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Local voters add to primary drama Clinton, Trump prevail in Illinois; Alvarez is ousted as Foxx breezes; Duckworth wins
Rush rolls over his opponents in a landslide By Dermot Connolly In the 1st Congressional district of Illinois, incumbent Bobby Rush ended up easily beating two Democratic challengers who sought to deny him the nomination for a 13th term in office. This time around, Howard Brookins, alderman of Chicago’s 21st Ward and a former ally, ran against Rush, with the backing of House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-22nd). So many observers thought the race would be closer this time around. The third candidate in the race was O. Patrick Brutus, the coordinator of economic development for the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial results, Rush won in a landslide, with 123,913 votes, or 71 percent of the vote. Brookins came in a distant second, with 33,416 votes (19 percent), and Brutus was third with 16.218 votes (9 percent). The 1st District stretches from the South Side of Chicago to Will County, taking in all or parts of Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Worth, Palos Heights and Orland Park along the way. In the suburban Cook County portion of the district, Rush tallied 21,625 votes (63.3 percent), while Brutus came in second, with 6,797 (19.9 percent). Brookins trailed in third, with 16.81 percent (5,742 votes). Rush’s campaign didn’t start off well, because he had to overcome a challenge to his nominating petitions to even stay in the race. But he sounded a triumphant note when he was declared the winner. “This campaign started with them saying, ‘We got him!’ They See RUSH, Page 7
By Joe Boyle
Park Forest resident Jerry Nowatzke, a selfdescribed shaman who blessed his fellow Sanders supporters with burning sage to “keep the Trump vibes away.” He said he supports the Vermont senator’s candidacy mostly because of his honesty. “He’s not a phony, he’s for real,” Nowatzke said. “He talks straight. He doesn’t re-arrange himself for focus groups or what some blog said. He is who he is, plain and simple. He’s like Harry Potter, whereas Trump is like Voldemort — you know, bad vibes, negative energy, greed, racism.” While Trump’s scheduled rally Friday night at the UIC Pavilion was called off for security reasons and descended into shouting matches and fisticuffs between Trump supporters and several thousand protesters committed to disrupting and even stopping the event, the Sanders rally at Argo was orderly, with a strong law enforcement presence led by Summit police. The Sanders crowd included people of all ages, yet the senator’s storied support among college-age adults was clearly present.
With a large voter turnout in Cook County, Hillary Clinton was the victor in a tight race with Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in Illinois, while Donald Trump was the easy winner in the Republican race Tuesday night. In a hotly contested local race, Cong. Tammy Duckworth (D-8th) was easily victorious over former head of Chicago Urban League Andrea Zopp and state Rep. Napoleon Harris. Duckworth will face Republican incumbent Mark Kirk, who cruised past James Marter. Kim Foxx, former chief of staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, routed Democratic incumbent Anita Alvarez in the race for Cook County State’s Attorney. Former state and federal prosecutor Donna More was a distant third. Clerk of Circuit Court Dorothy Brown was the winner Tuesday night despite not receiving the support of the Cook County Democrats, who are concerned about the FBI’s investigation of her office. Brown defeated Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris ((D-8th), who received the support of the Cook County Democrats in October, and attorney Jacob Meister. In the Democratic presidential primary, Clinton had 50.3 percent of the vote in Illinois, or 970,268, with 97 precincts reporting. Sanders, the U.S senator from Vermont, had 48.9 percent, or 942,637 votes. Despite the narrow win, Clinton continued to collect delegates with primary victories also in Florida, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina. Sanders, currently in Arizona, said he plans to continue his campaign. “If we stand together, there is nothing we can’t accomplish,” Sanders
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks before a large crowd of supporters Friday at Argo Community High School in Summit.
Sanders brings ‘revolution’ to southwest suburbs By Tim Hadac and Mary Hadac Throngs of suburban voters joined their city cousins at a political rally at Argo Community High School in Summit last Friday, cheering calls by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for “nothing short of a revolution” to build “an America for all, not just billionaires.” Several thousand men, women and children lined the south sidewalk of 63rd Street in the late afternoon sun, stretching from the Argo doors near Harlem Avenue to Archer Road, some four blocks west. Despite a wait of at least an hour for most to even get inside the high school, spirits appeared universally buoyant. “I’ve waited all of my life for a presidential candidate I believe in this much,” said Orland Park resident Beth Stein, 66. “I think I can wait a couple hours more.” A self-described liberal “former Rockefeller Republican” who came of age as a campaign volunteer in the early 1970s for Illinois Senator Charles Percy, Stein said she, like many, has grown increasingly troubled in recent decades “by the grow-
ing gap between rich and poor, black and white. I think we’ve lost our way as a land of opportunity, of fairness.” Echoing the theme was Oak Lawn resident Barbara Travis, 47, who said she is “troubled by the school-to-prison pipeline, by an America where millions of young people don’t have the financial ability to go to college, so their options are mostly limited to the military or the penitentiary. We need to change that.” Many in the line described Sanders, a career politician, as someone quite different from the usual candidates. Burr Ridge resident Mary Edwards said, “Bernie is not just a breath of fresh air. Bernie is pure oxygen. We need Bernie so badly. If he wasn’t there, we would have had to invent him. “The man has been consistent from day one, and I am not a millennial,” added Edwards, a middle-aged woman. “That’s a bunch of baloney about ‘millennials for Bernie.’ There are plenty of millennials, but believe me, there are also a lot of people on Social Security who are desperate for Bernie Sanders.” Adding a bit of levity to the line was
Richards teacher joins protestors in denouncing Trump By Joe Boyle Rahaf Othman, a teacher at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, decided to attend the rally that was scheduled for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday night at the UIC Pavilion. Othman, a social studies teacher at the school, did not go to the event in support of Trump, the billionaire businessman and former reality TV host. The Richards teacher went to the rally in protest of some of the rhetoric used by the GOP front-runner, which she said is inflammatory. However, due to the fact that the Pavilion was almost full, people were being turned away at the gates. Othman said she was in Submitted photo line for an hour and a half but Richards teacher Rahaf Othman holds up a sign outside the UIC Pavilion Friday night still was turned away due to the large crowd that was already inprotesting the appearance of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
side the Pavilion. Othman decided to join the large crowds that gathered outside the Pavilion to protest Trump’s scheduled appearance. Meanwhile, arguments were breaking out inside the Pavilion among Trump supporters and protestors. At about 7 p.m., a spokesperson for Trump walked to the podium and told the crowd that due to the large crowd and concerns for safety, the candidate was going to cancel his appearance. That ignited a roar inside the Pavilion as protestors, many of whom were yelling “Bernie, Bernie” in support of Bernie Sanders, the Democratic candidate who was appearearing that same night at Argo Community High School in Summit. The protestors jumped up and See PROTEST, Page 7
Signs of the times
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A row of political signs are firmly planted as residents approach the Oak Lawn Village Hall Saturday during early voting for the presidential primary. The regular primary voting took place Tuesday.
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Joliet man charged in robbery of 7-Eleven store in Oak Lawn Oak Lawn police have arrested and charged a man for the armed robbery with a knife of a 7-Eleven store on March 8. Chris Bauer, 31, of the 1100 block of Alann Drive in Joliet, allegedly entered the 7-Eleven at 10441 S. Ci-
the man and the vehicle to surrounding agencies. A short time later, Alsip police located a van occupied by a male subject that matched the description in the 12100 block of South Cicero Avenue in the village. Police said that the man in the
cero Ave, Oak Lawn, at 1:37 a.m. and approached the counter and displayed a knife demanding money and cigarettes. The clerk complied and Bauer fled the area in a gray van, according to police. Officers relayed a description of
van had cigarette packs matching those taken from the 7-Eleven, cash proceeds from the robbery, and a knife that matched the one used in the robbery in his possession. The clerk then positively identified Bauer as the offender in the van who fled
the scene, police said. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Felony was briefed on the facts of the case and approved one count of armed robbery. Bauer was then issued a $250,000 D bond on the charge.
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POLICE REPORTS Chicago Ridge Armed robbery
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Fire occurs at Capri Banquets Firefighters from Palos Heights and Alsip responded to a fire that occurred at Capri Banquets, 12307 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, at about 6 p.m. Monday. The fire is still being investigated. The smoke came from behind the sign along the side of the building. No injuries were reported.
Daniel Smith, 35, of the 10900 block of South Neenah Avenue, Worth, was charged with felony armed robbery following an incident at Home Depot in Chicago Ridge Commons at 9:55 p.m. March 7. Police said that when store employees tried to stop him from leaving the store with a power tool he had not paid for, Smith brandished a small machete knife and fled the store with the tool. Police captured him after a foot chase through the neighborhood east of the shopping center. Smith was held for a bond hearing on March 9.
Driving charges • Vriel Castzlio, 39, of the 10500 block of South Lloyd Drive, Worth, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:10 a.m. Monday in the 10500 block of South Oak Park Avenue. Police said he was also cited for having no license plates on his vehicle. He is due in court on April 22. • Jason Sweiss, 33, of the 9800 block of Merton Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the 10400 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and improper lane usage. He is due in court on April 13. • Weel I. Ahd, 54, of the 6100 block of West 92nd Street, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 7:20 p.m. Saturday in the 10400 block of Southwest Highway. Police said he was also cited for failure to signal when required. He is due in court on April 22. • Gregory S. Gehrke, 53, of the 9900 block of Shady Lane, Orland Park, was arrested on a Will County warrant for driving on a suspended license at 11:20 a.m. Saturday in the 7100 block of West 103rd Street. Police said he was turned over to Will County Sheriff’s Police following his arrest. • George A. Riddles, 48, of the 12500 block of Arbor Drive, Alsip, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 11:25 a.m. Saturday in the 10200 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he also was cited for driving without
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insurance and failure to signal. He is due in court on April 13. • Adam S. Radochonski, 26, of the 9300 block of South Millard Avenue, Evergreen Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, in the 10400 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without lights when required. He is due in court on April 22.
Evergreen Park Assault charge Keith Maciasek, 44, of Evergreen Park, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct after police said he caused a disturbance in the T-Mobile store at 2656 W. 95th St., at 7:24 p.m. March 7. Police said Maciasek threatened to hurt an employee and “break everything in the store” because of a dispute.
Marijuana possession Jamey Taylor, 24, of Chicago, was charged with possession of cannabis and driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:58 a.m. March 9 in the 2600 block of West 87th Street. Police said he was found in possession of 1.9 grams of marijuana.
Trespassing charge Devin Jackson, 18, of Justice, was charged with criminal trespassing to a motor vehicle at 11:23 p.m. March 6 in the 3100 block of West 87th Street. Police said he was caught entering an unlocked vehicle.
Drug possession Kenneth Wright, 37, of Chicago, was charged with felony drug charges following an investigation that culminated with his arrest at 10:52 a.m. March 5 in the 7000 block of South Campbell Avenue. Police said he was found in possession of 173.7 grams of crack cocaine, and was charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Retail theft charges • Malcolm Washington, 27, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft at 6:44 p.m. March 5 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. He was also charged with possession of cannabis. Police said he took five items worth $55.21, and was carrying 2.5 grams of marijuana. The charge was upgraded to a felony because of previous felony convictions, police said. • Vernard Crockett, 59, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft at Meijer, 9200 S. Western Ave., at 5:46 p.m. March 9. Police said he took eight items worth $98.53, and had previous convictions. • Derrick Fisher, 19, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 7:21 p.m. March 5 at Carson’s, 9700 S. Western Ave. Police said he took a pair of earrings worth $20.
DUI charge Wayne Carter, 35, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 2:59 a.m. Friday in the 3200 block of West 95th Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding, improper lane usage and driving without insurance.
Hickory Hills License charges • Jason P. Sharp, 34, of the 400 block of East 41st Street, Chicago,
was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 1:22 p.m. March 7 at the 76th Avenue and the Interstate 294 ramp. Police said he was also cited for having no front registration plate. He is due in court on March 28. • Julian B. Lewis, 26, of the 7300 block of South Shore Drive, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop in the 8700 block of 82nd Court at 5:31 p.m. Friday. Police said he was also cited for having a defective windshield. He is due in court on April 13.
DUI warrants Michael A. Fitzgerald, 51, of the 8800 block of West 85th Place, Justice, was arrested on three outstanding warrants for driving under the influence of alcohol when police found him drinking in Roberts Roadhouse, 9090 S. Roberts Road, at 3:12 a.m. Sunday. Police said two of the outstanding warrants were issued in Hickory Hills, and the third was a Cook County warrant. He was held awaiting bond.
Oak Lawn A/C unit is stolen The central air conditioning unit was cut and removed from outside a home in the 8800 block of South 50th Avenue sometime between Feb. 23 and March 1, according to police. A real estate agent discovered and reported the theft on March 8.
10600 block of South Hamlin Avenue, Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St., at 7:04 p.m. Feb. 27. Police said she was stopped after leaving with clothing worth $173.36 concealed in her purse. She is due in court on March 31.
DUI charges • Daniel J. Iwanski, 52, of the 5600 block of West 107th Street, Chicago Ridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses following a two-car accident at 3:37 p.m. March 1 at 103rd Street and Central Avenue. Police said he submitted a breath sample that registered .128 blood-alcohol count. He was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Iwanski is due in court on April 22. • Oscar Martinez, 32, of East Chicago, Ind., was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at midnight on Feb. 27 at 95th Street and Marion Avenue. Police questioned him after noticing that his van remained stationary at the intersection after traffic had cleared. Police said he failed field sobriety tests. In addition to driving without insurance, impeding traffic, and improper parking, he was also cited for illegal transportation of alcohol because there was an open case of beer and several empty cans in the front seat. Martinez is due in court on April 14.
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• Lorenzo Davis, 30, of the 10900 block of South Eggleston Avenue, Chicago, was charged with obstruction, resisting arrest and battery following a traffic stop at 12:26 a.m. March 10 in the 4600 block of West 95th Street. Police said they smelled cannabis in the car, and Davis repeatedly refused to get out so it could be searched. According to police, the battery charge was added because after being placed in a patrol car, he forcefully pushed open the door, injuring an officer’s hand. He is due in court on April 22. • Ricardo Salgado, 18, of the 14200 block of South Springfield Avenue, Crestwood, was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing outside Parkland Academy, 8901 S. 52nd Ave., at 1 p.m. March 8. Police said he caused a disturbance and refused to leave the grounds, and caused a disturbance, and became confrontational with police. He is due in court on April 1.
Khattab T. Al-Khattab, 18, of Oak Forest, was charged with reckless driving and other offenses following traffic stop at 10:49 a.m. March 7 in the 8600 block of West 111th Street. Police said he was also cited for attempting to elude police officers.
Theft report An 88-year-old Evergreen Park woman reported that her credit card had been used twice shortly after the wallet it was in was stolen while she was at Jewel, 9424 S. Pulaski Road, at noon on March 8. The woman reported the theft the following day, after her credit card company informed her that two transactions, for $332 and $664, were made at the Target store at 4120 W. 95th St., just west of the store where it was taken. Melissa Renee Tarbor, 49, of the 12300 block of South Carpenter Avenue, Calumet Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license at 8:43 p.m. March 9 in the 4700 block of West 111th Street. She was also cited for no rear registration light. Tarbor is due in court on May 2.
Bikes stolen Two bicycles worth $200 were reported stolen from the area of Cour Madeleine at 11:25 a.m. March 7. The victim reported that the bicycles were left outside and unlocked.
Thefts reported Police are investigating the reported theft of a Comcast cable box from a home in the 11100 block of Northwest Road at 9:21 p.m. March 8. The property owner said a former resident took the box. A clock and several pieces of jewelry were reported stolen from a residence in the 10300 block of Terry Drive at 3:57 p.m. Saturday. The total value of the stolen was undetermined, and the incident remains under investigation, police said. Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.
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Easter Egg Hunt will be held in Worth The Worth Park District’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place beginning at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Terrace Center in Kennellly Park, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth. Children should bring their own baskets to collect eggs. This is a free community event. More information can be obtained online at www.worthparkdistrict.org.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
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Dual-credit enrollment increases at Moraine
This presidential race is one for the history books
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went to a boxing match the other night and a Trump rally broke out. Well, sort of. Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner in the race for president, has been recently met with protests. Some skirmishes broke out during rallies and public appearances near St. Louis last week. We all know what happened at Trump’s scheduled and ill-advised rally Friday night at the UIC Pavilion. Trump took his act to Ohio on Saturday. Secret Service agents grabbed a man who tried to rush the stage to get near Trump in Vandalia, Ohio. Is this a case where some people are either over-enthusiastic or are fed up with Trump’s rhetoric? Well, Trump has many fans Joe who like his “tell it like it is” Boyle style. The UIC Pavilion event resulted in many opponents of Trump entering the free event. Some of this was due to organizations that essentially topped Trump at his own game. But many of the Trump opponents who ended up inside the Pavilion and outside protesting were students. Trump overestimated his own appeal. That part of the city is more diverse, and UIC reflects that. Trump’s comments would have been more appealing spoken at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont or in Rolling Meadows, where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke to an appreciative crowd. At least we have an Illinois primary that has more impact than in the past. In many instances over the past 20 years, the Illinois primary was an afterthought in the race for president. Often the presidential nominees were all but decided before the Illinois primary. That means we were visited by few candidates. That is until this year. Even with Trump canceling his appearance at the UIC Pavilion, he received coverage across the country. You can’t buy that kind of publicity. Of course, Trump will also continue to spend money to do just that. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received a warm welcome from a packed house at Argo Community High School in Summit on Friday night. While Cruz could be seen in Rolling Meadows and Glen Ellyn, Hillary Clinton stumped for votes in Vernon Hills and Chicago’s South Side. The fact that the Illinois primary meant something for both Democrats and Republicans is unique. I can’t really remember when that has happened this late in both campaigns. Perhaps you have to go back to the Watergate hearings or turn a few more pages back to the 1960s. The year 1968 comes to mind because I was entering high school and became more aware of the rapid changes in our culture. It was an explosive year in which many people were angry over our involvement in Vietnam. The battle lines were often drawn between the youth movement — the baby boomers coming of age — and the middle-aged. In some ways there are parallels that can be drawn from that time and today. It is strange that Sanders, 74, appeals to so many college-age students. But his anti-Wall Street message, along with the goal of creating more jobs and making colleges affordable, resonates with younger voters. Trump seems to appeal to people who are angry in general. His problems at recent appearances are his own fault. He has created an atmosphere of hate and intolerance. He will have to tone down the rhetoric if he is going to receive support throughout the country. It may be too late for him. My father was a Chicago firefighter, and that meant he would work various side jobs to help support six kids. I occasionally would assist him when was installing chain-linked fences throughout the city’s South Side. He would often talk about the “Hippies and Yippies” who were arriving in Chicago during that summer. He would discuss it and share some laughs with a co-worker by the name of Charlie Jones, who we would pick up mornings at 95th and Peoria. I was aware of some activity going on. I mean, it was a news-filled summer. I recall after hanging out with friends on a hot summer night in August, I came home to see my parents staring at the TV screen. They told me to sit down and watch. And I did just that. I saw arguments occurring at the Democratic Convention at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. Cameras then began to show the fighting in the streets. My dad was not too happy with what was going on. It was a lot to register for me at the time. But he did pause to tell me that I was living through history. I believe we are living through history again. Joe Boyle is the editor of The Reporter. He can be reached at thereporter@comcast.net.
By Kelly White
Photo by Joe Boyle
Riding in style during the South Side Irish Parade Cong. Tammy Duckworth (D-8th) is all smiles as she wheels down Western Avenue near 111th Street during the South Side Irish Parade on Sunday afternoon in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood. More parade coverage on Page 4.
MVCC student trustee gives his final board presentation By Kelly White
Moraine Valley Community College Student Trustee Karim Awwad gave his final board meeting presentation on March 9 Awwad’s one-year term is coming to an end in April. Moraine officials have not yet decided on a new student trustee. “I say this every year and it probably sounds like a broken record, but every year the student trustee gets better and better and better,” said Joseph Murphy, chair of the Moraine Valley Board. “The time flew by and it’s been a true pleasure having Karim on our board. His dedication, time and opinions have been very much valued.” Awwad, an American citizen who grew up in Jordan, was determined to be different from his 10 cousins and brother. He wanted to attend school in the United States but not Moraine Valley Community College like they did. However, after several discussions, they influenced him to choose Moraine Valley. Nearly a year later, the Orland Park resident not only attends Moraine Valley but has been representing all of its students. He was sworn in on April 15 of last year as student trustee. “This is just the beginning of my journey,” Awwad said. “Moraine has changed my perspective of community colleges in general. It is a playground of opportunities.” Under his leadership, the student body has had a successful and involved academic and extracurricular year filled with activities, including several groups on camps experiencing the spirit of giving. The Women in Action, Action Social and Political Empowerment (ASPE), International Women and Phi Theta Kappa clubs participated in food drives. The Combat to College Club participated in a toy drive. The Asian Diversity Club participated in gathering and donating coats and winter accessories during the harsh winter months. The American Red Cross Club participated in Cards for Heroes. Student Government Association held a blood drive where more than 75 units of blood were collected. Student Life held its annual Thanksgiving dinner served by administrators and during
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Moraine Valley Community College Student Trustee Karim Awwad took part in his last board meeting presentation on March 9.
which the hard work of students was recognized. His guidance and leadership over Moraine Valley students doesn’t end there. The Model Illinois Government Club took a trip to Springfield to promote civic responsibility of the Democratic practice. In November, students had an opportunity to join an interactive dialogue with Palestinian students living under Israeli occupation to examine and discuss educational topics. And, a petition with 7,887 signatures of community college students – with 258 from Moraine Valley – was presented to Gov. Rauner regarding the state not funding MAP grants. The petition expressed how important higher education is to the students and how the issue is directly affecting them. “Trustee comes from the word
trust, and since students are putting their trust in me, as promised, I have offered my commitment, dedication and loyalty to the needs of my fellow students,” Awwad said. Awwad will be leaving the college majoring in Economics/Finance with a minor in Political Science. After he completes his term in April, he has his eye on attending the University of Illinois to earn his bachelor’s degree and then pursue an MBA. After that. he may start his own business or work in the government sector either in the U.S. or Jordan — wherever the best opportunity arises. “Karim has done an excellent job representing the students this year,” said Dr. Sylvia Jenkins, president of Moraine Valley Community College.
Lipinski invites students to submit entries for Congressional Art Competition Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) is accepting submissions from all high school students in the Third Congressional District for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year, and the winner will receive two round-trip tickets to travel to Washington, D.C., in June for the exhibition opening. Runners-up will have their artwork prominently displayed in Lipinski’s offices for one year. All submissions must include the student information and release form. Submission guidelines include that all artwork must be two-dimensional, and each piece can be no larger than 28” x 28” x 4” with the frame. If the winning piece is not framed, the artist will be required to frame the artwork within the sizing guidelines. The artwork cannot weigh more than 115 pounds.
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Each entry must be completely original and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Winning artwork will be on display in Washington for one year and will not be available to be returned to the winner during that period. The accepted media for artwork will include paintings, oil, acrylics and watercolor. For drawings, the criteria are pastels, colored
pencils, charcoal, ink, markers or a collage. Prints can feature lithographs, silk screen and block prints. Mixed media can be the use of more than two media such as pencil, ink and watercolors. Mixed media can also include computergenerated art and photography. All entries must be received by Tuesday, April 22 at the congress-
man’s district offices, 5210 W. 95th St., Suite 104, Oak Lawn; 14700 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park; and 6245 S. Archer Ave., Chicago. More information can be obtained by calling the congressman’s Chicago office, (773) 9486223, or go online to lipinski. house.gov. The winning artists will be notified in early May.
Today’s students are entering the community college world sooner and going on to enter four-year universities more quickly, according to Moraine Valley Community Dual-Credit Coordinator Alexandria Elvira. Elvira said during the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees meeting on March 9 that the popularity of dual-credit enrollment courses continues to increase each school year. Dual Credit provides an opportunity for high school students to take college courses for credit at both the college and high school levels. The classes are taught by high school instructors qualified to teach college-level courses. Classes are held at the students’ high school during the regular school day. Benefits include: exposure to college-level rigors while still enrolled in high school, reduction of time and costs toward a college degree, introduction to and development of career pathways, and a jump-start on earning post-secondary credentials. “With our dual-credit courses, we believe students are 20 percent more successful once they transfer to a fouryear college or university,” Elvira said. High school students can also earn college credit through dual enrollment, which involves students enrolling in on-campus courses at Moraine Valley while still in high school and requires high school authorization. Also, Moraine Valley does grant college credit for students who earn specified scores on Advanced Placement exams. During the 2015 fall semester, Moraine received 38,000 hard copies of dual-credit enrollment forms. The college has since implemented an online application hoping to increase enrollment even more. “The students who participate in the dual-credit program have quicker access to a college opportunity,” Elvira said. The program began over 10 years ago and the partnership expanded to include private high schools, starting with Brother Rice, which has a growing dual-credit program that includes 80 students in its IT Essentials class. Currently, there are 27 public and private in-district and out-of-district high schools involved in the dualcredit program, including Andrew, Brother Rice, Sandburg, Queen of Peace, Stagg, Evergreen Park, Reavis, Shepard, Eisenhower, Providence, Argo, Richards, Oak Lawn, Marist, Mount Carmel and Mother McAuley. Morton College and St. Laurence, St. Rita and Nazareth Academy high schools are planning to be added during the 2016 school year. Moraine Valley faculty teaches Orientation to IT Professions and Security Awareness. The high school teachers then instruct other selected Local Area Network classes at their respective schools while receiving support from Moraine Valley. Not only are these students earning college credit, but easing their future transition to college. “We have high schools that have been reaching out to us that are further outside of our district as well,” said Sylvia Jenkins, president of Moraine Valley Community College. The Basic Nursing Assistant Program is the most popular dual-credit program at the college, according to Elvira. The college holds annual dual-credit articulation meetings to foster the relationship between Moraine and each individual high school. “Through these meetings, we are able to identify high schools and their course offerings,” Elvira said. New programs are on the horizon for the program’s future, including culinary arts, math and science.
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Our Neighborhood
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Local schools take part in South Side Irish Parade Let it be said that a steady drizzle does not dampen the spirits of the Irish, and for that matter, everyone who attended the annual South Side Irish Parade along Western Avenue in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. This year’s parade was dedicated in honor
of finding a cure for cancers that have stricken children. Several organizations were the grand marshals of the “South Siders Fighting Cancer.” Local high schools that participated in the parade were Brother Rice, Mother McAuley and Queen of Peace.
Local grade schools from Oak Lawn were featured in the parade. The schools included St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Linus, St. Gerald and St. Germaine. Most Holy Redeemer, of Evergreen Park, was another local grade school that took part in the parade.
The Chicago Stockyard Kilty Bapgpipers were among 14 bagpipers in the parade. Gaelic Park was represented by a float that marked the 1916 Easter Rising that took place in Ireland. Irish dancers also entertained the soggy crowd, which was estimated at just over 150,000. Members of the McNamara School of Irish Dance have their umbrellas in hand as they entertain the crowd Sunday at the annual South Side Irish Parade near 111th and Western Avenue in Chicago. Two “leprechauns” entertain and pass out candy to youngsters along the parade route of the South Side Irish Parade.
The Marist girls varsity softball team holds up their 2015 Class 4A state championship trophy during the annual South Side Irish Parade.
Parishioners and students at St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Oak Lawn are having fun despite the rain Sunday afternoon at the South Side Irish Parade in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood.
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Members of Most Holy Redeemer Parish in Evergreen Park hold up a banner during the annual South Side Irish Parade Sunday along Western Avenue in Chicago. Holy Redeemer is celebrating 75 years as a parish.
Local legislator, mayor visit preschool in Evergreen Park The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires citizens to be 18 years of age before they are eligible to vote. Nevertheless, age isn’t stopping a group of 13 early childhood/preschool students from Northwest Elementary School in Evergreen Park from making their voices heard among politicians. Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton and state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th) thought they were stopping by Elizabeth White’s room to read a book to her class. However, when they arrived some students had a different agenda with a few ideas about what they want to see happen around Evergreen Park. “Help Mayor Sexton make a Lego World,” said Vincent Heredia to Burke. She visited March 4 while Sexton’s visit occurred on Feb.19. Playing wasn’t on Rocco Lovino’s mind. He wants tighter enforcement on noise pollution. He asked, “Can you tell people to be quiet at the library?” Henry Flanagan said he wanted Evergreen Park expanded. “Let’s make more houses so that everybody will have enough space to live here,” he stated. After speaking to their requests, Sexton won them over by reading “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. Burke, read “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr.
Northwest School early childhood/ pre-K students Mia Moreno (not facing camera) and Julia Yap hug state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th) after Burke read a story to the class.
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News and events from our archives
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Plans for million-dollar assessment program for Hickory Hills • 50 years ago From the March 17, 1966 issue
and John Archambault. Students Mia Moreno and Julia Yap were star struck. They charged her with hugs afterwards. “I’ve done many class readings but this was my first time getting hugs,” said Burke. Sounds like a lasting impression was made on both sides. “I’ve been inviting parents, caregivers and community members into my classroom for a number of years,” said White. She said she has 100 percent participation in having someone in to read every Friday. “I come from the old adage, ‘It takes a village to raise a child’, having readers come in helps to foster par-
ent participation,” she explained. White said she believes the consistency of parental and caregiver involvement in her classroom has garnered an enriching educational experience for the students. She said, “We have a strong presence from our administration, our superintendent, Dr. Robert Machak, reads to my class a couple of times a year and our principal, Dr. (Matthew) Banach, does as well. He also comes in daily just to say hello. I can see how that attention makes the kids feel special.” The support within White’s classroom isn’t limited to the readers that come in on Friday. Cathy Crenshaw has been working alongside White for 10 years as her para-professional. Shunica Robinson joined their team a year ago as a one-on-one para-professional. Many people believe that great leadership is showing rather than telling. White’s reading program sets a positive example of how to keep students at the center of the story. Residents who feel like White’s students and want to make your voice heard among politicians, Burke and state Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) will be at the District 124 Administrative Center, 2929 W. 87th St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23. They said they welcome any questions residents have and will provide any updates from Springfield.
The story: Plans for a million-dollar special assessment program were presented to the Hickory Hills Bond of Local Improvement on March 10. The program will cover the area between 87th and 95th streets and Cork and Roberts Road. The Hickory Heights section was excluded. Because of the nature of special assessment financing, with many possible delays, actual installation of the streets may not begin until next year. Trustee Anthony Jelinek announced at the regular board meeting on March 10 that Hickory Hills will seek to obtain Chicago water directly from Chicago.
Eighth-grader seeks to help create Worth Historical Society • 25 years ago From the March 14, 1991 issue The story: James Fiedler, 13, and eighth-grade student at Worth Junior High School, would like to see the village create an historical society. Fielder knows the railroad history of the town and can share stories about Jay Gould and the Wabash Railroad and the Norfolk and Western. He had helped his uncle write stories about the local railroads. Fielder said that Worth once had a historical society but it was dropped due to lack of interest. He thinks people would be interested today. The quote: “I would like to see a historical society in Worth because I think it would be nice, with all the things going on, it would be good to go back and get away,” said Fielder.
Founder, business leaders are honored for efforts involving Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn • 10 years ago From the March 16, 2006 issue The story: The Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn will honor its founder and two Oak Lawn residents for their efforts to usher in the facility through its infancy. Museum founder Carol Marsh and museum supporters Jim and Joan Buschbach will be recognized as “Soaring Spirit” honorees at the Museum’s second annual Destination Imagination Gala. The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn was the brainchild of Marsh, a former Oak Lawn resident who now lives in Ohio. She was inspired by her then toddler to create a place where children can come and play, and “explore and soar,” which is the museum’s slogan. The museum will move in December from Lake Shore Park to 96th Street and 51st Avenue. The new site will be 10,000 square feet. The quote: “Carol Marsh was the one who had this idea within her head,” said Cathy Cepican, executive board president for the Museum. “We would be nowhere without her.”
Thursday, March 17, 2016
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Hickory Hills loses one proposed business, gains another By Sharon L. Filkins Action taken at the Hickory Hills Council meeting last Thursday resulted in a “win one, lose one” business situation in the city, with one business opting out and a new one opening up. Sonny’s Slots & Café was scheduled to open at 8841 W. 87th St., and had submitted a request for a Class E Liquor License, which was approved unanimously at the Jan. 14 council meeting. However, Ald. Joe Stachnik (3rd Ward) was not present at the meeting. At the Jan. 28 council meeting, an ordinance amendment was approved, increasing the number of liquor licenses from nine to 10, which included the license for Sonny’s Slots & Café. The motion passed with a vote of 7 to 1. Casting the “no” vote was Stachnik. Later in the Jan. 28 meeting, Stachnik expressed a need for the council to consider that a requirement be included in future business requests requiring that a new business
select a name that reflects a more residential atmosphere. At the March 10 meeting, Mayor Mike Howley cited the reason the ordinance was amended to reduce the number of licenses was because Sonny’s Slots & Café was no longer planning to open the business. “We don’t want an open liquor license on the records. If we have another business requesting one, we will simply amend the ordinance to add an additional license,” Howley said. Ald. Brian Waight (2nd Ward), who chairs the Laws and Ordinances committee, stated that Sonny’s owner had not given a reason for withdrawing the planned business. However, a new business, MNM Signs, will be opening at 8719 W. 95th St., in the Hill Creek Shopping Center. Owned by Martin Orozco, the shop will specialize in signs, decals and promotional items such as pens, mugs and hats. In other action, the council approved a $200 donation to the Hickory Hills Baseball
team and a $100 donation to the Eagles Wing Walk, Run and Roll 5K Walk for Autism, scheduled for Saturday, May 7 at the Elim Christian School. Also approved was a final payment to Len Cox & Sons Excavating in the amount of $21,630 for their storm sewer improvements at the 83rd Court and 89th Street Intersection. Village Engineer Mike Spolar said total costs for the project had come in at $349,000, which was less than what the original bid had been. On other matters, Village Treasurer Daniel Schramm announced that three draft budget meetings have been scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, May 4 and May 11. The meetings will be held at the City Hall at 6:30 p.m. The council adjourned and went into executive session to discuss police personnel and a police collective bargaining update. No action was announced following the meeting. Aldermen Brian Fonte and Tom McAvoy were absent from the meeting.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR EVERGREEN PARK
Spaghetti dinner to benefit ELCA World Hunger
A spaghetti dinner will be offered to benefit ELCA World Hunger from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at United By Faith Lutheran Church, 3240 W. 98th St., Evergreen Park. Spaghetti, salad, bread, drinks and dessert will be served. Take-out service will be available. Donations are $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 7 to 12. Children under age 6 and under can attend free. Maximum family donation is $20. Tickets are available at the door. Tickets or more information can be obtained by calling United By Faith (708) 422-6301 or ubfelca@sbcglobal.net.
‘Jerry Finnegan’s Sister’ will be presented at Evergreen Park Senior Center “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister,” a two-character play, will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19 and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at the Evergreen Park Senior Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Jessica Patrick and Michael Kocher star in this comedy. The play is about Brian, who learns his neighbor and lifelong crush, Beth, is getting married. The two friends discuss their history from age 8 to 22 in a story of unrequited love. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Dinner theater option is available for the Sunday, March 20 performance. Dinner-show tickets are $22 for adults and $19 for seniors and students. Guests with pre-paid reservations can arrive at 1:30 p.m. for lunch before the play. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 229-3343 or email eptheatre@ yahoo.com.
Evergreen Park Seniors to hold village-wide garage sale The Evergreen Park Senior Citizens Council is looking for vendors and crafters for the “Memories to Go” village-wide garage sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Yukich Field, 89th and Kedzie Avenue, Evergreen Park. Items can be sold inside the ice rink (10 x 10) for $50. The outside space (9 x 17) is $35. Repeat customers with early sign-up is $10 off. Early registration is $5 off. The deadline for repeat customers to sign up is Thursday, March 31. No rain date or refunds will be given. New this year is a Crafter’s Corner. Deadline for applications for the sale is 5 p.m. Friday, April 29. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8776.
HICKORY HILLS
St. Patricia Parents Club to hold Ladies Night Out Raffle The St. Patricia Parents Club Ladies Night Out Raffle with Bunco will be held Friday, April 8 at the Parish Center, 9000 S. 86th Ave., Hickory Hills. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $40 and includes food, drinks and dinner. Raffle tickets will be sold that night. For tickets, contact Renee McIntyre, (708) 288-1755, or Jennifer Rutledge, (847) 417-9429. This event is a fundraiser so no refunds will be given.
OAK LAWN
Oak Lawn film group to discuss and view ‘Cleopatra’ CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s free weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will screen and discuss part one of the 1963 historical epic “Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor from to 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at the Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Members can check the building signage for the correct room number. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 529-9028 or visit cineversegroup.blogspot.com.
Blood drive to be held at Johnson-Phelps VFW Post The annual blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. To schedule an appointment, contact: LifeSource at (877) 543-3768 or online at lifesource.org. Appointments are recommended. Donors should stay hydrated and bring an ID. All donors (and those who attempt to donate) will receive a breakfast made by the VFW auxiliary.
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WHATIZIT?
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Our readers are on a roll. Perhaps spring is in the air. Well, not quite. Residents will have to wait for Sunday. But our readers did not have to wait to know that Evergreen Park High School, 9901 S. Kedzie Ave., was the correct answer for last week’s Whatizit photo quiz. I suppose having the “E” visible in the photo helped. Worth residents Carol and Jerry Janicki knew it was Evergreen Park High and gave the address as well. Evergreen Park resident John Schikora knew it was the front entrance of the high school. The quiz clue was “Trees and knowledge.” The trees, or course, were evergreens. Other readers with the correct answer were: Worth resident Linda Martin; Crystine Busch, of Palos Heights; Chicago Ridge residents Dan and Kathy Higgins; and Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum. This week’s Whatizit photo (above) should remind us that spring is near. The clue: Round and active. Send your responses (with your name and hometown) by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.
SUDOKU Look who’s talking
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Oak Lawn resident Ed McElroy (center), host of “The Ed McElroy Show,” recently interviewed Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) and Kevin McDermott (right), host of Public Perspective on Elmhurst Comcast TV. The show will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 29 on Comcast Channel 19.
Holy Week Services are offered at Pilgrim Faith Church
Pullman tour will be followed with lunch at Hotel Florence
Palm Sunday worship at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn, will begin with a palm procession at 9:30 a.m. on March 20. Children from the community can join the processional and should be present by 9:15 a.m. A Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service at Pilgrim Faith will be at 7 p.m. on March 24. This enactment of Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples will end in silence with all lights and candles extinguished. All are invited to share in Holy Communion. Instead of a Good Friday worship service, this year Pilgrim Faith will offer a series of interactive stations for meditation and prayer. The public is invited to come at any time from 11 a.m. to 1p.m., or 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Good Friday, March 25. Participants will move at their own pace through a number of stations at which they may reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice and death through scripture, prayer, art, lighting candles, receiving communion and other activities. Pilgrim Faith’s Easter worship will be at 9:30 a.m. on March 27, beginning with children decorating the cross with flowers. Easter breakfast at 10:30 a.m. is open to all with freewill donations supporting the senior high mission trip. An Easter egg hunt for the children will be held after the breakfast. The community is welcome at all services.
The Oak Lawn Park District is planning a trip on Wednesday, April 6 to see America’s first completely planned industrial town founded by George Pullman. The town held the main assembly plant for the famous Pullman Sleeper Car. With the aid of visual guides, tour the area along with the well-preserved factory community. The tour will include a stop at the Pullman Visitors Center, the Hotel Florence, and the on-going restoration of the factory grounds. Pullman is a Chicago City Landmark District, an Illinois State Historical Site, and a National Historic Landmark District. Lunch will be included at the Hotel Florence. Sandwich choices are roast beef, baked ham, roast turkey, corned beef and albacore tuna with grilled vegetables, potato salad, coleslaw, brownies and beverage. A short walk is included. Individuals who plan to attend will meet at 9 a.m. at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn, and are scheduled to return at 4 p.m. The fee is $77 for residents and $87 for non-residents. Participants must be at least 16 years old. More information about any of the Oak Lawn Park District trips can be obtained by calling (708) 857-2200.
Casting call for ‘Young Frankenstein’ The Oak Lawn Park District Community Theatre group will hold a casting call for the production of “Young Frankenstein” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 29 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Individuals auditioning should have a song prepared, preferably from the show, and be prepared to dance. Callbacks, if necessary, will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. Show dates are June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12. For more information, call (708) 857-2200.
Oak Lawn Camera Club to hold two April meetings The Oak Lawn Camera Club will hold its competition night at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. The theme of the competition night is “Winter.” The club will have a program night at 7 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Oak View Center. Speaker Bob Benson will make a presentation “Optimizing Images for Competition and Display. What does it take to bring an image from good quality to what wins in competitions” on April 8. Guests are welcome at the first meeting at no charge. The Oak Lawn Camera Club is seeking new members to join. Residents can take part in the art of photography and can compete with other photography hobbyists from the area. More information can be obtained by calling Betty, (708) 534-1912, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Beverly Hills Embroiderers plan April meetings The Beverly Hills Embroiders Guild will hold meetings on Tuesday, April 19 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Members will stitch on a fine count linen or silk to make a pendant during the day workshop starting at 9 a.m. The evening group will work on Firework embroidery projects at the workshop starting at 7 p.m. During the fall-spring season, BHEG holds meetings every third Tuesday of the month at the Oak View Center. No resident requirements are necessary. The only prerequisite is to have a sincere passion for or interest in upholding traditions of hand stitching art. Resident can attend the first meeting at no charge. More information can be obtained by calling Dana, (708) 424-3189.
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Cedarville University Brass Choir at Oak Lawn Bible Church The Cedarville University Brass Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18 at the Oak Lawn Bible Church, 9345 S. 54th Ave. The Cedarville University Brass Choir is an ensemble selected by audition and is comprised of 18 to 22 brass and percussion players. They perform brass literature from all types of music including classical, jazz, pop and Christian. Admission is free. A “love” offering will be taken. Family and friends are invited to the event. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 857-9800.
PALOS HILLS
Breakfast with Easter Bunny and egg hunt to be held Breakfast with the Easter Bunny will be held from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Palos Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. After breakfast, an Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Town Square Park. Kids should bring their baskets and collect the eggs. Tickets for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $8 per child and $6 for each adult. Children under 1 year of age with paying adult are free. No tickets will be sold at the door. The Easter Egg Hunt is free and no registration is necessary. Adults and children can attend the Easter Egg Hunt without attending Breakfast with the Bunny. The Easter Egg Hunt will be held whether it rains or snows. Parents and children should dress accordingly. More information can be obtained by calling the Palos Community Center, (708) 430-4500.
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‘The Living Lord’s Supper’ to be presented at St. Mark A drama entitled “The Living Lord’s Supper” will be presented at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24 at St. Mark Church, 11007 S. 76th Ave., Worth. The Maundy Thursday presentations are free. A freewill offering will be taken. The presentation is about each of the 12 disciples who share their thoughts on Jesus, and his accusation that one of them would betray him.
ACROSS 1 Thom __: shoe brand 5 Greek Zs 10 This, in Spain 14 Poi source 15 Motionless 16 Like spider webs 17 __ the Impaler: model for “Dracula” 18 One of a 1492 trio 19 Ritual flammable stack 20 They’re juiced in Jacksonville 23 Anteater’s sound in the comic “B.C.” 24 Mobster’s gal 25 Hawaiian wreath 26 Flood-control project 29 Garbage barge puller 31 Odorless gas 33 They’re baked in Boise 37 Disaster relief org. 38 Put the kibosh on 39 Exec’s “By yesterday!” 42 They’re boiled in Bangor 47 Sets aside for future use 49 __ and improved 50 Barnyard home 51 Suffix with transit 52 “Green __ and Ham” 55 Knock sharply 57 They’re shelled in Savannah 62 One-liner, e.g. 63 Make __: get rich 64 Dining table expansion piece 66 Degree recipient 67 Guts 68 Year-end clearance event 69 Office note 70 Deuce toppers 71 One-named Art Deco artist
DOWN 1 Network that once employed VJs 2 Muscle prone to cramps 3 Devastated Asian sea 4 Caffeinated pill 5 “Be quiet!” 6 Oklahoma city 7 Early brunch hr. 8 “Star Wars” droid, familiarly 9 Hollywood hopeful 10 “College Football Playoff” network 11 Crow’s-nest telescopes 12 Deep serving bowl 13 Infant’s bodysuit 21 __-Rooter 22 Voice above tenor 26 “What’s the __? ”: “So what? ” 27 Fruity cooler 28 “Li’l Abner” matriarch 30 Departed 32 Furnace output 34 Lukas of “Witness” 35 “Shop __ you drop” 36 Neural impulse conductor 40 Museum collection 41 Would-be social worker’s maj. 43 “__ your pardon” 44 NFLer who plays at the Meadowlands—in NJ, ironically 45 Scolds but good 46 Ugly duckling, as it turned out 47 Lumber mill blockage 48 Bump from which cactus spines grow 53 Xbox enthusiast 54 Cathedral topper 56 Throb 58 San __, Italy 59 Jealous feeling 60 Rip 61 Word after sea or before Lake 65 Doctor’s charge Answers on Page 8
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COMMENTARY
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
REPORTER
An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher
Joe Boyle Editor
Published Weekly Founded March 16, 1960
Ray Hanania
New auto dealership is welcome news for Palos Hills
Immigration, Jesus and the price of gasoline
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ur southwest suburban communities are welcoming businesses and other sources of revenue as the budget stalemate continues in Springfield. We welcome new business and we hope that continues throughout the year. During the recent Palos Hills board meeting, it was announced that the Baha Auto Group will operate a facility at 1110th and Southwest Highway, where the old Hames Buick dealership was located. The building has been shuttered for some time, so it is good to see that another dealership is going to take its place. The Baha Auto Group, which has locations in Burbank and Chicago’s North Side, has a solid track record and the Palos Hills City Council has approved the move. The owner, Musa Muza, said he is looking forward to operating his new business in Palos Hills. Muza, who also happens to be a Palos Hills resident, said he plans to expand and bring his business experience to Palos Hills. He added that he plans to close the deal within 60 days and will open sometime during the summer. In the meantime, Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett is pleased that a long-shuttered business now has a tenant. Since the previous business was an auto dealership Muza does not have to make drastic changes when his business moves in. However, the new dealership will be updated. Bennett has often pointed out during Southwest Conference of Mayors meetings, where he serves as president, that southwest suburban municipalities have had a difficult time since the recession seized its grip in 2008. While the economy is slowly showing some life, the rancor going on in Springfield has created an air of doubt. The Palos Hills mayor has pointed out that local municipalities should not be taking on the burden of the state. Infrastructure funds should continue to be provided to cities and villages throughout the state and southwest suburbs, he said. Evergreen Park might be dipping a toe into some controversial waters by considering using cameras for traffic violations. The Evergreen Park Board of Trustees approved an ordinance amendment at their last meeting regarding the automated traffic law enforcement system that could bring photo enforced intersections to the village. Of course, we know about the uproar that has occurred in Chicago over timed red light cameras, perceived as a cash cow for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration. However, photoenforced intersections are nothing new to the southwest suburbs. Oak Lawn has several intersections with traffic photo enforcement systems. Worth has locations that will take photos at intersections where drivers are not supposed to turn when the light is red. Obviously, Evergreen Park will bring in more revenue when it installs these devices. If they do prevent speeding and make drivers become more cautious, we are all for that. At this point, the ordinance has been introduced and there seems to be no disagreements with the move. We will just have to wait and see how this works out. But the big story for Evergreen Park is that more businesses are coming to the area. The Evergreen Park Marketplace, which replaces the iconic Plaza, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017. Businesses are continuing to find Evergreen Park. And we know that Oak Lawn has been drawing more businesses to that community. During the last Oak Lawn Village Board meeting, Mayor Sandra Bury reminded residents that Culver’s will replace Pappa Joe’s at 10745 S. Cicero Ave. Pappa Joe’s moved to 5900 W. 111th St. in Chicago Ridge. This is a case in which two local communities have something to add. Keep those businesses coming.
This skeptic asks the question: Mitt who? By Don C. White The “Grand Old Party” is in a tizzy and we the people who call ourselves Republicans are not happy. These pre-election debates have been a joke. The leaders of the party don’t know which way to turn as they watch “The Donald” take and keep center stage. They all figured he would be a one-hit wonder and fade into the sunset when the going got tough. Boy, did they get a big surprise and now they don’t have a clue how to make him go away. Not that he would anyway. Sending “Mitt Who” out to bring down Trump was a stroke of genius on the party leader’s part. And by the way, I am sure you have heard by now that his father, George, attempted much the same against Barry Goldwater in 1964. Mitt Who sure had some tough words for and about Trump. If he used that approach while running against President Obama, he might be sitting in the White House now. Fat chance! He had his turn at bat and he struck out. And, yes, I voted for him. And let me tell you he was no Lincoln then and he isn’t now. Most of you readers know that I am immersed in the Civil War era. In a book that I read, titled “A Respectable Minority,” the author talks about an upcoming election in 1872 that would pit President Grant running for reelection against newspaper man Horace Greeley. After most of the Democratic leaders agreed to make the sacrifice and back Mr. Greeley. One of them was heard to say, “Greeley stinks, but Grant stinks more.” I believe we are nearly in the same position now as they were back then. If Clinton and Trump win their party’s nomination then the stink test should be used. You can spin it your way and I will spin it mine. Either way – will it be the best we can do for our country? Only time will tell. It looks as though Clinton will be handed the nomination – just not on a silver platter as she expected. Mr. Sanders is giving her a dose of her own medicine – but I think all he will accomplish is to toughen her up for the big battle. I do give him a lot of credit for trying and I think just as Trump has stirred the pot for the Republican side, Sand-
ers is doing the same for the Democrats. My hope is that the American people will take their messages to heart and wake up to the fact that we need and expect changes in Washington. We know we won’t get them here in Illinois. Are we going to get them from the new president? Can we expect it? No, we can’t, not if the power brokers in each of the parties have their way. Here are a few quotes from newspapers to show how the game is played today: “Presidential politics have gone off the deep end.” “Romney unveils anti-Trump strategy.” “Did Romney’s takedown of Trump come too late?” “Time to get hard-core about dumping Trump.” “Donald Trump is not Barack Obama” (That’s good news). “Emanuel says Trump and Rauner divisive.” “GOP elites start to accept Trump.” (Not from what I hear.) The primary in Illinois will be over by the time you read this — I hope you voted. I hope your candidates did well. I hope that as we move forward into the November election that the best people will be in place for us to vote for. As in any election, the stakes are high and so are our hopes. America, Illinois and the south suburbs deserve the best. One last item in the news that really got my dander up was this one: “Female WWII pilot’s kin now fight Arlington.” These female pilots had to fight every step of the way to get their benefits. “In 2002, Arlington’s administrator said that WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) were eligible for full military honors when being buried at Arlington and that they’d been eligible for burial there since 1977.” But in March 2015, Army Secretary John McHugh rescinded that decision. His action came a month before Elaine Harmon, who had fought long and hard to gain respect and benefits due all the pilots, died at age 95, These women flew more than 60 million miles during WWII and 38 died while serving. A bill has been sponsored in the House of Representatives and hopefully this dirty deed will be overturned. Don C. White is a Palos Hills resident and local historian.
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Free speech, celebrity sex tapes and digital age issues By Gene Policinski Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker, centering on a tawdry “celebrity sex tape,” is rated the first of its genre to make it to trial — but it is about so much more. In 2012, the online news outlet Gawker posted online a one-minute 41-second excerpt from a halfhour videotape showing Hogan — actual name, Terry G. Bollea — having sex with a woman described as the wife of his then-best friend. The Gawker item was titled, “Even for a Minute, Watching Hulk Hogan Have Sex in a Canopy Bed Is Not Safe for Work but Watch It Anyway.” It was accompanied by a 1,400-word “narrative” written by Gawker’s editor, A.J. Daulerio. Hogan says he was not aware at the time he was being taped, did not agree to make it public and that Gawker published it just for the click-bait commercial value. He is suing Gawker in a Florida courtroom for $100 million for invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Why should we care about this misbegotten mess of failed friendship, sorry sex and prurient posts? It’s a long way — if ever — from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. But we’re just beginning as a society to reset legal lines in the Digital Age for protection of personal privacy, personal information reported by the news media, how we deal with socalled “revenge porn,” and even the extent to which you and I can post critical comments online. The trial already has echoes of a case that produced historic Supreme Court ruling decision, Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell. At issue was a crude satirical magazine ad aimed at Falwell. When all was said and done, Hustler and its publisher Larry Flynt were responsible for helping to creating a lasting legal bulwark protecting social satire and political caricatures. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice William Rehnquist said in the Hustler decision that “the sort of robust political debate encouraged by the First Amendment is bound to produce speech that is criti-
cal of those who hold public office or those public figures who are ‘intimately involved in the resolution of important public questions, or, by reason of their fame, shape events in areas of concern to society at large’.” So what does Gawker say it was doing in publishing the video along with the commentary? Its lawyers say Hogan had made his sex life — and the tape itself — newsworthy through a number of radio appearances and interviews prior to its post, making it a “matter of public concern.” Attacking that stance, Hogan’s lawyer told a six-person jury this week that “we did not object to Gawker telling the story of the sex tape. ... We objected to using a video ... to promote the pornography to increase their profit.” The Hogan v. Gawker case asks us to revisit basic concepts around individual privacy, in a web world where it’s now exponentially easier for private information to be splashed instantly and pervasively across the globe — something many scholars say is not yet fully recognized by free speech laws. The legal reverberations touch an 1891 law review article that first set out the concept of “privacy” in U.S. law. In that article, two young Boston lawyers, Samuel Warren and future Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, argued that each person has a right to an “inviolate personality,” and should have control over information about their “private life, habits, acts and relations.” It was “new media,” then as now, that sparked two lawyers’ concerns — in their case the relatively new mass circulation newspapers: “The press is overstepping in every direction the obvious bounds of propriety and of decency,” they wrote. “To satisfy a prurient taste, the details of sexual relations are spread broadcast in the columns of the daily papers. To occupy the indolent, column upon column is filled with idle gossip, which can only be procured by intrusion upon the domestic circle.” Sound familiar? But even Warren and Brandeis accepted the notion of such information being pub-
lished when a matter of public concern, say involving elected officials or candidates. And then there’s the matter of whether new efforts to legislate and punish “revenge porn,” and whether the definition — posting of embarrassing videos or photos involving sexual content — should expand to include so called “non-consensual porn” where, as Hogan claims, there was no permission granted for public distribution. We also have to parse future situations in which famous people like ESPN broadcaster Erin Andrews clearly are victims of criminal conduct, where scurrilous video is posted online — and, unfortunately, likely be available somewhere, from someone, for her entire life. Her recently concluded civil case against the man who secretly videotaped her naked through a hotel door peephole, and the company that owns the Nashville hotel where the crime occurred, produced a $55 million judgment. But as Andrews said in testimony, “... every day of my life, either I get a tweet or somebody makes a comment in the paper or somebody sends me a still of the video to my Twitter or someone screams it at me in the stands and I’m right back” to memories of the incident. First Amendment advocates have long-maintained that one of the strengths of the 45 words of the First Amendment is that it sets out general principles that have withstood the pressures of repeated generations of new technology and have accommodated wild swings in social mores. The Hogan trial issues test the core meaning of those 45-words and the social values behind them, in new age where not only the content but the speed, global reach and permanence of the message must now be reconsidered. Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter: @genefac
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ome candidates know how to focus on the issues that will get them support and ignore the real issues that the public wants and needs addressed. We’ve been inundated with campaign ads from presidential candidates to congressmen, and they all make me nauseous. For example, Cong. Luis Gutierrez (D-4th) is a real huckster. Since his election 20 years ago, Gutierrez has been slamming on and on about “immigration.” Gutierrez has no plan to solve the immigration issue. But the failure to solve the immigration issue has given him something to scream about, and a Teflon coating that guarantees re-election. Gutierrez doesn’t have to do anything except scream about the “failure” of the federal government (where he works) to address and solve the problem. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is another con artist. Cruz talks more about “Jesus” than he does about taxes, the economy or skyrocketing food and retails costs, including gasoline. I was watching his commercials this week, which appeal to the religious extremists, implying how he’s the only one who really believes in “Jesus” and supports things like allowing students to pray during school hours. Does he just mean Jesus? Or how about Mohammed, Buddha, Krishna and Yahweh? As a Christian who believes in the separation of church and state and morons, I think Cruz is offensive. Politicians should keep their religion to themselves and shouldn’t bring it up in election campaigns or in or on government property. There are so many more important things to worry about. Like, how baby boomers and seniors who worked all their lives barely get enough from Social Security to cover their monthly expenses such as buying food or paying for health care, let alone worrying about driving or living in acceptable accommodations. Health care costs didn’t just start to skyrocket. They’ve been skyrocketing. And, it’s not because of Barack Obama. It’s because the insurance companies have our politicians in a headlock. Prescription costs have the “doughnut hole” scam. Who’s the moron who invented that? For many middle-class working families, it is the cost of gasoline. Although we’re being told gasoline prices are dropping, the gasoline companies have come up with a new unregulated scam to squeeze us for more profits. Have you noticed how gas stations are manipulating the cost of the three different grades of gasoline (regular leaded, medium unleaded and super unleaded)? The difference in cost used to be 10 cents per gallon. That’s $1.70 per average (17 gallon) tank between the first grade, and $3.40 between the lowest and top grades per tank. Then, after BP (British Petroleum), the foreign gasoline company that bought up the American oil company AMOCO, spilled all that oil in 2010, BP changed the cost formula, doubling the spread to 20 cents between “Regular,” “Silver” and “Ultimate.” The spread increased to $3.40 to $6.80 per tank. Other gasoline companies saw how no one was protecting consumers and they increased their prices, too. After the cost of oil dropped and oil company profits plummeted, they increased the spread to 30 cents. But last week, BP decided why play the shell game? The public is stupid and the elected officials don’t care. So BP literally increased the spread between the first two grades to 80 cents, and the spread between the two highest grades to 30 cents. That’s a $1.10 spread between BP’s lowest grade and its highest grade. That’s an amazing profit spread of $18.70 per tank of gasoline. The politicians are screaming about immigration and Jesus, but pretty soon it will cost too much to go to church. Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.
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A dose of apple cider vinegar can go a long way toward good health
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or many years, I’ve read of benefits of apple cider vinegar, but never really took much time to check it out. I’ve heard here and there that it’s good for weight loss. But only recently, have I been reading about the importance of fermented food, as assisting in digestion, including apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is fermented juice from crushed apples. A good brand, most likely, Bragg’s or one of the others from a health food store, is the kind of apple cider vinegar I use. In reading a recent bulletin by “Living Naturally,” I learned a great deal more about apple cider vinegar and its nutritional benefits. In a quality brand, there are vitamins and minerals in small amounts such as: pantothenic
acid, sodium, phosphorous, potassium calcium, iron and manganese. They report apple cider vinegar helps the digestive system when taken with meals. I knew an elderly country farmer who swore it kept him in great shape by taking a little with water at mealtime. A tablespoon is one-half glass of water twice a day with meals. He sure did seem to have energy. I checked it out with WEB MD and found there are some benefits for weight loss. However, there is an even greater benefit to using apple cider vinegar to help control blood glucose. For that purpose alone, it sounds like a good deal. Dr. Joseph Mercola writes of apple cider vinegar: “It’s thought that the acetic acid in vinegar may lower
blood sugar by preventing the complete digestion of complex carbohydrates, which is accomplished either by accelerating gastric emptying or increasing the uptake of glucose by bodily tissues. One theory is that vinegar might inactivate some of the digestive enzymes that break down carbohydrates into sugar, thus slowing the conversion of complex carbohydrate into sugar from a meal into your bloodstream.”
He further explains of apple cider vinegar blocking digestion of simple carbohydrates: “This gives your body more time to pull sugar out of your blood, preventing your sugar levels from spiking. Quite a bit of research supports the use of vinegar as a diabetic treatment as well. One study found that vinegar treatment improved insulin sensitivity in 19 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes and 34 percent of those with pre-diabetes. Yet another study found taking two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed lowered blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes by up to 6 percent by the morning.” If you have apple cider vinegar on hand and can’t take it internally, try putting a bit into your hair rinse to
give hair shine and remove soap residue. I have it on hand to make salads where vinegar is needed, but aside from that, I have used it for itchy skin or rashes and even mixed it with cayenne pepper to stop severe itching. Use it as a skin toner and it’s wonderful for cleaning windows. There is a warning, however, for people on various medications known as MAO Inhibitors. Fermented food such as vinegar, cheese and smoked foods can interact with vinegar. This is why I always suggest you always consult with your personal physician before changing or adding any herb, food, vitamin or herbs. Dee Woods can be reached at deewoods10Aicloud.com
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said. Clinton campaigned heavily in Illinois after Sanders recorded a surprising triumph in Michigan. She visited Vernon Hills, which was quickly added to her campaign visits, and made several trips to Chicago’s South Side. Trump, despite controversy over disturbances at recent campaign stops, continues to surge ahead of his Republican opponents. With 96 percent of the state precincts reporting, Trump had 38.9 percent of the vote for a total of 527,504. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz recorded 30.5 percent of the vote for a tally of 414,956. Ohio Gov. John Kasich was third with 19.6 percent of the vote, or 267,358. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was in fourth with just 8.5 percent for a total of 115,527. Primary victories in Florida, Missouri and North Carolina have provided Trump with a large lead on the Republican side, along with his Illinois win. However, Kasich won his home state of Ohio, prompting some opponents of Trump — including some Republicans — to say a contested convention in August is looming. However, that race will not include Rubio, who lost his home state of Florida to Trump. Rubio has decided to suspend his campaign. Speaking from West Palm Beach, Trump said he is proud of his campaign and the supporters he has drawn. “We have people who are working (for us),” he said. “Democrats are coning in. People are voting who have never voted before.” With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Duckworth compiled 64 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. Zopp, who got a late start in the race, had just 25 percent of the vote. Harris was a distant third with 12 percent of the vote. Duckworth will face Kirk in the general election. Kirk had just over 71 percent of the vote in his victory. Marter had 29 percent. Kirk said he is ready for the challenge, and he describes himself as a moderate. Duckworth had a different view of Kirk. “We sent a clear and loud message tonight,” said Duckworth. “We are going to lead without fear.” Duckworth said that Kirk would support Trump. Kirk responded by saying that an earlier statement was taken out of context. He said a decision on the Republican candidate he will support for president will be made in July. In Brown’s victory in the Clerk of the Circuit Court race, she had 47 percent of the total with 427,253 votes. Harris recorded 275,207 votes for 38 percent. Meister was third with just 21 percent and 197,944 votes. “We had some great, great endorsements,” said Brown, who had support from some south suburban mayors. “I am grateful to them for believing in me.” Brown will face Diane Shapiro, the Republican committeeman from Chicago’s 46th Ward, in the general election in November. Shapiro was unopposed in the primary. Also unopposed in the primary Tuesday were Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) and Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza, who faced no challengers in the race for state comptroller. She will face Republican Leslie Munger in the November election. Democratic state representatives Mary Flowers (31st), Andre Thapedi (32nd), Fran Hurley (35th) and Kelly Burke (36th) were also unopposed. This year, Democrats accounted for 90 percent of early voting in Chicago, with Republicans recording 10 percent. In suburban Cook County, Democratic voters registered 72 percent of early voting, while Republican accounted for 29 percent, according to the Cook County Clerk’s office.
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While the thousands of people lining 63rd Street included a few freespirited flower children and other colorful characters, most appeared to be ordinary working folks from all walks of life, united by what they described as their frustration with “business as usual” in politics and government.
Moraine Valley to host Faculty Flute Recital Photo by Tim Hadac
A handful of interest groups were represented at the rally Friday night for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held at Argo Community High School, including a nurses organization advocating the expansion of Medicare to cover people of all ages.
Summit resident Darrell Vanderbilt, a fairly recent Argo graduate, was one. “Compared to the other presidential candidates, Bernie is by far the most honest,” he said. “I guess the biggest thing has to be that he’s not being bought. When you hear him speak, he’s passionate, he doesn’t sound practiced. “My top three issues are the environment, money in politics, and the criminal justice system, with education coming in as a close fourth. Bernie Sanders hits on all of them — right on the head.” Palos Hills resident Shannon Vincent, 19, sounded a familiar theme about the crippling costs of higher education. “I’m $30,000 in debt from one year of college, and I don’t think that’s right,” she said. “Last
year I went to Northern Michigan University, and this year I go to Moraine Valley. “Just the amount of money that it was started messing with my head, and knowing that my family can’t afford this anymore made my grades start to drop. I had to transfer. I don’t think that it’s right that for one year of college I’m $30,000 in debt, and by the time I pay it off it will be $60,000 just for that one year.” Three hours after the Argo doors opened, Sanders was introduced by Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-7th) to loud and sustained applause. Sanders broke no new ground, delivering his standard stump speech and reiterating his promise to end what he calls the domination of the American economic and political structure by the super-rich. The crowd cheered his swipe at Republican front-runner Donald Trump for
allegedly demonizing people of color, immigrants and Muslims. They also hailed his poke at Democratic rival Hilary Clinton for her ties with Wall Street billionaires. A thunderclap of cheers and applause, however, was reserved for Sanders’ slap at Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “I want to thank Rahm Emanuel for not endorsing me,” he said. “I don’t want the endorsement of a mayor shutting down schools and firing teachers.” Predicting that the outcome of the March 15 primary would all come down to voter turnout, Sanders insisted that his supporters do all they can to get their families, friends, neighbors, college classmates and co-workers to the polls. “When turnout is high, we win,” he said. That was not the case for Sanders in Illinois, as Clinton won a slim victory in the state’s Democratic primary voting.
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That continued until Trump’s cancellation was announced and then Sanders signs appeared in abundance. Fasciana said it was fortunate that Trump did not appear because in his opinion, the Secret Service would have had to draw their weapons to defend him. A massacre might have been avoided, Fasciana said. He also said the protestors are wrong when they said that since Trump decided not to appear, they have prevented him speaking of hate. “Who determines what is and what is not hate speech? I have a sneaking suspicion that most of the protestors would respond that they have the right to sit as judge and decide for themselves what qualifies as hate speech,” added Fasciana. Othman, on the other hand, has a different opinion. “We made a difference that night, and hopefully began a trend,” she said.
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down in the center of the Pavilion as dejected Trump supporters began to leave. Some arguments took place and some shoving occurred. Several Trump placards were ripped in half. The word spread outside as well, which delighted Othman. The Richards teacher said the experience was “unforgettable” and said that this was democracy in action. Some more fights occurred outside. One police officer suffered some minor injuries to his head attempting to break up a confrontation. Oak Lawn resident William Fasciana had arrived at the Pavilion at 2:30 p.m. and noticed that there were about 100 protestors behind the barricades behind the south curb of Harrison Street. He said they were yelling insults about Trump to the people waiting to get in the arena. Fasciana added that he obtained his ticket
ence that night, and hopefully began a trend.” — Rahaf Othman for entry on the Internet. He said that organizers of the event were not even asking people later filing in for tickets. “Upon reflection, were the organizers more interested in filling the seats at the Pavilion, for perhaps a favorable camerapan, than insuring that protestors of the Trump candidacy did not gain entry? If Trump had actually desired to make this rally into a made-for-TV conflict, it is obvious that his security detail had allowed his plan to get out of hand,” said Fasciana. Fasciana, who is an attorney, said the sides traded chants during the first hour. Supporters screamed out “Trump” or “USA.”
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said ‘we knocked him off the ballot.’ Well, I’m here — look at me now,” he said in a triumphant email after the election results came back heavily in his favor. Asked what he sees as his first goal in his new term, Rush said, “Creating jobs in the energy sector for the 1st District.” The congressman must first beat the Republican nominee, August Deuser, a Mokena resident, in the Nov. 8 primary, to get to that next term. Rush is expected to win that race. too, in the heavily
Democratic district. According to unofficial results, Deuser received 24,172 votes (74 percent), beating Jimmie Lee Tillman, who received the remaining 26 percent (8,489 votes). Tillman, who has run unsuccessfully for the 1st District seat twice before, is the son Rush of former Chicago Ald. Dorothy Tillman. Rush said that in his next term, he plans to focus on “creating jobs in the energy sector for the 1st Congressional District.”
The Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Flute Recital will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1 in the Fine and Performing Arts Center on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. “A Little of This and That” will include a variety of styles and instrumentation, including electronic
music, a jazz ensemble, flute with harpsichord and more variations. The event is being led by Professor Tammi Carlson. Admission is free. The performance will be held in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 974-5500 or morainevalley.edu/pac.
DEATH NOTICES Donald Sambol Donald J. Sambol, 80, died on Monday at his Chicago Ridge home. Mr. Sambol was once a crane operator for a roofing company. Survivors include daughters, Deborah Radecki, Donna Fagan, Suzanne Klosak and Christine O’Brien; sisters, Lucille, Marylou, Virginia and Barbara; companion, Patricia; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Services are 10 a.m. today (Thursday, March 17) from Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St., Chicago Ridge, to St. Linus Church, 10300 S. Lawler Ave., Oak Lawn, for 11 a.m. Mass. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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COMINGS & GOINGS
Fans brave the cold as Chick-fil-A opens in Countryside
tlanta-based Chick-fil-A opened its newest Chicago-area restaurant March 3 in Countryside. Fans of the chain’s famed chicken sandwiches braved a cold and snowy night to camp out in the parking at 6007 S. LaGrange Road to be among the first 100 customers when the restaurant opened. Each of those in line received gift cards good for free food for a year. Franchise owner Nathan Hunter said business has Bob been brisk since opening. “It was a great opening Bong and has continued to be great this week,” he said Monday. Hunter was working for Chick-fil-A corporate in Atlanta when the opportunity presented itself to open a franchise in Countryside. “This was just a fantastic business opportunity,” he said. “I have been impressed with how friendly the people have been.” Hunter and his wife, Emily, moved to LaGrange in October in preparation for the restaurant opening. “We’re close to the restaurant,” he said. “And we’ve enjoyed the mild winter.” The Countryside location is the chain’s 23rd site in the Chicago area and one of six Chick-fil-A locations that will open this year in Illinois. As part of the opening, Hunter collected children’s books for a Book House at Ideal Elementary School in Countryside. The new restaurant brought 85 new jobs to the area. The location has room for 150 in its dining room, a two-story interactive play area and free Wi-Fi. There are two drivethrough lanes and a full service menu. Hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday. They are closed on Sunday.
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Just Shrimp restaurant coming to Ford City Tinley Park’s Just Shrimp seafood restaurant, which opened a second location late last year in Alsip, will open a third location at Ford City Mall on Chicago’s
Southwest Side. “We plan to be open by the end of the month,” said managing partner John Mihalos. The Ford City location will be inside the food court of the mall at 7601 S. Cicero Ave. It is expected to offer the same menu of fried seafood and side dishes that it sells in Tinley and Alsip. “We are bringing back the forgotten local shrimp house,” Mihalos said when opening the Alsip location. “People are on the go and on a tight budget, but still want to enjoy great seafood at a reasonable price. In today’s market place that is difficult to find. Just Shrimp is looking to fill that void. With our unique and affordable menu people can appreciate our products.” The Ford City location would be open during mall hours.
Pilates studio opens in Orland Park Lauren Granger loves pilates so much that she opened what she calls Orland Park’s first “boutique Reformer studio.” Spring Studio Pilates held its first classes at the end of January at 11211 W. 159th St. A ribbon cutting ceremony with the Orland Park Chamber of Commerce was held March 3. Granger says she loves teaching and being a hands-on instructor so she keeps the groups small at her studio. “My classes are five or fewer,” she said. “That way I can devote individual instruction and provide hands-on training.” In addition to reformer pilates, which uses training equipment in addition to traditional pilates techniques, Granger offers Barre classes and Cardio Jumpboard classes. Granger, who hails from Homer Glen, said she chose Orland Park because it “was lacking that kind of studio.” Her studio is open from Monday to Saturday. Classes are offered by appointment only. The studio is generally open from the morning to evening from Monday to Thursday, from afternoon to evenings on Friday and Saturday, and closed on Sunday. For more information, call (708) 212-
0630, visit www.springstudiopilates or email her at hello@springstudiopilates.com.
New name for Build A Bun Build A Bun sandwich shop in Frankfort is undergoing a name change and rebranding that owner Vicki Keller says more accurately reflects what the restaurant is all about. She said the restaurant has remained open during the conversion. The restaurant at 6 Elwood St. in downtown Frankfort in the former Always Open convenience store changed over to Elwood Alehouse with a new menu and approach on March 9. She said Elwood Alehouse will offer table service. “Counter service didn’t work all that well,” she said. “People did not want to build their own sandwiches,” said Keller. “They wanted to come in and order their food without having to decide what to put on their sandwich.” Keller said she decided to make the change after she and her partner split amicably, but she emphasized she was not abandoning food with the new name. “We are not a bar,” she said. “We are a restaurant that offers craft beers, liquor and ciders.” The lifelong Frankfort resident said she likes to work with local vendors whenever possible. “We work with local craft brewers like Blue Island Beer, Hailstorm from Tinley Park and Pollyanna from Lemont,” she said. “We also like to source food locally during season. We try to use vendors we have gotten to know from the farmers markets we attend.” For more information, call (779) 3245589.
f you don’t mind in tandem with global slow trips, you markets, so when we’re can go around the down, they might be world in 80 days. But up. (Keep in mind, it takes almost no time though, that diversifito become a global incation by itself can’t vestor. So, should you guarantee profit or look abroad for good prevent losses.) While investing investments? internationally ofYou may not have Scott fers some advantages, thought about it. And that may not be all Johnson it also carries some that surprising, bespecific risks. Here are cause when Americans a few to consider: check market updates, they • Political or economic instability: A quick glance at typically see data for the Dow the headlines can tell you that Jones Industrial Average, the different parts of the world Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may be undergoing political or and the Nasdaq Composite, all economic turmoil – or both at of which provide information the same time. This instability for essentially one asset class: can obviously affect the investlarge-capitalization domesment outlook within these tic stocks. Yet, U.S. equities regions. actually only represent slightly more than one-third of world • Fluctuating exchange equities, according to Bloomrates: The exchange rate berg, a financial news service. between U.S. and foreign curSo if you’re confining yourself rencies fluctuates all the time. This movement can decrease to the U.S., you may be missing out on an opportunity. or increase the dollar value of By investing internationyour investment even if its actual price remains unchanged. ally, you can gain at least two • Difficulty in obtaining significant benefits: • Growth potential: U.S. information: Financial informastocks have achieved good retion about specific companies in turns for long stretches of time. emerging markets can be hard Yet in any given year, markets to obtain, which is why it may be better to invest using profesin other countries can outperform those in the United States. sional managers. Given these factors, if you By looking beyond our borders, you can invest in regions with are going to invest internationdifferent prospects for economic ally, it’s probably a good idea growth. For example, in mature to do so with the help of a fieconomies, such as those found nancial professional – someone in Western Europe, you can with the resources and experifind investment possibilities in ence to help you avoid potential companies that produce highpitfalls. But don’t ignore the opquality, well-known products. portunities available internationLike many of the best Amerially. The appropriate amount can businesses, these foreign of international investments in companies are likely to remain your portfolio depends on your risk tolerance, goals and time competitive far into the future horizon. – which means they can be The world is a big place – attractive to serious, long-term and exploring international investors. investments could help broaden • Diversification: If you your investment horizons. only own domestic investments, and the U.S. financial Scott Johnson, CFP., is a markets suffered a downfinancial advisor with Edward turn, your portfolio would likely take a big hit. But if you Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, (708) 974-1965. Edward spread your dollars between Jones does not provide legal both U.S. and international advice. This article was writinvestments, you could lessen ten by Edward Jones for use the impact of the U.S.-based by your local Edward Jones volatility. The U.S. financial markets do not always move financial advisor.
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AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office. Chicago Ridge Grandys Thomas Tr to Gonzalez Jacqueline, 6135 Marshall Ave, Unit #202, $85,000; Midfirst Bank to Szkoda Renata K, 5932 W 107th Pl, $115,000; Bawadi Bushra to Marzana Victor, 10912 S Central Ave, Unit #101, $67,500; Cholke Jacob L III to Warniczek Artur S, 10312 Stephens Dr, $192,000. Evergreen Park Judicial Sales Corp to Razor Cap Holding Co, 9531 S Francisco Ave, $80,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Everlasting Life Ministries Assn, 9546 S Sacramento Ave, $140,500; Clark Philip A to Friedman Claudia, 9846 S Campbell Ave, $85,500; Housing & Urban Development to North Shore Housing Inc, 2915 W 102nd St, $117,000; Bank Amer to Griffin John C, 9731 S Millard Ave, $138,000. Oak Lawn Urbanski James Est Decd to Ismail Ayoub, 6323 92nd Pl, $209,000; Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Damian Jose Valentin Rodriguez, 9520 Mayfield Ave, Unit #213N, $39,000; Palos Corp to Becerra Sergio A, 5257 Otto Pl, $187,000; Bracken William R Tr to Cruz Stephany, 9933 Kilbourn Ave, $267,500; Marsico Nabon D to Ibarra Jesus M, 5660 W 87th Pl, $166,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Robles Enrique A, 5245 Avery Pl, $215,000; Lasasso Joseph G to Kialanda Pedro R, 10444 S Kildare Ave, $180,000; Tolksdorf Lee R Tr to Cesario John F, 8834 Central Ave, $158,000; Nationstar Mtg LLC to Baha Dev LLC, 6659 91st Pl, $198,500; Elite Rlty LLC to Rivas Ana Y, 9204 Pulaski Rd, Unit #G2, $68,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Olson Raymond, 4956 Lamb Dr, $179,000; Walsh Diana to Piccirillo James A, 8910
S Nashville Ave, $138,000; Mcdavitt Bridget Tr to Laureano Roberto, 8743 Mobile Ave, $130,000; Bank Amer to Aburizeg Rizeg J, 9532 Massasoit Ave, $91,000; Growth Equity Grp LLC to Provident Trust Grp LLC FBO Cohen Solo K Acct, 5657 S Major Ave, $503,500. Palos Hills Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Garus Bozenna, 9197 North Rd, Unit #9197F, $99,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Colwell Joel P, 9947 W Windsor Dr, $353,000; Lopez Saul Jr to Sukiennik Artur K,
11103 S 84th Ave, Unit #111031A, $54,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Duda Aniela, 9026 Del Prado Dr, Unit #90261S, $125,000. Worth Drumm Michael J Tr to Holderbaum Antonia, 11023 S Natchez Ave, $199,000; Wratney Donald B Tr to Mikos Jan, 10912 S Normandy Ave, $152,000; Kurzeja Laura Extr to Mckay Denise L, 11506 S Neenah Ave, $173,000; Ceska Darrin to Czernecki Maciej, 7520 W 111th St, Unit #1C, $56,000.
Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of March 14) RATES
APR
POINTS
30-year fi ed
4.000
4.035
0
15-year fi ed
3.125
3.180
0
30-year fi ed Jumbo
3.750
3.795
0
United Trust Bank (as of March 14) 30-year fi ed
RATES 3.750
APR 3.770
POINTS 0
15-year fi ed
3.125
3.161
0
10-year fi ed
2.990
3.043
0
Prospect Federal (as of March 14) 30-year fi ed
RATES 3.750
APR 3.798
POINTS .25
20-year fi ed
3.500
3.566
.25
15-year fi ed
3.000
3.067
.25
All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS EVERGREEN PARK
EPPL Writing Group will meet The EPPL Writing Group for adult writers 18 years and older will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy St. The writers get to together and share and discuss their work. The group meets the third Saturday of the month. Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8522 or visit www.evergreenparklibrary.org.
Batman vs Superman Party A Batman vs. Superman Party will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at the Evergreen Park Library. Guests can choose their side in this action/adventure superhero movie before the release of the movie on Friday, March 25. Batman and Superman trivia will take place, along with face painting Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522. As part of the Batman vs. Superman Party, Steve Danall will talk about some of the heroes who made their way from comic strips and comic books to radio in the 1930s, including Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon and Superman. The talk will also begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at the Evergreen Park Library.
Make environmentally friendly items Patrons can learn how to mix-it-yourself using environmentally friendly ingredients during the DIY Homemade Green House Cleaners event beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 21 at the Evergreen Park Library. Guests can use ingredients like baking soda and vinegar. All supplies are included. The fee is $3. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8522 or visit the website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org.
Learn how to chalk paint vases Patrons can learn how to chalk paint vases at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 at the Evergreen Park Library. All supplies are included. The registration fee is $5. Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.
History of bagpipers The Myth and History of the Great Highland Bagpipers will be explored at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, March 23 at the Evergreen Park Library. Join piper J. Kevin Chapman for an introduction to the history of the bagpipes. This presentation will also include a piping performance as well as a display of regalia. Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.
Learn to make crepes The “Crepes with Chef Keith Sichelski” program will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 at the Evergreen Park Library. Patrons can learn to make crepes with the chef. The registration fee is $3. Registration is requested from the library website at www.evergreenparklibrary.org or call (708) 422-8522.
OAK LAWN
STEAM sessions Students will complete hands-on activities that utilize Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) principles on Saturday, March 19 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Children ages 2 to 3 accompanied by an adult will participate from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 4 to will take part from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Children ages 7 to 9 will participate from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Youth ages 10 to 14 will participate from 2 to 3 p.m. The program is also for homeschooled children. Registration is being held at the library. More information about this and other youth programs call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Swing and rock at Sunday With Friends Concert The Sunday With Friends Concert continues with a performance ranging from Swing to rock ‘n’ roll at 2 p.m. March 20 at the Oak Lawn Library. Reminisce with Brian Fowler and his singing entertainers as they cover some music from the swing era to the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and Motown. Sunday with Friends concerts are sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Kids can laugh, make silly monsters Children ages 5 to 7 can come to laugh and make silly monsters from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at the Oak Lawn Library. Registration is not required. For more information about his
and other youth programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Genealogy Boot Camp Genealogy Boot Camp will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 24 and 31, and April 7 at the Oak Lawn Library. Session topics include Tracing Your American Roots, Census and Military Records, Ship Passenger Lists, Internet-based Resources (such as Ancestry and Rootweb) and more. In-person registration takes place at the Adult Services Desk for the threesession class and concludes on Tuesday, March 22. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
‘Immigrant to Elite’ spring trip The Friends of the Oak Lawn Library will host a spring trip “Immigrant to Elite” from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The bus will depart from and return to the Oak Lawn Library. Members and guests will discover unique Chicago neighborhoods from immigrant areas to spaces of the rich and famous. This narrated tour begins at the original home of the late real estate developer Charles Hull. Built in 1856, this is now known as the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Other stops include a Mexican bakery, Palmer House Hotel and the Driehaus Victorian Museum. Guests will be able to view the museum’s exhibit, “Dressing Downton, Changing Fashion for Changing Times.” Lunch will be served at Pompei. Reservations are $82 for members and $87 for non-members. Pre-registration is taking place at the Oak Lawn Library. No refunds or exchanges will be given. The trip is not wheelchair accessible. More information about this and other programs call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
Movies mark Women’s History Month A variety of programs are being offered to mark Women’s History Month at the Oak Lawn Library. A screening of the 2010 film “Pink Saris” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24. The film is about a woman in India who tries to help other women escape from some awful marriages. The 2015 movie “Radical Grace” will be screened at the library at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31. For decades, U.S. nuns have been bucking the hierarchy by living a gospel of love, social justice and inclusion. From confronting U.S. bishops over the Affordable Care Act, to protesting for women’s
equality at the Vatican, “Radical Grace” follows three sisters who transform American politics and the Catholic Church. More information about this and other adult programs call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.
PALOS HILLS
‘Crazy Craft Day’
“Crazy Craft Day” will be held for patrons ages 5 and up at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 or Thursday, March 24 at the Green Hills Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. The program could get messy so dress accordingly. Registration is limited 34 per session. Patrons are limited to registering for only one session. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
Tech Club will experiment The Tech Club for ages 3 to 8 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 at the Green Hills Library. Students can come to the library to explore and tinker with technology and robotics. Guests will experiment with Makey Makeys, Squish Circuits, the Mbot robot and more. Registration is limited to 25. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.
WORTH
“Golden Age of Radio’ A program that will focus on “A Beginner’s Guide to the Golden Age of Radio” will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21 in the meeting room of the Worth Public Library, 6917 W. 111th St. Steve Darnall will present the program. He is the host of the radio show “Those Were the Days” on WDCB-90.9 FM. He will tell stories and have sound clips of some of the biggest stars and shows of early radio, including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Amos and Andy, and the Shadow.
Find unclaimed property Representatives of the Illinois Treasurer’s Office will be available to help patrons claim their unclaimed property from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Worth Public Library, 6917 W. 111th St. The treasurer’s office connects people with their cash and other assets through the I-Cash program. I-Cash is the unclaimed property program of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office and has more than $2.1 billion in cash, plus contents from inactive bank accounts, utility deposits, insurance policies, paychecks and more.
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BEST OF THE WINE GUY
Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury (left, back row) and Moraine Valley Community College Board member Eileen O’Sullivan (second from left, back row) honor the 2016 All-American Boy and Girl Winners from the Third Congressional District.
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Lipinski honors All-American Boy and Girl winners Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) held his annual “All-American Boy and Girl” Award Ceremony for seventh- and eighth-grade students recently at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. One hundred finalists were selected from over 1,000 applicants to appear before a panel of judges for a formal interview. Following the interviews, 14 winners were selected. Three girls and four boys (tie for third place) from each grade. The top students among the
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.GERALD P. NORDGREN SOLELY AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARIANNE KOLNES (DECEASED), UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARIANNE KOLNES (DECEASED), TOM KOLNES, MICHAEL REVELS, 7009 W. 100TH STREET CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 5924 7009 100TH STREET, UNIT 302 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 22, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Unit 302 as delineated on the survey of the following described parcel of real estate: Lot 17 and 18 in Frank Delugach’s Loretta Highlands, being a subdivision of the South 200 feet of the North 800 feet of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, Township 37 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, which survey is attached as Exhibit ‘’A’’ to Declaration of Condominium ownership made by Heritage-Standard Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee under Trust number 5593 recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Cook County, Illinois, as Document number 24, 889, 094, together with an undivided interest in said parcel (except from said parcel all property and space comprising all the units thereon as delineated, defined and set forth in said declaration and survey). Commonly known as 7009 100TH STREET, UNIT 302, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-07-304-012-1006. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $100,794.69. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 15IL00217-1. 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.
seventh-grade girls were Rose Marienne Go, A. Vito Martinez School; first place; Maeve Geraghty, St. Cajetan School, second place; and Isabella Gonzaelez, Our Lady of Snows School, third place. The top seventh-grade boys were Luke Hogan, St. John of the Cross School, first place; Seamus Kelly, St. Cajetan School, second place; Jamil Allan, Universal School, third place; and Cody Butenhoff, A. Vito Martinez School, third place. Eighth-grade girls who were the winners were Brigid Barkmeier, St. Catherine of Alexan-
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB3 Plaintiff, -v.JUNG K KIM A/K/A JUNG KIM, MARIA L KIM, STEEPLE HILL TOWNHOMES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, CITY OF CHICAGO, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 34563 8625 MAROBALI DRIVE 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 January 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 8625 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN STEEPLE HILL TOWNHOMES CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 95000139 IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8625 MAROBALI DRIVE, Hickory Hills, IL 60457
dria School, first place; Abigail Skarbek, St. George School, second place; and Kayla Baldwin, Elizabeth Sutherland School, third place. The top students among the eighth-grade boys were John Zech, St. John of the Cross School, first place; Kevin Phelan, St. Catherine of Alexandria School, second place; Christopher Considine, St. Bruno School, third place; and Daniel Villalabos, Our Lady of the Snows School, third place. Each finalist was awarded a certificate. The 14 winners were awarded a special plaque and other prizes.
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.ALI Y. HALEEM A/K/A ALI HALEEM, ABDELKHALEQ SALEH, ENTISAR HALEEM, JACLYN A. MARZANO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 03251 8641 OAK PARK AVENUE Burbank, IL 60459 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 116 (EXCEPT THAT PART LYING IN RUTHERFORD AVENUE FIRST ADDITION) IN FRED H. BARTLETI’S FIRST ADDITION TO BARTLETT’S 79TH STREET ACRES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, AND THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 31, THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 31, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART DEDICATED FOR RUTHERFORD AVENUE) EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Property Index No. 18-34-402-033-1027. The real estate is improved with a condominium.
Commonly known as 8641 OAK PARK AVENUE, Burbank, IL 60459
The judgment amount was $301,241.60.
Property Index No. 19-31-406-099-0000.
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.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-92450. 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.
RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 15IL00217-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 15 CH 5924 TJSC#: 36-3348
POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C13-92450 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 10 CH 34563 TJSC#: 36-658
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.
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
The judgment amount was $348,123.84. 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 part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711
romoting an alkaline environment in the body is among the keys to good health and protecting one’s self from sickness and disease. When the body is alkaline, as opposed to acidic, the body is better able to fight off germs as well as ailments including bladder and kidney conditions, osteoporosis, brittle bones, joint pain, chronic fatigue and sluggish digestion. Keeping the body alkaline can be challenging considering the large amount of starches, fats, meats and processed food in Americans’ diets. Coffee, seafood and alcohol also promote an acidic environment, which makes the body more prone to sicknesses such as the common cold, sinus infections and influenza, to potentially deadly conditions and diseases such as high cholesterol and cancer. Ailments that can be treated or even cured by maintaining an alkaline environment are arthritis, food poisoning, heartburn, bad breath and
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ERNEST W. MINYARD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 11681 5109 WEST 105TH PLACE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 21, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 1 IN FIRST ADDITION TO OAKSIDE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOTS 7 AND 10 IN SCHOOL TRUSTEE’S SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 5109 WEST 105TH PLACE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-16-226-006-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
eczema. Raw fruits leafy greens, legumes and tea are examples of alkaline foods. Another food that can help promote an alkaline environment is apple cider vinegar, which may be surprising to some people because it is itself acidic. Without getting into the science of how an acid – lemon juice does the same thing – can keep he body alkaline, just know apple cider vinegar is anti-aging, antibacterial, antiseptic and detoxifying, and as such is an excellent natural body cleanser and healing agent. The next time you have a sore throat, try mixing two tablespoons of lemon juice with a pinch of salt, and gargle with the solution. For sleeplessness, try a glass of hot milk mixed with a teaspoon of honey, or add a teaspoon of honey to a cup of chamomile tea. Even diabet-
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2015-B, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-B Plaintiff, -v.ABDELHAFIZ HAJMOHAMAD Defendants 2010 CH 51426 5116 W. 91ST ST. Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 3 IN TULLY AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 10 IN MCKAY’S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
The judgment amount was $196,312.15. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA, 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 782-9676 FAX 312-782-4201 Please refer to file number WWR#10136363. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.
Commonly known as 5116 W. 91ST ST., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-217-043-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
ics can do this because – in another example of weird science – honey can actually lower blood sugar. This is because honey is a natural carbohydrate that is slowly broken down and absorbed by the body, whereas refined sugar prompts he pancreas to produce a cascade of insulin to break it down and absorb it almost immediately. This is why eating a candy bar provides instant energy. For help promoting an alkaline environment and providing you long-lasting energy, twice a day drink a tablespoon each of honey and vinegar in a glass of chilled water. Do not use commercially distilled vinegar. So now you have an idea of what an alkaline body can do for you and what to and what not to consume to promote this. And don’t forget your daily wine. Anthony Scaring is not a doctor. He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are his opinions based on years of independent study and personal experience. Wine should be consumed in moderation. may be harmful to your health.
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO FIRST SUBURBAN NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.PACIFIC COAST INVESTMENT, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CASTELLO & CASTELLO, INC., JAMES F. CASTELLO, AURORA CASTELLO, WILLIAM CALDWELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 06758 5623 W. 87TH STREET Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 21, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 10 IN FRANK DELUGACH’S 87TH STREET HIGHLAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5623 W. 87TH STREET, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-05-203-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story store.
The judgment amount was $350,828.64. The judgment amount was $291,488.46. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C., 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: GRANT LAW, LLC, 230 W. MONROE STREET, SUITE 240, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 551-0111
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.
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.
DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 03251 TJSC#: 36-1391
WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 782-9676 Attorney File No. WWR#10136363 Attorney Code. 31495 Case Number: 15 CH 11681 TJSC#: 36-743
MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 940-8580 E-Mail: mlgil@mlg-defaultlaw.com Attorney Code. 59059 Case Number: 2010 CH 51426 TJSC#: 36-431
GRANT LAW, LLC 230 W. MONROE STREET, SUITE 240 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 551-0111 Attorney Code. 58706 Case Number: 14 CH 06758 TJSC#: 36-2848
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.
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.
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.
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
THE 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.
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.
SCHOOL NEWS
Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Reporter
Chicago Christian High hosts STEM Shadow Day
St. Laurence to hold Mass of Remembrance
Chicago Christian High School in Palos Heights hosted a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Shadow Day on March 7 for local middle school students. Students were able to observe STEM classes including Engineering and Biomedical Science. Students were able to observe STEM classes including Engineering and Biomedical Science. In the Engineering class, students were able to hear about some of the projects the Engineering classes were going to work on throughout the year, including designing prosthetic hands. Shadow students also visited Biomedical Science classes. Following a pizza lunch, the students attended a few other classes. Pictured above are the shadow day guests and their hosts for the day. Supplied photo
Mount Carmel hosts spirituality program
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SW Chicago Christian performs ‘Rescue in the Night’ The fourth- and fifth-grade students at Southwest Chicago Christian School in Oak Lawn performed “Rescue in the Night” on March 10. The musical is based on the story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den. The students performed two shows, a morning performance and an evening performance. Pictured above is Nicholas Wigboldy, a resident of Palos Heights, who played the role of Daniel.
The final session of a threepart series on Catholic Social Teaching will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 for all adult Mount Carmel High School alumni, parents and friends at the high school, 6410 S. Dante Ave., Chicago. The guest speaker will be Bob Kolatorowicz, a member of the pastoral staff at Old St. Patrick’s Church in downtown Chicago, where he works closely with the adult learning and social justice ministries. In addition to Kolatorowicz’s 20-plus years on staff at Old St. Pat’s, he has taught at Quigley Seminary South, The College of St. Francis, Benedictine University, and The Office for Ministry Formation for the Archdiocese of Chicago. He also serves as a member of the advisory council for the St. Catherine of Siena Center at Dominican University and the Loyola University Institute of Pastoral Studies Advisory Council. This session focuses on the
STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Local students named to dean’s list at Washington in St. Louis Two local students have been selected to dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Earning dean’s list honors was Kathy Przybylski, a resident of Hickory Hills. She is studying in the College of Arts and Science. Matt Page, a resident of Oak Lawn, was also selected to the dean’s list. He is studying in the John M. Olin School of Business.
Evergreen Park resident on dean’s list at Wisconsin-Milwaukee A local student had been named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee. Evergreen Park resident Kevin Casey, a Business undergraduate, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Local students earn dean’s list honors at Benedictine University A group of local students have been selected to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Benedictine University in Lisle. Earning dean’s list honors at Benedictine ae Chicago Ridge resident Riley Lind and Evergreen Park residents Anthony Briante and Markus Wrobel. The list includes Hickory Hills residents Bonnie Garcia, Deena Shehayber and Alicja Such. Oak Lawn residents earning dean’s list honors at Benedictine are Mahmoud Abdel, Katherine Bialas, Reem Bishawi, Omar Falaneh, Kristina Fernandez, Madlyn Haddad, Eric Krasich, Leah Lusk, Aliya Murray, Chris Rafacz, Rana Salameh and Kelsey Ann Townsend. Orland Park residents earning dean’s list honors are Anthony Brower, Fajiar Butt, Rebecca DeRivera, Nuha Ghosein, Nusrean Haddad, Mark Hansen, Alexandria Kappel, Waseem Khalaf, Sondos Masoud and Lauren Kay Torgerson. Palos Heights resident Kelly Ann Barker also earned high honors. Palos Hills residents earning high honors are Evan Moses and Michelle Schaub. Palos Park residents earning dean’s list honors are Ayah Abdallah, Iman Abdallah, Muaz Assaf and Sabina Bukowska.
Richards High School students earn Honors With Distinction Students at Richards High School in Oak Lawn earning Honors With Distinction have been recognized for the second quarter of 2015-16 school year. Honors With Distinction stu-
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dents have a grade point average of 4.0 or above. It is possible to exceed a GPA of 4.0 with weighted grades offered in honors and Advanced Placement courses. Freshmen earning Honors With Distinction at Richards are Sara Ahmed, Brian Carpenter, Lisa Doan, Esraa’Zamurud Hussaini, Sebastian Reczek, Carolaine Gillespie, Michelle Hansen, Mohamed Altamimi, Adam Daoud, Saja Hamad, Ethan Holesha, Ahmed Kahack, Rebecca Lipczynski, Sarah Murczek, John Travnik, Liam Brennan, Jakob Dobrzynski, Hanny Taher, Allyson Terrell, Marissa Collins, Amelia Dunterman, Paola Huirache, Jennifer Kilian, Katherine Kois, Joseph Levato, Danny March, Brett Renken, Joshua Swann, Paul Youssef, Grace Forberg, Sierra Johnson, Nicholas Levato, Haley Moran, Samuel Popp, David Threat, Noor Awaidah, Corrine Case, Feben Ruscitti, Cristian Villanueva, Clare Whalen, Dena Almusa, Natalie Casey, Alyssa Emmick, Ruta Jackevicius, Darlene Salacsacan, Renata Stekala, Omar Altermathy, Motaz Alzaghari, Lauren Birmingham, Nicholas Bruno-Lind, Trevor Gronewald, Meryana Hattar, Candace Kostial, Moira Kowalski, Jack Krickl, Isabel Magana, Rebecca Martin, Karam Mustafa, Isabella Nelson, Elizabeth Newton, Lilliam Rancel, Sulaiman Shaheen, Nuha Abougoash, Martin Danaher, Eddie DeLaTorre, Geriann Grabinski, Claire Kuypers, Alaric Ortiz, Mikayla Sisk, Justin Trayweeks, Luis Cortes, Joshua Goodman, Dalia Hamad, Erin Hennessy, Grace Betz, Jenna Brewer, Dunia Qaisi, Jacy Rogers, Batoul Al-Lami, Azmi Barakat, Aryka Brazitis, Luis Gabriel-Melendez, Maria Johnson, Kathy Magana, Christopher Majdecki, Catelin Master, Agnieszka Mazurek, Charles Pedraza, Van Phan, Sabrina Rehab, Maximus Simik and Christopher Villafuerte. Sophomores who received Honors With Distinction are Basmala Ahmad, Ramona Bourjas, Steven Serrano, Kinga Wrobel, Afnan Mizyed, Bayan Mizyed, Rafal Czech, Sinead Soltis, Daniel Birmingham, Jason McIntyre, Haneen Omar, Lesly Villarreal, Laura Eringis, Katelyn Deppe, Niles Gall, Viviana Urbano, Sami Alqadi, Jason Kargol, Eleanor McLaughlin, Alexis Traylor, Marta Piotrowski, Ahmad Almanasra, Lydia Huijon, Amani Jaber, Ashley Rosenbrock, Agustin Murillo, Caitlyn Solomon, Ameer Barakat, Gerald
Cabel, Janiyah Williams, Katelyn Flahive, Jonathan Le, Lukas Williams, Michelle Quinn, Kay Mei, Hannah Bargouthi, Arthur Raines, Samantha Diaz, Tonya Hicks, Nena Gimza, Zanah Affaneh, Nathaniel Beasley, Victoria Granz, Patrycja Las, Festus Folan, Rose Green, Grace Law, Michael O’Sullivan, Hussein Salem, Justin Taylor, Robert Hughes, Matthew Lagioia, Marina Smentek, Caitlin Lamirez, Dominic Benegas, Leonardo Hernandez, Janessa Morales, Delilah Caldera, Samantha DeLoera, Joseph Mlinarcik, Hadeel Damra, Layla Toubeh, Jenae Corley, Angelina Nutley and Sajjid Odeh. Juniors who received Honors With Distinction are Jack Moran, Jake Moran, Sarah Coffman, Patrick Fox, Diala Al Shamasneh, Allison Isztok, Chauncey Lawson Weinert, Nour Saleh, Sabreen Jaber, Mohamed Ahmed, Sara Mason, Clifford Lamirez, Peter Forberg, Grace Cook, Alison Lange, Karolyn Wong, Aiste Leskauskas, Timothy Birmingham, Politimi Labrakis, Matthew Rockey, Stanislaw Wrobel, Gisele Jankowski, Allison Lively, Megan Kozik, Matthew Jareczek, Emma Weiland, Omar Ahmed, Allyson Houston, Elisabetta Fanous – Botros, Ahmad Taher, Charles Toro Rodriguez, Natalie Startek, Karina Kachnowski, Beshoy Youssef, Creen Ahmad, Mary Rabadi, Zachary Sisk, Ayah Abughoush, Megan Bradbury, Michael Kaminski, Amjed Shuibat, Ryan Rudnick, Emily Miller, Margaret O’Shea, Peyton Attig, Kaitlin Cabel, Rebecca Wujcik, Brenden Butler, Mercedes Maali, Sofia Carrillo, Eyad Omar, Davianna Jones, Mahdy Suhail, Alexandra Wozniak, Diann Butnariu, Joshua Hildebrand, Brett Nolan, Adam Holesha, Zoharel Anthony Quinn, Ethan Gallant, Katharine Azem, Zayna Barakat, Essence Mack, Sara Obadi, Taylor Ivory, Piotr Bernat, Shannon Meegan, Luis Campos, Nathaniel Gimza, Weronika Kmiecik, Mya Reyes and Keoni Palomino. Seniors who received high marks are Andrew Gacek, Hani Salameh, Jason Mallo, Basheer Toubeh, Nicole Hansen, Aileen Kuypers, Sara Kiziak, Bryan Del Toro, Gelena Alnas, Courtney Leverenz, Lilliana Dunterman, Kimberly McEvilly, Suha Ahmad, David Allen, Ryan Renken, Zachary Rizzo, Emily Christian, Autumn Black, Lidia Turwon, Emily Kunz, Emer Moloney, Aleksandra Piotrowski, Thomas Artz, Kylie Kowaleski,
LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with General Permit ILR40 issued by the Illinois Environment Protection Agency under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program, the City of Hickory Hills will hold a public hearing on March 24, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 8652 W. 95th Street, Hickory Hills, IL, the purpose of which is to present and invite input on the City’s Stormwater Management Program.
urgent need to take responsibility and action in the face of the pressing social issues of our time, and is entitled “It’s 3:23 in the morning, and I’m awake.” The 40-minute presentation will be followed by questions and discussion, with refreshments provided by Mount Carmel’s Mothers’ Club. Attendance at previous sessions is not required to attend the final session. The session is free. Reservations can be arranged by calling Denise Carey, (773) 3241020, ext. 214, or dcarey@mchs. org. Reservations can also be made at MCHS.org/spirituality.org.
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.DENISE BUGNO A/K/A DENISE M. BUGNO, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09976 9111 MEADOWVIEW DRIVE Hickory Hills, IL 60457
Meghan Murphy, Jada Thorne, Amer Khairallah, Natalie Fadden, Margaret Kowalski, Sami Bourjas, Marissa Corsiatto, Ian O’Reilly, Lauryn McManus, Caroline Szperlak, Jennifer Soto, Justin Grochowski, Thomas LaMantia, Sydney Torres, Celeste Montenegro, Gina Guerra, Egle Zelinkeviciute, China Burton, Kelsey Bergman, Zenah Alaiwi, Nicholas Kargol, Sierra Witt, Seema Atshan, Layla Barakat, Pawel Rusnak, Erica Parks, Faisel Shehadeh, Isaiah Perez, Jade Knapp, Sean Good, Ronnie Mayfield and Shahed Smadi.
LEGAL NOTICE NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (6300801) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. COLE TAYLOR BANK as Trustee UTA dated 11/09/1988 and known as Trust #4925 et. al., Defendants, Case No. 2016 CH 02317. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: UNIT 10117-303 IN PERSON PLACE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: LOTS 3 AND 4 IN C.A. PERSON’S 101ST AND CICERO SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 96 FEET OF THE NORTH 129 FEET OF THE WEST 187.83 FEET OF THE EAST 1,802.83 FEET OF LOT 5 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO THAT PART OF SAID LOT 5 LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 129 FEET THEREOF (EXCEPT THE EAST 1,615 FEET AND ALSO EXCEPT THAT PART LYING WEST OF A LINE 50 FEET EAST OF A PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 101 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM MADE BY THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EVERGREEN PARK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 7, 1986 KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 9035, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 87631090 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. . PIN: 24-10-320-0391037. Commonly known as: 10117 S. CICERO AVE UNIT 303, OAK LAWN IL, 60453, and which said Mortgage was made by COLE TAYLOR BANK as Trustee UTA dated 11/09/1988 and known as Trust #4925, as Mortgagor(s) to CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0509727072, and the present owner(s) of the property being COLE TAYLOR BANK as Trustee UTA dated 11/09/1988 and known as Trust #4925, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before APRIL 18, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Dated, Chicago, Illinois, March 8, 2016. Dorothy Brown, Clerk. 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.
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 25, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 10 IN REALCOA’S HICKORY HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1754.59 FEET OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES 40 FEET EASTERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF KEAN AVENUE (EXCEPTING THE SOUTH 50 FEET THEREOF) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
A solemn Mass of Remembrance that will honor deceased alumni of St. Laurence High School will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 in the school library, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank. School officials and the Office of Alumni Relations will host the Mass. The Rev. Norm Trela, the school chaplain, will celebrate the Mass of the Resurrection. A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the outdoor memorial, weather permitting. Following the liturgy, snacks and refreshments will be served. Family, friends, and relatives of deceased alumni of St. Laurence are welcome to attend this liturgy. Reservations can be made by contacting Ed Kozak in the Office of Alumni Relations at (708) 458-6900. Residents who have questions can call the above number, extension 244.
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BARBARA KASPER, JAMES S. KASPER A/K/A JAMES KASPER, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 5780 6912 W. 112TH PLACE Worth, IL 60482 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 IN RIDGEWOOD HOMES SUBDIVISION NO. 2, A SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 21, 1955, AS DOCUMENT NO. 1641268 Commonly known as 6912 W. 112TH PLACE, Worth, IL 60482
Commonly known as 9111 MEADOWVIEW DRIVE, Hickory Hills, IL 60457
Property Index No. 24-19-105-047-0000.
Property Index No. 18-34-412-010-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $159,617.71.
The judgment amount was $67,068.00. 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 part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 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.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1836-53. 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. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800
DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 09976 TJSC#: 36-1069
Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1836-53 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 15 CH 5780 TJSC#: 36-1182
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.
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.
12 The Reporter
SCHOOL NEWS
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Shepard girls get their hair cut to raise funds for pediatric cancer research
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Shepard High School student Ariel Villarreal (left) laughs after donating her hair to Wigs for Kids, an organization that provides real hair for children who have lost theirs to cancer treatment. Villarreal also helped raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Above: Shepard students (from left) Ariel Villarreal, Lizzie Martinez, Valeria Hernandez, Jessica Coughlin, Courtney Cardinal and Felicia Lonosky smile for the camera before cutting their hair at the St. Baldrick’s assembly.
Oak Lawn High staff members attend tech conference Six Oak Lawn Community High School staff members recently attended a technology conference titled “The Future of Education Technology Conference.” Assistant Principal Dr. Jeana Lietz, Technology Director Tom Magdziasz, Technology Coach Janet Meyers, math teacher Jeremey Cryan, art teacher Jennifer Wargin and special education teacher Jamie Atkus attended the Annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). FETC is one of the largest conferences in the country to bring together educators who focus on technology, with the latest updates. There were over 400 workshops and sessions to share information and learn about new trends in education, and the Spartan faculty presented three different presentations. Lietz, Magdziasz and Meyers created a poster presentation about how Oak Lawn Community High School completed its 1:1 deployment and the multiple steps and people involved. Cryan created a poster presentation about his “flipped” math classroom. Meyers, Wargin and Atkus instructed
If they felt any nerves, the Shepard High School girls hid their anxiety well. While most teenage girls this time of year turn their thoughts to prom and all its trappings, the Shepard girls smiled easily last Friday as they faced the hair clippers. Some of the girls shaved their heads entirely. All helped Shepard raise thousands for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and its mission to find a cure for pediatric cancers. Each had chosen to cut their long hair to donate to Wigs for Kids, an organization that provides real hair for children who have lost theirs during cancer treatment.
Gavin appointed Dist. 123 assistant supt. for curriculum Dr. Kathleen Gavin and eventually as the has been appointed director of Program as assistant superinAssessment. tendent for CurricuFor the past 14 lum, Assessment and years, she has served Family Engagement District 218 as the for District 123 durcurriculum director ing a board meeting for Mathematics and held last month. most recently as the Gavin is both director of CurricuGavin a resident of Oak lum, Assessment and Lawn and a graduate Program Evaluation. of District 123. She Gavin said she looks began her career at Stagg High forward to returning to her Oak School in District 230, where Lawn roots and serve the entire she served as a math teacher, D123 learning community. director of Curriculum for Math, Gavin will begin her new posiScience, and Applied Technology tion on July 1.
St. Laurence Mathletes win medals Supplied photo
Oak Lawn Community High School staff members (from left) Janet Meyers, Jeana Lietz and Tom Magdziasz recently presented at the Annual Future of Education Technology Conference on the school’s 1:1 iPad deployment and curriculum integration.
a workshop where participants spent two hours learning how to use Google Forms.
“There are amazing things going on at OLCHS right now in regards to technology, and we felt
that we needed to share them with those outside of our immediate community,” said Lietz.
Glen Oaks fifth-grader is ‘Amped for Education’ The fifth-grade class at Glen Oaks School in Hickory Hills just finished a unit on human rights when the ideal popped into the head of student Mohammad Hassan. “With all the struggles people face all across the world,” he thought to himself, “why not do something to help them.” The 11-year-old huddled with several of his classmates and his teachers, Rebecca Rea and Jessica Roubik, and decided to design a T-shirt as a fundraiser to help underprivileged kids. After getting the green light from Principal Gaylyn Pollard, they decided to launch a campaign to help “Amped for Education,” a program aimed at expanding educational opportunities to impoverished areas of Nicaragua and throughout the world. Mohammad, who was born in Cairo, Egypt, and immigrated with his family to the United States eight years ago, said his family supported the idea. “My dad (Gamal) is my role model,” he said. “I want to be just like him when I grow up. He was a doctor in Saudi Arabia, but when he came to the U.S. he wasn’t able to be a doctor. So, he drives a taxi while going to school (in the U.S) to become a doctor. “My dad works hard so we can live in a good neighborhood with great schools,” Mohammad said. “We used to live in DeKalb County and went to a school there up until last year. My mom didn’t like the school we
Mohammad Hassan
were going to so we moved here so we could attend great schools. I realize how fortunate I am to go to school every day and get a great education.” Mohammad said that Roubik knows the founder of “Amped for Education.” “We decided to design T-shirts and sell them to raise money for the organization,” he said. He and his classmates helped raise nearly $500 from shirt sales and donations. Mohammad’s classmates Mohammad Ahmad, Juan Ornelas and Mohamed Saleh helped design the T-shirts. He said he would like to continue working to help underprivileged youth next year when he arrives at Conrady Junior High School. “I’d like this to get bigger and bigger and maybe
even go global some day,” Mohammad said. For now, though, he’s content with the fundraising campaign he and his peers organized at Glen Oaks. Mohammad hopes to one day study engineering or technology. “Everything today is technology-related,” he said. He’s on the right track, literally. Mohammad is part of the school’s fast-track math program. He is allowed only one hour of free time per night on weekdays. When he’s not working on homework, he can be found on khanacademy. org, a website that provides free tutorials on math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry and other subjects. His weekends are spent watching his younger brother to whom he serves as a “role model.” “I think it is important to have a role model. My dad is my role model and I want to be my little brother’s role model,” Mohammad said. He said he gets a chance to play a couple of video games, like the FIFA ’15 (soccer game) and Mindcraft. “I play games that are rated “E” for everyone. I also like to play soccer, but I’m not that good. I’m average.” Mohammad said he likes being at Glen Oaks where he is “everyone’s friend.” “This is a great school and I really like helping my classmates and I help my younger brother and sister, too,” he said. “I think it is important to help others.”
The St. Laurence High School Mathletes excelled at the recent Lincoln-Way East Regional and were led by several participants who starred at the event. Tim Nichin and assistant Brett Bittner placed second for St. Laurence in the Division 2A Oral Competition with a score of 46 Supplied photo out of 50 points and placed in the top 10 of St. Laurence Mathletes Brett Bittner (left) Tim Nichin hold up their second-place all regions in Illinois. and medals at the Lincoln-Way East Regional The Freshmen/ Competition. Sophomore 2-person Team, with Aidan McCarthy, of Orland Park, and Nick Heiden placed second for St. Laurence. The Junior/Senior 2-person Team of Orland Park resident Dennis McCarthy and Dan Heiden also placed second for St. Laurence at 2A Regionals. The students will learn soon of their state qualifications to compete at the University of Illinois is Champaign on Saturday, May 7.
SW Chicago Christian offering open house and free day of preschool An open house and free day of preschool will be held Tuesday, April 12 at Southwest Chicago Christian School, 10110 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn. The free day of preschool will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. Southwest Chicago Christian provides a Christ-centered learning community. Full- and halfday kindergarten will be offered along with preschool and an after school care program. Certified and experienced teachers will be on hand. The school is accredited by
the North Central Association and Christian Schools International, and owns and operates its own bus service. Southwest Chicago Christian is also the only middle school in the area that offers fully certified STEM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) through the Project Lead the Way Gateway program. For more information, contact Wilma Persenaire at (708) 388-7656. No appointment or preregistration is necessary for the open house.
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High school happenings Sandburg relay team first in the nation; Marist has a new volleyball coach. Page 3
Jeff Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com KenVorva, Karrson, Sports Editor • sports@regionalpublishing.com
March Madness SXU’s hoops teams fall in national competition. Page 3
Thursday, March March 5, 17,2015 2016 Thursday,
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Spring sports snapshots, clockwise from top left: Marist’s Lizzie Annerino and the RedHawks hope to keep raising softball hardware in 2016 as they defend their Class 4A state title; twins Sean and Chris Torpy have helped Sandburg’s 4x800 relay team set the best indoor time in the nation; Sandburg’s boys volleyball team finished fourth in the state last year and should be one of the top teams in the area again this year; Chicago Christian pitcher Dan Vos is back for his third season on the Knights’ varsity. The Knights have won five straight regional titles; a soccer ball floating in a mud puddle shows that weather plays a big role in spring sports. Photos by Jeff Vorva
Showing some respect for spring sports W
elcome to the high school spring sports season. I call it the Rodney Dangerfield Season of sports because it doesn’t get as much respect as some of the sports in the fall and winter. The two biggest sports are baseball and softball and not only are they beholden to the weather, many of their games start at around 4 or 4:30 p.m. Not a lot of student support. Not a lot of parent support either, until the later innings after many of them get out of work. There is boys and girls track, boys tennis and girls soccer — again, not big-time draws. Some people snicker at the remaining sports – boys and girls water polo, boys volleyball, boys gymnastics and girls badminton. The other negative is that many of the state tournaments are held after school is out. Students are either on vacation or aren’t thinking about high school events as they enjoy the start of their long break. No respect. So for the next couple of months, we will try to inject some glamor in sports that probably won’t draw thousands of fans, but that should
be easy. Whether a team or athlete plays a big-time sport such as football or a seldom-watched sports such as badminton, there are great stories to tell. And we hope to tell as many as we can. A few spring sports got rolling on March 7 and all of the others started on Monday. On page 4 of this section, we have a photo page dedicated to a Shepard-Stagg boys water polo match. And here on the front page, we have a look at some of last year’s spring thrills and some things to look out for this year:
Softball
Marist became the first two-time Class 4A champion when it beat Lincoln-Way East, 1-0, last year. The RedHawks also won in 2012. Can the RedHawks become the first softball team since Glenbard South (2012-13 in Class 3A) to win back-toback titles? They lost some firepower especially with the graduation of pitcher/slugger Zariya Gonzalez but Emily Reilly returns. She was put on the spot in the Lisle Supersectional and picked up a relief win against Downers Grove South to advance to the state semifinals. Reilly also hit
.471 on the season. Regional champions Mother McAuley and Sandburg (which finished second in the state in Class 4A in 2014) are going to be dangerous and keep an eye out for Shepard, which lost 1-0 in 13 innings to Hinsdale Central in a regional championship game. In Class 3A, Evergreen Park reached the sectional final before dropping a 2-1 decision to Nazareth. In Class 2A, Chicago Christian beat Queen of Peace, 5-0 for the regional title in Burbank before falling to Bishop McNamara in the sectional semifinals.
Marist made the Celtics sweat in a 3-2, nine-inning decision in the Class 4A Marist Sectional semifinals. St. Laurence, another perennial power, was the only other 4A regional champ from the area as the Vikings reached the sectional semifinals before dropping an 8-4 decision to St. Rita. The Vikings have won five straight regional titles. Sandburg, Richards, Oak Lawn and Brother Rice shouldn’t be taken lightly this season. In Class 3A, Evergreen Park outscored regional opponents 23-3 before the Mustangs were stalled by Manteno, 13-6, in the Joliet Catholic Sectional. In Class 2A, Chicago Christian outscored its regional opponents 33-2 before being topped by Herscher, 8-6, at the Reed-Custer Sectional. The Knights have won five regional titles in a row and 13 overall but have yet to win a sectional crown.
Baseball
Boys volleyball
JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point
Providence Catholic became the first baseball team in the state to win backto-back titles since Maine Township did it in 1958-59 (I wasn’t born yet, that’s how long that record lasted) but
Sandburg brought home its seventh state trophy with a fourth-place finish in 2015 and figures to be strong again with the return of 6-foot-10 Ohio State-bound Jake Hanes.
But Brother Rice and Marist, two teams who won their regionals and have plenty of talent returning, hope to make state appearances of their own this year. A sneak preview on the three powers comes early in the season as they will compete at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic March 30 through April 2.
Boys tennis
Sandburg won the sectional title beating Stagg by six points last season but Stagg finished 29th in the state tournament while Sandburg was 35th. Sandburg’s JonLuke Passett was the area’s underclassman with the longest state run as he finished 3-2 while teammate Nate Carper finished 1-2. Stagg graduated star Brendan Wolan but his brother, Michael, qualified for state as a freshman in doubles with Warren Wudtke. Shepard’s Paul Mikus qualified for state as a sophomore last season and finished 0-2. The Astros will be saying goodbye to longtime coach Dmitri Cooper, who is retiring after 32 years. See VORVA, Page 2
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FIRE VS. ORLANDO CITY ANALYSIS
FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES
Tie was in the cards for Fire and Lions Moraine baseball
By Jeff Vorva
New Fire coach Vejko Paunovic greets fans after the Fire’s first home game against New York City on March 6. The team returns to Toyota Park Saturday with a game against the Columbus Crew.
Sports Editor
This could have been a disaster. It could have been the Chicago Fire’s version of hosting a Donald Trump rally at the University of Illinois Chicago. On the same evening rioters took to the streets swinging fists and baseball bats at the aborted Trump rally, thousands of miles south, Fire and Orlando City players were mixing it up in a brouhaha of their own Friday night. And when the referees cleared things up in the 32nd minute of the match, they gave out a red card and threw out the Fire’s Michael Harrington for what appeared to be a kick close to Orlando’s Brek Shea’s private parts. That came four minutes after Matt Polster was given a yellow card for a foul on Adrian Winter. In all, seven cards were flashed. The score was 1-1 at the point that Harrington had to hit the showers and despite playing more than 60 minutes short one man on the field, the game stayed tied at that score and the Fire came up with the first point in the Veljko Paunovic era in front of an announced crowd of 29,041 at the Florida Citrus Bowl. It wasn’t a victory. But the fact that playing 10-on-11 for that long and not losing against the Lions was something the 0-1-1 Fire can take as a positive. “Even when we were a man down, we believed we could get a point or even win,” said midfielder David Accam, whose second goal in as many games gave the Fire its lone score. “The boys did really well. They worked hard and dug in. “I don’t know where we found the energy, but we played hard and everyone did well. We believe we can beat anyone in this league. That belief is what will carry us forward.’’ The new head coach was relieved. “It’s never easy being down a man,” Paunovic said. “They performed well and adapted well and most of all, they left their hearts on the field.’’ Recently acquired goalie Matt Lampson was back in the net instead of veteran Sean Johnson and gave up a goal to Cyle Larin in
Photo by Jeff Vorva
the fourth minute of the game. Larin’s first shot was deflected by Jonathan Campbell right back to him and hit gold on the next kick. Lampson gave up three goals in the first half and four overall in the Fire’s 4-3 loss to the New York City Football Club in the season opener March 6 at Toyota Park but the early goal in Orlando didn’t rattle him or the defense as the Lions were shut out the rest of the way. “It’s not easy to come back from a goal early, but the team showed resilience and we did everything we could to stay in the game,”
Lampson said. “That shows the heart of this team and how hard we work for each other.’’ Accam scored in the 14th minute on an assist from John Goossens, who was making his Fire debut. Accam also had a chance to give his team a lead in the 26th minute but his shot hit the post. “The kid’s quick,” Orlando City coach Adrian Heath said of the Fire star. “He had a great goal. (Our defenders) have to be better. I mean, the ball is three quarters of the way on their half. We don’t expect it 10 seconds later to end up in the back of our net.’’
has a new look
Moraine Valley’s baseball team has just five returners — two starters — from last season. Outfielder Ryan Trokey (Sandburg) and shortstop Jorge Hernandez (Reavis) were the starters while second baseman Zach Moravec (Tinley Park) and pitchers Jeff Kosiek (Sandburg) and Dan Kipp (St. Rita) round out the returners. Among the transfer students who should contribute at the plate are third baseman Shawn Chiaramonte (Richards/ North Central College), infielder Matt Barajas (Reavis/ Dominican University) and first baseman Luke O’Sullivan (Brother Rice/Capital University). Pitcher Joe Funkhouser (Oak Forest/College of DuPage) will be a dual force on the mound and at the plate. With three catchers in reserve this year, the Cyclones are in better standing in case of injuries. Tyler O’Connell (Sandburg), Anthony Lauciello (Sandburg) and Lael Robles (Reavis) shared practice time behind the plate. Softball: Hannah Theilmann (Andrew) is back after a season where she not only won every Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference game she pitched but also batted .373 and was named to the All-NJCAA Region IV and All-Conference first teams. An all-around player, Theilmann can hit spots at the plate and is expected to lead the RBI count. She is team captain along with returner third baseman Molly Pohrebny (Richards), who brings back her defensive wall and hit.397 last year. Rounding out the returners are shortstop/outfielder Nicole Roney (De La Salle), who batted .337 last year and will be pivotal at the lead-off spot, and outfielder Alyssa DeChene (Shepard) who has a strong arm and keen ability to track the ball. Newcomers include first baseman Sam Owens (Stagg), catcher Emily Janozik (Queen of Peace High School) second baseman/outfielder Bailey Gala (Mother McAuley), outfielder Alexis Lyons (Shepard) and outfielder/pitcher Maddie Poole (Sandburg). Women’s Cross Country: Three Argo runners signed letter-of-intent March 8 to MVCC. Seniors Fabiola Castillo, Theresa Orr and Guadalupe Rodriguez have committed to joining the defending Skyway Collegiate Conference and Region IV champions. Orr has been involved in track four years and in cross country two years. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. Rodriguez competed in cross country for three years and in track four years, while Castillo has competed two years in track and two years in cross country.
Trinity Christian College
Crew-cial game Saturday for Fire and Lampson By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Which Matt Lampson will show up Saturday at Toyota Park? Will it be the goalie who gave up four scores in the Fire’s 4-3 home loss to the New York City Football Club on March 6? Or the one who gave up just one in a 1-1 tie in a road game against Orlando City including more than 60 minutes of shutout work when his team played a man down? Fire coach Veljko Paunovic is hoping for the latter, but there is another wrinkle to consider. The Fire is playing the Columbus Crew – an organization Lampson had been with since 2011 when he signed as a homegrown player until signing with the Fire in February.
COLUMBUS CREW AT CHICAGO FIRE WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE RECORD 0-1-1 CREW RECORD: 0-2 LAST TIME: David Accam scored a goal but the Fire lost a 3-1 road game to the Crew on July 19.
“It depends on you manage the emotions you may have in a game against a former club,” Paunovic said. “I’m sure he has a lot of friends there but we are professionals and if you control those emotions in the right way, it can be very helpful. You can be mo-
tivated in the best possible way. “I’ll tell you, in my career almost every time I played against my former teams I scored a goal. For me, it was very motivational.’’ The rest of the Fire players will be motivated to try to kick a good team while it is down. The Crew, which made it to the MLS Championship game before dropping a 2-1 decision to Portland last year, comes into a game 0-2 after identical 2-1 losses to Portland and Philadelphia. After two weeks, just four of the 20 teams in Major League Soccer are 0-2. “Every opponent is a great opponent,” Paunovic said. “We never underestimate or overestimate anyone.’’ The first-year coach is still
looking for his first victory even though he said he celebrated Friday’s tie as if it were a victory because of playing most of the game a man short after Michael Harrington was thrown out of the Orlando City game for rough play. The Fire’s last victory was a 3-1 triumph over New England on Oct. 3. Four of the next five games for the Fire will be at home so this is a chance to get off to a fast start. “The next game is the most important game,” the coach said. “We have that big picture look at the coming games but we want to concentrate on focus on the next game. That’s what I believe. That’s how we should think about it.”
Watching tennis history The Shepard and Richards tennis teams took a trip to Evanston to watch Northwestern, the 11th-ranked team in the nation, knock off eighth-ranked Illinois, 4-3. It was the first time since 1997 the Wildcats beat the Illini and it was the first time they beat a top-10 team since the International Tennis Association began archiving rankings in 1981. Submitted photo
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Brother Rice and Sandburg each made it to their respective sectional finals but Sandburg fell to Lincoln-Way Central, 8-6, at Lincoln-Way North
Baseball: The Trolls finished their spring break play in the RussMatt Invitational with two victories against Purdue University-North Central (Westville, Indiana). Trinity posted a convincing 12-2 win in the first game and took the second one at 7-3. The team ended its trip with a 6-4 record and was 14-8 overall. Luke Weston drove in five runs in the opener to help pitcher Bryan Vanderlee and Ricky Rogers fired the win in the nightcap. Softball: The final day of competition in the PXF Spring Games was the best one for the Trolls as they posted two walk-off victories, beating Bellvue 7-6 and Vierbo 7-6 to finish their spring trip with a 3-7 mark. Melinda Russell had a walk-off single with the bases loaded to win the first game and Jamie Budreau hit a sacrifice fly to bring home April Lynn in the nightcap.
St. Xavier University
Softball: Stellar pitching performances by senior Nicole Nonnemacher (Bloomington/Normal Community) and sophomore Caroline Kuzel (Orland Park/Sandburg) Saturday helped cap off a Florida trip for the 10th-ranked Cougars. Nonnemacher threw her third no-hitter of the season in Saint Xavier’s win 7-0 over Viterbo and struck out 15 batters. Kuzel threw six innings in the second game, a 3-0 over St. Francis (Ind.). Nonnemacher closed out the game by throwing the seventh inning and earning her second save. Men’s volleyball: Combining for 22 of the team’s 52 kills on the weekend, junior outside hitter Sean Barry (Wilmette/ Loyola Academy) led the Saint Xavier University men’s volleyball team attack in a pair of non-conference road losses in Ohio and Michigan Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The Cougars (5-13 overall) fell to No. 8 ranked Lourdes University (Ohio) and Lourdes in three sets. Baseball: Junior centerfielder Alex Neufeld (Tinley Park/ Roosevelt University/Lincoln-Way North) went 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI, but the Saint Xavier University baseball team could not rally from an early 4-1 deficit and fell 5-3 to Webber International University (Fla.) in its final game in Florida Friday at Heart of Florida ballpark in Babson Park, Fla. The Cougars (7-10 overall posted a 5-6 record during its week in Florida and lost three of the games by just a run in extra innings. Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports
while Brother Rice dropped a 15-6 decision to host Lyons Township one day after a thrilling 13-12 win over St. Rita. Brother Rice has qualified for state eight times while Sandburg qualified five. The Illinois Water Polo website ranks Brother Rice 10th, Sandburg 14th and Stagg 15th in the state in its preseason poll.
Girls water polo
Mother McAuley, which qualified for state two seasons ago, was stopped in the sectional final last season with a 6-3 loss to host Lyons. Sandburg bowed out of the Neuqua Valley Sectional in the semifinals with a 10-7 loss to Naperville Central. The Illinois Water Polo website ranks McAuley ninth and Sandburg 11th.
Boys track
Sandburg is at it again. After winning state in cross country and finishing fourth in the nation, the Eagles figure to finish strong in the distance events in track this spring. The fabled 4x800 team, which won the Class 3A state title in 2015, is looking for a repeat. It ran a 7:45.80 on March 7 at the Downers Grove South Relays indoor event, which was ranked No. 1 in the country, according to MileSplit Illinois and the second best indoor time ever in Illinois behind York’s 7:42.6 in 2000. Martin Skucas, Sean Torpy, Dylan Jacobs and Chris Torpy were the four who recorded the eyepopping time. Evergreen Park, a sectional champion which had two relay teams score points in the state meet last year, is primed for another big run in Class 2A and Chicago Christian lost a bevy of state qualifiers to graduation and hopes to reload in Class 1A.
Girls track
Graduated Briana Driver was a driving force in Mother McAuley’s 10th place finish in the state in Class 3A but underclassmen Ashley Bryja, Stacey Mahahan, Alexandria Bryant, Raquel Funches and Evelyn Gorman helped the Mighty Macs score points in relay events.
In Class 2A Chicago Christian underclassmen Alexis VanRyn, Allie Boss and Cassidy VandeKamp qualified for state for state last season. The Knights hope that the success of their seventh-place finish in the Class 1A cross country meet in the fall can carry over in the spring.
Girls soccer
Stagg had a 21-win season and made it to supersectional play in Class 3A before dropping a 3-0 decision to Collinsville. Stagg beat Lincoln-Way East, 1-0 in the regional final and Sandburg, 1-0, in the sectional semifinal before claiming the sectional crown with a 3-0 victory over Lincoln-Way North. In Class 1A, Chicago Christian won its own regional and was stopped by Herscher, 6-0, in sectional competition.
Badminton
Stagg and Sandburg took second place in their respective sectionals and both are hit hard by graduation. Sandburg’s Emily Tunney was the only area underclassman to advance to state last year as she beat her first opponent, Streamwood’s Kristie Toondarack, in three sets but dropped her second round and consolation matches.
Winter note
In lieu of running two all-area teams, the Reporter/Regional is naming six Players of the Year in winter sports in which we had at least 50 percent of our teams compete in. Next week, we name boys and girls bowling and boys swimming. In the March 31 issue, we name the top athlete in wrestling, boys basketball and girls basketball.
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‘I have to push myself harder than everyone else’ Skalitzky has ‘Rudy-like’ challenge ahead at Ohio St.
By Jeff Vorva Marist’s Brendan Skalitzky has a “Rudy”-like challenge ahead of him. Joliet native Rudy Ruettiger walked on to Notre Dame’s football team and the 5-foot-6, 165-pounder got into one game for one play and Hollywood made a feel-good movie about it. It might be unfair to compare the two. After all, Rudy didn’t throw for 3,705 yards and run for 1,088 with 47 touchdowns in a season as Skalitzky did in 2015. Rudy didn’t account for 633 yards in a playoff game as Skalitzky did in a 59-56 second-round playoff win over Barrington in the highest-scoring Class 8A game in Illinois High School Association history.
Skalitzky has solid college credentials said he had serious looks from Dayton and Valparaiso as well as a visit to West Point. But in the end he chose to accept a preferred walk-on spot with The Ohio State University. A preferred walk-on means he has a spot on the team but is receiving no scholarship money. Here’s where the “Rudy” part comes in. Generally, walk-ons are on the bottom of the food chain when it comes to depth charts and playing time. So if he ever steps onto the field in a Buckeye uniform, he know he will have to pass up a lot of athletes whom coach Urban Meyer deemed worthy of scholarships. But it’s also a chance for an athlete such as Skalitzky to work out with one
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Reporter/Regional Player of the Year Brendan Skalitzky of Marist accepted a preferred walk-on position at The Ohio State University.
of the top programs in the nation and possibly nab a scholarship by his junior year. “I feel like I have to push myself harder than everybody else,” he said.
“Maybe like Rudy? I don’t know. But I definitely agree that I have to prove myself to get on the field.’’ The Reporter/Regional 2015 Football Player of the Year doesn’t see this as a risk or gamble. “I’m going in with a positive attitude,’’ he said. “I know I’m going to work hard and try to help the team I any way I can. Jut to be a part of a program like that, to me, is worth it.’’ Skalitzky said the Buckeyes are eyeing him at quarterback, receiver or safety and he is preparing for all three positions this spring. He doesn’t know many people there, yet, but with an enrollment of 58,663 on its Columbus campus alone (65,184 for the total university last fall), he should be able to find a friend or two. He was hooked when he visited OSU. “Ohio State was the place,” he said. “It’s huge, that’s for sure and the enroll-
SXU out but not down After seasons end in nationals, hoops coaches express pride in accomplishments
Flying high in Division II Stagg alum Strus led Lewis into the national tournament By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
By Anthony Nasella Correspondent
St. Xavier men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons both came to an end earlier than desired at their respective NAIA Division II National Tournaments this past week. However, both coaches are looking at the bright side, as each reflected back on a season of successes and accomplishments. The men’s team, which ended its season with a 19-13 overall record after losing to Davenport University (Mich.) 77-62 in the first round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament on March 9, won the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) North Division with a 15-5 league mark. The women’s squad, which lost in the second round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament to Goshen College 84-66 on Friday, finished its season with a 30-4 record, was co-champion in the CCAC, and held the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Division II for a big chunk of the season. “We had a 30-win season and spent eight weeks at No. 1 in the nation,” St. Xavier women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg said. “That wasn’t a bad season at all; we did pretty well. If we were 15-15, I’d go to Wal-Mart and be a greeter. I still enjoy coaching and winning, and the continue to respond. “But as I’ve said for years, it’s always hard to play five straight good games at the national tournament. Sometimes, the best team just doesn’t win. But coaches in the NAIA said we were going to struggle this year when we lost Morgan Stuut and Susie Broski, and we go out and have the season we had.” Despite a game-high 20 points by sophomore guard Kara Krolicki, the No. 2 ranked and No. 1 seeded Cougars suffered the season-ending loss to No. 18-ranked and No. 5 seeded Goshen College. St. Xavier shot just 31 percent (22for-70) from the field. However, it was the second straight year the Cougars hit the 30-win mark and the first time in program history they earned the nation’s top spot. Junior guard Mikayla Leyden and sophomore center Brittany Collins each posted double-double efforts against Goshen. Collins had 10 points and a game-best 12
ment is crazy. But I loved the campus and the stadium and football facilities. I was really impressed.’’ He hasn’t declared a major but with a family of accountants and sales people, he will likely lean toward business. The Evergreen Park resident, who was a running back at Most Holy Redeemer before switching to QB freshman year at Marist, said he is glad the decision is over. “It’s pretty relieving,” he said. “It was a long process.’’ He has fond memories of a senior season in which Marist, seeded 23rd in Class 8A with four regular-season losses, made it to the state title game. “I already miss it,’’ he said. “Looking back on it, that season is on my mind all the time. I’m obviously never going to forget something like that, it was so fun. I miss playing for Marist but I’m excited to move on, too.’’
Photo courtesy of Brian Beard photography
SXU’s Larry Motuzis scored his 1,000th point against Davenport, but the Cougars lost their first-round game in the NAIA National Tournament. Members of the SXU women’s basketball team enjoyed the VIP treatment as they pose in front of an ice sculpture during a dinner before the NAIA National Tournament. Photo courtesy of St. Xavier University
rebounds, while Leyden added 10 points and 11 boards. Krolicki set two school records Friday, becoming St. Xavier’s alltime single season scoring leader with 692 points this year and also the program’s single season fieldgoal leader with 254 made field goals. The Cougars appeared in the NAIA National Tournament for the 14th straight season, dating back to the 2002-03 campaign, and it was the eighth time the team has advanced to the second round of the 32-team, single-elimination tournament. Scoring a game-high 29 points, Krolicki put on a show in leading St. Xavier to an 86-58 win over unranked and No. 8 seeded Tennessee Wesleyan College (Tenn.) in the March 9 first-round action. “The games at the tournament
were a tale of two games,” Hallberg said. “We played well against Tennessee Wesleyan, but we didn’t play with composure against Goshen. We took too many bad shots. When we beat them early in the season, Sarah Vozel had 20 points, and not having Sarah hurt us.” Vozel suffered a season-ending knee injury toward the end of the regular season. For the men, sophomore guard Larry Motuzis scored 21 points in the loss to Davenport University (Mich.). The Cougars played well in the first half, holding as much as a nine-point lead and sitting in a 36-36 tie at halftime, but they shot just 33 percent (10-for-30) from the field in the second half. Senior guard Stanley Moore was the only other St. Xavier player to score in double figures, recording 16 points to go with his seven re-
bounds and three assists. Sophomore point guard and Brother Rice alum Quinn Niego scored eight points for the Cougars. Motuzis hit a milestone in the game as well, surpassing 1,000 points for his collegiate career (1,012), becoming the 38th player in program history to achieve the feat. “We won the regular-season conference title for the first time in quite a while, so that was a very positive accomplishment for us,” St, Xavier head coach Tom O’Malley said. “And we had some juniors this year who played very well for us. “Unfortunately, in the game we lost, we didn’t shoot the ball well which is what we banked on doing. When we shot the ball well this season, we played well. We have two sophomores who will be leaders next year for us.”
FOCUS ON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Sandburg runners win national indoor championship in N.Y. By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor
Sandburg’s boys track team got ready for the chill of the early outdoor track season by scorching the indoor campaign, which included winning a national championship in New York Saturday. The mile relay team of Dylan Jacobs, Brandon Lukas, Chris Torpy and Sean Torpy ran a time of 17 minutes, 16.36 second at the New Balance Nationals at the Armory in New York, nudging out St. Anthony out of New York, which ran a 17:16.45. Sean Torpy had to put on a burst of speed at the end for the race to hold off Ryan Dearie for the win. “There was a lot of noise and I wasn’t sure how close he was,” Sean Torpy told the DyeStat website minutes after the win. “I wasn’t thinking about the title, I was thinking that I made sure I stayed calm and to drive hard to
the finish.’’ All four runners were keys to Sandburg’s Class 3A cross country state championship in the fall and will be expected to make a lot of noise in the Illinois High School Association state finals May 26-29 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Eagles won the 4 x 800 meter event last year Tom Brennan, Lukas and the Torpy twins ran a 7:42.30.
New volleyball coach at Marist
Marist boys volleyball coach Jordan Vidovic will also take over the girls volleyball coaching position after Julie PoppHopkins resigned. The Queen of Peace graduate coached three years at the Chicago school and the team won three Vidovic regional titles under her watch. Vidovic has been the girls assistant coach for the past three seasons, and is in his second
season in coaching the boys this spring. “The consistency that Jordan can provide throughout the program for both our boys and girls is invaluable,” Marist Principal Larry Tucker said. “As an accomplished player and coach, he’s won the respect of players and demonstrated leadership and success.” Vidovic was a four-year varsity high school player at rival Brother Rice and was named an All American in 2005. He went on to play four seasons for Lewis University and later was named USA Volleyball Beach Player of the Year. “I am excited to take on the head coach position at Marist,” Vidovic said. “The student-athletes here are first rate, and are willing to put in the hard work that’s required to succeed. We are located in an area rich with volleyball talent, and I am honored to be at the helm at one of the sport’s powerhouses for both boys and girls.”
After putting the finishing touches on a successful varsity basketball career at Stagg in 2014, Max Strus admitted to having a chip on his shoulder when his solid play and growth potential drew sparse interest from Division I colleges. So Strus followed in the footsteps of his brother, Marty, and accepted an offer to play basketball at Division II Lewis University. In his sophomore season, Strus more than proved his worth on the court and probably has a few of those Division I schools who passed him up regretting the oversight. The 6-foot-7 and possibly still growing Hickory Hills naive led the Flyers in scoring (20.2 points per game), rebounding (8.4 per game), assists (3.5 per game), and steals (39) while helping Lewis to a 24-9 record, a conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. And while the Flyers dropped the first game of the regional 80-65 to Saginaw Valley State on Saturday night to close the season, the future for the Lewis basketball program and Strus is bright. “Max is a special player and has worked extremely hard to get where he’s at,” Lewis head coach Scott Trost said. “He’s evolved as a leader and his game has gotten better. He’s played with a ton of confidence. “Our success, overall, has been a team effort. We were definitely not a one-man team; we started two freshman who elevated their game and were better as year the progressed. But having Max as a catalyst and a leader made us a better team.” Strus’ season highlights included a 52-point, 12-rebound effort in the team’s 99-95 win over Northwood Nov. 24 and a recently being named MVP of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament – averaging 23 points over three games and leading the Flyers to the tournament championship in the process. “I had a chip on my shoulder, but I’m here now and Lewis is my home,” Strus said. “I like it here. They gave me an opportunity, and I’ve done what I could with it. The hard work has been paying off. My teammates have been amazing in creating scoring opportunities for me and providing help. “Our offense is not made for one; anyone can score, you just have execute when get the ball. My (recent) growth spurt has been nice because it makes me more versatile and harder to guard. Coach challenged me to step up and be a leader to this team. I try to do it the best I can and help my team win games.” Strus’ work ethic and commitment are not only noticed by those in the Lewis basketball program but also Stagg coach John Daniels who said he’s not surprised by Strus’ success. “First off, Max is just a great person from a great family,” Daniels said. “He still shoots every day, and he still lifts and runs. Over the summer, he was in the gym working out every day. He’s tremendously motivated. A lot of Division I schools passed on him. I said back in high school that Max’s potential was nowhere near the player he’s was going to be. “The thing that Max brought to us at Stagg: he was our point guard sophomore year. And as he grew, he learned other positions. As a college player, he has the ability to handle the basketball, which is rare for a player his size. He has shooting ability and has worked hard on his post-up game; basically, he’s become a well-rounded player where he can do multiple things. I’m very happy for him for his success.” Yet, Strus has also had to deal with setbacks, including struggling with foul trouble and being limited to 17 points in the loss to Saginaw Valley State. Yet, Trost saw Strus’ potential even when 6-10 Marty Strus played for Lewis. “I saw Max when he was under six feet,” Trost said. “I saw a kid that had tremendous athleticism for his size. We knew what type of character he had based on the family. With his ability and work ethic, you knew he had the potential to be a special player.”
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Max Strus of Hickory Hills helped Lewis University make it to the Division II national tournament this season.
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Wet and wild images from the Stagg pool
Shepard coach Ryan Russell gives his team some last-minute instructions before its water polo battle with Stagg.
Shepard’s Matt Jareczek (right) harasses Stagg’s Rafal Jezierski in a March 9 battle in Palos Hills. Stagg players get pumped before their 14-4 victory over Shepard on March 9. The Chargers also finished third in their own tournament on Saturday.
Shepard’s Alec Makenas made a big splash with this shot but it skipped past the goal in a 14-4 loss to Stagg.
Stagg goalie Steven Walsh stretches to make one of his seven saves against Shepard. This would have made a good WHATIZIT for the news section of the Reporter — a slew of water polo caps are drying off in the pool area at Stagg.
Stagg’s Tommy Witek was a scoring machine early as he scored six goals in a 14-4 victory over Shepard on March 9.
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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs. JOSE LUIS MAGANA, III; PALOS VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendants, 15 CH 9411 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 10409 Sheffield Drive, Unit 2N, Palos Hills, IL 60465. P.I.N. 23-13-102-041-1018. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-014996 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I686500
BUYING OR SELLING?
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-22 Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM P. MANNION AKA WILLIAM MANNION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 15 CH 4244 10717 LAWLER AVENUE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 21, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 19, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10717 LAWLER AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-16-417-006-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $193,943.58. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F15020018. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. 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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JAMES A. KOLLEREB, PATRICIA L. KOLLEREB, JAMES A. KOLLEREB, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES A. KOLLEREB AND PATRICIA L. KOLLEREB DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED JUNE 25, 2008, PATRICIA L. KOLLEREB, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES A. KOLLEREB AND PATRICIA L. KOLLEREB DECLARATION OF TRUST DATE JUNE 25, 2008, WINDSOR BUILDING COMPANY, THE RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. F/K/A NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC. Defendants 11 CH 044949 8 COUR MONNET 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 August 19, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8 COUR MONNET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-111-119. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-10661. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-10661 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 044949 TJSC#: 36-3040 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. I687457
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE V M TRUST SERIES 1; Plaintiff, vs. MARY T. EHRLER; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; KEY CORP, FKA MALONE MORTGAGE COMPANY AMERICA, LTD.; Defendants, 13 CH 17177 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 10150 Hyacinth Court, Orland Park, IL 60462. P.I.N. 27-09-307-029-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-003521 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I687920
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF4 Plaintiff, -v.SAWSON HADDAD A/K/A SAWSON R. HADDAD, RAJAEI HADDAD A/K/A RAJAEI J. HADDAD A/K/A RAY HADDAD, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, INLAND BANK AND TRUST, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, INTEGRA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 028055 17128 POINTE DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 29, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 17128 POINTE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-313-003. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-11-18640. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-11-18640 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 028055 TJSC#: 36-3055 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. I687497
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.PRISCILLA ESPARZA, MICHAEL RAMOS, PERALTA CONSTRUCTION CORP. Defendants 15 CH 05513 8942 SANDRA LANE 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 January 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8942 SANDRA LANE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-408-023. The real estate is improved with a white, aluminum siding, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1502078. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1502078 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 05513 TJSC#: 36-1106 I686714
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.NICHOLAS A. FRANCONE, JOCELYN G. FRANCONE A/K/A JOCELYN FRANCONE A/K/A JOCELYN G. DELEON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 011803 10252 S. 82ND COURT PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 10252 S. 82ND COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-413-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a duplex. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-22236. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-22236 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011803 TJSC#: 36-3056 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. I687500
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CHASE FUNDING MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-6 Plaintiff, -v.MARK E. LAFAIRE, DEBRA E. LAFAIRE, HOME EQUITY OF AMERICA, INC. Defendants 12 CH 41851 10325 SOUTH 75TH COURT Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10325 SOUTH 75TH COURT, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-203-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $207,871.40. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312372-4398 Please refer to file number 11-052032. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 11-052032 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 12 CH 41851 TJSC#: 36-3166 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JEROME F. SAULINSKI, THE FOREST RIDGE AT WESTGATE VALLEY ELITE HOMES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 10 CH 024099 13453 COVE COURT UNIT #52 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 October 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 13453 COVE COURT UNIT #52, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-300-063-1007, Property Index No. (24-32-300-057-1007 underlying). The real estate is improved with a condo/ townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-10-04676. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-10-04676 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 024099 TJSC#: 36-2976 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. I687349
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. STEPHEN PLATOS, AS TRUSTEE FOR CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EVERGREEN PARK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 1-21-1994 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 13551, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS BANK, N.A., Defendants, 12 CH 19383 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 11, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9105 Woodland Drive, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. P.I.N. 23-03-405-019. 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 Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14-13-27927 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I687199
For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. MANSUR ABDULLAH; DIANE ABDULLAH; CRYSTAL TREE HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MANSUR ABDULLAH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 12601 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 11, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-08-202-007-0000. Commonly known as 14411 Crystal Tree, Orland Park, IL 60462. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312)360-9455 W14-1315. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I687207
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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS THIS WEEK Nature photography forum
Camera and nature enthusiasts are invited to a Nature Photography Forum this Sunday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at The Center, at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Films of outstanding nature photographers are shown. Nature photography instructor Rick Steffen of Orland Park facilitates the program. The public is invited and there is no fee for the program, but reservations are requested. For further information, interested persons should call The Center at 361-3650.
Seder luncheon
A Seder meal luncheon is offered at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on Tuesday, March 22, at noon. The Rev. Chris Hopkins and her husband Dr. William Hopkins will invite participants to share in the readings and partake of a traditional Jewish Seder Passover meal, and then conclude the program with a Christian understanding of the Last Supper Passover meal. The luncheon costs $20 and requires advance reservations. Call The Center at 361-3650.
Spring classes begin at McCord
Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Oil Painting, Drawing, Pastels, and much more will be offered at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center beginning Monday, March 21. Children’s classes will be given using the Art Incubator Drawing Skills Program for Youth and will include drawing, painting and paper mâché as well as drawing with pastel in a sketchbook. All skill
levels are welcome to enjoy the expert instruction and the atmosphere of creativity and camaraderie found in these classes. For more information, call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org. McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park.
The Bridge Teen Center programs
• Dance-Off Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Dance-Off Night with live music from Distant Cuzins. Free food will be provided by White Castle. • Easter Flowers - 4 to 5 p.m. March 22, The Bridge will partner with Catherine’s Gardens to show students tips and techniques for proper flower arrangement. • Turn Your Hobby Into a Career - 4 to 5:30 p.m. March 22, a program with Junior Achievement to help students discover their passion and turn it into a career. • How to Be a Good Friend - 4 to 5 p.m. March 23, students will learn how to create long-lasting relationships. • Farm Fresh Cooking - 4 to 5:30 p.m. March 24, a program with Harvest Room to teach students how to make some of its popular “farm to table” dishes. • Project Serve: Thrift Store - 4 to 6 p.m. March 24, students can earn community service hours by volunteering at The Bridge Thrift Store. Tasks include sorting, cleaning, and shelving donated items. • Trivia Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. March 25, students are invited to a Trivia Night with live music from acoustic band Tyler and Maria. Free food will be provided by Rock Bottom. These frees event are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information, call 532-0500.
VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. star in “10 Cloverfield Lane.”
Best to be left in dark when viewing ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ “10 Cloverfield Lane” is a thrilling heart pounding surprise that is a semi sequel to its 2008 predecessor “Cloverfield.” This may be a sequel but it has little in common with its spiritual predecessor other than the fact it shares the same movie universe. Any knowledge of the previous film will just add an extra layer of intrigue to the proceedings, while those with no knowledge will still have a mind gripping thriller to watch. The film has this theme of secrecy. The film was once under the development of the name “The Cellar.” This is one film no one was expecting until about a month ago when a confusing trailer started popping up before movies. The trailer doesn’t tell you much about the film and this reviewer’s trying not to tell you much either. The less you know the more you’ll enjoy the film. This reviewer would understand if you stopped reading and won’t have his feelings hurt if you turn the page. “10 Cloverfield Lane” is a tense thriller carried by excellent performances from John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. This trio is almost all you see throughout the runtime and they do a great job carrying the film. Goodman steals the film with his hauntingly psychotic performance. It’s his portrayal of a man on the edge of sanity that elevates this to a new level. He’s not an obvious maniac, as other actors would have played the role. He sees his character as a god and savior to the other characters. Mary and John play off his character so well that their good performances get lost in the best performance of Goodman’s life. It’s a cat and mouse game of who do you believe. Is he crazy? Is he telling the truth? What exactly is going on? Here you’ll come to one conclusion, only to get new information that adds to the confu-
TONY PINTO sion. This film is here to keep you guessing and it does that very well. This is a mind breaker for those who don’t want to overthink. Role with the punches and enjoy the performances. For those who don’t know what is going on we need to keep you in the dark because the less you know about director Dan Trachtenberg’s film the better it will be. This plays off the narrative of forced perspective. It gives you just enough to grab on to without telling you what exactly is going on. This film is reminiscent of the work of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” From the hurried packing of the lead as she leaves her fiancé, the physical driving away from your problems, and so much else the homage to Hitchcock can be seen and heard. This film may even have its own Norman Bates. It’s a similar story of a woman who leaves the city for the dangerous countryside, but it’s different enough to stand on its own. The beginning and the end of “10 Cloverfield Lane” are largely dialogue free, unlike most films that are not sure of their visual storytelling. There is no coddling or hand holding here — you just get tossed in the fire with the hope you’ll jump up and scream. Tony Pinto’s grade: A
OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You don’t need to experiment with a box full of snakes and apples to understand the intricacies of temptation. In the week ahead be prudent about relationships. Remain friendly without getting emotionally involved. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the upcoming week you might often see only what you want to see. Take step back from a prospective purchase and get someone else’s opinion before pulling out the credit card. Focus on completing creative projects. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It may be better to remain silent. Mere words cannot explain the fantasies building in your heart. In the week ahead you may be inspired to try something new. Concentrate on the facts and figures when dealing with business matters. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Two heads will be better than one. You can count on trusted partners to have the knowledge or the know how to make your best ideas blossom. Honoring commitments is
the best way to maintain pleasant relations this week. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The more you have the less time you have to enjoy it. You may work hard this week to achieve a level of financial security that allows you to improve your life. Dissatisfaction with your allotment of leisure time is possible. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Upward social mobility is not a new app for your mobile phone. Widening your circle of contacts, however, can be accomplished with a little help from the latest technology. Watch your pennies in the week to come. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You could be overwhelmed by over coaching. Someone may insist on strict adherence to precise terminology so you may be forced to expand your vocabulary. In the week ahead you may flirt more than you should. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In your mental animal shelter you aren’t a lone wolf, but a herd animal. You could be restless and uninspired unless you are with another person. One financial burden may be lifted in the week
to come. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You could be enthused by ethical considerations. As this week unfolds you may be immersed in self-improvement ideas or cynical about upholding blind faith. Doing the right thing at the right time can be challenging. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in it to win it. Your powers of persuasion are in fine fettle as this week unfolds. Be on your guard against investing your pennies in worthless baubles that look more useful or worthwhile than they really are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your eyes could be bigger than your stomach. You could be challenged by your desire to acquire bigger and better things in the upcoming week. It is possible that dissatisfaction with your possessions is only temporary. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Turn on the study lamp. The more you read, watch and absorb the more inspired you will be to correct your deficiencies. As this week unfolds you will be able to develop a better sense of what you really want from life.
(NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)
STARTING THIS WEEK:
“CAROL”: Widely acclaimed, Oscar-nominated performances by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara fuel director Todd Haynes’ (“Far From Heaven”) compelling version of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Price of Salt,” focusing on the early-1950s relationship of a novice photographer (Mara) and the Carol of the title (Blanchett), a woman whose marriage is coming apart. Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”) plays Carol’s husband, who threatens to use her homosexuality in lobbying for custody of their child, and Sarah Paulson (“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”) plays a friend of the Mara character who has her own connection to Carol. Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy also earned an Academy Award nomination. **** (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “CONCUSSION”: In the true story of a forensic pathologist who linked pro football’s necessary roughness to brain damage in some players, Will Smith gives an involving performance that forces him to downplay many of his familiar screen “tricks.” The stakes rise for his alter ego, Dr. Bennet Omalu, as National Football League executives reject the findings he’s determined with the help his coroner boss (Albert Brooks) and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ team doctor (Alec Baldwin). Guga Mbatha-Raw plays Omalu’s wife in a fine cast that also includes David Morse, Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”), Hill Harper, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson and Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) ... but the show here always is predominantly Smith’s. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “SISTERS”: “Baby Mama” co-stars, “Saturday Night Live” veterans, and past Golden Globe Awards hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are together again in this bawdy and often genuinely funny comedy, playing siblings who decide to stage a massive party at their former home. The place is about to be sold, and as the sisters do a necessary cleanout of their old bedroom, they also host a wild bash that will be hard for anyone to forget. Fey and Poehler also were producers on the film, which features several other talents with “SNL” ties — Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and Kate McKinnon — as well as John Cena, John Leguizamo and current “Life in Pieces” co-stars James Brolin and Dianne Wiest. DVD extras: audio commentary by Fey, Poehler, director Jason Moore and writer Paula Pell; deleted and extended scenes; outtakes; “Improvorama.” *** (R and unrated
versions: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP”: The classic cartoon trio (voiced again by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney) returns in computer-animated form and hits the road for Miami to stop pal David Seville (Jason Lee), who apparently is on the verge of proposing to his girlfriend (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) — whose son (Josh Green) is relentlessly mean to the Chipmunks, prompting them to try to thwart Seville’s plans. Tony Hale (“Veep”) and Bella Thorne also appear, and Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Kaley Cuoco also are in the voice cast as Chipettes. *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON”: the hugely popular HBO drama series based on George R.R. Martin novels continues its homevideo releases, with a season that set a record by winning half of the 24 Emmys it was nominated for. A revolt by the so-called “Sons of the Harpy” prompts Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) to take drastic action — and to take Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) as her counsel. The fate of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) became a major question, and major controversy, in this round of the show. Other continuing stars include Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Aidan Gillen, Charles Dance and Natalie Dormer. Season 6 starts its television run April 24. DVD extras: four “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; deleted scenes. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray) “STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE”: The late Apple Computer co-founder and CEO has been the subject of several movie dramas, but this documentary by Oscar winner Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) shows Jobs himself in the course of a profile that isn`t always flattering. Many of the controversies
that plagued Jobs and the firm he poured everything he had into are considered, but on the upside, the film stresses how his values remain those by which the firm continues to operate today. Several of Jobs’ Apple colleagues discuss their dealings with him. DVD extras: theatrical trailer; deleted scenes; interview with Gibney. *** (R: P) (Also on Blu-ray)
COMING SOON:
“THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2” (March 22): The movie franchise concludes as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) targets her society’s leader ... who’s also targeting her. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “FREAKS AND GEEKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES” (March 22): The cult-classic show, about a Detroit high school circa 1980, makes its Blu-ray debut and features Seth Rogen and James Franco. (Not rated: AS, P) “EXPOSED” (March 29): Keanu Reeves plays a New York police detective whose probe of his partner’s death comes to involve a troubled woman (Ana de Armas). (R: AS, P, V) “JACKIE ROBINSON” (April 12): The same week it debuts on PBS, Ken Burns’ profile of the baseball and civil-rights icon (voiced in some sequences by Jamie Foxx) comes to home video. (Not rated) “LOU GRANT: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” (May 3): Edward Asner carried his “Mary Tyler Moore Show” character into this drama series, which made Grant a Los Angeles newspaper editor. (Not rated: AS, P) “COP ROCK: THE COMPLETE SERIES” (May 17): Producer Steven Bochco’s cult-classic musical-drama series comes to DVD; stars include Ronny Cox and Anne Bobby. (Not rated: AS, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
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Experience American music legends with Johnny Rodgers at Moraine Valley
Aleida Netzel and Darcy Trudelle enjoy a previous spring tea at The Center in Palos Park.
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The Center plans spring tea Tickets are now on sale for the 11th annual Spring Tea among the Wildflowers to be held on Sunday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. The tea includes a large table of tea sandwiches, sweets and a variety of hot and cold teas, plus music, wildflowers, and an inspiring speech by Sa-
cred Space author Jill Angelo. Weather permitting, seating is planned both indoors and outside amidst the spring flowers. Hats and gloves are encouraged. Tickets must be reserved in advance and cost $30 per person. For reservations and more information, call The Center at 361-3650 or visit www.thecenterpalos.org.
Savor the music of the South with piano man and singer Johnny Rodgers when he performs “Legends of American Music” on Sunday, April 3, at 2 and 5:30 p.m., at Moraine Valley Community College. The concerts will be in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. The cabaret-style setup features table seating for $25 for the general public and $20 for seniors and students. Theater seating is $20 for the general public and $15 for seniors and students. Rodgers will take the audience on a dynamic musical travelogue featuring the music of Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, and more. The crooner performs timeless classics, including “The Birth of the Blues,” “Georgia on My Mind,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll, and “What a Wonderful World.” His original songs are bubbly and romantic pop ballads and sultry jazz stirred with piano driven rock. His show has been called heartfelt, funny, appealing, and nostalgic. Discovered by Liza Minelli, Rodgers starred in her Tony Award-winning Broadway production of “Liza’s At the Palace”
and as the pianist and performer for her world tours. He is a recipient of the Nightlife Award for Best Cabaret Vocalist, Back Stage Bistro Award for Outstanding New Debut and a MAC Award for Best Male New York Debut. Tickets to Johnny Rodgers “Legends of American Music” and other upcoming performances can be purchased at morainevalley. edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Johnny Rodgers
— Moraine Valley Community College
A creamy, cheesy puree with a French accent By Wolfgang Puck A plate of mashed potatoes ranks among the most widely beloved side dishes I know. It’s easy to understand why. They’re an ideal comfort food: earthy and mild, rich yet also austere, filling and yet delightfully easy on the palate. They also go with virtually any main dish. At Spago, my CUT steakhouses, and many of my other restaurants, they’re a very popular companion to grilled meat, poultry or seafood, as well as to stews and braises. They’re so easy to vary, too, with the potatoes providing a blank canvas for any culinary artist to embellish with seasonings and enrichments. Did I mention that mashed potatoes are also easy to make? Although I think most people don’t know the few simple secrets to make them perfectly, you can easily master mashed potatoes with just a little bit of attention to detail. The first step is to start with the right potatoes. I like ones that combine the slightly mealy quality of baking potatoes with the finer texture of waxy boiling potatoes. That usually leads me to the Yukon Gold variety, which also possesses a wonderfully rich, naturally buttery flavor. But you could also use common russet potatoes too. The next key is to cook the potatoes properly. Use salted water, which helps season them as they simmer to tenderness. And don’t cook the potatoes too long, or they’ll get too watery to give you the consistency you need; in fact, as I explain in the recipe, I even dry them out a bit in a hot pan to eliminate any excess traces of water. The way you actually mash
the potatoes is another key step. I like to use an inexpensive ricer or a food mill, which gives them a uniform, smooth and slightly fluffy texture. Last but not least, there’s the matter of flavoring the potatoes. One of my favorite ways is to make them into what the French call “pommes aligot.” It’s a traditional preparation from southcentral France in which the finely pureed potatoes are generously flavored with garlic and stirred together with warm cream, butter and a rich melting cheese to achieve a consistency that resembles a thick fondue almost as much as it does the mashed potatoes most Americans know and love. Sure, you can use my secrets for cooking and pureeing to make mashed potatoes any way you might like them (even using low-fat milk instead of the richer ingredients). But please also try the following recipe, and you’ll discover a new dimension of mashed potatoes that you might never have dreamed was possible. FRENCH-STYLE POTATO PUREE WITH GARLIC AND CHEESE Serves 4 • 1 3/4 pounds (875 g) Yukon Gold potatoes or russet potatoes, peeled, cut into halves or quarters depending on size • Kosher salt • 8 cloves garlic, peeled, 6 or 7 left whole, the remainder finely grated • 1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream, plus more as needed
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks • Pinch freshly grated nutmeg • 6 ounces (185 g) whole-milk mozzarella cheese or Cantal cheese, coarsely shredded • 1/4 cup (60 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese • Freshly ground black pepper
batches, along with the Parmesan, until the puree looks stringy and resembles thick cheese fondue. If needed for a more fluid consistency, stir in a little more cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Put the potatoes and whole garlic cloves in a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover the potatoes. Season with salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, skimming off any froth that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, partially cover the pan, and cook the potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a wooden skewer or a small, sharp knife, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander. Return them to the same pan over medium heat. Partially cover and cook, shaking or stirring occasionally, until excess water evaporates and the potatoes look dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, bring the cream to a simmer over medium heat. Transfer the potatoes to a bowl. Working in batches, rice the potatoes and garlic cloves back into the same pan. Alternatively, pass them through a food mill; or use a hand-held masher and mash the potatoes and garlic in the pan. Place the pan over medium heat. A little at a time, stir the hot cream and the butter into the potatoes. Stir in a little nutmeg and the grated garlic to taste. Still over medium heat, stir in the mozzarella or Cantal in
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