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Mayors’ frustration grows over budget impasse Local colleges, universities want MAP funds restored

By Joe Boyle The budget impasse in Springfield has the Southwest Conference of Mayors taking a hard look at their options.

Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett, who serves as president of the Southwest Conference of Mayors, said he is gratified that the communities are receiving their motor fuel tax funds, 911 funding and video gaming revenue. Gov. Rauner signed a bill in December that allowed for these funds to be distributed to municipalities throughout the state, which the mayors argued should never have been part of the budget deadlock.

However, while Bennett is

pleased that those funds are coming, he sees mothing on the horizon for an end to the budget stalemate. Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-22nd) and state Sen. John Cullerton (D-6th), the majority leader of the Senate, are still far apart on budget talks.

“We got the impression from Mr. Cullerton that nothing is going to happen,” said a concerned Bennett during the Southwest Conference of Mayors meeting on Jan. 27 at the Chicago Ridge Village Hall. “It is the suburban mayors who balance the budget as we always do. Perhaps they can learn something from us.”

The meeting began with an update from Joan Knox, who

serves at the executive director of External and Legislative Affairs at St. Xavier University.

Knox, who also serves as a Palos Hills alderman, said the school is fine at this point and read off a series of accomplishments at the Catholic university.

But Knox did mention the importance of receiving Monetary Award Program funds, or MAP funds. Knox said it would be beneficial if MAP funds and other education programs could be restored by the legislators in Springfield.

Knox and Bennett both applauded the efforts of state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th), who is the chief sponsor of a bill that would

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The Southwest Conference of Mayors met recently at the Chicago Ridge Village Hall and discussed a variety of issues, including the state budget impasse. Local mayors on hand were (from left) Chuck Tokar (Chicago Ridge), Bob Straz (Palos Heights), Dr. Sandra Bury (Oak Lawn), and James Sexton (Evergreen Park).

restore MAP funds and other education programs. Burke’s bill has passed through the House and Senate as of last Thursday.

Burke is the chief sponsor of Senate Bill 2043. The measure increases funding for MAP grants by more than $32 million com-

pared to fiscal year 2015. Across the state, approximately 130,000 See MAYORS, Page 10

EVERGREEN PARK

Ice rink to be renamed for fallen firefighter new restaurant, The Crazey Crab, opens at 9204 S. Western Ave., Evergreen Park Mayor James in Evergreen Park.

Sexton said an ice rink will be Trustees voted unanimously named in memory of a fallen fire- at the Monday board meeting to fighter who worked for approve a business certhe village. tificate for the business, Sexton announced owned by Mike Lester during the village board and Mike Johnson and meeting on Monday d/b/a Chicago Famous night that the dedicaSeafood, LLLC. tion service for naming Sexton described the the ice rink at 9000 S. planned menu items Kedzie Ave. in honor as down-home, Louof Daniel Capuano will isiana-style goodness. take place at 5 p.m.

The owner added that Saturday, Feb. 20 at the restaurant is unique Capuano the park. in the fact that most Capuano, 42, a Chiof its menu items are cago firefighter for 15 years who boiled instead of fried. also had served Evergreen Park “All of the fish and vegetables, part-time for 16 years, was killed corn, broccoli, etc., are boiled, in the line of duty on Dec.14, 2015, providing a unique, healthier flaleaving behind a wife and three vor,” said Lester. children. Board members said he The owners also will be apwas known as a devoted family plying for a beer and wine liquor man and was active in coaching license. his sons in hockey.

“We won’t have a sit-down bar, In other business, the mayor but patrons will be able to order informed residents at the meeting drinks,” said Lester. that they are in for a great culiSee EVERGREEN, Page 10 nary experience in April when a

By Sharon L. Filkins

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Dist. 218 earns Industrial Technology Program of the Year Award Richards High School teacher Luke Sikora works with a student constructing a desk in Advanced Production Methods. The Technology Education Association of Illinois recently presented the Industrial Technology Program of the Year Award for 2015 to District 218. Story on Page 12, and more school news on Pages 11 and 12.

Races begin to thin out as early voting begins today

By Dermot Connolly Early voting starts today, Thursday, for the Illinois primary election on March 15, but there are fewer candidates to choose from due to successful ballot challenges.

Aside from the presidential election, which understandably generates the most interest, one of the most-watched local races might be for the seat in the 1st Congressional District, which incumbent Cong. Bobby Rush (D-1st) has held since in 1993.

Three opponents registered to run against Rush in his bid for a 12th term in Congress, but Harold Bailey did not survive a challenge to his nominating petitions, so he was removed.

Rush, who survived two objections himself, will face O. Patrick Brutus and Howard Brookins Jr., the current 21st Ward alderman

in Chicago.

In November, the winning Democrat will face either August (O’Neill) Deuser or Jimmy Lee Tillman II, who are running against each other in the Republican primary.

In the 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Cong. Dan Lipinski is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. And Lyons resident Arthur Jones, the only candidate to register for the Republican primary, was knocked off the ballot following a challenge. So it will be smooth sailing for Lipinski, who is seeking his seventh term in Congress unless someone is appointed to run against him.

According to the state Board of Elections, Jones, an insurance agent with past ties to white supremacist groups, was removed See VOTING, Page 10

Lipinski nominates local students for admission to Naval Academy

By Janelle Frost

A Pie Five for Oak Lawn

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An employee at the new Pie Five Pizza Company in Oak Lawn prepares a pizza for a customer during Friday’s grand opening ceremonies. More coverage: Page 8.

Brian Conlisk had just gotten home from basketball practice when he saw an email notifying him that Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) was nominating him for admission to the Naval Academy.

“I was ecstatic,” Conlisk, 17, told The Reporter about the nomination.

He said he informed his parents soon after seeing the email.

“It meant the world to me (being nominated). I always wanted to go to the Naval Academy. This is a huge step for me,” Conlisk said.

Conlisk, of Oak Lawn and a Brother Rice High School student, is among 16 students Lipinski nominated for admission to the Air Force, West Point and the Naval Academy for the graduating class of 2020. The students were honored during a U.S. Military Nomination Ceremony on Saturday at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn.

Lipinski said it was “great to see

the room filled” right before he spoke to the parents of the nominees.

“You’ve instilled values of hard work and effort in our nominees.

Thank you for doing that,” the congressman said.

He continued by congratulating the nominees.

“I wish you the best moving forward,” Lipinski said. “If there’s anything I can do for you, don’t hesitate to ask. I’m always here to help. I thank you again. It makes me proud to be an American and your representative that you are willing to represent your country.”

According to Lipinski’s office, the admissions departments of the service academies make the final decision on acceptance. Each of the nominees will be notified by the service academies if they have been accepted.

Conlisk, who dreamed about being a pilot since he was a young kid, See NAVAL ACADEMY, Page 10

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

POLICE REPORTS

Suspects sought after retail theft is reported at Mariano’s An unidentified man and woman are being sought after allegedly stealing a bag of oranges and two bottles of brandy from Mariano’s, 11100 S. Cicero Ave., at 4:40 p.m. Jan. 24.

A security guard told police the man picked up the bag of oranges and the woman was seen hiding the bottles of liquor worth $72 in her coat. As they left the store, the two struggled with the security guard outside, with the

man putting his arm around his neck, before fleeing through the parking lot.

The woman was described as between 18 and 20 years old, 110 pounds, with blond hair worn in a bun. She wore glasses, a black jacket over a gray hoodie, and blue jeans and dark gym shoes.

The man was described as the same age and 165 pounds. He wore a gray hoodie, black sweatpants, and white gym shoes.

Chicago Ridge Driving charges • Nakisha L. McCants, 41, of the 3600 block of West 147th Street, Midlothian, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 6:55 p.m. Friday at 111th Street and Central Avenue. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance and improper display of registration plates. She is due in court on March 8.

• Laura Pozniak, 57, of the 10300 block of South Menard Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 9700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue.

Police said she was also charged with driving without insurance and improper display of the rear registration plate. She is due in court on March 8.

Retail theft charges • Dawn Sousanes, 51, of the 10400 block of South Moody Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with retail theft following an incident at Michaels craft store in Chicago Ridge Mall. Police said she was stopped outside after security guards witnessed her concealing items worth $46 and leaving with them. She is due in court on March 17.

• Sana Abu-Shanar, 50, of the 7000 block of West 87th Street, Bridgeview, was charged with retail theft after being stopped outside Kohl’s department store in Chicago Ridge Mall at 7:20 p.m. last Thursday. Police said security guards detained her after she allegedly took clothing worth $422 and left the store. She is due in court on March 17.

Trespassing charge Rami S. Abushaqra, 21, of the 10200 block of South Hyland Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with criminal trespassing at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, in the 10200 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he caused a disturbance at the Crossings Bar & Grill, and after being asked to leave and not return, he was arrested when he did come back and harassed patrons. He is due in court on March 17.

Evergreen Park Conduct charge Arthur Dear, 27, of Chicago, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting a peace officer following an incident at Sam’s Club, 9400 S. Western Ave, at 6:40 p.m. Jan. 26. Police said he caused a disturbance at the store by entering an employee-only area and setting off an alarm.

He also attempted to flee when he was being taken into custody.

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were charged with retail theft for allegedly stealing toiletries at 11:49 a.m. Jan. 21 in Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said Dorman took four items worth $24.99, and Chavez took nine, valued at $180.03.

She was released after posting bond, and is due in court on March 8.

DUI charge after crash

Jose Chavez, 38, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 2:18 a.m. Jan. 25 at 87th Street and Pulaski Road.

Police said he was also cited for driving on a suspended license, without insurance, illegal transportation of alcohol, and making an improper turn.

• Bonnie L. Sells 36, of the 10500 block of South Roberts Road, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses after police said she was involved in a three-car accident at 5:40 p.m. Jan. 23 in the 9400 block of South Roberts Road.

Police said her van rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection, causing that car to hit another car in front of it.

Police said she registered a .207 blood-alcohol count, and a cup containing an alcoholic beverage was in the center console.

Sells was also charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and endangering the life of a child because a girl was in the backseat of her car. People in the other cars were taken to area hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. Sells is due in court on Feb. 18.

Drug charges

License charges filed

Assault charge Scott Washack, 51, of Merrionette Park, was charged with aggravated assault and resisting a police officer following a traffic stop at 11:35 p.m. Jan. 22 in the 3100 block of West 100th Street.

Police said he refused to obey verbal commands and flailed his arms at officers trying to handcuff him.

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• Eric Torres, 40, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with felony drug offenses following a traffic stop at 7:09 p.m. Jan. 27 in the 2800 block of West 99th Street.

Police said he was charged with possession of 93.5 grams of marijuana, possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had plastic bags and a plastic container used to package marijuana. He was also cited for disobeying a stop sign and failure to signal, police said.

• Corey Comella, 45, of Hometown, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and resisting a police officer following a traffic stop at 7:19 p.m. Jan. 22 in the 3700 block of West 87th Street. Police said he was found in possession of .7 grams of crack cocaine, refused to obey commands and tried to flee the scene on his bicycle.

Hickory Hills Hit-and-run • Tom Palarz, 34, of the 7700 block of Danbury Drive, Darien, was charged on Jan. 23 in relation to a hit-and-run incident that occurred Jan. 15 in the parking lot of Janosik Banquets, 9126 S. Roberts Road.

Police said the incident in which a vehicle struck her car and drove away, was reported at 11:56 p.m.

Jan. 15. Witnesses identified Palarz as the offender, and when attempts to reach him were unsuccessful, he was arrested when he seen at the bar at midnight on Jan. 23. Palarz was charged with failure to notify authorities after striking a parked motor vehicle, and driving without insurance.

He is due in court on Feb. 18.

• Shaquan D. Lee, 20, of the 8400 block of South Kenton Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license when he was stopped at 6:28 P.M. Jan. 26 in the 8700 block of South Roberts Road. Police said he was also cited for driving without one headlight. He is due in court on Feb. 18.

Warrant arrest Anakaren Partida, 26, of the 8800 block of West 92nd Street, Hickory Hills, was arrested on an outstanding Hickory Hills warrant following a traffic stop in Worth at 1:16 p.m. Jan. 27. Police said Partida was turned over to their custody on the warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of driving on a suspended license.

• Kirby P. Foster, 31, of the 7200 block of South Richmond Street, Chicago, was charged with speeding and driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:22 p.m. Saturday in the 7900 block of West 95th Street. He is due in court on Feb. 18.

• Marques J. Holly, 22, of the 8600 block of South 86th Avenue, Justice, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 1:57 p.m. Friday in the 8800 block of West 87th Street. Police said he nearly caused an accident by pulling into 87th Street without yielding to traffic. He is due in court on Feb. 28.

Oak Lawn DUI charge Reynaldo Padilla, 42, of the 9600 block of South Kedvale Avenue, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police said he was found asleep in the drive-through lane of the White Castle restaurant at 9510 S. Cicero Ave. at 12:24 a.m. Jan. 25.

Police said the car was running, and Padilla was slumped over the wheel. He registered a .186 blood-alcohol count on a breath test, according to police.

He was also cited for being illegally parked. He is due in court on Feb. 24.

License charges • Matthew Octavius Riley, 26, of Longmont, Colo., was charged with driving a car on a suspended license at 12:29 a.m. Jan. 27 at 98th Street and Cicero Avenue.

Police said he was also cited for having no insurance and expired registration on the car. He is due in court on March 1.

• Jose A. Guzman, 27, of the 5500 block of South Archer Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license and other offenses following a traffic stop at 7:49 a.m. Jan. 26 in the 9500 block of South Cicero Avenue. Police said he was also cited for speeding and driving without insurance. No court information was available.

• Ivan M. Centofani, 38, of the 4400 block of South Archer Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license after being stopped at 12:28 a.m.

Jan. 26 at 95th Street and Moody Avenue. He was also cited for driving without headlights, police said. Centofani is due in court on Feb. 17.

Cars are stolen A 1997 Toyota Corolla was reported stolen from in front of a house in the 7000 block of West Avon Avenue between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 25. Police said a 2005 Chevrolet parked nearby was also rummaged through. A car key was missing from the glove compartment.

In a separate incident, a 2003 Dodge Neon also was reported stolen from an open garage in the 5100 block of West Dublin Lane between 10 p.m. Jan. 22 and 11:30 a.m. Jan. 24. There was no broken glass or other evidence of forced entry to the vehicle, police said.

Mazzar G. Mangun, 66, of the 3800 block of West Hayford Avenue, Chicago, was charged with improper lane usage and reckless driving following a traffic stop at 9:58 p.m. Jan. 16 at Cicero Avenue and 110th Street. Police said Mangun was drifting between lanes and nearly caused several accidents. He is due in court on Feb. 23.

Weapons charge Hadi R. Sulieman, 28, of the 4200 block of West 77th Place, Chicago, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and other offenses when he was stopped at 9:44 p.m. Jan. 23 in the 5000 block of West 87th Street.

Police said the weapons charge resulted from a pair of brass knuckles being found in the center console. He was also charged with driving on a suspended license and obstructing identification because he initially gave a false name. Sulieman is due in court on Feb. 23.

Assault, drug charges Joseph A. Vicario, 25, of the 9000 block of South Martin Lane, Bridgeview, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly making harassing phone calls and then threatening a 27-year-old man with a knife during an argument in the 9600 block of South Cicero Avenue at 4:10 p.m. Jan. 25.

The victim said Vicario had followed him by car as he drove from Steger to Oak Lawn. Vicario’s passenger, Amanda M. Woods, 21, of the 9800 block of South 55th Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance after seven amphetamine pills were found in the car. Woods was held for a bond hearing and Vicario is due in court on Feb. 17.

Palos HIlls DUI charge filed Kurt Kousnetz, 48, of Oak Lawn, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses following a traffic stop in the 8100 block of West 103rd Street. Police said Kousnetz was weaving between lanes and failed field sobriety tests. Other charges include driving on a suspended license, improper lane usage, driving without insurance and illegal transportation of alcohol because an open bottle of vodka was found in the car. He is due in court on March 23.

Worth

License charges • James D. Purteil, 31, of the 10400 block of Southwest Highway, was charged with driving on a suspended license when he was stopped at 7:09 p.m. Jan. 27 in the 6800 block of West 107th Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on March 10.

• Salvador Murillo, 41, of the 10500 block of Lyman Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving without a license at 9:54 a.m. last Thursday in the 6800 block of West 111th Street. Police said he was also cited for having an obstructed windshield. Murillo is due in court on March 10.

• Donald W. Schmalz, 79, of the 7100 block of West 108th Street, Worth, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 6:14 a.m. Jan. 30 in the 6600 block of West 107th Street. Police said was also cited for expired registration. He is due in court on March 10.

Speeding charge • Michal Pietrusza, 23, of the 8800 block of West 97th Street, Palos Hills, was charged with speeding at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 11500 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was driving 27 miles over the speed limit.

He is due in court on March 10.

Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies.

Charges are not evidence of guilt.

They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Reporter

‘Super Sunday’ keeps hiking up the hype he Super Bowl organizers are having a party and we’re all invited. The big game that pits the top teams in the American Conference and National Conference will square off at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, in Santa Clara, Calif.

This mega game really needs no hype, but this year will be Super Bowl 50. The NFL will celebrate with special guests and a crowded halftime show. More on that later.

And to get into the spirit of the big game, here is a quiz question:. What team has won the most Super Bowls?

The answer will appear at the end of the column.

Fifty games means this contest has been around a long time. But I have been around a long time as well. I actually remember the first Super Joe Bowl. This was so long ago that the Boyle first game was not even called the Super Bowl back then. It was officially titled the AFL-NFL Championship Game.

The fervor and buzz that surrounds recent Super Bowls was lacking from this game. The Green Bay Packers won the NFC title game in the so-called “Ice Bowl” in December of 1966. The Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.

The National Football League and American Football League decided to finally meet in a championship game played at a neutral site. Since the game was going to be played in January, a warm-weather city was going to serve as hosts.

The Kansas City Chiefs were the AFC representatives and there was some talk that they could defeat Green Bay. They had some star players in quarterback Len Dawson and running back Mike Garrett.

However, I’m not sure anyone bought into that. The championship game was played early in the afternoon on Jan. 15, 1967 at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Lots of us watched the game at home out of curiosity. The stadium was not even sold out. The Packers, after a slow start, romped to a 35-10 victory. Legendary Packers head coach Vince Lombardi was asked how the Chiefs compared to other NFC teams. He replied that they were like facing the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were then perennial cellar dwellers in the NFC before moving to the AFC. Ouch.

The Packers rolled over the Oakland Raiders the following year. “Broadway Joe” Namath staged an amazing upset in 1969 as the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts, 16-7, for the AFC’s first Super Bowl crown. The game had arrived. The contest was still played earlier in the day and marching bands performed at halftime. The marching band gave way a few years later to the “Up With People” singers.

In regards to the Super Bowl name, legend has it that the children of Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt were bouncing a Super Ball, a tightly wound ball that would bounce repeatedly. It was popular toy for kids in the mid-1960s. Hunt watched in amusement and later brought it up to some reporters. He casually referred to the championship game as the Super Bowl.

Some reporters continued to use the term and, as they say, the rest is history.

The games began to start later in the day to assure a larger television audience and allow for charging higher fees for commercials. Well-known musical acts began popping up in the 1990s, including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Shania Twain. The 2000s had Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction. The NFL then elected to bring on established veteran rockers who were deemed safer, such as Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Prince.

But there were complaints about the Stones’ “Start Me Up” and Prince’s unique way of gripping a guitar behind a screen.

For the most part, these halftime shows are entertaining. The only problem of late is that these performances have a Las Vegas glitz to them. This year, Coldplay will perform at halftime but will be joined

by Bruno Mars and Beyonce. The stage appears to be a little too crowded for a 20-minute show, but the NFL is all into excess.

So, the halftime show has to be big. The commercials are another reason casual fans tune in to see some of the first-run advertising moments. Some of them are funny while others fall flat. That will be debated the next day.

Oh, and there is the game. In case you didn’t know, the AFC will be represented by the Denver Broncos while the NFC brings the Carolina Panthers. This is a championship game in which a lot of people who couldn’t care less about the contest will tune in. I guess that’s the appeal of the Super Bowl. The game is played on a Sunday in early February. The NFL has the stage to itself.

Now back to that quiz question. The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowls, more than any other NFL team. Now get prepared for hours of pregame hype, Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars. It’s almost showtime.

St. Patricia students take part in flag ceremony Veteran Jim Kruse talks to students at St. Patricia Elementary School in Hickory Hills during an American flag ceremony, held in recognition of the local Adopt-A-Platoon program.

Kruse is the local head of the AdoptA-Platoon program. The ceremony was held in part for an Afghanistan flag that was sent here from on-theground troops to recognize the efforts of Kruse and the St. Patricia “Boxing for the Troops” Program. The Rev. Marc Pasciak, pastor at St. Patricia, led students in prayers to remember the men and women overseas for the U.S. The Hickory Hills Adopt-A-platoon is part of the nationwide Adopt-a-Platoon (www.adoptaplatoon.org). The program receives assistance from the City of Hickory Hills, St. Patricia Catholic Parish, and by St. Patricia’s Holy Name Society.

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Ordinance enforces rental standards

By Dermot Connolly

A new ordinance enforcing residential rental inspections and property maintenance in Chicago Ridge is aimed at ensuring that all residences being rented in the village meet health and safety standards.

The village board on Tuesday approved the ordinance, which had been under discussion for several months. The board agreed that the legislation was needed to address complaints of illegal conversions, and rental properties being poorly maintained, inside and out.

Now, anyone planning to rent a house, apartment or condo must allow the village to inspect their property annually.

“We really did need this,” Trustee William McFarland said afterward, explaining that in his role as a firefighter prior to being elected he saw many properties that did not meet safety codes.

“We would see kitchens divided into separate rooms, that people were living in,” he said.

“It will also address the problem of parking,” McFarland said. “When you have several families living in a single-family house, and everyone has cars, it causes congestion. It’s really going

to clean up the village.”

McFarland said the inspection fee will be $200 for a single-family house, and $75 per apartment or condo.

If code violations are found, they must be fixed within 30 days. If things are still out of order when an inspector returns, fines for first offenses will be $100. Fines for repeat violations will go up to $300, and will keep adding up.

“We need to have an incentive for the property owners to take care of the problems,” said Trustee Jack Lind.

Mayor Chuck Tokar added that property owners continually in arrears on fines and refuse to pay them may also have their rental licenses revoked, after a hearing.

Also at the meeting, the board voted to hire two part-time licensing officers to handle the inspections and licensing of rental properties.

They will work 15 to 20 hours per week, at $13 an hour.

In other business, the trustees also approved the hiring of attorney Kevin Camden as legislative counsel, a newly created position. The vote was 5-1, with only Lind voting against it.

Trustee Fran Coglianese said Camden’s role

will be as a consultant, serving as a second opinion for trustees in cases where they disagree with the advice of village attorney Burt Odelson.

So he will be paid only on a case-by-case basis, and won’t be at most village board meetings.

She said the decision was made to hire him after trustees interviewed about five candidates.

“He has experience as a legislative counsel, doing the type of work we need him for,” Coglianese said of Camden.

The board agreed to hire a legislative counsel last month, at the same meeting that four trustees voted against Tokar’s appointment of Odelson as village attorney.

Although the village attorney role is a mayoral appointment, Trustee Bruce Quintos maintained that the mayor should have sought the advice of trustees before officially appointing Odelson.

He had been serving as acting village attorney since last spring, when George Witous retired.

Quintos said Camden’s hourly fee is $170, compared to $175 for Odelson.

But Lind said he voted against the legislative counsel, in part because of the added cost.

“Also, I’ve never worked under a system like this. I see no need for it,” he said.

Water’s Edge Golf Course has new GM

By Sharon L. Filkins A new general manager for the Water’s Edge Golf Course in Worth was introduced at the Tuesday night village board meeting Trustee Ted Muersch Jr., the board’s liaison to the golf course, introduced Dean Gabey as the new general manager. Gabey is filling the position previously held by Kevin Fitzgerald, who served for two years at the club and recently moved on to another golf club.

“I am looking forward to working with Dean,” Muersch said. “He has a lot of energy and has already come forward with a lot of new ideas.

He has a sales and marketing background which will be really helpful in promoting Water’s Edge.”

Additionally, Gabey is familiar with Water’s Edge, as he had stepped in occasionally during

the last year to assist Fitzgerald, who he has been friends with for many years.

Gabey, 48, was most recently employed at the Lost Marsh Golf Course in Hammond, Ind., where he held the position of head golf professional for nearly five years.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Gabey has 28 years of experience in the golf industry.

“I feel like this is a really good fit for me,” said Gabey. “The Village of Worth is a carbon copy of where I grew up. It is a small town-type community, with a mix of blue-collar and white collar workers, an atmosphere I know very well.

I see a great potential here for Water’s Edge and I look forward to a long career here.”

Muersch also announced a number of February events at the golf facility, including a Super Bowl Party from 3:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7.

Fish fry dinners also will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. beginning on Friday, Feb. 12 and continuing through March 5.

In other business, Village Clerk Bonnie Price announced that IDOT will hold an open house meeting today (Thursday, Feb. 4) at the Village Hall to present information on the planned widening of 111th Street from Harlem Avenue to Southwest Highway. The public is invited.

Trustee Colleen McElroy also announced that Farr and Associates will make a presentation on their preliminary planning for the Transit Oriented Development Project at the Feb. 16 board meeting. The presentation will be based on results of the open house conducted by Farr and Associates last fall where they gathered information from the board of trustees and Worth residents.

District 230 schools welcome digital age

By Dermot Connolly Freshmen and sophomores in the three District 230 high schools will be receiving Chromebook laptop computers next fall, completing the second phase of the district’s plan to provide laptops to all students in the district over the next two years.

The students at Stagg, Sandburg and Andrew high schools will also be able to keep the Chromebooks following graduation, too.

The District 230 School Board approved the second phase of the S4 Digital Learning Program at its meeting last Thursday night.

Beginning in 2016-17, ninth and 10th grade students will receive Chromebook laptops. By the following year, students in all four years will have them.

Implementation of digital resources to support the curriculum continues to grow. The Digital Learning Program currently reaches more than

75 percent of District 230 students in at least one class. However, those devices remain in the classroom limiting the impact beyond the walls of the school. The expansion will allow ninth and 10th grade students to keep the device and take it home.

Dr. Kim Dryier, assistant superintendent in charge of instruction, explained to the board that the Chromebooks used by the freshmen the first year will be turned over to the seniors the following year. Sophomores will keep the same laptops for junior year, and incoming freshmen will receive new Chromebooks that they will keep throughout their high school career and beyond.

“They will use the devices in class and take them home in order to extend learning beyond the walls of the schools,” Dryier said.

Wireless access points have been installed throughout the schools to provide the connec-

tivity necessary, and already, 140 teachers are using laptops into their classrooms. Dryier said this group “will take the lead in sharing their work and supporting their colleagues as the program grows.”

“Teaching responsible use of technology has been at the forefront of the program,” she added.

“It’s now time to take the next step to transform the way we teach students in a digital world,” said Supt. Dr. James M. Gay. “District 230 has always prided itself on being cutting-edge in the way we prepare students for their future.

Expansion of the Digital Learning Program is the next logical step.”

A $75 annual technology payment, due when families pay the regular registration fee each summer, will support the program and also cover the cost of insurance on the computers. Upon See DISTRICT 230, Page 11

Collins votes to support college students as new plan passes Senate State Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) voted on Jan. 28, for the third time, to fund Monetary Assistance Program grants that allow low-income students to attend college this year.

More than 1,000 Illinois students were unable to return to school after winter break because the lack of a state budget meant they did not receive the financial assistance they had been promised.

“One of the worst things we can do for economic growth in the state of Illinois is to deprive our people of the opportunity to get an education, train for a better job or acquire the skills they need to go into business for themselves,” said Collins, whose district includes portions of Oak Lawn. “My Senate Democratic colleagues and I have consistently

voted to meet our obligations and pay out the grants these students were promised, and we will not give up.”

Senate Bill 2043 includes $397 million for MAP grants, $260 million to keep community colleges open and nearly $50 million

for career and technical education.

Last May, the General Assembly sent Gov. Rauner a budget that included vital expenditures, but he vetoed it. In the fall, the Senate again voted to fund MAP grants, and the governor again threatened to veto the legislation.

“Gov. Rauner has a decision to make, and I urge and implore him to make the right one,” Collins said. “Will he continue to treat low-income students as collateral damage in the personal and ideological battle he has launched, or will he help these hardworking

men and women improve their lives and make Illinois more competitive in the process?”

SB 2043 has received both

House and Senate approval.

The governor has 60 days after it arrives on his desk to decide whether or not to veto it.

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Our Neighborhood

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Southwest School kindergarten student is ‘Principal for the Day’

By Claudia Parker

atti Bogdan, principal at Southwest School in Evergreen Park, shared a few responsibilities with Martin Berry, a kindergarten student, who was awarded the honorary title of “Principal for the Day” on Jan. 25.

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Martin, better known as Marty, took his role seriously. Dressed in a blue, button-down shirt with coordinating tie and khaki colored pants, he looked the part. His credentials were properly displayed within the lanyard around his neck. To avoid any confusion as to who was in charge, Bogdan’s name plate was replaced with one that read, “Mr. Martin Berry — Principal.”

The community was informed as the marquee outside the school read the same.

Throughout the day Marty took on several tasks. First, he read the morning announcements over the PA system and, shortly after that, visited several primary grade classrooms to read a book. Liz Babiarz’s kindergarten class was first and Linda Malone’s first-grade class followed.

Marty was familiar with several of the students and was able to call them by name when they held up their hand to ask questions.

One student asked, “What did you do to get to read the announcements this morning?”

“I entered a raffle at the Back-to-School Bash,” Marty replied. Then he passed him a Bulldog Buck for being attentive. Bulldog Bucks coincide with District 124’s Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). When accumulated, they can be cashed in for various incentives.

Another person interjected, “How many tickets did you put into the raffle?”

“All of them,” said Marty. “All five.”

Photo by Claudia Parker

Martin Berry, a kindergarten student at Southwest School in Evergreen Park, was “Principal for the Day” last month and takes his place at the desk of Patti Bogdan, the actual principal of the school.

The Back-to-School Bash has been an annual event in District 124 for the last four years.

It’s held in August, typically the week before school. There were several raffles. Each school offered an honorary Principal for the Day prize.

In addition, there were gift cards, limousine and firetruck ride winners, and even raffles for iPads and Chromebooks.

Before Marty relinquished his position back to Bogdan, he passed out Math Medals during

lunch period and took to the PA system with his final words as principal. “I’m declaring Tuesday, ‘Wear Your Favorite Color Day’,” he exclaimed.

“Marty said he had a great time being principal,” said Bogdan. “This was a good opportunity for him to meet older students and play a leadership role.”

Bogdan said being that Marty is a kindergartener, she waited until January to give him this prize so he could become comfortable with the

school setting.

There was another Back-to-School Bash winner who claimed a prize in January, but it was totally by choice.

Lucy Anderson is a Southwest third-grader who placed all her bets on winning the limo ride.

Debbie Anderson, who is Lucy’s mother, explained, “She has a friend who celebrated her birthday with a limo ride downtown to Navy Pier and once Lucy heard that, she wanted a limo ride on her birthday, too.”

Anderson said she was not sold on the idea.

“I told her that wasn’t going to happen.” She paused to reflect a moment. “That was in June or July and here she was planning her birthday that wasn’t until January.”

Undeterred by her mother’s position, Lucy took matters into her own hands. When she saw that limo ride raffle at the Back-to-School Bash she dropped five one-dollar bills in and won.

Six months later, her birthday was celebrated in grand style. A black stretch limousine picked up Lucy and classmates Martie O’Connell and Grace McLaughlin. Her older sister, Sarah Anderson, and her friend, Kylie Doherty, both of whom attend Central Middle School, also got in on the fun.

Before the limo whisked them off to school, they were treated to a birthday breakfast at the local Evergreen Park Dunkin’ Donuts. District 124 Supt. Dr. Robert Machak, who donated the limousine ride, picked up the tab for Lucy and her friends.

“Lucy is a very outgoing little girl. She’s planned this day since August because it was her birthday week,” said Bogdan.

Lucy’s grandparents normally take her to school so Lucy instructed them to also climb in.

“Her grandparents were going to get her the limo for her birthday but when she won this prize she told them they didn’t need to do that,” said Bogdan. “Overall, the two experiences were very positive for the students.”

Photo by Claudia Parker

Lucy Anderson, a third grade student at Southwest School in Evergreen Park, celebrated her birthday last month in a unique fashion. Lucy is joined by District 124 Supt. Dr. Robert Machak, who donated a limousine ride for the birthday girl and her friends.

Park Lawn sponsoring vacation raffles Tickets are on sale for Park Lawn’s vacation raffle with the winner receiving a travel voucher for two people valued up to $4,600.

Trips can be arranged for the wine country in California, Las Vegas, Disney World in in Florida, tour Hawaii or cruise Alaska. Trips are also planned for skiing in Colorado or a Caribbean cruise.

All packages include round trip airfare for two and airport/hotel transfers and upgrades are available. Tickets are $100 and only 500 will be sold.

The drawing will take place during Park Lawn’s Sixth Annual “A Rhapsody in Blue” signature auction and gala on Feb.27. To purchase tickets for the trip raffle visit www.parklawn.com or call the Development Office at (708) 425-6867.

Tickets to the auction are sold separately. Winner need not be present to win. The raffle proceeds will benefit the Park Lawn’s vocational programs and 10 residential facilities located throughout the south suburbs.

Lipinski accepts applications for All-American Boy and Girl Program Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) is currently accepting applications for his All-American Boy and Girl Program.

This annual event is designed to honor grade school students in the Third Congressional District who are involved in their community, excel in the classroom, and participate in extracurricular activities.

The All-American Boy and Girl Program is open to all seventh- and eighth-grade students who reside or attend school in the Third Congressional District. The competition begins with an

initial application due by Monday, Feb. 22. After the finalists are chosen, they will be interviewed by a panel of judges, comprised of local community leaders, teachers, and other dignitaries on Wednesday, March 2.

All finalists will receive Congressional Recognition for their participation. The top three finalists in each category will receive a plaque and a prize at a ceremony scheduled for mid-March.

Residents would like an application or have questions, contact Frank Salerno, (773) 948-6223, or email him at Frank.Salerno@mail.house.gov.

Compiled by Joe Boyle News and events from our archives Drainage system plans for Chicago Ridge are questioned • 50 years ago

From the Feb. 3, 1966 issue The story: Leslie C. Barnard, developer of the Stanton Hall and Chicago Ridge High-

lands subdivision in Chicago Ridge, was told by the village board to either prove that he was permitted to revise drainage in one of the subdivisions, or to install improvements in a plan submitted to the village.

Barnard said that when the improvements were being installed for the development, the village board had allowed a revision of the original drainage plan suggested by engineer C.K. Creelman, who was also the village engineer.

Barnard was directed to submit proof that the revision was approved by the board or to install the sewer. Trustee Joseph BIbeau told Barnard to submit new “as-built” plans since the project now held by the village are not correct.

Water incinerator protestors disrupt Oak Lawn board meeting • 25 years ago

From the Jan. 31, 1991 issue The story: The Solid Waste Committee of the Oak Lawn Village Board attempted to hear

both sides of the proposed Robbins Resource Recovery Waste-To-Energy Incinerator this week, but protestors disrupted the session.

Oak Lawn Trustee Ron Stancik tried on several occasions to quiet the protestors but to no avail.

The quote: “The committee is simply trying to obtain information before reaching a decision,” said Stancik. “The best way for us to accomplish this is through these hearings.”

Oak Lawn police officer saves victims from fire • 10 years ago

From the Feb. 2, 2006 issue The story: Oak Lawn police officer Pat Barron was awarded a medal at the Oak Lawn

Village Board meeting on Jan. 24 for his role in safety evacuations from a condominium complex fire on the 9400 block of South Melvina Avenue.

The blaze claimed the life of a 52-year-old man who was living in the third floor unit where the officers believed the fire originated.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Reporter

Hickory Hills Council agrees on increased water rates

By Sharon L. Filkins The question of water rates was settled in Hickory Hills at the Jan. 28 council meeting with a unanimous approval of an ordinance affecting water rates, delinquent charges and turn-on fees.

Approval of the ordinance established a rate consisting of a basic user charge, water rate, minimum billing amount and a minimum charge for the use of water supplied by the City of Hickory Hills.

What this means to residents is that effective this past Monday, the basic user charge is $5.25 per month, increased from $4.80, regardless of whether any water is being used.

The rate for water used shall be $7.80 per 1,000 gallons, increased from $7.26.

The ordinance also established a minimum charge for commercial users at $39 per monthly billing, and a $93.60 minimum per quarterly billing for residential users.

However, any single family residential user who qualifies as a senior citizen ages 65 years or older shall not be subject to the minimum billing amount and minimum charges.

Also outlined in the ordinance were new consequences for late pays on water bills. If a

bill is not paid within 30 days, the city clerk will send a notice of delinquency by mail. The notice will state that if the delinquent bill is not paid within 10 days from the date of the notice, the water services will be turned off.

The service will not resume until all water bills, including delinquencies, have been paid.

In order to restore services, there will be a $50 turn-on fee. If the city is required to restore water service more than one time in a 24-month period, the turn-on fee will be increased by $25. The fee will increase by $25 with each additional turn-on required.

Other action by the council resulted in good news for residents. The council voted unanimously to not add a $2.50 surcharge fee to the water rates that had been proposed by Treasurer Dan Schramm at the Jan. 14 council meeting. The surcharge proposal was to prepare for costs which would be imposed to satisfy mandates from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District regarding replacement of lateral lines to residential homes.

Public Works Director Larry Boettcher explained that he thought it was too early to try to plan for meeting these mandates of MWRD. “They have not yet been very clear on how a municipality is to accomplish these

replacements. It is going to happen, but it is a long way down the road Aldermen Thomas McAvoy (3rd) and Mike McHugh (1st) agreed, saying there was not enough information yet on the mandates.

Schramm added that he was OK with waiting. “If we don’t have to do it this year, then I am fine with it,” he said.

In other business, the council approved an amendment to an ordinance changing the number of Class E liquor licenses from nine to 10, to include Sonny’s Slots & Café, located at 8841 W. 87th St. The vote to approve was 7-1, with Ald. Joe Stachnik (3rd) opposed.

In later comments, Stachnik said he voted against the ordinance as a protest to the name of the café.

“I would like the council to consider that a requirement be included in liquor licenses that the name of the business reflect a more residential atmosphere. We need to be conscious of the image we are projecting in the city,” he said.

Other approvals included the purchase of an Elgin Street Sweeper at a cost of $230,000 and final payments to a Gallagher Asphalt project, at $17,121, and $4,083 to AC Pavement Striping Company.

Job Fair and Spring Internship to be held at SXU St. Xavier University’s Office of Career Services will invite the community to meet with employers at the 2016 Spring Internship and Job Fair on Friday, Feb. 19 The fair is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. in the Shannon Center, located at the university’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. The event is free.

Employers will recruit for full-time, parttime and internship positions in various industries. Attendees are advised to dress professionally and bring many copies of their resumes.

Companies that have attended in the past include ChildCare Careers, Elim Christian Services, Hayes Beer Distributing Company, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Prudential, Standard Bank & Trust Co.,TCF Bank, U.S. Secret Service, United States Army, and Walgreens.

The list of employers attending the fair will be updated on a weekly basis. More information can be obtained by calling the Office of Career Services at (773) 298-3131.

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WHATIZIT?

Photo by Joe Boyle

It was no surprise that most of the correct answers for last week’s Whatizit came from Oak Lawn residents. The answer was: The Oak Lawn Racquet, Fitness & Gymnastics Center, 10444 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn.

The Oak Lawn Racquet Club has always provided space for tennis. However, over the years the Oak Lawn Park District has added gymnastics for a variety of age groups. Pitching and hitting instruction also are provided at the facility. A baseball instructional camp takes place on Monday and Friday afternoons at the center.

Providing the correct answer were: Oak Lawn residents Mike Sutko, Jane and John Bojan, and Jerry and Carol Janicki. Also answering correctly were Chicago Ridge residents Dan and Kathy Higgins.

This clue for this week’s Whatizit photo above: No bull.

Send your responses by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast. net. Be sure to include your name and hometown.

SUDOKU

Submitted photo

Participants gather for a photo during St. Xavier University’s 2015 Fall Internship and Job Fair.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHICAGO RIDGE

Chicago Park District sponsors trip to see Disney on Ice

The Chicago Park District is sponsoring a trip to see “100 Years of Magic” of Walt Disney on Ice on Saturday, Feb. 6. The cast of over 50 includes Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Snow White and Tiana. Guests can relive Disney’s “Frozen” with Anna, Elsa and Olaf.

The bus will leave Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham Ave., at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to return at 10:15 p.m. The registration fee is $30 for residents and $40 for non-residents.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 636-4900.

Chicago Park District to host Daddy Daughter Date Night

The Chicago Park District is hosting its annual Daddy Daughter Date Night from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at the Frontier Fieldhouse, 9807 S. Sayre Ave., Chicago Ridge.

Doors open at 6:15 p.m. The cost for residents is $25 per couple and non-residents are $40 per couple. The fee is $8 for each additional girl. Tickets are available at the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham Ave., and Frontier Fieldhouse.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 636-4900.

EVERGREEN PARK

EP High Athletic Boosters to hold garage sale and antique market

The Evergreen Park High School Athletic Boosters will be having their indoor “let’s recycle” annual garage sale and antique market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 in both gyms of Evergreen Park High School, 9901 S. Kedzie Ave. The event is open for all ages. A table is $25 or two tables for $40. Suggested donation of $1 includes a raffle ticket for a door prize.

All proceeds benefit the athletes.

More information can be obtained by calling Chris at (708) 407-3189.

OAK LAWN Spring, Summer Children’s Clothing Resale to be held

A Spring/Summer Children’s Clothing and Equipment Resale will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 5 in the Southwest Chicago Christian School gym, 10110 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn.

Interested sellers may register from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Tinley Park campus, 17171 S. 84th Ave. The seller fee is $8.

Phone registration will be held from Feb. 8 until Feb. 15. The fee is $12. Residents can call the school office, (708) 636-8550, to find how to register by phone. The seller will receive 70 percent of the profit. The school receives the other 30 percent.

The sale is cash only. No children will be allowed into the sale. Bags are allowed (no backpacks or closed bags).

Learn-to-Swim Classes with the Oak Lawn Park District

The Oak Lawn Park District will be holding

additional Learn-to-Swim classes in February and April at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway.

Classes are six weeks long and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. Levels 1 through 5 are available.

The fee for residents is $55 and $65 for non-residents. For a complete listing of classes or to register online, visit www.olparks.com.

For more information or questions, contact (708) 857-2225.

St. Pat’s Day trip to Jacob Henry Mansion

The Oak Lawn Park District will be heading to the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet on Tuesday, March 15 for a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.

Participants must be at least 16 years old.

Guests will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn, and is scheduled to return at 4 p.m. The registration fee is $65 for residents and $75 for non-residents.

The tradition of “Mulligan Stew” will take place at the event. Guests will walk through the Jacob Henry Mansion and the historical Old Central Church. A lunch of corned beef and cabbage, potatoes and carrots, salad, rolls, dessert, coffee or tea will be provided.

A vegetarian meal can also be provided. A cash bar will be available.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 857-2225.

Ash Wednesday service to be held at Pilgrim Faith

Ash Wednesday Communion Service will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn.

Participants are invited to write short prayers or thoughts about what changes they would like to make in their lives. The prayers are then burned. Ashes will also be offered for those who want them.

PALOS HILLS

Voter registration hours extended at Palos Township Clerk’s Office

Voter registration will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at the Palos Township Clerk’s Office, 10822 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills.

Individuals who register will be eligible to vote in the upcoming Tuesday, March 15 Presidential Primary election. Clerk Jane Nolan is offering extended hours to accommodate residents who may have moved since the last election, as well as those who have never registered before.

More information can be obtained by calling the township office, (708) 598-4418, or Nolan at (708) 598-4418, ext. 202.

Palos Hills Playschool and Start S.M.A.L.L. to host open house

The Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Department’s Playschool and Start S.M.A.L.L. (Stories, Math, Art, Letters and Listening) programs will be hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 15 and 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at 8455 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Families will get the opportunity to meet teachers, see the classrooms and learn about

each of the programs. Playschool is for kids ages 3 to 5 and Start S.M.A.L.L. is for 2-year-olds or those who will turn 3 after Sept. 1, 2016.

Teachers will discuss program content and parents will have the opportunity to register children for the upcoming 2016-17 school year. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 430-4500.

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PALOS HILLS

Palos Hills hosts Prince of Hearts Dance and Family Trivia Night

The Palos Hills Recreation Department will hold a Prince of Hearts Mother/GrandmotherSon Dance from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. The Prince of Hearts Dance will include a light dinner, dancing and a souvenir.

The Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Department will hold a Family Trivia Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at the Palos Hills Community Center. Families can try their hand at trivia. Dinner will be served during this event. Prizes will be awarded to the top scorers.

For more information on either program, contact the Palos Hills Community Center at (708) 430-4500. To register for these or any current programs, stop by the Community Center.

WORTH

Worth Park District activities for kids inside during winter

Activities will be provided this winter for kids of all ages at the Worth Park District, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. The indoor playground is for youths through age 6. The park district also offers childcare in the Recreation After School Program for residents. To register or obtain more information online, visit www. worthparkdistrict.org

Acting and arts programs for kids is offered at park district

A new program has been created at the Worth Park District, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., for youths ages 3 to 14 that have an interest in acting or art. Registration is now open for classes. Registration will be accepted by calling (708) 448-7080 or visiting online at www.worthparkdistrict.org.

Worth Park District offers activities for toddlers and adults

The Worth Park District, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., offers classes for ages 2 and up for a variety of activities.

Registration for art classes and various sports will be held. Open gym time for all ages will also be held.

A full schedule of events can be found online at www.worthparkdistrict.org or call (708) 448-7080.

Lenten meals will be served at Marrs Meyers AL Post 991

Members of the Marrs Meyers American Legion Post 991 are reminding residents of fish dinners that will be served during Lent at the post, 11001 S. Depot Ave. Meals will be served from 4 to 8 p.m.

Fridays, Feb. 12 through March 25. The menu and prices will be posted later.

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23 Respecting 24 Winnings, eventually 25 Eleanor’s mother-in-law 27 Home of Appalachian State Univ.

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COMMENTARY

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

REPORTER

An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Joe Boyle Editor

Published Weekly Founded March, 16, 1960

Ray Hanania

American reasoning in this year’s presidential election

Gloom hangs over universities hen Gov. Rauner presented his State of the State address on Jan. 27, he mentioned the need to change Illinois for the better and for all of us to work together.

But he did not discuss the budget impasse in detail. The governor did mention during his address a proposal made by state Sen. John Cullerton (D-6th) in 2013. The governor attempted to resurrect Cullerton’s proposal before his State of the State address to break the ice between his Republican party and the Democrats.

But Rauner brought up one important stipulation about Cullerton’s pension reform bill proposal. He essentially said that collective bargaining for unions would cease. Cullerton does not agree.

So, here we are at another roadblock.

The one name not mentioned in the State of the State address was House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-22nd). Rauner and Madigan can’t seem to agree on anything. It should be no surprise that Rauner did not even whisper his name during his address.

Look, we can go on and on about this stalemate and who is at fault. The frustrating aspect of all this is that nothing appears like it is going to get done soon. The Southwest Conference of Mayors discussed the issue during a meeting last week at the Chicago Ridge Village Hall. The mayors were mostly in agreement that nothing in the short term is going to occur. Some mayors stated that negotiations are taking place and something will be done. But for now, we will just have to wait.

However, we are beginning to see some cracks in the armor.

Officials at local colleges and universities are not speaking publically, but many are concerned that their budgets are going to be depleted by the end of the school year.

The administration at Chicago State University at 95th and King Drive has stated that the school may run out of money as early as March 1 if no intervention takes place. The university depends on the funding from the state because the majority of the students attending CSU are from lower-income homes. If Chicago State were to shut down, many students would lose their opportunity of receiving a higher education.

Other schools are beginning to face some tough decisions as well. Eastern Illinois University in Charleston is going to have to lay off some teachers. Officials at Western Illinois University in Macomb have said that they will have to eliminate 30 teaching positions, with more to come.

While some officials do not want to go on the record at local colleges and universities because they don’t want to anger the governor, they will have to speak out soon if nothing is getting done.

Joan Knox, executive director of External and Legislative Affairs at St. Xavier University, told the Southwest Conference of Mayors that SXU is fine for now. However, an end to the budget impasse would be welcome.

An official from Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills also said she has seen a dip in enrollment and would also like to see a budget agreed upon in Springfield.

We could not agree more. Some daycare centers and some charitable organizations have either suspended or ceased operations. While this is tragic, this does not affect everyone. But these are the early sacrificial lambs. These are organizations that are vulnerable but do not have clout.

But if the foot dragging continues and local colleges and universities have to make major cuts, the magnitude of this impasse will be felt on a wider scope. We hope there is some negotiating occurring, but we have our doubts.

With financial concerns being felt at Chicago State, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois universities, the window of opportunity is closing fast.

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Park Lawn spreads its wings with help from partners While the budget stalemate in Springfield drags on and on, it is important to note that there are many organizations in this state that are finding ways to cope despite the lack of funding.

Park Lawn was created in 1955 and has taught the developmentally and physically disabled to provide services for local companies. Park Lawn initially worked exclusively with children and has since grown to include adult development training programs.

The organization has expanded with the grand opening on Jan. 22 of Discovering Choice, which is located at 4715 W. 135th St., Crestwood. Discovering Choice was created to allow the disabled an opportunity to receive training at jobs in the southwest suburbs.

The opportunity for part-time and perhaps full-time employment for participants in this pilot program would be a bonus.

A story that appeared in the Jan. 28 edition of The Reporter focused on those goals. Kelly Ewing and Becky Rush, program managers for the new Park Lawn facility, said the center is a great addition and allows for them to work more closely with the participants in smaller groups than they would in Oak Lawn.

The Park Lawn Discovering Choice managers said the ultimate goal is not to find part-time or full-time employment, although that would be an achievement. The greatest gift the program could provide is teaching problem-solving skills and helping to give the participants a sense of self-worth.

The facility in Crestwood will allow these managers and their five assistants an opportunity to work with participants. The Park Lawn Administration Office is at 10833 S. Laporte Ave., and vocational services are offered at 5040 W. 111th St., in Oak Lawn.

The Park Lawn staff in Oak Lawn offer educational classes and workshops inside the buildings. The main difference with the Crestwood facility is that the adult participants will go to businesses and receive training. We applaud the efforts of these business partners who are working with Park Lawn on behalf of these adult participants.

On-site training and one-on-one lessons will provide the help these participants need. The credit has to go to Park Lawn officials who have reached out to local businesses. While staff and volunteers at Park Lawn would like to see an end to the deadlock in Springfield, they have done their best to work with what they have.

The Coleman Foundation has provided the major portion of the funding for Discovering Choice. The Coleman Foundation is an independent grant organization established in Illinois in 1951. We believe that the Park Lawn facility in Crestwood will provide another opportunity for the participants.

But we also want to salute the Park Lawn centers in Oak Lawn, which led to the new Crestwood center. Along with their work with children, Park Lawn offers Adult Developmental Training that focuses on basic academic and motor skills. Vocational training concentrates on job readiness skills. Functional programming develops and enhances life skills at Park Lawn.

Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury was in attendance at the grand opening and open house for Discovering Choice. She marveled at the commitment and the hard work of the staff at Park Lawn.

“The business partners they are working with deserve so much credit,” said Bury. “Park Lawn has such a great history.”

We agree with the mayor. Park Lawn does a wonderful job with the help of dedicated staff, business partners and volunteers.

I Religious diversity, school calendars and the quest for fairness

By Charles C. Haynes The school board in Howard County, Maryland took the religious-diversity plunge recently by voting unanimously to close schools for the Hindu festival of Diwali, the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and the Asian celebration of Lunar New Year.

Students in the suburban Maryland district already get days off for Christmas, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.

Welcome to the new religious America — a pluralistic society where Protestants are no longer the majority and people of every conceivable faith and belief are increasingly visible in the public square.

For many religious and ethnic communities, a place on the school calendar symbolizes a place at the American table. Petitioning to add a religious or cultural holiday to the calendar is tantamount to asking public schools to finally live up to government neutrality among religions promised by the First Amendment.

Protestants, of course, have had pride of place on the school calendar from the beginning. As primary movers behind the founding of public education in the 19th century, Protestant leaders baked in accommodations for their faith: No school on Sunday, major Christian holidays off, and — until struck down by the Supreme Court in the 1960s — Protestant prayers and devotional Bible reading led by teachers.

Under the First Amendment as now applied by the courts, public schools must treat students of all faiths and beliefs with fairness and respect while remaining neutral among religions and between religion and nonreligion. This means, among other things, that religious holidays can’t be added to the school calendar for religious reasons — or simply to accommodate a particular faith.

Religious holidays may only be added if there is a legitimate secular or educational purpose for doing so.

That’s why the choices made in Howard County are supposed to be based on numbers: If school officials can demonstrate that student and staff absentee rates will be high on certain holidays, then they have a valid secular argument for closing school on those days. But if the numbers aren’t there, the district is vulnerable to a lawsuit challenging

the constitutionality of adding holy days to the calendar.

Even with a clearly articulated secular purpose, Howard County will still face a conundrum as religious diversity expands in the district: When other groups ask for their holidays to be added to the calendar, can school officials say no after saying yes to others?

Howard County school board members are painfully aware of the “all or nothing” dilemma. Last fall, they considered denying requests for more holidays by removing Jewish holy days from the calendar and leaving in place only the closings mandated by state law: Christmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday. Not surprisingly, that proposal triggered a backlash that led to last week’s decision to go in the opposite direction by adding three more religious and cultural holidays celebrated by significant numbers of people in the school district.

If somehow the historical slate could be wiped clean, an equitable long-term solution might be no school closings on religious holidays, with the proviso that students of all faiths have a reasonable number of excused absences without penalty. For this arrangement to be seen as fair, however, the State of Maryland would need to repeal the law requiring school closings during Easter (Christmas would stay since it is also a national holiday).

As Howard County can attest, school calendar decisions can be messy and complicated in what is now one of the most religiously diverse societies in the world. But the changing calendar is also a healthy sign that the United States is learning how to level the First Amendment playing field for citizens of all faiths and beliefs.

It’s about time. Religious monopolies like the one enjoyed for so long by Protestants in public school are antithetical to religious freedom. We can disagree on how best to move from monopoly to diversity, but we should work together toward the shared goal of fairness and equity for all.

After all, the future of America is going to look very much like the school calendar in Howard County.

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and founding director of the Religious Freedom Center.

Palin jumps on Trump’s bandwagon

By Glenn Mollette Sarah Palin recently came out in support of Donald Trump for president. We hadn’t heard much from Palin in a while so this was a grand opportunity for her to get back into the spotlight. Her Alaska reality show that paid her millions of dollars is now a distant memory and most of us are glad.

Palin is often referred to as Gov. Palin but if you resign without finishing your term you shouldn’t be able to run around the country being called governor. Instead people should refer to her as the “former Governor who departed her office because she could make more money and obtain more fame elsewhere,” or something like that.

Palin jumps on the campaign wagon of Trump, who referred to Sen. John McCain as “... no war hero, heroes don’t get captured.” McCain was a prisoner of war for five years. McCain was good enough to propel Palin to the national spotlight as his vice presidential candidate when he ran for president. Does Palin not have any loyalty to John McCain? I’ll answer that question -- no. She couldn’t care less about McCain.

McCain can no longer do anything to promote her or make her any money.

Trump looks good to Palin. Trump is wealthy. Trump could recommend her to be his vice presidential running mate, which is what Palin hopes for, but would be suicidal to Trump. While there are Republican loyalists, many Republicans aren’t going to vote for anybody involved with Palin. Zero Democrats will vote for Palin so it would be a loss, loss for the Republican Party.

If Palin cannot get a VP nod from Trump and the party she might obtain other jobs from Trump. Trump might consider her for another appointment should he win. I wouldn’t though because she might resign in midstream if she gets a reality show offer. If he loses he might get her a job on “Celebrity Apprentice” or recommend her for “Dancing with the

Stars,” or something like that.

I don’t dislike Sarah Palin. It’s just interesting to see the political jockeying.

Unfortunately, all of the candidates have mad dog tendencies, charming one minute and biting your jugular vein the next. Look at Huckabee and Santorum. They were on Fox’s preliminary debate prior to the real debate last week. This is the debate for the lightweight candidates who have already lost. As soon as it’s over they hightail it to Trump’s fundraiser for veterans so they appear on national television with Trump. This was Trump’s answer to avoiding Megyn Kelly. I wonder if Trump will send flowers to Kelly for Valentine’s Day. I bet it would surprise her.

Of course, all of this was in the name of supporting our veterans. The real truth is that they both hope Trump will remember them if he comes into the kingdom of winning the election. They know they are dead in the water. So, like Palin, they are grabbing for any oxygen tank they can find to keep their names alive. Plus they might generate a few more dollars with which to travel around New Hampshire and South Carolina. After all what else are they going to do?

They are both like Palin, hoping for a Fox contributing job or maybe the Travel Network will do a gig on Huckabee’s beach life pad that he just recently built on the gulf coast in Florida. Actually I would be more interested in Huckabee jogging on the beach in the white sands of the emerald coast than Palin flying in and out on the lake plane that is parked behind her house.

Oh well, it’s just politics. When the New Hampshire primary is over we will slowly see some of these candidates run out of oxygen. Then they will be on to other things such as book deals, reality shows, radio talk shows and doing everything they can do to utilize a year of “just politics.”

Glenn Mollette is syndicated columnist and author. He is the author of 11 books.

n order to understand this presidential election, you have to throw out everything you want to believe, and accept the reality of what you dislike. This election is not about issues. It’s about the candidates themselves.

Let’s start with Donald Trump, the one candidate who understands how to get saturation public attention, something every politician strives to achieve.

Trump is a major candidate not because he has the backing of the power brokers who pull the strings from the smoke-filled backrooms.

Trump is a major candidate because he says what he believes, and that is a rarity in politics. Too many politicians stick their finger in the air, feel which way the winds of public opinion are blowing and then go in that direction.

I don’t like everything Trump says, but I admire his courage. Trump doesn’t allow the honesty of what he says to be gift-wrapped to make it more appealing. The other politicians are dishonest and say what they think you want to hear.

Trump is fearless and is speaking about immigration, street gangs, drug dealers, crime, international politics, and Washington politics in the way the American people want it to be addressed.

Trump says what he believes.

He doesn’t say what makes you feel good. I don’t think “Mexican” immigrants are drug dealers and criminals. But I do believe that many of those entering this country are drug dealers, criminals and members of the Sinaloa Cartel. El Chappo is a crook and not the hero many Mexicans claim he is.

I applaud Trump for standing up to FOX News biased politics and refused to attend the latest Republican Debate. FOX News “anchor” Megyn Kelly is a political activist who pretends to be a professional journalist.

Bernie Sanders is a good candidate, too. But I’m not sure America is ready for a White House that would be more like a Seinfeld episode. And Ted Cruz?

Well, honestly, that guy is insane.

He’s a George W. Bush with no personality or a Dick “Snidely Whiplash” Cheney on the sidelines to pull his strings.

What about Hillary Clinton?

Let’s be honest. Why do most people want Hillary Clinton? Her husband Bill Clinton was the most popular president second only to Ronald Reagan.

Hillary supporters believe they will restore the Bill Clinton presidency, which ended because of the Constitutional term limits on the presidency. (That should be changed.)

Hillary’s big problem is Trump.

She can handle the criticism from the typical politicians. But Trump isn’t a typical politician. He says what he believes and the public believes. Instead of sounding like a leader, Hillary sounds like she is trying to make everyone happy, a politician who says whatever it takes to make voters happy. Voters don’t want that.

Many women believe it’s time to elect a woman. But the desire to help women overcome centuries of discrimination in this country might not be enough to get Hillary elected.

Did electing Barack Obama, America’s first African American president, bring equality to African Americans? No. We have the same racial problems. Will the world change for women with President Hillary Clinton? I don’t think so.

One solution is to remove term limits and allow Bill Clinton to run again. He’d win hands down.

Short of that, maybe he can do a “Caitlin Jenner” and become a transgender “Barbara Clinton.”

The sex-change operation might make it possible to sidestep Constitutional term limits.

This election is what it is. It may prove to be exciting, but I doubt anything will change.

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

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Resist taking drugs until they’ve been on market for five to seven years

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’m going to give you some information that America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not given American patients as yet, according to the authors of Best Pills/ Worst Pills Newsletter. This is an issue I can totally relate to regarding drugs and interactions and contraindications. The article appeared in the January 2016 issue of Worst Pills/ Best Pills, a public citizen newsletter regarding various drugs.

The Canadian counterpart of the FDA did something that none of the American agencies have done, according to WP/BP. It seems that back in July of 2015, Health Canada issued a serious warning about mixing certain drugs. Health Canada warned of the

risk of extremely dangerously low levels of blood sugar when repaglinide and clopidogrel are taken together.

Repaglinide (PRANDIN) is a drug for Type 2 diabetes and Clopidogrel (PLAVIX) is a drug to prevent blood clots. They additionally listed PRANDIMET, (another combination drug for type 2 diabetes) also containing METFORMIN, as causing the serious drop in blood sugar. Dangerously low so as to lead to death or coma. So far, according to the publication, the FDA has not warned the American public of this danger.

One of our experiences with drug interactions occurred when my husband was given Plavix after his stroke in 2002. Plavix was to prevent blood

clots. Because doctors had given him too much Coumadin and other anticoagulants, he ended up with a bleeding ulcer and other internal bleeding.

Because of his bleeding ulcer, (that he never had prior to the overuse of blood thinners), he was also prescribed a proton pump inhibitor (PPI’s) such as Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium and other acid preventing drugs.

But, in a shocking turn, he was

rushed to the hospital, at which point he was found to have two blood clots in the lungs. They called them “saddle” blood clots (embolism) because they appeared as a saddle on the X-rays. It’s rare to survive such conditions. But, how could he have sustained blood clots when he had been taking Plavix?

Well, turns out proton pump inhibitors completely obliterate the anti-blood-clotting function of Plavix.

No one had been aware of the fact that these drugs could not be taken together. It was only after people like my husband showed up with blood clots that it was finally realized the two drugs didn’t mix.

This is the reason the authors of

Worst Pills/Best Pills suggest we never try new drugs. Unless there is absolutely no alternative and the condition is so serious, that there is no hope otherwise, we really should stand back and allow the drugs to be on the market at least five to seven years before tying them. Basically, the problems with new drugs aren’t seen until after they’ve been on the market for a while.

You might want to ask your physician about the warning the Canadian government is giving to their citizens if you are on Plavix or one of the type 2 diabetes drugs to assure you have no dangerous drops in blood pressure.

Dee Woods can be reached at deewoods10Aiclouc.com

Orland pre-teen is chosen as American Girl of Year

By Dermot Connolly

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There are three books in the Lea Clark series, with cover model Gabriella Gasior. They are available at Barnes & Noble and other bookstores.

An Orland Park 5th-grader is the latest Girl of the Year model selected by the American Girl doll franchise.

Gabriella Gasior, 11, of Orland Park, can point to the American Girl books, featuring the adventures of the doll named Lea Clark, and say: “That’s me.”

A 5th-grader at High Point School in Orland Park, Gasior is the cover model for the Lea Clark books series and associated merchandise.

There are three books in the fictional Lea Clark adventures, all available at Barnes & Noble and other bookstores.

“It’s very exciting,” said Gabriella, who has been a lifelong collector of American Girl dolls. “My friends have seen the books, and they have said nice things about it.”

“I’ve been on an American Girl box, and I’ve appeared on some things sold in Costco,” she said. “I liked doing it, and I got a lot of surprises too,” she said, referring to all the toys that came with the Lea doll.

The Lea Clark doll was released in late 2015. Each year, American Girl chooses a ‘Girl of the Year’ who looks like the doll, Gabriella’s mom Stephanie explained. “She is the model on the cover of the Lea Clark

books. They tell about the travels of Lea, who is from St. Louis.”

Stephanie credited her daughter’s agent, Babes ‘N Beaus in Hinsdale, as a great talent agency to work with, helping land the American Girl of the Year selection.

And that was something of a lifetime dream come true for the young lady.

Collecting American Girl dolls has “been a tradition since she was born, so doing this means a lot to her,” Stephanie said.

“She got a baby doll when she was very young, and every year for her birthday, her grandmother brings her downtown to the American Girl store, and she picks out a new doll.”

“She went to four photo shoots for American Girl last year,” said Stephanie. She said that since the American Girl modeling was done last year, Gabriella, or Gabby as she is called, has grown to 5 feet, 2 inches, and is now too tall to be considered for any future American Girl projects.

“I think the cutoff is 4 feet 11 inches,” she said. “So this was a great way to finish up for her.”

Although she has outgrown American Girl, Gabby plans to continue trying out for commercials and other modeling opportunities, she said. “She’ll do it for as long as she

Sandburg football stadium to be named for former coach Navarro

By Dermot Connolly

Sandburg High School’s football stadium is being named Mike Navarro Stadium, in honor of a record-holding alumnus who went on to have a 31-year career as a teacher and coach at the Orland Park school.

“If anyone exemplifies what it means to be an Eagle, it is Mike Navarro,” said Patrick O’Sullivan, a member of the District 230 School Board that approved the naming at their monthly meeting last Thursday.

An official naming ceremony is being planned for the fall, at the start of the football season.

O’Sullivan graduated from Sandburg in 1988, and recalled having Navarro as a gym teacher as well as a football coach. Navarro himself is a 1969 graduate of the school at 13300 S. LaGrange Road, where he went on to teach and coach for 31 years.

“Mike Navarro always pushed to get the best out of me as a student and player, even though I didn’t know I had it in me. He was a terrific teacher and coach and someone very influential in my life,” said O’Sullivan, who was a member of the committee that was put together to consider naming the stadium before bring-

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ing it to the board.

Another former student, Thornwood High School English teacher and assistant football coach Josh Folsom offered similar thoughts about Navarro in a statement.

“Coach Navarro pushed me to become a successful, confident, competent member of society. He gave me confidence when I had none, he taught me strength when all I knew was weakness …Coach taught me that anything I wanted in life was there for the taking, if I was willing to work for it.”

Among his many accomplishments as a Sandburg Eagle, Navarro set a record on the football field his senior year that still stands today, scoring 22 touchdowns in a single season. He is also the second all-time rushing yard leader for the Eagles, with 1,163 yards.

He compiled a record of 34-0-1 during his four-year high school football career, with the tie coming in his junior year. On top of his football accomplishments, Navarro took second place in state in wrestling and was a member of the National Honor Society.

At the University of Illinois, which he attended on a football scholarship, Navarro was ranked the 10th all-time rusher and earned the Bruce Copel Award for Outstanding Courage and Perseverance. He is currently ranked 32nd in all-time yardage for the

University of Illinois. His collegiate football career was cut short by a knee injury after playing only two full seasons.

Navarro’s first job after college was a teaching and coaching position at Lincoln-Way Central High School, where his freshman football team recorded an 18-0 record over two seasons.

In 1976, Navarro returned to his alma mater as a physical education teacher. His 31-year career at Sandburg included two years as assistant sophomore football coach with a record of 8-8-2. He then was head sophomore football coach for 14 years with a record of 101-21-4. And then he was named head varsity football coach, posting a record of 73-28 over nine years.

He holds the all-time best career winning percentage as head football coach in Sandburg’s history.

He earned the Coach of the Year Award in 2001 and was inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007, his last year as coach.

“Coach Navarro brought a passion every day to practice and is truly a great motivator. He always wanted me to succeed and believe in myself. As the head football coach at Northwestern

University, I try to emulate these same values when coaching our football team,” said Pat Fitzgerald, who said he has known Navarro since he first coached him as a sophomore in 1989.

Retired Sandburg High School teacher and athletic trainer John Wator submitted the request to name the stadium, saying Navarro is “an Eagle who came back to the nest to lead by example and give back to the school which helped mold him into the man he has become.”

“Naming facilities like this not a common practice with us,” said Supt. James Gay at the meeting last week, noting this is the just the second time it has happened in District 230. The first was in 2013, with the naming of Andrew High School’s baseball field after Frank Ganser, a coach whose teams at Andrew won 684 games during his 29-year career.

“We didn’t take this lightly,” said board president Richard Nogal.

In addition to O’Sullivan, the committee members included Assistant Supt. John Lavelle and Deb Baker, principal of Sandburg.

“He has truly made an impact on the student athletes he coached,” said Baker.

Gabriella Gasior, of Orland Park, is American Girl’s Girl of the Year for 2016, as Lea Clark.

enjoys it,” said her mother.

Along with modeling and school, Gabby’s other interests include playing on a traveling volleyball team, which keeps her busy most evenings and weekends.

Asked how she is able to fit everything with her schoolwork, Gabriella said simply, “volleyball is after school.”

“She’s had to miss some school for the modeling. But her teachers have been understanding and she makes up the work,” mom said.

DEATH NOTICES Jack Donatelli Jack J. Donatelli, 88, died Jan. 28 at his Palos Park home.

Mr. Donatelli, a U.S. Navy veteran, worked for many years in the construction industry and was a former Cook County Deputy Sheriff. He was also involved with the Palos Park Citizens on Patrol Service. He also served as a former volunteer with the Oak Lawn Fire Department.

Survivors include a daughter, Judi Lambert; son, Jack; sister, Carol Chancey; companion, Marilyn Brankin; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services were Saturday at Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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Bob’s Discount Furniture opens five stores next week

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ob’s Discount Furniture, an East Coast-based furniture chain, announced it will open the first five of eight planned Chicago-area stores next week including locations in Orland Park and Burbank.

The Orland Park store will open with a ribbon-cutting Bob ceremony at Bong 9:45 a.m. Feb. 11 at 15830 S. LaGrange Road in the Lake View Plaza. The Burbank store will open at the same time at 7760 S. Cicero Ave. Other stores will open the same day in Skokie, Villa Park and Aurora. Three additional stores will open later this year. The locations were not disclosed.

In preparation for its Chicago expansion, Bob’s leased a distribution center last year in Shorewood.

As part of the opening ceremonies, Bob’s chose Burbank School as one of their recipients of a $2,500 donation as a random act of kindness.

The company is known for its commercials featuring co-founder Bob Kaufman in person or as a claymation character.

The company was founded in 1991. There are now 64 Bob’s showrooms in 11 states, not counting Illinois.

Car dealerships open in Orland Park

Zeigler Automotive Group last month announced the

Bob’s Discount Furniture will open next week at 7760 S. Cicero Ave. in Burbank.

opening of its new Nissan and Infinity dealerships on Orland Park’s auto row on 159th Street.

The group said the dealerships were located next to each other at 8500 and 8550 W. 159th St. They opened Jan. 7 at Zeigler Nissan of Orland Park and Infiniti of Orland Park.

“Nissan and Infiniti are great brands and Orland Park is a great city,” Aaron Zeigler, president of Zeigler Automotive Group, said in a release.

“We’ve had outstanding success with BMW of Orland Park and wanted to expand our presence in the area; we are thrilled to add the new dealerships to our growing family of stores. Orland Park is a wonderful place to live and work, and we couldn’t be happier to be an integral part of the community’s continued development.”

Zeigler plans to add 20 new staff members to the dealerships. Bill O’Hara, general manager of BMW of Orland Park, will expand his role to serve as general manager for both new stores.

Both dealerships include flat screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, complimentary beverages, retail areas, playroom and an indoor car shop with air conditioned service bays. Zeigler also plans substantial upgrades for both facilities in the near future.

Zeigler Automotive Group has 71 auto franchises and 23 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and New York.

Nutrition store opens in Tinley Park

Nutrition by Max Muscle, a franchised store that caters to athletes, body builders and fitness enthusiasts, held its

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grand opening last week at 7158 W. 183rd St. in Tinley Park.

The store carries vitamins, diet supplements and apparel and is staffed by certified sports nutrition coaches. It is the chain’s first location in the south suburbs.

Hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call (708) 864-4176.

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

Pie Five opens in Oak Lawn Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury cuts the ribbon Friday morning to mark the grand opening of Pizza Five Pizza Company at 10916 S. Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn. Customers on Friday received a free pizza to mark the occasion.

Pie Five Pizza is located next door to Mariano’s in the Stony Creek Promenade TIF District.

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Midway Ramblers to perform at Zarzycki Manor Chapels

The Midway Ramblers will perform again to mark the celebration of Mardi Gras at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 6 at Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Ltd., 8999 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs.

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Cajun food will be part of the festivities. The free event is sponsored by the Zarzycki family.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 839-8999 or visit www.ZarzyckiManorChapels.com.

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

Evergreen Park Gozdziak Renata M to Tamayo Arturo, 2713 W 89th Pl, $100,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Azran Miami 2 LLC, 2948 W 101st Pl, $87,000; Bracken Candy J to Ayala Alicia, 2611 W 98th Pl, $82,500; Standard B&T Co Tr to Sheehan Timothy, 9600 S Central Park Ave, $140,000; Regan Joanne to Mancuso Sara A, 9540 S Ridgeway Ave, $234,000.

Hickory Hills North Shore Holdings Ltd to Hammad Diyaa, 7904 W 94th St, $190,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Abdulla Ali, 9304 S 80th Ct, $255,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Property Grp LLC 5, 8930 Forest Ln, $108,500; Santillan Hector F to Woznik Monika, 9329 79th Ave, $285,000.

Oak Lawn Leahy James F to Gainer Daniel J, 10308 Lamon Ave, $200,000; Wolf Helen D to Fournier Kyle, 9013 49th Ct, $150,000; Bratcher Sylvia to Dalton Timothy J, 4813 102nd St, $119,000; Teutsch Michael to Abarca Carlos Jr, 8801 51st Ave, $155,000; EGJK Inc to Gonzalez Juan, 9720 Mason Ave, $270,000; Kuzmak Mary Patricia to Maguire Linda, 9741 S Cicero Ave, Unit #1B, $50,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co to Olivares Rissa J, 4120 W 99th St, Unit #4120A, $70,000; Hill Michael D to Montanez Steve, 10011 52nd Ave, $149,000; Cramer Joanne R Tr to Gonzalez David Jr, 5140 W 90th St, $135,000; Carter Brenda C to Mozdyniewicz Maciej, 11025 S Keating Ave, Unit #302, $56,000; Kontos Theodore to Suarez Roberto O, 10300 Lacrosse Ave, $210,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Johnson David

L, 5542 W 91st St, $205,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Ceja Jose, 8731 Melvina Ave, $178,000; Hughes Margaret Trust to Akin Frederick R, 10420 S Circle Dr, Unit #14B, $87,000; Grady Judith Extr to Diaz Frank, 10109 S Komensky Ave, $156,000; Stiltner Thomas E to Hermosillo Noel, 9434 Sayre Ave, $140,000.

Palos Hills Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Gorgi Marian, 11220 Cottonwood Dr, Unit #29C, $140,000; Moore Arlesia to Golden James E, 9135

Del Prado Dr, Unit #91351N, $142,000; Home Guardian Trust to Acosta Vivian, 8232 W 100th Pl, $235,000; Skura Maria Tr to Abdalla Yassmin, 8416 W Sun Valley Dr, $225,000.

Worth Olson Richard C to Provost Jessica, 7328 W 113th Pl, $160,500; Pultz James M to Madera Matthew M, 6750 W Home Ave, $185,000; ATG Trust Co Tr to Naasan Ahmed, 11529 S Depot St, $100,000; Lesiak Mariusz Pawel to Cejka Edward J Jr Tr, 7412 W 111th St, Unit #312, $56,000.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of Feb. 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.875

APR 3.910

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

3.125

3.180

0

30-year fi ed Jumbo

3.875

3.920

0

United Trust Bank (as of Feb. 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.750

APR 3.770

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

3.125

3.161

0

10-year fi ed

2.875

2.927

0

Prospect Federal (as of Feb. 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.750

APR 3.798

POINTS .25

20-year fi ed

3.500

3.566

.25

15-year fi ed

3.000

3.067

.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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BEST OF THE WINE GUY

Molasses: an underappreciated and unrefined ‘wonder food’ Y ou have probably never thought of molasses as a wonder food – you may not even know what molasses is – but let’s take a look at relatively unknown and certainly unappreciated dietary supplement.

Crude black molasses, also known as blackstrap molasses, is a by-product of the processing into sugar of sugar cane, and comes from thrice boiling the juice of this plant. The lowviscous liquid takes a place alongside fruits, vegetables and herbs as one of nature’s best medicines.

Unlike refined sugar, blackstrap contains trace amounts of vitamins and more significant amounts of minerals including calcium potassium, magnesium and iron. One tablespoon of blackstrap contains about 20 percent of each of these essential elements. It is also provides sodium, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin.

Sugar cane is a deeply-rooted plant that burrows as far as 15 feet into the soil. Because its roots stretch deeper than many other plants, it is able to access nutrients unreachable to other plants. These minerals are among the most important parts our diet because proteins, carbohydrates and fats alone are not adequate for good nutrition.

We live in an age of “wonder drugs” – patent foods and patent medicines – that are supposed to revolutionize our health care and quality of life. Yet these drugs are often found to do more harm than help, and some have even been pulled from the market because they’ve caused such serious, even lifethreatening side-effects.

If you don’t trust natural foods are the way to go, and believe the pharmaceutical industry can serve you better, ask yourself why our creator didn’t put these “magic” pills here

for us to use, and how can something made by man be better than what nature provides?

A man we’ll call Mr. Pearson was in poor health. Even the lightest physical activity was too much for him. He was just 60 years old, not exactly “old” by today’s standards, but had growths in his bowels, hardened valves in his heart, blockage in bronchial tubes, constipation and indigestion, and was

losing weight. Things looked grave for Mr. Pearson, who despite some counseling multiple doctors was steadily getting worse.

He had been opened up by surgery and stitched back together, but his condition was regarded as hopeless and was given just weeks to live.

A neighbor, hearing of Mr. Pearson’s situation. recommended he take molasses and astonishingly he made a full recovery. The growths in his bowels disappeared and his hair, which had grown white, regained its original color.

The majority of diseases we suffer from are caused by the body’s deficiency of certain minerals. The paralysis caused by stroke may even be curable using molasses therapy.

A man we will call Mr. X had two strokes that completely paralyzed the right side of his body. But after beginning daily doses of molasses, he

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS EVERGREEN PARK Evergreen Park Cookbook Club scheduled next meeting The Evergreen Park Cookbook Book Club selects a cookbook and everyone brings a dish to a meeting to share. The next session is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy St. At this meeting, the focus is Soul Food.

Everyone will pick a dish from one of the cookbooks available at the circulation desk.

Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.

Explore coloring books for adults at library Coloring books for adults will be explored at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Evergreen Park Library.

Residents can check out the latest trend for adults. Coloring pages, markers or pencils will be made available. Light refreshments will be provided. The session is open to patrons ages 16 and over Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) -422-8522.

Pop-up cards can be created at Evergreen Park Library Patrons can learn how to make pop-up cards that can be adapted to any holiday or card-giving event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Evergreen Park Library.

At this class, participants will make a fun spring-themed card. Guests can use any extra time to work on a scrapbook. Residents can also learn more about scrapbooking techniques. The $5 materials fee can be paid at the door to the instructor.

Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.

OAK LAWN Methods of home brewing will be discussed at library Home brewing will be examined during a session scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Award-winning home brewer Scott Pointon will talk about beer styles from Germany and the Czech Republic to Belgium and Great Britain. Patrons will be able to taste some of the beer from these regions. Guests must be at least 21 years old to sample.

Registration for the session begins Saturday, Feb. 6 and extends through Monday, Feb. 15. To register, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

‘Fandom Frenzy’ to be held at Oak Lawn Library Fandom and Tumblr meet up during a special session for teens in grades nine through 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Oak Lawn Library.

Visitors can meet their fandom friends IRL or find out which teens at the library share an interest in SuperWhoLock. Guests can come

for the shipping theories and stay for the Tumblr stickers and treats. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Book Discussion groups will gather for meetings The Book Discussion Club members will schedule meetings at different locations and at the Oak Lawn Public Library.

A wide variety of new book discussions based on reading interests. Anyone is welcome who wants to talk about books. Copies of each title will be available four weeks before each discussion at the Adult Services Desk on the second floor.

The first book discussions are at 2 and 7 p.m. today (Thursday, Feb. 4) on “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough. The Irish fiction of “The Matchmaker of Kenmare”

by Frank Delaney will be discussed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The Mysteries in the Morning session is “The Body in the Belfry” by Katherine Hall Page to be discussed at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19. The 20 to 30-ish Book Club will discuss “Modern Romance” by Aziz Ansari at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Homestead Barr, 9306 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn. The Refreshing Reads book to be discussed will be “Minding the Manor: The Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid” by Mollie Moran at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Avenue Flower Shop & Wine Bar, 10632 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn.

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

PALOS HILLS ‘Crafternoon’ to be spent at Green Hills Public Library “Crafternoon” will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Patrons can arrive to make crafts in the Activity Room. All ages are welcome. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-8446 or visit greenhillslibrary.org.

Art Club will hold its monthly meeting The Art Club session includes learning about different artists and the work they created to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Green Hills Public Library.

Guests will create their works that will hang in the gallery. The program could get messy, so dress accordingly. The session is for ages 6 and up. Registration is required and limited to 20. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Crochet 101 instruction will be provided Teens and adults can take part in Crochet 101, which will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. or 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Green Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Patrons can learn the basic stitches to make items for charities. Materials will be provided by the library. More information can be obtained by calling Amanda Rubino,

(708) 598-8446, ext. 122.

Pokemon fans can bring games and books to library Pokemon fans can gather for sessions of trading cards, looking over books and games at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Green Hills Public Library.

Guests can also bring their Nintendo DS. Visitors can bring anything else related to Pokemon they would like to share and discuss.

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

Family BIngo Night Friends Bingo Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Green Hills Public Library.

Patrons can bring family, friends and neighbors for games of bingo. Winners will receive gift cards and other prizes. Refreshments will be served.

Visitors attending this event must be a Friend of the Library. Friend memberships are $5. Registration takes place at in the Information Desk. Registration is limited to 50. The event is for adults only. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-8446 or visit greenhillslibrary.org.

Lego Party with treats A Lego Party will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at the Green Hills Public Library.

Games, crafts, eating treats and taking pictures in the photo booth are part of the activities. Raffling off prizes will be part of the festivities. Registration is limited to 45 children. All ages are welcome.

Teens and tweens can make easy no-bake desserts Teens and tweens are invited to make easy no bake desserts from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Green Hills Library. The event is for ages 10 to 17. Registration is limited to 30. A hot chocolate bar will also be featured.

Children learn about nature through stories “Green Team Time with Miss Emily” will be held for children ages 6 to 8 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Green Hills Public Library. The kids will take part in nature-themed stories and activities. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-8446 or visit greenhillslibrary.org.

President’s Day discussion centers on traits of past leaders President’s Day will be examined at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Green Hills Library.

Palos Hills resident and historian Don C. White will share a few remarks about the great and not so great presidents. The event is for adults and children ages 10 and up.

Library hosts dinner and screening of ‘The Martian’ Dinner and the movie “The Martian” will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Green Hills Public Library. A catered meal will be provided at the adults only event.

Registration is limited to 45. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Lipinski introduces resolution State Sen Collins joins push celebrating Catholic Schools Week for automatic voter registration For the 10th consecutive year, Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) has introduced a resolution celebrating Catholic Schools Week and honoring the work of Catholic schools in the Chicago area and across the nation.

The resolution expresses support for “the vital contributions of the thousands of Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States” and “the key role they play in promoting and ensuring a brighter, stronger future for the nation.” It recognizes that Catholic schools produce academically successful students, foster a commitment to service, family, and community, and accept students from all faiths and backgrounds.

Catholic Schools Week, which beganthis year on Jan. 31, has been an annual event since 1974.

This year’s theme is “Catholic

Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service.”

Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses, and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members. During this week, Lipinski will visit several schools in the district.

“As a graduate of St. Symphorosa Grammar School and St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, I look forward to highlighting the achievements of America’s Catholic schools every year during Catholic Schools Week,” said Lipinski. “The Chicago Archdiocese and the Joliet Diocese run two of the best school systems in the country. The graduation rate for Catholic high school students is 99 percent and 97 percent of graduates go on to college or technical schools.”

State Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins (D- 16th) joined colleagues on Jan. 13 as they explained why Illinois needs automatic voter registration.

Illinois is ranked 23rd in the nation in percentage of eligible residents registered to vote. The result is low levels of turnout and civic engagement, said Collins, whose district covers portions of Oak Lawn. Supporters of Senate Bill 2134 say allowing eligible voters to opt out of being registered rather than having to opt in will also improve efficiency, accuracy and fraud detection.

“Today’s young people are activists, and they are aware, but we need to help them make the link between protest and policy change, to become fully engaged in all facets of life in our democracy,” said Collins,

who noted that only 40 percent of Illinoisans between the ages of 18 and 24 who are eligible to vote are registered. “That link is made at the ballot box.”

The legislation Collins is co-sponsoring, SB 2134, would automatically register votingeligible residents whenever they apply for, update or renew their driver’s licenses, unless they ask not to be registered.

Because obtaining or changing the address on a driver’s license requires proof of identity and residence, registering more voters at driver services facilities could actually decrease the probability of voter fraud, according to Collins.

The senator said the new approach would also streamline the voter registration process, eliminating duplicative paperwork.

completely recovered.

Horrible afflictions such as heart trouble, high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis are indeed curable if the body is fed what it needs. Molasses contains the essential mineral salts needed to keep blood vessels elastic and heat muscles strong.

Try dissolving a teaspoon of molasses in a cup of hot water, and drink this every day. And don’t forget your fruits, veggies and wine. These foods will revitalize your health and even your life.

Anthony Scarano is not a doctor. He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are his opinions based on years of independent study and personal experience. Wine should be consumed in moderation. Overindulgence may be harmful to health.

Honor flight Chicago will include Korean War veterans Honor Flight Chicago, the not-for-profit that has over the past eight years flown more than 5,900 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., freeof-charge to visit the National World War II Memorial built in their honor, said last week it will open its 2016 flights to Korean War veterans.

“This in no way diminishes our commitment to identifying and serving any World War II veteran who has not yet received his or her special day of honor,” said Mary Pettinato, CEO and co-founder of Honor Flight Chicago. “But as our Korean War veterans reach their mid-80s, it is time to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of these heroes alongside their World War II brethren.”

About 35,000 estimated Korean War veterans are living in the Chicago area, according to the National Department of Veterans Affairs, of which close to 1,200 have already filed applications with Honor Flight Chicago in anticipation of this day. More than 33,000 U.S. service members were killed in action, while an additional 7,900 are still listed as missing in action.

Escalating just five years after the end of World War II, the Korean War marked the dawn of several historically signifi-

cant advances. It was the first integrated war, ending decades of segregated units in the U.S. Armed Services. It also saw the first use of helicopters and jet fighter planes, and the introduction of life-saving Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH units) near the front lines of combat.

Honor Flight Chicago’s newly-released 2016 flight schedule includes seven flights to Washington, D.C., spring through fall: April 13; May 11; June 8; July 13; Aug. 10; Sep. 7, and Oct. 5. Each honor flight begins with an early morning departure from Midway Airport in preparation for a full day of recognition and reminiscing in our nation’s capital.

During what many have called “the day of a lifetime,” veterans have the opportunity to reflect with their comrades in arms at the National World War II and Korean War memorials, as well as visit the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, and the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. The day’s adventure concludes back at Midway with a Welcome Home celebration.

For additional information or to secure an Honor Flight Chicago veteran application, call (773) 227- 8387 or visit honorflightchicago.org.

St. Patricia Parish to host its 33rd annual Super Bowl party The St. Patricia Parish Holy Name Society will hold their 33rd Annual Super Bowl Party on Sunday, Feb. 7 at the parish, 9050 S. 86th Ave., Hickory Hills.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 pre-sale and $35 at the door. Admission price includes a pre-game party snack buffet, halftime catered dinner, beer wine and pop.

The game will be shown on HD big screens and there will

be various raffle prizes that include a “pick a trip” Vegas or Disney-Orlando trip for two. A celebration of the 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX will take place during pregame festivities.

Guests must be at least 21 years old. Pre-sale tickets and table reservations are encouraged.

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Hal at (708) 598-3671 or visit www.stpatriciaparish.com.

Volunteers are sought at both Neat Repeats Resale shops Volunteers are being sought for the Neat Repeats Resale shops at the Worth and Orland Park locations.

Five hours of work each week at the Worth store, 7026 W. 111th St., or the Orland Park facility, 9028 W. 159th St., is needed. Volunteers with retail experience or have a passion to help others are being sought.

More information can be obtained by calling the Worth

store, (708) 361-6860, or the Orland Park facility, (708) 364-7605.

All sales at Neat Repeats Resale benefit the clients served by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence.

SW Suburban Widows and Widowers to hold monthly meeting on Friday The Southwest Suburban Widow or Widowers Group will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at the Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 W. 70th Ave., Tinley Park.

Entertainment and refresh-

ments will be served at the short monthly meeting. All denominations are welcome.

More information can be obtained by calling Danell, (630) 778-9368.

Palos Hills Playschool and Start S.M.A.L.L. will host open house on Feb. 15 and Feb. 18 The Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Department’s Playschool and Start S.M.A.L.L. (Stories, Math, Art, Letters and Listening) programs will be hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 15 and 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at 8455 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Families will get the opportunity to meet teachers, see the class-

rooms and learn about each of the programs. Playschool is for kids ages 3 to 5 and Start S.M.A.L.L. is for 2-year-olds or those who will turn 3 after Sept. 1, 2016.

Teachers will discuss program content and parents will have the opportunity to register children for the upcoming 2016-17 school year.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 430-4500.

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wants to become a pilot with the Naval Academy.

“I think the Naval Academy has leadership qualities unmatched by any other college,” Conlisk told The Reporter following the ceremony. “I hope to be a pilot with them.”

Sydney Torres, 18, who also

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students utilize the MAP Grant program to seek higher education.

Students at St. Xavier University were eligible to receive nearly $7 million in MAP grants while those studying at Moraine Valley Community College should have received $2.4 million.

The bill now rests on the governor’s desk. Knox and other college and university officials are hoping Rauner signs the bill.

“We are doing all right, we

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MIROSLAW T. ZACZEK AKA MIROSLAW ZACZEK, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, HERITAGE POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 00273 8202 W. 111th St. Unit 1-2C Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 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 Number 1- 2C in Heritage Pointe Condominium, as delineated on a Plat of Survey of the following described tract of land : Certain parts of the South 458.18 feet of the East 5.0 acres of the East 10.0 acres of the East 34.34 acres of the West 38.34 acres, lying South of the center line of the Calumet feeder of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14, Township 37 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County Illinois, which Plat of Survey is attached as Exhibit C to the Declaration of Condominium recorded June 7, 1999 as Document Number 99543703, as amended from time to time; together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements. Also the exclusive right to the use of the Garage Space GS I-2C as delineated on the Survey attached to the Declaration aforesaid.

Commonly known as 8202 W. 111th St. Unit 1-2C, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-400-137-1007.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $147,066.93.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale.

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

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 00273 TJSC#: 36-148 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Thursday, February 4, 2016 was nominated for admission to the Naval Academy, hopes to get a degree there and then work in cyber security.

She said the nomination means a lot to her.

“It shows how hard work pays off in the end, and not to quit,” Torres, a Richards High School student, told The Reporter following the ceremony.

Michael Gurule Jr., 17, of are in good shape” said Knox.

“If you haven’t seen St. Xavier lately, then you haven’t seen St. Xavier. We have a lot to offer.

A lot of people don’t realize that more students receive a private school education than at public schools.

“It is our hope that the assembly realizes that and the governor signs the bill for MAP and other education funds.”

While St. Xavier University, which has campuses on Chicago’s Southwest Side and Orland Park, had been able to weather the storm so far, other institutions are not that fortunate.

Officials at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston have announced that teacher cuts are

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Crest Hill, agreed.

“Doing all the hard work finally paid off,” Gurule told The Reporter. The Lockport Township High School student also was nominated for admission to the Naval Academy.

The nomination “meant everything,” Gurule said. “I wanted to go into the Marines forever. I hope to become a mechanical engineer.” a real possibility. The administration at Western Illinois University in Macomb has stated that at least 30 teachers will be laid off, with more cuts to come.

Officials at Chicago State University, at 95th and King Drive, have said that without funding from the state, they may have to cease operations on March 1.

An official from Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills said that enrollment figures have dipped somewhat from previous years. The school official also said she would like to see the MAP funding restored.

If Rauner signs the bill, Burke’s measure could restore the operating budget for the City Colleges of Chicago, restore grants for techni-

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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

VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-H-R BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, ITS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.- DAVID KOZAK, MARIANNE L KOZAK, OAK WOOD LANE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-65CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-65CB Plaintiff, -v.ABEL ALVARADO, MARIA E. ALVARADO A/K/A MARIA ELISA ALVARADO, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A. Defendants

2014 CH 04177 9937 S CICERO AVE 105 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 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 NO. 105, IN OAK WOOD LANE CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: THAT PART OF THE NORTH 2/3 OF LOT 2 IN THE SUBDIVISION HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, LYING WEST OF A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 175.91 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF CICERO AVENUE (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART THEREOF LYING WEST OF A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH A DISTANT 50 FEET EAST, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN) IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED JULY 22, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0520318016, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9937 S CICERO AVE 105, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-10-300-110-1005.

The real estate is improved with an apartment.

The judgment amount was $162,443.90.

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: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C., 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580 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.

MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 940-8580 Attorney Code. 59059 Case Number: 2014 CH 04177 TJSC#: 35-17612 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.

12 CH 14250 11414 SOUTH NASHVILLE Worth, IL 60482

Cong. Dan Lipinski (second row, at left) stands with the U.S. Military nomination class on Saturday at the JohnsonPhelps VFW Post. Lipinski nominated 16 students from the Third Congressional District for admission to the Air Force, West Point and the Naval Academy for the graduating class of 2020.

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cal education, adult education and cal colleges and universities. The adult literacy programs across the longer the state goes without a state. Legislators passed funding budget, problems like this are for each of these programs within going to occur, the mayors acthe Higher Education budget in knowledged.

May of 2015. The governor later “All we can do is protect our vetoed the support for these programs, and they have remained without state support as Illinois still remains without a permanent Continued from Page 1 budget.

“A student’s place of birth The facility is expected to seat or the success of their parents about 140. shouldn’t dictate their ability to Sexton urged Lester to get all receive a quality education,” said his paperwork in and to deliver Burke. “MAP grants and other all design plans and applications vital programs allow thousands himself, in order to speed up the of students an opportunity to bet- process. ter themselves through education “We want to get you in busithat may otherwise not have been ness. The sooner your cash regavailable. It’s unconscionable that isters start ringing, the sooner these programs have remained we get our share,” Sexton said, unfunded for this long.” laughing.

Bennett and other mayors were The mayor also cautioned that sympathetic to the plight of lo- the owners may want to reserve more space at the location. “I think the business is going to be LEGAL NOTICE a huge success.” The opening is IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, tentatively planned for mid-April.

ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVIThe trustees also approved an SION ordinance amendment to allow for

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DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.GUILLERMO REGALADO, GEORGINA REGALADO Defendants 14 CH 19815 9447 S. 55th Court Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 9, 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:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 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:

LOT 4 AND THE NORTH 5 FEET OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 12 IN BEVERLY FIELDS, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAC# 1369514

LOTS 29, 30, AND 31 IN BLOCK 22 IN L.E. CRANDALL’S OAK LAWN SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Commonly known as 11414 SOUTH NASHVILLE, Worth, IL 60482

Commonly known as 9447 S. 55th Court, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Property Index No. 24-19-222-025-0000.

Property Index No. 24-04-327-012-0000; 24-04327-013-0000; 24-04-327-014-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $222,977.52.

The judgment amount was $234,884.47.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number 11-2316.

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.

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

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 11-2316 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 14250 TJSC#: 35-17796

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 19815 TJSC#: 36-85

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

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

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because the signatures on nominating petitions he submitted were ruled invalid.

This year, the Cook County races may provide some excitement, especially because of the opposition to incumbent State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez stemming from the controversy involving police shootings in Chicago.

She is being challenged by Kim Fox and Donna More in the Democratic primary, while Christopher EK Pfannkuche is running unopposed as a Republican.

Dorothy Brown, the incumbent Cook County Clerk, is running without the Democratic Party’s endorsement in the primary. She is opposed by Jacob Meister, Shirley T. Coleman, Tio Hardiman and Michelle Harris, who was endorsed.

Diane S. Shapiro is running unopposed in the Republican primary.

In the recorder of deeds race, incumbent Karen Yarbrough is running against Jan Kowalski in the Democratic primary. No one is running in the Republican primary for that office.

The only statewide Illinois race this year is for state comptroller, to complete the term of Judy Baar Topinka. After she died of a stroke last December, one month after being elected to her second term in office. Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Geissler Munger to fill the position until the election.

Munger, who is running unopposed in the Republican primary to retain the seat, will likely face off in the Nov. 8 general election against Susana Mendoza, currently the Chicago city clerk, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.

revenues,” said Bennett. “We need to be proactive and the bottom line is the budget. Until we get a budget solved, we are hanging on by a thread.” an expansion at Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que, located at 2855 W. 95th St. The expansion will provide room for a sit-down bar in the restaurant.

Also approved was a resolution to provide village maintenance of streets and highways through Dec. 31 in the amount of $490,000. The resolution is approved annually.

In other action, approval was given to the purchase of a new ambulance at a cost of $138,933 to replace an ambulance purchased in 2001. Sexton said the purchase was a budgeted item.

Also, permission was granted to Public Works to go out for bids on the demolition of buildings located at 2942 and 2946 W. 95th St. The property will then provide additional parking for businesses in the area.

Most of the local Democratic state senators and representatives are running unopposed in the primary, and many will be unopposed again in November because no Republicans have thrown their hats in the ring.

These include incumbent state Sen. Jacqueline “Jacqui” Collins (D-16th), whose Chicago-based district extends into Oak Lawn.

Also, incumbent state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th), of Evergreen Park, is running unopposed in the primary, and no Republicans have entered the race. The same can be said for state Reps. Robert “Bob” Rita (D-28th) and Andre Thapedi (D-32nd), whose district includes Hickory Hills.

In the 19th Senate District, which includes part of Orland Park and numerous other southwestern suburbs, incumbent Democrat Michael E. Hastings is seeking a second term. He is being challenged in the primary

by McStephen “Max” Solomon, an attorney from Hazel Crest.

They both survived challenges and remain on the ballot, without any Republican opposition.

Hastings, an Army veteran, is the former vice president of High School District 230.

State Rep. Mary Flowers (D31st), whose district includes Oak Lawn, is also unopposed, as she often is, following the recent withdrawal of her Democratic opponent, Michael Crawford, of Chicago’s Wrightwood neighborhood.

Likewise, Justin Q. Slaughter withdrew from the 27th District race, so incumbent state Rep. Monique Davis (D-27th) is unopposed. But no Republican candidates have filed for either race.

State Rep. Frances Hurley (D35th), faces no opposition in the primary, but in November, she will go up against Victor Horne, the only candidate running in the Republican primary.

LEGAL NOTICE DIVISION 00

SECTION 00040

LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education of EVERGREEN PARK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST. 231 will receive sealed bids for the following: 2016 Asbestos Abatement Work by an Asbestos Abatement Contractor to be performed at: EVERGREEN PARK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 9901 S. Kedzie Ave Evergreen Park, IL 60805

Sealed bids for such work shall be delivered by hand or mail and must be received by 11:00 AM on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Evergreen Park Community High School, 9901 S Kedzie Ave, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805. Bids will be opened and read at that time. Bidders are invited to be present at the bid opening.

All interested bidders must demonstrate previous experience with asbestos abatement projects in Illinois schools and complete and file with the Architect a confidential AIA-A305 Contractor's Qualification Statement.

The Qualification Statement must be reviewed by the Architect before bid documents can be obtained.

A $100.00 refundable deposit for Asbestos Abatement Contractors shall be required for one set of Plans and Specifications. Deposits will be refunded to contractors who submit a bid and return Plans and Specifications in good condition within ten days after the bid opening.

A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING shall be held at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Evergreen Park Community High School (see address above). Contractors interested in attending the pre-bid shall contact the architect’s office: SPM Architects, INC 708-671-0446.

Qualified bids must include a Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, which shall be a bid bond or certified check. The school district reserves the right to set aside a bid from a contractor who in the school district’s opinion does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project.

The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids for this Asbestos Abatement Project. Bidders may not withdraw a bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof.

SIGNED:

SPM #16.29.03

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Secretary Board of Education EVERGREEN PARK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST. 231 9901 S. Kedzie Ave Evergreen Park, IL 60805

LEGAL NOTICE

3/5/2015

SCHOOL NEWS 11 Queen of Peace joins Habitat for Humanity to work on Pope Francis Home

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Twenty volunteers from Queen of Peace High School will take part in assisting Habitat for Humanity to help work on a new home construction project beginning Friday, Feb. 5 in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood.

A donor has challenged Chicago to come together as a community of faith

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to build the Pope Francis Home, a home constructed and funded in honor of the pontiff.

“We are very excited to be building a home in honor of Pope Francis with Queen of Peace High School,” stated Jen Parks, executive director of Habitat Chicago. “Queen of Peace plays a big

role in Chicago’s strong faith community and we look forward to partnering with them as we continue to build safe and decent housing for deserving families”.

In addition to a $60,000 contribution, the anonymous donor has challenged the Chicago community to raise a dollar for dollar match to make a Habitat part-

ner family’s dream of homeownership become a reality. Queen of Peace has pledged to raise $3,000 in response to this challenge. Habitat Chicago’s Pope Francis home will be built for the Powers family, consisting of Alleania Powers, her mother Dorathia, and brother, Tanasse.

Alleania works as a nurse in the mental

health industry and looks forward to doing yardwork in her new home.

For more information regarding the Pope Francis Home Challenge visit chicagopopefrancishome.org/queenofpeace or Habitat for Humanity Chicago’s Facebook page and follow @HabitatChicago on Twitter.

St. Laurence has new VP of Institutional Advancement

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Chicago Christian High School students were honored during a recent Recognition Assembly. The students are (from left, front row) Blake Vande Kamp, Carly Byrnes, Nicole Hellinga, Sarah Claud , Elisabeth Evenhouse, Aariah Moore, Emily Mikitka, Katarina Vidinich, (middle from left) Ben Vander Plaats, Brian Finger, Tyler Edgar, Stephen Fry, Joseph Mavrogiannis, Hannah Dooley, Emma Kamp, Abigail Haan, Leah Kuipers, Ellie Tiemens, Alessandro Luciano, Ben Friesen, Logan Hoops, (back row, from left) Megan Gonzalez, Cyril Nikolovski, Christa Janowiak, Katelyn Belstra, Samantha Snyder, Skye Carter, Nathan Deckinga, Macey Kerfin, Nick Jelderks, Charles Woodson, Jr., Trevor Wolterink, Anajuwon Spencer, Lee Moore, Jr., Camron Cross and Aidan Crotty.

Chicago Christian students honored at Recognition Assembly

The Recognition Assembly was held recently at Chicago Christian High School in Palos Heights to honor students who displayed qualities of Academic Excellence, Christian Character, Leadership, Scholarship, Hard Work, and Determination during the second quarter.

Teachers from each department recognized students during an assembly at the school. The students were treated to a special lunch to celebrate their efforts. Stu-

dents who were honored were Blake Vande Kamp, Carly Byrnes, and Oak Lawn resident; Nicole Hellinga, Sarah Claud, Elisabeth Evenhouse, Orland Park; Aariah Moore, Emily Mikitka, Orland Park; Katarina Vidinich, Ben Vander Plaats, Palos Heights; Brian Finger, Oak Lawn; Tyler Edgar, Stephen Fry, Joseph Mavrogiannis, Hannah Doolet, Emma Kamp, Orland Park, Abigail Haan, Palos Heights; Leah Kuipers, Orland Park; and Ellie

Tiemens, Worth.

The students include Alessandro Luciano, Ben Friesen, Orland Park; Logan Hoops, Megan Gonzalez, Cyril Nikolovski, Christa Janowiak, Orland Park; Katelyn Belstra, Samantha Snyder, Skye Carter, Nathan Deckinga, Macey Kerfin, Palos Heights; Nick Jelderks, Palos Heights; Charles Woodson Jr., Trevor Wolterink, Anajuwon Spencer, Lee Moore Jr, Camron Cross and Aidan Crotty.

Chicago Christian High School holds open house An open house was held Jan. 28 at Chicago Christian High School. Over 90 families attended the event and were able to meet faculty, staff, coaches, and attend a variety of short sectionals covering spiritual growth, fi ancial assistance, athletics and Project Lead the Way STEM courses. Families also were able to learn about all the co-curricular activities and clubs offered at the school, and enjoy a time of refreshments. Pictured are (from left) Wilma Persenaire and Sandy Waterlander, explaining admissions details to visiting families.

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New bell schedule to begin in August at Oak Lawn High School A new bell schedule for the 2016-17 school year will be offered at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway.

The new schedule will allow students to arrive later, attend an advisory period, and attend an intervention/enrichment period with a staff member of the student’s choice. Under the new schedule, students will start at 8:32 a.m. and be dismissed at 3 p.m. The new schedule is the result of a collaboration of several initiatives, the realignment of the school day, and providing each teacher with a preparation period at the start of the school day.

Teachers will still arrive each day at 7:40 a.m. but instead of beginning their day with an instructional period, every teacher will have a “common plan period” a period that will allow them to plan lessons, at-

tend curriculum workshops, participate in technology training sessions, collaborate with co-workers, meet with instructional teams, and schedule appointments with students if desired.

The third period advisory program will allow staff members to provide social emotional learning (SEL) activities, stop-drop-read sessions, and opportunities for staff members to monitor student academic progress and to recommend resources for students. The typical advisory room will have 15 students. The smaller educational setting will provide students and staff members with the opportunity to foster relationships and promote a theme of school spirit and support.

The fourth period intervention period, referred to as “Spartan Plus”, is a 24-minute period that will allow each student to

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graduation, students will be entitled to take the Chromebooks with them.

“Parents I’ve talked to think it is a great deal financially,” said board member Denis Ryan. Each Chromebook and case will cost the district $300. But Ryan pointed out that because the Chromebooks use the Chrome operating system, rather than Microsoft, the district will save hundreds of thousands of dollars on software registration fees.

John Lavelle, assistant superintendent in charge of business services, added that more saving will be realized over time, on such things as hardware, printing and textbooks.

select an intervention/enrichment session they want to attend. If a student needs assistance in math, the student can selfselect through Skyward to attend their math teacher’s intervention room.

The new schedule allows every teacher to be available during this time and offer interventions and enrichment activities.

Students can also use the time to visit the media center, computer labs, quiet study halls, and the student services office.

Spartan Plus replaces the school’s current Access Periods and department resource rooms. The self-selection process will be similar to the Skyward process currently being used by students to sign-up for the Media Center.

Students will continue to follow a latestart schedule on Wednesdays with school starting at 9:20 a.m. and dismissing at 3

“We just can’t quantify exactly how much will be saved just yet,” he said.

John Connolly, the chief technology officer for District 230, also pointed out that although students will be receiving Chromebooks, they are not limited to using only them.

He said the district will be a diverse technology environment, so students will be able to use smartphones, tablets or whatever computers they may already have.

“Our curriculum and technology leaders have been methodical in rolling out the Digital Learning Program,” said School Board President Richard Nogal. “They have taken the steps necessary to assure all aspects of the program are strong. This planning will assure the continued success of our students in a rapidly changing, technological environment.”

p.m. Staff members will use the time to meet in departmental and instructional teams. Unlike the other days of the week, students will not attend the advisory period or the Spartan Plus session on Wednesdays.

According to Dr. Michael Riordan, superintendent and principal at Oak Lawn Community High School, when the new schedule was being developed, it was deemed critical to continue providing staff meeting time on Wednesdays.

The schedule still allows eligible juniors and seniors to have late arrival or early dismissal. However, full-period lunches for junior and seniors and off-campus lunch for seniors will not be offered.

The new bell schedule will take effect in August. Students will learn who their advisory teacher is when the course schedules are released in August.

Oak Lawn High PTSA to host Open Gym and Family Night The Oak Lawn Community High School Teacher Student Association will host their annual Open Gym Night and Family Night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the high school, 9400 Southwest Highway.

Oak Lawn staff members, coaches and parents will be on hand to supervise the open gym and pool activities. Participants can play volleyball,

basketball, badminton, or use the swimming pool and climbing wall.

The event is free and open to current OLCHS students, incoming freshmen, and students in seventh grade or lower when accompanied by an adult family member. The concession stand and spiritwear tables will be open with items to purchase. Raffle prizes will also be awarded.

Robert Hogan has been appointed as the new vice president of Institutional Advancement at St. Laurence High School, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank.

Hogan is a 1990 graduate of St. Laurence. While a student at St. Laurence, he played in the soccer program all four years, helping the Vikings win regional championships in 1988 and 1989. He has a bachelor’s degree from Loras College.

He has 21 Hogan years of fundraising experience. Hogan began his career in fundraising and development as the school’s first alumni director in 1995. He moved on to become the director of Annual Giving in 1997, a position that he held until 2004.

Hogan then accepted the position of director of Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He remained there until 2015, when he became the new director of Planned Giving for the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation.

“I am forever grateful for my experience as a student at St. Laurence,” said Hogan. “The faculty and coaches challenged me to be the best I could be in the classroom, on the field and in life. Not only was I extremely well prepared for my course work in college, but St. Laurence instilled in me a work ethic and discipline that provided a distinct competitive advantage.

I’m returning because I believe what St. Laurence offers young men is entirely unique, and I am inspired by the commitment and vision of the St. Laurence administration and leadership team.”

Hogan and his wife, Mary, live in Evergreen Park. They have three children: Walter, Cecelia and Henry.

For more information on St. Laurence High School, contact the school at (708) 458-6900 during normal school hours or visit www. stlaurence.com.

Kindergarten enrollments to be held at Chicago Ridge schools

Chicago Ridge School District 127.5 2016-17 kindergarten enrollment will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Ridge Central School, 10800 S. Lyman Ave. , and Ridge Lawn School, 5757 W. 105th St. Eligibility for kindergarten requires children to be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Parents or guardians registering children for kindergarten must have an original child’s birth certificate, three proofs of residency, and view www.crsf1275.org for residency requirements.

Pre-registration is the only the first step to the enrollment process. All students need to go through the registration process later this spring or summer.

Birth certificates for children born anywhere in Cook County may be obtained from the Fifth District Courthouse Building, 10200 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview.

Residents may also go any local currency exchange and request a birth certificate. The fees vary.

For children born within Illinois but outside Cook County, contact the Division of Vital Records, 605 W. Jefferson, Springfield, IL 62702, or call (217) 7826533. The fees also vary for the records.

More information about kindergarten enrollment can be obtained by calling Ridge Central School, (708) 636-2001, or Ridge Lawn School, (708) 636-2002.

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District 218 receives Industrial Tech Program of the Year Award

Shepard High School teacher Beth Coglianese and a student discuss soldering in her Electronics class.

STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Local students are named to dean’s list at Elmhurst College

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Two residents receive University of Dayton degrees at fall commencement

Oak Lawn resident is named to dean’s list at Miami of Ohio

A local student has been selected to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Matthew Hickey, a resident of Oak Lawn, was selected to the dean’s list. He is earning a bachelor of arts in University Studies.

Hickory Hills resident is named to Wisconsin-Whitewater dean’s list

A local student has been selected to dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Wisconsin-Whitewater in Whitewater, Wis. Kathryn Chodora, a resident of Hickory Hills, was selected to the dean’s list. Students who have a grade point average of 3.4 or above are named to the dean’s list.

Oak Lawn residents on Parkland dean’s list

Two local students have been selected to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. Oak Lawn residents Emily Matthews and Hala Zayed earned dean’s list honors at Parkland.

Illinois Wesleyan dean’s list features numerous local students

Local students were selected to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

Earning dean’s list honors were James Connoly, of Hickory Hills, and Oak Lawn residents Kiersten Bergquist and Jule Nykaza. Orland Park residents selected to the dean’s list were Grainne Kelly, Mark Macak, Rebecca Macijunas, Kaitlyn McCormack, Tyler Rauwolf, Caley Rydzinski and Tim Tynan. The list also includes Karly Yerkes, Palos Heights; and Mark Leshyk, Palos Park.

Chicago Ridge resident is selected to dean’s list at Eastern Illinois University

A local student has been selected to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Chicago Ridge resident Halee Barker was selected to the dean’s list at Eastern. She is studying in the School of Education.

Technology curriculum with the National Career Clusters framework. “This provides the students with structured programs of study in technology and engineering education,” said Curriculum Director for Career and Technical Education Frank LaMantia.

LaMantia cited a pair of other factors contributing to the award: nine Industrial Technology courses that provide dual credit opportunities to either Moraine Valley Community College or South Suburban College and an exemplary program in computer servicing in networking.

“Last year Moraine Valley received top honors for its Information Technology Dual Credit Program from the National Career Pathway Network. The District 218 computer servicing and networking program serving as the model program of study for it,” LaMantia said.

McAuley seniors compete in bridge-building contest

A group of local students have been selected to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Elmhurst College.

Oak Lawn residents and seniors Zachary Heine and Anthony Scardina earned dean’s list honors. Senors Rachel Burnison and Maryann Dabbouseh, and freshman James Robley, all from Orland Park, also made the Elmhurst College dean’s list.

Rounding out the list are Palos Heights residents and seniors Emily Bronson and Samantha Korsak. Sophomore Dian Ivanov, of Palos Hills, earned honors. Senior Emily Marszalek, of Worth, also was selected to the dean’s list.

Two local students received undergraduate degrees at the 2015 fall commencement at University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Oak Lawn resident Felecia Gonzalez and Evergreen Park resident Anne Best received their degrees at the commencement ceremony held Dec. 19 at the University of Dayton Arena.

The Technology Education Association of Illinois recently presented the Industrial Technology Program of the Year Award for 2015 to District 218.

Industrial technology in District 218 includes programs in computer networking, repair, and security; drafting and design technology; electrical trades; television broadcasting; production and construction trades; and, automotive technology.

“This award is an acknowledgment of a superior technology education program which provides fundamental knowledge about the development of technology, the environment and culture, and draws its instructional contents from communication, energy utilization, production, and transportation,” said TEAI awards chairperson William Merchantz about the recognition.

Over the years, District 218 has aligned its Industrial

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Three seniors at Mother McAuley High School placed among the top 20 of their region in the Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest. The students are (from left) Tiffany Pickett, Emma Clark and Sandra Khouri, a resident of Palos Hills.

Three seniors at Mother McAuley High School competed in the Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 19.

The students who participated were Emma Clark, Tiffany Pickett and Sandra Khouri, a resident of Palos Hills.

The McAuley seniors placed in the top 20 for their region.

Clark, Pickett and Khouri are part of the Engineering Principles class at McAuley. This class, taught by Bob Thomas, focuses on hands-on application with a homework load more aligned with college courses.

Most of their work involves big projects and keeping a lab book consisting of material lists, drawings and detailed steps of their procedures. The class began work on the bridges in early December as their second quarter project, starting out by sketching

basic designs in their lab books before creating their designs online and finally constructing their bridges with the materials specified by the regional contest committee.

When completed, the girls were tested for efficiency as well as the amount of weight the bridge would hold before collapsing. The top three students were chosen to participate in the Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest.

The contest was begun more than 20 years ago by Roy Coleman of Morgan Park High School as a way to promote the study and application of fundamental principles of physics, as well as to help high school students develop “hands on” skills through bridge construction. The regional contest has been held at IIT since its creation and is run by a Chicago-based committee of secondary school teachers, university faculty and engineers.

Queen of Peace students put skills to work on Khan Academy While most students spent their winter break sleeping and catching up on Netflix, every single Queen of Peace student was coding on Khan Academy.

Khan Academy is the brain child of Salman Khan, an MIT and Harvard Business School graduate who had a desire to provide a world class education to anyone anywhere in the world. Queen of Peace has been utilizing all of the resources available through Khan Academy to provide students support in mathematics and personalized preparation for the SAT. Queen of Peace students find Khan Academy engaging because the lectures are provided on a medium that they feel comfortable on, YouTube, and curriculum is broken down into short lectures so it is easier to digest.

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Hedi Belkaoui (left), principal at Queen of Peace High School, joins Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, and Judy Canning, Queen of Peace math teacher. Students are taking part in the Khan Academy program that allows student to brush up on math skills online.

In addition, Khan uses gaming as a way to motivate students. For example, students

earn points for successfully completing a lecture and answering the quizzes that follow.

Queen of Peace students so far this year have earned over 50 million points which equates to about 5,000 hours of instruction outside the classroom.

“One of the most compelling areas for the use of Khan Academy is the individual support that it provides to students in regards to SAT preparation,” said Hedi Belkaoui, Queen of Peace principal. “After students take the PSAT their score report carries a Khan access code that will show the student what they got wrong and create a tutoring plan through Khan to improve in those challenging areas. This is personalized standardized test preparation with absolutely no cost to our families.”

Local students earn dean’s list honors at Moraine Valley Community College Local students have been selected to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. Qualification for the dean’s list is a semester grade point average of 3.50 to 3.749.

Chicago Ridge residents selected to the dean’s list are Neil Arold, Jacek Bak, Matthew Baranowski, Lauren Bauman, Bradon Becerra, Justinas Butkus, Henry Doan, Erika Eringis, Elise Fitzgerald, Victoria Gadawski, Aya Hamid, Mohammad Hussein, Jill Ismail, Joseph Jankun, Amanda Koehler, Marco Liera, Quieme Mezhoud, Paul Moskal, Matthew Pedraza, Cristen Rombakis, Olivia Ryan, Mohammad Tarek Safieh, Karolina Siek and Kathy Tito.

Evergreen Park residents earning dean’s list honors are Sarah Adams, Jordan Annang, Jose Avila, Joshua Carter, Steve Cherry, Rebecca Daly, Daniel Finn, Lauren Ford, Nicole Galsasso, Thomas Healy, Curt Holmes, Ashley Hoskins, Tina Hutchinson, Clare Keffer, Emma Kennedy, Michael Kobel, Jacklyn Kremposky, Irish Lamb, Joseph Letelt, Richard LItak, Ross Luchinski, Cristiana Mangum, Melissa Martinez, Jamie Mayhew, Elizabeth Neris, Bart Piet, Jason Prazuch, Gregory Putlak, Ashanti Reed, Aaron Roosien, Elizabeth Simon, Kathryn Skudnig and Hector Torres.

Hickory Hills residents earning honors are Luis Arias, Cristian Barraza, Shelly Brannigan, Sheamus Brennas, Karolina Czubernat, Jesus Garcia, Rocco Giannelli, Jasmin Guzman-Pineda, Marwah Hanieh, Sherean Khatib, Jacob Koulouris, Constantina Makris, Marissa Maola, Ashley Maranto, Lidia Marek, Melissa Misiaszek, Yessenia Nieto, Samantha Pratus, Daniel Rykala, Ahamed Saleh, Sebastian Stopka, Agnieszka Szudy, Jacob Wimmer, Siu Lung Wu, Christie Zamiar and Dominik Zarnowski.

Oak Lawn residents who were recipients of dean’s list honors are Caroline Abdelghani, Nilly Albeitoni, Yazan Awwad, Vernoica Avala, Michael Barrett, Alisha Callahan, Michael Cudzik, Hailey Czerwinski, Clarissa Dean, Rudy Didiengou, Samantha Dillon, Martin Duran, Joshua Ehrlicher, Evad Eid, Saleh Elayyan, Joseph Fay, Melina Ferraro, Garrett Fleming, Lauren Flores, Daniel Ford, Katelyn Gallagher, Kelsey Green, Roy Haase, Yunis Halim, Razan Hendi, Liliana Herrera, Hanin Hindi, Jessica Huirache, Shauna

Innes, Alicia Jacklin, Ogenetsega Joseph, William Kamba, Justin Kapelinski, Gusan Kartoum, Hendi Khalil, Shelby Koehler, Joseph Korpitz, Elizabeth Kross, Ashley Labuda, Kamile Lazauskaite, Carlos Lopez, Humberto Lozano, Maciej Machai, Enad Masoud, Marzena MIchalik, Denis Mitchell, Shoroog Mohammad, Tiffany Morange, Sandra Morales, Timothy Moran, Kristen Morrison, Michael Mullaney, Rafeef Mustafa, John Olson, Emily Opas, Monica Pacheco, Christopher Pardue, Ben Pinkston, Laurie Proczek-Paschke, Joseph Quirk, Eduardo Ramirez, Jamila Redditt, Luis Rivera, Ahmad Safi, Katarsyna Sagula, Ronnie Sahoury, Sabrine Saleh, Reem Salem, Viviana Sanchez, Carolyn Scannell, Kevin Scardina, Maeve Shannon, Natalie Skinner, Emily Sosnowski, William Stumpf, Katarzyna Szaflarski, Esther Vallejo, Sara Vickery, Jonathan Weidner, Jacob Williams, Lisa Wilson, Deving Xi, Xinru Xi, Elvon Yaber and Jennifer Zeller.

Orland Park resident show have earned dean’s list honors are Zachary Abusharif, Sara Al-Kurdi, Ramez Aladdin, Ayyah Ali, Alexander Altman, Karim Awwad, Karlee Beltran, Victoria Benson, Kelsey Bramwell, Brittany Brinda, Ashley Cappel, Carly Catalano, Kristin Chestnut, Eric Cocanig, Cody Cummins, Abbigale Davies, Thomas Davisson, Dempsey Deless, Haleema Demir, Tory Dewitt, Ethan Doe, Peter Doorn, Kristina Ekonomou, Noor Elayan, Waseem Elayyan, Jenna Elsouso, George Flamburis, Amaranda Garza, Shannon Gerry, Victoria Gibbons, Michele Grimberg, Stanley Grotkiewicz, Jacob Hyde, Natalie Jachymiak, Magdalena Jacymiak, Shannon Jaekel, Resul Jashari, Robert Jonas, Sam Kacerovckis, Sarah Karstens, Reneee Kelliher, Osama Kesbeh, Mohammed Khatib, Rebecca Kopping, Jessica Kubacka, Roselle Lagman, Diana Lang, Emile LIsauskaite, Kelly Lundgren, Justin Makilan, Nazar Maksymkly, Jimann Marou, Kayla Matergrano, Jennifer McGinty, Jillian McGuire, Coley McGlynn, Julian Mercado, Badeeha Mizyed, Marc Monnier, Taylor Moreland, Sahar Muheisen, Kathleen Mulvey, Samantha Murphy, Hanna Murray, Shorok Musa, Nermeen Muza, Jennifer Nguy, Declan Nichols, Tyler O’Connell, Adam Odeh, Tess O’Toole, Alysssa Panzella, Ajay Patel, Stefanie Peloquin, Scott Prenta, Roman Prochorchuk, Mohammad Ramahi, Danile Rhodes, Jazmin Rodriguez, Peter Rodriguez, Brandon Rothman, Christine Ryan, Seree Salameh, Sandra Salameh,

Isabella Scatena, Michael Schuch, Peter Shelbski, Jeremy Slager, Tamara Smith, Timothy Stanko, Thomas Swanson, Kimberly Tenorio, Michael Toolan, Raechel Verbiscar, Tonie Wasco, Ashely Watson, Kieran Willis, Taylor Wirth and Maram Zein.

Palos Heights residents earning dean’s list honors are Yuser Aranaout, Jacqueline Cronin, Patrick Early, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Cheyenne Gallai, Jay Guerro, Brianna Jorgensen, John Korbakes, Matthew Ladewig, Myah Lowry, Skyler Mackovitch, Andrew Meiron, Anh Thi Phuong Nguyen, Amy Quinlan, Daneil Sala, Donna Saraz, Nour Shaban, Rachel Stilp, Mateuz Szczech, Carolyn Toomey, Nicholas Walano, Elsie Walano, Robert White, Madelin Wise and Carolyn Yerkes.

Palos Hills residents earning dean’s list honors are Alexandra Abed, Rami Abuzir, Ida Al-Qaisi, Layla Alkhatib, Amanda Bell, Beata Bigos, Abraham Braig, Paluis Brazdziunas, Kristie Broadway, Joseanny Candelas, Brenda Canseco Alvarez, Jeffrey Carlson, Michael Cikowski Karlee Dewan, Ryan Egan, Ma Felalquin, Andrew Gierut, Alexandra Guzman, Aiman Hussein, Effat Irsheid, Domagoia Jukic. Elizabeth Kopinski, Joanna Kucaba, Dennis Kuruklis, Conrad Lesiak, Kristen Maki, Shannon McNamara, Presley O’Neil, Wiktoria Paczkowska, Tanhaben Patel, Andrzej Popieluch, Jason Poplawsky, Jacob Puente, David Relstab, Kimberly Rojas, Jessica Rzab, Carley Sullian, Yuet Sing Tam, Ola Tomaszewski, Elias Tsapliaris, David Wesolowski, Jonathan Williams Amal Yassine and Kevin Zehr.

Palos Park residents earning dean’s list honors are Sarah Badar, Nuria Balovski, Roger Benda, Rachael Fent, Adrian Gonzalez, Courtney Jager, Konstandina Karahalios, Jeremy Lareau, Tesneem Ottman, Alyssa Pech, Divya Soni and Laura Sullivan.

Worth residents earning dean’s list honors are Sam Al Esaei, Gadallah Alawi, Mohammad Amara, Filipp Barnov, Patrick Broadway, Beth Danaher, Noah Dearth, Sheana Dlugopolski, Andrew Elabaza, Daijah Faust, Kimberly Heenan, Madeline Kachold, Cody Larson, Kevin Lockwood, Brian McMenamy, Taylor Milos, Elizabeth Nezda, Aleksandra Nowacka, Heather Peak, Abdallah Shouli, Ashly Skaley, Caroline Stark, Anthony Sunta, Ruby Toledo and Amirmasoud Valipourkarimi.

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TOASTED in Orland, ROASTED in Denver

Two communities are many miles apart about Schofield

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his is what Sandburg High School Athletic Director Mark Krusz has to say about Eagles alum JEFF VORVA Michael Schofield, who is Making the playing in the Super Bowl for Denver on Sunday: Extra Point “I gotta tell you, what a great experience this is for the village of Orland Park and Sandburg to share in. He’s such a humble kid from a great family. We’re all very excited about this.’’

This is what Devner area writer Kyle Montgomery said about Schofield in his Mile High blog: “To call Denver Broncos right tackle Michael Schofield ‘embattled’ would be an understatement. ‘Maligned’ doesn’t quite do it either. The guy is the least popular Bronco in the Peyton Manning era.’’

This is what new Sandburg football coach Scott Peters — who coached Schofield when the kid played on both the offense and defensive lines for the Eagles — said: “It’s awesome to know someone who is playing at this level.

We’re really excited to see Mike do great things. I would like nothing more for him to come back and talk to our kids with a Super Bowl ring this summer. He’s a great kid and we’re super excited and super pumped for Mike.’’

This is what Denver Post columnist Troy Renk said about Schofield before a playoff game against Pittsburgh: “Be warned Broncos fans. Michael Schofield might start at right tackle Sunday. If that news requires medication, meditation or amnesia, plan accordingly.

“The idea of Schofield even playing strained credulity after Tyler Polumbus replaced him in the season finale victory over San Diego.

Polumbus entered the game in the third quarter at the same time as Photo by Eric Bakke/Denver Broncos See VORVA, Page 4 Orland Park’s Michael Schofield (top left and above No. 79), who ended the regular season on a down note, is scheduled to be Denver’s starting right tackle when the Broncos meet the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in the Super Bowl.

Q&A: Schofield talks about having a dream come true, playing with a legendary QB, and trying to bring a Super Bowl ring to Sandburg

Acting Orland Fire Protection District Chief Michael Schofield, holding up the back the jersey of his son, also named Michael, had had his son’s back when he was criticized heavily for his play at the end of the regular season.

By Aaron Hanania

Southwest Regional Publishing Sandburg High School graduate Michael Schofield says he still can’t get over the excitement of playing football with NFL greats such as Peyton Manning. He says he’s still nervous about playing in the Super Bowl.

But Schofield, 25, who graduated from the Orland Park high school in 2009, is looking forward to playing his part in bringing a Super Bowl title to the Denver Broncos. And the right tackle would very much like to bring a Super Bowl ring to Sandburg to thank his teachers, his coaches and the students.

Schofield was drafted by Denver in 2014 from the University of Michigan. He did not play a down last year for then-coach John Fox, but this year he has worked his way up to a starting position. One of his most important tasks is protecting Manning, the Broncos’ quarterback.

Shortly after the Broncos beat New England, 20-18, in the AFC Championship game to earn a trip to Sunday’s big game, Schofield talked about the excitement of his career and some of the inspirations that helped him get to the NFL. Here is a question-and-answer interview with the former Sandburg star.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

It must be exciting to have played professional football for two years and now you are at the doorstep to the Super Bowl. How See SCHOFIELD Q&A, Page 4

Bowling ball Scandal strikes state meet Evergreen Park’s Quinn finishes 15th after IHSA sorts out the controversy

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

After two years of narrowly missing the cut to advance to the IHSA State Individual bowling finals, Evergreen Park junior Shaun Quinn finally got his shot at this past weekend’s state meet in O’Fallon and finished 15th.

But he almost missed a chance to compete on the second day, thanks to

a bowling ball controversy.

IHSA officials at first would not allow Quinn to use his Scandal bowling ball, made by Hammer, and he rolled a 603 series using an alternate ball.

After the apparent miscommunication was sorted out by IHSA officials, the lefty would use the Scandal to shoot a 698 in the afternoon session.

He finished 51st on the first day, which was good enough to move on.

He then heated up at St. Clair Bowl

on Saturday to finish 15th.

“The first day was rough because there was a question about my ball being illegal,” Quinn said. “Thankfully, the ball was finally cleared and I was able to throw it in the afternoon.

I came out fresh and kept connecting on shot after shot. I just moved on from there and hoped for the best.

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Evergreen Park’s Shaun Quinn recovered from a controversy regarding his bowling ball to fin sh 15th in the state.

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FOCUS ON PRO SOCCER

New Fire coach demands ‘hunger’ and ‘passion’ in preseason games

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

In the NFL, preseason games are considered by many as a waste of time because the starters get limited playing time.

In Major League Baseball, established pitchers tend to hold back on the velocity in exhibition games and don’t show their full arsenal.

But when it comes to the Chicago Fire and new coach Veljko Paunovic, there will be a sense of urgency when the team plays the University of South Florida on at 4 p.m. Saturday at Corbett Stadium in Tampa, Fla. This guy isn’t planning on having his new team just go through the motions.

“I want to see that hunger and passion that we want to win,” Paunovic said.

“We want to play every single game as

if it is our last. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is. It doesn’t matter where we are playing. It doesn’t matter if it’s the preseason or the regular season, we want that mentally to give our best every game.’’

The coach wouldn’t share how he was going to use his players in the game but said “we will give as many opportunities to all players as possible.’’

The Fire will also play the Philadel-

phia Union next Thursday in Clearwater, Fla., and will have three more preseason games in February before its March 6 opener against New York City FC at Toyota Park.

LaBrocca joins team

The Fire signed free agent midfielder Nick LaBrocca last week and he joined the club during its Tampa phase of training camp over the weekend.

“Nick’s experience, versatility and comfort on the ball make us a better team,” said Fire general manager Nelson Rodríguez. “He also has a terrific work rate and will be an important role model within the locker room.”

LaBrocca played for the Colorado Rapids from 2013 through 2015. In his second stint with the club, LaBrocca scored three goals and added four assists in 68 regular season appearances.

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wasn’t sure if that was going to enough advance to next day, given the incredible competition.

Thankfully I advanced and I was able to use my ball all day on Saturday.”

And Saturday was when Quinn really shined, rolling a 235 and 268 during a 723 series in the morning session and starting the afternoon with a 278 before cooling off with a 219 and 203 to close out the tournament with a 2,724 in 12 games. That total was just nine pins less than the amazing effort turned in four years ago by Sandburg’s Joey Kopera, who won the individual state title in 2012.

PUTTING THE “I came out HAMMER DOWN ready and was confident with Evergreen Park’s Shaun the ball I wanted Quinn’s scores with and to use from the without his Hammer-man- first day,” Quinn ufactured Scandal bowling said. “The 723 ball, which was first deemed in the first sesillegal by the IHSA. sion definitely boosted my confidence goWithout the Scandal: ing into the af209-202-192—603 ternoon.

The With the Scandal: 278 was a great start, but then I 253-199-246—698 struggled with 235-220-268—723 carry in the final 278-219-203—700 two games.

“At the end of the day, I can’t be mad at myself for any letdown because I battled back and came up in the top 20. So there’s really nothing to complain about. I can’t wait for the chance to get back to state.”

Stevenson junior Zach Singer reigned as the 2016 individual champion with a staggering 2,899 pins for a 241.6 average.

Evergreen Park coach Ron Pula said he was proud of Quinn’s ability to not only adjust to the early distraction but then rise above it and post upper-tier scores the rest of the way.

“Shaun did a great job bouncing back Friday afternoon,” Pula said. “I thought, at first, he missed the cut. After missing the cut for state by 14 and 18 pins the past two years, I challenged him to show everybody who he is that he belongs at state. He demonstrated that on Friday.

“And he really showed that he belong there the way he bowled on Saturday. He just kept chipping away and kept moving up. I’m as proud of him as you can believe.”

Sandburg rolled a 12,915 and placed sixth, which is the best finish in school history for the Eagles. The Eagles entered the second day in 10th place.

Sandburg junior Tommy Hayes finished 30th with a 221 average and 2,652 pins. Freshman

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

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Sandburg’s Tommy Hayes, shown at a recent practice, helped lead Sandburg to its best finish in the state with a sixth-place showing.

Shaun Quinn (middle) stands with Evergreen Park assistant coach Destiny Miller and head coach Ron Pula after Quinn fin shed 15th at the IHSA State Tournament.

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teammate Cameron Crowe, a conference, regional and sectional champ, placed 39th with a 218.2 average and 2,618 pins, and fellow Eagle Danny Griskell was 43rd with a 217 average and 2,612 pins.

Stagg junior Sean Murray, who started the state finals with a 289 game to lead the field after the first game, finished 40th with a 217.9 average and 2,615 pins. Also, junior Juan Escamilla of St. Laurence averaged 212.2 with

2,546 pins, which was good for 59th place.

For Quinn, his finish continues a trend of local bowlers competing at a high level in O’Fallon. Oak Lawn’s Ryan Kirby placed 12th last season and 13th in 2012-13. Marist’s Pete Switalkski finished in 11th in 2012-13.

A former Marist bowler, Joshuan Glover, captured the state championship for LincolnWay West in 2013-14 with an amazing 247.3 average and 2,967 pins.

FOCUS ON STATE CHEERLEADING/DANCE

Stagg leads four teams to state

By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer

Four teams from the area qualified for the Illinois High School Association state competitive cheerleading meet, which will be held Friday and Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

Leading the way will be Stagg’s coed team, which finished third in the state in 2015. The Chargers had the best area finish at last week’s

Joliet West Sectional, taking second place with an 87.30. They will have to ratchet that score up in Bloomington because 12 other team in the state scored better in sectionals. Buffalo Grove had the best score of 92.37 in the Lake Zurich Sectional.

Shepard took fifth in the sectional with an 82.67 to qualify.

In the large team division, three-time state champion Sandburg took second in Joliet with a 91.20. The Eagles won titles in 2006, 2009 and 2012.

Marist qualified fifth with an 89.87. The Red-

Hawks finished third in 2012 and second in 2013.

Sandburg takes 13th in competitive dance Sandburg had the lone competitive dance team qualify for last weekend’s state meet and missed a top 10 finish when it scored 86.44 to finish 13th in the Class 3A preliminaries on Friday in Bloomington.

Neuqua Valley won the 3A title, Geneva claimed the crown in Class 2A and Highland won it in Class 1A.

FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SPORTS

Oak Lawn sharpshooter ready for Decatur Phillip Cipriani, a nine-year-old fourth grader from Sword School in Oak Lawn, is heading to Decatur on Feb. 13 to participate at the state tournament leg of the Elk’s National Hoop Shootout.

Cipriani won first place in both the Lodge and District divisions. He hit 20 out of 25 free throws at the District tournament Jan. 9 in Joliet. He is eligible to compete in the 10- and 11-year-old boys’ category.

St. Patricia champs St. Patricia recently won South Suburban championships in eighth grade girls basketball and the Marist Tournament in seventh grade girls volleyball.

Members of the basketball team were Johanna Abraham, Jordan Abraham, Gabriella Beggs, Leana Cali, Jessica Dowling, Eilish Hannon, Cecelia Kowalczyk, Samantha Larson, Emma Lauth, Raeann Leach, Kara Marcello, Amy Morgan, and Sarah Mueller.

Members of the volleyball team are Isabella Beggs, Kaylee Cooper, Nicolette Distel, Samantha Florey, Heidi Heimberg, Jadyn Lopez, Krista Maloney, Erin Moran and Tiffany Tough.

Marist hosts 3-on-3 soccer tourney Marist High School will host its inaugural

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Phillip Cipriani (middle, holding trophy) is surrounded by (from left) his grandmother Diana Guastella, mother Gia Cipriani, and brother Nick Cipriani after winning the District level of the Elk’s Hoop Shootout in Joliet.

Spring into Spring 3-on-3 soccer tournament on Feb. 26 and 27. There are brackets for boys and girls in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade; along with eighth grade students who took the entrance exam at Marist.

Teams should consist of three to six players

along with a coach. All teams will participate in pool play on Feb. 26. Saturday there will feature a winner’s bracket and a consolation bracket. Each team will have between three and five games over the weekend.

The cost is $75 per team which includes a tshirt as well as medals for the winning team in each bracket. Teams must register by Feb. 12. Registration forms are available at www. marist.net.

This tournament is a qualifying event for the Challenge Sports 3-on-3 National Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, at Walt Disney World Resort, in July. The top four teams in each division qualify.

For more information on this event, contact coach Sean Maxwell at maxwell.sean@marist. net.

PBO still offering registration

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As he likes to frequently point out in his tweets, high school football guru Tim O’Halloran lets people know how many Fridays there are until the start of the 2016 Illinois High School Association grid season.

For the record, there are 29 more empty Fridays until kickoff on Aug. 26.

For new Sandburg football coach Scott Peters, that may be 29 Fridays too many before his team gets down to business against Naperville North.

Peters, 35, was named Sandburg’s new coach last Thursday and his head is all Peters but exploding.

“I feel like I want to do about 10,000 things all at once right now,” he said. “I’ve been waiting for this for a little while. I’m pumped up. I’m geared up and ready to go.’’

One of the 10,000 things on his list is to bring the Orland Park school a state championship. The Homer Glen native won state titles in 1996 and 1997 as a player for Providence and TOP EAGLES the Celtics took second when A look at the seven previous Sandburg he was an as- football coaches and their records: sistant coach at John Jorstad 1-6 the New Lenox 1955 1956-71 Joe Devine 88-34-5 school.

Aside from 1972-80 Cliff Eade 55-26 four years at 1981-92 Tom Seliga 87-38 Providence, Pe- 1992-2001 Mike Navarro 73-28 ters has eight 2002-2006 Marty Balle 19-30 years of coach- 2007-2015 Dave Wierzal 53-37 ing experience at Sandburg, mostly on defense.

Sandburg is a frequent guest in the playoffs but rarely gets past the second round. Peters is hoping to change that.

“There are a lot of good teams out there and it’s very hard to win a state championship,” he said. “But that’s our ultimate goal. It’s a process.’’

And it will be a process that starts before players choose whether to go to Sandburg or a private school.

“We need to do a better job recruiting the youth organizations,” Peters said. “I’ll be a high-energy person who will go out in the community and meet people and go to as many youth events as I can.’’

Peters replaced Dave Wierzal, who stepped down in December but said he hoped to still coach on the lower levels.

Sandburg Athletic Director Mark Krusz had many candidates to choose from both in house and from the outside.

“Scott has a lot of experience in our program,” Krusz said. “I think it keeps the progress of our program going.’’

The Eagles will have non-conference games against Naperville North and Lincoln-Way Central to open the season. Because the SouthWest Suburban Conference is going through some changes with Lincoln-Way North closing and Joliet Central and Joliet West heading to another conference, the Eagles had the eighth week open and will visit Fort Zumwalt West High School in O’Fallon, Missouri.

Blake named Ultimate Spartan

Baseball player Liam Blake beat out Vinnie Caprio, Miles O’Brien, Alexander Kenny, Jorge Ramirez and Lucas Palacios to win the fourth Ultimate Spartan at a program put on by the softball team on Jan. 23.

The contestants competed in formal wear, beach wear, talent and interviews. The show raised more than $1,100 for equipment.

Other Spartan honors Oak Lawn’s recipient for the Spartan Athlete of the Week for Jan. 11 was senior boys’ basketball player Odeh Alshaikh, who recorded a double-double in a victory over Bremen as he scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

“At just under six feet tall, Odeh is…rebounding 9.8 boards per game,” said head coach Jason Rhodes. “He loves to compete and is our most consistent performer night in and night out.”

The recipient for the week Jan. 18 is senior girls basketball center Kelly Touchie.

She averaged a double/double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in two games and scored more than 200 points this season and grabbed more than 200 rebounds.

“Kelly has been our most consistent player and is the best leader in the program,” said head coach Mark Sevedge. “Kelly’s work ethic is unbelievable and she is a great teammate.”

BASKETBALL

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AREA HOOPS AT A GLANCE BOYS Brother Rice Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg St. Laurence

W-L Streak Next 13-9 L1 hosts Leo, Fri. 15-6 W1 hosts Walther Christian Fri., hosts Shepard, Tue. 8-13 W2 at Eisenhower, Fri.; hosts Ag School, Tue. 17-4 L1 hosts Benet, Fri.; at Tinley Park, Tue. 9-12 W3 hosts Shepard, Fri. 10-11 L2 at Evergreen Park, Feb. 12.

7-10 L2 at Bolingbrook, Fri.; hosts Lockport, Tue. 2-16 L8 at Oak Lawn, Fri.; at Chicago Christian, Feb. 9; 11-6 L1 at Joliet West, Fri.; hosts Joliet Central, Tue. 11-10 W7 at Providence, Fri.

* Records through Sunday, Jan. 31

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Evergreen Park’s Kortni Lewis (right) and her teammates will visit Richards tonight (Thursday).

GIRLS Chicago Christian Evergreen Park Marist Mother McAuley Oak Lawn Queen of Peace Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg

6-17 11-12 18-8 15-10 8-18 19-8 14-4 10-15 1-23 2-20

L1 L1 L1 W2 L3 W1 W3 W1 W1 L6

at Timothy Christian, Thur. at Richards, Thur.; at Shepard, Tue. hosts Goode STEM Academy, Mon; hosts St. Viator, Wed. at GCAC Tournament, Thur. and Sat. at Reavis, Fri. at GCAC Tournament, Thur. and Sat. hosts Evergreen Park, Thur.; hosts Romeoville, Sat., hosts Argo Tue. at Joliet Central, Fri.; hosts Joliet West, Tue. at Elmwood Park, Thur.; hosts Evergreen Park, Tue. hosts H-F, Fri.; hosts Lincoln-Way East, Mon.

* Records through Sunday, Jan. 31

FOCUS ON BOYS BASKETBALL

Stumbling but staying on top

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Richards’ boys basketball team won nine conference titles in a row before Eisenhower broke that streak by winning the South Suburban Conference Red title last season.

The Bulldogs want to start a new streak.

Heading into this week’s action, the Bulldogs are 10-11 overall including a road 50-48 setback to Argo in Friday the conference.

Luckily for the Bulldogs, the league is wild and unpredictable and they are still on top, tied with the Argonauts with a 6-3 mark. Reavis is behind with a 4-4 mark.

After Argo narrowly escaped with a wild victory that saw four lead changes in the final 1 minute, 33 seconds, Argonauts coach Pat Maietta pointed toward the ceiling of his historic gym, where banners of conference teams hung and said “Anyone can beat anyone in this conference.’’

Richards hopes that’s not the case as it wants to run the table and closes out the league season with games at Evergreen Park (Feb. 12), at Shepard (Feb. 16), at home against Reavis (Feb. 19) and at Oak Lawn (Feb. 26).

In the Argo showdown, junior Jaylan Catledge scored 25 points including 14 in the final 5:29 but his 3-point attempt at the buzzer didn’t fall.

The Bulldogs had high hopes for this season and the sub .500 mark has been a disappointment for coach Jevon Mamon.

“Also understand that we weren’t that experienced this year,” he said. “Jaylan was our experienced varsity player and Chris Bender had some experience.

With that said, we’re still pretty young but at this point of the season we should be much better. Would we like to be .500? Absolutely. But things happen and we have to keep fighting it.’’

They may have to do some of that fighting without guard Jaaron Colemen, who hurt his right knee against Argo in the second half. Mamon said he hoped the injury was not as bad as it looked and is crossing his fingers his senior guard will be back by the Evergreen Park game.

Getting even younger

After the holiday break, Mamon promoted freshman Sean Willis to the varsity.

The guard is listed at 5-foot-7 but that may raise

RedHawks loved, rejected on same night

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Richards’ Jaylan Catledge hits the ground after his potential game-winning shot misses in Friday’s 50-48 loss to Argo in Summit.

an eyebrow.

His play can raise a few eyebrows. Even though he looks like a little kid among men, he is speedy, has an outside shot and is capable of running the offense.

“He’s solid, but he’s going to make mistakes,” the coach said. “He has a good IQ. He’s physically outmatched but he will grow and he will mature. He will be invaluable in our future.’’

Chicago Christian still holding strong

Even though Chicago Christian lost four of its last

five games, three of the four came outside the Metro Suburban West Conference and the Knights are still atop that league with a 7-1 mark, followed by Illiana Christian at 6-2.

The Knights split their two games with Illiana this season and could win the title outright with wins over Walther Christian on Friday, Geurin Prep on Feb. 12, Elmwood Park on Feb. 116 and Timothy Christian on Feb. 19.

Those four teams have a combined 8-19 mark in the league heading into this week’s action.

FOCUS ON GIRLS BASKETBALL

Take a deep breath: Shepard wins its first

By Anthony Nasella

trying to give us the cold shoulder in the way a baseball player breaks in a rookie.

“Then they all started screaming and going crazy. It’s a good memory to have.”

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Shepard coach Rick Gamino had hoped the day would come.

Every member of the current Astros’ team also had hoped the day would come.

On Saturday, that day finally came for the previously winless Astros against Chicago Christian. With a pair of players finishing in double digits and a defense that held the Knights to just six fourth-quarter points, Shepard captured its first win of the season in thrilling fashion, 49-45, after 23 straight losses.

Sophomore Cassidy McCarthy scored 16 points and freshman Kylie Radz added 12 to lead Shepard (1-23) and Gamino is optimistic this won’t be the last time the Astros crack the win column this season.

“It was a definite relief – with a big, deep breath – when the game was final,” Gamino said. “There was also definitely happiness that we finally got there. I’m so happy for the girls to experience that after the long season that we’ve had so far.

“We really stepped up defensively in the fourth quarter, and I hope the girls see what they were able to do and keep playing with that kind of intensity. I’m a defensive-first kind of coach, and it’s not always easy to buy into that concept. Slowly but surely, however, they’re buying into it.”

When the final buzzer sounded, and expectant jubilation erupted from

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Another streak broken

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Cassidy McCarthy, shown in a game earlier in the season, helped lead Shepard to its first girls basketball win of the season after suffering through 23 losses.

the Astros players, Gamino quickly huddled his team together for a crucial pep talk.

“The girls were jumping up and down, so I brought them in a circle and quickly told them to shake hands and then go crazy downstairs,” he said. “We always want to keep sportsmanship first.”

When Gamino reached the downstairs room where the team gathers, he was initially puzzled by a deadly silent room full of his players with their backs turned toward the board.

“Not one player was looking at us, and I wondering what was going on,” Gamino said. “Then one girl broke a smile and started laughing. They were

Though not as grueling as Shepard’s journey to win No. 1, Sandburg snapped a strenuous six-game slide on Thursday night with a convincing 57-29 win over Lockport behind 14 points by Jessica Merino.

In the midst of the losing streak, which included recent games against Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way East and Bolingbrook, head coach Chris Hellrung said that his team has been playing well in spurts – but the Lockport game was just what the team needed.

“Even in our last three games before Thursday, we were playing really well at times,” he said. “And because my girls have been playing better as of late, they really put it all together against Lockport and played a solid team game.

“We moved the ball and passed the ball better that we had all year against them. Hopefully, we’ll start another streak the other way around.”

Having a healthy Victoria Stavropolous and a healthier and Lisa Theriault back in the lineup and contributing could make that doable for Sandburg (11-15, 2-7 SWSC Blue), which had to also adjust to the loss of Lauren O’Leary to a season-ending ACL injury in December.

After his team endured a 56-43 loss Friday at Marian Catholic, snapping a five-game winning streak and falling two games back in the East Suburban Catholic title chase, Marist coach Gene Nolan took a philosophical tack.

“I loved our team at 6:30,” he said, glancing at a clock not yet at 9 p.m. “I love them even more now. These are great kids who just got a great learning experience — and they’re going to keep learning and getting better.”

And what did senior forward Kevin Lerma learn?

“To pump fake,” he said with a grudging smile.

That was Lerma’s best line of the night.

Otherwise, he offered a stat line — five points on 2-of-11 shooting, including 1-of-5 from 3-point range — that was emblematic of Marist’s evening against the much taller Spartans.

Marian (17-4, 4-0) blocked 16 shots, led by the 6-foot-7 Myles Howard’s seven rejections. Marist (17-4, 3-2) went 16-of-54 (.296) from the floor, including 1-of-14 (.071) from 3-point range.

“It was really frustrating,” said Lerma, who estimated his shots were blocked “five or six times.”

For his part, Howard said he felt like he blocked more than seven — his career high is nine — “probably because of the fact that I altered so many shots as well.”

“We knew they were aggressive toward the rim,” he added. “We all looked forward to that. We wanted them to funnel into us.

“We block shots, it gets the crowd energized and everybody has a lot of fun.”

With the exception of the RedHawks, who trailed by 13 at the half and were staring at a 40-20 deficit 99 seconds into the third quarter. Chamar Hawkins led Marist with 23 points and seven rebounds, while Maurice Commander added 11 points.

“We needed to shoot well from the arc and we were 1-for-14,” Nolan said. “With their size inside, we needed to do that.

We needed to shoot better to stretch the floor — but honestly, I felt like our outside shooting had something to do with their length on close-outs, too.”

While guard Brandon Hurt led the Spartans with 13 points, their real strength was across the front line. There, Marian started Howard, who also had a game-high nine rebounds, with 6-5 Austin Ritchie (12 points) and 6-8 TeeAaron Powell (3 blocks). Warren Allen (6-5) came off the bench and got four blocks.

And yes, all that length led to altered shots for Marist, which had no starter taller than 6-4.

Hawkins managed to continue his personal hot streak, pushing his scoring average to 20.3 over the last four games — but he had to get creative to do so.

After making just 3-of-9 from the floor in the first half, he made 5-of-8 in the second, getting on a roll after making a pair of reverse layups in the third quarter.

“In the first half, they were really jumping to try to block shots — that’s what they pride themselves on,” Hawkins said. “I’m athletic enough to be able to reverse it.

“I didn’t have my best game, but I’m glad we kept our heads up. We have to be mentally tough. Eventually, we’re going to get punched in the mouth by some other team, and we have to be able to bounce back.”

The RedHawks open the February portion of their schedule by hosting Benet Academy on Friday. After that, just five regular-season games remain before the March 1 opening of regional action.

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FOCUS ON MORAINE VALLEY

Blocking and rocking: Drynan sets Moraine record in win Erin Drynan blocked seven shots last Thursday in a 64-55 victory over Prairie State and that gives her a school-record 136 rejections on the season.

She also posted her 13th double-double this season (10 points, 13 rebounds in 23 minutes of work) while Michelle Borgen earned her 14th doubledouble (30 points, 13 rebounds) and Ashley Carroll contributed 14 points and five rebounds.

The Cyclones were off to an early 16-6 lead.

However, the Pioneers fought back, scoring the next 23 of 33 points to push the Cyclones down by three at the half. There was plenty of backand-forth exchange of leads in the following two quarters, which saw the Cyclones down at the end of the third before coming back in the final 10 minutes.

The Cyclones suffered an 89-72 setback to 13thranked Kankakee Community College on Jan. 23.

Borgen got into foul trouble, receiving her fourth foul with eight minutes left in the third quarter.

She still had 25 points in the game. Drynan added 21 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks.

Three days later, the Cyclones beat Morton, 7159.

Jade Warner had a buzzer-beating 30-foot 3-pointer to give the Cyclones a 10-point lead at halftime and they led by as much as 23 in the second half.

Drynan had her fifth triple-double this season (18 rebounds, 12 blocks, 12 points) Borgen earned another double-double (24 points, 15 rebounds).

Oak Forest alum Krista Brill (seven points) and Warner (six points) each had two 3-pointers while

McKayla Smith (Andrew) led the team with five assists.

Men’s basketball splits

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Erin Drynan became Moraine Valley’s all-time blockedshot leader during Thursday’s win over Prairie State.

FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISTIAN

Trolls avoid going 0-for-January Trinity Christian College’s men’s basketball team won its first game in 2016 and avoided being shut out in January by beating Judson University, 70-65 Saturday in Elgin.

Austin Halcomb led the team with 22 points, hitting 11 of his 13 shot attempts. He also had seven rebounds. Jordan Perry and Mules Birgans each added15 points as did Myles Birgans. Nari Garrett was the high rebounder with nine.

The team was 6-17 for the season and 1-13 in the CCAC after the victory.

Women drop heartbreaker It was an agonizing loss for the Trolls in a conference game at Judson University. The team posted a 36-34 halftime lead, fell behind in the third quarter, and fought back in the final quarter to grab the lead late. The Trolls lead was snatched away in the final seconds and they suffered a 69-68 loss.

With the game tied at 66, the Trolls got their opportunity to take the lead when they got the ball back on a steal by Bethany Jansma. With six seconds left Jansma was fouled as she went to the hoop and she nailed two free throws to give the Trolls the 68-66 lead. A foul called on the Trolls in the final two seconds gave Judson three attempts at the line. The Eagles made good on all three attempts for the win.

Jansma led the team with 15 points, Kelsie Foster chipped in 14, and Lauren Stokes added 13. Celina Wanta had seven points and was the high rebounder with eight.

Continued from Page 1 Peyton Manning. Both had success.

Schofield and Polumbus will see snaps against Pittsburgh. Why would the Broncos risk using the slumping Schofield?”

Schofield is the toast Orland Park but has gotten roasted in Denver.

Welcome to the world of professional sports.

It’s a tough business. And in the past, I had column when I covered the pros and I will admit I could be as rough on some players and teams as Renk and Montgomery were on our local hero. So I am not jumping on them as being the bad guys.

Denver is about a thousand miles away from Orland Park on the map and about a million miles away when it comes to the subject of Michael Schofield.

A lot of people around here see him as the kid who starred for the Eagles and University of Michigan and is now a part of the biggest game in the world. Others admire him for being humble and quiet and a kid who comes back home and talks to Sandburg kids in the weight room and still gives speeches to kids and adults about the evils of heroin and other drugs.

A lot of people around Denver blame him for getting quarterbacks Manning and Brock Osweiler clobbered during games. After a couple of bad games toward the end of the season, Schofield was pulled in the middle of the final regular season game of the year.

It was a low point.

His father, also named Michael and the acting Orland Fire Protection District chief, was in his son’s corner his whole life and he admits it wasn’t easy

Having reclaimed its No. 1 ranking in this past week’s NAIA poll, the St. Xavier women’s basketball team kept rolling along with a convincing 98-79 win over Trinity International University in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Jan. 27.

But to hear Cougars head coach Bob Hallberg tell it, the remainder of the team’s regular season contests in the month of February – entirely against unranked opponents – is the time where the possibility of upset is perhaps at its greatest.

“I’ve said this in all my years of coaching, February is always a month of upsets,” Hallberg said. “It’s where you see a No. 16 team beat a No. 5 team or a top-ranked team loses to an unranked team. It makes you ask how could have happened, and it’s because the other team has no pressure.

“Teams tend to conserve in February and relax, and the scary part is teams who know they’re going nowhere all of sudden play loose with no pressure. It’s like in a park league where you just come out to play.

When I’ve been upset, it’s been in a February game we shouldn’t have lost.”

The thought of an upset was never an issue against Trinity, as St. Xavier (23-1 overall/13-1 CCAC) jumped out to a 25-9 lead after the first quarter and never looked back and received a game-high 22 points from sophomore guard Kara Krolicki.

Senior center Caitlin McMahon finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Junior forward Meaghan McMahon chipped in 13 points in just 11 minutes of action, while sophomore center Brittany Collins added 12 points and six rebounds.

The Cougars were a part of history on Friday but they aren’t bragging about it.

SXU dropped a 25-23, 25-18, 25-18 decision to Marian (Wis.) and it was the first-year Marian’s first win.

Sean Barry had 10 kills for the Cougars (0-3). Junior outside hitter Dan O’Keefe (Evergreen Park/Loyola (La.)/St. Rita) had four kills and two digs for SXU, while junior setter Moises Lopez (Oak Lawn/Oak Lawn Community) tallied 12 assists and two blocks (one solo).

Freshman libero Mike Karl was named to the All-Tournament at the Loras College Invitation over the weekend and he helped the Trolls win their first match since bringing back the sport after a an absence of more than 10 years.

TCC beat Dordt College 25-21, 26-24, 25-20. Nick Costa had 11 kills and Ben Toclia 10 while Karl had 17 digs and Austin Tafoya had 29 assists.

The Trolls lost matches to Briar Cliff, Cincinnati Christian University and Benedictine.

Costa finished the tournament with 46 kills and Toclia had 42. Toclia had seven aces, Tafoya had 116 assists and Karl had 50 digs.

Vorva

Women back to No. 1

Men’s volleyball on wrong side of history

Men’s volleyball wins first match

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports.

The Moore, the merrier for SXU Senior guard Stanley Moore (Rockton/ Sauk Valley/Rockton Hononegah) scored seven of his team-leading 22 points in overtime to help guide Saint Xavier University to a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference home win over Holy Cross College (Ind.), 91-81, in NAIA men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Shannon Center in Chicago. Moore also finished with game-highs of 10 rebounds and seven assists.

The Cougars (15-8 overall/12-3 CCAC) went wild in the extra period scoring 21 points and shooting 71 percent (5-for-7) from the field in overtime to secure the victory.

Sophomore point guard Quinn Niego (Chicago/Brother Rice) and junior guard Kyle Huppe (Edgerton, Kan./Gardner Edgerton) also had big outings for SXU, scoring 21 points apiece.

Sophomore guard Larry Motuzis (Darien/ Hinsdale South) finished in double figures in scoring as well for Saint Xavier with 12 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists.

A second-half slump was too much to overcome for the Cyclones in their 73-68 loss to Morton College on Jan. 26, snapping a three-game win streak.

The Cyclones took control for the first half, building a lead as big as 14. At halftime they were up 38-31. Opening the second half, the Cyclones suffered a five-minute scoring drought to lose the lead that they could not recover. Within the last two minutes, Moraine Valley was within three points on several possessions, but costly turnovers and missed free throws ended any chance for a resurgence.

Luke Hook (Andrew) scored a season-high 23 points followed by Wakefield grad Ermias Nega (14 points) and Sandburg product Tommy Demogerontas (12 points).

Last Thursday’s 84-72 Cyclone victory over Prairie State College got the team back on track.

Down nine at halftime, the Cyclones made a few defensive adjustments to open the second half. After scoring 12 of the next 14 points, the Cyclones never gave up the lead.

Nega earned his first triple-double this season (29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), Demogerontas threw down his sixth double-double (24 points, 14 rebounds) and Hook added 11 points.

Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports.

FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Austin Halcomb helped lead Trinity Christian College to its first victory in 2016.

to read and hear criticism of his flesh and blood.

“The criticism is tough on any parent,” he said. “You know how hard he worked to get where he is at. You saw how he performed against Green Bay, the Bears, the Patriots the first time and the Steelers the first time. He had some of his best games against the best teams in the country and you have one real bad game and I think the talk on ESPN and the papers affected him. As a young kid, how could it not?’’

Schofield played well against Pittsburgh and well enough against New England in the playoffs to get to Sunday’s game against Carolina and few people are scrutinizing his game right now.

“He came right back,” the elder Schofield said. “The websites are a lot nicer to him now after the last two games. And the team rallied around him.

“A lot of the issues were that he was a new offensive tackle and his best games were with Peyton. Now Brock comes in [after Manning was injured] and it’s a different game. Brock holds the ball longer and Michael had three sub-par games. He played the top defensive players in the country and there was a change in the offense.

Now that Payton is back in, he is playing the way he did before.’’

Like umpires in baseball, offensive linemen’s success is determined by people NOT noticing them. You do your job and do it quietly. You screw up and…well…your quarterback gets splattered and you get the blame.

Not to be a cheerleader here, but I’m hoping for a nice, quiet Sunday afternoon for Schofield.

Then, maybe the critics from Denver will get closer to sharing the feeling the people of Orland Park have about him.

Schofield Q&A Continued from Page 1

do you feel coming up to the Super Bowl?

It is different and an exciting feeling growing up… obviously it is every kid’s dream to play in any sport at the highest level and obviously football and the Super Bowl is a dream come true. It’s almost a surreal feel right now. It doesn’t seem real. It’s exciting, though.

Is offensive tackle a difficult position to play?

As an offensive tackle, you go against the defensive end, which is, in my opinion, some of the most athletic players on the field. So you have to be able to stay in front of them. And my big job obviously is protecting the quarterback. I am protecting his edge.

They will try to get to the quarterback and my job is to keep the quarterback clean.

How do you actually prevent them from getting around the quarterback?

It’s all technique. Your feet, your footwork. Your hand placement. It’s a combination of all that stuff, so you have to be good at all those things.

Did going to school at Sandburg have any influence in your career choice and success today?

Definitely the Sandburg football coaches while I was there all had a huge part of me getting this far. Coach (Jeff) Obradovich was my offensive line coach while I was at Sandburg. He was a huge help. He definitely helped me develop my game.

Was there any time you were in school at Sandburg or the University

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Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports; Anthony Nasella contributed to this report.

of Michigan, when you thought you had a real shot at professional football?

I think the first time I really thought I had a shot at professional football was during my red-shirt sophomore year and we were playing Notre Dame. The guy I was going against was leading the nation in stats and I played a real good game against him. So I think after that game it helped my confidence to actually think I would make it to the next level.

Did you ever think you would go right to the Super Bowl?

Obviously, it has always been a dream of mine but I always knew how hard it was to get this far. I don’t know if I actually thought I was going to make it, but it was always a dream of mine.

You’re doing this in the first year of actually playing, so that has to feel pretty cool.

Oh, yeah. That adds to the excitement.

What inspired you to play football?

It’s actually my brother Andrew who kind of convinced me to play football.

I was always a baseball player growing up. I loved baseball. He went to sign up for the Orland Park Pioneers one day and he convinced me to sign up. He was a big influence.

You practice in Denver. Does the height and thin air there have an impact on your play and on practice?

Yes. When I first got out here, it was really hard. I mean, I would be doing a workout that I had been doing in Orland Park and then do the same thing here in Denver and it was five times harder.

Your mouth dries out really quick. It’s really hard to catch your breath. After a

couple weeks or so, you kind of get adjusted. But when teams come out here to play, it is a home-team advantage to play at this elevation.

You would have players being carted off the field because they are not used to it, so that must be to your advantage.

Exactly. You always see them (opposing team players) on the oxygen mask trying to get as much oxygen as they could.

What is it like going out onto the field with so many great NFL legends such as Peyton Manning?

Definitely when I first got drafted here and my first time in the huddle there I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, I am in the huddle with Peyton Manning!’ It was kind of exciting. It’s just like anything else. As you experience it more and more it becomes natural.

But that first time is something I will never forget.

What is Manning like off the field?

It’s kind of like in that (Papa John’s Pizza) commercial — he has that sense of humor. He is a funny guy. If you need anything, he will come up and help you out.

You are able to meet so many NFL stars. Do you like to collect autographs?

No. When I was growing up I used to collect baseball cards. I have a ton of those (from) growing up. But now that I am in the NFL, I haven’t collected anyone that I have played against yet.

What is the most famous autograph you have?

I have a Peyton Manning autograph.

I actually got it this year. I asked him for an autograph. I bought a jersey and figured this could be the last chance so I should do it.

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Images of Brother Rice on ice

Brother Rice’s Brett Bagus and Providence’s Jack Francis collide during the Celtics’ victory.

Timmy Kirkwood gets ready to score the first goal of the game to give Brother Rice a 1-0 lead, but it was a short-lived lead in a 10-2 loss to Providence last Thursday at the Oak Lawn Ice Arena.

One fan gets a close-up of Sean Dunn’s check on a Providence player last Thursday.

This Zamboni machine has a little style, thanks to a local car dealership.

Dylan Misch moves up the ice for the Crusaders.

The Oak Lawn Ice Arena had plenty of items at its lost and found table.

Brother Rice players huddle up at the Oak Lawn Ice Arena before meeting up with Providence Catholic.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JAN P. KOBYLARCZYK AKA JAN KOBYLARCZYK, MALGORZATA KOBYLARCZYK, PARKS EDGE CONDOMINIUM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 13154 6814 WEST LODE DRIVE, UNIT 2B Worth, IL 60482 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 11, 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 6814 WEST LODE DRIVE, UNIT 2B, Worth, IL 60482 Property Index No. 24-18-317-011-1004.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $94,841.25.

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14070029.

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 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14070029 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 13154 TJSC#: 35-18522 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.FIRST MIDWEST BANK AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED AUGUST 14, 1992 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-3336, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST MIDWEST BANK, AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS OF PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY FROM THE FDIC, ACTING AS RECEIVER FOR THE SAVINGS BANK AND PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT U/T/A DATED AUGUST 14, 1992 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-3336, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL GONZALEZ A/K/A MICHAEL A. GONZALEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 023713 16801 S. WOLF ROAD ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 22, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 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 16801 S. WOLF ROAD, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-100-037. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1118596. 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. 14-11-18596 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 023713 TJSC#: 36-997 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.BETH ANN WALL, CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 15 CH 011817 6700 W. GOLFVIEW LANE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 14, 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 6700 W. GOLFVIEW LANE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-209-011-0000. 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 14-15-12626. 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. 14-15-12626 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011817 TJSC#: 35-16778 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.

I683291

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF16, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF16; Plaintiff, vs.

OSCAR VEGA; MARY ZIOLA; CITY OF PALOS HEIGHTS; FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. F / K / A FAMILY BANK AND TRUST CO.; FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO. F/K/A FAMILY BANK AND TRUST CO. AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 3, 2006 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 11-918; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF OSCAR VEGA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY ZIOLA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 18925 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 24-31-109-021-0000.

Commonly known as 6904 West Edgewood Road, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-1541.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I681659

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For Sale

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE3; Plaintiff, vs.

JADWIGA BACZOWSKI; WOJCIECH BACZOWKSI; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 15994 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-36-205-019-0000.

Commonly known as 7518 W. Manitoba Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682773

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006-HE2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE2; Plaintiff, vs.

GENEVIEVE MAGANTE; MARK J. TRABADO; THE MANORHOMES OF SOMERSET PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION NO. 1; Defendants, 15 CH 12229 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9156 Clairmont Court, Unit 2E, Orland Park, IL 60462. P.I.N. 27-10-400-042-1107.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

15-020108 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I682755

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1 (800) 669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES 2007-QH3 Plaintiff, -v.ERNESTO ARIAS AKA ERNESTO A. ARIAS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A Defendants 15 CH 5826 5553 OAKDALE DRIVE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 4, 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 5553 OAKDALE DRIVE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-09-318-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $314,685.95.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14120049.

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 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14120049 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 5826 TJSC#: 35-18058 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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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.JAMES F. ENGLAND, SUZANNE ENGLAND Defendants 14 CH 17343 7942 W. 98th St. 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 June 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 14, 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 7942 W. 98th St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-12-103-017-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $241,382.07.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 17343 TJSC#: 36-627 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.

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 CROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.CAPRICE A. SANFRANTELLO, LAKE IN THE PARK TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 011502 7908 W. 108TH STREET 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 23, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 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 7908 W. 108TH STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-300-057-0000. 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. 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 14-1505411. 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. 14-15-05411 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011502 TJSC#: 35-15927 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.JEROME MILLER, ELISA MILLER Defendants 13 CH 06586 8711 WEST VAIL DRIVE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 15, 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 8711 WEST VAIL DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2314-106-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1105427. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1105427 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 06586 TJSC#: 36-1056 I683193

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOHN J. KNIEBUSCH JR., JEANETTE M. KNIEBUSCH, BRITTANY GLEN HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB Defendants 10 CH 20473 13209 GEORGETOWN DRIVE 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 December 11, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 14, 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 13209 GEORGETOWN DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 23-32-411-032-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown brick, two story, single family home with a three car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1013436.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1013436 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 20473 TJSC#: 35-17910 I683352

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ALAN M DUDNICK, FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO, UTA DTD 4/16/07 KNOWN AS TRUST #12-933, FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO., PALOS VIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO, UTA DTD 4/16/07 KNOWN AS TRUST #12-933, TIMOTHY ROBISON Defendants 14 CH 20863 10511 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD UNIT 2A 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 December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 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 10511 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD UNIT 2A, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-103-033-1005, Property Index No. 23-13-103-033-1044. The real estate is improved with a condominium within high-rise with a detached 1 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1410618. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1410618 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 20863 TJSC#: 35-17459 I682231

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.STOYCHO IVANOV AKA STOYCHO DOBROMIROV-IVANOV, DESISLAVA IVANOV, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 08828 3 COUR MASSON UNIT 3 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 December 7, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 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 3 COUR MASSON UNIT 3, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23112-032-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1404014. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1404014 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 08828 TJSC#: 35-17652 I682430

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB. Plaintiff, -v.MIROSLAW WISNIEWSKI A/K/A MIROSLAW A WISNIEWSKI, URSZULA WISNIEWSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 14132 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 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 8913 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-104-024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1224049. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. PA1224049 Attorney Code.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS Court, Orland Park, will host a Pre-Super Bowl Party with live music from folk pop band Future McCord pastels workshop Stuff. Free food will be provided by Chick-fil-A. • Culinary: Paczki - 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 9, students with artist Kathleen Newman Color harmonies and composition will be explored will learn how to make Paczki, a traditional Polin a workshop led by local artist and instructor ish pastry.

• Project Serve: Decorating Canes for MS PaKathleen Newman in a workshop this Saturday, Feb. 6, at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center tients - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9, students can earn from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All skill levels are welcome. community service hours as they decorate canes A morning demonstration and lecture will be fol- for MS Patients at Canes from Chrissy. lowed by guided practice in the studio as students try • The Science of Taste - 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 10, out new techniques, designs, and color harmonies. a program with Wrigley gum for an interactive Using pastels and a photo reference, students will demonstration on how your body tastes something. learn how to simplify and organize value patterns, • Interval Workout & DIY Salad - 4 to 5:30 develop form through light and shadow, and create p.m. Feb. 10, students will get the opportunity to atmosphere using hard and soft edges. participate in an interval work out, then learn how To register, call 671-0648 or visit the McCord to make a colorful salad with fresh ingredients.

Gallery and Cultural Center at 9602 Creek Road • Photo Transfers - 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 3, 10 and (129th Street and La Grange Road), Palos Park. 17, a program with McCord Gallery and Cultural The cost is $85 for members, $95 for non-members. Center to show students how to transfer a photo See www.mccordgallery.org for more information. onto a unique surface like plastic, wood, canvas, or fabric.

• Strawberry Sugar Scrub - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. Meditation 11, will show students how to create strawberry Meditation opportunities are offered every Tuessugar by combining natural ingredients. day evening, 5:30 p.m. and Monday and Thursday • Walleyball - 4 to 5:45 p.m. Feb. 11, students mornings, 9 a.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest will go to Silverlake Country Club to play few Highway, Palos Park.

Pastoral director Chris Hopkins organizes these games of Walleyball.

• Knitting Mug Cozies - 4 to 5:45 p.m. Feb. 4 20-minute periods of silent meditation, offers guidand 11, students will learn how to make their own ance to those new to the practice of meditation, and welcomes anyone to join. The Monday morning mug sleeve to keep their favorite drinks warm.

• Karaoke Night & Indoor Snowball Exchange meditation begins with a group prayer for peace 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Feb. 12, includes plenty of in the world, beginning with ourselves. Call 361games like Indoor Snowball Exchange. Free food 3650 for information. will be provided by Lou Malnati’s. High School students are welcome to stay for extended hours (10:30 p.m.-midnight).

The Bridge Teen Center programs These free events are for teens in 7th through • Pre-Super Bowl Party - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

THIS WEEK

Chicago blues sensations will bring All-Star Blues Bash to Moraine Valley Some of the best blues artists in the world will perform varying styles of blues music during the All-Star Blues Bash at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Four musicians will rock the Dorothy Menker Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Tickets are $40 for the general public and $35 for seniors and students.

Grammy-nominated soul blues artist, Blues Hall of Famer and hit song maker Bobby Rush will headline the All-Star Blues Bash, performing his Billboard R&B and blues chart-topping hits. A blues legend who created a singular sound he dubbed “folk-funk,” multi-instrumentalist Rush is among the most colorful characters on the contemporary Chitlin Circuit. His unique style combines a cracked lyrical bent with elements of blues, soul and funk.

Joe Louis Walker joins the bash as co-headliner. He still actively hits the charts since the release of his 1986 debut album for HighTone. Walker is as tremendously assured on a down-in-the-alley acoustic solo outing as he is performing thoroughly modern R&B-laced numbers.

Kicking things off will be Chicago’s very own Wayne Baker Brooks, who will play his distinctive contemporary style of

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid aggravations by remaining active. In the week to come you could end up at odds with a partner over shared finances or resources. Burn off worries and cares by exercising or finding other suitable distractions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Fool’s names and fool’s faces are often seen in public places. In the upcoming week you may hide behind the curtains when the stage lights are turned on to guarantee the attention is placed on someone else.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Concentrate on completing common objectives. You may have self-interest in mind when tackling attaining a goal or a project this week. Do what is best for everyone concerned even if it means a minor sacrifice.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t heed your needs. A plethora of fantasies could magnify your dissatisfaction with the status quo.

This isn’t the week to make major investments, ask someone to

TONY PINTO “The Finest Hours” is a film that not only deals with a sinking ship that needs rescue, but in actuality borders on being a sinking ship that needs saving itself. It’s a true life story that’s far too improbable for even Hollywood to dream up.

The compelling narrative with effectively low-key performances and a few genuinely thrilling sequences save this from being the vessel in distress it’s very close to becoming. On the other hand, this may not be a sinking ship because it may already be lost at sea.

The meat of the story comes as the uninformed commander of a Massachusetts Coast Guard outpost (Eric Bana) sends out a four-man crew consisting of Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), and volunteers Richard Livesey (Ben Foster), Andy Fitzgerald (Kyle Gallner) and Ervin Maske (John Magaro) on a 36-foot motorized lifeboat to save survivors of the floundering SS Pendleton, an oil tanker that broke into two during a terrible storm. The rag-tag crew with little to no rescue experience should’ve stayed on dry land instead.

This film does have its problems in the way it chooses to set up the film. It opens with an extended prologue showing the courtship of the main character Bernie Weber and telephone operator Miriam (Holliday Grainger) that is meant to give an extra layer of depth of character. All this love story re-

Eric Bana, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Kyle Gallner and John Magaro star in “The Finest Hour.”

ally does is take away from the real heart of the story, which is the exciting sea rescue. The love story portrayed is a fictionalized version of a real love story. When the film gets past its flaws you can see an effective rescue story unfold in front of your eyes.

Well, you may. You really can’t see what’s happening because the action takes place at night during a raging storm and as a result the cinematography is too dark.

Presentation issues make this film utterly impossible to watch at times. It also makes this film unrecommendable, which is a shame because it would actually be quite good without the viewer struggling to see the action on screen.

The idiotic decision of Disney to convert this film to 3-D is a cash grab that ruins the experience of the movie. What normally is just a minor annoyance completely takes

this film from being watchable to an undiscernible ship wreck.

As long as it’s being almost exclusively showing in 3-D, this film — tailor made for the 2-D big screen — screams wait for the Blu-ray release where you sadly will not get the full big-screen experience this film desperately needs. It’s literally just way to dark.

Overall, there are reasons to watch and many reasons not to watch “The Finest Hour.” The sad part here is that the reasons not to watch are far more polarizing than the reasons to watch, which leads to this heroic story losing most of it’s luster. If you do decide to take the plunge remember this: you’ll end up watching a dark film you can’t see with an unnecessary love story.

Tony Pinto’s grade: C-

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 familyviewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

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STARTING THIS WEEK:

Wayne Baker Brooks will play his distinctive contemporary style of Chicago “BRIDGE OF SPIES”: Tom Hanks and director blues.

Steven Spielberg reunited for this compelling, true

Chicago blues with an updated sound that doesn’t fall into the tired blues-rock clichés. A Chicago Blues Hall of Famer, Brooks is a strong, soulful singer; with a big, meaty Gibson tone who adds funk, soul and just a dab of hip-hop to his solid blues foundation to create a great set of all-original tunes.

Tickets to the All-Star Blues Bash and other upcoming performances can be purchased at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Bobby Rush

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders

This sinking ship is not one of ‘The Finest Hours’ of film

share your life or to interview for a new job.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may be too gullible for your own good as this week unfolds. You could easily become embroiled in debates if you ignore the fine print or make an error of judgment. A new romantic attraction could cause trouble.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Polish and brighten your sterling reputation as this week unfolds.

Take steps to insure you are known as someone who follows through on promises and gets the job done. Sidestep major decisions or commitments.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Chance meetings with those who are beacons of sincerity may offer an opportunity to receive sound advice. Wait until next week to make your most important decisions about major purchases or financial affairs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You would offer an aperitif to a thief. Your generous nature may be blind to the faults of others in the week to come. You could be kind hearted even when it isn’t appropriate. If fooled you may

become angry.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Hamsters on a treadmill only give the appearance of progress.

The more you try to gain ground the easier you lose it. You might spin your wheels if you attempt to start a new enterprise or project this week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t be put off by minor differences in opinions or backgrounds. Be especially cautious about how you spend your pennies in the week ahead. You could be attracted to deceptive get rich schemes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put the can opener away before you open that can of worms.

In the week ahead you may voice imaginary fears or succumb to wishful thinking. You may find yourself challenged to keep your temper in hand.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t overestimate your abilities. The stars may bring mixed blessings in the week ahead. You should focus on ways to fulfill existing commitments. Be crystal clear about your expectations and promises.

Cold War-era drama of an attorney who faces mixedat-best reactions — even from his own family — to his defense of a Soviet spy (Mark Rylance, whose performance here has been giving him a good run on the film-award circuit). The situation ultimately works to the lawyer’s advantage, though, as he uses it to bargain for the release of captured U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell). Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Jesse Plemons (“Fargo”), Eve Hewson (daughter of Bono ... of, as it happens, U2), Michael Gaston and excellent character actor Dakin Matthews also are in the fine cast. The screenplay was co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen. *** (PG13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TRUTH”: The controversy that basically cost anchorman Dan Rather and newsmagazine producer Mary Mapes their jobs at CBS News — which issued expectedly unflattering views on this movie — is dramatized in director-screenwriter James Vanderbilt’s film, based largely on Mapes’ memoir. Played here by Cate Blanchett, she believed she was onto something by questioning then-President George W. Bush’s military record, and Rather (portrayed by Robert Redford, in another of his multiple movies about the media) fronted the related report that aired.

Then the trouble began, with the supposed facts and certain sources second-guessed ... and Rather and Mapes finding their credibility challenged. The solid cast also includes Topher Grace, Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), Bruce Greenwood and Dennis Quaid. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Vanderbilt and producers Brad Fischer and William Sherak; Q&A with Blanchett, Moss and Vanderbilt. *** (R: N, P) (Also on Bluray and On Demand) “FREEHELD”: Typically excellent work by Julianne Moore and Ellen Page fuels this true drama, based on an Oscar-winning documentary and telling the story of a terminally ill New Jersey police officer (Moore) who wants her pension benefits to go to her domestic partner (Page). County officials are against that, but the couple gets support from one of the cop’s colleagues (Michael Shannon) and an activist (Steve Carell). With a screenplay by “Philadelphia” writer Ron Nyswaner, director Peter Sollett’s film also features Josh Charles (“The Good Wife”). Miley Cyrus performs “Hands of Love” on the soundtrack. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SUFFRAGETTE”: The early stages of feminism in England are recalled in director Sarah Gavron’s compelling drama, but rather than the relatively peaceful protests that might be associated with the subject, the much more dangerous and violent measures undertaken by the first crusaders are the focus here. Carey Mulligan plays one such activist,

who was willing to risk everything she held dear to make her voice heard and her points known in the quest to secure women’s right to vote. Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Romola Garai and Ben Whishaw also star. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Gavron and screenwriter Abi Morgan. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “OUR BRAND IS CRISIS”: Somewhat notorious for giving Sandra Bullock the lowest openingweekend gross of any wide release she’s starred in, this George Clooney-produced satire wasn’t necessarily meant to be blasted out to the masses anyway. The actress plays a strategist who sees a chance to rebuild her career by advising a candidate in a Bolivian presidential election, which also gives her an opportunity to gain the upper hand over her main political rival (Billy Bob Thornton). He’s not about to go down without an intense fight, though.

Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida, Scoot McNairy and Zoe Kazan also appear. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “MERCY STREET”: Envisioned by some as America’s answer to ``Downton Abbey,’’ this factinspired drama series — which has Ridley Scott among its executive producers, and which currently is airing on PBS — revolves around Civil War-era residents of Alexandria, Va. A Union-controlled hotel turned hospital is a major setting as Mary Phinney (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) arrives from New England in the premiere, ``The New Nurse.’’

The cast also includes Gary Cole, Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”), Hannah James and Norbert Leo Butz. Viewers who acquire the set now will be able to watch several episodes before they’re televised. *** (Not rated: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray)

COMING SOON:

“CRIMSON PEAK” (Feb. 9): A relationship on an isolated English estate has its perils in Guillermo Del Toro’s melodrama; stars include Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain. (R: AS, P, V) “GRANDMA” (Feb. 9): Lily Tomlin has the title role as a woman who tries to help her granddaughter (Julia Garner) get needed money before the day ends. (R: AS, P) “BLACK MASS” (Feb. 16): Johnny Depp stars as Boston-mob figure James “Whitey” Bulger, an informant for an FBI agent and childhood friend (Joel Edgerton). (R: AS, P, GV) “STEVE JOBS” (Feb. 16): Michael Fassbender portrays the Apple co-founder and CEO in director Danny Boyle and writer Aaron Sorkin’s drama.

(R: AS, P) “FARGO: YEAR TWO” (Feb. 23): A young couple (Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons) is caught up in larceny in the FX series’ sophomore round; Patrick Wilson and Ted Danson also star. (Not rated: AS, P, V) “THE NIGHT BEFORE” (March 1): Three pals (Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie) seek the biggest party they can find on Christmas Eve. (R: AS, N, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

y a D s ’ e Valentin gs Greetin Test your knowledge of all things related to the day of love 1. How many martyred saints are believed to be named St. Valentine? a. 12 b. 14 c. 7 d. 16 2. Ancient Egyptians used to mummify people with this organ intact because they believed it was the only part of the body necessary for the trip through eternity. a. heart b. liver c. lung d. eye 3. This February holiday was originally observed on February 14th. a. Lincoln’s birthday b. Washington’s birthday c. Mardi Gras d. Groundhog Day 4. Which confectionary company produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day in the late 1800s? a. Hershey b. Nestle

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9. Which Roman goddess was known as the goddess of love? a. Vesta b. Juno c. Venus d. Diana 10. Which monument was given as the ultimate gift of love? a. Egyptian pyramids b. Taj Mahal c. Eiffel Tower d. Palace of Versailles 11. Which of the following birds DO NOT mate for life? a. Dove b. Bald Eagle c. Cardinal d. California Condor

12. What letter has become the symbol for a “kiss”? a. X b. O c. K d. Y 13. This confection is made from sugar or honey and almond meal. a. fondant b. chocolate c. caramel d. marzipan 14. Some people believe Valentine’s Day was created to supercede this Roman pagan holiday. a. Sementivae b. Floralia c. Lupercalia d. Vestalia TF142928

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