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David DeJesus shakes hands with Hickory Hills’ Mike Henderson while his parents Fifteen-month-old Gunnar VanCleave of Seneca gets up close with Cubs outfielder Janet and Jeffrey, look on. David DeJesus last Thursday at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn.
DeJesus brightens day of Christ patients By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor Cubs outfielder David DeJesus slammed into a wall to try to make a catch in New York in June and his body paid the price as he suffered a sprained shoulder and missed 33 games and returned in late July. So when he stopped by the Advocate Christ Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn last Thursday, he knew of
what some of the patients were going through. “I just kept the faith,” he said in a room featuring several young patients. “I know that I can rely on my trainers and rely on the guys who have knowledge to help me get better. Time will heal all wounds and everyone here has their own struggles going on. But you have to believe that there is healing in the world and everything will be OK if you keep that positive mentality.’’
On a lighter note, he encouraged long-suffering Cubs fans to keep the faith as well. The Cubs have gone more than 100 years without a World Series title and since Theo Epstein took over as the Cubs president, the team has been subpar in 2012 and 2013 and gutted in order to rebuild with young players. “It’s going to happen sooner than later,” DeJesus said. “I think Theo and the new management team are on the right program.
They are building from within the minor leagues. A lot of young guys are coming up together. When they come into the major leagues they will have that camaraderie. Sprinkle in a couple of guys who are veterans to keep them right and I think it’s going to happen sooner than later.” Having a major league ballplayer show up changes the climate of the day at the hospital. “[It] really brightens the day of our pediatric patients,” Dr.
George Harris, a pediatrician at the hospital said in a news release. “It’s great to have the kids interacting with these professional athletes and seeing the smiles on their faces.” That included Hickory Hills’ Mike Henderson, who was able to meet DeJesus hours before having surgery performed. He admitted to DeJesus he was more of a Sox fan than a Cubs fan but still looked thrilled to be (Continued on page 3)
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To avoid burdening Chicago Ridge’s residential and commercial taxpayers, village trustees voted Tuesday night against extending a Cook County property-tax incentive known as Class 6B to the prospective owner an industrial property, formerly CBK Group. In order for the 10130 Virginia Avenue property to be classified as a Class 6B, it must be abandoned or unused for 24 months, require substantial rehabilitation or be substantially reoccupied. The 36,000-squarefoot property has been listed at $1,450,000 for the past several months. “The owner indicated that the property has just gone vacant in June 2013 and as we know under 6B the property must be abandoned and unused for more than 24 months,” Trustee Michael Davies said. “Getting to the rehabilitation part, the question is whether or not replacing the roof on a property that is in excess of 20 years old counts as substantial rehabilitation or regular maintenance.” Under special circumstances. a property can be classified as abandoned prior to 24 months if the municipality or Cook County Board of Commissioners deems the property abandoned for the purposes of Class 6B. The issue is now offering a second tax break in addition to classifying the property and land as a Class 6B level. “So first we are going to grant the 6B where they are going to take the valued property that
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The third Glenn Maker American Legion Post 1160 car show took place July 28 in Chicago Ridge and car enthusiasts from the southwest suburbs brought their cars in to try to win one of 250 trophies that were awarded. Joe and Mark Hoffsteadter of Chicago Ridge, top, pose in front of their 1970 Camaro. It’s the first car show they entered it in. For more photos and a story by Kelly White, see page 4.
they bought at auction where it will reduce that assessment level from 25 percent to 10 percent and then we are going to let them reduce it further with vacancy relief,” Davies said. “This property will have a very small footprint tax-wise and I think this is giving the potential owner a double-cut in which the end result is that everybody else pays higher taxes.” Village attorney George Witous asked the board if they would rather have the property abandoned or if they would rather induce a buyer to help generate additional revenue for the village. “I don’t believe this qualifies as an abandoned property, but the point of the issue we have to consider is do you want a vacant property in the industrial park or do we want a revenue-generating property,” Witous said. “This is an inducement to a prospective purchaser to know that he’s got the advantage of a reduced tax rate.” Chicago Ridge officials met with figureheads from YRC Freight, formerly Yellow Freight to inspect the property and to discuss the company’s intentions to move back into the abandoned property. Yellow abandoned the property in 2008 when it moved its Chicago-based terminal to Ford Heights. “We are going to meet with the Yellow Freight staff to point out all of the areas of concern and identify all of our concerns for them to reoccupy that site,” said village engineer Chris Burke. “We will review a request for them to reoccupy that site and at that point we will get their response as to how they wish to respond to all of our concerns before we get everybody out there to review the property.” Chicago Ridge had planned to create a TIF district on the old Yellow site and redevelop the 75-acre trucking terminal into a mix-use facility comprised of (Continued on page 3)
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Chicago Ridge     Three air conditioning units were reported stolen from an apartment building in the 5600 block of West 107th Street sometime between July 29-31. The loss is estimated at $7,500. ***     A Posen man was charged with disorderly conduct and a Milwaukee, WI man was charged with battery after an alleged altercation during a car show in the parking lot of the Tilted Kilt at Chicago Ridge Mall. Ricardo Gonzalez 45, of Posen, and Juan Medina, 49, of Milwaukee, were arrested at 4 p.m. Aug. 4, according to reports. Medina allegedly punched Gonzalez after repeatedly telling him not to touch his car, according to reports.
Evergreen Park     A Chicago man was charged with a felony for driving with a suspended license after allegedly changing lanes improperly while driving in the 9400 block of South Western Avenue. Norvell D. Dunem, 39, was arrested at 7:17 p.m. July 30 after police stopped the vehicle he was driving for improperly changing lanes. Dunem’s license was suspended for a prior arrest for DUI. ***     A Palos Hills woman was charged with a felony for possessing a controlled substance for allegedly having 4.5 grams of heroin in the car she was driving near 87th Street and Pulaski Road. Amber L. Terry, 21, was arrested at 12:02 p.m. Aug. 1 after police stopped her vehicle for improper lane usage and witnessed a passenger hand something to the driver, according to reports. Police reportedly found heroin in foil
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fold packs contained inside six plastic baggies. ***     A Chicago woman was charged with felony retail theft after allegedly attempting to take six items worth $28.44 from a store in the 9100 block of South Western Avenue without paying for them. Shirley J. Jones-Allen, 60, was arrested at 1:46 p.m. July 26 after a store employee witnessed her take the items and change the price on a pair of lock cutters before attempting to leave the store, according to reports. ***     A Chicago man was charged with retail theft after allegedly attempting to take a two-piece socket adapter worth $3.42 from a store in the 9100 block of Western Avenue without paying for it. Carl Scieszka, 41, was arrested at 2:14 p.m. July 27, according to reports. A store employee reportedly witnessed Scieszka take the adapter and attempt to leave the store. ***     A Chicago woman was charged with retail theft after allegedly attempting to take $84.22 worth of cosmetics from a store in the 9400 block of South Western Avenue without paying for them. Sierra Atwater, 25, was arrested at 11:49 a.m. July 29, according to reports. A store employee reportedly witnessed Atwater take 16 items and attempt to leave the store without paying. ***     Three women were charged with retail theft after they allegedly attempted to take clothes and toiletries worth more than $100 from a store in the 9400 block of South Western Avenue without paying for them. Antoinette L. Ford, 21, of Hazelcrest, Laparish I. Walls, 20, of Chicago, and Melissa J. Mechor, 26, of Chicago, were arrested at 12:17 a.m. Aug. 1, according to reports. A store employee reportedly witnessed the trio take the items and attempt to
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Hickory Hills     A Hickory Hills man was charged with soliciting without a permit after allegedly offering sealcoating services to homeowners in the 8500 block of West 87th Place. Leo Ely, 55, was issued a citation after police stopped him while responding to a call reporting alleged scamming activities, according to reports.
Oak Lawn     An Oak Lawn man was charged with assault after allegedly attempting to attack an employee at a tobacco specialty store in the 8700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Gerald Tyszko, 61, was arrested at 4:34 p.m. July 25, according to reports. A store employee said Tyszko, who was intoxicated, charged at him and attempted to hit him, according to reports. ***     A Burbank man was charged with aggravated use of a weapon and DUI after allegedly carrying a loaded pistol in a pocket behind the passenger seat of his car. Michael J. Duffy, 52, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. July 31, according to reports. Police stopped the silver Mitsubishi Montero Duffy was driving after it reportedly swerved between lanes in the 5000 block of West 87th Street. ***     An Oak Lawn man was charged with battery after allegedly shoving a woman in the face and pushing her head against a wall during a dispute at a residence in the 9400 block of South 55th Court. Elmorsy M. Shehata, 49, was cited at 1:05 p.m. July 24, according to reports. Shehata allegedly battered the victim after confronting her about moving the furniture while cleaning his house, according to reports. ***     Someone stole $50 in cash
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edly throwing a cup of coffee at a bank customer during a dispute over using the ATM machine at Bank of America, 7600 W. 111th St. Catherine Panagiotopoulo, 39, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. July 30, according to reports. Panagiotopoulo also used her vehicle to lunge at the victim several times before leaving the area, according to reports.
floor inside Bar Code 111, 7016 W. 111th St. Troy M. Livingston, 36, was arrested at 1:13 a.m. July 26. Several patrons reportedly witnessed Livingston, the bar’s door man, yell at the victim for stepping in broken glass on the bar’s floor. Moments later, Livingston punched the man in the head, pushed him to the floor, and punched him several more times in the side before police broke up the fight, according to reports.
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Driver in Oak Lawn DUI crash says she ‘loves smoking weed,’ police say     An Oak Lawn woman is facing multiple auto and alcohol-related charges for crashing the car she was driving into a parked truck after drinking while under age at a bar in Chicago Ridge, according to police reports.     Carlena Williams, 19, was arrested around 3 a.m. July 7 after police responding to the scene of a hitand-run accident in the 5400 block of 99th Street found her walking down 99th Street away from the scene, according to reports. She is charged with underage drinking, DUI, obstructing identification attempts and failure to reduce speed, according to reports.     Williams — who was bleeding from her right wrist and right ear — denied involvement in the accident before admitting to police she was coming from a bar, according to reports.     Williams reportedly began changing her account of the events and once again denied
driving from the bar. According to reports, Williams allegedly told police she was 19 years old but then said she was 21 after they began questioning her about her time at the bar. Police reports state Williams appeared intoxicated, her breath smelled of alcohol, and her eyes were glassy.     A witness who was driving behind Williams told police she saw the Mazda Williams was driving smash into the truck and become stuck before accelerating in an attempt to dislodge from the crash, according to reports. About five minutes passed before Williams was able to free the car and park it a short distance away from the accident, according to police. She then exited the car and began walking away, according to reports.     Williams’ friend, Jessica Gonzalez, 20, of Burbank, was a passenger in the car following Williams and confirmed for police
that Williams had been driving the Mazda, according to reports. Police took Gonzalez into custody for underage consumption after she admitted to drinking with Williams at a party in Burbank before accompanying her to Jack Desmond’s, according to reports.     While in jail, Williams reportedly told police, “I love smoking [expletive] weed. I’m going to leave this stupid [expletive] police department and smoke a blunt. Write that down. Are you writing that down?�     According to the report, Williams also admitted to purchasing and smoking cannabis, stating that she had bought marijuana at 23rd and Troy in Chicago and had smoked 1/8 of an ounce of it in two hours.     Williams was charged, released on bond, and given a court hearing on July 25. — The Reporter
Palos man allegedly attempted to sell drugs laced with candy     A Palos Hills man is facing a felony charge for possession of a controlled substance after allegedly selling candy laced with drugs to undercover detectives.     Alexander Pacura, 21, was arrested at 3:50 p.m. July 26 after selling the candy, which tested
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Circus coming to Palos Hills Event will aid sexual assault victims By Jeff Vorva Reporter editor There will be clowns. There will be high-flying trapeze artists. There will be elephants and camels. Heck, there will even be a pygmy hippopotamus scheduled to make an appearance. Photos by Jeff Vorva Jennifer Murphy, David DeJesus, Carmen Murphy and Alexa Murphy pose Thursday at Christ The Carson and Barnes Circus Hospital. Carmen Murphy of Addison is a die-hard Cubs fan who underwent heart surgery and will attempt to offer all sorts of fun activities for members of the was surprised by DeJesus’s visit. family when it rolls into Palos Murphy of Addison. he said. “I’m not related to Ivan Hills Aug. 19 and 20. The two talked baseball for although my dad did know him But it will offer some painawhile and Murphy said “I in college.” ful and somber reflections as (Continued from page 1) saw your father play with the DeJesus asked Murphy what well. able to spend a few minutes with Cubs.” he thought of the Cubs and The Circus, which will take a professional athlete. DeJesus had to politely tell Murphy said “They are going place on Sunny Creek Drive and After visiting with some of Murphy that former Cub Ivan in the right direction.” South Roberts Road, will feature the younger patients, DeJesus DeJesus was not his father In the future, Cubs players shows each night designed for made a trip to the adult surgical and people tell him that all will be visiting another Advo- the state of Illinois victims and heart unit to pay a surprise visit the time. cate hospital later in the month survivors and their families of to die-hard Cubs fan Carmen “I’m just a kid from Jersey,” in Park Ridge. violence, rape, missing loved ones or murder. A candlelight vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 19. The shows will feature songs from Jacque Hollander, herself a victim of sexual assault. The ensuing legal action brought by Hollander against her alleged rapist — soul singer James Brown — helped change the law for victims to allow them unlimited time to bring a civil charge against their attackers, according to her LinkedIn account. Hollander will auction off her own designed t-shirts and proceeds will benefit the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault. One of the songs she wrote, “I am the Circus” was dedicated to the Carson and Barnes Circus, and 16-year-old trapeze artist Franchesca Cavallini sang lead vocals on its recording. “Sexual assault, domestic violence, kidnapping and murder [has] now reached an epidemic level and we here at Carson and Barnes Circus want to be [a part] of shedding light on this matter,” circus officials wrote in a news Photo by Kevin Coyne release. The controversial Roche property is still in limbo. Chicago Ridge officials took no action on it Tuesday night.
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Roche Jr. at 10014 Anderson Ave. – an area some officials have deemed an eyesore. (Continued from page 1) Officials met in a special office space, retail shopping, en- meeting and executive session tertainment and other business on Aug. 1 and there was speculathat would generate additional tion that action could be taken tax revenue for the village. at Tuesday’s meeting. Officials • There was no action on the were asking Roche to produce fate of a property owned by Mike a contract outlining improve-
ments he would make on the property, such as repaving, and when they would be complete. Roche said he has been working the past three months to clean up the property and complete a list of eliminating code violations that were directed at him by Chicago Ridge Building Commissioner Rich Sumner.
Property tax appeal seminar offered for Palos Twp. taxpayers Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will hold a property tax appeal seminar that will be offered to Palos Township taxpayers seeking to appeal their 2013 property tax assessments. The seminar will be held Monday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at the Kaptur Administrative Center, 8999 W. 123rd St. in Palos Park. The seminar is co-sponsored by Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney, Palos Township Assessor Robert E. Maloney, and Township Supervisor Colleen GrantSchumann. The hour long session will educate taxpayers on how to file a successful tax appeal in a time when the economy is putting added pressures to home and business owners. The seminar includes a presenta-
tion by Commissioner Dan Patlak explaining how property taxes are calculated and the appeal procedure of the Board of Review. Before the end of the evening, taxpayers will have an opportunity to work with staff from the Board of Review to address their specific questions and concerns. This event is free to the public and there is no fee to appeal at the Board of Review. Taxpayers are asked to bring a copy of their most recent tax bill. Appeal forms also may be picked up at the Board of Review located at 118 N. Clark St., Room 601 in Chicago or at the Bridgeview Satellite Office located at 10200 S. 76th Ave, Room 237. A limited number of appeal forms may be available at the Palos Township Assessor’s Office. Contact Outreach Director Dan-
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Tea at Smith Crossing Val Artis, a teen volunteer enrolled in summer activities at the Bridge Teen Center in Orland Park (left), drank tea and ate scones with Smith Crossing resident Madeleine Anderson, and Valerie Capriglione, another teen enrolled with the Bridge Teen Center. The teens were among 10 girls from the center who recently spent an afternoon at Smith Crossing, a continuing care retirement community, at 10501 Emilie Lane in Orland Park, visiting with 10 or so residents. The teens and older adults donned red and purple hats for the occasion. To learn about volunteer opportunities at Smith Crossing, contact Shelly Genis at 326-2600.
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Glenn Maker motors on with third annual car show By Kelly White Car enthusiasts from the southwest suburbs and beyond were hoping the third time was the charm for their cars at the third annual American Legion Glenn Maker Post 1160 car show and competition in Chicago Ridge. Classics, muscle cars and hotrods packed the post’s parking lot at 106th Street and Ridgeland Avenue July 28 as vehicle owners hoped to win awards doled out to the best of the mean machines. Awards were given out to best cars in each decade, beginning with pre-1950’s. A total of 250 trophies were awarded, including Best Racecar and Best in Show, as well as a series of new awards such as the Ladies Auxiliary Top Pick, Sons of the American Legion Top Pick and Commander’s Choice Award. The judgment criterion was based on appearance and maintenance both inside and outside of the vehicle. The American Legion’s parking lot displayed 84 vehicles, doubling the amount of vehicles entered in last year’s competition. Last year’s show featured more than 40 cars and motorcycles. “The event is becoming more and more popular every year,” Sons of the American Legion
member Roger Schweikert stated. Rich Zelis, of Oak Lawn, entered last year’s competition with a 1962 Chevy Impala; however, he decided to showcase a 1939 Buick on Saturday. Having owned the car for 43 years, Zelis said everything inside and outside of the vehicle is all original. “In fact, I don’t know how people used to rob banks with these cars, they aren’t exactly fast but they sure are nice to look at,” Zelis joked. Zelis wasn’t the only one with a unique story behind his vehicle. Eastern Illinois graduate Todd Triller, of Chicago, built his shiny yellow 1977 Camero himself. “I built the entire vehicle from scratch,” he said. “It wasn’t easy and it definitely took a lot of time and dedication but I am very proud to enter it in car shows whenever I have the opportunity.” Triller’s car has taken home several awards at previous car shows for best in class. Another former award winner, Mike Guidarelli, of Palos Hills, admits he is more than proud to showcase his solar-gold 1978 Poniac Trans AM. “I have taken home several awards for having an unrestored,
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Car enthusiasts take over the parking lot outside American Legion Glenn Maker Post 1160 during the post’s car show July 27. all original vehicle, including awards for best in class, as well,” he said. Since purchasing his vehicle last winter, 1939 Chevy owner Joe Motyka, of Romeoville, has taken home awards at car shows throughout the Chicago area this past spring and summer for best in show.
Rich Zelis, of Oak Lawn displays his 1939 Buick complete with whitewall tires.
“My wife wasn’t too happy when I bought this car at first,” Motyka joked, “But the shows are consistently proving that I do have an award-winning vehicle.” The show also brought in new competitors this year, including brothers Joe and Mark Hofsteadter, of Midlothian and Chicago Ridge. This is the first show their 1970 yellow Camaro has seen, and according to Joe, it won’t be the last. “We have had the car over twenty years, and this is honestly the first time we ever considered entering it in a competition,” he stated. Mustang owner Fred Berndl, of Justice, originally bought his vehicle for his daughter, but ended up keeping it for himself. “I drive this car all the time just for fun — it isn’t just a show car,” Berndl stated. Chevelle owner John Muradito, of Burbank, agrees that his car is not just a show car. “I do try to enter my car in a show whenever I have the chance, but I also drag race my vehicle,” Muradito said about his 550-horsepower engine. Purchasing the car in 1995, Muradito repainted the once red vehicle to a gray and put in a new suspension and brakes. “The entire car is like brand new again,” he added. Dodge Coronet owner Frank Zilka, of Lockport, also drives his car all the time. “They only made Coronets up until the mid-1970s,” Zilka explained. “With having such a unique car, I’m happy to not only enter it in car shows, but to use it as my everyday vehicle, as well.” All proceeds from the show contestants will be going to veterans. The Glenn Maker post will be making donations to the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and the Wounded Warriors Project.
Fred Berndl, of Justice, pops the hood on his Ford Mustang during the show.
Todd Triller, of Chicago, shows off the 1977 Chevy Camaro he built from scratch.
Hines Hospital, located at 5000 South 5th Avenue in Hines, Illinois provides healthcare services to veterans in the Chicagoland area, offering a Blind Rehabilitation Center, while the Wounded Warriors Project provides programs and services to severely injured members during the time between active duty and the tran- Frank Zilka, of Lockport, opens up the hood and trunk of his 1970 Dodge Coronet. sition to civilian life.
The show featured more than 80 vehicles on display and in competition.
Tendon injury? Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants offers new minimally invasive treatment option Isabel M. Rojas, D.P.M. of Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants in Orland Park and Oak Lawn, offers a new advanced treatment that quickly and safely removes the source of tendon pain. Based on technology developed in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, TENEX Health TX™ is a minimally invasive
treatment option for tendon and soft tissue injuries, such as Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis. Other treatment options may be Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and jumper’s knee. “I am extremely pleased with the results I am seeing in my patients who have been treated
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with TENEX Health TX,” says Dr. Rojas. “They have reported experiencing a nearly painless treatment, a quick recovery and pain relief.” TENEX Health TX is performed using a local anesthetic to numb the area — patients are awake and alert the entire time. During the treatment, so-
phisticated ultrasound imaging is used to identify the location of the damaged soft tissue. Once located, a small MicroTip is inserted into the damaged tendon. The instrument delivers ultrasonic energy specifically designed to cut, break down, and remove damaged tissue safely and quickly, without disturbing
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the surrounding healthy tendon tissue. “Before tendon-related injuries were a common problem that did not have a good solution,” says Dr. Rojas. “By using the TENEX Health TX System, I am able to intervene earlier in my patients’ care, change the nature of the disease, and get them back to their daily activities quickly.” Currently, over 10 million people in the United States suffer from severe pain due to damaged tendon tissue, which limits their range of motion and keeps them from living an active life. Common treatment options such as rest, pain medication,
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cortisone injections, or physical therapy address the pain but not the damaged soft tissue, the source of tendon pain. An open surgical procedure removes the damaged tissue but carries the risk of invasive procedures, including damage to the surrounding healthy tissue and a lengthy recovery time with restricted activity. Unlike conventional treatment methods, TENEX Health TX replicates the goal of an open surgical procedure by removing the damaged tissue, but in a minimally invasive manner. The procedure usually takes 20 minutes or less, requires only a small (Continued on page 8)
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Oak Lawn’s National League All-Star Babe Ruth Team won a state tournament in Brookfield. Pitcher George Strull was carried off the field by teammates after the championship victory. Oak Lawn participated in the regionals in Wisconsin.
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Aug. 4, 1986 Oak Lawn’s Ed McElroy was named Man of the Year by the Chicago Chapter of the Independent Accountants Association of
Illinois. Organization President Donald Vechiola presented McElroy with an award.
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Aug. 7, 2003 Karate instructor Gregory T. Johnson opposed Palos Hills’ plans to tear down the shuttered After Hours Lounge , 10536 Roberts Road because he wanted to renovate it into a karate school. Mayro Gerald R. Bennett said the infrastructure was shot and the building was termite infested.
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School District 124 provides free vision, hearing, speech, language, basic concepts knowledge, and fine and gross motor skills screenings for children 3 to 5 years old who are not yet in kindergarten. Children eligible can qualify for special programs. For more information call Jean Hector at 423-0951, Ext. 2140.
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Volunteers for Moraine Valley Community College’s Literacy Program are currently being recruited to tutor adults who read, write or compute math at or below a ninth-grade level or who need additional help in learning English. Tutors commit to teaching basic reading, math, computer,
or English skills to an assigned student for two hours each week for one year. Regular meeting days and times are decided by the tutor and the student. The literacy program offers tutoring at local libraries, the main campus in Palos Hills and college extension centers in Blue Island and Tinley Park. Tutors can choose a location close to their work or home. Volunteers should be high school graduates over the age of 18. Teaching experience is not required. Volunteers must complete 12 hours of mandatory training, which can be completed online at cyberdriveillinois.com or at the college in September. To volunteer or for more information, call 608-4151.
Campus Leaders The following area residents graduated in May from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Oak Lawn Marlon Lima, Bachelor of Arts-Journalism, Journalism, Ryan McGlynn, Molly Reppen, Joshua-Josef White and Matthew John Zabransky. Palos Hills Dovile Baniulis, Christine Marie Fojtik and Rachael Erika Wooten. *** The following local students received degrees in May from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago Ridge Amanda Yip, Lara Jafilan, Peter Dilger, Khalid Madhi, Kifaya Naser, Amer Natour, Krystian, Chmiel, Milja Pekic, Jason Rudnick and Egidijus Bloze. Evergreen Park Neil Schultz, Kelly Flavin, Bridget Prendergast, Margaret Rooney, Elliot Kreisl, Neil Sbeih, Noel Perez, Matthew Gaw, Michael Jang, Errik Juszczyk, Rosalinda Gomez and Natalie Sabbath. Hickory Hills Lisa Paturzo, Christopher Ziganto, Christina Rosas, Sameh Alkam, Rodrigo Salazar, Munib Al Ahmadi, Demitrios Andrikopoulos, Stacey Deptuch, Hana Hasan, Stavroula Kourafas, Rima Abdelrahim and Alia Ahmad. Oak Lawn Asad Akel, Kati Khouri, Arturo Ortega, Sharon Cusack, Melissa Taylor, Kath-
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White Sox to honor Brother Rice rugby squad
Brother Rice’s rugby team claimed a state and national title last May and will be honored before the White Sox-Tigers game Monday night, Aug. 12 at U.S. Cellular Field. Off the field, the Crusaders have done some good things as well. They raised $1,000 in their match with St. Ignatius and last Thursday they donated the money to the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn. leen Turney, Maria Reyes, Helping to present the check, from left, were Jack Desmond of Oak Lawn, Dan Wojnowski of Homer Glenn, Luke Mueller of Beverly, Nancy Berrones, Aurora Ca- Derek McMahon of Chicago, Sean Martin of Mt. Greenwood and Vinny Musso of Oak Lawn. ban, Katarzyna Ciszek, Rocio Clara, Darnell Durham, Matthew Erickson, Daniel O’Gorman, Gerald Oksanen, Priya Patel, Kanchan Markan, Ashley Powers, Radwan Shaikh, Ashraf Zeidan, Aysheh Barakeh, Patricia Casey, Kevin Berghs, John Elzaibak, Mohamed Hefeida, nights. Daniel Hicks, Ramon Rocha, Oak Lawn native Jessica Konieczka was one of two speakers At 35 he had to learn how to Jay Swann, Jamie Grassano, walk, talk, drive, eat and take care Carol Larson, Heather Bartz, representing the graduating class of 312 students who delivered adof himself all over again. But acLaila Hussein, Ahmad Safi, cording to Konieczka, the way he Daniel Thompson, Christo- dresses at Northwestern College’s 109th Commencement ceremony overcame those obstacles inspires pher Tylka, Dominik Zolkos, her every day. It was that inspiMarisa Isaacs, Emily Racine, on June 28. Konieczka, speaking at the ceremony in Chicago, ration which helped to provide Zachary Sherwood, Jennifer her with the courage and stamina Galvan, Vanessa Gonzalez, presented a heartfelt address, touching on the roadblocks she she needed to excel in her own Joseph Klis, Cathleen Litz, personal journey. Meagan Mepham, Armir overcame and her constant selfdoubt as to whether she could On June 28, not only did KoDoka and Ryan Fitzgerald. return to school and succeed. nieczka graduate with an Asso Konieczka, 39, attended St. ciate in Applied Science Degree Worth from the Northwestern College, Nicholas Perales, Moham- Barbara High School in Chicago (which has since closed), but she but she achieved her goal of a med Abualia, Natalia Budz, 4.0 grade point average and was Christina Chico, Muna Ham- never graduated. Nevertheless, she knew that a high school diasked to address her classmates dan, Anastasia Gilbert, and share her story at the comNajah Musa and Scott Ev- ploma was something she needed, and in 2006 while working for mencement ceremony. It was an tuch. LaSalle Bank she obtained her amazing honor, topping off an GED so that she could be eligible amazing journey. She concluded Palos Hills for future promotions. her address with a final bit of Iman Alshahin, Isra Over the years Konieczka added advice for her classmates. “It’s Daineh, Rana Darwish, to her role of daughter, sister and okay to be afraid, it’s okay to take Natalie Djordjevic, Mofriend by becoming a wife and a chance, but use the fear to drive hamed Elsharkawy, Darcy mother, and along with those roles you, not stop you. Set a goal and Haury, Alyssa Huizinga, Kacame a host of responsibilities do whatever it takes to attain it. Be Submitted Photo mil Karbarz, Jan Jaromin, that kept her running in numer- Oak Lawn native Jessica Konieczka addresses her peers during confident, and most of all, believe George Makar, Dimitrios ous directions. Moreover, as a commencement ceremonies at Northwestern College. in yourself,” she said. Moustaferis, James Oreluk, young family, they had bills to pay, Konieczka achieved her goal of James Kula, Katarzyna Lowso when the economy plummeted she was at the open house she was — graduating with a 4.0 GPA, becoming a paralegal. Half way isz, Tomasz Rajski, Stacey in 2009 and 2010, like many she asked about her own interests, and no matter what. Konieczka did through her Program she obSchuldt, Ted Spiewak, Wiland her husband faced job losses it was then that she realized she what was expected of her — both tained an externship with Bizzieri liam Wayteck, Denise Maand the constant struggle to make wanted her children to be proud at home and at school — and she Law Offices in Chicago. It was niakouras, Munther Salem, ends meet while they sought new of her. “I wanted to be able to tell was excelling. This wasn’t easy, a wonderful fit for them as well Denise Maniakouras, Banan employment. Konieczka and her them from first-hand experience for not only was she balancing as for her, and upon completion Mohammad, Justyna Drag, husband were not afraid to try why a college education was so normal family responsibilities and of the externship, she was hired Patrick Foley, Jessica Denew innovative ways to increase important. But most of all, I wanted school, but she had one other sig- there part time. Then following thmer, Zaidan Alshahin and their income, with her husband to be a role model for them.” That nificant factor that made things her graduation, she was offered Maria Gajda. switching careers after returning started the wheels moving, and even more challenging for her. In a full-time position as a ParaleKonieczka entered Northwestern April of 2010 (about a year before gal. While at Bizzieri, Konieczka to school. Then in 2011 a friend asked College’s Paralegal Program of the she started college) Konieczka’s continues to learn from her supKonieczka to accompany her to School of Legal Studies in May 2011 husband had been diagnosed with portive bosses who challenge her Northwestern College for an open in hopes of securing a position in a rare congenital disease, and at daily. They provide her with opthat time, they had no idea what portunities to attend court with house and consider enrolling. But a law office. degree in medical science; Kath- self-doubt took over and Konieczka As happens with many return- the road ahead would bring for them to witness the legal process leen Byrdak, bachelor’s degree thought she could never balance ing students, many roadblocks got him, as well as for their family. firsthand, and they continue to in neuroscience. her responsibilities as wife and into Konieczka’s way, and there In just four months her husband challenge her to learn new things, Hickory Hills mother with the effort it would were many walls she needed to went through 9 brain/spine surger- making her role there more than Anna Klimek, bachelor’s de- take to earn a college degree. In the get over, some walls of which she ies. She watched helplessly as he just a job, but a continual learning gree in nutrition and dietetics. end, Konieczka went to the open herself put up. However, she used suffered and endured enormous experience. Chicago Ridge house with her friend, but only to the energy from her own fear and pain, with many scary days and — Northwestern College Jasser Khairallah, bachelor’s support her friend in her decision self-doubt to energize herself. She degree in medical science. to return to school. However, while set a very high goal to achieve
Oak Lawn woman delivers address at Northwestern College’s commencement
College Grads The following area students graduated from Dominican University in River Forest: Oak Lawn Cassie Stachura, bachelor’s degree in English. Palos Hills Eftihia Davelis, bachelor’s
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Dist. 117 superintendent welcomes new employees Some came from high schools and charter schools while others left special education co-ops and other elementary schools to be part of the team at North Palos District 117. Still others came fresh out of college to be part of District 117. In all, there were 23 new employees who attended the fourday voluntary orientation session held in the Sorrick Media Center. The orientation provided new employees with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with
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the district, its practices, policies and expectations. Superintendent Jeannie Stachowiak welcomed the new hires and provided them with an overview of the district, along with its mission, vision and core values. She also encouraged them to take advantage of the human, technological and other resources they have available in the district. Stachowiak stressed the Submitted Photo importance of collaboration and District 117 Superintendent Jeannie Stachowiak talks to some of mentoring among teachers. the new hires during an orientation session.
St. Louis de Montfort School, 8840 S. Ridgeland, is hosting a Scholarship Information Night on Wednesday, August 15 at 7 p.m. The school has been selected by the Archdiocese of Chicago to participate in a pilot scholarship program that awards 50% off scholarships to new students, thanks to the generosity of a $2 million donor whose goal is to help Catholic schools reach out to new students. Various scholarship programs are available for preschool through eighth grade. Prospec-
tive families are encouraged to attend from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 15 to learn more. The school is a “Super Kids” center for excellence in early literacy, offers
accelerated math, advanced placement classes, learning resource classes, a new computer lab, junior scientist programs, free after-school tutoring, ex-
tended care options and a leading early childhood program for the area. Call the school office at 708-599-5781 for more information.
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What should you do? Buck the trend — don’t ignore a lost child By Claudia Parker My five-year-old, Donae, made a chilling discovery in Evergreen Park recently. She hurriedly led me to a small, dark, area beneath a slide in Circle Park where a dirty, shoeless, teary little girl, lay curled up in mulch. Eyes from every direction gawked as I lured her from the hiding spot to gather information. Sophia was just four-years old. She’d wandered away from Evergreen’s Day in the Park festival and into Circle Park a block away. Just two days later, while at Lisle’s Hot Air Balloon festival, I witnessed a mother and father frantically looking for their young son, who’d ventured off. A woman nonchalantly approached them saying, “I just saw a little boy headed in that direction,’’ pointing south. The mother ran off in that direction but continued to look back as if to say, “Where? I don’t see him?’’ I didn’t witness the reunion but I figure he was found. That’s two lost children in a three-day span that I witnessed. The television show, “What Would You Do?” aired and epi-
sode called “If You Saw a Lost Child, What Would You Do?” Reporter Kristin Pisarcik’s story on abcnews.go.com, states that of 2,000 people walking by the pretending-to-be-lost child, only 47 stopped to help. Male children were most ignored. Another common response for not intervening was fear — especially men. They felt the possibility of unwarranted accusations outweighed their desire to assist the lost child. What should we do when encountering a lost child? Pisarcik’s article was consistent with the information I obtained from the Evergreen Park police station. • Introduce yourself and acknowledge you are there to help. • Do not remove the child from their immediate area. • Call 911. • Remain with the child until the authorities arrive. The National Center For Missing and Exploited children has a hotline for more serious cases — 800-843-5678. Visit www.missingkids.com for more educational resources on staying safe.
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Political bullying cheats us out of a democracy By Donald Kaul If our government were a card game, the American people would surely have realized by now that they’re playing with a marked deck. The Republicans are cheating. In the 2012 elections, Democratic candidates for House seats collectively won about five percent more votes than their Republican opponents did overall. Yet the Republicans hung onto their control over the House of Representatives. They now outnumber Democrats in that chamber, 234 to 200. How could that be? Well, we’re not a pure democracy, and we were never meant to be. The Founders, in their wisdom, gave us a representative democracy, in which geographic areas, as well as people, have a voice in government. But this is ridiculous. Republican state legislatures, mainly in the former Confederate and western states, have gerrymandered their congressional districts to make it virtually impossible for Democrats to achieve House representation commensurate with their support. You would think that would be enough for them, right? Wrong.
House Speaker John Boehner has said that he won’t let the immigration reform bill come to the floor for consideration unless it has the support of a majority of the Republican caucus. That means just 118 members (read tea partiers) wield a virtual veto over anything President Barack Obama, the Senate, or simply the majority of House members want to do. That’s not representative democracy, that’s political bullying. All of which would be bad enough if the Republicans actually wanted to do something. But they don’t, unless you count cutting taxes until the government dies of starvation. Hard as it is to believe, the true believers in the Republican Party, the Paul Ryans and Rand Pauls of the world, believe that we’d all be better off if we stopped relying on government for things — those frills like health care, public schools, and safe food — and threw ourselves on the tender mercies of multi-national corporations that, as we know, care deeply about our well-being. Obama gave a rip-roaring speech at Knox College the other day in which he listed his legislative priorities for the coming three years. He
wants to build prosperity by expanding the middle class through education, re-training, and job creation. He would undertake a public works program to repair our broken infrastructure. He would fund research and development programs to keep us competitive in the world. He would, in short, do the common-sense things that every Democratic president of the past 80 years has promised to do. The Republicans treated the proposals with absolute derision. He would do none of those things, they said. They wouldn’t let him. Instead, they threatened to shut down the government if Obama went ahead with his health care plan. In addition, they drafted legislation to cut the Environmental Protection Agency by 34 percent, kill greenhouse gas regulations, reduce financing for the Fish and Wildlife Service by 27 percent, and halve the Endowment for the Humanities budget. Other proposed Republican bills would eliminate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and cut education grants to poor students by 16 percent. GOP lawmakers are saving their biggest guns, however, for their continued assault on the Affordable Care Act
— which seems to be working despite Republican claims that it isn’t. Republican leaders have sent out a letter announcing their intention to block raising the debt ceiling on September 30 if so much as one penny is spent on implementing Obama’s landmark health care law. When asked whether he’s worried about how this do-nothing stance could hurt his party, Boehner declared that Congress “ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.” Let’s review: Republican leaders refuse to acknowledge or do anything to deal with climate change and are dead set against expanding health care coverage for the uninsured and under-insured, improving the regulation of financial institutions, supporting research, expanding public works, and respecting our public cultural institutions. Their vision of the nation looks like a gated community in a rich area of Florida, surrounded by slums. And the rest of us? We’re in those slums. OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. OtherWords.org.
Claudia Parker is a local author and freelance writer. Visit www.claudiaparker.net.
Inside the First Amendment
On today’s card: National security needs vs. public’s right to know By Gene Policinski News is swirling these days around a complex mix of national security issues, leaks of classified information, and First Amendment protections for a free press amid the new world of digital journalism. Let’s use some terminology from a heavyweight boxing bout to track this “match” pitting the needs of national security against the public’s “right to know:” Round One: Score it for the Obama administration, which came out of the corner fighting against leaks early in the first term — by this year, bringing more prosecutions under the Espionage Act than ever before. Just that fact alone alarms those who see whistleblowers and an independent press as the ultimate watchdog on government actions, particularly those done in secret. Round Two: Government takes this one, on a mixed card. Just as a shield law long-sought by many journalists to protect the reportersource relationship was nearing a final vote in the U.S. Senate in 2009, a haymaker
gets thrown: Wikileaks released hundreds of thousands of memos and battlefield briefs to the public. Officials cried “treason,” while others saw it as a plus for public knowledge — but down goes the proposed “Free Flow of Information Act.” Round Three: In Spring 2010, U.S. Army Pvt. Bradley Manning is arrested on charges of giving more than 700,000 State Department cables, terrorism detainee assessments, combat logs and videos to WikiLeaks — the largest such leak in U.S. history. Manning will go to trial in three years later, facing more than 130 charges ranging from theft to “aiding the enemy,” which could mean life in prison. Government round, clearly. Round Four: In May 2013, The Associated Press threw some serious punches when it’s revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained months of AP phone records for as many as 20 reporters and at multiple AP offices while investigating leaks. AP chief Gary Pruitt called the seizures “unconstitutional” and said already some sources are backing
away from his reporters. DOJ takes it on the chin. Later “rounds” are harder to score. Round Five: The bout is fully joined in late May and into June with a series of major disclosures by former low-level NSA analyst Edward Snowden of a massive National Security Agency program that provides access to the “meta-data” of millions on American phone calls and e-mail — but, the government said, not to the content of the calls or messages. Snowden begins a global trek to avoid U.S. authorities, eventually leading to Moscow. Round Six: In punches to the journalistic gut, it’s revealed that as part of an investigation of a 2009 leak, a search warrant request named Fox News’s James Rosen as “an aider and abettor and/or co-conspirator” for receiving the information. A quick series of jabs by free press advocates and media officials lead White House officials to back-pedal. President Obama declares first that he supports the First Amendment, and later decries any attempt to
“criminalize” news reporting. Obama also announces White House support for a revived federal shield law, despite its opposition to the near-identical 2009 proposal. Round Seven: Jabs and roundhouse swings at the government over the AP records seizure and the Rosen affair produce an invitation in mid-June from Attorney General Eric Holder to major news outlets to discuss longstanding rules within the Justice Department governing attempts to get journalists’ files or other records. The meeting is off-the-record, so some journalists will not attend. Still, updated guidelines revising Watergate-era rules are set out in early July, offering more protection to news media. Round Eight: One for the government. On July 19, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New York Times reporter James Risen must give take the stand at the trial of a former CIA agent being prosecuted for leaking of state secrets. The court said “there is no first amendment testimonial privilege, absolute or qualified, that protects a reporter from
being compelled to testify … in criminal proceedings.” Round Nine: As July ends, there is a series of developments that is tough to score. Manning is convicted July 30 of violating the Espionage Act, and could be sentenced to as long as 36 years in prison. But he’s acquitted on the charge of aiding the enemy. Still, a flurry of news reports raised the idea that the conviction — combined with continuing zealous efforts elsewhere by the Department of Justice — will “chill” whistleblowers and scare them away from talking with journalists. Round Ten: In the U.S. House, the NSA data surveillance program survived a surprisingly tight vote, 217-205, on July 24, At the same time, more documents and allegations surface from Snowden, supporting the claim that even low-level NSA analysts can gain access to the content — not just data surrounding — individual phone conversations and e-mails. And the bell will ring soon for even more action: Manning’s sentencing. More threatened disclosures by
Snowden of secret programs. Congressional debate over the new shield law. And a larger, longer debate over national safety vs. individual freedom and privacy. The fight analogy has its limits, but clearly we’re only in the early rounds of balancing legitimate national security concerns against over-classification and with the need of the public for accurate information on what its government is doing. First Amendment concerns include not only threats to a free press’ ability to report the news, but also to the potential for a narrowly drawn shield law which may exclude new-media users like bloggers, or which provides for a kind of “licensing” of journalists as a special legal class that later could be withdrawn. Even with all that’s come to light, we’re just getting though the early sparring in this ongoing Constitutional rumble. Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of its First Amendment Center. Email him at gpolicinski@ newseum.org.
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Can you benefit from municipal bonds? Over the past couple of years, the economic picture has brightened for many cities and states — but some of them are still facing potential financial problems. As a citizen, you may well have concerns about these issues. And as an investor, these financial woes may affect your thinking about one particular type of investment vehicle: municipal bonds. Specifically, given the difficulties faced by a few municipalities, should you consider adding “munis” to your to the fixed-income portion of your portfolio? It is true that municipal defaults, though still rare, rose in 2012. But we haven’t experienced any sharp increases in defaults in 2013. Overall, default rates for municipal bonds are low — much lower than for corporate bonds of comparable quality, according to Moody’s Investor Services. Of course, there are no guarantees, but if you stick with “investment-grade” municipal bonds — those that receive the highest grades from independent rating agencies — you can reduce the chances of being victimized by a default. And municipal bonds offer these benefits: • Tax advantages — Municipal bond interest payments are free from federal taxes, and possibly state and local taxes, too. (However, some munis are subject to the alternative minimum tax, as well as state and local taxes.) This tax treatment means you
would have to earn a much higher yield on other types of bonds to match the “taxable equivalent yield” of municipal bonds. • Civic benefits — By adding quality municipal bonds to your portfolio, you can help support worthwhile projects in your community, such as construction of schools and hospitals. • Steady income — Barring a default, you will receive a regular, predictable income stream for as long as you own your municipal bonds. However, if you currently own many long-term munis, you may want to consider reducing your overall position. Eventually, rising interest rates will push down bond prices, and long-term bonds carry added risk because their prices will decline more as interest rates rise. Work with your financial advisor to determine the most appropriate approach for your situation. • Diversification — Municipal bonds can help you diversify the fixed-income portion of your portfolio if it’s heavily weighted toward corporate bonds. And you
can even diversify your municipal bond holdings by building a “ladder” consisting of munis of varying maturities. Once you’ve built such a ladder, you can gain benefits in all interest-rate environments — when rates are low, you’ll still have your longer-term bonds working for you (longerterm bonds generally pay higher rates than shorter-term ones), and when interest rates rise, you can reinvest the proceeds of your shorter-term bonds at the higher rates. Consult with your financial advisor to determine if municipal bonds can be an appropriate addition to your portfolio, as investing in bonds involves risks, including credit risk and market risk. Bond investments are also subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of bonds can decrease, and the investor can lose principal value if the investment is sold prior to maturity. Investors should evaluate whether a bond ladder and the securities held within it are consistent with their investment objectives, risk tolerance and financial circumstances.
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Rats on the engine Chicago Ridge’s Bob Krusza (above) poses with his 1966 Impala at the car show at Taste of Orland Park on Sunday. In honor of his Chevy engine, known as a “rat engine” back in the day, Krusza placed a couple of toy rodents on top of it (left).
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.
Why Everyone Needs an ‘Incapacity Plan’ 3 Experts Share Tips for Protecting Yourself & Your Assets Dementia has become the No. 1 cause of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization. Stroke, which can also profoundly impair judgment and decision-making, stands at No. 2. “This year, 7.7 million new cases of dementia will be diagnosed, and 15 million people will suffer a stroke,” said CPA Jim Kohles, chairman of RINA accountancy corporation. “By the time dementia symptoms become apparent, their competence may already be affected. Strokes, as we know, can be tragically sudden.” While many people carefully plan for retirement and what will become of their estate after death, too few provide for that middle ground — incapacity, adds attorney John Hartog of Hartog& Baer Trust and Estate Law. “We should plan for incapacity, and if it never comes into play that’s wonderful,” said wealth management advisor Haitham “Hutch” Ashoo, CEO of Pillar Wealth Management. Incapacity planning ensures you’re able to speak for yourself in all decisions, from your medical care to financial affairs. Here are three steps everyone should take, from the accounting,
legal and financial perspectives. • Get disability insurance. “The likelihood of something happening that affects your ability to work is high, so you really should carry disability insurance,” said accountant Jim Kohles. How you pay for it can have different tax impacts. If you purchase it through your business, whether as owner or employee, you can take a tax deduction on the premiums. But that means any claims paid will be taxable. If you pay with post-tax dollars, any benefits are not taxable. “The difference in saving taxes on $200 a month in premiums versus $5,000 a month in benefits is significant,” Kohles said. Kohles also cautions that more new policies now are capped at 10 years of payments — not lifetime. So be sure you understand the terms. • Have legal documents that clearly state your wishes. These include a durable power of attorney for financial affairs and an advanced health care directive for medical decisions, said attorney Hartog. Name the people — the “agents” — who will be responsible for implementing those decisions, and draw up a document that delineates their responsibili-
ties and powers. Choose people in whom you have a great deal of faith and trust. “People need to remember they’re going to be vulnerable — you don’t want to pick someone if you have a quiver of doubt about them,” he said. One safeguard is to name an agent, and a second person to whom the agent must report. “Just the idea that you have to report keeps people honest,” Hartog said. In some states, the government provides forms so people can prepare these documents themselves, although Hartog suggests at least consulting with an attorney. • If you’re the “non-financial” spouse, become familiar with the financial plan. “Typically, one spouse is in charge of the finances, and the other takes a back seat, or even a no seat,” said wealth management advisor Ashoo. “The non-involved person needs to understand how the finances are arranged and planned, and he or she needs to be very comfortable with the family’s advisors.” This will prevent a nightmare during an already stressful time should the involved spouse suddenly become incapacitated. Both spouses should attend meetings with the family’s ad-
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With 11 competitors left in the tournament, a player named Vasile Buboi raised the 6,00012,000 blinds to 35,000 on the cutoff. Smith made the call from
the small blind with 6h 6s, and D’Angelo made a squeeze play from the big blind, reraising to 112,000. After Buboi called the reraise, the action came to Smith, who later told me he felt Buboi was too loose and called too many reraises, and that there would be value in blowing him out of the pot with a wide range of hands. So Smith moved all in for 625,000 with his small pair, leading to a fold from D’Angelo and an instant call from Buboi. Smith had believed that Buboi called re-raises with too wide a range, but that he wouldn’t be willing to call a shove of that size without a strong hand. Smith was wrong. “I thought he had aces when he snap-called me.” Smith said. Instead, Buboi had a surprising 10d 9d, which against Smith’s hand actually had nearly 50 percent equity, but it would have far less equity against the
About John Hartog, Jim Kohles & Haitham “Hutch” Ashoo. John Hartog is a partner at Hartog & Baer Trust and Estate Law. He is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law, and taxation law. Jim Kohles is chairman of the board of RINA accountancy corporation. He is a certified public accountant specializing in business consulting, succession and retirement planning, and insurance. Haitham “Hutch” Ashoo is the CEO of Pillar Wealth Management, LLC, specializing in client-centered wealth management. All three are based in Walnut Creek, Cal.
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range of hands Smith would normally go all in with. Still, 10-9 suited is a hand that has reasonable equity against almost everything — it even has a 22 percent chance against pocket aces — so while the call likely wouldn’t be profitable over the long run, it wasn’t as wild as it initially looked. The flop came 8h 4d 3d, giving Buboi a flush draw, and Smith knew he was in the trouble. The 4c was safe on the turn, but the Ad on the river knocked him out of the tournament in 11th place. And while Smith was dis appointed and annoyed with the way the tournament ended for him, I’m sure he’ll forget about it when he’s approaching the final table of an even bigger tournament sometime in the not-too-distant future. (Tony Dunst is a poker pro and host of “Raw Deal” on World Poker Tour telecasts. Catch him every Sunday night on FSN.)
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Talkin Poker Smith’s tournament hopes flushed away There were high expectations for Dan Smith going into the 2013 World Series of Poker. Smith had made so many final tables in 2012 that he finished either first or second in the rankings of every poker company that tracks tournament results on a global scale. And he had come tantalizingly close to winning his first WSOP bracelet last year, finishing third in the $5,000 no-limit event at the Rio in Las Vegas. So it was no surprise to see Smith making a deep run in the $5,000 six-max no-limit event a few weeks into the 2013 WSOP. When the tournament broke down to two tables of six, Smith was in the middle of the remaining field, with a stack hovering around 600,000. I had grown accustomed to hearing replays of hands from Smith every night during the two years we spent as roommates in Las Vegas, but this summer he’s living in a house across town with some mutual friends. Across the table from Smith in the event was my new roommate, the current occupant of Smith’s old bedroom: Ryan D’Angelo. My new roomie was sitting on a comparable stack when the tournament broke to two tables, and Smith and D’Angelo were about to clash.
visors, even if one spouse doesn’t fully understand or isn’t interested in all the details. “If something happens, they will know who to call and what to do,” Ashoo said. “They’ll avoid a nightmare. That’s the peace of mind I want for my clients.” All three experts stress the importance of having these provisions in place long before you think you’ll need them. “Younger people have a higher chance of becoming disabled before they die, and they’re usually the people who haven’t planned for that at all,” said Kohles.
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Pet of the week James P. Kosmala James P. Kosmala, 78, of Palos Hills, died Aug. 1 at Manorcare East in Palos Heights. Visitation was held Aug. 6 at the PalosGaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Highway. A funeral Mass was held Aug. 7 at Sacred Heart Church in Palos Hills. Mr. Kosmala is survived by his wife, Susan; his brother, John; his daughters, Lisa and Linda; his sons, Ken and Mike; and six grandchildren. Mr. Kosmala was born in Chicago and worked as a salesman.
Elizabeth L. “Betty” Redden Elizabeth L. Redden (née Beshan), 86, of Worth, died July 31 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. Visitation was held Aug. 4 at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park. A funeral Mass was held Aug. 5 at St. George Church in Tinley Park. Interment was at Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton. Mrs. Redden is survived by her sons, Kenneth and Robert. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar; her brothers, Thomas, George, and Walter; and
her sister, Catherine Dodd. Mrs. Redden was born in Chicago and was a homemaker. Albert J. Laschober Albert J. Laschober, 64, of Chicago Ridge, died Aug. 1 at Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Visitation was held Aug. 6 at Schmadeke Funeral Home in Worth. Mr. Laschober was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Evergreen Park. Mr. Laschober was born in Chicago. He worked as a corporate chauffeur.
Benefit planned for the family Dan Wilmot, 46, left behind Moose Jack Russell Terrier mix 5-year-old-male Moose is a friendly little guy that was found as a stray. He’s an active boy who likes to go for walks and play. He loves to play with a ball and can make mid-air catches. Moose gets along well with kids and other dogs but will bark at cats. The Animal Welfare League, 10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, is offering a summer adoption special of $99 for puppies/dogs and $55 for kittens/cats. Call 708-636-8586 or visit animalwelfareleague.com.
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An interfaith coalition of area religious organizations will serve a free community meal at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Menard Center, 90th Street and Menard Avenue in Oak Lawn. Up to 100 meals will be served on a first come, first served basis to all who could use a free meal or want to share a meal with others in the community.
“One Community: One Meal” is a joint venture of the Oak Lawn Clergy and Religious Worker’s Association, the Muslim American Society and The Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview. An interfaith team of Christians and Muslims is working together to plan, prepare and serve the meals. A similar meal is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 15.
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Health Scan Cholesterol screenings, Palos Twp. The Palos Township Health Service will hold cholesterol screenings on Monday, Aug. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A total cholesterol screening is $10 for residents, $15 for nonresidents. This test tells only the total cholesterol value. Fasting is preferred. The Cholestech test tells the total value, the high density, the low density, the triglyceride value, and the ratios as well as glucose values.
Do not eat or drink after midnight the night before the test. A fee of $35 is charged for residents, $45 for nonresidents. The Hemoglobin A1C test can be performed for diabetics which reflects the average blood sugar levels over the previous three months. No fasting is required for this test. The fee is $10 for residents, $15 for nonresidents. All fees are cash only. Call the Health Service at 598-2441 to schedule an appointment. All screenings are done at Palos Township, 10802 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills.
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welcoming smile. But Dan’s greatest love was his family, Chris, Jake and Jenna. They made their home in Garden Homes, in unincorporated Worth Township. Family and friends of Dan Wilmot have planned a benefit for Chris, Jake and Jenna to assist with their devastating loss and overwhelming expenses. They invite you to donate a silent auction item, merchandise,
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A benefit for the family of Dan Wilmot will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, from 3 to 8 p.m., at 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St. in Merrionette Park. Cost is $30 entrance fee 12 years and older, must be 21 to receive alcohol bracelet. The Wilmot family, Dan, Chris, Jake and Jenna were like many other families on the Southside of Chicago. All this changed on Sept. 20, 2012, when Dan returned from work at Meade Electric to have dinner with his family. It would be the last dinner the family would enjoy together. Dan, who was 46 years old, suffered a fatal heart attack that evening. A veteran, Dan Wilmot served in the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron rising to the rank of sergeant and was stationed at Spangdahlem Air Force Base in Germany. He was a loyal member of I.B.E.W., Local 9; a member of the St. Christina Holy Name Society. Dan graduated from St. Christina grammar school and Marist High School. He loved golfing, darts, playing guitar, softball, bags, and fishing — whether fly fishing or just tossing a line in the local bass pond. He loved being with his family and friends and is remembered for his friendly disposition and
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Retire Smart By Jill Schlesinger
Lessons from Detroit On July 18, Detroit filed for Chapter 9 federal bankruptcy protection. At over $18 billion in liabilities, it is the country’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy case. Although there have been rampant accusations of financial mismanagement and scapegoating, the main culprit for Detroit’s woes was demographic: The city’s population, which peaked at 1.8 million in the 1950s, now stands at 700,000 after many middleclass workers and businesses fled the city, taking their tax dollars with them. Despite making severe cuts to its spending — in the first quarter, the city’s police force was operating at bare bones levels, about 40 percent of the city’s streetlights were not functioning and only a third of its ambulances were in service — the city collapsed under the weight of its obligations. Of the $18 billion owed, $11 billion is unsecured, which includes almost $6 billion in health and other benefits for retirees, more than $3 billion for retiree pensions and about $530 million in general-obligation bonds. The 100,000-plus unsecured creditors will now begin the arduous process of negotiating for their slice of Detroit’s diminished pie. What can we learn from this tragic collapse? 1. Municipal employees across the country should take note: Those pension “promises” may not be as rock-solid as you would like to think. Detroit’s Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr will likely attempt to persuade a federal bankruptcy judge to invalidate the city’s pension contracts, which represent more than 9,000 active and agent can be helpful. By the way, I’m not sure if you’re 21,000 retired city workers. It working with the right agent. Any should be noted that it’s not a travel adviser that would refuse slam-dunk to get this through in to pass along a refund from your airline needs to have its moral compass checked. I would find a new agent, right now. I contacted Delta on your behalf and asked if it could put in a good word with your agency. It made By Mark Andrews sure the $1,771 it refunded made it all the way to you. (Christopher Elliott is the Aug. 8: ON THIS DATE in author of “Scammed: How to 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail Save Your Money and Find Better for St. Helena to spend the rest Service in a World of Schemes, of his life in exile. In 1974, PresiSwindles, and Shady Deals” dent Nixon announced he would (Wiley). 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In 1988, President Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments each to Japanese-Americans who had been interned during World War II. Aug. 11: ON THIS DATE in 1909, the SOS distress signal was first used by an American ship, may be the result of nasal airway the Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, dehydration. This can be a side N.C. In 1934, the first federal effect of medications for high prisoners arrived at the island blood pressure, sleep disorders and prison Alcatraz in San Francisco bladder problems, among others. Bay. Drinking too much coffee, tea or Aug. 12: ON THIS DATE in alcohol, or not drinking enough 1953, the Soviet Union conducted water is also more likely to produce secret tests of its first hydrogen nasal dehydration in older adults. bomb. 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Consider making an to put down the Boxer Rebelappointment with a physician who lion, which was aimed at purging specializes in ear, nose and throat China of foreigners. In 1935, the disorders (otorhinolaryngologist) Social Security Act became law, or an allergist with a particular creating unemployment insurinterest in disorders of the nose ance and pension plans for the and sinuses. After a thorough elderly. evaluation of your symptoms and Answer to last week’s quesyour overall medical condition, he tion: This week in 1966, the or she will likely be able to provide Beatles released their “Revolver” advice on how to best manage album. these bothersome symptoms. This week’s question: In — Juan Guarderas, M.D., 1959, the American Football Otorhinolaryngology/Allergy, Mayo League was organized. Name Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. three of the six cities that ini (Medical Edge from Mayo Clinic tially had franchises in the new is an educational resource and league. doesn’t replace regular medical care. E-mail a question to medicaledge@ (Mark Andrews can be reached mayo.edu. For more information, via e-mail at mlandrews@embarq mail.com.) visit www.mayoclinic.org.)
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Help, my travel agency is pocketing my airfare refund Q: I recently had to have jaw surgery, and my doctor recommended that I cancel a planned flight on Delta Air Lines. I submitted a request through my travel agency, but it refused to refund the ticket because it had a policy that tickets are nonrefundable, except in cases of illness or death. So I contacted Delta directly. It processed my refund, but told me they had sent the money back to my travel agency. I contacted the agency and asked it for the refund, but they refused, citing their refund policy. I have tried repeatedly to contact my agency, but it won’t return my calls. I don’t want to lose the $1,771 I paid. Can you help me get my money back? — Nartach Djepbarova, Seattle A: I’m sorry about the problems with your ticket refund. The bottom line is: it’s your money and you should get it back immediately. Using a travel agent is a good idea. I’m a big believer in using a competent travel adviser. Most agencies have refund policies that reflect those of a
travel provider. In other words, if a flight is nonrefundable, then the agency policy would match it. It may add a separate agency transaction fee, in the event of a refund, but that’s usually all. In your case, the agency policy on refunds matched Delta’s. You had a nonrefundable ticket. Then Delta decided to make an exception to its policy. And then you and Delta assumed the agency would also make an exception. It didn’t. I suppose your agency was technically right. It could have pocketed the entire $1,771 and made a nice profit on your ticket. But that seems wrong to me. Delta offered you a refund out of compassion, so that you could attend to your health needs. Your agency should have, too. You could have avoided this in one of several ways. If you suspected that you might need surgery, you could have purchased a more flexible, refundable fare (but those can be significantly more expensive). Booking directly through Delta would have prevented this too, but as I mentioned before, having a good
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For successful treatment of chronic runny nose, first identify underlying cause DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m an 85-year-old man who’s had a postnasal drip problem since childhood. Years ago, after many tests, I was diagnosed with non allergic rhinitis. I’ve tried pills and sprays to help the symptoms, but nothing works very well. I feel as though I’m constantly blowing my nose and often clearing my throat. Do you have any suggestions that will allow me to go more than an hour with some relief? ANSWER: The problems of a chronic runny nose and postnasal drip — excess nasal drainage that runs down the back of your throat — can be challenging to effectively manage. Although they may not seem to be major medical problems, these symptoms can have a big impact on a person’s quality of life. Successful treatment often depends on identifying their underlying cause. Even though your symptoms have appeared to be the same for many years, it’s possible that the source of those symptoms actually may have changed over time. The potential causes of a chronic runny nose and postnasal drainage can vary as people age. In younger people, for example, a chronic runny nose, along with other symptoms such as congestion or sneezing, could be a symptom of allergies, a condition called allergic rhinitis. Or, as you mention, it is sometimes linked to nonallergic rhinitis. Nonallergic rhinitis can be due to different causes like irritation from smoke
or vasomotor rhinitis, which is hypersensitivity of the lining of the nose to odors, temperature or barometric changes. There’s also a condition called nonallergic rhinitis with eosinophilia, which causes symptoms similar to those of allergic rhinitis, but no triggering allergen can be found. A runny nose with considerable postnasal drainage could be linked to chronic sinusitis. In this common condition, the cavities around nasal passages, called sinuses, become inflamed and swollen. Some people with chronic sinusitis also have sinus polyps that may make the problem worse. A runny nose that seems to affect one side of the nose more than the other side could signal an anatomical problem, such as a spinal fluid leak. When symptoms include obstruction to air flow, other conditions, such as a deviated nasal septum, need to be considered. All of these causes of chronic runny nose and postnasal drainage may occur in older people, but several additional disorders can cause these symptoms to become more frequent with age. For example, gustatory rhinitis is more common in older populations. Symptoms of this type of nonallergic rhinitis may be triggered by eating any food, and is an exaggeration of the runny nose we all get when we eat spicy food. It’s also more common for minor temperature changes to induce a runny nose in older adults. In many older people, the sensation of postnasal drainage
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Detroit’s case because pension and health benefits are protected by Michigan’s constitution, one of seven states that specifically ban cuts in retiree pension and benefit payments. But municipalities don’t have to go broke to renegotiate future benefits. Unions all over the country that are fighting to maintain pay and benefit packages for their members must deal with the cold reality of the financial pressure under which many towns and cities are operating. If Detroit is allowed to cut payments to its retirees, city and state workers in states like California and Illinois, which also have large, unfunded pension liabilities, could use Detroit as leverage to reduce future benefits. The one action that any municipal employee can take is to sock away extra money in taxdeferred retirement plans. Most towns and cities offer Section 457 plans, which allow workers to contribute a portion of income on a pre-tax basis. I know that many people have a hard time scraping together money to do this, but if possible, it’s a good way to build up an extra source of retirement income. 2. Beware of overly optimistic assumptions. Detroit’s pension fund managers had assumed a rate of return on their annual investments of 8 percent. On what planet were these folks living? Additionally, an actuarial report found that the pension funds used certain accounting practices that — while perfectly legal - downplayed the brewing problems in the systems. These actions painted a rosier picture than what was reality, and to what end? As you plan your own financial future, I recommend using the most conservative assumptions to avoid this kind of delusion.
3. Municipal bond investors need to know what they own. Many of you invest in municipal bonds as a way to collect income that is exempt from local, state and federal taxation. But not all municipal bonds are created equal. While I am no fan of ratings agencies, that generally have been late to ring the alarm bell when problems arise with issuers, at the very least be careful if your bond holding is rated as “junk.” Junk bonds carry more risk because the issuer may not be able to repay the debt. In return for the increased risk, bondholders demand a higher interest rate. That higher interest rate can seem alluring, especially in the current environment, but risk is risk. One final note: While Detroit grabs headlines, it’s important to underscore that municipal bankruptcies are rare. Congress enacted a revised Municipal Bankruptcy Act in 1937, and since then, there have been only 627 municipal bankruptcies, including Detroit’s. For those worried about more municipal bankruptcies to come, the economic recovery has certainly improved the outlook for most American cities. And in terms of spillover effect, the Detroit bankruptcy represents just a fraction of the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market. (Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Emmy-nominated, Senior Business Analyst for CBS News. A former options trader and CIO of an investment advisory firm, Jill covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, “Jill on Money.” She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@jillonmoney.com.)
The Kid’s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D. Summer food safety tips Whether you’re spending a day at the lake, the beach, a local park, or in your own back yard, food is sure to be part of your special day. And whenever you cook and/or serve food outdoors, keep food safety in mind. A little planning and the right tools will help make sure no one ends up with a bellyache or worse, food poisoning. Here are the basics: 1. Keep everything clean. That includes your hands, knives, cutting boards, eating utensils and preparing and cooking surfaces. Soap and water is the best method of cleaning, but if it’s not convenient, use prepackaged sanitizing towels or make up a small bucket of diluted bleach solution (2 oz. bleach to 1 gallon water) to wipe up spills or cleaning surfaces. Make sure your hands are clean. Scrub with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If washing your hands isn’t practical outdoors, use hand sanitizer each time you handle raw meat, poultry or fish. 2. Avoid cross contamination. Separate meat, poultry and fish. Package raw items in plastic bags or sealed containers so spilled juices don’t contaminate other foods. Never put cooked meat back on the same soiled plate used to transport it while it was raw. Use a clean serving dish for food taken from the grill. Use separate cutting boards and knives for different foods. Pork and beef may be cut on the same surface, but use another for chicken and one more for fish. Using pre-sliced breads, cheese or vegetables to eliminate the need for additional knives and cutting boards. 3. Make sure foods are thawed correctly. The best method to fend off bacteria is to thaw food in the refrigerator. Make sure that juices from thawing
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food don’t drip onto other items. Some food may be defrosted in the microwave or under running cold water. Never thaw food at room temperature, except breads or desserts that are recommended to defrost at room temperature. 4. Make sure food is cooked thoroughly to kill bacteria. Use a probe thermometer to check the internal temperature of grilled meat or chicken for doneness. Beef, lamb or veal should be no less than 145 degrees F for medium rare. Chicken or turkey pieces are done at 170 degrees F, and 180 degrees F for duck. Most prepared foods should reach 165 degrees F to be safe. Cook in small batches and serve immediately. Food that’s ready to eat needs to be kept hot or cold, as appropriate for each dish. Hold cold food at less than 40 degrees F and hot food above 140 degrees F. Any temperature between 40 and 140 degrees F is in the danger zone, ideal for bacteria growth. 5. If in doubt, don’t eat it. Condiments such as ketchup, mustard and pickles don’t require careful temperature monitoring during use but should be re frigerated to extend product life. Bread, rolls and cakes usually are OK at room temperature any time. If something doesn’t smell or look right to you, or you think it may have been sitting out too long, toss it. In truth, these tips are applicable any day of the year, but it’s easy to get in a rush and cut corners when there are lots of people lining up to eat. Take your time, plan ahead and enjoy. Source: http://voices.yahoo. com/food-safety-outdoor-dining363419.html?cat=6 (Dr. Sue Hubbard is an awardwinning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor” TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at www. kidsdr.com.)
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Focus on Seniors Program for family caregivers
PLOWS will offer a three-week program on caregiver issues on Wednesdays, Aug. 14 and 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The sessions are free and will be held at the PLOWS Council on Aging offices, led by June Bachan, caregiver specialist. PLOWS is at 7808 College Drive, 5th floor, in Palos Heights. To register for this program, call 361-0219.
Legal clinic at PLOWS
PLOWS will host the next monthly legal clinic presented by the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL). Low-income senior citizens may receive free assistance with a variety of legal matters including powers of attorney, wills, landlord/tenant issues, collections and consumer fraud.
Appointments are necessary and may be made by contacting CDEL at (312) 376-1880, Ext. 22.
Double Nickel
The Double Nickel Plus Chorus meets at the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. in Evergreen Park, every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Room 111. Newcomers are always welcome. For more information call 422-8776.
Rules of the Road
The Worth Township Seniors will hold a free Rules of the Road class from 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 2. Appointment must be made to attend; call the Worth Township Senior Room at 3712900, Ext. 28. Worth Township Center is at 11601 Pulaski Road in Alsip.
Meals on Wheels
The Evergreen Park Office of Citizens’ Services offers a Meals on Wheels program for village
residents 60 years and older who are unable to prepare their own meals. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday. For more information call 422-8776.
55 and Up
Palos Hills residents 55 years and older meet from noon to 2 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. Tickets for events must be purchased one week in advance. Entertainment includes musicians, singers, luncheons, movies, plays and bingo.
Pinochle
The Worth Senior Pinochle club is seeking new members. Membership is free. Visit the group at the Worth Park District Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Games begin at noon. Call 448-1181 for information.
Library Notes Evergreen Park
The Evergreen Park Public Library is at 9400 S. Troy Ave. The phone number is 422-8522 *** The library will be closed on Sundays until Sept. 8. *** The library is accepting donations of hardcover books, paperbacks, music CDs, videos and DVDs. Magazines, encyclopedias and textbooks are unacceptable. *** The library is accepting applications for exhibits at its Mini Maker Faire to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. The event will celebrate the do-it-yourself mind set by showcasing various projects in a show-and-tell format. Submit projects at evergreenparklibrary.org. *** The library booth at the Evergreen Park Farmers Market will be offering samples of strawberry shortcake, strawberry recipes and strawberry themed stories and crafts from 10 to 11 a.m. at the market, 89th Street and Kedzie Avenue.
Green Hills
The Green Hills Public Library is at 8611 W. 103rd St. in Palos Hills. The phone number is 598-8446. *** Children 5 years and older may paint a ceramic pig Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. Registration required. *** International Vintage Desserts in which attendees can sample and hear the history of desserts brought here area from other parts of the world, as depicted in 1940s through 1980s cookbooks, will be Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. Registration required. *** Green Team Time with Miss Emily featuring nature-themed stories and activities for youths 6 to 8 years old will be Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. *** Art Glass Done Wright, about Frank Lloyd Wright-designed art glass windows and doors, will feature a presentation on Wright’s art glass designs Thursday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Children will be guided in creating their own art glass designs using tracing paper, colored pencils, construction paper, and examples of Wright’s art glass designs. Registration required. *** Family Movie Time featuring “Up” will be Friday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m. All attendees get popcorn and lemonade. Registration required. *** A recycling information session will be Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Registration required. *** A “Dork Diaries” party featuring trivia questions and prizes for children 8 years and older will be Thursday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. Registration required. *** An electronics recycling drive will be held in the Interlochen Drive parking lot at the library Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. *** Teen Manicure Night will be Monday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The library will provide a Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail kit. Teens will do their own nails but an instructor will be present to help. Refreshments will be served. Registration required. *** The foreign film “Amour” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. The film is about Georges and Ann, retired
music teachers whose lives change after Anne suffers a stroke. Amour was the 2013 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Refreshments will be served and an AMC gift card will be raffled. Registration required. *** The library offers IndieFlix. Get unlimited access to Awardwinning independent movies, shorts, documentaries, and web series that can be viewed on a home computer or portable device. Go to greenhillslibrary. org to start streaming free movies. *** The library offers books for parents and teachers to borrow for a three-week period. Resources may be helpful for lesson planning and obtaining creative ideas. Books are in the Youth Services Department. *** The library is collecting Legos to be used in a Lego club that will begin this summer. Bring donations to the library. *** The library offers the eBook platform 3M Cloud Library, and has a touch-screen Discovery Station where patrons can browse and checkout eBooks. Cloud eBooks can be read on most eReaders, computers, tablets and smart phones. Check out a 3M eReader at the circulation desk. Visit greenhillslibrary.org to get started. *** The library has an eBook service, Axis 360, through which users can download bestselling eBooks for as many as 21 days directly onto a device using the Blio software application. Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period and there are no late fees. Place holds on items that are checked out. Service is only available to Green Hills cardholders. To start browsing visit http:// ghpl.axis360.baker-taylor.com. For more information call 5988446. *** The library is collecting firstperson accounts of stories of military service to be donated to the Veteran History Project of the Library of Congress. The library is seeking photos, memoirs, and wartime diaries from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Call 598-8446 for more information. *** The library offers Freegal Music, a downloadable music service that provides access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalog. The catalog offers hundreds of thousands of songs in more than 100 genres of music. *** The library’s Media on Demand program enables patrons to download best-selling and classic audiobooks, eBooks, music and video. No late fees. Works include bestselling novels, well-known classics and self-improvement guides. For more information visit mediaondemand.org. *** The library has a scanner available to the public. Pictures, documents, etc., can be scanned and sent to an email, printer or USB device. *** The library offers TumbleBooks!, a collection of animated talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, and read-alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation). Visit greenhills. lib.il.us or call 598-8446, Ext. 117, for more information.
Oak Lawn
The Oak Lawn Library is
at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The phone number is 422-4990. *** Donate gently-used books, magazines, CDs and videos to the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library Ongoing Book Sale at the Oak Lawn Public Library. The Friends will not accept Readers Digest condensed books, encyclopedias and older text books. The donation drop-off area is near the library’s Cook Avenue entrance. Interested parties may fill out a short form at the Reception Booth to receive a tax letter by mail that acknowledges their donation. Hardcover books cost 50 cents each, paperbacks are 25 cents and magazines cost five cents each. Audio visual items are priced as indicated. Funds collected from the book sale support library programming and purchases that are beyond their regular budget. *** The library sponsors three adult writers groups that meet year-round. A general interest group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Writers interested in screen-writing meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Budding children’s authors meet from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday each month. Meetings include readings, critiques and writing exercises. New members are welcome anytime. No registration required. *** The library would like to add photos of patrons reading or listening to library books to the library’s Pinterest page, pinter est.com/OakLawnPL. Send photos to jchurchill@olpl.org. *** The library now offers movie check-out for free. Check-out periods are seven days with no renewals. Oak Lawn residents may check out up to 10 films at a time. *** The library offers “Temporary Online Patron Registration.” Fill out a registration form at oak lawnlibrary.org/ librarycards2.shtml, and visit the Circulation Desk within 14 days to receive a permanent card. Proof of residency in Oak Lawn is required. *** The library has the newest and most popular titles and resources in its collection of eBooks, Blu-Ray and DVDs (movies and TV series), CDs for a range of music interests, and hard copy books. The library also has a language learning program and databases. During September, new library card-holders will add a leaf to the tree in the Cook Avenue foyer and be eligible to enter a drawing for a book of their choice (one child prize and one adult/young adult prize up to $35 value each). Cards are available to Oak Lawn residents at the Circulation Desk. Bring an ID and proof of address. *** Books, tapes and CDs not found at the library can be requested online from another library. For more information call the Interlibrary Loan department or stop by the Help Desk on the first floor. *** “Images of America: Oak Lawn” by Oak Lawn Library local history coordinator Kevin Korst contains more than 200 photographs with captions and chapter introductions, and highlights the many aspects of Oak Lawn’s history including Round-Up Days and the 1967 Tornado. The book is available for purchase at the library’s Reception Booth for $21.99 (cash (Continued on page 12)
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Skating for Heroes Officer Joseph Lutzke from the Oak Lawn Police Department received an award from Oak Lawn Park District ice skater Trevor Wolfe at the Oak Lawn Ice Arena’s “Salute to Heroes” skating exhibition Aug. 1. Skaters in the Oak Lawn Park District’s skating programs performed a series of ice skating performance tributes at the arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave., to honor local veterans, police and firefighters for their continued service to the community.
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participants will get instruc The Evergreen Park Office of tions and clues on how to find Citizens’ Services will take a sev- the logo and report back to the en-day trip to “Christmas at the park district. Several online Smile Biltmore House and Dollywood” Searches will be held through the in Tennessee from Nov. 10 to 16. summer. *** Cost includes transportation, ho Little Club offers benefits such tel, some meals, and admission to Dollywood and Biltmore Es- as free indoor playground usage. tate. For more information call Fee is $10 resident, $15 non-resident. For more information call 422-8776. the park district. *** The Evergreen Youth Department has teens and young adults SUDOKU Solution available to help with yard work, cleaning garages and basements, and hauling items to the dumpster. For more information call 229-3377.
Hickory Hills
The Hickory Hills Park District has openings in its preschool classes. Five-day class is $1,540, three-day class (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) is $860, and two-day class (Tuesday and Thursday) is $695. Classes start in September and run through May 2014. Class times are 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for registration. Parents must provide child’s birth certificate and immunization records. For more information call 598-1233 or visit hhparkdistrct. org.
Oak Lawn
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 8572200.
Palos Hills
The Palos Hills Community Resource & Recreation Department, 8455 W. 103rd St. in Palos Hills, will take a trip to Shipshewana, an Indiana Amish community, flea market and historical downtown shopping area on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Coach transportation is $30 per person, must register and pay before trip.
Worth
Pickle Ball will be at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. Pickle Ball is a cross between tennis and ping-pong and involves strategies such as lobbing, drive shots and overhead slams. Cost is $1. *** Open gym basketball is offered at the Terrace Centre, 11500 Beloit Ave., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $1. *** The park district is holding a smile search contest with two ways to participate. All summer long the park district will hide its “Worth Your Smile” logo throughout its website, worthparkdistrict. org. To participate follow “Worth Park District” on Facebook for contest details. Through Facebook
*** 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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Whatizit? So, good ol’ Jason Whatizhisname didn’t fool many people with his closeup of a giraffe for the final “Whatizit?” of his storied career. The harder question for Mr. Jason Maholy is what part of the giraffe was that? Maybe we’re all better off not knowing. What we do know is that someone from each of our towns guessed right and that list features Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky, Celeste Cameron and Sandy Joiner, Evergreen Park’s Vince Vizza, Hickory Hills’ Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis, Bella Freundt and Janice Mastro, Oak Lawn’s Kristen Gute, James Wucka and Jane Foley, Chicago Ridge’s Dana Oswald, Patty Vandenberg, Dan and Kathy Higgins and Michael and Linda Denham as well as Palos Hills’ Lois Faragher. And there was one guess of a basketball net. OK, so this is my virgin attempt at the “Whatizit?” and wrestled with making it easier than the giraffe or making it really hard. So I leaned more toward fun and easy. The hint is that its theme song should be the Beach Boys’ “I Get Around.” Send your guesses to thereporter@comcast.net and don’t forget to use “Whatizit” in the subject line.
Library Notes ous historical perspectives. *** or check). Book sales benefit The Freegal music service the Oak Lawn Community Li- is available on the library’s brary Foundation. A correspond- website, oaklawnlibrary.org. ing photo exhibit is on display Patrons may download up to and features more than 100 three songs a week from the historic Oak Lawn images and Sony catalog with their library dozens of artifacts. The display card. Freegal includes millions is in the Local History Room of songs and requires no softon the library’s second floor. ware to install. Files that can For more information contact be played on any device includKorst at 422-4990. ing iPods. For more information *** visit oaklawnlibrary.org. The library offers “Accessible Archives,” an electronic Worth resource available at oaklawn- The library subscribes to library.org. Click on the “Re- Zinio, an online magazine stand search” tab and select the icon that enables patrons to read for “Accessible Archives.” The magazines on computers, tablets collection features historic pe- or phones using web browsers riodicals and books and pro- and apps. Must have Worth Livides eyewitness accounts and brary card. Zinio is accessible editorial observations of events, at worthlibrary.com. genealogical records, county *** histories and Godey’s “Lady’s The library offers Try-It IlliBook” — a magazine published nois, which allows access to 300 to entertain, inform and educate free databases from more than 40 women of America. The Civil vendors. Access Try-It at worthWar collection is noteworthy and library.com (login and password presents coverage based on vari- is available at the library). (Continued from page 11)
For a number of years now, I have been following research on the early polio vaccines that were suggested to have contained the simian virus (SV40). After Jonas Salk developed the vaccine, monkey kidneys were used to grow the vaccine. Unfortunately, many of those monkey kidneys contained the SV40 virus that can cause mesothelioma, brain cancers and bone cancers. When early testing was conducted on mice and hamsters, the animals developed tumors. The information was not revealed until many years later because the researchers were unsure as to what would have caused the cancers. The ‘contaminated’ vaccine was produced from 1954 to 1961. It was used in other countries, especially the Soviet Union until the 1980s. Once the SV40 virus was discovered in 1960 by government researcher Bernice Eddy, the order was given in 1961 to test vaccines for SV40. Subsequently, the growth medium utilizing monkey kidneys was discontinued in the United States, but not before about 98 million
people received the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been releasing information over the last few years regarding problems with the early vaccines.
Mixing it up for good health By Dee Woods
Some of the pertinent pages have been removed from the CDC website. Perhaps they don’t want to create hysteria. At any rate, Italian researcher Michele Carbone connected the dots early on after raising the question of why lab animals were dying from cancerous tumors after receiving the vaccine. Of course, the CDC has claimed the virus would most likely not be passed on to humans. Further studies conducted internationally
have shown the SV40 virus can be dangerous to humans long term. Carbone has probably conducted more research on the polio/SV40 connection than any other researcher on the planet. His studies led him to a connection between some cases of mesothelioma (a specific type of lung cancer thought to be caused by asbestos) among patients who had no association whatsoever to either smoking or asbestos. Evidence of the SV40 virus contained in the vaccine was found during examinations of lung tissue. In 1994, Harvey Pass, M.D., Chief of Surgery at the National Cancer Institute published the results of an experiment in which they tested cancerous lung tissue that Dr. Pass had archived. Researchers found SV40 DNA in 60 percent of the tissues. The non-tumor lung tissues used as a control were all negative. What concerned Dr. Carbone, who studied the samples, was that the virus
had been in an active state and had most likely caused the cancers. At that point, a suspicion was turning into a real possibility. Just as a reminder, these samples were from people who had received the polio vaccine from 1954 through 1961 (or possibly 1962) when the U.S. discontinued using the monkey kidney to grow the vaccine. There is a question as to whether all of the vaccine was grown in this fashion before 1961-2. I am researching to get more information and will follow up with what I have read regarding an anti-SV40 vaccine. It is also clear that not everyone who received the vaccine will get lung cancer, or any of the other cancers. I am attempting to find out what we can do to prevent the possibility of the virus becoming active. Dee Woods is available to give presentations about alternative health treatments and healthy living. She can be reached at deewoods@comcast.net.
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Molasses – Underappreciated and unrefined (From Jan. 13, 2011) You have probably never thought of molasses as a wonder food — you may not even know what molasses is — but let’s take a look at a relatively unknown and certainly unappreciated dietary supplement. Crude black molasses, also known as blackstrap molasses, is a by-product of the processing into sugar of sugar cane, and comes from thrice boiling the juice of this plant. The low-viscous liquid takes a place alongside fruits, vegetables and herbs as one of nature’s medicines. Unlike refined sugar, blackstrap contains trace amounts of vitamins and more significant amounts of minerals including calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron. One tablespoon of blackstrap contains about 20 percent of each of these essential elements. It also provides sodium, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. Sugar cane is a deeply-rooted plant that burrows as far as 15 feet into the soil. Because its roots stretch deeper than many other plants, it is able to ac-
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and indigestion, and was losing weight. Things looked grave for Mr. Pearson, who despite consulting multiple doctors was steadily getting worse. He had been opened up by surgery and stitched back together, but his condition was regarded as hopeless and he was given just weeks to live. A neighbor, hearing of Mr. Pearson’s situation, recommended he take molasses, and astonishingly he made a full recovery. The growths in his bowels disappeared and his hair, which had grown white, regained its original color. The majority of diseases we suffer from are caused by the body’s deficiency of certain minerals. The paralysis caused by stroke
may even be curable using molasses therapy. A man we will call Mr. X had two strokes that completely paralyzed the right side of his body, but after beginning daily doses of molasses he completely recovered. Horrible afflictions such as heart trouble, high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis are indeed curable if the body is fed what it needs. Molasses contains the essential mineral salts needed to keep blood vessels elastic and heart muscles strong. Try dissolving a teaspoon of molasses in a cup of hot water, and drink this every day. And don’t forget your fruits, veggies and wine. These foods will revitalize your health and even your life! Anthony Scarano is not a doctor. He is an 88-year-old Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are solely the opinions of Mr. Scarano based on years of independent study and personal experience, and may not be beneficial to health. Wine should be consumed in moderation, as overindulgence may be harmful to health.
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Community sports news Evergreen 13 All-Stars win state tournament
The 13-year-old all-star baseball team representing the Evergreen Park Athletic Association recently captured a state championship in Woodstock and then advanced to a regional tournament in Kalamazoo, Mich., where it placed fourth. Comprising Evergreen’s roster were Matt Fitzpatrick, Connor Cahill, Kevin Healy, Matt Kairis, Josh Nash, Jack Altman, Danny Reynolds, Ben Watkins, Sean Quinn, Sean Coyle and Ryan Demer.
Hickory Hills Patriots take third in Pony National regionals
After posting a glittering 19-1 regular-season record, the Hickory Hills 16-U Patriots continued their strong play by advancing all the way to the Pony National North Regional. The Patriots wound up third. Winning the championship and moving on to the Zone portion
of the 2013 Pony World Series was the Steger Cyclones. Featured on the Patriots’ roster were Tom Semanic, Matt Gonsowski, Travis Cooley, Victor Pennacchio, Dennis Egan, Tristan Egan, Tim Gambill, Fernando Perez, Christian Delgado, James Raya, Uriel Gonzalez, Kyle Marrotta, Sean Marrotta, Paul Byrdak and Rich Kaszuk. Joe Marrotta was the team manager, while Rich Kaszuk Sr. and Ryan Conrad were his coaches.
Mt. Assisi announces dates for fall sports tryouts
Mt. Assisi Academy will begin tryouts for its fall sports teams on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Cross country coach Bill Rolette will lead his tryout from noon-1:30 p.m. on that day, while golfers will meet with coach Ken Malnar from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The two men will be entering their 14th and 10th years at the school, respectively. Doug Stangeland, who coached the Screeching Eagles tennis team to a Girls Catholic Athletic As-
sociation divisional championship last season, will hold his tryout from noon-2 p.m., while volleyball coach Karen Van Assen will conduct two tryout sessions. The first, for freshman players, will go from noon-2:30 p.m., while the second one will run from 3-6 p.m. and be for JV and varsity athletes.
Fisk to appear at CSC golf outing
Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk will be the special guest at the 22nd annual Cancer Support Center golf outing on Friday, Sept. 13, at Flossmoor Country Club, 1441 Western Ave., in Flossmoor. Fisk will compete against golfers on the club’s par-3 seventh hole. Registration for the event begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start to follow at noon. Lunch and dinner are included in the $325 cost. The CSC provides programs at no charge for anyone affected by cancer in more than 70 Chicagoland south-side communities. For more Submitted photo information, call 798-9171 or visit www.cancersupportcenter.org. Evergreen Park Athletic Association’s 13-year-old all-star baseball team won a state title in its age division.
Are you ready to pick some football? With the high school football season approaching, we looked around the office and noticed that youngsters Ken Karrson, Jeff Vorva and Anthony Nasella have more than 75 years worth of sportswriting experience between them. So we figured that with all of that knowledge, we would pick the outcomes of high school and local college football games start-
ing with the Aug. 29 edition of the Sports Southwest section. But you can try to get in on the fun as well. For the nine weeks of the high school football season, we invite one reader per week to try to out-pick the so-called experts. The first nine people to respond via e-mail at sports@regional publishing.com will have the opportunity to take on our guys.
Put “Football Picks” in the subject line and give us your name, hometown, phone number, a little personal background (What you do for a living. Did you play football? Do you just love the sport?, etc.) and a spiffy jpeg photo of yourself. There are no prizes except for bragging rights, which are priceless.
After so much nasty, here’s some nice Bartosh OK, it’s time for something completely different. Regular readers — and doggone it, I know you’re out there even if you prefer to remain anonymous — usually expect this column space to be filled with the latest tales of athletic-world misbehavior. Goodness knows there’s a lot of it, which gives my computer keyboard precious little time to cool down. And admit it — most of you like reading about the missteps, in part because they’re not yours but also because it brings the high-dollar people down a few pegs, at least in our minds. They still have far more money than the majority of us would see even if we lived a dozen lifetimes, but it’s comforting to know they’re as character-flawed as the rest of the American populace. Of course, well-heeled individuals tend not to see themselves in any sort of unflattering light. Wealthy people, regardless of how they acquired their money, think those hefty finances automatically give them class. What the dollars really do is enable them to easily afford a bevy of sycophants, who’ll say or do anything to make the cash crowd feel extra important. That’s done in the hope there is a scintilla of truth in the concept of trickle-down economics. But I don’t want to start another journey through the trashing side of town. Instead, as a change of literary pace, I want to relate a couple of stories that legitimately show sports people in a favorable light. Actually, they did the heavy lifting themselves by simply refusing to act like prima donnas. In an age when self-importance might be at an all-time high among public figures, these guys instead made some perfect strangers feel important. The first of those men was Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. Initially praising the NBA Rookie of the Year for a thoughtful action was SB Nation writer Seth Rosenthal, and I quickly jumped aboard the Lillard bandwagon when I read about what he did for a teenaged fan. Apparently, Lillard was spotted in a mall by said fan, who asked if he could take a picture with the player. Lillard responded that it wasn’t the best time
and that he preferred to finish shopping, but added that he was agreeable to doing it later. The fan, Siros Ardestani, then did what most people in his position — children and adults — would not have: He simply moved on. Even though Ardestani didn’t know if Lillard was merely giving him a blow-off, there was no hissy fit thrown or cursing of the sought-out celeb, a response that is all too common among snubbed fans. And perhaps that’s part of the reason Lillard was unable to forget the incident. He tweeted about it and expressed his regret, going so far as to say, “I feel bad now.” Mind you, he works in a profession where regret usually stems solely from an athlete’s inability to squeeze an extra million dollars or so from team coffers. Ardestani saw the tweet and responded to Lillard, saying everything was fine and he understood how difficult it was for someone in the public eye to make time for every person who might want a moment with him. Lillard then told Ardestani where to meet up with him, and the two got together for a photo that quickly spread across various Internet sites. What struck me first and foremost about this entire episode was the civility shown on both sides. Ardestani had more reason to be cordial, seeing as how he was seeking something, but still his attitude was commendable. Lillard, on the other hand, could have easily played the I’m-a-star-and-you’re-not card and become just another object of nationwide criticism, like so many of his ball-bouncing peers. But he told Ardestani he’s a man of his word, and then he went ahead and proved it. As years go by and Lillard becomes even more of a household name within basketball circles, it’ll be increasingly difficult for him to maintain that sort of normal-guy persona because he’ll be getting pulled in so many different directions. But even if he eventually succumbs to that, Lillard can take pride in knowing at least on one occasion, he was an athlete worth getting to know. *** NHL player Antoine Roussel also earned some good-guy
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Inaugural WeishFest slated for Sept. 1 points for his willingness to interact with fans. The Dallas Stars forward didn’t have the same one-onone opportunity as Lillard to do right, but Roussel has reached out by trying to arrange for his fans to exchange, without additional cost to them, the No. 60 jerseys they purchased this past season for the No. 21 he intends to wear in the 2013-14 campaign. The change was brought about by Stars management’s desire to see Dallas players in lower numbers as the organization prepares to unveil newly designed uniforms next season. As another writer pointed out, I guess those front-office types have never heard of Wayne Gretzky (No. 99) and Mario Lemieux (No. 66). Be that as it may, Roussel — who chose his new number because it’s the date of his birth — felt bad that people who may have spent a fair amount of money on his No. 60 jersey are now in possession of something that will soon have no connection to anyone on the roster. As he told Internet writer Sean Leahy, he saw a couple people last year who had purchased No. 60 and told them at that time that he was going to keep the number. Although Roussel is only following a team edict by making the jersey switch, he said he still “kind of felt bad for [the owners of No. 60] because they trusted me, and I felt like I let them down. I felt like it’s fair to do that.” “That” refers to Roussel’s setting up of the free jersey exchange through the Stars offices. More specifics weren’t revealed since training camp doesn’t begin until September, but Roussel insisted he’s serious about seeing the process through to a satisfying conclusion. “It’s an investment for some people,” he said. “With the economy these days, I don’t want to put those people in a bad spot. I felt that was a good thing to do.” Actually, it’s a pretty great thing to do, regardless of the economic climate. Here’s hoping Roussel, like Lillard, is indeed a man of his word and, if so, has a season for the ages next winter. Gee, I almost forgot what it was like to feel good about something in sports.
Event honors former Brother Rice student-athlete The inaugural WeishFest will be presented on Sunday, Sept. 1, at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. The event, which will feature three musical acts, will donate 100 percent of its proceeds to the Andrew Weishar Foundation. The foundation is named after the former Brother Rice student-athlete who died of cancer at the age of 21 in October of last year. General admission to WeishFest is $20 in advance, $25 at the gate. VIP access is available for $50 and $60, respectively, and includes unlimited food, soft drinks and beer, plus exclusive VIP seating and parking. Tickets are available by phone (489-2255), at the Standard Bank box office or on its online site. Weishar, whose youngest brother, Nic, is a returning two-time all-area football player at Marist, was born on Oct. 26, 1990. He was an honors student and three-sport athlete at Rice before attending Illinois Wesleyan University. At age 19, however, Andrew Weishar was forced to leave college after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Intense rounds of chemotherapy and radiation followed, then Weishar was brought to the Mayo Clinic for extensive surgery designed to save his life. One year after the surgery was performed, though, the cancer reappeared and, after a two-year fight with the disease, he passed away in the early hours of Oct. 12, 2012. Following is a written reflection of Weishar’s other brother, Dan, about his older sibling: “[Andrew was] a loving grandson, nephew and cousin, a student of outstanding achievement, an athlete of countless accolades and a leader amongst his peers. He was a devout Catholic, a friend to everyone who crossed his path and the one that forever changed the lives of so many, a role model, an inspiration and, most of all, a hero to us all. “His entire life reflected the amazing smile, laugh and love in which we all remember him. Considered to be the ‘nicest kid I have ever known’ by those privileged to meet him, Andrew invoked goodness in everyone around him his entire life. His faith was instilled in him at an early age as a student at St. Damian Grammar School. These years not only molded his faith, but also his character, academic superiority, competitiveness, leadership and drive to be great.
“And great he was. He went on to Brother Rice High School, where his legacy was further defined. In a community of thousands, Andrew shined as a student, an athlete and, most importantly, as one who perfectly portrayed what it means to ‘act manfully in Christ Jesus.’ Known for his amazing work ethic, unmatchable drive and unstoppable determination, Andrew very humbly made his mark on the South Side of Chicago. “[After] graduating from Brother Rice, Andrew chose to further his academics and football career at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Within eight short months, Andrew’s values, kindness and character became known around not just the football team, but the entire campus. “Andrew’s story, however, is not defined by the date of his birth or by the date he passed. Rather, his story is stamped by his actions in between those times and his legacy that continues to thrive. There are no words that can do justice to the impact that Andrew Weishar has had on the lives of thousands. “Upon hearing the news of diagnosis, and despite its life-changing and deadly reputation, Andrew welcomed the challenge as if it were just another opponent to defeat. Never complaining and always reassuring others of his refusal to give up — ‘I am not done fighting,’ he said so inspiringly in response to the hospital’s offer of hospice care. “As more bad news rolled in, Andrew’s optimism grew exponentially. Throughout his battle,
he was the one lifting spirits, bringing positive thoughts and enforcing determination. Even amid his pain, he remained the beacon of hope and inspiration, and he did this all with a smile on his face. “Andrew’s time with us could not be a better blueprint of how to live. More than anything else, [he was] showing us how to live a life of faith, courage and strength, and how to live a life knowing that every day is a gift. “Andrew’s story was shared from community to community, state to state, and even across the globe. His inspiration was felt by thousands as he fought for his life and taught life lessons greater than any amount of education can provide. Andrew exemplified what it means to live an optimistic life, with constant resilience and a positive attitude. He reminded us to never take for granted each of the blessings we have in our lives. “We hope that Andrew’s example will forever thrive in the hearts of all who heard his story, and it is our plan to never let these lessons, his name or his legacy wither away with time. Even despite his situation, Andrew asked very little of his family and friends. However, the one request he asked of our family was to ‘pay forward’ the kindness, generosity and compassion that was shown to him and the entire Weishar Family. “We hope that The Andrew Weishar Foundation fulfills his one wish and becomes a mechanism for doing just that: paying forward the incredible generosity in every way possible.”
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Andrew Weishar (No. 55) will be remembered at the inaugural ‘WeishFest,’ a fundraising event scheduled for Sept. 1 at Standard Bank Stadium. Proceeds will benefit The Andrew Weishar Foundation.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF GSAMP 2002-HE2, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-HE2 P l a i n t i f f , � v . � VICTOR F. ESPINOSA, PILARITA G. ESPINOSA D e f e n d a n t s � 12 CH 17747 8530 WEST BROADMOOR Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 16, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8530 WEST BROADMOOR, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-115-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family r e s i d e n c e . � The judgment amount was $245,118.54. 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 6 0 5 / 1 8 . 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 11IL02167-1. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I550040
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIRST MIDWEST BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO PALOS BANK & TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.RONALD KOERBER, SHARON KOERBER, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIEN CLAIMANT PURSUANT TO LIENS RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 0926526120 AND 0926526121, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, LIEN CLAIMANT PURSUANT TO LIEN RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 1020926017, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 35200 61 CARRIAGE TRAIL 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 June 3, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 5, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 61 CARRIAGE TRAIL, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Property Index No. 2325-110-018-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story residence. The judgment amount was $255,989.82. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Kimberly A. Padjen, GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC, 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410, CHICAGO, IL 60604, (312) 332-6194. Please refer to file number 44495. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410 CHICAGO, IL 60604 (312) 332-6194 Attorney File No. 44495 Attorney Code. 90334 Case Number: 11 CH 35200 TJSC#: 33-14844 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. I546542
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GUIDANCE RESIDENTIAL, LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � MOHAMMAD M. MOSA, LINDA MOSA, 2004-0000384, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 043183 8746 S. 81ST AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 18, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 22, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8746 S. 81ST AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-205-029. 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. 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 14-10-34967. 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. 14-10-34967 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 043183 TJSC#: 33-16049 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. I550131
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Marquette Bank, P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � B & F Properties Incorporated, William C. Barnes, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, D e f e n d a n t s . � 13 CH 4212; Sheriff's No. 130641-001F. Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on September 18, 2013, at 1 P.M. in Room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment:PIN: 23-10-400-013-0000.Address: 9169 Windsor Drive, Palos Hills, IL 60465.Improvements: Single family house.Sale shall be under the following terms: Not less than 10% of successful and highest bid to be paid at the time of sale and the balance to be paid in full within 24 hours after the sale, all paid to the Sheriff of Cook County by cashier's check or certified funds.Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Paul Doucette; Kelly, Olson, Michod, DeHaan & Richter, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. No. (312) 236-6700.This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I551642
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 . � ROBERT MURRAY, LAURA MURRAY, VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., LEWIS UNIVERSITY, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., NCO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT ASSIGNEE OF CHASE Defendants 12 CH 09384 8301 W 118TH ST 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 February 5, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 22, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8301 W 118TH ST, Palos Park, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-23-407-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $346,799.93. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C12-66200. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C12-66200 Attorney Code. Case Number: 12 CH 09384 TJSC#: 33-16304 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 p u r p o s e . � I550610
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For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-1, P l a i n t i f f � V . � MARCIN POPEK; HIDDEN VALLEY CONDOMINIUM MASTER ASSOCIATION; HIDDEN VALLEY CONDOMINIUMS, UNIT THREE, ASSOCIATION A/K/A HIDDEN VALLEY 3 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ASSIGNEE OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK S/I/I TO LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S , � D e f e n d a n t s � 09 CH 28722 Property Address: 10965 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 1A PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M � Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-018397 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 25, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on August 28, 2013, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 10965 South 84th Avenue, Unit 1A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-14-400-089-1001 and 2 3 - 1 4 - 4 0 0 - 0 8 9 - 1 0 2 3 � The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $202,664.91. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I545913
For Sale Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � ONEWEST BANK, FSB P l a i n t i f f , � v . � SIGITA SAVILOVA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. D e f e n d a n t s � 12 CH 39941 8949 SOUTH MAPLE LANE HICKORY HILLS, IL 6 0 4 5 7 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 10, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8949 SOUTH MAPLE LANE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-210-009-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story single family home with a one car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "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. 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 PA1221593. 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. PA1221593 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 39941 TJSC#: 33-14005 I547605
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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 . � STANISLAW S. CHRUPCZAK, ELZIBETA T. CHRUPZAK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB D e f e n d a n t s � 12 CH 28517 8314 W 91ST ST Hickory Hills, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 12, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 16, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8314 W 91ST ST, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-202-012-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $388,896.27. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C12-66226. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C12-66226 Attorney Code. Case Number: 12 CH 28517 TJSC#: 33-15180 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 p u r p o s e . � I548248
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RUN 8 8 13 For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 Plaintiff, -v.MILES M. DORE A/K/A MILES DORE, LINAE DORE A/K/A LINAE M. DORE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 13 CH 003657 9612 S. 78TH COURT HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 3, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 11, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9612 S. 78TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-12-100-066, Property Index No. 23-12-100-067. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certied 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 certied 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 conrmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certicate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after conrmation 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 le 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. For information, examine the court le 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 le number 14-13-02914. 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. 14-13-02914 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 003657 TJSC#: 33-14206 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. I547723
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“10 in the Park” NEW as of 7/7/11 For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ARCHER BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ALLEGIANCE COMMUNITY BANK P l a i n t i f f , � v . � ROBERT PALICHLEB, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JANUSZ PALICHLEB, DECEASED, ANDRZEJ PALICHLEB, ANNA PALICHLEB, STANISLAW PALICHLEB, UNKNOWN HEIRS OR LEGATEES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s � 13 CH 01695 8449 S. 85TH CT. Hickory Hills, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 28, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 16, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8449 S. 85TH CT., Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 18-35-305-009-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $210,276.93. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD., 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 332-4550. 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. MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD. 161 North Clark Street Suite 550 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312) 332-4550 Attorney Code. 80461 Case Number: 13 CH 01695 TJSC#: 33-13241 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 p u r p o s e . � I548247
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Tips for making home improvements safer Homeowners are increasingly hands-on when it comes to improving their homes. While it was once commonplace to call a contractor to do household repairs and renovations, nowadays more and more homeowners act as their own handyman. Though often more affordable and rewarding, it is also more risky for homeowners to tackle projects themselves. Accidents are more likely to occur when a weekend warrior rather than a trained professional does the work. To help do-it-yourselfers work safely, Woodcraft offers the following tips. Be prepared Even the most seasoned DIYers get hurt from time to time, but being prepared for an unexpected accident is the key to avoiding a tragedy. “A fully-stocked first aid kit is a must for every homeowner and DIYer,” says home expert Danny Lipford who is host of the nationally-syndicated TV show, Today’s Homeowner, and radio show, Homefront. “Always have it handy wherever you’re working. You’ll be surprised at how often you’ll need it. Plus, periodically check the kit and restock those items that are getting low.” It is also important to have a charged, portable or cellular phone within arm’s reach at all times. While it’s best to work with a partner, that’s not always possible. Earlier this year, a Connecticut man’s arm got stuck while he was mending a boiler. Trapped for two days, he eventually cut off his arm to save himself. Access to a phone might have saved his arm. Select user-friendly products Inexperienced amateurs often struggle because they choose the wrong tools or risk injury by using unfamiliar tools. “The right tools make a job so much easier,” Lipford adds. “Plus, they’re safer to use because if you’re using a tool not intended for the task, you increase your risk of injury. If you don’t own the tool, consider renting it, particularly if it’s relatively expensive and you plan to use it infrequently.” Choose easy-to-use products
User-friendly tools, such as the Kreg Deck Jig System, make home improvement projects safer and easier. that promote safety, such as the Youngstown Glove Company’s Anti Vibration Glove. The glove dampens shock and vibration, making it ideal for use with medium-to-large motorized tools, including chainsaws, weed eaters, edge trimmers, and more. With a unique wrist wrap designed to provide support and relieve arm tension, the glove ensures that homeowners won’t weaken during a project. What’s more, the extensive nonslip reinforcement on palm, fingers and thumb provides added grip to reduce the risk of injury, and the terry cloth thumb for wiping sweat and debris keeps workers focused. The Kreg Deck Jig System offers an easy, safe way to create a beautiful, functional deck surface free of exposed fasteners and painful splinters. The jig’s easy grip handle provides a secure hold and total control over every joint as the jig creates an incredibly strong wood-to-wood bond using precisely placed self-tapping screws. Three separate drill guides enable the deck builder to work like a pro to install deck boards, even in the
hardest-to-reach areas. Finish without a mishap Many home improvement accidents occur when it appears a project is completed. As homeowners confidently step back and admire their handiwork or resolve to clean up later, the risk of an accident increases. To be safe, step carefully and immediately put your work area in order, making sure tools are turned off. For extra protection, use a SafeStart Systems SafetyGate(TM) Professional. It employs patented sensor technology that recognizes when tools are accidentally left on. An illuminated yellow LED light indicates when items are on but not in use, and a protective “gate” stops the flow of electricity, keeping tools from restarting while homeowners are away or otherwise occupied. Compatible with electric tools and home appliances, the SafetyGate is ideal for parents with young children. For more information about Woodcraft, contact the store nearest you, visit www.woodcraft.com or call (800) 535-4482.
Small projects add up to big appeal In this economy, homeowners are watching every penny. Just because money is tight doesn’t mean every renovation plan has to be cast aside. Smaller projects can revitalize a room without a big investment. Homeowners who don’t have much to spend still don’t want to compromise quality with smaller improvements. Therefore, they’re often thinking of big appeal, albeit on a smaller scale. To get started, homeowners should look at the rooms they use the most and begin there. What’s the point of starting in a guest room or renovating the basement if it’s rarely used? Put available funds to work on the rooms that get seen. For example, the kitchen is a popular room in many homes. If budget doesn’t allow for a rehaul of appliances or cabinetry, think about less expensive ways to modify the space. A new faucet can give the room a different look, as can replacing cabinet hardware and hinges. Revitalize the appearance of the room with new
flooring, such as laminate that mimics the look of stone, wood or other natural surfaces. Change the accessories in a china hutch or hang some different artwork for an instant change. Bathroom makeovers are often high on the list of improvements. But many improvements can be budget-busters. Think about improvements that change what is disliked. Maybe outdated wallpaper can be removed and replaced with paint. Clean up the grout around a bathtub by redoing to freshen the room. Go with a new color scheme achieved by replacing the old linens, bath mat and shower curtain. Living room re-dos can be achieved with some accessory changes and perhaps a new piece of furniture. Change a glass coffee table for an earthy leather ottoman that can also store toys or throw pillows. A simple swap of window treatments can dramatically change the look of the room. If seating has seen better days -- but a new set is not an option -form-fitted slipcovers are a quick,
and generally low-cost, fix. Kids’ rooms often can be improved with some much-needed storage space. Clear up clutter from the floor by installing a closet organizing system, which can hang clothes within reach for children. Older children may appreciate a room that reflects their maturity. Now is the time to change princess prints for bolder graphics or dump trucks for sophistication. All it often takes is a little paint and some new bed linens to achieve the look. For a dramatic change in a home with hardwood floors being hidden by carpeting, take the weekend to pull up the carpeting and reveal the floors beneath. A little sanding and resealing is often all it takes to bring out the beauty of the wood. And that will instantly provide value while increasing aesthetic appeal. Another simple and very inexpensive way to renovate a home is to reduce. By removing clutter and items that are simply collecting dust, homeowners can breathe new life into spaces. Rearranging furniture is also another option.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-PR2 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JESSE RACHEL CRANE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARTIN E. CRANE, EAGLE RIDGE II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Defendants 12 CH 004735 17828 BERNARD DRIVE UNIT #3A 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 10, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 12, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 17828 BERNARD DRIVE UNIT #3A, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-32-101-007-1063. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certied 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 certied 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 conrmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certicate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after conrmation 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 le 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. For information, examine the court le 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 le number 14-11-07900. 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. 14-11-07900 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 004735 TJSC#: 33-14475 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. I548098
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CASTLE PEAK 2012-1 LOAN TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � GLEE T. HIBBELER; D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 19238 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 28, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 12819 South Shoshone Road, Palos Heights, IL 60463. P.I.N. 23-36-210-004-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, PO Box 165028, Columbus, Ohio 43216-5028. (614) 220-5611. 1 2 0 0 4 1 2 8 � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I549709
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � JOHN STYRCZULA, BERNICE STYRCZULA, A N G E L I N A � STYRCZULA, DISCOVER BANK, DISCOVER F I N A N C I A L � SERVICES, INC. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N - R E C O R D � CLAIMANTS Defendants, 12 CH 30005 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 3, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 6, 2013, 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 e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 9437 S. 83rd Ct., Hickory Hills, IL 6 0 4 5 7 . � P.I.N. 23-02-411-006-0000. 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. Brandon R. Freud at Plaintiff's Attorney, Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy, LTD., 222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 263-3890. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I551043
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 TRUST C O M P A N Y � NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS GRANTOR TRUSTEE OF THE PROTIUM MASTER GRANTOR TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, N/K/A FIRST MIDWEST BANK AN ILLINOIS BANKING C O R P O R A T I O N � OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS T R U S T E E � UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST A G R E E M E N T � DATED THE 24TH OF MAY, 2003 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-5725; CHRISTINE A. RAFA; STANLEY E. RAFA, JR.; CAPITAL ONE BANK BY VIRTUE OF A JUDGMENT RECORDED AS D O C # 0 9 0 8 9 2 6 0 6 5 � D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 10797 6129 West 128th Street, 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 entitled cause on June 5, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 24-32-110-002. Commonly known as: 6129 West 128th Street, 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. This information is considered reliable but is not warranted. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. This sale is subject to unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions of record. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. This pleading is a communication for the purpose of collecting the mortgage debt, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If you fail to dispute, in writing, the validity of this debt within thirty days, it will be assumed to be valid. Finally, any information you provide will be used for the purpose of collection. Upon payment, of each portion of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Receipt of Sale. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the mortgaged real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection, except by the arrangement and agreement of the current owner or o c c u p a n t . � For information: JAROS, TITTLE & O'TOOLE, LIMITED, Plaintiff's Attorney, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 510, Chicago, Illinois 60602, (312) 750-1000. Phone calls will be taken only between the hours of 9:00 thru 11:00 A.M. When calling, please refer to file number 11-35785. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I551009
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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE TRUST AGREEMENT FOR THE S T R U C T U R E D � ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE P A S S � THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-8 P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � KATARZYNA SZATKOWSKA; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., D/B/A AMERICA'S SERVICING COMPANY; M O R T G A G E � ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S � D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 3511 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 26, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-23-101-116-1048. Commonly known as 11114 South 84th Avenue, Unit 3B, Palos Hills, IL 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo, Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F12010307 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I549684
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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � Miguel Villicana; Martha Gonzalez; BMO Harris Bank, National Association f/k/a Harris, National Association; Cambridge in the Hills Condominium Association Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 22788 Sheriff's # 130456 F11020190 CHOH Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on September 10, 2013, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 8100 West 87th Street Unit 1A, Hickory Hills, Illinois 60457 P.I.N: 18-35-407-091-1001 Improvements: This property consists of a Residential Condominium Unit. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special a s s e s s m e n t s . � Premise will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of a condominium unit, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments as required by 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1) Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC Anthony Porto 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 forecl o s u r e n o t i c e @ f a l - i l l i n o i s . c o m � 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I547484
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Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington play undercover agents in Baltasar Kormakur’s “Two Guns.”
ARIES (March 21-April 19): gotta have friends. In the week Dec. 21): Creative ideas ache Stick your toe in and test the to come, your circle of friends, to be expressed in the week to waters first. A temporary lack of your clubs or other groups might come. Your imaginative ideas can funds may keep you from satisfy- take up more of your time than blossom into reality — but first ing all your desires in the begin- usual. You know how to edge your you must acquire necessary tools ning of the week. You will achieve way to the top by being especially and experience. You might find a masterful mentor. a happy medium near the middle friendly. of the week. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be proud and persevere. Your fi19): Those who are detail-oriLove is the only four-letter word nancial predicament will appear ented might take center stage in you manage to utter. During the much rosier by the middle of the the week ahead. Offer a pat on the upcoming week, your kindness week. Spending habits may be back to those who demonstrate and sensitivity toward others reexamined; a special someone selflessness and be generous with are demonstrated with an air will be happy to give you the your own time and talent. Set a of refinement and delicacy that benefit of the doubt. good example. everyone admires. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Time for the tried and true. In AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. Gentle and fun-loving Venus is in the week ahead, you may be 18): Be well equipped to offer your sign for a few more days. adept at finding coupons to cut a quip. Your social circle could You might find that expressing costs and finding other ways to expand during the week ahead, your love of the most beautiful get the best value. You might be so stock up on some small talk things and perhaps investing in most at home with old friends and keep a few jokes on hand to Universal Pictures them might be the safest route who stick by you through thick entertain an audience. The love pursuit of a drug lord in director as the week unfolds. and thin. boat might sail. CANCER (June 21-July 22): SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. Reveal some initiative behind the 21): The power of love out- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): scenes. Your outlook might im- shines the love of power. In the A kiss is just a kiss. You might prove greatly when Venus enters week to come, you might find feel like you are floating on cloud your sign midweek and offers you that romantic outings are just as nine in the week to come if you more opportunities for happy thrilling and satisfying as making meet up with a hot new romantic is counting on the chemistry social interactions. Expect more headway in the boardroom. Give prospect. Remember to keep in of Wahlberg and Washington romance. it your all. touch with old friends as well to carry this barely-above-action LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- as new ones. fare. To an extent, he gets what he wants. Despite the incredibly silly outset the two characters start with, they’re eventually too likable not to carry a certain weight. Neither is actually stretching much here: Wahlberg a straight-arrow tough guy with an axe to grind, Washington a cool cat, but always dangerous and leaving you guessing a bit. As I said, not a stretch, but when Thursday, August 8th........................................DJ Dunn 5 pm working with a Blake Masters Friday, August 9th.........................................Hello Nuvo 8 pm screenplay based off a graphic novel (no, Hollywood hasn’t ravSaturday, August 10th.......................................Hat Guys 7pm aged them all yet) it’s likely Karmakur thought that was enough Sunday, August 11th..........................................Infinity 7 pm for success. It isn’t exactly. “Two Guns” has its moments of clever banter from its stars, no doubt, and it does indeed have a whole lot of bullets flying, but not much in the way of originality past the 45-minute mark. I like a good caper/action. I Like Denzel Washington. I like Mark Wahlberg. And I like exactly where this film was released in the summer also-rans. The studio was right: “Two Guns” has the firepower, but still never has the range to hit a sure shot.
Two Guns: not a sure shot by Jase Howell You have to wonder about a movie starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg being released in the August slums of summertime. Both actors are draws alone, but together they should be pretty much guaranteed success in a studio action flick. So why such a late invite to the summertime festivities? Yes, the answer is pretty much as simple as it appears in the film “Two Guns” in which they star. The conclusion is that this movie was probably not deemed a sure shot by the powers that be. Was this good reasoning? In this case, perhaps it may have been. For the most part you’ve seen the buddy-action film and everything in it done better in the filmscape before, but that is not to say the film doesn’t have a couple of pseudo-original rifts here. First to the plot, which finds Mark “Stig” Stigman (Wahlberg) and Robert “Bobby” Trench (Washington) attempting to rip off a diner. No, they are not two bit thieves, and this is supposedly not an average diner. The diner is supposedly a hold for notorious kingpin Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos)
and is supposed to be holding three million in cash, although the amount we find is actually ten times that. We also find out Stig and Bobby are not who they seem as this caper unfolds. Stig is a D.E.A. agent, while Bobby is an undercover Naval Intelligence Officer. The trick for a good portion of this film is that the two do not know each other’s identities. Yes, I said there were a few differences — the big one was just used up plot-wise. It isn’t before long the two genius crime-fighters figure out the vast amounts of money, each other’s identities, and how many people have laid claim to this cash. Luckily for Wahlberg and Washington, the film equips them with a whole lot of bullets. The likes of Naval officers on the take in James Marsden and Will Patton appear, as well as a cast of other characters, but that’s par for the course in this kind of affair. Far more intriguing is Stig’s ex-partner/stripper played by Paula Patton, because … well, she is Paula Patton playing a stripper. But let’s be honest: director Baltashur Karmakur, who previously worked with Wahlberg on the forgettable “Contraband,”
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he also directed. He plays a former radical who’s now a lawyer in Albany, N.Y., but he’s forced back on the run by the arrest of a former colleague and the curiosity of a young reporter (Shia LaBeouf). The very impressive cast also includes three other Oscar winners besides Redford — Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon and Chris Cooper — plus Nick Nolte, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick and Sam Elliott. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; red-carpet and press conference footage. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE BIG WEDDING”: The movie itself may not be Oscarworthy, but there are Academy Award winners to spare in this would-be comedy that’s sort of a thematic spin on “The Birdcage.” Robin Williams starred in that film, and he also turns up in this ultimately too-frantic tale of a divorced couple (Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton) pretending still to be married for the sake of their soon-to-wed adopted son (Ben Barnes). Susan Sarandon is another Oscar owner in the cast; Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Christine Ebersole
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All about the sweet corn in Mendota Tons of free, hot buttered, delicious Del Monte Sweet Corn will be the highlight of the annual Sweet Corn Festival held in Mendota today through Sunday. The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the event, is preparing for the huge undertaking of hosting 55,000 visitors, who consume nearly 50 tons of sweet corn during Festival weekend. Fresh Del Monte sweet corn will be served free to the public on Sunday, at about 2 p.m., following the Grand Parade, at the intersection of Illinois Avenue and Jefferson Street in downtown Mendota. Mendota’s well-know food festival features a host of vendors. For details, visit the website at sweetcornfestival.com.
Videoview (Continued from page 5) SECOND SEASON”: Still a polarizing show for many viewers, the HBO comedy that’s the brainchild of star and frequent writer and director Lena Dunham sends its heroines down a variety of paths for its sophomore round. Hannah (Dunham) is trying to move on in her personal life while still being pulled by her romantic past, making her miss the presence of her bestie Marnie (Allison Williams) that much more. Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke also continue prominently in the cast. DVD extras: “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew; “Guys on Girls” featurette; episode table read. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “EMPEROR”: Tommy Lee Jones’ performance as Gen. Douglas MacArthur — complete with
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pipe and sunglasses — is this drama’s true spark, but much of the focus is on one of the military legend’s aides, a general (Matthew Fox, “Lost”) tasked with deciding whether Japan’s Emperor Hirohito (Takataro Kataoka) should be tried and executed for war crimes. A resurfaced relationship from the past makes the mission more difficult. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by director Peter Webber and producer Yoko Narahashi; deleted scenes; photo galleries. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SOUTHLAND: THE COMPLETE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON”: Rescued by TNT after NBC canceled it, the smartly written and acted Los Angelesset police drama reached its conclusive end earlier this year. A gang war and a bank robber with a give-to-the-poor mindset are among the challenges faced by the officers and detectives played by Ben McKenzie, Regina King and Michael Cudlitz, among others. DVD extras: “making-of”
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documentary; deleted scenes. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) COMING SOON: “AMOUR” (Aug. 20): The internationally acclaimed, Oscar-winning drama stars veteran talents Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as an aging couple challenged by health concerns. (PG13: AS, P) “SCARY MOVIE 5” (Aug. 20): Familiar faces including Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and Heather Locklear populate the latest installment of the horror-spoof series. (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) “THE GREAT GATSBY” (Aug. 27): Leonardo DiCaprio plays the wealthy recluse trying to recapture a lost love in director Baz Luhrmann’s take on the F. Scott Fitzgerald story. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “PAIN & GAIN” (Aug. 27): Several bodybuilders hatch an extortion scheme in director Michael Bay’s fact-inspired tale. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie star. (R: AS, N, P, GV) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
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p.m. on Sundays. to 5:30 p.m. each day. The Rev. Isle a la Cache Museum is lo- Chris Hopkins will lead the all cated at 501 E. 135th St. (Romeo day workshop on Saturday and a Celebrated Clarinet Road), ½-mile east of Route 53 group walk and instruction at 2 Choir free concert in Romeoville. p.m. on Sunday. However, guests The Celebrated Clarinet Choir For information, call the mu- are invited to walk at any time. There is no cost to those wishing will perform classical and pop seum at (815) 886-1467. to walk the labyrinth individually tunes, such as: “On A Hymnor as part of the group walk on The Bridge Teen Center song of Philip Bliss” by Holsinger, The “Overture to the Barber of The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 Sunday. The Saturday workshop, Seville” by Rossini, “Puttin’ On S. 71st Court in Orland will host which includes lunch, costs $40 the Ritz” by Berlin, “Georgia on Friday Night Live 7:30-10:30 p.m. and requires registration. My Mind” and of course “The Aug. 9, with music from Shine Construction is also underway at The Center for a permanent Clarinet Polka.” Bright Baby, plus samples from The free performance is Wednes- Meijer. This free event is for teens labyrinth to be dedicated on Sept. 22. For information, call Hopkins day, Aug. 14, from 7 to 7:45 p.m., in 7th through 12th grade. at 361-3650. If it looks like rain, at Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 Saturday Night will be held call to be sure the labyrinth is S. 69th Ave. in Tinley Park. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Aug. 10, with This 19-piece ensemble is com- music from The Sounds We Hear set up. prised of high school students who plus Cheesecake Factory samples. Palos Village have been rehearsing this sum- This event is exclusively for stumer. Lynn Hojnacki leads this dents in 10th-12th grade and is Players auditions event to showcase the clarinet. free with a student membership The Palos Village Players will application or $5 with a school hold auditions for their musical, Living history ID. (532-0500) “Once Upon a Mattress,” an adat Isle a la Cache aptation of the fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.” The Isle a la Cache Brigade The auditions will be held from will bring insight into what life 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. was like in the Illinois TerriCenter Cinema 18, and from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on tory during the mid-18th century “2001: A Space Odyssey” will Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 19 during a living history demonbe shown on Friday, Aug. 16, at and 20, at All Saints Lutheran stration this Sunday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., as part of the monthly Church, 13350 S. La Grange Road from noon to 3 p.m., at Isle a Center Cinema series at The Cen- in Orland Park. la Cache Museum in Romeoville. ter, 12700 Southwest Highway, Park in the rear lot and enter The event is free of charge and Palos Park. at the southwest back door. No open to all ages. Stanley Kubrick produced this appointments are necessary. The The Isle a la Cache Brigade is a intriguing Sci-Fi 1968 movie audition will consist of cold readvolunteer group that shares skills which is one of the Sight and ing from the script. Auditionees used in the 18th-century fur trade. Sound “10 best-ever” films. should also bring something to The Brigade consists of re-enac A discussion follows the movie. sing that will showcase their votors who represent voyageurs, Free popcorn is served. No fee cal range. courier du bois, French women, is charged but registration is Dance auditions will be handled Metis and Native Americans, necessary. Call The Center at the same way. potters, musket shooters, cooks, 361-3650. Performance dates will be Nov. seamstresses or craftsmen sharing 9-16. The play will be staged at their talents. Labyrinth at The Center the Palos Park Recreation Cen Demonstrations will be ongoing from noon to 3 p.m., so the The outdoor labyrinth will be ter, 8901 W. 123rd St. in Palos public can arrive at anytime to available for walking on Satur- Park. observe the demonstrations and day and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18, talk with the Brigade about life at The Center, 12700 Southwest in the wilderness. Highway, Palos Park. Also, a spe The program is offered inside cial day-long labyrinth celebrathe accessible building or outdoors tion workshop will be held on (weather permitting). Outdoor Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. programs will be held on unpaved to 3:30 p.m. areas with uneven ground. Weather permitting, the laby While at Isle a la Cache, visit rinth, a large circular path for the museum devoted to the fur- spiritual meditation, will be set trade era, open from noon to 4 up near the chapel from 9 a.m.
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