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Volume LVII, No. 1

Serving Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills and Worth

By Sharon L. Filkins

By Joe Boyle

added that it does not help that the governor makes these demands Two local legislators, residents instead of negotiating. and some community leaders sat “The governor had talked about down to have coffee Saturday shutting everything down if he morning and share ideas and com- doesn’t get what he wants,” said plaints about the ongoing budget Cunningham. “But when you say impasse in Springfield. the government, it also means MiState Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th) sericordia and Catholic Charities.” and state Sen Bill Cunningham Burke said she and 20 other (D-18th) listened to the legislators sent a letter concerns on a wide range to Rauner asking to neof issues from nearly 20 gotiate on aspects of the people Saturday at the turnaround agenda.

Starbucks located in the “We will not talk about Stony Creek Promenade collective bargaining,” TIF District near 111th said Burke. “But we will and Cicero in Oak Lawn. talk about other issues.”

Burke told the group Burke said discussions seated around a table that State Rep. Kelly can focus on costs at colthe largest obstacle is that Burke (D-36th) is leges and universities.

Gov. Rauner emphasizes resolute on not She said money goes to that any reforms have giving in to Gov. instructors, administrato be tied to his “turn- Bruce Rauner tive fees and intercolaround agenda,” which on the issue legiate athletics. Rauner currently calls for restric- of collective signed a bill last year to tions on collective bar- bargaining. provide funding for kingaining rights and major dergarten through 12th concessions by union leaders. grade. The governor has stated “There are things we can work that the cost at state colleges and with,” said Burke, whose district universities are too high. includes Evergreen Park and porBurke said a bill she helped tions of Oak Lawn. “The governor introduce regarding Monetary wants term limits. I personally Awards Programs, or MAP don’t agree, but we can look at grants, has since been revised on a that. But calling for the end of couple of occasions and has been collective bargaining is not going vetoed by the governor. A new to happen.” bill passed through the Senate on Cunningham, whose district in- March 17 with some additions and cludes portions of Worth, Palos See BUDGET, Page 7 and Orland townships, agreed and

Worth Mayor Mary Werner voiced her displeasure during the board meeting on March 16 about reports of damage to property that has occurred recently in the village.

Werner read a prepared statement about what she said has been excessive damage over the last seven weeks to village, park district and school properties.

“To repair and restore the damaged areas will cost in the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, of taxpayer dollars,” she said.

Reportedly, the damage has been caused by an individual, or individuals, driving a vehicle recklessly on the properties. Damage has occurred at the Water’s Edge Golf Course, Altman Park, and twice each at Homerding Park, Stahlak Park and Gale Moore Park.

Additionally, the Worthwoods School and the School Administration Building were vandalized during the same time frame.

Werner said she was bringing this to the public’s attention, not just as a public service announcement, but as a request for help.

“If any suspicious activity is witnessed in our parks or other areas, please do not hesitate to contact the police. We want to continue to keep our village, parks and schools looking good.

See WORTH, Page 7

Village officials and the group of doctors planning to open a new cancer center in Chicago Ridge came together on Friday for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site where it is being built at 10604 Southwest Highway.

The real digging was expected to begin this week on the site just east of Harlem Avenue, with completion tentatively scheduled for May of 2017.

The Chicago Ridge Village Board last month approved the plans for the 40,000 square-foot facility, which represents an investment of between $15 million and $17 million.

“This is phenomenal. It is going to be our home here for a very long time,” said Amar Hamed, MD, the lead doctor in the group of six who will be moving their practices into the building.

“It is going to be great for the community of Chicago Ridge. It is going to be great for the whole area,” he said of the center, which is expected to draw clients from throughout the southwest suburban area.

He and his partners and their staffs, with Mayor Chuck Tokar and trustees Frances Coglianese, Jack Lind, Sally Durkin and Amanda Cardin, toasted the See CHICAGO RIDGE, Page 9

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In honor of her cousin who has leukemia, Ayelen Acevedo, 16, decided to have her head shaved completely bald at the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser Friday night at Hannum School in Oak Lawn.

Students make bald choice Youngsters at Hannum School have their heads shaved and dance to raise funds for pediatric cancer research

By Kelly White In honor of her cousin, who is living with leukemia, Chicago resident Ayelen Acevedo decided to have her head shaved completely bald, removing the hair that once stretched to her lower back.

Acevedo’s cousin, Oliver Canales, 9, of Bridgeview, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 and since has had a strong support system from his family. Another cousin of Canales, Allysa Canales, 12, of Oak Lawn, said the cousins are all very close and his disease has been very hard on the entire family.

“This is for Oliver,” Acevedo said. “I wanted to be brave for him.”

Acevedo was among 40 students at Hannum Elementary School, 9800 S. Tripp Ave., Oak Lawn, on Friday night who stepped up to shave their heads in front of over 200 local attendees for the school’s fourth annual St. Baldrick’s Day event.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a childhood cancer charity funding research to help find cures for children with cancer.

“This is such an awesome event,” said Tracey Musko, of Oak Lawn, whose son,

Ayelen Acevedo manages a smile after most of her hair has fallen to the floor.

Dean Musko, 11, was having his head shaved.

“Young kids are shaving their heads in honor of other kids and families.”

The event was organized by the Hannum PTA and Hannum Elementary School. The fundraiser was led by Susie Panice, volunteer event organizer for the past four years.

“Our school is a kindergarten through fifth grade level school, so our students range from See STUDENTS, Page 9

OAK LAWN

Board decides to keep towing company after heated debate

By Dermot Connolly The local towing company that has held the contract with Oak Lawn for village business for more than 15 years almost lost it this week, but it received a last-minute reprieve after a tense discussion among Village Board members on Tuesday.

The issue was first raised during the public comment portion of the meeting when Ed Forsythe, a longtime employee of Jack’s Towing, pleaded with the board to retain the company’s services.

For more than 15 years, Jack’s, located at 4400 Southwest Highway, has been the company used by the police department and the village whenever vehicles need to be removed from local roads.

Forsythe feared the decision to change towing companies had essentially been made, but he urged the board to reconsider, saying it would cause at least two Oak Lawn residents, including himself, to lose their jobs.

“Everything we do is for the good of the village,” said Forsythe, noting that the towing company depends entirely on the village for business, and there have been no complaints about service. “I’m 60 years old. What else am I going to do?

Village Manager Larry Deetjen

addressed the situation later in the meeting, pointing out the 15-year contract that a previous administration had awarded Jack’s Towing in 2000 had run out last October.

“They have been on a monthto-month contract since then,” said the village manager, asserting that Mike Queenan, the owner of the company, had been notified the previous year a change in vendor was a possibility.

“It is a business decision. It is nothing personal,” Deetjen said, assuring the owners of Jack’s that there had been no complaints about service. But he said the 15-year contract was unusually long, and it was time for a change.

Deetjen said he had put the contract out to bid, and a committee, made up of himself, Police Chief Michael Murray, village attorney Pat Connelly, and Steve Barrett, director of the Public Works Department, thoroughly vetted the five companies that submitted bids.

He said that at the committee’s suggestion, TechniCraft in Justice and Walsh Towing in Chicago, had agreed to share the village’s towing business, pointing out that prior to 2000, the business had been shared by at least two companies.

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

POLICE REPORTS Chicago Ridge Driving charges

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New police officers for Worth

Worth Mayor Mary Werner (third from left) joins Village Clerk Bonnie Price, who had just sworn in new police officers Joseph Vityk (left) and Michael Wirth during the village board meeting on March 16. Both Vityk and Wirth graduated on Friday from the Cook County Police Academy in Chicago after completing three months of intensive training.

Lipinski hails State Dept. declaration that ISIL is committing arocities against Christians Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) commends the State Department’s declaration that the atrocities committed by ISIL against Christians and other religious groups are genocide.

“While it was delayed too long, I applaud the administration for finally declaring that ISIL’s actions in Iraq and Syria against Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities are without question genocide,”

said Lipinski. “This designation — the first one since the United States declared genocide was occurring in Darfur in 2004 — helps focus the world’s attention and hopefully will spur action to save those threatened by these heinous acts. It also builds the foundation towards eventual war crimes trials for the ‘monsters’ that have and continue to slaughter people solely based on their faith.”

• Chivonne M. Burton, 22, of the 9000 block of South Carpenter Street, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:15 p.m. March 18. Police said she was also cited for other traffic offenses. She is due in court on April 13.

• Johnnie K. Beach, 26, of the 5700 block of South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at 99th Street and Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. Court information was not available.

Retail theft William J. Blakely Jr., 44, of the 5200 block of South May Street, Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft following his arrest at 4:02 p.m. Friday at Victoria’s Secret in Chicago Ridge Mall.

Police said that he was stopped outside the store after being observed concealing merchandise worth $174 in his clothing. Based on his history of similar crimes, the charge was upgraded to a felony, police said. He was held for a bond hearing.

Theft reports • Patrice A. Cage, 24, of the 8900 block of South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, was charged with theft after allegedly stealing a wallet from a person in Chicago Ridge Mall at 3:05 p.m. Saturday.

Police said she had removed a wallet from a woman’s purse while she was sitting in the food court.

The victim did not see the theft happen but someone with her did, and followed Cage and alerted security, who detained her. The wallet and all its contents were recovered. Cage is due in court on May 13.

• Samuel L. Dickerson, 41, of the 22900 block of Bruce Drive, Richton Park, was charged with three counts of theft at Sears, in Chicago Ridge Mall, at 4 p.m.

March 18. Police said store security officers reported seeing him concealing money or merchandise on three occasions while he was working at the store. His actions were caught on surveillance cameras, and the thefts amounted to losses of more than $460 for the store, according to police. He is due in court on April 13.

Battery charge Jan Balec, 79, of the 9100 block of South Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview, was charged with battery following a disturbance at 9:17 p.m. last Thursday in the 10500 block of South Sycamore Avenue. Police who were called to the scene said that Balec had punched another man in the face following an argument in a house.

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The victim’s face was bruised, according to police. Balec is due in court on April 13.

Evergreen Park Retail theft • Brandi Reynolds, 39, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 12:27 p.m. last Thursday at Carson’s, 9700 S. Western Ave. Police said she was a store employee, and was caught creating false merchandise returns worth $113.64.

• Edwin Summers, 57, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft at 11:59 a.m. March 14 in Binny’s, 3447 W. 95th St. Police said he took several bottles of brandy and cognac worth $119.98. The charge was upgraded because he had previous convictions, police said.

Criminal damage Stone Wolf, 20, of Evergreen Park, was charged with criminal damage to property following a disturbance in the 9700 block of South Springfield Avenue at 1:11 a.m. March 13. Police said a homeowner saw Wolf damage a fence while fighting with a group of other men in an alley.

Weapons charge Charmaine Lewis, 24, of Chicago, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon following a traffic stop at 7:40 p.m. March 11 in the 3300 block of West 95th Street.

Police said a stun gun was found in the car. She was also cited for speeding.

Aeneas Robinson, 19, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 2:25 p.m. March 11 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said he took one clip-on speaker worth $19.18.

Trespassing on train tracks • Richard Galvin, 46, of Chicago, was charged with trespassing on railroad property and other offenses after police found him slumped over railroad tracks in the 3600 block of West 89th Street, at 5:13 p.m.

March 15. Police said they responded to a call of a person lying on the tracks. Galvin was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol.

• Alejandro Onofre, 25, of Chicago, was charged with felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop in the 3900 block of West 91st Street. Police said he was in possession of .2 grams of cocaine. He was also cited for illegal transportation of alcohol and having no front registration plate.

Hickory Hills License charges • Allante J. Sewell, 22, of the 4000 block of West 115th Street, Alsip, was charged with driving on a suspended licensed following a traffic stop in the 8700 block of West 86th Street in Justice.

Police said they recognized his vehicle from previous fleeing and eluding cases.

Sewell was also cited for tinted windows, and was warned about unlawful possession of ammunition because three 9 mm hollowpoint bullets were found in a backpack in the car. Sewell denied knowledge of the bullets, and said they must belong to his brother, a registered firearm owner who lent him the car. He is due in court on May 3.

• Darren M. Willis, 30, of the 8800 block of South Roberts Road, Hickory Hills, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:01 p.m. Sunday in the 9400 block of Roberts Road. Police said he was also cited for improper lighting on his rear registration plate, because it was lit in blue.

He was also issued a village ordinance violation for possession of two ounces of marijuana. He is due in court on April 6.

• Renault J. Sims., 28, of the 8400 block of South Peoria Street, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 1:29 a.m.

Saturday in the 8700 block of South 87th Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without a front license plate, which he had in the car. He is due in court on April 13.

Speeding charges Jared J. Mora, 19, of Whiting, Ind., was ticketed for speeding following a traffic stop at 1:56 p.m. March 15 in the 8300 block of West 87th Street. Police said he was driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone, and was verbally warned about possession of cannabis, because the ends of several marijuana cigarettes were found in the car.

Bryan J. Finnegan, of the 8700 block of Vail Drive, Palos Hills, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 2:04 a.m. last Thursday in the 9500 block of South 90th Avenue.

Police said he was driving 67 mph in a 30 mph zone. He is due in court on May 3.

Oak Lawn Retail theft Deonna Elena Balboa, 21, of the 8900 block of South Pulaski Road, Hometown, was charged with three counts of retail theft following her arrest at 2:30 p.m.

March 16 at Kmart, 4101 W. 95th St. Police said Balboa was a cashier at the store, and surveillance cameras had recorded that she had been “under-ringing” merchandise three times in February.

Store security officers said that someone Balboa knew would come to her register with carts filled with merchandise, and she would either pass a lot of it through without scanning it through the register. Police said the thefts cost the store hundreds of dollars, because the customer was only charged small amounts, such as $3.86, $1.42 and $4.52.

She is due in court April 28.

DUI charges • Christopher M. Moran, 35, of the 700 block of Tauber Road, New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:34 p.m. March 13 in the 11000 block of South Pulaski Road. Police said he submitted a breath sample that registered .166 blood-alcohol count. He was also cited for disobeying a traffic control device. Moran is due in court on April 14.

• Mahmoud N. Naji, 33, of the 8800 block of South 49th Court, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs following a traffic stop at 9 p.m. March 14 in the 9900 block of South Cicero Avenue.

Driving offenses • Alex G. Alicea, 22, of the 3500 block of East 104th Street, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:30 a.m.

March 16 in the 4700 block of West 95th Street. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance. He is due in court on April 22.

• Juan Santillan, 51, of the 15800 block of Willard Avenue, Harvey, was charged with driving without a license or insurance following a traffic stop at 8:30 a.m. March 16 at 104th Street and Cicero Avenue . Police said he was also cited for having no registration. He is due in court on April 14.

• Ruben Garcia, 29, of the 6600 block of South Keating Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:24 a.m.

March 16 in the 10700 block of South Pulaski Road. Police said he was also cited for having an obstructed windshield. He is due in court on April 28.

Police said Garcia was also cited for improper lane usage.

They said he refused all tests but appeared to under the influence of drugs, and there was evidence of cannabis in the car. He is due in court on May 2.

Door openers stolen Several garage door openers were reported stolen out of cars parked in a condo building in the 9400 block of South Melvina Avenue between 2:30 and 6 a.m.

March 14. Police said that in addition to the garage door opener, sunglasses and other items were taken from at least one of the cars.

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traffic-related offenses after police found them, with their vehicles stuck in mud, in the 7800 block of West 103rd Street at 10:18 p.m. March 14. They were released to their parents’ custody and court proceedings will be forthcoming, police said.

Police are investigating a case of criminal damage to property involving a broken window in the 8200 block of West Chestnut Drive that was reported at 9:10 a.m. last Thursday.

Identity theft reported A resident of the 8700 block of West 97th Street reported being the victim of identity theft at 2:05 p.m. March 15. Police the victim reported getting a past-due notice from a collection agency for a Dish Network account that had been opened fraudulently by someone else.

Driving charges Marielena Flor Gonzalez, 20, of Hammond, Ind., was charged under zero tolerance laws for driving under the influence of alcohol and other traffic-related offenses at 11:27 p.m. March 16 in the 9100 block of West 111th Street.

Theft reports A theft of jewelry, money and clothing from a house in the 10500 block of South 83rd Court was reported at 3:24 p.m. Saturday.

Police said the victim reported miscellaneous rings, change and clothing, with a total value over $1,700 had been stolen by unknown offenders.

A $600 cellphone was reported stolen from a residence in the 10300 block of South Harlem Avenue at 7:25 p.m. Saturday.

Worth Trespassing charge Herman R. Vanderwall Jr., 53, of Naples, Fla., was charged with criminal trespassing after police said he refused to leave a relative’s residence in the 6600 block of West Lloyd Drive at 4 p.m. Sunday. Police said the two people argued, and Vanderwall became belligerent with police and refused to leave. He was held for a bond hearing.

Suspended license Abdalla M. Kallab, 23, of the 11700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, Worth, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:51 a.m. Sunday in the 10700 block of South Harlem Avenue. He was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on April 15.

Driving charges Michal Wrzasczak, 29, of the 8300 block of South Laramie Avenue, Burbank, was charged with speeding and driving without insurance following a traffic stop at 8:58 p.m. March 13. Police said he was traveling 77 mph in a 40 mph zone. He is due in court on April 15.

Outstanding warrant Philip T. Lake Jr. was arrested on an outstanding warrant when police found him wandering shoeless in the intersection of 111th Street and Harlem Avenue at 11:40 a.m. March 14. Police said the Cook County warrant related to a case of driving under the influence of alcohol. They said he appeared intoxicated and admitted drinking two pints of vodka. He was taken to Palos Community Hospital for evaluation.

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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Spring is here, even if we missed its arrival

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any of you probably missed it on Saturday night, especially if you were out socializing. But come to think of it, even if you were sitting on the couch watching “Saturday Night Live” you might have been unaware that it had occurred.

At 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, spring was officially in the air. Yes, spring is here. It just arrived at a peculiar time. We had a sunny day that saw the temperature drop to about 37 degrees at night. That sounds about right for our springs.

And what constitutes the beginning of spring? The vernal equinox, or the arrival of spring, essentially means that the sun’s direct rays are crossing over Joe the equator from the Southern Boyle Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere. During the equinox, nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness are experienced throughout the world.

Equal amounts or light and darkness should be experienced every day in spring. But of course, we live in the Chicago area. Many of those spring days remain dark. A typical spring day here features temperatures in the mid-40’s with rain or a constant drizzle. We were expecting some rain this week. That is not an unusual occurrence in many parts of the country at this time of the year.

The cold, damp temperatures we could do without. Hey, I realize we had a mild winter by our standards. We had a few cold days in January and February. We expect that. We had some snow, but not all that much. I believe the largest amount of snow we had was in November. But that melted before we served our Thanksgiving meals.

December was anything but frightening. The weather was pretty mild all month.

Does this mean we will have a spring without snow or freezing rain? I’ve been here all my life, so I know there are no guarantees. But the weather pattern would suggest that temperatures will continue to be mild. The sun is out as I bang away at my keyboard. I believe we all feel a lot better when we can see the sun more often.

We have not had a cold or snowy winter. Yet, I look forward to spring — even if I know it’s not always going to be warm. I still take precautions because of the uncertainty of Chicago area springs. I still have a shovel on my front porch — just in case. I still have my windshield scraper in the back seat of my car. In past years, I have had to use that scraper in April. Why risk putting it in the trunk too soon?

Neighbors tend to hibernate during the winter, it seems. I’m beginning to see more people walking down the block. Some kids were actually playing baseball just the other day. That would indicate that spring has arrived.

We are in late March, and what that means to me is even if it does snow, it won’t be around that long. We have had temperatures in the 60’s a few times already this month. I think that means that temperatures in the 70’s can’t be that far behind.

I can’t say I remember spring days when I was a kid. I think we usually choose to remember the good times. During my youth in Roseland, I walked from 100th and Michigan to 102nd and Vernon to St. John De La Salle School. That was just over a mile. I do remember wearing my coat on many of those spring days. The mornings were a little chilly.

It became a little easier when our family moved to the city’s Washington Heights neighborhood when I was in the fourth grade. I only had to walk two blocks to school after that. So, even the cold days weren’t so bad.

Spring brings with it a lot of expectations. Even kids can get tired of winter, especially when it continues to drag on. Easter is this Sunday and it symbolizes new life. We know that April is just around the corner. Kids are getting more anxious because they know the school year soon will be coming to a close.

For us adults, the mornings are not as bleak and cold. We may even see the sun as we leave for work.

But don’t put those coats away yet. We have been fooled before. Still, we know that winter is gone and spring is here. And baseball is just around the corner. But that’s a column for next week.

Joe Boyle is the editor of The Reporter. He can be reached at thereporter@comcast.net.

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By Sharon L. Filkins

Photo by Dermot Connolly

Cake and Shamrock Shakes

Arlene Anderson (at left), of Oak Lawn, joins Kathy Lovitt at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration that Lovitt hosted at McDonald’s, 11050 Southwest Highway, in Palos Hills last Thursday. The festivities included cake and Shamrock Shake samples for everyone who came in. For the past two years, Lovitt, of Palos Heights, has been organizing holiday celebrations for the veterans, seniors and other regular morning visitors she has befriended at the restaurant.

Trump fared well in SW suburbs GOP frontrunner won more than 50 percent of vote in Palos, Orland and Worth townships

By Jack Murray The Southwest Suburbs appear to be Trump Country, based on local results of last Tuesday’s Illinois primary election.

Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump scored a higher percentage of the vote in local townships — all north of 50 percent — compared to his margins of victory statewide or in suburban Cook County as a whole.

And in the Democratic race, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in Palos, Orland and Worth townships, even though she beat him narrowly statewide and by a larger margin in suburban Cook County, according to vote tallies by township reported by the Cook County Clerk’s Office starting the day after last Tuesday’s vote count.

Locally, Palos Township gave Trump his widest margin. Trump won Palos Township with 53.9 percent of the vote (3,828 votes), besting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 21.3 percent (1,512), Ohio Gov. John Kasich 16.7 percent (1,186) and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio 6.7 percent. Rubio dropped out of the race the same night as the Illinois primary results were counted after he lost his home state of Florida by a wide margin to Trump. There were 7,098 total votes cast in Palos Township in the GOP presidential race were.

Statewide, Trump won 38.8 percent of the vote, Cruz 30.3 percent, Kasich 19.7 percent and Rubio 8.7 percent.

In suburban Cook County, Trump had 41.47 percent (91,520 votes), followed by Kasich in second place at 24.2 percent, and Cruz at 22.9 percent.

Palos Township Democratic voters gave Sanders 54.5 percent of the vote (4,138 votes) to Clinton’s 44.4 percent (3,372) out of a total 7,599 votes cast. State-

Local Township Voting in Presidential Primary Township Orland Palos Worth

Sanders 53.1% 54.4% 53.2%

Clinton Trump 45.9% 50.3% 44.3% 53.9% 45.6% 52.6%

Cruz 23.1% 21.3% 23.4%

Kasich 16.8% 16.8% 14.2%

Rubio 8.3% 6.7% 7.8%

Source: Cookcountyclerk.com

wide Clinton had bested Sanders 50.5 percent to 48.7 percent.

Her margin was greater in suburban Cook County, 53.6 percent (249,217 votes) for Clinton to 45.7 percent (212,428) for Sanders.

More than 450,000 suburban Cook County Democrats voted in the presidential primary, about twice as many as 223,495 Republicans.

In Orland Township, Trump won 50.4 percent of the Republican presidential primary votes vote (7,433) to 23.2 percent for Cruz (3,420), 16.8 percent for Kasich and 8.3 percent for Rubio out of 14,751 votes cast.

Orland Township Democrats gave Sanders 53.1 percent of the vote (7,649) to Clinton’s 45.9 percent (6,610), with 14,396 votes cast.

Worth Township Republicans went for Trump 52.6 percent (7,555) to Cruz’s 23.4 percent (3,364) to 14.25 percent for Kasich and only 7.8 percent for Rubio.

Total GOP votes were 14,356, as of Monday.

Sanders won 53.2 percent (14,221 votes) of Worth Township Democrats to 45.6 percent for Clinton (12,193), with 26,715 votes cast.

Some tabulations of the vote totals reported above grew by a small number between Monday and Tuesday on the Cook County Clerk’s website, Cookcountyclerk. com, as provisional and mail ballots are processed.

Based on unofficial results, suburban Cook County turnout was about 48 percent, a recordhigh for a presidential primary in suburban Cook County, according

to the county clerk’s office. Other highlights of Tuesday’s election it reported are as follows: • About 20,000 voters took advantage of Election Day registration.

• Hillary Clinton won 16 of 30 suburban Cook County townships and Bernie Sanders won 14.

• On the Republican side, Donald Trump won 25 suburban townships and John Kasich won five.

• Clinton’s winning percentages were highest in New Trier (65%), Thornton (64.5%) and Rich (63.1%) townships. Sanders’ highest winning percentages came in Riverside (57%), Berwyn (56.6%) and Stickney (56.6%) townships.

• Trump’s highest win percentages came in: Stickney (61.9%); Norwood Park (57.4%), and Leyden (54.9%) townships. Kasich’s highest win percentages came in New Trier (49.3%), Evanston (45.3%) and River Forest (41%) townships.

• In the Democratic Primary for Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx won 16 of 30 suburban townships. Anita Alvarez won 14 townships.

• In the Democratic Primary for Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County, Dorothy Brown won 25 of 30 suburban townships, Jacob Meister won four townships, and Michelle Harris won one.

• In the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate, Tammy Duckworth won 28 townships. Andrea Zopp and Napoleon Harris each won one township.

Action taken at the Evergreen Park Board Meeting on Monday approved an ordinance that will require that village stickers be purchased for school buses based in the suburb.

Mayor James Sexton explained that only buses with a base of operation located in the village will be required to purchase stickers.

“If buses are operating in the village, but their headquarters are elsewhere, they will not be required to have a village sticker,” he said.

Also approved were ordinances updating Evergreen Park’s Intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Oak Lawn to provide emergency dispatch services and to establish and authorize the operation of a 911 joint authority.

Participating in the Intergovernmental agreement in addition to Evergreen Park, are Burbank, Hodgkins and Bridgeview. Also participating is the Bedford Park Fire District and the Central Stickney Fire Protection District.

Additionally, the approval of an ordinance providing for the acquisition of property located at 9138 S. Kedzie Ave. will allow the village to move forward in its efforts to purchase the property. Sexton said the property has been in foreclosure for a number of years and the village is hoping to purchase it in order to provide off-street parking for ThiThi’s Restaurant, located just north of the property.

Other approvals included granting a request from Tavern in the Green to erect tents on the east side of its building at 3422 W 95th St. on April 29, July 1, Aug. 19 and Sept. 16.

An application for a business regulation certificate was approved for Shaker Subs Elite, d/b/a Firehouse Subs, a fast food restaurant located at 9204 S. Western Ave. In other board action, approval was given on the selection of Environmental Cleansing Corporation as the company to demolish two buildings at 2942-2946 W. 95th St. at a cost of $23,554. Their bid was one of eight bids received. Two of the bids presented reflected lower cost estimates, including IESCO Construction Company at $16,385 and Signature Demo Service at $22,500.

Trustee Mark Marzullo questioned Public Works Director William Lorenz on why the lower bids were not considered. Lorenz replied that he was not familiar with either of the companies and that none of his peers in nearby municipalities had ever heard of the businesses.

“Also, Environmental Cleansing Corporation has previously worked in Evergreen Park and is familiar with our village and its environment,” Lorenz said.

Sexton also added that when a company submits such a low bid on a major project, it usually results in trouble down the road.

Lockers to store banned items will be removed from court buildings The Circuit Court of Cook County is alerting residents that effective on Saturday, April 2, the Cook County Department of Facilities Management will no longer provide storage lockers for the public to store banned items at courthouses.

This includes the Leighton Criminal Court Building, at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago, where smartphones have been banned for the past three years.

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans was notified by the Cook County Department of Facilities Management that, due to security and staffing concerns, it will remove all storage lockers that it had installed at courthouses as a service for the public to safely store banned items while they conduct court business.

“It is critical that the message gets out that there will no longer be lockers available beginning April 2 at any of the courthouses,” said Evans. “At the Leighton Criminal Court Building, my particular concern is that people who are relying on the county’s storage lockers won’t be able to clear security and will miss court if they bring a smartphone.”

Cook County President Preckwinkle appoints Hamer as new chief of staff Brian Hamer has been appointed the new chief of staff for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

Hamer officially became the chief of staff on Wednesday. He recently served 12 years as director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, from 2003 to 2015, making him the longest-serving revenue director in Illinois history. He replaces Kim Foxx, who

won the Democratic primary in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on March 15.

“I am grateful that Brian has agreed to join our team,” Preckwinkle said. “His substantial management experience, his thorough understanding of finance, his passion for public service, and his collaborative approach will fit well with our administration’s approach to governing.”

“I am pleased to join the Preckwinkle administration and have the opportunity to contribute to the continuing transformation of Cook County government,” Hamer said.

“Public service is all about helping people, and President Preckwinkle’s emphasis on public health, public safety and criminal justice reform, and economic development are the kinds of policy priorities which do exactly that.”

As director of the Department of Revenue, Hamer led the 1,800-person agency, which is responsible for the collection and distribution of $40 billion of taxes each year on behalf of the state, local governments and school districts.

During his tenure as director, he was named one of the nation’s top 10 tax administrators by the trade publication State Tax Notes.

Hamer attended Yale University, where he graduated in 1978 with a B.A. in history, and earned a law degree in 1982 from Columbia University Law School,

where he was an editor of the Law Review.

He lives in Chicago with his wife. The couple has two grown children.

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Our Neighborhood

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Batman vs. Superman Party held at EP Library A Batman vs. Superman Party was held for young patrons who strolled in Sunday afternoon at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy.

The event was held to mark this Friday’s release of the movie “Batman v. Superman:

Dawn of Justice.” Kids were given an opportunity to fill out raffle tickets to win either a Batman or Superman toy figure. Youngsters also were able to have their picture taken in front of a backdrop of superhero images.

Facepainting was offered, and some kids

preferred to have the Batman and Superman logos painted on their arms.

A Batman and Superman trivia contest also took place, and crafts were made. Kids could “leap over buildings” in a single bound and “lift boulders” with Batman and Superman.

Radio personality Steve Danall entertained adults by talking about comic strips, comic books and radio from the 1930s. Danall provided images of and talked about Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy and Superman.

A youngster tosses bags through the slots of the superhero box as Superman and Batman look on. The game was one of several activities held Sunday for the Batman vs. Superman Party.

Superman struggles somewhat to lift a “boulder” as he entertained kids Sunday at the Evergreen Park Library.

A variety of Batman and Superman comics, along with other superhero comics and books, are available at the Evergreen Park Library.

Daniel Bowers, 5, of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, shows off his strength during the Batman vs. Superman Party Sunday at the Evergreen Park Library.

Brendan (left) and Nathan Diaz, of Evergreen Park, want to enter the raffle to win either the Superman or Batman figures Sunday at the Evergreen Park Library.

Photos by Joe Boyle

OL resident participates in Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer program Navy Midshipman Kathleen Spyrnal, a resident of Oak Lawn, participated in the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) ship selection draft as a future member of the U.S. Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) community.

More than 280 midshipmen at 70 NROTC units around the country have selected to serve in the Navy as surface warfare officers. Each selecting midshipman is ranked according to his or her grade point average, aptitude scores, and physical fitness.

“Our NROTC unit is made up of many motivated midshipmen

that want to do well for not only themselves and the unit as a whole but also for the community,” said Spyrnal.

According to their rankings, each midshipman provided their preference of ship or homeport to the junior officer detailer at the Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tenn. If these preferences were available, they were assigned as requested.

“It’s an honor to be able to select which ship I’ll be serving on. I’m picking what I’ll be doing for the next couple of years and to me it’s nerve wracking yet extremely exciting,” said Spyrnal. “I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for me in the Navy.”

Spyrnal, a 2012 Richards High School graduate, has selected to serve aboard USS Somerset. Spyrnal is majoring in aviation management while attending Purdue University. Upon graduation, she will receive a commission as a

Navy Ensign and report aboard Somerset as a surface warfare officer.

Homeported in San Diego, Somerset is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock named in honor of Somerset County, Pa. Amphibious transport dock ships are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions.

“This is an exciting day,” said Rear Adm. Stephen C. Evans, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), which oversees the NROTC program.

“We have some of the finest talent in our nation and we have the opportunity to marry them up with some of our finest teams in our fleet.”

Evans also told the midshipmen they should be excited, because they have a great future ahead of them on some of the Navy’s best platforms around the world.

Compiled by Joe Boyle

News and events from our archives Hickory Hills residents want no street improvements • 50 years ago From the March 21, 1966 issue The story: A number of Hickory Hills residents complained about paving streets in the village during a public hearing on a special assessment proposal for streets and storm sewers held March 17 at Dorn School.

When Hickory Hills Mayor Alphonse Petkiewicz called for a vote, nearly all of the people who attended the meeting in the packed school gym were against it. The proposed project is bounded by Roberts Road and 84th Avenue, from 93rd to 95th streets. A price of about $17 per foot has been estimated for the asphalt streets, curbs, gutters and storm sewers, with additional costs to be levied against corner lots.

Village Attorney Vincent Ewald said the project would be studied by the Board of Local Improvements. A recommendation would be made to the village board.

Chicago Ridge trustees receive a raise • 25 years ago From the March 21, 1991 issue The story: For the first time in eight years, the Chicago Ridge Village Board approved a raise for three of its trustees.

The trustees approved a 20 percent, $100 per month pay raise for the three trustees who take office on April 1. The trustees are Edward Beuttner, Donald Ryan and Larry Grove. They will earn $600 a month as trustees effective May 1. Complementing the board, Mayor Eugene Siegel said the trustees are deserving of the extra money.

The quote: This village is not enjoying an administrator or manager, so the trustees have to put more time in,” said Siegel.

Worth Park District seeks an executive director • 10 years ago From the March 23, 2006 issue The story: The Worth Park District is seeking to hire an executive director after a report based on a view of operations conducted last year highlighted the need for a professional administrator to manage district operations.

Robert Porter, director of special projects for the law firm Ancel & Glink, said the park district is advertising for the position. Porter is handling the hiring process and will refer about five candidates to the park board of commissioners to review.

The quote: “One of the attorneys that’s handling the park district wanted to move forward with the process,” said Porter. “We’re not in the headhunting business, but an agency would cost around $5,000 to $10,000 to bring someone in, and that’s more than the park district would want to spend.”

Thursday, March 24, 2016

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Palos Hills ranked as one of 50 safest cities in state

By Michael Gilbert Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett has made no secret of his support for the city’s police department.

“Quite honestly since the time I became mayor (35 years ago) I’ve been proud of our department,” Bennett said last week. “Our crime stats have always been low, and the crimes that are out there our detectives solve them.”

So Bennett was rather pleased on March 17 to share with the city council that Palos Hills was ranked 17th on BackgroundChecks. org’s list of the 50 safest cities in Illinois.

The rankings, which were released on the website earlier this month, are based on FBI violent crime stats and propriety BackgroundChecks.org research data.

This is the second time in less than six months a website has recognized Palos Hills as a “safe city.” In November, Safewise.com listed Palos Hills as the 47th safest city in the Prairie State.

“We continue to receive those recognitions, which we are very proud of,” Bennett said.

“We thank our citizens for helping us (be a safe place to live). We don’t have a neighborhood watch but the citizens of this town do a very good job of keeping us informed and being an extra eye on the streets.”

Western Springs topped the BackgroundChecks.org list and nearby Orland Park ranked 13th. Worth and Palos Heights were ranked

No. 27 and No. 28, respectively.

For the Palos Hills entry, the website wrote “A southwest Chicago suburb, Palos Hills is located in Cook County and is home to 17,400 residents. The city covers just 4.29 square miles and is served by the North Palos School District. The violent crime rate here is 34.2, and residents have just a .07 perfect chance of being affected by property crime.”

While there is no official award or certificate the city receives from BackgroundChecks. org, Bennett said there is a “web badge” – essentially a small graphic stating the honor – Palos Hills can display on its website, www. paloshillsweb.org.

“Our police do a great job,” Ald. Pauline Stratton (2nd Ward) said. “Even though we are short-handed with the police department they really are good with working to help the people out, and our residents are very aware of what is going on in their city too.

“This honor is absolutely something our city can be proud of.”

In other news, Palos Hills officials unanimously approved an ordinance setting the guidelines for the placement, use and maintenance of rain barrels in the city.

The ordinance was necessitated due to an intergovernmental agreement the city authorized with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District this past September that allows residents to receive rain barrels at no cost from the MWRD.

Prior to the ordinance, the city had no restrictions on the number, color or placement of rain barrels on one’s property. The ordinance allows a single family residence to have one black or white rain barrel located at the rear of the residence to limit its visibility from the sidewalk or street, said Ald. Mark Brachman (2nd Ward).

The rain barrel must also be “maintained and serviced frequently by the resident so that it functions properly as intended,” Brachman noted.

The ordinance prohibits water collected in a rain barrel from being deposited in the public sanitary sewer drainage system, Brachman said.

In an effort to reduce basement backups, sewer overflow and flooding, the MWRD began offering the free rain barrel program in 2014. Municipalities needed only to opt in by signing an intergovernmental agreement with the MWRD. The barrels are designed to capture rain water from a downspout with the intention of the homeowner then using the water during dry months or for uses like watering plants or washing vehicles.

In order to receive a rain barrel a resident must fill out an application at City Hall, 10335 S. Roberts Road. A Palos Hills staff member will then notify the MWRD that a resident has requested a barrel, and the MWRD will then deliver the barrel to the resident’s home.

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. Takeout 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) 4226301, or ubfelca@sbcglobal.net.

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.

Activities, games and sports for Evergreen Park youth The Evergreen Park Youth Commission will hold a variety of activities, games and social activities for kids in the fifth grade through high school from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Friday at the Evergreen Park Youth Center, 3220 W. 98th St. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 229-3377. Open gym is offered for boys and girls grades five through eight from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays in the Activity Center. The registration fee is $4.

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.

Hickory Hills Woodworkers seek more members The Hickory Hills Woodworkers are seeking new members and invite residents who are interested to the next meeting from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. Guest speakers, demonstrations, show and tell, raffles and refreshments are part of the festivities. The woodworkers share their knowledge at the meetings, which are held the second Thursday of every month.

OAK LAWN

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.

Spring Into Summer Festival planned for Oak Lawn The Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce will hold the 10th Annual Spring Into Summer Festival from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11 in Oak Lawn.

The Pet Parade begins the proceedings at 99th Street and 54th Avenue and concludes at 95th Street and Cook Avenue. The new car show and vendor fair will both occur at 95th and Cook. A special area will be dedicated to a non-profit pet organization.

More information can be obtained by calling the chamber office, (708) 424-8300.

Oak Lawn film group to view second part of ‘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 two of the 1963 historical epic “Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 at Oak View Community Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn.

Members should check the building signage for the correct room number. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 529-9028 or cineversegroup.blogspot.com.

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WHATIZIT?

Photo by Joe Boyle

We had over 20 readers guessing the Whatizit photo quiz from the March 10 issue. This past week, we had no guesses. It’s a little like feast or famine around here. At least spring is in the air.

We would have accepted gazebo, which is what it is. This particular gazebo is a prominent feature at the Village Green at 94th and Cook Avenue, adjacent to the Oak Lawn Library. The close-up of the brown structure obviously threw off our readers, who did not pick up on the clue, “Round and active.”

The gazebo is used throughout the year. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus greet youngsters at the end of November, while the Easter Bunny can be found in the gazebo around Easter. Concerts in the Park are held on Sundays during the summer at the Village Green as bands perform on the gazebo.

This week’s Whatizit photo (above) is most likely a familiar sight to some of our readers. The clue: Books and green.

Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.

SUDOKU

Oak Lawn Theatre Group 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) 5341912, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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.

Pullman tour will be followed with lunch at Hotel Florence 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 ongoing 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.

PALOS HILLS

Quilt-A-Thon to be held at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church The 15th Annual St. Helen Women’s Philoptochos Maria Pazoles Memorial Quilt-A-Thon will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 11025 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 974-3400 or visit www.stconstantinehelen.org.

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Southside Garden Novices Club seeking new members The Southside Garden Novices Garden Club is seeking new members from Chicago Ridge and surrounding suburban communities.

The club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month from March through December at the Chicago Ridge Village Hall, 10455 S. Ridgeland Ave. The June, July and August meetings are generally held in a member’s garden.

Guest speakers conduct workshops on a variety of topics including gardening. Information for the novice as well as the experienced gardener will be made available.

More information can be obtained by calling Dorothy Gass, (708) 598-8670, or dorothygass@comcast.net.

ACROSS 1 Rosie of “The Jetsons,” for one 6 Recede 9 Downloadable programs 13 Golden Gloves venue 14 Chimney substance 16 Toondom’s __ E. Coyote 17 Camp shelters 18 Single proprietor 20 The Old Spaghetti Factory alternative 22 Big D hoopster 23 West Coast sch. with more than 100 NCAA championships 24 Martini order 25 Gloomy 27 Golf hole starting points 29 On the topic of 32 Fed. power dept.

33 “__ Legend”: Will Smith movie 35 Nook and Kindle 38 Self-defense option 40 Emphatic military reply 42 Actor McKellen 43 Japanese soup noodle 44 Formula for salt 46 Brewpub lineup 50 Mr. Fixit’s forte 53 Singer Orbison 55 Aflame 56 Chinese chairman 57 Fragrant bloomer with typically pink flowers 61 Comment after a feast ... or what the first word of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across would sometimes say—if it could talk 63 Christmas celebrity 64 Future plant 65 Nonstick cookware brand 66 __ salts 67 Grinds to a halt 68 Seek damages from 69 Poker-faced

DOWN 1 Squeal on 2 Parental warning words 3 “No fighting, kids!”

4 “As seen __”: ad phrase 5 Used a stun gun on 6 College application pieces 7 Mannerless fellow 8 Like headline typefaces 9 “So-o adorable!”

10 Cash for fun 11 Crowd __: popular performer 12 Order takers 15 Overflow (with) 19 Artist with the website imaginepeace.com 21 Pa’s pa 26 Hill-building biter 28 “Burnt” crayon color 30 __ firma 31 Surg. sites 34 Mil. mail address 36 Literary wrap-up 37 Football’s Parseghian 38 Popped the question 39 Bavarian article 40 Conjecture 41 Think tank guys 45 Baby rocker 47 King in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” 48 Moving engine part 49 Hot and humid 51 Post-surg. area 52 Rapids transport 54 Go-aheads 58 Inseparable pals, to texters 59 Brummell or Bridges 60 Captivated 62 NFL scores Answers on Page 8

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COMMENTARY

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

REPORTER

An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Joe Boyle Editor

Published Weekly Founded March 16, 1960

Ray Hanania

Make government cover needs of senior citizens

Voters are real winners of the primary election

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he Democratic and Republican presidential road shows sprinted through Illinois last week, and for once our state played an active role in both races.

Hillary Clinton edged Bernie Sanders in the Democratic battle for president, while Donald Trump, a lightning rod for controversy, won comfortably over his closest opponent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

It was a week of hearing about and seeing some of the candidates campaigning in the Chicago area.

Trump, as we well know, never made it to the UIC Pavilion on March 11 due to the fact that protestors arrived in great numbers inside and outside the building. Clinton made an appearance in Vernon Hills and on Chicago’s South Side. Sanders received an enthusiastic welcome from supporters on March 11 at Argo Community High School in Summit.

We also had some hotly contested local races. Kim Foxx, the former chief of staff for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, defeated incumbent Anita Alvarez decisively in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s race. Donna More, a former state and federal prosecutor, was a distant third. Foxx won due in large part because of the shooting death of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer near 41st and Pulaski Road in Chicago. Critics felt that Alvarez waited too long to prosecute and only did so when the video was about to be made public. Alvarez was also criticized for her handling of other cases.

Clerk of Circuit Court Dorothy Brown did not receive the endorsement of the Cook County Democrats last October. Brown’s office is being investigated by the FBI and the Cook County Democrats decided it was best to distance themselves from the incumbent. They endorsed Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) instead. But when the ballots were counted on March 15, Brown had 47 percent of the vote and Harris had 30 percent. Attorney Jacob Meister had 22 percent in the Democratic race.

Cong. Tammy Duckworth (D-8th) won easily in the primary race for the U.S. Senate. She will face Republican incumbent Mark Kirk in the Nov. 8 general election. That should be a competitive race.

What these races prove is that when voters believe they have a reason to go to the polls, they will show up. The above races have been highly energized and have people of all ages talking. Despite what feelings they have for some of the candidates, people went out and voted. That’s how our voice can be heard.

For instance, Foxx won the Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney in large part because of the black vote.

She dominated in the majority of wards throughout Chicago.

Alvarez won only 13 Chicago wards. In suburban Cook County, Alvarez fared better. Foxx won 16 townships and Alvarez captured 14.

Vote totals usually increase during a presidential primary, and because of the competitive race between Clinton and Sanders and Trump’s presence in the Republican bracket, the numbers were even higher than in recent primary elections.

Results were reported from 97 percent of precincts by 10:20 p.m. on election night on March 15. Based on unofficial results, suburban Cook County turnout was about 48 percent, a record high for a presidential primary in suburban Cook County. Election Day registration, offered for the first time at every precinct, was popular. About 20,000 voters took advantage of Election Day registration.

Based on unofficial results for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton won 16 of 30 suburban Cook County townships and Sanders won 14. On the Republican side, Trump won 25 suburban townships.

In the Democratic primary for Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County, Brown won 25 of 30 suburban townships. Meister won four townships, and Harris won one. In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Duckworth won 28 suburban townships. Andrea Zopp and Napoleon Harris each won one township.

We are pleased that many people took part in the process. With the intensity of the presidential race, we believe the turnout will be high again on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Garland should be judged on credentials not politics President Obama has made his choice for the Supreme Court. And as of now, Republicans have made their choice: They are not interested.

Republicans have vowed not to hold hearings or even consider Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has stated repeatedly that he will not consider a selection by Obama. He said the selection should be made by the next president.

We can’t see McConnell’s logic. Obama is the president of the United States. Of course he should be making a selection. Judge Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13. An appropriate period of time has passed since Scalia’s death, and now it is time to consider another selection.

Despite what McConnell says, the president is fulfilling his duty and constitutional right. We should not be waiting another year to select a choice for the Supreme Court. Garland, 63, who grew up in Lincolnwood, is considered more of a moderate. Obama could have selected a more liberal judge but apparently kept in mind the person he is replacing Scalia, whose rulings were more traditional, more conservative.

McConnell’s statement that the Senate would not even consider a replacement for Scalia just a few hours after Scalia’s death was in poor taste. We agree with U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) that Republicans “should man up and cast a vote.” They should at least consider Garland’s credentials. Garland, in most any other year, would be approved. This is not any other year.

Of course, we realize politics plays a role in this process. Kirk is considered more moderate and is from a blue state. He is going to be in a tight race in the Nov. 8 general election against Cong. Tammy Duckworth (D-8th). To go along with McConnell’s demands could cost Kirk the election. This way he comes off more independent. In any event, we will give Kirk the benefit of the doubt.

Republicans should at least take a vote. If they are in disagreement over Garland’s qualifications, they can be heard. But we believe that this is the problem. McConnell and some other Republicans don’t want to take a vote because they may be held accountable in an election year. McConnell’s unreasonable and rigid stance is being made in part to appeal to the Tea Party faction of the GOP. Some of these individuals blame Obama for every one of society’s ills, whether he has anything to do with them or not.

Garland is a sold compromise choice. He works hard and does not bring attention to himself. He led the eventual conviction of Oklahoma bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski.

McConnell has already had a conversation with Garland and informed him that his name will not be brought up for a vote.

We say if you oppose Garland, then vote against him. But if you don’t, and don’t even give him the consideration of a vote, then you are not performing your duty. If these legislators are going to allow politics or their personal feelings about the president to consume them, then maybe voters should vote them out of office.

Beyond left vs. right: Madison’s vision of religious freedom

By Charles C. Haynes Partisans on both sides in this campaign season are invoking the issue of religious freedom — or what they call “religious freedom” — to bludgeon the other side.

That whirling sound you hear in the background of these shouting matches is James Madison spinning in his grave.

Madison, whose birthday the nation largely ignores every year on March 16, would be appalled to see the true meaning of religious freedom, the great cause of his life, lost in the din of charge and counter-charge in our increasingly ugly political arena.

On the right, many conservatives advocate restrictions on the religious freedom of American Muslims while simultaneously complaining about restrictions on the religious freedom of American Christians.

And on the left, many progressives advocate religious accommodations for Muslims and other religious minorities while simultaneously crying “bigotry” every time conservative Christians seek religious exemptions in the culture war over marriage.

If Madison were alive today, our best-educated Founder might well quote Shakespeare: “A plague on both your houses.”

In Madisonian terms, religious freedom means little unless it is extended to people of all faiths and none, including the smallest minorities and least popular beliefs. And commitment to the cause of conscience means little unless government takes seriously all claims of conscience — and then works to provide accommodations whenever possible.

James Madison’s expansive vision of religious freedom is instructive for us today because he, more than any other Founder, is responsible for the American arrangement in religious freedom under the First Amendment.

As a young man in Orange County, Va., in 1774, Madison was outraged by the imprisonment of Baptist preachers for the crime of “publishing their religious sentiments.” He wrote to his friend William Bradford describing the jailing of Baptists as “that diabolical Hell conceived principle of persecution” and asked him to “pray for Liberty and Conscience to revive among us.”

Then in 1776, a 25-year-old Madison went to Williamsburg to represent his county at the convention called to declare Virginia’s independence from Great Britain. At a key moment in the proceedings, young Madison successfully called for an amendment to the venerable George Mason’s draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, changing “toleration in the exercise of religion” to “free exercise of religion.”

With that small change in language, Virginia moved from toleration to full religious freedom — a precedent that would help shape the new nation’s commitment to free exercise of religion under the First Amendment. No longer would government have the power to

decide which groups to “tolerate” and what conditions to place on the practice of their religion.

Ten years later in 1786, Madison led the successful battle to disestablish the Anglican Church in Virginia by enacting the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom drafted

by Thomas Jefferson. Thanks to Madison’s leadership — and the support of Baptists and other dissenting groups — the Virginia General Assembly became the first legislative body in history to disestablish religion.

“The Religion then of every man,” Madison wrote during that fight, “must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.”

When the matter of enumerating rights was debated at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Madison — who provided the template for the “checks and balances” in the Constitution — was at first unconcerned about the absence of a bill of rights. To list some rights, he believed, might leave others unprotected and imply that the federal government had power to determine which rights to guarantee.

Thomas Jefferson — and popular opinion in his home state — persuaded Madison otherwise. “A bill of rights,” Jefferson wrote to his close friend, “is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth ... and what no just government should refuse.”

As a result, Madison drafted in 1789 what was to become the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Based on that draft, Congress adopted and the states subsequently ratified two principles — “no establishment” and “free exercise” — that protect one freedom: Religious freedom or liberty of conscience as an inalienable right for every person.

Despite past flaws and current conflicts, Madison’s arrangement in religious freedom remains the world’s boldest and most successful experiment in freedom of religion. But experiments, however noble, can fail if not carefully sustained.

For his part, James Madison was convinced that it would endure. After enacting the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, Madison wrote to Jefferson in Paris: “I flatter myself that with this statute we have in this country extinguished forever the ambitious hope of making laws for the human mind.”

Sadly, in this rare instance, Madison was wrong — as Native Americans, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and now Muslims can attest. But if we re-commit to live up to the religious liberty principles of the First Amendment, we may yet prove him right.

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and founding director of the Religious Freedom Center. E-mail: chaynes@newseum.org Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org Twitter: @hayneschaynes

Trumping freedom of speech

By Glenn Mollette Whether you like Donald Trump or not doesn’t give you the right to obstruct his right to free speech. The Chicago mob that shut down Trump’s campaign speech last week should have been put in jail. Trump’s campaign was hosting the rally. This was Trump’s party. Your right to free speech does not Trump someone else’s right to free speech.

Ronald Reagan’s most famous line may be, “I am paying for this microphone Mr. Green.” The statement was made in Nassau, N.H., leading up to that state’s primary.

Reagan was trying to explain to the crowd why the debate was being delayed when the Nassau Telegraph newspaper editor told the soundman to turn off Reagan’s microphone.

Only he and George H.W. Bush had been invited to debate, but Reagan thought that was unfair not to include the other candidates and insisted that Bob Dole and the others running at the time be on the platform.

Dole had previously complained to the Federal Election Commission about the debate stating the Telegraph was making an unfair campaign contribution to the Bush and Reagan campaigns. The Commission agreed and hence Reagan’s campaign agreed to foot the bill. The Nassau Telegraph newspaper editor, whose name was Jon Bren and not Green, asked that Reagan’s microphone be turned off when Reagan began to say something. Reagan responded with the famous statement.

When Lyndon Johnson paraded through

Inez, Ky. in 1964 nobody dreamed of trying to yell down the president. I was there.

When Barack Obama came to Indiana I stood in line for three hours to hear the senator speak to almost 13,000 people. Everyone was courteous. No one yelled out or tried to interrupt Obama.

My son and I went to hear Hillary Clinton a few years back. We went down and shook hands with her. No one tried to disrupt her speech. In each scenario it was Johnson’s, Obama’s or Clinton’s party. People were invited to listen and not to make buffoons of themselves.

If you have something to say, free speech gives you the permission to say it. Rent your own convention space. Announce you have something to say and then stand up and say it. Have a party at your house, subdivision or stand in front of your courthouse or state house and say what you want to say. People should listen without interrupting you, if they are interested in what you want to say.

Freedom of speech does not mean forgoing all civility. If you are having a hamburger party in your backyard and want to espouse all your reasons for smoking Cuban cigars, then so be it. You don’t expect people to show up and shout you down.

There are many ways to foster your First Amendment right. However, trying to Trump someone else’s speech with your speech is out of line, especially when that person is paying for the microphone.

Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author. He is the author of 11 books.

overnment needs to change the way it treats senior citizens and baby boomers.

Currently, under this country’s system, those groups are being abused.

Government must re-define poverty, eliminate taxes for seniors, make health care totally free for seniors (or simplify Medicare and make it what it was intended to be), and encourage seniors to keep working at a lower tax rate.

Seniors should start withholding their votes to force government and our so-called senior agencies such as AARP to do what we want, not what the lobbyists want. Here’s my list of what must be done.

State and federal government should end the practice of taxing Social Security. Although the average income of seniors is $35,600, the majority makes more. Government taxes Social Security income when you exceed $22,000 for a single person or $32,000 for a joint return.

Who can live on $22,000 a year or $32,000 as a couple? Seriously.

It’s not possible. When government taxes 85 percent of that income, they are punishing seniors.

That needs to stop. Seniors should be allowed to not only collect Social Security untaxed, but they should also be allowed to continue working and only be taxed on their work income, at a lower tax rate.

Seniors only represent about 16 percent of the nation’s population, but they impose the biggest burden because most are afraid to work, believing that if they do, they will lose income and have to pay taxes.

If they worked, they would be less of a burden, would spend more and actually help the economy improve.

Make the uncaring, irresponsible younger people pay a higher tax to cover the difference. They don’t want health care, for example. Well, that’s their problem.

Seniors should be given totally free healthcare services and not be required to pay for doctor visits and basic medical treatment outside of the hospital. Most importantly, they shouldn’t have to pay for prescriptions.

That’s the easy alternative to fixing the broken and incomprehensible Medicare system, because the Medicare system today is a scam that doesn’t work.

The Medicare system is so complex and difficult to understand that you need a graduate degree in “government scam sciences.”

The deadlines, the different insurance plans and the unmonitored business vultures that prey on seniors offering scam systems are horrific. The system isn’t meant to easily help provide hospitalization or doctor and prescription benefits to seniors. It’s designed to make money for insurance companies.

That needs to stop.

The pharmaceutical companies are the worst. Eliminate the doughnut hole — immediately. How does our society allow the pharmaceutical companies to rip off the elderly?

The federal government also needs to change the figures it uses to evaluate society. For example, no one in this country can live making under $50,000. Anyone making under $50,000 should be considered living in poverty and should qualify for public aid, food stamps and more.

Property taxes should be automatically suspended for senior citizens, too. And government officials who implement obstacles to prevent seniors from receiving these benefits should be jailed. That includes those in Illinois who eliminated annual notices reminding seniors to apply for vehicle stickers, licenses and exemptions.

I spent most of my life not realizing how difficult it is for seniors to live. When I was young, I took care of my mother but never realized how Social Security and senior services were so ineffective and basically worthless in helping her live.

It’s pathetic how this country makes seniors suffer with complicated laws that even the lawyers can’t understand. They’re overtaxed, under-served, and deserve far better than how we treat them!

Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

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Never take your health for granted Eric Way, pictured with his daughter, Zaria, is now committed to a healthy lifestyle.

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ould you know if you were having a heart attack?

I apparently don’t know the telltale signs because when I went to the emergency room on Feb. 27, my symptoms warranted hospital staff to suspect a heart attack.

I’ve had ER waits upwards of eight hours, so when I got through triage and wheeled to the back within 10 minutes, it felt like God’s favor. I thought, “Christ Advocate’s ER is awesome, they get people right in!”

Ta! I was only upbeat until I realized why I was getting that VIP treatment. Being asked, “Ma’am, does heart disease run in your family?” turned the sprinklers on in my eyes. My mother died of heart disease, at 52. I didn’t respond immediately. I was having a conversation in my head. “Is that what they think this is?

No! I’m not having a heart attack! Am I?,” I thought to myself. I sniffled and started bawling. “Yes, my mother had heart disease” I replied. I tried to answer other questions, but my husband, Don, answered mostly. I sat in disbelief.

WebMD reports six heart attack symptoms common in women: Chest pain or discomfort; pain in your arm(s), back, neck, or jaw; stomach pain; shortness of breath, nausea or lightheadedness; sweating; or fatigue.

It was about 8 a.m. on a Saturday that I opened my eyes after being abruptly wakened by my 5-year-old, Rhonda-Rene’s, joyful gibberish. I’d gone to bed with a backache. When I woke up, I still had discomfort. I was laying on my right side, turned awkwardly to my left to glance at the clock when I felt a sharp pain penetrate the upper left side of my back. It overwhelmed me. I felt lightheaded, started sweating and lost consciousness. When I came to, I remember rationalizing whether to call 911 or Don. “The paramedics are liable to break down my door, that’ll scare RhondaRene,” I thought. I opted for Don, who was playing basketball at the gym about 30 minutes away.

Rhonda-Rene’s normally attached to my hip except this day. As I lay unconscious, I guess she played independently in her room. I remember looking at her little concerned face. She approached me only after hearing me moaning on the phone

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to Don, “Something’s wrong. I can’t stay conscious. I hurt my back. Help, help,” I pleaded. Rhonda-Rene’s eyes asked, “Mom? You Okay?” She has special needs and isn’t able to speak. This kid had stripped her Sophia the First pajamas off and dressed herself in a pair of pastel pink tights. That was the entire outfit.

Tights. Since the more pressing issue was my health, I let that one go.

My medical results ruled out heart disease -- that was a relief! I was discharged with a clean bill of health aside from my persistent back pain. There’s still an ongoing investigation as to whether I’ve pinched a nerve after experiencing a back spasm or slipped a disk in my back.

I have several follow-up appointments scheduled.

My friend, Eric Way, 43, of the Southeast Side of Chicago, wasn’t as fortunate.

His ER visit with similar symptoms got him an express check-in with an uncomplimentary two-night stay. He was indeed having a heart attack. “You know the feeling you get when you drink something too cold. The brain freeze,” asked Eric?

“Of course,” I told him. He replied, “That’s what it felt like for me except through my chest and arms.”

Eric said he didn’t lose consciousness but did feel sluggish and light-headed.

He said, “I experienced similar feelings last August on a trip to Memphis, Tenn.

I went to the ER there and they didn’t say it was a heart attack. So, I thought it was that extreme Tennessee heat and the heavy salt the restaurant had put on my fries.”

Since we’re in an electronic age, Eric did what many do. He Googled a treatment plan for himself. “I learned eating certain foods can act as medicine to counteract health problems,” said Eric. He said he didn’t want to be that person who took a pill every day. “I ate two bananas and a

Bayer aspirin. I felt fine afterwards.”

That regimen didn’t work when symptoms returned March 6. He said chest pain began about 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. “I took my Bayer Aspirin but I only had one banana this time, when I woke the next morning, I took another Bayer and felt better.” Had it not been for the persistence of a friend suggesting it could be a heart attack, he may not have gone to the ER. Eric had a blocked artery, requiring a stent. Stents help keep coronary arteries open and reduce the chance of a heart attack. A stent is inserted into the clogged artery with a balloon catheter. The balloon is inflated and the stent expands and locks in place. This holds the artery open and allows blood to flow more freely. It was successful and after six days, he was able to return to work, light duty, but he now takes five different medications daily.

“My diet has been reduced to plants, I feel like Tarzan,” said Eric. He’s making the necessary changes because he has more than himself to think about. He has an 11 year-old daughter named Zaria.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my mom. I never want my girls to long for me as I desperately long for her. I don’t want to die prematurely from something I could’ve prevented.

That’s why I work out, even when I’m tired. I abstain from overindulging when I eat and I make it my business to schedule routine medical appointments. On those rare instances when something in my body doesn’t seem quite right, I don’t ignore it. You shouldn’t either; it could cost you your life.

Claudia Parker is an Evergreeen Park mother, author and runner whose columns appear in The Reporter the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

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OLCHS Book Club ready to kick off teen Tech Week In celebration of the upcoming Teen Tech Week, the Oak Lawn Community High School’s Media Center will host its next Student-Staff Book Club at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13

This year’s book is titled “I Am the Weapon” by Allen Zadoff.

Publishers Weekly describes it as a “violent, entertaining twist on the teen spy novel… blunt and hard-edged.”

Southwest Widow and Widowers Social Club plans its April meeting The Southwest Suburban Widow and Widowers Social Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 1 at Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 S. 69th Ave., Tinley Park.

Beverages and snacks are served. Entertainment will be provided for most months. The club offers support to the widowed of all faiths and ages. Activities also include monthly general

meetings, organized restaurant outings, dances, theater outings and other trips.

Monthly games, discussion and interaction meetings will also be held. Newcomer get acquainted meetings will also be held.

Meetings will also be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, May 6 and June 3. More information can be obtained by calling Danell Chmura, (630) 728-9368.

DEATH NOTICES Mildred L. Para Mildred L. Para (nee Lanz) age 95, passed away March 21, 2016, near her home in Evergreen Park, IL. Beloved wife of the late Joseph B. Para. Loving mother of Nancy J. Arnold, of Palos Heights, Paul Para, of Erie, CO. and David(Catherine) Para, of Booneville, MO. Cherished grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 9. Mildred was born June 7, 1920, in Chicago to Stanley M. and Rose (nee Cipley) Lanz. She attended Lindblom High School and also Rockford College. She married Joseph B. Para in Chicago, Aug. 31, 1940. He preceded her in death in 1998. In 1947 they moved to a new home in Evergreen Park, and she lived there the rest of her life. She was active at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, as church librarian, choir and church music and Catholic education. She volunteered for Education Tape Recording for the Blind and as newsletter editor for Ridge Country Club. With her husband, she enjoyed golf, bridge and working part time at his Brighton Park pharmacy.

Visitation Wednesday from 3-9 p.m. Funeral Thursday 10:00 a.m. prayers from the Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home, 10727 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60655 to Most Holy Redeemer Church for a 10:30 a.m. Blessing. Interment: St. Mary Cemetery. For information please call 1-773-783-7700 or visit www.andrewmcgann.com

Eileen Decker Eileen E. Decker (nee Smith), 73, a Palos Hills resident, died Sunday at Palos Community Hospital.

Mrs. Decker was once a legal secretary.

Survivors include daughters, Lisa Cummings and Michelle Williams; sisters, Diane Homan and Carolyn Young; brother, Gary Smith; companion, Robert Stonich; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Services are at 11:15 a.m. today (Thursday, March 24) at PalosGaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Highway, Palos Hills. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.

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the return of MAP grants. The governor has not commented on the most recent bill.

Residents who dropped by for coffee and stopped to listen to Burke and Cunningham asked what tax plans the Democrats have put forth. Burke said a graduated income tax has been discussed, and she pointed to the bill state Rep. Jack Franks (D-63rd) introduced.

Franks’ House Bill 4300 calls for the elimination of several employer tax incentives that Franks said does not benefit the majority of businesses. Some business leaders have said Franks’ bill would be detrimental to companies and raise costs for employers.

Cunningham said there are a number of plans introduced by Democrats. However, he recalled being called in for a breakfast meeting with the governor along with other legislators.

“The first 15 minutes he was talking about the evils of organized labor and that concessions have to made,” Cunningham said. “I thought maybe he would talk to us and get to know us. I thought maybe he would find out what we did before entering politics.

There was nothing like that. There was no negotiating.”

Cunningham is in agreement with Burke regarding the need for MAP grants. Many of these students are from first-generation homes and need assistance, he said. The legislators said if the governor can get away from collective bargaining, there is room for compromise.

Thomas J. Forde, 49, a former Oak Lawn resident, died Sunday at his Chicago home.

Mr. Forde was a probation officer.

Survivors include his mother, Frances Forde; sisters, Lisa Forde, Ann Murray and Kelly Moscicki; brother, Roger; nieces and nephews; aunts and uncles; and cousins.

Services were Wednesday from Curley Funeral Home to St. Linus Church. Interment took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) listens to a question while state Rep Kelly Burke (D-36th) makes a point during a coffee hour meeting with residents Saturday morning at a Starbucks in Oak Lawn.

“We have dealt with budgets, we have done it all the time,” said Cunningham. “But when the governor wants to tie everything together, it makes it very difficult.”

The budget stalemate has created financial hardship for state universities such as Eastern Illinois, where applications are way down, Cunningham said. Some residents who attended the coffee hour said that fromer governors Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar would negotiate. One woman said that Thompson fought for the “Forgotten Children’s” fund.

“There’s a belief that some of these institutions are bad,” said Burke. “In the 1970s we funded mental health programs, but that began to change in the 1980s.

The money that is cut from these pro-

grams mean these people are left out in the communities.”

Some residents pointed out that these people are our homeless. Another person said many of these people are ill and need help.

Burke added that in a couple of weeks, letters will be sent out to families about MAP grants.

“The governor wants to increase spending for K through 12 by 25 percent,” said Burke. “So, where is the money for that?”

Burke and Cunningham said much has to be done. Both legislators said the middle class and the poor are suffering.

“A lot of people’s wages are stagnating,” said Burke. “That’s not good for society.

“I wish I knew some psychological lever I can pull to get things going,” added Burke.

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assistance or help in trying to prevent this type of activity from continuing will be appreciated,” she said.

Her remarks came on the heels of an announcement from Village Clerk Bonnie Price, who stated in her clerk’s report that security cameras were installed at the Metra Train Station on Friday.

Werner said she hoped the cameras would become a deterrent to the vandalism. “The recent damage to Gale Moore Park was caused by vandals who stole large bags of rock salt from the train station and scattered it across the grassy areas in the park, which has effectively killed all the grass,” she said.

At the board meeting, two new police officers were sworn in to serve and protect.

Taking the oath of office were Officers Joseph Vityk and Michael Wirth, bringing the total number of police officers in the

village to 26. Price administered the oath. Both Vityk and Wirth graduated on Friday from the Cook County Police Academy in Chicago after completing three months of intensive training. According to a police department spokesperson, the two officers will then complete an additional week of training with the academy. The week is an optional choice and will involve taser training.

Vityk and Wirth are scheduled to begin their duties with Worth on Monday, March 28.

After the ceremony, Werner said, “I am grateful when we have young men such as these, stepping up to be police officers in this day and age. It makes me feel safe.” Werner told the officers she was proud of them.

She attended their graduation on Friday.

In other board action, a business license and ordinance approving a special use to operate an automobile repair shop was approved for A Plus Auto Repair Inc., located at 6445 W. 111th St.,

with a stipulation that prevents the company from test driving vehicles southbound on Natchez Avenue, as it is a residential street.

Also outlined was a requirement that vehicles not be stored on the lot for more than 72 hours.

A license was also approved for the Hookah Shoppe d/b/a Worth Tobacco, located at 10718 S. Harlem Ave. The license is contingent upon having passed all inspections and being in compliance with all codes and ordinances, which does not allow paraphernalia, such as glass pipes to be sold.

A license approval for The Walk-in Closet, 6955 W. 111th St., was removed from the consent agenda because the owner was not present. Werner said attendance is mandatory for owners of businesses seeking business licenses. She noted it will be visited again at the next regular board meeting.

Also approved were Tag Day requests for the Worth-Ridge Panthers on May 21 and for Blue Cap on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20.

Trustees Tedd Muersch Jr. and Kevin Ryan were absent from the meeting due to work conflicts.

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Make sure you have your ‘financial umbrellas’ ready

One-stop sweets shop now open in Tinley Park

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er love of coffee and his love of sweets lead an Orland Hills couple to open a sweet shop in Tinley

Park.

Time 4 Sweets at 17119 S. 88th Ave. in Tinley Park is what co-owner Anita McGee calls a “one-stop sweet shop.”

McGee, whose partner is her husband Robert, opened the store on Feb. 12 and will hold a ribboncutting ceremony on Thursday, May 5, ahead of their grand opening weekend of May 6-7.

Bob Although nothing was Bong definite yet, McGee said they would have special deals and offers during the grand opening weekend.

“My husband and I came up with the idea because he’s a lover of sweets and I love coffee,” said McGee, who spent 18 years in the banking industry. “We decided to combine the ideas into a one-stop sweet shop.”

McGee said the 1,000-square-foot shop offers a variety of products including coffee, candy by the pound, nuts by the pound, gourmet popcorn and vintage candy. “(Vintage candy is) the kind of candy we remember from when we were kids,” she said.

She said they plan to add ice cream as soon as the weather turns warmer.

The store is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hours on Wednesday are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The shop is closed on Sunday.

For more information, call Time 4 Sweets at (708) 468-8959, visit them at www. time4sweets.com or check out their Facebook page.

New life for Irish pub Ariel’s, an Irish pub that opened a

Time 4 Sweets is now open at 17119 S. 88th Ave. in Tinley Park.

couple of years ago at 18401 N. Creek Drive in Tinley Park, closed on Feb. 5 and began its transformation into an American watering hole under new ownership and management.

South Side American Tavern opened March 11 and held its ribbon-cutting grand opening on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 A voice mail message asking for more information was not returned.

For more information, call (708) 9288080 or visit their Facebook page.

Two businesses cut ribbons Two new businesses celebrated ribbon cuttings March 16 in Orland Park and Tinley Park.

In Orland Park. Sprint celebrated the opening of a new cellphone store at 15110 S. LaGrange Road.

In Tinley Park, Citizens Finance, a consumer loan company, celebrated its opening at 7941 W. 171st St.

Buona Beef to open first Chicago location in Beverly Berwyn-based Buona Beef opened its first location in Chicago this week at 10659 S. Western Ave. The chain gave 100 customers free

Telescope viewing will begin in April at Moraine Valley Visitors can view the moon and stars during a schedule of telescope viewing nights to be held on the campus of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills.

This is the 14th year of the free public viewings. The first viewing will take place at 7:45 p.m. Friday, April 15, followed by 8:15 p.m. Friday, May 13; 8:45 p.m. Friday, June 10; 8:40 p.m. Friday, July 15; 8 p.m. Friday, Aug 12; 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9; and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Dates and times are subject to change.

Viewings will be canceled if the sky is cloudy or there are high winds. All viewings are held at the telescope dome on the G. Jack Bradley Observation Deck, located on the west side of the college’s Nature Study Area, off Kean Avenue near 107th Street.

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Observers can park in lots east of Building P or in the west section of the Building D parking lot and then walk on the path to the observation deck. Children must be accompanied by an adult or supervisor.

Tom McCague, retired associate professor, hosts the viewings. An amateur astronomer for more than 40 years, McCague built the telescope using common hardware store items and donated it to the college. The telescope is a 6½-foot Newtonian reflecting model with a 13inch diameter.

Observers should dress for the weather, wear insect repellent and bring binoculars if they have any. Occasionally, the International Space Station passes into view. This season should lend to good views of the rings and moons of Saturn and a decent shot of Mars.

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Italian beef sandwiches for a year when it opened on Tuesday, March 22. Contestants had to take a selfie in front of the new restaurant and post it on the chain’s Facebook page, Instagram or Twitter pages.

The 100 people chosen for the free beef promotion were among the first to enter the 3,940-square-foot restaurant that includes a drive-through window.

Opening day also featured various Buona giveaways including gift cards, free coffee and more, according to a news release from the chain founded in 1981.

The total project cost was announced in December 2014 and was pegged at about $2.9 million and the developer received assistance from the city of about $450,000.

Buona has 16 Chicagoland locations as far west as St. Charles, to the south in Orland Park and up north in Hoffman Estates.

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

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

MVCC coding program earns national recognition The American Health Information Management Association (AHiMA) Foundation has awarded Moraine Valley Community College’s coding certificate program with its seal of approval becoming the second program in Illinois to earn the recognition.

“On behalf of the Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP) Council, I am pleased to inform you that you may now use the PCAP logo to promote your program as being approved,” stated Desla Mancilla, of the Foundation, in a letter to Donna Schnepp, director of Health Information Technology Program at the college.

“Gaining approval validates the content, sequence, quality, and integrity of our coding program. Faculty are confident we are teaching our students the most current competencies in coding education and equipping them to achieve their career goals,” Schnepp said.

The approval designation also assures healthcare providers that certificate holders in the college’s coding program possess the necessary job skills to attain success in entry level coding positions. Students are guided through a coding curriculum providing them with 41 credit hours of instruction.

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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 Quicken Loans Inc to Chicago Trust Co Tr, 9831 S Nottingham Ave, Unit #14, $36,000; PNC Bk to Stanek Jakub, 9650 S Nottingham Ave, Unit #3A, $50,000; Ciesla Kevin D to Komslyski Tsvetan, 7125 Oconnell Dr, Unit #302, $60,000; Fagan William D Tr to Ruiz Dolores, 6546 W 106th Pl, $155,000.

Evergreen Park Balcaitis Tim to Burke James H, 9729 S Millard Ave, $233,000; Deutsche Bk Trust Co Amer to Schaltz Chris, 9230 S Central Park Ave, $146,000; 9409 S Country Club Dr to Snipes Sylvester, 9409 S Country Club Dr, $145,000; Thomas Ronald G to Izzo Timothy M, 3153 W 102nd St, $123,000.

Hickory Hills Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Rimawi Hisham, 8531 W Thomas Charles Ln, $104,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Jerzy Trzeciak Inc, 9100 W 93rd St, $157,500; Bank New York Mellon to Drozek Krystyna, 9120 S 87th Ct, $158,000.

Oak Lawn Judicial Sales Corp to Standard B&T Tr, 10361 S Parkside Ave, Unit #410361, $32,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to OL Bldg Fund LLC, 9058 S Cicero Ave, $800,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co to Robinson Emily, 10608 Kedvale Ave, $175,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to RTL Enterprises LLC, 10401 S Keating Ave, Unit #104011D, $52,500; Greenlees Sharon Tr to Walsh Michael P, 10729 Kilbourn Ave, $207,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Corner Stone Prop LLC, 5630 W 103rd St, Unit #5630306, $54,000; Zlidar Peter to Shamma Michael F, 4612 105th Pl, $250,000; Daubert Susan Tr to Cholke Jacob L III, 5105 W Deblin Ct, Unit #51051C, $109,500; Porrevecchio Dana to Foley Lawrence

R, 5840 104th St, Unit #311, $80,500; Hildebrand Erik L Tr to Elhila Mohamed, 9401 Menard Ave, $190,000; Warren Ben to Kubil Daniel M, 8841 Melvina Ave, $167,500; Fannie Mae to Marquette Bk, 10901 Kilbourn Ave, $160,000; Dziugas Sophia to Chiadikobor Jackson, 5741 W 103rd St, $120,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Cremins Steven M, 10328 Laporte Ave, $225,000; Sherman Joanne H Tr to DobbsJohnson Lena, 9724 Karlov Ave, Many, $42,000; Miller Jolie to Brennan Christopher S Jr, 4925 109th St, Unit #17201, $55,000; Leone Jason to Hawking Edward, 10217

Washington Ave, $205,000.

Palos Hills Lehman XS Trust Mtg Pass Through Certificates SERI to Abdelhadi Fareed, 10442 S 81st Ct, $147,000; To Thuy M to Ziyadeh Ayman, 10631 S 84th Ave, $255,000; Tujo Jo Ann to Smertene Anthony R, 10960 S Valley Ct, $270,000; Keane Brian to Truchan Marek, 8202 Millstone Dr, Unit #73A, $118,000; Judicial Sales Corp to Jerzy Trzeciak Inc, 10870 S 84th Ave, $110,000; Weis Adam J to Woloszczuk Lukasz R, 11009 Theresa Cir, Unit #3B, $82,000.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of March 21) RATES

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3.875

3.910

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3.125

3.180

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30-year fi ed Jumbo

3.625

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United Trust Bank (as of March 21) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.750

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3.125

3.129

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2.990

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Prospect Federal (as of March 21) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.750

APR 3.798

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20-year fi ed

3.500

3.566

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3.000

3.067

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All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

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age 5 to 10 years old,” said Tammie Lagioia, the Hannum School spokesperson. “They are young, but our message to them is even though you are little, you are mighty. We are trying to show them that when we all work together, we can do amazing things.”

The event rose over $20,000, totaling over $73,000 collected by the school over the past four years for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

This year’s event had more girl participants than the past three years, with many female students not afraid to have their heads shaved in order to actively support the cause, according to Lagioia.

The head-shaving was done by licensed barbers from SportsClips and Honey Cuts, along with Hannum staff members and parents.

The event began by featuring honored kids who are living with cancer, including Brenna McNamara, who was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in April of 2015. McNamara is currently in remission at Advocate Children’s Hospital.

“I wouldn’t be here today without the generous help of the community,” McNamara said.

“Honored kids are kids who honor us with their presence and share their stories with our students are truly an inspiration,” Lagioia said. “Kids with cancer are our reason for it all. They’re the inspiration behind our event and the reason we’re helping fund childhood cancer research. We believe all kids should be able to grow up and turn their dreams into realities.”

Braving the shave takes a lot of guts, according to Panice, and this is why Hannum students who chose to participate in the event had the option to shave their head to show solidarity for patients with cancer, or to partake in the dance-a-thon. Forty-five Hannum students opted for the dance-a-thon, which was a total of 45 minutes of non-stop dancing.

“The dance-a-thon encouraged the students to continue on dancing even if they may be tired,” Panice said. “It’s often a way for girls or younger students to participate without having to shave their heads and it still ties them to understanding what life is like for someone with cancer.

Even though a patient may be exhausted, they still continue treatment.”

Photo by Kelly White “The dancing sounds easy, but it’s not,” Lagioia said. Dean Musko, 11 of Oak Lawn, had his head shaved for the second year in a row “There is a combination of both boys and girls who opted at the fourth annual St. Baldrick’s Day event at Hannum School in Oak Lawn on to dance instead of shave their heads.”

Friday night.

However, the idea of taking the contract away from a local company did not sit well with trustees Alex Olejniczak (2nd) and Bob Streit (3rd).

When Olejniczak questioned the necessity of making a change, since there had been no complaints about Jack’s work, Deetjen raised other issues.

He pointed out that Jack’s is located on village property, and has not paid any rent since the contract ended. Furthermore, he said the village has determined that the company has somehow managed to avoid paying any water or sewer charges for the past 15 years.

“They are in arrears on utilities,” he said.

Olejniczak agreed that the village is entitled to get any money owed to them, but said that putting village residents out of work is the wrong thing to do.

“You’ve got a good Oak Lawn business here. Why would you even want to change?,” wondered Olejniczak, who had asked that the vote be postponed to allow further review of the process.

Streit spoke more stridently, asserting that Deetjen’s efforts

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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS CHICAGO RIDGE

Easter Egg Hippity Hop

The Annual Easter Egg Hippity Hop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Chicago Ridge Library, 10400 S. Oxford Ave. Kids can hunt for some eggs and books. After the egg hunt, families can view a movie at 2 p.m. More information can be obtained by calling the Youth Services Department, (708) 423-7753.

Session topics include Tracing Your American Roots, Census and Military Records, Ship Passenger Lists, Internet-based Resources (such as Ancestry and Rootweb) and more. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Movies mark Women’s History Month

“Color Therapy for Adults” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 7 at the Chicago Ridge Library.

Adults will be given an opportunity to color for fun. Coloring books for adults is a new and popular trend that has been described as having many emotional and creative benefits. The library staff supplies the pages, colored pencils, coffee and tea.

More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 423-7753, or visit the website at www.chicagoridgelibrary.org for this free class.

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. today (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.

Program on breast cancer health

PALOS HILLS

‘Color Therapy for Adults’

A program on breast health will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 11 at the Chicago Ridge Library.

“Key to Life” will be presented by the Key Chain Project, sponsored by Cancer Treatment of America. They will teach participants about breast health and Komen Chicago’s efforts to end breast cancer. Individuals will make key chains that serve as a visual reminder for women to get regular mammograms since early detection is the key.

More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 423-7753, or visit the website at www.chicagoridgelibrary.org to register for the free event.

Bingo in the afternoon Bingo will be played from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the Chicago Ridge Library.

Prizes will be awarded to game winners. Refreshments will be provided. Participants must be at least 18 years old to play. No entry fee is necessary for the cash prizes. More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 423-7753 or visit the website at www.chicagoridgelibrary.org.

EVERGREEN PARK

Home ownership program The Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc., Phi Kappa Omega Chapter, will be holding a program on “Time To Build: Steps To Home Ownership” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26 in the Community Room of the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy.

Patrons can stop by and learn more about how to purchase a home from start to finish. Even if residents are not presently considering buying a home, the information will be available if they decided to purchase a home in the future. The program will go over planning, saving and investing.

Learn to make crepes The “Crepes with Chef Keith Sichelski” program will be held at 6:30 p.m. today (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

‘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, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. 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 Pompeii. 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.

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.

‘Steve Jobs’ is this month’s morning movie The morning movie for adults will be presented at 10 a.m. Friday, April 8 at the Palos Hills Public Library, 8611 W. 103rd St. The film this month will be “Steve Jobs.” Popcorn, pop and snacks will be served.

Learn about and taste vintage cakes Grandbaby cakes tasting and a book signing will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Green Hills Public Library.

Patrons can celebrate vintage cake recipes and family memories with food blogger Jocelyn Delk Adams. She will debut her first cookbook, Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories.” Samples of her cakes will be provided.

Copies of her book will be available for sale at the library. Registration is limited to 90. The event is for ages 13 and up. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ is next Dinner and Movie

The next Dinner and a Movie will be “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” which will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 at the Green Hills Library. Patrons can watch the movie and have a catered dinner. Registration is limited to 45. This event is for adults only. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Teens and tweens can make planters Teens and tweens are invited to make little planters at 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 7 at the Green Hills Library. The planters will be decorated with faces and participants will plant succulents in them.

The session is for kids ages 10 to 17. Registration is limited to 25.

Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Library hosts introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 An introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 will be offered from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the Green Hills Library.

The hands-on class will instruct patients in creating a new document as well as utilizing the functions of the ribbon, edit text, print and save a document. Basic computer skills are required. A $5 cash deposit will be required at the time of registration, which will be refunded to all participants the day of the class.

Register at the information desk. This class is for adults only.

Patrons can also register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

WORTH

‘Container Gardening” program The program titled “Container Gardening” will be held at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 in the meeting room at the Worth Library, 6919 W. 111th St. Donna Hirsch will show many recommendations for lifting your landscape designs off the ground. Hirsch is a speaker from the University of Illinois Master Gardening Program. Everyone is welcome.

Illinois Treasurer’s Office to help 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.

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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achievement with sparkling grape juice before lifting a few shovelfuls of dirt to mark the occasion.

The two-story center, open 24 hours a day, will include about two dozen exam rooms, as well as thoracic and pulmonary surgery suites, a PET/CT scan suite and a blood center.

Chemotherapy bays will be on the second floor, situated in front of large windows so that patients receiving chemotherapy will be able to look out on an adjacent wooded area.

In addition, a pharmacy and retail store for medical supplies will be on the first floor, as well as an outdoor patio area.

“We want a friendly space for our patients. We want them to think positively. That is important in cancer care. So, to promote that, we have incorporating a water feature, a fountain in the two-story lobby and reception area,” said Mahmoud Mahafzah, MD, one of the cancer specialists partnering with Hamed.

He said that while a name for the center has not been officially chosen, they are seriously considering “Fountain of Hope.”

The six are affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, and Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights.

Cathy Griffin, the regional director of operations for the group, said they will be consolidating three medical offices, including two in Oak Lawn and one in

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indicated a lack of loyalty by the administration. “The only thing you get after providing nearly two decades of dedicate service to the village is fired,” he said.

“No one has gotten fired yet,” retorted Trustee Tim Desmond (1st). “Try to tell the truth, if you can.”

Indeed, no one did get fired, because Desmond, Olejniczak and Streit voted against the move, and Mayor Sandra Bury sided with them to break the 3-3 tie.

“I just think after all this discussion, we need to look at the matter further and make sure the right decision is made,” said Bury.

Deetjen said his next step, in light of the vote, will be to draw up a contract for Jack’s, to be offered for the board’s consideration.

“But the village cannot do business with a company that is in arrears in rent and utilities.

It is against the law,” he said.

Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th), who voted to change companies, said he had no problems with Jack’s but felt the vetting process was thorough and “a 15-year run is a long time.”

“I know ‘Jack,” (the company owner), and my only regret is that I guess I won’t be going out for any more beers with him,” he said wryly.

Burbank, at the new site.

“We are so happy and excited that this is coming to Chicago Ridge,” said Griffin. “It is a tremendous addition.”

“It seems like 10 years we have been working on this, rather than one,” said the mayor.

“We’re here to celebrate. We are so proud to have this center here. It is going to be great for Chicago Ridge and the whole area,” said Tokar.

When the Village Board approved the plans last month, the mayor noted that developing the land within the TIF district will benefit the village financially, too.

“The increment on taxes is going to mean a lot. It is a big difference in what is being collected now on vacant land. It will mean some jobs, too,” said Tokar.

With the Chicago Ridge Nursing Center already located next door at 10602 Southwest Highway, and the Davita dialysis center nearby at 10511 S. Harlem, and other facilities in the area, Tokar said at the groundbreaking that area is becoming a “medical corridor” for the village.

“And it has been a pleasure working with these doctors to come to an agreement that is good for everyone.

The Rev. Joseph Mol also led the medical and village staff in a prayer, seeking blessings for everyone from the construction workers to the future generations of healthcare workers and patients who will pass through the doors.

“May the Divine Physician shower his grace upon all the good that will take place in this building for years to come,” he said.

Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar looks on as the six doctors who are partnering in a new medical building being built at 10604 Southwest Highway “dig in” during a ceremonial groundbreaking held on the site on Friday.

Photo by Dermot Connolly

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

BEST OF THE WINE GUY

Diet is the key to staving off old age

D

o you wish to stay young and healthy regardless of how old you get? There is not a sane person in this world who would like to be sick and die young.

According to some research from January 2007

by Erica Battin, a registered dietician at the Center for Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, certain foods have been found to boost the immune system including red bel peppers, butternut squash, Brazil nuts, yogurt, papaya, soybeans, cantaloupe, spinach and whole grains.

Spice such as paprika and liquorice, and the omega-3 fatty acids found in walnuts, flaxseed, ginger, and coldwater fish such as wild salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel, anchovies and sardines are

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.

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 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.

good for the coronary system and can reduce inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

Genetics, once thought to be the deciding factor in how one’s body and mind held up to aging and how long one lived, is now believed to be less than 30 percent of this influence. The foods you eat, and don’t eat, and how well you maintain your body, are the most crucial factor in determining bodily health, and goes a long way toward mental health as well.

According to a study published in the Journal of Neurology, fruit and vegeta-

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. Commonly known as 8641 OAK PARK AVENUE, Burbank, IL 60459 Property Index No. 19-31-406-099-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 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.

ble intake – especially green leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach) and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, kale, watercress, cabbage, turnips, arugula) – by persons age 65 and older can protect against the body’s decline during old age.

The oldest subjects in the study benefited by consuming a lot of vegetables. Green leafy vegetables are typically low in calories, low in fat, high in protein per calorie, high in dietary fiber, high in photochemicals such as vitamin C, vitamin A, lutein and folic acid. Cruciferous vegetables contain both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber vitamins C and other vitamins, as well as various phytochemicals.

Eggs, meanwhile, may help stave off macular degeneration, the study claims.

For blood-sugar control try barley, beans, bran (unsweetened), brown rice, lentils, low-fat milk, oatmeal, green peas, pumpernickel, rye 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.

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.

sourdough breads, sweet potatoes and whole grain crackers.

It is never too late to improve your health. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself if properly maintained and cared for, even if it has been abused and injured, so as long as one takes the initiative to eat right and exercise the body will typically respond well.

And let us not forget the benefits of drinking wine with your meals each and every day. Two glasses a day with dinner can do you no harm and can only help improve your health. So, like the old Nike commercial used to say, “just do it!”

Anthony Scarano 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. Overindulgence may be harmful to your health.

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

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.

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 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.

Property Index No. 18-34-412-010-0000.

The judgment amount was $159,617.71.

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).

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.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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.

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

LEGAL NOTICE

Commonly known as 9111 MEADOWVIEW DRIVE, Hickory Hills, IL 60457

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.

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.

Students looking to get into agriculture could be without the necessary educational opportunities to spring them forward in the industry, according to state Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th).

Cunningham said that in the most recent budget proposal from the governor’s office, agriculture education in Illinois is set to be cut completely out of the budget. In past years, agriculture education has received nearly $2 million. The senator proposed legislation that he said would put a priority on agriculture education instead of slashing it to zero.

“We need to be prioritizing the industries that make Illinois great. Agriculture is one of those industries,” said Cunningham. “We need to continue to invest in agriculture education, not just end it.”

The senator alluded to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that in the coming years there will be about 60,000 new ag-related jobs.

Only about 61 percent will be filled with qualified graduates, Cunningham said.

Property Index No. 24-19-105-047-0000.

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.

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.

Cunningham focuses on agriculture education

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

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.

Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1836-53 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 15 CH 5780 TJSC#: 36-1182

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

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.

“ We need to be

prioritizing the industries that make Illinois great. Agriculture is one of those industries. ”

— State Sen. Bill Cunningham

Cunningham proposed Senate Bill 2975, which he said would also put a priority on training and preparing the next generation of agriculture education teachers. The legislation recently was assigned to the Senate Education Committee.

“I have a high school in my district that emphasizes the importance of agriculture to students in Chicago. Now is not the time to quit emphasizing that importance,” Cunningham said.

Last fiscal year the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences received $12,000 from the state for ag education.

Now the governor is proposing the school absorbs the loss of funding, while Chicago Public Schools is set to lose $78 million in state support this fiscal year, Cunningham said.

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 $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: 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.

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.

SCHOOL NEWS

Thursday, March 24, 2016

McAuley academic decathlon team qualifies for nationals The academic decathlon team had an impressive first year at Mother McAuley High School, competing in the state meet where they qualified for nationals On March 12, McAuley competed in the state meet, where they were tested in 10 academic subject areas in addition to their speech, essay and interview skills.

McAuley finished in ninth place overall, and second place among the non-Chicago Public School teams. This distinction is important, as CPS teams have the Academic Decathlon as a class as opposed to a club that meets after school. With less time to prepare, a second place finish is notable.

The Mighty Macs were the youngest team at the competition, with one freshman, seven sophomores, one junior and one senior. Going up against teams of mostly seniors, especially in subject areas like mathematics and science that include questions on pre-calculus, physics and other areas a younger team would not have studied yet, placed the Macs at a disadvantage.

However, every McAuley student on the team finished in the top quarter in individual events, and as a whole, had the highest rankings in mathematics and science out of any other team at the meet. The only freshman in the competition, Clare Graney-Dolan, a McAuley Agatha O’Brien Memorial Scholar, finished in 54th out of 108th place. Other team members include sophomore Ariana Alcantar, a Big Shoulders scholar, sophomore Annie Chellberg, a resident of Evergreen Park; sophomore Jessica Gomez, of Oak Lawn; senior Sara Law,

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Dist. 230 names Legacy Hall outstanding alumni for 2016 The District 230 Foundation will host the Legacy Dinner on April 29 at Silver Lake Country Club. At the dinner, 11 outstanding alumni will be inducted into the District 230 Foundation Legacy Hall.

Legacy Hall was established to recognize and showcase graduates who have created a legacy for current and future students to follow in the halls of District 230. District 230 Foundation Legacy Hall has been established to recognize and honor graduates from Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew High Schools who exemplify the core mission of District 230: adults prepared to realize their life-long potential in an everchanging world.

Nominations are accepted in nine categories including: • Arts and Entertainment • Business and Commerce • Community and Volunteerism • Education and Humanities • Government and Military • Philanthropy and Non-Profit • Science and Technology • Sports and Recreation Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www. d230foundation.org The Legacy Hall Class of 2016 is listed as follow: Eric Barber: Equal Opportunities Expert;

Wheelchair Basketball Player; Stagg High School, Class of 1989 Dan Capuano (posthumous): Firefighter (City of Chicago); Sandburg High School, Class of 1990 Piotr Dollar: Research Scientist; Facebook AI Research; Stagg High School, Class of 1998 Ryan Kaminski: Program Manager for Human Rights; United Nations; Sandburg High School, Class of 2004 Karen Kasza: Research Fellow Developmental Biology; Memorial Sloan Ketteran Cancer Center; Stagg High School, Class of 1999 Cassandra Moran: Volunteer and Community Activist; Sandburg High School, Class of 1979 Mike Navarro: Retired Teacher and Coach; Sandburg High School, Class of 1969 Dr. William Nevin: Retired Doctor, Pulmonology; Sandburg High School, Class of 1958 Heather K. Terry: Founder, CEO, NibMor Chocolate; Andrew High School, Class of 1997 Wendy Ulaszek: Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Connecticut; Stagg High School, Class of 1986 Jill Wrobel: Vice President Human Resources; Walgreens; Sandburg High School: Class of 1998 A complete list of Legacy Hall inductees can be found at www.d230foundation.org

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The McAuley Academic Decathlon team was recognized on March 14 with a cart ride through the hallway. Seated (from left) are freshman Clare Graney-Dolan and sophomore Annie Chellsburg. On hand in the back row (from left) are Coach Mary DeVoto, senior Sara Law, sophomore Isabel Luna, sophomore Meg McKibbon, junior Maddy Murphy, sophomore Isabella Rutherford and Coach Lisa Rollheiser. Three students who were absent and did not appear in the photo were sophomores Ariana Alcantar, Jessica Gomez and Cindy Maciel.

of Palos Heights; sophomore Isabel Luna, sophomore Cindy Maciel, a Big Shoulders scholar; sophomore Meg McKibbin, of Evergreen Park; junior Maddy Murphy and sophomore Isabella Rutherford.

Faculty members Mary DeVoto and Lisa Rollheiser serve as coaches.

McAuley’s final scores for the day have qualified the team for

competing in nationals remotely on Friday, April 29. The purpose of the U.S. Academic Decathlon is to develop and provide academic competitions, curriculum and assessment to promote learning and academic excellence through teamwork among students of all achievement levels. Each year, the decathlon focuses on a different theme. This year’s theme is “India.”

SXU to participate in ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ Men will be wearing high-heels and walking along the St. Xavier University campus, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 for the second annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” to raise awareness of violence against women.

Male administrators, faculty and staff will be walking one mile of the campus to get the com-

munity talking about topics including gender relations and sexual violence against women. April is Sexual Assault Awareness month across the country.

The event is free.

For more information or to sign-up to participate, contact Samantha Maher-Sheahan, associate dean of students, at (773) 298-3122 or mahersheahan@ sxu.edu.

St. Laurence to host Final Four Extravaganza The 16th annual Final Four Extravaganza will be held from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at St. Laurence High School, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank.

This year’s event features a Super Raffle with many cash prizes, including a $5,000 grand prize.

Tickets are $60 each, and include free food and drink throughout the event.

The “Evening of Baskets and Bucks” offers Las Vegas-style gaming amidst the NCAA men’s bas-

ketball tournament. The event also features a large craft-beer tasting area. Supporters of the school are invited to attend and renew acquaintances with friends, faculty and alumni. Proceeds will directly benefit the students at St. Laurence High School.

“As always we truly look forward to welcoming all of those who share the spirit and the enthusiasm of our St. Laurence community,” said Joe Martinez, school president.

STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Local students earn dean’s list honors at Marquette University A group of local students have been selected to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 dean’s list at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

Evergreen Park residents who have been selected to the dean’s list are Michelle Konecki, bachelor of science, Speech Pathology and Audiology; and Timothy McGinnis, bachelor of science, Exercise Physiology.

Oak Lawn residents who are on the dean’s list at Marquette University are Jonathan Eskra, bachelor of science, Exercise Physiology; Cody Haberkorn, bachelor of science, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Kyle Haberkorn, bachelor of science, Electrical and Computer Technology; Luke Haberkorn, bachelor of science, Electrical and Computer Technology; Brendan Hopkins, bachelor of science, Finance; Austin Lenz, bachelor of science, Accounting; Aileen Mallon, bachelor of science, Business Administration; Margaret Moran, bachelor of science, Nursing; and Robert Tracy, bachelor of science, Mechanical Engineering.

Palos Hills resident Dominika Stasik also earned dean’s list honors. She is earning a bachelor science degree in Biomedical Sciences.

Oak Lawn resident has been selected to dean’s list at St. Mary’s College A local student has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind. Meredith Byrnes, an Oak Lawn resident, has been selected to the dean’s list at St. Mary’s College.

Local students are selected to dean’s list at Carroll University Two local students have been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. Earning dean’s list honors are Evergreen Park resident Daniel Anzelmo, and Oak Lawn residents Julia Coti, Daniel Markunas and Kathryn Nowak.

Student earn high honors at Richards High School A group of students at Richards High School in Oak Lawn have earned high honors for the second quarter of the 2015-16 school year.

Students with a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99 have earned high honors.

Freshmen with high honors are Jasmin Saric, Lucia Barraza, David Becius, Maria Carrillo, Leslie Guerrero, Julia Huscher, Matthew Maher, Justyna Mazurek, Alexandria Vaughn, Kyle Walt, Zaria Wilson, Fatima Nasser, Kimberly Byers, Zaal Khalil, Amr Mohamed, Yanier Moore, Daniel Christian, Logan Evans, Jaime Graham, Bobby Green, Jacklyn Laxton, Jack Lisula,

Claire Meegan, Quinn Mei, Lisette Montenegro, Trevor Thompson, Aya Zubi, Jenna-Emily Halal, Kamari Hayes, Omar Muhamad, Sean Willis, Kristen Zamora, Ibrahim Mohsen, Yousef Ahmad, Nada Al-Beitoni, Adam Alkilani, MarkChristian, Marc Gutierrez, Ethan Juarez, DeJan Miller, Conrad Para, Lucas Sekulski, Kaliyah Agnew, Eraklis Labrakis, Olivia Tustanowski and Iyad Zuhour.

Sophomores who received high honors are Shahd Alshatnawi, Julia Wilson, Jacob Fries, Cassandra Miller, Evelyn Perea Santillan, Milton Santiago, Hatem Mutania, Corinne Gandurski, Ali Mohamed, Rebecca VonBruchhaeuser, Hajar Souari, Victoria Jeziorczak, Luis Renteria, Jennifer Schaal, Matthew Snyder, Lidia Techane, Jade Ingram, Michel Ortega-Cervantes, Colin Regan, Shannon O’Brien, Keely Rodriguez, Sammy Daradi, Esohe Okungbowa, Mohamed Alqashmi, Terry Dyson, Omar Younes, Isabella Clark, Mohammad Naser, Rashid Al-Bitar, Morgan Cardenas, Alex Crivellone, Kristy LiVolsi, Angela Abrand, Marissa Flores, Jonathan Hammons, Jailene Retana, Kelsey Cherell Valentine, Adham Sakhnini, Yazin Beitouni, Hailey Kolarik, Lonese Forrest-Clark, Arton Bislimi, Madisyn McDaniel, Fatima Murillo, Armani Traylor, Seirra Boclair-Johnson, Veronica Kieta, Maya Little, Ivan Delgadillo, Diamond Boddie, Amr Alshatnawi, Christopher Ruane and Jose Perez.

Juniors on the high honors roll list are Brianna Brown, Devin Jackson, Daren Gause, Caileena Clifton, Lisa Costa, Allison McGuire, Jessica Reinhart, Jordan Conejo, Kristen DiPietro, Samantha Golinski, Justin Hicks, Jovanni Natividad, Daniel Tobin, Bahia Ramahi, Jacob Rivera, Alejandro Jimenez-Baeza, Diana Orintaite, Katlyn Graham, Subren Musa, Arrin Westbrook, Tyler Konkol, Lauren Hennessy, Deja Chaney, Karolina Kairys, John Jozefowicz, Malak Abdelnaour, Jacob Hardie, Aaron Medel, Taylor Davey, Elisa Medina, Kyliah May, Deena Morrar, Angel Leonardo, Kamil Rusnak, Alex Cruz, Towfeek Dallash, Dania Daoud, Najah Salti, Ansam Barakat, Alicia Gonzalez, Matthew Reinhart, Ar Chala Cohens, Stephanie Eklund, Abby Hanrahan, Krzysztof Obrochta, Rachel Reinhart, Anastasios Koutsis, Mohannad Musa, Thomas Olson, Brook Escalona, Akram Samara, Hamza Almusa, Sydney Izzo, Noah Petrusevski, Hippatallah Salim and Doaa Daineh.

Seniors who made high honors are Alex Lisowski, Alan Balich, Janae Brodnax, Najah Muhamad, Marek Warywoda, Taylor Cox, Thomas Groebe, Chantal Galsim, Corey McNamara, Karina Mikols, Eric Scott, Nicholas Fritz, Louis Segina, Dominique Miller, Taibe Bislimi, Elizabeth Wisniowicz, Andrea Taylor, Luay Beirat, Jaliyah Mitchell, Taher Rafati, Iris Ayala, Brian Collier, Mohammad Barakat, Daniel Byrne-Szafoni, Aaron Zilinger, Melissa Percic, Dana Garrett, Rachel Wilkosz, Angelo Hall, Christopher Zeschke, Sultan Benson, Jordan Merrill, Diego Serna, Tiana Surles, Jordan Wells, Ashley Zavala, Elzbieta Basiorka, Brianna Senodenos, Brianna Haynes, Laura Dix, Brianna Jackson and Kyla Jimmar.

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The Chicago Christian High School DECA Club earned 10 medals in a recent state competition. The participants and coaches are (front row, from left) Logan Molenhouse , Bobby Schaaf, Mike Melody, of Palos Heights; Jess Workman, Madi DeJager, Alyssa Harms, Abby Haan, Palos Heights; Emily Damstra, Orland Park; Mattie Mikitka, Orland Park; Emily Skopec, Palos Park; (back row, from left) Ken Kreykes, Jimmy Brady, Palos Park; Jon Lautenbach, Orland Park; Jay Spencer, Trevor Wolterink, Caleb DeRuiter, Dan Vos, Orland Park; and Li Zhang.

Chi. Christian DECA students earn trip to nationals Ten different students earned medals in state competition recently for the Chicago Christian High School DECA team (Distributive Education Club of America).

Earning medals were seniors Jim Brady (Business Innovation and Principles of Marketing), Jon Lautenbach (Business Innovation), Mattie Mikitka (Advertising Campaign), Mike Melody (International Business Plan), Alyssa Harms (Fashion Merchandising), Jessica Workman (Advertising Campaign), Logan Molenhouse (Restaurant Marketing),

Madi DeJager (Buying and Merchandising), Emily Skopec (Buying and Merchandising and Fashion Merchandising), and junior Abby Haan (Retail Merchandising and International Business Plan).

Seniors Caleb DeRuiter (Business Services Marketing and Professional Selling), Bob Schaaf (Financial Consulting), Trevor Wolterink (Independent Business Plan), and Li Zhang (Independent Business Plan) all qualified for the National Competition, which will be held in Nashville from April 23 to April 26.

Mount Carmel to hold workshop with ND Jazz Bands The Mount Carmel High School Arts Program and Arts Council will host an instrumental workshop and performance with the Caravan band and University of Notre Dame Jazz Bands on Saturday, April 9 at St. Barnabas School, 10121 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago.

This free instrumental workshop will be followed by interactive performances by elementary school students paired with both the Notre Dame Jazz Bands and the Mount Carmel Band. Mount Carmel faculty and staff will help organize performances. Rehearsals begin at 11:15 a.m. and per-

formances will follow at noon.

“Notre Dame has an excellent ensemble,” said Moises Pacheco, band director at Mount Carmel High School. “This is a great opportunity to receive pointers from the best in the country.”

Seventh- and eighth-grade students with instrumental experience are invited to participate in the workshop. Participating students are required to attend the 11:15 a.m. rehearsal before the noon performance. Participating students and their immediate families receive free admission to the workshop. Admission to friends and extended family

Marist Players lauded for ‘Music Man’ The Marist High School Theatre Guild Players received a standing ovation at several performances of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” that was recently staged at the Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy in Chicago.

The 65-member troupe was led by Ben Barry, who portrayed super music salesman Professor Harold Hill, and Kelly Collins, who portrayed Marian the librarian.

Other Marist leading performers were Phil Duda, of Palos Heights, who was Mayor Shinn; Becca Valek played the mayor’s wife, Eulalie Shinn; Elizabeth Travnik, of Oak Lawn, as the mayor’s daughter, Zaneeta; Abram Camarena, as Tommy Djilas; and Liam Clair, as Charlie Cowell, an anvil salesman.

Sharing the role of “The Music Man’s” accomplice, Marcellus, was Jack Golden, of Oak Lawn, and Quinn Donnelly.

The “Music Man” quartet was comprised of Morgan Johnson, of Oak Lawn; Aiden Martinez, of Chicago Ridge; James Randolf and Jimmy Lynch. Evergreen Park resident Bridget Ryan and Josie Gilligan took turns playing Mrs. Paroo.

Appearing as Amarylis was McKenna Dunaway, of Oak Lawn, while Danny Dwyer was cast as Winthrop, Marian’s brother. Andrew Creagh directed the Marist orchestra while student choreographers Elizabeth Travnik, of Oak Lawn, and Dana Kelly stepped up the show’s dance numbers.

“The Music Man” was directed

by Marist faculty members Erin Kelly and Erin Vail.

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC MEETING will be held on APRIL 18, 2016 at the hour of 7:30 p.m. at City Hall of the City of Palos Hills, 10335 S Roberts Rd, Palos Hills, Illinois, before the PLAN COMMISSION to consider approval of 2 Lot Splits for 1st property, consisting of approximately 31,519 square feet, which dimensions are 237.06’ x 132.96 located at 10235 S 90th Avenue in the City of Palos Hills, and 2nd property consisting of approximately 63,038 square feet, which dimensions are 132.95’ x 237.06’ and 118.54’ x 265.91’ located at 8932 W 102nd Place in the City of Palos Hills legally described as follows:

is $10. Admissions for students and senior citizens ages 65 and over is $5.

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.

The petitioner is: Krzysztof Ciszek

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.

The property is currently zoned: R-2

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, March 8, 2016.

The request is for: Subdivision and then sale of the empty unimproved lots

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

All persons interested should attend and will be given an opportunity to be heard. By order of the Plan Commission of the City of Palos Hills.

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.

Lot 18 in Frederick H Bartlett’s Palos Hills being a subdivision of the East half of the Southeast quarter of Section 10, and the East half of the Northeast quarter of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat No.8605733, in Cook County, Illinois Lot 19 and 21 in Frederick H Bartlett’s Palos Hills being a subdivision of the East half of the Southeast quarter of Section 10, and the East half of the Northeast quarter of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded October 29, 1924 as document No. 8605733, in Cook County, Illinois

Plan Commission David Miller, Chairman

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SCHOOL NEWS

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Conrady students participate in ‘Read Across America’

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Above: Richards High School students Kim McEvilly (left) and Lonese Forrest-Clark help a young player aim for the ring toss at Family Fun Night. Right: Richards High School teacher Darcey Reczkiewicz helps a young girl guess the number of jelly beans in the jar as student Laura Eringis watches.

Record crowd for Family Fun Night at Richards A record crowd — more than 100 families — created a festive atmosphere at the fourth annual Family Fun Night at Richards High School on March 11.

Organized by the student council, the fair featured face painting, arts and crafts, games, prizes, and snacks and, through concession

sales, served as a fund raiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Many other school groups, including the U.S. Navy JROTC program, cheerleaders, football program, and Future Educators of America, also volunteered to staff the event.

Mount Carmel High School students and friends and relatives of the late Kevin Hansen were at the school for the school’s annual St. Baldrick’s assembly. On hand were (from left) Mike Hansen, Beth Hansen, junior Tim McNamara, junior Rudolph Melchiorre and the Rev. Tony Mazurkiewicz, who posed with Hansen’s commemorative green jacket.

Mount Carmel raises $134,000 for childhood cancer research In center court of the Cacciatore Athletic Center on March 17, Mount Carmel High School Director of Student Activities Sean Sweany reminded students that, statistically, a child is diagnosed with cancer every three minutes.

With this statistic and the members of the Mount Carmel community that have lost battles with cancer in mind, Mount Carmel continued its commitment to supporting childhood cancer research by raising over $134,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

That accomplishment made Mount Carmel the second highest St. Baldrick’s fundraising high school in Chicago.

“Mount Carmel has participated in the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser for the past 10 years to help raise money for children’s cancer research,” said Sweany, who was one of 39 volunteers to have his head shaved. “Our participation is especially meaningful as several members of the MC family have battled cancer over the last several years. There has always been a great outpouring of support from the Mount Carmel community and we are grateful for everyone’s hard work in raising $134,000 thus far.”

While the school celebrated the commitment of those who have supported the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and those who volunteered to get their heads shaved, another focus of the assembly was to remember and honor Kevin Hansen, a former Mount Carmel theology teacher who lost his battle with leukemia last April.

“Mr. Hansen was a theology teacher, but his service to the school went far beyond what he did in the classroom. From spearheading our service program and summer service trips, to being football equipment manager, to volunteering to lend a hand to

From the large expanses of North and South Dakota to the hardscrabble rural south that inspired Harper Lee, the settings for the books were as varied as the students charged with reading them.

The assignment was a simple one for the students at Conrady Junior High School in Hickory Hills. They voluntarily read as many books as possible during a six-week period. The only real criteria is that the books’ setting had to take place in different states across the country, hence the program’s name, “Read Across America.”

Students received a lanyard and laminated pieces of paper that indicated the states that were the setting for their books.

When it was over, 650 books were read by students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. Sixthgraders read the most books, recording a total of 230. They not only had to read the books, but then go to Google Forms and answer questions about the book. As a reward for participating in the program, students were treated recently to an after-school party where they played games (including geography trivia - “Guess the State Game”) and a writing game.

T-shirts (that read “Reading

Takes Me Places”) and books were given to top readers from each grade level.

Team leader Adie McHugh coordinated the reading program, along with teachers Jamie Albon (language arts) and Catherine Rector (math).

“We’re thrilled with the response to the program,” Albon said. “This program was meant to be reflective, not intrusive, of their education.”

Christine Purol, one of the top readers in eighth grade, said she read 14 books, some of which took place on the open prairies of the Dakotas. “I read several of the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ books that were set back in the 1800’s when the country was still developing. People had it pretty hard back then and the books described the plight of the early settlers.”

Kate Plunkett, one of the top readers in eighth grade, said she read 22 books, some of which were set in small, rural towns across Alabama, which left a lot to the imagination.

“A lot of the books I read were fiction, so I could let my imagination take over,” Kate said. “This was a fun program since (Christine and I) love to read. We had a great time and couldn’t wait to get the next book.”

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any school organization, to monitoring the Commons after school; Mr. Hansen nearly slept at Mount Carmel, and sometimes literally did,” said Sweany.

“Kevin was also very involved in St. Baldrick’s every year as a shavee, raising money for this great cause.”

After Sweany recalled Hansen’s impact on Mount Carmel’s campus and his annual commitment to fundraising for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the parents of Hansen were introduced to the Mount Carmel community and invited to center court. Thanking the Mount Carmel community for their support over the past year, Hansen’s father presented a commemorative green jacket to juniors Tim McNamara, Rudolph Melchiorre III, and seniors Ikenna Asonye and John McKeown.

“Mr. Hansen was famous for wearing (that) green jacket while he serenaded the crowd,” Sweany recalled. “To honor Mr. Hansen’s commitment to the Mount Carmel community we are beginning an annual award of the Green Jacket, to be bestowed on an MC faculty member who lives and works as Kevin did.”

McNamara, who accepted the jacket in the name of the community, supports childhood cancer research by raising money in honor of his deceased brother, Patrick, who died from pediatric cancer in seventh grade.

McKeown was a grammar school classmate of Pat McNamara at St. Barnabas, and one

of the founding members of Pat Mac’s Pack, which raises funds for cancer research.

Melchiorre, with his brother Michael, Class of ‘15, has raised over $700,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation during their years as Mount Carmel students, while Asonye was a member of Hansen’s Studium (Mount Carmel’s designation for “home room”).

“I (also) had Mr. Hansen my freshman year,” said McNamara. “I feel honored to have the jacket when there are over 800 students that could have received the jacket.”

Continuing Hansen’s St. Baldrick’s assembly traditions, all the members of his former Studium were invited to center court to sing “Come Sail Away” by Styx, the song Hansen traditionally sang at past St. Baldrick’s assemblies. Raising a framed picture of the former theology teacher above their heads, the students lead the Mount Carmel community in collectively karaoking Hansen’s favorite song.

“I think the reaction was incredible from all of the students,” McNamara said. “They stood up and started cheering and all joined in to sing “Come Sail Away.” It was a great feeling of unity.”

Donations to Mount Carmel’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser are still available through visiting https://www.stbaldricks.org/ events/MCHS.

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Conrady eighth-grade students Kate Plunkett (left) and Christine Purol hold up T-shirts that read “Reading Takes Me Places” for reading the most books in their class.

Marist hosts exhibit to identify drug use, destructive behavior “Hidden in Plain Sight” exhibit will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in the RedHawk Theatre at Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago.

The guidance department will host the exhibit, which will help parents identify signs of drug use or destructive behavior. All current and incoming parents, along with interested community members are encouraged to attend.

Along with the exhibit that helps parents recognize subtle signals that can point to drug and alcohol use, the night will also feature “Prevention: It’s POWERFUL”, from LEAD (Linking Efforts Against Drugs). It

is a presentation that helps build awareness of substance abuse and the disease of addiction.

In addition to this event, the guidance department is organizing activities during the month of April to promote awareness and education of key issues including substance abuse, traffic safety (impaired driving, distracted driving, etc.), and personal health and safety (depression, anxiety, abuse, etc.).

For more information about the “Hidden in Plain Sight” event, contact Marist’s social worker Cathaleen Novak at novak.cathaleen@marist.net. Attendees do not need to register, and should enter at the school’s west end.

St. Xavier University to host St. Baldrick event for ‘Present’ and ‘Future’ Community members plan to have their heads shaved in solidarity with children who are battling cancer from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 in the Shannon Center of St. Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago.

This year’s theme is “Past, Present and Future,” where SXU will honor two students who are currently battling can-

cer, Nicole Munoz and Tara Hill.

As an event honoree, Munoz represents the “Past.” She is an SXU alumna battling Ewing Sarcoma since her diagnosis in October 2015 following the discovering of a rapidly growing tumor on her uterus. She received extensive surgery, a complete hysterectomy and an extensive treatment plan, which

she is currently undergoing.

Prior to this, Munoz was diagnosed with stage III-B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in January 2009. She received her bachelor of arts degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She had to put her career on hold to continue her fight against cancer.

Hill serves as a representative of the “Present.” She is a current SXU student majoring in Communication Sciences and

Disorders with a minor in Psychology. Since March 2014, Hill has battled Ewing Sarcoma and endured rigorous treatments to decrease the ever-growing tumor in her chest wall. As a result of countless doctor visits and tests, her liver is not functioning properly, which affects how she metabolizes the toxins out of her body. She is currently undergoing further examinations.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation symbolizes the “Future” of the

event and the hope that SXU’s efforts help bring us one step closer to a cure for childhood cancer. Through volunteers, donations and general awareness of the Foundation, SXU seeks to help Munoz and Hill reach remission and eventually a cure.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity committed to funding research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long, healthy lives. At the event,

people will shave their heads in solidarity with those battling childhood cancer in exchange for donations of support from family and friends. The funds are raised are distributed to hospitals and research institutions across the country to fund cutting-edge, life-saving research.

This year’s event is sponsored

by Saint Xavier Council, Student Nurses Association and SXU’s Student Veteran Alliance.

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Boys Bowler of the Year • Girls Bowler of the Year • Boys Swimmer of the Year

Cameron Crowe photo by Jeff Vorva; supplied photos

Cameron Crowe (left) and his magic left hand put together a season in which he piled up big scores, won several tournaments and was named the Reporter-Regional Boys Bowling Player of the Year. Emily Schrader (center) finished her sophomore season with a big jump at the state tournament and was named Girls Bowling Player of the Year. Aiden Farley (right) said that beet juice was one of the secrets to his success this year as he was named Boys Swimmer of the Year.

Paying tribute to a talented trio CAMERON CROWE

EMILY SCHRADER

AIDEN FARLEY

By Anthony Nasella

By Anthony Nasella

By Anthony Nasella

It’s not a rare occurrence when an athlete turns the head of a coach during tryouts.

But what Sandburg freshman Cameron Crowe did at his varsity bowling tryouts — bowling a 279 and a 300 — more than got the attention of Eagles head coach Jeff Kwilose. His head almost spun around like the Linda Blair character in “The Exorcist.’’

“You often hear rumblings about bowlers and even about freshman,” Kwilose said. “But what Cameron did will get the attention of a coach pretty quickly.”

After bowling in just one junior varsity match, Crowe was elevated to the Sandburg varsity team and then got the attention of the entire south suburbs. He averaged 225 for the year and won a plethora of tournaments along the way — which included conference, regionals and sectionals in consecutive weeks.

“That’s unheard of, even for a senior,” Kwilose said. “But for a freshman? That’s amazing.’’

Crowe capped the season off with a 218 average, on the strength of a pair of 256 games, at the Illinois High School Association state finals, finishing 39th overall Jan. 29-30. All of those accomplishments by Crowe, who broke almost every Sandburg bowling record this season, earned him the first Reporter/Regional Boys Bowling Player of the Year honor.

Sandburg finished sixth in the state and even though Crowe was looking for a placement better than 39th, he was the top freshman finisher in the state. In fact, just two members of the class of 2019 finished in the top 70.

“What Cameron did as freshman was unbelievable,” Kwilose said. “The only record he didn’t shatter was high average, which (2012 state champion) Joey Kopera still holds with a 227. He did that, though, as a senior, while Cameron still has three years ahead of him.

“And how he was able to win conference, a tough regional and an even tougher sectional in consecutive weekends was amazing.

I’ve been coaching 14 years have had the opportunity to coach teams downstate, and Cameron is only going to get bigger, stronger and better.”

What sets Crowe apart from other young, talented bowlers, according to Kwilose, is his congeniality.

“Cameron is the nicest kid in the world,” he said. “With kids who are sometimes that talented, you can deal with an attitude, but Cameron is always smiling. He’s just very well rounded for a freshman, and you just don’t see that very often.”

Crowe, a left-hander and a two-handed bowler his entire career, still pinches himself when thinking about his memorable debut season.

“It was crazy, but it was a great,” he said. “It was like a dream season. I don’t know what happened, but something must have clicked in. I was doing whatever I could to help my team come out on top, and my teammates and coach were so supportive of me.

“They all kept me going and made the transition to varsity easy.

We all used to bowl in the leagues when I moved out here from South Holland, so I knew my teammates for years. We kind of bonded. We clicked. Going downstate was a great experience, and hopefully I’ll be able to do it again.”

After reaching the Illinois High School Association state bowling finals as a freshman, Sandburg’s Emily Schrader was more motivated to improve her game in preparation for her sophomore year and make good on her goal of advancing past the first day of qualifying at state.

So Schrader spent many hours working at her game with the help of her personal coach, William Clark of Des Plaines, as well as competing in the Junior Gold Tournament in Chicago — where she finished second in a large field of talented young bowlers.

And despite falling into a personal slump before the start of the high school season, Schrader improved her average from a 199 to 213 in the 2015-16 season while advancing through regionals, sectionals and back to the state finals on Feb. 19-20.

At state, she advanced to Saturday’s play after finishing the firstround Friday block in 31st place with a 209 average at Cherry Bowl in Rockford. But it was on Saturday when Schrader came alive, averaging a 227 in the second day and rolling a high game of 279 in the final six-game block to finish 10th overall with a 218 average.

Those accomplishments earned Schrader the Reporter/Regional’s first Girls Bowling Player of the Year honor.

“The season went better than expected,” Schrader said. “The Junior Gold tournament over the summer was probably the best thing I could have ever done for my game. My mental game, especially, is the best it’s ever been. I’ve learned so many things about my game in the past year.”

But Schrader admitted to feeling some anxiety when her game hit the skids for about four months following the success at Junior Gold.

“I was nervous because I had trouble with my game that took a long time to turn out,” she said. “My form, arm swing and everything was off. I went back to William Clark, who originally helped improve my game, and he helped me get back on track.”

Armed with Storm products this season, Schrader not only became a cleaner bowler but also a more determined bowler regarding her spare game when confronted with splits.

“Emily’s confidence has improved drastically over the past year as has her efforts on splits,” Sandburg coach Joe Geiger said. “In the past, she would go for just one pin if she had a twopin split. Now she’s going after the splits and converting them.

She picked up a big 4-7-9 at state.

“And her consistency is affecting her spare game. She set the school record with 35 consecutive spares. In two years, I truly see her setting a great record that might never be surpassed.

Because she’s not playing safe, she’s coming with her A-game becoming even more consistent.”

Geiger said he was confident that Schrader had the ability to rise to the top 12 after the first round.

“I knew she was capable, and I really knew she had a chance to do it when she shot the 279 in her second-to-last game,” he said. “She knew she had nothing to lose. Her performance is a testament to the hard work she’s put in, and it speaks well of her next two years.”

Those who have seen Sandburg junior swimmer Aiden Farley compete realize there’s no denying his talent and the numbers that confirm him as one of the most formidable swimmers in the area.

But behind the talent and numbers — which included him breaking the school record in the 500-yard freestyle and a sectional time in the 500 (4 minutes 33.59 seconds) that made him the top qualifier in the state heading into the Illinois High School Association State Finals Feb. 26-27 — there’s a dynamic between athlete, family and coach that has proven to be a winning combination.

“Aiden’s family is completely committed,” said Sandburg head coach Jim Caliendo of Farley, who was named the first Reporter/ Regional Boys Swimming Player of the Year. “In this day and age, where everyone is looking for the flavor of the month and the quick fix of how to get better, his mom and dad have entrusted Aiden to me. There’s great support at home.

“When you have all three entities — the athlete, the parents, and the coach — all on board, then great things happen. It’s triangle of trust that has resulted in big success for Aiden’s high school career.”

The junior finished 10th in the 500 and ninth in the 200 and added two 12th-place finishes in relay competition at state.

Farley said he’s grateful for the support system that’s in place, which made him excited about the season even as he was preparing in the months that preceded the season.

“My parents, coach and teammates were all on board, and we were excited,” he said. “A big goal was really just break the 500 freestyle record. I beat that by a lot, so I was happy about that.

The season wouldn’t have been a success without the support of everyone.

“And home was amazing. I would come home and a meal was on the table. My mom put me on a nutrition schedule for big meets.”

But when Aiden’s mother, Jennifer, added beet juice to the nutrition schedule, Farley was almost tempted to draw the line.

“She got me to drink beet juice, which tastes terrible,” he said.

“Oh my gosh, I had to drink so much of it. It’s good for your endurance, but drinking it still feels like a punishment.”

Jennifer Farley said the key was her son’s receptivity to the whole process.

“It’s all about what you put into your body every day, the sleep you get and the training you put in,” she said. “Aiden is receptive to those things — being prepared for every practice and accomplish what coach Caliendo has for him.”

The delight that Calideno has in coaching Farley knows no bounds.

“If I could describe a model athlete to coach and to work with, Aiden would be that kid,” he said. “He’s just an unbelievable young man as far as his ability to be coached by myself or anyone and listens and accepts what the coach gives to him as far as direction.

“Then he’s able to apply that to what he already knows what he wants to do in the water. It’s a mutual respect for each other, and his times keep getting faster.”

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Cupboard shouldn’t be bare for new Moraine hoops coach

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

After three years, Moraine Valley Community College men’s basketball coach, David Howard and the school have parted ways and athletic director Bill Finn said a search committee is working on finding a new coach. Finn hopes to make an announcement in April.

Junior college basketball traditionally sees a lot of roster turnover from yearto-year but if a bulk of this year’s freshman class returns, the new coach could be in good shape before blowing the first whistle.

The team had its ups and downs, starting the season 5-8 and finishing 16-15, but was able to snag an Illinois Skyway Col-

legiate Conference co-championship. The Cyclones were 10-4 in the conference and tied with Elgin Community College for the top spot.

“This team challenged me, and I tried some unorthodox things midway in the season,” Howard said in a news release. “I had every player play every game, which is uncommon. When the coaches sat down to talk about the team and how to get the players motivated and on the same page, we decided they all had to play every night.

“It made every guy feel just as important.

The team is greater than the sum of its parts.

They worked harder because they knew they’d have the opportunity to play. This got the guys engaged and eventually a conference title.”

David Howard (background) watches Moraine Valley freshman David Gray during a game this season.

Howard is out as the men’s basketball coach and officials hope to name a new coach in April.

The team graduates All-NJCAA Region IV and All-Conference first teamer Ermias Nega but some quality players could be returning.

Former Sandburg star Tommy Demogerontas had eight double-doubles for the year and was named to the All-region second team.

Freshmen David Gray (Oak Forest) and Luke Hook (Andrew) were also successful their first season. Hook shined from beyond the three-point arc where he ranked No. 4 nationally in percentage (53.4) and was named to the all-conference second team.

Two freshmen from Sandburg — Joseph Ruzevich and Alec Martinez — were on the roster but missed the season due to injuries and could return with two years of eligibility left.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

FIRE NOTEBOOK

FIRE VS. ORLANDO CITY ANALYSIS

Defense sharp but offense battered in 0-0 deadlock Accam will miss his

national team’s matches because of a sore knee

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

It’s hard to tell what hurt more for the Chicago Fire.

Was it David Accam’s achy left knee, which prevented the star, who had two goals in the first two games, from playing?

Was it John Goossen’s achy left hamstrings, which prevented him from playing in the second half?

Or was it the 40-degree weather, which kept fans away in droves? Despite an announced crowd of 12,605 at Toyota Park on Saturday, the Fire’s 0-0 taffy pull with the Columbus Crew in a Major League Soccer match showed a lot of unused blue seats late Saturday afternoon. Some speculated the crowd was as low as 5,000.

No matter how many people braved the frosty weather, they were treated to a fine defensive effort by the 0-1-2 Fire and mistreated by having to watch an offense manage just one shot on goal. The closest the frigid fans came to seeing a score took place in the 57th minute when Joao Miera’s header darn near went into his own goal.

Making matters worse was that Goossens, playing in just his second game with the Fire after recording an assist in his debut against Orlando City, was also missing in the second half.

Accam is fast becoming an elite player in his league and his absence was critical on Saturday. He said he hurt the knee the previous game at Orlando City and things worsened during practice.

“David is very important to us,” said Fire coach Veljko Paunovic, who wasn’t breaking any new news with that statement.

“Obviously, he is quality in the counterattack with his speed and talent and that is very important for us. Without him, we didn’t change – we played the same system. We played against a very, very good team and this is what you have to understand.’’

in his team’s 1-0 victory over the New York City Football Club to take the lead. Accam Chicago Fire midfielder Da- also led the team with 10 shots vid Accam, the MVP of the and was one of three players on team in 2015 who opened the the Fire with an assist.

2016 season scoring two goals Last year, Accam led the Fire in the team’s first two with 10 goals. games, missed SaturThe Fire is also hopday’s home 0-0 tie with ing that midfielder Columbus and will John Goossens’ left miss the chance to play hamstring injury isn’t for the Ghanaian Naserious. He said it tional Team’s qualifydidn’t feel right at the ing matches due to an 30th minute of the first injured left knee. half against Columbus “Of course this is a and was replaced by Accam disappointment – this Michael Stephens in is huge for me,’’ Acthe second half. cam said Saturday. “Missing “It was a hard and important this game was big and miss- call to tell the coach I was uning to play with the Ghanaian able to play the second half,” team…it’s tough but it’s also Goossens said. “It’s nothing part of the game. I just need to special but we have to be carebe stronger and come out stron- ful with it. It’s been a hard two ger again.’’ weeks for me with travelling Fire coach Veljko Paunovic and a difficult game last week said he hoped Accam could (against Orlando City). I think come back for the team’s next maybe my body was too tired game, an April 2 home game but we have two weeks before against Philadelphia at Toyota the next game.

Park in Bridgeview.

“I’ll be there.”

Accam said he hurt the knee in a March 11 tie at Orlando Polster, Vincent on U.S. Under-23 Team City.

“I practiced a little early in Fire midfielder Matt Polster the week and it got worse,” he and defender Brandon Vincent said. “The best thing to do is have been selected by U.S. Unrest it. I knew I was going to der-23 Men’s National Team make the team and I was happy head coach Andi Herzog to at first but now I’m injured.’’ the 23-man roster for the trainGhana will compete in the ing camp in advance of the Africa Cup of Nations qualify- U-23’s home-and-away playoff ing matches against Mozam- against Colombia, which will bique on Thursday and March determine the final berth in the 27.

2016 Olympic Games in Rio de A native of Accra, Ghana, Janeiro, Brazil.

Accam made his senior debut The first match of the 2016 against Senegal on Jan. 19, Olympic Qualifying playoff 2015 in the Black Stars’ Afri- will take place on Friday at ca Cup of Nations opener and Estadio Metropolitano Rohas since earned five caps and berto Meléndez in Barranscored one goal. quilla, Colombia, at 4 p.m.

Heading into Friday’s slate of The match will air live on FS1.

Major League Soccer games, The return leg will be played Accam and 11 others led the on Tuesday at Toyota Stadium league in goals with two each. in Frisco, Texas at 8:30 p.m.

Orlando City’s Cyle Larin and will be broadcast live on scored a third goal Friday night ESPN2.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

The Chicago Fire’s Rodrigo Ramos, No. 13, and Columbus Crew defender Waylon Francis each plead with the referee that their team should get the ball after it went out of bounds. The Fire won that debate. But neither team got their way on the scoreboard as they finished in a 0-0 deadlock Saturday at Toyota Park.

That “very, very good team’’ is 0-2-1 as the Crew is off to another slow start. Last year, Columbus sputtered early and turned the season around and finished second in the MLS playoffs. The Crew still has firepower but the Fire made it a mission to keep Kea Kamara (75 career goals, 21 goals last year and a goal this season) from doing damage and the defense did not allow him to get off a shot.

“They barely got any service to Kamara,” said Fire goalie

Matt Lampson, who was a member of the Crew organization from 2011-2015. “That was a huge coaching point that we had. We locked him down. He hardly had any opportunities.

Against a team like that, if you shut down their top scorer, it’s going to be a good result.’’

“We watched film and they try to put a lot to his head,” Fire defender Jonathan Campbell said of Kamara. “We always had a guy running with him in the box.’’

The MLS takes a week off

because of international play and the Fire hope to come back April 2 with a healthy Accam and Goossens and will also have the services of defender Michael Harrington, who was suspended one game after he was tossed from the Orlando City game for a reckless tackle.

“After the first game (a 4-3 loss to the New York Football Club), I said we needed to improve defensively and we did that,” Paunovic said. “The next step is possession and scoring.’’

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

Trinity Christian baseball team takes a pair from Peregrines Trinity Christian College’s baseball team took two out of three games against Purdue University-Calumet over the weekend to open the CCAC season, Trinity, which defeated the Peregrines in Friday’s matchup, split results of the twinbill Saturday. The Trolls took the lead in the first game, but gave up seven runs in the late in-

nings to lose 7-2. They came back in the second game with a 7-4 victory and ended the weekend 18-9 overall and 2-1 in the CCAC. Chris Riemersma led the team with two hits in the first game and AJ Hyatt had three in the nightcap to aid winning pitcher Brent Kiesel.

The team plays at 3:30 p.m.

Friday at home against Purdue

University-North Central.

Men’s volleyball: The Trolls need just three sets to secure a non-conference victory over Lawrence Technological University with a 25-12, 25-22, 2522 victory to improve to 4-11.

Ben Tocila had nine kills for the winners and Austin Tafoya had 29 assists.

Moraine Valley

Baseball: The Cyclones opened the season by sweeping Minnesota State Fergus Falls at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational on March 13. The doubleheader saw Moraine Valley with consecutive 4-3 victories. Ryan Trokey (Sandburg) homered in the fourth of the first game to help pitcher Joe Funkhouser and the nightcap saw the lead change four times before Shawn Chiarmonte singled in what turned out to be the winning run for winning pitcher Tom Przekwas.

The next day, Moraine split with Rainy River Community College, winning the first game 8-3 and dropping the second, 14-9. Yunis Halim drove in three runs in the nightcap.

On Friday, the Cyclones crushed Vermilion Community College, 15-2. Chiaramonte had four hits and drove in four runs.

Softball: The Cyclones opened the season 0-6 in St. Louis with doubleheader losses to Jefferson College, Mineral Area College and East Central College.

St. Xavier University Softball: An impressive day at the plate and in the circle for senior Nicole Nonnemacher (Bloomington/Normal Community) highlighted the No. 10 ranked Saint Xavier University softball team’s home-opening

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Trinity freshman Brian Vanderlee deals against Ashford in the first game of a doubleheader on March 16.

doubleheader split with Ashford University (Iowa) Sunday at SXU Softball Field in Chicago.

The Cougars (16-2 overall) took the first game 9-1 in five innings thanks in part to 12 strikeouts by Nonnemacher, but lost 4-3 in eight innings in the late game. Nonnemacher moved her season record to 9-0 throwing all five frames and allowing just two hits, one earned run and a walk. She also went 2-for-3 with a double, a home

run and three RBI to help spur the offensive surge in game one.

Baseball: Sophomore lefthander Matthew McKenzie (Oak Forest/Marist) threw a shutout over nine innings of work to highlight a doubleheader split against Trinity International Saturday. The Cougars were 9-11 overall and 2-1 in the CCAC. Compiled by Jeff Vorva from submitted reports

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Beet crazy and some other sweet and sour thoughts ood for thought for those who aren’t very hungry: When I broke into this business, a sports writer gave me these quality-of-life words of wisdom: “If you gave me a plate of tomatoes and a plate of s--t, I would choose the plate of s--t because I already know what a tomato tastes like.’’

His hatred of tomatoes made me laugh and I often wondered if given the choice, I would choose the dung over any food.

Maybe, beets.

Maybe.

My hatred of beets could rival his hatred of tomatoes and I am not alone.

Now beets are in the sporting world.

On our front page, Anthony Nasella wrote about our Boys Swimming Player of the Year, Aiden Farley, drinking beet juice this season on a suggestion his mother, Jennifer, made.

“She got me to drink beet juice, which tastes terrible,” he said. “Oh my gosh, I had to drink so much of it. It’s

F

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point good for your endurance, but drinking it is still feels like a punishment.”

Before that, I read a Los Angeles Times story about how USC basketball players are also drinking beet juice this season.

“You ever have some spicy food, and it kind of comes back up?” forward Malik Martin told the paper. “That’s what it tastes like.”

The team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 so those guys are drinking a lot of it.

The theory is that drinking this hideous drink will allow athletes to do more physical activity while using up less energy.

Another use for it is to pour it on ice in your driveway or sidewalks to help it melt faster.

In my opinion, it’s better to have it in your driveway than in your mouth.

The $13 million question

So White Sox player Adam LaRoche is willing to retire and give up $13 million because management doesn’t want his kid in the clubhouse all the time?

If that was my choice, and I was really concerned about my son, I play one more year, take the $13 million and make sure the kid goes to the best college in the world.

Heck, for $13 million he could probably buy his kid a college — especially a state school in Illinois.

Cups and mugs

One of the cool things about covering high school sports is that you never know what’s going to happen to the people you write about or photograph in future years.

I’ve taken a few photos of Niles West’s Jewel Loyd four years ago and now she is on McDonald’s cups hawking the McDonald’s All-American Games at the United Center March 30.

I’ve also taken some shots of Kendrick Nunn when he played for Simeon and last week I saw his mug shot all over the place after the University of Illinois players was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery.

Sports Editor Jeff Vorva used to shoot photos of Jewel Loyd a few years ago and now she’s on a McDonald’s cup.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Trump’s running mate should be…

OK, this has nothing to do with sports but back in the day when I was editor of the Reporter, I did a lot of columns about sports in the news section.

I don’t know if Donald Trump is actually going to win this thing or not in November but if he does, I am not afraid.

But I have a suggestion for his running mate — Orland Park native Bill Rancic.

Rancic won Trump’s first “The Ap-

prentice” competition (I have to admit I liked that show) and has been trusted to build Trump Tower in Chicago.

If not, then Trump should call up actor Kevin Spacey, who plays the oily President Francis Underwood in “House of Cards.’’

I mean, if we’re going to get silly about this, let’s go all out.

PRIZED ATHLETES ON ALL LEVELS

Strus prepares Coyne among area award winners to skip a season

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

In recent weeks, area athletes have been bestowed with a bevy of awards, and Palos Heights native Kendall Coyne earned the biggest prize.

The senior forward from Northeastern University and Sandburg High School graduate was presented the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which is given to the top player in NCAA Division I hockey as voted on by the USA Hockey Foundation.

Some equate it to the Heisman Trophy for football players.

Coyne, an Olympian in 2014 who has her eyes in the 2018 games, was also named the Hockey East Player of the Year and a CCM First Team All-American, was leading the NCAA in goals (50), goals per game (1.35), points per game (2.27), shorthanded goals (5) and hat tricks (5), and was second in the nation in points (84) when she picked up the award.

The Northeastern captain led the Huskies to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance this season, and she will graduate as the program’s all-time career leader in points (248) and goals (140).

“I have never coached and may never have the privilege of coaching another player as talented and committed as Kendall,” said Northeastern University head coach Dave Flint. “What’s so inspiring about Kendall is that she’s equally impressive in the classroom and as a leader and role model in the community. Kendall has left a mark on Northeastern, Hockey East, the NCAA, and the community that will be felt for a very long time.”

Other recent awards for area athletes include:

College basketball

Trinity Christian College’s Jordan Perry was named to the NCCAA North Central All-Region Team. For the season the 6-foot-4 junior guard led the Trolls in scoring with 15 points and 4.6 rebounds per game Among the seven schools in the region he ranked sixth in scoring and tenth in field goal percentage at .471 percent.

File photo by Jeff Vorva

Kendall Coyne, shown in 2014 talking during an assembly at Sandburg, was named the top college hockey player in the country.

Junior Christian Cantu (Corpus Christi, Texas) also garnered honors as a NAIA, NCCAA, and CCAC scholar-athlete.

On the women’s side, sophomore Bethany Jansma (Wheatfield, Indiana) won NCCAA North Central All-Region honors.

She led the team in scoring with 11.4 points per game and also averaged 4.2 rebounds and two assists per game.

Earning NAIA and NCCAA scholar-athlete honors were senior Allie Paluchniak (Oostburg, Wisconsin) and junior Samantha Andringa (South Holland).

At St. Xavier, sophomore guard Kara Krolicki (Mokena/Lincoln-Way East) and junior guard Mikayla Leyden (Chicago/ Trinity) both represented Saint Xavier University women’s basketball on the 2016 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball AllAmerica Teams.

Krolicki was one of 10 players in the nation to earn a spot on the first team, while Leyden claimed a spot on the honorable mention team. In addition, Krolicki was also named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NAIA All-

America Team, which recognizes 10 players combined from both all of NAIA Division I and II. She was the only sophomore on the team that also consisted of six seniors and three juniors.

Krolicki averaged 20.4 points per game this season and set the single season scoring mark for the program with 692 points.

She also broke the single season school record for three-pointers made in a season with 126 and the SXU career three-pointers made mark with 235. Leyden led the Cougars in both assists (152) and steals (82) and also averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds a game.

On the men’s side, SXU sophomore guard Larry Motuzis (Darien/Hinsdale South) was one of 30 players nationwide named to either the first, second or third team on the 2015-16 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball All-America Teams.

Motuzis was an offensive force for the Cougars all season long averaging 20.7 points per game, which ranked third overall in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and No. 20 in the NAIA. He also led SXU in three-pointers made with 81 and pulled down the team’s second highest rebound total with 171 (5.3 per game).

Oak Lawn awards

The Spartan Athlete of the Week for March 7 was boys’ track and field runner Diego Arana.

Arana broke the five-minute barrier in the mile early in the indoor season for the first time with a time of 4 minutes, 51 seconds. In a recent meet, he was the lead-off runner in the 3200 relay, which took eight seconds off its previous best time. Rachel Pierzynski of girls’ track and field was the other nominee.

For the week of Feb. 22, Rashad Johnson won the award. He scored 21 points in a 7468 loss to Richards to end the regular season. He moved within one three-point field goal of the tying Rob Bridgeman’s singleseason record. He also remained on pace to set the single-season free-throw percentage mark as he was 91 of 106 (86 percent).

The other athlete nominated was boys track star Michael Majcherek.

FOCUS ON AREA FOOTBALL

Surprise! Chicago Christian TE Hassel signs with Valparaiso

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

When the national signing day occurred Feb. 3, area coaches were contacted to see if they had any football players put paper to ink for their college choice.

First-year Chicago Christian coach Nick Cook’s response was “No signees for us yet. We have two guys still considering small schools. (It’s) year one of a rebuilding project over here.’’

But a month later, one of his athletes, Tom Hassel, pulled off a shocker when he signed a letter-of-intent to play the sport at Division 1-AA Valparaiso.

School officials said Hassel, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound tight end, became just the second player in CC history to sign to a DI football program. Mitch Warren, graduated in 2010 and signed to play at Wofford.

Hassel took an unusual route to snag one of the final spots on the Crusaders’ roster.

He applied and was already accepted to the school for academics and then he filled out the online questionnaire for the football team and sent along some video highlights to the coaches.

They got back to him and after a couple of e-mails and phone calls, he was offered a spot on the team.

“I was really excited — I wasn’t expecting this at all,” Hassel said. “None of us really saw this coming.

“It turns out they were looking for a tight end,” Hassel said. “They liked what they saw in me and gave me a call. Already being accepted really helped.’’

He came into football late in the game as he spent a good chunk of his athletic career playing travel soccer. But he wanted to play school sports and dropped travel soccer.

He plans on majoring in mechanical engineering and this spring is on the track team working on his conditioning for foot-

Former Stagg star’s next hoops game will be in November of 2017 after bolting Lewis for Div. I opportunity

some visits.”

The 6-foot-6 Strus can play inside but also has some guard Even while reaping the per- skills. sonal satisfaction of an awardAmong the three current infilled sophomore effort on the terested schools, DePaul is the hardwood at Lewis University, currently the closest to Strus’ former Stagg boys basketball desire of specific conference he standout Max Strus is eyeing. never gave up on his “I want to play in the dream to play Division Big East, ACC or Big I basketball.

Ten,” Strus said. “DeThe Hickory Hills Paul is the only school native took a big step that is in one of those toward the realizing of conferences, but we’ll that dream by making see what the next week the decision last week to brings as far as schools Strus leave Lewis in order to that are in the other pursue offers that have conferences. already come in from three DiIn the 2015-16 season at vision I Universities.

Lewis, Strus led the Flyers in The catch is that by transfer- scoring (20.2 points per game), ring, he must sit out a season, per rebounding (8.4 per game), asNCAA rules. For a kid who has sists (3.5 per game), and steals played travel basketball for sev- (39) while helping Lewis to a eral years before he even went to 24-9 record, a conference tourhigh school, that could be rough nament championship and a but he is making the most of it berth in the NCAA Division II knowing his next game will be Tournament. He also made nain November, 2017. tional news scoring 52 points “Sitting out a year will be against Northwood Nov. 24. alright,” he said. “It will give Strus expressed gratitude to some time to get stronger and Lewis and head coach Scott really concentrate on my game Trost. so that I can go to the next level.”

“I’m so thankful to Lewis As soon as word broke he was University, my coaches and my back on the market, Strus received teammates for helping me get offers from from DePaul, UIC my name out there,” he said. “It and Toledo – and he’s hoping the feels great to see that the hard radar will be populated with more work I’ve put in pay off.” schools in the coming weeks.

And the opportunity to play “It’s great to have interest Division I basketball, Strus from other schools,” Strus said. hopes, may lead to a career in “I definitely won’t make a deci- basketball after college. sion anytime soon. I’m just go“One of the biggest reasons ing weigh my options and hope why I want to play Division I more offers keep coming, and is for a future in basketball,” he I will go from there. I’ll take a said. “Being at that level gives me week and see what other schools the best option. I’m hoping basmight call and then schedule ketball can take me a long way.”

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Sandburg sharpshooter McShane takes 2nd in 4A

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Supplied photo

Chicago Christian High School football player Tom Hassel signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Valparaiso University. Pictured are, from left, Chicago Christian varsity football coach Nick Cook, Hassel and his parents Christine and Kenneth.

ball. He said he will run in hurdle events and participate in the high jump.

Like Chicago Christian, Valparaiso is also going through a rebuilding period as the Crusaders were 1-9 last year under coach Dave Cecchini, who was in his second year at the helm after spending time as an assistant at Lehigh, Harvard and the Citadel. He won four games his first year at Valparaiso, which was the most wins for the school since 2007.

Two ex-Vikings head to Catholic League Hall of Fame

Two St. Laurence High School alumni – the 19th and 20th in school history — are going into the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame in May. Jim Grannan, class of 1978, and Joe Martinez, class of 1999, both members of the St. Laurence Athletic Hall of Fame, have now been named to the Chicago Catholic League Hall as well.

Grannan played on the Vikings’ Class 5A state championship football team as a junior in 1976, and was named all-Catholic and all-

area as a guard his senior year on the squad, which reached the state 5A semifinals. The team’s record was 23-2 in those two campaigns. He also compiled a record of 45-48 in his nine years as head coach at the school and won the Tony Lawless Award and was the league’s Coach of the Year in 2006.

In 2007 the Oak Forest resident led the Vikings back to the state playoffs after a 10-season absence and they returned to the state playoffs in 2008 and 2009.

Martinez accrued many honors during his prep career. He was an all-conference player as a junior running back in 1997. He was an all-area and all-state running back in 1998 as he rushed for 2,014 yards in just nine games, and amassed 3,143 yards for his career, both St. Laurence football records at the time.

The career rushing mark still stands today. The Garfield Ridge resident was awarded the Tony Lawless Award in ’98, and made the Faces in the Crowd section of Sports Illustrated. He was a champion wrestler as well, going downstate twice in his storied career. He is the principal at the school.

There was not a whole lot of Wiegele room for Sandburg senior Sean McShane.

McShane and West Chicago’s Jacob Wiegele each bagged 12 out of 15 shots to tie for first place in the preliminary round of the Class 4A Three-Point Showdown as a part of the Illinois High School Association Boys Basketball State Tournament festivities Thursday at Carver Arena in Peoria.

Both qualified for the final four and on Friday, it was all Wiegele.

McShane made nine shots in the final four round and that put him in the lead over LincolnWay Central’s Jarret Gmazel (eight) and St. Charles East’s Grayson Brucato (five).

But Wiegele calmly sank 11 in a row and finished the night with 12 total to advance to Saturday’s King of the Hill event against the other three class champions and lost out to Class 2A champ Cristian Camarillo of Holy Trinity. Camarillo had 12 baskets while Wigele and two others tied with eight each.

Also in Class 4A, 11 was the cutoff point to advance from Thursday’s preliminary round

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Sean McShane, showing his form earlier in the season, finished second in Class 4A in the IHSA Three-Point Showdown in Peoria.

to Friday’s final four and Brother Rice senior Mike Glennon knocked down seven and teammate Brian Conslik dropped in three. Richards junior Rickey Griffin had six baskets.

In Class 3A, 11 was the cutoff point for the final four. Evergreen Park sophomore Declan Smyth knocked down six and junior teammate Kyree Hannah popped in five.

No Chicago-area player made it to the final four in Class 3A. There were 32 athletes who qualified in each class.

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Section 2 Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Regional News - The Reporter

Images from the not-always-great outdoors

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Not since the final play of the Class 8A football championship between Marist and Loyola on Nov. 28 has the Illinois

High School Association let its athletes and coaches outside for competition — until last week.

The outdoor spring season opened up on March 14, and for two days the weather was mild. It got windy for an-

Softball fans are bundled up Saturday during Sandburg’s doubleheader with Moline.

Chicago Christian left fielder Emily Vilendrer makes a catch at Oak Lawn on March 15.

other pair of days, and on Saturday it got cold, but not as cold as the experts were predicting.

Meanwhile, we were able to get out last week and cover a few high school and college events. The weather wasn’t

ideal, but most events took place, and there have been plenty of spring sports seasons in which games were cancelled left and right because of rain, cold or snow.

Here are a few shots from the first week:

Oak Lawn pitcher Mia Loya fields a soft grounder during a 7-0 home victory over Chicago Christian on March 15.

After Trinity second baseman Dan Budde threw a runner out, he had to chase his hat on the windy March 16 afternoon.

In an actionpacked first inning on March 16, Trinity Christian College’s Kyle VanKalker was safe in a play at the plate (left photo) but later in the same inning, Ashford catcher Colton Christensen tagged out Trinity’s Blake Kerzich (right photo). Trinity beat Ashford 9-3 and 13-8 in a doubleheader in Palos Heights.

Sophomore Angelina Kosmas of Stagg chips in a goal in an 8-0 win over Bremen.

Photos by Jeff orva Stagg’s Erin O’Leary (left) moves the ball up the field in a home 8-0 victory over Bremen in the opening round of the Reavis Windy City Ram Classic on March 15.

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Section 2 Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Regional News - The Reporter

BUYING OR SELLING?

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.

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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 14-1410661. 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 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

For Sale For Sale 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

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

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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. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15020018 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 4244 TJSC#: 36-2593 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 OLD PLANK TRAIL COMMUNITY BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST UNITED BANK, Plaintiff, -v.PROVERBS 13:22 TRUST DATED JUNE 29, 1998, ROBERT THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF PROVERBS 13:22 TRUST DATED JUNE 29, 1998, LINDA THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF PROVERBS 13:22 TRUST DATED JUNE 29, 1998, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2013 CH 12565 218 SHADOW RIDGE CT. Palos Park, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2016, 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 218 SHADOW RIDGE CT., Palos Park, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-30-204-012-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $3,004,888.44. 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: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2013 CH 12565 TJSC#: 36-1334 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.

I687080

For Sale

5 ACRES RT. 45 IN PEOTONE 600 ft. frontage x 400 ft. deep 40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 For Sale 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

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WEST COAST REALTY SERVICES, INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

ALVIN GOLDBERG; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TAJUANA GOLDBERG; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALVIN GOLDBERG, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TAJUANA GOLDBERG, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 21792 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, April 22, 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. 23-35-416-018-0000.

Commonly known as 13334 Misty Meadow Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

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 W13-1532.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

HUSSEIN MANSOOR; AFKAR MANSOOR; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HUSSEIN MANSOOR, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF AFKAR MANSOOR, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 13812 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, April 26, 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. 23-11-110-036-0000.

Commonly known as 8600 West 99th Street, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 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 W15-1508.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I688529

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Call Jim at 708-301-4268 For Sale 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

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

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Remodeling For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH KRUSE, GLORIA KRUSE, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 52089 9013 South 51st 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 February 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 5, 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 9013 South 51st Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-218-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $234,599.29.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number W09110046.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. W09110046 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 09 CH 52089 TJSC#: 36-1896 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 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

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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Southwest • Section 2, Page 7

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS PINTO’S POPCORN PICKS THIS WEEK Spirituality Series

A new DVD spirituality discussion will begin on Tuesday March 29 at 6:30 p.m., and on Thursday, March 31, at 10 a.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Led by Chris Hopkins, the DVD series “Following the Mystics through the Narrow Gate...Seeing God in all Things,” features Fr. Richard Rohr, James Finley, and the Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault exploring the long mystical tradition from early Christianity to our own time. Hopkins welcomes new participants to The Center’s spirituality programs at any time.

Cost is $5 per session. Registration is required.

Call 361-3650.

Gentle yoga class

A new five-week series of Gentle Yoga classes will be offered at The Center on Tuesday evenings beginning March 29, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. The class will meet at the Anderson Activity Center of The Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Instructors Carolyn Harms and Valerie Lindstrom will lead the yoga sessions, which will include discussion and practice on breathing, relaxation, and centering, as well as movement and poses.

Yoga newcomers are welcome. Students should dress in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. The five-week class costs $50. Registration is required. Call The Center: 361-3650.

Mommy and Me art class: Create Fairy Gardens

Stained-glass class

A six-week stained-glass class begins at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Thursday evening, April 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Students create beautiful stained glass pieces, by learning the principles of glass design and color and the techniques of cutting and soldering, using both lead came and copper foil to join the pieces of glass. With instruction by experienced stained glass artist Harry Meneghini, students start with simple projects and eventually design their own windows, pictures, and lamps.

The six-week class costs $95. A list of glass and supplies which will need to be purchased by each student will be distributed the first day of class or may be obtained at the Center, although the instructor suggests waiting until after the first class to make any purchases.

Advance registration is required. Call The Center at (708) 361-3650.

Center Cinema

A Fairy Garden Art class for mothers with children ages 3-6 will be held on Wednesday, March 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts,12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Instructor Karen Signore will teach participants how to create a dish fairy garden by planting grass seed in a terra cotta dish and also using things from nature such as moss, pinecones, seashells, sticks and stones to make tiny nature sculptures. You can create a pet rock with googly eyes and a tiny straw hat to watch over the garden while it grows. The class fee is $10 per person. Advance registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

The Bridge Teen Center programs

• Trivia Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Trivia Night with live music from acoustic band Tyler and Maria. Free food will be provided by Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery.

• Advanced Fiction Writing - 4 to 5:30 p.m. March 29, students will harness the art of writing during an advanced fiction-writing workshop.

• Culinary: Bridge Cocina Tacos - 4 to 5:30 p.m.

March 29, a culinary program with Bonefish Grill to teach students several different ways of making delicious tacos.

• Project Serve: Serving the Homeless - 4 to 6 p.m. March 30, students will get the chance to give back by serving the homeless at the All God’s People homeless shelter.

• Snickerdoodle Puppy Chow (Girls only) - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 30, students will learn how to make Puppy Chow. Puppy chow is a popular dessert that uses Chex Mix, chocolate, peanut butter, and other ingredients.

• Couch to 5k Running Program - 4:30 to 6 p.m.

March 31, will host a program to give students a plan to realistically train for a 5k race.

• Write Your Own Novel - 4:30 to 6 p.m. March 31, students will discuss their ideas and go through writing exercises with a professional writer.

• World Record Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. April 1, is trying to achieve a World Record. Students will participate in a project while enjoying live music from rock band “Poisoned Paradise.” Free food will be provided by Famous Dave’s.

This free event is for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500.

UPCOMING Silver Jewelry Class

urday, April 2, from 9 a.m. until noon at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Instructor Wendy Martin will teach you the basics of creating silver jewelry such as pendants, earrings and pins by sawing, filing, soldering and polishing.

The workshop fee for this class is $25 plus a $15 materials fee for the silver. Advance registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

A Silver Jewelry Workshop will be held on Sat-

“The 39 Steps” will be shown on Friday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the monthly Center Cinema series at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

“The 39 Steps” stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in Alfred Hitchcok’s classic tale of espionage, counterespionage, and a plot to steal some top secret information.

A discussion follows the movie. Free popcorn is served. No fee is charged but pre-registration is necessary. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Meditation

Meditation opportunities are offered every Tuesday evening, 5:30 p.m. and Monday and Thursday mornings, 9 a.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Pastoral director Chris Hopkins organizes these 20-minute periods of silent meditation, offers guidance to those new to the practice of meditation, and welcomes anyone to join. The Monday morning meditation begins with a group prayer for peace in the world, beginning with ourselves. Call 361-3650 for information.

Junior Farmers Classes

New seven-week sessions of Junior Farmer Classes will begin at The Children’s Farm at The Center on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, April 4 through 9. The Children’s Farm is located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

Junior Farmers is an opportunity for children, age 3 to 12, to learn about and enjoy the life of the farm. The highlight of the spring season for Junior Farmer program is the opportunity to welcome the baby animals to the farm. Piglets, calves, kids, lambs, chicks, and ducklings will all be arriving soon. Jr. Farmers will also explore the crop fields, taste the first fresh produce from the farm garden, ride on the hayrack, and more. The Junior Farmer program is led by Children’s Farm youth manager Paul Purdy.

Junior Farmer classes meet one hour each week.

Classes are available for children age three to six on Monday and Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.; for children age seven to twelve on Monday and Tuesday at 4 p.m., and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The cost of the seven-week program is $91.

Advance registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650. For more information, visit www. thecenterpalos.org.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a spring in your step. The first week of spring might bring you a chance to widen your circle of acquaintances. Group activities and new friendships could be on your schedule in the week to come.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The simplest solution will solve the most difficult problem. You may think you can shift your funds around like a shell game, but in the end you will see that complicated techniques won’t give satisfying results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Prepare to parade with the paparazzi. Your popularity grows by leaps and bounds especially in the first part of the week. This is a great time to interview for a new job, ask for favors, or meet the guy or gal of your dreams.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be able to recite the rules chapter and verse. It could be a good week to investigate alternative belief systems or to listen avidly to your significant other’s ideas. By embracing new

ideas you will grow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A round of truth or dare might be in your future. Be truthful to win this week. A casual acquaintance may have the knowledge, knowhow, or connections to help you make a wise and possibly lucrative business decision.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Call the shots and use all the tricks of the trade. During the week ahead you can concentrate on becoming a new improved you.

Focus on achieving your goals and learn some new ways to accomplish them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your attention to workplace politics during the week ahead may improve a relationship. Your personal charm is at a high point.

Use it to capture someone’s heart or to make working conditions more harmonious.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Spin a yarn into something useful.

You know how to get your point across in a useful and productive way. Say the right thing this week and you will enlighten someone giving them a chance to make positive changes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It is the easiest thing in the world to just be you. It is much harder to be what others expect you to be. In the week ahead don’t let anyone make you feel unworthy or undeserving. Accentuate the positive.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Tie up all your loose ends and decorate them with a bow. Get major financial matters wrapped up as quickly as possible because by the end of the week you may be tempted to gamble on a losing proposition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It is time to make your move.

Peer opinions that have kept you from making a change will shift for the better. Shop for major appliances or anything that should have a long life and aesthetic appeal early in the week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Show a united front, not a divided front. As this week unfolds some key people may not agree with you, but you can support their right to have differing opinions.

Use friendly persuasion to achieve compromises.

‘The Bronze’ is low brow but has ‘leaps’ and moments TONY PINTO “The Bronze” is “Bad Santa” meets “Napoleon Dynamite,” but just not as good. It has the inappropriate mouthpiece of “Bad Santa” and the irreverent quirkiness of “Napoleon Dynamite.” Those films hit a level of pop culture status that “The Bronze” tries to capture but ultimately doesn’t.

This film follows the very clear formula of an inappropriate foulmouthed mentor teaching a young and naive person, just like one of the films previously mentioned. If you liked “Bad Santa” or you like low-brow humor, you will think this film is great. At its core this is a very heart-felt film, but there is so much filth to cut through to see any of that, and for some it’s too much to cut through.

The film debuted more than a year ago at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival but had its release delayed when film company Relativity Media found itself in financial crisis. That was not the only trouble for the film as it’s a massive flop playing in 1,167 theaters. It failed miserably in its debut, grossing a paltry $421,434 as of its third day in theaters.

It’s not all bad for the film cowritten by its star Melissa Rauch of the hit TV show “The Big Bang Theory.” It may be all bad from a financial standpoint but from a strictly entertainment standpoint it has its moments. There are not enough moments to make this great but enough to make it passable for the fraternity crowd.

The story is about Hope (Rauch), a former Olympic gymnast celebrated in her Ohio small town for capturing the bronze medal back in the day. Now older, Hope lives off her former glory, her gullible dad, and the money she steals

Melissa Rauch of the hit TV show “The Big Bang Theory” stars in “The Bronze”

from her dad’s mail truck. With a career that ended early thanks in part to injuries and her developing chest, she basically does nothing accept drugs. The first time we see current day Hope she is lying in bed enjoying herself as she watches the video of her bronze-winning Olympic performance. If that wasn’t enough to make you cringe, we see her snort painkillers as a chaser. It’s that scene that sets the tone for this hugely inappropriate film.

Following the death of her gymnastics coach, Hope gets duped into training a young Olympic hopeful. Co-writer Rauch and director Bryan Buckley create a redemptive story arc here. It goes from her wanting to sabotage the Olympic hopeful because she’s

afraid of losing her small-town thunder to possibly actually caring about the Olympic dreams of her student. It could all just be about the prospect money in the end. You have to watch to figure that out.

Older more refined people will most likely not enjoy the R-rated “The Bronze” and will cough this up to being trashy for shock value.

Others, like this writer who sometimes enjoys inappropriate humor, will enjoy this film for what it is. Ultimately most people who watch this film will stop caring about half way through and for that reason alone this film is not worth it for most of you. For a select few this will be your new guilty pleasure.

Tony Pinto’s grade: B

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN STARTING THIS WEEK:

“THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2”: Other projects have given her greater variety over the course of her run as Katniss Everdeen, but Jennifer Lawrence saw the franchise based on Suzanne Collins’ novels through to its end with its final film chapter. Here, Katniss and her comrades decide the only way to liberate their world from its government’s tyranny is to target its president (Donald Sutherland) ... but they’re in his sights, too, resulting in a series of perils they must struggle through.

Also returning are Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright, Julianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone and — in his final screen appearance — Philip Seymour Hoffman. DVD extras: eight-part “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson; three behind-the-scenes featurettes. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “FREAKS AND GEEKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: The cult-classic show, about the misfits at a Detroit high school circa 1980, makes its Blu-ray debut — with a cast including several talents who would continue to make their marks long after the series’ 1999-2000 run on NBC, such as Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Linda Cardellini (“ER”). Also notable are such behind-the-scenes players as creator Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids”) and executive producer Judd Apatow. Interestingly, all the episodes are presented in both their original screen aspect (4:3) and a widescreen version. A special-features disc (including deleted scenes) and a booklet are included. *** (Not rated: AS, P) “THE LETTERS”: The story of Mother Teresa is related in a unique way in writer-director Wil-

liam Riead’s drama, recalling the connection that the iconic missionary — portrayed by Juliet Stevenson — had to her spiritual adviser (Max von Sydow), reflected through the correspondence they shared over almost five decades. Rutger Hauer also stars in the film, but perhaps the most fascinating aspect is the moderation Stevenson gives what is a challenging performance just by the nature of the individual she’s enacting. *** (PG: AS) “JAMES WHITE”: Christopher Abbot (“Girls”) is quite effective in the emotionally taxing title role of this drama, in which the title character indulges in a number of personal vices, but has to decide whether to pull himself together as he’s beset by family tragedies. His father dies, then his mother (“Sex and the City” alum Cynthia Nixon) reveals she has cancer — forcing him to debate whether he can meet his grief head-on and be there for her when she needs him. Ron Livingston (“Boardwalk Empire”) also stars. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE ROYALS: SEASON TWO”: Created by “One Tree Hill” mentor Mark Schwahn, the account of a fictional, modern royal family — televised by E! — continues as Cyrus (Jake Maskall) tries to use Liam and Eleanor (William Moseley, Alexandra Park) to his benefit, while they scheme to get him out of the picture. Helena (Elizabeth Hurley) manipulates the Prime Minister in a bid to control the throne herself.

Merritt Patterson and Oliver Milburn also star, with Joan Collins in a recurring role as the Grand Duchess. (Not rated: AS, P) “PERRY MASON MOVIE COLLECTION: VOLUME 5”: Despite its title, only two of the six mysteries included in this set feature Raymond Burr in one of his most famous roles, novelist Erle Stanley Gardner’s brilliant defense attorney. Burr died in 1993, but

given the ratings success of the TV movies, NBC attempted to keep the franchise going with “guest” lawyers handling subsequent cases ... thus, Hal Holbrook takes the lead in three of the stories here, and Paul Sorvino in one. However, Barbara Hale remains throughout in her original series role as Della Street, with William R. Moses as investigator Ken Malansky. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V)

COMING SOON:

“POINT BREAK” (March 29): The action-movie remake casts Luke Bracey as a novice FBI agent who infiltrates a possibly criminal group of thrill-seekers.

(PG-13: AS, P, V) “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) “CONCUSSION” (March 29): Will Smith stars as a forensic pathologist who links pro football’s necessary roughness to dementia in some players. (PG13: AS, P) “THE HATEFUL EIGHT” (March 29): In Quentin Tarantino’s Western, a blizzard strands stagecoach travelers; stars include Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Jason Leigh. (R: AS, N, P, GV) “THE EXPANSE: SEASON ONE” (April 5): Earthlings and Martians try to coexist in the Syfy series; stars include Thomas Jane and Shoreh Aghdashloo. (Not rated: 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) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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

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Palos Fine Arts offers its 12th annual Architectural & Arts Tour

By Joyce Penney Palos Fine Arts

We will visit the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago on May 5 to view the special exhibit of Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times, featuring more than 35 costumes from the popular British television series Downton Abbey.

The costumes are presented in an immersive context, surrounded by the lavish interiors of the Driehaus Museum, including drawing rooms, living rooms, libraries and bedrooms of the affluent Nickerson and Fisher families of Chicago. The tour includes an audio guide of the exhibit along with an exhibition booklet and

guided introduction. Docents will be available to answer questions about the unique history and fine, decorative arts collection of the Driehaus Museum.

Continuing the tour, we will visit the Chicago Cultural Center, referred to as The People’s Palace — a celebration of arts education, Chicago, and the world. Enter Preston Bradley Hall and admire the recently restored dramatic 38foot Tiffany Glass Dome made of translucent Tiffany Favrile glass.

While in the Cultural Center, we will stop to view the Healy-Millet Dome located in the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall.

Lunch is a special treat at the private club, The Cliff Dwellers.

Located directly across from the

Art Institute, you will enjoy a gourmet buffet luncheon in an artistic and refined setting. Be sure to step out into the Outdoor Terrace to take in the outstanding views of Millennium Park and Lake Michigan.

The motor coach will leave from Palos Park Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. and return at about 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are: $95/Palos Fine Arts member, $110/non-member.

Make checks payable to Palos Fine Arts, and include your name, address, telephone number and/or email address. Mail to Kathy Williams, 11909 S. Laurie Ave., Palos Park, 60464. For more information, visit www.palosfinearts.com or call 448-0425.

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The Chicago Cultural Center is among the stops for Palos Fine Arts’ architectural and arts tour on May 5.

A busy March of programs at Orland Park Public Library

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Serve this hearty sauce with a more robust pasta shape such as penne.

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A patron teaches some Board Game Night regulars a newer favorite of hers, Mission Red Planet, where players place astronauts to compete for territory and resources on Mars at Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave.

Classic Italian bolognese sauce comes together in a few steps

By Wolfgang Puck Aspiring chefs and home cooks alike ask my advice about how they can get better in the kitchen.

It may surprise you to know that one of my main tips is one word: simplify.

When people start out with big hopes in the kitchen, they often put too much into one recipe.

I made that mistake myself early on.

But if you start with good ingredients and cook them with intelligence and care, you often don’t have to do too much to make amazing food. Take the recipe for a classic beef bolognese, which I have made for my family.

Once upon a time, I used almost twice as many ingredients as you see here. I finely chopped up vegetables, which I sauteed separately before stirring them into the sauce with the bundle of fresh herbs known as a bouquet garni. I added red wine, plus homemade stock, for even more dimensions of flavor, and then I simmered the sauce for hours to reduce it to a thick consistency.

Most home cooks today don’t have that kind of time or patience. They want to be able to feed their family dishes that don’t take several hours. So, I’ve simplified my bolognese recipe considerably. This version even includes quick-and-easy ways that my wife, Gelila, also uses when she makes the sauce for our two young sons and me.

Let me share a few suggestions here to help you get the best results: 1. Buy coarsely ground beef (or a mixture of beef and pork), which will add a more robust consistency to the sauce. Ask the butcher to grind it for you if it’s not available in the case; this is often referred to as a “chili grind,” because it’s used for making chili con carne.

2. A few sprigs of fresh herbs simmered in the sauce toward the end of cooking will add wonderful flavor, as will a splash of cream and touches of red pepper flakes and sugar, which heighten the tomato flavor.

3. The best canned tomatoes, I find, are the San Marzano variety from Italy. They are widely available in well-stocked markets.

Serve a sauce like this with more robust pasta shapes — such as penne, big bowties, or shells — that will stand up to its hearty nature, and make sure the pasta is cooked al dente (tender but still slightly

chewy). Then just close your eyes and enjoy how magically, and simply, you feel transported to Italy.

HEARTY BEEF BOLOGNESE Makes about 5 cups (1.25 L), 4 to 6 servings • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 pound (500 g) coarsely ground beef Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 to 3 tablespoons tomato paste 3 cups (750 mL) canned whole tomatoes, preferably San Marzano variety 1 cup (250 mL) water 2 small sprigs fresh rosemary 2 small sprigs fresh oregano 1/2 cup (125 mL) heavy cream Pinch crushed red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, optional

Library patrons admire Rochelle’s collection of nostalgic collectibles, which she brought with her for the presentation at Orland Park Public Library.

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute, stirring frequently, until the onions just begin to turn a deep golden brown color, about 10 minutes.

Add the beef and saute for 3 minutes, breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until all the moisture given up by the meat has evaporated and the meat has lost all its pink color and starts to caramelize and turn brown, 5 to 6 minutes.

Add the tomato paste and stir well to combine it with the meat, sautéing until the tomato paste darkens in color slightly, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes and 1 cup water. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, breaking up the tomatoes with the wooden spoon.

Cover the skillet, reduce the heat low, and simmer for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the rosemary and oregano sprigs, and stir in the cream. Season to taste with the red pepper flakes, if you’d like a little spiciness, and more black pepper. To heighten the tomato flavor, stir in the sugar, if desired.

Continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is very thick, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

Serve with your pasta of choice, or transfer to covered containers and refrigerate for up to three days Alex Deriy describes the lengthy process necessary to create the unique textured surfaces of the liquid mosaic before use. pieces at the library.

March is Save Your Vision Month

5 habits for a lifetime of good eye health Most of us are familiar with the healthy habits necessary to promote a high quality of life ― whether we put them into practice or not. What some may not realize is that many of these common-sense teachings not only prevent disease, they also keep vital organs, such as your eyes, in tip-top shape.

“Your quality of life is closely linked to how well you see,” said Lisa Shin, an optometrist and VSP provider based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. “You can take steps now to take care of your eyes and preserve your vision well into old age.”

Protect your eyesight and keep your eyes healthy for years to come with these tips: • Eat a healthy diet. Research shows that certain foods can boost eye health and ward off age-related eye changes, such as macular degeneration. To keep your eyes in the best shape, Shin recommends incorporating eye-boosting vitamins and minerals into your diet, such as lutein and zeaxanthin (found in broccoli, corn, squash, peppers, spinach and kale); vitamin C (found in citrus fruits, melons, tomatoes and broccoli); vitamin E (found in legumes, wheat germ, nuts and seeds); zinc (found in whole grains); and omega-3 fatty acids (found in salmon).

• Reduce time in the sun.

Cataracts are the most common cause of age-related vision loss in adults. Because the sun’s ultraviolet rays can increase your risk of developing cataracts, it’s important to take precautions to shield your eyes from the sun.

Shin recommends wearing UV protective eyewear, as well as a wide-brimmed hat.

• Quit smoking. It’s a no-brainer that smoking is bad for your heart and lungs, but did you realize that it can also damage your eyesight? “Smoking harms nearly every bodily organ, including the eyes,” Shin said. “Cigarette smokers are at greater risk of developing both macular degeneration and cataracts.”

• Exercise regularly. Aside from keeping your waistline trim, regular exercise can also keep your eyes sharp. A study in the “British Journal of Ophthalmology” found that those who led an active lifestyle were 70 percent less likely to develop macular degeneration.

Participants in the study walked at least two miles a day, but even just 30 minutes of walking a day can go a long way toward keeping your entire body in good shape.

• Get an annual eye exam.

Even if you think you have impeccable vision, it’s still imperative to schedule an annual eye checkup. The eyes provide a surpris-

ing number of clues about your overall health. By simply peering into your eyes, your eye doctor can detect a broad array of health

conditions ― from hypertension to diabetes ― that you might not even be aware you have.

You only have one set of eyes,

so it’s crucial to take the proper steps to care for them. By nourishing your body with the right foods, getting regular exercise and

going in for regular eye exams, you can keep your vision sharp at any age.

Family Features

Strokes among young adults on dramatic rise While recent years have seen an overall decline in the number of strokes in the U.S., research published in the American Academy of Neurology Journal suggests the number of strokes among younger adults is actually on the rise, with about one in five victims now below the age of 55.

“Since the mid-1990’s, the number of strokes in younger adults has increased by approximately 53 percent,” said Dr. Matthew Griffin, an internal medicine physician at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island. “This trend is alarming in the impact it has on young families, when a par-

ent who suffers a stroke is often physically and economically disabled before or during their most productive years.”

Experts at- Dr. Matthew tribute several Griffin factors to the increased incidence of stroke in young adults, with the greatest focus around the issue of obesity.

A study of more than 2,300 people in the Baltimore area indicated that obese young adults were 57 percent more likely to experience a

stroke than their non-obese peers.

Much of that increased risk might be connected to the co-conditions often tied to obesity, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking.

“Even though more than a half million young adults suffer annually from a stroke, 73% of those interviewed indicated they would not seek treatment at a hospital when faced with the classic symptoms,” said Griffin.

“Nearly three in four stated they would opt to ‘wait and see’ if their weakness, numbness or impaired vision symptoms went away on their own. This is a lack of aware-

ness that can lead to devastating results.”

Medical experts agree that medical treatment must be delivered for a stroke within three hours of the first symptom. This is the window during which treatment can minimize or even reverse brain damage. A lack of awareness results in patients that don’t seek immediate treatment. But to date, only limited public health and research efforts have been dedicated to addressing stroke in young adults.

The authors of one study suggest people should memorize the acronym “FAST”, which stands

Serve your flock safe egg dishes Purchasing a dozen eggs offers nearly unlimited preparation possibilities. Enjoying any egg dish, however, starts with these four tips for purchasing safe eggs: 1. Always purchase eggs from a refrigerated case.

2. Open the carton and make sure there are no visible cracks or leaking eggs.

3. Check the short end of the carton for the date the eggs were packed as well as an expiration or sell by date to make sure the eggs are fresh.

4. Look for the United States Department of Agriculture grade shield or mark.

Safety Tips to Protect Your Flock Once purchased, it’s also important to follow these safe food handling practices to ensure egg safety and quality. ·Keep eggs in the coldest part of the refrigerator, not the door.

Storing them in the refrigerator door could result in temperature fluctuations that can lead to bacteria growth. · Eggs may be refrigerated three to five weeks at home. The sell-by date will usually expire during that time, but the eggs are safe to use for four to five weeks beyond the expiration date as long are they are kept in a refrigerator set at 40 F. · Wash hands and utensils after coming into contact with eggs to avoid cross-contamination. ·Cook eggs thoroughly. For scrambled eggs and similar dishes, cook until no visible liquid remains. Fried eggs should be

cooked until the whites are completely set and the yolk is thickened but not hard. ·Serve eggs and dishes containing eggs promptly after cooking.

Does Hen Housing Affect Food Safety?

To better understand how different hen housing systems may affect food safety and other sustainability factors, the Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply recently completed a three-year research study.

The study compared flocks of egg-laying hens in three different types of housing systems: conventional cage, enriched colony and cage-free systems. As consumers are becoming more interested in the type of environment in which animals are raised, the coalition elected to conduct research in order to develop science-based information to use in supporting informed decision-making.

The research found that with proper management, eggs produced in any of the three different housing systems are safe and of comparable quality, but also accompany a variety of positive and negative aspects across other elements of sustainability.

Check out sustainableeggcoalition.org for more information about sustainable egg production, videos, interactive infographics and the CSES research results.

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for: Face Drooping, Arm Weakness, Speech Difficulty; Time to Call 911.

According to the CDC’s map of stroke-related mortality by county, Cook has 71.1 stroke related deaths per 100,000 adults age 35+.

Many, though not all, strokes are preventable through simple but critical lifestyle changes. Eating a healthy diet and maintaining a healthy weight, ensuring a daily dose of physical activity, controlling blood pressure, controlling blood sugar if you are diabetic and refraining from smoking are considered the most effective means of avoiding the devastation of a

stroke.

MetroSouth Medical Center has a dedicated stroke team and 24/7 neurology coverage. Stroke patients have better odds for a successful recovery thanks to a telemedicine “robot.” A major challenge confronting stroke care is the short time window available for interventional treatment.

Remote 24/7 presence helps eliminate this barrier by accelerating access to stroke experts.

For more information about stroke symptoms and risk, visit the health library at MetroSouthMedicalCenter.com.

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March 24, 2016

Section 2, Page 10

Pet Talk: Caring for older pets Photo by Waldemar Reichert

Barbara Novak, left, Tom Ryan and Alice Lyzak enjoy walking in all types of weather on Smith Crossing’s campus from outdoor paths to wide indoor corridors.

Smith Crossing supports walking for older adults Alice Lyzak, 91, ensured a brighter future for herself because she’s made a habit of walking two miles almost every day. Before her 2006 move to Smith Crossing, the only life plan community in Orland Park, Lyzak enjoyed regular walks along the tree-lined streets near her home in Homewood. After moving, she’s carried on her routine, but now she walks regardless of the weather and with friends.

“I like walking with my friend, Margaret, because when we walk, we really walk!” says Lyzak.

By age 75, about one in two women and one in three men engage in no physical activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Sedentary lifestyles invite a variety of ailments in advanced age—from high blood pressure and heart disease to brittle bones and diabetes. On the other hand, for older adults like Lyzak, non-strenuous exercise such as walking can discourage physical decline and keep the body healthy, the CDC says.

On a typical jaunt at Smith Crossing, Lyzak and her friend stride through spacious indoor corridors that connect wings housing apartments for nearly 300 older adults as well as numerous common areas—lobbies, a formal dining room and bistro, a community hall, library, fitness center, hair salons, crafts room, pub and movie theater. In all, the indoor trek covers nearly a half a mile one-way. “Plus we get plenty of exercise just walking from our apartments to the dining room!”

Lyzak says.

“Now that the weather is warming up we’ll see more people walking outside,” says Karen Braswell, fitness coordinator at Smith Crossing and exercise physiologist.

She develops personalized exercise regimens for residents who use the onsite fitness center and encourages them to walk as part of their daily routine.

Smith Crossing’s 32-acre campus features an outdoor walking path that leads to a pond. “Most people who walk here know that four times around the pond equals a mile,” says Tom Ryan, 82, president of the Smith Crossing resident council. Ryan moved to Smith Crossing with his wife, Rosemary, in 2012. “I prefer walking here over just about any other form of exercise,” he says,” though I do work out in the fitness center for 20 minutes or so a couple of times a week.”

Barbara Novak, 80, moved to Smith Crossing in 2013 from her home in nearby Orland Park. She too appreciates the health benefits of walking, and she likes how the community is supportive of walkers with rigorous routines as well as those using rollators, canes and other walking devices. Having made it through two knee replacements, Novak now walks briskly on her own every day. “When the weather’s nice, I’m always walking around the pond,” she says. “It’s great!”

“I see lots of my fellow residents walking and gaining strength by sticking to regular routines in a setting where they feel safe,” says Ryan. “This place is great for helping older adults stay healthy.”

Braswell offers the following tips for walking indoors and out: Obtain a doctor’s okay before starting your exercise routine.

If you’ve been sedentary, start with short intervals of moderate physical activity and increase them gradually.

In addition to walking, do muscle-strengthening activities. Stronger muscles help reduce the risk of falling and improve the ability to perform the routine tasks of daily

life.

Wear comfortable shoes and loose clothing.

Drink plenty of fluids.

When walking outdoors, be mindful of uneven surfaces. Don’t be shy about using a walking stick, cane, walker or rollator.

Find a walking partner with similar abilities who can offer encouragement.

To stay focused on your personal goals, keep in mind the many benefits of walking: stronger bones, preservation of independence, improved sleep quality, the chance to bond with a walking partner, reduced risk of falling and developing high blood pressure, colon cancer and diabetes, reduced inflammation and joint pain, and reduced anxiety and depression.

About Smith Crossing Smith Crossing is one of only 13 life plan communities in Illinois awarded a five-year accreditation for “exemplary conformance” to international standards set by CARF-CCAC, the industry’s sole accrediting body.

Sponsored by Smith Senior Living, a not-for-profit organization serving older adults since 1924, it provides spacious residences and engaging programs for independent living, as well as assisted living, memory support and skilled nursing care.

It also provides short-term rehabilitation services for residents and others requiring assistance after surgery or a medical incident.

For more information about Smith Crossing, call 708-326-2300 or visit SmithCrossing.org.

Pets are more than just our companions— they are a part of the family. As your pet ages, it is important to consult your veterinarian for help providing the proper care for your senior pet’s changing needs.

Every animal is different, so the senior life stage occurs at different ages in different pets.

For instance, dogs are typically considered seniors at seven years old, but older dogs age quicker than smaller dogs. Cats can be considered mature at 7 years and seniors at 11 years old. Breed and species aside, your pet’s genetics, nutrition, health, and environment will ultimately determine when your pet is considered a senior.

One of the telltale signs of increasing age in pets is a decline in physical activity. For instance, previously active pets may not play as much and both dogs and cats may need assistance climbing on and off the bed or couch. Dr. Stacy Eckman, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), explained when pet owners can expect this transition into senior pet behavior. “A decrease in physical activity depends on the breed, size, and genetics of the pet,” she said. “However, some older pets are still quite active in their senior years.”

In addition to a decrease in physical activity, older cats and dogs tend to develop more degenerative health problems. “Chronic degenerative disorders like heart and kidney disease are common in older pets, and so is cancer,” Eckman said. “In cats, kidney, heart, and thyroid disease are the most common aging conditions. In dogs, different breeds are more prone to certain conditions. For example, some breeds are more likely to see a dramatic increase in cancers as they age.”

A visit to the veterinarian every six months can help determine what is normal for your pet so that any changes in behavior or health can be detected early.

Aging cats and dogs are also prone to arthritis, dental disease, loss of sight and hearing, and a decrease in mobility. Just like humans, pets may need more assistance getting around and taking care of themselves. Despite this change in mobility and physical activity, it is important to keep your dog and cat active to slow the progression of joint pain and arthritis.

In addition, a healthy diet that adequately nourishes your pet is also key in reducing your pet’s risk for obesity, which can also contribute to joint pain. “The single most important aspect in helping your pet stay as happy and healthy for as long as possible is maintaining a healthy weight throughout their lifetime,” Eckman said. “A healthy weight should be coupled with regular exercise and activity.”

Perhaps the hardest part about having an aging furry best friend is accepting when they are no longer happy in everyday life.

It is never easy to let go of a pet, but in some cases, euthanasia is the most humane option. “Making the decision to euthanatize a pet is a personal and difficult decision,” Eckman said. “The decision is dependent on what signs and symptoms the pet is showing or what disorder the pet is experiencing.

When owners are questioning if they should euthanize their pet, they should discuss it with their veterinarian to help guide the decision-making process. At the CVM, we typically have owners think of three to five specific characteristics of their pet, and when the pet stops doing these things, then it may be time to consider euthanasia. For example, my dog loves to play ball. When he stops playing or does not get joy out of this any longer, that would raise concerns for me.”

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To ensure your pet lives a long, healthy life, be sure to visit your veterinarian regularly to discuss your pet’s diet, exercise habits, and overall health.

Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. Stories can be viewed on the Web at vetmed.tamu.edu/pet-talk. Suggestions for future topics may be directed to editor@ cvm.tamu.edu.