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Vorva recounts an action packed Nov. 4 that includes buying a turkey leg and shooting politicians (with a camera) on page 3, Rakow thinks outgoing Governor Pat Quinn is a sore loser on page 6 and Hanania talks about how he almost became a columnist for this company 30 years ago on page 6.

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CR officials to restrict visibility of adult toys at Spencer’s By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter

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A large display of adult toys at a store in Chicago Ridge Mall has village officials pledging to restrict their visibility and sale to minors. The issue was raised at last Wednesday’s village board meeting when Chicago Ridge resident Elaine Pecenka told trustees that Spencer’s has a large number of sex toys displayed on a wall in the rear of the store. She said she discovered the display when shopping at the store for Halloween items. “I was appalled,” Pecenka told trustees. “I don’t think this is funny. It’s there. It’s in your face.” Pecenka said the display is in no way separated from the rest

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of the store, making it visible to underage shoppers. She added that a store employee told her that there are no age restrictions on who can purchase those items. The employee said that girls as young as 12 purchase the adult toys. “ T h e (employees) were very honest with us,” said Pecenka, the mother of three children. She also expressed concern about the display of merchandise such as t-shirts that display marijuana leafs and other drug references. She did not see any drug paraphernalia in the store, but police plan to check the store for any drug-related items. Mayor Chuck Tokar said at one (Continued on page 2)

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driving and improper lane use Oct. 31 after a stop at 95th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said. *** Alfredo Mares-Torres, 39, of Sparkle N. Mallory, 34, of ChiChicago, was charged with drivcago Ridge, was charged with ing on a suspended license drunken driving, speeding and Nov. 3 after a stop at 101st Street no insurance Oct. 31 after beand Virginia Avenue, police said. ing stopped at 95th Street and *** Ridgeland Avenue, police said. Francis Saenz, 26, of Chicago *** Ridge, was charged with posses Mohamad F . Ayed, 19, of Hicksion of a controlled substance ory Hills and Sharif M. Maadi, following a Nov. 5 search of his 18, of Palos Hills were charged home, located in the 10600 block with trespassing and disorderly of Mayfield Avenue, police said. conduct; and Sultan F. Ayed, 26, *** of Worth, was charged with dis Dean Roberts, 46, of Chicago, orderly conduct Nov. 1 after alwas charged with driving on a legedly breaking into a house in revoked license and making an the 9000 block of Crescent Court, improper turn after being stopped police said. Nov. 7 stop in the 6400 block of *** 95th Street, police said. Hand tools valued at $1,200 *** were reported stolen Nov. 1 from Francisco E. Arellano, 24, of a van at the Hooter’s construction Chicago, was charged with drivsite, 9159 S. Cicero Ave. ing on a suspended license, no *** insurance and failure to signal Angelika M. Kluska, 18, of LemNov. 8 after he was stopped at ont, was charged with drunken 95th Street and Ridgeland Avdriving, no insurance, driving off enue, police said. the roadway and driving while using a cell phone after a Nov. 2 stop at Lawler Avenue and Wolfe Drive, police said. *** Roshawndra F. Crawford, 39, of Michael Mallory, 60, of ChiChicago, was charged with drivcago, was charged with drunken ing on a suspended license after driving Nov. 2 following a stop a Nov. 2 stop at 96th Street and at 87th Street and 51st Avenue, Emil P . Hagberg, 43, of Hickory Western Avenue, police said. Hills, was charged with driving police said. *** *** Michael G. Nichols, 30, of South without a license Nov. 7 after Venus M. Sirchie, 49, of Worth, Holland, was charged Nov. 2 with a stop in 8800 block of Roberts was charged with possession of driving on a suspended license Road, police said. a controlled substance, driving *** following a stop at 95th Street on a suspended license and no Stanislaw M. Magdziak, 34, of and Western Avenue, police said. Worth, was charged with battery insurance Nov. 2 after a stop at *** 103rd Street and Parkside Av Michele Y. Marshall, 34, of Chi- Nov. 8 following a disturbance at enue, police said. cago, was charged with driving on a Roberts Road bar, police said. *** a suspended license Nov. 3 after Michael D. Bednarczyk, 30, of she was stopped in the 2700 block Orland Park, was charged with of 87th Street, police said. drunken driving, speeding and *** driving on a suspended license Adam W. Julian, 33, of Chicago, Tools valued at $400 were re- after he was stopped Nov. 3 stop was charged with possession of ported stolen Oct. 29 from a van in the 8600 block of Leamington marijuana and drug equipment parked in the lot of HOBO, 8716 Ave., police said. Nov. 4 after a stop in the 2600 S. Cicero Ave. *** *** block of 87th Street, police said. James D. Taylor, 33, of Calu Elizabeth Epps, 47, of Park For- met City, was charged with retail *** Ena R. Jones-Jenifor, 37, of est, was charged with drunken theft Nov. 3 after allegedly stealing goods from Home Depot, 4060 W. 95th St., police said. *** Catalytic convertors were reported stolen Nov. 3-4 from two cars on the lot of Hawk Ford, Chicago Ridge / Evergreen Park / Hickory Hills 6100 W. 95th St., police said. *** Oak Lawn / Palos Hills / Worth Dewitt H. Hamilton, 34, of Chicago, was charged with retail Publisher Amy Richards theft Nov. 5 after allegedly stealEditor Jeff Vorva ing merchandise from Jewel-Osco, Sports Editor Ken Karrson 9424 S. Pulaski Road, police said. *** Graphic Design/Layout Kari& Nelson Graphic Design/Layout Kari Nelson Jackie Santora Monyetta A. Hiley, 28, of ChiAdvertising Sales Val Draus cago, was charged with drunken

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Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license Nov. 4 following a stop in the 3100 block of 87th Street, police said. *** Willie J. Ellis, 53, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license after a Nov. 5 stop at 87th Street and Rockwell Avenue, police said. *** Dwayne L. Frazier, 44, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license Nov. 5 after he was stopped at 93rd Street and Sacramento Avenue, police said. *** Deven M. Smith, 27, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a Nov. 6 stop at 87th Street and Rockwell Avenue, police said. *** Creshandgia M Alexander, 36, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license Nov. 6 following a stop at 95th Street and Central Park Avenue, police said. *** Vincent M. Harlan, 30, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a Nov. 6 stop at 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue, police said.

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driving, speeding and improper lane use after being stopped Nov. 6 at 95th Street and Central Avenue, police said. *** Linda M. Taylor, 37, of Palos Hills, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and aggravated speeding Nov. 7 following a stop at 95th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said. *** A landscaping brick was reportedly thrown Nov. 9 through the front window of a house in the 9400 block of Major Avenue, police said.

Worth Juan D. Ginez, 27, of Bridgeview, was charged with driv-

ing without a valid license and no insurance Oct. 26 after a stop at Harlem Avenue and Southwest Highway, police said. *** Roberto Martinez, 25, of Dixmoor, was charged with disorderly conduct Oct. 26 after a disturbance near 107th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said. *** Joseph Probst, 55, of Oak Lawn, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and leaving the scene of an accident Oct. 28 following a crash at 111th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said. *** Yanely Perez, 21, of Blue Island, was charged with driving without a valid license Oct. 28 after being stopped in the 6900 block of

115th Street, police said. *** Andres Juarez, 40, of Worth, was charged with battery Nov. 1 following a disturbance in the 7100 block of 107th Street, police said. *** Maggie E. Cannon, 40, of Worth, was charged Nov. 7 with driving under the influence of drugs, driving without a license and driving while using an electronic device after a stop at 112th Street and Oak Park Avenue, police said. 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

Missing man mystery still unsolved Family, friends gather for prayer vigil By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

Tears mingled with prayers Saturday evening, as a Palos Park mother and father held out hope for the safe return of their 27-yearold son, missing since Oct. 30. “This is our worst nightmare,” Christine Cunningham told several dozen men, women and children at a prayer vigil outside Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Palos Park. “I want to thank all of you. Without the support of our family and friends, I don’t know how we would have made it to this point.” John Cunningham Jr. walked away from his parents’ home — near 104th Avenue and McCarthy Road — barefoot and wearing only a gray T-shirt and black sweatpants, according to police. And he left without his wallet or cell phone. Cunningham, a resident of the Lakeview neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side, had been visiting his parents and may have been upset about something relating to his job as an account manager for a financial services firm. “We love all of you,” John Cunningham Sr. said to the faithful, as candles flickered in the wind, moments after the group prayed the “Lord’s Prayer,” “Hail Mary” and a few other requests for divine intervention. “Please keep Johnny in your prayers.” The search for Cunningham has involved at least 200 police officers and others, including caLEGAL NOTICE nine units and helicopters outfitNotice is Hereby Given that ted with thermal imaging tools. Leads generated thus far apon 12-20-14, a sale will be held at Hydro-Flo Technologies, Inc., 3985 pear to be sporadic and include Commerce Drive, St. Charles, IL two possible sightings of Cun60174, to sell the following articles ningham more than a week ago, to enforce a lien existing under along Harlem Avenue, just north the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Tervita Corporation & Tervita 2012 Tarasport VIN# 1T9BA48B6C1204118 Lien Amount: $42,900.00

John Cunningham Jr. of the Cal-Sag Channel. Some have speculated that Cunningham may be headed in the direction of Evergreen Park, where he lived as a boy. Cunningham’s disappearance is “out of character,” said Palos Park resident Mike Roupas, a close friend who organized the vigil. “We are grateful for the help we’ve received from the news media in getting word out there and keeping it out there,

and we want John to know that everybody loves you and is ready to welcome you back.” Private investigator Paul Ciolino, hired by the Cunningham family, wrote Monday on the “Find John Cunningham” Facebook page that since John Jr. “has not accessed his bank accounts and does not have his phones or computers,” he assumes that he “is receiving support from someone or an organization. He is being housed, and he is healthy and free, until proven otherwise…I remain confident that John is experiencing a personal crisis of some sort and he either is incapable of reaching out to his family or for any number of reasons refuses to do so.” Those with useful information to share are encouraged to call the Cook County Sheriff’s Police at 865-4896, or 911 in the case of a sighting or something involving immediate law enforcement attention. A $10,000 reward has been offered by the family for information that leads to Cunningham’s safe return.

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Her husband’s arm around her for support, Christine Cunningham thanks the faithful at last Saturday’s candlelight vigil for her son, John Cunningham Jr.

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(Continued from page 1) time Spencer’s separated the adult section from the rest of the store with a locked door. “Apparently that’s long gone and it really bothers me,” Tokar said. “We’re going to pass an ordinance. I can tell you that.” Chicago Ridge is a home rule community, which would allow the village to approve an ordinance regulating the display of the toys. Pecenka said the Spencer’s in Orland Park Mall displays sex toys in a section of the store restricted to adults. “If they don’t allow it in Orland Park, we won’t allow it Chicago Ridge,” the mayor said. Joe LaMargo, Orland Park’s public information officer, said the village follows a state statute that prohibits stores from displaying adult content in view of minors. He said the Spencer’s in Orland Park Mall follows that restriction. Spencer’s appears harmless from the outside, Pecenka said, attracting teenagers with displays of gag gifts, costumes and games. Once in the store, however, children are bound to discover the adult merchandise, she said. “This is affecting our kids in the community,” she said.

Thursday, November 13, 2014 The Reporter

Senators, congressmen, volleyball and turkey legs One of the cool things about the journalism profession is that no two days are the same. One day, people can praise you for a story, column or photo. The next day, some crackpot at a political rally is screaming at you and calling you a “communist’’ because you don’t want to tell this daffy goofball who you are voting for. This job is not normal. You never get to settle into a routine. That being said, some days are crazier than others. November 4 was one of the wildest days I’ve had in a while. When it was over, I couldn’t believe how much was crammed into one day. It was election day, but the elections were a part of a bigger meal on my plate. It had some fun. It had some angst. But it was lively. So here is a diary of that day that I won’t be forgetting soon: 7:30 a.m. – After dropping my daughter and her friend off to school, I head to Mariano’s in Oak Lawn to search for a giant turkey leg for a picture we are running in a future issue of the paper. Mariano’s only has chopped up turkey legs but the friendly staff tells me to go to Fair Play on 111th Street and Western Avenue and there would be a “50-50’’ chance they would have it. 7:55 a.m. – I hear from Senator Bill Cunningham’s people. He will be campaigning at Kolmar School in Oak Lawn for a little while if I want to grab a photo. I tell his people I have one quick stop to make but don’t tell them it’s to buy a turkey leg. 8 a.m. – After the doors open at Fair Play, I don’t find an uncut

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turkey leg on display so someone in back bails me out and finds a couple of legs for me. I choose the bigger leg. The process takes longer than I want it to, but I got the leg, by golly. Now it’s on to see the senator! 8:20 a.m. – On 111th Street in Mt. Greenwood, a speed light flashes. It wasn’t me was it? I don’t think so. I don’t know, though. I doubt the paper – or the senator – will pay for the ticket if it was me. 8:30 a.m. – I arrive at Kolmar and the senator, phew, is still there. I take some photos and chat with the senator. We talk politics, weather, sports and newspapers. Then I mention the turkey leg. The senator is all of a sudden hungry. 9:15 a.m. – I get a call from Congressman Dan Lipinski’s people telling me that he will be at the Orland Park Sportsplex at 11 a.m. I tell them I will be there and don’t mention the turkey leg. 9:30 a.m. – I head to the office for the first time and knock out some work including writing up the popular WHATIZIT? feature. To my dismay, only one couple guessed the right answer and the other contestants guessed wrong,

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Kennedy Arundel of Mother McAuley, left photo, serves during sectional play, Congressman Dan Lipinski holds some of his political flyers, middle photo, and seeking out a big turkey leg, right photo, were all a part of Jeff Vorva’s wild day on Nov. 4. which will mean that I’ll get some sarcasm and ridicule. 10:45 a.m. – I drop off the turkey leg at home and put it in the refrigerator. This should be the last reference to the turkey leg in this column although I may be writing about turkeys later on. 11 a.m. – I arrive at the Sportsplex and Lipinksi is on PT -- politician time -- and running late. This never surprises me. It’s hard to pin a politician down on election day. In the meantime, an old boss of mine stops by to vote and we have a nice chat about how wonderful the newspaper business is. 11:15 a.m. -- Lipinski arrives and legislator Fran Hurley is already there. They meet and greet the public. I shoot photos. The problem with the Sportsplex is that there are usually more people there to work out than vote. It makes for some comical and awkward moments when they pass by the pols.

1 p.m. – After a lunch break, I go to vote. For the first time in a long time, I have to wait for a little while. Because I’m a “communist” I won’t tell you how I voted but once I got the ballot, I checked roughly 8 million boxes to retain a bunch of judges that I never heard of. Hopefully, if that flashing light on 111th street pertained to me, one of those judges will show mercy on me. 1:30 p.m. – I go back to the office for the second time and knock off a bunch of work. With designer Kari Nelson working on overdrive, we wrap up nine of our 12 pages with the rest being reserved for election coverage. 5 p.m. – I arrive at Mother McAuley High School and get one of the few remaining spots in the main parking lot. I’m there to shoot volleyball photos for sports. McAuley and three other high-level teams are fighting it out in sectional play. Two winners go on to play each other.

The two losers flood the locker room with tears after their season is over. 8:30 p.m. – Back to the office for a third time after watching all of Mother McAuley’s three-set victory over Sandburg and a portion of Lyons Townships’ three-set triumph over Marist. It was a night of incredible volleyball and drama. And yes, tears. Now back to the election… 9 p.m. – Pizza arrives. It’s an election night staple in newsrooms across the nation to serve pizza on election nights. When we talk about some of the daily papers in the area that no longer have offices I joke that their reporters have to pick up a slice and eat it in their cars. 10:15 p.m. – I am in charge of the governor’s story so I pay attention when incumbent Patrick Quinn comes out and says he is not conceding but challenger Bruce Rauner comes out and

proclaims he has won. Midnight – I haven’t turned into a pumpkin yet, but I put the finishing touches on the Rauner story and edit Bob Rakow’s stories from the election. 12:30 a.m. – I am done for at least a few hours (there is still more editing and placement of the stories and photos to be done early Wednesday morning) and ask Regional News reporter Tim Hadac if he wants the last pieces of pizza. He declines. So I agree to take it home. 12:45 a.m. – I am driving halfway home when realize I forgot the pizza. 1 a.m. – I arrive home to find no one has taken the dog outside and put him to bed. So, I take him outside and he decides that instead of going to his room like he normally does, he wants to go into the dining room and hide under the table. At least he didn’t eat the turkey leg. So how was your day?

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Mayor needs five-minute break during board’s battles By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter The divisive debate over Oak Lawn’s emergency dispatch center continued Tuesday night during a contentious village board meeting that included a five-minute recess to subdue tensions between trustees. Mayor Sandra Bury called for the break after telling Trustee Carol Quinlan that she was out of order for speaking without first being recognized by the mayor. Quinlan became upset when Trustee Tim Desmond criticized former Mayor Dave Heilmann for his involvement with an anonymous political blog that routinely criticizes the Bury administration. Desmond told trustees that he received a brochure on election day that was critical of the village’s 911dispatch center. The woman distributing the brochures told Desmond that they were prepared by the blog. Desmond criticized the blog for anonymously publishing the information, much of which he said was inaccurate. He also ripped Heilmann and Trustee Robert Streit, who are widely believed

and said he likely was instrumental in the decision to outsource the dispatchers. “I won’t have you attack a resident,” Bury told Streit. Phelan helped run Bury’s campaign and authored the notorious hit list, which included the names of those serving on various vil–Outgoing Trustee Carol Quinlan to lage commissions and committees Oak Lawn Mayor Sanda Bury and who they supported in the mayoral race. Quinlan, who is not running to be behind the blog. Desmond for re-election in April, has traded said after the meeting that he did barbs with Bury during previous not raise the issue with the intent meetings. She has formed the to raise the ire of other trustees. board’s minority faction along “I just wanted to bring it up with Streit. to clarify,” Desmond said. The emergency dispatch Quinlan, an ally of Heilmann’s, center issue got kick started said Bury should have stopped Tuesday when Trustee Terry Desmond’s personal attack Vorderer criticized Streit for against the former mayor. ripping the dispatchers rather “Talk about political crap. This than working with fellow board is so unfair,” Quinlan told Bury. members to improve the dis“My God, you’re a piece of work.” patch center. Bury praised Desmond for his He added that Streit exaggerremarks, which she described as ated the severity of complaints statements of fact not personal lodged by Oak Lawn firefighters attacks. against the dispatchers. “It needed to said,” Bury said. “Humans make mistake. Even Earlier in the meeting, Streit with the highest level of training recognized former Trustee Tom emergency responders can make Phelan, who was in the audience, mistakes,” said Vorderer, a former

“Talk about political crap. This is so unfair. My God, you’re a piece of work.”

Oak Lawn police officer. “Mistakes occurred 30 years ago, mistakes occur today and I’m assuming mistakes occur in the future. Now, we can turn them into political issues. That’s what’s being done here. Ongoing public safety in this town is just fine.” Streit said he believes that the decision one year ago to outsource the dispatch center staff was “probably the worst decision I’ve seen here at the village.” “To say that (the complaints) were investigated and that there is no problem is a serious understatement,” Streit said. “We can pretend, I guess, that there aren’t

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Trustee Terry Vorderer and Carol Quinlan during debate over the dispatch center. Vorderer made the point that the debate is being used for political purposes, which Quinlan denies, as she is not running for re-election, she said. serious problems.” Trustee Mike Carberry said he’s not heard one complaint about the dispatchers.

“If it’s real, Bob, and you really want to dig into it, why don’t you say, ‘Mike, take a look at some of the documents.’” he said.

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Opening some old wounds Released documents allege misconduct on former area priests By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Each of the Catholic parishes in Oak Lawn was served at one time by priests who have substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, according to records released by the Archdiocese of Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago released documents last Thursday related to 36 Archdiocesan priests who have substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, all of whom have been listed on the Archdiocese’s website for years. The documents released last week are in addition to those released in January related to 30 other priests. Ninety-two percent of the cases included in the documents occurred prior to 1988. Additionally, all of the priests involved in this document release are out of ministry and 14 are deceased. The priests with ties to Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge and Evergreen Park are: JOHN E. HEFFERAN Ordained in 1956, Hefferan was removed from public ministry in October 2003, three years after he retired. Hefferan served several parishes throughout the Southland, including St. Gerald from 1990-97. Information released by the archdiocese include reference to a letter from a victim who said Hefferan “inappropriately” felt and kissed her once in the late 1970s when she was 12. ROBERT L. KEALY Kealy was an associate pastor at St. Germaine in Oak Lawn from 1972-77, the first parish he

served after his ordination. Documents released by the archdiocese indicated that it received phone calls from a victim in 2007 and 2011 regarding Kealy. The victim also sent emails to a member of the archdiocese’s review board for child abuse regarding complaints of sexual abuse against Kealy. In June 2001, the archdiocese received complaints that Kealy abused a male minor. The cardinal’s review board deemed the accusation unsubstantiated, but in March 2002, the anonymous informant shed his anonymity and provided additional details that led to Kealy’s removal from his position of pastor in Winnetka. He resigned in April 2006. DONALD J. MULSOFF Mulsoff, who is deceased, served Oak Lawn’s St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish from 1969-74. Documents released show that the mother of a victim wrote Mulsoff and the archdiocese’s vicar for priests about her concerns that Mulsoff was engaging in sexual acts with minors. One victim accused Mulsoff of molesting her at St. Catherine

when she was 13. Mulsoff was ordained in 1969 and removed from public ministry in 2002. NORBERT MADAY Maday, a former associate pastor at St. Louis DeMontfort Parish in Oak Lawn from 1969-77 and Our Lady of the Ridge Parish in Chicago Ridge from 1983-89 was convicted in 1994 and given a 20-year prison term for molesting two teenage boys in separate 1986 parish outings to Oshkosh, Wis. Other victims accuse him of acts of sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s. Maday was removed from the priesthood in 2007, 43 years after his ordination. GARY M. MILLER Miller served at St. Bernadette Parish in Evergreen Park. A review board determined that there was reasonable cause to support an accusation that Miller sexually abused a minor. Miller resigned in 2012, nearly 30 years after he was ordained. MICHAEL H. WATSON Watson was an associate pastor at St. Linus Parish in Oak Lawn and served at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. An archdiocesan review board determined there was reasonable cause regarding allegations that Watson sexually abused minors, and he left active ministry in 1993.

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Central rolls out red carpet for vets Photos clockwise from top right. Central Middle School in Evergreen Park was ready to honor area veterans on Monday. Evergreen Park’s Joan Schechner, 94, was an Army nurse in the Pacific and was one of many veterans in attendance Several veterans received the MVP treatment at Central. Korean War vet Jay Reilly of Evergreen Park enjoys talking with fellow veterans during the breakfast hosted by Central Middle School. Central’s band played patriotic music during an honor to area veterans. Photos by Jeff Vorva

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Compiled by Jeff Vorva

News and events from our archives.

Oak Lawn mayor misses the bickering on the board 50 years ago

From the November 12, 1964 issue The story: Chicago Ridge police were asking residents for their assistance in locating a gun used in the shooting death of Harry C. Gray, owner of the Machine Engineering Company. Employee John Plecko of Palos Hills confessed to the shooting, telling police he thought Gray and another employee were plotting against him. The quote: “I’ve been busy…but fellows, I missed this,” Oak Lawn Mayor Fred Dumke, after losing in his bid for state senate and returning to a bickering Oak Lawn village board. Fun fact: Worth Certified Grocery Store held a Raggedy Ann Lucky Homemaker Sale. Pot roast was 39 cents a pound during the sale.

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From the November 16, 1989 issue The story: Federal agents seized the houses of former Oak Lawn trustee John Petrozza and his son, John Jr., after complaints were filed that alleging drug transactions took place in the two homes. The quote: “It’s a safety hazard and almost a monstrosity,” – Oak Lawn Trustee Edward Barron on the demolishing of Cook School. Fun fact: Stagg’s Becky Hackiewicz set a Sandburg pool record in the 200 individual medley during a sectional meet. We wish we could tell you her time, but is was not reported in the paper.

Wonder if he celebrated Tom Arnold’s birthday instead 10 years ago

From the Nov. 11, 2004 issue The story: Target withdrew its proposal to build a store on 95 th Street and Keeler Avenue. “I’m not against them coming to Oak Lawn, but I would like to see them locate somewhere else,” Village Trustee Bob Streit said. The quote: “Oops! I forgot to put out my flag on United Nations Day. That’s OK. I didn’t celebrate Benedict Arnold’s birthday, either.’’ – Oak Lawn’s C.E. Berg in a letter to the editor. Fun fact: Both Mother McAuley and Sandburg qualified for the state volleyball tournament after winning two-set matches in supersectional play.

Nov. 13: ON THIS DATE in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Nov. 14: ON THIS DATE in 1851, Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick” was published in the United States. Nov. 15: ON THIS DATE in 1899, the Boers captured soldier and newspaper correspondent Winston Churchill during fighting in Natal. The account he published of his dramatic escape made for popular reading back in England and helped cement Churchill’s rise as a public figure. Nov. 16: ON THIS DATE in 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their destructive “March to the Sea” through Confederate territory during the Civil War. Nov. 17: ON THIS DATE in 1558, Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary. In 1869, the Suez Canal in Egypt opened. Nov. 18: ON THIS DATE in 1966, Roman Catholic bishops in the United States rescinded the church rule against eating meat on Fridays. Nov. 19: ON THIS DATE in 1863, President Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address on the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1963, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, and television host Ed Sullivan signed a contract for the Fab Four to appear three times on Sullivan’s popular variety show. This week’s question: In 1959, Ford Motor Co. canceled the production of what model car? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

Thursday, November 13, 2014 The Reporter

Worth hears en-light-ening presentation Vegas-style street lights could be in village’s future

Yousif said. GSI is offering the village a no-cost audit where the company By Kelly White Yousif explained the village’s can cost up to hundreds of dol- will look at wattage usage and Correspondent current street lights of high pres- lars,” Yousif said. capability, count the total numsure sodium are running on 450 The LED lighting will also hold ber of street lights, estimate how They’re in Alsip. They’re in watts of electricity; whereas, the a smart-city concept, providing much energy is used in a day Vegas. Could they be coming to internal LED lighting would run full brightness during peak us- and in a year and work with the Worth? on 150 watts. The bulbs in tra- age hours and diming during low public works department for any LED street lighting, known as ditional street lights need to be traffic hours. The lights can also necessary information. Intellistreets, could possibly be replaced about every two years, sense where the sun is and one “I think the energy audit will the wave of the future for the compared to the lifespan of an LED side of the street will dim or com- be the first step in deciding local community. Global Services light fixture which is estimated at pletely shut off before another whether or not to pursue LED International, Inc. made a pre- 20 to 30 years. The only require- to save on electricity. The lights lighting,” Trustee Pete Katz said, sentation to the village at last ment to switch to LED lighting can also be set on a timer if the “We need to talk dollars. What’s Wednesday night’s board meeting would be to replace the head of village chooses which extends the the potential savings cost to the attempting to coax Mayor Mary the individual light posts through- light system’s life. Traditional village? I have looked at LED Werner and trustees that LED is out the village. The pole would street lights run for an average lighting in the past and it was the way to go. remain the same. The LED heads of a continuous 11 to 15 hours much cost prohibited.” “As a village, you will save mon- would be weatherproof and easily a day depending on the time of Yousif assured the board the ey, be environmentally friendly replaceable once the bulb expired. the year. no-cost audit will be a complete and have a safer community,” “The actual cost to replace the “If your village is having a festi- breakdown of all of the informaSam Yousif, Director of Business bulb in a traditional street light val or a summer outing, the lights tion the village will need in order Development and Engineering at is inexpensive; however, the cost can be adjusted to be brighter to make a decision. However, he GSI, said. to pay employees to replace them or dimmer based on preference,” was not able to estimate a cost fac-

tor for the purchase of the lights. “We do offer long-term financing which needs to be taken into consideration with the duration of the light’s longevity,” he said. Yousif estimated a 10-year repayment policy. Alsip is still in the process of completing its LED transition. Alsip has taken on a $1.67-million dollar contract with GSI for a total of 1,255 street lights. “I have driven through Alsip and the new lights really do make a difference,” Werner said, “The color of the glow is much different, along with the brightness.” Werner compared Worth’s physical size and number of street lights to the Village of Alsip. “We don’t really have a huge amount of lighting,” Katz said. The village agreed for GSI to conduct a no-cost audit and is

planning on discussing the results of the audit in greater detail before making a final decision. Besides Alsip, GSI has also installed LED lights in Forest Park, Calumet Park, Riverdale, Willis Tower, the University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago Park District and other locations.

Unhappy New Year

Palos Hills will ring in 2015 with another water rate hike By Michael Gilbert Correspondent Palos Hills residents will ring in the New Year with higher water rates. Alderman Frank Williams (5th Ward) told the City Council last Thursday that Chicago will increase the rate it charges Oak Lawn for water by 15 percent beginning in 2015. With Palos Hills getting its water from Oak Lawn via Chicago, a hike in water rates is coming. Exactly how much isn’t known yet, but in addition to the 15 percent increase from Chicago, Oak Lawn will impose a 1.5 percent hike for operational costs and then Palos Hills will likely do something similar for its operational expenses, Williams said. “It may be more than a 16.5 percent increase because we need to cover our infrastructure,” Williams said. It may end up being another percent or two.” Public Works Commissioner Dave Weakley said after the meeting that he would have the final numbers on the increase by the end of December. The minimum monthly water bill is currently $52.70 for 4,000 gallons of usage. Weakley declined to speculate the minimum cost of

a water bill come 2015. “I don’t want to give any misinformation,” Weakley said when asked about the average increase on a water bill for 2015. “The percentage increases are what they are. The increase is passed from Chicago right to Oak Lawn and then Oak Lawn adds its operational costs and then the City of Palos Hills has to add its operational costs.” Cost of living increases, insurance increases and rising fuel prices are all things Palos Hills considers when determining the rate hike it passes on to its residents, Weakley said. “Every day is another expense, right?” Weakley asked rhetorically. Williams told the council this will mark the fifth time in as many years that Chicago has passed along rate increases to Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn, which has purchased Lake Michigan water from Chicago since 1948, provides water to several suburbs including Palos Hills, Chicago Ridge, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Palos Park and Tinley Park. (bullet) In other news, Palos Hills Alderman Joe Marrotta (4th Ward) said it has still not been decided how long the ban on fish-

ing at Pleasure Lake will last. The city recently spent $1,300 to restock the lake with blue gills, largemouth bass and catfish after last year’s harsh winter completely decimated the fish population. “We didn’t want to put a timeframe on the books, but the fishery [that we bought the fish from] advised [Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Commissioner] Mary Jo Vincent a ban of at least two years.” After voting at the council meeting on Oct. 16 to place an immediate and indefinite ban on fishing at Pleasure Lake, Palos Hills officials did a little housekeeping last week by approving an ordinance prohibiting fishing in all city-owned lakes and waterways. The only other city-owned waterway is the pond at the entranceway to Moraine Valley Community College but fishing is already restricted there, Marrotta said. Vincent said it is possible the ban could be less than two years if the new fish in Pleasure Lake flourish. “If they grow it could be a little bit sooner but it’s probably going to be about two years,” she said. Photo by Michael Gilbert Anyone caught fishing at cityowned lake faces a ban of $250, Alderman Frank Williams (left) discusses the water rate increase coming to Palos Hills as Alderman Vincent said. Rick Moore listens during the City Council meeting last Thursday.

Rauner not the favorite among all area voters By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor Bruce Rauner is the governor elect after unofficially winning the Nov. 4 election. But he wasn’t the favorite everywhere. More Worth Township voters selected Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn than the Republican challenger Rauner by a count of 20,518—19,770 according to results released by the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Voters in Orland and Palos Township, however, favored Rauner. In Orland Township, Rauner won 20,608-11,478 while in Palos Township it was by a 9,817-6,223 margin. Rauner, however, wasn’t exactly a hit with one local school. Glen Oaks Elementary School held a mock election and Quinn was the candidate of choice, winning by a 420-225 margin. The school also voted for incumbent Dick Durbin to win the U.S. Senate seat over Jim Oberweis 340-251.

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Governor elect Bruce Rauner may be laughing because he won the Nov. 4 election over Pat Quinn, but he wasn’t the candidate of choice at Glen Oaks Elementary School in Hickory Hills or among Worth Township voters.

Rauner vs. Quinn vote totals locally Orland Township Palos Township Worth Township

Bruce Rauner Pat Quinn (Republican) (Democratic) 20,608 63.09% 11,478 35.14% 9,817 59.88% 6,223 37.96% 19,770 47.8% 20,518 49.61% Source: Cook County Clerk’s Office

A meat-ing place:

New Randy’s to open in Orland By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

may be keeping up with demand and making sure our customers get everything they want.” An Orland Park name that has Randy’s new location is less been the grocery-store equivalent than two miles southeast of where of gold has re-emerged, several the popular Randy’s Market once years after it appeared gone for stood before it was forced from good. its longtime home in the now Randy’s Meat Market & Deli is demolished Orland Park Plaza expected to open within days in shopping center at 143rd Street a storefront at 9105 W. 151st St., and La Grange Road in 2011 to which had been home to Orland make way for planned developMeats for more than a dozen years ment. until it closed last May. While Randy’s removal from “We put our sign up a week or its home in the historic heart so ago, and the excitement has of the village was long, contenbeen building steadily,” said co- tious and occasionally painful, owner David Withers earlier this Withers—who owned Randy’s week. “People are calling us and Market along with Rick Huff, even stopping by to look in the son of founder Randy Huff--said window and knock on the door.” he bears no hard feelings toward As of Monday, there was no Orland Park officials. He made set opening date, because of un- a point of saying a good word certainty about exactly when a about Mayor Daniel McLaughlin piece of machinery would arrive. during a conversation earlier The new shop will be a fully this week with The Regional stocked, traditional butcher News, and thanked him for his shop, as well as a delicatessen support of their current efforts. that makes sandwiches and sells “We like Orland Park, and soup and other ready-to-eat fa- we’re glad to be here,” said vorites. Withers, with co-owner Victor Even though Randy’s rebirth is Giacobbe nodding in agreement. occurring in the midst of a stubWith 86 years of meat cutborn and sluggish economy, With- ting and grocery store experiers said “our biggest challenge ence between them, both men

are confident of success. “As a small shop, we’re in a David and Goliath situation, but that’s OK,” Withers said. “[Randy’s] survived a number of competitors over the years: Omni, Costco, Eagle, Dominick’s, you know, because we provided the service that they wouldn’t. “At Jewel, [workers] throw it out in the display case and that’s it,” he added. “You ask them how to cook a beef tenderloin or ask a question about temperatures, what do you do for this or that, and good luck.” Big stores may beat them on price, but they can’t match Randy’s for service, Withers said. “Providing that service cost us money, payroll, but you reap the rewards,” he added. “The bottom line is, your customers pay your bills, and we understand that and respect that.” The location certainly helps, being “off the beaten path [of La Grange Road], yet easy to get to,” Withers added. What will also put the new venture over the top is quality meats, Giacobbe added, although both men resist the label of “high end” meat market.

Community Briefs ALSIP Pink Pajama Party to Benefit Women in Need with Breast Cancer The fifth annual Pink Pajama Party will be held on Friday, Jan. 23 at the Double Tree Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip. Proceeds benefit the Pink Pajama Party mini grant program assisting women in need undergoing breast cancer treatment at Little Company of Mary Hospital's Cancer Center. The party begins with a 3:00 p.m. check-in, followed by a cocktail hour, dinner, open bar, games, raffles, silent auctions, dancing, and stories of survivorship. All persons attending must be 21 years or older, and will be required to show proof of ID at registration. Online registration will remain open through December 19 based on availability. For more information or to register online, please visit: lcmh.org/home/foundation/pink-pajama-party/. OAK LAWN Oak Lawn Park District Presents “Monty Python’s Spamalot” Tickets are available for the Oak Lawn Park District Theatre

production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot”. This show is intended for an adult audience and may not be suitable for children. The production will run at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., at 8 p.m. this Friday, Friday, Nov. 21, this Saturday, and Saturday, Nov. 22. Shows will be at 3 p.m. this Sunday, and Sunday, Nov. 23. Tickets are $23 for adults and $22 for seniors. Tickets are available at the Oak View Center, or can be purchased by phone at 857-2200. WORTH Authors to Discuss Events and Legends at Worth Historical Museum Worth residents and their guests are invited to join former criminal investigator, author and local historian Raymond Johnson as he shares some of his recent discoveries surrounding Chicago’s “White City,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 19 at the Worth Park District Historical Museum, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. The suggested donation is $2. For centuries, ghost stories have been a part of the “gathering in” of Christmastime. Chicago is no stranger to the

“spirits” of the season. Community residents and their guests are invited to join Ursula Bielski as she discusses “The Ghosts of Christmas Past,” at the Worth Park District Historical Museum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. For information visit the park district online at worthparkdistrict.org, or call 448-7080. American Legion Post to Prepare Traditional Turkey Dinner A menu of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and more, will be served up by the members of the American Legion Marrs-Meyer Post 991 from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at the post, 11001 S. Depot St., Worth. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children 4 to 12, with children 3 and younger admitted free. Tickets are available from the post’s bartenders through tomorrow, Friday and at the door on Saturday. A cash bar and 50/50 raffle will be available at the event. There will be no early-bird discounts or doggie-bags available. For more information, call 448-7006 or 448-6699.

Evergreen Park purchases Ebenezer Church The Village of Churches just purchased another one. The Evergreen Park Village Board Nov. 3 unanimously approved the purchase of Ebenezer Lutheran Church for $147,100. “It’s a very good buy at that price,” Mayor Jim Sexton said. “It’s a nice piece of property. It might be a nice opportunity.” The church, 9544 S. St. Louis Ave., has been closed and for sale for some time, leading the village to consider buying it, Sexton said. He said the village will not have definitive plans for the church until inspectors take a look at the property and determine its condition. The parking lot is included in

the purchase, the mayor said. Sexton said the village could sell the building or raze it sell the lots for residential construction. In other business at last week’s board meeting: Sexton said Mariano’s is set to open the last week of January. The upscale grocer was sup-

posed to open on the site of the former Webb Ford site, 2601 W. 95th St., before the holidays but various delays changed the date. Sexton said the date of a Mariano’s job fair would be announced before the end of the month. — Bob Rakow

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Quinn was sunk but should have heeded the words of Sink

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An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Jeff Vorva Editor

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Phyllis Sink came to mind on election night. Who, you may ask, is Phyllis Sink and why did she come to mind? Phyllisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son, Kevin, played basketball with my older son when the two attended St. Gerald School in Oak Lawn nearly a decade ago. The boys played a lot of games over the years, but I distinctly remember a contest against St. Bede School played at St. Rita High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym. Our boys could not miss a shot in the early going. Then St. Bede made defensive adjustments, scored some points of their own and won a very close, extremely hard-fought game. St. Bede was a rival, a neighboring parish, so the St. Gerald guys were very disappointed about the loss. As we walked off the court, one of our boys threw a towel at the stands. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t angry or being disrespectful or throwing it at anyone. He just hated losing and threw the towel. Phyllis, who was walking immediately behind him, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon now, show good sportsmanship.â&#x20AC;? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he was being a poor sport, but Phyllis wanted to make sure he learned how to lose gracefully. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough lesson.

Good to finally grace these pages It took 30 years, but I finally made it back to the newspapers on 123rd Street and Harlem Avenue, the home of the Reporter and Regional News. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve covered Chicagoland since 1975, but it was in 1985 when I ended my eight years at the Daily Southtown and almost started work at the Regional News. I left the Southtown to become lead columnist for the Joliet Herald-News. I also spoke with Charles Richards about writing a column for the Regional News, with Herald approval. The Richardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; were excited and laid out a front page announcing I had been hired. I worked closely with Virginia Richards to bring my column, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grapevine,â&#x20AC;? to a larger Chicagoland audience. But the best laid plans, as they say, went awry. The City Council gave me an enthusiastic farewell, introduced by Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th Ward). A brilliant orator, Burke poked fun at me for getting under the skin of every mayor including Mike Bilandic, Jane Byrne and Harold Washington. Washington chided me, too The meeting was the first for new Ald. Dorothy Tillman, a public housing activist. Tillman refused to remove her traditional large brimmed hat during the meeting causing a fight which made news. During the battle, Tillman gave me a rose from a dozen she received from supporters, and my friend and mentor at the Chicago Sun-Times, Harry Golden Jr., mentioned it in his story. That prompted Sun-Times editor Ken Towers to urge me to head up the newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Page Ten column as the political writer. How could I refuse a salary that was double what the Herald and Regional News offered together? The Richards were understanding. Being a political writer for the Chicago Sun-Times was, back then, a big deal. The Reporter and Regional News are two of the best community newspapers serving the Southwest Surburbs. I am proud to bring my writing talent (four Lisagor Awards, one Sigma Delta Chi award, and other national awards), as well as my controversy (as Reporter editor Jeff Vorva so graciously

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania noted last week). Â Journalism ink is in my blood. After leaving the SunTimes, I launched the Villager Newspapers in 1993. In 2004, I started writing for the Southwest News-Herald and recently for the Des Plaines Valley News. â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m back. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a salute to the Richards dynasty, and to all the community publishers I knew, including Bruce Sagan at the Southtown, Walter Lysen at the Messenger Press, Ed Vondrak at the Southwest News-Herald, too, and now, Steve Landek and Mark Hornung. I promise to continue fighting to give Chicagolandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southwest region the recognition it deserves.

Phyllis Sinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words would have benefited Gov. Pat Quinn last week. Quinn is a sore loser, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too bad because it might define the end of a long political career. He fought a tough campaign, pulled out all the stopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bringing in President Obama, Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Bidenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. Illinoisans wanted a change. They voted for Bruce Rauner. How that will work out is anybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guess. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a huge success or a colossal failure. Time will tell. But Pat Quinn is out and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not happy about it. On election night, he refused to concede a race that everyone else knew was over. He talked about not giving up until every vote was counted. It came off as desperate. The next day, the governor finally conceded, but never mentioned Rauner by name during a very brief press conference. Worse yet, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contact the governor-elect on election night or the following day. Telephoning the person who beat you is no fun, but it comes with the territory. After the call, the losing candidate appears before his supporters, tells them he spoke to his

The B-Side by Bob Rakow legislators. Quinn was state treasurer, lieutenant governor and governor, a job he inherited after Gov. Rob Blagojevich was removed from office. He also ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state and U.S. Senator. He lost a close race in an election in which voters were in an anti-incumbent mood. Rauner successfully tied Quinn to Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael Madigan and accused the governor of breaking one promise after another over the past four years. Quinn fought back with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rauner is rich and therefore canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be trustedâ&#x20AC;? routine, but voters didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy it. The thing is, Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on the other side of this type of political drama. He barely won his 2010 race for governor, defeating Bill Brady by about 32,000 votes. Brady didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t concede for three days. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame a guy in such a close race. But on the Friday after the election, he was gracious in defeat and wished Quinn the best. Quinn couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find it in him to do the same. I heard a political analyst explain that Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior stems from his strong dislike of Rauner. Maybe so. Still, he was foolish to let emotions get the best of him.

opponent and thanks everyone for their hard work. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Not Pat Quinn. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad, really. Quinn is a career politician whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked in state, county and city government for more than 30 years and had some success, especially early on. In the late 1970s, he led a petition to amend the 1970 state constitution with the Illinois Initiative, which was intended to increase the power of public referendums in the political process and recalls for public officials. The petition drive was successful, but the Illinois Initiative was ruled an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unconstitutional constitutional amendmentâ&#x20AC;? by the state supreme court and never presented to voters. Quinn was known for holding press conferences on Sundays because they are typically slow news days. He earned a reputation as reformer, and his Coalition for Political Honesty initiated a statewide campaign that ultimately led to reducing the size of the Illinois House from 177 to 118 members. Fewer politicians. The voters seemed to like that idea. Quinn often championed the causes of the little guy, fighting ComEd rate increases and opposing pay hikes for state

Off the Grapevine The fact that Congressman Bobby Rush doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about the west end of his district is a disgrace, which explains why he lost the suburban vote to his challenger, Jimmy Lee Tillman, who deserved to win â&#x20AC;Ś Bruce Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory over Gov. Pat Quinn, thanks to the swing votes of Reagan Democrats in the suburbs, sets up a certain battle in 2018 that will probably see Lisa Madigan finally step up to the plate â&#x20AC;Ś The big push in the spring will be to oust Mayor Rahm Emanuel and replace him with someone who appreciates, not offends, Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diversity. Rumors abound that Liz Gorman will be given a Cabinet post in the Rauner Government for her support â&#x20AC;Ś So fun to watch the mainstream news medias which shamefully slammed Rauner before the election now climbing over itself to curry his favor â&#x20AC;Ś Pause to thank our veterans this week for their service to America. (Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Reach him at rghanania@ gmail.

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their concept of liberty and selfresponsibility are still highly valued today as King George once found out back then.Â And even ThomasÂ Jefferson warned us that freedom isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t free and has to be defended and guardedÂ perpetuallly or the forces of big government and its bureaucrats would always be there in their lust for power. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been rescued before, in recent history, by a Senator Barry Goldwater whose book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Conscience of aÂ Conservativeâ&#x20AC;?Â greatly influencedÂ Ronald Reagan who, in turn, became such aÂ popular and principled president that we yearn Successful election, for another such, someone who by George can echo the famous remarks he Dear Editor: made the night before his election: The followers of George Washâ&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the issue of this elecington in the l8th century would tion---whether we believe in our have been proud of their 2lst cen- capacity for self-government, or tury compatriots for their recent whether we abandon the American successful election results.Â They Revolution and confess that a little would be pleased to know that intellectual elite in a far distant Dear Editor: Thank you Jeff Vorva, Bob Rakow, Tim Hadac, Dermot Connolly and Ray Hanania for the great coverage of election results.Â I was impressed. This was the best election coverage Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen in the Reporter since I moved out to these boonies in 1993.Best wishes and thanks for the excellent election coverage. Â Â Tom McAvoy Alderman - Third Ward Hickory Hills

capital can plan our lives better than we can ourselves.â&#x20AC;? Â We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tÂ know yet who that someone might be in two years, but if we see one who would promise to uphold the Constitution and its limits and who would respect the worth of each person, born or unborn, then he will raise America to what it was and is meant to be. Mildred L. Para Evergreen Park â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The Reporter Newspaper encourages letters to the editor. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Letters must be 350 words or less.â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Letters must be signed and the name of the writer will be published. Writers must also include their address and telephone number for verification, but that information will not be published and will remain otherwise confidential. Mail letters to the editor to The Reporter, 12247 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463 or email us at thereporter@comcast.net

What should Bruce Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top priority be when he becomes governor? (Asked at the Oak Lawn Pavilion)

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Al Kowalski, Oak Lawn â&#x20AC;&#x153;Balance the budget. That should be the first thing.â&#x20AC;?

George Porter, Oak Lawn â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;His first priority should be to get the state out of debt.â&#x20AC;?

Jesus Torres, Oak Lawn â&#x20AC;&#x153;He should work on education. That should be his first priority.â&#x20AC;?

Mike Bekic, Oak Lawn â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get rid of the red light photo enforcement and put more cops on the street.â&#x20AC;?

Tom Hartwig, North Riverside â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resolving the state pension and Medicare crisis.â&#x20AC;?

Thursday, November 13, 2014 The Reporter

First Gobble Gobble 5K registration is underway Registration is open for the first Gobble, Gobble, Run or Wobble 5K Turkey Trot on Saturday, Nov. 22, at St. Linus Church in Oak Lawn. It is open to runners, walkers and families with children of all ages. this inaugural event will kick off at 9 a.m. on and will benefit St. Linus School and Church, as well as local charity Emily’s Entourage. Registration is available by visiting www.stlinusoaklawn. org/gobblegobblerunorwobble5k. Registration is also available on site before the race. Advance registration is $25 and onsite/day of race is $35; Families of four or more are $100 (immediate family members only).

ments and entertainment will be offered after the race at St. Linus Field. A prize will be awarded to the top competitor, and all 5k participants will be entered into a raffle drawing to win gifts from local businesses. Emily’s Entourage actively raises funds to help offset the medical care costs of 12-year-old Mt. Greenwood resident Emily Beazley, who has been battling Every registered runner and Stage III T-Cell Lymphoblastic walker will receive an official Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma – the race t-shirt. Race results will be most aggressive form of the disposted after through www.HY- ease - for the last several years. PERLINK “http://www.racetime. St. Linus Church is located at com/”Racetime.com. 10300 Lawler Avenue. Free parkA post-race party, which will ing is available in the St. Linus include complimentary refresh- Church parking lot.

Chef to carve out a few tips for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Learn shortcuts and techniques that will help enhance your Thanksgiving dinner by attending the Oak Lawn Park District Stony Creek Restaurant & Banquet’s Holiday Feast Shortcuts event. Stony Creek Executive Chef Rodney Harper will demonstrate how to brine and carve a whole turkey, show proper cutting techniques, and offer tips to enhance your own recipes all while you enjoy a light appetizer buffet at 7 p.m. Nov. 21. The fee is $10. Drink specials will be available for purchase. A Q&A session with Chef Harper will follow the event. All ages are welcome. Reservations are required. Stony Creek Restaurant & Banquets is located at 5850 W.

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Chef Rodney Harper will give a demonstration on enhancing Thanksgiving dinners. 103rd St., Oak Lawn. For more information or to make a reservation, call 708-

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Vernon Lam, vice president and branch manager of Evergreen Park Fifth Third Bank, Sister Margaret Christina Hoban, L.C.M., Eileen McNichols, manager of health promotions at LCMH, and Chase Moore, licensed personal banker

Fifth Third Bank gives $2,000 to LCM Fifth Third Bank presented a contribution of $2,000 recently to Little Company of Mary Hospital to help support the Healthier Evergreen Committee initiative. The Healthier Evergreen Committee was incorporated in 2003 as a collaborative venture between Little Company of Mary Hospital and community leaders within the village of Evergreen Park. The committee works to develop specific goals toward achieving a healthier population. An important goal of the committee

is to care for the needy in our community. “Little Company of Mary Hospital and the Healthier Evergreen Committee are very grateful to the bank for supporting this endeavor,” said Eileen McNichols, manager of health promotions at LCMH and current president of the Healthier Evergreen Committee. The check was presented by Vernon Lam, vice president and branch manager of the Evergreen Park Fifth Third Bank, and Chase Moore, licensed personal bank-

with one another in the spirit of the season. Crisis Center is enlisting the assistance of community members to help make the holidays brighter for the residents of the Crisis Center by asking groups, organizations, and individuals to consider donating gifts for our clients. A holiday wish list is available on the Crisis Center’s web site at www.crisisctr. org, or can be obtained by con-

er. Sister Margaret Christina Hoban, L.C.M., founder of the Healthier Evergreen Committee, and Eileen McNichols accepted the check on the committee’s behalf. “Our support of this venture really speaks to the culture of Fifth Third Bank,” said Lam. “We salute the Healthier Evergreen Committee for its efforts in creating better health outcomes for area residents.” —Submitted by Little Company of Mary

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Focus on Seniors

Donald B. Gilbert Donald B. Gilbert, 85, of Worth 389-6284. died Nov. 4 in Hoffman Estates. Double Nickel —Submitted by Oak Lawn Visitation was held SchmaPark District The Double Nickel Plus Chorus edeke Funeral Home in Worth. meets at the Community Center, Funeral services were held Friday 3450 W. 97th St. in Evergreen at Our Lady of the Ridge Church Park, every Wednesday at 9:30 in Chicago Ridge. Burial was at a.m. in Room 111. Newcomers are Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Lemont. welcome. For more information, Mr. Gilbert is survived by his call 422-8776. children Roxane and Cassandra tacting Kerri at 708-429-7255, Gilbert and Elizabeth Fitzgerald 55 and Up extension 126, or at kerrit@ and sister Gladys Ratovich. Born Palos Hills residents 55 years crisisctr.org. in Chicago, Mr. Gilbert worked as The Tinley Park Public Li- and older meet from noon to 2 p.m. an auto mechanic. the second and fourth Wednesdays brary has agreed to serve as a drop-off site for holiday gifts to of each month at the Palos Hills Florence M. Paloucek make the donation process easy Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd Florence M. Paloucek of Palos for our thoughtful donors. The St. Tickets for events must be Park died Oct. 28 at Palos Compurchased one week in advance. library will accept donations munity Hospital. She was 87. from Nov. 21 through Dec. 14. Entertainment includes musiA memorial Mass was held on cians, singers, luncheons, movies, Saturday at Sacred Heart Church — Submitted by the Crisis plays and bingo. in Palos Hills. Private interment Pinochle Center for South Suburbia The Worth Senior Pinochle club was held at Oak Ridge Cemetery is seeking new members. Member- in Hillside. Mrs. Paloucek was born in ship is free. Visit the group at the Chicago. She attended Loretto Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., every Monday High School and studied nursand Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to ing at Loyola University. Mrs. Florence worked as a neo3 p.m. Games begin at noon. Call natal nurse at MacNeal Hospital 448-1181 for information. for more than 20 years followMeals on Wheels ing the death of her husband, Dr. The Evergreen Park Office of Frank Paloucek. Citizens’ Services offers a Meals She enjoyed participating in on Wheels program for village bridge clubs and reading. She residents 60 years and older was unassuming, devoted, wellwho are unable to prepare their own meals. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday. For more information, call 422-8776.

Crisis Center hosts gift drive The holidays are often a special and magical time of year. However, for women and children who are escaping abuse, the holiday season is often filled with homelessness, joblessness, loneliness, and fear. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia attempts to create hope and comfort for the families they serve by surrounding them with support and affording them the joy of being able to share gifts

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traveled and knowledgeable. In later years she lived for Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Downtown Abbey, the news and events of her children, grandchildren and great grandchild. Mrs. Paloucek is survived by her children Frank (Sharon), Mary (John) Broderick, Joanne (Henry) Baker, Catherine and John; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Donations may be made in Florence’s name to the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, P.O. Box 508, Wheaton, Ill. 60187. Glenn Wyma Jr. Glenn Wyma Jr., 56, of Palos Hills died Nov. 5 at Palos Community Hospital. Visitation was Friday at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home in Palos Hills followed by funeral services the following day at the funeral home. Interment was at Mt. Vernon Memorial Estates. Mr. Wyma is survived by his parents, Mary Ann and Glenn Sr.; siblings Patrick (Susan), Joan (Ken) Sawinski, Tom Sr. (Bea), Matthew, Shawn (Amanda) and Timothy (Christine); and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Mr, Wyma was born in Chicago and worked as a manager.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given that on 12-13-14, a sale will be held at Dixie Warehouse & Storage, Inc., 25621 S. Dixie Highway, Unit 14, Crete, IL 60417, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Gerald R. Johannes 1968 Ford VIN# 8K44F229941 Lien Amount: $7,200.00

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Notice is Hereby Given that on 12-13-14, a sale will be held at Dixie Warehouse & Storage, Inc., 25621 S. Dixie Highway, Unit 14, Crete, IL 60417, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Gerald R. Johannes 1981 Chevrolet VIN# 2GCCC14H9B1133177 Lien Amount: $7,200.00

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given that on 12-20-14, a sale will be held at Cermak Automotive, 5323 W. Cermak Road, Cicero, IL 60803, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co., QCSA & Andrea L. Williams 2003 Mazda VIN# 1YVFP80D135M37482 Lien Amount: $7,800.00

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SCHOOLS

Orland joins D-230 blasting Senate Bill 16 By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Political muscle continues to flex against proposed legislation that would strip millions of dollars from local schools. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The Orland Park Village Board last week unanimously approved a resolution urging the Illinois General Assembly to reject Senate Bill 16, the School Funding Reform Act of 2014, and instead â&#x20AC;&#x153;pass comprehensive education reform which increases funding and does not penalize successful school districts.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x153;This issue isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very new to anybody, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a hot topic in the media over the last month or so,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor Dan McLaughlin at the Village Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting on Nov. 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SB 16 would severely hurt the schools that serve Orland Park, two or three grammar school districts, along with a high school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;taking millions of dollars away from us, and the only options for school districts would be to make some severe cuts in their services, make classrooms more crowded, and eventually raise real estate taxes to cover the difference.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trustee Dan Calandriello chimed in, at the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invitation.

â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every child deserves a great education, just not at the expense of other children,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that Orland School District 135 would be forced to make a number of cuts, including to special education and transportation, if SB 16 is passed in its current form. District 230 â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The Orland Park action came four days after a similar rejection of SB 16 by the Consolidated High School District 230 Board. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Sounding less like a genial school board president and more like a skilled prosecutor addressing a jury, Board President Rick Nogal read a stinging indictment of the bill. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The condemnation came in the form of a nearly 700-word resolution, applauded and passed unanimously by the board at its October meeting, held at Andrew High School. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The move against the proposed legislation was a kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;second shoeâ&#x20AC;? dropping, the first being a pair of town hall meetings hosted by the district on Oct. 22 and 23â&#x20AC;&#x201D;one at Conrady Junior High School, the other at Sandburg High School. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;At those forums â&#x20AC;&#x201D; attended by several hundred people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nogal laid out a detailed, 29-page

analysis of the projected negative impacts of SB 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an analysis that Nogal said no one else in the state has done, at least to that depth. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The analysis, which can be found on the d230.org website, has attracted attention from school officials across the state, who are using it as a tool to fight the proposed bill. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; It also has won acclaim among faculty in the district, earning an â&#x20AC;&#x153;A-plus plus plusâ&#x20AC;? from Sandburg High School teacher and District 230 Teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association President Michelle Etchason, who ladled praise over Nogal at the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Nogal was quick to point out that the analysis was a team effort produced by a handful of people over several brainstorming sessions. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;SB 16 was passed by the Illinois State Senate last May. It has not yet been considered by the Illinois House of Representatives, and its primary House sponsor, State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora), has told The Regional News that the bill will not move until the General Assemblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring session. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Despite that assurance, Nogal counseled continued vigilance by all, as he did at the town

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Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin is opposed to Senate Bill 16. hall meetings, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because who knows where [the bill] is going to go?â&#x20AC;? Activists wary â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Agreeing with Nogal is Hickory Hills resident Debbie Chafee, founder and chairperson of EDGE (Everyone Deserves a Great Edu-

cation) Illinois, the leading advocacy group opposing SB 16. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working under the assumption that SB 16 will be called for a vote in the January lame duck session,â&#x20AC;? she wrote late week on the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best opportu-

nity that the people who are proponents of changing how Illinois funds public education have to get any education funding passed. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is as simple as this: if there are enough votes to pass the bill in January, it will be called for a vote.â&#x20AC;?

Lipinski offers service academy applications â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) is currently accepting nomination request letters from young persons in the Third Congressional District to the U.S. Service Academies for the classes entering in the summer of 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my congressional duties that I cherish the most is helping young men and women meet their goals by nominating them for admission to our prestigious service academies,â&#x20AC;? Lipinski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, my office receives hundreds of applications from students requesting to be nominated. It is an honor and privilege to play a role in shaping the future leaders of this nation. I encourage those individuals that are interested to begin a

process that could truly change their life.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The service academies include: â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;˘ Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;˘ Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘ West Point Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘ Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Coast Guard Academy admissions are based on a nationwide competition with no Congressional nominations. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Potential candidates must have reached their 17th birthday and not passed their 23rd birthday on July 1st of the year they would enter the academy, be a United States

citizen, have graduated from high school, be unmarried, have taken the ACT and/or SAT, and have met the stringent entrance requirements of their preferred academy. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The selection of nominees is based upon a â&#x20AC;&#x153;whole personâ&#x20AC;? evaluation. Although nominations will not be made until January of 2015, all interested persons are encouraged to submit their written requests as soon as possible The deadline for completed files is December 1, 2014. Nomination requests should be submitted to Rep. Lipinskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office at 6245 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL, 60638. The phone number is 312-8860481. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Submitted by Dan Lipinskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office

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â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The Mayor of Blue Island, Domingo Vargas, came to visit students at St. Walter School recently. He spoke to the children about the importance of education. He said that no matter what path you choose in life, education is something that can never be taken away. He believes that everyone should give back to the community by helping and serving others. "Being humble," Vargas said, "keeps you grounded, so that you can relate to other people by understanding things from their point of view.â&#x20AC;?

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At Richards, AP biology class can be a card cess in order to simulate multiple generations in that population,” Prost said. Each round of the simulation had slightly different conditions in order to model several factors that can affect the evolution of species. The students then analyzed the data and drew conclusions on the impact of each condition on the population over time. Last year, more than 70 percent of Prost’s students passed the A.P. Biology exam to qualify for college credit. This lab represented exactly the kind of activity that helps students prepare for the test. “Generally speaking, anytime I involve the students in hands-on simulations or labs it helps them to think through the concepts and then apply knowledge in new contexts. This is important for the AP biology exam,” Prost said. The exam focuses on conceptual understanding and application of knowledge. “This specific experience helped students to analyze data and draw conclusions regarding the impact of specific factors on natural selection. It also helps them to predict the impact of factors they did not specifically study in this simulation,” he said. During the lab, students seemed Richards High School students (from left) Chauncey Lawson-Weinert, Clifford Lamirez, Mohamed to enjoy themselves. That was a Ahmed, Marek Warywoda, and Caileena Clifton simulate natural selection by randomly exchanging part of Prost’s plan. “There is actually quite a bit cards during Advanced Placement Biology. By Bob McParland School District 218

biology teacher, whose students enjoyed success on the Advanced Placement exam last spring, has On the surface, students ran- developed a refined sense for what domly exchanging cards does not works. appear to be a very modern biology The activity served as a reallab. Then again, before drawing time simulation of natural selecany such conclusions one might tion. The cards appeared with ask the opinion of someone like either a capital ‘A’ or lower-case Tim Prost. ‘a.’ The Richards High School Students would blindly ex-

change the cards, record the combinations (AA, Aa, or aa), and then find another partner and repeat the process. “The cards represented the genes that would be inherited by offspring. Each pairing and random draw of cards represented a new offspring with genetic information from the two parents. The students repeated the pro-

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Richards High School students (left) Seema Atshan and Maryam Alqaisi exchange cards during the simulation of natural selection in their Advanced Placement Biology class. of research that ties emotion to memory and learning. Anytime a teacher can engage students in an activity that sparks their interest and makes them laugh or creates a positive classroom experience, there is a much higher likelihood of forming long-term memories and learning,” he said. Prost emphasized that the experience stresses to students that

natural selection is conceptually a simple process. “It has broad implications for all of biology, but the core of the idea is something we can simulate with a deck of cards and some basic arithmetic. This goes a long way to demystifying what is often one of the more misunderstood aspects of biology,” Prost said.

Legacy Hall nominations being accepted Nominations of outstanding alumni from Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew High School are being accepted now for the District 230 Foundation Legacy Hall. District 230 has many outstanding alumni who have used their education and experience to become successful, positive contributors to society. District 230 Foundation Legacy Hall was established to recognize and showcase graduates

who exemplify the core mission of District 230: adults prepared to realize their life-long potential in an ever-changing world. Through Legacy Hall we recognize those individuals who have created a legacy for current and future students to follow in the halls of District 230. The Foundation is accepting nominations through December 1 for candidates to be inducted into Legacy Hall in the following

categories: Arts and Entertainment, Business and Commerce, Community and Volunteerism, Education and Humanities, Government and Military, Philanthropy and Non-Profit, Science and Technology, and Sports and Recreation. Nominees must have graduated from a District 230 high school at least five years prior to nomination and made significant contributions and demonstrated

leadership/character in his or her field and community. Posthumous nominations are accepted. A complete listing of the impressive 77 Legacy Hall members can be found at www.d230foundation. org . The nomination form can also be found there. Legacy Hall Class of 2015 will be honored on April 17, 2015 during a dinner event at Silver Lake Country Club. —Submitted by District 230

Bulletin Board GOVERNOR’S STATE Governors State’s Dual Degree Program Cited as a National Model of Innovation The American Association of State Colleges and Universities announced Governors State

University and its dual degree program as one of the inaugural winners in a new awards program honoring member institutions for excellence and innovation in several major areas of campus life and leadership.

The Student Success and College Completion Award went to GSU for the university’s dual degree program that gives students a pathway to two degrees: an associate degree and a bachelor’s degree. The university

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Cooking for Ronald McDonald’s guests Leo Club students from Shepard High School volunteered last week to prepare a full meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Ronald McDonald House provides reduced cost lodging for families of sick children. Faculty sponsors Jennifer Klein and Erin Quinlan accompanied the Leo Club students. Leo Club, an organization that performs a variety of service activities, is the high school affiliate of Lions Club International. Shepard High School students Stefanie Neylon (left) and Alison Kozicki are pictured preparing a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

provides transfer specialists who guide community college Submitted photo students in creating an individualized four-year academic plan. The program also locks in the GSU tuition rate when students are admitted to the dual Glen Oaks Elementary School fifth grade student Matthew Moskala degree program and is good for votes in the Hickory Hills’ school’s mock election on Nov. 4. The two years after starting at GSU. school voted for governor and United State Senator. Was Bruce the Boss as Glen Oaks? Or did they vote for the Mighty Quinn? Results The National Resource Cen- of how the school voted can be found on page 5. ter for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition recognized the GSU Dual Degree Program with a second award. During its conference in Denver last week the NRC launched this new award for “… institutions that have designed and implemented outstanding collaborative initiatives enhancing significant transitions during the undergraduate experience. Award recipients … have demonstrated the effectiveness of the initiative in supporting student success, learning and development at a variety of transition points beyond the first college year and in responding to unique institutional needs.”

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STAGG HIGH SCHOOL Stagg Presents Art For The Season Stagg High School Music Booster organization presents Art for the Season, an arts and crafts festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the high school, 8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills. Admission is $2 for adults and children are admitted free. All proceeds benefit Stagg High School's music programs. The two-day festival includes over 150 art and craft booths, vendors, raffles, lunch, food sampling, and entertainment. On Saturday, the Stagg Madrigal singers will perform Christmas carols throughout the venue followed by Stagg's jazz band at 1 p.m.

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How do you like Apple Day? Hometown Elementary students graphed apples by color, size, and by types of apples They weight apples on balance scales with a partner to see which apple weighed more or less. Some of the apples were equal in weight. Kindergarten students at Hometown Elementary School not only enjoyed eating their apples, but graphing, painting and weighing them too.

The LATCH system makes it easier to be sure your child’s car seat is installed correctly every time. Just clip it to the lower anchors, attach the top tether, and pull the straps tight. To ﬁnd out more, visit safercar.gov. Submitted photo

SXU hosts Cardinal Saint Xavier University President Christine Wiseman welcomed Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archdiocese of Chicago, to SXU’s Chicago campus on Oct. 31 for a farewell luncheon where he thanked all university presidents for their ministry in Catholic higher education. With more than 17 years of collaboration with all present, he expressed his gratitude for their great work and how much he appreciated all that they have done over the years. In attendance at the luncheon Donna M. Carroll, president of Dominican University, Arvid C. Johnson, president of the University of St. Francis, Beth Brooks, president of Resurrection University, SXU President Christine Wiseman, J.D., and Brother James Gaffney, FSC, president of Lewis University.

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CHICAGO RIDGE The Chicago Ridge Park District Freedom Center is located at 6252 W. Birmingham St. For more information on classes being held there, or to register, call 636-4900. The Frontier Fieldhouse is located at 9807 S. Sayre Ave. For more information on classes at this location, or to register, call 423-3959. Residents can also visit chicagoridgeparks.com. Nov. 20: Parent/child teams will compete in a Turkey Shoot, a 10-shot free throw contest, and a NBA 2-Ball Competition. Divisions will be made up by the ages of the child. The winner of each division will take home a Jack and Pat’s gift certificate. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Frontier Fieldhouse. Residents can participate free of charge and non-residents will pay $2. Nov. 22 to Jan. 31: An instructional basketball league for children 6 to 9 years old at the Chicago Park District will be held Saturdays for a 10-week period from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Freedom Activity Center. The league will introduce a child to the game of basketball. Children will learn the basic concepts of basketball through an instructional game setting. There will be both practices and games. Each game or practice will

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS, INC., REPERFORMING LOAN CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-R3, Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL R. SIMS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KIMBERLY LYNN SIMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 31999 9219 S. CENTRAL PARK AVENUE Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 20, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 15, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 39 AND 40 IN BLOCK 9 IN B.F. JACOB’S RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1 TO 16 AND 21 TO 28 IN B.F. JACOBS EVERGREEN PARK SUBDIVISION. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9219 S. CENTRAL PARK AVENUE, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Property Index No. 24-02-408-009-0000 AND 2402-408-010-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $215,864.14. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

last one hour. Children will receive a jersey and an award. The fee is $60 per child. Dec. 5: The Chicago Ridge Park District is hosting a fun night out for girls 6 to 14 years old from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Freedom Activity Center. The fee is $7 for residents and $12 for non-residents. Dec. 5: Advance registration is required and is due by Friday, Dec. 5 for the Chicago Ridge Park District resident-only Breakfast with Santa for children and their parents (parents or guardians must be present) being held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Freedom Activity. Santa and his guests will eat a holiday breakfast of pastries, doughnuts, bagels, fruit, coffee, juice, hot chocolate and more. Entertainment and activities will also take place. The fee is $7 for residents per person. Registration should be completed as soon as possible. There will be a maximum of 120 registrations accepted. Nov. 29: The Chicago Park District invites its residents to come and celebrate the holiday season in Long Grove. Participants are invited to stroll Long Grove’s quaint, festively decorated historic downtown and enjoy shopping, dining, and family fun during the holidays. The bus will leave the Freedom Activity Center at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m. The fee is $10 per resident and $15 per non-resident. The Park District is offering a family deal for up to five people in a group of $35 for residents and $55 for non-residents.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARK A KORZENIEWSKI Defendants 10 CH 47510 9537 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 26, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 17, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 23 AND 24 IN BLOCK 7, AND THE NORTH HALF OF VACATED ALLEY LYING IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING LOT 24 IN BLOCK 7, ALL IN OAK LAWN CAMPBELL’S SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTH OF THE WABASH, ST. LOUIS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD EXCEPT THE EAST 8 FEET OF LOT 6 AND EXCEPT ALL OF LOTS 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26, 27, 28 AND 29 IN BLOCK 4 AND ALL OF BLOCK 11 IN MINNICK’S OAK LAWN SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE WEST 20 ACRES OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE NORTH 699.94 FEET OF THE EAST 696 FEET THEREOF), IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9537 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-09-100-023, 24-09-100-024. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $280,544.12. 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.

Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues.

For information, contact Sales Department, THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP, 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 360-9455 Please refer to file number W14-0174.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-002085.

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

THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 360-9455 Attorney File No. W14-0174 Attorney Code. 42463 Case Number: 12 CH 31999 TJSC#: 34-18104

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-002085 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 10 CH 47510 TJSC#: 34-18936

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.

Library Notes CHICAGO RIDGE The Chicago Ridge Public Library is located at 10400 S. Oxford Ave. For more information, or to register for a program, call 423-7753.Nov. 14: The Chicago Ridge Public Library is hosting “Windows 8” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants will learn about the features of the Windows 8 operating system through experiencing it. Class members will learn how to use Windows 8 to search, multi-task, find and download apps, and use the cloud storage. Registration is required. For reservations, call the library.New and increased computer classes are made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Eliminate the Digital Divide grant program. Nov. 17: “Internet and E-mail Basics” will be the subject of a Chicago Ridge Public Library program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Participants will learn about different browsers and how they work, links and web addresses, search engines, and setting up a Gmail account. Registration is required. For reservations, call the library. New and increased computer classes are made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Eliminate the Digital Divide grant program.

Why health insurance is important MetroSouth Medical Center, Blue Island, seeks to educate and enroll uninsured community members As part of the Affordable Care Act, most U.S. citizens were required to have health insurance beginning in 2014. In 2015, there is a penalty if you’re not excluded for a particular reason. Wondering why health insurance is so important, we sat down with Sandra Wilks, Executive Director Community Relations & Marketing of MetroSouth Medical Center to find out. Q: What is health insurance? Wilks: Health insurance is a contract between you and an insurance company. When you buy a plan or policy, you pay a monthly fee and in return, the company agrees to pay part of your medical expenses when you get sick or hurt.

Q: Why is it important that citizens have health insurance? Wilks: While no one plans to get sick or hurt, most people need medical care at some point. Did you know the average cost of a three-day hospital stay is $30,000? Or that fixing a broken leg can cost up to $7,500? Having health insurance helps protect you from unexpected costs like these. Your insurance policy will outline what types of care, treatments and services are covered, including how much the insurance company will pay for Nov. 18: “Microsoft Excel different treatments in different 2013” will be explained from situations. 10-11:30 a.m. at the Chicago Ridge Public Library. Patrons Q: Is having health insurcan learn about the ribbon, ance mandatory? formatting and resizing, basic Wilks: formulas, auto fill, basic cell erYes, with few exceptions, most rors, and preparing a document U.S. citizens are required to have for printing. While learning how health insurance under the Pathe program functions, program tient Protection and Affordable participants will create a calen- Care Act, which was signed into dar including clipart. Registra- law in 2010. Those who do not tion is required. For reserva- have minimum essential health tions, call the library. New and coverage – like through an emincreased computer classes are ployer – and don’t qualify for made possible by the Illinois an exemption, will have to pay Department of Commerce & a penalty fee if they don’t get Economic Opportunity’s Elimi- health insurance. nate the Digital Divide grant program. Q: What is that penalty? Wilks: OAK LAWN If you can afford health insurThe Oak Lawn Public Library ance coverage in 2015, but don’t is located at 9427 S. Raymond sign up, you will have to pay a Ave. For more information, or to penalty ($325 per adult, $162.40 register for a program, call 422- per child – up to $975 per fam4990, or visit oaklawnlibrary.org. ily or 2% of income whichever is higher). And without insurance, Nov. 19: The Friends of the you’ll be financially responsible Oak Lawn Public Library Sun- for all of your medical costs. day with Friends Concert Series features a Polka Party with Eddie Q: Who is exempt from havKorosa, Jr. and the Boys from ing to get health insurance? Illinois from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Wilks: library. The band, which has been The list is long, but here are a together since 1976, plays polkas few reasons why a person might and favorite standards, from Big be exempt: Band waltzes and swing to rock •Coverage is unaffordable covand roll and country, from the erage (more than 8% of household 1920’s to 70’s. income) •You are a member of federally Nov. 18: The Teen Book dis- recognized tribe cussion will focus on “If I Stay,” •You are below tax filing threshthe best-selling novel by Gayle old and not required to file taxes Forman from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the •You have been uninsured Oak Lawn Public Library. Caught for less than three consecutive between life and death, between months during the year (Continued on page 12)

Q: When can a person purchase health insurance? LEGAL NOTICE Wilks: For the Health Insurance MarNotice is Hereby Given that ketplace, enrollment periods are on 12-20-14, a sale will be held only for a specified time during at Sergio’s Body Shop, 15330 S. the year. The next enrollment peCicero Avenue, Oak Forest, IL riod is from November 15, 2014 60452, to sell the following ar- through February 15, 2015. You ticles to enforce a lien existing can only purchase insurance outunder the laws of the State of side of that time period if you have Illinois unless such articles are a qualifying life event, such as a redeemed within thirty days of marriage, divorce, new baby, and the publication of this notice. change of income, to name a few. Vera A. Graham You are considered covered if 2010 Nissan you have Medicare, Medicaid, VIN# JN8AS5MT2AW500373 CHIP, any job-based plan, any Lien Amount: $5,440.00 plan you’ve purchased yourself,

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given that on 12-13-14, a sale will be held at Geneva Body Shop, 110 N. Raddant Road, Batavia, IL 60510-2200, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Bakersfield Audi, Mannheim Riverside & International Car Center 2013 Audi VIN# WAUYGAFC6DN116251 Lien Amount: $14,935.00

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In addition to pre-existing conditions, all qualified health plans must offer: Q: How much does health in•Ambulatory patient services surance cost? •Hospitalization and emerWilks: gency services Each plan varies in terms of •Maternity and newborn care overall cost and depends on the •Mental Health and substance amount of premium and deduct- use disorder ible you choose. The premium is •Prescription drugs the amount of money charged •Lab services for a certain amount of insur•Preventative and wellness ance coverage each year. You may services also have an annual deductible. •Chronic disease management This is the amount you must •Pediatric services, including pay out of your pocket before dental and vision care the insurance company will pay Of course, you have to meet any expenses. For example, let’s your deductible before insurance say you have a plan with a $200 pays. deductible. You go to the doctor and the total cost is $250. 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Charitable giving pays off for everyone Americans are pretty generous — in fact, 83 percent of us donated money to charitable organizations last year, according to a Gallup survey. And now that we’re entering the holiday season, charitable giving well may be on your mind. Your key motivation for making charitable gifts, of course, is to help those organizations whose work is meaningful to you. However, by supporting these groups, you can also make life less taxing for yourself. Specifically, by making charitable contributions, you may be able to receive some valuable tax breaks. To claim a deduction, though, you need to itemize your taxes, and you need to make sure that the organization you’re supporting is qualified, from a tax-deductibility standpoint. If you’re unsure whether a group is qualified, just ask to see its letter from the IRS. (Many organizations now post these letters on their websites.) Here’s how the charitable tax deduction works: If you give $200 to a qualified charity, and you’re in the 25 percent tax bracket, you can deduct $200, with a tax benefit of $50, when you file your 2014 taxes. Consequently, the net cost of your donation is just $150 ($200 minus the $50 tax savings). Of course, you are not confined to making cash gifts. In fact, if you donate certain types

of noncash assets, you may be able to increase your tax benefits. Suppose you give $1,000 worth of stock in ABC Company to a charitable group. If you’re in the 25 percent bracket, you’ll be able to deduct $250 when you file your taxes. And by donating the ABC stock, you can avoid paying the capital gains taxes that would be due if you had eventually sold the stock yourself. Keep in mind that if you want to deduct your contributions for the 2014 tax year, you’ll need to make your gifts by Dec. 31. One more reminder: Retain your paperwork. If you made gifts totaling over $250 to any single charity — or noncash contributions of any items worth over $500 — the IRS requires written acknowledgments for your contributions. If you want to take a longerterm approach to charitable giving, while incorporating your gifts in planning for your estate, you might want to consider establishing a charitable remainder trust. Under this arrangement, you’d place some assets, such as stocks or real estate, into a trust, which could then use these assets to pay you a lifetime income stream. When you establish the trust, you may be able to receive an immediate tax deduction based on the charitable group’s “remainder

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CBS eyes new way to deliver the news It's day 1 of the new world order. CBS News has created an interest” — the amount the online live/on-demand 15-hourcharity is likely to ultimately per-day news service targeting receive. (This figure is deter- consumers who prefer to consume mined by an IRS formula.) Upon video news on connected devices: your death, the trust would re- cbsn.cbsnews.com. linquish the remaining assets “CBSN is an important exto the charitable organization ample of how CBS is able to you’ve named. This type of trust leverage the unique strengths, can be complex, so to create one, talent and competitive advanyou’ll need to work with your tages of its businesses to create exciting, highly competitive new tax and legal advisors. While the tax benefits associ- services that meet evolving audiated with charitable giving are ence preferences for content consignificant, they should not, ul- sumption,” said Leslie Moonves, timately, drive your gifting deci- President and CEO, CBS Corsions. You should also consider poration in the corporate press the effect your gift will have on release. “There’s a tremendous the other areas of your estate opportunity on these platforms considerations — so make sure for a true round-the-clock newsyou communicate your plans to cast. We’re confident this service will appeal to both traditional your family members. In any case, though, be as news consumers and a whole new generous as you can this holi- set of viewers.” day season and in the years to come. Your generosity will be TV Kind Of Everywhere-ish a rewarding experience — for CBSN will be available on CBSNews.com and its mobile webeveryone. site, key connected TV devices Scott Johnson, CFP, is a finan- including Amazon Fire TV, Roku cial advisor with Edward Jones, players and Roku TV, and others, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, as well as the newly launched 974-1965. Edward Jones does not CBS News app for Windows 8/8.1 provide legal advice. This article and Windows Phone 8/8.1. CBSN was written by Edward Jones for will also be available on the CBS use by your local Edward Jones News apps for Android and other leading platforms before the end financial advisor.

of the year. “CBSN demonstrates our continued advancement in the digital space, as we extend to new platforms and a wider audience,” said Jim Lanzone, President and CEO, CBS Interactive. “We are developing original content exclusively for online, connected platforms in a true interactive format that viewers can control, allowing them to lean back or lean in to the segments and stories that interest them.” Yes, It Really Has Ads The first thing I saw on CBSN was a black screen with a lower third that read, "We'll be right back." This was followed by a 30-second ad for Microsoft's Cloud. Then, I saw a newsreader behind an anchor desk reading a story about something that did not feel like breaking or important news. I saw a link to an item about the upcoming Star Wars movie in a big column of stories on the left side of the screen, so I double-clicked it. Bad idea: I was rewarded with two competing stories and had to close my browser window. I tried again and was additionally rewarded with the same unskippable 30-second commercial for Microsoft's Cloud. I saw the short

Area Property Tran$fer$

Area Property Tran$fer$ Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office. Chicago Ridge Fannie Mae to Cortez Marcos A, 10530 S Ridgeland Ave, Unit #105301, $55,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Davis Laura J, 10534 S Central Ave, Unit #105341S, $63,000; Graves Brian E to Rtl Ent LLC, 6147 Marshall Ave, Unit #201, $46,000. Evergreen Park Wells Fargo Bk to Holland Richard J, 8822 S Rockwell St, $40,000; Knudsen Kathleen Tr to Hubbard Roosevelt, 9653 S Utica Ave, $200,000; Bleck Eugene A to Dyson Darcell Est, 9429 S Ridgeway Ave, $165,000; Fallon Judith A Ind Ext to Bolden Channon T, 9000 S Sacramento Ave, $158,000; Rice Patricia L Tr to Pelley Aaron L, 2911 W 100th Pl, $161,000; Polaski Elaine C Tr to P&D Building Partnership, 3917 W 95th St, $135,000; Hickey James E Jr to Milne Adam, 9345 S Homan Ave, $210,000.

naim Ali, 9109 84th Ave, $265,000. Oak Lawn Kaey Valerie to Gomez Israel, 10219 Kedvale Ave, $208,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Kontos Theodore, 10300 Lacrosse Ave, $112,500; Butt Dennis to Leyva Agustin, 9933 Merton Ave, $180,000; Zuschlag Audrey J S Tr to Sierra Edgar, 4111 98th St, Unit 76&76G, $66,000; Egjk Inc to Gawlak Jozef, 10324 Pulaski Rd, Unit #309, $45,000; Brown Dimar to Sturrup Caleb, 4033 Trafalgar Ln, $78,000; Di Padova Rhonda Jean Tr to Turek Anthony M, 4103 109th St, $157,000; Eckert Lois M Tr to Murphy Michael J, 9801 55th Ave, $161,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Floddy LLC, 9101 Crescent Ct, $117,500; Corinne E Eldrenkamp Tr Trust No 1 to Khan Muhammad Sherin, 10333 Mayfield Ave, Unit #101, $60,000; Standard B&T Co to Hawkeye Properties LLC, 9928 Pulaski Rd, $40,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Alleman Katie, 10332 Lavergne Ave, $199,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Fredrek Jean, 4005 W 93rd St, Unit #2B, $96,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Pila Michael B, 9829 Kilbourn Ave, $229,000; 95th & SW Dunst LLC to First Midwith Tony west Bk, 9515 S Mcvicker Ave, $815,000; RB-SW Sfr LLC to Para Bldr & Developers Inc, 9711 Melvina Ave, $60,000; Karadsheh Mazin to Krzywiec Daniel, 10710 Central Ave, Unit

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Hickory Hills Dudlo Tadeusz Tr to Mirzynski Arthur, 9010 S Roberts Rd, $440,000; Cook County Sheriff to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 8517 W 87th Pl, $105,000; First Midwest Bk Trust to Ghu-

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Even so... I'm Excited and You Should Be Too! It's day 1, and I'm just having a little fun with my friends at CBS News. It's an important day in history for television the platform (not the art form). “CBSN gives audiences a new window on our original reporting — we’ll make it possible to see CBS News anytime, anywhere,” said David Rhodes, President, CBS News. “We are making an important investment in quality news coverage on any device.” All the production glitches and on-screen typos and technical issues will be taken care of soon enough. What will continue to evolve is a world-class news service for a connected world. There are several compelling ways to consume news online. Text has a place, as do graphics and audio, but video content has the power to inform, enlighten and entertain in a particularly emotionally satisfying way. Congratulations to Leslie Moonves and his team at CBS for their serious investment in the evolution of televised news.

Fashion in Wonderland and their families up in their most glamorous tea party garb. Little girls with their biggest bows bursting out from their shiny ringlets; charming lads with proud bowties, suspenders, and plaid caps; grannies with their twinkling brooches and lace dresses; mothers and fathers in their matching Sunday best; all enjoyed the tea, delicatessen, character actors and models in beautiful fashions swirling around the ballroom. I modeled a perfectly cherry red sequin dress with the most glorious full skirt by designer Audra Elizabeth styled my look Maury Daniel-Cesair. With this, with her miniature orange tweed top hat with orange feathers. Another ensemble I wore included a small fur pillbox hat with Maury’s tube dress with a sweetheart bust in a juxtaposing army material. It was a cheeky display both rugged and heavy in material yet girly and grandiose in cut. After this brunch time show, as I shoved my spastically crimped hair under a beanie and tried to hide the fact that my right eyebrow refused to part with the gangrenous hue of the makeup, I ruminated about a world in which people casually presented themselves in accordance with these fantasy looks. Will imaginative and eccentric makeup and hair ever become a Photos by Kent Squires and Darrell A. White normalcy on the street, in the Fashion Chat’s Caroline Foreman modeled for the The Mad Hatter’s office perhaps? I do not expect Tea Party at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The actress, writer and this any time soon, though the fashion model lives in Palos Park. Cheshire Cat may beg to differ.

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Worth Finlay Henrietta to BachledaKubanski Danuta, 7540 W 111th St, Unit #2D, $55,000; Carey John J to Doon Imelda S, 7322 W 114th Pl, $162,500.

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fell flat, as just 1,499 entrants turned up — a 37 percent attendance decrease — and created a prize pool of just $7.5 million. That left the Seminole Hard Rock liable to meet the advertised $10 million guarantee. The tournament paid out 300 spots, meaning that the player who finished in 301st place would with Tony Dunst leave empty handed while the remaining players would secure a minimum $7,483 payday. Finishing just out of the money is called “bubbling” a tournament, and the man who would do it with so much extra cash on the line in this event was poker pro Joey Weissman. It happened in Level 16 — blinds were 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante — when Weissman got Tony Dunst his chips allwith in preflop holding the Qs Qh and was in great shape to double up against the Kh 10d of Bao Nguyen. The 7d 5d 2d flop didn’t hit Nguyen directly, but it did give him the only flush draw. The 9d turn completed the flush, and just like that, Weissman was eliminated from the tournament with nothing to show for his deep run. “That was my first-ever experience stone-bubbling a major

piece about Star Wars — not really news, ugh! Then, wait for it... an additional play of the Microsoft Cloud spot... all 30 seconds of it.

The Drake Hotel in Chicago became Wonderland on Nov. 2 as Fash#3A, $55,000; Dierks Scott D to Yasen Bas- ionBar Chicago sam Ziad, 10361 S Parkside Ave, hosted its charUnit #110361, $88,000; ity event, “The Walsh M Darla Mcgrail Tr to Mad Hatter’s by Caroline Foreman Mcnamara William, 8933 Sproat Tea Party.” Ave, $155,000; Designer fa Schlueter Annette J Tr to vorites like Cal Garcia of Gsb Santos Joseph, 4735 98th St, Couture, Prina Bagia of PRIN $175,000; and Maury Daniel-Cesair joined Marquette Bk Tr to Trejo fashion forces with the imaginaSocorro, 9601 S Oak Park Ave, tive milliner Audra Elizabeth to $95,000; dress models with elaborate and Astoria Bk to Inverclyde LLC, fantastic flair. The makeup and 9129 54th Ave, $138,000; hair execution by Schaumburg’s Michau Kevin to Benda Mary Cosmetology & Spa Academy Kate, 10201 S Kenneth Ave, fully brought the vision to life. $281,500. Guests were encouraged and took full advantage of the opPalos Hills portunity to doll themselves Janosek Amanda A to Malicki Miroslaw, 8246 Holly Ct, Unit #15B, $131,000; Boyle Julie Tr to Tomich Stephen J Tr, 11104 Heritage Dr, Unit #1AB, $120,000; Hernandez Trinidad to Marusarz Robert, 9941 W Windsor Dr, $239,500; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Edward Gal Inc, 11111 S 84th Ave, Unit #111112A, $35,500; Zito Charles Tr to Hapaniewski Janina, 11329 Moraine Dr, Unit #A, $90,000; Graney Colleen A to Padilla Miguel A, 9174 South Rd, Unit #9174E, $132,000; Palermo Pamela to Derda Ryszard, 11132 S 84th Ave, Unit #111303A, $64,500.

Talkin Poker Bubble bursts for pro in overlay event In poker, an “overlay” happens when a tournament fails to meet its guaranteed prize pool. As a result, the host venue is forced to go out of pocket to cover the difference. For example, if a casino hosts a $10-buy-in poker tournament with a $1,000 guaranteed prize pool, and only 90 players show up to account for $900 of that prize pool, the casino is responsible for the $100 shortfall. Small overlays happen quite often in online poker, but they are quite rare in the live realm. One uncommon example occurred at the end of August, when the largest overlay in poker history — a hefty $2.5 million — took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Championship. The tournament was wildly successful in its inaugural outing in 2013, attracting 2,384 entrants to Hollywood, Florida, surpassing the guarantee by creating a prize pool of $11.9 million. Players lauded the $5,000-buy-in tournament, and organizers were no doubt expecting another successful event in 2014. Instead, things

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event,” Weissman told me. “It obviously was a bit frustrating after playing all of those hours, and with the massive overlay included, it stung a bit. In poker, the only time I feel upset or deflated is when I make a mistake — beating myself gets under my skin more than anything. Fortunately, in this case, I got my money in great, a 3-to-1 favorite, but sometimes it’s just not good enough. I suppose I was due for a bubble like this.” Bubbling a tournament is always a tough pill to swallow — especially at an event with so much extra money on the line — but it happens to the best of us. Some players choose to sit tight and ensure that they make the money, while others, like Weissman, play to win. Just ask yourself: Are you going to be content with a minimum payday, or is the risk of bubbling worth taking a shot at big-time money? My advice: Mix it up on the bubble and go for the gold. (Chad Holloway is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and senior news editor for PokerNews. com and learn.pokernews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ChadAHolloway.)

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Northeast also has a Kindness Club. “Our cap on enrollment was 20 students but my heart forced me to squeeze in a few extras,’’ Janicke said. “We had 50 students sign up.” She said they narrowed their candidates by choosing the most compelling essays students wrote on how they would spread kindness within the school. The facility of Northeast put its motto of spreading kindness into action during the assembly with Mary Cate by wearing pink and white t-shirts that read, “Northeast School, Choose Kind.” Photo by Jeff Vorva Janicke credits her staff with the gesture saying, “I have an awesome team of people who have great ideas. They always make We can’t verify the truth to the sure our events run smoothly.” rumor that at a nearby Barone’s Lynch expressed gratitude to Pizza that folks last week were Northeast in a posting on her My singing Vaughn Monroe’s “Red Mary Cate Facebook page. Lynch Roses For a Blue Lady” and Bobby said she posts’ more regularly on Vinton’s “Blue Velvet” -- the clues FB than her blog. to last week’s WHATIZIT photo. “I created the www.mymaryBut if it is true, the Reporter publicly apologizes to those non- cate.org blog to educate others singing customers who may have been bothered by a group of people about Mary Cate’s diagnosis,’’ singing these chestnuts – especially if they were off key. Lynch said. “It became my The photo was of a red velvet cupcake. therapy. I didn’t want pity, my Linda Martin of Worth put the icing on the cake by being the husband, Chris, and I always find first with the right answer. the positive side.” Other sweet responses came from Worth’s Darrel Hardin, Therese Over time Lynch said her and George Rebersky, Mary Kurdziel, Frank and Donna Hirsch blog became a hub for families and Robert Solner, Oak Lawn’s Jane Foley, Evergreen Park’s Jan seeking information about Apert Merchantz, Palos Heights’ Jackie Miller and the Friday Night La- Syndrome. dies Poker and Dessert Lovers Club of Oak Lawn, Orland Park With each school visit, this and Oak Forest. family’s crusade seems to gain Incorrect answers were of mashed potatoes and bacon bits, a momentum. Some consider them Starbuck’s latte and a pierogi sprinkled with bacon and sour cream. to be local celebrities. Their story This week’s clue is that some believe this might be Mother Na- has been printed in numerous pubture’s version of a bug zapper. Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast. net with Whatizit? in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

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Mary Cate Lynch receives a basket of gifts from Northeast Elementary School including a shirt with the school’s logo. lications as well as televised on ABC 7- Chicago, the Today ShowAustralia, and just last month, they appeared on Windy City Live.

During that interview, like a typical two-year old, Mary Cate wandered from the questioning of co-host Val Warner, slipped

through the arms of her parents and climbed into the lap of her grandmother, Maun Ryan who was sitting smack in the middle of the audience. Maun and husband, Bob Ryan, are lifelong residents of Evergreen Park and still live in the family home where Lynch grew up. Lynch is an alumni of Most Holy Redeemer and Mother McAuley, which inducted her into the McAuley Hall of Honor on October 25. Lynch’s noticeably supportive parents were also in attendance man. Each ticket purchased inat the Northeast presentation. cludes gaming chips, heavy hors They helped keep an eye on Mary d’oeuvres and two drinks. In addiCate’s, one-year-old, little sister, tion to the fun on the casino floor, Maggie. guests will also enjoy live music Maggie has become increasingly by Chicago’s Sean and Charlie. visible at Choose Kind events. A big money split-the-pot raffle Lynch laughed, “I’m in favor of will also be held for the third time. starting the conversation of acLast year’s winner took home ceptance early.” $4,400. Tickets are available for “During one school presenta$20 each and can be purchased tion, a child asked, ‘Why does in person at Ronald McDonald Mary Cate have Apert Syndrome House near Advocate Children’s but not Maggie?’ ’’ Lynch said. Hospital on 93rd and Kostner in “I told her the same thing I tell Oak Lawn, or by phone at 708everyone else -- because God de423-5285. cided to make Mary Cate look a “You don’t have to be present at little bit different. the event to win the split-the-pot Students and teachers at Northeast Elementary School in Evergreen Park watch the Choose Kind “And that’s ok, we’re all difraffle,” said Cunningham. “It’s ferent.” another way that our local com- presentation put on by Kelly and Mary Cate Lynch. munity can support the event and help us realize our mission to keep families close during their child’s hospitalization. Proceeds from Vegas Night are essential “Taekwondo is starting in ten regulates a sensory disorder that agree that their bulk-sized school asto the operation of our House, minutes. We’ve got to leave right requires she seek vestibular in- semblies are probably more efficient and we hope to have many of our put through swinging, spinning, than my one-on-one’s in the park. friends and supporters from the now!” That was the scene in my house climbing, pushing etc. Because They headline school events like Southland join us on Nov. 15.” her developmental age is much rock stars, playing a ‘kindness’ mes—Submitted by Advocate a few years ago and I was doing some of the commanding. younger than her chronological sage that’s applicable to everyone! Christ Hospital I was watching my then-preage, which is, it’s challenging for Kerry and Mary Cate are schooler struggle to get into her her to participate in certain social blessed with an enormous responuniform. I wanted desperately to and academic activities without sibility. They’re on the ground, intervene, so I could hurry things assistance. While she’s extremely fighting a war against ignorance along. However, she jerked away affectionate, unless she initiates with the weapon of education. More Thing,” by B.J. Nova. each time I reached for her saying, the contact, she may become tac- There are people who spend their “Mommy...I can do it!” tile defensive.” entire lives searching for purpose. Ongoing: Patrons of the Oak In her final attempt to pull her I’ve made a vow that even if it’s The Lynch family members not Lawn Public Library are being elbow through the sleeve, the findone singularly, I’m determined only know their purpose, they’re asked to donate their gently gernail on her thumb acted as a to inform people of her condi- creating a map for people like me. used books, magazines, CDs razor, slicing into her eye. She tion so she’ll have a chance to It is my honor to identify with and videos to the Friends of let out a whistling howl, sealed By Claudia Parker be understood. Are we not all their journey. I’m grateful for havthe Oak Lawn Library Ongoing her eyes closed and hopped. Once unique, fantastically flawed and ing a platform that’ll bring awareBook Sale at the library. Due to subdued by my petition to help, special needs. She looks like a typi- desiring acceptance? ness to their story. I leave you with space limitations, the Friends she opened her eyes and I flinched. cal developing child but, she has I hope you’ve taken the opportu- what I feel is the most powerful will not accept Readers Digest She had busted a blood vessel. an intellectual disability due to a nity to read the front page story I statement in Kerry’s Choose Kind Condensed Books, encyclopedias “What!?” she said, looking back FOXP1 gene mutation. It can be wrote about Kerry Ryan Lynch and presentation, “Everyone you know and older textbooks. The dona- at me. awfully uncomfortable observing her daughter Mary Cate, who has is facing a battle you know nothtion drop-off area is near the My grim expression was telling. her in social settings with those Apert Syndrome. 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Class 6A playoffs

At West, it was won Behind birthday boy MuhammadRogers, Bulldogs survive Warriors By Ken Karrson

Lincoln-Way West led 20-12 at halftime, but the Bulldogs took While Hasan Muhammad-Rog- control by scoring three times in ers received birthday greetings a span of just over 12 minutes. throughout the day on Saturday, The third of those TDs, a 6-yard the 18-year-old quarterback also catch by Romello Boykin with took several mo9:40 remaining ments to adminin the contest, ister a birthday gave Richards beating to Linthe insurance it Lemont (11-0) at Richards coln-Way West. needed to with(10-1) at 6 p.m. Saturday Visiting Richstand a later ards didn’t win touchdown by the second-round Class 6A the Warriors and bag a 34-27 playoff game by a wide margin, victory that moved it into the but there’s no question Mu- quarterfinals. hammad-Rogers wreaked some The Bulldogs (10-1) will host serious havoc at the Warriors’ Lemont, a 35-14 Round 2 winner expense. Five touchdown throws over Yorkville, Saturday night at and nearly 400 passing yards were 6 p.m. at Korhonen Field. the major components of Muham- “We’ve got to come in and play, Photo by Jeff Vorva mad-Rogers’ performance and [but] I think it can help that we’ve Richards quarterback Hasan Muhammad-Rogers, who celebrated his 18th birthday Saturday, fires a touchdown pass to Ryan Willett those were enough to offset the against Lincoln-Way West in a Class 6A playoff game. The guy nicknamed “Sauce” was definitely hot as he threw for 395 yards hosts' own productive afternoon. (Continued on page 5) and five scores in all as the Bulldogs beat the Warriors 34-27.

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Eagles runners are runners-up That wouldn’t have been an [because] we just got crushed issue but for one thing: When on the first turn.” PEORIA — It was a joyless the starter’s gun fired, the Eagles Burzinski said he came through the first three-turn sequence sevawards ceremony for Sandburg’s were slow off the line. boys’ cross country team at Det- “We were just buried,” O’Mal- en seconds off the pace he was ley said. “We were in an inside seeking. weiller Park on Saturday. After all that was accomplished box and kind of got pinched at “We regrouped and rolled this season, after all that was an- the turn and that killed us. We through the mile right around ticipated after a romp through the didn’t do what we needed to do to on time, but I guess we didn’t regional and sectional races, sec- make up for the inside position. put it together for the finish,” ond place was a rude awakening. “When you get out there, you Burzinski said. The Eagles, favored to win the need to be aware of the rest of There was more to the outIHSA’s Class 3A championship, the field. We were running from come than the start. First, there were runners-up to Hinsdale Cen- behind the whole way — that’s (Continued on page 4) tral after leaving the Red Devils in the bottom line. It’s our fault their tracks at Midlothian Meadows seven days earlier. Sandburg’s best previous finish in the state final was seventh, achieved last year. But for the most part that vast improvement was dismissed. Second place just didn’t cut it. “As a senior it’s frustrating,” said Greg Burzinski, who ran the three-mile route in 14 minutes, 56 seconds to take the 24th spot in the team placing and 33rd overall. “I’m not gonna lie, it hurts a lot,” said junior Tom Brennan, Sandburg’s top finisher at 14:54. “But our team had never gotten a trophy before and Hinsdale, they’re a real good bunch. Their front guy kind of killed me. “They came ready and they took it. It adds motivation for next year, but I feel I was saying that last year, too.” Brennan isn’t the only Eagle already thinking of 2015. “It stinks to get second place,” junior Chris Torpy said. “We’ll remember the feeling and we’ll come back strong.” Coach John O’Malley believed the die was cast at the start. The Eagles’ box was on the west side of the starting line, the eighth of 40, with a more difficult anPhoto by Jeff Vorva gle to the first turn — a sharp Sandburg junior Tom Brennan, shown competing in the Marist left-hander a quarter-mile away Sectional, placed 31st overall at Saturday’s Class 3A meet at down a gradual slope — than the Detweiller Park in Peoria. The Eagles were runner-up to Hinsdale majority of other teams. Central in the team standings, their highest finish ever at state. By Tim Cronin

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Mother McAuley players react after clinching a three-set win over Sandburg in last Tuesday’s sectional semifinal match. The Mighty Macs went on to capture the title on Thursday but were denied a return to the Class 4A semifinals by Benet Academy, which defeated them in a Saturday supersectional.

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No title repeat for Mighty Macs By Anthony Nasella A year ago Mother McAuley battled Benet Academy for the Class 4A championship and the Mighty Macs prevailed in thrilling fashion to become the elite team in Illinois. Saturday in a cruel twist of bracket-shifting the two teams had their rematch not in this

year’s title match but the Hinsdale Central Supersectional. And the latest result did not windup in McAuley's favor. Squandering leads in both the first and second games, the Macs (36-4) were denied a return trip downstate as they dropped a 2725, 37-35 verdict to the Redwings. Kelsey Clark (11 kills), Ryann DeJarld (nine kills, six digs),

Kennedy Arundel (eight kills), Kayla Caffey (seven kills), Carla Cahill (nine digs), Amber Casey (21 assists) and Jane DeJarld (15 assists) led McAuley. The loss ended a memorable three-year run for a core of five Macs seniors who played together since they were sophomores and (Continued on page 6)

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL FORECAST

There were plenty of close games on the grid last week – games in which one play could have made the difference. Through it all, Karrson and Vorva managed 9-1 records and are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack of mongrels. It could be another fun week with the boys disagreeing on eight of the 10 games. With all but one area team gone, we try to keep the games to south suburban teams and opponents our teams have faced this year, but we threw in the East St. Louis-Peoria Notre Dame game because the winner plays the Richards-Lemont survivor. Last week: Playoffs: Regular season: Lemont at Richards East St. Louis at Peoria Notre Dame Bolingbrook at Homewood-Flossmoor Geneva at Cary-Grove Wheaton-Warrenville South at Providence Catholic Lincoln-Way East at Mt. Carmel Lake Forest at Nazareth Hinsdale South at Wheaton St. Francis Montini at Marian Central Catholic Olivet Nazarene at St. Xavier University

Ken Karrson Jeff Vorva 9-1 9-1 18-2 18-2 67-19 68-18 Lemont Lemont ESL ESL Bolingbroook H-F Geneva Cary-Grove Providence Providence LWE LWE Nazareth Nazareth Hinsdale S. St. Francis Montini Montini St. Xavier St. Xavier

Anthony Nasella 6-4 14-6 56-30 Richards ND H-F Geneva Wheaton. LWE Lake Forest Hinsdale S. Marian St. Xavier

Jason Maholy Wally Findysz 6-4 7-3 14-6 16-4 67-19 61-25 Richards Lemont ESL ND Bolingbrook H-F Cary-Grove Cary-Grove Providence Providence LWE LWE Nazareth Nazareth Hinsdale S. St. Francis Montini Montini St. Xavier St. Xavier

Bob Rakow 6-4 15-5 62-24 Richards ND H-F Geneva Providence LWE Nazareth St. Francis Montini St. Xavier

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A whole Latta silliness going on Bartosh (Reprinted from April 11, 2013) Another one bites the dust. This time, though, it was by choice. And if the knee-jerk reaction was any indication of the man’s sensibilities, the sports-journalism world might have gained from this particular loss. Many people are keenly aware of the stranglehold athletics has on the majority of American men. So great is it, in fact, that prime sporting events usually supersede everything else in their lives. My former mailman, for example, would save a huge chunk of vacation days to use in March so he wouldn’t have to miss any of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Another guy, this one a former workplace acquaintance, used to videotape every single minute of Olympics telecasts and then watch them in their entirety. Super Bowl Sunday has become an unofficial winter holiday, big-city mayors make bets with each other when teams from their respective states play for a championship, and football fanatics in some college towns have reportedly delayed family funerals and weddings so those wouldn’t interfere with gameday activities. Clearly, we are a society of sports junkies. And those among us who love sweating out deadlines, getting verbally abused by unhappy jocks and coaches on a regular basis, and think we can piece together two or three coherent sentences take it a step further by pursuing a career in sports journalism. That way we can bask in the reflected glow of athletic fame by interviewing those who actually possess it and spare ourselves the embarrassment of trying — and failing — to compete on our own. Despite some negative aspects, sports writing is not the worst way to make a living, especially if accruing vast wealth is not high on the list of personal objectives. However, one stipulation for professionals is no root-root-rooting for the home team, or any other one for that matter. Contrary to popular opinion, objectivity really is encouraged for everyone in the field not holding down a columnist’s position.

The edict isn’t always easy to follow, but most sports journalists attempt to do so. And this is where Dennis Latta broke from the pack. Latta, who most recently served as editor for something called “loboland.com,” apparently has covered University of New Mexico basketball for more than three decades in some capacity, including as a newspaperman. With such a long time spent on that beat, it’s reasonable to assume Latta occasionally grew close to certain individuals. That being said, it’s also understandable if Latta developed an affinity for the program as a whole and wanted the Lobos to do well every year. Human nature being what it is, I doubt if any other journalist would have been able to remain completely detached and unbiased under similar circumstances. Heck, look at regular fans — they sometimes become crazed while cheering for their favorite team, a team with which they have no direct connection other than a shared zip code. They don’t know anyone on the roster or within the organization personally, yet these fans react as if someone stole their car whenever a game is lost. So how difficult would it be for a journalist to stay neutral when he may genuinely like some of the young men or women affiliated with the school or team he’s covering as part of his beat? Probably plenty tough. However, as disappointed as we’d be when they weren’t successful, as professionals we wouldn’t allow it to affect us to the point of distraction. But that’s what Latta did. In a piece that appeared on loboland.com in the wake of New Mexico’s NCAA tournament loss to Harvard, Latta wrote of his displeasure. Obviously losing to an Ivy League school in any sport other than rowing, fencing or squash is likely considered an upset at any NCAA Division I university, but remember the 1969 New York Mets were 100to-1 long shots to be that year’s World Series champs. To paraphrase that now-famous utterance, stuff happens. Deal with it. Latta chose to do so in a rather

unexpected manner: He bailed out. Frustration immediately led to farewell. In what allegedly was his final story ever on Lobos basketball, Latta frequently returned to the statement, “I was wrong,” used as an ongoing response to various observations he made about the 2012-13 New Mexico men’s squad. For instance, at one point, Latta writes that he was “convinced that this Lobo team was for real. It had experience, a good front line and a good backcourt and good chemistry and was smart. I was wrong.” He goes on to give a pretty good critique, including taking two of the Lobos’ best players to task for their crunch-time disappearance. Fair enough, but then why did Latta figuratively throw up his hands near the end of his story and, out of the blue, opt to imitate once-heralded boxer Roberto Duran by essentially declaring, “No mas?” It’s Latta’s prerogative, of course, to choose a course of action in regard to his career, and it’s good he finds himself in a position to do so, particularly when more and more journalists these days are having that decision made for them by bottom-line-scrutinizing corporate bean counters who couldn’t uncover a story in a library. But why? If he were simply tired of the grind, OK. If he felt he was drying up from a creative standpoint after all these years, that’s fine, too. And if he had a family obligation that suddenly couldn’t be met without making a drastic career change, Latta’s move would be completely understandable. But he’s leaving because a college basketball team underachieved for one day and he’s fed up? Dennis, my friend, that’s really a pretty lame excuse. When the 2013-14 basketball season rolls around and the Lobos begin practicing, Latta may very well have a change of heart. If not, though, and this really was the end, he sure didn’t make the rest of his sports-writing brethren look very good by exiting the way he did. Maybe New Mexico wound up being sheep in Lobos’ clothing, but it’s no worse than a disgruntled fan wearing rumpled sports writers’ attire.

Lessen and burned Banged-up Vikings fall to DePaul Prep By Ken Karrson St. Laurence learned a hard football lesson Friday night. With less it becomes more difficult. Already without their No. 1 signal-caller upon entering the Class 5A tournament, the Vikings lost backup Tim Delaney to a collarbone injury during a defeat against Joliet Catholic Academy. That meant sophomore third-stringer Romello Washington would quarterback St. Laurence in its Chicago Catholic League playoff opener versus DePaul Prep at Kavanagh Field. As a young player Washington obviously would have benefited greatly from having a full complement of game-tested performers surrounding him. But running back Fayezon Smart suffered a concussion in the first half against the Rams and a starting lineman also went down, to be replaced by a sophomore who had recently been called up from the lower levels. “It’s tough to put any young player in that situation where the season hinges on how they play and what they do or don’t do,” Vikings coach Harold Blackmon said. “They battled, but we had some guys in unique situations.” Luckily for St. Laurence its defense was pretty much intact, which meant DePaul Prep was not about to go wild when it had the ball. And the Vikings’ prevention corps was indeed staunch — the Rams mustered only 95 total yards and were guilty of two turnovers. The trouble was St. Laurence’s own attack generated only 139 yards itself and was more mistake-prone. Half of the Vikings' four errors came on their first two snaps and both wound up burning them. One, in fact, directly resulted in a touchdown when Markhavius Ross took an interception back 31 yards. Ross' play followed Paulie Rivas’ 1-yard run, which capped a five-play, 26-yard drive that had gotten underway after the visitors made a fumble recovery.

DePaul Prep did no additional damage, but it didn’t need to as it secured a 14-7 triumph that advanced it deeper into the Catholic League tourney. St. Laurence, meanwhile, closed the books on a 5-6 campaign that marked another improvement under Blackmon's watch. “I’m excited not only as a coach but as a fan and supporter of the program to see the progress we’re making,” the third-year leader said. “This is the most fun I’ve had in coaching. I’m looking forward to the future.” And Blackmon singled out one group in particular for its role in the latest round of development. “I can’t compliment our senior class enough,” he said. “There were not a lot of numbers, but [there was] a lot of leadership. The blueprint of success they’ll leave for the future is important. “The seniors took this team as far physically as they could and seeing their buy-in factor to what we’re doing was very satisfying. We’re going to miss those guys.” Two of those upperclassmen, linebackers Tom Lyons and Tyler Snee, closed out their prep careers with solid performances, the former doing so with teamhigh totals of six solo tackles and 14 assists. Snee assisted on six stops. Also aiding the defensive cause were senior Justin Dennison (interception) and juniors Ian O’Donnell (three solos, three assists) and Mike Milavickas (two solos, four assists). “We were healthy defensively and our defense played great,” Blackmon said. “With the injuries to our offense we couldn’t get anything going, but that’s just what you face this time of year — not just us but everybody.” The Vikings, who avoided falling into a deeper hole when the Rams misfired on a 27-yard field-goal try following a fumble recovery at the St. Laurence 8, finally broke through right before halftime when Washington completed a 17-yard touchdown throw to Carlos Baker. Baker’s fumble recovery had given the hosts

possession at DePaul Prep’s 26. The Vikings’ initial series of the third period was impressive as it moved them from their own 15 to the Rams’ 12 before fizzling out when Snee was halted on a fourthdown carry. But that was to be the last of St. Laurence’s threats. “It was kind of like Week 1 all over again [with] guys without experience having to learn [on the fly],” Blackmon said. “I just told them, ‘Calm your nerves down — it’s no different than what you go through in practice.’ They did some good things and we’ll build on that. “The major thing was an extra two weeks of having all our sophomores at practice and seeing where they'll fit in — we don’t have to wait until August to find out. These two [postseason] games are a pretty big deal that speeds up the learning curve. It’s part of breaking through the threshold where it’s not new [to us].” Blackmon also measured progress by the Vikings’ ability to hang tough against almost every one of its foes when at full strength and “win [some of] those close games.”

Statistics DePaul Prep St. Laurence

14 0 0 0 - 14 0 7 0 0 - 7

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

DP STL 8 13 96 61 0 78 96 139 4-0 25-6 2-1 4-3 1 1 9-100 6-60 6-37.7 5-34.8

Scoring DP — Paulie Rivas 1 run (kick failed) DP — Markhavius Ross 31 interception return (Chris Jerome Smith run) STL — Carlos Baker 17 pass from Romello Washington (Mauricio Garibay kick) St. Laurence Rushing: Snee 12-39, Smart 12-22, Gurgone 1-10, Aranda 1-(-2), Washington 5-(-8). Passing: Washington 25-6-78. Receiving: Baker 2-26, Snee 2-19, Gurgone 1-22, Burnette 1-11.

Photos by Tala Baker

St. Xavier University guard Stanley Moore drives the baseline during Sunday’s home opener with Silver Lake College. The Cougars squared their record at 1-1 with an 80-71 triumph.

SXU sports summary

Fall season completed for several sports Athletes in cross country and soccer have competed for the last time in 2014 as four St. Xavier University fall teams completed their seasons. No Cougar advanced out of Saturday's Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference cross country meet at Wing Park Golf Course in Elgin and SXU’s men's soccer squad joined the women on the sidelines after dropping a 2-1 verdict to Holy Cross College Saturday in conference tourney action. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Junior Ann Kolker was 22nd overall but fell short of qualifying for the NAIA National Championship. Her time for 5K was 19 minutes, 41.71 seconds. Following her down the chute were freshman Alondra Dolfin (33rd in 20:33.28), sophomore Nicole Watkins (36th, 20:35.23), senior Ali Proffitt (51st, 21:17.27) and sophomore Courtney Correa (54th, 21:50.50). The Cougars' non-scorers were freshmen Jocelyn Camacho (78th, 22:58.32) and Diondria Woodhouse (89th, 23:36.47). SXU totaled 142 points to place fifth in the team standings. The University of St. Francis won the

championship with 44 points. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Junior Janis Pastars’ 26thplace finish topped the Cougars men at the CCAC meet, but like Kolker that showing wasn’t quite good enough to move him along to the national race on Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kansas. Pastars timed out in 26:52.09 for 8K. Finishing two spots behind Pastars was senior Kyle Counter, who clocked a 26:54 in his final collegiate competition. With that tandem leading the way SXU wound up sixth among 11 schools with 174 points. USF took first with 29 points. Also contributing to the Cougars' total were sophomore Alex Ray (57th in 28:08.62), junior Victor Solis (58th, 28:09.18) and Rex Wiafe (99th, 30:01.04). MEN’S SOCCER A free-kick goal from 20 yards out by junior midfielder Jonghyun Son less than two minutes into overtime gave visiting

Holy Cross College a 2-1 victory over the Cougars in a first-round CCAC Tournament match that ended the latter's 2014 campaign. Son’s penalty kick in the 36th minute had staked the Saints to a 1-0 lead at Bruce R. Deaton Field, but SXU (10-8-1, 8-2-1) finally pulled even on senior midfielder Brandon Simoes' header in the 82nd minute. Junior midfielder Erik Ramirez set up the goal with a corner kick. Netminder AJ Pfatschbacher made two saves for the Cougars, who outshot Holy Cross 14-7 overall and placed seven shots on target. *** Before seeing its season come to a close SXU used two-goal performances from Simoes and junior forward Marco Gutierrez as the fuel for a 5-0 conquest of Robert Morris University last Wednesday at Deaton Field. The Cougars got up 3-0 within the first 28 minutes as Gutierrez tallied in the ninth, Simoes in the 17th and Gutierrez again 11 minutes after that. Providing assists were sophomore midfielder Kamil Szczesniak (two), Gutierrez and (Continued on page 6)

International incident Cougars’ fast start dooms Trojans to defeat By Ken Karrson Other than its geographic placement Trinity International University has little in common football-wise with St. Xavier University these days. While the Cougars have their sights set on a return to the NAIA national tournament after a one-year absence, the Trojans are playing out the string on what will be a sub-.500 season for them. Of course, that disparity was the exact reason TIU couldn’t be overlooked. And SXU coach Mike Feminis made sure his guys were indeed ready to roll Saturday afternoon in Deerfield. He pointed out the relative youth and inexperience of the Trojans’ roster meant that if the Cougars “played well we’d present them with some problems,” but Feminis also reminded his athletes of something else. “We pounded the guys all week with [the idea that] we can’t worry about the opponent,” he said. “Do your job and remember the big picture.” Whether or not that ultimately served as SXU’s primary motivation is somewhat irrelevant, but one thing was for sure: The Cougars took nothing for granted in the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League contest. That much was evident by their getaway, which featured them racing out to a 10-0 lead less than six minutes into the game courtesy of Abdul Mahdi’s 20-yard field goal and Randall Wells’ 17-yard touchdown reception. From there SXU (7-2, 3-1) took off. It built a 31-3 halftime cushion and added two more touchdowns after that, even though Feminis removed all his offensive starters at the break. The Cougars’ 45-23 triumph was likely to move them up to No. 6 in this week’s national rankings and strengthen their chances of eventually hosting a first-round playoff game. They need to defeat another area rival, Olivet Nazarene University, on Saturday at home to ensure it and Feminis will probably reiterate the idea of being prepared for an opponent that, on paper, simply doesn’t measure up to SXU. “You can’t be in a situation where you stumble and later say, ‘We should have listened to the

coaches,’” Feminis said. “Olivet lost to Robert Morris [University] by a point the week before we lost to them, [so] I expect us to have a great week of practice.” The practices leading up to the TIU affair didn’t make the Cougars perfect, but they were awfully good as they racked up 382 total yards and did not commit any turnovers. Besides his first scoring throw, SXU quarterback John Rhode collaborated with Wells a second time on a 12-yard TD pass and Stephen Simms (4 yards). “It was nice to jump out and get some points,” Feminis said. “If we don’t have turnovers, we expect to score a lot of points. “I’m very happy with where we’re at offensively. We have a lot of confidence — if we get stopped, chances are we’re stopping ourselves.” That didn’t happen here, even when Mark Strbjak stepped in under center. His 62-yard completion to Austin Feeney in the third quarter upped the Cougars’ advantage to 38-3 and then Strbjak directed a short drive that ended with Khary Ferguson’s 2-yard run after Danny Lombardo returned an interception 29 yards. “He’s a great insurance policy if something were to happen to John,” Feminis said of Strbjak, who caught a 75-yard touchdown pass himself the week before versus St. Ambrose University. “Quarterback can be such a fragile position — if you don’t have that quality No. 2 [man] you could be in trouble. [Strbjak’s] gotten some quality reps.” Another positive influence for SXU was Nick DeBenedetti. The senior returned one punt 51 yards for a score, ran another back 50 yards to set up Wells’ first touchdown catch and took a kickoff 43 yards to give the Cougars possession in Trojans territory on the series that concluded with Wells’ other TD. “DeBenedetti was just fantastic,” Feminis said. “Nick’s had an All-American year on the offensive side and Greg Hayward’s had one on defense. We’ve got two big-time players, one on each side of the ball.” Hayward, a senior lineman from Oak Lawn, was relatively quiet against Trinity only because he, like SXU’s other regulars, had his on-field time dramatically reduced.

Joe DeMarco (three solo stops, two assists), Tom Hitz (three solos, two assists) and Mike Sheehy (two solos, four assists) logged the most notable numbers as 28 different players registered at least one tackle or assist. “It was nice that for the first time all year we were able to get everybody in the game,” Feminis said. “Our schedule was so brutal that [many] games have been close into the fourth quarter, but these [reserve] guys work hard in practice so you want to give them opportunities to play.” Feminis said TIU coaches appreciated his liberal use of subs and thanked him afterwards for “not running it up” on the scoreboard. The Cougars’ victory was realized in their only game played on a natural-grass surface thus far this season.

Statistics St. Xavier TIU

17 14 14 0 - 45 0 3 0 20 - 23

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

SXU TIU 20 21 184 245 198 135 382 380 25-15 23-11 1-0 1-0 0 1 5-45 4-24 4-35.5 7-35.4

Scoring SXU — Abdul Mahdi 20 field goal SXU — Randall Wells 17 pass from John Rhode (Mahdi kick) SXU — Nick DeBenedetti 51 punt return (Mahdi kick) SXU — Stephen Simms 4 pass from Rhode (Mahdi kick) TIU — Jeremiah Carter 39 field goal SXU — Wells 12 pass from Rhode (Mahdi kick) SXU — Austin Feeney 62 pass from Mark Strbjak (Mahdi kick) SXU — Khary Ferguson 2 run (Mahdi kick) TIU — Stephen Anderson 4 run (Corey Windle pass from Anderson) TIU — Aaron Ordway 10 pass from Anderson (pass failed) TIU — Namu Keys 1 run (run failed) St. Xavier Rushing: Ivlow 9-52, Hunter 6-34, Strbjak 6-34, Simms 5-26, DeBenedetti 1-25, Ferguson 6-18, Vilimek 4-4, Rhode 3-(-2), team 1-(-2), Feeney 2-(5). Passing: Rhode 20-12-126, Strbjak 5-3-72. Receiving: Simms 6-83, Wells 3-27, DeBenedetti 3-16, Feeney 1-62, Ladd 1-9, Frederickson 1-1.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Moraine Valley College men’s team MORAINE VALLEY 2013-14 Record: 8-22. Head coach: David Howard. Assistant coaches: James Daniels, Brandon Allen. • Who’s gone: Kyle Ward, G; Johnte Shannon, G; Des’nique Harris, G/F; Brett Kaiser, G/F; Cameron Juillerat, G. • Who’s back: Nick Bal, G, So.; Paulius Ostruskevicius, G/F, So. • Who’s new: Brian Townsend, F, So.; Demarcus Vines, G, So.; Randall Rushing, G/F, So.; Niko Cahue, F/C, Fr.; Mychele Bullock, G, Fr.; Derland Deere, G, Fr.; Nick Sims, G, Fr.; Vicpatrick Harris, G, So.; Jason Roland, G, Fr.; Calviontae Washington, G, Fr.; Ermias Nega, G/F, Fr.; Abdal Ishtaiah, G, Fr.; Sean Tyrrell, C, So. • Outlook: Year 1 of the David Howard era started out with a thud instead of a bang. In fairness to the rookie coach, there was almost nowhere to go but down seeing as how the Cyclones were one win away from capturing their first national championship the season before. Nobody except maybe the new boss himself was holding Howard to that same standard, but the drop-off was precipitous as Moraine Valley, like snow-weary Chicagoans, endured a rough winter. Eight wins is not what Howard signed on for, but he’s using that as motivational fuel for the 2014-15 season. Any turnaround, however, will have to come on the backs of a rookie-laden group — only guard Nick Bal and swingman Paulius Ostruskevicius return from last year’s club. Among the departures were All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference selections Kyle Ward, Johnte Shannon and Des’nique Harris. While rebuilding is something with which every junior college coach is quite familiar, having to depend on such a high number of newcomers isn’t the ideal recipe for rapid recovery from a downfall. Fortunately for the Cyclones a couple members of the incoming group are actually sophomores. One of them is Evergreen Park alumnus Brian Townsend, who transferred from Western Oklahoma State College and should make an immediate impact because of his 6-foot-6 frame and athleticism. His debut featured him posting a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds to go

along with four blocks and three steals. Also anticipated to be heard from right away is Niko Cahue, another 6-6 player who was a two-year starter for Sandburg and an all-area pick as a prep senior. Demarcus Vines could have an edge in a crowded backcourt because he, too, already has a year of college under his belt. He transferred to Moraine from fellow ISCC member McHenry College. A couple other local products, Randall Rushing (Richards) and Nick Sims (Stagg), will vie for court time as well. Also getting a look will be Mychele Bullock, Deland “DJ” Deere, Jason Roland and Calviontae Washington. Deere had 17 points and four rebounds in his initial college outing. The Cyclones will certainly not be oversized — over half of their 15-man roster stands 6-1 or less — but that won’t excuse them from chores such as rebounding and defending the interior. And because Moraine doesn’t appear to have in its midst a game-changer such as former stars Karrington Ward and Dwight McCombs, Howard is counting on a by-committee approach to things, where everyone is expected to carry his fair share of the team load. And if the Cyclones do manage to make some measurable headway, it’s likely to enhance Howard’s reputation as a recruiter. Moraine’s storied history in the sport won’t hurt over the long run, either, when it comes to attracting new faces to the program. • Coach’s comments: “This feels like my group of guys because it’s my first year recruiting [and] there was so much transition. This group is competitive — they want to get better and they hate losing. We’re small, but they’re feisty and I like what they bring. “I’m feeling good about this year. We’re going to play more up-tempo. Last year we fell in love with the 3-point shot; now we want to attack the rim first. We have quite a few guys who can shoot, but we’ll make our opponents uncomfortable with defensive pressure. “A lot of the guys do things well, but to be successful it’ll be a team effort from the first guy to the last one on the roster. They all have to contribute. Everyone is expected to perform and work together.” — Howard.

Moraine Valley No. Name 10 Demarcus Vines 11 Derland Deere 12 Nick Sims 13 Vicpatrick Harris 14 Jason Roland 15 Paulius Ostruskevicius 20 Nick Bal 21 Abdal Ishtaiah 22 Ernias Nega 24 Randall Rushing 25 Calviontae Washington 30 Mychele Bullock 32 Niko Cahue 33 Brian Townsend 35 Sean Tyrrell

Pos. G G G G G G/F G G G/F G/F G G C/F F C

Ht. Yr. 5-10 So. 5-10 Fr. 5-11 Sr. 6-0 So. 6-0 Fr. 6-2 So. 6-0 So. 6-1 Fr. 6-4 Fr. 6-3 So. 6-1 Fr. 6-2 Fr. 6-6 Fr. 6-6 So. 6-5 So.

Trinity Christian College men’s team

St. Xavier University men’s team ST. XAVIER 2013-14 Record: 30-5. Head coach: Tom O’Malley. Assistant coaches: Devon Chandler, John Chappetto, Kevin Fopma, Munir Smith. • Who’s gone: Brad Karp, G/F; Michael Simpson, G; Munir Smith, G; Josh Mawhorr, F. • Who’s back: Jack Krieger, G, Sr. (16.2 ppg, 59 3s); Tony Core, F, Jr. (6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg); Darius Draper, G, Jr. (3.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg); Andre Arrington, F, Sr. (4.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg); Kyle Huppe, G, So. (4.5 ppg, 1.0 apg); Kyle Kleinrichert, F, So. (1.1 ppg). • Who’s new: Quinn Niego, G, Fr.; Stanley Moore, G, Jr. (12.7 ppg, 5.9 apg); Mitch Uratchko, F, Jr. (2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg); Daniel Lowe, F/G, Fr.; Laurynas Motuzis, G, Fr. • Outlook: 2013-14 ranked as one of the finest campaigns in Cougars hoops history as SXU came within four points of advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NAIA Division II tournament after piling up 30 victories overall. That was managed without early input from junior guard Jack Krieger, who was plagued by some physical woes. Of course, the Cougars had Brad Karp in their midst, and the firstteam All-American demonstrated why he earned such lofty status by delivering significant stats in most major categories. He’s gone now, having graduated from SXU as its all-time scoring leader. Karp’s 2,889 career points put him fourth among college basketball players in Illinois state history, regardless of division. Replacing Karp may be impossible, and losing point guard Michael Simpson (All-America honorable mention) and forward Josh Mawhorr (transfer) just adds to the rebuilding task. However, Krieger gives the Cougars a reliable performer around whom to construct this year’s squad. Despite his injury issues Krieger emerged as a talented complement to Karp, one who drilled a team-best 59 3-pointers while averaging slightly more than 16 points per contest, good enough to collect second-team All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition. SXU will need more from 6-foot-7 junior Tony Core and 6-6 junior guard Darius Draper this time around in order to remain a constant offensive threat. Breakthroughs for senior Andre Arrington, sophomore guard Kyle Huppe and sophomore Kyle Kleinrichert would also be welcomed. None of the above-mentioned quintet averaged more than 6.4 points. For the first time in a while Cougars coach Tom O’Malley may lean heavily on newcomers. Two of them — guard Stanley Moore and

forward Mitch Uratchko — enter the program with previous collegiate experience. Both transferred in from Sauk Valley Community College and Moore does so after scoring at a 12.7 points-per-game clip last winter. Another possible point source is freshman Quinn Niego, a Brother Rice alumnus and member of this paper’s 2013-14 high-school all-area team after leading the Crusaders in scoring (18.6 ppg), 3-point baskets (61), total rebounds (136) and free-throw percentage (85) as a senior. Niego connected on 40 percent of his long-distance attempts and set a Rice record by tallying 19 points in one period during a Chicago Catholic League contest. Daniel Lowe and Laurynas Motuzis are two other freshmen who could make their presences felt. Lowe averaged nearly a double-double (19 points, nine rebounds) for Byron High School last season while Motuzis was an all-conference and all-area player for Hinsdale South. While there are holes to fill, don’t bet against O’Malley finding a way to do so. Ten of his last 16 clubs qualified for the NAIA tournament in either Division I or II and SXU has amassed 423 wins (compared to just 158 losses) during his 17-year tenure. O’Malley, who has 897 career victories when coaching stints at three high schools are factored in, will be surrounded by a few new assistants, including longtime Richards boss John Chappetto. Former Cougars assistants Tony Bates and Rick Romeli departed for Governors State University to become head coach and associate head coach, respectively, of its firstyear basketball program. • Coach’s comments: “We feel we have a style of play that really fits the players on our team this year. I think Jack Krieger will have another outstanding season and be a leader for our young guys. We have a lot of guards who can shoot the basketball and also plenty of quickness. “We know that it is tough to replace guys like Karp and Simpson, but even though you usually can’t replace those types of players with another one we have a host of returning players who I feel will fill those holes nicely. On paper, we do not have a ton of size, but our post players are powerful and should match up well with our opponents. “All-in-all, it is never easy to lose players of the caliber of a Brad Karp or Michael Simpson, but I think there is plenty of talent returning on this roster and I expect another big season of Cougar[s] basketball.” — O’Malley

St. Xavier No. Name 3 Nate Serven 4 Quinn Niego 5 Matthew Wright 10 Kyle Huppe 13 Kyle Tackett 20 Larry Motuzis 24 Darius Draper 30 Tony Core 31 Kody Kleinrichert 33 Jack Krieger 34 Daniel Lowe 42 Raheem Moore 43 Stanley Moore 44 Jalon Beverly 45 Andre Arrington 50 Chris Davis 54 Mitch Uratchko

Pos. G G F G G/F G G F F G G/F G G G F C F

Ht. Yr. 6-2 Fr. 6-3 Fr. 6-5 So. 6-2 So. 6-4 So. 6-3 Fr. 6-6 Jr. 6-7 Jr. 6-7 So. 6-3 Sr. 6-5 Fr. 6-2 Jr. 6-2 Jr. 6-0 Fr. 6-5 Sr. 6-8 So. 6-6 Jr.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN 2013-14 Record: 9-21. Head coach: Brandon Nicol. Assistant coaches: Trey Clarkson, Joshua Coldagelli, Christian Perry. • Who’s gone: Ezekiel Odonkor, C; Jake Van Den Berg, F; Evan Pratt, G. • Who’s back: Jared Jones, G, So. (17.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 114 3-point FGs, 45 FG Pct., 87 FT Pct.); Joe Hehir, G, So. (10.8 ppg, 2.1 apg, 48 FG Pct., 77 FT Pct.); Cody Rhorer, G, Sr. (8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg); Trey Johnson, C, So. (23 blocks); Ryan Tubbs, G, So. (2.3 apg); Logan Vos, G/F, Sr.; Corey Bulthuis, G, So.; Marcus Devers, F, Sr.; Jalen Walker, G, So.; David Buffham, G, Jr. • Who’s new: Jonathan Zandstra, G, Fr.; Aaron Johnson, G, Fr.; Caleb Jonkman, G/F, Fr.; Austin Holcomb, F/C. Jr.; Ben Brinks, C, Fr. • Outlook: Maybe for the Trolls the fourth time will be the charm. Their third year under coach Brandon Nicol was disappointing in a pure win-loss sense as two fewer victories were collected than in 2012-13. Maintaining stability on the roster has been part of Trinity Christian’s problem, but that won’t be an issue this season. While the departure of Ezekiel Odonkor and Jake Van Den Berg thins out the frontcourt ranks, 6-foot-8 freshman Ben Brinks and 6-6 junior transfer Austin Holcomb (Olivet Nazarene University) should soften the blow of their exits. Also on hand is 6-5 Trey Johnson, an athletic sophomore who recorded 23 blocked shots in 13 games last winter, and senior Marcus Devers. The strength of this year’s roster, however, is the guard position. Not only are a lot of Trolls listed at that spot, but there’s some definite quality attached to the quantity. Foremost among the group is sophomore Jared Jones, who burst onto the collegiate scene in a big way and could be recognized as one of the better players to ever come through the Trinity program by the time he has completed his career. The sharpshooting Iowa native quickly asserted himself and wound up as the national leader in 3-point baskets per game (3.8) in NAIA Division II. Jones deposited a total of 114 3-balls — second-best in the country — while averaging a team-high 17.3 points per contest. Postseason

honors included selection as an All-North Central Region player by the National Christian College Athletic Association, being named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and chosen an All-CCAC honorable mention. Fellow sophomore Joe Hehir is an able accomplice for Jones after shooting 48 percent and averaging 10.8 points per game as a freshman. Two other individuals likely to log a fair amount of playing time in the backcourt are senior Cody Rhorer and sophomore Ryan Tubbs, who started 23 games between them a year ago and combined to dish out an average of nearly 4½ assists per contest. Rhorer also dropped in almost nine points a game. Vying for minutes as well will be sophomores Corey Bulthuis and Jalen Walker, junior David Buffham and senior Logan Vos, a golfer who is coming off a national tournament-qualifying season this fall. A similar destination isn’t being predicted for the basketball squad, but things should nevertheless be looking up. In addition to having more known commodities on hand, the Trolls’ cause will be aided by a nonconference schedule that has lightened up on the number of top-25 opponents. Obviously, danger always lurks in the CCAC thanks to the presence of such perennial stalwarts as Robert Morris, St. Xavier and Cardinal Stritch universities, but even in lean times Trinity hasn't been overwhelmed too often by league foes. Nicol, who brings a 31-62 coaching ledger with him into the 2014-15 campaign, is optimistic about what’s in store for the Trolls. He expects a competitive level of play from the get-go because of greater depth and the fact that so many of his game-tested athletes are still young enough to keep improving. • Coach’s comments: “We have the potential to do very well and it is going to be exciting to see what we can accomplish. We should do well and are also building toward banner years in the near future. “With the number of returners we have, we are already ahead of where we started last year. We can build on the key returners and balance out the team with our new talent.” — Nicol.

Trinity Christian No. Name 3 Joe Hehir 10 Ryan Tubbs 15 Cody Rhorer 20 Jalen Walker 21 Jared Jones 22 Jonathan Zandstra 23 Aaron Johnson 24 Corey Bulthuis 30 Logan Vos 32 David Buffham 35 Caleb Jonkman 40 Austin Halcomb 45 Marcus Devers 50 Trey Johnson 51 Ben Brinks

Pos. G G G G G G G G G/F G G/F F/C F C C

Trinity sports report

Four Trolls move on to cross country nationals By Amy Strong It was pretty much business as usual for Trinity Christian College at Saturday's Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference cross country meet. Just as they have the entire season the Trolls made their presence felt. That was especially true on the women's side, where the trio of Anna Bos, Jessica Disselkoen and Ashley Jourdan all performed well enough to qualify for the NAIA National Championship. Bos, in fact, set the winning pace for 117 competitors at Wing Park Course in Elgin by completing the 5K race in 18 minutes, 19.72 seconds. In becoming the first conference champion in program history Bos reached the chute four seconds ahead of her closest pursuer. She'll run at the NAIA meet for the fourth year in a row.

Also placing in the top 10 to earn All-CCAC honors and punch their ticket to the national event Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kansas, were Disselkoen (18:38.70) and Jourdan (19:01.12), who were fifth and 10th, respectively. Disselkoen, who also made the trip to Lawrence a year ago, was less than a full second out of the No. 4 position. Behind that trio Trinity was fourth in the team standings.

Also representing the Trolls at conference were Kasey Zaremba (41st), Leah VanTol (43rd), Monica Czajkowski (70th) and Andrea Sanchez (75th). Moving on for Trinity's men was Cody Velthuizen, who clocked a 26:13.32 over 8K. The time equaled his career low and placed Velthuizen 14th among 132 competitors. Michael Potter was the second Troll across the finish line as he was 32nd in 27:10.43. Also landing in the top 50 was Alex Clark, whose 27:53.16 effort was good for 46th. Trinity was fourth as a team. Completing the Trolls' lineup were Tyrell Natewa (59th), Mark Bohdan (69th), Sam DeKryger (91st) and Joshua Whitten (107th). Trinity's qualifiers will take part in the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship Saturday in

Houghton, N.Y. WOMEN'S SOCCER A first-round loss to No. 6-seeded University of St. Francis halted the Trolls in the CCAC Tournament on Saturday, but Trinity (11-6-2, 8-2-1) still is eligible to compete in the NCCAA Region Tournament. Specific dates for tourney play had yet to be determined at the beginning of this week. USF scored once in the second half to claim a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinal match. Liceth Robles accounted for both of the Fighting Saints' markers, the winner coming in the 77th minute. Her first tally, in the 29th minute, was assisted by Alex Truhar, who had gotten a free kick. The lead lasted just four minutes as Trinity took advantage of its own free-kick situation. Kayla Diemer finished off Brooke El(Continued on page 7)

Anna Bos

Ht. Yr. 6-1 So. 6-2 So. 6-1 Sr. 5-11 So. 6-2 So. 6-0 Fr. 6-1 Fr. 6-1So. 6-3 Sr. 6-0 Jr. 6-3 Fr. 6-6 Jr. 6-3 Sr. 6-5 So. 6-8 Fr.

Section 2

Thursday, November 13, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Moraine Valley College women’s team MORAINE VALLEY 2013-14 Record: 22-11. Head coach: Delwyn Jones. Assistant coaches: Sean Mackey, Natalina Cifaldi. • Who’s gone: Maggie Yandel, G/F; Katie McGann, G; Jamilla Jones, F; Ashley Cunningham, G; Amber Hunter, C. • Who’s back: Nariman Jaber, C, So. (131 blocks); Shavonne Lewis, G, So.; Megan Beckow, G, So.; Colleen Kull, C, So.; Nicole Maloney, G, So. • Who’s new: Rachel Ruzevich, G/F, So.; Kate Patnett, F, Fr.; Carly Trinley, G, So.; Kailey Foster, G, Fr.; Duneya Shatat, F, Fr.; Sharnita Breeze, F, Fr.; McKayla Smith, F, Fr.; Anita Robinson, G, Fr.; Jessica Chaput, F, Fr.; Katie Bass, F, Fr.; Jonie Nard, F, Fr. • Outlook: While Moraine’s men are hoping for the best this season, the Cyclones women are expecting it. That’s not surprising seeing as how the ladies were one victory away from winning the Region IV title and securing a berth in the national tournament last spring following a second-place finish in the ISCC. A few members of that high-achieving squad have departed, but some important pieces remain — enough to where Moraine players and 15th-year coach Delwyn Jones can again plan realistically and create lofty goals. The Cyclones’ biggest returnee, both in actual size and importance, is 6-foot-3 Nariman Jaber, one of the nation’s premier shot blockers. She totaled a school-record 131 as a freshman, which ranked second in the country in National Junior College Athletic Association Division II. Jaber, who should become Moraine’s career leader in blocks this season, has developed a short jump-hook shot that will make her more effective on the offensive end. She had a combined 19 points — plus 26 rebounds — in the Cyclones’ first two contests. Speaking of offense, making Moraine’s attack go will be sophomore Shavonne “Bonnie” Lewis, a player Jones calls the best passer he has seen in his coaching tenure and the region’s top point guard. Lewis, who also is a strong defender, suffered an ankle sprain in her second game but doesn’t figure to be sidelined for long.

Before she went down Lewis — a right-hander who learned to shoot with her other hand during the offseason — tallied 17 points in 16 minutes in the season-opener. Other veterans Jones will turn to are Evergreen Park product Megan Beckow, Oak Lawn alum Nicole Maloney and 6-foot center Colleen Kull. Maloney specializes in the 3-point shot while Beckow, who also plays softball at Moraine, is a good finisher around the hoop. Kull gives the Cyclones an additional presence down low and can take some pressure off Jaber. Versatile Rachel Ruzevich, who possesses good energy and a high basketball IQ, has the ability to fill almost any position. The Sandburg grad is a good shooter and steady on defense. Kailey Foster, Sharnita Breeze (22 points in her collegiate debut) and Duneya Shatat all can score from beyond the arc, and the volleyball-playing trio of 6-foot Kate Patnett, Jessica Chaput and Carly Trinley will try to positively impact the Cyclones as well. Moraine should be in the hunt for another ISCC championship, and if the new players can seamlessly mesh with the older ones before too much time elapses perhaps a great deal more than that. • Coach’s comments: “I think we have a solid team this year. We have well-above-average individual defensive players. If we come together as a unit, we’ll be tough [because] our defense is so good collectively it’ll be tough to score against us. “I think we can win with our defense alone, plus Nariman is our biggest shot blocker. As in the past, we have a great shot at conference and region championships this season.” — Jones.

Moraine Valley No. Name 10 Carly Trinley 11 Shavonne Lewis 12 Kailey Foster 13 Anita Robinson 14 Sharnita Breeze 15 Nariman Jaber 20 Rachel Ruzevich 21 Megan Beckow 22 Jonie Nard 23 Duneya Shatat 25 McKayla Smith 30 Colleen Kull 31 Kate Patnett 32 Nicole Maloney 33 Jessica Chaput 34 Katie Bass

Runners

Pos. G G G G F F/C G/F G F F F C F G F F

Ht. Yr. 5-6 So. 5-6 So. 5-8 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-10 Fr. 6-3 So. 5-10 So. 5-7 So. 5-8 Fr. 5-8 Fr. 5-10 Fr. 6-0 So. 6-0 Fr. 5-8 So. 5-11 Fr. 5-10 Fr.

four-second improvement over his time at Midlothian — a 2.98-mile course compared to (Continued from page 1) Detweiller’s 3.0 circuit — each was the experience of the Red of the five Red Devils runners Devils at Detweiller earlier in was faster than the week bethe year, plus their outlook af- fore. Griffin Gartner, the fourth ter having been stung by their of Hinsdale’s top five, was 24 sectional defeat. At Midlothian seconds faster. Meadows Sandburg’s top six Improvement at the state runners outpaced all but one finals, when adrenalin and Hinsdale Central man. emotion combine, is almost “We ran this course in [the] standard among the better runFirst to the Finish [meet] early ners, but all of Sandburg’s top in the season and we basically five were slower. They ran as simulated the same thing,” said a pack, as planned, but that sophomore Blake Evertsen, the pack went backwards. only Red Devil to place ahead of Brennan was three seconds Sandburg at Midlothian. “Keep slower (14:54 compared to 14:51 the pack tight, make sure we at Midlothian), Burzinski, at have contact with everyone. We 14:57, was a second off his knew if everyone ran to his previous pace and Torpy ran potential we could walk away 15 minutes flat after clocking with it. a 14:55 previously. Torpy’s “They killed us at sectionals, brother Sean crossed the line brought their ‘A’ game. We knew in 15:02 compared to 14:54 and after that performance we were Martin Skucas was a second off going to have to step it up that his 15:04 pace at the Meadows. much more. We learned they The Eagles’ pack time — wanted it just as much as we the difference between the did.” first and fifth runners — was Thus motivated Hinsdale 11 seconds while Hinsdale’s Central turned heat into was 25 seconds. But Evertsen speed. Starting with Evertsen’s (14:40), Josh Feldman (14:50,

St. Xavier University women’s team ST. XAVIER 2013-14 Record: 27-6. Head coach: Bob Hallberg. Assistant coaches: Barry Shaw, Jay Battles, Chrissy Heine. • Who’s gone: Jordan Brandt, G; Niara Harris, G; Chrissy Heine, F. • Who’s back: Morgan Stuut, F, Sr. (20.6 ppg, 12.9 rpg); Suzie Broski, G, Sr. (14.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg); Caitlin McMahon, C, Jr. (6.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg); Maloree Johnson, G, Sr. (4.4 ppg, 2.6 apg); Sidney Prasse, G, So. (4.6 ppg, 1.2 apg); Margaret Wildner, F, Sr. (3.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg); Mikayla Leyden, G, So. (3.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Revi McMahon, G, So.; Meaghan McMahon, F, So. • Who’s new: Casey McMahon, G, Fr.; Brittany Collins, C, Fr.; Kara Krolicki, G, Fr.; Tomei Ball, G, Fr. • Outlook: Looking for a sure thing? Life doesn’t offer many other than death, taxes and governmental ineptitude. The sports world is filled with uncertainty, too, except for one thing: Bank on St. Xavier University to reach the NAIA women’s basketball tournament each spring. The Cougars haven’t yet captured a national title, but it should be just a matter of time before that changes. After all, SXU has qualified for the 32-team tourney 12 years in a row as both a member of Division I and Division II — and the 2014-15 version of the Cougars may wind up being the best club veteran coach Bob Hallberg has produced since the program’s inception. Graduation robbed SXU of only three players, and while they combined to average about 20 points per game the Cougars can easily make up for that shortage. A loaded roster starts with senior forward Morgan Stuut, a three-time NAIA All-American (two first-team selections) and two-time Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Stuut, who was one of four finalists for national Player of the Year honors and also received All-America status for her academics, could be SXU’s finest female player to date. Her primary sidekick once again will be senior guard Suzie Broski, a two-time All-CCAC pick and formidable perimeter shooter. However, quality depth is what separates this group of Cougars from past contingents — not only can Hallberg call upon several other veterans for help but his quartet of freshman recruits features some potential difference-makers as well.

Trinity Christian College women’s team

At 6 feet junior Caitlin McMahon is an interior presence for SXU, and she and Stuut should both benefit from the arrival of 6-footer Brittany Collins, Maine West’s career scoring leader (2,053 points) who averaged 24 points per contest as a prep senior. Senior Margaret Wildner and sophomore Meaghan McMahon will provide solid support wherever needed. In addition to Broski the Cougars’ backcourt includes returnees Sidney Prasse and Mikayla Leyden, both of whom spent the early portion of last season rehabbing ACL injuries and were slow to acclimate to the college game. Prasse, however, has since shown how comfortable she’s become — in SXU’s 2014-15 season-opener her 3-point basket in the closing seconds enabled it to upset defending NAIA Division II champion University of St. Francis (Ind.), which went unbeaten a year ago. Senior Maloree Johnson and sophomore Revi McMahon are also part of the guard rotation. Others vying for time will be freshmen Casey McMahon, Revi’s sister who is Stagg’s career leader in 3-point baskets, and Kara Krolicki, another longrange threat who was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State third team in her final year at Lincoln-Way East. Former Glenbard South standout Tomei Ball rounds out the roster. Hallberg, who has won 932 games as a college coach and is 354-107 in 14 seasons in charge of SXU’s women’s program, is not given to hyperbole when it comes to evaluating his teams. So when he says he has to “guard against overconfidence” heading into this season, you know the Cougars — who were sixth in the NAIA coaches’ preseason poll — should be a force with which to reckon this winter. • Coach’s comments: “In my 15 seasons here this team definitely has the potential to be one of the strongest yet. We have more outside shooting, height and depth than I think we have ever had. “We have another very tough schedule and our conference is always challenging, but I think we have the personnel in place to have a very memorable year. The girls are hungry to prove the Cougars are a premier team in the NAIA and we have a senior class that wants to end their careers on a very high note, so I’m very optimistic about the prospects for this season.” — Hallberg.

St. Xavier No. Name 00 Casey McMahon 1 Meaghan McMahon 3 Sidney Prasse 5 Tomei Ball 10 Morgan Stuut 11 Maloree Johnson 12 Kara Krolicki 20 Caitlin McMahon 21 Margaret Wildner 22 Suzie Broski 25 Revi McMahon 30 Brittany Collins 33 Mikayla Leyden 16 seconds faster than at sectional) and Chris Brenk (14:50, 18 seconds faster) finished in eighth, 14th and 17th place, respectively, before Brennan started the Sandburg parade in 22nd. Burzinski (24th) and Torpy (27th) were next down the chute for the Eagles. The difference in placements for Hinsdale’s top three and Sandburg’s was 34, the margin of victory for the Red Devils. Hinsdale scored 104 points to the Eagles’ 138, with Lyons Township (180) third. “We weren’t being cocky,” Chris Torpy said. “Everything was in place for us to race. At the beginning it hurt us. We just didn’t execute. “We had some goals [from the start of the season], and one of the goals was to win the thing. We knew we had the guys to; we’d only lost two seniors from our [top] seven last year. We just wanted to improve with the guys returning. “But we’re grateful for this. We were healthy to run. Even though we didn’t win we still got an opportunity to do this and place the highest in school

Pos. G F G G F G G C F G G C G

Ht. Yr. 5-7 Fr. 5-11 So. 5-8 So. 5-9 Fr. 5-10 Sr. 5-7 Sr. 5-7 Fr. 6-0 Jr. 5-10 Sr. 5-10 Sr. 5-6 So. 6-0 Fr. 5-8 So.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN 2013-14 Record: 7-22. Head coach: Reggie Chapple. Assistant coaches: Amanda Learned, Joshua Edwards. • Who’s gone: Brooke Bambrick, G; Simona Sidaugaite, G; Cali Vink, G; Sara Losacco, G; Kaila TenHaken, F. • Who’s back: Allie Paluchniak, G, Jr. (9.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 81 FT Pct.); Caitlin Cody, F, Sr. (13.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg,); Holly Boetsma, G, Jr. (8.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 36 3-point FG Pct.); Erynn Schuh, G, Sr. (7.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg); Rebecca DeHahn, G, Sr. (5.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg); Olivia Schipper, F, Jr.; Kelli LeGrand, G, So.; Kari LeGrand, G, Sr.; • Who’s new: Katie Moran, G, Fr.; Celina Wanta, F, Fr.; Maria Reinhard, G, Fr.; Bethany Jansma, G, Fr.; Lauren Stokes, G, Fr.; Kara Cunningham, G, Fr.; Kelsie Foster, G, Fr. • Outlook: Under normal circumstances a 7-22 record would not offer much reason for enthusiasm, but those weren’t the conditions in which the Trolls operated two years ago. Then-rookie coach Reggie Chapple and his players endured a nightmarish season, one in which Trinity was frequently on the wrong end of decisive outcomes. From those ashes, however, rose a team that not only won four more games and lost six fewer but was far more competitive on a nightly basis. And the improvement wasn’t of the smoke-and-mirrors variety — one area in which the Trolls truly excelled was rebounding. They ranked eighth nationally in NAIA Division II in boards per game and forward Caitlin Cody was Trinity’s top gun both on the glass (8.0 rpg) and in scoring average (13.2 ppg), an effort that netted her All-National Christian College Athletic Association honorable mention and all-region status. Joining her as an honorable-mention member of the latter unit was junior Allie Paluchiniak, who may be the Trolls’ best all-around performer. Those two are the cornerstones of this year’s squad, but Chapple also has two other returning starters in guards Holly Boetsma and Rebecca DeHaan, who between them averaged more than 15 points and 10 rebounds per outing. Another veteran who should help is guard Erynn Schuh, who again had her arrival delayed by volleyball but will provide Trinity with an unselfish style borne of her work

as a setter on the other court. Also seeking playing time will be senior Kari LeGrand, her sophomore sister Kelli and 5-11 junior Olivia Schipper, who’ll supply the Trolls with more interior size. Although there are plenty of game-tested options available to Chapple, they don’t represent the full extent of Trinity’s arsenal. Interest in Trolls basketball is strong enough that he is fielding an 11-player JV team and was able to recruit some freshmen who could have an immediate impact. Included among the latter bunch are Kankakee Valley High School products Bethany Jansma and Lauren Stokes, both of whom were two-time all-conference selections at the Wheatfield, Ind., institution. Jansma’s senior-year stats included averages of 14.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals, while Stokes checked in with 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.4 assists. Kelsie Foster earned All-SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue recognition at Lincoln-Way East after averaging 18.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest and Celina Wanta (10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg) was a second-team all-league choice out of West Bend High School in Indiana. There are many ingredients to blend, but Chapple appears to have the Trolls headed in the right direction. Three seasons into his college coaching career he carried a ledger 17 games over .500, so Chapple knows a little something about leading a team to success. He may not get Trinity over the break-even mark this year, but Chapple’s goal doesn’t only involve the here and now. If some more victories can be pocketed and the forward movement continue, he’ll be content, knowing that even better days should soon be in the offing. • Coach’s comments: “This season we will solidify the foundation that the core returners have worked hard to build. It will be good to see those upperclassmen enjoy the fruits of their labor and have the new players learn from them and grow into leaders in their own right. “We will rely on our returners with their experience. However the new group of players will challenge them and may break into the starting lineup. The combination of the veteran and rookie talent will make a strong impact this year.” — Chapple.

Trinity Christian No. Name 5 Katie Moran 10 Kelli LeGrand 11 Allie Paluchniak 14 Kari LeGrand 15 Celina Wanta 20 Maria Reinhard 21 Bethany Jansma 22 Lauren Stokes 23 Holly Boetsma 24 Kara Cunningham 25 Rebecca DeHaan 31 Caitlin Cody 33 Erynn Schuh 42 Kelsie Foster 45 Olivia Schipper

Pos. G G G G F G G G G G G F G G F

Ht. Yr. 5-9 Fr. 5-3 So. 5-9 Jr. 5-4 Sr. 5-10 Fr. 5-4 Fr. 5-5 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-6 Jr. 5-6 Fr. 5-6 Sr. 5-10 Sr. 5-8 Sr. 5-10 Fr. 5-11 Jr.

history.” O’Malley took some solace that his runners came back in the latter half of the race. “At the half-mile mark I thought we were done,” he said. “Our first guy was about 90th place. So they worked their way back, but it was too much to make up.” Of the top five only Burzinski doesn’t return. Sixth and seventh men Max Lehnhardt (43rd, 15:08) and Brandon Lukas (44th, 15:11) also come back, which bodes well for 2015. Individually, Shepard’s Caleb Washington (14:59) took 36th in 3A. In the girls’ 3A race, Maryclare Leonard of Marist earned all-state recognition by finishing 10th (17:06). Sandburg’s Casey Jensen was 92nd (18:10). Chicago Christian’s girls’ team took 18th in 2A, led by freshman Allie Boss (19:48) and senior Breanna Kooiman (20:03). In boys’ 2A, Matt Przeslicke of Evergreen Park was 65th Photo by Jeff Vorva overall (15:39), while Richards’ Marist’s Maryclare Leonard, No. 542, running in the sectional, Jason Mallo was 106th (16:05) wound up 10th among Class 3A female runners at Saturday’s and Mike Rores 129th (16:14). state meet in Peoria.

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Moraine athletics wrap

Gorman earns All-America status in cross country By Maura Vizza Talk about your fairy-tale endings. Aileen Gorman scripted the perfect conclusion to an outstanding two-year running career at Moraine Valley College. She truly saved her best for last, not to mention the biggest stage. After helping the Cyclones win Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference and Region IV team championships the week before, Gorman and the rest of Moraine's female cross country athletes participated in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Championship Saturday at Shadow Hills Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas. While the Cyclones' 24thplace finish in a 36-team field was certainly noteworthy, it got overshadowed by Gorman's individual effort. The Marist grad established a school-record time for 5K and with it placed high enough to be accorded All-America status. Gorman covered the distance in 19 minutes, 11 seconds, which landed her in the 36th position among 274 competitors. Gorman, a two-time all-conference and all-region selection, is Moraine's first All-American runner since both cross country programs were reinstated in 2000. She was making her second consecutive appearance in the national event. “We are so excited for her,” Cyclones coach Mark Horstmeyer said. “We thought she had a shot at earning All-American. "I was counting places at the three-mile mark and Coach [Dimitri] Dimizas was counting at the finish, and we both had her in the top 40, which is All-American. We are extremely proud of her.” Also enabling Moraine to square its team finish with its standing in the national rankings were Amy Miller (157th in 21:02), Crystal Flores (164th, 21:06), Abby Correa (169th, 21:10) and Jackie Navarette (170th, 21:11), whose nine-second separation was exactly the kind of pack running Horstmeyer wanted to see. “We couldn’t be more pleased for our 'pack,'" he said. “We challenged them not to rest on their conference and region laurels because they still had more work to do, and they responded with their best effort of the year. What a place to do it. What’s exciting is that Amy, Crystal, Abby, Jackie, and Sarah [McCann] are freshmen, so the future looks bright.” McCann was 199th in 21:44 and Jessica Flores occupied the 213th spot after completing her second national race in 22:09. “Jess has had to deal with injuries her two years here and has battled through them to help her team win championships and compete at nationals," Horstmeyer said. "I couldn’t be happier for her that she finishes her Moraine Valley career on such a high note.” *** Three Cyclones men from the cross also wrapped up their 2014 season at the national meet. Dawid Palac led the trio across the windy 8K course by clocking a 28:39, which was good for 149th place. He was followed down the chute by Yousef Khazneh (171st in 29:08) and Anthony Briante (178th, 29:15). There were 222 finishers. The three-man contingent earned their spots in the national championship by racing to

All-Region IV Division I berths on Oct. 25. Palac has been a national qualifier twice. The meet was the lst for both him and Briante as Moraine athletes. “I told Dawid and Anthony af-

ter the meet that I know they were not happy with their place or time, but they have made their school, coaches and teammates very proud," Horstmeyer said. "They have worked hard for two years and the results are evident. Very few student-athletes have this experience, and once their disappointment wears off they’ll know how special this was for them. “I thanked them both for the impact and contributions they have made as Moraine Valley runners. Coach Dimizas and I are extremely pleased to have had the opportunity to work with them for two years. They will definitely contribute at the next level." Horstmeyer is glad to have Khazneh returning to the Cyclones in 2015. "We are excited for what Yousef will bring to the program next year," Horstmeyer said. "He has championship experience and he will know what he has to do to prepare. The sky’s the limit for him.” VOLLEYBALL The Cyclones nabbed their 20th win of the year and advanced to the NJCAA Region IV semifinals last Monday after beating Triton College 25-21, 25-16, 25-12. Moraine had also defeated Triton in September, but the rematch required more work on the Cyclones' part. Alex Bojan (nine kills, one solo block, two assisted blocks), Brynn Flannery (eight kills) and Allison Nash (seven) were all forces along the net for Moraine, while Carly Trinley (five kills, 20 assists, 12 digs) and Carolyn Yerkes (20 digs, four assists, four service aces, 2.85 serve-receive percentage). *** After two years of advancing to the national tournament, the Cyclones wound up two victories shy of a third straight trip. Black Hawk College-East knocked Moraine out of the postseason by administering a 25-19, 25-17, 2523 setback last Wednesday. Playing well for the Cyclones in their final match of the fall were Flannery (10 kills, six digs, two block assists), Jessica Chaput (eight kills, two block assists), Bojan (eight kills, three block assists), Kayla Manthei (four kills, 17 digs, 2.80 serve-receive percentage), Nash (three kills, one block assist, four digs, one ace), Amanda Host (21 assists, two block assists, seven digs), Yerkes (18 digs, two aces, 2.63 serve-receive percentage) and Trinley (11 assists, three digs). Trinley left the match early because of injury. WOMEN'S SOCCER Playing Waubonsee College is never an easy task and the Cyclones hit their biggest roadblock in the Region IV semifinals last Tuesday when they went up

against the Chiefs. Moraine fell 5-0 to a team that has averaged 5.1 goals per match this season. Cyclones keeper Diana Lozano was superb in the nets despite Waubonsee's scoring as she was credited with a whopping 26 saves. With a goal to improve over last year’s results, the Cyclones did that and then some in 2014. Finishing overall at 10-8 (4-3 in the ISCC) was progress over last year’s 6-7-1 overall and 2-3-1 conference records. Moraine hosted a first-round region playoff match by finishing in the top four, both of which it haven’t done since 2009. Unlike in previous seasons the Cyclones also boasted a bursting roster that numbered nearly two-dozen members.. “The numbers were fantastic — I hope we build on that,” said coach Jim Knawa, who finished up his 10th season. “Overall it was a pretty good season. And we didn’t lose a step all year because we had a really strong bench.” With the usual injuries players filled positions where needed. The only hiccup was a rotating goalkeeper — the Cyclones had six different ones, most of them field players not used to being stationed between the pipes. Lozano finally stepped up and played most of the way the latter half of the season. Alyssa Braun was the leading scorer with 18 goals and was named to the All-NJCAA Region IV second team and ISCC first team. Maggie Hacker earned second-team All-ISCC honors after tallying seven times. Defensive standouts included Kortnie Hanold, Xitlaly Mandujano, Katie Gribbon, Denise Ruiz, Samantha Reyes, Esmerelda Padilla and Alexis Delgado. Hanold and Padilla were chosen for the all-region and all-conference first teams, Delgado to both second teams. The Cyclones shut out seven teams but were whitewash victims five times themselves, which demonstrated their hot-and-cold nature. But overall the squad played well and the Cyclones could return 10 players next year, so things are looking up. “We lost to strong teams this year and we need to — and want to — get to that level and compete with those powerful programs like Waubonsee and Lake County," Knawa said. "We’re going in the right direction." MEN'S BASKETBALL There was a flat start to the Cyclones’ game last Tuesday and Moraine was unable to make up sufficient ground as it absorbed an 83-56 defeat against Triton College. Paulius Ostruskevicius led the way with 13 points and four rebounds for the Cyclones. Vicpatrick Harris (12 points, four rebounds) and Sandburg alum Niko Cahue (10 points, four rebounds) were other notables. *** Moraine displayed more fight on Saturday versus Danville Area Community College but still not enough to prosper. Brian Townsend (17 points, five rebounds, two steals) and DJ Deere (16 points, four assists, two steals) were the Cyclones' ringleaders in an 89-77 loss. Also supplying help for Moraine were Ermias Nega (10 points, three rebounds) and Cahue (nine points, five rebounds).

Richards High School will host its first alumni basketball game on Saturday at 11 a.m. Freshman, sophomore and varsity inter-squad scrimmages are scheduled to follow. Also included will be a canned-food drive to support Pilgrim Faith church, which serves as a homeless shelter and soup kitchen. For more information, call 499-2550.

SPBL seeking players

The Southside Pony Baseball League is seeking players aged 13 and 14 for the 2015 season. Players must be in grades 7-9 as of May 1. All games will be played at the Spartan Athletic Complex in Oak Lawn. The season runs April through June. For more information, email pony@oaklawnbaseball.com. To register, go to www.oaklawnbaseball.com.

Palos Stampede 13U team looking for players

Palos Stampede Baseball’s 13U team is looking for two Gold-level players to fill out its roster for the 2015 season. Pitching experience is a plus. Players must be 13 years of age by May 1. Winter workouts begin in ear-

ly January. The Stampede play a competitive schedule that includes appearances in several tournaments, including one outof-town event, and their main goal is preparing players for high school baseball. For more information or a private tryout, contact Dan Szykowny at 906-7148 or dannyszy@ yahoo.com.

Online registration for Oak Lawn baseball, softball

Oak Lawn Baseball and Softball is currently conducting online registration and accepting payment for the 2015 spring season. Registration in both sports is open to players aged 5-18. Visit www.oaklawnbaseball.com.

Moraine looking for basketball alumni

Moraine Valley College is reaching out to its former basketball players. In celebration of the school’s new basketball courts and Health, Fitness and Recreation Center, the Cyclones are inviting anyone who has played for either the men’s or women’s hoops program over the past 35 years to attend a basketball doubleheader on Jan. 17. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. and a reception will be held at the conclusion of the second contest. In addition, athletic director

Bulldogs

(Continued from page 1) been there and done that,” said Richards coach Tony Sheehan, whose club reached the 6A final a year ago. “You’re facing the cream of the crop, but some of these guys I don’t think the nerves get to them. That’s the attitude of our kids — they love playing together and there’s no panic.” There definitely wasn’t any against Lincoln-Way West, even after the Warriors stretched their lead out shortly before halftime on a 14-yard Connor Lowmanto-Joe Shirley completion. Adam Knerr accounted for Lincoln-Way West’s other first-half touchdowns on runs of 1 and 2 yards. “They’re a [darn] good football team,” Sheehan said of the Warriors. “That offensive line — I could put this one right up there with Batavia’s last year and Lemont’s two years ago with [current LSU player Ethan] Pocic. And Lincoln-Way West's got a lot of sophomores and juniors [in its starting lineup]. “I hope they go back down to [Class] 5A because I do not want to see them again. They are going to be dangerous. Plain and simple, we got out of there and survived.” They did so through a combination of Muhammad-Rogers’ marksmanship, a bevy of bigplay receivers and a bend-butdon’t-break defense. The latter featured Ramonta Hill (12 tackles), Anthony Quinn (eight), Kevin Thompson (six), Roque Castro (six) and Kenny Spey (sack) in starring roles. As for Muhammad-Rogers, he completed 16-of-25 passes and hooked up with Ryan Willett (17 yards), Pat Doyle (65 yards), Spencer Tears (57 yards) and Romeo Johnson (80 yards) in addition to Boykin for TDs. “He played like an all-state quarterback,” Sheehan said. “He threw some really nice balls and he led us. He had a lot of family there and it was a pretty good birthday for him.” Willett’s score came in response to Knerr’s initial touchdown and Doyle’s countered for Richards just 48 second after Knerr crossed the goal line a second time. “In the back of your mind you thought it could possibly be like this,” Sheehan said, referring to the contest’s high-scoring start. “Luckily we were answering them. We’ve got a special group of seniors and they rose to the occasion.” Richards narrowly missed out on another scoring chance right before intermission. After reaching the Warriors’ 7-yard line, two sacks kept the Bulldogs outside Lincoln-Way West’s end zone and allowed the home team to carry an eight-point edge into the break. Bill Finn will name Moraine’s “If we punch that in, we’re getting all-decade teams. For more in- the ball back with momentum [on formation, call 974-5727 or email the second-half kickoff],” Sheehan NagelM3@morainevalley.edu.

Community Sports News Richards holding alumni hoops game on Saturday

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Richards linebacker Anthony Quinn (right) and defensive back Kevin Thompson join forces to bring down Lincoln-Way West running back Adam Knerr Saturday afternoon in New Lenox.

U.S. Baseball Academy returning to Oak Lawn

U.S. Baseball Academy, which operates a national network of affordable hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and base-running camps for players in grades 1-12, will be returning to Oak Lawn High School for a winter session. The session is scheduled to run Jan. 4-Feb. 15 under the direction of Spartans head coach Bill Gerny. Registration is now underway at www.USBaseballAcademy.com and will conclude approximately six weeks before the beginning of the session, although last year’s camp filled up before that. For more information, visit the website or call 1-866-622-4487.

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Pat Doyle has plenty of open space as he scores Richards’ second touchdown Saturday afternoon at Lincoln-Way West on a 65-yard reception. The Bulldogs’ 34-27 victory advanced them into the Class 6A quarterfinals against Lemont. said. “That could have been the one that got away.” It wasn’t. Richards’ defense became more active over the final 24 minutes and refused to let the Warriors pick up where they left off in the opening half. The biggest sequence followed Tears’ game-tying TD reception. Lincoln-Way West drove down to the Bulldogs’ 20 but was unable to convert a fourth-and-3 play. Then to compound the Warriors’ misery Johnson was off to the races on Richards’ next play after hauling in a Muhammad-Rogers aerial. “That was kind of huge,” Sheehan said of both the touchdown and defensive stand. “We had to run with the momentum and we made the plays when we needed to. [Defensively] we were moving guys around, [getting] more in the gaps and showing different looks. “And I thought they couldn’t match our receivers, so [we needed to] get the ball out there and let them do their stuff. We found some things we could do and we used it.” Boykin’s six-pointer gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead and Muhammad-Rogers added a twopoint conversion by hurdling a defender. Gabe Montalvo’s 2-yard run with 7:49 left gave the Warriors a glimmer of hope, but a march to Richards’ 35 was the best they could do after that. That possession ended on a fourth-down incompletion. While Sheehan readily praised his veterans for their even-keeled demeanor throughout the contest, he joked that maybe it wasn’t so bad that some Bulldogs were relative neophytes in regard to postseason battles.

“Sometimes never being in it [before] isn’t so bad because you don’t know how to react [to the pressure],” Sheehan said with a chuckle. “You just go out and play football.”

Statistics Richards 6 6 14 8 - 34 Lincoln-Way West 6 14 0 7 - 27 First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

HLR LWW 15 16 73 205 395 201 468 406 25-16 24-17 0-0 0-0 0 0 9-60 5-50 2-35.0 2-32.0

Scoring LWW — Adam Knerr 1 run (kick blocked) HLR — Ryan Willett 17 pass from Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) LWW — Knerr 2 run (Adam Pratt kick) HLR — Pat Doyle 65 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (pass failed) LWW — Joe Shirley 14 pass from Connor Lowman (Pratt kick) HLR — Spencer Tears 57 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (Romeo Johnson run) HLR — Johnson 80 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (pass failed) HLR — Romello Boykin 6 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (Muhammad-Rogers run) LWW — Gabe Montalvo 2 run (Pratt kick) Richards Rushing: Muhammad-Rogers 13-49, Johnson 5-21, Willett 1-5, Doyle 1-(-2). Passing: Muhammad-Rogers 2516-395. Receiving: Willett 5-93, Tears 5-84, Boykin 3-41, Johnson 1-80, Doyle 1-65, Bridgewater 1-32.

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Cougars

(Continued from page 2) senior forward Lorenzo Savino. Simoes converted again in the 30th minute on a header following senior defender Xavier Corona’s free kick. Savino then wrapped up the scoring with an unassisted marker late in the second half. Pfatschbacher and freshman Frank Valle split the netminding duties and made two saves apiece. Pfatschbacher was one of eight seniors recognized by SXU prior to the match. WOMEN’S SOCCER The Cougars didn’t qualify for the women’s conference tournament, so their 1-0 defeat against Robert Morris University last Tuesday night represented the last outing of 2014. The Eagles didn’t break the scoreless tie until the 88th minute when Cindi Chavez knocked in a goal during a scramble in front of the net. SXU (4-11-3, 3-7-1) actually outshot Robert Morris 17-9 and put 12 of its attempts on goal. Sophomore Brittany Kroening took four shots, three of which required saves. Senior keeper Danielle Koncius turned aside five Eagles shots. Koncius was one of seven Cougars seniors honored before the match. MEN’S BASKETBALL Sophomore Kyle Huppe stayed well below the radar during the 2013-14 season, but he made himself known to Cougars fans — and Photos by Jeff Vorva more importantly visiting Silver Amber Casey (7) sets Mother McAuley teammate Kelsey Clark up for a spike during last Tuesday’s Lake College — Sunday afternoon 16-25, 25-20, 25-18 Class 4A sectional-semifinal triumph over Sandburg. by scoring a team-high 16 points and helping SXU notch an 80-71 victory. The win squared the Cougars’ Photo by Tala Baker record at 1-1 as it followed a road Junior forward Tony Core soars toward the basket for St. Xavier (Continued from page 1) loss to Arizona Christian one week University during its Sunday contest against visiting Silver Lake reached the state finals each of earlier. College. the previous two years. Jack Krieger, who coach Tom “The whole match was O’Malley views as his team’s got up by about 24 with seven el College one night later Stuut gut-wrenching,” McAuley coach newest ringleader, chipped in 15 minutes left.” totaled 13 points, 13 rebounds, Jen DeJarld said. “It was the points, seven rebounds and five as- O’Malley had seen signs of the five assists and one steal. toughest match I ever had to sists in a strong all-around effort. Cougars’ potential in an exhibi- Other notable stats were 57 coach. We battled hard but made Freshman Quinn Niego, a Brother tion matchup with NCAA Divi- percent shooting from the floor a lot more unforced errors at the Rice grad, added 12 points and sion I Oakland University, but and a 78 percent success rate at wrong time. We also struggled senior Andre Arrington delivered SXU’s respectable second-half the free-throw line. with our blocking and didn’t 10 points and a team-best eight display didn’t immediately carry *** capitalize when we needed to. rebounds as part of a balanced over to Sunday. Silver Lake raced Stuut certainly didn’t relax af “We had 18-13 and 20-14 leads SXU attack. out to a 15-4 advantage before the ter receiving recognition; instead in Game 1 and we had chances “We’ve got to come back and Cougars righted themselves with she reinforced her reputation by to close out the match numerous re-establish [ourselves],” O’Mal- an 11-0 blitz that was capped by amassing 38 points and 32 retimes in Game 2, only to be done ley said. “It’s just a matter of time Krieger’s layup. bounds at a weekend tournament in by errors down the stretch. We before we can do that.” Junior Stanley Moore, a trans- in Seward, Neb. The No. 6-ranked couldn’t close them out and put The Cougars are without ca- fer from Sauk Valley Community Cougars were only able to earn the match away.” reer scoring leader Brad Karp for College, and freshman Larry Mo- a split, however, at Concordia DeJarld was not pleased with the first time since the 2009-10 tuzis both tossed in nine points University’s 15th annual Cattle three calls that didn’t go the Macs' campaign and O’Malley admitted to add more juice to the SXU Classic. way during the match — two balls there’ll be an adjustment period offense. O’Malley, who guided Handing out a defeat to SXU ruled out of bounds that were for his club. However, the veteran the Cougars’ to a 30-win season (3-1) was the No. 9-ranked host clearly seen on tape to be in and coach may try to compensate for last winter and has had 10 of school, which prevailed 81-64 Fria ball that ricocheted off a Benet Karp’s absence with a group effort his squads qualify for the NAIA day night. The Cougars didn’t player but wasn’t called correctly. rather than a solo act. national tournament, wasn’t sur- have it easy on Saturday, either, “They definitely didn’t cost us “I think we’re probably going prised to see several newcomers but freshman Kara Krolicki’s the match, but they were in critito have a team where nobody step forward. 3-point basket with five seconds cal moments of the match where it plays [an] exceptional [amount “We bring the kids in during remaining in overtime inched certainly didn’t help us," DeJarld of] minutes,” O’Malley said. “We the summer and they see some them past Doane College 92-90. said. "When you lose by two points have three really good freshmen good competition,” O’Malley said. “That was a big shot for a freshin both matches, those wrong calls who should see time.” “Out of our first 10 guys [in the man,” SXU coach Bob Hallberg do stand out. Nothing was going O’Malley also believes Krieger is rotation] we have two seniors and said. “Doane had just gone ahead our way against Benet.” going to be “an exceptional play- two juniors, but [the new guys] on a three-point play. We didn’t DeJarld said that McAuley er,” something he'll welcome in have a pretty good idea of what call a timeout to see if we could struggled to close the block and the post-Karp era. While everyone to expect.” catch them in transition. Mikayla left gaping holes for the Redwings understandably tends to focus on The Cougars will be part of Leyden had the presence of mind to exploit. And even with a state his point total, Karp’s value ex- Trinity Christian College’s an- to get to the top of the key and championship under their belt, tended well beyond the obvious. nual Trolls Classic this weekend. saw Kara standing on the wing. DeJarld felt her girls were un “A lot of things people don’t Along with the two local teams, "We shot the ball real well, but characteristically on edge during realize about Brad Karp is that he the field will also include York we could have played better dethe match. did everything for us,” O’Malley (Neb.) and Clarke (Iowa) colleges. fense. But we’re very happy to “We had shots ricocheting off said. “We’ll miss his rebounding — Ken Karrson be 3-1 and have two wins with our hands and [were] not putas much as his scoring.” WOMEN’S BASKETBALL game-winning shots in the closing ting up the solid blocks," she The Karp-less Cougars broke Senior Morgan Stuut claimed seconds, first by Sydney Prasse said. “There’s a lot of pressure Marist’s Emily Graff digs a Lyons Township shot during last Tues- open a close game by shooting the first CCAC Women’s Basket- and now Kara Krolicki.” to repeat. The girls didn’t play day’s semifinal match in the Class 4A Mother McAuley Sectional. 55 percent from the floor during ball Player of the Week honor fol- Krolicki (17 points, six assists) loose like we did in the section- The RedHawks’ season came to an end with a 19-25, 25-20, the second half. That sparked a lowing the Cougars’ opening week hit the clinching shot, but Stuut al-championship win over Lyons. 25-22 loss. momentum-shifting 20-7 run that of play. Featured among their two was the Cougars’ central figure I know how good these girls can put SXU in command after it had wins was an upset of defending on Saturday as she finished with play and my true team wasn’t Tuesday against Sandburg, but finished with 16 on the evening. led just 37-36 at intermission. NAIA Division II champion Uni- 22 points, 16 rebounds and six it managed to do and claim a Colleen Reilly recorded 10 kills, “For about 10 or 12 minutes versity of St. Francis (Ind.). there against Benet.” assists versus Doane. Suzie Bros While DeJarld has nothing 16-25, 25-20, 25-18 triumph in Lizzie Zaleski totaled 13 digs some of these guys saw what we’re Stuut recorded a pair of dou- ki (19 points) and Leyden (10 and six kills and Allyssa Rizzo capable of doing — we knocked ble-doubles for SXU, including points, four steals) also played but respect for the Redwings, a sectional semifinal. she lamented that arguably the Arundel led the way with had 26 digs for the RedHawks. down some 3s, played some [solid] a 24-point, 12-rebound showing well for SXU. two best teams in the state were 12 kills and nine digs. Other defense and built up the lead,” opposite USF. She augmented Neither club was ever ahead CHICAGO CHRISTIAN not given the opportunity to com- Macs contributors were Ryann O’Malley said. “We played about those numbers with six assists pete in the finals again due to the DeJarld (seven kills, eight digs), The Knights were eliminated 15 minutes of good basketball and and three steals. Against Beth(Continued on page 7) IHSA’s sudden decision to shift Cahill (16 digs), Casey (13 as- from the playoffs last Thursday sists), Jane DeJarld (14 assists), by Tinley Park in the Class brackets. “Benet is a really good team Clark (eight kills) and Caffey 3A Illiana Christian Sectional final. The Titans knocked off — a top-five squad in the coun- (six kills). try," DeJarld said. "The state To hear Coach DeJarld tell Chicago Christian 25-17, 25-23. championship in my observation it, though, Sandburg didn’t get The Knights (30-9) rallied was right there. I feel like the much of a fair shake as far as from a 15-11 deficit in Game 2 to take a 23-21 lead as Anna best four teams are definitely sectional location. not downstate this year. Even “Sandburg should be down- Kamp provided four of her sevour sectional was filled with state,” she said. “They should en kills during the run. Chrishigher-caliber teams than the have been in the Lincoln-Way tian, however, was unable to North bracket and not ours close out Tinley. Leah Kamp previous season. “We’ve been never paired up simply based on geography. (nine kills, four blocks) and with Benet’s sectional before. What was Sandburg doing in Sam Kubik (19 assists) for the So many good teams out there our bracket? And beyond that Knights, who hurt themselves were denied the opportunity to they’re that caliber of a pro- by committing 15 hitting errors. go downstate because they were gram. all paired together in sectionals “You have to ask what the “We just weren’t able to put and supersectionals. It’s very IHSA is thinking. The whole it all together,” Christian coach sectional and supersectional Chrissy Gust said. “The girls unfortunate.” assignment was a slap in the had a great season and worked *** Unlike the match against face — now you have average really hard. They have a lot Benet, DeJarld said her ath- teams and barely-.500 teams to be proud of because they accomplished a lot this year. letes were much looser in last downstate. It’s very sad.” Thursday’s 25-14, 25-15 victory Sami Knight had 19 assists over Lyons that secured for the and nine digs for the Eagles “Coming into the match (32-6), while Leah Lane (nine against Tinley Park they didn’t Macs a sectional title. McAuley scored the first six kills), Julia Borschel (eight) feel prepared as well as they points and nine of the first 11 and Gillian Thanasouras (sev- could have been — and it realas it fired on all pistons with en) were stalwarts at the net. ly wasn’t anything to do with its passing and hitting. Ryann Morgan Kmak scooped 14 digs volleyball. There were other outside factors that [figured] DeJarld (eight kills, six digs), on Sandburg's behalf. into the outcome.” Arundel (seven kills, nine digs), MARIST The Knights reached the Cahill (12 digs, three aces), Casey (11 assists, seven digs), Lyons Township eliminated championship match by deCaffey (seven kills), Jane De- the RedHawks from the post- feating Queen of Peace 25-16, Jarld (11 assists), Maggie Scan- season by pinning a 19-25, 25- 25-21 in last Tuesday's semilon (five digs, three aces) and 20, 25-22 loss on them in last final. Leah Kamp (15 kills, Clark (three kills) all took their Tuesday's McAuley Sectional six blocks), Kubik (31 assists) semifinal. and Anna Kamp (10 kills, sevturns aiding the Macs' cause. Marist (29-9) got seven kills en blocks) led the way in the *** Silver Lake College’s John Duke faces tough defense from St. Xavier University’s Matthew Wright McAuley had to bounce back from Cameron Enright to pow- victory. from a tough first game last er its way in the first game. She The Pride wound up 11-18. and Kyle Huppe while going up for a shot Sunday at the Shannon Center.

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lis' shot. The Trolls outshot USF 18-7 overall and 13-4 in on-target attempts. Trinity keeper Jesse Bultsma was credited with two saves. VOLLEYBALL Despite dealing with some injuries the Trolls went 3-1 last week and closed in on the 30-win plateau for the season. Their lone setback was doled out last Tuesday by St. Francis, which swept to a 25-23, 25-11, 2522 triumph. Trinity remained atop the CCAC South Division after the loss but was second overall to Cardinal Stritch University within the conference. The Fighting Saints made the Trolls play from behind in each set, although Trinity rallied from a 17-10 Game 1 deficit to forge a tie at 23 after kills from Lauren Macadlo and Brittany Dykstra, plus a pair of St. Francis hitting errors. However, the Saints then put down two kills to secure the win. There would be no climbing out of a 17-9 hole in Game 2, but the Trolls nearly extended the match into a fourth set by erasing most of a six-point Game 3 deficit. Kills by Dykstra and Rachel Verhage and a St. Francis miscue drew Trinity within 23-22, but the locals could not complete the comeback. Macadlo (nine kills, 10 digs) and Dykstra (nine kills) led the Trolls, who posted a .112 attack percentage with 30 kills. Other contributors were Erynn Schuh (26 assists, 13 digs) and Karleigh Krchmery (11 digs). *** Trinity snapped a two-match skid in conference by beating Purdue-North Central 25-21, 25-20, 25-17 on Thursday. The win gave the Trolls a 15-3 CCAC ledger. Macadlo, Dykstra and Tori Mantel each had eight kills to pace Trinity, which put down 40 overall. Dykstra's attack percentage was .467. Mantel also chipped in 17 digs, two fewer than team leader Krchmery. Schuh supplied the Trolls with 38 assists and 12 digs. *** Trinity (29-9) completed its regular-season schedule by triumphing twice over the weekend at Taylor University in Upland, Ind. In addition to downing the host school (22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11), the Trolls defeated the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) in four sets: 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-17. Danielle Oeverman (14 kills, seven blocks, .400 attack percentage), Macadlo (11 kills, 17 digs) and Dykstra (10 kills, .500 attack

percentage) were stalwarts along the net versus Rio Grande, while Schuh (44 assists, 16 digs) and Krchmery (21 digs) helped out elsewhere. Trinity finished with 46 kills, two more than its foe. Leading the charge against Taylor were Macadlo (23 kills), Oeverman (11 kills, five blocks), Mantel (10 kills, 24 digs), Schuh (47 assists, 21 digs) and Krchmery (19 digs). The Trolls racked up 54 kills in all. Trinity opened CCAC Tournament play this past Tuesday against Indiana University-South Bend. MEN'S BASKETBALL Trinity got off to a 2-0 start this season by slipping past Indiana University-Kokomo 75-70 on the road last Tuesday. The Trolls were ahead almost all of the first half, including by eight points at the eight-minute mark following Ryan Tubbs' threepoint play. A 12-2 run early in the second half stretched Trinity's advantage out to double digits, which is where it remained until only six minutes were left. The Cougars closed to within 64-61 and later within 69-68 with under a minute to go. A 2-of-6 showing at the foul line prevented the Trolls from closing out IU-Kokomo, but two offensive rebounds by Cody Rhorer enabled Trinity to burn additional seconds off the clock. Jared Jones then connected four times from the stripe to finalize the verdict in the Trolls' favor. Rhorer's double-double of 17 points and 12 boards keyed Trinity's performance, but Jones was also solid with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. Another player of note was Marcus Devers, who finished with 11 points and six rebounds. The Trolls missed 16 of their 36 foul shots but made up for some of that shortcoming with defense that limited the Cougars to a 38 percent success rate from the floor. Trinity posted a field-goal percentage of 44 and out-rebounded its hosts by a hefty 49-30 margin. *** Huntington University handed the Trolls their first loss on Saturday at DeVos Gymnasium by a 74-59 score. Trinity undermined itself with lackluster shooting both from the field (37 percent) and the foul line (50 percent) and less-than-stellar work on the glass, where it was out-rebounded by 20. The Trolls overcame their problems well enough to be within four (33-29) at halftime, and they were tied three times in the second half, the last deadlock coming at 47. An 11-1 surge by Huntington then tilted the contest its way for good. The visitors finished with shooting percentages of 51 and 67 from the floor and stripe, respectively.

Rhorer had 17 points and six rebounds for Trinity in a losing cause, Logan Vos tossed in 14 points, Jones delivered eight and Ryan Tubbs totaled seven assists and five rebounds. The Trolls host their annual tournament this weekend. St. Xavier, York (Neb.) and Clarke (Iowa) will be the other participants. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL After falling to Clarke (81-60) last Tuesday, the Trolls bounced back with a pair of victories that squared their record at 2-2. Trinity beat Indiana University-East (78-65) on Thursday and Spring Arbor (68-63) on Saturday. A four-minute drought to open the second half doomed the Trolls against Clarke as the latter extended a nine-point halftime edge to 17 and then 20 in rapid fashion. Trinity never got closer than 11 after that. Caitlin Cody (17 points, six rebounds), Celina Wanta (10 points, four rebounds), Holly Boetsma (seven points) and Lauren Stokes (seven) were the Trolls' headliners. Trinity connected on 87 percent of its free throws but just 43 percent of its field-goal tries. Also aiding Clarke was its own 12-of-20 display from 3-point territory. *** The Trolls constructed an 18-point halftime lead on Thursday and cruised in with a solid victory over IU-East. The Red Wolves stayed at least 13 points in arrears throughout the final 20 minutes. Cody (14 points, seven rebounds), Allie Paluchniak (11 points), Stokes (11), Boetsma (10) and Bethany Jansma (nine points, seven assists) were Trinity's big guns. The Trolls bettered IU-East in field-goal percentage (47 percent to 35) and rebounding (43-40) and canned 83 percent of their charity tosses. *** Win No. 2 came with more drama attached as Spring Arbor was within four points from the 2:43 mark of the second half until only 19 seconds remained. Two free throws from Paluchniak finally settled the issue. Paluchniak finished with eight points, five rebounds and four assists. Cody (22 points, nine rebounds) and Boetsma (nine points, six rebounds) were Trinity's other catalysts. The Trolls grabbed 47 rebounds and shot 44 percent to outpace Spring Arbor (30 and 39, respectively) in both categories. Trinity was also superior at the foul line (75 percent to 54). The Trolls visited IU-Northwest this past Tuesday and host Viterbo on Friday.

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lopsided win,” he said. “You really learn more about your team in the close games than you do in the (Continued from page 6) blowouts. It causes you to look at by more than seven points and your starting lineups a little more the game featured 13 ties and 17 closely. lead changes. Keeping the Cougars “We will definitely be a better competitive was shooting that was team in the long run because of 22 percentage points higher than how tough three of the first four the previous day. games were. We’ll be better pre*** pared for our conference schedule. Stuut finished with 16 points and We have the toughest schedule in 16 boards versus Concordia and the conference and that will pay junior Caitlin McMahon added her off for us in the long run.” own double-double of 13 points and The Cougars began CCAC play 11 rebounds, but SXU had a rough this past Tuesday in Deerfield as time shooting-wise as it canned just they met up with Trinity Inter22-of-72 field-goal tries. Concordia national University. — Anthony capitalized on the Cougars’ iciness, Nasella using a 19-6 surge to take a 31-19 FOOTBALL lead that wasn’t relinquished. Senior defensive end Greg Hay Krolicki, Prasse and Leyden all ward and senior wide receiver/kick scored 10 points for SXU in the loss. returner Nick DeBenedetti were “They’re one of the top teams in both honored by the Mid-States the NAIA,” Hallberg said of Con- Football Association for their percordia. “They came at us with a formances in the Cougars’ 35-13 full-court press, a lot of talented triumph over St. Ambrose Uniathletes and an All-American point versity on Nov. 1. guard. Hayward was tabbed as the “We had our hands full and Midwest League Defensive Playwere pressured the whole game. er of the Week, while DeBenedWe broke their press, but the wide- etti earned the Midwest League open shots did not fall for us in Special Teams Player of the Week that game. Give Concordia a lot of honor. Hayward made a team-leadcredit — they took it to us and we ing 11 tackles, including five solos didn’t shoot the ball well, which is and 3½ for loss. He also had 2½ the strength of our team.” sacks. Hallberg believes the tight games DeBenedetti returned a punt 61 his team has already had will serve yards to set up SXU’s first touchit well later in the season. down and scored twice himself on a “We’ve won two close games, 15-yard reception and 5-yard run. lost a game against a top-ranked He finished with seven catches team and have only recorded one and 64 receiving yards.

VOLLEYBALL Junior middle blocker/outside hitter Heidi Gregerson totaled 10 kills and four total blocks to guide the Cougars to a 25-13, 2513, 25-21 CCAC win over Robert Morris last Tuesday at the Shannon Center. On Senior Night a couple upperclassmen also made an impact. Setter Kelli Shaffer registered 25 assists and 12 digs and middle hitter Marie Hackert supplied eight kills and five total blocks. Providing further help were Erica Harris (13 digs, two service aces) and right-side hitter Meghan Falsey (seven total blocks, including one solo). Besides Shaffer and Hackert, Dominique Aramburu and Jessica Galotta were seniors honored prior to the match. *** SXU (23-15, 12-5) completed its regular schedule on Thursday by outlasting Judson University 2519, 25-18, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10 in a CCAC road match. Falsey and Gregerson were an effective tandem along the net as each finished with 17 kills while combining for 13 total blocks. Hackert (12 kills, assisted block) and freshman outside hitter Anna O’Hara (eight kills) were also strong up front, while Shaffer (53 assists, eight kills, 12 digs) offered solid all-around play. Defensive standouts were Aramburu (30 digs) and Galotta (19). The Cougars entered the CCAC Tournament this past Tuesday.

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Trying to deny Sandburg's Kristina Stoncius (left) and Leah Lane try to block a kill attempt by Mother McAuley's Ryann DeJarld last Tuesday. The Mighty Macs beat the Eagles 16-25, 25-20, 25-18.

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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 March 19, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 24, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 50 Ruggles Ct., Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-06-303-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $270,321.92. Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed VKDOO EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LPPHGLDWHO\ by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of WKH VDOH 7KH FHUWLÂżHG FKHFN PXVW EH PDGH SD\DEOH to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ SD\PHQW LQ IXOO of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH WKH SXUFKDVHU WR D GHHG WR WKH UHDO HVWDWH DIWHU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders DUH DGPRQLVKHG WR FKHFN WKH FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO 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. Effective May VW \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not conÂżUPHG IRU DQ\ UHDVRQ WKH 3XUFKDVHU DW WKH VDOH shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 13 CH 16202 TJSC#: 34-17927 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I631067

For Sale COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA P l a i n t i f f , v s . MARILYN C. CIGER, EAGLE RIDGE II C O N D O M I N I U M A S S O C I A T I O N D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 7052 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 1, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 17824 Bernard Drive Unit 3D, Orland Park, IL 60467. P.I.N. 27-32-101-007-1072. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 1 4 0 0 8 8 4 7 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I632044

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PRIMESTAR-H FUND I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL DE LUNA, MONICA DE LUNA A/K/A MONICA P. DE LUNA Defendants 13 CH 005024 8733 SURREY PARK PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 3, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 5, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8733 SURREY PARK, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-111-054. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: GRZQ RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV 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 H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU LV 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 FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ SD\PHQW LQ IXOO RI WKH DPRXQW ELG WKH SXUFKDVHU ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to WKH UHDO HVWDWH DIWHU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to FKHFN WKH FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ D JRYHUQPHQW agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU VDOHV KHOG DW other county venues. For information, examine the FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLII V DWWRUQH\ &2',/,6 ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 3OHDVH UHIHU WR ÂżOH QXPEHU 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 UHSRUW RI SHQGLQJ VDOHV &2',/,6 $662&,$7(6 P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-30663 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 005024 TJSC#: 34-16031 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. I631254

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Real Estate Property Listings For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v . CHRISTOPHER A. HASSON, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 31536 8 COUR LA SALLE 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 28, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8 COUR LA SALLE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-201-104-0000. The real estate is improved with a townhouse with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 PA1216508. 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. PA1216508 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 31536 TJSC#: 34-15326 I631313

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RORY SLOAN A/K/A RORY J. SLOAN A/K/A RORY J. SLAUGHTER, CITIBANK, N.A., SILVER LAKE GARDENS VILLAS I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Defendants 12 CH 032004 15354 AUBRIETA LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 6, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15354 AUBRIETA LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-200-024-1040. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% GRZQ RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH 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 WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO 127 be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 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. 14-12-22188 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 032004 TJSC#: 34-18942 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I633012

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A. Plaintiff, -v.ODEET SYRIANI, SOUZAN SYRIANI, ANTON SYRIANI, HARRIS, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, CITIBANK, N.A. F/K/A CITIBANK, FSB, CENTENNIAL VILLAGE UNIT II TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION Defendants 08 CH 018549 15715 LIBERTY COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15715 LIBERTY COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-16-407-009. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH FORVH 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 WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW 8SRQ payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW ZLOO HQWLWOH the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO 127 be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ 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. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 6$/(6 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. 14-08-12871 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 08 CH 018549 TJSC#: 34-16287 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I632692

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Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

‘Interstellar’ is not exactly stellar We live in an age where people want easy-to-digest movies that don’t require much thought. Then we have Christopher Nolan who makes blockbusters that go against the grain of modern cinema. He’s directed quality blockbusters such as “Inception” and “Batman Begins,” among countless others. His latest film is “Interstellar,” which stars Matthew McConaughey as Gary Cooper and Anne Hathaway as Amelia Brand. Unlike his previous films, this may not become the blockbuster he hopes for. In what is his most ambitious film to date, the nearly three-hour film might be just a little too ambitious for his own good. It’s a visually stunning film that lacks any common sense. The beautiful sets, the good musical score, and the overall spectacular cinematography can’t make up for the plot that is ripped with far too many holes. Someone must have decided continuity

Pinto’s Popcorn Picks by Tony Pinto wasn’t needed here. With important background not being explained and things just happening to advance the story, this film is a mess of ideas. There are just far too many things wrong with this film to explain them all. One of the best things the movie does is character development. When the movie is done, you end up knowing everything about the characters. That seems really nice, but that comes at the expense of the writers (Christopher and his brother Jonathan Nolan) not explaining what is going on. All you need to know is the world is ending and a former

NASA pilot who’s now a farmer ends up leading a team into space through a wormhole. They must try and find a new place for humans to settle. Basically, Earth is becoming uninhabitable and humans need a new place to live so they don’t become extinct. There are two parts to the movie – one is before they blast off into space and all the stuff leading up to that. It’s a complex movie that at its core is very simple. There are a bunch of things that are wrong with the plot and a lot of it has to deal with science. Movie science doesn’t need to be based in reality but it does need to make sense, which here is does not. The movie has a NASA aspect which also doesn’t make sense in the terms of the movie. This movie has the love and family aspect as Cooper has to leave his kids (Timothee Chalamat and Mackenzie Foy) and fatherin-law (John Lithgow). That is a big chunk of the movie and it is poorly executed. At three hours,

the family dynamic could have been properly developed. There are lot of actors throughout the movie who are very recognizable including a surprise cameo from someone you will definitely recognize, which won’t be spoiled here. Michael Caine, John Lithgow, Casey Affleck, and Topher Grace all do a decent job in the film as supporting characters. Leading lady Anne Hathaway seems like a perfect casting to play a stoic and independent scientist/astronaut, that is until her character has to show any real emotion. Even Matthew McConaughey out-acts her. Some people may actually like this film, and at times you’ll be able to see why. If you can make it through the bad plot, the horrible dialogue, and all the other issues plaguing “Interstellar,” you have a movie that could be great. This unfortunately misses the mark by many light years. —Tony Pinto’s grade: D

Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen

Broaden Your Horizons This Week Laughter Circle A monthly Laughter Circle meets this Sunday, Nov. 16, at p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle program. What’s a laughter circle? It’s a group of people who want to LAUGH! Not from jokes or comedy routines. but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter! Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people get along better. O’Brien is a registered nurse and an advanced certified Laughter Leader. O’Brien welcomes newcomers the laughter circle at any time. The cost of the laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien donates to The Center. Registration is appreciated. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Life Coach Luncheon

by Wolfgang Puck

Life Coach Lisa Espinosa will speak at a luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Espinosa is passionate about helping others fulfill their life’s purpose. She integrates the Internal Family System model of psychotherapy and Reiki into her life-coaching practice, and is the author of the upcoming book, “Answering Your Inner calling: five Simple Practices for Following Your Soul’s Guidance.” The program begins at noon, followed by the luncheon. The cost is $18 per person, and requires advance reservations. For more information, interested persons should call The Center at 3613650.

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Crafting the tortellini by hand is half the fun of making this dish.

Make this simple filled fresh pasta for a satisfying autumn dinner I love to eat pasta at any time of year. It’s so comforting and delicious that it’s a perfect food to enjoy when you want to have a relaxing, pleasurable meal, whether you’re dining with friends or even eating it on your own. That’s one of the big reasons why I decided to call the first restaurant of my very own Spago, which literally means string in Italian, but is also slang for spaghetti. It captures the sense of good food and fun I love to offer my guests year round. Autumn, though, always strikes me as an especially good time to cook and eat pasta. People want something warm and satisfying in their stomachs when the weather is colder and the nights are darker. This is a season for more robust pastas, especially fresh varieties of dough wrapped around savory fillings — like ravioli and their many cousins. That’s why I’m delighted to share with you a recipe for one of my favorite fall pastas: Tortellini with Ricotta, Sage, and Brown Butter. The word tortellini in Italian literally means “little cakes,” a nice description for these plump rounds of dough. The pasta is fairly easy to make, fill and shape, though the job is better left for a weekend rather than a busy work night. In my recipe, you’ll find complete instructions for mixing and rolling out your own fresh pasta dough; but you may also find sheets of fresh rolled-out dough in some Italian delis and well-stocked markets. Then, you mix up a simple filling based on ricotta cheese; line up mounds of filling along a sheet of dough; fold the dough over lengthwise to seal in the filling; cut out each individual piece around its filling in a half-moon shape, using half the circumference of a round cookie cutter; and, finally, gently seal together the two corners of

each half-moon to give the tortellini their distinctive shapes. Yes, that’s a bit of work. But I think you’ll find it simple and surprisingly enjoyable. The sauce that goes with the pasta is a cinch to make. All you do is melt butter with salt, pepper and a sage leaf, just until the point that the butter turns golden brown; then, keep it warm. Once the tortellini are cooked, drained and plated, you sprinkle them with black pepper and freshly grated Parmesan, spoon the butter over them, and garnish with more sage. I’m sure you’ll agree with me that a plateful of this pasta looks, smells and tastes like autumn itself. From its deep, earthy and golden colors to the nutty flavor of the butter to the heady fragrance of sage, this is a dish that will make you think of more holiday celebrations soon to come.

Tortellini With Ricotta, Sage And Brown Butter Serves 4

Tortellini:

Pasta Dough (recipe follows) • ½ cup (125 ml) ricotta • ½ cup (125 ml) goat cheese • ¼ cup (60 ml) grated Parmesan • ¼ cup (60 ml) mascarpone • 1 cage-free egg yolk • ½ teaspoon sugar • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt • Pinch freshly ground black pepper • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme • 1 cage-free egg, beaten • 1 tablespoon water

• Semolina flour, for dusting

Sauce:

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter • Pinch kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 fresh sage leaf, plus extra for garnish

serving plates. Grate fresh Parmesan on top and sprinkle generously with black pepper. Spoon the sauce over the tortellini. Garnish with sage and serve.

Pasta Dough

Makes about ¾ pound (375 g) • 1½ cups (375 ml) allpurpose flour, plus more for dusting • 4 large cage-free First, make the dough. egg yolks For the filling, pulse the ricotta, • ½ teaspoon kosher salt goat cheese, Parmesan, mascar- • ½ teaspoon extra-virgin pone, yolk, sugar, nutmeg, salt, olive oil and pepper in a food processor • 1 to 1½ tablespoons until combined. Transfer to a water, plus more as bowl. Stir in the sage and thyme. needed In a bowl, combine the beaten egg and water for an egg wash. In a food processor, combine Brush a dough strip with some the flour, yolks, salt, oil and 1 wash. For each tortellini, place tablespoon water. Process until 1-teaspoon mounds of filling a dough forms. Pinch the dough: on the dough in a single row, If it feels too dry, pulse in up to spacing them 2 inches (5 cm) ½ tablespoon more water until apart and 1 inch (2.5 cm) from a moist dough forms. Turn out a long edge. Fold the uncovered onto a lightly floured work surface half over the filling. Press down and knead by hand into a smooth around each mound to seal it in ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and rest close to the fold, pressing out at room temperature for 1 hour. any air pockets. With a 2-inch Secure a pasta roller. Cut the (5-cm) round cookie cutter, cut out dough in half and cover 1 piece half-moon shapes by cutting the with plastic. Set the rollers to the curve through the sealed pasta, largest opening. Flatten the unleaving the filling nestled along covered dough into a thick strip the straight fold. Then, gently the width of the rollers. Dust curve each half-moon, pinching lightly with flour. Run the piece its corners together. Arrange on a through the rollers. Fold it in parchment-lined, semolina-dusted thirds and run it through again. baking sheet, then dust with more Repeat 2 or 3 more times until semolina. Repeat with remaining smooth and elastic. pasta and filling. Set the rollers to the next smallBring a large pot of salted water er opening; run the strip through. to a boil. Continue, using a smaller opening For the sauce, melt the butter each time and dusting lightly with in a small saute pan over medium flour as necessary, until you reach heat. Add salt, pepper, and the the next-to-smallest or smallest sage leaf. Cook the butter until opening. (As the strip gets longolden brown. Remove from the ger, you may need to cut it in heat and keep warm. half for easier handling, keeping Add the tortellini to the boiling unused dough covered.) Repeat water. Boil gently for 5 minutes. with the remaining dough. Cover Drain well and transfer to warmed until ready to use.

Your Teen – 7 to 8:30 p.m. today program just for parents to teach parents some practical tools that will help their teen reach their full potential in school, at home, and in life. • DJ Night with Babycakes – 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 14, weekly Friday Night Live event with a live DJ and with free food samples from Babycakes. • Boxing – 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18 and 25, a program with Title Boxing to teach students the basics of boxing. • Leaves of Gratitude – 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 18, celebrate Thanksgiving by making an elegant tree covered in leaves that tell what students are grateful for. • Chicken Shake Up – 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19, culinary event to teach students how to make several different dishes using chicken as the main ingredient. • Thanksgiving Sweet Tooth – 4:30-6 p.m. Nov. 20, culinary program to teach students how to make cupcakes and decorate them like turkeys. Free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information, call 532-0500.

Upcoming Christmas Crafters Retreat

Registration is open for the annual woman’s Christmas retreat featuring handmade crafts and holiday fellowship, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Program Director Lois Lauer and folk-artist April Schabes will help woman prepare both their hearts and their hearths for the Christmas season. Participants will create rosemary entwined candleholders, gourmet hot chocolate mixes, evergreen swags, and other holiday decorations for their homes. In addition to crafts, the ladies will enjoy cozy fellowship, Bookfolding workshop a walk in the woods, and time for quiet reflection. The cost per participant is $72, A Christmas Tree Bookfolding workshop will be offered at The which includes lunch, dinner, leadCenter on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2 ership, and supplies. Advance regp.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway istration is required. The program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m. in Palos Park. In this “Trash to Treasures” For information, call 361-3650. workshop, old books are repetitively folded into designs, in this Papermaking workshop case Christmas trees. Artist Laura Milkert facilitates the workshop Artist Marilyn VandenBout, of and claims the process is easy Evergreen Park, will offer a Christto do. The workshop takes place mas Papermaking Workshop at during the annual Christmas art The Log Cabin Center for the Arts show which takes place from noon on Friday morning Nov. 21, 10 until 4 p.m. on Nov. 23. a.m. to noon, at 12700 Southwest The book folding workshop fee Highway in Palos Park. is $12 plus a $3 materials fee. VandenBout is an experienced Advance registration is required. papermaker and teacher, who will Call The Center at 361-3650. help students to create handmade papers embedded with petals and glitter for holiday gift boxes and Family pottery cards. The Papermaking Workshop A pottery class for families will be hosted at the Log Cabin Center cost $15, plus a $5 materials fee. for the Arts on Wednesdays, Nov. Advance registration is required. 19 and 26, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The For more information, interested Log Cabin Art Center is located persons should call The Center at 12700 Southwest Highway in at 361-3650. Palos Park. Instructor Heather Young inChristmas Teas vites families with children of any age to make Christmas tree ornaA series of Christmas high teas ments of clay on Nov. 19, and to are offered at The Center in Palos come back to glaze their creations Park from Dec. 11 to Dec. 20, from on Nov. 26. The class fee is $18 2 to 4 p.m., at 12700 Southwest per person and includes all sup- Highway. plies and two kiln firings. Advance Each tea includes a large buffet reservations are required. Call The of Christmas tea, cookies, cakes, Center at 361-3650. tea sandwiches, and other goodies, plus an opportunity to make a bag of fragrant fresh Christmas The Bridge Teen potpourri of balsam, cinnamon, Center programs orange peel, hemlock cones, and • Knitting – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. holly berries. A heartwarming today (Thursday) and Nov. 20, Christmas story is then read beThe Bridge Teen Center, 15555 fore the fire. Tickets must be reserved in adS. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program to teach students vance and cost $30 per person. For reservations and more informathe basics of knitting. • Parent Program: Motivating tion, call The Center at 361-3650.

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Out & About

Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

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Monet and Merlot at McCord

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The Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s lovers of art discovered fine art on canvas at the club Art Department’s recent Monet and Merlot 1. Anything Goes, Florida event held on Oct. 28 at the McCord Gallery and Cultural Center in Palos Park. Georgia Line, Big Machine ReArt enthusiasts enjoyed refreshments and fine wines. Individual canvases were ready with paint and brushes for each participant to cords paint a copy of the painting San Giorgio Maggiore at Twilight, or Sunset in Venice, by Claude Monet. Completed between 1908 and 1912, 2. Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Monet’s work hangs in the National Museum of Wales, in Cardiff. The paint party studio of McCord customized a fun, educational and Aldean, Broken Bow memorable evening for all participants. “Art enriches the spirit. It educates and can change viewers feelings and attitudes”: Claude Monet. 3. Pain Killer, Little Big Town, Capitol Nashville (Universal) 4. Bringing Back the Sunshine, Blake Shelton, Warner Bros. 5. 747, Lady Antebellum, Capitol Nashville (Universal) 6. The Big Revival, Kenny by Jeraldine Saunders

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast

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responsible but open minded. Having your nose to the grindstone may alert you to a need for new methods. Don’t let worries about money keep you from buying something you really need in the second half of the week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): People don’t like to feel used. A significant relationship could experience tensions unless you consciously strive to make that special someone feel loved. Remain respectful and don’t take anyone for granted in the week ahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t fight city hall. A forgotten bill or added expense in the early part of the week could fuel an unpleasant outburst. It’s futile to get upset by minor matters. Optimism returns by the middle of the week.

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Top DVD Rentals 1. Neighbors, Universal Pictures, R 2. Sex Tape, Columbia Pictures, R 3. Deliver Us from Evil, Screen Gems, R 4. The Prince, Grindstone Entertainment, R 5. Chef, Open Road Films, R 6. The Fault in Our Stars,

Temple Hill Entertainment, PG-13 7. Godzilla, Legendary Pictures, PG-13 8. Transformers: Age of Extinction, Paramount Pictures, PG-13 9. Blended, Warner Bros., PG-13 10. Begin Again, The Weinstein Company, R

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: “JERSEY BOYS”: Clint Eastwood might seem a surprising match as director of the screen version of the stage hit about pop music’s Four Seasons ... and he does bring out dark undercurrents of the tale, but he also stays true to showcasing the tunes generated by lead singer Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young, who won a Tony for the role on Broadway) and his comrades. Christopher Walken is the biggest name in the cast, as a mobster with ties to the group. The real-life Valli is an executive producer of the film, whose soundtrack expectedly includes such enduring hits as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Sherry.” DVD extra: “making-of” documentary. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2”: The animated Toothless needs more training — as does his master Hiccup (voice of returnee Jay Baruchel), for that matter — in this less-genteel but still-enjoyable sequel. When they run up against the sinister Drago (Djimon Hounsou), who has designs on overtaking their kingdom, Hiccup’s long-absent mother (voice of Cate Blanchett) proves to be a help. Gerard Butler, Craig Fer-

guson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig also are back in the voice cast. DVD extras: theatrical trailer; “Fishleg’s Dragon Stats”; image gallery. *** (PG: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray; starts Nov. 25 on On Demand) “LET’S BE COPS”: The title declaration usually isn’t as simple as that, but it is for the buddies - played by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) — in this amusing comedy. They disguise themselves as police officers for a costume party but are mistaken for the real thing, leaving them pitted against the underworld and cops on the take. Co-stars include Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”), Andy Garcia and Rob Riggle. *** DVD extras: theatrical trailer; “making-of” documentary; audio commentaries by director and co-writer Luke Greenfield and co-writer Nicholas Thomas; photo gallery. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray; starts Nov. 25 on On Demand) “TAMMY”: Melissa McCarthy makes this predictable but wellcast comedy a family affair In several ways, one being her role as co-writer with husband Ben Falcone (who’s also the director here). As the title character, she decides to hit the road after virtually everything in her life goes wrong, forcibly ending up with a traveling companion: her spirited grandmother (Susan Sarandon, who also has appeared on McCarthy’s “Mike & Molly” sitcom). The two women run into considerable trouble with the law; Kathy Bates, Dan Aykroyd, Toni Collette and Allison Janney also appear. DVD extras:

outtakes. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BATMAN: THE COMPLETE TELEVISION SERIES”: Pow! Bam! Zonk! At long last, the 1960s classic that was one of the pop-culture milestones of its decade comes to home video, displaying the approach that was at once campy and adventurous. Adam West and Burt Ward play millionaire Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson, who masquerade as Gotham City’s crimefighting “Dynamic Duo,” Batman and Robin. The show — which also featured Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon, alias Batgirl, in its third and final season — offers a who’s-who of “special guest villains,” but the most frequent are the Riddler (played by Frank Gorshin, then temporarily by John Astin), the Joker (Cesar Romero), the Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and Catwoman (Julie Newmar, then Eartha Kitt). The set is loaded with bonus material. **** (Not rated: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “HAPPY CHRISTMAS”: Though Anna Kendrick and Melanie Lynskey were both in “Up in the Air,” they shared no scenes, unless you count a cardboard cutout of Lynskey ... but they’re very much together in writer-director Joe Swanberg’s dark comedy about a dicey family reunion. Swanberg also plays a Chicago-based filmmaker who takes in his flighty younger sister (Kendrick), unwittingly starting a shake-up of the household when the visitor and her friend (Lena Dunham, “Girls”) motivate the brother’s wife (Lynskey) to change her life. Mark Webber

co-stars. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on On Demand) COMING SOON: “AND SO IT GOES” (Nov. 18): A cranky realtor (Michael Douglas) seeks help from a neighbor (Diane Keaton) when he has to raise his estranged son’s daughter. (PG13: AS, P) “INTO THE STORM” (Nov. 18): A series of tornadoes devastates a town; Richard Armitage and Sarah Wayne Callies star. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “22 JUMP STREET” (Nov. 18): The undercover cops played by Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill go to college this time. (R: AS, N, P, V) “A MADEA CHRISTMAS” (Nov. 25): Tyler Perry’s alter ego joins her niece (Anna Maria Horsford) to visit the latter’s daughter (Tika Sumpter) for the holidays. (PG-13: AS, P) “DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES” (Dec. 2): After a virus wipes out much of humanity, survivors are challenged by intelligent simians; Gary Oldman stars. (PG-13: P, V) “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY” (Dec. 9): Thieveryprone rogue Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) leads a ragtag group of would-be heroes in protecting a powerful orb. (PG-13: P, V) “EXTANT: THE FIRST SEASON” (Dec. 16): Halle Berry stars in the CBS series as an astronaut who returns from a solo space mission pregnant. (Not rated: AS, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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