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at North Central was wiped out expecting to battle his pal. and his summer was spent recov“I haven’t seen Dave since last ering from the pain after being summer when we got to hang Walter White has returned. treated by MetroSouth Medical out,” Gilbert said. “He told me No, there isn’t a “Breaking Bad Center Orthopaedic Surgeon Wil- he wasn’t doing this race and out II” television show where the cult liam Payne. of the blue, I see him here. It was hero rises from the dead to cook On Oct. 18, Janet returned to a great surprise and great to see more meth. running and since his return, he someone who had so many low This Walter White has a real has won four out of five races he points come back and to do what name of Dave Janet. entered including Sunday’s 8K he loves.’’ Janet is an Oak Lawn native Running O’ the Green in Tinley Other area standouts in who, as a joke, entered his name Park. He clocked in at 26.15 to the race were Chicago Ridge’s as Walter White in the 2013 Tinley beat out Gilbert, who finished Kristyn Rein (first in the 25-29 Park Stars and Stripes 5K Run with a 26.43. age group), Palos Hills’ Dariusz and finished second to his North After graduating from North Lisowski (second in the men’s 35Central College track teammate, Central in Naperville, Janet, 23, 39), Oak Lawn’s Brian Tornga Mitch Gilbert in the race. is now in the Southern Illinois (third in the men’s 25-29), Oak Janet smiled when Walter University Edwardsville dental Lawn’s Steven Gelsomid (third Serving Chicago Evergreen Hills, Lawn, Palos White’s name was called during Ridge, school program and Park, he has Hickory en- in the men’sOak 60-64). the award ceremony and anyone tered races in the southern part By the way, the Walter White calling up that race on onlinera- of the state. His next race will persona has not yet died for Janet. ceresults.com will see that Walter be the Alton Half Marathon on “I still receive mail for the White finished second with a time March 21. Tinley Park races addressed to of 15 minutes, 41 seconds. “It’s a good way to get my ‘Walter White,’ ’’ Janet said. “It’s What has happened to Walter mind off of dental school,” he pretty funny to see that.’’ White, er, Dave Janet since then said. “Once you are a runner, is not so funny. you do what you love. ‘’ Oak Lawn’s Dave The Brother Rice graduate had Last summer, Gilbert won the Janet, also known as back surgery to repair a herniated Stars and Stripes event and wore Walter White (inset), is back disc the following December and a Brother Rice shirt during that to winning races after back in June had a laminectomy per- race in his friend’s honor. For surgeries in 2013 and 2014. formed. His senior track season Sunday’s race, Gilbert wasn’t Photo by Jeff Vorva

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Vorva writes about a quadriplegic who will compete in the halfmarathon in May (page 3), Rakow lauds EP baseball coach Chris Janes for his quick apology after his arrest (page 6), Hanania is getting goofy over a supermarket game (page 6) and Parker has frenzied memories of Harpo Studios (page 12).

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Our Lady of the Ridge hosted its annual boxing night Saturday in Chicago Ridge and some of the contestents looked a little hesitent. There were 76 boxers on the card, which serves as fundraiser for the athletic department. For more photos and a story, see page 8.

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Parades on parade It’s March Madness when it comes to parades in the area. Coming up noon Saturday is the 60th anniversary of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Chicago. It starts off at Balbo and Columbus Drive. The South Side Parade is at noon Sunday and will step off at 103rd and Western Avenue. To whet parade fans’ appetites, we have a photo from Sunday’s parade in Tinley Park. Richards counselor and assistant football coach John Kocher and his wife, Kathy wave in a procession honoring their late son, Matt, who drowned in Lake Michigan in 2013. Photo by Jeff Vorva

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The aftermath of the destruction from the 1967 tornado that wrecked havoc in Oak Lawn is still being felt in neighboring Chicago Ridge. As Oak Lawn rebounded from the tornado’s damage, much of the debris was dumped on the Chicago Ridge property that later became the Yellow Truck Terminal. “Oak Lawn didn’t have any place to put the debris from that tornado,” Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar said Tuesday during a state of the village address at Jenny’s Steak House in Worth. “They put a portion of it, well, they put most of it, next to Stony Creek on the south end of theYellow Freight property.” Tokar’s remarks followed a state of the village given by Worth Mayor Mary Werner. Both speeches were given during a meeting of the Chicago Ridge-Worth Chamber of Commerce. “It’s all well and good for Yellow Freight because they just had to pave it over and pave it over and put concrete and asphalt on top of it, and it’s been fine.” Tokar said. “But now that they’re look-

Worth Mayor Mary Werner got a little emotional during her state of the village address. See the full story in next week’s Reporter. ing to put a development on it.” Only a portion of the property— perhaps 15 acres—was used for refuse dumping, but the ground condition is not appropriate for new construction, Tokar said. “That ground is pretty soft. It’s got windows, it’s got door frames, it’s good wood, it’s got bricks, it’s concrete, it’s got all kinds of stuff,” he said. “Building on that type of property is extremely expensive.” That section of the property might be better used for a driving range or another outdoor use rather than undergoing the expenses associated with prepping the ground for development, the mayor said. “I kind of like the idea of a mini Ravinia myself, but I don’t think we’ll get to that,” Tokar said. “At this time I am cautiously optimistic that we will see a development on that property. It would be a great thing for Chicago Ridge. It (Continued on page 3)

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Debris from the devastation from the Oak Lawn tornado in 1967 is buried in Chicago Ridge, causing some problems at the former Yellow Truck Terminal site.

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Evergreen Park Rochelle Triplett, 21, of Dolton, was charged with retail theft and obstructing identification Feb. 28 after allegedly stealing items from Wal-Mart, 2500 W. 95th St., police said.

cago, was charged with retail theft March 3 after allegedly stealing goods from Wal-Mart, 2500 W. 95th, police said.

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Jewelry valued at approximately $4,400 was reported stoJames Hooker, 27, of Ever- len sometime between August green Park, was charged with re- and October 2013 from a house tail theft Feb. 28 after allegedly in the 5100 block of Oak Center stealing alcohol from Mariano’s, Drive. The owner of the jewelry 2601 W. 95th St., police said. told police he did not report the theft sooner because he was too Kevin Kennedy, 41, of Oak embarrassed and did not have Lawn, was charged with retail insurance to cover the loss. theft Feb. 28 after allegedly stealing a prescription drug from EvMichael Granberry, 26, of Chiergreen Pharmacy, 2850 W. 95th cago, was charged with battery, St., police said. assault and trespassing March 1 after allegedly attacking two Ashanti McDonald, 41, of Pala- people at the Mobile station, tine, was charged with drunken 10240 S. Pulaski Road, police driving and speeding Feb. 28 fol- said. lowing a stop in the 2800 of 95th Street, police said. Ria T.E. Bell, 33, of Justice, was charged with drunken drivTony Williams, 24, of Chicago, ing, improper lane use, illegal was charged with disorderly con- transportation of alcohol, drivduct March 1 after allegedly pro- ing on a suspended license and voking a fight with a customer no insurance after a March 2 and refusing to leave Wal-Mart, stop at 95th Street and McVicker 2500 W. 95th St., police said. Avenue, police said. Raymond Morris, 22, Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, possession of marijuana, no headlights and driving without a valid license March 2 after being stopped in the 2700 block of 95th Street, police said.

Vaughn D. Young, 25, of Chicago, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and marijuana and was arrested on three outstanding warrants for driving on a suspended license following a stop March 3 at 79th Street and Central Algimantas Keburis, 41, of Avenue, police said. Evergreen Park, was charged with retail theft March 2 after A game system, games and allegedly stealing cosmetics from computer equipment with a CVS, 3201 W. 95th St., police said. combined value of approximately $1,300 were reported stolen Christopher Beckow, 24, of March 4 from a house in the Evergreen Park, was charged 9500 block of Massasoit Avenue. with drunken driving and no seatbelt March 2 after he was A purse containing $50 cash, stopped in the 3200 block of a cell phone, credit cards and an 96th Street, police said. FOID card was reported stolen March 4 from a cart at Fairplay, Kristal Sturdivant, 34, of Chi- 8700 S. Cicero Ave.

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Timothy McAleenan, 29, of Alsip, was charged with drunken driving, improper lane use and no insurance after a March 5 stop at 109th Street and Pulaski Road, police said. A purse was reported stolen March 5 from a customer’s cart at the Salvation Army, 8732 S. Cicero Ave. Jerrell A. Adams, 30, of Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, improper lane use and illegal transportation of alcohol March 6 after being stopped at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue, police said.

Palos Hills Eiad Gheith, 23, of Bridgeview, was charged with harassment by telephone March 4 after he was stopped in the 11100 block of Moraine Drive, police said. They learned from the victim that Gheith was constantly following and calling her. She added that Gheith was attempting to contact her via social media. Two garage doors in the 8200 block of 111th Street were damaged March 4-5 with some type of red substance. Amber Pascente, 21, of Worth, was charged with battery March 6 following a disturbance at Durbin’s Lounge, 10154 S. Roberts Road, police said. Jaclyn Culver, 37, and Nader Bayaa, 39, both of Palos Hills, were charged with battery March 8 after a disturbance in the 10400 block of 81st Court, police said.

Worth Kelly J. Heide, 32, of Palos Hills, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia and expired registration March 1 after a stop at Harlem Avenue and Southwest Highway, police said.

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Fired-up Palos Hills officials ready to send resolution to governor By Michael Gilbert Correspondent Now that Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett publicly spoke his mind on potential state funding cuts courtesy of recently elected Governor Bruce Rauner, the next step is to come up with a solution to the problem. The mayor said he is already working on a plan should Rauner’s proposal be approved although he is hopeful it doesn’t come to that. “I don’t want to believe the rate in the proposal could possibly happen, but in this budget I’ve already started in the back of my mind thinking about what could be the possibilities of reduction,” Bennett said at last Thursday’s city council meeting. He didn’t share specifics but the wheels are turning for a solution. During his Fiscal Year 2016 budget address last month, Rauner proposed cutting income tax revenues to local governments in half in an effort to get the state out of its massive budget hole. To say Palos Hills officials are against Rauner’s plan would be putting it mildly. The council last week went so far as to pass a resolution that will sent to both the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly urging the full protection of the Local Government Distributive Fund. Rauner’s proposed cuts would cost Palos Hills more than $865,450 in LGDF revenues,

Bennett said. That figure is roughly 20 percent of the city’s operating budget, he added. “If they do [approve the cuts] they will seriously, seriously affect local governments,” Bennett said during the city council meeting March 5. “There is no way we can make up that type of revenue.” Bennett said a cut in the LGDF would lead to “a serious reduction in services.” The city’s police department would certainly see a negative impact, he said. “The state has run out of revenue and it’s not supposed to be gained from local governments. You can’t play that type of game,” Bennett said. “You’re literally telling municipalities to go float yourself, and the only way to do that would be to cut services. “We’re not kidding when we say you get that kind of significant cut you’re going to have cut serious services. That could possibly jeopardize services in the areas of health safety and public welfare.” The page-long resolution was unanimously approved by the council. “Municipalities have fewer options to raise significant revenue and rely on the full amount of revenue the State collects on their behalf in order to fund the essential quality-of-life services expected and relied upon by community residents,” Alderman Joan Knox (1st Ward) said as she read the resolution.

“The loss of this state-shared income tax revenue would result in elimination of countless jobs, local tax increases, program and service cuts and could increase debt burdens that would be felt by all citizens.” Alderman Joe Marotta recommended the city use its spring newsletter to notify residents of Rauner’s proposed cuts to the LGDF and how it could affect residents. He suggested Palos Hills include contact information for those legislators representing the city in case residents want to offer their opinion on the plan. Bennett, who said he has been in contact with Illinois State Sen. Bill Cunningham and that he too is opposed to cutting LGDF revenues, agreed with Marotta’s suggestion. “It’s not just going to be us elected officials, it’s also going to be the citizens of this community that are affected and they need to pay attention to what’s going on,” Bennett said. “Our residents need to also support us in what could be a devastating proposition.” With Palos Hills in the process of working on its budget for the next fiscal year, Alderman Bill Hanson (3rd Ward) asked Bennett if he was taking into consideration the possible cut in funding. “I don’t see how we can have budget hearings without coming up with some sort of contingency plan for revenue,” Hanson told Bennett.

Can’t pay the rent? Make up a robbery tale A man was charged with disorderly conduct March 3 after falsely reporting that he was robbed at gunpoint outside his apartment, Worth police said. Craig C. Chainey, 40, of Worth, was charged after telling police that he concocted a story about being robbed because he did not have the money to pay his rent. Chainey said he left his apartment at about 5 p.m. and stopped at a fast food restaurant and a grocery store before returning home, police said. He parked his car behind the building and went inside the common stairway area via the rear door. He saw the male offender sitting on the stairway between the first and second levels.

Chainey said the man asked him for a cigarette. He said he did not have any cigarettes on him but did have some inside his apartment, according to reports. He told police that he unlocked his apartment door, and the offender walked toward him, pulled out a gun that was in his waistband, aimed it at him and said, “give me all your money.” Chainey said he took $830 in cash out of his pocket and gave it to the man, who ran down the stairs to the basement of the building, police said. Police recognized the offender’s description from a June 2014 armed robbery report, which also occurred in his apartment building and later

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was deemed unfounded. Chainey ultimately admitted that he lied about the robbery as an excuse for not being able to pay his rent, police said. He told police that he cashed a Moneygram for $430 at a grocery store and went to a Joliet casino where he played blackjack and lost $830—all the money he had with him. He said he was upset because his rent was due March 5. He added that could not ask his mother for money because he’s addicted to gambling and relapsed. He said friends recommended that he report a fake robbery, which he thought he could explain to his landlord. —Bob Rakow

Pots and pans fly during incident in Worth

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors, residents of the Town of Palos, Cook County, Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said Town will take place on April 14th. 2015, being the second Tuesday of the said month, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at the Palos Township Hall, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, for the transaction of the business of the Town, and the moderator having been elected will proceed to hear for consideration, reports of the officers of said Town and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting. GIVEN under my hand at Palos Township this 6th day of March, 2015. Jane A. Nolan Clerk A Worth man was charged Town of Palos with battery March 3 following Cook County, Illinois a disturbance at an apartment in the 6900 of 111th Place, Worth police said David A. Kuzavinis, 51, was charged at 7:47 p.m. shortly after police found him in an alley near the apartment, holding an empty bottle of vodka, according to reports. Police who responded to the apartment found the kitchen in disarray with food and pieces of a broken pot on the floor. The victim, a 52-year-old woman, said Kuzavinis punched her in the face several times and tackled her on the living room floor. She said he was intoxicated and acting irrationally. The woman had dried blood on her face and cut to her upper lip, according to reports. Kuzavinis told police a different version of events. He said he was hanging out and drinking with the victim and another man in the victim’s apartment. At 7 p.m. he went home, but 30 minutes later he called the victim to say he was returning to the apartment to pick up his food, police said. When he returned, he said the victim started to argue with him and the confrontation escalated. She threw pots and pans in his face. Kuzavinis said he tackled her to the ground so she would stop throwing objects at him. When she calmed down, he got up and walked out of the apartment. The other man at the apartment refused to answer police questions about what happened during the incident.

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THE 2015 FIRST MIDWEST BANK HALF MARATHON

Orland Park quadriplegic ready to crank it up The way Orland Park’s John Cancialosi sees it, he’s only had one bad day in his life. It was July 4, 1982. That’s when the 6-foot-7, 20-year-old Cancialosi was at a friend’s house. The day started normal enough for him. By the time it ended, he was a high-level quadriplegic after taking a dive that would change his life. “Just a tall guy in a short pool,” was how he succinctly described it. But he nearly died that day. The impact on his body was bad enough but he was drowning until friends pulled him out of the pool and “pumped the water out of me and got me going.’’ He’s been in a wheelchair for 32 years and in recent years decided to take up competing in marathons with his hand cycle, also known as a crank bike. Cancialosi signed up to compete in the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon, which will take place May 3 in Palos Heights and Palos Park and feature runners from all over the south suburbs and Chicago area. It’s the eighth running of the event and the thousands of competitors who have raced on the 13.1-mile course have all used their legs. This is the first guy in the race who will use his arms. Co-race director Mel Diab is thrilled to have Cancialosi in the race. “I’m very excited – running is all-inclusive,’’ Diab said after a marathon committee meeting Friday. “You usually see athletes

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in marathons was a way to get busy living. “I do it for health and freedom,” he said. “I’ve been in a By wheelchair for 32 years. Any Jeff Vorva chance I can get out and experience life from a different vantage point is a great opportunity. It took me quite a few years to find out what fun it could be and the health and physical aspects of it as well as like these in the major mara- the mental aspect of it. thons. And you never see them “It’s you against yourself in the half marathons.’’ when you are out there.’’ Diab added that he hopes Ten years ago, Cancialosi and to someday be able to have a his wife, Vicki, went into busiwheelchair or bike division in ness for themselves and own his race. Cancialosi is thinking the Tinley Park Kitchen & Bath of asking another rider to join Shoppe at 10750 Oak Park Ave., him in this race. in Tinley Park. As of Friday, 1,161 athletes When he gets home from the signed up for the two races of- job, Cancialosi can be found fered that day – 982 for the working out on his bike in his half marathon and 179 for the neighborhood. second running of the 10K run. There is also a former baseball Cancialosi has done a handful player who lives nearby named of full marathons in his career John Cangelosi, who played with and remembers the first time the White Sox, Pirates, Ranghe finished. ers, Mets, Astro, Marlins and “My arms were numb,” he Rockies from 1985-1999. They said. “I didn’t know I had them. have similar names, which ocYou also use a lot of shoulder casionally causes confusion. and back muscles. “Even when people meet me, “It’s remarkable that I can they ask if I’m the baseball do a marathon at all. I can do player,” Cancialosi said. a 26.2 marathon in about 3 ½ Cancialosi maintains a positive hours or 3 hours and 15 min- outlook on life, saying that he utes. But if it’s really hilly, it’s never had a bad day in his life, 5 hours and 45 minutes.’’ except for the day of the accident. Since the diving accident, he “It happened 32 years ago said he has taken the “Get busy and I don’t even think about living or get busy dying” quote it. It’s just a blip,” Cancialosi from the film “The Shawshank said. “From day 1, I’ve been Redemption” as an approach to positive. Nothing gets me down. his philosophy of life. Competing Nothing.’’

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Orland Park marathoner John Cancialosi (pictured with his family in top photo) will be the first athlete in First Midwest Bank Half Marathon history to use a hand cycle. Co-race founder Mel Diab (left photo) said 1,161 people have signed up for the half marathon and 10K runs and is excited to have Cancialosi in the race. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Christ Medical Center ready to get a ‘new front door’ By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter When someone thinks about the ongoing expansion of Christ Medical Center and the west side of the hospital doesn’t come to mind. That’s about to change. The Oak Lawn Village board on Tuesday unanimously approved a special-use permit and setback variation that will allow the hospital to renovate its emergency center garage and replace the ramp used by ambulances. The work represents the next phase of the hospital’s master plan, which also includes construction of the completed outpatient pavilion and the of the patient care tower, which is ongoing. “We’re now moving into the third phase of the master plan, which is this project,” said Scott Nelson, the hospital’s director of planning and design. The emergency room project will include replacement of the ambulance ramp as well as a glass enclosure that will give the emergency department an updated look. “The existing ramp is at the end of its useful life,” Nelson said. “We need to reconstruct that ramp. We’re going to use this as an opportunity to enhance the patient care and the safety of the patients that are driving and walking up as well those that will arrive in an ambulance. “We also see it as a major opportunity to address the west side of the campus since we have a new image on the south side and the east side,” Nelson said. “What we’re proposing is to enclose the ambulance garage for safety and security,” added project architect Tom Lee of HDR. The project will occur in

phases with the demolition of the south side of ramp taking place first. Ambulances will use the north side of the ramp during that time. Ambulances will be able to stage in the parking lot across the street, Lee said. The north side will be demolished and rebuilt in the second phase of the job, he said. From an aesthetic perspective, Lee described the current emergency room area as “very visually complex.” “We’re looking to try to try to simplify that,” he said. “It’s really hard to understand where you are supposed to go when you arrive.” He added that project gives the hospital “a new anchor on the west side of the campus— sort of a new front door.” “I think it looks beautiful,” said Mayor Sandra Bury. “I think it will be so much easier to spot.” The project is expected to begin in the spring and finish in about one year. The same glass will be used to enclose the ambulance garage as was used in the outpatient pavilion. The same concrete and metal will be used as well to give all of the additions a cohesive look, Lee said. The work outside the emergency department will be followed the addition of 32 beds inside the facility, increasing the total to 82, according to an application the hospital submitted to the Illinois Health Facilities Services and Review Board. Christ Medical Center is the only adult Level 1 trauma center to serve the south and southwest sides of Chicago, but the department was not designed to accommodate the number of patients it treats on a daily basis.

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The Oak Lawn tornado from 1967 is still causing some problems in Chicago Ridge in 2015.

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would be a great thing for the entire area around here—all the surrounding towns. “If we can draw people to our area, I think it benefits all of us.” That won’t happen, however, until market research and soil borings are completed, which will take several more months, Tokar said. Ideally, the village would like to turn the vacant truck terminal along with some adjacent property near 103rd Street and the shuttered Aldi near Harlem Avenue and Southwest Highway into a mixed-use development. Yellow Freight abandoned its truck terminal about five years ago. Since that time, redeveloping the Harlem Avenue terminal has been the village’s top priority. To that end, the village recently partnered with Structured Development to create the Ridge Creek Joint Venture Partnership.

The village purchased the property from Yellow Roadway Corp. for $14 million. The purchase contract is contingent on the condition of the property, Tokar said. The village board also approved an ordinance that designates the Yellow Freight property and the adjacent land as a tax increment financing district. The TIF district is bordered by Harlem Avenue, the Tri-State Tollway and Southwest Highway. A mixed-use development that would feature family entertainPhoto by Jeff Vorva ment options, such as Dave & Chuck Tokar speaks Tuesday at his state-of-the-village address Buster’s; a multi-level, heated golf about a variety of topics. driving range similar to Top Golf in Wood Dale or an indoor skydiving facility similar to iFly in Naperville or Rosemont all are under consideration, Tokar has said. The development also would feature shops, restaurants and condominiums or townhomes, Tokar said. Hotels, a conference center or a venue for entertainOpen Daily 10am to 8pm; Sunday 12pm to 7:00pm ment also are under consideration, he said.

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Indoor triathlon enters second decade

Kathy Keaty and Jim Shine, both of Evergreen Park, get a workout on the treadmills during the running phase of the indoor triathlon.

Chicago’s Jennifer Toth swims in the 11th indoor marathon at Evergreen Park High School.

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State Senator Edward Maloney, who helped start the Indoor Triathlon in 2004, and State Representative Kelly Burke, who is running the event now, pose Saturday in front of the pool at Evergreen Park High School. Proceeds for the event go to S.E.R.V.E., which provided scholarships to special education students.

From left, Evergreen Park’s Anne Doorhy, Kathy Tonner and Joe Tonner take part in the bike portion of the indoor triathlon.

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The logo of the indoor triathlon, which took place Saturday at Evergreen Park High School and consisted of entrants swimming for 15 minutes in the pool, riding 15 minutes on a stationary bike and running 15 minutes on a treadmill.

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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

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Unsigned letters could lead to ruin of society 50 years ago

From the March 11, 1965 issue The story: De La Salle High School won a regional basketball title. Legendary Meteors coach Jerry Tokars was from Chicago Ridge and was an assistant director of the Worth Pool and a park director. The quote: “As it appears now, hoodlums could rule our streets and cooked politicians run our government because they know how easy it is to frighten men by threats and intimidation.” – a passage from a letter to the editor from Hickory Hills’ Irene Merrifield criticizing the Reporter’s policy of allowing unsigned letters to the editor to appear and linking it with other ills of society. Fun fact: The Ridge “Shamrock Club’’ was offering corned beef and cabbage for $1.25.

Sertoma Mankind award winner yells at a guy on the phone 25 years ago

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From the March 15, 1990 issue The story: Hickory Hills police officer Mary Anne Doherty won the Sertoma Club’s Service to Mankind award. “I remember yelling at the guy on the phone,” she said of learning she won. “I thought it was a prank call.’’ The quote: “He was a hard-working man, a good citizen, a good man who supported his family,” – Chicago Ridge Mayor Eugene Siegel on the death of his father, Stanley. Fun fact: Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett walked along-side Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in the South Side Irish Parade.

‘Drop that bag!’ shout actually worked 10 years ago

From the March 10, 2005 issue The story: An attempted robbery in a Hickory Hills business was thwarted by a simple shout. A 6-foot man with strawberry red hair entered the store on Roberts Road with a plastic bag and put 15 DVDs in the bag and tried to leave the store without paying for them. An employee yelled “Drop that bag!” and the man dropped the bag and ran out of the store and into a Chevy Lumina driven by a woman, whom we suspect was not happy that the guy couldn’t finish the job. The quote: “I never thought they would do that. When they had that ceremony in the church, it was such a tear-jerker,” – Jean Clements, who was honored for 45 years of service as St. Gerald’s school secretary. Fun fact: Derrick Rose’s 18 points – including four 3-pointers, helped give Simeon a 60-38 win over Oak Lawn to knock the Spartans out of regional action in their own gym.

March 12: ON THIS DATE in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio “fireside chats.” March 13: ON THIS DATE in 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate; he eventually was acquitted by one vote. In 1925, a law went into effect in Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools. March 14: ON THIS DATE in 1964, a jury in Dallas found strip-club owner Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy. March 15: ON THIS DATE in 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included erstwhile allies Brutus and Cassius. March 16: ON THIS DATE in 1836, the Republic of Texas approved a constitution. March 17: ON THIS DATE in 432, a bishop later canonized as St. Patrick was carried off to Ireland as a slave. March 18: ON THIS DATE in 1922, nonviolent Indian activist Mohandas Gandhi was jailed by the British for sedition. In 1974, most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended their export embargo against the United States. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev muscled out Georgi Malenkov as first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, though Malenkov remained premier for two more years. This week’s question: In 1969, who became Israel’s first female prime minister? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

Thursday, March 12, 2015 The Reporter

Worth officials mull spaying and neutering of feral cats By Kelly White Correspondent

Hickory Hills candidates looking to work together with rest of council

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school board prior to joining the He said his colleagues on the township board. She recently was council encouraged him to seek recognized as an Outstanding re-election, especially because of Two veteran Hickory Hills al- Woman Elected Official by Cook his budget expertise. derman are touting their experi- County Clerk of the Circuit Court “Every account we have is in ence as the primary reason for Dorothy Brown. the black,” Szeszycki said, addvoters to return them to office She added that residents rou- ing that the council has worked in the April 7 election. tinely approach her with their diligently to do more with less. Aldermen John Szeszycki (2nd) “problems and concerns,” which As Gov. Bruce Rauner proposand Scott Zimmerman (4th) are she, in turn, brings to the city’s es significant cuts in the funds the only Hickory Hills officials attention. municipalities receive, budget being challenged in next month’s Asked why the residents do issues will remain at the foremunicipal races. not approach Zimmerman in- front, he added. Mayor Mike Howley, City Clerk stead, Kelly said “he was a bit Szeszycki, 68, has lived in the D’Lorah Catizone, City Treasur- unresponsive.” city for 43 years and worked for er Dan Schramm and Aldermen Zimmerman chairs the council’s many years as a firefighter/paraMike McHugh (1st) and Tom McA- public works committee, but Kelly medic for the Roberts Park Fire voy (3rd) are running unopposed. boasts experience in that area, Protection District. Both incumbents point out that she said, as chief operator for He and his wife have five Hickory Hills lacks political con- the West Suburban Water Com- grown children and eight grandtroversy or polarizing issues that mission, the agency that delivers children. divide the eight-member council. water to the city. He takes a philosophical atRather, aldermen work together Zimmerman denied that he’s titude toward the upcoming for the most part on routine is- not available to residents. election: “If I win, I win. If I sues related to city services or “I get back with people,” he lose, I lose.” finances, they said. said. “I don’t believe that is a fact.” If he’s defeated, it will be at A look at the two contested He also dismissed Kelly’s al- the hands of Joe the animal activist group solely cats a caretaker would be able races: legation that the city does not Mancuso. through donations. to have. take advantage of services offered “We live in 4th Ward: “We do not return the cat to its “I would not want the number Zimmerman vs. Kelly by Lyons Township. “I don’t see an incredible natural environment until it has of cats in a colony to be excessive, In the 4th Ward, Zimmerman the township coming to the city,” c o m m u n i t y, fully healed from surgery and any for example like one caretaker is opposed by he said. and I want to other wounds it may have occurred taking responsibility for twenty Colleen Kelly, Zimmerman added that unlike do my part by outdoors,” Caddick said, “And if cats,” she said. Kelly, he has not sought other serving the reswho has politithey are wandering they can be Caddick assured her the aver- cal experience public offices despite opportuni- idents of the 2nd brought to an animal welfare where age colony size often does not as a member of ties to do so. Ward. I want to Mancuso their microchip will be read.” exceed four feral cats. Spraying the Lyons Town“I’m not moving around. I’m make this office The cat’s microchip would be and neutering the feral cats would ship Board. sticking where I’m at,” he said. less about the office and more registered to a designated caretaker make them more domesticated He also criticized Kelly for deabout people. I want to repreElected in who would promise to keep an eye and less likely to roam outside of 1999, Zimmerciding against sending her chil- sent your voice, your views and on the outdoor cats and provide their caretaker’s property, accord- man is the se- Zimmerman dren to District 109 schools while your concerns for improving our food and water if necessary. The ing to the activist group. she served on the school board. community,” Mancuso said in nior member of caretaker would be responsible for “My concern with feral cats is the city council. He has Howley’s Kelly’s children attend St. Patri- a press release announcing his 3-4 feral cats and the group of cats the fleas,” Trustee Rich Dziedzic endorsement and maintains that cia School. She is involved at the candidacy. would be considered a colony. If said, “I cared for feral cats be- his 15 years of experience qualifies parish and attended the school. Mancuso, 70, has no previous the feral cat is brought into an fore and they acquired fleas then him for another four-year term. Zimmerman, 51, was born in political experience, but hopes animal shelter, for any reason, its passed them onto my dogs.” “(The city council) is very co- Hickory Hills. He and his wife, to fill that void by bringing new microchip can be read and the cat The Triple R offical said flea hesive,” Zimmerman said. “We’re Debbie, have two children. ideas to the council. will be returned to its caretaker. medicine would be given to the a good group of people who work “I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t Mayor Mary Werner was con- cats and it could be repeated well together.” think I could make a positive 2nd Ward: cerned with the number of feral seasonally if necessary. Kelly, 37, has been a Lyons Szeszycki vs. Mancuso impact,” said Mancuso, a 17Township trustIn the 2nd Ward, Szeszycki year resident of the city. He’s proposed a city sponee for four years. faces a challenge sored talent show for teens, a She said running from political farmer’s market and a citywide for alderman is newcomer Joe garage sale, similar to the one the next logical Mancuso. held in Bridgeview. He also step in her ongoIn the 2nd has proposed re-evaluate and CHICAGO information on this event, call 448-1181. ing community Ward, incumimprove the city’s Emergency SXU’s 12th Annual Health Fair Features The next Chicago Ridge Worth Chamber of involvement. bent Szeszycki is Communication system or reFree Health Screening and More Commerce board meeting will be held at 6:30 “ E v e r y o n e a 12-year memsearch a new more comprehenFree health screenings, assessments, and in- p.m. Wednesday, April 1 in Worth Village Hall. Kelly kind of knew ber of the counsive system. formation are available at Saint Xavier Univer- For more information, visit crwchamber.org. it was coming,” cil and chairman Szeszycki “I don’t have a record like the sity’s 12th Annual Health Fair Friday, March 20. said Kelly, a divorced mother of of the finance other guy so I have to come up The fair, which is free and open to the public, EVERGREEN PARK two. committee. is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Candidates Will Gather at Evergreen Park “Being involved is very big for His view of serving on the with some things,” said ManShannon Center at the University’s Chicago High School me. I’ve always been involved city council is rather straight- cuso, who is retired. campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. The Evergreen Park PTA Council will host in the community,” said Kelly, a forward. Mancuso and his wife, Cheryl, The fair includes free screenings and assess- a meet the candidates’ night March 31 at 7pm Hickory Hills resident since 2001. “The nuts and bolts are pro- have five grown children, 18 ments for the following: blood pressure, blood in the cafeteria at Evergreen Park High School, Kelly was a member of the In- viding city services,” Szeszycki grandchildren and one greatglucose, bone density, hearing and vision, spinal 9901 S. Kedzie Ave. dian Springs School District 109 said. grandchild cord, injuries, cholesterol, stress, body mass All registered candidates for District 124, index, and more. District 231, Moraine Valley Board, and Worth The Fair also includes a wide variety of other Township are invited to introduce themselves activities, including, Rainbow Therapy Dogs, and give a short presentation about their qualifree chair massages, mini manicures, healthy fications and their visions for the future should cooking demonstrations, 15-minute exercise they be elected. classes every 30 minutes starting at 9 a.m., Additionally, this year the council is inviting By Tim Hadac The highly anticipated Palos ers and local residents alike, is and a blood drive hosted by Heartland Blood the candidates that are running for the Village Staff Reporter Place development, praised by expected to help rejuvenate the Centers. Those interested in donating blood, Trustee positions for the Village of Evergreen elected officials, business lead- city’s main business strip. should pre-register by calling (773) 298-3586, Park. This year there are no candidates for A fat cat squeezing a worker or email kallen@sxu.edu. Worth Township. The community is also invited summed up the view of the InDemonstrations about child and adult CPR, to pose questions to individual candidates durternational Union of Bricklayers first aid, pilates, spinning, boxing, a raffle, a ing a portion of the event. and Allied Craftworkers/Adminscavenger hunt, a children’s activity corner, For more information, contact Debbie Izzo, istrative District Council 1 of and face painting will also be a part of the the Evergreen Park PTA Council president at Illinois, as their eye-catching, health fair. dizzo@illinoispta.org, or call 536-8883. information-only protest was seen For more information, (773) 298-3592, or Monday and Tuesday in front of visit sxu.edu, keyword: health fair. Evergreen Park Lions Club Need Help at Palos Place, 12306 S. Harlem Ave., Neighborhood vendors will be at the Health Annual Pancake Breakfast Palos Heights. Fair to share health information with the Members of the Evergreen Park Lions Club A union business agent told The community, including: Advocate Trinity will don their chef hats from 7 a.m. to noon Regional News that one of the Hospital; Advocate Christ Center for Breast Saturday, March 21, at the Evergreen Park contractors working at the site Care; Advocate Christ Hospital Cardiac and Community High School, 9901 S. Kedzie Ave. was “not paying a working wage.” Stroke Prevention; Armor Nutrition; AthThe Lions need more help with the event. (*plus $543 Cook County court fees) In response to the union’s acletico Physical Therapy; Blue Cross Blue Anyone interested should call Lion Don at tion, Palos Place developer Mike Shield/ Mid-American Group; Blue Cross Blue 425-8172. For more information on the EvCoogan said: “Ownership of the Shield of Illinois; Chartwells Energy Zone; ergreen Park Lions Club and this event visit Palos Place project has engaged Chiro One Wellness Center; Cook County lionsclubofevergreenparkil.lionwap.org. and contracted with both union Cynthia Hermann, Attorney & Counselor at Law Department of Public Health; Core Fitness and non-union contractors. The and Physical Therapy/ Beverly Spinning; OAK LAWN majority of the contracts were Learn more: Curves; CVS; Devine Nutrition; Dr. Pandit Oak Lawn Park District Invites Resiawarded to union contractors. Foot and Ankle Clinic; Five Star CPR and dents to Skate with the Easter Bunny We continue to move this proj(708) 576-8043 First Aid; Greenwood Chiropractic Wellness Oak Lawn Park District’s Ice Arena, 9320 S. ect forward to completion using Center; Heartland Blood Centers; Home In- Kenton Ave., is the site of Skate with the Easwww.hermannlaw-mediation.com quality union and non-union constead Senior Care; Illinois Secretary of State: ter Bunny taking place Saturday, April 4 from tractors.” Organ and Tissue Donor Registration; Life 11:30 to 1 p.m. Alarm; March of Dimes; Mariano’s; Meijer’s; Participants can bring their cameras to MetroSouth Medical Center ; Morgan Park snap a picture when the Bunny visits off Junior Women’s Club; Overeaters Anony- the ice and shares a treat with patrons. mous; Physicians Immediate Care; Running Admiss is $6 and skate rental is $3. For more Excels; Running for Kicks; Rush Alzheimer’s information, call 857-5173. Disease Center; Sam’s Club; Skaklee; Triccoci University; UFC Gym; and Walgreens. OAK LAWN/ORLAND PARK SXU representatives also will be at the fair, Oak Lawn Woman’s Daughters to Host including the Department of Communication Benefit to Help With Medical Bills Sciences and Disorders, the Ludden Speech Oak Lawn resident Maribeth Sobczak Gar• Diamonds & Precious Stones • Coin Estates & Collections and Language Clinic, the Health Center, the rett has stage-three breast cancer and has had • Sports Cards & Related • All Silver & Gold Coins School of Nursing, SXU Nutrition classes, SXU two operations so far, with 40 plus weeks of Health Communications classes, and Shannon chemotherapy and radiation to follow. Memorabilia • Silver & Gold Jewelry Center trainers. Her daughters are having a Candlelight Bowl • Collectibles of All Kinds • Flatware & Antique Items Free samples and light refreshments will be Benefit for her to help with ongoing medical served from the following vendors: Chartwells; bills Saturday. March 21 at 9 p.m. at Orland • Pocket & Wrist Watches • All War Relics Gatorade; Great American Bagel; Muscle Milk; Bowl, 8601 W. 159th St., Orland Park. • Quality Costume Jewelry Pepsico; Starbucks; and Vita COCO. The $30 cost includes four games of bowl ing, shoe rental and food. For more informaCHICAGO RIDGE AND WORTH tion contact MBstrongINpink@yahoo.com, Chicago Ridge and Worth Residents In- facebook.com/events/1607796549440647, or vited to ‘Meet the Candidates’ call 424-4109. The Chicago Ridge Worth Chamber of Commerce is hosting two “Meet the Can- PALOS HILLS didates’” events. One will be held in Worth Easter Bunny to Come to Palos Hills for and Chicago Ridge. This is a free event Breakfast and Photos open to the public. Questions may be subThe Palos Hills Community Resource and mitted in advance of the candidates’ night. Recreation Department’s Breakfast with the The first event will be held in the Chicago Bunny will take place on Saturday, March 21 Ridge Village Hall, 10455 S. Ridgeland Ave., from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Tickets are still available from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. For more for this event. The cost is $5 for adults and $7 information on this event, call 425-7700. for children. The event will take place at the The second event will be held in Worth Palos Hills Community Activity Center located Village Hall, 7112 W. 111th St. from 7 to at 8455 W. 103rd Street. For more information See us at our 2nd location: 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19. For more call 4 3 0 - 4 5 0 0 .

Feral cats in Worth may soon be spayed and neutered. During a presentation by animal rights group, Triple R, at the Worth Board Meeting March 3, activists discussed how the spaying and neutering of feral cats can alter the safety of both the cats and the village’s citizens. Triple R would not discuss the number of feral cats in the Worth community, but warned it is a matter of concern. The board did not take action whether or not to take on Triple R’s proposal. “Once cats are sprayed or neutered they do not wander as much around the neighborhood,” Pamela Caddick, Triple R representative, said. “They will not be a nuisance, there will not be mating or crying and neutered male cats do not mark territory with their urine, so there will also not be a smell surrounding the areas where they live.” A feral cat is a domesticated cat that has returned to the wild, or the descendants of such an animal. It is distinguished from a stray cat, which is a pet cat that has been lost or abandoned, while feral cats have never been socialized. The offspring of a stray cat can be considered feral if born in the wild. Caddick said when the kittens are brought to a nearby animal shelter, they are often adopted and placed into forever homes; however, the turnaround is not as likely for adult cats. She said 70 percent of adults cats brought into animal shelters are euthanized, especially feral cats who have never been socialized. This service is offered by Triple R to no cost to the village. Funding for the service is provided to

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give Rauner some room to work on this budget mess By Don C. White Enough, already! I have read and heard enough to realize that many politicians at all levels think they have better ideas than Governor Bruce Rauner. Well, if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they run for governor? Just a few examples of some of the headlines to the articles I have been reading: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fiscal Falloutâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rauner on budget: Honest path forward,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rauner forces a reckoning,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rauner budget squeezes Emanuel,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A sensible path to fiscal sanity in Illinois,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your counter?â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong â&#x20AC;&#x201C;area mayors irked with Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget plans.â&#x20AC;? Then even Washington Post columnist George Will chimed in with a piece titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reversing course in Illinois.â&#x20AC;? It seems like at least Governor Rauner has caught the attention of the state and local politicians. He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even been in office two months yet and as he stirs the pot the politicians are feeling the heat. He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even finished his honeymoon when everybody started piling on. Where were all of you smart people during the past 30 years or so? Or are you some of the ones that helped put the state in the mess it is in? Back off and give Governor Rauner some breathing room. He was elected by the people not to follow the same old plan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but to turn some tables upside down and kick some ass in Springfield. The headline on the front page of the Reporter, quoting Mayor Sandra Bury who said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrongâ&#x20AC;? is not the point. What the governor is trying to do is not right or wrong â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary if this great state of ours is going to change course and thrive again. In the editorial titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;A sensible path to fiscal sanity in Illinoisâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Civic Federationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute for Illinois Fiscal Sustainability lists a six-step plan to keep the ship of state from sinking. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it is any better that what has been tried in the past. Four of the six fixes are tied to some form of taxes. Maybe some of them would work to help the state get back on course, but we the people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand much more taxation. More tax revenue is not the answer to how to how to reach fiscal stability in the state. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tried over and over and all the politicians do when they get more money is to spend more money. Nothing that has been done in the state for a long time has worked or the state would not be in the shape that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in. Dah! So the mayors of our cities are irked. So the Rauner budget will squeeze Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor Rahm Emanuel (his good buddy). The governor has a job to do and we the people elected him to do that job. I heard and read the remark that people are saying that Rauner is Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin on steroids. Well, I for one, hope that he is. As George Will wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reversing course in Illinoisâ&#x20AC;? has to be done for the state to overcome itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing in the eyes of her citizens and the rest of the nation. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t our politicians and pundits realize that Illinois has become the laughingstock of the country? Stand back and give Governor Rauner some room to work. We all know that what needs to be done could affect many of us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to take the hits. Yes, I know that the Democrats have total control of state government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with veto proof power that can and probably will derail many of Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans and ideas. If they do this thing we the people will continue to pay the price. Don C. White is a Palos Hills historian who occasionally has some comments on current events as well.

EP coach screws up but immediately takes ownership Chris Janes screwed up last week. The vice president of the Evergreen Park Baseball Association got drunk in the early morning hours March 3 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;had a tough time getting home,â&#x20AC;? he told me. Janes mistook another house in the neighborhood for his own, banged on the door and threatened the owners, who called police. A woman who lives in the house told police that Janes was standing in the street when she arrived home shortly after 1 a.m. and chased her to the door. After a struggle with police, Janes was charged with disorderly conduct and assault as well as resisting and obstructing a peace officer, public intoxication and using vulgar and threatening language toward police and paramedics. This kind of incident normally would be a small item in the police blotter or a brief story that warranted two or three paragraphs. Not in Janesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case. Janes is a public figure. He probably never expected to be in the public eyeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to be talked about on talk radio or be the topic of endless television news stories. Just Google â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris Janesâ&#x20AC;?

and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the idea. Janes, as many of you know, is the guy who blew the whistle on Jackie Robinson West Little League Baseball. He told Little League officials last summer that JRW recruited outside its neighborhood boundaries in order to create an all-star team. The team won the U.S. championship in the Little League World Series but was stripped of its title recently when Little League International officials took a closer look at the allegations Janes made in the summer. His reward was accusations of racism and intimidating calls to his home, including death threats. But Janes never complained, never regretted his decision to make public allegations about JRW that had been whispered in youth baseball circles for years. The story, it seemed, had just about run it course. But then Janes went out drinking. I have no details about that nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; where he was, who he was with, how much he drank or if he was driving before he was spotted standing on Utica Avenue. His car was located down the street. He denies driving it. I do know that Janes surprised me last Tuesday when he agreed

to talk about his actions. Before I picked up the phone, my editor and I were pretty certain Janes wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer or would decline comment. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be too embarrassed to talk, or maybe a lawyer told him to keep his mouth shut. We were wrong. Janes sounded a little confused as I summarized for him the details of the police report. He did his best to tell me what he remembered and put up with all my questions. Janes was all over the television news that night repeating again and again that he made serious mistake, regretted his actions, took full responsibility and intended to apologize to everyone involved, including the folks he shook up in the middle of the night. I admire Janes and the way he handled himself. He made a really bad decision, acted like a jerk, and embarrassed his family and the baseball association. Despite it all, he manned up and talked to reporters at a time when others would have disappeared. When Janes and I talked about the JRW scandal several weeks ago, he told me that he hoped his actions as a whistle blower taught the kids in Evergreen Park Little

Owning a Monopoly on frustration The Monopoly glue is making me dizzy I promised myself the last time that I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it again. But I happen to like to wander the aisles of the grocery store. When we need milk, I volunteer to go, but I always come back with two or three bags of other groceries. The food just looks so good. And with the groceries now, I also come home with a handful of little black squares for Jewel Oscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new $80 million â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monopoly Game.â&#x20AC;? When I played Monopoly as a young kid, it was fun. It was competitive and you always knew someone sitting around the game board would win. Not this game. No one that I know wins the Jewel Monopoly Game, except Jewel. Or like with the Illinois Lottery, some dufus who bought one lottery ticket by accident in a backwoods downstate road-stop.Â Still, here I am with 300 little black playing cards stacked up on the dining room table with a game board that is intentionally misleading. Every time you buy groceries, they give you a game card. But you have to tear them open and sort them into sections. One section is a coupon for stuff I would never buy.

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania The remaining section has four game pieces, each of which is numbered from 101 to 214 and correspond to the 118 rectangular spaces on the eight page game board. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing like traditional Monopoly. This game goes on forever, and, again, no one I know ever wins. Now, fools open each game token one at a time, and then hunt down each of the four pieces on the board. That takes forever. I have a different system. I tear off all the tabs and sort the pieces by numerical order and lay them out on the table from left to right. When I am done, I have 1,200 token strips collected during the past month of going to milk but always coming home with bags of more food. I put the food in what I still call the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ice box.â&#x20AC;? When theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sorted, I start scanning the numbers, working my way from 101 to 214. You have to lick the backs of each token and paste them in their numbered spot. Â Guess what? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always

short one or two coupons for the 24 possible winning sections that range from prizes of $5 in food coupons to $1 million, a new Tesla and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just what I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an iPad. Who buys iPads anymore? Like millions of people across the country who have been suckered into this game of chance, I am missing two pieces for the $1 million prize (tokens 105A and 107A), two pieces for the Tesla (117C and 122C), and two pieces for the $50,000 home makeover (125 D and 126D). As I type this column, I have to keep tearing my tongue, which is glued to the top of my mouth from all the stamp glue I accumulated while licking the pieces to make them stick. Meanwhile, stacks of worthless paper carefully torn apart pile up as I contemplate my disappointment. Of course, this game keeps me from wasting my money on the Illinois Lottery, or going to the casinos. But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep me home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Need more milk, Honey?â&#x20AC;? I scream to the wife. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m addicted! Â Ray Hanania is an awardwinning columnist and media consultant. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.Â

The B-Side by Bob Rakow League a few lessons about doing the right thing, playing fair and good sportsmanship. A few weeks later, he goes out and sets the worst possible example for the neighborhood boys and girls, who look to coaches as teachers and role models. Janes could face league sanctions. Maybe he deserves them. It might be hard argue that JRW deserved to lose their title for cheating and not penalize Janes for his irresponsible actions. Regardless of what happens, Janes took the appropriate first step. He, as the crisis management folks would say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;got out in front of the problem.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say I believe Janes had a plan in place when he met the media last week. No, he sounded too sincere to be in â&#x20AC;&#x153;damage-controlâ&#x20AC;? mode. At least I hope so. Some people will look differently at Janes than they did before this regrettable incident. Cast judgments, point fingers. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad enough. He knows what he did and wishes he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. In at a time when so many people deflect blame, refuse to accept responsibility or take ownership of their problems, Janes did. For that he deserves some credit.

Letter to the Editor Warm hearted plungers

Dear Editor: Our 15thÂ Annual Chicago Polar took place [March 1] at North Avenue Beach. More than 4,500 â&#x20AC;&#x153;warm-heartedâ&#x20AC;? people jumped into Lake Michigan to support the year-round programs enjoyed by our 5,000 athletes.Â Among these spirited people were 500 employees of ComEd who recruited friends and family to join their team. The ComEd Coolers raised more than $150,000. Our partnership with ComEd is greatly valued by our organization.Â Under the leadership of President and CEO Anne Pramaggiore, their support is an example of community involvement at its finest.Â In addition to their participation at the Chicago Polar Plunge, we are proud to be a partner of their Energy Force Ambassador program, a unique initiative in which members of our community engage the public to share energy saving tips. Bravo, Team ComEd.Â You make a lasting difference in the lives of our athletes and their families.Â We thank you for supporting us as together we build a community of acceptance and inclusion for all. Â Susan Nicholl, Executive Director SCC/Special Olympics ChicagoÂ

What is your favorite tea and why? (Asked at Palos Park Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high tea, held Sunday at the Kaptur Administrative Center) Photos by Joan Hadac

Marie Arrigoni, Palos Park Lucy Crocilla, Palos Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earl Grey, because it has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleepy Time. I had a phase nice, rich flavor.â&#x20AC;? where I had a hard time going to sleep, and that tea was so relaxing. I love all teas.â&#x20AC;?

Pat Burger, Palos Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;PG tips. I buy them from Winstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. I like the flavor and we because we always had this kind. I really like the flavor.â&#x20AC;?

Mary Ann Parkins, Palos Park â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Mango. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found it around here. I first drank it in Florida in a teahouse. I drink it almost every day. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to tell you about the flavor, it is just my favorite.â&#x20AC;?

Laura Glazier, Hickory Hills â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bigelow Vanilla Carmel because it smells really good, has a nice taste and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to add sugar. â&#x20AC;?

Thursday, March 12, 2015 The Reporter

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to be performed in Oak Lawn Tickets are available for the Oak Lawn Park District Theatre production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The production will run at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., on Friday, March 20 and Friday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 21 and Saturday, March 28 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 22 and Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. This show is intended for an adult audience and may not be suitable for children. Tickets are $23 for adults and $22 for seniors and children. Tickets are available at the Oak View Center or can be purchased by phone at 708-857-2200. For more information please call 708-857-2200.

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FRONT(left to right): Randy Rowsey, Jr. as Peter, Steve Miller as Annas, Jenn Roney as Mary Magdalene, H. Thomas Cameron as Caiaphas, and Jason Rowsey as Simon Zealotes. BACK (left to right): Brad Kisner as King Herod, Dan Moore as Jesus Christ, and Mike Knezz as Judas Iscariot.

MWRD announces tax break President Mariyana Spyropoulos of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago said that “the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Board of Commissioners has passed ordinances directing the Cook County Clerk to reduce taxes by $17.8 million. This tax reduction will be reflected in the second installment 2014 real estate tax bills that will be mailed to homeowners this July.” The MWRD is a government agency responsible for treating wastewater and providing stormwater management. The MWRD was created in 1889 to protect the source of the county’s drinking water, Lake Michigan. Spyropoulos added: “as gov-

and staff continually seek to identify efficiencies that will result in tax savings for taxpayers.” The MWRD is funded primarily through property taxes, which are restricted under a tax cap imposed by the Illinois General Assembly. The MWRD also recovers costs of treating wastewater through a user charge imposed on certain non-residential users of the MWRD’s system. Since 1985, the MWRD has returned nearly $412.6 million to taxpayers and has maintained its AAA bond Mariyana Spyropoulos rating from Fitch and Standard ernment agencies continue to & Poor’s since 2006. work to maximize tax dollars, Additional information about it is important to maintain ac- the MWRD can be found at www. countability and manage these mwrd.org. resources prudently. The Board —Ed McElroy and Associates

Tinley nonprofit seeks clothing and housewares Individuals wanting to donate children’s clothes that don’t fit anymore, a jumble of drinking glasses taking up too much space in your cupboard, or a lamp they’ve been meaning to replace, are being urged to donate Nu2u resale shop to refill empty shelves. Nu2u resale store benefits Together We Cope, the Tinley Park-based prevention agency that provides resources to families in temporary crisis in 27 south suburban communities, enabling

them to stay in their homes. Community residents can bring new or gently used household items, clothing and accessories to the store at 17010 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, Monday through Saturday. 93 cents out of every $1 goes directly to client programs and services at Together We Cope. Spring and summer clothes will help the most since the resale store has very little space to store outof-season items. Christmas decora-

tions are the lone exception. Bring donations to Nu2u Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 pm; and Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m. Furniture donations are welcome, and Nu2u staff members are available to pick up most donations. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 633-9180. Find out which communities Together We Cope serves at togetherwecope.org.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Focus on Seniors Evergreen Park Senior Council Luncheon Celebrates Saints Joseph and Patrick Seniors are ivited to the Evergreen Park Senior Council luncheon at 11: 30 a.m. Thursday, March 19 at the Senior Center, 9547 S. Homan Ave. The group will be having a St. Joseph and St. Patrick celebration with the program to feature Evergreen Park’s own Double Nickel Chorus. The cost for the beef stew luncheon is $6. Tickets must be purchased by Monday at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. During the meeting the group will be hearing a state of the schools report. Canned good donations for the Evergreen Park Village Pantry are always appreciated. For more information, call 422-8776.

LCM receives 2015 Women’s Choice Award

Little Company of Mary HospiLittle Company of Mary’s Comtal of Evergreen Park earned the prehensive Breast Health Center 2015 Women’s Choice Award as earned the award by having met one of America’s Best Breast Cen- the National Accreditation Proters, acknowledging its dedication gram for Breast Centers (NAPBC) to providing exceptional patient standards from the American Colcare and treatment. This is Little lege of Surgeons. The NAPBC is Company of Mary’s second year a consortium of national, profesin a row receiving this eminent sional organizations focused on honor from America’s Best Breast breast health and dedicated to the Center. improvement of quality care and “Every two minutes a wom- outcomes of patients with diseases en in the U.S. is diagnosed with of the breast through evidencebreast cancer, and she needs to based standards and patient and know which breast centers she can professional education. trust to navigate this uncertain “We are proud that our Napath,” says Delia Passi, CEO and tionally Accredited Comprehenfounder of WomenCertified, home sive Breast Health Center has of the Women’s Choice Award. been once again recognized as “Breast care is extremely vital one of America’s Best Breast to women’s health and we want Centers by Women’s Choice them to know that Little Com- Award,” said Dennis Reilly, Presipany of Mary’s Nationally Ac- dent and Chief Executive OffiSeniors Can Cross Lake credited Comprehensive Breast cer. “For many years we have Michigan with Orland Health Center has met the high- partnered with our community Township Orland Township seniors have est standards in caring for the to increase awareness about the an opportunity to ferry across Lake needs of their female patients. importance of breast health. This Michigan aboard the S.S. Badger, The Women’s Choice Award is the award further demonstrates Little only program that identifies the Company of Mary’s strong comwhich departs June 24. The trip lasts three days and nation’s best in healthcare based mitment to quality and evidence includes four meals, which includes on patient satisfaction, clinical ex- based care for women and their two dinners and two breakfasts cellence and what women really unique healthcare needs.” --Little Company of Free home, or local pick up and want when it comes to treatment Mary Hospital return is available. The trip costs and a quality medical experience.” $729 per person, twin room and single room is an additional $149. For more information, call 403-4222. The group will travel to Manitowoc, Wisconsin where they will board the vessel to cross Lake Michigan. While on the four hour cruise, seniors can enjoy a movie, play bingo, or just relax and appreciate the view from the comfort John J. Ries 89,a WWII veteran, of Oak of their desk chair. Time will be spent in downtown Lawn, IL. Beloved husband of Virginia nee Lee, Bay City with its fine architecture, loving son of the late Michael and Christine Ries, its “Early Americana” shopping disdear brother of Arlene Ries, the late Eleanor trict, and historic waterfront. From (Frank) Zebrowski, Jean Marie Ries and Joan there it is over to Saginaw to visit the historic Temple Theatre for a Miller. tour and viewing of a silent film Visitation Wednesday March 11, 2015 3:00 p.m. with accompaniment on the Barto 8:00 p.m. at Steuerle Funeral Home 350 S. Arton pipe organ and an overnight stay at Soaring Eagle Casino and dmore Ave, Villa Park. Lying in state Thursday Resort to give lady luck a try. Also March 12, 2015 10:30 a.m. until Mass time 11:00 included is a visit to the Kalamath a.m. at Franciscan Village Chapel 1270 Franciszoo Air Zoo, the 10 largest nongovernmental aviation museum in can Dr, Lemont, IL 60439. Interment Holy Septhe nation, featuring 4-D theatres, ulchre Cemetery. flight simulators, and a collection In lieu of flowers memorials to St. Thomas of rare and historical aircraft.

Death Notices

John J. Ries

Double Nickel

The Double Nickel Plus Chorus meets at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. in Evergreen Park, every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Room 111. Newcomers are welcome. For more information call 422-8776.

Meals on Wheels

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

Pinochle

The Worth Senior Pinochle club is seeking new members. Membership is free. Visit the group at the Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Games begin at noon. Call 448-1181 for information.

Hospice 119 Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL 60521 or Masses appreciated. For information 630-8324161.

David Schilling David Schilling, 77, formerly of Worth, died

Feb. 27 in his Willowbrook home. A funeral mass will be said at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Darien. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Louise (Pistotnik); children Lisa (Jeff) Wermes; Todd; two grandsons, Justin and Jacob. Born in Stevens Point, WI, Mr. Schilling was a Union Local #701 diesel mechanic in the trucking industry until retirement.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given that on 4-19-15, a sale will be held at Art’s Auto Rebuilders, Inc., 7400 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60636 to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Jesus C. Partlow & Jerry Vandiver 1985 Oldsmobile VIN# 1G3GR47A7FP334472 Lien Amount: $ 4,956.95

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62 Zero in Morse code, any part of which will finish the title of the Oscar-winning song found at the ends of 17-, 23-, 40- and 52-Across 67 Stopped lying? 68 MBA seeker’s first hurdle 69 Napa prefix 70 Array for a Boy Scout 71 Comes to a stop 72 Quick cut Down 1 Rectilinear art form 2 City east of Syracuse 3 Sci. of insects 4 Nonprofessionals 5 Pantry pest 6 Green expanse 7 Cast-of-thousands member 8 Pub order 9 High-elev. spot 10 A leg up 11 Sung-into instrument 12 Slezak of “One Life to Live” 13 Shoots the breeze 18 Plagued by drought 19 Church recess 24 “Where Is the Life That Late __?”: Cole Porter song 25

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SCHOOLS

District 218 students act ill and hysterical during drill By Joe Boyle Southwest News-Herald Editor

Photo by Joe Boyle

A police officer warns a resident, portrayed by a District 218 student, to discontinue her disruptive behavior during a mass dispensing drill on March 1 at Richards High School in Oak Lawn. Various students acted out roles where they were either hysterical, disruptive, ill or could not speak English.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD D. MCCARRON, JR A/K/A RICHARD D. MCCARRON, DEBRA R. MC CARRON A/K/A DEBRA R. MCCARRON Defendants

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, BY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., AS ITS ATTORNEY IN FACT, Plaintiff, -v.LAYALA ALWAN, VILLAGE OF CHICAGO RIDGE, AWWAD H. ALWAN Defendants

13 CH 23325 9200 SOUTH PARKSIDE AVENUE, UNIT 2 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 7, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2015, 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 154 IN ELMORE’S PARKSIDE TERRACE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 9200 SOUTH PARKSIDE AVENUE, UNIT 2, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-05-407-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $322,186.18. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C1387966. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-87966 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 23325 TJSC#: 35-1083 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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14 CH 10171 10339 SOUTH MCVICKER AVENUE Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2015, 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 21 AND LOT 22 IN BLOCK 1, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE VACATED PUBLIC ALLEY LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING SAID LOTS 21 AND 22 IN THE 103RD STREET ADDITION TO CHICAGO RIDGE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 10339 SOUTH MCVICKER AVENUE, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-106-021-0000 AND 2417-106-022-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $342,550.88. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL001080. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-001080 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 10171 TJSC#: 35-1109 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.

The Oak Lawn Emergency Management Agency handled large crowds of “residents” who filed in for medical supplies on March 1. The emergency team had to occasionally handle hysterical individuals, residents who were sick and others who provoked a riot. But this medical emergency was only a drill. The residents were actually students from District 218, which includes Richards High School, 10601 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn, where the drill took place. Many of the students were from the Richards theater group. The emergency team worked in collaboration with Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park and the Cook County Department of Public Health. Representatives from Advocate Christ Medical Center and Metropolitan Chicago Health Services were also on hand to observe. “This is the first time we have done this,” said Mike Murray, police chief of Oak Lawn. “We are looking at a number of things. We are seeing how long it takes to screen residents and get them the medicine they need in a timely fashion. We are also being evaluated by a group of outside evaluators on how well it is done.”

Students began to gather in the Richards gym just before 9 a.m. and were directed to go through the mass dispensing drill. The students were representatives of a family. They had to go through a screening process where they are first evaluated. Once that was accomplished, they moved to another line where they received medical supplies. Murray said only one representative of a family would arrive during a mass medical dispensing situation. “There are over 90,000 people in Oak Lawn,” said Murray. “It would be a problem if everyone showed up.” The Oak Lawn Police chief said that while it may not have appeared at first glance that much was happening, with the exception of students occasionally acting as being ill or hysterical, the drill was important. “We get an opportunity today to work with other agencies and we get to know each other,” said Murray. “This is very helpful if this were to actually occur. This is all part of the process.” The mass dispensing drill had been in the planning stages for some time, said Murray. A representative from Advocate Christ Medical Center said

the students represented 30,000 people. The drill took place for nearly three hours with the students repeating the evaluation, screening and receiving medical supplies during that time. Murray said the drill is beneficial because it provides an opportunity to deal with a situation in which a medical outbreak occurs. The recent flu outbreak and the Ebola scare last year are some examples. While all these agencies worked together for the drill, Murray said separate locations where the medical supplies could be obtained in case of an emergency would be set up in different communities like Chicago Ridge and Evergreen Park. Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury was on hand to observe the drill. “This may not be as dramatic as other medical emergency drills but it is equally as important,” said Bury. “I’m very proud of our police, firefighters and emergency crews. They do a great job.” Bury also thanked the Cook County Health Department for their efforts at the drill and other recent events. The drill was fully funded through the Advocate Christ Medical Center ASPR program.

OLHMS spikes for charity

The first Make-A-Wish fundraising effort for the Oak Lawn Hometown Middle Schooll for 2015 took place on Feb. 13 with the annual Make-A-Wish Volleyball Tournament, which featured teams from the OLHMS staff, district office administrators, board of education members, Oak Lawn Police Department, Oak Lawn Fire Department and the students of OLHMS. “The highlight of the night was when the 8th grade students beat the teachers in their match up. Sarah Murczek got the winning point with a spike,” said eighth grader Ashley Lurquin. Combining admission fees, profits from the concession

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Ashley Nichele, a gift officer of community programs at Make-A-Wish Illinois, shares a laugh with OLHMS teacher Mary Ann Dunican at the charity volleyball match. stands and split the pot earnings the event raised $4,135. This amount will be added to

individual student fundraising efforts for the Make-A-Wish walk-a-thon which will take

place on May 8. —Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School

Moraine Valley College ready to host gala The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation will host over 250 guests at its annual gala Bon Appétit! Chocolate and Beer: Historic Cousins, Perfect Partners on Saturday, April 18. The fundraising event will be in the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M), on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Proceeds benefit Moraine Valley students through scholarships and program enhancements. During the social hour from

6 to 7 p.m., guests can mingle, enjoy craft beer, wine and passed hors d’oeuvres, and bid on silent auction items. A four-course dinner with beer and chocolate complements will be served from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The food will be prepared by students in the college’s Culinary Arts Program with dinner entertainment provided by Doug Bratt and Trio. Gold Sponsors are Comcast, PepsiCo and Power Construction Company. The Silver Sponsor is Advocate Health Care, and

the Bronze Sponsors are Legat Architects and UPS. The Supporting Sponsor is Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz, and Donahue. As the Grand Prize Sponsor, Southwest Airlines has provided two roundtrip tickets to anywhere Southwest Airlines flies. Tickets to win this prize are $15 for one or $50 for four. Sponsorships are still available and range from donating a silent auction item to advertising in the program book to purchasing a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum

package with building levels of benefits. Tickets to the Bon Appétit! Chocolate and Beer: Historic Cousins, Perfect Partners are $125 per person. They can be purchased in the Foundation office, Building M Room 220, or by calling the Foundation at (708) 974-5740. For more information about the event, sponsorships or to purchase raffle tickets, call the Foundation or email Chris Bennett at bennettc@morainevalley. edu.

Campus Leaders AUGUSTANA COLLEGE Lauren Davis of Oak Lawn shared her talents with the Augustana College community when she performed in the Augustanta

Concert Band winter concert with 70 other musicians. This concert also featured the Augustana Horn Choir and the Rock Island High School Band.

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This photograph by Andrew High School student Elizabeth Kochniarczyk, produced in her color photography class, is among the artwork displayed in the high school art exhibit at Moraine Valley Community College, March 11-19.

High schoolers’ best artworks in Moraine Valley gallery exhibit For the 31st year in a row, all three District 230 high school art departments are taking part in the Moraine Valley Community College High School Art Exhibition, which ends March 19. The opening reception will be held this Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Moraine Valley’s Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery on the campus, at 9000 W. Col-

lege Parkway, Palos Hills. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. High schools participating in the show include Andrew, Sandburg, Stagg, Argo, Shepard, Evergreen Park, Reavis, Oak Lawn, Chicago Christian, Eisenhower and Richards.

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SCHOOLS Bulletin Board HANNUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hannum School to Host Third St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fundraiser Tomorrow Hannum School will host their third St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser, “Shave For A Cure,” tomorrow, Friday, at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym, 9800 S. Tripp Ave., Oak Lawn. There will be special appearances by Staley Da Bear, bagpipes, and Irish dancers. This event is for students, teachers and their families. Shaving will take place at this event for those who register! Anyone can contribute by visiting stbaldricks.org. Over the past two years, nearly 113 students and adults shaved their heads in solidarity with children who lose their hair due to chemotherapy. The head shaving event has been an incredible success, raising over $33,600 to help fund childhood cancer research. For more information, email Susan Panice, volunteer event organizer, at susiepan@hotmail. com.

For registration requirements and program information, call Robin McElwee at 422-1800, or email her atrmcelwee@d123.org. Enrollment is open to out-of-district families. For more information about District 123 tuition preschool, visit the website at d123.org/TPS.

MORAINE VALLEY Giordano Dance Chicago Hosting Free Jazz Dance Master Class at Moraine Valley Nan Giordano, artistic director of Giordano Dance Chicago, is holding a free jazz dance master class at Moraine Valley Community College Friday, March 20 from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Dancers should be intermediate to advanced with some prior experience in modern, contemporary or jazz dance. Space for the master class is limited. Those interested can reserve a spot with Tommy Hensel by calling 974-5492. The master class is sponsored by the college’s Fine and Performing Arts Center and will be held in the Health, Fitness & Recreation Center, on campus, 9000 W. ColKOLMAR SCHOOL lege Pkwy, Palos Hills. ParticiKolmar School Opening More pants who are not members of Sections of Preschool for 3 the FitRec Center must arrive at and 4 Year-Olds least 15 minutes early to sign in. Kolmar School, 10425 S. KolAll participants will be offered mar Ave., Oak Lawn, is open- two free tickets to see the Gioring additional sections of 3- and dano Dance Chicago performance 4-year-old -preschool. The 3 year- at Moraine Valley Saturday, March olds meet on Tuesday and Thurs- 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy day mornings, and the 4 year-olds Menker Theater. For more inmeet on Monday, Wednesday and formation on the performance, Friday mornings. contact the Box Office via email

at BoxOffice@morainevalley.edu, or call 974-5500. GOVERNORS STATE Governors State University to Host Freshman Fridays Admission to a four-year university for highly qualified students has been streamlined at Governors State University with a new program called Freshman Fridays. Attending the session, providing the appropriate documentation and meeting the qualifications enables graduating seniors to apply to GSU and receive an instant admissions decision. The future GSU students can meet with academic and financial aid advisors, take a tour of the university and see what residence hall life is like. Freshman Fridays will be held April 3 and May 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Governors State University is located at 1 University Parkway, University Park. For more information, visit govst.edu/freshmenfridays, or call 534-4490. To qualify for direct admissions on Freshman Fridays, graduating seniors must meet the following criteria: have an unweighted GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale, have a minimum composite ACT score of 20 with at least a 20 in the English and math components, and provide their official high school transcripts Photos by Kelly White and official ACT scores (scores may be posted on the official Boxers Colton Bonaitis and Adam Kozar both get their arms raised during the boxing night at OLOR. transcript). Additionally, GSU will waive the application fee for qualified applicants attending Freshman Fridays.

‘Little Bulldog,’ ‘Doctor’ and others experiment in the sweet science at OLOR By Kelly White Correspondent

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Several art winners at Mother McAuley were driven around school in as golf cart recently.

McAuley students win art awards Students who are part of the Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Visual Arts and Technology Department have recently received awards for their works. Four students received Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; five had their work represented in the Illinois High School Regional Art Exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center. Faith Promozic ’17 (Palos Heights) and Kelly Sweeney ’15 (Mt. Greenwood) received Silver

Key awards for excellence in the visual Arts, and Tess Bowens ’16 (Beverly) and Rachel Todd ’16 (Orland Park) received honorable mentions. They were selected from more than 3,100 art entries. Turcich ’16 (Orland Park) received a $50 award and recognition in The Catherine McAuley-Mercy Legacy Poster Contest sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy West Midwest. The Art from the Heart Competition, sponsored by Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and

had Primozic taking first and third place in the competition and will have her work permanently on display at Christ Medical Center. Annabel Oliver ‘15 (Morgan Park) received second place, Ishbel Rodriquez ’16 (West Lawn) and Taryn Wesclitz ’18 (Burbank) received honorable mentions and Phoebe Eaton ’17 (Bridgeview) and Lanihya Duncan ’15 (South Holland) also participated in the contest. —Mother McAuley High School

The Kid’s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com

Migraines can occur in children I recently received an email via our iPhone App inquiring about migraines in children. Headaches are a common complaint throughout childhood, but pediatricians have recognized that children have many different types of headaches, including migraines. Migraine headaches are best diagnosed by obtaining a detailed history and then a thorough neurological exam. There are several characteristics of childhood migraines that are quite different from those of adult migraines. For example, while adult females have a higher incidence of migraines, males predominate in the childhood population. Childhood migraines often are shorter in duration than an adult migraine and are less often unilateral (one-sided) than in adults. Only 25-60 percent of children will describe a unilateral headache, while 75-90 percent of adults have unilateral pain. Children don’t typically have visual auras like adults, but may have a behavioral change with irritability, pallor, malaise, or loss of appetite preceding the headache. About 18 percent of children describe migraine with an aura, and another 13 percent may have migraines with and without auras at different times. When taking a history, it’s also important to ask about family history of migraines, as they seem to “run in families”. Children who develop migraines were also often noted to be “fussy” infants. They also have an increased incidence of sleep disorders, including night terrors and nightmares. Many parents and children also report a history of motion sickness. When children discuss their headaches, they often complain of feeling dizzy (but actually sounds more like being light-headed than vertigo on further questioning).

They may also complain of associated blurred vision, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, chills, sweating, or even feeling feverish. Children with migraines appear ill, uncomfortable and pale, and will often have dark circles around their eyes. It seems that migraine headaches in childhood may be precipitated by hunger and lack of sleep, as well as stress. But stress for a child may be positive, like being excited, as well as typical negative stressors. Children will also tell you that their headaches are aggravated by physical activity (including going up and down stairs, carrying a backpack, or even just bending over). They also complain of photophobia (light sensitivity) and phonophobia (sensitive to noises) and typically a parent will report that their child goes to bed in a dark room or goes to sleep when experiencing these symptoms. Children with migraines don’t watch TV or play video games during their headaches. They are quiet, may not want to eat and may just want to rest. Nothing active typically “sounds” like fun. To meet the diagnostic criteria for childhood migraine, a child needs to have at least five of these “attacks.” A headache log is helpful, as these headaches may occur randomly and it’s difficult to remember what the headache was like or how long it lasted without keeping a log. There are many new drugs are available for treating child hood migraines and we’ll discuss that in a future column. (Dr. Sue Hubbard is an award-winning 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.)

South Side boys were ready to rumble Saturday night, and there was not an empty seat in the house during the knockout of an event hosted by the Our Lady of the Ridge Men’s Club. The 55th annual Rock the House Boxing show was held in the Our Lady of the Ridge gymnasium with 76 young participants mixing it up. The boys, kindergarten age through sixth grade, were paired with each other based on weight class, size and agility. Each boxing match ran for two minutes and there were no designated winners or losers. “We try to group the kids together based grade level as well, but skill set is the most important,” trainer Phil Demma said. “Prior to the main event, the kids go through eight weeks of rigorous training.” With 20 years of training experience, and 15 of them spent preparing Our Lady of the Ridge boxing, Demma said the key factor in training boxers who are so young and inexperienced is emphasizing safety. “Right away the kids are taught safety and if someone is being too rough, we will ring the bell and intervene,” he said, “These are techniques only to be used in the boxing ring.” Some parents are also relieved that safety is the first thing taught and repeatedly emphasized. Kathy, the mother of 11-year-old, Robby Pratl, from Chicago Ridge, said caution is important. “My oldest son is 21 and he didn’t get into boxing until he was older, but now his younger brother started becoming interested at a much younger age,” she said, “At first I was very nervous when he would go into the ring, but you realize they are careful and the coaches arHer son, Robby, has been boxing since kindergarten. “I like boxing a lot,” he said. The Pratl family has been involved with Our Lady of the Ridge boxing for more than two decades. “I boxed here back when I attended school in 1982,” said Rick Pratl, vice president of the Men’s Club. “My father ran it before I took over. A lot of kids boxing today have parents who have boxed in past events. This is something people really enjoy coming back to.” Pratl’s nine-year-old son, Ricky, boxed for the fourth year in a row. Known as “The Little Bulldog,” he plans to continue on with a fifth year in 2016. Pratl gained his nickname from the Harold L. Richards High School’s Bulldog mascot. He spends some time around the school as his

Ricky “the Little Bulldog” Pratl and his father, Rick, pose during the boxing night at OLOR. father is an assistant football coach. “I like being in the ring and competing,” the third grader said. Competing also keeps the young boxers focused, according to mother of 11-year-old, Adam Schrode, Kim said. “My son has ADHD, and I found boxing to really help him focus in school and other areas of his life,” she said, “There are rules and instruction and the coaches emphasize safety. It is really good for him.” Known as “The Doctor”, Schrode’s son, Adam, says he doesn’t have any interest in sports, however, he really enjoys boxing. Schrode chose his fighting name from the television show, Doctor Who. “He is a huge Dr. Who fan,” his mother said. This was the largest group of boxers the organization has ever seen, according to boxing moderator, Steve Nestel. “When I took over 14 years ago, there were only 14 kids in the show,” he said, “This year we have 76 boxers. This is by far the largest group we have ever had.” Nestel is unsure what sparked more interest in boxing among the boys, but he is anticipating even more participation next year. “We almost need a bigger venue,” he said.

The Our Lady of the Ridge gym was packed for boxing on Saturday night.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Notes

OAK LAWN The Oak Lawn Public Library is located at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. For more information, or to register for a program, call 422-4990, or visit www.olpl.org. March 14: Children of all abilities, their siblings and an adult, are invited to gather at the Oak Lawn Public Library from 10 to 10:45 a.m. for Sensory Storytime, an inclusive program. Registration begins 10 days before the program date. March 14: Cinema Chat at the Oak Lawn Library features a screening of the 2014 film, Birdman, winner of the Best Picture Oscar, at 1 p.m. Patrons are to come for the movie, and stay for the conversation. Patrons who do not want to participate in the discussion, are invited to attend the screening. In Birdman, a washed-up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway

play. The film is rated R and is 119 minutes long. March 16: Career consultant and certified professional resume writer Laina Krisik will provide one-on-one resume review sessions from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Patrons can call the Reference Desk to sign up for a 15-minute slot beginning Monday, March 9. Registration ends when all time slots are filled. March 16: In honor of Women’s History Month, author Melanie Holmes will discuss her new book, “The Female Assumption,” at 7 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Patrons can learn about Holmes’ research, the evolution of women’s lives and the importance of the words we use with females of all ages. March 18: Young Adult author Susan Dennard of “The Something Strange and Deadly” series will talk about her journey from a awkward, lonely pre-

teen, to a well-traveled marine biologist and published author at 7pm at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Books will be available for purchase, courtesy of The Bookie’s Paperbacks and More, or you can bring your own to be signed. One lucky participant will win a set of Dennard’s books. March 19: The Oak Lawn Public Library’s free movie screening features the 2014 film Gone Girl at 1 and 6 p.m. With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. The movie stars Ben Affleck, Pike and Neil Patrick Harris. The film is 149 minutes long and is rated R. Various Dates: The Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 S. Raymond Avenue has launched a new book discussion program. Books are available at the Reference Desk on the second floor. Come to one or come to all. We

welcome everyone who wants to talk about books. Here’s the lineup of titles for March: True Crime highlights“ My Dark Places” by James Ellroy on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. At once frightening, fascinating and compelling, these books go beyond the sensationalism of an event. They will be remembered and talked about for a long time.

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Mysteries in the Morning will focus on “Knit One, Kill Two” by Maggie Sefton on Friday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. These delightful books deal with murder in a most charming, humorous and gentle way. All selections are a first in a series. March 24: Simmons Middle School drama and band students will perform selections from their upcoming musical, “The Little Mermaid” at 6:30pm at the Oak Lawn Public Library. The story, based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, is about a mermaid named Ariel who wants to mix with the human world.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.MONIKA A. DZIUBA AKA MONIKA DZIUBA AKA MONIKA ALEKSANDRA DZIUBA, DARIUSZ DZIUBA, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, N.A SBM TO NATIONAL CITY BANK SBM TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

NORTH COMMUNITY BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ARCHER BANK, BY MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION Plaintiff, -v.ASHRAF IHMUD, CENTRAL GROCERS, INC., VILLAGE OF EVERGREEN PARK, DALIA FOOD CORPORATION d/b/a LAGEN’S SUPERMARKET, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE10, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-HE10 Plaintiff, -v.CHERYL DOLEZAL Defendants

CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT J. MONAHAN AKA ROBERT MONAHAN, THE BRIARGATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

14 CH 8228 24 COUR LEROUX 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 January 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2015, 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: THE EASTERLY 24.00 FEET OF THE WESTERLY 68.67 FEET OF AREA 2 IN LOT 2 OF PALOS RIVIERA UNIT NUMBER 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS . Commonly known as 24 COUR LEROUX, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-101-025-0000. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $133,577.01. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g) (4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F14040121. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee s attorney, or the court appointed selling officer. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14040121 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 8228 TJSC#: 35-1890 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.

2014 CH 11542 8841-8851 S. CALIFORNIA Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 20, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 30, 2015, 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: PARCEL 1: LOTS 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 4 IN DANIEL E.C. MOLE’S SUBDIVISION OF LOT 2 OF J.Y. SCAMMON’S SUBDIVISION (EXCEPT THE EAST 33 FEET FOR RIGHT OF WAY OF THE RAILROAD) IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOTS 31, 32 AND 33 IN BLOCK 4 IN DANIEL E.C. MOLE’S SUBDIVISION OF LOT 2 OF J.Y. SCAMMON’S SUBDIVISION (EXCEPT THE EAST 33 FEET FOR RIGHT OF WAY OF THE RAILROAD) IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 8841-8851 S. CALIFORNIA, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Property Index No. 24-01-204-018-0000; 24-01204-073-0000; 24-01-204-074-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $236,025.82. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 Please refer to file number 23696-55063 MAE. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney File No. 23696-55063 MAE Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2014 CH 11542 TJSC#: 35-3139 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.

13 CH 13608 10446 SOUTH 80TH COURT Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 27, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2015, 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 24 IN LANSDOWNE’S HICKORY HILLS, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH EAST 1/4 OF THE NORTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10446 SOUTH 80TH COURT, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-223-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $291,313.58. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F12050113. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12050113 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 13 CH 13608 TJSC#: 35-3050 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.

14 CH 9781 6440 PAMELA LANE UNIT #11 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 21, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 22, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT NUMBER 6440-11 IN THE BRIARGATE CONDOMINIUMS AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOTS IN BRIARGATE APARTMENTS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 4 IN TOBEY’S SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND ALSO PART OF LOTS IN BRIARGATE ADDITION, ALSO BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 4 IN TOBEY’S SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF AFORESAID SECTION 18; WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’B’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 1993, AS DOCUMENT 93836170 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6440 PAMELA LANE UNIT #11, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-18-216-093-1059 (NEW), 24-18-216-078-0000 (OLD). The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $22,498.61. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g) (4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14050092. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14050092 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 9781 TJSC#: 35-2012 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.

Photo courtesy of Jared Colón

Caroline Foreman models a bridal gown by Victor Miller during his Spring and Bridal Collection Fashion Show held Feb. 21 in Lisle.

Runway show echoes the thrill of designer spring collections The spring season is steadily approaching, bringing along the rebirth of nature, nostalgic fashion inspirations and innovative style riffs that are truly revitalizing. Before we discuss the season’s most influential expressions, let us chat about a recent local presentation of spring and bridal fashions. Designer Victor Miller of Fashion in Fashion held his annual spring and bridal collection fashion show on Feb. 21 at the Hyatt Hotel in Lisle. The looks were joyful and lively, full of unabashedly heavy doses of bold colors and the elegance of delicate details. Miller’s inspiration for the spring collection was the diversity in cultural portrayals of the Virgin Mary by various countries. He used traditional-style ethnic garb, namely that of Filipino, Korean and Polish clothing. Overall, the clothing featured reminded me of the romantic bohemian looks on the spring and summer collections of designers like Alberta Ferretti, Emilio Pucci and Etro. It was thrilling to see the variety of garments all displayed in the same runway collection. One of my favorite looks was a ribbed, royal purple long-sleeved gown with a turtleneck and a 1970s style silhouette. Another gown was a lovely take on the portrayal of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a straight cut sky blue dress with swaying horizontal lines holding lively fringe traveling along the

CAROLINE FOREMAN entirety of the garment. In the show, I modeled a Filipino inspired pastel green ensemble. The look included a long skirt divided between satin fabric at the top and silk from the hips to the hem. The top had three-fourths length sleeves, delicate beading, floral appliqués and scalloped finishing. To complete the outfit, I wore an effervescent veil and a traditional neck scarf. The wedding garments were very much in tune with the spring and summer runway fashions. Similar to spring and summer looks from Valentino, Givenchy and Chloe, Miller’s fashions involved a variety of beautiful integrations of lace of differing sizes and structural floral motifs similar to those seen in ‘60s fashions. My dress involved a halter neck formed by silver sequins and beading. The base of the dress held a mermaid style skirt made of crinkly tulle flowers. Modeling in this runway show made me all the more excited about wearing the fashions of the coming season. Next time, we will chat about these exciting designer creations and prepare to indulge our wardrobe in our favorite expressions.

Park Clips WORTH Worth Park District is located at the Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. For more information and details on registration for these programs, call 448-7080, or visit worthparkdistrict.org. Various dates: Jazzercise classes are available at the Terrace Centre for $37 a month of unlimited classes, plus a one-time joining fee of $25. Class times are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants are asked to come to class 10 minutes early to register. April 8: Monthly senior luncheons at the Terrace Centre take place on the second Wednesday of each month from noon until 2 p.m. Both residents and non-residents of Worth Park District are welcome to attend. Reservations are due one week prior to the luncheon. Menu will also be available one week prior. For more information and reservations, call the park district. March 13: Registration is due for the trip to the Emerald City Theater in Chicago. Parents and children can join the Worth Park District for a trip to the Emerald City Theater to see favorite Mo Wil-

lems characters live on stage. “We are in a Play” is a musical story of Elephant and Piggie learning the importance of friendship with the help of nutty backup singers. The trip takes place March 21. The cost for residents is $24 per resident, and $34 for non-residents. The trip leaves approximately at noon. March 18 and April 15: Seniors can join their Lunch Bunch friends on trips to local restaurants. They can enjoy a variety options and spend as much or as little as they like. Worth Park District is traveling to Bucco di Beppo on March 18 and Bohemian Crystal on April 15. Participants can register one week prior to each trip for $8 per residents, or $12 for non-residents. Trips leave from the Terrace Centre at 10:30 a.m. and expect to return by 2 p.m. each afternoon. April 3: Registration is due for the performance of the original Little Mermaid fairy tale. This event includes breakfast buffet before the show where we will be visited by some of the cast members. This trip takes place on May 2. The cost for play, transportation and breakfast is $40 for adult and $30 for child residents, and $50 and $40 nonresidents. Please note that this play is not based on the Disney version of the story.

Thursday, March 12 2015

The Reporter

CONSUMER

Outlook for today’s investors: less certainty — but potential opportunities The world of today is vastly different from the one that existed in, say, 1974. Innovations such as the Internet, smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter and so on have made our lives more enjoyable, efficient and productive in many ways, and have vastly improved our access to the world’s knowledge. Yet when it comes to one important area of our lives — investing for the future — many of us may actually face more challenges today than we might have in the past. At least two main factors are responsible for this apparent regression. First, following a quarter century during which U.S. workers’ income rose fairly steadily, “real” wages — that is, wages after inflation is considered — have been flat or declining since about 1974, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Secondly, during this same time period, we’ve seen a large drop in the percentage of private-sector workers covered under a “defined benefit” plan — the traditional pension plan in which retired employees receive a specified monthly benefit, with the amount determined by years of service, earnings history and age. So unlike your counterparts in the 1950s and 1960s, you may not be able to count on a rise in real wages, and you may not have the promise of a regular pension. What, then, can you do to improve your prospects for

for stagnant real wages and the subsequent difficulty of boosting your savings — what can you do? For one thing, you will need a reasonable percentage of your portfolio — both inside and outside your IRA, 401(k) and other retirement plans — devoted to growth-oriented investments. It’s true that the value of growth vehicles, such as stocks and stock-based instruments, will always fluctuate. But eventually achieving a comfortyou can help control this risk able retirement? by owning a mix of investments, First of all, in the absence of including stocks, bonds, Treasury a formal pension, you will need bills, certificates of deposit (CDs) to create your own retirement and other securities. Keep in plan. That means you will need mind, though, that while diverto consider all the opportunities sification can reduce the impact available to you. If your employer of volatility on your holdings, it offers a 401(k) or similar account, can’t guarantee profit or always such as a 403(b), contribute as protect against loss. much as you can afford — at As far as attaining rising wages the very least, put in enough to and enjoying guaranteed retireearn your employer’s matching ment payments, we don’t have contribution, if one is offered. the “certainties” that many people And even if you participate in had in the 1950s and 1960s. But your employer’s plan, you may you can still help brighten your also be eligible to open an IRA. future — through diligence, disIf you’re self-employed, you still cipline and the determination to have options such as a SEP IRA explore the opportunities availor a “solo 401(k).” While these able to you. accounts may differ from each other in terms of eligibility, inScott Johnson, CFP, is a financome restrictions and contribution cial advisor with Edward Jones, limits, they both offer the same 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, key benefit: the ability to defer 974-1965. Edward Jones does not taxes on your earnings for many provide legal advice. This article years, typically until retirement. was written by Edward Jones for As for your next main chal- use by your local Edward Jones lenge — the need to compensate financial advisor.

Edward Jones Ranks sixth on best company to work for list Financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 6 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2015” list in its 16th appearance on the prestigious list, according to Scott W. Johnson, a financial advisor in Palos Hills. Edward Jones’ 16 FORTUNE rankings also include top 10 finishes for 12 years, top five rankings for six years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003. Last year, the firm ranked No. 4 overall. In the FORTUNE survey of associates, for which the ranking is predominantly based, 94 percent of Edward Jones associates said they have pride in the work they do. And 96 percent of associates say that overall, Edward

Jones is a great place to work. The full list and related stories appear in the March 9 issue of FORTUNE magazine and at www.fortune.com/best-companies. FORTUNE partners annually with Great Place to Work to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America to identify the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Two-thirds of a company’s survey score is based on the results of the Trust Index Employee Survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. This survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management’s credibility, overall job satisfaction and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is

based on the company’s responses to the institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, internal communications, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts. In addition to the FORTUNE honor, Edward Jones was ranked No. 1 on the People’s Picks: 20 Great Workplaces in Financial Services list by the workplace review web site, Great Rated. That ranking comes from an anonymous survey of Edward Jones associates and also was administered by the workplace culture experts at Great Place to Work.

Area Property Tran$fer$

—Edward Jones

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 Sycewicz Miroslaw to Krol Agnieszka, 9830 S Sayre Ave, Unit #13, $53,000; Judicial Sales Corp to S&J Kolar LLC, 10804 S Mayfield Ave, $88,500; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Rodriguez Javier, 10420 S Austin Ave, $183,000. Evergreen Park Lewandowski Brent J to Fitzgerald Jennifer M, 9558 S Lawndale Ave, $150,000; Wheeler-Fin Inc to Hanrahan Thomas W Jr Trust, 8858 S Utica Ave, $72,500; Lorek John to Kenzinger Michael J, 9747 S Harding Ave, $118,000; Veterans Affairs to Styrczula Edward Robert, 8853 S Utica Ave, $55,500; Peterson Robert B to Hardy Curtis

C, 9208 S Springfield Ave, $155,500. Oak Lawn Keating Thomas J to Larucci James S, 8704 Mobile Ave, Unit #8704A, $65,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Kroll Ruth A, 9535 Mayfield Ave, Unit #102, $88,500; Gavin Lila T Tr to Hansen Erik, 10440 S Kenton Ave, $209,000; Villalpando Beatriz to Muthana Joseph, 10325 S Parkside Ave, $212,000; Fannie Mae to Ramirez Alfredo, 9346 S Mcvicker Ave, $115,000; Montes Abby Ann to Cosio Oscar, 10341 S Kenton Ave, $235,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Zumhagen Benjamin Frederick, 9837 S Kolin Ave, $232,000; Kubasik Wladyslaw to Cetera Piotr, 6445 89th Pl, $250,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Ward Christine E, 1004 53rd Ave, $133,500; Stekala Jan to Calderon Marsela, 5204 Avery Pl, $194,000; Suchy Susan M Tr to Valenti Jason R, 5265 102nd St, $160,000; Fischer Real Estate Sales & Consult Inc to Sexton Amy, 4029 Nelson Walk, $100,500;

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of March 9) 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-year fixed Jumbo

RATES APR POINTS 4.125 4.160 0 3.250 3.305 0 4.125 4.170 0

United Trust Bank (as of March 10) 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 10-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 3.990 4.011 0 3.250 3.286 0 3.125 3.177 0

Sircher Edward F Tr to Raftery Dermont A, 4920 W 107th St, $70,000; Moser Marsha Admn to Ali Rahmat, 8750 New England Ave, $125,000. Palos Hills Kissel Mary Z Dec D to Borowiec Konrad, 11303 Moraine Dr, Unit D, $101,500; Dressel Carolyn Tr to Savelskas Tomas, 8251 Mulberry Ct, Unit #14D, $109,000; ATG Trust Co Tr to Gajewski Paul A, 9170 South Rd, Unit #9170B, $124,000; Roczkowski Stanislaw to Stachnik Marcin S, 10531 S 81st Ave, $245,500.

Menard’s in Bridgeview is ready to close up shop later this month.

Menards set to close and rebuild store in Bridgeview The Menards home improvement store at 9140 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview has begun a closing sale ahead of its planned March 20 closing date, though it is slated to make a comeback in a new format next year. “We plan to tear down the current building and start construction of a new store on the same property,” Jeff Abbott, a spokesman for the Eau Clare, Wis.-based chain, said in an email. “As part of the closing process at Bridgeview Menards, (last week) we started a 30 percent off sale on all in-store merchandise, only available at Bridgeview Menards. Abbott said the new store would be built in a two-story format. “The new store will be built ... similar to the Menards twostory stores located in Hodgkins and Schererville.” He said the new store would feature a full-service lumber yard, a covered warehouse and a garden center. Abbott said the new store also would sell appliances, pets and wildlife supplies and groceries. “The new store will have several great departments ... and even a line of convenience groceries for a one-stop shopping experience,” he said. “Although no official timeline for opening the new Bridgeview Menards store has been established, if all goes as planned, we hope to open the new store sometime in the spring of 2016,” he added. Bridgeview Mayor Steve Landek hailed the plan. “It’s good sign for the community,” he said. “It means they want to stay. They could have built the new store somewhere else. “They are making a multimillion dollar investment in Bridgeview, and that’s great news,” he said.

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Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios closed their doors after 26 years in the Windy City. Oprah and her executive staff are taking permanent residence in her OWN network headquarters, located in West Hollywood’s The Lot. I’ve sat in the audience at Harpo Studios many times. Some tapings were more memorable then others. For example, you may or may not know, President Thomas Jefferson, allegedly, fathered children with his bi-racial slave, Sally Hemings. Well, during this taping, Oprah arranged for some of Jefferson’s decedents to meet a few of their alleged, black family members. It got juicy! On a different day, I had myself a little speaking-on-camera action during a taping about workplace stress. I’d just gotten braces. I remember totally over-enunciating my words to avoid speaking with a lisp. Photo submitted by Theresa and George Rebersky The most awkward taping I attended was when Dr. Phil appeared promoting his book, “Relationship Rescue.” He had the audacity to go on this rant about Members of the WHATIZIT? how men in their 20s shouldn’t gang went around and around marry until their 30s because on this one. they haven’t discovered themLast week’s photo was of a Hilton selves yet. Well, I happened to turntable, which was found by the be with my soon-to-be husband shutterbug at a square dance in Don, and my not-yet mother-inEvergreen Park. law, whom loudly applauded Dr. Let the record show Evergreen Phil’s suggestion. For a single Park’s Henrietta Mysliwiec was woman hoping to seal the deal the first with the correct answer with her, then in-his-20’s man – it and even added it was possibly an was not good! AC-200 model. When we asked the My vote for most disturbing was shutterbug if that was the right model number, he looked at us as blankly as a Kardashian staring definitely the taping where Oscar Winner Mo’Nique’s, older brother at a Calculus problem. Others who made great music the old fashioned way were Chi- spoke about molesting her. Don cago Ridge’s Rick and Chris Towner, Worth’s Theresa and George and I were ready to hightail it home to our kids. “If you can’t Rebersky and Palos Heights’ Walter Mlynarski. Incorrect answers were a sanding disc, a foot for a speaker, a tool trust family, who can you trust?” I thought. to break the glass in a car and a cymbal. The last time I entered Harpo This week, the Reberskys took time out of their busy day of growing some of the biggest pumpkins in the south suburbs to studios was for Oprah’s LifeClass, April 30, 2014. I only submit this week’s photo. with Tony Dunst The clue is: Drone, sweet drone. Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast. net with WHATIZIT in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

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By Claudia Parker learned of the opportunity for last-minute seats the day before. By some miracle, I was able to secure childcare on short notice. However, getting to Harpo that morning proved strenuous. Rain and rush-hour makes a slow commute. Couple that with not being able to find parking and you’ve got panic. I literally sprinted, in the rain, wearing high-heel boots, a half mile from where I parked, barely making it to the studio before they stopped allowing entry. In previous cases, arrivals were numbered and correlated to entering the studio for seating. I figured I’d be in the top bleachers. Yet, somehow, I landed in the front row, inches from Oprah. Her special guest that day was Bishop T.D. Jakes. He’s the pastor of a non-denominational church called The Potter’s House with over 30,000 members. Some say he’s one of the most influential black leaders in America. He’s certainly influential to me. I record his services and watch them regularly. He’s authored multiple bestselling books and was there promoting his new title, “Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive.” I was selected with a few others for an on-camera illustra-

tion he conducted during the taping. You should’ve seen me springboard from my seat when he asked for volunteers. Gleaning from his intuitive lecture on how to use instinct to seize opportunity, I decided to apply it. The taping had concluded and audience members were coming out of their seats to get pictures with him and Oprah. My window was closing but I caught it. “Oprah, I need to say something.” I said faintly. She took steps toward me and yelled to the audience. “Everybody. Quiet. She needs to say something,” Then she looked me square in the eye. “What is it?” Oprah said. The entire audience quieted and huddled around us. I was thinking of a more private discussion but okay, I went with it. I told Oprah and Bishop Jakes that I’d written a book, “Becoming a Mother While Losing My Own.” I explained, “I’ve been working tirelessly to get it exposure but lack the platform to do so.” I stretched with opposite hands, putting cards with my book’s information in each of their palms. “This is me, reaching to touch the hem of your garment.” I said. It’s a metaphor I took from a Biblical story to express my faith in their capability to do what my labor, time and resources hasn’t. I don’t remember if Oprah responded, but I recall the baritone voice of Bishop Jakes, after a chuckle, “We’ll look into it.” he said. According to my girlfriend, the audience applauded for me afterwards. I don’t remember that, I was in a fog. I retreated into my seat while everyone around me took selfies with him and Oprah. I went into the bathroom to collect myself and a lady approached me. “I was

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Reporter columnist Claudia Parker poses the last time she visited Harpo Studios. really moved by what you just did. You’re going to get your platform, believe me, it’s coming.” she said. Harpo Studios may be gone but my last day there will be etched in my memory forever, I had a powerful experience. I haven’t heard from Oprah or Bishop Jakes but they proved something to me that day. If we just muster up the courage to use our voice, the most influential people in the world will use their influence to make sure we get heard. Knowing that leaves me with an exhilarating hope that one day, my life’s story will reach millions.

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A long shot worth taking on most flops. It was $20 more I have become a regular in a to me, and there was $43 in the locals-only $1-$2 no-limit game pot already. If I could get all of held weekly in the back of a pizza Kurt’s money, then I’d be risking place. It’s been fun playing cards $20 to win $168, getting odds of Talkin Poker with a handful of guys ranging 8.4-to-1, better than the 7-to-1 with Tony Dunst from ski bums to business owners. odds I was looking for. My favorite thing about poker is It’s important to consider that I that it’s a game of people, and wouldn’t always win in instances adjusting to varying levels of play where I flopped a set and we got is a challenge for any poker player, our chips in. The added value professional or amateur. helped with that some, and I With pocket nines, I raised to thought I could define his hand $5 from early position. The player a little better on the flop, so I with Tony Dunst to my left called, as did the next called. I wouldn’t have minded if player. Next to act, our friend the other opponents called, but Kurt made it $25 to go. they both folded. The next few players folded, Against an advanced player, I’d and for good reason. Kurt isn’t have folded my nines. A better known to mess around, and no- player will have a more balanced body had ever seen him mess three-betting range. It may be around in a spot where he faced something like A-A through 10an early position raiser and two 10, A-K, A-Q and the occasional immediate callers. Therefore, semi-bluff with something like Kurt had a big hand. He started 7-8 suited. This range is still the hand with $150, and I had ahead of my nines, but much $327. My turn. tougher to play against out of I was certain that I had the position vs. a good opponent. If worst hand. Assuming he was he sometimes has weak hands, I raising with a range of A-A, K-K, sometimes won’t double through Q-Q and A-K, then I had a 35.8 him when I flop a set, because percent chance against his range. he won’t get his chips in, and I assumed he wouldn’t fold if I therefore my diminished reward reraised to any amount. If he is no longer great enough for me didn’t have queens in his range, to risk $20 to see a flop. my chances would be close to 40 The flop came Ks 10h 9d, givpercent. However, I felt it more ing me the set I was looking for. likely that he’d omit A-K from I checked, Kurt bet $50, and I his range, and against a range of moved all in. With Kurt having A-A to Q-Q my chances were 19 only $75 behind, there was no percent. So I wasn’t raising, and reason for me to do anything but I didn’t like the idea of calling shove and hope he didn’t have with the worst hand, so folding kings. I certainly didn’t want to was my best move. call and have an ace, queen or Unless ... jack peel off. He eventually called I thought I could get all his with aces. The board bricked out chips if I flopped a set. With a and I won. pair, you’ll flop a set approximately one out of eight times, (Bryan Devonshire is a proso I needed to make 7-to-1 odds fessional poker player from Las or better on my preflop call to be Vegas. Known as “Devo” on enticed into seeing a flop, knowing the tournament circuit, he has I was behind. His range was so amassed more than $2 million strong that it seemed likely he’d in career earnings. Follow him be willing to get his last $125 in on Twitter: @devopoker.)

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Garlic giving aid for thousands of years Garlic has been a revered and valued food and commodity for thousands of years. Today, we are learning more about the healthful benefits of this pungent plant. Historians believe garlic’s connection to man goes back about 5,000 years. The ancient Chinese, Greeks, Romans and Egyptians all valued garlic, which has been used throughout the ages to treat a variety of ailments. The slaves who built the Egyptian pyramids were given a daily ration of garlic for strength. Garlic was so valuable at this time in history that it was used as currency — 15 pounds of garlic could buy a slave. Garlic has been used to treat such maladies as rheumatism, asthma, bladder infections, colds, colic, constipation, dandruff, diabetes, dysentery, earaches, eczema, fever, flatulence, sinus problems and ulcers. During World War I, Russian medics treated infections by soaking garlic and moss in water and applying the moss as bandages. Garlic is also

believed to thin the blood — which can break up blood clots; relax blood vessels — which can reduce blood pressure; and prevent heart disease by lowering triglyceride levels and “bad” LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoproteins). The best way to consume garlic is to grate a single clove and add it to soups, salads or anything else. It can enhance the flavor of anything, so sauté it with onions, celery, carrots or any other vegetable. Do not overcook it, whether sautéing or boiling, because this saps it of its beneficial nutrients. Chewing a clove very well will also work, but swallowing it in chunks or taking garlic pills will not because this does not release the important garlic oil that is likely the source of its medicinal benefits. It is a miracle herb, but it must be eaten every day, not once in awhile, to get results. Grated garlic will leave no offensive odor on your breath. For a real treat shred a clove into a glass of

wine. This combination provides a multitude of great substances that promote good health and long life. Anthony Scarano is not a doctor. He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are solely the opinions of Mr. Scarano based on years of independent study and personal experience, and may not be beneficial to health. Wine should be consumed in moderation, as overindulgence may be harmful to health.

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Cougars have great chance to prosper on national stage By Anthony Nasella

For the past 12 years St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg has packed plenty of shirts and sport coats for his trips to the NAIA national tournament. The hope was there’d be a need for all of them because of an extended Cougars stay. So far, though, some clothing has always remained unused. Hallberg and SXU took another journey to Iowa this past Monday, this time with the nation’s No. 4 ranking in NAIA Division II and a better-than-ever shot at strik-

ing gold. One of four top seeds in the 32-team tourney field, the Cougars (29-3) open tonight at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City when they take on No. 8 seed Oregon Tech. The Bobcats, who are making their third national appearance, did not crack the top 25. “We’re hoping that we can perform the way we’re capable of performing and the way we’ve played all season long,” Hallberg said. “We have to play one game at a time and we’ll be fine as long as we remember those basics.” SXU has performed at a high level the entire season. The Cou-

“We strike fear in people’s minds and we need to keep that a reality.” Morgan Stuut, St. Xavier senior gars pieced together a schoolrecord 18-game win streak that stretched from Dec. 20-Feb. 28, during which they topped the century mark in scoring seven times and vanquished their oppo-

nents by an average of 30 points. SXU’s only defeats came against No. 1-ranked Morningside, No. 3 Concordia and No. 5 Cardinal Stritch. “There were moments in that

winning streak where it didn’t seem real at all,” said senior forward Morgan Stuut, the Cougars’ career scoring leader. “It was so crazy — I was wondering at [certain] moments if we were playing college basketball. That’s never happened [to us] before and teams we play know about it. They know what we’re capable of and that’s a good thing. “I like [having] the target on us. We might not win like that at nationals, [but] we’re going to come out firing. We strike fear in people’s minds and we need to keep that a reality.” Stuut is SXU’s unquestioned

Bulldogs and Chargers reach end of the line

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Oak Lawn’s Markusic leads the way as our Player of Year

Richards, Stagg bow out after winning their regional openers

BRIANNA MARKUSIC

By Ken Karrson

The South Suburban Conference Red Player of the Year was a logical choice to receive that same designation from this paper. Markusic averaged 19.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for the Spartans while becoming the program’s career scoring leader with 1,345 points. Markusic amassed 617 of those points during the 2014-15 campaign to establish a single-season record for Oak Lawn. She bumped her per-contest numbers up to 21.5 and 10, respectively, against SSC foes and burned Bremen for 40 points, which represented one more team standard. Named to the all-tournament squads at all three holiday events in which the Spartans took part, Markusic complemented her scoring and rebounding stats with 2.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

On Day 1 they won. On Day 2 they were both through. Unlike many area basketball teams, neither Richards nor Stagg lived a one-and-done existence last week. The Bulldogs advanced to the next round of the Class 4A Thornton Regional by beating South Suburban Conference Red and neighborhood rival Oak Lawn for the second time this season, 4742, on Monday, the same day the Chargers crushed Kennedy 84-47. But a couple of storied programs prevented the two locals from going any further. Host Thornton brought Richards’ season to a close on Tuesday by handing down a 65-42 defeat while Stagg was sent to the sidelines one night later by fellow SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue member HomewoodFlossmoor, which completed a three-game season sweep of the Chargers with a 66-50 verdict. For Bulldogs coach Jevon Mamon, who guided Richards to a 14-14 mark in his initial season at the helm, there was no shame in coming up shy against the Wildcats, who lost to H-F in Friday’s title clash.

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Oak Lawn, center, senior

ALEX ABED

Stagg, guard, senior

A reliable outside shooting threat, Abed converted 37 percent of her attempts from behind the 3-point arc while scoring 264 points and finishing as the Chargers’ second-best threat at 9.1 points per contest. She also paced Stagg with 69 assists (2.4 per game) and 66 steals (2.3). Abed converted 107-of-127 free throws (84.3 percent) and despite standing just 5-foot-1 led her team in charges taken. She’ll play soccer and possibly basketball next year at Moraine Valley College.

Chicago Christian, guard, senior

An All-Metro Suburban Conference selection, Bulthuis was part of a solid core that led the Knights to their third league title. Also a valuable member of Chicago Christian’s softball team, Bulthuis averaged nearly nine points per contest — the second-highest mark among Knights players — and grabbed 95 rebounds (3.4 per game). And she delivered at crunch time — Bulthuis scored 17 points in Chicago Christian’s 49-41 win over Timothy Christian that clinched the conference title and was also the Knights’ top scorer in their season-ending loss to Morgan Park at the Class 3A Brooks Regional.

MIA DIGIACOMO

Stagg, forward, senior

A three-year varsity player for the Chargers, DiGiacomo led them

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leader with her per-game averages of 16.6 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists, but by no means is she a one-woman gang for the Cougars. Part of the fear factor Stuut referenced is rooted in SXU’s depth. Both Stuut and fellow senior Suzie Broski have become more effective this year because other players have also drawn opponents’ attention. The emergence of freshman guard Kara Krolicki in particular has prevented foes from double-teaming Stuut and Broski. Krolicki is averaging nearly 16

“I have no beef with how we went out,” Mamon said. “If we had to go down, I wanted it to be fighting and clawing and I felt we competed to the best of our ability. I’m proud of the guys for being able to do that. It showed a lot of character.” Having basically no time to prepare for Thornton certainly didn’t help the Bulldogs. What made the Wildcats an especially tough opponent was their balance — five players scored between eight and 10 points and two of them, Robert McCalley and D’Quan Applewhite, combined to gather in a dozen rebounds. Jaylan Catledge (15 points, seven rebounds) and Carlos Draper (nine points on 4-of-6 shooting) were the Bulldogs’ biggest counters to Thornton’s quintet. The Wildcats nailed six firsthalf 3s and thrust Richards into an early 12-point hole. Thornton ended the game with a 46 percent accuracy rate that was significantly better than the ‘Dogs’ field-goal percentage of 30. “We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well [and] we were never able to make a true threat by getting within eight or nine [after See REGIONAL, Page 3

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Oak Lawn’ senior center Brianna Markusic, who averaged 19.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this season, leads the All-Area team as Player of the Year.

in points (333; 11.5 per game) and rebounds (222; 7.7 per game) as a senior. She posted eight double-doubles. DiGiacomo also registered 47 blocked shots, giving her 92 for her career and making her Stagg’s all-time leader in that statistical category. She was nominated for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State team after being selected as an AllSouthWest Suburban Conference Blue performer and tabbed as a member of the all-tourney contingent at the Hillcrest Holiday Classic. Chargers coach Bill Turner called DiGiacomo “a player that every coach would love to have, [who] always gave her best effort and had a great attitude.” She’s been offered to play basketball at Elmhurst College.

NICOLE LARKIN

Evergreen Park, forward, senior

A four-year starter for the Mustangs, Larkin served as a cornerstone for a program that enjoyed a resurgence over the past three seasons. During that span Evergreen Park captured three straight regional titles, this year’s being part of a 21-win campaign. Making her first appearance on the all-area squad, Larkin averaged 10 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest in her final prep go-around. She scored a team-high 13 points in the Mustangs’ regional-semifinal victory over Goode Academy and added 12 in the championship-game triumph over DuSable. See ALL-AREA, Page 4

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Stagg’s Brett Stratinsky leaps up to keep a ball in play last Monday against Kennedy. The Chargers rolled to an 84-47 victory in the first-round Class 4A Thornton Regional game.

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Continued from page 1 points per contest while shooting 41 percent from 3-point territory. “I’ve never had a better group of girls to play with,” Stuut said. “They’re a special group and I can’t wait to experience the national tournament with them.” Krolicki credits her veteran teammates with setting the proper tone. “Morgan and Suzie are great captains and they’re always encouraging us,” Krolicki said. “They keep us focused in practice and especially in games. You can see commitment on the court before and after practices. It’s easy to get comfortable with teammates like that. “We all jell together and I really think that’s why we’ve played so well this season. We have so many threats on the floor it’s really hard to single one player out and shut one down [because] there will always be another player ready to step up.” Krolicki has frequently filled that role, but she shares whatever success she’s enjoyed with her teammates, saying they have “set me up for a lot of my scoring. My teammates have had a big impact on me.” Whatever the reason, Broski is thrilled some of the responsibilities are being disbursed. “There’s definitely been a lot less pressure on Morgan and me,” said Broski, who is averaging 11.5 points per game and provides SXU with another proven 3-point threat. “Kara is an awesome shooter and a great addition to this team. She’s taken a load off our backs. “I think, honestly, of the four years that I’ve been here this has

(From Nov. 7, 1996) Golf has driven many an individual to drink, particularly those whose scorecards are sites from where a thousand lies have been launched. Generally speaking, though, the quaffing of alcohol is done merely as an after-the-round exercise with pals. If one happens to overindulge, he alone is left to suffer post-drinking consequences. At least on the surface, the story was no different for one Dale L. Larson, who had a face-to-brick meeting with a pathway outside a golf course clubhouse back in 1990. Larson fell after his spikes got caught in a space between the bricks — which occurred after he had consumed large amounts of alcohol. Normally, his tumble would not have ranked up there with the great falls in history, such as the Roman Empire and HumptyDumpty. But thanks to America’s continually misunderstood court system, Larson will probably replace Lee Majors if a remake of “The Fall Guy” is ever foisted upon us by heartless television executives. Certainly, that title would seem to fit Larson, especially after his fall got turned into a windfall. After doing his unintentional swan dive at Indianhead Golf and Recreation in Wausau, Wis., Larson emerged with a broken jaw and several shattered teeth. He apparently had 23 crowns replaced, underwent nine root canals and had to have his jaw wired shut for months. Total cost of the dental work, plus the everpopular pain-and-suffering damages: $41,540. That was the amount recently awarded Larson by a trial judge, a dollar figure subsequently upheld by an appeals court. The original judge claimed that Indianhead was 51 percent negligent in the accident because it had not paved around the bricks adequately enough to avoid something of this nature. Never mind that Larson had a blood-alcohol count that probably could have staggered someone of Sumo-wrestler proportions, or that his own lawyer commented on how rare it is for an intoxicated person to win any sort of monetary settlement. The courts are always right. According to Circuit Judge Vincent Howard, even a sober person could have tripped on the gaps in the path; thus, Larson’s lack of sobriety was less of a factor in the accident than the construction of the walkway. But if that’s so, how come Indianhead hadn’t been named as the defendant in other negligence cases? Had someone else fallen, you can be sure they would have sought monetary compensation from the club, just as Larson did. And if it had indeed been involved in a previous court case — or even if it had been forced to make an out-of-court settlement of some kind — Indianhead most certainly would have fixed the questionable surface, if for no other reason than to save itself future grief. Apparently, though, things had gone along smoothly before Larson’s visit. But that leads to another question: Was Larson a first-time visitor to the course? It’s doubtful, since his golfing partner on the day of the accident was a former president of the club. Would Larson have gotten to know this man well if he was a stranger at the course? It’s possible, but not very probable. So Larson should have had at least a working familiarity with the physical surroundings — and that would include the supposedly treacherous pathway. The former club president testified that Larson’s demeanor and balance did not seem out of the ordinary, although those claims were refuted by a doctor, who stated Larson was in a stupor with a blood-alcohol level of 0.28 percent 90 minutes after the accident. But if Larson were sober, wouldn’t he have been able to break his fall after he tripped? With something other than his face, I mean? I suppose the club shouldn’t have gotten off scot-free, as an apparent danger did exist at the time. (Indianhead installed an asphalt surface over the pathway a year after the Larson accident.) However, what kind of message does the rewarding of such a large cash settlement send to us? I can think of a couple things: 1) Drinking heavily can be a lucrative enterprise. 2) The price of dentistry has gotten way out of hand. The real irony of this case is that Indianhead’s responsibility centered solely on its having an unsafe walkway. If the club was guilty of anything, it was guilty of not putting a quicker halt on Larson’s binge, which consisted of eight beers and five mixed drinks over a six-hour period. Even if Larson had sneaked the beers into his golf bag, it would have been difficult for him to also stow drink mixes, a blender and an electrical power source in there. At the very least, the club had to have served him the five mixed drinks. In some ways, no one should have come out a winner in this incident. But one party wound up prospering beyond his wildest dreams. I just hope Larson doesn’t decide to offer a toast to his newfound riches.

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Morgan Stuut (10) became St. Xavier University’s career scoring leader in women’s basketball during the 2014-15 season.

been the most fun. Each game someone else steps up. That’s been the really cool thing about it -- you know your teammates are going to pick you up if you’re having an off day.” Broski said she’s “excited for nationals” and Krolicki echoed that sentiment, although the latter admitted it’s taken a while for reality to set in. “The NAIA Tournament is still kind of surreal,” Krolicki said. “My teammates have talked about being down there in previous years. We’ve had a few losses, but you just have to look past those and learn from them. We’re very excited about the challenge that awaits us.” The tournament is divided into

four eight-team brackets with squads seeded 1-8 based on the final NAIA top-25 poll. With a victory tonight the Cougars move on to play the College of the Ozarks-Siena Heights winner on Friday. From there the Cougars could possibly face No. 2 seed Indiana Wesleyan in Saturday’s quarterfinals and perhaps earn a rematch with Morningside in one of Monday’s semifinals. SXU’s chance to make a deep run seems as strong as ever, but Hallberg sounded a cautionary note. “It doesn’t even make a difference that we went 29-3,” he said. “We’re all going to be in the same situation -- everybody is going into the tournament with a 0-0 record. One win and you go

to the next round; one loss you go home. We have to go down there as if we’re starting a brandnew season. “We need to come out and play [well] tonight so we can move on to the next round. This is not like the NCAA tournament, however. There’s not a lock for a champion and some teams are not seeded right, but we haven’t been upset this season so that puts us in a favorable position.” It has indeed been a great year, but the Cougars can make it even better by forcing Hallberg to dig into his luggage. “It would be nice to use every shirt I’m bringing down,” he said. “[Otherwise] that means I’m just lugging shirts around.”

CLASS 3A ST. LAURENCE REGIONAL

There was nowhere to Hyde

Public League Indians make short work of Vikings By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Its foe liked to run, so there was no place for St. Laurence to Hyde last Tuesday. Facing Hyde Park in their second playoff contest would have been a tall task for the Vikings under the best of conditions. St. Laurence wasn’t dealing with those, however. To secure their date with the Indians the Vikings first had to defeat Noble Street Charter/ Comer the day before. St. Laurence did so by a 56-41 score, but according to Vikings coach Jim Maley the deed wasn’t accomplished with as much ease as it may appear. “We won by 15, but it was a little closer than we would have liked and [our main] guys had to stay in the game longer,” said Maley, whose team locked up its win by outscoring Comer 18-5 in the fourth quarter. “[That’s what] kind of hurt us. “You don’t want to say that to your players and give them an excuse, but against a team like Hyde Park that pressures and likes to get up and down the court [in a hurry] you need your legs fresh. And we didn’t have them.” The Indians shot out to a 16-6 advantage in the first quarter and never wavered. With Martin Oliver (14 points) and Travis Ivy (13) spearheading the attack, they outscored St. Laurence in every ensuing period — including by 12 in the third — and eventually bagged a convincing 65-31 victory in the Class 3A

St. Laurence Regional semifinal. While the Vikings’ tournament stay ended with a thud, the lopsided loss was actually one of the few they suffered during an 11-19 inaugural season under Maley. “I’m very proud of our guys, particularly our seniors who battled all year long,” he said. “It was very enjoyable to coach them. We would have liked to give them a perfect ending. “It’s been kind of an up-and-down year, but hopefully the seniors can look back and see they made a step in the right direction [for our program]. We don’t want to take moral victories, but hopefully our young guys can see we’re not that far off [from being successful]. “We did something St. Laurence hadn’t done in more than 10 years — win a [holiday] tournament —and even when we were playing ranked teams these guys competed. We were really close to beating Fenwick and we had DePaul Prep, who’s still playing, on the ropes.” While Maley was certainly encouraged by the Vikings’ ability to hang tough, he also said it was “frustrating” to have not broken through more often. That wasn’t a problem versus Comer. The player to whom St. Laurence turned frequently in the second half was junior forward Chris Carli. Although not a giant by anyone’s description, the 6-foot-1 Carli “was able to get some stuff done" inside as he sank 5-of-6 shots and also dished out an assist to Kevin Aderman that led to a 3-point basket. Both Carli and Aderman finished with 10

points. Junior Brett Risley, who underwent surgery the week before for his second broken nose and was told by doctors he could “play at his own risk,” paced the Vikings with 11 points. Risley also had three rebounds, three assists, two steals and four deflections of Comer passes. Chipping in as well was Rich Lamb, who snared eight rebounds. But even with all those contributors St. Laurence had its hands full much of the evening. It doubled the score on Comer in the opening frame, but that seven-point lead got reduced to two over the middle stanzas. “I was really impressed with how hard they played,” Maley said of Comer’s athletes. “They had a couple guards that were tough to handle, but it was one of the few times we actually had a height advantage. We told Carli, ‘We probably won’t do this often, but we’re going to look [to run plays] for you.’” Nyles Roberts’ 14 points paced Comer. Sam Blissit and James Washington backed him with seven points each. Hyde Park St. Laurence

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St. Laurence scoring: Risley 11, Aderman 10, Carli 10. Rebounds: Lamb 8. Assists: Risley 3.

CLASS 4A ROMEOVILLE REGIONAL

The third time’s the harm Joliet Central brings Eagles’ season to an end By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Rematches always make coaches wary, especially when their team held the upper hand previously. And if a club was fortunate enough to beat the same opponent twice in the same season, no one is eager to tempt fate a third time. Of course, there’s no way out of such a scenario when it occurs in the state tournament, which is what Sandburg faced last Tuesday in the Class 4A Romeoville Regional. Pitted against the Eagles was Joliet Central, which had lost by double digits to Sandburg in a pair of SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue contests. And much to the Eagles’ chagrin, the third time was indeed the harm. Sandburg led much of the way, but a chaotic ending to the semifinal game favored the Steelmen, who abruptly slammed the door on the Eagles’ 2014-15 campaign by administering a 45-42 setback. “It was a game we should have won,” Sandburg coach Todd Allen said. “It was a tough loss for us, but give Joliet credit. They made a couple more plays at the end.

They hung in there and they almost beat Bolingbrook [for the regional championship] on Friday.” One of those plays at the end resulted in an intentional foul being called on the Eagles (10-17) with less than a minute remaining. The Steelmen sank a couple free throws to extend their lead to three but failed to take advantage of the ensuing possession. However, when Sandburg misfired on a 3-point try right after that Joliet was safe. Allen disagreed with the foul whistled against his squad, saying the player to which it was assigned “was at half-court at the time.” The referee who ruled on the play delayed his call until after he had spoken with another member of the officiating crew. “Why did he have to confer with the other official?” Allen said. “I nearly lost it. I couldn’t believe it. That made it more hectic and confusing at the end.” There were a few other moments Allen wished the Eagles could have relived. One of those was a failure to box out on a missed Joliet free throw in the fourth period — the Steelmen immediately turned their offensive rebound into a bucket. And in the third stanza Sand-

burg missed a chance to stretch its edge out to eight when it couldn’t sink a layup. The Eagles then had a turnover on their next possession, a mishap around which Joliet wrapped a 3-pointer and field goal. Sandburg had been ahead by 10 deep into the second quarter after Mo Abed (3-pointer), Tommy Demogerontas (two baskets) and Peter Paxinos (fast-break bucket) fueled a 10-0 surge, but the Steelmen quickly answered with their own 8-0 blitz. While they were hitting three shots from the floor and two free throws, the Eagles committed three turnovers and launched that same number of errant 3s on their final six possessions of the half. “I thought we were playing pretty well [before that],” Allen said. “That was a momentum swing.” Sandburg was the superior team in most statistical categories, including field-goal percentage (39-32) and rebounding (33-22). But the Eagles, who connected 36 percent of the time from long range during the regular season and buried a school-record 193 3s, went just 4-of-21 behind the arc. They were also outscored by eight at the charity stripe. Demogerontas finished with a

double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds while Abed tossed in 10 points. Niko Kogionis nailed a clutch 3 toward the end that kept Sandburg in the hunt but had an otherwise forgettable evening as he hit only one other shot. Taquan Sims, who had been suspended for 11 games and missed the second meeting with the Eagles, paced Joliet with 17 points. The Steelmen outscored Sandburg 2011 during one stretch of the second half, a run that got underway with Kewon Ware’s 3-pointer and featured Darius Stokes’ three-point play giving Joliet a lead at the 6:50 mark of the fourth quarter. “The win-loss record wasn’t what we would have liked, but I’ll give our guys credit,” Allen said. “With injuries and some of the close losses we had, it could have been a tough situation, but the kids made it great. The season never became a chore because our guys kept the right attitude and always put in the effort.” Sandburg reserve Taylor Gold isn’t done with basketball yet as he advanced to the sectional round of the state’s 3-point shooting contest. Joliet Central 45 Sandburg 42 Sandburg scoring: T. Demogerontas 17, Abed 10, Kogionis 6, Paxinos 5, Razik 4. Rebounds: Demogerontas 10. Assists: Paxinos 5.

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Richards’ Jaylan Catledge tries to bull his way past Oak Lawn’s Joe Cosenza last Monday at the Class 4A Thornton Regional. Catledge scored eight of the Bulldogs’ last 10 points in their 47-42 triumph over their neighborhood rival.

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CLASS 3A KING REGIONAL

Worst things first

Early troubles kick Mustangs to the curb By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

What might have been? Those words likely crossed Pat Flannigan’s mind more than once after Evergreen Park had been eliminated from the Class 3A King Regional. Perspectives Calumet bounced the Mustangs last Monday, 58-44, after making them have to fight from behind. Early struggles, a somewhat common happening for Evergreen this winter, put the locals in quick need of a rally. But unlike in many other instances, the Mustangs really didn’t play that poorly at the outset. In fact, Flannigan felt they should have broken out in front. Evergreen standout Isaac Matthews was poised to score the game’s first basket but lost the ball after getting pounded by a Perspectives defender. From there it got worse for the Mustangs (8-21), who gave up 10 more points in succession to tumble Photos by Jeff Vorva into a 12-0 hole. Evergreen was left Stagg’s Josh Strama fights his way through two Kennedy defenders to get an inside shot in last Monday’s Class 4A Thornton Regional contest. to chase from that point forward. “I didn’t think they were that much better than us,” Flannigan said of Perspectives. “After the first Continued from page 1 three minutes we played pretty even with them.” Ah, but that initial sequence halftime],” Mamon said. “They’re proved critical. And despite his a good team that brought forth satisfaction regarding the Musa really good team effort for 32 tangs’ recovery, Flannigan was not minutes. happy about the way the contest “There weren’t one or two guys began. you look to key in on when you “That stuff happens, but it kind play Thornton. Everyone is able of set the tone for what was acceptto bring something to the table for able out there,” he said, referring to them. When you’re facing a team the non-call on the play involving that good, it makes it difficult [to Matthews. “I’m screaming at the succeed].” official — it was a bad missed call. And because of the Wildcats’ “They were pretty athletic and a depth of talent Mamon told his good team without a doubt. [But] players, “You definitely don’t had that been called, it’s one of have anything to hang your heads their guys with a quick foul. That about.” That was also the coach’s changes things.” sentiment about the season as a Perspectives’ advantage grew to whole. 23-11 early in the second quarter, “We had a lot of [personnel] but then it inexplicably chose to turnover and not much experience slow the pace. For whatever reacoming back, but I think it was a son Perspectives preferred to not good building block and a pretty attack Evergreen’s zone defense good start to what we want to do and instead pulled the ball out. [as a program],” Mamon said. “I was fine with that,” Flannigan said of his opponent’s strategy. Richards 47 “They were having their way with Oak Lawn 42 us. I was hoping it would ruin their momentum.” The only good start to last It did for the remainder of the Monday’s contest was delivered half. Steals by Joe Moran and Juby the Spartans, who netted 13 lian Rodriguez led to layups and of the game’s first 14 points. Acby intermission the gap had been cording to Oak Lawn coach Jason Rhodes, the Spartans “were Richards guard Ameen Hussein gets by Oak Lawn’s Jimmy Wiltzius during their teams’ matchup last Monday in reduced to eight. And when the the Class 4A Thornton Regional. getting anything we wanted.” “I don’t think they came out kets all year long,” Rhodes said. the ball out and slowed the through one quarter, but the Charwith a lot of fire,” he said of “Even when we pressed and got tempo. Stagg was eventually gers gradually imposed their will the Bulldogs, “and I thought our turnovers, it was hard for us to forced to foul and H-F used a on an opponent to whom defense effort was really good. Our guys score off those.” series of free throws to hang on. was not a priority. battled like they have done all Josh Prince had a double“We just weren’t big enough,” “They didn’t guard anybody year. We could have been up double of 16 points and 11 Daniels said. “That was a weak- — we could have put up 100,” 21-5, and if we had gotten a rebounds for Oak Lawn while ness all year and it hurt us in said Daniels, who instructed his 15- or 16-point lead I don’t Jimmy Wiltzius pitched in with this game.” athletes to not even shoot for the know if [Richards] would have 11 points and five assists. The The Vikings included 15 of- last chunk of the fourth quarter. responded.” latter played all 32 minutes. fensive boards among their 37 “I’ve never been in this posi- By Ken Karrson But the Spartans’ edge was Despite the Spartans’ occa- rebounds, a total that eclipsed tion before. I’ve never beaten Sports Editor down to 15-9 by the end of sional lapses Mamon felt good the Chargers’ by 10. Stagg pretty anybody like this. the first quarter, thanks to their A basketball game is never deabout the Bulldogs’ ability to much matched H-F’s shooting “They came out and just misses on two point-blank shots, cided in the first minute, but bad notch a second win over them. percentage, but the former was jacked it. They were taking shots an Oak Lawn turnover that led “Oak Lawn played a pretty hurt by 18 turnovers and the from 26, 28 feet. We told our vibes can be sensed pretty quickly. to a Bulldogs layup and a runThat’s what happened with Tony solid game,” he said. “I felt fact it attempted 20 fewer free players, ‘Make them drive and ning 3-pointer that closed out Chiuccariello last Monday at Yorlike it wouldn’t be the same throws. [you] take a charge.’” the period for Richards on a kville. Shepard’s veteran leader [type of] game as we played a So how come the Chargers positive note. Goral was on the floor for watched his team run its opening week-and-a-half before and we didn’t get steamrolled like they “We gave them life,” Rhodes only about 20 minutes, but that play the right way and get the shot hammered it [into our players] had before? said. pretty well, but our youthfulness “We had Goral — that was the was enough time to generate 22 he wanted, one that Chiuccariello And the Bulldogs didn’t waste settled in for a while.” big difference,” Daniels said. points. John Contant (13 points, was ready to celebrate as the game’s it. With Catledge as its catalyst, Mamon wasn’t alone in be- “He carried us on his back. It seven assists), Joe Zaremba (11 initial basket until the ball rolled Richards fought back and was lieving the Spartans performed was one of the best games I’ve points), Brett Stratinsky (10) back out of the cylinder. tied with the Spartans (9-18) While that certainly didn’t deadmirably. seen him play. There’s no doubt and Strama (seven points, six at 37-all. The sophomore, who rebounds, five assists) were other cide the issue between the Astros “I think our team improved a he’s our team MVP.” burned Oak Lawn for 36 points ton from the beginning of the Goral poured in 26 points key figures for Stagg, which had and Lockport, it portended what less than two weeks before, year to the end,” Rhodes said. even though the Vikings “were 11 guys in all reach the scoring was to come for the former. Sufferwound up with 26 here on 10ing through another rough shoot“We were a work in progress tagging him and every time he column. of-18 shooting and 13 rebounds. Tom Kazanecki tossed in eight ing night in a season loaded with all year long, but our guys re- drove he had length on him.” Catledge stepped forward at ally got tighter. We played with In addition to his scoring, Go- points to further aid the Char- them, Shepard was unable to take crunch time to supply Richards a lot more toughness and grit ral had six rebounds, two as- gers’ offense and Josh Sterling advantage of its latest display of with eight of its last 10 points. defensively and we got much sists and two steals. His main pulled down a team-best seven credible defense. Kush Baxter provided the other Instead the Porters moved on in better [at] moving the ball and sidekick was sophomore Josh rebounds. two on free throws that gave the the Class 4A Yorkville Regional by sharing it.” Strama, who finished with 14 Richards 47 Bulldogs a five-point cushion outlasting the Astros 43-33. The loss points and eight boards. Oak Lawn 42 concluded Shepard’s 2014-15 camand allowed them to withstand H-F 66 Leading H-F was Destin a final 3-pointer by the Spartans. Stagg 50 Barnes, who tallied a game-high Richards scoring: Catledge 26, Hus- paign at 7-20. “Jaylan Catledge literally “That was the theme of the night,” sein 7. Rebounds: Catledge 13. Already owning two sizable 32 points. Terrance Bradley add- Oak Lawn Scoring: Prince 16, Wiltzius Chiuccariello said of his club’s willed us to that win,” Mamon ed 14. Daniels praised Vikings said. “We did a heck of a lot victories over the Chargers this coach Marc Condotti for what 11, Cosenza 5, Alshaikh 4, Khater 2, empty possession at the contest’s of scoring inside with him. Oak season, the Vikings appeared to H-F has accomplished to date. Nelson 2, Smith 2. Rebounds: Prince outset. “We had good shot selection, Lawn zoned us the whole game, be doing business as usual when but it was like there was a lid on “They’re better than us and 11. Assists: Wiltzius 5. looked to slow us down and con- they constructed a 15-point lead the basket. they’re going to be a tough team trol the pace, but we were able on Stagg in the second quarter Thornton 65 “This was like a lot of games to put out [of the tournament],” to get it done [behind Catledge].” last Wednesday. Richards 42 this year [where] we gave a really “Everybody thought it was Daniels said. “Condotti’s done Rhodes recalled one fourthgood effort. It was really a case of a tremendous job. He’s a very Richards scoring: Catledge 15, quarter play where the Spar- going to be the same thing [as we did not shoot very well.” good coach and he’s put his Draper 9. Rebounds: Catledge 7. tans seemingly had Catledge before],” Chargers coach John The Astros’ 30 percent accuracy stamp on his team. He deserves cornered, only to watch him Daniels said. H-F 66 from the floor pretty much validated a lot of credit.” But it wasn’t. Although the “somehow slither through the Daniels’ work with Stagg Stagg 50 Chiuccariello's opinion. Shepard hit trap and put one up off the glass.” final score leaned heavily in Hwasn’t too shabby either. De- Stagg scoring: Goral 26, Strama 14, just 11 baskets, which prevented “He’s got great body control F’s direction, that didn’t occur spite having two sophomores Worst 7, Stratinsky 2, Contant 1. Re- it from making greater headway and he is tough,” Rhodes said. without some anxious moments. play prominent roles and carry- bounds: Strama 8, Goral 6. Assists: against Lockport. Oak Lawn posted a better Stagg (13-17) shaved its large The Porters took only four more ing five of them on the roster, Goral 2. Steals: Goral 2. field-goal percentage than Rich- deficit down to almost nothing shots than the Astros but had seven the Chargers won 10 of their ards (46-39), but the Bulldogs with a 13-point spurt that bled additional buckets. final 16 games. Stagg 84 benefited from 13 offensive re- into the third period. Jeff Go“Lockport deserves a lot of bounds. They tallied 16 points ral’s two 3s — part of a 6-of-9 Stagg 84 Kennedy 47 praise,” Chiuccariello said. “They either on second chances or fast exhibition from long distance Kennedy 47 Stagg scoring: Goral 22, Contant deserve credit for being very disbreaks while the Spartans had by the senior — sparked the 13, Zaremba 11, Stratinsky 10, Ka- ciplined and well-coached.” assault and the Chargers were The last of those 10 victories zanecki 8, Strama 7, McMahon 5, just two of those. The Porters were held to single“This was no different than within six with 5½ minutes to was logged against the Crusaders Liput 3, Kosch 2, Sterling 2, Mohan digit scoring over the middle two last Monday. Five 3-point baskets 1. Rebounds: Sterling 7, Strama 6. quarters, but they were working a lot of games this year — we go in the game. And then the Vikings pulled kept Kennedy even with Stagg Assists: Contant 7, Strama 5. had trouble scoring the easy baswith a 15-10 lead after one period.

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Mustangs started the third stanza with another theft, they seemed on the verge of making Perspectives wobbly. But a would-be layup never materialized, no foul was drawn on the play and Perspectives immediately converted a shot at the other end. “When I thought we were making gains, they came up with some big shots,” Flannigan said. “They had a good night shooting and they made the plays, no doubt about it.” Evergreen got outscored 15-8 in the third period and slipped behind by 15. A 19-point eruption over the last eight minutes would have offered some hope, but the Mustangs were unable to mix their suddenly robust offense with stingy defense. As a result Perspectives accrued 18 points of its own to remain in command. In his last prep contest Matthews netted a team-best 15 points and dished out three assists. Darren Pritchett was next in the scoring line with seven points and Moran, Dan Smith and Jordan Brown all supplied six. Evergreen sank just 38 percent of its field-goal attempts and took a goose egg in nine tries from beyond the arc. Missing 11 free throws didn’t help either, nor did 20 turnovers. The Mustangs were credited with only 19 rebounds — Pritchett hauled in eight of those — and a meager five assists. Flannigan wished Matthews hadn’t had to go it alone so many times in a scoring sense during the season. While he had the occasional productive sidekick, it didn’t occur often enough to dramatically improve Evergreen’s offensive fortunes. “It changes the way you gameplan,” Flannigan said of having more than one viable scoring option. But despite the shortcomings the coach didn’t regret the season from a human standpoint. “This was a fun group to be around,” Flannigan said. “They had great personality and I enjoyed my time with these kids. I think they gave me everything they had and that’s all you can do.” Perspectives Calumet Evergreen Park

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Evergreen Park scoring: Matthews 16, Pritchett 7, Brown 6, Moran 6, Smith 6, Sorbellini 2, Ford 1. Rebounds: Pritchett 8. Assists: Matthews 3. Steals: Brown 3, Moran 3. Blocks: Ford 3.

CLASS 4A YORKVILLE REGIONAL

Beginning is the end

Astros fall to Lockport in playoff opener Shepard was still within 11 at the start of the final frame, but a switch to a defensive press didn’t produce the desired results. “When we were pressing, we were late on rotations and weren’t able to get turnovers,” said Chiuccariello, whose team never drew closer than seven points after halftime. “Defensively, we were good until it was time for us to press. “It was a slower-paced game and they were really good offensively about moving the ball and being patient with the ball. They didn’t really take any bad shots [and] we didn’t do enough to get them out of their comfort zone.” Kenjrick Watson was the Astros’ lone double-digit man with 11 points. In his final prep contest Kyle Longfield netted seven points and topped Shepard with nine rebounds. Kenny Gorski equaled Longfield’s scoring output. The Astros’ 11 miscues were a manageable amount, but their total of three assists was far below what Chiuccariello hoped to see. Statistically, Shepard struggled through perhaps its most challenging offensive season under Chiuccariello. His preferred benchmarks of 60 points per game and 50 percent shooting were rarely met, shortcomings that too frequently undermined credible defensive performances. But because of that dedication to playing hard without the ball, the Astros weren’t often overmatched. “The record’s bad, but it’s really deceiving in some aspects,” Chiuccariello said. “For the most part we battled and most games we were [competitive] in. “We had a nice group of kids. I enjoyed being with them and the kids played as hard as they could. I’m proud of them for that.” Lockport 43 Shepard 33 Shepard scoring: Watson 11, Gorski 7, Longfield 7, Perkins 4, Ogungbemi 3, Smith 1. Rebounds: Longfield 9. Assists: Newhall 2.

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CLASS 4A BLOOM TOWNSHIP REGIONAL

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EMILY LEMMENES Chicago Christian, G, Sr.

Lemmenes was another of the Knights’ four All-Metro Suburban Conference athletes after playing a pivotal part in Chicago Christian’s turnaround from a 9-17 season in 2013-14 and its winning of the East Division title. She was perhaps its best all-around performer as she finished as the team’s top scorer (276 points; 9.6 per game) and made significant contributions as a rebounder (108; 3.9 average), defender (93 steals; 3.3) and assist person (72; 2.8). Lemmenes, who also is a valued member of the Knights soccer team, went 53of-85 at the free-throw line.

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LEAH KAMP Chicago Christian, G, Sr.

The third member of the Knights’ main quartet, Kamp earned her all-conference and allarea status by producing 246 points (8.8 per game) and pulling down 137 rebounds (4.5). Her scoring total ranked as third-best on the team. Kamp is best known as a soccer player at Chicago Christian but decided to give basketball a try as a senior — with some highly favorable results.

JESSICA MERINO Sandburg, G, Jr.

A two-year starter and co-captain for the 24-8 Eagles, Merino averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game while helping her team secure the program’s first regional championship in a decade. Sandburg coach Chris Hellrung boasts that Merino can play — and guard — any position on the floor. Her presence was definitely felt in Eagles victories and her importance to Sandburg was perhaps most vividly illustrated in a season-ending loss to HomewoodFlossmoor in a sectional semifinal. While the Vikings would have been a handful under any circumstances, beating them became an impossible task for the Eagles when a sprained ankle limited Merino’s effectiveness in that contest.

ABBIE NEWSOME Shepard, G, Jr.

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Oak Lawn’s Brianna Markusic was also a force on defense.

second straight year. A four-year starter and big contributor to Evergreen Park’s 21-9 season and regional championship this winter, Pfister once again provided a vital inside presence as she pulled down 6.4 rebounds per contest. Her defense was sharp too as she made off with an average of 2.5 steals per game.

KARA SHIMKO Queen of Peace, G, So.

Shimko made an immediate impact on a young and rebuilding Pride program that went from two wins in 2013-14 to eight this season and lost seven other encounters by four points or less. An honor-roll student and AllGirls Catholic Athletic Conference pick, Shimko was Queen of Peace’s most consistent offensive threat as her 390 points accounted for almost one-third of the Pride’s output. The daughter of Peace coach George Shimko also paced the team in assists and steals, shot 91 percent from the free-throw line (80-of-88) and a sizzling 62 percent from 3-point land (72-of-118).

An All-South Suburban Conference Red performer, Newsome proved to be the Astros’ most consistent player. Coach Jenna McCormick defined Newsome as a true leader, knew what to expect from her and stated the squad would have struggled without her. Newsome averaged 12 points, six rebounds and four assists per contest. She led VICTORIA STAVROPOLOUS Shepard with 13 points in a lateseason loss to Chicago Christian. Sandburg, F, Jr. A two-year starter for the Eagles, Stavropolous was both an inMOLLY O’MALLEY side and outside threat who played Mother McAuley, G, Sr. a significant role in Sandburg’s The Mighty Macs’ most dura- winning of a regional championble player, O’Malley led Mother ship. The co-captain averaged 12 McAuley in scoring at 12.2 points points and six rebounds per game per game while sinking 48 3s and for the 24-8 Eagles. She scored 82 percent of her free throws (47- that number in Sandburg’s 20th of-57). Her 15 points led the way win of the season, a 15-point deciin the Macs’ season-ending 46-36 sion over Joliet West, and poured loss to Crete-Monee in the Class in a team-high 19 in the Eagles’ 4A Marian Catholic Regional. 19th win, a 49-28 verdict over O’Malley scored 18 points on Lockport. six 3-point baskets in a big road win against Kokomo, one of the SYDNI TEARS better teams in Indiana.

Richards, G, Jr.

MEGAN PFISTER Evergreen Park, G, Sr.

Named an All-South Suburban Conference Red member for the third season in a row, Pfister once again led the Mustangs in scoring (14.1 ppg) and assists (4.5). She included 58 3s among her baskets and participated in the state’s 3-point-shooting contest for the

Tears continued to be an offensive force for the Bulldogs in her third varsity season and is in good position to conclude her career as the program’s all-time leading scorer. A three-time AllSouth Suburban Conference Red choice and two-time all-area selection of this paper, Tears averaged 16.9 points, eight rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.8 assists per game.

She recorded a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds in Richards’ 60-54 regional win over Shepard.

SAM YOUNGWRITH Sandburg, G, Sr.

Youngwirth, a two-time AllSouthWest Suburban Conference Blue selection, finished as the Eagles’ leading scorer and had a huge impact on their drive to their first regional title in 10 years. The co-captain, who boasts a glossy 4.8 grade-point average, tallied at a 17-points-per-game clip while nailing 80 3-point buckets and was staunch defensively with an average of three steals per contest. Youngwirth exploded for 27 points in Sandburg’s regional-semifinal win over TF South and notched 24 in the championship-clinching 51-47 victory over Marist.

HONORABLE MENTION LEXI VANRYN Chicago Christian MADDIE VOJACEK Evergreen Park DAJAE BLACK Marist TEHYA FORTUNE, Marist ERIN DRYNAN Mother McAuley TARA O’MALLEY Mother McAuley TAKESHA POWELL Richards MYRISSHA MITCHEL Shepard NOOR ELMOSA Stagg

COACH OF THE YEAR CHRIS HELLRUNG Sandburg

Hellrung led the Eagles to their first regional championship in a decade, compliments of a thrilling 51-47 victory over Marist. Sandburg finished the 2014-15 season with an impressive 24-8 record and an 11-3 mark in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue.

Not many basketball programs are able to boast of having an alumnus playing for the nation’s No. 1-ranked college team. Marian Catholic can, but the fact that Tyler Ulis is now in Lexington, Ky., instead of Chicago Heights is also detrimental simply because he was pretty much irreplaceable. And as if graduating Ulis wasn’t bad enough, the Spartans also said farewell to their other four starters from 2013-14 who joined Ulis in making last season a monumental one in Marian annals. With a whole new lineup to break in, the Spartans understandably hit some rough patches in 2014-15. Saddling them with one of their defeats along the way was fellow East Suburban Catholic Conference member Marist. But RedHawks coach Gene Nolan saw past the result of that game. He noticed that Marian went to overtime with Benet Academy and St. Patrick in other conference encounters and lost by just eight to eventual ESCC champ Notre Dame. So when Nolan had occasion to be in contact with a Spartans assistant coach, he praised Marian’s progress and proceeded to express the following: “You’re going to be a team nobody wants to face in the tournament.” Guess who did so last Tuesday in the Class 4A Bloom Township Regional? And much to Nolan’s dismay, the Spartans were indeed a handful — too much of one, in fact, for Marist to continue on in the playoffs. After holding the Spartans to 21 points over the first three quarters of the teams’ previous meeting, the RedHawks surrendered more than that in just the opening half. Marian was up 41-29 heading into the final frame and went on to collect a 51-36 victory. The Spartans’ own postseason journey came to an end on Friday but not before they pushed Thornwood to overtime. Marist, meanwhile, rang down the curtain on a 20-10 season. “I give a lot of credit to Marian,” Nolan said. “They had all those close losses in our league and they were playing very well at the right time. You could tell they were a team that was gaining experience and was benefiting from it. “They played a great game. I was very impressed.”

The Spartans and Marist were fairly even in most statistical categories, but one that definitely slanted Marian’s way was field-goal percentage. While it fired away at a 46 percent clip, the RedHawks were limited to 37 percent accuracy, which included a 5-of-16 showing from 3-point land. Things weren’t any better closer to the basket — Marist was 3-of16 on shots taken within an 8-foot radius of the rim during the first half. “No matter what [offense] you’re running, you need to make shots,” Nolan said. “We didn’t shoot well again and that really speaks to how good a team Marian was. If they weren’t blocking shots, they were altering shots. “The team that deserved to win won. I mean that as a compliment to Marian.” The RedHawks received 11 points from Jeremiah Ferguson and nine from Bradley Hill. The latter’s output included a 3-point hoop that brought Marist within six with more than half of the fourth quarter to play. But the RedHawks were unable to get closer as the Spartans responded with a backbreaking 7-0 spurt. Six-foot-5 sophomore Austin Richie had a game-high 17 points and six rebounds for Marian while Javaughn Yowy-White added 11 points and Myles Howard provided nine points and eight boards. “It boiled down to how often they were able to finish [plays successfully],” Nolan said of the Spartans. “I thought we were able to defend them better the first time [we played them].” Nolan also felt Marist was sub-par in the area of offensive rebounds. While the RedHawks’ total of six actually bettered Marian’s effort, none of Marist’s was gathered in during the second half, which made for a slew of one-and-done possessions. “It’s always hard when the season ends and you have to say goodbye to your seniors,” Nolan said. “When you see kids emotional in the locker room and sad to see it end, you’ve actually won because that’s what it’s all about — relationships. We had a terrific season by an incredible group of young men.” Marian Catholic 51 Marist 36 Marist scoring: Ferguson 11, Hill 9, Brown 5, Lerma 5, Barry 2, Daniels 2, Hawkins 2. Rebounds: Lerma 6. Assists: Barry 4. Steals: Ferguson 3.

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Better, but not good enough

Improved play can’t carry Crusaders past St. Rita By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

All any coach seeks from his team is ongoing improvement. Brother Rice coach Rick Harrigan got that from the Crusaders during the 2014-15 season, but better wasn’t good enough last Tuesday. Facing Chicago Catholic League rival St. Rita for a second time, Rice hung much tougher than it had previously. That only delayed the inevitable, however. After being held to 23 first-half points, the Mustangs erupted in the second half. Nine-of-13 shooting in the third period supplied a huge lift and St. Rita went on to record a 64-43 victory at the Class 4A TF South Regional. The Crusaders (12-18) earned their berth opposite the Mustangs by beating Reavis 55-46 last Monday. Had it been blessed with better marksmanship Rice might have survived Tuesday as well by springing one of the season’s biggest upsets. But the Crusaders failed to fully capitalize on St. Rita’s stagnant offensive showing because they were dealing with something similar. Rice canned only 3-of-15 fieldgoal attempts before intermission, an exhibition that included a 1-of-7 effort from beyond the arc. The Crusaders wound up connecting on just 32 percent of their shots overall and 17 percent of their 3-point tries. “We didn’t shoot it well enough to upset a team of that caliber, but we gave them a better fight this time around,” said Harrigan, whose club dropped a 79-47 verdict on Jan. 16. “We were ready to battle and compete and the margin was eight, 10 [or] 12 [points much of the way]. “I think our goal the first time was to hang around and not get embarrassed instead of trying to win. With the young guys we have,

the first time there was a little bit of a ‘wow’ factor [because the Mustangs] have college-type personnel.” One of those recruits, University of Kentucky-bound Charles Matthews, played his usual significant role as he tossed in 18 points. Problematic for the Crusaders was that Matthews had plenty of help — Armani Chaney equaled his point total, Kain Harris tallied 15 points and the duo of Myles Carter and Brandon Roy grabbed 17 rebounds between them. St. Rita owned a 34-23 edge on the glass and made good on 50 percent of its shots. Freshman Jake Kosakowski and sophomore Mike Shepski were Rice’s mainstays in defeat as they scored 15 and 14 points, respectively. Shepski and Joe Ruzevich each collected six boards. With the return of Shepski and Kosakowski plus sophomore Josh Niego, freshman Morgan Taylor and several juniors, the Crusaders should be in a position to make measurable strides next season. At least that’s what Harrigan anticipates. “The feeling-out process [of this year] will be done and gone by then,” he said. “There’ll be no excuses about getting acclimated [to varsity play]. We’re going to raise the bar. “The term ‘rebuilding’ is not a real popular term around here, but that’s good. We got through it and hopefully it pays off.” Harrigan said that nearly happened this season, pointing to narrow losses against Maine East, St. Francis de Sales and Seton Academy as proof of how close the Crusaders were to a breakthrough. “We could circle three or four [games] we could have had,” Harrigan said. “It’s part of the process to establish a better sense of what needs to be done. If you get a bad enough taste in your mouth from

losing those, it motivates you.” Brother Rice 55 Reavis 46 Kosakowski (15 points) and Kevin Badali (14) were the Crusaders’ leading men in their opening-round triumph over the Rams. Harrigan said a couple Badali baskets in the second half “kind of broke the seal for us” and Kosakowski added some key scores on top of those. “The two of them were catalysts for us that night,” Harrigan said. Reavis and Rice were tied at halftime and Harrigan wanted to avoid giving the Rams the upper hand, citing their tendency to operate at a methodical pace when in front. “Getting down six or eight to them in the second half would be a tough task,” Harrigan said. “Reavis was a tough draw. They’re very well-coached and well-prepared all the time and they’re fundamentally sound.” Also tallying in double figures for the Crusaders were Taylor and Shepski, each of whom netted 11. Kosakowski (seven) and Ruzevich (six) were the rebounding leaders. Bran Trell Seymour led the Rams with 15 points while Isiah Apulche tossed in 14. St. Rita Brother Rice

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Brother Rice scoring: Kosakowski 15, Shepski 14, Taylor 5, Badali 4, Ruzevich 4, J. Conlisk 1. Rebounds: Ruzevich 6, Shepski 6. Assists: Shepski 2, Taylor 2. Blocks: Kosakowski 1, Ruzevich 1.

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Brother Rice scoring: Kosakowski 15, Badali 14, Shepski 11, Taylor 11, Ruzevich 4. Rebounds: Kosakowski 7, Ruzevich 6. Assists: Collins 1, J. Conlisk 1, Mahay 1, Shepski 1. Steals: Mahay 1, Ruzevich 1, Taylor 1.

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Former Sandburg standout Scott Fifer, No. 27, and his Lewis University men’s volleyball teammates celebrate a point earlier in the year. They celebrated even more Monday night. The Flyers, who were ranked second in the nation in NCAA Division I play, knocked off No. 1 Loyola in Chicago, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 29-27. Fifer, a junior setter, had 45 assists for the Flyers, who snapped the defending national champ’s 40-match winning streak.

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TRINITY SPORTS REPORT

Trolls deliver solid performance at national track meet By Amy Strong

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Stagg’s John Contant fires a pass toward a teammate during last Monday’s game vs. Kennedy in the Class 4A Thornton Regional.

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Corcoran becomes track All-American Seven was indeed a lucky number for Brian Corcoran last weekend. By occupying that position in the 3,000-meter run, the Brother Rice grad became the first track and field All-American in St. Xavier University history. Corcoran attained that status while competing in the NAIA Indoor National Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The senior timed out in 8 minutes, 37.37 seconds in Saturday’s final after turning in a school-record clocking of 8:36.04 in Friday’s preliminary heat. The latter was the third-fastest time among 19 runners. Saturday’s top eight finishers were named All-Americans. “Brian has been the face of St. Xavier University running for the last four years,” firstyear Cougars coach Kyle Rago said. “He has helped put St. Xavier on the map [so] it is only fitting and well deserved that he is the first All-American for our men’s track and field and cross-country programs. I’m so excited for Brian and what he was able to accomplish. “I've coached many athletes to All-American status in my career, but watching Brian come down the home stretch knowing how much he wanted that award was pure joy. I'm happy for him knowing how much of himself he has invested into this school and program. It was a great day to be a Cougar.” SXU’s outdoor season gets underway March 27 at Washington University in St. Louis. It is one of seven meets scheduled for the Cougars in 2015.

WOMEN’S TRACK Sophomore Nicole Watkins officially closed out the indoor season for the Cougars by registering a time of 3:11.20 in a preliminary heat of the 1,000-run Friday afternoon at the NAIA Indoor National Championships. Watkins, a first-time qualifier for the national meet, was unable to advance into Saturday’s final. However, she still earned praise from SXU coach Lisa Ebel. “I'm very proud of all that Nicole has accomplished during this indoor season,” Ebel said. “Qualifying nationally as an individual at the collegiate level is a huge accomplishment. With the experience she gained this season, I'm excited to see what she does during our outdoor season.” That season begins March 27 in St. Louis. SOFTBALL Junior Nicole Nonnemacher, the reigning NAIA Pitcher of the Year, picked up right where she left off in 2014 by striking out 16 batters in the Cougars’ 4-2 season-opening victory over Bethel (Ind.) College Friday afternoon at the Dot Richardson Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. Nonnemacher threw all seven frames and allowed just one hit and three walks. SXU (2-1-1 overall) faced a little of everything in its ensuing three games in Florida. It played Bellevue (Neb.) University to a scoreless tie in Friday’s late game, collected a forfeit win over University of Michigan-Dearborn Saturday afternoon and then fell to a 6-4 defeat against Webber International University Saturday night. Junior catcher Jessica Arebalo’s two-run double in the top of third put the Cougars in front of the Pilots in Friday’s opener. A Bethel error allowed senior third baseman Sarah Saunders to score from second base to extend the lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth, but the Pilots answered in the bottom of the frame with a two-run homer. After two scoreless innings, junior shortstop Rebekah Ferguson walked to open the seventh and later scored on another outfield error by Bethel. Sophomore Callie Brown pitched a gem in Friday’s second game but did not get a victory She scattered eight hits and struck out four over six innings while walking no one. The forfeit win resulted from UM-Dearborn’s failure to arrive in time for a scheduled 1 p.m. contest on Saturday. SXU gave up three late runs in the bottom

two innings of relief and giving up five hits and a walk while whiffing two. Papp had two of SXU's three hits in the late game with Ohio Dominican. The Cougars fell behind 4-0 after two innings and never recovered. Sophomore Tom Hayes suffered the loss (0-1) after giving up four hits, four runs and three walks in 1 2/3 innings.

of the sixth to let a 4-3 edge slip away in Saturday's late game. The Cougars plated two runs in the top of the first on senior center fielder Shannon Lauret's groundout and an RBI single from senior first baseman Holly Hilden, but a two-run double by the Warriors in the bottom of the first quickly tied the game. WIU used a sacrifice fly in the third to take a 3-2 advantage, but Lauret got a sacrifice fly in the fourth to tie the game again and Ferguson put SXU ahead one inning later with her RBI hit. The Warriors then plated three runs off four hits in the bottom of the sixth and claimed victory after the Cougars went down in order in the top of the seventh. Brown suffered the loss in relief of freshman starter Caroline Kuzel. Brown threw three frames and gave up five hits and three runs while striking out two and walking one. Kuzel also worked three innings on a yield of six hits and three runs. She fanned two and did not issue any bases-on-balls. BASEBALL After having its season-opening four-game series against Georgetown (Ky.) College on Feb. 27 and 28 cancelled due to poor weather conditions, the Cougars and first-year coach Rocco Mossuto did not get the start they desired on their Florida trip. SXU lost a road doubleheader to Webber International University Friday afternoon by scores of 7-1 (six innings) and 10-8 (seven innings) before falling twice to Ohio Dominican University, 4-3 and 9-0, Saturday afternoon Friday's nightcap with the Warriors may have been the toughest to swallow as the Cougars carried an 8-7 lead into the bottom of the seventh but lost on a walk-off three-run homer with two outs. In the first game against Webber International on Friday, sophomore catcher Ryan Pellack and sophomore shortstop Jeremy Dryier each had two hits to lead SXU's offense. The Warriors scored at least once in every inning and built a 4-0 advantage heading into the fifth before sophomore DH Declan Dennehy led off that frame with a single for the Cougars and later scoredfrom third base on a double play. Senior right-hander Dan Wetzel suffered the loss on the mound after going four innings and allowing four hits, four runs and a walk. He registered four strikeouts. Webber International held a 5-1 lead after four innings of the late game, with SXU's lone marker driven in on senior catcher Casey Papp's single in the fourth. Five walks, an error and two wild pitches helped the Cougars plate four runs in the fifth, but the Warriors took back the lead with two markers in the bottom of the sixth. SXU answered in the seventh by taking advantage of a series of Webber errors to grab an 8-7 edge, but the Cougars were unable to hang on. Freshman Erik Eggert took the loss. Papp and Pellack each had two hits and the former matched sophomore left fielder Bryan Polak by knocking in a pair of runs. *** In Saturday's opener against the Panthers, the Cougars fell behind 3-0 before Eggert's fourth-inning groundout got SXU on the board. Junior shortstop Alec Barnhart's single drew the Cougars within a run in the top of the fifth and then Polak tied the score at 3-all one inning later by crossing the plate on a wild pitch. However, Ohio Dominican pieced together a walk and back-to-back singles in the seventh to end the game. Freshman left-hander Kyle Sabie was tagged with the defeat after throwing

MEN’S BASKETBALL Senior guard Jack Krieger was one of just 10 players selected nationwide to represent the NAIA on the 2015 NAIA Division II men’s basketball All-Star team. The 2015 NABC-NAIA All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, March 21, at 8 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., in conjunction with the 78th annual Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. The 10 Division II players will take on the Division I All-Stars in the NABC-NAIA game Krieger was a force all season for the Cougars as he led both them and the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference in scoring at 22.4 points per game. He also averaged team-best figures of 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 made 3-pointers per game. “This is a great honor for Jack and I think a nice exclamation point on what has been a standout career at St. Xavier University,” Cougars coach Tom O’Malley said. “Jack was a leader for our team all season and definitely one of the top players in our very competitive conference this year. Being named an NAIA All-Star means that he has established himself as one of the premier players across the entire NAIA and I think he will represent our school and program well on this national stage.” The 10-player Division II All-Stars represent eight different institutions and six conferences. The College of Idaho and Southern Oregon each placed a pair of players on the squad. Krieger joins senior guard Tony Smit from Cardinal Stritch University as the two representatives from the CCAC. VOLLEYBALL Senior middle blocker Sam Kull continued his dominant play Friday night with 15 kills, 10 total blocks and two service aces to help lead the Cougars to a 25-21, 18-25, 25-15, 25-17 road win over Cincinnati Christian University in Great Lakes Conference action. SXU (7-12, 4-4) tied the program record for single-season wins that was initially set in 2011 and equaled the following year. Sophomore outside hitter Sean Barry was right behind Kull with 14 kills to go along with three digs while sophomore setter Moises Lopez posted a match-leading 34 assists and four total blocks. Sophomore libero Dominic Villa was a force defensively as he scooped up a team-best 13 digs. The Cougars resume play tonight when they tangle again with Cincinnati Christian at the Shannon Center. The match begins at 6 p.m. *** Kull racked up a career-high 21 kills, but the Cougars dropped a 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 nonconference decision to Culver Stockton (Mo.) College last Wednesday night at the Shannon Center. With his 21 kills Kull became just the third SXU player in the program’s six-year history to record 20 or more in a match. The Cougars were solid offensively as they recorded a team attack percentage of .322 behind 45 kills and just 16 hitting errors. However, the Wildcats were even more efficient with an attack percentage of .333 built on 35 kills and 10 errors. Culver Stockton played tough defense as well with 10 total blocks, including two solos. Barry also reached double figures in kills with 14 while Lopez set things up offensively for SXU with 42 assists. Sophomore outside hitter Dan O’Keefe and freshman middle blocker Bradley Gadek each finished with five kills and Villa registered a match-best 10 digs.

There were no victories forthcoming or even any berths earned in final races. Trinity Christian College’s entry into the NAIA Indoor National Championships was nevertheless considered worthwhile by Trolls track coach Bob Brickman. His enthusiasm for what transpired last week was fueled by strong individual performances. Trinity athletes appeared in four races at the national meet, which was held last Thursday through Saturday at the SPIRE Track and Field Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio. The Trolls had three individual entrants and sent one relay team and shattered three school records along the way. The highest finisher was Ashley Jourdan, who was 13th among 23 runners in the mile on Friday. She missed qualifying for Saturday’s final by .02 seconds, but her time of 5 minutes, 4.34 seconds established both personal and school standards. Jourdan was also a member of the 12th-place medley-relay quartet, which finished in 12:14.98, a six-second improvement on Trinity’s existing record. Joining Jourdan on Thursday were Courtney Kalous, Emily Dykstra and Jessica Disselkoen. The Trolls had entered the race seeded sixth in an 18-team field. Also placing 12th was Kalous in the 800, where she clocked a school-record 2:15.70. Kalous wound up eight positions higher than she was seeded among 21 runners. Rounding out the list of Trinity competitors was cross-country standout Anna Bos, who had qualified in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter events. After posting the 10th-fastest qualifying time, she chose to participate in the shorter race and occupied the No. 13 spot by completing her run in 10:22.35. “It was a very good day but also a heartbreaking one,” Brickman said. “We were so close to getting to the finals in each of our races, but you cannot be disappointed in three school records. I am proud of the ladies and their performances.”

The Trolls’ outdoor season begins March 28 at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.

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The Trolls were slated for doubleheaders last Friday and Saturday at Asbury (Kent.) University but only completed one contest on the latter day after play was moved to Harriman, Tenn. Trinity’s spring break got underway this past Monday and, weather permitting, meetings with Calumet College of St. Joseph were on tap for later in the week. In their only contest, the Trolls (4-4) dropped a 5-2 decision to Asbury in extra innings. A second game was scheduled and began but was cut short by darkness. Asbury captured its win on a three-run walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. The hosts had also gone deep to open the scoring in the second frame, but Trinity got that run back in its portion of the third when Zack Jones lofted a sacrifice fly. The Trolls also matched Asbury’s fourth-inning run by tallying in the sixth on pinch hitter Kyle Belluomini’s single. Trinity left the sacks filled in that stanza. It also put men aboard in each of its next three at-bats but came away empty. Jones, Blake Kerzich and Marty Mennenga all had two hits for the Trolls, who totaled nine. Brad Kopale, the third Trinity pitcher, took the loss in relief. Preceding him on the hill were Tanner Reklaitis and Bob Wilmsen. Game 2 reached the fourth inning before being called. Prior to returning to the area, the Trolls were due to take on Indiana University-Southeast in Westfield, Ind.

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The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1115603. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1115603 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 05315 TJSC#: 35-459 I647503

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT M. CHAFFIN, SUSAN P. CHAFFIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 16689 9913 ELM CIRCLE DRIVE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2015, 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 9913 ELM CIRCLE DRIVE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-09-403-004-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $186,161.37. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14090062. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14090062 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 16689 TJSC#: 35-2221 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s . KRZSZTOF SNIEWSKI; SCENIC TREE C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 14 CH 13961 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 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 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 8432 West 103rd Terrace Unit 208, Palos Hills, IL 60465. P.I.N. 23-11-302-003-1384. 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. 14-019061 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I647971

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s . MICHAEL REMES; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL REMES, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 13607 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 Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-12-105-013-0000. Commonly known as 7823 West 98th Place, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W 1 4 1 5 5 7 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I646821

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff, -v.WASFI TOLAYMAT, CYNTHIA R. TOLAYMAT AKA CYNTHIA TOLAYMAT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORP, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KHALIL OUYUON, ENTERPRISE LEASING CO OF CHICAGO D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 5840 7911 WEST 101ST STREET PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 11, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 25, 2015, 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 7911 WEST 101ST STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-12-306-004. The real estate is improved with a two level, red brick, single family house; detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1037061. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1037061 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 5840 TJSC#: 35-2831 I646616

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., P l a i n t i f f V . ELIZABETH PACURA; STONY CREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 25926 Property Address: 6 WEST STONEBRIDGE COURT UNIT A PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC file # 10-036585 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 22, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on April 2, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 6 West Stonebridge Court, Unit A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-14-400-071-1055 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 244,902.07. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . I646686

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v . JAN GRYGIEL, EWA GRYGIEL D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 21679 9009 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 6 0 4 5 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 2015, 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 9009 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-104-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a yellow, brick, ranch home; two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1009398. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1009398 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 21679 TJSC#: 35-878 I647765

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N TALMER BANK AND TRUST, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST PLACE BANK P l a i n t i f f , v . BRUCE SACHS, JOYCE SACHS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 32630 8300 WEST KIMBER LANE PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2015, 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 8300 WEST KIMBER LANE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-23-403-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a tan, brick, split level, single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1214473. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1214473 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 32630 TJSC#: 35-721 I647859

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UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT J. DARTT, CANDACE C. DARTT, WOODS EDGE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 002255 9193 NORTH ROAD, UNIT D 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 January 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 15, 2015, 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 9193 NORTH ROAD, UNIT D, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-034-1068. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-00005. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-00005 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002255 TJSC#: 35-1604 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. I647062

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 15, 2015, 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:

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2015, 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 8202 W. 111th St. Unit 1-2C, Palos Hills, IL 60465

Property Index No. 24-04-204-047-0000. Property Index No. 23-14-400-137-1007.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $263,046.42.

The judgment amount was $182,440.09.

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 09 CH 28348 TJSC#: 35-2861

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 01251 TJSC#: 35-3041

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.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $147,066.93.

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Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 00273 TJSC#: 35-3066 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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A sequel with many characters and much character “How many new lives can we have? As many as we like,” said Judi Dench’s Evelyn Greenslade. That line may come late in the film “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” but that sentiment is evoked all throughout the entire movie. These are people who have lived, who are still living, and who are just trying to enjoy the twilight of their lives. Since the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is now filled with long-term residents, they need to find a second hotel. The fact that the original film, “The “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” made almost $137 million worldwide may be why they need a new hotel. If this seems like a shameless money-grabbing sequel to you, you’re probably correct. The first movie was a surprise sensation and the sequel looks to play off that success. Does lightning strike twice? For some it might, while for others it might just be a dud made possible by returning director John Madden and screenwriter Ol Parker. For the ones who haven’t seen the original (like this writer), don’t fret because this is all you need to know: seven Brits facing retirement without enough money to meet the financial demands of old age all descend on a dilapidated hotel in India. They all have their own reasons for moving to India. At the beginning, all the characters from the first movie are slowly reintroduced and their storylines are slowly brought up to date. A few new characters are even brought in. With so many characters, all of whom having their own little stories, you sometimes have a lot going on. In the end, we get this tidy package wrapped with a little bow. Proprietor Sonny (Dev Patel) wants to franchise his hotel and make it into a luxury brand for those in there twilight years. He and Muriel (Maggie Smith)

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was raised and others who belong to a nearby Native American tribe. A tragic incident stokes tensions. Jason Momoa, Julianne Nicholson (“August: Osage County”), Tamara Tunie and Tom Sizemore also star. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) “FIREBALL XL5: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: Here’s instant nostalgia for a certain generation. One of the best-known of the marionette-starring “Supermarionation” adventure series produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, this show has been released in full before, but it’s getting a welcome DVD relaunch now. Colonel Steve Zodiac leads the title spaceship’s crew, which also includes the attractive Venus, aboard the title vessel on missions for the World Space Patrol. The Andersons also provided several character voices. *** (Not rated: V) “PETTICOAT JUNCTION: FAMILY FAVORITE EPISODES”: Did you know that several years before he became a counterculture icon in “Easy Rider,” Dennis Hopper stopped by the Shady Rest Hotel? That’s one of the fun facts revealed by this collection of eight early episodes from the decidedly rural 1960s CBS sitcom, starring Bea Benaderet — the voice of Betty Rubble on “The Flintstones” — as the operator of the hotel and Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe, who’s “movin’ kind of slow” (per the title song). Linda Kaye, Jeannine Riley and Pat Woodell play the lovely sisters who also inhabit the hotel. Ken Osmond, alias Eddie Haskell on “Leave It to Beaver,” is among other guest stars featured here. *** (Not rated) “SHANE: THE COMPLETE TV SERIES”: Before he was Caine, he was Shane ... since a pre-”Kung Fu” David Carradine starred in this mid-1960s ABC show based on the Jack Schaefer

novel that also inspired the classic Alan Ladd movie. The title hero is a gunfighter seeking peace and quiet, but not finding it when he becomes the self-appointed defender of a family targeted by a ruthless cattleman (Bert Freed). Jill Ireland, also famous as the wife and frequent co-star of Charles Bronson, and Diane Ladd are featured as well. Author Schaefer was among the writers of the series. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) COMING SOON: “EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS” (March 17): Director Ridley Scott’s drama traces Moses’ (Christian Bale) quest to free hundreds of thousands of slaves from Egyptian rule. (PG13: AS, V) “ANNIE” (March 17): The musical about the famous orphan gets a revision starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx and (as Miss Hannigan) Cameron Diaz. (PG: AS, P) “PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR” (March 17): The animated title characters are on a crusade to save the world; the voice cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich. (PG: AS) “TOP FIVE” (March 17): A stand-up comic turned movie star (Chris Rock, also the writer and director here) gives a reporter (Rosario Dawson) an extensive, on-the-move interview. (R: AS. N, P) “INTERSTELLAR” (March 31): A space explorer (Matthew McConaughey) seeks a future for mankind — and, even closer to home, his family — in the galaxy in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi drama. (PG-13: P, V) “MANHATTAN: SEASON ONE” (April 7): The WGN America series about the development of the atomic bomb includes Daniel Stern and Rachel Brosnahan in its ensemble cast. (Not rated: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

St. Patrick’s Day luncheon Corned beef and the beautiful Irish countryside will be featured at a luncheon on March 17, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. After a traditional corned beef dinner, a stunning DVD tour of Ireland’s awe-inspiring beauty will be shown. From a high-definition, helicopter-mounted camera, the film provides aerial views of the Emerald Isle, as well as immersing the audience in the legend and lore of Ireland. The luncheon costs $18 per person and requires advance reservations. Guests are encouraged to wear green. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Men’s Discussion Group The story of Olympian Louis Zamperini will be discussed at the Men’s Point of View discussion group at The Center ,12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on Tuesday, March 17, at 7:p.m. Dr. George Harris will lead the discussion about Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller “Unbroken,” which tells the story of Zamperini’s life from being an Olympic athlete to enduring life as a prisoner of war. The Men’s Point of View discussion group at The Center was formed last year by Bill Hopkins, George Harris, Dan Morley, and John Andringa. The group discusses a variety of issues and welcomes newcomers at any time. No fee is charged, but pre-registration is requested. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Upcoming Piano and violin concert of French music Pianist Matt Piet and violinist Rebecca Hannigan will present an evening of French music at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on Sunday, March 22, beginning with a supper at 5:30 p.m. Both accomplished professional musicians, Piet and Hannigan will play a concert of music by French composers and songwriters, including such favorites as “Bolero,” “Clair de Lune,” and selections from “Carmen.” The concert is a part of the Emerson Hill series at The Center. The evening will begin with supper at 5:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 6:30 p.m. Supper cost $20 per person and requires advance reservations. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Tickets are now on sale for the tenth annual Spring Tea among the Wildflowers on Sunday, May 3, 2 to 4 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. The tea includes a large table of tea sandwiches, sweets, and a variety of hot and cold teas, plus music, wildflowers, and an inspiring speech about gratitude and awareness by Eileen Kerlin Walsh. Weather permitting, seating is planned both indoors and outside amidst the spring flowers. Hats and gloves are encouraged. Tickets must be reserved in advance and cost $30 per person. For reservations and further information, call The Center at 361-3650 or visit www. thecenterpalos.org.

I & M Canal Corridor dinner at Gaylord building

The I & M Canal Heritage Corridor at 30 will be the topic at the next is a presentation of the Discovery Dinner series on Thursday, March 26, at The Gaylord Building, 200 W. 8th St. in Lockport. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. with a cash bar reception. A dinner catered by the Public Landing Restaurant begins at 6:15 p.m. The buffet service dinner includes a choice of entrees with salad, sides, dessert and beverages (non-alcoholic). The presentation begins at 7 p.m. and concludes with a question & answer session. Gerald W. Adelmann, president and CEO of Openlands, returns to The Gaylord Building to speak on the development of the nation’s first national Heritage Area. The I & M Canal was designated as a National Heritage Area in 1985. The Gaylord Building is a significant part of the I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor. Participation fee is $25 per person, and advance registration is required. For reservations and information, call 815-838-9400

Giordano Dance Chicago free jazz dance master class

Nan Giordano, artistic director of Giordano Dance Chicago, will hold a free jazz dance master class at Moraine Valley Community College on Friday, March 20, from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Dancers should be intermediate to advanced with some prior experience in modern, contemporary or jazz dance. The master class is sponsored by the college’s Fine and Performing Arts Center and will be held in the Health, Fitness & Recreation Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Participants who are not members of the FitRec Center must arrive at least 15 minutes early to sign in. All participants will be offered two free tickets to see the Giordano Dance Chicago performance at Moraine Valley on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dorothy Menker Theater. For more information on the performance, contact the Box Office via email at BoxOffice@morainevalley.edu or call 974-5500. Space for the master class is limited. Reserve your spot with Tommy Hensel by calling 974-5492.

Moraine Valley to present Giordano Dance Chicago

America’s original jazz dance company, Giordano Dance Chicago, will perform its powerful repertoire at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. The show will be in the Dorothy Menker Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. General public tickets are $25, and student and senior tickets are $20. For more than 50 seasons, Giordano Dance Chicago has capitvated generations of audiences with dynamic performances and the diversity and wide appeal of its routines. It has created innovative choreography, often redefining and expanding the very definition of jazz dance, and continues to bring this invaluable American art form to enthusiastic audiences around Chicago, the United States and internationally. Known for its high-energy, high-impact artistry, Giordano Dance Chicago continually receives critical and audience acclaim worldwide. “Dance Magazine” said of the company, “A burst of pure dance joy that left the audience breathless and ready for more.” Tickets to Giordano Dance Chicago and other upcoming performances can be purchased at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

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Lake Katherine offers Stories at the Lake and upcoming after-school activities A free children’s reading event is offered at Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanical Gardens, as well as after-school and preschooler programs aimed to engage local children with nature and animals. Stories at The Lake Lake Katherine’s Stories at The Lake will be held on Thursday, April 2, at 3:45 p.m. On the first Thursday of each month Lake Katherine educator Marian Sinkus will be reading aloud from a nature-themed children’s book. The reading will be followed by fun activities. Free. No need to register. After-school programs * All classes are on Wednesdays between 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. (unless otherwise stated) and cost $5 per child. Pre-registration is required at the Nature Center. Erin Go Braugh: Get excited as the waterfall turn green for St Patrick’s Day with your family at 4 p.m. then join the special fun at the nature center at 4:15 p.m. There will be green river floats, and a special ‘Paddy’s Day’ project to take home. Program# Grade Date 322 K-5 March 17 Natural egg dyeing: We will use roots, beans and stalks to make natural vegetable dyes for colorful Easter eggs. Program# Grade Date Submitted photo 323 K-2 March 25 Children enjoy fun activities and crafts, including egg dyeing, at Lake KathApril Fools: Make a fun, silly project to fool your friends and family. We’ll also learn some fun facts about animals. Program# Grade Date 324 3-5 April 1

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and holding our resident mammals in the Nature Center. We will also take a walk outdoors looking for tracks and complete a craft project. Program# Day Date Time Meet our mammals: Children 307 Thursday March 19 9:30 a.m. Little Explorers will learn about mammals, han- 308 Friday March 20 9:30 a.m. * Preschoolers (ages 3-6) and their dling skulls and pelts before petting 309 Saturday March 21 10:30 a.m. favorite adult exploring nature together. One hour classes cost $5 per child. Pre-registration is required at the Nature Center.

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How to make macaroni and cheese that’s a ‘cut’ above the rest Just in case you hadn’t noticed, comfort foods are very popular these days. Not just for home cooking but also in restaurants, ranging from the most casual spots to the finest dining rooms. At the same time that food lovers everywhere are growing more aware by the second of distant cuisines, unusual ingredients and very particular ways of cooking, I see them also feeling freer to celebrate good, simple cooking and the foods they loved in their childhoods. In short, the foods that give them comfort. Chefs are responding by making greater and greater efforts to prepare those comfort foods in ways that are the very best of their kind. I see that every day in my own gourmet steakhouse, CUT, from the original location in Beverly Hills — just a few blocks from Spago — to its other outposts in Las Vegas, London, Singapore, Dubai and Bahrain. Whatever the location, one of the most popular items on the menu to enjoy as a side dish along with our steaks, as well as with our poultry and seafood main courses, is our macaroni and cheese. At face value, this mac and cheese isn’t very radically different from what our guests ate as kids. That is, of course, provided their moms made it from scratch rather than out of a box. It’s still, basically, cooked tubes of pasta combined with a cheese sauce and then baked in the oven until bubbling, golden and crusty on top. At CUT, we make a special effort every step of the way so this version the best it could possibly be. That starts with the pasta (cavatappi, a spiral-shaped, ridged tube available in well-stocked markets and Italian delis that provides lots of textured surface area for the sauce to cling to). As for the sauce itself, we make it extra creamy and a bit tangy by adding some creme fraiche — the thick, slightly soured French cream you can find in the deli or cheese department of well-stocked markets — and a mixture of freshly shredded aged cheddar and mozzarella cheeses that add extra complexity of flavor and texture to the sauce. As a final touch before baking, we top the mixture with a little extra cheese and some fresh, rich brioche breadcrumbs, which add wonderful crunch to the golden topping. The results are irresistible, and I’m not surprised when some guests order the dish as a main course for themselves. So, I hope you’ll try my extra-special approach to this classic comfort food. Feel free to vary the pasta or cheeses as long as you always make a high-quality choice. You’ll discover that comfort food can be gourmet food, too. WOLFGANG’S CUT STEAKHOUSE MACARONI AND CHEESE Serves 8 to 10 • 1 pound dried cavatappi pasta, or other bite-sized pasta tubes • 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 bay leaf • 4 cups (1 l) milk • 1¼ cups (310 ml) creme fraiche

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When making macaroni and cheese, cavatappi (a spiralshaped, ridged pasta) holds the sauce nicely.

• 1½ teaspoons sea salt, plus extra as needed • 3¾ cups (935 ml) freshly shredded mozzarella cheese • 1¾ cups (435 ml) freshly shredded aged cheddar cheese • Freshly ground white pepper • ¾ cup (185 ml) fresh brioche breadcrumbs First, cook the pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with ice cubes and water and place it near the sink. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente (tender but still chewy), following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time. Drain the pasta and immediately add it to the ice water, stirring until cooled, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain well and set aside. Preheat an oven to 375 F. (190 C). Butter a 3-to4-quart (3-to-4-l) square baking dish. Set aside. In a 4-quart (4-l) saucepan over medium heat, melt the 6 tablespoons butter. Stirring continuously with a wire whisk, sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the bay leaf and, whisking continuously, slowly pour in the milk until smooth. Simmer, whisking occasionally, until the mixture has thickened, for 14 to 16 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Whisk in the crème fraîche and the 1 ½ teaspoons salt and bring the mixture to a simmer. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 1¼ cups (310 ml) each of the mozzarella and cheddar until melted. Season to taste with some salt and white pepper. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pasta and cheese sauce. Stir in 2 cups (500 ml) more of the mozzarella. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly. Evenly sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Cheddar over the top, and then sprinkle with the breadcrumbs. Bake in the preheated oven until the mixture is bubbly and the breadcrumbs are golden brown (about 30 minutes). Remove from the oven and leave to settle at room temperature for 10 minutes before scooping and serving.

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