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Thanksgiving If the public has anything to say about it, the new District 218 By Jeff Vorva THE Reporter Editor supervisor Sharon Lombardi wants to may have give you the boot this Thanksgiving. Then she wants you to fill to walk 2 SECTIONS your plate. PAGES Lombardi, the owner of on 22 water Mission Body Possible in

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Before putting things on your plate check out everything that’s beSha- ing offered. ron was planning We’ve all a career in education done it bebut then a knee injury fore. You go to a changed her plans. “I studied personal buffet and training after I had knee you start at Evergreen Oak beginning surgery,” shePark, said. “IHickory had the Hills, of the line. You nothing better to do.’’ Whether people

Palos Hills, is inviting people to a free 30-minute boot camp workout at her businessServing at 9 a.m.Chicago Ridge, and 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving at 8648 W. 103rd St. Lombardi and her twin sister, Sandra Hubbard, will run the workout. They are both certified trainers. Lombardi, an Oak Lawn resident, said that she and her sister ran track and cross country for Stagg High School and continued their running careers come to boot at Moraine Valley and Judson camp or not, the two cooked up College in Elgin. Now they are a list of five tips for a healthier both certified trainers. For more Thanksgiving they want to share information on the boot camp, with the public: call 708-846-5787. 1. Make a full round first:

Even without meeting, OL battles still continue By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter

Vorva has a few thoughts for two women who are right now sitting outside of a Best Buy in anticipation of Black Friday (page 3), Rakow has thoughts on TV’s hysteria with the local weather (page 6) and Ray Hanania shares his memories of the late Jane Byrne (page 6).

Dave Heilmann “who prefer to operate in a world of anonymity, lies and deception.” There was no Oak Lawn board The letter was written following meeting Tuesday but the battle a flare-up at the Nov. 11 village continued in the village as two board meeting. allies of Mayor Sandra Bury called At that meeting, Trustee Tim out Trustee Robert Streit for his Desmond mentioned a flyer that was circulated on election day that he said contained “several lies” about the village’s 911 dispatch widely speculated involvement in center. a political blog that routinely atThe emergency dispatch center, tacks the mayor and her admin- which the village outsourced to a istration. private company approximately An open letter written by one year ago, has been the focus trustees Terry Vorderer and Alex of Streit’s attack against Bury and Olejniczak and sent to the media Village Manager Larry Deetjen. Tuesday chastises Streit, Trustee Carol Quinlan and former mayor (Continued on page 5)

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Oak Lawn’s Sharon Lombardi, who runs a fitness business in Palos Hills, offers not only a boot camp on Thanksgiving morning, but offers the public five tips on how people should eat during the holiday.

‘Rattling some bones’ Chicago’s new archbishop knocks three times and is ready to roll

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Cardinal Francis George, left, passes the torch to Archbishop Blase J. Cupich. By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter

INDEX Police News........................2 Our Neighborhood.............4 Sudoku.............................4 Commentary.....................6 Death Notices......................7 Crossword.........................7 School...........................8 & 9 Calendar..........................10 Consumer.........................11

COLUMNISTS Jeff Vorva...........................3 Bob Rakow..........................6 Dee Woods........................12

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Cold Tears

Richards receiver Spencer Tears warms his hands near a sideline heater Saturday during a Class 6A playoff quarterfinal battle with Lemont in Oak Lawn. There were a few tears shed after the game as the Bulldogs, who made it to the state championship game last year, dropped a 19-13 game to the Indians to end their season. The Bulldogs scored 13 points and recovered two onside kicks in the final minute of the game but Lemont’s Flynn Nagel swatted a potential game-tying scoring pass away in his own end zone to break the Bulldogs’ hearts. For more photos and information on the game, see Sports.

On a night when bone-chilling cold gripped Chicagoland, incoming Archbishop Blase J. Cupich predicted, “We will probably end up rattling some bones” during his first homily at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. Monday’s night’s Mass, which was followed by a reception, marked the start of a three-day celebration that saw Cupich installed as the ninth Archbishop of Chicago. He officially started his duties Tuesday. “Notice that the spirit evoked brings about a rattling of the bones, not to assemble skeletons as individuals, but as a vast army,” Cupich said. “There is a dryness in many people’s lives because they have little experience of being connected in society. For them, the only economy that counts is one that depends on connections

they never had and never will. “So many are left unconnected because of poverty spread across generations, racism or not having mentors to guide and inspire them about the value of education, hard work, and the self-discipline needed for personal stability.” Cupich succeeds Cardinal Francis George, who is retiring as he battles cancer. He served as the spiritual leader of more than 2 million Catholics since 1997. Cupich, 65, was the bishop of the Diocese of Spokane, Wash., when he was selected by Pope Francis to succeed George. Cupich went on to laud the charitable works he has witnessed since arriving in Chicago. “Already, in the short time I have been here, I have been edified by the great work so many of you are doing through various charities, apostolates, labor unions, the business community, government programs, schools, volunteer and

civic groups and you should be encouraged to know that helping people get connected, experience being a part of society, is where God is active, working and gracing you in your dedicated ministry and labors. You are using your connections to help those disconnected and that is the work of God,” he said. Local pastors and religious leaders are impressed with Cupich. “He seems to be open and outgoing,” said the Rev. Wayne Svida, the pastor of Our of the Ridge parish in Chicago Ridge. “I think he’s a little bit more to the people.” For example, Svida said, an Our Lady of the Ridge parishioner sent Cupich a congratulatory note shortly after he was named the new archbishop. Cupich replied a few weeks later with a thank you card that included a (Continued on page 5)

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Edith M. Williams, 23, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft Nov. 8 after allegedly Mahmoud F. Jabali, 38, of stealing goods from Wal-Mart, Willowbrook, was charged with 2500 W. 95th St., police said. *** driving on a suspended license, no insurance and using a cell Rene A. Paniagua, 48, of Chiphone while driving Nov. 13 after cago, was charged with retail being stopped at 101st Street theft Nov. 8 after allegedly stealand Harlem Avenue, police said. ing goods from Wal-Mart, 2500 W. 95th St., police said. *** *** Ethel Ellis, 59, was charged with possession of a controlled Kathleen Conroy, 39, of Palos substance and marijuana, no in- Hills, was charged with drunken surance and speeding Nov. 13 driving and no insurance Nov. following a stop in 2700 block 11 after a stop in the 2800 block of 95th Street, police said. of 88th Street, police said. *** *** Cheyenne Jimenez, 26, of Oak Lawn, was charged with retail Mark A. Robinson, 47, of theft Nov. 14 after allegedly Chicago, was charged with restealing goods from Kohl’s at tail theft Nov. 12 after allegChicago Ridge Mall, police said. edly stealing merchandise from Sam’s Club, 9400 S. Western *** Mohammad A. Shahin, 22, of Ave., police said. *** Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving without a valid license Paul M. Bradarich, 29, of after a Nov. 14 stop at 99th Street Chicago, was charged with and Nottingham Avenue, police drunken driving, speeding and no insurance Nov. 12 after he said. was stopped in the 3500 block *** Chanel R. Brown, 23, of Chi- of 103rd Street, police said. *** cago, was charged with theft Nov. 15 after allegedly stealing mer- Jameeka C. Walker, 19, of chandise from Sears at Chicago Evergreen Park, was charged with drunken driving, driving Ridge Mall, police said. on the sidewalk, no insurance *** Gerald M. Tujdowski, 43, of and illegal transportation of Alsip, was charged with driving alcohol Nov. 8 after a stop in on a suspended license and fail- the 3400 block of 92nd Street, ure to signal after a Nov. 17 stop police said. at 109th Street and Ridgeland Avenue, police said.

with battery Nov. 9 following a disturbance at a home in the 9300 block of 52nd Avenue, po Glenn G. Novotny, 49, of lice said. *** Worth, was charged with drunken driving, speeding, failure to Approximately $7,600 worth signal and no insurance Nov. 1 of property, including a dirt after a stop at Southwest High- bike, tools, dirt bike helmets way and 100th Street, police and other and accessories and luggage were reported stolen said. Nov. 11 from a garage in the *** A purse containing $700 cash, 9500 block of West Shore Drive. an iPhone and an iPad was re*** ported stolen Nov. 1-2 from car in the 10300 block of 51st Court. A purse was reported stolen Nov. 11 from a customer at Sal*** Copper line and pipes valued vation Army, 8732 S. Cicero Ave. *** at $500 were reported stolen sometime between Nov. 3-12 Steven K. Hanley, 30, of Chifrom a garage in the 8700 block cago, was charged with retail theft Nov. 12 after allegedly of Merrimac Avenue. stealing goods from Kmart, 4101 *** Several hand tools were re- W. 95th St., police said. ported stolen Nov. 4 from van *** at Christ Medical Center construction site, 4440 W. 95th St. Harold Benavides, 35, of Chicago, was charged with retail *** Jason C. Vazquez, 33, of theft Nov. 12 after allegedly Chicago, was charged with ag- stealing merchandise from Targravated drunken driving, pos- get, 4120 W. 95th St., police said. session of marijuana, driving on a suspended license, following too closely, no insurance, improper lane use and illegal transportation of alcohol Nov. 4 after a stop at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. By Bob Rakow He also was arrested on a Will Staff Reporter County warrant for failure to An elderly Oak Lawn couple appear, police said. was the victim of a ruse burglary *** Deontae M. Hope, 27, of Chi- last Tuesday that involved a phocago, was charged with disor- ny inspection by a man who said derly conduct and battery Nov. he worked for an electric company, 8 following a disturbance at police said. The burglary took place at 3:30 Christ Medical Center, 4440 Leon K. McGuffie, 46, of p.m. in the 9000 block of Crescent W. 95th St., police said. Bridgeview, was charged with Court, according to police reports. *** Sean P. Gaal, 25, of Oak Lawn, possession of a controlled sub In all, $10,250 worth of items, Daryl W. 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there was an issue with power lines in the area and he needed to check the electric service in her house, police said. The woman asked for identification, but the man, who said his name was Tony, said his ID was in his truck. The woman let the man into the house where she lives with her 91-year-old husband. The offender led the woman to a bathroom and handed her a small silver instrument that had a three-pronged plug. He told her to plug the device into the outlet by the sink and look for a flashing green light while he turned to the bathroom lights on and off, police said.

The man left several minutes later. A few hours later, the woman noticed that a few bedroom dresser drawers were open and bags had been removed from a closet. A neighbor told police that she saw a small, newer black car, possibly a Toyota Corolla, in the victim’s driveway with the trunk open. She also noticed that the front door of the house was open. She told police that she saw a man exit the house and enter the into front passenger seat of the car, which had two other occupants. The car left using the driveway with trunk still open. The car did not have a rear license plate.

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Is sitting around for three weeks the best idea to save money? First off, I like having a bigscreen TV set. I don’t use it as much as the kids do. But when I watch TV, I have such a fondness for High Definition that when there is a non-HD channel on, I grumble. If I go to a friend or relative’s house and there is a smallish TV without HD, it’s a severe disappointment. I feel sorry for those people. How did we live without HD and seeing every blemish and freckle on an actor or actresses face? That said, I would not go to the great lengths that Vicky Torres and Juanita Salas have been going through just to get a big-screen, HD-TV for $199. They would be saving about $300 which is not a small amount of scratch. These two are in the middle of a 22-day stretch in which they are waiting outside of a Best Buy in Beaumont, Calif., to be the first in line for the store’s Black Friday sale, which will happen late

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or so, sitting on chairs, when they could be working. California minimum wage is 9 smacks per hour. If they thought By ahead, they could have worked Jeff Vorva somewhere for just 20 hours a week for five weeks, which would have given them $900 to play with. Take away some of that for taxes and stuff, but add the $199 seed money they already had to buy the marked-down TV Thursday afternoon. It’s a story and they are still in the $900 that has the smell of publicity range to buy an upgraded set stunt written all over it. with more pixels and bells. But they claim they are doing Then they could have spent it to save money. the rest of their weeks with I don’t know these women and their families, helping the poor, I will resist the easy scoffing sleeping in their own beds and and insults that I am tempted a variety of other things that… to make. But I will offer a solu- well…make sense. tion that beats the heck out of Good luck ladies. I hope you sitting out in front of a store enjoy your $199 TV set later this for three weeks. month. You earned it…I guess. First off, if they are working, The Bears aren’t they are losing three weeks of pay, which makes no sense. this bad Second, if they are not workWhen the Bears gave up backing, they are spending 528 hours to-back 50-point games to New

That was an era that was a lot different than what we have now. The Jeffs played a four-game season that was so bad, it makes this year’s Bears campaign look like one in which Marc Trestman would deserve a 10-year contract extension. The Jeffs opened the ’23 campaign on Oct. 7 at Normal Park in Chicago, where they suffered a 60-0 defeat at the hands of the mighty Chicago Cardinals. Then the following week, they travelled to the Quad Cities, where the Rock Island Independents buried the Mutts, er, Jeffs, 56-0. The Jeffs then had five or so bye weeks as their next game came Nov. 24 when they lost to the Toledo Maroons at home, 12-6. They closed the season on Dec. 1 with a 13-0 loss to the Buffalo All-Americans. England and Green Bay, they tory to accomplish that and the So the Bears are having a were linked in history with the Jeffs (what a cool name) did much better season than that. Rochester Jeffersons. That team that in 1923. I’m glad you feel better, Bears was the only other in NFL hisBut that shouldn’t count. fans.

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Adult toys no longer ‘in your face’

The public is demanding a lot Byrne’s replacement.

By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Adult toys will no longer be on display at a Spencer’s in Chicago Ridge Mall. Trustees on Tuesday night unanimously approved an amendment to the village’s ordinance regarding adult book and video stores that would prohibit the practice. The change to the ordinance will requires stores such as Spencer’s to place adult toys and videos in a section of the store Submitted photo for D-218 Superintendent John restricted by doors or walls. “It certainly should address the issue that’s been put before us,” Mayor Chuck Tokar said. That issue was raised two weeks ago when a small group of residents told trustees that Spencer’s had a large number of sex toys displayed on a wall in the rear of the store. “I was appalled,” resident Elaine Pecenka told trustees. “I don’t think this is funny. It’s there. It’s in your face.” Pecenka complained that the versity, some of the other char- display was not separated from acteristics listed in her Community Engagement Summary were: strong moral character, effective communication skills, humility as a leader, being able to create a culture of ethics, recruiting and retaining a team of strong leaders, strong strategic planning, delivering strong curriculum, knowledge and the ability to make instructional decisions and work experience in a similar district. By Bob Rakow “These are just the top ten Staff Reporter characteristics that kept reoccurring during the discussion in If residents of Oak Lawn’s Lywhat community members expect wood subdivision had their way, abfrom their next superintendent,” solutely no Oak Lawn Community Longo said. High School traffic would traverse A concern brought up by par- through their neighborhood. ents was the superintendent’s Mary Lou Harker, a longtime availability. resident of the subdivision, last “A lot of parents work conflict- week presented the Oak Lawn ing hours with a typical school village board with a petition askday,” she added, “They want to ing the village to prevent all unmake sure the superintendent necessary high school traffic from is available to be contacted, is “inundating our neighborhood all present at parent/teacher meet- day, every day and weekends.” ings and involved with the comThe petition also asks the village munity.” to help the high school “adopt and Another concern discussed by design its traffic flow to eliminate parents is the district’s relation traffic into the subdivision, which with Moraine Valley Community located north of the high school.’’ College and preparation steps be“We are asking the village board ing taken to ease student’s transi- to help us find a solution to this tion into college. problem,” Harker said at the Nov. “The community was very 11 village board meeting. grateful the board reached out A big part of the problem for the to them for their personal opin- complainants is the drivers who ions during the search for a new drop off students on 93rd Street, superintendent,” Longo said. across the street from the north The board of education will side of the school. Many of those be conducting rolling interviews motorists turn right on Lynwood, all throughout the month of Monitor or Mayfield drives in order December with a candidate hop- to reach 91st Street or return to ing to be selected by the second Southwest Highway. week of January. Since word has Trustee Alex Olejniczak, whose spread about the position, the 2nd District includes the Lynwood board has received 65 inquiries subdivision, said finding a workand 11 completed applications. able solution will be challenging. During the interview process, “We want to make sure the applicants will also receive whole neighborhood agrees with criminal and financial back- it, Olejniczak said. “We have a lot ground checks. of work to do.” The process is a long one but District 229 Supt. Mike Riordan taking the time to go through agreed. each step thoroughly is of ut“We have been looking at this for most importance, Longo said. years,” Riordan said. “We can’t 100 “We will definitely have a percent accept what Mrs. Harker decision by February,” Marco wants.” Corsi, president of CHSD 218 The high school recently conschool board, said. ducted a traffic review study, which

Will the new D-218 super walk on water?

Public making huge demands for outgoing Byrne’s replacement By Kelly White Correspondent Community High School District 218 is looking for a candidate to achieve the impossible in its superintendent search. The district has turned to the public for qualities it is looking for the new superintendent after three community meetings were recently held. There is a high list of demands by the public and consultant Margaret Longo stated the new superintendent better be able to “walk on water.” After eight years, District 218 Superintendent John Byrne is leaving his position at the end of the school year and officials hope to name his successor in February. The district and PROACT Search reached out to teachers, parents, government officials and many others while conducting a list of positive qualities and discussing obstacles they anticipate the superintendent to have. "The Board of Education is committed to finding a talented leader for Community High School District 218 and wants community input to ensure broad based stakeholder engagement in the process," said Longo, senior consultant for PROACT Search at Monday night’s board of education meeting. Longo organized opportunities for community members to participate in with three public forums as well as gathering information from an online survey. With 18.8 percent of parents’ responses, Longo noted the majority of feedback came from school and faculty advisors. “The community has stressed ten common traits they would like to see in the next superintendent,” Longo said, “One of the most important qualities is developing and maintaining strong relationships in a diversified community. There are very different schools in the district, made up of all different kinds of children and families. Diversity and culture collaboration were stressed heavily in the superintendent process.” Aside from understanding di-

encouraged him to put together a detailed improvement plan for the Chicago Ridge location. Lindish, whose current shop is in an industrial park, said the Chicago Ridge shop is ideally located and offers everything his business needs, including a secure storage lot. Tokar favored an industrial park location for Lindish’s shop and said he was concerned about cars being parked in front of the the rest of the store, making it use permit for property at 103rd business, along Ridgeland Avenue. visible to underage shoppers. Street and Ridgeland Avenue. “I’m just not sure (the proposed She added that a store emAlsip mechanic Walter Lindish location) is a good idea,” the mayor ployee told her that there are has proposed moving his shop from said, adding that a body shop located no age restrictions on who can to a shuttered garage located at 103rd Street and Oxford Avenue frepurchase the items. The employee 10303 S. Ridgeland Ave. adjacent quently has cars stored in front of said that girls as young as 12 to Penny Lane School. the business. purchase the adult toys. But while at least two trustees Trustee Jack Lind said he favored Spencer’s appears harm- were willing to approve the special- approving the special-use permit, less from the outside, Pecenka use permit on Tuesday, Tokar asked which was unanimously approved said, attracting teenagers with the board to take additional time by the planning and zoning comdisplays of gag gifts, costumes to consider the request. mission. and games. Once in the store, “I’m still a little bit concerned,” “I don’t have to wait,” Lind said. however, children are bound to Tokar said, adding that the garage “I don’t think we should hold it up. discover the adult merchandise, will require a significant amount of What else is going to go in there?” she said. upkeep. “I don’t want to see the Trustee Dan Badon also favored In other business at Tuesday’s board rush into this.” the plan but agreed to table the meeting, trustees agreed to delay Tokar added that he wanted matter for until the next board for two weeks a vote on a special- to visit Lindish’s Alsip shop and meeting.

Officials wrestling with traffic solution around Oak Lawn HS called for redirecting the road that runs along the north end of the school onto 93rd Street rather than Southwest Highway. Traffic would be forced to make a left or right turn onto 93rd Street but would be unable to cross into the Lynwood subdivision, Riordan said. The study also called for a traffic light at 93rd Street and Southwest Highway. “Our thinking was it was better to have a light at 93rd Street,” School District 229 Assistant Supt. Rick Hendricks said. The plan would eliminate the need for a police officer to control Southwest Highway traffic on school mornings, officials said. The traffic light would be timed to maintain a steady flow of traffic on Southwest Highway, Riordan said. However, some residents are concerned that traffic would stack up on 93rd Street, causing congestion in the neighborhood. Hendricks said the school will have “to go back to the drawing board” if the traffic study recommendations are not acceptable to the

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Our Neighborhood

Winner, winner, turkey dinner By Jeff Vorva, Reporter Editor

The Worth American Legion Marrs-Meyer Post 991 got a jump on Thanksgiving and hosted its own turkey dinner for the public on Saturday. Proceeds from the dinner will go for the post’s efforts to help veterans and poor families. Hundreds came throughout the day and were treated to turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, gravy, bread, butter, dessert and soft drinks. Photos by Jeff Vorva

The sign outside the Worth American Legion was inviting on Saturday.

Some of the servers at the turkey dinner were, from left, Bob Burns, Margaret Venckus, Lisa Finnegan and Mark Jezior.

Worth’s Eugene Daly digs in as he chomps on a turkey leg during the turkey dinner.

Some of the cooks behind the scenes were, from left, Terry Martin, Brad Urban, Rich Nolan and Steve Werner.

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A long dessert table greeted patrons at the turkey dinner on Saturday.

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News and events from our archives.

Rats! Poison doesn’t help problem in Hickory Hills 50 years ago

From the Nov. 19, 1964 issue The story: Worth trustee George Apato resigned, citing his job was keeping him away from board meetings. The quote: “The village officials have scattered a rat poison in the neighborhood and asked us to do the same. This doesn’t seem to help.’’ – Hickory Hills resident Mrs. Charles Messino on a rat problem in her neighborhood. Fun fact: The cornerstone of the new United Presbyterian Church in Chicago Ridge was put into place at 107th Street and Lyman Avenue.

A Palos Hills teen with perspective 25 years ago

From the November 23, 1989 issue The story: Hickory Hills Clerk Geraldine Maguson said she would not seek re-election after serving since 1971. The quote: “Life can’t always be a bunch of football games and parties,” – Palos Hills’ Karen Klimnasz, a senior at Stagg High School who was a two-term president of the Independent Order of Foresters Teen Club. Fun fact: Dawn Jenkinson and Jill Jankauskis of Oak Lawn, Colleen Kincaid of Palos Hills and Susan Tillman of Hickory Hills were preparing for the Miss Illinois USA Pageant.

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UIC students tell Worth officials where to go 10 years ago

From the Nov. 18, 2004 issue The story: University of Illinois Chicago graduate students studied the Village of Worth for 10 months and had several suggestions for village officials including a suggestion to move Village Hall to 111th Street and Oketo Avenue. The quote: “I said ‘nice game, great job, I love you.’ It was very touching. I know it brought tears to my wife’s [Eileen’s] eyes.’’ – Richard football coach Gary Korhonen, after embracing his son, Kris, after Kris’s Providence team beat Richards, 31-0 to knock the Bulldogs out of the playoffs. Fun fact: Top readers at Worthwoods School were treated to a Krispy Kreme donuts party.

Nov. 20: ON THIS DATE in 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1998, 46 states embraced a $206 billion settlement with cigarette makers over the costs of treating sick smokers. Nov. 21: ON THIS DATE in 1877, Thomas Edison announced the invention of his phonograph. Nov. 22: ON THIS DATE in 1963, President Kennedy was shot to death by sniper Lee Harvey Oswald, according to official accounts, while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during his re-election campaign. Writers C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley also died the same day. Nov. 23: ON THIS DATE in 1936, Life magazine, created by Henry R. Luce, was first published. Nov. 24: ON THIS DATE in 1963, strip-club owner Jack Ruby shot JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to death on national television. In 1971, hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines jetliner with $200,000 in extorted cash. He was never caught. Nov. 25: ON THIS DATE in 1867, Alfred Nobel invented Dynamite; his resulting fortune later funded the Nobel Prizes. Nov. 26: ON THIS DATE in 1789, Thanksgiving was officially celebrated in the United States. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1959, Ford Motor Co. canceled production of the Edsel because of slow sales. This week’s question: In 1975, Charles Manson follower Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was convicted of trying to assassinate whom? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

Thursday, November 20, 2014 The Reporter

Evergreen Park State of the Village Address

Plaza’s future could top Sexton’s speech By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter The future of the Plaza could be revealed today by Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton during his annual state of the village address. The speech will be given at noon at the Evergreen Park Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Plans for the future of the dormant shopping mall, once a thriving collection of stores, have hit numerous delays as the village and developers try to reach an agreement. The Plaza closed the doors on the interior mall in May 2013

after 60 of years of business in the community. The mall fell into foreclosure in 2011. A development firm led by former San Francisco 49ers’ owner Eddie DeBartolo had plans to demolish the mall, replacing it with a more contemporary, $112 million shopping center. DeBartolo Development LLC plans to build a “lifestyle center” at the 30.2-acre site at 9500 S. Western Ave. But there’s been no update on the proposal for several months. Sexton will talk about other development in the village during his annual remarks, he said.

Community Briefs OAK LAWN Oak Lawn Park District Film Group Will Discuss ‘Amadeus’ CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s free weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will examine the 1984 Mozart biopic “Amadeus.”) The group will meet Wednesday, Dec. 3 at a special extended time, from 6:45 to 10:15 p.m. at Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Participants should check building signage for the room number. For more information, call 5299028, or visit cineversegroup. blogspot.com Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty and Elf Stilt Walker are Coming to Town The Village of Oak Lawn will host its annual Santa on the Green from 12 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, on the Village Green, located north of the Oak Lawn Public Library, 94th Street and Cook Ave. Santa, Mrs. Claus and Frosty will make a special appearance and be available for pictures. Participants are invited to bring their cameras. There will also be an appearance by an Elf Stilt Walker. The children can enjoy a trolley ride from the

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Some observers believe Streit is using it as a campaign issue as he heads into a potentially difficult re-election campaign. Desmond said the people distributing the flyer told him it was created by the people who run Streit’s blog. Mayor Sandra Bury gave Streit the opportunity to take ownership of the blog but he did not comment. The letter also said: “Trustee Desmond talked about the malicious and dishonest claims the flyer made about our 911 dispatch center, and pointed out that the flyer had no author, just like all the stories posted on the blog.’’ Desmond said at the meeting the blog was created and maintained by Streit and former Mayor Dave Heilmann. “I think it is despicable and disappointing that a sitting trustee and a former mayor don’t have the guts to put to their name on the line next to the negative garbage they put out on (the blog), Desmond said at the meeting. “The former mayor who led this community for eight years, and who I voted for twice, could fall so low.” The letter added that before Desmond could finish his statement at the meeting, “he was interrupted and attacked by Quinlan, who demanded proof of his claims.” Quinlan is a political ally of Streit and Heilmann. She is not running for re-election in 2015. “Trustee Quinlan’s outburst was so disruptive that our mayor

Village Green to the Oak Lawn Train Station. Trolleys will run to and from the Village Green and the Metra Station from 12 to 3 p.m. The Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce will host a Shop Oak Lawn Kick Off Party at the Metra Station in conjunction with our Santa on the Green event. Christmas Carolers will perform in the Tent on the Village Green from 1 to 1:30 p.m., featuring caroling by the Sward and Kolmar School choirs. WORTH Chieftain Irish Pub to Toast Local ‘Men in Blue’ All are invited to join Chieftain Irish Pub owner John Staunton and Guinness as he salutes the Men in Blue. Chieftain will host a special night Tuesday Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. to “raise a glass” to the local FOP. All participants receive a free engraved Guinness glass. The Worth police will receive a special plaque that will be placed at St. James gate in Dublin honoring their service and dedication to the community. All service professionals and community supporters are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 629-5490. Chieftain Irish Pub is located at 6906 W. 111th St., Worth.

intervened and called for order only to be attacked by Trustee Quinlan, who criticized her handling of meetings and called her ‘a piece of work,’” the letter said. Desmond was allowed to make his remarks about the former mayor. But when Streit called out former Trustee Tom Phelan for his potential involvement in outsourcing the emergency dispatch center, Bury stopped him, saying, “I won’t have you attack a resident.” The letter goes on to say that on May 3, 2013, Heilmann and Streit created the blog, with both men acting as registrant with Heilmann and his downtown law firm, Clausen Miller, acting as the administrator. “On June 8, 2013, Heilmann and Streit’s ownership was exposed, forcing Heilmann to admit in an unsolicited letter he sent to local media: ‘Yes, I secured the website, (and) I like it (and) I do hope to contribute articles.’ ” The letter points out that on Feb. 1, 2014, Heilmann and Streit attempted to again disguise their ownership and paid a service to change the registrants names from their own names to contact@ myprivateregistartion.com. In April, Bury addressed this issue with Oak Lawn residents by saying, “Willful deception is always wrong, but it is especially vulgar when it is served to unsuspecting residents by individuals who now hold, or formerly held, elected office.” “We couldn’t agree more with our mayor, and it’s even more vulgar when the lies and deceit deal with life and death issues, as they do in this case with our 911 dispatch center,” the letter said.

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handwritten note. “I thought that was very nice,” said Svida, who attended Monday’s night’s service. Cupich led off his remarks on Monday praising Cardinal George for his service the archdiocese. “On behalf of all of us, all those whose faith and lives have been enriched by your witness and your ministry, I want my first words on this occasion to be ‘thank you Cardinal Francis George.’ He also thanked those who attended the Monday’s service when Cupich knocked three times on the front door of the cathedral, in accordance with tradition, before being ushered in to receive the archdiocesan stole. “For me it is quite humbling as I come to offer servant lead-

The long-awaited Mariano’s is set to open at the end of January, a few months later than the original open date, but sooner that the anticipated February date. The store will conduct a job fair for village residents on Dec. 4 at village hall. Mariano’s will hire as many Evergreen Park residents as possible to fill its 400 openings, Sexton said. “We want to make sure our people are working,” said Sexton, who added that similar job fairs held by retailers such a Menards were a big success. In addition to development,

Sexton plans to focus on property taxes and village expenditures on Thursday. The village makes up only 13 percent of residents’ property tax bills, a figure that has dropped a few percentage points since Sexton took office, he said. Additionally, the village will not require a tax hike to balance the 2015 budget, he said. “We’ve been very lucky,” Sexton said. He added that he focuses on the village’s financial state because seniors are especially interested in how their tax dollars are spent.

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Hickory Hills truck rules put in neutral By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Box truck owners in Hickory Hills can idle their concerns about the city prohibiting their vehicles in residential areas until the end of the year. Hickory Hills aldermen last Thursday agreed to research the issue further before reaching a decision on weight limitations for trucks. Mayor Mike Howley called for an ongoing moratorium on ticketing the trucks “and then we can kind of figure things out. Let’s take our time on this.” The issue gained momentum several weeks ago when police ticketed several box trucks and

other vehicles for weight violations. The city has a five-ton, or 10,000-pound limit, for trucks parked on residential streets. The weight limit for trucks bearing “B” plates is 8,000 pounds. Trucks over that weight carry a “D” license. Joel Vinhler, who owns a box truck with a “D” plate, was the only truck owner to appear at last Thursday’s meeting. “I’m very passionate about this. This is my livelihood,” said Vinhler, who also attend the Oct. 30 city council meeting with several other truck owners. Vinhler parks his truck, the family’s only vehicle, along the side of his house.

“You really can’t see it from the street,” he said. Prohibiting truck owners from parking their vehicles at home would force the owners to park them elsewhere and drive to their trucks. Additionally, he said, parking his truck at home is convenient when he does work-related paperwork. Vinhler asked alderman to reconsider the weight restriction and come up with other limitations, such as prohibiting on-street parking. He also asked aldermen to review restrictions in other communities before reaching a decision. “Give us the benefit of the doubt,” he said. “It’s going to make my life a lot harder. If I

don’t fight for this, it’s going to get taken away from me.” Enforcement of the weight restriction has not been consistent, a practice Ald. Deborah Ferrero has called unfair. “How do you start to limit it,” Ald. John Szeszycki added. That’s a question aldermen will wrestle with over the next several weeks. “There’s got to be reasonable exceptions to the ordinance,” Howley said. For instance, the mayor said the city could restrict multiple trucks that are used as part of a home-based business while making exceptions for tradesmen who park a single truck at home.

A sticker situation

Worth tag-teams with the DMV By Kelly White Correspondent Every car must have a sticker; if not, they will find you. They are members the DMV, and they are working hand-in-hand with the Village of Worth. The village is pairing with the State of Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles and Direct Response database for vehicle sticker sales. The board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $1,200 expenditure for the merger with the DMV database. The cost is broken down two ways: a $500 fee to connect to the State of Illinois database and a $700 fee for a direct response to merge with Worth’s personal database that holds records of all vehicle stickers purchased within the village. Stickers are $41 for 18 months for passenger vehicles and $49-$200 for trucks. Motorcyles are $26. “We tried using only the DMV database about five years ago when we did not have our own database,” City Clerk Bonnie Price said at Tuesday night’s meeting. “Now we do have our own database through our software system, MSI.” The village will be using the connection with the DMV database to look for addresses for vehicle owners who have not purchased a vehicle sticker. The DMV will prompt a village sticker application to be sent out to those addresses. The DMV will also allow the village to have access to the number of cars each household owns, even if they are claiming to own less. “If (someone) claims they only have three cars but the DMV database shows four vehicles, it will add the fourth car onto our database and the owner of that vehicle will be issued a village sticker application,” Price said. The crosschecking with the

ership to this local church to be associated with lay women and men, clergy, religious and bishops who continue to have an enormous impact in society,” Cupich said. Cupich will celebrate six welcome Masses throughout the diocese starting in January, beginning Jan. 8 at St. Rita High School, 7740 S. Western Ave., Chicago. The Rev. Tom McCarthy, St. Rita’s chairman of the board, expects Cupich to do well in Chicago, but asked people not to compare him to his predecessor. “I hope people don’t compare the two. It’s kind of unfair,” McCarthy said. Ultimately, McCarthy said, Cupich’s task is “to bring people closer to Jesus.” “Let him be our pastor, our leader,” McCarthy added. Cupich said he does not have a detailed agenda because having one would be a disaster. “No, the agenda has to be

DMV database will allow the village to compare the number of vehicles at the number of households and per owner throughout Worth. Although it sounds like a simple process, there may still be a few errors in its system. “Some people may have moved and still be listed in the DMV database with a Worth address,” Price said. “These people need to be removed from our database so they do not show up as not having a vehicle sticker.” Trustee Rich Dziedzic questioned if the village has access to how many stickers were not purchased in 2014. “There should be a way to tell how many people did not purchase stickers in 2014 versus the number of stickers available,” he said. Mayor Mary Werner confirmed 2015 vehicle sticker sales in conjunction with the DMV database will have this information down. The merger with their database will let village officials know immediately who has not purchased a vehicle sticker, she said. The $1,200 expense will not be an annual fee. Price confirmed the incurred fees will only need to pay out every two to three years. “This is not something that would be done every year,” she said, “I would, however, recommend it be done every couple of years to keep track of the number of vehicles in the village failing to obtain a vehicle sticker.” Even with the $1,200 expenditure, vehicle sticker prices are not set to rise in 2015. Werner states to be very comfortable with the village’s fee. “We have not raised fees for vehicle sticker sales for the past couple of years,” she said, “I do not see any need to increase them in 2015.”

God’s, which is beyond our imagining and our abilities. And unlike our priorities, God’s agenda has staying power, it endures,” he said. Cupich also reached out to young people throughout the diocese. “There are others who feel little sense of belonging and stability. Many youth have no dreams, no real aspirations, no sustaining hope. And so they turn to a destructive world of drugs, gangs and lethal violence. “There are no easy answers to this, but I am aware that good people within our parishes and in the city are working imaginatively to address this issue. I admire the creativity of bringing gang members together for sports and in other venues to ease growing tensions. I believe that shoring up and strengthening family life and education are also essential ingredients.”

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Remembering Jane Byrne

This fighting mayor sure packed a punch I was fortunate my first assignment to cover Chicago City Hall in 1978 occurred at the same time that Jane M. Byrne, the former Chicago commissioner of Consumer Services announced her candidacy for mayor against Mayor Mike Bilandic and the Chicago machine. Byrne, who died Friday, looked to be a longshot. I have written much about her career online (www.TheMediaOasis. com). But Jane Byrne was a dynamo earning the nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fighting Jane.â&#x20AC;? Byrne was motivated to run for mayor because of revenge against the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabal of Evil Menâ&#x20AC;? whom she identified as Ald. Ed Vrdolyak (a convicted felon), the surviving and brilliant Ed Burke, and the late representative of the Chicago mob, Ald. Fred Roti. Vrdolyak, Burke and Roti, Byrne alleged, had corrupted Bilandic, who became mayor after the death of Richard J. Daley. No one believed Byrne could win. Burke blew her off saying she was like is aunt. Vrdolyak scoffed. Roti just took orders. And Bilandic fumbled through one of the worst-run campaigns for election I have ever seen in 40 years of covering Chicago politics. Bilandicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stumbles were driven by his failure to deal with a record snowfall that hammered Chicagoland at the end of 1978 and early 1979. Instead of removing snow, Bilandic gave a sweetheart deal contract to his former deputy mayor, Ken Sain, who produced a 90-page report ($1,000 a page) that basically said when it snows, shovel it. Bilandic continued his tumble, ordering the CTA trains to skip past black inner city stops to get white voters back to their homes. Most were suburbanites. Black commuters simmered as they watched train after trains speed past while they froze in the bitter January arctic chill. Then, Bilandic promised to remove snow from the white neighborhoods, announcing a plan to shovel neighborhood streets urging homeowners to park their cars in local parking lots so the plows could race through. But the snow-

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania plows dumped the snow in the same parking lots, burying the parked cars. Next, as the snow crippled Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare Airport and brought it to an unprecedented standstill, Bilandic and his socialite wife, Heather Morgan, stood at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare Airport and accepted an award claiming that Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare was one of the best run airports in the country. Behind the Bilandics, as they posed for pictures, were mounds of luggage and stranded commuters who were stuck at the airport for days. Byrne got the support of Mike Royko, whose columns gave her the 30,000 votes that helped put her over the top in the election. After winning, the humiliated aldermen bowed, fearing the new mayor would strip them of privilege, clout and perquisites. Byrne tapped Aldermen Bill Lipinski, Marty Oberman and John Aiello to run her administration. But the trio stumbled so badly, Byrne cut a deal with Vrdolyak to take their place. All the reforms Byrne promised went out the window. Byrne allied herself with the same cabal that ran Bilandicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failed administration, including the controversial housing kingpin, Charlie Swibel. Byrne took her rage against the media focusing on me because I was from the Southwest side, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daley Territory,â&#x20AC;? believing I was his ally. Her attacks against me were unprecedented and relentless. The pinnacle was when her husband, Jay McMullen, threatened to punch me in the nose, pushing my career into the media stratosphere, which I loved. Yet, I have to say with sincerity, we miss you Jane Byrne. You deserved far more respect than you received. Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

A winter tradition: TV news hot on hype but sub-zero on substance Getting cold out there. Autumnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over. Did you see the weather they got in Minnesota? Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be long before we see some of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;white stuff.â&#x20AC;? Polar vortex is on its way. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d wager most folks couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain what a polar vortex is, but they like saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;polar vortex.â&#x20AC;? Can we please stop? Seriously. This is Chicago. We experience four seasons. Winter is one of them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midNovember and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting cold. Shocking. Of course, the local news broadcasts feed this silliness. Years ago, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember newscasts leading with weather stories unless we were in for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;grind the city to a haltâ&#x20AC;? type storm. But now, any threat of snow, any significant drop in temperature, and weather is the star of the TV news. Last week, I caught the national news and weather was genuinely the story in places like Minnesota and some Great Plainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; states where the tempera-

ture dropped to below freezing in mere hours. Sheets of ice blanketed the roads in some places. Winter weather had arrived with little warning. Real news, to be sure. We escaped the deep freeze here in Chicago, but it was getting colder and that certainly deserved news coverage. News anchors chatted with the weatherman, feigning disappointment about the end of warmer temps. Everyone was resigned to the fact that autumn was over. But news coverage of the onset of winter is only the opening act. The real fun begins when we finally get the first big snowstorm. Breaking news. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s snowing in Chicago. Dispatch the reporters and the camera crews. They follow the same template year after year after year. Images of snowplows clearing the streets and maybe few words from the guy who drives the plow. Talk to the city dweller who spent hours shoveling snow in front of his house and used kitchen chairs to reserve the space. A long-held Chicago tradi-

The B-Side by Bob Rakow tion, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reminded. Real news would be footage of a driver getting out of his car, moving the chairs and parking in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;reservedâ&#x20AC;? spot, leading to a fight with the guy who shoveled the snow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow fall leads to brawl. Tonight at 10.â&#x20AC;? Instead, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of the usual. A reporter is stationed along the side of a highway or on one of the overpasses. Traffic is snarled as a result of the snow. Who knew? And by the way, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go outsideâ&#x20AC;Ś. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Of course, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wall-to-wall weather coverage without getting a reporter to Home Depot or a similar store? The unprepared masses are buying shovels, snow blowers, salt, and the like. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What brings you out tonight?â&#x20AC;? the reporter asks a shopper. We eagerly

await the response. Sometimes, a reporter will check in on the grocery stores as well. Some people are stocking up on the staples before supplies run out. The dawn of the apocalypse is upon us. Ready yourselves. And letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget to talk to the tow truck drivers putting in double and triple shifts as well as the folks whose cars are stuck in the snow. And no one can say the TV reporters arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepared for the elements. Big, goofy hats with earflaps, ski gloves and boots suitable for someone taking a team of dogs into the artic are all part of the garb. And despite the garb, reporters still look cold and miserable. It will happen this year just like every other year. We expect it, I suppose, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the TV news feeds it to us. Plus, in a town with several newscasts, one station canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to downplay the first flake that falls from the sky. So get ready. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting cold out there. Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upon us. The TV news told me so.

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Why are schools afraid of freedom? By Charles C. Haynes After listening to high school journalists last week, I am simultaneously hopeful and worried about the future of the First Amendment in America. The venue was the National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C., an annual event sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. On the up side, encountering so many bright, committed and insightful young journalists from high schools across the country inspires hope. But on the downside, hearing their stories of censorship and control by school officials is cause for worry, if not despair. It was especially disturbing to hear students describe how school administrators misuse their power of â&#x20AC;&#x153;prior reviewâ&#x20AC;? to keep any hint of controversy out of the school paper. Not surprisingly, what is considered off-limits varies from region to region. In one community, for example, school officials ban coverage of student religious clubs while permitting coverage of all other student clubs. But in a very different community, administrators instruct students not to report on LGBT issues because a few parents

once complained about a profile of a gay student in the school paper. Under current law, school officials may review what goes into school publications (though they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t required by any law to do so). But they may not turn â&#x20AC;&#x153;prior reviewâ&#x20AC;? into â&#x20AC;&#x153;prior restraintâ&#x20AC;? with overly broad and vague restrictions on what student reporters may cover. Unfortunately, many public school administrators are either unfamiliar with the First Amendment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or simply ignore it. The stories of school censorship I heard at the convention are consistent with trends I have seen around the country. A growing number of public schools restrict school newspapers (or shut them down entirely) and, in other ways, limit student political and religious speech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is both strange and troubling that in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;land of the freeâ&#x20AC;? so many school officials are afraid of freedom. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the irony: Schools that give students meaningful opportunities to exercise their First Amendment freedoms are safer, more successful learning environments than schools that treat students like prison inmates. One such school is Federal Hocking High School in

Stewart, Ohio, located in rural Appalachia where students learn about democracy and freedom by actually practicing democracy and freedom. This means, for example, Federal Hocking students serve on all school committees, participating in everything from revising the student handbook to hiring faculty. Students are also given full responsibility for all student events and various school programs. And a student serves on the local school board. Administrators at Federal Hocking understand that when school officials choose between safety and freedom, they make a false and dangerous choice. Silencing student voice, installing metal detectors and other efforts to make schools â&#x20AC;&#x153;safeâ&#x20AC;? are, at best, stopgap measures that paper over the root causes of student alienation and frustration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and send dissent underground. If we are serious about creating better schools, places with fewer discipline problems and higher academic achievement, then students must have a meaningful voice in shaping the life of the school. My advice to the student journalists at the conference is the same advice I would give to any student attending a public high school that ignores or censors student speech: If your school newspaper is

subject to prior review, start a campaign to end it. Prior review stifles freedom of the press and undermines the work of student journalists. If your school district doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t protect First Amendment freedoms, petition the administration and the school board, organize rallies and speak out for policies that uphold religious liberty, freedom of speech, press, assembly and petition. Exercise your rights to make the case for freedom. If students arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t involved in decision-making at your school, seek student representation on school committees and the school board to ensure students are involved in decisions concerning school policies, culture and governance. Go home, speak out, and stand up for freedom. Remind your administrators and school board members that a country committed to democracy and freedom needs schools committed to democracy and freedom. In a free society that would remain free, schools must be our laboratories of freedom. Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org Email: chaynes@newseum.org

Who is the military commander you find most interesting? (Asked Sunday at the Military Collectors Show at the Orland Park Civic Center)

Phil Bell, Orland Park Chuck Groff, Orland Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;General Norman Schwarzkopf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;General George S. Patton is I like hard, tough leaders. They a leader I would have liked to make a decision and stick by it.â&#x20AC;? serve under. World War II vets called him a soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soldier. He was all for the regular GI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;

Gail Blummer, Orland Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;General Jimmy Doolittle. He was an awesome leader, but a bit of a rebel. He got things done. I also admire Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf.â&#x20AC;?

Ron Armstrong, Homer Glen â&#x20AC;&#x153;General Patton. He was kind of a maverick of a guy. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow the exact line dictated to him.â&#x20AC;?

Phil Stebbins, Elwood â&#x20AC;&#x153;General Patton. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really interesting about him is that he believed in reincarnation. When he was in Italy, he told his men he had been there before, fighting with the Romans.â&#x20AC;?

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Oak Lawn’s Red Hat group loves to meet, greet and eat Like a flock of brightly colored birds, complete with fluttering feathers, the Royal Queens breezed through the doors of Peace Village in Palos Park. Greeted by village staff and new village resident Queen Bea Lyons, they landed in the sparkling lobby to wait for the remaining members of their Red Hat chapter before heading into lunch. “We meet and eat,” joled Red Hat member Pat Racine. “It’s what we do best.” Liz Zalapi, a member of the group for just six months, smiles and takes a more thoughtful tone. “These are all good friends. We enjoy each other, go to the show, and we support each other,” she said. The Royal Queens meet monthly, except for January, when officials say, “it’s too cold to go out.” With new and long-time members from age 76 into the mid90’s, greeting conversations tend to revolve around their health. “We’ve got to keep moving and this group helps us do that. We do love to recommend doctors to each other,” Pat joked. Submitted photo The Royal Queens Chapter of Sertoma Centre’s Holiday Bazaar on Friday, Dec. 5, will load tables with homemade crafts, Christmas the Red Hat Society began more ornaments and holiday décor. Sales will benefit individuals with disabilities than a decade ago, prompted by a long waiting list at the Senior Center in Oak Lawn. The Red Hats are all local, coming from Oak Lawn’s Senior Club, various churches, park district exercise classes and neighborhood friendships. The membership numbers about 25 at any given time. The goal of the Royal Queens Sertoma’s Holiday Bazaar will year. There are a record number hot chocolate at Mrs. Claus Bake be held on Friday, Dec. 5, from 9 of Sertoma Centre vendors and a Shoppe. The proceeds from each is indeed lunch. “We keep it local – no one a.m. to 2 p.m., at Sertoma Centre, few outside vendors all making of Sertoma Centre Vendor Booths 4343 W. 123rd St. in Alsip. sure there is a great selection will go directly to the programs likes to drive on the expressway This is a great way to start of items. that participated, so come out and anymore,” Racine said. “We take your holiday shopping. Friends, If you are looking for gift ideas support people with disabilities. turns picking a restaurant. If neighboring schools, churches that won’t break the bank, Holi- For more information, contact there’s something new, we check and area organizations are wel- day Bazaar has just what you head elf Laura Gardner at 730- it out. We like fun and different.” Mary Beckett has been the come to stop in to shop. Many need. There will be craft items 6211 or lgardner@sertomacentre. of Sertoma Centre’s departments that range from $1 to $10. Free org, or visit the website at ser- Royal Queen Bee president since and programs have been working gift wrapping is included. Grab tomacentre.org. hard with the clients to provide some lunch at the North Pole Café lovely gift items for shoppers this or enjoy a sweet treat and some —Submitted by Sertoma Centre

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Sertoma team still growing The Palos Hills-based Sertoma Speech and Hearing Centers announced Nada Abderrhaman, a speech-language pathologist has joined its team. Abderrhaman was born and raised in Alsip and a graduate of Purdue University. “The rave reviews she earns from her patients confirm her skills and enthusiasm,” said Dr.

Michelle Morrison, executive director of Sertoma Speech and Hearing Centers. Nada is also fluent in Arabic, which opens up opportunities for us to extend our professional reach and better serve local communities.” Morrison said current team member Tom Wardzala earned his Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification from the American

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One of the Red Hat members models a Red Hat. the chapter formed. “Well, I’ve tried to get rid of this job, but no one will take it,” she said, “It’s not that hard. You have a list of names and everyone takes a turn planning a lunch. There’s only a few that have to be hit on the head to do it.” Bea Lyons did not need any cajoling when her turn to plan the luncheon came. She moved into her private apartment in Peace Village in June and is enjoying the Village’s total experience. “There are so many things to do here. I’ve started playing pinochle again after 20 years,” she said. “I’m learning hand and foot which is a kind of canasta. I’m also learning bridge. I go to the exercise machines and classes every day. There is always something to do or

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somewhere to go.” Lyons decided that the Village’s Bistro, featuring sandwiches, salads and soups, would be a perfect spot for her own Red Hat lunch. However, when village staff member Elizabeth Sieben heard about the upcoming lunch, she wanted to create something even more special for the group. “Liz asked me if I would like to have a buffet for the ladies, and eat in a private dining room,” Lyons said. “That was so very nice.” A buffet was laid with a fresh fruit tray, flaky croissants stuffed with salad, hearty rolls with deli meats and cheeses, tasty caprese sandwiches and a full array of light and scrumptious desserts. The Red Hats filled plates. —Submitted by Peace Village

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Bowling for Bolivia

Oak Lawn students host a benefit for service trip abroad Ten members of the Oak Lawn Community High School Cross Countries organization are hosting a Candlelight Bowl this month to benefit the people of Bolivia, South America. All proceeds from this event will go toward helping a group of Oak Lawn students fund a service trip to Bolivia in June. This charity event is supported by family, friends, and OLCHS. Bowling for Bolivia will take place from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday at Arena Lanes in Oak Lawn, 4700 W. 103rd St. in Oak Lawn. The evening will consist of dinner followed by a short program, bowling and raffles. In order to reach their fi-

nancial goal of $60,000, these ten students are continuing the legacy started by their teammates nearly eight years ago. They have come together to promote the need for aid in Bolivia. To further their cause, these young men and women have reformed a service group known as Cross Countries, which will focus its efforts on supporting the people of Bolivia. Students hope Bowling for Bolivia 2014 will raise more than $10,000. The members of Cross Countries include Nick Minnella, Enrique Miranda, Jake Kupres, Kamila Zaremba, Luis Garcia, Tom Parzadka, Pat Gudinowski, Sergio Serna,

Miles O’Brien, and Omar Abdelrahman. For more information about Cross Countries, or to make a donation, please contact adviser Chris Repa at 708203-2254 or at crepa@olchs. org<mailto:crepa@olchs.org>. Donations should be in the form of a check made payable to Cross Countries and sent to Chris Repa at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 You may also donate at www.youcaring.com/ crosscountries<http://www.youcaring.com/crosscountries>. —Submitted by Oak Lawn Community High School

Bulletin Board GOVERNOR’S STATE Governors State Golf Teams Find Official Home The growing Governors State University athletics program entered into an agreement with University Golf Club, making it the official home facility for GSU’s men’s and women’s golf teams. Beginning with the 2015 golf season, GSU will host collegiate tournaments at the Golf Club, along with team practices. University students, faculty and staff who have GSU Recreation and Fitness memberships will benefit from the agreement as well, with access to the course on weekdays and available tee times on weekends and holidays after 11 a.m. The University Park Golf Club offers elevated tees, rolling fairways and water, which come into play on nine of the holes. Highlights include a 623-yard par 5 and the course’s signature 17th hole, a difficult par 3 over water. MARIST HIGH SCHOOL Grammar School Students, Parents Can ‘Meet Marist’ With the new academic year successfully underway, Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago, invites grammar school students and parents to visit and experience life at the school during an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The open house gives grade school students and their families the chance to tour the school; meet with teachers, coaches, and staff; and review the academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs available at Marist. The day will also allow visitors to see Marist’s Academic Resource Center, student activity center, technology enhanced classrooms, athletic facilities and other stateof-the-art amenities. Additionally, Marist will host two Meet Marist events on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and Friday, Jan. 9. Both evenings will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The events will provide students and families with a brief presentation about the school, followed by an abbreviated tour and the chance to talk with students, teachers and coaches. Lastly, the opportunity to shadow at Marist as part of the Fridays at Marist program is

available through Dec. 12. Students can register in advance at www.marist.net. For more information on these events, call 773881-5330. MORAINE VALLEY Moraine Valley Receives Diversity Award For Third Year Moraine Valley Community College is among 83 U.S. colleges and universities that received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The college has been selected for this award since the magazine started the recognition program in 2012. Moraine Valley was one of six community colleges to receive the honor and the only community college to have received the award all three years. Moraine Valley was selected for the award because of its “outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion,” according to the magazine, which features the colleges in its November 2014 issue. Magazine officials stated that Moraine Valley was selected based on the institution’s exemplary diversity and inclusion initiatives, and ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity on its campus, including gender, race, ethnicity, veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT community. MOUNT CARMEL Mount Carmel High School Invites Prospective Honors Students, Parents To Campus Academically talented students interested in Mount Carmel’s distinguished honors/advanced placement program and Curt Ehrenstrom Scholars Fraternity are invited to attend the Honors Program Preview at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Carmel High School, 6410 S. Dante Ave., Chicago. At the Honors Program Preview, you’ll hear from Dean of the Honors Program and Curt Ehrenstrom Scholars Fraternity moderator Jeffrey Enright, Principal Mr. John Stimler, President Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz, O.Carm, Mount Carmel alumni and faculty. Prospective families can find out how graduates of Mount Carmel have earned credits from the

University of Chicago, registered for their first year of college with a full year’s worth of credits already complete, earned scholarships to some of the Nation’s top colleges and universities, and take an optional tour of Mount Carmel High School. Prospective students who attend the Honors Program Preview are also encouraged to attend the all school open house Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m., or set up a shadow day and school tour with the admissions office. For more information, or to register, call Bill Nolan, director of admissions at 773-324-1020, ext. 265, or email him at bnolan@mchs.org; Phil Segroves, associate director of admissions at 773-324-1020, ext. 281, or email him psegroves@mchs.org. More information and registration also is available at MCHS.org/HonorsProgramPreview201. Mount Carmel Students And Faculty Participate In Blood Drive Mount Carmel High School students and faculty participated in a school sponsored blood drive in October, and 55 units of blood were collected. Julie Chappetto, an art teacher at Mount Carmel High School organized the blood drive. Mount Carmel will host two more blood drives, one on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and again in March. The donation goal is 85 units during the next blood drive Chappetto said. Regular donors can support Mount Carmel by registering their name under Mount Carmel High School at Life Source, a non-profit blood distribution organization and facilitator of Mount Carmel’s blood drive, and the school will get credit towards a scholarship fund of their choice. According to Life Source, they must see 1000 donors daily to ensure an adequate blood supply for area patients in need of transfusions in the hospitals they service. Chicago area school involvement is critical for adequate blood collection. Blood donation can help patients in severe car accidents, with bone marrow transplants, anemic patients, and cancer patients.

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Barrett’s confidence soars as he seeks full-time teacher gig Like a lot of kids growing up, Dan Barrett admits he was a bit on the socially awkward side. “Let’s just say I wasn’t the most outgoing kid,” said Barrett, 23, of Hickory Hills. “I didn’t have a lot of confidence.” That all changed upon his entering first grade at Dorn School. “Mrs. (Karen) Sladek got me to open up, to talk more,” said Barrett, who earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education last year from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. “She’s the one who got me out of my shell and gave me the confidence I have today. “Mrs. Sladek cares about the students,” he said. “Kids pick up on that and they respond to her. It’s obvious how much she loves her job and her students.” Barrett has been working as a substitute teacher in North Palos District 117 and said it’s a bit “weird” seeing some of the people who were once his teachers now as his contemporaries. “That took a while to get used to,” said Barrett, whose father Larry is a bus driver in the district. Barrett attended Dorn and Glen Oaks schools and Conrady Junior High School before Stagg High School. Barrett then spent the first two years of college attending Moraine Valley Community College. He also acknowledged a couple of former Conrady teachers who had a positive impact on him -- Linda Newman and Bill Engelmann. “Mrs. Newman made science interesting,” Barrett said. “She got me excited about science by making learning fun. She had a way about how she presented the material that kept us wanting to learn more.

Dan Barrett “Mr. Engelmann was straight up with you. He told it to you the way it was. He told us that we had to work hard to be successful in life and that always stuck with me.” Barrett said he was lucky to have some really “great, caring teachers help guide my future.” He enjoyed science so much that he considered being a zoologist and moving to Africa to study animals. “I loved watching ‘Animal Planet.’ I loved animals.” But it was a letter he received from a child one summer while working as a Hickory Hills assistant camp counselor during high school that changed everything. “The letter was from a camper thanking me for making a difference in his life,” Barrett said. “That really got to me. It made me rethink what I wanted to do with my life.” That’s when he decided to

become a teacher. “I always liked sports and philosophy,” Barrett said. “I figured I could combine the two and teach kids about fitness and sports while teaching them morals, values and life lessons. “I had teachers who made a difference in my life,” he said. “Now I want the chance to make a difference in the lives of others.” Barrett said he wants to someday be a middle school teacher, preferably physical education, but says he wants to go back to school to get endorsements in health, history and science. “I’d like the chance to make a difference in kids’ lives, just like I had teachers make a difference in mine,” he said. “We’ll see what happens. For now, I’m enjoying what I’m doing and trying to make a difference.” —Submitted by School District 117

Conrady poet is honored Isabelle Nowak was honored by the Anti-Defamation League for a poem she composed on the subject of “How The First Amendment Affects My Daily Life.” The Conrady Junior High School eighth grader won first prize and a $5,000 scholarship at a dinner hosted by the ADL and held in the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton Hotel. She attended the award’s dinner with her parents, Matthew and Sandra Nowak, and her social studies teacher Grant Griffith. Nowak wrote the poem as part of an extra credit assignment from Griffith, who gives his students a chance each year to submit an entry in the contest. She read her poem in front of more than 500 guests assembled at the dinner. Numerous Chicago civic leaders judged the competition. The Anti-Defamation League announced the 2014 First Amendment contest winners earlier this month for first and second place in the categories of writing and art for the middle school and high school divisions. Several thousand students from the Greater Chicago/ Upper Midwest Region entered

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Isabelle Nowak and Conrady teacher Grant Griffith pose after Nowak won a poetry contest. their essays, works of art, and multimedia that expressed their personal beliefs and stories to the following question: “How does the First Amendment affect my daily life?” Nowak won first prize for penning the following poem: Raising people’s eyebrows, Everyone’s a critic, And all the one’s symptoms? Diagnosed as paralytic. Frozen to their spots. Real talk, it’s parasitic. Pen don’t fail me now, My mind just can’t be restricted… Freedom of Expression... free me of oppression, suppression, regression, no guessin, a lesson’s to be taught… Freedom can’t be bought, the concept should be “rethought.”

I’m out to prove my people’s struggle wasn’t all for naught.. Freedom of Expression, My most treasured possession, Vessel of transgression, I can make my pen cry… For when the ink runs dry, So will the tears in my eyes.. I just pray that my honesty won’t be my demise… Freedom of Expression.. free me of oppression, suppression, regression, no guessin, a lesson’s to be taught.. Freedom can’t be bought, I will continue to speak it and enlighten those in the dark, through my art if they seek it.. All imperfections are perfect, so feel free to critique it.. Please believe it.. Freedom of Expression. —Submitted by School District 117

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Moraine’s plans for Student Success Center moving along By Kelly White Correspondent With the completion of Moraine Valley’s Health, Fitness and Recreation Center in the spring, the college is already planning its next major renovation. The G Building Renovation/ Addition Project is anticipated to begin after the end of this school year’s classes in June. This oneyear project is geared for completion in 2016, prior to the August semester starting date. With the new door opening -- literally -the building will also be taking on a new name as the Student Success Center. Dominick Demonica of Demonica and Kemper Architects provided an overview and program summary of the spaces in the G Building to be renovated for the Student Success Center at last Wednesday’s school board meeting. “Not only will we be renovating the inside of the G building, the entire outside will have a new skin on it,” Demonica said, “It will be designed with a combination of brick and glass, similar to the Health, Fitness and Recreation Center, allowing for plenty of natural light into the building.” The new G building will also have three entrance doors, providing for easy access to the building from all walks of campus. “We want the building to be easily accessible and provide a constant flow of students using the building’s many sections,” he said. Plans call to ravamp its current gymnasium on the main level by adding on pre-function lounge space. “Right now when you walk into the gymnasium in the G building, you walk right into the gym,” Demonica said, “We plan to better utilize the space by providing a pre-function lounge space that will allow for students to gather, socialize and prepare for using the gymnasium.” The main level will also include a new student orientation room with seating possible for 280 students, along with a computer lab and a coffee bar. The second level will contain a tutoring center that Domonica said will be flexible and diverse for students to use at their leisure. “Our tutoring space is very small right now,” Dr. Sylvia Jenkins, Moraine president, said. The second level will also hold a large testing center. The testing center will be relocated from the B building into the Student Success Center to al-

Students from Worth Junior High School participated in the South Suburban Junior High School Conference’s Annual Student Senate on Friday. Approximately low for a larger student capacity. 60 students from the 10 conferThe testing center will overlook ence schools gathered together at buildings S and U, providing for Prairie Junior High School in Alsip what officials hope is a peaceful in order to participate in team outlook through class windows of building and leadership activities. the campus’s greenery. Demonica Students who participate in the also plans for the second level to Student Senate qualify through the have two separate study rooms, recommendations of administration one for honors students and one and staff as a result of demonstratfor veterans. ing strong character and leadership “I really like the fact that the potential among their grade level honors space is right by the tutorpeers. Pictured are the students ing center on the second level,” and staff of Worth Junior High who Jenkins added. participated in this year’s Student However, with studying and Senate. From left is Lisa Bray, testing being completed on the Mohammed Abdelhamid, Abderbuilding’s second level, would it rahmane Elhoumaidi, Kyle Skopec, be possible for those students to Gabrielle Taylor, Farah Elhoumaidi, be disrupted by the gymnasium Laila Zatar, and Colleen DeGonia. on the lower level? “There will be a double wall constructed to prevent any noise between the two separate levels of the building,” Demonica said. He assured the board noise presently cannot even be heard in the existing G building between the current lower-level gymnasium and upper level classrooms. “If anything, we will only be making the existing sound barriers even better,” he said. This project was included in the college’s Facilities Master Plan. Demoinca has been working alongside Andy Duren, Executive Vice President of Administrative Services, on the proposed project plans. Together they will be going out to bid on the proposed project construction costs in greater detail and present the final numbers for approval by the April board meeting. •The college came up with an alternate for the purchase of textbooks. Students can swap books among each other directly through the campus’s bookstore website. “The expense of college textbooks is a constant complaint among students,” Eamon Almiladi, student trustee, said at the board meeting. “We believe we have found a solution for the overwhelming semester cost of textbooks.” The textbook swap works in collaboration with the Moraine Valley bookstore website. Students have the option to search for a particular book they need for class, contact a seller on a page and list his or her own textbooks for future swapping. The transactions are made with no cost from student to student, however, bookstore employees oversee the website and guarantee all transactions and books listed are of proper class material. “This is a much more affordable way for the school to provide textbooks to the students,” Almiladi said.

The Kid’s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

Both parents and children should know the symptoms of food allergy I often get calls or see a patient for an office visit with a parent concerned that their child may have “reacted” to something they ate. Approximately 1 in 13 children have true food allergies. These children have an antibody response to a food which then triggers a cascade of symptoms. While any food is capable of causing an allergic reaction, there are eight foods that cause 90 percent of food allergies: milk, soy, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and wheat. The body’s immune system is efficient in trying to fight off bacteria and viruses, but at times it seems to “get confused” and will develop antibodies (immunoglobulin E to be exact-IGE) to a protein in food. This may occur the first time you’re exposed to the food or at any time in life. The immune reaction is a complicated series of events beginning with a histamine response, which then triggers other chemicals in the body, as well, which then cause the symptoms of an allergic reaction. These symptoms may be as mild as sneezing or itchy areas on the skin to severe symptoms including swelling of face, lips or tongue, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing with wheezing and shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. Any symptom warrants attention. A severe reaction is called anaphylaxis and is a life-threatening event. While some children may not yet be verbal when they’re first exposed to a food, they may show signs of an allergic reaction by coughing, vomiting, pulling at their tongue or grabbing their neck. Parents need to be aware of such symptoms. The most accurate way to diag-

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nose a food allergy is by looking at the child’s complete health history. There are also blood tests and skin tests that may help identify a food allergy. In some cases, an allergist may recommend a food challenge under a doctor’s supervision. Any child diagnosed with a food allergy needs to have an epinephrine pen available for an emergency. If the child is accidentally exposed to a food that they’re allergic to, the “epi” pen is used to prevent an anaphylactic reaction. Parents and caregivers need to be instructed on how to use the epinephrine injector. I typically prescribe enough epinephrine pens so both parents have one, the school has one, there’s one in the house, and if the child is old enough, that they carry one, as well. The importance of having the epinephrine available immediately cannot be emphasized enough. There’s a new product available called Auvi-Q, the first epinephrine auto-injector that talks you through the injection process. It’s very helpful for children, parents or caregivers. Get more information at www.auvi-q.com. Food allergies continue to be studied and there are currently some trials being done in which children are being desensitized to foods they’re allergic to. I have several patients involved in studies who are undergoing peanut and milk de-sensitization with good results. These are exciting breakthroughs, for sure. (Dr. Sue Hubbard is an awardwinning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor” TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at http:// www.kidsdr.com. The Kid’s Doctor e-book, “Tattoos to Texting: Parenting Today’s Teen,” is now available from Amazon and other e-book vendors.)

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Park Clips

CHICAGO RIDGE The Chicago Ridge Park District Freedom Activity Center is located at 6252 W. Birmingham St. For more information, or to register for a program, call 636-4900, or visit chicagoridgeparks.com

will receive a jersey and an award. The fee is $60 per child.

CUB launches calculator for area residents

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Thursday released a Nov. 29: Chicago Ridge Park free calculator, at www.CUBDistrict residents and their friends PowerCalculator.com, to help are invited to experience Long residents in Burbank, Chicago Grove’s winter wonderland this Ridge, Evergreen Park and holiday season. Participants can McCook decide whether they Today: Parent and child teams stroll their quaint, festively deco- should stick with their comwill compete in the Turkey Shoot, rated historic downtown and en- munity’s electricity deal with a 10-shot free throw contest. They joy shopping, dining, and family Eligo Energy or return to Comwill also be able to compete in an fun during the holidays, The monwealth Edison, the reguNBA 2-Ball event. The event will bus leaves the Freedom Activity lated utility. The municipalities each conbe held at 7 p.m. tonight in the Center at 9 a.m. and returns at Frontier Fieldhouse. Resident can approximately 4 p.m. The fee is tracted with Eligo in July 2014 get in free, while non-residents $10 for residents and $15 for non- to supply electricity to their will pay $2. The event is open to residents. There is a family deal residents at the following rate: all ages. Divisions will be made being offered where the fee for a 6.92 cents per kWh, plus a $6.50 up by the ages of the children. family of 5 is $35 for residents The winner of each division will and $55 for non-residents. take home a Jack and Pats gift certificate. Dec. 5: Girls, ages 6 to 14, are invited to a night out from 6:30 Nov. 22: The instructional bas- to 9 p.m. at the Chicago Ridge OAK LAWN The Oak Lawn Public Library ketball league will introduce chil- Park District Freedom Center. dren, ages 6 to 9 years old. to the The evening will include friends, is located at 9427 S. Raymond game of basketball. Children will films and a fresh new look. The Ave. For more information, or learn the basic concepts of bas- fee is $7 for residents and $12 to register for a program, call 422-4990, or visit oaklawnliketball through an instructional for non-residents. brary.org. game setting. There will be both practices and games over a 10Dec. 8: Registration is due for Ongoing: There is a free serweek period, from Nov. 22 through Elf Help (park district staff enJan. 31 at the Freedom Activity tertain the children while their vice for Oak Lawn residents exCenter. Each game or practice parents finish shopping). This periencing difficulty visiting the will last one hour on Saturdays event, set from noon to 4 p.m. Oak Lawn Public Library due between 9 and 11 a.m. Children Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Freedom to limited mobility, prolonged Activity Center, includes: snacks, illness, low vision or recent surholiday movies, games and a whole gery. This service is available to LEGAL NOTICE lot of fun. Participants will make all Oak Lawn residents including IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, a special craft for mom and dad. those living in nursing homes and ILLINOIS Children must be potty trained to assisted living facilities. Library COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION attend. The fee is $20 for residents materials available for delivery inTHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE clude print and large print books, (Continued on page 12) BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE paperbacks, audio books and CDs. CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS, INC., Specific authors and/or titles may REPERFORMING LOAN CERTIFICATES, SERIES LEGAL NOTICE 2003-R3, be requested, or the librarian can Plaintiff, select materials based on your pref-v.IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, DANIEL R. SIMS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ILLINOIS erences. Patrons may also choose KIMBERLY LYNN SIMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION to have items pulled and picked up AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS by a relative or caregiver. Materials Defendants BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, delivered to a resident’s home are 12 CH 31999 -v.limited to those owned by the Oak 9219 S. CENTRAL PARK AVENUE MARK A KORZENIEWSKI Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Defendants Lawn Public Library. However, if someone is picking up materials, NOTICE OF SALE 10 CH 47510 librarians can request items from 9537 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant Oak Lawn, IL 60453 other libraries. For more informato a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered tion about this free service, call in the above cause on March 20, 2013, an agent NOTICE OF SALE for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 Customer Services Department AM on December 15, 2014, at The Judicial Sales PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant Head Jane Jenkins, or visit the Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered website. CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the in the above cause on July 26, 2014, an agent 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.

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.

Nov. 22: Registration begins for on chocolate candy making with delicious creations. Patrons can learn how to make professional looking chocolate candies under the instruction of Sue, a 30-year veteran of the cake and candy industry, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Participants will make popular treats such as turtles, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate nut

monthly service charge. To compare, ComEd is charging 7.43 cents per kWh through May 2015. Unless they chose to opt out, all residents were enrolled in the Eligo deals—which terminate in July 2017 through October 2017, depending on the community. Now that the opt-out period is over, customers will be charged a $50 early termination fee to leave the deal. Whether or not Eligo’s deal is right for consumers depends on their energy usage, and that’s why CUB created CUBPowerCal-

culator.com. In a few simple steps, the online tool allows consumers to input an estimate of their usage through May of 2015 and calculate what they would pay for electricity with ComEd vs. Eligo in that time period. ComEd’s power price isn’t known past May of 2015, but CUB plans to update the calculator when the new June through September 2015 price is announced. “While community power deals have been a key to electricity savings in recent years, the market has changed and new rates negotiated by communities

may not be right for everyone,” CUB Executive Director David Kolata said. “Whether or not this deal is right for you depends on your electricity usage. CUB created this calculator to give residents the tools they need to make the right electricity choice for their households.” Households that determine they will not save money in the Eligo deal can switch back to ComEd after paying the $50 termination fee. To switch, customers can call Eligo at 312260-0885. —Submitted by CUB

Library Notes clusters, chocolate raisin clusters and more, with step-by-step guidance. The cost is $5. The fee will be returned at the start of the program. There is a limit of 50 for this class. Nov. 25: The Oak Lawn Public Library will present a free moving screening of “Jersey Boys” on at 2 and 6:30 p.m. The 2014 movie is about the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The film stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, and Michael Lomenda. It is 134 minutes long and is rated R. Nov. 26: Registration begins for Jingle Bell Rock at the Oak Lawn Public Library. The program will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 and includes singing storybooks, sing-alongs with jingle bells and an indoor snowball freeze game. Nov. 28 to Dec. 23: The Toys for Tots Campaign tries to bring holiday joy to those less fortunate. Patrons can drop off gifts for children up to age 12 in the Oak Lawn Public Library’s lobby. Donations will benefit Toys for Tots. Items should be unwrapped so that they may be sorted according to age and gender. No stuffed animals, please. Nov. 28 and Nov. 29: Patrons are invited to help make the Oak Lawn Public Library’s holiday tree especially green this year by dropping in to make an ornament out of recycled material on Friday from 1 to 3

p.m. or Saturday from 12 to 3 p.m. Participants can make one for the library’s tree and one for their tree. Families and all ages are welcome. Registration is not required. Dec. 4: Actor and professional speaker Terry Lynch will answer questions about the Legend of St. Nicholas at 7 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Audience members will learn the answer to such questions as: Where did the Christmas tree originate? Why do we give gifts? Why do we hang Christmas stockings? December – Various Dates: High school students are invited to snack and study at the Oak Lawn Public Library during finals on these dates: Tuesday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 11 from 4 to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 15 through Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 4 to 9 p.m. Extra supplies and snacks will be available for participants. Ongoing: The Oak Lawn Public Library’s Local History Department is preparing its next exhibit, and they their patrons’ help. Scheduled to open in spring 2015, the new display will feature a history of sports in Oak Lawn. If patrons have any related materials they would like to loan or donate, such as those connected

to schools, semi-professional or professional leagues, and athletic organizations, please call the Oak Lawn Pubic Library, or stop by the second-floor Local History Room. The library also is looking to collect personal stories from current or former residents who participated on teams or in sporting events. Whether participants played football or basketball in high school, were a member of the cheerleading squad, joined youth baseball, or made it all the way to a professional league, Local History wants to record and preserve your experiences for future generations. Ongoing: Patrons are invited to donate your “gently used” books, magazines, CDs and videos to the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library Ongoing Book Sale at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Due to space limitations, the Friends will not accept Readers Digest Condensed Books, encyclopedias and older textbooks. The donation dropoff area is near the library’s Cook Avenue entrance. Interested parties may fill out a short form at the Customer Services Desk to receive a tax letter by mail that acknowledges their donation. The Friends Ongoing Book Sale provides an ever-changing variety of books, magazines and other forms of media at bargain prices. Hardcover books cost 50 cents each, paperbacks are 25 cents and magazines cost 10 cents each. Audio-visual items are priced as indicated. Funds collected from the book sale support library programming and purchases that are beyond their regular budget.

Evergreen Park

Little Company of Mary slates December classes and programs Little Company of Mary Hospital, 2800 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park, is offering community residents and others classes and programs this December. For more information, call 422-6200 unless otherwise indicated. The Diabetes Tool Kit, a informal support group program, is conducted by diabetes educators Debbie Murray, R.N., C.D.E., and Kristen Strickland, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E. The next meeting will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the Health Education Center. For more information, call 423-5774. There is no fee. The Health Academy presents, “No Worries: Break Free from Pelvic Floor Disorders,” presented by Dr. Denise Furlong from 11:15 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 8. There is no fee. Nurses will receive continuing education units. Choices, Humor, Enhancement, Education, Renewal, otherwise known as C.H.E.E.R., focuses on positive measures for healthier living. This program is for people living with chronic illness. Christmas Toy Story, presented by the Health Education Team, will be held from 11 a.m.

to noon Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the health education center. For more information, call 423-5774. There is no fee. Babysitting Safe and Secure is the lesson provided by Elise Farrell, R.N., and Kathy Rynne, R.N to preteens and teens 11 to 14. The next class is being held from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29 in the health education center. For more information, call 423-5774. The fee is $60 per person. For ages 11 to 14 to learn safe babysitting skills. With Elise Farrell, R.N., and Kathy Rynne, R.N. Registration is required. Contact: 708.423.5774. In addition to programs, health screening will also be held in December. Wake-Up Call Screening is just what it sounds like. This one-hour appointment could save a person’s life by assessing a patient’s risk for heart disease and stroke. The screening includes CBC, chemistry and coronary risk profile; body fat analysis; blood oxygen level; ultrasounds for abdominal aneurysm, carotid arteries and peripheral vascular disease screening; heel ultrasound for

osteoporosis and a heart rhythm screening for atrial fibrillation. This screening being held from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13 is by appointment. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 423.5774. The fee is $150. A Healthy Heart Screening is available by appointment only and includes a CBC, chemistry levels including liver enzymes and glucose, coronary risk profile, body fat testing, blood oxygen and more. For more information, call 423.5774. The fee is $60. For those who fee their get up and go got up and went, there could be two suspects, a sluggish thyroid and/or Vitamin D deficiency. Both of these easily resolved health challenges can rob you of your energy, lead to a less than happy mood and slow you down. Little Company of Mary’s Health Education Center can check those levels for you and help you to identify and treat these challenges. Screenings are now available at three convenient locations: Palos Diagnostic Center, 12432 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, Oak Lawn Care Station, 6700 W. 95th St., and the hospital’s

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.

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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.

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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.

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Health Education Center, 2800 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park. The fees are $10 for the tyroid screening and $25 for Vitamin D testing. No doctor’s order is required and no fasting is needed. For more information, and to register, call 423-5774. Classes geared toward pregnancy, childbirth and the early years. For more information, or to register for these classes, call 423-3070, or visit LCMH. org/classes and choose Family Birth Center Classes under event type. Birthing basics will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3, 13 and 20. The fee is $50. Breastfeeding techniques will be discussed from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Private lessons are also available. For more information, or to register, call 423-3070. The fee is $15. To be eligible to attend either Birthy basics or breastfeeding classes, a patient has to receiving her prenatal from one of the hospital’s staff obstetricians and be preregistered to deliver her baby at LCM. Happiest Baby on the Block will help parents ;earn strategies on how to soothe their crying baby, plus skills necessary for new baby care. The class is being offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. The fee is $30. —Submitted by Little Company of Mary

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Share your bounty with your loves ones Free and open Internet While enjoying Thanksgiving, a holiday that once celebrated the harvest season many of us today may not be directly connected to agriculture. Yet we still gather on Thanksgiving with our loved ones to share whatever “bounty” we may have. But this practice doesn’t have to begin and end with food. Why not incorporate the spirit of sharing into your overall financial strategy? Here are a few suggestions for doing just that: Make financial gifts. You could give shares of stock to your loved ones, or perhaps give them money to help fund their IRAs. (They must have earned income, however, to be eligible to contribute to an IRA.) You can give up to $14,000 per year, per recipient. If you are married, you and your spouse can each give up to the $14,000 yearly limit. Invest in your children’s future. To help your children meet the high costs of higher education, you might want to invest in a college savings vehicle. One

tax advisor about your situation. Another benefit of 529 plans: You control the assets right up to the point at which they are actually used. So, if you have been putting away money for a particular child (or grandchild) and he or she decides against college, you can easily switch to another beneficiary. Review your insurance policies. If something were to happen to you, is your life insurance sufoption to consider is a 529 plan. ficient to take care of your family? When you contribute to a 529 In other words, would there be plan, your earnings are subject enough money available to pay off to tax-free growth potential and your mortgage, send your children distributions are free of federal to college and help your survivtaxes, provided they are used for ing spouse meet at least some of qualified higher education expens- his or her retirement expenses? es. (Keep in mind, though, that A financial professional can help Section 529 plan distributions not you determine if your life insurused for these qualified expenses ance is sufficient for your needs. may be subject to income tax and a Consider involving your family 10percent penalty.) Furthermore, with your estate plans. To help if you invest in your home state’s ensure your wishes get carried 529 plan, you may receive state out the way you intended, contax incentives. Tax issues for 529 sider keeping family members plans can be complex, though, so informed of your estate strategy, you’ll need to consult with your which could involve your will,

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living trust, power of attorney and other legal documents. And don’t forget to keep your beneficiary designations up to date on your retirement accounts and your life insurance policy. So if you’ve gone through changes in your family situation, such as a divorce or remarriage, work with your professional team, including your financial advisor and your tax and legal advisors, to make ensure your investment strategy aligns with your estate goals. Once the turkey is eaten and the football games have ended, Thanksgiving will draw to a close. But consider these strategies sharing your “bounty” with your loved ones all year long — and throughout your lifetime. Scott Johnson, CFP, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, 974-1965. Edward Jones does not provide legal advice. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.

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 Cirrus Inv Grp LLC to Lehnert Christopher, 10736 S Austin Ave, $172,000; Geiger John W to Hindelewicz John A, 10949 Lyman Ave, $170,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Jaros Robert J, 6657 104th St, $75,000.

3106 W 95th St LLC to Kim Kwan Pil, 3106 W 95th St, $260,000; Anderson Howard to Hopkins Nora, 10021 S Turner Ave, $172,500.

Unit #110123D, $55,000; Smith David F to Zuniga Erica M, 9820 Pulaski Rd, Unit #3042, $40,000; Renewd Homes Inc to Hoffman Oak Lawn Daniel M, 4836 Oak Center Dr, OBrien Thomas to Javorski Jo- $213,000; seph, 9250 53rd Pl, $250,000; Bartkowiak Richard Extr to Baha Merchantz Lawrence Arthur Tr to Dev LLC, 6709 W 88th Pl, $170,000; Partman Matthew, 10040 Minnick Pila Michael B to Miller Catherine, Ave,$160,000; 10129 Maple Ave, $220,000; Lipke Robert R to Fantozzi Robert, 9709 S Minnick LLC to Mendez 4636 107th St, $175,000; Mark A, 9709 Minnick Ave, $145,000; Shay Patricia A to Fair Emmanuel Mannion Joseph S to Robertson J, 10330 Mayfield Ave, Unit #3N, Tatiana N, 4815 109th St, Unit $99,000; #1101, $72,000; Misty Harbor Bldrs Inc to Little Standard B&T Co Tr to Chicago Tracy, 9804 55th Ave, $345,000; Title & Trust Co Tr, 9221 Kilpatrick Devries Raymond A Tr to Obrien Ave, $500,000; Terrence J, 10441 S Circle Dr, Unit Krzyslak Zbigniew to Olson Rob#13C, $80,000; ert C, 5300 Oakdale Dr, $225,000; Pipala Greg S Adm to Pagan Mi- Rodriguez Irais to H & S Health chael A, 6306 92nd St, $195,000;Dunst Ctr LLC, 9848 Southwest Hwy, with Tony Jurinek Kathleen T to Willemsen $437,500; Anna M, 9540 Mayfield Ave, Unit Amoroso Sandra to Amoroso #205S, $42,500; Angela M, 9533 S Kenneth Ave, Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to $194,000; Sahhir Clarence Sr, 9820 Crawford Sabater Jane to Dweydari Steve, Ave, Unit #2102, $45,000; 9812 Moody Ave, $52,000; Block Jennifer M to Mcnichols Fannie Mae to Alt Luck Inc, 9724 Maureen A, 11012 S Keating Ave, Cook Ave, $125,000.

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Evergreen Park Kent Gene M to Burress Stacy J, 95311 S Mozart St, $179,000; Stratton Steven to Roberts Kathleen, 3505 W 96th St, $400,000; Droysen George Sr to Walsh Corinne, 10060 S Trumbull Ave, $140,000; PB-SW Comm LLC to Pham Thi Thi, 9144 S Kedzie Ave, $100,000; Hausner Mary Lee Tr to Guy Lonyah M, 9239 S Sacramento Ave, $120,000;

Palos Hills Alijosius Giutautas to Alawawda Yaser B, 10618 S Tod Dr, $230,000; Borrowdale Robert S to Dalke Anthony J, 10500 S 82nd Ave, $240,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Mohamed Saudi A, 10541 S 88th Ave, $243,000; Trobe Kristina M to Larson Ardis, 11301 Sycamore Ln, Unit #64D, $114,000; Gembala Matthew S Tr to Zamzow Patricia, 9172 South Rd, Unit #9172D, $120,000; Degonia Colleen M to Podczerwinski Agnieszka, 9917 S 88th Ave, $140,000; Gross George E to Slavinskas Skirmantas, 11338 Moraine Dr, Unit #A, $86,500; Sintich Carol A to Kopec Pawel, 8204 Millstone Dr, Unit #73C, $113,000. Worth Benck Adele M Tr to Hasan Othman A, 10702 S Depot St, Unit #2102, $72,000; Pappas Dionisios to Gashi Arben, 10602 S Depot St, Unit #10602GA, $29,500.

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Don’t be afraid to go for full value On Day 1 of the World Poker Tour’s $3,500-buy-in Borgata Poker Open main event, I found myself at a table that should have been quite good for me, because my opponents were playing in a blatantly straightforward manner. Despite this, I eventually found myself down to 24,000 from my initial 30,000 chip stack, mostly due to making strong but secondbest hands a few times in a row. With blinds at 50/100 and only six players at the table, a tight 60-year-old player raised to 200 from first position. A somewhat straightforward female player reraised to 500 from second position. Her reraise made me think that she likely had a very strong hand. I decided to call with As 3s in the cutoff seat, mostly because I did not expect the initial raiser to reraise, and I thought I could win a huge amount of chips if I happened to get lucky and make a flush or straight. As expected, the initial raiser and the reraiser

my logic may have been incorrect, gigantic. If she happened to have both called. The flop came 8s 6s 6c, giv- it’s worth noting that it would an unpaired hand, she would fold ing me a flush draw. The initial be a disaster for me if she folded to any bet. raiser checked, and the woman a strong hand that was drawing In cases where your opponent’s who had reraised bet 1,100 into thin, especially if she would con- range contains almost entirely tinue value-betting on the river. strong hands or nothing, if you the 1,650 pot. I called, and the initial raiser I decided to just call, forcing her can beat the strong hands, you should usually bet large, because folded. When the reraiser bet the to stay in the pot. flop, I thought she likely had either The river was the 5h. She most players are simply not caa strong overpair or two big cards. checked, leading me to think that pable of making a huge laydown, Either way, I think calling was she either had an overpair or noth- especially if you have an aggressive with Tony ing. Dunst Given that I was fairly active table image. the only play that made sense. If I raised, she would never fold in a few of the previous hands, I (Jonathan Little is a professional an overpair, and I’d be risking a decided to bet 11,100 into the 9,050 poker player and coach with more decent amount of chips with a pot. She instantly called, lost to than $5.8 million in live tournaworse hand. If she had nothing, my flush and mucked her cards. ment earnings. He is also the auI would likely find a way to win I think most players would have thor of numerous best-selling poker bet much smaller on the river, try- books, including his new ebook, the pot later. The turn was the beautiful 2s, ing to guarantee that they would “The Main Event With Jonathan giving me the flush. My opponent be called. Since I thought my op- Little.” For more information on bet 2,600 into a pot of 3,850. At ponent had an overpair, I assumed Jonathan, check out Jonathanthis point, I was fairly certain there was almost no chance she LittlePoker.com, and follow him she had an overpair or perhaps would fold to any bet that wasn’t on Twitter: @JonathanLittle.) a marginal draw, such as Ks Qd. There was also a small chance she with Tony Dunst had 8-8, 6-6, or 2-2, all of which would beat me. I decided that if I raised, she would fold most overpairs that Colorectal Cancer did not contain a spade. While

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There’s a page and lawsuits just on whitehouse. waiting to hapgov entitled: pen. “Net NeutralThe President ity: President opens his stateObama’s Plan ment by saying; for a Free and “An open InterOpen Internet.” net is essential By Shelley Palmer For this article, to the American let’s use the economy, and inPresident’s nocreasingly to our menclature. Net Neutrality = A very way of life.” If this is true (I Free and Open Internet. believe it is axiomatic), then why What exactly does that mean? is the President asking us to try Common sense would tell us to fit our “very way of life” into that a “free and open Internet” a law that predates the Informais just that. Advocates of a free tion Age? Isn’t it time for a brand and open Internet want an In- new law that respects the existternet where all bits are treated ing technological infrastructure, equally. Theoretically, all bits paves the way for investment and would travel at approximately innovation and looks forward to the same speed, all bits would the next hundred years? Believe be considered equally important it or not, a new law is on the and, no entity would have the table, so let’s try to understand power to restrict or inhibit access what’s likely to happen. for a legal use. In his statement, If the Internet is reclassified the President specifically calls out: as a public utility under Title No blocking. If a consumer II, ISPs will have to adjust their requests access to a website or investment strategies to adapt. service, and the content is legal, Some say this will kill investment your ISP should not be permitted in innovation and infrastructure. to block it. That way, every player “Kill” is probably too strong a — not just those commercially af- word. It will simply change cerfiliated with an ISP — gets a fair tain elements of the industry’s shot at your business. risk/reward profile. There will be No throttling. Nor should winners and losers, to be sure, ISPs be able to intentionally slow but nothing is going to “kill” indown some content or speed up novation or stop investors from others — through a process often deploying capital. I could argue called “throttling” — based on that any ruling on the subject the type of service or your ISP’s would actually promote investpreferences. ment – Wall Street traders love Increased transparency. The uncertainty and volatility, invesconnection between consumers and tors... not so much. ISPs — the so-called “last mile” On close reading, there are — is not the only place some sites some interesting, arcane rules in might get special treatment. So, I Title II. If it is applied to ISPs, the am also asking the FCC to make Act specifies equipment approvfull use of the transparency author- al services, which is truly scary. ities the court recently upheld, and Imagine if a government agency if necessary to apply net neutrality (independent or otherwise) was in rules to points of interconnection charge of regulating or approving between the ISP and the rest of everything that connects to the the Internet. Internet. Such a set of regulaNo paid prioritization. Sim- tions might not kill innovation, ply put: No service should be but it would have a huge impact. stuck in a “slow lane” because Does anyone remember how long it does not pay a fee. That kind it took for push-button telephones of gatekeeping would undermine to replace rotary dial telephones? the level playing field essential I remember when “innovation” to the Internet’s growth. So, as I for a common carrier went somehave before, I am asking for an thing like this: “We now offer the explicit ban on paid prioritization Princess Telephone in pink as well and any other restriction that has as black.” This is not an era I a similar effect. personally wish to revisit. As a consumer and a 10-hour-aIn an article I wrote a while day user of the public Internet, I back, It’s Still The Information like everything I’m reading here. Super Toll Road: An Intended What’s not to like? Free and open Consequence of Net Neutrality, is what I would expect the In- I do my best to explain why ISPs ternet to be. Of course, I’m just hate Net Neutrality. It’s a quick speaking for myself, and everyone read and what was true in 2010 I’ve ever spoken to. (However, if is still true today. you want some kind of Internet Is there a fair solution that restrictions, please send me an respects the investment that the email; I would like to add it to ISPs have made and supports a this article.) Seriously, is there public policy that positions the anyone who would not want a free United States for unrestricted and open Internet? Of course not. growth? Sure there is! Are we But... the devil is in the details. going to get there? I’m not opThe President is suggesting timistic. What should you do? (urging, actually) that the best Regardless of your position way to ensure a free and open In- on Net Neutrality, it is your ternet is for the FCC to reclassify right and your duty to make ISPs (Internet service providers) yourself heard! as “common carriers” under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. Skip to page 35 and start SUDOKU Solution reading. If you don’t really want to read all of it, please spend a few minutes skimming sections 201, 202, 208, 222, 254 and 255. These are the sections the FCC is most likely to enforce. According to a statement by the FCC Chairman, the Commission would most likely forbear the rest of Title II (although nothing says it has to). This is a hot mess! Some of Title II would apply, some the FCC would forbear... it sounds like years of committee meetings

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Last week’s WHATIZIT? may have set the WWR (WHATIZIT World Record) for accepted answers. It is properly known as Maclura pomifera but the confused pinheads on the Board of Directors would have accepted Osage oranges. Or hedge apples. Or hedge balls. Or even horse apples, Or bowwood. These immature dolts would have accepted monkey balls and would have been laughing like a bunch of goofy teenagers for the rest of the week if someone would have guessed that. Little things amuse little minds. The shutterbug who took the picture calls them “#*&^#%” because they litter his lawn every year. They would have accepted that, too. Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky were first with the right answer as they guessed hedge apple. Worth’s Mike and Linda Martin guessed Osage orange. Worth’s Celeste Cameron guessed hedge ball. Hickory Hills’ Shirley Dragas guessed an Osage orange and hedge apple and added it repels spiders. Palos Hills’ Karen Gruns called it an Osage orange and zeroed in on its botanical name, Maclura pomifera. Karen wins style points for that. Finally, Palos Heights’ John Heffernan asked if it’s an Osage orange as if we were playing Jeopardy. Alex Trebek says he is correct. Incorrect answers were a seed ball from a Sweetgum tree, a frog’s tongue and a frog. In keeping with our plant theme, we have a guest photo from Worth’s Donna Hirsch. The clue is that this flower was once featured on the old TV comedy “Dennis the Menace” but it’s a plant that’s not funny. Send those guesses to thereporter@comcast.net with WHATIZIT? in the subject line by Monday night. Don’t forget your name and hometown (someone forgot this week but we won’t say who).

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treats. Then they will go outside and decorate the Christmas tree. This event costs $10.

Dec. 11: Advanced registration is due by this date for the Chicago Park District Christmas Cookie and Tree Decorating event being held from 6;30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. Residents can join park district staff at the Freedom Activity Center for a night of decorating cookies and trees. Participants will be decorating all types of Christmas shaped cookies with a variety of toppings and

Gingerbread House Making Dec. 11: Advance registration is due by this date for the Gingerbread House building event being held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the Freedom Activity Center. Participants will decorate their very own gingerbread house. There will be an assortment toppings, candy and treats to make that extra special gingerbread house. This event costs $10.

What Mercola says about Ebola We’ve all been inundated with stories, articles and television programs regarding the “Hot Zone” and the horrific hemorrhagic fever, known as Ebola. Canada recently decided to stop flights from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Guinea and Liberia. There are so many conflicting stories and so much misinformation being given to the American public, people are naturally frightened. Some scientists have differing opinions on how it may be spread. We were told it most likely wouldn’t come to the U.S., but it did. We were told it’s not easily transmittable, but nurses and doctors, who are most cautious, contracted the disease. In fact, at least six doctors from Doctors Without Borders, have died from Ebola. I guess it is easy to draw the conclusion, no one knows what’s going on with Ebola and most would like to stop the flights that have 150 Liberians per day, entering the United States. What we have learned is that during the last days and hours prior to death, a patient is most contagious. Actually, what captured my interest in learning about Ebola was something that has never been mentioned until recently. A report that first appeared in “The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine” as far back as 1995, gave insight as to what mineral may be a factor in determining the severity of an Ebola infection.

The 1995 reference appeared in an article written by Dr. Joseph Mercola a few weeks ago. The Journal article explained hermorrhagic fever can, “impose an unprecedented selenium demand upon the host, potentially leading to severe lipid peroxidation and cell membrane destruction. This could also contribute to the characteristic hemorrhaging caused by intravascular blood clotting due to the thrombotic effect of selenium (Se) deficiency.” In English, this means, the condition may wipe out any stores of selenium the body may have. They are suggesting those with pre-existing selenium deficiencies may be those who suffer the most severely once they have contracted the virus. Mercola suggests that any remedy or vaccine may well involve the use of selenium. The Mercola article explains that deficiency of selenium can contribute to hemorrhaging. Selenium helps regulate blood clotting. Selenium deficiency can cause an unnatural anti-clotting effect. The Journal article continued: “Thus, the possibility that a rapid depletion of selenium due to the formation of viral selenoproteins could be a factor contributing to the severity of the hemorrhagic symptoms is mechanistically very feasible. Our analysis suggests that severe Ebola infections could produce an artificial and extreme Se

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body may be helpful when dealing with any hemorrhagic virus. I understand they are hoping to have an Ebola vaccine by next June, but I would never be one to jump on that bandwagon. I remember the first polio vaccines actually caused polio and a number of deaths. Nonetheless, selenium is essential to a healthy immune system and a good diet can restore selenium. It is also important to understand that too much selenium can be dangerously toxic, so don’t run out and start taking selenium supplements without consulting your doctor. If you are on a blood-thinning drug, you must not take selenium without your physician’s approval. One way I take selenium is to eat two Brazil nuts a day. It’s good for the skin and hair as well as the immune system. Shitake mushrooms, brown rice, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seed, flaxseed, broccoli and cabbage are also good sources of selenium. As long as you’re not allergic, to any of these foods, adding them to your diet may be helpful in assisting the immune system. It’s good to know that eating properly can assist the immune system in fighting any number of assaults.

depletion, resulting in extensive cellular damage due to lipid peroxidation, combined with enhanced thrombosis. This could also contribute to the associated immune deficiency that has been observed in Ebola infections. To our knowledge, indicators of Se status and lipid peroxidation have never been examined in Ebola patients. However, selenium has apparently been used with great success by the Chinese in the palliative treatment of an infectious hemorrhagic fever. Although this did not involve Ebola virus, there are a number of different hemorrhagic fever viruses, and they may share common mechanisms. This example provides yet another reason to expect that pharmacological doses of selenium may also have some benefit in Ebola infections.” Well, it’s very clear that it was known in 1995, that the Zaire Ebola virus may have been exacerbated by selenium deficiency among the victims in Dee Woods column runs every Africa. In no way does this mean selenium can prevent Ebola. It first and third week. She can be merely means healthy and nor- reached at deewoods10@icloud. mal selenium stores within the com.

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The bleacher area that is usually filled with Brother Rice students was nearly empty when the Crusaders played in a cold weather game last Thursday. Those absent fans missed out on a 41-0 Rice victory over DePaul Prep in a Chicago Catholic League semifinal playoff game. For more details and photos see sports.

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Christmas is coming on Thanksgiving The calendar says that next Thursday is Thanksgiving. But in Hickory Hills, Thanksgiving is going to co-headline with Christmas. The Sabrettes are appearing next Thursday at the Sabre Room’s annual Thanksgiving dinner and show. Seating starts at 1:30 p.m. and there will be a visit from Santa with toys and candy for the kids. The Sabre Room is located at 8900 W. 95th St. in Hickory Hills. For more information, call 708-598-1200

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No longer a Spartan existence

Lucas steps down as Oak Lawn football coach By Ken Karrson

As for his handling of Oak Lawn’s varsity program, Lucas Having prepped at Providence felt he and everyone around him Catholic, Sean Lucas enjoyed a had done a good job each year of heaping helping of football suc- “addressing where we might have been lacking something and takcess. The sampling size at Oak Lawn ing steps to make it better.” There was far smaller. And never did was one specific thing, though, it include anything beyond the he would have changed — or, in truth, not changed. regular season. That was not the primary rea- “The first two years we lifted son Lucas recently stepped down [weights] as a team,” Lucas said. from his head-coaching post with “We had our seniors leading it. the Spartans after four years. The last two years we got away However, there was no definitive from that. “We suggested PE lifting so they factor he was willing to cite. Lucas leaves after compiling an could get their lifting in at school 11-25 record, but he is not the or get a job [if need be]. If I could only man who has been unable go back in time I wouldn’t have to build sustained excellence at done that because it [negatively] Oak Lawn. Since 1953 only two affected our continuity.” coaches — John Lewis (1953-58) That being said, Lucas has no and Bob Kunde (1966-75) — fin- real regrets about his time spent ished their careers with plus-.500 in charge of the Spartans. “We ran a year-round football ledgers. The Spartans have reached the program, the kids did communipostseason six times since 2003, ty-service work and I have a clear but only twice did they manage a conscience,” he said. “It’s been a winning record. Four of those play- great experience and I wouldn’t off years ended with 5-5 marks. trade any of it. Photo by Jeff Vorva When asked what makes coach- “We worked hard. My staff was Richards quarterback Hasan Muhammad-Rogers is pressured by Lemont defenders Hunter LeDuke and Jason Koepke during ing at Oak Lawn a challenge, outstanding, the kids were great Lucas offered a couple theories. to be around and I had a blast Saturday night’s Class 6A quarterfinal game at Korhonen Field. Muhammad-Rogers avoided the sack but threw incomplete on the play. The Bulldogs rallied late but wound up dropping a 19-13 decision to the Indians. “Richards looms large over the doing it.” whole [South Suburban] confer- What’s in store for Lucas? ence,” he said. “A couple other He doesn’t intend to sit idle, teams have won conference titles, although he’s not sure whether but over the last 20 years it’s he’ll immediately pursue another pretty much been Richards [as head-coaching position or become the pacesetter]. And there’s five someone’s assistant for a while. private schools within 10 miles, “Whatever opportunities come so it’s a very competitive area up, my wife and I are going to sit down and think about any posifor kids.” Lucas and his staff did their tion and discuss it,” Lucas said. best to try to bring neighborhood “There are some people who’ll kids into the fold — the Oak Lawn say, ‘Let’s apply for every head Outlaws feeder program, for in- job that’s open’ and others who stance, uses the Spartans’ field think that just being able to coach as their home base — but never football without having to worry were youth games played without about a lot of the other stuff is By Ken Karrson four seasons. them from certain defeat. till the whistle blew.” representatives from some private the way to go.” The Indians will meet Peoria It nearly happened. After re- While Sheehan rightfully adinstitutions around the area in For over 46 minutes of Satur- Notre Dame, a 49-27 victor over covering an onside kick, Richards mired his guys’ refusal to roll over, (Continued on page 6) attendance. day’s Class 6A quarterfinal game East St. Louis in the quarterfinal used a 14-yard hookup between he couldn’t help but consider what Richards was stuck at zero. round, this weekend. Richards, Muhammad-Rogers and Willett might have been had some earlier Then it zeroed in on Lemont’s which played for the 6A cham- to draw within six. One more possessions concluded more favorend zone — not once but twice pionship a year ago, closed the successful onside kick was forth- ably. Richards made five other trips and very nearly a third time. books on a 10-2 campaign. coming, but the Bulldogs had only into the Indians’ red zone and had Had that last attempt also paid Bulldogs coach Tony Sheehan a few seconds to work with and nothing to show for those series. off, the Bulldogs would have com- called the outcome “frustrating” Nagel stepped forward with his One in particular that stuck pleted what was likely the great- but said his club “just ran into a rally-killing breakup. out occurred in the second period. est comeback in school history team that was better that night.” “I’m not going to lie — if we Bulldogs defender Anthony Quinn and probably one of the finest But the Indians weren’t better would have had 20 seconds [in- scooped up a fumbled Lemont snap rallies ever seen in Illinois’ high by much. stead of less than five], I think and raced to the Indians’ 4-yard school football tournament. But Lemont appeared to be in the we’re going to score again,” Shee- line. when the Indians’ Flynn Nagel, a driver’s seat when Richards began han said. “We almost had it [any- Seemingly Richards would bite former Marist RedHawk, batted a series with 1:42 left and down by way]. If somebody would have into Lemont’s 14-0 lead, but the down Hasan Muhammad-Rogers’ 19. Ryan Willett’s 30-yard touch- caught that ball, it would have former’s four plays that followed final pass the visitors held on for down reception with less than a been one [heck] of a comeback. included two sacks and an incoma 19-13 win at Korhonen Field minute to go finally erased the “We had them reeling. That’s plete pass. A penalty undermined Photo by Jeff Vorva that moved them into the state Bulldogs’ goose egg, but nothing a testament to our kids — they semifinals for the third time in short of a miracle could rescue never gave up and kept fighting Sean Lucas resigned as Oak Lawn’s football coach. (Continued on page 5)

To the bitter end Class 6A playoffs

Despite furious rally, Bulldogs fall to Indians

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So last week, these gridiron geniuses picked nine high school playoff games and a college game. Out of the nine high school games, only one was unanimous. The brainiacs all picked Lincoln-Way East to beat Mt. Carmel. Well, you know how well that ended up. This week the MENSA members are unanimous on Providence beating Mt. Carmel (didn’t they learn their lesson?) and Homewood-Flossmoor beating Simeon which could be great news for Mt. Carmel and Simeon fans. In the battle for postseason MVP, Vorva is threatening to win the King and MVP honors in the same year, but Findyz says “Not so fast hoss, I’m right behind you.’’ OK, he didn’t really say that, but he might be thinking about it. Just two weeks left in the season. Where did the time go?

Last week: Playoffs: Regular season: Loyola at Brother Rice Campbellsville at St. Xavier University Stevenson at Glenbard West Simeon at Homewood-Flossmoor Providence at Mt. Carmel Cary-Grove at Libertyville Wheaton St. Francis at Nazareth Lemont at Peoria Notre Dame Geneseo at Montini Peoria at Springfield Sacred Heart

Ken Karrson Jeff Vorva 5-5 8-2 23-7 26-4 67-19 68-18 Loyola Loyola St. Xavier St. Xavier Stevenson Stevenson H-F H-F Providence Providence C-G C-G Nazareth Nazareth Lemont Lemont Montini Montini Sacred Hrt. Sacred Hrt.

Anthony Nasella 3-7 17-13 56-30 Brother Rice St. Xavier Glenbard W H-F Providence Libertyville St. Francis Notre Dame Geneseo Peoria

Jason Maholy Wally Findysz 5-5 9-1 19-11 25-5 67-19 61-25 Loyola Loyola St. Xavier St. Xavier Stevenson Stevenson H-F H-F Providence Providence C-G C-G Nazareth St. Francis Notre Dame Lemont Montini Geneseo Sacred Hrt. Sacred Hrt.

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Babies, it’s dry inside (Reprinted from Jan. 28, 2010) Having once worked in the advertising field, I early on learned a truism about product marketing. When you want to sell something, at least one of these three elements should be featured in ads: pretty girls, animals and babies. In Madison Avenue circles, those are considered foolproof attention-grabbers. And it really doesn’t matter what’s being hawked. We’ve all seen TV commercials that spend 20-to-25 of their 30 seconds focusing on one — or more — of those things without ever mentioning the actual items for which the spots were originally created. Does that method work? It must because we keep seeing it used to peddle everything from cars to clothes to carbonated beverages. I bring this up as partial explanation for the recent email I received from the company that makes the world’s most popular brand of diapers. I won’t identify that brand since I haven’t figured out how to make the registered-trademark symbol on my keyboard — and by failing to include it in print I’d risk angering the manufacturer, whose corporate lawyers would proceed to send another, much nastier email my way — but trust me when I say that you’d recognize the name to which I’m not referring. Anyway, this diaper company’s correspondence was sent to announce its partnership with Team USA, which comes on the eve of the 2010 Winter Olympics. What a great moment for a tie-in, but where’s the connection? Sure, most of these Olympians are young, but it’s young as in “I’m still not old enough to vote,” not young as in “I

made big caca in my drawers.” Many jocks may act like babies from time to time, but that doesn’t mean diaper rash has overtaken athlete’s foot as a primary source of physical discomfort. According to the diaper company email, the little ones who are offspring of Team USA members will be the first to test-soil the newest bottom-lining creation. The product will then be made available to non-Olympian babies in March. A spokesperson for the diaper manufacturer stated her company chose to cross-pollinate with the Olympics because it was “proud to partner with these world-class athlete families, who are also parenting inspirations by training and succeeding while raising young, active children.” That’s swell, but just whom are we fooling? “Parenting inspirations?” Since when did elite athleticism become synonymous with child-rearing excellence? I’m sure some of those kids have a decent upbringing, assuming their nannies or baby-sitters are doing what they should. Evolving into a worldclass athlete requires endless hours of practice and preparation, and it’s probably safe to say that running laps is more important to someone like that than wiping runny noses. And even if an athlete were earnestly trying to be a good parent and stay involved with his or her tyke, it’d be difficult. For example, think of how many seconds a cyclist would add to his time with a baby seat attached to the handlebars of his bike, although, to be fair, the toddler would certainly aid in wind resistance. What about long and triple jumpers? Sure, they could let their children play in the sand pit while they perform, but if mom or dad accidentally lands

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on the little one’s pail and breaks it, all hell will break loose. And crying kids have a long history of disrupting concentration. Another reason stated in the email for the whole infants-Olympics union is that said diaper company is trying to equate a typical baby’s daily activities with those of sports figures. It claims a “cruising” — and by this, I assume the company is not referring to a tot tooling around in a sports car trying to pick up miniature versions of the opposite sex — baby in one day can take as many steps as a marathon runner does in a 26.2-mile race, and that a 9-month-old can crawl up to 400 meters in 20 minutes. Come on, that’s slower than I’d cover that amount of ground, and nobody’s anxious to watch me in motion, unless I’m moving out of their sight line. So why is there such a baby fixation? It comes back to what I said at the very beginning: Wee ones are very valuable sales tools. On top of that, women become particularly gushy around a baby, and since NBC has made a point of seeking out a heftier female audience — and by that I mean a large number of women, not just large women, although they can be included in the viewing group, too — during recent Olympics broadcasts, the diaper manufacturer is exercising some real marketing savvy. And speaking of exercise, I’m tired of giving my digits a workout. So I’ll stop now, reach for the remote control and get put to sleep by the sound of boring commercials. Assuming, that is, the puppy doesn’t bark, baby doesn’t cry and pretty girl doesn’t draw too many loud whistles.

in men’s soccer. Gutierrez, a junior forward, is a repeat member of the all-conference squad, having garnered second-team honors in 2013. He led SXU’s 2014 offensive effort with team-best totals of 10 goals, six assists and 26 points in 19 matches. Senior defender Leon started 17 times for the Cougars and recorded two goals and one assist. He also keyed a defense that allowed just 29 goals this season (1.47 per-match average). Freshman midfielder Aldape had a solid debut with SXU as he registered seven goals and three assists over 18 matches. The Cougars went 10-8-1 and tied Judson University for second place in the CCAC standings. Cozzi, a junior forward, was SXU’s lone representative on the All-CCAC women’s team as she made her third straight appearance on the second unit. She took 30 shots, put 20 on target and finished tied for the team lead in goals (five) and assists (four). Cozzi saw action in 16 of 18 matches. The Cougars posted a 4-11-3 ledger this fall. VOLLEYBALL Hackert and senior defensive specialist/outside hitter Jessica Galotta each posted nine kills to lift the Cougars over Judson in firstround CCAC Tournament play last Tuesday at the Lindner Fitness Center in Elgin. SXU defeated the Eagles 25-23, 25-16, 25-17. Also chipping in to the victory were junior right-side hitter Meghan Falsey (eight kills), freshman outside hitter Anna O'Hara (eight kills), Shaffer (37 assists, six digs), Gregerson (seven kills, three total blocks, one solo) and senior libero Dominique Aramburu (19 digs). Top-seeded Cardinal Stritch University ended the Cougars’ tourney stay — and their 2014 season — two days later as it notched a 25-23, 25-21, 25-15 triumph at Panella Court in Milwaukee. O’Hara (eight kills), Hackert (seven kills, solo block) and Shaffer (21 assists, eight digs) were the headliners for SXU (24-16). Also playing well in defeat were Aramburu (14 digs), Galotta (10) and Gregerson (six kills, six assisted blocks). MEN’S BASKETBALL So who’s counting? Tom O’Malley might not be, but a number of other people realized that Saturday’s 89-52 thrashing of Clarke (Iowa) University in Trinity Christian College’s Troll Classic was the 900th victory in his long

SXU moves up to No. 3 in rankings after win By Ken Karrson

Maybe it’s destiny. That was one of Mike Feminis’ observations after a Saturday to remember for St. Xavier University. While the longtime leader obviously enjoyed the Cougars’ 36-6 vanquishing of Olivet Nazarene University at Bruce R. Deaton Field, that Mid-States Football Association Midwest League victory was only part of the good news. Also making headlines for SXU were Saturday losses by the NAIA’s top-ranked team, Morningside (Iowa), as well as No. 4 Southern Oregon and No. 5 Georgetown (Ky.). What those outcomes meant was that the No. 6 Cougars moved up to third in the latest national poll and, because of that position, are in line to host two rounds of playoff games. SXU (8-2, 4-1) will square off with Campbellsville (Ky.) in Round 1 on Saturday at 1 p.m. The two schools have never before met. “I thought if things shook out we could get in the top eight and host a first-round game,” said Feminis, whose club was stationed outside the top 16 at one juncture. “It was kind of a long shot to get to [No.] 4 or better. Obviously some pretty good things happened. “To have two losses and come in at No. 3, it’s a great situation. I think we’re peaking at the right time.” Certainly, Olivet players and coaches weren’t about to disagree. The Tigers found themselves having to climb out of a 15-point hole less than nine minutes into the contest. Randall Wells capped the Cougars’ game-opening fourplay drive with a 33-yard scoring catch and Khary Ferguson reached the end zone a while later on a 3-yard dash. In between SXU picked up two points on a safety, courtesy of a combined tackle for loss by Greg Hayward and Nick Cemeno behind the Olivet goal line. Given the Tigers’ struggles this season, the Cougars’ ability to quickly assert themselves wasn’t too surprising. However, Feminis didn’t want his guys to coaching career. Before taking allow Olivet to stay competitive over the Cougars program in the in its “biggest game of the year” late 1990s O’Malley had stints at any longer than necessary. Evergreen Park, Reavis and Leo high schools. It’s not wins, however, that keep him going. It’s the athletes. “I don’t remember a team where I didn’t like anybody,” O’Malley said. “It doesn’t take great players to make great teams; it takes great kids who are willing to do what By Anthony Nasella needs to be done. I’ve had a lot of wonderful experiences with some Chicago Christian bowling wonderful young men.” coach Andy Andrew has been That includes this season, one bringing along a boys' program he in which SXU is trying to break launched three years ago and was in some new guys. deeply optimistic entering this “If we keep progressing, that’s season about his team’s chances all I’m looking for at this point,” of not only competing but also O’Malley said. “I think we’re mak- succeeding on a consistent basis. ing progress.” After just one week the Knights The Cougars (3-1) definitely are making Andrew a believer. made some between Friday and Christian opened with three Saturday. Actually, the start of wins last week as it beat ImmacSXU’s improvement occurred in ulate Conception, Westminster the second half against York (Neb.) Christian and Lyons Township. College, which had the Cougars With the early success has come playing from behind for a big chunk an unexpected but pleasant of Friday’s encounter. dilemma for Andrew: keeping Sixty-two percent shooting over active seven bowlers who have the last 20 minutes and a 19-8 run all made significant contributo begin the second half tilted mo- tions already. mentum SXU’s way, and it rallied “I’ve challenged these boys for an 83-77 triumph that served as as a goal to make it to the seca springboard into Saturday. O’Mal- tional,” Andrew said. “I had ley likened the two-day sequence to a good feeling that we would an earlier one when the Cougars be a competitive because they held their own opposite NCAA were bowling well at the end Division I Oakland University in of last season. I expect them the second half of an exhibition to be in the top 10 in every contest and then displayed crisp tournament. execution the next time out versus “Four of my bowlers I’ve had Silver Lake College. all three years. I also have a It was a similar scenario against junior, sophomores and a freshClarke, which was held to 26 first- man bowling well. It’s a nice half points and then got victimized problem to have as a coach and by the Cougars’ 63 percent accuracy it’s making each one of them after the break. Jack Krieger’s 13 better bowlers.” points led a balanced SXU attack. In last Monday's 2,771-2,402 Depositing 11 points apiece were Metro Suburban Conference Tony Core, Mitch Uratchko and victory over IC, junior Jake Kyle Huppe. Fremouw had a 247 game and Huppe’s 3-pointer with 12:08 re- senior Kyle Starostka rolled a maining gave the Cougars a hefty 598 series to propel the Knights 57-41 edge and SXU never took at Brunswick Zone in Glendale its foot off the gas. Behind seven Heights. Tuesday's 2,784-2,337 points from Uratchko the Cougars conquest of Westminster at Orwent on a clinching 17-4 tear. Just land Bowl was spearheaded by as important to the locals’ welfare senior Patrick McCarthy (585 was a 46-23 advantage on the glass series) and 2014 regional champ and a defense that limited Clarke Lyons was vanquished 2,843to a 36 percent success rate from 2,721 Thursday at Rolling the floor. Lanes. “A lot of people just stare at “We need all of boys bowling points, but points aren’t always up to their potential," Andrew a tremendous factor in the game,” said. "We have some good boys' O’Malley said. programs in this region. Lyons *** was our first big test and we It was improved defense that gave beat them. SXU a lift on Friday as the Cougars “We’ve got a big tournament were able to slow an aggressive York this Saturday that has 48 teams attack after intermission. [including] Andrew, Lockport “They were getting to the basket [and] Romeoville. We’re pretty a little too much in the first half,” excited. I’m treading a fine line O’Malley said. “We were trying to as a coach in what I should tell the boys and just letting (Continued on page 5) them bowl.”

Several Cougars garner awards Honors were plentiful for St. Xavier University last week. Several were of the postseason variety as the fall campaigns for most sports teams have concluded. Nick DeBenedetti plays on, however, and the senior football athlete continued to positively impact the Cougars enough to be recognized for his efforts. Following SXU’s 45-23 win over Trinity International University on Nov. 8, DeBenedetti was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Week by both the NAIA and MidStates Football Association. The latter pegged DeBenedetti for the second straight week. He became the first Cougar tabbed for the national weekly award since linebacker Zach Dolph in October of 2013. His performance versus the Trojans included 210 return yards that were almost evenly split between kickoffs and punts. His 51-yard runback of one punt resulted in a touchdown and two other DeBenedetti returns set up SXU scores. “What a great honor for a great player and person,” Cougars coach Mike Feminis said. “Nick is definitely one of the most talented players in the NAIA and it is nice to see him get recognized at the national level for his efforts. He has been a large reason for our success this season.” DeBenedetti currently ranks 11th in the NAIA in total punt returns and 14th in average return yards (11.6). *** Earning All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition in their respective sports were volleyball players Marie Hackert, Kelli Shaffer and Heidi Gregerson and soccer players Rene Leon, Marco Gutierrez, Ricardo Aldape and Lexi Cozzi. Hackert, a senior middle hitter, was a first-team all-conference choice for the second year in a row. She led SXU this season with a .287 hitting percentage while totaling 356 kills and 106 total blocks, both of which ranked second on the squad. Hackert concluded her career as the Cougars’ 11th-best blocker (335) and No. 18 in kills (922). Shaffer, a senior setter, and junior outside hitter Gregerson were both named All-CCAC for the first time as members of the second team. Shaffer topped SXU in assists (1,223) and service aces (47) and complemented those numbers with 304 digs and 115 kills. She leaves the program as its No. 9 assist person with 2,261 for her career. Gregerson paced the Cougars in kills (309), total blocks (119) and solo blocks (27) in 2014. *** Leon, Gutierrez and Aldape all were first-team All-CCAC selections

Cougars on the rise “I’m very happy with the way we played,” Feminis said. “We have a pretty mature group — they get it. It’s nice to jump out on people and start teeing off a little bit. “From top to bottom our conference schedule was probably tougher than it’s ever been. Our league is so close [that] there’s nobody on the schedule where you can say we can put our helmets on and win the game [without trying hard].” The Tigers erased the shutout when Gage Buckley tallied on a 27-yard run. That sliced SXU’s lead to 15-6 in the first period, but Olivet crossed midfield only three other times during the afternoon and never advanced beyond the Cougars’ 40. Twenty-six SXU defenders had some sort of statistical entry, with Tyler Hoeg’s five-tackle performance leading the way. One of the stops resulted in lost yardage and Hoeg also broke up a Tigers pass. Other key figures were Marcus Maas (four solo stops, one assist, two tackles for loss, one sack, forced fumble, blocked extra point) and Hayward (two solos, two assists, 1½ tackles for loss, one sack). While Olivet ran only 47 offensive plays and totaled 126 yards, the Cougars countered with 95 snaps, 547 yards and over 39 minutes’ worth of possession time. SXU converted 13-of-22 third- and fourth-down plays. “From an offensive standpoint we probably are more equipped to play in all kinds of weather,” Feminis said. “We’ve got some good depth, too.” He was able to tap into that depth eventually as TD catches by Nick DeBenedetti (33 yards) and Wells (45 yards) padded the Cougars’ advantage to 27-6 before halftime. Abdul Mahdi’s 24yard field goal and Mark Strbjak’s 3-yard keeper completed SXU’s output in the third period. “I’m pretty happy about getting everybody in to play in our last two games,” said Feminis, who went deep into his bench one week earlier as well in a win over Trinity International University. “For a period of about four years we were [often] blowing people out at the half and our reserves were playing as much as our starters. We haven’t had a chance to do that very much this year.”

Now it’s on to the 16-school national tournament, a destination for the Cougars most of the past decade. Their absence in 2013 was a definite motivator for everyone within the SXU program. “It seems like it’s been forever,” Feminis joked. “It was a long offseason last year and we’re not used to long offseasons. For us to be where we’re at is pretty satisfying. “I kind of like the idea of playing somebody new. It brings a sense of excitement to both sets of fans. I’m sure [Campbellsville] has heard of us and knows about our history against their conference.” The Cougars are 9-0 versus foes from the Mid-South Conference of which Campbellsville is a member. Five of those triumphs have come in postseason matchups.

Statistics Olivet Nazarene 6 0 0 0 - 6 St. Xavier 21 6 9 0 - 36 First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds. Att./comp. Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds. Punts/avg.

ONU SXU 8 30 51 216 75 331 126 547 22-8 42-29 2-2 1-1 0 1 4-35 9-121 8-38.9 4-37.0

Scoring SXU — Randall Wells 33 pass from John Rhode (run failed) SXU — Safety (Greg Hayward, Nick Cemeno make tackles in Olivet end zone) SXU — Khary Ferguson 3 run (Abdul Mahdi kick) ONU — Gage Buckley 27 run (kick blocked) SXU — Nick DeBenedetti 33 pass from John Rhode (kick failed) SXU — Wells 45 pass from Rhode (kick failed) SXU — Mahdi 24 field goal SXU — Mark Strbjak 3 run (kick failed) St. Xavier Rushing: Simms 7-45, Hunter 4-43, Ferguson 12-30, Strbjak 8-22, Rhode 7-21, Feeney 4-21, Ivlow 5-14, Scalzetti 1-9, DeBenedetti 1-8, Frederickson 1-3, Wells 1-2, King 2-(-2). Passing: Rhode 31-20-232, Strbjak 9-8-99, King 2-1-0. Receiving: Wells 9-108, Simms 6-48, DeBenedetti 3-56, Frederickson 2-45, Carroll 2-17, Ladd 2-11, Feeney 2-8, Vilimek 1-22, King 1-10, Ferguson 1-6.

Sports Wrap *** Sandburg split a pair of SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue matches last week as it fell to a 1,991-1,952 defeat to Joliet West on Monday before rebounding to down Joliet Central by 100 pins (1,743-1,643) on Thursday. Danny Griskell led all individuals with a 279 game and 527 series at Town & Country Lanes on Monday. Three days later Jared Saba led the way for the Eagles with a 207 high game at Crest Hill Lanes. *** Decisions over Argo (1,7231,353) and TF North (1,9301,879) last Monday and Wednesday, respectively, enabled Stagg to have a winning week. The Chargers missed out on a sweep when Lockport claimed 2,018-1,799 SWSC Blue victory Thursday. Max Downs registered a 411 series at Palos Lanes to fuel the triumph over Argo while Dylan Otruba produced a 441 series and 277 high game at that same site to help Stagg beat the Meteors. *** Shepard matched Sandburg by going 1-1 last week. The Astros knocked off Hillcrest (1,884-1,703) last Tuesday at Centennial Lanes behind Eric Walters, who rolled a 268 high game and two-game series of 462. Walters (634 series) was Shepard's ringleader again on Thursday, but Tinley Park survived his individual excellence to post a 3,034-2,734 win at Centennial. GIRLS' SWIMMING On the strength of 10 firstplace finishes Sandburg captured the title of its own sectional in convincing fashion on Saturday. The Eagles piled up 310 points to qualify for this weekend's state meet. Claire Lawlor was a twotime individual winner as she touched out first in the 50-yard freestyle (23.94 seconds) and 100-free (52.91). Lawlor also took part in a pair of triumphant relays, teaming up with Devin Apps, Caitlyn Olsen and Mia Robin to place first in the 200-free relay (1:38.40) and joining Olsen, Robin and Is-

abella Wood as the swimmers in the 400-free relay (3:39.06). Apps was also a member of the victorious 200-medley relay quartet along with Tricia Mangila, Stephanie Pappas and Madison Stuursma, who combined to clock a 1:50.81. Individually, Apps set the pace in the 100-breaststroke (1:05.41). Completing Sandburg's impressive exhibition was Rachel Apter, who swept the Athletes with Disabilities category with wins in the 50-free (33.58), 100free (1:12.95), 100-breaststroke (1:48.36) and 200-free (3:12.93). *** Shepard was sixth at the Sandburg Sectional with 104 points as it finished in the top 10 in six events. Shining brightest for the Astros were Mary Lippert and Annie Rangel. Lippert garnered a fifth in the 50-free (25.39) and sixth in the 100-free (57.31), while Rangel wound up sixth in the 200-free (2:07.24) and seventh in the 100-butterfly (1:05.26). In addition, the two girls competed in the 200-free relay (fifth in 1:48.65) and 400-free relay (third, 3:56.23). Joanna Rangel and Becca Gleich completed the shorter-race quartet, while Gleich and Grace Spindler rounded out the 400-free foursome. *** Stagg took third at Saturday’s Downers Grove South Sectional with 175 points. Lauren Johnson's third in the 500-free (5:18.66) represented the Chargers' best showing. She also placed eighth in the 100-breaststroke (1:11.13). Lauren DeAngelis provided Stagg with a fourth (200-free; 1:59.50) and sixth (100-backstroke; 1:01.76); Megan Vallance supplied a fourth (50-free; 24.92) and seventh (100-free; 54.77); Alexandria McGurk gave the Chargers a fourth (100-backstroke; 1:00.48) and fifth (100-butterfly; 1:01.23); and Elsa Stoffel delivered a sxith (100-fly; 1:02.88) and eighth (200 IM; 2:18.21). Also chipping in were divers Elle Mannix (380.75 points) and Claire Van Damme (348.80), who were fifth and seventh, respectively.

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CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 2013-14 Record: 9-17. Head coach: Linda Stuursma. • Who’s gone: Kaycee Pittman, Kersten Merrick, Anica Pausma, Anna Persenair. • Who’s back: Abbie Bulthuis, G, Sr.; Kate Pruim, C, Sr.; Breanna Vollan, C, Sr.; Emily Lemmenes, G, Sr. • Who’s new: Jess Workman, G, Jr.; Leah Kamp, G, Sr.; Emily Bulthuis, C, Fr. • Outlook: The Knights look to improve on last season’s effort behind four returning seniors, plus an influx of new talent. Leah Kamp, a standout in volleyball, is giving basketball a shot in her final year of high school. Chicago Christian coach Linda Stuursma is counting on speed and enthusiasm to fuel a more aggressive and pressing style of play than the team has utilized in past sea-

sons. The Knights opened their campaign by competing in the Harvest Christian Academy Thanksgiving Tournament for the first time. • Coach’s comments: “Thankfully we have some experience coming back and some young girls with a lot of talent. Abbie and Emily definitely complement each other. We [were] hoping for better results at the Harvest Christian Tournament because we [would be] playing teams more our size. “Our goal is winding up at the top of our [Metro Suburban] conference and doing well in our division against opponents like Illiana Christian and Guerin Prep. These girls will be getting at it on defense. We haven’t had the best success in terms of overall record in the past few years and we’re working to turn that around.” — Stuursma.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN

No. Name 2 Emily Neal 5 Lexi VanRyn 10 Jess Workman 11 Emily Lemmenes 12 Kate Pruim 14 Maribeth Karnia 20 Abbie Bulthuis 21 Madison Riemersma 24 Emily Bulthuis 25 Leah Kamp 32 Cheyenne Slager 33 Bre Vollan 34 Bethany Regnerus

EVERGREEN PARK 2013-14 Record: 15-14. Head coach: Bruce Scaduto. • Who’s gone: Erica Carridine, Zoe Monks, Jonie Nard. • Who’s back: Megan Pfister, G, Sr.; Nicole Larkin, F, Sr.; Maddie Vojack, G/F, Jr.; Kortni Lewis, C, Jr.; Lashondra Johnson, G, Sr. • Who’s new: Vivica Price, F, So. • Outlook: After falling just seven points short of a Class 3A sectional title last year, the Mustangs return three starters and will take aim at more postseason glory. Evergreen, which came alive in the state tournament after going only 4-9 in South Suburban Conference Red play, has captured consecutive regional crowns under coach Bruce Scaduto’s leadership. Spearheading the latest edition of the Mustangs is senior Megan Pfister, who has earned all-conference recognition in each of her first

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

three varsity campaigns. As a junior, Pfister averaged 12 points and four assists per game. Support for her will come from Nicole Larkin (10.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg), another fourth-year veteran, and Maddie Vojack, who should play a greater role following the graduation of Zoe Monks and Erica Carradine. Expect Vojack to improve measurably on her per-game average of four points. • Coach’s comments: “Like every season, staying healthy is a key. I believe this group can play as a team, but we’ll see how our bench can also contribute -- that is something we’ll be looking closely at. “We’re definitely going to be led by our core of three returners, who are very good shooters. Nicole and Megan have started since their freshman years, so we know what they bring to the table.” — Scaduto

MOTHER MCAULEY 2013-14 Record: 18-9. Head coach: Ashley Luke-Clanton. • Who’s gone: Elizabeth Nye, Raven Willis, Jasma Williams, Molly McGinty, Lauren Carlson. • Who’s back: Amy Balich, F, Jr.; Ashley Bryja, G, So.; Erin Drynan, C, Sr.; Caitlin Jandacek, G, Jr.; Ashley Koll, G, Sr.; Molly O’Malley, G, Sr.; Shea O’Malley, G, Jr. • Who’s new: Molly Corcoran, C, So.; Nicole Corley, F, Jr.; Kelly Gallagher, G, Fr.; Vanessa Gavin, G, Fr.; Colleen Liston, G/F, Jr.; Tara O’Malley, G, Fr.; Claire Riemersma, G/F, Jr. • Outlook: The Mighty Macs’ 2013-14 season was ended abruptly by a smoking Oak Lawn team in a Class 4A regional title contest. Making matters worse is that Mother McAuley must try to make another run with a revamped lineup as five big contributors from a year ago have departed. Among that group were Elizabeth Nye, now at the University of Chicago, and current Benedictine University students Raven Willis and Jasma Williams. Those graduation-induced personnel losses are making Macs coach Ashley Clanton-Luke Name Amy Balich Ashley Bryja Molly Corcoran Nicole Corley Erin Drynan Kelly Gallagher Vanessa Gavin Caitlin Jandacek Ashley Koll Colleen Liston Tara Omalley Molly O’Malley Shea O’Malley Claire Riemersma

adopt a wait-and-see attitude toward the current club. Senior guard Molly O’Malley is the lone returning starter and, thus, McAuley’s one sure thing entering the campaign. Ashley Koll and Erin Drynan are both expected to play bigger roles this time around after logging a fair amount of court time in a reserve capacity. Early matchups with Morgan Park, Buffalo Grove and Marist will test the Macs right out of the gate and an appearance in the Chi-Town Shootout should toughen them further. Also on the docket later on are games against such formidable foes as Trinity, Hillcrest, Loyola Academy, Neuqua Valley and Crete-Monee. • Coach’s comments: “This will be an interesting year to see who surfaces. We have three freshmen, which will take a while to work on, [but] we’ll know what we have in about a week. “We’re not starting off easy, [so] we’ll definitely find out a lot about this team. I think it will be fun and it will be exciting to see how the kids respond to the challenges.” — Luke-Clanton

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

OAK LAWN 2013-14 Record: 28-2. Head coach: Mark Sevedge. • Who’s gone: LaTondra Brooks, Brooke Annerino, Jannah Mahmoud, Dunya Shatat, Kelsey Luckett. • Who’s back: Brianna Markusic, C, Sr.; Kellie O’Connor, G, Jr.; Alyssa Radoicic, F, Sr. • Who’s new: Kelly Touchie, F/C, Jr.; Kira Melvin, G, Jr.; Ashanti Murillo, G, Jr. • Outlook: Former St. Laurence coach Mark Sevedge takes over for Janet Haubenreiser, who guided the Spartans to a Class 4A sectional championship game in her final season. Oak Lawn set a single-season school record for wins, but three big MARIST of competing at the highest catalysts for that achievement 2013-14 Record: 13-16. level the RedHawks plummet- — Player of the Year LaTonHead coach: Mary Pat Connolly. ed back down to earth a year dra Brooks, Brooke Annerino • Who’s gone: Brooke Wyder- ago. Marist overcame a sub-.500 and Jannah Mahmoud — have ski, Claire Finn. regular-season record to claim graduated. • Who’s back: Dajae Black, G, a Class 4A regional title but Jr.; Lorna McCall, F, Sr.; Claire now must forge ahead without Seemingly Sevedge is inheritAustin, F, So.; Tehya Fortune, Brooke Wyderski, the heart and ing a rebuilding team, but the G, Jr.; Skylar Patterson, G, Sr.; soul of the 2013-14 squad. Coach cupboard isn’t completely bare. Brillana Rosa, G, Jr.; Katelyn Mary Pat Connolly does have All-South Suburban Conference Rosner, F, Jr.; Daniela Boricich, a number of credible perform- Red performer Brianna MarkuF, Sr.; Katie Houbolt, G, Sr.; Alexis ers on hand, including main sic, the other member of the Jones, G, Jr. scoring threats Tehya Fortune Spartans’ Big Four from a year • Who’s new: Gabby Moran, and Katelyn Rosner. Fortifying ago, is back to lead the way. G, Jr.; Rachel Ryan, G, Jr.; Bridget the RedHawks’ roster are Sand- Sevedge, who is coaching girls’ Bilek, G, Sr.; Julia Ruzevich, G, burg transfers Julia and Kate So.; Madeline McHugh, G, Jr.; Ruzevich, both of whom should Kate Ruzevich, G, Jr. make an impact sooner rather QUEEN OF PEACE • Outlook: After a couple years than later. 2013-14 Record: 2-26. Head coach: George Shimko. MARIST • Who’s gone: Jelyn Thua, No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Jaclyn Pulido, Caitlin Cahill. 10 Dajae Black G 5-7 Jr. • Who’s back: Ally Herman, 12 Gabby Moran G 5-4 Jr. F, Sr.; Abby Bennett, G, Sr. 13 Lorna McCall F 5-8 Sr. • Who’s new: Kara Shimko, 14 Rachel Ryan G 5-3 Jr. G, So.; Jackie Ivers, G, So.; Erin 15 Claire Austin F 6-0 So. Foley, F, Fr. 20 Katie Houbolt G 5-9 Sr. • Outlook: George Shim21 Tehya Fortune G 5-7 Jr. ko’s maiden voyage with the 22 Sky Patterson G 5-8 Sr. Pride was spent on rough wa23 Bridget Bilek G 5-8 Sr. ters, but a calmer scene should 24 Julia Ruzevich G 6-0 So. be in store this time around. 25 Madeline McHugh G 5-10 Jr. Shimko, who has run his own 30 Kate Ruzevich F 6-0 So. successful basketball school in 31 Brillana Rosa G 5-8 Jr. Oak Lawn for the past two de32 Katelyn Rosner F 6-1 Jr. cades, likely has a few tricks up 33 Daniela Boricich F 6-0 Sr. his sleeve that will make hoops 35 Alexis Jones G 5-7 Jr. life more palatable for everyone

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one of the area’s top players as a junior this winter. She is the sister of standout wide receiver Spencer Tears, who helped the Bulldogs’ football team win 22 of 26 games the past two years. Andy Sonichsen is another key ingredient and there are four other seniors on whom Richards can lean. Kortz thinks the Bulldogs can make upward movement within the South Suburban Conference Red. • Coach’s comments: “The ladies all have one common goal: to get better each and every day. They are learning more [about] teamwork and getting better at the fundamentals all the time. We as coaches are very happy with how hard they have been working and can’t wait for the season to start. “We have a great group of ladies who are tons of fun to be around. We are expecting great things from them on and off the floor. If we continue to work this hard, good things will happen. I am excited about this season.” — Kortz

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4 Section 2 Thursday, November 20, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter Trinity sports report

Four Trolls qualify for NAIA cross country final 12th overall with a season-best effort of 18:36.3. Behind that trio the Trolls posted their highest finish ever in a national race. Also contributing points for Trinity were Kasey Zaremba (46th in 20:13.8) and Leah Van Tol (61st, career-best 20:34.0). Monica Czajkowski (101st, 22:05.6) and Andrea Sanchez (105th, 22:15.0) rounded out the Trolls’ lineup. On the men’s side NAIA qualifier Cody Velthuizen set the pace for Trinity in the 8K race by completing his run in a career-best 25:36.4, which landed in the No. 7 position in a field of 131. Velthuizen’s clocking was nearly 45 seconds faster than his previous best. Michael Potter (35th, 26:38.8), Tyrell Natewa (68th, 27:42.8), Alex Clark (77th, 27:53.2) and Mark Bohdan (84th, 28:03.6) were the Trolls’ other scorers. Natewa, Clark and Bohdan all ran season-best times. Also competing for Trinity were Sam DeKryger (115th, 29:31.1) and Joshua Whitten (120th, season-best 29:45.6). Bos will be making her fourth straight appearance in the NAIA National Championship. Her best showing was in 2011 when she was 35th. This year the women’s field will include 37 teams and 84 individuals. Disselkoen is headed to Kansas for the second year in a row while Jourdan qualified for the first time. The men’s race will feature 75 individuals in addition to Velthuizen and a total of 36 programs. The women’s race begins at 10:30 a.m. with the men’s to follow at 11:45. WOMEN’S SOCCER The Trolls saw their 2014 season end on Saturday in Elgin as Judson University doled out a 2-1 setback in the NCCAA North Region championship match. Trinity (11-7-2) was ahead at halftime thanks to Katie Linehan’s goal in the 12th minute, which came off Adrianna Puente’s free kick. That lead lasted until 10 minutes of the second half had been played. The Eagles needed just four minutes of overtime to boot home the winner. Judson outshot the Trolls 14-8 and Trinity keeper Jesse Bultsma was called on to make eight saves. Bultsma, Rachael Webb and Kayla Diemer were each chosen for the All-CCAC first

team while Linehan, Samantha Burgess and Brooke Ellis all secured spots on the second team. VOLLEYBALL Also running into a postseason roadblock was the Trolls volleyball squad, which bowed out in the semifinal round of the CCAC Tournament. However, the season is not yet over for Trinity (30-10), which hosts the NCCAA North Central Region Tournament on Saturday. Judson, Bethel College and Lincoln Christian University are also part of the tourney field. The winner will advance to the NCCAA National Championship. Olivet Nazarene eliminated the Trolls from the CCAC Tournament last Thursday with a 25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21 victory. The Tigers were seeded sixth coming into the match and had lost twice to second-seeded Trinity during the regular season. The Trolls were behind most of the opening set and could not capitalize after narrowing the gap to 20-19. Game 2 featured Trinity in front a few times, including at 19-17 following a Lauren Macadlo kill, but Olivet took advantage of a few late hitting errors by the Trolls to nail down a second triumph. Kills by Macadlo, Tori Mantel and Danielle Oeverman were instrumental in getting Trinity over the hump in the third set, but the momentum couldn’t be carried into Game 4. The Trolls did climb within 22-21 in the late going on three Macadlo kills, but the Tigers answered in kind to complete their upset. Olivet recorded 10 blocks and six service aces to aid its cause. It totaled 46 kills and posted a .127 attack percentage, compared to Trinity’s respective 56 and .144 numbers. Macadlo put down 19 kills for the Trolls while Mantel added 12 and Rachel Verhage 10. Mantel also scooped 17 digs to equal Karleigh Krhcmery. Erynn Schuh chipped in 44 assists and 14 digs. *** To reach the semifinals, Trinity dispatched Indiana University-South Bend in straight sets (25-17, 25-16, 25-18) last Tuesday. The win enabled the Trolls to avenge a late-season loss to the Titans. Three kills from Macadlo and one by Brittany Dykstra sparked a 6-0 run that gave Trinity control of Game 1 at 17-9. The second

SHEPARD 2013-14 Record: 6-20. Head coach: Jenna McCormick. • Who's gone: Daejae Williams; Courtney Dalton; Naujia Easton; Alyssa Dechene, • Who's back: Myrissha Mitchell, G, Sr.; Abbie Newsome, G, Jr.; Jenny Payne, F, Sr. • Who's new: Jamie Bledsoe, G, Sr.; Quinise Blake, F/C, Jr. • Coach’s comments: “We • Outlook: Third-year coach have a lot of girls returning Jenna McCormick enters the with experience [who also] season with optimism as three had a great summer and re- experienced players return to a ally came together as a team. program that is generating greater They have been working really interest than in recent years. Alhard this preseason and [in] the most 75 girls tried out for all levels early parts of this season. We of basketball at Shepard, about look forward to the challenges 25 more than last year. Myrissha of competing in a very tough Mitchell is a four-year starter and [SouthWest Suburban Confer- Abbie Newsome is in her third ence] Blue.” season as a regular. Both will be — Hellrung counted on to lead by example

while McCormick observes which other players will fit into the core. The Astros were prepared to be challenged at the Lyons Township Thanksgiving Tournament and Riverside-Brookfield Christmas Tournament. • Coach’s comment: “The players are going to make me play them based on how hard they work in practice. The opportunities will be there. We’re still kind of evaluating things, this being the beginning of the season, but we’re very excited about the season. "I’m really pleased with how Jenny Payne has found her way. She’s come a long way and is passionate about getting better. We won 75 percent of our games over the summer, so I’m excited to get the season going to see where we stand.” .— McCormick

By Amy Strong What has already been a memorable cross country season for some Trinity Christian College runners will conclude on the biggest stage. Three Trolls women and one man will compete in Saturday’s NAIA National Championship at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., after qualifying out of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Nov. 8. Never before has Trinity sent four athletes to the national event in the same year, nor has one Trolls squad been represented by as many as three individuals. In preparation for the final race Trinity’s qualifiers — along with the rest of the team members — participated in the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship in Houghton, N.Y., last Saturday. There, in near-freezing temperatures and amid snow flurries, the Trolls women wound up third in a 17-team field while the men were 10th among 19 schools.

Anna Bos, Jessica Disselkoen and Ashley Jourdan, Trinity’s three NAIA-meet entrants, all earned NCCAA All-America honors by finishing among the top 15. Bos, the NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 8, ran her fastest 5K time of the season as she reached the chute at Field of Dreams Cross Country Course in 18 minutes, 16.9 seconds and placed third overall in a 117-runner lineup. Disselkoen was less than two full seconds behind her teammate in fourth place as she clocked an 18.18.1. Jourdan was

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Trinity Christian College’s Ryan Tubbs drives to the basket during Saturday’s matchup with York (Neb.) College in Palos Heights. The Trolls fell short by an 86-81 score.

SANDBURG 2013-14 Record: 18-12. Head coach: Chris Hellrung. • Who’s gone: Lauren Bauer, Kelly Pocza. • Who’s back: Sam Youngwirth, G, Sr.; Rachel Distor, G, Sr.; Victoria Stavropolous, F, Jr.; Jessica Merino, G, Jr.; Lauren O’Leary, G, Jr.; Taylor McGiles, F, Sr.; Carly Whiteford, F, Sr. • Who’s new: Gina Offerman, F, Jr.; Lanie Mackle, G, Jr.; Grace Bauer, G, So. • Outlook: With a significant group of rotation players returning from an 18-win squad that competed for a regional championship last season, the Eagles have their sights set high this year. Sam Youngwirth was one of Sandburg’s most conName Grace Bauer Rachel Distor Laine Mackl Taylor McGiles Jessica Merino Gina Offerman Lauren O’Leary Victoria Stavropoulos Carly Whiteford Samantha Youngwirth

sistent offensive performers in 2013-14 and gives coach Chris Hellrung a go-to figure right from the outset. More senior leadership will come from Rachel Distor, Taylor McGiles and Carly Whiteford, while junior Victoria Stavropolous had some shining moments as a varsity sophomore.

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STAGG 2013-14 Record: 15-12. Head coach: Bill Turner. • Who’s gone: Casey McMahon, Hannah Henderson. • Who’s back: Mia DiGiacomo, F, Sr.; Katie Dwyer, F, Sr.; Alex Abed, G, Sr.; Noor Elmosa, G, Jr.; Kate Adams, G/F, Jr. • Who’s new: Michelle Rentauskas, F, Jr.; Erin O’Leary, G, Jr.;

Hayley Gartner, F, Jr. • Outlook: Losing all-time 3-point leader Casey McMahon (St. Xavier University) strips the Chargers of an obvious source of offense, and the graduation of versatile Hannah Henderson (Elmhurst College) creates another fairly sizable hole in the lineup. However, Stagg coach Bill Turner still has some proven weapons at his disposal. He’ll look

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Trinity Christian College freshman guard Jonathan Zandstra calls out a play in Saturday’s contest against York (Neb.) College. The two teams combined to sink 27 3-pointers, but the Trolls wound up on the wrong end of an 86-81 final. set featured the Trolls amassing a .310 attack percentage and, except for two ties, holding sway over IU-South Bend the entire way. Trinity’s strong play continued into Game 3, which was highlighted by 12 kills and only one hitting error in 30 attempts by the hosts. The Trolls spotted the Titans a 5-1 lead but overtook IU-South Bend for good when Verhage’s ace handed them a 7-6 edge. Macadlo (12 kills, .409 attack percentage, seven digs), Oeverman (11 kills, .588 percentage, three blocks), Schuh (33 assists, six digs) and Krchmery (11 digs) were the mainstays for Trinity, which ended with 37 kills and a .289 team attack percentage. Macadlo was coming off a week in which she collected NCCAA and CCAC Player of the Week recognition. In the week ending Nov. 8 the outside hitter helped the Trolls go 3-1 by totaling 51 kills on a .281 attack percentage. Macadlo had double-doubles against both the University of Rio Grande (11 kills, 17 digs) and Taylor University (career-high 23 kills on a .339 attack percentage, 16 digs) and narrowly missed doing it two other times. She registered 10 digs and nine kills

in a loss to the University of St. Francis and produced nine digs and eight kills while making only one hitting error in 22 attempts opposite Purdue-North Central. Schuh was tabbed as the Player of the Year and Setter of the Year in the CCAC, Kaitlyn Van Dellen was a first-team All-CCAC pick, Courtney Samudio was selected to the second team and Oeverman was named Freshman of the Year. MEN’S BASKETBALL The Trolls opened play in their own Troll Classic on Friday with a 76-60 triumph over Clarke (Iowa) University. Five Trinity players scored in double figures, a group led by Cody Rhorer (17 points, five rebounds). Contributing 14 points apiece were Joe Hehir (four rebounds, three assists), Jared Jones and Trey Johnson. Jones drilled two 3-pointers in rapid succession to create a nine-point halftime advantage for the Trolls. Others making their presence felt on Trinity’s behalf were Marcus Devers (11 points), Jonathan Zandstra (five assists) and Ryan Tubbs (five assists). *** The Trolls (3-2) had to settle for a tourney split as York (Continued on page 6)

to the trio of Noor Elmosa, Kate Adams and newcomer Erin O’Leary to keep the Chargers viable along the perimeter. Co-captains Mia DiGiacomo and Katie Dwyer are experienced performers up front, and juniors Hayley Gartner and Michelle Rentauskas could also be factors there. Stagg has better height, which should lead to more inside scoring and improved rebounding, and in Turner’s opinion the Chargers also have superior depth. Those are welcome sights as Stagg tackles another daunting slate, beginning with defending Class 3A champion Montini. Fellow SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue member Sandburg, Hinsdale Central, Neuqua Valley and Reavis were all part of the Thanksgiving tournament schedule at Hinsdale

South, and Mother McAuley pops up later on. • Coach’s comments: “This year’s team will have a much different look than the past couple of seasons. While we still want to play an up-tempo game, the addition of some significant size will give us more of a post presence, making us more difficult to defend in the half-court. “With our very competitive schedule early on we will be able to assess where we are and where we need to get. This group has strong leadership and seemed to develop good team chemistry. They are working very hard every day, expectations are high and the girls cannot wait to compete. This should be a fun team to watch.” — Turner

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No. Name 5 Hayley Gartner 10 Katie Dwyer 11 Megan Sullivan 12 Alex Abed 14 Kortney Burkhardt 15 Erin O’Leary 22 Noor Elmosa 24 Kate Adams 33 Mia DiGiacomo 35 Sam Owens 42 Michelle Rentauskas 44 Abbey Regan

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Second-chance success Crusaders drub De Paul Prep in return to field By Ken Karrson

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Former Marist star Flynn Nagel, who transferred to Lemont in January, races upfield after making one of his 11 catches against Richards Saturday night. Nagel’s knockdown of a Bulldogs pass on the final play of the evening locked up a 19-13 win for the visiting Indians in a Class 6A quarterfinal contest.

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the ‘Dogs deep in Indians territory another time and Sheehan also pointed to “six bad snaps and two throws that bounced off receivers.” “We couldn’t get in a flow at times,” he said. “It could have been a totally different story. You want to play your best and I wish we could have played a little better offensively. “But Lemont played lights-out and their defense was swarming to the ball. In the first half they had us back on our heels.” The Indians scored once in each of the first two quarters, using quarterback Ryan Dawson’s 19-yard sprint and Nagel’s 12-yard reception to supply the touchdowns. The TD was Nagel’s 27th this season. “He made 11 catches for 76 yards — that’s containing him,” Sheehan said of Nagel, who’ll attend Duke University next fall. “He’s a great athlete.” Sheehan had a few of those on his side, too, including the Illinois State University-bound Muhammad-Rogers. Richards’ graduating class compiled a 22-4 record over the past two years that included a half-dozen postseason victories. “It’s sad to see the seniors go out this way,” Sheehan said. “It shouldn’t end like this. It’s heartbreaking for the kids. “This was a special group of seniors — great football players and great kids who put us back on the map. We told the young guys, ‘You’ve got a lot to live up to.’” Fortunately for the 2015 Bulldogs, the cupboard won’t be bare. Several juniors and a few sophomores saw varsity playing time this season and joining next year’s roster will be members of a 7-1-1 sophomore squad. Richards’ fresh-

man team went 8-1 this season. “That’s the fun of it,” Sheehan said, referring to preparing a fresh batch of athletes for the rigors of varsity play and expectations attached to the Bulldogs each fall. “It’s a new challenge, but we’ve got a lot of guys who can play.” Lemont’s remaining points against Richards came on a safety and Marcin Orszulak’s 30-yard field goal. Anchoring the Indians’ defense — which limited the Bulldogs to less than 2 yards per carry on the ground — were Hunter LaDuke and Tim Houlihan, both of whom registered a couple of sacks.

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

7 7 5 0 - 19 0 0 0 13 - 13 LE HLR 13 9 195 49 150 197 345 246 31-20 35-14 1-1 1-1 1 0 7-75 5-50

When life offers a second chance, it’s wise to not waste it. That was the philosophy Brother Rice followed last Thursday night at Joe Johnston Field. While coach Brian Badke had hoped to be preparing the Crusaders for further action in the Class 8A tournament, defending champion Naperville Central ruined that plan in Week 10. The Redhawks were later bounced from the state playoffs themselves, but while their 2014 season concluded Rice’s moves on. Such is one of the advantages of being a Chicago Catholic League member, and the Blue Division co-champion Crusaders returned to the field after a week off. They did so with style and few signs of rustiness. Although Rice (7-4) did not distance itself from visiting DePaul Prep until the second half, it eventually secured a convincing 41-0 win over a Rams club that had advanced in the Catholic League playoffs with a 14-7 triumph over St. Laurence. Now it’s the Crusaders’ turn to step forward. They’ll clash a second time with Loyola Academy, a 31-3 winner over St. Rita in the other semifinal contest, Friday night in Chicago. “We’ve got to play better than we did the first time,” said Badke, whose club beat the Ramblers during the regular season and is undefeated at home this fall. “They’re much improved offensively and still very good defensively, and they’re getting some confidence. We took advantage of mistakes [before].” DePaul Prep made a few of those itself as it had two punts blocked,

lost a pair of fumbles and got intercepted once. Rice scored 21 points off Rams miscues, one of which was a Marcus Jones pickoff. “Defensively, we didn’t give them anything,” Badke said. That was a bit of an understatement as DePaul Prep finished with just 62 total yards, which paled in comparison to the Crusaders’ 397-yard output. Starring for the hosts’ on the prevention side were Tahj Silas (eight solo tackles, three assists), Steven Robinson (six solos, two assists) and Jack Nelligan (six solos). Eighteen Rice players in all were credited with at least one stop. With that kind of resistance being demonstrated, Rice didn’t need much to gain the upper hand. It did so on Clifton Taylor’s 1-yard plunge and then tacked on six more points in the second quarter when Taylor hauled in a 34-yard pass from Alex Alarcon. Badke believed the Crusaders could have done even more damage prior to intermission, but a field goal was missed and another promising series lost steam before Rice could strike. He admitted that, despite the coaching staff’s efforts to refocus the Crusaders after the state-playoff loss, it was “tough bouncing back.” “The kids were extremely disappointed [after the Naperville game],” Badke said. “And the bye week was definitely tough. You don’t want to have a bye week, but you make the most of it when you do. [Time off] can work both ways, but to be able to rest your body and get fresh legs is a positive. “We told the players, ‘At the end of the season, on Thanksgiving weekend, there’ll be nine champions crowned and you could be one of them.’ It’s always a goal to play on Thanksgiving weekend. There’s nothing better. “We wanted it to be at Memorial Stadium [in Champaign], but it didn’t work out for us. But to go and play at Soldier Field is a great opportunity. It kind of comes down to who wants it more.”

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Brother Rice’s Marcus Jones stretches for extra yardage on a carry last Thursday versus DePaul Prep. Jones and the Crusaders blanked the Rams 41-0 at Joe Johnston Field to advance to Friday’s Chicago Catholic League championship game against Loyola Academy. On this occasion it was Rice, but Badke credited DePaul Prep with hanging tough for a while. “They have a D-lineman who’s 6-5, 280 and can go anywhere in the country [for college],” he said. “They’ve got some talent, but [with them] only having 30-some kids we kind of wore them out.” Jones’ 10-yard dash increased the Crusaders’ edge to 20-0 in the third period and then the home team broke things open in the fourth behind reserve quarterback Cam Miller. After replacing Alarcon, Miller completed 5-of-6 throws for 62 yards and fired 15-yard scoring passes to both Zach Hayes and Bill Webber. Sandwiched between those was Jack Desmond’s 1-yard touchdown run. Eight different players had at least one reception and Taylor paced a seven-man ground-gaining corps with 84 yards on 15 carries. Along with the balanced offense and

Bodies fly as Brother Rice defenders halt Paulie Rivas’ progress in last Thursday’s Catholic League semifinal contest against DePaul Prep.

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

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Brother Rice Rushing: Taylor 15-84, Alarcon 7-72, Jones 11-71, Desmond 2-17, Valladay 1-5, Houston 1-3, Kubil 1-3. Passing: Alarcon 14-4-80, Miller 6-5-62. Receiving: Webber 2-25, Blain 1-36, Taylor 1-34, Desmond 1-15, Hayes 1-15, Jones 1-10, Kubil 1-7, Houston 1-0.

Tennis team courting notoriety

The tennis season is over, but Moraine Valley College continues to reap the benefits of a strong showing. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association put out its official fall rankings and the Cyclones women, who were among the top five teams in Region IV of the National Junior College Athletic Association, were situated in the No. 20 position nationally. And the rankings didn’t end there. A number of individual players were also recognized, including Liz Dominguez, who was 48th among singles players and part of the No. 25 doubles team along with Queen of Peace product Kaitlyn Seldal. Also garnering national honors were the doubles pair of Stagg alumnus Agnieszka Szudy and Lindsey Walker, who earned the 34th spot. VOLLEYBALL With new leadership and a mostly new roster, the Cyclones surprised many people this year with positive takeaways following their appearance in the NJCAA Region IV semifinals. Photo by Jeff Vorva Richards’ Pat Doyle gets tripped up by Lemont’s Joshua Rogers By going 20-15 overall, Moraine but manages to gain a few extra yards before losing his balance took second place in both the Illinois Skyway Collegiate ConferSaturday night at Korhonen Field. ence and Region IV. Those were noteworthy results according to first-year coach Mark Johnston, who had a number of holes to fill following May graduations. Where the Cyclones ran into trouble was with injuries. Several athletes played out of position to cover the deficits, yet Moraine was still close in many of its losses. There also were some stellar individual performances. Marist grad Carolyn Yerkes ranked 11th in NJCAA Division II in digs per set (6.03) and was a candidate for All-America

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Scoring BR — Clifton Taylor 1 run (Matt Pikowski kick) BR — Taylor 34 pass from Alex Alarcon (Pikowski kick) BR — Marcus Jones 10 run (kick failed) BR — Zach Hayes 15 pass from Cam Miller (Pikowski kick) BR — Jack Desmond 1 run (Pikowski kick) BR — Bill Webber 15 pass from Miller (Pikowski kick)

Scoring LE — Ryan Dawson 19 run (Marcin Orszulak kick) LE — Flynn Nagel 12 pass from Dawson (Orszulak kick) LE — Safety (Richards recovers bad snap in own end zone) LE — Orszulak 30 field goal HLR — Ryan Willet 30 pass from Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (pass failed) HLR — Willett 14 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (Andrew Calderon kick) Richards Rushing: Muhammad-Rogers 19-20, Johnson 5-31, Tears 1-3, Doyle 2-(-5). Passing: Muhammad-Rogers 3514-197. Receiving: Boykin 4-51, Johnson 4-36, Tears 2-54, Willett 2-44, Bridgewater 1-7, Moore 1-5.

staunch defense, Badke also liked the role his special teams played in hamstringing the Rams. “Our special teams did very well,” he said. “Every fourth play there’s [involvement], so you’ve got to make sure you’re solid and sound there and have players who can do the job.” The winner of the Rice-Loyola rematch will face the Chicago Public League champion, either Hubbard or Curie, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the Prep Bowl.

status. She was named to both the All-Region IV and All-ISCC squads along with Carly Trinley. Kayla Manthei was another all-region selection. Johnston compared Yerkes with Kara Kentner, a two-time Cyclone All-American who played at Moraine in 2012 and 2013. “Yerkes was amazing — without her we don’t win a lot of games,” Johnston said. “She’s smart and works her [tail] off in games and practice. Additionally, Trinley is a workhorse. She does anything we ask and did it 100 percent. “Those two had the best attitudes and are what you want on a team.” Alex Bojan and teammate Brynn Flannery (Mother McAuley) both received nods to the All-ISCC second team as well as the conference’s all-tournament contingent. MEN’S BASKETBALL The Cyclones finally added to the win column last Tuesday as they soundly defeated Daley College 75-55. Niko Cahue led the charge with 22 points and eight rebounds, but Brian Townsend was equally stout as he finished with 21 points and nine boards. Also contributing were Deland “DJ” Deere (17 points, eight rebounds, five assists), Paulius Otruskevicius (five points, seven rebounds) and Vicpatrick Harris (five rebounds, four assists, four steals). Moraine followed up that victory with another one two days later as it used its best defensive effort of the young season to thwart Harper College 62-56. Townsend (18 points, eight rebounds, two steals) and Cahue (16 points, 10 rebounds) were once again a potent 1-2 punch, but additional help came from Harris (16 points, four assists) and Deere (six assists, three

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Moraine Valley College volleyball player Carolyn Yerkes ranked 11th nationally in digs per game and was a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-America candidate. steals). WOMEN’S BASKETBALL After going nearly two weeks without a game, the Cyclones were happy to return to the court on a successful note as they took down Harper College 61-55 last Thursday. Moraine prevailed despite going just 6-of-28 from 3-point territory against the Bulldogs’ 2-3 zone defense. “I predicted teams would struggle [by] playing a 2-3 against us this year and I still believe that to be the case, but we didn’t show it against Harper,” Cyclones coach Delwyn Jones said. “Being off for 12 days played a role in the rust, but we made a lot of mental errors and had a number of unforced turnovers. “Harper played very well and they work together very nicely. [It] doesn’t hurt that they have a fantastic player who hit us for

31 points.” Leading the way for Moraine was Rachel Ruzevich, who totaled 18 points, nine rebounds and a couple of steals. Megan Beckow scored 11 points while Nariman Jaber had 11 rebounds and six blocked shots to augment her seven points. *** The news wasn’t as good for the Cyclones the next night as they dropped a 56-49 verdict to Black Hawk College-East. Moraine did not net its first points until six minutes had elapsed, but it played defense well enough to be within seven (25-18) at intermission. However, the Cyclones could never overtake the Warriors in the final 20 minutes. Duneya Shatat (Oak Lawn) paced Moraine with 16 points. Jaber added 14 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. (Continued on page 6)

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Community Sports News ESCC names top athletes in football, volleyball soccer

The East Suburban Catholic Conference named its top student-athletes for the fall sports season and a total of 11 Marist RedHawks were among the honorees. Representing Marist on the All-ESCC football squad were three defensive players and one from the offense. Seniors Marty Ryan (linebacker), Marty Meyer (defensive back) and Nick Gasbarro (defensive back) were the prevention-side selections, while junior Darshon McCullough was tabbed as a receiver/running back. McCullough became the RedHawks’ primary ball carrier after Jawill Aldridge and Micah Awodiran both went down with injuries. Four Marist athletes were also members of the All-ESCC volleyball team. Senior setter Lizzie Zaleski was chosen for the second year in a row, while earning recognition for the first time were senior middle blocker Colleen Reilly, junior outside hitter Cameron Enright and junior middle blocker Anne Marie Stifter. Picked for the All-ESCC soccer squad from Marist were senior defenders Grant Kenney and Joe Kezon and sophomore midfielder David Regan.

Evergreen defeats Rich South in boys’ bowling opener

Behind Isaiah Colon’s 403 series and Shaun Quinn’s high game of 212, Evergreen Park ushered in its boys’ bowling season with a 1,650-1.307 rout of Rich South at Arena Lanes in Oak Lawn. The Stars were paced by Martese Jackson, who rolled a 355 series. The Mustangs do not feature any seniors on their eight-man roster. Along with junior Colon and sophomore Quinn are six more juniors: Will Doran, Nick Montano, Nick Moreno, Jacob Ottenfeld, Malak St. Clair and Trovoy Terry. Quinn advanced to the sectional round of last year’s state tournament. Ron Pula is Evergreen’s head coach and Destiny Miller is his assistant.

Stagg’s Mantas signs with Kent State

Stagg senior Lexi Mantas has signed a National Letter of Intent

softball squad, will attend Loyola University in Chicago. She will enter her fourth varsity season with the RedHawks next spring. Stimac, a catcher who also plays for the Chicago Cheetahs softball team, plans to enroll at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Five Sandburg athletes sign with colleges

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Marist softball players Brooke Wilson and Maggie Stimac made their college selections last week. to play volleyball at Kent State University beginning next fall. Mantas, a four-year starter for the Chargers, received a full-ride scholarship. Mantas tied Stagg’s season record for service aces this year and was one of the area’s top kill producers. Her career stats include 90 aces, 376 service points, 598 digs, 299 blocks and 1,080 kills. “Lexi is a standout player on any team she is part of,” Chargers coach Deanna Storino said. “Her level of skill is a dominant force on offense as well as defense. She has also played at First Alliance Volleyball Club.”

Marist golfer Kelly Barker and softball players Brooke Wilson and Maggie Stimac all made their college choices official by signing National Letters of Intent last Wednesday during a ceremony at school. Barker, from Palos Heights, will be a student-athlete at Benedictine University, where she will pursue a degree in special education. She was a four-year varsity performer for the RedHawks and served as their captain in 2014. Barker, who sports a handicap index of 11.1, was a two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection and three-time

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get out on their shooters and bother them, but [our] guys were [sometimes] getting beat. "We made sure we had somebody to block the baseline [later on]. We figured if they were going to beat us, we were going to make them beat us with the 3-pointer.” SXU expunged a 10-point halftime deficit and inched in front by one (55-54) after Huppe sank three free throws with just over 14 minutes remaining. The Cougars got up by six points several times after that and then withstood one final challenge by York when Krieger drilled a 3-pointer and Huppe nailed another foul shot. Krieger, who is quickly assuming the leadership role previously held by Brad Karp, supplied 27 points and nine rebounds toward the winning cause. Junior guard Stanley Moore posted a double-double of 20 points and 10 assists and Huppe tossed in 18 points. It’s the emergence of the latter two, plus a few others that has O’Malley optimistic. “I’m not worried about Jack Krieger — he works hard and is very crafty,” O’Malley said. “But we have to fill the other spots to get the Jack Krieger [type of player] for Jack Krieger that he was for Brad Karp. “These kids don’t know what they can do themselves, but when you’re developing people something you want is seeing one thing they’re doing positively. Stanley Moore proved he belongs and guys like Kyle Huppe and Mitch Uratchko

have been contributing.” Before it asserted itself over the last 20 minutes, SXU endured 39 percent shooting and a 10-rebound shortage versus York. While the Cougars weren’t at their best, O’Malley attributed some of that difficulty to the opposition’s level of play. “Sometimes you don’t know what you’re up against until you see it in person,” he said. “We weren’t entirely prepared for them. They’re very athletic and a better team than a lot of people thought.” SXU squared off with another good team, 2013 NAIA Division II national champion Cardinal Stritch, this past Wednesday at the Shannon Center. It was the Cougars’ first CCAC contest. — Ken Karrson WOMEN'S BASKETBALL With all 13 players on the roster scoring at least two points, the No. 6-ranked Cougars pulled away early en route to a 73-37 victory over Trinity International University in both teams’ CCAC opener last Wednesday in Deerfield. SXU (5-1, 1-0) jumped out to 23-2 lead and was ahead 35-11 at halftime. Freshman guard Kara Krolicki was the only Cougar to score in double figures as she tossed in a game-high 11 points to go along with four steals. The latter stat was also tops in the contest. Morgan Stuut, Mikayla Leyden and Sidney Prasse each finished with nine points, while Suzie Broski tossed in eight. Stuut also led the Cougars in rebounding with eight boards SXU was dominant on the glass as it out-rebounded the host Tro-

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Five Sandburg athletes decided on their college destinations last week. on Oak Lawn’s Special Recre- open to players aged 5-18. Visit ation Department, call 857-2200. 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 early 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.

SPBL seeking players

Marist’s Barker, Wilson, Stimac make college choices

Stagg’s Lexi Mantas signed a National Letter of Intent with Kent State to continue her volleyball career.

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sectional qualifier. In addition, she won the 2014 Illinois Golfer Jr. championship at Glenwoodie and is a two-time Midlothian Country Club Girls

Five Sandburg student-athletes committed to colleges last week by signing National Letters of Intent. Golfer Frankie Saban, who helped the Eagles make consecutive state appearances and place fifth in Class AA this fall, will attend Bradley University. Saban was a four-year member of Sandburg’s varsity girls’ squad and a three-time team MVP. Volleyball players Julia Borschel and Sami Knight, signed with North Carolina-Ashville and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, respectively. Borschel amassed over 500 kills as an outside hitter during her prep career while being a member of three 30-win Eagles teams, all of which captured regional titles. She is in the top 10 percent of her senior class and a member of various notable academic organizations,

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Marist golfer Kelly Barker is joined by her parents Julie and Jim and PGA pro Jerry Vidovic while signing a National Letter of Intent with Benedictine University. Jim Barker (center) is the RedHawks’ coach. Jr. Golf titlist. “I am excited to continue my education and playing career at Benedictine University," Barker said. "I want to thank Marist, my teachers and coaches, my teammates and friends, [PGA pro] Jerry Vidovic and my family for helping me earn this opportunity and prepare for college. I feel a special education degree, coupled with college golf, will prepare me to be an effective teacher upon graduation and be well prepared to teach my future students.” “We are very proud of Kelly’s golf results and leadership over her four years as a varsity starter," Marist coach Jim Barker said. "She will be missed. We wish Kelly the best and know she will continue to improve and grow her golf game and success at BenU.” The RedHawks were 20-7 over the past two seasons, their best two-year stretch in the 13-year history of girls' golf at the school. Wilson, a senior outfielder from Orland Park who was part of Marist's 2012 state-champion

including the National Honor Society. Knight was a four-year varsity player for Sandburg and ranks third all-time in assists. The senior setter has twice been an all-state selection and team MVP. Two softball players, Katie Krzus and Kristen Zarate, also made their college selections as they will enroll at Georgia Tech and Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, respectively. Zarate topped the Class 4A runner-up Eagles in singles, doubles, runs scored and walks last spring.

jans 59-38 and its defense was also stout. The Cougars had 16 steals and forced 27 turnovers in all while holding TIU to just 29 percent shooting (16-of-55). “It was an easy win on Wednesday,” SXU coach Bob Hallberg said. “We had a couple of good games back-to-back and we’ve put up a 5-1 record without playing a single game at home.” That fifth win came Sunday against No. 20-ranked St. Ambrose University, which was defeated 86-68 at Lee Lohman Arena in Davenport, Iowa. What made the triumph especially satisfying for Hallberg was that it was realized with measurable input from several athletes. While Stuut (21 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, six steals) and Broski (10) were influential figures as usual, the Cougars also benefited from strong play by Krolicki (21 points), Leyden (15 points, nine rebounds, six assists) and Caitlin McMahon (11 points, six blocks). “It was a great to have five players in double figures against a team like St. Ambrose,” Hallberg said. “To have a freshman like Kara Krolicki score 21 points — that was a great effort. Mikayla has also really stepped up her game and made big contributions. “Leyden was doing a great job coming off the bench, but she was playing too well to not start. She shoots and scores well for her size and is a tremendous rebounder. She hits the boards with a great deal of energy.” Also cited by Hallberg were center Megan McMahon and forward Margaret Wildner, who

stepped in for injured center Brittany Collins (sprained ankle) and delivered decent defense for SXU. The Fighting Bees shot only 35 percent and were victimized by 17 Cougars steals. SXU used a 12-4 run to close out the first half and assume a 12-point lead at the break. Its margin never went below double digits over the last 20 minutes. The Cougars met No. 12-ranked Cardinal Stritch this past Wednesday at the Shannon Center and will hit the road again on Saturday when they travel to Upland, Ind., for a matchup with Taylor University.

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.

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

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 Bill Finn will name Moraine’s all-decade teams. For more information, call 974-5727 or email NagelM3@morainevalley.edu.

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.

Screaming Eagles take gold

The Oak Lawn Park District Special Recreation Department’s Screaming Eagles unified volleyball team brought home state gold recently. The Eagles were one of eight unified teams to compete at the state tournament, which was held Oct. 26 at Harlem High School in Rockford. For more information

“So far it seems like we don’t have a gym, so finally having a home game is a good thing," Hallberg said. "Cardinal Stritch was a Final Four team last year, [so] it will be an interesting matchup.” — Anthony Nasella

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(Neb.) College got the better of them by an 86-81 count on Saturday. The Panthers used 9-of-13 shooting from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes to establish themselves and construct a 14-point cushion by the break. York added four more longrange buckets in the second half, but Trinity was no slouch itself as it connected on 8-of-13 3-balls to keep heat on the Panthers. It was a layup by Tubbs, however, that brought the Trolls within 84-81 with 1:45 left. They would get no closer.

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early scoring punch. The Cyclones raced out to a 10-0 lead, increased the margin to 18 points (Continued from page 5) at one juncture and held Lincoln at bay. *** The Cyclones capped a three- Jaber continued her early seagames-in-three-days stretch by son excellence with an 18-point, blowing past Lincoln College 67- 11-rebound, six-block stats line. 55 despite the missing-person Ably backing here were Ruzevich status of guard Shavonna Lewis, (15 points, six rebounds, four who was sidelined with an injury. steals), Kailey Foster (12 points) Unlike the day before it was and Sharnita Breeze (nine asMoraine beating its foe to the sists, seven rebounds).

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Lucas admitted he liked running his own program but said he’d pursue only head-coaching positions at public schools because of financial considerations. As for any potential assistant positions — well, he has an idea

of where he’d look for those as well. “I saw the Mt. Carmel-Lincoln-Way East and Wheaton[-Warrenville] South-Providence [quarterfinal] games — I want to be in those games,” Lucas said. “You can go anywhere, but if I’m going to be an assistant I want to have a reasonable chance at playing 14 games.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Allie Plauchniak’s free throws with three seconds left were the difference for the Trolls as they slipped past Indiana University-Northwest 70-68 last Tuesday. The Redhawks had received votes in the NAIA Preseason poll. The score was knotted eight times over the final 20 minutes and neither team was ahead by more than five points. Katie Moran’s jumper pushed Trinity (3-3) in front at 68-66, but IU-Northwest forged a tie at the foul line. An empty possession by each club set the stage for Palcuhniak’s trip to the line. *** Viterbo (Wis.) University hung

on for a low-scoring win over the Trolls last Thursday at DeVos Gymnasium. A late basket by DeHaan again gave Trinity a halftime advantage and the Trolls maintained that lead for much of the second half. However, the V-Hawks never fell behind by more than six points and, with 4:30 remaining, inched in front 51-50 on a 3-point basket. Paluchniak’s charity toss evened the score with under a minute to go, but Viterbo was perfect on its last six tries from the line and managed to pocket the victory. DeHaan’s 3-pointer was merely a cosmetic touch in a 59-56 defeat.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.FIRST MIDWEST BANK AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1/22/2004 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-5992, HERITAGE COVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST MIDWEST BANK U/T/A DATED 1/22/2004 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-5992, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 007830 11112 E. COVE CIRCLE UNIT #3-1D 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 5, 2014, 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: Commonly known as 11112 E. COVE CIRCLE UNIT #3-1D, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-109-1034. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale WHUPV GRZQ RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG 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 purFKDVHU QRW WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condiWLRQ 7KH VDOH LV IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, WKH SXUFKDVHU ZLOO UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real esWDWH DIWHU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH SURSHUW\ ZLOO NOT 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. 14-14-03848 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 007830 TJSC#: 34-16153 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. I633035

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN ROHLICEK, KRISTIN ROHLICEK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-HE1 Defendants 14 CH 004580 8930 TALLY HO LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 22, 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 8930 TALLY HO LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-213-007. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW WKH FORVH RI 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 "AS IS" 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 ,/&6 J DQG J ,I WKLV SURSHUW\ LV D 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 3URSHUW\ $FW ,/&6 J ,) <28 ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, \RX ZLOO QHHG D SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ LVVXHG E\ a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale URRP LQ &RRN &RXQW\ DQG WKH VDPH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ for sales held at other county venues. For informaWLRQ H[DPLQH WKH FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLII V DWtorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to ÂżOH QXPEHU 7+( -8',&,$/ 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. 14-13-32201 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 004580 TJSC#: 34-17146 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. I633640

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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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

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . KELLY A. MCGUIRE; ORLAND GOLF VIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 9346 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 Friday, December 19, 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: P.I.N. 27-14-401-021-1059. Commonly known as 15714 South Sunset Ridge Court Unit 2N, Orland Park, Illinois 60462. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. 13030410 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I633931

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(708) 903-9865 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

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Thursday, November 20, 2014 Section 2

Out & About

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

Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck

Keep your side dishes light for a healthier holiday feast The holidays are fast approaching. Right now, home cooks everywhere are thinking about two important matters. The first involves planning what to cook for the best holiday feast ever. And the second, of course, is how to avoid gaining weight while enjoying all those festive meals. I’ve read reports saying that people can put on anywhere between one and five extra pounds during the holidays. Yet, too many people who dream of keeping their weight in check at this time of year fail to do any serious advance planning about how they might maintain some discipline. The result of such a lack of foresight can leave you all the more in need of making serious New Year’s resolutions. That’s why I’d like to share with you here a couple of my own favorite strategies for celebrating the season more healthfully. The first is, I think, the most important, and I can best sum it up by reminding you of one of Thanksgiving’s most enduring icons, the cornucopia or horn of plenty. This ancient Roman harvest symbol is always depicted as overflowing with fresh vegetables and fruits, and I always try to plan my own Thanksgiving and other holiday menus with the cornucopia in mind. That means including an abundance of produce, from appetizer salads to side dishes, stuffings and dressings to desserts. The more vegetables and fruits you serve and eat, the less room you leave for dishes that can be your downfall. At the same time, it’s important not to add too much fat, sodium, or sugar to that produce. The trick is preparing them in healthful ways that maximize flavor, texture and appearance. My recipe for Low-Fat Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, adapted from my book “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy,” achieves that goal in several simple ways. In recent years, people have discovered that Brussels sprouts can be beautiful and delicious if you undercook them to a bright emerald color and crunchy consistency. People love them even more if they’re browned to a caramel color that brings out a natural edge of sweetness. Unfortunately, most such recipes achieve that goal by loading them up with lots of butter or bacon fat, plus too much sugar. The recipe you see here, though, achieves similarly delicious goals without compromising smart eating. No butter or oil is used — just some nonstick cooking spray. A hint of brown sugar per serving helps develop rich color and flavor. The amount of salt is entirely up to you. The result is a wonderful side that is easily doubled or tripled to serve larger gatherings. Yet, each serving contains just 64 calories, only 2 from fat. Now, isn’t that a holiday dish for which it’s worth giving thanks?

‘In 1994, the original “Dumb and Dumber” arrived and brought us two bumbling idiots: Jeff Daniels, as Harry Dunne, along with Jim Carrey, as Lloyd Christmas. Some 20 years later they are back reprising their roles as Harry and Lloyd In “Dumb and Dumber To.” The “to” is, sadly, not a misprint. That is the first of many unfunny attempts at humor in the film. The funniest part of the movie is that Jim Carrey, 52, and Jeff Daniels, 59, think they are not too old to play such idiots. Twenty years ago, it worked because they were younger and funnier. Now they are both at an age where this dumb humor doesn’t work for them. Honestly, this juvenile humor probably wouldn’t work well for anyone. Maybe this movie would have worked if it had been made soon after the first. This is a prime example that shows not everything needs a sequel, but in the world of Hollywood, money talks. This is a complete rehashing of the original, just far less funny. Instead of going on a road-trip to deliver a briefcase filled with

of others. In the first they were protagonists, but in this one they are just annoying bullies worth ignoring. Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who have written and directed decent by films such as “There’s Something Tony Pinto About Mary,” fail miserably here. It’s bad enough that this film is money, this time they just go on a rehashing of the first - it’s the a road-trip to deliver a different fact they needed the help of four kind of package. Both films end more writers to write the film up having so-called bad guys who that makes it even worse. This review can’t be all negajust want money. This time the bad guy is played by Rob Riggle. tive, so let’s talk about the lone Basically, the movie follows the positive of the film, not counttwo on a road-trip to deliver a ing the part when the film finally package to Harry’s daughter, who ends. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels he just found out about. Nothing do a decent job in the roles they is as simple as it seems with these play. They do the best they can two, and unfunny gags ensue. As with such bad writing. Neither of stated earlier, if it happens in the them will win an award for this, first film, it happens again, just but they do show they can act no matter how bad everything else is. in a not so funny way. “Dumb and Dumber To” is a Number two, or ‘to’ is more mean spirited than the first, very accurate title as this movie which hurts its charm. Instead is much dumber than the first. If of being fun-loving idiots, they you want to see Harry and Lloyd are now mean-spirited idiots. In in all their glory, go watch the the original, they were the butt original and stay far away from of the jokes, but in this one the this crash grab. —Tony Pinto’s grade: F-minus so-called jokes are at the expense

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program to teach students how to make popular Thanksgiving side dishes. The Bridge Teen • Duct Tape Wallets - 2 to 3:30 Center programs p.m. Nov. 25, program teaches • Knitting - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. students how to make their own today (Thursday), The Bridge wallet out of duct tape. • Movie Day: Divergent - 3 to Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program 5:15 p.m. Nov. 26, a movie day to teach students the basics of for students as they watch the hit movie Divergent. knitting. These free events are for teens • Thanksgiving Sweet Tooth 4:30 to 6 p.m. today, a culinary in 7th through 12th grade. For program to teach students how more information call 532-0500. to make cupcakes and decorate them like turkeys. Fotolia.com Luncheon with • Family Feud Night with StanCaramelized Brussels sprouts make a light, tasty side dish. St. Nicholas dard Bank - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at The Center bowl of ice water. Leave them to Nov. 21, Family Feud game night LOW-FAT cool for several minutes. Drain for students with Standard Bank CARAMELIZED Actor Terry Lynch will porBRUSSELS SPROUTS thoroughly, and then pat the Brus- and with free food samples from tray St. Nicholas at a luncheon sels sprouts completely dry with White Castle. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, from noon Serves 4 a clean kitchen towel or paper • Brown Bag Lunch - 1 to 2 p.m. to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 • Kosher salt towels. Nov. 24, middle school students Southwest Highway, Palos Park. • 1½ pounds (750 g) Over medium heat, heat a cast- bring a packed lunch to eat with Lynch will tell tales about the medium to large iron skillet or saute pan large The Bridge staff. traditions of St. Nicholas throughBrussels sprouts, enough to hold all the Brussels • Thanksgiving Side Dishes - out the world. The Yuletide trimmed and halved sprouts in a single layer; or if 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 24, a culinary spirit will come shining through lengthwise necessary, use 2 or more smaller • Nonstick cooking spray pans. Spray the bottom of the • ½ tablespoon packed pan or pans evenly with nonstick dark brown sugar cooking spray. Sprinkle the bot• Freshly ground toms evenly with the brown sugar black pepper and quickly place the Brussels • ¼ cup (60 ml) organic, sprouts cut sides down in the pan low sodium chicken by Jay Bobbin or pans. Sprinkle lightly with salt broth or vegetable broth and pepper to taste. • 1 tablespoon chopped Cook until the undersides of fresh Italian parsley (NOTICE: Ratings for each film Good As It Gets,’’ the two films Half-fill a large saucepan with the Brussels sprouts are caramel- begin with a ‘star’ rating — one share a screenwriter (Mark Anwater and bring the water to a boil ized and a deep brown color, 5 star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning drus). Douglas portrays a cranky over high heat. Meanwhile, place a to 7 minutes. Drizzle them with ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion realtor who needs help when his colander in the sink. Partially fill the broth and continue to cook, Picture Association of America rat- granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) is a large bowl with ice cubes and stirring, to dissolve the caramel- ing, and then by a family-viewing left with him by estranged son, so he water and place it near the sink. brown glaze on the bottom of the guide, the key for which appears appeals to a widowed-singer neighbor (Diane Keaton) with whom he’s When the water in the saucepan pans and lightly glaze the sprouts below.) is boiling, salt the water, if you with the liquid, 1 to 2 minutes STARTING THIS WEEK: never gotten along. Reiner gives like. Add the Brussels sprouts and longer. “22 JUMP STREET’’: Channing himself a co-starring role as well, Serve the Brussels sprouts di- Tatum and Jonah Hill reteam as and also features Frances Sterncook them just until they turn bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. rectly from the skillet or skillets, the police detectives who are too hagen and pop music icon Frankie Drain the Brussels sprouts and or transfer them to a serving bowl. old for school, but go back there Valli in the supporting cast. DVD immediately but carefully transfer Garnish with the parsley. Serve anyway, in a comedy sequel that’s extra: theatrical trailer. ** (PG-13: them from the colander to the immediately. pretty much a replay of the first AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “INTO THE STORM’’: The movie that satirized TV’s “21 Jump Street’’ ... but still yields its own cast includes such television-series share of fun. This time, the cops veterans as Richard Armitage are sent to a college to track down (“Strike Back’’) and Sarah Wayne the source of a lethal drug; Ice Cube Callies (“The Walking Dead’’), but and Nick Offerman also return, and not surprisingly, the real stars of a couple of cast members from the this disaster saga are the specialby Jeraldine Saunders original show turn up ... though effects technicians who effectively not the same, hugely famous one generate the tornadoes that level a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- who had a cameo last time. DVD town. The major characters include LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The future is hard to predict. Don’t Dec. 21): Get a fresh perspec- extras: “making-of’’ documentary; storm chasers who head toward become complacent that past suc- tive. A friend or mentor may be audio commentary by Tatum, Hill such twisters rather than away cess will continue, as conditions able to provide valuable advice and directors Phil Lord and Chris- from them ... thus giving the story are likely to change. Take precau- or insights that will allow you topher Miller; deleted and extended its slant. Jeremy Sumpter (“Friday tions this week because things to get past a problem this week. scenes; “Line-O-Rama.’’ *** (R: Night Lights’’) also is in the cast. Shop carefully, as that item you AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and DVD extra: “making-of’’ documenmight not go in your favor. tary. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): want now may go on sale later. On Demand) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. Bargains are in the eye of the “SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL on Blu-ray and On Demand) “IF I STAY’’: A car accident beholder. Saving a few dollars on 19): Bite your tongue. Offering FOR’’: Expectedly, the striking and a useless item really doesn’t do criticism or meddling in the af- graphic-novel-styled visual tech- puts a young woman (Chloe Grace you any good in the long run. Put fairs of others is likely to only nique of the original melodrama Moretz, “The Equalizer’’) into a money-saving coupons to good use make matters worse. You’ll fare co-directed by Frank Miller and coma — and also into an out-ofthis week, but distinguish between far better this week by going off Robert Rodriguez is emulated in body experience — in this nicely things you want and those you on your own to complete projects this follow-up, which uses many of played drama based on a novel by and tasks independently. actually need. the same characters even if some Gayle Forman. As her spirit gets AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. of the actors have changed. Jessica to observe while her body wavers LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): Take things as they come. Avoid 18): Turn the other cheek. Oth- Alba remains on board as dancer between life and death, the teen trying to mold circumstances to- ers may try to bait you into a Nancy, who becomes an avenging reviews her past life experiences ward the outcome you desire, as confrontation but don’t give them angel, while Josh Brolin assumes and determines whether she wants unexpected problems could arise the satisfaction; simply walk the role of a detective whose protec- to be able to create new, much difin the week ahead. Focus on group away. Explore your curious side tion is sought by an ex-flame (Eva ferent ones. Mireille Enos (“The activities with friends or family this week by investigating new Green). Joseph Gordon-Levitt also Killing’’), Jamie Blackley and Stacy rather than trying to stoke the technologies and trying out new is a newcomer among returnees Keach also star. *** (PG-13: AS, P) gadgets. fires of romance. who include Bruce Willis, Mickey (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “OH CHRISTMAS TREE!’’: PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Rourke, Rosario Dawson and PowSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Clear the slate before taking on Sometimes the best choice is not ers Boothe. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) Familiar television face Sarah Lannew business. Trying to juggle too to choose at all. It does little good (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) caster (“Chuck,’’ “Everwood’’) has many activities at once could cre- to opt for the lesser of two evils “AND SO IT GOES’’: If Mi- been one of the busiest actresses ate a confusing mess. Don’t allow when both options are equally chael Douglas’ character in this fa- in cable movies lately, an example yourself to be forced into making awful. Break up the monotony miliar-feeling, Rob Reiner-directed being this charming holiday tale an impulsive decision this week; this week by trying something comedy seems a lot like the one that’s been shown as “Fir Crazy’’ new and exotic. take time to think things over. played by Jack Nicholson in “As on Hallmark Channel. Lancaster

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The best things in life are free. You’ll find that the less money you spend this week, the happier you’ll be. Time you spend alone, devoted to hobbies or personal projects, may give everyone some much-needed breathing space. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Do what needs doing. Keep an eye out for little things that need attention or maintenance this week. Fix a leaky faucet, tighten up a loose screw, or clear away the cobwebs. The smallest improvement helps keep things running smoothly. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t get too big for your britches. Asserting unwarranted authority over others could cause resentment this week. Don’t be overly inquisitive regarding matters that are none of your concern. Be tactful, polite and discreet. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep expectations reasonable. You may set standards this week that others will find impossible to reach. You might fare better by standing on your own two feet and not relying on others to come through for you.

‘Dumb and Dumber To,’ a fitting title to a dumber sequel

as guests learn the answers to such questions as: Where did the Christmas tree originate? Why do we give gifts? Why do we hang Christmas stockings? The program begins at noon, followed by the luncheon. The cost is and requires advance reservations. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Womantalk Discussion The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Led by MaryAnn Grzych, ladies are invited to join the discussion of Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach or other inspirational readings that participants wish to bring. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

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plays a member of a tree-farmowning family who tries to keep the business going despite efforts by a finance executive (“Whose Line Is It Anyway’’ regular Colin Mochrie) to shutter it. Eric Johnson, of “Rookie Blue’’ and lately of “The Knick,’’ portrays an aspiring suitor for the Lancaster character. *** (Not rated: AS) COMING SOON: “THE EXPENDABLES 3’’ (Nov. 25): Sylvester Stallone and company are back in action, this time opposing a co-founder (Mel Gibson) of the troubleshooting Expendables who’s turned villainous. (PG-13: AS, 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, Andy Serkis and Keri Russell star. (PG13: P, V) “THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY’’ (Dec. 2): A family of refugees from India dares to open a restaurant across the street from a long-established owner’s (Helen Mirren) eatery in France. (PG: AS, P, V) “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’’ (Dec. 9): Thievery-prone rogue Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) leads a ragtag group of would-be heroes in keeping a powerful orb out of the hands of villains. (PG13: P, V) “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES’’ (Dec. 16): The “heroes on the half-shell’’ get a screen rebirth as they try to protect New York; Megan Fox plays their reporter comrade April O’Neil. (PG13: AS, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

The Regional News - The Reporter

Out & About

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

Top Country Albums 1. Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line, Big Machine Records 2. Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean, Broken Bow 3. 747, Lady Antebellum, Capitol Nashville (Universal) 4. Pain Killer, Little Big Town, Capitol Nashville (Universal) 5. The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney, Blue Chair Records, LLC / Columbia Nashville 6. Bringing Back the Sun-

shine, Blake Shelton, Warner Bros. 7. Crash My Party, Luke Bryan, Capitol Nashville 8. The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium, George Strait, Universal Nashville 9. Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw, Big Machine Records 10. Here’s to the Good Times, Florida Georgia Line, Big Machine Records

Top Pop Albums 1. 5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot, Roadrunner Records 2. Paperwork, T.I., Columbia 3. Melody Road, Neil Diamond, Neil Diamond 4. That’s Christmas To Me, Pentatonix, RCA’ 5. Under Pressure, Logic, Def Jam 6. Anything Goes, Florida

Georgia Line, Big Machine Records 7. Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean, Broken Bow 8. Pain Killer, Little Big Town, Capitol Nashville (Universal) 9. Partners, Barbra Streisand, Columbia 10. Nostalgia, Annie Lennox, Blue Note Records

Top Pop Singles 1. All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor, Epic 2. Bang Bang, Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, Lava Music/Republic Records 3. Shake it Off, Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records 4. Habits (Stay High), Tove Lo, Island 5. Animals, Maroon 5, Interscope

6. Black Widow, Iggy Azalea, featuring Rita Ora, Island/ Def Jam 7. Don’t Tell ‘em, Jeremih, featuring YG, Def Jam 8. Hot Boy, Bobby Shmurda, Epic Records 9. Take Me to Church, Hozier, Columbia 10. Stay With Me, Sam Smith, Capitol Records (Universal)

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1. Neighbors, Universal Pictures, R 2. Sex Tape, Columbia PicSome 30 members of the Palos Park Woman’s Club enjoyed a luncheon performance of the musical “Camelot” last Thursday at the tures, R 3. Deliver Us from Evil, Drury Lane Theater in Oak Brook. Ladies who attended included Sherry Termaat and Patt Bailey (top left), Janine Schmaedeke and Nancy Screen Gems, R Mitchell (top right), and Arlene Adams (above from left), Helga Fuller, Mary Ann Parkins and Maureen Lake. 4. Chef, Open Road Films, R 5. The Prince, Grindstone Entertainment, R 6. The Fault in Our Stars,

Watercolors by Norman at Noral Jewelers elegant wine and cheese showing is ahead The former owner of Noral Jewelers will again return for an elegant showing of his paintings early next month. The art show will feature at least 75 paintings. Come and meet artist Norman Swiderek on Friday, Dec. 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Noral Jewelers, 12227 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights. Wine and cheese will be served while you browse among more than 75 of Swiderek’s paintings. In 1958 Norman Swiderek opened the first Noral Jewelers. The name Noral was derived from the NOR of Norman and AL from his wife’s name Alice. A few years later, a Noral Jewelers opened in Tinley Park and later a third in Palos Heights. Over the years, Swiderek designed many unique pieces of jewelry. When a customer brought Grandma’s diamond ring in and asked to have the diamond put into a more modern setting, he would design a ring or necklace based on the person who was going to wear it. He would possibly draw ad design two or three sketches so the customers could choose the design they preferred. In 1995 Swiderek retired and Noral Jewelers is now owned by his son Brett. The artist now lives in Strand Country Club in Naples Florida seven months of the year and returns home to Palos Heights the other five months of the year. In Florida he and his wife enjoy playing golf and socializing with new friends from all over the country. In 2006 Swiderek had surgery. While recovering he developed a severe case of pneumonia. Before he recovered, he had a relapse. He couldn’t play golf and soon depression set in. With some coaxing from his wife, Swiderek enrolled in a watercolor class at Barron Collier High School. The instructor was Betty Wilson who taught basic watercolor painting for the beginners. He later moved on to intermediate and advanced watercolor with Anika Tigchelaar. In Florida approximately 75 paintings hang on his freshly painted walls in his garage, what he refers to as “My Studio”. Swiderek held his first Art Show at the Orland Park Rotary Club. The show featured 63 paintings, seven of which were sold. The second show was at the

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and his new-found talents, his hope is to get out into the field, perhaps painting scenes from the Boardwalk at the Big Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida. Among his favorite paintings is his grandson enjoying the warmth of a fire during a tailgate party in front of Soldiers Field, two five foot paintings of white horses for his granddaughter’s new condo, and mallard ducks in flight for his son, an avid hunter. In all, he has painted approximately 350 paintings.

Process The VILLAGE of PALOS PARK presents

The Centennial VILLAGE TREE LIGHTING & HOLIDAY MARKET Friday, December 5 5:00 - 9:00 pm

What better way to welcome in the Holiday Season than with neighbors, family and friends at this Centennial Village event. As the Holiday Market opens, the grounds fill with the anticipation of Santa’s arrival as he and Mayor John Mahoney illuminate the Village tree. This event has

something for everyone. Village Green and Recreation Center 8901 West 123rd Street 708 671 3760

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Holiday Merchants, Food Vendors & Holiday Drinks Community Tree Decorating Contest Bon Fire, Holiday Music & Performance by Palos Park Presbyterian Church Musicians 6:30 pm Santa Arrives Courtesy of The Center Hayrack Express along Forest Glen 6:40 pm Tree Lighting & Holiday Greeting from Mayor Mahoney Hayrack Rides & Visits with Santa