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Some towns, taxpayers could get soaked By Joe Boyle The Palos Hills Board discussed in length the subject of water and the larger monthly water bills the city will have to pay during a committee-of-the-whole meeting last Thursday night. The cost to modernize the regional water network supplied by Oak Lawn has become more expensive than originally planned. Oak Lawn buys water from Chicago and sells it to 12 south suburbs, including Palos Hills. Other local municipalities that purchase water through Oak Lawn include Chicago Ridge, Orland Park, Palos Park and Tinley Park.

Palos Hills among communities hit by Oak Lawn’s water distribution cost overruns and larger bills With Oak Lawn’s distribution system turning 50 years old a few years back, an upgrade became necessary, and the communities receiving water from the village agreed to pay for the upgrade. The cost of the project was supposed to be $171 million but has since been revised, according to CDM Smith, the Oak Lawn firm overseeing the project. The work was originally supposed to

be completed in 2018 but has since been delayed until 2021, according to CDM. The current figure for the completion of the project is $221 million, according to Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett. The mayor said that will mean a rise in monthly water bills from $9.97 to $12.92. “We don’t have any choice,” said Bennett. “It’s either that or we don’t have water. Oak Lawn’s initial estimates were

way off. We are monitoring the situation but there is not much we can do about it.” Bennett said that fortunately the city had established a capital fund that could help cope with unexpected rising costs. However, with the water bill increase, barely enough will be available for future road or other infrastructure repairs next year, Bennett said. The mayor pointed out that the up-

grades to the water treatment center in Oak Lawn were necessary. The majority of communities will benefit from the improvements. However, some communities will benefit more than others, he said. “It’s Oak Lawn’s system and they can pick the engineers,” Bennett explained. “Lemont, Mokena, Tinley — they are growing so they will see the benefits.” Oak Lawn officials have said that getting a new water line along ComEd and Cook County Forest Preserve District property has created delays and higher See SOAKED, Page 8

Mystery buyer for racquetball club site in Palos Hills By Joe Boyle

The attorney said he would know the identity of the buyer Palos Hills attorney George within two weeks. Pappas anticipated delivering Mayor Gerald Bennett was also some promising news in regard initially stunned at the news that to the long-shuttered the property was Palos Olympic purchased, especialWhoever Health & Racquetly since it has been ball Club. bought it does vacant for over 10 Pappas expected not understand years. But the mayor to inform the Palos indicated that the Hills City Council what they property will most last Thursday night got into. It’s likely end up back in that the request to the city’s possession. acquire the property maybe to our “The buyer is gothat houses the old advantage to ing to have to bring racquetball club, the building down,” which is located see what the Bennett said. “It on the backlot of buyer is going could cost him at 11050 S. Roberts to do with it. least $100,000.” Road, was acquired Ald. Mar tin by the city through — Palos Hills attorney Kleefisch (1st Ward) Cook County’s No George Pappas wondered how long Cash Bid Program. all this could take. Instead, the attor“How long can he ney informed the board members sit on that property and do noththat someone or some entity has ing with it? (How long) can he purchased the building. not pay taxes?” “I don’t know who it is,” PapBoth Bennett and Pappas repas said. “But they probably sponded that it could be as long don’t know the circumstances as two years. But the mayor said of this. Whoever bought it does the threat of condemnation that not understand what they got would require the owner to have into. It’s maybe to our advantage it torn down may give the owner to see what the buyer is going second thoughts. to do with it. I was shocked The board earlier this year dithat someone would buy this rected Pappas to file the necessary property. But they are going to documents with the county in an have to come to us eventually See BUYER, Page 8 for permits.”

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Gathering for the National Night Out

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Palos School District 118 teacher Michelle Sprecher is joined by her daughters, Norah (left), 1, and Isabelle, 2, as they pose with members of the Palos Hills K-9 Unit at the Palos Hills National Night Out held Aug. 1. Story on Page 7.

Dead body found in burned car identified as Orland Park man

Cub pitches in to brighten spirits at Advocate Children’s Hospital By Kelly White Jackson Codair is only 7 years old but he has undergone four heart surgeries. Jackson has had heart surgeries for pulmonary atresia, heterotaxy syndrome, MAPCAs and hypoplastic left heart syndrome, with his first surgery coming when he was 10 days old and his last surgery just last month. “We are expecting at least two more surgeries before a heart transplant in his late teens,” said his mother, Kohlby Codair, of Joliet. Although he has spent most of his life in and out of the hospital, Jackson refuses to allow it to affect his positive outlook on life, as he tries his best to be a regular kid who dreams of becoming a famous baseball player. His own physical

condition prohibits him from playing sports, as his oxygen level is low, according to his mother, but that does not stop him from watching the Cubs on TV with his grandpa, Barry Nelson. “My grandpa and I love the Cubs,” Jackson said. Jackson was in awe on Aug. 2 as one of his favorite Cubs players, relief pitcher Mike Montgomery, visited Advocate Children’s Hospital, 4440 W 95th St., Oak Lawn, to lift the spirits of pediatric patients. He was even able to get in a game of catch with Montgomery. “This is a good experience to get out of the baseball world and take the time to talk to the kids,” Montgomery, 28, said. “It’s amazing just to see their faces. It means a lot to See HOSPITAL, Page 9

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By Joe Boyle A body found in a burned car near Pleasure Lake in Palos Hills has been identified while police continued searching for leads in this case. A medical examiner last Thursday was able to match dental records to the body and identified the victim as Frank Siwiec, 66, of Orland Park. According to the medical examiner’s office, the cause of death is still being investigated. “Right now our investigation is on hold until the fire marshal’s office can find out how the fire started,” said Traci Hlado, the deputy chief of the Palos Hills Police Department. “Our investigation will proceed after that.” At about 7 a.m. July 31, police were dispatched to 107th Street just west of Michael Drive to assist the fire department. Upon arrival, police observed a four-door vehicle smoldering. Upon further examination of the car, the body was located in the driver’s seat. Hlado said it did not appear that the car had been involved in a crash.

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

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Mary O’Callaghan (left), 5, of Palos Heights, and her cousin, Evelyn Hinkle, 6, fill out greeting cards for the servicemen and women overseas during the Palos Hills National Night Out on Aug. 1. Story: Page 7.

Palos Hills police chief attends program on protecting children Palos Hills Police Chief Paul Madigan has just returned from the Exploited Children Seminar for Chief Executive Officers held at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), located just outside the nation’s capital in Alexandria, Va. After receiving an invitation to attend the specifically designed training seminar for Law Enforcement Executives, Madigan attended the program on July 25 and 26 as a guest of the NCMEC. Madigan joined 48 other chiefs and sheriffs who were also in attendance. The program is designed to provide those police officials, like Madigan, a better understanding of the issues related to exploited children cases. “This has been one of the most

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Mohammed Hindi, 23, of the 17900 block of South Glen Oak Avenue, Lansing, was charged with delivery of more than 30 grams of cannabis after police reported witnessing a drug transaction at 111th Street and South Ridgeland Avenue at 9 p.m. July 31. Police said he intended to sell 65 grams of cannabis to another person. He was held pending a felony bond hearing.

Outstanding warrants Mohd Alhennawi, 56, of the 5700 block of West Ridgemont Lane, Chicago Ridge, was arrested at his home on three outstanding warrants at 11 p.m. Aug. 2. Police said the warrants, all for driving on a suspended license, were issued by the Summit Police Department, Worth Police Department, and Illinois State Police. He was turned over to the custody of the Summit police.

Suspended license Munadal Zeidan, 39, of the 8600 block of South 84th Court, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at Southwest Highway and Ridgeland Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic signal. He is due in court on Sept. 26.

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Two Evergreen Park men face charges following an altercation with an employee at 7-Eleven 3440 W. 95th St., at 8 p.m. last Thursday. Police said Leonard R. Brown, 21, and Camarious D. Furlow, 21, fled the store after being told to put down items they had allegedly taken off shelves. When they were found a short time later a few blocks away at Circle Park, Brown was carrying merchandise worth $6.82, and was charged with retail theft and assault. Furlow was charged with resisting a police officer and obstruction of identification because he gave a false name, police said.

Outstanding warrant Temika J. Norris, 33, of Chicago, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for retail theft after she turned herself in to police on Aug. 1. Police said the original charge dates back to an incident at 2:30 p.m. July 4 at Pete’s Market, 3720 W. 95th St. She allegedly took groceries worth $29.68, and was identified after police traced the license plates of the vehicle she used to get away.

Resisting arrest Mario M. Hill, 39, was charged with resisting a police officer and obstructing identification following a traffic stop at 8:30

a.m. Aug. 2 in the 9300 block of South Homan Avenue. Police said he was initially stopped for speeding, but the incident escalated when he refused to provide identification or cooperate.

Disorderly conduct Tyler Scott Fells, 33, of Marina, Calif., was charged with disorderly conduct at 5 p.m. July 29 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said that he was deliberately spilling his beverage around the store and making verbal threats to employees.

Retail theft Alice R. Coy, 54, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 12:45 p.m. July 28 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said she took items worth $9.88.

Battery off nse • Robert J. Fiedler II, 20, of Midlothian, was charged with battery following an altercation with an acquaintance in a garage in the 8700 block of South Utica Avenue at 5:15 p.m. July 26. Police said the victim was planning to socialize with friends in the garage, and was surprised when Fiedler began punching him for no reason. Fiedler fled the scene but was arrested at his home. • Matthew T. Wunderlich, 46, was charged with battery after allegedly stabbing a woman in the stomach at 4:45 a.m. July 31 in the 2700 block of West 99th Street. Police said they responded to a report of a possible stabbing at the house, and found Wunderlich at the house with his brother, Jeffrey R. Wunderlich, 56, of Chicago, who was charged with obstruction. The victim was found wandering in the neighborhood, naked from the waist down. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center for treatment of the stab wound and later released.

Hickory Hills Four-vehicle accident Miguel Gonzalez III, 36, of Justice, was charged with driving with a suspended license and other offenses after allegedly causing a four-car collision in the 8200 block of West 95th Street at 11:53 a.m. Friday. A police officer reported seeing Gonzalez driving “aggressively” eastbound, switching lanes while passing other vehicles. His Chevrolet Trailblazer then struck the curb, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and cross 95th Street, spinning and striking three other vehicles before rolling over multiple times before coming to rest on its side. His passenger, a 6-year-old boy, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center for treatment of minor leg pain. No other injuries were reported. Gonzalez was also cited for driving without insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He is due in court on Aug. 27.

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• Felix E. Galvan. 33, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 5:15 p.m. Friday in the 9100 block of South Roberts Road. Police said he was also cited for having suspended and expired registration. He is due in court on Aug. 24. • John J. Papiez, 29, of the 10500 block of South Kolmar Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 7:17 p.m. Aug. 2 in the 8700 block of South Park Hill Court. Police said he was also issued a local ordinance violation for possession of drug paraphernalia after needles and other items used to prepare and ingest heroin were found in his car. He is due in court on Sept. 14. • Thomas Z. Sweiss, 34, was

charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 3:42 p.m. Aug. 2 in the 7900 block of West 95th Street. Police said he was also cited for driving with suspended registration. He is due in court on Aug. 24.

Outstanding warrant Darryl E. Calhoun, 26, of the 13200 block of South Indiana Avenue, Riverdale, was arrested on an outstanding Hickory Hills warrant following a traffic stop in Will County at 8:40 p.m. Aug. 1. Police said the original charge was for driving with a suspended license. Court information was not available.

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Damien M. Greene, 31, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:09 a.m. July 29 at 94th Street and Cicero Avenue. Police said he registered a .147 blood-alcohol count on a breath test. He was also cited for improper lane usage and illegal transportation of alcohol because an open bottle of beer was found in the car. Greene is due in court on Sept. 11.

Vehicular burglary Steven K. Green, 32, of Worth, was charged with burglary to a motor vehicle at 4:38 a.m. July 30 after police said he left a yard in the 10900 block of South Komensky Avenue where a console stolen from a vehicle was found. Police said they responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area, and were told by a homeowner in the nearby 4000 block of West Wainwright Place that three of his vehicles had been rummaged through. They said the console had been removed from one of the cars, and Green was carrying about $60 in change that was missing from the console. He was also charged with two counts of criminal trespassing to a motor vehicle. He was held for a bond hearing.

Suspended license William J. Morain, 25, of Oak Lawn, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 4:21 p.m. July 31 in the 9400 block of South Austin Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance and having an obstructed window. He is due in court on Sept. 12. His passenger, Melissa Campos, 22, of Oak Lawn, was issued a village ordinance violation for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia after a small amount of marijuana and three pipes used to smoke it were found in the car. She is due to appear at a Sept. 5 hearing.

Retail theft Glenn Bowden, 56, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at The Home Depot, 4060 W. 95th St., at 5:07 p.m. July 31. Police said he left the store with a cart containing two power drills and other tools worth $621.13 in total. He is due in court on Sept. 11, and was warned that he would be charged with trespassing if he ever returned to the store.

Threats in traffic Dominique Kidd, 40, of Chicago, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop at 5:07 p.m. Aug. 1 in the 6300 block of South Cicero Avenue. Police said Kidd was driving a car with three passengers, and another motorist reported seeing them flash gang signs at her, and driving recklessly. Police said a hydrocodone pill was found near the driver’s seat. Shevelle Benard, 19, of Chicago, was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly threatening the other motorist by

pointing his hand like a gun and threatening to shoot her. He was also issued a village ordinance violation for carrying a starter pistol. Rasheen A. Neylon, 22, of Chicago, was charged with obstructing identification for initially giving a false name. He was also arrested on an outstanding warrant. Court information was not available.

Drug possession Bradley David Markiewicz, 28, of Elgin, was charged with possession of a controlled substance after he was found asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle beside a gas pump in the 9300 block of South Cicero Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Aug. 2. Police were called there to do a well-being check on him, after he was there for over an hour. Police said a small amount of heroin and two glass pipes with drug residue were found in the car. He was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held for a bond hearing.

Vandalism report The owner of a 2013 Ford Escape reported finding the driver’s side covered with eggs at 11 a.m. July 31 after it was parked on Minnick Street “all day” the day before. The eggs thrown against the car had discolored the paint.

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Robert Stachacz, 27, of Alsip, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic crash at 1 a.m. Sunday in the 10100 block of South Roberts Road. Police said his vehicle had struck a fence. Police said he was also cited for driving without insurance. He is due in court on Sept. 11.

Suspended licenses • Dania Obeid, 23, of Hickory Hills, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1. Police said she was also cited for using a cellphone while driving. She is due in court on Aug. 23. • Stephen Shaw, 24, of Bridgeview, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop in the 7900 block of West 111th Street at 8 p.m. Aug. 2. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on Aug. 23. • John Fuks, 35, of Darien, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 11:30 a.m. last Thursday in the 10300 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for illegal use of a cellphone while driving, driving without a seatbelt, and no insurance. He is due in court on Aug. 23.

Identity theft A resident of the 7900 block of West 100th Street reported being a victim of identity theft at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Police said the person found several unauthorized charges made against a checking account.

Juveniles caught on roof Two juveniles were arrested after police found them smoking and drinking beer on the roof of Belvedere Chateau, 8055 W. 103rd St., at 3 a.m. Saturday. Police said their cases will be handled in Juvenile Court.

Car burglary A theft from a vehicle in the 10700 block of South Olympia Avenue was reported at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said the vehicle was left unlocked, and a pair of gym shoes and some cash were stolen. Police reports are 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 a court of law.

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Upgrades begin for Oak Lawn’s Centennial Park By Joe Boyle Renovation of another park in Oak Lawn began this week as workers were out in force Monday morning to start the first phase of expansive changes at Centennial Park, 9300 S. Nashville Ave. The Oak Lawn Park District has overseen upgrades to smaller and larger parks in the village the past couple of years. Improvements have already occurred to the Centennial Park swimming pool, which now has a splash pad and state-of-the-art playground equipment near the area. But now Centennial Park, which is adjacent to the Oak Lawn Pavilion, will undergo major changes due to a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development, or OSLAD grant, and an $80,000 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) grant. “We applied for a grant a few years ago,” said Maddie Kelly, executive director of the Oak Lawn Park District. “But we had to wait

for a few years because the grant would not pay for all the improvements. We had to wait to come up with the rest of the money and now we can go ahead.” Renovations will include four new softball fields that will be near a central concession stand and bathroom facility. LED lighting will be available throughout the park. Workers were already beginning to take down the fencing at the four softball diamonds on Monday morning. Kelly said that the diamonds will all be facing the same direction and the future fields will not conflict with each other. LED lighting will be used at all the softball fields and volleyball courts, which are also due for improvements. The sand volleyball courts located along 93rd and Oak Park Avenue will receive an additional third court along with new fencing, curbing, accessible pathways and benches. New lighting will be provided for the inline hockey rink.

Exercise stations will be added and the soccer field will be regraded to increase storm water retention. An informational native tree area will be planted on the east end of the park. A disc golf practice area with two practice holes and a practice throw area will be added adjacent to the basketball court. Two bean bags courts will be added near the existing picnic shelter close to the softball fields, according to the Oak Lawn Park District. “The number one thing that residents want is better walking paths,” Kelly said. “Right now the walking paths are little rudimentary.” New walking and jogging paths are also included in the Centennial Park renovation. During the renovation, the majority of the park will be fenced off, including the softball fields, sand volleyball courts, the playground with the zip line, both picnic shelters, and the soccer field. Kelly said the $400,000 OS-

Workers begin digging along the perimeter of the softball fi lds Monday morning at Centennial Park, 9300 S. Nashville Ave., Oak Lawn. The fields and walking paths will be upgraded. Photo by Joe Boyle

LAD grant was provided in 2014. The DECEO grant was the result of the efforts of state Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-16th). The work is scheduled to continue through the winter and reopen in May 2018. The second phase of the construction will begin next May with the anticipated completion date in July 2018.

The balance of the project is being funded by the Oak Lawn Park District’s Capital Projects Fund. No debt or new taxes will be used for the project, accord-

ing to the Oak Lawn Park District. “It’s a great park now,” Kelly said. “But now it will be an even better park.”

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OAK LAWN VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

Revenue shortfall might require tighter budget By Dermot Connolly A mid-year financial report presented at the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on Tuesday revealed that the village is experiencing a decrease in revenue of about $1 million over last year, and that will likely necessitate tighter budgets over the next couple of years. Representatives of RSM, the village’s auditing firm, said the village board’s decision last year to contribute more to the three pension funds — for police, fire and municipal employees — will benefit the village in the long run. But Finance Director Brian Hanigan said the reduced revenue, mainly from a lower-than-expected sales tax revenue, will likely mean some difficult decisions when planning the next budget. Hanigan said that while car dealerships have been able to “hold their own,” retail stores have experienced reduced sales over the past year. “People account for 70 percent of our expenses,” said Hanigan. “Nobody wants to think about staff cuts, but we are going to

bring up the possibility at the first budget meeting.” “It’s a good time to urge residents to buy in Oak Lawn as much as possible,” said Mayor Sandra Bury. “The convenience of buying items online is attractive, but those companies don’t contribute anything to our village.” The comprehensive annual report is available on the village website at oaklawn-il. gov. Printed copies may also be obtained by contacting Hanigan at the Village Hall. The board voted by a 5-1 margin to end the participation of part-time elected officials in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension system. The vote affects only three trustees — Alex Olejniczak (2nd), Bob Streit (3rd) and Tom Phelan (6th), the only current board members who were on the board prior to 2013, when the board voted to end pensions for anyone elected after that date. The pensions of those elected officials will now be frozen at their current levels. Phelan, who was re-elected to the board in April after a four-year break, noted that the pensions involved are minimal, unlike those of state employees often blamed for causing

the state budget crisis. “I don’t know what my pension will be, maybe $150 a month, but it is the principle that we are voting on,” said Phelan. Village Clerk Jane Quinlan is the only fulltime elected official in Oak Lawn, and the board voted to continue her participation in the IMRF pension program. Streit, the longest-serving trustee, having been on the board since 1991, cast the only vote in favor of continuing participation in the pension system. Afterward, he pointed out that his pension will be only “about $250 a month,” much less than the amount his opponents said he was in line for when he ran for mayor against Bury in April. “I believe if you do a good job, you’ve earned a pension. What the others think about that is reflected in the vote,” he said. Bury thanked the majority of the board for voting in favor of the pension measure. “We, as part-time politicians, must get our financial house in order so we can provide pensions for our full-time employees before we can consider giving ourselves pensions,” the mayor said.

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WORTH VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

Trespassing and parking issues are hot topics By Sharon L. Filkins Trespassing and parking issues were the topics under discussion at the Aug.2 Worth Village Board meeting. Trustee Tedd Muersch, Jr., who oversees the Water’s Edge Golf Course, reported that trespassing on the course is becoming a major problem and is also a safety problem. “The golf course is not fenced in, but that does not mean it is a public property,” said Muersch. He added that the problem is particularly bad at the 17th hole. “I observed kids playing soccer and building sandcastles in the sand trap and a group of adults with prayer mats praying on the green. Not only is this an issue of trespassing on private property, it is a real safety hazard. It is dangerous. Something needs to be done. We need a fence and people need to know that the police are going to be called.” Police Chief Mike Mecetich assured Muersch that the department would respond to any trespassing calls. Trustee Pete Kats said, “One ticket issued will get the message across.” Also discussed was a parking issue on 112th Street, west of Oak Park Avenue, near Worth Elementary School. Mayor Mary Werner stated that the pavement

had been widened at that point to allow space for a drop-off/pick-up zone for parents dropping off, or picking up their children at the school. However, a problem has arisen with parents parking just south of the widened area while waiting for their kids after school,

and blocking the driveway of the house just south of the school. Werner requested that an ordinance be drafted to allow a “No Parking on School Days When Children Are Present” sign on the south side of the widened area. The board agreed. In other business Werner an-

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Local youngsters all scream for ice cream at the library In an event that celebrated the summer months, local youngsters and teens enjoyed the free Ice Cream Social held Aug. 2 at the Chicago Ridge Library, 10400 S. Oxford Ave. Many of the children were accompanied by par-

ents and guardians who also enjoyed the festivities. Chicago Ridge Library representatives held the event as a treat for teens and youngsters on a warm summer night. Kids of all ages enjoyed ice cream with a variety

of toppings. Chocolate syrup seemed to be the most popular topping for the night. Teens volunteered to scoop out ice cream and served the guests who were in attendance. A large crowd of youths, teens and adults attended the

event. The Ice Cream Social was one of a series of events held this summer at the Chicago Ridge Library. More information can be obtained by calling the library at (708) 423-7753. Michael Sarich (left), 4, of Chicago Ridge, and his brother, Marko, happily eat their ice cream at the Chicago Ridge Public Library’s free Ice Cream Social.

Amashjra Rangel, 8, of Chicago Ridge, dives into her ice cream at the Chicago Ridge Public Library’s free Ice Cream Social on Aug. 2.

Photos by Kelly White

Chicago Ridge friends and Chicago Ridge Library volunteers Mariah Santiago (left), 13, and Maya Shaheen, 11, scoop ice cream together.

Chicago Ridge friends and Chicago Ridge Library volunteer Brooke Egan (left), 11, and Yulissa Rangel, 11, serve ice cream toppings.

Local area teens worked hard as they dug deep and served ice cream at the Chicago Ridge Public Library’s Ice Cream Social.

Sierra Club, library, Palos Christian Preschool join Palos Market The Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will join the Palos Farmers Market, 12217 S. Harlem Ave., on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The Sierra Club advocates for a clean, healthy environment. Volunteers will be passing out membership information, the organization’s current campaigns to “explore, enjoy, and protect” the Earth. Palos Christian Preschool will also join the market from 7 to 10 a.m. Information about the upcoming preschool year for 3- and 4-year-olds, along with extended day options, will be available. Stop by for story hour at 9:15 a.m., and fun activities all morning long. The Palos Heights Library will come, with story hour and crafts for children at 10 a.m. Fall programming information for children and adults will be available until noon. Materials for checkout are available right at the market. Residents can sign up for a library card on site. The harvest is plentiful at the market. All summer fruits and vegetables are in the market in huge amounts. Stop by for early fall apples, raspberries, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, melons and watermelons, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, eggplant, onions, corn, summer and early fall squashes and more. A large selection of food items are also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, and multiple types of bakery items, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, jams and jellies, local honey, olive oils and vinegars, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta and barbecue sauces and Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts, coffee and lattes, peanuts and roasted cashews. The vendors also have perennial and annual plants, herbs and fresh cut flowers. Finally, get ready for summer barbecues and parties at Pampered Chef. The market’s Facebook page will showcase

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News and events from our archives • 50 years ago Palos Hills approves of providing information to newspapers From the Aug. 10, 1967 issue:

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The Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will join the Palos Farmers Market for the day on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

all available produce at the start of the market day: www.Facebook.com/PalosHeightsFarmersMarket. Shop in early for best selection. At the City Tent, face painting continues to be offered every week from 9 a.m. to noon. Young market guests can pick their favorite design. Also while at the City Tent, residents can pick up and have frequent shopper cards endorsed. Receive double credit on frequent shopper card every week for donations of either canned goods or fresh produce. Canned donations are given to Palos Methodist Church Food Pantry, 12108 S Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, and fresh produce is delivered to Operation Blessing, 4901 W 128th Place, Alsip Also while at the City Tent, pick up this week’s recipe, “Raw Beet Salad” courtesy of Dr. John Principe MD, of WellbeingMD Center for Life. This and some previous year’s

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The story: The Palos Hills City Council covered a variety of issues at its recent meeting, including the importance of providing information and not holding private gatherings without including details for newspapers. Edward Levin, the city attorney, commented on a letter sent by The Reporter newspaper regarding House Bill 476, which is concerned about eliminating secret meetings of city councils or taxing bodies. The bill provides that notices of all upcoming meetings of any legislative, executive, administrative or advisory bodies of the state, counties, townships, cities, villages, incorporated towns and school districts be sent to all newspapers. The quote: “We don’t want to be tied up in procedural problems, but if we don’t follow this law to the letter, it can cast clouds on any business we have transacted at a meeting that has not been given proper public notice,” Levin said.

• 25 years ago Organization claims members of U.S. military are still being held overseas From the Aug. 6, 1992 issue: The story: When U.S. troops were pulled out of Vietnam in 1975, an Illinois group said that did not mean that the war was truly over. For the few hundred veterans, families and concerned citizens who comprise the Task Force Omega of Illinois Inc., the war is still going on. According to Raymond Brown, a Hickory Hills resident and vice chairman of Task Force Omega, the not-forprofit organization that has been working since its incorporation in 1989 toward the declassification and release of government documents, there are veterans imprisoned overseas. Brown still contends there are still prisoners of war in captivity in Vietnam and possibly in territories of the former Soviet Union and China. Brown has charged that the government has been covering up and altering hard proof that there are servicemen still alive in Southeast Asia. The quote: “Eventually I think this will all come out,” Brown said. “I can’t say definitely that men will come out alive, but I have hope. That’s something we’re working toward.”

• 10 years ago Palos Hills mayor considers run for congress From the Aug. 9, 2007 issue: The story: Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett, who has served as mayor of the city for 27 years, said last week he is considering challenging Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) for the Democratic nomination. William Lipinski easily won the Democratic primary in 2004 and then he retired. Democratic committeemen from the district then selected his son, Dan, to replace him on the general election ballot. The younger Lipinski won the election easily over his Republican opponent. Bennett said he has been talking with local politicians and committee leaders who have supported him in numerous projects he has chaired in the area. The quote: “I’ve been thinking about running since 2003 when Lipinsk’s father was going to step down, but the opportunity wasn’t there because Dan was appointed.”

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WHATIZIT?

‘Volunteens’ provide guidance — and fun — for kids By Kelly White

Photo by Joe Boyle

The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above) is: Activity hall. Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to the reporter@comcast.net. A couple of readers had the correct answer to last week’s Whatizit. Crystine Busch, of Palos Heights, and Steve Rosenbaum, of Oak Lawn, both knew it was the Park Lawn and Activity Center, 10833 S. Laporte Ave., Oak Lawn. Park Lawn is a non-profit organization in Illinois offering a variety of programs and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Park Lawn’s mission is to provide services that promote independence, choice and access to community living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A lot of other activities are also offered at Park Lawn, including bingo on Friday nights. For the past two years, a 5K run and walk is held during the fall to benefit Park Lawn.

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For as long as she can remember, Savannah Bailey has loved the library. She has spent countless hours there studying and reading for fun. Since she spends so much time in her favorite place, the 14-yearold decided to become a library volunteer. The Chicago Ridge Public Library has a unique group of volunteers — 118, to be exact — including Bailey. The group is made up solely of teenagers, conveniently named “volunteens.” “I love being a ‘volunteen’,” said Bailey, of Chicago Ridge. “It gives me an opportunity to help out in my community.” The teen volunteers worked all summer long, selecting a twohour time slot, working one or two days a week, to assist with the library’s summer reading program, “Reading by Design.” All of the volunteens must fill out an application prior to participating at the library. However, everyone who applied was accepted into the program. “Teens in the community is such a hot topic right now,” said Irene Ciciora, head of youth services at the library. “We are all brainstorming ways to encourage more teens to get involved in their communities and take part in activities that help them to grow as responsible, respectful, intelligent and community-focused teenagers. This is a fragile age where teens require a lot of guidance to keep them on the right path. Let’s all brainstorm together ways to keep our teens involved in our community to help them become future leaders.” Ciciora was responsible for implementing the program with help from her department members. Ciciora began engaging teens more actively in the library since the carnival first began in 2011. That was also when she originated the entire volunteen program that is open to teens going into sixth through 12th grade. The program actively encourages local teens to not only get involved in reading and spending free time at the library, but also strongly encourages volunteering, and not just in the library setting. The teens were able to end on a high note this summer as they put together a one-day children’s carnival for local area youngsters last Thursday that was held indoors. It took place in of all places a usually quite library setting. The carnival was held at Chicago Ridge Library, 10400 S. Oxford Ave., Chicago Ridge. “It’s fun for the kids and it’s fun for the teens who put it all together,” said Mary Brown, of Chicago Ridge, who attended the carnival with her grandchildren, Nicholas Fandl, 8, and Layla Dudley, 7, both also of Chicago Ridge. “Some earn service hours, others do it for the experience and to have fun,” Ciciora said. “Teens gain a sense of ownership. They feel like they are adding value to their community by helping out at a community organization. When teens feel like they are a valuable part to their community, they are community leaders who are good role models and mentors to the younger children. Hopefully these teens will continue to use the library throughout their lives and continue to be actively involved in their community.” This was the library’s sixth annual Volunteen Carnival event, where the teen volunteers were responsible for creating, building and operating their own carnival games for children living in the neighborhood to come in and play for free. The carnival was inspired by finding a way for the volunteens to give back to the community. This avenue allowed them to develop a program for younger children while having

Above: Chicago Ridge Library “volunteen” Savannah Bailey (right) 14, of Chicago Ridge, oversees the “lucky duck” game at the library’s Volunteen Carnival last Thursday afternoon. Left: “Volunteen” Angelique Powers, 14, of Chicago Ridge, assists Mohammed Ahmed, 8, of Chicago Ridge, in a game of Bozo Buckets. Photos by Kelly White

fun at the same time. “What I like about the Volunteen Carnival is it provides a fun opportunity for children of all ages to interact and play together,” said Dana Wishnick, director of the Chicago Ridge Library . “The teens create the games and run the carnival for the younger children, and everyone has a great time.” At the carnival, local youngsters, from toddler years to 10 years of age, were able to participate in carnival-themed games that the volunteens had handmade mostly out of cardboard, plus they had the opportunity to take advantage of face and arm painting. Some of the games included basketball, bowling, tic-tac-toe, life-sized checkers, picking a duck out of water for a prize, and bean bag toss. All activities are derived from actual outdoor carnivals that take place throughout the summer season, minus the rides, according to library officials. “This is a great activity that inspires creativity, because you can take an empty box and turn it into a cool game,” Ciciora said. “These skills help children and teens develop confidence in their

ability to problem solve and construct projects which will help them at school and their future careers.” “Volunteen” Stazie Thoma couldn’t agree more. “When I grow up, I want to

be a ventriloquist because I like working with kids,” said Thoma, 10, of Chicago Ridge. “Being a volunteen gives me experience working with children that I will be able to use later on in life. It’s honestly just a lot of fun.”

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he education funding reform bill, which passed the House and Senate in May and was finally sent to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk in July, was the product of four years of research, endless listening tours and lots of hard bargaining. The House Democrats changed some things at the last minute to benefit Chicago and the governor didn’t like it, but his own education czar claimed the governor still approved of “90 percent” of the legislation. However, when Gov. Rauner issued his amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1 last week, he introduced a bunch of new ideas that had never been on the table, including during endless discussions among members of his own education funding reform commission. These new ideas are poisoning the already putrid Statehouse water and are prompting some folks to suspect that the governor’s new top Rich from the Illinois Policy Institute are atMiller staffers tempting to sabotage the bill. The far-right group is on record opposing the whole idea of the “evidence-based” school funding formula contained in the Democrats’ SB1 and endorsed by the governor’s funding reform commission and by Republicans in both legislative chambers. Could some of those same people who are now running Rauner’s office be out to kill off the progress made over the years? Historically in Illinois, the best way to keep suburban and Downstate Republicans from voting for a bill is to label it a “Chicago bailout.” Gov. Rauner and the Illinois Policy Institute have done so repeatedly with SB1, even though Politifact has rated the claim “false” and the almost always pro-Rauner Chicago Tribune editorial board has stated it is not a bailout. Gov. Rauner’s amendatory veto would change the way school districts currently calculate how much property tax revenue they can no longer capture after other local governments create Tax Increment Financing districts. Existing state law recognizes the reality that the school districts won’t receive that money, but the governor’s proposal would order the State Board of Education to ignore that reality. Doing that would put enormous financial pressure on schools, which might then lead to some reforms of the TIF laws. The Illinois Policy Institute wants to get rid of TIFs. I don’t disagree with them, but I’d rather than we not use school kids’ education as the hammer to do it. Keeping it Chicago-centric, the Illinois Policy Institute pointed last week to Cook County Clerk David Orr’s claim that Chicago’s TIF money accounts for almost 10 percent of all property tax revenue billed within the city. In suburban Cook, Orr reports, TIF revenues equal about 3.5 percent of property tax bills. Nobody involved with the funding reform negotiations has ever publicly proposed changing the way the State Board of Education projects school districts’ potential property tax revenue collections by essentially wishing away the impact of the state property tax cap law (known as PTELL). Nobody, that is, until the governor issued his amendatory veto. Partly because Chicago is so large and has so much property wealth (particularly in the Loop area), it benefits more than anywhere else from the property tax cap school “subsidy,” as the Illinois Policy Institute calls it. The group wants to get rid of that “subsidy.” But the political danger here is clear. By going after Chicago so hard and making its school district look “wealthier” than it really is by officially pretending that it can capture more tax money than it really can, the governor’s amendatory veto would also create collateral damage throughout the state. TIF districts have been created in a ton of communities, Downstate and in the suburbs. And lots of school districts also fall under the property tax cap. Sen. Andy Manar, the Senate Democrats’ lead education funding negotiator, claimed last week that the governor had completely gutted “the whole purpose” of SB1 by changing what’s known as the “adequacy calculation.” The bill as passed calculates need by factoring in the actual costs of things schools do. That calculation, Manar said, is the “most profound difference” between the status quo today and what his bill tries to fix. So, if Manar is right about the governor’s proposed changes, that would be additional, um, evidence that there may be an attempt to sabotage evidence-based funding from within Rauner’s office. There are other “coincidences” between Rauner’s amendatory veto (and demands being made during negotiations) and Illinois Policy Institute dogma, but the basic premise is that the group wants to kill this bill and Rauner’s proposed changes could conceivably lead to that result if the governor sticks to his guns during negotiations. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

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cess government information as an exciting First Amendment frontier. “For the most part, the First Amendment says, ‘This is hands off, the government’s not going to be involved, you guys figure out speech,’” Syed says. “And then you have the First Amendment right of access, which says, ‘Yes, but also, we are going to allow you to use the law as a sword to get access to judicial proceedings, to official records...to administrative proceedings.’” Requesting — or fighting for — government records is an instrumental part of BuzzFeed’s reporting strategy. Such records have allowed the BuzzFeed News team to report on misconduct in death penalty executions, for-profit foster care scandals, and the widespread abuse of seasonal migrant workers. Just last month, BuzzFeed News obtained a secret Department of Defense report that stated that Chelsea Manning’s disclosure of Iraq-related documents would be unlikely to have any impact on U.S. operations in Iraq (directly contradicting the government’s position at Manning’s trial). To be sure, the system is far from perfect, as many information-seekers can attest. As Jason Fagone wrote in his article “The Secret to Getting Top-Secret Secrets,” “The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966 to increase trust in government by encouraging transparency, has always been a pain in the ass. You write to an uncaring bureaucracy, you wait for months or years only to be denied or redacted into oblivion, and even if you do get lucky and extract some useful information, the world has already moved on to other topics.” But when it does work, the payoffs can be enormous. As Nabiha Syed says, “How do we at least inject the information we need into the commons, into the public square, to try and heighten the conversations we’re having? At least getting the underlying facts out there, in ways that are hopefully more authoritative than anecdotal, I think would be really helpful.”

hen it comes to the rights of taxpayers, no one, it seems, has the courage to fight for taxpayer rights more than the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA), which is now being recklessly attacked by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle proposed and pushed through one of the most repressive taxes on consumers, demanding that the taxpayers help her balance a budget that has been bloated and mismanaged by her administration for years. The 1 Cent Soda Tax adds a penny tax per ounce on every drink sold in Cook County that includes sweeteners, except for those purchased by the poor. Under Preckwinkle’s tax, poor residents who use SNAP to purchase food would be exempt from paying the tax hike. Most SNAP recipients live in Chicago, where Preckwinkle is based. IRMA filed a lawsuit to block the tax arguing convincingly that Preckwinkle’s plan would create chaos in the retail business community, noting that it was unclear on how the tax would be collected. A judge granted a temporary restraining order to allow for a review of the Preckwinkle tax but later approved its implementation. In a punitive and chilling assault against taxpayer rights, Preckwinkle then filed a lawsuit against IRMA, claiming that the delay cost her mismanaged government $17 million in lost revenues during the 30-day stay. Wow. When the public demands accountability, Preckwinkle’s response is punitive assault. We’re not talking about a political campaign where lawsuits often are reckless filed to score political points in elections. Suburbanites are overtaxed. They believe Cook County always places the needs of Chicago above the suburbs. What Preckwinkle should do is withdraw her punitive counter lawsuit against IRMA, restore all the layoffs, repeal the tax and focus on managing the county better. Suburbanites have the right to expect that their rights as suburban taxpayers and residents will be respected as much as the rights of residents in Preckwinkle’s Chicago region where she has lived and worked all her life as a former Chicago alderman. Several county commissioners said they were bullied into approving the tax by Preckwinkle’s staff. Preckwinkle threatened layoffs and service cutbacks if her tax was rejected. When the tax was delayed, Preckwinkle identified proposed hundreds of layoffs and service cutbacks. Now that the judge approved the repressive tax, Preckwinkle’s administration is saying it might still go ahead with the layoffs and cutbacks. As a suburbanite, I am learning to adjust to Preckwinkle’s taxes. Soda pop is a critical food item. I am willing to pay extra to drive outside of Cook County to not only buy soda but to also buy the groceries I often buy when I go to buy soda. The two are related. I buy one, I buy the other. Preckwinkle asserts that sweetened soft drinks are “unhealthy.” If that is true, then why did she exclude the poor from paying the punitive tax? Is it because many of the poor are in her voter constituency? I am concerned for retail establishments in the suburbs. And I also am concerned for suburban taxpayers. A few board members, such as Jeff Tobolski and Sean Morrison, have the courage to stand up to the oppressive actions of the County administration. They saw through Preckwinkle’s threats. IRMA needs our support. When it comes to protecting the interests of suburbanites, IRMA has demonstrated that it cares. In fact, clearly IRMA cares far more than former Chicago alderman Toni Preckwinkle, who’s more willing to play into people’s fears than to do the right thing.

Lata Nott is executive director of the First Amendment Center of the Newseum Institute. Contact her via email at lnott@newseum. org, or follow her on Twitter at @LataNott.

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

Governor misleads voters over education funding veto

n recent weeks, you may have heard Gov. Bruce Rauner justifying his opposition to an historic education funding reform bill by calling it a “Chicago Bailout.” That narrative is false and purposefully misleading. The governor’s veto is nothing more than an attempt to weaken Illinois’ investment in our public schools. Senate Bill 1 is a longoverdue, landmark reform plan that is backed by education experts, non-partisan school finance professionals and nearly everyone who supports a modern, fair and equitable system for investSteven ing in our schools. The plan Landek Rauner vetoed invests $350 million in new funding to K-12 education, millions of which is gained by schools in our area. The meticulous 27-point funding method stops the practice of simply throwing money at schools and instead bases investment on the specific needs of every district. For example, JS Morton High School receives an added $1,062 per pupil, the largest increase of any district in the state. In fact, 268 school districts see a greater investment than the $192 Chicago does per pupil, including Cicero 99 ($750), Berwyn South 100 ($766) and Berwyn North 98 ($565). No schools receive less funding than they did the year prior. Publicly, Gov. Rauner said he vetoed Senate Bill 1 because it includes a so-called “bailout” payment of $221 million to the CPS teacher pension fund. Don’t be fooled. That payment accounts for less than 3 percent of the total spending in the bill, and it simply puts Chicago on level footing with the rest of the state, as CPS is currently the only district in Illinois whose pension costs are not already covered by the state. The governor’s veto also strips CPS of annual funding totaling $250 million — funding that was designed and approved by a Republican-controlled legislature in 1995. The funds are provided for programs like special education and transportation, which other districts around the state also receive. Under the governor’s veto, Chicago is the only district to receive less than it did a year ago.

While these points of contention fit in neatly with the governor’s attempts to divide the state on geographic lines, his true motives are apparent when looking at the 100-plus changes demanded in his veto. The more malicious amendments include:

Punishes schools for community economic development efforts

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a development tool that helps build communities and create jobs, but it decreases the tax money received by local schools. When the valuation of land increases, the added tax revenue funds community development but is inaccessible to local schools. Berwyn, Cicero, Bridgeview, Brookfield and other communities in our area rely on the important investments of TIFs. Senate Bill 1 did not count TIF revenue against school districts, because it is not theirs to spend. Rauner’s plan removes this protection entirely.

Removes inflation protections, diverts money to voucher program Part of the reason Illinois schools are currently so inequitably funded is because the old formula did not adjust for inflation. Senate Bill 1 does account for inflation, but Gov. Rauner has stripped this protection from the bill as well. Another Rauner demand creates millions of new corporate tax giveaways (or loopholes) to support a private school voucher program that will drain needed resources for public schools.

Plunges school districts back into uncertainty Had the governor simply signed Senate Bill 1, every school district in Illinois could have begun the march toward funding adequacy with certainty and stability. Instead, Gov. Rauner retreated to the familiar throes of obstruction, blaming his favorite scapegoat — Chicago — and signaling once again his ultimate goal is chaos. At this point the governor has shown his hand — he doesn’t want to move forward. Those of us who do will continue to fight for the implementation of Senate Bill 1. Steve Landek is a Democrat and the state senator from the 12th District.

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When leaks dry up, turn to FOIA By Lata Nott When we talk about the importance of a free press, what we’re really talking about is how important it is for the press to serve as a watchdog on the government. The highest responsibility of journalism is to supply the people with information about what their government is doing, so that the people can hold the government accountable, and make the best possible decisions when they vote. But if you’re not a journalist (full disclosure: I am not), you may not give a lot of thought to how journalists get that information in the first place. Official government press releases and briefings aren’t really the place to find information about government misconduct. Obviously, leaks are a much better source when it comes to getting the real dirt. But the recent emphasis on prosecuting leakers is likely to have a major chilling effect on that source of information. But there is a way that journalists can get their hands on FBI records, secret military policy memos, and NSA email exchanges without having to worry about their sources getting arrested or fired: They can ask the government for them. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that requires the government to hand over its records if someone asks for them. The act applies to federal government agencies, but every state has laws that allow the public to access its government records. Anyone can request information, whether they’re a U.S. citizen or foreign national. And anything can be requested. A government agency can, of course, deny your request if it decides that the information you’re seeking falls into an exemption category, like information that would threaten national security, or invade someone’s privacy. But if you think your FOIA request was unfairly denied, you can appeal, and if that doesn’t work, you can sue. Nabiha Syed, assistant general counsel for BuzzFeed, is intimately familiar with this process. A large part of her job involves getting government agencies to give up information that they would rather not share — information that often ends up being crucial to BuzzFeed’s reporting. She sees the right of the public to ac-

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Palos Hills salutes first responders with National Night Out By Kelly White

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Nico Farnesi, 3, of Tinley Park, has fun at the Palos Hills National Night Out with Palos Hills Police Officer Kristie Odom on Aug. 1.

Officials from Palos Hills celebrated the city’s second National Night Out on Aug. 1 by honoring first responders and providing activities for children and adults alike at Town Square Park. The event, which is held in various communities across the country on the first Tuesday of August, is held to raise awareness and develop a relationship between residents and the police. “Palos Hills is again honored to be a participant in the National Night Out program, which recognizes the outstanding efforts of our police department and the promotion of public safety in our city,” said Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett. “Last year’s event was very successful, and this year with additional activities and parade we expect an even greater participation by our residents. We are proud of the Palos Hills Police Department and thank our residents for their continued support.” “National Night Out is a great opportunity for members of law enforcement to interact with the community,” said Palos Hills Police Chief Paul Madigan. “The officers benefit by greeting members of the community in a social setting where they have some time to interact, especially with our young people. Not only does this give the citizens a chance to see and talk with members of the police department, but it allows our officers to greet members of our community that they are sworn to protect.” Local residents were happy with the friendly neighborhood event.

“This is our first time here, but we will definitely be coming back again next year,” said Rebecca O’Callaghan, of Palos Hills. This was the 34th year that the event has been held nationally. A total of 16,500 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases celebrated the event along with Palos Hills. “I think it is important to celebrate National Night Out to give local neighbors the opportunity to meet local police and start forming positive relationships with them,” said Kristin Violante, commissioner of Community Resources and Recreation for Palos Hills. “I think it gives the citizens of Palos Hills the opportunity to meet those people who are protecting them on a daily basis. Also, it strengthens neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.” “It really just brings the whole community together,” said Michelle Sprecher, a teacher at Palos School District 118. “Children get the chance to get out and meet police officers face-to-face in their community.” Sprecher attended with her daughters, Isabelle, 2, and Norah, 1. The National Night Out was organized by the city of Palos Hills, the Palos Hills Police Department, North Palos Fire Protection District and Green Hills Public Library District. The free event gathered more than 600 people, surpassing last year’s 500 attendees. The evening started out with a neighborhood parade, made up of the police and North Palos Fire Protection District. This was the first year the

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’m wondering how many of you have guest rooms. You see, I’ve often thought they were for people who had a steady flow of out of town family and friends visiting, which we don’t. And above all, you have to have an extra room as well, which has never been a remote possibility for us. As a young family, we just barely had enough bedrooms for our kids to double up in, and frankly, Uncle George and Aunt Mary Agnes just got tired of asking. When we were sure our youngest daughter had really and truly moved out, and I say it this way as some children have a tendency to come back over and over again (I call this The Revolving Door Syndrome), it was decided we’d make her bedroom a guest room. Oh, the fun I had. Gone were the peacock blue walls and shag rugs. We donated her old bed, the boxes of books, clothes and numerous items she left behind. She shed these belongings like a snake sheds its skin. They belonged in another life, but I also knew she clearly had not one extra inch of space in her city apartment. And I finally had a room that I could decorate any way I liked. It took me months. I endlessly perused magazines, decorating books, and blogs. It was all so confusing. Ideas for paint colors, bedding, curtains and area rugs swirled in my head. And when it was a time to make

decisions, I froze. When we decorated our first nursery, it was quite simple; a crib, dresser and changing table. No painted wall murals of giraffes or elephants, no plush LazyBoy rocker for those midnight feedings. I think we Janet had a few stuffed bunnies Boudreau though. As our older boys grew, they accumulated trophies and had pictures of their favorite Chicago teams thumb tacked to their wall. That was their “décor.” They had bright blue and red comforters on their beds, at least I think. I’m not quite sure because they were usually rolled in a ball somewhere. At one time they had blinds on the windows but I could be wrong about that, too. The guest rooms I admired in the magazines made our master bedroom look like something from a motel on a remote highway. Beautiful fluffy duvets and pillows. Decorative lamps, chandeliers, and antique furniture. Most of the rooms featured long upholstered benches at the end of the bed. I thought of these as a place for my guests to sit as they slid their dainty little feet into slippers, provided by me of course. The next thing I came to learn about having a guest room is that everything has to be the

focus of making that person comfortable and somewhat spoilt. As if expensive sheets and pillowcases aren’t enough, personal towels — preferably monogrammed with our family crest (of which we can’t claim) — should be folded at the end of the bed. A basket filled with shampoo, soaps, an extra toothbrush, and a few nail files is an absolute must. A glass carafe and tumbler on the bedside table is recommended to be filled with fresh water each evening before your guests retire. Mints on the pillows? Of course, although my husband said that he would prefer Tootsie Rolls. This whole guest room thing was giving me a headache. The possibilities were endless, but not my budget. Eventually we painted the room a neutral color and added a simple comforter. A few bright toss pillows make it fun. We laugh sometimes at the thought of mints on the pillows. I have to admit I did save our daughter’s little stuffed Simba, as well as a few of her Jodi Picoult novels, which is fitting ... so far she has been our only guest. Sometimes hubby thinks a home office would have been a better choice. I’d love a craft room. Knowing our luck, we’d make the change and Uncle George would show up. Janet Boudreau is a writer, blogger and longtime resident of Evergreen Park. You can reach her at blndy9@yahoo.com

Operating Engineers Local 150 contributes $500,000 to military families with charity golf fundraiser International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 president-business manager James M. Sweeney presented a check for $500,000 on Monday to the Navy SEAL Family Foundation at Local 150’s charity golf fundraiser, the James M. Sweeney Classic. The event drew more than 500 golfers to four golf courses in Lemont, and the check was presented to retired SEAL Capt. Mike Argo, who serves on the SEAL Family Foundation’s Board of Directors. “The union construction industry is proud to support military families,” said Sweeney. “Veterans make up a large portion of our workforce, and we welcome returning veterans to our industry with open arms. These men and women have done so much for us, and we are honored to come together to support their families.” The event brought together a cross section of workers, business leaders, elected officials and military families.

parade was incorporated in the event. The parade was then followed by activities at Town Square Park. These included a wide array of family-friendly fun, including a children’s singer, face painting, balloon artists, tour of police and fire vehicles, inflatables, crafts, car seat checks and bingo for the adults. Hot dogs were provided courtesy of the mayor. “Community members came out to celebrate our community, our police and the last few weeks of summer vacation,” said Amanda Kowalcze, head of Youth Services at the Green Hills Public Library. The Palos Hills aldermen, city clerk and treasurer also were actively involved in the planning of the event. They donated children’s bags of goodies and provided the necessary funding for the inflatable bounce house, according to Violante. “It is nice to see all of the partners work together so well to organize this event,” Violante said. “Families definitely benefited from this event. They had a chance to meet local police as well as meet their neighbors.” Jim Kruse, of “Kruse’s Krew,” also had a table at the event, where he offered community members the opportunity to create a greeting card or donate to a care package for our servicemen and women. “People don’t realize how important this is and the impact it can have,” said Kruse, a Hickory Hills resident and U.S. Army veteran from 1967-70. Contributions for the evening were also provided by Baha Auto Group, Peppo’s Sandwiches, Rosie’s, Diane’s Place, City of Palos Hills elected officials and the Palos Hills Chamber of Commerce.

DEATH NOTICES Robert Bryja Robert E. Bryja, 68, a former Evergreen Park resident, died July 22 at his home in Menominee, Ill. Mr. Bryja, a U.S. Marine Vietnam veteran, was a retired sergeant with the Evergreen Park Police Department. Survivors include his wife, Mariellen (nee Cavanaugh); two daughters; sisters, Bonita Simon and Debbie Malkasain; brother, James Bryja; aunt, Garon Hamari; five grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Services were Tuesday from Kosary Funeral Home to Most Holy Redeemer Church. Interment followed at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Bonita Hughes Bonita “Bonnie” Hughes (nee Knapczyk), 59, died Saturday at her Hickory Hills home. Mrs. Hughes was employed at a research firm where she worked on grants and was a contract specialist. Survivors include her fiancé, Gary Kubis; daughter, Erica Snyder; sons, Greg Mangrum and Andrew Mangrum; sisters, Lydia Feliz and Claudia Knapczyk; brother, Joseph Knapczyk; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Services were Wednesday from Foran Funeral Home to St. Patricia Church. Cremation was private.

John Pospisil John Pospisil, 86, a former Palos Hills resident, died Aug. 2 at Meadowbrook Manor in Bolingbrook. Mr. Pospisil was employed for many years in the automotive industry. He was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine (nee Claussen); daughters, Janet Zarack, Karen Pedigo and Jill Kamba; sons, John, Robert and David; sisters, Patricia McMahon and Kathleen Heim; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services were Monday from Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Church. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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IUOE Local 150 President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney (center) presents a check for $500,000 for the SEAL Family Foundation to retired SEAL Captain Mike Argo and Family Foundation Secretary Craig Cassel at the James M. Sweeney Classic Golf Tournament on Monday (Aug. 7) at Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont.

Lipinski: It’s time for Congress to fix the ACA Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) said Friday that with the recent news that 2018 premiums for health insurance in Illinois purchased under the Affordable Care Act will rise as much as 43 percent, it is time for Congress to fix the ACA and provide real affordable healthcare. The Problem Solvers Caucus on July 30, a bipartisan group of 43 members of the House, agreed on a plan that they say would alleviate much of the proposed 2018 premium, help stabilize the individual market, and create a program that can further lower premiums another 10 percent. “We have now begun working on drafting legislation to implement the plan,” said Lipin-

ski. “Caucus members, including myself, have been in contact with senators from both sides of the aisle who have expressed interest in the Problem Solvers’ plan. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander announced that he is going to work with Democrats on bipartisan legislation to accomplish the same goals as the Caucus’ plan. Lipinski stated that he helped negotiate the compromise plan, which is the first bipartisan efforts to try and fix the ACA, also known as Obamacare. The purpose of the agreement is not to solve all the issues with the ACA, but to take common sense steps that will make it work better and help American

families right now, Lipinski said. “Some will oppose this plan because it is a compromise, which means no one got everything they wanted,” said Lipinski. “Others will oppose it because they want the ACA to collapse. Some partisans in both parties may even believe that if the ACA fails the other side will get blamed in the next election. “But most Americans just want the ACA to be fixed so that they can access affordable healthcare. They are tired of the status quo in Washington and want their representatives to work together to solve problems like this. That is what the Problem Solvers Caucus is doing.”

Measure to provide more resources to address mental health becomes law Custody of defendants with mental health issues will become more streamlined after legislation was signed into law on Friday by Gov. Bruce Rauner “We need to make resources readily available to ensure the mental health of anyone determined to be unfit to stand trial are

dealt with appropriately,” said state Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) The legislation, House Bill 649, would create a formal process for the county sheriff and the Department of Human Services to handle custody of defendants found unfit to stand trial or not

guilty by reason of insanity. It provides requirements regarding the evaluation and transportation of the defendant to a secure facility. “This new law will only keep our communities safer in the long run,” Cunningham said.

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Collins’ measure to allow video visitation in Illinois prisons becomes law Families will be able to speak with inmates of the Illinois prison system via video call under a new law sponsored by state Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-16th). Gov. Bruce Rauner signed that legislation on Friday. The legislation was House Bill 2738. “As technology improves, we can find ways of lessening the burden of incarceration on families. This allows the Illinois Department of Corrections to facilitate humane visitation rights for inmates while giving families a way of avoiding travel costs,”

The site of the old Palos Olympic Health & Racquetball Club at 11050 S. Roberts Road in Palos Hills is a fenced off. City officials learned last week that an unknown buyer had purchased the property.

Collins said. “The people Illinois incarcerates are sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers,” added Collins, whose district covers Chicago’s Southwest Side and portions of Oak Lawn. “Giving them the opportunity to maintain and cultivate these vital human relationships while they are in prison will result in stronger family ties and a safer society upon their release. I’m hopeful that measures like these take a small step toward relieving that burden and breaking the cycle of incarceration.”

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Lipinski announces grant for Roberts Park Fire Protection Dist. Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) announced that the Roberts Park Fire Protection District has been awarded $569,674 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grant will help with hiring expenses. The Roberts Park Fire Protection District covers Hickory Hills. “It is becoming more and more difficult for local communities to provide the funding needed

for fire protection,” said Lipinski. “I’m pleased this grant will help the Roberts Park Fire Protection District hire more brave men and women.” The Assistance to Firefighters Grant program provides needed federal funds to fire departments and emergency medical service organizations in order to improve the response capabilities of our nation’s first responders and the safety of our communities.

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attempt to acquire the racquetball club property through the No Cash program, an economic development tool designed to assist municipalities in acquiring delinquent property to reuse. The

property could become part of a private development project. In addition to the costs of demolition, the property has back taxes that amount to $300,000, according to Pappas. The city has said if it were able to purchase the property it would raze the old racquetball club building for $100,000 and then leave the

land open for some time. The city would consider offers from developers, Bennett has previously said. If the city was able to acquire the property through the No Cash Bid program, it would not be responsible for the taxes. Despite the setback, both Bennett and Pappas were certain that the

city will eventually end up with the property. In other news, Ald. Mary Ann Schultz (3rd Ward) asked for the approval of Carousel Checks Inc. to move to the city, which had already been approved by the city’s Plan Commission. Andrew Crim, president of Carousel Checks Inc., has asked the board for approval to move his company from Bridgeview to the building that has been occupied by Weller Truck Parts at 11152 Southwest Highway. The board approved the measure. Crim is a former Palos Hills resident. The company was founded in 2004 and has 86 employees, with about 20 more to be added with the move to Palos Hills, according to Crim. Bennett has said that he wants to see Carousel Checks relocated to Palos Hills. Schultz also asked the board to approve the Law Enforcement Security Training Center, 9800 S. Roberts Road, which received the approval of the Plan Commission. The board approved and granted the petitioner request for special use for police training and for concealed carry instruction. Several board members applauded the efforts of the organizers of the National Night Out event that was held Aug. 1 at Town Square Park. Ald. Joe Marrotta (4th Ward) also said the evening was a success but would like more publicity provided for the event before next year’s National Night Out. Bennett agreed that more will be done next year to publicize the event. Marotta also mentioned that maybe one or a couple of Concerts in the Park could be held at Town Square Park in 2018. “I think this would be a great place for a concert and would be great for the community,” Marrotta said. Bennett said this could be a good idea and will be looked into before next summer. The mayor also mentioned that a Fajita’s Mexican Restaurant will open later this month at 10296 S. 78th Ave.

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costs. The village had to get the approval of ComEd and the county. Construction of a new water line has yet to begin. Despite these setbacks, Bennett remains optimistic and points to the value of having a capital fund. “If we didn’t have that capital fund, we would have to eat $8 million,” the mayor said. “But we have no debt. We are a debt- free system and that is an oddity in itself.” Ald. Martin Kleefisch (1st Ward) wonders if some conversations should take place with Oak Lawn officials. “Is there any talk of any recourse with the other towns that Oak Lawn could pay some of these costs? I’m wondering if something could be done,” Kleefisch said. Bennett smiled at Kleefisch’s suggestion. “That was my argument in the beginning,” Bennett said. “We met with 10 towns and talked about that. If there were any overruns, Oak Lawn had to come back to us, I felt.” Unless some further negotiations can be arranged in the future, the project will cost Palos Hills about $8 million over 20 years. Other municipalities will see larger increases. But Bennett reminded everyone that the water distribution system will be more efficient. “It’s Lake Michigan water coming to us,” Bennett said. “”We are getting good, clean water coming to Palos Hills.”

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Registration is open for Midway Fly Away Run/Walk The Midway Fly Away 5K Run and Walk will once again take place at Chicago’s Southwest Side airport on Sunday, Sept. 17. The annual event allows for a view of the city skyline and up close look at jumbo jets taking off and landing at Midway. The run and walk takes place directly on the airfield of Midway Airport and is open to all ages and fitness levels. The race, now in its fifth year, benefits 7,500 athletes of the Special Olympics Chicago. New this year, grade schools are invited to take part in the “Midway School Challenge.” Local grade school students who sign up for the 5K will

receive discounted admission of $20 per person (ages 14 and under), as well as complimentary bus transportation to the Midway Fly Away for schools with teams of 40 or more. Parents and family members are welcome to attend. Race registration for participants over the age of 14 is $40. The school that has the largest team will be awarded a trophy and pizza party for participating members. Grade school children, ages 10 and under, are also welcome to participate in the special one-mile kids race, “The Midway Miler.” Registration is now open by visiting www.sochicago.org in advance of

the event. Race participation is $40 for adults, and $20 for Kids ages 16 and under; The Midway Miler, open to kids 10 and under, is $15 per child. On-site registration will be available for $50 for adults. Registered participants will receive a souvenir race T-shirt, post-race refreshments and free parking in the Midway Airport Economy Parking lot, located across the street from the Southwest Airlines Hangar, 5050 W. 55th St., Chicago. Doors to the Southwest Airlines hangar will open at 8 a.m. A variety of pre-race activities, including raffles with amazing prizes, as well as a myriad of family activities such

as face painting and balloon animals will take place at the event hangar on the airfield. Cash prizes will be awarded to the overall top three male and female participants. The Midway runner, the person who places in the middle of the race, will also win Southwest Airlines tickets. Those who raise more than $250 will automatically be entered to win two round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the continental United States that Southwest Airlines f lies — with no restrictions or blackout dates. First-place male and female winners will also be awarded a prize package.

Medals will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place male and female winners in a variety of age groups. All registered participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Upon arrival, participants will be shuttled to the event hangar on the airfield. All participants are required to bring a photo ID for check-in, and must arrive prior to 8:30 a.m. Shuttle service will end at 8:30 a.m. No backpacks/bags will be allowed on the course. However, there will be gear check available the day of the race. No “wheels,” including strollers, bicycles, tricycles, rollerblades, inline skates, will be allowed on the airfield.

St. Xavier University will host Cougar 5K Run/Walk

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Cubs pitcher, Mike Montgomery hands an autographed baseball to Skylar Lane, 16, of Riverdale, who stands next to her smiling cousins, Deja, 9, and Dakari Funches, 7, of Riverdale on Aug. 2 at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn.

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them, and it’s just as rewarding for me to meet them.” Montgomery had his photo taken and signed baseball hats and balls for the patients. Jackson was even given an extra autographed Cubs hat to take home to his grandpa. Advocate Children’s Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, which is the official health care partner of the Chicago Cubs. The hospital usually has one to two visits from Cubs players per season. This was Montgomery’s first visit. “The player visits are very important to the children here,” said Cristina Enea, marketing coordinator at Advocate Children’s Hospital. “It’s such a nice experience to give to kids who are going through a lot. The smiles on the kids’ faces are everything, and not just for the kids, as the parents’ faces also light up when they see how happy their children are.” Jackson’s mother agreed that the one-on-one visit really meant a lot to her son. “He gets very excited when someone comes

Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery signs a Cubs hat for Nathan Pruszewski, 13, of Chicago’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

to visit him,” Kohlby said. “It makes him feel like he isn’t just a patient — he is somebody.” Jackson was just one of 20 patients Montgomery met with face-to-face, and all were just as happy to spend time with the pitcher who recorded the save in Game 7 of the Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship. “I love going to Cubs games and it’s amazing to see him in person,” said Emma Paris,

The 17th annual St. Xavier University’s Cougar 5K Run/ Walk will take place through the streets of Evergreen Park on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Cougar 5K Run/Walk will begin at the SXU campus, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago. Runners, walkers and joggers will navigate the neighborhood and conclude on the SXU main campus. Registration is $5 off online until Tuesday, Aug.15. After Aug. 15, the cost of pre-registration is $35 for runners and walkers. For faculty, staff, alumni and students the amount is $30. There is a family rate for up to three people from the same immediate family. Each additional member is $25. Anyone who registers the day of the race will have to pay $40, and the family rate option will not be available. Registration can be completed online at www.sxu.edu. The keyword is: cougar 5K. Each participant will get a long sleeve performance moisture wicking T-shirt. Shirts are 100 percent polyester and feel like cotton. Participants can stop

into the Shannon Center after Aug. 15 to try on sizes. Prize money is awarded to the top three runners in the men’s and women’s categories. First place winners receive $150 each; those who come in second are given $100 each; and the third place participants get $50 each. If contestants break a record, they will receive a $100 award. The current record for women is 18:34, and 15:21 for men. The Cougar 5K is also one of six courses that are part of the “I Run Evergreen Park” Challenge for 2017. People who participate in at least three will receive a medal, a certificate and a $10 Jimmy Johns gift card. After the race, there will be activities such as massages, free blood pressure checks, face painting, an inflatable slide, balloons and Champ, the Cougar mascot. Sponsors will provide free refreshments. Participants can also receive tickets to the Homecoming football game at 1 p.m., and watch SXU take on Taylor University (Indiana). For more information, call the Cougar 5K hotline at (773) 298-3592.

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17, of Orland Park. Paris was admitted into the hospital a week ago with a severe kidney infection and left on a high note, after dancing with Montgomery. “I don’t dance but I love music and I play instruments,” Paris said. “I wanted to see his dance moves.” Meeting Montgomery also brought a smile to the face of Skylar Lane, 16, of Riverdale. She was born with Sickle Cell Anemia but she says the disease has not brought her down. If anything, it has inspired her. “Living with Sickle Cell, I know I want to be able to help children one day who are going through something similar to me,” Lane said. “That is why I want to become a pediatrician.” Lane said school, her family and the Cubs are three things that always put a smile on her face. Her grandmother, Johnnie Funches, and her cousins, Deja and Dakari Funches, all of Riverdale, also joined her to meet Montgomery. “We are all really excited about this,” Johnnie Funches said. “We are all Cubs fans and we all watch baseball together as a family a lot. Montgomery is a great player.”

Layla Dudley, 7, and her cousin, Nicholas Fandl, 8, both of Chicago Ridge, search for a lucky duck at the Chicago Ridge Library’s “Volunteen” Carnival last Thursday. Photo by Kelly White

COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHICAGO RIDGE Seek vendors for McDonald-Linn VFW Pot craft fair A craft and vendor fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 11 at the McDonald-Linn VFW Post 177, 10537 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago Ridge. Vendors are being sought for the craft fair. The fee is $30 a table. For more information or to obtain applications, call Debi at (708) 636-3220.

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Farmers Market at Yukich Field The Evergreen Park Farmers Market will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday until midOctober at Yukich Field, 8900 S. Kedzie Ave. A new season of goods and other novelties will be available for purchase. For more information or to become a vendor, call (708) 422-8776.

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Hickory Hills Woodworking Club to hold meeting The Hickory Hills Woodworking Club will hold their next meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 10) at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. The woodworking club meets the second Thursday of every month (excluding December) at the Oak View Center. Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to attend a monthly meeting.

Kids can test air skills at camp An air skills camp will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 10) at the Krueger Park Recreation Center, 9100 S. 88th Ave., Hickory Hills. Kids ages 5 to 12 can jump, tumble and roll. Activities are structured around the students’ ages and abilities. Campers will have fun with tumbling, games, jumps and obstacles using inflatable equipment. The registration fee is $11 for residents and $12 for non-residents.

‘My Little Olympian’ program The “My Little Olympian” program will be held

for youngsters ages 3 to 5 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Krueger Park Recreation Center, 9100 S. 88th Ave., Hickory Hills. The program is full of challenges to test a child’s ability to jump and show off their skills in a variety of activities. Each participant will receive a juice box and a metal at the end of the program. The registration fee is $11 for residents and $12 for non-residents.

OAK LAWN St. Gerald Carnival to feature rides, bands and bingo The annual St. Gerald Carnival will be held beginning from 5 to 10 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 10) on the parish grounds, 9310 S. 55th Court, Oak Lawn. The carnival will also be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11; 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12; and 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13. Mega passes are available with a $40 pre-sale or $60 at the carnival. Passes are good for all four days for all rides and ages. Mega passes can be purchased by calling the parish office, (708) 422-0234. Unlimited ride specials with $20 wristbands are available Aug. 12 and 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. Bands scheduled to perform include the Rockaholics beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 10; Anthem-Chicago at 8 p.m. Aug. 11; Fifty-One Lincoln at 3 p.m. and the Dancing Noodles at 8 p.m. on Aug 12; Y-Nuts at 1 p.m., Crosstown Classic at 2:30 p.m. and Almost Einstein at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 13. Bingo hours are from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 10; 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 11; 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 12; and 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-0234 or visit www.stgerald.com.

Outdoor service is planned at Pilgrim Faith Church An outdoor worship service will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 at the Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn. The service will be held on the shaded lawn behind the church, which will include music

and messages for both kids and adults. Guests can stick around after the service for grilled hot dogs or burgers, followed by games for all ages. Guests are invited to dress casually and bring lawn chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the service and picnic will be held indoors.

Oak Lawn film group to view and discuss ‘Taken’ CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will screen and discuss the 2008 movie “Taken” from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the 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 visit cineversergroup.blogspot.com.

Oak Lawn Farmers Market continues through summer The Oak Lawn Farmers Market is being offered from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 11 at Dumke Drive and 52nd Avenue. The farmers market will not be held on Sept. 7. Shoppers will gather to select fresh vegetables, fruits, oils, homemade jams, cheese, flowers, shrubs, homemade salsa, honey, dog biscuits, homemade beefs, spices, coffee, tea, popcorn, clothing, soaps, jewelry, arts and crafts and more. The market features over 35 vendors. Smilin’ Clyde’s hot dog wagon is available for lunch. Each week, the farmers market has a sponsor.

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Community safety issues examined Community Safety Issues will be discussed from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the Palos Township Health Service, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. The event will be presented by the Palos Hills Police Department. This event is open to all residents.

Health screenings and bingo offered at Palos Township office Healthy heart screenings will be held from 8:30

to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug 15 at the Palos Township Health Services, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. A fee applies and appointments are required. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-2441. Bingo will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug 17 at the Palos Township hall. The event is free but registration is required. Cholesterol and hemoglobin tests will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug 21 at Palos Township Health Services. A fee applies and appointments are required. Hearing screenings will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. The hearing screenings are free but appointments are required.

Saints Constantine and Helen Church to host Greek Fest The Palos Hills Greek Fest 2017 will be held beginning from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 on the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church grounds, 11025 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. The fest will also be held from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 and noon to 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20. The festival will include a variety of Greek food and other dishes. The family event will include new rides and games. Greek music and dancing will also be offered. Tickets for the drawing will be offered. Tickets are available at the church office or by calling (708) 974-3400. Residents who would like to volunteer in helping with the preparation, setup, or transport food and sweets can contact the church office.

WORTH Worth Cruisers Car Club schedules weekly Cruise Nights The Worth Cruisers Car Club will hold its Cruise Nights from 6 to 9 p.m. every Monday through Oct. 6 in the parking lot of the Water’s Edge Golf Course, 11500 S. Harlem Ave., Worth.

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CONSUMER NEWS

COMINGS & GOINGS

Stay calm on the investment ‘roller coaster’

Outriggers now open in Palos Hills

utriggers Steak and Seafood, which has bounced around the southwest suburbs for several years, has found a new home in Palos Hills. It’s the fifth location for the restaurant. The restaurant opened July 10 at 11011 Southwest Highway after a short stint as Demi’s Breakfast & Bistro. Outriggers was last located in Countryside and was known as Outriggers Flame. Before that the building was part of the Las Fuentes Mexican restaurant group, which still has locations in Bob Alsip, Morton Grove and Bong Chicago’s Lincoln Park community. A Las Fuentes location at 4109 S. Harlem Ave. in Stickney last year became La Ola Del Mar Mexican seafood restaurant. Owner Dimitri Mikroulis, who still laments losing his lease in 2013 at 15917 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park, said, “This location has been very nice. The city officials were very excited when I said we were bringing Outriggers to Palos Hills. We’re here to stay.” He said business has been picking up as more and more people discover that Outriggers is back in business. “People see the name Outriggers and they come in,” he said. “We see a lot of our old customers coming back. They come in and they thank us for being back in business. “They’re great people and that makes you want to do more. To be better.” Fish is flown in fresh three or four times a week, Mikroulis said, showing off a giant grouper and halibut that had just been delivered Friday morning. The seafood theme of previous incarnations is back and new touches are always being added. “We’re adding elements slowly. Every time you come in, you will see something different,” Mikroulis promised. The restaurant specializes in seafood of all kinds and has separate lunch and dinner menus that feature an assortment of seafood including salmon, octopus,

Photo by Bob Bong

Outriggers Steak and Seafood is now open at 11011 Southwest Highway in Palos Hills.

mussels, scallops, clams, oysters, crab and lobster as well as Angus beef, chops, salads and pasta dishes. Daily specials are also available, including a coconut-encrusted pike that was delicious. “I like seafood,” Mikroulis said. “But you add seafood and steak and you go to heaven.” Outriggers features a long bar area that will soon sport five poker machines. There is a small banquet room downstairs and a small outdoor patio in the front. The restaurant is about 7,500 square feet and has seating for almost 300 diners. Hours for now are daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (closed on Monday). Mikroulis said he’ll probably stay open until midnight or 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday once live entertainment starts in September. “Our liquor license is good till 2 a.m.,” he said. “We won’t kick anyone out.” Outriggers has a Facebook page and a website is coming. For more information, call (708) 974-1200.

Demon Dawgs closes in Alsip Demon Dawgs, which opened in January 2014 at the former Frosted Mug drivein in Alsip, closed its doors at 11541 S. Pulaski Road for the last time July 29. The closing was announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page: “To Our Valued and Faithful Customers, it saddens us to announce that on Saturday, July 29th we closed our doors for the final time. Due to circumstances outside of our complete control, we were forced to shut down something that we built and loved. Thank

you to all of our amazing customers who we had the pleasure of calling friends over the past years. We fed you, we loved you and now we will miss you.”

Little Guys moving in Mokena The Little Guys home theater store in Mokena has announced on its Facebook page that it will be changing locations and is holding a moving sale. The store moved from its longtime home in Glenwood to 19031 S. Old LaGrange Road in the Hickory Creek shopping center in February 2010. Coowner Evie Wexler said in a post that no new location has been found, but the store plans to remain in the Mokena area. The sale is running through Aug. 12, according to the store’s website and Facebook page.

FitzGerald’s for sale in Berwyn FitzGerald’s Nightclub in Berwyn has been quietly put on the block. The club, known for its musical offerings for the better part of 40 years, is available for about $2 million. Bill FitzGerald bought the place, then known as the Deer Lodge, in 1980 for $60,000. The deal would include the club plus buildings on either side that house Capri Ristorante, apartments and FitzGerald’s SideBar. A paved parking lot is included. FitzGerald said he decided to sell because he’s ready to retire. If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

South Suburbs Small Business Clinic to be held at Oak Lawn Pavilion The second annual Chicago South Suburbs Small Business Clinic will be taking place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Oak Lawn Pavilion, 9401 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Lawn. The Small Business Clinic is free to attend and brings together federal, state, and local

resources to help small business owners grow. This event also provides an opportunity for business owners and professionals to meet and connect with other local businesses and attend free business seminars to learn from industry professionals. This year’s event is hosted by Midwest

Business Consulting, The Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce and The Bedford ParkClearing Industrial Association. Proceeds from the event will be donated to scholarships for local high-school seniors pursuing business as a major. Register or learn more at www.css-sbc.com.

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 Gabbard Doris A to Krzysiak Stanislaw, 7009 W 99th St, Unit #2E7009, $71,000; Fox Raelene M to Fox Craig P, 10357 Barnard Dr, $158,000; Lennon Joseph W to Meraz Luis, 10321 S Nashville Ave, $195,000; First Midwest Bk Tr to Smialkowski Leszek J, 10228 Southwest Hwy, Unit #2C, $115,000.

Evergreen Park Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Cirrus Inv Grp LLC, 8901 S Utica Ave, $72,000; Eckroth Peter T Tr to Brown Allison K, 9337 S Richmond Ave, $166,000; Axium Ann Jane Tr to SK Investment Grp LLC, 9228 S Millard Ave, $141,000; Siroky Karen M to Sauseda Eve R, 9352 S Richmond Ave, $135,000; Mack Loc I LLC to Black Sq Fundg LLC, 2615 W 97th Pl, $40,000;

Conrath Helen D Tr to Boulden Antwan D, 9614 S Francisco Ave, $147,000; Drew Sharon to Anderson Willie J, 3137 W 98th pl, $180,000; Fifth Third Bk to Pinnacle Dream Home Inc, 9108 S Sawyer Ave, $122,000; Nolan Jeffrey S to Schuch Robert D, 9842 S Sawyer Ave, $150,000.

Oak Lawn Wisniewski Bonita Tr Trust to Samhan Wadad, 9208 53rd Pl, $237,000; Yerkes Megan M to Perez Miguel A, 10906 S Keeler Ave, $172,000; Mack Loc I LLC to Black Sq Fundg LLC, 9540 S Mcvicker Ave, $60,000; Dirda Irene to Lynch Paula M, 10516 Karlov Ave, $266,500; Hanson John to Hanson Tyler J, 9722 Karlov Ave, Unit #3307, $38,000; Longwood LLC to Longwood Apartments LLC, 10425 Longwood Ln, $1,420,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 1317 to Jones Thomas C, 10018 Harnew Rd, $100,000; Palubin Ralph J to Ginkowski Jacek, 10649 Leclaire Ave, $164,500; Marquette Bk Tr to Girod Jennifer, 9217 Massasoit Ave, $235,000;

Costea Julian to Meyers Jonathan, 10325 Washington Ave, $355,000; Mikkelsen Scott to Matthews Brian B, 9716 Karlov Ave, Unit #2308, $75,000; Barker Jennifer to Staschke David J, 10241 S Major Ave, Unit #10241102, $110,000; Gallagher Jennifer to Arvesen Nadine F, 10929 Tripp Ave, $157,000; Marchbank Sharon F to Pawlikowski Tomasz, 6717 W 87th St, $94,000; Ventures Trust 2013-1 H R to Guerra Angel, 9737 S Kolmar Ave, $282,000; Navarro Jose to Correa Emilio Jr, 10017 Moody Ave, $198,000; Lillwitz William R Tr to Shafer Patricia, 9833 Washington Ave, $218,000; Pearson Tina to Melton Sharon M, 5421 W 88th St, $160,000; Rehling Erik J to Burke William, 6456 93rd Pl, $193,000; Gentile Michael to Johnson James

L, 7100 W 95th St, Unit #305, $100,000.

Palos Hills Mccarthy Bonita C Tr to Bajaj Vijay, 10401 S Roberts Rd, Unit #1, $105,000; Doulas George to Rodriguez Federico A, 10136 S 87th Ct, $330,000; Pawlowska Marta to Khatib Ala, 9048 Del Prado Dr, Unit #90482N, $200,000; First Midwest Bank Tr to Han Daitong, 10535 S 84th Ave, $250,000.

Worth Romin Co Inc to RTL Enter LLC, 7533 Southwest Hwy, Unit #6, $57,500; Jiffy Worth LLC to Micromont Hldgs 15 LLC, 7201 Southwest Hwy, $700,000; Siegers Mark J to Siegers John H, 10951 S Natchez Ave, $100,000.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Hickory Hills will conduct a public hearing pursuant to a request by the Petitioner, Amin Panjwani (Dunkin’ Donuts), for a special use for a drive-through facility on the following described property: LOT 1 AND OUTLOT A IN K & K SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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LEGAL LEGALNOTICE NOTICE

The common address of the property is 8700 W. 95 Street, Hickory Hills, Illinois 60457. Presently this property is zoned C-3. The public hearing will be conducted on Monday, August 28, 2017, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 8652 W. 95th Street, Hickory Hills, IL at which time all persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. /s/ Syed Imam, Chairman

LEGAL NOTICE

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Notice is hereby givenIS that the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals ofwill the City of PUBLIC NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC MEETING Hickory will conduct August a public 29, hearing pursuant a request the Petitioner, be heldHills on Tuesday 2017 AD attothe hour ofby7:00 P.M. at Amin Panjwani Donuts), for a special use for S a Roberts drive-through the following City Hall(Dunkin’ of the City of Palos Hills, 10335 Rd,facility Paloson Hills, described property:

Illinois, before the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS to consider

approval one VARIANCE a property, BEING consisting of approximately LOT 1 ANDof OUTLOT A IN K & K or SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF 7,500 square which dimensions are 100.0x’ x 75.0’ located at THE EAST HALF feet, OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION th 2,10515 TOWNSHIP NORTH, RANGE EAST OF Hills, THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN in the City12of Palos legally described as S. 8437 Ave. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. follows: The common address of the property is 8700 W. 95th Street, Hickory Hills, Illinois Lot 448 in Frank Delugach’s wooded hills being a subdivision of the 60457. Presently this property is zoned C-3.

south half of the northeast quarter of section 14, township 37 north,

range 12hearing east of third principal meridian, taken The public willthe be conducted on Monday, August except 28, 2017,part at 7:30 P.M. for in the City Hall Street, Hickory Hills, IL at which time all persons will be given Council 8652 95th County, streetsChambers, and road in W. Cook Illinois an opportunity to be heard. The petitioner is: Boguslaw Wojnicz

/s/ Syed Imam, Chairman

The property is currently zoned: R-3 The request is for: A 19% variance on the front yard to allow construction of a new attached garage in line with the existing front façade of the existing home. All persons interested should attend and will be given an opportunity to be heard. By order of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Palos Hills. Zoning Board of Appeals David Miller, Chairman

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Hurley backs legislation for state agencies to buy Illinois products State Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) is working to invest in local businesses by supporting two pieces of legislation that will require Illinois state agencies to buy products made in Illinois. “Local businesses employ hardworking people throughout the community, and we should be helping these businesses create jobs,” Hurley said. “This legislation allows for small and medium sized businesses to flourish by investing in our communities.” Hurley is backing House Bill

137, which mandates that state agencies purchase American made products when purchasing goods. Hurley is also supporting House Bill 138, which requires state agencies to purchase Illinois manufactured goods. If the needed product is not manufactured in Illinois, they are required to purchase products made in the United States. Hurley wants to ensure that tax dollars are being spent within the state, and help small- and medium-sized businesses.

Burke supports law requiring insurance coverage for rare childhood condition Insurance providers will be required to cover the treatment for a rare, debilitating childhood medical condition under a new law backed by state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th). “The profits of health insurance companies should never take priority over the life and wellbeing of a child,” Burke said. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders associated with Streptococcal infections and

Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, also known as PANDAS/PANS, is an abnormal autoimmune response to a common strep infection affecting approximately 1 in 2,000 children in the United States. Symptoms include anxiety, severe changes in personality, separation anxiety, deterioration in handwriting skills, phobias that develop suddenly, and motor or vocal tics that mimic Tourette syndrome or seizures.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of August 7) 30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 30-year fi ed Jumbo

RATES 4.125 3.250 4.125

United Trust Bank (as of August 7) 30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 10-year fi ed

RATES 3.990 3.750 3.303

APR 4.170 3.305 4.180

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APR 4.010 3.787 3.303

POINTS 0 0 0

Prospect Savings Bank (as of August 8) 30-year fi ed 20-year fi ed 15-year fi ed

RATES 3.750 3.500 3.000

APR 3.862 3.655 3.197

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of August 7) 30-year fi ed 20-year fi ed 15-year fi ed

RATES 4.00 3.75 3.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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Dist. 218 freshmen get ‘Early Start’ with ship building STEM project For a decade, District 218 has offered parents the opportunity to give their children an edge for freshman year. And parents responded, volunteering their students in increasing numbers for the three-week bridge program Early Start. Finally, unable to accommodate the number of students in a single session, this year District 218 added a second. Early Start helps students adapt quickly to high school. Researchers have found that nationally more students will fail a class in ninth grade than any other year. The massive differences — academic, personal, social — between middle school and high school account for the struggle. Bridge programs like Early Start help eliminate obstacles, real or perceived, to success, according to District 218 School officials. During the three weeks of Early Start incoming freshmen attend English, science, social studies, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) classes. They receive a primer on the academic expectations of high school in these classes. This year teachers planned a STEM project in which students designed and constructed ships from raw materials. They started with blocks of wood and foam, plastic cups, plastic wrap, paper, and aluminum foil. Using hand tools and power tools, teams built their ships. At the end of Early Start, teams raced their ships to determine the fastest in the fleet. Speed alone, however, did not decide the winners. Teams needed to plan a budget for their ships. Some materials cost more than others. Teachers created a metric based on expense. On race day, teams incurred penalties for spending too much. Carbon footprint also served as a criterion that helped determine the race winners. Materials such as foam and plastic harm the environment. Teams that built their ships with such components suffered time penalties as well.

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English teacher Tony Roditis meets with a small group of his Contemporary Literature students to discuss the novel they read at home.

Dist. 230 takes new approach to learning District 230 has provided their students this summer with the opportunity of taking a blended learning class. Blending learning is taking the traditional aspects of the classroom, and combining them with new, technological aspects and allowing students to work both from home and in the school classroom. The students meet with the teacher in person in small groups on assigned days as well as communicate online via email, virtual web conferences and discussion posts. “We heard from students that they wanted opportunities to expand their academic learning opportunities while being able to participate in sports, vacations, part-time jobs and other activities over the summer,” said Dr. Stacey Gonzalez, director of Curriculum and Instruction. “We knew our experienced teachers could provide an opportunity that would not only enhance student learning by using our online tools but also prepare them for their post-secondary experiences as well.” This program allows students to better develop time management and communication skills, as well as learn how to use technology for academic purposes. Meera Alzobi, who is entering her senior year at Sandburg, explained that the blended learning classroom has allowed her to balance her job and academic homework, and it has provided her a more personalized relationship with her teacher. While taking the blended

English teacher Lori Dee meets with Meera Alzobi individually to provide personalized writing instruction.

American Literature course, Alzobi said, “I am able to write my outlines on notebook paper, and then go back and type it out. Then my teacher goes through each of our papers by providing online comments and then will meet with me to and give me more specific feedback so I can improve my writing skills.” Blended learning allows the students to have more one-onone time with the teacher, which creates better feedback to help the student improve academic learning and foster more personal connections between the teacher and student. “The most attractive quality to a blended class is flexibility,” said Allen Cunningham, one of the blended learning teachers. “An online classroom enables students with full schedules to communicate through written or spoken words, voice or video messages, or memes and shorthand at any time of day.” Blended learning allows students to take greater ownership

Amy and Brian Bonner will be the recipients of the fi st “Caring Heart Award” at the Mother McAuley golf outing on Friday, Sept. 15 at the Ridge Country Club in Chicago. The Bonners established a scholarship fund in memory of their 4-year-old son, Liam Bonner, who died after a yearlong battle with cancer. Submitted photo

of their learning as well as allowing teachers to provide a greater personalized experience for their students, according to District 230 officials. This summer, Consolidated High School District 230 offered five classes: American Literature, Contemporary Literature, College Prep Writing, Government and College Algebra. District 230 uses Canvas for their online academics during the school year and this summer leveraged that platform to provide online and blended learning experiences for their students. On Canvas, the students and teachers are able to access their grades, feedback on assignments, communicate with the teachers and keep up to date with all of their assignments. “We have had great feedback on our blended learning summer program and will work as a district team to determine how to expand more opportunities like these for our students,” Gonzales explained.

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Richards High School freshmen use a glue gun while building their ship during Early Start, a bridge program designed to help students prepare for their first year of high school. A Richards High School freshman uses a drill press while constructing his ship.

Richards industrial technology teacher Luke Sikora times a ship as the freshman designers watch. An electric fan provided the wind power.

Mother McAuley golf outing raises funds for student scholarships The Mother McAuley High School annual “Fore the Macs — Playing it Forward” golf outing will be held Friday, Sept. 15 at Ridge Country Club, 10355 S. California Ave., Chicago. All proceeds from the event benefits the McAuley Tradition of Excellence legacy scholarship students. The 2016 golf outing generated funds to award 19 scholarships to members of the class of 2021. School officials hope to award more scholarships this year. The shotgun start of nine holes of golf begins at 3 p.m., followed by the dinner “Par-Tee” at 6 p.m. The cost for golf and dinner, including beverages on the course, is $125.

The cost for the dinner only, which includes a three-hour open bar and dinner stations, is $60. During the dinner, Brian and Amy Bonner, parishioners at St. Cajetan in Chicago, will be presented with the first “Caring Heart Award. Earlier this year the Bonners established a scholarship fund in their son’s name, Liam Bonner, who died at the age of 4 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. Due to support from friends and family, the Liam Bonner Scholarship Fund awarded $18,000 in scholarships to eighth-graders at St. Cajetan School. “The Caring Heart Award” pays tribute to 2012 McAuley alumna

Caroline Griffin, daughter of Georgina Byrnes Griffin, Class of 1976. Caroline was a member of the McAuley golf team. She was also a heart transplant recipient who never let her congenital heart condition get in the way of her life, according to family and friends. While a sophomore at St. Ambrose University, she died as a result of ongoing cardiac issues. “Caroline showed great courage and perseverance in the face of hardship and brought light to all around her,” said Peggy Evans Rourke, Class of ’76, director of alumnae relations and development. “Brian and Amy display these same qualities, channeling amazing strength

and perseverance into their commitment to education, research and support.” Brian and Amy, along with their children, Brian and Fiona, are active in parish and community activities. The Bonners provide mentoring and help fundraise for local causes and charities, including Play For Maeve and St. Baldrick’s, and established Liampalooza to raise scholarship funds in their son’s honor. More information on the Mother McAuley “Play It Forward” Golf Outing, including sponsorships, donations, tickets and the Sunshine Raffle — where one person will win a week’s stay in Florida — can be found at mothermcauley.org

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

CHICAGO RIDGE Program will assist in examining ancestors

Heritage Quest will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 at the Chicago Ridge Library, 10400 S. Oxford Ave. This additional resource will help fill in a family tree. Heritage Quest, which can be assessed from home while Ancestry has to be used at the library, has additional resources to help research previous generations. Included in the talk will be techniques to examine what ancestors may have kept hidden in the records. More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 423-7753, or visit the website at ww.chicagoridgelibrary.org to sign up for the free program.

Free class provides search strategies for older workers “Search Strategies for Older Workers” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 17 at the Chicago Ridge Library. The National Labor Department has recently reported that older workers are having a tougher time finding jobs. This free presentation will cover easier tactics that will improve a job search, including resume and cover letter tips, interview strategies and modern job search techniques. An open and candid discussion on job discrimination and how to overcome it will be discussed. For more information or to register, call the library at (708) 423-7753 or visit the website at www. chicagoridgelibrary.org.

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An event is being planned for children ages 7 and up with an adult for a viewing of the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21 at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave, Children and adults will gather at the library at 1 p.m. and will carefully view the eclipse about 20 minutes later. Following the eclipse, guests will come back for activities. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www. olpl.org.

Visitors can learn how to make their own comics in a special session for youngsters ages 10 to 17 beginning at 6 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 10) at the Green Hills Library, 10331 S. Interlochen Drive, Palos Hills. Registration is limited to 25. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Solar eclipse viewing at library

Donate books, magazines and CDs Residents can donate ”gently used” books, magazines, CDs and videos to the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library’s Ongoing Book Sale at the Oak Lawn Library. Due to space limitations, the Friends will not accept Readers Digest Condensed Books, encyclopedias and older text books. The donation drop-off area is near the library’s Cook Avenue entrance. Interested parties may fill out a short form at the customer services desk to receive a tax letter by mail that acknowledges their donation. The Friends Ongoing Book Sale provides an ever-changing variety of books, magazines and other forms of media at bargain prices. Hardcover books cost 50 cents each, paperbacks are 25 cents and magazines cost 10 cents each. Audio visual items are priced as indicated. Funds collected from the book sale support library programming and purchases that are beyond their regular budget.

Author to discuss upcoming book

Volunteers sought to work in the Friends Bookstore

Author Elizabeth Berg will visit the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy, as part of her summer library tour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 in the meeting room. Berg will provide a sneak preview of “The Story of Arthur Truluy,” which is due out in November. Her appearance will be preceded by a dog adoption event with the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge.

The Friends of the Oak Lawn Library is accepting applications for bookstore volunteers, which consists of sorting book donations and stocking the store at the library. One four-hour shift per week is required. Volunteer forms are available at the Customer Services Desk on the first floor of the library. For more information, call Carole Onwiler at (708) 422-8646.

Comic book workshop will be held

Musical tribute from 1970s An upbeat musical tribute of the 1970s will be celebrated during a session beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Green Hills Library, 10331 S. Interlochen Drive, Palos Hills. The music of the 1970s by Legacy Girl Renee Hein and guitarist Dave Byron will be presented. The show is filled with songs made famous by The Carpenters, Barbara Streisand, Elvis Presley and more. This is being presented as part of the Friends of the Library annual membership drive. Adults of all ages are invited to this free event. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Balloon art to be explored Balloon art will be explored and will include presentations beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 at the Green Hills Library. The show blends comedy, audience participation, balloon twisting and silliness. Children of all ages and caregivers are welcome. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Class on making sand art planters A session of creative lessons in making sand art planters or air plants will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 at the Green Hills Library. The program is for youths ages 10 to 17. Registration is limited to 30. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Immunizations and vaccines will be discussed A discussion on immunizations will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Green Hills Library. The event for adults is sponsored by Walgreens. The discussion will include a discussion on shingles or pneumonia vaccines and if you should get them. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Science lab for youngsters Miss Emily will lead a group that will conduct science experiments beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Green Hills Library. Children of all ages are welcome, but under 6 must be assisted by a caregiver. Registration is limited to 25. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Have some drinks and discuss books The Green Hills Library Book sponsors a session in which new and notable books will be discussed over drinks at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Imperial Oak Brewing, 501 Willow Blvd., Willow Springs. The next book to be discussed will be “Seconds: A Graphic Novel” by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Copies of the books will be available at the circulation desk one month before each meeting at the library, 10331 S. Interlochen Drive, Palos Hills. The event is for residents in their 20s and 30s. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Family Movie Time The Family Movie Time presentation will be screened beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at the Green Hills Library. Popcorn and juice will be provided for the family during the free movie. All ages are welcome. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

‘La La Land’ is next Afternoon Movie The movie “La La Land” will be screened at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 22 at the Green Hills Library. Popcorn and drinks will be served. The event is for adults only. One lucky person will win a copy of the movie. The event is for adults only.

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‘To Your Credit’ program A program entitled “To Your Credit” will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 22 in the meeting room at the Worth Library, 6917 W. 111th St. Topics to be discussed include understanding your credit report and assisting in building a positive credit history. More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 448-2855.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Thursday, August 10, 2017

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Cuneo Foundation supporting two SXU students for 2017-18 Two students at St. Xavier University have been selected at Cuneo Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year and will receive $25,000 scholarships, a charitable grant financed by the Cuneo Foundation. Ashley Galassini and Peter Para are returning recipients as Cuneo Scholars. “Both Ashley and Peter exemplify the Cuneo Foundation’s mission to support students with high academic potential, active involvement in co-curricular activities, financial need, a passion for service, and a desire to help create a more just society,” said Laurie M. Joyner, Ph.D., president of St. Xavier University. “These two students embody the exact Core Values we strive to instill in each and every one of our students and an award such as this is well deserved and truly transformative.” Galassini is a rising sophomore who is majoring in nursing. During her freshman year, she excelled in academics and service. She maintained exceptional grades, which qualified her for the dean’s list. Additionally, she joined a service club, where she volunteered to help those less fortunate, and Pals for Change, which gives adults with special needs the opportunity to interact with others through various activities. Throughout the summer, she has coached a special needs baseball team while studying microbiology. This coming year, Galassini will be working at Advocate Christ Medical Center as a patient care assistant. She credits her success to her Cuneo Scholarship, as it lifts an enormous financial burden and allows her to focus on her studies and interests. Galassini is grateful for the opportunities it has provided her. “The gracious scholarship awarded by the Cuneo Foundation has been such a vital part my

education at St. Xavier University,” said Galassini. “I not only have time to focus on my studies, but I have a reason to work 110 percent in my community, and in my education. The scholarship has pushed me to become the best version of myself, never letting go of my dreams of becoming a nurse. I have such great respect for the SXU community and have had many amazing opportunities throughout my time here thanks to the Cuneo Scholarship.” Para is entering his senior year as an accounting student in the Graham School of Management (GSM). He serves as the president of the Environmental Concerns Organization, and is on the Student Advisory Board of the GSM. He is also on the Advisory Committee for the University’s Student Credit Union. During tax season, Para volunteered at Ladder-Up, which is a nonprofit service that provides assistance with filing taxes for working class people. Also this spring, Para began an internship at Metra doing individual auditing. He has also continued his work with SXU’s Information Technology (IT) Department and at local tax business. His ultimate goal is to become a CPA for an accounting firm. As one of five siblings with three in college, Para recognizes the great impact of his Cuneo Scholarship, and he is thankful for the assistance. “It is an honor to receive the Cuneo Foundation Scholarship and it is wonderful to be named a Cuneo scholar for a fourth year,” said Para. “Without the generous funding given by the Cuneo Foundation my college career would not be as prolific as it has been. For the continued support, I am deeply thankful. To be able to dedicate myself whole hearty to my studies without the worry of the affordability to attend college and having enough for textbooks; I am blessed.”

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRACTICE UNDERWAY

Stagg’s Prentise Powell, a transfer from Argo, swipes a football from a teammate and participates in a drill with a ball in each arm Monday morning in Palos Hills.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

After a 6:30 a.m. practice Monday, Marist players cleaned up for pictures later that morning. Quarterback Mike Markett smiles for a photo

You want answers? We have questions By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The Illinois High School Association football season opened for business on Monday as practices began, and the season will open on Aug. 25. Between now and the final state championship game played in November at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, there will be a million questions that will be answered. In this area alone, there are plenty of questions facing the 10 area squads. We don’t have many answers. But here are some pressing questions… • This is the third year the state championships will be held in DeKalb, and the first two years Richards made it to the state title game in 2013 and Marist made it to the title game in 2015. Will the area make it 3-for-3? • What can St. Laurence, which made it to the semifinals in Class 5A in 2015 and made it to the semifinals in Class 6A in 2016, do for an encore? • Will Marist, which has some Division I talent on the roster, be a power even with a July coaching switch? • Will the players replacing Brother Rice stars such as quarterback Dino Borrelli and wide receiver

Marist tight end TJ Ivy, a West Virginia recruit, has a conversation with a teammate Monday during the opening day of Illinois High School Association football practice.

Ricky Smalling be able to keep the Crusaders a state power? • Will the 50th year of Chicago Christian football be special enough to end an eight-season skid without a playoff appearance? • How will Evergreen Park fare in coach Jerry Verde’s second season after last year’s 3-6 record? • Can Oak Lawn snap a seven-season slump in which it has not been to the playoffs? • Will Richards’ non-conference schedule (at Carmel Aug. 25, hosting Phillips Sept. 1, and at Lemont Sept. 15) help the Bulldogs win a South Suburban Red title and earn a deep run into the playoffs? • Sandburg’s records in the past four seasons have been 5-5, 4-5, 6-4 and 4-5. Is this the year for a breakout? • Can Shepard build on last year’s successful 7-4 season? • Will Stagg, which was winless in 2016, be able to get back on track? There is one question that can be answered now: When will the Regional/Reporter come out with its special football section? That will come out Aug. 24 — one day before the season opens. It will be full of photos, stories, schedules and rosters.

Some thoughts from SoccerPalooza T Photo by Jeff Vorva

Mike Rankin (left) and Terry Bonadonna have been calling the action for the Windy City ThunderBolts this year.

ThunderBolts have good pair on the air Veteran announcer and Palos Hills intern blend well on game broadcasts By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Another year, another partner. Windy City ThunderBolts radio announcer Terry Bonadonna is in his eighth season behind the microphone and has had seven interns working with him. His seventh partner has given him a different dynamic this season.

Michael Rankin, a Palos Hills resident and Stagg graduate who is about to enter his final semester at St. Xavier University, played baseball in high school and at Trinity Christian College, and that is something that is uncommon on minor league and independent league broadcasts. “He played baseball, which is rare,” Bonadonna See PAIR, Page 3

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point

he last ball has been booted. The Ronaldo-less Real Madrid has gone back home. The last note from the X Ambassadors rang into the Chicago air a long time ago. The Men in Blazers are gone. The ponchos have dried out. The laughter from some clown near the Soldier Field press box who sounded like the Joker, has finally died down. The five-day soccer orgy surrounding the Major League Soccer All-Star festivities ended Aug. 2, and here are a few thoughts about SoccerPalooza in its wake…

Soggy start, exciting end For a while, the All-Star game just didn’t seem fun. Spending hundreds of dollars on tickets coupled with 49 bones for parking to watch an exhibition — or friendly — between a team that practiced only three days (the MLS All-Stars) against a Real Madrid team that didn’t play many of its starters doesn’t sound like a lot of fun, to me — especially with a downpour for portions of the scoreless first half. But soccer fans didn’t care about all of that. They are passionate and want to scream and have fun, and they did that. Then they had some real action to shred their lungs over in the second half when Madrid’s Borja Mayoral scored in the 59th minute and the MSL’s Dominic Dwyer knotted it up in the 87th minute. That set up a shootout, which Madrid won 4-2. So many fans went home soggy, poorer and happy.

Ronaldo missing

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the biggest sports star on the planet, was taking a vacation so he wasn’t in Chicago for this exhibition. Heck, Photo by Melissa Tamez The Chicago Fire’s Dax McCarty (left) and Orlando City’s Dom Dwyer even Liam Gallagher spent three songs in Chicago. celebrate Dwyer’s late goal, which knotted up the MLS All-Star game

See VORVA, Page 2 Aug. 2 at Soldier Field.

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CHICAGO FIRE ANALYSIS

Fire gets big offense from other players vs. New England By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Some of the other guys are starting to get into the scoring act for the Chicago Fire. One of the criticisms of the team is that it was a two-man show with Nemanja Nikolic (16 goals) and David Accam (12) accounting for 70 percent of its goals through the first 21 games of the season. In Saturday night’s 4-1 victory over New England at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, the first three goals were scored by Matt Polster (who entered the game with no goals on four attempts), Juninho (who had no goals in 20 attempts) and Michael De Leeuw (who had one goal in 20 attempts). Luis Solignac scored his sixth goal of the season in the extra time toward the end of the game. And when it came to assists… Patrick Doody, a Naperville native who saw action in only one game this season, broke out with three assists. He is the first Homegrown player in franchise history to notch three assists in a game and the sixth overall in team history. “Everyone in here has something to prove,” Doody said. “This is my third year with the team; obviously being a Homegrown guy, it means a lot to me being on this team. I knew this year was going to have to be a big one, especially after how last year didn’t necessarily go my way. I’m really grateful for the opportunity. I have a lot that I really want to get better at, but tonight was a really special night.” “Patrick still has a lot of things to improve and keep working on but he did well,” Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said. “Obviously I’m happy with his performance. It was a good performance from him

CHICAGO FIRE AT COLUMBUS CREW WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Saturday WHERE: MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio FIRE’S RECORD: 12-5-5 CREW’S RECORD: 10-12-2 NOTEWORTHY: The Fire tied Columbus 1-1 to open the season in Ohio on March 4 and beat the Crew 1-0 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview on April 8.

CHICAGO FIRE AT MONTREAL IMPACT WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Saputo Stadium NOTEWORTHY: Fire coach Veljko Paunovic and his staff will have to be creative with the lineup as the Fire plays three games in eight days with the third game being a huge home battle Aug. 19 against Toronto FC.

and it is great to have depth in that position. That was his second start this year and he is adjusting very well. He is giving what the team needs and that is solidness in the defense and in attack. He’s determined and has that great curve ball and great crosses like when Michael de Leeuw scored, so that’s what we expect from him and he’s delivering that, so that’s perfect.’’ Accam picked up his first start after coming off the bench the previous two games. He was chafed about Paunovic leaving him off the Major League Soccer All-Star team and his role of coming off

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Fire midfielder Matt Polster scored his first goal of the season in a 4-1 victory over New England on Saturday night at Toyota Park.

Naperville native Patrick Doody, making his second start of the season for the Fire, became the first Homegrown player in team history to record three assists in a game during the 4-1 victory over New England.

the bench. He didn’t score and picked up a yellow card during the extra time in the first half. The Fire (12-5-5) is still in second place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Division but gained

ground on division-leading Toronto. Heading into this week’s action, Toronto had 44 points after a 1-1 tie with struggling D.C. United (which is in last place in the division) while the Fire had 41.

CHICAGO FIRE NOTES

Fans start to head to the new seats on the South side of Toyota Park 15 minutes before the Fire took on New England on Saturday. The team picked up its third straight sellout.

Be seated: Fire adds more bleachers at Toyota Park to 10-0-1 at home this season.

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Because it’s now cool to come to Toyota Park and watch the Chicago Fire, 750 bleacher seats were added to the South end of the Bridgeview stadium under the scoreboard after drawing announced crowds of 20,000 and 20,187 in their previous two home matches. Those seats were filled as the team drew an announced crowd of 20,214 (a third straight sellout) Saturday night in a 4-1 victory over New England, and those fans witnessed some history. They were there for the team-record ninth straight home victory. They were there for the team-record third straight game at home in which they scored four or more goals. They beat Orlando City 4-0 on June 24, and Vancouver 4-0 on July 1. They were also there to watch the Fire improve

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Basti is a dummy

The rest of the world may call it being a decoy, but in soccer terms it’s being a dummy. In the first half of the New England victory, Fire star Bastian Schweinsteiger appeared as if he were going to take a pass from Patrick Doody. But Schweinsteiger dummied (let the ball go by him), which allowed Juninho to knock in a 25-yard goal against a confused defense. It was Juninho’s first goal in a Fire uniform. The dummy play seldom works at the professional level, according to some soccer observers.

Aches and pains

Rookie Daniel Johnson, who played in eight matches this year, could miss four to six weeks with a sprained left MCL.

Red Stars back in second after draw in Orlando By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

The National Women’s Soccer League lead continues to ping-pong back-and-forth, and after Saturday’s action the Chicago Red Stars found themselves back in second place. The Red Stars forged a 1-1 road tie against Orlando at Orlando City Stadium, and North Carolina regained the lead after a 1-0 victory MLS Homegrown All-Star Kortne Ford, who had the gametying goal in the closing minutes for his team, and Guadalajara’s Kevin Magana make contact in the Homegrown game. Photos by Melissa Tamez

over Seattle. NC is 10-5-0 with 30 points while the Red Stars are 8-3-5 with 29 points. Lurking behind is Portland, which is 8-4-4 and has 28 points. Sofia Huerta scored her fourth goal of the season in the 53rd minute to knot the game up after Alex Morgan scored at the 24-minute mark. It was the first time in the short history of Orlando’s franchise that the Red Stars

failed to beat the Pride. Chicago entered the game with a 4-0-0 mark against Orlando. It was the third time in 35 days the two teams battled. The Red Stars return home Saturday against Portland in a 7 p.m. game at Toyota Park. Portland beat the Red Stars 1-0 in Oregon on April 29. It was just one of three games in which the Red Stars were shut out. The Red Stars are 6-0-2 in Bridgeview.

Vorva

Continued from Page 1 Ronaldo is very rich but had allegedly committed tax fraud to the tune of $14.7 million. He is said to make $93 million a year. But he can still take a vacation, God bless him.

The name game

The vacationing star, who is known simply as Ronaldo, was not in Chicago but the Real Madrid roster was filled with one-word-name footballers. There was Nacho. There was Marcelo. There was Casemiro. Don’t forget Isco. Or Franchu. Or Luca. Or Oscar. The lone one-word name MSL All-Star was Kaka.

Thoughts from Dax

Fire midfielder Dax McCarty played in the game and didn’t sugarcoat the quality of the MLS nor did he put it down. “That’s a tricky question because we realize Real Madrid is in preseason and we realize a lot of their so-called first team didn’t play,” he said. “I think MLS clearly is getting better every single season, no question about it. I think the main point of the game was to try to have fun and to try to enjoy it. “Real Madrid is probably one of the best teams in the world and the fact that it was 1-1 — I think that says a lot. It was an entertaining game back and forth but it was an exhibition game. It’s a friendly so I don’t think it’s really fair to judge how good or bad MLS is based on this game.’’

By Djordje

Above left: Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos breaks away against the MLS All-Stars. Above right: CD Guadalajara’s Hector Reynoso chases down the ball in the Homegrown Game at Toyota Park on Aug. 1. Right: Chicago Fire star Bastian Schweinsteiger was the captain for the MLS All-Star team, which lost to Real Madrid in a shootout.

It’s been a good year for the Chicago Fire, so it seemed natural that the team’s Djordje Mihailovic would score the first goal in the opening minutes of the Homegrown Game as the MLS Homegrown players tied CD Guadalajara U-20 2-2 at Toyota Park on Aug. 1.

A pretty small bone

Because the All-Star game was played at Soldier Field instead of Bridgeview’s Toyota Park even though the Fire was the host team, MLS threw Toyota Park a bone by letting the local stadium host the Homegrown Game. It was not a big bone. Unfortunately, many soccer fans stayed home for the Homegrown. There was no announced crowd and we had to guess how many people were there. My guess was that it would have been great for a Red Stars game but lousy for a Fire game — somewhere between 6,000-7,000 fans. The west parking lot wasn’t even opened. But those fans were entertained. After Mihailovic’s first-minute goal, the MLS scored in thrilling fashion as Colorado defender Kortne Ford scored in the closing minutes.

Photo by Melissa Tamez

Chicago Fire rookie Djordje Mihailovic (left), a Lemont native, battles Edson Torres in the Homegrown Game. Mihailovic scored in the opening minute of a 2-2 tie between the MLS and CD Guadalajara.

MLS ALL-STAR NOTES

All hail Mihailovic

Lemont native scores early goal in Homegrown game By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

It took less than a minute for the hometown kid to be a hero in the Major League Soccer Homegrown Game on Aug. 1. Djordje Mihailovic, who attended Lemont High School but never played varsity soccer because he was on elite travel teams, scored in the first minute of MLS’s 2-2 tie with Chivas de Guadalajara at Toyota Park. “It’s every kid’s dream to score in front of the home crowd,” he said. “To play in the All-Star Game, representing the home club and home city, to score is another thing to add to that, so I’m definitely honored and it was a great experience for me.” The 18-year-old Chicago Fire rookie got by a couple of defenders and booted a left-footed shot past goalie Antonio Torres for the goal. “I tried to put myself in a position where I can make the biggest impact in that situation,” Mihailovic said. “I took a touch right behind their defender, cut back and put it near post. It was a great team goal.” He was named captain before

the game. “At first I was in shock…I didn’t really captain a team and to captain in the All-Star Game, representing and captaining all these great young players is definitely an honor,’’ he said. “It’s definitely a step up for me.” For the Fire, he played in seven matches and racked up 107 minutes but had no goals on two shots.

Shootout stuff In the MLS All-Star Game, the MLS squad tied Real Madrid 1-1 in regulation but lost 4-2 on penalty kicks Aug. 2 in front of a sellout crowd of 61,428 at Soldier Field. It was the second MLS All-Star game to be decided by a shootout. The first was in 2009 when Everton FC of England beat the All-Stars.

Shot chart

Real Madrid may not have dominated on the scoreboard but it dominated in shots. It took 30 attempts — the third most in All-Star Game history, including 19 in the first half. The MSL squad had two shots on target — tying two other teams for fewest in All-Star Game history.

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Golf is righting the ship in sportsmanship ust when you think golf is going to go the way of all other sports — where bending the rules is not just tolerated, if not expected — good things happen. Golf is not baseball, where stealing signs goes back to the turn of the last century, if not before. It is not football, where opposing teams were decoding the signals of opponents long before coaches starting hiding their mouths with their play charts before radioing in the next play to their quarterback. It is not NASCAR, where if you’re not trying to circumvent the scrutineers who enforce the rules, you’re not trying. In golf, you call your own penalties and carry on. Bobby Jones did so during the 1925 U.S. Open, lost by a stroke, was complimented for his sportsmanship, and responded, “You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.” It’s that type of game, and it was on display twice in recent days. The first was at the U.S. Girls Junior, where 16-year-old Erica Shepherd of Indianapolis was the winner. The controversy came at the end of her match-play semifinal win, which went to sudden death. On the first extra hole, opponent Elizabeth Moon, 17, missed a five-foot birdie putt to win by inches, and then raked the ball back — as do we all — but before Shepherd, who had her eyes closed and was waiting for the sound of the ball dropping into the cup — could say of the next putt, “That’s good.” Because Moon raked it back, it wasn’t good. As Shepherd said, “I wanted to but she was dragging it back.” A USGA official ruled that the match was over, Shepherd the winner, even though she wanted to play on. We think there should be a common sense rule here, that a gimme that isn’t given because the opponent is too quick for the giver should still be allowed, and Shepherd wanted to go with that but wasn’t allowed. She had a sleepless night because of it. That makes her a good sport. Curiously, she was ripped in some circles for not conceding, but once the highlights from Fox were widely circulated, that notion faded. The second example comes from Saturday’s Western Amateur title match at Skokie Country Club. Norman Xiong and Doc Redman, a pair of collegians heading into their sophomore years at Oregon and Clemson, respectively, battled for 22 holes — a record four holes into sudden-death — before Xiong emerged the champion. Again, concessions are at the root of the display. Xiong, who was 4-up at the turn and appeared to be able to coast to a victory, was pressured by Redman, who hit every green in regulation on the difficult incoming nine at Skokie. Xiong admitted he felt the heat on the last four holes, yet conceded putts of 2 1/2 feet and 3 feet to Redman on the 16th and 17th greens, losing those holes — and thus the match was dead even going to the 18th tee. “They weren’t too long,” Xiong said. “They were simple putts. I doubt someone would miss them, and if they did, I don’t want to win a hole like that.” The gallery, many of them Skokie members, gasped at the concession on the 17th. Perhaps they know more than Xiong that Redman’s putt wasn’t as simple as it looked. “It was very nice of him,” Redman said. “That showed the whole day. We don’t want to win on gimmicks. We want to play great golf.” Redman showed it as well on the 18th. After he lipped out a 20-footer that would have won the title, he gave Xiong a fourfooter for a matching par, and they were off to the 19th hole. “It was super nice of him to give me that putt,” Xiong said. “It was longer than any putt I gave him. I think he was the only guy in the field who’d do that.” This is brought up because we’re on the verge of the high school golf season. Some high school coaches will hate to hear this, and others already know, but on the burgeoning junior calendar, it’s of less importance to the better players than the rest of the year, filled with tournaments in national (AJGA), regional (MAJGT) and local (IJGA) tours, as well as the traditional alphabet soup of golf: USGA, WGA, WWGA. But the sportsmanship portion of the game can be reinforced in the team aspect of the high school season. There’s little match play in high school — the Catholic League plays some weekday matches at that format — but the lesson can still be taught. It is school time, no?

TIM CRONIN The Locker Room

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Chicago Bandits runner Brenna Moss is safe at home as Windy City ThunderBolts third baseman Brian Loconsole (left) and catcher Guillermo Patat could not make the play in the Bandits’ 4-2 victory in the Battle of the Sexes game on July 31.

FOCUS ON WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

Bums leave Bolts outside looking in for playoffs By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

It was a tough weekend for the Windy City ThunderBolts, who lost two out of three games in a home series to the sub .500 Traverse City Beach Bums to fall a half-game behind Washington for the second and final wild-card spot for the Frontier League playoffs heading into this week’s action. T.J. Santiago pitched seven strong innings and the Bolts won Friday’s game 2-0 at Standard Bank Stadium. But then the team lost in a high-scoring game followed by a low-scoring setback. On Saturday, Tim Zier drove in three runs but it was not enough in a 13-10 loss. The ThunderBolts had two leads in the game but the Traverse City offense was on fire. Traverse City (26-44) grabbed a 2-0 lead

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Continued from Page 1 said. “Usually what you get is somebody who is a nerd like I am who is trying to work on becoming a broadcaster. You usually have two guys who are trained in playby-play and both have the same strengths and same weaknesses. You don’t usually complement each other that way. “Mike actually played the game and studied play-by-play, too, so he can handle that aspect of it. When he is doing color, which is two-thirds of the game, he can break down the game in a way that another announcer can’t. That allows us to complement each other.’’ Some broadcasts can be heard on St. Xavier radio station WXAV (88.3 FM), while others are on the Internet. Rankin realized that he probably wasn’t going to be talented enough to play at Wrigley Field so he started thinking of other options to stay around the game for as long as he can. “Growing up, baseball was my life,” he said. “I played up until my junior year in college. But I knew I wanted to get into the journalism field my senior year in high school, so I started writing a blog and got into podcasting on my own. That evolved into the overall aspect of broadcasting at St. Xavier. It worked out perfectly.’’ Rankin was on the broadcast team that called a majority of SXU women’s basketball games as the Cougars finished second in the nation in NAIA Division II play. “I loved every minute of it,” Rankin said of the postseason. “Even though they lost in the championship, it was a great experience.’’ He is working on his own broadcasting style for baseball, but he will pull a few elements from some of the established announcers. “I take notes on a lot of different styles,” he said. “I grew up watching a lot of baseball on television. It’s much different than on radio, so I’ve been listening to a lot of different guys. No one could be another (Cubs announcer) Pat Hughes, but I feel out the style that he is doing. I listen to (Ed) Farmer of the White Sox. I mix and match and add my own sort of style. I’m still my own person.’’ Rankin is scheduled to graduate in December and is getting his

in the first inning Sunday en route to a 3-1 victory. Riley Krane drove in Keenan Walker with the lone run for the Bolts (38-32).

Bandits beat T-Bolts again

Another year. Another loss. For the fourth straight season, the Chicago Bandits fast-pitch softball team beat the Windy City ThunderBolts, 4-2, in a softball exhibition at Standard Bank Stadium on July 31 in front of an announced crowd of 1,789. Sierra Hyland earned the win in a relief effort for the Bandits and Ellen Sara Roberts picked up the save. The Bandits are 8-1 lifetime against minor league teams.

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resume and tapes ready to send to potential bosses. “At this point, this is where I want to be,” he said. “I’m going to continue working and getting better. I know it’s a tough field to break into. But I have confidence in myself and I’m going to put myself out there and hopefully someone will take a bite.’’ He said he likes learning from Bonadonna, who was named the Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year in 2016. “I really appreciate the way he allows me to work,” Rankin said. “He has the confidence in me to let me take care of what I need to take care of. We talk about things I need to work on but he lets me go and I’m starting to learn a lot on my own. “It’s great working with him because he knows the Frontier League like the back of his hand. He’s on top of a lot of things. He calls me out on trivia questions. He’s brilliant.’’ Bonadonna is from Berwyn and graduated from Fenwick High School and SXU. He said that working with a new partner each year has its challenges. “I would like to say we’re best buddies and have great chemistry from the start and all the way throughout,” Bonadonna said.

was purchased by the Seattle Mariners’ organization. He is the fourth Bolt to bolt for an affiliated team. Earlier this season, Kyle Von Ruden (White Sox), Kevin Lenik (Kansas City) and Brady Muller (Arizona) were picked up by major league organizations.

Coming up There are 22 games left on the schedule starting with tonight’s (Thursday’s) game at Joliet to finish up a three-game set. The Bolts host Traverse City for three more games Friday through Sunday and hope to have better luck against the Beach Bums than they did this past weekend. After a day off on Monday, the ThunderBolts have a three-game home set with Lake Erie.

“But the fact is that sometimes we may not get to where you want to get to. It’s difficult trying to learn the broadcasting style of a different guy every year. I try to stay as steady as possible. I try to work them in and tell them how I am going to say something so I can work them into the broadcast. It’s not always easy.’’ While Rankin primarily does home games, Bonadonna calls all the games at home and on the road. That day-by-day grind, coupled with bus travel across the

Midwest, is something he actually enjoys. “I don’t like off days,’’ he said. “We had a two-day stretch where we didn’t have games in July and I didn’t know what to do with myself. “The bus rides can be a hassle but I love being in a new city every week. I like to walk around the towns and explore different areas. It’s fun to go to different ballparks and seeing the ins and outs of other operations. I love it all.’’

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DOLORES E. KAMPWIRTH A/K/A LORRIE KAMPWIRTH, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, BRIAN J. REGAN, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, ANNE M. LARDENOIT, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, SARAH C. SCHIFFLER, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998, MARGARET R. HENNESSY A/K/A MARGIE HENNESSY, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET R. REGAN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24TH, 1998 Defendants 16 CH 002016 14509 WILLOW STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 11, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14509 WILLOW STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-10-102-034-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \â&#x20AC;?AS IS\â&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-19672. 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. 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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TEDDIE T. PARKS AKA TEDDIE PARKS, VICTORIA M. PARKS, PALOS POINT TOWNHOMES OWNERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 04179 7914 W. 105TH STREET PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 6, 2017, 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 7914 W. 105TH STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-102-098-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $384,917.97. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \â&#x20AC;?AS IS\â&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: J. Gregory Scott, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1717 Please refer to file number 2120-12131. 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 Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I723877

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROMKLAO SUNGKAMEE Defendants 2010 CH 50947 8801 WEST 103RD STREET PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8801 WEST 103RD STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-15-202-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a single level red brick; single family home with attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \â&#x20AC;?AS IS\â&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 1812. 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. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 1812 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2010 CH 50947 TJSC#: 37-6383 I725941

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NA; Plaintiff, vs. MATTHEW KEEFE; INA KEEFE; TRAINING, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY & EDUCATION NETWORK, INC. FKA ANDREA A. RAILA & ASSOCIATES, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MATTHEW KEEFE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF INA KEEFE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 19310 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, September 13, 2017 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. 27-18-417-004-0000. Commonly known as 15845 South 114th Court, 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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W14-2584. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3057597

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. TADEUSZ SOKOL; JOANNA SOKOL; THE RIVERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; MONIKA SOKOL; SLAWOMIR SOKOL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TADEUSZ SOKOL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MONIKA SOKOL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SLAWOMIR SOKOL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 11860 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, September 15, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-23-101-059-0000. Commonly known as 21 Cour Madelein, 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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA16-0606. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3057676

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FF9, Plaintiff, vs. ANNA E. NESTOR A/K/A ANNA NESTOR, THOMAS B. NESTOR A/K/A THOMAS NESTOR, LINCOLNWAY COMMUNITY BANK, DOORNBOS HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON- RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 11 CH 23296 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 29, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 18, 2017 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. 27-09-108-020-0000. Commonly known as 14460 Raneys Lane, 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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3058160

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Follows Me Everywhere!â&#x20AC;? For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.SALLY J. DAVIDSON, SALLY J. DAVIDSON, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SALLY J. DAVIDSON TRUST DATED JUNE 28, 2012, WESTBROOK TERRACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 14025 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, APARTMENT B Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2017, 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 9031 WEST 111TH STREET, APARTMENT B, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-088-0000. The real estate is improved with a townhouse. The judgment amount was $146,055.17. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \â&#x20AC;?AS IS\â&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Please refer to file number 16-079007. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I724699

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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 2007-8 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN KAIM A/K/A JOHN A. KAIM, FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO., TRUST #1-138 DTD 3/26/96, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRSTSECURE BANK AND TRUST CO., TRUST #1-138 DTD 3/26/96 Defendants 14 CH 13588 10749 SOUTH CHRISTA 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 January 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 5, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10749 SOUTH CHRISTA COURT, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-400-076-0000. The real estate is improved with a white, brick, single family, two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \â&#x20AC;?AS IS\â&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 8564. 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. I726423

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS BANIS, AS INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF JEAN E. BANIS, DECEASED, THOMAS BANIS, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JEAN BANIS TRUST DATED JANUARY 30, 2001, RIDGE COVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 16 CH 10407 10524 RIDGE COVE DR., APT 28B 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 May 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 30, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10524 RIDGE COVE DR., APT 28B, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-18-101-108-1052. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $141,962.53. 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 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C., 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580 Please refer to file number 16-07031. 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. MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 940-8580 E-Mail: mlgil@mlg-defaultlaw.com Attorney File No. 16-07031 Attorney Code. 59049 Case Number: 16 CH 10407 TJSC#: 37-6102 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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O&A MOVIE REVIEW

Admire vision of ‘Detroit’ but film lacks cohesive storyline Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” is a hard film to discuss. The subject matter is inarguably important: white police brutality systematically abusing power against an urban city’s black population. And yet, the art of making this subject matter entertaining — which a film must be to succeed — isn’t always successful. It is the summer of 1967. After Detroit police raid a nightclub in an overly violent fashion, a sprawling riot breaks out. As the city begins to look less and less like an American metropolis and more like a scene out of the second half of “Full Metal Jacket” (directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1987), tensions grow higher and higher and Michigan State Police and the National Guard are forced to get involved. The film can be broken down into three segments: the instigation and early days of the riot, a triple homicide that occurred at the Algiers Motel, and the ensuing investigation and trial of those murders. Unquestionably, the majority of the film and its most engaging moments stem from the second of these three stories. The sound of gunfire came from a window at the Algiers and Detroit cops — led by the vicious Officer Krauss (Will Poulter) — round up the motel’s black patrons and two white prostitutes and play a dangerous intimidation game to try and find the gunman…if one even exists. Witness to this game is the film’s most interesting character — Melvin Dismukes (John Boyega). He’s a black man working as a private securities officer who only comes to the motel to see if the authorities need any help. He believes in law and order in a philosophical and technical sense, but knows that what is happening before his eyes has no order and isn’t at all legal. Boyega is terrific; it’s the kind of performance that Academy members could possibly take notice of later this year. That said, it’s pretty much the only

Art enthusiasts of all ages are invited to attend the Village of Orland Park History Museum’s “Paint with a Local Artist” watercolor class from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19 at the village museum, 14415 S. Beacon Ave., on the site of the original village hall. The class is open to residents and non-residents and is suggested for anyone age 10 or older. The fee for the class is $20 and includes all art materials. The class is limited to 25 participants. Pre-registration is required. Watercolor artist and Orland Park resident Mark LaCien will lead the two-hour tutorial tailored for artists of all skill levels and talents. LaCien will walk the class through the art and technique of painting a bouquet of flowers. Completed artwork can be taken home or displayed in the museum’s current wedding exhibit. “This watercolor lesson will be relevant for beginners and those who have already taken watercolor classes,” LaCien said. “The class may get people more interested in painting or continue current artists down the road.” Those interested in attending should pre-register in person at the museum with cash or make checks payable to the Village of Orland Park History Museum. Those wishing to mail their payment may mail checks only with a note indicating the names of the intended participants. Checks should be mailed to Village of Orland Park History Museum c/o Sarah Konzen, 14415 S. Beacon Ave, Orland Park, 60462. The village’s museum opened in April 2016 and is open every Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (708) 873-1622.

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Several programs are coming up at the Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, 7602 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Polos Heights. • Junior Naturalists five-day summer camp (for children ages 10-12) starts Monday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee is $95 per child. Hands-on activities include learning to paddle a canoe, fishing Tom Sawyer-style and line casting, exploring the world of amphibians, reptiles, insects and plants; climbing, hiking and learning to use a compass. • A panel discussion of “The Invention of Nature” by Andrea Wulf is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednes-

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BRIAN LAUGHRAN performance in the movie you could say that of. The Algiers section — the second movement in the symphony — takes up the majority of the movie’s daunting 143 minute runtime, but doesn’t always feel connected. The first section connects to the Algiers only in that it provides the backdrop of the riot. The third is a completely perfunctory courtroom drama where the outcome is so obvious that the attempts at building suspense around its verdict feels like a waste of time. Both are baggy and overly long. Working with cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, Bigelow has opted for a docudrama approach to the story. The camera shakes and moves unpredictably and lingers on actors as they explore moments and take long silences to imitate the pauses of real life. This is largely effective, but sometimes undermined by takes that are too long, moments that don’t progress the story or dialogue that doesn’t feel real. I admire much of the craft behind “Detroit” and its daring structure. The Algiers segment is largely successful. The other two don’t resonate nearly as much. The message and information in the film is necessary. The delivery, however, doesn’t quite match that intensity. RATING: C+ Brian Laughran’s movie reviews appear the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

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day, Aug. 16, at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. The book is available at the library now. • A paper shredding and e-recycling event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19 at the library parking lot. The Palos Heights Police Department will also be on site for the prescription drug drop-off (no liquids, needles or salves). For paper shredding, each household may bring as many as three boxes of paper. • A stargazing program will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Lake Katherine. View the Moon, Saturn, Mars and Venus with astronomer Joe Mayer. No registration needed. Participants will meet near the entrance bridge. The program will be cancelled in the case of cloudy skies, rain or snow.

from the instructor. The fee is $50. • Instructor Georgann Ring will lead a three-week session for those who know how to weave or have taken a weaving class at the Center from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. beginning Wednesday, Aug. 16.. Students will work on their own projects with guidance from the instructor. Students can use The Center’s table or floor looms, or bring their own. The fee is $50. • On the first Sunday of each month (except December) Communion is offered at both Wayside Chapel services. Volunteers are needed setting up Communion, as well as helping to distribute it. Those who are able and interested should contact Chris Hopkins at The Center. All are welcome. The Wayside Chapel serves a non-alcoholic cup of wine and gluten-free bread.

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The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 361-3650. • A Pressed Flower Card-Making workshop is set from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Students will choose from instructor Laura Vargas’ pressed flower collection and create nature-themed cards that can be used for a variety of occasions. These can also be framed and hung on the wall. The workshop fee is $17 plus a $6 materials fee. • Instructor Lauren Becker invites all to come with family or friends for a new experience creating an abstract photo using light during Family Art Night Time Photography workshop taking place from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Becker will be setting up her camera for long exposure photos while participants get to use a variety of lights such as flashlights and glow sticks to draw in the air, making shapes or even writing words to creating a fun picture! There will be a bonfire going to take pictures around and participants can roast marshmallows. The class will meet at The Camp Pavilion behind the Lodge. The workshop fee is $13 per person. • An Advanced Knitting mini workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, starting Aug. 14 or from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, beginning Aug. 18. Instructor Georgann Ring will teach a three-week session for those who know how to knit or have taken a knitting class at the Center. Students will work on their own projects with guidance

The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers several free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade. For more information call (708) 532-0500. • The Bridge Teen Center’s “Summer’s End Festival” is set from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11. Students are invited to a night of summer activities and karaoke. Famous Dave’s will provide free food samples. These are free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade. • Train Your Brain: Attention and Focus with Sylvan is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15. Professionals from Sylvan will train students how to assess their priorities, stay focused, and develop a new mindset for the upcoming school year. • During a Drop-In session the smoothie bar will be open from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16. Students can stop by and enjoy a refreshing smoothie at The Bridge. No sign-up is necessary. • Halftone Dot Painting will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16. Students will create an image from a strategic placement of dots and colors. • During Project Serve students will be volunteering at The Bridge Thrift Store from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17. The thrift store is located next door to The Bridge Teen Center. Tasks will include sorting, cleaning, and shelving donated items. These are free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade. • Art Studio Night is scheduled from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Students are invited to an art themed night at The Bridge. Nothing Bundt Cakes will provide free food samples.

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Midsummer mania: It’s time for the eggplant’s turn in the spotlight By Wolfgang Puck Among summertime’s signature vegetables, eggplant sometimes seems like it doesn’t get its fair share of attention. Tomatoes are the seasonal superstars, filling farmers’ market stalls with all their many-shaped, multicolored variety. Zucchini can dominate through sheer numbers, especially if you grow them yourself. And then there’s sweet corn, the outdoor favorite at picnics and barbecues. But eggplant? With its glossy, purple-black skin and a texture and flavor that are unpalatable when raw, it seems to hang back while its more popular summer companions make friends so easily. Eggplant needs more coaxing to showcase how wonderful it can actually be. When sauteed, grilled, roasted or broiled, its flavor turns amazingly rich and satisfying, almost meaty, and the texture becomes luxuriously soft, smooth and silky. There are so many ways to showcase those delicious qualities: -Combine eggplant with chunks of tomato, zucchini and onion, along with garlic and fresh herbs in the signature French vegetable stew called ratatouille. -Slice the eggplant, slick with oil, and grill it as an easy side for summertime cookouts. -Grill or broil eggplant whole until the skin blackens and the inside turns tender; then, scoop out the smoky-tasting pulp and whip it with tahini (sesame paste), garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and parsley to make the superb Middle Eastern dip known as baba ganoush. -Give the vegetable a try in a Southeast Asian main dish like my sauteed shrimp with Thai-spiced eggplant and Thai red curry sauce. Having originated in Asia, eggplant is a staple in Thai kitchens, and in the following recipe it’s combined with aromatic seasonings to form a luxurious backdrop for quickly cooked seafood. With the widespread popularity of Thai cooking today, you may be surprised by how easy

it is to find all the ingredients. Many produce departments now include fresh lemongrass, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal — a cousin to ginger; and Asian food aisles often feature bottles of Thai red curry paste and the salty, fermented seasoning called fish sauce. Even more conveniently, you can also buy them all online. Once you’ve assembled all the ingredients, the recipe proceeds very quickly, with each of the three main elements — the sauce, the eggplant and the sauteed shrimp — fairly simple to prepare. Since the shrimp cooks the quickest of all the ingredients, I save their preparation until the very end. You could also substitute another protein of your choice; pork tenderloins or boneless and skinless chicken breasts, quickly grilled or sauteed and then cut diagonally into strips, would work beautifully with the other ingredients. Whichever of these combinations sounds good to you, I encourage you to give my recipe a try soon — and let eggplant finally win its share of the spotlight. SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH THAI SPICED EGGPLANT AND THAI RED CURRY SAUCE Serves 4 For the sauce: • 2 tablespoons peanut oil • 4-inch (10-cm) piece ginger root, sliced and smashed • 4-inch (10-cm) piece lemongrass, white part only, smashed, or zest of 1/2 lemon, cut into strips • 2-inch (5-cm) piece galangal, or a little extra ginger, peeled and chopped • 2 dried red Thai chiles or other small dried chiles • 2 teaspoons cumin powder • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika

• 2 teaspoons bottled Thai red curry paste • 1/4 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato • 2 cups (500 mL) canned unsweetened coconut milk • 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice • 2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce, or 1 tablespoon anchovy paste • 1/2 cup (125 mL) Kaffir lime leaves, or 2 tablespoons shredded lime zest • 1 cup (250 mL) loosely packed Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves • Kosher salt • Sugar For the eggplant mixture: • 1 large globe eggplant, or 4 Chinese eggplants • 2 tablespoons peanut oil • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter • 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 1 tablespoon minced ginger • 1 tablespoon minced white onion • 1/2 cup (60 mL) peeled, seeded and diced fresh tomato • 1 teaspoon sugar • 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder • 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves • 1 tablespoon Thai basil leaves, or regular basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips For the shrimp: • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Continued on page 8

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“SNATCHED”: Though not the unqualified success one might anticipate from a meeting of female comedy generations in the pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer, this tale still furnishes some pleasure from their teaming. They play a mother and daughter who end up being kidnapped while on a vacation together in Ecuador, a trek Schumer’s character planned to take with her suddenly former boyfriend. The women couldn’t be more dissimilar, making for mirth in the script by Katie Dippold (“The Heat”). Wanda Sykes and Joan Cusack also appear, but it’s clear which two ladies are counted on most to bring the funny here. DVD extras: audio commentary by director Jonathan Levine; alternate, extended and deleted scenes;

outtakes. (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD”: Though tales of ancient knights — par-

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VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN Continued from page 7 director Guy Ritchie’s (“Sherlock Holmes”) approach to the saga of the would-be monarch (played by “Sons of Anarchy” alum Charlie Hunnam) and his efforts to dethrone his scheming uncle (Jude Law) may find its intended audience through its arrival on home video. Holding to well-known history, the famous sword known as Excalibur plays a major role in the quest, with Djimon Hounsou, Aiden Gillen (“Game of Thrones”) and Eric Bana also in the cast. DVD extra: “making-of” documentary. ** (PG-13: AS, P, V) “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL”: The series of comedies based on Jeff Kinney’s novels continues with its fourth screen installment, as Jason Drucker assumes the role of young Greg. He tries to evade a major embarrassment on his home turf by changing his initially negative tune about his family’s road trip, secretly planning to get away at some point to attend a video-game convention. Some fans of the franchise were alarmed — quite vocally — that the major parts had new actors in them, and a definite sign that time is marching on is that Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott play the parents here. DVD extras: six “makingof” documentaries; deleted scenes; outtakes. *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE DINNER”: The title meal is far from an ordinary one in this involving drama from screenwriter-director Owen Moverrnan (“The Messenger”), a story told earlier in Dutch and Italian versions. Richard Gere and Steve Coogan (“Philomena”) play long-estranged siblings who meet at a restaurant, along with their wives (Rebecca Hall and Laura Linney), to discuss what to do about their sons ... who have gotten involved in criminal activities. The ensuing conversation reveals many more cracks in the family’s veneer. Chloe Sevigny and Charlie Plummer also appear. DVD extras: audio commentary by Moverman and Linney; photo gallery. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE EXCEPTION”: The ever-masterful Christopher Plum-

mer’s portrayal of Kaiser Wilhelm II is a definite highlight of this World War II drama, whose employees include a maid (Lily James, “Cinderella”) harboring a major secret. It’s discovered by a German officer (Jai Courtney, “Divergent”) sent to the Netherlands look into the exiled Kaiser’s dealings, and his eventual involvement with the woman complicates matters. Janet McTeer also stars, but Oscar winner Plummer expectedly looms largest over the film, even when he’s not visibly on the screen. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • Fresh basil leaves, cut crosswise into thin strips, for garnish First, make the sauce: In a medium saucepan over high heat, heat the oil. Add the ginger, lemongrass and galangal; stir-fry until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles and stir-fry another 30 seconds. Add the cumin, paprika, curry paste and tomato. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping to deglaze the pan deposits. Reduce the heat; stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, lime leaves and basil. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Remove from the heat and leave to steep for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the eggplant: Preheat a grill or broiler. With a fork, poke the eggplant several times all over. Rub with 1 tablespoon peanut oil. Grill

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or broil, turning regularly, until completely tender. Remove from the heat and set aside until cool enough to handle. Cut in half and scoop out the pulp onto a cutting board; coarsely chop the pulp, transferring to a bowl, and discard the skin. In a medium saute pan, heat the remaining peanut oil and the butter over medium heat; saute the jalapeno, garlic, ginger and onion until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Stir in the eggplant, tomato, sugar, cumin and coriander. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro and basil. Cover and keep warm. Strain the sauce and gently rewarm it over medium heat. For the shrimp, in a large saute pan over high heat, combine the oil and butter. Saute the shrimp until just pink, 3 to 4 minutes; season with salt and pepper. To serve, divide the eggplant among four serving plates. Arrange the shrimp on top and drizzle with the sauce. Garnish with basil and serve immediately.

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