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Crimes and Runners race clock, officials race to beat weather at SXU crashes Hundreds of runners and walkers were off to the races at the St. Xavier University 5K run to kick off Saturday’s homecoming festivities. Much of the race was run Page 2 through Evergreen Park. Mike Yohasz of Palos Park (right in sunglasses wearing No. 632) won the race. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Oak Lawn officials take a step in avoiding conflict of interest woes Page 3 Kicking it with Karen in Worth and a PANDAS awareness event at Swallow Cliff are weekend happenings previewed See Page 7

A new feature, Divine Dining, makes its debut with a look at the new-look Royalberry Waffle House and Restaurant See Page 11 index Police News.....................2 Our Neighborhood..........4 Sudoku...........................4 Commentary...................6 Death Notices..................7 Crossword......................7 School.........................8 & 9 Consumer....................11 Calendar........................10

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Because of pending storms, school officials did some racing of their own as homecoming activities were moved up and the football game was played at 1 p.m. For more photos, see pages 4 and 9. For details on SXU’s football loss to Grand View, see sports.

‘She professed love for the child’ Nabbed for grisly murder, Oak Lawn woman tells cops she loved granddaughter By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Alfreda Giedrojc sat stoically in a chair Sunday morning, moments after allegedly beating her infant granddaughter to death in her Oak Lawn home, authorities said. Giedrojc, 62, 6605 W. 91st St., was charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail at Cook County Jail. Authorities refused to comment on the motive that led the longtime Oak Lawn resident to kill her six-month-old granddaughter, Vivian Summers, by hitting her repeatedly with a handheld sledgehammer and cutting her throat with a carving knife, police said. Giedrojc admitted to the murder in a videotaped statement. Police also gathered physical evidence that implicates her, said Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Mike Kaufmann. Kaufmann, a 28-year veteran of the Oak Lawn police department, said such crimes are typically driven by “plain evil or something with mental health.”Giedrojc did not display any anger, denial or

“(Giedrojc) placed the baby on the floor and retrieved a sledge hammer... then hit the victim repeatedly in the head and body with the sledgehammer.” — Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Deno

Alfreda Giedrojc rage during interviews with police, he said. “She professed love for the child,” Kaufmann said. Kaufmann said he’s investigated other heinous crimes in Oak Lawn, but few compare to the brutal murder of an infant, he said. “Everybody can relate to a young, infant baby,” he said. “For all of us, it touches (the) heart.” The incident took place after Vivian’s father, Joe Summers, of Bolingbrook, brought his infant

daughter to Giedrojc’s home. Summers and the defendant’s adult son went across the street to work on a home rehab project. Giedrojc’s husband, Boleslaw, left the home a short time later to see what the men were doing, leaving Giedrojc alone with Vivian for about 10 minutes, Kaufmann said. Cook County prosecutors offered details of the alleged homicide Monday afternoon at the courthouse in Bridgeview. Giedrojc removed Vivian from the couch where she was sleeping, “placed the baby on the floor and retrieved a sledge hammer from a closet, which she had placed there the night before. The defendant then hit the victim repeatedly in the head and body with the sledgehammer,” Cook County As-

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An Oak Lawn police officer and state crime scene investigators gather Sunday afternoon in front of Alfreda Giedrojc’s house, several hours after she allegedly murdered her six-month-old granddaughter. sistant State’s Attorney Michael Deno said. The baby continued to move and cry, leading Giedrojc to re-

trieve a large carving knife from the kitchen, Deno said. “The defendant then picked (Continued on page 2)

More info, please Mayor’s critics claim plans for Oak Lawn’s new Senior Center have not been shared By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury strongly supports transitioning the village’s senior services to the park district, but two of her political opponents are asking her to lay her cards on the table before proceeding with the plan. Trustee Carol Quinlan said seniors queried her at a recent event about the proposal but she was unable to offer specifics because she said Bury has not shared them with the village board. “It’s inconceivable that the mayor has some sort of plan and has not shared it,” Quinlan said. Trustee Robert Streit also is opposed to the plan and wants to know why there are no records associated with the proposal. Bury said Streit has made no effort to learn more about the plan or offer other ideas. “Not once has Trustee Streit

called me or contacted me to inquire as to the nature of what was being developed,” Bury said. She added that she has been forthcoming with information regarding the plan. “Everything that is ready for public disclosure has been said by me at various board meetings in my senior updates. They are readily available. As the concept develops into something viable, it will be discussed in more detail,” she said. Bury reiterated that the concept is a good one for the cashstrapped village. “The village is facing at minimum and $8.7 million dollar deficit. It is going to be a challenge to give seniors what they want and deserve while still being financially responsible. I believe it is possible to do this with creative partnerships,” she said. Photo by Jeff Vorva An Aug. 29 memo written by Bury and distributed at the senior Is it in the cards that the Oak Lawn Senior Center is moving? Oak Lawn’s Josephine Voldrich, (Continued on page 3) playing cards Tuesday at the current site, said she hopes so.

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police news Chicago Ridge Alex Smith, 27, of Orland Hills; Thaer Banibaker, 25, of Burbank; and Oscar Sanchez, 25, of Chicago, were charged with disorderly conduct Oct. 2 after a disturbance in the 10000 block of Harlem Avenue, police said.

Hickory Hills A package of headlights was reported stolen Oct. 6 from Auto Zone, 8764 W. 95th St. *** Shawn M. Moore, 23, of Burbank, was charged with disorderly conduct Oct. 5 after a disturbance at Parkview Park, 85th Street and 82nd Avenue, police said. Submitted Photo

Oak Lawn Terrell D. Johnson, 26, of Hazel Crest, was charged with drunken driving, speeding, failure to signal, improper lane use and illegal transportation of alcohol Sept. 22 after a stop at 95th Street and 68th Court, police said. *** Brittany M. Caldario, 22, of Burbank, was charged with drunken driving and damage to village property Sept. 26 following a stop in the 9200 block of Cicero

Avenue, police said. *** Na Asia S. Jones, 20, of South Holland, was charged with retail theft Sept. 26 after allegedly stealing merchandise from Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., police said. *** John R. Damarjian, 22, of Alsip, was charged with drunken driving, speeding, no insurance and driving without a valid license Sept. 26 after being stopped at 98th Street and Central Avenue, police said. *** More than $2,000 worth of hand tools were reported stolen Sept. 26 or 27 from a car in the 9000 block of Cicero Avenue. *** Edward J. Crofton, 39, of Evergreen Park, was charged with drunken driving Sept. 27 after a stop at 95th Street and 52nd Avenue, police said. *** Lucinda Garza, 43, of Burbank, was charged with theft Sept. 27 after allegedly stealing on several occasions cash from the cash register or cash bags at Target, 4120 W. 95th St., where she was employed, police said. *** Brian P. Earner, 27, of Oak Lawn, was charged with drunken driving, improper lane use, speeding and failure to signal Sept. 28 after he was stopped

at Southwest Highway and Kilbourn Avenue, police said. *** Armando Martinez, 21, of Blue Island, was charged with retail theft Sept. 28 after allegedly stealing merchandise from Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., police said. *** Jonathon W. Mysiewicz, 26, of Oak Lawn, was charged with drunken driving, no insurance, improper lane use and a median violation Sept. 29 after a stop at 110th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. *** An Oak Lawn woman’s cell phone was reported to be taken from her hand Sept. 30 while she sat on a bench at the Metra station, 5120 W. Museum Drive. The woman told police a man approached her from behind, took the phone and fled south on 51st Avenue, police said. *** Two sets of golf clubs valued at $4,000, a torch kit and a leak tester kit were reported stolen Oct. 2 or 3 from a car in the 4000 block of 91st Place. Area police departments Chicago Ridge 425-7831 Evergreen Park 422-2142 Hickory Hills 598-4900 Oak Lawn 499-7722 Palos Hills 598-2272 Worth 448-3979

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A 23-year-old male driver from Chicago suffered non-life threatening injuries when he crashed into a building at 4445 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn last Thursday. The driver was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident (top photo). His Saturn hit a curb, light pole and the building at approximately 8:49 a.m. and told police he could not explain how he lost control, according to a report. A crumpled Dodge Neon (bottom photo) awaits a tow truck after it was crashed into a sign near First Midwest Bank, 12600 S. Harlem Ave., at 2:10 p.m. last Friday. The driver of the car, an 82-year-old Palos Heights woman, told police that she was southbound on Harlem Avenue when she miscalculated a right turn at 126th Street. She was uninjured.

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the victim up, held her and then slit her throat with the knife,” he said. Giedrojc’s husband returned home, saw the incident and called 911. Police received a call at 10:46 a.m. reporting an armed subject in the home, they said. While en route, officers learned that there was an injured child at the home. Giedrojc was not armed when police arrived, Police Chief Mike Murray said. Vivian’s father performed CPR until police arrived, Kaufmann said. She was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office determined that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head wounds to the neck. A Polish immigrant who came to the United States three decades ago, Giedrojc has no criminal record, police said. Giedrojc is due in court on Oct. 28.

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A few changes are in order with this week’s Reporter I hate change. My wife Maggie is more than happy to verify that statement as gospel. We all have our routines and the way we do things and even here at the good ol’ Reporter there is a phrase “But we’ve always done it like that…” that some people use and at least one employee is ready to shoot the next person who says that. I think she is kidding. But I won’t test it. Anyway, since I became editor in August, I knew some changes would probably have to be made, but none too drastic. We started at the front of the paper trying to tighten up the front page and make it more noticeable and fun than it used to be. Thanks to the great stories turned in by Reporter reporter Bob Rakow and our freelancers, we have been able to dress up some terrific stories with some interesting photos and headlines. Page 2, we left alone. It’s the cops and fire page. People expect it there and we’ll keep it there. In the future, I hope to have a little more artwork added to that page when we can, but for now we’re keeping that status quo and pulling out some of the more interesting crime items as separate stories.

Center (Continued from page 1) center did offer some insights into the mayor’s proposal. The memo informed seniors that the village board in August authorized Village Manager Larry Deetjen to explore the feasibility of transitioning the Oak Lawn Senior Center to the park district. The document added that the village is exploring in partnership with the park district the renovation of the shuttered bath house at Memorial Pool, 102nd Street and Major Avenue, into a 4,000-square-foot, free-standing senior center. The pool was a closed a few years ago. Memorial Park, meanwhile, is being renovated to include a splash pad, new paths and landscaping around the pond. Park district officials have

Page 3 is supposed to be the second front page and, as of late, we’ve had such a strong batch of stories coming in that some of those would have probably been

front page stories in the past. Page 4 is the “Our Neighborhood” page and we’re trying to use that as a place for photo spreads of cool community events. We dressed up our archives with the “Retro Reporter” feature, which we hope is a neat improvement over just throwing a few items together. Page 5 is acting as another news and feature page. And Community Briefs just might find a home there. Page 6 is the Commentary page and the only change we made to that was to keep the “What do you say?” feature anchored on the bottom. Now it’s time to tackle the second half of the paper and that’s where we are going to make some

more noticeable changes. Page 7 will now serve as the page with our death notices, church corner and a hodgepodge of other items such as the listings of benefits and fundraisers. Pages 8 and 9 will have a huge change starting this week. We are opening up the school pages. Page 8 will be grade school news with page 9 serving as a focus on high schools and colleges. The theory is that there are so many proud parents and grandparents out there who absolutely love to see their kids’ and grandkids’ names and pictures in the paper. We serve so many schools in this six-community region that it makes a lot of sense to run as much as we can. Page 10 used to be a big ol’ house ad for the Reporter that sometimes had a covered wagon on it. We used that because we didn’t seem to have enough news in the paper. I won’t say the house ad — or the covered wagon — will never return because it’s possible during the holidays and when people around here take much deserved vacations we will bring it back for a cameo appearance. But for the most part, it’s gone. Page 10 temporarily became Features, which featured some syndicated stuff, and page 11

used to be Community Calendar and those were by far our worst looking pages in the paper. Too much gray. Not enough photos. Page 10 will now be a combo of the features and community calendar with hopefully some artwork to break up the gray. Page 11 will now be our Consumer/business page. And we’ll leave the Back Page pretty much alone with Dee Woods, the Best of the Wineguy and WHATIZIT? as the three main features while we may toss in a syndicated feature or two on there as well. As we go along, we will tinker around to hopefully make the paper more compelling and Photo by Jeff Vorva attractive. A truck and some downed power lines turned our Monday upside down as the Reporter was without power or, gasp, the internet The groovie goolie most of the day. Coming up in Worth is a presentation titled “Chicago TV Hor- It takes placed 7 p.m. Oct. 16 Manic Monday ror Movie Shows: From Shock at the Worth Park District His- How was your Monday? torical Museum, 11500 S Beloit. Ours was kind of lousy. Theatre to Svengoolie.” It’s being billed as the first Admission is free. Thanks in part to a truck and a comprehensive look at Chica- Hey, if these guys can make downed power line, we were without go’s horror movie programs, money writing books and giv- power and the — gasp — interfrom their inception in 1957 ing lectures on nonsense such net for most of Monday. So let to the present. Authors Ted as Svengoolie, maybe I can get me send out regrets if something Okuda and Mark Yurkiw dis- Oak Lawn legend and treasure fell through the cracks and we cuss their recent book and will Ed McElroy to co-write a book missed putting something in the show clips of various television about the glory days of Bob Luce paper that we should have while and movies featured in their rasslin’ on Channel 26. Those we were scrambling to put the darn book. thing together. were the days.

said they support the mayor’s plan. Bury has made clear the park district is better equipped than the village to provide services for seniors. “We’re not really good at programs for seniors, we’re just not,” Bury has said. “It really does not fall into the domain of the village.” Currently, the senior center is located in a portion of the old McGugan School, 5220 W. 105th St. The facilities were moved from the longtime location on 95th Street after the building was sold to make way for a bank. Quinlan said the mayor has never explained why the Memorial Pool bathhouse was chosen as a preliminary site for the senior center or discussed how the renovations would be funded. “This idea is terrible,” said Quinlan, adding that the village board should meet with seniors

before the proposal moves forward. “I believe their input would be invaluable,” she said. The village’s response to Streit’s Freedom of Information request provided no information. Streit sought: • Emails between the park district and village regarding outsourcing senior services; • Studies or documents regarding a partnership between the village, the park district and/ or a local business to provide seniors with a senior center at Memorial Park; • Intergovernmental agreements between the village and park district regarding senior services or a senior center; • Documents, including memos or findings from focus groups, conducted to learn what seniors desire from a new senior center; • Documents, including memos, regarding field research

performed to determine where the new senior center should be located and what services should be provided, and; • Emails or other correspondence between the mayor and other village or park district officials relating to the senior center or senior services. “The mayor claimed that they do exist,” Streit said. “If they do exist, (the village) has to provide them.” Streit added that Bury has “totally disregarded the Senior Citizens Commission” by not seeking its input on her proposal. Park District Director Maddie Kelly said she met with Bury, Deetjen, Trustee Alex Olejniczak and park board president Sue Murphy a few months ago to discuss the village’s proposal. The village hired an architect

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Conflict of interest prevention vital to trustees in wake of 2012 roofing controversy

solicited village on behalf of the company for which he works. “It isn’t a good ordinance unless it applies to everyone,” Streit said. “I do believe it’s a good starting point.” Trustee Terry Vorderer said the ordinance can always be fine-tuned but delaying a vote at Tuesday night’s meeting would By Bob Rakow be a mistake. Staff Reporter “I hate to see it postponed and lost forever,” Vorderer said. An ordinance designed to prevent Trustee Alex Olejniczak agreed, conflicts of interest and improper admitting that the ordinance influence on the part of village of- was not a finished product. He ficials and employees was approved criticized Streit for playing to Tuesday by the village board. the camera by reading “another Trustees approved the chang- well-written diatribe.” es after rejecting a proposal by Mayor Sandra Bury’s camTrustee Bob Streit to send the paigned on stricter rules for disordinance back to committee for closing conflicts of interest and further consideration. she added to each board meeting’s He said the board needs to close agenda an opportunity for trustloopholes that exempt village attor- ees to disclose any conflicts with neys and former employees from the potential board action. restrictions. Additionally, he said, The ordinance comes several the ordinance was crafted without months after the FBI launched public input. an investigation into a deal in Specifically, Streit alleged that for- which a roofing company with mer Trustee Tom Phelan recently political and familial connections

to Streit received a contract to replace the roof on the village’s public works building. The village board in November approved the $166,085 contract despite the fact that two other companies submitted lower bids for the work. The FBI in December issued a grand jury subpoena to village manager Larry Deetjen, asking him to produce all documents related to the bid process and selection of Joliet-based Adler Roofing and Sheet Metal to repair the roof. Streit’s brother, Mike, works at Adler Roofing as an estimator, and Streit’s political committee has received contributions from the firm. Streit said his brother does not have an ownership interest in the company and the issue was used to defame him and former Mayor Dave Heilmann, who was in office at the time the contract was awarded. Trustees later voted to rescind the contract and throw out the other bids for the work.

Four Palos firefighters injured Four Palos Fire Protection District firefighters were injured Sunday night when a ceiling collapsed and fell on them at a house fire they were battling at 13203 S. 84th Ave. in unincorporated Palos Park. “It was a plaster and lathe ceiling, heavy, and it appeared to come

down in one piece,” said Palos Fire Chief Patrick Gericke. The four firefighters, whose names were not disclosed, were battling their way inside the home to determine if anyone was inside, while the fire raged above them in an attic. No one was home. Two firefighters were taken to Palos Community Hospital, where

they were treated and released. A third was transported to Christ Hospital and Medical Center, where he was held overnight and released on Monday. The fourth did not require hospital care. The alarm sounded at 10:22 p.m., and units were on the scene within minutes. Chief Gericke would not speculate on the cause of the fire, saying it is under investigation. Assisting the PFPD were units from surrounding municipalities and fire protection districts, including Palos Heights, North Palos, Orland, Oak Forest, Worth, Lockport, Posen, Alsip, and Merrionette Park.

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Carole Gutsch (left photo) and Carol Hopp (right) enjoy a game of cards Wednesday at the current Senior Center on West 105th Street. The center could be moving. to study the renovation of the bath house, but park district and village officials have not met again to talk about the plan, Kelly said.

“The ball is in their court,” Kelly said. “We have not heard back from them. It’s just been talk. It hasn’t been anything definitive.”

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Our Neighborhood

Young and old run, walk and even ride in SXU 5K event

Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton gives a talk to the runners before the race and said if anyone saw property for sale while they were running in his village to feel free to make a bid.

Barb Murphy has her hands full during the 5K run.

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Mike Yohasz of Palos Park won the 5K Run at SXU after coming in second place last year.

Jamie Parks of Tinley Park wheels his wife, Lynn to the finish line of Saturday’s 5K race.

Longtime SXU woman’s basketball coach and athletic director Bob Hallberg leads his team in the early stages of the 5K run.

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News and events from our archives.

Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

Reader likens tax to fund Worth library to cancer 50 years ago

From the Oct. 10, 1963 edition The story: The Chicago area archdiocese bought property around 107th Street and Central Avenue for a proposed new Catholic high school in Oak Lawn. The quote: “This tax, if approved, will start small, to be sure, but like cancer it will grow and grow,’’ — Letter to the editor writer Sam Di Pietro on Worth asking for a tax to pay for a free library. Fun fact: Chicago Ridge’s Volunteer Fire Department held an open house that included a water ball fight, “happy junk men” and “sleepy clowns.”

Former Kids Stop owner supported by 100-plus people 25 years ago

From the Oct. 13, 1988 edition The story: More than 100 people gathered at Palos Hills City Hall to show their support for Sandra Fabiano, a former Kids Stop preschool owner charged with sexually abusing four young girls. The quote: “I would not [reopen the school] because I’m an innocent party. And if [the indictments] happened once to an innocent person like myself, it can happen again.” Fun fact: The new Reporter Newspaper sign — which can still be seen on Harlem Ave. — is erected on the building at 12247 S. Harlem in Palos Heights. (Solution on page 11)

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From the Oct. 9, 2003 edition The story: There was plenty of trash talk when a trash haulers strike affected area homes and businesses as garbage was not picked up. The union turned down a contract that would have increase the total wages and benefits package a driver working 50 or more hours per week to more than $92,000 a year by the fifth year of the contract. They returned to work a week later. The quote: “Our concern is about the rodents being attracted to produce that’s thrown away,” — Worth Mayor Ed Guzdzoil about the problems causes by the garbage strike. Fun fact: Former longtime Evergreen Park softball coach Marilyn Wax was named National Coach of the Year at the National High School Athletic Association convention in Oklahoma. She was recognized for her 31 years of service to the Mustangs program.

History of the World By Mark Andrews Oct. 10: ON THIS DATE in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Md. In 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, pleaded no contest to tax evasion and resigned. Oct. 11: ON THIS DATE in 1776, the first naval battle of the U.S. Revolutionary War was fought on of Lake Champlain. American forces led by Gen. Benedict Arnold suffered heavy losses but managed to stall the British. In 1975, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” made its debut. Oct. 12: ON THIS DATE in 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas. In 1933, bank robber John Dillinger escaped a jail in Ohio with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff. Oct. 13: ON THIS DATE in A.D. 54, Roman Emperor Claudius I died after he was poisoned by his wife, Agrippina. In 1775, the U.S. Navy came into being as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet. Oct. 14: ON THIS DATE in 1066, William the Conqueror gained control over much of England by winning the Battle of Hastings. In 1947, test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in the Bell X-1 rocket plane. Oct. 15: ON THIS DATE in 1917, Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer who had spied for the Germans, was executed by a French firing squad. In 1949, evangelist Billy Graham began his ministry. Oct. 16: ON THIS DATE in 1859, abolitionist John Brown led about 20 men in a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Va. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1918, U.S. Army Sgt. Alvin York killed 25 Germans and captured 132 others, practically single-handedly, in France’s Argonne Forest during World War I. This week’s question: In 1964, who were the two Soviet Communist Party officials who replaced Premier Nikita Khrushchev? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail. com.)

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Monsters, goblins and ghosts to invade the area By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter The Halloween season is upon us and while the night for trick or treating is still three weeks away, there’s plenty of frightening and not so scary activities available throughout the area. Whether its activities for little ghouls and goblins or more chilling happenings for teens and adults, there’s certainly no shortage of things to do for those who want enjoy this forbidding time of year. Chicago Ridge Chicago Ridge’s Halloween at the Park will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Freedom Park, 6252 W. Birmingham Ave. The event will feature a costume contest at 10:30 a.m. as well as children’s games, relay races and many other activities. Evergreen Park The Evergreen Park Recreation Department will hold a Halloween parade from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. The parade is open to children through 11 years old. The parade will be followed by a pumpkin patch and a Halloween movie. Refreshments will be served, and each child will receive a goodie bag. Registration is not required for the free event. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The Evergreen Park Recreation Department will usher out the Halloween season with a pumpkin smash from 10 a.m.

to noon Nov. 2. Participants can enjoy apple cider and popcorn while smashing pumpkins. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hickory Hills The Hickory Hills Park District will sponsor a house decorating contest with prizes awarded to the winners. Anyone interested must call the park district at 598-1233 by Oct. 24. Judging will be conducted between 6:15 and 7:45 p.m. Oct. 24 and will be based on originality, lighting, arrangements and use of props. Worth Worth United Methodist Church puts a different twist on Halloween by holding the Worth Haunt Against Hunger from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Village Hall, 7112 W. 111th St. The community awareness event is designed to bring attention to needy and hungry families as the holiday season approaches and helps stock the food pantry shelves at the United Methodist Church, 7100 W. 112th St. The participating haunted houses are located at: 7100 W. 115th Place, 7111 W. 114th Place, 6955 W. 114th Place, 6843 W. 114th Street and 11560 S. Nagle Ave. Oak Lawn Oak Lawn’s annual Pumpkin Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Village Green. The event will feature a wide variety of activities, including hayrides, bobbing for apples, pony

Hickory hopes cameras deter park problems By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Vandalism is on the decline at a small Hickory Hills park thanks to security cameras that were installed several weeks ago, a park district official said. Prairie View Park, a four-acre park located near 82nd Avenue and 85th Street, has long been plagued by vandalism, said park district Director Jennifer Fullerton. The park board spent $8,000 to purchase the cameras, which were designed to stem the ongoing problem, she said. “We’ve always had a lot of vandalism there,” said Fullerton, who said the park’s remote location is appealing to vandals. She said the district appealed to residents who live near the park for help, but no one came forward with information about the vandalism. The park was closed for several months four years ago after someone spread paint shavings and dust on the playground equipment, Fullerton said. A hazmat team was

called in to clean up the damage. Since that time, the district maintenance staff faced an uphill battle cleaning graffiti off the playground equipment, sometimes spending 30 hours a week on the task. “In time, it will be less expensive to have the cameras,” she said. The graffiti is not gang related. “Sometimes, you don’t know what it says,” Fullerton said. The three security cameras include night-vision and facial-recognition capabilities. They run 24 hours a day and can store images for up to seven days. Similar cameras located in another Hickory Hills park helped police catch someone who was damaging property, Fullerton said. Prairie View Park features two play structures; one designed for older children while the other features is equipment for preschool-age children. The park also has swing sets and a gazebo. Hickory Hills parks are open from dawn to dusk. The district relies on police and weekend security in addition to the cameras to ward off vandals, Fullerton said.

Worth cops accepting controlled substances By Kevin M. Coyne Correspondent The collection and disposal of unused controlled substances can be a tricky process under the Controlled Substance Act and Drug Enforcement Agency regulations. The Worth Police Department, will oversee an effort to take back unused controlled substances, prescription medications and other narcotics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at their headquarters, 7112 W. 111th Street. Collecting unused drugs can only be done under strict oversight from law enforcement. Institutions such as hospitals, pharmacies and providers are prohibited from collecting unused medication and the U.S. Postal Service prohibits mailing prescription medication without special approval. “This is a nationwide program we’ve been doing for a few years here in Worth,” said Worth Mayor Mary Werner. “Our police department sponsors the program and will be collecting unused medication at the police department.” In a 2007 study conducted by the Pharmaceutical Research

and Manufacturers of America, an estimated 3 percent, or 2.8 million pounds, of medications went unused by consumers in the U.S and up to 13 percent of controlled medication went unused by patients in long-term care facilities. In addition, the same group surveyed the community and found that 30 percent of Americans dispose of medication by using the drain. Compare that with the United Kingdom or Canada—both offer take-back programs—in which only 10 percent introduce the hazardous substances into the environment. According to a study provided to King Pharmaceuticals Inc. several surveys show that nearly half of physicians knowingly undertreated pain in their patients for fear of being investigation and prosecuted by the Drug Enforcement Agency. “The program is designed to keep unused medication from being flushed down the toilet or the drain and keep harmful substances out of our water supply,” Werner said. “When the unused medication gets flushed and ends up in our water supply it’s not a good thing.”

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Worth Police want residents to bring prescription medications and other narcotics to their headquarters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 25.

rides, a pumpkin patch, milk the cow and children’s games. The police department and fire house will be open for tours and refreshments will be served. The Oak Lawn Park District will hold Spookview from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St. A children’ costume parade will begin at 1 p.m. Admission is free and $10 wristbands for all activities will be sold. There will be several other yard displays and haunted houses in the area: Evergreen Park The Resurrection Graveyard Haunted House at 9421 S. Country Club Drive takes place Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18-20, Oct. 25-31 and Nov. 1-2. The hours are 7 to 10 p.m. on weekdays and Sundays and 7 to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The fee is $5. Oak Lawn The Terror on Tulley Torture at 8729 Tulley Ave. runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17-20, Oct. 24-27 and Oct. 31. Times are 7 to 10 p.m. on Sundays and Oct. 28 through Oct. 20 and 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Oct. 31. The Spirits on Sproat and Gallery of the Dead at 9028 Sproat Ave. runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18 to 20 and Oct. 25 through Oct. 31. Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28 to Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. The Gallery of the Dead is in its 10th year and features new props and lighting for 2013. Live, scary characters mingle with the

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Monsters will make up some of the fun at haunted houses and yard displays for the Halloween season. crowds, so beware. The display is not recommended for younger children. The Midnight Terror Haunted House, 5755 W. 97th St., runs from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17 to Oct. 20, Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 and Oct. 29 through Oct. 31. The hours are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Midnight Terror Haunted House started as a small yard display in 2000 and has grown in a full walk-through haunted house. More than 5,000 people passed through the haunted house last year.

Palos Hills The annual Haunted Hayride Through the Old Lake n Park runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 18-19 at 10801 S. Roberts Road. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. Halloween children’s activities will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at Lake n Park. Hay wagon rides, crafts, a bounce house and the Mad Science Halloween Show all be featured during the festivities. The fee is $5 and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Worth The Creatures of the Blackened Night yard display at 7328 W. 113th Place takes place through Oct. 31. Hours are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The Nightmare on the Terrace, 12-room haunted house takes place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 and Oct. 25 through Oct. 27. The fee is $8.

Community Briefs Chicago Ridge Ridgeland meeting Oct. 29

Ridgeland Corridor officials are working with neighboring communities to study Ridgeland Avenue between 79th and 135th Streets. The goal is to transform Ridgeland Avenue into a street that better accommodates businesses, neighborhoods, commuters, bikers and walkers. A public information meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Chicago Ridge Village Hall. Funded by the Regional Transportation Authority, the Ridgeland Avenue Corridor Study is a planning initiative of the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways.

Cook County Photo contest voting started

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is holding its second annual public photo contest. The winning photographs will be featured in the 2014 Forest Preserves of Cook County Wall Calendar and in an exhibition in the Cook County building in downtown Chicago and suburban courthouses. Nearly 300 photos featuring forest preserve landscapes, flora, fauna, and recreational activities were entered into the contest by local photographers. The public will have the opportunity to vote on the top submissions through the Forest Preserves’ Facebook page through Oct. 15 (http://www. facebook.com/fpdcc). Photos from the contest will be featured on the calendar’s cover, and in each of 11 months; the

remaining month will feature the winning shot from a Forest Preserves of Cook County staff contest. In addition to being featured in the Forest Preserves’ 2014 calendar and exhibition, the top vote-getters will also receive a Get Out and Enjoy the Forest Preserves prize package, including free passes to the Brookfield Zoo, a picnic permit fee waiver, passes to the Forest Preserve aquatics center of their choice, and a naturalist-led guided tour of the Preserve of their choice. Everyone who votes in the contest will also be entered into a drawing to receive the prize package.

Oak Lawn Race to Nowhere discussion

A discussion on the pressures facing our children today will take place at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn. The documentary, “Race to Nowhere” will be shown and focuses on the pressures facing our children today in terms of education, the pressure to perform, activity schedule overload and how that pressure, for some kids, impacts both their physical and emotional health and development, as well as their engagement with learning. At the conclusion of the documentary, an expert panel will talk briefly about their experiences and then field questions from the audience. Our panel discussion will include Senator Bill Cunningham of the 18th District.

Epidermolysis Bullosa awareness event

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rare genetic connective tissue disorder that causes painful blistering of the skin and the mucous membranes. It affects one in every 50,000 live births and can often times be fatal within the first year. There will be an awareness event from noon to 3:30 p.m. for families and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for adults October 26th at the Stony Creek Golf Course 5850 West 103rd Street. The family portion is free and adult session is $20 per person. All of the proceeds will be donated to The Butterfly Fund, a non-profit 501c3 foundation that is dedicated to helping those as delicate as butterflies. Donations can also be made on The Butterfly Funds website,http://thebutterflyfund.org/donations/ and under the PURPOSE tab list “In Honor of The Butterfly Bash”. The Butterfly Fund is an IRS recognized tax exempt 501c3 Non-Profit Charitable Foundation #27-2762807, and therefore any donation is tax deductible. If you would like to learn more about the event please visit http://mandykuts. wix.com/butterflybash.

Various Locations SXU hosts lecture on women in Civil War

Learn about the role of women during the Civil War on Oct. 15 at Saint Xavier University’s 2013 John T. Farrell, Sr. Fall Forum. “Women of the Civil War” by Jim Weren is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Butler Reception Room, located in the Warde Academic Center at SXU’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Weren, of Naperville, is a Civil War expert, portrait artist, and storyteller. Through a series of detailed pencil drawings, intriguing anecdotes and historical facts, Weren tells tales of the Civil War and enhances the history lessons found in textbooks. His presentation features more than 50 women of the era — living as soldiers, doctors, lawyers, freed slaves, nurses, teachers, spies, writers, abolitionists, artists, journalists, wives and mothers.

Palos Township hosts cholesterol screening Palos Township Health Service will hold a cholesterol screening from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 21. A total cholesterol screening is $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. This test tells only the total cholesterol value. Fasting is preferred. The Cholestech test tells the total value, the high density, the low density, the triglyceride value, and the ratios as well as glucose values. Do not eat or drink after midnight the night before the test. A fee of $35 is charged for residents and $45 for non-residents. A Hemoglobin A1C test can be performed for diabetics, which reflects the average blood sugar levels over the previous three months. No fasting is required for this test. The fee is $10 for residents and $15 for nonresidents. All fees are cash only. Call the Health Service to schedule an appointment at 708-598-2441. All screenings are done at Palos Township at 10802 S. Roberts Rd. in Palos Hills.

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The American people never voted for Obamacare By Robert Romano As a famous German propagandist once said, if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. Elections have consequences, it is true. And in 2008, following the epic market crash and financial crisis, Republicans were demolished in the general election, losing the White House while Democrats picked up seats in the House and Senate. And yet, as catastrophic as that was for the GOP, Democrats did not achieve a complete lock on government. They still only had 59 seats in the U.S. Senate, one short of a filibuster-proof super majority in that body. It was not until the late Sen. Arlen Specter, a lifelong Republican, switched parties in April 2009 to join Democrats, providing the 60th vote in favor of Obamacare in December 2009. But to argue this was somehow a sweeping mandate for overhauling the nation’s health care system is a bit specious. After all, when voters were given their opportunity to render their verdict on Specter in 2010 — and thus Obamacare — they threw Specter out on his ear in favor of now Sen. Pat Toomey. Again, Toomey was an Obamacare opponent. In that respect, if the issue in the 2004 primary had been national health care, it is not outlandish to suggest that Specter might not have prevailed. Even in the state of Massachusetts, when socialized medicine advocate Ted Kennedy passed away, and voters had an opportunity to affirm their support for Obamacare, they elected Scott Brown on the platform that he would vote against it. In 2010, after Brown was sworn in and when Democrats could no longer get to 60, they made several modifications to Obamacare using the simple majority reconciliation process, getting around traditional order in the Senate that typically requires 60 votes. Again, hardly a sweeping mandate for a law that only came into being because Specter duped Pennsylvania voters by changing his party affiliation. If elections had the consequences voters

intended, Obamacare would have been killed at inception by being blocked in the Senate. To argue otherwise is to make the claim that somehow, in 2004, when Specter was reelected as a Republican, Pennsylvania voters secretly knew of his plans to switch parties (and vote for Obamacare) when it became clear he would lose to Toomey in the 2010 GOP primary. Which, of course, is ridiculous. In fact, Pennsylvania voters have a history of rejecting nationalized health care supporters, including Rick Santorum’s victory over appointed incumbent Harris Wofford in 1994. This history flies in the face of the Democrat narrative that elections have consequences. The American people did not vote for Obamacare. Instead, the law was enacted without a single Republican voting for it in the Senate. And now with Obamacare set to fully go into effect in 2014, the American people are to believe that the debate is over. That it’s a done deal, the law of land, and we just need to move on as a nation. That, the only role for the Republican-controlled House of Representatives — which was reelected in 2012 — is to rubber stamp the law’s funding. That there can be no discussion on this point. No negotiation with House leaders. But as House Speaker John Boehner recently stated, “It just doesn’t work that way.” Yes, elections do have consequences, but to get anything done in the U.S. Senate, you need 60, not 51. And, to get any appropriations passed, they must be originated and get through the House of Representatives. So, if Democrats really want the so-called shutdown to end, perhaps they should try sitting down with Boehner and talking about Obamacare. Grandstanding and pretending the law came into being via popular acclaim while effectively shoving it down the nation’s throat is a continuation of a big lie in the hopes that voters won’t remember what really happened. Robert Romano is the senior editor of Americans for Limited Government.

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Zoning out free speech on college campuses By Charles C. Haynes Robert Van Tuinen’s run-in with campus police would be a funny story — if it weren’t such a disturbing example of how freedom of speech is under assault on many American college and university campuses. As reported in The Daily Caller and elsewhere, Van Tuinen, a student at Modesto Junior College in California, was stopped from handing out copies of the Constitution on September 17 — the 226th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. College officials informed Van Tuinen that he could get permission to distribute the Constitution, but only if he pre-registered for time in the “free speech zone” — a tiny concrete slab big enough for two people. Looking over the calendar, an administrator told Van Tuinen that she has “two people on campus right now, so you’d have to wait until either the 20th, 27th, or you can go into October.” It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry. Virtually everything about the Modesto Junior College “free speech” policy is wrongheaded and unconstitutional. As Robert Shibley of the

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) explains, the college “sent police to enforce an unconstitutional rule, said that students could not freely distribute literature, placed a waiting period on free speech, produced an artificial scarcity of room for free speech with a tiny ‘free speech area,’ and limited the number of speakers on campus to two at a time.” Outrageous, yes, but sadly all too common: According to research conducted by FIRE, one in six of the nation’s 400 top colleges and universities currently have “free speech zones,” Orwellian doublespeak for “restrict speech zones.” (To find a campus “free speech zone” near you, visit thefire.org<http://www. fire.org>.) When challenged, colleges sometimes back down — or lose in court. In 2012, for example, a federal judge ruled that the University of Cincinnati’s “free speech zone” violated the First Amendment. But many policies limiting free speech on campus remain in force as instruments for chilling and limiting freedom of expres-

sion at scores of schools nationwide. Why have so many American institutions of higher learning, reputed bastions of intellectual freedom, retreated into fear of freedom? Are school officials afraid of debate and dissent? Are they trying to keep people (outside the zone) from hearing words that may offend someone? Whatever the bureaucratic anxieties that underlie speech restrictions on campus, “free speech zones” send the message to students that freedom of speech is a privilege doled out by administrators — not a fundamental human right. Robert Van Tuinen’s classmates appear to have gotten the message. According to Van Tuinen, instead of rallying to his cause, student government leaders criticized him for besmirching the name of the college. I encountered a similar attitude first-hand on a recent visit to a major university. When I asked the newly elected student body president what he planned to do in office, he excitedly described his proposal to establish a “free speech zone” on

campus. When I asked why, he explained that students need a place to speak out for what they believe. When I suggested that in the land of the free, the entire campus should be a “free speech zone,” he just stared at me as though I were speaking gibberish. One can only hope that Robert Van Tuinen’s simple act of civil disobedience inspires other like-minded students to challenge unconstitutional regulations on free speech at public colleges and universities across America. They should take a page from Van Tuinen’s playbook and hand out copies of the Bill of Rights outside the zone — and challenge school officials to explain why students are barred from exercising their right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C. Web: religiousfreedomeducation.org. Email: Chaynes@ newseum.org.

Letters to the Editor ALS event made $825K

Dear Editor: ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, can trap a person inside a body that no longer works. Daily activities can be challenging and maybe impossible. Socializing becomes harder and people often feel isolated. But at the 12th Annual Les Turner ALS Walk For Life, the ALS community joined together in support of one another. Held at Soldier Field, the event attracted more than 6,500 people and participants have raised more than $825,000 for research, patient care and educational programs. Teams honored people living with ALS and paid tribute to those who have lost their battle. Participants gave 110 percent. For example, Paul Launer’s Iron Horse Brigade raised $78,000 to become the top fundrais-

ing team, and the Walk For Life Family Chairs, The Bob Simonds Team, inspired others by raising $57,000. On behalf of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, I want to thank the participants, volunteers, donors and sponsors for their support. We were thrilled to welcome back Kathy Hart of 101.9FM The Mix and Phil Schwarz of ABC7 as our hosts, and were touched by their personal stories of how ALS has affected their families. Established in 1977, the Les Turner ALS Foundation is one of the nation’s preeminent organizations dedicated to the treatment and elimination of ALS. The Foundation is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine where it funds two research laboratories and a multi-disciplinary clinical program. The Foundation also offers patient services and educational activities.

To those who donated and to the thousands who joined us at the ALS Walk For Life, thank you. Your support helps keep hope alive. Wendy Abrams Executive Director Les Turner ALS Foundation, Skokie

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What do you say? Has your golf game improved this year? (Asked at Water’s Edge Golf Course in Worth)

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Ed Ward, Oak Lawn No, I’m getting older.”

John Keating, Palos Heights “No. Lack of talent.”

Kris Horwath, Summit “It has. With more practice, I’m playing better than I ever have.”

Rich Pachura, Chicago “It stayed the same. I haven’t got much practice this year.”

Tom Kirer, Orland Park “Yes, it did. I played more. I’m retired now.

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Death Notices Margaret N. Kinloch Margaret N. Kinloch (née Nielson), 86, of Chicago Ridge died Friday at Manor Care West in Palos Heights/ Services and interment were private. Mrs. Kinloch was born in Chicago and was a homemaker. William F. Maloney William F. Maloney, 69, of Hickory Hills, died Friday at home. Visitation was Wednesday at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth. The funeral is today, Thursday, at 10 a.m. at St. Patricia Church in Hickory Hills. Burial is today, Thursday, at Resurrection Cemetery. Mr. Maloney is survived by his

wife, Sandra Maloney and children Paul, Holly Muehlbauer and Gregory Maloney. He was the brother of Mary (Michael) Tanty and Pat Maloney. He was born in Chicago and was a teacher for Chicago Public Schools for 35 years.

brother, Leslie. He was born in East Chicago, Ind., and was a dock foreman. Juanita C. Smith Juanita C. Smith (née Cladio), 91, of Worth died Sept. 30 at Palos Community Hospital. Visitation was last Thursday at Schmaedeke Funeral Home and the funeral was held Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Palos Hills. Burial was at St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park.

The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church presents its 41st artist, craft and vendor bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20. There will also be food available including homemade Greek food and pastries to eat in or take home. There will also be a free pastry raffle. The bazaar will take place at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Community Center, 10301 S. Kolmar Ave. in Oak Lawn. Admission is $1 and there is plenty of free parking. For more information, call 636-7874 or e-mail stnickphilo@yahoo.com. *** The Oak Lawn Community High School PTSA will host its annual Holiday Craft Show along with the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce’s Business Showcase from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 19. This year’s event will also include a Community Health Fair presented by Jewel-Osco. Admission and parking are free. Handmade items from many area crafters will be on display. Proceeds benefit the PTSA student scholarship fund.

Worth rallies to Kick it With Karen Saturday night By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter

Karen Schnelle-Marrello remembers the look on her phyJames J. Molnar sician’s face as he reviewed her James J. Molnar, 73, of Worth CAT scan results. died Saturday at home. Visita “You know you’re in deep water tion will be held today, Thurswhen the doctor’s face falls when day, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at he’s looking at the CAT scan,” Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Schnelle-Marrello said. Worth. Services will be at 11:30 Mrs. Smith is survived by her The lifelong Worth resident had Friday at the funeral home. En- children, Gilbert H. Smith and the test after antibiotics and a tombment is at Resurrection Menuela Guerra. Mrs. Smith steroids did nothing to relieve Cemetery. was born in Texas and was a what she believed was a sinus Mr. Molnar is survived by his homemaker. infection. The CAT scan, however, revealed that Schnelle-Marrello was dealing with a condition far more serious that a sinus infection. Instead, the mother of six had a cancerous tumor behind *** her right eye. The Oak Lawn Community Her doctor told initially told High School PTSA will host a holiday craft show and Oak Neat Repeats Resale in Worth her the growth might not be Lawn business showcase featur- and Orland Park are celebrating cancerous, but Schnelle-Marrello ing health screenings from 10 their new look with expanded believed otherwise. “I knew in my gut we were a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at 9400 hours at both stores. Southwest Highway in Oak Starting on Sunday, Nov. 3, dealing with the bad one,” she Lawn. For more information Neat Repeats will be opening said. call 708-424-5200 extension from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volun- A biopsy revealed that Schteers are needed to work a 5 nelle-Marrello had esthesioneu5767 or visit olchs.org. Hour shift at either store. roblastoma, a rare form of can*** Our Lady of Loretto is looking For information, call the store cer involving the nasal cavity, for crafters for its annual holi- manager in Worth, at 7026 W. which can lead to loss of vision day craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 111th St., 361-6860, or Orland and taste. p.m. Dec. 1 at 8925 S. Kostner Park, at 9028 W. 159th St., 364- Schnelle-Marrello underwent a 14-hour surgery just days after Ave. Rentals are $35 per table. 7605. For more information, call 708- All sales at Neat Repeats Re- the diagnosis. The surgery was a sale benefit the clients served success, but the pain during re423-4206. by the Crisis Center for South covery was intense, she recalled. *** Hickory Hills Presbyterian Suburbia. The Crisis Center Nine days later, she lapsed into Church is looking for crafters for South Suburbia is an non- a coma after he brain shifted for this year’s Holiday Craft profit community organization to the rear of her skull. Bazaar on Nov. 2 at 8426 W. 95th that provides emergency shelter St. The rental fee for a 6-foot and other services for individutable is $30. For more informa- als and families victimized by domestic violence. October is tion call 708-423-6378. Domestic Violence Awareness Month. *** VFW Post 177 McDonaldLinn in Chicago Ridge will hold a holiday craft fair Nov. 9. Table rentals are $30 per table. For By Michele Kleczkowski more information call the post at 708-636-3220. In celebration of Gov. Patrick

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She awoke from the coma, but then faced four months of rigorous radiation and chemotherapy designed to destroy the small portion of the tumor not removed during surgery, she said. Four months later, SchnelleMarrello is doing well and is anxious to complete her recovery. To help offset expenses, Schnelle-Marrello’s friends and family will hold a benefit, Kicking It With Karen, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Chieftain Irish Bar, 6906 W. 111th St., Worth. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. The event will feature two bands, food, games and raffles. Monetary donations can be sent to Private Bank, 6825 W. 111th

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Meals on Wheels

The Evergreen Park Office of Citizens’ Services offers a Meals on Wheels program for village residents 60 years and older who are unable to prepare their own meals. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday. For more information call 422-8776.

55 and Up

Palos Hills residents 55 years and older meet from noon to 2 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. Tickets for events must be purchased one week in advance. Entertainment includes musicians, singers, luncheons, movies, plays and bingo.

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St., Worth, Ill., 60482. “The bills are astronomical,” said Colleen McElroy, a friend of Schnelle-Marrello and a Worth trustee. Schnelle-Marrello struggles with side effects, such as nausea and fatigue, and “my eyes no longer function together,” she said. “I’m holding out for a full recovery,” she said. Surgery, treatment and recovery have been costly. Insurance did not cover all of Schnelle-Marrello’s medical costs and she is unable to work during recovery. But the Worth community rallied behind her since her diagnosis by watching her children, preparing meals and running errands. “People missed her. The whole community banded together,” said McElroy, a member of the committee that planned the benefit. McElroy said is impressed with the way her friend handled the diagnosis and ensuing treatment. “She handled it like a champ,” she said. “Karen is a fighter. She handled it with such grace.” Schnelle-Marrello said she refused to let the condition defeat her. “My sense of humor is what got me through this,” she said. “Faith and humor—that’s what did it for me.” She added that she was not surprised but the support she received from her friends and neighbors. “It was more humbling than anything else,” she said.

PANDAS group to meet at Swallow Cliff Sunday

Quinn proclaiming Wednesday as PANDAS/PITAND/PANS PLOWS will host the next Awareness Day, the parent monthly legal clinic presented group, PANDAS Advocacy and by the Center for Disability and Support, invites the public to ceive a long-sleeve shirt. There join the group on the stairs at Elder Law (CDEL). will be awards, door prizes, food Low-income senior citizens may Swallow Cliff, in Palos Park and drink following the race. receive free assistance with a va- from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sun The start/finish line will be riety of legal matters including day. at Hickory Hills City Hall, 8652 powers of attorney, wills, land- It started a year ago with W. 95th Street. For more inforlord/tenant issues, collections and an article in the August 2012 mation about the race: www. Chicago Parent magazine and consumer fraud. e-clubhouse.org/sites/Hicko Appointments are necessary in a years’ time, PANADAS/ ryHills, or to signup online: and may be made by contacting PITAND/PANS Advocacy and w w w. s i g n m e u p . c o m / 9 3 0 4 3 . CDEL at 312-376-1880, Ext. 22.

The 12th annual Multiple Sclerosis Fundraiser — Raising Awareness takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at 114 Bourbon Street. All proceeds are donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society — Greater Illinois Chapter in Chicago. The event costs $30 and there will be a split the pot, raffle prizes and live entertainment. If you would like to volunteer This annual event was in- or become a sponsor please call spired by two women who have Vince Uzzardo 708-430-2210 or been fighting this disease for 30- email hickoryhillslions@gmail. plus years, Most Holy Redeemer com. parishioner Susan Berry and Proceeds from the race will St. Linus parishioner Mary help the Hickory Hills Lions Fecht. in their mission to provide “Family OwnedClub & Operated” *** programs and assistance to aid 10201 S. Roberts Rd.are blind or visually The Hickory Hills Lions Club people who will host the fourth annual Roar impaired. The Hickory Hills LiPalos Hills, Illinois 60465 and Run for Fun 5K Run/Walk ons Club has served the needs Serving Personalized race. The race will be held at 9 of the communityFuneral for more than All Faiths Choices a.m. Oct. 26. All participants re- 50 years.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Grade schools

Offord remembers mentorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisdom By Jim Hook District 117

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â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Matt Offord has a number of things in common with the man and mentor he replaced five years ago as an eighth-grade science teacher at Conrady Junior High School. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. (Bruce) Dalzell loved coming to work. He loved teaching the kids,â&#x20AC;? said Offord, 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I truly feel fortunate to have this opportunity to work in a district where I attended as a child and to teach a subject that I love. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is special to work in this district with so many talented people,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Dalzell was always enthusiastic about teaching. When you love what you do it is easy to be enthusiastic. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve discovered that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Offord hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed much in the last three decades. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten older, of course, and his boyish looks have given way to that of a man, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still the same wide-eyed kid at heart who caught every bug and snake he could find growing up in Palos Hills. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the things I enjoy most about teaching my students about science is having them realize that everything around them relates back to science,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything ties back to science, and science is the only subject that does that. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Dalzell lived science and he imparted his knowledge to all his students,â&#x20AC;? Offord said.

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Matt Offord still employs the philosophies of his mentor, Bruce Dalzell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He made a difference to me, and I want the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of my students.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Offord said that he has come a long way in the nearly five years heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a lot more comfortable in my ability to teach,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a little nervous when I started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a lot more at ease and involved in collaborating with everyone in our science department. That has been a huge help.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; He spent summers during his college years working at the district cutting grass and other jobs. Offord said it was

â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of weirdâ&#x20AC;? teaching in the same classroom where he once sat as a student. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Offord attended Dorn, Oak Ridge and Conrady before attending Stagg High School and then Illinois State University where he majored in biology. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Things have changed a bit in Offordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal life as well. He married his college sweetheart Jackie two years ago and the couple are the proud parents of a six-month-old son Lincoln. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Offord said his life is pretty good now. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come full-circle. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m home,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it feels really good to be home.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The first grade students at St. Louis de Montfort, 8840 S. Ridgeland in Oak Lawn, recently visited the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit at Brookfield Zoo. Students explored these extinct creatures as part of (Continued from page 7) St. Louis de Montfortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting new Target STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) program. Pictured from left to right are first graders Breanne Boss, Roman Vucinic, Oscar Siuta, Ryan cus) and its associated PITAND Odell, Emma Ciszek, Brandon Boss, Michael Swanson, Chloe Carabez, and Amelia Fudala. (Pediatric Infection Triggered Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder) and PANS (Pediatric Acute onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder), are medical, immune disorders that are becoming more and more prevalent throughout â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The Cook County Department cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to limit the spread of the inthe stand and the country. PANof Public Health reminds subur- nose, headache, muscle aches and fluenza virus. DAS is not rare, but is rarely ban Cook County residents that fatigue. While the flu can be par- â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘ Clean â&#x20AC;&#x201C; properly wash your diagnosed. It is more commonly everyone six months of age and ticularly dangerous to the elderly hands frequently misdiagnosed as Tourette Synolder should receive an influenza, or people with chronic illness who â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘ Cover â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cover your cough and drome, ADD ADHD, behavioral or flu vaccine. Getting a flu shot canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fight the debilitating effects of sneeze disorders, bi-polar disorder, OCD in October ensures complete cov- the virus, anyone can get the flu. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘ Contain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; contain your germs and even autism. erage during the flu season which â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Protect yourself and those around by staying home if you are sick â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The group will use this climb at typically runs between October and you and get vaccinated, today. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; To get a seasonal flu vaccine, Swallow Cliff climb as representaMay every year. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Vaccine is available at your local residents in suburban Cook County tion of the difficult tasks these â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early in the flu season but pharmacy, family doctor and grocery should contact their family doctor, children and families face every now is the best time to get you and stores throughout suburban Cook visit their local pharmacist or attend day. Step by step, our families rise your family flu shots to be protected County. The 2013-14 flu vaccine will a public vaccination clinic. to the challenge before them. the entire season,â&#x20AC;? CCDPH COO protect against the three influenza â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; For more information on influâ&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; A copy of the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procDr. Terry Mason said. viruses that research indicates will enza, visit www.cookcountypublilamation will be on display and â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Flu is a virus that affects the be most common during the sea- chealth.org. our group will be on hand for respiratory system and is spread son. This includes an influenza A â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Watch for CCDPH seasonal insupport or questions. No donaprimarily when an infected person (H1N1) virus, influenza A (H3N2) fluenza updates on Facebook/ccdph tions will be solicited. In the coughs or sneezes. Symptoms of the virus, and influenza B virus. and Twitter/@cookcohealth. event of rain, the climb will be flu virus can range from mild to â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; In addition to getting vaccinated, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cook County canceled. life-threatening and include fever, residents should practice the three Dept. of Public Health â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; For more information, contact Michele Kleczkowski at 708-2808012, Kris Thompson at 630-9629310 or Wendy Nawara 630-4797143.

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Buck-ing the trend at Worthwood

â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; To help develop a positive feeling among students, Worthwoods School staff started handing out Wildcat Reward Bucks. These are given to students who show that they are going above and beyond the regular expectations of good grades and doing their homework on time. During the Student of the Month assemblies, these reward Kleczkoski is a Chicago Ridge bucks are put into a raffle and two winners are chosen and prizes are resident who has a son, Brendon, awarded. Pictured here are this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners, Leena Rahim and â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Wash all clothes and linens used with PANDAS. Jordan Rowe with Worthwoods School principal, Tim Hathhorn. by an infected child in hot water (130 degrees). (You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to wash every linen in the house.) Soak combs and brushes in hot water for 5-10 minutes, as well. Also soak headbands, barrettes and other hair accessories in rubbing alcohol or Lysol for an hour. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; If OTC products fail, there are numerous options now available by prescription, so give your pediatrician a call before you start contemplating drastic measures. A crewcut is an easy alternative for boys, but just not as cute on schoolaged girls!

The Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

Head lice have gone back to school, too! â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Kids are back in school and guess what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be seeing soon? If you guessed lice, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right! â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Head lice are common among children. They seem to occur most often in the 3- to 12-year-old age group. Head lice do not spread disease and are not due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;being dirtyâ&#x20AC;? or because of â&#x20AC;&#x153;poor hygiene.â&#x20AC;? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there are 6-12 million lice cases in America per year. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Lice outbreaks are seen secondary to direct head-to-head contact, as lice cannot jump, hop or fly. While they can crawl, they really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live well off of the hair, as they are obligate parasites. Lice have feet that are perfect for holding onto human hair, and they have a hard time gripping other materials. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; While a louse can live up to 30

days on the head, it dies within a day or two after falling off the scalp, so lice are not walking around your house just waiting to crawl onto someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head. Patients also ask if their pets gave children lice. The answer is no, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shave your pet! â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; If you find your child comes home from school with not only homework, but lice, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to start treatment with an over-the-counter product that ontains permethrin. Follow the package directions EXACTLY. In many cases, a second application is recommended 7-10 days after the first. It may take up to 8-12 hours for the bugs to die after treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Use nit comb to remove dead lice and nits from a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head. Continue to check the youngsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scalp and use the nit comb every 2 to 3 days for a while after treatment to improve the chances of success.

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Singers wash more than 100 cars â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School Chorus Car Wash was held Sept. 21 and Concert Chorus, Sunrise Singers, and the Village Singers Community Chorus had sunny day to wash a total of 107 cars. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Virginia Ebner, music teacher and car wash leader, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our community gave generously and the choruses received donations totaling $1,117.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; In the photo brother and sister duo, Kyle and Katelyn Haak, had their own unique way of drying off cars at the OLHMS Chorus Car Wash.

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No babbling by 12 months.

No words by 16 months.

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High schools & College

Richards football players honor their favorite teachers By Bob McParland District 218 High school teachers occupy central roles in the lives of teenagers. As role models, educators and coaches, these adults affect students during a time of great personal and social growth. And most students appreciate their influence. Each year, varsity football players from Richards High School receive an unusual opportunity to express their gratitude. On the day of a game, the players present their jersey to a favorite teacher to wear. The gesture carries great meaning for teachers. Rahaf Othman received a

jersey from Santiago Calderon. He told Othman that she was one of the best teachers at Richards. “It’s a pretty great feeling to be appreciated. It’s an awesome feeling to be referred to as one of the best teachers at Richards,” said Othman. When asked to explain why Othman stood apart, Calderon spared no words. “I chose Ms. O because I looked at her as a role model. She always made class fun and actually made me look forward to class. She helped me whenever I needed it. She was great. To sum it up, she’s one of the best teachers at Richards,” Calderon said. Like Calderon, Andrew Ven-

erable gave his jersey to English teacher Meagan Coleman because of her effectiveness as an educator. “He said he picked me because he enjoyed my class his junior year and that we had interesting conversations in the class,” Coleman said. Maybe Savon Robinson, who wears jersey number 7, expressed himself clearest in his appreciation for business education teacher Jamie Soderstrom. “You have stuck with me through all my smart and notso-smart decisions. You tell it how it is and don’t yell, because yelling gets toned out. You’re just my guy, Mr. Soderstrom,” Robinson said.

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A little fun before the run Members of the St. Xavier University band entertain the crowd before Saturday’s 13th annual 5K Run, which was a part of the school’s homecoming celebration.

Class Reunions The Kelly High School Class of 1963 is planning a 50th reunion for this fall. The planning committee is seeking classmates. For more information or to have your name placed on the distribution list for the formal invitation contact Bernadette (Bernie) Petrauskas at 630-469-9418 or bernptrsks@yahoo.com.

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was nominated by EPCHS principal Mr. Bill Sanderson, and selected to represent the south region covered by Office Max. The national initiative aims to relieve and support teachers who spend their own money on much-needed classroom supplies. OfficeMax consumers and business clients contributed nearly $700,000 in additional school supplies through this summer’s in-store supply drive held at OfficeMax stores across the country. These additional supplies were donated Oct. 1 to

dren, and yet many teachers and schools face significant challenges to make ends meet in the classroom due to budget shortfalls,” said Carolynn Brooks, vice president, chief diversity officer and president of OfficeMax Charitable Foundation. “OfficeMax is proud to be hosting its seventh year of A Day Made Better, where we join our customers in helping teachers and schools secure the supplies they need to succeed.” To the average American teacher, back to school means

classrooms. Since 2007, A Day Made Better and other OfficeMax Goodworks programs have contributed more than $25 million in grants and supplies to support more than 31,000 teachers and their classrooms. Additionally, through the annual event, OfficeMax has helped its nonprofit partner AdoptAClassroom.org secure funding for more than 100,000 classrooms nationwide.

Evergreen Park’s Castillo commended Evergreen Park Community High School Principal, William Sanderson, announced that Koren Castillo has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test. Shown in the photo are guidance counselor Nancy Harvey, Koren Castillo, Principal William Sanderson.

—Submitted by Evergreen Park Community High School

Bulletin Board Chicago Christian H.S.

Chicago Christian High School will host an Open House on Sunday. Registration begins at 1:45 p.m. and the program starts at 2 p.m. Anyone who may be interested in learning more about academic and co-curricular opportunities at CCHS are encouraged to attend. Current students, parents, and faculty will be on hand to answer any questions and lead sessions. For further information, call 708-388-7656.

Chicago Ridge

The Veterans Of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary No. 177 of Chicago Ridge is sponsoring a poster contest for first through third grade students and an essay contest for fourth and fifth graders. The fourth and fifth graders graders will write on the topic “How do our veterans serve America?” The essay should be no longer than 200 words and should be typed or neatly handwritten in black ink. The cover sheet for the essay should contain: student’s name, school, age of student and grade. The deadline is Nov. 6. The theme for the poster for first, second and third graders is “I am a proud American.” The poster should be no larger than 14 by 22 inches. Students may use any type coloring agents like crayons, paints, markers, etc. On the back of the poster please include: the student’s name, the age of the students and the grade. The deadline is Nov. 6. For

more information on either contest, contact Renee at 630452-9447.

Mount Assisi

The Mount Assis Booster Club presents its 10th annual Comedy Night Saturday, Nov. 2, at the school, 13860 Main St. in Lemont. Doors open 6:15 p.m., dinner 7:15 p.m., show 8:30 p.m. Featuring a night of comedy and dinner by Uncle Bub’s. Tickets cost $35 and include buffet dinner, beer, wine, pop, water, and comedy show. Must be 21 or over to attend. To register, contact Gail Andjulis andjul4@yahoo.com, or call 224-9922.

Oak Lawn

Thanks to Oak Lawn Community High School, the Oak Lawn Public Library reported a recording-breaking 92 high school students participated in its summer reading program, with 47 teens meeting their goal of reading 1,800 pages in the three months. The top 15 readers read over 166,200 pages. The public library hopes to continue to break summer reading records with next year’s science-themed program, “Spark a Reaction.” The Oak Lawn Public Library also reports that its Required Reading Shelf was very successful. OLCHS joined other area schools, such as Simmons Middle School and Richards High School, in submitting required reading lists to the public library. These books were then available in multiple copies at the public library. The public library hopes to expand

the collection to include audio and e-book versions as options in 2014. The OLCHS Media Center works closely with the public library. To celebrate Teen Read Week, both groups will be hosting a joint library craft at the OLCHS Media Center from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. Students in grades 7-12 are invited to create an out of this world craft & enjoy free pizza. This year’s theme is “Seek the Unknown.” *** Oak Lawn Community High School performances of “Beauty and the Beast” will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 through Oct. 27. A special children’s matinee will also take place at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 where children will have the opportunity to be a part of the show and get their picture taken and receive autographs with Belle, the Beast, and the other enchanted objects. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets can be purchased through the ticket hotline at 424-5200 ext. 5920.

Queen of Peace

Queen of Peace and St. Laurence high schools will be hosting a Mass for first responders at 10 a.m. Oct. 20. Family, friends and the community are invited to honor all active and retired police officers, firefighters/EMS and all branches of the military. Queen of Peace High School is located at 7659 S. Linder Ave. in Burbank. Refreshments will be served immediately following Mass. RSVP by Oct. 18 to 708-458-7600 or gardast@queenofpeacehs.org.

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Inside every child is a hidden strength, an unknown ability, a hero waiting to be discovered. In afterschool programs, kids get involved in all kinds of activities – scholastic, athletic and creative. Activities that help them realize they have the potential to do better and reach further than they ever imagined. Because in the end, that’s what makes a hero. Let us know you want afterschool programs in your area. Call 1-800-USA-LEARN.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Chicago Ridge

The Chicago Ridge Park District is taking team registration for 4th through 8th grade boys basketball and girls volleyball leagues. For registration information, please call 708-423-3959 or visit our website www.chicagoridgeparks.com.

Evergreen Park

Evergreen Park will offer classes in tumbling, preschool open gym, kids boot camp, kids fitness, Irish dance, Taekwondo, color guard, drama, performing arts, cheer tumbling, cooking and Yoga starting Tuesday. For more information call, 708-2293373. *** The Evergreen Park Office of Citizens’ Services will take a seven-day trip to “Christmas at the Biltmore House and Dollywood” in Tennessee from Nov. 10 to 16. Cost includes transportation, hotel, some meals, and admission to Dollywood and Biltmore Estate. For more information call 422-8776.

Hickory Hills

Open basketball for 5th through 12th grade boys and girls is available on Fridays through Dec. 20. The 5th through 8th graders attend from 4 to 6:15 p.m. The 9th through 12th graders attend from 6:309:30 p.m. at Krueger Park Rec. Center, 9100 S. 88th Ave. The fee is $3 to $5 each session. *** The Hickory Hills Park District has openings in its preschool classes. Five-day class is $1,540, three-day class (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) is $860, and two-day class (Tuesday and Thursday) is $695. Classes run through May 2014. Class times are 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for registration. Parents must provide child’s birth certificate and immunization records. For more information call 598-1233 or visit hhparkdistrct.org.

Oak Lawn

Chicago Ridge will host youth basketball and volleyball. $3 ages 10 and under. Scary Volunteers are needed for this event please call or stop into the Community Activity Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. The phone number is 708-430-4500. There will be mandatory meeting for all volunteers at the Community Activity Center Oct. 14th. Forms will be available to sign by parents or adults attending as volunteers.

Worth

This month Worth Park District is traveling to Wildfire in Oakbrook on Wednesday. The cost is $8 per residents, $12 for Non-residents. Trips leave from the Terrace Centre at 10:30 am and expect to return by 2 p.m. each afternoon. Also on the Palos Hills menu this fall will be Pappa The Palos Hills Community deux in Westmont on November Resource & Recreation Dept., 20, and Aodake in Romeoville will host its annual Haunted on December 18. Hayride, on 108th& Roberts Road in Palos Hills from 7 p.m. For more information and deto 9 p.m. Oct. 18 and Oct. 19. tails on registration for these The cost is $5 for adults and programs and more please call Duplicate bridge will be held at 11:30 a.m. Mondays at the Oak View Center. Cost is $7 per person and includes a light lunch. For more information, call 857-2200.

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708-448-7080 or visit the Terrace Centre at 11500 S. Beloit Avenue in Worth. *** Pickle Ball will be at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. Pickle Ball is a cross between tennis and ping-pong and involves strategies such as lobbing, drive shots and overhead slams. Cost is $1. *** Open gym basketball is offered at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $1. *** The Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., has an indoor playground featuring slides, a climbing wall, tree house and more for children who can walk through 4 years old. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fee is $1 for residents, $2 for non-residents. For more information call 4487080 or visit worthparkdistrict. org.

The Evergreen Park Public Library is at 9400 S. Troy Ave. The phone number is 422-8522. *** The library invites children of ages 3 to 5 years to Preschool Story Time on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays through Oct. 25. Children will try to have fun with engaging books, songs and activities as they build their early literacy skills. *** On Tuesdays or Wednesdays through Oct. 23 kids ages 18-35 months are invited to Toddler Time, an interactive story time. Registration is required. For more information, call 708-422-8522. *** The Monarch Club for children in kindergarten through third grade will meet at the library, 9400 on Oct. 16 and 23. Participants will listen to Illinois children’s choice book award nominations and have fun with crafts and games. Registration is required. For more information, call 708-422-8522. *** On Thursdays through Oct. 24 kids ages birth to 17 months are invited to enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories, during Baby Bookworms. The program is offered at either 9:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call 708-422-8522. *** Yoga for children in grades 35 will be offered Thursdays, Oct. 10, 17, and 24 at 4 p.m. Certified instructor Joan Zigulich will teach participants to exercise, relax, focus, and strengthen their mind and body through postures, breathing exercises and relaxation. Children should wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat or towel. Registration is required. For more information, call 708-422-8522. *** The library is offering a Learn to Crochet class for adults and teens on Tuesdays, through Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Beginners bring an H/8 crochet hook. Yarn will be provided. All others should bring a current project. Registration required. For more information, call 708-422-8522. *** The library is accepting applications for exhibits at its Mini Maker Faire to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 19. The event will celebrate the do-it-yourself mind set by showcasing various projects in a show-and-tell format. Submit projects at evergreenparklibrary.org.

Green Hills

One of the best ways to prevent emotional swings is to create and adhere to a diversified portfolio that spreads out your risk across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, cash and commodities. In September 2008, a client shrieked to me that “everything is going down!” But that was not exactly the case: this person’s 10 percent allocation in cash was just fine, as was her 30 percent holding in government bonds. That did not mean that the stock and commodities positions were doing well, but overall, the client was in far better shape because she owned more than risk assets. 3. Maintain a healthy emergency reserve fund. Bad luck can occur at any time. One great lesson of the crisis is that those who had ample emergency reserve funds (6 to 12 months of expenses for those who were employed and 12 to 24 months for those who were retired) had many more choices than those who did not. While a large cash cushion seems like a waste to some (“it’s not earning anything!”), it allowed many people to refrain from selling assets at the wrong time and/or from invading retirement accounts. Side note: The home equity lines of credit on which many relied for emergency reserves vanished during the crisis. 4. Put down 20 percent for a mortgage (and try to stick to plain vanilla home loans, like 15 or 30 year fixed rate mortgages, unless you really understand what you are doing!) Flashback to 2004-’07

Oak Lawn

The Oak Lawn Library is at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The phone number is 422-4990. *** The Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 S. Raymond Avenue, has an all-new Kids’ Corner. Highlighted by colorful murals from children’s author and illustrator Kevin Luthhardt, this spacious area offers plenty of outlets for creative play. Younger children can use the sensory wall allowing them to experience various textures, movements and sounds. Others can use the blocks, puzzles, trains and play kitchen. *** The library will host story-telling, read-alouds, songs and games at “After school Storytime” on at 4:45 p.m. today, Thursday and Oct. 24. Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24 from 4:45 p.m. *** The library will host “Baby Time!” from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, and Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. Stories, music and free-play are available for ages 6 months to 23 months with an adult. Registration is not required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information about this and other youth programs at the Library, call 708-422-4990 or visit www. oaklawnlibrary.org. *** The library will offer a “Science Club” for ages 4-13 that will specialize in math and science. Students will be completing hands-on activi-

ties in a variety of areas that utilize science, technology, engineering and math topics starting Oct. 21. For more information about this and other youth programs at the Library, call 708-422-4990 or visit www.oaklawnlibrary.org. *** The library will offer Teen Read Week next week. From 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, in the Young Adult area there will be a raffle of Fierce Reads tote bags, signed book plates and copies of four Fierce Reads. From 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, in the lower level meeting rooms dolls will be turned into zombies. All supplies will be provided. Bring your own doll, or use one from the library. From 6 to 7 p.m., Manga Mania — Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Young Adult area there will be a discussion of Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. *** The Friends of the Oak Lawn Library will host an “Incredible Edibles” bus trip on Thursday, Oct. 17. In-person registration begins Saturday at the Library from 9:3010:30 a.m. The tour begins with a one-hour visit to the Long Grove Confectionary Candy Factory in Buffalo Grove, complete with samples and time to shop in the outlet store. Enjoy a deep dish pizza and Chicken Louie lunch at Lou Malnati’s in Schaumburg. The visit concludes with a trip to Lynfred Winery in Roselle. Tour the cellars of this century old house and taste seven different fruits of the vine. The cost is $79 for members and $84 for non-members. Members must present a current membership card or receipt to receive the $5 discount. There is a two-ticket limit. This trip is not wheelchair accessible. *** Due to changes with the Village of Oak Lawn’s battery recycling program, the library will now only accept rechargeable batteries. Alkaline batteries do not need to be recycled anymore, since they no longer contain mercury. Rechargeable batteries should be dropped off at the first floor reception booth. *** The library sponsors three adult writers groups that meet year-round. A general interest group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

The Green Hills Public Library is at 8611 W. 103rd St. in Palos Hills. The phone number is 598-8446. *** Meet State Representative Mary E. Flowers (31st District) at the Green Hills Public Library District from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Thursday. Flowers is a strong advocate for and you will likely recall that you seniors and affordable or someone you knew was buying health care. She reprea home or refinancing with some sents most of Hickory cockamamie loan, which had Hills and will answer Oak Lawn Library is hosting a Science Club. “features” that allowed borrowers questions about legisto put down about 3 cents worth lation and any issues that you may LEGAL NOTICE of equity. There’s a good reason be concerned about. Refreshments that old rules of thumb work. will be served. *** Yes, Virginia, house prices can go down. And despite the recovery, There will be Teen Scary Movie please shun the advice from so- Night at 6 p.m. tonight, Thurscalled experts like Suze Orman, day. who are once again saying that 10 Hang out at the library to snack on some pizza, pop, and popcorn percent down is just fine. 5. Understand what is in your while we watch “The Grudge.’’ target date fund: Pre-crisis, many Bring your friends. investors had started to use funds in Celebrate Teen Read Week from which the fund manager “targets” Oct. 13–19. This year’s theme is your future date of retirement and adjusts the allocation as you near the time that you will need to access the money. Unfortunately, many of these funds were far riskier than investors understood. Whether it’s a target date fund or an age-based investment for your kid’s college fund, be sure to check Cholesterol screening out the risk level before you put at Palos Township a dollar to work. Palos Township Health Service Living through a crisis is never easy, so let’s try to at least from will hold a cholesterol screening on from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. it! on Oct. 21. (Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the A total cholesterol screening Emmy-nominated, Senior Business is $10 for residents and $15 for Analyst for CBS News. A former non-residents. This test tells only options trader and CIO of an the total cholesterol value. Fasting investment advisory firm, Jill covers is preferred. the economy, markets, investing and The Cholestech test tells the toanything else with a dollar sign on tal value, the high density, the low TV, radio (including her nationally density, the triglyceride value, and syndicated radio show), the web the ratios as well as glucose values. and her blog, “Jill on Money.” She Do not eat or drink after midnight welcomes comments and questions the night before the test. A fee of $35 is charged for residents and at askjill@jillonmoney.com.) $45 for non-residents. A Hemoglobin A1C test can be performed for diabetics which reflects the average blood sugar levels over the previous three months. No fasting is required for this test. The fee is $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. All fees are cash only. Call the Health Service to schedule an appointment at 708-598-2441. All screenings are done at Palos Township at 10802 South Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

Investor lessons from the financial crisis This month marks the fifth anniversary of the financial crisis, which tested every investor in America, from neophytes to the most jaded traders on the street. As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel once said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” While Emanuel was talking about politics, I think we can apply his statement to investor behavior leading up to and during the financial crisis. With five years of distance from the eye of the storm, here is my list of the top 5 lessons every investor can take away: 1. Keep cool: There are two emotions that influence our financial lives: fear and greed. At market tops, greed kicks in, and we tend to assume too much risk. Conversely, when the bottom falls out, fear takes over and makes us want to sell everything and hide under the bed. If you had sold all of your stocks during the first week of the crisis in September 2008, you would have been shielded from another 40+ percent in further losses (stocks bottomed out in March 2009). But how would you have known when to get back in? It is highly doubtful that most investors would have had the guts to buy when it seemed like stock indexes were hurtling towards zero! Stocks are up close to 150 percent since the March 2009 lows. 2. Maintain a diversified portfolio ... and don’t forget to rebalance.

“Seek the Unknown @ Your Library.” Submit a book review at the Youth Services Desk to enter for a chance to win a gift card. All book reviews will be posted on the Library’s Tumblr Page: greenhillslibraryteens.tumblr.com. *** There will Microsoft Word 2010 program from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Learn how to create letterheads, charts, tables, and to customize layouts for flyers. Registration is limited to four per class. *** Award-winning astrophysicist and national lecturer Kevin Manning will guide both young and old on an educational and entertaining exploration of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Manning uses an engaging style, hands-on activities, and assorted visuals throughout this fascinating exploration.

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Writers interested in screen-writing meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Budding children’s authors meet from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday each month. Meetings include readings, critiques and writing exercises. New members are welcome anytime. No registration required.

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By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Frank Salman reflects on the June kitchen fire that caused the Royalberry Waffle House and Restaurant to close temporarily and said the misfortune only led to opportunity. “It made us want to do everything,” Salman said. Indeed, Salman and his brother and co-owner, Zeek, completely renovated the eatery, 6417 W. 127th St., after the small fire caused the sprinklers to engage, resulting in water damage throughout the restaurant. The brothers enlisted local interior designer Caroline Carr, owner of Papillon Design, to lead the makeover project, which included new kitchen equipment, a juice bar and a completely

new interior. One thousand gold ceiling tiles, which took three days to spray paint, complement the remainder of the restaurant’s chic color scheme. New wall treatments — selected by Carr — are on display throughout the restaurant and new carpeting and reupholstered booths greets patrons. “Ambiance is very important,” Salman said. But it’s nothing without good

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A look at the new interior of Royalberry shows more space for customers after a wall was knocked down.

food and superior customer service, and Royalberry specializes in both. The restaurant offers an extensive breakfast menu featuring a wide selection of pancakes, waffles, French toast and crepes, eggs and omelets. Diners can enjoy breakfast any time of day. A wide assortment of burgers and sandwiches highlight the lunch menu, while the extensive dinner menu includes salads as well as chicken, seafood and beef dishes. Entrees are cooked and served by veteran employees, many who have worked for Royalberry since the start. “They kept in touch with me while we were closed,” said Salman, who relies on the experienced staff to run the restaurant at peak performance. “I don’t have to be here,” he said. But he often can be found at the restaurant, as he enjoys interacting with customers. “I love to mingle with the customers,” Salman said. “It’s like a hobby.” The Salman brothers acquired the restaurant in 2004 and decided to revamp and modernize the family restaurant. Salman said customers’ response to the recent renovation — which includes outdoor seating — has been positive. “I was amazed by the response,” he said. “I am noticing new faces.” Seniors and families enjoy the Royalberry fare as do students and professionals seeking a location for a business lunch,

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Frank Salman stands in the new outdoor area of his revamped Royalberry Waffle House and Restaurant. Damage from fire and water earlier this year caused changes at the Palos Heights restaurant. Salman said. And Salman makes sure to spend time each day visiting with customers new and old. Royalberry is open daily from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Carry out orders can be placed by calling 708-388-6200 or visiting www. royalberryrestaurant.com. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Breakfast food is a specialty at Royalberry, but the restaurant also serves lunch and dinner.

Lessons from save for retirement week

Congress has designated the third week in October as National Save for Retirement Week — which means it’s a good time to think about your own retirement savings strategies. Ensuring that you have Q: We just had a frustrating even feel safe climbing the stairs misrepresented his condo and enough money to support your experience with HomeAway to find our unit. The unit was we requested a refund based on chosen retirement lifestyle is and I need your help. I recently clean but shabby and clearly not the guarantee program. certainly important. Unforturented a condo in Laconia, luxurious. So far, we have made three nately, many of your fellow N.H., that we found through We felt so uncomfortable we attempts to collect a refund Americans have apparently the site. It was advertised as a did not take occupancy. We from HomeAway; all have been not done enough in the way “luxury” condo, and we paid a called HomeAway immediately denied. The reason? 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best as possible, estimate how much they will cost. Once you know what your retirement goals look like, you’ll be able to shape a strategy for achieving them. • Contribute as much as you can afford to your retirement accounts. No matter what your retirement goals may be, you’ll help yourself by contributing as much as you can possibly afford to your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. (At a minimum, put enough into your 401(k) to earn your employer’s matching contribution, if one is offered.) And if you reach the point where you can “max out” on these plans, look for other tax-advantaged investments to which you can contribute. • Invest for growth. To help you reach your goals, you’ll want to include a reasonable percentage of growth-oriented vehicles in your retirement accounts. The exact percentage will depend on your risk toler-

ance and your specific objectives, but it’s important to have that growth potential. Keep in mind, though, that investing in growth-oriented vehicles involves market risk and possible loss of principal. • Review your progress. At least once a year, review your portfolio to determine if its performance is still on track to help you make the progress you need to reach your goals. • Make changes as needed. If your investments are simply underperforming, you may need to make some changes. And in the years immediately preceding your retirement, you may also need to adjust your holdings, possibly by moving some dollars from growth-oriented investments to income-producing ones. However, even at this stage of your life, you may still need your portfolio to provide you with some growth potential — you could be retired for two or three decades, so you’ll want your money to last and to stay ahead of inflation. National Save for Retirement Week comes just once a year. Take its message to heart. Scott Johnson, CFP, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, 974-1965. Edward Jones does not provide legal advice. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.

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The thrill of krill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No more burping or nasty taste â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Education is a continuum. Even in the alternative medical community, new developments frequently change the manner in which we supplement, eat and even exercise. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; When it comes to nutrition and efficacy of various foods and supplements, the conventional community is playing catch up. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Since I was a young mom, I took a tablespoon of emulsified cod liver oil every morning. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as bad as you think. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; It seemed to do fine for me. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; But, about two years ago I gave up the cod liver oil for krill oil because it was discovered that krill oil is a much better animal-based source for both omega 3 fatty acids, as well as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The DHA and EPAs in krill are bound to what are known as phospholipids that make it more bioavailable. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The human body is unable to produce essential fatty acids, making supplementation through eating healthy fish (which is dif-

ficult these days) or taking omega 3s and DHA/EPAs, is necessary. Additionally, krill appears to be a better bet because it contains astaxanthin. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The antioxidant power of astax-

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anthin in krill, protect the nutrients from rancidity and oxidation. That is not the case with fish oil which can be very sensitive and unstable to harvesting, processing and storage. When it comes to krill oil, the omega 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are more bio-available, so less can be taken than with fish oil. Just a little note: Astaxanthin, when taken as a stand-alone supplement, should always be taken with a healthy fat for better absorption. The same

is true with vitamin D. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; One of the problems with fish oil is the mercury many fish contain. The larger the fish, the more mercury it may contain. Unfortunately, many offshore waterways and lakes are contaminated and contain mercury as well as other pollutants. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, the only fish he recommends â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and one that I love â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is wild-caught Alaskan salmon. Wild caught Alaskan salmon also contains astaxanthin, the antioxidant that gives it its red color and protects and preserves the oils in the fish. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Astaxanthin, as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written before, is an anti-inflammatory that helps reduce bad LDL cholesterol as well as assisting in glucose control. Astaxanthin also crosses the brain/blood barrier and helps both the brain and eyes. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Most krill come from the more pristine areas of the Antarctic. Krill are tiny, shrimp-like creatures that are harvested in the

cold, unpolluted waters around Antarctica. Krill are free from mercury and other heavy metals. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; A recent study in Montreal has shown krill to be more effective than fish at reducing inflammation as well as assisting in reducing cholesterol levels. Astaxanthin in krill provides exactly that as well as having the added benefit of reducing blood sugar. One of the most pleasant aspects of taking krill oil is that the nasty fish taste and burping that some people complain of, just disappears. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Remember, krill is from the shrimp family and considered a shellfish, so it should not be used by anyone allergic to shellfish. For those who can take krill, make certain you are getting the highest quality krill oil. Dee Woods is available to give presentations about alternative health treatments and healthy living. She can be reached at deewoods@comcast.net.

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Whatizit? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Last week, we tried to throw a curve at you with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;This old Cubâ&#x20AC;? reference to the closeup of a McCormick Farmall Cub tractor. But some of you saw right through it. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; We gave credit for anyone who used the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;tractorâ&#x20AC;? in their guess but the miserable WHATIZIT? board of directors put their collective rancid stinky foot down when it came to anyone guessing a lawn mower, utility vehicle or Cub Cadet. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Those who harvested good guesses were Worthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gene Sikora, Celeste Cameron, Carol and Jerry Janicki, Robert Solner, and George and Theresa Rebersky, Oak Lawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robert Foley and Evergreen Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bernie Mysliwiec. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; We had our first correct guess from Orland Park since we expanded south of the canal into Regional News territory. Jeff Braasch represented his village well and, as Mayor Dan McLaughlin would say, we are giving him a public pat on the back. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Errant guesses included lights at Wrigley Field and a guess of â&#x20AC;&#x153;2013 Tankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hot Rod of the Year Poteetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1934 Ford Nails (in hugger orange).â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; This week clue is that sports fans may recognize this piece of equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Send those guesses by Monday night to threreporter@comcast. net and put Whatizit? in the subject line. We also need your name and hometown.

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Wine an excellent answer to angina â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; During the past decade, heart researchers have conducted studies on heart attack victims to find the habits of these people. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; One survey, conducted at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., showed that 46 percent of heart attack sufferers were non-drinkers. After more research, the center concluded the risk of heart attack is 30 percent higher for non-drinkers than people who drink in moderation. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The relationship between alcohol and heart attacks has attracted much attention during the past few years. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has noted that moderate drinkers, in addition to being at lower risk of heart attack than non-drinkers, are also at lower risk than heavy drinkers. As is usually the case in life, with

alcohol moderation seems to be the key. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Wine has been used since the 18th century to treat angina pectoris, irregular spasms of the coronary arteries that produce stabbing pains accompanied by feelings of suffocation. During an attack, prompt relief is essential, and wine can accomplish this because it reduces anxiety and reduces the severity of the pain. Many angina sufferers find that a breakfast of fruit, lean meat and a little sherry leaves them feeling better than bacon and eggs with a cup of coffee and cream. Doctors may recommend two glasses of red wine, Port, Champagne or Medoc with dinner or at bedtime to reduce the likelihood of an attack. Champagne and Medoc are both very high in potassium, which is important

little to dispel that perception. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; HomeAway shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just stand behind your rental â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it should stand behind all of its rentals. (You shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay extra for it to guarantee its products, either, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beside the point.) â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impressed that you took so many photos of the shabby condo and that you documented your dispute in writing. Unfortunately, your next step would be to either dispute the credit card payment to the property owner or to take that person to small-claims court. Neither of those options sound like fun, so I contacted HomeAway on your behalf and asked it to review

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Battering Rams Reavis treated roughly by inspired Bulldogs By Ken Karrson Evergreen Park certainly did Reavis no favor. By squeezing out a victory over Richards in the closing seconds of a Week 5 showdown between two unbeaten squads, the Mustangs no doubt put Bulldogs players in an ugly frame of mind. Richards coach Tony Sheehan didn’t deny it, but stated that his guys used the Evergreen “wake-up call” in a positive manner. “This was probably one of our best weeks of practice,” Sheehan said. “The kids were really focused. I think they realize what’s in front of them and what’s at stake, and we came ready to play Friday night.”

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Sandburg’s Brian Langowski (in blue) and Homewood-Flossmoor’s Michael Johnson both stretch out parallel to the ground while seeking to pounce on a loose ball Friday night. Little went right for the Eagles, who dropped a 48-10 SWSC Blue decision in Orland Park.

H-F equals hurt, frustration Eagles’ QB injured in lopsided loss to Vikings By Ken Karrson The letters “H” and “F” in local high school circles are an abbreviation for Homewood-Flossmoor. Friday night, they also stood for something else: hurt and frustrated. Those words didn’t describe the Vikings, but their SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue foe from Orland Park. Sandburg entered the divisional contest with four victories in five tries, but still in search of one that might rightfully be thought of as a signature win. The Eagles must keep looking. H-F saw to that by seizing command of the game at Seliga Field

in less than six minutes. The Vikings erupted for three touchdowns over that span, one of them coming on a 50-yard gallop by sophomore Deante Harley-Hampton. His twin brother, Devonte, accounted for the other two scores, which were bridged by a Sandburg fumble. And the deficit quickly grew deeper for the home club, which notched only a field goal and touchdown before halftime. Meanwhile, H-F tacked on three more six-pointers in that same stretch and cruised in with a surprisingly easy 48-10 triumph one week after upsetting Lincoln-Way East. “It was about as bad as it could get,” Eagles coach Dave Wierzal said. “I know I don’t picture a

game going that bad that fast. They’re obviously a very, very good football team, and putting them in that position [of control] is bad.” “Psychologically, we have to find a way to move past this without [it] weighing us down or dwelling on it. We’ve got to focus on the task at hand.” That next task is a date with Lincoln-Way East. What makes it an even greater challenge than usual is that Sandburg (4-2, 3-1) will tangle with the Griffins minus the services of quarterback Sean Leland. While every Eagle was nursing emotional wounds following Friday’s rout, Leland also had to (Continued on page 3)

Did they ever. While the visiting Rams threatened to make some early noise, the Bulldogs’ defense refused Reavis entry into the end zone. Richards’ offense, meanwhile, racked up four firsthalf touchdowns and eventually claimed a resounding 40-0 South Suburban Conference Red triumph at Korhonen Field. “I hope it will continue,” Sheehan said of his team’s solid exhibition,” and I think it will. You’ve got to play your best every week or you’re going to get beat because this conference is so balanced. We learned that last week. “I think it was important to our kids to come out and dominate and show what kind of team we really are. It’s good for the

confidence.” Despite all of the Bulldogs’ preparation, they very nearly fell behind the Rams at the outset. Reavis advanced inside Richards’ red zone twice, doing so one time on a series kept alive by a fake punt and an ensuing penalty called against the hosts. However, the Bulldogs’ prevention corps stiffened in both instances, once by throwing a Rams ball carrier for a 1-yard loss on a fourth-and-2 play. Richards then proceeded to travel 89 yards in the other direction, with Tacari Carpenter providing the payoff on his catch of a 27-yard Hasan Muhammad-Rogers’ touchdown pass. (Continued on page 6)

Agents of fortune This time, Spartans get breaks, beat Astros By Ken Karrson The agents of misfortune suddenly got a few breaks to go their way. And those circumstances were enough for Oak Lawn to overcome its sometimes-erratic performance Friday night and bag its first victory since opening week. By no means was it easy — host Shepard, in fact, held a 20-7 halftime lead — but the Spartans were glad to accept a 21-20 South Suburban Conference Red win under any conditions. “Would you rather be lucky or good,” Oak Lawn coach Sean Lucas said with a chuckle. “We’ll take lucky this week.” For sure, the Spartans had been anything but that in recent weeks. Most frustrating to them were losses to Argo and Eisenhower in Weeks 4 and 5, both of which were administered by just two points. “We’ve been telling our players

all year we’re a good team,” Lucas said. “We just had to prove it.” Ironically, from a pure execution standpoint, Oak Lawn’s thirdyear leader thought his athletes had actually performed at a higher level versus the Argonauts and Cardinals than they did against the Astros. In Lucas’ opinion, the Spartans “didn’t play well at all [here].” That obviously wasn’t completely true, but Oak Lawn (2-4, 1-2) did itself no favors by coming away empty on its very first possession. The Spartans ventured all the way down to Shepard’s 1-yard line, but mishandled a third-down snap and then were stopped on fourth down. That might not have mattered had the Astros been immediately quieted, but the home team instead hit Oak Lawn with two long scoring plays in the first period. Emmanuel Williams (85-yard run) and Kyle Dye (83-yard pass from Shane Javorski) did the honors

for Shepard (0-6, 0-4), which had been held under 100 total yards three times during the season’s first five weeks. “The two juniors finally came through and made big plays,” Astros coach Dominic Passolano said. “There was energy there and enthusiasm there, [but] we flatlined offensively after that.” Not entirely, as Raphael Williams caught an 18-yard TD pass from Javorski to offset Ray Howard’s 5-yard scoring dash on the Spartans’ behalf and re-establish a double-digit edge for the hosts in the second quarter. But before that happened, Lucas thought Oak Lawn had been mired in some sluggishness of its own. “Our defense was really playing well except for those two plays,” he said, referring to Shepard’s pair of early six-pointers. “But we were down 14-0, which was big considering we probably should have been up 7-0. We were back (Continued on page 5)

Homecoming helplessness Mistake-prone, injury-plagued Cougars lose league opener By Ken Karrson Saturday’s homecoming football game at St. Xavier University started four hours earlier than scheduled because of a threat of bad weather. Nature’s worst was avoided, but what the host Cougars couldn’t dodge was a hefty share of bad luck. Already down a couple men on the defensive side, SXU’s ranks got thinned further when Jacob Ghinazzi was ejected from the Cougars’ Mid-States Football Association Midwest League opener because of helmet-to-helmet contact with a Grand View University player. And the Cougars weren’t spared grief on the offensive side, either, as both quarterback John Rhode (separated shoulder) and tailback Nick Pesek (severe ankle sprain) exited the game prematurely with injuries. To make matters even worse, SXU was also mistake-prone. Six turnovers plagued the home team,

and those miscues couldn’t be played through. Instead, the NAIA No. 4-ranked visitors toppled the No. 3 Cougars 48-21 at Bruce R. Deaton Field. The setback was just the second suffered by SXU at home in five seasons, and it was also the Cougars’ first Midwest League loss since 2006. For the past six years, they were part of the MSFA Mideast League. The most telling aspect of the defeat, however, was that it placed SXU (3-2, 0-1) in a somewhat precarious position as far as tournament qualifying goes. The Cougars may have already reached their limit in the number of losses they can afford while still meriting consideration for the 16-school NAIA playoffs in late November. And next up on the docket is a Saturday road date with No. 6-ranked University of St. Francis (Ind.) in Fort Wayne. Like SXU, the other batch of Cougars will enter the contest minus some key

skill-position individuals, which prompted Mike Feminis to describe the impending matchup as a clash between “two very proud programs that are both really dinged up.” “All we can keep talking about is our expectations as a program,” SXU’s coach said. “[Our athletes] know they’re going to have to raise their game up. Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us [about the injuries]. Guys have to step up, and we’ll get back to work.” And Feminis is not expecting anything less from his players simply because several of them are in the midst of their inaugural collegiate campaign. “Our freshmen have played five games against five pretty good opponents,” he said. “It’s not like they haven’t been in pressure situations, but they have no choice right now [except to prepare for more].” Photo by Jeff Vorva Grand View put pressure on the While players pile on and around him, Oak Lawn running back Ray Howard waits to see if officials Cougars by thrusting them into a award him a touchdown Friday night. They didn’t, but Howard scored on the next play to give the (Continued on page 4) Spartans the deciding points in a 21-20 SSC Red win over Shepard.

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Xavier University on Saturday four of the five members of this motley group of pigskin pickers would have been a perfect 10-0 last week. Curse the Vikings and curse their QB, Derek Fulton, who threw for four TDs. Technical note: The Stagg-Joliet Central game was accidentally omitted from last week’s group but the gang all picked Stagg. There were no changes in the standings but last-place Anthony Nasella is now a touchdown and extra point away from catching our reader and leader Wally Findysz. This week is Spinal Tap week. There are 11 games to choose from.

Last week: Overall: Eisenhower at Evergreen Park Argo at Richards Shepard at Oak Forest Brother Rice at Bishop McNamara Marist at Niles Notre Dame Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East Reavis at Oak Lawn Chicago Christian at Walther Lutheran Joliet West at Stagg Mt. Carmel at St. Laurence St. Xavier at St. Francis (Ind.)

Ken Karrson 9-1 46-11 Evergreen Park Richards Oak Forest Brother Rice Marist Lincoln-Way East Oak Lawn Chicago Christian Joliet West Mt. Carmel St. Francis

Jeff Vorva 9-1 44-13 Evergreen Park Richards Oak Forest Bishop McNamara Marist Lincoln-Way East Reavis Chicago Christian Joliet West Mt. Carmel St. Francis

Anthony Nasella 7-3 40-17 Evergreen Park Richards Shepard Brother Rice Marist Lincoln-Way East Oak Lawn Chicago Christian Stagg Mt. Carmel St. Xavier

Jason Maholy 9-1 46-11 Evergreen Park Richards Oak Forest Brother Rice Marist Lincoln-Way East Reavis Walther Lutheran Joliet West Mt. Carmel St. Xavier

Wally Findysz 9-1 47-10 Evergreen Park Richards Oak Forest Bishop McNamara Marist Lincoln-Way East Reavis Chicago Christian Stagg Mt. Carmel St. Xavier

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Give me a reason not to detest you Bartosh An open letter to an unknown woman in Texas: Hey lady! You get the Jerry Lewis-style opening here because I don’t know your name. Most people across the land probably don’t either, but you’ve nevertheless managed to attract a great amount of both attention and enmity for a recent act you performed that found its way onto the Internet. Let’s call it your 15 minutes of fame — or, more accurately, your 22 seconds of infamy. The video clip in question was shot at Minute Maid Park in Houston and involved your retrieval of a baseball that bounced on top of one of the dugouts during a game. As most fans would attest, all’s fair in the pursuit of a foul. That means normally frowned-upon behavior, such as jostling others to purposely knock them off-balance and better position yourself for a payoff, is considered acceptable. And that’s certainly understandable — after all, such a souvenir is rare enough that only a few million others have one to call their own. In most instances, however, the most ardent pursuers of said balls are of a similar physical stature. Elderly fans generally stay seated and very small children let their fathers or older siblings take a stab at them. But there is an unwritten rule involving the chasing of foul balls, and it’s this: If kids do go after them, the youngsters get first dibs. Just as a tie goes to the runner on a close play at first base, the same precept applies to the smaller individual whenever two people gain simultaneous possession of a ball. You, lady, disregarded that principle. Instead, you yanked a ball away from a girl who appeared to be no more than 7 or 8 years old. On the video, it seems as if she is on the verge of tears, and then a guy in the group you’re with adds insult to injury by high-fiving you when you return to your seat. And the congratulations were well deserved. I don’t know of many other baseball fans who would have been able to successfully pull off a similar now-youhave-it, now-you-don’t stunt on a grade-schooler. After watching the video and reading comments about it, I was eager to join the ever-growing list of those who decided to pile on you. But then I rethought my stance. Without knowing anything about you, I deemed it unfair to immediately jump to an unfavorable conclusion. Sure, you looked like the devil’s spawn for

doing what you did, but maybe there was more to your action than met the eye. One obvious conclusion that could be drawn is that you had gotten a little too friendly with the beer man during your visit to the ballpark. The stadium may be named after a juice brand, but I’m guessing the suds flow just as freely at Minute Maid Park as at any other pro baseball venue. So perhaps you had overindulged in alcoholic beverages, weren’t seeing too clearly, and thought there were three or four kids present instead of just one. With the numerical odds stacked against you like that, you had to act — and do so quickly. We didn’t see it happen, but maybe the one kid who really was there gave you a cheap shot at some point in order to station herself next to the dugout and you were merely retaliating, or it could be that the little girl simply reminded you of a bratty kid in your neighborhood. You know the kind — someone who goes out of her way to irritate you by stepping on your front lawn, teasing your pet, or ringing your doorbell and running away before you can answer. I know if any of those things happened to most of us, we’d be more than happy to take out our revenge on someone who wasn’t guilty of anything other than an unfortunate facial resemblance to some little troublemaker. Maybe you were just fed up with children always receiving preferential treatment. The same ballplayers who are willing to sign autographs for kids and charge them nothing suddenly suffer from hand cramps when asked by anyone older than 12 to do likewise, and for all any of us knows you experienced that indignity before the game and were put in a sour mood because of it. If that were so, perhaps you should have tried a different approach with the player, such as asking him to sign a boob instead. Of course, with your luck, he would have taken that to mean you wanted him to write his name on the forehead of your male companion. Something else that no one mentioned — it could be that we’re all mistaken about your date of birth. While you look older, maybe you’re only 11, and just tall and well developed for your age. If so, then you had every right to battle for the ball because you’re still just a kid. Or it could be that, instead of being mean, you were actually doing right by that child by showing her that things don’t always work out the way we’d

like. Chances are, the girl’s parents have babied her through most of her young life, and the little princess probably thinks the primary job of every adult she encounters is to pamper her and make her feel special. Sorry, kid, it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and the faster you understand that, the better off you’ll be. Thank goodness there’s at least one adult who cares enough about the truth to demonstrate to you exactly how rotten much of society can be, and that even youngsters shouldn’t expect to be spared. Or there’s also the possibility you were subliminally suggesting to the child that a ballpark is no place for little girls. In your own way, you were perhaps letting her know she’d be better off playing with dolls and makeup, and keeping her entertainment interests focused on pop music and boy bands. A little girl like that should save her cheers for Justin Bieber instead of Justin Verlander or Justin Morneau. In that situation, the only foul ball she’d ever come across is the guy on stage. I don’t know which of these scenarios might have influenced your behavior at Minute Maid Park, lady, but I wouldn’t be surprised if at least one of them applies. And while we’re on the subject, where were the girl’s parents or adult chaperones? If you were so completely out of line, wouldn’t some larger person have interceded on her behalf? That didn’t appear to happen, so I’m wondering why not. I’m sure she didn’t drive herself to the game and purchase her own ticket. Allowance only stretches so far, and the same goes for her legs. In short, she’s too short to operate a car. If neither you nor any of your pals received a fattened lip or blackened eye because of what you did, then maybe this is just a whole lot of hullabaloo over nothing. And in that case, you are not deserving of a verbal dressing down, but an apology for all the nasty things that have been said and written about you. So in closing, lady, you should appreciate the fact that someone finally took a few moments to consider your feelings. Please realize I’ve really tried hard to understand the other side of this supposedly one-sided story — tried, but ultimately failed. You, lady, really are a piece of garbage. I have just one question: When you crawl back beneath your rock, how are you going to get the baseball to fit under there with you?

Righting some wrongs Crusaders blast St. Joe’s with brutal defensive display By Ken Karrson Four weeks’ worth of frustration came pouring out of Brother Rice Sunday afternoon, and St. Joseph was unlucky enough to be standing in the Crusaders’ path. Rice had not tasted victory since an opening-week rout of Shepard, even though a couple of recent performances probably warranted a more favorable result for the locals. The problem was that the top two teams in Class 8A, Mt. Carmel and Loyola Academy, managed to withstand some solid Crusaders blows and emerge triumphant. St. Joe’s, however, isn’t blessed with a similar amount of talent, so when Rice came out roaring, the Chargers got floored. In particular, St. Joseph was completely silenced by a Crusaders defense that allowed less than 40 total yards, forced seven turnovers and scored directly off two of the miscues. Rice ultimately made off with a crushing 63-14 win at Elmhurst College, which kept alive its chances for a state-tournament berth for at least another week. The point total was the Crusaders’ largest ever for a single game, eclipsing a standard that had been in place for more than four decades. Rice’s previous high was 60 points, notched in a 1970 triumph over now-defunct Weber High School. While Crusaders coach Brian Badke was obviously happy to see his club bust out in a big way, he was also a bit self-conscious about the manhandling. “It was a good day for the Brother Rice Crusaders, but it

wasn’t meant to be like that,” Badke said of the huge victory margin. “They’re not a very good team, and our defense played phenomenal. They got after it and created turnovers, and I’m proud of them for that.” Rice’s list of defensive heroes was lengthy. Two of the primary individuals were Jack Desmond and Bryan Boyd, who respectively began and ended the Crusaders’ onslaught with fumble-return touchdowns. Desmond ran his first-quarter recovery back 6 yards, while Boyd carried his 7 yards to establish Rice’s singlegame scoring mark. In between those plays, Andrew Dyke (five solo tackles, one assist, interception), Greg Bernier (four solos, three assists), Jimmy Opoka (four solos, one assist), Erich Lieser (four solos), Matt Savage (fumble recovery), Matt Cusack (fumble recovery), Trea Pierce (fumble recovery) and Dan Scanlon (fumble recovery) all figured prominently in St. Joe’s on-field demise. Eighteen different defenders were credited with at least one tackle and the Chargers’ final yardage total stood at a meager 37. The hosts averaged less than one-half yard on their 25 rushing attempts. Clearly, Rice (2-4) was dominant. Badke, however, saw some things he didn’t like on the offensive side, despite the Crusaders’ amassing of 362 yards, 162 of which were provided by Marcus Jones on the ground. Jones tallied two of Rice’s TDs on runs of 31 and 83 yards. On the flip side were four more turnovers, one of them an interception that was returned

60 yards for a score. While they had no long-term consequence on the Crusaders here, the miscues continued a recent pattern that Badke would dearly love to see corrected — and quickly. “We’ve got to protect the ball and [quarterback] Alex [Alarcon] needs to make better decisions,” Badke said. “We need to, collectively as a unit, do a better job of executing.” Interestingly, despite its rapid getaway, Badke thought Rice had entered the contest in less than peak form intensity-wise. In his opinion, the Crusaders “came out like we were 1-14.” “We practiced well all week, which kind of surprised me to see the way we started,” Badke said. “We got better, and now we’ve got to keep it going. We’re playing for something, and right now it’s [a matter of] survival.” What Rice is seeking is a Class 8A tournament berth at the end of the month, something that will be realized if the Crusaders can close out strong. That won’t be easy, though, as a journey to Kankakee and matchup with Bishop McNamara are on tap this weekend. Chicago Catholic League Blue confrontations with St. Rita and Providence Catholic follow the next two weeks. “It’s going to be a challenge,” Badke said, “but the kids are working hard and doing everything we’re asking of them. Bishop Mac is fighting for the playoffs, too, and that’s not an easy place to play. They have a kid who’s going to Northern Illinois — we don’t have anybody going to Northern.” Rice will have momentum on (Continued on page 3)

Volleyball roundup

As Pride go, falls not so plentiful By Anthony Nasella After a recent straight-set loss to Mt. Assisi, Queen of Peace boss Megan Jones was literally speechless, as she witnessed a match that couldn’t have been any more frustrating for a head coach to experience. Since that low point, however, the Pride have been finding their groove. The improved state of being was especially evident in two midweek matches that saw Peace come up just short of a solid Oak Lawn squad and then score a twoset victory over Trinity. The Pride carried the momentum of that latter match into last weekend, where they performed well in a tournament at Chicago Latin and finished in the middle of the pack against a group of neverbefore-encountered opponents. The week began with a hardfought 20-25, 25-16, 27-25 loss to neighboring Oak Lawn and then continued with Peace’s 25-23, 2523 conquest of Trinity. “After the Mt. Assisi match, we had two really hard practices, and that was followed by a couple of very strong matches,” Jones said. “We had a solid outing against Oak Lawn and a stronger one against Trinity. We had it together — the blockers were active at the net and the offense was clicking. “In the last two weeks, our team has really changed in a positive way. The team, in general, is a very hard-working team. I don’t have enough compliments for [our athletes] because they do everything I ask them to do.” And although the Pride didn’t compete anywhere close to their potential the week before against Mt. Assisi, Jones admitted she held her tongue while waiting for things to turn around. “My mother taught me [that] if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” she said. “It was one of those moments that I just couldn’t say anything. Yet I’m someone who hates to lose. I’m an ultra-competitive coach. “As a coach, you look at losses — good losses, where you play hard and lose, and bad losses, where you deserve to lose because you didn’t show up to play. The Mt. Assisi match was one we deserved to lose, but the Oak Lawn match was what I would call a good loss.”

Colleen Corbett (16 assists), Michelle Frederick (nine kills) and Rebecca Huerta (11 digs) were Peace’s headliners versus the Lady Spartans last Monday. “Those three are doing a nice job for us,” Jones said. “They’re taking on the leadership role well.” Pacing Oak Lawn were Becky Bradshaw (nine kills, 10 digs) and Simona Tomczak (seven kills, eight digs). Lady Spartans coach Dennis McNamara was impressed with the Pride’s effort against his team. “I have to give Queen of Peace a lot of credit — they came to play,” he said. “We took advantage of some hitting errors in the second game, but it was neck-and-neck in that third game. I don’t know if we were as mentally focused as I hoped we would be, but Queen of Peace took advantage of our errors, too, and they played us really tight. “We were really lucky to come out with a win. It was a neighborhood [match], and all these girls know each other. Queen of Peace wasn’t going to back down, no matter what the records were — they were going to come out and play their best game, and I really felt they did that.” Jones was understandably proud of the Pride’s tenacity. “They battled back and forth, and there were just a couple of balls that we didn’t have answers for,” she said of her athletes. “The girls played hard and recovered well. “At the end of the day, they may not be walking way with all the wins, but I can’t tell you how many teams, coaches and referees comment on our energy and attitude — whether we’re winning or losing. As a coach, that’s all you can ask for.” Corbett (14 assists) and Frederick (seven kills) were the top performers for the visiting Pride versus Trinity last Tuesday. At Latin, Peace went 2-3 to improve to 6-19 overall. “It’s the first time our program has competed in this tournament at Latin,” Jones said. “We saw teams that we’ve never played against. We played hard-core volleyball, and we finished in the middle of the pack. Even at Rich East, we played hard and definitely competed against Lincoln-

Way East and Lockport.” And the Pride will continue to get more chances to compete in the weeks ahead, as Regina, De La Salle and Mother McAuley are among their scheduled foes. “It’s going to get harder each week for us,” Jones said. “[Our players] know they have to keep working hard as a team. “We’re starting to see good changes, not just as team, but also as an athletic program at Queen of Peace. We want to continue to prove ourselves as a program and a school.” OAK LAWN In addition to their success against Peace, the Lady Spartans (13-3, 7-1) also got the better of Tinley Park in a South Suburban Conference crossover match last week. Oak Lawn topped the Lady Titans 23-25, 25-19, 25-22 behind big days from Tomczak (14 digs), Bri Markusic (nine kills) and Christina Egan (23 assists, eight digs). MOTHER MCAULEY After improving to 17-1 and defeating Wheaton-St. Francis to capture the Rich East Invitational championship the weekend before, the Mighty Macs turned their attention to even bigger battles last week. Mother McAuley met all but one of them en route to posting a 6-1 record. The only blemish was a title-match loss to Assumption (Ky.) Saturday at the ASICS Challenge — a team the Macs had defeated twice previously, including two days earlier. The Macs opened their active week with a 25-15, 25-11 victory over Loyola Academy on Tuesday. Maggie Scanlon (three kills, three aces, two blocks), Molly Geary (six kills), Courtney Joyce (16 assists, 10 digs, two blocks), Maddie Meyer (four kills, three digs) and Caeley Hynes (three blocks, two kills) all lent a hand for McAuley in the win. Then the Macs notched a second win over Assumption, this time in Louisville, by a score of 25-16, 19-25, 25-22. Playing pivotal roles for McAuley were Kelsey Clark (20 kills, two blocks), Ryann DeJarld (10 kills, 14 digs), Kennedy Arundel (five kills, seven digs), Joyce (21 assists, eight digs, four kills) and Carla Cahill (18 digs). (Continued on page 5)

Meteor slighting

De La Salle sends Vikings away empty-handed By Ken Karrson A telescope wasn’t required to view these Meteors Friday night. Several of the ones representing De La Salle Institute were plenty big and easily seen with the naked eye. Counted among the largest was a pair of offensive tackles who tip the scales at around 300 pounds apiece, one of whom is bound for Ohio State University next fall. They were blocking escorts for a running back who piled up 242 rushing yards and made life rather difficult for St. Laurence’s defense. The Vikings hung tough for a while against their Chicago Catholic League White rival, but they couldn’t satisfactorily rebound from a turnover late in the first half. Javon Burress’ fumble recovery gave De La Salle the ball at St. Laurence’s 11-yard line, and the former didn’t squander the golden opportunity presented it. A 10-yard touchdown pass upped the Meteors’ lead to 21-3, and they coasted in a 38-16 winner at Kavanagh Field in Burbank. Not only did De La Salle spoil the Vikings’ homecoming, but it may have dealt them a critical blow in a playoff-qualifying sense. With defending Class 8A kingpin Mt. Carmel and unbeaten Fenwick among its three remaining opponents, St. Laurence (3-3, 0-2) must win twice in order to become eligible for the state tournament at the end of the month. “I really was surprised at the outcome of this game,” Vikings coach Harold Blackmon said. “I fully expected the physical difference between the teams to be the biggest factor, but I don’t think it was.” Blackmon admitted his guys might have worn down a bit mentally as the game progressed, but a larger detriment was the inability of St. Laurence’s offense to function without flaw. Three turnovers were part of the problem, but so, too, was a failure to break off any significant plays while the outcome was still in doubt. Both Matt Gurgone and Mike Sterna hauled in 23-yard scoring passes from Bob Kelly, but those didn’t occur until the fourth period, by which time the Meteors had constructed an insurmountable 38-3 edge. “Our offense has not really been

in sync for a while,” Blackmon said. “We’re having trouble executing plays. As a coach, I have to do a better job of putting our kids in a position to succeed, and then they have to get the job done. “Our offense put [our] defense in tough situations. [De La Salle’s] 21 [first-half] points were all on our offense.” Blackmon took responsibility, however, for the second-quarter pickoff that led to the Meteors’ third TD and made the Vikings’ uphill climb steeper. “If I could go back and do it again, I’d just run out the clock and go into halftime down 143,” he said. “I just wanted to get something on the board — if we would have gotten on the board then, I think it would have given us momentum to carry into the second half. “We got greedy. To give that fumble up was a heartbreaker.” An earlier St. Laurence drop in De La Salle territory prevented the home team from perhaps adding to a 3-0 lead it had gained on Eric Sadowski’s 30-yard field goal nine minutes into the opening period. Instead of possibly going ahead 10-0, the Vikings watched the Meteors travel 59 yards in the opposite direction to garner a lead they wouldn’t relinquish on Bryce Sutherland’s 27-yard touchdown reception. De La Salle also capitalized on a St. Laurence miscue one series later, as Drew Chavarria returned an interception 39 yards into the Vikings’ end zone. “At a certain point, we can’t keep giving them the football,” Blackmon said. “It seems like everyone’s tight, where they want to make the perfect play and perfect call. Everyone feels like there’s such a weight on their shoulders.” After intermission, Mikale Wilbon stepped up in a substantial way for the Meteors. Squirting through the holes created by massive tackles Jemarco Jones and Aaron Roberts, the tailback registered 141 of his rushing yards on two scoring plays, as he raced for TDs of 85 and 56 yards in the third quarter. The visitors also tallied on David Dominguez’s 38yard field goal. “You find a way to make those [kinds of] plays when you need them,” Blackmon said. “We’re not there yet. That comes with time, but sometimes it’s painstaking to go through a [building] process

like that.” Even with Wilbon’s heroics factored in, De La Salle outgained St. Laurence by only 49 total yards. Gurgone and Sterna caught nine balls between them for 149 yards to key the Vikings’ passing attack, while Frank Miller rushed for a team-best 73 yards. Spearheading St. Laurence’s defensive display were Sadowski (three solo tackles, two assists), Tom Lyons (three solos, one assist) and Justin Booker (one solo, three assists). That trio and their prevention-side cohorts will get another huge test on Friday, when Mt. Carmel arrives in Burbank. While the Caravan will be an intimidating presence, Blackmon has one simple instruction for his athletes. “Nobody expects us to win,” he said. “So this week, I’m emphasizing to the kids, ‘Just go out and have fun playing football.’”

Statistics De La Salle St. Laurence First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

0 21 17 0 - 38 3 0 0 13 - 16 DLS 11 254 77 331 14-7 1-0 0 9-103 —

SL 20 91 191 282 28-13 2-2 1 2-10 1-17.0

Scoring SL — Eric Sadowski, 30-yd. field goal DLS — Bryce Sutherland, 27-yd. pass from Shelby Spence (David Dominguez kick) DLS — Drew Chavarria, 39-yd. interception return (Dominguez kick) DLS — Sutherland, 10-yd. pass from Spence (Dominguez kick) DLS — Dominguez, 38-yd. field goal DLS — Mikale Wilbon, 85-yd. run (Dominguez kick) DLS — Wilbon, 56-yd. run (Dominguez kick) SL — Matt Gurgone, 23-yd. pass from Bob Kelly (kick failed) SL — Mike Sterna, 23-yd. pass from Kelly (Sadowski kick) St. Laurence Rushing: Miller 23-73, Gonzales 10-30, Sterna 1-9, Kelly 8-(-21). Passing: Kelly 28-13-191. Receiving: Gurgone 5-95, Sterna 4-54, Kolniak 213, Miller 1-19, Gamboa 1-10.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013 Section 2

Keeping it under control RedHawks don’t waste fast start vs. Carmel By Ken Karrson This time, a strong start led to a satisfying finish. Marist has had little trouble fashioning rapid getaways this season, but those haven’t always translated into victories at the end of 48 minutes. A Week 5 encounter with Joliet Catholic Academy served as the most vivid illustration of that — after pushing the Hilltoppers into a 21-7 hole during the first half, the RedHawks were unable to keep them buried. Instead, JCA rallied to score the East Suburban Catholic Conference game’s next six touchdowns and eventually locked up a 22point win. So when his team shot out to a 21-0 advantage over Carmel three series into another ESCC contest Friday night in Mount Greenwood, Marist coach Pat Dunne was reluctant to get overly excited. “I’m always uneasy until those final zeros are on the clock,” he joked. There was no need for panic on this occasion, however. Although the Corsairs did make some late noise by scoring two TDs — which were bridged by the recovery of an onsides kick — their comeback bid was staged with only a few minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. As a result, the RedHawks pocketed a 35-25 victory that put them two-thirds of the way toward another guaranteed appearance in the Class 8A tournament. Marist qualified for the state playoffs in each of its first five seasons under Dunne. True to form, the RedHawks leader wasn’t concerned about something that far down the road. Dunne preferred to let his athletes bask, at least for a brief moment, in the glory of their most recent accomplishment. “It was good,” he said. “I’m very pleased with the way the guys responded after last week [against JCA]. I know we’ve got things still to correct, but our guys were just hungry to get back out there and play.” And Marist (4-2, 3-1) wasted no time inflicting some pain upon Carmel, which entered the contest with just one win in its possession. Dunne didn’t expect the Corsairs to curl up at the first sign of ad-

versity, but he was nevertheless glad the RedHawks were able to strike first and fast. “Carmel’s played some tough competition, so I was very proud of how our defense got the ball back for us so quickly,” Dunne said. He was referring to the Corsairs’ first three series, all of which went nowhere. Meanwhile, Marist’s offense couldn’t be slowed over that same span. Flynn Nagel put the RedHawks ahead on the second play of their initial possession, when he took a Jack Donegan pass and turned it into a 68-yard touchdown reception. One series later, the junior went 33 yards with another Donegan offering, and then Nic Weishar latched onto a 7-yard toss to successfully cap Marist’s ensuing drive and extend the hosts’ edge to 21-0. Before the first half ended, Nagel had entered Carmel’s end zone a third time. His 8-yard TD grab followed the Corsairs’ 35-yard field goal and gave the RedHawks a sizable 28-3 lead to bring into intermission. Mindful of past happenings, Dunne didn’t relax at the 24minute mark. And he wanted his athletes to stay alert as well. “We told them it’s 0-0 [on the scoreboard],” Dunne said. “We talked about being relentless, winning every play, and carrying that momentum over.” Carmel did score a touchdown in the third period, but Peter Andreotti responded with one for Marist in the fourth. Andreotti’s 5-yard run stretched the RedHawks’ advantage out to 35-10 and rendered the Corsairs’ lategame rumblings as nothing more than cosmetic scores. Dunne wished his players had been better prepared for Carmel’s onsides kick, especially since Marist had used five of its own to try to throw JCA off-kilter. However, that was only a minor blip in an otherwise impressive overall exhibition. Donegan completed 21-of-26 throws for 300 yards, and the Nagel-Weisher tandem hauled in 15 of those passes for 227 yards’ worth of pickups between them. Andreotti provided a nice complement to that activity with his 112 rushing yards, and the home squad was not guilty of any

turnovers. On the defensive side, Marco Weidman was the RedHawks’ headliner with 12 tackles. Marty Ryan and Sean Guinn both chipped in seven, while deep back Ryan Mishka made four stops, intercepted one Corsairs pass and broke up another. With St. Patrick upsetting JCA last week, the ESCC race is now a heated one. Marist, which defeated the Shamrocks a couple weeks ago, can improve its odds for a legitimate title run by beating Notre Dame on Friday. The Dons have only one loss to date. “That’s been the interesting part — everyone [in the conferPhoto by Jeff Vorva ence] is capable of winning any Sandburg’s Brian Langowski attracts a lot of company while carrying for a short gain Friday night game,” Dunne said. “But you versus Homewood-Flossmoor. can’t worry about other people. All you can control is what you do, and you just need to keep getting better.” (Continued from page 1)

Eagles

Statistics Carmel Marist First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

0 3 21 7

7 15 - 25 0 7 - 35 MAR 16 116 300 416 26-21 0-0 0 5-65 3-39.0

Scoring MAR — Flynn Nagel, 68-yd. pass from Jack Donegan (Kyle Gambla kick) MAR — Nagel, 33-yd. pass from Donegan (Gambla kick) MAR — Nic Weishar, 7-yd. pass from Donegan (Gambla kick) CA — Stephen O’Block, 35-yd. field goal MAR — Nagel, 8-yd. pass from Donegan (Gambla kick) CA — Christian Heinz, 5-yd. run (O’Block kick) MAR — Peter Andreotti, 5-yd. run (Gambla kick) CA — Michael Huiras, 16-yd. pass from Heinz (Heinz run) CA — Huiras, 17-yd. pass from Heinz (O’Block kick) Marist Rushing: Andreotti 22-112, Aldridge 2-4. Passing: Donegan 26-21-295. Receiving: Nagel 9-183, Weishar 6-44, Neal 2-26, Andreotti 2-20, Aldridge 1-21, Callaghan 1-6.

Sports wrap By Anthony Nasella Even though Stagg’s boys’ golf team finished at the bottom of last Tuesday’s six-school SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue meet at Coyote Run in Homewood, Chargers coach David Podkul is not the least bit discouraged as his team prepares for this weekend’s regional at Brother Rice. One big reason is the continuing emergence of senior Trace Moustakas as a viable candidate to qualify for the state meet, based on his average scores. At Coyote Run, Moustakas shot a seasonbest 18-hole score of 79 to finish in the top 10 individually. With Moustakas averaging between 37 and 39 in nine-hole matches, Podkul is excited about his prospects, as well as those of Brendan Kiblehan — who shot an 86 on Tuesday — Dean Abate and sophomore Robert Stark. “Our four best golfers have been steady for us all season,” Podkul said. “I’ve coached Trace since he was a freshman, and I really think he can be a state qualifier for us. He’s been our captain and anchor, and he also plays baseball. He’s a hybrid athlete. “He’s in the high 70s right now, but he’s capable of shooting in the mid 70s. He and our other

top golfers are typically right in the hunt against the Joliets and the Lincoln-Ways, as well as against Lockport, Sandburg and Andrew.” As for Abate, he recently shot an 85 at Glenwoodie while playing in the St. Rita Tournament. Podkul believes that course is tougher than Coyote Run. As Stagg prepares for this weekend, Podkul is counting on an improvement from last year’s respectable third-place finish. “I’m expecting no less than second and, hopefully, competing for the regional championship because we’re stronger than we were last year,” he said. “We have a lot of players back from last year, as well as some solid sophomores and juniors on this year’s team. We’re a lot stronger. “We’ve had some ups and downs as far as conference, but we’re consistently using the three and four of our top scores each time out. There will be some very good teams at the regional — Brother Rice, St. Rita, Oak Lawn and Richards — [but] we’ll be ready.” *** Sandburg finished second to Lockport at the SWSC Blue meet with a score of 306. Nick Adduce paced the Eagles, who received additional support

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Shepard’s Edson Trejo makes a pass against Bremen last Thursday, minutes before rain and lightning forced postponement of the match.

from Michael Misheck, Austin Wojtczk and Ronny Drabeck. *** Illiana Christian beat Chicago Christian 116-169 last Monday at Palmira. Jay Timmer’s round of 39 ranked as the Knights’ low score. GIRLS’ GOLF Frankie Saban, Emily Cosler and Emilyee McGiles gave Sandburg a 1-2-3 finish at last week’s SWSC Blue meet. The Lady Eagles also collected the team championship at Silver Lake with their score of 322, which was 40 strokes ahead of runner-up Lockport. Saban fired a five-over-par 77, Cosler carded a 78 and McGiles shot a 79. Sandburg placed four other golfers among the top 11, with Erin Cronin (88, tied for fifth) supplying it with its remaining scoring. Also registering solid rounds were Alex Kappel (90), Reilly Scanlon (91) and Patty Meza (92), who occupied the 9thru-11 positions. *** Natalie Collina’s 18-hole total of 94 was Stagg’s best at the SWSC Blue meet. Annelis Tapis was one stroke in arrears, and the two Lady Chargers were 13th and 14th, respectively. Hannah Mussailem (99) and Angelica Revethis (101) completed Stagg’s scoring. GIRLS’ TENNIS Chicago Christian went 4-0 last week as it beat Argo and Walther Lutheran by 5-0 scores, St. Edward 4-1 and Immaculate Conception 3-2. The latter two victories came on Saturday in a triangular. Haley Reiher (No. 1) and Reagan Wigboldy (No. 2) won their respective singles matches for the Lady Knights versus Argo, while the No. 1 team of Raquel Hamstra-Grace Furlong was among the doubles victors. Reiher’s singles win and a second-doubles triumph by Jill Kuipers-Natalie Rosendale highlighted Christian’s Suburban Christian Conference conquest of the Lady Broncos last Tuesday. The Hamstra-Furlong duo won twice at No. 1 doubles on Saturday. *** Stagg dropped a 7-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue decision to Homewood-Flossmoor last Monday, but bounced back to administer a defeat to Bolingbrook by that same margin on Tuesday. The No. 1 doubles team of Leeza Bodnar -Silvia Kulbokas won in straight sets versus the Lady (Continued on page 4)

cope with the physical kind. The senior hurt his shoulder late in the second period and is expected to miss at least a week or two. “Losing Sean is a major problem,” Wierzal said of Leland, the third of Sandburg’s four team captains to be idled by injury this season. Lineman Yanni Demogerontas (ankle) and linebacker Bobby Krop (ACL) preceded Leland to the sidelines and are not likely to return. “You’re always dealing with adversity, but now you’re also dealing with a leadership issue,” Wierzal said. “I’ve never had something like this [happen before].” The Eagles’ passing attack, even while Leland was available, lacked potency on this occasion. H-F held three Sandburg signal-callers to a combined 2-of-14 performance, which resulted in a mere 23 yards’ worth of gains. Brian Langowski tried to compensate by rushing for 140 yards on 20 carries, but it was to little avail. His 14-yard run in the second quarter supplied the hosts with their lone TD. By the time Langowski reached the end zone, all hopes for a successful evening had vanished. After the Harley-Hampton twins did their early damage, the Vikings turned to the aerial game as quarterback Isaac Cutera fired touchdown passes of 23, 80 and 74 yards to three different receivers while H-F was operating out of a single-wing offensive scheme. “We felt we prepared our kids in practice for it, but you never quite can because of the timing of the thing,” Wierzal said. “But the difficulty we had with it, more than anything, was their speed. “They’re very, very quick, very slippery, and hard to bottle up. Any of the misdirection, the counter stuff, if one guy is out of position, you’re not going to recover against that. “The offensive breakdowns [we had] and giving up some of those big plays on defense, it takes away some of that competitive edge.” Besides Langowski’s TD, the only other offensive highlight for Sandburg was Jonathan Milazzo’s 50-yard field goal, which was just 3 yards shy of equaling Teddy Vergados’ school standard for longest three-pointer. With a comeback not being a realistic option for the second half, Wierzal gave his athletes a simple directive during intermission. “What I told them at halftime was that we’re a better team than we played like in the first half,” he said. “I told them to ignore the score and play the second half the way we thought we should have played the first half.” H-F coach Craig Buzea pretty much called off the dogs when play resumed in the third period, but the Eagles did do some sprucing

Crusaders

(Continued from page 2) its side, however, and it is not entirely lacking in offensive weapons. Besides Jones, Desmond (34yard run), Sal Perez (2-yard run), Luke Mueller (8-yard reception) and Kenya Smith (2-yard run) all found their way into St. Joe’s end zone. Another big plus is senior kicker Brian Kane, who contributed seven conversions and a pair of 25yard field goals to the Crusaders’ cause. Badke once again dubbed the third-year varsity player as Rice’s MVP thus far. “He’s probably one of the best kickers around,” Badke said. “He’s a great asset for our football team.”

Statistics Brother Rice St. Joseph First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Matt Taylor lowers the boom on Homewood-Flossmoor’s Vashon Nutt on the opening play from scrimmage Friday night in Orland Park. up in regard to their own performance and outgained the Vikings over the final 24 minutes. Langowski was Sandburg’s offensive trigger man, while Matt Taylor (five solo tackles), Louis Paleothodoros (four stops, one sack), Graham Hevel (four solos, two assists) and Alante Walker (four solos, one assist) were the defensive notables. Overall, the Vikings held a sizable 395-185 advantage in total yards, but Wierzal thought there “weren’t any glaring problems on offense” as far as the Eagles’ execution was concerned. He wasn’t thrilled, however, with six fumbles, even though Sandburg got four of them back. Note: Correspondent Tim Cronin contributed to this story.

Statistics H-F Sandburg First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds.

Fumbles lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

20 21 0 10

7 0

0 - 48 0 - 10

HF 17 214 181 395

CS 15 162 23 185

2 2 2-20 0-0

6 1 3-30 5-32.0

Scoring BR — Jack Desmond, 6-yd. fumble return (no conversion) BR — Brian Kane, 25-yd. field goal BR — Marcus Jones, 31-yd. run (Kane kick) SJ — 60-yd. interception return (kick failed) BR — Safety (ball snapped out of St. Joseph end zone) BR — Sal Perez, 2-yd. run (Kane kick) BR — Luke Mueller, 8-yd. pass from Alex Alarcon (Kane kick) SJ — 98-yd. kickoff return (run) BR — Desmond, 34-yd. run (Kane kick) BR — Jones, 83-yd. run (Kane kick) BR — Kane, 25-yd. field goal BR — Kenya Smith, 2-yd. run (Kane kick) 16 16 17 14 - 63 BR — Bryan Boyd, 7-yd. fumble return 6 8 0 0 - 14 (Kane kick) BR 16 219 143 362 18-12

SJ 5 12 25 37 8-4

Brother Rice Rushing: Jones11-162, Desmond 1-34, Alarcon 5-11, Smith 4-10, Perez 1-2. Passing: Alarcon 18-12-143. Receiving: Perez 5-45, Mueller 4-25, Smesler 1-34, Jones 1-20, Desmond 1-19.

Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

6-4 1-1 0 6-45 5-32.6

14-2 6-2 1 6-35 6-32.8

Scoring HF — Devonte Harley-Hampton, 1-yd. run (Morgan Bohlman kick) HF — Harley-Hampton, 19-yd. run (Bohlman kick) HF — Deante Harley-Hampton, 50-yd. run (Bohlman kick) HF — Aaron Gooch, 23-yd. pass from Isaac Cutrara (kick failed) CS — Jonathan Milazzo, 50-yd. field goal HF — James Sheehan, 80-yd. pass from Cutrara (Bohlman kick) HF — Nicholas Atoyebi, 74-yd. pass from Cutrara (Bohlman kick) CS — Brian Langowski, 14-yd. run (Milazzo kick) HF — Deante Harley-Hampton, 8-yd. run (Bohlman kick) Sandburg Rushing: Langowski 20-140, Robley 9-29, Johnson 4-15, Reid 2-11, Muno-Kohn 1-8, Gutierrez 4-0, Shuaibi 20, Leland 3-(-9), Zavod 4-(-32). Passing: Leland 10-2-23, Zavod 3-0-0, Gutierrez 1-0-0. Receiving: Carney 1-14, Marudas 1-9.

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Long and winding road Chargers split SWSC Blue game into two days By Ken Karrson

The Beatles weren’t the only ones who traveled a long and winding road. Stagg football players followed a similarly atypical path in order to complete a SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue contest against Joliet Central. The game finally ended Monday night with Stagg beating the Steelmen 40-0 in Joliet. The game kicked off Saturday afternoon, albeit about 40 minutes later than scheduled, a delay that ultimately proved rather pivotal in the way things unfolded. Seeing as how the Steelmen Photo by Jeff Vorva were also hosting homecoming, Shepard’s Ivan Magana chases down the ball in a battle against Bremen last Thursday in Palos a longer-than-usual halftime Heights. became another factor. Neither of the holdups would have been problematic had bad weather not arrived. Lightning caused a 30-minute delay, but instead of the game (Continued from page 3) restarting after a reasonable Raiders. amount of time had passed, it was Stagg lost in pool play to suspended until this past Monday Providence Catholic at Saturday’s at 5 p.m. The reason given to Lockport Invitational, then fell Chargers coach Mike Fahey was to the host school in the eightthat, because of the need for secuteam second bracket to conclude rity personnel at the homecoming its tournament appearance. dance that evening, those same *** individuals could not be made Sisters Kelsey and Taylor Doto wait around too long for the mina (No. 2 doubles) had the lone football game to resume. victory for Shepard in its 4-1 loss Fahey, whose team was required to Andrew last Monday. to take another hour-long bus ride BOYS’ SOCCER on Monday, pointed out that Joliet Shepard’s Ivan Magana scored West encountered a similar cirtwo goals to help the Astros secure cumstance on Saturday but mana 4-2 South Suburban Conference aged to avoid a two-day stoppage Red victory over Eisenhower last in play. Nevertheless, he knew Monday. Colm McGee’s penaltyStagg was involved in a no-win kick goal with 10:46 left snapped scenario, so Fahey just chalked a 2-all tie and Magana added an it up as the latest episode in an insurance marker to keep the already-bizarre inaugural headAstros atop the division. coaching campaign. Shepard keeper Fuad Abuzerr It began with the Chargers’ made four saves. A Thursday match against Bremen got underway, but was halted by rain and lightning. Photo by Jeff Vorva *** Sandburg (10-5, 2-1) went 2-1 Shepard senior Bartek Juszczak passes during last Thursday’s last week in the SWSC Blue, as match against Bremen, which was not completed due to rain and it blanked both Joliet West (2-0) lightning. and Homewood-Flossmoor (5-0) By Ken Karrson before dropping a 1-0 decision to a 3-2 decision to Tinley Park in navigating the three-mile course Saturday’s championship match. in 15 minutes, 6.58 seconds. Tom Stagg on Saturday. Davontae Elam, they knew Przemyslaw Tylka and Mike Getenet Timmermans scored Brennan (15:19.35) was 18th for about. twice to power the Knights past Sandburg Blue (223), which finMoore had the Eagles’ goals What the Knights of Chicago versus the Tigers on Tuesday, the Fightin’ Irish and then netted ished sixth. Christian didn’t expect to see Fria hat trick against the Stars. Tim*** while Kyle Kroll tallied twice to day night in Elgin was some of the lead Sandburg’s romp past the mermans’ brother, Fecadu, added At the 31-team Lockport Invicomplementary parts surrounding two goals in the latter match and tational on Saturday at Dellwood Vikings. Caleb DeRuiter made nine saves Park, Shepard’s Josh Mayer fin- St. Edward’s prized tailback. And *** while Elam certainly did his part in recording the shutout. ished 18th among individuals. Stagg (9-3, 2-1) won twice last to frustrate Christian by amassing GIRLS’ SWIMMING week in SWSC Blue play, both In the setback against the Timore than 200 rushing yards and tans, Christian lost the penalty Sandburg defeated Locktimes via shutout. In addition to scoring five touchdowns, it was his their 1-0 victory over Sandburg, kick phase 4-3. Getenet Timmer- port 100-86 on Thursday in an cohorts who forced the Knights to mans and Fecadu Timmermans SWSC Blue meet as Clare Lawthe Chargers whitewashed H-F crash against the Green Wave. each had one goal and one assist lor won the 100-yard butterfly 4-0 on Tuesday. In particular, St. Edward rolled for the Knights. (59.68 seconds) and 200-freestyle Johnny Ramirez and Roberto out a defense that was far more Torres were among the goal scor- With 88 varsity goals, Getenet (1:59.92). dominant than the one Christian Timmermans has now tied the At Saturday’s Sandburg Invitaers for host Stagg versus the Vicoach Jim Bolhuis remembered kings, while Matt Kois delivered Knights’ career mark in that tional, Caitlin Krull touched out from a season ago. The Knights category. first in the 200-freestyle (1:56.24) the only tally on Saturday. as the Lady Eagles (174) finished had been able to generate some Netminder Erick Estrada made BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY fifth in the 10-team meet, which decent offense versus the Wave in seven saves against the Eagles 2012, but not so this time. and recorded his third shutout Sandburg’s Gold squad finished was won by Rosary (284 points). A total of 108 yards was all second at the Peoria Central InviAnna Girlich (344.70 points) of the season. Christian could muster, which was tational on Saturday with a score added a victory in diving for *** nowhere near enough to offset of 142, just six points behind VerSandburg. Chicago Christian went 2-1 at St. Edward’s accrual of 387. With *** the El Diablo Tournament in Peo- non Hills at the 52-team event at both their offense and defense Detweiller Park. Shepard recorded a 116-58 tone, defeating Bishop McNamara in fine working order, the Wave 3-1 last Tuesday and Rich South Sean Torpy led the way for the South Suburban Conference Red had no trouble vanquishing the Eagles Gold by placing sixth after victory over Eisenhower. 6-0 on Wednesday before dropping Knights and sending a homecoming crowd away happy. payoffs for Grand View in the sec- yes, but there was no intention “This [past] weekend was a ond half and essentially sealed the to hurt the guy. But I know the tough one for our kids,” Bolhuis deal for it. The second of those officials are getting pressure from said in the aftermath of Chris(Continued from page 1) lasted 15 plays, chewed up 95 their bosses, and they’re just do- tian’s 53-6 defeat in a Suburban yards and concluded with Dorian ing their job and trying to be as Christian Conference crossover contest. “We didn’t have much 35-14 halftime hole. The Vikings’ Ballentine’s 9-yard TD run. Nick safe as possible.” of an answer for their running first four touchdowns all resulted DeBenedetti’s 35-yard reception back, but Elam and his work were from drives that lasted six plays on SXU’s behalf finished off the Statistics a known entity. He’s on varsity for or more and covered at least 68 scoring. the fourth year and he’s good. yards, while their final one came The Vikings outgained the Cou14 21 7 6 - 48 “[But] their defense has taken on an 11-yard interception return gars by more than 200 yards (581- Grand View St. Xavier 7 7 0 7 - 21 a step up from the year before. 354) and aided their cause by comby Dudley Bickham near the end Last year, we could keep the ball mitting only one turnover. While of the second period. GVU SXU away from them because we could “I take the blame for that one,” Grand View had three backs rush 31 21 move the ball [ourselves], but they Feminis said of Bickham’s steal. for at least 60 yards, Rhode’s 30 First downs Yds. rushing 283 96 were just in our faces right away yards paced SXU’s ground-gain“I shouldn’t have put our freshYds. passing 298 258 [this time]. man quarterback in that situation, ing effort. Total yds. 581 354 “In the trenches, we couldn’t get Stephen Simms (seven catches), but I wanted to see if we could Att./comp. 31-19 38-22 anything on them. Their D-line remake something [positive] happen DeBenedetti (four receptions, 99 1-1 2-1 ally had our number — they came yards) and Sean Jones (four catch- Fumbles/lost [before intermission].” 0 5 at us right up the middle. That The pickoff was one of five es) were Rhode’s favorite targets. Had intercepted Penalties/yds. 10-85 6-60 was tough on us and made for a Fulton, meanwhile, helped the ViGrand View made against Rhode. 5-32.4 4-34.0 very long first half for us.” Three of the others short-circuited kings pick up almost 300 yards Punts/avg. Long also described Elam’s first through the air. SXU marches into Vikings terriscoring run for St. Edward. His tory, including one in the second “They’re a spread team, so we Scoring half that had brought the hosts needed to play a little nickel [de- GVU — Brady Roland, 7-yd. pass from 58-yard touchdown gallop got the Wave going on their second series fense] and we had to press guys Derek Fulton (Ben Hurley kick) inside their foe’s 10-yard line. “A couple interceptions weren’t into service because we came in GVU — Taylor Goebel, 32-yd. pass of the evening, and he went on to deliver additional touchdown his fault,” Feminis said. “We had a little depleted in the second- from Fulton (Hurley kick) ary,” Feminis said. “It probably SXU — John Rhode, 3-yd. run (Spencer dashes of 12, 4, 10 and 42 yards. some protection breakdowns.” Elam finished with 215 rushing Rhode’s 2-yard keeper got the wasn’t a good week to play them Nolen kick) Cougars on the board in the first [because of that]. They converted GVU — Charles Badgett, 2-yd. run yards on only 16 carries. The lone counter Christian quarter, the run capping an 11- some third-and-longs and took ad- (Hurley kick) GVU — Roland, 52-yd. pass from (2-4) was able to make during play, 57-yard trek that was high- vantage of some things.” the first 24 minutes was Colby lighted by the redshirt freshman’s Dave Marciano (five solo stops, Fulton (Hurley kick) own 15-yard bootleg and his 15- nine assists, two quarterback hur- SXU — Joshua Hunter, 3-yd. pass from Roundtree’s 3-yard TD run in the second quarter. The junior yard pass completion to Dennis ries, one tackle for loss, fumble Rhode (Nolen kick) recovery), Matt Johnson (seven GVU — Dudley Bickham, 11-yd. in- wound up as his club’s leading Vilimek. rusher (34 yards) and receiver That drew SXU within 14-7, solos, two assists, one pass break- terception return (Hurley kick) but Grand View tallied the next up), Tyler Hoeg (five solos, three GVU — Fulton, 7-yd. run (Hurley (six catches for 31 yards), and its second-best defender statisti14 points, doing so on Charles assists, one pass breakup), Zach kick) Badgett’s 2-yard dash and a 52- Dolph (eight assists, one-half tack- GVU — Dorian Ballentine, 9-yd. run cally as he registered three solo tackles and one assist. yard Derek Fulton-to-Brady Ro- le for loss) and Dan Fitzgerald (no conversion) land aerial hookup. The latter (three solos, four assists) were the SXU — Nick DeBenedetti, 35-yd. pass Jack De Vries posted identical numbers on the prevention side, duo had also collaborated on a Cougars’ prevention-side notables. from Rhode (Nolen kick) while Luke Rattler led the way 7-yard scoring toss in the first Before he left, Ghinazzi forced the stanza, and Fulton hit Taylor fumble Marciano recovered, which St. Xavier Rushing: Rhode 8-30, Pesek with five solo stops, one assist and Goebel with a 32-yard strike to interrupted Grand View’s opening 3-22, Ferguson 4-21, Hunter 7-18, Simms a tackle for loss. Brandon Schmidt 1-5, Pondexter 1-1, DeBenedetti 1-0, also recorded three solo tackles. provide the Vikings with their series at the SXU 10. Feminis was unhappy about Gill 1-(-1). Passing: Rhode 37-22-258, However, St. Edward wasn’t gosecond six-pointer. Feeney 1-0-0. Receiving: Simms 7-32, ing to give the Knights any reason Joshua Hunter’s 3-yard recep- Ghinazzi’s removal. tion delivered the Cougars’ other “I don’t like the [automatic ejec- DeBenedetti 4-99, Jones 4-23, Vilimek to be optimistic about the second tion] rule [on helmet-to-helmet 2-58, Carroll 2-27, Feeney 1-14, Hunter half. The Wave, who averaged 11.1 first-half points. yards per offensive snap, applied Two long possessions supplied hits],” Feminis said. “A penalty, 1-3, Pesek 1-2.

Sports wrap

season-opener, which was originally slated for the last Friday in August, not getting played until Labor Day afternoon because of another weather situation. And in Week 5 at Lockport, Fahey watched Porters fans storm the field before the game had officially ended in order to celebrate a win over Stagg, “This is definitely a new experience,” Fahey said, referring to the cluster of strange events. “I think I could write my book, and my first year would be the longest chapter.” The only good thing about the matchup with Joliet Central was that when the contest continued on Monday, it did so with the Chargers holding a 20-0 lead. Stagg constructed its halftime advantage on a trio of touchdown runs, which were supplied by quarterback Adam Pilota (5 yards), Jack Duffner (10 yards) and Chioke Elmore (4 yards). The latter’s TD was preceded by a successful drop kick, which was employed on an onsides kickoff. Jamie Staunton delivered it on the Chargers’ behalf and Stagg recovered the ball at the Steelmen’s 25. “He’s played Irish football and he’s really talented [at doing that],” Fahey said of Staunton. Duffner also made his presence felt on the defensive side with two pass breakups and a handful of tackles. Austin Kelly recorded a pair of sacks and inside linebacker Ryan Slager earned praise as well from his boss for his role in stifling Joliet Central’s offense through the first two quarters. The Chargers faced only one real moment of first-half danger, that being after the Steelmen marched down to Stagg’s 4-yard line, a trek aided by two

major penalties called against the visitors. An apparent Joliet TD was wiped out by a Steelmen infraction, however, and then the Chargers stopped a second fourth-down play. The key for Monday, in Fahey’s opinion, would be in trying to recapture the momentum originally created by Stagg’s positive getaway. Adjusting to a Saturday contest had been difficult enough. “Friday nights are a little more special,” Fahey said. “We don’t play any other Saturday, and it was hot and humid. We didn’t start until 1:40 and we had a 25minute halftime. “This is definitely something different from both a player’s and a coach’s standpoint. We [were] getting the second-half kickoff, and I was just hoping to score right away and put that game out of reach. We’ve got to have a workmanlike attitude and just go out there and take care of business.” If the Chargers indeed finished off Joliet Central without incident, Fahey joked that his team would own the best Monday record of anybody in the state, seeing as how Stagg also defeated Hillcrest on Labor Day. In a more real sense, a win would square the Chargers’ ledger at 3-3 and keep them very much alive for a postseason appearance. Pilota (11 carries, 84 yards) and Duffner (nine carries, 54 yards) both added second touchdowns, the former’s coming on a 54-yard run.

Joliet West visits Palos Hills on Friday. Also remaining on Stagg’s schedule are a road game at Sandburg in Week 8 and a regularseason-ending home affair with current SWSC Blue co-leader Homewood-Flossmoor.

Crashing against the Wave Elam, St. Edward power their way past Knights

Cougars

the final touches to their rout by tacking on three more touchdowns in the third stanza. “They’re a good group and they really were impressive,” Bolhuis said of St. Edward’s players. “[Elam’s] class really rallied around him and they’re a good supporting cast. “In this game, our running backs ran really hard, scratching for every inch they got. We still saw that kind of [solid] effort, but we had some real problems matching up with them personnelwise. They were hurting us with the interior of their line.” The Wave are one of several SCC squads that will be moving into the Metro Suburban Conference for the 2014-15 school year. Christian is also among that group, but St. Edward is the lone Blue Division member doing so. The other Blue programs will become part of an expanded Chicago Catholic League. Bolhuis believes the Wave’s experience of dealing regularly with the SCC’s bigger schools will produce long-term benefits for them. “They’re really making the most of their situation in the [current] conference deal,” he said. “A team like this would have a shot at going 9-0 [in a more-balanced league]. Teams like St. Edward and Chicago Christian can be competitive year to year.” The Knights will attempt to rebound Saturday afternoon in Melrose Park, where they’ll tangle with Walther Lutheran in an SCC Gold encounter. The Broncos’ roster is similar in size to that of the Wave — and, as a result, that of Christian, too — but they

don’t possess the same type of physicality or a difference-making performer of Elam’s caliber. “They have a quick quarterback who can run and throw,” Bolhuis said of Walther, “but they’re struggling to put together a lower-level program right now.”

Statistics Chgo. Christian St. Edward

0 6 0 15 17 21

0 - 6 0 - 53

First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

CC 5 37 71 108 22-9 1-0 1 4-30 7-30.4

SE 9 277 110 387 8-6 0-0 0 5-50 2-43.5

Scoring SE — Davontae Elam, 58-yd. run (Elam run) SE — Mikey Castoro, 49-yd. pass from Joe Mullen (Joe French kick) SE — Elam, 12-yd. run (French kick) CC — Colby Roundtree, 3-yd. run (kick failed) SE — French, 28-yd. field goal SE — Elam, 4-yd. run (French kick) SE — Elam, 10-yd. run (French kick) SE — Elam, 42-yd. run (French kick) SE — Dwayne Allen, 41-yd. run (French kick) Chicago Christian Rushing: Roundtree 12-34, Rattler 5-2, Bolhuis 5-1. Passing: Bolhuis 22-9-71. Receiving: Roundtree 6-31, De Vries 2-17, Downs 1-23.

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AYSO soccer season heads into pivotal stretch The Palos AYSO soccer season headed into a pivotal stretch last week, as several matches were hotly contested. Following is a recap of reported matches.

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Lemonheads 3, Icy Hot 2 Goals by Sam Snell, Izaak Tanis and Quinn Kennedy were just enough to allow the Lemonheads to slip past Icy Hot. Jake Snell had an assist for the winners. Also playing well for the Lemonheads were Anna Kloehn, Peter Panaglotopoulos, A.J. Kitzmiller, Sydney Brown, Julia Brooks, Abby Sytsma, Jared Capuano and Ryan SooHoo. Navy Seals 6, Team #2 1 Kyle Donnahue produced Team #2’s lone marker in its loss to the Seals. Ramsey Bacerott and Jacob Bogner were other Team #2 notables. Avalanche 3, Orange Flames 2 Michael Kaunas, Patrick Stevens and Adam Alleruzzo all found the back of the net for the Avalanche, which lifted the team to a win over the Flames. Kaunas also dished out an assist. Other contributors to the success included Samantha Marek, Roaa Hussein, Kaitlyn Meyer, Anna Mattes, John Mattes, Michael Kazenecki, Erik Labrakis and Hailey Wreza. Team #4 7, Red Hot Divas 1 Six different players scored, as Team #4 rolled past the Divas. Josh Pappas supplied two of the winners’ goals, while Connor Casey, Jack Forden, Kelsey Kelley, Tyler Winkelmann and Ali Elmosa all had one. Winkelmann and Jake Yerkes each distributed an assist, and Noelia Perez, Samantha Michniak, Darek Michniak, Joshua Gregoriou, Abby Becker and Alyssa Barraco were other Team #4 notables.

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Silver Soldiers 10, Maroon 12 3 John Kennedy’s hat trick spurred the Soldiers on to a resounding victory over Maroon 12. He also assisted on one of the other tallies. Other goal scorers for the Soldiers included Griffin Sterling, Meili Beechen and Jannah Gad. Sterling added two assists as well. Smurfs 8, Flaming Potatoes 2 The Smurfs powered their way past the Potatoes behind

Volleyball (Continued from page 2) Assumption got the last say on Saturday, though, after the Macs had captured four victories and worked their way into the ASICS Challenge finale. McAuley wound up on the short end of a 25-19, 25-9 score. Joyce (15 assists, seven digs), Clark (six kills), Kayla Caffey (six kills), DeJarld (seven digs) and Scanlon (10 digs) were the Macs’ notables. Among McAuley’s earlier tourney conquests was Wheaton-St. Francis, which dropped a 25-9, 28-30, 30-28 verdict. MARIST Fresh off an impressive thirdplace finish at the competitive Rich East Invitational, the Lady RedHawks went 5-2 last week. Marist split a pair of weekday matches before grabbing first place in the Silver Division of the ASICS Challenge. The Lady RedHawks began the week with a 25-23, 25-16 win over Providence Catholic, their fourth consecutive success in East Suburban Catholic Conference play. Lizzie Zaleski had eight kills and Shannon McKevitt added 11 digs to spark host Marist, while Colleen Reilly contributed seven kills and five blocks. On Thursday, Notre Dame (Ky.) defeated the Lady RedHawks 1825, 25-16, 28-26 despite strong efforts from Molly Mayo (26 assists, 13 digs), Carolyn Yerkes (23 digs) and Reilly (11 kills). Marist split two Friday matches at the ASICS Challenge, beating Catholic Memorial of Wisconsin 25-16, 25-14 before running afoul of Assumption, 25-19, 25-23. Cameron Enright (seven kills, seven digs), Reilly (seven kills) and Yerkes (25 digs) paced the Lady RedHawks in their victory, while Zaleski (11 kills, three blocks), Mayo (26 assists) and Anne Marie Stifter (five kills, two blocks) were Marist’s mainstays opposite Assumption. The Lady RedHawks began Saturday’s action with a 22-25 2520 25-23 triumph over Sandburg, added a win over Sutherland 25-22 26-24 and concluded their tournament stay with a 25-13 30-28 victory over Downers Grove North in the Silver Division finale. Reilly (eight kills, three blocks), Enright (eight kills, two blocks), Yerkes (21 digs) and Mayo (34 assists) keyed Marist’s performance against Sandburg, while Enright (six kills, six digs), Zaleski (six kills, two aces), Yerkes (14 digs, two aces) and Mayo (21 assists) led the way versus Sutherland. The latter quartet also starred in the championship match. Enright totaled13 kills, three aces and six digs, Zaleski put down

four goals by George Evangelopolous, plus two others from Aidan O’Leary. Also scoring for the victors were Bart Nowobilski and Ethan Zickert. Nowobilski was credited with two assists, while Matt Huston, Ryan Thomason and Noraan Mohamed doled out one apiece. Huston and Gianna Demacopolous shared the netminding chores. Green Monsters 5, White Team 1 Kevin Brennan’s hat trick was the main ingredient in the Monsters’ conquest of the White Team. Michael Gregoriou and Yosef Ismail each booted home one goal. Also peforming well on the Monsters’ behalf were Joseph Baker, Norah Sullivan, Fiona Cantorna, Aidan Doyle-Odenbach, Abigail Follenweider, Georgia Fry and Sofia Tamayo.

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Neon Lights 2, Blue Flames 0 Goals by Jimmy Navarrete and Grace Anderson allowed the Lights to prevail in a defense-oriented encounter that was called after three periods because of lightning. Erik Knutson assisted on one of the markers. Navarrete and Luke Lisiecki shared in the shutout as goaltenders, and Bridget Stroner, Dylan Gumtow, G.G. Navarrete, Maggie McHugh, Nate Tran and William Hardison all did their part defensively to preserve the Lights’ whitewash. Starring for the Flames in a losing cause were Troy Ogarek, Kol Shields, Connor Olsen, Aiden Foertsch, Alex Talbott, Julia Chapman, Kate Forden and Mowaz Sayed. Neon Ninjas 2, Red Demons 0 In another low-scoring contest, the Ninjas rode goals from Eugene Krepinski and Jack Cantorna to victory. Also providing solid play on the Ninjas’ behalf were Avery Pietila, Nina Pietila, Sam McLaughlin, Nicholas Skeweres, Claire Filipak, Jake Maheras, Gia Gracias, Aaron Jackiw and Connor Celauro. Team #2 2, Green Duckies 1 Laith Talla’s goal wasn’t enough to keep the Duckies from suffering a setback against Team #2. Nathan Colton, Haley Taderich, Kate Boyle, Kristen Krammer and Aiden O’Hara also delivered solid efforts for the Duckies. Black Strikers 8, Purple Pirahnas 2 Danny Ellsworth, Andrew six kills, Yerkes had 13 digs and three aces, and Mayo passed out 30 assists. MT. ASSISI The Screeching Eagles improved to 16-15 with a hardfought, three-game GCAC Red Conference victory over Resurrection last Tuesday and a secondplace finish at Saturday’s IMSA Invitational. Mt. Assisi’s 12-25, 26-24, 2511 win over Resurrection was made possible by the duo of Kelly Magliano and MaryKate Wetzel. Magliano registered 15 kills and eight digs, while Wetzel added 18 assists for the Eagles. In pool play at the IMSA Invitational, Mt. Assisi beat Fenton (25-20, 25-10) and Aurora Christian (25-17, 25-18), but fell to Westmont (15-25, 25-21, 2514). The Eagles defeated Wheaton Academy 25-13, 25-18 in the semifinals before falling short in the championship match against Aquinas, 25-21, 25-16. Magliano racked up 42 kills in the tourney, Wetzel dished out 90 assists and Anna Broadhurst had 20 kills. Broadhurst (180 digs, 144 kills, 38 blocks), Magliano (260 kills, 54 blocks), Wetzel (504 assists), Jessica Jakubowski (208 digs) and Shyann Koenig (155 digs) are Mt. Assisi’s statistical leaders for the season thus far. EVERGREEN PARK The Lady Mustangs captured a pair of matches last week to improve to 7-14 overall. Evergreen Park used Maddie Vojacek’s seven kills and Zoe Monks’ 12 assists as the key ingredients in a 25-18, 25-20 vanquishing of Eisenhower on Monday. One day later, Emma Przeslicke (six kills), Nicole Larkin (five kills, two blocks) and Sarah Klawitter (14 digs) were the headliners as the Lady Mustangs roared past TF North 25-15, 25-12. SANDBURG Following a 25-2, 25-4 victory over Thornridge last Tuesday, the Lady Eagles kicked their SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue

Kaunas and Kevin Walsh all scored twice to lead a potent Strikers attack in a win over the Pirahnas. Michael Meneghini and Quinn Sytsma also tallied for the Strikers. Registering assists were Declan Lally, Liam Zickert, Ally Langford, Caitlin Stokes, Emma Lonosky and Kelly Stevens. Maddy Meehan and Jacob Nowbilski had the Pirahnas’ markers, while Connor LeBeau dished out an assist. Other contributors included Isabella Bacerott, Adrian Buskowski and Dylan Rhodes. Killing Bees 4, Team # 12 3 Aydan Wilson netted a hat trick, but the Bees also needed Jakub Mierzwa’s solo tally to ward off Team #12. Michael Jeffers and Lucas Kopec assisted on two of the goals. Kazeed Haleem, Hedaya Hassanelm, Madelyn Helmstrom, Ryan Jirka, Caera Kennedy, Grace Kennedy, Oscar Miller and Lily Thielmann also aided the Bees’ cause.

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Storm 5, Orange Knights 4 Three goals by Tessa Welsch and one from Jude Welsch couldn’t save the Knights from a setback. Martin Foersch (assist), Sebastian Budz, Donny Chapman and Ryan Doyle also played well in a losing effort. Green Dragons 4, Team #5 1 Gavin Arnold, Patrick Grossman, Noah Rhodes and Jaclyn Rizzo all scored once to propel the Dragons past Team #5. Rizzo also passed out an assist, as did Lizzy Ellsworth. Other Dragons notables were Annie Olsen, Grant Saunders, Bronson Sterling and Logan Wright. Knights 3, Sharks 1 Brian Manns’ goal was all the offense the Sharks could manage in a loss to the Knights. Tyler Blocker, Dante Bonafilia, Brendan Carroll and Adam Ramadan also played well for the Sharks. *** The Blue Skyscrapers beat an unidentified opponent 5-2 behind four goals from Nolan Navarrete and another by Sean Richards. Rebecca Lacina (two), Gavin Triezenberg, Harry Doyle and Jake Cachor were the assist people, and Gianna Bacerott and Lucas Parr also contributed. season off on the right foot by defeating Bolingbrook 25-23, 2518 on Thursday. Alex Dimperio, Kelly Finlay and Katie Makina served six aces apiece to catapult visiting Sandburg to its rout of the Lady Falcons. Finlay stepped forward again in the next match, as her five kills and five blocks were instrumental in subduing the Lady Raiders. The Lady Eagles (17-7) went 2-3 over the weekend at the ASICS Challenge. They dropped a fifthplace match in the Silver Division to Berkley Prep, 25-22, 26-24. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN With a 25-15, 25-15 victory over Walther Lutheran last Monday and a 25-15, 25-15 win over Guerin Prep on Wednesday, the Lady Knights improved their season record to 18-7. Anna Kamp (six kills, six digs, one ace), Stephanie Kuiper (five kills, two blocks), Sam Kubik (13 assists, four digs, two aces), Emily Workman (10 assists, four digs) and Kim Hocker (two aces) led Chicago Christian past the Lady Broncos. STAGG The Lady Chargers dropped a pair of SWSC matches last week as they came up short versus Lincoln-Way Central (25-19, 25-18) in a Tuesday crossover and against Homewood-Flossmoor (25-12, 2520) in an SWSC Blue clash on Thursday. Ari Mantas was Stagg’s top performer in both encounters. After registering six kills and four aces against the Lady Knights, Mantas produced seven kills and seven digs opposite the Lady Vikings. Over the weekend, the Lady Chargers (11-13) went 1-4 at the ASICS Challenge. RICHARDS The Lady Bulldogs improved to 16-5 overall and 7-2 in the South Suburban Conference with a 25-8, 25-16 crossover victory over Bremen last Tuesday. Dana Wujcik posted four kills to pace host Richards.

On the edge...and right on target! Straight talk from Bartosh in Sports Southwest

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Shepard running back Jabari Jones is grabbed from behind by Oak Lawn’s Kurt Kuzur Friday night in Palos Heights.

Spartans (Continued from page 1) on our heels and we became really flat after that.” A fumble on one third-period series didn’t portend a turnaround for the Spartans, but their defense held firm after the Astros advanced to Oak Lawn’s 30 and then provided a bigger lift a bit later by generating points. Joe Cosenza (four solo tackles, four assists, one-half sack) did so by returning an interception 45 yards. “We were emotionless [before that],” Lucas said. “That got us going.” The Spartans’ prevention corps certainly stayed active. Before the third stanza ended, it set Oak Lawn up for the go-ahead score by forcing a fumble. Tony Muro (three solos, five assists) caused it with one of his two sacks and Kyle Kuzur (one solo, five assists) made the recovery at Shepard’s 11. Soon after, Howard reached the Astros’ end zone on a 1-yard plunge and a third successful conversion kick by freshman Adnare Laanati then inched the visitors in front by a point. Laanati was subbing for regular place-kicker Byron Duran, who separated his shoulder while recovering an onsides kick the week before versus Eisenhower. The Spartans were not yet home free, however. First, they had to survive a field-goal attempt by Shepard in the fourth quarter. The kick was off the mark, but the Astros later got one more chance to snatch a win away from Oak Lawn after they pounced on a fumble at the Spartans’ 35. A holding penalty likely knocked Shepard out of field-goal range, but the Astros were still close enough to throw a ball into the end zone. Kuzur prevented disaster for Oak Lawn by swiping the pass, which resulted in a touchback and allowed the visitors to run out the clock. Kurt Kuzur (six solos, five assists), Ahmad Zain-Al-Dean (two solos, 10 assists, one sack), Scott Quinn (four solos, one assist), Joe Robinson (three solos, two assists) and Eric Arreola (one solo, five assists, 1½ sacks) were other principal figures on defense for the Spartans. “The margin of victory in this conference is so thin,” Lucas said. “Nothing’s easy, but I’ll take it. I’ll take lucky three more times to get into the playoffs.” Shepard’s setback couldn’t hide the vast improvement it made on offense, where it amassed a season-best 453 total yards. Dye was

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Oak Lawn’s Joe Cosenza (2) ran back an interception for a touchdown that started the Spartans’ second-half comeback from a 20-7 deficit against Shepard Friday night. a two-pronged threat as he caught five passes for 162 yards and also rushed 12 times for 75 more. Emmanuel Williams (eight carries, 90 yards) and Keyon Lansdown (six receptions) also did their part. Defensive headliners for the Astros included Javorski (four solos, four assists, one tackle for loss), Khali Mitchell (four solos, three assists, one tackle for loss), Dye (four solos, two assists), Romel Robinson (three solos, five assists, one sack, one tackle for loss), Jabari Jones (two solos, four assists, fumble recovery) and Lansdown (one solo, three assists, fumble recovery, pass breakup). “It was frustrating that we didn’t finish the game [on a high note],” Passolano said. “We didn’t play a full four quarters. We had good field position in [portions of] the second half, but nothing could be done. “We had too many turnovers in bad positions. You make those mistakes, then it snowballs and you bury yourself. All the teams that have a struggling season go through that.” Shepard meets Oak Forest in an SSC crossover game on Friday, while Oak Lawn tries to keep its slim postseason hopes alive versus Reavis.

Statistics Oak Lawn Shepard

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ABS 198 255 453 27-17 1 2 3-15.3

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Scoring ABS — Emmanuel Williams, 85-yd. run (Edgar Madrigal kick) ABS — Kyle Dye, 83-yd. pass from Shane Javorski (Madrigal kick) OL — Ray Howard, 5-yd. run (Adnade Laanati kick) ABS — Rafael Williams, 18-yd. pass from Javorski (kick failed) OL — Joe Cosenza, 45-yd. interception return (Laanati kick) OL — Howard, 1-yd. run (Laanati kick) Oak Lawn Rushing: Howard 14-82, Norvell 13-47, Lach 5-(-6). Passing: Lach 9-3-41. Receiving: Zurek 3-41. Shepard Rushing: E. Williams 8-90, Dye 12-75, Jones 5-29, Javorski 6-4. Passing: Javorski 27-17-255. Receiving: Lansdown 6-41, Dye 5-162, R. Williams 4-32.

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Section 2 Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Trinity sports report

Volleyball team gets national notice By Tim Cronin

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Moraine Valley College tennis player Alexa Armon was chosen for the All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference squad after going undefeated in conference matches this fall.

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Mixed bag for Cyclones runners at COD By Maura Vizza It was both a good and notso-good day for Moraine Valley College cross country runners at the College of DuPage Invitational on Sept. 27. The Cyclones women, while finishing 12th among the 17 schools competing at St. James Farm in Warrenville, pleased coach Mark Horstmeyer with their level of improvement. A big reason for the satisfaction was the overall strength of the field — along with other National Junior College Athletic Association Region IV schools, the meet brought together programs representing the NAIA and all divisions of the NCAA. A standout for Moraine was Aileen Gorman, who was the 27th runner to reach the chute. Of the 167 athletes who took part in the 5K event, Gorman ranked as the top junior-college finisher. Also scoring points for the Cyclones were Miranda Reyes (90th place), Jessica Flores (94th), Amy Johnson (103rd) and Lex Mindock (107th). Maritza Najera supplied Moraine with a 127th-place showing. “The girls had another positive outing,” Horstmeyer said. “We still have work to do, but at the halfway point in the season, we’re progressing. “We were interested in seeing how they would respond in such a competitive field and, actually, a race within a race. All of our conference schools, and all but one Region IV school, were in the mix.” The news wasn’t as favorable for the Cyclones men at St. James Farm, where Brandon Ceh’s 84th represented Moraine’s best individual performance. Ceh completed the 8K race in 28 minutes, 55 seconds. Thomas Cira (113th in 29:55), Anton Thauer (137th, 30:45), Alejandro Montes (148th, 31:16) and Justin Briante (151st, 31:37) were the Cyclones’ other point producers. Zach Butera (154th, 31:47), Ryan Dogvin (175th, 33:16) and Larry Byrd (195th, 35:44) also competed for Moraine, which wound up 17th in a 21-team lineup. “The guys did not have a good day, and they know it,” Horstmeyer said. “Sometimes a race like that is beneficial and can serve as a wake-up call because we’re quickly heading to the championship season. “All of the conference teams, and all but one Region IV team, were in the field, so the guys gained some understanding of where they stand with a month to go. It’s now up to them to decide how to respond from here on out. I expect that response to be very positive.” *** The running conditions weren’t the best for Moraine at Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Warrior Invitational in West Allis on Saturday. In addition to the course being a challenging one, poor weather made it even more so. Thus, Cyclones athletes concentrated on placement instead of time, which paid off rather nicely for both the men and women. Moraine’s men’s team took 13th in a 25-school field, while the female Cyclones wound up 17th among 29 squads. One of the teams Moraine bettered on the men’s side was Waubonsee College, which had finished ahead of the Cyclones one week earlier in the COD Invitational. Dawid Palace led Moraine this time by placing 56th in a 234-finisher field. Ceh was next in the 97th position, followed by Jesus Rojas (99th), Thauer (110th), Cira (113th), Briante (122nd), Montes

(152nd) and Byrd (216th). The top five runners all scored for the Cyclones. “Since this was a big race in terms of numbers and teams, we told the guys that we didn’t want them to wear watches, but to just go out and compete and see what happens,” Horstmeyer said. “The times didn’t matter. “We knew because of the difficult course, made even more challenging by the weather, that this would be a good opportunity to see what they could do by just getting in there and mixing it up. We liked how they finished.” Gorman again led the way for the Moraine women over a muddy and hilly 6K course by finishing 50th among 271 runners in 26:07. Reyes (102nd in 27:49), Mindock (146th, 29:08), Johnson (152nd, 29:19) and Najera (211th, 31:49) rounded out the Cyclones’ scoring. Sury Rosete (267th, 39:55) also competed for Moraine. “We wanted Aileen to just get a workout in because she has had some soreness in her knee, so we didn’t want her to push it,” Horstmeyer said. “She still turned in an excellent race. Miranda also battled. She finished strong, and that’s what we like to see. “It wasn’t the best racing conditions — there was some lingering fog, so it was really humid, and the course was muddy, especially through the woods. This course, even in dry conditions, is deceptively difficult.” The Cyclones now take a week off to their prepare for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Brooks Invitational on Oct. 19. “This race is a good way to end the regular season,” Horstmeyer said. “It’s an extremely competitive field on a fast course. It’s a great experience for the kids and a lot of fun. “The extra week of training gives us a chance to get some of the runners healed up and the others to get a couple of extra hard workouts in.” WOMEN’S TENNIS All good things must come to an end. It’s not quite the finale for the Cyclones, but Elgin College halted their undefeated run in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference on Friday. With the Spartans also bringing an unblemished ledger into the match, the conference championship was up for grabs. Elgin earned it with a 6-3 triumph, but Moraine will get a chance to make amends at the upcoming NJCAA Region IV Tournament. Collecting wins for the Cyclones were singles players Kelley Grzych (No. 2), Alexa Armon (No. 3) and Tricia Poremba (No. 6). Armon and Poremba both went unbeaten in conference play and were accorded All-ISCC status. “Taking second in a very competitive conference is nothing for us to shake our heads about,” Moraine coach Nicole Selvaggio said. “Do I think we could have won? Absolutely. We had the win in our hands, [but] this loss does not reflect how close the scores were. “It is what it is. We got our first and only loss out of the way now before the big region tournament on Friday. We are still in great shape for that. “I think this loss will make my girls work harder for the win at regionals and appreciate it more. Our focus is on the big prize: nationals.” MEN’S SOCCER Goals from sophomore Lukasz Duda and freshman Leonides Lezama couldn’t keep the Cyclones from suffering a 3-2 loss to Elgin College last Tuesday. Duda came through again on Saturday, and this time his tally

provided the winning margin for Moraine in its 2-1 triumph over Truman College. Jordy Padilla earned an assist on Duda’s goal, while Stagg grad Greg Healy accounted for the Cyclones’ other marker on a penalty kick. Moraine’s bid for a shutout ended with five minutes remaining, when Truman pushed a soft shot into the Cyclones’ net. WOMEN’S SOCCER The Cyclones’ early-season struggles have been put in the rearview mirror, as they continued a recent hot streak. By defeating Daley and Oakton colleges last week, Moraine constructed a three-match win streak and ran its record to 4-1-1 since Sept. 14. During that span, the Cyclones have outscored their foes by a combined 18-5 margin. Prior to Sept. 14, Moraine was 0-4 and had found itself on the short end of a 26-1 differential in goals. Part of the improvement can be traced to some positional and tactical moves made by coach Jim Knawa that have re-emphasized team-oriented play. The Cyclones’ defense has grown sturdier, too, thanks to netminder Diana Lozano, Patricia Tuxford, Jill Kossifos and Samantha Reyes. Moraine was clicking on all cylinders last Monday, as it trounced Daley College 6-0 behind two tallies from Stephanie Aimone, plus one apiece by Leticia Diaz, Maria Gabino, Antonia Zaper and Tuxford. Tuxford, Kathleen Gribbon and Yesenia Galvan were each credited with an assist. Lozano enjoyed a relatively easy day between the pipes, but managed to stop both shots Daley put on goal. *** The winning continued on Wednesday, with Moraine edging Oakton 2-1 in an ISCC match. The victory squared the Cyclones’ conference ledger at 2-2-1. Zaper booted home both of Moraine’s markers, one of which was set up by Gribbon. Lozano made five saves and has allowed only five goals in the past six matches. Gabino currently leads the Cyclones with five scores, while Aimone has registered four. Tuxford and Galvin are the top assist people with three apiece. VOLLEYBALL The Cyclones stayed perfect within the ISCC by downing Elgin College 25-9, 25-12, 25-14 last Tuesday. Taylor Serrano racked up nine kills, three blocks and a service ace on Moraine’s behalf, while Kara Kentner contributed eight kills, 14 assists, two service aces and a block. Kentner did not commit any hitting errors. Gina Ryan and Autumn Seiler also pitched in with solid efforts. Both players put down seven kills, and the latter complemented that statistic with four blocks. *** The Cyclones added two more wins by beating both Joliet Junior College and Black Hawk East in tri-match on Saturday. Kentner’s 10 kills, 15 assists, three blocks and three aces were instrumental in Moraine’s 25-17, 25-10, 25-15 triumph over the Wolves. Also contributing to the Cyclones’ first victory were Serrano (eight kills), Ryan (eight), Seiler (eight) and Joanna Curtis (26 assists). Serrano and Alex Bojan combined for six blocks along the net. A 25-17, 25-15, 25-11 conquest of Black Hawk East was realized because of another balanced Moraine performance. Kentner (nine kills, five blocks, 12 assists, three aces), Seiler (seven kills), Serrano (six kills, nine blocks), Curtis (20 assists) and Sam Newhall (two aces) all pitched in to the Cyclones’ success.

The password is “receiving votes.” In some circles — say, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — that wouldn’t sit well with football fans. But it’s just dandy on the Trinity Christian College campus, where the Trolls volleyball team, which has been splendid all season, is finally getting some national recognition. Trinity picked up a handful of votes in the Oct. 1 NAIA poll, and while the Trolls are miles behind the leader, Concordia of California, at least someone has finally noticed. And there’s been plenty to notice, beginning with Trinity’s 22-4 record. Last weekend, the Trolls ran over four of their foes in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference North Division as they posted three-set victories over Roosevelt University and Robert Morris University on Friday, and Trinity International University and St. Xavier University on Saturday. The numbers were telling: 2513, 25-16, 25-10 over the Lakers; 25-11, 25-22, 25-16 over the Eagles; 25-10, 25-11, 25-13 over the Trojans; and 25-14, 25-12, 2517 over the Cougars. In 12 sets, only Robert Morris came within three points of the Trolls. The statistics show why: Ellie Raebel had 38 digs to keep plays alive over the course of the four matches, Kaitlin Feddema put down 23 kills in the two Friday matches and Erynn Schuh distributed 68 assists in those same matches. By the way, that’s a 45.3 percent assist mark, which is insane. The Trolls were unbeaten in the league entering this past Tuesday’s match at the University of St. Francis, and might stay that way until their next home match against Calumet College of St. Joseph on Oct. 22. Trinity hasn’t played at home since Sept. 24. Adding to the fun, senior Kirsten Harms collected CCAC Player of the Week honors for the final week of September, the third Troll to be so honored this season. The middle hitter was Trinity’s kills leader with 2.92 per match that week, along with 11 blocks. Her output included seven kills and five blocks in the upset of 16th-ranked Columbia. *** • Record: 22-4 overall, 9-0 CCAC, 7-0 home, 4-1 away, 11-3 neutral. Leaders: Kaitlin Feddema 244 kills; Erynn Schuh 32 aces; Ellie Raebel 294 digs; Jessica Wiltjer 90 blocks. • Schedule: Today, at PurdueNorth Central, 7 p.m.; FridaySaturday, at University of St. Francis Invitational; Tuesday, at Olivet Nazarene University, 7 p.m.; Oct. 22, vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph, 7 p.m.; Oct. 25-26, at CCAC crossover. CROSS COUNTRY There’s something about Milwaukee that makes the Trolls run to the front. Last weekend, Trinity’s men took first in Wisconsin Lutheran’s Warrior Invitational for the fourth straight year, besting 24 other teams in the process, while the Trolls women placed fifth. Andy Reidsma was second overall in a field of 234 men with a time of 26 minutes, 27.9 seconds for 8K. Chris Koutavas was just

Bulldogs (Continued from page 1) Muhammad-Rogers went deep to Ryan Willett a few minutes later, and the latter’s 60-yard grab extended the ’Dogs’ edge to 120. Muhammad-Rogers (19 yards) and Ramontay Hill (55 yards) then supplied second-period scoring runs within a span of 2:20, which enabled Richards to carry a healthy lead into halftime. “Getting that last score at the end of the half was big momentum-wise,” Sheehan said, referring to Hill’s TD sprint, which came with just 1:14 remaining. Hill rushed for 135 yards on only eight carries, as his coach sought to limit his touches because of a need for Hill to see plenty of action on defense due to some injury issues elsewhere along the unit. Although once known for the number of quality tailbacks it produced on an almost-annual basis, the Bulldogs’ offense in recent years has become more noted for its aerial antics. Hill’s nod to the program’s past wasn’t merely an exercise in nostalgia, however, at least in Sheehan’s eyes. “We’ve got guys outside who need to get their hands on the ball and a quarterback who can fling it,” the coach said. “We adjust to the personnel we have, but we’re trying to be 50-50 [between the rush and pass] and we do have running backs who can run the ball [effectively]. “If you want to do anything in the playoffs, your defense has to be able to stop the run and you have to be able to run it yourself.” Richards (5-1, 2-1) delivered what amounted to the death blow to Reavis at the start of the

over a minute behind his teammate, at 27:31.4, which was good for ninth place. Cody Velthuizen (12th place in 27:42.0) and Tyrell Natewa (15th, 27:27.5) also delivered strong showings on Trinity’s behalf. In the women’s 6K race, Anna Bos and Jessica Disselkoen were eighth and ninth for the Trolls with respective clockings of 24:04.5 and 24:10.1. Ashley Jourdan (25:08.3) was 22nd. *** • Men’s top times (8K): Andy Reidsma, 25:18.1, Sept. 13; Michael Potter, 26:28.8, Sept. 13, Tyrell Natewa, 26:39.7, Sept. 13; Chris Koutavas, 27:00.98, Sept. 6; Cody Velthuizen, 27:29.9, Sept. 13; Mark Bohdan, 29:52.0, Oct. 5. • Women’s top times (5K/6K): Jessica Disselkoen, 19:24.1, Sept. 13; 24:10.1, Oct. 5; Anna Bos, 19:29.1, Sept. 13; 24:04.5, Oct. 5; Hannah Schwab, 19:44.7, Sept. 13; Ashley Jourdan, 20:00.8, Sept. 13; 25:08.3, Oct. 5; Justin VanDyk, 20:29.1, Sept. 13; 26:08.1, Oct. 5. • Schedule: Friday, at Bethel College Invitational, St. Patrick Park, South Bend, Ind., 4 p.m. CT.; Oct. 26, at Great Lakes Invitational, Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, Mich., 10 a.m. CT. WOMEN’S SOCCER There was thunder in the air Saturday at Schaaf Field, even before the storm arrived. The first case was courtesy of the Trolls, specifically Rachael Webb. Her three goals led Trinity in its 6-1 rout of Roosevelt University on homecoming weekend. The outcome pushed Trinity’s winning streak to five in a row, the overall record to 8-1-1, and the conference mark to 3-0. In other words, it’s good to be a Troll. It was really good to be Webb, who hammered home the match’s first goal at 9:14 and added another score six minutes before halftime. Four more goals in the first 16 minutes of the second half, and the Trolls were firmly in command, so much so that Trinity changed goalies. Only Liana Imbrogno’s unassisted score at 74:11 on backup Liz Schutte stood between the Trolls and a shutout. Earlier in the week, Trinity Christian needed sudden-death overtime to beat Trinity International University, 2-1, in Deerfield. And it was Webb coming through 11:34 into the extra session with the game-winner. She took a loose ball on the right side, raced into the box and beat Liz Burzynski to give the Trolls the victory. Morgan Matson had opened the scoring for the locals, but the Trojans came back on Samantha Yasatan’s score with 1:29 left in regulation to create the need for overtime. *** • Record: 8-1-1 overall, 3-0 CCAC, 5-0-1 home, 3-1 away, 0-0 neutral. Leaders: Rachael Webb 10 goals, 23 points; Bekah Gonzales 4 assists; Becky Gold, 0.92 goals-against average, .846 save percentage (44 saves, 8 goals against, 3 shutouts). • Schedule: Saturday, vs. Robert Morris University, noon; Tuesday, at University of St. Francis, 7 p.m.; Oct. 19, vs. St. Xavier University, noon; Oct. 23, vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph, 4 p.m.; Oct. 26, at Holy Cross College, 11 a.m. CT. MEN’S SOCCER It was an empty week for the

Trolls in two ways. They dropped a 1-0 decision at Trinity International during the week, then were about 22 minutes into Saturday’s homecoming match against Roosevelt — and leading 2-0 — when play was suspended because of a thunderstorm at Schaaf Field. The continuing bad weather caused the match to be abandoned altogether. Instead of being picked up at the point of stoppage, the match will be restarted when it is rescheduled. Mauricio Salgado had scored twice, from close in at 2:20 and 6:27, and the Trolls dominating the first 10 minutes. But as the clouds built, the clock couldn’t run faster, and when lightning was spotted, play was halted. The abandonment prevented Trinity from collecting its first conference win of the season. The loss to the Trojans in Deerfield was a festival of defense. Trinity Christian managed 10 shots, but only three in the second half, thanks to tremendous marking by the TIU defenders. Erik Yamane scored the match’s only goal on a breakaway at 38:25, beating Trolls keeper Gabe Fennema. He made saves on TIU’s other three on-target shots, but Yamane’s only shot was the difference. *** • Record: 3-5-1 overall, 0-2 CCAC, 2-2 home, 1-3-1 away, 0-0 neutral. Leaders: Mauricio Salgado 3 goals, 8 points, 2 assists; Emmanuel Yanquaye 2 assists; Rick Fawkes 1.20 goals-against average, .842 save percentage (16 saves, 3 goals against, 1 shutout). • Schedule: Saturday, vs. Robert Morris University, 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, at University of St. Francis, 7 p.m.; Oct. 19, vs. St. Xavier University, 2:30 p.m.; Oct. 22, vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph, 3:30 p.m. GOLF It was Chicago State University making a splash — literally — at the inaugural Troll Classic, played last Thursday at Calumet Country Club in Homewood. The Cougars came away with the victory via a 14-over-par 298 score. Host Trinity Christian took fifth with a 33-over 317, a total led by the 6-over 77 of freshman Jonathan Zandstra. He finished tied for 11th in the field of 57 players. The group was led by Olivet Nazarene’s Michael Bork, whose 3-under-par 68 — highlighted by an inward 32 — was the only under-par round on the venerable 6,589-yard layout. Chicago State’s Miles Bailey and Keith Haines were both at an even-par 71. The scores were remarkable considering the conditions. Two delays for severe weather and a soaked golf course made for a long day, and a stop-and-go mentality. The 79s of Trinity’s Scott Ebbeling and Spencer TenHaken left them in a tie for 16th. Logan Vos carded an 82 and was the last Troll to count in the team score. Alek Svabek would like a few shots back after his 95. *** • Scoring leaders: Logan Vos, 75, Aug. 30, Sept. 20; Jonathan Zandstra, 76, Sept. 21; Scott Ebbeling, 78, Aug. 31; Tim Hoeksema, 79, Aug. 31, Spencer TenHaken, 79, Aug. 27, Oct. 3. • Schedule: Fall season completed.

third stanza, as Muhammad-Rogers raced 5 yards to culminate a five-play possession on the home team’s initial possession of the half. Place-kicker Shawn Chiaramonte, who has struggled to find a rhythm this fall, converted the extra point and then booted another one following Carpenter’s 64-yard dash, which concluded the Bulldogs’ scoring with eight minutes left in the quarter. That put a running clock into operation and all but assured the Rams of having to absorb a shutout. Romel Hill (10 tackles), Savon Robinson (eight stops, one sack) and Andrew Venerable (eight tackles) were the defensive ringleaders for Richards. “It was a little bend, but we had some new guys [in the lineup] and guys in different positions because of injuries,” Sheehan said. “The defense hasn’t been [completely] intact since Week 2, and at times it gets frustrating. It was kind of a mix and match [here] — we were looking to see what worked and what didn’t, and then we went with what worked.” With the win, the Bulldogs became playoff-eligible. They will officially nail down their fifth consecutive postseason berth and 28th in the past 29 years if they can defeat Argo on Friday in Summit. The Argonauts, like Richards, dropped a one-point decision to Evergreen that knocked them from the undefeated ranks. Friday’s winner will still be alive in the conference race, while the losing club will be eliminated from championship contention. Sheehan would love for the Bulldogs to grab at least a share of the Red Division crown, but he admits that will require outside

assistance. More sharply in Richards’ field of vision is the chance to get on a roll that will carry it deep into November. “Look at Mt. Carmel last year — they lost to Loyola [Academy] and then ran the table [in Class 8A],” Sheehan said. “Anything’s possible.”

Statistics Reavis Richards First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

0 0 0 12 14 14

0 - 0 0 - 40

REA — — — — — 0-0 0 — —

HLR 16 342 169 511 16-7 0-0 0 6-75 0-0

Scoring HLR — Tacari Carpenter, 27-yd. pass from Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) HLR — Ryan Willett, 60-yd. pass from Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) HLR — Muhammad-Rogers, 19-yd. run (pass failed) HLR — Ramontay Hill, 55-yd. run (Spencer Tears, pass from Muhammad-Rogers) HLR — Muhammad-Rogers, 5-yd. run (Shawn Chiaramonte kick) HLR — Carpenter, 64-yd. run (Chiaramonte kick) Richards Rushing: Ra. Hill 8-135, Ross 4-77, Carpenter 1-64, Muhammad-Roger 6-51, Tears 4-8, Coffman 3-7. Passing: Muhammad-Rogers 16-7-179. Receiving: Willett 2-76, Tears 2-42, Shannon 2-24, Carpenter 1-27.

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SXU sports summary

Golfers continue strong play which landed her in the 81st spot. Hitting the chute after Watkins and completing SXU’s scoring were junior Ali Proffitt (115th in 20:53.17), senior Jordan Wallace (117th, 20:59.15) and sophomore Ann Kolker (126th, 21:21.94). The Cougars take part in the Bethel College Invitational on Friday at St. Patrick Park in South Bend, Ind. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY As his squad gears up for Saturday’s NAIA Pre-National Invitational at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., Cougars coach Ed McAllister expressed optimism about some signs of progress he saw in SXU’s previous race. The Cougars were sixth in a 35-team field at the BrissmanLundeen Invitational, which was hosted by Augustana College at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island on Sept. 27. Senior Brian Corcoran was SXU’s top individual as he was 14th among 491 runners after covering the 8K course in 25:38. The Cougars’ other four scorers formed a pack that was separated by just 38 seconds. Comprising that quartet were senior Brian Meyer (32nd in 26:13), sophomore Eric Hancock (41st, 26:21), senior Chris Sarna (64th, 26:34) and senior Chris Shellenberger (79th, 26:51). “I felt that it was a satisfactory meet,” McAllister said. “While we did not run quite the times that we had hoped, there were some very solid signs that this team is just about ready to achieve their peak performances in the near future. “Corcoran ran solidly, and I was very happy with the performance of Brian Meyer. He is quite the competitor. Finally, Eric Hancock ran his best race of the year thus far. “Overall, the team ran a strong second half of the race, which I had felt was one of our weaknesses in the past. I feel that our next couple of races will show exactly how much the team has improved.” MEN’S SOCCER Sophomore forward Marco Gutierrez enjoyed a career night for the Cougars, as he scored all of the team’s goals in a 4-3 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Judson University last Wednesday at Bruce R. Deaton Field. Gutierrez booted in the last three of his goals over an 11minute stretch of the second half, which enabled SXU to expunge a 2-1 deficit. His scoring spree began in the 71st minute off a rebound and continued with tallies on a pair of short-range shots in the 79th and 82nd minutes. Gutierrez’s productive evening started in the 27th minute, when he headed a shot past the Eagles’ keeper. A throw-in by senior defender Dale Judickas (Stagg) had gotten the scoring play underway. Gutierrez’s marker offset one by Judson forward Michael Berrequin 20 minutes earlier, a goal set up by midfielder Tim Worzala. Sophomore forward Walter Lopez accounted for the visitors’ second goal by blasting a shot into the Cougars’ net from 45 yards away early in the second half, then midfielder Santiago Munoz completed Judson’s scoring in the 87th minute. SXU senior keeper Kyle Held made five saves, a total equaled by his counterpart in the Eagles’ net. The Cougars took 15 shots in all. *** The Cougars’ feast-or-famine attack continued in the former mode on Saturday night, and their three-goal output ably backed Held’s standout performance in the nets as SXU blanked Purdue University Calumet 3-0 at Munster High School in Munster, Ind. Judickas, freshman midfielder Kamil Szczesniak and junior midfielder Brandon Simoes all put shots past the Peregrines’ keeper, Judickas doing so in the sixth minute to hand the Cougars (3-6, 3-1) a lead they would not give up. Szczesniak tallied less than eight minutes into the second half, while Simoes finished off SXU’s scoring in the 82nd minute after receiving a pass from Gutierrez. Held stopped two PUC shots en route to registering his second whitewash of the season. The Cougars, who have won SIGN UP TO GET FREE three of their last four outings, opened a three-match home stand SIGNAMBER UP TOALERTS GET FREE this past Tuesday against fellow ON YOUR CELL PHONE. CCAC member Trinity InternaAMBER ALERTS ON wirelessamberalerts.org YOUR CELL PHONE.tional University. WOMEN’S SOCCER A spirited comeback try by the wirelessamberalerts.org Cougars fell one goal short and, as a result, they suffered a 4-3 loss to No. 14-ranked Judson last Tuesday night at Deaton Field. SXU trailed 4-1 with less than 35 minutes remaining in A child is calling for help. the match when junior Marissa Graves and freshman midfieldA child is calling for help. er Christina Sperando (Mother As the golf season wound down, St. Xavier University kept rising up to issue stern challenges. In a couple of recent outings, the Cougars captured one tournament championship and finished third another time. They matched that latter finish last Tuesday, as they were No. 3 in the team standings at the William Woods University Fall Invitational in Fulton, Mo. Spearheaded by senior James Kerr’s fifth-place individual effort, SXU shot a two-day total of 593 (301-292) at Tanglewood Golf Course. Kerr carded rounds of 71 and 74 for an overall 145 score, while senior Kirby Brown backed him with a 148, which was built off 18-hole totals of 79 and 69. Also scoring for the Cougars were junior Kyle Bahnick (149; 73-76) and senior Brendan Ryan (151; 78-73). Freshman Mark Kluk (156; 79-77), sophomore Zach Trent (167; 87-80) and freshman Robert Lively (178; 97-81) competed on SXU’s behalf as well. The host school, which split off into green and white squads, occupied the top two positions. *** The late-season surge was culminated by a second-place showing by the Cougars at last Thursday’s Troll Classic, hosted by Trinity Christian College at Calumet Country Club in Homewood. Kerr’s round of 74 led SXU and was good enough to land him in the fifth position among individual golfers. Brown tied for sixth after firing a 75, Ryan was one stroke behind Brown and tied for the eighth spot overall, and Bahnick carded a 77, which put him in a tie for 11th. SXU’s team score of 302 was bested only by Chicago State University, which shot a cumulative 298. The host Trolls were fifth (317), while fellow CCAC members University of St. Francis (308) and Olivet Nazarene (314) sat between Trinity and the Cougars. The event, which was delayed several times by thunderstorms, was SXU’s final one of the fall schedule. The Cougars begin the spring portion of their 2013-14 campaign in March. WOMEN’S GOLF Freshman Taylor Thompson compiled a two-day score of 156 (81-75) to wind up sixth among individual golfers in the women’s event at the Williams Woods University Fall Invitational. Freshman Courtney Dudgeon fired 81s on both days to finish with a 162 and place eighth, while freshman Katie Reno was nine strokes behind her. Reno carded an 86 on Monday and lowered her score by one shot the next day. SXU did not record a team score because it did not have the requisite four participants to do so. Also taking part in the match were golfers from Columbia College (Mo.), Central Methodist University and Missouri Valley College. *** No doubt buoyed by her strong showing at the William Woods University event, Thompson culminated the fall portion of her freshman golf campaign by posting the lowest overall score at last weekend’s University of St. Francis Fall Invitational. Thompson shot a round of 79 on Friday to lead the field, then followed up with a 78 on Saturday. The tourney win was the first at the collegiate level for Thompson, who was the lone competitor to break 80 on either day. Reno was SXU’s only other participant, as two Cougars were idled by illness. Reno tied for fourth place among individuals with a two-day total of 166 (85-81). SXU resumes play in March. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Junior Leslie Rosario timed out in 19 minutes, 39.94 seconds, giving her the 43rd finishing position in a 204-runner field in the non-NCAA Division I side of the Blue Division at last Saturday’s Greater Louisville XC Classic, which was held at E.P. Sawyer Park. SXU wound up 19th among 25 teams in that same division. Freshman Nicole Watkins was the second Cougar to complete the 5K race, doing so in 20:19.99,

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McAuley) stepped forward. Graves used a Sperando assist to tally in the 78th minute, then the two women switched roles as Graves set up Sperano for a goal in the 86th minute. Only four minutes were left, however, following Sperano’s success and the Cougars were unable to produce the equalizer. Junior midfielder Cassie Pullia notched SXU’s initial goal in the 55th minute, off an assist from senior defender Rachel Wojtysiak (Stagg). By that time, though, the Cougars were already chasing a three-goal deficit, as the Eagles knocked in shots in the ninth, 31st and 49th minutes. Forward Jenna Steffensen delivered the last two of those markers, while forward Angela Bianchi registered the first. Bianchi also scored what proved to be the match-winner on a breakaway less than a minute after Pullia had gotten SXU on the board. Midfielder Hannah Condit had one assist for Judson. Cougars freshman keeper Alex Perry turned aside seven other Eagles shots during the match. *** The female Cougars didn’t enjoy the same degree of success as their male counterparts at Munster, where Purdue Calumet bagged a 1-0 win on Saturday by limiting SXU four shots on goal. The start of the match was delayed for more than two hours by inclement weather and didn’t get underway until after 7 p.m. That backed up the men’s match until 9:15. Perry was nearly equal to the task for the Cougars (3-6-1, 1-3), but one of the Peregrines’ five shots on goal slipped past her and provided the hosts’ margin of victory. Freshman forward Kami Graber supplied Purdue Calumet’s marker in the 26th minute, off an assist from junior midfielder Caytin Lewin. SXU hosted Trinity International this past Wednesday in the first of three straight home matches at Deaton Field. VOLLEYBALL Despite having three players who put down at least 12 kills, the Cougars couldn’t get past Roosevelt University in a CCAC match last Tuesday at the Shannon Center. The Lakers prevailed in five sets, 19-25, 15-25, 26-24, 27-25, 15-9. Roosevelt fought back from a 17-11 deficit in Game 3 and carried that momentum with it the rest of the way. Junior middle hitter Marie Hackert had 14 kills and four assisted blocks to pace SXU, while junior outside hitter Jessica Galotta (Mother McAuley) and sophomore middle blocker Heidi Gregerson supplied 13 and 12 kills, respectively. The former also had 16 digs, while Gregerson had a hand in six blocks, four of which were solo efforts. Other notable contributors for the Cougars were junior setter Kelli Shaffer (career-best 39 assists and 21 digs), sophomore outside hitter Cassidy Sponsler (nine kills) and junior libero Dominique Aramburu (team-high 27 digs). The Lakers’ key performer was junior outside hitter Valerie Cutrone, who finished with 20 kills and 19 digs. *** A Friday split was what the Cougars settled for on Day 1 of the two-day CCAC Crossover Tournament at Olivet Nazarene’s McHie Arena. Things started well for SXU, which rode 11-kill efforts from Hackert and Gregerson to a 2519, 25-14, 29-27 win over Purdue University Calumet. Also chipping to the victory were Falsey (nine kills), Shaffer (33 assists, eight digs) and Aramburu (match-best 10 digs). The positive momentum couldn’t be carried into the second match, however, as the host Tigers notched a 25-15, 25-19, 25-17 triumph. Erratic hitting beset the Cougars, as they totaled as many attacking errors (26) as kills. Hackert again put down 11 kills to pace SXU, while Gregerson supplied six. Aramburu (12 digs), Shaffer (22 assists) and Sponsler (three service aces) were other Cougars notables. *** Another split was in store for the Cougars on Saturday, where they beat Purdue-North Central (25-9, 25-16, 25-18) in the morning before coming up short against Trinity Christian College (25-14, 25-12, 25-17) in the day’s second match. Hackert, Falsey and Sponsler all had nine kills to lead SXU (9-9, 4-4) past PNC, while Gregerson delivered eight, plus a pair of blocks. Galotta chipped in five kills and a team-best nine digs for the Cougars, and Shaffer totaled 34 assists, three kills and five digs. Gregerson was SXU’s ringleader in its loss to Trinity, as she put down six kills. Hackert and Falsey

each supplied five, Shaffer dished out 18 assists and had seven digs, and Aramburu paced the defensive effort with 11 digs. The Cougars, who returned to the court this past Tuesday at Judson University, committed 22 attack errors versus the Trolls while totaling 26 kills. FOOTBALL Kicker Spencer Nolen was on everyone’s radar when it came to receiving awards. Not only was he feted as the World Hyundai Athlete of the Month at SXU, but both Beyond Sports Network and Mid-States Football Association also honored Nolen. BSN recognized Nolen as the NAIA National Place-kicker of the Week and the MSFA named him as its Special Teams Player of the Week after Nolen tied a Cougars record with five field goal in SXU’s 37-25 win over the University of St. Francis on Sept. 28. Nolen converted kicks from 46, 43, 39, 32 and 30 yards, and also made two extra points. Honored as well by both BSN and the MSFA was linebacker Dave Marciano, who was selected as the National Punt Returner of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. The St. Rita grad established a school standard with his 81-yard punt return for a touchdown, and augmented that play with five solo tackles and two assists while playing his primary position. In addition, Marciano ran a blocked conversion kick back to the USF end zone for a safety.

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St. Xavier University freshman golfer Taylor Thompson took sixth overall at last week’s William Woods University Fall Invitational in Fulton, Mo. Thompson shot a two-day score of 156 for the Cougars at Tanglewood Golf Course.

Community sports news Mustangs still unbeaten on gridiron

Another week, another nailbiter. And while a new hero stepped forward, it was the same old story for Evergreen Park Saturday afternoon, much to the Mustangs’ delight. A week after escaping Richards with a one-point win that kept it in first place within the South Suburban Conference Red, Evergreen followed the same format in Summit and gained sole possession of the penthouse. Don Oresky’s 30-yard runback after stripping the ball from Argo tailback D’Ken Jones with under nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter erased the Mustangs’ six-point deficit and helped them secure a 45-44 victory over the previously undefeated Argonauts. Evergreen’s defense, which intercepted four passes on the day, prevented Argo from making a fourth comeback. The hosts had spotted the Mustangs a pair of 13-point leads and one of 11 points before rallying in each instance. Jones’ 4-yard run late in the third period had established a 44-38 edge for the Argonauts. Keyshawn Carpenter (30 carries, 179 rushing yards) scored on runs of 7, 9 and 27 yards to pace another robust offensive display by Evergreen (6-0, 3-0), which swapped the lead five times with Argo. Jacquet McClendon (10 catches, 156 yards) had touchdown receptions of 11 and 12 yards, and reserve quarterback Sean Ryan (15-of-33, 260 passing yards) also fired a 32-yard TD strike to Eric Gurrister. The Argonauts generated over 330 yards of offense themselves, including Diamonte Malloy’s 39-yard scoring dash. The home team also tallied on an interception return and 62-yard kickoff return. The Mustangs’ defense, however, also had its moments of glory, such as those four pickoffs. LeShon Johnson made two of them, while Mike Rizzo and Danny Hines each had one. The victory assured Evergreen of reaching the Class 4A playoffs for a third consecutive season, the

second-best streak in school history. The Mustangs entered the postseason from 1992-95 under Brett Nelson and qualified a total of seven times in a 10-year span while he was at the helm. If Evergreen can complete an undefeated regular season, it will put itself in a position to challenge the program’s greatest one-year records. The Mustangs went 80 in 1964, which was a decade before the state playoffs began, and posted 10-1 ledgers in both 1977 and 1994.

Conrady Junior High School’s boys’ softball team reigns as the South West Interscholastic Conference champion. Conrady posted an 11-0 record this year under coach Tim Kaczmarek and now heads into the playoffs. Comprising the team roster are Mitchell Dollah, Julian Zavala, John Wrobel, Mike Tobin, Mike Abraham, Brett Selke, John Cleveland, Andrew Rukujzo, Jordan Thompson, Cade La Russo, Omar Shublaq, Zach Padilla and Jimmy Mannette.

Evergreen golfers win conference crown

Shimko basketball to run tryouts

For the fourth time in eight seasons, Evergreen Park’s boys’ golf team ruled as a conference champion. The Mustangs (14-3) claimed their latest crown at Cog Hill on Sept. 30, when they bested the other South Suburban Conference Red teams. Their two-stroke victory over runner-up Richards made up for a one-shot loss in 2012. JR Wazio was the match medalist after firing an 18-hole score of 82. Aaron Green Van Zee survived a rough first couple holes to wind up with a 90, which placed him fourth overall. Ronnie O’Toole carded a 91. Evergreen’s Danny Smith was the frosh-soph medalist.

Worth volleyball team takes second

Worth Junior High School’s girls’ volleyball team took second place in the South Suburban Junior High School Conference tournament, which was held last Thursday at Wilkins Junior High. Worth team members included Ashley Kevin, Cassidy McCarthy, Madelyn Powers, Farah Elhoumaidi, Kayla Strezo, Taylor Wood, Rebecca Harkala, Stephanie Ho, Samantha Noftz, Allison Witt, Mikayla Ferguson, Alyssa Stergiopoulos and Julie Burda. Kathy Dennis was the Worth coach.

Conrady boys claim another softball title

For the 10th time in 14 seasons,

The George Shimko Basketball School will conduct tryouts for players in grades 4-8 on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Oak Lawn Pavilion, 9401 S. Oak Park Ave. A boys’ session will run from 1-2:30 p.m., while two girls’ tryouts will be held. Female players in grades 4-5 will go from 2:30-4 p.m., with players in grades 6-8 to follow from 4-5:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend the tryouts, but parents must register players and sign a waiver form 20 minutes prior to an evaluation session. The GSBS winter season will run from November-February. For more information, contact GSBS at 802-GSBS or at Gshimko@gsbsbasketball.com. Interested parties can also visit the website at www.GSBSBASKETBALL.com.

OL High School to co-host bass-fishing tourney Saturday

Oak Lawn High School and Rayjus Outdoors will co-host a bass-fishing tournament on Saturday, at the Kankakee/Des Plaines River. The event begins with a 6 a.m. check-in. Competition will start at 7:15 and run through 2 p.m. Schools may register an unlimited number of boats, but the overall field will not exceed 50. Each boat, which must be captained by an adult, can include up to four anglers. The cost of entry is $40 per boat. For information, contact Chris Kuchyt at ckuchyt@olchs. org.

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Worth Junior High’s girls’ volleyball team finished second in its conference.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING L P � P l a i n t i f f , � v . � KESTUTIS MACIUNAS, DANGUOLE JONAITIENE A/K/A DANGUOLE MACIUNAS A/K/A DANGUOLE J O N A T I E N E � D e f e n d a n t s � 11 CH 037844 8748 WILLOW ROAD 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 December 10, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 2013, at the 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 8748 WILLOW ROAD, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-208-002. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-11-33081. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-33081 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 037844 TJSC#: 33-20271 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. I561527

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , � v . � ROBERT LATTA A/K/A ROBERT E. LATTA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT LATTA, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, LAUREL GLEN CONDOMINIUMS OF WESTGATE VALLEY ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MARQUETTE BANK D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 24675 13149 SOUTH FOREST RIDGE DRIVE UNIT 3C PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 31, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 2013, at the 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 13149 SOUTH FOREST RIDGE DRIVE UNIT 3C, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-303-019-1019. The real estate is improved with a brick 4 or more unit condominium. 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. 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 PA1014868. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1014868 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 24675 TJSC#: 33-17270 I561516

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS I N D E N T U R E � TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE I N V E S T M E N T � TRUST 2004-4, Plaintiff, v s . � GERARD HANNON AND MARGARET BROWNE N / K / A � MARGARET HANNON, PRAIRIE BANK AND T R U S T � COMPANY, Defendants, 12 CH 5450 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 22, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 1, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 9120 South 87th Court, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. P.I.N. 23-02-310-011. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The judgment amount was $232,783.39. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 12-00246 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I562356

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N , � P l a i n t i f f � V . � UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD S. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY L. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; RIVIERA REGAL ASSOCIATION; ANGELA JONES, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD S. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; ANGELA JONES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S , � D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 36775 Property Address: 11106 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 2A PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M � Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-043819 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 30, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on October 30, 2013, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 11106 South 84th Avenue, Unit 2A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-23-101-116-1021 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 133,700.10. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I548416

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.ALEKSANDRA ZWOLEN, TOMASZ ZWOLEN, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS A POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 015464 8810 W. 100TH PLACE 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 May 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 25, 2013, at the 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 8810 W. 100TH PLACE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2310-413-001. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-11-12857. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-12857 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 015464 TJSC#: 33-19846 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. I563216

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION METLIFE HOME LOAN, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � AGNIESZKA ZAJDA; MARCIN PSZCZOLA; THE R I V I E R A � IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; U N K N O W N � OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 5588 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 12, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 1, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-23-112-036-0000. Commonly known as 7 COUR MASSON, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a townhouse 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: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1128909. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I562357

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � John Martin Simone aka John M. Simone; Regina J. F l i n t ; � Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants D e f e n d a n t s , � Case # 12CH16229 Sheriff's # 130712 F12030344 CHOH Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on November 12, 2013, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 8920 West Maple Lane, Hickory Hills, Illinois 60457 P.I.N: 23-03-211-016-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments. Premise will NOT be open for inspection. Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney Anthony Porto FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 forecl o s u r e n o t i c e @ f a l - i l l i n o i s . c o m � 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I560530

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , � v . � JOHN CHRISTOPHER O'CARROLL A/K/A JOHN O'CARROLL, KATHLEEN O'CARROLL A/K/A KATHLEEN M. O'CARROLL D e f e n d a n t s � 11 CH 040864 12023 S. 72ND COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2013, at the 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 12023 S. 72ND COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-25-213-013. 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. 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 14-11-32700. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-32700 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 040864 TJSC#: 33-18731 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. I562497

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.SCOTT REYNOLDS, DONNA BRAZAS REYNOLDS, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ASSIGNEE OF E-LOAN, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 28207 10057 WEST 151ST STREET 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 January 19, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 2013, at the 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 10057 WEST 151ST STREET, Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-16111-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $167,292.74. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 372-2020. Please refer to file number 10-2222-14608. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction. com or call (800-280-2832) HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) 372-2020 Attorney File No. 10-2222-14608 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 10 CH 28207 TJSC#: 3321138 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. I564074

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For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL C. GIORANGO, NATIONAL CITY BANK, SALVATORE BALSAMO TRUST, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 17973 11380 SHADE COVE COURT Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 21, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 25, 2013, at the 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 11380 SHADE COVE COURT, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-18-104-023-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $1,115,148.17. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 39 South LaSalle Street Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 372-2020. Please refer to file number 09-2222-11390. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction. com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800280-2832) HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) 372-2020 Attorney File No. 09-2222-11390 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 09 CH 17973 TJSC#: 33-21091 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. I563499

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST HOLDINGS I, LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � ROBERT L. HANSEN A/K/A ROBERT LOUIS HANSEN SR., DONNA M. HANSEN A/K/A DONNA M. GRAY Defendants 12 CH 029558 7924 W. 98TH PLACE 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 February 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 2013, at the 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 7924 W. 98TH PLACE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-12-104-021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-12-23093. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-23093 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 029558 TJSC#: 33-20262 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. I561492

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , � v . � JOHN MCKEE A/K/A JOHN F. MCKEE, RUTH MCKEE A/K/A RUTH MARIE MCKEE, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO WELLS FARGO BANK SOUTHWEST, N.A. FKA WACHOVIA MORTGAGE FSB FKA WORLD SAVINGS BANK, F S B � D e f e n d a n t s � 12 CH 14680 11904 SOUTH 93RD AVENUE PALOS PARK, IL 6 0 4 6 4 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 12, 2013, at the 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 11904 SOUTH 93RD AVENUE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-27-102-002-0000. The real estate is improved with a one 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. 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 PA1206369. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1206369 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 14680 TJSC#: 33-17776 I563895

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND T R U S T � CO. OF CHICAGO; Plaintiff, v s . � ACE-CHICAGO GREAT DANE CORP., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION; FIFTH THIRD BANK, S U C C E S S O R � TRUSTEE TO OLD KENT BANK AS TRUSTEE U N D E R � TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MAY 1, 1985 AND K N O W N � AS TRUST NO. 8459; WHALER LTD; GERALDINE R. GORAL AS REPRESENTATIVE FOR DENNIS G O R A L ; � GERALDINE R GORAL; AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 02 CH 10672 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 18, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 12411 South Nashville, Palos Heights, IL 60463. P.I.N. 24-30-421-014-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Jennifer E. Frick at Plaintiff's Attorney, Crowley & Lamb, P.C., 221 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 670-6900. 9 5 0 6 0 2 0 2 � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I565036

W 0 9 0 4 9 4 � IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE, F O R � CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH T R U S T � 2007-18, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH C E R T I F I C A T E S � SERIES 2007-18; Plaintiff, v s . � MICHAEL P. CODY; KELLI L. CODY; STATE BANK O F � COUNTRYSIDE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL P. CODY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS A N D � LEGATEES OF KELLI L. CODY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , � 09 CH 9909 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 20, 2010 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 15, 2013 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 e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 24-30-323-006-0000. Commonly known as 12555 South 69th Avenue, 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 W 0 9 0 4 9 4 . � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I565136

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N � P l a i n t i f f , � v . � VIVIAN PFEIFFER A/K/A VIVIAN A PFEIFFER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 44719 8800 WEST 103RD 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 August 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2013, at the 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 8800 WEST 103RD STREET, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-410-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a 1 story home with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. 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. 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 PA1225287. 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. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1225287 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 44719 TJSC#: 3 3 1 8 2 6 3 � I564431

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , � v . � TIMOTHY AYRES A/K/A TIMOTHY M. AYRES, HICKORY OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION UNIT I Defendants 13 CH 05561 9430 GREENBRIAR DRIVE APT 1G 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 July 11, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 2013, at the 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 9430 GREENBRIAR DRIVE APT 1G, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-303-109-1007. The real estate is improved with a 12 unit condominium with a 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. 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 PA1302888. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1302888 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 05561 TJSC#: 33-21721 I565299

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, v s . � MARY PAWLAK A/K/A MARY MARGARET PAWLAK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; � D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 9550 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on July 31, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-14-202-004-0000. Commonly known as 10515 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1305642. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I565207

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD SAVINGS B A N K , � FSB; Plaintiff, v s . � SCOTT ELLIOTT; ANNA M. ELLIOTT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , � 11 CH 38261 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 12, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 27-22-203-018-0000. Commonly known as 16048 South Haven Lane, Orland Hills, IL 60487. 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: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1122375. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I565160

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for its inhabitants. Fall is the ideal time to address a home’s windows because the temperature outside tends to be pleasant. This means you likely won’t have to make much of an effort to offset the elements, and open windows in the fall won’t make your home’s interior very hot or cold like they might if you were to tackle the project during the summer or winter. Fixing the floors Wood flooring is a hot commodity for many homeowners. But not all flooring can be added to a home at any time of year. That’s because certain types of flooring employ adhesives that need temperatures inside the home to be within a certain range, and that range is often within 70o to 80o F, which makes fall a great time to install such floors. Colder temperatures can make it difficult for the flooring to dry and bond, which will prove problematic down the road. What’s more, many people entertain friends and family come late fall and into the holiday season, and it can be difficult to do so if you are busy installing new flooring. Painting projects Painting is another home improvement project that seems tailor-made for fall. A fresh coat of paint or a new color scheme around the house can give a home an entirely new look and feel. But paint can be pungent and the aromas may last if it’s applied at a time of year when it can’t dry while the windows are wide open. Paint fumes inside a home can make the home uninhabitable, but painting at a time of year like the fall, when you can keep the windows open during and after the project, can help air the home out. But interior painting isn’t the only painting project homeowners can tackle in the fall. Many exterior paints are temperature-sensitive and need the temperature outside to be above 40o F. Paint that freezes won’t dry properly, and homeowners might be left with a costly and unsightly mistake on their hands. Fall temperatures tend to be amenable to both interior and exterior painting projects, just be sure to check the weather forecast before making your first brush stroke.

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Cassandra Balaskas (Lockport), Nick Cuba (Tinley Park), Kathleen Donegan (Posen), Mazeika (Burbank) and Rosie Sylvester Iran luncheon (Lemont). A travelogue of Iran will be featured at a luncheon at The Center, Advance reserve seat tickets 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos may be purchased at the VilPark, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at a lage of Orland Park Recreation Administration Building, 14600 noon luncheon. June Scott will show photos and S. Ravinia Ave. Adults are $13 tells stories of her recent trip to Iran, and seniors and student tickets a land she found filled with antiq- are $11 each. Children’s tickets uities and a beautiful and diverse are $9 each. A limited number landscape and friendly people. She of tickets will be available at the travelled from modern Tehran to door. (403-7275) ancient Persepolis, from the western Orland Theatre mountains to historic Isfahan. Troupe auditions The luncheon begins at noon, costs $17 per person, and re- The Orland Park theatre proquires reservations. For more gram will hold auditions for its information, call The Center at holiday show, “A Simple Miracle,” 361-3650. an original production written by

Children’s Farm open on Columbus Day The Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, will be open on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As on all weekend days in October, Columbus Day at the farm features free hayrides and free admission to the pick-your-ownpumpkin patch, along with a farm stand of gourds, corn stalks, honey and hotdogs for sale. Also available on Columbus Day, is the farm’s Pumpkin Playland, an interactive experience for children and adults, who are charged $8 per person to enter the barnyard and surrounding playland. Visitors can visit and touch the farm animals. A straw bale climber and giant corn box provide active enjoyment for children, and the spooky woodshed and haunted maze provide a spooky Halloween experience for guests. (361-3650; thecenterpalos.org)

Bryan Riess. Area actors age 17 and older are invited to audition for this holiday production with readings from the script. Auditions will be Monday, Oct. 14 and Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Orland Park’s Old Village Hall, 14413 S. Beacon Ave. Once cast, participants must pay a $35 registration fee. It’s Christmas Eve and the holiday is anything but festive for two brothers who learn that the inn they operate is being sold. A blizzard traps a cast of characters, including an angel, at the hotel making for an interesting holiday eve. For information, call the village’s Recreation Department at 403-7275.

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The Orland Park Theatre Troupe is bringing a bit of religion to its stage with the fall comedy “Bless Me, Father,” written by Craig Alpaugh. Performances at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave., are this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday, Oct. 13 matinee at 2 p.m. The show is produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock. Described as both a farce and a comedy, the action takes place at Holy Family Rectory where Fathers Richard and Charles preside. The fun centers around Father Charles’ mistaken belief that Father Richard is going to leave the priesthood to get married. Bryan Riess and Dan McMillan, both of Orland Park, portray Fathers Richard and Charles, respectively. Orland Park’s Gary Felicetti portrays Bishop Bungy. Other Orland Park residents in the show include Michael Harlin, Barbara Pauls and Mary Tuminello. The cast also includes

The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will hold Pool Tourney/Game Night 7:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 11. Includes free yogurt from Cherry Berry. • House of Music Showcase — 7:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 12, with food from White Castle. This event is for students in 10th-12th grade and is free with a student membership application or $5 with a school ID. For more information call 532-0500 or visit thebridgeteencenter.org. • Behind the Scenes: Azteca Foods — noon-3:30 p.m. Oct. 14, The Bridge Teen Center will visit Azteca Foods, a family owned, multimillion dollar company that makes tortilla products, to see how dry goods are stored, made and packaged. This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. • Reptiles — 4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Students learn about and see a ball python, tortoise, iguana and more. This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. • Lights On Afterschool Day: Bulb Art — 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 17, join millions worldwide, celebrate and shed “light” on after-school programs by creating a unique piece of art out of light bulbs. This free program is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. To sign up, call 532-0500 or visit thebridgeteencenter.org.

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1. From Here to Now to You, Jack Johnson, Universal Republic 2. Off the Beaten Path, Justin Moore, Valory 3. A.M., Chris Young, Sony Nashville/RCA 4. MMG: Self Made 3, Various artists, Atlantic 5. True, Avicii, Island 6. Crash My Party, Luke 6. Holy Grail, Jay Z, featuring Bryan, Capitol Nashville Justin Timberlake, Roc Nation/ (Universal) Universal 7. B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME, 7. Hold On, We’re Going 2 Chainz, Def Jam Home, Drake, featuring Majid 8. Fuse, Keith Urban, Capitol Jordan, Cash Money/Young Nashville Money/Universal Records 9. Kiss Land, The Weeknd, 8. Applause, Lady Gaga, Motown/Universal Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/ 10. We Are Tonight, Billy Interscope Currington, Mercury Nashville

CineVerse movies CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s free weekly film discussion group, brings back its annual Shocktober Theater month. The group will examine a key film in Roger Corman’s Poe cycle: “The Masque of the Red Death” starring Vincent Price, on from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Oak View Community Center, located at 4625 W. 110th St. in Oak Lawn. For more information, call 529-9028 or visit cineversegroup.blogspot.com The group will also examine “Ringu (The Ring)” (1998), the original horror classic from Japan, from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23.

Upcoming Spooky nights at Children’s Farm Tickets are on sale now for “The Haunting” evenings of spooky fun at the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. Guests will be entertained with a frightful story revealing the haunted past of the Children’s Farm and then take a hayride around the farm trails, where the past will come alive, with volunteers dressed as scary ghouls and ghosts. Advance tickets are required, cost $10 per person, and are available for 6:30, 7:15, and 8 p.m. each evening. For more information, call The Center at 361-3650.

Comedy night at Mount Assisi The Mount Assisi Booster Club presents its 10th annual Comedy Night Saturday, Nov. 2, at the school, 13860 Main St. in Lemont. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., dinner 7:15 p.m.; show 8:30 p.m. Featuring a night of comedy and dinner by Uncle Bub’s. Tickets cost $35 and include buffet dinner, beer, wine, pop, water and comedy show. Must be 21 or over to attend. To register, contact Gail Andjulis andjul4@yahoo.com, or call 224-9922.

Campfire frights at Isle a la Cache A Halloween campfire program will be held Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., with programs offered at both at Isle a la Cache Museum, in Romeoville, and Plum Creek Nature Center, in Beecher. Registration is required. Stories, games and treats — all are planned for this program. Join us around a warm campfire and share what is special about the season, whether it’s scary fun or tasty goodness. Wear your favorite holiday costume and mask and appropriate clothing for the weather. Weather permitting, this program will take place outdoors on uneven natural terrain. The program will be moved indoors to an accessible facility if inclement weather exists. Isle a la Cache Museum is located at 501 E. 135th St. (Romeo Road), ½-mile east of Route 53 in Romeoville. Plum Creek Nature Center is at 27064 S. Dutton Road, 1.25 miles east of the intersection of Routes 1 and 394 on Goodenow Road in Beecher. For information and registration for the program at Isle a la Cache Museum, call (815) 8861467. For information and registration for the program at Plum Creek Nature Center, call 9462216.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Dance Chicago returns to Orland World-renowned professional dancers will return to Orland Park on Saturday, Oct. 26, when the village of Orland Park Arts Commission presents “Dance Chicago” at the Sandburg High School Performing Arts Center. Dance Chicago will perform in Sandburg’s ornate theater at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s repertoire includes urban, tap, aerial, ethnic, ballet, break dancing, jazz and more. Local dancers from Orchesis will perform in the show with the pros. Dance Chicago Artistic Director and Curator John Schmitz and Fred Solari of the Athenaeum Theatre created Dance Chicago in 1995 with donations from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Philip Morris Companies, Inc and WPWR Channel 50 Foundation. Now celebrating its 18th season, Dance Chicago features the city’s broadest range of dance styles from more than 350 choreographers. “We have featured major artists from such companies at the Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Dutch National Ballet and a host of national and international companies as well as the most talented Chicago area choreographers, small dance troupes and independent artists,” Schmitz said. “Dance Chicago has become the most diverse and comprehensive exposition of dance in the history of Chicago and is the only festival of its kind in the nation,” Schmitz said. Colleen Panega has served on the village’s Arts Commission since it was created by McLaughlin in 2001. “We are very excited to have Dance Chicago come back to Orland Park,” Panega said. “Each show is tailored for what the audience enjoys and John Schmitz

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World-renowned professional dancers will return to Orland Park on Oct. 26 when the Orland Park Arts Commission presents “Dance Chicago” at the Sandburg High School’s Performing Arts Center. knows what the Orland Park community likes from past shows. It will definitely include something for everyone,” she added. Reserved seating tickets are available at the Orland Park Recreation Administration Building, 14650 S. Ravinia Ave. Tickets are

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Videoview by Jay Bobbin (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) STARTING THIS WEEK: “THE HANGOVER PART III”: The third, final and least effective round in director Todd Phillips’ comedy series also factors in some action-adventure, as Alan’s (Zach Galifianakis) decision to go off his meds — with some drastic results — prompts his pals (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha) to help him get back on track. None of them may survive to succeed, though, when an enemy (John Goodman) of their associate Chow (Ken Jeong) puts them in his sights. Heather Graham and Jeffrey Tambor also return. DVD extras: five “making-of” documentaries; extended scenes; outtakes. ** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “AFTER EARTH”: Though it flamed out fast at the summer box office, this sci-fi tale directed and co-written by M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense”) still could find a home-video audience in fans of Will and Jaden Smith. They also play father and son in the futuristic tale that strands them on a ravaged Earth, in a crash landing that injures Dad and leaves him reliant on his son to cross dangerous territory and signal their location. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. *** (PG-13: V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE PURGE”: During an annual 12-hour period, all crimes are permitted in America in this melodrama that proved surprisingly potent in ticket sales. Ethan Hawke plays the

head of a San Francisco family impacted very directly by the socalled “Purge” when he allows a stranger (Edwin Hodge) into their home. Lena Headey (“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”) plays Hawke’s wife in the tale from writer-director James DeMonaco and producer Michael Bay. Adelaide Kane — the young Mary, Queen of Scots in the new series “Reign” — also is featured. DVD extra: “makingof” documentary. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”: Director Joss Whedon reteams with a number of talents he’s guided through other projects — including Nathan Fillion (“Firefly”), Amy Acker (“Angel”) and Clark Gregg (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) — in this modernization of the Shakespeare classic about two romances (Acker and Alexis Denisof, Jillian Morgese and Fran Kranz). Sean Maher plays the villain of the piece who wants to derail the happiness of one of the couples. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Whedon and cast; music video. *** (PG13: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE LIFEGUARD”: As confirmed by her “House of Lies” role, Kristen Bell often goes for comedy, but she plays it much more seriously in this tale of a reporter disenchanted with her job and her life. She decides to revisit an earlier, happier time by reclaiming her former position as a lifeguard, but things get complicated when she becomes involved with someone half her age (David Lambert). Writerdirector Liz W. Garcia’s film also features Mamie Gummer,

Martin Starr and Amy Madigan. *** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on On Demand) “CURSE OF CHUCKY”: It’s still lethal child’s play for the literally living doll in this new made-for-video chapter in the horror franchise. Brad Dourif supplies Chucky’s voice again, and in an interesting casting twist, his daughter Fiona has the female lead as another potential victim when the toy possessed by a killer’s spirit lands at her house. A Martinez (“Longmire”) also is featured. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Fiona Dourif, director Don Mancini and puppeteer Tony Gardner; deleted scenes; outtakes. ** (Not rated: AS, P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray) COMING SOON: “THE HEAT” (Oct. 15): A tightly wound FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) and an earthy Boston police officer (Melissa McCarthy) make for unlikely partners on a drug case. (R: AS, P, V) “PACIFIC RIM” (Oct. 15): Monsters from the sea are opposed by huge robots in director Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy; Charlie Hunnam stars. *** (PG13: P, V) “BEFORE MIDNIGHT” (Oct. 22): Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, also credited as writers of the film along with director Richard Linklater, reprise their roles as the couple from “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset.” (R: AS, N, P) “THE INTERNSHIP” (Oct. 22): “Wedding Crashers” stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team again as newly unemployed men who vie for internships at Google. (PG-13 and unrated versions: AS, P) “MONSTERS UNIVER SITY” (Oct. 29): The school(Continued on page 12)

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1. Off the Beaten Path, Justin ‘Dexter’ injected fresh Moore, Valory blood, brand at Showtime 2. A.M., Chris Young, Sony It is a truism of the television Nashville/RCA biz that a single hit show can 3. Crash My Party, Luke turn a network around. For Bryan, Capitol Nashville Showtime, the dawn of “Dexter” (Universal) in 2006 didn’t so much turn the 4. Fuse, Keith Urban, Capitol ship around as it charted a course Nashville for the future. 5. We Are Tonight, Billy In so doing, the show built a Currington, Mercury Nashville platform that allowed Showtime 6. Here’s to the Good Times, to inch its way out of the shadow Florida Georgia Line, Republic of the other big pay cable outfit Nashville on the block, HBO. Because the series about a Miami police bloodsplatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer — one who preys on other murderers who manage to escape justice — was such a milestone for Showtime, 1. Iron Man 3, Walt Disney it’s no surprise that there have Studios, PG-13 been tears shed during the long 2. Scary Movie 5, Dimension goodbye of panels, parties and Films, PG-13 retrospectives this month leading 3. World War Z, Paramount up to “Dexter’s” Sept. 22 finale Pictures, PG-13 after eight seasons. 4. Star Trek Into Darkness, “This was not just a tent-pole Paramount Pictures, PG-13 show for us — this was a brand 5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation, defining show,” said Showtime Paramount Pictures, PG-13 chairman-CEO Matthew Blank. Blank admits to having doubts when he first read the pilot script developed by then-Showtime entertainment president Robert Greenblatt. Blank and his boss, (Continued from page 11) CBS Corp.’s Leslie Moonves, days roots of the link between knew that the pilot was expertly Mike and Sulley (voices of Billy crafted, and that star Michael C. Crystal and John Goodman) are Hall would be able to provide traced in the animated Disney- emotional grounding for an outthere premise. Pixar sequel. (G) “WHITE HOUSE DOWN” “Dexter’s” Dexter Morgan (Nov. 5): A Washington, D.C., cop wasn’t the first flawed antihero (Channing Tatum) tries to save of the modern cable drama era. the president (Jamie Foxx) when HBO already had Tony Soprano terrorists take over America’s and “Deadwood’s” Al Swearengen most famous residence. (PG-13: running riot, and “The Shield’s” Det. Vic Mackey was on the case AS, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE for FX. KEY: AS, adult situations; To stand out from the pack, N, nudity; P, profanity; V, Showtime had to find its own spin violence; GV, particularly graphic on a larger-than-life character who could produce gasp-inducting violence.

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Art classes at The Center New six-week sessions of adult art classes begin this month at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. The Log Cabins are in the woods and feature the natural beauty of the Palos area. Classes which begin on Wednesday, Oct. 23, include Collage with April Schabes at 9:30 a.m., Quilting with Denise Dulzo at 1 p.m., and Watercolor Level 1 with Lenox Wallace at 6:30 p.m. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 24, Keith Miller teaches Woodcarving at 9 a.m, while Beth LaMie offers instruction in writing Ethical wills at 10 a.m. and in Memoir Writing at 1 p.m. Lenox Wallace teaches a 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening Watercolor class for experienced painters, while Lois Hrejsa offers classes in Drawing at 9 a.m. and Watercolor Painting for both beginning and experienced painters at 1 p.m. A new session of Stoneware Pottery taught by Karen Stasky also begins on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required for all classes at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts. Call The Center at 361-3650, or check the website thecenterpalos.org.

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Curly endive, one of the many delicious greens that can be used for an autumn salad. drizzle over each shrimp patty just before serving. Everyone at your table will be delighted with the wonderful appearance, aromas, flavors and textures of these main course salads. And, though there is just a little cream and butter in each serving, you’ll still feel like they’re eating a light and healthy meal featuring fresh, seasonal produce. SHRIMP FRICADELLA SALAD WITH DILL-CAPER SAUCE Serves 6 FRICADELLA: 3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup diced yellow onion 1/2 cup diced roasted organic red bell pepper 1/2 cup diced roasted organic yellow bell pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 pound uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined, shells reserved, shrimp coarsely chopped 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill leaves 1 large cage-free egg, lightly beaten 1 cup lightly packed fresh breadcrumbs 1-1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper Pinch cayenne pepper About 1 cup almond meal or fine dry breadcrumbs DILL-CAPER SAUCE: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 4 large shallots, thinly sliced Reserved shrimp shells (see above) 3 or 4 whole sprigs fresh dill 2 cups dry white wine 6 ounces unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill leaves 1 tablespoon drained capers 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Salt Freshly ground white pepper AUTUMN SALAD: 1 1/2 cups packed curly endive, torn

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Seasonal main course dinner salads into bite-sized pieces, thoroughly rinsed and patted dry 1 1/2 cups packed radicchio leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces, thoroughly rinsed and patted dry 1 cup very thinly sliced fennel bulb 1/4 cup, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Salt Freshly ground white pepper 6 slices sourdough bread First, prepare the fricadella: In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and peppers and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl and set aside to cool. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream just to a boil, then set aside to cool. Stir into the onion-pepper mixture. Thoroughly stir in the chopped shrimp, dill, egg, fresh breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and cayenne. Spread the almond meal on a plate. Divide the shrimp mixture into 6 equal portions. One at a time, with clean hands, form the portions into oval patties 4 inches long and turn in the almond meal or crumbs to coat lightly, transferring to a clean platter or tray. Refrigerate, covered, until needed. For the sauce, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, shrimp shells and dill sprigs, and sauté, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the wine, raise the heat to high, and boil until reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter and vinegar. Pour through a fine-meshed strainer into a clean pan and stir in the chopped dill, capers and mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cover, and keep warm. For the salad, in a mixing bowl toss together the curly endive, radicchio and fennel. Toss with the oil and vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper. For the fricadella, heat the remaining 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in 1 or 2 nonstick skillets large enough to hold all the patties without overcrowding. Carefully sauté the patties until golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side, turning once with a spatula. Meanwhile, toast the bread. To serve, place 1 slice of toast in the center of each serving plate. Arrange salad on the toast and top with a fricadella. Spoon the sauce around the toast and over each fricadella. Serve immediately.

the combo-effect emboldened the Showtime programming team to develop its own signature style of show built around outsize characters on the edge: think “Californication,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Shameless” and “Homeland.” This led to a more focused strategy than it had employed with past original series, which ranged from gay drama “Queer as Folk” to black family vehicle “Soul Food” to fantasy vehicle “Dead Like Me” and a string of forgettable comedies. “Dexter” drove subscribers to Showtime, but it was also the first Showtime-owned series to do any real business for the company in international markets and in home video sales. All of those factors helped fatten the bottom line, and proved to be a calling card for Showtime in the creative community. As Blank and Showtime entertainment president David Nevins delivered hugs and handshakes to cast members and producers at the Sept. 12 gathering, the exec, who has led Showtime for nearly 25 years, could not emphasize enough what “Dexter” hath wrought. “It absolutely played a critical role in defining the Showtime brand,” Blank said. “The brand that is so strong today was not strong at all nine years ago.”

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I love making main course salads in autumn. The choice of vegetables you can draw on is surprisingly large, considering that most people think of big salads as something to eat primarily in spring or summer. And the starring ingredients options may also surprise those who usually think of a main course salad as something featuring grilled meat, poultry or seafood. In the markets right now, you’ll find hardy leaves that are full of great flavor, texture, and color, ranging from pale yellowgreen curly endive (also known by the French name frisée) and spear-shaped Belgian endive to deep green baby arugula to purple radicchio. And these can be complemented with thin shavings or slices of raw bulb and root vegetables, from mild anise-scented fennel to beets to the always available carrots. Just light drizzles of good extravirgin olive oil and syrupy aged balsamic vinegar, plus a little salt and pepper, are all you need to tie it all together. What do you top such a salad with? When it isn’t grilling weather, I head to the stovetop. I like to pan-sear seafood fillets, or shrimp, or salmon, or thin pieces of beef, pork or lamb; or I’ll sauté some boneless pieces of chicken. (Of course, there are always countertop indoor electric grills, too.) Deglazing a pan after stovetop cooking also gives you a chance to create a complementary little sauce to drizzle over the protein, its juices mingling with the greens and their dressing. The stove also gives you the option of getting even more creative, if you like. You could make a flavorful stir-fry, for example, to scatter over or toss with the greens. Or you can prepare something a little more elaborate yet still fairly simple, like the chopped shrimp cakes in the recipe I share here — a variation on fricadella, Scandinavian-style chopped meat patties or meatballs, to present on top of the salad. Mixed and shaped in about 30 minutes (something you can do up to several hours in advance) and then cooked in 10 minutes, the fricadella are surprisingly easy for something that tastes so good. Because they’re coated with crunchy almond meal or breadcrumbs, they don’t give up much juice to deglaze after cooking. So, instead, I like to make a traditional dill-caper sauce — which you can also make ahead and then gently reheat — to

moments while still being human enough for viewers to care about. Showtime found it in Hall’s haunted eyes, every time he reached for the Saran wrap, the knife roll and his iconic “kill suit.” Not to be overlooked (even though it has been by Emmy voters) is the importance of Jennifer Carpenter’s role as Morgan’s tough-talking sister Debra, which added emotional dimension to Hall’s character. A strong ensemble cast of supporting players (including David Zayas, C.S. Lee, James Remar, Desmond Harrington and Lauren Velez) helped the show to turn on a dime from blood-soaked killing scenes to the gallows humor of cops and detectives at work. “At the end of eight years, I feel like we were still making something (worthwhile),” Hall observed at a Sept. 12 panel session at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. The show also survived changes behind the scenes among showrunners and key writers. By all accounts, that’s a testament to the tone that was set by Hall. “We maintained a working environment that was collaborative and all about telling the story — that and nothing else,” Hall said. “I’m proud of that.” When “Dexter” quickly began gaining pop culture traction, on the heels of a good critical response the previous year to “Weeds,”

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