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Linda Stearns poses with the door on her van that nearly knocked her over after it fell off when she went for a mammogram over the winter. The Oak Lawn resident, who is a tireless volunteer, won a new van for being a local hero in a National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association contest. sis, which has limited Stearns to a motorized scooter, and being a breast cancer survivor. “I was struck with multiple sclerosis when my daughter was three, and I have had to live with that,” Stearns said. “I am in a motorized
scooter, a very expensive and annoying disease (MS) I might add. Then after being struck with MS, if that isn’t bad enough, I was struck with breast cancer, but you have to throw all of those to the side because there are worse people out there than me.”
But it wasn’t her diseases that made Stearns want to give back to the community—she has always done in some fashion or another. Stearns’ daughter, Gail Ann Stearns-Hussein, wrote an essay on her mother that helped win her
Neighbors claim EP trustee is harassing them with constant car honking but lawyer says client is being a good grandpa
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the new van. Stearns-Hussein said that Linda, at the age of 17 was working at Misericordia Chicago and she met Charlie, a baby who was born with spina bi-
Neighborhood disputes are commonplace, but a disagreement in Evergreen Park involving a village trustee and his car horn has found its way to court. And there will be a bench trial scheduled for the dispute in September as well. This unusual horn o’ plenty conflict involves Trustee Dan McKeown
and his neighbors, Barb and Keith Kremmick, both who live in the 9300 block of Sacramento Avenue, in the northeast quadrant of the village. Neighbors say McKeown is out of line by honking his car horn in the neighborhood. They call it harassment. His lawyer says McKeown is just a guy who loves his grandkids. Breaking it down, McKeown has been charged with disorderly conduct following allegations by the Kremmicks that he repeatedly honks his car horn while passing their house. The complaint, filed July 25 in Cook County Circuit Court, says McKeown has “knowingly and intentionally honked his car horn” while in front of the Kremmicks’ house, which has “alarmed and
Trustee Dan McKeown disturbed” the block as well as breached the peace. The Kremmicks were hesitant to sound off on the matter Tuesday following a brief hearing at Bridgeview Court during which Judge John Gallagher scheduled a bench trial for Sept. 25. (Continued on page 2)
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The Little Free Library in Hickory Hills opened up last Thursday in front of City Hall.
New Little Free Library set to bring ‘humanity back into community’ By Kelly White Correspondent In an era of technology, Hickory Hills is taking a step back and opening up its first Little Free Library. The Little Free Library, displayed outside of the Hickory Hills City Hall at 8652 W 95th Street, debuted at last Thursday’s city council meeting. The little blue schoolhouse-shaped box, decorated with watermelon decals, stands at the doors of city hall building and is filled with
books for anyone to enjoy. It’s a take-a-book-return-a-book gathering place where neighbors can share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop Photo by Jeff Vorva by and pick up a book or two and bring back another book of their own to share with the community. They are also referred to as community book exchanges, Sts. Constantine and Helen Church member Jack Buivid, 3, of Homer Glen has a smile after riding book trading posts and pop-up the slide at the church’s Greekfest on Saturday. libraries. The two-day event, a huge fundraiser for the church, featured good, music, dancing and an area for kids such as Buivid to have fun. Thousands attended the event at the Palos Hills event. For more photos of the event, see pages 4, 8 and 9. (Continued on page 12)
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stop sign and illegal squealing of tires Aug. 7 after he was stopped at 95th Street and Southwest Highway, police said. Ronald A. Metoyer, 50, of Bur*** bank, was charged with retail Joe Nailer, 42, of Chicago, was theft Aug. 15 after allegedly stealcharged with retail theft Aug. ing merchandise from Home De7 after allegedly stealing goods pot at Chicago Ridge Commons, from Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., police said. police said. *** *** Elizabeth A. Karlstedt, 46, of A wallet and cell phone were Palos Hills, was charged with reported stolen Aug. 9 from the driving on a suspended license, purse of a customer at Target, no insurance and failure to signal 4120 W. 95th St. Aug. 15 after she was stopped at *** 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue, Michael A. McDade, 40, of police said. Oak Brook, was charged with *** disorderly conduct Aug. 9 fol Dulle L. Tello, 23, of Chicago lowing a road rage incident at Ridge, was charged with driving 94th Street and Cicero Avenue, without a valid license Aug. 17 police said. after a stop at 94th Street and *** Ridgeland Avenue, police said. John A. Zervos, 51, of Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, speeding, illegal transportation of alcohol and no insurance Aug. 10 after he was stopped at Shakiayla C. Wade, 22, of Chi99th Street and Kenton Avenue, cago, was charged with driving police said. on a suspended license Aug. 12 *** after a stop in the 8600 block of Sheena P. Gardner, 30, of Au87th Street, police said. rora, was charged with posses*** sion of a controlled substance Hristo Radev, 35, of Hickory Aug. 10 following a stop at 87th Hills, was charged with reStreet and 53rd Court, police tail theft Aug. 12 after allegsaid. edly stealing merchandise from *** Jewel-Osco, 9528 Roberts Road, Jerry C. Frausto, 30, of Oak police said. Lawn, was charged with drunken driving and improper lane use after an Aug. 10 stop at Southwest Highway and 49th Court, police said. Two bicycles valued at $2,300 *** were reported stolen between William B. Wright, 35, of July 16 and Aug. 12 from an Oak Lawn, was charged with apartment building in the 5100 unlawful possession of a weapon block of 96th Street. by a felon, aggravated assault, *** resisting arrest and possession Dennis R. Kaehr Jr., 42, of of a firearm and ammunition Homer Glen, was charged with without a FOID card following possession of a controlled suban Aug. 10 disturbance in the stance, marijuana and drug 5800 block of Lynwood Drive, equipment, and Leroy Anderpolice said. son, 43, of Bolingbrook, was *** charged with possession of a A wallet was reported stolen *** controlled substance and deliv- Joshua M. Murabito, 25, of Aug. 13 from the purse of a ery or possession of a controlled Oak Lawn, was charged with customer at the Salvation Army substance with intent to deliver drunken driving, disobeying a store, 8732 S. Cicero Ave. *** Jeanne M. McMeekin, 55, of Worth, was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct Aug. 13 following a disturbance at Miami Motel and Suites, 9041 Chicago Ridge / Evergreen Park / Hickory Hills S. Cicero Ave., police said.
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after an Aug. 1 stop at 98th Street and Southwest Highway, police said. *** Diane M. Lee, 45, of Blue Island, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, speeding and illegal transportation of alcohol Aug. 2 following a stop at 110th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. *** Bryan E. Schmidt, 36, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with trespassing and damage to property Aug. 2 after a disturbance at Walgreens, 4740 W. 95th St., police said. *** Wilbert Andrus, 39, of Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, no insurance and driving on a suspended license Aug. 3 after a stop at 95th Street and Knox Avenue, police said. *** An ATV was stolen reported stolen Aug. 4 from the baseball field at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 S. Southwest Highway. *** Ashley U. Howard, 22, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft Aug. 4 after allegedly stealing goods from Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., police said. *** A car was reported stolen Aug. 5 from the 10400 block of Circle Drive. *** Hair extensions were reported stolen Aug. 5 from a beauty supply store in the 8700 block of Cicero Avenue. *** BB pellets were used to damage six windows at Olson Rug, 5901 W. 95th St., on Aug. 6. A BB pellet hole also was found in the windows of several businesses in the 5600 and 5700 block of 95th Street and the 9700 block of Southwest Highway.
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A man who told police he needed cab money to get to court was charged Aug. 5 with burglarizing a car in Oak Lawn, police said. Dovydas Vitevicius, 24, of Oak Lawn, was spotted at 8:39 a.m. in a car parked at a strip mall at 102nd Street and Central Avenue, according to reports.
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52nd Avenue. He was highly intoxicated and admitted to causing the disturbance, police said. Library security told police that the two women he allegedly bothered, both in early 20s, left without giving names or phone numbers and said they did not want to talk to police. A library employee told police she heard one of the women say, “Oh no. Oh my God. He is saying things that are inappropriate.” The woman was shaking and raised her hands in disbelief,
the employee said. The other woman did not seem upset, the employee said. The library employee asked if the woman if she wanted to call the police, but she responded, “No, I don’t have time.” Police told Chacon he no longer is welcome in the library and would be arrested for trespassing if seen there. Police drove him to motel in Bridgeview where he had a room for the next three nights. — Bob Rakow
The car owner told police he confronted Vitevcius, who was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, and asked why he was in the car. Vitevcius said he was confused and thought he was in his own car as he pointed to another car in the strip mall parking lot. The business owner, knowing
the other car did not belong to him, told him to get in it if it belonged to him. Instead, Vitevicius fled and was later located by police in the 5500 block of Oakdale. Police said he later told them, “I made a big mistake, and I feel really bad.” — Bob Rakow
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*** Jose A. Sancoval, 29, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license Aug. 13 after a stop at 115th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said. *** Gonzalo Martinez, 26, of Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license Aug. 15 after a stop at 113th Street and Harlem Avenue, police said.
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Palos Heights police charged Nicole A. Kavala, 25, of Worth, with DUI, speeding, and improper lane usage after police curbed her *** Niketa T. Robertson, 36, of vehicle in the 12000 block of South East Point, Mich., was charged Harlem Avenue at 3:01 a.m. last with disorderly conduct Aug. 13 Saturday. Bond was set at $1,000, after a disturbance at Haggerty and Kavala is scheduled to appear Pontiac, 9201 S. Cicero Ave., in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 16. In other Palos Heights police police said. news, Michael L. Lenzi, 36, of Chicago Ridge, was charged with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage, and LEGAL NOTICE no proof of insurance. His vehicle Notice is Hereby Given that on was stopped by police in the 12700 9-21-14, a sale will be held at Econ- block of South Harlem Avenue at omy Transmission & Auto Repair, 3400 W. 159th Street, Markham, IL. 60428, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing (Continued from page 1) under the laws of the State of Illinois unless such articles are Barb Kremmick said McKeown, redeemed within thirty days of 60, has sounded his horn far more the publication of this notice. than the eight times mentioned Kristen M. Debias & Olanrewajnu in the complaint, but she has no Kayonde idea why he does it. 2004 Chrysler “For what reason nobody VIN# 2C8GF68434R364317 knows,” she said Tuesday afterLien Amount: $2,000.00 noon. “The whole block has been
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Haley Deuter, 18, of Hickory Hills, was charged with battery Aug. 13 after allegedly attacking an individual walking in the 8800 block of 111th Street, police said. *** Approximately $150 and two handguns were reported stolen Aug. 13 from the Southwest Academy of Karate, 8648 W. 103rd St. The front glass door of the business was smashed during the burglary, police said. *** Alexandy Gomez, 20, of Palos Hills, was charged with
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1:58 a.m. last Sunday. Bond was set at $3,000, and Lenzi is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 2. Police charged William J. Davis, 32, of Worth, with driving on a suspended license. His vehicle was pulled over by police in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue at 11:26 a.m. last Sunday after a random registration check, police said. Bond was set at $1,500, and Davis was given a court date of Sept. 30 in Bridgeview. Richard F. Wolf, 21, of Tinley Park, was charged with speeding, driving on a suspended license, and
no proof of insurance. Police curbed his vehicle in the 11700 block of South Harlem Avenue at 6:55 a.m. last Sunday. Bond was set at $2,000, and Wolf is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 2. Police charged Cordaro D. Jamison, 23, of Racine, Wisc., with DUI, improper lane usage, and talking on a cell phone while driving. Police stopped his vehicle in the 12000 block of South Harlem Avenue at 4:07 a.m. last Saturday. Bond was set at $3,000, and Jamison is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 2.
Miller, offered an explanation for his client’s habitual honking. McKeown’s son and grandchildren live next door to the Kremmicks, and McKeown enjoys tooting the horn as he passes their house. “He doesn’t lay on the horn. He’s just a guy who loves his grandchildren,” said Miller, who added that McKeown stopped honking after the Kremmicks confronted him. Miller suspects that the Kremmicks have another motivation for filing a formal complaint. “They’re just upset with him,” Miller said. “They don’t like him for whatever reason.” A neighbor, who asked not to be identified, supported the Kremmicks’ contentions.
on the matter following Tuesday’s court appearance. Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton had little to say about the dispute. “It’s a neighborhood matter,” Sexton said. “We’ll let the courts figure out what’s going on.” McKeown serves as comptroller of Keyser Industries, located in downtown Evergreen Park, according to biographical information provided on the village website, and has been very active in the community.
She said McKeown often beeps his car horn while driving from one end of the block to the other. She added that he drives around the block just to sound the horn. “It’s been going on longer than he’s been a trustee,” she said. “He’s harassing.” McKeown refused to comment
He served as president of the Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce; trustee of the Police Pension Board and president and vice-president of the School District 231 Board. He also is active at St. Bernadette Parish. He graduated from Marist High School and completed his completed his undergraduate studies in business and earned his MBA from Lewis University in 1982. He and his wife, Betty, have lived in the village for more than 35 years and have four adult sons.
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High school and college football are just around the corBy ner. Jeff Vorva The Bears are in the middle of their preseason schedule. There is excitement in the air for football, football, FOOTBALL!!!! So I am going to talk about baseball. Major League Baseball owners voted in Rob Manfred as the new commissioner to replace Bug Selig come January. Last Thursday, St. Louis Cardinals Chairman Bill DeWitt told reporters that Selig was “the greatest commissioner in baseball history.’’ Some of you may be wetting your pants laughing at that statement. But it’s not that far off the mark. Since Selig has been the boss in 1992, some lousy things went on under his watch. Steroids, a baseball strike in 1994 that wiped out the World Series and his goofy response of declaring the game a tie during extra innings of an All-Star game are three lowlights to his career that some fans will never forgive or forget.
But history has a way of forgiving and forgetting. And as time passes, a new generation of baseball fans will be sitting in those seats at ballparks not knowing much at all about that stuff. I’m sure Kenesaw Mountain Landis – baseball’s first commish – had his warts but do we care now? Happy Chandler, his successor probably didn’t make everyone happy either. Ford Frick made some fans use another word that begins with ‘f’ when in 1961 he decided that since so many players were challenging Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record he was going to separate the records for 154- and 162game seasons. And what the heck was Bowie Kuhn thinking by giving one league the designated hitter and not the other? That is still the dumbest thing in baseball and sports in general. The first eight gents who occupied the hot seat all had their bad points and Selig, the ninth guy, certainly had his. But Allan Huber “Bud” Selig also introduced the wild card
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Bud Selig (above photo) could go down in history as one of the best commissioners in baseball even though he is highly criticized now. Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson (right photo) had a bad season in 2013, visited Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn during the offseason but is having a worse season in 2014. to the sport, which jacked up interest in September for a lot more teams and fan bases. And some wild card teams even won the World Series. Selig also helped start interleague play in 1997. To have a National League team play an American League team during the regular season? The Cubs playing the Sox? The Mets playing the Yankees? It was unheard of before ’97. And the use of replays, which is recent and heavily criticized for messing up the purity of
the game, may prove to be a success years from now. The innovative stuff that he accomplished will far outweigh his blemishes years down the line. Believe it or not, history will be kind to this guy. A lot kinder than it is to him now.
Breaking the jinx
Last summer, Cubs outfielder David DeJesus visited sick kids at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn.
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Soon after, he was traded. Twice. During the winter, Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson visited sick kids at the same hospital. Last year, he was 8-18 with a 4.98 ERA and this year – after the visit -- he was 6-13 with a 5.74 ERA in his first 25 starts and is in danger of losing his starting spot. But on July 28, outfield Chris
Coghlan, a lifetime .272 hitter, visited the hospital and in the following 16 games, he hit .322 with 10 doubles, three homers and 12 RBI. Phew. Glad to see this wasn’t an ACH jinx.
Just wondering…
Does anyone out there miss A-Rod?
OL’s 911 dispatch CR hoping electronic signs end the dispute still has ‘dodge ball’ games at Metra station political overtones EMS personnel at the station exceeded $11,000 annually, leading village officials to once again try signs to prevent pedestrians from crossing Ridgeland Avenue at the wrong time. The problem is created when pedestrians, eager to cross Ridgeland Avenue, get caught
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Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Oak Lawn’s 911 dispatch center continues to be the source of political controversy several months after the village board decided to outsource the service. Trustees Robert Streit and Carol Quinlan last week called for an “independent, fact-finding survey” designed to evaluate the service, a suggestion that failed to receive support from other trustees. Meanwhile, at least one trustee accused Streit of using the dispatch center as a campaign issue, while a former trustee accused Streit and Quinlan of lying when they said they were unaware of a litany of serious problems that existed with the previous team of emergency dispatchers. Streit put the issue back in the spotlight at the Aug. 12 village board meeting saying he’s received several complaints from residents about the service since it’s been outsourced to a private company. “There have been many questions raised about the quality of service our residents receive,” Streit said. “I hear from so many people. I hope you all do.” Streit conceded that he likely hears more complaints than other trustees because he vocally opposed outsourcing the 911 dispatch service, a move the board approved in November on the recommendation of Village Manager Larry Deetjen. Quinlan also voted against the proposal. The village entered into a contract with Elmhurst-based Norcomm Public Safety Communications several days after the vote was taken. Streit had hoped to question Norcomm vice president Michael Tillman about the complaints he’s received. Tillman attended the Aug. 12 board meeting to present the village a certificate thanking Oak Lawn for continued commitment in an effort to achieve excellence in the delivery of 911 services. But Tillman left the meeting immediately after presenting the certificate, leading Streit to allege that Tillman’s appearance was scripted. “I was a little disappointed how quickly you whisked out the representative from Norcomm,” Streit told Mayor Sandra Bury. But Tillman’s absence did not prevent Streit from outlining his concerns. He said public safety is the most important issue facing the board. “Are we jeopardizing the safety of our residents?” he asked. He said an independent survey should focus specifically on response times and telecommunicators’ knowledge of the area. He
said the survey results would lead to an “honest discussion” about the issue. He also asked what liability the village would face if “a tragedy resulted from a dispatch error.” Additionally, Streit said, he’s heard reports that 911 dispatchers have failed to show up for their shifts, causing colleagues to cover multiple towns. And, he said, dispatchers have been required to work multiple, 16-hour shifts, including one dispatcher who worked six such shifts in a row and then was told a planned vacation was cancelled. “Is the board comfortable with that because I’m not,” Streit said. Trustee Tim Desmond responded to Streit’s remarks, asking if he has a performance report for the dispatch center before outsourcing took place. Streit said he had no such report. Desmond then read a list of problems experienced at the dispatch center prior to Norcomm taking over, including playing video games while on duty, excessive absenteeism, rude interactions with callers, incorrect addresses given to first responders and delays in dispatching responders. Former trustee Tom Phelan, in an email sent to the media, said both Streit and Quinlan were well aware of problems associated with the dispatch center. In fact, he said, Quinlan proposed a comprehensive review of the center in 2008 specifically in the areas of overtime costs and employee performance and turnover, he said. “For these two trustees to claim they knew nothing about those problems is almost beyond belief,” Phelan said. Quinlan, reiterated on Tuesday that she never received a call or concern about the 911 dispatch center prior to the switch to Norcomm. She said she did for a call for a review of the costs associated with the 911 center, not employee conduct. Desmond also chided Streit for failing to act on the complaints he brought to the board’s attention. “Where are the complaints? Why isn’t he passing them on to the people responsible for public safety?” Desmond said. “I think he’s trying to create a campaign issue.” Quinlan added that there’s nothing wrong with conducting a study to determine if the village made the right decision. “I don’t think we should mess around with public safety,” Quinlan said. Trustee Mike Carberry said other municipalities served by the dispatch center are a good indicator or Norcomm’s service. “They’re certainly not going to put their residents in jeopardy,” he said.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT OF HICKORY HILLS PARK DISTRICT Hickory Hills Park District hereby provides public notice that an audit of funds for the period May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014 has been made by Knutte & Associates, P. C. and that a report of such audit dated July 8, 2014 has been filed with the County Clerk of Cook County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The audit is available for public inspection at the Cynthia Neal Center, 8047 W. 91st Place, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 during regular business hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday except for holidays.
Chicago Ridge officials are hoping electronic signs will prevent any mishaps as commuters cross Ridgeland Avenue after getting off the Metra trains. Village board members on Tuesday decided in favor of the signs over the continued use of Emergency Management personnel that has for the past few months guided pedestrians safely across a busy Ridgeland Avenue. “It was a trial thing,” said Trustee Sally Durkin. “I thought it was very effective.” Train commuters seemed to favor the EMS personnel, who made sure they got across Ridgeland Avenue safety, Durkin said. Motorists, however, did not enjoy the addition time spent waiting for pedestrians crossed the street, she said. But the cost to have two
up in Ridgeland Avenue traffic that proceeds the moment the railroad gates go up, Durkin said. Metra refused the village’s request to leave the gates down longer to hold back traffic until all pedestrians had crossed the street, she said.
Trustee Bruce Quintos, who routinely picks his wife up at the station, said the pedestrians avoiding traffic “was like dodge ball” on some nights. “Traffic is really out of control,” he said. “I think it’s a reasonable compromise,” Mayor Chuck Tokar said.
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Greece is the word in Palos Hills By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor There were gyros — a lot of gyros. There was souvlaki, tiropita, spanakopita and saganaki. And don’t forget the loukoumades. It was a feast at the Palos Hills Greekfest on the grounds of St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands showed up for the event, which also featured games, entertainment and tours of the church and school. Here are a few photos from Saturday night:
Photos by Jeff Vorva
Parishioner Steven Bialczak runs around Greekfest with a microphone bigger than he is.
John Fotopolous plays the guitar under the tent during Greekfest. Fest goers enjoy good and drink in the Olympic Café area.
Palos Hills Peter Elipolous, left, and Nick Mavraganis put their special touch on the pork soulvlaki Gyros, gyros, gyros. Plenty of the Greek specialty was available at the Greekfest in Palos Hills. — a shish-ka-bob treat.
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News and events from our archives.
Rooms in NY at $20 a day were considered high 50 years ago
From the Aug. 20, 1964 The story: During the Chicago Ridge police and fire department family picnic, Mrs. Gus Magnesales ran in a race backward and fell, breaking both legs in several places. The quote: “Are you planning on going to the New York World’s Fair next summer? Motel rooms cost $20 per day, yet there are many summer cottages within an hour or so from the Fair renting for around half that.’’ — An editorial in the Reporter about saving some money at the fair. Fun fact: Santa Claus slid down into a pool during a “Christmas Capers” event in August in Worth.
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From the Aug. 24, 1989 issue The story: An unidentified man poured gasoline on an Oak Lawn man and tried to set him on fire after the two subjects had an argument about a pool game. The quote: “This is probably the largest bust for narcotics we’ve ever had in Palos Hills.’’ — Palos Hills Police Chief Edwin Nelson after his crew seized $600,000 worth of cocaine. Fun fact: Cecilia Tokar was presented with a license plate No. 75 because she and the village of Chicago Ridge turned 75 in 1989.
Dead dog on ice found in business hallway 10 years ago
From the Aug. 19, 2004 issue The story: A hickory Hills veterinarian was ticketed by the police after a woman from a neighboring business complained when he found a dead 150-pound German Shepherd in a hallway in the Mill Creek Shopping Center. The vet said the dog wouldn’t fit in his freezer and he packed the dog in ice and a deodorizer in plastic over the weekend so that it could be picked up by a service the following Monday morning. The quote: “I think he assisted us in more ways than imaginable,” — Oak Lawn Village Clerk Jayne Powers on Congressman William Lipinski, who announced his retirement. Fun fact: Oak Lawn’s library was putting the finishing touches on opening a first-floor café.
Aug. 21: ON THIS DATE in 1831, former slave Nat Turner led a violent insurrection in Virginia. He later was executed. In 1991, a hard-liners’ coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led by Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin. Aug. 22: ON THIS DATE in 565, St. Columba reported seeing a monster in Scotland’s Loch Ness. In 1911, it was announced in Paris that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre the night before. The painting was later recovered. Aug. 23: ON THIS DATE in 1821, Mexico declared its independence from Spain. In 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. Aug. 24: ON THIS DATE in A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died. Aug. 25: ON THIS DATE in 1944, Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation in World War II. Aug. 26: ON THIS DATE in 55 B.C., Roman forces under Julius Caesar invaded Britain. Aug. 27: ON THIS DATE in 1962, Mariner 2, the first space probe to fly past Venus, was launched. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1859, the first successful oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania. This week’s question: The last major U.S.-Indian war ended with the capture of what chief in 1886? (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)
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Pastor Jim Tony gives some parting wisdom Farewells for Palos Park Presbyterian’s shepherd
By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter Many who observe an increasingly secular America see nothing but dark days ahead for organized religion. The Rev. James R. Tony, pastor of the Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church for the last 24 years, doesn’t see it that way. “People see that as the drift of the culture, but will that always be the way it is? The answer is no,” Tony said in a conversation
with The Regional News recently, as he took time out from packing his belongings, preparing to head into retirement. “I say that with confidence, because things come and go,” he added. “One of the things about being into [ministry] for 40 years is, you see things change. “When the Twin Towers fell in New York City, guess where people came?” he continued. “They pounded down our doors to get in. Really. We absolutely had to open up for prayer, two
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Past Tony in his younger years, in a photo published in a 1991 church directory.
nights in a row, and they didn’t want to quit. “So will things change in the years ahead with religion? Yes, they will. How? Well, my gift is not prophecy,” he added with a laugh. “In fact, every year I make a prediction about the Super Bowl, so the congregation knows the other team is going to win.” Tony described the Church as “the place where people always turn for help, the only help you can find, and it ain’t Washington, D.C. Right now, Washington is trying to be the center of all help, but that’s the way to bankruptcy, both spiritually and financially.” The solution, both for churches and the nation as a whole, can be found in the Bible, he insisted. “We are not our own solution. When people in a church teach Scripture, the church maintains itself,” he said. “That’s one of the weaknesses of the church today. Churches don’t teach Scripture. They teach ‘Be good, be nice, Golden Rule-type stuff, a pop version of religion. “Really, when’s the last time you heard a sermon where the pastor open the Bible and said, ‘This means this, that means that, and have people understand that that’s what they have to do in their lives?” he continued. He criticized those who use “pre-digested Scripture,” saying that it is “kind of like eating baby food all your life. It doesn’t taste good, and nobody wants it, at least after a while…it’s a lot of feel-good stuff that’s lacking in substance.” That spiritual weakness has led to a secular society encroaching on religion and even supplanting it among some, according to Tony. “We’ve been a bread-and-circuses culture for a long time, but now more than ever,” he said. “There
Photo by Tim Hadac
The Rev. James R. Tony, pastor of Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, 12312 S. 88th Ave., takes a moment away from cleaning out his files last week to pose for a photograph. used to be a societal respect for a church culture. Schools and other institutions left Sunday mornings to us. They didn’t do anything. They didn’t open their doors, they didn’t hold sports practices, they didn’t do band performances. The schools and the clergy associations worked together. “That’s all gone, all gone,” he added. “During my time here, I’ve seen that disappear. Sports has become god. Nike has taken over the culture.” Tony has long been known as a pastor who sugar coats nothing. “I’m not afraid to talk about hell, or judgment, or sin,” he said. “I also want to talk about love and redemption and truth. Grace and truth, they go together.
“Really, the only warrant I think I have is to take what God says, and that’s the Bible, and help people hear what he says. If I’m presenting what Jim Tony says—and I think that kind of thing goes on in a lot of churches—well, who cares what I think? I mean, my wife doesn’t even usually care,” he added with a laugh. He cautioned against people who have a “follow your heart” approach to spirituality. “To people who say, ‘Well you know, I just feel it in my heart’ I say, “Well, guess what? Your heart feels all kind of stuff, right?’ Why do you think we have the filth going on in the streets that we have? Our hearts can lead us in
all kinds of crazy directions. You can’t trust your heart, but you can trust the Book.” Tony will be feted by members of the congregation and others at a retirement dinner set for tomorrow evening at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. After more than 40 years in ministry, Tony and his wife, Pat, are retiring to the St. Louis, Mo. Area. He plans to spend more time on hobbies like vegetable gardening and photography. His photos grace the walls of the church, even in unexpected places. “My gallery is the men’s restroom,” he says, bursting into self-effacing laughter over a visitor’s observation about several of his nature-themed photos that hang near a sink.
Community Briefs Alsip
South And Southwest Suburban Cook County veterans, reservists and military personnel invited to attend a free Patriot Celebration All branches of serviceman and women will be honored for serving their country at the fourth annual “Salute to our Armed Forces” will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 in the grand ballroom of the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip. All honorees must pre-register to attend. Doors open at 12:30p.m. Registration, due by Oct. 10, is required for all those wishing to be honored at the ceremony. Those attending should list their name, branch of serve, phone number, and number of guests attending. For more information, and to register, call Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy’s office at 389-2125. Registration may also be faxed to 389-2240 All branches of military service men and women will receive an honorary “Salute Certificate” and custom designed brass commemorative pin. The ceremony of appreciation will also include a POW-MIA Remembrance Service, noted guest speakers, entertainment and color guard presentation. Refreshments will be served to all honorees and guests. Murphy, Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, Dignity Memorial, and Double Tree Hotel by Hilton are sponsoring the presentation.
Fundraiser The Beverly Arts Center is hosting the BAC Challenge Block Party Celebration Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, to recognize and celebrate the business and community support of the BAC Challenge, its year long fundraising campaign. The two-day party kicks off Sept. 5 at 8 pm with the Fabulous Thunderbirds live on the BAC Main Stage. The T-Birds have melded diverse musical styles for a powerful sound For the past 30 years. They showcase their unique hybrid of blues, R&B and rock n’ roll in such songs as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up. Kim Wilson, an original member, spearheads the group, and as one of the top harmonica players in the nation, fondly acknowledges his early mentor Muddy Waters as a leading influence on his own distinctive style. The festivities continue Sept. 6 with a free all day block party at the BAC. All ages are invited for a dance party with the disc jockey Chkn Wang, pro and doit-yourself sidewalk art, face painting, crafts, photo booth, flash mob dance party, summer fun food and drinks and more. The block party sponsors include County Fair Grocers, Janson’s Red Hots, Rainbow Cone, Companion Home Solutions and Little Company of Mary Hospital. The success of the Challenge assures a strong and vibrant future for the BAC.
Chicago
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American Red Cross accepting entries for Bank of America Chicago Marathon The American Red Cross, Greater Chicago Region is accepting entries for runners to join the organization’s official race team, Team Red Cross, in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this fall. Runners can register at www.redcross.org/il/chicago/ local-programs/team-red-cross/ chicago-marathon, or by calling 312-729-6388. The last day for registration is Sept. 15. The Red Cross provides registration to the Chicago Marathon for runners from around the world. Team members pledge to raise at least $1,500 to support the organization’s humanitarian programs and services. Team members will receive: Guaranteed race entry to the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) Marathon Training and Membership, Race weekend banquet and race day benefits, and Customizable online fundraising page. General registration for the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12 closed in April, but openings are still available until Sept. 15 through several non-profit organizations like the Red Cross. *** BAC celebrates success of the year long Challenge
Cook County Forest Preserves of Cook County Offers Family Wilderness Camping The Family Camp Out, courtesy of the Forest Preserves of Cook County in partnership with the Chicago Park District, will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21. Registration is open to all Cook County residents. 100 families will have the opportunity to sleep under the stars at Bullfrog Lake in the Palos Preserves, cook over a campfire, and enjoy night hikes, canoeing, story-telling and other nature activities. Food and tents will be provided. The fee is $50 per family of up to 6 people and families are limited to one reservation. For more information, and to register, email Experience. Nature@cookcountyil.gov. In 2012, the Forest Preserves released its camping master plan, outlining plans for renovating or creating six new public campsites in Cook County, including at Bullfrog Lake. The project is currently in the construction phase with the first public campgrounds scheduled to open in 2015.
Oak Lawn
VFW And Ladies Auxiliary offer entertainment to promote mission The Johnson-Phelps VFW and Ladies Auxiliary presents “Johnny’s Get’in ‘Outta Jail and
da Boss is Throw’in a Party” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Johnson Phelps VFW Hall, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. Tickets are $35, which will include an all-you-can-eat dinner. A cash bar will be provided. Only 150 tickets will be sold. For more information, or to buy tickets, call Jan Krejci at 423-5220, or 773-396-6734, or email her at vfwbanquets@att.net. The program will support the VFW’s mission of “Honoring the Dead by Helping the Living.” The entertainment is from the co-creators of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, an interactive comedy. Anna Belaval from Around Town at WGN-TV calls it “A Whole Cast of Crazy!” “
Worth Township
Worth Township offers real etate tax assessment appeal seminar Worth Township Assessor John H. Dietrick, State Sen. William Cunningham (D-35th) and State Rep. Frances Hurley (D-35th) will be hosting an Assessment Appeal seminar conducted by Commissioner Dan Patlak, Cook County Board of Review. The seminar is scheduled for today, Thursday, at 6:00 p.m. in the old gymnasium of the Worth Township Town Hall, 11601 S. Pulaski Rd., Alsip. Patlak’s and Dietrick’s staffs will be on hand to assist residents with filing an appeal. Worth Township Assessor John H. Dietrick, Senator Bill Cunningham and Representative Fran Hurley announced that they will be hosting an Assessment Appeal Seminar conducted by Commissioner Dan Patlak, Cook County Board of Review. The seminar is scheduled for Thursday, August 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the old gymnasium of the Worth Township Town Hall located at 11601 S. Pulaski Road in Alsip. Commissioner Patlak’s staff and Assessor Dietrick’s staff will be on hand to assist residents with filing an appeal. Dietrick’s staff will assist all Worth Township homeowners with filing a 2014 Real Estate Assessed Valuation Complaint and research comparable properties through Monday. All Worth Township homeowners are invited to attend the seminar. If possible, homeowners should bring in their Property Identification Number (PIN). If residents cannot attend the seminar, they are encouraged to come to Dietrick’s office at Worth Township Hall Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on or before Monday. His staff will assist in the preparation and filing of the complaint in an attempt to reduce the assessment. The Worth Township boundaries are 87th Street on the north, 135th Street on the south, Western Avenue on the east and Harlem Avenue on the west, excluding the portions inside the City of Chicago.
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Linda Stearns of Oak Lawn has been bringing flowers to patients in hospitals and nursing homes.
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when she gave her van to a man who awarded to Stearns in September wanted to bring his mother home for after completing courses on driving the holiday, but did not have the means with hand-controls. For Stearns, the (Continued from page 1) to do so, so he asked her if he could van is an opportunity to continue fida and hydrocephalus, and was not borrow the van and she obliged com- her efforts to help so many who expected to live past two years old. pletely. She said sometimes she loans need help. But that didn’t stop Stearns. the van to people she doesn’t know “(It is) life-changing,” Stearns At the age of 21, Stearns brought and doesn’t know when she will get said as she described what the van Charlie home with her. And in No- it back. provides her. “A lot of people think vember, Charlie will turn 50 years But it always comes back. I am crazy. They go ‘why do you old, as he currently still resides with The new Chrysler van will be do this?’ I love to help people.’’ Stearns and her family. Additionally, according to Stearns, she became the unofficial provider of two sets of quadruplets, at the same time, for mothers who needed to work at the time. For Stearns, the van provides an opportunity to continue to help out Charlie and the hundreds of others she has impacted. From joining Charlie at Garden Center for the Handicapped located at 8333 Austin Ave. in Burbank to donating her time at her church, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church and Galilee Baptist Church, located at 10957 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Stearns has manage to balance a life full of hundreds of other people in addition with her own family. “She bakes for PADS, which serves the homeless, attends Honor Flight Chicago to support veterans and rearranges flowers from local funeral homes, which she delivers to patients in hospitals and nursing homes,” Stearns’ daughter wrote in the essay. “Instead of wasting the flowers when the funeral homes have to throw them out, I collect them and deliver them to patients,” she said. “Some of the patients call me the ‘Flower Lady.’ One man thought I was rich of Oak Lawn because he thought I bought all of Business finance major these flowers but I just collect them.’’ Between churches, her own apWorks at the college’s FitRec fitness center as a trainer pointments and Charlie’s affairs, Stearns’ time is limited but she said she How will YOU fill in the blank? still wants to help. She is also free about loaning out her van to others. #fillintheblank Stearns recalled one Thanksgiving
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Letters to the Editor Boycotting Worth businesses
Dear Editor:   Recently I received red light violation in the mail from the town of Worth. I was stunned so I immediately went to the website to review the video. It showed me at the intersection of 111th and Harlem turning right onto northbound Harlem. As many of you know, the right-hand turn lane is completely separated from the straight ahead lanes. It shows me slow to almost a complete stop to see if anyone is coming and I then continue onto Harlem. Did I stop completely? No. Would a live police officer pull me over for this? Highly doubtful. So I am forced to pay a $100 fine.    So I am writing this to tell you that I will no longer be purchasing anything from a business in the town of Worth. In fact I will do my best to avoid the town completely. I work in Alsip and occasionally will run out during the day to do errands and buy some needed things. I have 15 more years until I retire so this will be a lot of lost revenue to your businesses. But as long as you allow your town to swindle money from its visitors and customers in such a fashion, I will do my shopping, oil changes and eating in the other surrounding towns. I have also suggested to my fellow 80 coworkers to do the same.   Red light cameras should be used for those that blow through red lights and jeopardize safety. Not for those who are turning right on red who are in separate righthand turning lanes. Unless the sole purpose is for additional revenue! Clyde Rittel Valparaiso, Ind.
Whither goeth Tribune? gets it right, and wrong
Dear Editor: Having worked at both the Sun-Times (1968-1990) and the Tribune (1990-2002) in advertising/marketing, I found Mr. Richards’ comments interesting, accurate, not so accurate and quite wrong [“Let me say this about that,�
a commentary by Charles Richards, retired publisher, in last week’s Regional]. Working at the Sun-Times was high school. The Tribune like college/graduate school. Hugely different. The SunTimes was privately held. The Tribune was a public company listed on the NYSE. Yes, in my years Classified was about 60 percent of the business. Enormous revenues! I think where Mr. Richards was a bit incorrect was the Tribune’s regard for their customers. There was enormous concern over customer relationships. Anguish maybe. At least from 1990 when I started. Thanks for a fun read! Joseph A. Murzanski Palos Heights
DeJesus at Christ turns into a big career change a year ago Had Steve Metsch been able to cover David DeJesus’ appearance at Advocate Children’s Hospital last year, I likely would not be writing this column. DeJesus, a member of the Chicago Cubs last year, visited children at the hospital, a part of Christ Medical Center, in late August. The night before, I received an email from a SouthtownStar editor (I was freelancing there at the time) asking me to fill in for Metsch. I accepted the assignment and, while waiting in the hospital lobby for DeJesus to arrive, bumped into Jeff Vorva, the new editor of the Reporter. Vorva had covered the Cubs for the Southtown longer than DeJesus played for the team. But the most recent stop on his journalistic journey was at the Reporter. Not long after covering the DeJesus appearance, Vorva sent me an email asking if I was interested in working for the paper. I enjoyed freelancing for the Southtown and had done it for a long time, but a fulltime position at the Reporter sounded appealing. I interviewed for the job and was hired a few days later. Thanks, Steve. Had you covered the DeJesus assignment, who knows what I’d be doing today. I see Steve quite a bit in the towns we both cover, especially Oak Lawn. He’s a solid, veteran reporter with whom I enjoy competing. Of course, that’s a big part of what I enjoy about working at the Reporter. I’m covering many
of the same towns that I wrote about while at the Southtown. I know Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, and Evergreen Park—the communities, the issues and their leaders. The transition was simple. I merely told mayors, trustees and school district officials that I was still around, just working for a different paper. And covering the same towns means there’s no learning curve, no period of adjustment. At first, I passed on an offer to write a weekly column. But when my closest elementary school friend died, I had to say something—commemorate him in some way. And so the B-Side was born. Unfortunately, I had to use the column space again to recall my relationship with a close high school friend who passed away. I’ll be just fine if I don’t have to write such a column a third time. We struggled with a name for the column at first. But Vorva knows music, and I once said his musical knowledge was so deep that he knew the names of all the B-sides—the other side of a 45 record for all of you under 45. Without hesitation, Val Draus, our sales rep, looked up from her desk and said, “The B-Side. That’s it.� Writing the B-Side is one my favorite parts of the job each week, and I enjoy the feedback I’ve received. People are reading the column—my serious and not-so-serious musings about my family, the community, the old days and so forth. Thanks to everyone who takes the time.
The B-Side and ImPRESSions, Vorva’s weekly column, are two highlights of the Reporter that he and I work hard to produce each week. But the columns are just part what make us proud of the paper. Jeff’s got a great eye for page design and creative flair, especially when it comes to headline writing. I possess neither skill. When I arrived, we struck up an agreement of sorts. He’d lay out the paper, write the headlines and edit copy while I kept a close eye on the six towns the Reporter covers—writing news, crime and feature stores and staying in touch with my sources. It’s been a pretty good strategy, and readers have reacted positively to the look and content of the paper. I’ve worked on some memorable stories during my first year. I cover Oak Lawn, the good, the bad and the ugly, as well as towns where the political tension isn’t so evident, such as Evergreen Park, Worth and Chicago Ridge. I’ve written about the comeback of James Sexton, the Evergreen Park mayor who fought and beat West Niles Virus. I’ve known Jim a long time and truly admire what he went through during his return. I covered an ongoing debate about basketball hoops in Oak Lawn as well the sorrowful, unfortunate death of Brittany Wawrzyniak, a story that brought a great deal of heartache to the Worth community. I wrote about an Oak Lawn grandmother who allegedly bludgeoned her granddaughter to death, a shock-
The B-Side by Bob Rakow ing story to be sure. Former Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Mike Kuafmann’s quote, “She expressed love for the child� will stick with me for a long time. I’ve covered power outages in Oak Lawn and Trustee Alex Olejniczak’s ongoing crusade to make ComEd accountable as well the future of the fire department in Chicago Ridge. I’ve updated our readers about myriad crimes that have occurred in our communities. I’ve watched Christ Medical Center expand, Stony Creek Promenade in Oak Lawn seemingly rise out of an empty lot at 111th Street and Cicero Avenue and various new businesses spring up throughout our coverage area. We never know from one week to the next what’s going to be news in the Reporter. Planning goes a long way, but news happens at a moment’s notice, and that’s what draws most of to the business in the first place. I hope you enjoy what we strive to do accomplish week, and if you have thoughts and ideas on making it a better product, we’re all ears. By the way, while Vorva and I continue to labor at the Reporter and our colleague Metsch waves the banner for our worthiest competitor, DeJesus has been traded twice. The Cubs sent him to the Washington Nationals shortly after the hospital visit. Four days later, he was traded again, this time to the Tampa Bay Rays—his fifth team in 11 years.
The A.B.C.’s
Dear Editor:   One of the basics in a child’s education is to learn the alphabet.   Here is a list of A,B,C’s that might be helpful to a student in the new school year.   Attending school daily; Basics to build upon; Common sense in problem solving; Dress appropriately; Effort produces success; Faith in yourself; Goals set realistically; Hard work encourages strength; Ideals shared; Justice prevails; Kindness in actions; Looking forward to the future; Mentoring someone; No to what is harmful; Opportunities investigated ;Perseverance an asset; Quality work shows character; Respect yourself and others; Smiling is contagious; Tolerance of society’s differences; Unity with family and friends; Verbal thank you’s are always appreciated; Wisdom comes through education and experience; Xtra mile always a plus; Youth years go by quickly; Zest for life, love and the pursuit of happiness.   A lot of planning, time and efforts were made in anticipation of the students return to school. These preparations should let the students know just how special they are. Good luck to all! Be safe! Be happy! Marlene Jeziorski Oak Lawn
Let me say this about that
(An occasional personal commentary by Charles Richards, retired publisher, Regional Publishing)
They’ve become phone follies    Have you recently tried to order a product from a large company using your telephone?    Has a recording answered your call by stating “due to an unusually high call volume, we are unable to take your call at this time so please call back later� ...click...dial tone? This happens just as often at midday as after regular hours. Or you may hear “if you wish to place an order, please visit us on our Internet website at bla, bla.com.� They apparently are unaware that 30 percent of American households still do not have Internet access in their homes.    For my own information, whenever I get a real live person on the telephone line, I ask what state they are in. Lately they refuse to give me that information. So I ask which time zone are they in (i.e. Eastern, etc.) That doesn’t work if they are located in India or more recently in the Philippines. I have found that the foreign order-takers are usually nicer
Treating the customer as The Enemy and even smarter and perhaps just better trained that the average American-born representative.   How about the endless telephone menus asking questions you probably can’t answer like “if you know your party’s extension...� If you make up an extension number, you will be greeted with a nasty lady’s recorded voice stating that “you have dialed an invalid extension.�    “Geez, I’m so sorry,� I silently reply. No longer can you simply press “0� and get a live operator. That, too, is invalid.    The general impression you get is “go away, we don’t want you bothering us.� They seem to see the potential customer as THE ENEMY. Why is that? One answer is that management refuses to hire enough people to take phone orders for their products. When their sales volume drops, they just fire more order takers. This is laissez-faire capitalism
run amok.   It appears that management is more concerned with getting enormous raises. They only see the company’s future in the next three months (a financial quarter). If they ever get fired, they feel they can go out and get another big job at a different company. Sadly, at least lately, this is true.   Another unpleasant development is “voice mail.� If you leave a question or special request, you may or may not get your call returned. Too many executives now follow the practice of never answering their own telephones. And of course most secretaries have long ago been eliminated. But the worst practice of all is intentionally keeping a voice mailbox “full� so your comments cannot be accepted.   Click!   Then “if you wish to make a call please hang up and...�
  Much of the American economic system is based on companies making and selling goods and services in return for cash or credit card dollars. American consumers provide the majority of purchases in our country. Why dump them?   I am sending a warning to American industry! Remember what happened to the dot.com businesses in the early 2000s. They based their business plans on the concept that they never needed to show a profit. They would make their fortune eventually by selling to a bigger organization. Most, ultimately, ended in bankruptcy. As it was said, “the bubble burst.�    I fear that treating customers as enemies is ultimately courting disaster. “Don’t keep biting the hand that feeds you.� Editor’s note: Please share your experiences with this subject by emailing thereporter@ comcast.net.
Since summer is sadly coming to an end are there any last minute plans you want to get in before school is in full swing? (Asked at Oak Lawn Pavilion) Photos by Emily Smas
Ken Tesinsky and his son Luke, Oak Lawn   “Go fishing at Maple Lake.�
Margret Quintavelle Matt Melling with her granddaughter Gwen, and his nephew, Oak Lawn Oak Lawn   “Yes I want to take one last trip up to    “No I’m ready for football and the cooler Bourbonnais before summer ends.� weather.�
Maureen Van Gorkon with her grandkids, Oak Lawn   “Yeah — get the kids running around and burn off some energy.’’
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Focus on Seniors Smith Crossing, Smith Village host free Caregiver Support Groups
Residents of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and the Orland Park area who take care of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia will be able to get free tips on handling those suffering from experts at meetings next month at Smith Crossing and Smith Village, both of which are continuing care retirement communities. The hour-long gatherings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to questions and comments from the audience. Before ending, light refreshments are served. Smith Crossing’s topic will be “The Powerful Influence of Music in Memory Care” Thursday, Sept. 4. Resident services director Katie List on and social services director Amy Majcina will discuss how music stimulates the mind, energizes the body, nurtures the spirit, and makes a difference in caregiving. Smith Crossing is located at 10501 Emilie Lane, Orland Park (enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street). To reserve a place, call 326-2300 or send an email to,familyandfriends@ smithcrossing.org. Smith Village’s memory support coordinator Diane Morgan will discuss “The importance of good communication skills” Thursday, Sept. 9. Communicating with a person who has dementia, such as
Alzheimer’s, can be a difficult task. When people are unable to comprehend what is being said or cannot find words to express their own thoughts, it can be painful, frustrating and embarrassing for everyone. This session will offer suggestions of things to think about when communicating with an impaired person. Smith Village is at 2320 W. 113th Place, Chicago. To reserve a seat, call 773-474-7300, or send an email to,familyandfriends@smithvillage.org.
Evergreen Park’s Office of Citizens’ Services offers one day trips
The Evergreen Park Office of Citizens’ Services, 3450 West 97th St., is inviting residents to two, one-day trips. The trips includes round-trip, motorcoach transportation. The first is to Wisconsin’s German town Wednesday, Sept. 24. The departure time is 7:15 a.m. and the group plans to return at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $81. Participants will visit Dhiensville Settlement, Bast Bell Museum, German Glass & Gift Shop and lunch at Alpine Retreat Restaurant in Hubertus, Wis. The reservation deadline is tomorrow, Friday. Another trip features” Christmas Remembered” Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Rosewood of Delavan. Departure is planned for 9:45 a.m. and return at 6 p.m. Tickets are $83.
After experiencing “farm to table” cuisine prepared by Chef John Schnupp, participants can spend time at Rosewood’s boutique retail shops, and then enjoy “Christmas Remembered.” It will be performed in a state of the art cabaret style theater. The reservation deadline is Saturday, Nov. 1.
Evergreen Park Senior Citizens’ Council to meet
The next Evergreen Park Senior Citizens’ Council meeting, luncheon, and program will be held at 11: 30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Evergreen Park Senior Center, 9547 S. Homan Ave., which has ample parking in the rear of the building. After the luncheon, the entertainment will feature The Convertibles Barbershop Quartet harmonizing with songs from the 40’s and 50’s. Individuals can purchase their tickets for $6 each at the Office of Citizens’ Services, 3450 W. 97th St. The ticket deadline is Monday, Sept. 15. 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.
Photo by Ken Laas
Worth United Methodist Church will give out free hot dogs and corn on Sunday.
Free hot dogs and history from Worth church Worth United Methodist Church has been a mainstay of the community since its founding 131 years ago. As a part of the Worth Days celebration, the church will have an open house Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free hot dogs, sweet corn, desserts and drinks will be available to all who visit. This is an opportunity for families to enjoy lunch after viewing the parade before moving on to other activities near the boat launch. In 1883, the original building was located on the south side of
111th Street next to what was then Bishop’s Hardware. The church incorporating a new sanctuary was built at its present location at 112th and Depot streets in 1949 following a devastating fire which destroyed the original structure. The church’s education building was constructed in 1959. The Methodist Church is part of the Northern Illinois Conference, and as a strong community member houses groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and in addition leases space to the New
Adventures Learning and Child Care Center. The single largest ministry of the church, however, is its food pantry. Combining resources with the Chicago Food Depository, the pantry provides nourishment to 150 families per week through the efforts of its volunteer staff which includes many members of the church. For more information about the open house or any of the UMW activities or missions, call 708448-6682. —Submitted by Gloria K. Laas
Doorn is back – this time as fitness boss Photo by Tim Hadac
Susan Marie’s Sewing Center holds machines drawing amid two-day sale Evergreen Park resident Pauline Jurney (right) stands near a new Bernina sewing machine similar to the one she purchased last Friday from Susan Marie’s Sewing Center, 6515 W. 127th St., Palos Heights. Helping her celebrate is store owner Susan Haas, who presided over a two-day sale last week that included a drawing for three Bernette sewing machines. The family-owned business has served the sewing and quilting needs of people for more than a decade. The store is home to a regular schedule of classes for people of all skill levels.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Debra Doorn, 25, returns to Smith Village as its new fitness coordinator. Two years ago, she worked as assistant fitness coordinator for the continuing care retirement community at 2320 W. 113th Place in Chicago’s Southside Beverly neighborhood. She succeeds Martina Wessels, Smith’s first fitness coordinator who worked in this capacity for four years. Wessels and her family moved to Wisconsin for her husband’s career and to be closer to her family. Doorn helps numerous older adults achieve personalized functional and fitness goals by taking into account their specific medical conditions. She regards building relationships with residents as the most important part of her job, whether this involves organizing bean bag tournaments or assessing exercise needs. “Working here doesn’t feel like a job. I always enjoy talking to the residents and getting to know them,” said Doorn, who worked at Holland Home in South Holland before returning to Smith
Village. During the last month, for instance, resident Bob Mueller welcomed back Doorn, even offering her golfing tips after learning she had taken up the sport. Doorn helps residents cultivate balance, flexibility, endurance and strength. She conducts personal monthly and annual assessments that guide adjustments in exercise routines. With her assistant Justina Van Dyk she teaches balance classes and assists residents with regular workout routines. She also leads brain fitness classes, which challenge residents with interactive games. Like Wessels, Doorn graduated from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. While attending Illiana Christian High School, she played basketball, soccer and volleyball. She also ran cross-country. “I once thought I would train young athletes to be bigger, stronger, better. But when I first worked at Smith Village, I fell in love with the seniors,” she says. “It’s been very gratifying to help
Debra Doorn some achieve what they thought was impossible. “In some cases, a person might think they will never walk easily after surgery. What we do together definitely makes a difference. Our goal is to ensure residents enjoy the benefits of moving about with ease and confidence so they can remain independent and enjoy doing the things they’ve always done.” Doorn grew up in Northwest Indiana. She lives in Oak Forest with her husband, Brian, and their dog, a boxer named Diesel. —Submitted by Smith Village
Death Notice Ernest S. Gregory Ernest S. Gregory, 90, of Palos Hills died Aug. 12 at home. Visitation was Monday at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home in Palos Hills and the funeral was Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church. Interment was at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Mr. Gregory was survived by Loretta (née Bucher) and children Douglae (Merrilie), Bradley, Kurth and Amy (Steve) Frankel. He was born in Chicago, was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and worked as a building engineer with Crooks Terminal Warehouse in Bedford Park.
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12 Tough spot 13 Tina of “Date Night” 21 Abbr. for the nameless? 22 Shipping route 25 Patronize 26 Jet legend 27 Danish seaport 28 Moseys 29 Compass point? 30 Venezia’s land 31 Innocents 32 Foil kin 35 Deli slicing request 39 Old salt 41 More than suspected 42 Colony residents 43 Sat (down) ungracefully 44 Hang out in the hammock 49 USAF E-6’s 50 Question before “Yeah, you!” 52 ‘Vette roof option 53 Pear remnant 54 “Yay, me!” 55 Neck and neck 56 Hole on the green 57 Static jolt 58 Skater Midori 59 Swig
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
SCHOOLS / FEATURES
CLampus eaders
Photo by Jeff Vorva
Busy bakers Members of the St. Helen bakers were busy selling treats at Greekfest over the weekend in Palos Hills.
Bulletin Board Dorn and Glen Oaks to host “Reading Night” Fundraiser Dorn and Glen Oaks Elementary schools in Hickory Hills, are sponsoring a “Back to School Reading Night” fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Orland Park. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4 at the bookstore, 160 Orland Park Place. The schools will host a number of events, including LEGO stations, crafts, face-painting and a Teachers’ Readers Theater. There will also be cupcake decorating and a book fair where the schools will receive a percentage of the sale of most items, including food and drink. Gift cards and e-book sales are not part of the fundraiser. This is the first time the schools have combined forces for a reading night event. Individuals interested in participating in the fundraiser but can’t attend that night can still support the schools by using an online code to buy books and other materials from Barnes & Noble. The online code is 11418449 and is good on items purchased between Thursday, Sept. 4 and Tuesday, Sept. 9. St. Louis de Montfort Selected as Caritas Scholarship School St. Louis de Montfort School, 8840 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Lawn, has been selected by the Archdiocese of Chicago to participate in the 2014-15 Caritas Scholarship Program. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, 2 million dollars has annually been devoted to funding Catholic school scholarships in selected schools throughout the Archdiocese. St. Louis de Montfort was selected in the 2013-14 pilot year to participate in the Caritas program and, given successful results, remains a Caritas Scholarship School for the upcoming school year. Through the new program, families enrolling at the school are eligible to receive up to 50 percent off their tuition costs for the school year. The program is designed to attract new families to the school and to make Catholic education affordable for parents. The school offers a STEM program, engineering classes onsite, Polish and Spanish foreign language programs, Mathletics, Super Kids Literacy, technology classes taught in a new lab, free after school tutoring,
before and after care services, daily hot lunch options, Accelerated Math, Advanced Placement classes, Learning Resource programs and an Honor Scholars program. All new families are eligible to apply for the Caritas Scholarship. Interested families should contact the school office to inquire at 599-5781. St. Louis de Montfort School expands Preschool Program St. Louis de Montfort School, 8840 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Lawn, is expanding its three and four-year-old preschool program for the 2014-15 school year. Both half and full day classes will be available at the school ranging from two to five days per week, depending upon the parent’s need. The school is a center for early literacy as part of the Rowland Reading Foundation’s Super Kids initiative and will be the first preschool in the area to pilot engineering classes in both the three and four-year-old preschool classrooms as part of the school’s new STEM program. Preschool students will also have the choice to learn either Spanish or Polish for their foreign language instruction. New to the preschool will also be SMART Board interactive white boards in both classrooms. For a limited time, the school is also issuing guaranteed acceptance vouchers for all students currently placed on public school preschool waiting lists. A limited number of openings are available in both the three and four-year-old programs, so prospective parents should call the school office at 599-5781. St. Louis de Montfort School announces new Polish Classes When students at St. Louis de Montfort School, 8840 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Lawn, return to school on Aug. 25, they will find a new opportunity waiting. Polish language classes will now be offered as part of the curriculum for the 2014-15 school year. Students in preschool through eighth grade will be given an option between participating in the school Spanish program, or the new Polish program, both of which will be offered on a weekly basis at the elementary school. Both programs will offer geography, cultural and foreign language acquisition lessons. Students at the junior high level will have access to the Ro-
setta Stone software for school and home use. The school is currently accepting registration for the new school year. Scholarships of 50 percent off are available for qualifying new families. For more information, call the school office at 599-5781. *** Local School Supply Lists now available on TeacherLists.com Parents from local schools should be aware that all of the schools supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com, the National School Supply Lists Directory. With just one or two clicks, parents can find all of their 2014 lists and get a head start on their school shopping. Parents can print their lists, or for the first time, look up their lists right on their smart phones in store aisles. Unlike most school websites, the TeacherLists site is completely optimized for mobile use. Participating schools include: • Southeast Elementary, Evergreen Park, • St Alexander School, Palos Heights, • St Patricia School, Hickory Hills, and • St. Linus School, Oak Lawn. Complete details and all the lists are available at www.teacherlists.com
Bogan High School
The Bogan High School Class of 1974 is hosting a reunion from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park. Appetizers and an open bar will be available. For more information check the reunion website at bogan1974.com, or contact Laura Thorp O’Connor atleaveittolaura@comcast.net
Chicago Christian
Chicago Christian High School, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights, will be hosting two events for alumni and their families and friends during the month of September. The first event will be an alumni trivia night which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 in the Will Slager gymnasium. This event is not just for alumni, family and friends are also invited. Each team will consist of eight to 10 members, and will have their own table. Each team should consist of at least two alumni. Par(Continued on page 9)
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Elizabeth Scanlon of Evergreen Park was named to the dean’s list at University of Rhode Island in Kingston. To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The University of Rhode Island announced that more than 4,000 undergraduates have qualified for the spring dean’s list. The students represent all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, many other states and more than a dozen countries. More than half of the students are Rhode Islanders. *** James Haney of Oak Lawn was named to the Lake Forest College dean’s list for the 20132014 academic year. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved distinguished academic records. It is compiled at the end of each academic year. To be selected for this honor, a student must have attained a grade point average of at least 3.60 for two consecutive semesters. Haney is a graduate of Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,600 students representing 47 states and 81 countries. *** This fall, the University of Dayton will welcome one of the largest, most academically prepared and diverse classes in school history with 2,200 first-year students. The University exceeded all enrollment goals and received a record 16,918 applications for the 2014-15 academic year. At 59 percent, the overall selectivity remains competitive, including more than 1,000 out-of-state students and nearly 200 international students. The following local students will attend the University of Dayton in the fall as a part of this recordbreaking incoming class. Thomas Inzinga, Kalie O’Donnell, Conor Tunney, Nora Keaty, and Margaret Daniels, all of Evergreen Park. James Gallagher of Oak Lawn will also be a part of the incoming class.
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Richards High School freshmen write letters to themselves during the first day of school. They wrote about their expectations for the year ahead, including their grades, teachers, and the social environment at Richards.
It’s a read-letter day as Richards freshmen open their high school careers Years ago, freshmen started high school with no orientation: They showed up the first day of the year with returning students, learned the layout of the building on the fly, and tried to unravel the mystery of opening lockers. For most, anxiety haunted freshmen in the weeks before. Today most schools take a different approach. Richards High School, for example, started the new school year recently with a day just for freshmen. They toured the building, walked through their academic schedules twice, met teachers, learned from the school’s senior leaders, worked out any issues with lockers, and had some fun.
They also wrote letters to themselves. Each freshman wrote about academic goals, expectations about attending school with older students, and what they anticipate from their new teachers. “You might not realize it, but you’re going to grow a lot through the course of this year. It will be interesting to look back and see what your mindset was on the first day of school,” teacher Luke Pyzik told his workroom students. Next spring, the freshmen will open the letters to see if reality matched their first day notions about life at Richards. — Submitted by School District 218
MVCC Hall of Fame members named The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation has selected seven alumni to be inducted into its new Alumni Hall of Fame. The inaugural inductees will be installed at a reception in November and will return to the campus at least once within the year to be a guest speaker at an event or participate in a student engagement activity. Community members who knew of a candidate submitted their nominations to the Foundation last spring. Selection criteria included: credit or noncredit coursework at Moraine Valley (degree completion was not required), success within their chosen field or profession and a positive impact made on the community through volunteerism and leadership. Seven winners were selected from a pool of 14 nominations: • Elaine Echols, of Calumet Park, Illinois, earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice in 2007. She is a volunteer court-appointed special advocate for the Cook County Juvenile Court and a community representative for the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County Policy Council.
• Michelle Gerrity, of Dublin, Ohio, earned an Associate of Science degree in 2009. She is an engineer for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., and is involved with the local Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics initiative, tutoring inner-city kids in science and math. • James Hofer, of Oceanside, California, earned Associate of Science and an Associate of Applied Science in Nondestructive Evaluation degrees in 1987. He is president of Aerohoff Inspection Services and is a senior nondestructive testing engineer at Boeing. He also coaches soccer, football, softball, and little league. • Dr. Laura M. MartinezAversano, of New Lenox, Illinois, attended Moraine Valley from 1994 to 1995. She is the owner and dentist at Manhattan Dental Care. She also volunteers in her community and participates in Operation Care Package to benefit troops. • Mark Patoska, of Blue Island, Illinois, earned an Associate in Science degree in 2007. He is a senior research associate at the Civic Federation. He served in the U.S. Navy during Operation Enduring Freedom and was a
Blue Island alderman for one term. • Jeffrey Swoboda, of Elgin, Illinois, attended Moraine Valley from 1988 to 1990. He is the chief at the Elgin Police Department. He is a graduate of the National Academy at the FBI and has received leadership training at Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame. • Mark Weber, of Chicago, earned an Associate of Science degree in 2003. He is a manager at Accenture. He was a member of the Moraine Valley Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2012 and is an avid runner and trekker. “The Hall of Fame has been created to celebrate the accomplishments Moraine Valley alums have made in their careers and respective communities,” said Kari Pantol, assistant director of the Foundation. “We are excited to share these successes with current students, faculty, staff, and our community.” The Foundation plans to induct five to eight alumni every year and will be asking for nominations in spring 2015. Information will be available at morainevalley. edu/alumni. — Submitted by Moraine Valley Communitiy College
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Twelve grand to the good POW-R Sertoma Club member (left) Kevin Michaels, Mike Michau and Frank Tomecek present a donation of $12,000 to Sertoma Centre Executive Director, Gus van den Brink. The money will assist Sertoma Centre in providing day programs, residential services and employment training for individuals with physical, developmental and mental disabilities. POW-R Sertoma Club represents communities that include Palos Area, Orland Park, Worth and Chicago Ridge.
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Freshmen Day at Shepard welcomes newbies to campus Shepard High School administrators and teachers welcomed the Class of 2018 with Freshman Day, an event designed to make new students feel welcome and worry free. Freshmen completed two different rotations of their academic schedules to gain familiarity with the building. They met with administrators to talk about behavioral expectations, while counselors outlined graduation requirements and summarized the many forms of academic help at Shepard.
New students also participated in an activities and athletics fair. Shepard configured its gym like a trade show, allowing freshmen to talk with older students, coaches, and club sponsors about the extracurricular options. Left, Shepard High School teacher and assistant speech coach Jason Nisavic talks with students, enticed by candy, as they sign up to join the speech team. At right, teacher Jennifer Klein talks with Shepard High School freshmen about Leo Club, an organization affiliated with the Worth Lions Club that sponsors a wide variety of service opportunities.
Bulletin Board (Continued from page 8) ticipants should bring their own snacks and refreshments. Prizes will be awarded for the top two teams. There is no cost for the evening. The second event will take place starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 where Chicago Christian High School will be hosting an alumni tent for the homecoming football game. The alumni tent will be set up behind the end zone for all alumni and their families. There is no cost for admission to the tent. Chicago Christian will also be giving away an autographed new Chicago Bear Jared Allen football. For more information on either of these events, contact Tim Schnyders at tschnyders@ swchristian.org
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Employers Needed For Moraine Valley Fall Job And Internship Fair Employers from all industries who have position openings are needed for Moraine Valley Community College’s Fall Job and Internship Fair Thursday, Oct. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. The fair will be in the Moraine
Business and Conference Center, Building M, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Employer check-in is at noon, and the employer luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. The Fall Job and Internship Fair is a prime opportunity for employers to recruit diverse students, alumni and community members to fulfill employment needs, including hourly or salary jobs, and paid or non-paid internships. Commission-only positions and undisclosed third party recruiting will not be included. The registration fee is $100 for a six-foot table and lunch for two recruiters. Registration forms and payment are due by Friday, Oct. 3. The form can be downloaded from the college’s website at morainevalley.edu/ jrc. Space is limited. For more information about the fair or other events, call the Job Resource Center at 9745313, or visit the website. Moraine Valley Accepting Business Champion Award Nominations Moraine Valley Community College’s Corporate, Community and Continuing Education sub-
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Swinging for Peace The Swing for Peace softball event takes place on Sunday, Sept. 14 at Queen of Peace High School. Join the co-ed team or the women’s team. This is a 21 and over event. All proceeds from this event will go toward enhancements to the athletic program. The entry fee will include a t-shirt and food. The registration is at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. start. Individual registration before Aug. 31 is $35. Individual registration after is $40. The team registration (maximum 15 players) before Aug. 31 is $400. The team registration after is $480. For more information visit our website at www.queenofpeacehs.org/events.
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division is seeking nominations for its 2014 Business Champion Awards. Nominations are being accepted through Monday, Sept. 1 for awards in the following categories: • Training and Development—businesses that make a significant investment in their workforce by encouraging lifelong learning. • Sustainability—businesses committed to reducing their ecological footprint by incorporating environmentally sustainable practices. • Excellence in Government— a leader who demonstrates the foresight to create a healthy community. • Philanthropy—a business or individual who demonstrates outstanding philanthropic contributions. • Entrepreneur/Small Business Person of the Year—individuals or no more than three partners who operate a small business with a two-year track record and show continued growth. • Women in Business/Leadership Award—a leading woman of influence in business with five to 10 years of professional experience. • Innovation—Compelling idea, product or service that demonstrates significant benefit to users and addresses market needs. • Individuals and businesses can be nominated for as many award categories for which they qualify, but they can only win in one category. Entries must include a nomination form, a short biography, and a brief description of the business or individual and why they are being nominated. Self-nominations are accepted. The awards will be presented at the 19th annual Business Champion Awards—Stars of the Southwest Suburbs on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the college’s Moraine Business and Conference Center. The program recognizes the valuable contributions businesses and their advocates make to the economic development of Chicago’s southwest suburbs. Nomination forms can be downloaded at morainevalley. edu/ccce. For more information or to submit a nomination, call Sue Ryerson at 974-5433, or email her at ryerson@morainevalley.edu
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Sandburg basketball players Teddy Kotsogiannis and Niko Kogionis, both of Orland Park, and Stagg volleyball player John Kladis help out with cooking duties at Greekfest over the weekend in Palos Hills.
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Band camp signals a new school year Before most of their peers even think about the new school year, marching band members from Shepard High School were putting in eight-hour days preparing for the coming competitive season. Band camp signals the start of a new school year. For a week, the Marching Astros arrived early and stayed late to learn the new field show they will perform at halftime of home football games and at marching competitions in the fall. Refining the field show takes time. Band director Christopher Pitlik and the assistant instructors need band camp to jump start the process of getting 100 teenagers to learn new music, step in time, and move cohesively to create the desired visual effect. This year, the Shepard band will perform a field show titled “iSpy.” It will feature music from “Mission: Impossible,” “Skyfall,” “Bond the Incredible,” and “Spies in the Night.” At right, marching Astros study their drill sheets while learning the new field show.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Notes Evergreen Park
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The Evergreen Park Public Library is located at 9400 S. Troy Ave. For more information, or to register for a program, call 4228522. *** Ongoing: Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy, is hosting a book drive and accepting donations of used hardcover books, paperbacks, music CDs, videos, and DVDs. The library cannot accept magazines, encyclopedias, or textbooks, nor can a donation be picked up. pick up your donation. Donors are asked to remove the hard covers and recycle them in the green and yellow bin in the library parking lot. For more information call 422-8522. *** Photo by Jeff Vorva Ongoing: The Evergreen Park on the Worth Days carnival Tuesday. Public Library is asking residents to share their time, talents or hobbies with the library. Volunteering gives individuals the opportunity to enrich the quality of life in the community by investing in the public library. There are opportunites to fill an employment gap, enhance personal growth, earn service hours, and meet dents with proof of residency and band The Lounge Puppets will new people. Adult and teen volunteers per$5 for non-residents. Children un- perform from 9 p.m.-midnight. der 16 and active military personSaturday’s attractions include form a variety of tasks so that nel and seniors 60 and older with a classic car show from noon-4 more resources can be directed ID are free. p.m., an exhibition by the Animal toward library materials, serFree parking is available at the Welfare Society from 1-5 p.m. and vices, and programs. All that is required is a positive attitude and Worth Village Hall Metra lot, 7112 a magic show from 6-7 p.m. W. 111th St. Shuttle bus service Country band Bittersweet will a willingness to give back to our from the lot to the fest grounds take the stage from 6:30-8:30 p.m. community. will be available from 5 p.m.-mid- followed by popular rock cover band Interested residents will need to schedule a meeting with Volunnight on Friday and Saturday and Infinity from 9 p.m.-midnight. 4-10:30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday’s festivities include the teer Coordinator Kay O’Connor, Mega passes good for unlimited Worth Days parade at noon and by calling, or emailing volunteer@ carnival rides throughout the four- a variety of performances on the evergreenparklibrary.org. Green Hills day fest are on sale for $40 until kids’ stage from 2:30-8 p.m. 3 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Worth Park The main stage will feature The Green Hills Public Library District. Passes will be available Classic Blast, a group of classi- is located at 8611 W. 103rd St., for $50 at the carnival midway. cally trained musicians who play Palos Hills. For more informaThe fest kicks off on Thursday rock music, from 3:30-6:30 p.m., tion, or to register for a program, with carnival rides. followed by the Hat Guys, who call the information desk at 598On Friday, the Kids’ Zone opens perform music from several genres 8446, Ext. 120. Registration may also be available online at greenand Jaywalkers take the stage and decades, from 7-10 p.m. from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to perform A fireworks show will conclude hillslibrary.org. The Library will a mix of classic, southern and the festival at approximately 9:15 be closed Monday, Sept. 1 for the Labor Day holiday. blues rock favorites. Rock cover p.m.
Worth Days celebrates th village’s 100 anniversary By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Worth Days is always a good time, but this year’s celebration has special significance because it celebrates the village’s 110th anniversary. This also is the first year that the four-day festival will be run by the Worth Park District rather than the village. The fest runs from Thursday through Sunday adjacent to the Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave. Hours are: 5-10 p.m. Thursday; 5 p.m.-midnight Friday; noon-midnight Saturday and 1-10:30 p.m. Sunday. As always, the event will feature plenty of live entertainment, food, a beer garden, carnival and numerous of attractions for children. Admission is $3 for Worth resi-
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: Chicago Ridge Park District has a vacant Tiny Tot position available at the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham St.. The position will be Monday through Friday each week. The shift time is from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. The applicant must want to work with children. For more information, call Dominic Malitoat the Freedom Activity Center at 636-4900. *** Immediately: The Chicago Ridge Park District has openings for our Tiny Tot Preschool program. This preschool is for ages 3 to 5 years of age. The school year runs from Sept. 2 through May 14. The 3 year olds have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and 4 and 5 year olds have class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to noon. For more information, call Dominic Malito at 636-4900, or stop by the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham St. *** Aug. 27: The Vinyasa “Flow” Yoga class is taught by Kelly McKimson-Rhodes, a certified yoga teacher trained at Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School in Chicago from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham St. The cost of the class is $40 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. For more information, call 636-4900. 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. The class is set to fun, upbeat music and ends with peaceful relaxation. All levels are welcome. *** Aug. 27 through Oct. 1: 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. The class is set to fun, upbeat music and ends with peaceful relaxation. All levels are welcome. Kelly McKimson-Rhodes is a certified yoga teacher trained at a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School in Chicago. She will instruct the class from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The fee is $40 for residents and $50 for
non-residents. Class will meet at the Freedom Activity Center, 6252 W. Birmingham St. *** Ongoing: Chicago Ridge residents are invited to visit Ball Fore Miniature Golf Course and Batting Cages, 6701 W. 107th St. Ball Fore has a championship level miniature golf course and six batting cages where batters can choose their own speeds and select either baseball or softball. There is also a concession stand serving hot and cold items featuring: slushies, dippin’ dots, baseball helmet soft serve ice cream, pizza, nachos and much more. The hours at Ball Fore are Monday through Friday from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. *** Ongoing: The Chicago Ridge Park District is taking team registration for 4th through 8th grade boys basketball and girls volleyball leagues. For registration information, please call 708423-3959 or visit our website www.chicagoridgeparks.com. *** Ongoing: Chicago Ridge Park District is offering Park and Pad Time for 3 to 5 year olds at the Lily Pad, 6246 Birmingham St. If it rains, class will be held inside the Freedom Activity Center. The class is being held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 15 through Aug. 7. The fee is $70 for residents, and $80 for non-residents. *** Note: The Chicago Ridge Park District is offering a discount special of any two yoga classes for $65 for residents and $85 for non-residents.
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 evergreenpark-ill.com. *** The camp for 4 and 5 year old will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and fee will be $55. The camp for ages 5 and older will be held from 9 a.m. until noon and the fee will be $95. *** 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. *** 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: The Oak Lawn Park District is taking a customer service survey to find out how better to serve residents. For more information, call the park district’s administrative office, or visit olparks.com. Those taking the survey can be entered into a raffle for a chance to win one Community Theatre gift certificate good for two free admissions to one 2014 — 2015 production. *** Sept. 19: The Oak Lawn Park District Stony Creek Restaurant and Banquet Facility, 5850 W. 103rd St., invites ladies only to enjoy a night of beauty, shopping, and light appetizers from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $12 per person and all participants must be 21 years or older. Ladies are invited to browse the wares of various local vendors that include skincare products, jewelry, purses, and more. A cash bar is available. For more information, or to reserve a seat, call 857-2433. *** Ongoing: Registration is currently being accepted for the Oak Lawn Park District’s Preschool classes. Registration will be accepted until classes are full. For more information on payment plans, or on preschool classes, please contact David MacDonald at 857-2200, ext. 2604. Learn as you Grow I and Playschool is for 3-year-olds. Sessions are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m., or 12 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, September through December and January through May 2015. Learn As You Grow I will be held at the Little White Building, 9514 S. 54th Ave., and Playschool will be held at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St. The fee is $670 for residents and $752 for non-residents. There are three payment options available and a $50 non-refundable deposit is included in the fee. Learn as you Grow II and Prep School is for 4-year-olds. Sessions (Continued on page 12)
*** Aug. 21: The Teen Candy Bash is for those teens who need a pickme-up for the end-of-summer blues. Teens are invited to join the library staff for an evening of candy fun. Participants will play different candy-themed games, make candy kabobs, and more at 6 p.m. Registration is required and is limited to 25 teens. Registration is available online. *** Aug. 22: Family Movie Time presents “Muppets Most Wanted” at 4:30 p.m. at the Green Hills Public Library. Everyone gets popcorn and lemonade. All ages are welcome. *** Aug. 26: Tweens, ages 10 to 13, are invited for a “Minute to Win It,” when they come to the Green Hills Public Library at 4:30 p.m. Participants will battle their friends in a series of 60-second challenges. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required and limited to 25. Registration is available online. *** Aug. 27 or Aug. 28: Children ages 5 and older are invited to learn the painting craft when they make a splash when painting their own ceramic fish. This program will be held at 6 p.m. both days. Registration is required and limited to 30 per session. Due to high demand, the library is offering this program on two separate dates. Registration is limited to only one of the dates. Registration is available online. *** September: Green Hills Public Library District residents are being urged to sign up for library card. They can use it as an allaccess pass: enjoy free streaming music and video on Freegal, learn another language on Mango Languages, or simply check out that bestseller they have wanted to read. Individuals wanting to sign up should bring in a valid picture ID, and a piece of mail with their current Hickory Hills or Palos Hills address and present it to a librarian at the circulation desk. *** September — October: The Green Hills Public Library District’s Friends of the Library is hosting a sign for this non-profit organization that helps support the library’s vision. The library relies on many facets of this organization to provide unique opportunities for its constituents. In the past, the Friends have purchased furniture for the library, covered expenses for educational trips to The Plant Chicago and Heritage Prairie Farm, and more. The members also volunteer in the Friends Bookstore, which helps raise funds for the library and makes secondhand materials easily available to everyone. Individual membership is $5 and family memberships are $10. Cash
or checks are accepted. Please visit the Circulation Desk for a membership form. Those joining by Friday, Oct. 31 will be able to take part in the Friends’ annual fall program Thursday, Nov. 6. *** Sept. 3: The Green Hills Public Library supplies the Legos, children in kindergarten through fifth grade supply the imagination and building-skills. Due to limited space, patrons are asked to only attend either the afternoon, or evening session, at 2:30 or 4:30 p.m. Registration is required and limited to 30. Registration is available online. *** Sept. 4: The Prairie Godmothers will show patrons how to make natural household cleaners that are better for individuals and the environment by using simple ingredients at 7 p.m. This demonstration includes recipes to try out at home. Registration is required. Registration is available online. *** Sept. 9 and 10: AARP and the Green Hills Public Library are offering a two-part class, AARP members and others can learn how to handle driving challenges and operate a vehicle more safely. The class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. The fee is collected on the first day of class. The class will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. *** Sept. 10: Children ages 6 to 8 can enjoy Green Time with Miss Emily at 6:30 p.m. Participants will hear nature themed stories and participate in nature themed activities. *** Sept. 11: South Side Seniors will watch “Heaven is for Real” at 10 a.m. in the South Side room. Refreshments will be served. *** Sept. 12: The Green Hills Public Library Family Movie Time will be showing “Rio 2” at 4:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to the library for popcorn and lemonade as they watch the movie. *** Sept. 16: Teens, 13 to 17, are welcome to the Green Hills Public Library to participate in some D.I.Y. crafting at 6 p.m. Participants will be making stained glass candle votive holders using tissue paper, modge-podge, paper punches, and more. Tuesday, September 16 at 6 p.m. Registration is required and limited to 25. Registration is available online. *** Sept. 17: The Pokémon Club will come to order at 6 p.m. Participants are invited to come to the Green Hills Public Library to
load up to three songs each week, as well as stream three hours each day at no direct cost. Patrons can get started at greenhillslibrary. org, or download the free app for their smartphones. *** Ongoing: Green Hills Public Library District is the first library in the state of Illinois to offer Freegal Movies and Television. This new service offers access to streaming movies and television content. Library patrons are able to access thousands of video selections from major content suppliers conveniently on their personal computer, or portable device. Patrons wanting to get started, should visit greenhillslibrary.org. Those needing assistance, should visit the Information Desk, or call ext. 120.
meet and battle other Pokémon fans. Participants should bring their Nintendo DS, games, trading cards, books, and anything else Pokémon that they would like to share and discuss. *** Sept. 18: The Green Hills Public Library is bringing three members of the Cosley Zoo to its patrons at 6 p.m. Animals with feathers, webbed feet, hooked beaks, and more will be present. Participants will uncover amazing bird features as they meet three very different animals from Cosley Zoo. All ages are welcome and registration is required. Register all those attending the event. Registration is available online. *** Ongoing: Patrons can subscribe to Green Hills Public Library mailing list at greenhillslibrary.org for all of the latest announcements about the library. *** Ongoing: Patrons interested in their family history can visit the library and gain free access to Ancestry.com Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online. For more information, visit greenhillslibrary.org, or call the Information Desk at ext. 120.
Participants should check building signage for the room number. For more info, call 708-529-9028, or visit cineversegroup.blogspot.com *** CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s free weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will explore the 2000 dark drama “Requiem For a Dream.” (The group will meet from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Participants should check building signage for the room number. For more info, call 708-529-9028, or visit cineversegroup.blogspot.com *** Immediately: Registration is underway for the Friends of the Oak Lawn Public Library trip to the Sanfilippo Estate on Thursday, Sept. 11. The day starts with a stop at the Fisher Nut Outlet in Elgin, followed by lunch at Chessie’s Restaurant in Barrington — well-known for its vintage 1900’s Pulman dining car. Lastly, it’s off to the famous San Phillip Estates and a guided tour of the grounds and expensive home of John B. Sanfilippo. There is a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 56 individuals allowed on the trip. Trip goers will departs at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. The cost is $86 for Friends’ members and $91 for others. Friends’ members must present a current membership card, or receipt to receive the $5 discount. There is a two ticket limit per person. Trips sponsored by the Friends are not wheelchair accessible. For more information about this and other Friends programs, call the library, or visit the library’s web site. John B. Sanfilippo & Son built an empire out of working for pea-
*** Ongoing: New voters and those needing to change their name or address can stop by the library. There are several staff members on-site that are able to register patrons to vote. Patrons can visit, or call the library to check for staff availability. *** Ongoing: The latest update to Freegal Music allows Green Hills Public Library District patrons increased access to over 6 million songs from 85 different countries. Registered cardholders can down-
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. The library is closed Monday, Sept. 1 for the Labor Day holiday. *** The Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., is planning for the future and the library is in the final year of its current longrange plan. The board and staff are now starting the process of gathering a broad range of ideas and perspectives to generate a new strategic plan. Survey feedback from the community is needed to guide the Library’s collection development and services. Patrons are asked to tell library officials and staff members what they like and offer improvements to make the Oak Lawn Public Library even better. The survey can be taken at oaklawnlibrary.org. Patrons who complete the survey are eligible to be entered into a drawing for an iPad Mini, donated by the Friends of the Library). Those taking the survey must provide name and e-mail address at the end of the survey, to be qualified. The survey closes Tuesday, Sept. 30. For more information, call 4224990, or visit the library web site. *** CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s free weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will explore the 2011 French/Canadian drama “Monsieur Lazhar.” The group will meet from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday at Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn.
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CONSUMER / FEATURES
Real estate group joins brokerage network Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the real estate brokerage network operated by HSF Affiliates LLC, announced that Prudential Biros Real Estate has joined the network and will operate as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Biros Real Estate. The brokerage, which is locally owned and operated, joins a growing roster of affiliates that have joined the network since September. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices now counts more than 31,000 agents and 919 offices in 46 states. Biros Real Estate was established by Broker/Owner Bill Biros in 1982. The company is well known in Chicago and the southwest suburbs for its quality agents and customer service. Biros said the brand transition will help his company increase its stature in the area. “Joining a Submitted photo brand inspired by Berkshire Ha- Mayor Jim Sexton, in suit, joins the celebration after the announcement that Prudential Biros Real thaway, one of the world’s most Estate has joined the network and will operate as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Biros Real Estate. trusted and respected companies, Earl Lee, CEO of HSF Affiliates, provides us with terrific resources, vice. “Our new brand is fresh, vices’ Global Network Platform – a support and possibilities,” he said. forward-thinking and one of the robust suite of real estate tools congratulated Biros Real Estate “The future looks bright for us as best stories to come along in real and resources – plus professional on its Berkshire Hathaway HomeBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices estate,” he said. “We are proud to education, business consultation Services affiliation. “Bill and his bring Berkshire Hathaway Home- and the exclusive Luxury Collec- team are the local-market experts Biros Real Estate.” Biros added that real estate Services to Evergreen Park and tion program for high-end listings. and serve their clients well,” Lee Clients will appreciate the real said. “We’re happy they are movconsumers will seek out Berkshire surrounding communities.” With the transition, Biros Real estate tools and information avail- ing forward with us.” Hathaway HomeServices’ cabernet —Submitted by and cream yard signs as symbols Estate’s agents gain access to able through the brokerage’s new Biros Real Estate of trust, integrity and quality ser- Berkshire Hathaway HomeSer- website, www.birosrealestate.com.
What’s smarter — paying off debts or investing? It probably doesn’t happen as much as you’d like, but from time to time, you have some extra disposable income. When this happens, how should you use the funds? Assuming you have adequate emergency savings — typically, three to six months’ worth of living expenses — should you pay off debts, or fund your IRA or another investment account? There’s no one correct answer — and the priority of these options may change, depending on your financial goals. However, your first step may be to consider what type of debt you’re thinking of paying down with your extra money. For example, if you have a consumer loan that charges a high rate of interest — and you can’t deduct the interest payments from your taxes — you might conclude that it’s a good idea to get rid of this loan as quickly as possible. Still, if the loan is relatively small, and the payments aren’t really impinging on your monthly cash flow that much, you might
want to consider putting any extra money you have into an investment that has the potential to offer longer-term benefits. For instance, you might decide to fully fund your IRA for the year before tackling minor debts. (In 2014, you can contribute up to $5,500 to a traditional or Roth IRA, or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older.) When it comes to making extra mortgage payments, however, the picture is more complicated. In the first place, mortgage interest is typically tax deductible, which makes your loan less “expensive.” Even beyond the issue of deduct-
ibility, you may instinctively feel that it’s best to whittle away your mortgage and build as much equity as possible in your home. But is that always a smart move? Increasing your home equity is a goal of many homeowners — after all, the more equity you have in your home, the more cash you’ll get when you sell it. Yet, if your home’s value rises — which, admittedly, doesn’t always happen — you will still, in effect, be building equity without having to divert funds that could be placed elsewhere, such as in an investment. In this situation, it’s important to weigh your options. Do you want to lower your mortgage debts and possibly save on cumulative interest expenses? Or would you be better served to invest that money for potential growth or interest payments? Here’s an additional consideration: If you tied up most of your money in home equity, you may well lose some flexibility and liquidity. If you were to fall
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ill or lose your job, could you get money out of your home if your emergency savings fund fell short? Possibly, in the form of a home equity line of credit or a second mortgage, but if you were not bringing in any income, a bank might not even approve such a loan — no matter how much equity you have in your house. You may more easily be able to sell stocks, bonds or other investment vehicles to gain access to needed cash. Getting some extra money once in a while is a nice problem to have. Still, you won’t want to waste the opportunity — so, when choosing to pay down debts or put the money into investments, think carefully. Scott Johnson, CFP, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, 974-1965. Edward Jones does not provide legal advice. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.
Area Property Tran$fer$ Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.
ly, 9639 S Maplewood Ave, $122,000; Dempsey Richard to Duggan James J, 9901 S Central Park Ave, Unit# 2, $92,000; Nielsen Donna S Tr to Blaszak Joshua R, 2844 W 100th Pl, $147,000.
Chicago Ridge Reyes Lorena to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 10288 Southwest Hwy, Unit# 22D, $80,000; Pennymac Corp to Jablonska Beata, 9814 S Sayre Ave, Unit# 103, $41,500; Judicial Sales Corp to Corner Stone Prop LLC, 10520 Ridge Cove Dr, Unit# G2, $38,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Tarchala Ewa, 10944 S Central Ave, Unit# 109443B, $63,500.
Hickory Hills BSLB LLC to Ciczek Marzena, 9030 S 77th Ave, $90,000; Worst Marvin A Tr to Velasquesz Automatic Music Company Inc, Unknown, Unit# 7705, $225,000.
Evergreen Park Murray Patrick to Hagen Brian, 2909 W 99th St, $157,500; Johnson Joel E Sr Tr to Brady Sean M, 9557 S Sawyer Ave, $150,000; Silhan Jeffrey C to Ramirez Oscar, 9837 S Albany Ave, $170,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Reynolds Sean P, 10147 S Turner Ave, $295,000; Viktora Daniel Tr to Whitaker Kel-
Oak Lawn Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Dorman John, 9746 Melvina Ave, $45,000; US Bk to Goodyear Malinda Katherine, 5413 Otto Pl, $145,000; Dunnam Rebecca to Stone Fin LLC, 9020 Moody Ave, $240,000; Stone Fin LLC to Quiroz Salvador C, 9020 Moody Ave, $253,000; Meskill-Murrihy Catherine to Fasano Anthony J, 10400 Kedvale Ave, $220,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Basit Shoaib, 7001 96th St, $73,500; McGreal Martin to Gallagher Sean, 4605 106th St, $257,000; Kohn Jeffrey P to Salinas Maria A, 10040 Merton Ave, $67,000;
Talkin Poker Physical tells make it easy to spot an amateur The Internet generation of poker players has mixed feelings about live tells. Nobody would claim that they don’t exist or that it isn’t worth looking for them, but most online players are predominately concerned with ranges, math and betting patterns instead of blinks, twitches and hand movement. There are a few specific tells I search for when I’m scanning an opponent. But really, I’m looking for and asking myself one thing: Does my opponent seem comfortable? And every now and then, the question becomes: Does my opponent seem way too comfortable? Like no other big-money poker tournaments, the World Series of Poker attracts a huge swarm of recreational and inexperienced players. Many of these players aren’t
especially conscious about disguising their body language, and sometimes they give away enough that you can confidently alter your usual plan. There are a few specific clues you can scan for: glancing quickly at chips when the flop is fanned, an adjustment or rigidness in posture, pulling closer to the table after looking at cards, or even reaching for chips before the action gets to them. It’s remarkable how unaware people often are about what they communicate nonverbally. Some are so obvious, they might as well text us professionals their hole cards and save everyone’s time. I was playing a $1,500 no-limit event at the WSOP this summer, and with 8,000 in chips and 100200 blinds, a tight opponent made a raise to 450 from middle position. I called with Ac Jd on the cutoff, and the button and big blind both
Pender Charlotte M Tr to Karingada Robin T, 4500 W 93rd St, Unit# 3C, $115,000; Nelligan Pamela to Dybas Kevin, 11001 W 111th St, Unit# 1001306, $111,000; Cronin Sean R to Clifton Nola, 9120 Pulaski Rd, Unit# 1W9120, $80,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Knudsen Jason, 8825 51st Ave, $135,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Vidal Luis, 10910 Kilpatrick Ave, Unit# 1NE, $57,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to AT CHGO REMDL Inc, 9401 Tulley Ave, $119,500; Standard B&T Co Tr to Sanchez Carlos, 4521 99th Pl, $228,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Oros Viorel, 10936 S Knox Ave, $155,000; Fannie Mae to Olchowka Robert J, 4124 W 98th St, $5205, $34,000; Llobet Teresa D Tr to LlobetArce Jorge R, 9941 Mayfield Ave, $350,000; Skyline I Prop Mgmt Inc to Piccolo Posto LLC, 9828 Merton Ave, $92,000; Fannie Mae to Federal Natl Mtg Assn, 4754 W 101st St, Unit# 8C, $45,000.
Palos Hills Zbrzezniak Janusz Tr to Keller Jason, 8990 W 99th St, $415,000; Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Tilvikaite Grazina, 11123 S 84th Ave, Unit# 111232A, $50,000; Popp Eileen Adm to Angelvski Borce, 1 Cinnamon Creek Dr, Unit# 13S, $75,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Bondi Thomas R, 10550 S Vicky Ln, $226,000; Mazur Peter to Thompson Wendy M, 10541 Palos Pl, Unit# 10541B, $120,000; Morin Donna A to Barnickel Kate D, 11223 Cottonwood Dr, Unit# 31B, $130,000. Worth Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Zavala Juan, 10709 S Worth Dr, $95,000; Livolsi Carmelo to Ballazhi Shehi, 7409 Southwest Hwy, $400,000; Wheeler-Financial Inc to Big Pine Construction LLC, 7005 W 113th St, $100,000; TCF Natl Bk to Rodriguez-Valadez Dagoberto, 6550 W 108th St, $101,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Szeszycki Andrew, 11457 S Natchez Ave, $153,000.
By Tony Dunst called behind me. The flop came Ks 10h 8c, and all four of us checked. When the turn brought the Qd, I made the nut straight. After the big-blind checked, the initial raiser bet 600. I raised to 1,800 behind him, and after the button and big blind folded, the raiser called. The river brought an unfortunate Qs, and my opponent nearly jumped out of his chair when it landed. Within seconds he announced that he was all in and slid his chips into the middle. As I looked him over, he was basically dancing in his chair, and he made some speech suggesting that, “maybe I acted too fast.” He didn’t look comfortable so much as ecstatic, and my ace-high straight started shriveling up. Even without my opponents physical cues, this was probably a spot where I should release my
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TECHNO TALK By Steven Levy Wired.com
Siri-ious future for AI Siri’s inventors are building a radical new AI that does anything you ask
When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, the headlines were not about its speedy A5 chip or improved camera. Instead they focused on an unusual new feature: an intelligent assistant, dubbed Siri. At first Siri, endowed with a female voice, seemed almost human in the way she understood what you said to her and responded, an advance in artificial intelligence that seemed to place us on a fast track to the Singularity. She was brilliant at fulfilling certain requests, like “Can you set the alarm for 6:30?” or “Call Diane’s mobile phone.” And she had a personality: If you asked her if there was a God, she would demur with deft wisdom. “My policy is the separation of spirit and silicon,” she’d say. Over the next few months, however, Siri’s limitations became apparent. Ask her to book a plane trip and she would point to travel websites—but she wouldn’t give flight options, let alone secure you a seat. Ask her to buy a copy of Lee Child’s new book and she would draw a blank, despite the fact that Apple sells it. Though Apple has since extended Siri’s powers—to make an OpenTable restaurant reservation, for example—she still can’t do something as simple as booking a table on the next available night in your schedule. She knows how to check your calendar and she knows how to use OpenTable. But putting those things together is, at the moment, beyond her. Now a small team of engineers at a stealth startup called Viv Labs claims to be on the verge of realizing an advanced form of AI that removes those limitations. Whereas Siri can only perform tasks that Apple engineers explicitly implement, this new program, they say, will be able to teach itself, giving it almost limitless capabilities. In time, they assert, their creation will be able to use your personal preferences and a near-infinite web of connections to answer almost any query and perform almost any function. “Siri is chapter one of a much longer, bigger story,” says Dag Kittlaus, one of Viv’s cofounders. He should know. Before working on Viv, he helped create Siri. So did his fellow cofounders, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham. For the past two years, the team has been working on Viv Labs’ product—also named Viv, after the Latin root meaning live.
Their project has been draped in secrecy, but the few outsiders who have gotten a look speak about it in rapturous terms. “The vision is very significant,” says Oren Etzioni, a renowned AI expert who heads the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. “If this team is successful, we are looking at the future of intelligent agents and a multibillion-dollar industry.” Viv is not the only company competing for a share of those billions. The field of artificial intelligence has become the scene of a frantic corporate arms race, with Internet giants snapping up AI startups and talent. Google recently paid a reported $500 million for the UK deep-learning company DeepMind and has lured AI legends Geoffrey Hinton and Ray Kurzweil to its headquarters in Mountain View, California. Facebook has its own deep-learning group, led by prize hire Yann LeCun from New York University. Their goal is to build a new generation of AI that can process massive troves of data to predict and fulfill our desires. Viv strives to be the first consumer-friendly assistant that truly achieves that promise. It wants to be not only blindingly smart and infinitely flexible but omnipresent. Viv’s creators hope that someday soon it will be embedded in a plethora of Internetconnected everyday objects. Viv founders say you’ll access its artificial intelligence as a utility, the way you draw on electricity. Simply by speaking, you will connect to what they are calling “a global brain.” And that brain can help power a million different apps and devices. “I’m extremely proud of Siri and the impact it’s had on the world, but in many ways it could have been more,” Cheyer says. “Now I want to do something bigger than mobile, bigger than consumer, bigger than desktop or enterprise. I want to do something that could fundamentally change the way software is built.” Indeed, many things have to go right for Viv to make good on its founders’ promises. It has to prove that its code-making skills can scale to include petabytes of data. It has to continually get smarter through omnivorous learning. It has to win users despite not having a preexisting base like Google and Apple have. It has to lure developers who are already stressed adapting their wares to multiple platforms. And it has to be as seductive as Scarlett Johansson in Her so that people are comfortable sharing their personal information with a robot that might become one of the most important forces in their lives. The inventors of Siri are confident that their next creation will eclipse the first. But whether and when that will happen is a question that even Viv herself cannot answer. Yet.
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GUEST WHATIZIT? The WHATIZIT? wizards know their landmarks. Well, at the very least, they know their pizza. Another healthy dose of contestants were able easily guess that this week’s photo from Worth was of the Waldo Cooney pizza logo. The weasel-like Board of Directors didn’t figure to fool many people with that one, but they chose it because every time they hear the name “Waldo Cooney,” they start laughing like a bunch of teenage boys after flatulence. Little things amuse little minds. Anyway, the first piping hot correct answer came from Hickory Hills’ Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis. Obviously, we heard from Worth folks. Those from the village who receive extra toppings were Celeste Cameron, Ed Kremer, Russell and Linda Martin, Mary Kurdziel, Theresa and George Rebersky, Carol and Jerry Janicki, Robert Solner and E.J. Oahueke. Others who were supreme were Oak Lawn’s Jane Foley, Malina Zolna and Steve Rosenbaum, Evergreen Park’s Jan Merchantz and Henrietta Mysliwiec, Chicago Ridge’s Dan Higgins and Dana Oswald, Evergreen Park’s Vince Vizza, Hickory Hills’ Ken Osborne and Tom McAvoy and the Friday Night Ladies Poker, Gun and Pizza Club of Oak Lawn, Orland Park and Oak Forest. This week’s photo comes from Palos Hills’ Patricia Bailey, who tried to send it in three parts. But the Board of Directors were too stupid to figure out how to do that, so we went with one photo. The clue is that it sounds like the answer to an Irish riddle. Send those guesses to thereporter@comcast.net with WHATIZIT? on the subject line by Monday night. Don’t forget your name and hometown.
Supplements, healthy foods may prevent cancer, fight existing forms of the disease: physician In my last column, I spoke of how neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock questioned whether cancer behaved as a parasite and whether some conventional cancer treatment may actually cause inflammation, allowing cancer stem cells to deposit “seeds” in inflamed tissue. He also offered suggestions as to what supplements and foods are useful in preventing cancer and fighting existing cancers. We have throughout our bodies what are known as natural-killer cells. The idea is to keep them strong, enabling them to protect the immune system from invasion by disease, including cancer. In simple terms, you are what you eat. That theory was not acceptable for years by many physicians; however, it is now being more widely accepted. Doctors once said we get all the vitamins and nutrients we need from our food. That’s not true, especially the way some of us eat junk food. When Dr. Blaylock spoke of cancer as having a parasitic-type entrance to the blood system, he noted that weak immune systems were unable to fight the disease. He also
Mixing it up for good health By Dee Woods
suggestions is drinking green tea (white tea is even better) but at the time of publication, not many knew of the benefits of white tea. The EGCG compound in the tea is what helps the body. I personally have a friend who said the tea helped her fight the nausea and other negative effects of chemo, which by the way, was quite successful. She is healthy today. Green and white tea are great for maintaining good health. So, the message is to have your inflammation markers tested by your doctor. Dr. Blaylock also says that for those with existing cancer, you can follow the growth by having your doctor test an enzyme known as nagalase. There are additional tests. It’s best to watch and catch things early as it is possible. Many doctors don’t use some of the inflammation tests available because some insurance companies don’t pay unless the doctor can make a case for the tests. As usual, in everything available from the alternative side, it is always suggested to lay off sugar.
are also anti-inflammatory. The substance in curcumin that fights inflammation is known as meriva. When you purchase turmeric or turmeric phytosomes, they should contain meriva. Quercetin is in capers, onions, fennel, watercress, hot peppers, rutabagas, carob fiber, dill, cilantro, radishes, kale, buckwheat., broccoli, bilberry and a few other vegetables. The outer-most layers of red onions contain quercetin. Organically grown tomatoes have been shown to have high quality quercetin. Luteolin is found in basil, thyme parsley, celery and green peppers. As you can see, most of these things are best eate raw, but even though it’s one of my favorites, I couldn’t imagine eating rutabaga raw. Dee Woods column runs every Additionally, a book titled, “What To Eat If You Have Cancer,” is use- first and third week. She can be ful for helping patients. One of the reached at deewoods@comcast.net.
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No need for laxatives if you diet right
People in this country spend millions of dollars a year on laxatives and high-fiber cereals in an attempt to relieve constipation. The common thinking is that a lack of bulk in the diet is the cause of constipation, but this is only partly true. The other half of the truth is that constipation is caused by the bowels losing their muscular tone because they have not been supplied with the minerals required for them to function properly. Most longtime sufferers of constipation have lived for years on diets of white bread, meat and overcooked vegetables void of nutrients. These foods are low in fiber, vitamins and minerals, and essentially clog the bowels as grease and food particles can stop up a drain. They sit in the or create a unique cake. At the intestines stagnant and putrefying, same time, patrons can utilize the contributing to gas and the growth library’s print collection for musi- of harmful bacteria. cal scores or instruction, science information, and decorating or recipe books. They can stop by the second floor Reference Desk to (Continued from page 1) check out these brand new items. The library also has other items Described by Annette Armfor use by it’s patrons. strong, director of the Green • Reading Glasses for in-library Hills Library, as a do-it-yourself use — In response to patron re- project, the Little Free Library quests, the library now has read- is a tough competitor alongside ing glasses for patrons to use in the digital age. the building. All glasses will be “It really brings a sense of cleaned after each use. Magnifi- humanity back into the comcations will be available in 1.5x, munity,” she said at the city 2.0x and 3.0x. To check out these council meeting. glasses, go to the Help and ReferThe Little Free Library beence Desks. Patrons will be asked longs to everyone and you do to leave a library card, driver’s not need a library card to have license or state ID. access to the books. Neighbors, • Cell Phone Chargers — Con- friends and even people just serve Valet — If a patron is in passing by may use the library the library and needs a cell phone that offers a way to share physicharger, the Conserve Valet in the cal books. Beyond Books Collection will solve the dilemma. Each valet has two cell phone (USB) charger wires. For more information about this and other programs, please call (708) 422-4990 or visit the Library (Continued from page 10) at www.oaklawnlibrary.org. are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m., *** or 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Ongoing: Patrons can discover Wednesday and Friday, from a new language with the Mango September through December, Languages “Mango Complete” on- and January through May, 2015. line learning system. This service Learn as You Grow II will be held is free for all Oak Lawn Public at the Little White Building, 9514 Library patrons and is accessible S. 54th Ave. Prep School will be with an Oak Lawn Library card held at the Oak View Center, 4625 and an e-mail address. To use W. 110th St. Mango, visit www.oaklawnlibrary. The fee is $1,000 for residents org and click on “Learn a New and $1,124 for non-residents. Language” and “Mango.” Choose There are three payment opfrom over 40 foreign language tions available and a $50 noncourses, including Polish, Arabic refundable deposit is included and Thai. Sixteen English as a in the fee. Second Language (ESL) courses *** are also offered. These courses Ongoing: The Oak Lawn have also now doubled in size, Park District is prepping for which means 10 new chapters online registration. and over 1,000 additional learn- They are in the beginning ing hours. stages of a new registration *** process that will allow for on Ongoing: Oak Lawn Library line registration. To make this is asking patrons to donate their transition as smooth as pos“gently used” books, magazines, sible, the park district wants CDs and videos to the Friends to inform residents that in the of the Oak Lawn Library On- near future they will need asgoing Book Sale. Due to space sistance in developing an online limitations, the Friends will not household profile ensuring resiaccept Readers Digest Condensed dents ability to register and/or Books, encyclopedias and older participate in future Oak Lawn textbooks. The donation drop-off Park District programs. area is near the library’s Cook The new registration system Avenue entrance. Interested par- will have many new features ties may fill out a short form at and benefits. Some include: the Customer Services Desk to User friendly easy to navigate receive a tax letter by mail that system including a convenient acknowledges their donation. shopping cart; The Friends Ongoing Book Sale Email confirmation of proprovides an ever-changing variety gram registration; of books, magazines and other A Family Calendar which will forms of media at bargain prices. include the entire family’s Park Hardcover books cost 50 cents District program schedule; and, each, paperbacks are 25 cents The ability to view or print and magazines cost 10 cents each. childcare statements and transAudio-visual items are priced as action history statements. indicated. Funds collected from The Park District will keep the book sale support library pro- residents updated as to when gramming and purchases that are access to create an account is beyond its regular budget. available.
Library Notes (Continued from page 10) nuts. One of the largest processors of peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts and cashews in the United States, JBSS markets the nuts as a snack and a baking ingredient under a number of private labels, as well as its own name brands, including Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country. *** Aug. 28: The Neuroscience Institute at Advocate Christ Medical Center will present stroke risk factors, signs and symptoms, and the newest treatment options at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Library. For more information, call the library, or visit the web site. *** Sept. 2: Crafters of all skill levels are invited for craft demonstrations at the Oak Lawn Public Library from 2 to 3 p.m. The library is asking crafters to share their crafting ideas, or learn something new. No advance registration is required. The group also needs talented people to demonstrate their craft. For more information, call Patty in the Computer Center at 422-4990, or visit the library, or the web site. *** Sept. 8: Back by popular demand, the Oak Lawn Public Library will offer Library Love Tshirts. The shirts will be available in dark purple. Patrons can show their love for the Oak Lawn Public Library and purchase a “Library Love” T-shirt. T-shirts will only be available in adult sizes. *** Sept. 14: In celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month, the Oak Lawn Public Library announces the return of Amnesty Week from Sunday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 20 for all overdue materials returned during this time frame. All outstanding fines for Oak Lawn Public Library patrons will be waived. This is a great opportunity to return those long overdue materials and regain borrowing privileges at the Library. Certain restrictions apply. No damaged materials will be accepted. Long overdue materials must be returned directly to the Customer Services Desk in order to ensure proper credit to library card accounts. *** Ongoing: Patrons needing a skeleton for an anatomy class, a microscope for biology, a keyboard to learn piano or a specialized cake pan for a birthday party can now find those items and more at the Oak Lawn Public Library’s new Beyond Books Collection. The collection consists of these items and others that can be used for educational and enrichment purposes. Umbrellas, electric/acoustic guitars, ukuleles, fishing poles, energy saving devices and wattage meters are also available. Patrons now have the opportunity to pursue musical interests, study for that science exam
mentioned that chemo and radiation, in his view, may be problematic in that while the treatments may kill cancer cells, they also kill good, healthy cells and may not touch the cancer stem cells. He also believes that the inflammation of chemo and radiation may allow stem cells to be “seeded” in the inflamed tissue. He believes a strong immune system is essential. He also believes that if one is getting chemo and radiation, nutritional adjuncts to the treatment may help it work better. He cited special forms of Vitamin C, flavonoids and special forms of vitamin E are sometimes used in conjunction with chemo or radiation. He also suggested eating foods and beverages that contain antioxidants. Among the useful substances was one known as apigenin, a citrus bioflavonoid useful in fighting inflammation as well as possessing anti-tumor qualities. Apigenins are found in large quantities in parsley, celery, thyme, peppermint, lemon balm and in chamomile. Beta 1,3/1,6 glucan (beta-glucan), mushroom extract mixures, curcumin, quercetin, luteolin, and resveratrol
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To remedy this problem, many people take laxatives, thinking this will simply flush them out and make everything OK. Little do they know, however, this only makes matters worse. While laxatives may provide temporary relief they do not address the root causes of constipation. Aside from that, laxatives throw the digestive system out of balance and can help condition the bowels to need them. A more effective method of relief is to take a generous teaspoon of linseed with a little water. The seeds will swell, producing bulk, and the seeds’ oil will act as a lubricant. To help bring tone to the bowels sip a teaspoon of molasses mixed with a little warm water every morning. Blackstrap molasses contains calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, thiamine, niacin and riboflavin — all of which the lack of can contribute to sickness and disease, researchers have learned.
These remedies are, of course, to be used in conjunction with a diet high in fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits are nature’s laxatives because they are easily digested, and high in nutrients and fiber. As this fiber works its way through the bowels it acts as a broom, pushing the waste ahead of it out of the body. Raw or lightly steamed vegetables are also necessary. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, carrots and green leafy vegetables are especially effective at keeping the digestive system free of con-
Residents are encouraged to take books, share books and give books. If a resident sees something they would like to read, they may simply take it from the Little Free Library. When finished with the book, the reader is encouraged to leave a special note inside of the paperback book so future readers can see who previously read the same book and what they thought of it. Sharing books is also encouraged. Donating books to the library is another way local community members can contribute. Any books in your home, including books a reader would like to recommend to other readers, childhood favorites and books that teach
and intrigue, can be dropped off daily at the Little Free Library. This is the first Little Free Library in Hickory Hills, however, Mayor Mike Howley would like to open up more. “I’ve seen the Little Free Libraries in the Oak Park community after Annette had spoken to me about the concept and I realized it is a really good idea,” he said, “People passing by them were gathering and stopping to take books.” The Little Free Library idea was popularized in Hudson, Wisconsin in 2009 when Todd Bol mounted a wooden container designed to look like a school house on a post on his lawn as a tribute to his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher.
The Wine Guy with Anthony Scarano
taminants and cloggers. Eating a good supply of these foods supplies all the vitamins and minerals one needs to not only maintain regularity but also prevent all types of illnesses including heart disease, high blood pressure and even some types of cancer. Other staples of the diet should be onions, garlic, cayenne pepper and wine. All of these foods are available at your local grocery store and are cheaper and far healthier than the quickly heatable items found in the frozen food section. 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. “These Little Free Libraries promote the love of reading and build a sense of community,” Armstrong said, “We would like to eventually add other informative pieces of information into the Little Library, as well, including newsletters and other local community information that will be beneficial to residents.” Armstrong and members of the Green Hills Library will be visiting the Little Library outside of city hall monthly to drop off new books. Palos Heights currently has two Little Free Libraries in their municipality, one stationed at 123rd and Harlem and one at Lake Katherine, 7402 Lake Katherine Drive.
Park Clips *** Ongoing: Duplicate bridge will be held at 11:30 a.m. Mondays at the Oak View Center. Cost is $7 per person and includes a light lunch. For more information, call 857-2200.
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. *** Immeditately: Planning is under way for a festival of family fun for the friendly village. The Worth Park District is currently looking for crafters, business vendors, sponsors and more to participate in a weekend of family fun and entertainment. For applications and the latest news on main stage entertainment, fireworks, carnival rides and more, visit the Worth Park District website at worthparkdistrict.org, or like the Worth Days page on Facebook. *** Ongoing: Planning is under way for a festival of family fun for the friendly village. Worth officials are currently looking for crafters, business vendors, sponsors and more to join them for a weekend of family fun and entertainment. For applications, and the latest news on main stage entertainment, fireworks, carnival rides and more visit the website at worthparkdistrict.org, or like the Worth Days page on Facebook. *** 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 pingpong and involves strategies such as lobbing, drive shots and overhead slams. Cost is $1. *** Ongoing: Open gym basketball is offered at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $1. ***
Ongoing: The Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., has an indoor playground featuring slides, a climbing wall, tree house and more for children who can walk through 4 years old. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fee is $1 for residents, $2 for non-residents. For more information call 448-7080 or visit worthparkdistrict.org.
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Ken Karrson, Sports Editor sports@regionalpublishing.com
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A funny thing happened, but we wouldn’t know it Bartosh Where did our senses of humor go? We used to have them, you know, but they’ve suddenly disappeared and been replaced by the thinnest skins found outside of a peach orchard. No longer can we laugh at ourselves or snicker at the lampooning of one’s heritage, background or personal traits. Done without malice, jokes of that nature are comical, not cruel. There’s nothing wrong with cultivating humor from such subject matter. Or at least there wasn’t once upon a time. During a recent trip to a retailer that sells DVDs I ran across one for the “Dean Martin Roasts.� Individuals old enough to recall those shows no doubt remember their popularity, and like any roast insults were the norm. But because TV censors in the 1970s were far stricter, coarseness was avoided. What wasn’t avoided were jabs that today would get classified as “politically incorrect� — so much so, in fact, that the DVDs come with a warning label for more sensitive types. Sorry, but this is insanity. If the people participating in the roast weren’t offended, why should anyone else be? I broach this idea because I recently read in the Chicago Tribune that the Blackhawks will no longer be playing “The Stripper� at any time during hockey games. Apparently female fans have become upset by the song, a longtime staple at many arenas. Again I ask: why? There were never any women being asked to perform the act in front of a crowd when the song got played. And the truth is a genuinely funny moment is connected with that tune — and it involves a guy. Fans of the classic hockey movie “Slapshot� starring the late Paul Newman surely know the scene to which I’m referring. It occurs near the end of the film and involves a player on Newman’s team who refuses
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to engage in the fisticuffs that have made the club a big drawing card. But to impress his wife who’s sitting in the stands, he instead skates onto the ice during a brawl and begins taking off pieces of his uniform. The arena organist pipes in with “The Stripper� and Newman’s player disrobes all the way down to his jockstrap while everyone — including the other players — watches in disbelief. The captain of the opposing team soon lodges a protest with the referee and eventually bumps him while arguing. The official immediately forfeits the game — and with it the league championship — to Newman’s team. And guess who skates around the rink carrying the trophy? I’ll give you a hint: He’s clad only in a jock. Is it highbrow humor? No, but it’s still very funny, and the scene was put over the top by hearing “The Stripper� in the background. And, as I said, this one had nothing to do with a woman. So come on, ladies, lighten up a little. It’s nothing personal. The same day that Tribune piece came out I also read a columnist’s criticism of White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson for something the latter said the day before during an on-air rant. Harrelson was upset by a controversial play that led to a game-turning rally for the San Francisco Giants. The play involved Major League Baseball’s new catcher-collision rule, designed to enhance catchers’ safety. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the edict, but frankly the umpire’s call in this instance seemed a reach simply because the only body part of Sox catcher Tyler Flowers that was blocking the plate was a small portion of his foot. Even with full contact made the worst injury Flowers was apt to suffer was that his roast beef-eating piggy might have
lost its appetite for a while. The ump’s overreaction prompted the same thing in Harrelson, who went off on a bit of a tirade. During it Harrelson had the audacity to claim that soon baseball’s leaders would be asking catchers to don skirts. Oops, that’s a no-no in today’s PC Land. This particular columnist — a male, by the way — instantly took up the cause for females everywhere and castigated Harrelson for his insensitivity. I guess we’re assuming Harrelson was taking a direct shot at all women, but think for a moment about his words. Now ask yourself: Would softball-playing females be wearing skirts? Nope. I know female golfers and tennis players wear them, but we’re not talking about those sports. Hey, men wear shorts while playing tennis and basketball or running track, but the one time it was tried in baseball — by the White Sox no less — the move drew nothing but ridicule and laughter. I guess Harrelson could have said “shortsâ€? instead of “skirts,â€? but it’s probably not wise to bash the club that employs him. Besides since the idea of Sox players wearing shorts for a game was the brainchild of former owner Bill Veeck’s wife, we’d be right back to where we are now and Harrelson would be accused of an insult against women. There are enough bad things going on in the world at all times to rightfully make us incensed — political corruption, financial woes, racial disharmony, to name a few. With repairs to be made in those areas, why would anyone seek to find more ways to upset themselves, especially when those items are totally inconsequential to our well-being as a society? Let’s ease up already, folks, and try to find something to laugh about instead. Hey, have you heard the one about the Protestant minister, Catholic priest and Jewish rabbi ‌
Are you ready to pick some football? Our roster is almost finalized, but we are still looking for more. The second year of our Football Forecast is getting ready to roll for the 2014 season starting with games on Friday, Aug. 29, and most of last year’s gang is back so far. But we welcome any readers to challenge our experts. If you are interested in taking on our boys for the next nine
weeks of the regular season and five weeks of the postseason, email us at sports@regionalpublishing. com by Monday. Sports editor Ken Karrson was last year's regular-season king with a 73-14 mark while freelance photographer/writer and former Reporter editor Jason Maholy was the postseason MVP with a 3716 record.
Those two had matching 10931 overall ledgers while reader Wally Findyz was 106-34, Reporter editor Jeff Vorva was 105-35 and correspondent Anthony Nasella was 98-42. Overall, the gang was 527-173, which was 75.3 percent — a C average in most circles. If you think you can help boost that percentage, send us an e-mail.
Community sports news St. Laurence seeking JV hockey coach
   St. Laurence is seeking an individual to serve as its junior-varsity hockey coach.   Interested candidates must have previous high school coaching experience or an equivalent and must meet all AHAI and Archdiocesan requirements to be considered. St. Laurence does not presently have a varsity team, so the JV coach will head up the entire hockey program. The goal is to begin varsity play in a few years, with the JV coach being an integral part of the process.   Applicants should send a resume and letter of interest to athletic director Tim Chandler at tchandler@stlaurence.com.
Queen of Peace sponsoring fundraiser
Queen of Peace will sponsor its "Swing for Peace" fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 14, beginning with a 9 a.m. check-in. The event is for individuals 21 and over to participate in a softball game that will benefit the Pride's athletic programs. Play starts at 10 and a barbecue will be held afterward. The cost before Aug. 31 is $35 per person, $400 for teams numbering no more than 15 members. Those prices become $40 and $480, respectively, after Aug. 31. T-shirts and food are included. For more information, visit at www.queenofpeacehs.org/events.
Tryouts to be held for Southside Shooters Tryouts for the Southside Shooters boys' basketball club will be conducted Sept. 2 at Moraine Valley College.
Tryout times are as follows: 4th- and 5th-graders 6-7 p.m., 6th-graders 7-8 p.m., and 7thand 8th-graders 8-9 p.m. Eight 6th-grade players are sought for a new team, while 5-to-7 players are needed to fill out teams at the 7th- and 8th-grade levels. New teams are forming at the youngest level. For more information, contact Bill Finn at 508-0170 or www. southsideshootersbasketball.com.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL EGIZIO, MATTHEW EGIZIO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HERITAGE TOWNHOUSES CONDOMINIUM- PHASE II, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARILYN B. EGIZIO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARILYN B. EGIZIO (DECEASED) Defendants 13 CH 027513 9312 W. 141ST PLACE 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 July 23, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 4, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9312 W. 141ST PLACE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 2703-301-032-1020. 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 14-13-30249. 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. 14-13-30249 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 027513 TJSC#: 34-13324 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. I621082
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT L. BREGIN A/K/A ROBERT LOUIS BREGIN SR., MARY MARGARET BREGIN A/K/A MARY M. BREGIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 030636 522 LAKE TRAIL DRIVE PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 10, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 28, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 522 LAKE TRAIL DRIVE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-28-305-017. 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 14-11-19472. 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. 14-11-19472 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 030636 TJSC#: 34-12710 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. I619954
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.ELEFTERIS ELEFTERIADIS A/K/A LEFTERIS ELEFTERIADIS A/K/A ELEFTERIADIS LEFTERIS, DIMITRA ELEFTERIADIS A/K/A DEMITRA ELEFTERIADIS, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS INC. DBA BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS, PLAZA BANK Defendants 13 CH 06666 15542 SOUTH HOLLYHOCK 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 June 3, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 5, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15542 SOUTH HOLLYHOCK COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-403-016-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1303308. 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. PA1303308 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 06666 TJSC#: 34-9975 I619838
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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. P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ GHADA SHAABNAH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE F O R ďż˝ COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A.; Defendants, 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 Tuesday, September 2, 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. ďż˝ Commonly known as 10601 South 80th Court, Palos Hills, IL 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single ďż˝ 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 ďż˝ assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: ďż˝ 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,ďż˝ the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the ďż˝ 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 ďż˝ Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1020618. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I619577
For Sale IN�THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE � BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUSTEE FOR CSMC � TRUST 2011-11 P l a i n t i f f , � v� s . � ABED MUSTAFA; D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 16204 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 26, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 8, 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. 24-29-406-003-0000. Commonly known as 12519 SOUTH MENARD AVENUE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463. 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 1310343. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I620247
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE B A N K ďż˝ OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., FKA JPMORGAN C H A S E ďż˝ BANK AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET B A C K E D ďż˝ SECURITIES TRUST 2003-SD2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-SD2 Plaintiff, v s . ďż˝ EDWARD L. MESSINGER AKA EDWARD M E S S I N G E R ; ďż˝ CRYSTAL HILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD L. MESSINGER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N ďż˝ RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 19717 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 5, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 9, 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. 23-03-400-037-1011, 23-03-400-037-1013. Commonly known as 9158 WEST 95TH STREET APT 2B, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457. 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: 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 1009348. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I620261
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES WMABS SERIES 2006-HE4 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.NAGLA T. ELHASSAN A/K/A NAGLA ELHASSAN, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., CIT LOAN CORPORATION F/K/A THE CIT GROUP/CONSUMER FINANCE, INC., WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 043338 11765 S. BROOKSHIRE DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 4, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 11765 S. BROOKSHIRE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-30-310-004. 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 ISâ€? 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 inďż˝ community, the purchaser of the unit at the terest 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 ďż˝ THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION HAVE ďż˝ 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER FOR OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ďż˝ 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 14-09-26139. 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. 14-09-26139 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 043338 TJSC#: 34-12846 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. I620013
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2 x 1-1/2 Cell: 708-212-1342 For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.KATHLEEN M. TOMCZAK, BANK OF AMERICA, NA Defendants 14 CH 002186 15629 HEATHER 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 June 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on September 10, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15629 HEATHER COURT, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-403-046. 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 14-13-33831. 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. 14-13-33831 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002186 TJSC#: 34-10422 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. I620822
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MONIKA BEDNARZ A/K/A MONIKA M. BEDNARZ-STOPKA, MACIEJ STOPKA, TIFFANY GARDENS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION #2 Defendants 13 CH 014238 7345 TIFFANY DRIVE UNIT #3E 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 January 28, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on September 3, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7345 TIFFANY DRIVE UNIT #3E, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-409-022-1003. 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 14-13-12882. 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. 14-13-12882 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 014238 TJSC#: 34-12946 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. I620242
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE LEADERS BANK Plaintiff, -v.LOYAL LYNN LIGHTFOOT, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 31, 1987 & KNOWN AS THE LOYAL LYNN LIGHTFOOT REVOCABLE TRUST, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE OAK HILLS CONDOMINIUM I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2014 CH 02388 7851 W. GOLF DRIVE, UNIT 1-A 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 May 29, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 16, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7851 W. GOLF DRIVE, UNIT 1-A, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-36-303-143-1029. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $250,728.09. 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: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 Please refer to file number 23662-52632-SLB. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney File No. 2366252632-SLB Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2014 CH 02388 TJSC#: 34-9482 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. I620831
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LAIMUTE SIMENIENE, SARUNE SIMENAITE, BROOKLODGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 020701 10630 S. BROOKLODGE LANE 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 June 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10630 S. BROOKLODGE LANE UNIT 2A, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-103-023-1035. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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 14-12-15766. 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. 14-12-15766 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 020701 TJSC#: 34-10960 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. I620475
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.PEGGY WADE, MARCY SAUSER, DONALD J. MCKAY A/K/A DONALD J. MCKAY JR, JACLYN LANE A/K/A JACLYN L. LANE, LYNN SWIEKOWSKI A/K/A LYNN B. SWIERKOWSKI, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNE MCKAY A/K/A ANNE T. MCKAY, IF ANY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD G. MCKAY A/K/A DONALD MCKAY A/K/A DONALD G. MCKAY SR, IF ANY, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, ANNE MCKAY A/K/A ANNE T. MCKAY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 25183 10410 SOUTH 83RD AVENUE F/K/A 10360 SOUTH 83RD 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 June 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10410 SOUTH 83RD AVENUE F/K/A 10360 SOUTH 83RD AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2314-219-051-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. 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 PA1314926. 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. PA1314926 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 25183 TJSC#: 34-9957 I620306
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GEDIMINAS STULGIS, SCENIC TREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 11 CH 013143 8569 W. 101ST TERRACE UNIT #109 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 June 9, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on September 17, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8569 W. 101ST TERRACE UNIT #109, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-302-003-1161 (UNDERLYING 23-11-302-002). The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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 14-10-29975. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-10-29975 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 013143 TJSC#: 34-10462 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. I621709
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � HANA ABDELLA AKA HANA HASHIN ABDELLA AKA HANA HASHIM ABDELLA, MAHER Z. ALSHAHIN AKA MAHER ALSHAHIN D e f e n d a n t s � 11 CH 16585 10442 SOUTH 81ST COURT PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10442 SOUTH 81ST COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-220-031-0000. The real estate is improved with a brick, single family home; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1108244. 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. PA1108244 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 16585 TJSC#: 34-10511 I621685
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST COMPANY ( " L E N D E R " ) � SUCCESSOR PURSUANT TO A PURCHASE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN FDIC, AS THE RECEIVER OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES O� F � FIRST CHICAGO BANK & TRUST, PURSUANT TO � 1 2 � U.S.C. 18/21 (d)(2)(A), AS SELLER AND LENDER AS BUYER DATED JULY 8, 2011 Plaintiff, v s . � � CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS S U C C E S S O R � TRUSTEE TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF E V E R G R E E N � PARK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT NUMBER 16097 DATED AUGUST 11, 1998; ERNESTINE B O W E N , � AS BENEFICIARY OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK T R U S T � AGREEMENT UNDER TRUST NUMBER 16097 D A T E D � AUGUST 11, 1998; DANA WILLIAMS, AS TENANT; NATALIE KING WILLIAMS, AS TENANT; D O M I N I Q U E � WILLIAMS, AS TENANT; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EVERGREEN PARK T R U S T � AGREEMENT UNDER TRUST NUMBER 16097 D A T E D � AUGUST 11, 1998; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N � RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 12 CH 21534 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 19, 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 8117 West 99th Street, Palos Hills, IL 60465. P.I.N. 23-11-401-055-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Greg Czaicki at Plaintiff's Attorney, Walinski & Associates, P.C., 221 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60601-1320. (312) 704-0771. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I622294
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION � WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , � 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 � C L A I M A N T S ; � D� e f e n d a n t s , � 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 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 15, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public � auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: � P.I.N. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F13050187 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I622204
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Broaden Your Horizons This week The Bridge Teen Center programs • Chingo with Standard Bank — 4:30-6 p.m. today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will hold a game of Chingo with Standard Bank. Chingo is like human checkers that includes trivia. The winners of this game will receive prizes. • “8:33” with Chipotle — 7:30-10:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Friday Night Live event with live music from acoustic/rock band “8:33” with free samples from Chipotle. • Comic Con Night — 7:3010:30 p.m. Aug. 23, special event for fans of sci-fi, comic books, video games, TV series, etc. at their Comic Con Night. Students will be able to participate in games and contests and receive free ice cream samples
from Oberweis. • Project Give: Baby Blankets — 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 26, program for students to make baby blankets for families in need. • Lead U: Message Sent — 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 27, leadership program designed to develop students into leaders. • Around the World: Thailand — 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 28, will teach students about Thai culture by tasting authentic Thai food, hearing the language, making crafts and more. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information, call 532-0500.
Upcoming Womantalk Discussion The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday,
Aug. 26, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Ladies are invited to join the discussion of “Simple Abundance” and other readings by Sarah Ban Breathnach. There is no cost, but advance reservations are required. Ladies are invited to bring a picnic lunch if they would like to stay after the discussion. Call The Center at 361-3650.
Papercraft workshop The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, will offer a papercraft workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Ann Fowler will teach students to make greeting cards with a theme of Animal Capers, featuring critters that make you smile. The workshop cost of $18 plus a $6 materials fee. Advance registration is required. For further information, call The Center at 361-3650.
Videoview by Jay Bobbin (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) STARTING THIS WEEK: “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2”: The Marvel Comics web-slinger surely has his share of villains to battle, as Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker and his alter-ego in this somewhat overstuffed but still entertaining sequel. Besides having the Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) to contend with, our hero also faces the supercharged Electro (Jamie Foxx) and the Rhino (Paul Giamatti) ... all while trying to determine how to deal with his love for Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). Longtime fans of the comic series will recognize a major story element from it; Sally Field, Chris Cooper and Colm Feore also appear for encoring director Marc Webb. *** DVD extras: audio commentary by cast and crew members; deleted scenes; music video. (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE QUIET ONES”: The classic Hammer Films horror studio was involved in the making this fact-inspired but somewhat familiar tale of possession, though the would-be exorcists are amateurs in this case. “Mad Men” alum Jared Harris plays a professor who enlists some of his students to save the soul of a young woman (Olivia Cooke, “Bates Motel”). Of course, once the supposed saviors tread where they shouldn’t, trouble comes calling for them as well. Sam Claflin (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”) also stars. ** (PG13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE”: Indie-film favorite Jim Jarmusch (“Down by Law”) puts his directorial stamp on the vampire genre with this melodrama about very cultured bloodsuckers, as proven by their love of the arts and science. That doesn’t mean they still can’t engage in their deadlier habits, as demonstrated by a novice (Mia Wasikowska, “Alice in Wonderland”) who worries about her tamer sister (Tilda
Swinton). Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek”) and John Hurt also star. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted and extended scenes; music video. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “BOARDWALK EMPIRE: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON”: With its final round soon to begin, the Martin Scorsese-produced HBO drama serves up its most recent season on home video. Nucky (Steve Buscemi) finds a new rival (Jeffrey Wright) for his underworld power, but his mind also is on potential — and possibly hazardous — business in Florida. Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon and Shea Whigham also continue as series stars, with Ron Livingston and Patricia Arquette among other new cast members. DVD extras: four “making-of” documentaries; audio commentaries by cast and crew members. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “TOY STORY OF TERROR!: Televised last Halloween by ABC, this animated treat reunites many of the voice talents from the “Toy Story” feature films. One of the gang’s members vanishes after the group visits the ironically named Sleep Well Motel while on a road trip together, prompting the others to launch a search ... also hoping to avoid a similar fate befalling them. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are back as the voices of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, with Joan Cusack, Timothy Dalton and Don Rickles among the other vocal-cast returnees. Carl Weathers (“Rocky”) is a newcomer as the rugged Combat Carl. DVD extras: audio commentaries by filmmakers; deleted scenes; short subjects; toy commercials. *** (Not rated) “CRIMINAL MINDS: THE NINTH SEASON”: In its most recent year, the CBS series got much more personal where its major characters were concerned. That’s particularly evident in the show’s 200th episode, which sees the other team try to rescue JJ (A.J. Cook), kidnapped because of events that happened during her time away from the bureau. Esai Morales makes several appearances as the group’s new supervisor; cast regulars Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler and Thomas Gibson all doubled as directors
of episodes. DVD extras: “making-of” documentaries. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) COMING SOON: “BLENDED” (Aug. 26): Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore reunite as single parents who warm up to each other while vacationing in Africa. (PG-13: AS, P) “LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN” (Aug. 26): Lea Michele (“Glee”) voices the young woman from Kansas who goes back to the magical Oz to help her friends in this animated feature. (PG: AS) “THE NORMAL HEART” (Aug. 26): The HBO version of Larry Kramer’s play about the AIDS crisis stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts and Jim Parsons. (Not rated: AS, P) “THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON” (Aug. 26): More changes in the “game” await Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the other survivors of the zombies’ rampage. (Not rated: AS, P, GV) “DRAFT DAY” (Sept. 2): Kevin Costner plays a football team’s general manager who faces a big decision regarding the top draft pick; Jennifer Garner and Denis Leary also star. (PG-13: AS, P) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
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Go see these old geezers in ‘Expendables 3’ while you can but don’t expect a great movie Have you ever wondered what you would get if you put a bunch of old action movie stars in a movie? You would get “The Expendables” franchise which is the brainchild of Sylvester Stallone. With two already popular movies they decided to come up with a third, the cleverly titled “The Expendables 3.” In this installment, we get Sylvester joined by the likes of Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, and way too many other people to name. With a cast so large, it’s hard for any one person to have any legitimate screen time. The movie centers around Barney Ross (Stallone) as he leads his ragtag group of mercenaries known as the Expendables on a mission against Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). Stonebanks a one-time Expendable is now the bad guy selling weapons on the black market. The meat of the movie is in the action scenes. Don’t come here looking for some grand story, because you won’t find one. You’ll be lucky to find any storyline out of this film except he’s the bad guy, so we need to capture him. It is action scenes
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Remain objective about achieving your objectives. A loved one or concerned companion might push a few of your buttons this week, or you may have the urge to be impulsive and become too emotionally involved. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If the choice is all or nothing, you might be better off choosing nothing. Your natural inclination is to go along with the crowd, but others may crowd you into a corner. Avoid being extravagant in the week to come. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may be pressured to part with your hard-earned pennies in the week ahead. Peer groups may expect you to make a donation or contribute to a gift fund. Making new investments won’t help you realize your dreams. CANCER (June 21-July 22): No generous gesture goes unnoticed. You may have the urge to go to extremes in the week ahead. You might spend a little too much money to impress your friends, or become the target of someone’s obsessive amorous attentions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Inspiration is the key that can unlock your potential. The week ahead may offer many opportunities to find new stimuli by reading, meditating, or meeting people who have a lifestyle you can aspire to for yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An inspired idea of how you can achieve a more prosperous future may be planted this week. All the same, remember that money doesn’t grow on trees. Remain on your guard against wasteful spending. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Passions can pull you in conflicting directions. Friends may be generous toward you in the week ahead, but you might be challenged by a desire to return
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after action scenes with a little bit of manly banter tossed in every once and a while. None of the main action scenes seem the least bit realistic. Are to believe 10 mostly older men can take on a whole army? Would it kill this movie to be not so over-the-top? You can see where this film is headed right away – the older action stars needing younger, newer action stars to help them take down the evil Stonebanks. The newer action stars are led by UFC cage fighter and Olympic judo medalist Ronda Rousey. As the only women and only person who looks like they could currently be an action star, we don’t see much of her. This is one of the major flaws of the movie. Unquestionably the stars of the movie are Antonio Banderas and Mel Gibson. Everyone else in the film tries to take this
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movie seriously but they don’t. They take the roles they have and play them as caricatures of other roles they have had in the past. Surprisingly, they seem like the only ones who put any real emotions into the characters they portray. They alone make this movie bearable at times when nothing else does. Nothing about this movie is original. With Schwarzenegger spouting out old catchphrases at every turn like “Get to the choppa!” it’s old action stars doing what they once did best, just don’t tell them that. It is way too long at over two hours. How long can you take explosions, people getting shot at, and all other types of senseless action? The main question many of you have is whether to go see “The Expendables 3?” The answer to that is a simple yes. Does that mean it is a good movie? No it doesn’t mean it’s a good movie, but with all these stars aging quickly this may be the last opportunity to see them all in one place unless we get an “Expendables 4.”
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temptation. In the week ahead, you might be attracted to someone that you just can’t get out of your mind. Avoid extravagance in thought and deed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): True security involves more than having a few dollars in your pocket and the ability to spend extravagantly. In the week ahead, consider ways to make your future more comfortable and your present success lasting. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Bonds strengthen over time. Perfect attunement might be developing with a new friend. You may gain acceptance in a group, but avoid rushing the process or forcing growth. Confidence grows all week long.
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Auction to be held at the Tumbleson Auction Center, 1635 North Main Street, Princeton, IL, Located 100 miles West of Chicago, Il just off INT 80, Exit 56, South on Rt. 26. (Behind the Sherwood Antique Mall) on: SATURDAY, AUG. 30, SUNDAY, AUG. 31 & MONDAY, SEPT. 1, 2014 TIME: 10:00 A.M. (Preview: 8:00 A.M.) Each Day **SPECIAL PREVIEW OF ALL THREE DAYS:FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 TIME: 4:00-6:00 P.M.** View Full Listing, Photos & Absentee Bid on website: www.tumblesonauction.com SAT., AUG. 30: Primitive and Antique Furniture; Many Primitives; Wood Boxes; Adv. Pcs; Stoneware; Many Crock Bowls, Pitchers & Ironstone; Shawnee; Cookie Jars Including McCoy; Glassware; Old Pedal Tractors; Farm Machinery Toys; Erector Set, Trains & Many Toys; Many Adv. Feed/Seed Sacks; Dept 56 Christmas Villages and MORE!!!!! SUN., AUG. 31: Collection of Duck Decoys Including Perdew Decoys, Duck and Crow Call; Over 150 Firearms Including Hand & Long Guns; High Quality Animal Mounts Including Elk, Water Buffalo, Bear, Deer, Gazelle & Others; Collection of Coins; Framed Pictures Including Terry Redlin & Advertising; Nice Collection of Toy Tractors-Most NIB Please Note: 10% Buyer’s Premium & Proxibid Available for this Auction Day Only! MON., SEPT. 1: 1974 Buick Limited 4 Door Hard Top V-8 455 Engine w/ 62,829 Miles (In Excellent Condition) & 1998 Red Polaris 500 Sportsman Four Wheeler; Antique, Willett Cherry, Ethan Allen & Haywood Wakefield Furniture; Sterling Silver Flatware, Candlesticks, Ornaments & Other Pieces; Royal Doulton; Majolica; Belleek; RARE Don Quixote Sculpture by Salvador Dali & Framed Etching by Dali; Several Paintings & Prints; Many Nice Lamps Including Hanging Victorian, Fenton, Aladdin, Van Briggle; Clocks; Nice Collection of Over 50 Unused Longaberger Baskets, Pottery & Wrought Iron Pcs; Fine Glassware & Crystal; China; Nice Collection of Diamond and Fine Gems, Sterling & Costume Jewelry; Quilts and Linens; Ladies Hats and Purses SELLERS: John Stipp, Putnam, IL and Others & Estates of: Myrle Plotner, Bradford, Crank Estate, Kickapoo, Marie Enberg, Princeton, Jim Eiten, Peru & Others TT TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON LIC # 040000396-397 & TIFFANY FOES LIC #041.001601-PHONE: 815-872-1852
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The Trippin Billies, described as one of the best Dave Matthews tribute bands in the country, are the headliners for Orland Park’s free concert Labor Day weekend at Centennial Park West.
The Van Goghs will open Orland Park’s final free concert of the season at Centennial Park West on Sunday, Aug. 31, playing from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Orland will celebrate summer’s end with free concert Labor Day weekend The Van Goghs and the Trippin Billies will help the village of Orland Park bid farewell to summer, 2014. Both bands will perform on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the village’s outdoor concert venue, Centennial Park West, in the Colette Highlands subdivision, near 159th and 108th Avenue. The concert is sponsored in
part by the Aileen S. Andrew Foundation and Mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin. Part of the village’s free Summer Entertainment Series, the Aug. 31 concert will feature the Van Goghs performing from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. A Chicago based pop rock band, The Van Gogh’s garage folk sound is
compared to the White Stripes and Black Keys. “The village’s concerts at Centennial Park West have become very popular with people bringing their picnics, lawn chairs and refreshments to enjoy a great evening of music,” Mayor McLaughlin said. The Trippin Billies, perform-
ing from 5 to 7 p.m., have been bringing the nation Dave Matthews for nearly 20 years. Comprised of some of Chicago’s top musicians, Trippin Billies have been called one of the top tribute bands in the US. “The village’s final concert of the season at Centennial Park West is a great way to celebrate
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bring blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments. Free parking will be available at the adjacent Metra station and concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, call the Village of Orland Park Recreation Department at 403-7275. — Village of Orland Park
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Broiler-baked salmon with tomato sauce makes a quick, light and fresh main dish for summer I love to cook fish, whatever the time of year. Not only is it delicious and satisfying; but it can also be one of the healthiest forms of protein you can eat. That’s especially true of fresh fish varieties that are high in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, including salmon, black cod, trout, tuna and halibut. Fish makes an especially wonderful main dish in summer. After all, it’s one of the lightest choices for a main course ingredient. And fish cooks so quickly that you won’t be spending too much time over a hot stove or grill. The speediness of cooking fish, however, presents a couple of challenges. First, there’s the danger of overcooking, which can quickly turn a fine piece of fish from moist and tender to dry and crumbly. And second comes the question of seasoning or saucing the fish in a way that won’t take much longer to prepare than the main ingredient itself. Fortunately, most home cooks today know that fish doesn’t need to be cooked well-done. They’ve been educated by restaurant chefs who advise them through menus and waitpersons that a good fresh fillet will be served “medium-rare” or “medium,” unless otherwise requested. That means it will be moist and slightly undercooked, but still warmed through, at the center. Achieving this calls for keeping a close eye on the fish to avoid overcooking; and it’s always easy to check when you’re cooking at home for several people simply by cutting into one piece — of course, the portion you’ll be serving to yourself. I’d like to share with you here one of the easiest ways I know to cook fish — in this case, salmon — perfectly. It involves preheating your oven to a fairly high temperature of 400 degrees F., then switching off the oven and turning on the broiler. Placed under the broiler, the fish browns beautifully while simultaneously cooking through to the ideal degree of doneness from
Labor Day Weekend,” McLaughlin said. “It’s a beautiful venue where people can bring what they need to enjoy outdoor live music right here in Orland Park.” The Centennial Park West is located at Somerglen Road and Park Station Boulevard, near 159th Street and 108th Avenue. Attendees are encouraged to
temperature to marinate for several hours or overnight; or, if your kitchen is very hot, refrigerate. About 30 minutes before serving time, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly oil the foil with olive oil. When the oven is hot, switch it to its broiler function. Brush the salmon fillets with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and arrange them on the Fotolia.com baking sheet. Place the salmon under the broiler about 2 inches Fresh fish is one of the healthiest forms of protein you can eat. from the heat and cook until the the residual heat in the oven. BROILER-BAKED SALMON: top is very lightly browned and Summer offers the chance to Extra-virgin olive oil the flesh is still slightly pink in prepare an ideal, easy sauce for 6 fresh salmon fillets, each about the center, 7 to 8 minutes. fish cooked this way: a simple 6 ounces While the salmon is cooking, uncooked tomato sauce, similar Kosher salt taste the sauce and, if necessary, to a finely chopped tomato salad Freshly ground black pepper adjust the seasonings to taste. or salsa, which you make in ad- 6 small sprigs fresh basil, for Generously spoon the sauce onto vance. For the best results, use garnish the middle of each of 6 heated good quality, ripe but firm sun-rip- At least several hours ahead or serving plates, reserving about 6 ened tomatoes that are rich in the night before, make the sauce. tablespoons of the mixture. Transflavor and color. You can prepare First, to peel and seed the toma- fer the salmon fillets to each plate, the sauce as far in advance as the toes, bring a saucepan full of water placing them on top of the sauce. night before; then, leave it cov- to a full rolling boil over high heat, Spoon the remaining sauce on top ered at cool room temperature, or and fill a bowl with ice and water, of the salmon. Garnish with basil refrigerate it and bring it back to placing it on a counter near the sprigs and serve immediately. room temperature before serving. stove. With a sharp knife, cut out I hope you’ll try this recipe right the core of each tomato and, at away using good summer toma- the opposite end, score a shallow toes. Then, go on enjoying it into X in the skin. One at a time, using autumn, whenever you still see tongs or a slotted spoon, carefully good, sun-ripened tomatoes piled lower the tomatoes into the boiling high in farmers’ market stalls. water. Leave them just until their BROILER-BAKED skins begin to wrinkle, 15 to 30 SALMON WITH FRESH seconds; then, with the tongs or TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE spoon, transfer them to the ice Serves 6 water. When the tomatoes are cool TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE: enough to handle, peel the skins 4 large, firm, sun-ripened organic from the tomatoes, starting at the tomatoes X. Cut each tomato crosswise in 2 shallots, minced half and scoop or squeeze out and 1 bunch fresh basil leaves, discard the seeds. chopped, about 2/3 cup Finely chop the tomatoes and Grated zest of 1/2 lemon put them in a nonreactive mixing 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil bowl. Add the shallots, basil, lemon 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar zest, olive oil, vinegar, chives, and 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives tarragon and stir well. Season to 1 tablespoon minced fresh tar- taste with salt, pepper and cayenne. ragon Cover the bowl and leave at room Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 3x3 Cayenne
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