical states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Clinton and her staff alienated Sander’s supporters and I am sure some of the Sander’s Democrats did not vote for Clinton and might have stayed home or they voted for third party candidates. The third party candidates of Johnson, Stein and others garnered around four to six percent in many states, and their votes made the difference in the key states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. All of the major polls, except for the Los Angeles Times poll, had Clinton winning the election. This probably contributed to a lower turnout for Clinton because her supporters believed in the inevitability of her election and did not consider their votes would make a difference. This might have given Clinton’s campaign staff a false sense of inevitable victory. Clinton was not able to energize the black and Hispanic vote that helped elect Barack Obama when he was elected president. Their turnout was down approximately five to 10 percent in a number of battleground states. Finally, Trump and his campaign staff did a great job in recognizing the discontent among voters, and directed their campaign towards people who believe they have been disenfranchised over the past eight years of the Obama administration. Clinton was painted as an extension of Obama and his policies. The Obama administration has been hesitant to fully commit to the destruction of ISIS, which has emboldened Islamic terrorists in the world to conduct terrorist attacks. Also, Obama has not secured our border with Mexico, and he wants to bring in tens of thousands of immigrants from the Middle East who could harbor infiltrating terrorists. Clinton and her campaign staff should recognize their ineptness and arrogance, and not blame others for their incompetence. — Donald Moskowitz, Londonderry, N.H.
A Can’t escape death and taxes By Don C. White In our great state of Illinois, there are two things you can be sure of: taxes and death. In Cook County, we can be sure that the taxes will just keep piling on. How about that new soft drink tax that the County Board just passed? I recently heard someone say that the next thing on the agenda will be a tax on the air we breathe. Don’t doubt it for a minute. If there is a way they can figure out how to do it, it will be done. At this stage in life, my biggest concern is our real estate taxes. Even though we are now covered under the senior freeze it still seems to be a burden. I am sure that many seniors feel the same way. Most of the time while reading the Sunday paper, I never look at the real estate section. For some reason the Nov. 20 issue caught my eye. On page 3 under the heading, “3 Castle-like Chicago homes to reign in,” they listed three homes that ranged in price from almost two million dollars to over eight million. Of course, they were all way out of my price range. I thought why am I even reading this? Well, I kept reading anyway and the most interesting item that stood out was the real estate taxes on each property. The eight million plus castle-like one had a 2015 tax bill of $37,101. The almost five million castle-like one had a 2015 tax bill of $86,021. This one was on Astor Street in the Gold Coast. The one for almost two million dollars was located in Bridgeport on Canal Street. Its 2015 tax bill was $15,208. As you can tell, there is a vast difference in taxes and I am sure it comes down to location, location and location. My location
is in Palos Hills and my home is worth almost $200,000, according to figures that I have seen. My tax bill for 2015 was over $6,000. Now, I know, that is not so bad. But in comparison to the two million dollar castle-like home in Bridgeport, it just does not add up. It seems to me that the entire real estate tax system in Illinois needs to be overhauled with a view to make taxes fair for all areas of the state. Of course, as Springfield keeps dithering about the budget and the impasse continues, nothing is going to change for the better. Well, what can we expect? Higher and higher taxes and less and less good government’s management of the money we keep paying into the coffers. You know the old saying “the more you make, the more they will take.” All politicians in Illinois have perfected that ploy. Well, for me, just maybe there is a pot of something at the end of the rainbow. This year for the first time ever (with the help of the nice person at our township office) I protested my tax bill. Guess what? The commissioners reviewed my application and voted to reduce the assessed valuation on my property. That was great news but it came with the knowledge that next year in Cook Country there will be another evaluation of all property. The value on most properties will go up – not down. That’s life in the big county and more taxes beats the alternative. Happy New Year to all of you South Siders and count your blessings that you don’t live in Chicago. Don C. White is a Palos Hills historian who occasionally shares his views on current events.
Trump’s media relations will be terrible, but that’s OK By Jeff ey M. McCall The media world is aghast that presidentelect Donald Trump holds it in low regard and has no interest in improving the toxic relationship. Instead of bemoaning this state of affairs, however, the journalistic world would serve itself and the citizenry better by focusing on real news stories that affect the nation. Stop reporting about every Trump-media snit. Note to reporters: the news agenda is not about you. Plenty of voters sympathize with Trump’s anti-media rants. Such attacks supported Trump’s anti-establishment thrust and helped his march to the presidency. Trump routinely blasted reporters at campaign rallies, saying “These people are among the most dishonest people I have ever met.” He blackballed certain news organizations from his campaign appearances. He even singled out particular reporters for criticism, including Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and NBC’s Katy Tur. Since becoming president-elect, Trump has continued to treat the press with disdain. He ditched the press pool to go dining with his family. He summoned media executives and anchors to Trump headquarters for an off-the-record scolding. (Side note: these news execs should have skipped an off-the-record meeting that was designed to blast them.) He has yet to hold a regular press conference to discuss his transition process. The media Chicken Littles must be unaware that many (most?) presidents engaged in running wars with the press. John Adams hated the press so much that he signed the Sedition Act into law in 1798. That law made it a crime to publish “malicious writings” about government officials. About two dozen newspaper editors were prosecuted. Thomas Jefferson railed in his second inaugural against the “artillery of the press.” Add Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson to the list of presidents who had contempt for the press. Then there was Richard Nixon, who sent out Vice President Spiro Agnew to ridicule the press as “nabobs of negativism.” President Obama has been given a pretty soft ride by the media, but even he waged a relentless battering of Fox News for not getting in line. The Obama administration, ultimately, was not that sympathetic to the press. The Society of Professional Journalists wrote a letter in 2014 complaining about the lack of executive branch transparency. That letter was co-signed by multiple news organizations. New York
Times reporter James Risen was threatened with jail time for not revealing his sources. Associated Press reporters had their phones tapped. CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson claimed her computer was hacked to disrupt her Benghazi reporting. Trump bashes the media rhetorically, but Obama’s administration acted out its disrespect for the press. While White House and press tensions are inevitable, the nation could benefit from having the rancor toned down a notch. Presumably, the government and press primary objective should be to serve the public by providing accurate and relevant information about matters that affect the citizens. Sure, Trump can bypass the traditional media with tweets and online videos, but the media still play a key role in shaping the news agenda. The tactics of holding rallies and posting social media diatribes worked OK on the campaign trail, but they will have less utility when doing actual governance. And every minute Trump is bashing the media and making that the story of the day, he distracts from his administrative priorities. Trump has every right to despise the press, but it would still behoove him to develop a sensible way to manage press interactions. One thing Trump could do is to empower incoming Vice President Mike Pence to engage the media more often on behalf of the administration. Pence is poised and measured, whereas Trump often appears undisciplined in off-the-cuff press encounters. Veteran CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour recently received a press freedom award. In her acceptance remarks, Amanpour talked about the peril reporters face in the Trump administration. She pointed out examples of authoritarians around the world who put journalists in handcuffs, in cages, in kangaroo courts, in prison. Her point is sound enough, but authoritarian governments don’t operate with constitutional protections of free press. Clearly, Trump and the media will butt heads throughout his presidency. That’s actually OK. The nation doesn’t need a press corps that is chummy with the White House or a White House that is pals with the press. That should keep both sides accountable. Jeffrey M. McCall is a professor of communication at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and author of “Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences.” Contact him at jeffmccall@depauw.edu.
seven-year veteran of the United States Army and the co-founder and former chief of the Child Homicide Unit for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Paul Ciolino has worked as a professional investigator since 1981, specializing in complex criminal defense and fraud investigations, and wrongful conviction investigations. One of his most remarkable achievements was his instrumental role in getting five men freed from death row and three more from life sentences, all in Illinois prisons. I’ve watched Ciolino — a former classmate of mine at Reavis High School — in interviews many times on national TV, including on the ABC TV investigative series 20/20. In 1999, Illinois Gov. George Ryan issued the first-ever death penalty moratorium after Ciolino secured a videotaped confession in an l9-yearold double homicide for which an innocent man had been convicted. In 2003, when former Gov. Ryan granted clemency and pardons to 167 Illinois death row inmates, he cited Paul Ciolino’s work as one of his main reasons for doing so. Of course, someone that successful isn’t without a few controversies, driven by jealousies, lies and politics. But that’s in the nuisance category way below his prestige. Ciolino is way above all that and proves that once again. On the 44th anniversary of the founding of the paramedic system in America, this past Dec. 1, Ciolino released his fourth book, “Dead in Six Minutes: The Biography of Dr. Stanley M. Zydlo Jr., M.D., Founder and Architect of the Modern Paramedic System.” It’s a fascinating story of how one determined medical doctor founded the first publicly funded paramedic system, a medical emergency system that we take for granted today as a given. But before 1972, you were lucky to make it to the hospital after a heart attack or a stroke. Zydlo, an emergency room physician, changed that. Many people didn’t even know it all started here in Chicago. “Dr. Zydlo was to the EMS and Paramedic service as Henry Ford was to the automobile industry and Bill Gates to the computer world,” Ciolino wrote following Zydlo’s death on June 3, 2015 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights after a brief illness. He was chief of emergency medical services. “In 1972 there were no paramedics. There was nothing even remotely close to the EMT and Paramedic services as we know today. Stan Zydlo changed that. He and 10 Chicago Northwest Suburban Fire Chiefs created what we have today. They created a well-trained and competent group of men who would eventually become responsible for the saving of millions of lives in the United States and the world.” Ciolino writes that Zydlo set up this paramedic system literally on his own and at great personal expense, much of it paid for out of his own pocket. Many in politics, like me, might recognize the Zydlo name. His father was a Chicago alderman who was tainted with corruption and convicted in 1980, two years after retiring from the Chicago City Council and just after I started covering City Hall. I remember Chicago Ald. Stanley Zydlo of the 26th Ward as a decent guy, convicted of trying to help one of his relatives get a job. He was a caring politician who took care of his neighbors and his ward and fought for the best interests of the city. And, he raised a great kid, too. Ciolino’s book is a must read. Too often, the Chicago area and especially the suburbs are overshadowed by the instances of non-stop corruption. But Stanley Zydlo did a great thing, and I think he redeemed his family name. Just ask any of the millions of people who have had heart attacks over the years or who needed emergency medical on-scene care and were kept alive by paramedics Zydlo made a reality. You can purchase the book online at www.DeadinSixMinutes.com. Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and political columnist. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.
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Christmas tree and wreath are packaged with some joyful humor
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ith Christmas just over a week away, I’m feeling the magic. I’m grateful for that, because sometimes circumstances make it elusive. A few years ago, just as we became empty nesters, my husband had the nerve to need major surgery the week before the big Ho, Ho, Ho. I had been missing the days of searching out the most perfect Christmas tree with the kids and now I didn’t even have my hubby to steer me away from the scraggliest tree on the lot. I planned to go to our favorite place of all, Fasel & Sons Nursery in Oak Lawn. We had always made it our place for Christmas trees, plants and flowers, and big ol’ pumpkins in the fall. So, early one evening, while my guy was comfortable in bed — and happily medicated, I might add — I set off alone. Feeling a little melancholy, I walked down the paths surrounded by trees
of all shapes and sizes, the Christmas music wafting through the air. I stopped to admire one when a tall young man in a red velvet hat appeared. I gestured to the tree. “Oh,” he said. “Fir Elton John?” I thought I heard him incorrectly. I looked around a bit helplessly and backed into... “Douglas Firbanks, Jr.!” Santa’s elf was beaming from his seven-foot head to his toes. “Or would you prefer something different?” He turned and gestured, “Meet Spruce Springsteen!” I quickly settled on Fir Elton John, and while the elf made himself busy writing up the sales ticket, I walked toward the beckoning warmth of the store and stopped to look at the array of wreaths decorated with ribbons and pine cones. “And that would be Wreatha Franklin,” a voice behind me said. I didn’t have to turn around to know who it was. And it was then that I noticed the
ears poking out from under his cap... they were baby pink and pointed. I gasped, but he didn’t seem to notice. I pointed to my car and went inside to pay. A few customJanet Boudreau ers milled about, and the employees, wearing the same red and white caps, looked decidedly normal. I did a quick check of their ears. At the counter I told the sales girl that a big helper had written down my order. “Well,” the sales girl said, “you have a Douglas fir and a decorated wreath.” She asked an employee to tie the tree to the roof of my car. “Oh, no!” I said. “There is a nice, er... man out there helping me. He
sold me a Fir Elton John and a Wreatha Franklin, and is taking care of it already.” The sales girl started laughing. She repeated it to the girl at the next register and she started laughing along with the customers in line. I was feeling pretty merry by then, garnering all that attention and all. I handed my ticket over. “See!” The girl finished ringing up my purchases and said, “I’m sorry, Miss, we have only one person working outdoors this evening and... oh! There he is now with your tree.” I looked around. No sign of a seven-foot elf. It was just a nice guy and not very tall, ready to help me out. I quietly said to him, “Yes, that’s Fir Elton John. He’s mine.” I heard someone say under their breath, “And I’m the Prince of Wales.” I got in my car and looked back at all the trees and the lights, sparkling
like a lit-up forest — an enchanted forest, if you will. Then I caught sight of something bobbing in and amongst them — the tip of a red and white cap over the top of the trees. And then a pink face with pointed ears poked out. With a wave of his hand, he said, “Have a magical Christmas!” And we did! Fasel & Sons Nursery has been in business since 1963 and they really do name their trees. I can’t take credit for these hysterically funny ones here, but I can assure you there are more this holiday season! They are located at 10841 S. Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn. Janet Boudreau is a writer, lifestyle blogger and longtime resident of Evergreen Park. When she is not busy chasing around elves with pink ears she enjoys cooking, gardening, decorating and Hallmark movies. You can reach her at Blondiesjournal@ gmail.com
DEATH NOTICES
Sleigh ride in Evergreen Park
Peter Deckinga Peter Deckinga, 82, a resident of Evergreen Park, died Dec. 5 in Palos Heights. Mr. Deckinga was a dispatcher for Ozinga Concrete. Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Leffring and Bette Kuiken; son, Ken Deckinga; sisters, Jennie Laning, Ida Boss and Marilyn Van Howe; and brothers, Arthur Deckinga and Derek Deckinga. Services were Saturday from Colonial Chapel to Grace Community Christian Reformed Church in Oak Lawn. Interment took place at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery.
Parents and children took sleigh rides during the annual “A Dickens Christmas” on Dec. 3 at Klein Park in Evergreen Park. The treelighting ceremony took place later that day at the park.
Francis Gilligan Francis J. Gilligan, 83, a resident of Hickory Hills, died Dec. 3 at Hinsdale Hospital. Mr. Gilligan was employed in merchandising for a retail store. He left no immediate survivors. Services were Friday from Lack & Sons Funeral Home to St. Patricia Church. Interment was private.
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CHICAGO RIDGE Gingerbread house making party will be held Patrons can take part in a gingerbread house making party from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Chicago Park District’s Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham. Each person will make their own gingerbread house. Many different types of candy decorations will be available to choose from to make a gingerbread house. The fee is $10 person. Individuals interested must register in advance by Monday, Dec. 19
Christmas activities in Chicago Ridge Activities to celebrate Christmas will be held on Monday, Dec. 19 at Chicago Park District’s Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham. During the evening, visitors can decorate cookies, sing Christmas carols and work to decorate the tree. The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 16.
Lombard Christmas celebration to be held in Chicago Ridge The Lombard Christmas Tree will be on display from 5 to 7 p.m. from Monday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Chicago Ridge Park District facility at 10736 S. Lombard Ave. The Chicago Park District tree will have bright lights and Christmas carols will be playing. This is a family event.
Chicago Ridge Park District hosts ‘Breakfast with Santa’ “Breakfast with Santa” will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham, Chicago Ridge. A limited number of spots are available for this event. Advance registration is required. This event is for residents only and costs $7 per person.
HICKORY HILLS Children can decorate cupcakes for holidays Children can take part making holiday creations like a cookie Christmas tree from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at the Krueger Park Recreation Center, 9100 S. 88th Ave., Hickory Hills. Children will be allowed to decorate two cupcakes and a cookie Christmas tree. The program is for children ages 5 to 12. The registration fee is $25 for residents and $30 for non-residents. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-1233 or visit www.hlparkdistrict.org.
OAK LAWN Johnson-Phelps Auxiliary to host Christmas Party Johnson-Phelps VFW Auxiliary will hold their annual Christmas Party from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the post, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. The fee is $16 per person and includes dinner and entertainment. A cash bar will be available and raffles will be held. Tickets can be obtained by calling (708) 423-5220 or visit the post daily beginning at noon.
Skate with Santa at Oak Lawn Ice Arena The annual Skate with Santa Party event
will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Oak Lawn Park District Ice Arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave, Guests can visit Santa on and off the ice. Hot chocolates can be purchased at the concession stand for $1. Raffles and treat bags will be available for all children. Admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 857-5173.
Parents and children can make gingerbread houses Parents can make a gingerbread house with their children from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Oak Lawn Park District’s Stony Creek Restaurant and Banquets, 5850 W. 103rd St. The program is for ages 2 and up. Instructions and materials are included. One gingerbread house will be available for each child. The registration fee is $20. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling (708) 857-2200.
Oak Lawn Park District to hold Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt The Oak Lawn Park District will hold a Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at the Stony Creek Golf Course, 5850 W. 103rd St. Participants will take part in indoor crafts, cookies and the outdoor hunt for candy canes. Hot cocoa will also be served. The fee for residents is $5 and the fee for nonresidents is $8. Participants should dress for the weather.
Kids Troll Skate Camp to be held at Oak Lawn Ice Arena The Kids Countdown Troll Skate Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 27 through Friday, Dec. 30 at the Oak Lawn Ice Arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave. Daily activities include skating lessons, group routine practice, crafts and games. Participants will perform a group routine at the Kids Countdown Event at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. The fee is $99 per camper. Register online or at any facility using code 211100-01. For more information, contact (708) 857-5173.
PALOS HILLS Moraine Board of Trustees to meet before holidays The regular monthly meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. The meeting will take place in the Board Room, Building D, Room D219, on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.
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‘Winter Wonderland’ comes to Terrace Centre
The first “Winter Wonderland” celebration will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. Families are invited to come out for winter activities, view crafts and other activities. Visitors may also see Santa and his reindeer. Admission is free. For more information on the Winter Wonderland and other Worth Park District programs and services, call (708) 448-7080 or visit the park district’s website at www. worthparkdistrict.org.
Worth Park District to take part in youth basketball league In cooperation with the Worth Park District, Palos Park and Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Departments, a youth basketball league for boys and girls grades one through eight will be offered beginning Jan. 28 at the new Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St., Palos Heights. An eight-game season will be held with all games played at the new Palos Heights Recreation Center. Fees vary according to grade. Registration deadline is Saturday, Dec. 17. For more information on the Youth Basketball Program and other Worth Park District programs and services, call (708) 448-7080 or visit the park district’s website at www. worthparkdistrict.org.
Creative toddlers will work on projects Creative Toddler sessions will be held for adults and toddlers from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Thursdays beginning Jan. 19 until Feb. 9 at the Terrace Centre., 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth. The program is for ages 12 months to 21/2 years old. The adult fee is $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. The registration deadline is Thursday, Jan. 12. The parenttoddler art class will be creating a variety of artwork to display. Participants will be using various mediums, paints, crayons and markers. For more information on the Creative Toddlers and other Worth Park District programs and services, call (708) 448-7080 or visit the Park District’s website at www.worthparkdistrict.org.
Bernadine J. Svitok (nee Rudowocz), 89, a Chicago Ridge resident, died Dec. 3 at Palos Community Hospital. Mrs. Svitok was once employed in retail sales. Survivors include a daughter, Sally Svitok; son, Steve Svitok; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Services were Friday from Schmaedeke Funeral Home to Our Lady of the Ridge Church. Interment took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Rounds of dodgeball to be played at Terrace Centre Rounds of dodgeball will be played from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 10 at the Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth The fast-paced sport requires minimal experience. Rubber coated foam balls will be used for safety. The program is for kids ages 9 through 12. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Jan.3. The registration fee is $25 for residents and $30 for non-residents. For more information on dodgeball and other Worth Park District programs and services, call (708) 448-7080 or visit the park district’s website at www. worthparkdistrict.org.
Let’s Get Messy art crafts to be held for kids Let’s Get Messy classes for children who will work on certain crafts to develop fine motor skills will be held on Mondays, Jan. 9 through Feb. 13 at the Terrace Centre., 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth. In this class, children will create various art works with fun items such as paint, markers, stickers, sand, and more. The running time is from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. The program is for ages 21/2 to 4 years old with an adult. The registration fee is $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 3. For more information on Let’s Get Messy and other Worth Park District programs and services, call (708) 448-7080 or visit the park district’s website at www.worthparkdistrict. org.
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Avenue, in Evergreen Park, when someone in a black Jeep-like vehicle heading in the same direction fired multiple shots at him. The wounded man was able to drive himself to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries to his lip and lower back. “I have been working with Chuck E. Cheese on this problem for a long time, but it only seems to be getting worse, with incidents happening more frequently,” said Vorderer. “I think the company that has been here since the 1980s was entitled to do everything in its power to resolve the problem. “But my residents have spoken loud and clear that they want me to take former action, and that is what I am going to do,” Vorderer said before the meeting was called off when the company decision made it unnecessary. “CEC Entertainment, the parent company, made a corporate decision, and we can understand that,” Village Manager Larry Deetjen said. No time frame was given for when the Oak Lawn location will be closing, but Deetjen said the
Thursday, December 15, 2016 village will be working with the company to make the process of getting out of its lease agreement with the owner of the property as smooth as possible. “It is unfortunate that the business model did not work here, but it certainly works well across the country,” said Deetjen. “They told us they are in the process of finding a new location, and we wish them well.” Mayor Sandra Bury said, “I applaud Chuck E Cheese corporate officials for their decision to relocate out of Oak Lawn. This can only be viewed as positive for Oak Lawn taxpayers because it saves them the potential cost of litigation and preserves the 100-plus jobs there which will likely transfer to the new location. I especially want to thank residents who have reached out to share their opinions on this matter. Their calls and letters made a difference.” Vorderer had said he was trying to avoid the cost of litigation as long as possible in his efforts to find a solution to the problem short of pulling the license. There are more than 150 Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants around the country, with the closest to Oak Lawn being at 16090 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. Several Oak Lawn residents
who showed up for the meeting expressed surprise and happiness when they heard why it was called off. A news release explaining the situation had been posted in the Village Hall. One woman, who did not want to give her name, hollered with joy when she heard the news. Jim and Donna Perisin, who also had come for the meeting, said they were surprised but relieved by the turn of events. “We were just inquisitive,” said Jim Perisin. “It is too bad that is has come to this, but it is right thing considering all that has happened. A lot of residents just don’t want it there anymore,” Donna Perisin said. A Chuck E. Cheese’s employee stopped to talk about the situation as he left the restaurant on Saturday. “I first heard it was closing on TV. The management hasn’t really told us anything,” the employee said. He travels from the North Side of Chicago to work, and he said he hadn’t heard of plans for a new location. He’s hoping all the current employees will be able to keep their jobs. “In the meantime, I’m looking for something else,” he said, heading for the bus.
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six favored keeping it. “RidgeFest is great,” said Trustee Bruce Quintos. “ It brings the village together. Rest assured, we all want to keep it around. What we want to do is see what we do to improve it and make it even better.” As with RidgeFest, the funds raised for non-profits at Oak Lawn’s Fall on the Green fes-
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Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada, and Scotch pines from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He always looks out for the best ones for us.” “We have families who have been coming here for generations. Some originally came with their grandparents, and have moved to Indiana or the northern suburbs and still come back,” said longtime member Steve Werner. And they are not just coming for the candy canes handed out to every customer. “I’ve been coming here for
tival were discussed at the Nov. 28 Village Board meeting there. Mayor Sandra Bury and Trustee Tim Desmond, the special events committee, presented oversized checks representing their shares of the money raised to two local non-profits, Park Lawn and the Courage program. Steve Manning, executive director of Park Lawn, which provides many volunteers for Fall on the Green, picked up a check for $20,512.33. Maureen Shields, director emeritus of the Courage Program, a
ministry for young pregnant women and single mothers based in St. Germaine Parish, received a check for $6,837.45. “Thanks to all the Oak Lawn residents who drank a lot of beer that weekend. That’s where most of this money came from,” said Desmond with a smile. “I also want to thank the Special Events committee and all the volunteers. They are the ones who do all the work, and Fall on the Green would not be a success without them.”
25 years,” said Mike Nelin, of Tinley Park. “They always have the balsam firs. I don’t like the Scotch pines,” he explained. Tony and Therese Wyatt, of Burbank, stopped in to get a tree because it was convenient. “We usually like to go out as a family to a tree farm and cut down our own tree. But I’ve been working second shift and I don’t have time,” said Tony Wyatt. He declined the offer to trim the trunk of the tree, saying he would do it at home. “I’m happy with the selection here,” he added, after hoisting the tree into the back of his pick-up truck. Lions Club International was founded in Chicago in 1917, and
now has chapters in 257 countries and territories, Mazak said. Known for providing glasses and vision care for the underprivileged, the Worth Lions donate to food pantries, and also provide scholarships that allow boys and girls to join athletic teams who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford it. “We have a tradition that we pick out one tree at the beginning, usually one that looks the worst and wouldn’t sell,” said Bob Zabka. “We place it under the trailer, and then when we’ve sold all the trees and are ready to close up, we burn it in honor of all the members who have passed on. “I’m one of the newcomers — only here since 1998,” he said with a smile.
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
EVERGREEN PARK Lessons offered for crocheters and knitters Crocheters and beginning knitters can take part in Yak and Yarn sessions that will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Reading Room at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy. Beginning crochet students should bring an H/8 hook and skein of medium weight yarn. Beginning knitters should bring size 8 needles and a skein of medium weight yarn. All others should bring a current project they are working on to enjoy the camaraderie of crocheting and knitting with others. Registration is requested from the library website at evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.
OAK LAWN View world of Rankin/Bass Author Rick Goldschmidt is an expert on “Rudolph the Red-
Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman” and the rest of the iconic films of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass and will reveal some of that history at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Goldschmidt will show rare archived clips and his extensive collection that has been exhibited around the world. Copies of the new 20th anniversary edition of “The Enchanted World of Rankin/ Bass: A Portfolio” will be available for purchase. Register online, by phone or in person at the Adult Services Desk. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 4224990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Library accepts gifts for Toys for Tots campaign Visitors can drop off gifts for children up to age 12 in the lobby of the Oak Lawn Library for the Toys for Tots campaign. Gifts can be dropped off through Thursday, Dec. 22. Items should be unwrapped so that they may be sorted according to age and gender. No stuffed animals will
be accepted. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit wwwolpl.org.
Children can read and win “Once Upon a Snowy Day,” will be presented on Tuesdays through Jan. 31 through the Youth Services Reading Program at the Oak Lawn Library. The program is open to babies, toddlers and children up to age 14, along with adult guardians. Depending on the ages of the children, they can read books, attend programs and complete activities to fill in the bingo squares and win prizes. Adults and participants can drop by the Youth Services Department to pick up a bingo card or to receive some personalized reading recommendations. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Bing Crosby “White Christmas” album, cookie cutters, vintage Christmas cookbooks, ornaments, cards and more. Register online, by phone or in person at the Adult Services Desk. For more information about this and other adult programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Oak Lawn Library will be closed over holidays The Oak Lawn Library will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 24 and Sunday, Dec. 25 for Christmas Eve and the Christmas Day holiday. The library will reopen from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26. The library will also be closed on Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1 for the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day holiday. The library will reopen from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990.
‘Old Fashioned Christmas’
Library sponsors Souper Bowl Food Drive
Rochelle Pennington, author of “An Old Fashioned Christmas,” brings back memories of Christmases past at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 at the Oak Lawn Library. This presentation will feature her collection of antique items and toys, which include an original
The third annual Souper Bowl Food Drive will be held from Monday, Jan. 2 through the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Oak Lawn Library. The library staff and volunteers will team up to stop hunger and help local pantries stock their shelves
after the holidays. Residents are welcome to join in with the goal being set to collect at least 500 donated items. A bin will be placed in the library lobby near a large poster that will track the progress of the drive. All donated items will be delivered to local pantries in February. Over the past two years, nearly 1,000 donated items have been distributed to three local food pantries. For more information about this, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Library program focuses on promoting confidence A lecture series promoting a more positive attitude will be presented at the Oak Lawn Library. Erin Dubich, licensed dietitian and inspirational speaker, presents a four-part series to help encourage residents to have a more vibrant life and body. She believes people should have some alone time with a cup of coffee, a good book or a rejuvenating fitness class. The first week a session on “Love Yourself Without the Guilt” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 at the library. Dubich said that patrons can discover inner peace by creating loving boundaries with other people and learn to love yourself without feeling guilty. The second session is on “Forgiveness and Self-Talk” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5. The session will focus on about forgiving the past and to take on a more positive attitude. The third session is “Loving All the Parts of You” to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The last session will be on “Practical and Creative Ways to Love Yourself” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Guests will learn selfforgiveness and self-compassion. For more information about this and adult other programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www. olpl.org.
PALOS HILLS Tech Club will experiment with robotics The Tech Club for grades three through eight will meet at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Green Hills Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. Kids can come to the library to tinker with technology and robotics. Participants can experiment with Makey Makeys, Squishy Circuits and the Mbot robots. Registration is limited to 25. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Adults can swap gifts at Green Hills Library A gift swap will take place for adults only at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Green Hills Library. Adults can drop off gifts that they don’t have a need for, and can then choose a gift they like. Treats and door prizes will be included. Registration is limited to 35. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Watch free movies at Family Movie Time Family Movie Time will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 at the Green Hills Library. Guests can enjoy a free movie, popcorn and juice. All ages are welcome. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Interactive juggling An interactive juggling variety show will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 at the Green Hills Library. Jason Kollum will entertain by performing stunts and comedy in his juggling show. Then everyone in attendance will learn some juggling skills. Registration is limited to 90. Children of all ages are welcome. Caregivers must register as well. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Learn how to make holiday desserts Patrons can learn how to make some holiday desserts during a presentation beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Green Hills Library. Guests will learn to make treats designed for the snowy season. Plans will be made to make gingerbread cheesecake parfaits and peppermint Oreo pops while mixing customized drinks with a hot chocolate bar. Registration is limited to 30. The program is for ages 10 to 17. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Night of games for family and friends Family, friends and neighbors can take part in playing bingo at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at the Green Hills Library. Winners will receive gift cards and other prizes. Refreshments will be served. Registration is limited to 60. This event is for adults only. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Kids can paint on crazy craft day Crazy craft day will be held at 5:30 or 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 at the Green Hills Library. Children ages 5 and up will be painting extras from past crafts. Visitors can make crafts they missed previously or would like to make again. Dress accordingly because the project could get messy. Registration is limited to 34 per session. Due to high demand, the library is offering two sessions of this program. Participants are limited to registering for only one session. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
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tudio 63 will live again. The nightclub’s owner, Nick Goutos, had become accustomed to life that had him going to bed at a reasonable hour, not the usual 4 a.m. as he had for years. “The first couple of weeks, Bob I was real antsy. Bong Then I got to the point where I liked it, no stress or anything. But after about two months of that, I became so bored. Everyone said I looked younger, but I missed meeting all the people,” the nightclub owner said. Goutos and brother Jerry operated Studio 63, at the corner of 63rd Street and Harlem Avenue in Summit, since October 1998. Prior to that, the building housed Prime-NTender, started by their father, George, in 1965. George built the building, Goutos said. The family was happy there, but lost the lease for the building last year. On the club’s final night, Dec. 13, 2015, the line to get in stretched a block. “It was so crowded, I had to close the doors at 2:30 in the morning because I was running out of booze. I was afraid of a riot,” Goutos said with a laugh of a night that saw 2,000 people attend. “We had 1,200 people the night before. When we put the word out on Facebook, 250,000 saw the post in the first 24 hours. It was insane.” After scouting some sites, Goutos settled on 6249 Archer Road, just north of 63rd Street and less than a mile from Studio 63’s old home. The new location is a former TV repair shop. Workers for RWB Group, the general contractor, are busy getting the new site ready for its planned opening in midJanuary. There will be five video gaming machines – pretty
much a “must-have” for any nightclub, bar or tavern these days, he says – a long bar on the south wall, a seating area and a dance floor. DJ Able, a mainstay at the former Studio 63, will be part of the new Studio 63. “We figure we’ll be finished by Christmas Eve in here and that gives me a few weeks to get everything ready.” Studio 63 will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. — Steve Metsch
NovaCare Rehabilitation opens at Moraine Valley fi ness center Moraine Valley Community College has a new neighbor on its Palos Hills campus. NovaCare Rehabilitation opened its newest outpatient physical therapy center in the college’s Health, Fitness & Recreation Center (Building H), 9000 W. College Pkwy. NovaCare offers innovative rehabilitation equipment and patient access to one-on-one, personalized care. “Having NovaCare in FitRec expands the ‘continuum of care’ we can offer. If someone exercises in our gym and needs rehab, they can do both here. When clients are discharged from therapy, they can continue strengthening and self-care in our center,” Julie Bearden, senior assistant director of fitness and wellness, said in a release. “Lately, more physical therapy patients are using a pool for rehab, which we have. NovaCare doesn’t have another site in the area with a pool.” Moraine Valley graduate Sarah Zayyad operates the center to help strengthen the body, reduce pain and prevent future injury. Zayyad treats a variety of symptoms and conditions and restores function to individuals after injury, trauma or surgery.
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Nick Goutos, owner of Studio 63, will re-open the popular nightclub at a new location in Summit in January.
NovaCare is open at the FitRec on Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and offers flexible hours to fit patients’ schedules, including early morning and evening hours. “As an alum of Moraine Valley and longtime resident of the Palos area, I am looking forward to treating patients within this community,” Zayyad said in the release. “This area is full of individuals who are vigilant about their health and well-being, and I am confident we here at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Palos Hills will work hard every day to create a positive clinical and customer service experience for our patients.” For more information, call (708) -608-4323 or visit www. novacare.com/community/ chicago-area/.
Remodeled Aldi to open in Alsip German-based Aldi will reopen its newly remodeled grocery store this week in Alsip. The store at 11340 S. Cicero Ave. had been closed for several weeks while getting a major face-lift. The store will re-open at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. The public is invited to the ribbon cutting. The first 100 shoppers after it opens will receive a “golden ticket,” which is an Aldi gift card of various amounts.
Shoppers can also tour the store, sample exclusive brand products and enter an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win a year’s supply of produce. The remodeled location will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Walmart opens supercenter in Homewood Arkansas-based retailer Walmart recently opened a new supercenter in Homewood. The store opened at 17550 S. Halsted St. at the end of October. The store has a broad assortment of fresh groceries and general merchandise as well as services such as a full pharmacy, fuel station and a free store pickup service. The new store created about 200 new jobs and employs 400 full- and part-time associates. On-site services at the new Homewood store include a Money Center, Seva Salon and a Subway restaurant. 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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University of Chicago Medicine opens new outpatient center in Orland Park By Dermot Connolly University of Chicago Medicine opened its new Orland Park outpatient facility on Tuesday, following an open house on Friday that gave area residents a chance to tour the $61 million fourstory facility. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held earlier for the $61 million Center for Advanced Care located at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road. It is University of Chicago Medicine’s largest off-site facility and the first of several dedicated outpatient locations that the academic medical center based in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood plans to open. Next up will be the Center for Advanced Care at South Loop that is scheduled to open in February. Sharon O’Keefe, president of the University of Chicago Medical Center, said in a statement that about 120,000 patients currently travel from the south and southwest suburbs to the main hospital in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood
for treatment. “We know they want to be able to access our nationally recognized care without having to travel so far. That’s why we’re particularly excited to open this new Orland Park location. It will provide our brand of exceptional, specialized medicine in a community setting that’s closer to home,” O’Keefe said. The Orland Park out-patient location, with 80 exam rooms, will provide cancer treatment, comprehensive diabetes care, orthopedics, cardiology, radiation oncology and chemotherapy, women’s health and primary care. State-of-the-art MRI and CAT scan equipment is available, too. More than 100 employees will work at the facility, including doctors, nurses, social workers, radiologists and other clinicians. “Most of the diagnostic services will be handled here. Surgeries will still be done in Hyde Park, which is best for the patients, to be in a hospital setting,” explained Ankur Shah, MD, a cardiologist who grew up in Orland Park. He
said he jumped at the chance to come back to work in the village. “I live in the city now, but I am happy to come back here and make the reverse commute. This facility is very important to me,” said Shah, whose parents still live in the area. Shah said he liked the open layout of the new facility, which allows doctors to interact more informally with patients, rather than being secluded in offices. “I don’t think I will be sitting down at all,” he commented, as the computer desks that doctors will be working can be moved up and down, so they can be used while standing. Orland Park resident Laura Kujawa, a patient concierge who was giving tours on Friday, said she was looking forward to transferring to the new facility close to home. “The way it is laid out, I will also be interacting more with patients, which I like,” she said. She pointed out that the waiting rooms are small, because the
goal is to get patients in to see doctors as quickly as possible. While she said staff will always be available to check in patients, self checkin kiosks are also in place, and will soon be available for patients to use as well to speed the process along. The new chemotherapy treatment area is different than that usually found in older hospitals. “The new model is care to chair,” Kujawa said, explaining that nurses will come to the patients to take blood samples, rather than expecting patients to go to another floor. The clinic offers extended daytime and weekend hours, an on-site pharmacy and same-day appointments in some specialties. Other amenities include complimentary parking in an attached 530-space parking lot that the medical center built in conjunction with the village. Adjacent to the medical center is a shell of a building that will house a CVS pharmacy, due to open in early 2017.
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.
Janis James Allan to Childers Mary M, 9104 S St. Louis Ave, $150,000; Rimkus Robert J to Fitzgerald Kevin, 9830 S Springfield Ave, $110,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Agent Equity Partners LLC, 9923 S Trumbull Ave, $66,000; Terry Joseph to Garrett Willie Jr, 9654 S Sacramento Ave, $245,000; Villalpando Luis to Dulski James, 2644 W 90th St, $147,000; Exodus 1 LLC to Olsen Daniel J, 2836 W 100th Pl, $250,000.
Sunway Rlty LLC to Sanchez Daniel, 4320 Fairfax St, $236,000; Frawley Margaret to Fietko Thomas, 9545 Southwest Hwy, Unit #13101, $6,000; Hamlin Grp Inc to Cuevas Salomea L, 4335 Fairfax St, $205,000; Jaramillo Vicente Jr to Daker Joseph, 4125 97th Pl, Unit #1208, $60,000; Tarver Ronald S to Reidl Michael R, 5129 100th St, $329,500; Wortel Scott C to Oconnell Rosemary L, 4952 Spring Rd, $165,000; Wiorek Christopher J to Suarez Jesus J, 9628 Mansfield Ave, $170,000; Eclipse Real Estate Investments Inc to Ortega Sergio, 8928 51st Ave, $170,000; Adrijonas Aldona to Litwinek Mikolaj, 10231 Keeler Ave, $165,000; Webber Kerry A Tr to Barrientos Jesus, 10223 Cook Ave, $205,000; Spartan Prop Mgmt LLC to Thompson Samantha L, 5025 Oak Center Dr, $134,000; Skenderi Femi to Naser Mohammed, 9205 Meade Ave, $250,000; Costache Ana to Mccoy Amera R, 6135 W 94th St, Unit #A7, $94,000; Fahey Mary T Tr to Talha Abdellatif Ben, 10323 S Kostner Ave, $188,000; Symeonides Chrystyna to Bryk Matthew, 10338 S Kenneth Ave, $285,500; Green Mary P to Girolimon Robert, 9405 S Mcvicker Ave, $185,000; Atieh Nader to Shehaiber Sahar, 4129 W 93rd St, $275,000.
Hickory Hills
Palos Hills
Memon Sakina to Suleiman Mahmood, 8707 S Roberts Rd, $285,000; Mrazek Hazel J Tr to Capiak John R, 9321 S 84th Ct, $166,000; Wells Fargo Bk to Taxpert & Real Estate Co, 9111 Forest Dr, $148,500.
Pauline A Quigley Trust to Magisano Gabrielle A, 8240 Juniper Ct, Unit #28B, $125,000; Haleem Zeyah to Skucas Mecys, 11125 S 84th Ave, Unit #111253B, $56,500; US Bk Trust to Musa Holding Grp LLC, 6 W Stonebridge Ct, Unit #13A, $88,000; Presti Rita T Lo to Sutor Sophie, 11030 Theresa Cir, Unit #G9, $162,000; JPMorgan Chase Bk to Whistler Dev Co, 10210 S 86th Ave, $189,000; Sutor Sophie to Hasan Louaie, 7565 W 105th St, $485,000.
Chicago Ridge Venturini Eva to Venturini Pablo, 5742 106th St, Unit #3E, $65,000; Mccauley Donna J to Animal Welfare League, 10354 S Normandy Ave, $116,000; Koehler William M to Koehler Amy Lynn, 5831 W 109th Pl, $145,000; Dicola Catherine T to Ali Luisa, 7000 98th St, Unit #187000, $84,000.
Evergreen Park
Oak Lawn Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Murray Barbara A, 4712 106th Pl, Unit #2C, $77,000; Old Natl Bk to Doyle Joseph M, 6633 W 91st St, $245,000; Walaszek Nancy to Flynn Robert W, 4011 W 97th St, Unit #1N4011, $105,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Stahulak Joseph, 10616 Kedvale Ave, $177,000; Griffin James Tr to Torres Roberto Jr, 4629 102nd St, $223,000; Rodriguez Pablo to Johnston Mary E, 4816 107th St, $252,500; Azran Inv No 2 LLC to Diaz-Cotto Cesar O, 9325 Menard Ave, $165,000;
Worth Konow Kerrianne to Elarja Adelrahman, 10747 S Harlem Ave, Unit #2A, $53,000; King Donley L Jr to Duggas Sherry R, 7401 W 114th St, $129,500; Mathern Janice to Young Bernard, 6724 W Lloyd Dr, $179,000.
The building’s fourth floor remains shell space in order to accommodate future growth. “I’m very impressed,” said Laura Kasolo, an Oak Forest resident who retired from the hospital in Hyde Park in Chicago, and came back for a tour of the new site. “Looking at it as a patient’s perspective, it’s a beautiful state-of-theart facility. It will be great for all the people who live out in this area, because it is a long commute into the city from here.” Kujawa said last week that current University of Chicago patients who wanted to switch to the Orland Park campus can easily do so. New patients are also being accepted. “Appointments are already being scheduled (for this week),” she said. Appointments may be made by calling (844) 755-8267 or visiting www.uchospitals.edu/request. More information may be obtained by visiting www.uchospitals. edu/orland-park.
Golden Eagle prize winners
Steven Rosenbaum (right), president of Prospect Federal Savings Bank in Worth, Oak Lawn and Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood, congratulates the two top prize winners at the Golden Eagle Club’s Christmas luncheon held on Dec. 7. Greg Stolarczuk won a 24-inch HDTV and Dorothy Stolarczuk won a $75 Target gift card.
Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of December 12) 30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 30-year fi ed Jumbo
RATES 4.125 3.375 4.250
APR 4.160 3.430 4.295
POINTS 0 0 0
30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 10-year fi ed
RATES 4.125 3.500 3.250
APR 4.146 3.525 3.303
POINTS 0 0 0
30-year fi ed 20-year fi ed 15-year fi ed
RATES 4.125 3.875 3.375
APR 4.186 3.938 3.438
POINTS .25 .25 .25
United Trust Bank (as of December 12)
Prospect Federal (as of December 5)
All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.
SCHOOL NEWS
Thursday, December 15, 2016
The Reporter
Queen of Peace ‘Heart of School’ award goes to staff member
St. Xavier senior is selected as Lincoln Academy Student Laureate
Terry Gardas, a staff member at Queen of Peace High School for 22 years, is the recipient of the “Heart of the School” award given annually at the Founder Days Mass to someone who demonstrates the Dominican values each day at the Burbank school. Gardas has served the Peace community in many roles including library aide, attendance officer, the assistant in the Development department and most recently as the administrative assistance to the principal. She is often one of the first people you will meet upon entering Queen of Peace. She is a constant support to students, parents, faculty and staff and is truly the embodiment of all things Peace, according to the Queen of Peace administration. She has been described by her colleagues as the “heart and soul of the day to day operations of the school”. “I would be lost without her,” said Hedi Belkaoui, principal at Queen of Peace. “Terry is the
Each fall, an outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois is awarded the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and becomes a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. This year, Meghan Hill was selected as St. Xavier University’s Student Laureate for 2016. In the spirit of Lincoln, Student Laureates are honored for their leadership and service in the pursuit of the betterment of humanity and for overall excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities. The 42nd Annual Stu-
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Terry Gardas is joined by Hedi Belkaoui, the school principal, after she received the “Heart of the School” award.
reason anything happens. Besides being an expert at organization, she has a quiet spirit, a steadfast commitment to the Dominican values and a continual willingness to help wherever needed.” Gardas could not believe she was being honored when she heard her name announced as the recipient of this year’s award. “Without a doubt my favorite part of Peace is getting to know the students,” said Gardas. “There are quite a few students whom I will
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.EDGAR ALVAREZ, TAIZ DURAN, NOTTINGHAM MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14207 9832 S. NOTTINGHAM AVE, APARTMENT # 7 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 7 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN NOTTINGHAM MANOR CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 24808622, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9832 S. NOTTINGHAM AVE, APARTMENT # 7, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-07-112-047-1007. The real estate is improved with a condominium.
LEGAL NOTICE F16030157 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. Michael A. Fuchsgruber aka Michael Fuchsgruber; The Briarcliff Apartments Condominiums Association; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Michael A. Fuchsgruber aka Michael Fuchsgruber; Thomas Michael Fuchsgruber aka Thomas M. Fuchsgruber aka Thomas Fuchsgruber aka Tom Fuchsgruber; Kevin R. Fuchsgruber; Kimberly Ann Wankel aka Kimberly A. Wankel aka Kimberly Wankel aka Kimberly A. Fuchsgruber; Jeffrey A. Fuchsgruber aka Jeffrey Fuchsgruber; Gerald Nordgren Special Representative; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants. CASE NO. 16 CH 7853 7000 West 110th Street Unit 4 Worth, Illinois 60482 Meyerson Calendar 56 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Michael A. Fuchsgruber aka Michael Fuchsgruber, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: UNIT 4 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN BRIARCLIFF CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 92736163, IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 24-18-307-081-1004 Said property is commonly known as 7000 West 110th Street Unit 4, Worth, Illinois 60482, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Michael A. Fuchsgruber (Deceased) and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 0312133167 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Cook County on or before JANUARY 2, 2016 a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120, Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR.
The judgment amount was $175,572.25. 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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C16-33354. 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 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C16-33354 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 14207 TJSC#: 36-11872 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.
never forget and I hope that there are some students who still remember me. Winning this award is a memory that I will always cherish.”
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St. Xavier University student Meghan Hill holds her Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy Award. She is joined by (from left) fi st lady Diane Rauner, Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lincoln Academy Chancellor Stephanie Pace Marshall. Submitted photo
dent Laureate Award Ceremony was held on Nov. 12 in the Hall of Representatives at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. Gov. Bruce Rauner, president of the Academy, was invited to present the awards. Each Student Laureate was presented the following in recognition of outstanding achievement: The Lincoln Acad-
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES 2015-1 Plaintiff, -v.HATEM RAFATI, GLENVIEW ESTATES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, MANAL AL SHAQELLAI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 268 10538 CENTRAL AVENUE, UNIT 2S Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: 10538 UNIT 2 SOUTH IN GLENVIEW ESTATES CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: LOTS 13 AND 14 IN FRANK DELUGACH’S CENTRAL AVENUE GARDENS BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 2/5 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 (EXCEPT STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS HERETOFORE DEDICATED) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED OCTOBER 12, 1990 AS DOCUMENT 90500260, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. Commonly known as 10538 CENTRAL AVENUE, UNIT 2S, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-207-018-1010. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $170,651.99. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F13120220. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F13120220 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 14 CH 268 TJSC#: 36-12078 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
A&A DOLTON LLC as successor in interest to NORTH COMMUNITY BANK, which was successor by merger to ARCHER BANK Plaintiff, -v.- (FORMERLY KNOWN AS: LOT 8 AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF MCCARTHY & FORD RDS., Palos Park, IL 60464) HINSBROOK BANK AND TRUST, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 9, 2004, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 04-032, JOHN BOBAK, JOHN BOBAK, ANNA BOBAK, HELENA BOBAK, SHADOW RIDGE ESTATES HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2013 CH 23126 115 FOREST EDGE DRIVE Palos Park, IL 60464
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.- ANTHONY K. WILTGEN A/K/A ANTHONY WILTGEN, AMY M. WILTGEN A/K/A AMY WILTGEN A/K/A AMY M. BRUNSEN, TCF NATIONAL BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 8 IN SHADOW RIDGE ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 27, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0405839025, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 115 FOREST EDGE DRIVE, Palos Park, IL 60464 (FORMERLY KNOWN AS: LOT 8 AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF MCCARTHY & FORD RDS., Palos Park, IL 60464)
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TCF NATIONAL BANK, Counter-Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY K. WILTGEN A/K/A ANTHONY WILTGEN, AMY M. WILTGEN A/K/A AMY WILTGEN A/K/A AMY M. BRUNSEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Counter-Defendants. 15 CH 09904 3144 W. 100TH PLACE Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 5, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 109 IN CLEM B. MULHOLLAND, INC., RIDGE MANOR SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON APRIL 19, 1954 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1517999. Commonly known as 3144 W. 100TH PLACE, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
emy Student Laureate Medallion; a certificate of achievement; and the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award in the amount of $1,000. Hill is a double major in communication science and disorders and music with a vocal emphasis. She maintains a 3.96 GPA overall with a 4.0 in both majors. She is an accomplished member of the honors program and is now completing work on her senior project titled, “Love You Vocal Folds.” Hill has volunteered with numerous organizations, including the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Barbara Vick Family Center, Arab American Family Services, Elim Christian Services, and with her church’s vacation bible school. She is in her second year serving as the president of Pals for Change, a registered student organization that volunteers to serve individuals with special needs. She is a resident assistant, transitions peer mentor and training coordinator for the Student Ambassador Program. Hill is also a member of the University Orchestra, Chorale and Chamber Singers. Hill is past recipient of the Student Life Award, the Residence Life Leader Among Leaders Award and Rookie of the Year Student Ambassador Award. She was most recently honored with the O’Brien Medallion, a prestigious University award honoring academic achievement, co-curricular involvement, leadership and service. “I am incredibly grateful and honored to have been selected as St. Xavier University’s Student Lincoln Laureate,” said Hill. “The opportunities St. Xavier University has provided me with have shown me the importance of compassion, acceptance, and understanding in today’s world. St. Xavier and my Mercy education have taught me that a life in service to others is the greatest life one can lead.”
Property Index No. 24-12-317-031-0000. Property Index No. 23-30-203-008-0000. The real estate is vacant land.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $497,542.74.
The judgment amount was $82,091.32.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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: Law Office of Richard W. Rappold, 300 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 242-4967 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. Law Office of Richard W. Rappold 300 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 242-4967 rwr@rappoldlaw.com Case Number: 2013 CH 23126 TJSC#: 36-12327 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.
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 09904 TJSC#: 36-12096 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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On other agenda items, the council delayed scheduled action on an ordinance to approve a special use for the proposed Sabre Woods Plaza at 8900 W. 95th St. Village Attorney Vince Cainkar said preparation of the ordinance was still in progress and it would be presented at a later date. The council approved a payment of $96,444.19 to AC Pavement Striping Company and $195,930 to Insituform Technologies, USA. Village Engineer Mike Spolar stated that $150,000 of the payment to Insituform Technologies will be reimbursed to the city through the Community Block Development Grant (CBDG). Public Works Director Larry Boettcher announced the hiring of Erik Wright at a Team 1 Grade level. Wright holds a Class C Water license and a CDL. He previously worked with Lombard and Brookfield. Boettcher also announced that Keven Farrell was retiring after more than 35 years with the Public Works Department. “He was an excellent employee. He will be missed,” said Boettcher. Ald. John Szeszycki (2nd Ward), who is also the chair of Finance, reported that October’s revenue of $20,706 from video gaming was the second highest of the year. Revenue in March was $22,000, followed by $17, 000 in September. “We have 15 video gaming locations in the city with a total of 63 machines,” Szeszycki said. Ald. Brian Waight (1st Ward) announced the re-opening of businesses who now have new owners. The gas station at 8702 S. Roberts Road will have a new name: Fuel Line and the BP Gas station. The name will again be changed in February to Circle K. M & M Food & Beverage will re-open at 8031 W. 87th St., pending approval of its liquor license. The Dec. 22 council meeting will not be held because of the Christmas holiday.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Richards High School art sudents created posters for a project titled “I am.” The posters pictured above were created by (from left): Elaina Gregory, Angela Abrand and Zayna Barakat.
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Richards High School’s ‘I am’ project highlights personal expression Helping a student find her voice comprises a huge element of teaching art. A topic or issue that inspires passion can unleash a student’s talent in writing, painting, and other forms. Teacher Kristin Tyszkiewicz needed to find some passion quickly. They learned for the assignment titled “I Am” that Tyszkiewicz would place posters — with their faces featured prominently — all over Richards High School. “Students were required to stand up for what they care about, to show off
an emotion or a visual protest of their beliefs,” she said. To provide an example and help students get started, Tyszkiewicz turned to French photographer JR. A decade ago, JR visited Israel and Palestine with a plan: He asked people — lawyers, taxi drivers, cooks — of both ethnicities to pose for close-up photos. With a friend, JR “decided to go there and see who are the real Palestinians and who are the real Israelis. Are they so different?” They pasted the enormous
photos — illegally — on both sides of the wall separating Israel from Palestine to illustrate their similarities. As they pasted the giant photos on both sides, JR and his friend received the same reaction. “We said, ‘Oh, we’re actually doing an art project and we are pasting an Israeli and a Palestinian doing the same job,’” he explained. And then there was always a silence. “You mean you’re pasting an Israeli face right here?” a Palestinian asked.
“Well, yeah, yeah, that’s part of the project,” he replied. “And I would always leave that moment, and we would ask them, ‘so can you tell me who is who?’ And most of them couldn’t say.” Instructed to find their voices, the Richards art students went to work. “I chose to show that I am proud of who I am. Considering the events that have been occurring, especially with the racism toward Muslims, I want to show that I’m not willing to hide who I am because of how people might look at me.
I am proud of who I am and where I am from,” said Zayna Barakat. “I chose an image of me showing that I am proud of what I am and where I came from,” said Amal Shaibi. Angela Abrand, who plays softball for Richards, identifies herself as an athlete. “My personal identity was to display the message that women can be strong athletes, as well as men,” Abrand said. “I am slowly moving towards peace of mind because I want to reach a peaceful future,” said Elaina Gregory.
St. Linus to host ‘Breakfast with Santa’
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Students at Koreas Elementary School in Palos Hills are learning how to debug codes to learn about building phone apps during the “Hour of Code” sessions during Computer Science Week.
Koraes students celebrate ‘Hour of Code’ The students of Koraes Elementary School in Palos Hills celebrated Computer Science Education Week by participating in the “Hour of Code,” a global initiative designed to get all ages to build computational thinking skills to learn more about how the computer code works. Students in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade participated in demonstrations and hands-on coding activities. Demonstrations included observing and predicting how computer code affects the colors and sequence of LED lights. Students
also observed lines of code and made predictions about what the light response would be based on different movements and accelerometer readings. In the computer lab, students manually entered, tested, and debugged code to learn about building phone apps. They also used code.org and block coding to better understand how computer code can be used in programs to provide a computer game with directions for character movement. All students were encouraged to think differently about the technology that they see in the world all around them.
The second annual “Breakfast with Santa” will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at St. Linus Elementary School, 10400 S. Lawler Ave., Oak Lawn. Boys and girls, ages 4 years and younger, are invited for a pancake breakfast and a meet and greet with Santa Claus. Admission to Breakfast with Santa is free. Tours of the St. Linus 3-year-old, 4-year-old, and blended 3- and-4-year-old preschool classrooms will be available throughout the breakfast, allowing parents the opportunity to experience what St. Linus has to offer. Breakfast with Santa at St. Linus will also offer children the opportunity to tell Santa everything on their Christmas wish list this year, without the inconvenience of large crowds and waiting in lines. St. Linus School was awarded the U.S. Department of Education “Blue Ribbon” for Academic Excellence Award in 2011. In the last two years, the school has experienced major upgrades to technology with the addition of iPads in the preschool and kindergarten classrooms, which have been incorporated into language arts and math curriculum. Bright Links Interactive Projectors have also been placed in every preschool through eighth grade classroom, and Think Pads are now utilized in sixth and seventh grade curriculum. At the start of the 2016-17 school year, St. Linus expanded their preschool program by adding a third classroom. The school also improved and
Stagg High School internship students and DECA club members participated in a Mock DECA competition recently at Sandburg High School. Submitted photo
Stagg students take place in district-wide event Stagg High School Career Internship students and DECA club members traveled to Sandburg High School to participate in a mock DECA competition in the Sandburg Performing Arts Center. The competition was a districtwide event. Students from Sandburg and Andrew joined the Stagg students in this fifth annual D230 competition. The competition allowed the DECA students to showcase their academic knowledge in the fields marketing, management, finance
and economics. It also highlighted their ability to demonstrate problem solving skills and their ability to analyze real-world business scenarios. The competition is divided in to three different segments: an economics test, a product knowledge test, and a role play. The role play portion of the competition proved to be particularly challenging for the participants. The students were given a realworld problem facing a respected cell phone manufacturer that was
losing market share due to an obsolete design and limited applications capabilities. All of the judges were volunteers. Some were retired teachers and others were local business leaders.
Worth Junior High hosts winter concert
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Children ages 4 and younger can visit Santa at the second “Breakfast with Santa” Tuesday, Dec. 20.
updated curriculum for all students by adding an all-new fine arts program, which includes music classes, a Spanish program, and a theater program. For more information on St Linus, visitwww. stlinusschool.org.
Jingle Bell Post Office is open! The kindergarten class at Southwest Chicago Christian School in Oak Lawn is hosting a “Jingle Bell Post Office” through Friday, Dec. 23. Each day from 10 to 10:15 a.m., kindergarten students will be selling paper, envelopes, and stamps for one cent each to raise money for a flock (a sheep, a duck and a chicken) for a needy family in a developing country through the World Renew Organization. The school hopes the project will promote literacy, improve letter-writing skills, and share good Christmas cheer through this activity. Southwest Chicago Christian School students (from left) Deanna Duran, of Palos Hills, Madison Coleman, of Oak Lawn, and Alexa Coley have been working at the Jingle Bell Post Office during a break. Submitted photo
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The Worth Junior High School Band, led by band director Dave Blyth, hosted their annual winter concert on Dec. 7. The Worth Junior High School Band, along with the fifth grade cadet band from Worth School District 127, performed a variety of holiday music for a packed house of family and friends of the Worth community.
SPORTS The Regional News • The Reporter
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A hitter and a catcher
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Illinois recruit Ricky Smalling, who excelled on the field and in the classroom, is the 2016 Reporter/Regional Football Player of the Year.
Ricky Smalling • Brother Rice By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
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Some of Charley Niego’s hair-raising play led to many celebrations, including this one a few seconds after winning the Class 4A state championship. The junior (left) is the 2016 Reporter/Regional Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.
Charley Niego Mother McAuley
By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
Mother McAuley junior Charley Niego was a physical presence this season for the Mighty Macs, leading them to an Illinois High School Association Class 4A state volleyball championship and a No. 1 national ranking by prepvolleyball.com. But another facet of her game was especially evident to head coach Jen DeJarld. “As much as Charley works so hard to be a better physical player for us, one of the biggest Charley Niego improvements in her game from her sophomore year is her mental toughness,” DeJarld said. “As a sophomore, she wasn’t required to do as much for us. She embraced the pressure this season.” The noteworthy statistics that Niego finished with in the face of that pressure – 498 kills, 473 digs, 69 blocks and 25 aces, which figured big in the team’s staggering 40-1 record – made her the selection for the 2016 Regional/ Reporter Volleyball Player of the Year. It’s the second year the newspaper honored a volleyball player. McAuley’s Kayla Caffey was the first winner in 2015. Niego delivered 12 kills and 17 digs in a three-set win over Geneva in the Class 4A Hinsdale South Supersectional that saw the Mighty Macs rebound from deficits in each set victory to secure the trip to the state finals. She delivered 17 kills a few days earlier in a sectional championship win over Marist. At Redbird Arena, Niego racked up 14 kills in the two-set semifinal win over Niles West. In the 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 championship victory over Minooka, McAuley once again rallied from deficits to prevail. Niego shined with 14 kills and 15 digs in the title match to help the team capture the 15th state title in school history. “Charley is very multi-faceted in all the things she does for us,” DeJarld said. “The competiveness she brings every day to the practice carries over to the match. You really only need just one person to lead that, and she does that for us. “Great players play great under high pressure, and Charley is that player. She raised her game to the next level – a championship level.” Niego, who verbally committed to Notre Dame during her sophomore year, simply wanted to make the biggest impact that she could. “I made sure I was especially prepared for every game,” Niego said. “I definitely wanted to contribute more this year than last year and learn to move on from my mistakes. This season was so satisfying.”
Brother Rice senior wide receiver Ricky Smalling has proven his ability as a marquee athlete throughout his career for the Crusaders. But Smalling also made strides in the classroom during his senior year, demonstrating his emergence as a studentathlete whose leadership and impact on the gridiron led to his selection as the 2016 Reporter/Regional Football Player of the Year. “We’re all proud of Ricky, not just because of the player he has become but more importantly his improvements in the classroom,” Brother Rice head coach Brian Badke said. “He’s grown so much over these past four years.” On the field, the Illinois-bound Smalling caught 80 passes for 1,336 yards and scored 18 touchdowns while helping Brother Rice to a state playoff berth and a 9-3 record. From Week 1, Smalling was off and running. In the Crusaders’ first game — the Kickoff Classic at Soldier Field against Marist — he caught touchdown passes that went for 56 and 39 yards in Brother Rice’s 31-7 romp over
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49-42 win over Mt. Carmel in week 6. “Big-time players step up in big-time games, and Ricky stepped up whenever we needed a big play,” Badke said. “The statistics speak for themselves. He had a tremendous career here at Brother Rice and a great senior year. “He made a name for himself that people will never forget here at 99th and Pulaski. He was part of a group of seniors who went 35-8 in four years. I think his future is bright down at Champaign and beyond.” The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Smalling, who has a 4.4 40-yard dash time, improved on his junior numbers of 1,165 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. He humbly deferred to the talents of quarterback Dino Borrelli, who also had a monster senior year with 3,377 yards passing with 40 touchdowns. “I had a great year thanks to Dino throwing me the ball so effectively,” Smalling said. “Everybody contributed. I wouldn’t have had the year I had without those guys. I just kept focused on my plan of excelling in football and my studies, and everything has turned out well. “I thank Coach Badke for pushing me to become the player that I am.”
GRIDIRON GREATS THROUGH THE YEARS A look at the Football Player of the Year winners since the Reporter and Regional merged in 1986: 1986: Jay White (Stagg) Sr. 2001: Jon Cleveland (Shepard) Sr. 1987: Ken Courtright (Sandburg) Sr. 2002: Sean Lewis (Richards) Jr. 1988: Efrem Haymore (Richards) Sr. and Dave Myers (Stagg) Sr. 2003: Dan Nicholson (Brother Rice) Sr. 1989: Dave Jensen (Shepard) Sr. and David Demumbrum (Reavis) Sr. 2004: Dion Foster (Richards) Sr. 1990: Tyrone Washington (Shepard) Sr. 2005: Mark Williams (Richards) Sr. 1991: Joe Schissler (Brother Rice) Sr. 2006: Alex Haan (Chicago Christian) Jr. 1992: Jim Wroblewski (Sandburg) Sr. 2007: Alex Haan (Chicago Christian) and Tommie Thomas (Richards) Sr. 1993: Allen Ross (Shepard) Sr. 2008: Josh Hodur (St. Laurence) Sr. 1994: Kenny Carrington (Richards) Sr. and Mike Tracy (Evergreen Park) Sr. 2009: Jon Ryan (Richards) Sr. 1995: Zak Kustok (Sandburg) Jr. 2010-2012: None named 1996: William Andrews (Richards) Sr. 2013: Nic Weishar (Marist) Sr. 1997: Bruce Corcoran (Sandburg) Jr. 2014: Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (Richards) Sr. 1998: Joe Martinez (St. Laurence) Sr. and Joe Toner (Shepard) Sr. 2015: Brendan Skalitzky (Marist) Sr. 1999: Tom Marsan (Evergreen Park) Sr. 2016—Ricky Smalling (Brother Rice) Sr. 2000: Mark Hamstra (Chicago Christian) Sr.
Plenty of football and volleyball standouts this year Football
By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Brother Rice’s Ricky Smalling and Mother McAuley’s Charley Niego have been named the Reporter/Regional 2016 Players of the Year in football and volleyball respectively. But the talent pool of local football and volleyball players goes much deeper than that. Here is a look at area standouts who have been honored by their conferences for their outstanding play in the fall:
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Twice as nice: Sandburg’s Jacobs wins second All-American honor
A number of Oak Lawn athletes who participated in fall sports won academic awards.
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Two-for-two. Sandburg junior Dylan Jacobs won his second AllAmerican honor in as many weeks Saturday when he finished 11th at the Jacobs Foot Locker Nationals. He navigated the 5,000-meter course at Balboa Park in San Diego in 15 minutes, 21 seconds. A week prior, Jacobs won the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., with a 19th-place finish and was the third Illinois finisher in the state. He was the top Illinois finisher in Saturday’s event.
Shakers and bakers Oak Lawn’s girls bowling team won its inaugural eight-team Baker format tournament by winning 26 games Saturday at Palos Lanes. Shepard finished third with 17 wins, Stagg was fifth with 12, Chicago Christian seventh with six and Evergreen Park eighth with five.
The Oak Lawn lineup featured Allison Hebel, LeAnne Kommenich, Andrea Yunke, Lena Rayas and anchor Stephanie Gasca, who had 31 strikes in the 10th frame of 28 games. In the Baker format, each bowler rolls two frames during a 10-frame game. “I saw a former bowler of mine (Elmhurst College’s Shannon McGuire) in the Baker format and was so impressed with the camaraderie and team-building skills and I felt it was a great format to use early in the season,” Spartans coach Kelly Rumel said. “After hosting the event, I received great feedback and I am looking forward to our second invite next year.’’
Top heavy wrestlers The area’s best shot at an individual state championship in wrestling may come from one of the big boys. The Illinois Matmen website came out with its rankings in early December and some of the heavier grapplers could have the most success come the Illinois High School Association postseason in February. At 195 pounds in Class 3A, Sandburg senior Patrick Brucki was ranked No. 1. At 220, Marist senior Diata Drayton was ranked on top, Sandburg senior
Cole Batemen was 10th and Brother Rice’s Scott Sierzega was 12th. Brucki and Drayton were the lone area athletes with a No. 1 ranking, but several others picked up recognition from the website. At 106 pounds, Marist sophomore Michael Leveille was ranked eighth. At 113 pounds, Brother Rice junior Hassan Johnson and Stagg sophomore Domenic Zaccone were ranked second and third, respectively. At 120, Marist sophomore Jacob Dado was listed as an honorable mention. At 132, Sandburg senior Ben Kirby and Stagg’s Noah Price were named honorable mention. At 145, Brother Rice senior Rahman Johnson was eighth. At 152, Sandburg junior Tim Houston was ranked fifth and Stagg junior Ahmad Suleiman was listed as an honorable mention. At 160, Stagg junior Peter Radev was named as an honorable mention.
At 170, Sandburg sophomore Alex Hirschfield was listed as an honorable mention. At 182, Brother Rice senior Jake Hutchinson was named honorable mention. At 285, Sandburg’s Malik Scates was ranked 10th. Team-wise, in Class 3A, Sandburg was ranked 12th and Brother Rice and Marist were honorable mentions.
Oak Lawn academic award winners
The Illinois High School Association and the South Suburban Conference recently recognized academic award recipients for seniors with grade-point averages of 3.5 or better, and Oak Lawn has several athletes who made it. In boys cross country, Christopher Aherne (3.7105 GPA) and Sergio Serna (4.8421) were honored as was football player Jacob Szczechowicz (3.6667) and golfer Jackson Kierna (3.6216),
In girls cross country there were several runners recognized as Agnes Bindokas (3.8158), Tasneem Jaber (4.1944), Erica Ruiz (4.0), Jade Ryerson (4.6667) and Jessica Sciaky (4.0) all qualified. Boys soccer players who made the list were Adam Baniewicz (4.5), Giovanni Barragan (3.7143), Michael Ciezczak (3.5833), Cody Figus (4.0), Akram Mahdi (4.6842), Ricardo Robles (4.45595), Mateusz Skupien (3.5556) and Michal Szaflarski (3.7647). In girls swimming it was Nayomi Delvalle (3.8056), Annabelle Fritz (4.5263), and Mariola Gorlicki (3.7297). In girls tennis the recipients were Pranvera Biba (3.5556), Amanda Komperda (3.5135), Julia Munoz (3.8108), Emma Palhegyi (4.0541), Yesenia Saldivar (4.3889), Leena Saleh (3.75), Hannah Spillane (4.0244) and Allison Templin (4.1622). In volleyball it was Michelle Labuda (3.9444), Camryn Landingham (4.0) and Alexa Lopez (3.8919).
FOCUS ON GIRLS BASKETBALL
FOCUS ON BOYS BASKETBALL
’Tis the season for holiday tournaments
Oak Lawn star scores 29 points but feels ‘very terrible’ after loss
By Jeff Vorva
Good things on and off the court
Once again, Oak Lawn Community High School got the early jump when it comes to hosting girls holiday tournaments. The eight-team tournament kicked off Saturday and the two area schools that entered ended up winning first-round pool games. The hosts opened the tournament with a 54-34 victory over Romeoville as Danielle Quigley knocked down 17 points for the Spartans. Sandburg nipped RiversideBrookfield, 52-51 in another opening-round contest. Pool-play action continued Monday and Wednesday and the finals will be held at 10:30 a.m. and noon on Saturday. Other teams in the tournament are Lockport, Tinley Park, Joliet West and T.F. South.
Marist’s Julia Ruzevich recently surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career. Queen of Peace’s Kara Shimko, who hit the 1,000-point mark earlier this season, was named an Illinois State scholar last week. She is in the process of finalizing her college choice.
Sports Editor
Montini sets schedule The powerhouse 16-team Montini Tournament takes place Dec. 27-30. The area’s lone representative, Marist, takes on Proviso East at 3 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the main gymnasium. Other teams in the tournament include Fremd, Benet, Kenwood, Evanston, Montini, Hersey and Geneva.
Lisle brackets set The 16-team Lisle Holiday
By Phil Arvia Correspondent
Photo by Jeff Vorva
Oak Lawn’s Cecilia Vega arches her back after taking a shot on Saturday against Romeoville.
Cage Classic runs Dec. 27-30, and the area’s lone representative, Chicago Christian, faces Reed-Custer at 5 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the South Gym.
Subway Classic matchups set Even though the Holiday Tournaments are not in full swing yet, a big showcase in mid-January already has been finalized.
Marist and Mother McAuley’s girls basketball teams are back at the 27th Chicagoland Girls Prep Classic, sponsored by Subway, Jan. 14 and 16, at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. Marist takes on Stevenson at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, and Mother McAuley follows that with a 5 p.m. game against Wheaton North.
Sean gone: Fire goaltender is traded twice in one day By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Goalie Sean Johnson, who
was the longest-tenured player on the Chicago Fire soccer roster in 2016, was traded twice on Sunday.
The Fire dealt him to expansion team Atlanta for General Allocation Money. Atlanta then shipped the 27-year-old to the
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Rashad Johnson walked into Tinley Park High School on Friday night averaging 23.2 points per game. He exited averaging an even 24 after dropping 29 on the Titans. So how did Oak Lawn’s senior point guard feel on his way out the door? “Terrible,” he said. “Very terrible.” That owed partly to the 75-67 loss the Spartans suffered in the South Suburban Conference crossover. And it owed partly to the ugly way Johnson got his 29 — on 7-of29 shooting from the floor, including misses on his first nine shots. After scoring just six points in the first half and 11 through three quarters, Johnson had 18 points in the final period as Oak Lawn (2-5, 0-3 in the SSC Red), down by as many as 20, got within six points in the final 15 seconds. Tinley Park (3-5, 3-0 in the SSC Blue) survived behind a balanced attack led by Josh Bickham (19 points), Chris Edwards and Christian Hooker (13 each) and Solomon Wilson-Walls (10). “The first half, I tried to get my teammates involved,” Johnson said. “I think I made a mistake by trying to take it easy in the first half. “Usually in the first half I try to drive and get to the rim. Today I was just settling.” And nothing was falling. Johnson, Oak Lawn’s all-time leader with 140 career 3-point field goals, missed eight of his first nine from beyond the arc against Tinley before making his last two. His teammates struggled as well, as the Spartans shot just .348 (23-of-66) from the floor. Many of the misses were in close. Oak Lawn got the ball in the lane frequently, but often
had to adjust shots against the longer Titans. Meanwhile, Tinley Park hit 7-of-13 3-point attempts in the first half in route to a 40-24 lead at intermission. “Give Tinley credit,” Spartans coach Jason Rhodes said. “Seven threes in the first half? All the games I’ve seen them play so far, I haven’t seen them shoot like that.’’ Led by Adem Osmani’s 15 rebounds, the Spartans were active on the boards. Osmani also scored 14 points to back up Johnson, who added seven rebounds and three assists, while Omar Khalil finished with nine points and six boards for the Spartans.
Tosh tournament pairings The 43rd Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, which features four area teams in the 32-team field, announced its pairings. The first round starts Dec. 26 with Matea Valley taking on Sandburg at noon while McHenry takes on Brother Rice at 1:30 p.m. Lake Forest takes on Stagg at 3 p.m. and St. Laurence challenges Lyons at 4:30 p.m. Depending on who wins and loses, there is a possibility Sandburg faces Brother Rice and Stagg faces St. Laurence in either the second round or consolation round on Dec. 27.
Marist tourney pairings
The Marist Holiday Invite — a five-team, round-robin affair — opened play on Wednesday but the host team won’t play until Monday. The RedHawks play Southland at 7 p.m. Monday, then play Bowen at 6 p.m. Tuesday and square off against Johnson at 7 p.m. Wednesday and take on Tinley Park at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Photo by Jeff Vorva
Oak Lawn’s Rashad Johnson, shown in a game earlier this season, scored 29 points Friday at Tinley Park but felt lousy after his team lost 75-67 to the Titans.
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AREA HOOPS AT A GLANCE Oak Lawn sophomore Madelyn McGrath fires a pass Saturday during the first half of the opening game of the Oak Lawn Holiday Tournament. The tournament fi als will be played Saturday, with two games at 10:30 a.m. and two more at noon.
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Brother Rice Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards St. Laurence Sandburg Shepard Stagg
7-2 3-4 4-4 6-0 2-5 5-2 1-7 6-2 3-3 5-2
at Thornwood, Sat.; hosts Eisenhower, Tues. at Walther Christian, Fri. hosts Tinley Park, Fri.; hosts CICS-Ellison, Tues. at Nazareth Academy, Fri.; hosts RedHawk Tourn. Mon-Wed. hosts Lemont, Fri.; hosts Stagg, Mon. at T.F South, Fri. hosts Andrew, Fri.; hosts DePaul College Prep, Wed. at Crete-Monee, Sat. hosts Oak Forest, Fri. at Luther North, Fri.; at Oak Lawn, Mon.
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GIRLS Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Mother McAuley Oak Lawn Queen of Peace Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg
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hosts Walther Christian, Fri.; at Elmwood Park, Sat. hosts Tinley Park, Fri.; at Chicago Ag Tourn, Mon-Wed. at Bullitt East Tournament, Washington Ky., Mon-Wed. No games this week at Lemont, Fri.; hosts OL Tourn., Sat.; hosts Stagg, Mon. at Stagg, Thurs. hosts T.F South, Thurs. at Oak Lawn Christmas Tournament, Sat. at Oak Forest, Fri. host Queen of Peace, Thurs.; at Oak Lawn, Mon.
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CPS puts red light on SimeonMorgan Park game at Moraine
F
ood for thought for those who aren’t very hungry: Never mind. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the big battle between Simeon and Morgan Park likely to be played Dec. 23 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. Well, that’s not going to happen there. Moraine Valley Athletic Director Bill Finn said the Chicago Public League mandated that the game be played at Morgan Park, which has a tiny bandbox of a gym. This rivalry between perennial state and national powers has gotten some negative attention for occasional violence among the players and fans, and Palos Hills officials were starting to map out some ideas about potential security issues. But now we can all sit back and relax.
JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point
Broken poll The Associated Press’s Week 1 basketball polls are out, and in Class 2A, Seton Academy was listed among those teams that received votes. On the surface, it appears someone was voting for the Hornets as one of the elite teams in the state because of past success. The problem is, Seton closed the doors of its school in the spring and does not have a basketball team. Look, I’ve made some dumb mistakes in my time, but whoever voted Seton as a top-10 team should have done his or her homework. I think this voter should get another chance, but he or she should also get a basketball thrown at his or her head before being allowed another vote. The good news is that the AP girls poll is out and Mt. Assisi did not receive any votes.
Oh, my, O’Mara
I was typing in the names of all-conference football and volleyball players for our front page story that accompanied our Player of the Year stories and Tom O’Mara’s name popped up as making the East Suburban Catholic Conference all-area football team as an offensive lineman. He was also named the league’s most valuable offensive lineman. Shortly after that, I found out that Tuesday night at the St. Laurence/Marist boys game the kid threw up a half-court shot at halftime that went in and he won $500 off his tuition for his effort. He should buy a lottery ticket with that kind of good fortune.
Macho Man remembered
— Compiled by Anthony Nasella
FOCUS ON SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE BOYS BASKETBALL
Happy endings for Stagg and Sandburg By Jeff Vorva
Many eyes were on the basket after Stagg’s John Contant (No. 3) smacked the ball into the hoop after his first attempt rimmed out. That tied the Chargers’ game with Sandburg with 2.7 seconds left, and Stagg went on to win in overtime.
Sports Editor
Both Stagg and Sandburg had plenty of misery to mull over this past weekend. But in the end, both teams were happy. Host Sandburg had control of Stagg for most of Friday night’s SouthWest Suburban opener. The Eagles led 42-36 with 1 minute, 58 seconds left. Somehow the Chargers pulled off a 54-48 overtime victory that left Stagg coach John Daniels saying his team “stole one.” Disappointed Sandburg coach Todd Allen was left thinking this was one of the five toughest losses of his career. Luckily for the Eagles, they were able to play less than 24 hours later and they won a wild 42-39 non-conference battle over St. Ignatius. Kevin McShane canned a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to secure the win. Sandburg is 6-2 overall and Stagg is 5-2, and both play in a conference in which all six teams had winning records and combined for a 31-9 mark heading into this week. Stagg is hoping to finish in the top half of the league, which also features Bolingbrook, Homewood-Flossmoor, LincolnWay East and Lockport. But the Chargers know they can’t afford to have cold-shooting nights like they did on Friday, which included a 3-of-13 performance from the floor in the fourth quarter. “It helps to make shots,” Daniels said dryly. But the Chargers made the right ones at the end, including John Contant’s swat of the ball after a missed shot that found its way into the basket to knot the score at 44-44 with 2.7 seconds left in regulation. “I knew if I missed it, I had to find a way to put it back in,” said Contant, who scored 17 of his 19 points in the fourth
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quarter and four-minute overtime period. “I saw it coming off the basket and I got an arm up there and tapped it back in there. It worked.’’ Senior Tom Kazanecki, who has some colleges — including Division III power Aurora University — looking at him, added eight points in the fourth quarter and OT. He hit three free throws in the overtime. “When I was a freshman, I wasn’t that great at the line,” Kazanecki said. “This year, I’m shooting pretty well. I shot a lot of free throws, I’ll tell you that. Before I leave the gym, I shoot 25 at least. That’s the way I did it. I have no idea how many I take during the offseason.’’
Richards High School’s wrestling team is going old school by honoring three Macho wrestlers of the week and the winners receive black-and-gold shirts with the late Randy “Macho Man” Savage on the front. A freshman, JV and varsity wrestler wins one each week. I would like to see this become a trend among the schools in the area. For those who need help with the idea, St. Laurence could name a John Nord (“the Viking”) award. The Marist RedHawks can honor Red Bastein (yeah, that’s going back a looooong time). Sandburg can honor the Sandman. If Richards needs awards for the wrestlers of the year, they can be in the honor of the British Bulldogs.
Everybody’s Favorite
On a somber note
I grew up enjoying rasslin’, and over the years I met a few pro grapplers in my time. But… I met the Macho Man. He is dead. I met Rowdy Roddy Piper. He is dead. I was almost plowed into by “Adorable” Adrian Adonis. He is dead. I had a long phone conversation with Curt Hennig before he was Mr. Perfect. He is dead. I think the only wrestlers I’ve met who are still with us are former Evergreen Park and Hickory Hills resident “Golden Boy’’ Paul Christy (who would know who Red Bastein is) and the Iron Sheik. Oh, and “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn, who I met this summer at a Windy City Thunderbolts game, is still kicking. Richards freshman wrestler Nazir Shurn shows off his Macho Wrestler of the Week shirt. Submitted photo
Stagg coach John Daniels (left) and Sandburg player Chris Toth share a big hug after Friday’s draining overtime game. Stagg overcame a six-point deficit in the final two minutes and won 54-48 in Orland Park.
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Magic numbers for SXU: 1,000 and 37 By Jeff Vorva
Bob Hallberg speaks to the SXU fans after he received an award from the school for reaching the 1,000-victory mark. Below: Friends and family members show off their “1000” signs for Hallberg on Saturday.
Sports Editor
How does a 72-year-old coach break a multi-generational gap and relate to players in their late teens and early 20s? Bob Hallberg has mastered the art. The Oak Lawn resident and women’s basketball coach at St. Xavier University was honored Saturday on a court bearing his own name at the Shannon Center for recently notching his 1,000th career victory. “He’s so good with so many players and know so much about so many different positions on the court,” Cougars junior Kara Krolicki said of Hallberg. “He’s coached men, and going from men to women is a big change. You have to get used to things like sensitivity and he does a good job of it. He knows how to talk to you and correct you and coach you.’’ Hallberg, who also coached boys at Kennedy High School and men at SXU, Chicago State and the University of IllinoisChicago, picked up No. 1,000 with an 81-71 victory over Taylor University on the road on Nov. 26. Saturday was the first home game since the milestone and he was presented a basketball trophy after his team beat Trinity Christian College, 90-53, minutes after the game while fans waved signs that said “1000.” It was supposed to be a surprise, but the coach got wise during the game. “When I saw friends and family members in the stands, I thought something was up,” he said. “It’s been a great run of coaching great people.’’ The Cougars (9-0 overall, 5-0 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and ranked third in the country among NAIA schools) picked up 22 points from Krolicki while Brittany Collins had 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots. Celina Wanta led the Trolls (5-6, 1-5) with 10 points while Lauren Stokes had nine points and eight rebounds. While 1,000 was a big number for the women’s program, 37 turned out to be the magic number for the men as Brother Rice graduate Quinn Niego scored that many in a 97-70 win over Trinity on Saturday afternoon. He shot 13-of-26 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the line. Teammate Keating Rombach added 19 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor as the Cougars improved to 5-6, 4-2. SXU led 43-40 after the first half and rolled the rest of the way thanks to a 16-3 advantage midway through the second half. TCC (2-9, 1-5) was led by Myles Birgans’ 17 points.
Photos by Jeff Vorva
A Hall(berg) of a Career
Trinity Christian’s Regan Cross (left) and St. Xavier’s Sarah Vozel fight for the ball on Saturday.
Bob Hallberg’s career record through Sunday: 1966-71 Kennedy High School boys 1971-77 St. Xavier men 1977-87 Chicago State men 1987-96 University of Illinois-Chicago men 2000-16 St. Xavier women TOTAL
93-16 127-61 224-84 134-128 424-115 1,002-404
Trinity Christian’s Juozas Balciunas tries to get a shot above the outstretched arms of St. Xavier’s Keating Rombach on Saturday.
SXU’s Mikayla Leyden dribbles against Trinity Christian College on Saturday in Chicago. Quinn Niego scored a careerbest 37 points in St. Xavier’s win over Trinity Christian College on Saturday.
SXU’s Jacob Strong (3) goes up strong to the basket against Trinity’s Jordan Perry in a CCAC battle.
Moraine Valley Women’s basketball: The Cyclones were hoping to be ranked in the top 20 in the nation but missed the cut in last week’s rankings. But they picked up a 77-69 victory in overtime over Joliet Junior College on Dec. 6 as Michelle Borgren had 29 points and nine rebounds while Erin Drynan had 22 points, 23 rebounds and six blocked shots. Men’s basketball: MVCC dropped a 77-74 decision to Joliet Junior College, which was ranked eighth in the country in NJCAA Division III on Dec. 6. Joe Ruzevich had 23 points and eight rebounds while Jordan Radcliff added 14 points.
SXU’s Jared Jones (left) plays in his first game against Trinity Christian since transferring from the Palos Heights school two seasons ago. He had six points, four rebounds and two assists.
Awards
Continued from Page 1 Alec Freeman, Doug Kosch, Brett Ladewig, Brett Bittner and David Lox made the all-conference team. East Suburban Catholic Conference Conference champion Marist had 11 players represented on the all-conference squad. On defense, Micah Awordian, Matt Finn, Bobby Gorman, Mike Lawler, Gavin McCabe, Elijah Teague and Robert Topps made it for the RedHawks. On offense, Delonte Herrell Bill Kudak and Tom O’Mara were named and on special teams, kicker Tom Gillen picked up the honor. Awordian was named the league MVP, Teague was the most valuable defensive player, O’Mara was named most valuable offensive lineman, McCabe was named co-most valuable defensive lineman and Pat Dunne won the Dave Mattio Coach of the Year honor.
Metro Suburban Red Chicago Christian’s Josh Hill, Jake Iwema, Henry Light and Matt McCarthy picked up allconference honors. Iwema was named the league’s Offensive Lineman of the Year. South Suburban Red Richards, which won the league title, placed several players on the team including Player of the Year Anthony Quinn. Others on the team were Pat Doyle, Sebastian Castro, Joe Carpenter, Nathan Gimza, Jack Moran, Damon Olejniczak, Jack Moran, Danny Tobin, Noah Petrusevski, Torrey Nalls and Derek Flowers. Shepard was represented by Joe Monahan, Dante Onsurez, Demetrius Harrison, Jamir Dunbar, Martice Thomas and Jack Carberry. Oak Lawn’s Lewis Radosevich, Kyle McNamara and Jabari Clark made the team. Evergreen Park’s Dan Kunes, Brendon Ford, CJ Brown and Joe Traversa were named to the team. Oak Lawn’s Adane Lonaati and Derek Gonsch
were named honorable mention along with Shepard’s Justin McClendon. SouthWest Suburban Conference Sandburg all-conference selections were Patrick Brucki, Colin Dominski, Jamie Marines, Michael Murphy, Jamare Parker and Chris Toth. Stagg’s Mike Jennings, Joe Mullan and Tyler Winkelmann also made the squad.
Volleyball East Suburban Catholic Conference Marist’s Meg Krasowski, Molly Murrihy and Savannah Thompson made the all-conference team. Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Blue Conference champion Queen of Peace’s Haley Doyle and Maddie Fogarty made the team and Fogarty was named Player of the Year. Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red Conference champ Mother McAuley was well represented as Katie O’Connell, Niego, Emma Reilly, Abby O’Brien, Ashley Maher and Mary Kate Boland made the squad. O’Connell was
named the conference’s Player of the Year. Metro Suburban Conference Chicago Christian’s Abby Joritz, Alyssa Van Kuiken and Julia Conrad made the all-conference team. South Suburban Red Oak Lawn’s Alli Yacko, Camryn Landingham, Amanda Bulow, Taylor Bylow and Alexa Lopez made the team along with Richards’ Lisa Costa, Abbi Fletcher, Sara Murczek and Amber Ryan. Shepard’s Sarah Kiwan, Grace Elliot and Nicole Connors joined Evergreen Park’s Claire Quigley on the first team. Richards’ Lauren Birmingham was named to the special mention list. Yacko was named Player of the Year. SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Sandburg’s Maureen Imrie, Anna Jonynas and Rachel Krasowski made the team. Stagg’s Maddie Duffner, Alyssa Migler were also honored.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.SUSAN E. HOUSER, ABBIGALE S. DAVIES, SUSAN E. HOUSER, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012, AS TO 2/3 UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST AND ABBIGALE S. DAVIES, AS TO 1/3 UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, GEORGETOWN DETACHED TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 04847 9449 162ND STREET Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9449 162ND STREET, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-22-118-010-0000 Vol. 147. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $191,396.28. 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 16-3432. 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 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-3432 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 16 CH 04847 TJSC#: 36-12480 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. I709888
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.RAYMOND SILHAN JR., AS INDEPENDANT ADMINISTRATOR, DOROTHY SILHAN, CORAL STAFFORD, ALLYSON TESCHKE, LESLEE IHSSEN, GAYL KERBS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF IRENE M. TESCHKE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 005567 12501 S. MELVINA AVENUE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12501 S. MELVINA AVENUE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-29-317-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-04023. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-04023 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 005567 TJSC#: 36-11219 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. I708902
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WATERFALL OLYMPIC MASTER FUND GRANTOR TRUST, SERIES II, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NORTH COMMUNITY BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER WITH PLAZA BANK Plaintiff, -v.GEORGE TRIANTAFILLOU, PENNY TRIANTAFILLOU, CATALYST INTERVENTIONS, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2012 CH 04041 10542 83RD AVENUE 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 October 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10542 83RD AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-203-023-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $214,185.68. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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. PLEASE NOTE: Plaintiff makes no representations as to the priority position of its lien nor does it make any representations regarding property taxes due or not due in regards to the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to research the title, liens, taxes and/or any other possible event affecting the property and/or the title thereof. The property is sold \�AS IS\� \�WHERE IS\� as stated above 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: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 Please refer to file number 26373-54607. 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. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney File No. 26373-54607 Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2012 CH 04041 TJSC#: 36-12513 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. I709675
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff, vs. Barbara Clark aka Barbara B. Clark; Michael Clark aka Michael A. Clark; Tatra Condominium Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 14CH18406 Sheriff’s # 160291 F14100321SVTSPT GTS Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on January 13th, 2017, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: PERMANENT REAL ESTATE INDEX NO.: 24-18200-032-1046 Common Address: 10620 Brooks Lane, Unit C6, Chicago Ridge, Illinois 60415 P.I.N: 24-18-200-032-1046; Improvements: This property consists of a Residential Condominium. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the mortgagee’s attorney, or the court appointed selling officer. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments. Premise will NOT be open for inspection. Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC Anthony Porto 1771 W. DIEHL., Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www. fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-3AR MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3AR Plaintiff, -v.TERESA KIC A/K/A TERESA B. KIC, WILLIAM BIANUCCI A/K/A WILLIAM L. BIANUCCI, BMO HARRIS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A HARRIS N.A. S/B/M TO NLSB BANK, MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, N.A. S/B/B TO MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 038739 11740 SHAKER COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 23, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11740 SHAKER COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-18-105-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 14-13-28825. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-28825 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 038739 TJSC#: 36-12677 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. I709013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.MARRINA L. AARON A/K/A MARRINA AARON, PEARLIE M. AARON Defendants 15 CH 06313 8645 LYNWOOD DRIVE 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 October 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8645 LYNWOOD DRIVE, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-113-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $255,025.05. 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 15-1535. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 15-1535 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 06313 TJSC#: 36-12734 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. I709877
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5 ACRES RT. 45 IN PEOTONE 600 ft. frontage x 400 ft. deep 40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD POSTILLION, ANITA NAMBO A/K/A ANITA POSTILLION, RICHARD V. POSTILLION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE RICHARD V. POSTILLION REVOCABLE TRUST, AMENDED AND RESTATED OCTOBER 30, 2013, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE RICHARD V. POSTILLION REVOCABLE TRUST, AMENDED AND RESTATED OCTOBER 30, 2013, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 017778 9712 S. 81ST COURT 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 February 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9712 S. 81ST COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-203-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, 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 14-14-19836. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-19836 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 017778 TJSC#: 36-13562 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. I708884
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.NORBERT J NOEL Defendants 12 CH 06549 15436 SUNFLOWER COURT 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 October 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 20, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15436 SUNFLOWER COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-108-022. The real estate is improved with a white brick split level; 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. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9664. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 9664 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 12 CH 06549 TJSC#: 36-13297 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. I709227
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.ARTURAS LEE F/K/A ARTURAS JANKAUSKAS, BANK OF AMERICA, NA, LOLITA JANKAUSKIENE Defendants 15 CH 002397 20 COUR DE LA REINE 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 October 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 20 COUR DE LA REINE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-110-024. 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 14-15-02011. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-02011 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 002397 TJSC#: 36-12590 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. I708982
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.RAFAET KHALIL, SABAH KHALIL, THOMAS CHARLES ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 017483 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE 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 March 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 18-35-307-040-0000. 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 14-15-18636. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-18636 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 017483 TJSC#: 36-13447 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. I708559
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL A. CLAUS A/K/A DANIEL CLAUS, RHONDA J. CLAUS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/I/I TO LASALLE BANK N.A. Defendants 16 CH 003349 13030 S. 70TH COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 9, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 13030 S. 70TH COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-105-014. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 14-1608423. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-08423 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 003349 TJSC#: 36-12299 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. I708384
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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS The Bridge Teen Center programs
• Karaoke & Open Mic Night 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 16, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. Students will have the chance to get up on stage for karaoke and open mic night. During the night students may also enjoy a live performance by Singer/Songwriter MG Bailey and free food samples provided by Chick Fil-A. • Drop In: Study Lounge with Sandwich Bar (High School Only) 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 20, Students are invited to enjoy snacks, helpful tutors, whiteboards, and study supplies in The Bridge’s study space. • Project Serve: Thrift Store - 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 20, Be a part of positive change in the community by spending the afternoon sorting, cleaning, and shelving the donated items at The Bridge Thrift Store. • Culinary: Christmas Cookies w/ Wilton - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Students will learn how to incorporate intricate designs into cookie decorating. • Drop In: Study Lounge with Coffee & Hot Chocolate (High School Only) - 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 21, Students are invited to enjoy snacks, helpful tutors, whiteboards, and study supplies in The Bridge’s study space. • Christmas Movie Marathon - 3 to 6 p.m Dec. 21, Enjoy Christmas movies and holiday sweets at The Bridge. • Drop In: Study Lounge with Cereal Station (High School Only) - 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 22, Students are invited to enjoy snacks, helpful tutors, whiteboards, and study supplies in The Bridge’s study space. • Project Serve: Thank You Nurses - 4 to 5 p.m. Dec. 22, Write notes of encouragement and thanks to the nurses who are spending Christmas taking care of patients at a local hospital. • Christmas Morning PJ Party & High School After Hours 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dec. 23, Students
OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (Mar 21-Apr. 19): Just get it over with. A nagging responsibility may have you looking for ways to get out of it but you’ll find the easiest solution is simply to do it. Don’t become too frustrated by mistakes as the experience provides a valuable lesson. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Show your support for the home team. Family or close friends may need a shoulder to lean on and you are just the one to fit the bill. The lights along the streets of romance will be all green in the week ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t assume anything. Reality may be quite different from what you expect it to be so don’t act on preconceived notions and wait for cold hard facts. A past conflict may finally be resolved in the week ahead with a simple apology. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Don’t become alarmed or offended if you find that someone is employing your own methods as it may be nothing more than they just admire your style. Give
a loved one the attention they deserve. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get those creative juices flowing. You’ll gain the most satisfaction from activities that require imagination and an artistic flair. Resolve to follow your own agenda this week and don’t become embroiled in other people’s controversies. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You need not travel far to find answers. Problems can be easily solved if you aren’t too proud to ask friends or trusted advisors for their advice. Take time to weigh the options carefully when trying to make important decisions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Take advantage of your cheerful and generous nature by getting out and crossing a few items off of your holiday shopping list. Friends and loved ones will offer unwavering support for your latest endeavor. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When opportunity knocks, you would be wise to open the door. Being overly skeptical could backfire if a lucrative offer comes your way. You may not win the lottery but you’ll have Lady Luck on
your side when needed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ve got nothing to worry about. Don’t be overly sensitive by what you may see as flaws in your appearance as these may well be the traits that attract others to you. Getting out of the house may help clear your head. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Have a little faith. A trusted friend will come through for you in a pinch so don’t feel as if you are facing the world on your own. Ignore the urge to shake up your finances as the situation will eventually improve on its own. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Slide into the driver’s seat. You’ll find that your leadership skills will be quite the asset when immersed into a group setting this week. There’s nothing wrong with using the influence of a powerful friend to achieve your ends. PISCES (Feb. 19- Mar. 20): A rolling stone gathers no moss. Avoid settling into safe routines that keep you moving in circles when the only way that you’ll make progress is through definitive action. You’ll never know what you can accomplish unless you try.
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Men’s book discussion at The Center Men’s POV (point of view) will meet Tuesday Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. George Harris will be the discussion leader for the book “Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914” by Stanley Weintraub. New members are welcome. “Silent Night” tells the story of a soldier-led holiday truce during the early days of World War I. Call 361-3650
are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite Christmas pajamas to enjoy a live performance by Alternative/Pop band The Cousins. Free food samples provided by White Castle. This is a High School After Hours night. High
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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“SUICIDE SQUAD”: Certainly not the typical breed of DC Comics characters, the title group is more villainous than heroic — though they’re forced into missions for the U.S. government in a post-Superman world — in this enjoyably subversive adventure written and directed by David Ayer (“Training Day”). Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis (“How to Get Away With Murder”) play those in charge the so-called Task Force X, whose unpredictable members include assassin Deadshot (Will Smith), ex-psychiatrist Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie, also Smith’s “Focus” co-star earlier), fire-throwing El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) and a possessed sorceress known as the Enchantress (Cara Delevingne). Through his link to Harley, The Joker (Jared Leto) also inserts himself into the proceedings, which connect to other tales in the DC movie universe through a couple of cameo appearances. Despite mixed-atbest reviews, the picture registered strongly at the box office, and a sequel is in the works. DVD extras: extended and deleted scenes. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS”: Yet again proving she can do no wrong, Meryl Streep is typically terrific in director Stephen Frears’ (“The Queen”) fact-inspired comedy about a New York socialite who aspires to a singing career ... though she can’t sing. Hugh Grant is a fine match for Streep as the woman’s hugely supportive husband, who rather literally turns a deaf ear to the situation as he tries to make her dream of performing at Carnegie Hall. A relatively unsung (pun intended) hero of the movie is “The Big Bang Theory’s” Simon Helberg as Jenkins’ accompanist, who plays along with the charade as best he can. Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation”) also appears. *** (PG-
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13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BRIDGET JONES’S BABY”: Twelve years after Renee Zellweger had last embodied novelist Helen Fielding’s adorably insecure Englishwoman, the actress doesn’t miss a beat in reprising the role in this third comedy in the movie series — and yes, the character is “with child” this time. However, she’s not entirely sure who the father is: her old flame Mark (fellow returnee Colin Firth) or an appealing newcomer to her life (“Grey’s Anatomy” alum Patrick Dempsey). Hugh Grant’s absence from this chapter is explained early on, and music’s Ed Sheeran has an amusing cameo in a sequence set at the renowned Glastonbury Festival. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones also are back as Bridget’s parents. *** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BEN-HUR”: Spouses Mark Burnett (“Survivor”) and Roma Downey were among the producers of this revisiting of the story by Lew Wallace, also the source of one of the most classic movies (and top Oscar winners) ever made. Modern visual effects enhance the legendary chariot-race sequence here, but that also serves to make it even more amazing that the 1959 version was achieved without those. Jack Huston has the title role as the prince relieved of his birthright and sent into slavery, then determined to avenge himself against his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). The cast also includes Morgan Freeman,
School students are invited to stay for extended hours from 10:30 p.m. until midnight. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500.
Begin holiday baking season with a batch of classic cookies
By Wolfgang Puck
I love the holiday season. It’s not just the actual holidays that I love, though I certainly look forward to and enjoy them. But I get excited in early December, and for a very good reason that stretches back to my childhood. My mother and grandmother began their holiday baking in early December. Both of them were excellent, professional-quality bakers, and from the earliest age I, the eldest child, was their number-one fan. Those two good, generoushearted women baked box after box of holiday cookies as the main Christmas gifts our family gave to other families, and there were many families in our town that looked forward to receiving them. But not as much as I enjoyed sampling them. Over the years, I’ve been happy to share several of my family’s holiday classics. But this time I’d like to offer, instead, an all-American recipe instead of those old Austrian favorites. Why? Because simple, old-fashioned treats are often those we look forward to the most at the holidays. Butter cookies cut out into festive shapes and covered in simple icing tinted with bright colors. Classic chocolate chip cookies and fudgy brownies. Oatmeal cookies studded with walnuts and raisins. They sound good, don’t they? So, how do you top them? Let me offer a classic recipe from my Spago restaurant files for one of the most basic, easy, all-American baked goods I know: classic peanut butter cookies. Peanut butter is a childhood staple that remains a favorite among adults, too. Combine it with some flour, butter, sugar and eggs, and you get cookies that are a little bit crisp, a little bit chewy, and full of rich, earthy, nutty flavor. As you’ll see, the recipe couldn’t be simpler. It’s easy to do everything ahead of time, refrigerate the balls of cookie dough, and bake them as you need them. You could even bake batches weeks in advance and pack them in layers between waxed paper in airtight tins. The recipe is also easy to vary to your tastes. Add currants or chocolate chips, if you want. Or press down thumbprints into each ball and fill with your favorite preserves for peanut-butter-and-jelly cookies. If you or a loved one has a peanut allergy, feel free to substitute another nut butter you can enjoy. No matter how you prepare this all-American recipe, the result will make you feel like a happy child after just a single bite. That’s exactly how I feel whenever I taste one of my Austrian favorites during the holidays!
Rodrigo Santoro (“Lost”), Ayelet Zurer and Sofia Black-D’Elia. ** (PG-13: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU”: The young Barack Obama’s (Parker Sawyers, “Zero Dark Thirty”) Chicago courtship of future wife Michelle (Tika Sumpter, “Ride Along”) is dramatized in this bythe-numbers, but still entertaining, offering executive-produced by musician John Legend. Apart from their striking resemblance to the eventual White House occupants they portray, both stars do a fine job of evoking the very start of the relationship ... and given the tightly unified image the couple long has had, it’s intriguing that writer-director Richard Tanne plays up the fact that Michelle didn’t make it easy for her thensuitor to win her over. Vanessa Bell Calloway also is featured. DVD extras: audio commentary by Tanne; production-art gallery. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Bluray and On Demand) “STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES — THE RODDENBERRY VAULT”: Just when you thought you might have seen all there is to see of one of television’s all-time-classic shows ... no. This new Blu-ray set boasts footage never before released (and acquired from the estate of series creator-producer Gene Roddenberry), covering deleted scenes and alternate takes of others, snippets that went to the editing-room floor, and even dialogue that was CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES Continued on Page 8 Makes about 4 dozen cookies
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Classic peanut butter cookies make excellent gifts throughout the holiday season.
• 2 cups (500 mL) plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons baking soda • 8 ounces (250 mL, 2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature • 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar • 1 cup (250 mL) packed brown sugar • 1 cup (250 mL) chunky or smooth peanut butter • 2 large cage-free eggs • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) dried currants or small raisins (optional) Over a mixing bowl, sift together the flour and baking soda. Set aside. Insert the paddle or beaters into an electric mixer. Put the butter in the mixer’s large bowl and beat at medium speed until softened. Add the granulated and brown sugars, raise the speed to high, and continue mixing until fluffy, stopping the machine as necessary to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the peanut butter and beat until thoroughly combined, stopping as needed to scrape down the sides. Reduce the speed to medium and, one at a time, add the eggs. Reduce the speed to low, add the
flour-baking soda mixture, and beat just until incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Add the currants or raisins and, with the spatula, fold in the currants/raisins until evenly distributed. Scrape out the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap, wrap completely, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight. Position the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the refrigerator. With clean hands, divide the dough into balls about the size of a walnut, weighing about 1 ounce (30 g) each, rolling them between your palms until even; you should have about 48. Place the balls on the baking sheets, about 2 inches (5 cm) apart, and refrigerate until ready to bake. Bake the cookies until they are slightly firm to the touch, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the trays front to back about halfway through baking. Immediately use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool. If reusing the baking sheets, let them cool slightly before placing more dough balls on them. Once the cookies have cooled, store in airtight containers before serving.
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Bundle up for winter bird-watching If you love bird-watching in the spring, summer and fall, don’t stop during winter because there is a whole host of avian characters to observe in the colder months. “You can see birds during winter that you can’t see any other time of the year,” said Chris Gutmann, facility supervisor at the Forest Preserve’s Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville. Winter provides an opportunity to spot rare species that hail from up north. For instance, a common redpoll was spotted at Isle a la Cache last year. The small finch traveled south from the tundra of northern Canada or Alaska to winter in the Midwest, Gutmann explained. “This is ‘going south for the winter’ for them,” he said. Snowy owls and northern harriers also head to the Will County area in winter. Dark-eyed juncos fly south too from colder climes to spend winter in the United States, which is why they are called “snowbirds.” Bald eagles are a species that is easier to spot in the winter as they “zip up and down the rivers” searching for food, Gutmann said. “Bald eagles can be seen almost daily here in the winter,” Gutmann said of Isle a la Cache, which is adjacent to the Des Plaines River. “We already have three, and last winter we identified at least six different individuals using this corridor.” Eagles also are known to inhabit the Forest Preserve District’s McKinley Woods, which is located where the Kanka-
kee, Des Plaines and DuPage rivers join to form the Illinois River in Channahon. Isle a la Cache provides a winter home for common goldeneyes and mergansers — two species of ‘diving ducks’ — as well as American kestrels, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows and more. Bird lovers who are interested in learning more about spying these species in winter are invited to sign up for the Forest Preserve District’s “Winter Birding 101” program, which is scheduled for 8:30-10 a.m. this Saturday, Dec. 17, at Isle a la Cache, 501 E. Romeo Road. The program will address the six essentials of bird watching and identification: size, shape, shade, sound, sweep and setting. Additional winter birding programs will be held at these Forest Preserve locations: Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon – “Bird Talk and Viewing” from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. Isle a la Cache, Romeoville – “Winter Bird Walk” from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4; “Hoot Hike” searching for owls from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9; Monee Reservoir, Monee Township – “Morning Bird Hike” from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Plum Creek Nature Center, Crete Township – “Morning Bird Hike” from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21; “Night Hike: Owls” from 3:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. For registration deadlines and more inPhoto by Paul Dacko formation about these programs and others, Participants will learn how to spot bald eagles and other birds during the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s “Winter Birding visit ReconnectWithNature.org. 101” program scheduled for Dec. 17 at Isle a la Cache in Romeoville.
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Songs, stories, refreshments, and a cozy fire are all a part of The Center’s Yule Log Service.
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Yule service at The Center A Yule Log Service will be held Thursday Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. The Yule Log Service is a family-friendly evening at The Center, featuring Christmas carols, scripture, stories, and a variety of old-fashioned traditions. The highlight of each service is the lighting of the huge log and the opportunity for each participant to
throw his or her own twig into the fire, symbolizing a fresh start for the new year. Special music by The Center Singers, the Christmas scripture from the Gospel of Luke read by Chris Hopkins, and the “Night Before Christmas” poem make the Yule Log Service a night of warm fellowship, good cheer, and Christmas spirit. In order to make the experience both wonderful and safe, there is
an attendance limit and so advance tickets are required. The tickets are actually nametags, so that they can be worn at the Yule Log Service. Those interested are encouraged to get nametag-tickets early to insure a place in this wonderful and traditional Christmas evening. $10 advance tickets required, available at the Lodge. For more, call 361-3650.
Glenn Ellison will make The Center swing with the sounds of his vibraphone.
Musical luncheon at The Center An Afternoon of Music with Glenn Ellison will be held Tuesday, Dec. 20, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. This luncheon will feature an afternoon of music—including lots for Christmas! —on the vibraphone with Glenn Ellison. Ellison
is a music professor at South Suburban College and teaches Music for District 157 in Calumet City. He has a background in musical theater and has played percussion for many musicals in the Chicago area. Ellison recently started a duo called “Glennsvibes,” in which he plays vibraphone with backtracks
and various musicians. At the luncheon, he will play jazz and swing music as well as popular standards and will be accompanied by a singer. Luncheons cost $22 and reservations must be made in advance. The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. Call 361-3650
“THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM” (Dec. 20): A woman (Kate Beckinsale) finds a hidden room in her family’s new home, leading to terror. (R: AS, P, V) “HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT” (Dec. 20): The impact that the two iconic filmmakers had on other directors is discussed by many of them. (PG-13: AS, V) “THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN” (Dec. 20): The remake of the classic Western casts Denzel Washington as the leader of an oppressed town’s hired defenders; Chris Pratt also stars. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “SULLY” (Dec. 20): Tom Hanks has the title role as the airline pilot who landed a damaged plane in the “Miracle on the Hudson” in director Clint Eastwood’s true drama. (PG-13: P) “THE DRESSMAKER” (Dec. 27): A stylish woman’s (Kate Winslet) return to her Australian hometown is tinged with a taste for revenge against those who maligned her. (R: AS, P, V) “SNOWDEN” (Dec. 27): Oliver Stone’s drama casts Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the source of the leak of many classified documents. (R: AS, N, P) “BLAIR WITCH’’ (Jan. 3): In a familiar premise, several young people enter a Maryland forest to search for those who vanished in “The Blair Witch Project.’’ (R: AS, P) “THE LION GUARD: LIFE IN THE PRIDE LANDS’’ (Jan. 10): The legend of “The Lion King’’ continues in episodes from the animated Disney Channel and Disney Junior series. (Not rated) “MR. ROBOT: SEASON 2.0’’ (Jan. 10): The sophomore round of the acclaimed USA Network series, starring Emmy winner Rami Malek and Christian Slater, comes to home video. (Not rated: AS, P, V) “THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS’’ (Jan. 24): A childless, island-bound couple (Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander) claims an infant they find as their own. (PG-13: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
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