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Bruce Rauner opens an office in Oak Lawn and – surprise, surprise – takes some shots at Governor Quinn Declan Harty reports, page 3

Vorva applauds the tennis acumen of a Palos Heights woman who touted phenom Tracy Townsend in 2012 on page 3 and Rakow, an unashamed Blackhawks fan, said he heard no bias with NBC’s coverage of the series with the Kings on page 6

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Chairs are placed on the top of desks at St. Bernadette in Evergreen Park (left photo) for the final time as the school closed to the public on Saturday. Sheridan and Megan Kirkland pose with a half-headed anatomy dummy in the science room on Saturday. Both graduated from St. Bernadette. Megan graduated from Mt. Assisi, which is also closing, and Sheridan was a freshman at the Lemont high school.

Closing schools host their final open houses

Kirkland girls suffer a double whammy

By Declan Harty For Regional Publishing

Over the past 65 years, countless opportunities to receive an education in the community have been available. Whether the school is public or private, a high school or a grade school, the selections seem endless. Two of these schools, though, have closed their doors for the final time. Both Mt. Assisi Academy, located at 13860 Main St. in Lemont, and St. Bernadette Catholic Academy at 9311 S. Francisco Ave. in Evergreen Park, have held their final classes and will not reopen in the fall. The schools’ communities celebrated their legacies with St. Bernadette on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. It was a 24-hour period of laughs and tears and many memories.

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St. Bernadette Catholic Academy, which has been open since 1949, according to the school’s website, held a final celebration, which included a mass and a picnic-like event for students, families, alumni and faculty and staff of the school. Sister Mary Paul McCaughey, superintendent of the schools for the archdiocese, met with parents in January to announce the decision to close the school citing enrollment as the principal reason.

The current enrollment for this past year was 98 students at St. Bernadette, a number that has consistently declined. When the school opened in 1949, there were 365 students in 12 classrooms, and a little over a decade later in 1965 there was 1,257 students enrolled at the school, according to the school’s website. But in recent years, graduating classes have dwindled to minimal numbers. Sheridan Kirkland said her graduating class from St. Bernadette in 2013 was eight and the class of 2012 was four students. Megan Kirkland graduated from St. Bernadette in 2007 and Mt. Assisi in 2011. Both Sheridan and Megan said the rumors of the school closing have been around since Megan graduated in 2007. “For St. Bernadette, when I was in sixth grade they gave us a two year guarantee that they would not close and that ended when I was in eighth grade,” Sheridan said. “So that is probably why they closed this year because that was the end of it.” Sister Mary Ventura was honored at the celebration’s mass for her service to St. Bernadette’s community. Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton read a proclamation to her. Ventura has been at St. Bernadette for 30 years and said she is pleased with how much the school has done for the community. “The school has done so much for children in the area,” she said.

Megan Kirkland and Sheridan Kirkland learned in January that both their grade school and high school would close at the end of the spring semesters. Sister Mary Ventura The two met for the first time “I’m really happy with what we Saturday night at an open house have done.” for St. Bernadette in Evergreen Despite the school’s closing, Park. They sat in a humid science the parish will remain open, and lab at St. Bernadette and found continue to serve the community. out that they not only shared a “I feel like now people don’t as last name, but a rare fact that much associate themselves with they would both lose their grade what parish they are from,” Me- school alma mater and also their gan Kirkland said. “But I feel like initially chosen high school, Mt. at least because we still have the Assisi. church we still have the commuSheridan, who lives in Chinity. Even though everyone knew cago, finished her freshman year Bernadette was going to be closing of high school at Mt. Assisi in it is still really hard when you Lemont and will transfer to hear the news.” Mother McAuley Liberal Arts Those who had a chance to mill High School in the fall because about in the humid hallways and of the school’s closing. Megan, classrooms for one last time on who lives in Evergreen Park, Saturday had bittersweet reac- will enter her senior year at tions. University of Minnesota in the One woman with a camera fall after graduating from Mt. stopped by the principal’s office Assisi in 2011 and St. Bernaand smiled. dette in 2007. “I don’t need to go in there,” For both Megan and Sheridan, she said. “I know what it looks the schools offered a community like. I have been in there enough that others cannot because of when I went to school here.” their size. “It is just like creating the Mt. Assisi Academy community within the school, Since 1951, Mt. Assisi Acad- we were not separated by age emy’s steep hillside front to its or class,” Megan said of the atmosphere at Mt. Assisi. (Continued on page 4) Though the girls share no re-

lation, they said they are a part of a larger population that has been affected by both schools. Sheridan said there was a lot of crying going on at the Lemont school. The Kirkland girls said that at Mt. Assisi, their favorite memories included the school spirit, Kairos retreats and the atmosphere created by activities such as big and little sister day. Sheridan described that day as an opportunity for freshman and seniors to match up and bond through activities and games for a day to help make freshman at home. For St. Bernadette, the girls stressed that the smaller class sizes and environment allowed them to make relationships that may last a lifetime. “I think the best thing about Bernadette is not a memory, but the fact that because it is such a small school that you really do become friends with everyone,” Megan said. “It really did form friendships and life long lasting relationships.” There were rumors of both closing in recent years, and with Sheridan’s 2013 St. Bernadette graduating class at eight students, she said she was not too surprised by the Evergreen Park school’s closing. However, both Megan and Sheridan said they thought Mt. Assisi had a few (Continued on page 5)

‘Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich’ group Warrant to rock RidgeFest By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter The hard rock band Warrant is the main event for RidgeFest. The band, which achieved enormous success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, will take the stage on Thursday, July 24, and is expected to be major draw

for the annual fest, said Mayor Chuck Tokar. Warrant is expected to take the stage at 8:30 p.m. Suburban Cowboys will open for the band at 6:30 p.m. The country cover band plays both current hits and classic tunes. Warrant, which hailed from Hollywood, Calif., had five al-

bums reach international sales over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with its double platinum debut album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich,” and one of its singles, “Heaven,” reached No. 1 in Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band continued its success in the early 1990s with the double platinum album “Cherry Pie,” which provided the hit album title song and music video. RidgeFest, which will serve as a celebration of the village’s 100th anniversary, will run from July 2427 at Freedom Park, Birmingham and Oak avenues. Fest hours are 5:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, 3-11:30 p.m. Saturday and 2-10:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 on Thursday and Sunday, $10 on Friday and $12 on Saturday. Residents with an ID will be admitted free on Sunday. The fest also will feature games, acts and local food vendors. Sunday is designated as children’s (Continued on page 12)

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Worth-while rooftop stop Worth Deputy Chief Mark Micetich and Nick Lubrich spend a part of their Friday morning on top of the Dunkin’ Donuts, 6707 W. 111th St., as a part of a statewide Cop on Rooftop promotion to raise funds for Special Olympics Illinois. Worth chief Martin Knolmayer reported early in the day that “we had a lot of generous people” stop by with some pulling out $10 and $20 for the cause. For a photo from Oak Lawn, see page 2.

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vehicle May 27 after being stopped in the parking lot of Wal-Mart, 2500 W. 95th St., in a car that Jordan Trembley, 21, of was reported stolen, police said. *** Worth, was charged with un John Roth Browder, 21, of lawful delivery of marijuana May 27 after he was arrested in Bridgeview, was charged with the 6400 block of 107th Street, possession of a controlled substance May 27 after a stop in police said. the 3100 block of 87th Street, *** Hollis Waller, 38, of Chicago police said. Browder allegedly Ridge, was charged driving on a had 7 grams of Bizzaro and suspended license and disobey- 10 grams of Nuclear Bomb, ing a stop sign May 27 after forms of synthetic marijuana. a stop at O’Connell Drive and He also was charged with changNottingham Avenue, police said. ing lanes not using a signal, possession of drug equipment, *** David Royal, 21, of Palos Hills, improper lane use, failure to was charged with speeding and signal, improper overtaking and suspended registration May 30 no insurance, police said. *** after a stop at 111th Street and Marcella G. St. Julian, 21, of Lombard Avenue, police said. Chicago, was charged with ob*** Javanni M. Esteves, 33, of structing identification, speedChicago, was charged with re- ing and driving on a suspended tail theft June 1 after alleged- license May 28 following a stop ly stealing merchandise from in the 2600 block of 95th St., Kohl’s at Chicago Ridge Mall, police said. *** police said. Earl L. Ware Jr., 25, of Chi*** Lee T. Peoples, 63, of Chicago cago, was charged with retail Ridge, was charged with battery theft May 28 after allegedly June 1 after allegedly punching stealing several cases of Red a nurse at the Chicago Ridge Bull from Wal-Mart, 2500 W. Nursing Home, 10602 South- 95th St., police said. west Highway, where he is a patient, police said.

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Michael L. Keegan, 51, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with drunken driving, no insurance, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving off the roadway May 17 after a stop at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. *** Claudia M. Bulza, 39, of Oak Lawn, was charged with drunken driving, failure to signal, improper lane use, no insurance and driving without a valid license following a May 18 stop at 98th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. *** Olidia Romero, 51, of Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, improper lane use, no tail lights, no insurance and driving without a valid license after being stopped May 22 at 89th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. *** A men’s bicycle was reported stolen May 22 from a garage in the 5300 block of 105th Street, police said. *** Tywanna K. McCoy, 45, of Evergreen Park, was charged with retail theft May 23 after reportedly stealing goods from Jewel-Osco, 9424 S. Pulaski Road, police said. *** Frank J. Vazquez, 45, of Bell Johnny C. Jones, 29, of Chicago, wood, was charged with retail was charged with possession of a theft May 23 after allegedly steal Wayne T. Shaw, 29, of Ever- controlled substance June 1 after ing merchandise from Home Degreen Park was charged with at- a stop at 99th Street and Harlem pot, 4060 W. 95th St., police said. tempted aggravated arson May Avenue, police said. *** *** 18 after he allegedly tried to set Nancy Verdin, 35, of Lansing, fire to an apartment building Ronald A. Metoyer, 50, of Palos was charged with drunken drivin 3900 block of 97th Street, Hills, was charged with driving on ing and improper lane use and a revoked license and operating a police said. signaling May 24 after a stop at vehicle without taillights June 1 *** 95th Street and Pulaski Road, Marcus J. Cameron, 19, of after a stop in the 8600 block of police said. Chicago, was charged with un- Roberts Road, police said. *** *** lawful possession of a weapon Mark P . Johnsen, 50, of Oak by a felon May 25 after a stop Laura A. Lodor, 23, of Oak Lawn, was charged with drunken at 96th Street and Ridgeway Lawn, was charged with drunken driving and failure to reduce speed driving and improper stopping at Avenue, police said. to avoid and accident May 24 afan intersection following a June *** ter he was stopped at Southwest Nicolas E. Sykes, 18, Chicago, 1 stop in the 7600 block of 95th Highway and Central Avenue, was charged with trespassing to Street, police said. police said. *** Cedric L McBride, 39, of Country Club Hills, was charged with drunken driving, no insurance and failure to wear a seat belt May 25 after he was stopped at 94th Street and Pulaski Road, police Chicago Ridge / Evergreen Park / Hickory Hills said. Oak Lawn / Palos Hills / Worth *** Brian C. Ruiz, 40, of Justice, Publisher Amy Richards was charged with drunken driving May 25 after a stop at 95th Street Editor Jeff Vorva and Cicero Avenue, police said. Sports Editor Ken Karrson *** Graphic Design/Layout Kari Nelson & Jackie Santora Approximately $7,000 cash was

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Oak Lawn police officer Chris Fontaine poses next to a poster at the Dunkin’ Donuts, 10801 S. Civero Ave., for the Cop on Rooftop event Friday. Oak Lawn police were raking in heavy duty money early in the morning despite the fact that no cops were on the rooftop. The police were temporarily grounded during the early part of the promotion as they were waiting for the fire department to lift a few officers to the roof. After 8 a.m., they hit the roof and made some more money. Money raised will go to Special Olympic Illinois. sign May 27 following a stop at 89th Street and 50th Avenue, police said. *** Eugene W. Pahr, 64, of Oak Lawn, was charged with disorderly conduct May 27 after a woman who was walking her dog past Pahr’s trailer in the 9000 block of Cicero Avenue said she saw him standing naked in his window allegedly masturbating, police said. Pahr said he was standing naked near his kitchen window and may have scratched an itch near his penis but was not masturbating, police said.

May 29 from Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St., police said. *** Shanika Alexander, 21, of Country Club Hills, was charged with battery May 30 after allegedly punching someone during a disturbance in the 10100 block of Hill Terrace, police said. *** Zachary Chirillo, 25, of Alsip, was charged with drunken driving and speeding May 31 after a stop at 111th Street and Roberts Road, police said. *** Andrzej Czerwonka, 62, of Palos Hills, was charged with damage *** Victoria N. Ojeda, 20, of Chi- to property June 1 following an cago, was charged with retail theft ongoing dispute with a neighbor May 28 after allegedly stealing about parking spaces in the 9900 items from Kmart, 4101 W. 95th block of 84th Terrace, police said *** St., police said. Nael Bayaa, 39, of Palos Hills, *** Anthony L. Rivera, 28, of Oak was charged with battery June Lawn, was charged with retail 2 following a disturbance in the theft May 28 after allegedly steal- 8200 block of 103rd Street, poing goods from Target, 4120 W. lice said. 95th St., police said.

Palos Hills Police found an unattended 1-year-old child May 27 in a parking lot in the 8300 block of 107th Street, a few houses from where he lived. The child’s grandfather told police the child must have opened the door and left without his knowing. Police informed the Department of Children of Family Services. *** A rock was used to smash the rear window of a car May 28 in the 11200 block of Roberts Road, police said. Prescription medications and a guitar were reported stolen from the car, police said. *** A bike was reportedly stolen

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An 18-year-old Oak Lawn man was robbed at gunpoint May 16 during an alleged drug transaction in his car, police said. Two men, Bryce Schaller, 20, of Oak Lawn, and George S. Batarseh, 19, of Alsip, were later charged with armed robbery in connection with the incident, police said. Schaller also was charged with resisting arrest, battery and possession of marijuana, according to a report. The incident occurred at 6:33 p.m. near 103rd Street and Central Avenue. The victim told police that he received a call at about 2 p.m. from Batarseh, offering to buy marijuana. Batarseh called again at 6:20 p.m. to say that he was near the alleged victim’s house, police said.

The victim waited in his car for Batarseh, who eventually joined him in the vehicle. He asked for the money, but Batarseh allegedly pulled out a black handgun, pointed it at him and demanded his money. The alleged victim said he was in fear for his life and said he thought “he was about to be shot and killed,” according to reports. The victim grabbed the gun and tried to point it away from him. The two men struggled, and the alleged victim eventually knocked the gun out of Batarseh’s hand and placed him in a headlock. Batarseh then began to honk the horn of the victim’s car, police said. The victim then saw a male black wearing all black and a ski mask walk toward the his car. The man entered through the rear door of the car during the struggle. The alleged victim

tried to get out of the car, but the second man yelled “close the door.” The alleged victim recognized his voice as that of Schaller, police said. Schaller placed the alleged victim in a headlock and he thought he would pass out. Meanwhile, Batarseh allegedly took the victim’s wallet and some marijuana from the glove box, police said. Both men left through a parking lot in the 10300 block of Parkside Avenue. The alleged victim followed and asked to keep his wallet. One of the offenders removed $300 and threw the wallet at the victim, who said he wanted the money, too. The victim then fought Batarseh in the parking lot. The men exchanged several punches before the offenders entered a GMC Sierra that left northbound on Parkside Avenue, police said.

Hickory Hills man was a stone’s throw away from another charge A Hickory Hills man was charged with being intoxicated in public and attempting to start a fight May 14 following a disturbance in a parking lot in the 8500 block of 95th Street, police said. Tomas Sarsevieius, 32, also was charged with throwing stones in public after the 2:17 p.m. disturbance, police said. The victim, a 55-year-old Hickory Hills woman, told police that she was removing groceries

from her car when Sarsevieius allegedly threw a rock at her and yelled, “I’m going to knock you out.” The victim said Sarsevieius tried several times to talk with her, but she ignored him because he appeared intoxicated and she did not like him, according to reports. He became angry, walked toward her and threatened her, police said. The alleged victim got into the

bed of her pickup truck and brandished a metal pipe because she feared Sarsevieius would attack her, police said. Tomas backed away from the pickup truck and threw a rock at her before leaving the area. He told police that the only reason the victim reported the incident was because she did not like him, according to reports. — Bob Rakow

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A good Bette – prediction on Townsend was an ace Thanks for the tip, Bette. It’s not often that the Palos community and Regional Publishing can brag about being way ahead of the curve in the world of professional tennis, but it’s time to stretch out our long arms and give ourselves, as Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin would say, a “public pat on the back.’’ Last week, 18-year-old Chicago native Taylor Townsend rocked the tennis world when she became the youngest player to reach the third round of the French Open since 2003. Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated profiled her on its website and quoted male tennis star Andy Murray as saying “I love the way she plays. This is a player who has a lot of talent. A talent rarely seen, either in men or in women.’’ The world has discovered Taylor Townsend, who now hails from Atlanta. But a couple of Decembers ago, Regional readers discovered her courtesy of Palos Heights’ Bette Sacks. We were doing a profile on Sacks who, at the time, was 72 and still competing in the sport. Sacks touched on a variety of topics including breaking some African-American and gender barriers in the sport back in the day, dining with Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams and working at Lake Katherine. Sacks also talked about be-

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corner, so it’s going to be a lot of fun seeing if Townsend-mania around the world will continue. I’m not sure if we will ever have another next-great-player on the front page of one of our papers, but you can bet that if Bette tells us about someone, we will listen.

Keeping these ‘harty’ boys on the go, go, go ing friends with Townsend and coached her a little a few years ago. “Years later, she is one of the best players in the world,” Sacks said. “It’s amazing.’’ Sacks was gracious enough to send us a photo of Townsend’s mother, Sheila, taking a photo of Taylor and Sacks. Regional editor Jack Murray loved the photo and ran it on Page 1 of the Dec. 6, 2012 edition of the paper. I loved the photo because if Sacks was right and this girl was the real deal, it would be cool to say we had a picture of the phenom way back when. Sacks was right. And it’s cool to say we had a picture of the phenom way back when. I can’t say for a fact that we were the first Chicago area newspaper to put Taylor Townsend on the front page. But I remember researching Townsend back then and there was scant information about her on the local level. Wimbledon is just around the

There are a couple of new names popping up you may or may not have noticed here at Regional Publishing. Frank Gogola and Declan Harty join the veteran Tony Pinto as interns on our roster of superstars. Like Pinto, both grew up in the area and attended Stagg High School. Gogola hails from Palos Hills and we’ve had him off and running with sports features on Mt. Assisi’s final sporting event and a look at four coaches who are hanging up their whistles who have had magnificent careers. He’s done work for school newspapers at Moraine Valley and Northern Illinois University as well as spending a summer with an online site called RantSports.com. Oh, and he has some coaching chops as well as he was a head soccer and assistant hoops coach at St. Patricia School. Harty is from Palos Park and attends the University of Illinois. His specialty is features and has turned in some terrific work at

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This photo of Sheila Townsend photographing her daughter, Taylor, with family friend Bette Sacks of Palos Heights appeared on the front page of the Dec. 6, 2012 Regional. At the time, Sacks predicted great things for Townsend and last week, Townsend drew international attention by making it to the third round of the French Open at age 18. the Champaign school’s newspaper, including a day in the life of Urbana firemen. We threw him into the fire right away with pieces on the closing of St. Bernedette and Mt. Assisi and he stopped by Saturday in Oak

Lawn to listen to gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner insult current governor Pat Quinn at the opening of Rauner’s new headquarters. Harty played a year of football at Illinois Wesleyan University, so

he knows his way around sports as well. His work will appear in both the Reporter and Regional. I’m looking forward to seeing these guys progress as the summer gets hotter.

Rauner opens HQ in Oak Lawn, calls Quinn a ‘failure’ By Declan Harty For Regional Publishing Bruce Rauner and his staff opened the doors to their south suburban campaign headquarters Saturday and hope that some of the work done here will open the door to the Governor’s Mansion. A crowd of approximately 60 people attended the “Day of Action” at the headquarters located at 5350 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn. Rauner, the GOP gubernatorial candidate, was in attendance for about 15 minutes, spoke with the crowd at the event to help promote participation in the campaign as well as to share his stance on Illinois leadership. Rauner’s time in Oak Lawn was brief but he was right to the point in needling his opponent.

He called incumbent Governor Pat Quinn a “failure” and said, “This is our year…our election. We are going to knock Pat Quinn out of office.” Rauner said his principal priorities would include bettering education across the state, improving the job market and lowering taxes. Rauner and his running mate for lieutenant governor, Evelyn Sanguinetti, continued to stress the importance at the event of changing Illinois’ leadership. They asked the crowd how much time they are willing to give to Quinn for change. Attendees were able to sign up for multiple volunteer opportunities from knocking on doors, cold calling possible supporters and signing and circulating petitions. Rauner said the campaign would have the “best groundwork in

the history of Illinois.” The opening of the headquarters was a part of a larger tour in which Rauner has been opening campaign offices across the state. Rauner said one of his goals is to become a two-party state again. “Illinois can be so much more than a safety net,” Sanguinetti said. “Together we will rise and take back our state.” Rauner said he is not a career politician and he wants to help the people. “I’m going to go to work for you and your family,” Rauner said. “We are a campaign for every family and race.” In terms of the current campaign, the Chicago Tribune reported on May 29 that Rauner’s campaign donations were in excess of $20 million, which $6.6 million

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Worth Township neighbors charged with killing dogs in separate incidents

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an air rifle on May 26 for unknown reasons, according to a sheriff’s spokesman. By Bob Rakow The dog, which was sick, was Staff Reporter taken to Crestwood Animal Clinic, 5443 W. 135th St., where it was Last week wasn’t very good for put down, according to the sheriff’s some dogs in Worth Township. spokesman. Two men from unincorporated Plecki appeared in court the folWorth Township who live in the lowing day where bond was set at same block have been charged with $40,000. He remains in jail and is aggravated animal cruelty after al- expected to appear at Bridgeview legedly killing dogs in separate inci- Court on June 17. dents, according to the Cook County Meanwhile, Christopher KrentSheriff’s Police. kowski, 35, also of the 11700 block of Andrew Plecki, 48, of the 11700 Ridgeland Avenue, was charged with block of Ridgeland Avenue, alleg- two counts of aggravated domestic edly shot his girlfriend’s 12-year-old battery and one count of aggravated chocolate Labrador in the head with animal cruelty after allegedly injur-

Christopher Krentkowski, ing his mother and killing her dog, Krentkowski allegedly dragged his mother’s 15-year-old dog out of a bedroom at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and began to kick it. When his 53-year-old mother told him to stop, he tried to strangle her and struck her head with a bookcase, injuring her, according to the sheriff’s investigation. Krentkowski continued to physically assault the dog, causing its death, police said. Krentkowski was arrested on Sunday and received a $125,000 bond during a court appearance on Monday at the Bridgeview Courthouse. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 26 at the Bridgeview Courthouse.

Gentleman’s club, tequila and rifle equal a bad night for Worth man A Worth man was charged with unlawful use of a weapon May 30 after he was spotted in a parking lot holding a rifle, police said. Police were called to the 10700 block of Lloyd Drive at 3:52 a.m. following a report of four men sitting behind the rear of an apartment building— one holding what appeared to be an AK-47 rifle. Police arrived and saw Juan M. Araujo-Espinoza, 29, holding a long, black rifle. He was ordered

to drop the rifle and lay on the ground. The rifle was a .22 caliber with an empty magazine and chamber. Two of the men denied that the rifle belonged to them and the other two, including Araujo-Espinoza, said they did not fully understand English, police said. One of the men said the four met at Pole Katz Gentleman’s Club in Bridgeview and went to the apartment to drink tequila at

about 3:30 a.m. The man said he did not know to whom the gun belonged, but saw Araujo-Espinoza holding it. Araujo-Espinoza told police he left Pole Katz with the other men and rejoined them at his apartment. While standing outside, he said he spotted the rifle lying on the ground by the fence near his car. He said he never saw the rifle before, but picked it up to show the other men. — Bob Rakow

has come from Rauner himself. A current chairman of R8 Capital Partners, Rauner does not classify his net worth; however, was quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times article stating that he is in the .01 percent after making $53 million last year. As for Rauner’s plan, he said to the Oak Lawn crowd that he plans to withhold his information in fear of the Democratic Party stealing his ideas. William Creamer of Orland Park said he was in attendance to see “what they are about and their plans.” Creamer said that he liked what Rauner said, and that he is a good start to changing Illinois and its Photo by Jeff Vorva leadership. “Quinn’s had too many chances, Bruce Rauner, shown before the March primaries campaigning in he is a good guy, but he hasn’t done Hickory Hills, opened a campaign office in Oak Lawn Saturday the job,” Creamer said. and continued to berate his opponent, Governor Pat Quinn.

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One more trip down memory lane (Continued from page 1)

60-acre campus has been a notable option for a Catholic school allgirls education. On Sunday, the Mt. Assisi community celebrated the school’s history and legacy as the school shut its doors on May 23. “It is a day of a lot of mixed emotions,” said Sister Therese Ann Quigney, provincial superior of the School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King. “Certainly we are sad to see that we can’t go on. But we are also gratified to see the outpouring of gratitude and spirit…It will live on. Even though the institution is gone, the spirit and the relationships will live on.” The celebration began with a liturgy of Thanksgiving and Clos-

ing at the back of the campus on the school’s soccer fields to a crowd of approximately 1,550 people, according to Carrie Peters, development manager of Mt. Assisi and a mother of three daughters who have attended the school. Many of the girls who are still enrolled in high school will be attending different catholic institutions such as Queen of Peace, Marist and Mother McAuley and public schools as well, according to both Peters and Gail Andjulis, vice president of the boosters vice president and mother of two daughters. But despite the loss that is faced in losing a school, Peters said she was not surprised that the school was closing. “I think even when my oldest

daughter was here, the sisters would send home letters. They were always asking for help,” she said. “I think they were pretty clear, at least I felt like it all the way along in that ‘now is the time’, ‘we need help’ and ‘please donate’… Anybody can look at the enrollment numbers and know that it is hard to run a school with 140 girls.” The school’s low enrollment numbers are a mere fraction of what the peak enrollment was in the school’s history. In the mid-1970s, enrollment exceeded 700 students, according to Quigney. The decision to close the school was announced to the public in a letter by her on the school’s website in late January. Sheridan Kirkland of Ever-

With the school as a backdrop, alumni and students had pizza and other refreshments at the final night at St. Bernadette School.

green Park will be a sophomore next year at Mother McAuley, after finishing her freshman year at Mt. Assisi. Kirkland said the decision to close the school was based on the entrance exam for the upcoming school year, and there were ten less girls than were needed. According to Kim Johnson Quinn, president of Mt. Assisi Academy, the skills and the time the girls have spent at the school will continue on in their transfers and in their future. “I know the girls are prepared, whether they have had one year here or three years here, they have the confidence and ability to go on and transfer and accomplish some great things in the world,” she said. As for the school itself, the future remains undecided. The School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King own the 60acre campus, but officials say no decision has been made about the property. Quigney said that she has had a variety of favorite memories in her 44 years at Mt. Assisi. Some of which include Kairos trips and leading the newspaper club at the school, but she said most importantly she loved seeing the girls flourish. “Seeing the girls grow, and getting confident. You watch that all the time, and that is what part of today is all about. Seeing that powerful spirit of these ladies, and knowing we were part of that,” she said. “I am looking forward to seeing what the next piece will be and how what we have done already will form the foundation for that.”

A sad sign of the times greets people at the St. Bernadette at the open house on Saturday.

A cake commemorating the closing of St. Bernadette was a part of the food table on Saturday night.

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Wendy Swartz and Charlotte D’Amico check out some of the hundreds of trophies that were People of various ages mill down the hallways for the last at St. Bernadette’s on Saturday. displayed in the library at St. Bernadette School in Evergreen Park.

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News and events from our archives.

Talking head predicts demise of Oak Lawn 50 years ago

From the June 4, 1964 issue The story: TV commentator Hugh Hill was set to offer a lecture called “Will the Megopolis Swallow Oak Lawn?” at the Oak Lawn Library. The quote: “Let’s make Palos smell as beautiful as it looks.’’ – Mrs. Anthony Zakaras of Palos Township writing a letter to the editor on septic systems in the area. Fun fact: Oak Lawn High School was planning on hosting a wrestling match between top Illinois grapplers, against top wrestlers from across the nation who were hoping to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

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From the June 8, 1989 issue The story: Worth officials denied a proposal for a Leo’s Sports Bar and Grill at 6852 W. 111th St. on the grounds of seating issues and because residents in the area didn’t want a sports bar across the street from them. The quote: “This is not fair to the people of this city. The city of Palos Hills is likening itself to David and Goliath with the City of Chicago acting as Goliath. Chicago has the guns to the heads of the suburbs,’’ – Palos Hills Alderman Ed Jones on a water rate hike. Fun fact: More than 1,000 dancers were expected to compete in the Gaelic Paek feis, which is pronounced fesh, which rhymes with mesh.

Thief has a (tooth)brush with the law 10 years ago

From the June 3, 2004 issue The story: Hickory Hills’ Col. James Hickey spoke to 700 students at St. Laurence High School. Hickey commanded the U.S. Army brigade that captured Saddam Hussein the previous December. The quote: “At a time of year when a single slip is enough to bring the curtain down on an entire baseball season, Marist put one foot on a banana peel Saturday,’’ – Sports Editor Ken Karrson writing about a 1-0 Marist regional victory over T.F. North. Fun fact: A Chicago man was charged with retail theft in Evergreen Park after he allegedly stole 11 electric toothbrushes from a store on Kedzie Avenue.

June 5: ON THIS DATE in 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. June 6: ON THIS DATE in 1944, 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in World War II’s “D-Day” invasion of Europe. June 7: ON THIS DATE in 1775, the United Colonies changed its name to the United States. In 1929, the sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence. June 8: ON THIS DATE in 1948, the “Texaco Star Theater” made its debut on NBC-TV with Milton Berle as guest host. Berle was later named the show’s permanent host. In 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, suspected assassin of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. June 9: ON THIS DATE in 1934, the first Donald Duck cartoon was shown. June 10: ON THIS DATE in 1752, a kite flown by Benjamin Franklin was struck by lightning. In 1935, Dr. Robert Smith of Akron, Ohio, and Bill Wilson of New York formed Alcoholics Anonymous. June 11: ON THIS DATE in 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence from Britain. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1977, Seattle Slew completed horse racing’s Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. This week’s question: In 1893, what was the outcome of Lizzie Borden’s murder trial in New Bedford, Mass.? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

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Vets back calls to change new puppy mills law By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter Veterinary medical authorities have joined Cook County Commissioners Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman (R-17th) and Joan Patricia Murphy (D-6th) in calling for changes to the new Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance. Leaders of both the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) stood with Gorman and Murphy at a press conference May 28 in the George W. Dunne Building, 69 W. Washington St., Chicago. The Regional News was the only news organization to attend, and exclusive video of the entire press conference is posted at theregionalnews.com. An amendment introduced by Gorman and Murphy would change the new ordinance to allow pet shops to obtain dogs, cats and rabbits from large-scale commercial breeders, but only if they have a clean bill of health from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other regulatory agencies. Under the ordinance as currently written (and which is set to take effect Oct. 1), pet shops are prohibited from obtaining animals from facilities with more than five breeding females, a move that pet shop owners say would put them out of business. “The proposed amendment more effectively attempts to address the harm caused by substandard breeders in a way that does not punish breeders who are in compliance with state and federal standards and also allows pet shops to continue to provide a service to consumers and to employ people in our communities,” said Dr. Richard Rossman, CVMA president. Adding his organization’s backing was Adrian Hochstadt, AVMA assistant director of State Legislative & Regulatory Affairs. “The AVMA supports the overall concept of trying to ‘target the harm’ without banning all sales from pet stores,” he said in response to a question if his organization specifically supports the proposed amendment.

Rossman added that the veterinary profession “is vehemently opposed to any and all sources of inhumane and cruel treatment of animals. Unethical, unscrupulous breeders should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and permanently put out of business. “Veterinarians are well positioned to assess the welfare of animals and are the best source for educating individuals and families about responsible pet ownership,” Rossman continued. “The profession is committed to ongoing public education to increase awareness and to bring about desired change necessary to address valid concerns regarding unethical, unscrupulous breeders.” The amendment sponsored by Gorman and Murphy was introduced May 21 and was referred to the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, which is expected to consider the matter at a public hearing set for 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 17 on the fifth floor of the Cook County Building, 118 N. Clark St., Chicago. Among those criticizing the ordinance as it current stands was Dr. Anthony Coronado, presidentelect of the CVMA. “I’ve been practicing [veterinary medicine] for 19 years, and when Illinois’ Puppy Lemon Law came out a few years ago, I was very happy to hear that, because countless times I’ve seen pets come in from pet stores—very ill, the owners are heartbroken because they’re attached to this puppy, and now they’ve got to give it up or let it go because they can’t afford the treatment,” he said. “[Before the Puppy Lemon Law], they had no remedy to go back to the pet store, and now they do,” Coronado continued. “The new [Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance], though, effectively reverses that because the dogs are not classified as ‘retail pets’ any more, and people [with sick dogs] have to go back to the breeders, who are often out of state, and now they have no remedy.” Gorman thanked the veterinar(Continued on page 11)

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First Farmers Market in Chicago Ridge is a breeze The first Farmer’s Market in the 100-year history of Chicago Ridge opened Monday afternoon, two hours after a quick but powerful noon storm hit the area. There were a few remainders of the storm at the market as the main tent (left photo) blew down before the ribbon-cutting ceremony. But after that, the opening went relatively smoothly and guests were able to bask in the sun and buy everything from food to flowers (bottom right photo) from Zelsenrust in Chicago Heights. The market, located at 10739 S. Ridgeland Ave. (bottom left), will run the first and third Mondays of every month from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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BAC ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’

The Beverly Arts Center (BAC) production of the musical revue, “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” will be held from Friday, June 13, through Sunday, June 15 on the BAC Main Stage, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago. “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is a celebration of American musical genius. Not only does it spotlight the life and works of pianist and songwriter Fats Waller, it also encompasses the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s. Originally staged in New York City in 1978, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” went on to win three Tony awards that year, launching the career of Nell Carter. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14; 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. Tickets are $20 for BAC members and $22 for non-members, and can be purchased at the BAC box office or online at beverlyartcenter.org.

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Recreation Dept. will be hosting the Just Animals Low Cost Wellness Clinic at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. This event is by appointment only. To make an appointment, or to get more information, call 815-830-6568, leave a message and someone will call you back. This is an opportunity to vaccinate a cat or dog at a discounted price. The Community Center has flyers with more information about this great event.

Vehicle stickers available

The 2014 Cook County Vehicle stickers for residents of unincorporated Palos Township are available for purchase at the Township office, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, All residents in unincorporated Cook County must purchase a vehicle sticker for every vehicle in their household, including those that are kept in a garage. Stickers must be purchased and displayed by July 1. All cook

county vehicle stickers must be purchased with a check, money order, or a cashier’s check. Cash payment, credit cards and debit cards will not be accepted Stickers can also be purchased online at www.cookcountyil.gov/ revenue. The Department of Revenue has implemented a new strategy for permanent stickers this year. Two new stickers have been created for taxpayer convenience purposes, SR permanent stickers for Seniors and NF permanent stickers for persons with disabilities and disabled veterans. In order to be in compliance, drivers must remove old, existing permanent sticker and affix the new SR or NF sticker by July 1. Stickers must be purchased by July 1. If residents purchase their stickers after July 1, they must pay a penalty which is double the sticker fee in most cases. Clerk Jane Nolan is opening the township office on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for sticker sales. This is the last Saturday before the

July 1 deadline. The office will also be open on Wednesday, June, 25 until 6 p.m. for sticker sales before the July 1 deadline. The Clerk’s office is offering this option to make stickers available to those who are unable to purchase them during the regular township office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Oak Lawn Stony Creek to rock

The Oak Lawn Park District’s Stony Creek Clubhouse, 5850 W. 103rd St., welcomes Jimmy O and Rhonda Lee for a first time performance from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 13. This evening of music and dancing will feature songs from the 1960s through today. The fee is $12 and includes admission and food and/or beverages up to $6. A cash bar is available. Patrons must be age 21 and older. For more information and to make reservations, call 857-2433.

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A salute to two schools that had low numbers but sky-high quality One hundred twenty eight. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the combined number of years St. Bernadette Catholic Academy in Evergreen Park and Mt. Assisi Academy in Lemont have educated young people. Last week, both schools closed their doors for the final timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a sad consequence of declining enrollment and rising costs over the years. Neither closing came as a shock. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long been talk of both schools shutting their doors. In January, Mt. Assisi announced that it would close at the end of the school year, and the Chicago Archdiocese included St. Bernadette on a list of schools that would shut their doors for the final time. The was some brief discussion in Evergreen Park about saving St. Bernadette, but the writing appeared to be on the wall. The same was true for Mt. Assisi. It simply was too late, too monumental a task to raise the needed money to prevent the inevitable. Besides, these schools needed a long-term plan, not a Band-Aid, to fend off closing. Myriad factors played a role in the demise of these fine schools. Many folks donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t value Catholic education the way their parents and grandparents did. Others canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford it, especially as tuition costs increase to keep pace with rising costs. Marist High School didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do Mt. Assisi any favors when it became a co-ed institution several years ago, and nearby Lemont High School is one of the finest public facilities in the region. St. Bernadette was affected in part by changing demographics in Evergreen Park. And it was nearly impossible to recruit students from outside the parish boundaries when surrounded by several other quality Catholic elementary schools. So, last week students walked out the door of Mt. Assisi 63 years after the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission began under the guidance of the School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King. A liturgy of thanksgiving and closing was held on Sunday. St. Bernadette marked it closing on Saturday with a Mass and open houseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a final ceremony to commemorate 65 years of service to Evergreen Park. Like other shuttered Catholic institutions, St. Bernadette and Mount Assisi may reopen as charter schools or serve some other purpose. But the memories will remain long after the sadness that accompanies the closing of these schools. Our thanks St. Bernadette and Mt. Assisi. They served their communities well.

NBC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No Bias Chatter heard by these ears People hear what they want to hear, and too often theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d prefer facts not get in the way. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially true of obsessive sports fans, some who are so wrapped up with their teams that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather not deal with the truth. Consider the debate (if you can call it that) in which I participated with some folks who get together on Facebook during Blackhawks games. The virtual gatherings are fun and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put me in touch with a few people I knew but never socialized with way back in my elementary school days. A few other folks join in as well, and we comment on the game, the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pretty much all things Blackhawks. But during the Western Conference Finals, a relatively new theme was raised: the perceived bias on the part of the NBC announcers toward the Los Angeles Kings. This was no subtle prejudice, mind you. No, this was over the top. One member of the Facebook gang was so upset; he switched to an Internet feed of Hockey Night in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telecast of the game to escape this horrible partiality toward the Kings. I did not hear a bias. Playby-play announcer Kenny Albert and color commentator Joe Micheletti did a solid job covering the games, though they are not quite as good as NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top hockey announcing team, Mike â&#x20AC;&#x153;Docâ&#x20AC;? Emrick and Eddie Olczyk, who covered the Eastern Conference finals.

The B-Side by Bob Rakow Emrick lends more excitement to a game, and no one is better at dissecting a game, a play, than Olczyk, as we Hawks fan can attest. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll admit, not having Emrick and Olczyk call the Hawks-Kings series was a disappointment, but the alternative was no disaster. Albert calls New York Ranger games on the radio, and Micheletti is a member of the Rangersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; television team. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve both been broadcasting hockey games for a long time. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no upside for them to purposely call a playoff game in favor of either team. But one member of the Facebook group would have none of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard how many times the Kings have almost won this game? With each shot? If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear bias, you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listening,â&#x20AC;? she wrote. She is partially correct. I might not be listening as carefully as she. I tend to get caught up in the action of a close game, an elimination game. I hear the broadcast but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hang on the announcersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; every word. Still, I was convinced there was no bias and said as much. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I made my mistake. This woman had no interest in my opinion. She was right, I was wrong. Shut up.

Ah, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier said than done. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t giving in that easily. I asked her, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a shot is close and could have won the game, how is accurately describing it as such a bias?â&#x20AC;? I merely was trying to further the debate, ask the other person to consider the issue from another perspective. But she would have none of it. Reason be damned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each one. Not just one. And none of ours,â&#x20AC;? she replied, defending her contention that only Kings shots were extoled by the announcers. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always contended that Chicago sports fans are a little insecure. Second City, in the shadow of New York, Los Angeles, Boston and so on. As such, we tend to hear biases that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist. My Facebook foe would have none of that argument either, calling it old. Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it invalid, though. We were sent to our respective corners when someone else in our group told us to agree to disagree. So be it. But I knew I was right and set out to prove it after the game. I carefully watched and listened to the first overtime period and took notes. In addition to some of the basic playby-play that favored neither team, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sample of what I heard from the announcers in the periodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a fair sampling of their work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Brandon) Saad on the puck. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a tremendous night.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a play by Jonathan Toews,â&#x20AC;? after he lost his footing while trying to score. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Andrew) Shaw does a good job getting to the front of net,â&#x20AC;? moments after the Hawks won a faceoff. Later, Bryan Bickell fanned on a shot that was described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best scoring chanceâ&#x20AC;? of the period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duncan Keith makes some terrific plays in his own zone.â&#x20AC;? Moments later, the Kings goalie, Jonathan Quick, is credited for his save on Marian Hossaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandon Saad from his knees nearly scored the winning goal.â&#x20AC;? Of Kane and Saadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall performance: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been anybody better.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a defensive play by Seabrook.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a save by Crawford on the Kings (Marian) Gaborik.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a loose puck and a chance for a face off, Jonathan Quick falls on it.â&#x20AC;? There are scoring â&#x20AC;&#x153;chances on both ends of the ice.â&#x20AC;? The announces did mention that Anze Kopitarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made â&#x20AC;&#x153;a defensive play and then nearly wins it for Los Angeles.â&#x20AC;? It did nearly end the game. His shot hit the post. So there you have it, a sampling of quotes I jotted down while watching the first overtime. There was equal praise of the Kings players when deserved. A balanced call, I would argue. But I never win these arguments. So let the facts speak for themselves.

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In higher education, low tolerance for free speech By Charles C. Haynes Daniel Harper, a student at Cameron University in Oklahoma, is the latest victim of the censorship pandemic currently infecting Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colleges and universities. Earlier this semester, Harper handed out flyers expressing his religious objections to the World Mission Society, a religious group active on Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. Harper, an evangelical Christian, believes the group is a dangerous cult. After receiving a complaint, administrators prohibited Harper from distributing any more flyers citing the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Expressive Activity Policy and Equal Opportunity Policy, which bar students from engaging in â&#x20AC;&#x153;offensiveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;discriminatoryâ&#x20AC;? speech, require students to join a student organization, and then get prior

permission to distribute flyers. Harper is fighting back with help from the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian legal group. On May 15, he sued university officials for violating his constitutionally protected right to free speech and religious liberty. If the allegations prove true, Cameron officials have displayed a stunning disregard for the First Amendment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which, as administrators of a public university, they are required to uphold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the amendments to the Constitution,â&#x20AC;? the Equal Opportunity Officer told Harper, according to the ADF complaint. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are foundations to democracy. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all they are, foundations. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live on them. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll freeze to death in winter and burn up in summer.â&#x20AC;? The administrator went on

to explain that the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies are above those â&#x20AC;&#x153;amendments to the Constitutionâ&#x20AC;? and that Harper needed to follow university policy regardless of his First Amendment rights. Even stranger (and more chilling), university administrators charged Harper with religious discrimination for disseminating views critical of a religious group. On the Cameron campus, apparently, â&#x20AC;&#x153;religious freedomâ&#x20AC;? means freedom from being offended. Under the First Amendment, however, religious freedom means the right to be free from government control or repression, not freedom from criticism in the marketplace of ideas. As constitutional scholar Eugene Volokh points out in his commentary on this case, â&#x20AC;&#x153;freedom of religion and of speech itself protects the right to denounce religions. Religious be-

liefs and religious groups, no less than political beliefs and groups other beliefs and groups, are eminently proper subjects of criticism. A public university is forbidden by the First Amendment from trying to squelch such criticism, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of conservative Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Mormonism, Judaism or the World Mission Society.â&#x20AC;? Sadly, Daniel Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case is not an isolated incident. Censorship of constitutionally protected speech is commonplace today on college and university campuses across the nation. Of the 427 colleges and universities analyzed by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) in a 2014 report, almost 59 percent maintain policies that â&#x20AC;&#x153;seriously and substantially restrictâ&#x20AC;? protected speech and another 36 percent overregulate speech on campus. (www.thefire.org) In an apparent zeal to ensure

that no one is ever offended for any reason, many universities create â&#x20AC;&#x153;free speechâ&#x20AC;? zones to isolate student speech, ban â&#x20AC;&#x153;unwantedâ&#x20AC;? jokes, off-hand comments and teasing, and, in myriad other ways, attempt to silence protected speech. Students at Cameron University and many other campuses must jump through hoops and get an official stamp of approval before being allowed to distribute materials in public spaces. At two universities in the past year, administrators even barred students from distributing the U.S. Constitution because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the proper authorization and stick to the designated distribution area. The good news is that Daniel Harper will likely win his case. But when students like Daniel must go to court to secure their right to free speech, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad news for the future of the First Amendment.

Colleges and universities, after all, are supposed to be testing grounds for exercising First Amendment rights â&#x20AC;&#x201D; places of open inquiry about the full range of religious and political convictions, including those that spark robust debate or offend prevailing sensibilities. Shutting down the free exchange of views on campus is the beginning of the end for a vibrant marketplace of ideas in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public square. Maybe we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;live onâ&#x20AC;? the First Amendment, as the Cameron administrator put it. But he needs to remember â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as do we all â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live free without it. Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. Web: religiousfreedomcenter.org Email: chaynes@newseum.org

What are your favorite summertime activities? (Asked at Lake Katherine, Palos Heights) Eileen Carney, Bill Moore, Palos Heights Evergreen Park â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like hiking at Lake Katherine, Starved â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like golf and going to the pool.â&#x20AC;? Photos by Bob Rakow Rock and Little Red School House.â&#x20AC;?

Joe Carney, Pat Pavlik, Palos Heights Midlothian â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Golf, though not nearly as much as I â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being outside as much as possible and want.â&#x20AC;? enjoying the weather.â&#x20AC;?

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Death Notices Raymond E. Adams, Sr. Raymond E. Adams, Sr., 86, of Worth died May 28 at Palos Community Hospital. Visitation was Sunday at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth and the funeral on Monday at Our Lady of the Ridge. Burial was at Holy Sepulchre. Mr. Adams was survived by children Barbara Ann Adams (Mary Ann Latsaras) and Raymond E. (Bessie) Adams. He was born in Chicago, was an electrician and a Navy veteran of World War II. Robert M. Honing Robert M. Honing, 88, of Geneseo, who worked in Evergreen Park, died last Thursday at Hammond Henry

Hospital in Geneseo. Visitation was Tuesday at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park and a funeral service was held Wednesday at Colonial Chapel and interment was at Fairmount-Willow Hills Cemetery. Mr. Honing was survived by wife Patricia J. Honing, children Sandra (Dan) Griffin and daughter-in-law Donna Honig. He was a trust officer at the First National Bank of Evergreen Park and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Hazel Mae Wojtalewicz Hazel Mae Wojtalewicz, 78, of Worth died May 17 at home. Visitation was May 19 and May 20 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth and a Mass was held on May 21 at Our Lady of the Ridge. Ms. Wojtalewicz was survived

by husband Martin Wojtalewicz and children Kenneth (Norma) Thompson, Linda (Stephen) Jeziorny, Tina Tassone, Deb-ADo Hernandez and James Cannova. She was born in Chicago and was a receiving coordinator for Wrigley Gum. Eugene F. Zurn Eugene F. Zurn, 86, of Worth died May 28 at LaGrange Hospital. Visitation was Friday at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth. The funeral service was Saturday and interment at Holy Sepulchre. Mr. Zurn was survived by children Marilyn (Tom) Fowler, Debbie Zurn, Stacy (Tim) Feigerle and Jim (Terry) Harding. He was born in Chicago and was a service engineer. Submitted photo

Focus on Seniors Illinois Senior Spelling Bee Coming to Worth Township

Worth Township Supervisor Kevin M. Hughes, Worth Township Clerk Katie Elwood, State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) and State Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) invite all senior organizations to participate in the Association of Illinois Senators and the Illinois Department on Aging’s annual Senior Spelling Bee. The Township will host the competition at 1 p.m. Friday. The Spelling Bee will include three levels, with the state finals being held Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Illinois State Fair’s Senior Day. For more information, call Elwood at: 371-2900, Ext. 27.

Oak Lawn Senior Volunteer Earns Recognition

Phyllis Collura, a volunteer at the Oak Lawn Senior Center, was selected by AgeOptions to be recognized with other volunteers at the annual luncheon and volunteer recognition celebration, Celebrating Aging. Madonna Ray, administrative assistant at the Oak Lawn Senior Center, nominated Collura. Celebrating Aging will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 19 at the William Tell Holiday Inn, 6201 Joliet Road, Coun-

tryside.

Double Nickel

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

Meals on Wheels

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

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.

Pinochle

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

Duty, Honor, Country Air Force Airman First Class Johaza Adan, a 2008 graduate of Oak Lawn Community High School, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Adan is the sister of Blanca and Moises Adan, both of Chicago. *** Air Force Airman Kasey L. Nolan, the daughter of Emily and Kevin Nolan of Evergreen Park, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Nolan is a 2013 graduate of Evergreen Park High School.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Smith Village hosts fashion show Smith Village resident Elaine Hayes, originally from Palos Hills, enjoys a recent fashion show and luncheon with fellow-resident Mary Rieger and their friend Pat Moran. The Smith Village Annual Fashion Show, which attracted a luncheon crowd of 150, featured Smith Village residents modeling fashions from Annie’s, a clothing shop in Oak Lawn. The event raised money for Emilie’s Fund, which provides for residents who have outlived their means.

Concussion test could change landscape of sports An ultra-sensitive laboratory test that can detect a biomarker for brain injury in the bloodstream of athletes may have a major impact on the future of more violent contact sports like football, hockey and boxing. Even more significantly, the discovery may aid the continuing investigation of whether repeated concussions and post-concussion syndrome are truly linked to the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, according to a leading neurologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. CTE is a progressive, degenerative brain disease that occurs most frequently in athletes who have sustained repeated head injuries and is sometimes referred to as Dementia pugilistica or, more commonly, punch drunk. In a recent issue of JAMA Neurology, researchers [Shahim et al] reported testing the blood of professional Swedish hockey players who had suffered a concussion during competition and found elevated bloodstream levels of a protein known as tau. Tau helps maintain the integrity of axons – the string-like structures that interconnect brain cells and facilitate communication among cells – much like telephone wires.

Axons are located in the brain’s cortex, which is responsible for cognitive thinking and emotion. Scientists long have known that injury to the brain causes the levels of tau to increase in cerebrospinal fluid, but tapping that fluid to test it every time an athlete, teenager or child sustains head trauma is impractical. Tau protein seems to be strongly associated with CTE and Alzheimer’s disease. The study showed that a “novel,” highly sensitive immunoassay – a thousandfold more sensitive than conventional lab tests -- could detect changes in the level of tau in the blood and that results of such testing could be used in diagnosing concussion and determining when an athlete can be declared fit to return to play, the researchers said. What the study does not yet answer is whether repeated insults to the brain are linked directly to development of CTE. “If the tau protein is a predictor of CTE, then it is reasonable to say that some athletes with elevated levels of tau may never go back to contact sports [following a concussion or series of concussions],” said Dr. Melvin Wichter, chair of neurology and co-director of the Neurosciences Institute at

Christ Medical Center. In the near term, the study “could have a major impact on how we play sports. An athlete who sustains a possible concussion would have a simple blood test done. If the result shows an elevated level of tau, he or she stays out of the game” until tau levels return to normal, Wichter said. For some athletes, those symptoms might dissipate within a matter of days or weeks. “In 10 percent to 15 percent of cases, symptoms may persist for a year or longer. “At the 30,000-foot level, however, the study is not simply about whether or not a quarterback can get back into a football game. If blood tau protein is a predictor of CTE, then that fact could change how the more violent contact sports like football, hockey boxing and the martial arts are played. Head injuries could prove too great a liability not only for the athlete, but also for college sports and professional sports organizations,” Wichter added. “Lastly, but certainly not least, this blood test may prove to be invaluable in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and related diseases,” he said. —Submitted by Advocate Christ Medical Center

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Sacred Heart Church, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, is hosting its third annual summer music series for the 2014 season. Musicians, under the guidance of James Grzadzinski, music director, will present five installments throughout the summer months, and everyone is invited to attend. Those attending may make a free will offering to benefit the Sacred Heart Music Department. For more information, call Grzadzinski at 974-3336, Ext. 245. The series will be presented on these five dates: • Sunday, at 4 p.m. in the Ministry Center Gym. The theme will be Broadway Hits and Popular Favorites and will be featuring musicians Rita Burns, Tom Cameron, Dave Gaidas, and Christine VanLoon. • Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. in the church and the program will feature an organ recital featuring Grzadzinski. • Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. in the church and the program will be a voice recital featuring soprano and published author Michelle Gliottoni Rodriguez. • Sunday, July 20 at 4 p.m. in the church and the theme will be Musical Meditations on the Life of Blessed [soon to be Saint] Pope John Paul II in the Year of His Canonization. The musical pro-

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Butler visits Oak Ridge School

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ABC-7 Meteorologist Tracy Butler visited Oak Ridge School recently at the request of a group of students who had recently completed a unit on weather. Second-grade students in Michelle Kjeldsen’s class wrote letters to Mrs. Butler asking her to visit their school and talk to them about weather. Students had just finished learning about hurricanes, blizzards and tornadoes. Butler showed the students a video, conducted a weather-related experiment with some of the students and held a question and answer session. Second grader Gabriela Miknius is shown with Butler in the above photo.

Joshua Rayhill of Evergreen Park was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hemajored in economics and business administration. Rayhill was selected as a member of Sachem for his outstanding academic performance, as well as his involvement in a variety of campus activities while at Coe. In addition, he received the Sachem Outstanding Male Undergraduate Award in 2012. Rayhill, a graduate of Saint Rita High School, is the son of Rich and Lydia Rayhill. *** Milton Garrett III of Evergreen Park, was awarded a bachelor of arts degree from Connecticut College, New London, CT at the 96th commencement ceremony. Garrett III graduated with a major in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology. *** The following student received college or departmental awards for the 2013-14 academic year at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. Briana Sevik of Palos Hills, who graduated summa cum laude this spring with a bachelor’s degree in deaf and hard of hearing teacher education, received two awards: the Gwen Livingstone Pokora Academic Achievement Award for the highest grade point average in the 2014 graduating class; and the Grace Hasenstab Haskell Award for Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, awarded for excellent scholarship, professional and social qualities. The daughter of Jim and Colleen Sevik of Palos Hills is also a member of the Mortar Board

National Honors Society, and was the only junior to be inducted last year into the MacMurray Honors Society. The MacMurray Honors Society, in its 76th year, honors those students whose grade point average is in the top 10 percent of the senior class, as well as the junior with the highest grade point average. *** A total of 602 students participated in the commencement ceremony at Carthage College in Kenosha, including several local students, including: • Amanda Terry and Samantha Weaver of Burbank, • Brittany Mirkiewicz of Hickory Hills, • Kyle Exline of Oak Lawn, • Samuel Passarelli of Justice, and • Rachel Baldwin of Evergreen Park. *** St. Norbert, the only Norbertine college in the world, graduated three local students including Patrick Hehir of Hickory Hills, and Michael Myren and Jennifer Ward of Oak Lawn. St. Norbert College is located on the banks of the Fox River in the residential community of De Pere, Wisc., which neighbors Green Bay. *** Lily Paterno, of Oak Lawn, qualified for the Spring 2014 dean’s list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours, and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 30 percent of Belmont’s student body qualified for the Spring 2014 Dean’s List.

Conrady hosts Career Day There was a CEO, an air traffic controller, a nurse and an engineer or two. There was a journalist, an expert in technology, a pharmacist and a corporate executive vice president. And there was a firefighter, a police officer, a local mayor and even a college student. There were more than a dozen professions represented during Conrady Junior High School’s inaugural “Career Day” event at the Hickory Hills’ school.

They took time to present four 30-minute sessions with soonto-be seventh- and eighth-grade students. Each of the presenters provided a brief biography of themselves before offering information about their specific careers. They talked to students about the academic backgrounds required to pursue such careers. Students had a chance at the end of each session to ask the presenters questions.

In opening the event, Conrady Assistant Principal Will Seidelmann told the students that they should start thinking of the different careers that are available to them and to gather information about those careers. “It’s never too early to start thinking about your future,” Seidelmann said. “The sooner the better.” — Submitted by District 117

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Lori Gloodt, principal of Sward Elementary School, and Sergeant Jim Pacetti discuss best practices as they assist staff and parents during the reunification drill.

Sward stages evacuation Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123’s Sward Elementary school staged an evacuation and reunification drill on last Wednesday to test emergency preparedness in the event of a building based crisis. Staff from District 123, in partnership with the Oak Lawn Police Department and Oak Lawn Park District helped the school implement this full scale exercise. Approximately 400 students were initially evacuated from Sward school and later transported to the Oak Lawn

Pavilion to be reunified with their families. Additionally, District 123 tested the actual reunification process and dispatched 30 Sward families to pick up their children from the Oak Lawn Pavilion. “This is the first drill of its kind for District 123 and many neighboring school districts. Practicing our entire emergency procedure from crisis to reunification served as an incredible teaching and learning opportunity for our entire school community,” said Paul Enderle, District 123

superintendent. In addition to building leaders from each District 123 school, neighboring school districts and police departments were invited to observe the mock event. More than 20 school administrators and police officials observed as students were reunited with their families. At the conclusion, school administrators were debriefed and had the opportunity to share their observations with each other and District 123. —Submitted by School District 123

District 117 board Vice President Ian Chafee talks to students about technology at Conrady’s Career Day.

Bulletin Board District 123 invites golfers to ‘Beat the Pro’ The District 123 Education Foundation Golf Outing will take place Saturday, June 28. “Beat the Pro” and many more contests will be running throughout the day.

The deadline to register is Fenger High School Friday, June 6. For more in- The Fenger High School Class formation and to register, visit of 1964 is having its 50th red123.org/golf-outing-cfm. union Saturday, August 2, at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Registration starts at 7 a.m. For more information, contact with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Susan Rheinheimer at susan_ Dinner and awards will take sings@att.net, or email Fengerplace shortly after golfing at reunion1964@gmail.com. approximately 12:30 p.m.

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Harper High School Harper High School classes of January and June 1964 will hold their 50th reunion on Friday, Sept. 26 at the Orland Chateau, 14500 LaGrange Rd., Orland Park. Members of the ‘63 and ‘65 classes are also invited. Contact Diane Meyerhoff Panush at dkpsoapfan@aol. com), or Phylis Santomarco Rini at phylis2004@yahoo.com for more information or reservations.

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Camp Read-a-lot at Hometown School On May 22, Hometown School students and their families hosted a night of reading and writing at Camp Read-a-lot, a Title I Family Reading event. During Camp Read-a-Lot, participants rotated around to six different camp-themed reading and writing stations. At the end of the night students accumulated a bag of camping goodies, books, journals and pencils.

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It’s the end of an era at Trinity Christian College By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

Dr. Timmermans departs to head Reformed Church in North America

By his own account posted online, Steve Timmermans “came to Trinity Christian College in 2003 with a deep commitment to Christ, an unwavering embrace of Reformed perspectives on faith, learning, and living, and extensive experiences in rehabilitation, teaching, and administration.” Eleven years later, as the psychologist and educator packs up his modest office on campus in Palos Heights and prepares to move forward to the next phase of his life, the Trinity president leaves pleased with the college’s progress under his leadership. “When I arrived 11 years ago, the college had just built the science building and the Ozinga Chapel, so it was starting to gain momentum, and these 11 years have seen a continued gain of that momentum, with new buildings, new programs and the like,” he told The Regional News in a recent conversation. “It was beginning to take off, and it has continued to take off.” The most obvious measure is enrollment. Timmermans inherited an institution of 1,068 students. Those numbers have risen steadily to 1,380 this school year. The student body is also more diverse. Among American students, minority enrollments stands at 24.3 percent, up from 13.1 percent in 2003. “I hope what those numbers tell us is that we’ve been faithful to our mission while extending our reach to more students, to communities, to families that otherwise would not have considered us or even known about us,” he reflected. “Trinity had been a small college for so long—I mean, a typical enrollment was 700 students,” Timmermans added. “Everyone here needed to learn that no longer was Trinity the small, challenging college. They had grown up or at least taken a giant step forward. So we got to grow even further together.” One surprise Timmermans encountered early on was that the “city of Palos Heights and the college didn’t get along that well together. There were issues, neighbors, mistrust—there just wasn’t a good feeling, and there

was a certain level of animosity,” he recalled. That mistrust, he added, appeared rooted in the college’s previous attempt to purchase the old Dunlap’s restaurant property. “In ’03, the college was going to buy it, but was not clear with its intentions,” he remembered. “For example, one architect had drawn up plans that included a three-story parking garage. That’s a killer. The neighbors were furious, and they kind of blocked it. I arrived here, saw the situation and said, ‘What’s this?’ and I said to my board, ‘We’re not going to pursue this. There’s something wrong here.’” Trinity withdrew from the controversy, and then another restaurant operated there for a time. “Then it was sold to a developer who was going to put in condos,” Timmermans recalled. “Then, I think it was [Mayor] Bob Straz who came to me and said, ‘Maybe this would be a good thing. Let’s re-open this discussion,’ and I went door-to-door in the neighborhood, knocking on doors, asking people about their concerns and their views on what they wanted to see that property used for. “So we bought the property and

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During his tenure at Trinity Christian College, Dr. Timmermans established a reputation as a good listener interested in building bridges with his neighbors. then had a planning charrette and invited neighbors and students and professors and aldermen,” he continued. “We worked together in groups and kind of drew what this thing might become. It’s right on the border between neighborhood and college, so it’s a natural meeting place where we can gather in a nice hospitable environment.” The end result is the Bootsma Bookstore Café at Navajo Creek,

6513 W. 123rd St., a relaxing meeting pace that welcomes both college and community. One good thing that came out of all that, he added, is the Palos Area Community Advisory Board (PACAB), which functions to the present day and which he describes as a good vehicle for communication between the college and community. Timmermans also credits the

late president of the Navajo Hills Homeowners Association and PACAB leader Joe McGee, “my across-the-street neighbor, who said ‘Join Rotary and get to know people,’ and that was a good step,” the president continued. Also under his leadership, Trinity lent its environmental sciences professor to the Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens in about 2004 for two semesters to help them through a transition. The efforts paid off. More than a decade later, the mistrust has turned to trust, and the president describes working with city government as “wonderful” and a delight. “They have a good vision of how a college and a community can work together so that the college can be an asset,” he noted. Also on his watch, the college engaged the community by founding and growing the Seasoned Adult Learners at Trinity (SALT) program, which offers a range of non-credit courses on everything from backyard gardening to global affairs. It started about nine years ago with a handful of learners, and in 2014 has grown to 365 people taking, many taking more than one class—a total of 591 registrations.

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The Timmermans family, an engaging and international blend, on the campus of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

Other efforts include establishment of a business network connected with the college, a Mondaynight lecture series, a van pool that assists students and Palos Heights residents alike, and more.

Faith and future

Timmermans predicts a bright future for Trinity, saying that the graduate side of the school should continue to grow and make it a “more comprehensive institution.” He sees the college’s commitment to ensuring that its students not graduate without a significant external experience—some as close as Palos Heights, others as far away as Africa—as a thing of great value. “The Reformed vision of this institution is fairly unique among the America religious landscape,” he said. “We’re not just about what some would call ‘the personal walk,’ but we’re very much about societal transformation. There’s this sense that God created this world, it got messed up, and we can get used by the Spirit to be a part of reclaiming what God intended. “It’s a wonderful philosophy for a Christian higher education mission,” the president continued. “The faith thing and the educational philosophy marry each other quite well, and that’s me, that’s how I see things, how I believe things.” Timmermans, along with his wife, Barbara, an associate professor of nursing at Trinity, will move some of their seven-child family to Grand Rapids, Mich., starting tomorrow for the next chapter of his life as the next executive director of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, a 130-year-old denomination with ministries around the world. He will be the first non-ordained person to hold the position after an imminent church synod inJune votes to confirm his nomination to the post. “I think ministers are great,” he observed. “I’ll say, a little tongue in cheek, that when you take any church, the ratio of ministers to congregants is pretty lopsided. There’s a whole lot more of me than them. “I think it’s OK to have a pew sitter [in charge] once in a while,” he added with a smile.

Mother McAuley rolls out red carpet for scholarship winners Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School held a ceremony and reception May 21 to honor the incoming freshmen who received a scholarship from the school for the 2014-15 school year. Fifty-three scholarships were awarded to the McAuley Class of 2018, representing 21 local grammar schools. Each recipient and her parents were invited to the ceremony and reception at the school, held in the Student Lounge. One of these scholarships is the new Sister Agatha O’Brien Memorial Scholarship, which was awarded to the top five percent of entrance exam testers. The inaugural class of Sister Agatha O’Brien Scholars includes: Abby Amado (Most Holy Redeemer), Emily Baniewicz (St. Christina), Amanda Capuano (Queen of Martyrs), Faith Carey (St. Barnabas), Payton Charlemagne-Nickols(Ted Lenart), Melina Garcia (St. Barbara), Joelle Gillespie (St. Bernadette), Rachel Greene (Oak Lawn Hometown Middle School), Maura Gribble (St.

John Fisher), Hayley Gutrich (Christ the King), Grace Harkins (St. John Fisher), Eleanor Hayes (Most Holy Redeemer), Allison Keller (St. Barnabas), Vanessa Lunar (Wilkins Junior High School), Casey Macander (St. Barnabas), Stacey Manahan (Most Holy Redeemer), Kaleigh Mulcahy (St. John Fisher), Kaleigh O’Hara (Central Junior High School), Callie Pieczara (St. Catherine of Alexandria), Katherine Pytel (Cardinal Joseph Bernardin), Catherine Rogers (St. John Fisher) and Grace Trippiedi (St. Michael). The Board of Trustees Scholarship, given to Emily Bartle (Incarnation), equals one half of the school’s tuition and is renewable throughout her four years at McAuley. The Mary Kean Coffey “Pay it Forward” Scholarship recognizes a student who is a leader that participates fully in the concept of “paying it forward” by using her gifts and talents to support other students and her community. Emily LePretre (St. Cajetan) received the award,

which is equal to one-half of the annual tuition charge, renewable throughout her four years. The Tradition of Excellence Scholarship is a $500 scholarship open to all daughters, granddaughters or nieces of alumnae from Mother McAuley or its predecessor, Saint Xavier Academy. All incoming freshmen who met these criteria completed an essay and 16 applicants were awarded the scholarship. Recipients of the award are: Katie Alberts (Most Holy Redeemer), Mary Kate Clifford (Queen of Martyrs), Mallory Janozik (St. John Fisher), Keeley Leary (St. Christina), Margaret Millerick (St. Barnabas), Kaleigh Mulcahy (St. John Fisher), Clare Murphy (St. Catherine of Alexandria), Ciara Nelligan (St. John Fisher), Charley Niego (St. Cajetan), Tara O’Malley (Christ the King), Catherine Rogers (St. John Fisher), Jordan Rogers (St. Ethelreda), Meghan Scanlan (St. Cajetan), Nora Shea (Most Holy Redeemer), Leah Sheerin (St. Cajetan) and Maryrose Sheridan (St. John Fisher). The Catherine McAuley Ser-

vice Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship that recognizes seven students who have gone “above and beyond” their Confirmation service hour requirement at their various grammar schools, and who are making a difference in their church, school or community. Recipients are: Emily Bartle (Incarnation), Joelle Gillespie (St. Bernadette), Mary Grace Golon (St. Catherine of Alexandria), Kimberly Konkoleski (St. Mary Star of the Sea), Casey Macander (St. Barnabas), Callie Pieczara (St. Catherine of Alexandria) and Sara Russell (St. Walter). As an enduring and loving tribute to Bridget Cullen, a member of the McAuley Class of 2013, the Bridget Anne Cullen Memorial Scholarship was established by the Cullen family to assist students during their first year at McAuley. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to students from St. Cajetan, where Cullen attended grade school. This year, three students received the award: Emily LePretre, Leah Sheerin

and Meghan Scanlan. The Sister Ellen Marie Ryan, RSM Music Scholarship was established in 2012 by McAuley in recognition of Sister Ellen Marie and her dedicated service to the school as a member of the music faculty for more than 30 years. This $500 scholarship is awarded to a student who has previous music experience and has completed a short essay describing her experience and how she plans to continue her music education at McAuley. Callie Pieczara (St. Catherine of Alexandria) received the scholarship this year. The Hometown Heroes Schol-

arship was created last year in gratitude and recognition of our surrounding community’s strong support of local police and fire departments. Many current and past parents have served our community in this vein, and we wish to honor their hard work by offering this $750 scholarship to two daughters of active or retired firefighters or police officers. Charley Niego (St. Cajetan) and Carly Reno (Queen of Martyrs) were awarded this scholarship. — Submitted by Mother McAuley High School

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Crisis Center names new board members The Crisis Center for South Suburbia has announced two new members to its board of directors, Kathleen “Katie” Abbott and Colleen Mora. “Katie and Colleen both share the passion of empowering women and children and are deeply committed to this cause,” said Dave Anders, CCSS Board President. “Each is going to bring unique perspectives and talents to the Crisis Center.” When Abbott was researching options for board membership, she was hoping to find an agency located in her community and one that offers programs to benefit women and children. “CCSS was my first choice and I’m thrilled to be part of this organization,” Abbott said. “I’m particularly interested in collaborating with CCSS staff and board members on program enhancements and development, especially programs that help make a long-term impact on reducing domestic violence in the community.” Mora and her husband started working with CCSS four years ago through a program at their church. During that time, she learned more about the services the agency provides for families experiencing domestic violence. “After the program through our church ended, we knew we needed to stay involved with the Crisis Center,” Mora said. “We joined several of the agency’s fundraising

Kathleen “Katie” Abbott committees and I enjoyed it so much, my desire to become a more integral part of the Crisis Center family continued to grow. I look forward to bringing new ideas for increasing awareness and fundraising to the agency.” Abbott has held a variety of corporate roles since joining Exelon in 2002. She is currently Assistant Treasurer and Director, Treasury Operations and Cash Management, where she leads a team responsible for managing cash operations, short term investments, borrowing, and overall liquidity. She also leads Exelon’s capital planning and project evaluation team. Prior to joining Exelon, Abbott held audit roles at United Airlines and KPMG. Katie received her bachelor’s degree in

as project and shared-services accounting. Mora is responsible for interpreting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and is responsible for ensuring all company transactions adhere to these standards. Mora is a member of the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce and served on the Board of Directors in 2012 and 2013. During her tenure, she served as a committee member for the planning of the Frankfort Fall Festival and in 2013, she chaired the committee. She has recently joined the Board of Directors for CASA of Will County. Other volunteer Colleen Mora work includes fundraising for St. accounting from Loyola Univer- Anthony Parish, AIDS Research, sity of Chicago. She became a cer- Susan G. Komen®, American tified public accountant in 2000. Cancer Society, and American In addition to serving on the Diabetes Association. Crisis Center’s board, she is a Abbott and Mora have joined committee member for Hubbard a 17-member board that oversees Street Dance Company’s annual the Crisis Center’s finances, poliwomen’s event and is an active cies and procedures, fundraising, volunteer with the St. Vincent strategic planning, and commuDePaul Society at St. Anthony nity outreach. Parish in Frankfort. She lives in The Crisis Center for South Frankfort with her husband Jeff Suburbia’s mission is to provide and three children. emergency shelter and other Mora is the Director of Finance essential services for individuals and Accounting at Tower Con- and families victimized by tracting, LLC. As an accounting domestic violence and address the professional with over 25 years societal issues that contribute to of management experience, she domestic violence. Visit www.crioversees and reviews the work sisctr.org for more information. of the accountants, contract administrators, and comptroller in —Submitted by Crisis the general-ledger groups as well Center for South Suburbia

Park Clips Chicago Ridge

The Chicago Ridge Park District has several locations. One is the Frontier Fieldhouse, 9807 S. Sayre Ave. For more information on programs at this location, or to register, call 423-3959. Another location is the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham St. For more information on programs at this location, call 708-636-4900. *** Immediately: Yougottawanna Summer Day Camp will provide field trips, games and sports for youngsters ages 6 to 14. Camp will run from Monday, June 16 through Aug. 8 from 9 a.m .to 3 p.m. each day. All eight weeks is $450 for residents, and $650 for non-residents. Each four week session is $260 for residents ,and $360 for non-residents. Register is at Freedom Activity Center. *** Immediately: Boys and girls ages 3 1/2 to 6 years-old are invited to join in the non-competitive six week T-ball program. Children will learn the basic T-ball skills, including hitting, fielding and team work. Children will have three weeks of practice followed by three weeks of games. The class from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays from June 24 through July 29. The fee is $45 for residents, and $55 for non-residents. Registration is at the Freedom Activity Center. *** Immediately: Registration is available for Chicago Ridge Park District’s Yougottawanna Summer Day Camp. Campers, ages 6 to 14, can enjoy field trips, games, sports and fun in the sun during summer time. Camp will run from Monday, June 16 through Friday, Aug. 8. Camp begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Camping for all eight weeks is $450 for residents and $650 for non-residents. Each four-week session is $260 for residents and $360 for non-residents. Registration is being taken at Freedom Activity Center. For more information, call the Center. *** June 7: The Chicago Ridge Park District will be making a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry, considered the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. Participants can enjoy live science experiences, tour a World War II sub, catch a big screen film and more. The trip is Saturday, June 7. The bus leaves the Freedom Activity Center at 9:30 a.m. and will return around 4 p.m. The fee is $7 for residents, and $12 for non-residents. The price does not include admission into the museum. *** Wednesdays through June 25: The second session of Vinyasa “Flow” Yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on flowing from pose to pose and linking the movement with the breath, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Freedom Activity Center. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents. The class is being taught by Kelly McKimsonRhodes, a certified yoga teacher trained at Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School in Chicago. This energizing type of yoga builds endurance, strength, and flexibility, all while calming the mind. The Class is set to upbeat music and ends with peaceful relaxation. All levels welcome. A third session is scheduled for July 9 through Aug. 13. *** Thursdays through June 26:

The Chicago Ridge Park District invites residents and non-residents to enjoy the benefits of yoga, connecting the breath to movements. Julie Chappetto, a 200 CYT Ayurveda Yoga teacher, will lead the class from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Freedom Activity Center. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents. Yoga can also build strength while releasing muscles and stress. Hatha style poses will be designed around the chakras, energy centers of the body. Class will begin with short mediation and end in savasana. Participants are asked to bring their yoga mats and yoga blocks if needed. All levels are welcome. For more information and registration, call the Freedom Activity Center. Another session is slated for July 10 through Aug. 21. *** Tuesdays through June 17 and Thursdays May 15 through June 19: Zumba class, a Latin inspired dance fitness program that individuals at all fitness levels can participate in, is being offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Freedom Activity Center. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents. Another session is being offered Tuesdays from June 24 through Aug. 5 and Thursdays from June 26 through Aug. 7. For more information, or to register, call the Freedom Activity Center. Zumba is a program that the fit athlete and the shy, uncoordinated beginner can enjoy. The dance rhythms include: meringue, salsa, reggaeton and much more. *** June 20: Chicago Ridge Park District’s Western Open Miniature Golf Tournament deadline comes a week before the actual tournament. Residents are invited to compete against the top professional miniature golfers in the world Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28 at Ball Fore Miniature Golf Course, 6701 W. 107th St. The entry fee is $100 and includes ten rounds of miniature golf, official polo shirt and lunch and breakfast. The top five finishers will get paid, with first place being awarded $1,500. Registration is now available online, or at Frontier Park Fieldhouse. *** *** June 20: This is the last day to register for the Western Open Miniature Golf Tournament being held Friday June 27, and Saturday June 28 at Ball Fore Miniature Golf Course, 6701 W. 107th St. The entry fee is $100, and includes ten rounds of miniature golf, official polo shirt and lunch and breakfast. The top five finishers will get paid, with first place being awarded $1,500. Registration is now available online, or at Frontier Park Fieldhouse. *** June 21: A trip to Long Grove’s Strawberry Festival, the granddaddy of all Long Grove’s signature festivals, is being planned by the Chicago Ridge Park District. Participants can enjoy the ships, food, vendors and local restaurants in this historic district. The trip is set for Saturday, June 21. The bus leaves the Freedom Activity Center at 10 a.m. and will return around 6 p.m. The fee is $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. The fee does not include admission into the festival. *** June 24 and June 26: The Chicago Ridge Park District is hosting third sessions of Tuesday and

Thursday Zumba classes. Zumba is a Latin inspired dance fitness program. The dance rhythms include: meringue, salsa, reggaeton and more. Zumba classes are being held Tuesdays, June 24 through Aug. 5 and Thursdays, June 26 through Aug. 7. All classes will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Freedom Activity Center. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. Registration and more information are available at the Center. *** July 9: A third session of Vinyasa yoga, which focuses on flowing from pose to pose and linking the movement with the breath, is being offered. This energizing type of yoga builds endurance, strength, and flexibility, all while calming the mind. Class is set to upbeat music and ends with peaceful relaxation and all levels are welcome. The class is being taught by Kelly McKimson-Rhodes, a certified yoga teacher trained at Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, Chicago. The yoga class will run from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 9 through Aug. 13 at the Freedom Activity Center. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. Registration and more information are available at the Center. *** Spring and Summer: The Chicago Park District is offering a discount special for those who register for yoga or zumba classes. Participants who register for any two yoga or zumba classes will receive the classes at a cost of $65 for residents and $85 for non-residents. *** Summer: The Chicago Ridge Park District is looking for seasonal supervisory help this spring and summer. The supervisor position would be available from April through September, and would entail supervising a splash pad, miniature golf course and batting cage facility. Applicants must be available days, nights and weekends. Applications are available at the Frontier Fieldhouse, or the Freedom Activity Center. *** Vinyasa “Flow” Yoga: 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! Instructor Info: Kelly McKimson-Rhodes is a certified yoga teacher trained at a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School in Chicago. Day: Wednesday Session 3: July 9 — August 13 Time: 6:00 -7:00 p.m. Fee: $40 Residents, $50 NonResidents Location: Freedom Activity Center Zumba Class Zumba is a Latin inspired dance fitness program designed to feel like a aprty. 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. Come join the party! Day: Tuesday Session 3: June 24 — August 5 Day: Thursday Session 3: June 26 — August 7 Time: 6:30 -7:30pm

Fee: $40 Residents, $50 NonResidents Location: Freedom Activity Center DISCOUNT SPECIAL: ANY TWO YOGA or ZUMBA CLASSES $65 RESIDENTS, $85 NONRESIDENTS *** Note: The Chicago Ridge Park District is offering a discount special of any two yoga classes for $65 for residents and $85 for nonresidents.

Evergreen Park

The Evergreen Park Recreation Department is located at 3450 W. 97th St. For more information, or to register for a program, call 229-3373, or visit evergreenparkill.com. *** Ongoing: Registration is ongoing for summer programs. Park department hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. The program brochure is on the website where residents can click on recreation summer book. The Evergreen Park Recreation Department also is on Facebook at facebook.com/ evergreenparkrecreation. The departments offers summer camps, exercise classes for children and adults, tumbling classes, sport camps, drawing classes, dance classes for all ages, free concerts in the park, movies in the park and more. Residents are invited to view the recreation book on line, and register for programs.

Oak Lawn

The Oak Lawn Park District administrative building is located at 9400 S. Kenton Ave. For more information, call 857-2225 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. *** The Oak Lawn Park District’s Stony Creek Clubhouse, 5850 W. 103rd St., is hosting special events during March. Reservations are suggested. For more information and reservations, call 857-2433. *** Immediately: The Oak Lawn Park District is offering a wide range of summer camps. Registration is ongoing for residents and non-residents. For more information about the camps, view the summer camp guide. *** Immediately: There are still 10 prime spots available in the “Adopt-a-Flowerbed Program.” The park district prepares the beds, and grows the flowers. They are asking participants to plant the flowers. The park district will water the bed throughout the summer, participants are asked to weed the bed every 10 days. Names will be featured on a garden sign to let everyone know who cares for the flowerbed. For a registration form, stop by the maintenance building at 5501 W. 110th St., or call Dolly Foster at 857.2201. This program can be used for Master Gardener volunteer hours. *** Ongoing: The Oak Lawn Park District is prepping for online registration. They are in the beginning stages of a new registration process that will allow for online registration. To make this transition as smooth as possible, the park district wants to inform residents that in the near future they will need assistance in developing an online household profile ensuring residents ability to register and/or participate in future Oak Lawn Park District programs. (Continued on page 12)

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History in the making President Kathleen Therese Meany, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, said that “for the first time in the 124 year history of the District we have a female head of engineering.’’ Catherine A. O’Connor is that woman and she joined the MWRD in 1998 as an Associate Environmental Engineer and worked in an array of positions in the Engineering, Maintenance and Operations, Monitoring & Research Departments. MWRD Executive Director, David St. Pierre added “O’Connor is the absolute best person to fill this very important role. She possesses the knowledge, skills and relationships it takes to manage and construct important projects that have a huge impact on the lives of the residents of CookCounty.” Pictured, left to right, are O’Connor, St. Pierre and Meany.

Library Notes Evergreen Park

The Evergreen Park Public Library is located at 9400 S. Troy Ave. For more information, or to register for a program, call 422-8522. *** Today: The Garden Club of Evergreen Park will meet today, Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. in the Evergreen Park Library. All meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. “Bonsai”, a presentation by Jeff Schulz of The Hidden Gardens, will be featured at the June meeting. Nonmembers may attend up to two meetings by making a small donation ($5 for most meetings). For information, email Beth Donahue at bnjdonahue@hotmail.com,or visit epgardenclub.org/index. *** June 9: Summer reading programs are being offered at the Evergreen Park Library and registration begins on Monday for all ages. Patrons can read from June 9 through July 31 to win prizes. The reading themes are “Literary Elements” for adults, “Spark a Reaction” for teens, and “Fizz, Boom, Read” for youth. Patrons are invited to register for the summer reading program and come to our kickoff party with Mad Science Chicago Saturday, June 14, at 11 am. For more information, call the library. *** Today and June 9: Teen Volunteer orientation will take place at 4 p.m. today, Thursday, and at 7 p.m. Monday, at the Evergreen Park Public Library. Teens entering sixth through 12th grades can earn community service helping with library activities. Teens must live or attend school in Evergreen Park. Attending a one-time orientation session is mandatory before completing community service at the library. For more information, call the library, or email: volunteer@evergreenparklibrary.org. *** June 10: Professional Photographer Becky Healy will teach patrons at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 10 through June 24 at the Evergreen Park Public Library, how to maximize the built-in camera functions on the iPhone or Android phone. She will also teach individuals how to use the Snapseed app to edit photos. Participants must commit to attending all three sessions. Registration is required, and there are a limit of 20 participants. *** June 11: Evergreen Park Public Library will host a culinary program for adults at 6:30 p.m. Patrons will learn about the different types of mushrooms and how to grow their own, or select them from the grocery, as well as how to cook them from Chef Kate. Samples of mushroom entrees with copies of the recipes will be provided. Registration and a $3 tasting fee are required. There is a limit of 60 participants. *** June 11 and June 13: Evergreen Park Public Library will offer a drop-in Father’s Day craft class for teens in grades six through 12 at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Students in grades five and younger can drop in to the Children’s department between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. Participants can create a gift for their dads, grandpas, or other special men in their life. All materials are provided. Registration is required. *** June 12: Teens in grades six through 12 can learn the science behind music at 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Park Public Library. They can then make some musical instruments and join the library’s orchestra. Registration

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*** June 12: Architecturial historian Dan O’Brien will present “The Evergreen Plaza: A Visual History” at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Park Public Library. All ages are invited to join O’Brien, for a visual history of the stores, stories, and splendor of Evergreen Plaza, one of the first open-air shopping centers of its magnitude in the Chicago area. Patrons will discuss the mall’s historical, architectural, and communal impact. Registration is required. *** June 14: Mad Science Chicago kicks off the summer reading program at 11 a.m. for students in grades 5 and younger at the Evergreen Park Public Library. A mad scientist will introduce youngsters to the exciting world of chemistry through didgeridoo tubes that produce flames, foaming flasks, sizzling test tubes, colorful oozing soap suds, gaseous genies escaping from bottles and more. Registration is required. *** June 13: Patrons are invited to meet the talented artists from the Worth Township Advanced Oil class at their opening reception Saturday, June 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Park Library. The exhibit features a variety of painting styles including Impressionistic, landscape, still life, and portraiture and small sculptures. Light refreshments will be served. The artwork will be displayed through Saturday, Aug. 2.

Green Hills

The Green Hills Public Library is located at 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. For more information, or to register for a program, call the information desk at 598-8446, Ext. 120. Registration may also be available online at greenhillslibrary.org. *** June 6: A teen manicure night will be held at 6 p.m. at the Green Hills Public Library for teens who can’t get enough of manicures and like having fun nails. A Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Kit will be provided to those who register for the program. Registration is required and limited to 25 teens. Registration is available online. *** June 6: A World War One anniversary film screening of “All Quiet on the Western Front” will be held at noon at the Green Hills Public Library. Those who register for the program are invited to join together for a catered lunch as the library remembers the centennial of WWI and shows the film. Registration is required and limited to 40. Registration is available online. *** June 9: Geoffrey “Merlin” Akins, an international bubble artist, is returning to the library to help kick off the Summer Reading Program by providing “Bubble Wonders” at 2 p.m. Akins performs bubble tricks and creates fantastic bubble sculptures, including a bubble caterpillar, bubble volcano and more. All ages are welcome to the show. Registration is required and limited to 90. Registration is available online. *** June 9: Rainbow Cone is also coming back to help kick off the 2014 Summer Reading Program. Patrons are asked to register and treat themselves to a free original Rainbow Cone between 3 and 7 p.m. *** June 9 to Aug. 2: The Adult Summer Reading Program, “Read for the Health of It,” will begin soon at the Green Hills Public (Continued on page 12)

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Conversation about finances is important for newlyweds June is a popular month for weddings. If you’re getting married this month, you no doubt have many exciting details to discuss with your spouse-to-be. But after you get back from the honeymoon, you’ll want to have another discussion — about your finances. It might not sound glamorous, but couples who quickly “get on the same page” regarding their financial situation are actually taking a step that can help them immensely as they build their lives together. As you start talking about your finances, be sure to cover these areas: • Separate or joint checking/ savings accounts — Some couples create joint checking and savings accounts, others keep everything separate and still others find a middle ground — joint accounts along with smaller, separate accounts. There’s really no one “right” way for everyone, but whichever method you choose, make sure you’re both aware of where your money is, how it can be accessed, and by whom. • Debts — Both you and your spouse may be bringing in debts, such as student loans or credit cards, to the marriage. You don’t necessarily have to do everything possible to get rid of these debts immediately, but you should set up reasonable payment plans that will allow you to lower your over-

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ians for their input and claimed they had been “shut out of the initial legislative process” when the ordinance was introduced and passed on the same day, April 9, with no deliberation by committees. “We were pleased to have met with the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association and American Veterinary Medical Association,” Gorman said. “There is no other body that protects the health and well-being of our pets more than our veterinarians. We asked them to review the original ordinance and then provide us with their expert opinion and any recommendations they might have to improve and strengthen it.” Gorman said she looked forward to the June 17 hearing, saying it will be good to “get accurate and truthful information out there” and counter much of what she called “misinformation spread via social media,” in an apparent dig at the Puppy Mill Project and other activist groups. Murphy said that both she and Gorman have received “hundreds upon hundreds of phone calls and emails” from people accusing them of liking animal cruelty. “That is ridiculous, it’s absolutely ridiculous,” said Murphy, a longtime animal welfare advocate and founder and co-chair (with Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart) of Cook County Partners Against Animal Cruelty. The Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance is designed to strike a blow against puppy mills by attacking the problem at the retail level. “Puppy mill” is a derisive term used by activists and others to describe those large-scale commercial breeders that engage in sloppy and even inhumane treatment of dogs and cats.

in mind? By answering these and other key questions, you’ll be formulating a set of goals. And from there, you can devise a strategy for attaining these goals. • Investment styles — Both you and your spouse will unquestionably need to invest if you are going to achieve your goals, such as a comfortable retirement. However, each of you may have a different investment style — for example, all debt load so you can free up one of you might be an aggresmoney to invest for the future. sive investor, willing to take more • Spending and saving — risk for the possibility of greater Newlyweds are often surprised returns, while the other is more to discover how different they are conservative, ready to accept from each other in the area of lower returns in exchange for spending versus saving. You don’t greater preservation of princihave to try to radically change pal. To pursue your strategy for each other, but you both need reaching your objectives, each to be aware that your spending of you may have to compromise and saving decisions now have somewhat on your “investment greater consequences than when personality.” To achieve this balyou were both single. To illus- ance, you may need to consult trate: If one of you is more of a with a financial advisor. Finances are an important part spender and is used to running up big credit card bills, these actions of any marriage. By communican clearly affect both of you. To cating regularly and working toavoid problems of this type, you gether, you and your spouse can will need to communicate clearly build a solid financial foundation for your lives together. with each other • Goals — It’s important for married couples to clearly estab- Scott Johnson, CFP, is a finanlish their financial goals. Do you cial advisor with Edward Jones, want to purchase a house? If so, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, when? If you’re going to have chil- 974-1965. Edward Jones does not dren, will you want to help them provide legal advice. This article pay for college? When do each of was written by Edward Jones for you want to retire? And what sort use by your local Edward Jones of retirement lifestyle do you have financial advisor.

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While the event’s guaranteed prize pool attracted plenty of players, many professionals didn’t bother to come because of the smaller buy-in. So when

People’s Choice Morning After Father-daughter team Ken and Hannah Renicker, of Oak Lawn, won the People’s Choice Award in the Morning After Chili Cook-Off held Sunday as part of a two-day chili contests themed centennial celebration for Palos Park held on the Village Green. There were 22 cooks from Illinois, Indiana and Iowa represented. In the 3-I contest, according to the village Recreation and Parks director. The festival was part of Palos Park’s calendar of events throughout 2014 marking the centennial of the village’s incorporation in 1914.

Great tech gifts for dads and grads

Here’s my short list of awesome gifts for dads and grads: If you need a smartphone today… HTC One M8 (MSRP $199 w/ 2-Year Contract) Apple and Samsung have held the “best smartphone” crown for several years, but the best all-around phone on the market right now is the HTC One M8. It’s got an aluminum body, which is a really nice feature. It has a beautiful 5” 1080p screen, great sound (two front facing speakers) and a brand new camera system (which takes outstanding pictures). It’s also incredibly powerful and, because it’s an HTC phone, will run the most current version of Android for two years. If I had to purchase a phone today, this would be my personal first choice. If you can wait a week or two for awesomeness… The LG G3 LG’s newest flagship phone, which it just unveiled this past week, is being called “the most advanced smartphone ever.” It has a camPhoto by Tim Hadac era with laser focus and A 12-week-old Weimeraner looks quizzically at the camera as she an even better screen than the is held by Erika Bowlds, manager of Happiness Is Pets, 15647 S. HTC One M8. The only reason 94th Ave., Orland Park. The shop has been located in the village it’s not the top pick for Dads and Grads is because there’s no for the last 28 years. firm release date; LG has just Cook County Commissioner John passed the Chicago City Council said it will come out in the U.S. this summer. I will pre-order Fritchey (D-12th), of Chicago’s by a vote of 49-1. North Side, championed the new A key point of the debate is this phone and you should, too. ordinance and has said it will limit whether a commercial dog breed- It has a removable battery and, “the retail sale of puppies and kit- ing facility can operate safely and although the case is plastic, it tens in Cook County pet stores to humanely. Many activists say it is feels great in your hand. LG has with Tony Dunst animals sourced from shelters and impossible and have branded such a clear winner – I just wish I other humane adoption centers.” facilities as puppy mills that should knew exactly when it was going The measure also allows pet shops be forced out of operation. Pet shop to be available. Tablet lovers will loooovto purchase dogs and cats from owners, commercial dog breeders, small-scale, hobbyist breeders. the American Kennel Club, and vvveee the Microsoft Surface It was passed in the wake of the U.S. Department of Agricul- Pro 3 (MSRP $799+) True, the latest tablet a similar and stricter ordinance ture say otherwise. from Microsoft isn’t out yet, but it ships very soon (June 20). Why buy a Dad or grad a tablet OR a laptop when they can get both in one device? Microsoft has tried to sell its Surface By Tony Dunst tablet as a more complete PC than Apple’s iPad, but the new Surface Pro 3 is going head-toI found myself near the top I considered the merits of head with Apple’s MacBook Air of the leaderboard with 130 betting a third time. If my op- — which many people (myself players left, I looked around ponent had ace-king, he likely included) believe to be the best at a room full of unfamiliar would have reraised preflop, so laptop on the market. That’s faces. We were approaching the I discounted that as one of his a tall order for any device to bubble; 126 players would be possible hands. He could have tackle – especially one with a paid, four would go home with king-queen, but my having a track record as shaky as the nothing, and the winner would queen made that less probable. Surface tablet – but Surface Pro receive $178,000. He could have king-jack or king- 3 may be up to the task. The Surwith Tony The blinds were Dunst 4,000-8,000 ten, but those hands just might face Pro 3 has a bigger screen (12”) than its predecessors, is and I had about 450,000 in front fold to a big bet. of me. A young and aggressive I decided to fire one more more powerful and comes with player across the table had time, betting 150,000. My op- better accessories. You can use it nearly that much, and when ponent went into the tank for as as a tablet, but it also runs the action folded to him in middle long as I can remember anyone full version of Windows 8.1. This position, he raised to 16,000. I tanking on me. After five min- means you can run any Winhad seen him raise some very utes in silence, he began talk- dows 8.1 compatible software weak hands from that position, ing, saying that he was thinking on it. Portable and powerful, so when it folded to me in the about folding ace-king. I didn’t the Surface Pro 3 is perfect small blind with Qh 8h, I re- particularly believe him, but I for Windows people who want with Tony raised to 46,000, aimingDunst to take intended to sit motionless and to ditch their iPads and enjoy a unified Windows experience. it down pre-flop. Instead, after say nothing either way. For the Fashion Conscious… the big blind folded, the young After finally talking himself player quickly called. into a fold, my opponent slid his Apple iPhone 5S, iPad Air or The flop came Ks 7h 2c. I bet cards toward the muck. “Show MacBook Air All of Apple’s gadgets are im40,000 as a bluff, intending to the bluff! Show the bluff!” playbet again on hearts and give up ers around the table called out. pressive and they’re all at or on other cards. My opponent “Sorry, I can’t do that this near the top of their product class. It is true that the iPhone called, and the turn brought time” I replied. 5S isn’t as powerful as the HTC the 9h. I bet again, hoping he would (Tony Dunst is a poker pro One M8 (it doesn’t need to be), fold any middle pairs that were and host of “Raw Deal” on and the iPad Air and MacBook willing to only call one bet. But World Poker Tour telecasts. Air can be condensed into one he called again, and I missed my Catch him every Sunday night gadget with something like the Surface Pro 3 (but iOS is an awedraw when the river came 5s. on FSN.)

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A well-timed bluff pays off in Canada In late March I attended the World Poker Tour’s Canadian Spring Championship at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, just outside of Montreal. The moment I got off the plane, I realized that Canadians have loose definition of “spring”; it was 30 degrees outside, and the ground was covered in mounds of snow. I knew immediately that it would be a trip spent almost entirely within the casino. But I needed to win some chips in the tournament if I was going to keep myself occupied and out of the cold. The tournament had a buy-in of $1,100 (in Canadian dollars) and a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million. I was attending and playing the event because we were broadcasting an online stream for the final table — the first time we’d done so for a WPT national event.

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TECHNO TALK By Shelley Palmer some ecosystem and there’s no reason to switch out of it). You can also argue that Apple’s products have gotten a little stale in recent years (“Is this the line for the apps?”). But, although it is in vogue to make pejorative comments about Apple, all three of these devices

are amazing products – and anyone would be proud to own them. So if you think your dad or grad wants an Apple iPhone 5S or an iPad Air or a MacBook Air (who wouldn’t?), go for it! As tech fashion accessories go, they are second to none!

consumed. The UP24 is the latest and greatest wristband from Jawbone. It’s more accurate and more awesome than the original Jawbone UP. It’s splash-resistant, light and fashionable. Its battery lasts for days, which is good – because you can wear it all the time. It’s one of the best fitness trackers out there, and a great gift for anyone who wants to get into shape this summer. For the Dad or Grad Who Has it All… Content Cards or Subscriptions If you’re looking to buy a gift for someone who already has every gadget they’d need, you can give them the gift of customization: digital content cards to their favorite emarketplaces. iTunes or Amazon gift cards offer endless possibilities – they work for anything either vendor sells (apps, movies, music and more). You can also buy subscriptions to services like Netflix or Spotify, which can be used to start a new subscription or extend a current account. That’s my shortlist of great tech gifts for dads and grads. Why these particular phones, tablets and only one fitness tracking wristband? Because it’s “my” shortlist. If you were going to buy me a present this June, I’d want one of these. Samsung Galaxy S5 or S4… yes, of course. But I love the HTC One M8 and I’m about to love the LG G3. Android Tablets or other iPads? Nope. Not right now. Kindle Paperwhite? Yes. But you have to want an e-reader. I love mine, especially at night. It’s the best e-reader for under $100 and it’s also a great gift. Fitbit Force? Recalled. I think that covers all the obvious stuff I left out. If you have questions, shoot me an email. I’m happy to help.

For the health conscious… The Jawbone UP24 (MSRP $149) I’ve been using a Jawbone UP (now an UP24) for almost a year. During that time, I have lost over 55 lbs. by walking, eating a balanced healthy diet and getting enough sleep. I have quantified a good portion of this journey using the UP app (Visit www.smartphonediet.info to learn how). The UP app tracks steps per day, estimated calories Happy Fathers Day to dads burned (resting and active), sleep everywhere and congratulations (deep and light) and calories to the class of 2014!

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Last week, the back of a bank of speakers at the Staggapalooza main event was the WHATIZIT? photo. They helped make the Gins blossom as the Gin Blossoms played that evening. The first smash-hit correct answer came from Dan and Kathy Higgins of Chicago Ridge. Other hit-single correct guesses were from Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky, E.J. Oahueke and Robert Solner, Chicago Ridge’s Dana Oswald and Evergreen Park’s Jan Merchantz, Henrietta Mysliwiec and Vince Vizza. Incorrect guesses were of the sound board and an audio mixer. The most interesting guess was of a Juniper switch chassis for virtual data manipulation. That might be the most interesting guess of any WHATIZIT? this year. But it was incorrect. This week’s photo comes from the historic first Farmers Market of Chicago Ridge. The clue is that it’s half a lyric from a song by a group that used to be known as Tom and Jerry. And the irritable sunburned board of directors just might be demanding that you get the exact guess right with little wiggle room. Send those guesses to thereporter@comcast.net with WHATIZIT? in the subject line by Monday night. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

Park Clips (Continued from page 10) The new registration system will have many new features and benefits. Some include: User friendly easy to navigate system including a convenient shopping cart; Email confirmation of program registration; A Family Calendar which will include the entire family’s Park District program schedule; and, The ability to view or print childcare statements and transaction history statements. The Park District will keep residents updated as to when access to create an account is available.

Palos Hills

Immediately: The Palos Hills Community Resource and Recreation Department still has spaces available for Summer Day Camp. Camp runs from June 11 through Aug. 8. Camps available are Full Day Camp, Half Day Camp, as well as, Before and After Camp Care. Prices vary from camp to camp. Registration is being taken at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. For more information call, 430-4500.

Worth

The Worth Park District is located at the Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. For more information, or to register for the programs, call 448-7080. The Winter/Spring Worth Park District program guide has arrived. Registration has begun. *** June 7: This is the last day parents can register their children ages 4 to 6 for T-ball. Children will learn all the fundamentals of Tball through organized game play, including catching, throwing, running the bases, fielding and more. The program takes place Saturdays, June 14 through July 26 from 10 to 11 a.m. Rain dates are the following Sundays. The cost is $45 for residents, and $65 for non-residents. *** June 7: The Worth Park Dis-

trict’s Summer Kick-Off will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7, at Kennelly Park, next to the Terrace Centre. Families are invited for games, inflatable obstacle courses and other outdoor activities. There will be free hot dogs, and snow cones will be given to guests while supplies lasts. *** June 11: The next Worth Park District monthly Senior Luncheon at the Terrace Centre will take place from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. Both residents and non-residents of Worth Park District are welcome to attend. Registration is due one week prior to the luncheon. *** June 13: Worth Park District is taking a trip to Woodfield Mall, Friday, June 13 and to the Taste of Westmont July 11 and asking seniors to leave the driving to them. The bus leaves from the Terrace Centre at 9 a.m. and will return at 2 p.m. The fee is $12. Registration is due one week prior to the trip. *** June 18 and July 16: Senior can join their Lunch Bunch friends on trips to local restaurants, enjoy a variety of options and spend as much or as little as they like. Worth Park District is traveling to Capri Ristorante in Burr Ridge on June 18 and Famous Fish Co. in Bolingbrook on July 16. Registration is due one week prior to each trip for the cost of $8 per residents, and $12 for non-residents. Trips leave from the Terrace Centre at 10:30 a.m. and are expect to return by 2 p.m. each afternoon. *** Ongoing: Pickle Ball will be at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. Pickle Ball is a cross between tennis and ping-pong and involves strategies such as lobbing, drive shots and overhead slams. Cost is $1.

A little bit o’ this and a little bit o’ that Occasionally, I share tidbits of information that I collect during the year that I think are worth sharing: • The first news bit is that the Food and Drug Administration rejected two promising non-toxic drugs that could save lives, according to Dr. Robert Rowen. Rowen says, “The agency recently torpedoed two promising and non-toxic anti-cancer drugs. One is the anti-prostate cancer drug, Provenge.” Rowen said the FDA Advisory Committee was impressed with the drug and voted 13-4 to approve the drug. Nonetheless, the FDA turned the drug down. • Another drug, Junovan, was promising for kids with bone cancer. Rowen said he was astonished at the reason for not approving the drug: “Why? Because the odds of effectiveness were only 94 percent, and not 95 percent. That’s absurd!” Rowen laments that it will be

years before the losses can be North Dakota as having the most calculated from the rejection of positive scores for well-being in these non-toxic treatments. As all 50 states. Of course, there is an employment boom going on there with the oil finds. Proves Americans like to work! • Another interesting find is that red peppers contain three times more Vitamin C than oranges! • Whitaker also reports a new 2012 review study entitled “Herpes zoster vaccine. Poorly effective in those who need it most.” always…follow the money. Whitaker relates the study as • Not that any reader might saying 1,000 healthy people over need it, but according to Dr. age 60 and older would have to Julian Whitaker, regular hair be vaccinated to prevent just one conditioners works as well as case of shingles per year over the those nasty special chemical next three years—and it would products, to eliminate head be even less effective for those lice--cooties. over 70. In other words, your hair con• A high intake of magnesium ditioner will rid your children of has been found to give the body lice. Apparently, lice don’t enjoy a 34 percent reduction in the risk being conditioned and smother of death from both heart disease in the stuff. and cancer. Americans tend to • A recent Gallup Poll ranked be deficient in magnesium since

MIXING IT UP FOR GOOD HEALTH By Dee Woods

stress, drugs and diet deplete our stores of the magnificent mineral that is responsible for over 300 bodily functions. • Breathing through the nose is very important and essential. Nose breathing creates and helps deliver nitric oxide to the lungs. Nose breathing also humidifies and moisturizes the air going into the lungs. Shallow breathing through the mouth during exercise, can be dangerous, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola. Make a conscious effect to breathe through the nose. • Gallstones are present in 35 to 40 percent of older adults but cause problems in only about 10 percent. • Lower levels of melatonin are associated with increased risk of type 2-diabetes. Dee Woods column runs every first and third week. She can be reached at deewoods@comcast. net.

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Pathogens stand little chance against wine The medical community has known for years about the antibacterial properties of wine, and two Canadian scientists recently completed a study showing red wine to be an effective killer of a variety of viruses as well. But the antipathogenic action of wine has been known for thousands of years. Our ancestors knew wine was a gift from nature, a natural medicine from God. Ancient physicians had to rely solely on the healing abilities of natural remedies such as plant juices and herbal extracts to cure disease and protect against disease. Wine was used as a medium because the healing elements in plants and herbs could easily be extracted by soaking the medicinal source in wine. Hippocrates, the great Greek known as the Father of Medicine, recommended wine for treating wounds, alleviating fevers, and curing headaches and

digestive disorders. The ancient Romans, despite knowing nothing about microorganisms or germs, added wine to their drinking water because they knew it made it safer to drink. Egyptian tombs feature decorations depicting grape harvests and curative uses of wine, and wine tablets unearthed in Tunisia, Carthage and Morocco contain similar information detailing secret wine cures. Wine is so powerful it can kill cholera bacteria, and thus it is an excellent remedy for bacterial and viral infections of the stomach, intestines and skin — places the wine can come in direct contact with the microorganisms. Red wines appear to be more potent than white wines when it comes to killing harmful pathogen, likely because red wines are fermented using the grape skins, whereas the skins are removed during the making of white wines. Certain

Library Notes (Continued from page 10) Library. Patrons, 18 years of age and older, can win prizes such as electronics, gift certificates to local restaurants, bookstores, and more. Registration is being taken at the Information Desk, or online. *** June 9 to Aug. 2: Youngsters 2 to 17 years old are invited to participate in the Green Hills Public Library Youth Summer Reading Program, “Paws to Read,” and come to the library weekly to log the books they have read and receive prizes. Those who reach their reading goal for the summer, will be entered in a raffle for the grand prizes. Registration is being taken at the Youth Services Desk, or online.

Oak Lawn

The Oak Lawn Public library is located at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The library’s regular hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, or to register for a program, call 422-4990. *** Ongoing: Oak Lawn Library is offering reading programs for children and adults with their “Paws to Read” or “Spark a Reaction” programs..” There will be nine weeks of reading, activities and prizes. Registration has begun. “Paws to Read” is for children ages birth to 14. Reading logs and books are available now. Reporting begins Monday, June 16 and ends Saturday, Aug. 2. For every four hours, participants will earn a prize

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(subject to availability), up to a total of four prizes. “Spark a Reaction” is for teens and adults and concentrates on science. Reading is still the emphasis, but programs and challenges will round out the theme. Teens, from incoming freshmen through seniors, living or attending school in Oak Lawn, are invited to read for 30 hours and choose a prize from the Imaginator. They can earn raffle tickets for every three hours read. There are an unlimited raffle tickets, but only one prize per person. Extra raffle tickets will be awarded by attending programs and bringing in museum ticket stubs. Teens are also invited to do the weekly Spark Quiz for special prizes. All teens who complete their summer reading goal are invited to participate in an After-Hours Teen Library Lock-In on Friday, Aug. 1. Adults, Oak Lawn residents only, are invited to read for 30 hours and receive a prize. They can earn raffle tickets for every three hours read. Once they meet their goals, they can choose a prize from the Imaginator. Readers can receive unlimited raffle tickets, but only one prize. Extra raffle tickets will be awarded by attending programs and bringing in museum ticket stubs. Adults are also invited to do our weekly Spark Quiz for special prizes.

The Wine Guy with Anthony Scarano vitamins and minerals in the grape skins are known to be effective against diseases. Wine may be safer than some modern medicines because it is the product of the natural process of fermentation, not synthesized in a lab somewhere. It is both astringent and diuretic, meaning it strips the body of poisons and prompts the body to expel them. It has virtually no

RidgeFest (Continued from page 1) day with numerous activities and acts scheduled. While Warrant was added to the entertainment lineup for fans of hard rock, the fest will offer live music for every taste. Your Villian My Hero will hit the stage on Friday, July 25. The band combines Top 40 pop, club and dance music. The set list includes hits by Lady Ga Ga, Black Eyed Peas, Pink and Outkast. Yacht Rock Review also will play. The final day of the fest will feature popular Beatles cover band American English and the Chicago 6, a variety band featuring former

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Anthony Scarano is not a doctor. He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are solely the opinions of Mr. Scarano based on years of independent study and personal experience, and may not be beneficial to health. Wine should be consumed in moderation, as overindulgence may be harmful to health. Chicago Bears Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson and Steve McMichael. Saturday is dedicated to country music as Emerson Drive and Blackberry Smoke take the stage. Emerson Drive is a Canadian band well-known on the country circuit for hits such as “I Should Be Sleeping,” “Fall Into Me,” “Last One Standing” and their chart-topping ballad, “Moments.” Blackberry Smoke, meanwhile, has toured with The Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynyrd and George Jones. They’ve toured Europe and have had their songs featured in video games and films as well. The band is known for mixing elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country.

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New man on the job Phillips coach McAllister named Evergreen football boss By Ken Karrson When Evergreen Park recently lost Dan Hartman as its head football coach, athletic director Jim Soldan knew where to look for a replacement: toward the one school that administered a loss to the Mustangs in 2013. Troy McAllister wasn’t the only man who applied for the vacant position at Evergreen; the contrary, in fact, was true. The former Phillips boss was one of 45 applicants, and Soldan stated that “a good third of those were all current head coaches.” That was quite a change from previous personnel searches Soldan conducted. When former coach Mike Barry was hired in 2008, for example, virtually no other active head coaches showed interest. Of course, Barry’s task was rather monumental: to lift the Mustangs out of the depths. He laid the foundation for Hartman, who guided Evergreen to three straight playoff berths during his brief tenure. “A lot of people say, ‘People use [our school] as a stepping-stone,’” Soldan said. “But if you had told me we’d have 27 wins in three years, six of them in the playoffs, I’d have hired Dan Hartman anyway. We do get a lot of coaches that don’t stay, but that’s the way it is [at many places] today.” McAllister could be different, however. Although a native of Canada, McAllister has sunk roots in Illinois, and he is the first Mustangs football coach since Dave LaBarbera in 2002 to be an in-state hire. “Troy’s plans are to move here, whether it’s right here in Evergreen Park or in Chicago, which is right across the street,” Soldan said. “That’s something we hav-

Troy McAllister Coaching Record School Year Record Phillips 2010 2-7 Phillips 2011 7-3 Phillips 2012 5-4 Phillips 2013 8-4 en’t had [lately]. Hopefully, that’ll help us to keep him around.” “Evergreen Park’s a beautiful neighborhood and great community,” McAllister said. “I’ll be committed to being around.” But there’s more to McAllister than geographical accessibility. He has also shown an ability to revive football programs. His first practice at Phillips in 2010 drew the grand total of 12 players. Not surprisingly, the Wildcats stumbled to a 2-7 finish. From there, however, rapid progress was made. Phillips had winning records the past three years, a span culminating with last fall’s trip to the Class 4A quarterfinals that was secured with a 31-21 victory over Evergreen in the playoffs. So how did the Wildcats rise so quickly? “I really think our core of trust, respect and commitment to excellence is the key,” McAllister said. “That wasn’t an overnight thing — you have to build trust and respect over time, and the commitment to excellence comes from that. “As a coaching staff, we stayed on the students — checking on grades and making sure they had everything they needed to be successful. We’d make home visits, phone calls, just consistently be in contact. The changes at Phillips made mom[s] and dad[s] feel comfortable.” As the program’s numbers swelled to more than 70, the

coaches were able to cede some of the responsibilities for overseeing things to veteran players. That freed McAllister and his assistants to work on setting up a youth football program that familiarized future high school students with Phillips. “If you get five or six kids to get the pads on [later], that’s big,” McAllister said. Soldan said one thing that stood out about Evergreen’s new leader is that he’s “a real good classroom teacher.” To McAllister, that’s as important a part of being a coach as any X’s and O’s diagramming. “I really like to be involved in young men’s lives,” he said. “Producing quality young men for society is a big part of it.” In a football sense, McAllister’s tasks at Evergreen will be far different, if only because the Mustangs have established themselves as a legitimate contender for state honors in Class 4A. He says he wants to “hit the ground running” but has no plans “to reinvent the wheel because what they’ve been doing works.” Still, McAllister admits there will probably be a period of adjustment for all parties. “There’s a group of young men at Evergreen Park who don’t know who I am,” he said. “I’ve got to let them know I’m a Mustang. “Probably the hardest thing I’ve had to do was sit down with those kids [at Phillips] and tell them I was leaving. There were a lot of tears, but I’m super excited to be at Evergreen.” In addition to his four seasons at Phillips, McAllister spent a year as an assistant at Dunbar while teaching in an elementary school. Before that, he was an assistant at his collegiate alma mater, Queens University.

Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional

Crown fits Chargers fine Stagg wins three times to gain championship By Ken Karrson Richards coach Brian Wujcik gave his players adequate warning before last Wednesday’s Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional semifinal got underway. “We told them two things: Things are just different in the playoffs and Stagg’s not the same team they were when we played them in the second week [of the regular season],” he said. Wujcik couldn’t have been more correct. Not only did the Chargers avenge an earlier 14-4 setback with a spirit-crushing 4-1 triumph over the favored Bulldogs, but they carried the momentum of that unexpected conquest forward. Stagg, which blasted Eisenhower 13-0 in a play-in game to earn its berth opposite Richards, completed a stunning run to a regional championship by edging Lincoln-Way East 3-2 on Saturday. The Chargers last won a postseason title in 2008, although they have played in six regional finals during Matt O’Neill’s eight coach-

ing seasons. Next up for Stagg (16-18) was a date with top-seeded Lincoln-Way North this past Wednesday in an Andrew Sectional semifinal. The Phoenix advanced by beating Marist 4-3 in the latter’s own regional on Saturday. While the Chargers would once again fill the underdog’s role in sectional play, O’Neill was unconcerned heading into Wednesday’s contest. “I think with our guys it’s just another game,” he said. “At this point, nothing is pressure because we’ve seen it all. We’ve been playing in a lot of close games all year long, and the last month of the season we played solid baseball in terms of pitching and defense.” That certainly was true in Stagg’s victory over Lincoln-Way East. Not only did the Chargers perform flawlessly in the field, but Max Strus provided them with staunch relief. The senior was the winning pitcher against Richards, but O’Neill thought he was even more effective on Saturday as he shut

out the Griffins over the last 4 2/3 innings. It was difficult to dispute that assessment after Strus threw 40 of 59 pitches for strikes and retired the last 14 batters he faced. “We’re not a strikeout team — we have to make plays,” O’Neill said. “With the way we’ve been playing defense, it was a lot more comfortable for him to challenge hitters. “After basketball and pitching in big games, I don’t think there will ever be a situation where [Strus] feels pressure. He wants the ball — I think he doesn’t know what to do if he doesn’t have it. He’s just a competitor.” O’Neill said he didn’t hesitate in bringing Strus back so quickly after a starting assignment. “His pitch count is way different than other guys,” O’Neill said. “He’s not throwing in fall showcases or for summer travel teams, so there’s no wear on his arm.” Strus not only kept Lincoln-Way East’s sticks quiet, but he made his presence felt as a batter, too, as he slugged a two-run homer in (Continued on page 4)

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Members of Marist's softball team pose with their plaque after winning a regional championship on Saturday. The Lady RedHawks' game in Mount Greenwood was part of a busy week at Marist, which also hosted postseason events for baseball and volleyball.

A busy week at Marist Three state tournaments all part of the sports schedule By Frank Gogola Separated by a few hundred yards and approximately 10 minutes, Marist’s baseball and softball teams were on opposite ends of two walk-offs Saturday as the latter hoisted a Class 4A regional trophy afterward. Athletic director Bob Lim offered Marist to the IHSA as a host for both baseball and softball regionals, and the RedHawks’ presence in each final simply added extra flavor to the events. And if that wasn’t enough, the school was also the site of a boys’ volleyball sectional last week. “It’s just stuff like this [softball celebration],” Lim said in

explanation of why he wanted Marist to be a host. “And stuff like that [baseball game], even though we lost. “There’s always something exciting going on, and I think part of it is being here at home.” Lim said he enjoyed hosting the two regionals because it’s for the athletes. If events are on the same day, or even at the same time, that doesn’t matter because plenty of help is available to him. “I was just talking to [athletic director] Matt Lyke over at [Lincoln-Way] North, and he’s like, ‘You’re nuts for doing this,’” Lim said. “While I’m setting everything up and it’s crazy I’m like, ‘I’m not doing this again.’ And

then when it gets to next year and they ask me to host, I’m like, ‘Absolutely,’ because we have home games. If we have to go somewhere else, we might not win this [softball] game.” Lim said he would like to host more sectionals going forward, but he would prefer that the RedHawks advanced into those later rounds. “Nothing against it, but I just hate hosting stuff we’re not in,” Lim said. “We’re hosting the boys’ volleyball sectional and that’s great volleyball — [Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way North] are probably the top two teams in the state, I would think — but us not being in it kind of makes it a little tougher.”

Sports wrap Eagles’ relay team second at state By Frank Gogola Second-best isn’t so bad when contenders emerge from across an entire state. That’s the position Sandburg’s 3,200-meter relay team held after that race was run Saturday afternoon at the Class 3A boys’ state track meet in Charleston. Owners of the fastest time in Friday’s prelims at O’Brien Stadium, the Eagles couldn’t quite duplicate that feat when first-place medals were at stake. They actually bettered their

Friday clocking by nearly six seconds, but Neuqua Valley completed the event .56 seconds ahead of Sandburg, which finished in 7 minutes, 40.77 seconds on Saturday. Matt Hetzler, Denis O’Callaghan, Chris Torpy and Sean Torpy comprised the Eagles’ relay quartet, which began its assault on possible gold with a 7:47.56 effort at the Romeoville Sectional. That time was second-best among 25 qualifiers, and then Sandburg lowered it to 7:46.53 in its state prelims heat.

O’Callaghan also took part in the 1,600-run downstate. He had qualified for state by covering the distance in 4:17.49 at Romeoville, the eight-fastest time among 39 qualifiers in the event. O’Callaghan reduced his time to 4:14.94 in the state prelims, which positioned him fourth in his heat, but he was unable to maintain that pace in the final. Instead, he clocked a 4:29.11 to place 12th. O’Fallon senior Patrick Perrier was first in the race, which he (Continued on page 3)

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Nonnemacher named NAIA Pitcher of the Year

Her softball season is over, but Nicole Nonnemacher collected one more prize last week — the biggest one of all, in fact. Not only was the St. Xavier University sophomore a pitching stalwart for her own school, she was also recognized as the NAIA’s best in 2014 by the organization’s All-America selection committee. One of just 20 first-team members nationwide, Nonnemacher was chosen as the national Pitcher of the Year. That gave the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference a clean sweep of major awards. Olivet Nazarene University second baseman Hannah Gardner was tabbed as the NAIA Player of the Year. Nonnemacher is the third SXU student-athlete to receive the NAIA’s top award in a sport. Jimmy Coy was the national football Player of the Year in 2012 and softball player Colleen Kilduff, now the head coach at Mother McAuley, was feted eight years before Nonnemacher. “Nicole being named NAIA Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore is amazing,” Cougars coach Myra Minuskin said. “It is certainly well-earned and deserved. “Nicole’s work ethic and fierce competitive nature are second to none. This honor will inspire her to achieve an even higher level of greatness [over the next two seasons].” Nonnemacher, who was selectPhoto by Jeff Vorva Richards' Nate Natividad avoids Brett Stratinsky's tag and returns to first base safely last Wednesday. ed as the CCAC Pitcher of the Stratinsky and Stagg had the final say, though, in the Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional Year earlier in May, led the NAIA with a 0.67 earned-run average. semifinal game as the Chargers defeated the Bulldogs 4-1.

She ranked third nationally in per-game strikeouts (10.68) and 16th in wins (21). Overall, Nonnemacher posted a 21-6 record and held opposing hitters to a meager .153 average

over 189 1/3 innings. Sixteen of her 24 starts resulted in shutouts. Nonnemacher’s sister, senior Megan, wasn’t ignored by the NAIA, either, as she earned honorable mention on the All-America team. The elder Nonnemacher, who recently was named Member of the Year on the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division softball team, went 23-3 in the circle with 25 complete games, 12 shutouts, 164 strikeouts and a 1.34 ERA. “Megan is a two-time NAIA All-American and a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete,” Minuskin said. “Not too many student-athletes boast that on their résumé. “Megan’s talent, leadership and personality will be sorely missed. I am so grateful for what she has meant to this program and the legacy she leaves.” AWARDS Several other Cougars were cited for academics by being chosen as Daktronics Scholar Athletes for the spring season. To be eligible for the distinction, student-athletes must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status. Besides Megan Nonnemacher, the softball squad was represented by senior catcher/first baseman Ariel Hinton, junior outfielder Holly Hilden and junior catcher Alex Bahner. A total of 297 softball Submitted photo players from around the country St. Xavier University sophomore received the honor. “Academics have always come pitcher Nicole Nonnemacher was chosen as the NAIA Pitcher of first in our program and I am (Continued on page 2) the Year.

Section 2 Thursday, June 5, 2014

The Regional News - The Reporter

Getting in the last word about words Where would we be without words? Some of us would be out of work, but all of us would be inconvenienced and negatively affected in some manner. Everything from term papers to grocery lists to ransom notes would be impossible to compile, and orators would be rendered silent. Imagine if, during this election season, we weren’t subjected to a single political ad. Yes, go ahead and take several moments to imagine … Sorry, that was a dream from which I was in no hurry to awaken. Words are the cornerstone of our existence, and there is no shortage of them — except inside the sports world. As any veteran reporter will tell you, trying to coax certain athletes or coaches into opening up and offering insightful comments can be a very frustrating experience. They’ll either supply one-word answers or quickly develop a crusty attitude and treat the questioner with the same disdain normally reserved for a freeloading relative. University of Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops recently provided a vivid example of the above-mentioned characteristics at halftime of the Sooners’ game against Notre Dame, a contest the Irish eventually won 30-13. Oklahoma trailed 10-6 when Stoops was corralled by one of the sideline lovelies employed by every television station that broadcasts football. Using women in the role of sideline reporter makes perfect sense, since most men find it much more difficult to cavalierly blow them off. Whereas a coach

could run by a male reporter and ignore him completely without fear of social castigation, the same thing done to a female makes that coach look like a creep. Stoops, who had been shown disputing for several minutes a penalty that wiped out what would have been a game-tying touchdown, did stop for the female ESPN reporter prior to going to the locker room. But when she asked Stoops what he was saying to the officials — a completely legitimate query given the circumstances — he became visibly irritated and accused the reporter of asking a loaded question. Once that was done, Stoops shifted into clipped-response mode, offering little in the way of depth. In short, it was a classic case of what isn’t pleasant about conducting sports interviews. In one way, though, I actually have to give Stoops a little credit: His snippy answer to the reporter about his conversation with the officials at least contained a smidgen of passion and was rather unanticipated. Expect the expected — that’s what sportswriters learn in a hurry. Contacts with whom a solid working relationship has been developed may expound on certain subjects and give interesting quotes, but those are typically done off the record. And unless there is an innate desire on the part of the reporter to permanently sabotage that relationship, the words stay off the record. Now that we live in such a politically correct climate, offthe-cuff answers, even those of an innocuous nature, are being uttered with less and less frequency. No one wants his words

misinterpreted, so even the most cooperative interviewees tend to adopt an air of banality. So, regardless of the question, we hear a lot of things about athletes making plays and giving 110 percent, coaches making adjustments and just letting their players play, and all of them getting more focused. For this, our Founding Fathers fought to ensure freedom of speech? If you think I’m exaggerating, pay greater attention to the next halftime or postgame interview you watch. Chances are, the clichés will flow freely. And for the handful of sportsworld figures who seem willing to swim upstream, there’s always the gnawing feeling that their atypical comments are contrived. Shooting from the hip and truly not caring who gets caught in the verbal crossfire is pretty much a lost art these days, unless your name is Ozzie Guillen. And we all know what Ozzie’s no longer doing, don’t we? Of course, his biggest liability during his lone summer in Miami wasn’t his own loose lips, but an underperforming ballclub. Had the Marlins become a playoff team, as preseason forecasters expected, Ozzie’s rantings would have likely been filed under the “amusing” category. He assuredly made Miami management uncomfortable with some of his comments, but they made Ozzie feel plenty comfortable by giving him about $7 million to not coach their team next year and, thus, stay publicly silent. Now, that’s an offer even the most intrepid sports reporter couldn’t refuse. Words? Hey, who needs ’em?

Class 4A Marist Regional

RedHawks down — barely

Phoenix escape Marist upset bid to claim crown By Ken Karrson Had Marist beaten top-seeded Lincoln-Way North on Saturday, RedHawks coach Tom Fabrizio wouldn’t have considered the outcome an upset. And because his team played well enough to keep the championship of its own Class 4A regional squarely within its sights until the very end, Fabrizio wasn’t upset, either. Sure, he would have preferred to play on in the postseason, particularly since the Phoenix earned a sectional semifinal date with Stagg. Fabrizio considers the Chargers’ coaches some of his best friends in baseball and would have enjoyed matching wits with them at tournament time. He had nothing but praise, however, for his guys in the aftermath of a 4-3 final, which didn’t tilt in Lincoln-Way North’s direction until Nick Garcia belted a twoRBI double in the bottom of the seventh to expunge Marist’s onerun lead. “In a pitch, you’re done,” Fabrizio said. “They were one pitch better, really. It’s devastating to say the least. It’s ending on a sour note, but I’m not [ticked]. “I feel bad for the kids [because] it was a heartbreaking loss, but they battled and played like warriors. I couldn’t ask for anything more from our kids. They did what they were coached to do and I’m proud of them.” Fabrizio went on to call the contest the “best I’ve ever been a part of as a player or coach,” an admittedly odd admission coming from someone on the losing end of things. But Fabrizio said it “had all the elements [of a great game], including suspense.” The RedHawks (21-15) struck first when Rich Kairis’ sacrifice fly brought home Blake Bieniek, who had gotten to second on a two-base error. But the Phoenix responded in their half of the first inning with Mike Rissling’s twoRBI single. That hit was part of a 4-for-4 day for the Lincoln-Way North player. Nothing changed until the top of the sixth, which opened with a SIGN UP TO GET FREE AMBER ALERTS ON YOUR CELL PHONE. wirelessamberalerts.org

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walk to Kairis. A wild pitch moved him to second, Kairis stole third and then he raced home on an overthrow. Tommy Finwall poked an RBI single a bit later to give Marist a short-lived edge. The RedHawks threatened again in the seventh by loading the bases, but a failure to capitalize wound up being fatal to their quest for continued postseason survival. Pat Meehan, who pitched six strong innings of relief, and Grant Kenny both had two hits to pace Marist, which finished with six. At no point of the season were the RedHawks an offensive juggernaut, which made their 20-plus-win achievement somewhat surprising. They offset a meager .210 team batting average with the pitching staff’s cumulative 2.30 earned-run average. “We really pitched it and picked it up [on defense], and we were a dangerous team because of that,” Fabrizio said. “If this team could have hit a little better, we would have won 30 games. “I felt we were battle-tested and were playing our best baseball, which is kind of what we’ve done [the past few seasons]. We sucked every bit of effort out of our kids and we really started to hit our stride.” Saturday’s contest was Fabrizio’s last as Marist’s coach. He is leaving the school to accept a position at Andrew in the fall. Marist 8 Marian Catholic 2 To reach the regional final, the RedHawks had to get past an East Suburban Catholic Conference rival last Thursday. They did so by making the Spartans play from behind right away. A three-run first inning gave Marist a lead to protect, and it tacked on four more markers in the fourth to assume full control. Brett Callaghan’s two-RBI double fueled the initial surge and he added a sacrifice fly later in the game. Bieniek chipped in an RBI double, Eric Hanson had a hit and RBI, and Kenny (double) and Dylan Woodworth also hit safely. Kairis stopped Marian Catholic on six hits. The win was the RedHawks’ second over the Spartans in three tries. “I would have liked to have seen us play somebody else because, in the postseason, the fun is in playing other [unfamiliar] teams,” Fabrizio said. “It was going to be a toss-up, but we were comfortable with their lineup one through nine and the way we had them scouted. “We had played close games

A day ‘two’ forget

Ottawa Marquette ends Knights’ postseason By Ken Karrson

Bartosh (Reprinted from Nov. 11, 2012)

Class 2A Herscher Sectional

with Marian before, so I didn’t want to take any chances. We wanted to throw our best guy, and they got in a hole early and couldn’t dig out. We were clicking on all cylinders, which gave me confidence going into Saturday.” Lincoln-Way North 3 Shepard 2 The RedHawks weren’t the only club to give the Phoenix a scare. Lincoln-Way North also had its hands full with the Astros, who suffered a heartbreaking defeat of their own last Wednesday. Zach Hoekstra’s two-run single provided the Phoenix with their winning margin. Pitchers David Calderon and Joe Frederickson held Shepard (16-17) in check by scattering three hits between them and combining for 10 strikeouts. Bobby Peterka’s groundout knocked in one of the Astros’ runs. Shepard 10 Bloom Twp. 0 Peterka was far more dominating last Monday, as were several teammates as the Astros posted a slaughter-rule win over the Blazing Trojans in a play-in contest. Peterka smacked two doubles, scored twice and collected three RBI to spearhead a robust Shepard attack. Also figuring prominently were Mark Albrecht (two-run triple), Kevin Carmody (double, RBI, three runs), Kevin Knoerzer (double, two runs) and Eric Horbach (RBI single). The Astros put up three spots in the first, third and fourth innings, then finished off Bloom Township with a solo marker in the fifth. Earning the pitching victory was Adam Gregory, who tossed a four-hitter and struck out six. Gregory did issue four walks, but he managed to strand seven Blazing Trojans baserunners.

Statistics Marist 100 002 0 — 3 Lincoln-Way North 200 000 2 — 4 Marist RBI: Finwall, Kairis. LP: Meehan. Marian Catholic 000 000 2 — 2 Marist 300 410 x — 8 Marist 2B: Bieniek, Callaghan, Kenny. RBI: Callaghan 3, Bieniek, Hanson. WP: Kairis. Bloom Twp. 000 00 — 0 Shepard 303 31 — 10 Shepard 2B: Peterka 2, Carmody, Knoerzer. 3B: Albrecht. RBI: Peterka 3, Albrecht 2, Carmody, Horbach. WP: Gregory (3-5). Final Lincoln-Way North 3 Shepard 2 Shepard RBI: Peterka. LP: Smith (5-4).

According to a popular song of yesterday, one is the loneliest number. After last Wednesday’s sectional semifinal game, members of Chicago Christian’s baseball program would probably disagree. For them, the answer is two. By limiting their run production to that amount against Ottawa Marquette in a Class 2A Herscher Sectional matchup, the Knights separated themselves from further postseason play and were left alone to ponder what could have been. The Crusaders edged Christian 3-2, which marked the third time in four years the latter exited the state tournament by being on the short end of that exact score. Making the loss sting a little more was that Ottawa Marquette, a 30game winner entering the contest, didn’t finalize the verdict until its second-to-last at-bat. That’s when the Crusaders bunched four of their nine hits off Knights ace Christian Bolhuis together to erase a 2-1 deficit. “We were up 2-1 for about 90 percent of the game,” Chicago Christian coach Eric Brauer said. “When we scored two in the first inning, I thought maybe it was going to be enough.” With eight-game winner Bolhuis on the hill, that opinion certainly seemed reasonable. The junior gave one of those runs back in the bottom of the first after allowing a triple, but he settled into a groove

after that. Unfortunately for the Knights (25-12-1), so did Ottawa Marquette’s hurler. After throwing 34 pitches in the opening stanza, he retired 14 straight Chicago Christian batters, a streak not broken until Josh Novak singled in the sixth. “Their pitcher was good, but by no means was he the best we’ve seen,” Brauer said. “We knew they were a good team, but he was pretty erratic in the first inning.” Trevor Wolterink’s single, which followed a couple of walks, staked the Knights to their early advantage. Bolhuis made sure the slim lead held up for quite a while by stranding two Crusaders runners in scoring position in the third inning, doing so by sandwiching a strikeout between a pair of flyouts. Christian put two runners aboard in the sixth but had nothing to show for it, and its final plate appearance resulted in more of the same. A game-ending flyout left a couple other Knights on base. “I’d be lying if I said we weren’t frustrated being done playing,” Brauer said. “We feel good about the whole season, but it’s frustrating losing low-scoring [playoff] games the last four years. If we could score five runs, we’d be in good shape because I don’t think we’re going to give up that many.” Recent history proves Brauer correct — while Christian has totaled a mere 10 runs in its final

games over the past five seasons, it has surrendered only 14. Bolhuis gave up as many as three runs for just the third time this spring. When asked if the Knights’ 22-0 sprints past two overmatched regional opponents might have left them a bit susceptible, Brauer said no. Besides, he added, there was nothing that could have been done differently regarding the earlier matchups. “You can’t control who you’re going to play,” Brauer said. “You can only control how you play.” For the most part, Christian did that very well in 2014, especially given the youthful makeup of its roster. Six newcomers were among the team’s full-time positional starters and three of its top five pitchers had never seen previous varsity action. “We started the season young and it was definitely a rebuilding year,” Brauer said. “For the 35game grind, we probably overachieved most of the year, but it doesn’t lower expectations when you’ve got Christian [Bolhuis] going for you [in the playoffs]. “The overall body of work was good and we have 78 percent of our [pitching] innings coming back. The main offseason goal is to find a way to [consistently] score more runs.”

Statistics Chicago Christian 200 000 0 — 2 Ottawa Marquette 100 002 x — 3 Chicago Christian RBI: Wolterink 2. LP: Bolhuis (8-3).

Class 4A Lincoln-Way Central Regional

Back where they belong

Eagles end two-year championship drought By Ken Karrson Two years without any sort of postseason title doesn’t constitute a drought — at most schools anyway. For some others, championships are an expected occurrence every spring. When they aren’t collected annually, players, coaches and even fans are left with an empty feeling. So it was with Sandburg. While the Eagles certainly hadn’t tumbled into the abyss — 69 victories since the start of the 2012 campaign provided proof of that — something was still missing. Now, it’s not. Behind the combined pitching efforts of Bryan Pall and Matthias Dietz, Sandburg defeated host Lincoln-Way Central 5-1 on Saturday to claim its first Class 4A regional crown since 2011 and the first under coach Jim Morsovillo. Morsovillo and assistant coach Chuck Peters are both ex-Eagles who contributed to Sandburg’s lengthy run of playoff success under former boss Doug Sutor. After the Knights were vanquished, both men were as elated as their athletes to advance to the sectional round. “We finally got it done,” Peters said. “We got the hump off our back and it was really nice to do that. It helps having some good arms to go throw [at opponents].” The Eagles, who meet Providence Catholic today in an Andrew Sectional semifinal, broke a 1-all

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(Continued from page 1) so incredibly proud of these four young women for believing in that philosophy,” Minuskin said. “They are true student-athletes and have worked extremely hard to find success in both areas.” Senior baseball player Tom Keating was also chosen as a Daktronics Scholar Athlete. The St. Laurence grad, one of 257 NAIA ballplayers nationwide to be selected, boasted a 3.65 GPA while majoring in accounting. On the field, Keating started 49 games at first base and batted .299 with 37 RBI and a team-high 15 doubles. Defensively, he registered a .983 fielding percentage by committing just seven errors in over 400 total chances. “This type of award means a great deal to me as both an educator and coach because it highlights the academic efforts of a student-athlete,” said former Cougars coach Mike Dooley, who retired from his position at the end of the 2014 season. “Thomas had a great career with us for three years and I have no doubt that he will have a very successful future.” A total of six track athletes — four women and two men — were among the 570 chosen nationally as Daktronics Scholar Athletes. Named from the women’s team were fifth-year senior Ashley Shares, seniors Leslie Rosario and

tie with Lincoln-Way Central by scoring twice in the fourth. Alec Martinez and Julian Gutierrez (doubled) supplied the RBI. Martinez finished with two hits and a pair of RBI and Peter Paxinos also hit safely twice. But a bigger story was the pitching. Pall fanned six even though, by Peters’ estimation, he “didn’t have his sharpest day. He was still great, but they had some decent swings off him.” Enter Dietz, who fell behind the first batter 3-0 before roaring back to strike out all but one of the 10 guys he faced. “He was, needless to say, on his game,” Peters said. “When he went 3-0, their dugout started to chirp. It was a great atmosphere, but Matthias is one of those kids who feeds off that. [He basically said], ‘Tell me I can’t do something.’ “He threw three fastballs after that and he was probably at 90 or 91 [miles per hour] in that game.” In reality, the Knights were likely following Sandburg’s lead. According to Peters, the Eagles “got under their pitcher’s skin a little bit [because] we were pretty loud in the dugout” in the first inning. Sandburg did tally once then, but it wasted a bases-loaded situation in the second and Peters was hoping that failure didn’t eventually come back to haunt the Eagles. “When you’re playing a team you think you’re better than, the longer the game stays close the more they

start thinking they can win,” he said. “You’ve got to have a little bit of luck in baseball and we can’t squander [scoring] opportunities.” While winning was obviously on everyone else’s mind as well, Peters said no member of Sandburg’s coaching staff wanted to place too much emphasis on the recent postseason shortcomings of their own club. “You can’t let players feel that,” Peters said. “The last thing you want to do is put more pressure on them. “The practices we had going into that game were really efficient and I knew on the bus we were ready to play. You can tell if they’re loose and ready to go, and they were blasting music.” One of the practice activities was “27 outs,” where players have to make that many consecutive clean defensive plays. One error brings the count back to zero. “That’s something I did in college, and a lot of colleges do it,” Peters said. “You’re never going to be able to replicate game-time anxiety, but you have to do the best you can.” Sandburg 7 Crete-Monee 1 The Eagles opened regional play with a win over the Warriors last Wednesday, although Peters insisted it was “a very tough matchup we had in the first round. Their pitcher was pretty good, but I don’t think he was ready for that big stage.” (Continued on page 3)

Dana Martin and junior Amanda Magee. Shares graduated summa cum laude and was chosen as SXU’s 2013-14 Sociology Student of the Year. She carried a 3.95 GPA and plans to attend graduate school at Georgia State University, where she will work toward a master’s degree in historic preservation. Martin graduated summa cum laude with a degree in political science and will attend Northwestern University School of Law. She was selected as SXU’s Political Science Student of the Year. Rosario, who held a 3.64 GPA, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. Magee, a nursing major with a 3.60 GPA, was also awarded a Schmitt Scholar scholarship. “All of these young ladies are so special and contribute so much not only to our track program, but the university as a whole,” Cougars coach Lisa Ebel said. “They are involved in so many organizations and activities around campus in addition to their duties as students and athletes. Their time-management skills are second to none and I’m so proud of everything that this group has accomplished at this university.” Senior Shane Kenney and junior Matt Krakowski were the SXU male track athletes honored. Kenney owned a 3.64 GPA in mass communications, while Krakowski sported a 3.78 GPA in communications.

The two were also effective on the track. Kenney qualified for the NAIA national meet in the 1,000-meter run and was a member of the Cougars’ 1,600-relay quartet that placed third in the CCAC meet. Krakowski was fourth in the 400-dash and sixth in the 200 at the conference meet. “This is a great honor for Shane and Matt and they deserve it after working so hard to balance the workload of being an athlete and a college student,” SXU coach Ed McAllister said. “They are wonderful examples of what a student-athlete should strive to be and I think they are great ambassadors for St. Xavier University.” Rounding out the list of Daktronics Scholar Athletes was Brendan Ryan, one of 144 male golfers given the distinction. The accounting major had a 3.66 cumulative GPA. On the course, Ryan helped the Cougars win the CCAC meet and qualify for the national tournament in the program’s second year of existence. SXU was 24th at the NAIA event. “I’m so proud of Brendan for earning this special honor,” Cougars coach Mike Mandakas said. “It is not easy to balance the workload of being a college athlete and a successful student, but Brendan definitely makes it look that way. He was a huge part of our success as a team this season and it is great to see him recognized for his hard work in the classroom as well.”

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Class 4A St. Laurence Regional

Public (League) nuisance Vikings rout city teams to collect another title By Ken Karrson St. Laurence made itself a Public League nuisance last week. And by doing so, the Vikings made themselves a regional champion. Neither Simeon nor Juarez was able to slow rampaging St. Laurence, which left little to chance in two Class 4A regional games. The host Vikings sent both city foes back home in battered fashion, the result of lopsided outcomes. Juarez was victimized first, 10-0 last Wednesday, although the Eagles had to share some of the blame for their downfall. Ten errors did nothing to help Juarez, which was limited to three hits and struck out a total of 11 times versus St. Laurence pitchers Frank Greco and Alex Hitney. Simeon, one of the Chicago Public League’s better baseball-playing schools through the years, figured to give the Vikings more of a test on Saturday, but Mike Kornacker kept that from happening by fanning 12 and silencing the Wolverines on four hits. With no offensive weaponry of which to speak, Simeon was a sitting duck for the Vikings, who bagged a 9-0 triumph in Burbank and along with it a seventh regional title for ninth-year coach Pete Lotus. St. Laurence (32-5), which is in the midst of its winningest season ever under Lotus, met up with Mt. Carmel this past Wednesday in a Reavis Sectional semifinal. The Vikings beat the defending state champs twice during the regular campaign, but Lotus said those earlier results can be ignored. “It’s going to be tough as always,” he said of the sectional, which also includes St. Rita and Lyons Township. “For three years in a row, that’s the exact same lineup and it’s challenging.” Even though securing its latest regional crown wasn’t all that demanding, Lotus was glad to see his guys react positively to it afterward. “Our kids celebrated a little bit, which was good,” he said. “I know our kids want more and expect more, but the school doesn’t have a lot of these. This isn’t all that common, so they should be happy. “Guys don’t [usually] realize what they accomplished until

down the line. Anything can happen [in the playoffs]. Just think about all the things that had to go right to put ourselves in a good position to get a good seed.” Plenty went right for St. Laurence on Saturday, too, starting with a three-run first inning that featured clutch hits from Kornacker (two RBI) and Roger Wilson (one). Kornacker and Kevin White both lofted sacrifice flies as part of another rally in the fourth, and Simeon exacerbated the later situation by committing a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt that led to two more tallies. “Little things we did very well,” Lotus said. “We did a good job of putting ourselves in a position to score.” That included swiping nine bases, many of which were ingredients in the Vikings’ run production. One of those steals, plus two more Wolverines miscues, a wild pitch and Brad Wood’s single were combined in the fifth to complete St. Laurence’s assault. St. Laurence 10 Juarez 0 The Vikings spaced out their scoring on Wednesday, striking for runs in five of their six at-bats. With the slew of Eagles miscues factored in, St. Laurence didn’t need much to put Juarez in a predicament, so 10 hits were more than enough to inflict severe damage. Wilson (two doubles), Rob Gutierrez (two hits, including an RBI double), Wood (two hits, one RBI) and Kornacker (two-run single) were the main men in the Vikings’ lineup. On the mound, Greco improved his record to 7-0. “He’s done a great job,” Lotus said of his junior hurler. “He throws three pitches for strikes, which is a big deal in high school. “He’s kind of rolled with whatever we’ve given him and taken it to the next level. He had a couple huge wins for us out of the bullpen [before this].” While the Eagles presented little resistance, Lotus was pleased to see his athletes take them seriously. “You definitely want your guys to be focused because it is a playoff game,” he said. “We told them we can’t take anything for granted, that we’ve got to play our best baseball. We played pretty well

the last couple games and that’s always a good thing.” St. Laurence 13 Marian Catholic 6 As preparation for the tournament, the Vikings closed out their regular schedule last Monday against the Spartans, who are just two years removed from a Class 3A state championship. Marian Catholic generated far more offense than Juarez was to do two days later, and a chunk of it came off Wood, whose summons to the hill before the playoffs might have caught some people off-guard. The decision, however, wasn’t made haphazardly. “There was a lot of thinking that went back a while,” Lotus said. “We knew we weren’t going to need him on Wednesday, but we didn’t want him to go two full weeks without throwing. “We discussed it with Brad and asked him what he wanted to do. Brad has thrown consistently for us for three years and he knows exactly what it takes to get his body ready.” Wood raised his ledger to 7-1 by allowing just one earned run and fanning six over five innings. He also contributed a double to St. Laurence’s attack. Wilson (two hits, two RBI), Sean Burnette (homer, double, two RBI), White (RBI double), Mike Finger (hit, RBI), Greco (hit, RBI) and John Riordan (hit, RBI) were other pivotal performers at the plate. The Vikings snapped a 5-all tie by scoring five times in the sixth.

Statistics Simeon 000 000 0 — 0 St. Laurence 300 420 x — 9 St. Laurence 2B: Chimera. RBI: Kornacker 3, White, Wilson, Wood. WP: Kornacker (8-2). Juarez 000 000 — 0 St. Laurence 102 421 — 10 St. Laurence 2B: Wilson 2, Gutierrez. RBI: Kornacker 2, Gutierrez, Marik, Wood. WP: Greco (7-0). St. Laurence 002 035 3 — 13 Marian Catholic 140 000 1 — 6 St. Laurence 2B: Burnette, White, Wood. HR: Burnette. RBI: Burnette 2, Wilson 2, Finger, Greco, Riordan, White. WP: Wood (7-1).

Class 4A Lockport Regional

Everything’s coming up Rosa Celtics player keys title-game win over Crusaders By Ken Karrson What he couldn’t do with his arm, Dylan Rosa did to Brother Rice with his bat on Saturday. Providence Catholic’s starting pitcher didn’t earn a win himself in the Class 4A Lockport Regional final, but he made sure the Celtics pocketed one as a team. Rosa’s two-out homer in the ninth inning broke a 4-all tie and gave Providence the edge it needed to grab a 5-4 triumph. Reliever Brent Villasenor gained the mound victory, while the Celtics’ No. 1 hurler, Jake Godfrey, registered a save by whiffing two batters in the bottom of the ninth. “It was a heartbreaker, but that’s part of the game,” Crusaders coach John McCarthy said. “There’s no easy way to go down [this time of year]. “It was a great game, one for the ages. I tip my hat to Providence. The better team [on that day] won.” The homer wasn’t the only dagger Rosa stuck in Rice (2611). He also stroked a two-RBI double in the fourth, part of a three-run Celtics uprising that staked them to a 4-1 lead. Zach Pych had an RBI single in the same inning, while Tom Jeffries

Eagles (Continued from page 2) Four runs in the first inning had Sandburg sitting pretty, and it added a deuce in the fourth and one more tally in the fifth to complete its scoring. Crete-Monee didn’t expunge its shutout until the seventh, which was also when it finally recorded its initial hit off Eagles starter Sean Leland, who racked up 13 strikeouts. “That’s probably the best game he’s pitched,” Peters said. Jim Roche had three hits to pace Sandburg’s offense, while Paxinos (two), Martinez and Chris Stearns were the RBI men.

Statistics Crete-Monee 000 000 1 — 1 Sandburg 400 210 x — 7 Sandburg RBI: Paxinos 2, Martinez, Stearns. WP: Leland. Lincoln-Way Central 001 000 0 — 1 Sandburg 100 202 x — 5 Sandburg 2B: Genoa, Gutierrez. RBI: Martinez 2, Gutierrez. WP: Pall.

got Providence’s scoring started with his two-out double in the second. The Crusaders’ only responses through the first six innings were solo tallies in the second and sixth. Eric Lieser crossed the plate on a passed ball after singling in the second and Mike Schalasky singled home Kevin Biondic (double) for the later marker. But in the seventh, Rice positioned itself for a comeback. Hits by Mike Massey (RBI double), Andrew Dyke and Kyle Hilliard (infield) were all part of the rally, as were Lieser’s RBI groundout and a Celtics error. When Dyke was stationed at second, he represented the winning run, but there he remained. Villasenor fanned two consecutive hitters to spare Providence and eventually set the table for Rosa’s final heroics. Ian McGinnis was the losing pitcher in relief of Brian Musielak, despite surrendering just two hits over four innings and striking out three. “You feel like your heart got ripped out, but what a great game, from top to bottom,” McCarthy said. “It had everything — dramatics, tension, pressure, emotion — and our kids fought hard. “It’s tough when you have to say goodbye, but at least we can leave with our heads held high. We didn’t give anything away. They beat us.” Even without a regional champi-

Sports wrap (Continued from page 1) completed in 4:10.34. BOYS’ TENNIS All area players who qualified for last week’s state meet were eliminated on the first day of competition at various north suburban sites. The only wins in 14 matches were posted by Stagg junior Brendan Wolan and Sandburg sophomore Jonluke Passett, both of whom went 1-2. Each player triumphed in his first-round consolation match. Stagg’s doubles team of Muzamil Ali-Khan-Warren Wudtke and Sandburg’s tandem of Jimmy Gradowski-Trent Sichelski both dropped two consecutive matches — one in the consolation round — and Chicago Christian’s pair of Charlie Blim-Josh Mollema did likewise.

onship in their grasp, the Crusaders continued their improvement under McCarthy. They stayed in the hunt for a Chicago Catholic League Blue title the entire way and their win total eclipsed last season’s by five. “This [loss] was very tough to swallow, but adversity is part of life and we’re definitely going in the right direction,” McCarthy said. “It has a lot to do with our coaching staff, but it’s mostly the kids. You couldn’t ask for a better group of seniors. “They could have left when I got here [in 2012], but instead they left an imprint on the program that will last forever. You grow to love the kids around you and we’re going to miss them. We’re proud of who they are and what they’re all about, and these kids are going to be successful long term.” As for his returnees, McCarthy is anxious to prepare them for 2015, beginning with the upcoming summer season. “It was a fun year, but hopefully they take this [defeat] and learn from it to become better,” he said. Brother Rice 5 Andrew 2 Prior to tangling with their Catholic Blue rival, the Crusaders beat the host Thunderbolts last Wednesday. Mike Enriquez notched his eighth victory in 10 decisions by holding Andrew without an earned run, giving up only two hits and whiffing five. Two seventh-inning walks and a pair of Rice errors led to the T’bolts’ only scoring. By that time, they were well in arrears, courtesy of both the Crusaders’ sticks and Andrew’s own mishaps. Schalasky (single), Hilliard (single), Kevin Sullivan (double) and Massey (sacrifice fly) each delivered an RBI, but Rice also benefited from a T’bolts throwing error, two wild pitches and a couple of free passes.

Statistics Providence Catholic 010 300 001 -- 5 Brother Rice 010 001 200 -- 4 Brother Rice 2B: K. Biondic, Massey. RBI: Lieser, Massey, Schalasky. LP: McGinnis (5-3). Andrew 000 000 2 -- 2 Brother Rice 021 002 x -- 5 Brother Rice 2B: Sullivan. RBI: Hilliard, Massey, Schalasky, Sullivan. WP: Enriquez (8-2).

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Marist left fielder Amanda McIlhany tries to track down a fly ball during the Lady RedHawks' 10-0 triumph over Washington last Wednesday in their own Class 4A regional.

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Four local teams still alive in playoffs By Anthony Nasella and and the defense really backed her Frank Gogola up the rest of the game. “I was a little worried at first When Oak Lawn loaded the about Holly [with this] being her bases in the first inning of Sat- first game back in almost two urday’s Class 4A Mother McAuley weeks. But she and everybody Regional championship game, the else did their job.” casual onlooker might have con- That included on offense. cluded something unsettling was “Oak Lawn’s pitcher was throwbrewing for the host Mighty Macs. ing much harder than we planned But a closer examination would for, so it took a few innings to get have revealed that McAuley our timing going at the plate,” starting pitcher, freshman Holly Kilduff said. “Once we got it, we Marousek, was in the circle for started putting the ball in play and the first time in almost two weeks forcing them to make the plays. after recovering from a chest in- “We’ve learned from years past fection. And she was throwing that everybody plays their best to Emily Rux, who was filling in ball in the playoffs. Occasionally, for an injured Alex Brown behind it’s come back to bite us when we the plate. underestimate a team. We came Marousek pitched out of that in shaky, but we didn’t take Oak jam and shut down the Lady Spar- Lawn lightly and the girls [eventans the rest of the way, giving tually] executed.” up just five hits while striking Kilduff was also happy about out 11 batters. Meanwhile, the Rux’s effort as the substitute for Macs’ own bats came alive just Brown, who suffered a concussion enough for them to capture a 3-0 last Wednesday. victory in the title clash. “I’m very pleased with Emily’s Jennifer Crowley got McAu- performance Saturday,” Kilduff ley (23-4) on the board with an said. “Alex will be re-evaluated RBI in the third inning and Rux this week and hopefully will be added insurance runs in the fifth ready [for the Reavis Sectional by clubbing a two-RBI double. semifinal against Sandburg].” That was plenty of support for Reily McTeague went 2-for-3 to Marousek, who was also aided by lead the Lady Spartans (16-18). solid defense. “We started out the game a little OAK LAWN rocky, but we got out of it and The Lady Spartans reached scored a big win,” Macs coach the regional championship game Colleen Kilduff said. “Holly really by beating Morton 5-3 earlier in settled down after the first inning the week. by pitching with some good control Ashley Labuda’s two-run double

in the bottom of the sixth erased a 3-2 deficit as it followed a walk and Hayden Landingham’s single. Kaleigh Hayes added an RBI single after Labuda’s hit. Labuda then made a great defensive play by spearing a liner for the game’s final out, which stranded two Morton baserunners. And she wasn’t the only Oak Lawn player to shine on defense. Second baseman Kacie Heeter flagged down Susan Ghuneim’s hard grounder in the sixth and retired the side, forcing Morton to leave two other runners on base. When Jamie Alberts reached on an error, McTeague singled and Marisa Loya drove a double to the fence, Oak Lawn grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Lady Spartans had other opportunities between the second and fifth frames but either ran themselves out of scoring chances or stranded baserunners against pitcher Alyssa LaCour. MARIST A 4-0 lead over Lyons Township on Saturday disappeared by the sixth inning, which is when Lady Lions sophomore Riley Frisbie clubbed a two-run homer. Her blast came on the heels of a threerun eruption by the visitors one inning earlier. Marist, however, refused to roll over in its own Class 4A regional final. One out away from playoff (Continued on page 5)

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After fielding a grounder last Wednesday, Marist pitcher Zariya Gonzalez turns to throw out the Washington batter heading toward first in the Class 4A Marist Regional semifinal contest.

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Community sports news Mt. Assisi athletes honored

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A pop fly near the fence is just beyond the reach of Richards’ Noel Castro last Wednesday during the Bulldogs’ Class 4A regional semifinal game against Stagg.

Chargers (Continued from page 1) the fifth to pull Stagg into a tie. Two innings later, Nick Nowak decided things in the Chargers’ favor by stroking an RBI single, which followed hits by CJ Casey and Jake Wimmer. “It was the first time we’d been behind early in a while,” O’Neill said, speaking of the Griffins’ 2-0 lead that was built by the third inning. Mitch Matuszewski drove in both of the markers, one of them on a solo homer. “I was interested to see how we’d respond,” O’Neill said. “This group of seniors doesn’t allow us to have any kind of a letdown. When you match us up talent-wise, we probably don’t match up with a lot of the teams we’ve been beating, but we want to compete as badly as — if not more than — them.” Stagg 4 Richards 1 Bulldogs pitcher AJ Sanchez hadn’t lost a game prior to Wednesday’s encounter with the Chargers, and even then the senior was sharp. He only allowed three hits, two of them to Brett Stratinsky. Unfortunately for Richards (259), both of those balls left the yard. The second homer was a three-run blast in the sixth that gave Stagg greater breathing room and enabled it to withstand some minor Bulldogs rumbling in the bottom of that frame. “We needed both of them,” O’Neill said of Stratinsky’s round-trippers. “Early in the season, I think he was pressing a little bit. It was just a matter of him mentally getting some confidence back.” Richards’ only counter to Stratinsky’s exploits was Shawn Chiaramonte’s RBI double. The Bulldogs squandered a promising opportunity in the fifth, when they had three baserunners but came away empty. A pickoff helped blow up the inning. Two groundouts then followed Dan Estrella’s double. “We were hitting but right at them and they made the plays,” Wujcik said of the Chargers. “Their defense played very well. The big thing was we didn’t get the big hit, which is something we did all year. “I thought we were confident going in. I was not sure we were playing real good baseball — the last two weeks of the season we

Four Mt. Assisi soccer players who earned All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference honors for their sport were also recognized for their scholastic exploits. Monica Tadros (Orland Park), Bridget Melody, Kathy Sojka and Madilyn Peters were among 27 Screeching Eagles student-athletes named to the Underclass GCAC All-Academic team. To be eligible, individuals must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average while their sport is in season. Feted along with the above-mentioned quartet were Abby Maloy, Molly Murphy, Maddie Cahue, Taylor Coughlin, Samantha Pakula, Katie O'Leary (Oak Lawn), Alexandra Cipriani, Amber Andersen, Kelly Tomaskovic (Oak Lawn), Molly Williams (Orland Park), Tori White, Catherine Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Emma Gontarek, Miranda Donnelly, Addie McGuire, Shyann Koenig, Nicole Pratl (Chicago Ridge), Jorie Pudil, Jessica Moriarty, Kylie McGivney, Juliana Layman and Kylie Maloy. Other tabbed for the All-GCAC soccer team were Danielle Mascorro and Mary Kate Wetzel (Palos Heights), the latter of whom was selected as the White Division Player of the Year.

Palos Storm take first in softball tournament The Palos Storm U14 softball team won the 15th annual Heritage Classic state tournament

last weekend in Joliet. By doing so, it nailed down an automatic berth in the USSSA World Series. Storm players include Cassidy McCarthy, Maddie Gray, Karra Flannigan, Emma Lizzio, Sydney Downs, Maddie Glennon, Bethany Regnerus, Maddie Brennan, Ally Corcoran and Abby Rosynek. Bridget Brennan and Debbie Fleming are the team’s coaches.

Palos Thunder win Memorial Day event

The Palos Thunder 13U baseball squad captured the championship of a Memorial Day tournament at PBO. The Thunder defeated New Lenox 3-1 to claim the top prize in the Chicagoland Sunday Baseball League’s annual holiday event. Comprising the Thunder roster were Tyler Berg, Nicholas Karas, Michael Kauffmann, Christopher Majdecki, Edward Nelson, Joseph O’Gorman, Luke Pitcher, Brendan Quinn, Daniel Russo, Marcus Bodnar and Danny Hoge. Nick Karas, Pat O’Gorman, John Berg and Steve Pitcher were the team’s coaches.

Palos Power softball planning event-filled day Palos Power softball will host a number of activities on Saturday. Besides the ballgames themselves, various contests and raffles will be held. Over $1,200 worth of prizes will be given away in the raffles. A coaches’ game will follow the last regularly

scheduled softball game. In addition, money for childhood cancer research will be raised through lemonade-stand sales. Volunteers are needed to oversee some of the activities. For more information, contact Sherri Sera at ssera@palospowersoftball. com.

Baseball skills evaluations to take place at Oak Lawn H.S. Oak Lawn High School will host a baseball-skills evaluation on Wednesday, June 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will be presented by U.S. Baseball Academy and My Pro Day. The session is open to players aged 6-18, regardless of ability level. For more information, visit www.MyProDay.com

Summer sports camps to be held at Richards

Summer camps in several sports will be presented by Richards’ varsity coaches during the month of June. Football, softball, and boys’ and girls’ volleyball camps will all be held June 16-19. A baseball skills camp and girls’ basketball camp both run June 23-26, and a second baseball camp will be presented in a pair of two-day blocks: June 30 and July 1, and July 7 and 8. Registration fees and participants’ ages vary. For more details (Continued on page 5)

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Stagg's Max Strus, the boys' Player of the Year in basketball this past winter, proved clutch for the Chargers on the diamond, too, as he pitched them to a 4-1 victory upset of Richards in last Wednesday's Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional semifinal. were 4-4 — but there was no indication that guys were pressing or that we didn’t believe we couldn’t win the game.” Wujcik admitted the loss went down particularly hard after Richards had captured its fourth South Suburban Conference Red title in five years and equaled the thirdmost wins for a single season in program history. “Losing like we did sure makes 25-9 not feel very good,” he said. “I’ll feel more proud about it when we step away from it a little bit. “I felt our regional was winnable and we expected to go a little bit farther, but we did a lot of really good things. And we did this without a certifiable stud on the roster. We had a group of overachieving high school players who, through hard work, gave themselves a chance to play at the next level.” While no Bulldogs senior is heading for an NCAA Division I career, a dozen of them are expected to play college baseball next spring. “Ultimately, that’s the goal,” Wujcik said. “If you really love the game, find a way to extend your career.” Stagg 13 Eisenhower 0 The Cardinals played the Char-

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Statistics Stagg 000 020 1 — 3 Lincoln-Way East 011 000 0 — 2 Stagg HR: Strus. RBI: Strus 2, Nowak. WP: Strus. Stagg 000 103 0 — 4 Richards 000 001 0 — 1 Stagg HR: Stratinsky 2. RBI: Stratinsky 4. WP: Strus. Richards 2B: Chiaramonte, Estrella. RBI: Chiaramonte. LP: Sanchez (5-1).

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Class 4A Mt. Carmel Regional

A Saturday silencer Host Caravan blow past Spartans By Ken Karrson Unlike a year ago, Oak Lawn’s postseason extended into the weekend. Mt. Carmel, however, put an emphasis on the second part of that last word when the Spartans came calling Saturday. Oak Lawn fell behind 6-0 at the outset and never recovered, eventually absorbing a 13-0 slaughter-rule defeat in the Caravan-hosted Class 4A regional final. The Spartans had reached that contest by virtue of a 6-4 win over Whitney Young in a Thursday semifinal. “It says a lot about the quality of [this sectional] — there’s no easy game,” Oak Lawn coach Bill Gerny said. “Everybody has quality ballplayers.” That included the Dolphins, although they gambled by holding out their top pitcher on Thursday. The Spartans eventually saw a hurler who handcuffed them but not until the fourth inning, by which time they had constructed a 6-2 lead. “I don’t want to say Whitney Young was overlooking us, but I think they made the same mistake I made last year,” Gerny said, referring to his saving 2013 ace Bob Kametas for a second-round regional game that never happened for Oak Lawn. Mt. Carmel didn’t follow suit. It sent Marko Boricich to the mound, and the senior who guided the Caravan to a Class 8A football title last fall as their quarterback yielded only two hits while fanning five over five innings. Joe Dodaro and Brandon Quillin accounted for the Spartans’ lone safeties. Oak Lawn (13-23-1) was fighting an uphill battle right from the beginning, thanks to Mt. Carmel’s six-run explosion in the opening frame, a rally fueled by two Spartans errors and a couple of seeing-eye hits. One of the latter was

a bunt that Oak Lawn failed to let roll foul before picking it up. “When you look at 6-0 in the first inning, it’s deflating,” Gerny said. “It’s overwhelming to think you’ve got to come back. It’s [probably] not going to happen. “Obviously, we wanted to do better, but that was a good team we ran into. We had seen that Brother Rice beat them 10-0 and we thought this wasn’t the same Mt. Carmel team [as in recent years]. We were wrong.” While the Caravan’s early barrage undoubtedly was the biggest component working against the Spartans, not to be ignored was Mt. Carmel players’ pregame demeanor. “The intensity when we got there [was impressive],” Gerny said. “Their team was loud, their fans were loud — [during the game] I couldn’t even give directions from the third-base coach’s box because they couldn’t hear me. “I won’t say our guys were intimidated, but I think they were shell-shocked.” That being said, Gerny felt his younger players benefited from competing in such a noisy environment. “It couldn’t have gone any worse, but we want to be back there,” he said. “At the end of the game, we only had two seniors out there and the experience of playing in that atmosphere can only help. Maybe it won’t be so bad for us next time.” And Gerny is confident there will be a next time for Oak Lawn, sooner rather than later. Pitchers Matt Dunne and Mitch Swatek represent the Spartans’ most significant graduation-induced losses heading into 2015. “They aren’t going to be easy to replace, but I think Oak Lawn is definitely on the rise,” Gerny said. “Our future is bright for the next two years.”

Oak Lawn 6 Whitney Young 4 Another Swatek, sophomore Justin, delivered a key two-RBI single as part of the Spartans’ four-run uprising in the fourth that gave Dunne a rare lead with which to work on Thursday. Dunne’s ERA was well under 2.0 for the season, even after giving up two earned runs on this occasion. His sub-.500 ledger was a by-product of the continued failure of Oak Lawn’s offense to provide much support, and that did nothing to reduce Gerny’s faith in his No. 1 hurler. “You put him on the mound and you feel confident,” the coach said. Dunne threw 115 pitches versus the Dolphins, which made him unavailable for use on Saturday had a situation warranted his presence. Still, Gerny said that “if he would have been at 75 percent [physically], I would have rolled the dice with him.” “The strike zone gets smaller in the playoffs and he had to make perfect pitches [on Thursday], and he did,” Gerny said. “We didn’t beat a pushover team. That was the best team we faced all year [to that point]. “You could look at our record and say we weren’t a good team, but no other team from our [side of the South Suburban] conference made it to a regional final in 4A.” Dodaro, Mitch Swatek and John Roberts also had RBI for the Spartans in their win.

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Oak Lawn 200 400 0 — 6 Whitney Young 002 200 0 — 4 Oak Lawn 2B: Dodaro, J. Swatek, M. Swatek. RBI: J. Swatek 2, Dodaro, Roberts, M. Swatek. WP: Dunne (4-6).

Class 3A Morgan Park Regional

Hosts have the most

Mustangs fall short vs. Morgan Park By Ken Karrson There was no doubt the Mustangs were going to win Saturday’s Class 3A Morgan Park Regional final. It was simply a matter of determining which group of them would do so. That wound up being the hosts. Behind Christian Lipscomb’s four-hit, seven-strikeout showing on the hill and Jamal Martin’s clutch two-run single in the fifth, Morgan Park squeezed out a 2-1 triumph over Evergreen Park and prevented the latter from duplicating its deep playoff run of a year ago. The Mustangs reached a sectional championship game last spring for the first time in program history. “This one’s going to take a while to get over,” Evergreen coach Mark Smyth said. “It was a tough one on Saturday. Obviously [in] a 2-1 game, there’s going to be a number of places where you could say, ‘If we would have done this differently or if this would have happened,’ but that’s baseball.” The local Mustangs (22-11), who missed equaling the school’s single-season mark for wins by just one, issued a few threats along the way. But they had a runner picked off in the second stanza, a man caught stealing in the third and two people left on base in the sixth. Evergreen finally broke through in the seventh after filling the bags with only one out. The Mustangs’ best hitter, Mark Martin, drove in a run but was retired on a groundout. After a hit batsman reloaded the sacks, Dan Kohler’s liner was knocked down and he was thrown out by inches to end the game. “It was a bang-bang play,” Smyth said. “All we needed was one hit [in that inning], and [having] Mark Martin up with the bases loaded — I’ll take that a

million times.” By failing to do more scoring damage, Evergreen wasted a solid mound effort from senior Frank Meisl. In his last prep outing, the big senior scattered five hits and whiffed 11. “He certainly deserved a better fate,” Smyth said of Meisl. “He got out of a few jams and he pitched a heck of a game, for sure. We got the pitching performance from Frank we wanted and our defense was solid. “I thought we’d swing the bats a little better than we did. We didn’t swing it great on Thursday [versus Solario Academy], but I thought we had a good practice on Friday and a good hitting session before we left [Evergreen on Saturday].” Smyth didn’t hesitate to compliment his team’s conqueror for its ability to slow the Mustangs. “That’s a Morgan Park team that put Brother Rice down [during the regular season],” he said. “There was nothing [for us] to be ashamed of.” That included for the season as a whole. “I’m very proud of them,” Smyth said of his players. “It was an awesome group of kids to be around. I don’t know if ‘putting us on the map’ is the right word to use, but we told them, ‘You’re making people take notice of Evergreen Park baseball.’” Evergreen Park 2 Solario Academy 1 The Mustangs ushered in the postseason with a hard-fought win over another Chicago Public League foe in nine innings on Thursday. Brian Pall threw the first seven frames on a yield of one hit while striking out eight, but Solario took advantage of two hit batsmen and an Evergreen error to plate a fourth-inning run. That lone marker was enough to put the Mustangs in chase mode.

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Marist's Brooke Wilson follows the flight of the ball after putting it in play last Wednesday during the Lady RedHawks' 10-0 win over Washington in a Class 4A regional semifinal.

Softball roundup (Continued from page 3) elimination, the Lady RedHawks were rescued by Brooke Wyderski, who belted a solo homer to extend the contest. “I just wanted to keep the inning alive,” Wyderski said. “I just wanted to get on base so Brooke Wilson could bat, too.” Wyderski, who went 2-for-3 and scored twice, wasn’t Marist’s only heroine. Also stepping forward were Madison Naujokas (two doubles, two RBI) and freshman Alexis Rogers, whose 10th-inning single drove in Vanessa Villasenor and handed the Lady RedHawks a 6-5 victory. The win moved Marist (288-1) into the Reavis Sectional, where they met Richards this past Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs beat Shepard 4-1 to claim their regional crown. “The plan was just to get a base hit, score the runner and win the game for my team,” Rogers said. “It felt so good. I think it was one of the best feelings I’ve ever felt in my life to just come through.” Rogers’ hit made a winner of Zariya Gonzalez, who pitched all 10 innings for the Lady RedHawks. She scattered 10 hits while fanning seven and walking just one. Wyderski and Rogers both said the game was played in front of the biggest home crowd they had seen this season. “They support us a lot and like coming to our games, so I just knew I had to get the job done,” Rogers said. *** Before tangling with Lyons, the Lady RedHawks drilled Washington 10-0 last Wednesday in a regional semifinal. That contest was preceded by a 3-2 win over Lincoln-Way West that concluded the regular season. Wyderski (two-run double) and Naujokas (two-run single) were again offensive ringleaders versus the Lady Patriots, while Gonzalez stopped Washington on three hits. She whiffed five. Gonzalez was the pitcher of record against the Lady Warriors as well. In addition to tossing a six-hitter, Gonzalez also blasted her second homer of the season. Jill Kenney’s single in the sixth supplied Marist with its deciding margin.

Evergreen finally evened the score in the bottom of the sixth, using KeyShawn Carpenter’s suicide squeeze for the payoff. Corey and Sean Miller both singled ahead of him. “I was very impressed with them,” Smyth said of Solario. “We had heard about them — their pitcher changed speeds well and they’re well-coached.” And, in Smyth’s view, his players didn’t enter the contest with any preconceived notions about what to expect from their opponents. “People that aren’t involved in baseball maybe [underestimated them],” he said. “As far as we’re concerned, we didn’t. That was a really exciting, intense [and] entertaining game.” And it became a lot more enjoyable for the Mustangs when they finally snapped the 1-all tie in the ninth. Evergreen had missed out on a chance to decide things in the bottom of the seventh after putting two men aboard, but its defense rose up over the next two stanzas as one Solario runner was thrown out trying to steal in the eighth and another was picked off in the top of ninth. After Ronnie O’Toole drew a walk in the Mustangs’ ensuing atbat, Martin belted a game-winning triple. The hit was his third of the day. Corey Miller also finished (Continued from page 4) with three hits, while Sean Miller registered two. on any of the programs, contact Joe Moran earned the win in the following: Tony Sheehan (footrelief of Pall. ball; 499-2550, ext. 5353, or 3079076), Lindsey Gierman (softball; 499-2550 or Lindsey.Gierman@ Statistics chsd218.org), Troy Grevengoed Solario Academy 000 100 000 — 1 (volleyball; 499-2550, ext. 5286 Evergreen Park 000 001 001 — 2 or troy.grevengoed@chsd218.org), Evergreen Park 3B: Martin. RBI: Carpen- or Brian Wujcik (baseball; 499ter, Martin. WP: Moran (7-2) 2550, ext. 5184).

RICHARDS The Lady Bulldogs (22-8) captured the Class 4A Hinsdale South Regional championship on Saturday by topping South Suburban Conference Red rival Shepard. They nailed down their berth in the final with a 10-5 triumph over Hinsdale South last Wednesday. Sara Kiziak (17-6) went the distance in the circle versus the Lady Astros and stopped them on four hits while fanning eight. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI double and two runs scored. Molly Pohrebny and Hailey Czerwinski both chipped in RBI singles to further aid Richards’ cause. The Lady Bulldogs had several contributors to a 14-hit offense against Hinsdale. Czerwinski produced three hits and an RBI, while Emily Wetzel (homer), Maddie Little (homer, two RBI), Holli Jones (homer), Pohrebny (double, two RBI) and Jordan Battels all chipped in two hits. Wetzel’s round-tripper was her 11th of the season and it put Richards ahead 3-0 in the opening stanza. The Lady Bulldogs added three more runs in the third, another in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Andrea Stengle (16-6) got the win after striking out five over four innings. Sara Tobin relieved her in the fifth but eventually got replaced by Stengle, who returned to the circle to register the last two outs. SANDBURG The Lady Eagles began last week with an 11-0 win over Stagg in the semifinals of their own Class 4A regional and then won the championship with an 8-1 verdict over Hinsdale Central on Saturday. Sarah Herold was last Wednesday’s catalyst as she slugged a two-run homer for Sandburg in the first frame and complemented that hitting with a two-hit shutout of the Lady Chargers. She struck out nine in the five-inning contest. In between, the Lady Eagles (20-15) produced plenty of offense as they pounded out 11 hits against two Stagg pitchers. Emily Griskell went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI to lead the way, but Bri Soltis (homer), Katie Krzus and Brooke Heimerl all helped out with 2-for-3 performances. Sandburg exploded for an eightspot in the fourth as Soltis swatted her homer, Griskell poked a two-run single and Heimeral hit safely twice. Kyla Frain and Noor Elmosa were the only Stagg play-

ers to hit safely. The game was the final one for Lady Chargers coach Missy Mason, who will continue teaching at the school and serving as the girls’ golf coach. *** Karli McLaughlin (2-for-3, two runs) hit a two-run homer to key the Lady Eagles’ triumph over Hinsdale. Herold pitched four scoreless innings for Sandburg, allowing two hits and striking out six. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN The Lady Knights’ season came to an end last Wednesday in an 11-1 defeat to Beecher in the semifinals of the Class 2A ReedCuster Sectional. Davina Gutierrez was 2-for-3 for Chicago Christian (14-16). Gutierrez pitched her way out of a bases-loaded first-inning jam by inducing a lineout to third baseman Bre Vollan for a double play, but she was unable to keep the Lady Bobcats completely under wraps. After Beecher went on up 3-0 in the second, the Lady Knights notched their only run in the third. Kaycee Pittman singled in Emily Vilendrer, who had also gotten a hit. EVERGREEN PARK The Lady Mustangs opened last week with an 11-0 victory over Timothy Christian in the Class 3A Wheaton-St. Francis Regional, but they fell short of the host school 11-10 in Saturday’s championship clash. Caroline Andrade’s two-run homer and RBI single paved the way for Evergreen Park (20-14) in its five-inning rout of the Lady Trojans on Wednesday. Lady Mustangs pitcher Maddie Vojacek spun a one-hitter and struck out seven. Vojaeck (3-for-4) hit a three-run homer and Bethany Salazar added a two-run shot for Evergreen in its high-scoring loss to Wheaton. SHEPARD Before being taken down by Richards, the Lady Astros rolled to a 15-0 victory over Eisenhower in last Wednesday’s Hinsdale South Regional semifinal. Melissa Kelly was Shepard’s standout in its win as she fired a two-hitter spiced with seven strikeouts and also drove in two runs while going 2-for-3 at the plate. Also heard from were Jenna Huizenga (3-for-4, three RBI), Skylar Hilger (3-for-4) and Allyssa DeChene (3-for-3, two RBI). The Lady Astros concluded their season at 19-10.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE RELATING TO CHEVY CHASE FUNDING LLC MORTGAGE BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.BENJAMIN C. GUZMAN AKA BENJAMIN GUZMAN, ANGELINA C. GUZMAN AKA ANGELINA GUZMAN, MUTUAL OF OMAHA BANK Defendants 12 CH 36433 12910 SOUTH SENECA ROAD Palos Heights, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 28, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 1, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12910 SOUTH SENECA ROAD, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-36-213-012-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $483,353.19. 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(g1), 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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F12080167. 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. FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12080167 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 12 CH 36433 TJSC#: 34-6069 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. I606364

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ADELE KEALY AKA ADELE T. KEALY, SALT CREEK CREDIT UNION, CATALINA VILLAS CONDOMINIUM II ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 10923 15123 Heather Ct. Orland Park, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 18, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15123 Heather Ct., Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-200027-1028. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $212,882.72. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 10923 TJSC#: 34-8098 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. I609219

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BRIDGEVIEW BANK GROUP, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ABDELRAHMAN M. MUSLEH, HIDDEN LAKES ESTATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 28117 50 W. LUCAS DRIVE UNITS 19 & 20 Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 9, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 18, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 50 W. LUCAS DRIVE UNITS 19 & 20, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-082-1044; 23-22200-082-1045. The real estate consists of 2 vacant lots in a townhome development. The judgment amount was $144,498.68. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: KEVIN AMERIKS, CORPORATE COUNSEL BRIDGEVIEW BANK GROUP, 4753 N. BROADWAY AVE, Chicago, IL 60640, (773) 989-2418 FAX #: 708-728-7572. 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. 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. I608628

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OLD PLANK TRAIL COMMUNITY BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST UNITED BANK Plaintiff, -v.CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO, AS TRUSTEE OF TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MAY 4, 1987 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 102384-00, JOHN E. BOVA DDS, P.C., JOHN E. BOVA, WINTERSET III OFFICE PARK CONDO ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST CO., ORLAND PRIMARY CARE SPECIALISTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS Defendants 2013 CH 02323 16636 S. 107TH CT. Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 13, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 16636 S. 107TH CT., Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-20410-010-1001. The real estate is improved with a commercial condominium. The judgment amount was $219,770.86. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: ASHEN FAULKNER LTD., 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601, Chicago, IL 60661, (312) 655-0800. 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. ASHEN FAULKNER LTD. 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 655-0800 Attorney Code. 39733 Case Number: 2013 CH 02323 TJSC#: 34-7923 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. I608531

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, v s . � ELIZABETH WILSON; RIVIERA REGAL A S S O C I A T I O N � AKA RIVIERA REGAL I CONDOMINIUM A S S O C I A T I O N ; � RIVIERA REGAL - PHASE II ASSOCIATION AKA RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC R E G I S T R A T I O N � SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N - R E C O R D � CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 13787 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 18, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-23-101-116-1044. Commonly known as 11114 South 84th Avenue, Unit 1B, Palos Hills, Il 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 Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo, Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F13050187 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610503

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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 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, O N � BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME E Q U I T Y � ASSET TRUST 2002-2, HOME EQUITY P A S S - T H R O U G H � CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-2 P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � BRIAN W. SMITH, MARY T. SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S . � D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 3017 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 27, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-26-305-008-0000. Commonly known as 12416 South Iroquois Road, Palos Park, IL 60464. 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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610486

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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 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, P l a i n t i f f � V . � DONNA PLAIA, D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 34985 Property Address: 8051 WEST 91ST STREET HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-033128 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 27, 2014, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on June 30, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 8051 West 91st Street, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Permanent Index No.: 23-02-422-001 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $ 377,644.94. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I600643

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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 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 25, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 27, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-14-217-037-0000. Commonly known as 10601 South 80th Court, 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 1020618. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I608125

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“10 in the Park” NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MARQUETTE BANK Plaintiff, -v.LAWRENCE C. WALL, KATHERINE A. WALL, WESTGATE VALLEY TOWNHOMES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 11240 1001 SPYGLASS CIRCLE, UNIT #1001 Palos Heights, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 3, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 1001 SPYGLASS CIRCLE, UNIT #1001, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-404-056-1027. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $167,676.99. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Kimberly A. Padjen, GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC, 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410, CHICAGO, IL 60604, (312) 332-6194. Please refer to file number 44883. 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. GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410 CHICAGO, IL 60604 (312) 332-6194 Attorney File No. 44883 Attorney Code. 90334 Case Number: 12 CH 11240 TJSC#: 34-6603 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. I606947

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Run starting 9-5-13 1x3 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff, -v.ADAM J. WALTON Defendants 08 CH 039133 15134 HUNTINGTON COURT ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 26, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 18, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 15134 HUNTINGTON COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-16-109-008. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-08-23239. 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. 14-08-23239 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 08 CH 039133 TJSC#: 34-8343 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. I608752

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET GORDON MAY LIVING TRUST DTD 09/05/97, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE MARGARET GORDON MAY LIVING TRUST DTD 09/05/97, ROBERT MAY AKA BOB MAY, ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, HIDDEN VALLEY CONDOMINIUMS, UNIT THREE, ASSOCIATION Defendants 11 CH 15782 10845 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 1B 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 April 1, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10845 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 1B, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-400-091-1002, Property Index No. 2314-400-091-1017. The real estate is improved with a brick condominium; attached parking. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1104237. 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. PA1104237 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 15782 TJSC#: 34-5455 I609610

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK, FSB (D/B/A FINANCIAL FREEDOM, A DIVISION OF ONEWEST BANK, FSB) Plaintiff, -v.THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 12/11/2006 A/K/A TRUST NO. 6975, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY U/T/A DATED 12/11/2006 A/K/A TRUST NO. 6975, 11323-27-31 ROBERTS ROAD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROSEMARY MARTINOTTI (DECEASED) Defendants 13 CH 022780 11327 S. ROBERTS ROAD UNIT F 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 April 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11327 S. ROBERTS ROAD UNIT F, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-24-100-132-1006. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, 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 14-13-22142. 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. 14-13-22142 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 022780 TJSC#: 34-6932 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. I608694

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL GONZALEZ, CYRENE MARIE GILBERT, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A., TIMBERLINE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 25170 9366 MEADOWVIEW DRIVE ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 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, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9366 MEADOWVIEW DRIVE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 Property Index No. 27-22-112029-1036. The real estate is improved with a two story townhouse 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1313717. 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. PA1313717 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 25170 TJSC#: 34-4985 I607981

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, SERVICING L.P. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN F. BRENNAN A/K/A JOHN F. BRENNANN, CARROLL A. BRENNAN Defendants 08 CH 027392 7455 W. UTE LANE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 20, 2009, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7455 W. UTE LANE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-36-218-009. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, 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 14-08-19142. 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. 14-08-19142 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 08 CH 027392 TJSC#: 34-8663 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. I609405

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR13 Plaintiff, -v.JOANNE ASSENATO, CHESTERFIELD PLACE HOMEOWNERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 023841 8622 KENDALL LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8622 KENDALL LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-14-303-023. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, 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 14-11-15947. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-15947 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 023841 TJSC#: 34-8558 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. I609424

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT J. GRAH, JILL M. SOUTHCOMB, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 13 CH 016283 15640 PEACHTREE DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 25, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on July 2, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15640 PEACHTREE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-408-004. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, 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 14-12-37536. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-37536 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 016283 TJSC#: 34-5628 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. I609888

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ACCESS CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v s . ďż˝ FRANK EVERS A/K/A FRANK B. EVERS; C H E S T N U T ďż˝ CHESTNUT HILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FRANK E V E R S ďż˝ A/K/A FRANK B. EVERS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN O W N E R S ďż˝ AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 13 CH 26254 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 31, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 7, 2014, 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 9147 S. Roberts Road, Unit 208 Hickory Hills, II. 60457. P.I.N. 23-01-306-027-1016 & 23-01-306-027-1032. 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 Mr. Greg Czaicki at Plaintiff's Attorney, Walinski & Associates, P.C., 221 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60601-1320. (312) 704-0771. 5 0 0 0 8 / G C ďż˝ INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610524

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ JOSE CANDELAS A/K/A JOSE REFUGIO C A N D E L A S ; ďż˝ ELSA CANDELAS A/K/A ELSA PATRICIA C A N D E L A S ; ďż˝ BANK OF AMERICA, NA; CITY OF CHICAGO; D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 10 CH 36415 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 9, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 11, 2014, 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. 18-34-411-020-0000. Commonly known as 8607 SOUTH KEAN AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 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 0920031. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610588

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, v . ďż˝ VLADAS LIMANAUSKAS, LINA LIMANAUSKIENE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB Defendants 10 CH 12128 10248 SOUTH 86TH AVENUE 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 March 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10248 SOUTH 86TH AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-306-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a two level single family beige wood house with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0937603. 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. PA0937603 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 12128 TJSC#: 34-5327 I607624

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N , � P l a i n t i f f � V . � UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD S. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY L. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; RIVIERA REGAL ASSOCIATION; ANGELA JONES, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD S. MAROSITZ, DECEASED; ANGELA JONES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S , � D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 36775 Property Address: 11106 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 2A PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M � Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-043819 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 30, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on July 3, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 11106 South 84th Avenue, Unit 2A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-23-101-116-1021 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 133,700.10. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I606261

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MARIA GOMEZ, MATTHEW C. ARNOUX OF NADLER PRITIKIN & MIRABELLI, CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS, ADVANCE CAPITAL, INCORPORATED, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Defendants 13 CH 016979 7825 W. 102ND 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 December 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7825 W. 102ND STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2312-308-007. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-09436. 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. 14-13-09436 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 016979 TJSC#: 34-8393 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. I608735

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.ALBERT E. MURAWSKI REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/A DATED 11/26/09, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ALBERT E. MURAWSKI REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/A DATED 11/26/09, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALBERT E. MURAWSKI (DECEASED), SHERYL ANN MAPLES, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ALBERT E. MURAWSKI REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/ A DATED 11/26/09, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ALBERT E. MURAWSKI REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/A DATED 11/26/09 Defendants 13 CH 020526 11134 S. 84TH AVENUE UNIT #2A 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 April 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11134 S. 84TH AVENUE UNIT #2A, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-101-116-1103. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-18605. 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. 14-13-18605 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 020526 TJSC#: 34-6321 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. I607356

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 2004-R1 P l a i n t i f f , � v . � DAWN FRY AKA DAWN T. FRY, TONY FRY D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 18183 9348 SOUTH 87TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 6 0 4 5 7 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 3, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 1, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9348 SOUTH 87TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-302-037-0000. The real estate is improved with a brick house; attached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1009527. 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. PA1009527 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 18183 TJSC#: 34-7127 I609176

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ROCHELLE E. KOPERSMITH Defendants 12 CH 017846 7919 W. 111TH PLACE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 3, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7919 W. 111TH PLACE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-24-103001. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-00076. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-00076 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 017846 TJSC#: 34-6328 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. I607186

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL T. DECLEENE, SUSAN A. DECLEENE, DISCOVER BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 043905 8807 SYCAMORE COURT 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, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 26, 2014, at The The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8807 SYCAMORE COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-207-024. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-34298. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-34298 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 043905 TJSC#: 34-8452 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. I609131

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Thursday, June 5, 2014 Section 2

Out & About

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

Broaden Your Horizons This week

"A Million Ways to Die in the West" was written and directed by leading actor Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the popular TV show “Family Guy.” This is his first time live action role. He is probably most recognizable for his Oscar-hosting gig a few years back. The movie centers around Albert, an inept sheep farmer, played by MacFarlane who is a non-violent person in the violent west. When his girlfriend Louise, played by Amanda Seyfried, breaks up with him for a mustache-wearing Foy, played Center Cinema by Neil Patrick Harris, his life “Groundhog Day” will be shown goes into a tailspin. Albert’s life starts to turn on Friday, June 6, 6:30p.m., as part of the monthly Center Cinema around after he befriends Anna, series at The Center, 12700 played by Charlize Theron. What he doesn’t know is that Southwest Highway, Palos Park. “Groundhog Day” features she is married to Clinch, the Bill Murray as a grumpy most ruthless man in the wild weatherman who is initially West, played by Liam Nesson. It’s an easy role for Nesson. cursed by having to re-live the same day over and over, but He’s a big draw for the movie but eventually decides to see it as an he’s not on screen too much. At 116 minutes, he’s only on screen opportunity to get things right. A discussion follows the movie. for, at most, 15 percent of the Free popcorn is served. No fee time. All the promotional ads for is charged but pre-registration the movie show Nesson as one of is necessary. Call The Center at the big three actors, so you would expect to see more of him. 361-3650. If you’re going to the film to Hahn founded Rhythm of Hope, see him, you’ll be greatly dis Family pottery an organization that supports the families of African children toadhouses and with HIV/AIDS through microbirdbaths loans, gifts of goats or chickens, fresh water wells, education, and A pottery class for families will more. Funds are raised through be hosted at the Log Cabin Center donations in addition to the sale for the Arts on Wednesdays, June of items handcrafted by women 11 and 18, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The in Nairobi and through the sale of Log Cabin Art Center is located other fair trade merchandise from at 12700 Southwest Highway in impoverished corners of the world. Palos Park. Fair trade is a system in which Instructor heather Young workers receive living wages and invites families with children employment opportunities for of any age to make summer their products. Rhythm of Hope’s birdbaths and toadhouses for merchandise will include African their yards or gardens on June purses, shirts, baskets, scarves, 11 and to come back to glaze their creations on June 18. The class fee is $16 per person and includes all supplies and two kiln firings. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

returning students can learn to throw pots on one of the studio wheels. Basketry classes The pottery class cost $84 The Log Cabin Center for the plus a $15 materials fee for 6 Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway weeks. Advance registration is in Palos Park, will offer summer required. Call 361-3650. Basketry workshops beginning June 12 on three Thursdays, Meditation from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., or from Meditation opportunities are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. offered every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., Ann Fowler of LaGrange, will and 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, teach the morning classes, and and Friday at The Center, 12700 Jane Dwyer of Park Forest will Southwest Highway, Palos Park. teach the Thursday evening Pastoral director Chris Hopkins students. All new basketry stuand hospitality manager Winnie dents make a wood-bottomed Brock organize these 20 minute basket, with a choice of colored periods of silent meditation, trim. Students in the six week offer guidance to those new to class or who continue on future the practice of meditation, and Thursday morning classes then welcome anyone to join. Call 361choose one or two more basket 3650 for information. styles to complete during the six week session. Instructors help Fair trade continuing students choose a at Farm Fest basket style and pattern appropriate to their experience level. Handcrafted African and fair Classes cost $84 per six-week trade merchandise will be at the session, plus a $25 materials center of the Children’s Farm fee, or $42 per three-week ses- Festival this Saturday, June 7, sion, plus a $12.50 materials fee. from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., at Registration is required. Call 12700 Southwest Highway in 361-3650. Palos Park. Local charity organizer Kathy

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A six-week Stoneware Pottery Class will be offered at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, beginning Thursday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. Under the guidance of potter and naturalist Karen Stasky, students make strong professional-looking stoneware pottery, often embellished with nature designs. Students create beautiful stoneware bowls, mugs, and vases, in additional to interesting decorative pieces. New students learn a variety of hand-building techniques and

A million jokes die in this film

jewelry, and more. The Farm Fest features horse rides, hayrides, and free tours of the barns to see the new lambs, goat kids, bunnies, calves, and pigs. The festival also includes a flea market, garage sale vendors, live music, games and crafts for kids, fresh lemonade and watermelon, and grilled hotdogs and hamburgers. Festival admission is $5 per adult and $2 per child. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Pinto’s Popcorn Picks by Tony Pinto appointed. Nesson is one of the best things about the movie and you barely get to see him. The best part of the movie is that you get to see the Delorean from “Back to the Future.” The film is created to give MacFarlane the limelight, which is a mistake. He is not a actor; he is a voiceover guy. He can sing and do so many things, but leading a movie is not one of them. Throughout the film he seems to lack emotion, but at least with the other actors we see glimpses of emotion. He is stiff and and doesn’t seem comfortable in front of the camera. He would probably be okay in more of a secondary role, but as a lead actor he just doesn’t cut it. It seems like there are a million jokes throughout the movie and most of them fall flat. There are some good jokes. For every 10 jokes you might get two or three good jokes. Since there are so many jokes, you get the vibe of a

comedian trying out new material to see what works and most of the time they don’t work. Considering it’s called "A Million Ways to Die in the West," not that many people die. MacFarlane’s character does talk a lot about death and how horrible the old west is, but talking is not dying. Anyone who does die is just a background person who doesn’t matter to the development of the story. Another big issue is that everyone talks in a modern accent and we get no explanation why. There are a lot of modern phrases and references tossed in the movie while this is supposed to be the wild West, not some 2014 mall in the suburbs. There’s much wrong with this movie. For every enjoyable, funny moment you see, there are about 20 not so funny, failed moments. Overall, it has some redeeming qualities, including cool scenery, a good musical score, and a good amount of a-list actors, but that’s all it has going for it. It’s a comedy, but you won’t be laughing too much. Be advised this is an R rated movie for good reason. Don’t bring kids, or better yet, stay away yourself. Tony Pinto’s grade: D

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Plein Aire sketch trips Plein Aire sketching and watercolor fieldtrips are offered this summer by The Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., from June 12 through July 31. Led by art instructor Lois Hrejsa (pictured), the fieldtrips meet up at varied sites and private residences throughout the Chicago area, including Frankfort, Winfield, Romeoville, Oak Brook and Chicago. Hrejsa offers both instruction and critique, although some previous art experience is necessary. Registration is required. Students pay $22 per session, payable by check the day of the trip. Details and driving directions are available at The Center upon registration. Participants usually bring a picnic lunch, but sometimes eat in restaurants. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Crayon Art — 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 3, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will teach students how to use broken crayons to create funky pieces of art. Balloon Animals — 5 to 6 p.m. June 4, Bridge student Autmn Hensle will teach students how to make balloon animals. DIY: Boyfriend Jeans — 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 4, The Bridge will teach students how to create a new piece for their summer wardrobe. Students will learn how to take a pair of old jeans and give them a worn, weathered look. Boxing with Patriot Boxing — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. June 5, The Bridge will team up with Patriot Boxing in Mokena to teach students the proper techniques that go into boxing. Summer Kick Off with Wooden Paddle Pizza — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. June 6, The Bridge Teen Center will host their Friday Night Live event with live music from Isaiah Grass (pop) and Not Made Men (rock) and food from Wooden Paddle Pizza. Summer Kick Off with Jimmy John’s — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. June 7, The Bridge Teen Center will host their High School Night with live music from Isaiah Grass (pop) and Days Darkening and food from Jimmy John’s. Thess free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

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McCord says ‘Let’s Twist Again’ The music of the 1950s and ‘60s will set the scene at this year’s McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s annual fundraiser in October. The Meteors will perform the great hits from the era. Hear the music of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers and more. Save the date, Oct. 25, a Saturday night. The event will take place at the historic Willowbrook Ballroom in Willow Springs, where there will be plenty of room for dancing the night away. Plan for an “outta sight” evening of great music, food and dancing. This event is McCord’s major fundraiser and keeps the McCord House open as a welcoming home for the Arts. The gala will also include live and silent auctions. McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Rd. (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park. Those interested in helping with the event or being a sponsor, may call 671-0648 for more information.

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Palos Fine Arts discovers German Chicago Enjoying the Palos Fine Arts tour Discover Chicago’s Deutschland on May 22, Jo McKane, Kathy Williams, Joyce Penney, Phyllis Adams, Vern Penney and Arlene and Paul Vanderbilt ended the day on the rooftop of the German Cultural Center overlooking a “fabulous” view of Chicago. The tour group also took in other German-American cultural sites in Chicago, shops and lunch at a German restaurant.

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Out & About

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

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast by Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Don’t Fence Me In” may be your favorite song this week when ideas and education are concerned. You want to live in the fast lane and circulate freely. A growing dissatisfaction with the familiar calls for new plans. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be an enthusiastic team player. You could be surrounded by well-wishers and helpful advisors in the week to come. It’s easy to get the cooperation you need to deal with projects simmering on the back burner. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your passionate interests may begin to come into focus this week. An intense obsession with learning more about your hobbies and turning them into a business may seize you. You’re more aware of what you don’t know. Submitted photo CANCER (June 21-July 22): Inspirations and an increased sense of optimism can put brighten your prospects in the week ahead. Make decisions about joint Experience life in the 18th century and learn about the fur trade along the Des Plaines River during resources during the first half of the week, when your judgment the 31st annual “Island Rendezvous” at Isle a la Cache. The free, family-oriented event will be held on Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15, at Isle a la is supercharged. Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road in Romeoville. Activities will take place on both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Three hundred years ago, French voyageurs canoed the Isle a la Cache area on the Des Plaines River to trade for furs with Native Americans. Rendezvous was a time for voyageurs to celebrate the end of the trading season. During the Forest Preserve District’s rendezvous, the island will be teeming with re-enactors who portray French voyageurs, Natives, colonists and soldiers from this period of (NOTICE: Ratings for each American history. The event will feature dancing, storytelling, falconry, working dog demonstrations, magic shows film begin with a ‘star’ rating and fashion shows. Re-enactors will compete in the tomahawk toss, skillet toss, musket shooting — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four and canoe races. Children can enjoy making crafts, playing Native American and French games and meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by dressing like fur traders. Live music performers will present French folk music, Celtic favorites, child the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a ballads and rolling sea and soldier songs. “Island Rendezvous” is free of charge, but vendors will be on hand with clothing, jewelry, tools and family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) other crafts from the period that can be purchased. Food also will be available for sale. Free parking and shuttle service will be provided. For more information, call the Isle a la Cache Mu- STARTING THIS WEEK: “JACK RYAN: SHADOW REseum at 815-886-1467 or visit ReconnectWithNature.org for a full schedule of activities. CRUIT”: After becoming the new Captain Kirk of “Star Trek,” Chris Pine reboots another adventure franchise as novelist Tom Clancy’s CIA hero, seen here early in his espionage career (not unlike Ben Affleck’s Ryan in “The Sum of All Fears”). Under the tutelage of an agency veteran (Kevin Costner, enjoyably comfortable in the part), the title analyst tries to thwart a terrorist plot against the U.S. aimed at dismantling the nation’s economy. Additional cast members include Kenneth Branagh — who also directed the film — and Keira Knightley. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “NON-STOP”: The title also could describe the pace of Liam Neeson’s action-hero work since his success with “Taken.” He’s back in that mode in this effective airplane thriller casting him as a federal air marshal who receives texts threatening that fellow passengers will die, one every few minutes, unless a huge ransom is paid. Neeson expectedly is the main show here, but he has impressive co-stars including Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”), Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”) and recent Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”). DVD extra: “making-of” documentary. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “TRUE DETECTIVE: THE Submitted photo COMPLETE FIRST SEASON”: At the same time he was en route to an Academy Award for “Dallas Buyers Club,” Matthew McConaughey Creative outdoor art classes for kids begin June 16 at The Log Cabin Art Center, 12700 Southwest also was riveting television viewHighway in Palos Park. Two-week sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, from 9 ers— in tandem with Woody Harrelto 11 a.m., begin June 16 and 30, and July 14 and 28. A six-week Saturday morning 9:30 to 11:30 son — in this intense HBO drama. a.m. class begins June 21.The children will explore the Center’s farm, woods, fields, and creeks, im- They play former police detective mersing themselves in the natural world, and using natural objects for many of their creative projects. partners brought back together to Summer art instructors Heather Young and Sarah Meyer teach the weekday classes, and Jessie relive a Louisiana serial murder Schaar teaches the Saturday session. The instructors teach groups of children, ranging from kinder- case, with more tragedy very posgarten to 8th grade and all use a variety of artistic media and techniques, including drawing, painting, sibly resulting years later. Michelle pottery, papermaking, papier-mâché, printmaking, and more. Classes are kept small to encourage Monaghan, Kevin Dunn, Elizabeth Reaser, Clarke Peters and Jay O. individual self-expression and safe outdoor exploration. Sanders are among other stars of the Pictured, a summer art student works with mosaics at the end-of-session art show for parents. A two-week Monday, Wednesday, Friday session costs $120, as does the six-week Saturday session. atmospheric mystery. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; All materials are included in the price. Registration is required. Call 361-3650.

‘Island Rendezvous’ brings history alive

Summer art for kids at Log Cabin

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Practice mindfulness. During the coming week, set aside time each day to become aware of your surroundings and physical sensations. Feel the air on your arms, smell the lavender, and live a few moments in the here and now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may turn away from light social exchanges and become entranced by deeper mysteries. Make major purchases or financial decisions in the first half of the week, when you’re more skilled at negotiations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you have a passionate desire for financial success, you must take control of finances and refuse to be coerced by competition with others. Steer clear of arguments and gossip this week and concentrate on doing the right thing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Inertia is a powerful thing. As a consumer, you might have accepted modest rate hikes without balking but over time these might add up. Make sure you receive extra value for extra fees in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Trusting to luck won’t get the job done. You may need to make corrections or fix matters that have proved inaccurate. You’re less shackled by tight schedules and have more time for sociability this week. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re intensely ambitious this week, but have the time and the money to stop and smell the roses, too. Recent run-ins with prejudice and narrow-mindedness may lead you to reconsider your own viewpoints. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You might dare to go where no man has gone before. Others are likely to follow and may even applaud if you explore uncharted territories and lead the team. Partners will offer sound advice in the week ahead. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may be preoccupied by reminders of past issues this week, but sometimes those who hesitate are not lost, but wise. Talk over plans and marital or family problems, and keep communications clear and succinct.

Videoview by Jay Bobbin audio commentary by creator/writer/ executive producer Nic Pizzolatto, executive producer Scott Stephens and composer T Bone Burnett; deleted scenes; “Inside the Episode” featurettes. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “TIM’S VERMEER”: A favorite on the film festival circuit, this documentary follows the quest of inventor Tim Jenison to re-create “The Music Lesson” ... one of the most acclaimed of Johannes Ver-

meer’s photo-like paintings, created a century and a half before photography even existed. Comedic magicians Penn (Jillette) & Teller are the creative forces behind the movie; actor Martin Mull, who’s also a painter, and English artist David Hockney also appear. *** (PG-13: P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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