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What happened in Palos Hills might make you want to throw up See the police blotter, page 2 Vorva writes about the choice of losing a finger or losing the internet (page 3) and Hanania is livid over people who abuse handicap parking (page 6).

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By Dermot Connolly County President Toni PreckStaff Reporter winkle, who joined local officials and Cook County Commissioner St. Gerald alumnus Brian Mc- John Daley (D-11th) for the ribbonCarty waited almost a half of a cutting ceremony said more than Serving Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills Worth Thursday, 1, 2007 decadeand to see this day.

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Serving Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills and Worth Thursday, March 1, 2007 Photos by Jeff Vorva 176 stitches in his face and a broBut there were problems there Good golly Miss Molly! A Wheaton Terrier named Molly chases birds Monday afternoon at the ken leg when he was 13 because for many years before. recently opened dog park in Evergreen Park and Monday night the vllage board took a big step of a an accident at a dangerous In 1967, McCarty was a 13-yearin tearing down the old Plaza (inset) and building a new upscale shopping facility. intersection near the school at old student at St. Gerald riding Central Avenue and Southwest his bike through the busy interHighway intersection, he came section next to his school when back from Australia to celebrate he was struck by a speeding car the completion of the renovation and badly injured. of that area along with current “I was on my bicycle and I was students and Oak Lawn and Cook hit by some aggravated driver goThe development plans call for demolition of EP has big news on dog park and Plaza County officials on last Wednesday ing 44 mph,” he said. McCarty, the present 27-acre site and then rebuilding a outside the school. who lived on nearby Moody Avnew outdoor mall. The project is estimated to

By Sharon L. Filkins McCarty grew up to work on enue at the time. take approximately 18 months.

Correspondent movies such as the “Big LebowsMcCarty, now 60, fully recovAccording to Sexton, Carson’s Department Store ki,” which has a famous line in ered and went on to a long career There is good news for pooches and purchasers plans to remain open during the construction it about a “world of pain’’ and and then will move to a new two-story facility in Evergreen Park.

(Continued on page 5) he and others hope these renoOn Friday, the village opened its Happy Bark in the new mall.

“We will know more about potential new tenants Park to area dogs after it was closed for more when the developers return from the annual Interthan a month because of the recent canine flu.

Three days later, Mayor James Sexton was national Conference of Shopping Centers (ICSC) so jacked up about a new development over the currently underway in Las Vegas where they are long-shuttered Plaza shopping mall that he ac- meeting with major retailers,” Sexton said.

The ICSC attracts more than 50,000 attendees cidentally skipped and agenda item to get to it each year to meet with major retailers and comduring Monday night’s board meeting.

“The South Side finally made it! Who thought mercial developers from across the country. It is estimated that the new mall will feature between it could happen?” he boasted at the meeting.

After nearly three years of planning, hoping and 30 to 40 upscale retail stores.

Sexton added that the plaza is not a Tax Incredreaming, the board voted unanimously Monday to approve a development agreement between the ment Financing (TIF) District, which means that village and Evergreen Park Developer, LLC for the all sales tax revenue generated there will come to Evergreen Plaza Development at the southwest the Village. The plaza is designated as a Special Service District which means a sales tax of up corner of 95th Street and Western Avenue.

Thumbing his nose at doubters and naysayers, to one percent can be added for redevelopment Brian McCarty, right Sexton said, “This plan was not a figment of purposes. photo, speaks at a ribbonThe mayor expressed a special thank you to my imagination, it was not an election ploy or a cutting ceremony near political gambit. Our Plaza is not the next Dixie the board members for their faith in this project. a renovated intersection “Over the last 3½ years, when we had two Mall. This is happening!” in Oak Lawn at which The Dixie Mall in Harvey had been closed since developers whose plans fell through, not one of he suffered injuries in these trustees gave up on this project. I thank 1978 and was finally demolished in 2012. an accident there 48 Sexton said the contract with DeBartolo Devel- them for that and I am looking forward to a lot years ago. McCarty opment and Lormax Stern Development Company of ribbon-cuttings,” he said. has gone on to have As for the dog park, Village Clerk Cathy Aparo said of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to purchase the a career in Hollywood after the meeting that the village had been consulting plaza, is scheduled to close on Friday. as a sound engineer “This is a good deal, not only for our village, but with Dr. Matt Bauer at the LePar Animal Hospital and music arranger for for our neighboring communities. It is a South Side in Evergreen Park about re-opening the park. films including “The Big thing. This will benefit Mt. Greenwood, Beverly, Lebowski”, left photo.

Photo by Dermot Connolly (Continued on page 2) Oak Lawn, etc.,” he said.

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Worth remembers past with mural and Memorial Day events The Village of Worth held a couple of events on Sunday that looked back at the past. The village hosted a Memorial Day observance in the morning and Chicago’s John L. Buckley, a retired Marine Colonel (right photo) took part in the ceremony. In the afternoon, the village unveiled its new mural (left photo) honoring the village’s 100th anniversary, which took place in 2014. For more photos of the mural event, see page 5. For more photos from the Memorial Day observation, see page 10.

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New Worth trustee already in middle of budget controversy

By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent Budgets and spending money were the focus of Tuesday’s village board meeting in Worth as tempers flared when the discussion hit some rough spots.

And in the middle of it all was the new guy.

In his first full meeting as trustee, Kevin Ryan, liaison to the Finance Committee, met resistance when he sought approval of the Water’s Edge Golf Course 2015-16 Budget which had been presented earlier in the meeting.

Trustee Rich Dziedzic asked that the golf course budget be removed from the consent agenda.

“We just received this budget tonight and have not had time to review it,” he said. “I am requesting that we wait until our next regular meeting.”

The budget report was a 13-page document handed to the trustees at the beginning of the meeting.

Ryan fared no better with his second request. We was asking for the approval of two vehicles for the Police Department. One was for a 2015 Chevrolet in the amount of $32,706.84 and the second was for a 2015 Ford in the amount of $27,094.

Trustee Pete Kats expressed surprise.

“We didn’t know anything about these purchases until tonight,” Kats said. “How will these be paid for? This isn’t good communication.”

When Mayor Mary Werner replied that the cost would be incorporated into the 2015 budget Kats said, “We haven’t approved our 2015 budget yet. We can’t do this. It is not legal I am

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New Worth Trustee Kevin Ryan was in the middle of a couple of money disagreements during his first full meeting Tuesday. not at all comfortable with this.

Why weren’t we informed about these purchases?”

The village attorney, Greg Jones, intervened and said that the funds could be appropriated from the 2014 budget but Kats wasn’t satisfied.

“What guarantee do we have that there are funds available in the 2014 budget?” he asked.

In a rare show of emotion, Kats lashed out at police chief Mark Micetich.

“This has to stop,” Kats said.

“We can’t be notified in a meeting about something like this that requires immediate approval.”

The conflict was partially resolved with an agreement to authorize the appropriation of funds from the 2014 budget

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In other business, the board voted approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the Village of Worth for Transit Oriented Development Services.

The agreement is in regard to the $75,000 grant the village recently received from the RTA. Business licenses were approved for AI Nahda, Inc., a Banquet Hall at 10555 Southwest Highway and The Hunt Collectibles at 11350 S. Harlem Ave. There was no mention of policy regarding the feral cats issue that has been the main event at many Worth meetings in recent months, but a decision could come at the June 2 issue.

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He told officials that the number of canine flu cases had declined and he thought it would be safe to open the park, located at 50Acre Park on 91st Street and Rockwell Avenue.

Bauer cautioned that dog owners should use their common sense judgment in allowing their dogs to socialize.

In other business, the Oath of Office was administered to three newly elected trustees: Mark Merzulio, Jim McQuillan and Mary Keane (all incumbent trustees returned to office in the April 7 election). Officiating at the swearing-In ceremony was Judge Matthew Carmody.

Also sworn into office was Helen Tomzak who was elected to the Library Board of Trustees.

Additional business included approval of two promotions in the Police Department. Officer David Linn was promoted to the position of Sergeant and John Kirincic was promoted to the position of Lieutenant.

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Tareq Shaabneh, 28, of the 7800 block of West 100th Street, Palos Hills, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance, and failure to signal at 1:35 a.m. May 16 at 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue.

Jesus Dominguez, 29, of the 3300 block of South Justine Avenue, was charged with aggravated motor vehicle theft for allegedly stealing a semi-truck and trailer from the 10000 block of South Anderson Drive at 9:40 a.m. May 13. The victim told police that the truck door had been damaged in a break-in attempt, and when he returned to the industrial park with the parts needed to fix it, he saw the truck containing a $50,000 cargo of window air conditioners being driven at Harlem Avenue and Southwest Highway. He called 911 and followed the truck to a parking lot at 76th Avenue and 95th Street in Hickory Hills. Dominguez then fled in another vehicle, but was apprehended by Hickory Hills police at 87th and Roberts Road.

Thomas Jaramillo, 28, of the 3400 block of West 61st Place, Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 7:45 p.m. May 13 for allegedly taking light switches worth $29 from Home Depot at Chicago Ridge Mall. He was stopped outside the store.

Tarrance Mackessy, 61, of Las Vegas, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 10:52 p.m. May 8 in the 3800 block of West 95th Street. Police said he reported gunshots being fired at his car, but then realized the car had been hit with eggs.

Tameka Ratliff, 33, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking personal hygiene products worth $92 from Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 9:27 a.m. May 8..

Walter Scott, 30, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking clothing worth $310.97 from Carson Pirie Scott store, 9700 S. Western Ave., at 9:53 p.m. May 9.

Michael Dixion, 45, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, parking on roadway, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving on a suspended license when he was found stopped in the middle of a lane at 5:51 a.m.

May 10 in the 2400 block of West 95th Street.

Ronald Carless Sr., 58, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking electronics worth $238.68 from Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 11:18 a.m. May 11.

George West, 62, of Hometown, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia at 11:09 a.m. May 9 in the 3900 block of West Columbus Avenue. Police said he was carrying .3 grams of Roya Mitchell, 21, of Chicago, heroin, and a crack pipe and straw was charged with driving under with drug residue on them. the influence of alcohol and driving without a license and one headlight Josalyn Edge, 23, of Joliet, was at 3:40 a.m. May 14 in the 2800 charged with felony retail theft block of West 87th Street. She was at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at also cited for illegal transportation 7:28 p.m. May 11. Police said she of alcohol and improper lane usage. left the store with two televisions worth $1,296.

Thomas Stelmaszek, 45, or Chicago, was charged with drivJoseph Koncel, 25, of Chicago, ing under the influence of alcohol, was charged with retail theft and illegal transportation of alcohol and unlawful possession of a controlled improper lane usage at 12:37 a.m. substance, a felony, at 5:34 p.m.

May 14 in the 2800 block of West May 13 at Menards, 9100 S. West87th Street. Police said he was found ern Ave. Police said he took tools stopped in the middle of a lane. worth $62.84 and was carrying three packets of heroin amountMonique White. 37, of Chicago, ing to one gram. was charged with retail theft and battery at 10:30 a.m. May 13 at Menards, 9100 S. Western Ave. Police said White was caught stealing tools worth $341.93 and punched Roger J. Boylan, 19, of the 8400 a security guard in the mouth. block of South 82nd Court, Hickory John Pacheco, 34, of Chicago, Hills, was charged with illegal conwas charged with driving on a sumption of alcohol by a minor after suspended license, possession of the car he was in was pulled over at drug paraphernalia, speeding, and 2:03 a.m. May 15, in the 9200 block driving without insurance at 12:29 of South 85th Avenue. Police said a.m. May 13 in the 3800 block he was hanging out the passenger of West 95th Street. Police said side window, shouting a vulgarity he was found in possession of a at them. In addition to appearing “one-hitter” box and pipe used for intoxicated, he was carrying a large

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plastic cup containing an alcoholic beverage, police said. He was also cited for not wearing a seatbelt. The driver was released without charge.

Oak Lawn Maurice Scott, 22, of the 6600 block of South Mozart Avenue, Chicago, faces charges of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a felony, and criminal trespassing, after fleeing from police who said they saw him park the stolen 2008 Ford Taurus in the 4700 block of West 98th Place at 2:05 a.m. May 13. Police said he ran through yards, and onto a roof, but was apprehended about two hours later in the area. He was held for a bond hearing.

Harold Benavides, 35, of the 5700 block of West 57th Street, Chicago, was arrested on an outstanding Cook County warrant for retail theft when police saw him walking in the 5300 block of West 95th Street at 10:07 p.m. May 12.

Thomas J. Curran, 24, of the 17300 block of Queen Elizabeth Lane, Tinley Park, was charged with multiple drug offenses when he was apprehended at 8:07 p.m.

May 3 following an undercover operation in the 8700 block of South Cicero Avenue. Police said they were tipped off that Curran was selling cocaine in the village, and he was arrested after selling cocaine worth $170 to an informant. Curran was charged with possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia for syringes and other items found in his car.

Jennifer Lynn King, 34, of the 9000 block of South Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug equipment after police were called to her home about a possible drug overdose at 8:05 p.m. May 11. Police said she was unresponsive but regained consciousness after treatment. She would not tell police what drug she had taken, but a friend’s prescription bottle with eight Valium pills missing was found beside her.

Jacqueline Delgado, 42, of the 4500 block of South Whipple Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license, obstructing identification, and failure to secure a child under 8 in a safety seat at 6:33 p.m. May 11 at 9300 S. Cicero Ave. Police said she initially gave a false name.

Nick G. Knies, 58 of the 9700 block of South Minnick Avenue, was charged with driving on a revoked license at 9:21 p.m. May 11 in the 5600 block of West 95th Street. Police found he was also wanted on an outstanding Cook County warrant for failure to appear in court.

Palos Hills An unidentified man was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly leaving a pile of vomit at the bottom of his neighbor’s steps in 10500 block of South 81st Court. The neighbor reported finding the vomit when he left for work about 7 a.m. May 17, and police arrested the offender after seeing surveillance video that showed him committing the act. He was issued local ordinance tickets.

Devon Hierrezuelo, 22, of Bridgeview, was charged with felony possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis and delivery of the same amount after police found him with marijuana packaged for sale at 10 p.m. May 13 in the common area of an apartment building in the 9900 block of South Hill Terrace. Three people were found with him, carrying small amounts of marijuana packaged the same way.

John Cobb, 44, of Palos Hills, was charged with felony reckless discharge of a weapon and reckless conduct at 9 p.m. May 13 in the 9900 block of South Hill Terrace. A resident told police responding to a call of a shot being fired were told that a bullet had been fired into their apartment and lodged in the living room wall. Cobb told police he was cleaning his gun and it discharged.

Both sideview mirrors were reported stolen off a car parked in a lot in the 9900 block of South 84th Terrace between 9 p.m. May 11 and 9 a.m. May 12, when the theft was discovered.

The insignia of Caio restaurant was reported stolen off the restaurant’s sign at the corner of 103rd Street and 78th Avenue at 7 p.m.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015 The Reporter

I won’t give this choice the finger Internet?

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Across the pond, in jolly ol’ England, Cable.co.uk had some time on its hands and money in its drawer, so it conducted a survey. One of the questions involved asking people if they would rather lose a finger or a broadband connection.

Well, 29 percent of the 2,500 people who responded said they would rather lose the finger and 25 percent more said they couldn’t make a choice.

For those 29 percent that would choose the finger – God bless you for your decision. I would have added another question to the

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survey…

How do you want the digit to be removed? a. Surgically b. Chainsaw c. Doberman d. Really big scissors For those who would definitely rather keep their finger and ditch the cable, God bless you, too. You

made a wise decision.

But for those who are waffling, I have to wonder what in the heck you are thinking of.

Unless you are like former Cubs pitcher Antonio Alfonseca and have an extra finger or two to spare, this should be a no-brainer.

You shouldn’t have to think about it. It’s a tough choice, but not that tough.

In a move that may stun my family, I would choose losing the internet.

We have grown so dependent on it that losing it would jolt us back into the covered wagon, pioneer and prairie days – the early 1990s. We had to rely on telephones instead of texts. We had to do research using books.

Some people actually didn’t know

Fence friction

By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter

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Poet Robert Frost said “fences make good neighbors,” but they also make for good arguments at Oak Lawn Village Board meetings if they are not built to exact zoning specifications.

The issue came up at the May 12 meeting, when the board voted 3-2 to uphold the Zoning Board of Appeals’ denial of a front yard variation that would have allowed Mauricio Medina to finish building a 6-ft. wooden fence around a vacant lot beside his home in the 10000 block of South Moody Avenue.

“They vet these things for us,” said Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th), explaining why he favored upholding the appeals board’s 5-1 vote, without hearing any testimony from Medina. But Trustee Bob Streit (3rd), whose district includes the property in question, was incensed.

“I’m actually shocked that a trustee would make a decision without hearing from the petitioner, to hear the facts,” said Streit.

“We’ve had two public hearings on this,” said Mayor Sandra Bury.

She and others on the board said that Medina had been given a permit to build a fence, but it became an issue when he began building it too close at the property line, next to the front sidewalk, rather than set back according to the instructions that came with the permit. Building inspector Don McKenna put a stop to the work, although it is nearly completed. According to Oak Lawn ordinance, fences should not extend toward the street any farther than

This fence is causing more friction on the Oak Lawn board. the house.

When newly elected Trustee William “Bud” Stalker (5th) said he would like to defer to Streit, since it was his district, both Streit and Medina were allowed to speak to the board.

“I’m disappointed with your decision,” said Medina. He said he bought the vacant lot next to his home with the intention of enclosing it, saying he had seen coyotes in his yard and he feared for the safety of his two young children, an infant and a toddler. He also said he has also been a victim of “flydumping” on the property.

“I moved from Lincoln Park to Oak Lawn. I’m a good citizen.

I’m improving the area,” he said.

Claiming there was a “lack of communication,” Medina said he did not realize that he was building the fence against code, and was surprised when Building Inspector Don McKenna stopped the work.

Streit said that the board should consider the safety concerns and other extenuating circumstances, asserting that Medina’s neighbors said they had no objection to the fence, and there are other similar fences in the area so it wouldn’t change the character of the neighborhood. In addition to coyotes being seen, he said the property is also “50 yards away from the Norfolk & Western Railroad.”

However, Vorderer, who said he had patrolled the neighborhood as an Oak Lawn police officer, said

the existing fences had been there before the area became part of Oak Lawn. It was also pointed out that the property, located in a secluded corner of the village east of Ridgeland Avenue and north of Stony Creek Golf Course, is separated from the railroad tracks by two other homes and Pacific Avenue, a dead-end street.

Streit also questioned why Village Manager Larry Deetjen got involved in the issue, but Deetjen said he only spoke to Medina and his wife because his office began getting calls about the fence.

Andy Skoundrianos, a member of the appeals board, loudly objected to the contention that the volunteer board acted improperly. “The fence was built illegally. It is a safety issue. There was no quid pro quo.

Just follow the rules,” he insisted.

Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd) was not at the meeting, and Attorney Patrick Connelly explained that four votes would be needed to overturn the appeals board decision. So with the 3-2 vote against doing so, it failed with only Streit and Stalker voting to overturn the ruling.

“I wish (Medina) well. I hope he builds his fence (within the zoning restrictions),” said Bury.

Deetjen said Medina can take the issue to court, and it sounded at the end of the meeting like he just might do that.

“This ruling will not stand,” said Streit.

Community Briefs CHICAGO Marist High School art instructor offering summer ceramics class Marist High School art instructor Brian Keane will offer a summer ceramics class for adults in the community. This course will allow students to work with hand-built ceramics, both vessel and sculptural forms, with some access to the potter’s wheel; especially for those who have wheel experience.

The class will meet every Tuesday night in June from 7 to 9 p.m. at the high school, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago. The class fee is $135, which includes clay, access to necessary sculpting tools, and the firing of work.

To register, visit www.marist. net. Seats are limited. For more information, email keane.brian@ marist.net.

ORLAND TOWNSHIP Orland Township will host active lifestyles seminar for those 50 and older Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue, and ATI Physical Therapy are hosting a free seminar on active lifestyles for those 50 years of age and older Tuesday, June 2 at 11 a.m.

Participants can learn ways

to improve one’s ability to participate in daily hobbies like gardening, sewing, exercise and keeping up with grandchildren.

The seminar will focus on ways to enhance one’s daily activities, boost overall quality life and feel younger.

Registration is required. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call 403-4222.

Pet-Palooza parade cancelled due to canine flu outbreak Orland Township has cancelled what would have been the fifth annual Pet-Palooza parade, festival and fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, June 20, as a precautionary measure to prevent the possible transmission of the canine flu sweeping the Chicago metro area.

Local veterinarians and other experts advised township officials that pet owners should avoid putting their pets in close proximity to one another to help contain the spread of the virus, which has sickened an estimated 1,300 dogs.

Next year’s Pet-Palooza is scheduled for June 18, 2016.

Proceeds from Pet-Palooza help support the Orland Township Pet Pantry, which provides food and supplies for pet owners experiencing financial dif-

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“Which is why the question of what we’d give up to keep our broadband, provides us a somewhat crazy answer. A finger?

Surely not,” Cable.co.uk editor Dan Howdle said in quotes all over the place. “What we’re doing there is substituting ‘broadband’ for ‘daily contact with friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances’ – and in that context, the thought of living with nine fingers is, by comparison, rather trivial to some.”

And what about those people who already lost a finger or two?

They could be down to an unlucky

seven or eight by the time this scenario plays out. They might not have enough to use the keyboard effectively.

Ah well, I will keep my finger and hope to heck I didn’t sell any of my Ramones CDs at a garage sale.

CR takes first step in cleaning up its health insurance mess

OL trustees clash over resident’s fence request

By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter

what happened in last night’s ballgame until they read it in the newspaper.

We watched TV shows when the networks told us to. Music was on these round things called discs and before then on bigger round things called records.

Yeah, you could watch movies on a thing called a VCR but it took a while before newer movies were released in that format.

Teenagers actually talked to each other without looking down at their phones.

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Taking the first concrete step to put an end to a controversial insurance program for parttime elected officials, the Chicago Ridge Village Board on Tuesday approved an amendment to the municipal code that ensures lifetime benefits will not be available to anyone not already eligible.

But the board agreed that there is still a lot of work to do.

The program offering health, vision, dental and life insurance to part-time elected officials, had been in place since the 1990s, but it became a campaign issue with the April election. The crowds of people who had come to meetings in recent months to express their displeasure had thinned out somewhat on Tuesday, with the auditorium only about half-full, but the issue remains a big concern of many.

The amendment was prepared by a committee formed at the May 5 meeting, made up of Trustees Sally Durkin and Frances Coglianese, and attorney Burt Odelson. Durkin, who had first proposed ending the insurance program going forward, said the group met three times to discuss the matter in the past two weeks.

At the same May 5 meeting, the board clarified its interpretation of the existing policy, making the lifetime insurance available for those who have completed two four-year terms. Because of that, Durkin said that although the new amendment goes into effect with the 2017 election, most current board members, including herself, will not be eligible for the lifetime benefits. This is because Durkin and Trustee Amanda Cardin, as well as Village Clerk George Schleyer, are

midway through their first terms, and newly elected Trustees William McFarland and Coglianese are just starting their first. McFarland and Coglianese both said following the election that they would not be taking the insurance in any case.

Only Trustee Bruce Quintos has been on the board for more than eight years, and Trustee Jack Lind was just elected to a second term and will be eligible if he completes it.

“Anyone elected in 2017 will be fully aware that they will not be entitled to the lifetime insurance,” said Durkin.

However, the trustee pointed out that while the lifetime insurance issue has been addressed, the full board must now take up other aspects of the insurance program in the coming weeks.

This includes determining whether insurance should be offered to serving trustees either, and if the village is obligated to continue paying the insurance for ex-trustees. She has suggested the possibility of having them pay 100 percent of the premium if they want to keep it.

“A lot of people were unaware that the insurance offered included life, health, dental and vision,” said Durkin. “It is hard to get insurance (as a benefit) with any part-time job,” she said.

Mary Callan, one of the residents most vocally opposed to the insurance policy, said after the meeting that she appreciated the progress made but would still like to send letters to ex-trustees asking them to give up the insurance voluntarily, if it cannot be withdrawn by the board.

“The process is going to continue. I think this is a great start. I think we’re attacking the problem head-on,” said Mayor Charles Tokar.

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Our Neighborhood Shake, shake shakin’ for a good cause

By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor About an hour before hundreds of choppers took off for Sunday’s 18th annual Big Bikes Big Hearts Charity Motorcycle Ride to benefit Park Lawn, one tough-looking dude on his tough-looking bike cranked up some music.

It wasn’t exactly heavy metal or a guitar-heavy boogie tune.

Nope, cranking it up for all of the parking lot of the At the Office Sports Bar and Grill in Crestwood to hear was the 70s K.C. and the

Sunshine Band hit “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty.’’

It didn’t take long for that song to be silenced.

But an hour later, the ground was shaking as the drivers headed out for their run, which lasted a couple of hours and ended at Sullivan’s in Midlothian.

Money from the event went to Park Lawn, an Oak Lawn organization that offers a variety of programs and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities Here are a few photos from the ride:

Tinley Park’s Tom Zordani, a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association, gave a prayer before the ride and told the crowd that they were doing more of God’s work on this ride “than if you would have been sitting in a church somewhere.’’

The start of the ride saw some waves to the crowd.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Who thought Barney, below, could be cool?

A Barney doll hangs with one of the riders in the event.

Motorcycles were lined up before the Big Bikes Big Hearts ride.

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News and events from our archives.

Look out! Teenagers behind the wheel!

50 years ago

From the May 20, 1965 issue The story: District 218 school started offering driver training in the summer.

The quote: “If a person was a Houston fan, would they call him an Astro-nut?’’ – Reporter columnist Gary Fuller Fun fact: Jolly Jay’s had a special in which a quarter chicken dinner cost 65 cents and a half chicken dinner cost $1.10.

And you thought Wrigley Field was windy…

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From the May 24, 1990 issue: The story: Two Hickory Hills men were arrested for allegedly hiring someone to illegally hook up cable television service to their home, police said.

The quote: “Fly balls that were hit to center field were being caught by the right fielder,” – Sandburg coach Doug Sutor on the 40 mph wind conditions during a game against Oak Lawn.

Fun fact: Colleen Houlihan of Oak Lawn was the winner of a University of Illinois Mothers Association Book Award for earning straight A’s during the fall semester.

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The quote: “He hasn’t done anything with it…I’m mad,’’ – Hickory Hills Alderman Tom McAvoy about the owner of the Hickory Plaza failing to fix up his property.

Fun fact: Worth Junior High held a Medieval Faire at the school in which teachers and students dressed up in Middle Age garb.

May 21: ON THIS DATE in 1804, Lewis and Clark’s expedition to explore the American West began.

May 22: ON THIS DATE in 1868, the Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Ind., as the Reno gang made off with $96,000.

In 1992, after a reign of nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time.

May 23: ON THIS DATE in 1903, the first automobile trip across the United States, from San Francisco to New York, was completed. In 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Louisiana.

May 24: ON THIS DATE in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was opened to traffic.

May 25: ON THIS DATE in 1787, the U.S. Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia after enough delegates arrived to achieve a quorum.

May 26: ON THIS DATE in 1896, the Dow Jones company established an index of 12 industrial stocks. In 1977, the blockbuster movie “Star Wars” debuted.

May 27: ON THIS DATE in 1941, Britain’s Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck.

In 1977, two Boeing 747 airliners (from Pan Am and KLM Airlines) collided on a runway in the Canary Islands, killing 582 people.

Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1868, Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant was nominated to run for president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. He won and served two terms.

This week’s question: In 1994, singer Michael Jackson married the daughter of what musical legend?

(Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

Thursday, May 21, 2015 The Reporter

Hickory Hills officials clear big items off their plates

By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent For now, all is good in the City of Hickory Hills.

At Thursday’s council meeting, newly elected officials were sworn in, the 2015-2016 budget was approved, non-union wage increases were approved across the board and a radio operators collective bargaining agreement was finalized.

Elected officials installed were Mayor Michael Howley; City Clerk D’Lorah Catizone and Alderman Scott Zimmerman. The oath of office was administered by Judge Jim Riley.

Also installed were: Treasurer Dan Schramm and Aldermen Mike McHugh, John Szeszycki and Tom McAvoy. The oath of office was administered by the Catizone.

Blessing the newly installed officials was Rev. Joseph Mol, who

is also Chaplain for the Hickory Hills Police Department.

“The citizens of Hickory Hills have elected an excellent Council,” Howley said. “We treat each other with respect, even if we disagree.

This has always been the case.

We work well together and always strive to do what is best for the city.”

This seemed to be evident when Schramm presented the monthly treasurer’s report, which was the last report of the city’s fiscal year.

“We came in under budget, thanks to our department heads and employee’s efforts to be very conservative” he said.

The report was approved unanimously.

Also approved unanimously was the 2015-2016 budget presented by Alderman John Szeszycki. “We are in good shape. Every account is in the black,” he said.

The budget reflects an overall salary increase of 2 percent for city non-union employees, includ-

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ing those who work part-time, and an increase of 2 percent for elected officials, effective May 1.

Police, radio operators and the Department of Public Works union workers will receive a 2.25 percent increase.

In other business, it was announced that Rainbow International, will open at 9909 South 78th Avenue. The business specializes in property damage restoration after fire, water or mold damage.

Howley announced his annual two-person scramble charity golf outing is scheduled for June 6 at Waters Edge Golf Club, 7205 W. 115th St. in Worth.

Entrance fee is $125 and includes golf, cart, prizes, dinner and open bar. All proceeds support the Helping Hand Center’s programs for persons with disabilities.

For reservations, call 630-2403253. For further information on the event, visit www.invitationalshootout.com.

OL officials agree Cooper’s Hawk is welcome addition

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer Disagreements by Oak Lawn officials about the use of Stony Creek’s development were put aside while sampling food at the redeveloped retail strip’s newest venue.

Local officials were among the invited guests at what was called an “uncorking” to mark the opening of Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant at 4830 W. 111th St. in Oak Lawn on Saturday.

The doors opened to the public on Monday at the new restaurant, the 19th Cooper’s Hawk. The Orland Park location was the first, and is still going strong since opening in 2005.

Along with Mayor Sandra Bury and Village Clerk Jane Quinlan, trustees in attendance included Tim Desmond (1st), Bob Streit (3rd), and Terry Vorderer (4th) and their spouses.

“This development has been a dream of many administrations, not just my own,” said Bury. “It is a gateway of Oak Lawn. It speaks to the spirit of our residents,” she added.

Cooper’s Hawk will be a cornerstone of the development, along with Mariano’s grocery store across the parking lot.

“It’s definitely one of those businesses that will be good for Oak Lawn,” said Streit prior to the uncorking, as he and his wife, Linda, perused the tasting room and gift store. The store includes an array of wine-related items, as well as freshly made and hand-dipped chocolate candies.

Asked jokingly about visiting the competition, Tim Desmond, the owner of Jack Desmond’s bar and restaurant in Chicago Ridge, laughed, saying, “this is a different level.”

“This has to be the most plea-

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in Hollywood working on more than 40 movies, mainly as a sound engineer and music arranger.

He has been nominated three times for Oscars for his work on movies that included “The Big Lebowski,” “Naked Gun,” and “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,” among others. “(The accident) was a careerbuilding moment,” he said wryly after the ceremony.

But he and his family, many of whom still live in Oak Lawn, never forgot about the danger of that intersection. Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd), who grew up on the same block as McCarty, said he has been working on getting the intersection improved since he was first elected 10 years ago, in 2005.

Olejniczak said that after hearing about his efforts, McCarty sent him an email telling his story, which the trustee kept in his wallet to remind him of the importance of the task.

“We’re very happy that it

Photo by Dermot Connolly

Cooper’s Hawk Restaurant and Winery founder and CEO Tim McEnery shares a laugh with Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury during the May 16 “uncorking” ceremony opening the newest Cooper’s Hawk at 4830 W. 111th St. in Oak Lawn. Village Clerk Jane Quinlan is in the center. surable opening of all the restaurants,” said founder and CEO Tim McEnery.

“Everyone has been so welcoming since the day we started.”

Mike O’Brien, the general manager of the new location, agreed.

“We’ve been so well-received and I hope it is something that people are waiting for,” he said during a press event at the restaurant last Friday.

Growing quickly from their start in Orland Park, Cooper’s Hawk restaurants and wineries have sprouted up around the country.

In addition to Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Arlington Heights, Naperville, South Barrington and Wheeling, there are locations in Springfield, Merrillville, Ind., and Wisconsin, Florida, Missouri, Ohio and Virginia.

There is seating for about

300 patrons in the new location, which includes a patio area with a fireplace looking onto a fountain on the property.

Wine tastings are expected to be a popular attraction in Oak Lawn, as they are elsewhere.

O’Brien said that while some of the wine served at the restaurant comes fresh from the casks on display, the winery is actually located in Countryside.

“We don’t have our own vineyards, so we can get our grapes from the best possible sources,” he said, adding that the winemaker produces a newly released wine each month, which members of the Wine Club receive.

More information about Cooper’s Hawk, including renting the facility for private parties, may be obtained at www.coopershawkwinery.com.

is complete. It is not just for my district but for all of Oak Lawn and the whole area,” said Olejniczak. He credited Commissioner Daley for taking a personal interest in the project, thanking him for his “professionalism and concern, and for listening to a newly elected local trustee.”

“It shows that government can work,” said Olejniczak.

A work commitment prevented the trustee from attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but his sons Zach and John filled in, helping cut the ribbon along with Preckwinkle, Daley, Mayor Sandra Bury and Trustees Tim Desmond (1st) and Terry Vorderer (4th), and St. Gerald Principal Al Theis.

The $1.3 million renovation included widening the intersection, adding turning lanes on Central, and landscaping of the property adjacent to St. Gerald Church and School. Updated traffic lights and pedestrian countdown timers were also added to improve safety.

“We’re here in celebration of teamwork and cooperation,” Bury said of the project funded

by the county.

Preckwinkle agreed, saying, “This is a great example of when units of government work together.”

She added that the county has spent $3.3 million on various Oak Lawn projects in the past five years.

“I think we were safer in these last six months [while the renovation work was underway] than at any time before,” said Theis. He thanked the county officials for working so closely with the school and parish to ensure the safety of the children and their families who use the intersection daily.

“We’re just grateful that this was done, especially that they replaced our trees,” said the Rev. Lawrence Malcolm, pastor of St. Gerald, pointing out the newly planted saplings on the rebuilt parkway along Central Avenue.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Members of creator Mark Vancura’s family help unveil the Village of Worth’s 4-by-8 mosaic mural on the east side of Village Hall Sunday to help remember Worth’s 100th anniversary last year. It took months for the Worth resident to put it together. After it was unveiled to more than 100 people at the dedication, he asked the crowd if they liked it and he received enthusiastic applause.

Mosiac artist Mark Vancura receives a hug from Worth Mayor Mary Warner before unveiling the new mural at Village Hall.

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By Robert Morrison

One of my favorite talk show hosts (and a former boss) has been talking about Baltimore recently and about poverty and racial problems in that historic city. Bill Bennett noted that he visited an elementary school in Baltimore when he was Secretary of Education in the Reagan Administration (1985-88). I served in the Education Department in those years.

Secretary Bennett was saddened to learn that there was a public elementary school in that city in which not a single child read on grade level. To his credit, Bill Bennett and, especially his wife, Elayne Bennett, have never forgotten those kids. Elayne Bennett’s Best Friends Foundation has helped literally thousands of inner city kids stay focused on life success, stay in school, avoid drugs and alcohol, and abstain from premarital sex. I had the honor of working for Elayne, too.

I also have school memories of those years. My own children attended a small Lutheran school not thirty miles away from downtown Baltimore. One of my neighbors in liberal Montgomery County teased me at a neighborhood cookout. He wanted to know where we sent our children to school. “Calvary Lutheran School,” I replied. “Ah, white flight, eh?” my neighbor jabbed, but in good nature.

I was happy to report to my friend that we had indeed taken flight. We ran to a Christian school where 85 percent of the children were black. “What’s the percentage of minority kids in your children’s public school?” I asked my friend, teasingly.

Perhaps the most important thing about dear little Calvary School was the archway over the entrance from the playground. All 123 children lined up every morning and entered the school under that arch with this message engraved: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” (Psalm 111:10).

From a public policy perspective, it might be of interest to know that in the years my children attended Calvary, all 123 students read on grade level. This is something that Montgomery County, Maryland, could not achieve with a per pupil expenditure of three times what we parents paid in tuition at Calvary.

Many of those children came from single-parent families.

Their parents sacrificed to give them a Christian education.

I remember something else from those golden years. We parents were asked to help prepare the school for opening day. Some of us volunteered to clean desks and windows in the school. It was a great way to get to know other children’s parents and an occasion to pray for our kids over the very desks they would be squirming at. Or, at which they would be squirming. It was a grammar school, after all.

It was in that same decade (1986) that we saw the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) produce a now-classic study titled: Who Escapes? The Relation of Churchgoing and Other Background Factors to the Socioeconomic Performance of Black Male Youths from Inner-City Tracts. This study should be required reading for all policy makers—elected and appointed. With respect, I offer it to President Barack Obama.

In brief, the researchers at NBER found that churchgoing youth were far less likely to engage in those activities that hindered the achievement of their full potential as adults.

The study showed that such youth—although they lived in the same troubled neighborhoods as kids who get in trouble with the law—were able to avoid many of the pathologies of youth disorder.

Just think of Dr. Ben

Carson, his brother, and their loving mother. Their mom insisted that her boys read books and write weekly book reports.

Only later did young Ben learn that his mom could not read the reports she made her sons write! That story is told in Dr. Carson’s inspiring book, Gifted Hands.

Family Research Council has not failed to offer help in healing the wounds of the riots in Baltimore. My FRC colleagues, Rob Schwarzwalder and Ken Blackwell, quickly provided guidance on this deepening crisis. The medicine for what ails Baltimore—and hundreds of other communities--is simple: DAD. Under the Obama administration, however, we can expect more troubles. This administration is threatening religious freedom as no other in our history has done. There is a drumbeat of opposition to any public role for churches, synagogues, and religious non-profits.

This administration went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort for force upon a church body its own dictates on church governance.

In the case of Hosanna-Tabor v.

EEOC, the Obama administration took the unprecedented position that the government could tell churches who is and who is not their own clergy.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Obama administration’s extreme position by a thunderous vote of 9-0! Defenders of religious freedom sighed a sigh of relief with that high court ruling. Still, President Obama and his minions are not backing off. His Solicitor General, Donald Verrilli, recently made this clear. In oral arguments before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor General confessed that this administration might actually force us to adopt Mr. Obama’s “evolved” view of marriage. This legal interpretation could be used as a battering ram to overturn the tax exempt status of churches and para-church ministries.

In short, it would be a deepening national crisis—comparable to Germany’s Kulturkampf of the 19th Century--if President Obama used an adverse Supreme Court ruling on marriage as his pretext to go after those very churches and largely volunteer-staffed ministries that have provided the ladder of escape for inner city youth.

FRC President Tony Perkins sees this threat and is rallying supporters to defend endangered freedoms. “The power to tax is the power to destroy,” wrote our first great Chief Justice, John Marshall.

This administration is following the radical direction laid out by Georgetown University Professor and top Obama appointee, Chai Feldblum. She told an FRC audience in 2006 that: “There can be a conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty, but in almost all cases the sexual liberty should win because that’s the only way that the dignity of gay people can be affirmed in any realistic manner.”

Whatever this insatiable pressure group demands as an affirmation of their “dignity” can thus ride roughshod over constitutional liberties guaranteed for 214 years, Professor Feldblum contends. This radical doctrine is alerting even some liberals—like Kirsten Powers of the Daily Beast—to the dangers of this movement. Miss Powers’ new book—Silencing-urges Americans to protect free speech.

Religious freedom is protected as the first freedom in the Bill of Rights because the Founders understood what our elites have forgotten: That religious freedom is the foundation for all civil liberty. Chai Feldblum and her radical cohorts will not only overturn marriage, they will crush religious and civil liberty.

For the sake of Baltimore, and all our endangered communities, we must resist.

Robert Morrison is Senior Fellow at Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.

Handicap parking abusers should take a walk Three times in the past two weeks, I’ve watched drivers in perfect health, park their cars in handicap spaces and then briskly walk to do their business.

It’s disturbing. Handicap parking should be for those who have real handicaps – using a walker, wheelchair, or have serious disabilities, not for those who think they deserve special privileges.

Has handicap parking become a license for privilege and clout?

Just because you are old doesn’t mean you should get a tag that allows you to park in a handicap space.

I’m old, and I don’t need help. I also don’t need a handicap parking spot. It’s healthy for me to park further away and walk. Yes, walk. It’s good for even us seniors.

I am not saying people with obvious disabilities should be denied the tags and plate. I know some disabled people need a driver, who is not disabled, to help them and drive

them around.

But when the disabled person or handicapped person is NOT in the car, then the driver, who is NOT handicapped, should not be allowed to park in a handicap space.

Too often, people who have handicap plates and tags just park there because they can.

As a baby boomer, my world is turning into Senior World fast. There are a lot of us. I got to the health club and see how healthy they really are, walking from their handicap spaces to exercise and socialize, too.

I don’t think an elderly person who can pump 150 pounds of iron at the health club, or ride an exercise bike for an hour should be punished for parking his, or her, car in a handicap space?

That’s pretty selfish.

Recently, a reader quibbled when I complained handicap parking is being abused.

She noted some people who look like they don’t have handicaps, do.

“No doubt there are people

Letters to the Editor Dying with dignity better than suffering Dear Editor, I felt so sorry for the family of Marley [Kelly White’s story on putting the family dog to sleep in the May 14 issue].

Our family has had to put some of our dogs down, so I know how they feel, they were part of our family.

The mother’s words “I couldn’t stand to watch her suffer anymore. I feel like she was always looking at me wondering ‘why aren’t you helping me when I am in so much pain’ ’’?

I felt this way when my mother looked at me riddled with cancer and in so much pain. I couldn’t do anything!

Always got the words “we are keeping her comfortable”. Mom knew she was dying but keeping her alive with all drugs etc. What did that accomplish? NOTHING. She was existing not living.

I wish the medical field could have hastened her death and let her die with some dignity.

I realize that was some years ago but when you know there is NO hope why put people (even now) through weeks /months of

pain. Always heard “they might come up with a cure, new meds etc.”

But, they would not help when death is not far away.

When my time comes, I hope I will be able to choose ending my life with dignity.

The Hippocratic Oath states “Do no harm”. Harm to me is letting people suffer when there is no hope.

Donna Perisin Oak Lawn

You are no eye candy yourself, Ray

Dear Editor, As a fellow boomer, I applaud (Ray) Hanania for trying to stay in shape. However, I also applaud the “older” women who do the same at his fitness club.

I wonder, though, as Mr. Hanania is avoiding “a lot of eye prunes,” in his words, if he realizes that he may no longer be considered “eye candy” himself.

The woman on the treadmill next door just may be avoiding the male eye prune alongside.

Quite possible.

Stephanie Ross Palos Heights

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania who abuse the handicap parking program,” she wrote. “I have had Parkinson’s Disease for 18 years now. I look normal, but am far from it. My walking freezes without warning. Leaving Chicago Ridge Mall last summer, I got ‘stuck’ on the curb to the parking lot for a half hour. I never know what kind of day I’m going to have. It’s always a surprise! I only use my placard when my day is already going the wrong way.”

She’s definitely an exception. But it is so wrong for others who have no real disability to park in handicap spots.

Something needs to be done.

The state could require Senior Parking spots and Secretary of State Jesse White could issue “Senior Parking”

permits for spaces further away from handicap spots.

I also think people should be allowed to submit videotapes of suspected offenders and send the videos to the state for review.

I bet many vehicles with handicap tags or plates are driven by people who do not need them, and should only use them when a handicapped person is in the car.

The requirements for obtaining a handicap plate or tag are strict. The list is specific (wheelchairs, amputees, limited ability to walk and respiratory problems).

In too many cases that I have seen, none of these requirements apply.

If you can walk, then do it from 20 feet away and leave the handicap parking spot free for someone who really needs it.

Ray Hanania is a former award-winning Chicago City Hall reporter. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

Thursday, May 21, 2015 The Reporter

Area hospital recommends jumping on kangaroo care for premature babies During a pregnancy, parents dream of the moment their child is born so they can hold and care for the person they have been waiting months to meet.

In some cases though, babies are unexpectedly born premature, and parents are left on a roller coaster ride as their fragile newborn is taken immediately to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which is a hospital unit that specializes in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.

“Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby, with the newborn placed upright on the mother’s bare chest with just a blanket covering their back,” says Kimberly Butny, neonatal outreach coordinator at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn. “It is a powerful method that NICU parents can use to improve the health of their newborn baby.”

Advocate Children’s Hospital and hospitals across the country are encouraging NICU parents to play an active role in the care of their baby through a hands-on technique called “kangaroo care.” Friday, was World Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, and the Children’s Hospital is kicking off a number of initiatives to encourage parents to take the time to ‘kangaroo’ and raise the awareness of how important the practice is.

“While each baby in the NICU receives care from a team of medical professionals, kangaroo care is special in that it can only be carried out between a parent and baby.

No doctor or nurse can replace a mother’s touch and reap the same benefits that occur during skin-to-skin contact,” says Deb Skopec, neonatal outcomes nurse at Advocate Children’s Hospital.

“Dads also can practice kangaroo care with their newborn.”

Butny and Skopec, experts in neonatology nursing, say that parents who regularly ‘kangaroo’ their preemie for a minimum of 60 minutes will help to deliver and receive the following benefits:

infant’s heart rate will stabilize, breathing patterns will become normal and oxygen saturation levels will improve.

Increased milk supply

Moms who perform kangaroo Improved sleep quality care typically have an increased Kangaroo care helps preemies fall breast milk supply. Breast milk into a longer period of restful, deep is critical in helping to improve a sleep. Sleep quality is important preemie’s health and develop their because quiet sleep is essential for brain. brain development.

Regulated body temperature

Thermoregulation occurs during skin-to-skin contact between mom and baby. The mother’s body temperature naturally adjusts to warm the baby up or cool him down, depending on what temperature the baby needs to be.

Stabilization of vital signs

During skin-to-skin holding, the

Enhanced parenting confidence

Parents of preemies often feel like visitors as they helplessly watch others care for their newborn who is connected to machines and tubes.

Kangaroo care builds a parent’s confidence and makes them feel empowered as they bond with their newborn.

—Advocate Children’s Hospital

Four nurses honored at Little Company of Mary Little Company of Mary Hospital (LCMH) recognized outstanding and dedicated nurses at the 2015 National Nurses Week Awards and Recognition Tea on May 7.

This was part of a national celebration to honor the nearly 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States that comprise our nation’s largest healthcare profession.

Four LCMH nurses were recognized for Nurse Educator of the Year, Nurse Leader of the Year, Care Partner of the Year, and Nurse of the year.

Nurse of the Year award was presented to Joanne Pizzo, R.N. Pizzo began at LCMH in 1989 as a registry nurse. She currently works with patients in the hospital’s Memory Program and has recently assisted with development of the new Wound Care and Vascular Center at LCMH. Nurse Educator of the Year award was presented to Mary Kay Nowicki, R.N. Nurse Leader of the Year award was presented to Mary Grimm, R.N., Maternal/Child Nurse Manager.

Care Partner of the Year Submitted photo award was presented to Rose Krueger.

Nurse of the Year, Joanne Pizzo, R.N. (right) with daughter Therese Pizzo,who is following in her “We celebrate our nurses for mother’s footsteps and recently began her nursing career at LCMH. their efforts in delivering compassionate care while encom- Patient Care Services at LCMH. quality of care for our patients.” nursing breakfast on Wednespassing the principles of ethical “It truly is a celebration of the During National Nurses day, May 6. practice in the profession.” said dedication and continuous im- Week, LCMH held a Mass of Lisa DiMarco, vice president of provement in the safety and Thanksgiving on May 4 and a —Little Company of Mary

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across 1 Gem weight unit 6 Three-line Japanese poem 11 Container for Peter Pan 14 “You __ busted!”

15 Past prisoner, for short 16 Prefix for a lifesaving “Pen” 17 “Why bother?”

19 Bit of Morse code 20 Trivial gripe 21 Stow cargo 22 “57 Varieties” brand 24 Purr former 25 Plane for a small

airstrip, briefly 27 “Why me?”

33 Entire 34 Neeson of “Schindler’s List” 35 Carps at 37 Blubber 38 90-degree pipe piece 39 Clinton’s vice president 40 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 41 Island dance 42 Beast with one hump or two 43 “Why worry?”

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Equally strange Northwestern pear Revolutionary Guevara Logician’s proof ending “Why not?”

Spoon-bending Geller Musical Merman Eucalyptus-eating marsupial Civil War prez Students’ hurdles Kick out Down 1 Abel’s older brother 2 Class for potential painters 3 Remainder 4 Residue in a smoker’s tray 5 “You missed the deadline” 6 Pay attention to 7 Wheel-supporting shaft 8 Cold bagful for a party 9 Bout enders, briefly 10 Without footwear 11 “Star Wars” warrior 12 Neat as __ 13 Big name in hotels and crackers 18 Hiker’s route

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23 Stretch out 24 Phone screening service 25 Underwater experiment site 26 Tiny Dickens boy 27 Pier 28 Do-it-yourselfer’s book genre 29 Indigenous Alaskans 30 Grand Roman home 31 Judd of country music 32 “Snowy” heron 33 Fighter’s org.

36 Salt, on the Seine 41 Partner of haw 42 Baked treat often wrapped

in fluted paper 44 Gizmo 45 Brewer’s kiln 48 Greenish-blue 49 Balkan native 50 Drooling toon dog 51 Red root vegetable 52 Lubricates 53 Bloke 54 Ice fishing access 55 List-shortening abbr.

58 Suffix with Wyoming 59 Old videotape type 60 Fenway team, for short

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Ayle Olvera, right, poses with her family before heading to Peru for Peace Corps service.

Hickory Hills native begins Peace Corps service in Peru Ayle Olvera, 26, of Hickory Hills has been accepted into the Peace Corps and departed for Peru May 6 to begin training as a community economic development volunteer. Olvera will live and work at the community level training and advising entrepreneurs and managers in business planning, marketing, financial management and product design.

“As a first-generation American, I know I am more than fortunate in my education and upbringing,” Olvera said. “The Peace Corps is just a small way to give back to the greater good of the world.”

Olvera, the daughter of Indalecio and Patricia Olvera of Hickory Hills, graduated from Queen of Peace High School in Burbank, where she played soccer and tennis and was a member of the National Honor Society. She earned a bachelor’s degree in international business management from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, in 2010.

She also earned a renewable energy certificate from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

“I hope to increase the standard of living for the communities I will be working with,” Olvera said. “I hope to gain more experience in off-the-grid renewables, local entrepreneurial drive, and enjoy a simple, more appreciative way of life.”

During the first three months of her service, Olvera will live with a host family in Peru to learn the local language and integrate into the local culture. After acquiring the language and cultural skills that will help her make a lasting difference, Olvera will be sworn into service and assigned to a community in Peru where she will serve for two years.

Olvera will work in cooperation with the local people and partner organizations on sustainable, community-based development projects that improve the lives of people in Peru and help Olvera develop leadership, technical and cross-cultural skills that will give her a competitive edge when she returns home. Peace Corps volunteers return from service as global citizens well-positioned for professional opportunities in today’s global job market.

Olvera joins the 284 Illinois residents currently serving in the Peace Corps. More than 8,460 Illinois residents have served as volunteers since the agency was created in 1961.

There are 233 volunteers in Peru working with their communities on projects in health, the environment, youth development, and community economic development. During their service in Peru, volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Spanish and Quechua. More than 3,365 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Peru since the program was established in 1962.

—Peace Corps

Death Notices MARY J. ZUPANCIC Mary J. Zupancic (nee Lipinski), 74, of Palos Hills, died May 13 at Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park.

Services were held Tuesday from Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Church in Palos Hills.

Mrs. Zupancic, was a retired office manager originally from Chicago.

Survivors include her daughter, Vicki (Anne) Zupancic; son, Dan (Aviva) Zupancic; one granddaughter; and many siblings and other relatives.

RAYMOND VELASQUEZ Raymond Velasquez, of Palos Hills, died Sunday at Palos Community Hospital. He was 81.

Services will be 9 a.m. Friday from Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Highway, to 10 a.m. Mass will be at Sacred Heart Church, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills. Interment will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Mr. Velasquez was a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger veteran originally from Chicago. He worked in the steel industry, including many years with Wheelock Lovejoy Metalsource.

He was active in many church and civic organizations, and a member of Palos Village Players and Calumet Region Striders.

Survivors include his children, Dina, Randall and Nicole Velasquez; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Phil, Joseph and Angelo Velasquez; sisters, Monica Vargas and Mary Lou Ruiz; and companion Jo Ann Brown.

Church Corner Pastor to lead session on first 11 chapters of Genesis at Bible study “Listen Up!” is the name of Bible study that will be held in June at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn.

Pastor Peggy McClanahan will lead five sessions covering the stories in the first eleven chapters of Genesis at 7:00 pm on Tuesdays beginning June 1. All are welcome, regardless of faith background.

Participants should enter through the courtyard door on 51st Ave. For more information, contact the church at 422-4200, or by email at office@pilgrimfaith.org.

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The Reporter Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Marist students have good IDEAs Marist High School held its inaugural pitch night on May 12. which featured students enrolled in Innovative Design for Entrepreneurial Applications (IDEA). This course was new to the Marist curriculum this year, and was taught in a brand new entrepreneurial center at the school by Dan Gorsky ’79, a former McDonald’s senior vice-president.

Senior students enrolled in this course created and fully developed their own product or service. Student teams worked through the process of ideation, market research, and business plan development. They learned about marketing, accounting, and human resources, as well as the legal aspects of running a business. This is a hands-on course created to allow students to imagine, design, construct, market, and refine their own business ventures.

Students pitched their companies to a crowd of about 250, including the IDEA executive board, a group made up of successful businessmen and women from a variety of industries. Potential companies included items for pet care, food storage, sports gear, and more. “The variety of products and services reflected the students’ personalities well,” Gorsky said. “They were challenged to innovate upon an existing product or solve a problem which students identified. They definitely stepped up and impressed not only me, but everyone involved.”

After all ten teams presented, the IDEA executive board deliberated backstage. Three teams received some level of funding.

The first-place team, Candoo, received $10,000 to develop a web application that will connect

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH MARQUEZ AKA JOSEPH L. MARQUEZ, LUPE MARQUEZ, ERIKA MONDRAGON Defendants 14 CH 2159 10725 LYMAN 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 February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 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 12 IN BLOCK 3 IN WARREN J. PETER’S ADDITION TO RIDGELAND GARDENS IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NO. LR 1450983, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10725 LYMAN AVENUE, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-302-007-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $316,146.63.

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.falillinois.com. Please refer to file number F14010273.

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. F14010273 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 2159 TJSC#: 35-6058 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.

students on college campuses who are seeking services or recommendations. For example, a student who needs his iPad fixed could find a fellow student on campus who knows how to do it.

In second place with a $6,000 funding award, was Drive Us, another web application that will offer a network for high school students and parents to coordinate rides to school and related activities.

In third place, with a $4,000 funding award, was a team that created Hold, a uniquely designed and manufactured phone and wallet product.

Over the next six months, the funded teams will continue to develop their companies, and work with Marist to oversee their finances. Members of all three teams are committed to seeing their ideas come to fruition even as they move on to college.

Prize money came from donations to the Marist business curriculum initiative, which also includes finance students investing real money in the stock market, a stock market ticker in the cafeteria, and a move toward hands-on business learning in innovative space at the school.

“We want our students to have real world learning experiences so they have every advantage entering college and the work world,” Principal Larry Tucker ’79 said. “For us that means providing strong curriculum, dynamic space, and current technology. These kids are the leaders for the 21st century, and we want to make sure they have the necessary tools.”

The pitch night event was a culmination of a yearlong journey for both students and teacher. Gorsky transitioned from the business world to teaching at a high school.

“It was obviously a big change,” Gorsky explained. “But the business content was a natural fit, and the kids were great. We were pioneers together in this program, and I couldn’t be more proud.”

Throughout the year, students worked with mentors who represented a variety of industries, and also welcomed several guest speakers to class, including former president of McDonald’s U.S. Jan Fields and Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants CEO and founder Tim McEnery ’94.

Enrollment for the course this year was 48 students, but will nearly double for the 2015-2016 school year.

“We’re going to continue to grow not only this class, but other opportunities like this for our students in a number of departments,” Tucker said. “It’s an exciting time at Marist.” Tucker unveiled a vision for Marist education at a faculty meeting earlier in the year that focuses on progressive learning, and the tools, space, and methodology needed to improve on the school’s already rich curriculum.

—Marist High School

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Second-place team members Keara Arundel (Oak Lawn), Meg Pieczynski (Palos Heights), Jordan Blameuser (Garfield Ridge), and Jack Dombrowski (Crestwood), pictured with Marist teacher Dan Gorksy and Principal Larry Tucker, plan to make their web application a reality, and connect high school families to coordinate ride sharing using their $6,000 funding award.

Marist instructor Dan Gorsky, and Principal Larry Tucker, right photo, congratulated (from left) Jake Weisenfluh (Schererville, Ind.), Amelia Olivi (Beverly), Chris Scanlan (Evergreen Park), Ryan Wirtz (Mt. Greenwood), and Kevin Burns (Oak Lawn). The group pitched a uniquely designed and manufactured phone and wallet carrier, and received a $4,000 funding award to further develop it.

MVCC students demand gender-neutral and wheelchair accessible restrooms

By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent

providing at least one all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom in each of the campus buildings.

The governing Board of Mo“Gender non-conforming sturaine Valley Community College dents and workers, face discrimigot an up close and personal nation at the college every day view of what its student body due to the lack of a sufficient is all about in its meeting last number of all-gender or genderWednesday. neutral restrooms on campus.”

Crowding into the board room Ihmud said. was a cross-section of the student Sumoski added “All people have body. the right to be respected and afWhile some were there to be firmed in their gender identities recognized for outstanding ac- and expressions. No one should complishments, a second group experience harassment when uspresented a petition for gender- ing the restroom, a basic health neutral and wheelchair acces- need. As students and workers, sible restrooms in every campus people with disabilities and gender building. non-conforming people at MVCC Two students, Myasar Ihmud have the basic right to study and and Nicholas Sumoski, speaking work in an environment that is for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans- not detrimental to their health. gender (LGBT) students and “People, who vary in gender/ workers at the college, appealed sexuality, often are met with hosto the board members to respect tility and violence when they use the sexual and gender diversity of single-gender public restrooms. its student body and workforce by People with disabilities who may

have personal assistants who are of a different gender and parents with children of different genders often face harassment when accessing gender-specific public restrooms.”

There was no action or comment from the board.

The agenda then took a lighter turn as student accomplishments were recognized.

John Nash, director of Forensics, introduced the four members of his national award medalwinning debate team; Rizamae Enriquez, Oriane Dalmeida, Tonie Wasco and Amanda Garcia.

Competing in a National Speech and Debate competition, the team brought home silver and bronze awards, with Garcia taking second place in the speech competition.

Garcia stood in front of the board and spoke for ten minutes, delivering an animated, speech from memory. Her topic was based on a CNN report about college

Campus Leaders OLIVET NAZARENE Susan Morrill of Oak Lawn has received national recognition as an outstanding campus leader for 2015 by the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges program. She is the daughter of Bill and Lynda Morrill.

Morrill is one of a select group of 39 students in Olivet Nazarene University’s Class of 2015 to accept this prestigious award.

Majoring in music ministry, Morrill received this honor for her achievements while at Olivet, including: dean’s list 2014, homecoming court; Missions In Action trip to Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa in 2014 and 2015, ministry team; Douglas E. Perry Student Life Recreation Center building supervisor from 2012 to 2015, resident assistant for year, and Orpheus Choir, from 2012 to 2014.

Phil Caffee of Oak Lawn has received national recognition as an outstanding campus leader for 2015 by the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges program. He is the son of Philip and Debra Caffee.

Caffee is one of a select group of 39 seniors from Olivet Nazarene University to accept this prestigious award. Majoring in Christian education, Caffee received this honor for his achievements while at Olivet, including, dean’s list 2014, homecoming court escort for queen; St. Catherine of Alexandria youth group in Oak Lawn for four years and assistant youth minister for two years, four mission trips to Kentucky, Haiti, Alabama and North Carolina, and leading the youth group in their trip to North Carolina in summer 2015.

CARTHAGE COLLEGE Stephen Hobe of Hickory Hills presented research at Car-

thage College’s fifth annual Celebration of Scholars in April. The poster exhibition features original research, scholarship, and creative work completed by Carthage students.

Hobe presented “Lambeosaurinae: A Model for the Comparison of Ancestral Ontogeny and Phylogeny” and “Hot Air: A Comparison of Pulmonary Fitness Between Athletes and Singers.”

Presentations include senior theses and other exemplary works the students completed in courses, the summer undergraduate research experience, or independent research with faculty mentors.

The public event was held during Carthage’s spring family weekend.

Poster Competition required participants to submit their proposals beforehand and create a poster board with pre-made templates. At the competition, students then pitched their ideas to individual visitors before finally presenting in front of a panel of judges, consisting of two members from the Stahl Center Advisory Board and one Lewis University professor.

Alston won the first prize of an iPad Air 2. The second prize was $300, and the Student Choice Award was a $100 gift card.

The largest group of Lewis University students in more than a decade, including Agineszka Rychtarczyk and COASTAL CAROLINA Nicole O’Keefe of Oak Lawn, Jo Pieczynski, of Oak Lawn were confirmed this spring. Auxgraduated magna cum laude with iliary Bishop of Joliet Bishop Joa Bachelor of Arts degree in Eng- seph Siegel presided over their lish. Pieczynski was among more Confirmation mass in April at than 1,100 candidates for gradu- St. Joan of Arc Parish, Lisle. ation at Coastal Carolina UniverThe 17 students met on Sunsity’s commencement exercises. day nights for five weeks of the Michael J. Gerson, a nationally semester as part of the Rite of syndicated political columnist and Christian Initiation of Adults proformer aide to President George cess. The preparation explored W. Bush, addressed the graduating issues of adult faith within the class and received the honorary Catholic Church with an emphadegree, Doctor of Humane Letters. sis on the sacraments as essential to the adult faith journey. Weekly LEWIS UNIVERSITY small group discussions allowed Lewis University student Brit- the candidates to hear and share tani Alston recently won the their faith journeys and struggles top prize for her idea of an or- as college students in the 21st ganizational tool for students. century. Lewis University stuThe award was for the Lowell dents and staff sponsors joined Stahl Center of Entrepreneur- the candidates for the last three ship and Real Estate Elevator weeks of preparation.

Pitch and Poster Competition.

Hickory Hills resident Josh BELMONT UNIVERSITY Hamel presented at the comLily Paterno of Oak Lawn petition. qualified for the spring 2105 There were 11 Lewis Univer- dean’s list at Belmont University. sity students that pitched their Eligibility is based on a minibusiness ideas and products at mum course load of 12 hours and the contest. a quality grade point average of The 2015 Elevator Pitch and 3.5 with no grade below a C.

athletes who are enrolled in college for their athletic skills and given credits for classes they may never attend and often graduate without being able to read, or do not graduate at all. Her speech was a call to action to rectify this situation. Her performance received a rousing round of applause from the board and audience.

In other news, Board President, Sylvia Jenkins announced that the college had won a national first place award of excellence for advancing diversity from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

“There are 1,200 colleges in this association and we are proud to have won this first- place award,” she said.

The board presented a plaque of appreciation to Joanna Jadwiszczak, who retired after 18 years as a mathematics instructor at the college.

Photo courtesy of Moraine Valley Community College

Moraine Valley student Amanda Garcia presents her prize-winning speech at last Wednesday’s board meeting.

State Department tabs MVCC dean for refugee camp project Michael Morsches, dean of Learning Enrichment and College Readiness at Moraine Valley, took part in the community college’s 46th commencement helping to honor some 500 graduates on May 15.

The next morning he boarded a plane to go half-way around the world to help thousands of young people achieve success.

He will serve two months as an English Language Specialist at the behest of the U.S. Department of State at Mole Camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees operates the camp, which has a population of 27,000 people who have fled the civil war in the Central African Republic. Morsches will assist with implementing an English language curriculum at the camp’s new secondary school and providing teacher training to the camp’s English teachers and English club leaders. That’s where the U.S. Department of State comes in. It is one of several partners assisting the UN with providing services.

“The primary language in the Congo is French, so that’s why they want an ESL program,” Morsches said.

About 75 percent of the camp consists of refugees under the age of 25. He estimates there could be upwards of 5,000 secondary-age students. The UN is providing mostly primary education so is not able to provide secondary education. Many of the young people, however, want to continue their development in secondary education or even university.

“The State Department wants those students also to learn English,” he said.

Morsches also is excited about the other half of his assignment— creating English conversation clubs

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Michael Morsches

in the camp and developing a handbook for the clubs. One of the main reasons he believes he was selected is officials in the Department of State’s education branch were enthusiastic about Moraine Valley’s program.

“It will be a model for other refugee camps around the world,” he said. “We have about 80 students from 15 countries who take part in our conversation clubs over the weekend—many come Friday through Sunday for a total of 10 hours. They become comfortable speaking English, and they build a support network,” Morsches said.

He will work with about 100 teachers, and that’s another component he said he really looks forward to doing. “There is contagious energy—students are excited and the teachers are excited.” He will help the teachers learn methodology. “They’re really bright teachers, but they haven’t learned how to teach,” he said. “I can help them be better teachers.”

Morsches also will spend time in the nearby villages’ schools—he is required to live in the UN settlement rather than at Camp Mole, although he is accustomed to living in refugee camps. He lived and worked for two years in a camp in Yemen where there was no electricity or running water.

—Moraine Valley Comm. College

Thursday, May 21, 2015 The Reporter

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History made at the top

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Members of the Marist math team pose with their trophies following the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics state final at the University of Illinois at Champaign, where the group finished fourth overall and top among Catholic schools.

Marist math team takes fourth in state The Marist High School math team finished fourth at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics state final held on May 2, at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Marist also finished for the third straight year as the top Catholic school in Illinois.

The team competed with some of the best private and public high schools in Illinois, and had several top finishes in the contest’s events.

The senior pre-calculus team of Ryan Loizzo (Orland Park), Pat Sweeney (Beverly), Simon Rafacz (Oak Lawn), Joe Kezon (Mt.

The Kid’s Doctor

By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Treating concussion remains an inexact science A very interesting study was published recently in Pediatrics online on the “Benefits of Strict Rest after Acute Concussion.” The guidelines for treating concussion continue to be debated, making this research all the more thoughtprovoking.

This was a “randomized controlled study” which followed 88 patients between the ages of 11 and 22 who’d been diagnosed with a concussion. Forty-five of the patients were given instructions for five days of strict rest at home with no school, no work and no physical activity.

They were then allowed to have a “stepwise return to activity.”

The other 43 patients were told to “rest” for 1-2 days, after which time they could return to school also follow a “stepwise return to activity.”

Interestingly, there was no clinically significant difference in the neurocognitive or balance outcomes between the two groups.

In fact, the group that was “advised to rest for five days” reported more daily post concussive symptoms and slower resolution of symptoms than participants told to rest for 1-2 days.

This was only a small study and doesn’t mean everyone concussion patient should be treated the same way. In fact, when seeing patients who’ve sustained concussions, each person seems to be a bit different, as might be expected when dealing with a brain injury. No two brains are exactly alike.

In my own limited practice, I’ve found that very few tweens and teens subscribe to the complete rest theory for concussion: no school, but also no TV, no computer and no videos or smart phones (“What, no social media for five days?”) You’d have to put most of them on an isolated “post-concussion island” to ensure they disconnect.

The study authors also wondered if patients reported more symptoms after having strict rest recommended. It seems plausible.

I myself might notice a few more symptoms while just sitting still wondering if my head hurts or if I seem to be more fatigued.

Subjective symptoms are always difficult to quantify, which makes treating a concussion more problematic. I think erring on the conservative side and restricting “return to play” for a longer period seems to be of more importance than any other recommendation, including “five days of strict rest.”

In the wake of this study, more data is sure to follow.

(Dr. Sue Hubbard is an awardwinning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor” TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at http://www.kidsdr.com.

Greenwood), John LaMantia (Mt. Greenwood), and Tim O’Connell (LaGrange) finished in first place.

Seniors Kezon and Loizzo finished sixth in the two-person junior-senior division. Marist finished fifth in both Algebra 1 and geometry, and took fourth in Algebra 2. Individually, Sweeney and Kezon finished second and fourth, respectively, in precalculus, while Jake Rahn (Oak Lawn) took third in Algebra 1.

Among Catholic schools, Marist finished first overall and captured the top spot in Algebra

1, geometry, Algebra 2, precalculus, freshman-sophomore two-person and eight-person events, and the junior-senior relay.

To qualify for the ICTM state finals, Marist captured the regional title at a competition in February held at Chicago State University. They also won all three Catholic Math League South meets held during the year, and finished first in the annual Mathematics Teachers Association Contest at Loyola University. The 43 person team

practices several days a week after school under the direction of teachers and coaches Jeff Nicholson ’81 and Owen Glennon.

“Every year I am amazed at our young men and women who continually step up with their mathematical skills,” Nicholson said. “Our phenomenal team of seniors will be missed. They have set the bar high for our other levels of students who will surely accept the challenge next year. I could not be more proud.”

—Marist High School

Belkaoui named first male principal at Queen of Peace

Belkaoui

For the first time in the 53-year history of the school, Queen of Peace will have a male principal.

The Burbank school hired Hedi Belkaoui as the new principal of the school effective July 1 after the retirement of current Principal Mary Kay Nickels on June 30.

Belkaoui is a graduate of Dominican University with a Masters of Arts in Educational Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in Social Science and has his Illinois Administrative Certificate Type 75.

With more than 11 years of experience in teaching and administrative service in both public and private institutions in and out of the United States, Belkaoui brings a unique global perspective to increase student performance through collaborative leadership in alignment with the Catholic Dominicans of Sinsinawa values.

Current principal, Nickels made the announcement to the Peace

community in January that she had made the decision to retire at the end of this academic year.

She joined the Queen of Peace team in 2010 with more than 14 years of experience in education.

During her time at Queen of Peace, Nickels has been instrumental in the realization of numerous initiatives to the school. She is responsible for the faculty adoption of 13 new honors courses, the adoption of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Education, Arts and Math) curriculum and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) to enhance science, math, engineering and technology options and education for the young women of Peace.

She also oversaw the addition of two new sports to the athletic program, bowling and competitive dance, and the facilitation of the upcoming school-wide technology upgrade.

—Queen of Peace

The SWSRA King and Queen, Dawson were crowned May 8.

Jordan Johnson and Kristina

St. Laurence students complete Lewis Univ. leadership course St. Laurence introduced a new partnership with Lewis University this year, which offers St. Laurence students leadership development with Lewis faculty. Juniors and seniors recently completed a dual enrollment course, Life, Career, and the Emerging Workplace, which Lewis professors taught on site at St. Laurence. In the class, students considered self-perception in the workplace, along with leadership and management strategies.

“The St. Laurence students have met or surpassed my ex-

pectations while taking a course at Lewis University,” said Roman Ortega, Director of Veterans Affairs and Recruitment at Lewis, and one of the instructors for the course. “They are mature students that embody the leadership values that St. Laurence empowers them with. I have also seen an improvement in writing style, which will in turn help ease the transition to college.”

For their final project, students created comprehensive presentations of their personal and profes-

sional goals, as well as leadership lessons from the course.

“From my communication with many of the students who have taken the leadership course from Lewis, I have noticed an impressive group of individuals who have grown as leaders in the 16 weeks of the course,” said Jeff Clemens, St. Laurence Director of Leadership. “I am eager to see the impact the good fortune of attending a class like this will have on these young men in the near future.”

—St. Laurence

SXU’s commencement draw more than 7,500 Saint Xavier University held its commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

President and Chief Executive Officer Ana Dutra of Executives’ Club of Chicago delivered the Commencement address on May 8 to graduates of SXU’s Graham School of Management, and shared 10 messages of success for the future.

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Reynolds, Jr., of Loop Capital, was an honorary degree recipient and delivered the Commencement address on May 9 to graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, where he shared his inspiring tale of moving up the corporate ladder.

Physician and head of pediatric hematology/oncology at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital, Dr. Jason Canner gave the Commencement address on May 9 to graduates of the School of Education (SOE) and School of Nursing (SON) and received an honorary degree, which he dedicated to Emily Beazley, a Chicago girl fighting cancer.

SXU honored a total of 873 graduates with nearly 7,700 people in attendance. The Commencement ceremonies were held in the Shannon Center at the University’s Chicago campus.

Dutra’s address sought to inspire graduates through 10 messages of advice as they advance into their futures. She told various stories from her experiences in the corporate world, explaining the advice she has learned along the way.

Having a plan and being flexible, building relationships, and paying-it-forward were among some of the ideals she presented.

“Never underestimate the chance to help others and never think that any role is too small for you,” Dutra told the crowd.

“Because you never know what small role may lead to your next opportunity.”

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SWSRA dance draws more than 200 South West Special Recreation Association (SWSRA) held its Annual Spring Formal Dance May 8 with 214 registered participants and 30 volunteers.

The night began with group and formal pictures inside a huge balloon arch followed by dinner, dancing and naming of the Spring Formal King, Queen and Court. Spring formal King, Jordan Johnson, and Spring Formal Queen, Kristina Dawson, were presented to the crowd while Susan Vinyard, SWSRA’s recreation supervisor, crowned both participants.

Overall, seven special recreation associations, five group homes and numerous individuals from surrounding communities participated at the Alsip Apollo Center’s gymnasium.

South West Special Recreation Association (SWSRA) is a special recreation cooperative comprised of the following: Alsip Park District, Blue Island Park District, Village of Merrionette Park, Midlothian Park District, Palos Heights Recreation Department, Posen Park District, Summit Park District and Worth Park District.

—SWSRA

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF PALOS ROAD DISTRICT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (TENTATIVE 2015/2016 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE) Submitted photo

Emily Beazley, who is battling cancer, was given an honorary degree by Dr. Jason Canner at the St. Xavier commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

Canner’s speech brought some in the audience of to tears and was followed by a standing ovation. He discussed the concept of the “unknown,” and while it may be daunting, we still should continue on the path and not falter.Canner made a lasting impression when he dedicated his honorary degree to Beazley for her heroic push through the unknown realm of cancer.

He was asked to speak to the graduates for both his work at the hospital as well as his philanthropic efforts. He founded The Cure It Foundation, a non-

profit group that raises money to fund research aimed at pediatric cancer as well as offer help to South Side families.

SXU has worked in partnership with The Cure It Foundation, hosting the organization’s Fire Up A Cure fundraiser since its start in 2011.

“Today, this honorary degree is for Emily Beazley,” Canner said during his speech. “It recognizes her lifelong knowledge and desire to push through the unknown. She has earned the degree. She deserves it.”

--St. Xavier University

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Palos, Cook County, Illinois, to consider a tentative 2015/2016 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Town of Palos Road District, Cook County, Illinois.

Said hearing will be held at the Palos Town Hall, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. on June 25, 2015.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of Trustees, at the public hearing, shall adopt the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, or any part thereof, as such Board of Trustees deems necessary.

All citizens of the Town present at the hearing and desiring to be heard concerning the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be given an opportunity to do so.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is filed and made conveniently available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, during regular business hours.

Dated: May

, 2015.

Jane Nolan/s Clerk, Town of Palos Cook County, Illinois

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Worth gets jump on Memorial Day events

By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor Memorial Day observances will take place all over the country this weekend but last Sunday, the Village of Worth got a jump on honoring those who died serving our country with an hour-long ceremony that featured patriotic songs, speeches and the laying of wreaths at the village’s Veteran’s Memorial Park.

Worth Park Board President Steve Werner gave the most impassioned speech about the thousands who died for our freedoms. “We don’t realize it, but these warriors died for rights that we enjoy every day,� he said.

He mentioned that even unpatriotic people who want to “stomp on the flag� have that right because these men and women died for freedom to express themselves, even if others don’t agree with them. He emphatically said that he would never stomp on the flag and hoped the hundreds in attendance would never want to do that.

Chicago’s Richard Hefferman, representing Chicago Basha, also had some pointed thoughts on the flag, telling the crowd “Look at how beautiful and colorful our flag is with its stars and stripes. Flags from other countries are so bland.’’ Here are a few photos from the event:

Photos by Jeff Vorva

  Photos clockwise from top right:    Marrs-Meyer American Legion Auxilliary Unit 991 Color Guard Escorts   Vicki Walsh, Mary Frestel, Lynn Lode and Bethanne Lode brought up a wreath during the Worth Memorial Day observance Sunday.    Several wreaths were presented at Veteran’s Memorial Park on Sunday.   Boy Scouts 668 and Cub Pack 3668 led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Focus on Seniors SENIORS Smith Crossing, Smith Village to hold free support groups for caregivers, families June 4 at Smith Crossing in Orland Park, June 9 at Smith Village in Chicago Come June, residents in and around Orland Park and Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood who take care of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia will be able to take advantage of special programs offered by two of the area’s leading continuing care retirement communities.

The first meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, at Smith Crossing, 10501 Emilie Lane (enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street).

Tami Shemanske of Great Lakes Caring Home Health in Palos Heights and Kay Budick, a nurse practitioner with the Institute of Neurobehavioral Services in Orland Park will be special guests. They join the Crossing’s social services director Amy Majcina and director of admissions Amie Kamba in discussing, among other things, having access to professional caregivers in your home and managing stress.

To reserve a place, call 326-2300, or send an email to familyandfriends@smithcrossing.org.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, Smith Village’s memory support coordinator Diane Morgan will hold an open forum led, touching on subjects of interest to caregivers who attend.

Smith Village is located at 2320 W. 113th Pl, Chicago. To reserve a seat, call 474-7300, or send an email to familyandfriends@smithvillage.org. Â Â Â Â Before ending at 7:30 p.m., light refreshments will be served at both meetings.

55 and Up

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

Entertainment includes musicians, singers, luncheons, movies, plays and bingo.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS

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PALOS TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Palos (Palos Township) shall hold a public hearing on June 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Palos Township Hall located at 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465 concerning the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016.

PLEASE BE FURTHER ADVISED that the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the 2015-2016 fiscal year is conveniently available for public inspection at said Palos Township Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and during all other regular Town Hall hours.

Dated:

May

, 2015.

Colleen Grant Schumann/s Town of Palos Supervisor Jane Nolan/s Town of Palos Clerk

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CHICAGO RIDGE The Chicago Ridge Park District has several locations. For more information, call the Frontier Fieldhouse at 636-4900, or visit chicagoridgeparks.com.

Immediately: Ball Fore is currently open.

Residents can come out and enjoy a round on miniature golf and some swings in the batting cages. Afterwards, they can stop by the concession stand and enjoy one of the many snacks the Chicago Ridge Park District has to offer. The facilities hours are Monday through Friday 4 to 8 p.m., and weekends from noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday: The Lily Pad Splash Pad will be opening at 11 a.m. The Lily Pad fee is $2 for residents and $4 for non-residents. Children seven and under must be accompanied by an adult, and all children eight and over must have a Chicago Ridge Park District identification card which are available at Frontier Fieldhouse. The Lily Pad spring hours are Monday through Friday 3:30 p.m. to dusk and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to dusk. Beginning Monday, June 8 the Lily Pad will be open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to dusk.

June 11 and June 18: The Chicago Ridge Park District will be offering different grade level miniature golf tournaments at Ball Fore. The grade levels will run from fifth through eighth grade. The tournaments will take place on Thursday evenings during the summer season. Each tournament will be two rounds in length and will include an ice cream cone for signing up. Each grade level tournament be will separate. The fee is $5 per entry. Fifth and sixth grade will play Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m., and seventh and eighth grade will play Thursday, June 18 at 6 p.m.

May 20 through June 24: Vinyasa yoga focuses on flowing from pose to pose and linking the movement with the breath. This energizing type of yoga builds endurance, strength, and flexibility, all while calming the mind. Class is set to fun, upbeat music and ends with peaceful relaxation. All levels welcome. The class is being held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Freedom Activity Center. The fee is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents. The class is being taught

by Kelly McKimson-Rhodes, a certified yoga teacher trained at a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, Chicago.

May 19 through June 23 and May 21 through June 25: Zumba is a Latin inspired dance fitness program designed to feel like a party. It’s a program that the fit athlete and the shy, uncoordinated beginner can enjoy. The dance rhythms include: meringue, salsa, reggaeton and much more.

The class is being held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Freedom Activity Center. The fee is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents.

June 20: The Chicago Ridge Park District is offering a trip to Lincoln Park Zoo. The bus will leave the Freedom Activity Center at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m.

The fee is $7 for residents and $12 for nonresidents.

June 15: Registration is due for the Chicago Ridge Park District ‘s competitive basketball tournament being held at 11 a.m.

Saturday, June 20 at Freedom Park. Players, who need to be 18 and older, are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m. Divisions will depend on how many teams register. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Teams are guaranteed at least 3 games. The fee is $30 per team.

Library Notes CHICAGO RIDGE The Chicago Ridge Public Library is located at 10400 S. Oxford Ave. For more information, or to make reservations, call 423-7753.

More information is also available at chicagoridgelibrary.org.

May 21: The Chicago Ridge Public Library is hosting, Microsoft Excel 2013 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.. Patrons can learn about

the ribbon, formatting and resizing, basic formulas, auto fill, basic cell errors, and preparing a document for printing. While learning how the program functions, program participants will create a calendar including clipart. Call the library to register for this free class. New and increased computer classes are made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Eliminate the

Digital Divide grant program.

May 28: The Chicago Ridge Public Library is hosting, Nevien Shaabneh, author of, “Secrets under the Olive Tree,� from 7 to 8 p.m. Shaabneh is an ArabAmerican writer and speaker who strongly believes in the power of literature and the arts. Shaabneh graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bach-

elor’s degree in English Education and from Saint Xavier University with a Master of Arts degree. Shaabneh will present her book “Secrets Under the Olive Tree,� and discuss Palestinian and Muslim culture. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. Call the library to reserve a seat for this (Continued on page 12)

Heights Farmers Market now accepts LINK

Program set to begin Wednesday

The city of Palos Heights Farmers Market has been approved to accept LINK EBT cards for the purchase of approved food items by SNAP beneficiaries at the market.

SNAP, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, is the largest nutritional assistance program for limited-resource families run by the federal government, under the USDA. In Illinois, SNAP recipients receive their benefits using the IL LINK card, a debit card. The card can only be used to purchase approved items, such as farm fresh fruits and vegetables, breads, eggs, cheeses, meats, seeds or edible plants. LINK at the farmers market is a way for all area residents to have access to farm fresh, locally grown, in-season produce. LINK acceptance at the Palos Heights Farmers Market is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 27. LINK recipients must come to the City Tent to start the procedure at the market.

The market is working with local nonprofit groups, such as PLOWS Council on Aging, Catholic Charities, Worth and Palos Townships and area food pantries to inform local residents about the LINK Farmers Market program. In addition, the farmers market has partnered with area food pantries for donations of canned food items.

Thank you to all farmers market patrons who have participated in the program in May. Donations can be dropped off at the City Tent. Double credit will be earned on your Frequent Shopper Card each week a canned food item is donated. All completed Frequent Shopper Cards will be entered into a year-end market raffle, and multiple entries are encouraged. The drawing for the raffle will occur on Wednesday Oct. 14 at noon.

The variety of fruits and vegetables at the market continues to expand weekly. Locally grown strawberries have arrived, in addition to the other spring produce of kale, spinach,

rhubarb, and more. A large selection of food items is also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, croissants, bakery, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, toffee, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts and peppers.

Richert-Phillips Farm has a limited number of CSA applications available for the 2015 season. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The patron “buys� a share of the farm, is guaranteed the first picks of the week, and your basket is ready and waiting for you at the market. This program is great for time-crunched patrons.

Stop by and speak with Michael or Daniel for more information and to pick up an application.

Knife sharpening services are available at every market. Bring your knives to be sharpened on site, and larger items can be dropped off for one-week services.

Pampered Chef has all the kitchen and summer barbeque and party items needed to make your next event perfect. Gift items are also available. Stop by and see all Bonnie has to offer.

This will be the final May visit for

Tealightful Teas at the Community Tent.

Tealightful Tea has a wide variety of prepackaged and loose leaf teas, scone and cookie mixes, dips and spread mixes, and honey sticks. Donna also has beautiful teacups designed for loose teas preparation, iced tea pitchers and other equipment for refreshing summer drinks. Stop by and pick up delicious mixes for refreshing summer drinks.

Reservations continue to be taken for this year’s Community Tent. Interested not-forprofit organizations, area businesses and local artisans should email farmersmarket@ palosheights.org or call 203-6631 for more information. Reservations are taken on a first come first served basis, and dates are available in September and October.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2015 “Recipes of the Week�. Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week’s recipe along with previous early spring recipes. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD.com, or at www.palosheights.org.

While at the City Tent, representatives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand with split-the-pot raffle tickets for this year’s Car Classic Event. Tickets are only $2 each. The drawing will be held on July 16, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000. Applications for the “Shop Palos 2015 Summer Program� will also be available at the City Tent. The program is open to all city of Palos Heights residents, and is running through May 31.

Residents returning completed applications to City Hall will receive free single day pass to the Palos Pool.

More information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www. palosheights.org, by calling 361-1800, or email farmersmarket@palosheights.org.

--Palos Heights Farmers Market

Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Marijuana clinics taking it slow in south suburbs Local medical marijuana patients will not be able to get a prescription filled for several more months, says Steve Weisman, president of WCCC LLC, which has won approval to open dispensaries in a handful of south suburbs including Justice and Worth.

“It depends a lot on when the growers will have supply,” Weisman said this week.

He said local growers probably wouldn’t have their cultivation centers ready until late June and then depending on whether they planned to grow from seed or plantlings, it could take several months for the first batch of medical marijuana to hit the shelves, so to speak.

“I’m optimistic we’ll be open before the end of the year,” he said.

“But we will be ready to open well before that.”

For the record, Weisman said he would be opening clinics at 83rd Street and Roberts Road in Justice, at 114th Street and Harlem Avenue in Worth, in Homewood and Posen.

“I was shocked at how welcoming the local governments were,” he said.

Weisman said he would start building out the clinics over the summer.

“We’ll meet with architects and

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH MARQUEZ AKA JOSEPH L. MARQUEZ, LUPE MARQUEZ, ERIKA MONDRAGON Defendants 14 CH 2159 10725 LYMAN 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 February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 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 12 IN BLOCK 3 IN WARREN J. PETER’S ADDITION TO RIDGELAND GARDENS IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NO. LR 1450983, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10725 LYMAN AVENUE, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-302-007-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $316,146.63.

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 F14010273.

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

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Comings & Goings

Mall in the upper level in the Macy’s Court.

Urmi Salon offers manicures, pedicures, eyebrow threading, waxing, facials and henna tattoos.

The new salon is the 12th location for Urmi, which operates two salons and 10 kiosks in shopping centers.

By Bob Bong interior designers to decide how the clinics will look,” he said.

“We have conditional registration to start the buildouts,” he said.

“Then the state has to inspect us and give us final registration before we can start accepting patients.”

He said the process also includes background checks on anybody who will be working in the dispensary.

“Not just the clerk dispensing the marijuana,” he said. “Security guards and cashiers also have to pass the background checks.”

Weisman said the marijuana would be kept in a vault until being dispensed and would be delivered by local cultivators in some kind of armor car-type vehicle.

He said he didn’t know what kind of marijuana he’d have available until the growers were up and running.

“It all depends on what they grow,” he said.

Justice OKs truck repair Justice officials recently approved a business license for P&A Truck Repair at 9001 W. 79th Place.

Boutique opens at Ford City Red Goddess Boutique, an apparel store for women, opened recently at Ford City Mall at 7601 S. Cicero Ave. Urmi Salon opens in Orland Square Mall Owner Urmi Patel has opened a full-service salon at Orland Square

Panera opens in Tinley Park Missouri-based Hamra Enterprises opened its 100th Panera Bread location on Monday at 7204 W. 191st St. in Tinley Park’s Brookside Marketplace shopping center.

The Tinley location is the company’s 37th Panera location in Illinois and its third in the south suburbs. Other locations are in South Holland and Frankfort.

The company will celebrate the grand opening with a month-long fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Illinois foundation. For everyone who buys a Candy Cookie at all three Southland locations in May, Hamra Enterprises will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish Illinois.

The Tinley location is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. The location features a drive-through lane, dining, carryout and free Wi-Fi Internet access.

For more information, call 815806-6470.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.com and www. southlandsavvy.blogspot.com.

CNB Banks are growing CNB Bank, which owns a bank in Palos Heights, held its annual shareholders meeting in Carlinville.

CNB Chairman Richard Walden oversaw the April 21 meeting, in which approximately 78% of the company’s stock was represented in person or by proxy.

The main agenda item was election of the Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The slate of eight directors were: Ralph E. Antle, James T. Ashworth, Judith E. Baker, Shawn L. Davis, Peter L. Genta, Joe C. Heitz, Nancy S. Ruyle, and Walden. All of the elected directors are from Carlinville, with the exceptions of Antle from Taylorville and Heitz from Alton.

Ashworth presented a report on the past year’s performance of the company, which owns CNB Bank & Trust, NA, with offices in Alton, Brighton, Carlinville, Carrollton, Clayton, MO, Hillsboro, Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Oak Forest, Palos Heights, Pittsfield, Shipman, and

Taylorville. Highlighted was growth in deposits, loans, and total assets, all of which exceeded 8 percent growth during 2014. CNB Bank Shares, Inc. reported total consolidated assets of $788 million at December 31, supported by total stockholders’ equity of $66.7 million.

Walden was reelected as chairman of both boards, and the following were elected as directors of the Bank: James Ashworth, Judith Baker, John Boehm, Rick Champley, Bernard Curvey, Shawn Davis, Larry Franklin, Nancy Ruyle, James Salske, Richard Walden, and George Yard.

In addition, all of CNB’s officers were renamed to serve under their current titles, including Ashworth as president of the holding company, and Davis as president and CEO of the Bank. Serving as regional presidents of the Bank are Gary Graham, Carlinville; Tony Heitzig, Jerseyville; and Andrew Tinberg, Oak Forest.

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Profits & Sense Goodyear becomes first tire manufacture to debuts online tire sales in Chicago area The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has become the first tire manufacturer to simplify the tire-buying process by offering consumers the option to purchase tires and installation on its website, Goodyear.com.

The Goodyear.com e-commerce program is now available in Chicago and most surrounding counties, including: Cook; DeKalb; DuPage; Grundy; Kane; Kendall; Lake McHenry; Will; Jasper, Ind; Lake, Ind; Newton, Ind; Porter, Ind and Kenosha, Wisc.

The e-commerce program has been designed with the changing needs of consumers in mind. It provides a simple, seamless transaction from purchase to installation—with

transparent, upfront pricing. By visiting Goodyear.com, Chicago area drivers can become some of the first in the nation to purchase Goodyear tires online. The company plans to expand the program to additional markets over the next several weeks.

Consumers can purchase tires online from any computer or mobile device by visiting Goodyear.com.

After identifying their vehicle or tire size, available Goodyear tire options are provided, along with clear information to help consumers make the right tire selection. The consumer then schedules an appointment for tire installation at an authorized installer of their choice and the purchase is completed on Goodyear. com. Tire and installation costs are paid online and upfront, allowing consumers to simply show up for the appointment at their scheduled installation time.

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

Chicago Ridge Fannie Mae to Cardenas Angel, 6244 Washington St, $218,000; 2212 Holdings LLC to Makhlouf Suzan, 7112 W 99th St, Unit #109, $43,500; Bennett James M to Olszewski Stanislaw, 6430 W Pamela Ln, Unit #64309, $35,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Lopez Arthur, 6736 W 106th Pl, $145,000; Evergreen Park Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Michalski Frank, 9645 S Harding Ave, $185,000; Byline Bk to T Mari LLC, 2701 W 87th St, $125,000; Calini & Associates Inc to Mandala Thomas T, 8808 S Albany Ave, $223,000.

Hickory Hills Ciesla John to Czyz Michael, 8406 85th St, $215,000; Costopoulos Leonard C Tr to Moh D Ahmad S, 9433 S 79th Ave, Unit #204N, $105,000; Ploskonka Stanley to Aguilar Sergio, 8401 85th St, $271,500.

Oak Lawn Klupshas Kathleen A to Dineen Karrie, 5101 W Deblin Ct, Unit #51013B, $103,000; Uddin Iqbal to HB Prop Series N, 6634 W 95th St, Unit #66343D, $45,000; Judicial Sales Corp to 5372 W Kimball Trust, 5372 Kimball Pl, $59,500;

Like many people, you may enjoy investing. After all, it can be invigorating to put away money for your future, follow the performance of your investments and track the progress you’re making toward your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. However, you might be less excited about doing estate planning, dreading the perceived time, effort and cost. Yet, you can make the entire process more manageable by breaking it up into specific tasks.

What are these tasks? Everyone’s needs are different, but here are a few suggestions that may be applicable to your situation: • Purchase life insurance. If something were to happen to you, would your family be able to stay in the house? Would your children be able to go to college? You should have sufficient life insurance to take care of these and other essential needs. You might hear about various “formulas” for how much insurance you should purchase, but you may be better off by working with a financial professional — someone who can evaluate your assets, goals and family situation, and then recommend an appropriate level of coverage.

• Draw up your will For most people, a will is probably the most essential estate-planning document. Regardless of the size of your estate, you need a will to ensure that your assets and personal belongings will be distributed according to your wishes. If you die intestate (without a will), your belongings will be distributed to your “heirs” as defined by state laws — and these distributions may not be at all what you had in mind.

• Consider a living trust. Depending on your situation, you may

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Fannie Mae to Candos Daniel, 10135 Minnick Ave, $167,000; Bank Amer to Abuzir Nader, 6540 W 94th Pl, Unit #65403B, $70,000; Ennis Ellen to Alvarado Victor, 6300 Mobile Ave, $313,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Oglesby Jason R, 9408 S Parkside Ave, $195,000; Alsharif Hani to Gansel Kerry, 10016 Buell Ct, $249,000; Claudy Noel Decd to Cartalino Joanne, 4122 Wainwright Pl, $97,000; Macero Inv Inc to Alcantara Santos, 9620 52nd Ave, $75,000.

Palos Hills Nelson Patricia Alice Tr to Melody Michael, 9194 South Rd, Unit #9194B, $103,000; Prociuk Barbara G to Janiszewski Janice D, 10400 S Aspen Dr, $248,000; Sakelaris George to Valaitis Marina S, 9153 Del Prado Dr, Unit #91531S, $135,000; Kallen Realty Services Inc to Dr Prop Inv Inc, 11106 S 84th Ave, Unit #111062A, $32,000; Delorme Jill A to Leonard Michael J, 8638 W Sun Valley Dr, $238,500.

need to go beyond a will when drawing up your estate plans. For example, you might want to create a living trust, which can allow your assets to go directly to your heirs, avoiding the public, time-consuming and expensive process of probate. A living trust offers other benefits, too, so you may want to consult with a legal professional to learn more about this estate-planning tool.

• Check beneficiary designations. The beneficiary designations on your insurance policies and retirement accounts, such as your IRA and 401(k), are powerful and can even supersede the instructions left in your will. So it’s in your best interests to make sure you’ve got the right people listed as your beneficiaries.

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Over time, you may need to update these designations to reflect changes in your family situation.

• Make final arrangements.

Whenever you pass away, it will be a stressful time for your loved ones. To ease their burden, consider establishing a “payable-on-death” account at your bank, and then funding this account to pay for your funeral and related expenses.

• Share your plans. The most comprehensive estate plan in the world may not be of much value if nobody knows of its existence. Share your plans with your loved ones and heirs.

It’s important that everyone knows their roles in carrying out your wishes.

When dealing with any estate-planning issues, you’ll want to consult with your legal and tax professionals.

And by taking a step-by-step approach, you can keep the process moving forward — without feeling that you’re being overwhelmed.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor

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Astros win conference crown for first time in 20 years after whipping Ike

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

For a baseball coach, all weeks should be like Frank DiFoggio’s was last week.

From a personal standpoint Shepard’s veteran leader reached a milestone. When the Astros defeated Oak Lawn 9-2 last Tuesday, they gave DiFoggio his 300 th career victory, although he quickly shrugged off that achievement.

“All it means is I’m getting old and I’ve had good players,” he said. “I tried to keep it q u i et [beforehand]. It’s not a big deal in the whole scheme of things.”

A bigger deal to DiFoggio was what the triumph meant for Shepard in 2015. With it, the Astros moved ahead of the Spartans and into the South Suburban Conference Red penthouse.

And that was only the beginning. Shepard went on to edge Lemont 3-2 in an SSC crossover on the road last Thursday and then met Oak Lawn for a return engagement in Palos Heights on Friday. The Astros prevailed again, although eight innings were required to pocket a 6-5 win for win No. 20 – the first time they did that in seven years.

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Things are looking up for Adam Gregory and Shepard’s baseball team after the Astros won their first conference title in 20 years on Monday.

A league that they own Knights claim title in debut MSC season

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Sandburg softball coach Jim Fabianski cleans up home plate after a heavy rain hit Orland Park Saturday morning. The Eagles’ SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue game with Lincoln-Way East went ahead as scheduled, however, and they collected a 6-5 victory. Story on Page 2.

For Chicago Christian, thrice is right.

A move into the Metro Suburban Conference for the 2014-15 school year did nothing to derail the Knights’ championship train.

However, having won the final two league titles in the now-disbanded Suburban Christian Conference meant Chicago Christian technically had nothing to defend.

Interestingly, that’s kind of how the Knights decided to look at this year’s situation as well.

“You don’t set out to be second,” Christian coach Eric Brauer said. “[But] we really haven’t discussed [another conference crown] as being important.”

The emphasis, he said, was on the Knights advancing deeper into the 2015 postseason, which got underway for the state’s Class 1A and 2A schools this week.

Christian was hosting its own 2A regional and due to have its first playoff contest on Wednesday.

But the Knights entered it as a league champ yet again. Although it was not given high priority by

anyone within the Christian program, the feat was accomplished after the Knights swept past three MSC opponents last week.

Chicago Christian was guaranteed no worse than a title share, and the Knights would capture it outright if rival Illiana Christian lost any of its three remaining conference encounters. But even a co-championship, though it wasn’t considered a specific goal, is satisfying.

“It was nice to get,” Brauer said. “Our kids are definitely excited.”

And they had a right to be.

The Knights’ three consecutive crowns are only one fewer than were collected between 1942 and 2012. What made this latest one especially notable is that Christian had to navigate a 19-game league schedule, its largest ever.

“A key to doing well in conference games is having a deep pitching staff,” Brauer said. “We have five pitchers with 30 or more innings [thrown].”

That balance is reflected in the fact that, prior to Christian Bolhuis’ performance last Wednesday versus Elmwood Park, no

Knights hurler had pitched a complete game this spring. Dan Vos then followed suit on Saturday.

Bolhuis’ nine-strikeout, twohit effort enabled Christian to sweep the Tigers, who had suffered a 16-6 setback the day before. Amazingly, the Knights routed Elmwood despite falling behind 6-1 in the second inning.

“Getting down [like that] was a big hole,” Brauer said. “If they would have pitched their No. 1 [guy] Tuesday instead of Wednesday, we would have been in trouble.”

Things obviously weren’t great Tuesday either, but Brauer believed a comeback was possible.

“We had been hitting their guy pretty hard -- to their credit they made the plays,” Brauer said. “I definitely thought we were going to get to him. [Then] when they made a pitching change, it went south [on them] pretty quick.”

The Knights had closed the gap to two during their fourthinning at-bat and then exploded with 12 runs in the fifth to win by the mercy rule. Seven players had RBI in the frame, including Adam Schoenle (three on two

doubles), Jack DeVries (two-run double), Josh Hill (two-run double) and Trevor Wolterink (RBI single, sacrifice fly).

Wolterink finished with a team-high four RBI on the day and Zach Frieling added two while swatting a pair of doubles.

Christian totaled 16 hits in support of Wolterink, who earned the victory in relief of Vos. *** The scenario was vastly different in the rematch, although Elmwood Park again took the first lead when it tallied on a wild pitch in the fifth. With the Knights in the midst of a 12-strikeout day, Brauer wasn’t feeling particularly optimistic.

“In a pitchers’ duel, it felt like that might be enough [for them],” he said of the Tigers’ run.

Christian showed only two signs of offensive life through the first six stanzas and wasted both a bases-loaded, one-out situation and Schoenle’s triple. But in the seventh, Elmwood Park offered a little unintentional assistance.

Following a walk to DeVries, Tyler Edgar was safe when the throw to first on his sacrifice bunt pulled the fielder off the bag. AfSee KNIGHTS, Page 3

No rest for the weary

Busy RedHawks receive mixed reviews

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

If nothing else, Marist baseball players are getting an earlier-than-expected taste of what is often referred to as the “daily grind.”

Like the nation’s workforce the RedHawks found themselves locked into an every-day routine last week, one that offered no break and may have occasionally turned the games from fun into a chore.

Not only did Marist play for six straight days, but one of those afternoons featured a doubleheader -oh, and two other games went beyond regulation.

“It’s mentally tough, especially if you’re struggling,” RedHawks coach Kevin Sefcik of the heavy load.

In truth, Marist really didn’t as it won four times in seven tries, and one of the losses -- Sunday’s 10-9 verdict versus St. Patrick -- was largely the result of the RedHawks running short of arms.

“They were in the same boat as we were: throwing guys who normally don’t pitch very much,” Sefcik said of the Shamrocks. “[That’s why] I didn’t get worked up about losing a few games.”

While professional players become accustomed to competing almost every day, Sefcik said expecting teenaged athletes to do the same isn’t so easy.

“You just kind of grind through it,” he said. “[But] you’re going to class all day and we had prom Friday night, so our guys didn’t get much rest [heading into Saturday’s twinbill].”

While Sefcik said it would probably be in his players’ best interest to catch a breather before the postseason commences next week, he admitted there’s a part of him that “kind of like[s] it too because we’re in a little rhythm now.”

Certainly, the RedHawks (20-11, 9-8 East Suburban Catholic Conference) appeared perfectly fine last Wednesday. That’s when they rode a superb pitching performance from Rich Kairis to a 1-0 conference win over Benet Academy.

The senior went the distance and fanned nine while walking just one Redwings batter. Pat Meehan’s single provided Marist with the contest’s lone marker as it drove in Brian Wood.

The triumph came one day after Benet prevailed 3-1 in 11 innings. Meehan had two hits and tallied the RedHawks’ only run as Marist wasted seven strong innings by pitcher Jack Snyder. The locals loaded the sacks in their final plate appearance but were unable to break through.

That give-and-take pattern was also evident against St. Pat’s and Carmel. Two days before beating the RedHawks the Shamrocks suffered a 5-1 defeat as Marty Meyer held them without an earned run during his six-inning pitching stint.

Meehan (two RBI) and John Carmody (homer) were Marist’s offensive ringleaders, but they didn’t Photo by Jeff Vorva act alone.

Also helping to subdue St. Pat’s were Zach Sef- He was thinking about a bunt, but an inside pitch gets Marist’s Zach Sefcik to back away from the plate last Tuesday against Benet Academy. The RedHawks lost the East Suburban Catholic Conference contest in 11

See REDHAWKS, Page 3 innings, 3-1, but gained revenge on the Redwings the next day by notching a 1-0 win.

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SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Bulldogs are on the rise

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Richard coach Julie Folliard is convinced that softball and life parallel one another in regard to ebbs and flows.

And the Bulldogs have definitely experienced their share of up-and-down moments as reaching the .500 mark this season has proved a challenge. But last week they finally made it by going 3-1.

That gave Richards an overall record of 14-13 entering the final week of the regular schedule.

After losing 4-2 to Shepard in their first game of the week, the Bulldogs rebounded to gain three straight South Suburban Conference victories: 16-6 over Argo on Thursday, 3-0 over Evergreen Park on Friday and 12-0 over Eisenhower on Saturday.

“We had some growing to do as a team,” Folliard said. “We have nice mix of youth and veterans, but the key was getting all of them to play well at the same time -- that has taken a little time. They’ve learned a lot and grown as players and young people. It’s coming together now, which is really nice to see.

“They’re young leaders and outstanding students, and they’re feeling good about their progress and each other. They get along fantastically, they’ve worked hard and it’s great to see them playing well.

“Softball is like life -- full of ups and downs and [deciding] how you handle it. You stay together and work through it.”

Richards was never able to get over the hump and overcome its troubles against the Astros after falling behind by three runs in the fifth inning. Abby Gentile’s sacrifice fly gave the Bulldogs a run in their half of the fifth, but they could never regain the lead Emily Wetzel had given them with her fourth-inning homer. Sara Kiziak went the distance in the circle and struck out four while absorbing the setback.

“I thought we played hard against Shepard,” Folliard said.

“We scattered our runs, which was good, [but] we just didn’t get every big hit. It was a close game.”

Jessica Coyle had two hits, including a homer, for the Astros and Heather O’Kelly contributed an RBI triple to Shepard’s fifthinning rally. Gabby Graffeo scattered seven hits in earning the pitching victory. *** Wetzel (3-for-3, four runs, three RBI), Gentile (two hits, two RBI), Hailey Czerwinski (three hits, four RBI) and Lauren McManus (two runs, one RBI) all played key roles for Richards in its romp over the Argonauts.

Selling in a watereddown market From April 9, 2009

Having once worked in the advertising field, I am no stranger to the concept of promotion.

I also understand fully the need to obtain — and then retain — clients. The newspaper industry is finding out the hard way what happens when businesses take their advertising dollars elsewhere.

Sure, the Internet has siphoned large chunks of readership from virtually every paper across the country, but the bigger problem is that too many advertisers have followed readers off the page. The decline in ad revenues is, in reality, the primary reason most newspapers currently find themselves in rather perilous financial straits.

What’s interesting to me is that a number of organizations are slicing their advertising budgets at a time when they should actually be beefing them up.

While consumer spending is undeniably down, dollars are still changing hands. But if a company decides to go into hiding and not plant its name firmly in the public’s consciousness, it’s hastening its own demise.

Out of sight, out of mind, and — at least in the case of those refuse-to-market-themselves enterprises — eventually out of money as well.

Not every business is so blind to the need for continued promotion. And one of the safest advertising avenues corporations can pursue is the athletic world.

As I recently talked about in another column, Americans are not about to give up their sports watching. Even if they no longer can afford to attend games in person, they’ll still watch on TV and follow happenings in the newspapers — assuming, of course, the sports departments of those papers haven’t already been dismantled.

So what better way to reinforce a product identity than to associate it with athletics? The corporate heavy hitters — we’re talking organizations like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola — really don’t need any tie-ins, seeing as how their brands are indelibly burned into our brains, but lesser-known commodities would stand to benefit from stadium signage and the like.

Thus, you’ve got to admire the move made by one company, which has aligned itself with the Women’s Professional Soccer League and now calls itself “the official water sponsor” of the WPS. Think about this for a moment — the official water sponsor.

At the risk of closing that well-established separation between church and media, I’ve always thought of God as the official water sponsor for everything, including the WPS. To be fair, HINT Essence Water isn’t just the same water that you can get from the nearest tap for pennies a day, but one of those “designer” waters that adds a touch of flavoring to that same water you can get from the nearest tap for pennies a day.

According to the official e-mail press release I received, HINT bottles its product in “13 delicious flavors that are all-natural and sugar-free.”

HINT is touted as a “great thirst-quenching alternative to plain water, without any sugar or sodium.” Just in case you missed reading it the first time, the folks at HINT wanted you to know for sure that sugar was absent from its product, so it mentioned that fact twice.

I know HINT is a legitimate product and deserving of whatever ad space it can afford to purchase, but the idea of having an official water sponsor strikes me as amusing. What comes next in the marketing marriage of products and sports?

• Hyponex, the official infield dirt of Major League Baseball?

• BioGuard, the official chlorine of U.S. Olympic swim team practice pools?

• Tweeten, the official cue chalk of the American Poolplayers Association?

• VISE, the official thumb grip of the Professional Bowlers Association?

• HINT, the official frozen water of National Hockey League rinks?

You get the idea. It’s silly, sure, but don’t think there’ll ever be an end to the sports-products link. Heck, if someone invents phony sweat — and don’t laugh because artificial tears already exist — trust me when I say they’d find a way to sell it.

And with the (lack of) effort many of today’s high-priced athletic stars exhibit, there’d be a bull market for it.

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Photos by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Katie Krzus beats the throw home and scores the Eagles’ second run in Saturday’s SWSC Blue victory over Lincoln-Way East.

“We did put up some runs, which was good to see,” Folliard said. “We got our bats going. The offense is coming alive at the right time, which is great. A lot of girls got into the action.”

Folliard was also pleased to see Wetzel log another solid day at the plate.

“Emily is coming back into her stride,” Folliard said. “She was struggling for a little bit, so seeing here in sync is a good thing. She’s coming on strong again.” *** Kiziak struck out five while firing a three-hitter and Czerwinski and McManus provided the RBI as the Bulldogs slipped past the Mustangs. Wetzel scored two of Richards’ runs.

“Evergreen is always a strong team, so we were expecting a close game,” Folliard said. “It was a good game. I felt we were very confident with our hitting in that game [and] we got two big runs in the sixth.

“Sara Kiziak was solid and did a great job for us. She’s just the real deal.”

The Mustangs had more batting success against Reavis last week, but the result was no more favorable for Evergreen as it lost 11-7 to the Rams. *** The Bulldogs wrapped up their week by crushing the Cardinals in Richards’ third annual Strike Out Cancer game. Wetzel homered as part of a 3-for-3, two-RBI day and Samantha Waller went deep One pitch into Saturday’s game Lincoln-Way East already had one out as Sandburg outfielder Samantha Coffel hauls in a fly ball. The Eagles went

See SOFTBALL, Page 4 on to win the SWSC Blue contest in Orland Park.

It’s odd that they’re even Crusaders, Vikings trade one-run victories

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Playing on even terms is not all that shocking when two Chicago Catholic League Blue teams square off against one another.

So that part of last week’s series between Brother Rice and St. Laurence likely caught no one off guard. What made the split eye-opening was the fact the two contests were almost identical, right down to the 1-0 final scores that favored the Vikings on Wednesday and the Crusaders three days later.

“It’s sort of crazy for sure,” St. Laurence coach Pete Lotus said. “I don’t know how many we’ve had in [my] 10 years [here] but definitely not two 1-0 games in the same season, let alone the same week. In high school baseball that’s not so common.

“It speaks to the parity in the league.

That’s what makes it so interesting and fun.”

Lotus got no argument about any of his observations from coaching counterpart John McCarthy.

“It was two good teams going at it,” McCarthy said. “Obviously you want to win both, but it was just great pitching performances on both sides [both days] -- classic pitchers’ duels.

“It was good baseball. It’s a credit to the job Pete and his staff are doing and a credit to what my assistants are doing.”

Besides the victory itself, what made Wednesday’s game special to Lotus was that it was a welcome-back occasion for pitcher John Riordan, who was thought to be lost for the season after breaking a knuckle on his non-throwing hand in the 2015 opener. After seeking a number of medical opinions, Riordan found a doctor comfortable with inserting a wire instead of pins into the finger, thereby speeding up the recovery process.

All Riordan did upon his return was

fire a three-hitter and require just 79 pitches to shut down Rice.

“We didn’t know what we were going to get,” Lotus said. “It was great to get John back and I was real happy for him.

It was tough for him to sit out.”

Crusaders sophomore Jack Guzek was every bit Riordan’s equal except for the sixth inning. Although the Vikings collected only three hits themselves, Frank Greco’s single helped fuel the game’s lone scoring as it moved Nick Verta (walk, stolen base) to third and enabled him to cross the plate on Anthony Rios’ groundout.

Rios accounted for St. Laurence’s other two hits. The Vikings didn’t get anyone past second base until the sixth.

Ryan King had two of Rice’s safeties and Mike Schalasky smacked a double.

Before the week was out Schalasky raised his season homer total to 10 as he continued to be the area’s most prolific power hitter.

“The type of year he’s having is absolutely fantastic,” McCarthy said. “It’s pretty impressive the type of season he’s putting together. He’s having a career year and it’s a credit to the work he’s put in.” *** Role reversal was in effect on Saturday, a day when Rice honored its current seniors and inducted three former players into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Ushered in were 2009 graduates Bobby Schuch and Kevin Callahan and 2010 alumnus Kevin Koziol.

What that trio witnessed was another tense matchup, this one pitting Schalasky against Greco. Schalasky allowed just two hits over six innings and reliever Jack Butler gave up another in the seventh, but singles by Greco, Rios and Jack Cavanaugh weren’t enough to get the job done for the Vikings.

Like Guzek on Wednesday, Greco was the pitcher who finally blinked -- barely.

Again the sixth stanza decided it as King singled, was sacrificed to second, got to third on a wild pitch and scored on Ryan Kutt’s sacrifice fly. For the second time versus St. Laurence, King stroked a pair of hits.

“It was eerily similar [to Wednesday],” Lotus said of Saturday’s encounter. “I definitely didn’t expect it.” “[Both clubs] were playing hard, playing disciplined and staying focused,” McCarthy said. “As a player, the Catholic League Blue sets you up for the postseason [with] the intensity of the games, the pressure [and level of] competition.

I feel our kids are prepared for that situation and the rigors of the playoffs with these 1-0 games.”

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The Crusaders also engaged the Mustangs in a one-run battle last Tuesday, a game highlighted by two-run dingers from Schalasky and St. Rita’s Tyler Halas. However, the hero of the day in McCarthy’s view was Jake Petraitis.

A seldom-used senior, Petraitis was called on to pinch hit when the contest entered the eighth inning and he delivered a game-winning single. McCarthy was thrilled for his player.

“It’s absolutely wonderful for him,” the coach said. “He hasn’t gotten a lot of at-bats and it’s a difficult task to hit in that situation and environment, but it shows the type of kid he is -- hard-working and a pure character guy. To see him come through and how excited our kids were for him shows you how much everybody thinks of him. He does everything for us.

“He is the ultimate teammate and I can’t say enough about him. That’s why you do this job -- to see kids like that [prosper]. It’s really, really special.”

Halas’ round-tripper was one of only three hits surrendered by Kutt, who fanned eight and walked three while triSee CRUSADERS, Page 5

Laughing it off

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Emily Lemmenes (11) smiles in disbelief after her shot went wide of the net last Tuesday against Catalyst-Maria, but she and her Chicago Christian teammates got the last laugh as they bagged a 6-0 win in the Class 1A regional semifinal match played at Trinity Christian College. Lemmenes had four goals in the game. Story on Page 5.

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No eight, too late

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Rams halt Bulldogs’ streak and title bid

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Eight still might not have been enough, but Richards will never know.

While most people focused on Oak Lawn — and to a lesser degree Shepard and Evergreen Park — whenever discussions arose about the top contenders for South Suburban Conference Red supremacy, little was said about the Bulldogs. Seeing as how they were the defending divisional champ, that might have seemed a bit surprising.

But Richards had the misfortune of losing some early conference matchups and, in the opinion of many, quickly played itself out of consideration.

However, while few were looking the Bulldogs peeled off seven wins in a row, the last of those coming last Tuesday versus Reavis.

Suddenly, Richards returning to a lofty perch appeared a distinct possibility. Bulldogs coach Brian Wujcik, for one, wasn’t at all stunned by the development.

“The season kind of went the way we felt it would,” he said. “[We thought we’d be] getting better as it went along because of all the kids we graduated [last spring]. For us it came down to Wednesday at Reavis.”

And that’s where the late-season surge fizzled out. After dropping a 6-5 verdict the day before, the Rams pinned a 7-5 defeat on Richards that essentially ended the latter’s hopes for a successful championship defense.

The Bulldogs (16-13, 12-5) had an outside shot at a shared title entering the final week of the regular season, but accomplishing it would require them besting TF South and Oak Forest and then hoping Eisenhower engineered a sweep of Shepard.

“Chalk it up to youth,” Wujcik said in regard to Richards likely having to settle for no better than a runner-up position.

Actually, more problematic than age throughout the course of the season has been a very un-Bulldogslike offense. Normally a major strong point for the program, Richards’ team batting average stood at just .295.

“When you’re not hitting well, there’s some things you can’t do,” Wujcik said. “I don’t want to bunt guys along because we can’t drive them in, so why give up an out [when] you can’t generate anything?

We try to hit-and-run a little more and be a little more aggressive on the bases.”

It helps too when the opposition is having a difficult time. According to Wujcik, Reavis “lost the game [on Tuesday] more than we won the game.

We sleepwalked through most of it.”

The Rams were ahead 5-2 after scoring a run in the top of the seventh, but then they proceeded to selfdestruct. They gave Richards an opening by committing an error in the bottom of the frame. The miscue was sandwiched between a walk and Chris Zeschke’s single to create a bases-loaded situation for the ‘Dogs.

Angelo Smith’s groundout chased in one run and then Reavis allowed two passed balls that evened the score for Richards. One inning later a bad throw

Knights

Continued from page 1 ter failing twice to lay down his own bunt, Hill was plunked by a pitch to load the bases. Pat McCarthy’s single came next, and when the Tigers’ left fielder was unable to make a diving grab the ball bounced past him and all three runners crossed the plate to give the Knights a 3-1 triumph.

“If he had tried to keep [the ball] in front of him, we only score one,” Brauer said of Elmwood Park’s unlucky outfielder.

“But the kid was trying to make a game-winning play.”

Chicago Christian 14 Fenton 1 Thursday’s matchup was a lot like Tuesday’s in that the final margin was deceiving. Although Christian won handily, it did so only by erupting for 10 runs in the seventh.

“It was very misleading in terms of the grind of the game,” Brauer said, referring to the scoring differential. “Prior to this [past] week we had played 30 games and not once had we put up 10 runs in an inning. It’s very uncommon, but then we do it twice in three games.

“In all four games we had one inning that decided it. If you’re going to talk about playoff baseball, that’s usually what it is [like].”

The wind was blowing in on Thursday, so the Knights resorted mostly to singles to get the job done. Hill did slam an RBI triple in the sixth, but he also knocked in a teammate with a groundout.

Nine players drove in at least one run for Christian.

Wolterink, who had thrown just 34 pitches on Tuesday, asked for the ball again and supplied the Knights with six innings of threehit ball spiced with eight whiffs.

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Vos didn’t ring up as many strikeouts on Saturday, but he was no less in command than Wolterink had been against the Bison.

Vos faced only 22 Mustangs and allowed one hit, needing just 69 pitches to up his ledger to 9-2.

“You might have to be a baseball purist to say it because he only had three strikeouts, but that’s about as dominant as it

and dropped third strike were part of the Bulldogs’ game-winning rally.

Ryan Willett tallied the deciding run to culminate a 4-for-5 day. Zeschke earned the pitching win with 3 2/3 innings of two-hit relief. He struck out three, walked one and did not give up an earned run. *** According to Wujcik, “the baseball gods kind of evened things out” on Wednesday. Specifically, he pointed to the Rams’ five-run sixth inning.

While Richards was guilty of one error, it avoided a defensive meltdown. The Bulldogs were victimized most by several softly hit balls — included in Reavis’ rally were two flares into right field, a couple seeing-eye singles and an infield hit.

Those were the first successes Rams batters had against Smith, who carried a no-hitter into the sixth.

He fanned eight and walked four in a 5 2/3-inning mound stay. Smith is part of a Richards staff that has held its collective earned-run average below 3.00.

Also keeping the Bulldogs competitive amid the struggling offense is a defense that boasts a .940 fielding percentage, one of the team’s highest figures in recent years.

Richards collected six hits in the loss, which included a double by Zeschke and Noel Castro’s RBI single.

Richards 11 TF North 0 Any disappointment the Bulldogs housed about Wednesday’s loss stayed well hidden on Thursday as they rebounded to rout the Meteors. Castro’s homer, double and five RBI paved the way for Richards, which scored in four of its five plate appearances.

“I like the way we bounced back,” Wujcik said.

“I’m glad we didn’t come out flat because that was definitely a possibility after our conference hopes were basically gone.”

Castro was a one-man wrecking crew for the Bulldogs. In addition to his prowess at the plate, the senior tossed a four-hitter, struck out six and did not give up any free passes. Backing him with two hits and two RBI each were Zeschke and Nick Fritz.

Andrew Calderon (RBI) and Noah Petrusevski (RBI) were other offensive notables.

Lincoln-Way West 3 Richards 0 After their outburst against TF North, the Bulldogs went into the deep freeze scoring-wise. Brother Rice blanked them 10-0 on Friday and the string of zeros got extended by seven on Saturday courtesy of the Warriors.

Richards’ best scoring opportunity came in the second inning when it placed two men in scoring position with just one out. Lincoln-Way West left them stranded thanks to its second baseman, who made two impressive plays in a row to choke off the budding rally.

Ryan Renken took the loss, but he pitched well in defeat as he allowed seven hits — just two more than the Bulldogs collected — and struck out four while walking two.

gets,” Brauer said of Vos’ mound outing. “[Evergreen] has some good wins on the schedule, so to go on the road in sloppy weather [and succeed], we were pretty happy with it. It was really fun.”

Christian snapped a scoreless tie in the fourth on DeVries’ double and then tacked on insurance runs in the seventh with Vos’ sacrifice fly and a double steal.

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The Mustangs fared better in some of their other outings last week as they registered three South Suburban Conference crossover wins. The first came at the Meteors’ expense on Tuesday as Will Doran fired a no-hitter with eight strikeouts.

Despite its lack of offense, TF North managed to grab a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first as it capitalized on two of Doran’s three free passes plus an Evergreen error and wild pitch. After that, however, the Meteors put just three other runners aboard.

The Mustangs inched in front by one in the third and then exploded for five more runs in the fourth to seize command of the contest. Mark Martin’s basesclearing triple was the most damaging hit, but Mike Rizzo and Sean Miller each picked up an RBI on a single.

That threesome wound up knocking in nine of Evergreen’s 12 runs. Rizzo also had a double in the game.

Evergreen Park 8 Lemont 6 Chances are most people figured on the Mustangs defeating TF North; far less certain was Evergreen being able to do the same to the Indians on Wednesday. But that’s what happened, thanks to a rapid getaway.

The Mustangs put up dual three-spots in their first two atbats despite stroking nothing more than a single during either rally. Miller, Brendan Walsh and Brian Pall all had RBI with their hits in the second, but Evergreen’s initial outburst was sparked by two of Lemont’s three errors.

Each supplied the Mustangs with a run.

Evergreen also tallied when Jimmy Segura was hit by a pitch with the bags filled. Martin and Pall chipped in singles to the uprising.

Two more runs in the sixth, resulting from a passed ball and Pall’s two-bagger, seemed little more than cosmetic, but they proved vital when the Indians roared back with five markers in the bottom of that frame. The Mustangs escaped further danger when they fielded a grounder and Pall struck out the next two batters.

Pall and Martin went a combined 6-for-9 at the plate and the former also earned a save after relieving winning pitcher Connor McKeever in the sixth.

Evergreen Park 6 Bremen 5 Also falling short of the Mustangs was the Braves on Friday, although 10 stanzas were needed to declare a winner.

And going extra innings wasn’t the only thing that made the loss painful to Bremen. The Braves no doubt rued the fact they squandered the 5-1 lead they held through 4 ½ innings.

Evergreen (15-9, 10-7) made a gradual comeback, using solo tallies in the fifth and sixth to draw closer and then creating a deadlock in the seventh on Miller’s two-out, two-RBI hit. Joe Piet and Harold McClarin scored on the single after getting hits of their own.

The Mustangs’ defense helped them dodge a couple extra-inning bullets. Evergreen forced Bremen to leave the sacks jammed in the eighth and then recorded a twin killing in the 10th with one of the outs being made at home.

Given a lift by that, the Mustangs won in their ensuing plate appearance as Walsh and Dan Kunes both singled and the Braves issued a pair of walks, including one to Ronnie O’Toole that forced in the deciding run. Sacrifice flies

by Rizzo and Dan Smith provided two of Evergreen’s earlier markers as did a Walsh groundout.

Martin was the winner in relief.

Oak Forest 3 Evergreen Park 2 The only SSC-related blemish on the Mustangs’ ledger was administered by the Bengals, who made a three-run third inning stand up on Thursday. That rally followed one by Evergreen in the top of the frame.

A double steal was part of the Mustangs’ eruption as were Martin’s double and Pall’s RBI single.

Evergreen outhit Oak Forest 5-4.

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Marist’s Jack Snyder glances back over his shoulder after a Benet Academy batter makes contact on one of his pitches last Tuesday in Mount Greenwood. Snyder threw seven scoreless innings, but the RedHawks fell to a 3-1 defeat in 11.

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Continued from page 1 cik (two hits), Eric Hansen (one hit, one RBI), Brandon Hanik (RBI) and Kairis (two runs).

As for Carmel, it split that Saturday doubleheader as it slipped past the RedHawks 3-1 in Game 2 after dropping the ESCC opener 6-1. Carmody included a homer among his two hits and raised his RBI total to 30 for the season by accruing three here. Kairis chipped in two hits, one of them a triple, and had two RBI. Their efforts came in support of Ben Chaffee, who pitched 5 1/3 innings to gain the win.

Ryan Gausselin’s hit and RBI represented Marist’s Game 2 high points.

“Anybody can beat us and we can beat anybody -- that’s where I’m at with this team,” Coach Sefcik said. “Hopefully our kids are confident enough to realize that [second part]. We have two good [pitching] starters and a guy who can come in as a reliever -- that’s what you need. It’s a matter of throwing strikes and picking the ball up and trying to avoid mistakes.

“We can’t let our guard down ever, but we’ll give everybody a hard time. We’re not afraid to play anybody.”

Evidence of the latter claim could be found last Thursday, when the RedHawks downed a good Nazareth Academy squad 5-3 behind a solid pitching exhibition from Meehan, who worked all seven innings.

Providing the batting punch for Marist were Zach Sefcik (two hits, one run), Hansen (RBI), Hanik (RBI) and Tyler Haizel (RBI).

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Marist’s Brian Wood goes into a full trot after gathering in a fly ball last Tuesday vs. Benet Academy.

day, Coach Sefcik said Marist “played pretty well, but we left some runners on and kicked the ball around a little.” The loss didn’t drop the RedHawks below third place in the ESCC, but their chances for anything better are nonexistent.

“This conference is very competitive,” Sefcik said. “You get games stacked up and it’s difficult.”

He said there is a growing movement among people within the ESCC to get rid of the Saturday doubleheaders that have been a conference staple for years. One reason is that “if you get rained out, you can’t make them up [easily].”

“With the geographical distance between schools, you

have to take kids out of school early [on a weekday],” he said.

“You can’t start at 4:30 and expect to play a doubleheader.

“I think it’d be interesting to have two divisions. Have three games in your division, a series, and one [game against teams] on the other side.”

One more game with Nazareth was on tap this week as well as a return to the Steve Bajenski Tournament. After that it’s on to the Class 4A Andrew Regional, where the RedHawks will square off with the host school in the opening round.

That’s not an easy assignment, but Sefcik offered a piece of advice to his players.

“Relax and have fun with it,” he said.

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Taking another giant step

Unpredictable Chargers topple SWSC Blue co-leader Lockport

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Handling her responsibilities Sandburg shortstop Ashley Wood sets herself to throw after handling a Lincoln-Way East grounder cleanly on Saturday.

Softball

Continued from page 2 for the first time this season as the Bulldogs improved to 13-5 in conference play.

Also chipping in for Richards were Kiziak (two hits, two runs), Gentile (two hits, one run) and Czerwinski (two runs, two RBI).

Eisenhower agreed to be our opponent despite [us] having already played them twice,” Folliard said. “It was fun and they really appreciated being there.

“We had a great day with a lot of contributions. We were hitting the ball well and everybody was playing with confidence.”

Before the state playoffs get underway next week, the Bulldogs conclude their regular season with matchups against Oak Lawn, Reavis, Providence Catholic and Trinity at Bandits Stadium.

“I really hope the kids can keep winning because they’ve all worked hard,” Folliard said. “I’m very proud of this team and what they’ve accomplished together.”

SHEPARD

Besides beating Richards last week, the Astros topped Riverside-Brookfield 13-6 on Friday.

Reavis prevented Shepard from enjoying a spotless week as it administered a 5-4 defeat on Monday.

Jalyn Stepney socked a pair of homers to lead the Astros past R-B. Also looming large was Skylor Hilger, who went 4-for5 with a homer and two RBI. Stepney finished with three RBI. Breanna Graffeo (two) and Jenna Husienga had RBI for Shepard (21-8, 12-4) during a five-run fifth. The Astros piled up 17 hits, 15 of which were spread out among six players. That same sextet was also responsible for 12 RBI and 10 runs.

MARIST

The RedHawks extended their winning streak to 19 with six more victories last week, all of them coming in East Suburban Catholic Conference matchups.

Brooke Wilson’s three-run homer was the critical blow in Tuesday’s 10-0 rout of Marian Catholic. Marist shut out the Spartans again on Wednesday, 8-0, behind Zariya Gonzalez’s four-hit pitching performance.

Marian Central Catholic fared no better against the RedHawks as they dropped both ends of a Thursday doubleheader, 7-2 and 14-2. Wilson had a monster day as she went 6-for-10 over the two games with a two-run homer, two doubles, five RBI and four runs scored.

Another twinbill sweep, 13-3 and 5-4 over Carmel on Saturday, concluded Marist’s busy week on a definite high note.

Starring for the RedHawks was leadoff hitter Amanda McIlhany, who went 4-for-6 with a solo homer and five RBI.

SANDBURG

By going 3-1 last week, the Eagles reached the 20-win plateau once again. Sandburg entered the final week of the regular season with a 20-12 ledger, which included a 10-3 mark in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue.

Victories for the Eagles came against Joliet Central (11-3 on Wednesday), Stagg (6-3 on Thursday) and Lincoln-Way East (6-5 on Saturday). Lockport doled out a 6-4 loss on Friday.

Niki Saviano (4-for-4 with

two doubles and four RBI) was Sandburg’s ringleader versus the Steelwomen while Maggie Lehr (3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and one run) sparked the Eagles against the Chargers. On Saturday it was Paige Chladek (two hits, double, three RBI) pacing Sandburg to its victory over the Griffins.

Sam Owens (2-for-3, double, RBI, run), Alexis Minet (2-for-3, double, run) and Stacey Lorenz (double, two RBI) starred for Stagg in its loss to the Eagles.

STAGG

The Chargers also suffered SWSC Blue setbacks to LincolnWay East (7-0) and Bolingbrook (2-1) last Wednesday and Friday, respectively. A bright spot was a 15-8 blitz of Joliet Central.

Leading Stagg (10-15, 4-8) to that win were Owens (5for-5, three RBI, two runs), Kyla Frain (two hits with a homer, three RBI and three runs) and Minet (two hits with a double, two RBI and one run).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN

The Knights drew closer to the .500 mark by going 3-0 last week. Chicago Christian (12-141, 8-4 Metro Suburban Conference) defeated Bremen (12-6 on Monday), Elmwood Park (15-6 on Tuesday) and Illiana Christian (4-1 on Thursday).

Sam Kubik racked up eight RBI for the Knights against the Braves, whom she torched with a grand slam and bases-clearing triple. She drove in her last run of the day -- and 25th of the season -- on a groundout. Kubik also homered in the win over Illiana.

Abbie Bulthuis (2-for-3, three runs, three stolen bases) led Chicago Christian versus Elmwood Park.

OAK LAWN

Marisa Loya pulled double duty for the Spartans last Tuesday as she went 2-for-2 with three RBI against Eisenhower while also picking up a pitching victory in an 11-1 rout of the Cardinals.

In the circle Loya tossed a threehitter and fanned five.

Also lending a hand for Oak Lawn were Natalia Rafacz (two hits, three RBI, one run) and Maddie Pagliaro (two hits, two RBI, two runs).

The Spartans (13-15) also topped Argo 6-5 last Wednesday behind multiple-hit efforts from Kaleigh Hayes (3-for-4, one run), Rafacz (two hits, two RBI) and Mia Loya (two hits, two RBI), the latter of whom also struck out six while throwing a complete game. Marisa Loya drove in two runs and tallied two herself.

Montini stopped Oak Lawn 5-2 on Thursday despite good performances by Pagliaro (two hits, one RBI, one run) and Ashley Labuda (two hits, one run) on the Spartans’ behalf.

MOTHER MCAULEY

The Mighty Macs played almost perfect softball en route to winning the GCAC Red Tournament on Saturday.

Behind Katie Dine’s threerun homer, Mother McAuley beat Regina in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. From there, the Macs (21-4) blanked De Salle 16-0 in five innings in Thursday’s semifinal and Resurrection 5-0 in Saturday’s championship contest.

Queen of Peace dropped a 2-0 verdict to De La Salle in a Red quarterfinal on Wednesday.

OK, Matt O’Neill finally has it figured out.

“We should be bad this week and then good in the playoffs,” he said.

The Stagg coach was only joking — sort of. While he wasn’t really predicting doom for his club during the current week, there was actually a kernel of truth in his proclamation.

As O’Neill stated, “It’s every other week.”

He was referring to the Chargers’ wellestablished Jekyll-and-Hyde personality. Just when Stagg appears ready to be counted out, back it comes; when the Chargers seem at long last to have hit their stride, a stumble occurs.

And it has taken on an every-other-week look. Last week provided the latest view of the good Stagg.

The Chargers, in fact, were extremely good on Wednesday against SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue leader Lockport. O’Neill thought it might have been his squad’s best all-around performance of the season, and that point was difficult to argue after Stagg mercy-ruled the Porters 11-1 in six innings.

“We had 12 hits, the pitching was good, our defense was good and we ran the bases well,” O’Neill said. “It was consistency for us all around.”

He also claimed Lockport “kicked it around a little bit,” and indeed the Porters were charged with three errors. However, none of those was a part of the Chargers’ seven-run fourth inning that turned the contest into a rout.

A couple of walks and a wild pitch were included, but so too were Brett Stratinsky’s two-run homer, Mitchell Spencer’s double, Ethan Glaza’s two-run single and RBI hits from Josh Nowak and winning pitcher Nick Gerzon.

“When people walk us or make an error, we seem to pounce,” O’Neill said. “Earlier in the year we were letting them off the hook [when that happened]. When Glaza and Stratinsky hit, we’ve done pretty well.”

Astros

Continued from page 1 On Monday, the Astros smashed Eisenhower, 17-2, to win the conference crown for the first time in 20 years. Senior Adam Gregory pitched the victory.

The last conference championship came in 1995 with John Harasen as coach and majorleague draftee Craig Taczy as his mound ace.

“Who would have thought it?” DiFoggio said of this year’s title, which materialized largely because of an eightgame unbeaten streak that enabled his club to overcome a 2 ½-game deficit in the span of two weeks.

“This is a special group of guys we have and they’re resilient. The boys did a really nice job. They’ve been able to handle everything that’s been thrown at them.”

That included earlier injuries to Kevin Carmody and Brett Smith, which stripped Shepard (21-7, 15-3) of two of its top hitters plus, in Smith’s case, a starting pitcher. When those occurred, DiFoggio admitted to “thinking we were in trouble.”

Not so, however, and he cited the main difference between his current squad and the numerous conference runner-up teams he has coached.

“The one thing I realized in this is that your stars had to play like stars, but you needed your bench to put you over the hump,” DiFoggio said. “Some of those other teams when we finished second or third, we didn’t have those surprise one or two kids that jump into a spot and run with it. [This season guys] took their opportunities and contributed in a big way.”

One player who might have been overlooked a bit at the beginning but has proved capable is Rob Marinec, whose single and double on Tuesday drove in four of the Astros’ runs.

Kyle Longfield collected two RBI with his pair of singles while Mark Albrecht (single) and Kenny Gorski (groundouts) each knocked in one teammate.

That was ample support for Gregory, who silenced the Spartans on four hits. While Oak Lawn coach Bill Gerny was quick to give Gregory his due, he also felt his own players weren’t as up to the task as he had hoped.

“We came out flat,” Gerny said. “[There was] nothing too exciting. We just didn’t have it, which was disappointing because we were at home. It was kind of hard to put your finger on it [in regard to the cause].

“Shepard came out on Tuesday, they got a couple runs in

Glaza finished 3-for-4 and a total of seven Stagg players drove in at least one run.

Spencer added a two-RBI single in the sixth and the Chargers also tallied off an Austin Greer bunt in the fifth that came on the heels of Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse’s double and a Gerzon single.

“Everything has kind of situated [well] for us,” O’Neill said. “The last couple weeks we had a pretty set lineup. Guys are playing more frequently and settling into roles. Once you get to that point, guys don’t have to worry that they’re going to come out [after making a mistake].”

While Gerzon didn’t completely handcuff Lockport’s offense, the seven hits he surrendered were scattered well enough to keep the Porters off the scoreboard until the sixth, by which time they were hopelessly buried.

Lockport’s loss meant it slipped back into a first-place tie with Homewood-Flossmoor in the SWSC Blue. Each team defeated the other this season, but the Chargers (13-14, 5-7) are the only club to have beaten both.

“Our pitchers seem to do better against the better teams and hitters hit better,” said O’Neill, who confessed to still being somewhat perplexed by Stagg’s wild fluctuation in game-day fortunes even though he’s “living it every day.” *** The Chargers very nearly pinned two setbacks on H-F earlier, and they came even closer to accomplishing a sweep versus the Porters. O’Neill flat out said Stagg “should have won two.”

The Chargers trailed 4-1 heading into the top of the seventh on Thursday, but a five-run explosion suddenly shifted momentum their way. Van Nieuwenhuyse’s two-run single and Stratinsky’s RBI double were important components in the rally, but Stagg also benefited from two Lockport miscues and a passed ball.

No sooner had the Chargers gone ahead, though, than the Porters erased that lead. Josh Hill’s second homer of the day, a two-run

the second [and] once they got that momentum it seemed like they fed off that and built off it. Shepard put the bat on the ball and their two-strike hitting was tremendous -- they were using the whole field.”

The Spartans (16-14, 12-5) did little against Gregory outside of the third inning. That frame featured Oak Lawn garnering its only runs as Liam Blake, Patrick Slattery (RBI) and Joe Dodaro (RBI) all singled.

“The movement on his pitches [was good],” Gerny said of Gregory, who was backed by a defense that turned three double plays. “It was hard to pick up.”

DiFoggio spoke afterward about how there is “something special about that field at Oak Lawn” to him.

“The last game my father saw me coach before he died was there in July 2004,” DiFoggio said. “I vividly remember where he sat. We were making eye contact [because] I could see him from the thirdbase coach’s box.

“And then in the spring of ’05 we won my first regional there. That place is very memorable for those things.”

And now, of course, something else as well. *** Friday’s rematch was more like what one would expect when two contenders go at it.

The Spartans got up 3-0 in the top of the second, Shepard countered with five runs between the second and third stanzas, Oak Lawn pulled even in the seventh on Slattery’s homer after Bobby Beard had closed the deficit to one with his sixth-inning double and the Astros finally got the last say when Travis Pruim poked an RBI single.

“I told him, ‘Look for the first outside pitch they give you and throw your hands at it,’” DiFoggio said of Pruim.

John Roberts’ single put the Spartans ahead in the first, but the inning could have been more productive. An incorrect count listed on the scoreboard led an Oak Lawn baserunner to think a walk had been issued and his somewhat leisurely move toward second resulted in a putout.

“You preach all year about attention to detail,” Gerny said. “What seemed like an inconsequential thing turns out to be a bigger deal in a one-run game.”

But when Ivan Georgelos, Boo Quillin (RBI double) and Slattery (RBI double) all hit safely in the second, the Spartans seemed none the worse for wear. DiFoggio, in fact, referred to Slattery as “the one kid that was scaring me to death offensively.”

The Astros bounced back

blast, did the trick. After stopping Stagg in the eighth, Lockport pulled out the victory when Michael Pattison singled home Davis Purviance, who had walked and stolen second.

Other than giving up solo homers to Hill and Nick Strysik in the sixth, Greer was pretty effective for the Chargers on the hill before being relieved by Nowak . Along with Gerzon’s effort in the other encounter with the Porters and Nick Worst’s work opposite Bolingbrook last week, Greer’s display may indicate Stagg is in the process of fortifying what has been a somewhat sketchy area thus far.

“For the most part guys are hitting [this season],” O’Neill said. “But the teams that are consistent do that with their pitching.”

One thing the Chargers have going for them is a blue-collar mentality.

“We’ve got good seniors and a couple guys who were around and played a lot last year,” O’Neill said. “They’ve been good leaders and we’ve got guys that like to compete. When you have that, you’ve got a chance [to succeed].”

Stagg 11 Bolingbrook 2 After coming up short against the Raiders the previous week, the Chargers exacted revenge by rolling past Bolingbrook last Tuesday. A six-run sixth enabled Stagg to snap a 5-all tie.

The Raiders did much of the heavy lifting for the Chargers in that inning as Stagg received four bases-on-balls, had two batters hit by pitches and capitalized on a Bolingbrook error. Van Nieuwenhuyse notched the only hit and had an RBI on a fielder’s choice. Stratinsky, Glaza, Spencer and Max Downs added an RBI apiece either by drawing a walk or getting plunked while the bags were filled.

Downs socked a two-run homer in the fifth, Van Nieuwenhuyse and Worst both provided RBI singles in the fourth, Joe Zaremba’s groundout plated Nowak (double) in the third and Worst’s fielder’s choice kicked off the Chargers’ scoring in the second.

with a game-tying threespot in their next at-bat with Marinec’s two-run double serving as the critical blow.

Shepard’s other marker resulted from an errant relay.

“I firmly believe that changed momentum for a couple innings,” DiFoggio said.

It did as Bobby Peterka stroked a two-run single in the third to hand the Astros their first lead. He doubled in the fifth, but neither that nor Albrecht’s two-out triple in the seventh amounted to anything for Shepard, which nearly proved costly as Oak Lawn fought its way back into a tie.

But Gregory returned in a relief role to hamstring the Spartans in the eighth, something that came as no surprise to one of Gerny’s assistants.

“You think momentum’s on your side [at that point], but Nick Chigas, our pitching coach, said, ‘Home runs are really killers because everyone tries to hit one after that,’” Gerny said. “[The loss] was disappointing because it was one of those things where they took advantage of our mistakes.”

He was referring to the Astros’ portion of the eighth, which started with an Oak Lawn error and was aided by a passed ball that set the table for Pruim.

“I know a lot of guys were disappointed,” Gerny said.

“We need a lot of help [for a title share], but we had a good run. I like the makeup of our team and I’m happy how we competed the whole season.”

Gerny said the Spartans’ primary goal of winning the school’s first regional championship remains intact, and he thought Friday’s experience could be a help in that regard.

“There were a lot of people at the game and it was a loud game,” he said. “To get a little taste of that [atmosphere] before the playoffs was a good warm-up act.”

Shepard 3 Lemont 2 In between conquests of Oak Lawn, the Astros managed to beat the Indians in an SSC crossover on Thursday. Peterka’s two-strike infield single in the seventh gave Shepard its winning margin.

“It was a very competitive game,” DiFoggio said. “We had baserunners on a lot and we made three key defensive plays to make sure they didn’t score more.”

One of those was a putout at the plate when Lemont tried to tally on a passed ball in the fifth. The Astros also escaped a bases-loaded predicament in the fourth. In the top of that frame, Gregory’s double, Albrecht’s bunt single, Peterka’s sacrifice fly and Ricky Mun-

do’s RBI single worked in unison to supply Shepard with a pair of runs.

Eric Horbach, who very nearly defeated the Indians a year ago, did it this time by scattering six hits and fanning four.

Before the season DiFoggio had projected that the eventual SSC Red champion might have as many as five league losses.

In the case of his own club, he said gaining splits with Richards, Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn and losing to no one in the Blue Division other than Lemont and Oak Forest would give it “a very good shot to win conference.”

Even DiFoggio wasn’t counting on the Astros’ seven-game win streak coming at the expense of the Spartans, Indians and Bengals, among others.

Oak Lawn TF South

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The Spartans made sure Friday’s clash with Shepard still mattered by rallying to top the Rebels Thursday in Lansing.

After spotting TF South a 4-2 edge, Oak Lawn plated eight runs over its last three at-bats.

“Our guys really came to life in the later innings,” Gerny said. “We did some lineup shuffling [for this game] because we needed a wake-up call that the team is more important than any individual.

We’re all in this together and guys busted their humps.”

That included the trio of Blake, Ryne Melnik and Beard, all of whom delivered RBI hits in the Spartans’ fourrun seventh. Both Blake and Melnik belted doubles while Beard knocked in another runner with his sacrifice fly in the sixth.

“The bottom of our lineup woke up and took charge,” Gerny said.

Other RBI people for Oak Lawn were Slattery (fifthinning triple), Dodaro (fifthinning single) and Roberts (sacrifice fly in the third, RBI single in the first). The Spartans’ sixth-inning uprising also featured some nifty baserunning as Billy Dunne’s two steals set up a double theft on which he tallied from third.

Chad Cwik, who had fired a two-hitter at the Rebels as a freshman, wasn’t quite as dominant here, but he still went the distance to record a win. He struck out seven and gave up eight hits.

“It was an efficient outing,” Gerny said. “He was just as strong at the end as he was at the beginning.”

Oak Lawn wrapped up its SSC Red slate with two games against Argo. Also on the docket were nonconference tilts with Stagg and Leyden.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015 Section 2

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SPORTS WRAP

Knights repeat as regional champion

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Among the many goals Chicago Christian girls’ soccer coach Kelly Kirchhoff had for his team in 2015 was to repeat as a Class 1A regional champion.

The Knights accomplished that on Friday by defeating Bridgeview Universal 2-1 in the title match of the Chicago Christian Regional.

And whether or not the Knights continue a successful journey in this week’s Herscher Sectional, Kirchhoff was confident his athletes would play the right way and with the proper attitude.

“I’ve seen Herscher as a referee, and it should be an exciting, competitive game,” Kirchhoff said over the weekend. “It all depends on our mindset and how much [our players] believe in themselves.

“I’ll take this group of girls against anyone. They’ll play hard and with good sportsmanship even if we get our head handed to us.

“Our consistency has gotten much better over the past three weeks. They definitely know what I expect out of them coachingwise and the style we want to play — not dump and run but actually play soccer instead of kickball. They’ve done a good job of adapting [and] moving to different positions.”

Kirchhoff has been especially pleased with the play of his four seniors: Emily Lemmenes, Cassie Bulthuis, Bethany Lang and Kelsey O’Toule.

“My four seniors are quality people and outstanding leaders,” he said. “They take responsibility and ownership while helping the freshmen and being like big sisters. Emily goes wherever I put her, Kelsey has been a solid mid-defender, Bethany has been outside and Cassie has become our striker.”

Those seniors — and all their teammates — have learned to be flexible as Kirchhoff has made it habit to shift his players around even during matches.

“Credit has to be given to the whole team for their ability to adapt to it,” he said. “It’s the way I coach them, but it’s great to see their flexibility because not one of

these girls plays club [soccer].”

Kirchhoff is quick to point out, however, that because Chicago Christian is a Class 1A school with an enrollment under 400, the versatile athletes he coaches definitely enhance the program.

“Most of these girls are playing multiple sports as well as participating in choir, plays and debate,” he said. “So these girls are well-rounded individuals, which is great. I can’t say enough about these girls — they’re great athletes and great students.”

Although Lemmenes is the team’s scoring leader with 20 goals, Chicago Christian’s offense against Universal came from sophomore Cassy Sluis, who tallied on a corner kicks and straighton bullet.

“That second goal was in the net before anyone knew it was there,” Kirchhoff said. “Cassy started for us last year and was our most improved player. She built on that this season and continues to get better and [more] confident with every game she plays.

“She gives us another legitimate offensive weapon.”

Another important cog for the Knights (7-10) this season is Carlee Kuyhoven’s steady netminding. She has helped slice last season’s goals-against number in half, from 82 to 41.

“We had a lot of injuries [among goalies] and that resulted in us giving up a lot of goals,” Kirchhoff said. “Carlee has given us a bright outlook. Her goalkeeping has made a big difference — and that has been against [many Class] 2A and 3A schools with club players and deeper benches.”

In addition to his strong senior core, Kirchhoff also has freshmen who have played this season.

“We’ve had players coming in again this year, which will definitely help in building the program,” he said. “The girls know I have high expectations, though we didn’t quite realize all of them.

“But we had a fantastic week, topped off with winning a regional title. We won two of our last three games coming from behind, which is good. I’m very proud of this group.”

Crusaders

Continued from page 2 umphing for the sixth time this spring. Interestingly, the Mustangs’ other two hits also went for extra bases as Danny Gleaves and Steve Martinez both doubled.

This win and the one over St. Laurence assured Rice (24-8, 11-5) of a third-place finish in the CCL Blue behind Mt. Carmel and St. Rita.

The Crusaders split their season series with the Mustangs but lost twice to the Caravan -- it was right after the second of those setbacks that Rice regrouped and embarked on its late-season surge.

“We could have gone south there, but we played very well in late April and [halfway through] May,” McCarthy said. “It shows the grit they have.

“The character of this ballclub is their resiliency, and they kept fighting and trying to get better. We felt like we fought hard every day and I’m very, very pleased with where we’re at.”

Brother Rice 10 Richards 0 Venturing out of the CCL Blue, the Crusaders tangled with the Bulldogs on Friday, one week after a previous meeting was washed out by rain less than two innings into the contest.

Richards players may have wished they had skipped the latest get-together because Rice hurler Tom Przekwas scattered five hits during a five-inning mound stint. The Bulldogs trailed 6-0 at that juncture and posed no real threat to the Crusaders’ well-being.

“They’ve got a nice team,” Richards coach Brian Wujcik said of Rice. “They play defense, swing the bats well and it looks like they’re pretty deep in pitching. We had seven hits [on the day], but we couldn’t get anything going.”

Chris Zeschke and Ryan Renken each had two hits to pace the Bulldogs’ attack. The Crusaders, meanwhile, knocked out 11, a total that included two Schalasky long balls that accounted for five RBI. Guzek went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI, Petraitis drove in a run with his sixth-inning single and both King and Michael Massey swatted two-baggers.

McCarthy thought Rice’s display offered a great example of its range of offensive weapons.

“Balance is key to a lineup,” he said. “You’ve got to be able to win in different ways [and] we feel we’ve got a pretty balanced lineup.

“We have guys who can hit homers, but we also have guys who can bunt and run and hit for average and win [games for us] with line drives. [But] we have to stay consistent with our approach [at the plate] and be mentally tough.”

As if the Crusaders’ offense wasn’t already potent enough, Richards unintentionally aided it with three errors. Two of those were pivotal in Rice’s four-run third.

“When you play a team like Brother Rice, you can’t give them extra chances because

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Maribeth Karnia’s header keeps the action going for Chicago Christian in its 6-0 regional semifinal victory over Catalyst-Maria last Tuesday.

*** Shepard dropped a 2-0 decision to Marist last Monday.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Shepard went 1-2 last week with the lone win coming against Oak Lawn (25-16, 25-16) on Thursday.

Getting the better of the Astros were Argo (25-17, 25-21) and Eisenhower (25-18, 25-20) on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

Mike Schaade had eight kills and three solo blocks and Dylan Doidge dished out 18 assists versus the Cardinals. Doidge added 16 assists and two solo blocks in the triumph over the Spartans while Johnny Morrissey served four aces for Shepard (10-11, 5-2). *** Stagg finished eighth at the Richards Invitational, losing a 26-24, 25-23 decision to Hinsdale South in Saturday’s seventh-place match.

GIRLS’ TRACK

Shepard placed seventh at the Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional on Thursday with 38 1/2 points, 5 1/2 more than eighth-place Sandburg. Khalia McIntyre took first in the long jump for the Astros with a leap of 18 feet, 1 1/2 inches.

Stagg wound up with 7 1/2

BOYS’ WATER POLO

Sandburg reached the championship match of the LincolnWay North Sectional but dropped an 8-6 decision to Lincoln-Way Central in the championship match on Saturday.

The Eagles opened the playoffs with a 15-5 quarterfinal win on Thursday and advanced to the title encounter on the strength of a 6-3 semifinal triumph over Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday. *** Stagg advanced to the semifinal round of the Lyons Sectional with an 18-6 win over Morgan Park on Thursday but was eliminated on Friday by the host school, which collected a 10-6 triumph.

GIRLS’ WATER POLO

Naperville Central eliminated Sandburg from the state tournament by beating it 10-7 in Neuqua Valley Sectional semifinal on Friday.

Stagg’s season also came to an end on Friday at the Lyons Sectional, where it fell to an 18-5 defeat against the host Chicago Christian’s Cassie Bulthuis controls the ball during last Tuesday’s Lions.

Class 1A regional match in Palos Heights.

SXU SPORTS SUMMARY

they’ll take advantage of it,” Wujcik said.

St. Laurence Loyola Academy

points at Downers Grove North.

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The Vikings waited until the fifth inning to score last Tuesday, but the delay was worth it as they erupted for enough runs to down the Ramblers and complete a two-game series sweep.

St. Laurence wasn’t without opportunities before that, but doubles by Rios, Tommy Farrell and Jake Tholl all got wasted. The Vikings also had a runner thrown out at the plate in the sixth, but that failure didn’t matter as Greco’s grand slam capped a productive stanza. Kevin Aderman, Cavanaugh (RBI) and Farrell (RBI) all hit safely ahead of him.

Even more satisfying to Lotus than his team’s 11-hit assault was Anthony Robles’ effort on the hill. He threw the first 5 2/3 frames and didn’t allow a single baserunner until the sixth. Four Loyola Academy hits in that inning enabled it to ruin Robles’ shutout bid.

Nevertheless, Lotus liked what he saw from Robles and reliever Zach Erdman as well as his other hurlers during the week.

“If we get pitching like we had last week, we’re going to continue being successful by doing that,” Lotus said. “We’ve been throwing the ball really well and we’ve gotten a lot better defensively the last couple weeks. We had that rough stretch [a few weeks ago], but all these games this [past] week I thought we played really, really well.”

With Saturday’s loss to Rice factored in, the Vikings (20-9, 9-7) had to settle for fifth place in the CCL Blue after claiming conference championships in 2013 and 2014.

St. Laurence 10 Lockport 5 A clash with SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue co-leader Lockport on Thursday resulted in another success for the Vikings, who constructed a 9-0 edge by the fourth inning and easily withstood some late noisemaking by the Porters.

For the first 5 1/3 frames, sophomore Angel Sandoval gave Lotus all he could have wanted pitching-wise. Lockport batters whiffed four times against Sandoval and confined most of their seven hits off him and Erdman to the sixth.

“They were very good, but Angel did a good job mixing up pitches and keeping them offbalance,” Lotus said. “I’m really happy with the way we played, especially coming off a 1-0 win against a rival.”

St. Laurence twice erupted for four runs, using Verta’s two-run double and Cavanaugh’s RBI single as the key blows in the second and another two-RBI Verta hit as a main ingredient in the fourth. Also contributing to the latter rally were Rios (RBI single), Farrell (single) and Greco (sacrifice fly).

Greco had two additional RBI in the game, one on another sacrifice fly and the other on a groundout. Farrell, who had gone 4-for-4 against Loyola, added a 3-for-3 performance and three stolen bases here. He is batting over .500 for the season.

Softball team eliminated; Cougars golfers 24th St. Xavier University’s No. 5 national ranking didn’t intimidate Oregon Institute of Technology.

Neither did the 4-2 deficit facing the host school four innings through last Wednesday’s NAIA Opening Round softball tournament encounter against the Cougars. Even versus SXU ace pitcher Nicole Nonnemacher the Owls were able to rally.

A two-out, two-run double by Tre Sullivan in the fifth pulled Oregon Tech into a tie and then the Owls went ahead to stay on Karly Keveque’s triple one stanza later. Those two hits allowed No. 12 Oregon Tech to post a 5-4 win that advanced it into the Softball World Series, which begins Friday in Sioux City, Iowa.

The Cougars, meanwhile, rang the curtain down on a superb 467-2 campaign. Their other defeat in the double-elimination tourney was also administered by Oregon Tech, which prevailed 2-1 in one of three games played on Tuesday.

Nonnemacher worked all six innings of Wednesday’s affair and surrendered only five hits, but her two strikeouts were far below her per-game average. The loss was just her fifth in 32 decisions.

SXU jumped out in front right away as Savannah Kinsella stroked a two-RBI single in the first. Katie Sears supplied another run-producing hit during the Cougars’ next atbat, but after that SXU was silenced save for Rebekah Ferguson’s RBI double to deep left-center in the top of the fourth.

The Owls had bitten into the Cougars’ advantage in the third by scoring on an infield error and successful double steal. *** One day before SXU avoided an earlier end to its season by knocking off No. 22 Corban (Ore.) University 8-3 in Klamath Falls shortly after falling to Oregon Tech for the first time.

The Cougars broke a 2-all tie in the third with RBI hits from Jessica Arebalo (double) and Amanda Hainlen. Those followed RBI from Kinsella (single) and Ferguson (groundout) in the first and second frames, respectively, plus the Warriors’ second-inning response that came in the form of Raimee Sluder’s two-run homer. Another round-tripper, this one from Mc-

Nonnemacher struck out eight and scattered six hits in a losing cause.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Cayla Hoffman, brought Corban within one in the fourth.

But from there it was all SXU, which sealed the victorious deal for itself by using four hits to tally four times in its half of the fifth. Sarah Saunders (two-run double), Kasey Kanaga (RBI single) and Ferguson (RBI single) delivered the key safeties.

That was plenty of support for Nonnemacher, who fanned six, walked no one and gave up one hit in a three-inning relief appearance.

Caroline Kuzel, who whiffed the only batter she faced in the fourth, collected the win after coming in for starter Callie Brown.

Nonnemacher loomed even larger in Tuesday’s first contest as she matched an Opening Round singlegame record for strikeouts with 17 in the Cougars’ 3-0 triumph over Avila (Mo.) University. Her onehitter was the 12th Nonnemacher has thrown this season while the shutout was her 16th. She issued no free passes.

SXU staked Nonnemacher to a lead in the first when Shannon Lauret’s single chased in Sears. Arebalo’s infield single and Kinsella’s sacrifice fly gave the Cougars a couple insurance runs in the fifth, but Nonnemacher didn’t need them as she set down the last six Avila batters on third strikes. *** Nonnemacher engaged Oregon Tech’s Rylee Carlton in a pitchers’ duel in SXU’s next outing. While Nonnemacher was limiting the Owls to three hits through the first five innings, Carlton didn’t yield any to the Cougars over that same span.

Sears broke up the no-hitter in the sixth, but SXU left two runners stranded. Tara Moates’ homer gave Oregon Tech a lead in the sixth and a sacrifice fly tacked on another run before the side was retired.

The Cougars got one of those back when Saunders, Hainlen and Kanaga (RBI) all singled in the seventh, but an Owls outfielder hauled in Ferguson’s hard liner for the final out.

In just their second year of existence the Cougars appeared in the NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship and finished 24th overall at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Savannah, Ga. Leading the way for SXU was sophomore Taylor Thompson, who posted a three-day score of 231 (74-79-78).

But while the Cougars as a team were done last Thursday, Thompson’s score was good enough to move on to Friday’s fourth round as an individual. An 18-hole total of 76 on the final day elevated her from 22nd to 17th.

“It was a memorable season for our women’s golf program,” SXU coach Mike Mandakas said. “For our team to win the [Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic] conference and represent our school at the NAIA National Championship was an unbelievable experience, especially when thinking back to last year when we didn’t even have a full team.

“These four women worked extremely hard all year long and I am very proud of them. We look to take the experience we gained from playing in the national tournament into the years to come.”

Mandakas was particularly pleased with Thompson’s showing this spring.

“Taylor has been playing some very good golf all season long,” he said. “As the leader of our team, she has proven she can play with the best players in the country and she showcased her talent on the highest stage.”

Freshman Hannah Cruz paced the remaining Cougars golfers by finishing in a tie for 100th place with a three-round score of 252 (83-84-85).

Freshman Hunter Schultz tied for 118th with her 259 (90-85-84) and sophomore Katie Reno rounded out SXU’s team scoring with her 276 (97-88-91), which landed her in a tie for the 133rd position.

Northwood (Fla.) University emerged as the team champion with a four-day total of 1,211. Only the top 17 squads through the first three days of competition and top 40 individuals were able to advance to Friday’s final round.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Community Sports News ST. LAURENCE GRAD JUDD NATIONAL QUALIFIER

St. Laurence graduate Mike Judd was among 14 members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s track team to qualify in a total of 19 events at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships that are being held today through Saturday in Canton, N.Y. The Warhawks entered the national meet ranked third by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Judd, a senior captain, will compete in the 110-meter high hurdles for the third time in his career. His best clocking of 14.57 seconds is the 13th fastest in the country at the D-III level.

TEN CHARGERS MAKE COLLEGE CHOICES

Ten student-athletes at Stagg announced their college decisions recently, bringing the total number of commitments during the 2014-15 school year to 19.

Track athletes Gianna Petrello, Angelica Boyd and Nellie Bonham will attend DePauw, Heidelberg and Valparaiso universities, respectively, in the fall. Petrelli, who’ll pursue a degree in chemistry and pre-med, will graduate Stagg as the holder of 11 school records.

Boyd has her name attached to four Chargers standards and Bonham three.

Samantha Owens will play softball at Moraine Valley while teammate Alexis Minet intends to enroll at Robert Morris. Both girls are four-year varsity starters at Stagg and Owens is a two-time all-conference selection.

Swimmer Zack Amendola will be a business major at the University of Redlands in California. He was a three-time state qualifier for the Chargers with a top finish of eighth.

Evan Johnson will swim for the University of Illinois-Chicago after being a four-year varsity member and three-time state competitor for Stagg. He also has placed as high as eighth at state.

Jeff Goral will play basketball at Hope College, Brett Stratinsky will be a baseball player for McHenry College and Mitchell Spencer will be on the diamond for DePauw after playing both baseball and golf at Stagg.

BADON SIGNS WITH NORTH CENTRAL

Lexie Badon, a senior at Richards, signed a National Letter of Intent last week to continue her education and volleyball career at North Central College.

Badon, who ranks near the top of her class academically, received three scholarships — Founders, Honor and Alumni — from North Central. She previously was awarded a South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police scholarship that also will be put toward college.

CHRISTIAN TO HOST ‘STAR SHOOTER’ CAMP IN JUNE

Chicago Christian will host the “Star Shooter” camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 in the fall on Monday, June 22, in two sessions.

Kids in grades 5-7 will go from 8:30 a.m.noon while those in grades 8-12 will meet from 1-4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be run

by Jay Wolf, who is recognized as one of the world’s finest shooting instructors.

The cost is $59. Registration can be picked up in the high school’s main office at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. For more information, call Kevin Pittman at 388-7650.

CHRISTIAN TO HOST ‘COFFEE WITH THE COACH’

Incoming Chicago Christian football coach Nick Cook and his staff will meet with former Knights players in a “Coffee with the Coach” event on Saturday, June 13, at 9 a.m. in the school cafeteria.

Cook will share his vision and plans for the future of Knights football at this free event.

He will also provide information on how alumni can become immediately involved in helping to revitalize the program. In addition, there will be giveaways and ongoing bits of Chicago Christian football trivia.

Anyone interested in attending should contact Tim Schnyders at tschnyders@swchristian.org by June 10.

SPORTS CAMPS AT QUEEN OF PEACE

Queen of Peace will host a variety of sports camps this summer.

Scheduled to be conducted will be sessions for basketball, cross country and track, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and

dance. Each camp will focus on conditioning and the development of both individual and team skills through individualized instruction, contests and the introduction of game rules and advanced strategies.

Class sizes are limited and interested individuals are encouraged to sign up at least three weeks before a camp’s start date.

For more information or to register, call George Shimko at 496-4736 or visit www. queenofpeacehs.org.athletics.

MARIST TO CONDUCT CAMPS

Marist will conduct a variety of athletic camps this summer for students entering grades 1-8. They’ll begin June 15.

Boys will be offered camps in baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, running, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. A discount is available for those registering for both baseball and football.

Girls can choose from basketball, lacrosse, running, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Coed activities include pole vaulting, tennis and track. All sports camps will be run by members of Marist’s coaching staffs.

There will also be camps, both athletic and non-sports, for kids in grades 1-4. Complete schedules and registration forms are available online at www.marist.net.

For more information, call (773) 881-5310.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR UPWARD SOCCER IN ORLAND PARK

Upward Soccer in Orland Park is accepting registration for the 2015 fall season and will conduct evaluations on Saturday, May 30, and Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m.-noon each day.

Practices begin Aug. 15 and the first matches will take place one week later. The league is open to youngsters in grades K-6.

For more information, call the Stone Church office at 385-2770 or visit the web site at www.thestonechurch.org/next-steps/ ministry/kids/upward-soccer.

SPORTS CAMPS AT RICHARDS

Camps in a number of sports — including softball, basketball, baseball, football and volleyball — will be held at Richards this summer.

For a full listing of what’s being offered along with specific dates, times and age requirements, call 499-2550.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN TO CONDUCT SPORTS CAMPS

Chicago Christian High School will host several sports camps this summer.

Baseball for boys in grades 6-8 and basketball for girls in grades 5-8 will both begin June 8; girls’ cross country for grades 6-8 starts June 13; boys’ basketball for grades 5-8 gets underway June 16; and girls’ volleyball for grades 4-8 will begin July 20. In addition a youth speed camp for grades 3-8 will run in two sessions: June 9-25 and July 7-23 at a cost of $99 per session. Grades are as of fall 2015.

Other camps are $65 online, $70 for mailin registration. Registration for all camps can be done online at www.swchristian.org and camp brochures can be picked up at the school office, 12001 S. Oak Park Avenue.

Registration deadline is the Friday prior to the first day of camp.

For information, call Eric Brauer at 3887650, ext. 5026.

IN THE PAINT HOOPS TO HOLD ‘BIG MAN’ CAMP

In The Paint Hoops will conduct its inaugural “Post Player/Big Man” basketball camp June 22-25.

The camp, which is devised to develop both offensive and defensive techniques, will run each day from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike Robinson at (773) 257-7525 or visit www.itphoops.com.

HALLBERG TO RUN CAMPS AT SXU

St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg will host his annual basketball camp for girls aged 7-15 June 15-19 from 1:30-4 p.m. daily at the Shannon Center.

Participants will be grouped according to age and ability and Hallberg will actively teach each day. Cougars assistant coaches and players will also be on hand to instruct campers. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt.

The cost is $135 for the session and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are available at the SXU athletics department in the Shannon Center or online at www.sxucougars.com under the “Summer Camps” link.

For further information or questions regard-

ing the camp, call Laura Kurzeja at (773) 298-3785.

BEARS NON-CONTACT CAMPS COMING THIS SUMMER

Chicago Bears youth football camps for ages 6-14 will return to 26 Illinois locations this summer.

Former Bears players Rashied Davis, Jason McKie, Jim Morrissey, Mickey Pruitt and Kris Haines are among those expected to visit the camps, which will offer noncontact instruction. Led by professional, USA Football-certified coaches, kids learn to run, throw, catch, defend and compete the Bears’ way.

A comprehensive skills camp is designed for newcomers while the accelerated skills camp is for experienced players between the ages of 9 and 14. The cost is $259 for a five-day camp.

To register or for more information, visit www.BearsCamps.com or call (312) 226-7776.

TRINITY TO RUN SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

Trinity Christian College will offer a variety of summer sports camps for youngsters in grades K-9.

Each week-long camp will be directed by Trolls head coaches and assisted by Trinity student-athletes. Among the scheduled events are a boys’ basketball camp for grades 3-9 June 22-26 and July 13-17; a girls’ basketball camp for grades 5-8 June 22-26; a boys’ baseball camp for grades 1-8 July 6-10; a girls’ softball camp for grades 1-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ soccer camp for grades K-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ track-and-field camp for grades 3-8 June 29-July 2; and a boys’ and girls’ volleyball camp for grades 5-9 July 20-24.

For more information or to register online, visit www.trnty.edu/summercamps. Information can also be obtained by calling 239-4779.

YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO MORAINE

Moraine Valley College will host youth camps in basketball, tennis and volleyball this summer.

Athletic director and former Cyclones basketball coach Bill Finn will conduct a hoops camp for youngsters entering grades 3-8 July 13-16 from 9-10:30 a.m. daily. A volleyball camp for kids entering grades 5-9, headed up by Moraine coach Mark Johnston, will run that same week from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day.

Women’s tennis coach and former Cyclones player Nicole Selvaggio will lead a camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 July 6-9. There will be two daily sessions: 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 5-8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 9-12.

The cost of each camp is $70. Registration can be made through Moraine’s athletics department.

For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics/summer camp.htm. or call 974-5727.

SOUTH SIDE SHOOTERS HAVE PLAYER OPENING

The South Side Shooters 5th-grade basketball team needs one player to complete its spring roster.

Practices are held at Moraine Valley College and the Shooters compete in local tournaments. To schedule a tryout or for more information, contact Bill Finn at 508-0170 or coachfinn34@yahoo.com.

SHRINERS FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR JUNE 20

The Illinois Football Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will co-host the 41st annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 20 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Eighty-eight of the state’s best football players will participate in the contest, which helps raise money for Shriners Hospital for Children, the official philanthropy of Shriners International. Last year’s event raised over $23,000 that went directly to providing medical care for children at Shriners Hospital.

Kickoff will be at 1 p.m., but the day’s festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with a Walk for LOVE event at the stadium. A postgame banquet will feature Alex Tanney, who competed in the 2006 game and now plays for the Tennessee Titans, as guest speaker.

More information about scheduled events, along with rosters for both the East and West teams, can be found at www.ilshrinegame. com<http://www.ilshrinegame.com/>. Information can also be ontained by calling Eric Tjarks (217) 781-2400 or Matt Hawkins at (309) 665-0033.

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TRINITY SPORTS REPORT

School’s out; sports not quite

By Amy Strong As the old 1970s song emphatically stated, school’s out for summer.

But while Trinity Christian College students have completed the 2014-15 school year, some athletes are still dealing with unfinished business. Members of the Trolls baseball team, for example, started play in the National Christian College Athletic Association tournament this past Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.

Games run through Saturday.

Trinity entered the tourney with a 28-25 record and the No. 7 seed.

Four pool-play games were scheduled and the top two finishers in each pool were to earn a berth in the semifinals.

Five Trolls received spots on the All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference squad for 2015. Firstteam selections were senior left fielder Joe McCaw and sophomore catcher Zack Jones while the trio of junior DH Dylan Hatch, sophomore center fielder Blake Kerzich and senior pitcher Nick Nauracy all garnered second-team recogni-

tion. Kerzich was also named to the conference’s Gold Glove team.

Among the 11 CCAC schools, Trinity boasted the second-highest number of all-conference performers.

TRACK & FIELD

Also remaining active were five of Trinity’s female runners, all of whom qualified for the NAIA National Championships, which are taking place in Gulf Shore, Ala., today through Saturday.

Representing the Trolls are Anna Bos, Courtney Kalous, Ashley Jourdan, Jessica Disselkoen and Anna Spotts. Individual competitors include Bos in the 10,000-meter run, Kalous in the 800, Jourdan in the 1,500 and Disselkoen in the 3,000-steeplechase.

The latter trio also will participate in the 3,200-relay, where they’ll team with Spotts.

SOFTBALL

Pitcher/shortstop Adrianna Puente was chosen for the All-CCAC second team. A total of 36 conference softball players received postseason recognition.

Baseball

SCOREBOARD

BROTHER RICE 3, ST. RITA 2 St. Rita 000 200 00 -- 2 Brother Rice 000 200 01 -- 3 St. Rita 2B: Gleaves, Martinez. HR: Halas. RBI: Halas 2.

Brother Rice HR: Schalasky. RBI: Schalasky 2, Petraitis. WP: Kutt (6-4).

SHEPARD 9, OAK LAWN 2 Shepard 023 310 0 -- 9 Oak Lawn 002 000 0 -- 2 Shepard 2B: Marinec. RBI: Marinec 4, Albrecht 2, Longfield 2, Gorski. WP: Gregory (6-1).

Oak Lawn RBI: Dodaro, Slattery. LP: Witkowski (5-4).

ST. LAURENCE 1, BROTHER RICE 0 Brother Rice 000 000 0 -- 0 St. Laurence 000 001 x -- 1 Brother Rice 2B: Schalasky. LP: Guzek (4-1).

St. Laurence RBI: Rios. WP: Riordan (1-0).

SHEPARD 6, OAK LAWN 5 Oak Lawn 120 001 10 -- 5 Shepard 032 000 01 -- 6 Oak Lawn 2B: Beard, Quillin, Slattery. HR: Slattery. RBI: Slattery 2, Beard, Quillin, Roberts.

Shepard 2B: Marinec, Mundo, Peterka. 3B: Albrecht. RBI: Marinec 2, Peterka 2, Pruim. WP: Carberry (6-1).

BROTHER RICE 1, ST. LAURENCE 0 St. Laurence 000 000 0 -- 0 Brother Rice 000 001 x -- 1 St. Laurence LP: Greco (4-4).

Brother Rice RBI: Kutt. WP: Schalasky (6-1).

BROTHER RICE 10, RICHARDS 0 Brother Rice 004 024 -- 10 Richards 000 000 -- 0 Brother Rice 2B: Guzek, King, Massey. HR: Schalasky 2. RBI: Schalasky 5, Guzek 2, Petraitis. WP: Przekwas (4-0).

Richards 2B: Zeschke. LP: Fritz (1-1).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 16, ELMWOOD PARK 6 Elmwood Park 330 00 -- 6 Chicago Christian 100 3(12) -- 16 Chicago Christian 2B: Frieling 2, Schoenle 2, DeVires, Hill. RBI: Wolterink 4, Schoenle 3, DeVries 2, Frieling 2, Hill 2, Bolhuis, Edgar. WP: Wolterink (5-2).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 3, ELMWOOD PARK 1 Chicago Christian 000 000 3 -- 3 Elmwood Park 000 010 0 -- 1 Chicago Christian 3B: Schoenle. RBI: McCarthy 3. WP: Bolhuis (6-1).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 14, FENTON 1 Chicago Christian 000 013 (10) -- 14 Fenton 100 000 0 -- 1 Chicago Christian 3B: Hill. RBI: Frieling 2, Hill 2, Schoenle 2, Clark, DeVries, Edgar, McCarthy, Melody, Wolterink. WP: Wolterink (6-2).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 3, EVERGREEN PARK 0 Chicago Christian 000 100 2 -- 3 Evergreen Park 000 000 0 -- 0 Chicago Christian 2B: DeVries. RBI: DeVries, Vos. WP: Vos (9-2).

EVERGREEN PARK 12, TF NORTH 2 Evergreen Park 102 502 2 -- 12 TF North 200 000 0 -- 2 Evergreen Park 2B: Rizzo. 3B: Martin. Rizzo 4, Martin 3, Miller 2. WP: W. Doran.

EVERGREEN PARK 8, LEMONT 6 Evergreen Park 330 002 0 -- 8 Lemont 100 005 0 -- 6 Evergreen Park 2B: Pall. 3B: Martin. RBI: Pall 2, McClain, Miller, Rizzo, Segura, Walsh. WP: McKeever.

OAK FOREST 3, EVERGREEN PARK 2 Evergreen Park 002 000 0 -- 2 Oak Forest 003 000 x -- 3 Evergreen Park 2B: Martin, Smith. RBI: Martin, Pall. LP: Moran.

EVERGREEN PARK 6, BREMEN 5 Bremen 300 020 000 0 -- 5 Evergreen Park 100 011 200 1 -- 6 Evergreen Park 2B: Kunes. 3B: Martin. RBI: Miller, O’Toole, Rizzo, Smith, Walsh. WP: Martin.

OAK LAWN 10, TF SOUTH 5 Oak Lawn 101 022 4 -- 10 TF South 100 300 1 -- 5 Oak Lawn 2B: Blake, Melnik. 3B: Slattery. RBI: Beard 2, Roberts 2, Blake, Dodaro, Melnik, Slattery. WP: Cwik (4-3).

SHEPARD 3, LEMONT 2 Shepard 000 200 1 -- 3 Lemont 000 011 0 -- 2 Shepard 2B: Gregory. RBI: Peterka 2, Mundo.

WP: Horbach (4-2).

RICHARDS 6, REAVIS 5 Reavis 120 100 10 -- 5 Richards 110 000 31 -- 6 Richards RBI: Mejia, Smith. WP: Zeschke (1-2).

REAVIS 7, RICHARDS 5 Richards 003 011 0 -- 5 Reavis 110 005 x -- 7 Richards 2B: Zeschke. RBI: Castro 2. LP: Smith (5-3).

RICHARDS 11, TF NORTH 0 TF North 000 00 -- 0 Richards 240 23 -- 11 Richards 2B: Calderon, Castro. HR: Castro. RBI: Castro 5, Fritz 2, Zeschke 2, Petrusevski. WP: Castro (1-1).

L-W WEST 3, RICHARDS 0 L-West 001 101 0 -- 3 Richards 000 000 0 -- 0 Richards LP: Renken.

STAGG 11, BOLINGBROOK 6 Bolingbrook 012 020 1 -- 6 Stagg 011 216 x -- 11 Stagg 2B: Nowak. HR: Downs. RBI: Downs 2, Van Nieuwenhuyse 2, Worst 2, Glaza, Spencer, Stratinsky, Zaremba. WP: Worst.

STAGG 11, LOCKPORT 1 Lockport 000 001 -- 1 Stagg 010 712 -- 11 Stagg 2B: Spencer, Van Nieuwenhuyse. HR: Stratinsky. RBI: Glaza 2, Greer 2, Spencer 2, Gerzon, Nowak, Stratinsky, Zaremba. WP: Gerzon (4-6).

LOCKPORT 7, STAGG 6 Stagg 000 100 50 -- 6 Lockport 000 202 21 -- 7 Stagg 2B: Stratinsky. 3B: Nowak. RBI: Van Nieuwenhuyse 2, Stratinsky. LP: Nowak.

ST. LAURENCE 6, LOYOLA 2 St. Laurence 000 060 0 -- 6 Loyola 000 002 0 -- 2 St. Laurence 2B: Farrell, Rios, Tholl. HR: Greco.

RBI: Greco 4, Cavanaugh, Farrell. WP: Robles (4-1).

ST. LAURENCE 10, LOCKPORT 5 Lockport 000 005 0 -- 5 St. Laurence 140 401 x --10 St. Laurence 2B: Verta. RBI: Verta 4, Greco 3, Cavanaugh, Rios. WP: Sandoval (3-0).

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.SANDRA D SULLIVAN AKA SANDRA SULLIVAN, VALARIE DARGERT, KIMBERLY LEWIS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY L SULLIVAN AKA MARY SULLIVAN, IF ANY, KENMAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, MARY L. SULLIVAN A/K/A MARY SULLIVAN Defendants 13 CH 20324 7930 WEST 95TH STREET UNIT 1A HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 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 7930 WEST 95TH STREET UNIT 1A, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-303-017-1001.

The real estate is improved with a yellow brick condominium with a one 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1312491. 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. PA1312491 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 20324 TJSC#: 35-4863 I656544

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ZBIGNIEW KRAWCZYK, STANISLAWA KRAWCZYK Defendants 14 CH 018245 8107 W. 98TH 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 February 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 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 8107 W. 98TH STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2311-206-010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-20642. 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. 14-14-20642 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 018245 TJSC#: 35-3000 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK NA AS SUCCESSOR IN I N T E R E S T TO HARRIS NA; Plaintiff, v s .

CASMIR ZEMBOL AKA CASIMIR ZEMBOL; SUNSET RIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AN ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION; BMO HARRIS BANK NA AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS NA; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 17166 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 5, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 15723 North Sunset Ridge Court, Unit 2N, Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-14-401-201-1067.

The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Kelly M. Doherty at Plaintiff's Attorney, Keough & Moody, P.C., 1250 East Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 369-2700.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I655221

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR B Y MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB; Plaintiff, v s .

WALTER LESNICKI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N R E C O R D CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 15256 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 19, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-13-204-012-0000.

Commonly known as 10441 South 75th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1207555.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656886

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 June 23, 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 identifi cation issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to fi le 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) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1037061 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 5840 TJSC#: 35-7336 I657429

PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise â&#x20AC;&#x153;any preference, limitation or discrimination.â&#x20AC;? Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are herby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1 (800) 6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 M A S T E R PARTICIPATION TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ALI AL-MAGHRABI AKA ALI S. AL-MAGHARABI; E N A S AL-MAGHRABI; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC R E G I S T R A T I O N SYSTEMS, INC.; HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, I N C . ; THE WOODS EDGE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; WOODS EDGE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; WOODS E D G E PHASE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 12890 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 12, 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. 23-22-200-034-1054.

Commonly known as 11128 Northwest Road Unit B, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960.

For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14040065 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656152

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-4; MORTGAGE P A S S THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-4; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OFJOSE J. N E V A R E Z ; YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ; BROOK HILLS H O M E O W N E R ' S ASSOCIATION; BROOK HILLS, PUD UNIT SIX HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; CITIZENS C O M M U N I T Y BANK OF ILLINOIS; PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT U N I O N ; JOSE NEVAREZ, JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND L E G A T E E S OF YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN O W N E R S AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 33517 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, June 23, 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. 27-31-105-005-0000.

Commonly known as 11744 Cranna Court, Orland Park, IL 60467.

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 0 2 8 9 3 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I657577

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

DANIEL J. KIRK AND MICHELLE L. KIRK; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 14578 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 24, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 26, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9041 POPLAR ROAD, #5, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-10-207-003.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 14-02765 I657617

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, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA C O U N T R Y W I D E HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

PAUL CAMPOS AND THERESE M. CAMPOS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 41399 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 5, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 8, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 14512 ASH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-10-102-047.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 11-08557 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656079

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR VM TRUST SERIES 1, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS D. GOSHEN, DAVID W. GOSHEN, JR., LEEANN GOSHEN, HUNTER RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 043050 16214 HAWTHORNE LANE ORLAND HILLS, IL 60477 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 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 16214 HAWTHORNE LANE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60477 Property Index No. 27-22-106-030. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-10-33960.

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. 14-10-33960 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 043050 TJSC#: 35-5808 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ZIYAD S. ZEIDAN; GHADAH RAHMAN; PALISADES COLLECTION LLC; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 21502 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 19, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7744 McIntosh Dr., Palos Heights, IL 60463.

P.I.N. 23-36-303-170-000.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence.

If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Brandon R. Freud at Plaintiff's Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2 6 3 3 8 9 0 .

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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, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s .

GHADA SHAABNAH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE F O R COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A.; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 37060 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 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 10601 South 80th Court, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

P.I.N. 23-14-217-037-0000.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS This Week Monet and Merlot art night at McCord McCord Gallery offers a fun night out with your friends, co-workers, church group, woman’s club or date.

Join Instructor Beth Leahy this Friday, May 22, from 7 to 10 p.m. for an art night at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center. McCord will provide the supplies, a couple of glasses of wine and excellent instruction for a special evening of art and camaraderie. For novice painters, this is an opportunity to learn the basics. Even a seasoned artist may pick up some new ideas. $35 for McCord members/$40 for non-members.

The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange Road), Palos Park. For more, call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org

The Bridge Teen Center What’s It Like to Be: A Physical Therapist – 5 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program to teach students what goes into being a physical therapist.

Washi Tape Coaster – 4 to 5 p.m. May 26, The Bridge Teen Center will host a program to show students how to decorate a set of coasters with colorful Washi tape.

Project Serve: Thrift Store Sorting – 2 to 4 p.m.

May 28, a community service project for students to help sort, clean, and shelve donated items at a local thrift store. This program is for High School students only. Community service hours will be given.

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These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

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PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS

Sinese shows up late for his own event but he is still a good guy This week I was tasked with the pleasure of interviewing Gary Sinise who is known for playing Lieutenant Dan Taylor from the movie “Forest Gump.”

Well at least that is what I thought would happen.

A little bit of traffic and other things that couldn’t be controlled led to this. What to write about? Do I bash him for being late?

For my first real in-person reporting assignment I went to the Rockin’ For The Troops kickoff event at the Hollywood Palms in Naperville on May 11.

The man of the morning was Sinise. Some 40 minutes late, Mr. Sinise showed up to do his thing.

He apparently doesn’t know that “early is on time and on time is late” as I learned from my high school band director. That’s another 40 minutes of sleep I could have gotten.

During his brief time at the podium he stated “There is so much that is needed for those in the military and their families, and the needs are more than one organization can cover,” while talking to a crowd of nearly 100 sponsors and volunteers.

One-on-one interviews didn’t happen.

Ultimately this event was about the 10th annual Rockin’ For The Troops event at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, which takes place on Saturday July 18th featuring Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. The goal of the event is to help raise funds for Operation Support are Troops America which according to their mission statement: there mission is to support the morale and wellbeing of American forces by providing comfort, resources and education to them and their families both while they are deployed in harm’s way and after their return Last July I had the honor of actually interviewing Sinise for the ninth annual event and he said,

WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

TONY PINTO “After September 11th when we started having these real life Lt. Dans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan I got very involved with supporting them, and wanted to entertain our troops and do what I could to make sure that they were appreciated and not being forgotten.”

He was a little more generous with his time last year than at this event.

But the event wasn’t a complete bust. The theater invited media and other guests to stick around and watch the classic “Forrest Gump” and eat some food.

I’m no food critic, but I do happen to know a thing or two about pizza because I happen to have pizza maker on my resume. The Hollywood Palms knows pizza along with how to put on a good event regardless of the main event’s tardiness.

Normally I give you a movie review and this week will be no different, only this week it won’t be a new release but a timeless classic in “Forest Gump.” A perk of attending this event was getting to see “Forest Gump” on the big screen, which to my surprise only about 15 people stayed to watch. What is wrong with these people?

Most people already know how the movie goes, so I’m not going to explain it (which I did roughly a year ago when I reviewed the re-

Photo by Tony Pinto

Gary Sinese was a special guest at the Naperville Hollywood Palms Theater on May 11.

release on IMAX).

This week you get no grade on the movie because it won six Oscars, including best picture.

If that’s not an A, what is? Seeing that film on the big screen was the highlight of the event for this very green reporter.

Instead of meeting with reporters one-on-one, I found out he met with injured troops and their families. I wish he would have gotten there on time for us, but given what he did later, how bad a guy can he really be?

INTERPERSONAL EDGE

You can calm the inner demons that feed chaos in the workplace

By Dr. Daneen Skube Q: Is it my imagination, or do more people seem to be losing their minds in workplace settings? When I watch how often people make stupid decisions, I can’t understand what they’re thinking. Is there any way you can get people to act in a more sane way at work?

A: Yes. Make it your first priority to be sane yourself. To do this, you’ll need to venture into the most unexplored territory in the human experience: inner space.

We tend to try to run our lives from the control tower of our intellect, but the older we get, the more our heart and unconscious mind control our Fotolia.com choices. The reason other people look “insane” to Garnish pudding with whip cream and a maraschino cherry. you is that you’ve noticed the choices they’re making are self-destructive.

As we age, we have a choice to go beyond a shallow self-knowledge and get into our deeper inner world, where we meet the devils and angels we all harbor. We discover we can be petty, jealous and insecure. We also discover we can be generous, wise and resilient. We don’t get the goodies without the discomfort of experiencing our negative sides. the pudding as it cools. But then again, some people

By Wolfgang Puck Normally, events in the workplace keep conspirfondly remember the pudding’s skin as one of their ing to draw our attention to the reality that who In many parts of the country, we’re just a few favorite little treats to eat. Such are the pleasures of we are has a lot to do with what happens to us. weeks away from school letting out for summer. childhood, no matter how old you may be.

Most of the time, we end up suffering because The season itself less than six weeks away, and there’s someone we don’t know inside of us who we’re only a week and a half from Memorial Day BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE PUDDING keeps jumping out and doing or saying things that Serves 6 to 8 weekend, which many people consider the unofget us in trouble.

• 3 cups (750 mL) milk ficial start of summer. So it’s not surprising that When clients first come to me, they usually believe • ½ cup (125 mL) sugar many parents (as well as people who may have they’re victims of unfair people or situations. As • 3 tablespoons unsweetened no kids at home but still like to pamper their inner they look more deeply, they start to see how they cocoa powder children) are starting to think about fun cooking often end up unconsciously starting the fire that’s • 4 tablespoons cornstarch activities making warm-weather treats. One of my burning down their career opportunities.

• 6 ounces (185 g) bittersweet favorites has always been old-fashioned, cornstarchAt first, we may deny, argue, or reject that the chocolate chips thickened pudding, dating back to when my mother • 1 ounce (30 g) unsalted butter and grandmother prepared it for me and my siblings • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract during my childhood in Austria.

• ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt I used the word “old-fashioned,” but I also know • Freshly whipped cream, for serving that puddings thickened this way are actually a rela• Pitted fresh cherries or good-quality tively recent invention. The oldest puddings known maraschino cherries, for serving were custard mixtures thickened with egg yolks.

Pour the milk into a heavy metal saucepan. Stir But in the 1830s, an Englishman named Andrew Bird first began selling a custard powder based on in half of the sugar using a wire whisk. Put the pan cornstarch, which he originally developed for his over medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil, wife, who had an egg allergy. The product caught stirring frequently. Remove the pan from the heat.

Put the remaining sugar, cocoa powder and cornon, with such packaged pudding mixtures eventually starch into a medium-sized bowl. Use a clean, dry becoming common worldwide.

In fact, today most people think of pudding as whisk to stir them together until thoroughly comsomething based on a mix that comes in a small, bined. While whisking the hot milk mixture continucolorful cardboard box. But it’s just as easy to make ously, gradually pour in the sugar-cocoa-cornstarch it from scratch, and you get better results because mixture in a slow, steady stream.

Return the saucepan to medium heat and clip you have full control over what you put into it.

You’ll see what I mean when you prepare the recipe a thermometer to the side of the pan, with its tip for Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding. It’s a simple immersed in the mixture. Continue cooking, stirmixture of milk, sugar, cocoa powder and bittersweet ring continuously with the whisk and taking care chocolate, plus a touch of butter for extra richness, to scrape the bottom and sides of the pan until the hints of vanilla, just a little salt to enhance the taste mixture has thickened to a consistency resembling and, of course, cornstarch to thicken it. Use your molten jelly and reached a temperature of about favorite good-quality chocolate and cocoa; you’ll 200 F. (93 C), about 4 minutes.

— COLBY Remove the pan from the heat. Immediately whisk get results that transform and concentrate the flavor adopted 06-18-11 you love into a perfectly smooth, creamy dessert. in the chocolate chips, butter, vanilla and salt, until It’s so easy. And children can join in, too, with the chocolate and butter have completely melted adult supervision while working with heat. For the and are fully, incorporated.

Pour the hot mixture into individual serving glasses best results, the only step that calls for particular care is streaming the dry ingredients slowly into or bowls. Cover each with a piece of plastic wrap, the liquid while stirring steadily, which prevents gently pressing the plastic directly onto the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming as lumps from forming.

Only a few hours of refrigeration sets the pudding to it cools. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least two a perfectly creamy, cool consistency. I like to cover the hours. Serve within three days, removing the plastic surface of each serving with a piece of plastic wrap, wrap and topping each serving with whipped cream which prevents the formation of a chewy “skin” on and cherries.

A taste of summer: old-fashioned chocolate pudding

SOMETIMES MY HUMAN DOESN’T WEAR PANTS AT HOME. IT’S A RIOT.

inner selves we don’t know are driving our decisions. Eventually, though, the ability to look at less-than-desirable aspects of our selves is liberating, allowing us to finally get control over our words and actions. We can react internally in all sorts of immature, irrational and negative ways, yet contain these emotional explosions without anyone being aware of them. Then we can consult our heads, consider our goals, and navigate our situation to be successful.

As a client recently remarked, “Since I’ve been doing therapy, when there’s a ball that can bounce either in or out of my court, it now always bounces into my court. That didn’t happen before. How weird that this was always within my power to change!”

With the ongoing acceleration of change and stress in the workplace, you can anticipate even more “insanity” around you. Explore inner space if you want to keep your cool while those around you keep losing theirs.

The last word(s) Q: If you do enough therapy or executive coaching, is it possible to get to the point where you stop feeling upset about workplace problems?

A: No, but you can stop reacting ineffectively when you feel badly if you’re willing to work on yourself.

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning.

She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN

Artists’ trading cards in McCord Gallery exhibit

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When you think of trading cards, does baseball immediately come to mind? The artists and instructors at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center have thought of something else — artists trading cards. Each participant created nine miniature works of art, which will be on display starting this Saturday until Saturday, June 6. Collages, watercolors, oils, pastels, and pen and ink represent the many media that are taught in classes at McCord. The “trading” will take place at the end of the exhibit when the artists will share their work with each other. McCord Gallery is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park. For more information call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): Having the nerve to assert your rights is not the problem.

However, choosing to be assertive in appropriate situations and for the right reasons might challenge you in the week ahead. Avoid taking on additional debt.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have a passion for success, but must work harder than others to reap the rewards. Remain polite even if you’re tired. There’s a New Moon in your sign tonight that might help you switch direction in the coming week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Olive branches or other symbolic gestures restore peace and tranquility. You can diffuse a potentially volatile situation by stepping up to bury the hatchet this week. Avoid risky investment or relationship commitments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Spring is a time of growth, but money doesn’t grow on trees. It will pay to prune unneeded expenses.

Because you feel ambitious and want to show

up rivals, you may be tempted to overspend in the week ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The more you give, the more you get. An insurmountable obstacle in the workplace or with regard to your health can be conquered if you’re willing to ask for help. Fix problems early in the week before the molehill becomes a mountain.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may need to take a few steps backward to continue to forge forward in the week ahead. The opinions of those close to you could become a focal point. You may find opportunities to further your education.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the week ahead, you may be tempted to give in to temptations.

Perhaps a clove of garlic hung by the door will keep the green-eyed monster away. Fostering trust could change your luck for the better in romantic affairs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep a watchful eye on the bottom line. When money is concerned, it’s difficult to remain solvent when there are more “takers” than “givers.” Remain aware of a shift of interest by your closest partners in

the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sit on your hands and mind your own business. Don’t meddle or make changes this week, especially regarding work-related issues, as you might unleash difficulties that will take a long time to clear up.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Talk is cheap, but a passing comment may save you from making an expensive mistake. Making the right connections in the early part of the week could catapult you into a more powerful position.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Dependable ways are the best ones. People have come to rely on you to take care of daily responsibilities like clockwork. There’s no reason to change a routine that works well. Perform regular rituals in the upcoming week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mum’s the word. You may easily recognize someone else’s faults, but you’re not required to point them out. Keep friendly advice to yourself in the week ahead, as your critiques will not receive a friendly reception.

(NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

STARTING THIS WEEK: “AMERICAN SNIPER”: An enormous box-office hit that had added staying power in the public`s consciousness through much-reported real-life events, director Clint Eastwood’s engrossing drama tells the true story of Chris Kyle (Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper), a rodeo rider who becomes a Navy SEAL assigned to use his shooting expert skills to protect military comrades. He becomes a target of enemy forces, and his multiple tours of duty ultimately take a toll on his relationship with his wife (Sienna Miller), but helping wounded veterans does much to help him adjust to his post-war life. The film, which won an Academy Award for sound editing, was adapted from a book principally written by Kyle. Co-stars include Kyle Gallner, Max Charles, Luke Grimes, Sam Jaeger (“Parenthood”) and Eric Close. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2”: The first trip was more inventive — likely thanks to the involvement of John Cusack, who’s absent this time — but there still are some chuckles to be had from this sequel, which takes the pals (Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke) forward in time instead of backward. Instead of altering events to change things that have happened, they see an opportunity to create the sort of world they’d like to live in ... or so they think. Chevy Chase also returns from the original picture, with Adam Scott and Gillian Jacobs (“Community”) among others on board. Director Steve Pink is back from the first edition, too. **(R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “GLEE: THE FINAL SEASON”: One of the most unique broadcast-network shows of recent times ended its Fox run with this set of episodes, bringing graduates Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel (Lea Michele, Chris Colfer) back to their former Ohio high school to restore the arts programs — including the glee club — that have been jettisoned by principal, and constant nemesis, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch).

Founding cast member Matthew Morrison remains a series regular here, with Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz and Naya Rivera also appearing during the concluding season. A “Complete Series” set also is newly available. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; “Video Jukebox”; “Video Yearbook.” *** (Not rated: AS, P) “STRANGE MAGIC”: Executive-produced by George Lucas, who also devised the story, this animated fantasy borrows liberally from Shakespeare’s classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” ... which the credits say this film was “inspired by.” A land of both light and dark forces is divided by flowers that go into love potions, informing the rather complicated romantic stories of two sisters (voices of Evan Rachel Wood and Meredith Anne

Bull). The voices of Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Alfred Molina, Maya Rudolph and Sam Palladio (“Nashville”) also are heard. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; “Magical Mash Up.” *** (PG: AS) (Also on On Demand) “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: SEASON TWO”: Prison inmate Piper (Taylor Schilling) puts herself at greater risk during the trial of a drug lord in the sophomore round of executive producer Jenji Kohan’s (“Weeds”) ever-edgy, seriocomic Netflix series. The outcome could draw Piper added time as a Litchfield inmate, and that’s not her only problem, since she’s sought as a source in an expose of corruption by the facility’s administrators.

Cast members also continue to include Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew and Jason Biggs. DVD extras: four “making-of” documentaries; audio commentaries by cast and crew members on selected episodes. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “LEVIATHAN”: Not to be confused with a same-named undersea horror movie, director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Russian drama factored into several recent award ceremonies — including the Golden Globes, where it won for best foreign language film, and the Oscars. The modern story focuses on a family targeted by their town’s corrupt mayor, prompting the patriarch to seek help from a lawyer. They prepare to strike back, but things may not turn out as hoped for. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Zvyagintsev and Alexander Rodnyansky; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) COMING SOON: “SEVENTH SON” (May 26): A young man (Ben Barnes) is enlisted to succeed a protector (Jeff Bridges) of the general population against supernatural forces. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “THE LOFT” (May 26): Five married men keep a secret penthouse, where they live out their fantasies and find a dead woman there; stars include Karl Urban and James Marsden. (R: AS, N, P, V) “FOCUS” (June 2): A seasoned con artist (Will Smith) teams with a relative newcomer (Margot Robbie) professionally and personally.

(R: AS, P, V) “JUPITER ASCENDING” (June 2): A young woman (Mila Kunis), leading a rather ordinary life, turns out to be the key to the future of the universe; Channing Tatum also stars in the “Matrix”veteran Wachowskis’ fantasy. (PG13: AS, N, V) “THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER” (June 2): Pursuing the stolen recipe for Krabby Patties, SpongeBob SquarePants and his allies enter the world above theirs in this animated tale. (PG: AS) “THE WIRE: THE COMPLETE SERIES” (June 2): The widely praised, Baltimore-set HBO drama series makes its Blu-ray debut; stars include Dominic West and Wendell Pierce. (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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